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for the promotion of the foresaid Petition of the ninth of Ianuary 1647. laid downe in the following discourse, page 23, 24, 25. and write to all your friends in all the Counties of England, to chuse out from amongst themselves, and send up some agents to you (two at least, for each County, with money in their pockets to bear their charges) to consider with your called and chosen Agents, of some effectuall course, speedily to be taken, for the setling of the principles thereof (meaning the aforesaid false Agreement (devised by your self, the aforesaid Iohn Lilburn) and to set up the promoting of (the aforesaid fained Agree. meaning) ⟨a⟩s that only which in an earthly Government can make you (the aforesaid friends of the said Iohn Lilburn) happier, at least to know one anothers minds, in owning and approving the principles of the foresaid false Agreement, that so it may be come to you (meaning the foresaid friends of the foresaid Iohn Lilburn) and all your friends, your centre, standard and banner, to flock together to, in time of those forraign innovations, and domestique insurrections, that are like speedily to bring miseries enough upon this poor distressed Nation (the aforesaid Nation of England again meaning) and nanimously resolve and engage one to another, neither to side with, or fight for, the chimæra’s, fooleries, and pride of the present men in power (the aforesaid Parliament of England meaning) nor for the Prince his will, nor any other base interest whatsoever, the which if you (the aforesaid friends of the said John Lilburne meaning) should fight for, it would be but an absolute murther of your brethren and Country-men you know not wherefore)unlesse he or they will come up to those just, righteous, and equitable principles therein contained, and give rationall and good security, for the constant adhering thereunto.
And upon such termes, I doe not see but you may justifiably before God or man, joyne with the Prince himselfe, yea, I am sure, a thousand times more justly, then the present Ruling men (upon a large and serious debate) joyned with Owen-Roe-Oneale, the grand bloudy Rebell in Ireland; who, if we must have a King, I (meaning he the aforesaid Iohn Lilburne) for my part I had rather have the prince (meaning CHARLS STUART, Son to the late KING, then any man in the world, because of his large
