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+Title: His Maiesties Declaration, touching his Proceedings in the late Assemblie and Conuention of Parliament (His Majesties' Declaration, touching his Proceedings in the late Assembly and Convention of Parliament)
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+Author: James Stuart
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+Release Date: November 21, 2014 [EBook #47413]
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+*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HIS MAIESTIES DECLARATION ***
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+ TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES:
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+—Has been mantained the ancient style, therefore just the more evident
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+ HIS
+ MAIESTIES
+ DECLARATION,
+
+ Touching his proceedings in the
+ _late Assemblie and Conuention_
+ of Parliament.
+
+[Illustration: DIEV ET MON DROIT.]
+
+ _Imprinted at London by_ BONHAM
+ NORTON and IOHN BILL,
+ Printers to the Kings most Excellent
+ MAIESTIE. 1621.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+ HIS
+ MAIESTIES
+ Declaration, touching his proceedings
+ in the late Assembly and
+ _Conuention of Parliament_.
+
+
+Hauing of late, vpon mature deliberation, with the aduice and vniforme
+consent of Our whole Priuie Councell, determined to dissolue the
+Assembly and Conuention of Parliament, lately called together by Our
+Regall power and Authoritie, Wee were pleased by Our Proclamation,
+giuen at Our Palace of _Westminster_ the sixt day of this instant
+_Ianuary_, to declare, not onely Our pleasure and resolution therein,
+but also to expresse some especiall passages and proceedings, moouing
+vs to that resolution: Wherein, albeit hauing so many yeeres swayed
+the swords and scepters of three renowned kingdomes, Wee cannot but
+discerne (as much as any Prince liuing) what apperteineth to the height
+of a powerfull Monarch: yet, that all men might discerne, that Wee,
+like Gods true Viceregent, delight not so much in the greatnesse of
+Our place, as in the goodnesse & benignitie of our gouernment, We were
+content in that one Act to descend many degrees beneath Our Selfe:
+First, by communicating to all Our people the reasons of a resolution
+of State, which Princes vse to reserue, _inter arcana Imperij_, to
+themselues and their Priuie Councell: Secondly, by mollifying and
+mixing the peremptorie and binding qualitie of a Proclamation, with
+the indulgence of a milde and fatherly instruction: And lastly,
+leading them, and opening to them that forbidden Arke of Our absolute
+and indisputable Prerogatiue, concerning the calling, continuing,
+and dissoluing of Parliaments: which, though it were more then
+superabundant to make Our Subiects know the realitie of Our sincere
+intentions; yet Wee not satisfied therewith, but finding the bounds of
+a Proclamation too straight to conteine and expresse the boundlesse
+affection that Wee beare to Our good and louing people, are pleased
+hereby to inlarge Our Selfe, (as Wee promised in Our said Proclamation)
+by a more full and plaine expression of those Letters and Messages that
+passed from Vs to the Commons in Parliament, which by reason of the
+length of them, could not bee related at large, but briefly pointed
+at in Our said Proclamation. For, as in generall the great actions of
+Kings are done as vpon a stage, obuious to the publike gazing of euery
+man; so are Wee most willing, that the trueth of this particular,
+concerning Our owne honour, and the satisfaction of Our Subjects,
+should bee represented vnto all men without vaile or couering, being
+assured that the most plainnesse and freedome will most aduantage Vs,
+hauing in this, and all Our Actions euer affected such sinceritie and
+vprightnes of heart, as were Wee all transparent, and that men might
+readily passe to Our inward thoughts, they should there perceiue the
+selfe–same affections which Wee haue euer professed in Our outward
+words and Actions.
+
+Hauing anticipated the time of reassembling Our Parliament to the
+twentieth day of _Nouember_ last, (which Wee formerly appointed to
+haue met vpon the eighth of _February_ next,) vpon the confidence
+that their noble and generous declaration at their parting the fourth
+of _Iune_ put vs in, of their free and liberall assistance to the
+recouery of Our Childrens ancient inheritance, and hauing declared to
+them Our resolution of taking vpon Vs the defence of Our childrens
+patrimonie by way of Armes, the Commons very heartily and dutifully
+fell immediatly after their reassembling, to treat of a necessary
+supplie, and concluded, for the present, to grant a Subsidie to be paid
+in _February_ next, (the last paiment of the latter Subsidie granted
+by them being not to come in vntill _May_ following) whereby Wee were
+well and cleerly satisfied of the good intenti[=o] of the Commons in
+generall, by whose vniforme vote & assent that Subsidy was resolued
+on, not without intimation of a more ample supplie to be yeelded in
+conuenient time.
+
+But before this their resolution was reduced into a formall Acte or
+Bill, some discontented persons that were the cause of all that euill
+which succeeded, endeauouring to clog the good will of the Commons with
+their owne vnreasonable ends, fell to dispute in the House of Our high
+Prerogatiues, namely of the match of Our dearest sonne the Prince, of
+the making warre with forreigne Princes Our Allies, betweene whom and
+Vs there was a firme peace religiously made and obserued hitherunto:
+All which they couered with the cloake of Religion, and with the
+faire pretence of a duetifull Petition to bee preferred to Vs. Wee
+vnderstanding right well, that those points were not disputable in
+Parliament, without Our owne Royall direction, being of Our highest
+Prerogatiues, the very Characters of Souereignty; & thinking, that
+when euery Subiect by nature, and the Lawes of the Realme, had the
+power of matching their children according to their owne best liking,
+none should denie Vs the like; especially Wee hauing at the beginning
+of the Parliament declared Our purpose concerning the matching of Our
+Sonne, the Prince, were fully perswaded, that those specious outsides
+of Religion and humble petitioning, were added onely to gaine passage
+vnto those things, which being propounded in their true colours, must
+needs haue appeared vniust and vnreasonable, as matters wherewith
+neuer any Parliament had presumed to meddle before, except they had
+bene thereunto required by their King; nay, not befitting Our Priuie
+Councell to meddle with, without Our speciall command and allowance;
+since the very consulting vpon such matters (though in neuer so priuate
+a maner) being discouered abroad, might at some time produce as ill
+effects, as if they were publikely resolued vpon. For as concerning the
+point of Religion, We aswell in the beginning of the Parliament, by a
+publike and open Declaration made to both Houses in the higher House of
+Parliament, as also shortly after, by a gracious answere vnto a former
+Petition of theirs, expressed to the full Our immutable resolution to
+maintaine true Religion, besides the vntainted practise of Our whole
+life in that point. And howsoeuer an humble Petition beare a faire shew
+of respect; yet if vnder colour of concluding on a Petition, a way
+should bee opened to treat in Parliament of the mysteries of State,
+without Our Royall allowance, it were a great and vnusuall breach vpon
+the Royall power: Besides, who knoweth not that the preferring of a
+Petition, includes an expectation to haue it graunted? and therefore to
+nippe this springing euill in the beginning, Wee directed Our Letters
+to the Speaker of that House, the tenour of which Letters followeth.
+
+Master Speaker, _Wee haue heard by diuers reports to Our great griefe,
+That the farre distance of Our Person at this time from Our high
+Court of Parliament, caused by Our want of health, hath emboldened
+some fiery and popular spirits in Our House of Commons, to debate and
+argue publikely, in matters farre beyond their reach or capacitie,
+and so tending to Our high dishonour, and to the trenching vpon Our
+Prerogatiue Royall. You shall therefore acquaint that House with Our
+Pleasure, That none therein shall henceforth presume to meddle with any
+thing concerning Our gouernment, or mysteries of State; namely, not
+to speake of Our dearest Sonnes match with the Daughter of_ Spaine,
+_nor to touch the Honour of that King, or any other Our friends or
+Confederates: And also not to meddle with any mens particulars, which
+haue their due motion in Our ordinarie Courts of Justice. And whereas
+We heare that they haue sent a message to_ S^[ir] Edwin Sandys, _to
+know the reasons of his late restraint, you shall in Our name resolue
+them, That it was not for any misdemeanour of his in Parliament: But
+to put them out of doubt of any question of that nature that may arise
+among them hereafter, you shall resolue them in Our name, That We
+thinke our Selfe very free and able to punish any mans misdemeanours
+in Parliament, as well during their sitting, as after; which We
+meane not to spare hereafter, vpon any occasion of any mans insolent
+behauiour there, that shall be ministred vnto Us. And if they haue
+already touched any of these points which Wee haue here forbidden, in
+any Petition of theirs which is to be sent vnto Vs, it is Our pleasure
+that you shall tell them, That except they reforme it before it come
+to Our hands, Wee will not deigne the hearing nor answering of it. And
+whereas Wee heare that they are desirous, that We should make this a
+Seßion of Parliament before Christmas, You may tell them, It shall be
+in their default if they want it: For if they will make ready betweene
+this and that time, some such Lawes as shall be really good for the
+Common–wealth, Wee will very willingly giue Our Royall assent vnto
+them: And so it shall thereby appeare, That if good Lawes be not made
+at this time for the weale of the people, the blame shall onely and
+most iustly lie vpon such turbulent spirits, as shall preferre their
+particular ends to the weale of this Kingdome and Common–wealth. And so
+We bid you farewell. Giuen at Our Court at Newmarket, the third day of
+December, 1621._
+
+ To Our trustie and welbeloued,
+ _The Speaker of Our Commons_
+ House of Parliament.
+
+Which Letters being publikely read in the House, they were so farre
+either from reforming their intended Petition, which conteined those
+points by Vs forbidden, or yet from going on cheerefully in propounding
+of good Lawes, for which they were called, and to which purpose Wee
+granted them in the end of Our said Letter to the Speaker, to make it
+a Session before Christmas, whereof Wee vnderstood them to bee very
+desirous, that they resolued to send the same vnto vs together with
+another Petition iustifying the former, notwithstanding Our forbidding
+them in Our said Letter to send the former Petition vnto Vs, as also
+sate euer silent thereafter, till they were dissolued, as shall
+hereafter more largely be expressed.
+
+Those petitions being sent from the Commons by a select number of that
+House vnto Vs then being at _Newmarket_ for Our health, the House
+forbare to proceed in any businesse of importance, purposing, as
+was apparently discerned, and as the euent prooued, so to continue
+vntill the returne of their Messengers with Our Answere, which wee
+vnderstanding, and being desirous to haue the time better husbanded, as
+was fit (the shortnesse thereof, by reason of the approach of Christmas
+being respected) required Our Secretarie to deliuer a Message vnto them
+for this purpose, which he did, first by word of mouth, and after by
+appointment of the House set it downe in writing in these words, viz.
+
+_His Majestie, remembring that this House was desirous to haue a Seßion
+betweene this and Christmasse, whereupon it pleased Him to signifie
+vnto vs, that wee should haue contentment therein, and that there
+should be a Seßion, if wee our selues were not in fault, taking now
+notice that the House forbeares to proceede with any Billes vntill
+the returne of the Messengers, lately sent vnto his Majestie, hath
+enioyned mee to commaund the House in his Name not to lose time in
+their proceeding for preparing of good Lawes in the meane while, in
+consideration of this so neere approach of Christmaße; And that his
+Majestie hopes they will not take vpon them to make a Recesse in
+effect, though not in shew without his warrant._
+
+Bvt this Message being deliuered, was so farre from working that good
+effect, which Wee did most iustly expect, that contrariwise some
+captious and curious heads tooke exception thereat, as tending to the
+breach of their Priuiledges, by commanding them to proceede with Bills,
+though We thereby, neither designed any particular Billes for them to
+proceed with, nor yet forbade any other Parliamentary proceedings; And
+with those, and such other vndutifull straines of wit, they spunne out
+the time vntill the returne of their Messengers, who being come to
+_Newmarket_, presented both the Petitions vnto vs, who well knowing
+before hand the effect of the former, and then obseruing the contents
+of the latter, and finding, that from both did reflect vpon Our Person
+and gouernment sundry causelesse aspersions, and that thereby Our
+Royall Prerogatiues were inuaded and assailed, after an admonition to
+beware of medling therewith, Wee returned vnto them Our Answere in
+writing, as followeth.
+
+ HIS MAJESTIES ANSWERE
+ to the Apologetike
+ Petition of the House of
+ COMMONS,
+ _Presented to his Majesty by a dozen_
+ of the Members of that House,
+ _by their directions_.
