A legal vindication of the liberties of England, against illegal taxes and pretended Acts of Parliament, lately enforced on the people: or, Reasons assigned by William Prynne of Swainswick in the county of Sommerset, esquire, why he can neither in conscience, law, nor prudence, submit to the new illegal tax or contribution of ninety thousand pounds the month; imposed on the kingdom by a pretended Act of some Commons in (or rather out of) Parliament, April 7 1649. (when this was first penned and printed,) nor to the one hundred thousand pound per mensem, newly laid upon England, Scotland and Ireland, Jan. 26. 1659 by a fragment of the old Commons House, ...
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             A legal vindication of the liberties of England, against illegal taxes and pretended Acts of Parliament, lately enforced on the people: or, Reasons assigned by William Prynne of Swainswick in the county of Sommerset, esquire, why he can neither in conscience, law, nor prudence, submit to the new illegal tax or contribution of ninety thousand pounds the month; imposed on the kingdom by a pretended Act of some Commons in (or rather out of) Parliament, April 7 1649. (when this was first penned and printed,) nor to the one hundred thousand pound per mensem, newly laid upon England, Scotland and Ireland, Jan. 26. 1659 by a fragment of the old Commons House, ...
             Prynne, William, 1600-1669.
          
           
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             1660.
          
           
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           England and Wales. -- Parliament -- Early works to 1800.
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             A
          
           Legal
           Vindication
           
             Of
             the
             Liberties
             of
          
           ENGLAND
           ,
           
             AGAINST
             ILLEGAL
             TAXES
             And
          
           pretended
           Acts
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           
             Lately
             enforced
             on
             the
             PEOPLE
             :
             OR
             ,
          
           Reasons
           
             assigned
             by
             WILLIAM
             PRYNNE
             of
          
           Swainswick
           
             in
             the
             County
             of
          
           Sommerset
           ,
           Esquire
           ,
           
             why
             he
             can
             neither
             in
          
           Conscience
           ,
           Law
           ,
           
             nor
          
           Prudence
           ,
           
             submit
             to
             the
             New
          
           illegal
           Tax
           
             or
          
           Contribution
           
             of
          
           Ninety
           thousand
           pounds
           the
           Month
           ;
           
             Imposed
             on
             the
          
           Kingdom
           
             by
             a
          
           pretended
           Act
           
             of
          
           some
           commons
           in
           
             (
             or
             rather
          
           out
           
             of
             )
          
           Parliament
           ,
           
             April
             7
             1649.
             (
             when
             this
             was
             first
             penned
             and
             printed
             )
             nor
             to
             the
          
           One
           Hundred
           Thousand
           pound
           per
           Mensem
           ,
           
             newly
             laid
             upon
          
           England
           ,
           Scotland
           
             and
          
           Ireland
           ,
           
             Jan.
             126.
             1659.
             by
             a
          
           〈◊〉
           
             of
             the
             old
          
           Commons
           .
           House
           ,
           
             secluding
             the
             whole
          
           House
           of
           Lords
           ,
           
             and
          
           Majority
           
             of
             their
             hellow
             Members
             ,
             by
             armed
             violence
             against
             all
             rules
             of
             Law
             and
             Parliament
             Presidents
             .
          
        
         
           
             Esay
             1.
             7.
             
          
           
             He
             looked
             for
             Judgement
             ,
             but
             behold
             Oppression
             ;
             for
             Righteousnesse
             ,
             but
             behold
             a
             cry
             .
          
        
         
           
             Psal.
             12.
             5.
             
          
           
             For
             the
             Oppression
             of
             the
             Poor
             ,
             for
             the
             sighing
             of
             the
             Needy
             ;
             new
             will
             I
             arise
             (
             saith
             the
             Lord
             )
             and
             will
             set
             him
             in
             safety
             from
             him
             that
             would
             ensnare
             him
             .
          
        
         
           
             Exod.
             6.
             5.
             6.
             
          
           
             I
             have
             also
             heard
             the
             groaning
             of
             the
             children
             of
             Israel
             ,
             whom
             the
             Aegyptians
             keep
             in
             bandage
             ;
             and
             I
             have
             remembred
             my
             Covenant
             .
             Wherefore
             say
             unto
             the
             children
             of
             Israel
             ,
             I
             am
             the
             Lord
             ,
             and
             I
             will
             bring
             you
             out
             from
             under
             the
             Burdens
             of
             the
             Aegyptians
             ;
             and
             I
             will
             rid
             you
             out
             of
             their
             Bondage
             ;
             and
             I
             will
             redeem
             you
             with
             a
             stretched
             out
             arm
             ,
             and
             with
             great
             Judgements
             .
          
        
         
           
             Eccles.
             4.
             1
             ,
             2.
             
          
           
             So
             I
             returned
             and
             considered
             all
             the
             Oppressions
             that
             are
             done
             under
             the
             Sun
             ,
             and
             beh●ld
             the
             tears
             of
             such
             as
             were
             oppressed
             ,
             and
             they
             had
             no
             comforter
             ;
             and
             in
             the
             hand
             of
             their
             Oppressors
             there
             was
             power
             ,
             but
             they
             had
             no
             Comforter
             :
             Wherefore
             I
             praised
             the
             dead
             which
             are
             already
             dead
             ,
             more
             than
             the
             living
             which
             are
             yet
             alive
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             second
             Edition
             enlarged
             .
          
        
         
           London
           ,
           
             printed
             for
          
           Edw.
           Thomas
           
             at
             the
          
           Adam
           
             and
          
           Eve
           
             in
          
           Little
           Britain
           ,
           
             1660.
             
          
        
      
       
       
         
           ERRATA
           .
        
         
           PAge
           4.
           l.
           33.
           to
           ,
           read
           
             by
             .
          
           p.
           8.
           l.
           1.
           
           
             Seclusion
             .
          
           l.
           29.
           dele
           
             in
             .
          
           l.
           31.
           
             extended
             .
          
           p.
           41.
           l.
           10.
           
             on
             .
          
           p.
           47.
           l.
           2.
           
             only
             .
          
           p.
           54.
           l
           18.
           and
           ,
           r.
           
             as
             .
          
           p.
           57.
           l.
           4.
           
             it
             is
             .
          
           p.
           62.
           l.
           4.
           
             obsta
             .
          
           p.
           71.
           l.
           35.
           
             to
             .
          
           p.
           71.
           l.
           1.
           
             resolved
             .
          
           l.
           8.
           and
           ,
           r.
           
             as
             .
          
           p.
           79.
           l.
           15.
           and
           ,
           r.
           
             of
             .
          
        
         
           Margin
           .
           P.
           9.
           l.
           9.
           12
           ,
           r.
           17.
           
        
      
       
       
         
           To
           the
           Ingenuous
           Reader
           .
        
         
           THe
           Reasons
           originally
           inducing
           and
           in
           some
           sort
           necessitating
           me
           to
           compile
           and
           publish
           this
           
             Legal
             Vindication
             ,
          
           against
           
             Illegal
             Taxes
             and
             pretended
             Acts
             of
             Parliament
             ,
          
           imposed
           on
           the
           whole
           English
           Nation
           ,
           in
           the
           year
           1649.
           by
           a
           small
           
             remnant
          
           of
           the
           
             Commons
             House
             ,
          
           sitting
           under
           an
           
             armed
             Force
             ,
          
           abjuring
           the
           
             King
          
           and
           
             House
             of
             Lords
             ,
          
           and
           unjustly
           secluding
           the
           Majority
           of
           their
           Fellow-Commoners
           ,
           against
           the
           very
           tenor
           of
           the
           Act
           of
           17
           
             Caroli
             ,
          
           c.
           6.
           by
           which
           they
           pretended
           to
           sit
           ,
           the
           letter
           of
           the
           Writs
           by
           which
           they
           were
           elected
           ,
           and
           those
           Indentures
           by
           which
           they
           were
           returned
           
             Members
             ,
          
           the
           
             Oaths
          
           of
           
             Supremacy
             ,
          
           and
           
             Allegiance
             ,
             Protestation
             ,
             Solemn
             National
             League
             and
             Covenant
          
           which
           they
           all
           took
           as
           Members
           ;
           the
           very
           first
           
             Act
          
           of
           Parliament
           made
           and
           printed
           after
           their
           first
           sitting
           ,
           16
           
             Caroli
             ,
             c.
          
           1.
           and
           many
           hundreds
           of
           
             Declarations
             ,
             Remonstrances
             ,
             Orders
             ,
             Ordinances
             ,
             Votes
             ,
          
           from
           
             Nov.
          
           3.
           1640.
           to
           
             Dec.
          
           5.
           1648.
           have
           constrained
           me
           now
           to
           
             reprint
          
           it
           with
           some
           necessary
           and
           usefull
           
             Additions
          
           in
           the
           year
           1659.
           above
           ten
           years
           after
           its
           first
           Publication
           :
           Those
           very
           
             Rumpers
             ,
          
           who
           on
           the
           7th
           .
           of
           
             April
          
           1649.
           imposed
           a
           
             Tax
             of
             Ninety
             thousand
             Pounds
             the
             Month
          
           on
           
             England
          
           alone
           ,
           having
           on
           the
           26.
           of
           
             January
             ,
          
           1659.
           presumed
           to
           lay
           a
           new
           Tax
           of
           no
           lesse
           than
           
             One
             hundred
             thousand
             pounds
             the
             Month
             ,
          
           for
           six
           
             Months
          
           next
           ensuing
           ,
           on
           
             England
             ,
             Scotland
             ,
          
           and
           on
           
             Ireland
          
           too
           ,
           (
           never
           taxed
           in
           former
           Ages
           by
           intire
           undubitable
           English
           Parliaments
           )
           when
           as
           by
           their
           former
           Order
           ,
           they
           advanced
           and
           paid
           in
           before
           hand
           a
           heavy
           Tax
           (
           illegally
           imposed
           on
           them
           by
           a
           
             Protectorian
             Conventicle
             )
          
           during
           those
           very
           Months
           for
           which
           they
           are
           now
           taxed
           afresh
           far
           higher
           than
           before
           ,
           though
           totally
           exhausted
           with
           former
           incessant
           Taxes
           ,
           Free-quarter
           ,
           Militia
           expences
           ,
           Imposts
           of
           all
           sorts
           ,
           and
           utterly
           undone
           for
           want
           of
           Trade
           ;
           and
           all
           to
           keep
           them
           in
           perpetual
           
             Bondage
          
           under
           armed
           
             Gards
             ,
          
           and
           
             Iron
             yoaks
             ,
          
           under
           pretext
           of
           making
           them
           a
           
             New
             Free-State
          
           and
           
             Common-wealth
             ,
          
           of
           the
           
             Jesuites
             projection
             ,
          
           perpetually
           to
           
             subvert
          
           our
           antient
           
             hereditary
             Monarchy
             ,
             Kingdom
             ,
          
           and
           
             true
             old
          
           English
           
             *
          
           
             Common-wealth
             ,
          
           under
           which
           we
           formerly
           lived
           ,
           and
           flourished
           with
           greater
           freedom
           ,
           splendor
           ,
           honour
           ,
           peace
           ,
           safety
           ,
           unity
           ,
           and
           prosperity
           ,
           than
           we
           can
           
           ever
           expect
           under
           any
           new
           
             Form
             of
             Government
          
           or
           
             Utopian
             Republick
          
           whatsoever
           our
           whimsical
           
             Innovators
          
           can
           erect
           .
        
         
           When
           our
           Parliaments
           under
           our
           antient
           and
           late
           
             Kings
          
           granted
           any
           
             Aydes
             ,
             Subsidies
             ,
             Imposts
             ,
          
           to
           supply
           the
           publick
           Necessities
           ,
           as
           they
           
             were
             alwaies
             moderate
             ,
          
           and
           temporary
           ,
           not
           exceeding
           the
           present
           Necessities
           ,
           and
           the
           
           Peoples
           abilities
           to
           pay
           them
           ;
           so
           they
           ever
           received
           some
           Acts
           of
           Grace
           and
           Retribution
           from
           our
           Kings
           ,
           and
           New
           Confirmations
           of
           their
           Great
           Charters
           ,
           and
           Fundamental
           Laws
           and
           Liberties
           ,
           recorded
           in
           our
           Parliament
           Rolls
           and
           Statutes
           at
           large
           .
        
         
           But
           our
           New
           Republicans
           ,
           worse
           than
           the
           old
           Aegyptian
           
             Pharoes
          
           and
           
             Tax-Masters
             ,
          
           double
           our
           
             Bricks
             ,
             Taxes
             ,
             yet
             deny
             us
             straw
          
           and
           materials
           to
           make
           or
           defray
           them
           redressing
           none
           of
           all
           our
           publick
           Grievances
           ,
           nor
           easing
           us
           of
           any
           unjust
           burthens
           or
           oppressions
           whatsoever
           ,
           nor
           indulging
           any
           
             Graces
          
           or
           
             Favours
          
           to
           us
           ,
           nor
           yet
           so
           much
           as
           preserving
           ,
           or
           confirming
           our
           old
           Grand
           Charte●s
           ,
           Fundamental
           Laws
           ,
           Statutes
           ,
           for
           the
           preservation
           of
           our
           Lives
           ,
           Liberties
           ,
           Properties
           ,
           Franchises
           ,
           Freeholds
           but
           violating
           them
           all
           in
           a
           far
           highe
           :
           and
           more
           presumptuous
           degree
           ,
           than
           
             Strafford
             ,
             Canterbury
             ,
          
           the
           
             Shipmony
             Judges
             ,
          
           or
           any
           of
           our
           
             Kings
             ,
          
           whom
           they
           brand
           for
           
             Tyrants
             ,
          
           and
           that
           after
           all
           our
           late
           wars
           and
           contests
           for
           their
           defence
           .
        
         
           Upon
           which
           account
           ,
           I
           held
           it
           my
           bounden
           duty
           ,
           to
           enlarge
           and
           reprint
           this
           
             Vinaication
             ,
          
           nor
           out
           of
           any
           Factious
           or
           
             Seditions
             design
             ,
          
           but
           from
           the
           impulse
           of
           a
           true
           
             Heroick
             English
             publike
             spirit
             ,
          
           and
           Zeal
           to
           defend
           my
           
             Native
             Countries
          
           undubitable
           
             Hereditary
             Rights
             ,
          
           against
           all
           arbitrary
           
             Tyrannical
             Usurpations
          
           and
           
             Impostors
          
           whatsoever
           ▪
           though
           arrogating
           to
           themselves
           the
           Title
           and
           power
           of
           
             The
             Parl.
             of
             England
             ,
          
           when
           their
           own
           Judgements
           ,
           Consciences
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           all
           our
           antient
           Statutes
           ,
           Parliament
           Rolls
           ,
           Laws
           ,
           Judges
           ,
           Law-Books
           and
           Treatises
           of
           
             English
             Parliaments
             ,
          
           resolve
           them
           ,
           to
           be
           no
           
             Parliament
          
           at
           all
           ,
           but
           an
           
             *
          
           
             Anti-Parliamentary
             Conventicle
             .
          
           If
           I
           now
           lose
           my
           life
           (
           as
           I
           have
           formerly
           done
           my
           Liberty
           ,
           Calling
           and
           Estate
           )
           for
           this
           
             publike
             cause
             ,
          
           I
           shall
           repu●e
           it
           the
           greatest
           earthly
           
             Honour
          
           and
           
             〈◊〉
          
           to
           dye
           a
           
             Ma●●●●
          
           for
           my
           dying
           
             Country
             ,
          
           &
           to
           redeem
           her
           lost
           
             Liberti●s
             ,
          
           with
           the
           losse
           of
           my
           
             momentary
             life
             ,
          
           which
           will
           be
           more
           i●ksome
           to
           me
           ,
           than
           the
           
             〈◊〉
             Death
             ,
          
           if
           protracted
           only
           to
           behold
           those
           ruines
           and
           desolations
           ,
           which
           some
           
             Grandees
             Tyrannies
             ,
          
           and
           
             Bedlam
             exorbitances
          
           are
           like
           speedily
           to
           bring
           upon
           her
           ,
           unlesse
           God
           himself
           ,
           by
           his
           Miraculous
           
             Provi●●n●●s
          
           reflrain
           their
           
             Fury
             ,
          
           abate
           their
           
             Power
             ,
          
           and
           confound
           their
           
             Destructive
          
           Des●gns
           beyond
           all
           humane
           expectation
           as
           he
           hath
           done
           of
           late
           ,
           and
           I
           trust
           he
           will
           s●dainly
           do
           again
           ,
           to
           the
           rejoycing
           and
           reviving
           of
           all
           good
           men
           .
           Which
           is
           the
           hope
           and
           expectation
           ,
        
         
           
             of
             thine
             and
             his
             Native
             Countries
             true
             Friend
             and
             Servant
             
               William
               Prynne
               .
            
          
           
             Lincolns
             Inne
             ,
             
               
                 Feb.
              
               12.
               1659.
               
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
       
         
           
             A
             Legal
             Vindication
             of
             the
             Liberties
             and
             Properties
             of
             all
          
           ENGLISH
           FREEMEN
           
             Against
          
           ILLEGAL
           TAXES
           :
           OR
           ,
           REASONS
           Assigned
           By
           
             WILLIAM
             PRYNNE
             ,
          
           &c.
           
        
         
           BEing
           on
           the
           7th
           
             .
          
           of
           this
           instant
           
             June
             ,
          
           1649.
           informed
           by
           the
           Assessors
           of
           the
           Parish
           of
           
             Swainswicke
             ,
          
           that
           I
           was
           assessed
           at
           2
           
             l.
          
           5
           
             s.
          
           for
           Three
           Moneths
           
             Contribution
             ,
          
           by
           virtue
           of
           a
           (
           pretended
           )
           
             Act
             of
             the
             Commons
             assembled
             in
             Parliament
             ,
          
           bearing
           date
           the
           seventh
           of
           
             April
          
           last
           ,
           assessing
           the
           Kingdom
           at
           Ninety
           thousand
           pounds
           Monthly
           ,
           beginning
           from
           the
           25
           of
           
             March
          
           last
           ,
           and
           continuing
           for
           Six
           moneths
           next
           ensuing
           ,
           
             towards
             the
             maintenance
             of
             the
             Forces
             to
             be
             continued
             in
          
           England
           
             and
          
           Ireland
           ,
           
             and
             the
             paying
             of
             such
             as
             are
             thought
             fit
             to
             be
             disbanded
             ,
             that
             so
             Free-quarter
             may
             be
             taken
             off
             ;
          
           whereof
           3075
           
             l.
          
           17
           
             s.
          
           1
           
             d.
             ob
             .
          
           is
           monethly
           imposed
           on
           the
           County
           ,
           and
           4
           
             l.
          
           5
           
             s.
          
           3
           
             d.
          
           on
           the
           small
           poor
           Parish
           where
           I
           live
           ;
           and
           being
           since
           on
           the
           fifteenth
           of
           
             June
          
           required
           to
           pay
           in
           2
           
             l.
          
           5
           
             s.
          
           for
           my
           proportion
           ;
           I
           returned
           the
           
             Collector
          
           this
           Answer
           ,
           That
           I
           could
           neither
           in
           
             Conscience
             ,
             Law
             ,
             nor
             Prudence
             in
             the
             least
             measure
             ,
             submit
             to
             the
             voluntary
             payment
             of
             this
             illegal
             Tax
             ,
             and
             unreasonable
             Contribution
             ,
             (
             after
             all
             my
             unrepaired
             losses
             and
             sufferings
             for
             the
             publick
             Liberty
             )
             amounting
             to
             six
             times
             more
             than
          
           SHIP-MONEY
           ,
           (
           the
           times
           considered
           )
           
             or
             any
             other
             illegal
             Tax
             of
             the
             late
             beheaded
             King
             ,
             so
             much
             declaimed
             against
             in
             our
             three
             last
             Parliaments
             ,
             by
             some
             of
             those
             who
             imposed
             this
             .
             And
             that
             I
             would
             rather
             submit
             to
             the
             painfullest
             death
             and
             severest
             punishment
             the
             Imposers
             or
             Exactors
             of
             it
             could
             inflict
             upon
             me
             
             by
             their
             arbitrary
             power
             (
             for
             legal
             they
             had
             none
             )
             than
             voluntarily
             pay
             ,
             or
             not
             oppose
             it
             in
             my
             place
             and
             calling
             to
             the
             uttermost
             ;
             upon
             the
             s●me
             ,
             if
             not
             better
             reasons
             ,
             ●●
             I
             oppugned
          
           
             a
          
           Ship-money
           ,
           Knighthood
           ,
           
             and
             other
             unlawful
             Impositions
             of
             the
             late
             King
             and
             his
             Councell
             heretofore
             .
          
           And
           that
           they
           and
           all
           the
           world
           might
           bear
           witness
           ,
           I
           did
           it
           not
           from
           meer
           obstinacy
           or
           sullenness
           ,
           but
           out
           of
           solid
           real
           grounds
           of
           
             Conscience
             ,
             Law
             ,
             Prudenoe
             ,
          
           and
           publick
           affection
           to
           the
           weal
           and
           liberty
           of
           my
           native
           Country
           (
           now
           in
           danger
           of
           being
           ensl●ved
           under
           a
           
             new
             vassallage
             ,
          
           more
           g●ievous
           than
           the
           worst
           it
           ever
           yet
           sustained
           under
           the
           late
           ,
           or
           any
           other
           of
           our
           worst
           Kings
           )
           I
           promised
           to
           draw
           up
           the
           Reasons
           of
           this
           my
           resusal
           in
           writing
           ,
           and
           to
           publish
           them
           ,
           so
           soon
           as
           possible
           ,
           to
           the
           
             Kingdome
          
           for
           my
           own
           
             Vindication
             ,
          
           and
           the
           better
           Information
           and
           satisfaction
           of
           all
           such
           as
           are
           any
           wayes
           concerned
           in
           the
           imposing
           ,
           collecting
           ,
           levying
           or
           paying
           of
           this
           strange
           kind
           of
           Contribution
           .
           In
           pursuance
           whereof
           ,
           I
           immediately
           penned
           these
           insuing
           
             Reasons
             ,
          
           against
           that
           Taxe
           in
           1649.
           which
           I
           augmented
           with
           some
           new
           
             additions
             ▪
          
           against
           the
           hundred
           thousand
           pound
           Tax
           each
           month
           imposed
           on
           us
           ,
           by
           our
           worse
           then
           
             Egyptian
          
           
           Tax-Masters
           now
           ;
           for
           those
           very
           six
           ensuing
           months
           space
           ,
           they
           payed
           in
           long
           since
           ,
           before
           they
           became
           due
           ,
           by
           their
           forced
           Exactions
           and
           Distresses
           ,
           against
           all
           rules
           of
           Justice
           ,
           Law
           ,
           Conscience
           ,
           and
           presidents
           of
           former
           times
           ;
           which
           I
           humbly
           submit
           to
           the
           
             impartial
             Censure
          
           of
           all
           
             conscientious
          
           and
           
             judicious
             Englishmen
             :
          
           desiring
           either
           their
           
             ingenuous
             Refutation
             ,
          
           if
           
             erroneous
             ;
          
           or
           
             candid
             Approbation
             ,
          
           if
           
             substantial
             and
             irrefragable
             ,
          
           as
           my
           
             conscience
          
           and
           
             judgement
          
           perswade
           me
           they
           are
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           will
           appear
           so
           to
           all
           
             impartial
             Perusers
             ,
          
           after
           full
           examination
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           By
           the
           fundamental
           Laws
           ,
           and
           known
           Statutes
           of
           this
           Realm
           ,
           No
           Tax
           ,
           Tallage
           ,
           Ayd
           ,
           Imposition
           ,
           Contribution
           ,
           Loan
           or
           Assessement
           whatsoever
           ,
           may
           or
           ought
           to
           be
           imposed
           or
           levied
           on
           the
           free
           men
           and
           people
           of
           this
           Realm
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           but
           by
           the
           WILL
           and
           COMMON
           ASSENT
           of
           the
           EARLS
           ,
           BARONS
           ,
           Knights
           ,
           Burgesses
           ,
           Commons
           ,
           and
           WHOLE
           REALM
           in
           a
           free
           and
           full
           PARLIAMENT
           ,
           by
           ACT
           OF
           PARLIAMENT
           :
           All
           
             Taxes
             ,
          
           &c.
           not
           so
           imposed
           ,
           levyed
           (
           though
           for
           the
           common
           defence
           and
           profit
           of
           the
           Realm
           )
           
             being
             unjust
             ,
             oppressive
             ,
             inconsistent
             with
             the
             Liberty
             and
             Property
             of
             the
             Subject
             ,
             Laws
             and
             Statutes
             of
             the
             Realm
             ;
          
           as
           is
           undeniably
           
           evident
           by
           the
           express
           Statutes
           of
           
             Magna
             Charta
             ,
          
           cap.
           29
           ,
           30.
           25.
           
             E.
          
           1.
           c.
           5
           ,
           6.
           34.
           
             E.
          
           1.
           
           
             De
             Tallagio
             non
             concodendo
             ,
          
           c.
           1.
           14
           
             E.
          
           3.
           
             Stat.
          
           1.
           c.
           21.
           
           
             Stat.
          
           2.
           c.
           1.
           15.
           
             E.
          
           3.
           
             Stat.
          
           2.
           c.
           1.
           
             Stat.
          
           3.
           cap.
           5.
           21.
           
             E.
          
           3.
           
             Rot.
             Parl.
          
           n.
           16.
           25.
           
             E.
          
           3.
           c.
           8.
           
           
             Rot.
             Parl.
          
           n.
           15.
           27.
           
             E.
          
           3.
           
             Stat.
          
           2.
           c.
           2.
           36.
           
             E.
          
           3.
           
             Rot.
             Parl.
          
           n.
           26.
           38.
           
             E.
          
           3.
           c.
           2.
           
           &
           
             Rot.
             Parl.
          
           n.
           40.
           45.
           
             E.
          
           3.
           
             Rot.
             Parl.
          
           n.
           42.
           51.
           
             E.
          
           3.
           
             Rot.
             Parl.
          
           n.
           25.
           11
           
             H.
          
           4.
           
             Rot.
             Parl.
          
           n.
           10.
           1.
           
             R.
          
           3.
           c.
           2.
           
           The
           
             Petition
             of
             Right
             ,
          
           and
           Resolutions
           of
           both
           Houses
           against
           
             Loans
             ,
          
           3.
           
           
             Caroli
             :
          
           The
           Votes
           and
           Acts
           against
           
             Ship-money
             ,
             Knighthood
             ,
          
           Tonnage
           and
           Poundage
           ,
           and
           the
           Star-chamber
           this
           last
           Parliament
           ,
           
             Ann.
          
           16.
           
           &
           17.
           
           
             Car.
          
           c.
           8.
           12.
           14.
           20.
           
           And
           fully
           argued
           and
           demonstrated
           by
           Mr.
           
             William
             Hackwell
          
           in
           his
           
             Argument
             against
             Impositions
             ,
          
           Judg
           
             Hutton
          
           and
           Judg
           
             Crook
          
           in
           their
           
             Arguments
             ,
          
           and
           Mr.
           
             St.
             John
          
           in
           his
           
             Argument
          
           and
           
             Speech
          
           against
           
             Ship-money
             ,
          
           with
           other
           
             Arguments
          
           and
           
             Discourses
          
           of
           that
           subject
           :
           Sir
           
             Edward
             Cook
          
           in
           his
           2
           
             Instit.
          
           (
           published
           by
           Order
           of
           the
           Commons
           House
           )
           pag.
           59.
           60
           ▪
           &c.
           527
           ,
           528
           ,
           529
           ,
           532
           ,
           533
           ,
           &c.
           with
           sundry
           other
           Records
           and
           Law-books
           cited
           by
           those
           great
           Rabbies
           of
           the
           Law
           and
           Patriots
           of
           the
           Peoples
           Liberties
           .
           But
           the
           present
           Tax
           of
           Ninety
           Thousand
           pounds
           a
           Moneth
           ,
           now
           exacted
           of
           me
           ,
           
             An.
          
           1649.
           and
           this
           of
           an
           Hundred
           thousand
           pounds
           each
           moneth
           now
           demanded
           ,
           was
           not
           thus
           imposed
           .
           Therefore
           it
           ought
           not
           to
           be
           demanded
           of
           ,
           or
           levied
           of
           me
           ;
           and
           I
           ought
           in
           conscience
           ,
           law
           and
           prudence
           to
           withstand
           it
           as
           unjust
           ,
           oppressive
           ,
           inconsistent
           with
           the
           Liberty
           and
           Property
           of
           the
           Subject
           ,
           Laws
           and
           Statutes
           of
           the
           Realm
           ;
           even
           by
           the
           
             Junctoes
          
           Knack
           of
           
             Oct.
          
           11.
           1659.
           
        
         
           To
           make
           good
           the
           Assumption
           ,
           which
           is
           onely
           questionable
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           This
           Tax
           was
           not
           imposed
           in
           ,
           but
           out
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           the
           late
           Parliament
           being
           actually
           dissolved
           above
           two
           moneths
           before
           this
           pretended
           Act
           ,
           by
           these
           Tax-imposers
           taking
           away
           the
           King
           by
           a
           violent
           death
           ,
           as
           is
           expresly
           resolved
           by
           the
           Parliament
           of
           1
           
             H.
          
           4.
           
             Rot.
             Parl.
             N.
          
           1.
           by
           the
           Parliament
           of
           14
           
             H.
          
           4.
           and
           1
           
             H.
          
           5.
           
           
             Rot.
             Parl.
             N.
          
           26.
           
           
             Cook
          
           4.
           
           
             Institutes
          
           p.
           46.
           and
           4
           
             E.
          
           4.
           44.
           
             b
          
           and
           I
           have
           largely
           and
           irrefragably
           proved
           :
           in
           
             my
             true
          
           and
           
             perfect
             Narrative
             ,
          
           1659.
           
           For
           the
           King
           being
           both
           
             the
             Head
             ,
             beginning
             ,
             end
             and
             foundation
             of
             the
             Parliament
          
           (
           as
           
             Modus
             tenendi
             Parliamentum
             :
          
           and
           Sir
           
             Edward
             Cooks
          
           4
           
             Instit.
          
           p.
           3.
           resolve
           )
           which
           was
           summoned
           and
           constituted
           onely
           by
           his
           writ
           ,
           now
           
             actually
             abated
             by
             his
             death
             :
          
           and
           the
           Parliament
           (
           as
           is
           evident
           
           by
           the
           clauses
           of
           the
           several
           Writs
           of
           
             Summons
          
           to
           
             c
          
           
             the
             Lords
             ,
          
           and
           
             for
             the
             election
             of
             the
             Knights
             and
             Burgesses
             ,
          
           and
           levying
           of
           their
           wages
           )
           being
           only
           PARLIAMENTUM
           NOSTRUM
           ,
           the
           Kings
           Parliament
           that
           is
           dead
           ,
           not
           his
           Heirs
           and
           Successors
           ;
           and
           the
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           being
           all
           summoned
           and
           authorized
           by
           it
           to
           come
           to
           OUR
           PARLIAMENT
           ,
           there
           to
           be
           personally
           present
           ,
           and
           confer
           with
           US
           (
           NOBISCUM
           ,
           not
           Our
           Heirs
           and
           Successors
           )
           of
           the
           weighty
           and
           urgent
           affairs
           that
           concerned
           
             (
             NOS
             )
          
           US
           and
           OUR
           KINGDOM
           of
           
             England
             ;
          
           and
           Knights
           and
           Burgesses
           receiving
           their
           wages
           for
           ,
           
             Nuper
             ad
             NOS
             ad
             PARLIAMENTVM
             NOSTRUM
             veniendo
             ,
             &c.
             quod
             sommoneri
             FECINUS
             ,
             ad
             tractandum
             ibidem
             super
             diversis
             &
             arduis
             Negotiis
             NOS
             &
             Statum
             REGNI
             NOSTRI
             t●ngentibus
             ,
          
           as
           the
           tenor
           of
           the
           
             d
          
           
             Writs
          
           for
           their
           wages
           determines
           .
           The
           King
           being
           dead
           ,
           and
           his
           Writs
           and
           Authority
           by
           which
           they
           were
           summoned
           ,
           with
           the
           ends
           for
           which
           they
           were
           called
           (
           to
           
             conferre
             with
          
           US
           ,
           
             about
          
           US
           and
           OUR
           KINGDOMS
           
             affairs
             ,
             &c.
          
           being
           thereby
           absolutely
           determined
           ,
           without
           any
           hopes
           of
           revival
           ;
           the
           Parliament
           it self
           must
           thereupon
           absolutely
           be
           determined
           likewise
           (
           especially
           to
           those
           who
           have
           disinherited
           HIS
           HEIRS
           and
           SUCCESSORS
           ,
           and
           voted
           down
           our
           Monarchy
           it self
           )
           and
           they
           with
           all
           other
           Members
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           cease
           to
           be
           any
           longer
           Members
           of
           it
           ,
           being
           made
           onely
           such
           by
           the
           Kings
           abated
           Writ
           ;
           even
           as
           all
           Judges
           ,
           Justices
           of
           peace
           ,
           and
           Sheriffs
           made
           only
           by
           the
           Kings
           Writs
           or
           Commissions
           ,
           not
           by
           his
           Letters
           Patents
           ,
           cease
           to
           be
           ,
           Judges
           ,
           Justices
           ,
           and
           Sheriffs
           by
           the
           Kings
           death
           ,
           for
           this
           very
           reason
           ,
           because
           they
           are
           constituted
           
             Justiciarios
             &
             Vicecomites
             NOSTROS
             ,
             ad
             Pacem
             NOSTRAM
             ,
             &c.
             custodiendam
             ;
          
           and
           he
           being
           dead
           ,
           and
           his
           Writs
           and
           Commissions
           expired
           by
           his
           death
           ,
           they
           can
           be
           Our
           Judges
           ,
           Justices
           ,
           and
           Sheriffs
           no
           longer
           ,
           to
           preserve
           OUR
           Peace
           ,
           &c.
           (
           no
           more
           than
           a
           wife
           can
           be
           her
           deceased
           Husbands
           Wife
           ,
           and
           bound
           to
           his
           obedience
           ,
           from
           which
           she
           was
           loosed
           to
           his
           death
           ,
           
             Rom.
          
