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A81180	A Cunning plot to divide and destroy, the Parliament and the city of London. Made knowne (at a common hall) by the Earle of Northumberland, Master Solliciter, and Sir Henry Vane. The design is fully discovered in the severall examinations and confessions, of Master Riley. Several examinations and confessions, of Sir Basill Brook. Severall examinations and confessions, of Master Violet. Proclamations from his Majesty. Letters from his Majesty. Letters from the Lord Digby. Letters from Colonell Read.	Northumberland, Algernon Percy, Earl of, 1602-1668.; Vane, Henry, Sir, 1612?-1662.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I). Proclamation for the removing of the Courts of Kings-Bench and of the Exchequer from Westminster to Oxford.	1644 (1644)	Wing C7586; Thomason E29_3; ESTC R11898	34,816	59

only darlings in his Majesties eye whereby they might have served their turns and their ends of you In that therefore you must have as fair and good words as possible may be But now in this on the contrary side when it is to work upon the Parliament then you must be called an odious and rebellious City to draw them from you to Oxford This sufficiently discovers how palpable and grosse they are that all this faire and foule weather is made up only to shift hands to work the same designe of sowing division and dissention among us that so their party might prevaile you may likewise observe from the title of this Proclamation which is by occasion of the invasion of the Scots that they themselves have forgotten the cessation of Ireland whereby they have let loose worse then a forraign nation a nation imbrued in the Protestant blood and settled upon principles for the utter destruction of the Religion and Lawes of this Kingdom I say you may discerne thereby how far forth the cessation of Ireland is forgotten that complyes with all this For after they had murthered almost all the Protestants there and after they have layd that Kingdom waste they must have an opportunity to be let into this Kingdome and no councell called about it to hinder them but rather the councell to bring them over and the princiall actors in that rebellion must be neerest his Majesties heart For the comming of the Scots I believe you all know very well that the Parliament did think fit finding how neer the interest of these two Nations were conjoyned in one finding the constant love and amity of that Kingdome to this and how in its greatest extremity it was very punctuall to it how that the last time it was here it was very punctuall and carefull to observe all conditions and at the desire of the Parliament return back again according to their promise they thought it fit to enter into a Treaty with them in a solemn Covenant which Treaty is now solemnly ratified by both Kingdomes yet this must be called an Invasion When they were last in the Kingdome if they would have joyned with that Army to have come up against the Parliament they might have had very large conditions but that is now forgotten the offers that were then made to them I believe you have heard of already which was that they should have the foure Northern Counties formerly esteemed their ancient bounds that they should have three hundred thousand pounds in mony paid them down at Newcastle that they should have the plunder of the City of London and that all manner of grace or honour that his Majesty could bestow upon particular persons this is that which those that have been in Scotland know was then sent by way of Proposition by Sir Iohn Hinderson who is now at Oxford they then rejected those with scorn and did refuse to make an Invasion upon this Parliament but kept true and faithfull to the Parliament And upon this experience the Parliament thought fit to make use of them again against the publike danger against the ruine of the Protestant Religion which is threaned in all his Majesties three Dominions and therefore as for that point though for the present we cannot give you the full and large Declaration as hereafter will come forth from both Houses yet it is necessary to acquaint you with thus much that you may not be amazed by any such printed Papers as these are Here is a second paper in the forme likewise of a Proclamation whereby you shall see the unevennesse and unsteddinesse of His Majesties Councels at least in appearance for though they be steddy and united in that which is to bring destruction and ruin upon the Parliament and Kingdom yet you may see them halt in their expressions Before you were called a famous Citie you had deserved so well and had all encouragements offered you here on the contrary you shall see what language is given you and because the welfare of this Citie consists much in the residence of this Parliament and Courts of Iustice that are here And of such persons of quality as are necessarily attendant thereupon It is not now only thought fit to call away the Parliament from you but the Courts of Iustice that so you might be left a miserable confused Citie notwithstanding all the faire words and promises that have been given you BY THE KING A Proclamation for the removing of the Courts of Kings-Bench and of the Exchequer from Westminster to Oxford WHereas the sole power of appointing the Place or Places in which Our Great