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A91303	The treachery and disloyalty of papists to their soveraignes, in doctrine and practise. Together with an exact parallel of the jurisdiction, power, and priviledges claimed and exercised by our popish Parliaments, prelates, Lords and Commons in former times, with those now claimed and practised by the present Parliament, Lords and Commons, which are here manifested to be farre more loyall, dutifull, moderate; more consistent with, lesse invasive on, and destructive to the Kings pretended soveraigne power and prerogative, then those of popish parliaments, and subjects. Wherein likewise the traiterous, antimonarchicall doctrines, practises and attempts of papists upon their soveraignes prerogatives, crownes, persons, with the dangerous consequences, effects, and designes, of their present illegall arming, and accesse to the Kings Army, and person by meanes of evill counsellours, are briefely discovered; ... It is ordered by the Committee for Printing that this treatise be forthwith printed and published, by Michael Sparke, senior. Januar. 13. 1642. John White.; Soveraigne power of parliaments and kingdomes. Part 1	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1643 (1643)	Wing P4108; Thomason E248_1; ESTC R203188	101,087	43

●ll out for their advantage For the Duke of Ireland with the Kings privity such was his false dissim●●tion had gathered a power in Wales and Cheshire which they intercepting neare Burford and Bablecke ●ew Sir William Molineux leader of the Cheshire men and made the Duke to flye in great feare A●ong the Dukes carriages was found as the devill or rather God would have it certaine Letters of the ●ings to the said Duke by which their Counsells were plainely discovered The Lords hereupon ●arch with speed up to London having an Army of forty thousand men the Lord Major and City doubt●ll whether to displease the King or Lords upon consultation receive the Lords into the City and sup●y their Army with provisions in the Suburbs Which the King hearing of seemed to slight them say●g * Note the perill and policy of protracting Let them lye here till they have spent all their goods and then they will returne poore and empty to their ●uses and then I shall speake with and judge them one after another The Lords hearing this were exceed●gly moved and sw●re They would never remove the●e till they had spoken with him face to face And ●rthwith sent some to guard the Thames lest the King should slip out of their hands and then sco●●e at ●em The King being then in the Tower and seeing himselfe every way encompassed sent a message ●● the Lords that he would treat with them who thereupon desired him That he would come the ne●●●y to Westminster where they would declare their desire to him The King replyed That he would not treat ●ith them at Westminster but in the Tower To which the Lords answered That it was a suspicious place ●●cause traines might there be laid for them and dangers prepared to destroy them Whereupon the King ●nt word They sh●uld send thither two hundred men or more to search and view all places lest any fraud should ●e hid Upon which the Lords repaired to the Tower and in the Kings Bed-chamber laid open to ●●m briefly all his conspiracy in causing them indirectly to be indicted They object to him his mutability ●d underhand working producing his owne Letters to the Duke of Ireland to raise an Army to destroy them ●gether with the French packe●s they had intercepted whereby it appeared he had secretly practised to flye with ●e Duke of Ireland into France to deliver up Callice to the French Kings possession and such pieces as the ●rowne of England held in those parts whereby his honour might diminish his strength decay and his fame ●erish The King seeing this knew no● what to doe especially because he knew himselfe notably ●e●ressed At last craving leave they left him confounded and shedding teares yet upon condition that ●e should come to Westminster the next day where he should heare more and trea●● of the necessary affaires of the Kingdome Which he promised to doe retaining the Earle of Darby to sup with him 〈…〉 before he went to bed O the ficklenesse of weake Princes and faithlessenesse of their royall words a 〈…〉 Protestations some whisperers telling him that it was not decent safe nor honorable for the King 〈…〉 goe thither he changed his resolution The Nobles hearing this were very sad and discontented a 〈…〉 thereupon sent him word That if he came not quickely according to appointment they would chuse them anoth 〈…〉 King who both would and should obey the Counsell of his Peeres The King strucke with this dart came t 〈…〉 next day to Westminster there attending his Nobles pleasures To whom after few discourses the Nobles said That for his honour and the benefit of his kingdome all T 〈…〉 tors whisperers flat terers evill instruments slanderours and unprositable persons should bee banished out of b 〈…〉 Court and company and others substs●uted in their places who both knew how and would serve him more honora 〈…〉 and faithfully Which when the King had granted though with sorrow they thought fit that Al 〈…〉 an●er Nevill Archbishop of Yorke John Fordham Bishop of Durham with sundry other Lords Knights a 〈…〉 Clergy men should be removed and kept in strait prison to answer such