The High Court Of Justice Or Cromwels New Slaughterhouse In England

Author : Clement Walker
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781334696336
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (963 download)

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Download or read book The High Court of Justice, Or Cromwell's New Slaughter House in England With the Authority That Constituted and Ordained It written by Clement Walker and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-12-22 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The High Court of Justice, or Cromwell's New Slaughter House in England With the Authority That Constituted and Ordained It: Arraigned, Convicted and Condemned for Usurpation, Treason, Tirrany, Theft and Murder Benefit oflawe whatfoever Now the lawes of the land being the only Confervators of our lives Liber ties and Ellates (without which lawes all men have a like property to all things and the firongeft have right to all is po 'eft by the weaker, fince the lawe only difiinguisheth Meum and Tuam') what is this but to expofe the Liberties of the Non Engagers to falfe lmprifonments our Efiates to rapine fpoilc and In juflice: and our lives and perfonsito woundes and Murders; at the will and pleafure offuch as will en gage with our Ufurpers but efpecially at the plea fure oftheir'owne Souldiers to whome Iconceivc this Outlawry was intended as an Alarme or Invita tion to plunder Mall'acre the Non engagers and to pay themfelves their Arreares of which thefe Parliament men have coufened them) out of their Eflates. And though the fouldiers Were not lo wic' ked as their Mailers Yet Wee daily fee 'many good Families in England defpoiled of their Ellates, for want of Protection 'ofthe lawes, brought to mlf'er rable beggery rather then they will wrong thir confl ciences by fubfcribing this damnable Engagement contrary to the Proteflation and Covenantimpofed by this Parliament contrary to the knowne lawes of this land which this Parliament hath declared to ob ferve and keepe in all'things concerning the lives liberties aud properties ofthe people, with all things inciat theficto; contrary to this Parliaments rei terated votes 5 That they would not change the Aun tient Government by a King Lords and Commons. And contrary to the Oathes of Allegeance Obea dience and Supremacy: whereby (and by the Stat. Of Recognition i. Lac.) our Jliegmzce is tied only 0to the K ing his Heim and Lawful! Emu/ irt: from which no power on earth can abfolve us; and lo much wee attell in the Cathe of Supremacy. 'palmrus( Inter preter to our New state-puppet play) Numb. I 6. From Sept. 19. To Sept. 26. Out of the dictates ofhis'maflers tells us That in Anfwer to the Kings A6} of oblivion graunted the Parliament intends to pafie an Act of Generall pardon; for which they expee'c in future a Generall obedience 86 fubmi ion to the Government. (you fee though they will not be the Kings fubjefis tthey will be his Apes andin the beginning ofthe faid Pamphlet, Tolltit'w faith;that Protection implies obe dience ile they may be handled as pu'blike Enemies andoutlawes and ought to.be deftroyed as Traitors. Heer 'youhave the end to which this Cc neralljpardon is intended: it.is but a-shooingahorne to drawe on the utmofl penalty upon Non-engagers. Appointed by the faid pretended Act 2 Jan. 1 649. To Weedezthemout of this good 'lan'd. Ithat the 'saints only maytenjoy the Earth and thetfullnesmhereof; to which purpofealltheir newtcoyneda're'ts and 3l3wcs are directed. The Scripture points forth thele kind faith. Tbe (memes of nudged are cruell. The'lhme of all is wee will not aknowledge Allegeance to thefe Mushtromcs wee shall be Trhi *tors without Alleageance (2a Treafon never yet heard of in any lawe leetwill acknowledg Allegeance wee putourltzlves ina capacity: to be Traitors when they jshalltpleafe 'to make us fuch. 'but let them knowe; 'tiihat wee are all Englishmen Free-borne alike under the Protection of an Auntient, legall Monarchyxro whichwee owe Alleageance and how wee cometo forfeit that legall Proteeiion orir'fetled. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com"