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A91189	A full declaration of the true state of the secluded members case. In vindication of themselves, and their privileges, and of the respective counties, cities and boroughs for which they were elected to serve in Parliament, against the vote of their discharge, published in print, Jan. 5. 1659. by their fellow members. Compiled and published by some of the secluded members, who could meet with safety and conveniencie, without danger of a forcible surprize by Red-coats.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1660 (1660)	Wing P3965; Thomason E1013_22; ESTC R22149	44,193	60

may be suffered to sit free of force or guards but of their own appointment and dead places filled up by new election untill a free Parliament according to the triennial Act may be called and convened without interruption or praelimitations That so by sober discreet peaceable impartial full and free Councils these three languishing divided Nations and the City of London the Metropolis of this Empire may be restored to their former renown honour peace unity prosperity and trade the two great Pillars of Magistracy and Ministry vindicated from contempt and violence and thereby a stable Settlement obtained both in Church and State to the rejoycing of all that truly fear God at home and the reviving and preservation of the reformed Churches abroad almost totally ruined and become a prey to the common enemy by our and their unchristian divisions Alexander ab Alexandro Genial Dierum l. 4. c. 11. Erat igitur Sena●oris Officium tam de promovendis Magistratibus provinciisque administrandis quam de bellis triumphis supplicationibusque decernendis deque praefidibus in provincias a●xiliis submittendis de leg● de foedere pactionibus ac to●a gerenda rep. libere sentire ac fortem constantemque sententiam dicere Et si duae Senatum distinerent sententiae cum ●liud alii ●●nferent Id quod Senatus maxima pars decer●●xet id ra●um fieri annotatum est An exact List of the secluded Members names still living and those refusing to sit till their restitution to undeceive the Nation and World THe Earl of Ancram Sir Ralph Ashton Kt. Arthur Annesley Kt. William Arthington John Arundel Mr. Ascough Sir John Barrington Sir Thomas Barnardiston Sir Robert Benloes Sir George Booth Kt. Sir Humphrey Bridges Sir Ambrose Brown Kt. Sir Roger Burgoin Kt. Francis Bacon Nathaniel Bacon Edward Bainton John Barker Alderman Maurice Barroe William Bell Alexander Bence Col. John Birch Edward Bish John Bond Doctor of Law John Bowyer Kt. John Boyes Kt. Major Brooks Major General Brown Samuel Brown Serg. at Law Francis Buller Iohn Bunckly Kt. Hugh Buscoen Kt. Iohn Button Sir Henry Cholmley Sir Iohn Clotworthy Sir Iohn Corbet Kt. Sir Iohn Curson Kt. Iohn Carew William Carrent Colonel Ceely Robert Clives Elias Crimes Lionel Copley Iohn Crew Sir Thomas Dacres Kt. Sir Francis Drake Sir William Drake Thomas Dacres Iohn Doyle Mr. Francis Drake Sir Iohn Eveling of Surrey Sir Iohn Eveling of Wilts Sir Walter Earl William Edwards Robert Ellison Richard Erisy George Eveling Mr William Fenwick William Lord Fitzwilliams Sir Edmund Fowel William Foxwist Iohn Francis Iames Fiennis Kt. Nathaniel Fiennis Iohn Fiennes Sir Gilbert Gerard Kt. Sir Harbotle Grimston Samuel Gardiner Francis Gerard Thomas Gewen Iohn Glynne Serg. at Law Samuel Gott Thomas Grove Sir Richard Haughton Kt. Sir Iohn Holland Col. Edward Harley Kt. Major Harley Thomas Hatcher Iames Herbert Peregrine Hobby Thomas Hodges Denzil Hollis Francis Hollis George Horner Kt. Edmund Hoskins Henry Hungerford Colonel Hunt Sir Anthony Irby Richard Jennings VVilliam Iones Sir Norton Knatchull George Keckwich Richard Knightly Sir Iohn Leigh Sir William Lewis Sir Martin Lister Sir William Litton Kt. Sir Samuel Luke Henry Laurence Kt. Colonel Lee Mr. Lewis Col. VValter Long Col. Iohn Loyd Kt. Mr. Lucas Mr. Luckin Sir Thomas Middleton Kt. John Mainard Serj. at Law Mr. Christopher Martin Major General Massey Thomas Middleton Thomas Moor William Morris Kt. George Montague Col. Edward Montague Kt. Sir Robert Napper Sir Robert Nedham Sir Dudly North Kt. Sir John Northcot Mr. Nash John Nelthrop John Nixon Alderman Mr. North Col. Norton Kt. Sir Richard Onslow Kt. Mr. Onslow Arthur Owin Kt. Henry Oxinden William Owfield Sir John Palgrave Kt. Sir Philip Parker Kt. Sir Thomas Parker Sir Edward Partridg● Sir John Pellam Sir William Platers Sir John Potts Kt. Sir Nevil Poole Sir Richard Price Kt. Sir Robert Pye Robert Packer Henry Peck William Pierpoint Edward Poole Col. Alexander Popham Mr. Potter Thomas Povy William Priestly William Prynne Sir Frances Rus●●l Kt. Mr. Ravinscraft Mr. Ratclifft Charles Rich Col. Edward Rossiter Sir Beachamp Saint-John Sir John Seymor