Lordships according to the unanimous Advice of all the Iudges of England and his Majesties pleasure signified therein That the First Article propounded viz. You shall do all your pain and diligence to destroy and make to cease all manner of Heresies and Errors commonly called Lollaries within in your Bayliwick from time to time to all your power and assist and be helping to all Ordinaries and Commissioners of the Holy Church and favor and maintain them as oftentimes as you shall be required shall be left out in the Oath to be given to Sir Edward Cook and shall ever hereafter be left out in all Oaths to be given to the High Sheriffs of Counties hereafter And their Lordships do likewise Order according to the unanimous Advice of all the Iudges of England That the other thrée Articles doubted of shall stand in the said Oath to be ministred to the said Sir Edward Cook and to all other High Sheriffs as heretofore hath béen accustomed and that the Lord Keeper do give order to such Officers and Clerks in the Court of Chancery to whom it appertained to make out the Oath for the time to come according to present Order The expectation of a Parliament gave encouragement to the Bishop of Lincoln who yet retained the name of Lord Keeper notwithstanding his Sequestration several moneths before from the presence of the King the Council Table and the custody of the Seal to make an Address to his Majesty for a favorable interpretation of his actions But his carriage towards the Duke at the Parliament at Oxford was fresh in memory where the Bishop told the Duke in Christ-Church upon the Dukes rebuking him for siding against him That he was engaged with William Earl of Pembroke to labor the Redress of the Peoples Grievances and was resolved to stand upon his own Legs If that be your resolution said the Duke Look you stand fast and so they parted and shortly after that he was sequestred though the Seal was not disposed from him till the Thirtieth of October at which time it was given to Sir Thomas Coventry at Hampton-Court who was that day sworn of the Privy Council and sate there and sealed some Writs and afterwards came to the Term at Reading and sate there as Lord Keeper and heard Causes The King being pressed with his own Necessities and the Cry of the Nation against the Fruitless Voyage of Cadiz summoned a Parliament to meet in February and before the time of meeting his Majesty enjoyned the Archbishops and Bishops in both Provinces to proceed against Popish Recusants by Excommunication and other Censures of the Church and not to omit any lawful means of bringing them to Publick Justice especially he recommended to their vigilant care the unmasking and repressing of those who were not professed Papists yet disaffected to the true Religion and kept close their evil and dangerous affection and by secret means and slights did encourage and advance the growth of Popery This Command was seconded by a Proclamation requiring That all Convicted Papists should according to the Laws of this Realm remain confined to their dwelling places or within five miles thereof unless upon special Licences first obtained in Cases necessary Immediately before the Parliament Bishop Laud procured the Duke of Buckingham to sound the King concerning the Cause Books and Tenets of Mr. Richard Montague and understanding by what the Duke collected That the King had determined within himself to leave him to a Tryal in Parliament he said I seem to see a Cloud arising and threatning the Church of England God for his Mercy dissipate it About the same time the King declared his purpose to celebrate the Solemnity of his Coronation on Candlemas-day at the Palace of Westminster and required all persons who by reason of their Offices and Tenures were bound to perform any Duties at the Solemnitie to give their attendance and to be furnished in all respects answerable to an action of so high State according to their places and dignities Wherefore by a Commission under the Great Seal of England Sir Thomas Coventry Lord Keeper of the Great Seal Iames Lord Say High Treasurer of England Edward Earl of Worcester Keeper of the Privy Seal Thomas Earl of Arundel and Surrey Earl Marshal of England William Earl of Pembroke Lord High Chamberlain Edward Earl of Dorset and Sir Randol Crew Cheif Justice of the Common Pleas were authorised to receive and determine the Claims exhibited by any Person concerning Services to be performed at the approaching Coronation And the more to credit the Solemnity the King resolving to make certain of his Servants and other Subjects in regard of their Birth good Service and other Qualities Knights of the Bath Authorised Thomas Earl of Arundel and Surrey and Earl Marshal of England William Earl of Pembroke Lord Chamberlain to perform in his Majesties Name and behalf all the Rites and Ceremonies belonging thereto At the same time Writs were directed to all Sheriffs in the Realm of England and Dominions of Wales commanding them to make Proclamation That all such as had Forty pounds a year or more of Lands or Revenues in their own hands or the hands of Feoffees for their use for the space of Three years and are not yet Knights do at their perils prepare to present themselves in his Majesties Presence by the One and thirtieth of Ianuary to receive the Order of Knighthood Upon the asswaging of the great Pestilence through the Mercy and Goodness of God in withdrawing and almost removing the Scourge the King by His Royal Authority ordained a Publick and General Thanksgiving to be celebrated upon the Nine and twentieth of Ianuary being the Lords day in the Cities of London and Westminster and the places adjacent and on the Nineteenth of February in all other places of the Kingdom the manner and form whereof was prescribed by a Book composed by the Bishops according to his Majesties special Direction The Contagion ceasing the restraint enjoyned to the Citizens of London from resorting to Fairs for a time was taken off The number of those that died this year within and without the Walls of the City of London and in the Liberties and Nine out Parishes from the Sixteenth of December 24. to the Fifteenth of December 25. Was in Total Fifty four thousand two hundred sixty and five whereof of the Plague Thirty five thousand four hundred and seventeen On Candlemas-day King Charls was Crowned Bishop Laud had the cheif hand in compiling the Form of the Coronation and had the honor to perform this Solemnity instead of the late Lord Keeper Williams who through the Kings disfavor was sequestred from this Service which belonged to his place as he was Dean of Westminster Mr. Iohn Cosens as Master of the Ecclesiastical Ceremonies kneeled behinde the Bishop when the Prayers were read and directed the Quire when to answer The Ceremony in going to and all the
well-beloved Sir VVilliam Balfoure Knight and Iohn Dolbier Esquire or either of them for levying and providing certain numbers of Horses with Armes for Horse and Foot to be brought over into this Kingdome for our service viz. for the levying and transporting of one thousand Horse fifteen thousand pounds for five thousand Muskets five thousand Corslets and five thousand Pikes ten thousand five hundred pounds and for one thousand Curaseers compleat two hundred Corslets and Carbines four thousand five hundred pounds amounting in the whole to the said summe of thirty thousand pounds And this our letter shall be your sufficient warrant and discharge in this behalf Given under our Privy Seal at our Palace of Westminster the 30th of Ianuary in the third year of our Reign Iune the seventh the King came to the Lords House and the House of Commons were sent for And the Lord Keeper presented the humble Petition of both Houses and said MAy it please your most excellent Majesty the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons in Parliament assembled taking into consideration that the good intelligence between your Majesty and your people doth much depend upon your Majesties answer unto their Petition of Right formerly presented With unanimous consent do now become most humble Suitors unto your Majesty that you would be pleased to give a clear and satisfactory answer thereunto in full Parliament Whereunto the King replyed The answer I have already given you was made with so good deliberation and approved by the judgements of so many wise men that I could not have imagined but it should have given you full satisfaction But to avoid all ambiguous interpretations and to shew you there is no doublenesse in my meaning I am willing to pleasure you as well in words as in substance read your Petition and you shall have an answer that I am sure will please you The Petition was read and this answer was returned Soit droit fait come il est desire C. R. This I am sure said his Majesty is full yet no more then I granted you in my first Answer for the meaning of that was to confirm your liberties knowing according to your own Protestations that ye neither meane nor can hurt my Prerogative And I assure you my Maxime is That the Peoples Liberties strengthen the Kings Prerogative and the Kings Prerogative is to defend the Peoples Liberties You see how ready I have shewed my self to satisfie your demands so that I have done my part Wherefore if this Parliament have not a happy conclusion the sin is yours I am free from it Whereupon the Commons returned to their own House with unspeakable joy and resolved so to proceed as to expresse their thankfulnesse and now frequent mention was made of proceeding with the Bill of subsidies of sending the Bills which were ready to the Lords of perfecting the Bill of Tunnage and Poundage and Sir Iohn Strangeâ—â—ies also expressed his joy at the answer and further added Let us perfect our Remonstrance King Iames was wont to say He knâ—w that by Parliaments which otherwise he could never have known After the granting of the Petition of Right the House ordered that the Grand Committees for Religion Trade Grievances and Courts of Justice to sit no longer but that the House proceed only in the consideration of Grievances of most moment And first they fell upon the Commission for Excise and sent to the Lord Keeper for the same who returned answer that he received Warrant at the Councel Table for the sealing thereof and when it was Sealed he carried it back to the Councel Table The Commission being sent it was read in the House viz. CHarles By the Grace of God King of England Scotland France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. To Sir Thomas Coventry Knight Lord Keeper of the Great Seale of England To James Earl of Malburg Lord High Treasurer or England Henry Earl of Manchester Lord President of our Councel Edward Earl of Worcester Lord Keeper of our Privy Seal George Duke of Buckingham Lord high Admiral of England William E. of Pembrook Lord Steward of Our Houshold Philip Earl of Mountgomery Lord Chamberlain of Our Houshold Theophilus Earl of Suffolk Edward Earl of Dorset William Earl of Salisbury Thomas Earl of Exeter John Earl of Bridgwater James Earl of Carlisle Henry Earl of Holland William Earl of Denbigh George Earl of Totnes Sir George Hay Kt. Lord Chancellor of Scotland William Earl of Morton Thomas Earl of Kelley Thomas Earl of Mellers Edward Uiscount Conway one of our principal Secretaries of State Edward Uiscount Wimbleton Oliver Uiscount Grandison Henry Falkland Lord Deputy of Ireland To the Lord Bp. of Winchester Wil. Lord Bp. of Bath and Wells Fulk Lo. Brook Dudley Ash Lord Carlton Uice Chamberlain of Our Houshold Sir Thomas Edmonds Treasurer of our Houshold Sir John Savil Controler of Our Houshold Sir Robert Nanton Master of the Court of Wards Sir John Cook one of the principal Secretaries of State Sir Richard Weston Chancellour and under Treasurer of our Exchequer Julius Caesar Master of the Rolls and Sir Humphrey May Kt. Chancellour of Our Dutchy of Lancaster Greeting Whereas the presâ—nt Conjuncture of the general affairs of Christendom and our own particular interest in giving assistance unto our oppressed Allies and for providing for the defence and safety of our own Dominions and People do call upon Us to neglect nothing that may conduce to those good ends And because Monies the principal sinâ—ws of War and one of the first and chiefest movers in all great Preparations and Actions are necessary to be provided in the first place and We are carefull the same may be raised by such ways as may best stand with the State of Our Kingdoms and Subjects and yet may answer the pressing occasions of the present times We therefore out of the experience We have had and for the trust we repose in your wisdoms fidelities and dutifull care of your service And for the experience we have of all great Causes concerning us and our State both as they have relation to Foraine parts abroad and as to our Common-wealth and People at home Ye being persons called by us to be of Our Privy Councel have thought sit amongst those great and important matters which so much concern us in the first and chiefest place to recommend this to your special care and diligence And we do hereby authorise and appoint and strictly will and require you that speedily and seriously you enter into consideration of all the best and speediest ways and means ye can for raising of Monies for the most Important occasions aforesaid UUhich without extreamest hazard to Us our Dominions and People and to our Friends and Allies can admit of no long delay the same to be done by Impositions or othâ—rwise as in your wisdoms and best Iudgments ye shall find to be most convenient in a case of this inevitable necessity wherein Form â—nd
Cases at the Council Table when great Causes were heard before the King and Council And when matters were agitated at a greater distance I was there also and went on purpose out of a curiosity to see and observe the passages at the Camp at Berwick at the Fight at Newborn at the Treaty at Rippon at the great Council at York and at the meeting of the Long Parliament The Observations I made during all the said time shall be further known if I be encouraged to proceed and that this my Forlorn be not repelled and defeated Thus have I good Reader acquainted thee in plain English with the Lines and rude Draughts of what hath been and what is like to be multorum annorum opus in which as I never did approve so neither could I perswade my self to tread in their Steps who intermingle their Passion with their stories and are not content to write of unless they write also for a Party or to serve an Interest and so declare themselves far better Advocates then Historiansâ—â— I profess that in singleness of heart I aim at truth which to me has alwayes seemed hugely amiable even without the tires and advantages of Wit and Eloquence And therefore in order to my greatest purpose I have esteemed the most unaffected and familiar Stile the best Altum alii teneant And so irresistible is the force of Truth and the Divine Providence so great that howsoever all possible diligence may have been used to carry things in secret and to act by colourable Pretences men often acting like Tumblers that are squint-eyed looking one way and aiming another Yet hath God in these our dayes brought to light such Secrets of State such private Consultations such strâ—nge Contrivances discovered by Letters Papers and Cabinet-memorials seised on in time of the War as otherwise probably neither we nor our Posterity should have ever known I conclude with the learned Spaniards opinion Satis est Historiae si sit vera quae ut reliqua habeat omnia si veritatem non habet obtinere nomen suum non potest J. 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Anglorum leges Suadam consulta Senatus ausáque cuncta loquor tempore quaeque suo Excipis adverso si pectore ore maligno pluribus invideas Zoile nemo tibi The Printer to the Reader BEing obliged to get this Book finished against the ensuing Term I was constrained to make more haste then ordinary so that possibly some Faults have escap'd which I request the Courteous Reader to Pardon and Amend as they shall be met with VALE The right high and most mightie Monarch â—AMES by the Graâ—ce of God King of great Britaine Fraunce and Ireland c Defendor of the Faith Historical Collections THe grand business of State in the latter times of King Iames was the Spanish Match which had the Kings heart in it over-ruled all his Counsels and had a mighty influence upon the Universal State of Christendom This King affecting the name of a King of Peace and Peace-maker as his chief glory had designed what in him lay the setling of a general Peace in Europe and the reconciling of all Parties and professed that if the Papists would leave their King-killing and some other grosser Errors he was willing to meet them half way moreover he was ever zealous for the honor and height of regal Majesty and to maintain the glory of it in his Successors 't was his chief desire and care to match his Son with some Princess of most high descent though of a different Religion There had been a Treaty of Marriage between the late Prince Henry and a Daughter of Spain which on the Spaniards part was found a meer Complement carried on by the accustomed gravity and formality of that Nation For Cecil Earl of Salisbury the great States-man of that time pursued and drove the matter to that point that the Duke of Lerma finding no evasion disclaimed the being of a Marriage Treaty Nevertheless the Spanish Ambassador to acquit himself to this State and to clear his own honesty at a full Council produced his Commission together with his Letters of Instruction given under the Duke's hand Such manner of dealing might have been sufficient Cause of just Indignation against any future motion of this Alliance After death of Prince Henry the King set his thoughts upon a Daughter of Henry the Fourth late King of France as the fittest Match for Prince Charles and by Sir Thomas Edmonds his Legier Ambassador endeavored to know the minde of that State but could not discern their affections and was not willing to discover his own At length taking occasion to send the Lord Hayes Extraordinary Ambassador to the French King to Congratulate his Marriage with Anne the Infanta of Spain he resolved to make a thorow Trial The matter was put forth and in appearance well taken but proved of no effect For the Duke of Savoy was before-hand and prevailed for his Son the Prince of Piedmont During this Negotiation of Alliance with France the Duke of Lerma frequently intimated unto Sir Iohn Digby Ambassador Resident in Spain an extraordinary desire in the King his Master not onely to maintain Peace and Amity with the King of great Britain but to lay hold on all means that might be offered for the nearer uniting of their Majesties and their Crowns as also a disposition in this regard to match his second Daughter to the Prince of Wales The Ambassador replyed that His Majesty had little reason to give ear to this overture having not long since in the Treaty for the late Prince received such an unexpected Answer and Demands so improper and unworthy and that there needed more then ordinary assurance to induce him to believe that there was now so great a change and the match desired in good earnest and not propounded meerly to divert the match with France wherefore he expected the proposal of such terms of advantage and certainty as might gain a belief of their sincere Intentions Lerma promised a further Conference But by reason of a strong report that the Match with France was absolutely concluded and within few dayes to be published the business lay asleep until Sir Iohn Digby going for England was desired by the Duke to give him notice of the state of this Affair From hence Digby gives him to understand that there was no cause of dispair concerning this new overture unless the difficulty of the Conditions should make it desperate but if the Demands in point of Religion were no more then what would satisfie another Catholick Prince and to which his Majesty might yeild with Honor he knows that divers persons not of the meanest power were well inclined and ready to give their helping hand He said further that it were much better not to revive this motion then by impossible and unfitting
