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.

The King sayes, Tis improbable and impossible that His Cabinet Counsellers, or His Bishops, or Souldiers, who must have so great a share in the mi∣sery, should take such paines in the procuring thereof,

and spend so much time, and run so many hazards, to make themselves Slaves and to ruine the Freedome of this Nation. How strange is this? we have had al∣most forty yeares experience that the Courtway of prefer∣ment, has been by doing publick ill offices, and we can no∣minate what Dukes, what Earles, what Lords, what Knights, have been made great and rich by base disser∣vices to the State, and except Master Hollis his rich Widdow, I never heard that promotion came to any man by serving in Parliament: but I have heard of trouble and imprisonment: but now see the traverse of Fortune; the Court is now turned honest, and there is no fear now but that a few Hipocrites in Parliament will be∣guile the Major part. And pag. 23. The whole King∣dome is not to be mastered against consent by the traine Bands, nor the Traine Bands by the Lords or Deputy Lieutenants, nor they by the Major part in Parlia∣ment, nor the Major part in Parliament by I know not what Septemvirat. There is some mistery in this which seemes yet above, if not contrary to nature, but since the King hath promised to open it, we will suspend our opinion and expect it as the finall issue of all our dis∣putes. And pag. 22. We are now at last fallen upon an issue fit to put an end to all other invectives whatsoever, let us stick close to it. The King promiseth very shortly a full and satisfactory narration of those few Persons in Parliament, whose designe is and alwayes was to alter the whole frame of Government both in Church and State, and subject both King and People to their own Arbitrary power and Government; a little of this Lo∣gick is better then a great deale of Rethorick as the case now stands. If the King will please now to publish the

particular Crimes of such as he hath formerly impea∣ched of Treason, and the particular names of su•…•…h as now he sets forth in those characters, & will therein referre himselfe to the strength of his proofes, and evidences of his matter, it is impossible that any jealousie can cloud his integrity, or check his power any longer. Et eadem pagina. By the performance of this promise, he shall not onely do right to himselfe but also to the whole Kingdom, for the distracted Multitude being at last by this meanes undeceived, shall prostrate themselves and all their power presently at his feete.