THE
OBSERVATOR
IN
A
DELEMMA
,
that
while
he
justifies
the
LORD
MAYOR
and
his
Aldermen
,
he
reflects
on
Mr.
Box
,
and
while
he
Vindicates
Mr.
Box
,
he
pleads
the
Protestors
cause
against
the
Lord
Mayor
and
his
Aldermen
.
WHereas
the
Guide
to
the
Inferiour
Clergy
,
in
his
Observator
,
Number
206
,
does
insinuate
as
if
the
print
on
the
back
side
of
the
Citizens
just
Protestation
,
did
reflect
on
my
Lord
Mayor's
Aldermen
as
Perjured
,
which
nothing
can
be
more
Malicious
,
there
being
not
one
word
that
does
in
the
least
sound
like
it
,
but
't
is
like
him
;
Now
Mr.
Observator
,
if
I
am
not
mistaken
,
I
have
found
you
in
some
of
your
Prints
,
if
not
expresly
,
yet
implicitly
declare
,
that
any
Subject
(
thô
he
pretends
never
so
much
Loyalty
,
and
faithful
performance
of
his
Oath
of
Allegiance
)
that
shall
refuse
when
Legally
qualified
,
to
serve
his
Majesty
in
any
Legal
Office
,
when
Legally
called
thereunto
,
doth
not
only
forfeit
his
Loyalty
,
but
break
his
Oath
of
Allegiance
too
;
now
Mr.
Ralph
Box
having
of
late
been
by
you
in
Print
declared
to
be
one
most
eminent
for
Loyalty
and
Allegiance
,
which
is
so
great
a
Truth
,
that
I
affirm
that
none
but
the
most
malicious
dare
think
to
the
contrary
;
he
hath
also
been
declared
by
my
Lord
Mayor
and
Court
of
Aldermen
(
that
is
his
Party
)
to
be
Legally
and
duely
Elected
one
of
the
Sheriffs
for
the
Year
ensuing
,
according
to
the
Ancient
Laws
,
Customs
and
Usages
of
the
City
;
and
on
Tuesday
last
the
aforesaid
Legality
of
his
Election
was
Confirmed
by
a
hundred
and
odd
Petitioners
;
now
that
Mr.
Box
after
the
missing
the
Office
of
Sheriff
for
two
years
last
past
,
is
this
year
declared
Legally
Chosen
,
and
that
Confirmed
too
by
a
Cloud
of
Loyal
Witnesses
,
should
after
all
refuse
to
hold
,
has
put
multitudes
of
Pople
to
inquire
into
the
Cause
.
For
to
question
his
Loyalty
and
faithfulness
to
his
Oath
of
Allegiance
,
is
to
murder
his
Reputation
,
to
question
his
Willingness
is
to
give
himself
the
Lye
,
to
question
his
Estate
is
to
prejudice
his
Credit
,
and
to
question
his
Judgment
and
Understanding
,
his
natural
and
acquired
qualifications
for
such
an
Office
,
is
to
deny
the
experience
of
all
that
know
him
;
Wherefore
the
most
Judicious
do
conclude
,
that
the
true
reason
why
he
refused
to
hold
,
is
from
his
being
so
faithful
to
his
Oath
as
a
Citizen
,
and
from
his
so
much
Understanding
and
Experience
of
the
Laws
and
Customs
of
the
City
,
than
to
hold
upon
such
an
Election
,
which
if
true
,
as
most
certain
it
is
,
for
I
challenge
you
or
any
other
to
shew
any
reason
for
his
not
holding
besides
the
Ilegallity
of
his
Election
,
and
then
what
is
become
of
your
reflection
on
the
back
side
of
the
Protestation
?
for
't
is
not
the
declaration
of
great
men
,
nor
a
great
number
of
men
(
without
the
greatest
number
)
that
can
make
a
Legal
thing
Illegal
,
nor
an
Illegal
Act
Legal
.