THE
ANSWER
OF
A
Citizen
of
LONDON
,
TO
A
LETTER
FROM
A
Citizen
of
OXFORD
,
Concerning
the
Dissolution
of
the
Parliament
.
25
Jan.
1680/1
SIR
,
THis
with
all
manner
of
Acknowledgment
that
I
received
yours
yesterday
,
but
must
assure
you
,
That
the
Thoughts
you
have
of
the
present
Juncture
,
are
very
different
from
those
we
have
here
;
and
that
only
to
repeat
them
would
be
looked
upon
as
a
kind
of
Heresy
:
For
we
cannot
imagine
,
how
any
other
Interpretation
can
be
given
to
our
Zeal
,
than
a
sincere
and
ardent
Desire
for
the
Sitting
of
the
Parliament
,
that
Traytors
might
be
brought
to
condign
Punishment
,
that
the
Plot
might
be
destroyed
,
and
Popery
rooted
out
;
so
long
as
which
is
in
being
,
we
cannot
think
there
is
any
Security
for
the
King's
Person
,
and
the
Protestant
Religion
,
but
that
They
,
our
Lives
,
and
Liberties
,
are
in
continual
Danger
.
And
we
are
very
much
mistaken
by
those
who
charge
us
with
being
jealous
of
the
King's
Authority
,
and
as
if
We
suspected
he
had
a
Design
of
depriving
us
of
our
Privileges
.
Far
from
that
,
we
agree
with
you
,
That
never
any
Nation
enjoyed
a
more
gracious
Prince
;
and
all
the
Paces
and
Motions
we
have
made
,
were
to
no
other
intent
,
than
that
His
Life
and
Government
might
be
secured
,
and
that
we
might
be
blessed
with
,
and
still
enjoy
under
his
Reign
,
that
Happiness
,
and
flourishing
Condition
,
which
made
us
envied
by
all
our
Neighbour
Nations
,
and
they
desirous
to
be
under
a
Scepter
,
whose
Subjects
are
happier
than
other
Sovereign's
.
We
could
not
think
there
was
any
better
Means
for
the
Securing
to
us
this
Blessing
,
than
the
Sitting
of
the
Parliament
,
who
so
zealously
took
in
hand
the
destroying
the
Enemies
of
His
Throne
and
Religion
.
And
such
as
blame
us
for
being
desirous
of
having
it
continued
,
are
like
those
who
should
find
fault
with
Children
,
who
seeing
their
Father
attacqued
,
and
in
Danger
,
and
such
of
their
Elder
Brothers
,
as
were
armed
,
capable
,
and
passionately
bent
to
prevent
his
Ruine
,
by
cutting
off
his
Enemies
,
should
beg
of
him
,
that
they
might
have
leave
to
pursue
their
Point
,
and
procure
his
,
and
the
whole
Families
Safety
,
by
the
destruction
of
those
who
aimed
at
nothing
but
its
Fall
.
If
such
a
Care
was
faulty
in
such
Children
,
then
I
must
confess
,
we
are
very
criminal
:
But
I
shall
leave
you
to
judg
of
that
,
and
shall
only
beg
,
that
you
would
furnish
me
with
all
possible
Occasions
of
shewing
how
sensible
I
am
of
your
Favours
,
and
making
appear
the
Passion
and
Respect
,
with
which
I
am
,
Sir
,
Your
affectionate
Friend
and
Servant
,
N.
P.