Non-resident his wife and son Recusants Sir George Hennage Knight Sir Francis Metcalf Knight Robert Thorall Esquire Anthony Mounson Esquire William Dallison Esquire in Commissioner of the Sewers and are justly suspected for Popish Recusants Sir Henry Spiller Knight in Commission of Peace for Middlesex and Westminster and Deputy Lieutenant Valentine Saunders Esquire one of the six Clerks both which are justly suspected to be ill-affected in Religion according to the Acts of State Charles Jones Knight Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of Peace George Milburne Esquire Justice of Peace Edward Morgan Esquire their wives are all Popish Recusants William Jones Deputy Lieutenant Justice of Peace his wife suspected to be a Popish Recusant Iohn Vaughan Captain of the Horse suspected for Recusancy Benedict Hall Receiver and Steward of the Dutchy of Lancaster he and his wife are Popish Recusants Sir Thomas Brudenel Knight and Baronet Deputy Lieutenant a Popish Recusant Cuthbert Herone Esquire now Sheriff of Northumberland Justice of the Peace his wife a Recusant Sir William Selby Junior Knight Justice of Peace his wife a Recusant Sir Iohn Canning Knight Justice of the Peace his wife a suspected Recusant Sir Ephraim Widdrington Knight Justice of Peace suspected to be a Recusant Sir Thomas Riddall Knight Justice of Peace his wife and eldest son are Recusants Iohn Widdrington Esquire who came out of the same County before his Majesties Proclamation was published and is now at London attending the Council Table by Commandment and yet not dismist Sir Robert Pierpoint Esquire Justice of Peace his wife a Recusant Sir Anthony Brown Knight Justice of Peace thought to be a Recusant but not convict Sir Henry Beddingfield Knight Deputy Lieutenant and Justice in Oyer and Terminer and in Commission of Sewers Justice of Peace and Captain of a foot Company his wife nor any of his children as is informed come to the Church Thomas Sayer Captain of the Horse his wife comes not to Church Sir William Yelverton Baronet and Justice of Peace not suspected himself but his eldest son and one of his daughters are known Recusants Sir Henry Minne Knight Justice of Peace and Quorum neither he his wife or daughters can be known to have received the Communion and have been presented at the Sessions for Non-conformity Robert Warren Clerk a Justice of Peace justly suspected and that for these Reasons 1. He being in trust for one Ratcliff of Bury deceased for the educating of his son he took him from the School at Twelve years old and sent him beyond the Seas to be brought up there in a Popish Seminary where he hath remained six or seven years as was generally reported 2. One of his Parishioners doubted in some points of Religion being sick and desired to be satisfied by him who confirmed him in the Religion of the Church of Rome which he told to his brothers before his death who are ready to affirm the same but this was divers years since 3. There being Letters directed to four Knights of that County to call the Ministers and other officers before them and to cause them to present all such as absented themselves from the Church and were Popishly affected he was desired to present those within his Parish Church of Welford which he accordingly did but left out at the least one half and being asked why he did so he answered that he was no Informer And being asked of some particulars whether they came to the Church or not his Answer was they did not and why then did he not present them he said they might be Anabaptists or Brownists and would not present them and this certified by three Members of the House 4. He having a brother dwelling in Sudbury that was presented for not coming to the Church he came to one of the Ministers and told him that he took it ill they presented his brother who answered he did it not but if he had known of it he would whereupon he replied He was glad he had a brother of any Religion 5 One of his Parish named Fage having intelligence that there was one in the said Parish that could inform of a Private place where Arms were in a Recusants House in the Parish came to some of the Deputy Lieutenants in Commission for a Warrant to bring the same in form before them to be examined concerning the same and the said Fage delivered the Warrant to the Constable he carried him before the said Mr Warren who rated the said Fage for that he did not come to him first telling him that he was a factious fellow and laid him by the heels for two hours which the said Fage is ready to affirm Sir Benjamin Titchburne Knight and Baronet Justice of Oyer and Terminer Justice of Peace and Deputy Lieutenant and in Commission for the Subsidue his wife children and servants indicted for popish Recusancy Sir Richard Tichburne Knight Justice of Peace his wife presented the last Sessions for having absented her self from the Church for the space of two moneths Sir Henry Compton Knight Deputy Lieutenant Justice of Peace and Commissioner for the Sewers Sir Iohn Shelly Knight and Baronet himself and his Lady Recusants Sir Iohn Gage Knight and Baronet a Papist Recusant Sir Iohn Guilfor Knight Their Ladies come not to Church Sir Edward Francis Knight Their Ladies come not to Church Sir Genet Kempe Knight some of his children come not to Church Edward Gage Esq a Recusant Papist Commissioners of the Sewers Tho Middlemore comes not to Church Commissioners of the Sewers Iames Rolls William Scot Commissioners of Sewers both Recusants Papists Robert Spiller comes not to Church Sir Henry Guilford in Commission for Piracies and for the Sewers and Iohn Thatcher Esquire Commissioner for the Sewers they are either persons convicted or justly suspected Sir Richard Sandford Knight Richard Brewthwait Esquire Gawen Brewthwait Esquire their wives are Recusants Sir William Ambrey Knight Justice of Peace a Recusant Rees Williams a Justice of Peace his wife a convict Recusant and his children Popishly bred as is informed Sir Iohn Coney Knight a Justice of Peace and Deputy Lieutenant his wife a Popish Recusant Morgan Voyle Esquire Justice of Peace his wife presented for not coming to Church but whether she is a Popish Recusant is not known Iohn Warren Captain of the Trained-band one of his sons suspected to be Popishly affected Wherefore they humbly beseech your Majesty not to suffer your loving Subjects to continue any longer discouraged by the apparent sence of that increase both in number and power which by the favor and countenance of such like ill-affected Governors accreweth to the Popish Party but that according to your own wisdom goodness and piety whereof they rest assured you will be graciously pleased to command that Answer of your Majesties to be effectally observed and the Parties above named and all such others to be put out of such Commissions and Places of Authority wherein they now are in your Majesties Realm of England contrary
called to the Councel-board at Hampton Court about some things which were complained of in reference to the Customs did then and there in an insolent manner in the presence or hearing of the Lords and others of his Majesties Privy Council then sitting in Counsel utter these undutiful seditious and false words That the Merchants are in no part of the World so skrewed and wrung as in England That in Turky they have more incouragement By which words he the said Richard Chambers as the Information setteth forth did endeavor to alienate the good affection of his Majesties Subjects from his Majesty and to bring a slander upon his just Government and therefore the Kings Attorney prayed process against him To this Mr. Chambers made answer That having a Case of silk Grogerams brought from Bristol by a Carrier to London of the value of 400. l. the same were by some inferior Officers attending on the Custome-house seized without this Defendants consent notwithstanding he offered to give security to pay such Customs as should be due by Law and that he hath been otherwise grieved and damnified by the injurious dealing of the under-Officers of the Custome-house and mentioned the particulars wherein and that being called before the Lords of the Council he confesseth that out of the great sence which he had of the injuries done him by the said inferior Officers he did utter these words That the Merchants in England were more wrung and screwed then in forreign Parts Which words were onely spoken in the presence of the Privy-Council and not spoken abroad to stir up any discord among the people and not spoken with any disloyal thought at that time of his Majesties Government but onely intending by these words to introduce his just Complaint against the wrongs and injuries he had sustained by the inferiour Officers and that as soon as he heard a hard construction was given of his words he endeavoured by petition to the Lords of the Council humbly to explain his meaning that he had not the least evil thought as to his Majesties Government yet was not permitted to be heard but presently sent away prisoner to the Marshalsea and when he was there a prisoner he did again endeavour by petition to give satisfaction to the Lords of the Council but they would not be pleased to accept of his faithful explanation which he now makes unto this honourable Court upon his Oath and doth profess from the bottom of his heart That his speeches onely aimed at the abuses of the inferiour Officers who in many things dealt most cruelly with him and other Merchants There were two of the Clerks of the Privy-Council examined as Witnesses to prove the words notwithstanding the Defendant confessed the words in his Answer as aforesaid who proved the words as laid in the Information And on the sixth of May 1629. the Cause came to be heard in the Star-Chamber and the Court were of opinion that the words spoken were a comparing of his Majesties Government with the Government of the Turks intending thereby to make the people believe that his Majesties happy Government may be tearmed Turkish Tyranny and therefore the Court fined the said Mr. Chambers in the sum of 2000 l. to his Majesties use and to stand committed to the prison of the Fleet and to make submission for his great offence both at the Council-board in Court of Star-Chamber and at the Royal Exchange There was a great difference of opinion in the Court about the Fine and because it is a remarkable Case here followeth the names of each several person who gave sentence and the Fine they concluded upon viz. Sir Francis Cottington Chancellour of the Exchequer his opinion was for 500 l. Fine to the King and to acknowledge his offence at the Council-board the Star-Chamber-Bar and Exchange Sir Tho. Richardson Lord chief Justice of the common pleas 500 l. Fine to the King and to desire the Kings favour Sir Nicholas Hide Lord chief Justice of the Kings Bench 500 l. and to desire the Kings favour Sir Iohn Cook Secretary of State 1000 l. Sir Humphry May Chancellour 1500 l. Sir Thomas Edmons 2000 l. Sir Edward Barret 2000 l. Doctor Neal Bishop of Winchester 3000 l. Doctor Laud Bishop of London 3000 l. Lord Carlton principal Secretary of State 3000 l. Lord Chancellour of Scotland 2000 l. Earl of Holland 1500 l. Earl of Doncaster 1500 l. Earl of Salisbury 1500 l. Earl of Dorset 3000 l. Earl of Suffolk 3000 l. Earl of Mountgomery Lord Chamberlain 1500 l. Earl of Arundel Lord High Marshal 3000 l. Lord Montague Lord Privy Seal 3000 l. Lord Connoway 2000 l. Lord Weston Lord Treasurer 3000 l. Lord Coventry Lord Keeper of the Great Seal 1500 l. So the fine was setled to 2000 l. And all except the two Chief Justices concurred for a submission also to be made And accordingly the copy of the submission was sent to the Warden of the Fleet from Mr. Atturny General to shew the said Richard Chambers to perform and acknowledg it and was as followeth I Richard Chambers of London Merchant do humby acknowledge that whereas upon an Information exhibited against me by the Kings Atturney General I was in Easter Term last sentenced by the Honourable Court of Star-Chamber for that in September last 1628. being convented before the Lords and others of his Majesties most Honourable Privy-Council Board upon some speeches then used concerning the Merchants of this Kingdom and his Majesties well and gracious usage of them did then and there in insolent contemptuous and seditious manner falsly and maliciously say and affirm That they meaning the Merchants are in no parts of the world so skrewed and wrung as in England and that in Turky they have more incouragement And whereas by the sentence of that Honorable Court I was adjudged among other punishments justly imposed upon me to make my humble acknowledgment and submission of this great offence at this Honorable Board before I should be delivered out of the Prison of the Fleet whereto I was then committed as by the said Decree and Sentence of that Court among other things it doth and may appear Now I the said Richard Chambers in obedience to the Sentence of the said Honorable Court do humbly confess and acknowledg the speaking of these words aforesaid for the which I was so charged and am heartily sorry for the same and do humbly beseech your Lordships all to be Honorable intercessors for me to his Majesty that he would be graciously pleased to pardon that graet error and fault so committed by me When Mr. Chambers read this draught of submission he thus subscribed the same All the abovesaid Contents and Submission I Richard Chambers do utterly abhor and detest as most unjust and false and never to death will acknowledge any part thereof Rich. Chambers Also he under-writ these Texts of Scripture to the said Submission before he returned it That make a man an offender
under the Marquess Ansbach The Evangelicks were put to the worst by General Buquoy in several encounters and were much terrified by the Duke of Bavaria who marched with an Army of Fifteen thousand Horse and Foot and a Train of Artillery proportionable and they were weakned by a Cessation of Arms in Hungary between the Emperor and the Prince of Transylvania In Spain they make all possible preparations for this War onely the King of England will not take the Alarm abhorring War in general and distasting the Palsgraves cause as an ill president against Monarchy and fed with hopes of composing all differences by the success of the Spanish Treaty For which purpose Sir Walter Aston was then sent Ambassador into Spain and Gondomar returned into England there to abide till the long debated Match be fully effected The Articles of Religion for securing Liberty of Conscience to the Infanta and her Family were greatly inlarged by the Commissioners designed for the Treaty and were allowed by the King of England but without a dispensation from Rome the transactions between the two Kings were but Nullities And for this cause it was expected that our King should propound such conditions for the increase and great advantage of the Roman Catholick Religion that the Pope may deliberate whether they be of that nature as may perswade and merit the dispensation To this demand the King made answer in his Letter to the King of Spain That he had done as much in favor of the Catholicks as the times would bear and promised in the word of a King That no Roman Priest or other Catholick should thenceforth be condemned upon any capital Law And although he could not at present rescind the Laws inflicting onely pecuniary mulcts yet he would so mitigate them as to oblige his Catholick Subjects to him And if the Marriage took effect his Daughter in Law should finde him ready to indulge all favors which she should request for those of her Religion Herein the Spanish Council acknowledged great satisfaction given and a Paper was conceived and drawn up by a Iunto of Canonists Lawyers and Divines to perswade the Pope to act his part IN the mean while an Army of Thirty thousand was levying in Flanders under the command of Marquess Spinola The King of England sent to know the cause of so great preparations The Marquess gave answer That he received his Commission sealed up with a charge not to open it till his Army were compleated and brought together to a Rendevouz But the King had proof enough to assure him that this Army was intended for the Palatinate Yet no more then one Regiment under the Command of Sir Horatio Vere could be obtained from him though two more were promised When Spinola had his Rendevouz where he mustered Six and twenty thousand Foot and Four thousand Horse he opened his Commission which required him to make War against all those which should be confederate with the Bohemian Rebels and he communicated the same to the Ambassador of Great Brittain At the same time the English began their march as brave a Regiment as hath appeared in any age consisting most of Gentlemen under a most worthy Leader who was accompanied with the Earls of Oxford and Essex persons innobled as well by their own vertues as by their Progenitors Other Commanders in this Regiment were Sir Edward Sackvile Sir Gerard Herbert Sir Robert Knolles Captain Stafford Captain Wilmot Captain William Fairfax Sir Iohn Burlacy Cap. Burroughs Cap. Robert Knightly c. This handful of men reached the Palatinate with some difficulty by the aid and conduct of Henry Prince of Nassau The Imperial forces became exceeding numerous by large supplies from several Countreys and Provinces The States Protestant of the Upper and Lower Austria upon the approach of the Bavarian Army seeing nothing but manifest ruine renounce their Confederacy with the Bohemians and submit to the Emperor saving to themselves their Rights and Priviledges in Religion Whereupon the Bohemians and their King being but Twenty thousand strong besides an addition of Ten thousand Hungarians from Bethlem Gabor and fearing least Bavaria and Buquoy joyning their forces should fall into Bohemia thought it best to fortifie the Frontiers and to defend their Country which they conceived they might well do if the Elector of Saxony would continue in his Neutrality The Emperor sent to the said Elector to execute his Ban or Declaration of Treason against the Count Palatine and the Bohemian Rebels The Bohemians by their Ambassadors requested him if he would not own their Cause yet at least to remain Neutral The Duke of Saxony replied to King Frederick That he had often represented to him what ruine was like to follow him by taking an others Crown and for his own part being called upon by the Emperor to execute his Ban and chastise the Rebels he could not disobey that just command The Protestant Princes sent to him again and gave him notice of Spinola's advance to subdue the Palatinate but this did nothing move him He entred Lusatia with some forces and quickly reduced a part of that Province In the Palatinate Spinola having got the start of the English by means of a far shorter march had no sooner arived but he took in divers Towns and prevailed greatly over a spiritless people yet he warily declined the hazard of Battel with the Princes of the Union Neither was the Marquess Ansbach very forward to engage or to seek or take advantages The Dutch slowness was not excusable howbeit the great access of strength to the Emperors party and this slender aid from the King of Great Brittain to preserve his Childrens Patrimony must needs dishearten the German Princes and help to dissolve the Union After a while the season of the year drew them into their Winter Quarters the Princes retired into their several Countreys and the English Regiment was disposed into three principal Garisons Sir Horatio Vere commanded in Manheim Sir Gerard Herbert in Heidelborough and Captain Burroughs in Frankendale having onely power to preserve themselves within those Walls whilest the enemy ranged round about them A Letter written from the Marquess of Buckingham to Conde Gondomar discovered the bent of the Kings minde and will touching the German War That he was resolved to continue Neuter for Conscience Honor and Examples sake In regard of Conscience judging it unlawful to inthrone and dethrone Kings for Religions sake having a quarrel against the Jesuites for holding that opinion Besides he saw the World inclined to make this a War of Religion which he would never do In point of Honor for that when he sent his Ambassador into Germany to treat of Peace in the interim his Son in Law had taken the Crown upon him And for Example sake holding it a dangerous president against all Christian Princes to allow a sudden translation of Crowns by the Peoples Authority Nevertheless he could not sit still and