+
+_We must heere begin in the same fashion that We would haue done if
+your first Petition had come to Our hands before We had made stay
+thereof, which is to repeat the first words of the late_ Queene _of
+famous memory, vsed by her in Answer to an insolent proposition, made
+by a_ Polonian _Ambassadour vnto her, That is_, Legatum expectabamus,
+Heraldum accepimus. _For We had great reason to expect that the first
+Meßage from your House should haue beene a Message of thankesgiuing
+for Our continued gracious behauior towards Our people since your
+last Recesse, not onely by Our Proclamation of grace, wherein were
+conteined sixe or seuen and thirty Articles, all of seuerall points
+of grace to the people; but also by the labour We tooke for the
+satisfaction of both Houses in those three Articles recommended vnto
+Vs in both their names by the right Reuerend Father in God, the
+Archbishop of_ Canterbury, _And likewise for the good gouernement of_
+Ireland _We are now in hand with at your request. But not onely haue
+Wee heard no newes of all this, but contrary great complaints of the
+danger of Religion within this Kingdome tacitely implying Our ill
+gouernment in this point. And We leaue to you to iudge, whether it
+be your duties that are the Representatiue body of Our people, so to
+distast them with Our gouernment, whereas by the contrary it is your
+duty with all your endeauours to kindle more and more a dutifull and
+thankefull loue in the peoples hearts towards Vs for Our iust and
+gracious gouernment. Now, whereas in the very beginning of this your
+Apologie, you taxe Vs in faire termes of trusting vncertaine reports,
+and partiall informations concerning your proceedings, We wish you to
+remember, that We are an old and experienced King, needing no such
+leßons, being in Our conscience freest of any King aliue from hearing
+or trusting idle reports, which so many of your House as are neerest Vs
+can beare witnesse vnto you, if you would giue as good eare to them,
+as you doe to some Tribunitiall Orators amongst you. And for proofe
+in this particular, Wee haue made your owne Meßengers conferre your
+other Petition, sent by you with the copie thereof, which was sent Vs
+before, betweene which there is no difference at all, but that since
+Our receiuing the first Copy you added a conclusion vnto it, which
+could not come to Our hands till it was done by you, and your Meßengers
+sent, which was all at one time. And if that We had had no Copie of
+it before hand, We must haue receiued your first Petition to Our
+great dishonour, before Wee had knowen what it conteined, which would
+haue enforced Vs to haue returned you a farre worse answer then now
+We doe. For then your Meßengers had returned with nothing; but that
+Wee haue iudged your petition vnlawfull and vnworthy of an Answere.
+For as to your Conclusion thereof, it is nothing, but_ Protestatio
+contraria facto. _For in the body of your petition you vsurpe vpon Our
+Prerogatiue Royall, and meddle with things farre aboue your reach:
+And then in the conclusion you protest the contrary, as if a Robber
+would take a mans purse, and then protest he meant not to rob him.
+For first, you presume to giue Vs your aduice concerning the match
+of Our dearest Son with some Protestant, We cannot say Princeße (for
+Wee know none of these fit for him,) and disswade Vs from his match
+with_ Spaine, _vrging Vs to a present warre with that King: And yet
+in the conclusion, forsooth, ye protest ye intend not to preße vpon
+Our most vndoubted and regall Prerogatiue as if the Petitioning of
+Vs in matters that your selues confeße yee ought not to meddle with,
+were not a medling with them. And whereas yee pretend, that you were
+inuited to this course by the speeches of three Honourable Lords;
+Yet by so much as your selues repeat of their speeches, nothing can
+bee concluded, but that Wee were resolued by warre to regaine the_
+Palatinate, _if otherwise VVee could not attaine vnto it; and you were
+inuited to aduise forthwith vpon a supplie for keeping the forces in
+the_ Palatinate _from disbanding, and to foresee the meanes for the
+raysing and maintaining of the body of an Armie for that warre against
+the Spring. Now what inference can be made vpon this, That therefore
+VVe must presently denounce warre against the King of_ Spaine, _breake
+Our dearest Sonnes match, and match him to one of Our Religion, let
+the world iudge. The difference is no greater, then as if We would
+tell a Merchant, that Wee had great neede to borrow money from him
+for raysing an Armie, that thereupon it should follow, that VVe were
+bound to follow his aduice in the directions of the warre, and all
+things depending thereupon. But yet not contenting your selues with
+this excuse of yours, which indeed cannot hold water, ye come after
+to a direct contradiction to the conclusion of your former Petition,
+saying, That the Honour and safety of Vs and Our Posterity, and the_
+Patrimony _of Our Children, inuaded and poßessed by their enemies,
+the welfare of Religion, and State of Our Kingdome are matter at any
+time not vnfit for your deepest considerations in Parliament. To this
+generality We answere with the_ Logicians, _That where all things
+are contained, nothing is omitted. So as this plenipotencie of yours
+inuests you in all power vpon Earth, lacking nothing but the Popes
+to haue the keyes also both of Heauen and Purgatory. And to this
+vast generality of yours, VVe can giue no other answer, for it will
+trouble all the best Lawyers in the House to make a good Commentary
+vpon it: For so did the Puritan Ministers in Scotland bring all kinde
+of causes within the compasse of their iurisdiction, saying, That
+it was the Churches office to iudge of slander, and there could no
+kinde of crime or fault bee committed, but there was a slander in it,
+either against God, the King, or their Neighbour. And by this meanes
+they hooked in to themselues the cognisance of all causes, or like_
+Bellarmines _distinction of the Popes power ouer all Kings_, in ordine
+ad Spiritualia, _whereby he giues him all temporall iurisdiction ouer
+them. But to giue you a direct Answer to the matter of warre, for which
+you are so earnest, VVe confeße VVee rather expected that you should
+haue giuen Vs great and hartie thanks for the so long maintaining a
+setled peace in all Our Dominions, when as all Our Neighbours about
+are in a miserable combustion of warre; but_ Dulce bellum inexpertis;
+_and We indeed find by experience, that a number of Our Subiects are so
+pampered with peace, as they are desirous of change, though they know
+not what. It is true that We haue euer professed, and in that minde,
+with Gods grace, Wee meane to liue and die, That We will labour by all
+meanes poßible, either by treaty, or by force to restore Our Children
+to their ancient Dignities and Inheritances; and whatsoeuer Christian
+Princes or Potentates will set themselues against it, Wee will not
+spare any lawfull meanes to bring Our so iust and Honourable purpose to
+a good end; neither shall the Match of Our Sonne, or any other worldly
+respect be preferred to this Our Resolution: For by Our credit, and
+interuention with the King of Spaine, and the Arch–dutcheße, and her
+Husband now with God, Wee preserued the lower_ Palatinat _one whole
+yeere from any further conquering in it, which within any eight dayes
+space in that time might haue easily been swallowed vp by_ Spinolaes
+_Armie, without any resistance; and in no better case was it now, at
+Our Ambassadour, the Lord_ Digbies _comming through_ Heydleberg, _if
+he had not extraordinarily succoured it. But because Wee perceiue that
+ye couple this warre of the_ Palatinate _with the cause of Religion,
+We must a little vnfold your eyes herein. The beginning of this
+miserable warre, which hath set all Christendome on fire, was not for
+Religion; but onely caused by Our Sonne in law his hastie and rash
+Resolution, following euill counsell, to take to himselfe the Crowne
+of_ Bohemia: _And that this is true, himselfe wrote Letters vnto Vs
+at that time, desiring Vs to giue aßurance, both to the French King,
+and State of_ Venice, _that his accepting of the Crowne of_ Bohemia
+_had no reference to the cause of Religion, but onely by reason of
+his right by Election (as hee called it:) And we would be sorrie that
+that aspersion should come vpon Our Religion, as to make it a good
+pretext for dethroning of Kings, and vsurping their Crownes. And Wee
+would bee loath that Our people here should be taught that doctrine:
+No, let vs not so farre wrong the Iesuits, as to rob them of their
+sweet Positions and practise in that point. And vpon the other part, We
+aßure Our selfe so farre of your charitable thoughts of Vs, that Wee
+would neuer haue constantly denyed Our Sonne in law, both the title and
+aßistance in that point, if Wee had beene well perswaded of the iustice
+of his quarrell. But to conclude this point, This vniust vsurpation
+of the Crownes of_ Bohemia _and_ Hungaria _from the Emperour, hath
+giuen the Pope, and all that partie, too faire a ground, and opened
+them too wide a gate for the curbing and oppreßing of many thousands
+of Our Religion, in diuers parts of Christendome. And whereas yee
+excuse your touching vpon the King of_ Spaine _vpon the occasion of
+the incidents by you repeated in that place, and yet affirme that it
+is without any touch to his honor, We cannot wonder ynough, that ye
+are so forgetfull, both of your words and writs. For in your former
+Petition ye plainely affirme, that hee affects the Temporall Monarchie
+of the whole earth, then which there can be no more malice vttered
+against any great King, to make all other Princes and Potentates,
+both enuie and hate him. But, if ye list, it may be easily tryed,
+whether that speech touched him in honour or not, if We shall aske
+him the question, whether hee meanes to aßume to himselfe that title
+or no; For euery King can best iudge of his owne honour. Wee omit the
+particular eiaculations of some foule mouthed Orators in your House,
+against the honour of his Crowne and State. And touching your excuse of
+not determining any thing concerning the Match of Our dearest Sonne,
+but onely to tell your opinions, and lay it downe at Our feet; First,
+We desire to know how you could haue presumed to determine in that
+point, without committing of high Treason. And next, you cannot deny,
+but your talking of his Match after that manner was a direct breach
+of Our commandement & Declaration out of Our own mouth, at the first
+sitting downe of this Parliament; where We plainely professed, that
+We were in treatie of his Match with_ Spaine, _and wished you to haue
+that confidence in Our Religion and Wisedome, that We would so manage
+it, as our Religion should receiue no preiudice by it. And the same We
+now repeat vnto you, professing, that We are so farre ingaged in that
+Match, as We cannot in honour goe backe, except the King of_ Spaine
+_performe not such things as We expect at his hands. And therefore We
+are sorrie, that ye should shew to haue so great distrust in Vs, or to
+conceiue that We should be cold in our Religion: Otherwise We cannot
+imagine how Our former publike Declaration should not haue stopped
+your mouthes in this point. And as to your request, that We would now
+receiue your former Petition, We wonder what could make you presume
+that Wee would now receiue it; whereas in Our former Letter We plainely
+declared the contrarie vnto you; and therefore Wee haue iustly reiected
+that suit of yours: For what haue you left vnattempted in the highest
+points of Soueraigntie in that Petition of yours, except the striking
+of Coine; For it containes the violation of Leagues, the particular
+way how to gouerne a warre, and the Marriage of Our dearest Sonne,
+both negatiue with_ Spaine, _nay with any other Popish Princesse; and
+also affirmatiue, as to the matching with one of Our Religion, which
+Wee confesse is a straine beyond any prouidence or wisedome God hath
+giuen Vs, as things now stand. These are vnfit things to be handled
+in Parliament, except your King should require it of you; For who can
+haue wisedome to iudge of things of that nature, but such as are daily
+acquainted with the particulars of Treaties, and of the variable or
+fixed connexion of affaires of State, together with the knowledge of
+the secret wayes, ends, and intentions of Princes in their seuerall
+negotiations; otherwise a small mistaking in matters of this nature,
+may produce more effects then can be imagined: And therefore_, Ne sutor
+vltra crepidam. _And besides, the intermedling in Parliament with
+matters of Peace or Warre, and Marriage of Our dearest Sonne, would
+be such a diminution to Vs and to Our Crowne in forreine Countreys,
+as would make any Prince neglect to treat with Vs, either in matters
+of Peace or Marriage, except they might be assured by the assent of
+Parliament. And so it prooued long agoe with a King of_ France, _who
+vpon a tricke procuring his States to dissent from some treaty, which
+before he had made, was after refused treating with by other Princes,
+to his great reproach, vnlesse hee Would first procure the assent of
+the three Estates to their proposition. And will you cast your eyes
+vpon the late times, you shall finde, that the late Queene of famous
+memorie was humbly petitioned by a Parliament to be pleased to Marrie;
+But her answere was, That shee liked their Petition well, because it
+was simple, not limiting her to place or person, as not befitting her
+liking to their fancies; and if they had done otherwise, shee would
+haue thought it a high presumption in them. Iudge then what Wee may doe
+in such a case, hauing made Our publique Declaration alreadie, as VVee
+said before, directly contrary to that which you haue now petitioned.
