To begin then with him, and first with his Title page, wherein first he hath prefixed his Title, which he calls, The downfall of old Common Council men, which (for our better conceiving what he means by it) he tells us, that it was their great Repulse at Guild-Hall upon a Friday (I take it the 34. of January) by the Committee, who extruded the Old out of their corrupted Offices, and elected new in their Places. And in the next place promises (much and performs nothing) to show their manifold corruptions and unequal Taxations, which they imposed chiefly on their poor Parishioners, and connived on the Rich, being too common an abuse by them. Then exactly describing, how they have oft-times robbed the poor of their due, and detained the Charity of other men from them, and have put it up in their own purses. And in the last place, (because there were not untruths sufficient before) he will show the manner of their Arraignment at Guild-Hall, with the Cause of their downfall, and the others uprising.
To begin then with him, and first with his Title page, wherin first he hath prefixed his Title, which he calls, The downfall of old Common Councill men, which (for our better conceiving what he meanes by it) he tells us, that it was their great Repulse at Guild-Hall upon a Friday (I take it the 34. of January) by the Committee, who extruded the Old out of their corrupted Offices, and elected new in their Places. And in the next place promises (much and performes nothing) to shew their manifold corruptions and unequall Taxations, which they imposed chiefly on their poore Parishioners, and connived on the Rich, being too common an abuse by them. Then exactly describing, how they have oft-times robbed the poore of their due, and deteyned the Charity of other men from them, and have put it up in their owne purses. And in the last place, (because there were not untruths sufficient before) he will shew the manner of their Arraignment at Guild-Hall, with the Cause of their downfall, and the others uprising.
