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A91487	Severall speeches delivered at a conference concerning the power of Parliament, to proeeed [sic] against their King for misgovernment. In which is stated: I. That government by blood is not by law of nature, or divine, but only by humane and positive laws of every particular common-wealth, and may upon just causes be altered. II. The particular forme of monarchies and kingdomes, and the different laws whereby they are to be obtained, holden and governed ... III. The great reverence and respect due to kings, ... IV. The lawfulnesse of proceeding against princes: ... V. The coronation of princes, ... VI. What is due to onely succession by birth, and what interest or right an heire apparent hath to the crown, ... VII. How the next in succession by propinquity of blood, have often times been put back by the common-wealth, ... VIII. Divers other examples out of the states of France and England, for proofe that the next in blood are sometimes put back from succession, ... IX. What are the principall points which a common-wealth ought to respect in admitting or excluding their king, wherein is handled largely also of the diversity of religions, and other such causes.	Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610, attributed name.	1648 (1648)	Wing P573; Thomason E521_1; ESTC R203152	104,974	80

surnamed the Catholick and this was the 4 race of Spanish Kings after the Romans which endureth until this day And though in all these foure race● and ●anks of Royall discents divers examples might be alleadged for manifest proof of my purpose ye● will not deale with their race for that it is evident by the Councell of Tolido which were holden in that very time that in those daies expresse election was joyned with succession as by the deposition of K. Suintila and putting back of all his children as also by the election and approbation of K. Sifinando that was further of by succession hath been insinuated before and in the 5 Councell of that age of Toledo it is decreed expresly in these words Si quis talia meditatus fuorit talking of pretending to be King quem nec electio omnium perficet nec Gothicae gentis nobilitas ad hunc honoris apicom trahit si consortio Catholicorum privatus divino anathemat condemuatus Concil Tol. 5. c. 3. If any man shall imagine said these Fathers or go about to aspire to the Kingdom whom the election and choice of all the Realm doth not make perfect nor the Nobility of the Gotish Nation doth draw to the height of this dignity let him be deprived of all Catholique society and damned by the c●rse of Almighty God by which words is insinuated that not only the Nobility but of Gotish bloud or nearnes by succession was required for the making of their King but much more the choice or admission of all the Realm wherein thi● Councell putteth the perfection of his title Don Pelayo died in the year of our Lord 737. and left a Son named Don Fauila who was King after his Father and reigned 2. yeares only After whose death none of his Children were admitted for King though he left divers as all writers do testifie But as Don Lucas the Bishop of Tuy a very ancient Authour writeth Aldefonsus Catholicus ab universo populo Gothorum eligitur that is as the Chronicler Moralis doth translate in Spanish Don Alonso surnamed the Catholick was chosen to be King by all voyces of the Gotish Nation This Don Alonso was Son in law to the former K. Fauila as Morales saith for that he had his Daughter Erm●nesenda in Marriage and he was preferred before the Kings own sonnes only for that they were young and unable to govern as the said Historiographer testifieth And how well this fell out for the Common-Welth and how excellent a King this Don Alonso proved Morales sheweth at large from the 10. Chapter of his 13. Booke untill the 17. and Sesastianus Bishop of Salamanca that lived in the same time writeth of his valiant acts he was surnamed the great S●●ast Episc Saelam in hist Hisp To this famous Don Alonso succeded his son Don Frucla the first of that name vvho vvas noble King for 10 years space and had divers excellent victories against the Moores but aftervvard declining to tiranny he became hatefull to the subjects and for that he put to death vvrongfully his ovvn brother Don Vimerano Prince of excellent parts and rarely beloved of the Spaniards he vvas himselfe put dovvn and put to death by them in the year of Christ 768. And albeit this King left 2. godly Children behind him vvhich vvere lavvfully begotten upon his Queen Dona Munia the one of them a son called Don Alonso and the other a daughter called Dona Ximea yet for the hatred conceived against their Father neither of them vvas admitted by the Realm to succeed him but rather his ch●sen german named Don Aurelio brothers son to Don Alonso the Catholique vvas preferred and reigned peacably 6 years and then dying vvithout issue for this the hatred ●f the Spaniards vva● not yet ended against the memory of K. Eruela they vvould not yet admit any of his Generation but ra●her excluded th●m again the 2 time and admitted a brother in lavv of his named Don Silo that vvas married to her sister Dona Adosinda daughter to the foresaid noble K. Catholique Alonso So that here vve seervvice the right heyres of K. Don Fruela for his evil government vvere put back But Don Silo being dead vvithout issue as also Don Aurelio vvas before him and the Spaniards anger against K. ●ruca being novv vvel aslvvaged they admitted to the Kingdom his foresaid son Don Alonso the yonger surnam●d