accusations as should bee object 〈…〉 against them the next Parlia Whereupon they were apprehended forthwith and removed from the Co 〈…〉 After the feast of Purification the Parliament much against the Kings will who would have shifted it 〈…〉 at that time began at London The first day of the Session Fulthorpe and all the rest of the Judges w 〈…〉 arrested as they sate in judgement on the Bench and most of them sent to the Tower for that having fi 〈…〉 overruled the Lords with their Counsels and direction which they assured them to be according to Law 〈…〉 afterward at Nottingham gave contrary judgement to what themselves had determined formerly Tresilian t 〈…〉 chiefe Justice prevented them by flight but being apprehended and brought backe to the Parliament 〈…〉 the forenoone had sentence to be drawne to Tiburne in the afternoone and there to have his Thro 〈…〉 cut which was done accordingly The King seeing these proceedings by advise of his ill Counsellors * Grafton p. 348 349. 150 151. absented himselfe from his Parliament and sent Michael de la Pole then Lord Chancellor to demand foure fifteenes in his name ●f the Commo 〈…〉 for that without lesse he could not maintaine his estate and outward warre To which the body of the Parliame 〈…〉 made answer that without the King were present they would make therein no answer and that unlesse the Ki 〈…〉 would remove him from his Chaneellorship they would no further meddle with any Act this Parliament Th 〈…〉 King upon this sent to the Commons that they should send to Eltham where he then lay 40. of the wis 〈…〉 and best learned of the Commons who in the name of the whole house should declare unto him their minde Up 〈…〉 which message the House were in more feare then before for there went a talke that the King intended 〈…〉 betray divers of them which followed not his minde either that way or at a banquet appointed to be made purpos●ly a● London if Nicholas Exton the Maior of London would have consented thereunto at which time t 〈…〉 Duke of Glocester should have beene taken Wherefore the Lords and Commons assembled together agree 〈…〉 with one assent that the Duke of Glocester and Bishop of Ely should in the name of the whole Parliament be se 〈…〉 to the King to Eltham which was done and the King well pleased that they should come When they cam 〈…〉 into his presence they most humbly saluted him and said Most high and redoubted Soveraigne Lord the Lor 〈…〉 and Commons of this your Parliament assembled with most humble subjection unto your most royall Majesty desi 〈…〉 your most gratious favour so that they may live in tranquillitie and peace under you to the pleasure of God a 〈…〉 wealth of the Realme On whose behalfe

in their Controversies of the Popes Supremacy of general Councels Generall Councell above the Pope the Pope above the Archbishop the Archbishop above the Ordinary because men may Appeale from the Ordinary to the Archbishop from him to the Pope but now with us to the Kings Delegates If there be any difference betweene c See Grafton p. 512 513. 161. Matthew Paris p. 954. Fox old Edition p. 508. King or Subject touching any inheritances Priviledges or Prerogatives belonging to the Crowne it selfe or any points of misgovernment yea which is more if there be any suite quarrell or difference betweene our Kings in Act and any other their Competitors d See Hoveden p. 724 725 for the Crowne it selfe which of them hath best title to it who of them shall enjoy it and how or in what manner it shall be setled the Lords and Commons in Parliament are and ought to be the sole and finall Judges of it Not to give you a●y instances of this kinde betweene King and Subjects which I have formerly touched nor to relate how our e Walsingham Hist p. 514. Speed p. 647 648. Kings Edward the first King John f Matthew Paris p. 273. 274 275. condemned to death by a Parliament in France by French Peeres for slaying his Nephew Arthur trecherously with his owne hands and likewise to lose the Crowne of England Henry the third and other our Kings have Appealed to the Parliaments of France and England upon differences betweene the Peeres and Kings of France and them concerning their Lands and Honours in France Or how King Edward the third and Philip of France submitted both their Titles to the Kingdome of France to the determination in a French Parliament where they were both personally present which adjudged the Crowne to Philip Nor yet to repeate the i pag. 5. forementioned precedents how the Lords and Commons when the Title to the Crowne hath beene in dispute have transferred it from the rightfull Heires to others I shall give you some other pregnant evidences where the Parliament hath finally determined the Title to the Crowne when it hath beene in competition and setled it in a legall manner to avoid debates by way of Appeale to them by compe●itors or reference from the Kings themselves as the onely proper Judges of such a superlative controversie Not to mention any stories of our British Kings to this purpose where the * See Matthew Westm Fabian Grafton Holin Kingdom Lords and Commons then disposed of the Crowne in cases of minority want of He●res misgovernment and c●ntroversies ab●ut the Title to the Crowne * Polichron l. 6. c. 18. Speed p. 399. See Grafton and Holinshed accordingly Canutus after the death of King Edmond Anno 1017. claiming the whole Realme against Edmonds Brethren Sons referred his Title upon the agreement made between Edmond and him fo● this purpose to the Parliament who resolved for Canutus Title and thereupon tooke an Oath of feal●y to him Offering to defend his right with their swords against all others claimes After his decease the * Matthew Westminster and Malmes●wy Anno 1036. Holinshed l. 17. c. 13. p. 398. Speed p. 404. 