ENGLANDS
FRIENDLY
And
seasonable
advice
to
LONDON
.
The
frownes
of
a
friend
,
are
better
then
the
kisses
of
an
Enemy
,
(
saith
Solomon
)
.
YEE
worthy
Citizens
,
and
our
very
good
Friends
:
we
hope
ye
have
not
altogether
forgotten
,
that
those
many
priviledges
,
by
which
ye
are
grown
so
populous
and
rich
,
are
conferred
on
you
by
the
love
and
courtesie
of
England
:
not
onely
for
your
own
,
but
for
the
generall
good
of
the
Common-wealth
;
which
being
many
and
great
,
the
whole
Nation
may
justly
expect
a
return
of
love
and
just
respect
from
you
,
answerable
thereunto
:
Now
the
greatest
good
ye
can
doe
unto
the
Nation
,
is
to
be
watchfull
over
those
that
are
trusted
,
with
the
Liberties
and
Rights
of
the
people
,
and
to
give
true
and
speedy
intelligence
,
in
cases
of
neglect
or
treachery
:
this
is
your
proper
work
,
which
you
might
effect
with
ease
,
being
seated
so
near
the
Parliament
:
and
(
by
occasion
of
commerce
)
holding
daily
corespondence
with
al
parts
of
the
kingdom
But
surely
ye
have
not
been
carefull
over
us
in
this
particular
:
our
too
late
and
wofull
experience
telling
us
,
that
for
want
of
true
and
timely
intelligence
herein
,
the
whole
Land
on
a
sudden
hath
been
over
whelmed
with
misery
and
distraction
:
and
is
now
no
sooner
recovered
,
but
is
ready
to
fall
into
the
like
or
worse
againe
,
if
some
very
speedy
and
very
discreet
course
be
not
taken
both
by
you
and
us
to
prevent
the
same
.
We
have
though
somewhat
too
late
for
want
of
true
information
)
seriously
considered
the
present
differences
between
the
Parliament
and
the
Army
:
and
truely
we
must
of
necessity
professe
that
we
have
not
found
our
Rights
and
Liberties
much
bettered
by
these
almost
seven
years
sitting
of
this
Parliament
,
and
doe
really
finde
and
feele
our
grievances
as
great
and
as
many
,
nay
,
greater
and
more
in
number
then
ever
:
and
by
reason
of
a
bloody
and
consuming
warre
(
to
what
purpose
,
as
yet
we
see
not
)
much
lesse
able
to
beare
then
heretofore
.
And
the
greatest
ease
and
deliverance
we
have
found
we
cannot
(
but
under
God
)
attribute
to
the
worthy
Army
commanded
by
Sir
Thomas
Fairfax
,
and
to
those
worthy
Members
of
Parliament
,
that
first
voted
them
to
be
an
Army
,
and
we
could
not
but
stand
amazed
to
observe
how
in
the
midst
of
all
our
hopes
(
of
being
restored
to
all
just
Liberties
and
releeved
in
our
yet
pressing
grievances
,
)
This
most
worthy
well
disposed
Army
,
must
in
all
haste
be
voted
to
disband
:
indeed
we
were
amazed
till
we
found
(
the
reason
)
that
those
Members
that
Voted
them
down
,
were
not
those
that
voted
them
up
:
but
those
that
Voted
against
their
raising
(
now
made
strong
by
increase
of
the
like
evill
Members
)
and
when
we
discovered
this
,
we
ceased
to
wonder
thereat
:
or
at
any
other
unworthy
dealing
or
affronts
put
since
upon
the
Army
:
and
as
little
did
we
wonder
when
we
heard
that
the
Army
refused
to
disband
;
the
truth
is
,
we
rejoyced
exceedingly
to
heare
it
,
as
seeing
no
other
way
or
meanes
of
being
preserved
from
the
most
miserable
bondage
that
could
be
imagined
:
we
saw
apparently
they
did
not
Vote
them
down
to
save
you
or
our
charge
of
maintaining
them
;
but
with
intention
to
raise
another
sort
of
men
that
would
assist
them
to
inforce
us
and
you
to
their
Arbitrary
wills
and
perpetuate
them
in
a
Parliamentary
power
,
which
they
well
knew
this
Army
would
not
doe
:
The
which
wee
are
strengthened
to
beleeve
,
because
we
perceive
them
now
ready
to
entertaine
any
without
regard
of
merit
or
condition
:
as
having
occasion
only
for
swordmen
,
to
guard
them
from
justice
.
