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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56227	A seasonable, historical, legal vindication and chronological collection of the good old fundamental liberties, franchises, rights, laws of all English freemen ...; Seasonable, legal, historical vindication of the good old fundamental liberties, franchises, rights, properties, laws, government of all English freemen.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1654 (1654)	Wing P4122; ESTC R13248	47,108	63

established by a Law consented to by your Majesty is in effect denied to be a Parliament c. And hereupon we think our selves bound to let your Majesty know That since the * continuance of this Parliament is setled by a Law which as all other Laws of your Kingdom your Majesty is sworn to maintain as we are sworn to our Allegiance to your Majesty these Obligations being reciprocal we must in duty and accordingly are resolved with our lives and fortunes to defend and preserve the just Rights and full Power of this Parliament To which the Earl of Essex then General by both Houses direction in his Letter to the Earl of Forth Jan. 30. 1643. adds this Corollary My Lord the maintenance of the Parliament of England and the Priviledges thereof is that for which we are all resolved to spend our bloud as being THE FOUNDATION WHEREON ALL OUR LAWS and LIBERTIES ARE BUILT Which both the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament in their Declaration of 23. Martii 1643. touching their proceedings upon his Majesties Letter concerning a Treaty of Peace wherein this Earls former Letter is recited thus second The Parliament of England is the only Basis the chief Support and Pillar of our Laws and Liberties c. And if notwithstanding all these Obligations the King shall * at his pleasure dissolve this Parliament the Kingdom is not only deprived of the present but made uncapable of enjoying the benefit of any future Parliament or Laws any longer then shall stand with the will and pleasure of the King and consequently THE FUNDAMENTALS OF ALL OUR LAWS GOVERNMENT ARE SUBVERTED Let the Parliament-dissolving officers Army and their Confederates seriously ponder this with all who shall hereafter sit in Parliament consider it in the first place The eleventh is the a Ordinance of both Houses of Parliament 13. Junii 1644. for the Forces raised in the County of Salop which begins thus The Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament taking into their serious considerations the great oppressions under which the Inhabitants of the County of Salop by reason of insupportable Taxes c. and the present condition of the County by reason of the great number of Irish Rebels that have invaded it and joyned with Papists and other ill-affected persons now in those parts doth threaten the extirpation of the Protestant Religion and the subversion of the FUNDAMENTAL LAWS and GOVERNMENT of the Kingdom For prevention whereof c. The twelfth is b A Declaration of the Commons of England assembled in Parliament 17 Aprilis 1646. of their true intentions concerning the ANCIENT FUNDAMENTAL GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM securing the people against ALL ARBITRARY GOVERNMENT c. wherein they complain that the Enemy being in despair to accomplish his designs by War do misrepresent our intentions in the use we intended to make of the great Successes God hath given us and the happie opportunity to settle Peace and truth in the three Kingdoms to beget a belief that we now desire to exceed or swerve from our first Aims and Principles in the Undertaking of this War and to recede from the Solemn League and Covenant and Treaties between the two Kingdoms and that we would prolong these uncomfortable troubles and bleeding Distractions IN * ORDER TO ALTER THE FUNDAMENTAL CONSTITUTION FRAME OF THIS KINGDOM to leave all Government in the Church loose and unsetled and our selves to exercise THE SAME ARBITRARY POWER OVER THE PERSONS ESTATES OF THE SUBJECTS which this present Parliament hath thought fit to abolish by taking away the Star-Chamber High Commission and other Arbitrary Courts and the exorbitant Power of the Councel Table all which we have seen since experimentally verified in every particular in the highest degree notwithstanding this Declaration by some in late and present Power notwithstanding this Publication All which being seriously considered by us c. We do declare THAT OUR TRUE REAL INTENTIONS ARE OUR ENDEAVOR SHALL BE to settle Religion in the purity thereof * TO MAINTAIN THE ANCIENT FUNDAMENTAL GOVERNMENT OF THIS KINGDOM TO PRESERVE THE RIGHTS LIBERTIES OF THE SUBJECT to lay hold on the first opportunity of procuring a safe and well-grounded Peace in the three Kingdoms and to keep a good understanding between the two Kingdoms of England and Scotland according to the grounds expressed in the Solemn League and Covenant And lest these Generals should not give a sufficient satisfaction we have thought fit to the end men might no longer be abused in a misbelief of our intentions or a misunderstanding of our actions to make this further enlargement upon the particulars And first concerning Church-Government c. because we cannot consent to the granting of an Arbitrary and unlimited Power and Jurisdiction to neer ten thousand