Eugenia's tears for Great Britons distractions, or, Some slender observations reflecting on those sad…Evgenia's teares for Great Brittaynes distractions, or, Some slender observations reflecting on those sad…

This manner of cure always brings death, & such amendment universal confusion; like Caesars Murderers who brought the common-wealth to so distressful a plunge that they repented themselves ever to have meddled with the same, and experience hath often taught that violent changes still shake and distemper an estate, ordinary evils being more tolerable then an unexperienced mischief […] hence this saying was so often inculcated and that by none of the meanest

This manner of cure alwayes brings death, & such amendment vniversall confusion; like Caesars Murtherers who brought the common-wealth to so distresfull a plunge that they repented themselves ever to have medled with the same, and experience hath often taught that violent changes still shake and distemper an estate, ordinary evills being more tollerable then an vnexperienced mischiefe 〈…〉 hence this saying was so often inculcated and that by none of the meanest

Medium non deserit unquam,

Neither is it possible (unless quos perdere vult Jupiter dementat prius) that they should forget their loyalty and due respect to their Sovereign, it being not the least means to perpetuate the glory of so high an advancement, especially meeting with such great encouragements of expressing their faithful allegiance through the temper, moderation, and religious demeanour, which (so manifestly) hath of late shown it self to the whole world by his Majesties gracious compliance with his honourable Assembly, his willingness not only to assent to matters of an equal indifferency, but to things (not only ungranted, but) undesired from any of his Predecessors. Nay from whatsoever hath bin most dear unto him, whereby to manifest his desire of peace; his care of his Kingdoms, the well-fare of his subjects, and his hearty sincerity towards the profession of the true Protestant Religion; and whereas many Princes have bin forced to sacrifice their favourites to the fury of the multitude, how willingly nay how freely hath he left those who have expected their greatest shelter from him, to their deserved trial: and casting away all respects of favour and affection referred the suspected to their condigne punishment. No speech being so frequent or so well becoming so Royal an Orator as fiat justitia; nay perceiving the sad estate of that bleeding Kingdom so near her ruin through the unheard of cruelties of an unmerciful people, and after many fervent desires, inducements, and commands for the relief of their misery (as being yet not s throughly sensible and assistant) how forward and urgent hath he been to adventure his Sacred person; had his Majesty been addicted to any more the