HifloryofthePuritans, examin'd.. 275 the Civil Rights of the People were violated in King Charles's Reign ., does it not argue an im- ' placable.Hatred in the Fétr`lioa to,the Memory of that UnfortunatePrince, to take all Occations to aggravate every Error and .Mifcarriage of Go- ' vernment, and yet pafs over in filence, thole ' many gracious Acts he readily contented to, for the taking away all Grievances both Real and Imaginary ; betides, the Condition of thatPeople ' mutt be very miferable, and defervedly too; that when their Properties have been invaded by their Prince, the Mott reafonable Securities, Concef- ' fions and Reparations than't be thought fatisfac- tory, but the whole Kingdom mutt be fet in a flume, that their King may fee his Error.' Neal, p. 487. The Order being read, the Mini- f°ers declared, that notwithflanding all that hadpuffed in the late Cornnotia.ns, the Scots NationwereRill his Maiefty's molt loyal andfaithful Subjects. Dr. Nalfon's Obfervation, upon this Declaration, is as follows: * The Scots, it feems, not being content after having invaded England in a lioflile ' manner, put the Nation to above a Million of Money, through the Intereft they had in the ' Presbyterian Faétion, to purchafe a Peace even ' upon their own Conditions, unlefs they might be publickly declar'd Loyal and Faithful Suljets ; to fuch hard Terms did the obftinate Fa6tion ' drive his .Majefty, even while they made him all the Proteftations of Humility, Duty, Loyalty and Allegiance ; which certainly to a Great Mo- ' narch, who by Proclamation had juftly flil'd them Rebels, and had led an Army againtt them, ' was a leyere Requeft, not to fay an Impofition ; and which none but Presbyterians, or their .Of ' fpring, would have attempted. But fuch was the Nalfon; Vol. II. p. 466. Tx 4 Fury
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