Provinces because among other quarrels they gave refuge to the expulsed Palatine Nevertheless King Iames resolved to wait upon the Match with Spain as the onely means to consolidate these publique fractures in Christendom And now behold a strange Adventure and Enterprise The Prince and the Marquis of Buckingham accompanied with Cottington and Endimion Porter Post in Disguise to Spain to accelerate the Marriage The 17. of February they went privately from Court and the next day came to Dover where they imbarqued for Boloign and from thence rode Post to Paris where they made some stop The Prince shadowed under a bushy Peruque beheld the splendor of that Court and had a full view of the Princess Henrietta Maria who was afterwards his Royal Consort For besides the great privacie of the Journey they had so laid the English Ports that none should follow or give the least advertisement until they had gotten the start of Intelligencers and passed the bounds of France Howbeit they escaped narrowly and a swift Intelligence sent to the King of Spain from Don Carlos Coloma was even at their heels before they arrived at Madrid The Prince and Buckingham being in the Territories of Spain to make but little noise rode Post before their Company The 7. of March they arrived at Madrid the Royal residence and were conveyed with much secrecie into the Earl of Bristols house The next morning the Earl acquainted Gondomar with the arrival of the Marquis of Buckingham Olivares sends immediately to desire leave to visit the Marquis which was by no means permitted but in the evening the Marquis went privately accompanied with the Earl of Bristol Sir Walter Aston and Conde Gondomar and met this great Conde in a place near the Palace and after some Converse was led by a back-way into the Kings quarter and had private Audience of the King who received him with extraordinary courtesies and expressions of so great joy that might signifie he was not ignorant of the Princes arrival also Insomuch that the Conde Olivares having procured the Kings leave went back with the Marquis of Buckingham and kissed the Princes hands After this the King and State devise how to give his Highness the most honorable reception Instantly they decree That upon all occasions of meeting he shall have the precedencie of the King That he shall make his entrance into the Royal Palace in that form of State which is used by the Kings of Spain on the day of their Coronation and that one of the chief quarters in the Kings house shall be prepared for his Lodgings That an Hundred of the Guard attend him and all the Council obey him as the Kings own person The Common sort did magnifie this brave Adventure and express his Welcom by shouts and acclamations of joy and presently they marry him to the Infanta as it were by publique voice And the King to please him with a sight of his Mistress went abroad to visit a Monastery with the Queen the Infanta and his Brothers Don Carlos and the Infant-Cardinal So that his Highness had the happiness of a full View in several places The King in person gave him several Visits and forced him to take the hand and place of him Divers Grandees and prime Officers of State came to present their service and as yet none did visit him but by the Kings special order A General Pardon was published the Prisons were opened and hundreds of Offenders were set at liberty And a late Proclamation against Excess in Apparel was revoked Neither may we forget the Kings strain of Complement in the Advancement of Gondomar to whom he ascribed his great contentment and honor received by his Highness's presence That he had made the Conde whom he was pleased to term an English-man one of his Council of State to the end that his Highness might be confident of their Proceedings and privy to all their Passages The Prince on the day of Publique Entrance was attended in the morning by the Conde Gondomar and divers Councellors of State to S. Ierom's Monastery the place whence the Kings of Spain are wont to make their solemn entrance into Madrid on the day of their Coronation There the Prince was feasted and served by divers great Officers of State waiting bare-headed After dinner the King came to conduct his Highness through the Town to the Royal Palace having prepared all things for the Solemnity in the greatest magnificence and splendor The King setting the Prince on his right hand they rode in great glory under a Canopy of State supported by the Regidors of the Town who were arrayed in Cloth of Tissue The Nobility and Grandees of Spain attended by their several Liveries all very rich and costly went before And after came the Marquis of Buckingham and the Conde Olivares executing their places of Masters of the Horse After them followed the Earl of Bristol and Sir Walter Aston accompanied with divers Councellors of State and Gentlemen of the Kings Chamber And being alighted at the Palace-gate the King led the Prince to the Queens quarters where having entred her chamber he was met and received by her with great respect in manner becoming the state of great Princes three Royal seats were placed the Queen sate in the middle the Prince on her right hand and the King on the left His Highness was thence conducted by the King to the Lodgings prepared for him where after they had conversed a while the King left him After a little pause the Queen by her Major-domo gave him a further and very noble Welcom with sundry rich Presents as Perfumes and costly Wearing-Linen The King sent him two Golden Keys which would open all his Privy-lodgings and his Bed-chamber giving him to understand that he had free access unto him at all hours The Councellors of State presented themselves to let him know That by the Kings express command they were to obey his Highness as exactly as the King himself He was constantly attended and served with Grandees and Tituladoes and was entertained with many Shews and Triumphs and several daily Pastimes And one day running at the Ring in company of divers of the Nobility his Higness was the onely Person that bore the Ring away and that in presence of the Infanta his Mistress which was interpreted a good Omen at the beginning of his Atchievement In fine there wanted nothing which the wit of man could devise for the height of outward glory The Governors of the Town presented the Marquis of Buckingham with the rich Cloth of State which was borne over the King and Prince in the great Solemnity as a Fee belonging to the Place which he then executed From the Court of England many Lords and Gentlemen went after the Prince that by a splendid Train and Retinue of his own People he might appear as the Prince of England And the Marquis of Buckingham was then made a Duke by a Patent
express command to Bristol to deliver his thanks to the King of Spain for the high entertainment personal kindness respect and favor received by his Son the Prince who was returned so well satisfied as that he was not able to magnifie it sufficiently And further to let him know That to make a firm and indissoluble union between their Families Nations and Crowns and withal not to abandon his own Honor nor at the same time to give joy to his only Son and to give his onely Daughter her Portion in Tears he had by the advice of that Kings Ambassadors entred into a Treaty for the Restitution of the Palatinate that he always understood and expected that upon the effecting of this Marriage he should obtain the restoring of his Son-in-law both to his Countrey and Dignity and that the Emperor either by sinding out some great Title or by increasing the number of the Electoral Stiles might satisfie the Duke of Bavaria And for these Reasons the King commanded Bristol instantly to procure from that King a punctual Answer touching the course he resolves to take for the restitution of the Palatinate and Electorate and what assurance shall be given for his contentment if the Emperor or Duke of Bavaria should oppose any part of the expected restitution Moreover he gave direction and signified his special desire that the Espousals should be made in one of the Christmas Holidays because that holy and joyful time would best become an action so notable and blessed The Earl of Bristol with the Concurrence of Sir Walter Aston took boldness to demur upon these new Instructions and yet again to represent to his Majesty the state of these affairs they inform him that by deferring the Epousals till Christmas the powers were made altogether useless and invalid there being a Clause in the body of them That they shall remain in force till Christmas and no longer And the suspending of the execution of the powers till the validity of them be expired is an effectual revoking of them Besides the pretexts of this delay are no new but old matters which were often under debate but never insisted on to retard the main business And it will be thought that they should rather have hindered the Grant of these powers then the execution of them being granted Surely a staggering in the former resolutions will be suspected and the clearing thereof between Spain and England will cost much time As concerning the Prince Palatine it was the care of the Spanish Ministers that that business might be well compounded before the Infanta's coming into England For they say that otherwise they might give a Daughter and a War presently follow Besides the Instructions given under his Majesties hand were indeed to insist upon the restoring of the Prince Palatine yet not so to annex it to the Treaty as thereby to hazard the Match For he seemed to be confident that the one would never grow to a conclusion without a setled resolution to effect the other And the Prince and Duke during their being in Spain observed the same course Moreover the Palatinate affairs have relation to many great Princes interessed therein and cannot be ended but by a formal Treaty which will require a great length of time and if the conclusion of the Match should depend thereon the Prince may be long enough unmarried for the advancement of their interest who desire he should so continue or not match with Spain The preparations for the Marriage go on chearfully the Popes Dispensation is hourly expected with an intention to demand the powers immediately and upon what pretext shall they be detained Shall we alledge his Majesties pleasure that the solemnity be performed in the Christmas Holidays But that is impossible for the powers are then expired Shall we urge the restoring of the Palatine This was not made a condition but was treated as a business a part The delay of the Desponsario's will put a scorn upon the Infanta and upon the King of Spain who hath called himself the Infanta's Desponsado And this cannot stand with that exact and honorable dealing which his Majesty hath hitherto used Now upon these Inducements in the result and close of all the Ambassador humbly advised the King to return to the former state of the Treaty and to nominate a day for the delivery of the Proxies and resolved somewhat to protract the time for the receiving of his Majesties further direction Thus did the Earl of Bristol endeavor to restore the business and the better to bring it on Sir Walter Aston labored to reconcile the Duke to Spain by this manner of Insinuation He believed that his Grace was infinitely provoked to be an enemy to this Match and might have many Reasons suggested how much it concerned him to break it with all the force he hath yet he could not believe that the Error of one Man can make him an enemy to that which carries in it so much content to the King and Prince nor that his judgment can be led by these Arguments which under colour of safety would bring him into a dangerous labyrinth For the most prosperous War hath misfortune enough to make the Author of it unhappy and how innocent soever his Grace might be yet the occasions which have been given him will make him liable to such an aspersion But if the Match proceed and take effect he will have the honor thereof and the Infanta being duly informed must needs acknowledge him to be the person unto whom in that behalf she is most obliged But these Motions incensed Buckingham And now having the Prince linked to him he could over-rule the King and bear down all his Adversaries The Prince and the Duke began to take a popular way and to close with those of the Privy Council and the Nobility that were opposite to Spain and best liked of by the Puritan party They projected also the calling of a Parliament to consult the Nation and to clear the Kings integrity and to gain to themselves a great esteem in the hearts of the people And some there were that suggested to the King that the Dukes design was to prevent the Princes Marriage not onely with Spain but any where else that his own greatness might still be absolute For say they were it love to his Countrey that led him to a breach and War with Spain there was as much reason for a breach of the Match and Peace when the Parliament urged it as now there is And they said That the approaching Parliament was to marry the Duke to the Commonwealth that he might stand not onely by the King but by the people and popular humor which of late he hath courted earnestly and so they warned the King to have more special care of his own preservation But the Earl of Bristol was straightly commanded to follow the new Instructions namely before he deliver the Powers or move to the Contract to procure from
attended by all the Servants in Ordinary The day following the Privy-Counsellors to the late King with all the Lords Spiritual and Temporal then about London were in the Council Chamber at Whitehall by Eight of the Clock in the morning ready to go together and present themselves to his Majesty but there came in the mean a Commandment from the King by the Lord Conway and Sir Albertus Morton Principal Secretaries of State to the deceased King that the Lord Keeper of the Great-Seal should be sworn of his Majesties Privy-Council and that he should give the Oath to the Lord President by whom all the rest of the late Kings Council should be sworn Counsellors to his present Majesty The Lord Keeper of the great Seal the Lord President the Lord Arch-bishop of Canterbury the Lord Treasurer of England the Lord Privy-Seal the Duke of Buckingham Lord Admiral of England the Earl of Pembrook Lord Chamberlain the Earl of Montgomery the Earl of Kellye the Earl of Arundel Earl Marshal of England the Lord Viscount Grandison the Lord Conwey the Lord Brook Mr Treasurer Mr Comptroller the Master of the Wards Mr Secretary Morton Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Master of the Rolls were this day sworn accordingly the Lord Keeper did take an Oath apart as Lord Keeper of the Great Seal the Lord Treasurer as Lord Treasurer of England the Lord President as Lord President of the Kings Privy-Council and the Lord Conwey and Sir Albertus Norton as principal Secretaries of State the Lords which were not of his Majesties Privy-Council repaired by themselves to St Iames's and presented themselves to the King and kissed his hand The Council sat immediately and advised of the most important and pressing matters to be offered to the King for his present service and resolved upon these particulars That a Commission be granted to authorize the Great-Seal Privy-Seal and Signet till new ones be prepared also Commissions for authorizng of Judges Justices of Peace Sheriffs and other such Officers for Government that there be a general Proclamation for continuation of Proceedings preservation of Peace and administration of Justice that Letters be prepared for the Ambassadors with foreign Princes to authorize their services to the King that special Messengers be sent unto foreign Princes that the like Proclamations to those of England be sent into Scotland that Commissions be renewed into Ireland to the Deputy and Officers there that the Mint for Coyning of money go on and all things be mannaged by the Officers as then they stood till the Kings pleasure be further known that a Parliament be summoned when the King shall appoint that the Kings pleasure be known concerning the time of his Fathers Funeral and where the Corps shall rest in the mean time as also the time of his Majesties Coronation This being done the whole Council attended the King at St Iames's where the Lord Keeper in the name of all the rest presented their humble thanks that it had pleased his Majesty to have affiance in those that had been Counsellors to his Father to receive them all to be of his Privy-Council the Lord President represented to the King the matters before mentioned which the King allowed and gave order that those of them which required speed should be put in execution and most of the powers he signed presently And first because by the death of the late King the Authorities and powers of the greatest number of Offices and places of Government did cease and fail by the failing of the Soveraign Person from whom the same were derived a Proclamation issued forth signifying his Majesties pleasure that all persons whatsoever who at the decease of the late King were invested in any Office or Place of Government Civil or Martial within the Realms of England and Ireland and namely Presidents Lieutenants Vice-Presidents Judges Justices Sheriffs Deputy Lieutenants Commissaries of Musters Justices of Peace shall continue in their several Offices till his Majesties pleasure were further known In another Proclamation of the same date the King took notice of his Fathers death and that he being his onely Son and undoubted Heir is invested and established in the Crown Imperial of this Realm and all other his Majesties Realms Dominions and Countries with all the Royalties Preeminencies Stiles Names Titles and Dignities to the same belonging and he declared That as he for his part shall by Gods grace shew himself a most benign and gracious Soveraign Lord to all his good Subjects in all their lawfull Suits and Causes so he mistrusteth not but that they on their parts will shew themselves unto him their natural Liege Lord most loving faithfull and obedient Subjects The Council resolved to move the King that his Fathers Funeral might be solemnized within five weeks and within a few dayes after the Ceremonial Nuptials in France and before the Parliament began in England These Resolves the Lord President represented unto the King who accepted of the advices and said he would follow them Moreover he summoned a Parliament to begin the seventeeth of May but by the advice of his Privy-Council Prorogued it to the one and thirtieth of May afterwards to the thirteenth of Iune and then to the eighteenth of the same moneth which Prorogations were occasioned by the Kings going to Dover to receive the Queen April 23. The Body and Herse of King Iames was brought from Theobalds to London being conducted by the Officers of the Guard of the Body all in Mourning every one having a Torch and attended by all the Lords of the Court and great numbers of other persons of quality and was placed in Denmark-House in the Hall of the deceased Queen Anne The seventh of May was the day of Burial the Body and Herse were taken from the said Hall of State and brought in great Pompe and Solemnity to Westminster where the Kings of England use to be interred The new King to shew his Piety towards his deceased Father was content to dispense with Majesty he followed in the Rear having at his right hand the Earl of Arundel at his left the Earl of Pembrook both Knights of the Garter his Train was born up by twelve Peers of the Realm So King Iames who lived in Peace and assumed the title of Peace-maker was peaceably laid in his Grave in the Abby at Westminster King Charles in his Fathers life time was linked to the Duke of Buckingham and now continued to receive him into an admired intimacy and dearness making him Partaker of all his Counsels and Cares and Chief Conductor of his Affairs an Example rare in this Nation to be the Favorite of two succeding Princes The Publick State of Religion and the steering of Church-matters had an early inspection and consultation in the Cabinet Council Bishop Laud who in King Iame's life time had delivered to the Duke a little book about Doctrinal Puritanism now also delivered to the Duke a