And
though
we
have
no
cause
to
joy
in
the
fruits
of
your
New-Committee
of
Militia
,
no
more
then
in
the
Committee
of
safety
(
falsely
so
called
)
both
which
we
understand
,
agreed
in
desperate
Votes
,
tending
to
reingage
us
all
in
a
most
bloody
and
wretched
Warre
:
yet
do
we
joy
exceedingly
(
as
in
the
numerous
minor
Vote
of
Parliament
so
)
in
the
generall
Vote
and
wisdome
of
the
Common
Councell
so
strongly
opposing
the
same
:
and
likewise
in
the
generall
backwardnesse
of
the
Trained
Bands
and
Auxiliaries
to
appeare
in
Armes
:
with
the
slownesse
of
the
Citizens
to
shut
up
their
Shops
;
by
all
which
we
are
encouraged
,
to
hope
,
that
yee
meane
plainly
,
will
persist
,
and
constantly
adheare
to
the
Army
in
their
addresses
for
justice
against
the
seducers
of
Parliament
and
infringers
of
the
rights
and
liberties
of
the
Common-wealth
.
A
sad
and
unusuall
case
it
is
wee
confesse
to
oppose
the
Major
Vote
of
Parliament
,
but
that
it
is
just
,
for
a
people
without
Authority
,
to
reforme
those
that
are
in
Authority
,
when
they
highly
and
manifestly
break
their
trust
,
is
evident
and
justified
even
by
this
Parliament
(
when
at
best
)
in
procuring
an
approbation
of
our
Brethren
of
Scotland
in
their
first
raising
of
Armes
and
comming
into
this
Nation
;
before
this
Parliament
,
having
no
Authority
nor
any
thing
to
justifie
them
therein
but
necessity
,
&
to
free
themselves
,
their
Wives
,
and
Children
from
the
lawlesse
Arbitrary
oppressive
and
tyrannical
proceedings
of
those
times
,
and
who
must
now
condemne
themselves
this
Parliament
,
and
all
that
adhered
to
them
in
this
or
that
Nation
,
if
they
shall
now
condemne
or
oppose
the
Army
or
their
adherents
.
The
Armies
standing
to
see
the
rights
and
liberties
of
the
People
cleared
and
secured
before
they
disband
,
being
the
end
for
which
they
were
raised
is
most
evidently
just
and
necessary
:
but
what
can
be
said
in
defence
of
so
great
an
Arbitrary
alteration
of
Government
,
As
the
long
continuall
sitting
of
this
Parliament
contrary
to
Law
,
Equity
,
or
safety
:
and
it
will
be
good
they
pluck
this
Beame
out
of
their
owne
eye
,
and
patiently
beare
the
Mote
(
if
it
be
a
mote
)
in
their
Brothers
eye
,
but
however
they
shall
beare
it
,
it
will
become
us
to
mind
the
things
that
belong
to
our
owne
peace
and
the
generall
freedome
of
the
Common-wealth
,
rather
then
stickle
for
unknowne
priviledges
and
punctilloes
of
Parliament
,
that
no
man
knowes
what
they
are
,
or
whereunto
they
tend
,
except
to
make
themselves
great
,
and
the
people
slaves
:
and
if
Parliaments
look
for
protection
and
obedience
,
let
Parliaments
be
just
,
and
performe
their
trust
,
and
minde
the
freedome
and
wel-being
of
the
people
:
let
us
seriously
weigh
and
consider
the
Armies
Declaration
,
and
it
will
clearly
be
discerned
,
that
therein
they
hold
forth
more
particulars
expressely
,
and
visibly
tending
to
the
peace
and
wel-being
of
all
men
,
then
any
thing
published
or
proposed
since
this
Parliament
.