           7.
           2
           ,
           3.
           )
           And
           his
           Heirs
           and
           Successors
           they
           cannot
           be
           ,
           unlesse
           he
           please
           to
           make
           them
           so
           by
           his
           new
           Writs
           or
           Commissions
           ,
           as
           all
           our
           
             e
          
           
             Law-books
          
           and
           Judges
           have
           frequently
           resolved
           upon
           this
           very
           reason
           ,
           which
           equally
           extends
           to
           Members
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           as
           to
           Judges
           ,
           Justices
           and
           Sheriffs
           ,
           as
           is
           agreed
           in
           4
           
             E.
          
           4.
           
             f.
          
           43
           ,
           44.
           and
           
             Brook
             ,
             Office
          
           and
           
             Officer
             ,
          
           25
           ,
           Therefore
           this
           Tax
           being
           
           clearly
           imposed
           not
           in
           ,
           but
           out
           of
           ,
           and
           after
           the
           Parliament
           ended
           by
           the
           Kings
           decapitation
           ,
           and
           that
           by
           such
           who
           were
           then
           no
           lawfull
           Knights
           ,
           Citizens
           ,
           Burgesses
           ,
           or
           Members
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           but
           only
           private
           men
           ,
           their
           Parliamentary
           Authority
           expiring
           with
           the
           King
           ,
           it
           must
           needs
           be
           illegal
           ,
           and
           contrary
           to
           all
           the
           forecited
           Statutes
           ;
           as
           the
           
             Convocations
          
           and
           
             Clergies
             Tax
          
           and
           
             Benevolence
          
           granted
           after
           the
           Parliament
           dissolved
           in
           the
           year
           1640.
           was
           resolved
           to
           be
           ,
           by
           both
           
             Houses
             of
             Parliament
             ,
          
           and
           those
           adjudged
           high
           
             Delinquents
          
           who
           had
           any
           hand
           in
           promoting
           it
           ,
           as
           the
           
             Impeachments
          
           against
           them
           evidence
           ,
           drawnup
           by
           some
           now
           acting
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Admit
           the
           late
           Parliament
           still
           in
           being
           ,
           yet
           the
           House
           of
           
             Peers
             ,
             Earls
             ,
          
           and
           
             Barons
          
           of
           the
           Realm
           were
           no
           wayes
           privy
           nor
           consenting
           to
           this
           Tax
           imposed
           without
           ,
           yea
           ,
           against
           their
           consents
           ,
           in
           direct
           affront
           of
           their
           
             *
          
           most
           antient
           undubitable
           Parliamentary
           Right
           and
           Privileges
           ,
           (
           these
           Taxmasters
           having
           presumed
           to
           vote
           
             down
          
           and
           null
           their
           very
           House
           ,
           by
           their
           new
           encroached
           transcendent
           power
           )
           as
           appears
           by
           the
           title
           and
           body
           of
           this
           pretended
           Act
           ,
           entituled
           by
           them
           ,
           
             An
             Act
             of
             THE
             COMMONS
             assembled
             in
             Parliament
             :
          
           Whereas
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           alone
           ,
           though
           full
           and
           free
           ,
           have
           no
           more
           lawfull
           Authority
           to
           impose
           any
           Tax
           upon
           the
           People
           ,
           or
           make
           any
           Act
           of
           Parliament
           or
           binding
           Law
           without
           the
           Kings
           or
           Lords
           concurrence
           ,
           than
           the
           
             Man
             in
             the
             Moon
             ,
          
           or
           the
           
             Convocation
             ,
             Anno
          
           1640.
           after
           the
           Parliament
           dissolved
           (
           as
           is
           evident
           by
           the
           expresse
           words
           of
           the
           fore-cited
           Acts
           ,
           the
           
             Petition
             of
             Right
          
           it self
           ;
           the
           Acts
           for
           the
           
             Triennial
             Parliament
             ;
          
           and
           against
           the
           proroguing
           or
           dissolving
           this
           Parliament
           ,
           16
           
             Car.
             c.
          
           1
           ,
           &
           7.
           with
           all
           our
           printed
           Statutes
           ,
           
             f
          
           
             Parliament-Rolls
             ,
          
           and
           
             g
          
           
             Law-books
             :
          
           they
           neither
           having
           nor
           challenging
           the
           sole
           Legislative
           power
           in
           any
           age
           ;
           and
           being
           not
           so
           much
           as
           summoned
           to
           ,
           nor
           
             constitutive
             M●mbers
             of
             our
          
           
             h
          
           
             antient
             Parliaments
             ,
          
           (
           which
           
             consisted
             of
             the
             King
             ,
          
           Spiritual
           and
           Temporal
           Lords
           ,
           without
           any
           Knights
           ,
           Citizens
           or
           Burgesses
           ,
           as
           all
           our
           Histories
           and
           Records
           attest
           )
           till
           49
           H.
           3.
           at
           soonest
           ;
           they
           having
           not
           so
           much
           as
           a
           Speaker
           or
           Commons
           House
           ,
           till
           after
           the
           beginning
           of
           King
           
             E.
          
           the
           third's
           reign
           ,
           and
           seldom
           or
           never
           presuming
           to
           make
           or
           tender
           any
           Bills
           or
           Acts
           to
           the
           King
           or
           Lords
           ,
           but
           Petitions
           only
           to
           them
           ,
           to
           redress
           their
           grievances
           and
           enact
           new
           Laws
           ,
           till
           long
           after
           
             R.
          
           the
           seconds
           
           time
           ,
           as
           our
           Parliament
           Rolls
           ,
           and
           the
           printed
           Prologues
           to
           the
           Statutes
           of
           1
           ,
           4
           ,
           5
           ,
           9
           ,
           10
           ,
           20
           ,
           23
           ,
           36
           ,
           37.
           and
           50
           
             Edw.
          
           3.
           1
           
           
             Rich
          
           3.
           1
           ,
           2
           ,
           4
           ,
           5
           ,
           7
           ,
           9
           ,
           11
           ,
           13
           
             Hen.
          
           4.
           1
           ,
           2
           ,
           3
           ,
           4
           ,
           8
           9
           
             Hen.
          
           5.
           1
           ,
           2
           ,
           3
           ,
           4
           ,
           6
           ,
           8
           ,
           
           9
           ,
           10
           ,
           11
           ,
           14
           ,
           15
           ,
           29
           ,
           28
           ,
           29.
           39
           
           
             Hen.
          
           6.
           1
           ,
           4
           ,
           7
           ,
           8
           ,
           12
           ,
           17.
           22
           
             Ed.
          
           4.
           and
           1
           
             Rich.
          
           3.
           evidence
           (
           which
           run
           all
           in
           this
           form
           ,
           
             At
             the
             Parliament
             holden
             ,
             &c.
             by
          
           THE
           ADVICE
           and
           ASSENT
           OF
           THE
           LORDS
           SPIRITUAL
           and
           TEMPORAL
           ,
           and
           at
           THE
           SPECIAL
           INSTANCE
           and
           REQUEST
           OF
           THE
           COMMONS
           OF
           THE
           REALM
           ,
           (
           BY
           THEIR
           PETITIONS
           
             put
             in
             the
             said
             Parliament
             ,
          
           as
           some
           Prologues
           have
           it
           .
           )
           
             Our
             Lord
             the
             King
             hath
             caused
             to
             be
             ordained
             ,
             or
             ordained
             certain
             STATVTES
             ,
             &c.
             )
          
           Where
           the
           
             advising
          
           and
           
             assenting
          
           to
           
             Laws
          
           is
           appropriated
           to
           the
           
             Lords
             ;
          
           the
           
             ordaining
          
           of
           them
           to
           the
           
             King
             ;
          
           and
           nothing
           but
           the
           
             requesting
             of
             ,
          
           and
           
             petitioning
             for
             them
          
           to
           the
           
             Commons
             ,
          
           and
           that
           both
           from
           
             King
          
           and
           
             Lords
             ,
          
           in
           whom
           the
           
             Legislative
             power
             principally
             ,
          
           and
           before
           49
           
             H.
          
           3.
           originally
           and
           
             solely
          
           resided
           ,
           as
           is
           manifest
           by
           the
           printed
           
             Prologue
          
           to
           the
           Statute
           of
           
             Merton
             ,
          
           20
           
             Hen.
          
           3.
           
           The
           Statute
           of
           
             Mortemain
             ,
          
           7
           E.
           1.
           31
           E.
           1.
           
           
             De
             Asportatis
             Religiosorum
             ,
             the
             Statute
             of
             Sheriffs
             ,
          
           9
           Ed.
           2.
           and
           of
           the
           
             Templers
             ,
          
           17
           Ed.
           2.
           to
           cite
           no
           more
           .
           Therefore
           this
           
             Tax
          
           imposed
           by
           the
           
             Commons
          
           alone
           without
           
             King
          
           or
           
             Lords
             ,
          
           must
           needs
           be
           void
           ,
           illegal
           ,
           and
           no
           wayes
           obligatory
           to
           the
           Subjects
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Admit
           the
           whole
           House
           of
           
             Commons
          
           in
           a
           full
           and
           free
           Parliament
           had
           power
           to
           impose
           a
           Tax
           ,
           and
           make
           an
           Act
           of
           Parliament
           for
           levying
           of
           it
           without
           
             King
          
           or
           
             Lords
             ;
          
           (
           which
           they
           never
           once
           did
           ,
           or
           pretended
           to
           in
           any
           age
           )
           yet
           this
           
             Act
          
           and
           
             Tax
          
           can
           be
           no
           waies
           obliging
           ,
           because
           not
           made
           and
           imposed
           by
           a
           
             full
          
           and
           
             free
             House
             of
             Commons
             ,
          
           but
           by
           an
           
             empty
             House
             ,
          
           packed
           ,
           swayed
           ,
           over-awed
           by
           the
           chief
           
             Officers
             of
             the
             Army
             ,
          
           and
           their
           
             Confederates
          
           in
           the
           House
           ,
           who
           having
           presumed
           by
           mere
           
             force
             ,
          
           and
           
           
             armed
             power
             ,
          
           against
           Law
           and
           without
           President
           ,
           to
           seclude
           the
           
             major
             part
          
           of
           the
           House
           (
           at
           least
           eight
           parts
           of
           ten
           )
           who
           by
           Law
           and
           Custom
           are
           the
           
             House
          
           it self
           ,
           from
           
             sitting
          
           or
           
             voting
          
           with
           them
           ,
           contrary
           to
           the
           
             Freedom
          
           and
           
             Privileges
          
           of
           
             Parliament
             ;
          
           readmitting
           none
           but
           upon
           their
           own
           terms
           of
           
             renouncing
          
           their
           own
           
             forme
             ,
             Votes
          
           touching
           the
           
             Kings
             Concessions
             ,
          
           and
           taking
           their
           new
           
             treasonable
             Engagements
             ,
          
           against
           the
           
             King
             ,
             Kingship
             ,
          
           and
           
             House
             of
             Lords
             .
          
           An
           usurpation
           not
           to
           be
           paralel'd
           in
           any
           age
           ,
           
           destructive
           to
           the
           very
           being
           of
           Parliaments
           ;
           
             i
          
           
             Where
             all
             Members
             of
             both
             Houses
             are
             ex
             debito
             Justitiae
             ,
             wi●h
             equal
             Freedom
             to
             meet
             and
             speak
             their
             mind●
             :
          
           injurious
           to
           all
           those
           
             Counties
             ,
             Cities
             ,
             Borough●
             ,
          
           whose
           
             Knights
             ,
             Citizens
          
           and
           
             Burgesses
          
           are
           secluded
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           whole
           Kingdom
           ;
           yea
           ,
           contrary
           to
           all
           rules
           of
           reason
           ,
           justice
           ▪
           policy
           ,
           conscience
           ,
           and
           their
           own
           
             Agreement
             of
             the
             people
             ,
          
           which
           inhibit
           the
           
             *
          
           far
           lesser
           
             part
             of
             any
             Councel
             ,
          
           Court
           or
           Committee
           ,
           to
           oversway
           ,
           seclude
           or
           fore-judg
           
             the
             major
             number
          
           of
           their
           Assessors
           ,
           and
           fellow-members
           ,
           over
           whom
           they
           can
           no
           ways
           pretend
           the
           least
           jurisdiction
           ;
           it
           being
           the
           high
           way
           to
           usher
           
             Tyranny
          
           and
           
             confusion
          
           into
           all
           Councels
           ,
           and
           Realms
           ,
           to
           their
           utter
           dissolution
           ;
           since
           the
           
             King
          
           alone
           without
           the
           
             Lords
          
           and
           
             Commons
             ,
          
           or
           the
           
             Lords
          
           alone
           without
           the
           
             King
          
           or
           
             Commons
             ,
          
           may
           by
           this
           new
           device
           make
           themselves
           an
           absolute
           Parliament
           to
           impose
           
             Taxes
          
           and
           enact
           
             Laws
          
           without
           the
           
             Commons
             ,
          
           or
           any
           other
           forty
           or
           fifty
           
             Commoners
          
           meeting
           together
           without
           their
           
             companions
             ,
          
           and
           
             secluding
          
           them
           by
           force
           ,
           do
           the
           like
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           this
           
             remnant
             of
             the
             Commons
          
           make
           themselves
           a
           complete
           
             Parliament
          
           without
           the
           King
           ,
           Lords
           ,
           or
           Majority
           of
           their
           
             fellow-Members
             ,
          
           if
           they
           can
           but
           now
           or
           hereafter
           raise
           an
           
             Army
          
           to
           back
           them
           in
           it
           ,
           as
           the
           
             Army
          
           did
           those
           sitting
           1648.
           and
           1649.
           and
           those
           sitting
           in
           1659
           have
           done
           ,
           secluding
           the
           
             majority
          
           of
           their
           old
           fellow-Members
           by
           meer
           armed
           Violence
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           Suppose
           this
           Tax
           should
           bind
           those
           Counties
           ,
           Cities
           ,
           and
           Burronghs
           ,
           whose
           Knights
           ,
           Citizens
           and
           Burgesses
           sate
           and
           consented
           to
           it
           when
           imposed
           ,
           (
           though
           I
           dare
           swear
           much
           against
           the
           minds
           and
           wills
           of
           all
           or
           most
           of
           those
           they
           represent
           ;
           who
           by
           the
           (
           k
           )
           
             Armies
             ▪
             new
             Doctrine
             ,
             may
             justly
             question
             and
             revoke
             their
          
           
           
             authority
             for
             this
             high
             breach
             of
             Trust
             ;
          
           the
           rather
           ,
           because
           the
           Knights
           and
           Burgesses
           assembled
           in
           the
           first
           
             Parliament
          
           of
           13.
           
             E.
          
           3.
           
             Rot.
             Parl.
          
           n.
           8.
           
             did
             all
             refuse
             to
             grant
             a
             great
             extraordinary
             Subsidie
             demanded
             of
             them
          
           (
           though
           not
           comparable
           to
           this
           )
           
             for
             the
             necessary
             defence
             of
             the
             Kingdome
             against
             foraign
             Enemies
             ,
             till
             they
             had
             conferred
             with
             the
             Counties
             and
             Burroughs
             for
             which
             they
             served
             ,
             and
             gained
             their
             assents
             :
             )
          
           Yet
           there
           is
           no
           shadow
           of
           Reason
           ,
           Law
           or
           Equity
           ,
           it
           should
           oblige
           any
           of
           the
           
             Secluded
             Members
          
           themselves
           ,
           whereof
           I
           am
           one
           ;
           or
           those
           Counties
           ,
           Cities
           ,
           Burroughs
           ,
           whose
           Knights
           ,
           Citizens
           and
           Burgesses
           have
           been
           secluded
           or
           scared
           thence
           by
           the
           Armies
           or
           sitting
           
             Members
             fraud
             ,
             force
             ,
             
             violence
             ,
          
           or
           illegal
           Votes
           for
           their
           seculsion
           ;
           who
           absolutely
           disavow
           this
           Tax
           and
           Act
           as
           
             un-parliamentary
             ,
             illegall
             ,
          
           and
           never
           
             assented
             to
             by
             them
          
           in
           the
           least
           degree
           ;
           since
           the
           
             onely
          
           
             l
          
           
             reason
             in
             Law
             ,
             or
             equity
             ,
             why
             Taxes
             or
             Acts
             of
             Parliament
             oblige
             any
             Member
             ,
             County
             ,
             Burrough
             or
             Subject
             ,
             is
             ,
             because
             they
             are
             parties
             ,
             and
             consenting
             thereunto
             either
             in
             proper
             person
             ,
             or
             by
             their
             chosen
             Representatives
             in
             Parliament
             ;
          
           returned
           and
           authorized
           by
           Indentures
           under
           their
           Seals
           ,
           it
           being
           a
           recieved
           Maxime
           in
           all
           Laws
           ,
           
             m
          
           
             Quod
             tang
             it
             omnes
             ,
             ab
             omnibus
             debet
             approbari
             .
          
           Upon
           which
           reason
           it
           is
           judged
           in
           our
           
             n
          
           
             Law-books
             ,
          
           That
           
             By-Laws
             oblige
             only
             those
             who
             are
             parties
             ,
             and
             consent
             unto
             them
             ,
             but
             not
             strangers
             ,
             or
             such
             who
             assented
             not
             thereto
             .
          
           And
           (
           which
           comes
           fully
           to
           the
           present
           case
           )
           in
           7.
           H.
           6.
           35.
           8.
           H.
           6.
           34.
           
           
             Brook
          
           Ancient
           Demesne
           20.
           
           &
           Patl.
           17.
           101.
           it
           is
           resolved
           ;
           
             That
             ancient
             Demesne
             is
             a
             good
             plea
             in
             a
             Writ
             of
          
           Wast
           ,
           
             upon
             the
             Statutes
             of
          
           Wast
           ,
           
             because
             those
             in
             ancient
             Demesne
             were
             not
             parties
             to
             the
             making
             of
             them
             ,
          
           FOR
           THAT
           THEY
           HAD
           NO
           KNIGHTS
           NOR
           BURGESSES
           IN
           PARLIAMENT
           ,
           
             nor
             contributed
             to
             their
             expences
             .
          
           And
           Judge
           
             Brook
          
           Parliament
           101.
           hath
           this
           observable
           Note
           ,
           
             It
             is
             most
             frequently
             found
             ,
             that
          
           Wales
           
             and
          
           County
           palatines
           ,
           WHICH
           CAME
           NOT
           TO
           THE
           PARLIAMENT
           (
           in
           former
           times
           ,
           which
           now
           they
           do
           )
           SHALL
           NOT
           BE
           BOUND
           BY
           THE
           PARLIAMENT
           OF
           ENGLAND
           :
           
             for
             ancient
             Demesne
             is
             a
             good
             Plea
             in
             an
             action
             of
             Wast
             ,
             and
             yet
             ancient
             Demesne
             is
             not
             excepted
             ;
          
           and
           it
           is
           enacted
           2.
           
             Ed.
          
           6.
           cap.
           28.
           
           
             That
             Fines
             and
             Proclamations
             shall
             be
             in
          
           Chester
           ,
           
             for
             the
             former
             Statutes
             did
             not
             extend
             to
             it
             :
             And
             it
             is
             enacted
             ,
             That
             a
             Fine
             and
             Proclamation
             shall
             be
             in
          
           Lancaster
           .
           5.
           
           &
           6.
           
             Ed.
          
           6.
           c.
           26.
           
           
             And
             in
             a
             Proclamation
             upon
          
           an
           e●igent
           
             is
             given
             by
             the
             Statute
             in
          
           Chester
           ,
           
             and
          
           Wales
           ,
           1
           
             E.
          
           6.
           c.
           20.
           
           
             And
             by
             another
             Act
             to
          
           Lancaster
           .
           5.
           
           &
           6.
           
             E.
          
           5.
           c.
           26.
           
           
             And
             the
             Statute
             of
             Justices
             of
             Peace
             extented
             not
             to
          
           Wales
           ,
           
             and
             the
          
           County
           palatine
           ;
           and
           
             therefore
             an
             Act
             was
             made
             for
          
           Wales
           
             and
          
           Chester
           ,
           27.
           H.
           8.
           c.
           5.
           who
           had
           Knights
           and
           Burgesses
           appointed
           by
           that
           Parliament
           ,
           for
           that
           and
           future
           Parliaments
           ,
           by
           Act
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           27.
           
           Hen.
           8.
           cap.
           26.
           since
           which
           they
           have
           continued
           ,
           their
           wages
           being
           to
           be
           levyed
           by
           the
           Statute
           of
           35.
           H.
           8.
           c.
           11.
           
           Now
           ,
           if
           Acts
           of
           Parliament
           bound
           not
           
             Wales
          
           and
           
             Counties
             Palatines
             ,
          
           which
           had
           anciently
           no
           Knights
           nor
           Burgesses
           in
           Parliament
           to
           represent
           them
           ,
           because
           they
           neither
           personally
           nor
           representatively
           were
           parties
           and
           consenters
           to
           
           them
           ;
           much
           lesse
           then
           can
           or
           ought
           this
           heavy
           Tax
           ,
           and
           illegal
           Act
           ,
           1649
           ,
           or
           those
           of
           1659.
           to
           bind
           those
           Knights
           ,
           Citizens
           and
           Burgesses
           ,
           or
           the
           Counties
           ,
           Cities
           and
           Burroughs
           they
           represent
           ,
           who
           were
           forcibly
           secluded
           ,
           or
           driven
           away
           from
           the
           Parliament
           by
           the
           confederacy
           ,
           practice
           ,
           orders
           ,
           commands
           ,
           or
           connivance
           at
           least
           ,
           of
           those
           now
           sitting
           ,
           who
           imposed
           these
           Taxes
           ,
           and
           passed
           these
           strange
           Acts
           ,
           as
           the
           recited
           
             Lawbooks
             ,
          
           and
           the
           later
           
             Clauses
          
           in
           all
           Writs
           for
           electing
           
             Knights
          
           and
           
             Burgesses
          
           resolve
           ,
           much
           lesse
           to
           oblige
           
             Scotland
          
           &
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           who
           have
           
             *
          
           
             Parliaments
          
           of
           
             their
             own
             ,
          
           and
           have
           ,
           yea
           ought
           to
           have
           no
           
             Members
          
           sitting
           for
           them
           in
           the
           
             English
          
           Parliaments
           ,
           who
           seldom
           or
           never
           imposed
           
             Taxes
          
           on
           
             Scotland
          
           or
           
             Ireland
          
           heretofore
           ,
           whose
           taxes
           were
           only
           imposed
           by
           their
           own
           
             Parliaments
             ,
          
           as
           is
           evident
           by
           claus.
           46
           E.
           3.
           m.
           25.
           &
           claus.
           47
           E.
           3.
           m.
           3.
           
           My
           Plea
           for
           the
           Lords
           ,
           p.
           426
           ,
           427
           ,
           2
           R.
           2
           f.
           11
           ,
           12.
           
           
             Brook
          
           Parliament
           98.
           20
           H.
           6.
           f.
           8.
           
           
             Fitz.
          
           Prescription
           7.
           and
           
             Brook
          
           Prescription
           4.
           
           They
           being
           not
           so
           much
           as
           a
           Parliament
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           much
           lesse
           of
           
             Scotland
          
           &
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           (
           as
           they
           stile
           themselves
           )
           and
           having
           no
           authority
           by
           their
           writs
           of
           
             Elections
          
           and
           
             Indentures
             ,
          
           to
           treat
           or
           consult
           of
           any
           businesses
           ,
           but
           only
           such
           as
           touch
           and
           concern
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           not
           the
           Kingdoms
           of
           
             Scotland
          
           and
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           not
           mentioned
           in
           the
           Writs
           or
           Indentures
           of
           their
           Elections
           :
           Especially
           ,
           because
           those
           Taxes
           ,
           are
           thus
           imposed
           by
           them
           for
           the
           support
           and
           continuance
           of
           those
           Officers
           and
           that
           Army
           ,
           who
           trayterously
           seised
           and
           secluded
           the
           Members
           from
           the
           House
           ,
           and
           yet
           detain
           some
           of
           them
           Prisoners
           ,
           against
           all
           Law
           and
           Justice
           ,
           and
           have
           oft
           secluded
           them
           since
           :
           and
           because
           the
           secluded
           Members
           are
           the
           far
           major
           part
           (
           above
           six
           times
           as
           many
           as
           those
           that
           sate
           and
           shut
           them
           out
           by
           force
           )
           and
           would
           no
           waies
           have
           consented
           to
           these
           
             illegal
             Taxes
             ,
          
           or
           the
           undue
           manner
           of
           imposing
           them
           ,
           without
           the
           
             Lords
          
           concurrence
           ,
           had
           they
           been
           present
           .
           And
           ,
           I
           my self
           ,
           being
           both
           an
           unjustly
           imprisoned
           and
           secluded
           Member
           ,
           and
           neither
           of
           the
           
             Knights
          
           of
           the
           County
           of
           
             Somerset
             ,
          
           where
           I
           live
           ,
           present
           or
           consenting
           to
           these
           Acts
           or
           Taxes
           ,
           (
           both
           of
           them
           being
           forced
           thence
           by
           the
           Army
           ,
           and
           sitting
           Members
           ,
           and
           one
           of
           them
           now
           dead
           ,
           
           and
           the
           other
           excluded
           )
           I
           conceive
           neither
           my self
           nor
           the
           Countie
           where
           I
           live
           ,
           nor
           the
           Borough
           for
           which
           I
           served
           ,
           nor
           the
           people
           of
           these
           Kingdoms
           ,
           in
           the
           least
           measure
           bound
           by
           these
           Acts
           or
           Taxes
           ,
           but
           clearly
           exempted
           from
           them
           ,
           and
           obliged
           with
           all
           our
           might
           and
           power
           effectually
           to
           oppose
           them
           .
        
         
           If
           any
           here
           object
           ,
           
             That
             by
             the
             custome
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             forty
          
           
           
             members
             onely
             are
             sufficient
             to
             make
             a
             Commons
             House
             of
             Parliament
             ,
          
           and
           there
           were
           at
           least
           so
           many
           present
           when
           this
           Tax
           was
           imposed
           :
           Therefore
           it
           is
           valid
           ,
           obligatory
           both
           to
           the
           secluded
           Members
           and
           the
           Kingdome
           .
        
         
           I
           answer
           :
           First
           ,
           That
           though
           regularly
           it
           be
           true
           ,
           that
           forty
           members
           are
           sufficient
           to
           make
           a
           
             Commons
             House
          
           to
           begin
           
           praiers
           ,
           &
           businesses
           of
           lesser
           moment
           ,
           in
           the
           beginning
           of
           the
           day
           ,
           till
           the
           other
           Members
           come
           ,
           and
           the
           House
           be
           full
           ;
           yet
           40.
           were
           never
           in
           any
           
             Parliament
          
           reputed
           a
           competent
           number
           to
           grant
           
             Subsidies
             ,
             Taxes
             ,
          
           passe
           or
           read
           
             Bills
             ,
          
           or
           debate
           or
           conclude
           matters
           of
           greatest
           moment
           ;
           which
           by
           the
           constant
           Rules
           ,
           and
           usage
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           were
           never
           debated
           ,
           concluded
           ,
           passed
           ,
           but
           in
           a
           
             free
          
           and
           
             sull
             House
             ,
          
           when
           all
           or
           most
           of
           the
           Members
           were
           present
           ,
           as
           the
           Parliament
           
             Rolls
             ,
             Journals
             ,
             Modus
             tenendi
             Parliamentum
             ,
          
           Sir
           
             Edward
             Cooks
          
           4
           Institutes
           ,
           p.
           1.
           2.
           26.
           35.
           36.
           
           
             Cromptons
          
           Jurisdiction
           of
           Courts
           ,
           f.
           1.
           &c.
           39.
           E.
           3.
           7.
           
           
             Brook
          
           Parliament
           .
           27.
           1
           
             Jac.
          
           c.
           1.
           and
           the
           many
           Records
           I
           have
           cited
           to
           this
           purpose
           in
           my
           
             Levellers
             Ievelled
             ,
          
           my
           
             Plea
             for
             the
             Lords
             ,
          
           and
           
             Memento
          
           p.
           10.
           the
           exact
           
             Abridgement
          
           of
           the
           Records
           in
           the
           Tower
           ,
           p.
           11.
           13
           14.
           19.
           31.
           36.
           43.
           46.
           50.
           51.
           66.
           69.
           73.
           74.
           78.
           90.
           92.
           96.
           105.
           120.
           144.
           152
           ,
           154.
           167.
           169.
           173.
           182.
           188.
           193.
           195.
           202.
           281.
           286.
           287.
           290.
           298.
           308.
           318.
           318.
           331.
           335.
           371.
           373.
           392.
           426
           ,
           427.
           428.
           430.
           439.
           440.
           450.
           454.
           555.
           464.
           465.
           665.
           750.
           abundantly
           prove
           beyond
           contradiction
           ;
           for
           which
           cause
           the
           Members
           ought
           to
           be
           fined
           ,
           and
           lose
           their
           wages
           ,
           if
           absent
           without
           special
           Licence
           ,
           as
           
             Modus
             tenendi
             Parliamentum
             ,
          
           5
           R.
           2.
           Par.
           2.
           c.
           4.
           9.
           H.
           8.
           c.
           16.
           and
           
             A
             Collection
             of
             all
             Orders
             ,
             &c.
          
           of
           the
           late
           Parliament
           ,
           p.
           224.
           357.
           with
           the
           frequent
           summoning
           and
           fining
           absent
           Members
           evidence
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           though
           forty
           Members
           onely
           may
           peradventure
           
           make
           an
           House
           in
           case
           of
           absolute
           necessity
           ,
           when
           the
           rest
           through
           sickness
           ,
           and
           publick
           or
           private
           occasions
           :
           are
           voluntarily
           or
           negligently
           absent
           ;
           and
           might
           freely
           repair
           thither
           to
           sit
           or
           give
           their
           Votes
           if
           they
           pleased
           :
           yet
           forty
           Members
           never
           yet
           made
           a
           Commons
           House
           by
           custome
           of
           Parliament
           (
           there
           being
           never
           any
           such
           case
           till
           now
           )
           when
           the
           rest
           (
           being
           above
           four
           times
           their
           number
           )
           were
           forcibly
           secluded
           or
           driven
           thence
           by
           an
           Army
           raised
           to
           defend
           them
           ,
           through
           the
           practice
           ,
           connivance
           or
           command
           of
           those
           forty
           or
           fifty
           sitting
           ,
           of
           purpose
           that
           they
           should
           not
           over
           nor
           counter-vote
           them
           ;
           much
           lesse
           an
           House
           to
           sequester
           or
           expell
           the
           other
           Members
           ,
           or
           impose
           any
           Tax
           upon
           them
           .
           Till
           they
           shew
           me
           such
           a
           Law
           ,
           Custome
           or
           President
           (
           not
           to
           be
           found
           in
           any
           age
           )
           all
           they
           pretend
           is
           nothing
           to
           purpose
           ,
           or
           the
           present
           case
           .
        
         
           3ly
           .
           The
           visible
           horrid
           ,
           armed
           force
           upon
           both
           
             Houses
          
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           suppressing
           and
           secluding
           the
           whole
           House
           of
           Peers
           ,
           
             a
          
           
             against
             their
             undoubted
             hereditary
             and
             most
             ancient
          
           right
           to
           sit
           and
           vote
           in
           all
           Parliaments
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           ratified
           by
           the
           first
           Act
           made
           this
           Parliament
           ,
           16
           
             Car.
          
           c.
           1.
           and
           the
           Act
           for
           the
           continuance
           thereof
           ,
           17
           
             Car.
          
           c.
           7.
           by
           pretext
           whereof
           the
           Members
           now
           sit
           ;
           their
           forcible
           seclusion
           of
           the
           far
           greatest
           part
           of
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           onely
           for
           their
           
             Vote
          
           of
           
             Dec.
          
           5.
           1648.
           to
           settle
           
             the
             peace
             of
             the
             Kingdoms
             ,
          
           after
           a
           long-lasting
           intestine
           war
           ,
           upon
           
             most
             safe
             and
             honourable
             terms
             ,
          
           by
           the
           Army
           raised
           for
           their
           defence
           to
           sit
           and
           vote
           in
           safety
           ;
           as
           it
           totally
           subverts
           all
           the
           rights
           ,
           Priviledges
           ,
           and
           Constitution
           of
           our
           Parliaments
           ,
           so
           it
           utterly
           nalls
           all
           their
           Votes
           ,
           
             Orders
             ,
             Ordinances
             ,
             Taxes
             ,
          
           and
           
             Impositions
          
           whatsoever
           to
           all
           intents
           ;
           as
           I
           shall
           evidence
           beyond
           contradiction
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           By
           
             b
          
           the
           
             Declaration
          
           of
           WILLIAM
           LENTHAL
           Esquire
           ,
           SPEAKER
           of
           the
           Honourable
           HOUSE
           OF
           COMMONS
           ,
           Printed
           
             July
          
           29.
           16
           7.
           by
           his
           direction
           then
           ;
           and
           rising
           up
           in
           Judgement
           gainst
           him
           and
           all
           his
           sitting
           
             Conventicles
             ,
          
           ever
           since
           the
           forcible
           exclusion
           of
           the
           most
           of
           their
           fellow-Members
           ,
           and
           the
           Lords
           ,
           by
           their
           expresse
           order
           and
           confederacy
           .
        
