[_Exeunt Collonells & Captaines_. _Vand_. Now, when you please, Your Excellence may deliver what you have Observ'd concerning the _Arminian_ faction, What hopes and heads it had, for without question It found more favorers, and great ones too, Then yet we have discoverd. _Or_. My grave Lords, That it hath byn my happines to take in, And with so litle blood, so many Townes That were falne of, is a large recompence For all my travell; and I would advise That (since[168] all now sing the sweet tunes of Concord, No Sword unsheathd, the meanes to hurt cut off, And all their stings pluckd out that would have used them Against the publique peace) we should end here And not with labour search for that which will Afflict us when 'tis found. Something I know That I could wish I nere had understood, Which yet if I should speake, as the respect And duty that I owe my Cuntry binds me, It wilbe thought 'tis rather privat spleene Then pious zeale. But that is not the hazard Which I would shun: I rather feare the men We must offend in this, being great, rich, wise, Sided with strong frends, trusted with the guard Of places most important, will bring forth Rather new births of tumult, should they be Calld to their Triall, then appease disorder In their iust punishment; and in doing Justice On three or foure that are delinquents, loose So many thousand inocents that stand firme And faithfull patriots. Let us leave them therefore To the scourge of their owne consciences: perhaps Th'assurance that they are yet undiscoverd, Because not cyted to their answeare, will So work with them hereafter to doe well That we shall ioy we sought no farther in it. _Vand_. Such mild proceedings in a Goverment New setled, whose maine strength had it's dependaunce Upon the powre of some perticuler men, Might be given way to, but in ours it were Unsafe and scandalous: then the _Provinces_ Have lost their liberties, Justice hir Sword, And we prepared a way for our owne ruyn When for respect or favour unto any, Of what condition soever, we Palliat seditions and forbeare to call Treason by hir owne name. 1 _Lord_. It must not be: Such mercie to ourselves were tirranie. 2 _Lord_. Nor are we to consider who they are That have offended, but what's the offence And how it should be punishd, to deter Others by the example. _Bred_. Which we will doe; And using that united powre which warrants All we thinck fitt, we doe intreat your Highnes (For willingly we would not say comaund you), As you affect the safetie of the State Or to preserve your owne deserved honours And never-tainted loyaltie, to make knowne All such as are suspected.