406. Huntingdon Walsingham Anno 1036. 10●0 Title to the Crowne being controverted betweene Hardicanute the right Heire and Harold his elder but base Brother it was referred to a Parliament at Oxfo●d who gave their voyces to Harold there present and presently proclaimed and consecrated him King Anno 1036. After whose death the States of England sent and adjudged the Crowne to Hardicanute then in Denmarke He dying * Huntindon l. 6. Polychron l. 6. c. 18. Speed p. 410. Matthew West●n An. 1042. p. 415. Edward the Confessor by a generall consent of the Nobles Clergy and People who presently upon Harolds death enacted by Par●iament g Matthew Paris p. 893. 925. 930. 948. 954 655. Grafton p. 188 189 Speed p. 687 688 785 786. That none o● the Danish blood should any more Reigne over them was elected King and declared ●ight Heire to the Crowne Anno 1126. k Hoveden Hun●ingdon Matthew Westminster Matthew Paris Walsingham Polychronic●n Fabian Anno 1126. Speed p. 477. See Ho●inshed Grafton Stow Anno 1126. King Henry the first having no issue male but onely one Daughter Maude to fucceed him summoned a Parliament in the presence of himselfe and David King of Scotland wherein the Crowne was setled upon Maude after his decease being of the ancient Royall English Blood whereupon Stephen his Sisters Sonne and all the Nobles presently swore fealty to ●er As much as in them lay after King Henries death if ●e dyed without issue male to establish ●er Queene ●f the Monarchy of great Britaine But Stephen after his decease usurped the Crowne against his Oath h Polyd. Virgil l. 19. Claudius Seyse●●us his French Monarchy By the unanimous consent and election of the Lords and Commons And after seventeene yeares civill warres ●o the devastation of the Realme l Walsingham Ypod An. 1113 Matthew Westm An. 1153 p. 42. Matthew Paris ● 82 83. Speed p. 497. Hoveden p. 490. Hun●indon Hist l. 8 p. 598. Fox Vol. 1. p. 261. King Stephen and Henry the Sonne of Maude came to a Treaty ● Wal●ingford where by the advise of the Lords they made this accord That Stephen if he would should ●eaceably hold the kingdome during his life and that Hen●y should be his adopted Sonne and Successor enjoy ●he Crowne as right Heire to it after his death and that the King and all the Bishops and Nobles should ●weare that Henry after the Kings death if he su●vived him should P●ssesse the Kingdome without any conradiction Which done the civill warres ceased and a blessed peace ensued and then comming to Oxford in a Parl●ament all the Nobles did fealty to Henry who was made chiefe Justiciar of England and determined all the affaires of the Kingdome In the 8. and 25. E. 3. there was a m 25. E. 3. Parl 2. in the Statuts at large doubt moved in Parliament whether the children of the King or others borne beyond the Seas within his Allegiance should in●erit lands in England The King to cleare all doubts and ambiguities in this case and to have the La● herein reduced to ce●tainty charged the Prelates Earles Barons and other wise men of his Councell assembled in Parliam●nt in the 25. yeare of his Raigne to delibera●● of this point who with one assent resolved That the Law of the Realme of England is and alwayes hath beene such that the children of the Kings ●● England in whatsoever parts they be borne in England or elsewhere be able and owe to beare inheritance after the death of their Ancestors Which when they had declared the King Lords and Commons by a special Act did approve and affirme this Law for ever the onely Act passed in that Parliament And in a * Cooke l. 7. The Princes case Parliament 11. E. 3. this

had sworne After ●hich he rightly setled the affaires of England by the counsell of his Nobles and then passed over in●o Normandy But how ill he kept this his Oath and others of this Nature and how he violated the ●tatutes of Magna Charta and D● Forresta which he had confirmed with his hand seale oath Pro●amations the B●shops Excommunications and the Popes Bull within three moneth● after he had on firmed them and procured a dispensation of his oath and abrogation of these Lawes making ●loody warres upon his Barrons and Subjects who confiding to those confirmations and royall pro●ises expected no such strange performances spoyling robbing and destroying his people every ●here in the selfe-same manner as we now are plundered * See before p. 5. 