lending of the Ships and received fair Answers from them both But the King sent an express and strict Order to Pennington requiring him without delay to put his former Command in Execution for the consigning of the Ship called the Vantguard with all her furniture into the hands of the Marquess D' Effiat assuring the Officers of the Ships that he would provide for their Indempnity and further commanding him to require the Seven Merchants Ships in his name to put themselves into the Service of the French King and in case of backwardness or refusal to use all means to compel them thereunto even to their sinking Upon this Pennington went back to Deep and put the Vantguard into the absolute Power and Command of the French King to be employed in his Service at pleasure and commanded the rest of the Fleet to the like Surrender At the first the Captains Masters and owners refused to yield weighed Anchor and were making away but when Pennington shot they came in again but Sir Ferdinando Gorge came away with the Ship called the Neptune The Companies unanimously declined the Service and quitted the Ships all but one Man who was a Gunner and Pennington hasted to Oxford where the Parliament was Reassembled but as was voiced was there concealed till the Parliament was dissolved On the First of August the Parliament Reassembled at Oxford whether the news of the Ships lent to the French against the besieged Rochellers did quickly flie and exasperate the spirit of that great Assembly against the Duke of Buckingham The Grievances insisted upon were the mis-spending of the Publick Treasure the neglect of guarding the Seas insomuch that the Turks had leisure to land in the Western parts and carry away the Subjects Captives The Commons appointed a Committee to consider of secret Affairs and to examine the Disbursements of the Three Subsidies and the Three Fifteens given to King Iames for the Recovery of the Palatinate and they prepared to assault the Duke Also Mr. Richard Montague was summoned to appear according to the Condition of his Bond and a Committee was appointed to proceed in the further Examination of that business Mr. Montagues Cause was recommended to the Duke by the Bishops of Rochester Oxford and St. Davids as the Cause of the Church of England They shew that some of the Opinions which offended many were no other then the resolved Doctrine of this Church and some of them are curious Points disputed in the Schools and to be left to the liberty of Learned Men to abound in their own sense it being the great fault of the Council of Trent to require a Subscription to School Opinions and the approved Moderation of the Church of England to refuse the apparent Dangers and Errors of the Church of Rome but not to be over-busie with Scholastical Niceties Moreover in the present case they alleage that in the time of Henry the Eighth when the Clergy submitted to the Kings Supremacy the Submission was so resolved That in case of any difference in the Church the King and the Bishops were to determine the Matter in a National Synod and if any other Judge in Matters of Doctrine be now allowed we depart from the Ordinance of Christ and the continual practice of the Church Herewithal they intimated That if the Church be once brought down below her self even Majesty it self with soon be impeached They say further That King Iames in his rare wisdom and judgment approved all the Opinions in this Book and that most of the contrary Opinions were debated at Lambeth and ready to be published but were suppressed by Queen Elizabeth and so continued till of late they received countenance at the Synod of Dort which was a Synod of another Nation and to us no ways binding till received by Publick Authority And they affirm boldly That they cannot conceive what use there can be of Civil Government in the Common-wealth or of External Ministry in the Church if such fatal Opinions as some are which are opposite to those delivered by Mr. Montague be publickly taught and maintained Such was the Opinion of these forenamed Bishops but others of Eminent Learning were of a different Judgment At Oxford in a late Divinity Disputation held upon this Question Whether a Regenerate Man may totally and finally fall from Grace The Opponent urging the Appeal to Caesar the Doctor of the Chair handled the Appellator very roughly saying He was a meer Grammarian a Man that studied Phrases more then Matter That he understood neither Articles nor Homilies or at least perverted both That he attributed he knew not what vertue to the sign of the Cross Dignus Cruce qui asserit and concluded with an Admonition to the Juniors That they should be wary of reading that and the like Books On the Fourth of August the Lords and Commons were commanded to attend his Majesty in Christs-Church Hall in Oxford where he spake unto them in manner following MY Lords and you of the Commons We all remember that from your Desires and Advice my Father now with God brake off those two Treaties with Spain that were then in hand Well you then foresaw that as well for regaining my dispossessed Brothers Inheritance as home defence a War was likely to succeed and that as your Councils had led my Father into it so your assistance in a Parliamentary-way to pursue it should not be wanting That aid you gave him by Advice was for succor of his Allies the guarding of Ireland and the home part supply of Munition preparing and setting forth of his Navy A Council you thought of and appointed for the War and Treasurers for issuing of the Moneys And to begin this Work of your Advice you gave Three Subsidies and as many Fifteens which with speed were levied and by direction of that Council of War in which the preparation of this Navy was not the least disbursed It pleased God at the entrance of this Preparation by your Advice begun to call my Father to his Mercy whereby I entred as well to the care of your Design as his Crown I did not then as Princes do of Custom and Formality Reassemble you but that by your further Advice and Aid I might be able to proceed in that which by your Counsels my Father was engaged in Your love to me and forwardness to further those Affairs you expressed by a Grant of Two Subsidies yet ungathered although I must assure you by my self and others upon credit taken up and aforehand disbursed and far short as yet to set forth that Navy now preparing as I have lately the estimate of those of care and who are still employed about it whose particular of all expences about this preparation shall be given you when you please to take an accompt of it His Majesty having ended his Speech commanded the Lord Conway and Sir Iohn Cook more particularly to declare the present state of Affairs which
not but to give you an honest accompt of all my Actions herein And if I shall first to my grave I desire if you find me cleer the reputation of an Honest man and an English-man may attend me thereunto Thus I rest Your dutiful and humble Servant SAMUEL TURNER To the Honorable Sir Henage Finch Speaker of the House of Commons The Monday following Sir W. Walter if the Name be not miswritten in our Collections represented to the House That the Cause of all the Grievances was for that according as it was said of Lewis the Eleventh King of France All the Kings Council rides upon one horse And therefore the Parliament was to advise his Majesty as Iethro did Moses to take unto him Assistants with these qualities 1. Noble from among all the People not Upstarts and of a Nights growth 2. Men of Courage such as will execute their own Places and not commit them to base and undeserving Deputies 3. Fearing God who halt not betwixt two opinions or incline to False worship in respect of a Mother Wife or Father 4. Dealing truly for Courtship Flattery and Pretence become not Kings Councellors but they must be such as the King and Kingdom may trust 5. Hating Covetousness No Bribers nor Sellers of Places in Church or Commonwealth much less Honors and Places about the King and least of all such as live upon other mens ruines 6. They should be many set over Thousands Hundreds Fifties and Tens one Man not ingrossing all Where there is abundance of Counsel there is Peace and Safety 7. They must judge of small matters the greater must go to the King himself not all to the Council much less any one Counsellor must alone manage the whole weight but Royal actions must be done only by the King 8. Lastly Moses chose them Elders not Young men Solomon by miracle and revelation was wise being young but neither his Son nor his young Counsellors had that priviledge No more is it expected in any of our Counsellors until by age and experience they have attained it Sir Iohn Elliot continued the Debate and thus spake WE have had says he a representation of great fear but I hope that shall not darken our understandings There are but two things considerable in this business First the Occasion of our Meeting and secondly the present State of our own Country The first of these we all know and it hath at large been made known unto us and therefore needeth no dispute The latter of these we ought to make known and draw and shew it as in a Perspective in this House For our wills and affections were never more clear more ready as to his Majesty but perhaps bauk'd and check'd in our forwardness by those the King intrusts with the affairs of the Kingdom The last Action was the Kings first Action and the first Actions and Designs of Kings are of great observance in the eye of the World for therein much dependeth the esteem or disesteem of their future proceedings And in this Action the King and Kingdom have suffered much dishonor We are weakned in our strength and safety and many of our men and ships are lost This great Design was fixed on the person of the Lord General who had the whole Command both by Sea and Land And can this great General think it sufficient to put in his Deputy and stay at home Count Mansfield's Actions were so miserable and the going out of those men so ill managed as we are scarce able to say they went out That handful of men sent to the Palatinate and not seconded what a loss was it to all Germany We know well who had then the Kings ear I could speak of the Action of Algier but I will not look so far backward Are not Honors now sold and made despicable Are not Judicial Places sold and do not they then sell Justice again Vendere jure potest emerat ille prius Tully in an Oration against Verres notes That the Nations were Suitors to the Senate of Rome that the Law De pecuniis repetundis might be recalled Which seems strange that those that were Suitors for the Law should seek again to repeal it but the reason was it was perverted to their ill So it is now with us besides inferior and subordinate persons that must have Gratuities they must now feed their great Patrons I shall to our present Case cite two Presidents The first is 16 H. 3. The Treasure was then much exhausted many Disorders complained on the King wronged by some Ministers many Subsidies were then demanded in Parliament but they were denied And then the Lords and Commons joined to desire the King to reassume the Lands which were improvidently granted and to examine his great Officers and the Causes of those Evils which the People then suffered This was yielded unto by the King and Hugo de Burgo was found faulty and was displaced and then the Commons in the same Parliament gave Supply The second President was in the Tenth year of Richard the Second Then the Times were such and Places so changeable that any great Officer could hardly sit to be warmed in his Place Then also Monies had been formerly given and Supply was at that Parliament required but the Commons denied Supply and complained that their Monies were misimployed That the Earl of Suffolk then overruled all and so their Answer was They could not give And they petitioned the King that a Commission might be granted and that the Earl of Suffolk might be examined A Commission at their request was awarded and that Commission recites all the Evil then complained of and that the King upon the Petition of the Lords and Commons had granted that Examination should be taken of the Crown-Lands which were sold of the Ordering of his Houshold and the Disposition of the Jewels of his Grandfather and Father I hear nothing said in this House of our Jewels nor will I speak of them but I could wish they were within these walls We are now in the same case with those former Times we suffer alike or worse And therefore unless we seek redress of these great Evils we shall find disability in the wills of the People to grant I wish therefore that we may hold a dutiful pursuance in preparing and presenting our Grievances For the Three Subsidies and Three Fifteens which are proposed I hold the proportion will not suit with what we would give but yet I know it is all we are able to do or can give and yet this is not to be the stint of our affections but to come again to give more upon just occasions In the heat of these Agitations the Commons notwithstanding remembred the Kings Necessities and took the matter of Supply into consideration and Voted Three Subsidies and Three Fifteens to be paid the last day of Iune and the last of October next following and that the Act be brought in as soon as Grievances are
default in continuing upon Generalities without pressing to Particulars but hath been caused as well by Difficulties which the business brought with it as also with exterior Accidents viz. The Wars of Bohemia the death of two Popes and of the late King of Spain without the least fault of the said Earl as is acknowledged by his late Majesty of blessed memory in the said Earl his Instructions on the 14. of March 1621. Neither could any delay herein be attributed unto him the said Earl For he was imployed in those times into Germany and Flanders and Sir Walter Aston and Sir Francis Cottington for the space of three or four years were resident in Spain from whence the hopes they gave were upon all the discreet grounds that Ministers can expect from a State But the Earl reassumed this business six moneths before his Majesties coming into Spain and he was so desirous to see his Majesty then Prince bestowed that he pressed nothing so much both to the King and Prince as that the Prince might lose no more time and rather to break the Match with Spain then suffer any further delays as will appear by his Dispatches from his first arrival at the Court of Spain until his Majesties then Prince his coming For in his Letters of Iune 20. 1622. being the first he wrote after his first Audience he was so desirous that no time might be lost that in them he craveth leave of his Majesty that in case he should find any Delays in Spain he might without expecting any Order take his leave and come home Upon the return of Sir Francis Cottington in September following he wrote both to the King and his Majesty then Prince To the King as followeth I Shall presume to add to that which Mr. Cottington shall deliver unto your Majesty by word of mouth of the present estate of the Match what I conceive to be the right way to bring it to a speedy issue That your Majesty will be pleased positively to declare what you will do in point of Religion and that you will appoint me a certain limited time by which this King should procure the Dispensation or conclude the Match without it And in case there shall be any further delay therein that I may then declare your Majesty to be free and disengaged to bestow the Prince in such sort as you shall judge most convenient And to the Prince at thesame wrote in these subsequent words viz. THat which will be necessary for his Majesty presently to do on his Majesties part is to declare himself how far he will be pleased to yield in point of Religion as Mr. Cottington will approve unto your Highness And that he set a prefixed time to break or conclude the Match either with the Dispensation or without the same For the rest it may be left to my Negotiation But your Highness may be pleased to hasten his Majesties resolution with all possible speed And the said Earl saith That having received from his said late Majesty his resolution in point of Religion and a limited time according to his desire he was so precise and punctual therein that although the making or breaking of the Marriage depended upon it he would not give one moneths respite longer time for the procuring of the Dispensation until he had first acquainted his late Majesty therein and received his Directions under his own hand as will appear by his Majesties Letters of Octob. 25. 1622. as followeth RIght Trusty and welbeloved Cousin and Counsellor We greet you heartily well Whereas by your last Letter written to our Secretary dated Sept. 29. you are desirous to have our pleasure signified unto you under our own hand Whether we will be content or not to grant a Moneths time longer for the coming of the Dispensation from Rome then we have already limited unto you in case they shall there conclude all things else to our contentment with a Resolution to send the Infanta hither the next Spring We do hereby declare unto you that in that case you shall not break with them for a Moneths longer delay We also wish you not to trouble your self with the rash Censure of other men in case your business should not succeed resting in that full assurance of our Iustice and Wisdom that we will never judge a good and faithful Servant by the effect of things so contingent and variable And with this assurance we bid you heartily farewell And he further saith That when he had agreed to the Articles of Religion and that a certain time was set for the coming of the Dispensation and a Conclusion of the Match although he would bind himself to nothing without his Majesties approbation yet for that no time might be lost he agreed to the Propositions De bene esse sent by Mr. Porter Decemb. 10. 1622. to the end the Articles might immediately be sent to Rome without losing so much time as to hear first from England And humbly moved that in case his Majesty should like of the said Articles he would send his Approbation directly to Rome for the gaining of time which his Majesty was pleased to do And at the same time he wrote both to his said late Majesty and his Majesty then Prince as followeth viz. To his Majesty This is the true state of the business as it now standeth If your Majesty approve of what is done I hope it will be a happy and a short Conclusion If your Majesty think it not fit to allow and condescend to the said Articles I have done the uttermost of my endeavors and shall humbly perswade your Majesty not to lose a day longer in the Treaty so much it importeth your Majesty and your Kingdoms that the Prince were bestowed And to the Prince in Letters of the like date in this sort I have presumed to write to his Majesty that which I think my duty to say to your Highness That in case you shall not approve of what is now conditionally agreed you permit not a day more to be lost in this Treaty For it is of so great consequence that your Highness were bestowed that it importeth almost as much that you were speedily as â—itly matched But I hope his Majesty and your Highness will in such sort approve of this last Agreement as you will speedily bring this long Treaty to a happy conclusion I am out of hope of bringing things to any better terms therefore I deal clearly with your Highness and do not only most humbly perswade but on my knees beg it of you that you either resolve to conclude this Match as you may or speedily to break it and bestow your self elswhere for no less then the happiness of your Kingdom and the security of the King your Father and your self depend upon it All which things being considered the Earl most humbly submitteth himself to the Judgment of that most high and honorable Court whether the Delays which accidents have brought forth in