+Now to those points in your Petition, whereof you desire an answere,
+as properly belonging to a Parliament; The first and greatest point is
+that of Religion, concerning which at this time Wee can giue you no
+other answere then in the generall, which is, That you may rest secure,
+that Wee will neuer be wearie to doe all Wee can for the propagation
+of Our Religion, and repreßing of Poperie; but the maner and forme you
+must remit to Our care and prouidence, who can best consider of times
+and seasons, not by vndertakng a publique warre of Religion through
+all the world at once, which how hard and dangerous a taske it would
+prooue, you may iudge. But this puts vs in mind, how all the world
+complained the last yeere of plentie of Corne, and God hath sent vs a
+cooling card this yeere for that heat; And so We pray God, that this
+desire amongst you of kindling warres, shewing your wearinesse of Peace
+and Plentie, may not make God permit vs to fall in the miseries of
+both. But as Wee alreadie said, Our care of Religion must be such, as
+on the one part We must not by the hote prosecution of Our Recusants
+at home irritate forreine Princes of contrary Religion, and teach them
+the way to plague the Protestants in their Dominions, whom with Wee
+daily intercede, and at this time principally, for ease to them of
+Our profeßion that liue vnder them; yet vpon the other part, We neuer
+meane to spare from due and seuere punishment any Papist that will grow
+insolent for liuing vnder Our so milde Gouernment. And you may also be
+assured, We will leaue no care vntaken, as well for the good education
+of the youth at home, especially the children of Papists, as also for
+preseruing at all times hereafter the youth that are, or shall be
+abroad, from being bred in dangerous places, and so poisoned in Popish
+Seminaries. And as in this point, namely concerning the good education
+of the Popish youth at home, We haue alreadie giuen some good proofe,
+both in this Kingdome and in_ Ireland: _So will We be well pleased to
+passe any good Lawes that shall be made, either now, or at any time
+hereafter to this purpose. And as to your request, of making this a
+Seßion, and granting a generall Pardon, it shall be in your defaults if
+Wee make not this a Seßion before Christmas, as in Our former Letter
+We notified vnto you. But for the Pardon, yee craue such particulars
+in it as Wee must be well aduised vpon, lest otherwise Wee giue you
+backe the double or triple of that Wee are to receiue by your entire
+Subsidie without Fifteens. But the ordinarie course Wee hold fittest
+to bee vsed still in this case, which is, that Wee should of Our free
+grace send you downe a Pardon from the Higher House, containing such
+points as We shall thinke fittest, wherein We hope ye shall receiue
+good satisfaction. But We cannot omit to shew you how strange We thinke
+it, that ye should make so bad and vniust a Commentarie vpon some
+words of Our former Letter, as if We meant to restraine you thereby
+of your ancient priuiledges and liberties in Parliament. Truly a
+scholler would bee ashamed so to misplace and misiudge any sentences
+in another mans booke. For whereas in the fore–end of Our former
+Letter We discharge you to meddle with matters of gouernment, or
+mysteries of State, namely matters of Warre or Peace, or Our dearest
+Sonnes Match with_ Spaine; _by which particular denominations We
+interpret and restraine Our former words; and then towards the end
+of Our Letter We forbid you to meddle with such things as haue their
+ordinarie course in Courts of Justice: Yee couple together those two
+sentences, lying farre asunder, and plainly leaue out these words, of
+mysteries of State; So as ye erre_ à bene diuisis ad male coniuncta.
+_For of the former part, concerning mysteries of State, Wee plainelie
+restrained Our meaning to the particulars that were after mentioned:
+and in the latter We confeße We meant it by_ S^[ir] Edward Cokes
+_foolish busineße, because these heades he is accused of were before
+your meeting presented vnto Vs, and We had setled a legall course of
+proceeding therein. And therefore it had well become him, especiallie
+being Our Seruant, and one of Our Councell, if hee had had any thing
+against it, to haue complained vnto Vs, which he neuer did, though he
+was ordinarilie at Our Court, since that time, and neuer had acceße
+refused vnto him. And although We cannot allow of the stile, calling it
+your ancient and vndoubted right and inheritance, but could rather haue
+wished, that ye had said that your priuiledges were deriued from the
+grace and permißion of Our Ancestours and Vs; For most of them grow
+from precedents, which shewes rather a toleration then inheritance.
+Yet Wee are pleased to giue you Our Royall assurance, That as long as
+you shall continue to containe your selues within the limits of your
+dutie and respect to Vs (as Wee aßure Our selfe you will doe) Wee
+will bee as carefull to maintaine and preserue your lawfull liberties
+and priuiledges as euer any Our Predeceßours were, nay as to preserue
+Our owne Royall Prerogatiue. So as your House shall onelie haue neede
+to beware to trench vpon the Prerogatiue of the Crowne, which would
+enforce Vs, or any iust King to retrench them of their priuiledges,
+that would pare his Prerogatiue and flowers of the Crowne. But of
+this We hope there shall neuer be cause giuen. And to conclude, since
+Wee haue now so largely expressed the sinceritie of Our meaning vnto
+you, We require you to goe on cheerefullie, and to vse all conuenient
+diligence for preparing such good Lawes for Vs to paße at this time, as
+the people may see the care, that both Wee and you haue for the good
+gouernement of the Kingdome; ending as We did in Our former Letter;
+If there be not a happie Seßion made at this time, it shall bee in
+your default. And aboue all, beware by your waywardneße at this time,
+to giue Our Childrens Aduersaries cause to insult vpon them, vpon the
+rumour that shall be spred abroad of a distraction betweene Vs and
+Our people, wherof ye are the representatiue bodie._ At Our Court at
+Newmarket the 11. day of December, 1621.
+
+
+
+
+This Answere being giuen at _Newmarket_, on Tuesday, the eighth of
+_December_, and returned to the house on Friday, the fourteenth of
+_December_, some carping wits that were more inclinable to peruert and
+wrest Our words vnto a sence contrary to our meaning, then to doe any
+good office betweene Vs and Our people, began to take exception at some
+words concerning their priuiledges toward the end of Our sayd Answere,
+that thereby their Priuiledges were denied and infringed; And by their
+example others of more moderate and better temper were drawen into some
+doubts and iealousies, which occasioned much discontentment in the
+House, which comming to Our eares, and being willing to omit nothing
+on Our part, that might aßure the Commons that Wee meant nothing lesse
+then to violate their Priuiledges, for explanation of Our true intent
+in the former, We wrote Our Letters directed to Our Secretary, which
+followe in these words.
+
+
+
+
+_Right trusty and Welbeloued Councellour, Wee greet you well. Wee
+are sorrie to heare, that, notwithstanding Our reiterated Meßages to
+Our House of Commons, for going on in their businesses in regard of
+the shortneße of time, betwixt this and Christmas, and of their owne
+earnest desire, that Wee should now conclude a Seßion, by making of
+good and profitable Lawes, they continue to loose time; And now of
+late, vpon Our gracious Answer sent vnto them, haue taken occasion to
+make more delay, in appointing a Committee to morrow, to consider vpon
+the points of Our Answer; and especially concerning that point in it
+which maketh mention of their priuiledges. Our pleasure therefore is,
+that you shall in Our name tell them, that We are so loath to haue time
+mis–spent, which is so pretious a thing, in the well vsing whereof Our
+people may receiue so great a benefit, as We are thus farre contented
+to discend from Our Royall dignity, by explaining at this time Our
+meaning in Our sayd Answer, touching that point, That all Our good
+Subiects in that House, that intend nothing but Our Honour, and the
+weale of the Common–wealth, may cleerely see Our intention. Whereas in
+Our sayd Answere We told them, that Wee could not allow of the stile,
+calling it their ancient and vndoubted right and inheritance; but
+could rather haue wished, that they had sayd their priuiledges were
+deriued from the grace and permißion of Our Ancestors and Vs: (for
+most of them grow from presidents, which shewes rather a toleration
+then inheritance) the plaine truth is, That Wee cannot with patience
+endure Our Subiects to vse such Antimonarchicall words to Vs concerning
+their Liberties, except they had subioyned, that they were granted
+vnto them by the grace and fauour of Our Predecessours. But as for Our
+intention herein, God knowes Wee neuer meant to deny them any lawfull
+Priuiledges that euer that House enioyed in Our Predecessours times,
+as We expected Our said Answere should haue sufficiently cleered them;
+neither in Justice what euer they haue vndoubted right vnto; nor in
+Grace what euer Our Predeceßours or We haue graciously permitted vnto
+them: And therefore We made that distinction of_ the most part; _For
+whatsoeuer Priuiledges or Liberties they enioy by any Law or Statute,
+shall be euer inuiolably preserued by Vs; And Wee hope Our Posteritie
+will imitate Our footsteps therein. And whatsoeuer Priuiledges they
+enioy by long Custome, and vncontrolled and lawfull Presidents, Wee
+will likewise be as carefull to preserue them, and transmit the care
+thereof to Our Posteritie; neither was it any way in Our minde to
+thinke of any particular point wherein Wee meant to disallow of their
+Liberties. So as in Iustice We confesse Our selues to be bound to
+maintaine them in their rights; and in Grace We are rather minded to
+encrease, then infringe any of them, if they shall so deserue at Our
+hands. To end therefore as Wee began, let them goe on cheerefully in
+their businesses, reiecting the curious wrangling of Lawyers vpon words
+and syllables; otherwise (which God forbid) the world shall see how
+often and how earnestly Wee haue pressed them to goe on, according to
+their calling, with those things that are fit to be done for the weale
+of Our Crowne and Kingdome; And how many curious shifts haue beene
+from time to time maliciously found out, to frustrate Vs of Our good
+purpose, and hinder them from the performance of that Seruice, which
+they ought to Vs and to Our whole Kingdome; whereof when the Countrey
+shall come to be truely enformed, they will giue the Authours thereof
+little thankes._
+
+ Giuen at Our Court at Royston, the sixteenth day of December, 1621.
+
+
+ To Our right trustie and welbeloued Councellor, Sir _George Caluert_,
+ Knight, one of Our principall Secretaries.
+
+
+
+
+And finding, that notwithstanding all this care taken by Vs for
+their satisfaction, & that Our thrice reiterated pressing them to
+husband well the shortnesse of time, in doing good businesse fit for
+a Parliament, Wee were so farre from preuailing with them, as to
+all those three admonitions of Ours, which are here related, First,
+by Our message deliuered by Our Secretary; Next, by Our conclusion
+of Our Answere to their Petition; And lastly, by the conclusion of
+Our explanation sent to Our Secretarie, We neither got answere, nor
+obedience; Yet the continuall care Wee had that this meeting should not
+dissolue without some fruit for the publike good of Our Subiects, made
+Vs addresse another Letter to the Speaker in these words.
+
+
+
+
+Master Speaker, _Whereas at the humble suit of Our house of Commons
+Wee condescended to make this meeting a Seßion before Christmas, to
+which purpose We gaue them time vntill Saturday next, in case they
+would seriously applie themselues to that end; & likewise since, out
+of Our Grace, and to take away al mistakings, by Our Letters directed
+to Our Secretarie, Wee were pleased so fully and clearely to explane
+Our selues in the point of maintaining all lawfull Priuiledges to
+Our said House, which since Wee cannot heare hath had the wished
+effect, in making them spend this short time in preparing things most
+necessary for a Seßion, Wee haue thought good once more clearely by
+this to impart Our minde vnto them; which is, that in respect of the
+expectation after this so long a meeting in Parliament, as also that
+the generalitie, for the most part, rather iudge things by the outward
+effects then enter into the causes of them, Wee haue an earnest desire
+to make this a Seßion, to the end that our good and louing Subjects
+may haue some taste, aswell of Our Grace and goodnesse towards them by
+our free Pardon, and good Lawes to be passed, as they haue had, both
+by the great, and vnusuall examples of Iustice since this meeting, and
+the so many eases and comforts giuen vnto them by Proclamatiō: And
+therfore calling to minde, that the paßing of the Subsidie, an Acte for
+continuance of Statutes, and the Pardon, are the three most preßing
+businesses to be effected before the end of the Seßion, Wee wish
+them, that, as Wee haue giuen order for the Pardon to goe on with all
+expedition, so they presently goe in hand with the Acte for continuance
+of Statutes. As for the Subsidie, though time presseth much, yet if
+they finde it may not now conueniently be done, we will not make that
+any way an impediment to the good which Wee desire our people should
+feele by making this a Seßion. Thus much We thought good to giue them
+to vnderstand, and withall to assure them, that if they shall not
+applie themselues instantly to prepare the aforesaid things for Our
+Royall Assent against Saturday next, Wee will without expecting any
+further answere from them, construe by their slackenesse, that they
+desire not a Session; and in such case We must giue a larger time for
+their returning homeward, to such of both Houses as are to goe into
+their Countreys to keepe hospitalitie among their neighbours in this
+time of Recesse._
+
+ Giuen at our Court at _Theobalds_, the 17. day of _December_, 1621.