Courts of Iustice shall be kept and of removing them from one place to another as urgent occasion shall move Vs by the Lawes of this kingdom is inherent in Our Royall Person And whereas it is of great importance to Our service in these times of difficulty and distraction to have Our Iudges of Our said Courts to attend neer unto Vs by whose advice We may the better proceed in in all those Cases wherein the Iudgement and knowledge of the Lawes is required And whereas more especially the Chancellor or Lord keeper of the Great Seal of England and the Iudges of Our Court called the Kings-Bench were and are to follow the King and Our Court of Exchequer being the proper Court of Our Revenue ought to attend Vs as We shall appoint And whereas Our Cities of London and Westminster have been and yet are the chief Causers and Maintainers of this present Rebellion against Vs. And We taking into Our serious consideration that while Our Courts of Kings-Bench Common-Pleas and of Our Exchequer are kept at Westminster many of Our good and Loyall Subjects might be compelled or injoyned by Process in Our name to make their appearance there which they could not do without hazard of Imprisonment or other dammage or violence from the fomentors of this Rebellion and many might suffer prejudice by Verdicts and Iudgements had and obtained against them by default or otherwise when they could not with safety come to make their just defences thereupon We did re●olve to remove those Courts from Westminster to Our City of Oxford whether other of Our Courts of Iustice hath been and are already removed by Our former Proclamation And to the end that there might not be any prejudice to any of Our Subjects by discontinuance of their Suits in those Courts or otherwise We did send Our severall Writs of Adjournment directed to Our Iudges of Our said Courts of Kings-Bench and Common-pleas and to Our Barons of Our Exchequer thereby commanding and giving Warrant and authority to them respectively to adjourn all Pleas and Process depending before them in and from the Two and Twentieth day of November last past to the first return of Hillary Terme next commonly called Octabis Hillary to be holden then at Our City of Oxford But our Messenger sent with those Writs as We have been informed for no other cause but for doing his duty in carrying and delivering those Writs was

imprisoned and in an unjust and illegall way Sentenced to die and brought to a place of execution and threatned to be Hanged as at that time another of Our Messengers for no other cause then for doing his duty in the like kinde in carrying Our Proclamations to London was then shamefully Hanged and Murthered an Act so Barbarous as no former age can paralell and We have not yet received any certain and particular information touching the execution of those Writs In pursuance therefore of Our former resolution of removing those Courts from Westminster to Our City of Oxford We do for the present by this Our Proclam●tion authorized under Our Great Seal of England Ordain and appoint and by these presents publish and Declare Our Will and Pleasure to be that Our said Courts of Kings-Bench and Exchequer shall for the next Hillary Terme at the usuall and accustomed time for holding of the same be holden and kept at Our said City of Oxford and not at Westminster and shall be continued and kept there during that whole Terme and afterwards at the severall times and Termes for holding and keeping of those Courts untill Our further pleasure be known and published for removing them from Oxford And We do hereby straightly charge and Command all Our Iudges of Our said Court of Kings-Bench and Our Barons of Our Exchequer and all Officers Prethonotaries Clerkes and Ministers of or belonging to either of those Courts or which are or ought to do or perform any duty or service in either of them That they according to their severall places and duties give their severall and respective attendances at our said City of Oxford and there do and perform their respective Offices and Duties during the Terme and time aforesaid at Our said City of Oxford and not elsewhere And that all such as have any Suit or other occasion to attend in either of Our said Courts in the said Terme of Saint Hillary next coming or which have any cause or command to appear then in either of the said Courts do give their attendances and make their appearances respectively in the said Courts at Our said City of Oxford and not elsewhere And We do hereby farther straightly Charge and Command all Our Iudges of our said Court of Kings-Bench and our Barons of the Exchequer and all officers Prothonotaries Clerkes Ministers and Atturnies of or belonging to either of the said Courts that they presuine not contrary to this Our command in any sort to meet sit or attend at Westminster or elsewhere then at Our said City of Oxford for the holding or keeping or upon pretence or colour of holding or keeping of either of the said Courts for the Terme and time aforesaid or any part thereof or in any sort to proceed in any Action Suite or Plaint or Award make or issue out any Process or do any Act or thing whatsoever proper or belonging to the said Courts or either of them in any other place then at Our said City of Oxford or where We shall hereafter appoint the same as they will answer