A key for Catholics, to open the juggling of the Jesuits, and satisfy all…A key for Catholicks, to open the jugling of the Jesuits, and satisfie all…

As concerning the death of the King, I shall not meddle at this time with the Cause, nor meddle with the Reasons brought for it or against it. But, suppose as bad of it as you can, the Providence of God hath so contrived it, that nothing but ignorance or blind malice can lay it upon the Protestants, Episcopal, or Presbyterian, that strove so much against it, and suffered so much for it as they have done. When many on the other side, charged the Scots, and the imprisoned Ministers of London, with those that were put to death, for going too far on the other side, in manifesting their distastes: Of which I take not on me to be judge, but mention it only as Evidence that clears them from the deed.

And to vindicate the Protestants openly before all the world, and to all posterity, from that Fact, it is most publicly known, 1. That both Houses of Parliament in their Protestations engaged themselves and the Nations, to be true to the King. 2. That they openly professed to manage their war for King and Parliament: Not against his Person or Authority, but against Delinquents that were fled from Justice, and against evil Counsellors. 3. That the two Nations of England and Scotland did in the midst of the wars swear in the Solemn League and Covenant to he true to the King. 4. That the Committees, Commanders, Ministers and people through the Land, professed openly to go only on these terms, as managing but a defensive ⟨p. 322⟩war against the Kings miscarriages, but an Offensive against Delinquent subjects. 5. In that it was known that the Army was quite altered (not only by a new modelling, but) by an intestine Jesuitical corrupting of multitudes of the Soldiers, before this Odious fact could be done. 6. And it was known, that the corrupted part of the Army, though the fewer, did so excel the rest in industry and activity, that thereby they hindered their opposition. 7. And it is known that the Jesuited part (that afterward so many of them turned Levellers) did draw into them the Anabaptists, Libertines, and other Sects, upon a conjunction of Interests, and by many sly pretences, especially tying all together by the predicated Liberty for all Religions. 8. And yet after all this, the world knows they were fain before they could accomplish it, to Master the City of London, to Master the Parliament, to imprison and cast out the Members, and to retain but a few that were partly of their mind, and partly seduced or over-awed by them, to join with them in the work. 9. It is known that before they were put out, and imprisoned by the Army, the Commons voted the Kings Concessions in the Treaty to be so far satisfactory, as that they would have proceeded on them towards a full Agreement. See Mr. Prins large Speech in the House to that end. And if they had not suddenly been secluded and imprisoned, they had agreed with the King. 10. And it is well known to all that dwell in England, that before and since the doing of it, the thing is disowned, distasted and detested by the main Body of the English Nation, Nobility, Gentlemen, Ministers and people: