DIVERS QUERIES Extreame needfull to be debated of, before the City Cannon be discharged upon the ARMIE.
I.
THat the Presbyterian Government should be continued for three years, and in the interim, 20 of his Mties. Chaplians to be aded to the Assembly to consider what lotthe future. quere
Obj If the Presbyterian Government be lure devi [...]o, as many godly Divines to asser [...]. Then what good alteration can be expected when the Ass [...]mbly shall be new modulized for number; and the minds of unstable men tempted by new preferments offered; the King professing he will sooner be torne in peeces then part with the Bishops lands, and then how will the 400000 l. to the City be paid, whic [...]h those lands stand ingaged for.
II.
The Parliament shall have the Militea for ten yeares, and where will the Kingdomes safety be after the expiration of that terme.
III.
The King will conseut for the raysing of money, for the payment of his own and the Kingdoms debts.
Obj. What sums will both these amount unto, and by whom is it like to be paid, judge you noble Citizens what Patriots shall approve yourselvs both to yourselvs, and the whole Kingdom, in bringing in the Kingdom upon those if ye do assent and hold them, and judge impartially by these consequences following.
The Consequences. Queres,
I.
VVHat may be expected from the King comming in without any relenting for the bloud-shed of his people, and persisting in the same temper he hath ever been in, not assenting to the propositions, and having all power in his hands.
II:
What may be expected from all his party being once in power, the souldiery for their arreares, and all that have cleaved unto him forreparation, & whether having brought him in they will not expect the City to make good their losses▪
III.
Whether it can stand with the Kings honor not to be instrumentall to it, and if it be denyed whether his parry being drawn together will not inforce it by strong hands, & measure it out of the shops by swords length, or if by waight at 240s. the pound.
IIII.
Whether the City having beene the main bancke to pay those in armes against the Kings party, there will not appeare [Page 3] a kinde of Justice in the Kings patty to exact their pay also of them.
V.
Whether the King without being capitulated withall will so easily forget the tumult at White-Hall when he came for the five members, which he pretended, drive him away.
VI.
Whether posterity will not for ever have cause, to curse the day of this occasion by the City given to the Parliament, when al these oppressing Courts viz. High-commission, Star-Chamber, and Court of Wards, and all Commissaries Courts, s [...]all be in power againe, and double both the Cities and Kingdomes bondage upon them again.
VII.
Whether the Church of God and people of England, will not have cause also, for ever to repent of that dayes rowte committed upon the Parliament, when the wofull consequences of it thus prosecuted shall be written in great Characters of bloud, and who can determine what, or how farr it may proceed, at the least to an utter undoing of all that is already done.
VIII.
Whether the Honour of the Nation, and more particularly of this famous City, which hetherunto hath been so instrumentall toward the Kingdomes recovery of her lost liberties will not be for ever blemished in this act, if it shall obstuately persist in it, and the Parliament it self make it self infamous by coworking to undoe all that they have done.
IX.
What will become of all the godly patty in the Kingdome, yea even our godly ministers themselves, who zealously set on the Kingdome to set forward the worke, and what will become of the Publique Faith, and how preserved to the Nation?
X.
Who shall accompt for all the innocent bloud that is like to be shed, the Army being received as the Parliaments, and comming up in their vindication?
XI.
What if the Army enter the Towne and force it? what measure can be expected but a generall plunder, being according to Lawes of warre, the purchase of their Swords? Whether it will be in the power of those who would spare it, to obtaine somuch or noe.
XII.
If the Army be destroyed what benefit to the Kingdoms, or honor to the Ciry to have destroyed those, wh [...] have setled both theirs and the Kingdoms peace?
XIII
Whether will there be found Treasure enough in Gouldsmiths-Hall, to repay unto the Delinq [...]ents on the Kings pa [...]ty their compositions back, if not, where will they Levey it?
XIIII.
What heads may be cut off, and persons executed for being faithfull to the Parliament and Kingdome; when the King is in power againe without capitulating?
XV.
What new guests shall we be inforced to provide entertainment for from France, and what scores of the Kings must the Kingdome pay for his ingagements abroad.
XVI.
Whether any Parliaments in future times are like to be more faithfull vindicators of the subjects Liberties, or to reduce things to more perfection then is by the platforme of this Parliament already modulized.
XVII.
Whether this Parliament thus concluded by the Sword and irregularly dealt withall, wil [...] not make all honest and faithfull Patriots to their Country, for ever refuse to ingage themselves, being thus indangered, affronted, and despised
XVIII.
Whether it can ever be hoped for againe, that any of our Princes in succeeding ages, will ever be drawne to grant the like act of continuance; for abridging the exbitancy of their owne power, and making the people so free, all being returned to Its former Chaos and confusion.
And now I appeale unto the judgment and consciences, of all honest, impartiall, wise, godly and sober-minded men, that either prize Religion, Estates, Liberty, Peace and freedome, either of the present or future ages to come to all posterity. If any can be accounted good Patriots to their Country, that will ingage to bring in the King upon the termes by him proposed, or rather without any termes at all, considering what in all reason must needs be the fruits and consequences of it.