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A78413
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Another word to purpose against The long Parliament revived. By C. C. of Grays-Inne, Esq;
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Drake, William, Sir.
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1660
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Wing C16; Thomason E1053_5; ESTC R207979
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betray_v his_o kingdom_n utter_o refuse_v to_o accept_v but_o this_o pusilanimous_a prince_n of_o we_o by_o the_o threat_n and_o persuasion_n of_o pandulphus_fw-la the_o pope_n commissary_n the_o next_o year_n cum_fw-la conmuni_fw-la concilio_n baronum_fw-la surrender_v his_o kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o ireland_n to_o pope_n innocent_a the_o iii_o and_o that_o he_o will_v hold_v his_o crown_n from_o thenceforth_o as_o fcodary_n to_o the_o pope_n pay_v for_o both_o his_o kingdom_n 1000_o mark_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la which_o 1000_o maâ—ks_n with_o the_o arrearage_n be_v demand_v by_o the_o pope_n of_o wise_a king_n edw._n the_o 3_o in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n who_o call_v a_o parliament_n thereupon_o who_o resolution_n be_v that_o the_o king_n can_v not_o do_v it_o without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o commons_o as_o appear_v rot._n parl._n 40._o e._n 3._o numb_a 8._o a_o act_n not_o yet_o print_v and_o though_o it_o be_v then_o resolve_v that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v do_v without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o commons_o which_o be_v to_o defeat_v the_o king_n grant_v with_o the_o great_a colour_n yet_o it_o do_v not_o imply_v that_o he_o may_v do_v it_o with_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o commons_o for_o in_o rot._n parliamenti_fw-la 42._o e._n 3._o numb_a 7._o upon_o further_a debate_n it_o be_v declare_v by_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o in_o full_a parliament_n that_o they_o can_v not_o assent_v to_o any_o thing_n in_o parliament_n that_o tend_v to_o the_o disherison_n of_o the_o king_n &_o his_o crown_n whereunto_o they_o be_v swear_v which_o late_a precedent_n i_o bring_v to_o prove_v the_o second_o respect_n before_o mention_v of_o the_o two_o house_n so_o than_o it_o follow_v that_o this_o act_n this_o idol_n which_o have_v be_v so_o much_o worship_v and_o which_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o all_o our_o misery_n be_v void_a as_o to_o the_o king_n royal_a assent_n and_o also_o as_o to_o the_o assent_n of_o the_o two_o house_n provide_v i_o make_v 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commons_o in_o parliament_n which_o be_v occasion_v thus_o h._n the_o first_o be_v a_o englishman_n and_o therefore_o fear_v the_o revolt_n of_o the_o norman_n from_o he_o for_o they_o favour_v his_o brother_n robert_n duke_n of_o normandy_n and_o he_o understanding_n that_o his_o own_o countryman_n have_v a_o kindness_n and_o affection_n for_o he_o call_v the_o chief_a of_o they_o to_o his_o great_a council_n and_o do_v by_o that_o mean_n settle_v himself_o sure_a in_o his_o throne_n which_o i_o take_v for_o a_o good_a rule_n for_o other_o king_n yet_o this_o manner_n of_o assemble_v be_v not_o always_o continue_v since_o that_o time_n for_o sometime_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o nobility_n be_v only_o call_v and_o they_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o parliament_n impart_v to_o the_o other_o baron_n and_o their_o country_n what_o be_v do_v in_o parliament_n afterward_o king_n john_n ordain_v that_o all_o baron_n of_o england_n shall_v come_v in_o proper_a person_n to_o parliament_n be_v 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prerogative_n for_o which_o i_o now_o labour_n whereby_o we_o have_v sore_o feel_v and_o dear_o undergo_v these_o unmatchable_a misery_n wherewith_o these_o three_o kingdom_n have_v be_v so_o long_o and_o tedious_o exercise_v which_o be_v argument_n enough_o to_o satisfy_v any_o reasonable_a and_o sober_a mind_n against_o the_o unreasonableness_n of_o it_o and_o to_o persuade_v they_o in_o their_o conscience_n that_o such_o a_o unheard_a of_o precedent_n shall_v not_o innovate_v so_o much_o upon_o prerogative_n as_o to_o bind_v up_o the_o king_n hand_n which_o shall_v defend_v and_o preserve_v himself_o and_o his_o people_n and_o to_o make_v he_o stand_v still_o while_o his_o loyal_a subject_n be_v murder_v before_o his_o face_n his_o own_o throat_n cut_v before_o his_o palace_n and_o the_o most_o horrid_a confusion_n that_o ever_o be_v hear_v of_o bring_v upon_o a_o land_n before_o that_o time_n the_o most_o flourish_a that_o ever_o be_v see_v and_o all_o this_o fall_v out_o upon_o 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