8. Graf p. 11. Mat. Paris p● 243. to 247. worthy reading and consideration the Histories of his life too manifestly ●● late which oft put his Crowne in danger of utter los●e Lewis of France being crowned king by the ●●rons in his steed who renounced their allegiance to him for his perjuries and breach of faith and ●aking warre upon them John departing this life his sonne Henry being but 9. yeares old was pro●aimed king through the pe●swasion of the Earle Marshall and of Pembroke afterwards made his ●rotector who informed the Lords and Commons h Fox Acts Mon. Ed. t●lt v. 1. p. 334 Speed p. 591. that though King Iohn for his evill demeanors ●eserved their persecution and l●sse of his crowne yet his young child tender in yeares was pure and inno●nt from his fathers doings Wherefore ●ith every man is to be charged with the burthen of his owne trans●ressions neither shall the child as scriptures teach beare the iniquity of his Fathers they o●ght of duty ●nd conscience to beare themselves ●ildly towards this tender Prince and take comp●ssion of his age And ●r as much as he was Iohns naturall and eldest sonne and ought to be their Soveraigne let us with one joynt ●llistance APPOINT HIM our King and Governour let us renounce from us Lewis the French kings ●onne and suppresse his people which are a confusion and shame to our Nation and the yoakes of their Ser●itude let ●s cast from our shoulders Vpon which perswasions Henry was presently proclaimed and crowned king at Glocesler And though he were but an infant yet being i Mat. Paris p. 278. 305. set before the High Altar he swore before the Clergy and people upon the Holy Evangelists and divers Saints Reliques Ioceline Bishop of Bath dictating the Oath That he would beare honour peace and reverence to God to ●● Church and Priests all the dayes of his life He likewise swore that he would maintaine right Iustice among the people committed to his Charge And that he would blot out ill Lawes and unjust customes if that should be any in the kingdome and observe good ones and cause them to be kept by all men How well ● observed this solemne oath with many others of like nature made to his Lords and Subjects f● confirmation of Magna Charta and their Liberties k In his Edition Tiguri 1589. p. 876. 938. 958. 959 960. Mathew Paris will informe us who writ● that the King in all his Oathes and promises did so farre transgresse the bounds of truth that the Prela●● and Lords knew not how to hold this Proteus the King for where there is no truth there can be no ●ix● confidence That thought he sometimes humbled himselfe confessing that he had beene often bewitched ● ill Counsell and promised with a great Oath solemnely taken upon the Altar and coffin of Saint Edwar● that he would plainely and fully correct his former Errors and graciously condescend to his naturall Subject good counsell yet his frequent preceding breaches of oathes and promises sepenitus incredibilem reddider●● made him altogether incredible so that though he usually heard three Mosses every day but seldome a● Sermons as l Hist Angl. P. 1. Walsingham notes yet none would afterwards beleeve him but ever feare and susp●● his words and actions and to avoyd the infamie of perjurie which he feared he sent to the ●ope● absolve him from those Oathes he repented of who easily granted him an absolution Such faith and assurance is there in the Oathes and Protestations of Princes to their Subjects whose Politicke capacities oft times have neither soule nor conscience This perfidiousnesse in the king made his long raig● full of troubles of bloody civill warres and oft times endangered the very losse of his Crowne a● kingdome as our Historians informe us for which he repented and promised amendment at h● death m Lib. 3. c. 9. f. 107. Bracton an ancient Lawyer in this kings dayes writes That the king in his Coronation OVGHT by an Oath taken in the name of Iesus Christ to promise these three things to the people subject to hi● First that he will command and endeavour to his power that true peace shall be kept to the Church and ● Christian people in his time Secondly That he will prohibit rapines or plunderings and all iniquities ● all degrees Thirdly That in all Iudgements he will command equitie and mercy that so God who is gracious and mercifull may bestow his mercy on him and that by his justice all men may injoy firme peace F● saith he a King is SACRED and ELECTED to wit by his kingdome for this end to doe justis unto all for if there were no justice peace would be easily exterminated and it would be in vaine to make Lawes and doe justice unlesse there were one to defend the Lawes c. And before the Conquest I re● in n Fox Acts and Monuments Edition 1641. vol. 1. p. 214. and Lambards Archaion Leges Edwardi c. 17. Bilson par 3 p. 494. King Edward the Confessors Lawes not onely the Office but Oath of the King whom he an● Bracton oft stiles Gods and Christ Vicar upon earth thus excellently described A King ought abo● all things to feare God to love and observe his Commandments and cause them to be observed through h● whole kingdome He ought also to set up good Lawes and customes such as be wholesome and approved s●● as be otherwise to repeale them and thrust them out of his kingdome Item he ought to doe justice an● judgement in his kingdome by the counsell of the Nobles of his Realme All these things ought the King ● his owne person to doe taking his oath upon the Evangelists and the blessed Reliques of Saints swearing ● the presence of the whole state of his Realme as well of the temporalty as of the spiritualty before he ●● crowned of the Archbishops and Bishops Three servants the King ought to have under him as Vassals fleshly lust avarice and greedy desire whom if he keepe under as his servants and slaves he shall reigne well an● honorably in his Kingdome He must doe all things with good advisement and praemeditation and th● properly