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A87527	The declaration of David Jenkins late prisoner in the Tower of London; concerning the Parliaments army, and the lawes and liberties of the people of England. With the copy of his letter sent from VVallingford Castle, to his dread soveraign the King; and his advice and directions touching the treaty. Subscribed, David Jenkins.	Jenkins, David, 1582-1663.	1648 (1648)	Wing J589; Thomason E467_31; ESTC R205310	2,861	8

THE DECLARATION OF David Jenkins Late prisoner in the Tower of London concerning the Parliaments Army and the Lawes and Liberties of the People of ENGLAND With the Copy of his Letter sent from VVallingford Castle to his Dread Soveraign the KING and his Advice and Directions touching the Treaty Subscribed DAVID JENKINS Printed in the Yeer 1648. JUDGE JENKINS DECLARATION Concerning The Parliaments Army and the Lawes and Liberty of the People VVHereas the Army under the Command of the Lord General Fairfax have and do still indeavour the executing and bringing to tryall the Capitall Offenders of these Times and to execute and inflict exemplary and condign punishment upon those who have acted contrary to the fundamentall laws of this Kingdom whom they account to be the great and sole enemies to peace and truth and the only Caterpillars which casts the unsavoury mist to eclipse the brightnesse and splendor of the true consonant VVord of God therefore to remove those who are the most prevalent and by their poysonous Pills and painted papers infects the hearts of divers well affected in and about the City of London it was thought requisite by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament to remove Judge Jinkins the Oracle of his time in esteem with many in London from Neugate to Wallingford Castle and having a Convoy from the City to conduct him thither on Sunday last he was met by a party of horse from the Army at Vxbridge who desiring a conference with some of the Commanders it was assented to where he declared That he had alwayes a good opinion of the Army and notwithstanding his opposing the power and Ordinances of Parliament and the insufferable and long imprisonment inflicted upon his weak and frail body were resolved to sacrifice his life for the Lawes of the Land the Gospell of Iesus Christ and the liberties of the people of England saying that he would submit to any thing that should be concluded by the King and Parliament but would dye with the Laws rather then act against them before they be repealed but then he would submit to any So soon as he had declared his Sense and Resolution touching the Army the fundamentall Lawes of the Land the Government of the Church of England the Power and Prerogative of his Prince and the common Rights Freedom and Liberties of the people A Colonell then present asked him whether he thought the King might do what he will he said yes with the consent of his Judges and Ministers it being objected what if they be corrupted he answered they must be obeyed and so the Conference ended which being done on Sunday in the afternoon he was conducted from Vxbridge to VVallingford by a Troop of horse belonging to the Army Omnia jura sunt in manu Regis Ezr. 7.26 Whosoever will not do the Law of thy God and the Law of the King let judgment be executed speedily upon him whether it be unto Death or to Banishment or to Confiscation of Goods or to Imprisonment EZra concludes with blessing that the Kings heart was for God v. 27. and mercy to him from the Author and so many instruments as the King his Councellors and Princes v. 28. The King received a government from his Ancestors such as the Nation were never under before and of all forms it came next to the divine pattern for God himself rules by seven Spirits which are before his Throne Rev. 1.4 4.5 called 7 Eyes Zec. 4.10 not to inform the Almighty but to be his Witnesses and wise workers of all his Councels this was derived to his people who shewed him his name in Gods Book with his great Office to be Gods Shephard which caused great admiration And Artaxerxs with his 7 Councellors following the steps of Cyrus honored the God of heaven more then any hod done before them being Pagans So happy is it for Kings to learn from God and to have ●is Law go before theirs and when there is such a conjunction Judgment is seasonable upon all Offenders His Maiesties Proposals touching Church-Government to the Parliaments Commissioners 1. His Majesty said He had been bred and instructed in the way He stands for and that by his Father the wisest King and best man in the world therefore could not easily yeeld n●r must it be wondred if He did not The Ministers answer for satisfaction the course was held and desired he declared his scruples His Majesty replyed He had yeelded far having denied nothing but the sale of Bishops Lands and desired them to speak whether his answer was not good to the Commissioners to that part offering a Copy to Mr. Marshall but he refused it as not having power nor was it said he fit they judge in such things When the King could nor get it received he said Is it so hot that you fear to burn your fingers Then his Majesty declared the three scruples which the Commissioners desired to see before the Ministers had them The last which was the Coronation Oath because depending upon the Law was judged improper for them to resolve the other two Mr. Marshall received and desiring to withdraw the King consented after they return'd Mr. Marshall M. Vines and M. Seaman spake His Maiesty desired it in writing which they were willing if the Commissioners thought fit they treated about the Oath at Coronation and the Ministers were Tuesday to bring their answer which was done The Kings Bishops and other Clergy and the Ministers of Parliament being present Mr. Vines read it His Maiesty desired it promising to prepare an answer as to the sale of Bishops Lands as Sacriledge the Commis told his Mai. that thing lay so much in the Laws of the Land that the Ministers could not judge of it at last his Mai. appeared inclinable but said That if they were alienated then they did revert to the Crown On Thursday the King and the Com. debated about the Directory and taking away the Liturgy but nothing concluded of The King in this debate asked what fault they found in the Common prayer Book one one of the Commis answered He had heard it was the saying of a very learned man that the Liturgy was taken out of the Masse Book only spoiled in the translation Who was that said his Maiesty It was replied It was your Father King James His Majesty said If it were good in it self that did not make it ill the King hath since made offer of a limited Episcopacy Newport 13. October 1648. Other letters from the Commis on Wednesday last and read in both Houses say That the King grants the militia as is desired that is for 20 yeers to be in the Parl. and after if occasion be of using the sword in case the Parl. see cause the King refusing the Parl. may make war and to suppresse any forraign Forces who shall invad or indeavour to invade the kingdoms of England and Ireland Dominion of Wales the Isles of Guernsey and Jersey and the town of Barwick upon Tweed or any of them As for the Church which was before it in order the King still refuses and offers Episcopacy and for the Bishops Lands he will not consent to any other then a Lease for 99 yeers they are now upon the 4 Bill touching Ireland the House voted that the answer to the Church proposition is not satisfactory and ordered their Commissioners to presse it to the King again so soon as the Bill of Ireland is over By an Expresse from Wallingford it is said That the aforesaid Judge Jenkins hath sent a Letter to the King but intercepted humbly beseeching his Majesty to salve up the Sores of this Kingdom in this present personall Treaty and to embrace the opportunity now on foot and to play his Cards so that he may ingratiate himself into the City and Parliament by offering to come to Westminster to treat desiring him to court the Lord Generall Fairfax Lieutenant Generall Cromwell the Commissioners and others of the Army by messages from himself for the effecting thereof as also to send Proposals to the Army and to promise them large gratuities to be instrumentall therein This Letter is said to be directed from VVallingford Castle Octob. 12. and Subscribed D. JENKINS FINIS