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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

first by the Ancient Treatise Of the manner of holding Parliaments in England which informes us That the first day of the Parliament publike Proclamations ought to be made in the City or Town where the Parliament is kept That all those who would deliver Petitions or Bills to the Parliament should deliver them in a certaine time That the Parliament should not depart so long as any Petition made thereto â—angeth undiscussed or undecided or at the least to which there is not made a determinate answer the Kings Majestie being desirous of his grace and favour to give the â—ubject redresse of any injurie not to suffer his people to goe unsatisfied Hence departing of the Parliament OVGHT TO BE in such manner First IT OVGHT TO BE demaunded yea and publikely proclaimed in the Parliament and within â—he Pallace of the Parliament whether there be any that hath delivered a â—etition to the Parliament and â—ath not received answer thereto If there he none such it iâ— supposed that every one is satisfied or else answered unto at the least So farre forth as by Law it may be And then all may depart Hence it waâ— that in 21. R. 2. c. 16. 17. 18. 19. divers Petitions not read nor answered in Parliament by reason of â— See Walâ—ingham Mat. Paris Fabian Holinshed Grafton Martyn Speed in their lives shortnesse of time and not determined sitting the Parliament were by speciall Acts of Parliament referred to divers Lords and Commons to examine answer and plainely determine all matters contained in the said Petitions as they should thinke best by their good advise and discretion even out of Parliament which they heard and determined accordingly and made binding Acts thereupon as appeares by the statutes themselves This Doctrine was very well knowne to King Iohn Henry the 3. Edward the 2. Richard the 2. Henry the 6. and Edward the 4. the Parliaments which opposed and deposed most of them sitting and continuing sitting both before and after their deposing sore against their wills as the fore-remembred histories manifest else no doubt they would have broken up all these Parliaments at their pleasure and never permitted such Acts Iudgements to passe against themselves Favorites ill Counsellours pretended Prerogatives had they lawfull power to dissolve them summoned in their names or the Parliaments actually determined by their depositions or resignations as we finde they did not and none ever yet held they did King Richard the 2 fearing the losse of his Crowne or some restraints by Lawes in the 11. yeare of his raigne proposed this question among others to his Iudges at Nottingham Castle which for ought I finde was never doubted before b See 21 R. 2. c. 12. Whether the King whensoever pleaseth him might dissolve the Parliâ—ment and command his Lords and Commons to deparâ— from thence or not Whereunto it was of one minde answered that he may and if any would proceede in c Walâ—ingham Holinshed Fabian Graft Speed in 11. R. 2. the Statuts at large that yeare the Parliament against the Kings will he is to be punished as a Traytor For which opinion and others some of these Iudges and Lawyers as Trysiâ—ian Blake were condemned of high Treason the next Parliament 11. R. 2. drawne upon a hurdle to Tyburne and there executed as Traytors to the King and Commonwealth others of them who delivered their opinions rather out of feare of death and bodily tortures then malice were yet condemned as Traytors and banished the Kingdome onely their lives were spared True it is that the packed and over-â—wed Parliament of 21. R. 2. terrified by the Kings unruly great guard of Cheshire Archers fore-mentioned 21. R. 2. c. 12. being specially interrogated by the Kiâ—g how they thought of these answeres of the Iudges sayd That they thought they gave their answeres duely and faithfully as good and lawfull lâ—ige people of the King ought to doe But yet the Parliament of 1 H. 4. c. 3. 4. repealed this Parliament of 21. R. 2. with all its circumstances and dependents revived the Parliament of 11 R. 2. with the judgements and proceedings given against these treacherous temporising Iudges as a thing made for the great honour and common profit of the Realme Besides the e Cooke 9. Rept f. 1. in the Epistle 4. E. 3. c. 14. â—6 E. 3. c. 10. Statutes of King Alfred and Edward the 3. which enact that a Parliament shall be holden once every yeare and oftner if neede be for redresse of mischiefes and grievances which dayly happen strongly intimate that if a Parliament ought in Law to be called as often as need is of purpose to redresse the Subjects grievances and mischiefes then it ought not in point of Law to be dissolved till these greivances and mischiefes f Magna Charta 1556. part 2. f. 164. be redressed else the sommoning of it would be to no purpose and bring a great trouble and charge to the whole kingdome without any benefit at all Moreover the King by his Oath is bound to doe equall justice and right to all his Subjects in all his Courts of justice In Magna Charta c. 29. he makes this Portestation We shall deny nor deferre to no man either Iustice or right and by sundry other g 18. E. 3. Stat. 3. 20 E 3. c. â— Acts all the Kings Iudges are sworne and commanded to doe even Law and execution of right to all his subjects rich or poore without having regard to any person and without letting or delaying to doe right for any Letters Writs or Commandements that shall come to them from the King or any others and shall doe nothing by vertue of them but goe forth to doe the Law and hold their Courts and Processes where the Pleas and matters be depending before them notwithstanding aâ— if no such Letters Writs or Commandements were come unto you The makers therefore of these Oâ—thes and Lawes in dayes of Popery and the Parliaments of 2. E. 3. c. 8 14. E. 3. c. 14. 