A necessary and seasonable caution, concerning elections This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A87892 of text R211738 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.24[32]). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A87892 Wing L1277A Thomason 669.f.24[32] ESTC R211730 ESTC R211738 99870436 99870436 163763 2248510233

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A87892) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 163763) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 247:669f24[32]) A necessary and seasonable caution, concerning elections L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704, attributed name. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [London : 1660] Anonymous; attributed to Roger L'Estrange. Place of publication from Wing. Annotation on Thomason copy: "March 24. 1659". Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng England and Wales. -- Parliament -- Early works to 1800. Church of England -- Government -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800. A87892 R211738 (Thomason 669.f.24[32]). civilwar no A necessary and seasonable caution, concerning elections. [L'Estrange, Roger, Sir] 1660 1 396 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-09 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-09 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-10 Sampled and proofread 2007-10 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
A Necessary and Seasonable Caution , concerning Elections .

THe miserable dissettlement of this Nation , arising principally from Abuse of Trust , practised by those Persons , whom we chose to Represent the People ; it concerns us now at last , to provide warily against future Inconveniences , by a more diligent Examination , and Knowledge of those we elect for the time to come . We find the Nation Impoverished ; the Government both of Church and State dissolved ; and all the Supports of a Publique Magistracy devoured , by those very people , who instead of Freeing us from small and few miscariages , have notoriously exercised over us ( themselves ) the greatest oppressions Imaginable . For prevention of the like evils hereafter , we are to be very wary how we chose ; — 1. Such Persons as Preach without a Call , and deliver the Delusions of Satan , for the Inspirations of the Holy Spirit ; ( We may know the Tree by its Fruits . ) 2. Such as either out of Fear , or Interest , Sacrifice the Publique Good to Passion , or Benefit , shifting from Party , to Party ; This Day , for the King and Parliament ; the next , Pensioners to the Protectour ; the Third for the Rump ; the Fourth , for any thing that comes next . Under this notion , I comprize such as make use of a Parliament-Privilege to elude Creditours , to detain ill-gotten Possessions , and to put themselves out of the Reach of the Law ; thereby hindering the due course of Proceedings against them . 3. And lastly , take heed of choosing any Persons that have already falsified their Trust , — by engaging in Illegal Close Committees : — In any Relation whatsoever of Malice towards the Late King — in Purchasers , or Sellers of the Publique Revenues : — In Vsurped Impositions upon the People . In short , such , as have at the Price of an Universal Ruine , enriched themselves ; and layd the Foundations of their New Babel , in Sacrilege , Perjury , Murther , and Treason .

This may suffice for a Caution to all such , as are not resolved upon Beggery , and Bondage .