Judicatories to be erected within this Kingdom and this demanded in such a way as is not consistent with THE FUNDAMENTAL LAWS GOVERNMENT OF THE SAME c. our full Resolutions still are sincerely really and constantly to endeavour the Reformation of Religion in the Kingdoms of ENGLAND IRELAND in Doctrine Worship Discipline and Government according to the Word of God and the example of the best Reformed Churches and according to the Covenant WE ARE * SO FAR FROM ALTERING THE FUNDAMENTAL GOVERNMENT OF THIS KINGDOM BY KING LORDS COMMONS That we have only desired that with the consent of the King such Power may be setled in the TWO HOUSES without which we can have no assurance but that the like or greater mischiefs then those which God â—ath hitherto delivered us from may break out again and engage us in a second and more destructâ— ve War whereby it plainly appears OUR INTENTIONS ARE NOT TO CHANGE THE ANCIENT FRAME OF GOVERNMENT WITHIN THIS KINGDOM but to obtain the end of the Primitive Institution of all Government THE SAFETY WEAL OF THE PEOPLE not judging it wise or safe after so bitter experience of the bloudy Consequences of a * pretended Power of the Militia in the King to leave any colourable authoâ—ity in the same for the future attempts of introducing AN ARBITRARY GOVERNMENT OVER THIS NATION We do declare That we will not nor any by colour of any Authority derived from us shall interrupt the â€ ordinary course of Justice in the several Courts and Judicatories of this Kingdom nor intermeddle in cases of private interest otherwhere determinable unless it be in case of Male-Administration of Justice wherein we shall see and provide that Right be done and punishment inflicted as there shall be occasion ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF THE KINGDOM Lastly Whereas both Nations have entred into a Solemn League and Covenant we have and EVER SHAL BE VERY CAREFUL DULY TO OBSERVE THE SAME That as nothing hath been done SO NOTHING SHALL BE DONE BY US REPUGNANT TO THE TRUE MEANING AND INTENTION THEREOF c. WHO WILL NOT DEPART FROM THOSE GROUNDS

Judgements and Authorities in all ages undeniably evidencing declaring vindicating establishing perpetuating these Fundamental Hereditary Rights Liberties Priviledges Franchises Customs Laws and abundantly manifesting the extraordinary care industry zeal courage wisdom vigilancy of our Ancestors to defend preserve and perpetuate them to posterity without the least violation or diminution 4. I shall vindicate the exellencie indifferencie and legality of trying all Malefactors whatsoever by Juries of their peers upon legal Processe and Indictments and manifest the illegality injustice partiality dangerous consequences of admitting or introducing any other form of Trials by New Arbitrary Martial Commissions or Courts of High Justice or rather * Injustice inconsistent with and destructive to the Fundamental Rights Liberties Priviledges Laws Franchises of the English Nation and of most dangerous President to Posterity being set up by the greatest Pretenders to Publike Liberty Law and the chiefest inveighers against Arbitrary Regal Tyranny and Power which never publikely established them by any Law and may fall to imitate them in future Ages Each of these I intend to prosecute in distinct Chapters in their order For the first of these That the Kingdome and Free-men of England have some Ancient Hereditary Right Liberties Priviledges Franchises Laws and Customs properly called FVNDAMENTAL and likewise a FVNDAMENTAL GOVERNMENT no wayes to be altâ—red undermined subvertâ—d directly or indirectly under pain of Highâ—treason in those who shall attempt it especially by fraud force or armed power I shall confirm the first part of it by these ensuing punctual Authorities of moment against those a traytorous late-published Pamphlets which professedly deny it and endeavour a total abrogation of all former Laws to set up a New Model and Body of the Law to rule us for the future according to their Pleasures The first is the expresse words of the Great Charters of the Liberties of England granted by b King John Anno 1215. in the 17 yeer of his Reign regranted and confirmed by King Henry the third in the ninth yeer of his Reign and sundry times afterwards and by King Edward the first in the 25 and 28 yeers of his Raign wherein these three Kings successively by their several Grand Charters under their Great Seals did grant give and confirm to all the Free-men of the Realm of England FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR HEIRS FOR EVER the Customs Libertiâ—s therein contained TO HAVE AND TO HOLD THEM TO THEM AND THEIR HEIRS FROM THEM AND THEIR HEâ—RS FOR EVER Concluding their Charters thus All these Customs and Liberties aforesaid which we have granted to be holden within this our Realm as much as appertaineth TO US AND OUR HEIRS WE SHALL OBSERVE And ALL MEN OF THIS OUR REALM AS WELL SPIRITUALL AS TEMPORALL as much as in them is shall observe the same against all persons in likewise And we have granted unto them THAT NEITHER WE NOR OUR HEIRES SHALL PROCURE OR DO ANY THING WHEREBY THE LIBERTIES IN THESE CHARTERS CONTAINED SHALL BE INFRINGED OR BROKEN We â—atifying and approving these Gifts and Graunts aforesaid CONFIRM and CORROBORATE ALL THE SAME FOR US AND OUR HEIRS PERPETUALLY and by these