the contrary at their utmost perills And We do hereby likewise charge and Command all Sheriffes Bayliffes and others that have to do in the execution or return of any Writs Precepts Warrants or Process that for such Writs Precepts Warrants or process as have issued out of either of our said Courts of Kings-Bench or the Exchequer and are not yet returned they make their severall Returnes of the same into the said Courts respectively at Our said City of Oxford and not at Westminster And that they presume not in any sort to obey or execute any Writ Precept Warrant or Process which shall hereafter be awarded made or issued contrary to the Tenor and effect of this Our Proclamation as they will answer the contrary at their Perills Given at Our Court at Oxford the first day of Ianuary in the nineteenth yeer of Our Reigne 1643. GOD SAVE THE KING GEntlemen you may remember that the Kings Letters that hath been read to you was dated the 26. of Decem. the later of them was dated the second of Ianuary and notwithstanding all those expressions that were there given you the Cities of London and VVestminster are in this Proclamation of the second Ianuary as if that they had forgot what they had set out before they are here called the principall Maintainers and Causers of this Rebellion but not only so but as was told you before an endeavour used to lay this Citie as much as in them lay desolate desolate from all traffick as you have had it before by Proclamation desolate from the great Councell of the Kingdom which is the Parliament by carrying it to Oxford desolate now of the Cours of Instice that should be here the life and preservation of all your affaires and businesses and yet this is that which in his Majesties letter you have so many faire expressions of affection and good inclination to settle your peace It is not to be doubted but upon the whole matter you will hereafter learne to understand all such Complements as these are and know how to mannage your Councels and to expresse your affections according to the advice of the two Houses wherein as the Houses are to acknowledge your faithfulnesse and readinesse to comply with them so they likewise have been willing to expose their lives estates and paines and all that lies in them to goe before you in that which may be for your preservation In the former Proclamation there was notice taken that the Major part of the two Houses were of the opinion or would be in all likelihood with the King at Oxford thus much we can declare to you that there is above 200. as I remember 13. score that have already solemnely taken the Covenant with us here and which we are confident of will be so tender of the honour of God and their owne honours and what they have promised in the Covenant that they will pursue that interest they have expressed and that they remaining here make the Major part you may easily judge And for this Proclamation we have Authority to declare to you that such is the care of the two Houses and such is their affection to your selves that they are resolved to establish the Courts of Justice here with fuller power then hitherto they have been that is they will fill the Judges upon the Benches and take care to have all the Courts setled here in a steddie way And all those that shall go to Oxford in compliance with this Proclamation they shall have their estates confiscate and they will proceede in such a course as you shall see the naturall care they have to preserve you in following their advice which all of us by the fundamentall lawes of this Kingdome are bound to do and thus much we have authority to declare unto you There is onely one thing more in this Proclamation which is onely a particular by the bye that gives you notice of that barbarous and unheard of usage of a spie that was here justly condemned by a Councell of war at the instance of the Houses of Parliament by Command from his Excellencie it is told you such a murther was never heard of the murther must now be put upon this when you may very well remember in your owne case how an honest Citizen at Reading was proceeded against with an unheard of murther indeed this being nothing but that necessary Justice which in times of war is to be expected in all such cases The Right Honourable the Earl of Northumberland his Speech MY Lord Major and you Gentlemen of the City of London you have fully heard delivered by these Gentlemen all the proceedings in their late discovery You are now well able to make a right judgement upon the whole matter I am commanded in the name of both Houses to read unto you here their Opinions and the sence that they have delivered and resolved of among themselves That the matter of this report containeth a sedicious and Jesuiticall practise and Designe under the fair and Specious pretence of Peace having its rise and fountain from known Iesuites and Papists to work Divisions betweene the Parliament and City of London to raise Factions in both thereby to render them up to the Designes of the Enemie and tending also to the breach of the Publique faith of this Kingdom unto our Brethren of Scotland engaged by the late solemn Covenant and Treaty entred into by both Nations thereby not onely to weaken us in our united force against our Popish and Common Enemies but to embroyle the two Nations in unhappy divisions FINIS