Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
england_n act_n king_n law_n 5,822 5 4.7877 4 true
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A37315 A Debate upon the quærie whether a king elected and declared by the Lords spiritual and temporal, and Commons assembled at Westminster 22 of January 1688, coming to and consulting with the said Lords and Commons, doth not make as compleat a Parliament and legislative power and authority to all intents and purposes, as if the said king should cause new summons to be given and new elections to be made by writs 1689 (1689) Wing D508; ESTC R21332 4,258 6

There is 1 snippet containing the selected quad. | View lemmatised text

the said King should issue out Writs for calling a new Parliament Certainly nothing more can be had material to the Essence of a Parliament If the substantial parts of a Parliament be and consist of an Assembly or Convention or Meeting together of the King and the three Estates as I have shewed that it is out of the best Authorities we have the difference of the Lords and Commons being call'd by Writ or by Letter is nothing material since both Writ and Letter are to the same effect and in some ancient Records it is mentioned that Parliaments should be summoned by Letters particularly in King John's great Charter in the 17 year of his Reign he promises to summon the Bishops Abbots Earls c. per Literas nostras by our Letters Orig. Jud. 17. The Prince of Orange's not being King at the time of his sending forth his Letters matters not for he was the Person to whom the Administration of the Government was then committed It is evident that in many Parliaments it was not so material how the King Lords and Commons came together as that they were together I dare appeal to any man if the manner of Calling together the three Estates of the Realm by the Prince of Orange's Letters was not a much fairer proceeding considering the state of Affairs as to the Calling of them together then was in several Cases wherein they were never doubted to be a Parliament when joyned with a King. I shall instance only a few of many that might be named Edward the Second being imprisoned by his Queen Son and Nobles they issue forth Writs in the Imprisoned Kings Name to summon the Lords and to chuse Knights Citizens and Burgesses to meet at Westminster 16 of Jan. 1325. This one would think was pretty hard and an absolute force upon the King by making use of his Name against his Will so that it could not be said to be his Act yet the Lords and Commons being met they deposed Edward the Second and declared his Son Edward King and this new King and the Lords and Commons so as I may say irregularly convened together made several Acts of Parliament and have been ever since adjudged a good Parliament to all intents and purposes without any subsequent Act of Confirmation In like manner Rich. 2. being taken Prisoner by Henry Duke of Lancaster the Duke issues forth Writs in the Kings Name the King then in Prison to summon the Lords and to elect Representatives for the People to meet at Westminster 13 of Sept. 1399. These being met by this irregular Summons they depose Richard the Second and declare the Duke of Lancaster King and that new King and the Lords and Commons so irregularly convened being joyned together were and are to this day adjudged deemed and taken to be a good Parliament to all intents and purposes without any Act of Confirmation by any subsequent Parliament The Lords and Commons assembled at Westminster 25 of April 1660. were conven'd by Writs in the Name of the Keepers of the Liberty of England who were Usurpers yet when King Charles the Second came to them and they received him as King he and they together were adjudged a Parliament and they Enacted that they should be so taken and they made many Laws which immediately were put in execution and they continued as a Parliament until 29 of December following which was for above eight Months but indeed most or all those Acts were afterwards confirmed by a subsequent Parliament conven'd by the Kings Writs in May 1661. but that Confirmation according to many good Judgments was rather to satisfie some Scrupulosity than out of necessity most of the said Acts having in a great measure had their Effects before the subsequent confirming Parliament began If upon the Prince of Orange's being declared and Proclaimed King he comes to the Convention of Lords and Commons Assembled at Westminster If the same number of Lords be summoned thither that of Right ought to be summoned to Parliment if the same number of Knights Citizens and Burgesses be duly chosen as ought to be chosen to represent in Parliament then consequently there are all the Substantial and Essential parts of a Parliament met together and being so where 's the Necessity where 's the Advantage where 's the Prudence to dissolve these and thereby give new trouble of new Summons of new Elections lose a great deal of time suffer irrecoverable loss and damage to Ireland and our Allies abroad and after all at the next meeting be but where we now are as to the Essential parts of a Parliament there being nothing more to be had at any other time but what we have already I can see no material difference as to the making of a Parliament whether the King come to the Lords and Commons being assembled together and joyn with them or the King by his Writ or Letters call them to him and therefore I conclude if the Prince of Orange after he is Declared and Proclaimed King doth come to the Lords and Commons now Assembled at Westminster and advise with them in that instant that the King so comes and advises with them they will be as good a Parliament as if he should issue out new Writs of Summons and they should meet again by force thereof FINIS