And
that
their
intentions
and
desires
are
agreeable
to
their
Declaration
,
deserveth
to
be
credited
by
all
those
who
have
observed
with
what
integrity
they
have
performed
all
their
promises
and
ingagements
to
their
vanquished
Enemies
.
Obedience
is
not
due
to
the
names
,
but
to
the
essence
of
Authority
,
neither
Fathers
,
nor
Masters
,
nor
Kings
,
nor
Parliaments
are
to
be
obeyed
,
if
they
command
things
unnaturall
;
and
if
they
proceed
to
doe
things
tending
to
the
ruine
and
bondage
of
those
that
trust
them
,
they
ought
to
be
resisted
as
lawfully
as
a
man
may
resist
a
thiefe
,
or
a
murtherer
,
and
who
assist
not
in
such
cases
,
doe
in
a
sort
partake
with
the
murtherer
.
Government
and
order
are
indeed
most
pretious
things
,
without
which
mankind
would
hold
no
comfortable
society
,
and
are
to
be
preserved
by
all
possible
meanes
,
and
to
be
born
withall
in
their
failings
,
so
long
as
charity
may
truely
call
their
defects
failings
,
but
when
they
grow
wilfull
and
hate
to
be
informed
,
when
they
evidently
indevour
to
destroy
their
preservers
:
and
to
enslave
those
that
trust
them
with
their
lives
and
Liberties
,
when
they
grow
deafe
to
the
cryes
of
Widdows
,
and
fatherlesse
,
despise
Petitioners
,
and
burne
Petitions
by
the
hand
of
the
common
Hang-man
,
then
certainly
it
is
a
sin
not
to
reforme
,
and
a
most
just
thing
wholly
to
withdraw
the
trust
.
But
since
all
things
that
are
lawfull
are
not
alwaies
expedient
,
therefore
the
Army
intendernesse
to
us
and
you
have
proposed
only
a
reforming
or
purging
of
the
Parliament
of
such
Members
as
they
are
able
to
prove
have
bent
their
indeavours
to
destroy
the
fruits
of
this
the
most
hopefull
Parliament
that
ever
was
.
Now
as
Parliaments
are
acknowledged
to
bee
the
most
just
and
benificiall
wayes
of
government
in
the
world
,
so
the
corruption
of
Parliaments
is
the
most
dangerous
:
as
tending
to
most
irrevocable
slavery
,
and
then
by
necessary
consequence
who
ever
are
found
to
bee
guilty
of
the
breach
of
Parliamentary
trust
of
invading
and
infringing
the
Rights
and
liberties
of
the
people
,
by
arbitrarie
violent
and
oppossive
wayes
:
of
delaying
and
obstructing
justice
,
without
doubt
they
are
the
greatest
of
Traytors
,
there
being
no
greater
or
more
capitall
offence
,
that
can
possibly
bee
named
in
any
state
,
or
against
any
people
.
And
therfore
the
charge
which
the
Army
hath
brought
against
those
eleven
corrupt
Members
of
the
House
of
Commons
mentioned
therin
is
no
slight
or
triviall
thing
as
to
our
wonder
and
hearts
griefe
wee
heare
is
to
commonly
apprehended
,
in
and
about
the
City
,
it
makes
us
feare
that
arbitrary
power
and
breach
of
trust
is
a
thing
that
to
many
amongst
your selves
are
guiltie
of
,
that
it
is
through
corruption
and
long
custome
,
growne
in
fashion
in
London
,
indeed
it
is
a
spreading
and
infectious
disease
,
no
County
,
Towne
,
or
City
is
free
from
it
:
and
no
marvell
when
Parliament
men
doe
leade
the
dance
.
But
we
beseech
you
to
looke
once
more
upon
this
charg
against
these
Parliament-men
,
examine
the
severall
heads
thereof
:
and
judge
what
case
you
would
deeme
your selves
in
,
if
yee
were
the
men
,
for
shame
let
us
not
so
exceedingly
betray
our selves
to
the
will
of
men
,
as
to
judge
rightly
of
arbitrary
violent
and
oppressive
wayes
,
in
those
wee
choose
and
trust
to
preserve
our
rights
and
liberties
:
because
in
so
doing
wee
doe
in
effect
begge
to
bee
made
slaves
,
when
as
breach
of
Parliamentary
trust
should
be
made
more
dreadfull
than
any
crime
whatsoever
,
and
be
more
odious
in
our
esteeme
then
murther
.