aftervvard the chast vvhom novv tvvice before put back as you have seen but novv they admitted him though his reign at the first endured very little for that a bastard uncle of his named Don Mauregate by help of the Moores put him out reigned by force 6. years in the ending vvithout issue the matter came in deliberation again vvhether the K. Don Alonso the chast that yet lived had been hidden in monastary of Galitia during the time of he yrant should returne again to govern or rather that his cose●n German Don vermudo son to his uncle the Prince should be elected in his place And the Realm of Spay●ed etermined the 2. that Don Vermulo though he vvere much further of by propinquity of blood vvithin 〈…〉 also should be admitted True it is that after three yeare● reign this 〈…〉 King V●rmudo being weary of kingly life feeling some scruple of conscience that being Deacon he had forsaken the life Ecclesiasticall maryed though by dispensation of the Pope as Morales saith entangled himself with the affairs of a kingdom Moric 28 29. an 791. he resigned willingly the gouernment unto his said cozen Don Alonso the chast himself lived after a privat life for divers yeers but this Don Alonso who now the 4. time had been deprived of his succession as you have seen deceived the expectation of the Spaniards that accounted him a Monk for he proved the most valiant excellent King that ever that Nation had both for his vertue valour victories against the Moors building of Towns castles churches Monasteries other such works of christianity as Morales recounteth he reigned after this his last admission 51 yeers had great friendship with K. Charles the great of France who lived in the same time with him And this man among other most noble exploits so tamed the Moores of his country as during his days he never paid that cruel● horrible tribute which before and after was paid by the christians to the Moors Mor. l. 13 c. 45. an 842. which was 100 young Maidens 50 Sons of Gentlem●n every yeer to be brought up in the Religion of Mahomet among those infidell tyrants And finally this man after so much affliction came to be one of the most renowned Princes of the World After this Don Alonso who left no children for that he would never marry who lived all his life in chastity there succeeded to him by election his nephew named Don ●anurs son to the former said K. Don Vermudo the Deacon that gave this man the

no man without hearing his cause but to suffer the course of law to have his place in all and whatsoever he shall doe otherwise that it be void and of no Validitie at all Vnto all these Articles he sweareth first by his Legates and then he giveth a copy of his Oath in writing to every one of the six Electors and after this he goeth to the City of Aquis-gran to be crowned in the great Church where about the middle of the Masse the Arch Bishop of Colen goeth unto him in the presence of all the people and asketh whether he be ready to sweare and promise to observe the Catholick Religion defend the Church Minister Iustice protect the Widdows and Fatherlesse and yeald dutifull honour and obedience to the Pope of Rome whereunto he answering that he is ready to do all this the Arch-Bishop leadeth him to the high Alter where he sweareth in expresse words all these Articles which being done the said Arch-Bishop turning himselfe to the Princes of the Empyre and people there present doth aske them whether they be content to swear obedience and fealty unto him who answering yea he is annointed by the said Arch-Bishop before the Alter and then do come the other two Arch-Bishops of Moguntia and Treveris and do lead him into the Vestery where certain Deacons are ready to apparrel him in his robes and do set him in a Chayre upon whom the Arch-Bishop of Colen saith certain prayers and then delivereth him a Sword drawn and putteth a Ring upon his Finger and giveth him a Scepter in his hand and then all the three Arch-Bishops together do put on the Crown upon his head and leading him so crowned and appareled u●to the high Alter again he sweareth the second time that he will do the part of a good Christian and Catholick Emperor Which being ended he is brought back and placed in the Emperiall Seat and Throne where all the Princes of the Empyre do sweare obedience and faith unto him begining with the three Arch-Bishops and continuing on with the three other Electors and so all the rest in order which is a notable and magesticall manner of admitting and authorizing of a Prince as you see and it is to be marked among other things that the Emperour sweareth three times once by his depu●ies twice by himselfe before his Subjects sweare once unto him And yet will Malignants needs have subjects only bound to their Princes and the Prince nothing at all bound to them againe In Polonia which being first a Dukedom was made a Kingdom about the same time that this forme of electing of the German Emperour was prescribed the manner of Coronation of their Kings is in substance the very same that we have declared to be of the Emperour For first of all the Arch-Bishop of Gnesua metropolitan of all Polonia cometh to the King standing before the high Alter and saith unto him these words Whereas you are right noble Prince to receive at our hands this day who are though unworthily in place of Christ for execution of this function the sacred annointing nnd other Ceremonies Ensignes and Ornaments appertaining to the Kings of this Land it shall be well that we admonish you in a few words what the charge importeth which you are to take upon you