1. R. 2. c. 2. which Enact That it shall not be commanded by the great seale or little seale to delay or disturbe common right and though such commandments doe come the Iustices shall not therefore leave to doe right in ANY POINT that Iustice and right be indifferently ministred to every of the Kings Subjects did certainely beleeve that the King neither by his great nor privie seal nor by Writ or Letter could without just or lawfull cause assigned prorogue or adjourne the Teâ—me or sitting of any Courts of Iustice much lesse prorogue or dissolve his highest Court and grand Counsell of the Realme the Parliament or disable them to fit to redresse the Kingdomes and subjects severall grievances or secure the Realme from danger Which if he might lawfully doe at his pleasure without the Houses joynt assents there would necessarily follow not onely a deferring and deniall but likewise a fayler of Iustice in the highest Court or Session

had sworne After â—hich he rightly setled the affaires of England by the counsell of his Nobles and then passed over inâ—o Normandy But how ill he kept this his Oath and others of this Nature and how he violated the â—tatutes of Magna Charta and Dâ— Forresta which he had confirmed with his hand seale oath Proâ—amations the Bâ—shops Excommunications and the Popes Bull within three monethâ— after he had on firmed them and procured a dispensation of his oath and abrogation of these Lawes making â—loody warres upon his Barrons and Subjects who confiding to those confirmations and royall proâ—ises expected no such strange performances spoyling robbing and destroying his people every â—here in the selfe-same manner as we now are plundered * See before p. 5. 8. Graf p. 11. Mat. Paris pâ— 243. to 247. worthy reading and consideration the Histories of his life too manifestly â—â— late which oft put his Crowne in danger of utter losâ—e Lewis of France being crowned king by the â—â—rons in his steed who renounced their allegiance to him for his perjuries and breach of faith and â—aking warre upon them John departing this life his sonne Henry being but 9. yeares old was proâ—aimed king through the peâ—swasion of the Earle Marshall and of Pembroke afterwards made his â—rotector who informed the Lords and Commons h Fox Acts Mon. Ed. tâ—lt v. 1. p. 334 Speed p. 591. that though King Iohn for his evill demeanors â—eserved their persecution and lâ—sse of his crowne yet his young child tender in yeares was pure and innoâ—nt from his fathers doings Wherefore â—ith every man is to be charged with the burthen of his owne transâ—ressions neither shall the child as scriptures teach beare the iniquity of his Fathers they oâ—ght of duty â—nd conscience to beare themselves â—ildly towards this tender Prince and take compâ—ssion of his age And â—r as much as he was Iohns naturall and eldest sonne and ought to be their Soveraigne let us with one joynt â—llistance APPOINT HIM our King and Governour let us renounce from us Lewis the French kings â—onne and suppresse his people which are a confusion and shame to our Nation and the yoakes of their Serâ—itude let â—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 â—â— 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 â— observed this solemne oath with many others of like nature made to his Lords and Subjects fâ— 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 writâ— that the King in all his Oathes and promises did so farre transgresse the bounds of truth that the Prelaâ—â— and Lords knew not how to hold this Proteus the King for where there is no truth there can be no â—ixâ— confidence That thought he sometimes humbled himselfe confessing that he had beene often bewitched â— ill Counsell and promised with a great Oath solemnely taken upon the Altar and coffin of Saint Edwarâ— 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 reddiderâ—â— made him altogether incredible so that though he usually heard three Mosses every day but seldome aâ— Sermons as l Hist Angl. P. 1. Walsingham notes yet none would afterwards beleeve him but ever feare and suspâ—â— his words and actions and to avoyd the infamie of perjurie which he feared he sent to the â—opeâ— 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 raigâ— full of troubles of bloody civill warres and oft times endangered the very losse of his Crowne aâ— kingdome as our Historians informe us for which he repented and promised amendment at hâ— 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 hiâ— First that he will command and endeavour to his power that true peace shall be kept to the Church and â— Christian people in his time Secondly That he will prohibit rapines or plunderings and all iniquities â— 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 Fâ— 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 reâ— 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 anâ— Bracton oft stiles Gods and Christ Vicar upon earth thus excellently described A King ought aboâ— all things to feare God to love and observe his Commandments and cause them to be observed through hâ— whole kingdome He ought also to set up good Lawes and customes such as be wholesome and approved sâ—â— as be otherwise to repeale them and thrust them out of his kingdome Item he ought to doe justice anâ— judgement in his kingdome by the counsell of the Nobles of his Realme All these things ought the King â— his owne person to doe taking his oath upon the Evangelists and the blessed Reliques of Saints swearing â— the presence of the whole state of his Realme as well of the temporalty as of the spiritualty before he â—â— 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 anâ— honorably in his Kingdome He must doe all things with good advisement and praemeditation and thâ— properly