         
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     A
                     Declaration
                     of
                  
                   William
                   Lenthall
                   
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     Speaker
                     of
                     the
                     Honorable
                     House
                     of
                     Commons
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   ALthough
                   it
                   may
                   happily
                   be
                   contrary
                   to
                   the
                   expectation
                   of
                   some
                   ,
                   
                     that
                     I
                     attend
                     not
                     the
                     service
                     of
                     the
                     House
                     of
                     Commons
                     at
                     this
                     time
                     ,
                  
                   as
                   I
                   have
                   constantly
                   done
                   for
                   7.
                   years
                   last
                   .
                   past
                   ,
                   
                     yet
                     can
                     it
                     not
                     be
                     reasonably
                     expected
                     by
                     any
                     that
                     well
                     consider
                     the
                  
                   
                     1
                  
                   
                     violence
                     offered
                     to
                     both
                     Houses
                     of
                     Parl.
                     and
                     to
                     my self
                     in
                     particular
                     on
                     Monday
                     last
                     ;
                     insomuch
                     that
                     I
                     can
                     safely
                     take
                     it
                     upon
                     my
                     conscience
                     ,
                     and
                     so
                     I
                     doubt
                     not
                     may
                     all
                     the
                     Members
                     of
                     both
                     Houses
                     also
                     ,
                     they
                     sate
                     in
                     continual
                     fear
                     of
                     their
                     lives
                     ,
                     and
                     by
                     terrour
                     thereof
                     ,
                     were
                     compelled
                     to
                     passe
                     such
                     Votes
                     as
                     it
                     pleased
                     an
                     unruly
                     multitude
                     to
                     force
                     upon
                     them
                     ;
                     which
                     as
                     I
                     did
                     then
                     openly
                     declare
                     in
                     the
                     House
                     ,
                     so
                     I
                     cannot
                     but
                     believe
                     ,
                     that
                     they
                     are
                     all
                     void
                     ,
                     and
                     null
                     ,
                     being
                     extorted
                     by
                     force
                     and
                     violence
                     ,
                     and
                     in
                     that
                     manner
                     that
                     they
                     were
                     ;
                     and
                  
                   
                     2
                  
                   
                     I
                     cannot
                     any
                     longer
                     dispence
                     with
                     my self
                     to
                     be
                     an
                     instrument
                     in
                     passing
                     such
                     Votes
                     ,
                     or
                     to
                     give
                     any
                     colour
                     or
                     shadow
                     of
                     Parliamentary
                     authority
                     unto
                     them
                     ,
                     which
                     are
                     not
                     the
                     Votes
                     of
                     the
                     representative
                     body
                     of
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     ,
                     but
                     of
                     a
                     tumultuous
                     multitude
                     ;
                     as
                     those
                     must
                     needs
                     be
                     accompted
                     ,
                     that
                     seemed
                     to
                     passe
                     the
                     House
                     on
                     Monday
                     last
                     ,
                     and
                     which
                     shall
                     passe
                     hereafter
                     ,
                     untill
                     better
                     provision
                     be
                     made
                     for
                     the
                     safe
                     and
                     free
                     sitting
                     of
                     the
                     Houses
                     of
                     Parliament
                     ;
                     there
                     being
                     no
                     effectual
                  
                   
                     *
                  
                   
                     course
                     taken
                     by
                     the
                     City
                     since
                     the
                     last
                     adjournment
                     of
                     the
                     Houses
                     ,
                     to
                     prevent
                     the
                     like
                     tumults
                     for
                     the
                     future
                     ,
                     no
                     nor
                     so
                     much
                     as
                     a
                     Declaration
                     from
                     them
                     to
                     shew
                     their
                     dislike
                     thereof
                     .
                  
                   But
                   on
                   the
                   contrary
                   ,
                   it
                   is
                   generally
                   voyced
                   in
                   the
                   Town
                   ,
                   that
                   there
                   will
                   be
                   a
                   far
                   greater
                   confluence
                   of
                   Apprentices
                   ,
                   Reformadoes
                   ,
                   and
                   others
                   ,
                   on
                   
                     Friday
                  
                   at
                   the
                   Parliaments
                   doors
                   ;
                   and
                   particularly
                   notice
                   was
                   given
                   to
                   me
                   that
                   after
                   
                     they
                  
                   
                     3
                  
                   
                     had
                     made
                     the
                     House
                     Vote
                     what
                     they
                     please
                     ,
                  
                   they
                   would
                   destroy
                   me
                   .
                   I
                   had
                   likewise
                   information
                   given
                   me
                   ,
                   that
                   there
                   would
                   be
                   a
                   great
                   number
                   of
                   Apprentices
                   of
                   a
                   contrary
                   Opinion
                   and
                   affections
                   to
                   the
                   other
                   ,
                   about
                   the
                   Parliament
                   doors
                   on
                   
                     Friday
                  
                   morning
                   ,
                   which
                   I
                   fore-saw
                   must
                   of
                   necessity
                   
                   cause
                   a
                   great
                   combustion
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   probability
                   occasion
                   much
                   blood-shed
                   ;
                   the
                   preventing
                   of
                   which
                   mischiefs
                   ,
                   together
                   with
                   the
                   considerations
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   have
                   weighed
                   more
                   with
                   me
                   than
                   any
                   thing
                   which
                   may
                   concern
                   my
                   particular
                   ,
                   
                     and
                     especially
                     having
                     served
                     the
                     House
                     faithfully
                     and
                     diligently
                     for
                     the
                     space
                     of
                     very
                     near
                     seven
                     years
                     ,
                  
                   
                     4
                  
                   
                     in
                     a
                     true
                     and
                     Parliamentary
                     way
                     of
                     proceedings
                     ,
                     that
                     I
                     might
                     not
                     now
                     be
                     made
                     a
                     servant
                     to
                     such
                     a
                     multitude
                     to
                     transfer
                     upon
                     them
                     the
                     colour
                     of
                     Parliamentary
                     authority
                     ,
                     there
                     withall
                     to
                     abuse
                     and
                     deceive
                     the
                     minds
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                  
                   
                     5
                  
                   
                     destroy
                     the
                     lives
                     ,
                     liberties
                     ,
                     and
                     estates
                     of
                     the
                     people
                     of
                     this
                     Kingdom
                     ;
                     And
                     having
                     taken
                     a
                  
                   
                     6
                  
                   
                     solemn
                     Protestation
                     &
                     Covenant
                     in
                     my
                     place
                     and
                     calling
                     ,
                     to
                     maintain
                     the
                     privileges
                     of
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Rights
                     and
                     Liberties
                     of
                     the
                     Subjects
                     ,
                     I
                     could
                     not
                     now
                     satisfie
                     my self
                     ,
                     but
                     by
                  
                   
                     7
                  
                   
                     absenting
                     my self
                     at
                     this
                     time
                     ,
                     rather
                     than
                     by
                     my
                     presence
                     to
                     give
                     any
                     shadow
                     or
                     countenance
                     of
                     the
                     authority
                     of
                     Parliament
                     to
                     such
                     apparent
                     violations
                     thereof
                     .
                     Neither
                     can
                     the
                     omission
                     of
                     a
                     circumstance
                     ,
                     or
                     some
                     formality
                     in
                     the
                     adjournments
                     of
                     the
                     House
                     ,
                     (
                     when
                     through
                     force
                     and
                     violence
                     it
                     cannot
                     meet
                     and
                     sit
                     in
                     any
                     sort
                     as
                     a
                     Parliament
                     )
                     be
                     any
                     prejudice
                     to
                     the
                     future
                     meetings
                     and
                     proceedings
                     thereof
                     ,
                     when
                     it
                     may
                     meet
                     and
                     sit
                     again
                     as
                     a
                     free
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     it
                     being
                     well
                     known
                     ,
                     that
                     nothing
                     can
                     dissolve
                     this
                     Parliament
                     but
                     an
                     Act
                     of
                     Parliament
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   When
                   a
                   company
                   of
                   Apprentices
                   ,
                   Reformadoes
                   and
                   others
                   ,
                   shall
                   call
                   the
                   Ordinances
                   of
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   pretended
                   Ordinances
                   ;
                   
                     shall
                  
                   
                     8
                  
                   
                     lock
                     the
                     doors
                     of
                     the
                     Houses
                     upon
                     them
                     ,
                     shall
                     swear
                     ,
                     not
                     to
                     let
                     them
                     out
                     till
                     they
                     had
                     passed
                     what
                     they
                     pleased
                     concerning
                     the
                     Militia
                  
                   of
                   
                     London
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   other
                   things
                   ,
                   (
                   though
                   the
                   Houses
                   had
                   immediately
                   before
                   voted
                   otherwise
                   ,
                   )
                   shall
                   threaten
                   the
                   Houses
                   in
                   case
                   they
                   did
                   not
                   instantly
                   satisfie
                   their
                   demands
                   ;
                   shall
                   knock
                   ,
                   whoot
                   ,
                   and
                   hollow
                   continually
                   at
                   the
                   Parliament
                   door
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   
                   
                     9
                  
                   
                     Members
                     could
                     not
                     be
                     heard
                     to
                     speak
                     or
                     debate
                     ;
                     &
                     after
                     that
                     the
                     House
                     of
                     Commons
                     had
                     passed
                     a
                     Vote
                     concerning
                     the
                     Militia
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     and
                     that
                     the
                     Speaker
                     by
                     the
                     Vote
                     had
                     judged
                     the
                  
                   
                     10
                  
                   
                     major
                     part
                     to
                     be
                     for
                     the
                     Negative
                     ,
                     shall
                     not
                     suffer
                     the
                     House
                     to
                     be
                     divided
                     ,
                     but
                     in
                     a
                     thr
                     eatning
                     way
                     require
                     those
                     that
                  
                   
                     11
                  
                   
                     gave
                     their
                     votes
                     againstth
                     em
                     ,
                     to
                     corne
                     out
                     to
                     them
                     if
                     they
                     would
                     ;
                     when
                     after
                     the
                     House
                     was
                     adjourned
                     ,
                     they
                     shall
                     by
                     main
                     force
                     thrust
                     back
                     the
                     Speaker
                     again
                     into
                     the
                     House
                     ,
                     and
                     force
                     the
                     Members
                     in
                     their
                     presence
                     and
                     sight
                     (
                     divers
                     of
                     them
                     thrusting
                     into
                     the
                     House
                     )
                     to
                     vote
                     what
                     they
                     demanded
                     :
                     when
                     they
                     shall
                     justle
                     pull
                     and
                     hale
                     the
                     Speaker
                     all
                     the
                     way
                     he
                     went
                     down
                     to
                     his
                     Cosch
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   force
                   him
                   to
                   avoid
                   their
                   violence
                   to
                   betake
                   himself
                   to
                   the
                   next
                   Coach
                   he
                   could
                   get
                   into
                   ,
                   for
                   Refuge
                   :
                   when
                   they
                   shall
                   breath
                   forth
                   bloody
                   threats
                   against
                   the
                   Members
                   as
                   they
                   came
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   House
                   ,
                   and
                   since
                   against
                   me
                   in
                   particular
                   at
                   the
                   next
                   meeting
                   of
                   the
                   House
                   (
                   as
                   I
                   am
                   credibly
                   informed
                   )
                   and
                   where
                   there
                   is
                   no
                   appearance
                   ,
                   but
                   that
                   they
                   will
                   continue
                   to
                   do
                   as
                   formerly
                   they
                   have
                   done
                   ,
                   
                     or
                     far
                     worse
                     on
                     Friday
                     ,
                  
                   
                     12
                  
                   
                     I
                     couldnot
                     in
                     discharge
                     of
                     my
                     Trust
                     ,
                     Protestation
                     and
                     Covenant
                     ,
                     sit
                     in
                     the
                     Chair
                     of
                     the
                     House
                     of
                     Commons
                     whilst
                     it
                     shall
                     be
                     iu
                     such
                     a
                     condition
                     :
                     but
                     so
                     soon
                     as
                     it
                     may
                     sit
                     again
                     in
                     freedome
                     and
                     safety
                     ,
                     I
                     shall
                     be
                     ready
                     to
                     attend
                     she
                     service
                     thereof
                     ;
                  
                   but
                   till
                   then
                   ,
                   as
                   I
                   have
                   upon
                   the
                   forementioned
                   grounds
                   ,
                   fully
                   satisfied
                   my
                   own
                   Conscience
                   ,
                   so
                   I
                   doubt
                   not
                   but
                   I
                   shall
                   give
                   the
                   
                     whole
                     Kingdome
                     (
                     whose
                     interest
                     is
                     most
                     concerned
                     in
                     it
                     )
                     ample
                     satisfaction
                     in
                     the
                     necessity
                     of
                     my
                     absence
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       William
                       Lenthall
                       ,
                    
                     Speaker
                     ,
                  
                
              
            
          
        
         
           2ly
           .
           By
           the
           
             Engagement
          
           of
           those
           
             Lords
          
           and
           Commons
           that
           went
           to
           the
           
             Army
          
           after
           the
           Apprentices
           transitory
           forc●
           ,
           upon
           the
           Army-Officers
           invitation
           )
           who
           subscribed
           their
           names
           thereto
           ,
           with
           some
           others
           who
           continued
           sitting
           in
           the
           Houses
           .
        
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         Die
                         Mercurii
                         quarto
                      
                       Augusti
                       1647.
                       
                    
                  
                
                 
                   WE
                   the
                   
                     Members
                     of
                     both
                     Houses
                     of
                     Parliament
                  
                   who
                   absent
                   our selves
                   from
                   the
                   service
                   of
                   
                     the
                     Parliament
                     ,
                  
                   
                   
                     1
                  
                   
                     by
                     reason
                     of
                     the
                     force
                     and
                     violence
                     offered
                     thereunto
                     ,
                     by
                     a
                     tumultuous
                     multitude
                     ;
                  
                   having
                   received
                   from
                   his
                   Excellency
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Fairfax
                     ,
                  
                   a
                   
                     Declaration
                     ,
                  
                   entituled
                   ,
                   
                     a
                     Declaration
                     of
                     his
                     Exceliency
                  
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Fairfax
                     ,
                     and
                     his
                     Councel
                     of
                     War
                     ,
                     on
                     the
                     behalf
                     of
                     themselves
                     and
                     the
                     whole
                     Army
                     ,
                  
                   shewing
                   the
                   grounds
                   of
                   their
                   present
                   advance
                   towards
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   
                     London
                     ;
                  
                   and
                   having
                   perused
                   the
                   same
                   ,
                   we
                   look
                   upon
                   it
                   as
                   a
                   
                     Declaration
                  
                   full
                   of
                   truth
                   ,
                   the
                   matter
                   of
                   fact
                   being
                   well
                   known
                   unto
                   most
                   of
                   us
                   ,
                   who
                   have
                   been
                   ey
                   and
                   ear
                   witnesses
                   thereof
                   ;
                   full
                   of
                   Christian
                   ,
                   noble
                   ,
                   and
                   publick
                   affection
                   to
                   the
                   good
                   ,
                   peace
                   and
                   prosperity
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdome
                   ,
                   and
                   full
                   of
                   integrity
                   and
                   faithfulnesse
                   to
                   the
                   tru●
                   interest
                   of
                   the
                   English
                   Nation
                   ;
                   and
                   
                     2
                  
                   
                     full
                     of
                     undaunted
                     and
                     generous
                     resolutions
                     to
                     assert
                     the
                     Honour
                     and
                     Freedome
                     of
                     the
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     and
                     effectually
                     to
                     vindicate
                     it
                     from
                     the
                     force
                     and
                     violence
                     ,
                     whereby
                     it
                     hath
                     been
                     of
                     late
                     trampled
                     under
                     the
                     foot
                     of
                     a
                     Rabble
                     of
                     people
                     ,
                     unto
                     which
                     force
                  
                   
                     3
                  
                   
                     it
                     is
                     still
                     exposed
                     ,
                     so
                     as
                     it
                     may
                     be
                     exercised
                     upon
                     them
                     at
                     pleasure
                     :
                     and
                     whilest
                     the
                     Parliament
                     remains
                     in
                     such
                     a
                     condition
                     ,
                     although
                     it
                     be
                     not
                     dissolvable
                     but
                     by
                     Act
                     of
                     Parl
                     yet
                     it
                     is
                     suspended
                     from
                     acting
                     as
                     a
                     Parliament
                  
                   In
                   all
                   these
                   things
                   ,
                   and
                   generally
                   throughout
                   ,
                   our
                   sense
                   so
                   fully
                   agreeth
                   with
                   what
                   is
                   expressed
                   in
                   that
                   
                     Dcelaration
                     of
                     the
                     Army
                     ,
                  
                   that
                   we
                   cannot
                   but
                   receive
                   it
                   with
                   much
                   approbation
                   ,
                   and
                   also
                   with
                   great
                   thankfulness
                   to
                   God
                   in
                   the
                   first
                   place
                   ,
                   and
                   next
                   under
                   him
                   ,
                   
                     4
                  
                   
                     to
                     this
                     ever
                     faithfull
                     Army
                     ,
                  
                   for
                   that
                   tender
                   sense
                   expressed
                   therein
                   
                     of
                     our
                     honour
                  
                   and
                   security
                   ,
                   who
                   
                     absent
                     our selves
                     from
                     the
                     Parliament
                     in
                     regard
                     of
                     that
                     force
                     :
                     And
                     for
                     that
                     high
                     Eugagem
                     .
                     of
                     the
                     Armie
                     to
                     live
                     &
                     dy
                     with
                     us
                     in
                     this
                     cause
                     .
                     Whereupon
                     we
                     cannot
                     but
                  
                   
                     5
                  
                   
                     mutually
                     engage
                     our selves
                     ,
                     as
                     hereby
                     we
                     do
                     ,
                     to
                     live
                     &
                  
                   die
                   
                     with
                     Sir
                     The
                     .
                     Fairfax
                     and
                     the
                     Army
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     vindication
                     of
                     the
                     honour
                     and
                     freedome
                     of
                     the
                     Parliament
                     :
                     And
                     we
                     cannot
                     but
                     observe
                     the
                     special
                     providence
                     of
                     God
                     in
                     holding
                     up
                     so
                     extraordinarily
                  
                   
                     6
                  
                   
                     this
                     Army
                     ,
                     &
                     reserving
                     it
                     to
                     take
                     
                     off
                     the
                     scorn
                     of
                     this
                     Nation
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     raise
                     up
                     again
                     from
                     the
                     depth
                     of
                     contempt
                     ,
                     that
                     once
                     so
                     much
                     honoured
                     ,
                     and
                     high
                     esteemed
                     name
                     of
                     a
                     Parliament
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   And
                   whereas
                   in
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Declaration
                     ,
                  
                   it
                   is
                   desired
                   ,
                   that
                   we
                   as
                   
                     persons
                     upon
                     whom
                  
                   
                     7
                  
                   
                     their
                     publick
                     trust
                     still
                     remaineth
                     ,
                     (
                     though
                     for
                     the
                     present
                     we
                     cannot
                     exercise
                     the
                     same
                     in
                     a
                     Parliamentory
                     way
                     )
                  
                   would
                   advise
                   his
                   Excellency
                   and
                   his
                   Councel
                   os
                   Wa●
                   in
                   such
                   things
                   as
                   may
                   be
                   for
                   the
                   good
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdome
                   ;
                   and
                   for
                   the
                   attaining
                   the
                   ends
                   aforesaid
                   ;
                   We
                   do
                   declare
                   ,
                   that
                   we
                   shall
                   be
                   ●ver
                   ready
                   to
                   do
                   it
                   upon
                   all
                   occasions
                   ,
                   
                     in
                     such
                     a
                     capacity
                     as
                     we
                     may
                     ,
                  
                   
                     8
                  
                   
                     till
                     we
                     shall
                     be
                     enabled
                     to
                     discharge
                     our
                     trust
                     in
                     a
                     free
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     which
                     we
                     conceive
                     we
                     can
                     never
                     do
                     ,
                     until
                     the
                     Houses
                     of
                     Parliament
                     may
                     be
                     absolute
                     Judges
                     ,
                     and
                     Masters
                     of
                     their
                     own
                     securities
                     ,
                     and
                     such
                  
                   
                     9
                  
                   
                     Trayterous
                     ,
                     audacious
                     offenders
                     ,
                     as
                     have
                     endevoured
                     with
                     so
                     high
                     a
                     hand
                     to
                     destroy
                     the
                     highest
                     Authority
                     (
                     as
                     by
                     the
                     particulars
                  
                   so
                   fully
                   &
                   clearly
                   expressed
                   in
                   the
                   Declaration
                   of
                   the
                   army
                   may
                   appear
                   )
                   
                     shal
                     receive
                     condigne
                     punishment
                     ,
                     or
                     at
                     least
                     the
                     Parliament
                     put
                     in
                     such
                     a
                     condition
                     ,
                     as
                     that
                     they
                     may
                     be
                     able
                     to
                     bring
                     them
                     thereunto
                     :
                  
                   And
                   
                     10
                  
                   
                     we
                     trust
                     in
                     God
                     ,
                     through
                     his
                     accustomed
                     blessing
                     up●n
                     this
                     Army
                     and
                     their
                     Assistants
                     ,
                     in
                     their
                     honest
                     and
                     just
                     undertakings
                     ,
                     the
                     Parliament
                     shall
                     speedily
                     be
                     put
                     into
                     a
                     condition
                     to
                     sit
                     like
                     a
                     Parl.
                     of
                  
                   England
                   ;
                   
                     and
                     we
                     hope
                     ,
                     that
                  
                   
                     11
                  
                   
                     every
                     true
                     hearted
                     Englishman
                     will
                     put
                     his
                     helping
                     hand
                     to
                     so
                     necessary
                     ,
                     so
                     publick
                     ,
                     and
                     so
                     honourable
                     a
                     work
                     ,
                     as
                     is
                     the
                     vindicating
                     the
                     freedom
                     and
                     honour
                     of
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     wherein
                     the
                     freedome
                     and
                     honour
                     of
                     all
                     the
                     free
                     born
                     people
                     of
                     this
                     Nation
                     are
                     involved
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Manchester
                     ,
                     
                       Speaker
                       of
                       the
                       House
                       of
                    
                     Peers
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       *
                    
                     
                       Sarisbury
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Denbigh
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Northumberland
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Gray
                       of
                       Wark
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Mulgrave
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Kent
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Howard
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Say
                    
                     and
                     
                       Seal
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     1
                     
                       William
                       Lenthal
                    
                     Speaker
                     of
                     the
                     House
                     of
                     Commons
                     .
                  
                   
                     2
                     Lord
                     
                       Lisle
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Tho.
                       Gray
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Will.
                       Pierpoint
                    
                  
                   
                     3
                     
                       Henry
                       Mildmay
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Nathaniel
                       Fiennes
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       John
                       Fiennes
                    
                  
                   
                   
                     4
                     
                       Arthur
                       Haslerigg
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       William
                       Armyn
                    
                  
                   
                     5
                     
                       James
                       Temple
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Edm.
                       Prideaux
                    
                  
                   
                     6
                     
                       Miles
                       Corbet
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       John
                       Danvers
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Francis
                       Allin
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       John
                       Evelin
                    
                  
                   
                     7
                     
                       George
                       Fleetwood
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       George
                       Fennick
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       John
                       Blackstone
                    
                  
                   
                     8
                     
                       Tho.
                       Scot
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Tho.
                       Scot
                    
                     Major
                  
                   
                     9
                     
                       Roger
                       Hill
                    
                  
                   
                     10
                     
                       Henry
                       Martin
                    
                  
                   
                     11
                     
                       Cornelius
                       Holland
                    
                  
                   
                     12
                     
                       Oliver
                       Saint-Johns
                    
                  
                   
                     13
                     
                       William
                       Lemmon
                    
                  
                   
                     14
                     
                       William
                       Mounson
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Humphry
                       Edwards
                    
                  
                   
                     15
                     
                       John
                       Weaver
                    
                  
                   
                     16
                     
                       John
                       Corbett
                    
                  
                   
                     17
                     
                       Thomas
                       Lister
                    
                  
                   
                     18
                     
                       Henry
                       Smith
                    
                  
                   
                     19
                     
                       Nich.
                       Love
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Francis
                       Pierpoint
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Henry
                       Lawrence
                    
                  
                   
                     20
                     
                       Tho.
                       Ougain
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Godfrey
                       Boswell
                    
                  
                   
                     21
                     
                       Henry
                       Darley
                    
                  
                   
                     22
                     
                       Tho.
                       Boon
                    
                  
                   
                     23
                     
                       Peter
                       Temple
                    
                  
                   
                     24
                     
                       Philip
                       Smith
                    
                  
                   
                     25
                     
                       Michael
                       Livesey
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Henry
                       Hamond
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Gregory
                       Norton
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Thomas
                       Jarvice
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       William
                       Constable
                    
                  
                   
                     26
                     
                       William
                       Say
                    
                  
                   
                     27
                     
                       Edward
                       Ludlow
                    
                  
                   
                     28
                     
                       Edward
                       Dunce
                    
                  
                   
                     29
                     
                       John
                       Bingham
                    
                  
                   
                     30
                     
                       Augustine
                       Skinner
                    
                  
                   
                     31
                     
                       John
                       Trenchard
                    
                  
                   
                     32
                     
                       Sam.
                       Mayn
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Benjamine
                       Weston
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Francis
                       Thurnow
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Rowland
                       Wilson
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Laurence
                       Whitacr●
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       John
                       Crowder
                    
                  
                   
                     33
                     
                       George
                       Piggots
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       John
                       Bamfield
                    
                  
                
              
            
          
        
         
           In
           all
           but
           58.
           
        
         
           Some
           10
           or
           more
           of
           which
           sate
           in
           the
           House
           in
           the
           Speakers
           absence
           ,
           and
           went
           not
           to
           the
           Army
           .
           Of
           these
           ,
           33.
           are
           yet
           living
           ,
           and
           sitting
           now
           and
           then
           ,
           excluding
           the
           Majority
           of
           the
           House
           by
           force
           ,
           and
           voting
           them
           out
           ;
           5.
           of
           them
           now
           living
           are
           secluded
           ,
           who
           subscribed
           this
           engagement
           ,
           the
           rest
           since
           dead
           .
           How
           these
           Subscribers
           and
           secluders
           can
           look
           God
           or
           men
           in
           the
           face
           ,
           or
           justify
           Taxes
           ,
           Knacks
           and
           Proceedings
           to
           be
           legal
           and
           Parliamentary
           ,
           whiles
           most
           of
           the
           Members
           are
           kept
           out
           by
           force
           ,
           after
           this
           their
           subscription
           and
           publication
           to
           the
           contrary
           ,
           under
           their
           own
           hands
           ,
           let
           themselves
           resolve
           .
        
         
           It
           will
           be
           also
           worth
           the
           Enquiry
           ,
           who
           was
           the
           Pen-man
           and
           Contriver
           of
           this
           Engagement
           .
        
         
         
           Whether
           it
           be
           not
           more
           dangerous
           and
           treasonable
           in
           those
           Members
           who
           have
           since
           confederated
           with
           the
           Army
           to
           seclude
           the
           Lords
           House
           ,
           and
           their
           own
           Members
           ,
           than
           that
           Engagement
           of
           the
           Citizens
           ,
           which
           the
           subfcribers
           hereof
           voted
           to
           be
           
             Treasonable
             ?
          
        
         
           And
           whether
           it
           makes
           not
           these
           sitting
           Members
           who
           subscribed
           it
           ,
           
             pre-ingaged
             parties
             ,
          
           and
           
             incompetent
             Judges
             of
             the
             secluded
             ,
             ejected
             ,
             and
             imprisoned
             Members
             ,
          
           who
           continued
           sitting
           in
           the
           House
           ,
           according
           to
           their
           trust
           and
           duty
           ;
           and
           of
           the
           accused
           and
           imprisoned
           Citizens
           ,
           who
           did
           but
           defend
           the
           
             Parliament
             then
             sitting
             ,
          
           according
           to
           their
           own
           Votes
           ,
           Ordinances
           ,
           Covenant
           ,
           and
           their
           duty
           ?
        
         
           3ly
           .
           By
           Sir
           
             Thomas
             Fairfax
          
           Letter
           to
           the
           Right
           Honourable
           the
           Lord
           Maior
           ,
           Aldermen
           ,
           and
           Common-council
           of
           the
           City
           of
           
             London
             .
          
        
         
           
             
               
                 My
                 Lord
                 and
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
              
            
             
               YOu
               may
               please
               to
               remember
               the
               former
               complyance
               of
               this
               Army
               with
               your
               desires
               ,
               to
               remove
               to
               this
               distance
               ,
               and
               that
               upon
               the
               assurance
               you
               gave
               them
               of
               your
               concurrence
               with
               their
               declared
               desires
               ,
               for
               the
               setling
               the
               liberty
               and
               peace
               of
               the
               Kingdom
               ,
               (
               against
               which
               you
               never
               yet
               offered
               us
               one
               exception
               ,
               or
               anie
               ground
               of
               dissent
               )
               
                 as
                 also
                 of
                 your
                 great
                 tendernesse
                 and
                 resolution
                 to
                 secure
                 the
                 Parliament
                 and
                 their
                 privileges
                 ,
                 from
                 any
                 violence
                 or
                 attempt
                 ;
              
               the
               reason
               given
               us
               of
               your
               late
               listing
               of
               new
               forces
               ,
               and
               wherein
               we
               did
               most
               acquiesce
               .
            
             
               That
               upon
               this
               confidence
               we
               had
               disposed
               the
               Armie
               into
               several
               parts
               of
               the
               Kingdom
               ;
               for
               the
               ease
               of
               the
               whole
               ,
               to
               above
               100.
               miles
               distance
               :
               we
               had
               given
               up
               our selves
               to
               the
               effecting
               of
               such
               Proposals
               as
               might
               tend
               to
               the
               comfortable
               settlement
               of
               this
               poor
               Kingdom
               ,
               and
               a
               hopefull
               way
               for
               the
               speedy
               relief
               of
               
                 Ireland
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 We
                 cannot
                 then
                 but
                 be
                 deeply
                 sensible
                 of
                 the
              
               
                 1
              
               
                 unparalleld
                 violation
                 acted
                 upon
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 upon
                 Mondy
                 last
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 rude
                 multitude
                 from
                 your
                 City
                 ,
              
               because
               therein
               ,
               the
               Guards
               sent
               from
               the
               City
               did
               not
               only
               
                 neglect
                 their
                 duty
                 for
                 the
                 security
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 from
                 such
                 violence
                 ,
              
               
               and
               the
               whole
               Citie
               to
               yield
               anie
               relief
               to
               the
               Houses
               in
               that
               extremity
               ,
               but
               I
               am
               assured
               from
               eye
               and
               ear-witnesses
               ,
               that
               divers
               of
               the
               Common-council
               gave
               great
               encouragement
               to
               it
               ,
               
                 which
                 doth
                 not
                 only
              
               
                 2
              
               
                 gain-say
                 your
                 former
                 professions
                 ,
                 but
                 doth
                 violence
                 to
                 those
                 many
                 Obligations
                 that
                 (
                 by
                 your
                 Charter
                 ,
                 Protestation
                 ,
                 and
                 sundry
                 other
                 waies
                 )
                 lye
                 upon
                 you
                 to
                 protect
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
            
             
               For
               my
               part
               ,
               I
               cannot
               but
               look
               on
               your selves
               (
               who
               are
               in
               authoritie
               )
               as
               accountable
               to
               the
               Kingdom
               ,
               for
               your
               present
               interruptions
               of
               that
               hopefull
               way
               of
               peace
               and
               settlement
               ,
               things
               were
               in
               for
               this
               Nation
               ,
               and
               of
               relieving
               
                 Ireland
                 ,
              
               occasioned
               by
               the
               late
               Treasonable
               and
               destructive
               Engagement
               :
               
                 Especially
                 the
                 lately
                 prodigious
                 and
                 horrid
                 force
                 done
                 upon
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
              
               
                 3
              
               
                 tending
                 to
                 dissolve
                 all
                 Government
                 ;
              
               upon
               which
               score
               ,
               we
               and
               the
               whole
               Kingdom
               shall
               have
               cause
               to
               put
               every
               thing
               of
               the
               like
               nature
               that
               may
               happen
               to
               the
               Parliament
               ,
               or
               to
               any
               who
               are
               friends
               to
               them
               ,
               and
               this
               Armie
               ,
               except
               by
               your
               wisdom
               ,
               care
               ,
               and
               industry
               ,
               the
               
                 chief
                 actors
                 may
                 be
                 detected
                 ,
              
               
                 4
              
               
                 secured
                 and
                 given
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 procuring
                 of
                 justice
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 best
                 endeavors
                 used
                 to
                 prevent
                 the
                 like
                 for
                 the
                 future
                 .
              
               And
               so
               I
               rest
               ,
            
             
               
                 Your
                 most
                 assured
                 friend
                 to
                 serve
                 you
                 ,
                 
                   Tho.
                   Fairfax
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Bedford
                   ,
                
                 
                   29
                   July
                   ,
                   1647.
                   
                
              
            
          
        
         
           4ly
           By
           a
           Declaration
           of
           Sir
           
             Tho.
             Fairfax
             ,
          
           
             *
          
           and
           his
           Council
           of
           War
           ,
           
             August
          
           3.
           1647.
           concerning
           the
           Apprentices
           force
           upon
           the
           Houses
           ;
           wherein
           are
           these
           observable
           passages
           ,
        
         
           
             Monday
             July
          
           the
           six
           and
           twentieth
           ,
           the
           Common-Council
           of
           the
           City
           presents
           their
           Petitions
           to
           both
           Houses
           for
           changing
           the
           
             Militia
             ,
          
           whereon
           the
           House
           of
           Lords
           refuse
           to
           alter
           their
           resolutions
           ;
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           answered
           ,
           they
           would
           take
           it
           into
           consideration
           the
           next
           morning
           .
           Notwithstanding
           which
           ,
           the
           City
           and
           Kingdome
           cannot
           be
           ignorant
           with
           what
           rage
           and
           insolency
           the
           tumult
           of
           Apprentices
           ,
           the
           same
           day
           forced
           both
           Houses
           .
           
           They
           (
           1
           )
           
             blockt
             up
             their
             doors
             ,
          
           swearing
           ,
           
             they
             would
             keep
             them
             in
             ,
          
           till
           they
           had
           passed
           what
           Votes
           they
           pleased
           ;
           they
           
           threatned
           the
           Houses
           ,
           if
           they
           granted
           not
           their
           desires
           ,
           knocking
           ,
           whooting
           ,
           and
           hallowing
           so
           at
           the
           Parliament-doors
           ,
           that
           many
           times
           the
           Members
           could
           not
           be
           heard
           to
           speak
           or
           debate
           ,
           not
           suffering
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           to
           divide
           for
           determining
           such
           Questions
           ,
           as
           w●●e
           put
           ,
           crying
           out
           ,
           
             2
          
           
             That
             those
             that
             gave
             their
             Votes
             against
             them
             ,
             should
             be
             sent
             out
             to
             them
             ;
          
           very
           often
           and
           loudly
           saying
           .
           
