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A83365 The Parliaments vindication of Iohn Pym Esquire from His Majesties exception against him. Occasioned from his speech delivered at a conference with both Houses Jan. 25. 1641 concerning licenses granted by His Majesties immediate warrant, to many of the chiefe commanders now in the head of the rebells in Ireland, for their transporting thither, since the ports were stopt by both Houses of Parliament, against all Irish papists. In which vindication are, 1. Mr. Pym his speech. 2. His Majesties message concerning his speech. 3. The Commons answer to the message. 4. His Majesties reply to the Commons answer. 5. The Commons answer to the reply. 6. His Majesties second reply. Ordered by the Commons House of Parliament, that Mr. Pym his speech, His Majesties message concerning his speech, the commons answer to the message, His Majesties reply to the Commons answer, the Commons answer to that reply, and His Majesties second reply, be forthwith printed together and published. H. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. England and Wales. Parliament.; Pym, John, 1584-1643. 1643 (1643) Wing E2152; Thomason E55_2; ESTC R22746 13,388 18

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THE PARLIAMENTS VINDICATION OF IOHN PYM Esquire From his Majesties exception against Him Occasioned from his Speech delivered at a Conference with both Houses Jan. 25. 1641 concerning Licences granted by his Majesties immediate Warrant to many of the chiefe Commanders now in the head of the Rebells in Ireland for their transporting thither since the Ports were stopt by both Houses of Parliament against all IRISH Papists In which Vindication are 1. Mr. Pym his Speech 2. His Majesties Message concerning his Speech 3. The Commons Answer to the Message 4. His Majesties Reply to the Commons Answer 5. The Commons Answer to the Reply 6. His Majesties second Reply Ordered by the Commons House of Parliament that Mr. Pym his Speech His Majesties Message concerning his Speech The Commons answer to the Message His Majesties Reply to the Commons Answer The Commons answer to that Reply And His Majesties second Reply be forthwith Printed together and Published H. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. LONDON Printed for John Bull 1643. January 25. 1641. At a Conference betwixt both HOUSES concerning divers Petitions presented to the House of Commons Mr. PYM appointed to manage that Conference My Lords I Am commanded by the Knights Citizens and Burgesses assembled for the Commons in Parliament to present to your Lordships divers Petitions which they have received from severall parts concerning the state of the Kingdome whereunto they are chiefly moved by that constant affection which they have alwayes exprest of maintaining a firm union and good correspondence with your Lordships wherein they have ever found much advantage and contentment but never held it more important and necessary then at this time vvherein the wisdome and resolution of Parliament have as many great dangers and difficulties to passe through as ever heretofore We are united in the publique trust vvhich is derived from the Common-wealth in the common dutie and obligation vvhereby God doth bind us to the discharge of that trust and the Commons desire to impart to your Lordships vvhatsoever Information or Intelligence vvhatsoever Incouragement or Assistance they have received from those severall Countries vvhich they represent that so likewise vve may be united in the same intentions and endeavours of improving all to the service of his Majesty and the common good of the Kingdome The Petitions vvhich I am directed to communicate to your Lordships are foure from London Middlesex Essex and Hertfordshire We have received many more but it vvould take up too much time and be too great a trouble to peruse all and in these foure you may perceive the effect and sense of all First I am to desire your Lordships to heare them read and then I shall persue my Instructions in propounding some Observations out of them The Petitions being read by foure Members of the House Mr. Pym resumed his discourse My Lords IN these foure Petitions you may heare the voice or rather the cry of all England and you cannot wonder if the urgencie the extremitie of the condition wherin we are do produce some earnestnesse and vehemencie of expression more then ordinarie the agonie terror and perplexitie in which the Kingdome labours is universall all parts are aff●cted with it and therefore in these you may observe the groanes and miserable complaints of all Divers reasons may be given why those diseases which are Epidemicall are more dangerous then others 1. The Cause of such diseases is universall and supernall not from an evill constitution or evill diet or any other accident and such causes work with more vigour and efficacie then those which are particular and inferiour 2. In such diseases there is a communicative qualitie whereby the malignitie of them is multiplied and enforced 