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A56220 A true and perfect narrative of what was done, spoken by and between Mr. Prynne, the old and newly forcibly late secluded members, the army officers, and those now sitting, both in the Commons lobby, House, and elsewhere on Saturday and Monday last (the 7 and 9 of this instant May) with the true reasons, ends inducing Mr. Prynne ... thus earnestly to press for entry, to go and keep in the House as he did, and what proposals he intended there to make for publike peace, settlement, and preservation of the Parliaments privileges / put in writing and published by the said William Prynne ... to rectifie the various reports, censures of this action, and give publike satisfaction ... of his sincere endeavors to the uttermost of his power, to preserve our religion, laws, liberties, the essential rights, privileges, freedom of Parliament, and all we yet enjoy, according to his oaths, covenant, trust, as a Parliament member, against the utter subverters of them ... Prynne, William, 1600-1669. 1659 (1659) Wing P4113; ESTC R937 104,117 112

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and_o their_o own_o destruction_n therein_o by_o all_o which_o passage_n it_o be_v apparent_a that_o this_o act_n provide_v against_o every_o thing_n or_o thing_n do_v or_o to_o be_v do_v by_o the_o king_n will_v or_o prerogative_n without_o the_o house_n consent_v for_o the_o dissolution_n of_o this_o parl._n not_o against_o its_o dissolution_n by_o his_o death_n 8_o the_o king_n and_o his_o party_n too_o do_v thus_o interpret_v it_o more_o than_o once_o in_o these_o passage_n 250._o in_o his_o majesty_n own_o answer_n to_o the_o declaration_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o of_o 19_o may_n 1642._o we_o express_v a_o great_a trust_n in_o our_o house_n of_o parliament_n when_o we_o devest_v ourselves_o of_o the_o power_n of_o dissolve_v this_o parliament_n which_o be_v a_o just_a necessary_a and_o proper_a prerogative_n to_o wit_n when_o do_v by_o virtue_n of_o his_o prerogative_n which_o this_o act_n deve_v he_o of_o not_o by_o a_o natural_a much_o less_o a_o violent_a death_n no_o part_n at_o all_o of_o this_o prerogative_n but_o high_a act_n against_o it_o to_z its_z and_o his_o dissolution_n 323._o in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o petition_n and_o proposition_n of_o both_o house_n 2._o june_n 1642._o we_o be_v willing_o content_v to_o oblige_v ourselves_o for_o the_o present_a exigent_n to_o raise_v money_n and_o avoid_v the_o pressure_n no_o less_o grievous_a to_o we_o than_o they_o the_o people_n must_v have_v suffer_v by_o a_o long_a continuance_n of_o so_o vast_a a_o charge_n as_o two_o great_a army_n and_o for_o the_o great_a certainty_n of_o have_v sufficient_a time_n to_o remedy_v the_o inconvenience_n when_o during_o so_o long_a a_o absence_n of_o parliament_n as_o for_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o causer_n and_o minister_n of_o they_o we_o yield_v up_o our_o right_n of_o dissolve_v our_o parliament_n expect_v a_o extraordinary_a moderation_n from_o it_o in_o gratitude_n for_o so_o unexpected_a a_o grace_n and_o little_o look_v that_o any_o malignant_a party_n shall_v have_v be_v encourage_v or_o enable_v to_o have_v persuade_v they_o first_o to_o countenance_v the_o injustice_n and_o indignity_n we_o have_v endure_v and_o that_o by_o a_o new_a way_n of_o satisfaction_n for_o what_o be_v take_v from_o we_o to_o demand_v of_o we_o at_o once_o to_o confirm_v what_o be_v so_o take_v and_o to_o give_v up_o almost_o all_o and_o now_o more_o than_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o in_o his_o answer_n to_o their_o 364._o petition_n of_o 10_o june_n 1642._o for_o that_o part_n of_o the_o petition_n which_o seem_v to_o accuse_v his_o majesty_n of_o a_o purpose_n to_o dissolve_v this_o parliament_n contrary_a to_o the_o act_n for_o the_o continuance_n by_o command_v away_o the_o lord_n and_o great_a officer_n who_o attendance_n be_v necessary_a which_o his_o majesty_n know_v to_o be_v a_o new_a calumny_n by_o which_o the_o grand_a contriver_n of_o ruin_n for_o the_o state_n hope_v to_o seduce_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o people_n from_o their_o 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