             Agree
             ,
             agree
             ,
             dispatch
             ,
             we
             'l
             stay
             no
             longer
             ;
          
           and
           in
           this
           outragious
           manner
           ,
           they
           continued
           at
           the
           House
           door
           above
           eight
           hours
           together
           ,
           the
           City-Guards
           there
           present
           nor
           the
           City
           relieving
           them
           ;
           by
           reason
           whereof
           the
           House
           was
           forced
           to
           Vote
           what
           that
           rude
           multitude
           would
           demand
           ,
           and
           then
           adjourned
           the
           House
           till
           the
           next
           morning
           ;
           After
           which
           the
           House
           rising
           ,
           the
           Speaker
           and
           many
           Members
           
             going
             out
             of
             the
             House
             ,
             they
          
           (
           3
           )
           
             forc'd
             them
             back
             again
             into
             the
             House
             :
          
           Many
           of
           the
           Apprentices
           pressing
           in
           with
           them
           ,
           where
           they
           stood
           with
           their
           hats
           on
           their
           heads
           ,
           and
           compelled
           the
           Speaker
           to
           take
           the
           Chair
           ,
           and
           the
           House
           to
           vote
           in
           their
           presence
           what
           they
           pleased
           ;
           committing
           many
           other
           insolencies
           ,
           as
           is
           published
           by
           the
           Speaker
           of
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           in
           his
           Declaration
           ,
           and
           is
           too
           well
           known
           by
           all
           then
           present
           ;
           and
           during
           the
           time
           of
           this
           execrable
           violence
           done
           by
           the
           said
           Apprentices
           ,
           
             4
          
           
             Westminster
          
           Hall
           and
           the
           Palace
           yard
           was
           fill'd
           with
           Reformadoes
           ,
           and
           other
           ill-affected
           persons
           designed
           to
           back
           them
           :
        
         
           After
           this
           the
           Houses
           being
           adjourned
           till
           
             Friday
          
           following
           ,
           upon
           the
           
             Thursday
             ,
          
           the
           Apprentices
           printed
           and
           posted
           a
           paper
           in
           several
           places
           of
           the
           City
           ,
           requiring
           all
           their
           fellows
           to
           be
           early
           at
           the
           Parliament
           the
           next
           morning
           ,
           for
           that
           they
           intended
           to
           adjourn
           by
           seven
           of
           the
           clock
           ,
           and
           that
           for
           a
           Moneth
           .
           Thus
           the
           Speakrs
           
             5
          
           with
           many
           of
           the
           Members
           of
           both
           Houses
           were
           driven
           away
           from
           the
           Parliament
           .
        
         
           These
           things
           being
           seriously
           considered
           by
           us
           ,
           we
           have
           thought
           fit
           in
           the
           name
           of
           the
           Army
           to
           declare
           ,
           that
           all
           such
           Members
           of
           either
           House
           of
           Parliament
           as
           are
           already
           
           with
           the
           Army
           for
           the
           security
           of
           their
           persons
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           ends
           aforesaid
           ,
           are
           forced
           to
           absent
           themselves
           from
           
             Westminster
             ,
          
           that
           
             5
          
           we
           shall
           hold
           and
           esteem
           them
           as
           persons
           in
           whom
           the
           publick
           trust
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           is
           still
           remaining
           ,
           though
           they
           cannot
           for
           the
           present
           sit
           as
           a
           Parliament
           with
           freedom
           and
           safety
           at
           
             Westminster
             ,
          
           and
           by
           whose
           advice
           and
           counsels
           ,
           we
           desire
           to
           govern
           our selves
           ,
           in
           the
           managing
           these
           weighty
           affairs
           ;
           and
           to
           that
           end
           we
           
             *
          
           invite
           them
           to
           make
           repair
           to
           this
           Army
           ,
           to
           joyn
           with
           us
           in
           this
           great
           cause
           ,
           we
           being
           resolved
           ,
           and
           do
           hereby
           faithfully
           oblige
           our selves
           to
           stand
           by
           them
           therein
           ,
           and
           to
           live
           and
           die
           with
           them
           against
           all
           Opposition
           whatsoever
           .
           And
           in
           particular
           ,
           we
           do
           hold
           our selves
           bound
           to
           own
           that
           honorable
           act
           of
           the
           
             Speaker
          
           of
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           ,
           who
           upon
           the
           grounds
           he
           himself
           expressed
           in
           his
           
             Declaration
          
           sent
           unto
           us
           ,
           hath
           actually
           withdrawn
           himself
           ;
           and
           hereupon
           we
           do
           further
           
             6
          
           ingage
           to
           use
           our
           utmost
           &
           speedy
           endeavours
           ,
           that
           he
           and
           those
           Members
           of
           either
           House
           ,
           that
           are
           thus
           inforced
           away
           from
           their
           attendance
           at
           
             Westminster
             ,
             may
             with
             freedom
             and
             security
             sit
             there
             ,
             and
             again
             discharge
             their
             trust
             ,
             as
             a
             free
             and
             a
             legal
             Parliament
             :
          
           and
           in
           the
           mean
           time
           we
           do
           declare
           against
           that
           late
           choice
           of
           a
           new
           
             Speaker
          
           by
           some
           Gentlemen
           at
           
             Westminster
             ,
          
           as
           
             7
          
           
             contrary
             to
             all
             right
             Reason
             ,
             Law
             ,
             and
             Custom
             ;
             and
             we
             professs
             our selves
             to
             be
          
           
             8
          
           
             most
             clearly
             satisfied
             in
             all
             our
             Judgements
             ,
             and
             are
             also
             confident
             the
             Kingdom
             will
             herein
             concur
             with
             us
             ,
             that
             as
             things
             now
             stand
             ,
             there
             is
             no
             free
             nor
             legal
             Parliament
             sitting
             ,
             being
             through
             the
             aforesaid
             violence
             at
             present
             suspended
             :
             And
          
           
             9
          
           
             that
             the
             Drders
             ,
             Votes
             ,
             or
             Resolutions
             ,
             forced
             from
             the
             Houses
             on
             Monday
             the
          
           26.
           
             of
             July
             last
             ,
             as
             also
             all
             such
             as
             shall
             passe
             in
             this
             Assembly
             of
             some
             few
             Lords
             and
             Gentlemen
             at
             Westminster
             ,
             under
             what
             pretence
             and
             colour
             soever
             ,
             are
             unto
             and
             null
             ,
             and
             ought
             Hot
             to
             be
             submitted
             unto
             by
             the
             free-born
             Subjects
             of
             England
             .
          
        
         
           And
           that
           we
           may
           prevent
           that
           slavery
           designed
           upon
           us
           and
           the
           Nation
           ,
           that
           the
           Kingdom
           may
           be
           restored
           to
           a
           happy
           State
           of
           a
           visible
           Government
           ,
           now
           eclipsed
           and
           darkened
           ;
           
             we
             hold
             our selves
             bound
             by
             our
             duty
             to
             God
             
             and
             the
             Kingdom
             ,
             to
             bring
             to
             condign
             punishment
             the
             Authors
             and
             Promoters
             of
             that
          
           
             *
          
           
             unparalleld
             violence
             done
             to
             the
             Parliament
             ;
             and
             in
             that
             to
             all
             the
             free-born
             Subjects
             of
             England
             ,
             that
             are
             or
             hereafter
             shall
             be
             ;
          
           and
           therefore
           we
           are
           resolved
           to
           march
           up
           towards
           
             London
             ,
             where
             we
             do
             expect
             ,
             that
             the
             well-affected
             people
             of
             that
             City
             will
             deliver
             up
             unto
             us
          
           (
           or
           otherwise
           put
           into
           safe
           Custody
           ,
           so
           as
           they
           may
           be
           reserved
           to
           a
           legal
           Trial
           )
           
             the
          
           
             10
          
           
             eleven
             impeached
             Members
             that
             have
             again
             thrust
             themselves
             into
             the
             management
             of
             publick
             affairs
             ,
             by
             this
             wicked
             design
             .
          
        
         
           And
           that
           all
           others
           will
           give
           us
           such
           assistance
           therein
           ,
           
             11
          
           
             that
             the
             Members
             of
             both
             Houses
             may
             receive
             due
             incouragement
             to
             return
             to
             Westminster
             ,
             there
             to
             sit
             with
             all
             freedom
             ,
             and
             so
             to
             perform
             their
             trust
             ,
             as
             shall
             condues
             to
             the
             settlement
             of
             this
             distracted
             Kingdom
             ;
             and
             to
             inflict
             such
             punishments
             upon
             these
             late
             Offenders
             ,
             as
             shall
             deter
             any
             for
             the
             future
             to
             make
             the
             like
             attempt
             .
          
        
         
           Our
           lives
           have
           not
           been
           dear
           unto
           us
           for
           the
           publick
           good
           ,
           and
           being
           now
           resolved
           by
           the
           assistance
           of
           God
           ,
           to
           
             12
          
           
             bring
             these
             Delinquents
          
           to
           their
           deserved
           punishments
           ,
           as
           that
           ,
           than
           which
           ,
           there
           cannot
           be
           any
           thing
           of
           more
           publick
           concernment
           to
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           we
           trust
           (
           if
           it
           shall
           come
           to
           that
           )
           our
           bloud
           shall
           not
           be
           accounted
           too
           dear
           a
           price
           for
           the
           accomplishment
           of
           it
           .
           And
           if
           any
           in
           the
           City
           will
           ingage
           themselves
           against
           us
           to
           protect
           these
           Persons
           ,
           and
           so
           put
           the
           Kingdom
           again
           into
           a
           new
           and
           miserable
           War
           ,
           The
           bloud
           must
           be
           laid
           to
           the
           account
           of
           such
           persons
           ,
           as
           are
           the
           Authors
           thereof
           .
        
         
           
             It
             is
             our
             chief
             aim
             to
             settle
             Peace
             with
             Truth
             and
             Righteousnesse
             throughout
             the
             Kingdom
             ,
             that
             none
             may
             be
             oppressed
             in
             his
             just
             freedom
             and
             Liberties
             ,
          
           
             13
          
           
             much
             lesse
             the
             Parliament
             it self
             :
             which
             things
             being
             duly
             setled
             ,
             we
             shall
             be
             as
             ready
             also
             to
             assure
             unto
             the
             King
             his
             just
             Rights
             and
             Authority
             ,
             as
             any
             that
             pretend
             it
             never
             so
             much
             ,
             for
             the
             better
             upholding
             of
             an
             ill
             cause
             ,
             and
             the
             countenance
             of
             tumultuous
             violence
             against
             the
             Parliament
             :
          
           the
           which
           our
           honest
           ,
           just
           ,
           and
           necessary
           undertakings
           ,
           as
           we
           are
           resolved
           to
           pursue
           with
           the
           utmost
           hazzard
           of
           our
           lives
           and
           fortunes
           ,
           so
           we
           doubt
           not
           ,
           
             but
             we
             shall
             
             find
             Gods
             accustomed
             goodnesse
             and
             assistance
             with
             us
             therein
             ,
             till
             we
             have
             brought
             them
             to
             a
             good
             and
             happy
             conclusion
             ,
             for
             this
             poor
             distracted
             &
             languishing
             Kingdom
             .
          
        
         
           5ly
           .
           By
           the
           Ordinance
           of
           both
           Houses
           ,
           eagerly
           promoted
           by
           all
           the
           fugitive
           Members
           engaging
           with
           the
           Army
           ,
           and
           now
           sitting
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           others
           remaining
           ,
           who
           condemned
           and
           passed
           Votes
           against
           the
           Apprentiees
           tumult
           during
           their
           absence
           ,
           and
           never
           countenanced
           it
           in
           the
           least
           degree
           ,
           as
           
             *
          
           some
           scandalously
           ,
           and
           falsly
           suggest
           .
        
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         Die
                         Veneris
                         ,
                      
                       20
                       
                         Aug.
                      
                       1647.
                       
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     An
                     Ordinance
                     for
                     declaring
                     all
                     Votes
                     ,
                     Orders
                     ,
                     and
                     Ordinances
                     passed
                     in
                     One
                     or
                     Both
                     Houses
                     since
                     the
                     force
                     on
                     Both
                     Houses
                     ,
                     July
                  
                   26.
                   
                     until
                     the
                  
                   6.
                   
                     of
                     this
                     present
                     August
                  
                   1647.
                   
                     to
                     be
                     Null
                     and
                     Voyd
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   WHereas
                   there
                   was
                   
                     a
                     visible
                     ,
                     horrid
                     ,
                     insolent
                     and
                     actual
                     Force
                     upon
                     the
                     Parliament
                     on
                     Monday
                     the
                  
                   26.
                   
                     of
                  
                   July
                   last
                   :
                   
                     Whereupon
                     the
                     Speakers
                     and
                  
                   
                     *
                  
                   
                     many
                     Members
                     of
                     Both
                     Houses
                     of
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     were
                     forced
                     to
                     absent
                     themselves
                     from
                     the
                     service
                     of
                     the
                     Parliament
                     ;
                     And
                     whereas
                     those
                     Members
                     of
                     the
                     House
                     ,
                     could
                     not
                     return
                     to
                     sit
                     in
                     safety
                     ,
                     before
                     Friday
                     the
                  
                   6.
                   
                     of
                     August
                     .
                     It
                     is
                     therefore
                     declared
                     by
                     the
                     Lords
                     and
                     Commons
                     in
                     Parliament
                     assembled
                     ,
                     that
                     the
                     Ordinance
                     of
                     Monday
                     the
                     said
                  
                   26.
                   of
                   
                     July
                     ,
                  
                   for
                   the
                   repealing
                   and
                   making
                   void
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Ordinance
                  
                   of
                   the
                   23.
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   
                     July
                     ,
                  
                   for
                   the
                   setling
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Militia
                  
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   
                     London
                     ,
                     being
                     gained
                     by
                     force
                     and
                     violence
                     ;
                     And
                     all
                     Votes
                     ,
                     Orders
                     ,
                     Ordinances
                     ,
                     passed
                     in
                     either
                     or
                     both
                     Houses
                     of
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     since
                     the
                     said
                     Ordinance
                     of
                     the
                  
                   26.
                   
                     of
                     July
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     said
                  
                   6.
                   
                     of
                     Aug.
                  
                   
                     *
                  
                   
                     are
                     null
                     and
                     void
                     ,
                     and
                     were
                     so
                     at
                     the
                     making
                     thereof
                     ,
                     &
                     are
                     hereby
                     declared
                     so
                     to
                     be
                     ,
                     the
                     Parliament
                     being
                     under
                     a
                     force
                     and
                     not
                     free
                     .
                  
                   Provided
                   alwaies
                   ,
                   and
                   be
                   it
                   ordained
                   ,
                   that
                   no
                   Person
                   or
                   Persons
                   shall
                   be
                   impeached
                   for
                   his
                   or
                   their
                   actions
                   by
                   ,
                   or
                   upon
                   ,
                   or
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   foresaid
                   Votes
                   ,
                   Orders
                   or
                   Ordinances
                   ,
                   unlesse
                   he
                   or
                   they
                   shall
                   be
                   found
                   guilty
                   of
                   
                     contriving
                     ,
                     acting
                     or
                     abetting
                     the
                     aforesaid
                     visible
                     
                     or
                     actual
                     force
                     ;
                  
                   or
                   being
                   present
                   at
                   ,
                   or
                   hearing
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   force
                   ,
                   did
                   afterwards
                   Act
                   upon
                   the
                   Votes
                   so
                   forced
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     John
                     Brown
                     Cler.
                     Parliamentorum
                     .
                  
                
              
            
          
        
         
           This
           force
           mentioned
           in
           all
           these
           5.
           
           Declarations
           ,
           Engagements
           ,
           and
           Protests
           against
           it
           ,
           by
           the
           Army-Officers
           ,
           &
           fugitive
           Members
           ,
           was
           far
           inferior
           and
           no
           waies
           comparable
           to
           the
           force
           upon
           the
           secured
           and
           secluded
           Members
           ,
           but
           far
           inferior
           thereto
           in
           these
           respects
           .
           1.
           
           That
           force
           was
           only
           by
           a
           few
           unarmed
           tumultuous
           
             London
          
           Apprentices
           ,
           who
           had
           neither
           Sword
           ,
           nor
           Musquet
           ,
           nor
           Pike
           ,
           nor
           Stick
           in
           their
           hands
           ;
           This
           upon
           the
           secluded
           Members
           ,
           was
           by
           whole
           Regiments
           ,
           Troops
           ,
           Companies
           of
           Horse
           and
           Foot
           ,
           armed
           with
           Swords
           ,
           Musquets
           ,
           Pikes
           ,
           Pistols
           .
           2.
           
           That
           force
           was
           upon
           this
           account
           ;
           only
           to
           presse
           the
           Houses
           to
           repeal
           an
           
             Ordinance
          
           surreptitiously
           procured
           to
           
             settle
             the
             Militia
             of
             London
             ,
          
           without
           their
           privities
           ,
           to
           the
           disservice
           of
           the
           City
           and
           Parliament
           ,
           passed
           but
           3.
           daies
           before
           :
           Theirs
           to
           prevent
           a
           
             settlement
          
           of
           the
           Peace
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           upon
           our
           vote
           touching
           the
           Kings
           Answer
           to
           the
           Propositions
           of
           both
           Houses
           ,
           for
           the
           publick
           Peace
           ,
           Safety
           ,
           and
           honour
           of
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           three
           Kingdoms
           .
           3.
           
           Their
           tumult
           and
           force
           lasted
           but
           a
           few
           houres
           ,
           and
           part
           of
           one
           day
           ,
           and
           then
           vanished
           :
           That
           secluding
           and
           securing
           the
           Members
           ,
           continued
           sundry
           years
           ,
           and
           ever
           since
           the
           Junctoes
           two
           last
           sittings
           till
           this
           present
           .
           4.
           
           That
           force
           neither
           secluded
           ,
           nor
           secured
           ,
           not
           drove
           away
           any
           one
           Member
           from
           the
           Houses
           during
           its
           continuance
           ,
           but
           only
           kept
           them
           tumultuously
           in
           the
           House
           till
           the
           
             Ordinance
          
           of
           
             July
          
           23
           was
           repealed
           by
           them
           ,
           and
           then
           vanished
           :
           This
           was
           purposely
           imployed
           to
           secure
           above
           40.
           and
           seclude
           the
           Majority
           of
           the
           Members
           of
           the
           Commons
           House
           ,
           and
           whole
           House
           of
           Peers
           by
           violence
           ,
           against
           their
           Privileges
           ,
           Trusts
           ,
           and
           our
           Laws
           ;
           and
           is
           still
           continued
           for
           that
           end
           .
           5.
           
           That
           force
           caused
           some
           few
           eminent
           Members
           ,
           only
           to
           absent
           themselves
           from
           the
           Houses
           ,
           and
           repair
           to
           the
           Army
           ,
           3.
           or
           4.
           daies
           after
           the
           force
           was
           ended
           ,
           upon
           the
           Armies
           invitation
           ,
           being
           the
           far
           lesser
           part
           of
           both
           Houses
           ;
           This
           force
           secured
           ,
           imprisoned
           
           and
           actually
           kept
           out
           and
           drove
           away
           5.
           parts
           of
           6.
           from
           the
           House
           ,
           and
           that
           by
           practice
           and
           combination
           of
           some
           Members
           of
           the
           House
           ,
           to
           seclude
           the
           rest
           ,
           lest
           they
           should
           over-vote
           them
           ;
           and
           since
           by
           their
           expresse
           Orders
           and
           Commands
           ,
           kept
           out
           by
           armed
           guards
           for
           that
           end
           .
           6.
           
           This
           force
           was
           by
           such
           who
           were
           never
           raised
           ,
           commissioned
           ,
           waged
           to
           preserve
           the
           Houses
           and
           Members
           from
           violence
           ,
           that
           they
           might
           freely
           sit
           and
           vote
           without
           disturbance
           .
           This
           by
           Souldiers
           ,
           specially
           raised
           ,
           commissioned
           ,
           intrusted
           ,
           paid
           to
           defend
           their
           persons
           and
           Privileges
           ,
           freely
           to
           sit
           and
           vote
           without
           interruption
           or
           seclusion
           .
           7.
           
           That
           force
           was
           condemned
           ,
           disowned
           ,
           by
           all
           the
           Members
           of
           both
           Houses
           ,
           as
           well
           those
           who
           remained
           sitting
           ,
           or
           those
           who
           absented
           themselves
           .
           This
           justified
           ,
           approved
           ,
           commanded
           even
           by
           those
           now
           sitting
           ,
           though
           they
           condemned
           it
           as
           
             Treasonable
             and
             Criminal
             ,
          
           in
           these
           Apprentices
           ,
           and
           in
           
             Cromwel
             ,
             Lambert
             ,
          
           and
           other
           Army-Officers
           since
           ,
           in
           their
           own
           cases
           .
           8.
           
           This
           inconsiderable
           force
           ,
           
             nulled
             and
             made
             void
             all
             Votes
             ,
             Acts
             ,
             Ordinances
             passed
          
           not
           only
           during
           the
           continuance
           of
           this
           horrid
           actual
           ,
           visible
           force
           upon
           the
           Houses
           on
           
             July
          
           26.
           but
           likewise
           from
           that
           day
           till
           the
           6.
           of
           
             Aug.
          
           only
           because
           those
           few
           Members
           (
           invited
           to
           the
           Army
           )
           
             were
             forced
             ,
          
           as
           they
           affirmed
           ,
           
             to
             absent
             themselves
             from
             the
             service
             of
             the
             Parliament
             ,
             and
             could
             not
             return
             to
             sit
             in
             safety
             before
             that
             day
             ,
          
           though
           there
           was
           neither
           force
           nor
           guards
           during
           that
           space
           upon
           either
           House
           to
           deter
           or
           drive
           them
           thence
           .
           Therfore
           upon
           all
           these
           Considerations
           ,
           
             The
             Ordinance
             ,
          
           made
           for
           this
           first
           Tax
           of
           90000.
           (
           and
           now
           for
           100000.
           l.
           a
           month
           )
           during
           the
           forcible
           securing
           ,
           secluding
           ,
           of
           the
           whole
           House
           of
           Peers
           ,
           and
           Majority
           of
           the
           Commons
           House
           ,
           must
           much
           more
           be
           
             null
          
           and
           
             void
             ,
          
           and
           were
           so
           at
           the
           time
           of
           their
           making
           to
           all
           intents
           ,
           the
           Parl.
           and
           Houses
           being
           under
           a
           more
           
             horrid
             insolent
             ,
             visible
             and
             actual
             force
             ,
          
           before
           and
           at
           the
           making
           of
           them
           ,
           keeping
           out
           the
           Major
           part
           of
           the
           Members
           ,
           than
           ever
           the
           Apprentices
           ,
           or
           any
           age
           were
           forme●ly
           guilty
           of
           ;
           and
           so
           no
           waies
           obliging
           the
           excluded
           Lords
           ,
           Members
           ,
           or
           any
           others
           whatsoever
           ,
           our
           secluders
           themselves
           ,
           and
           these
           their
           Resolutions
           being
           Judges
           ,
           which
           do
           all
           justify
           the
           
             Protestation
             ,
          
           published
           in
           their
           names
           (
           though
           not
           owned
           by
           them
           )
           Dec.
           11.
           15
           ,
           8.
           to
           be
           no
           j●st
           cause
           ●●t
           
           their
           Ejection
           by
           the
           pretended
           
             Ordinance
          
           of
           Dec.
           5.
           made
           by
           3.
           
           Lords
           ,
           and
           45.
           
           Commoners
           only
           ,
           whiles
           both
           Houses
           were
           under
           the
           Armies
           force
           ,
           and
           so
           be
           null
           and
           void
           to
           all
           intents
           .
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           Neither
           forty
           Members
           ,
           nor
           a
           whole
           House
           of
           Commons
           were
           ever
           enough
           in
           any
           age
           ,
           by
           the
           Custom
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           or
           Law
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           to
           impose
           a
           Tax
           ,
           or
           make
           any
           Act
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           without
           the
           King
           and
           House
           of
           Lords
           ,
           as
           I
           have
           already
           proved
           ,
           and
           largely
           and
           irrefragably
           evidenced
           ,
           in
           my
           Plea
           for
           the
           
             Lords
             ,
          
           and
           House
           of
           
             Peers
             ;
          
           My
           
             Levellers
             Levelled
             ;
          
           The
           1.
           and
           2.
           
           
             Part
          
           of
           my
           
             Register
             and
             Survey
             of
             Parliamentary
             Writs
             ;
          
           My
           
             true
             and
             perfect
             Narrative
             ;
          
           and
           full
           
             Declaration
          
           of
           the
           state
           of
           the
           Case
           of
           the
           
             secluded
             Members
             ;
          
           much
           lesse
           can
           they
           do
           it
           after
           they
           ceased
           to
           be
           Members
           by
           the
           Parliaments
           dissolution
           through
           the
           Kings
           beheading
           ;
           Neither
           were
           they
           ever
           invested
           with
           any
           legal
           power
           to
           seclude
           or
           expel
           any
           of
           their
           fellow
           Members
           (
           especially
           ,
           if
           duly
           elected
           )
           for
           any
           Vote
           wherein
           the
           Majority
           of
           the
           House
           concurred
           with
           them
           ,
           or
           for
           voting
           against
           ,
           or
           differing
           in
           their
           consciences
           and
           judgements
           from
           them
           ;
           nor
           for
           any
           other
           cause
           ,
           without
           the
           Kings
           and
           Lords
           concurrence
           ,
           (
           in
           whom
           the
           ordinary
           judicial
           power
           of
           the
           Parliament
           resides
           )
           as
           I
           have
           undeniably
           proved
           by
           presidents
           and
           reasons
           in
           my
           
             Plea
             for
             the
             Lords
             ,
          
           p.
           305
           ,
           to
           428.
           and
           
             Ardua
             Regni
             ,
          
           which
           is
           further
           evident
           by
           
             Claus.
             Dors.
          
           7
           R.
           2.
           M.
           32.
           
           &
           Mr.
           
             Seldens
          
           Titles
           of
           Honour
           ,
           p.
           737.
           
           Banneret
           
             Camoys
          
           Case
           ,
           
             discharged
             from
             being
             Knight
             of
             the
             Shire
             by
             the
             Kings
             Writ
             and
             judgement
             alone
             ,
             without
             the
             Commons
             vote
             ,
             because
             a
             Peer
             of
             the
             Realm
             ;
          
           the
           practice
           of
           expelling
           Commons
           by
           their
           fellow
           Commons
           only
           ,
           being
           
             *
          
           
             a
             late
             dangerous
             ,
             unparliamentary
             usurpation
             (
             unknown
             to
             our
             Ancestors
             )
             destructiue
             to
             the
             Privileges
             and
             Freedom
             of
             Parliaments
             ,
          
           and
           injurious
           to
           those
           Counties
           ,
           Cities
           ,
           Boroughs
           ,
           whose
           Trustees
           are
           secluded
           ;
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           it
           selfbeing
           no
           Court
           of
           Justice
           to
           give
           either
           an
           Oath
           or
           final
           Sentence
           ,
           and
           having
           no
           more
           Authority
           to
           dismember
           their
           fellow-Members
           ,
           than
           any
           
             *
          
           Judges
           ,
           Justices
           of
           the
           peace
           ,
           or
           Committees
           have
           to
           disjudge
           ,
           dis-Justice
           ,
           or
           discommittee
           their
           fellow-Judges
           ,
           Justices
           ,
           or
           Committee-men
           ,
           being
           all
           of
           equal
           authority
           ,
           and
           made
           
           Members
           ▪
           only
           by
           the
           Kings
           Writ
           and
           peoples
           Election
           ,
           not
           by
           the
           Houses
           ,
           or
           other
           Members
           Votes
           ;
           who
           yet
           now
           presume
           both
           to
           make
           and
           unmake
           ,
           seclude
           and
           recall
           ,
           expel
           and
           restore
           their
           fellow-Members
           at
           their
           pleasure
           ,
           contrary
           to
           the
           practice
           and
           resolution
           of
           former
           ages
           ,
           to
           patch
           up
           a
           
             factious
             Conventicle
             ,
          
           instead
           of
           an
           
             English
             Parliament
             .
          
           Therefore
           this
           Objection
           ,
           no
           waies
           invalids
           this
           first
           Reason
           ;
           why
           I
           neither
           can
           ,
           nor
           dare
           submit
           to
           this
           illegal
           Tax
           in
           
             conscience
             ,
             law
             ,
             or
             prudence
             ,
          
           which
           engage
           me
           to
           oppose
           it
           in
           all
           these
           Respects
           .
        
         
           If
           any
           Object
           ,
           That
           true
           it
           is
           ,
           the
           Parliament
           by
           the
           common
           Law
           and
           Custom
           of
           the
           Realm
           determines
           by
           the
           Kings
           death
           ;
           but
           by
           the
           Statute
           of
           17
           
             Caroli
             ,
             c.
          
           6.
           which
           
           enacts
           ,
           
             That
             this
             present
             Parliament
             now
             assembled
             shall
             not
             be
             dissolved
             unlesse
             it
             be
             by
             Act
             of
             Parliament
             to
             be
             passed
             for
             that
             purpose
             ;
          
           continues
           the
           Parliament
           still
           in
           being
           ,
           notwithstanding
           the
           Kings
           beheading
           ,
           since
           no
           Act
           of
           Parliament
           is
           passed
           for
           its
           dissolution
           .
           The
           only
           pretext
           for
           to
           support
           this
           continuance
           of
           the
           Parliament
           since
           the
           Kings
           violent
           death
           .
        
         
           To
           this
           I
           answer
           ,
           That
           it
           is
           a
           Maxime
           in
           Law
           ,
           
             That
             every
          
           
           
             Statute
             ought
             to
             be
             expounded
             according
             to
             the
             intent
             of
             those
             that
             made
             it
             ,
             and
             the
             mischiefs
             is
             intended
             only
             to
             prevent
             ,
          
           as
           is
           resolved
           in
           4
           
             Edw.
          
           4.
           12.
           12
           
             Edw.
          
           4.
           18.
           1
           
             H.
          
           7.
           12
           ,
           13.
           
           
             Plowd
             .
             Com.
             fol.
          
           369.
           and
           
             Cooks
          
           4.
           
             Instit.
             p.
          
           329
           ,
           330.
           
           Now
           the
           intent
           of
           the
           Makers
           of
           this
           Act
           ,
           and
           the
           end
           of
           enacting
           it
           ,
           was
           not
           to
           prevent
           the
           dissolution
           of
           this
           Parliament
           by
           the
           Kings
           death
           ,
           (
           no
           wayes
           intimated
           nor
           insinuated
           in
           any
           clause
           thereof
           ,
           being
           a
           clear
           unavoidable
           dissolution
           of
           it
           to
           all
           intents
           ,
           not
           provided
           for
           by
           this
           Law
           )
           but
           by
           any
           Writ
           or
           Proclamation
           of
           the
           King
           ,
           by
           his
           Regal
           power
           ,
           without
           consent
           of
           both
           Houses
           ;
           which
           I
           shall
           manifest
           by
           these
           Reasons
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           From
           the
           principal
           occasion
           of
           making
           this
           Act.
           The
           King
           (
           as
           the
           COMMONS
           in
           their
           
             *
          
           
             Remonstrance
             of
             the
             state
             of
             the
             Kingdom
             ,
          
           15
           
             Decemb.
          
           1641
           complain
           )
           had
           dissolved
           all
           former
           Parliaments
           during
           his
           Reign
           ,
           without
           and
           against
           both
           Houses
           approbation
           ,
           to
           their
           great
           discontent
           and
           the
           Kingdoms
           prejudice
           ,
           as
           his
           Father
           
             King
             James
          
           had
           dissolved
           others
           in
           his
           Reign
           :
           and
           during
           their
           continuance
           adjourned
           and
           prorogued
           them
           at
           their
           pleasure
           .
           Now
           the
           fear
           of
           preventing
           of
           the
           like
           dissolution
           ,
           prorogation
           ,
           
           or
           adjournment
           of
           this
           Parliament
           after
           the
           Scotish
           Armies
           disbanding
           ,
           before
           the
           things
           mentioned
           in
           the
           Preamble
           were
           effected
           by
           the
           Kings
           absolute
           power
           ,
           was
           the
           only
           ground
           and
           occasion
           of
           this
           Law
           (
           not
           any
           fear
           or
           thoughts
           of
           its
           dissolution
           by
           the
           Kings
           untimely
           death
           ,
           then
           not
           so
           much
           as
           imagined
           ,
           being
           before
           the
           Wars
           or
           Irish
           Rebellion
           brake
           forth
           )
           the
           King
           very
           healthy
           ,
           not
           antient
           ,
           and
           likely
           then
           to
           survive
           this
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           many
           others
           ,
           in
           both
           Houses
           judgement
           ,
           as
           appears
           by
           the
           Bill
           for
           triennial
           Parliaments
           .
           This
           undenyable
           Truth
           is
           expresly
           declared
           by
           the
           Commons
           themselves
           in
           their
           foresaid
           
             Remonstrance
             ;
             Exact
             Collection
             ,
          
           p.
           5
           ,
           6
           ,
           14
           ,
           17.
           compared
           together
           ;
           where
           in
           direct
           terms
           they
           affirm
           ,
           
             The
             abrupt
             dissolution
             of
             this
             Parliament
             is
             prevented
          
           by
           another
           Bill
           ,
           by
           which
           it
           is
           provided
           ,
           it
           shall
           not
           be
           dissolved
           or
           adjourned
           without
           the
           consent
           of
           both
           Houses
           :
           
             In
             the
             Bill
             for
             continuance
             of
             this
             present
             Parliament
             ,
          
           there
           seems
           
             to
             be
             some
             restraint
             of
             the
             Royal
             power
             in
             dissolving
             of
             Parliaments
             ;
             not
             to
             take
             it
             out
             of
             the
             Crown
             ,
             but
             to
             suspend
             the
             execution
             of
             it
             for
             this
             time
             and
             occasion
             only
             ;
          
           which
           was
           so
           necessarie
           for
           
             the
             Kings
             own
             security
             ,
          
           and
           the
           
             publick
             peace
             ,
             that
             without
             it
             we
             could
             not
             have
             undertaken
             any
             of
             these
             great
             charges
             ,
             but
             must
             have
             left
             both
             the
             Armies
             to
             disorder
             and
             confusion
             ,
             and
             the
             whole
             Kingdom
             to
             blood
             and
             rapine
             .
          
        
         
           In
           which
           passages
           we
           have
           a
           clear
           resolution
           of
           the
           Commons
           themselves
           ,
           immediately
           after
           the
           passing
           of
           this
           Act
           :
           that
           its
           scope
           and
           intention
           ,
           was
           only
           to
           provide
           against
           the
           Kings
           
             abrupt
             dissolution
             of
             the
             Parliament
             by
             his
             mere
             royal
             power
             ,
             in
             suspending
             the
             execution
             of
             it
             for
             this
             time
             and
             occasion
             only
             ,
          
           and
           that
           
             for
             the
             Kings
             own
             security
             ,
          
           (
           not
           his
           Heirs
           and
           Successors
           )
           
             as
             well
             as
             his
             peoples
             peace
             and
             safety
             .
          