3. They have a converting transforming power that turns other diseases and evill affections of mens bodies into their owne nature The common and Epidemicall disease wherein this Common-wealth lies now gasping hath a superior and universall cause from the evill Counsells and designes of those who under his Majestie bear the greatest sway in Government 2. It hath a contagious and infectious qualitie whereby it is diffused and dispersed through all parts of the Kingdome 3. It is apt to take in the discontents evill affections and designes of particular persons to increase and fortifie it selfe I shall take occ●sion from severall branches of those Petitions which your Lordships have heard to observe 1. The varietie of Dangers to which this Kingdome is now subject 2. The manifold distempers which is the cause of those dangers 3 The Multiplicitie of those evill Influences which are the Causes of that distemper The first Danger is from enemies abroad this may seem a causelesse and impertinent observation at this time seeing we are in peace with all Nations about us But my Lords you may be pleased to consider that the safetie of the Kingdome ought not to depend upon the will and disposition of our Neighbours but upon our own strength and Provision Betwixt States there are often sudden changes from peace to warre according to occasion and advantage All the States of Christendome are now Armd and we have no reason to believe but that those of greatest power have an evill eye upon us in respect of our Religion and if their private Differences should be composed how dangerously how speedily might those great armies and other preparations now ready be applyed to some enterprise and attempt against us if there were no other cause this were sufficient to make us stand upon our Guard but there are divers more especiall symptomes of dangers of this kind We may perceive by severall Advertisements from abroad that they did foresee our Dangers many Moneths before they broke out they could foretell the Time and Manner of them which is a cleare evidence they held intelligence with those which were the contrivers and workers of the present troubles We may have dangerous Traitors and Fugitives now in other parts who can discover the weaknesse and distemper of the Kingdome who hold Intelligence with the ill affected party here and by all cunning and subtle practices endeavour to incite and provoke other Princes against us Some of the Ministers of our neighbour Princes may be justly suspected to have had a more immediate hand and operation in the Insurrection and Rebellion of Ireland many of the Commanders and most of the Souldiers levied for the service of Spain are now joyned with the Rebels there and those Irish Friars which were imployed by the Spanish Ambassadour for the making of those Levies are known to have been chief Incendiaries to this Rebellion and are still very active in the prosecution and incouragement of it The Rebels have a ready and speedy supply from some of our Neighbours Two Convoyes of Munition and Armes we are certainly informed of one from Dunkirke the other from Nantes in Britanie and certainly those that are so forward to enable others to hurt us will not forbeare to hurt us themselves assoon as they shall
over them And though it may be the Persons named by the House of Commons are Papists yet His Majesty at that time thought it not fit in respect of their Alliance in that Kingdome to such Persons of great power of whom His Majesty hoped well to discover any suspition of them the Lords Justices having declared by their Letters which Letters were not disapproved of by the Parliament here that they were so far from owning a publike jealousie of all Papists there that they had thought fit to put Armes into the hands of divers Noble men of the Pale of that Religion who made Professions to His Majesties Service and desired the same And since so great a trust reposed in some of the Lords of that Religion was not disapproved by the Parliament here His Majesty could not imagine it unsafe or unfit for Him to give Licences to some few to passe into that Kingdome who though Papists professed due Allegiance and Loyalty to His Majesty And therefore unlesse the first Affirmation of the House of Commons can be made good by some particulars His Majesty doth not know that His Ministers have failed in their diligence and faithfulnesse to His Majesty in this point or that His honour hath suffered so much by any Act of His owne as that it needs be vindicated for the time past by any other way then such a Declaration which He expects from this House as in Duty and Justice due to His Majesty The Answer of both Houses of Parliament to the Kings Message Sent to his most excellent Majesty March 16. 