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A89763 Not guiltie plead for the Lords, and others, of the Kings partie. 1649 (1649) Wing N1388; Thomason E544_12*; ESTC R205993 6,033 10

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NOT GUILTIE Plead for the LORDS and others of the KINGS Partie THE PREFACE THe justnesse of the KING'S Cause is the justification of His Party in the late Warres Whereas then the late pretended High Court of Iustice charged His Majesty That He leavied Warre against the Parliament for erecting and upholding in Himself an unlimited and tyranicall Power to rule according to His will c. It will be necessary for the vindication of His Party to shew first That the KING took up Armes to maintain Regall Government and His Legall Power only And whereas they alle●ge in their Charge That the KING leavied War against the Parliament first at Beverly about the 30 of Iune 1642. I will make it cleare from their previous words and actions that they were first engaged in Treason and Rebellion against the KING and against the Crowne for which they have no warrant or protection by the Priviledge of Parliament And the Subjects are bound by the Law and by their Allegiance to Serve the KING against every Rebellion Power and Might rear'd against Him within this Land 11 Hen. 7.1 And if the KING shall happen to be vanquished Subjects shall not suffer any thing for the said Deed Duty and Allegiance And all Acts of processe of Law hereafter to be made to the contrary are to be void Ibid. TO passe by the two Bills brought into the House of Commons for taking away Bishops root and branch Two Bils about Bishops the Militia Husb. p. 251.543 And for taking the Militia from the KING and setling it in other hands both which Bills were rejected in a full and free Convention of Parliament Also to passe by the Tumults raised in December and January Tumults in Ian. and Decemb 1641. 1641. For reviving and carrying on the Bills before rejected by driving away the dissenting Members and new moulding the two Houses of Parliament The beginning of the Wārre between the King and a Party of the Lords and Commons in Parliament The remaining Party of the Knights A Party of the House of Com. petition for the Militia Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons possessed with feares and jealousies of a Designe to destroy the Parliament and Kingdome petition His Majesty that He would be pleased forthwith to put the Tower of London and all other Forts and the whole Militia of the Kingdome into the hands of such Persons as shall be recommended by them Jan. 28. And the same Petition to His Majesty is renewed by the remaining Party of the Lords and Commons at Westminster Feb. 2. Also they tender to His Majesty an Ordinance for setling the power of the Militia in the two Houses of Parliament Their Ordinance for setling the Militia Feb. 24. Which Petition and Ordinance begot in His Majesty also fears and jealousies The King his feares and jealousies of a Design against Himself and against the Crown to take away His Rights and to alter the fundamentall Laws and Government of the Kingdome as appears by His Answer Jan. 28. Neverthelesse to comply with them His Majesty promised The Kings condescentions touching the Forts Castl The Tower of London that the Forts and Castles should alwaies be in such hands and only such as the Parliament may safely confide in Jan. 28. Also His Majesty accepted of Sir John Conniers to be Lieutenant of the Tower of London in place of Sir John Biron Feb. 11. Lastly The Militia of the Kingdome He accepted of the Lieutenants by them nominated to be intrusted with the Militia of the Counties and offered to grant them Commissions and Powers as He had done this Parliament to some Lords Lieutenants by their advice promising also to continue the same so long as there should be cause Feb. 28. But they are not herewith satisfied and they inforce their Petition Their Vote for setling the Militia March 1. And set forth a Declaration of the grounds of their Feares and Jealousies March 9. And they Resolve and Vote That in case of extreme danger as at this time and upon His Majestics Refusall the two Houses of Parliament have power to Order the Militia of the Kingdome and the Ordinance agreed on by both Houses for the Militia doth oblige the People and ought to be obeyed by the fundamentall Laws of the Land March 15. Now in farther compliance His Majesty condiscended The Kings farther complianc ' with them 1642 That as the Militia was disposed according to their desires So it should not be executed without their advice April 28. And then also He granted the same for the Corporations which He had done formerly concerning the Counties But nor doth this satisfie them and secure they cannot be in their own opinion unlesse they have the sole power of disposing and executing the Militia without the KING Nor unlesse they have the Navie Royall also which they seized and disposed of March 28. Now whether those Lords and Commons did put themselves into the Strength of the Kingdome to prepare against Danger They seize the Navy Royall Note Ier. 17.9 or for a Designe the consequents must shew preceding Actions of this nature by reason of the deceivablenesse of the heart of man being not to be rightly understood but by the subsequent Managements And in their deportment afterward I find more of confidence than of feare more of audaciousnesse against the KING than of solicitousnesse for the Kingdome an endeavour rather to subvert and destroy than to preserve and maintaine the fundamentall Constitution and Government of the Kingdome and Parliament Sir John Hotham keeps the KING out of Hull April 23. Their deportment towards the King Sir Jo Hotham and the two Houses justifie his trayterous Act. April 28. I call it a trayterous Act because to hold a Fort or Castle against the King is to leavy Warre against the King which is High Treason by the Statute of 25 Edw. 3. Not long after Mr. Martin saies openly in the House of Commons M. Martin and unreproved That the KING's Office is forfeitable and that the happinesse of this Kingdome did not depend upon His Majesty or any of the Royall Branches of that Root And Sir Henry Ludlow Sir H. Ludlow That He was not worthy to be King of England which doubtlesse was the sence of the Parliament for May 26. both Houses declare Of Deposing and Murdering the KING That thry should not want duty or modesty if they followed the highest presidents of other Parliaments that is if they should depose and murder the King as other unparalleld Parliaments had done Edward Richard both the Second The Crowne it self cannot escape them They declare against the Kings negative Vote For in the same Declaration they deny the KING 's Negative Vote in Parliament And to deprive the King and Crown of their power not only in Law making Their Propositions destructive of Monarchy but also in Governing June 2. They