+
+
+ To Our trustie and welbeloued, Sir _Thomas Richardson_, Knight, Speaker
+ of Our Commons House of Parliament.
+
+
+
+
+And hauing at last (as Wee hoped) by these meanes scattered and
+dispersed those mistes and vapours, which had beene thus raised about
+their Priuiledges, the House hauing resolued on Tuesday, the eighteenth
+of _December_, to returne thankes vnto Vs, and therewith an excuse for
+not making a Sessi[=o], and passing Bills, both conteined in a Petition
+in writing, and dispatched the same vnto Vs, being by that time come to
+_Theobalds_, the tenour whereof followeth.
+
+
+ May it please your most Excellent MAIESTIE,
+
+_We your most loyall and humble Subiects, the Knights, Citizens and
+Burgeßes of your Commons House of Parliament, hauing this Morning, to
+our great comfort, heard your Maiesties Letter sent to our Speaker,
+full of Grace and Goodneße to vs and all your people, haue thought it
+our duetie foorthwith, to returne our most humble and heartie thankes
+to your Sacred Maiestie, for so Royall a fauour vouchsafed vnto vs; And
+we doe humbly beseech your Maiestie to be truely informed from vs, that
+although we haue beene very desirous in our duetie to your Maiestie,
+who called vs to this seruice, and to our Countrey for whom we serue,
+to haue some good Lawes now to haue beene paßed; and that there might
+haue beene a Seßion before Christmaße, to which your Maiestie vpon our
+humble Petition, was heretofore Graciously pleased to giue way: yet
+entring now into a serious consideration of the nature of those things,
+which must of neceßitie be prepared for the finishing of a Seßion, and
+the strait of time whereunto we are driuen, by some vnhappy diuersions
+which haue fallen vpon vs, to our great griefe, wee are enforced once
+againe to fly to your Maiesties Grace and fauour, humbly submitting
+our selues to your Royall wisedome, what time will be fittest for our
+departure, and for our reacceße, to perfect those beginnings which are
+in preparation with vs; which time by Gods grace we resolue to spend
+with that diligence and care, as shall giue good satisfaction to your
+Maiestie, to our Countrey, and to our owne consciences, that we shall
+make good vse thereof._
+
+
+
+
+This Wee accepted graciously, and returned them an answere by their
+owne Messengers in these words.
+
+
+_That We were sorrie this could not bee made a Seßion, according to
+their owne desire expressed in their late Petition preferred vnto Vs,
+to which Wee had most willingly aßented; that they knew there was
+no fault in Vs, who obseruing the needleße impediments, vpon which
+they tooke occasion to stay their proceedings, had often admonished
+them, not to lose time; first, by Secretary_ Caluert, _and afterwards
+by three Sundry Letters and Answers. But since they conceiued the
+straitnesse of time (which they had drawne vpon themselues) was such,
+that it would permit nothing to bee done at this time, Wee had giuen
+order to adiourne the Parliament till the eighth of February next,
+which was the first day Wee had formerly appointed for Our meeting
+together._
+
+_Wee were likewise pleased to say, that Wee could not omit to tell
+them, that we expected other thankes from them, then they had sent
+Vs at this time, namely for Our gracious promises to maintaine their
+Priuiledges, as Our owne Soueraigne Prerogatiue: First contained in
+Our Answere to their Petition, and afterwards as clearely explaned and
+enlarged by Our next Letter to Secretarie_ Caluert, _as Our wits, for
+their safetie, satisfaction and aduantage, could poßibly deuise; but
+of this We heard nothing, being slipt by, and wholly omitted by them._
+
+
+
+
+Which message was accordingly deliuered the next morning in the House
+of Commons. But while We were busied at _Theobalds_ in receiuing
+their Petition, and returning this answere agreeable to Our Grace and
+good intention towards them, these mutinous and discontented spirits,
+neuer giuing ouer their wicked purpose, began anew to stirre the
+coles of discontentment amongst them; and making them beleeue, that
+their Priuiledges were yet in danger (upon what ground God knowes,
+Wee cannot imagine nor guesse) procured a Committee to be made for
+taking their Liberties into consideration; where a Protection was
+made, to whom Wee know not, concerning their Priuiledges, which they
+pretended to bee violated by Our Letters and messages, and thereupon in
+an vnseasonable houre, being sixe of the clocke at night, and a very
+thinne House, scarcely comming to the third part of the full number,
+contrary to their owne custome in all matters of weight, they conclude
+and enter a Protestation for their Liberties, in such ambiguous and
+generall words, as might serue for future times to inuade most of
+those Rights and Prerogatiues annexed to Our Imperiall Crowne, as bee
+the very markes and Characters of Monarchie and Souereigntie, and
+whereof Wee found Our Crowne vndoubtedly possessed. For founding the
+claime of their Priuiledges vpon the words of Our Writt for assembling
+a Parliament, the contriuers of that Protestation craftily mentioned
+some words, _viz._ _Super arduis Regni negotijs_, but of purpose left
+out _quibusdam_, which restraines that generalitie to such particular
+Cases, as Wee are to consult with them vpon. And the very vncontrolled
+Custome of all times doeth manifestly prooue, that the King Himselfe,
+or His Chancellour in his name, doeth at the very beginning of the
+Parliament declare vnto them what things these _quibusdam_ are, wherein
+hee craueth their aduice and assistance; And vse is euer the best
+interpreter of words in a case of this nature: Vpon which vnduetifull
+Protestation Wee were iustly occasioned to publish Our pleasure for
+dissolution of the Parliament, as appeares by Our Proclamation.
+
+
+[Illustration]
+
+ Imprinted at London by BONHAM NORTON and IOHN BILL, Printers to the
+ Kings most Excellent Maiestie. M.DC.XXI.
+
+
+
+
+
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+Title: His Maiesties Declaration, touching his Proceedings in the late Assemblie and Conuention of Parliament (His Majesties' Declaration, touching his Proceedings in the late Assembly and Convention of Parliament)
+
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+<div class="limit">
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+
+<div class="transnote p2">
+
+<p class="pc">TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES:</p>
+
+<p class="ptn small">—Has been mantained the ancient style, therefore just the more evident
+printing errors have been corrected. Punctuation has not been corrected
+also if inconsistent with modern English.</p>
+
+<p class="ptn small">—Italics and smallcaps have been manteined as far as possible, since as
+in old books (this one was printed in 1621) sometimes text style
+changes when a word is hyphenated.</p>
+
+<p class="ptn small">—The transcriber of this project created the book cover image using the
+title page of the original book. The image is placed in the public domain.</p></div>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_i" id="Page_i">[i]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<h1>HIS<br />
+<span class="mid gesperrt">MAIESTIES</span><br />
+DECLARATION,</h1>
+
+<p class="pc2"><span class="mid">Touching his proceedings in the</span><br />
+<span class="lmid"><i>late Assemblie and Conuention</i><br /></span>
+of Parliament.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter">
+ <img src="images/ill-001.jpg" width="400" height="414"
+ alt=""
+ title="" />
+</div>
+
+<hr class="full1" />
+<hr class="full2" />
+
+<p class="pc b4">
+<span class="mid"><i>Imprinted at London by</i> <span class="smcap">Bonham</span></span><br />
+<span class="smcap">Norton</span> and <span class="smcap">Iohn Bill</span>,<br />
+Printers to the Kings most Excellent<br />
+<span class="reduct gesperrt"><span class="smcap">Maiestie</span>. 1621.</span></p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_ii" id="Page_ii">[ii]</a><br /><a name="Page_1" id="Page_1">[1]</a></span></p>
+
+<div class="figcenter">
+ <img src="images/ill-003.jpg" width="450" height="137"
+ alt=""
+ title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p class="pc large">HIS</p>
+<p class="pc elarge gesperrt2">MAIESTIES</p>
+<p class="pc mid">Declaration, touching his proceedings</p>
+<p class="pc lmid">in the late Assembly and</p>
+<p class="pc b2 reduct"><i>Conuention of Parliament.</i></p>
+
+<div>
+ <img class="drop-capi" src="images/dr-h.jpg" width="200" height="195"
+alt=""/>
+</div>
+<p class="drop-capi">HAuing of late, vpon
+mature deliberation,
+with the aduice and vniforme
+consent of Our
+whole Priuie Councell,
+determined to dissolue
+the Assembly and Conuention
+of Parliament, lately called together
+by Our Regall power and Authoritie,
+Wee were pleased by Our Proclamation,
+giuen at Our Palace of <i>Westminster</i> the
+sixt day of this instant <i>Ianuary</i>, to declare,
+not onely Our pleasure and resolution<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_2" id="Page_2">[2]</a></span>
+therein, but also to expresse some especiall
+passages and proceedings, moouing vs to
+that resolution: Wherein, albeit hauing so
+many yeeres swayed the swords and scepters
+of three renowned kingdomes, Wee
+cannot but discerne (as much as any Prince
+liuing) what apperteineth to the height of
+a powerfull Monarch: yet, that all men
+might discerne, that Wee, like Gods true
+Viceregent, delight not so much in the
+greatnesse of Our place, as in the goodnesse
+& benignitie of our gouernment, We were
+content in that one Act to descend many
+degrees beneath Our Selfe: First, by communicating
+to all Our people the reasons of
+a resolution of State, which Princes vse to
+reserue, <i>inter arcana Imperij</i>, to themselues
+and their Priuie Councell: Secondly, by
+mollifying and mixing the peremptorie
+and binding qualitie of a Proclamation,
+with the indulgence of a milde and fatherly
+instruction: And lastly, leading them,
+and opening to them that forbidden Arke
+of Our absolute and indisputable Prerogatiue,
+concerning the calling, continuing,<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_3" id="Page_3">[3]</a></span>
+and dissoluing of Parliaments: which,
+though it were more then superabundant
+to make Our Subiects know the realitie of
+Our sincere intentions; yet Wee not satisfied
+therewith, but finding the bounds of
+a Proclamation too straight to conteine
+and expresse the boundlesse affection that
+Wee beare to Our good and louing people,
+are pleased hereby to inlarge Our Selfe,
+(as Wee promised in Our said Proclamation)
+by a more full and plaine expression of
+those Letters and Messages that passed
+from Vs to the Commons in Parliament,
+which by reason of the length of them,
+could not bee related at large, but briefly
+pointed at in Our said Proclamation. For,
+as in generall the great actions of Kings
+are done as vpon a stage, obuious to the
+publike gazing of euery man; so are Wee
+most willing, that the trueth of this particular,
+concerning Our owne honour, and
+the satisfaction of Our Subjects, should bee
+represented vnto all men without vaile or
+couering, being assured that the most plainnesse
+and freedome will most aduantage<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_4" id="Page_4">[4]</a></span>
+Vs, hauing in this, and all Our Actions euer
+affected such sinceritie and vprightnes
+of heart, as were Wee all transparent, and
+that men might readily passe to Our inward
+thoughts, they should there perceiue
+the selfe-same affections which Wee haue
+euer professed in Our outward words
+and Actions.</p>
+
+<p>Hauing anticipated the time of reassembling
+Our Parliament to the twentieth day
+of <i>Nouember</i> last, (which Wee formerly appointed
+to haue met vpon the eighth of
+<i>February</i> next,) vpon the confidence that
+their noble and generous declaration at
+their parting the fourth of <i>Iune</i> put vs in,
+of their free and liberall assistance to the
+recouery of Our Childrens ancient inheritance,
+and hauing declared to them Our
+resolution of taking vpon Vs the defence
+of Our childrens patrimonie by way of
+Armes, the Commons very heartily and
+dutifully fell immediatly after their reassembling,
+to treat of a necessary supplie,
+and concluded, for the present, to grant a