           Therefore
           not
           against
           any
           dissolution
           of
           it
           by
           his
           natural
           (
           much
           lesse
           his
           violent
           )
           death
           ;
           which
           can
           no
           waies
           be
           interpreted
           ,
           
             an
             Act
             of
             his
             Royal
             power
             ,
          
           (
           which
           they
           then
           intended
           hereby
           ,
           
             not
             to
             take
             out
             of
             the
             Crown
             ,
             but
             only
             to
             suspend
             the
             execution
             of
             it
             for
             this
             time
             and
             occasion
             ,
             and
             that
             for
             his
             security
             :
             )
          
           but
           a
           
             natural
             impotency
             ,
          
           or
           
             unnatural
             disloyalty
             ,
          
           which
           not
           only
           suspends
           the
           Kings
           power
           for
           a
           time
           ,
           but
           utterly
           destroys
           and
           takes
           away
           him
           and
           it
           without
           hopes
           of
           revival
           for
           ever
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           the
           very
           title
           of
           this
           Act
           
             (
             An
             Act
             to
             prevent
             Inconveniences
             
             which
             may
             happen
             by
             the
          
           UNTIMELY
           
             adjourning
             ,
             proroguing
             or
          
           DISSOLUTION
           
             of
             this
             present
             Parliament
             )
          
           intimates
           as
           much
           ,
           compared
           with
           the
           body
           of
           it
           ,
           which
           provides
           ,
           as
           well
           
             against
             the
             adjourning
             and
             proroguing
             of
             both
             or
             either
             Houses
             without
             an
             Act
             of
             Parliament
             ,
          
           as
           against
           the
           
             dissolution
             of
             the
             Parliament
             without
             an
             Act.
          
           Now
           the
           
             Parliament
          
           cannot
           possibly
           be
           said
           to
           be
           
             adjourned
          
           or
           
             prorogued
          
           in
           any
           way
           or
           sense
           ,
           much
           lesse
           
             untimely
             ,
          
           merely
           by
           the
           Kings
           death
           ,
           (
           which
           never
           
             adjourned
             or
             prorogued
             any
             Parliament
             )
          
           but
           only
           by
           his
           Proclamation
           ,
           writ
           ,
           or
           royal
           command
           ,
           to
           the
           Houses
           or
           their
           Speakers
           ,
           executed
           during
           his
           life
           ,
           as
           all
           our
           Journals
           ,
           
             ¶
          
           
             Parliaments
             Rolls
          
           and
           
             *
          
           
             Lawbooks
          
           resolve
           ,
           though
           it
           may
           be
           dissolved
           by
           his
           death
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           by
           his
           Proclamation
           ,
           Writ
           ,
           or
           royal
           command
           .
           And
           therefore
           this
           title
           and
           Act
           coupling
           adjourning
           proroguing
           and
           dissolving
           this
           Parliament
           together
           ,
           without
           consent
           of
           both
           Houses
           ,
           by
           Act
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           intended
           only
           a
           Dissolution
           of
           this
           Parliament
           by
           such
           Prerogative
           waies
           and
           means
           by
           which
           Parliaments
           had
           been
           untimely
           adjourned
           and
           prorogued
           as
           well
           as
           dissolved
           by
           the
           Kings
           mere
           will
           without
           their
           assents
           ;
           not
           of
           a
           dissolution
           of
           it
           by
           the
           Kings
           death
           ,
           which
           never
           adjourned
           nor
           prorogued
           anie
           Parliament
           ,
           nor
           dissolved
           any
           formerly
           sitting
           Parliament
           in
           this
           Kings
           reign
           ,
           or
           his
           Ancestors
           since
           the
           death
           of
           King
           
             Hen
             :
          
           the
           4th
           .
           and
           King
           
             James
             ,
          
           the
           only
           Parliaments
           we
           read
           of
           dissolved
           by
           death
           of
           the
           King
           since
           the
           Conquest
           ;
           and
           so
           a
           mischief
           not
           intended
           nor
           remedied
           by
           this
           Act
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           The
           prologue
           of
           the
           Act
           implies
           as
           much
           ;
           
             Whereas
             great
             sums
             of
             mony
             must
             of
             necessity
             be
          
           speedilie
           
             advanced
             and
             procured
             for
             the
             relief
             of
             his
             Majesties
             Army
          
           and
           
             People
          
           (
           not
           his
           Heirs
           or
           Successors
           )
           
             in
             the
             Northern
             parts
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           And
           for
           supplie
           of
           other
           
             his
             Majesties
             present
          
           and
           
             urgent
             occasions
          
           (
           not
           his
           Heirs
           or
           Successors
           future
           occasions
           )
           
             which
             cannot
             be
             so
             timely
             effected
             as
             is
             requisite
             ,
             without
             credit
             for
             raising
             the
             said
             monies
             ;
             which
             credit
             cannot
             be
             attained
             ,
             untill
             such
             obstacles
             be
             first
             removed
             ,
             which
             are
             occasioned
             by
             Fears
             ,
             Iealousies
             and
             Apprehensions
             of
             divers
             of
             his
             Majesties
             Royal
             Subjects
             ,
             that
             the
             Parliament
             may
             be
             adjourned
             ,
             prorogued
             or
             dissolved
          
           (
           not
           by
           the
           Kings
           sodain
           
           or
           untimelie
           death
           ,
           of
           which
           there
           was
           then
           no
           fear
           ,
           jealousie
           or
           apprehension
           in
           any
           his
           Majesties
           loyal
           Subjects
           ,
           but
           by
           his
           royal
           Prerogative
           and
           advice
           of
           ill
           Counsellors
           )
           
             before
             Justice
             shall
             be
             duly
             executed
             upon
             Delinquents
             ,
          
           (
           then
           in
           being
           ,
           not
           sprung
           up
           since
           )
           
             publique
             Grievances
          
           (
           then
           complained
           of
           ,
           not
           others
           introduced
           since
           this
           Act
           ,
           )
           
             redressed
             ;
             a
             firm
             peace
             betwixt
             the
             two
             Kingdoms
             of
             England
             and
             Scotland
             concluded
             ,
             and
             before
             sufficient
             provisions
             be
             made
             for
             the
             repayment
             of
          
           the
           said
           Monies
           (
           not
           others
           since
           borrowed
           )
           
             so
             to
             be
             raised
             :
             All
             which
             the
             Commons
             in
             this
             present
             Parliament
             assembled
             having
             duly
             considered
             ,
             do
             therefore
             humbly
             beseech
             your
             Majestie
             ,
             that
             it
             may
             be
             declared
             and
             enacted
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           All
           which
           expressions
           ,
           related
           TO
           HIS
           late
           
             Majestie
          
           onlie
           ,
           not
           to
           his
           Heirs
           and
           Successors
           ;
           and
           the
           principal
           scope
           of
           this
           Act
           ,
           being
           to
           gain
           present
           credit
           to
           raise
           monies
           to
           disband
           the
           Scotish
           and
           English
           armies
           then
           lying
           upon
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           manie
           years
           since
           accomplished
           ;
           yea
           Justice
           being
           since
           executed
           upon
           
             Strafford
             ,
             Canterbury
             ,
          
           and
           other
           Delinquents
           then
           impeached
           ;
           the
           publick
           Grievances
           they
           complained
           of
           (
           as
           the
           Star-Chamber
           ,
           High-Commission
           ,
           Ship-mony
           ,
           Tonnage
           and
           Poundage
           ,
           Fines
           for
           Knighthood
           ,
           Bishops
           Votes
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           with
           their
           Courts
           and
           Jurisdictions
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           )
           redressed
           by
           Acts
           soon
           after
           passed
           ,
           &
           a
           firm
           peace
           between
           both
           Nations
           concluded
           before
           the
           Wars
           began
           ;
           and
           this
           preamble's
           pretensions
           for
           this
           Act
           all
           fullie
           satisfied
           divers
           years
           before
           the
           Kings
           beheading
           :
           it
           must
           of
           necessity
           be
           granted
           ,
           that
           this
           Statute
           never
           intended
           to
           continue
           this
           Parliament
           on
           foot
           after
           the
           Kings
           decease
           :
           especially
           after
           the
           ends
           for
           which
           it
           was
           made
           were
           all
           fully
           accomplished
           :
           and
           so
           it
           must
           necessarily
           be
           dissolved
           by
           his
           Death
           .
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           This
           is
           most
           clear
           by
           the
           body
           of
           the
           Act
           it self
           :
           
             And
             be
             it
             declared
             and
             enacted
             by
             the
             King
             our
             Soveraign
             Lord
             ,
          
           with
           the
           assent
           of
           the
           
             Lords
             and
             Commons
          
           in
           this
           
             present
             Parliament
             assembled
             ,
          
           and
           by
           the
           authority
           of
           the
           same
           ,
           That
           
             this
             present
             Parliament
             ,
          
           now
           
             assembled
             ,
          
           shall
           not
           be
           
             dissolved
             ,
          
           unlesse
           it
           be
           by
           
             Act
             of
             Parliament
             to
             be
             passed
             for
             that
             purpose
             ;
          
           nor
           shall
           any
           time
           or
           times
           
             during
             the
             continuance
             thereof
             ,
             be
             prorogued
             or
             adjourned
             ,
          
           unless
           
           it
           be
           
             by
             Act
             of
             Parliament
             ,
          
           to
           be
           likewise
           
             passed
             for
             that
             purpose
             .
          
           And
           that
           
             the
             House
             of
             Peers
          
           shall
           not
           at
           any
           time
           or
           times
           
             during
             this
             present
             Parliament
             be
             adjourned
             ,
          
           unlesse
           it
           be
           
             by
             Themselves
             ;
          
           or
           
             by
             their
             own
             order
             .
          
           And
           in
           like
           manner
           that
           
             the
             House
             of
             Commons
          
           shall
           not
           at
           any
           time
           or
           times
           
             during
             this
             present
             Parliament
          
           be
           adjourned
           ,
           unlesse
           it
           be
           
             by
             Themselves
             ;
          
           or
           
             by
             their
             own
             order
             .
          
           Whence
           it
           is
           undeniable
           ,
           1.
           
           That
           this
           act
           was
           only
           for
           the
           prevention
           of
           the
           
             untimely
             dissolving
             ,
             Proroguing
             and
             adjourning
             of
             that
             present
             Parliament
             then
             assembled
             ,
          
           and
           no
           other
           .
           2.
           
           That
           the
           King
           himself
           was
           the
           
             Principal
             Member
             of
             his
             Parliament
             ,
          
           yea
           ,
           our
           
             Soveraign
             Lord
             ,
          
           and
           the
           
             sole
             declarer
             and
             enacter
             of
             this
             Law
             ,
             by
             the
             Lords
             and
             Commons
             assent
             .
          
           3.
           
           That
           neither
           this
           Act
           for
           continuing
           ,
           nor
           any
           other
           for
           
             dissolving
             ,
             adjourning
             or
             proroguing
             this
             Parliament
             ,
             could
             be
             made
          
           without
           ,
           but
           only
           by
           and
           
             with
             the
             Kings
             Royal
             assent
             thereto
             ;
          
           which
           the
           
             Lords
          
           and
           
             Commons
          
           assembled
           
             in
             Parliament
             ,
          
           in
           their
           
             *
          
           
             Remonstrance
          
           of
           the
           26.
           of
           
             May
          
           1642.
           oft
           
             in
             terminis
          
           acknowledge
           ,
           together
           with
           his
           
             Negative
             Voyce
             to
             Bills
             .
          
           4ly
           .
           That
           it
           was
           neither
           the
           Kings
           intention
           in
           passing
           this
           Act
           
             to
             shut
             himself
             out
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             or
             create
             both
             or
             either
             House
             a
             Parliament
             without
             a
             King
             ,
          
           as
           he
           professed
           in
           his
           
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
          
           c.
           5.
           p.
           27.
           
           Nor
           the
           Lords
           nor
           Commons
           Intendment
           to
           
             dismember
          
           him
           from
           his
           Parliament
           ,
           or
           make
           themselves
           a
           Parliament
           without
           him
           ;
           as
           their
           foresaid
           
             Remonstrance
          
           testifies
           ,
           and
           the
           words
           of
           the
           Act
           import
           :
           Neither
           was
           it
           the
           Kings
           ,
           Lords
           or
           Commons
           meaning
           by
           this
           Act
           ,
           to
           set
           up
           a
           Parliament
           only
           of
           Commons
           (
           much
           lesse
           of
           a
           remnant
           of
           a
           Commons
           House
           selected
           by
           
             Colonel
             Pride
             ,
          
           and
           his
           Confederates
           of
           the
           Army
           to
           serve
           their
           turns
           ,
           and
           vote
           what
           they
           prescribed
           )
           without
           either
           King
           or
           House
           of
           Peers
           ;
           much
           lesse
           to
           give
           them
           any
           super-transcendent
           authority
           to
           vote
           down
           and
           abolish
           the
           King
           and
           House
           of
           Lords
           ,
           and
           make
           them
           no
           Members
           of
           this
           present
           or
           any
           future
           Parliaments
           ,
           without
           their
           own
           order
           or
           assent
           ,
           against
           which
           so
           great
           usurpation
           ,
           and
           late
           dangerous
           unparliamentary
           encroachments
           this
           very
           Act
           expresly
           provides
           in
           this
           clause
           ,
           
             That
             the
             House
             of
             Peers
          
           (
           wherein
           the
           King
           sits
           as
           
             Soveraign
          
           when
           he
           pleaseth
           ,
           )
           
             shall
             not
             at
             any
             time
             
             or
             times
             during
             this
             present
             Parliament
             be
             adjourned
          
           (
           much
           less
           then
           dissolved
           ,
           excluded
           ,
           or
           suspended
           from
           sitting
           or
           voting
           ,
           which
           is
           greater
           ,
           and
           that
           by
           their
           inferiours
           in
           all
           kinds
           ,
           a
           Fragment
           of
           the
           Commons
           House
           ,
           who
           can
           pretend
           no
           colour
           of
           Jurisdiction
           over
           them
           ,
           before
           whom
           they
           alwaies
           stood
           bare-headed
           ,
           like
           so
           many
           Grand-Jury-men
           before
           the
           Judges
           ,
           and
           attended
           at
           their
           Doors
           and
           Bar
           to
           know
           their
           pleasures
           :
           )
           
             unlesse
             it
             be
             by
             Themselves
             ,
             or
             by
             their
             own
             Order
             .
          
           5.
           
           That
           neither
           the
           King
           ,
           Lords
           nor
           Commons
           intended
           to
           set
           up
           a
           perpetual
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           intail
           it
           upon
           them
           ,
           their
           heirs
           or
           successors
           for
           ever
           ,
           by
           this
           act
           ,
           which
           would
           cross
           and
           repeal
           the
           Act
           for
           
             triennial
             Parliaments
          
           made
           at
           the
           same
           time
           ,
           and
           on
           
             the
             same
          
           
             *
          
           
             day
             in
             Law
             ;
          
           but
           to
           make
           provision
           only
           against
           the
           untimely
           dissolving
           of
           this
           ,
           till
           the
           things
           mentioned
           in
           the
           Preamble
           were
           accomplished
           and
           setled
           ;
           as
           the
           
             Preamble
             ,
          
           and
           these
           oft
           repeated
           words
           ,
           
             any
             time
             or
             times
             during
             the
             continuance
             of
             this
             present
             Parliament
             ,
          
           concludes
           ;
           and
           that
           during
           His
           Majesties
           reign
           and
           life
           ,
           not
           after
           his
           
             death
             ;
          
           as
           these
           words
           ,
           coupled
           with
           
             The
             Relief
             of
             his
             Majesties
             Army
             and
             People
             ;
             and
             for
             supply
             of
             his
             Majesties
             present
             and
             urgent
             occasions
          
           in
           the
           
             Preamble
             ,
          
           manifest
           .
           Therefore
           ,
           this
           Act
           can
           no
           waies
           continue
           it
           a
           Parliament
           after
           the
           Kings
           beheading
           ;
           much
           lesse
           after
           the
           forcible
           exclusion
           both
           of
           the
           King
           and
           Lords
           House
           ,
           and
           majority
           of
           the
           Commons
           out
           of
           Parliament
           by
           those
           now
           sitting
           ,
           contrary
           to
           the
           very
           letter
           and
           provision
           of
           this
           act
           ;
           by
           which
           device
           the
           King
           alone
           ,
           had
           he
           conquered
           and
           cut
           off
           ,
           or
           secluded
           by
           his
           forces
           the
           
             Lords
          
           and
           
             Commons
          
           Houses
           from
           sitting
           ,
           might
           with
           much
           more
           colour
           have
           made
           himself
           an
           absolute
           Parliament
           ,
           to
           impose
           what
           Taxes
           and
           Laws
           he
           pleased
           ,
           on
           the
           people
           ;
           without
           Lords
           or
           Commons
           ,
           or
           any
           40.
           of
           the
           Commons
           House
           ,
           or
           any
           7.
           or
           8.
           
           Lords
           concurring
           with
           him
           ,
           secluding
           all
           the
           rest
           by
           armed
           power
           ,
           make
           themselves
           an
           absolute
           standing
           Parliament
           ,
           for
           him
           ,
           his
           heirs
           and
           successors
           ,
           by
           vertue
           of
           this
           act
           ,
           than
           those
           few
           Commons
           sitting
           since
           his
           tryal
           &
           death
           do
           ,
           or
           can
           do
           .
           6.
           
           The
           last
           clause
           of
           this
           act
           ;
           
             And
             that
             all
             and
             every
             ●●ing
             or
             things
             whatsoever
             done
             ,
             or
             to
             be
             done
             ,
          
           (
           to
           wit
           ,
           by
           the
           King
           or
           His
           Authority
           )
           
             for
             the
             adjournment
             ,
          
           proroguing
           
           or
           dissolving
           of
           
             this
             present
             Parliament
             ,
             contrary
             to
             this
             present
             Act
             ,
             shall
             be
             utterly
             void
             and
             of
             none
             effect
             .
          
           Now
           death
           ,
           and
           a
           dissolution
           of
           this
           Parliament
           by
           the
           Kings
           death
           ,
           cannot
           (
           as
           to
           the
           King
           )
           be
           properly
           stiled
           ,
           a
           
             Thing
             done
             ,
             or
             to
             be
             done
          
           (
           by
           Him
           )
           for
           the
           adjournment
           ,
           proroguing
           or
           dissolving
           of
           this
           Parliament
           ,
           
             contrary
             to
             this
             present
             Act
             ;
          
           which
           cannot
           make
           the
           
             Kings
             death
             utterly
             void
             and
             of
             none
             effect
             ,
          
           by
           restoring
           him
           to
           his
           life
           again
           .
           Therefore
           the
           dissolution
           of
           the
           Parl.
           by
           the
           Kings
           death
           ,
           is
           cleerly
           out
           of
           the
           words
           and
           intentions
           of
           this
           Act
           ,
           especially
           so
           many
           years
           after
           its
           Enacting
           .
           7.
           
           This
           present
           Parl.
           &
           every
           Member
           thereof
           ,
           being
           specially
           summoned
           by
           the
           Kings
           
             Writ
             ,
          
           by
           the
           particular
           name
           of
           
             CAROLVS
             REX
             ,
          
           not
           
             REX
          
           in
           general
           ,
           only
           to
           be
           
             His
             Parliament
             and
             Council
             ,
             and
             to
             confer
             personally
             with
             Him
             ,
             of
             the
             great
             and
             urgent
             affairs
             concerning
             Him
          
           and
           
             His
             Kingdom
             ,
          
           not
           his
           
             Heirs
          
           and
           
             Successors
             ;
          
           and
           these
           Writs
           ,
           and
           the
           Elections
           upon
           them
           ,
           returned
           unto
           
             Him
          
           and
           
             His
             Court
          
           by
           Indentures
           ,
           and
           the
           persons
           summoned
           and
           chosen
           by
           vertue
           of
           them
           ,
           appearing
           only
           in
           
             His
          
           Parliament
           ,
           for
           no
           other
           ends
           but
           those
           expressed
           in
           
             His
             Writs
             ;
          
           it
           would
           be
           both
           an
           absurdity
           and
           absolute
           impossibility
           to
           assert
           ,
           that
           the
           King
           ,
           or
           both
           Houses
           ,
           intended
           by
           this
           Act
           ,
           to
           continue
           this
           Parliament
           in
           being
           after
           the
           Kings
           beheading
           or
           death
           :
           unlesse
           they
           that
           maintain
           this
           paradox
           ,
           be
           able
           to
           inform
           me
           and
           those
           now
           sitting
           ,
           how
           they
           can
           confer
           and
           advice
           with
           a
           
             dead
             beheaded
             King
             ,
          
           of
           
             things
          
           concerning
           
             Him
          
           and
           
             His
          
           Kingdom
           ;
           and
           that
           even
           after
           they
           have
           abjured
           his
           Heirs
           and
           Successors
           ,
           and
           Royal
           line
           ,
           and
           extirpated
           
             Monarchy
          
           it self
           ,
           and
           made
           it
           
             Treason
          
           to
           assert
           or
           revive
           it
           ;
           and
           how
           they
           can
           continue
           still
           
             His
             Parliament
             and
             Council
             ,
          
           whose
           head
           they
           have
           cut
           off
           ;
           and
           that
           without
           reviving
           or
           raising
           him
           from
           his
           grave
           ,
           or
           enstalling
           
             His
             right
             Heir
             and
             Successor
             in
             His
             Throne
             ,
          
           to
           represent
           His
           Person
           ;
           neither
           of
           which
           they
           dare
           to
           do
           ,
           for
           fear
           of
           losing
           their
           own
           
             Heads
             and
             Quarters
          
           too
           ,
           for
           beheading
           him
           .
           This
           Tax
           therefore
           being
           imposed
           on
           the
           Kingdom
           long
           after
           the
           Kings
           beheading
           ,
           and
           the
           Parliaments
           actual
           and
           legal
           dissolution
           by
           it
           ,
           must
           needs
           be
           illegal
           ,
           and
           meerly
           void
           in
           Law
           to
           all
           intents
           ;
           because
           
           not
           granted
           nor
           imposed
           
             in
             ,
          
           but
           totally
           
             out
          
           of
           
             Parliament
             ,
          
           by
           those
           who
           were
           then
           no
           Commons
           nor
           Members
           of
           a
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           had
           no
           more
           authority
           to
           impose
           any
           Tax
           upon
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           than
           any
           other
           forty
           or
           fifty
           Commoners
           whatsoever
           out
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           who
           may
           usurp
           the
           like
           Authority
           ,
           by
           this
           president
           ,
           to
           Tax
           the
           Kingdom
           or
           any
           County
           what
           they
           please
           ,
           (
           yea
           the
           whole
           3.
           
           Kingdoms
           of
           
             England
             ,
             Scotland
             ,
             and
             Ireland
             ,
          
           as
           they
           now
           presume
           )
           and
           then
           levy
           it
           by
           an
           Army
           or
           force
           of
           Armes
           ,
           to
           the
           peoples
           infinite
           ,
           endlesse
           oppression
           and
           undoing
           .
           This
           is
           my
           first
           and
           principal
           exception
           against
           the
           Legality
           of
           this
           Tax
           ,
           and
           others
           they
           shall
           impose
           ,
           which
           I
           desire
           the
           Imposers
           and
           Levyers
           of
           it
           most
           seriously
           to
           consider
           ,
           and
           challenge
           them
           all
           to
           Answer
           if
           they
           can
           ,
           for
           our
           3.
           
           Kingdoms
           present
           ,
           and
           posterities
           satisfaction
           ,
           by
           other
           Arguments
           than
           Imprisonments
           ,
           close
           Imprisonments
           ,
           Pistols
           ,
           Swords
           ,
           and
           armed
           violence
           ,
           and
           that
           upon
           these
           important
           considerations
           from
           their
           own
           late
           
             Declarations
             .
          
        
         
           First
           ,
           themselves
           in
           their
           own
           
             Declaration
          
           of
           the
           9th
           .
           of
           
             February
             ,
          
           1648.
           have
           protested
           to
           the
           whole
           Kingdom
           :
           
             That
             they
             are
             fully
             resolved
             to
             maintain
             ,
             and
             shall
             and
             will
             uphold
             ,
             preserve
             ,
             and
             keep
             the
             fundamental
             Laws
             of
             this
             Nation
             ,
             for
             ,
             and
             concerning
             the
             preservation
             of
             the
             Lives
             ,
             Properties
             and
             Liberties
             of
             the
             people
             ,
             with
             all
             things
             incident
             thereunto
             :
          
           Which
           how
           it
           will
           stand
           with
           the
           former
           ,
           and
           this
           new
           
             Tax
          
           imposed
           by
           them
           out
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           or
           in
           a
           thin
           House
           under
           force
           ,
           or
           their
           Act
           concerning
           New
           
             Treasons
             ;
          
           I
           desire
           they
           would
           satisfie
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           before
           they
           levy
           the
           one
           ,
           or
           proceed
           upon
           the
           other
           against
           any
           of
           their
           
             fellow-Subjects
             ,
          
           by
           meer
           arbitrary
           armed
           power
           against
           Law
           and
           Right
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           Themselves
           in
           their
           
             Declaration
             expressing
             the
          
           grounds
           of
           their
           late
           proceedings
           ,
           and
           setling
           the
           present
           Government
           in
           way
           of
           a
           Free-State
           ,
           dated
           17
           Martii
           ,
           1648.
           engage
           themselves
           :
           1.
           
           
             To
             procure
             the
             well-being
             of
             those
             whom
             they
             serve
             :
             to
             renounce
             oppression
             ,
             arbitrary
             power
             ,
             and
             all
             opposition
             to
             the
             Peace
             and
             Freedom
             of
             the
             Nation
             :
             And
             to
             prevent
             to
             their
             power
             ,
             the
             reviving
             of
             Tyranny
             ,
             Injustice
             ,
             and
             all
             former
             evils
             (
             the
             only
             end
             and
             duty
             of
             all
             their
             Labours
             )
             to
             the
             satisfaction
             of
             all
             concerned
             in
             it
             .
          
           2.
           
           They
           charge
           the
           
           
             late
             King
             for
             exeeeding
             all
             his
             Predeoeessors
             in
             the
             destruction
             of
             those
             whom
             he
             was
             bound
             to
             preserve
             ;
             To
             manifest
          
           which
           they
           instance
           in
           
             The
             Loans
             ,
             unlawfull
             Imprisonments
             ,
          
           and
           othec
           
             Oppressions
             which
             produced
             that
             excellent
             Law
             of
             the
          
           Petition
           of
           Right
           ;
           
             which
             were
             most
             of
             them
             again
             acted
             ,
             presently
             after
             the
             Law
             made
             against
             them
             ,
             which
             was
             most
             palpably
             broken
             by
             him
             ,
             almost
             in
             every
             part
             of
             it
             ,
             very
             soon
             after
             his
             Solemn
             Consent
             given
             unto
             it
             .
          
           
             1
          
           
             His
             imprisoning
             and
             prosecuting
          
           Members
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           for
           
             opposing
          
           His
           unlawfull
           Will
           :
           and
           of
           
             divers
          
           
             2
          
           
             worthy
             Merchants
          
           for
           
             refusing
             to
             pay
          
           Tonnage
           
             and
          
           Poundage
           ,
           because
           
             not
             granted
             by
             Parliament
             ;
             yet
          
           
             3
          
           
             exacted
             by
          
           HIM
           
             expresly
             against
             Law
             ;
             &
             punishment
             of
             many
          
           
             4
          
           good
           Patriots
           for
           not
           submitting
           to
           
             whatsoever
             he
             pleased
             to
             demand
             ,
          
           though
           
             never
             so
             much
             in
             breach
             of
             the
             known
             Law
             .
             The
             multitude
             of
          
           Projects
           and
           Mouopolies
           
             established
             by
             Him
             .
             His
             design
             and
             charge
             to
             bring
             in
          
           
             5
          
           German-Horse
           ,
           
             to
             awe
             us
             into
             slavery
             :
             and
             his
             hopes
             of
             compleating
             all
             by
             His
             grand
             project
             of
          
           
             6
          
           Ship-mony
           ,
           to
           subject
           
             every
             mans
             Estate
             to
             whatsoever
             Proportion
             He
             pleaseth
             to
             impose
             upon
             them
             .
             But
             above
             all
             the
             English
             Army
             was
             laboured
             by
             the
             King
             to
             be
             engaged
             against
             the
             English
             Parliament
             .
          
           A
           thing
           of
           that
           
             7
          
           
             strange
             impiety
             and
             unnaturalness
          
           for
           the
           King
           of
           England
           ,
           
             to
             sheath
             their
             swords
             in
             one
             anothers
             bowels
             ,
             that
             nothing
             can
             answer
             it
             but
             his
             own
             being
             a
             Foreiner
             :
             
             neither
             could
             it
             have
             easily
             purchased
             belief
             ,
             but
             by
             his
             succeeding
             visible
             actions
             in
             full
             pursuance
             of
             the
             same
             .
             As
             the
             Kings
             coming
             in
             person
             to
             the
          
           
             8
          
           
             House
             of
             Commons
             to
             seise
             the
             five
             Members
             ,
             whither
             he
             was
             followed
          
           
             9
          
           
             with
             some
             hundreds
             of
             unworthy
             debauched
             persons
             ,
             armed
             with
             Swords
             and
             Pistols
             ,
             and
             other
             Arms
             ;
             and
             they
             attending
             at
             the
             Door
             of
             the
             House
             ,
             ready
             to
             execute
             whatsoever
             their
             Leader
             should
             command
             them
             .
             The
             oppressions
             of
             the
             Council-Table
             ,
             Star-Chamber
             ,
             High-Commission
             ,
             Court-Martial
             ,
             Wardships
             ,
             Purveyances
             ,
             Afforestations
             ,
             and
             many
             others
             of
             like
             nature
             ,
          
           (
           equalled
           ,
           if
           not
           far
           exceeded
           now
           by
           sundry
           arbitrary
           Committees
           and
           Sub-Committee
           ,
           to
           name
           no
           others
           ,
           in
           all
           manner
           of
           Oppressions
           and
           Injustice
           )
           concluding
           thus
           :
           
             Vpon
             all
             these
             and
             many
             other
             unparallel'd
             offences
             ,
             upon
             his
             breach
             of
             Faith
             ,
             of
             Oaths
             and
             Protestations
             ;
             upon
             the
             cry
             of
             the
             blood
             of
          
           England
           
             and
          
           Ireland
           :
           
             upon
             the
             tears
             of
             Widows
             ond
             Orphans
             ,
             and
             childless
             Parents
             ,
             and
             millions
             of
             persons
             undone
             by
             him
             ,
             let
             all
             the
             world
             of
             indifferent
             men
             judge
             ,
             whether
             the
             Parliament
          
           (
           you
           mean
           your selves
           only
           which
           made
           this
           Declaration
           )
           
             had
             not
             sufficient
             cause
             to
             bring
             the
             King
             to
             Iustice
             ?
          
           And
           much
           more
           the
           whole
           Kingdom
           ,
           and
           secluded
           Lords
           and
           Members
           ,
           to
           bring
           you
           to
           publick
           Justice
           ;
           since
           you
           not
           only
           imitate
           ,
           but
           far
           exceed
           him
           in
           all
           and
           every
           of
           these
           ,
           even
           by
           your
           own
           verdict
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Themselves
           charge
           the
           King
           
             with
             profuse
             Donations
             of
             Salaries
             and
             Pensions
             to
             such
             as
             were
             found
             ,
             or
             might
             be
             made
             fit
             Instruments
             and
             Promoters
             of
             Tyranny
             :
          
           which
           were
           supplied
           not
           by
           the
           legal
           justifiable
           revenue
           of
           the
           Crown
           ,
           but
           by
           
             Projects
          
           and
           
             illegal
             waies
             of
             draining
             the
             Peoples
             purses
             .
          
           All
           which
           mischiefs
           and
           grievances
           they
           say
           will
           be
           prevented
           in
           their
           free
           State
           ,
           though
           the
           quite
           contrarie
           way
           ;
           as
           appears
           by
           the
           late
           large
           Donations
           of
           some
           thousands
           to
           Mr.
           
             *
          
           
             Henry
             Martin
             ,
          
           the
           Lord
           
             Lisle
             ,
          
           Commissary
           General
           
           
             Ireton
             ,
             Cromwell
             ,
          
           and
           others
           of
           their
           Members
           and
           Instruments
           ,
           upon
           pretence
           of
           arrears
           ,
           or
           service
           ,
           and
           that
           out
           of
           the
           monies
           now
           imposed
           for
           the
           relief
           of
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           and
           other
           publick
           Taxes
           ,
           Customs
           ,
           Lands
           and
           Revenues
           .
           And
           must
           we
           pay
           Taxes
           to
           be
           thus
           prodigally
           given
           away
           and
           expended
           ?
        
         
           4.
           
           They
           therein
           promise
           and
           engage
           ,
           
             That
             the
             good
             old
          
           Laws
           and
           
             Customs
          
           of
           
             England
             ,
             the
             badges
             of
             our
             Freedom
             ,
             (
             the
             benefit
             whereof
             our
             Ancestors
             enjoyed
             long
             before
             the
             conquest
             ,
             and
             spent
             much
             of
             their
             blood
             to
             have
             confirmed
             by
             the
             great
             Charter
             of
             the
             Liberties
             )
             and
             other
             excellent
             laws
             which
             have
             continued
             in
             all
             former
             changes
             ,
             and
             being
             duly
             executed
             ,
             are
             the
             most
             just
             ,
             free
             ,
             and
             equal
             of
             any
             other
             laws
             in
             the
             world
             ,
             shall
             be
             duly
             continued
             and
             maintained
             by
             them
             ;
             the
             liberty
             ,
             property
             and
             peace
             of
             the
             Subject
             being
             so
             fully
             preserbed
             by
             them
             ,
             and
             the
             common
             interest
          
           of
           those
           
             whom
             they
             serve
             .
             And
             if
             those
             laws
             should
             be
             taken
             away
             ,
             all
             Industry
             must
             cease
             ;
             all
             misery
             ,
             blood
             and
             confusion
             would
             follow
             ,
          
           and
           
             greater
          
           Calamities
           ,
           
             then
             fell
             upon
             us
             by
             the
             late
             Kings
             Mis-government
             ,
             would
             certainly
             involve
             all
             persons
             ,
             under
             which
             they
             must
             inevitably
             perish
             .
          
           How
           well
           they
           have
           performed
           this
           part
           of
           their
           Remonstrance
           ,
           let
           their
           proceedings
           in
           their
           High
           Courts
           of
           Justice
           ,
           the
           long
           Imprisoments
           and
           close
           Imprisonments
           of
           my self
           ,
           and
           other
           their
           Fellow-Members
           ,
           their
           acts
           for
           new
           Treasons
           and
           Delinquents
           ,
           and
           ejecting
           their
           Fellow-Members
           and
           Lords
           out
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           without
           the
           least
           Impeachment
           ,
           Tryal
           ,
           Accusation
           ,
           their
           Imprisonment
           of
           Sir
           
             Robert
             Pye
             ,
          
           the
           
             Kentish
             Gentlemen
             ,
          
           and
           others
           ,
           for
           demanding
           a
           Free
           Parliament
           ,
           fair
           and
           free
           elections
           ,
           restitution
           of
           the
           secluded
           Members
           ,
           &c.
           determine
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           They
           therein
           expresly
           promise
           ,
           p.
           26.
           
