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law_n	king_n	kingdom_n	people_n	18,543	5	5.1521	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A83798	The Commons petitjon to the King in defence of Mr. Pym. Answering those seuen articles whereof hee was impeached. Being a commendable vindication of those seven articles, wherein Mr. Pym was lately accused. Shewing how his good endeavours for the benefit and safety of this kingdome, and his affectionate zeale for the publique prosperity of this realme have bin misconstrued. Expressing the great love, and singular affection of the Commons to him, who have petitioned to the King, in answer of those articles against him, beseeching His Majesty to remit, and excuse him, being not guilty of the same.	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1641 (1641)	Wing E2679; Thomason E181_43; ESTC R8303	2,359	6

THE COMMONS PETITJON TO THE KING In Defence of Mr. PYM ANSWERING Those Seuen Articles whereof hee was Impeached Being a Commendable Vindication of those Seven Articles wherein Mr. Pym was lately Accused Shewing how his good Endeavours for the benefit and safety of this Kingdome and his affectionate Zeale for the publique Prosperity of this Realme have bin misconstrued Expressing the great Love and singular Affection of the Commons to him who have petitioned to the King in Answer of those Articles against him beseeching His Majesty to remit and excuse him being not guilty of the same London Printed for William Bond 1641. An Ansvver to the 1. Article against Mr. Pym c. The 1 Article was to this effect that M. Pym amongst the other scilicet hath traiterously endeavoured to subvert the fundamentall lawes and government of England this seemes contrary in regard that hee solely did alwayes oppose any man whom hee either found or could suspect guilty of the same crime and hath laboured rather to ratifie and confirme the fundamentall lawes the either subvert or confound the same For in his Diurnall Speeches in the Parliament was alwayes specified his reall intent in the institution and not diminution or subversion of any law which was not detrimentall to the safety and prosperity of this Kingdome In the same Article it is mentioned that with all he hath indeavoured to deprive the King of His Royall power and to place in subjects in arbitrary power over the Lives Liberties and Estates of His Majesties liege people To this your Petitioners answer that we have found him so diligent to advance your Majesties royall Dignity and Crowne that he hath seemed rather to ad then in any wise to deprive your Majesty of any power appertaining to your royall Selfe and for the subsequent conclusion we find that otherwise for hee hath given his vote in the House of Commons against the same We proceed now to the 2. Article viz. that he hath endeavoured to lay many foule aspersions upon His Majesty and his government to alienate the affections of his people and to make his Majesty odious unto them The Answer to the second Article To this your Petitioners presume to answer thus as in the former Article we have specified the integrity of his mind free from entertaining the least thought of casting aspersions either on your Majesties person or government so likewise we do signifie his innocuous intent herein that we could never heare know or perceive him at any time minded to alienate the affections of any of his people if any person or persons will maintaine or prove the same against him or them that he did indeavour to divert their affections from your Majesty hewill acknowledge himselfe guilty thereof and justly accvsed for the same But that he should indeavour to make your Majesty odious vnto any it seems incredible for your Petitioners know that the hearts affectionss of your subjects are so unitely fixed on you both in their prayers hopes and wishes that we impartially beleeve that no man would become so disloyall as to substract any respective obedience from your Majesty much lesse that your owne royall person should become odious unto them We now arrive at the 3. Articles viz. That hee hath endeavoured to draw your Majesties late Army into disobedience to your Majesties Commands and to side with them in their trayterous designes The Ansvver to the third Article Your Petitioners have found him alwayes very solicitous and carefull of your Majesties Army striving rather to bring them unto a regular obedience then to side with them in any trayterous designe And wee are confident hereof that none of your Majesties Army can prove that he did ever seduce any of them or suggest them unto any disobedient disorder or agree to any designe whatsoever The Ansvver to the fourth Article We come now to the 4. Article wherein is declared that he hath traytorously invited incouraged a forreine power to invade his Majesties kingdome of England To this your Petitioners dare boldly say that this nefarious invitation and incouragment of a forreine power was never undertooke by him for he hath bin very vigilant to preserve and defend this Kingdome in as great fortification as possibly might be to the florishing prosperity of this whole Realme And therefore he hath oftentimes expressed his affection towards the safety of this Nation and of stronger forces that should be raised to keep out any forreine enemy or power least peradventure they steale upon us vnawares In the Fifth Article he is impeached thus that hee hath trayterously indeavoured to subvert the Rights and very Being of Parliaments To this wee may answer with great facility hee was the chiefe cause that this Parliament was assembled it seems very incongruous that he should subvert the same Moreover he is the sole man that stands for the antient Rights and Liberties of the Parliaments and it seemes a stupendious thing that hee should confound the same In this respect your Petitioners dare speak with confidence that there was not one man in the Parliament house who did stand more strongly for the Rights of Parliaments then Mr. Pym was In their Article there is demonstrated his arraignment that for compleating of his trecherous designs he hath indeavoured as far as in him lay by force terrour to compell the Parliament to joyn with him in his trayterous designs and to that end hath actually raised and countenanced tumults against the King and Parliament The Ansvver to the 6. Article To this it is answered that no man in the Parliament can by coertion be compelled by any man to joyne with him in his assertion And withall we suppose Mr. Pym is more judicious then to urge and mans vote or assent unto his design if I may so speake But for the tumultuous vp rotes made in the City and Westminster ●o one particular man can be suspected to have bin the Author thereof for the tumult was promiscuous And moreover Mr. Pym was the sole cause that did suppresse● them therefore he co●●● in no regard countenance the ●ind ●●●●ult The 7. and l●●● Article is this that he hath trayterously conspired to ley●● and fifth actually leavied power against the King To this wee can answer nothing to 〈◊〉 ●●●awl●●● 〈…〉 ●●●ly per●●●● that hee was a man of greater fidelity and greater Loy●●ry to your Majesty Your Petitioners will not presume to trespasse too far on your element lenity but doe with all humility and respective loyalty present their Petition unto your Majestie building our hopes on your judicious clemencie that your Majesty hath maturely considered of the perfect integrity of Mr. Pym you will remit all which will give great and plenary satisfaction to the whole Commons And your Petitioners shall be bound for ever to pray FINIS