other, therefore for the setling of a firme Peace, there followes
a necessity of such a Compact or Agreement (though
it seem somewhat unjust) that the Conquerors should give
Law, and become Lords to them All, as the Conquered Party.
Hence it was, that when Augustus had deprived the Romans
of their Liberty by force of Arms, the People seeing him in
a condition to Impose what Laws he pleased upon them,
framed a Law-Royall, whereby they religned up all power
into his hands, when they could no longer resist him, and
tooke an Oath of Allegiance to be true and faithfull unto
him.
For illustration of this by way of Simile, it is to be observed,
That as in the Case of a. Rape, by the Old Law, If
a woman had once desired to marry a man, and it hapned
afterwards that he took her away from her friends by force
and ravish't her, she was no lesse his lawfull wife, than if
she had been given to him by her Parents; for, the marriage
became lawfull, though she were forced, if she gaue consent
to it after the Rape: So likewise, the same might be
said of him, or Them, who hold a Government over men
by force after a Victory; Forasmuch as by that Consent of
the People, which the People can no longer deny, the Power
of Governing is established in the Conquerer's hands, and
become no lesse lawfull, than if the People had consigned it
to them of their own accord.
Thursday, December, 5.
TOuching the Norfolk businesse, we are farther advertised
thus; That the City of Norwich had such as complied
with the Actors; but that upon the noise of the Approach
of our Horse, they were all dispersed. That diverse being taken,
confessed the Designe was laid in severall Counties;
and that these did but lead to gaine Opportunity for an
Appearance, of the Grand Actors; whose, pretences were
the abolishing of Popery, the restoring of the Tarquins, the
destruction of this Parliament by setting up a Royall, Revenge
for the late King's death, the suppession of Heresie and
Schisme, and the cutting of all our Throaty According to the
Covenant.