Kt. Sir Thomas Soam Robert Scawen Mr. Scut Col. Robert Shap●ot Col. Shuttleworth Mr. Springate Mr. Simon Snow Henry Stapleton Edward Stephens John Stephens Nathaniel Stephens Kt. John Swinfen Col. William Stroud Mr. Shuttleworth John Spilman Sir John Temple Sir Thomas Treavor Mr. Temple Mr. Thistlethwait Samuel Terri●k Edward Thomas Esaia Thomas John Thinne Richard Tolson Kt. John Treavor Kt. Tho. Twisden Serj. at Law Samuel Vassal Edward Vaughan Kt. Edward Vaughan Sir William Waller Tho. Viscount Wenman Kt. Sir Henry Worsly Thomas Waller Esq William Wheeler Col. Whitehead Kt. Henry Willes Capt. Wingate Mr. Winwood William Wray Richard Wynne Kt. Sir John Young In all 194. besides above 40. secluded Members now dead since 1648. whereof many were Knights of Counties and of these yet living 37. are Knights of Shiers with Kt. added against their names Upon an exact view of the Members now sitting or which are permitted to sit if they were all present being about 89 in number there are not above 16. Knights of Shires 7 Citizens and the rest Burgesses whereof seldom 50. appear at once together the excluded and deceased Members being also considered it will appear that the House of Commons consisting by right of 508 Members whereof there are 78 Knights of Shires for England and 12. for Wales There are no Knights of the shires sitting in the House for these 26 English and 11 Welsh Counties following Bes●●es there are no Citizens sitting for 14 cities following viz. BEdford shire Cornwall Cambridgshire Derbyshire Devonshire Dorse●shire Essex Glostershire Har●fordshire Heref●rdshire Lincolnshire Lancashire Middles●x Munmothshire Norfolk Nor●humberland Oxfor●shire Surrey Shropshire Southampton Suffolk Somersetshire Sussex Westmorland Warwickshire Yorkshire Angl●sey B●eckn●ck Cardiganshire Carmarthenshire Carnarvonshire Denbighshire Fli●shire Glamorganshire Pembrockshire M●●●gomeryshire Rad●●shire And but 1 Knight of the Shire in each of the nine following Counties Berkshire Ch●shire Hunting ●●nshire Kent Leicestershire Northamptonshire Staffordshire Wil●shire Worcestershire And only the full number of Knights of the Shire in Buckinghamshi●e Nottinghamshire Rutlandshire Merionethshire York Westminster Bristol Canterbury Chester Exceter Oxford Lincoln Worceste● C●ichester Carlisle Rochester Coventry Wells Have no Citizens in the House And but one of the 4 for London 1 for Norwich 1 for Bath Glocester and Salisbury alone of all the Cities in Engl. having their full number And there will also appear now wanting excluded about 313 Burgesses and many of them of the principal Burroughs in Engl. So that the whole number now permitted to sit is about 89 and the whole number excluded or wanting 420 besides the Lords So tha● upon an indifferent calculation and survey there will scarce the 10th part of the Commons be found at this time to have Members representing them in Parliament and yet these take upon them to act enact and impose * Taxe● not only as a whole Commons House but

us to stand upon our defence which nature teacheth every man to provide for and this Kingdom unlesse it be very unnatural and very unmindfull of it self cannot but afford to them whom it hath intrusted and by whom it is represented and if the Major part of both Houses may sit free from force we doubt not but that they will not only make it good that they have done themselves and the whole Kingdom right in their De●larations and offered no wrong nor done any prejudice at all to his Majestie but also be very sensible of the great indignity offered to the representative body of this whole Kingdom by the contrivers of the Kings answer and will make such persons that delight to foul their own nests and to cast dirt in the face of the Kingdom instances of their exemplary justice so soon as they shall be discovered and brand both them and their doctrin with the marks of their perpetual scorn and indignation And for a tast of their horrid doctrine these Particulars are mentioned from the Declaration that Remonstrance answers viz. s That his Majestie or any other Person may upon suggestions and pretences of Treason Felony or breach of the peace take the Members of Parliament out of either House of Parliament without giving satisfaction to the House whereof they are Members of the ground of such suggestion or accusation and without and against their consent so they may dismember a Parliament when they please and make it what they will when they will That the Representative body of the whole Kingdom is a faction of Malignant Scismatical and Ambitious Persons whose design is and alwaies hath been to alter the whole frame of Government both of Church and State and to subject both King and people to their own lawlesse arbitrary power and Government and that they design the ruine of his Majesties person and of Monarchy it self and consequently that they are Traytors and all the Kingdom with them for their Act is the Act of the whole Kingdom and whether their punishment and ruine may not also involve the whole Kingdom in conclusion and reduce it into the condition of a Conquered Nation no man can tell but experience sheweth us that successe often draws men not only beyond their professions but also many times beyond their intentions Likewise in the t Declaration of both Houses dated Novemb. 