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An Answerable remonstrance of His Majesties [K]ingdomes of England, Scotland, Ireland, and the paincipality [sic] of Wales, to the Parliament
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1642
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Wing A3462; ESTC R38502
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An Answerable REMONSTRANCE OF HIS MAJESTIES â—ingdomes of England Scotland Jreland and the paincipality of Wales To the Parliament LONDON Printed for J. Horton 1642. May 31. An Answerable Remonstrance of His Majesties Kingdome of England Scotland Ireland and the Principality of Wales To the Parliament HIs Maiesty receiving two Remonstrances from both Houses of Parliament both concurring to the same effect though different in the composition viz. to the peace and security of all Brittaine but something being therein expressed concerning his Maâ—estie to be expounded rather a supplication to desire His Majesty to comply with his Parliament then to have any other construction made thereof he is therefore or at least seeme to have beene highly incensed and displeased though any cause thereof be too obscure to be justly seene or perceived at the said Remonstrances Wherefore my sole intent is now to delineate the perfect State and Estate of all these Kingdomes of Brittaine in a reall demonstration from what precedent dangers they have beene delivered and in what present condition they doe remaine by the assiduous care and indulgency of the Parliament And first to begin with the Affayres of England I thinke it not incongruent if J should first iterate some old passages acted long since for the better remembrance thereof and what Gods singular mercies towards this Nation may not be forgotten Let us then consider of the heavy miserie under which this Land groaned before this happy Parliament was assemblep how Tirany and extortion rashned how Eclesiastâ—call Courts triumphed especially the Starchamber and the high Commission how the abusive add Calumnious Prolect of ship-money was maintained how Lordly Bishops â—ate in their Episcopall hrone how nefarious Monoplies were imposed on the Subjact how Arm nianâ—sme was diffused every where yea the Univerâ—â—â—ies themselves were corrâ—pted with the same how Justice was blinded with Bribery How this whoâ—e Kingdome did swarme with so many various imminent dangers and with a multitude of so many distempers impositions feares and distuâ—bances that if God had not iâ—fused it into the Kings heart to call a Parliament both the lives of honest men would have beene indangered their Estates ruâ—â—ated or at least miserably wasâ—ed and they and the whole Kingdome toheaheâ— buried in the sâ—ne sepulcher of â—â—â—amity but by the industrious care of this Parliament all these impious instruments of miâ—ery have beene dispaâ—ced anâ— subâ—erred all these maliâ—â—ant Pâ—ots have beene confounded and the burden of all these grievances have beene easedâ— the Prime Authors hereof and incendiaties have beene duely punished and questioned and all their private Stratagems were blasted before they came to maturity The Bishops have beene suspended from their Votes from the House of Peeres and 〈◊〉 Praelaticall Vsurpations exstenuated The Monopolâ—es for Wine Salt Buttet Sope Coles c. with all other unlawfull Impositions have beene confounded And besides all this We have had civill Mutineyes and Combuâ—tions since amongst our selves concerning Reâ—igion in â—â—meeâ—e Antipathyi and strange opposition of as severall opinions as severall men and as severall Religions as opinions Thus the Church hath beene variously distracted and distorted but I hope it is now â—artly cleansed and I trust in God will be suddenly throughly purged from Schisme Fiction and Hereticall division There have beene divers Subsidies granted besides Poll-money which amounted to an incogitable summe most part whereof was sent to the North. And since many Memorable things have been performed by the Parliament but I will not continue in these ambages and deviations from these present times but strive rather to expresse those in a lâ—vely Character Since his Maiesties last returne from Scotland none would have fomented any other thought in his Breast but that the Noble Tryuniph wherewith the City of London Royally entertained His Majesty might have wooed him to continue â—eater them but he hath absented himselfe a long time from the City and his parliament to the great griefe of the one to the Feares and Jealousies of the other The parliament have oâ—tentimes sent Messages to his Majesty earnestly beseeching him in all ardency of affection and