and broken the said Trust therewith committed unto him And hath not according to his said Offices during the time aforesaid safely kept the said Seas insomuch that by reason of his neglect and default therein not onely the trade and strength of this Kingdom of England hath been during the said time much decayed but the same Seas also have been during the same time ignominiously infested by Pirates and Enemies to the loss both of very many Ships and Goods and of many of the Subjects of our Soveraign Lord the King and the Dominion of the said Seas being the antient and undoubted Patrimony of the Kings of England is thereby also in most eminent danger to be utterly lost V. Whereas about Michaelmas last past a Ship called the St Peter of Newhaven whereof Iohn Mallerow was Master laden with divers Goods Merchandise Monies Jewels and Commodities to the value of Forty thousand pounds or thereabouts for the proper accompt of Monsieur de Villieurs the then Governor of Newhaven and other Subjects of the French King being in perfect Amity and League with our Soveraign Lord the King was taken at Sea by some of the Ships of his Majesties late Fleet set forth under the command of the said Duke as well by direction from him the said Duke as great Admiral of England as by the Authority of the extraordinary Commission which he then had for the command of the said Fleet and was by them together with her said goods and lading brought into the Port at Plymouth as a prize among many others upon probabilities that the said Ship or Goods belonged to the Subjects of the King of Spain And that divers parcels of the said goods and lading were there taken out of the said Ship of St Peter that is to say Sixteen Barrels of Cocheneal Eight Bags of Gold Twenty three Bags of Silver two Boxes of Pearl and Emeralds a Chain of Gold Jewels Monies and Commodities to the value of Twenty thousand pounds or thereabouts and by the said Duke were delivered into the private custody of one Gabriel Marsh servant to the said Duke and that the said Ship with the residue of her goods and lading was from thence sent up into the River of Thames and there detained whereupon there was an arrest at Newhaven in the Kingdom of France on the seventh day of December last of two English Merchants Ships trading thither as was alleadged in certain Petitions exhibited by some English Merchants trading into France to the Lords and others of his Majesties most honorable Privy-Council after which that is to say on the 28 day of the said moneth his Majesty was pleased to order with the advice of his Privy-Council that the said Ship and Goods belonging to the Sucjects of the French King should be redelivered to such as should re-claim them and accordingly intimation was given unto his Majesties Advocate in the chief Court of Admiralty by the right honorable Sir Io. Cook Knight one of his Majesties principal Secretaries of State for the freeing and discharging of the said Ship and Goods in the said Court of Admiralty And afterwards that is to say on the Six and twentieth of Ianuary last it was decreed in the said Court by the Judge thereof with the consent of the said Advocate That the said Ship with whatsoever Goods so seised or taken in her Except Three hundred Mexico Hides Sixteen Sacks of Ginger one Box of gilded Beads Five Sacks of Ginger more mentioned in the said Decree should be clearly released from further detention and delivered to the Master and thereupon under Seal a Commission was in that behalf duty sent out of the said Court to Sir Allen Appesly Sir Iohn Worstenholme and others for the due execution thereof The said Duke notwithstanding the said Order Commission and Decree detained still to his own use the said Gold Silver Pearls Emeralds Jewels Monies and Commodities so taken out of the said Ship as aforesaid And for his own singular avail and covetousness on the sixth day of February last having no information of any new proof without any legal proceeding by colour of his said Office unjustly caused the said ship and goods to be again arrested and detained in publick violation and contempt of the Laws and Justice of this Land to the great disturbance of Trade and prejudice of the Merchants These were enlarged by Mr Selden who said That by nature of his Office the Duke as Admiral ought to have guarded the Seas By his Patent he is made Magnus Admirallus Angliae Hiberniae Walliae Normaniae Aquitaniae Villae Calesij Marchiarum ejusdem praefectus generalis classium Marium dictorum regnorum The Seas of England and Ireland are committed to the Admiral as a part of the Demesne and Possessions of the Crown of England not as if he should thereby have Jurisdiction onely as in case of the Admirals in France or Spain The State of Genoa Catalonia and other Maritine parts of Spain the Sea-Towns of Almain Zeland Holland Friezland Denmark Norway and divers other parts of the Empire shew That the Kings of England by reason that their said Realm hath used time out of minde to be in peaceable possession are Lords of the Seas of England and of the Islands belonging to them And though Grotius that Hollander wrote of purpose to destroy all Dominion in the East-Ocean yet he speaks nothing against the Dominion of our English Seas howsoever he hath been misapprehended but expressly elsewhere saith Meta Britanicis littora sunt oris the utmost limits of the Demesne of the Crown of England are the Shores of the neighbouring Countries the whole Sea or the Territorium maximum that intervenes being parcel of the possession of the Crown the keeping and safe-guard of these committed to the Lord Admiral by the name of the Praefectus Marium Admirallus being but the same anciently Before the use of the word Admiral came in which was under Edw. 1. the Admirals had the Titles of Custodes Maris And this Praefectura or Custodia or Office of safe-guarding the Seas binds him to all care and perpetual observance of whatsoever conduceth to that safe-guard as in Custos sigilli Custos Marchiarum Custos portium custos comitatuum agreeable to the practice of former times 1. In certifying yearly to the King and his Council the many Forces both of the Kings ships and ships of Merchants the names of the owners the number of Marriners c. That the King and his Council may always know his force by Sea 2. In shewing wants of ships c. for the safe-guarding of the Seas with the Estimates of the Supply that so they might be procured In personal attendance upon the service of guarding the Seas upon all occasions of weight In 7 H. 4. Nich. Blackborn and Rich. Cliderowe one of the Knights of Kent were made Admirals for keeping the Seas upon consideration had of it in Parliament and
they Ordered That all such Duties and Merchandizes shall be levied and paid And they advised the King That the Attorney General prepare for his Majesties Signature an Instrument which may pass under the Great Seal of England to declare his pleasure therein until by Parliament as in former times it may receive an absolute settlement Which passed the Great Seal accordingly The Forfeitures arising to the Crown by the execution of the Laws against Priests Jesuites and Popish Recusants were dedicated to the vast and growing charge of the Designs in hand And Complaint being made against Inferior Officers whose service was herein employed that they had misdemeaned themselves to the oppressing of Recusants without advantage to the King Commissioners of honorable Quality were appointed for the regulating of these proceedings yet no Liberty given to the encouragement or countenance of such dangerous persons as might infect the People or trouble the Peace of Church and State The King therefore Grants a Commission under the Great Seal directed to the most Reverend Father in God Toby Archbishop of York Sir Iohn Savile Knight Sir George Manners Sir Henry Slingsby Sir William Ellis Knights and to divers other Knights and Gentlemen and therein recites THat his Majesty hath received credible Information of the great loss and damages which the Kings Subjects living in Maritime Towns especially in the Northern parts do suffer by depredations attempts and assaults at Sea from Foreign Enemies whereby Trade from those parts are interrupted and the City of London much endamaged for want of Coals and other Commodities usually transported thither from Newcastle upon Tine For redress of which evil his Majesty doth think fit to appropriate and convert all such Debts sums of Money Rents Penalties and Forfeitures of all Recusants inhabiting in the Counties of York Durham Northumberland Cumberland Westmorland Lancaster Nottingham Derby Stafford and Chester which at any time have grown due since the Tenth year of King James and are not yet satisfied or which hereafter shall grow due by reason of any Law or Statute against Recusants to be employed for the maintenance provision arming manning victualling and furnishing of Six able Ships of War for guarding and defending the Coast of this Realm from the furthest North-East point of the Sea unto the mouth of the River of Thames his Majesty further expressing in the said Commission That his Subjects who are owners of Coalâ—Pits the Oast-men of Newcastle upon Tine Owners of Ships and Merchants Buyers and Sellers of Newcastle Coals have béen and are willing to contribute and pay for every Chaldron for the uses aforesaid Wherefore his Majesty upon the considerations before-mentioned doth by his said Commission give power unto the said Commissioners or any four or more of them to treat and make Composition and Agréement with the said Recusants inhabiting within the said Counties for Leases of all their Manors Lands Tenements c. within those Counties for any term of years not excéeding One and forty years and for all Forfeitures due since the Tenth year of King James for their Recusancy in not going to Church to hear Divine Service according to the Laws and Statutes of this Realm under such Condition and Immunities as they or any four of them shall sée méet and convenient according to such Instructions as his Majesty hath or shall give for that purpose his Majesty rather desiring their Conversion then Destruction And such Leases his Majesty doth declare made to the said Recusants themselves or to any persons for their use shall be good and effectual any Law or Statute to the contrary notwithstanding And by the said Commission Sir Iohn Savile was appointed Receiver of all such sums of Money as shall be paid upon these Leases and Mr. Alexander Davison of the Town of Newcastle upon Tine Merchant Adventurer was appointed to receive out of the voluntary and free-wil Contribution of the Owners Buyers and Sellers of Coals the Six pence per Chaldron of Coals In pursuance of this Commission the Recusants did make their Composition upon very easie terms as was afterwards complained of in Parliament A Proclamation was published declaring the Kings Resolution to make his Revenue certain by granting his Lands as well holden by Copy as otherwise to be holden in Fee-farm To the Nobles the King sent particularly to let them know That according to the Presidents of former times wherein the Kings and Queens of England upon such extraordinary occasions have had recourse to those Contributions which arose from the Subjects in general or to the private helps of some that were well affected he doth now expect from them such a large and chearful testimony of their Loyalty as may be acceptable to himself and exemplary to his people His Majesty demanded of the City of London the Loan of an Hundred thousand pounds But the peoples excuses were represented to the Council Table by the Magistrates of the City Immediately the Council sent a very strict command to the Lord Major and Aldermen wherein they set forth the Enemies strong preparations as ready for an Invasion and the Kings great necessities together with his gratious and moderate Proposals in the sum required and the frivolous pretences upon which they excuse themselves Wherefore they require them all excuses being set apart to enter into the business again and to manage the same as appertaineth to Magistrates so highly intrusted and in a time of such necessities and to return to his Majesty a direct and speedy Answer that he may know how far he may relie upon their Faith and Duty or in default thereof may frame his Counsels as appertaineth to a King in such extream and important occasions Moreover a peculiar charge was laid upon the several Ports and Maritime Counties to furnish and set out Ships for the present service The Privy Council expressing his Majesties care and providence to guard his own Coasts against attempts from Spain or Flanders by arming as well the Ships of his Subjects as of his own Navy made a distribution to every Port that with the Assistance and Contribution of the Counties adjoyning they prepare so many Ships as were appointed to them severally and in particular the City of London was appointed to set forth Twenty of the best Ships that lay in the River with all manner of Tackle Sea-stores and Ammunition Manned and Victualled for Three Moneths The Deputy Lieutenants and Justices of the Peace of Dorset having received the Kings Commandment for the setting forth of Ships from the Ports of Pool Weymonth and Lime with the assistance of Contribution from the Counties adjoyning presented to the Council Table an excuse in the behalf both of the Ports and County and pleaded That the Case was without President The Council gave them a check for that instead of Conformity they disputed the Case letting them know That State occasions and the defence of the Kingdom in times of extraordinary danger were not
Judgment and Execution of such Offenders as in time of War and some were executed by those Commissions Nevertheless the Soldiers brake out into great disorders they mastered the people disturbed the peace of Families and the Civil Government of the Land there were frequent Robberies Burglaries Rapes Rapines Murthers and Barbarous Cruelties Unto some places they were sent for a punishment and where ever they came there was a general outcry The High-ways were dangerous and the Markets unfrequented they were a terror to all and an undoing to many Divers Lords of the Council were appointed to repair into their several Countreys for the advancement of the Loan and were ordered to carry a List of the names as well of the Nobility and Privy Counsellors as of the Judges and Serjeants at Law that had subscribed to lend or sent in money for the Publick service to be a Patern and leading Example to the whole Nation But Sir Randolph Crew shewing no zeal for the advancing thereof was then removed from his place of Lord Chief Justice and Sir Nicholas Hide succeeded in his room A person who for his parts and abilities was thought worthy of that preferment yet nevertheless came to the same with a prejudice coming in the place of one so well beloved and so suddenly removed but more especially by reason the Duke appeared in his advancement to express a grateful Acknowledgment to that Knight for the care and pains he took in drawing the Dukes Answer to the Impeachment in Parliament against him This business of the Loan occasioned a Complaint to the Lords of the Council against the Bishop of Lincoln for publickly speaking words concerning it which was conceived to be against the King and Government Whereupon Sir Iohn Lamb and Dr. Sibthorpe informed the Council to this purpose That many were grieved to see the Bishop of Lincoln give place to unconformable Ministers when he turned his back to those that were conformable and how the Puritans ruled all with him and that divers Puritans in Leicestershire being Convented his Lordship would not admit proceedings to be had against them That Dr. Sibthorpe being desired to stay at Leicester this year as Commissary for the High Commission there the Countrey being much over-spread with Puritanism Sir Iohn Lamb and the said Doctor did inform the Bishop of Lincoln then at Bugden what Factious Puritans there were in the County who would not come up to the Table to receive the Communion kneeling and that there were unlawful Fasts and Meetings kept in the County and one Fast that held from nine in the Forenoon till eight at night and that Collections for moneys were made without Authority upon pretence for the Palatinate And therefore they desired leave from the Bishop to proceed against those Puritans Ex Officio The said Bishop replied He would not meddle against the Puritans for his part he expected not another Bishoprick they might complain of them if they would to the Council Table for he was under a Cloud already and he had the Duke of Buckingham for his Enemy and he would not draw the Puritans upon him for he was sure they would carry all things at last Besides he said the King in the First year of his Reign had given Answer to a Petition of the Lower House in favor of the Puritans It appeared also by the Information of others who were present at the Conference at Bugden That Sir Iohn Lamb and Dr. Sibthorpe did notwithstanding the Bishops aversness again press the Bishop to proceed against the Puritans in Leicestershire the Bishop then asked them what manner of people they were and of what condition For his part he knew of none To which Sir Iohn Lamb replied Dr. Sibthorpe being present That they seem to the World to be such as would not Swear Whore nor Drink but yet would Lie Cozen and Deceive That they would frequently hear two Sermons a day and repeat the same again too and afterwards pray and sometimes fast all day long Then the Bishop asked whether those places where those Puritans were did lend money freely upon the Collection of the Loan To which Sir Iohn Lamb and Dr. Sibthorpe replied That they did generally resolve to lend freely Then said the Bishop no man of discretion can say That that place is a place of Puritans For my part said the Bishop I am not satisfied to give way to proceedings against them At which Dr. Sibthorpe was much discontented and said He was troubled to see that the Church was no better regarded These Informations being transmitted to the Council Table were ordered to be sealed up and committed to the Custody of Mr. Trumbal one of the Clerks of the Council nevertheless the Bishop of Lincoln used such means as he got a Copy of them For which and some other matters an Information was afterwards preferred against him in the Star-Chamber Of which more at large when we come in our next Volume to treat of the great and high proceedings of that Court. Bishop Laud not long before this Passage with the Bishop of Lincoln was informed That the Bishop of Lincoln endeavored to be reconciled to the Duke and that night that he was so informed he dreamed That the Bishop of Lincoln came with Iron Chains but returned freed from them That he leaped upon a Horse departed and he could not overtake him The Interpretation of this Dream may not unfitly be thus applied His Chains might signifie the imprisonment of the Bishop of Lincoln afterwards in the Tower his returning free to his being set at Liberty again at the meeting of the Parliament his leaping on Hors-back and departing to his going into Wales and there commanding a Troop in the Parliaments Service and that Bishop Laud could not overtake him might portend that himself should become a Prisoner in the same place and be rendred thereby incapable to follow much less to overtake him At this time the King had Six thousand Foot Soldiers in the Service of the United Provinces under the Command of Sir Charls Morgan Sir Edward Herbert Sir Iohn Burlacy Sir Iames Leviston c. for the assistance of the States against the increasing power of Spinola Upon the present occasion these Forces were called off from the States services to joyn with the King of Denmark under the Command of Sir Charls Morgan against the common enemy the King of Spain and his adherents Some few moneths after One thousand three hundred foot more were embarqued at Hull to be transported by Captain Conisby to the Town of Stoad in Germany and there to be delivered over to the charge of the aforesaid Sir Charls Morgan General of the English Forces in the service of the King of Denmark a person of known Valor and fit for conduct of an Army But the Assessment of the general Loan did not pass currantly with the people for divers persons refused to subscribe their names