Kings eldest sonne was created Duke of Cornwall by Parliament which then also entailed the Dutchy of Cornwall upon the eldest sonnes of the Kings of England See 21 R. 2. c. 9. * 7. H. 4. c. 2. Hals Chronicle 1. H. 4. f. 10. 15. Fabian parâ— 7. p. 376. Speed p. 763. King Henry the fourth the â—etâ—er to assure the inheritance of the Crownes and Realmes of England and France to him and his posterity caused them by a speciall Act of Parliament in the first yeare oâ— his raigne to be entailed and setled on himselfe and the heires of his body begotten and Prince Henry hiâ— eldest sonne to be established pronounced ordained and decreed heire apparant to him and to succeed hiâ— in the said Crownes and Realmes to have them with their appurtenances after the Kings death to him anâ— the heires of his body begotten And if he should die without heire of his body begotten then to remaine to thâ— Lord Thomas the Kings second sonne with successive remainders to Lord John the third and Lorâ— Humfry the Kings fourth sonne and the heires of their bodies begotten After which Act passed for tâ—â— avoyding for all claimes titles and ambiguities to be made unto the Crowne he thought never by any of his Subjects to be molested or troubled the rather because in this Parliament it was first concluded that deposed King Richard should continue in a large prison and â—e plenteously served of all things necessâ—ry both for viande and apparell and if any persons should presume to reare warre or congregate a multitude â—o deliver him out of prison that then he should be the first that should die â—or that sediâ—ious commâ—tion Which King Richard as * Fabian part 7. p. 373. Sir John Bâ—got by his Bill exhibited to this Parliament averred hâ—â— divers times at sundry Parliaments in his time holden said that he would have his intent and pleasurâ— concerning his owne matters whatsoever betide of the residue and if any withstood his will or minde bâ— would by one meanes or other bring him out of his life And further said to him at Lichfield in the one â—â— twentieth yeare of his raigne that he desired no longer for to live then to see his Lords and Commons haâ—â— him in â—s great awe and dread as ever they had of any his Progenitors so that it might be chronicled of him that none passed him of honour and dignity with condition that he were deposed and put â—â—rom his said dignity the next morrow after So wilfull was he as to preferre his will before his Crowne or safety n Hall An. 38. 39. H. 6. f. 176. to 183. Fabian Anâ—o 1441. p. 470. Grafton p. 643. to 648. Holins Stow Howes An. 1440 144â— In the yeares 1440. and 1441. Edward Duke of Yorke came into the Parliament House anâ— there in a large Oration laid claime and set forth his Title to the Crowne of England which King Heâ—ry the sixth had long enjoyed desiring the Parliament to determine the right of the Title betweene theâ— both â—ides submitting to their resolution as the proper Judges of this weighty royall controversie After lonâ— debate and consideration of the case among the Peers Prelates and Commons of the Realme it wâ—â— finally agreed and resolved by them That in as much as Henry the sixth had beene taken as King for 38. yeaâ—â— and more that he shâ—uld enjoy the name and title of King and â—ave pâ—ssessiâ—n of the Realme during his nâ—turall life And if he either died or resigned or FOR FAITED THE SAME for breaking â—â— part of this concord then tâ—e said Crowne and authority royall should immediately descend to the Duke â—â— Yorke King Edward the 4. his Father if he then liveâ— â—r else to the next heire of his line And that the sâ— Duke from thenceforth should be Protector and Regent of the Kingdome Provided alway that if the Kiâ—â— did closely or apertly study or goe about to breake or alter this agreement or to compasse or imagine the deâ—â— of the said Duke or his bloud then he TO FORFEIT THE CROWNE and the Duke Tâ— TAKE IT These Articles made by the Parliament betweene them they both subscribed sealed â— swore to and then caused them to be enacted Loe here we have these two Kings submiting their Titles â— the Crowne and Kingdome it selfe to the Resolution of both houses of Parliament as the Soveraigâ— Judge betwene them who settled the Crowne in this order under paine of â—orfeiting it by Kiâ—â— Henry if he violated their Decree herein and appointing a Lord Protector over the Kingdome in â—â— full age as o Historia Angliae p. 458. Parliamentum fuit câ—nvâ—catum in quâ— Parliamento ex assensu omnium Statuum idem Dux Defensor seu Protector Angliae fueraâ— nominaâ—us ordinaâ—us omniaque Regni offâ—cia beneficia ejus dispositioni sunt commissa Walsingâ—am informes us a Parliament câ—nstituted Duke Humsry to be protector of hiâ— and hâ—s Kingdome of England and the Duke of Bedford to â—e Regent of France during his minority whâ— exercised all regall power by vertue of that authority which the Parliament derived to them Aâ—â— this in these two Kings reignes p See Grafton p. 691. 692. Speed p. 869. 878. 859. 886. 1. E. 4. c. 1. 17. E. 4. c. 7. the Crown and its descent were variously setled by Parliament as I haâ—â— formerly manifested yet so as that which one Parliament setled in this kinde continued firme till it â—â— akered or reversed by another Parliament King q Speeds Hist p. 928. 