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Crooks Reports , Page 37 2 Jacobi . With a Clause of A late ACT of PARLIAMENT concerning the same Subject . FEB . 13. 2. Jac. In the Star-Chamber all the Justices of England were assembled with many of the Nobility , viz. The Lord Ellesmore , Lord Chancellor the Earl of Dorset , Lord Treasurer ; the Lord Viscount Cranborn , Principal Secretary ; The Earl of Nottingham , Lord Admiral ; The Earls of Northumberland , Worcester , Devon , and Northampton ; The Lords Zouch , Burleigh and Knolls ; The Chancellor of the Dutchy . The Arch-bishop of Canterbury , The Bishop of London , Popham Chief Justice , Bruce Master of the Rolls , Anderson , Gawdy , Walmesly , Fenner , Kingsmi● , Warberton , Savile , Daniel Y●●ver●o● , and Snig . And there the Chancellor of England by the Kings Command , after he had made a long Speech concerning the Justices of Peace , and an exhortation to the Justices of Assize , and a discourse of Papists and Puritans , declaring that they were both disturbers of the State , and that the King intended to suppress them , and to have the Laws put in execution against them , demanded of the Judges their resolution of three things . Whereof one was . If it were an offence punishable , and what punishment is due by the Law , to those who frame Petitions and Collect multitudes of hands thereto to prefer to the King in publick Causes , as the Puritans have done , with intimation to the King , that if he denies their Suit , that many thousands of his Subjects would be discontented ? To which all the Justices answered , that this was an offence finable by discretion , and very near to Treason and Felony in desert of punishment ; For this tends to raise Sedition , Rebellion , and Discontent , among the People . To which Resolution all the Lords agreed . And then many of the Lords declared , that some of the Puritans had raised a false rumour of the King , that he intended to grant a Toleration to Papists , the which offense seemed to the Justices grievously finable by the Rules of Common Law , in the Kings Bench , or by the King and his Council , or now since the Statute of 3 H. 7. in the Star-Chamber . And the Lords each by themselves publickly declared , that the King was Discontented with this false Rumour ; And the day before had made a Protestation unto them , that he never intended it ; and that he would loose the last drop of Blood in his Body before he would do it . And that he Prayed to God , that before his Issue should maintain any other Religion then this that himself maintains , that he would take them out of the World. Anno XIII . Caroli II. Regis . In an Act Entituled , An Act against Tumults and disorders , upon pretence of preparing or presenting publick Petitions , or other Addresses , to His Majesty , or the Parliament . There is this Preamble and Clause , WHereas it hath been found by sad experience , that Tumultuous , and other disorderly solliciting , and procuring of hands by private persons to Petitions , Complaints , Remonstrances and Declarations , and other Addresses to the King , or to both , or either Houses of Parliament , for Alteration of matters established by Law , redress of pretended grievances in Church or State , or other publike Concernments , have been made use of to serve the ends of factious and Seditious persons gotten into power , to the violation of the publick peace , and have been a great means of the late unhappy warrs , Confusions , and Calamities in this Nation ; for preventing the like mischief for the future ; Be it Enacted , &c. That no person or persons whatsoever , shall from and after the first of August , 1661. Sollicite , labour or procure the getting of hands , or other consent of any persons above the number of 20 , or more , to any Petition , Complaint , Remonstrance , Declaration , or other Address to the King , or both , or either Houses of Parliament , for alteration of Matters established by Law in Church or State , unless the matter thereof have been first consented unto , and ordered by threé or more Iustices of that County , or by the Major part of the Grand Iury of the County , or Division of the County , where the same matter shall arise at their publike Assize● , or General Quarter Sessions , or if arising in London , by the Lord Major , Aldermen , and Commons , in Common Councel assembled ; And that no person or persons whatsoever shall repair to his Majesty , or both or either of the Houses of Parliament , upon pretence of presenting or delivering any Petition , Complaint , Remonstrance , or Declaration , or other Addresses accompained with excessive number of people , not at any onetime with above the number of ten persons , group in of incurring a penalty , not exceeding the sum of 100 pounds in money , and three Moneths Imprisonment without Bail or Mainprize for every offence , which offence to be prosecuted , &c. See the Act at Large . Anno XIII . Caroli II. In an Act Entituled , An Act for safety and Preservation of His Majesties Person and Government , against Treasonable and Seditious Practices and Attempts . There is this Clause , Be it enacted &c. That if any person or persons whatsoever after the 24 day of June 1661 , during his Majesties Life , shall malitiously , and advisedly publish or affirme the King to be an Heretique or a Papist , or that he endeavours to introduce Popery ; or shall malitiously and advisedly , by writing , Printing , Preaching or other speaking express , publish , utter or delcare any words , sentences , or other thing or things , to incite or stir up the people to hatred or dislike of the Person of his Majesty , or the established Government , then every such person and persons being thereof legally convicted , shall be disabled to have or enjoy , and is hereby disabled , and made incapable of having , holding , enjoying , or exercizing any place , office , or promotion Ecclesiastical , Civil , or Military , or any other imployment in Church or State , other then that of his Peerage , and shall likewise be lyable to such further and other punishments as by the Common Laws or Statutes of this Realm may be inflicted in such cases , &c. See the Statute at Large . London , Printed for Thomas Burrell in Fleet-Street , 1679.