apparent that their true grief is not in the matter of giving but to see the Evil imploying of it when it is given If any man shall pervert this good meaning and motion of yours and inform his Majesty 't is a derogation from his Honor to yield to his Subjects upon Conditions His Majesty shall have good cause to prove such mens Eyes malitious and unthankfull and thereby to disprove them in all their other Actions For what can it lessen the Reputation of a Prince whom the Subject onely and wholy obeyeth that a Parliament which his Majesty doth acknowledge to be his highest Council should advise him and he follow the advice of such a Council What dishonor rather were it to be advised and ruled by one Councellor alone against whom there is just exception taken of the whole Commonwealth Marcus Portio saith That that Commonwealth is everlasting where the Prince seeks to get obedience and love and the Subjects to gain the affection of the Prince and that Kingdom is unhappy where their Prince is served out of ends and hope of Reward and hath no other assurance of them but their service Thursday the 20 of March the House setled their grand Committees for Religion Grievances Courts of Justice and Trade and agreed upon a Petition to the King for a Fast unto which the Lords also consented Most gracious Soveraign WE your most humble and loyal Subiects the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in this present Parliament assembled upon a tender and compassionate sence of the extream Calamities of the Reformed Churches abroad and with much sorrow apprehending the displeasure of Almighty God declared against our selves the manifold evils already faln upon us and those which are further threatned as by your sacred Majesty was intimated unto us even to the utter destruction and subversion of this Church and State and which our sins have justly deserved and being now by your Majesties gracious favor assembled in Parliament as the Great Council of this your Kingdom to consult of such means as we think fittest to redress the present and prevent the future evils wherein we through Gods blessing intend to imploy our utmost endeavors humbly beseech your Majesty that by your special Command one or more days may be forthwith solemnly set apart wherein both our selves and the whole Kingdom may by fasting and prayers seek reconciliation at the hands of Almighty God and with humble and penitant hearts beseech him to remove those miseries that lie upon us our neighbor Churches to avert those which are threatned to continue the favors we yet enjoy and particularly to bestow his abundant blessing upon your Majesty and this present Parliament so that all our Counsels and Resolutions being blessed by his Divine assistance may produce much honor and safety to your Majesty your People and Allies Saturday the 22 of March was spent in opening the grievances and state of the Kingdom as billeting of Soldiers Loans by Benevolences and Privy-Seal and the imprisoning certain Gentlemen who refused to lend upon that account who afterwards bringing their Habeas Corpus were notwithstanding remanded to prison nor did the House encline to Supply his Majesty till these Grievances were redressed To which purpose Sir Francis Seimour thus began This is the great Council of the Kingdom and here if not here alone his Majesty may see as in a true glass the state of the Kingdom we are called hither by his Majesties writs to give him faithful counsel such as may stand with his honor but this we must do without flattery we are sent hither by the Commons to discharge that trust reposed in us by delivering up their just grievances and this we must do without fear let us not therfore be like Cambyses Judges who being demanded of their King whether it were not lawful for him to do what in it self was unlawful They rather to please the King then to discharge their own consciences answered that the Persian Kings might do what they listed This base flattery tends to mischief being fitter for reproof then imitation and as flattery so fear taketh away the judgment let us not then be possessed with fear or flattery of corruptions the basest For my own part I shall shun both these and speak my conscience with as much duty to his Majesty as any man but not neglecting the Publick in which his Majesty and the Commonwealth have an Interest But how can we shew our affections whilst we retain our fears or how can we think of giving of Subsidies till we know whether we have any thing to give or no for if his Majesty be perswaded by any to take from his Subjects what he will and where it pleaseth him I would gladly know what we have to give It s true it is ill with those Subjects that shall give Laws to their Princes and as ill with those Princes which shall use force with those Laws that this hath been done appeareth by the billetting of Soldiers a thing no way advantageous to his Majesties service but a burden to the Commonwealth This also appeareth by the last Levy of money against an act of Parliament Again Mr Speaker what greater proof can there be of this then the imprisonment of divers Gentlemen for the Loan who if they had done the contrary for fear their fault had been as great as theirs that were the Projectors in it and to countenance these Proceedings hath it not been preached or rather prated in our pulpits that all we have is the Kings Iure Divino say these time-servers they forsake their own function and turn ignorant States-men we see how willing they will be to change a good conscience for a Bishoprick and Mr Speaker wee see how easie it is for a Prince how just and good soever to be abused in regard he must see with other mens eyes and hear with other mens ears Let us not flatter his Majesty it is too apparent to all the world the King and people suffer more now then ever His Majesty in his Affairs abroad and his People in their Estates at home But will you know the reason of all this let us look back to the Actions of former Princes and we shall find that those Princes have been in greatest want and extreamity that exacted most of their Subjects and most unfortunate in the choice of their Ministers and to have failed most in their undertakings happy is that Prince that hath those that are faithful of his Council That which his Majesty wanted in the management of his Affairs concerning France and Spain I am clear was his want of faithful Council to advise The reason is plain a Prince is strongest by faithfull and wise Council I would I could truly say such have been imployed abroad I will confess and still shall from my heart he is no good Subject nor well affected to his Majesty and the State that will not willingly and freely lay down his life
when the end may be the service of his Majesty and the good of the Commonweale But on the contrary when against a Parliament Law the Subject shall have taken from him his goods against his will and his liberty against the Laws of the Land shall it be accounted want of duty in us to stand upon our Priviledges hereditary to us and confirmed by so many Acts of Parliament In doing this we shall but tread the steps of our forefathers who ever preferred the Publick Interest before their own right nay before their own lives nor can it be any wrong to his Majesty to stand upon them so as thereby we may be the better enabled to do his Majesties service but it will be a wrong to us and our posterity and our consciences if we willingly forego that which belongs unto us by the Law of God and of the Land and this we shall do well to present to his Majesty we have no cause to doubt of his Majesties gracious acceptation This Debate said Sir Tho. Wentworth carries a double Aspect towards the Soveraign and the Subject though both be innocent both are injured and both to be cured Surely in the greatest humility I speak it these illegal ways are punishment and marks of indignation the raising of Loans strengthned by Commission with unheard of Instructions and Oathes the billetting of Soldiers by the Lieutenants and Deputy Lieutenants have been as if they could have perswaded Christian Princes yea worlds that the right of Empires had been to take away by strong hands and they have endeavored as far as possible for them to do it This hath not been done by the King under the pleasing shade of whose Crown I hope we shall ever gather the fruits of Justice but by Projectors who have extended the Prerogative of the King beyond the just Symetry which maketh a sweet harmony of the whole They have brought the Crown into greater want then ever by anticipating the Revenues And can the Shepherd be thus smitten and the Speep not scattered They have introduced a Privy-Council ravishing at once the Spheres of all ancient Government imprisoning us without either bail or bond they have taken from us what shall I say indeed what have they left us All means of supplying the King and ingratiating our selves with him taking up the root of all propriety which if it be not seasonably set again into the ground by his Majesties own hands we shall have insteed of beauty baldness To the making of those whole I shall apply my self and propound a Remedy to all these diseases By one and the same thing have King and People been hurt and by the same must they be cured to vindicate what new things no our ancient vital Liberties by reinforcing the ancient Laws made by our Ancestors by setting forth such a Character of them as no licentious spirit shall dare to enter upon them and shall we think this is a way to break a Parliament no our desires are modest and just I speak truly both for the interest of King and People if we injoy not these it will be impossible for to relieve him Therefore let us never fear they shall not be accepted by his goodness wherefore I shall shortly descend to my motions consisting of four parts two of which have relation to our persons two to the propriety of goods for our persons first the freedom of them from imprisonment secondly from imployment abroad contrary to the ancient Customs For our goods that no Levies be made but by Parliament secondly no billetting of Soldiers It is most necessary that these be resolved that the Subject may be secured in both Sir Benjamin Rudyard stands up as a Moderator and spake thus This is the Chrysis of Parliaments we shall know by this if Parliaments live or die the King will be valued by the success of us the Councils of this House will have opperations in all 't is sit we be wise his Majesty begins to us with affection proclaiming that he will relie on his peoples love preservation is natural we are not now on the bene esse but on the esse be sure England is ours and then prune it Is it no small matter that we have provoked two most Potent Kings we have united them and have betrayed our selves more then our enemies could Men and Brethren what shall we do is there no balm in Gilead if the King draw one way the Parliament another we must all sink I respect no particular I am not so wise to contemn what is determined by the major part one day tells another and one Parliament instructs another I desire this House to avoid all contestations the hearts of Kings are great 't is comely that Kings have the beter of their Subjects give the King leave to come off I believe his Majesty expects but the occasion 't is lawfull and our duty to advise his Majesty but the way is to take a right course to attain the right end which I think may be thus by trusting the King and to breed a trust in him by giving him a large Supply according to his wants by prostrating our Grievances humbly at his feet from thence they will have the best way to his heart that is done in duty to his Majesty And to say all at once Let us all labor to get the King on our side and this may be no hard matter considering the neer subsistence between the King and people Sir Edward Cook spake next Dum tempus habemus bonum operemur I am absolutely to give Supply to his Majesty yet with some caution To tell you of Forein dangers and inbred evils I will not do it the State is inclining to a consumption yet not incurable I fear not Forein Enemies God send us peace at home for this disease I will propound remedies I will seek nothing out of mine own head but from my heart and out of Acts of Parliament I am not able to fly at all Grievances but only at Loans Let us not flatter our selves who will give Subsidies if the King may impose what he will and if after Parliament the King may inhaunce what he pleaseth I know the king will not do it I know he is a Religious King free from personal vices but he deals with other mens hands and sees with other mens eyes will any give a Subsidy that may be taxed after Parliament at pleasure the King cannot tax any by way of Loans I differ from them who would have this of Loans go amongst Grievances but I would have it go alone I le begin with a noble Record it cheers me to think of it 25. E. 3. it is worthy to be written in letters of gold Loans against the will of the Subject are against reason and the Franchises of the Land and they desire restitution what a word is that Franchise The Lord may tax his Villain high or low but it is against the Franchises
of the Land for freemen to be taxed but by their consent in Parliament Franchise is a French word and in Latine it is Libertas In Magna Charta it is provided that Nullus liber homo capiatur vel imprisoâ—etur aut disseisietur de libero tenemento suo c. nisi per legale judicium parium suorum vel per legem terrae which Charter hath been confirmed by good Kings above thirty times When these Gentlemen had spoken Sir Iohn Cook Secretary of State took up the matter for the King and concluded for redress of Grievances so that Supplies take the precedency And said I had rather you would hear any then me I will not answer what hath been already spoken my desire is not to stir but to quiet not to provoke but to appease my desire is that every one resort to his own heart to reunite the King and the State and to take away the scandal from us every one speaks from the abundance of his heart I do conclude out of every ones Conclusion to give to the King to redress Grievances all the difference is about the manner we are all Inhabitants in one House the Commonwealth let every one in somewhat amend his house somewhat is amiss but if all the House be on fire will we then think of amending what 's a miss will you not rather quench the fire the danger all apprehend The way that is propounded I seek not to decline illegal courses have been taken it must be confessed the redress must be by Laws and Punishment but withal add the Law of Necessity Necessity hath no Law you must abilitate the State to do what you do by Petition require It is wished we begin with Grievances I deny not that we prepare them but shall we offer them first will not this seem a Condition with his Majesty do we not deal with a wise King jealous of his Honor All Subsidies cannot advantage his Majesty so much as that his Subjects do agree to Supply him This will amaze the Enemy more then ten Subsidies begin therefore with the King and not with our selves This dayes Debate said Sir Robert Philips makes me call to minde the custom of the Romans who had a solemn feast once a year for their Slaves at which time they had liberty without exception to speak what they would whereby to ease their afflicted minds which being finished they severally returned to their former servitude This may with some resemblance and distinction well set forth our present State where now after the revolution of some time and grievous sufferings of many violent oppressions we have as those Slaves had a day of liberty of speech but shall not I trust be herein Slaves for we are free we are not Bondmen but Subjects these after their Feast were Slaves again but it is our hope to return Freemen I am glad to see this mornings work to see such a sense of the Grievances under which we groan I see a concurrence of grief from all parts to see the Subject wronged and a fit way to see the Subject righted I expected to see a division but I see honorable conjunction and I take it a good Omen It was wished by one that there were a forgetfulness of all let him not prosper that wisheth it not No there is no such wayes to perfect remedy as to forget injuries but not so to forget as not to recover them It was usual in Rome to bury all injuries on purpose to recover them It was said by a Gentleman that ever speaks freely We must so govern our selves as if this Parliament must be the Chrysis of all Parliaments and this the last I hope well and there will be no cause for the King our Head to except against us or we against him The dangers abroad are presented to us he is no English man that is not apprehensive of them We have provoked two Potent Kings the one too near who are too strongly joyned together the dangers are not Chimerical but real I acknowledge it but it must be done in proportion of our dangers at home I more fear the violation of Publick Rights at home then a Forein Enemy Must it be our duties and direction to defend Forein dangers and establish security against them and shall we not look at that which shall make us able and willing thereunto We shall not omit to confide and trust his Majesty otherwise our Councils will be with fears and that becomes not Englishmen The unaccustomed violences I have nothing but a good meaning â—rench into all we have To the four particulars already mentioned wherein we suffer one more may be added Lest God forbare to hear me in the day of my trouble our Religion is made vendible by Commissions Alas now a tolleration is granted little less and men for pecuniary annual rates dispenced withal whereby Papists without fear of Law practise Idolatry and scoff at Parliaments at Laws and all it is well known the people of this State are under no other subjection then what they did voluntarily consent unto by the original contract between King and people and as there are many Prerogatives and Priviledges conferred on the King so there are left to the Subject many necessary Liberties and Priviledges as appears by the Common Laws and Acts of Parliament notwithstanding what these two Sycophants have prated in the Pulpit to the contrary Was there ever yet King of England that directly ever violated the Subjects Liberty and Property but their actions were ever complained of in Parliament and no sooner complained of then redressed 21 E. 3. there went out a Commission to raise money in a strange manner the succeeding Parliament prayed redress and till H. 8. we never heard of the said Commissions again Another way was by Loan a worm that cankered the Law the Parliament did redress it and that money was paid again The next little Engine was Benevolence what the force of that was look into the Statute of R. 3. which damned that particular way and all other indirect wayes Since the Right of the Subject is thus bulwarkt by the Law of the Kingdom and Princes upon complainâ— have redressed them I am confident we shall have the like cause of joy from his Majesty I will here make a little digression The County I serve for were pleased to command me to seek the removal from them of the greatest burthen that ever people suffered It was excellently said Commissionary Lieutenants do deprive us of all Liberty if ever the like was seen of the Lieutenancy that now is I will never be believed more They tell the people they must pay so much upon a warrant from a Deputy Lieutenant or be bound to the good behavior and sent up to the Lords of the Council it is the strangest Engine to rend the Liberty of the Subject that ever was there was now a Decemviri in every County and amongst that