c. Alex Gua guinterum Polon Tom. 1. Oricho in Chimer fol. 9. and 106. Thus he begineth and after this he declareth unto him for what end he is made King what the obligation of that place and dignity bindeth him unto and unto what points he must sweare what do signifie the Sword the Ring the Sceptor and the Crown that he is to receive and at the delivery of each of these things he maketh both a short exhortation unto him and prayer unto God for him And the Kings Oath in these words Promi●o coram Deo angelis ejus I do promise and swea●e before God and his An●els that I will do Law and Justice to all and keepe the peace of Christ his Church and the union of his catholick Faith and will do and cause to be done du● and canonic●ll honour unto the Bishops of ●his Land and to the rest of the Clergy and if which God forbid I should break my Oath I am content that the Inhabitants of this Kingdom shall owe no duty or obedience unto me as God shall help me and Gods holy Gospels Bodin derep l. 2. c. 9. After this Oath made by the King and received by the subjects the Lord Martiall Generall of the whole Kingdom doth aske with a loud voice of all the Councellors Nobility and people there present whether they be content to submit themselves unto this King or no who answering yea the arch Bishop doth end the residue of the ceremonies doth place him in the royal Throne where all his Subjects do homage unto him and this for Polonia In Spayne I do find that the manner of admitting their Kings was different and not the same before and after the distruction thereof by the Moores bu● yet that in both times their Kings did swear in effect the self-same points which before have been mentioned in other Kingdoms For first before the entring of the Moores when Spayne remained yet one generall Monarchie under the Gothes it is recorded in the four●h nationall Councel of Toled● which was holden the year of our Lord 633. according to Ambrosio Morales the most learned and diligent historiographer of Spayne Amb. Morales li. 11. c. 17. hist Hisp praefat ejusdem concilij though others do appoint it some few years after in this Councel I say it is said that their new King S●ssinandus who had expelled Suintila their former King for his evill Government This King Sissinandus I say coming into the said Councel in the third yeare of his reigne ac●ompanied with a most magnificient number of Nobles that waited on him did fall down prostrate upon the ground before the Arch-Bishops and Bishops there gathered together which were 70. in number and desired them with teares to pray for him and to determine in that Councel that which should be needfull and most convenient both for maintaining of Gods Religion and also for upholding and prospering the whole Common-Wealth whereupon those Fathers after matters of Religion and reformation of manners which they handled in 73. Chapters In the end and last Chapter they come to handle matters of Estate also Concil Tol. 4. c. 74. And first of all they do confirme the deposition of King Suintila together with his Wife Brother and Children and all for his great wickednesse which in the Councel is recounted and they do deprive them not onely of a little to the Crown but also of all other goods possessions moveables and immoveables saving only that which the new Kings mercy should bestow upon them and in this Councel was present and subscribed first of all others ●sidorus Arch-Bishop of Siuil who writing his History of Spayne dedicated the same

unto this King Sissinandus Ambros Maral l. 11. cap. 17. and speaketh infinite good in the same of the vertues of King Suintila that was now deposed and condemned in this said Councel whereby it is to be presumed that he had changed much his life afterward became so wicked a man as here is reported After this the Councel confirmeth the Title of Sissinandus and maketh decrees for the defence thereof but yet insinuateth what points he was bound unto and whereunto he had sworn when they said unto him To quoque p●●aesentem 〈◊〉 Ac juturos aelatum sequentium principes c. We do require you that are our present King and all other our Princes that shall follow hereafter with the humility which is convenient that you be meeke and moderate towards your Subjects and that you govern your people in justice and piety and that none of you do give sentence alone against any man in cause of life and death but with the consent of your publike Councell and with those that be Governours in matters of judgement And against all Kings that are to come we do promulgate this sentence that if any of them shall against the rever●nce of our Lawes exercise cruel authority with proud domination and Kingly Pompe only following their own concupiscence in wickednes that they are condemned by Christ with the sentence of excommunication and have their separation both from him and us to everlasting judgement But in the next two yeares after the end of this Councel King Sissinandus being now dead and one Chintilla made King in his place there were other two Councels gathered in Toled● the first whereof was but Provinciall and the second Nationall and they are named by the names of the fifth and sixt Councels of Toledo Ambros Moral l. 11. cap. 23. 24. In the which Councells according to the manner of the Gothes who being once converted from the Arrian haere●ie were very catholick and devout ever after and governed themselves most by their Clergy and not only matters of Religion were handled but also of State and of the Common Wealth Concil 5. cap. 2 3 4. 5. conc 6. cap. 16. 