Presents as the later Charters run do renew the same Willing and Granting FOR US AND OUR HEIRS THAT THESE CHARTERS AND ALL AND SINGULAR THEIR ARTICLES FOR EVER SHALL BE STEDFASTLY FIRMLY AND INVIOLASLY OBSERVED Sir Edward Cook that reverend learned Judge and Professor of our Laws in his preface to his second Institutes and p. 2. and 77. thereof wherein he comments on this Great Charter printed by two Orders of the House of Commons in Parliament dated 12 Maii. 1641. and 30 Junii 1642. resolves in direct terms That the Great Charter was for the most part declaratory of the Principal Grounds of THE FVNDAMENTAL LAWS OF ENGLAND That these words therein for as and our heirs for ever were added to avoid all scruples THAT THIS GREAT PARLIAMENTARY CHARTER MIGHT LIVE AND TAKE EFFECT IN ALL SUCCESSIONS OF AGES FOR EVER A clear Resolution that the principal Liberties Customs Laws contained in these Great Charters and ratified by them are both Fundamental perpetual and unalitrable being since confirmed in all points by neer fourty several special Acts of Parliament in succeeding Parliaments and likewise by the Solemn Oathes of our Kings Nobles Judges Great Officers and of the People too all severall times sworn to defend and maintaine the same and by sundry Solomn Excommunications against the onfringers or contemners of them in any kind as I shall prove more fully in the third Chapter The second is the punctuall Resolution of the whole Parliament of 1 Jacobi even in a printed act of Parliament chap. 2. and of King James himself in his speech therein as is evident by this Prologue to that act Whereas his most excellent Majestie hath been pleased out of his great wisdome and judgment not onely to represent unto us by his own prudent and Princely Speech on the first day of this Parliament how much he desired in regard of his inward and gratious affection to both the famous and ancient Realms of England and Scotland now united in allegiance and by all subjection IN HIS ROYAL PERSON TO HIS MAJESTY AND HIS POSTERITY FOR EVER that by a speedy mature and sound Deliberation such a future Vnion might follow as should make perfect that mutual love and uniformity of Maners and Customs which Almighty God in his providence for the strength and safety of both Realms hath so far already begun inâ— pparent sight of all the world but also hath vouchsafed to expresse many ways how far it is and EVER SHALL BE from his Royal and sincere care and affection to the Subjects of England TO ALTER OR INNOVATE the FUNDAMENTAL and ANCIENT LAWS PRIVILEGES and GOOD CUSTOMS OF THIS KINGDOM whereby not only HIS ROYAL AUTHORITY but THE PEOPLES SECURITY OF LANDS LIVINGS and PRIVILEGES â—oth in generall and particular are PRESERVED and MAINTAINED and BY THE ABOLISHING OR ALTERATION OF THE WHICH IT is IMPOSSIBLE BUT that PRESENT CONFUSION WIL FALL UPON the WHOLE STATE and FRAME OF THIS KINGDOM c. In which memorable Clause these four things are observable 1. That the Kingdom and People of England have Fundamental ancient good Laws Privileges and Customs 2. That these are no ways to be altered or innovated and that it always hath been is and ever shall be far from the thoughts and intents of all good Kings Governours and Parliaments who bear a sincere care and affection to the subjects of England to alter or innovate them 3. That by these ancient good Laws Privileges and Customs not onely the Kings Regal authority but the peoples security of Lands Livings and Privileges both in general and particular are preserved and maintained 4. That by the abolishing or altering of them it is impossible but that present confusion will fall upon the whole State and frame of this Kingdome Which I wish all Innovators and New Modellers of our Laws

upon all or any of the Freemen of England by reason of any pretended or reall Danger Necessity or other pretext by the Kings of England or any other Powers but onely with and by their common consent and Grant in a free and lawfull Parliament duly summoned and elected Except onely such ancient legall Ayds as they are specially obliged to render by their Tenures Charters Contracts and the Common Law of England 2. That no Freeman of England ought to be arrested confined imprisoned in any private Castles or remote unusuall Prisons under Souldiers or other Guardians but onely in usuall or Common Gaols under sworn responsible Gaolers in the County where he lives or is apprehended and where his Friends may freely visit and relieve him with necessaries And that onely for some just and legall cause expressed in the Writ Warrant or Processe by which he is arreâ—â—ed or imprisoned which ought to be legally executed by known legal responsible sworn Officers of Justice not unknown military Officers Troopers or other illegall Catchpols That no such Freeman ought to be denied bail Mainprise or the benefit of an Habeas Corpus or any other Legal Writ for his enlargement when bailable or incumpernable by Law nor to be detained prisoner for any reall or pretended Crime not bailable by Law then untill the next Generall or Speciall Gaol-delivery held in the County where he is imprisoned where he ought to be legally tried and proceeded against or else enlarged by the Justices without deniall or delay of Right and Justice And that no such Freeman may or ought to be outlawed exiled condemned