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A91421 The government of the people of England precedent and present the same. Parker, John, Baron of the Court of Exchequer. 1650 (1650) Wing P432; Thomason E594_19; ESTC R206925 13,181 20

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this great body that it presently groweth into new distempers and must be new physicked or it will perish though for the most part the ingredients hereafter used are but the same as in the generall or particular Recipes mentioned The Kings Court-Councell informed him that he might for his recreation and better preservation of his health afforest any Subjects ground and so dispose of it for his pleasure as he should think fit upon pretence no doubt that his life was so precious and so to be regarded that no possession the Subject had should be so deare to him as that he should be unwilling to part with it for the Kings preservation faire shewes 25. E. 3. Stat. 5. c. 7. 7 R. 2. c. 4. but fowle substance even to the ruine of the people as may appeare by the cure set downe in Cha. de Foresta and as it is well knowne in some parts of this Kingdome by wofull experience even in these present times long after the making of the said Charter procured by the Court-Parafites chirping in the late Kings eare the same or as bad notes as at the making of the said Charter The Common Law of England allowing the King this Prerogative that he might distraine the goods of his debtor and make sale thereof towards his satisfaction which his Ministers abused and thereby oppressed the Subject in selling at low prises or before the Debtor could have notice and sometimes when there was no debt due but onely pretended all which are provided for by a Statute of distresses of the Exchequer 2. H. 4. c. 14. 3. E. 3. c. 3 4. 20 H. 6. c. 8. 5. E. 3. c. 2. 23. H. 6. c. 1 2. 10. E. 3. St. 2. c. 1. 4. 14. E. 3. c. 19 28. H. 6. St. 2. c. 2. 25. E. 3. St. 5. cap. 6. 21. 2. 3. E. 6. cap. 3. 28. E. 3. c. 12 2. 3. Mar. ca. 6. 34. E. 3. c. 2 3. 43. E. 3. c. 3. 7. R. 2. c. 8. 14. E. 3. c. 14 made 51. H. 3. And lest the prime Medicines prescribed by Magna Charta should be forgotten neglected or antiquated the said Charter is newly confirmed 52. H. 3. Marlebridge cap. 5. and 30. times at the least since so carefull and provident have these faithfull Physicians been and yet new diseases break forth as that the Kings Prerogative in purveyance for victuals how much abused by his Ministers in oppression of the Subject may appeare by the many Medicines provided for the cure thereof Westm 1. cap. 32. and many other cited in the margent the Declaration of the Common Law being as it were new tempering of old Medicines thereby reviving the strength and vertue thereof which these Physicians are often enforced so to doe as for ousting the long delay procured by praying in ayde of the King by the Stat. de Bigamis cap. 1 2 3. The Kings Courtiers and Servants under colour of right and preserving of it to the King by menaces and thre●ts prevailed with many Religious houses for corodi●s and other promotions whereunto the King had no right for redressing whereof a Stat. is made 1. E. 3. St. 2. cap. 10. The Kings Officers in oppression of the Subject construe the Law of the Land to be that every alienation of any of the Kings Tenants in Capite without licence to be a forfeiture the Law therein is truly expounded by 1. E. 3. cap. 13. And where colour of Law will not serve they use force and compell divers of the Kings Subjects to enter bond to come to the King with force and Armes whensoever they should be sent for upon pain of life and limbe and to forfeit whatsoever they could forfeit a fearefull and dangerous tye but happily untied by a Stat. made 1. E. 3. St. 2. cap. 15. And the usefulnesse of these Physicians and their often consultations and their frequent advices apparently proved and approved by the happy experience this great body the Commonwealth had formerly had to be exceeding necessary for its preservation and happinesse it is is provided 4. E. 3. cap. 14. to be once every yeare 36. E. 3. c. 10 or oftner if need require Monopolies and restraint of Trade being beneficiall to the Kings Courtiers though much prejudiciall to the State and people are no doubt upon faire though false glosses set up and countenanced which dangerous disease is provided for by 9. E. 3. Stat. 1. cap. 1. The Kings Councell and Courtiers abusing for their owne private ends the wholsome Medicine of the Common Lawes of this Kingdome to the great detriment of the Subject upon pretence that Nullum tempus occurrit Regi and that all Lands came from the King at the first seise into the Kings hands any mans Lands thereby to enforce him to shew his title and if he make default to forfeit the same which great mischiefe is provided for by 9. E. 3. St. 1. cap. 2. For that by tenure some Tenants of the King by reason of their tenure are bound to finde Armes in the Kings service his Councell and Courtiers strained this to be due from all to the great dammage of the people which misexposition is remedied 25. E. 3. Stat. 5. cap. 8. The King by his Prerogative is to be first satisfied his debt before any Subject and till that were levied the King might protect the debtor which in true intention was with what speed the King might be first satisfied then the Subject might sue for his but under colour hereof the Courtiers had got this trick that if they did owe money to any other they would also be debtors to the King and thereupon get his protection and delay the Subject of his due debt till Doomesday or at least till hee should be without remedy which great mischiefe is provided for by 25. E. 3. St. 5. cap. 19. It were very probable that the generall and particular provisions afore-cited would be sufficient to prevent any oppressing of the Subject but as the Poet saith Queritur ut crescunt tot magno volumina logis In promptu ratio est croscit in orbe dolus New Ages produce new wirs and they new inventions and amongst the rest was this that the King should grant a Commission to certaine persons to view and search victualls and correct where they found cause upon a specious and fair pretence forsooth that thereby the Subject might be the hertor provided of wholsome meat and not to be poisoned or destroyed by miscarriage therein though in truth the thing intended was their owne private gaine as expenience presently shewed a grand way of oppressing under colour of relieving this also is cured by 12. E. 4. cap. 8. The Kings Officers and Ministers extending the Kings Prerogative beyond its true bounds especially where there was not particular bounds as in case of assignment of debts to his Majesty they construed all assignments whether by Debtor or Accomptant Bona fide or feignedly to be within the Kings