respective seâ—uriâ—y of his Royall person that he would graciously concurre with them in their serious and weighty consultations but his Majesty hath râ—â—â—ed to answer them in that expectation There hath been since many differences between them and feares and Jealousies fomented on both sides to the great amazement of the Subiect His Maiesty hath continued at York a long timeâ— and intended divers times to enter Hull but was dâ—nyed Sir John Hotham to enter therein whom the parliament had there entrusted whereupon the King proclaimed him â—raytor about the Walls but the parliament defended him and confirmed that Act so be a high Breach of the priviledges of parliament but his Maiesty now lately as hath been against his Parliament but both Houses have unanimously Voted 1. That whensoever the King maketh Warre upon the Parliament it is a Breach of the trust reposed in him by the People and against his Oath and tending to the dissolution of this Government 2. Whosoever 〈◊〉 serve or assist the King in such war are Traytors and ought to suffer the punishment as Traytors â—â—â—rding to 〈◊〉 Statutes of 11. Richard 2 1. Henry 4. The Miâ—â—ia of the Kingdome the Parliament are intended to dispose God grant that his Maâ—eâ—â—y and they may concurre together in Vnity and coherence to the future peace of the Realme In this expension and the affaires of Scotland I chinke it not impertinent to begin with theâ—â— first rising after the Scots perceived the Lawes to be corrupted by a malignant party and many superstitious innovations in Religion being thrust upon them that rose in Armes for the Liberty of their conscience an English Army was likewise raised against them but when their cause was fully perceived to be so good a Parliament was called and an absolute Pacification concluded but an excessive summe of money given them withall After all which a Parliament was called there and his Majesty went himselfe where he continued untill peace and tranquility as well as the Government of their Church were confirmed and then his Maiesty returned to London againe with the Tryumphant Congratulation of all his Subiects The Scottish rising in Armes was a happy Prologue to our ensuing Comedy but praise God these distracted and preposterous times doe invert it to a bloody Tragedy And peace hath raigned there a long time while distraction â—reepâ—th in amongst us But they hearing of these manifold variances and differences between the King and the Parliament are as si credibly supposed intended to take rather the Parliaments part But Ireland perceiving the Scots fared so well in their Warre broke out into open Rebellion were not ashamed to write themselves the Quenes Army and have heretofore killed and slaine and massacred the Protestants sparing neither man woman nor Child Sex or degree Age or Quality so cruelly and inhumanely that no Christian eye can read the same without a teare and no eare can heare relate with Christian Patiene but since the English and Scottish Army is gone over they have beene somewhat qualified and many Townes and Castles have beene relieved as Drogheda VVickloe Kiltrugh Clogham Kingsaill c. The Castles of Tippar Catherlâ—ugh Clouthgrenan Sir George Greshams Castle called Ballirenon the Duke of Buckinghams Castle called Burros Ballâ—nekâ—ll c. Our Army proceeds with happy fortune and successe and by the auxiliary directions of Almighty God but theirs decreaseth dayly lesser and lesser the Rebels have some Townes still in possession as Carr Dogmoe Arckeloe Kilkeny Kildare with certaine others but they have lost many of late and are dayly extenuated in Number for the English follow them with such undanted Spirits and so couragiously that they commonly terrifie them at the first Skirmish and put them to flight very often so that we hope the Fire of their Rebellion will bee quickly quenched VVales have great cause of suspition for there are dayly tumults and insurrections in most Counties there and they greatly suspect fortaigne Forces The 17. day of this present moneth was presented to the House of Commons a Petition from the Counte of Monmouth in VVales wherein they complained of their feares of ensuing misery by reason of the multiplicite of Papists in those parts who make daily provision of that County to withstand them Wherefore they prayed that the Magazine of Armes might bee removed to Newport and thereby put into a posture of defence and that the Recusants might be suddâ—inly disarmed which being read Answer was returned That the House would take speedy care therein But God banish these feares of danger and settle Peace quietnesse and prosperous security in these Kingdomes of Brittaine FINIS