. The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year 1641. With the precedent passages, and actions, that contributed thereunto, and the happy end, and conclusion thereof by the King's blessed restoration, and return, upon the 29th of May, in the year 1660 . eclaration andAddrefs, they fent three or four of their own Members to theHoufe of Commons; who deliverd it at the Bar with won-derful ^uch they The Soldiers publiihd a vindication, as they calld it, ofdelivered to their Proceedings and Refolutions, and directed it to theirthe Pariia- General; in which th
. The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year 1641. With the precedent passages, and actions, that contributed thereunto, and the happy end, and conclusion thereof by the King's blessed restoration, and return, upon the 29th of May, in the year 1660 . eclaration andAddrefs, they fent three or four of their own Members to theHoufe of Commons; who deliverd it at the Bar with won-derful ^uch they The Soldiers publiihd a vindication, as they calld it, ofdelivered to their Proceedings and Refolutions, and directed it to theirthe Pariia- General; in which they complaind of a defign to disband>**• and new model the Army ; Which, they faid, was a Plot* contrivd by fome Men who had lately talted of Soveraign- ty; and, being lifted up above the ordinary Sphere of Ser-*^ vants, endeavourd to become Matters, and were degene-** rated into Tyrants. They therefore declared, That they would neither be imployd for the Service of Ireland^ nor*rufFer themfelves to be disbanded, till their defires were granted, and the Rights and Liberties of the Subjects ftiould*be vindicated, and maintaind. This Apology, or Vindi-cation, being fignd by many inferior Officers, the Parliamentdeclared them to be Enemies to the State; and caufed fome of. of the Rehellion, &c. ^^ of therrij who talked loudeft, to be imprifond. Upon which ^ndtptheira new Addrefs was made to their General; wherein they com- GemrM,laind How difdainfully they were ufed by the Parliament,whom they had venttred their lives, and loft theirtl^t the Priviledges which were due to them as Sol-as SubjecSts, were taken from them j and whenlaind of the Injuries they received, they were**abusd, beaten, and draggd into Goals. Hereupon, the General was prevailed with to write aI Letter to a Member of Parliament, who (hewd it the Houfe jI in which he took notice of feveral Petitions, which were pre-pared in the City of London, and fome other Counties ofI the Kingdom, againft the Army; and That
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