No
,
rather
let
amends
bee
speedily
made
for
this
weakenesse
and
let
all
indeavours
be
used
,
to
have
these
men
secured
in
safe
custody
,
indeede
it
is
wonderfull
that
the
rest
of
the
House
have
not
done
it
in
all
this
time
,
but
suffer
them
to
sit
there
to
corrupt
the
House
,
the
City
,
&
kingdome
:
no
man
can
think
they
will
be
wanting
to
preserve
themselves
,
though
by
the
ruine
of
all
;
it
cannot
be
thought
so
faithfull
and
discreet
a
people
as
the
Army
have
proved
themselves
would
ever
have
accused
them
,
but
they
have
good
proofe
of
their
accusations
,
and
truely
since
it
hath
beene
usual
(
and
cannot
be
otherwise
safe
)
for
accused
members
of
that
house
to
be
secured
untill
time
of
tryall
there
appeareth
no
reason
but
a
great
deale
of
partiallity
in
that
so
much
respect
is
not
herein
shewed
to
the
credit
of
this
Army
,
as
at
al
other
times
hath
bin
to
far
inferior
infomations
.
And
however
men
may
talke
their
pleasure
at
randome
,
this
charge
will
be
found
no
more
easie
to
be
blown
away
with
a
puffe
,
or
vapouring
speeches
,
then
Straffords
was
:
but
when
the
House
it selfe
so
far
sleights
,
as
not
to
secure
the
persons
,
no
marvaile
the
people
sleight
too
;
but
this
sleighting
of
reckonings
makes
heavy
reckonings
at
the
last
;
did
the
House
heare
what
construction
is
made
of
this
their
sleighting
by
the
people
,
they
would
turne
over
a
new
leafe
,
they
have
seen
and
acknowledged
many
of
their
errours
of
late
,
and
it
will
be
well
if
they
see
this
before
it
be
to
late
,
and
wish
they
had
done
it
in
time
for
how
much
mischiefe
these
men
(
at
liberty
)
and
their
accomplices
may
doe
,
cannot
easily
be
immagined
,
and
that
they
will
doe
all
they
can
no
man
will
doubt
,
and
therefore
whatever
mischiefe
insues
the
whole
House
will
be
intituled
thereunto
,
and
will
be
judged
to
protect
them
out
of
selfe-guiltinesse
with
them
.
Redeeme
the
time
wee
earnestly
pray
you
:
and
suppresse
all
endeavours
and
intentions
of
opposing
this
worthy
Army
,
by
whose
valour
and
true
worth
you
injoy
,
under
God
,
all
that
you
possesse
,
never
look
to
prosper
if
you
ingage
against
them
,
nor
to
be
happy
if
you
joyn
not
cordially
with
them
,
far
be
it
from
you
to
carry
two
faces
under
one
hood
,
pretend
not
peace
and
prepare
for
war
,
vote
not
against
listing
,
and
list
under
hand
,
pretences
are
but
deceits
and
will
in
the
end
be
discovered
to
your
shame
and
then
none
will
trust
you
▪
whom
have
the
Army
wronged
or
deluded
that
any
should
now
distrust
them
:
they
have
neither
been
cruell
nor
perfidious
:
therefore
trust
them
freely
and
fully
,
and
so
you
lay
obligations
of
love
and
brotherly
respect
upon
them
,
which
is
the
greatest
bond
in
the
world
to
men
knowing
God
:
and
honouring
him
as
they
doe
,
banish
all
feare
and
resolve
to
second
their
endeavours
for
justice
,
and
so
both
your
,
and
our
,
and
their
happinesse
may
be
great
and
lasting
and
bee
conveyed
to
future
ages
,
who
will
blesse
God
in
their
generation
for
so
great
wisdom
in
their
progenitors
in
a
time
of
so
exceeding
great
necessity
.
FINIS
.