           
             To
             order
             the
             revenue
             in
             such
             away
             ,
             That
             the
             publick
             charges
             may
             be
             defrayed
             ,
          
           The
           Souldiers
           pay
           justlie
           and
           duly
           setled
           ,
           That
           free-quarter
           may
           be
           wholy
           taken
           away
           ,
           and
           
             the
             People
             eased
             of
             their
             Burthens
             and
             Taxes
             :
          
           And
           is
           this
           now
           all
           the
           ease
           we
           feel
           ;
           to
           have
           all
           
             Burthens
          
           and
           
             Taxes
          
           thus
           augmented
           ,
           doubled
           ,
           trebled
           ,
           paid
           in
           near
           a
           year
           before
           hand
           ,
           and
           then
           new
           and
           greater
           Taxes
           imposed
           on
           them
           for
           those
           verie
           Months
           they
           have
           paid
           in
           their
           old
           proportion
           before
           hand
           ,
           beyond
           all
           
           Presidents
           of
           Tyranny
           and
           oppression
           in
           any
           age
           ,
           and
           that
           by
           pretended
           acts
           made
           out
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           against
           all
           these
           good
           old
           Laws
           and
           Statutes
           ,
           our
           Liberties
           and
           Properties
           ,
           which
           these
           worse
           than
           
             Aegyptian
             Tax-Masters
          
           have
           so
           newly
           and
           deeply
           engaged
           themselves
           to
           maintain
           and
           preserve
           without
           the
           least
           diminution
           and
           violation
           ?
        
         
           6.
           
           That
           this
           very
           
             Juncto
             ,
          
           in
           their
           
             Act
          
           (
           as
           they
           stile
           it
           )
           made
           and
           published
           ,
           
             Octob.
          
           11.
           1659.
           intituled
           
             an
             Act
             against
             the
             raising
             of
             Monies
             upon
             the
             people
             ,
             without
             their
             common
             consent
             in
             Parliament
             ;
          
           enact
           and
           declare
           ,
           
             That
             no
             Person
             or
             Persons
             ,
             shall
             after
             the
          
           XI
           .
           
             of
             October
             ,
          
           1659.
           
             assesse
             ,
             levy
             ,
             collect
             ,
             gather
             or
             receive
             any
             customs
             imposts
             ,
             excise
             ,
             assesment
             ,
             contribution
             ,
             tax
             ,
             tallage
             ,
             or
             any
             sum
             or
             sums
             of
             mony
             ,
             or
             other
             Imposition
             whatsoever
             ,
             upon
             the
             People
             or
             Commonwealth
             ,
             without
             their
             consent
             in
             Parliament
             ,
             or
             as
             by
             Law
             might
             have
             been
             done
             before
             the
          
           3.
           
             of
             November
          
           1640.
           
           
             And
             it
             is
             further
             enacted
             and
             declared
             ,
             that
             every
             Person
             offending
             contrary
             to
             this
             Act
             ,
             shall
             be
             ,
             and
             is
             hereby
             adjudged
             guilty
             of
             High
             Treason
             ,
             and
             shall
             suffer
             and
             forfeit
             as
             in
             case
             of
             High
             Treason
             .
          
           Which
           
             *
          
           
             some
          
           of
           them
           have
           declared
           ,
           
             to
             be
             the
             Fundamental
             and
             old
             Law
             of
             England
             ,
             against
             which
             no
             By-Law
             is
             to
             be
             made
             ,
          
           and
           one
           of
           
             the
             main
             Birth-rights
             of
             England
             .
          
           Therefore
           themselves
           by
           assessing
           and
           imposing
           many
           former
           
             Customs
             ,
             Imposts
             ,
             Excises
             ,
          
           Assesments
           and
           contributions
           on
           the
           people
           ;
           and
           this
           of
           one
           hundred
           thousand
           pounds
           a
           Month
           ,
           for
           6.
           
           Month
           
             Jan.
          
           26.
           1659.
           
           without
           
             Common
             consent
             in
             Parliament
             ,
          
           when
           and
           whiles
           26.
           of
           the
           greatest
           
             Counties
          
           in
           
             England
             ,
          
           and
           11.
           
           
             Shires
          
           in
           
             Wales
             ,
          
           14.
           whole
           Cities
           ,
           and
           most
           Boroughs
           in
           
             England
             ,
          
           have
           not
           so
           much
           as
           one
           
             Knight
             ,
             Citizen
          
           or
           
             Burgess
          
           sitting
           with
           them
           to
           represent
           them
           ,
           and
           9.
           
           
             English
             Counties
          
           no
           more
           but
           
             one
             Knight
             ,
          
           and
           but
           4.
           
           
             Counties
             ,
          
           and
           2.
           
           
             Cities
          
           alone
           ,
           and
           not
           above
           3.
           or
           4.
           
           
             Boroughs
          
           their
           full
           numbers
           of
           
             Knights
             ,
             Citizens
          
           and
           
             Burgesses
             ,
          
           sitting
           with
           them
           to
           represent
           them
           ;
           all
           the
           rest
           to
           the
           number
           of
           420.
           
           
             Members
             ,
          
           besides
           the
           whole
           
             House
             of
             Lords
             ,
          
           being
           forcibly
           excluded
           or
           dead
           ;
           by
           the
           tenor
           of
           their
           own
           Act
           and
           Decl.
           
             are
             adjudged
             guilty
             of
             High
             Treason
             ,
             and
             ought
             to
             suffer
             and
             forfeit
             as
             in
             case
             of
             Treason
             ,
          
           and
           all
           those
           Commissioners
           named
           in
           their
           
             Act
             ,
          
           amounting
           
           to
           above
           one
           thousand
           ,
           and
           all
           Assessors
           ,
           Collectors
           and
           Treasurers
           under
           them
           ,
           who
           shall
           
             assesse
             ,
             levy
             ,
             collect
             ,
             gather
             or
             receive
             the
             same
             ,
          
           shall
           incur
           the
           guilt
           of
           
             Treason
             ,
             and
             suffer
             and
             forfeit
             as
             in
             case
             of
             High
             Treason
             ;
          
           and
           their
           real
           and
           personal
           Estates
           ,
           be
           confiscated
           to
           pay
           the
           publick
           debts
           ,
           and
           Souldiers
           arrears
           .
        
         
           7.
           
           That
           this
           Anti-Parliamentary
           
             Convention
             ,
          
           in
           their
           late
           Declaration
           of
           
             Jan.
          
           24.
           have
           published
           and
           declared
           to
           the
           world
           ,
           
             That
             they
             are
             resolved
             to
             remain
             constane
             and
             immovable
             ,
             that
             the
             people
             of
             these
             Nations
             may
             be
             governed
             from
             time
             to
             time
             by
             Representatives
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             chosen
             by
             themselves
             .
             That
             they
             should
             be
             governed
             by
             the
             Laws
             ,
             That
             all
             proceedings
             touching
             the
             Laws
             ,
             Liberties
             and
             Estates
             of
             the
             free-people
             of
             the
             Commonwealth
             ,
             shall
             be
             according
             to
             the
             Laws
             of
             the
             Land
             ;
             It
             being
             their
             principal
             care
             to
             provideagainst
             all
             arbitrarinesse
             in
             Government
             .
          
           And
           that
           it
           is
           
             one
             of
             the
             greatest
             cares
             they
             have
             upon
             them
             ,
             how
             to
             give
             the
             people
             that
             ease
             ,
             from
             their
             present
             burthens
             ,
          
           which
           
             their
          
           (
           undone
           )
           
             condicion
             calls
             for
             .
          
           Which
           how
           well
           and
           faithfully
           they
           have
           performed
           ,
           and
           not
           rather
           most
           notoriously
           violated
           ,
           let
           the
           whole
           world
           ,
           God
           ,
           Angels
           ,
           Men
           ,
           determin
           ,
           by
           their
           imposing
           a
           Monthly
           Tax
           of
           one
           hundred
           thousand
           pounds
           a
           Month
           ,
           for
           the
           6.
           next
           
             Months
             ,
          
           they
           had
           paid
           and
           advanced
           before
           hand
           :
           By
           ordering
           Gen.
           
           
             Monk
          
           by
           a
           
             Vote
          
           of
           their
           
             Council
             of
             State
             ,
          
           at
           
             Whitehall
          
           (
           afterwards
           ratisied
           by
           a
           
             Vote
             ,
          
           at
           
             Westminster
          
           when
           executed
           )
           the
           9.
           of
           this
           instant
           
             February
             ,
          
           to
           march
           with
           all
           his
           
             Forces
          
           into
           the
           City
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           to
           seize
           and
           imprison
           2.
           of
           their
           Aldermen
           ,
           and
           sundry
           of
           their
           Common-Council
           men
           in
           the
           Tower
           ,
           
             to
             pull
             down
             and
             destroy
             the
             Gates
             and
             Portcullesses
             of
             the
             City
             ;
             To
             discontinue
             ,
             null
             and
             void
             the
             Common-Council
             of
             the
             City
             of
             London
             for
             this
             year
             ,
             by
             ordering
             a
             Bill
             for
             the
             choice
             of
             another
             Common-Council
             ,
             with
             such
             Qualifications
             as
             the
             Juncto
             shall
             think
             fit
             ;
          
           which
           was
           accordingly
           executed
           ,
           and
           then
           ratified
           and
           approved
           by
           their
           Votes
           ;
           and
           by
           commanding
           him
           afterwards
           to
           demand
           the
           City
           Arms
           ,
           &
           to
           
             disarm
          
           them
           by
           
             force
             ,
          
           if
           they
           deliver
           them
           not
           upon
           demands
           
             s
          
           and
           all
           because
           the
           Common-Council
           upon
           a
           Petition
           of
           the
           Citizens
           ,
           and
           Remonstrance
           of
           the
           
             Gentlemen
             ,
             Ministers
             and
             Freeholders
          
           
           of
           
             Warwickshire
             ,
          
           and
           other
           Counties
           
             Febr.
          
           8.
           voted
           and
           resolved
           ;
           
             That
             no
             Person
             or
             Persons
             whatsoever
             ,
             might
             impose
             any
             Laws
             or
             Taxes
             upon
             the
             City
             and
             Citizens
             ,
             untill
             the
             Authority
             thereof
             be
             derived
             from
             their
             Representatives
             in
             a
             full
             and
             free
             Parliament
             .
          
           And
           all
           this
           without
           and
           before
           the
           least
           hearing
           or
           examination
           of
           the
           City
           and
           Common-Council
           :
           a
           Tyranny
           ,
           Indignity
           ,
           Dishonour
           and
           Ingratitude
           not
           to
           be
           paralleld
           ,
           and
           never
           offered
           in
           any
           age
           to
           the
           City
           and
           Citizens
           before
           by
           any
           of
           our
           
             Kings
             ,
          
           for
           the
           highest
           Treasons
           against
           them
           ,
           at
           least
           before
           hearing
           and
           convicti●●
           ;
           much
           lesse
           only
           for
           demanding
           and
           claiming
           the
           benefit
           of
           those
           Fundamental
           Laws
           and
           Privileges
           ,
           for
           whose
           defence
           they
           had
           so
           lately
           expended
           so
           many
           Millions
           of
           Treasure
           ,
           and
           Thousands
           of
           their
           lives
           ,
           to
           defend
           them
           according
           to
           these
           their
           fresh
           
             Declarations
             ,
          
           and
           Acts
           encouraging
           them
           thereunto
           ;
           (
           and
           that
           after
           all
           their
           former
           Obligations
           and
           Indearments
           to
           the
           City
           upon
           all
           occasions
           ,
           and
           the
           beheaded
           Kings
           free
           
             Confirmation
          
           of
           all
           their
           
             former
             Charters
             ,
             Liberties
             ,
             Privileges
             ,
          
           Militia
           ,
           and
           enlargements
           of
           the
           same
           ,
           at
           the
           Treaty
           in
           the
           Isle
           of
           
             Wight
             ,
          
           notwithstanding
           their
           taking
           up
           Armes
           against
           him
           in
           the
           Parliaments
           defence
           )
           may
           now
           justly
           irritate
           and
           engage
           the
           City
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           and
           all
           other
           Cities
           ,
           Boroughs
           ,
           Corporations
           and
           Counties
           of
           this
           Realm
           ,
           unanimously
           to
           oppose
           the
           present
           and
           all
           other
           Taxes
           and
           Excises
           whatsoever
           ,
           imposed
           on
           them
           by
           these
           Oppressors
           ,
           and
           put
           their
           own
           Act
           in
           vigorous
           execution
           against
           them
           ,
           as
           the
           worst
           of
           
             Tyrants
             ,
          
           and
           Invaders
           of
           their
           Liberties
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           Both
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           joyntly
           ,
           and
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           severally
           in
           the
           late
           Parliament
           ,
           with
           the
           approbation
           of
           all
           ,
           and
           consent
           of
           most
           now
           sitting
           ,
           did
           in
           sundry
           
             ¶
          
           
             Romonstrances
             and
             Declarations
             ,
          
           published
           to
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           not
           only
           Tax
           the
           
             King
             and
             his
             evil
             Counsellors
             ,
             for
             imposing
             illegal
             Taxes
             on
             the
             Subjects
             ,
             contrary
             to
             the
             forecited
             Acts
             ;
             the
             maintenance
             whereof
             against
             all
             future
             violations
             and
             invasions
             of
             the
             Peoples
             Liberties
             and
             Properties
             they
             made
             one
             principal
             ground
             of
             our
             late
             bloody
             expensive
             war
             ;
          
           but
           likewise
           professed
           
             *
          
           
             That
             they
             were
             specially
             chosen
             and
             intrusted
             by
             the
             Kingdom
             in
             Parliament
             ,
             and
             owned
             it
             as
             their
             duty
             to
             hazzard
             
             their
             own
             lives
             and
             estates
             ,
          
           for
           preservation
           of
           those
           Laws
           and
           Liberties
           ,
           and
           use
           their
           best
           endeavours
           that
           the
           meanest
           of
           the
           Commonalty
           MIGHT
           ENJOY
           THEM
           AS
           THEIR
           BIRTH-RIGHTS
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           the
           greatest
           Subject
           .
           That
           
             every
             honest
             man
             ,
          
           (
           especially
           
             those
             who
             have
             taken
             the
             late
             Protestation
             ,
          
           and
           Solemn
           League
           and
           Covenant
           since
           )
           
             is
             bound
             to
             defend
             the
             Laws
             and
             Liberties
             of
             the
             kingdom
          
           against
           
             Will
          
           and
           
             Power
             ,
          
           which
           imposed
           
             what
             payments
             they
             thought
             fit
             to
             drain
             the
             Subjects
             Purses
             ,
          
           and
           supply
           
             those
             Necessities
          
           (
           which
           their
           ill
           Counsel
           had
           brought
           upon
           the
           King
           and
           Kingdom
           .
           )
           And
           that
           they
           would
           be
           ready
           
             to
             live
             and
             dye
          
           with
           those
           
             worthy
          
           and
           
             true-hearted
             Patriots
             of
             the
             Gentry
             of
             this
             Nation
             and
             others
             ,
          
           who
           were
           ready
           to
           lay
           down
           their
           lives
           and
           fortunes
           ,
           for
           the
           maintenance
           of
           
             their
             Laws
          
           and
           
             Liberties
             :
          
           with
           many
           such
           like
           expressions
           .
           Which
           must
           needs
           engage
           me
           (
           a
           Member
           of
           that
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           Patriot
           of
           my
           Country
           )
           with
           all
           my
           strength
           and
           power
           to
           oppose
           this
           injurious
           Tax
           ,
           imposed
           out
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           though
           with
           the
           hazard
           of
           my
           life
           and
           fortunes
           ;
           wherein
           all
           those
           late
           secluded
           Lords
           and
           Members
           who
           have
           joyned
           in
           these
           
             Remonstrances
          
           are
           engaged
           by
           them
           to
           second
           me
           ,
           under
           pain
           of
           being
           adjudged
           unworthy
           for
           ever
           hereafter
           to
           sit
           in
           any
           Parliament
           ,
           or
           to
           be
           trusted
           by
           their
           Counties
           and
           those
           for
           whom
           they
           served
           .
           And
           so
           much
           the
           rather
           to
           vindicate
           the
           
             late
             Houses
             honour
             and
             reputation
             from
             those
             predictions
             and
             printed
             aspersions
             of
             the
             beheaded
             King
             ,
          
           now
           verified
           as
           undeniable
           experimented
           truths
           by
           the
           Antiparliamentary
           sitting
           
             Juncto
             ;
          
           
             *
          
           
             That
             the
             maintenance
             of
             the
             Laws
             ,
             Liberties
             ,
             Properties
             of
             the
             People
             ,
             were
             but
             only
             gilded
             Dissimulations
             ,
             and
             specious
             pretences
             to
             get
             power
             into
             their
             own
             hands
             ,
             thereby
             to
             enable
             them
             to
             destroy
             and
             subvert
             both
             Laws
             ,
             Liberties
             and
             Properties
             at
             last
             ,
             and
             not
             any
             thing
             like
             them
             ;
             to
             introduce
             Anarchy
             ,
             Democracy
             ,
             Parity
             ,
             Tyranny
             in
             the
             Highest
             degree
             ,
             and
             new
             forms
             of
             arbitrary
             Government
             ,
             and
             leave
             neither
             King
             nor
             Gentleman
             :
             all
             which
             the
             people
             should
             too
             late
             discover
             to
             their
             costs
             ,
             and
             that
             they
             had
             obtained
             nothing
             by
             adhering
             to
             and
             complyance
             with
             them
             ,
             but
             to
             enslave
             and
             undo
             themselves
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             at
             last
             destroyed
             .
          
           Which
           royal
           Predictions
           many
           complain
           ,
           
           and
           all
           experimentally
           ●ind
           too
           trulie
           verified
           by
           those
           who
           now
           bear
           rule
           ,
           under
           the
           
             Nam●
          
           and
           
             visour
             of
             the
             Parliament
             of
             England
             ,
          
           since
           its
           dissolution
           by
           the
           Kings
           decapitation
           ,
           and
           the
           Armies
           imprisoning
           and
           seclusion
           of
           the
           Members
           and
           Lords
           ,
           who
           above
           all
           others
           are
           obliged
           to
           disprove
           them
           by
           their
           Actions
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           Declarations
           to
           the
           people
           ,
           who
           regard
           not
           words
           but
           real
           performances
           from
           these
           new
           
             Keepers
             of
             their
             Liberties
             ,
          
           especially
           in
           this
           
             FIRST
             YEAR
             OF
             ENGLANDS
             FREEDOM
          
           engraven
           on
           all
           their
           
             publick
             Seals
             ,
          
           which
           else
           will
           but
           
             seal
          
           their
           
             Selfdamnation
             ,
          
           and
           proclaim
           them
           the
           Archest
           
             Impostors
          
           under
           Heaven
           ;
           and
           now
           again
           in
           their
           3.
           
           Session
           ,
           after
           their
           two
           sodain
           and
           forcible
           Dissolutions
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           Should
           I
           voluntarily
           submit
           to
           pay
           this
           Tax
           ,
           and
           that
           by
           vertue
           of
           an
           Act
           of
           Parliament
           made
           by
           those
           now
           sitting
           ,
           (
           some
           of
           whose
           Elections
           have
           been
           voted
           void
           ;
           others
           of
           them
           elected
           by
           
             new
             illegal
             Writs
          
           under
           a
           new
           kind
           of
           
             Seal
             ,
          
           without
           the
           Kings
           
             Authority
             ,
             Stile
          
           or
           
             Seal
             ,
          
           and
           that
           since
           the
           Kings
           beheading
           ,
           as
           the
           Earl
           of
           
             Pembroke
             ,
          
           and
           Lord
           
             Edward
             Howard
             ,
          
           uncapable
           of
           being
           Knights
           or
           Burgesses
           by
           the
           Common-law
           or
           Custom
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           being
           Peers
           of
           the
           Realm
           (
           if
           now
           worthy
           such
           a
           Title
           )
           as
           was
           adjudged
           long
           since
           in
           the
           Lord
           
             Camoyes
          
           case
           ,
           
             Claus.
             Dors.
          
           7
           R.
           2.
           m.
           32.
           asserted
           by
           Mr.
           
             Selden
          
           in
           his
           Titles
           of
           Honor
           ,
           part
           2.
           c.
           5.
           p.
           737.
           seconded
           by
           Sir
           
             Edward
             Cook
          
           in
           his
           4.
           
           
             Institut
             .
          
           p.
           1
           ,
           4
           ,
           5
           ,
           46
           ,
           47
           ,
           49.
           and
           I
           have
           proved
           at
           large
           in
           my
           
             Plea
             for
             the
             Lords
             and
             House
             of
             Peers
             ,
             )
          
           As
           I
           should
           admit
           these
           to
           be
           lawfull
           Members
           ,
           and
           their
           unlawfull
           void
           Writs
           to
           be
           good
           in
           Law
           ;
           so
           should
           I
           tacitly
           admit
           ,
           
             &
             ex
             post
             facto
          
           assent
           to
           some
           particulars
           against
           my
           knowledge
           ,
           judgement
           ,
           conscience
           ,
           
             Oaths
             of
             Supremacy
             ,
             Allegiance
             ,
             P●otestation
             ,
             and
             Solemn
             League
             and
             Covenant
             ,
          
           taken
           in
           the
           
             presence
             of
             God
             himself
             ,
             with
             a
             sincere
             heart
             and
             real
             intention
             to
             perform
             the
             same
             ,
             and
             persevere
             therein
             all
             the
             dayes
             of
             my
             life
             ,
             without
             suffering
             my self
             directly
             or
             indirectly
             ,
             by
             whatsoever
             combination
             ,
             perswasion
             or
             terror
             to
             be
             withdrawn
             therefrom
             .
          
           As
           first
           ,
           That
           there
           may
           be
           and
           now
           is
           a
           lawfull
           Parliament
           of
           England
           actually
           in
           being
           ,
           and
           legally
           continuing
           after
           the
           Kings
           death
           ,
           consisting
           only
           of
           a
           few
           late
           
           Members
           of
           the
           Commons
           House
           ,
           without
           either
           King
           ,
           Lords
           ,
           or
           most
           of
           their
           Fellow-Commons
           :
           which
           the
           very
           Consciences
           and
           Judgements
           of
           all
           now
           sitting
           ,
           that
           know
           any
           thing
           of
           Parliaments
           ,
           and
           the
           whole
           Kingdom
           if
           they
           durst
           speak
           their
           Knowledge
           ,
           know
           and
           believe
           to
           be
           false
           ,
           yea
           against
           their
           Oaths
           and
           Covenant
           .
           Secondly
           ,
           That
           this
           Parliament
           (
           so
           unduly
           constituted
           ,
           and
           packed
           by
           power
           of
           an
           army
           combining
           with
           them
           )
           hath
           a
           just
           and
           lawfull
           authority
           to
           violate
           the
           Privileges
           ,
           Rights
           ,
           Freedoms
           ,
           Customs
           ,
           and
           alter
           the
           Constitution
           of
           our
           Parliaments
           themselves
           ;
           imprison
           ,
           seclude
           ,
           expel
           most
           of
           their
           Fellow-Members
           for
           voting
           according
           to
           their
           Consciences
           ;
           to
           repeal
           what
           Votes
           ,
           Ordinances
           and
           Acts
           of
           Parliament
           they
           please
           ,
           erect
           new
           Arbitrary
           Courts
           of
           War
           and
           Justice
           to
           arraign
           ,
           condemn
           ,
           execute
           the
           
             King
          
           himself
           ,
           with
           the
           
             Peers
          
           and
           
             Commons
          
           of
           this
           Realm
           by
           a
           new
           kind
           of
           Martial
           law
           ,
           contrary
           to
           
             Magna
             Carta
             ,
             the
             Petition
             of
             Right
             ,
          
           and
           
             Law
             of
             the
             Land
             :
          
           dis-inherit
           the
           Kings
           posterity
           of
           the
           Crown
           ,
           extirpate
           Monarchy
           ,
           and
           the
           whole
           House
           of
           Peers
           ,
           change
           and
           subvert
           the
           antient
           Government
           ,
           Seals
           ,
           Laws
           ,
           Writs
           ,
           legal
           proceedings
           ,
           Courts
           ,
           and
           coin
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           ;
           sell
           and
           dispose
           of
           all
           the
           Lands
           ,
           Revenues
           ,
           Jewels
           ,
           Goods
           of
           the
           Crown
           ,
           with
           the
           Lands
           of
           Deans
           and
           Chapters
           ,
           as
           they
           think
           meet
           ;
           absolve
           themselves
           (
           like
           so
           many
           Antichristian
           Popes
           )
           with
           all
           the
           Subjects
           of
           
             England
          
           and
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           from
           all
           the
           Oaths
           and
           Engagements
           they
           have
           made
           TO
           THE
           KINGS
           MAJESTY
           ,
           HIS
           HEIRS
           AND
           SUCCESSORS
           :
           yea
           ,
           from
           their
           verie
           Oath
           of
           
             Allegiance
             ,
          
           notwithstanding
           this
           expresse
           clause
           in
           it
           (
           which
           I
           desire
           may
           be
           seriously
           and
           conscienciously
           considered
           by
           all
           who
           have
           sworn
           it
           )
           
             I
             do
             believe
             and
             in
             Conscience
             am
             resolved
             ,
             that
             neither
             the
             Pope
             ,
             nor
             any
             person
             whatsoever
             hath
             power
             to
             absolve
             me
             of
             this
             Oath
             ,
             or
             any
             part
             thereof
             ,
          
           which
           I
           acknowledge
           by
           good
           and
           full
           authoritie
           to
           be
           lawfully
           ministred
           unto
           me
           ,
           and
           
             do
             renounce
             all
             pardons
             and
             dispensations
             to
             the
             contrary
             ;
          
           and
           to
           dispence
           with
           our
           Protestations
           ,
           Solemn
           League
           and
           Covenant
           so
           lately
           and
           
             *
          
           
             zealously
             urged
             and
             injoyned
             by
             both
             Houses
             on
             Members
             ,
             Officers
             ,
             Ministers
             ,
             and
             all
             sorts
             of
             People
             throughout
             the
             Realm
             ;
          
           to
           dispose
           of
           all
           the
           Forts
           ,
           
           Ships
           ,
           Forces
           ,
           Offices
           and
           Places
           of
           Honour
           ,
           Power
           ,
           Trust
           or
           Profit
           within
           the
           Kingdom
           to
           whom
           they
           please
           ;
           to
           displace
           and
           remove
           whom
           they
           will
           from
           their
           Offices
           ,
           Trusts
           ,
           Pensions
           ,
           Callings
           ,
           at
           their
           pleasures
           ,
           without
           any
           legal
           cause
           or
           trial
           :
           to
           make
           what
           new
           Acts
           ,
           Laws
           ,
           and
           reverse
           what
           old
           ones
           they
           think
           meet
           ,
           to
           insnare
           ,
           inthrall
           our
           Consciences
           ,
           Estates
           ,
           Liberties
           ,
           Lives
           :
           to
           create
           new
           ▪
           
             monstrous
             Treasons
          
           never
           heard
           of
           in
           the
           world
           before
           ;
           and
           declare
           
             real
             Treasons
          
           against
           
             King
             ,
             Kingdom
             ,
             Parliament
             ,
          
           to
           be
           no
           
             Treasons
             ,
          
           and
           
             Loyalty
             ,
             Allegiance
             ,
             due
             Obedience
          
           to
           our
           known
           Laws
           ,
           and
           consciencious
           observing
           of
           our
           Oaths
           and
           Covenants
           (
           the
           breach
           whereof
           would
           render
           us
           
             actual
             Traytors
             ,
          
           and
           
             perjurious
             Persons
             )
          
           to
           be
           no
           lesse
           than
           
             High
             Treason
             ,
          
           for
           which
           they
           may
           justly
           
             imprison
             ,
             dismember
             ,
             disfranchise
             ,
             displace
             and
             fine
             us
          
           at
           their
           wills
           (
           as
           they
           have
           done
           some
           of
           late
           )
           
             and
             confiscate
             our
             Persons
             ,
             Lives
             to
             the
             Gallows
             ,
             and
             our
             estates
             to
             their
             new
             Exchequer
             ;
          
           (
           a
           Tyranny
           beyond
           all
           Tyrannies
           ever
           heard
           of
           in
           our
           Nation
           ,
           repealing
           
             Magna
             Charta
             ,
          
           c.
           29.
           5
           E.
           3.
           c.
           6.
           25
           Ed.
           3.
           c.
           4.
           28
           Ed.
           3.
           c.
           3.
           37.
           E.
           3.
           c.
           18.
           42
           E.
           3.
           c.
           3.
           25
           Ed.
           3.
           c.
           2.
           11
           R.
           2.
           c.
           4.
           1
           H.
           4.
           c.
           10.
           2
           H.
           4.
           Rot.
           Par.
           N.
           60.
           1
           E.
           6.
           c.
           12.
           1
           Mar.
           c.
           1.
           
           
             The
             Petition
             of
             Right
             ,
          
           3
           
             Caroli
             ,
          
           the
           Statutes
           made
           in
           the
           begining
           of
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           16
           
             Caroli
          
           c.
           1
           ,
           7
           ,
           8
           ,
           10
           ,
           12
           ,
           14
           ,
           20.
           and
           laying
           all
           our
           
             *
          
           Laws
           ,
           Liberties
           ,
           Estates
           ,
           Lives
           in
           the
           very
           dust
           ,
           after
           so
           many
           bloody
           and
           costly
           years
           wars
           ,
           to
           defend
           them
           against
           the
           Kings
           and
           others
           invasions
           )
           raise
           and
           keep
           up
           what
           forces
           they
           will
           by
           
             Sea
          
           and
           
             Land
             ,
          
           impose
           what
           heavy
           
             Taxes
          
           they
           please
           ,
           and
           renew
           ,
           increase
           multiply
           and
           perpetuate
           them
           on
           us
           ,
           and
           on
           
             Scotland
          
           and
           
             Ireland
          
           too
           ,
           which
           no
           English
           Parliament
           ever
           did
           before
           ,
           as
           often
           and
           as
           long
           as
           they
           please
           ,
           to
           support
           their
           own
           encroached
           ,
           more
           then
           Regal
           ,
           Parliamental
           ,
           Super-transcendent
           Arbitrary
           power
           over
           us
           ,
           and
           all
           that
           is
           ours
           or
           the
           Kingdoms
           ,
           at
           our
           private
           and
           the
           publick
           charge
           ,
           against
           our
           wills
           ,
           judgements
           ,
           consciences
           ,
           to
           our
           absolute
           enslaving
           ,
           and
           our
           three
           Kingdoms
           ruine
           ,
           by
           engaging
           them
           one
           against
           another
           in
           new
           Civil
           wars
           ;
           and
           exposing
           us
           for
           a
           prey
           to
           our
           Forein
           Enemies
           .
           All
           which
           ,
           with
           other
           particulars
           ,
           lately
           acted
           and
           avowed
           by
           the
           Imposers
           of
           this
           
             Tax
             ,
          
           and
           sundry
           others
           since
           
           by
           colour
           of
           that
           pretended
           Parliamentary
           Authority
           by
           which
           they
           have
           imposed
           it
           ,
           I
           must
           necessarily
           admit
           ,
           acknowledge
           to
           be
           just
           and
           legal
           by
           my
           voluntary
           payment
           of
           it
           ,
           on
           purpose
           to
           maintain
           an
           Army
           ,
           to
           justifie
           and
           make
           good
           all
           this
           by
           the
           meer
           power
           of
           the
           Sword
           ,
           which
           they
           can
           no
           waies
           justifie
           and
           defend
           by
           the
           Laws
           of
           God
           or
           the
           Realm
           ,
           or
           the
           least
           colour
           of
           reason
           ,
           justice
           ,
           honesty
           ,
           religion
           ,
           conscience
           ,
           before
           any
           Tribunal
           of
           God
           or
           Men
           ,
           when
           legally
           arraigned
           ,
           as
           they
           may
           one
           day
           be
           .
           Neither
           of
           which
           I
           can
           or
           dare
           acknowledge
           ,
           without
           incurring
           the
           guilt
           of
           most
           
             detestable
             Perjury
             ,
          
           and
           
             highest
             Treason
             ,
          
           against
           
             King
             ,
             Kingdom
             ,
             Parliament
             ,
             Laws
          
           and
           
             Liberties
          
           of
           the
           people
           ;
           and
           therefore
           cannot
           yield
           to
           this
           Assesment
           .
        
