The serpent salve, or, A remedie for the biting of an aspe wherein the observators grounds are discussed and plainly discovered to be unsound, seditious, not warranted by the laws of God, of nature, or of nations, and most repugnant to the known laws and customs of this realm : for the reducing of such of His Majesties well-meaning subjects into the right way who have been mis-led by that ignis fatuus.

Observer.

I come now from the cause which conveyes Royalty, and that •…•…or which it is conveyed, to the nature of the con∣veyance. The word trust is frequent in the Kings papers, and therefore I conceive the King •…•…oes admit that His Interest in the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 is not absolute, or by a meere Dona∣tion of the People, •…•…t in part conditionate and •…•…duciary. And indeed all good Princes, without any expresse con∣tract betwixt them and their Subjects, have acknowled∣ged, that there did 〈◊〉〈◊〉 a great and high trust upon them; nay Heathen Pri•…•…es that have been absolute, have ac∣knowledged themsel•…•…es Servants to the publick, and born for that service, a•…•…d professed that they would mannage the publick Weale, •…•…s being well satis•…•…ed populi •…•…em esse non suam: And we cannot immagi•…•…e in the fury o•…•… Warr (when Laws have the least vigour) that any Generalis∣simo can be so unc•…•…rcumscribed in Power, •…•…ut that if he should turn hi•…•… •…•…ons on his own Souldiers, they were ipso facto absol•…•… of all Obedience, and of, all Oaths, and tyes of Allegi•…•…e whatsoever for that time, and bound by a higher Duty to seek their own preservation by Resi∣stence and De•…•…e▪ Wherefore if there be such tacite trusts and reserv•…•…tions in all publicke Commands, though of most 〈◊〉〈◊〉 nature that can be supposed, we

cannot but admit, that in all well formed Monarchies, where Kingly Prerogative has any Limits set, this must needes be one necessary condition, that the Subject may live safe and free. The Charter of Nature inti∣tles all Subjects of all Countryes whatsoever to safety by its supreme Law.