we may assure our selves of the performance of it Besides we binde his Majesty by relying on his word we have Laws enough it is the execution of them that is our life and it is the King that gives life and execution Sir Thomas Wentworth concluded the Debate saying That never House of Parliament trusted more in the goodness of their King for their own private then the present but we are ambitious that his Majesties goodness may remain to posterity and we are accomptable to a publique trust and therefore seeing there hath been a publique violation of the Laws by his Ministers nothing will satisfie him but a publique mends and our desire to vindicate the Subjects Rights by Bill are no more then are laid down in former Laws with some modest Provision for Instruction Performance and Execution Which so well agreed with the Sense of the House that they made it the subject of a Message to be delivered by the Speaker to his Majesty AMidst those deliberations another Message was delivered from his Majesty by Mr. Secretary Cook That howsoever we proceed in this business we have in hand which his Majesty will not doubt but to be according to our constant professions and so as he may have cause to give us thanks yet his resolution is that both his Royal care and hearty and tender affection towards all his loving Subjects shall appear to the whole Kingdom and all the World that he will govern us according to the Laws and Customs of this Realm that he will maintain us in the Liberties of our Persons and Proprieties of our Goods so as we may enjoy as much happiness as our forefathers in their best times and that he will rectifie what hath been or may be found amiss amongst us so that hereafter there may be no just cause to complain Wherein as his Majesty will rank himself amongst the best of our Kings and shew he hath no intention to invade or impeach our lawful Liberties or Right so he will have us to match our selves with the best Subjects not by incroaching upon that Soveraignty or Prerogative which God hath put into his hands for our good but by containing our selves within the Bounds and Laws of our forefathers without restraining them or inlarging them by new Explanations Interpretations Expositions or Additions in any sort which he telleth us he will not give way unto That the weight of the Affairs of the Kingdom and Christendom do press him more and more and that the time is now grown to that point of maturity that it cannot endure long debate or delay so as this Session of Parliament must continue no longer then Tuesday come sevennight at the furthest In which time his Majesty for his part will be ready to perform what he promised and if the House be not as ready to do that is fit for themselves it shall be their own faults And upon assurance of our good dispatch and correspondence his Majesty declareth That his Royal intention is to have another Session of Parliament at Michaelmass next for the perfecting of such things as cannot now be done This Message was debated the next day being Saturday May 30. whereupon Sir Iohn Elliot spake to this effect The King saith he will rank himself with the best of Kings and therefore he would have us to rank our selves with the best Subjects we will not incroach upon that Soveraignty that God hath put into his hands This makes me fear his Majesty is misinformed in what we go about let us make some inlargement and put it before him that we will not make any thing new as for the time of this Session it is but short and look how many Messages we have so many interruptions and mis-reports and mis-representations to his Majesty produce those Messages Sir Miles Fleetwood continues the Debate and said That this business is of great importance we are to accommodate this The breach of this Parliament will be the greatest misery that ever befell us the eyes of Christendom are upon this Parliament the state of all our Protestant friends are ready to be swallowed up by the Emperors Forces and our own Kingdom is in a miserable straight for the defence of our Religion that is invaded by the Romish Catholicks by the colour of a Commission which is intolerable the defence of our Realm by Shipping is decayed the Kings Revenue is sold and gone where shall the relief be obtained but in Parliament Now we are in the way let us proceed by way of Bill in pursuance of the Kings Message to establish the Fundamental Laws in Propriety of our Goods and Liberty of our Persons It was declared to us that courses by Loan and Imprisonment were not lawful let us touch them in our Bill and that all Precedents and Judgements seeming to the contrary be void and that all Commitments against the Law be remedied and that we be protected against the fear of Commitments In conclusion the Commons agree to an Answer to all the preceding Messages and present it to the King by the mouth of their Speaker The Speakers Speech to the King in Answer to several Messages Most Gracious and Dread Soveraign YOur Loyal and Obedient Subjects the Commons now Assembled in Parliament by several Messages from your Majesty and especially by that your Declaration delivered by the Lord Keeper before both Houses have to their exceeding joy and comfort received many ample expressions of your Princely care and tender affections towards them with a gracious promise and assurance that your Majesty will govern according to the Laws of this Realm and so maintain all your Subjects in the just Freedom of their Persons and Safety of their Estates that all their Rights and Liberties may be by them enjoyed with as much freedom and security in their time as in any age heretofore by their Ancestors under the best of your Progenitors For this so great a favor enlarged by a comfortable intimation of your Majesties confidence in the proceedings of this House they do by me their Speaker make as full return of most humble thanks to your Majesty with all dutiful acknowledgement of your Grace and Goodness herein extended unto them And whereas in one of those Messages delivered from your Majesty there was an expression of your desire to know whether this House would rest upon your Royal Word and Promise assuring them that if they would it should be royally and really performed As they again present their humble thanks for the seconding and strengthning of your former Royal expressions so in all humbleness they assure your Majesty that their greatest confiâ—â—â—ce is and ever must be in your Grace and Goodness without which they well know nothing that they can frame or desire will be of safety or value to them Therefore are all humble Suiters to your Majesty That your Royal heart will graciously accept and believe the truth of theirs which they humbly present as
commanded to illustrate the impertinency of adding it to the Petition by a familiar Case which was put in our House by a Learned Gentleman and of my own Robe The Case is this Two Manors or lordships lye adjoyning together and perchance intermixed so as there is some difficulty to discern the true bounds of either as there may be touching the confines where the Liberty of the Subject and the Prerogative of the Crown do border each upon the other to the one of the Manors the King hath clear Right and is in actual possession of it but the other is the Subjects The King being misinformed that the Subject hath intruded upon his Majesties Manor asketh his Subject whether he doth enter upon his Majesties Manor or pretendeth any Title to it or any part of it The Subject being now justly occasioned maketh answer truly to the King that he hath not intruded nor will intrude upon his Majesties Manor nor doth make any Claim or Title to it or any part of it This answer is proper and fair nay it were unmannerly and ill done of the Subject not so to answer upon this occasion Afterwards the King upon colour of some double or single matter of Record seiseth into his Highness hands upon a pretended Title the Subjects Manor The Subject then exhibiteth his Petition of Right or to his Majesty to attain restitution of his own Manor and therein layeth down Title to his own Manor onely were it not improper and absurd in this Case for him to tell the King that he did not intend to make any Claim or Title to his Majesties Manors which is not questioned Doubtless it were This Case rightly applyed will fit our purpose well and notably explain the nature of our Petition Why should we speak of leaving entire the Kings Soveraign Power whereon we incroach not while we onely seek to recover our own Liberties and Priviledges which have been seised upon by some of the Kings Ministers If our Petition did trench actually upon his Majesties Prerogative would our saying that we intended it not make the thing otherwise then the truth My Lords there needeth no Protestation or Declaration to the contrary of that which we have not done and to put in such a Clause cannot argue less then a fear in us as if we had invaded it which we hold sacred and are assured that we have not touched either in our words or in our intentions And touching your Lordships observation upon the word Leave if it be not a proper word to give any new thing to the King sure we are it is a word as dangerous in another sense for it may amount without all question to acknowledge an old Right of Soveraign Power in his Majesty above these Laws and Statutes whereon onely our Liberties are founded a Doctrine which we most humbly crave your Lordships leaves freely to protest against And â—or your Lordships proffering that some Saving should be requisite for preservation of his Majesties Soveraign Power in respect our Petition runneth in larger words then our Laws and Statutes whereon we ground it what is this but a clear coâ—â—ession by our Lordships that this Clause was intended by you to be that Saving for other Saving then this we finde not tendred by you And if it be such a Saving how can it stand with your Lordships other Arguments that it should be of no other effect then our former expression to his Majesty by the mouth of our Speaker But I will not insist upon Collections of this kinde I will onely shew you the Reasons of the Commons why this Petition needeth no such Saving albeit the words of these Statutes be exceeded in the declaratory part of our Petition Those things that are within the equity and true meaning of a Statute are as good Laws as those which are contained in the express Letter and therefore the Statutes of the 42 Edw. 36 H. 3. Rot. Par. N. 12. and other the Statutes made in this time of King Edw. 3. for the Explanatiâ—n of Magna Charta which hath been so often vouched this Parliament though they differ in words from Magna Charta had no Saving annexed to any of them because they inacted nothing more then was contained in effect In that good Law under the words per legale judicium parium suorum aut per legem terrae which by these latter Laws are expounded to import that none should be put to answer without presentment or matter of Record or by due Process or writ Original and if otherwise it should be void and holden for error It hath not been yet shewen unto us from your Lordships that we have in any of our Expressions or Applications strained or misapplied any of the Laws or Statutes whereon we do insist and we are very confident and well assured that no such mistaking can be assigned in any point of our Petition now under question if therefore it do not exceed the true sense and construction of Magna Charta in the subsequent Laws of Explanation whereon it is grounded what reason is there to adde a Saving to this Petition more then to those Laws since we desire to transmit the fruits of these our labors to posterity not onely for the justification of our selves in right of our present and their future Liberties but also for a brave expression and perpetual testimony of that Grace and Justice which we assure our selves we shall receive in his Majesties speedy and clear Answer This is the thing we seek for and this the thing we hoped for and this the thing onely will setle such an unity and confidence betwixt his Majesty and us and raise such a cheerfulness in the hearts of all his loving Subjects as will make us proceed unanimously and with all expedition to supply him for his great occasions in such measure and in such way as may make him safe at home and feared abroad Sir Henry Martin took up the Argument and proceeded as to the rational part thereof IT is necessary to state the question rightly and to set down the true difference between your Lordships and us Now indeed there is no difference or question between your Lordships and us concerning this additional Clause in the nature and quality of a Proposition For so considered we say it is most true and to be received and embraced by us in toto qualibet parte qualibet syllaba yea and were that the question we should adde to the Addition and in stead of due regard say we have had have and ever will have a special and singular regard where to leave entire Soveraign Power but this were to intimate as if we had first cropt it and then left it but our regard was to acknowledge and confess it sincerely and to maintain it constantly even to the hazard of our Goods and Lives if need be To which purpose your Lordships may be pleased to remember that strict Oath every Member of
being stopped and stopped in such maner as we are enjoyned so we must now leave to be a Councel I hear this with that grief as the saddest Message of the greatest loss in the world but let us still be wise be humble let us make a fair Declaration to the King OUr sins are so exceeding great said Sir Iohn Elliot that unless we speedily return to God God will remove himself further from us ye know with what affection and integrity we have proceeded hitherto to have gained his Majesties heart and out of a necessity of our duty were brought to that course we were in I doubt a misrepresentation to his Majesty hath drawn this mark of his displeasure upon us I observe in the Message amongst other sad particulars it is conceived that we were about to lay some aspersions on the Government give me leave to protest That so clear were our intentions that we desire onely to vindicate those dishonors to our King and Countrey c. It is said also as if we cast some aspersions on his Majesties Ministers I am confident no Minister how dear soever can Here the Speaker started up from the seat of the Chair apprehending Sir Iohn Elliot intended to fall upon the Duke and some of the Ministers of State said There is a command laid upon me that I must command you not to proceed whereupon Sir Iohn Elliot sat down I Am as much grieved as ever said Sir Dudley Diggs Must we not proceed let us sit in silence we are miserable we know not what to do Hereupon there was a sad silence in the House for a while which was broken by Sir Nathaniel Rich in these words WE must now speak or for ever hold our peace for us to be silent when King and Kingdom are in this calamity is not fit The question is Whether we shall secure our selves by silence yea or no I know it is more for our own security but it is not for the security of those for whom we serve let us think on them some instruments desire a change we fear his Majesties safety and the safety of the Kingdom I do not say we now see it and shall we now sit still and do nothing and so be scattered Let us go together to the Lords and shew our dangers that we may then go to the King together Others said That the Speech lately spoken by Sir Iohn Elliot had given offence as they feared to his Majesty WHereupon the House declared That every Member of the House is free from any undutiful Speech from the beginning of the Parliament to that day and Ordered That the House be turned into a Committee to consider what is fit to be done for the safety of the Kingdom and that no man go out upon pain of going to the Tower But before the Speaker left the Chair he desired leave to go forth and the House ordered that he may go forth if he please And the House was hereupon turned into a grand Committee Mr. Whitby in the Chair I Am as full of grief as others said Mr. Wandesford let us recollect our English hearts and not sit still but do our duties two ways are propounded To go to the Lords or to the King I think it is fit we go to the King for this doth concern our Liberties and let us not fear to make a Remonstrance of our rights we are his Counsellors there are some men which call evill good and good evil and bitter sweet Justice is now called Popularity and Faction THen Sir Edw. Cook spake freely We have dealt with that duty and moderation that never was the like Rebus sic stantibus after such a violation of the Liberties of the Subject let us take this to heart In 30. E. 3. were they then in doubt in Parliament to name men that misled the King they accused Iohn de Gaunt the Kings Son and Lord Latimer and Lord Nevel for misadvising the King and they went to the Tower for it now when there is such a downfal of the State shall we hold our tongues how shall we answer our duties to God and men 7. H. 4. Parl. Rot. numb 31 32.11 H. 4. numb 13. there the Councel are complained of and are removed from the King they mewed up the King and disswaded him from the Common Good and why are we now retrived from that way we were in why may we not name those that are the Cause of all our evils In 4. H. 3. 27. E. 3. 13. R. 2. the Parliament moderateth the Kings prerogative and nothing grows to abuse but this House hath power to treat of it What shall we do let us palliate no longer if we do God will not prosper us I think the Duke of Buckingham is the cause of all our miseries and till the King be informed thereof we shall never go out with honour or sit with honour here that man is the Grievance of Grievances let us set down the causes of all our dysasters and all will reflect upon him As for going to the Lords that is not via Regia our Liberties are now impeached we are concerned it is not via Regia the Lords are not participant with our Liberties Mr. Selden advised that a Declaration be drawn under four heads 1. To express the Houses dutiful carriage towards his Majesty 2. To tender their Liberties that are violated 3. To present what the purpose of the House was to have dealt in 4. That that great Person viz. the Duke fearing himself to be questioned did interpose and cause this distraction All this time said he we have cast a mantle on what was done last Parliament but now being driven again to look on that man let us proceed with that which was then well begun and let the Charge be renewed that was last Parliament against him to which he made an Answer but the particulars were sufficient that we might demand judgement on that Answer onely IN conclusion the House agreed upon several heads concerning innovation in Religion the safety of the King and Kingdom misgovernment misfortune of our late designs with the causes of them And whilest it was moving to be put to the question that the Duke of Buckingham shall be instanced to be the chief and principal cause of all those evils the Speaker who after he had leave to go forth went privately to the King brought this Message THat his Majesty commands for the present they adjourn the House till to morrow morning and that all Committees cease in the mean time And the House was accordingly adjourned AT the same time the King sent for the Lord Keeper to attend him presently the House of Lords was adjourned ad libitum the Lord Keeper being returned and the House resumed his Lordship signified his Majesties desire that the House and all Committees be adjourned till to morrow morning AFter this Message was delivered the Lords