         
           
             Thirdly
             ,
          
           the
           principal
           ends
           and
           uses
           proposed
           in
           the
           pr●tended
           Acts
           and
           Warrants
           thereupon
           for
           payment
           of
           this
           
             Tax
             ,
          
           and
           other
           Taxes
           since
           ,
           are
           strong
           obligations
           to
           me
           ,
           in
           point
           of
           
             Coùscience
             ,
             Law
             ,
             Prudence
             ,
          
           to
           withstand
           it
           ;
           which
           I
           shall
           particularly
           discusse
        
         
           The
           First
           is
           ,
           the
           maintenante
           and
           continuance
           of
           the
           pr●sent
           Army
           and
           Forces
           in
           
             England
          
           under
           the
           Lord
           
             Fairfax
             ,
             Cromwell
             ,
          
           and
           other
           Commanders
           since
           .
           To
           which
           I
           say
           ,
           First
           ,
           as
           I
           shall
           with
           all
           readinesse
           ,
           gratitude
           and
           due
           respect
           ,
           acknowledge
           their
           former
           Gallantry
           ,
           good
           and
           faithfull
           Services
           to
           the
           Parliament
           and
           Kingdom
           ,
           whiles
           they
           continued
           dutifull
           and
           constant
           to
           their
           first
           Engagements
           ,
           and
           the
           ends
           for
           which
           they
           were
           raised
           by
           both
           Houses
           ,
           as
           far
           forth
           as
           any
           man
           ;
           so
           in
           regard
           of
           their
           late
           monstrous
           defections
           ,
           and
           dangerous
           Apostacies
           from
           their
           primitive
           obedience
           ,
           faithfulnesse
           ,
           and
           engagements
           in
           disobeying
           the
           Commands
           ,
           and
           levying
           open
           war
           against
           both
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           keeping
           an
           horrid
           force
           upon
           them
           at
           their
           very
           doors
           ;
           seising
           ,
           imprisoning
           ,
           secluding
           ,
           abusing
           ,
           and
           forcing
           away
           their
           Members
           ,
           printing
           and
           publishing
           many
           high
           and
           treasonable
           Declarations
           against
           the
           Institution
           ,
           Privileges
           ,
           Members
           and
           Proceedings
           of
           the
           late
           ,
           and
           being
           of
           all
           futur●
           Parliaments
           ;
           imprisoning
           ,
           abusing
           ,
           arraigning
           ,
           condemning
           and
           executing
           our
           late
           King
           ,
           against
           the
           Votes
           ,
           Faith
           ,
           and
           Engagements
           of
           both
           Houses
           ,
           and
           dis-inheriting
           His
           posterity
           ,
           usurping
           the
           Regal
           ,
           Parliamental
           ,
           Magistratical
           ,
           
           and
           Ecclesiastical
           power
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           to
           their
           General-Council
           of
           Officers
           of
           the
           Army
           ,
           and
           Anti-Parliamentary
           Conventicles
           ,
           as
           the
           supreme
           swaying
           Authority
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           and
           attempting
           to
           alter
           and
           subvert
           the
           antient
           Government
           ,
           Parliaments
           ,
           Laws
           ,
           and
           Customs
           of
           our
           Realms
           .
           And
           upon
           serious
           consideration
           of
           the
           ordinary
           ,
           unsufferable
           Assertions
           of
           their
           Officers
           and
           Souldiers
           uttered
           in
           most
           places
           where
           they
           Quarter
           ,
           and
           to
           my self
           in
           particular
           ,
           sundry
           times
           ,
           
             *
          
           
             That
             the
             whole
             Kingdom
             ,
             with
             all
             our
             Lands
             ,
             Houses
             ,
             Goods
             and
             whatsoever
             we
             have
             ,
             is
             theirs
             ,
             and
             that
             by
             right
             of
             Conquest
             ,
             they
             having
             twice
             conquered
             the
             Kingdom
             :
             That
             we
             are
             but
             their
             conquered
             Slaves
             and
             Vassals
             ,
             and
             they
             the
             Lords
             and
             Heads
             of
             the
             Kingdom
             :
             That
             our
             very
             lives
             are
             at
             their
             mercy
             and
             courtesie
             :
             That
             when
             they
             have
             gotten
             all
             we
             have
             from
             us
             by
             Taxes
             and
             Free-quarter
             ,
             and
             we
             have
             nothing
             left
             to
             pay
             them
             ,
             then
             themselves
             will
             seize
             upon
             our
             Lands
             as
             their
             own
             ,
             and
             turn
             us
             and
             our
             Families
             out
             of
             doors
             :
             That
             there
             is
             now
             no
             Law
             in
             England
          
           (
           nor
           never
           was
           ,
           if
           we
           believe
           their
           lying
           Oracle
           
             Peters
             )
             but
             the
             Sword
             ;
          
           with
           many
           such
           like
           vapouring
           Speeches
           and
           discourses
           ,
           of
           which
           there
           are
           thousands
           of
           witnesses
           :
           I
           can
           neither
           in
           
             Conscience
             ,
             Law
             ,
          
           nor
           
             Prudence
          
           assent
           unto
           ,
           much
           lesse
           contribute
           in
           the
           least
           degree
           ,
           for
           their
           present
           maintenance
           ,
           or
           future
           continuance
           ,
           thus
           to
           insult
           ,
           inslave
           ,
           and
           tyrannize
           over
           King
           ,
           Kingdom
           ,
           Parliament
           ,
           People
           at
           their
           pleasure
           ,
           like
           their
           conquered
           Vassals
           .
           And
           for
           me
           in
           particular
           to
           contribute
           to
           the
           maintenance
           of
           those
           ,
           who
           against
           the
           Law
           of
           the
           Land
           ,
           the
           privileges
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           liberty
           of
           the
           Subject
           ,
           pulled
           me
           forcibly
           from
           the
           Commons
           House
           ,
           and
           kept
           me
           Prisoner
           about
           2.
           months
           space
           under
           their
           
             Martial
             ,
          
           to
           my
           great
           expence
           and
           prejudice
           ,
           and
           since
           that
           ,
           close
           Prisoner
           near
           3.
           whole
           years
           in
           
             Dunster
             ,
             Taunton
          
           and
           
             Pendennis
          
           Castles
           ,
           and
           thrice
           forcibly
           excluded
           me
           and
           other
           Members
           out
           of
           the
           House
           ,
           
             May
          
           7.
           and
           9.
           and
           
             Decemb.
          
           27.
           1659.
           without
           any
           particular
           cause
           pretended
           or
           assigned
           ,
           only
           for
           discharging
           my
           duty
           to
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           and
           those
           for
           whom
           I
           served
           
             in
             the
             House
             ,
          
           without
           giving
           me
           the
           least
           reparation
           for
           this
           unparallel'd
           injustice
           ,
           or
           acknowledging
           their
           offence
           (
           and
           yet
           detain
           some
           of
           my
           then
           
             fellow-Members
          
           under
           custody
           by
           the
           meer
           power
           
           of
           the
           Sword
           ,
           without
           bringing
           them
           to
           Trial
           )
           would
           be
           ,
           not
           ●●ly
           absurd
           ,
           unreasonable
           ,
           and
           a
           tacit
           justification
           of
           this
           
             h●rrid
             violence
             ,
          
           and
           
             breath
             of
             Privilege
             ,
          
           but
           monstrous
           ,
           unnatural
           ,
           perfidious
           ,
           against
           my
           
             Oath
          
           and
           
             Covenant
             .
          
        
         
           2.
           
           No
           Tax
           ought
           to
           be
           imposed
           on
           the
           Kingdom
           in
           Parliament
           it self
           ,
           but
           in
           
             case
             of
             necessity
             ,
             for
             the
             common
             good
             ,
          
           and
           
             defence
             thereof
             against
             forein
             Enemies
             ,
          
           or
           Domestique
           Traytors
           and
           Rebels
           ,
           as
           is
           clear
           by
           the
           Stat.
           of
           25
           E.
           1.
           c.
           6.
           all
           Acts
           for
           Taxes
           ,
           Subsidi●s
           ,
           Tenths
           ,
           Aydes
           ,
           Tonnage
           and
           Poundage
           ,
           &
           
             Cooks
          
           2
           
             Instit.
          
           p.
           528.
           
           Now
           it
           is
           evident
           to
           me
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           no
           necessity
           of
           keeping
           up
           this
           Army
           for
           the
           Kingdoms
           common
           Good
           ,
           but
           rather
           a
           necessity
           of
           disbanding
           it
           ,
           or
           the
           greatest
           part
           of
           it
           ,
           for
           these
           reasons
           :
           1.
           
           Because
           the
           whole
           Kingdom
           with
           
             Scotland
          
           and
           
             Ireland
          
           are
           generally
           exhausted
           by
           the
           late
           18.
           years
           Wars
           ,
           Plunders
           and
           heavy
           Taxes
           ;
           there
           being
           more
           monies
           levyed
           on
           it
           by
           both
           sides
           ,
           during
           these
           18.
           last
           years
           ,
           than
           in
           all
           the
           Kings
           Reigns
           since
           the
           Conquest
           ,
           as
           will
           appear
           upon
           a
           just
           computation
           :
           all
           Counties
           being
           thereby
           utterly
           unable
           to
           pay
           it
           .
           2.
           
           In
           regard
           of
           the
           great
           decay
           of
           Trade
           ,
           the
           extraordinary
           dearth
           of
           cattel
           ,
           corn
           ,
           and
           provisions
           of
           all
           sorts
           ;
           the
           charge
           of
           relieving
           a
           multitude
           of
           poor
           people
           ,
           who
           starve
           with
           famine
           in
           many
           places
           ,
           the
           richer
           sort
           (
           eaten
           out
           by
           Taxes
           and
           Free-quarter
           )
           being
           utterly
           unable
           to
           relieve
           them
           .
           To
           which
           I
           might
           adde
           ,
           the
           multitude
           of
           maimed
           Souldiers
           ,
           with
           the
           widows
           and
           children
           of
           those
           who
           have
           lost
           their
           lives
           in
           the
           Wars
           ,
           which
           is
           very
           costly
           .
           3.
           
           The
           heavie
           Contributions
           to
           support
           the
           Army
           ,
           which
           destroy
           all
           Trade
           ,
           by
           fore-stalling
           ,
           engrossing
           most
           of
           the
           Monies
           of
           the
           Kingdoms
           ,
           and
           enhancing
           their
           prices
           ,
           keeping
           many
           thousands
           of
           able
           men
           and
           horses
           idle
           ,
           only
           like
           moths
           ,
           and
           locusts
           to
           consume
           other
           labouring
           mens
           provisions
           ,
           estates
           ,
           and
           the
           publick
           Treasure
           of
           the
           Kingdoms
           ,
           when
           as
           their
           employment
           in
           their
           Trades
           and
           Callings
           ,
           might
           much
           advance
           trading
           ,
           and
           enrich
           the
           Kingdoms
           .
           4.
           
           There
           is
           now
           no
           visible
           Enemy
           in
           the
           field
           or
           elsewhere
           ,
           and
           the
           fitting
           Members
           boast
           there
           is
           no
           fear
           from
           any
           abroad
           ,
           their
           Navie
           being
           so
           Victorious
           .
           And
           why
           such
           a
           vast
           Army
           should
           be
           still
           continued
           in
           the
           Kingdom
           to
           increase
           its
           
           debts
           and
           payments
           ,
           when
           charged
           with
           so
           many
           great
           Arrears
           and
           Debts
           already
           ,
           to
           eat
           up
           the
           Count●y
           with
           Taxes
           and
           Free-quarter
           ,
           only
           to
           play
           ,
           drink
           ,
           whore
           ,
           steal
           ,
           rob
           ,
           murther
           ,
           quarrel
           ,
           fight
           with
           ,
           impeach
           and
           shoot
           one
           another
           to
           death
           as
           Traytors
           ,
           Rebels
           ,
           and
           Enemies
           to
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           and
           Peoples
           Liberties
           ,
           as
           of
           late
           the
           
             Levellers
             ,
          
           and
           
             Cromwellists
          
           did
           ,
           (
           when
           this
           was
           written
           )
           and
           the
           
             Lambardists
          
           and
           
             Rumpists
          
           since
           ,
           for
           want
           of
           other
           imployments
           ,
           and
           this
           for
           the
           publick
           Good
           ,
           transcends
           my
           understanding
           .
           5.
           
           When
           the
           King
           had
           two
           great
           Armies
           in
           the
           Field
           ,
           and
           many
           Garrisons
           in
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           this
           whole
           Army
           by
           its
           primitive
           Establishment
           ,
           consisted
           but
           of
           twenty
           two
           thousand
           Horse
           ,
           Dragoons
           and
           Foot
           ,
           and
           had
           an
           Establishment
           only
           of
           about
           Fortie
           five
           thousand
           pounds
           a
           month
           for
           their
           pay
           ,
           which
           both
           Houses
           then
           thought
           sufficient
           ,
           as
           is
           evident
           by
           their
           
             o
          
           Ordinances
           of
           
             Febr.
          
           15.
           1644.
           and
           
             April
          
           4
           1646.
           
           And
           when
           the
           Army
           was
           much
           increased
           without
           their
           Order
           ,
           sixty
           thousand
           pounds
           a
           month
           was
           thought
           abundantly
           sufficient
           by
           the
           Officers
           and
           Army
           themselves
           ,
           to
           disband
           and
           reduce
           all
           super-numeraries
           ,
           maintain
           the
           Established
           Army
           and
           Garrisons
           ,
           and
           ease
           the
           Country
           of
           all
           Free-quarter
           ;
           which
           Tax
           hath
           been
           constantly
           pain
           in
           all
           Counties
           .
           Why
           then
           this
           Tax
           to
           the
           Army
           should
           now
           be
           raised
           above
           the
           first
           Establishment
           ,
           when
           reduced
           to
           twenty
           thousand
           ,
           whereof
           sundry
           Regiments
           are
           designed
           for
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           (
           for
           which
           there
           is
           thirty
           thousand
           pounds
           a
           month
           now
           enacted
           ,
           beside
           the
           sixty
           for
           the
           Army
           )
           and
           this
           for
           the
           common
           good
           of
           the
           Realm
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           Taxes
           since
           should
           be
           mounted
           to
           120.
           thousand
           pounds
           each
           
             month
          
           and
           now
           again
           to
           one
           hundred
           thousand
           pounds
           for
           those
           6.
           months
           ,
           for
           which
           they
           have
           paid
           in
           35.
           thousand
           pounds
           ,
           9.
           months
           since
           before
           hand
           ;
           only
           to
           murther
           our
           
             Protestant
          
           Brethren
           ,
           and
           
             Allies
          
           of
           
             Scotland
          
           and
           
             Holland
             ,
          
           destroy
           and
           oppresse
           each
           other
           ,
           and
           keep
           up
           an
           
             Anti-Parliamentary
             Conventicle
          
           of
           
             Tyrants
          
           and
           
             Vsurpers
             ,
          
           to
           undo
           ,
           enslave
           and
           ruine
           our
           Kingdoms
           ,
           Parliaments
           ,
           and
           their
           Privileges
           ,
           against
           all
           their
           former
           Oaths
           ,
           Protestations
           ,
           Declarations
           ,
           Covenants
           ,
           is
           a
           riddle
           unto
           me
           ,
           on
           rather
           ,
           a
           Mystery
           of
           Iniquity
           ▪
           for
           some
           mens
           private
           ●●●re
           ,
           〈…〉
           
           than
           the
           publick
           weal
           .
           6.
           
           The
           
             Militias
          
           of
           every
           County
           (
           for
           which
           there
           was
           so
           great
           contest
           in
           Parliament
           with
           the
           late
           King
           )
           and
           those
           Persons
           of
           interest
           and
           estates
           in
           every
           Shire
           or
           Corporation
           who
           have
           been
           cordial
           to
           the
           Parliament
           and
           Kingdom
           heretofore
           ,
           if
           put
           into
           a
           posture
           of
           defence
           ,
           under
           Gentlemen
           of
           quality
           ,
           and
           known
           integrity
           ,
           as
           they
           were
           under
           Sectaries
           ,
           Quakers
           ,
           and
           Anabaptists
           of
           late
           ,
           would
           be
           a
           far
           greater
           ,
           safer
           ,
           fitter
           Guard
           to
           secure
           the
           Kingdom
           &
           Parliament
           against
           forein
           Invasions
           ,
           or
           domestick
           Insurrections
           ,
           than
           a
           mutinous
           mercenary
           Army
           of
           Sectaries
           ,
           or
           Persons
           and
           Souldiers
           of
           no
           fortunes
           ,
           and
           that
           with
           more
           general
           content
           ,
           and
           the
           tenth
           part
           of
           that
           charge
           the
           Kingdom
           is
           now
           at
           to
           maintain
           this
           Army
           ,
           &
           a
           costly
           
             Militia
          
           besides
           ,
           and
           prevent
           all
           danger
           of
           the
           undoing
           pest
           of
           Free-quarter
           .
           Therefore
           there
           is
           no
           necessity
           to
           keep
           up
           this
           Army
           ,
           or
           impose
           any
           new
           Tax
           for
           their
           maintenance
           ,
           or
           defraying
           rheir
           pretended
           Arrears
           :
           which
           I
           dare
           aver
           ,
           the
           Free-quarter
           they
           have
           formerly
           taken
           in
           kinde
           ,
           and
           levied
           in
           money
           ,
           if
           brought
           to
           a
           just
           account
           ,
           as
           it
           ought
           ,
           will
           double
           ,
           if
           not
           treble
           most
           of
           their
           antient
           Arrears
           ,
           and
           make
           them
           much
           indebted
           to
           the
           Country
           .
           And
           no
           reason
           they
           should
           have
           full
           pay
           and
           Free-quarter
           too
           ,
           and
           the
           Country
           bear
           the
           burthen
           of
           both
           ,
           without
           full
           allowance
           of
           all
           the
           Quarters
           levied
           or
           taken
           on
           them
           against
           Law
           ,
           out
           of
           their
           pretended
           Arrears
           .
        
         
           And
           if
           any
           of
           the
           sitting
           
             Tax-Makers
          
           here
           object
           ,
           That
           
           they
           dare
           not
           trust
           the
           
             Militia
          
           of
           the
           Cities
           and
           Counties
           of
           the
           Realm
           with
           their
           own
           or
           the
           Kingdoms
           defence
           :
           Therfore
           there
           is
           a
           necessity
           for
           them
           to
           keep
           up
           the
           Army
           ,
           to
           prevent
           all
           dangers
           from
           abroad
           ,
           and
           Insurrections
           at
           home
           .
        
         
           I
           answer
           ,
           1.
           
           That
           upon
           these
           pretences
           these
           new
           Lords
           may
           intail
           and
           enforce
           an
           Army
           ,
           and
           Taxes
           to
           support
           
           them
           ,
           on
           the
           three
           Kingdoms
           till
           Dooms-day
           .
           2.
           
           If
           they
           be
           real
           Members
           who
           make
           this
           Objection
           ,
           elected
           by
           the
           Counties
           ,
           Cities
           and
           Boroughs
           for
           which
           they
           serve
           ,
           and
           deriving
           their
           Parliamental
           Authority
           only
           from
           the
           
             People
             ,
             (
             the
          
           
             *
          
           
             only
             new
             fountain
             of
             all
             Power
             and
             Authority
             ,
          
           as
           themselves
           now
           dogmatize
           )
           then
           they
           are
           but
           their
           Servants
           and
           Trustees
           ,
           who
           are
           to
           allow
           them
           wages
           ,
           and
           give
           
           them
           Commission
           for
           what
           they
           act
           .
           And
           if
           they
           dare
           not
           now
           trust
           the
           people
           ,
           and
           those
           persons
           of
           quality
           ,
           sidelitie
           ,
           and
           estate
           ,
           who
           both
           elected
           ,
           intrusted
           and
           impowred
           them
           ,
           and
           are
           their
           Lords
           and
           Masters
           ,
           not
           Slaves
           or
           Vassals
           ,
           yea
           the
           primitive
           and
           supreme
           power
           ;
           it
           is
           high
           time
           for
           their
           Electors
           and
           Masters
           ,
           (
           the
           
             People
             )
          
           to
           revoke
           their
           authoritie
           ,
           trusts
           ,
           and
           call
           them
           to
           a
           speedie
           account
           for
           all
           their
           late
           exorbitant
           proceedings
           ,
           in
           ejecting
           the
           Majority
           of
           their
           faithfull
           Fellow
           Members
           ,
           in
           whom
           the
           people
           most
           confided
           ,
           and
           for
           their
           mispence
           of
           the
           Kingdoms
           Treasure
           ;
           and
           no
           longer
           to
           trust
           those
           with
           their
           purses
           ,
           liberties
           ,
           safetie
           ,
           who
           dare
           not
           now
           to
           confide
           in
           them
           ,
           and
           would
           rather
           commit
           the
           safeguard
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           to
           mercenary
           ,
           indigent
           souldiers
           ,
           than
           to
           those
           Gentlemen
           ,
           Free-holders
           ,
           Citizens
           ,
           Burgesses
           ,
           and
           persons
           of
           Estate
           who
           elected
           them
           ,
           whose
           Trustees
           ,
           Servants
           ,
           and
           Attorneys
           only
           they
           professe
           themselves
           ,
           and
           who
           have
           greatest
           interest
           both
           in
           them
           and
           the
           Kingdoms
           weal
           ,
           and
           are
           those
           who
           must
           pay
           these
           Mercinaries
           ,
           if
           continued
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           Gentlemen
           and
           Free-men
           of
           
             England
          
           have
           very
           little
           reason
           any
           longer
           to
           trust
           the
           Army
           with
           the
           Kingdoms
           ,
           Parliaments
           ,
           or
           their
           own
           Liberties
           ,
           Laws
           ,
           and
           Privileges
           safeguard
           ,
           which
           they
           have
           so
           oft
           invaded
           ;
           professing
           now
           ,
           
             *
          
           that
           they
           did
           not
           fight
           
             to
             preserve
             the
             Kingdom
             ,
             King
             ,
             Parliament
             ,
             Laws
             ,
             Liberties
             and
             Properties
             of
             the
             Subject
             ;
             but
             to
             conquer
             and
             pull
             them
             down
             ,
             and
             make
             us
             conquered
             slaves
             instead
             of
             Froe-men
             :
          
           averring
           ,
           
             All
             is
             theirs
             by
             conquest
          
           (
           which
           is
           as
           much
           as
           the
           King
           and
           his
           Cavaliers
           ,
           or
           any
           forein
           enemy
           could
           or
           durst
           have
           affirmed
           ,
           had
           they
           conquered
           us
           by
           Battel
           :
           )
           And
           if
           so
           ,
           then
           this
           Army
           is
           not
           ,
           cannot
           be
           upheld
           and
           maintained
           for
           the
           Kingdoms
           and
           peoples
           common
           good
           and
           safety
           ,
           but
           their
           enslaving
           ,
           destruction
           ,
           and
           the
           mere
           support
           of
           the
           usurped
           power
           ,
           authority
           ,
           offices
           ,
           wealth
           and
           absolute
           domination
           only
           of
           those
           Generals
           ,
           Officers
           ,
           Junctoes
           ,
           (
           as
           we
           have
           found
           by
           sad
           experience
           )
           who
           have
           exalted
           themselves
           for
           the
           present
           ,
           above
           King
           ,
           Parliament
           ,
           Kingdoms
           ,
           Laws
           ,
           Liberties
           ,
           and
           those
           who
           did
           entrust
           them
           ,
           by
           the
           help
           of
           this
           trus●breaking
           Army
           ,
           who
           have
           
             *
          
           lost
           and
           stained
           all
           the
           glory
           of
           
           their
           former
           noble
           Victories
           and
           Heroick
           Actions
           ,
           by
           their
           late
           degenerate
           unworthy
           treacheries
           ,
           practices
           ,
           and
           a●e
           become
           a
           reproach
           to
           the
           profession
           of
           a
           Souldier
           ,
           the
           Protestant
           Religion
           ,
           and
           the
           English
           Nation
           in
           all
           Christian
           Kingdoms
           and
           Churches
           .
        
         
           The
           second
           end
           of
           this
           heavy
           Tax
           of
           
             April
          
           7.
           1649.
           is
           the
           support
           and
           maintenance
           of
           the
           Forces
           in
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           for
           which
           there
           was
           only
           twenty
           thousand
           pounds
           a
           month
           formerly
           allowed
           ,
           now
           mounted
           unto
           thirty
           thousand
           .
        
         
           To
           which
           I
           answer
           in
           the
           first
           place
           ,
           That
           it
           is
           apparent
           by
           the
           printed
           Statutes
           of
           25
           E.
           1.
           c.
           6.
           1
           E.
           3.
           c.
           5
           ,
           7.
           18
           Ed.
           3.
           c.
           7.
           25
           Ed.
           3.
           c.
           8.
           4
           H.
           4.
           c.
           13.
           
           
             Cooks
          
           2.
           
           Institutes
           ,
           p.
           528.
           and
           the
           
             Protestation
             of
             all
             the
             Commons
             of
             England
             in
             the
             Parliaments
             of
          
           1
           Hen.
           5.
           num
           .
           17.
           and
           7
           H.
           5.
           num
           .
           9.
           
           
             That
             no
             Free-man
             of
             England
             ought
             to
             be
             compelled
             to
             go
             in
             person
             ,
             or
             to
             pay
             any
             Tax
             for
             or
             toward
             the
             maintenance
             of
             any
             forein
             War
             in
          
           Ireland
           ,
           
             or
             any
             other
             parts
             beyond
             the
             Sea
             ,
             without
             their
             free
             consents
             in
             full
             Parliament
             .
          
           And
           therefore
           this
           Tax
           to
           maintain
           Souldiers
           and
           the
           War
           in
           
             Ireland
          
           (
           neither
           Imposed
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           much
           lesse
           in
           a
           full
           and
           free
           one
           ,
           as
           I
           have
           proved
           )
           must
           needs
           be
           illegal
           ,
           and
           no
           waies
           obligatory
           to
           me
           ,
           or
           any
           other
           .
           2.
           
           Most
           of
           the
           antient
           Forces
           in
           
             Ireland
          
           (
           as
           the
           
             British
          
           Army
           ,
           
             Scots
          
           and
           
             Inchiqueen's
          
           ,
           towards
           whose
           support
           the
           twenty
           thousand
           pounds
           a
           month
           was
           designed
           )
           have
           been
           long
           since
           declared
           
             Rebels
             ,
             Traytors
             ,
             Revolters
             ,
          
           and
           are
           not
           to
           share
           in
           this
           Contribution
           :
           and
           those
           now
           pretending
           for
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           being
           Members
           of
           the
           present
           Army
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           paid
           out
           of
           that
           Establishment
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           ground
           at
           all
           to
           augment
           ,
           but
           to
           decrease
           this
           former
           monthly
           Tax
           for
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           over
           what
           it
           was
           before
           .
           3.
           
           Many
           of
           those
           now
           pretending
           for
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           have
           been
           the
           greatest
           obstructers
           of
           its
           relief
           heretofore
           :
           and
           many
           of
           those
           designed
           for
           this
           service
           by
           lot
           ,
           have
           in
           words
           ,
           writing
           and
           print
           protested
           they
           never
           intend
           to
           go
           thither
           ,
           and
           disswade
           others
           from
           going
           ,
           yet
           take
           Free-quarter
           on
           the
           Country
           and
           pay
           too
           under
           that
           pretext
           .
           And
           to
           force
           the
           Country
           to
           pay
           Contribution
           and
           give
           Free
           quarter
           to
           such
           Cheaters
           and
           Impostors
           ,
           who
           never
           intend
           this
           service
           ,
           is
           both
           unjust
           and
           dishonourable
           .
           4.
           
           If
           the
           relief
           of
           
             Ireland
          
           
           be
           now
           really
           intended
           ,
           it
           is
           not
           upon
           the
           first
           ,
           just
           and
           pious
           grounds
           ,
           to
           preserve
           the
           Protestant
           party
           there
           from
           the
           forces
           of
           the
           bloodie
           ,
           Popish
           ,
           Irish
           Rebels
           ,
           with
           whom
           (
           if
           report
           be
           true
           )
           these
           sitting
           
             Anti-Monarchists
          
           seek
           and
           
             *
          
           hold
           correspondence
           ,
           and
           are
           now
           actually
           accorded
           with
           
             Owen
             Roe-Oneal
             ,
          
           and
           his
           party
           of
           bloudiest
           Papists
           (
           declaring
           
             For
             their
             New
             Iesuitical
             Common-wealth
             ,
          
           and
           joyning
           with
           them
           in
           an
           
             offensive
             and
             defensive
             war
             ,
             against
             the
             King
             and
             Kingship
             :
             )
          
           but
           to
           oppose
           the
           Kings
           interest
           and
           Title
           to
           that
           Kingdom
           (
           
             *
          
           setled
           on
           
             Him
             ,
             his
             Heirs
             and
             Successors
             for
             ever
          
           by
           an
           express
           Act
           of
           Parliament
           made
           in
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           23
           H.
           8.
           c.
           1.
           and
           by
           the
           Statute
           of
           1
           
             Jac.
          
           c.
           1.
           made
           in
           
             England
             ,
          
           yet
           unrepealed
           ,
           )
           and
           the
           Protestant
           remaining
           party
           there
           ,
           adhering
           to
           ,
           and
           proclaiming
           ,
           acknowledging
           him
           for
           their
           Soveraign
           ;
           lest
           his
           gaining
           of
           
             Ireland
          
           should
           prove
           fatal
           to
           their
           usurped
           Soveraigntie
           in
           
             England
             ,
          
           or
           conduce
           to
           his
           enthroning
           here
           :
           And
           by
           what
           Authority
           those
           now
           sitting
           can
           impose
           ,
           or
           with
           what
           Conscience
           any
           loyal
           Subject
           who
           hath
           taken
           the
           Oaths
           of
           
             Supremacy
             ,
             Allegiance
             ,
          
           and
           
             Covenant
             ,
          
           can
           voluntarily
           pay
           any
           Contributions
           to
           deprive
           the
           King
           of
           his
           hereditary
           right
           ,
           and
           undoubted
           Title
           to
           the
           Kingdoms
           and
           Crowns
           of
           
             England
          
           and
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           and
           alter
           the
           frame
           of
           the
           antient
           Government
           and
           Parliaments
           of
           our
           Kingdoms
           ,
           
             *
          
           
             Remonstrated
             so
             often
             against
             by
             both
             Houses
             ,
          
           and
           adjudged
           High
           Treason
           in
           
             Canterburies
          
           and
           
             Straffirds
          
           cases
           ,
           for
           which
           they
           were
           beheaded
           ;
           and
           by
           themselves
           in
           the
           Kings
           own
           case
           ,
           (
           whom
           they
           decolled
           likewise
           )
           without
           incurring
           the
           guilt
           of
           
             perjury
          
           and
           danger
           of
           
             high
             Treason
             ,
          
           to
           the
           loss
           of
           his
           life
           and
           estate
           ,
           by
           the
           very
           laws
           and
           Statutes
           yet
           in
           force
           ,
           transcends
           my
           understanding
           to
           conceive
           :
           Wherefore
           I
           neither
           can
           ,
           nor
           dare
           in
           conscience
           ,
           law
           ,
           or
           prudence
           ,
           submit
           to
           this
           Contribution
           .
        
         
           The
           3d.
           end
           of
           this
           Tax
           ,
           (
           and
           more
           particularly
           of
           this
           new
           Tax
           of
           
             Jan
          
           26.
           1659.
           of
           
             one
             hundred
             thousand
             pound
             the
             Month
             for
          
           6
           
             months
             space
             ,
          
           after
           a
           former
           Tax
           levied
           before
           hand
           for
           the
           self-same
           Months
           )
           is
           
             the
             maintenance
             of
             the
             Armies
             and
             Navyes
             raised
             ,
             and
             continued
             for
             the
             defence
             of
             the
          
           twice
           dissipated
           Anti-Parliamentarie
           Conventicle
           ,
           and
           
           their
           Utopian
           
             Common-wealth
             ,
             and
             the
             necessary
             and
             urgent
             occasions
             thereof
             ,
          
           now
           propounded
           and
           insisted
           on
           by
           the
           sitting
           
             Members
             ,
          
           as
           the
           only
           means
           of
           
             Peace
          
           and
           
             Settlement
          
           both
           in
           
             Church
          
           and
           
             State
             :
          
           when
           as
           in
           truth
           it
           hath
           been
           ,
           is
           and
           will
           be
           the
           onlie
           means
           of
           Unsettlement
           ,
           and
           new
           divisions
           ,
           wars
           ,
           oppressions
           ,
           confusions
           in
           both
           ,
           to
           their
           utter
           ruine
           and
           desolation
           if
           pursued
           .
           Which
           I
           shall
           evidence
           beyond
           contradiction
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           This
           project
           to
           metamorphoze
           our
           antient
           
             Hereditary
          
           famous
           ,
           flourishing
           
             Kingdom
          
           into
           
             an
             Helvetian
             and
             Vtopian
             Common-wealth
             ,
          
           by
           popular
           
             Tumults
             ,
             Rebellion
             ,
          
           and
           a
           prevalent
           party
           
             in
             Parliament
             ,
          
           was
           originally
           contrived
           by
           
             Father
             Parsons
             ,
          
           and
           other
           
             Jesuites
          
           in
           
             Spain
          
           in
           the
           year
           of
           our
           Lord
           1590.
           recommended
           by
           them
           to
           the
           King
           of
           
             Spain
          
           to
           pursue
           ,
           and
           was
           principally
           to
           be
           effected
           by
           
             Jesuites
             ,
          
           to
           destroy
           and
           subvert
           our
           Protestant
           
             Monarchs
             ,
             Kingdoms
             ,
          
           and
           subject
           them
           to
           the
           Tyranny
           and
           Vassallage
           of
           the
           
             Jesuites
             ,
          
           and
           
             Spaniards
             ,
          
           as
           you
           may
           read
           at
           large
           in
           
             William
             Watson
          
           his
           Quodlibets
           ,
           printed
           1602.
           p.
           92
           ,
           94
           ,
           25
           ,
           286
           ,
           389
           ,
           310
           ,
           330
           ,
           332
           ,
           333
           ,
           334
           ,
           322
           ,
           323
           ,
           in
           his
           
             Dialogue
          
           between
           a
           Secular
           
             Priest
          
           and
           a
           Lay
           
             Gentleman
             ,
          
           printed
           at
           
             Rhemes
             ,
          
           1601.
           and
           in
           
             William
             Clarke
          
           (
           both
           Secular
           Priests
           )
           his
           Answer
           to
           Father
           
             Parsons
             Libel
             ,
          
           p.
           75
           ,
           76
           ,
           &c.
           2ly
           .
           After
           this
           it
           was
           particularly
           and
           by
           name
           recommended
           by
           
             Thomas
             Campanella
          
           (
           an
           Italian
           
             Monk
             ,
          
           and
           
             Arch-Machivilian
             )
          
           to
           the
           King
           of
           
             Spain
             ,
          
           in
           the
           year
           1600.
           as
           the
           principal
           means
           to
           sow
           the
           seeds
           of
           Divisions
           and
           Dissentions
           amongst
           the
           English
           themselves
           ,
           and
           to
           engage
           
             England
             ,
             Scotland
          
           and
           
             Ireland
          
           in
           
             inextricable
             wars
          
           against
           each
           other
           ,
           to
           divert
           the
           English
           from
           the
           
             Indies
             ,
          
           and
           his
           Plate
           
             Fleet
             ,
          
           and
           reduce
           them
           under
           his
           universal
           Temporal
           and
           the
           Popes
           Spiritual
           Monarchy
           at
           last
           ;
           as
           you
           may
           read
           at
           large
           in
           his
           Book
           
             De
             Monarchia
             Hispanica
             ,
          
           c.
           25.
           now
           translated
           into
           English
           .
           3ly
           .
           It
           was
           again
           set
           on
           foot
           and
           vigorously
           prosecuted
           by
           the
           
             Jesuites
          
           and
           
             Cardinal
             Richelien
          
           of
           
             France
             ,
          
           in
           the
           years
           1639
           ,
           &
           1640.
           as
           you
           may
           read
           in
           my
           
             Romes
             Master-piece
             ,
          
           and
           Epistle
           to
           
             A
             Seasonable
             Legal
             and
             Historical
             Vindication
             ,
             &c.
          
           of
           the
           good
           old
           fundamental
           Liberties
           ,
           Laws
           ,
           &c.
           of
           
             all
             English
             
             Freemen
             ,
          
           printed
           1655.
           