7. 1642. for the encouragement of the Apprentices to list themselves under the Earl of Warwick the cause is declared to be for the defence of Religion and liberty of the Kingdom his Majesties royal Person the Parliament and the City of London In the u Declaration of the Lords and Commons of the 17th of December 1642. The Parliaments Army is said to be raised for the necessary defence of the true Protestant Religion the King Parliament and Kingdom And in the x Declaration of both Houses concerning a Treaty of peace made by Cheshire alone it is held forth That they ought not to withdraw themselves from the common cause but to joyn with the Parliament in the defence of the Religion and liberty of the whole Kingdom and with them to labour by all good means to procure a general peace and protection from the King for all his Subjects according to their general Protestation In like manner in the y Declaration of the 7th of January 1642. for a subscription of mony and plate for supply of the Army the cause of the war is expressed to be for the preservation of Religion as well as the just and undoubted power and privilege of Parliament our Laws and Liberties from most apparent destruction And in the z preamble to the Propositions of both Houses tendred to his Majesty Fe●r 1. 1642. they say That they took up Arms for the defence of our Religion laws liberties privileges of Parliament and for the sitting of the Parliament in safety Likewise in the first a Ordinances for a general weekly Assesment wherein the whole Kingdom was to be satisfied That they might freely pay their mony the same cause is held forth The b Associations also of the several Counties of the Kingdom were setled for the same cause In the year 1643. c The Solemn League and Covenant was taken by all Members of Parliament and throughout the Kingdom in maintenance of the same cause as appears by the Covenant and the Exhortation to the taking of the same The Kingdom of Scotland engaged with us in the same cause And all d Commissions to the Generals and Army-Officers were in the name of King and Parliament And when a new Army was raised of 20000. men under the command of Sir Tho. Fairfax by e Ordinance of both Houses dated the 13th of Febr. 1644. it is held forth to be for the defence of the King and Parliament the true Protestant Religion the laws and liberties of the Kingdom An Ordinance dated 3. Aug. 1647. for raising of forces to be commanded by Sir William Waller is for defence of the King Kingdom Parliament and City Lastly to mention no more towards the end of the war the House of Commons alone published a memorable f Declaration dated the 17th of April 1646. called A Declaration of their true Intentions concerning the antient Government of the Kingdom and securing the people against all arbitrary Government c. Wherein remembring the aspersions cast upon them in the beginning of the war and that the same Spirits were still working and mis-representing their intentions and not ceasing aswell in print as otherwise to beget a Belief that they then desired to exceed or swerve from their first ayms 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 they would prolong the troubles and distractions in order to alter the fundamental constitution and frame of this Kingdom to leave all Government in the Church loose and un●etled and our selves to exercise the same Arbitrary power over the Persons and 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 Council-Table All which being seriously considered by them and fore-seeing that if credit were given to such dangerous in●inuations and false surmise the same would not only continue the then calamity and involve us into new and unexpected imbroylments but likewise inevitably endanger the happy issue and success of their endeavours which by Gods blessing they might otherwise hope for they did declare in these words We do declare That our true and real intentions are and our endeavours shall be to settle Religion in the purity thereof according to the Covenant to maintain the antient and fundamental Government of this Kingdom to preserve the right and liberty of the Subject to lay hold of the first opportunity of procuring a safe and