+Subsidie to be paid in <i>February</i> next, (the<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_5" id="Page_5">[5]</a></span>
+last paiment of the latter Subsidie granted
+by them being not to come in vntill <i>May</i>
+following) whereby Wee were well and
+cleerly satisfied of the good intenti[=o] of the
+Commons in generall, by whose vniforme
+vote & assent that Subsidy was resolued on,
+not without intimation of a more ample
+supplie to be yeelded in conuenient time.</p>
+
+<p class="b4">But before this their resolution was reduced
+into a formall Acte or Bill, some
+discontented persons that were the cause
+of all that euill which succeeded, endeauouring
+to clog the good will of the Commons
+with their owne vnreasonable ends,
+fell to dispute in the House of Our high
+Prerogatiues, namely of the match of Our
+dearest sonne the Prince, of the making
+warre with forreigne Princes Our Allies,
+betweene whom and Vs there was a firme
+peace religiously made and obserued hitherunto:
+All which they couered with
+the cloake of Religion, and with the faire
+pretence of a duetifull Petition to bee preferred
+to Vs. Wee vnderstanding right
+well, that those points were not disputable<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_6" id="Page_6">[6]</a></span>
+in Parliament, without Our owne Royall
+direction, being of Our highest Prerogatiues,
+the very Characters of Souereignty; &
+thinking, that when euery Subiect by nature,
+and the Lawes of the Realme, had the
+power of matching their children according
+to their owne best liking, none should
+denie Vs the like; especially Wee hauing at
+the beginning of the Parliament declared
+Our purpose concerning the matching of
+Our Sonne, the Prince, were fully perswaded,
+that those specious outsides of Religion
+and humble petitioning, were added
+onely to gaine passage vnto those things,
+which being propounded in their true
+colours, must needs haue appeared vniust
+and vnreasonable, as matters wherewith
+neuer any Parliament had presumed to
+meddle before, except they had bene thereunto
+required by their King; nay, not befitting
+Our Priuie Councell to meddle
+with, without Our speciall command and
+allowance; since the very consulting vpon
+such matters (though in neuer so priuate
+a maner) being discouered abroad, might<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_7" id="Page_7">[7]</a></span>
+at some time produce as ill effects, as if they
+were publikely resolued vpon. For as concerning
+the point of Religion, We aswell in
+the beginning of the Parliament, by a publike
+and open Declaration made to both
+Houses in the higher House of Parliament,
+as also shortly after, by a gracious answere
+vnto a former Petition of theirs, expressed
+to the full Our immutable resolution to
+maintaine true Religion, besides the vntainted
+practise of Our whole life in that
+point. And howsoeuer an humble Petition
+beare a faire shew of respect; yet if
+vnder colour of concluding on a Petition,
+a way should bee opened to treat in Parliament
+of the mysteries of State, without
+Our Royall allowance, it were a great and
+vnusuall breach vpon the Royall power:
+Besides, who knoweth not that the preferring
+of a Petition, includes an expectation
+to haue it graunted? and therefore to nippe
+this springing euill in the beginning, Wee
+directed Our Letters to the Speaker of that
+House, the tenour of which Letters followeth.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_8" id="Page_8">[8]</a></span></p>
+
+<hr class="full1" />
+<hr class="full2" />
+
+<div>
+ <img class="drop-capi" src="images/dr-m.jpg" width="200" height="191"
+alt=""/>
+</div>
+<p class="drop-capi2">MAster Speaker, <i>Wee
+haue heard by diuers reports
+to Our great griefe,
+That the farre distance
+of Our Person at this time from Our
+high Court of Parliament, caused by
+Our want of health, hath emboldened
+some fiery and popular spirits in Our
+House of Commons, to debate and argue
+publikely, in matters farre beyond
+their reach or capacitie, and so tending
+to Our high dishonour, and to the
+trenching vpon Our Prerogatiue
+Royall. You shall therefore acquaint
+that House with Our Pleasure, That
+none therein shall henceforth presume
+to meddle with any thing concerning
+Our gouernment, or mysteries of State;
+namely, not to speake of Our dearest<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_9" id="Page_9">[9]</a></span>
+Sonnes match with the Daughter of</i>
+Spaine, <i>nor to touch the Honour of
+that King, or any other Our friends
+or Confederates: And also not to
+meddle with any mens particulars,
+which haue their due motion in Our
+ordinarie Courts of Justice. And
+whereas We heare that they haue sent
+a message to</i> S<sup>ir</sup> Edwin Sandys, <i>to
+know the reasons of his late restraint,
+you shall in Our name resolue them,
+That it was not for any misdemeanour
+of his in Parliament: But to put them
+out of doubt of any question of that
+nature that may arise among them
+hereafter, you shall resolue them in
+Our name, That We thinke our Selfe
+very free and able to punish any mans
+misdemeanours in Parliament, as well
+during their sitting, as after; which<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_10" id="Page_10">[10]</a></span>
+We meane not to spare hereafter, vpon
+any occasion of any mans insolent
+behauiour there, that shall be ministred
+vnto Us. And if they haue already
+touched any of these points which
+Wee haue here forbidden, in any Petition
+of theirs which is to be sent vnto
+Vs, it is Our pleasure that you shall
+tell them, That except they reforme
+it before it come to Our hands, Wee
+will not deigne the hearing nor answering
+of it. And whereas Wee heare
+that they are desirous, that We should
+make this a Seßion of Parliament before
+Christmas, You may tell them, It
+shall be in their default if they want
+it: For if they will make ready betweene
+this and that time, some such
+Lawes as shall be really good for the
+Common-wealth, Wee will very willingly<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_11" id="Page_11">[11]</a></span>
+giue Our Royall assent vnto
+them: And so it shall thereby appeare,
+That if good Lawes be not made at
+this time for the weale of the people,
+the blame shall onely and most iustly
+lie vpon such turbulent spirits, as shall
+preferre their particular ends to the
+weale of this Kingdome and Common-wealth.
+And so We bid you farewell.
+Giuen at Our Court at Newmarket,
+the third day of December, 1621.</i></p>
+
+<p class="pc2 b4"><span class="lmid">To Our trustie and welbeloued,</span><br />
+<i>The Speaker of Our Commons</i><br />
+<span class="reduct">House of Parliament.</span></p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_12" id="Page_12">[12]</a></span></p>
+
+<div>
+ <img class="drop-capi" src="images/dr-w.jpg" width="200" height="199"
+alt=""/>
+</div>
+<p class="drop-capi3">WHich Letters being publikely
+read in the House, they
+were so farre either from reforming
+their intended Petition,
+which conteined those
+points by Vs forbidden, or yet from going
+on cheerefully in propounding of good
+Lawes, for which they were called, and
+to which purpose Wee granted them
+in the end of Our said Letter to the Speaker,
+to make it a Session before Christmas,
+whereof Wee vnderstood them to bee very
+desirous, that they resolued to send the
+same vnto vs together with another Petition
+iustifying the former, notwithstanding
+Our forbidding them in Our said Letter to
+send the former Petition vnto Vs, as also
+sate euer silent thereafter, till they were dissolued,
+as shall hereafter more largely be expressed.</p>
+
+<p class="b4">Those petitions being sent from the
+Commons by a select number of that
+House vnto Vs then being at <i>Newmarket</i>
+for Our health, the House forbare to proceed
+in any businesse of importance, purposing,<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_13" id="Page_13">[13]</a></span>
+as was apparently discerned, and
+as the euent prooued, so to continue vntill
+the returne of their Messengers with Our
+Answere, which wee vnderstanding, and
+being desirous to haue the time better husbanded,
+as was fit (the shortnesse thereof,
+by reason of the approach of Christmas
+being respected) required Our Secretarie
+to deliuer a Message vnto them for this purpose,
+which he did, first by word of mouth,
+and after by appointment of the House set
+it downe in writing in these words, viz.</p>
+
+<hr class="full" />
+
+<div>
+ <img class="drop-capi" src="images/dr-h15.jpg" width="200" height="196"
+alt=""/>
+</div>
+<p class="drop-capi6"><i>HIs Majestie, remembring
+that this House
+was desirous to haue a
+Seßion betweene this
+and Christmasse, whereupon it pleased
+Him to signifie vnto vs, that wee
+should haue contentment therein, and
+that there should be a Seßion, if wee<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_14" id="Page_14">[14]</a></span>
+our selues were not in fault, taking
+now notice that the House forbeares
+to proceede with any Billes vntill the
+returne of the Messengers, lately sent
+vnto his Majestie, hath enioyned
+mee to commaund the House in his
+Name not to lose time in their proceeding
+for preparing of good Lawes
+in the meane while, in consideration
+of this so neere approach of Christmaße;
+And that his Majestie hopes
+they will not take vpon them to make
+a Recesse in effect, though not in shew
+without his warrant.</i></p>
+
+<hr class="full" />
+
+<div>
+ <img class="drop-capi" src="images/dr-b.jpg" width="200" height="192"
+alt=""/>
+</div>
+<p class="drop-capi6">BVt this Message being deliuered,
+was so farre from working
+that good effect, which
+Wee did most iustly expect,
+that contrariwise some captious and curious<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_15" id="Page_15">[15]</a></span>
+heads tooke exception thereat, as tending
+to the breach of their Priuiledges, by
+commanding them to proceede with Bills,
+though We thereby, neither designed any
+particular Billes for them to proceed with,
+nor yet forbade any other Parliamentary
+proceedings; And with those, and such other
+vndutifull straines of wit, they spunne
+out the time vntill the returne of their Messengers,
+who being come to <i>Newmarket</i>,
+presented both the Petitions vnto vs, who
+well knowing before hand the effect of the
+former, and then obseruing the contents of
+the latter, and finding, that from both did
+reflect vpon Our Person and gouernment
+sundry causelesse aspersions, and that thereby
+Our Royall Prerogatiues were inuaded
+and assailed, after an admonition to beware
+of medling therewith, Wee returned vnto
+them Our Answere in writing, as followeth.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_16" id="Page_16">[16]</a></span></p>
+
+<p class="pc2 large">HIS MAJESTIES ANSWERE</p>
+<p class="pc mid">to the Apologetike</p>
+<p class="pc">Petition of the House of</p>
+<p class="pc gesperrt2"><span class="smcap">Commons</span>,</p>
+<p class="pc lmid"><i>Presented to his Majesty by a dozen</i></p>
+<p class="pc">of the Members of that House,</p>
+<p class="pc2 b2 small"><i>by their directions</i>.</p>
+
+<div>
+ <img class="drop-capi" src="images/dr-w18.jpg" width="200" height="205"
+alt=""/>
+</div>
+<p class="drop-capi5"><i>WE must heere begin in
+the same fashion that
+We would haue done if
+your first Petition had
+come to Our hands before
+We had made stay thereof,
+which is to repeat the first words of
+the late</i> Queene <i>of famous memory,
+vsed by her in Answer to an insolent
+proposition, made by a</i> Polonian <i>Ambassadour
+vnto her, That is</i>, Legatum
+expectabamus, Heraldum accepimus.
+<i>For We had great reason<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_17" id="Page_17">[17]</a></span>
+to expect that the first Meßage from
+your House should haue beene a
+Message of thankesgiuing for Our
+continued gracious behauior towards
+Our people since your last Recesse, not
+onely by Our Proclamation of grace,
+wherein were conteined sixe or seuen
+and thirty Articles, all of seuerall
+points of grace to the people; but also
+by the labour We tooke for the satisfaction
+of both Houses in those three
+Articles recommended vnto Vs in
+both their names by the right Reuerend
+Father in God, the Archbishop
+of</i> Canterbury, <i>And likewise for
+the good gouernement of</i> Ireland <i>We
+are now in hand with at your request.
