202 Mr. N E A L'S III Vol. of the the Common - wealth. Others did thereafter, as Men could booth and humour them belt; fo he ` who would give molt, or under Covert of Hy. pocritical Zeal, infinuate bafeft, enjoy'd unwor- thily the Rewards of Learning and Fidelity, or ' efcaped the Punifhment of his Crimes, and Mif- deeds. Their Votes and Ordinances which Men look'd fhould have contain'd the repealingof bad 6 Laws, and the immediate Conftitution of better, 6 refounded with nothing elfe, but new Impoft.- bons, Taxes, Excites, yearly, monthly, weekly. 6 Not to reckon the Offices, Gifts, and Prefer- ' merits beflowed and (hared among themfelves 6 they, in the mean while, who were ever faith- ' fullefl to this Caufe, and freely aided them in Perfon , or with their Subitance, when they durft not compel either, flighted and bereaved after of their juft Debts, by greedy Sequeftra- dons, were toffed up and down, after miferable 6. Attendance, from one Committee to another, 6. with Petitions in their hands; yet either mitt the K obtaining of their Suit, or though it were at length granted, [mere Shame and Reafon oft- ' times extorting from them, at leaft, a Shew of juftice,] yet, by their Sequeftrations and Sub- ' Committees abroad, Men for the mot part of infatiable hands, and noted Difloyalty , thofe Orders were commonly difobey'd ; which, for certain, duríl not have been without fecret Corn- ' pliance, if not Compa&, with force Superiors able to bear them out. Thus were their Friends confrfcízte in their enemies, while they forfeited their Debtors to theState, as they call'd it, but indeed to the ravening Seizure of innumerable 6 Thieves in Office; yet were withal no lefs bur- ' dened in all extraordinary Affeffinents and Op- 6 preffions, than thofe whom they took to be dif- affected ; nor were we happier Creditors to what,
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