931 Richard the third comming to the Crown by usurpâ—tion to strengthen his Title procured the Lords and Commons to passe an Act of Parliament where in thâ— declare him to be their lawfull King both by election and fuccession entaile the Crowne upon him and the heiâ—â— â—f his body lawfully begotten create his Sonne Edward Prince of Wales and declare him heire to succeed him in â—he royall Crowne and dignity after his decease In which Act of Parliament recited at large by Speed there is this memorable passage That the Court of Parliament is of such Authority and the people of this land of such a nature and disposition as experience teachâ—th that manifestation or declaration of any Truth or Right made by the three Estates of this Realme Assembled â—n Parliament and by the Authority of the â—ame makes before all other things most faith and certainty and â—uieting of mens mindes removeth the occasion of all doubts and seditious language r Halls Chro. 1 H. 7. f. 855. Henry the seventh afâ—erwards slaying this usurping Richard at Boswell-field to avoyd all ambiguities and questions of his Title to the Crowne in his first Parliament procured the Lords and Commons by a speciall Act to setâ—le the inheritance of â—he Crownes of England and France on him and the heires of his body lawfully begotten perpetually by the grace â—f God so to endure and on none

we also shew unto you that one old statute and laudable custome is approve ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ which no man can deny That the King our Soveraigne Lord may once in the yeare lawfully summon his high Cou ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ of Parliament and call the Lords and Commons thereunto as to that which is the highest Court of this Real ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ In which Court all equity and justice must shine even as the Sunne when it is at the highest whereof poore and ri ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ may take refreshing where also must be reformed all the oppressious wrongs exactions and enormities within t ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ Realme and there to consult with the wise men for the maintenance of the Kings estate And if ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ might bee knowne that any persons within the Realme or without intended the contrary there also m ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ bee devised how such evill weeds might be destroyed There also must be studied and foreseene that if a ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ charge doe come upon the King and his Realme how it may be well and honorably supported and sustained Hither ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ to it is thought by the whole Realme that your Subjects have lovingly demeaned themselves to you in ayding ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ with substance to the best of their powers and they desire to have knowledge how and by whom these goods be spe ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ One thing resteth yet to declare in their behalfe unto you * Notâ— The King should be present in Parliament once in 40. dayes how that by an old Ordinance they have an Act if t ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ King absent himselfe 40. dayes not being sicke but of his owne minde not heeding the charges of his people ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ their great paines will not resort to his Parliament they then may lawfully returne home to their houses And ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ sir you have beene absent a longer time and yet refuse to come amongst us which greatly is our discom ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ for t And our Parliaments present case To this the King answered by these words Well we doe con ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ der that the people and Commons goe to rise against us wherefore we thinke we can doe no better then to aske a ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ of our Cosin the French King and rather submit us to him then to our owne Subjects The Lords answered S ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ that Counsell is not best but a way rather to bring you into danger For it is well knowne that the French King ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ your ancient enemy and your greatest adversary and if he set foot once within your Realme he will rather dispo ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ you invade you and depose you from your estate royall then put any hand to helpe you c. And as th ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ King cannot be poore that hath rich people so cannot he be rich that hath poore Commons And all these inconven ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ es be comne by the evill Counsell which are about you And if you put not your helping hand to the redresse â—he premises this Realme of England shall be brought to nought and utter ruine which clearely should be laid ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ our default and in your evill Counsell Seeing that in the time of your Father this Realme throughout all the ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ rld was highly esteemed and nothing ordered after these wayes Wherefore we be sent unto you to exhort you to ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ uester all such persons as might be the occasion of ruine either of you or else of your Realme By these good ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ swasions the King was appeased and promised