+But not onely haue Wee heard no
+newes of all this, but contrary great
+complaints of the danger of Religion<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_18" id="Page_18">[18]</a></span>
+within this Kingdome tacitely
+implying Our ill gouernment in this
+point. And We leaue to you to iudge,
+whether it be your duties that are the
+Representatiue body of Our people,
+so to distast them with Our gouernment,
+whereas by the contrary it is
+your duty with all your endeauours to
+kindle more and more a dutifull and
+thankefull loue in the peoples hearts
+towards Vs for Our iust and gracious
+gouernment. Now, whereas in
+the very beginning of this your Apologie,
+you taxe Vs in faire termes
+of trusting vncertaine reports, and
+partiall informations concerning your
+proceedings, We wish you to remember,
+that We are an old and experienced
+King, needing no such leßons, being
+in Our conscience freest of any<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_19" id="Page_19">[19]</a></span>
+King aliue from hearing or trusting
+idle reports, which so many of your
+House as are neerest Vs can beare
+witnesse vnto you, if you would giue
+as good eare to them, as you doe to
+some Tribunitiall Orators amongst
+you. And for proofe in this particular,
+Wee haue made your owne
+Meßengers conferre your other Petition,
+sent by you with the copie thereof,
+which was sent Vs before, betweene
+which there is no difference
+at all, but that since Our receiuing
+the first Copy you added a conclusion
+vnto it, which could not come to Our
+hands till it was done by you, and your
+Meßengers sent, which was all at
+one time. And if that We had had
+no Copie of it before hand, We must
+haue receiued your first Petition to<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_20" id="Page_20">[20]</a></span>
+Our great dishonour, before Wee had
+knowen what it conteined, which
+would haue enforced Vs to haue returned
+you a farre worse answer
+then now We doe. For then your
+Meßengers had returned with nothing;
+but that Wee haue iudged
+your petition vnlawfull and vnworthy
+of an Answere. For as to your
+Conclusion thereof, it is nothing, but</i>
+Protestatio contraria facto. <i>For
+in the body of your petition you vsurpe
+vpon Our Prerogatiue Royall,
+and meddle with things farre aboue
+your reach: And then in the conclusion
+you protest the contrary, as if a
+Robber would take a mans purse,
+and then protest he meant not to rob
+him. For first, you presume to giue
+Vs your aduice concerning the match<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_21" id="Page_21">[21]</a></span>
+of Our dearest Son with some Protestant,
+We cannot say Princeße (for
+Wee know none of these fit for him,)
+and disswade Vs from his match with</i>
+Spaine, <i>vrging Vs to a present
+warre with that King: And yet in
+the conclusion, forsooth, ye protest ye
+intend not to preße vpon Our most
+vndoubted and regall Prerogatiue
+as if the Petitioning of Vs in matters
+that your selues confeße yee ought
+not to meddle with, were not a medling
+with them. And whereas yee
+pretend, that you were inuited to this
+course by the speeches of three Honourable
+Lords; Yet by so much as
+your selues repeat of their speeches,
+nothing can bee concluded, but that
+Wee were resolued by warre to regaine
+the</i> Palatinate, <i>if otherwise<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_22" id="Page_22">[22]</a></span>
+VVee could not attaine vnto it; and
+you were inuited to aduise forthwith
+vpon a supplie for keeping the forces
+in the</i> Palatinate <i>from disbanding,
+and to foresee the meanes for the raysing
+and maintaining of the body of
+an Armie for that warre against the
+Spring. Now what inference can
+be made vpon this, That therefore
+VVe must presently denounce warre
+against the King of</i> Spaine, <i>breake
+Our dearest Sonnes match, and
+match him to one of Our Religion, let
+the world iudge. The difference is
+no greater, then as if We would tell
+a Merchant, that Wee had great
+neede to borrow money from him
+for raysing an Armie, that thereupon
+it should follow, that VVe were bound
+to follow his aduice in the directions<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_23" id="Page_23">[23]</a></span>
+of the warre, and all things depending
+thereupon. But yet not contenting
+your selues with this excuse of
+yours, which indeed cannot hold water,
+ye come after to a direct contradiction
+to the conclusion of your former
+Petition, saying, That the Honour
+and safety of Vs and Our Posterity,
+and the</i> Patrimony <i>of Our
+Children, inuaded and poßessed by
+their enemies, the welfare of Religion,
+and State of Our Kingdome are
+matter at any time not vnfit for your
+deepest considerations in Parliament.
+To this generality We answere
+with the</i> Logicians, <i>That where all
+things are contained, nothing is omitted.
+So as this plenipotencie of
+yours inuests you in all power vpon
+Earth, lacking nothing but the Popes<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_24" id="Page_24">[24]</a></span>
+to haue the keyes also both of Heauen
+and Purgatory. And to this vast
+generality of yours, VVe can giue no
+other answer, for it will trouble all the
+best Lawyers in the House to make
+a good Commentary vpon it: For so
+did the Puritan Ministers in Scotland
+bring all kinde of causes within
+the compasse of their iurisdiction,
+saying, That it was the Churches office
+to iudge of slander, and there
+could no kinde of crime or fault bee
+committed, but there was a slander
+in it, either against God, the King,
+or their Neighbour. And by this
+meanes they hooked in to themselues
+the cognisance of all causes, or like</i>
+Bellarmines <i>distinction of the Popes
+power ouer all Kings</i>, in ordine ad
+Spiritualia, <i>whereby he giues him all<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_25" id="Page_25">[25]</a></span>
+temporall iurisdiction ouer them. But
+to giue you a direct Answer to the
+matter of warre, for which you are so
+earnest, VVe confeße VVee rather expected
+that you should haue giuen Vs
+great and hartie thanks for the so
+long maintaining a setled peace in all
+Our Dominions, when as all Our
+Neighbours about are in a miserable
+combustion of warre; but</i> Dulce
+bellum inexpertis; <i>and We indeed
+find by experience, that a number of
+Our Subiects are so pampered with
+peace, as they are desirous of change,
+though they know not what. It is
+true that We haue euer professed, and
+in that minde, with Gods grace, Wee
+meane to liue and die, That We will
+labour by all meanes poßible, either by
+treaty, or by force to restore Our Children<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_26" id="Page_26">[26]</a></span>
+to their ancient Dignities and
+Inheritances; and whatsoeuer Christian
+Princes or Potentates will set
+themselues against it, Wee will not
+spare any lawfull meanes to bring Our
+so iust and Honourable purpose to a
+good end; neither shall the Match
+of Our Sonne, or any other worldly respect
+be preferred to this Our Resolution:
+For by Our credit, and interuention
+with the King of Spaine, and
+the Arch-dutcheße, and her Husband
+now with God, Wee preserued
+the lower</i> Palatinat <i>one whole yeere
+from any further conquering in it,
+which within any eight dayes space in
+that time might haue easily been swallowed
+vp by</i> Spinolaes <i>Armie, without
+any resistance; and in no better case
+was it now, at Our Ambassadour, the<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_27" id="Page_27">[27]</a></span>
+Lord</i> Digbies <i>comming through</i>
+Heydleberg, <i>if he had not extraordinarily
+succoured it. But because
+Wee perceiue that ye couple this warre
+of the</i> Palatinate <i>with the cause of
+Religion, We must a little vnfold your
+eyes herein. The beginning of this
+miserable warre, which hath set all
+Christendome on fire, was not for Religion;
+but onely caused by Our Sonne
+in law his hastie and rash Resolution,
+following euill counsell, to take to himselfe
+the Crowne of</i> Bohemia: <i>And
+that this is true, himselfe wrote Letters
+vnto Vs at that time, desiring
+Vs to giue aßurance, both to the
+French King, and State of</i> Venice,
+<i>that his accepting of the Crowne of</i>
+Bohemia <i>had no reference to the
+cause of Religion, but onely by reason<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_28" id="Page_28">[28]</a></span>
+of his right by Election (as hee
+called it:) And we would be sorrie
+that that aspersion should come vpon
+Our Religion, as to make it a good
+pretext for dethroning of Kings, and
+vsurping their Crownes. And Wee
+would bee loath that Our people here
+should be taught that doctrine: No,
+let vs not so farre wrong the Iesuits,
+as to rob them of their sweet Positions
+and practise in that point. And vpon
+the other part, We aßure Our selfe so
+farre of your charitable thoughts of
+Vs, that Wee would neuer haue constantly
+denyed Our Sonne in law, both
+the title and aßistance in that point, if
+Wee had beene well perswaded of the
+iustice of his quarrell. But to conclude
+this point, This vniust vsurpation of
+the Crownes of</i> Bohemia <i>and</i> Hungaria<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_29" id="Page_29">[29]</a></span>
+<i>from the Emperour, hath giuen
+the Pope, and all that partie, too faire
+a ground, and opened them too wide a
+gate for the curbing and oppreßing of
+many thousands of Our Religion,
+in diuers parts of Christendome.
+And whereas yee excuse your
+touching vpon the King of</i> Spaine
+<i>vpon the occasion of the incidents by
+you repeated in that place, and yet affirme
+that it is without any touch to
+his honor, We cannot wonder ynough,
+that ye are so forgetfull, both of your
+words and writs. For in your former
+Petition ye plainely affirme, that hee
+affects the Temporall Monarchie
+of the whole earth, then which there
+can be no more malice vttered against
+any great King, to make all other
+Princes and Potentates, both enuie<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_30" id="Page_30">[30]</a></span>
+and hate him. But, if ye list, it may be
+easily tryed, whether that speech touched
+him in honour or not, if We shall
+aske him the question, whether hee
+meanes to aßume to himselfe that
+title or no; For euery King can best
+iudge of his owne honour. Wee omit
+the particular eiaculations of some
+foule mouthed Orators in your House,
+against the honour of his Crowne and
+State. And touching your excuse
+of not determining any thing concerning
+the Match of Our dearest Sonne,
+but onely to tell your opinions, and lay
+it downe at Our feet; First, We desire
+to know how you could haue presumed
+to determine in that point, without
+committing of high Treason. And
+next, you cannot deny, but your talking
+of his Match after that manner was<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_31" id="Page_31">[31]</a></span>
+a direct breach of Our commandement
+& Declaration out of Our own
+mouth, at the first sitting downe of this
+Parliament; where We plainely professed,
+that We were in treatie of his
+Match with</i> Spaine, <i>and wished you
+to haue that confidence in Our Religion
+and Wisedome, that We would
+so manage it, as our Religion should
+receiue no preiudice by it. And the
+same We now repeat vnto you, professing,
+that We are so farre ingaged in
+that Match, as We cannot in honour
+goe backe, except the King of</i> Spaine
+<i>performe not such things as We expect
+at his hands. And therefore We
+are sorrie, that ye should shew to haue
+so great distrust in Vs, or to conceiue
+that We should be cold in our Religion:
+Otherwise We cannot imagine<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_32" id="Page_32">[32]</a></span>
+how Our former publike Declaration
+should not haue stopped your mouthes
+in this point. And as to your request,
+that We would now receiue your former
+Petition, We wonder what could
+make you presume that Wee would
+now receiue it; whereas in Our former
+Letter We plainely declared the contrarie
+vnto you; and therefore Wee
+haue iustly reiected that suit of yours:
+For what haue you left vnattempted
+in the highest points of Soueraigntie in
+that Petition of yours, except the
+striking of Coine; For it containes the
+violation of Leagues, the particular
+way how to gouerne a warre, and the
+Marriage of Our dearest Sonne, both
+negatiue with</i> Spaine, <i>nay with any other
+Popish Princesse; and also affirmatiue, as
+to the matching with one of<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_33" id="Page_33">[33]</a></span>
+Our Religion, which Wee confesse is
+a straine beyond any prouidence or
+wisedome God hath giuen Vs, as
+things now stand. These are vnfit
+things to be handled in Parliament,
+except your King should require it of
+you; For who can haue wisedome to
+iudge of things of that nature, but such
+as are daily acquainted with the particulars
+of Treaties, and of the variable
+or fixed connexion of affaires of
+State, together with the knowledge of
+the secret wayes, ends, and intentions
+of Princes in their seuerall negotiations;
+otherwise a small mistaking in
+matters of this nature, may produce
+more effects then can be imagined:
+And therefore</i>, Ne sutor vltra crepidam.