to any kind of corporall punishment losse of Life or Member or otherwise destroyed or passed upon but onely by due and lawfull Processe Indictment and the lawfull Triall Verdict and Judgment of his Peers according to the good old Law of the land in some usuall Court of Publick Justice not by and in a new illegall Military or other Arbitrary Judicatories Committees or Courts of High Justice unknown to our Ancestors 3. That no Freeman of England unlesse it be by Speciall Grant and Act of Parliament may or ought to be compelled enforced pressed or arrayed to go forth of his own Countrey much lesse out of the Realm into forreign parts against his will in times of Warre or Peace or except he be specially obliged thereto by ancient Tenures and Charters save onely upon the sudden coming of strang enemies into the Realm and then he is to array himself onely in such sort as he is bound to do by the ancient Laws and Customs of the Kingdome still in force 4. That no Freeman of England may or ought to be disinherited disseised dispossed or deprived of any inheritance Freehold liberty Custome Franchise Chattle Goods whatsoeuer without his own Gift Grant or free Consent unlesse it be by lawfull Processe Triall and Judgment of his Peers or speciall Grant by act of Parliament 5. That the old received Government Laws Statutes Customes Priviledges Courts of Justice legall Processe of the Kingdome and Crown ought not to be altered repealed suppressed nor any new from of Government Law Statute Ordinance Court of Judicature Writs or legall Proceedings instituted or imposed on all or any of the Free men of England by any Person or Persons but onely in and by the Kingdomes free and full Consent in a lawfull Parliament wherein the Legislative Power solely resides 6. That Parliaments ought to be duly summoned and held for the good and safety of the Kingdome every year or every three years at least or so often as there is just occasion That the Election of all Knights Citizens and Burgesses to sit and serve in Parliament and so of all other Elective Officers ought to be free That all Members of Parliament hereditary or Elective ought to be present and there freely to speak and vote according to their judgements and Consciences without any over-awing Guards to terrifie them and none to be forced or secluded thence And that all Parliaments not thus duly summoned elected whilst held but unduly packed and all Acts of Parliament fraudulently and forcibly procured by indirect means ought to be nulled repealed as void and of dangerous president 7. That neither the Kings nor any Subjects of the Kingdome of England may or ought to be summoned before any Forreign Powers or Jurisdictions whatsoever out of the Realm or within the same for any manner of Right Inheritance Thing belonging to them or Offence done by them within the Realm 8. That all Subjects of the Realm are obliged by Allegiance and duty to defend their Lawfull Kings Persons Crowns the Laws Rights and Priviledges of the Realm and of Parliament against all Usurpers Traytors violence and Conspiracies And that no Subject of this Realm who according to his duty and Allegiance shall serve his King in his Warres for the just defence of him and the Land against Forreign enemies or Rebels shall lose or forfeit any thing for doing his true duty service and Allegiance to him therein but utterly discharged of all vexation trouble or losse 9. That no publick Warre by Land or Sea ought to be made or levied with or against any Forreign Nation or Publick Truce or League entred into with Forreign Realms or States to bind the Nation without their Common advice and consent in Parliament 10. That the ancient Honours Manors Lands Rents Revenues Inheritances Right and perquisites of the Crown of England originally settled thereon for the Ease Exemption of the people from all kind of Taxâ—s payments whatsoever unlesse in cases of extraordinary necessity and for defraying all the consant ordinary expences of the Kingdome as the expences of the Kings houshold Court Officers Judges Embassadors Garisons Navy and the like ought not to be sold alienated given away or granted from it to the prejudice of the Crown and burdening of the people And that all Sales Alie nations Gifts or Grants thereof to the empairing of the publick Revenue or prejudice of the Crown and people are void in Law and ought to be resumed and repealed by our Parliaments and Kings as they have frequently been in all former ages For the Readers fuller satisfaction in each of these propositions some of which I must shew here but briefly touch for brevity sake having elsewhere fully debated them in print I shall specially recommend unto him the perusall of such Tracates and Arguments formerly published wherein each of them hath been fully discussed which he may peruse at his best leasure The first of these Fundamentalls which I intend principally to insist on is fully asserted debated confirmed by 13. H. 4. f. 14. By Fortesâ—ue Lord Chief Justice and Chancellour of England de laudibus Legum Angliae dedicated by him to King Henry the 6 f. 25. c. 36. f. 8â— By a learned and necessary Argument against impositions in Parliament of 7. Jacobi by a late Reverend Judge printed at London 1641. By Mr. William Hakewell in his

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