within three dayes after to come to the Parliament and to ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ descend to their Petitions And according to his appointment he came Where soone after John Fordham ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ hop os Durham was discharged of the Treasurourship and the Bishop of Hereford ser in his place de la ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ le was put from his Chancellourship for divers crimes frauds briberies and treasons by him com ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ tted to the prejudice of the King and his Realme committed to the Tower and fined 20. thousand ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ rkes to the King in releeving of the Commons Divers other Judges Knights and Delinquents of all ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ t s were condemned and executed others banished and their states confiscated others put out of office ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ this Parliament as you may reade in our Histories and in the k 10. R. c l 11. R. 2. c. l 29 3 4 5 6. 2 R. 2. c. 2. 3. 12. Statutes at large in which Statutes the ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ schievous effects of these evill Counsellors to King Kingdome and people are at full related whereby ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ e King and all his Realme were very nigh to have beene wholly undone and destroyed the Lords â—ayâ—g of Forces against them resolved to be lawfull and these traytorous Delinquents made uncapable of ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ y pardon l See the Records of this Parliament published by order of both Houses Aug. 27. 1642. and their raysing of Armes against the Parliament and kingdome though with the Kings ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ ne consent and his command declared and enacted to bee high Treason These proceedings ratified ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ d assented to in Parliament by the King much against his will wrought an intolerable secret ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ tred and desire of revenge in his heart against the Lords which for want of power he concealed neare ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ yeares space but in the 20. yeare of his raigne being somewhat elevated in his spirit with a rumour ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ at he should be elected Emperour he suddenly apprehended the Duke of Glocester the Earles of Warwicke ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ d Arundell the chiefe sticklers in the premises committing them to severall prisons And to blinde the ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ ples eyes lest they should riseup in Armes to rescue these Lords the King sent out a feigned Proclamation which he caused to be proclaymed throughout the Realme that these Lords were apprehended onely for ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ w Treasons committed against him for which he would he prosecute them in the next Parliament and not for the ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ trepasses After which he proclaimes those Lords Traytors Which done he summoned a m Grafion p. 329. c. Mr. Saint-Johns Speech 1640. p. 33. 1. H 4. No. 21. 21. 48. Parliament at Westminster to this Parliament the King commanded to ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ me all such as he had best confidence in omitting the rest and the Knights were not elected by the Commons ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ custome required they should be but by the Kings pleasure yea he put out divers persons elected and put in other ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ their places to serve his turne which was one Article objected against him when he was deposed Against ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ e time of this Parliament the King received a guard of 4000. Archers all Cheshire men as if he would ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ ve gone in battle against enemies so that divers came armed to the Parliament out of feare These ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ eshiere men were rude and beastly people and so proud of the Kings favour n As the Cavaliers do now that they accounted the ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ ng to be their fellow and set the Lords at nought though few of them were gentlemen but taken from the ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ ough and other trades After these â—usticall people had a while courted they grew so bold that they ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ uld not let neither within the Court nor without to beat and slay the Kings