17 18. especially about the succession to the Crown safety of the Prince provision for his Children friends Officers and favorites after his death and against such as without election or approbation of the Common-Wealth did aspire to the same all these points I say were determined in these Councels and among other points a very s●vere decre● was made in the sixt Councel conc●rning the Kings Oath at his admission in these words Consonan une corde ore promulgamus Deo placituram sententiam Coucil Td. 6. c. 3. We do promulgate with one heart and mouth this sentence agreeable and pleasing unto God and do decree the same with the consent and deliberation of the Nobles and Peeres of this Realme that whosoever in time to come shall be advanced to the honor and preferment of this Kingdom he shall not be placed in the Royall Seat untill among other conditions he hath promised by the Sacrament of an Oath that he will suffer no man to break the Catholick Faith c. By which words especially among other conditions is made evident that those Princes sweare not only to keepe the Faith but also such other conditions of good Government as were touched before in the fourth Councel and these things were determined while their King Chintill● was present in Tolledo as Ambrosio Morales ●oteth Ambros Moral lib. 1. cap. 23. The distruction of Spayne Before the entrance of the Moores and before the dividing thereof into many Kingdoms which happened about ● hundreth yeares after this to wit in the year of our Saviour 713. and 714. But after the Moores had gayned all Spayne and divided it between them into divers Kingdoms Ambros Moral li. 13. c. 1. 2 de la Chron. de Esp● yet God provided that within foure or five yeares the Christians that were left and fled to the Mountaines of Asturias Biscay found a certain young Prince named Don Pelayo of the ancient blood of the Gotish Kings who was also fled thither and miraculously saved from the enemies whom they chose straight wayes to be their King and he began presently the recovery of Spayne and was called first King of Asturias and afterward of Leon and after his successors got to be Kings also of Castilia and then of Toledo and then of Aragon Barcelona Valentia Murcia Cartagena 〈◊〉 Cortuba Granado Siuil Portugall and Nauarra all which were different Kingdoms at that time so made by the Moores And all these Kingdoms were gained againe by little and little in more then 700. yeares space which were lost in lesse then two years and they never came again indeed into one Monarchy as they were under Don Rod●igo their last King that lost the whole untill the yeare of our Lord 158● when Don Philippe King of Spayne re-united again unto that Crown the Kingdom of Portugall which was the last peece that remayned seperated and this was almost 900. yeares after Spayne was first lost But now to our purpose the Chronicler of Spain named Ambrosio Morales doth record in his Chronicle a certain Law written in the Gotish-tongue left since the time of this Don Pelay● the first King after the universal distruction of Spain the title of the Law is this Como se an delevantar Reyen Espùa y como el ha de lurar los fueros Ambros Moral l. 13. c. 2. that is to say how men must make their King in Spain and now he must swear to the priviledges and liberties of that Nation then he putteth the Articles of the Law whereof the first saith thus before all things it is establish●d for a law liberty and priviledge of Spayne that the King is to be placed by voices and consent perpetually and this to the intent that no evill King may enter without consent of the people seeing they are to give to him that which with their blood and labours they have gained of the Moores Lucas Episcop Tuyens in histor Hispan Loudou de molin lib. de hered Thus far goeth this first article which is the more to be marked for that divers and those most ancient Spanish Authors do say that from this Don Pelayo the succession of Kings descended ever by propinquity of blood and yet we see that election was ioyned there withall in expresse termes The second part of the law containeth the manner of ceremonies used in those old dayes at the admission of their Kings which is expressed in these words let the King be chosen aud admitted in the Metropolitan City of this Kingdome or at least wise in some Cathedrall Church and the night before he is exalted let him watch all night in the Church and the next day let him here masse let him offer at Masse a peece of Scarlet and some of his own money and after let him communicate

and when they come to lift him up let him step upon a buckler or target and let the cheife and principall men there present hold the Target so lifting him up let them the people cry three times as hard as they can Real Real Real Then let the King command some of his own money to be cast among the people to the quantitie of the hundr●d shillings and to the end be may give all men to understand that no man now is above him let himselfe tye on his own Sword in the form of a crosse and let no Knight or other man beare a Sword that day but only the King This was the ould fashion of making Kings in Spain which in effect and substance remaineth still though the manner thereof be somewhat altered for that the Spanish Kings be not Crowned but have an other ceremony for their admission equall to coronation which is performed by the Arch-Bishop of Toled primat of all Spain as the other Coronations before mentioned are by the Arch-Bishop of Moguntia to the Emperour and by the Arch-Bishop of Guesna to the King of Polonia