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A38294	Votes of the Honourable, the Commons of England, assembled in the late Parliament at Westminster, in favour of Protestant dissenters.; Proceedings. 1680.	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1680 (1680)	Wing E2762; ESTC R213644	2,543	1

●OTES of the HONOURABLE the COMMONS of ENGLAND Assembled in the late PARLIAMENT at Westminster in FAVOUR OF Protestant Dissenters November 6. 1680. REsolved Nemine contradicente That it is the Opinion of this House That the Acts of Parliament made in the Reigns of Queen Elizabeth and King ●●●●●…s against Popish Recusants ought not to be extended ●●●●nst Protestant Dissenters Ditto Ordered That a Committee be appointed to prepare bring in a Bill for Repeal of all or any part of the Act of ●●●●iament made in the 35th year of the Reign of Q. Elizabeth Wednesday 24. ditto ●esolved That an humble Address be made to his Majesty 〈◊〉 this House by such Members thereof as are of his ●●●esties most Honourable Privy Councel to desire his Ma●●●●●… to give Order That all his Protestant Dissenters who Prosecuted upon any Poenal Laws made against Popish ●●●●…sants in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth and King James 〈◊〉 be admitted to a Composition in the Exchequer with●●●●aying any Fees ●●dered That leave be given to bring in a Bill declaring 〈◊〉 the Acts of Parliament made in the Reign of Queen ●●●●●●eth and King James against Popish Recusants shall not 〈◊〉 ●●tended against Protestant Dissenters Friday 26. ditto 〈…〉 Secretary Jenkins acquaints the House That his Ma●●●●●…●ad been attended by such Members of this House as are Majesties most Honourable Privy Council with an Ad●●●… concerning the Protestant Dissenters and That his Ma 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Answer is That they shall be discharged and without 〈◊〉 ●…s far as may be done according to Law and that they be recommended to the Judges ●●●to An Ingrossed Bill the same day for the Repeal of an made in the 35th year of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth 〈◊〉 ●ead the third time ●●solved That the Bill do pass and that the Title be An 〈◊〉 for the Repeal of a Statute made in the 35th year of the 〈◊〉 of Queen Elizabeth and that Sir Eliab Harvey do carry 〈◊〉 Bill to the Lords for their concurrence Wednesday 15th ditto 〈…〉 Message from the Lords by Sir John Hoskins and Sir 〈…〉 Adam Dateley Mr. Speaker The Lords have Commanded us to ac●●●int this House That they have Agreed to the Bill sent ●●●m this House Intituled An Act for the Repeal of a Sta●●●e made in the 35th year of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth ●●th some amendments to which they desire the Concur●●●ce of this House ●●solved Nemine contradicente That a Bill be brought in for 〈◊〉 ●ssociation of all his Majesties Protestant Subjects for the ●●●●●y of his Majesties Person the defence of the Protestant ●●●●●ion and the preservation of his Majesties Protestant Sub●●cts against all Invasions and Impositions whatsoever and for preventing the Duke of York or any Papist from succeeding ●o the Crown Thursday Decemb. 16th A Bill for exempting his Majesties Protestant Subjects dissenting from the Church of England from the Penalty of cer●ain Laws was read the first time Resolved That the said Bill be Read a Second time on Munday morning next at Ten of the Clock in a full House Friday Decemb. 24. A Bill for exempting his Majesties Protestant Subjects dissenting from the Church of England from the Penalty of certain Laws was read a second time Resolved That the said Bill be Committed upon the debate of the House Monday Jan. 10. Resolved That it is the Opinion of this House That the Prosecution of Protestant Dissenters upon the Penal Laws is at this time grievous to the Subject a weakning of the Protestant Interest an Incouragement to Popery and dangerous to the Peace of the Kingdom Oxford Thursday 24 March 1680. THE House taking Notice that a Bill which passed both Houses the last Parliament Entituled An Act for the Repeal of a Statute made in the 35th year of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth was not presented to his Majesty as the rest of the Bills were for his Royal Assent Resolved That this House will to morrow Morning at Ten of the clock take into consideration by what means the said Bill miscarried Friday 25 of March The House then according to their Order took into Consideration the matter relating to the Bill which passed both Houses the last Parliament Entituled An Act for the Repeal of a Statute made in the 35th year of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth but was not tendred to his Majesty for his Royal Assent The King hath graciously declared his Resolve for frequent Parliaments knowing with that wise King Solomon That in the multitude of Councels there is safety Plus vident oculi quàm oculus Many Eyes see more than one A Parliament is not a concourse of insignificant Atoms that have no Influence or Effects but they are rather a Congregation or Assembly of Gods It may be this made Mr. Coleman call them The Omnipotent Parliament However our own Chronicles calls them a Compound consisting of so many Principes Populi the Princes of the People and who ever have been so fool-hardy as daringly to run a counter or contrary motion to such Councels have upon the long Run Run or Rode Neck-breaks at last This is recorded as the experience of all foregoing Ages The Parliaments Motto is Nemo me impunè lacessit None ever escaped soot-free that durst oppose and provoke that great Councel both the many and the mighty have in former times like the fluid Waves of the Sea dash'd themselves in pieces upon the Justice of Parliamentary Rocks And how can these of our present times expect any better success who act diametrically opposite to the sagest Sentiments of the two Houses of Parliament wherein the Lords and Commons did concurre so happily in Repealing the Act of the 35th of Queen Elizabeth which was only intended against Popish Recusants well considering that The prosecution of those Penal Laws against Protestant Dissenters at this Juncture of time can be no better than a gratifying and promoting the Popish Plot. The Parliament-House hath this Honourable Inscription over it Haec Domus odit amat punit conservat Honorat Nequitiam pacem crimina jura probos This House hates Sin loves Peace and Vice corrects Maintains just Laws and Honest men protects Now these preceding Votes upon mature and deliberate consideration being Resolved upon by the Honourable the Commons of England assembled in the two last Parliaments Neminē contradicente who for Loyalty Prudence Wisdom Integrity and Estates were never before parallel'd may it not concern every Subject especially Magistrates Justices of the Peace and other his Majesties inferior Officers to take a view of and be well acquainted therewith so as they may not be imposed upon by any Insinuation Promise or Pretence whatsoever to do that which may tend to Weaken the Protestant Interest and Incourage the Popish Faction considering That whosoever shall Act contrary thereto do wilfully and plainly Act against the express Sence of the Commons of England their own and the Nations Representatives and consequently cannot but expect to be accomptable for the same It being one Essential part of our English Government that there is always a Parliament in posse though not in esse LONDON Printed for Francis Smith at the Elephant and Castle in Cornhill near the Royal Exchange