good Subjects as the Cavaliers doe ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ w and to take from them their victuals at their pleasure paying little or nothing for them and to ravish their ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ ves and daughters And if any man persumed to complaine to the King of them he was soone rid out of ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ way no man knew why nor by whom so that in effect they did what they listed In this Parliament ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ King having made the Speaker and a great part of mercinary proud ambitious men of the Commons ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ use to be of his side to act what he required them he then prevayled likewise with the upper house ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ with the Prelates then with the Lords more out of feare of him then any reason by meanes where ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ the Commission Charters of pardon and Acts made in Parliament in the 10. and 11. yeare of his raigne ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ re quite revoked and declared voyd in Law as being done without authoritie and against the will and ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ ertie of the King and of his Crowne And withall they declared the Judges opinions for which they were ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ demned in that Parliament to be good and lawfull and attainted the said imprisoned Lords of high ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ eason and confiscated their lands The two Earles hereupon were beheaded and the Duke by reason ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ is pâ—pulatâ—tie smothered onely for their former actions which done the King adjourned the Par ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ ent to Shrewâ—bury where he subrilly procured an o 21. R. c. 12. Act to passe by common consent that tâ—e power ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ he Parliament should remaine in seven or eight persons who after the Parliament dissolved should deter ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ e certaine petitions delivered that Parliament and not dispatched By colour whereof Those Commit ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ proceeded to other things generally touching the Parliament and that by the Kings app ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ ment in derogatien p 21. R. 2. c. 16. Walsing Hist Aug. Annâ— 1398. p 394 ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ he state of the Parliament the disâ—ommodity and pernicious example of the whole Realme And by colour ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ Authority hereof the King caused the Parliament Rols to be altered and defaced against the effect of the ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ said grant After which he much vexed and oppressed his people with divers forced Loanes Oathes ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ positions and oppressing Projects to raise money seeking to trample them under his feet and ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ roy the Realme and tooke all the Jewels of the Crowne with him into Ireland without the Kingdomes ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ sent Which rendered him so odious to his people that Henry Duke of Lancaster landing in England the whole kingdome came flocking to his ayde so that he had an Army of 60000. men in a short time who v ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ ed to prosecute the Kings ill Counsellours Whereupon King Richard returning out of Ireland hearing ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ the Dukes great Army assembled against him and knowing that they would rather dye then yeeld ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ of their hatred and seare of him he dismissed his Courtiers hiding obscurely in corners till he was a ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ prehended and by a Parliament summoned in his name though against his will judicially deposed ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ his misgovernment Among which Articles of his misgovernment for which he was judicially dethroned these are rema ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ able First * Graft p. 400 401 402 c. That he wasâ—fully spent the Treasure of the Realme and had given the possessioâ—s of the Crow ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ to men unworthy by reason whereof daily new charges more and more were laid on the neckes of the poore C ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ monalty And when divers Lords were appointed by the High Court of Parliament to commune and t ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ of divers matters concerning the Common-wealth of the same which being busie about those Commissions he ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ other of his affinity went about to impeach them of high Treason and by force and threatning compelled ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ Justices of the Realme at Shrewesbury to condescend to his opinion for the destruction of the said Lords ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ somuch that he began to raise warre against John Duke of Lancaster Thomas Earle of Arundell Rich ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ Earle of Warwicke and other Lords contrary to his honour and promise Item He assembled certaine Lancashire and Cheshire men to the intent to make warre on the fores ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ Lords and suffered them to rob and pillage without correction or reproofe Item Although the King flatteringly and with great dissimulation made Proclamation throughout ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ Realme that the Lords before named were not attached for any crime of Treason but onely for extortions ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ oppressions done in the Realme yet be laid to them in the Parliament rebellion and manifest Treason Item He hath compelled divers of the said Lords servants and friends by menace and extreame paines ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ make great sines to their utter undoing And notwithstanding his pardon to them granted yet