and by the Arch-Bishop Praga to the King of Bohemia and by the Arch-Bishop of Praga to the King of Portuga as was by the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury to the King of England and by the Arch-Bishop Rhemes to the King of Fraunce of which Realme of France we may not omit to say somewhat in particular seeing it is so goodly a Kingdome and so neere to England not only in Cituation but also in Lawes manners and customes and as the race of English Kings have come from them in diverse manners since the conquest so may it be also supposed that the principall ceremonies and circumstances of this action of Coronation hath beene received in like manner from them First then touching the act of Cornation and admission of the King of France even as before I have said of Spayne so also in this Kingdom do I find two manners of that action the one more ancient which the French doe say hath indured in substance from their first Christian King named Clodoueus unto this day which is nigh Twelve hundred yeares for that Clodouius was Christened the yeare of our Lord 490. in the City of Rhems by Remigius Bishop of that City and annointed also and Crowned King by the same Bishop which manner and order of anoynting and Coronation endured after for about six hundred yeares unto the time of Henry the first and King Phillip the first his sonne both Kings of France At what time which is about 500. yeares a gone both the Chroniclers and Cosmographers of France do testifie that there was a peculier booke in the library of the Church of Beuais conteining the particuler order of this action Belfor l. 3. c. 20. Thevet cosmograph univers l. 15. c. 2. Papir masson annal l 3. pag 2. 15. which had endured from Clodo●eus unto that time Which order for so much as toucheth the solemnite of officers in the Coronation and other like circumstances was far different at that time from that which is now for that in those dayes there were no Peers of France appointed to assist the same Coronation which now are the chiefe and the greatest part of that Solemnitie Yea Girard du Hailan Secretarie of France in his third booke of the affaires and state of that Kingdom sayth that the ceremonies of Crowning their ould Kings were much after the fashon which I noted a little before out of the law of Dan Pelay● first King of Spaine after the Moores for that they were lifted up and carried about upon a Target by the chiefe subjects there present as the Spaniards were But as touching the principal point of that action which is the substance of admitting the King unto his Royal authority and oath by him made o● Governing well and justly and of the reciprocall oath of obedience made to him againe by his subjects it was not much different from that which now is as shall appeare by the Coronation of the foresaid Phillip the first who was crowned in the life and presence of his Father King Henry after the fashion then used in the yeare of Christ 1059. and it was in manner following as Nangis and Tillet both authours of great authoritie among the French do recount it and Francies Belforest out of them both repeateth the same at large in these words following Francis Belfor hist Fran. lib. 3. c 20. in vita Philip 1. King Henry the first of this name seeing himselfe very ould and feeble made an Assembly of all the states of France in the City of Paris in the yeare of Christ 1059. where bringing in his young sonne and heire Phil●p that was but 9. yeares of age before them all he said as followeth The speach of the Father Hetherto my deare freinds and subjects I have bin the head of your Nobility and men at armes but now by mine age and disposition of body I doe well-perceive that ere it be long I must be seperated from you● and therefore I d●sire you that if ever you have loved me you shew it now in giving your consent and approbation that this my sonne may be admitted for your King and apparaled with the Royall ornaments of this Crowne of France and that you will sweare fealtie unto him and do him homage Thus said the King and then having asked every one of the assistance in particuler for his consent apart and afterwards the whole assembly ingenerall whether they would swear obedience to him or no and finding all to promise with a good will he passed over the feast of the assention with great ioy in Paris and after went to Rhemes with all the Court and Tryan to celebrate the Coronation upon the feast of Whitsunday Thus far are the words of William de Nangis alleadged in the story of France by Balforest and it is to be noted first how the King did r●quest the nobility and people to admit his sonne and secondly how ●e did aske there consents a part for that these two points do evedently confirm that which I said at the begining that only succession is not sufficient but that Coronation ever requireth a new consent which also includeth a certain election or new approbation of the Subjects This is proved also most manifestly by the very order of Coronation which ensueth in Belforest taken word for word out of Tillet in his Treatise of Recordes in the Chapter of ●nnointing the Kings of France in these words In the yeare of grace 1059. and 32. of the Reign of King Henry the first of this name of France and in the 4● yeare of the seat and Bishoprick of Geruays Arch-Bishop of Rhemes and in the 23 day of May being Whitsunday King Philip the first was anointed by the said Arch-Bishop Geruays in the great Church of Rhemes before the Alter of our Lady with the order and ceremony that ensueth The Masse being b●gun when it