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 F. If he were to employ that force against the nation, they would, and ought to resist him, or the state would cease to be a state.

G. What if the great Accountants, and great Lawyers, the Lillys and Spelmans of the nation, were to abuse their trust, and cruelly injure, instead of faithfully serving the public?

F. We must request the King to remove them, and make trial of others; but none should implicitly be trusted.

G. But what if a few great Lords or wealthy men were to keep the King himself in subjection, yet exert his force, lavish his treasure, and misuse his name, so as to domineer over the people, and manage the Parliament?

F. We must fight for the King and ourselves.

G. You talk of fighting, as if you were speaking of some rustic engagement at a wake, but your quarter-staffs would avail you little against bayonets.

F. We might easily provide ourselves with better arms. G. Not