+<i>And besides, the intermedling
+in Parliament with matters of<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_34" id="Page_34">[34]</a></span>
+Peace or Warre, and Marriage of
+Our dearest Sonne, would be such a
+diminution to Vs and to Our Crowne
+in forreine Countreys, as would make
+any Prince neglect to treat with Vs,
+either in matters of Peace or Marriage,
+except they might be assured by
+the assent of Parliament. And so it
+prooued long agoe with a King of</i>
+France, <i>who vpon a tricke procuring
+his States to dissent from some treaty,
+which before he had made, was after
+refused treating with by other Princes,
+to his great reproach, vnlesse hee
+Would first procure the assent of the
+three Estates to their proposition. And
+will you cast your eyes vpon the late
+times, you shall finde, that the late
+Queene of famous memorie was humbly
+petitioned by a Parliament to be<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_35" id="Page_35">[35]</a></span>
+pleased to Marrie; But her answere
+was, That shee liked their Petition
+well, because it was simple, not limiting
+her to place or person, as not befitting
+her liking to their fancies; and if
+they had done otherwise, shee would
+haue thought it a high presumption in
+them. Iudge then what Wee may doe
+in such a case, hauing made Our publique
+Declaration alreadie, as VVee
+said before, directly contrary to that
+which you haue now petitioned.
+Now to those points in your Petition,
+whereof you desire an answere, as
+properly belonging to a Parliament;
+The first and greatest point is that of
+Religion, concerning which at this
+time Wee can giue you no other answere
+then in the generall, which is,
+That you may rest secure, that Wee<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_36" id="Page_36">[36]</a></span>
+will neuer be wearie to doe all Wee
+can for the propagation of Our Religion,
+and repreßing of Poperie; but
+the maner and forme you must remit to
+Our care and prouidence, who can
+best consider of times and seasons, not
+by vndertakng a publique warre of
+Religion through all the world at
+once, which how hard and dangerous
+a taske it would prooue, you may
+iudge. But this puts vs in mind, how
+all the world complained the last yeere
+of plentie of Corne, and God hath
+sent vs a cooling card this yeere for
+that heat; And so We pray God, that
+this desire amongst you of kindling
+warres, shewing your wearinesse of
+Peace and Plentie, may not make
+God permit vs to fall in the miseries
+of both. But as Wee alreadie said,<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_37" id="Page_37">[37]</a></span>
+Our care of Religion must be such, as
+on the one part We must not by the hote
+prosecution of Our Recusants at home
+irritate forreine Princes of contrary
+Religion, and teach them the way to
+plague the Protestants in their Dominions,
+whom with Wee daily intercede,
+and at this time principally, for
+ease to them of Our profeßion that
+liue vnder them; yet vpon the other
+part, We neuer meane to spare from
+due and seuere punishment any Papist
+that will grow insolent for liuing vnder
+Our so milde Gouernment. And
+you may also be assured, We will leaue
+no care vntaken, as well for the good
+education of the youth at home, especially
+the children of Papists, as also
+for preseruing at all times hereafter
+the youth that are, or shall be abroad,<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_38" id="Page_38">[38]</a></span>
+from being bred in dangerous places,
+and so poisoned in Popish Seminaries.
+And as in this point, namely concerning
+the good education of the Popish
+youth at home, We haue alreadie
+giuen some good proofe, both in
+this Kingdome and in</i> Ireland: <i>So
+will We be well pleased to passe any
+good Lawes that shall be made, either
+now, or at any time hereafter to this
+purpose. And as to your request, of
+making this a Seßion, and granting
+a generall Pardon, it shall be in your
+defaults if Wee make not this a Seßion
+before Christmas, as in Our former
+Letter We notified vnto you. But
+for the Pardon, yee craue such particulars
+in it as Wee must be well aduised
+vpon, lest otherwise Wee giue
+you backe the double or triple of that<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_39" id="Page_39">[39]</a></span>
+Wee are to receiue by your entire
+Subsidie without Fifteens. But the
+ordinarie course Wee hold fittest to
+bee vsed still in this case, which is,
+that Wee should of Our free grace
+send you downe a Pardon from the
+Higher House, containing such points
+as We shall thinke fittest, wherein We
+hope ye shall receiue good satisfaction.
+But We cannot omit to shew you how
+strange We thinke it, that ye should
+make so bad and vniust a Commentarie
+vpon some words of Our former
+Letter, as if We meant to restraine
+you thereby of your ancient priuiledges
+and liberties in Parliament.
+Truly a scholler would bee ashamed
+so to misplace and misiudge any sentences
+in another mans booke. For
+whereas in the fore-end of Our former<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_40" id="Page_40">[40]</a></span>
+Letter We discharge you to meddle
+with matters of gouernment, or
+mysteries of State, namely matters
+of Warre or Peace, or Our dearest
+Sonnes Match with</i> Spaine; <i>by
+which particular denominations We
+interpret and restraine Our former
+words; and then towards the end of
+Our Letter We forbid you to meddle
+with such things as haue their ordinarie
+course in Courts of Justice: Yee
+couple together those two sentences,
+lying farre asunder, and plainly leaue
+out these words, of mysteries of State;
+So as ye erre</i> à bene diuisis ad male
+coniuncta. <i>For of the former part,
+concerning mysteries of State, Wee
+plainelie restrained Our meaning to
+the particulars that were after mentioned:
+and in the latter We confeße<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_41" id="Page_41">[41]</a></span>
+We meant it by</i> S<sup>ir</sup> Edward Cokes
+<i>foolish busineße, because these heades
+he is accused of were before your
+meeting presented vnto Vs, and We
+had setled a legall course of proceeding
+therein. And therefore it had
+well become him, especiallie being
+Our Seruant, and one of Our Councell,
+if hee had had any thing against
+it, to haue complained vnto Vs,
+which he neuer did, though he was
+ordinarilie at Our Court, since that
+time, and neuer had acceße refused
+vnto him. And although We cannot
+allow of the stile, calling it your ancient
+and vndoubted right and inheritance,
+but could rather haue wished,
+that ye had said that your priuiledges
+were deriued from the grace and permißion
+of Our Ancestours and Vs;<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_42" id="Page_42">[42]</a></span>
+For most of them grow from precedents,
+which shewes rather a toleration
+then inheritance. Yet Wee are
+pleased to giue you Our Royall assurance,
+That as long as you shall continue
+to containe your selues within
+the limits of your dutie and respect
+to Vs (as Wee aßure Our selfe you
+will doe) Wee will bee as carefull to
+maintaine and preserue your lawfull
+liberties and priuiledges as euer any
+Our Predeceßours were, nay as to
+preserue Our owne Royall Prerogatiue.
+So as your House shall onelie
+haue neede to beware to trench vpon
+the Prerogatiue of the Crowne,
+which would enforce Vs, or any iust
+King to retrench them of their priuiledges,
+that would pare his Prerogatiue
+and flowers of the Crowne.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_43" id="Page_43">[43]</a></span>
+But of this We hope there shall neuer
+be cause giuen. And to conclude, since
+Wee haue now so largely expressed
+the sinceritie of Our meaning vnto
+you, We require you to goe on cheerefullie,
+and to vse all conuenient diligence
+for preparing such good Lawes
+for Vs to paße at this time, as the
+people may see the care, that both
+Wee and you haue for the good gouernement
+of the Kingdome; ending
+as We did in Our former Letter; If
+there be not a happie Seßion made at
+this time, it shall bee in your default.
+And aboue all, beware by your waywardneße
+at this time, to giue Our
+Childrens Aduersaries cause to insult
+vpon them, vpon the rumour that
+shall be spred abroad of a distraction
+betweene Vs and Our people, wherof<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_44" id="Page_44">[44]</a></span>
+ye are the representatiue bodie.</i> At
+Our Court at Newmarket the
+11. day of December, 1621.</p>
+
+<hr class="full" />
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_45" id="Page_45">[45]</a></span></p>
+
+<div>
+ <img class="drop-capi" src="images/dr-t.jpg" width="200" height="194"
+alt=""/>
+</div>
+<p class="drop-capi">THis Answere being giuen
+at <i>Newmarket</i>, on Tuesday,
+the eighth of <i>December</i>, and
+returned to the house on
+Friday, the fourteenth of
+<i>December</i>, some carping wits that were
+more inclinable to peruert and wrest Our
+words vnto a sence contrary to our meaning,
+then to doe any good office betweene
+Vs and Our people, began to take
+exception at some words concerning their
+priuiledges toward the end of Our sayd
+Answere, that thereby their Priuiledges
+were denied and infringed; And by their
+example others of more moderate and better
+temper were drawen into some doubts
+and iealousies, which occasioned much
+discontentment in the House, which comming
+to Our eares, and being willing to
+omit nothing on Our part, that might aßure
+the Commons that Wee meant nothing
+lesse then to violate their Priuiledges,
+for explanation of Our true intent in
+the former, We wrote Our Letters directed
+to Our Secretary, which followe in these
+words.</p>
+
+<hr class="full" />
+
+<div>
+ <img class="drop-capi" src="images/dr-r.jpg" width="200" height="193"
+alt=""/>
+</div>
+<p class="drop-capi"><i>RIght trusty and Welbeloued
+Councellour, Wee
+greet you well. Wee
+are sorrie to heare, that,
+notwithstanding Our reiterated
+Meßages to Our House of Commons,
+for going on in their businesses
+in regard of the shortneße of time,
+betwixt this and Christmas, and of
+their owne earnest desire, that Wee
+should now conclude a Seßion, by making
+of good and profitable Lawes,
+<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_46" id="Page_46">[46]</a></span>
+they continue to loose time; And now
+of late, vpon Our gracious Answer sent
+vnto them, haue taken occasion to
+make more delay, in appointing a
+Committee to morrow, to consider
+vpon the points of Our Answer; and
+especially concerning that point in it
+which maketh mention of their priuiledges.
+Our pleasure therefore is,
+that you shall in Our name tell them,
+that We are so loath to haue time
+mis-spent, which is so pretious a thing,
+in the well vsing whereof Our people
+may receiue so great a benefit, as We
+are thus farre contented to discend
+from Our Royall dignity, by explaining
+at this time Our meaning in Our
+sayd Answer, touching that point,
+That all Our good Subiects in that
+House, that intend nothing but Our
+<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_47" id="Page_47">[47]</a></span>
+Honour, and the weale of the Common-wealth,
+may cleerely see Our
+intention. Whereas in Our sayd Answere
+We told them, that Wee could
+not allow of the stile, calling it their
+ancient and vndoubted right and inheritance;
+but could rather haue
+wished, that they had sayd their priuiledges
+were deriued from the grace
+and permißion of Our Ancestors and
+Vs: (for most of them grow from presidents,
+which shewes rather a toleration
+then inheritance) the plaine truth
+is, That Wee cannot with patience
+endure Our Subiects to vse such Antimonarchicall
+words to Vs concerning
+their Liberties, except they had subioyned,
+that they were granted vnto
+them by the grace and fauour of Our
+Predecessours. But as for Our intention
+<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_48" id="Page_48">[48]</a></span>
+herein, God knowes Wee neuer
+meant to deny them any lawfull Priuiledges
+that euer that House enioyed
+in Our Predecessours times, as We expected
+Our said Answere should haue
+sufficiently cleered them; neither in
+Justice what euer they haue vndoubted
+right vnto; nor in Grace what euer
+Our Predeceßours or We haue graciously
+permitted vnto them: And therefore
+We made that distinction of</i> the
+most part; <i>For whatsoeuer Priuiledges
+or Liberties they enioy by any
+Law or Statute, shall be euer inuiolably
+preserued by Vs; And Wee hope
+Our Posteritie will imitate Our footsteps
+therein. And whatsoeuer Priuiledges
+they enioy by long Custome,
+and vncontrolled and lawfull Presidents,
+Wee will likewise be as carefull
+<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_49" id="Page_49">[49]</a></span>
+to preserue them, and transmit the
+care thereof to Our Posteritie; neither
+was it any way in Our minde to
+thinke of any particular point wherein
+Wee meant to disallow of their Liberties.