1641. May it please your Majesty YOur Majesties most humble and faithfull Subjects the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the Commons House of Parliament having considered Your Majesties Reply to their Answer touching such Persons as have been licensed by your Majesty to passe into Ireland doe most humbly beseech your Majesty to believe that they shall alwayes with thankfulnesse and joy receive from your Majesty any satisfactory Answer to their just requests And as they hope they shall finde in your Majesty a readinesse to rectifie those things which have been done to their prejudice so will they bee carefull to remove all apprehensions of their actions or speeches which may seeme to cast any dishonour upon your Majesty For your Majesties better satisfaction concerning the positive affirmation that many of the chiefe Commanders now in the head of the Rebells after the Ports were stopped by order of both Houses have been suffered to passe by your Majesties immediate Warrant May it please your Majesty to consider that herein they have affirmed nothing but what they had cause to believe was true the grounds whereof they most humbly present to your Majesty The first ground is this that both Houses of Parliament having upon your Majesties commendation taken into their care the suppression of the Rebellion of Ireland had reason to be especially watchfull over the Ports because the Rebells abounding in numbers of men for the most part ignorant of the use of their Armes could by no meanes become dangerous or formidable to this Kingdome but by the accesse of Souldiers and Commanders wherewith they were like to be furnished either out of France or Flanders from both which places the passage into Ireland is speedy and easie through this Kingdome and thereof they could not choose but bee very sensible of whatsoever gave liberty or opportunity to such a passage as of a very hurtfull and dangerous grievance for prevention whereof they did upon the 7. of Novembeer agree upon an Order and restraine all passage into Ireland but upon due and strict examination by such persons as were trusted to make those Licences A second ground that the other Licence granted to the Lord Delvin and then acknowledged by your Majesties Answer were such both in regard of the persons to whom they were granted and the extent of the words in which they were granted as were apt to produce such an effect as is mentioned in that positive affirmation that is to open a way for the passage of Papists and other dangerous persons to joyne with the Rebells and to bee Heads and Commanders amongst them which is thus proved The Waarrant granted to Colonell Butler since the order of restraint by both Houses of Parliament did extend to all Ports of England and Scotland and did give free passage to himselfe and to his Company without any qualification of persons or limitation of number and this Colonell was himselfe a Papist had a brother in Rebellion and Generall of the Rebells in M●●ster was expected and very much desired by those Rebells who for a long time kept a Regiment to be commanded by him as we have been credibly informed The second was granted to a sonne of the Lord Nettersfield which Lord had foure sonnes in England since the Rebellion one of which is setled in England three others intended to passe into Ireland and were all dangerous persons being Papists bred in the warres in the service of the King of Spayne and one of them lately become a Jesuite The third to the Lord Delvin extends to himselfe and foure persons more unnamed that one of those who should have past with him is taken to be a Jesuit and another who calls himselfe Ploncket seems to bee a man of some breeding and quality and like to have been serviceable to the Rebells and to have done mischiefe if he had gone over The fourth to Sir George Hamelton and three others unnamed this Gentleman is likewise a profest Papist and may be doubted to be of the party of the Rebells one of that name being mentioned in the instructions of Sempill the Jesuit amongst divers other dangerous persons of the Popish party in Scotland and Ireland which instructions were found in a ship stayed in Cornwall which was going into Ireland with divers Jesuits Souldiers and others for the incouragement of the Rebells A third ground is this That by vertue and authority of these Licences severall persons have passed over which are now in actuall rebellion and joyned with the Rebells and some have commanded amongst them which is thus proved One Captain Sutton did by vertue and authority of your Majesties Licence imbarque at White-haven in the Company of Colonell Butler and was driven back by foule weather whereupon the Colonell stayed and went to Chester but that Captain reimbarqued himselfe in the same Bottome and passed into Ireland where he went into Rebellion with the Lord Dunsany and hath since obtained the place of a Colonell amongst the Rebells as we are very credibly informed Two of the sonnes of the Lord Nettersfield one a Jesuite and the other a Souldier passed into Ireland in December last both of them by vertue of your Majesties warrant as we have cause to beleive for that they went both together in one ship and the Licence acknowledged to be granted by your warrant must needs be granted to one of them seeing the other brother who