Hillary of thePuritans, examin'd. 349 worthy is King Charles of any civil Ufage from him,) are as follow : * The Demands being fuch, that he were un- ' worthy of the Truft repos'd in him by the Law, and of his Defcent from fo many great and fa- ' mous Anceftors, if he could be brought to aban- don thofe Powers, which alone could enable him to perform what he was fworn to, in protecting his People and the Laws ; and fo affume others into it, as to diveft himfelf of it, altho' his pre- ` fent Condition were more necefìitous than it was, (which it hardly could be) and he were both vanquifhed and a Prifoner, and in worfe Condi- ' tion, than ever the molt unfortunate of his Pre- = deceffors had been reduced to, by the molt crimi- ' nal of their Subjects ; and tho' the Bait laid to draw him to it, and to keep his Subjeéts from In- ' dignation at the mention of it, the Promifes of a plentiful and unparallel'd Revenue, were reduced ' from Generals, (which fignify nothing) to clear ' and certain Particulars, fince fuch a Bargain would have but toogreat Refemblance of that ofE/au's; ifhe would part with fuch Flowers ofhis Crown, as were worth all the ref of his Garland, and had ' been tranfmitted to him from fo many Anceftors, and had been found fo ufeful and necefftry for ' the Welfare andSecurity of his Subjects, for any preterit Neceffify, or for any low or fordid Con- ' fiderations of Wealth or Gain. And therefore, all Men knowing, that thole Accommodations aremolt eafily made, and molt ex,actly obferv'd, that are grounded upon real-gnat-tie and equal Con- ' ditions ; his Majefty had great caufe to believe, ' that the Contrivers of thofe Propofitions, had no Intention of fettling any firm Accommodation ; but to increafe the Jealoufies, andwiden that Di- clarsnáon'; Hiílory, Voi, I. p. 499. ' vif',CTr
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