+So as in Iustice We confesse Our
+selues to be bound to maintaine them
+in their rights; and in Grace We are
+rather minded to encrease, then infringe
+any of them, if they shall so deserue
+at Our hands. To end therefore
+as Wee began, let them goe on
+cheerefully in their businesses, reiecting
+the curious wrangling of Lawyers
+vpon words and syllables; otherwise
+(which God forbid) the world
+shall see how often and how earnestly
+Wee haue pressed them to goe on, according
+to their calling, with those
+things that are fit to be done for the
+<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_50" id="Page_50">[50]</a></span>
+weale of Our Crowne and Kingdome;
+And how many curious shifts haue
+beene from time to time maliciously
+found out, to frustrate Vs of Our good
+purpose, and hinder them from the
+performance of that Seruice, which
+they ought to Vs and to Our whole
+Kingdome; whereof when the Countrey
+shall come to be truely enformed,
+they will giue the Authours thereof
+little thankes.</i></p>
+
+<p class="pq4">Giuen at Our Court at Royston,
+the sixteenth day of December,
+1621.</p>
+
+<p class="pq2 b4 p1">To Our right trustie and welbeloued
+Councellor, Sir <i>George Caluert</i>,
+Knight, one of Our principall
+Secretaries.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_51" id="Page_51">[51]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<hr class="full1" />
+<hr class="full2" />
+
+<div>
+ <img class="drop-capi" src="images/dr-a.jpg" width="200" height="196"
+alt=""/>
+</div>
+<p class="drop-capi b4">AND finding, that notwithstanding
+all this care taken
+by Vs for their satisfaction,
+& that Our thrice reiterated
+pressing them to husband
+well the shortnesse of time, in doing good
+businesse fit for a Parliament, Wee were so
+farre from preuailing with them, as to all
+those three admonitions of Ours, which
+are here related, First, by Our message deliuered
+by Our Secretary; Next, by Our
+conclusion of Our Answere to their Petition;
+And lastly, by the conclusion of Our
+explanation sent to Our Secretarie, We neither
+got answere, nor obedience; Yet the
+continuall care Wee had that this meeting
+should not dissolue without some fruit for
+the publike good of Our Subiects, made
+Vs addresse another Letter to the Speaker
+in these words.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_52" id="Page_52">[52]</a></span></p>
+
+<hr class="full1" />
+<hr class="full2" />
+
+<div>
+ <img class="drop-capi" src="images/dr-m.jpg" width="200" height="191"
+alt=""/>
+</div>
+<p class="drop-capi4">MAster Speaker, <i>Whereas
+at the humble suit of
+Our house of Commons
+Wee condescended to
+make this meeting a Seßion before
+Christmas, to which purpose We gaue
+them time vntill Saturday next, in case
+they would seriously applie themselues
+to that end; & likewise since, out of Our
+Grace, and to take away al mistakings,
+by Our Letters directed to Our Secretarie,
+Wee were pleased so fully and
+clearely to explane Our selues in the
+point of maintaining all lawfull Priuiledges
+to Our said House, which
+since Wee cannot heare hath had the
+wished effect, in making them spend
+this short time in preparing things
+most necessary for a Seßion, Wee haue
+<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_53" id="Page_53">[53]</a></span>
+thought good once more clearely by
+this to impart Our minde vnto them;
+which is, that in respect of the expectation
+after this so long a meeting in
+Parliament, as also that the generalitie,
+for the most part, rather iudge
+things by the outward effects then enter
+into the causes of them, Wee haue
+an earnest desire to make this a Seßion,
+to the end that our good and louing
+Subjects may haue some taste, aswell
+of Our Grace and goodnesse towards
+them by our free Pardon, and good
+Lawes to be passed, as they haue had,
+both by the great, and vnusuall examples
+of Iustice since this meeting, and
+the so many eases and comforts giuen
+vnto them by Proclamatiō: And therfore
+calling to minde, that the paßing
+of the Subsidie, an Acte for continuance
+<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_54" id="Page_54">[54]</a></span>
+of Statutes, and the Pardon, are the
+three most preßing businesses to be effected
+before the end of the Seßion,
+Wee wish them, that, as Wee haue
+giuen order for the Pardon to goe
+on with all expedition, so they presently
+goe in hand with the Acte for continuance
+of Statutes. As for the
+Subsidie,
+<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_55" id="Page_55">[55]</a></span> though time presseth much, yet if
+they finde it may not now conueniently be done, we will not make that
+any way an impediment to the good which Wee desire our people should
+feele by making this a Seßion. Thus much We thought good to giue them
+to vnderstand, and withall to assure them, that if they shall not
+applie themselues instantly to prepare the aforesaid things for Our
+Royall Assent against Saturday next, Wee
+will without expecting any further answere
+from them, construe by their
+slackenesse, that they desire not a Session;
+and in such case We must giue a
+larger time for their returning homeward,
+to such of both Houses as are to
+goe into their Countreys to keepe hospitalitie
+among their neighbours in this
+time of Recesse.</i></p>
+
+<p class="pq4">Giuen at our Court at <i>Theobalds</i>,
+the 17. day of <i>December</i>,
+1621.</p>
+
+<p class="pq2 p2">To Our trustie and welbeloued,
+Sir <i>Thomas Richardson</i>, Knight,
+Speaker of Our Commons House of
+Parliament.</p>
+
+<hr class="chap" />
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_56" id="Page_56">[56]</a></span></p>
+
+<hr class="full1" />
+<hr class="full2" />
+
+<div>
+ <img class="drop-capi" src="images/dr-a58.jpg" width="200" height="195"
+alt=""/>
+</div>
+<p class="drop-capi">ANd hauing at last (as Wee
+hoped) by these meanes scattered
+and dispersed those
+mistes and vapours, which
+had beene thus raised about
+their Priuiledges, the House hauing resolued
+on Tuesday, the eighteenth of <i>December</i>,
+to returne thankes vnto Vs, and therewith
+an excuse for not making a Sessi[=o], and
+passing Bills, both conteined in a Petition
+in writing, and dispatched the same vnto
+Vs, being by that time come to <i>Theobalds</i>,
+the tenour whereof followeth.</p>
+
+<hr class="full" />
+
+<p class="pc mid b2">May it please your most Excellent<br />
+<span class="smcap gesperrt2">Maiestie</span>,</p>
+
+<div>
+ <img class="drop-capi" src="images/dr-w18.jpg" width="200" height="205"
+alt=""/>
+</div>
+<p class="drop-capi5"><i>WE your most loyall and
+humble Subiects, the
+Knights, Citizens and
+Burgeßes of your Commons
+House of Parliament, hauing<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_57" id="Page_57">[57]</a></span>
+this Morning, to our great comfort,
+heard your Maiesties Letter sent
+to our Speaker, full of Grace and
+Goodneße to vs and all your people,
+haue thought it our duetie foorthwith,
+to returne our most humble and heartie
+thankes to your Sacred Maiestie,
+for so Royall a fauour vouchsafed vnto
+vs; And we doe humbly beseech
+your Maiestie to be truely informed
+from vs, that although we haue
+beene very desirous in our duetie to
+your Maiestie, who called vs to this
+seruice, and to our Countrey for whom
+we serue, to haue some good Lawes
+now to haue beene paßed; and that
+there might haue beene a Seßion before
+Christmaße, to which your Maiestie
+vpon our humble Petition, was
+heretofore Graciously pleased to giue<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_58" id="Page_58">[58]</a></span>
+way: yet entring now into a serious
+consideration of the nature of those
+things, which must of neceßitie be prepared
+for the finishing of a Seßion, and
+the strait of time whereunto we are
+driuen, by some vnhappy diuersions
+which haue fallen vpon vs, to our
+great griefe, wee are enforced once
+againe to fly to your Maiesties Grace
+and fauour, humbly submitting our
+selues to your Royall wisedome, what
+time will be fittest for our departure,
+and for our reacceße, to perfect those
+beginnings which are in preparation
+with vs; which time by Gods grace
+we resolue to spend with that diligence
+and care, as shall giue good satisfaction
+to your Maiestie, to our Countrey,
+and to our owne consciences, that
+we shall make good vse thereof.</i></p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_59" id="Page_59">[59]</a></span></p>
+
+<hr class="full1" />
+<hr class="full2" />
+
+<div>
+ <img class="drop-capi" style="margin-left: 3.3em;" src="images/dr-t61a.jpg" width="100" height="102"
+alt=""/>
+</div>
+<p class="pnar drop-capi">THis Wee accepted graciously, and
+returned them an answere by their
+owne Messengers in these words.</p>
+
+<hr class="full1" />
+<hr class="full2" />
+
+<div>
+ <img class="drop-capi" src="images/dr-t61b.jpg" width="200" height="193"
+alt=""/>
+</div>
+<p class="drop-capi"><i>THAT We were sorrie
+this could not bee made
+a Seßion, according to
+their owne desire expressed
+in their late Petition preferred
+vnto Vs, to which Wee had most willingly
+aßented; that they knew there
+was no fault in Vs, who obseruing
+the needleße impediments, vpon which
+they tooke occasion to stay their proceedings,
+had often admonished
+them, not to lose time; first, by Secretary</i>
+Caluert, <i>and afterwards by
+three Sundry Letters and Answers.
+But since they conceiued the straitnesse
+of time (which they had drawne<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_60" id="Page_60">[60]</a></span>
+vpon themselues) was such, that it
+would permit nothing to bee done at
+this time, Wee had giuen order to adiourne
+the Parliament till the eighth
+of February next, which was the first
+day Wee had formerly appointed for
+Our meeting together.</i></p>
+
+<p><i>Wee were likewise pleased to say,
+that Wee could not omit to tell them,
+that we expected other thankes from
+them, then they had sent Vs at this
+time, namely for Our gracious promises
+to maintaine their Priuiledges,
+as Our owne Soueraigne Prerogatiue:
+First contained in Our Answere
+to their Petition, and afterwards
+as clearely explaned and enlarged
+by Our next Letter to Secretarie</i>
+Caluert, <i>as Our wits, for their safetie,
+satisfaction and aduantage, could<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_61" id="Page_61">[61]</a></span>
+poßibly deuise; but of this We heard
+nothing, being slipt by, and wholly
+omitted by them.</i></p>
+
+<hr class="full1" />
+<hr class="full2" />
+
+<div>
+ <img class="drop-capi" src="images/dr-w63.jpg" width="200" height="198"
+alt=""/>
+</div>
+<p class="drop-capi2 p2">WHich message was accordingly
+deliuered the
+next morning in the
+House of Commons.
+But while We were busied
+at <i>Theobalds</i> in receiuing
+their Petition,
+and returning this answere agreeable to
+Our Grace and good intention towards
+them, these mutinous and discontented
+spirits, neuer giuing ouer their wicked purpose,
+began anew to stirre the coles of
+discontentment amongst them; and making
+them beleeue, that their Priuiledges
+were yet in danger (upon what ground
+God knowes, Wee cannot imagine nor
+guesse) procured a Committee to be made
+for taking their Liberties into consideration;
+where a Protection was made, to
+<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_62" id="Page_62">[62]</a></span>
+whom Wee know not, concerning their
+Priuiledges, which they pretended to bee
+violated by Our Letters and messages, and
+thereupon in an vnseasonable houre, being
+sixe of the clocke at night, and a very thinne
+House, scarcely comming to the third part
+of the full number, contrary to their owne
+custome in all matters of weight, they conclude
+and enter a Protestation for their Liberties,
+in such ambiguous and generall
+words, as might serue for future times to
+inuade most of those Rights and Prerogatiues
+annexed to Our Imperiall Crowne,
+as bee the very markes and Characters of
+Monarchie and Souereigntie, and whereof
+Wee found Our Crowne vndoubtedly
+possessed. For founding the claime of their
+Priuiledges vpon the words of Our Writt
+for assembling a Parliament, the contriuers
+of that Protestation craftily mentioned
+some words, <i>viz.</i> <i>Super arduis Regni
+negotijs</i>, but of purpose left out <i>quibusdam</i>,
+which restraines that generalitie to such
+particular Cases, as Wee are to consult with
+them vpon. And the very vncontrolled
+<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_63" id="Page_63">[63]</a></span>
+Custome of all times doeth manifestly
+prooue, that the King Himselfe, or His
+Chancellour in his name, doeth at the very
+beginning of the Parliament declare
+vnto them what things these <i>quibusdam</i> are,
+wherein hee craueth their aduice and assistance;
+And vse is euer the best interpreter
+of words in a case of this nature: Vpon
+which vnduetifull Protestation Wee were
+iustly occasioned to publish Our pleasure
+for dissolution of the Parliament,
+as appeares by Our
+Proclamation.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter">
+ <img src="images/ill-065.jpg" width="450" height="196"
+ alt=""
+ title="" />
+</div>
+
+<hr class="full p4" />
+
+
+<p class="pc"><span class="gesperrt">Imprinted at London by</span> <span class="smcap gesperrt2">Bonham<br />
+Norton</span> and <span class="smcap gesperrt2">Iohn Bill</span>,<br />
+Printers to the Kings most<br />
+Excellent Maiestie.<br />
+M.DC.XXI.</p>
+
+
+</div>
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+<pre>
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