Considerations
Proposed
to
the
Electors
of
the
Ensuing
Convention
.
GENTLEMEN
,
GOd
Almighty
has
now
put
it
into
your
hands
either
utterly
to
Ruine
,
or
perpetually
to
Settle
three
Kingdoms
,
and
with
them
the
Protestant
Religion
in
general
,
by
the
Choice
you
shall
make
of
Men
to
Represent
you
in
the
ensuing
Convention
.
You
never
yet
enjoyed
(
and
probably
never
may
again
)
such
an
opportunity
of
making
your selves
and
Posterity
happy
;
your
Choice
being
now
absolutely
Free
,
without
any
force
or
hazard
,
as
formerly
.
Consider
therefore
they
ought
not
to
be
chosen
that
Ridiculed
the
Popish
Plot
,
and
Promoted
several
Protestant
Sham-Ones
;
That
did
what
in
them
lay
to
Surrender
your
CHARTER
,
or
which
is
all
one
,
submit
to
the
Kings
Regulation
of
it
:
And
discountenanced
and
threatned
all
that
would
not
give
up
the
Rights
of
the
City
as
well
as
themselves
;
upbraiding
them
with
the
odious
Name
of
Enemies
to
the
Government
:
That
baffled
you
in
your
Choice
and
Suffrage
,
and
made
many
worthy
Citizens
Rioters
,
for
Asserting
your
Rights
therein
:
That
swore
Illegal
Sheriffs
by
force
of
Arms
:
That
contrary
to
the
known
Rules
of
Common-Councils
,
pretended
to
Repeal
all
the
Proceedings
of
Twenty
years
,
without
so
much
as
once
reading
any
Act
thereof
(
except
the
Titles
)
or
Referring
them
to
any
Committee
,
and
absolutely
refusing
the
Negative
Question
,
tho
desired
.
And
that
in
a
word
,
did
to
the
utmost
in
their
Sphere
,
endeavour
to
promote
the
Aubitrary
desigas
of
a
Popish
Court
,
to
rob
all
free-born
English-men
of
their
Inherent
Rights
and
Priviledges
.
[
Sir
W.
P.
then
Lord-Mayor
.
]
But
rather
such
now
are
to
be
chosen
,
who
in
the
Parliaments
of
King
Charles
the
Second
opposed
Popery
and
Arbitrary
Power
in
the
face
of
Danger
,
and
will
now
in
all
probability
expose
themselves
to
the
greatest
hazards
,
to
Establish
your
Religion
,
Laws
,
and
Liberties
.