Religion the precedency of Tunnage and poundage And in the Commitee Mr. Pymme spake as followeth TWo diseases there be said he the one old the other new the old Popery the new Arminianism there be three things to be inquired after concerning Popery 1. The cessation of the Execution of Laws against Papists 2. How the Papists have been imployed and countenanced 3. The Law violated in bringing in of superstitious ceremonies amongst us especially at Durham by Mr. Cozens as Angels Crucifixes Saints Altars Candles on Candlemas day burnt in the Church after the Popish manner For Arminianisme let it be advised 1. That a way be open for the truth 2. That whereas by the Articles set forth 1562. and by the Catechism set forth in King Edward the sixths days and by the writing of Martin Bucer and Peter Martyr who were employed in making our Articles and by the constant professions sealed by the blood of so many Martyrs as Cranmer Ridley and others and by the 36. Articles in Queen Elizabeths time and by the Articles agreed upon at Lambeth as the Doctrine of the Church of England which King Iames sent to Dort and to Ireland and were avowed by us and our State his Majesty hath expressed himself in preserving unity in Religion established though his royal intention notwithstanding hath been perverted by some to suppresse the truth Let us shew wherein these late opinions are contrary to those setled truths and what men have been since preferred that have professed these Heresies what pardons they have had for false doctrine what prohibiting of Books and writings against their doctrine and permitting of such books as have been for them Let us inquire after the Abettors Let us enquire also after the pardons granted of late to some of these and the presumption of some that dare preach the contrary to truth before his Majesty It belongs to the duty of Parliament to establish true Religion and to punish false we must know what Parliaments have done formerly in Religion Our Parliaments have confirmed general Councels In the time of King Henry 8. the Earl of Essex was condemned for countenancing books of Heresie For the convocation it is but a Provincial Sinod of Canturbury and cannot bind the whole Kingdom As for York that is distant and cannot do any thing to bind us or the Laws For the High-Commission it was derived from Parliament Wednesday 28. Secretary Cook delivered another message to the House concerning the precedency of Tunnage and Poundage declaring that his Majesty intends not thereby to interrupt them as to Religion so that they do not intrench on that which belongs not to them which message was seconded by Sir Thomas Edmonds in these words I am sorry the House hath given cause to so many messages about Tunnage and Poundage after his Majesty hath given us so much satisfaction you may perceive his Majesty is sensible of the neglect of his businesse we that know this should not discharge our duties to you if we should not perswade you to that course which should procure his Majesties good opinion of you You your selves are witnesses how industrious his Majesty was to procure you gracious Laws in his fathers time and since what inlargement he hath made of our Liberties and still we give him cause to repent him of the good he hath done Consider how dangerous it is to alienate his Majesties heart from Parliaments Master Corriton replied WHen men speak here of neglect of duty to his Majesty let them know we know no such thing nor what they mean And I see not how we do neglect the same I see it is in all our hearts to expedite the Bill of Tunnage and Poundage in due time our businesse is still put back by these Messages and the businesse in hand is of God and his Majesties affairs are certainly amisse and every one sees it and woe be to us if we present them not to his Majesty The House resolved to send an answer to the King that these messages are inconvenient and breed debates and losse of time and did further resolve that Tunnage and Poundage arising naturally from this House they would in fit time take such a course therein as they hoped would be to his Majesties satisfaction and honour and so again agreed to proceed at present in matters of Religion Sir Iohn Eliot upon this occasion spake to this purpose I have always observed said he that in the proceedings of this House our best advantage is order and I was very glad when that noble Gentleman my Country-man gave occasion to state our proceedings for I fear it would have carried us into a Sea of confusion and disorder and having now occasion to present my thoughts in this great and weighty businesse of Religion I shall be bold to speak a few words There is a jealousie conceived as if we meant to dispute in matters of faith it is our profession this is not to be disputed it is not in the Parliament to make a new Religion nor I hope shall it be in any to alter the body of the truth which we now professe I must confess amongst all those fears we have contracted there ariseth to me not one of the least dangers in the Declaration that is made and publisht in his Majesties name concerning disputing and preaching let not this my saying bear the least suspition or jealousie of his Majesty for if there be any misprision or Error I hope it is those Ministers about him which not only he but all Princes are subject unto and Princes no doubt are subject to mis-informations and many actions may be intitled to their Names when it is not done by themselves Antiochus King of Asia sent his Letters and missives to several Provinces that if they received any dispatches in his name not agreeable to justice Ignoto se litteras esse scriptas ideoque iis non parerent and the reason of it is given by Gratian because that oftentimes by the importunity of Ministers Principes saepe constringuntur ut non concedenda concedant are drawn to grant things by them not to be granted and as it was in that age so it may be in this And now to the particular in the Declaration we see what is said of Popery and Arminianism our Faith and Religion is in danger by it for like an Inundation it doth break in at once upon us It is said if there be any difference in Opinion concerning the seasonable interpretation of the 39. Articles the Bishops and the Clergy in the Convocation have power to dispute it and to order which way they please and for ought I know Popery and Arminianism may be introduced by them and then it must be received by all a slight thing that the power of Religion should be left to the persons of these men I honour their profession there are among our Bishops such as are fit to be made examples for
expressions at the time of his accusation p. 258. His Speech at the delivery of the Articles against the Duke p. 259. Articles exhibited by him against the Duke p. 266. And also against the Lord Conway p. 268. A Message from the King against Bristol p. 270. Reasons why he should onely be tried in the House of Peers p. 271. Iudges opinions concerning that particular p. 272. His Speech by way of Introduction before he gave in his Answer to the Articles p. 273 274 c. His Answer to the Articles p. 278 279 c. Dudley Sir Diggs p. 55 306 307 360 364 365 454 533 544 554 614. Doncaster Viscount sent Ambassador p. 11 13 22. Drummond Mr. p. 167. E. EArl Sir Walter upon a Habeas Corpus p. 462. Edmonds Sir Thomas p. 660. Elector vide Palatinate Elliot Sir John p. 224 357 360 366 433 529 532 561 563 544 554 614 660 669. Information against him in the Upper Bench p. 693 696 697 c. Emperor vide the Palatinate Essex Earl p. 200. F. FAirfax Captain p. 15. A Monument erected at Frandendale in memory of him and Mr. John Fairfax his Brother both slain in the defence thereof p. 155 Felton visited in prison and confesses the Fact p. 650. His examination before the Council ibid. Threatned to be rackt ibid. Tryed p. 652. Tendereth his hand to be cut off ib. Hung in Chains p. 653. Finch Sir Hennage Speaker p. 208 401 Finch Sir John Speaker p. 484 561 Fleetwood Sir Miles p. 561 France about a Treaty of Marriage p. 156 114. A Marriage there p. 172 173. Difference with France p. 428 G. GAge Mr. sent to Rome p. 23 66 121 Glanvile Serjeant p. 313 318 574 Glynn Mr. Recorder Ap. 56 57 Gundamor flatters King James p. 3. The Treaty on the Spaniards behalf ibid. Contrives Sir Walter Rawleighs death p. 4 16 18 20. Assaulted in London Streets p. 34. A Letter to him to expedite the Match 69 see 113 122 Gorge Sir Ferdinando p. 180 Germany vide Palatinate H. Habeas Corpus Debates and Arguments p. 462 463 c. Also vide Parliament quarto Car. and Appendix Hackwel Mr. p. 507 528 568 Hayman Sir Peter p. 528 Heath Sir Robert p. 216 667 689. Ap. 39 53 Henry Prince a Match proposed between him and a Daughter of Spain p. 1 Herbert Mr. p. 312 Herbert Sir Gerrard p. 15 69 Herbert Sir Edward p. 43 Heveningham Sir John brings his Habeas Corpus p. 462 Heidelburg p. 66 69 Hobby Sir Thomas p. 528 Holland Earl p. 173 469 470 Hollis Mr. p. 676 689 693 Hubbard Sir Miles brought upon a Habeas Corpus p. 689 Hide Sir Nicholas made Chief Iustice p. 424 I. Iames King of Scotland affects the Title of Peace-Maker p. 1. Desires to Match Prince Charls with somergeat Princess though of different Religion ibid. and 50. Inclines to a Match with Spain p. 2. Flattered by Gundamor p. 3. Delivers up the cautionary Towns ibid. Gives a Commission to Digby to Treat on a Marriages ibid. Receives Articles about Religion out of Spain p. 4. Imployes Sir Walter Rawleigh upon a design into America p. 4 5. Too credulous of the Spaniard p. 8. A Letter shewing upon what account the King gave way to the beheading of Sir Walter Rawleigh p. 9. Sends Viscount Doncaster Ambassador p. 11 13. His advice craved by the Count Palatine p. 12. He dislikes the Palatines acceptance of the Crown p. 13 a. 14 b. 16 a. Goes to war with one Regiment to assist the Palatines p. 14. Receives news of the defeat given the Palatine at Prague p. 17. Raises money by advice of Privy Council ibid. Flattered again by the Spaniard p. 18. The Spaniards secret Instructions in reference to the King ibid. He calls a Parliament p. 20. Forbids discourse of State affairs p. 21. His Speech to the Parliament ibid. Sends Digby Ambassador into Flanders p. 23. His second Speech in Parliament about Projectors p. 24. Speaks on behalf of the Duke p. 26 27. Sends a Message against Sir Henry Yelverton p. 33 d. Intends to adjourn the Parliament p. 35. The Commons Declaration about the Palatinate before the adjournment p. 36. Reforms grievances by Proclamation ibid. Again forbids speaking of State Affairs ibid. Gives the Great Seal to Dean Williams ibid. Reassembles the Parliament p. 39. In his absence the Lord Keeper speaks ibid. Is tryed with a Petition and Remonstrance from the Commons p. 40. Writes to the Speaker p. 43. Answers the Petition p. 46 47. His Answer qualified by the Lord Keeper p. 52. The Commons Protestation p. 53. The King tears it out of the Iournal ibid. Commits some Members of Parliament p. 55. Imployes others to Ireland ibid. Again forbids speaking of State Affairs ibid. Offers terms to the Emperor on behalf of the Palatinate ibid. Receives an Answer from the Emperor p. 56. Writes to Philip the Fourth to accelerate the Match p. 57. Also to Don Balthazar p. 59. Writes for the raising of moneys p. 61. Opposes the Arminian Sect p. 62. Shews favor to Recusants ibid. Lord Keeper excuses the Kings favor to Recusants p. 63. Writes to the Archbishop about regulating the Clergy p. 64. Gives direction concerning Preachers ibid. New conditions demanded of him by the Pope p. 66. His Answer to those demands p. 67. His Letter to Digby p. 68. Sends him a dispatch in a peremptory stile concerning Heidelburgh p. 70. Signs the Popes demands p. 73. Writes again to Bristol concerning the Palatinate p. 74. Sends the Prince into Spain p. 76. Archbishop Abbots Letter to the King against Tolleration of Popery p. 85. Articles of Marriage sworn to by him p. 86. The Oath taken by him p. 88. He swears also to private Articles p. 88 89. Pope Urban writes to King James p. 95. After the Princes arival sends to Bristol not to deliver the Proxy without restitution of the Palatinate p. 105. And writes to the Palatine to make his submission to the Emperor p. 108. The Palatines Answer p. 109. Seeks a match with France p. 114. Calls a Parliament about the Treaty with Spain p. 115. Makes a Speech ibid. Also another Speech in justification of the Duke p. 127. He makes a third speech unto them concerning their advice to break off the Match p. 129. Desires he may not have a Furrow of Land left without Restitution of the Palatinate p. 130. Scruples at the word insincerity of the King of Spain p. 136. Declares his resolution to dissolve the Treaties p. 138. Accepts Subsidies and makes another Speech to the Parliament ibid. Offers to go to war in his own person p. 139. Is troubled at a Petition against Recusants p. 140. That he hath broke the neck of three Parliaments ibid. His Answer to that Petition p. 143. Receives information concerning the Duke p. 144. His Speech at the adjournment of the Parliament p. 150. A Particular of what Laws he then passed p. 152. Desires a Match with France p. 156. Which he
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Octavo King Iames much desired to match his Son Henry with a daughter of Spain After Prince Henry's death the King propounded a match with France In this interim the Spaniard gives the overture of a match Sir Digby's advice to the King in that matter Gondomar mannages the Treaty on the Spaniards part The English Navie neglected The Cautionary Towns rendred to the Hollander The Spaniard proceeds not sincerely in the Treaty Articles of Religion agreed upon between the Kings of England and Spain The people of England averse from the march The Catholicks desirous of it Gondomar contrives the death of Sir Walter Rawleigh an enemy to Spain A War begins in Germany Both parties Protestant and Catholicks grow jealous and each enter into League The Emperor Matthias Adopts his Cousin-German Ferdinand For joy of this Adoption the Catholicks keep a Jubilee and the Protestants another in memory of Luther An Assembly of the Protestants and States of Bohemia at Prague The first occasion of the troubles of Bohemia A Ryot committed by the Protestants in the Castle of Prague The Protestants put forth a Declaration The Emperor disgusted with the Declaration He publishes a Manifesto Both Parties Arm. A Comet appears at this time King Iames ingages not in these troubles flattering himself with the Spaniards seeming forwardness to effect the Match A Letter from a great Minister of State to Mr. Cottington Nov. 17. Queen Anne dieth Matthias the Emperor dies A Cessation of Arms proposed by Ferdinand is refused King Iames interposes by his Ambassador the Viscount Doncaster The Elector Palatine sends an Ambassador to oppose the Election of Ferdinand The Bohemians chuse the Palatine for their King Bethlem Gabor makes a union with the Protestants The Palatine craves the advice of King Iames touching his accepting the Crown Before answer came he had accepted it King Iames disavows the Act and â—â—â—ars himself of it to the King of Spainâ— The King of Spain testifies his resentment of Viscount Doncasters proceedings in Germany The King of Poland aids the Emperor Ferdinand publishes a Proscription against the Palatine Prince Anhalt Generalissimo of the Bohemians Marquess Ansbach commands the forces of the Princes of the Union Kings Iames will not engage in the War sends Sir Walter Aston Ambassador into Spain to negotiate the March and Gondomar returns Great immunities promised by King Iames to the Catholicks 18 Iacob 1620. A great Army levied in Flanders under the command of Spinola A Regiment under the command of Sir Horatiâ— Vere sent from England The Protestant States of Austria renounce the confederacy of the Bohemians The Elector of Saxony assists the Emperor and executes the Ban against the Palatine Spinola prevails much in the Palatinate The Armies
in writing against the Sermon Bishop Laud is employed to Answer these Objections King Iames was a long time offended with Bishop Laud. He was advance by Bishop Williams Bishops of Durham and Bathe sworn of the Privy Council Mr. Murrey brings the Answer to the Archbishops Objections The Archbishop is not suffâ—red to see the Writing but Mr. Murrey reads it Sibthorps Sermons Licenced by the Bishop of London Mr. Selden The Duke presseth his Majesty to have the Archbishop sent away before he set to Sea The Archbishop commanded to withdraw The Lord Conway tells the Archbishop the reason why he is commanded to retire The Archbishop writes to the Lord Conway to know if his Majesty will give him his choice of two houses to retire to The Lord Conway 's Answer The reason why the Duke was thought to be offended with the Archbishop The Archbishop accustomed to Hospitality King Iames injoyned the Archbishop to live like an Archbishop The Duke was not pleased that Sir Dudley Diggs frequented the Archbishops house The Archbishop was Tutor to Sir Dudley Digs at Oxford The Duke was offended that Sir Thomas Wentworth frequented the Archbishops House The Archbishop commanded to meddle no more in the High Commission Commendations of the High Commission Court The High Commissioners chargeable to the Archbishop The Archbishops infirmity permitted him not to come to the Star-chamber or Council-Table The Archbishops observation concerning the rise of the Duke Various Reports concerning the Army at Rhee A further Supply preparing for Rhee and to be conveyed thither by the Earl of Holland The Citadel at Rhee relieved Sir Iohn Burroughs slain Toras sends intelligence to the King of France The Rochellers at last declare for England A Treaty for Surrender between the Duke and Toras The Citadel reliev'd again A Retreat resolved on Sobiez against it The Citadel stormed The Army retreats The Enemy engageth the Rear of the Army Several opinions concerning this Expedition to Rhe. The misfortune of Rhee-Expedition causeth a clamor in the Nation A List of Arrearages for freight of ships and Sea-mens wages Anne-Royal Repulse Assurance Nonsuch Waltspite Adventure Triumph Victory S. George S. Andrew Rainbow Vantguard Red-Lion S. Esperite Gard-Land Convecline Antelop Entrance Sir Robert Cotton's Advice touching the present state of affairs A resolution to call a Parliament Order of the Council to set at liberty the Gentry imprisoned for the Loan-money A Parliament summoned A Commission for Impoâ—itions Thirty thousand pounds paid to Burlemach to be returned by Bill of Exchange to raise Forein Forces Recusants taken at Clerkenwell A Letter from a Jesuite concerning the ensuing Parliament The King's Speech at the opening of the Parliament The Lord Keepers Speech Sir Iohn Finch being chosen Speaker made this Speech to his Majesty The Speech without doors Grand Committees setled Petition for a fast Debates touching Grievances Sir Francis Seimour Sir Thomas Wentworth Sir Benjamin Rudyard acts the part of a Moderator Sir Edward Cook Mr Secretary Cook Sir Robert Philips * Sibthorp and Manwaring * Sommersetshire * Scots Secretary Cook moves for Supply for his Majesty In Clerkenwel Thursday March 15. Mr Secretary Cook tenders Propositions touching Supply The House turned into a Committee Habeas Corpus and the Liberty of the Subject debated Mr Creswel Sir Robert Philips Sir Edward Cook Judge Whitlock in justification of the Proceedings in the Upper-Bench upon the Habeas Corpus Judge Doderidge the like Mr Hackwel resumes the Debate of the Habeas Corpus Mr Selden Judge Andersons Reports Sir Edward Cook Resolves touching the Subjects liberty in his Person The Kings Propositions to the House of Commons touching Supply A Conference between the Lords and Commons managed by Secretary Cook against Recusants The Lord Keepers Speech at the presenting a Petition from both Houses against Recusants The Kings Answer to the Petition 1. Article 2. Article 3. Article 4. Article 5. Article 6. Article 7. Article 8. Article Debates touching his Majesties propositions Sir Francis Seimor Sir Nath. Rich. Secr. Cook Sir John Elliot Sir Ed. Cook Sir Thomas Wentworth Sir Henry Martin The House waves c. Mr. Selden Sir T. Hobby Sir Peter Hayman about forein imployment Mr. Hackwel Sir E. Cook Sir Thomas Wentworth Sir John Elliot The King sends a Message to the House of Sâ— Cook touching some words said to be spoken by the Duke Debates on the Message Friday 4 April Secretary brings another Message from the King Mr. Pym. 5. Subsidies resolved on Mr. Secretary Cook report the Kings acceptance of five Subsidies The Duke of Buckinghams Speech at the Councel Table thereupon It is ill taken by Sir John Elliot that the Dukes name was intermingled with the Kings by Secretary Cook Sir Dudly Diggs begins the Conference by way of Introduction Mr. Littleton Mr. Selden Sir Edward Cook 1. Obj. Answ. 2. Obj. Answ. His Majesties Message for non-recess The Message not approved Sir Ro. Phillips Sir E. Cook Sec. Cook to expedite Subsidies Sir Dudly Diggs Sir Thomas Wentworth Mr. Secret Cook delivereth another Message concerning Supply Sir Rob. Phillips Secr. Cook Mr. Wandesford Sir Humphry May. Mr. Speakers Speech to the King at the delivery of the Petition for billeting of Soldiers The Petition concerning billeting of Soldiers Martial Law debated Serj. Ashley questioned for some words Archbishops Speech at a Conference concerning the Petition of Right Propositions tendred to the Commons by the Lords touching the Petition of Right Sir Dudley Diggs replies to this Speech The Lord Keepers Speech to both Houses concerning supply by the Kings command Sir Ben. Rudyards Speech concerning that motion A Committee ordered to draw up a Bill in order to the Petition of Right Mr. Secretary Cook brings a Message to relye on the Kings Word Sir Thomas Wentworth The King gives notice to both Houses that he intends shortly to end this Session Sir John Elliot The Speakers Speech to the King in answer to several Messages His Majesties answer to the Speakers Speech Mr. Secretary Cook brings another Message to relie on the Kings Words Sir John Elliot Sir E. Cook Lord Keepers Speech communicating a Letter from the King His Majesties Letter The Lords Proposition at a Conference about an addition to the Petition of Right The Lords addition to the Petition of Right Mr. Alford Mr. Pimme Mr. Hackwell Sir Ed. Cook Sir Thomas Wentworth Mr. Noy Mr. Selden Mr. Glanviles Speech at a Committee of both Houses concerning Soveraign Power Sir Henry Martins Speech as to the rational part of the matter of the Conference The Lords and Commons agreed touching the Petition of Right Mr. Rouse against Dr. Ed. Manwaring 9. Hen. 3.29 28. Ed. 3.3 37. Ed. 3.18 38. Ed. 3.9 42. Ed. 3.3 17. Ric. 2.6 25. Ed. 3.9 9. Hen. 3.29 25. Ed. 3.4 28. Ed. 3.3 The Petition The Answer debated Sir Jo. Elliots Speech in the laying open of grievances Some against the recapitulating of Grievances Exceptions to Sir John Elliots Speech More exceptions Sir