he made the fine of new Item That he put out divers * Note Sheriffes lawfully elected and put in their roomes divers of his owne Mi ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ on s subverting the Law contrary to his Oath and Honour Item For to serve his purpose he would suffer the Sheriffes of the Shire to remaine above one yeare or two Item He borrowed great summes of money and bound him under his Letters Patents for repayment of the sa ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ and yet not one penny paid Item He taxed men at the will of him and his unhappy Councell and the same Treasure spent in folly not pay ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ poore men for their victuall and viand Item He said That the Lawes of the Realme were in his head and sometime in his brest by reason of wh ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ phantasticall opinion he destroyed Noble men and impoverished the Commons Item The Parliament setling and enacting divers notable Statutes for the profit and advancement of the Co ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ monwealth he by his private friends and solicitors caused to be enacted * Such a kinde of proviso was endevoured to beadded to the Petition of Right 3 Caroli That no Act then enacted should ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ more prejudiciall to him then it was to any of his Predecessors though with proviso he did often as he listed ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ not as the Law meant Item That he at his going into Ireland exacted many notable summes of money besides Plate and Jew ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ without Law or custome contrary to his Oath taken at his Coronation Item That without the assent of the Nobility he carryed the Jewels Plate and Treasure of the kingdome o ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ the Sea in to Ireland to the great impoverishing of the Realme And all the good Records for the Comm ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ wealth and against his extortions he privily caused to be imbezeled and conveyed away Item When divers Lords and Justices were sworne to say the truth of divers things to them committed in cha ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ both for the honour of the Realme and profit of the King the said King so menaced them with sore threatning ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ that no man would or durst say the right Item He most tyrannically and unprincely said that the lives and goods of all his Subjects were in the Prin ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ hands and at his disposing Item He crafâ—ily devised certaine privy Oathes contrary to the Law and caused divers of his

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 aâ—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 compeâ—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 Heâ—res misgovernment and câ—ntroversies abâ—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 foâ— this purpose to the Parliament who resolved for Canutus Title and thereupon tooke an Oath of fealâ—y to him Offering to defend his right with their swords against all others claimes After his decease the * Matthew Westminster and Malmesâ—wy Anno 1036. Holinshed l. 17. c. 13. p. 398. Speed p. 404. 406. Huntingdon Walsingham Anno 1036. 10â—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 Oxfoâ—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 Westâ—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 Parâ—iament g Matthew Paris p. 893. 925. 930. 948. 954 655. Grafton p. 188 189 Speed p. 687 688 785 786. That none oâ— the Danish blood should any more Reigne over them was elected King and declared â—ight Heire to the Crowne Anno 1126. k Hoveden Hunâ—ingdon Matthew Westminster Matthew Paris Walsingham Polychronicâ—n Fabian Anno 1126. Speed p. 477. See Hoâ—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 â—er As much as in them lay after King Henries death if â—e dyed without issue male to establish â—er Queene â—f the Monarchy of great Britaine But Stephen after his decease usurped the Crowne against his Oath h Polyd. Virgil l. 19. Claudius Seyseâ—â—us his French Monarchy By the unanimous consent and election of the Lords and Commons And after seventeene yeares civill warres â—o the devastation of the Realme l Walsingham Ypod An. 1113 Matthew Westm An. 1153 p. 42. Matthew Paris â— 82 83. Speed p. 497. Hoveden p. 490. Hunâ—indon Hist l. 8 p. 598. Fox Vol. 1. p. 261. King Stephen and Henry the Sonne of Maude came to a Treaty â— Walâ—ingford where by the advise of the Lords they made this accord That Stephen if he would should â—eaceably hold the kingdome during his life and that Henâ—y should be his adopted Sonne and Successor enjoy â—he Crowne as right Heire to it after his death and that the King and all the Bishops and Nobles should â—weare that Henry after the Kings death if he suâ—vived him should Pâ—ssesse the Kingdome without any conradiction Which done the civill warres ceased and a blessed peace ensued and then comming to Oxford in a Parlâ—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 inâ—erit lands in England The King to cleare all doubts and ambiguities in this case and to have the Laâ— herein reduced to ceâ—tainty charged the Prelates Earles Barons and other wise men of his Councell assembled in Parliamâ—nt in the 25. yeare of his Raigne to deliberaâ—â— 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 â—â— 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

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