           And
           specially
           recommended
           to
           the
           
             French
             King
             ,
          
           and
           
             Cardinal
             Mazarin
          
           his
           Successor
           at
           his
           death
           ,
           
             Anno
          
           1642.
           vigorously
           to
           pursue
           ,
           and
           accomplish
           by
           the
           Civil
           Wars
           raised
           between
           
             Scotland
          
           and
           
             England
             ,
          
           and
           the
           late
           King
           and
           Parliament
           ;
           as
           
             a
          
           
             Historia
             Conte
             de
             Galeazzo
             Gualdo
             Priorato
             ,
          
           part
           3.
           
           
             Venotiis
             ,
          
           1648.
           p.
           175
           ,
           176.
           and
           was
           accordingly
           prosecuted
           by
           the
           Spanish
           and
           French
           Agents
           ,
           and
           the
           Jesuites
           and
           Popish
           Priests
           ,
           and
           their
           seduced
           Proselytes
           of
           the
           Juncto
           and
           Army
           ,
           as
           I
           evidenced
           at
           large
           in
           my
           Speech
           ,
           
             Dee
             .
          
           4.
           1648.
           and
           the
           Appendix
           to
           it
           ;
           my
           soresaid
           
             Epistle
             ,
          
           and
           
             True
             and
             Perfect
             Narrative
             ,
          
           May
           1659.
           by
           evidences
           past
           all
           contradiction
           .
           4ly
           .
           It
           is
           evident
           ,
           That
           the
           
             Jesuites
             ,
          
           and
           Jesuited
           Papists
           in
           
             England
             ,
             Scotland
          
           and
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           with
           all
           the
           
             b
          
           
             Sectarian
             Party
             of
             Anabaptists
             ,
             Quakers
             Enthisiasts
             ,
          
           and
           
             Sectaries
          
           of
           all
           sorts
           (
           headed
           by
           disguised
           
             Jesuites
             ,
             Monks
             ,
             Fryers
             ,
          
           and
           
             Popish
             Priests
             ▪
             )
          
           have
           been
           the
           chiefest
           Sticklers
           of
           all
           others
           for
           this
           New
           projected
           
             Commonwealth
             against
             the
             King
             and
             Monarchy
             ,
          
           and
           the
           only
           means
           to
           extirpate
           our
           established
           Protestant
           Ministry
           ,
           with
           their
           Maintenance
           ,
           Tithes
           ,
           Glebes
           ,
           and
           embroyl
           us
           in
           endless
           confusions
           and
           revolutions
           of
           Governments
           ,
           Wars
           ,
           Distractions
           ,
           till
           we
           be
           beggered
           ,
           destroyed
           ,
           and
           made
           a
           prey
           to
           our
           
             forein
             Enemies
             .
          
           5ly
           .
           The
           King
           of
           
             Spain
             ,
          
           was
           the
           first
           of
           all
           forein
           Kings
           and
           States
           ,
           who
           owned
           ,
           cou●ted
           and
           ent●ed
           into
           a
           League
           of
           Amity
           with
           our
           new
           Common-wealth
           after
           the
           Kings
           beheading
           ,
           as
           a
           Creature
           of
           his
           own
           ,
           in
           opposition
           to
           our
           King
           and
           Kingship
           ,
           and
           engaged
           us
           in
           a
           war
           against
           the
           
             Dutch
             ,
          
           to
           make
           himself
           
             Monarch
          
           over
           us
           both
           ,
           according
           to
           
             Campanella
          
           his
           advice
           ,
           
             De
             Monarchia
             Hisp.
          
           c.
           25
           ,
           &
           27.
           which
           our
           
             Republicans
          
           punctuallie
           pursued
           from
           1649
           ,
           till
           1653.
           almost
           to
           the
           ruine
           of
           us
           both
           ,
           by
           the
           
             Spaniards
          
           Gold
           and
           policie
           .
           6ly
           .
           That
           the
           
             French
             Cardinal
             Mazarin
             ,
          
           and
           other
           
             Popish
             Kings
          
           and
           States
           ,
           complyed
           and
           confederated
           with
           our
           
             Republicans
          
           and
           late
           Protectors
           ,
           in
           opposition
           to
           our
           Hereditary
           Protestant
           King
           and
           Kingship
           ,
           purposely
           to
           ruine
           us
           and
           our
           Religion
           at
           home
           ,
           and
           the
           Protestant
           Churches
           abroad
           ,
           engaged
           by
           their
           policies
           in
           unchristian
           wars
           against
           each
           other
           .
           7ly
           .
           That
           we
           have
           all
           visibly
           seen
           and
           sensibly
           felt
           by
           twelve
           years
           wofull
           experiment
           ,
           
           that
           this
           Jesuitical
           project
           and
           chymera
           of
           a
           
             Free-state
          
           and
           
             Common-wealth
             ,
          
           was
           propounded
           by
           the
           
             c
          
           
             Army-Officers
             ,
          
           and
           the
           
             sitting
             Juncto
             ,
          
           as
           the
           only
           
             means
             of
             our
             present
             and
             future
             peace
             and
             settlement
             ,
          
           both
           in
           
             Nov.
          
           1647
           ,
           1648
           ,
           1649.
           and
           yet
           it
           hath
           proved
           (
           as
           I
           then
           predicted
           in
           my
           
             Speech
          
           and
           
             Memento
             )
          
           a
           perpetual
           Seminarie
           of
           new
           Wars
           ,
           Tumults
           ,
           Combustions
           ,
           Changes
           ,
           Revolutions
           of
           Government
           ,
           and
           Governours
           ,
           Anti-parliamentarie
           Conventicles
           ,
           Factions
           ,
           Schisms
           ,
           Sects
           ,
           Heresies
           ,
           Confusions
           ,
           and
           endlesse
           Taxes
           ,
           Oppressions
           ,
           Ataxies
           ever
           since
           ;
           both
           in
           Church
           ,
           State
           ,
           Court
           and
           Camp
           ,
           almost
           to
           our
           inevitable
           destruction
           ;
           and
           of
           necessity
           it
           will
           and
           must
           do
           so
           still
           .
           And
           is
           it
           not
           then
           a
           worse
           than
           
             Bedlam
          
           follie
           and
           frenzie
           for
           our
           Anti-parliamentarie
           Juncto
           ,
           Swordmen
           ,
           and
           Republicans
           ,
           to
           enforce
           and
           impose
           it
           on
           us
           by
           mere
           armed
           violence
           against
           our
           Judgements
           ,
           Reasons
           ,
           Consciences
           ,
           Experiments
           ,
           and
           compel
           us
           to
           maintain
           Armies
           and
           Navies
           by
           this
           New
           insupportable
           Tax
           ,
           to
           set
           up
           this
           
             Romish
             Babel
             ,
          
           which
           hath
           been
           ,
           is
           ,
           and
           will
           be
           the
           most
           certain
           Remora
           and
           Obstacle
           of
           our
           Peace
           and
           Settlement
           ,
           and
           most
           apparent
           Jesuitical
           ,
           Romish
           ,
           Spanish
           Engin
           ,
           to
           create
           more
           and
           greater
           Confusions
           ,
           Distractions
           than
           before
           ,
           and
           effect
           our
           inevitable
           destruction
           both
           as
           men
           and
           Protestants
           ?
           8ly
           .
           That
           this
           pretence
           of
           erecting
           a
           Common-wealth
           was
           first
           pretended
           by
           
             Cromwell
             ,
          
           and
           carried
           on
           with
           specious
           pretexts
           to
           blind
           the
           credulous
           people
           ,
           onlie
           to
           make
           way
           for
           his
           own
           tyrannical
           and
           ambitious
           usurpation
           of
           a
           more
           than
           Regal
           and
           Monarchical
           power
           over
           our
           Kingdoms
           ,
           and
           settle
           it
           on
           himself
           and
           his
           posteritie
           in
           conclusion
           ;
           which
           he
           effected
           by
           degrees
           .
           And
           what
           intelligent
           person
           discerns
           not
           the
           self-same
           design
           now
           couched
           under
           it
           ,
           in
           other
           ambitious
           Grandees
           now
           in
           power
           ,
           most
           eagerly
           crying
           up
           a
           Free-state
           and
           Common-wealth
           upon
           the
           same
           account
           ?
           9ly
           .
           The
           Anti-parliamentary
           ,
           Unchristian
           ,
           Atheistical
           ,
           if
           not
           Diabolical
           means
           ,
           by
           which
           this
           Utopian
           Republick
           was
           at
           first
           endeavoured
           to
           be
           erected
           ,
           established
           ,
           and
           now
           again
           re-edified
           ,
           must
           needs
           draw
           down
           the
           full
           vials
           of
           Gods
           wrath
           and
           furie
           upon
           it
           ,
           and
           all
           its
           Projectors
           ,
           and
           our
           3.
           
           Nations
           too
           ,
           if
           they
           voluntarily
           submit
           unto
           it
           .
           It
           was
           
           first
           ushered
           in
           by
           ambitious
           ,
           treacherous
           ,
           perjurious
           ,
           rebellious
           Army-Officers
           ,
           seduced
           by
           Romish
           Emissaries
           ,
           and
           their
           Confederates
           in
           the
           
             Commons
             House
             ,
          
           forcibly
           secluding
           ,
           securring
           ,
           and
           ejecting
           the
           Majoritie
           of
           their
           Fellow-Members
           ,
           (
           4.
           parts
           of
           5.
           at
           least
           )
           only
           for
           their
           Vote
           ,
           to
           proceed
           
             to
             settle
             the
             peace
             of
             the
             Kingdom
             ,
          
           upon
           the
           Kings
           Concessions
           ,
           after
           7.
           years
           intestine
           wars
           :
           By
           the
           close
           imprisonment
           of
           sundry
           of
           them
           in
           remote
           Castles
           for
           divers
           years
           without
           examination
           ,
           hearing
           ,
           or
           cause
           expressed
           ;
           by
           their
           suppressing
           &
           voting
           down
           the
           whole
           House
           of
           Lords
           ,
           without
           hearing
           or
           impeachment
           ,
           over
           whom
           they
           had
           no
           Jurisdiction
           :
           by
           murdering
           their
           Protestant
           King
           in
           a
           strange
           Court
           of
           Highest
           injustice
           ;
           by
           exiling
           and
           disinheriting
           his
           royal
           Issue
           ,
           and
           right
           Heir
           to
           the
           Crown
           ,
           to
           make
           way
           for
           their
           own
           Usurpation
           of
           Soveraign
           Power
           ;
           by
           subverting
           the
           fundamental
           Government
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           and
           the
           constitution
           ,
           rights
           ,
           privileges
           of
           
             English
             ,
             Scotish
             ,
             Irish
          
           Parliaments
           ,
           and
           their
           Members
           :
           by
           seising
           upon
           ,
           disposing
           and
           dissipating
           all
           the
           Crown
           Lands
           ,
           Revenues
           ,
           Customs
           ,
           Forts
           ,
           Forces
           ,
           Navies
           of
           our
           three
           Kingdoms
           :
           by
           imprisoning
           ,
           disinheriting
           ,
           sequest●ing
           ,
           exiling
           ,
           destroying
           ,
           murdering
           manie
           thousands
           of
           their
           Protestant
           Brethren
           and
           Allyes
           of
           
             England
             ,
             Scotland
             ,
             Ireland
             ,
             Holland
             ,
          
           merely
           for
           their
           
             Loyalty
          
           and
           
             Allegianee
             :
          
           by
           keeping
           a
           perpetual
           
             Army
          
           to
           over-awe
           our
           3.
           
           Nations
           as
           
             conquered
             Vassals
             ,
          
           bond-slaves
           ,
           and
           governing
           them
           by
           armed
           lust
           ,
           tyrannie
           ,
           militarie
           Committees
           ,
           High
           Courts
           of
           Justice
           ,
           Major
           Generals
           ,
           and
           fleying
           off
           their
           verie
           Skins
           :
           by
           giving
           a
           boundlesse
           libertie
           to
           all
           Religions
           ,
           Sects
           ,
           Heresies
           ,
           Blasphemies
           ,
           
             Jusque
             datum
             se●leri
             ,
             &c.
          
           against
           all
           laws
           of
           God
           and
           Man
           ,
           the
           fundamental
           Laws
           ,
           Statutes
           ,
           Liberties
           ,
           Franchises
           of
           the
           Realm
           ,
           the
           Oaths
           of
           Homage
           ,
           Fealty
           ,
           Supremacy
           ,
           Allegiance
           ,
           the
           Protestations
           ,
           Vows
           ,
           Solemn
           League
           and
           Covenant
           ,
           they
           had
           frequently
           taken
           themselves
           ,
           and
           prescribed
           to
           others
           ;
           yea
           against
           many
           hundreds
           of
           Votes
           ,
           Orders
           ,
           Ordinances
           ,
           Acts
           ,
           Declarations
           ,
           Remonstrances
           they
           had
           successively
           made
           and
           published
           to
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           all
           sorts
           of
           civil
           and
           sacred
           Obligations
           to
           God
           ,
           their
           King
           ,
           Country
           ,
           the
           Trusts
           reposed
           in
           them
           by
           their
           Indentures
           and
           Commissions
           as
           Members
           or
           Souldiers
           ,
           by
           exercising
           a
           more
           
           lawlesse
           Tyranny
           ,
           and
           boundlesse
           Military
           power
           ,
           than
           the
           worst
           of
           all
           our
           Kings
           in
           any
           age
           :
           &
           exacting
           vaster
           sums
           of
           mony
           srō
           the
           exhausted
           people
           in
           lesse
           than
           10.
           years
           space
           ,
           than
           all
           our
           Kings
           since
           the
           Norman
           Conquest
           .
           And
           it
           now
           carried
           on
           again
           (
           after
           so
           many
           sodain
           ,
           strange
           &
           admirable
           demonstrations
           of
           Gods
           indignation
           against
           our
           new
           
             Babel-Builders
          
           and
           their
           
             Posterities
             ,
          
           by
           his
           various
           and
           successive
           Providences
           beyond
           all
           human
           apprehensions
           )
           by
           the
           self-same
           violent
           ,
           exorbitant
           ,
           unrighteous
           courses
           ,
           unbeseeming
           Englishmen
           or
           Christians
           ;
           and
           now
           by
           re-excluding
           and
           ejecting
           all
           the
           old
           secured
           and
           secluded
           Members
           by
           armed
           force
           and
           injurious
           Votes
           ,
           without
           accusation
           ,
           hearing
           ,
           crime
           or
           impeachment
           ,
           against
           all
           rules
           of
           Law
           ,
           Justice
           ,
           and
           Parliamentarie
           Presidents
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           whole
           House
           of
           Lords
           ,
           against
           the
           expresse
           Letter
           of
           the
           
             Act
          
           by
           which
           they
           pretend
           to
           fit
           :
           By
           bidding
           open
           defiance
           to
           the
           Addresses
           and
           Desires
           of
           the
           
             generality
          
           of
           the
           Nobility
           ,
           Gentry
           ,
           Ministry
           ,
           Freeholders
           ,
           Commoners
           ,
           Citizens
           ,
           Burgesses
           of
           most
           Counties
           ,
           Cities
           and
           Boroughs
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           declaring
           for
           a
           
             Free-Parliament
             ,
          
           or
           restitution
           of
           all
           the
           
             Secluded
             Members
             ;
          
           by
           imprisoning
           some
           
             *
          
           Gentlemen
           &
           Souldiers
           of
           Quality
           ,
           for
           delivering
           such
           Addresses
           to
           their
           Speaker
           ;
           by
           putting
           far
           higher
           affronts
           and
           
             force
          
           upon
           the
           City
           and
           Common-Council
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           after
           all
           their
           former
           Obligations
           to
           them
           ,
           than
           ever
           they
           received
           from
           the
           worst
           of
           our
           Kings
           in
           any
           age
           ,
           before
           the
           least
           hearing
           or
           legal
           conviction
           of
           them
           as
           Delinquents
           ;
           by
           moving
           in
           the
           House
           ,
           That
           all
           who
           have
           declared
           or
           made
           Addresses
           for
           a
           
             Free
             Parliament
             ,
          
           shall
           be
           disabled
           to
           elect
           or
           be
           elected
           Members
           :
           By
           taking
           away
           the
           peoples
           freedoms
           of
           Election
           ,
           by
           prescribing
           new
           illegal
           Qualifications
           (
           against
           
             *
          
           
             all
             Laws
          
           and
           Statutes
           concerning
           Elections
           and
           all
           forms
           of
           antient
           Writs
           )
           both
           for
           the
           persons
           electing
           and
           to
           be
           elected
           to
           recruit
           their
           
             empty
          
           House
           ,
           of
           which
           themselves
           alone
           (
           not
           the
           people
           )
           will
           be
           the
           only
           Judges
           before
           they
           shall
           be
           admitted
           when
           chosen
           :
           whereby
           they
           will
           (
           like
           
             Cromwell
             ,
          
           and
           his
           Council
           of
           State
           )
           keep
           out
           any
           the
           people
           shall
           elect
           ,
           that
           is
           not
           of
           their
           confederacy
           ,
           and
           admit
           none
           but
           when
           and
           whom
           they
           please
           ,
           to
           perpetuate
           the
           Parliamentary
           
           Power
           ,
           and
           all
           places
           of
           Trust
           and
           Gain
           in
           themselves
           and
           their
           Creatures
           .
           And
           because
           few
           or
           none
           but
           Novices
           shall
           sit
           amongst
           them
           in
           Parliamentarie
           affairs
           ,
           (
           whom
           they
           can
           easily
           over-reach
           and
           rule
           at
           their
           pleasure
           ,
           being
           Strangers
           to
           each
           other
           ,
           and
           Parliament
           proceedings
           )
           they
           have
           voted
           out
           all
           the
           old
           
             Secluded
             Members
          
           (
           though
           twice
           their
           number
           )
           and
           disabled
           them
           to
           be
           new
           elected
           ;
           or
           if
           elected
           to
           be
           re-admitted
           ,
           unless
           they
           will
           fully
           submit
           to
           the
           
             Test
          
           of
           their
           new
           
             *
          
           
             Qualifications
          
           and
           
             Engagements
             .
          
           Which
           will
           re-seclude
           all
           or
           most
           of
           them
           ,
           if
           elected
           ,
           and
           prove
           fatal
           to
           the
           Peoples
           freedom
           in
           their
           Elections
           ,
           and
           to
           all
           Parliaments
           and
           Members
           in
           succeeding
           Ages
           ,
           if
           submitted
           to
           .
        
         
           For
           if
           a
           combined
           Majority
           of
           the
           
             Commons
             House
             ,
          
           who
           have
           violated
           all
           their
           primitive
           Oaths
           ,
           Trusts
           ,
           Protestations
           ,
           Covenants
           ,
           Remonstrances
           ,
           Declarations
           ,
           and
           so
           
             *
          
           
             disabled
             ,
             and
             disfranchised
             themselves
          
           from
           sitting
           
             any
             more
             as
             Members
             ,
          
           or
           the
           peoples
           Trustees
           ,
           may
           without
           any
           new
           election
           at
           all
           by
           the
           people
           ,
           after
           their
           renuntiation
           and
           nulling
           of
           their
           first
           elections
           ,
           by
           destroying
           ,
           and
           engaging
           against
           ,
           that
           Regal
           power
           ,
           by
           which
           they
           were
           first
           elected
           ,
           and
           sitting
           only
           by
           power
           of
           the
           Sword
           ,
           without
           any
           Qualifications
           prescribed
           to
           themselves
           (
           which
           they
           impose
           on
           others
           ,
           and
           would
           seclude
           most
           of
           them
           from
           being
           Electors
           or
           Elected
           Members
           )
           having
           gotten
           forcible
           possession
           of
           the
           Commons
           House
           by
           armed
           Tyranny
           and
           Usurpation
           ,
           after
           so
           many
           Declarations
           ,
           and
           bloody
           wars
           for
           the
           
             defence
             of
             the
             Privileges
             ,
             Rights
             and
             Members
             of
             Parliament
             ,
          
           shall
           be
           quietly
           permitted
           without
           any
           legal
           impeachment
           ,
           hearing
           ,
           tryal
           ,
           or
           cause
           alleged
           (
           but
           only
           for
           one
           just
           single
           Vote
           ,
           
             Decemb.
          
           4.
           1648.
           carryed
           in
           a
           full
           House
           after
           long
           debate
           ,
           without
           any
           division
           )
           forcibly
           to
           seclude
           and
           Vote
           out
           the
           greatest
           part
           of
           their
           Fellow-Members
           of
           greatest
           integritie
           ,
           interest
           ,
           ability
           and
           faithfulness
           to
           the
           Publick
           ,
           against
           all
           rules
           of
           Law
           ,
           Justice
           ,
           and
           Parliamentarie
           proceedings
           ,
           and
           their
           Electors
           wills
           ;
           and
           by
           new
           heterogeneal
           Writs
           derived
           from
           another
           power
           ,
           and
           varying
           in
           form
           ,
           from
           those
           by
           which
           themselves
           were
           chosen
           ,
           to
           enforce
           whole
           Counties
           ,
           Cities
           ,
           and
           Boroughs
           to
           elect
           
           new
           Knights
           ,
           Citizens
           and
           Burgesses
           ,
           to
           recruit
           their
           empty
           House
           ,
           upon
           such
           pernicious
           Qualifications
           and
           Engagements
           as
           themselves
           prescribe
           both
           to
           the
           Electors
           and
           Members
           to
           be
           elected
           ;
           (
           of
           which
           themselves
           will
           be
           the
           only
           Judges
           ,
           ere
           they
           admit
           them
           to
           sit
           when
           chosen
           )
           on
           purpose
           to
           carry
           on
           their
           own
           private
           designs
           ,
           and
           force
           what
           Government
           they
           please
           upon
           the
           people
           ,
           against
           their
           publick
           Interest
           ,
           and
           desires
           ,
           to
           perpetuate
           our
           Confusions
           ,
           Oppressions
           ,
           Unsettlements
           ,
           and
           to
           disable
           whom
           they
           please
           to
           elect
           or
           be
           elected
           ,
           without
           any
           publick
           opposition
           by
           the
           secluded
           Members
           and
           people
           then
           endeavoured
           ;
           then
           farewell
           Parliaments
           ,
           Laws
           and
           Liberties
           for
           ever
           .
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           The
           coercive
           power
           ,
           and
           manner
           of
           levying
           this
           contribution
           ,
           expressed
           in
           the
           Act
           ,
           is
           against
           the
           law
           of
           the
           Land
           ,
           and
           libertie
           of
           the
           Subject
           ,
           which
           is
           threefold
           .
        
         
           
             First
             ,
             Distresse
             and
             sale
             of
             the
             Goods
             of
             those
             who
             refuse
             to
             pay
             it
             ;
             with
             power
             to
             break
             open
             their
             Houses
          
           (
           which
           are
           their
           Castles
           )
           
             doors
             ,
             chests
             ,
             &c.
             to
             distrain
             ;
          
           which
           is
           against
           
             Magna
             Chart.
          
           c.
           29.
           
           
             The
             Petition
             of
             Right
             ,
          
           3
           Car.
           
           
             The
             Votes
             of
             both
             Houses
             in
             the
             case
             of
             Shipmony
             ,
          
           1
           R.
           2.
           c.
           3.
           and
           the
           resolution
           of
           our
           
             Judges
          
           and
           
             Law-books
             ,
          
           13
           Edw.
           4
           9.
           20
           E.
           4.
           6.
           
           
             Cook
          
           5
           Report
           ,
           f.
           91
           ,
           92.
           
           
             Semains
          
           case
           ,
           and
           4
           Inst.
           p.
           176
           ,
           177.
           
        
         
           
             Secondly
             ,
          
           Imprisonment
           of
           the
           bodie
           of
           the
           party
           till
           he
           pay
           the
           Contribution
           ;
           which
           is
           contrarie
           to
           
             Magna
             Charta
             ,
          
           c.
           29.
           
           The
           
             Petition
             of
             Right
             ,
          
           The
           resolution
           of
           both
           Houses
           in
           the
           Parliament
           of
           3
           
             Caroli
             ,
          
           in
           the
           case
           of
           
             Loans
             ;
          
           and
           17
           
             Caroli
             ,
          
           in
           the
           case
           of
           
             Shipmony
             ,
          
           the
           judgement
           of
           our
           Judges
           and
           law-books
           ,
           collected
           by
           Sir
           
             Edward
             Cook
          
           in
           his
           2
           Inst.
           p.
           46
           ,
           &c.
           the
           Statute
           of
           2
           H.
           4
           ▪
           rot
           .
           parl.
           n.
           6.
           16
           
           Car.
           c.
           1
           ,
           8
           ,
           10
           ,
           12
           ,
           14
           ,
           20.
           most
           expresse
           in
           point
           .
        
         
           
             Thirdly
             ,
             Levying
             of
             the
             contribution
             by
             souldiers
             and
             force
             of
             arms
             ,
             in
             case
             of
             resistance
             ,
             and
             imprisoning
             the
             person
             by
             like
             force
             ,
          
           adjudged
           
             High
             Treason
             ,
          
           in
           the
           case
           of
           the
           Earl
           of
           
             trafford
             ,
             and
             a
             levying
             of
             war
             within
             the
             Statute
             of
          
           25
           Ed.
           3.
           by
           the
           last
           Parliament
           ,
           for
           which
           he
           lost
           his
           head
           :
           and
           proved
           to
           be
           
             High
             Treason
             ,
          
           at
           large
           by
           Master
           
             St.
             John
             ,
          
           in
           his
           
             Argument
             at
             Law
             at
             the
             passing
             the
             Bill
             for
             his
             attainder
             ,
             Printed
             by
             order
             of
             the
             Commons
             House
             .
          
        
         
         
           
             Fourthly
             ,
          
           (
           which
           heightens
           the
           illegality
           of
           these
           illegal
           means
           of
           levying
           it
           )
           if
           any
           person
           whose
           goods
           are
           distrained
           ,
           or
           person
           imprisoned
           for
           these
           illegal
           caxes
           ,
           shall
           bring
           his
           
             Action
             at
             Law
             ,
          
           or
           an
           
             Habeas
             Corpus
          
           for
           his
           relief
           ,
           or
           action
           of
           false
           imprisonment
           ,
           as
           he
           may
           justly
           do
           ,
           not
           onely
           those
           who
           now
           stile
           themselves
           Judges
           ,
           forgetting
           the
           cases
           of
           
             Judge
             Thorp
             ,
             Tresilian
             ,
          
           and
           others
           ,
           of
           old
           ,
           and
           the
           impeachments
           of
           the
           late
           
             Shipmony
             Judges
          
           in
           the
           beginning
           of
           this
           Parliament
           ,
           with
           Mr.
           
             St.
             
             Johns
          
           Speech
           and
           Declaration
           against
           them
           ,
           worthy
           their
           perusal
           ,
           will
           deny
           ,
           or
           delay
           to
           right
           and
           release
           them
           ;
           (
           for
           which
           they
           deserve
           
             Thorps
          
           and
           
             Tresilians
          
           punishments
           )
           but
           if
           these
           fail
           them
           ,
           at
           least
           wise
           the
           new
           illegal
           
             Committee
             of
             Indempnity
          
           will
           stay
           his
           legal
           proceedings
           ,
           award
           costs
           against
           him
           ,
           commit
           him
           anew
           till
           he
           pay
           them
           ,
           and
           release
           his
           Sut
           es
           at
           Law
           ,
           and
           upon
           an
           
             Habeas
             corpus
          
           their
           own
           sworn
           Judges
           (
           created
           by
           them
           ,
           without
           any
           
             Oath
             to
             do
             equal
             Justice
             ,
             &c.
             to
             all
             :
          
           but
           onely
           
             to
             be
             true
             and
             faithfull
             to
             their
             new
             ere●ted
             State
             ,
          
           and
           sitting
           amongst
           them
           as
           Members
           )
           dare
           not
           bail
           ,
           but
           remaund
           him
           against
           Law
           ;
           An
           oppression
           and
           Tyranny
           far
           exceeding
           the
           worst
           of
           the
           
             Beheaded
             Kings
             ;
          
           under
           whom
           the
           Subjects
           had
           
             Free-Liberty
          
           to
           sue
           and
           proceed
           at
           Law
           ,
           both
           in
           the
           cases
           of
           
             Loans
             ,
             Shipmony
          
           and
           
             Knighthood
             ,
          
           without
           any
           
             Council-Table
             ,
             or
             Committee
             of
             Indempnity
             ,
          
           to
           stop
           their
           sutes
           ,
           or
           force
           them
           to
           release
           them
           ;
           and
           therefore
           in
           all
           these
           respects
           (
           so
           repugnant
           to
           the
           Laws
           and
           Liberty
           of
           the
           Subject
           )
           I
           cannot
           submit
           to
           these
           illegal
           Taxes
           ,
           but
           oppugn
           them
           to
           the
           uttermost
           ,
           as
           the
           most
           Destructive
           to
           our
           Laws
           and
           Libertie
           ,
           that
           ever
           were
           .
        
         
           
             Fifthly
             ,
          
           The
           time
           of
           the
           imposing
           of
           this
           illegal
           Tax
           ,
           with
           these
           unlawfull
           wayes
           of
           levying
           it
           ,
           is
           very
           confiderable
           ,
           and
           sticks
           much
           with
           me
           ;
           it
           is
           (
           as
           the
           imposers
           of
           it
           declare
           and
           publish
           in
           many
           of
           their
           new
           kind
           of
           Acts
           and
           devices
           )
           
             in
             the
             first
             year
             of
          
           Englands
           
             Liberty
             ,
             and
             redemption
             from
             thraldom
             ,
          
           &
           this
           last
           after
           its
           new
           revival
           after
           6.
           years
           interruption
           and
           
             inter-regnum
          
           by
           
             Oliver
          
           &
           his
           Son
           
             Richard
             .
          
           And
           if
           this
           unsupportable
           Tax
           ,
           thus
           illegally
           to
           be
           levied
           ,
           be
           the
           
             first
             frui●s
          
           of
           our
           
             first
             years
             Freedome
             and
             redemption
             from
             
             thraldom
             ,
          
           as
           they
           stile
           it
           ;
           how
           great
           may
           we
           expect
           our
           next
           years
           
             thraldom
          
           will
           be
           ,
           when
           this
           
             little
             finger
             of
             theirs
             is
             heavier
             by
             far
             than
             the
             Kings
             whole
             loins
             ,
             whom
             they
             beheaded
          
           
           
             for
             Tyranny
             and
             Oppression
             ?
          
        
         
           6ly
           .
           The
           Order
           of
           this
           (
           first
           )
           Tax
           (
           if
           I
           may
           so
           term
           a
           disorder
           )
           or
           rather
           
             newn●ss
          
           of
           it
           ,
           engageth
           me
           ,
           and
           all
           lovers
           of
           their
           Countries
           Liberty
           ,
           unanimously
           to
           withstand
           the
           same
           .
           It
           is
           the
           first
           ,
           I
           find
           ,
           that
           was
           ever
           imposed
           by
           any
           who
           had
           been
           Members
           of
           the
           Commons
           House
           after
           a
           Parliament
           dissolved
           ,
           the
           Lords
           House
           voted
           down
           ,
           and
           most
           of
           their
           fellow
           Commoners
           secured
           or
           secluded
           by
           their
           connivance
           or
           confederacy
           with
           an
           undutifull
           Army
           at
           first
           :
           and
           this
           latter
           ,
           the
           first
           doubled
           Tax
           upon
           the
           people
           ,
           for
           the
           very
           moneths
           they
           advanced
           ,
           &
           ●
           aid
           in
           beforehand
           ,
           by
           the
           expresse
           command
           and
           orders
           of
           the
           sitting
           Members
           ,
           to
           exclude
           the
           secluded
           ones
           ,
           not
           only
           out
           of
           the
           House
           it self
           ,
           but
           
             Lobby
          
           too
           ,
           into
           which
           the
           meanest
           
             Footboyes
             ,
          
           and
           
             Porters
          
           have
           free
           accesse
           .
           Which
           if
           submitted
           to
           ,
           and
           not
           opposed
           as
           illegal
           ,
           not
           onely
           the
           King
           ,
           or
           Lords
           alone
           without
           the
           Commons
           ,
           but
           any
           forty
           or
           fifty
           Commoners
           ,
           who
           have
           been
           Members
           of
           a
           Parliament
           ,
           gaining
           Forces
           to
           assist
           and
           countenance
           them
           ,
           may
           out
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           now
           ,
           or
           any
           time
           hereafter
           ,
           do
           the
           like
           ,
           and
           impose
           what
           Taxes
           and
           Laws
           they
           please
           upon
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           and
           the
           secluded
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           that
           once
           sate
           with
           them
           ,
           and
           on
           
             Scotland
             ,
          
           and
           
             Ireland
          
           too
           ,
           being
           encouraged
           thereto
           by
           such
           an
           unopposed
           president
           .
           Which
           being
           of
           so
           dangerous
           consequence
           and
           example
           to
           the
           constitution
           and
           Privileges
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           liberties
           of
           the
           people
           ,
           we
           ought
           all
           to
           endeavour
           the
           crushing
           of
           this
           new
           
             Coc●atrice
          
           in
           the
           shell
           ,
           lest
           it
           grow
           up
           to
           
             a
             Fiery
             Serpent
             ,
          
           to
           consume
           and
           sting
           us
           to
           death
           ,
           and
           induce
           the
           imposers
           of
           it
           ,
           to
           l●de
           us
           with
           new
           and
           heavier
           
             Taxes
          
           of
           this
           kind
           ,
           when
           these
           expire
           (
           which
           we
           must
           expect
           ,
           when
           all
           the
           Kings
           ,
           Bishops
           ,
           Deans
           and
           Chapters
           Lands
           are
           shared
           amongst
           them
           ,
           sold
           and
           spent
           as
           they
           will
           quickl●
           be
           )
           if
           we
           patientlie
           submit
           to
           this
           leading
           
             Decoy
             :
          
           since
           
             q
          
           
             Binus
             Actus
             inducit
             consuetudinem
             ;
          
           as
           our
           
             Ancestors
          
           resolved
           ,
           
             Auno
          
           
           1240.
           in
           the
           case
           of
           an
           
             unusual
             Tax
             demanded
             by
             the
             Pope●
          
           whereupon
           they
           all
           unanimously
           opposed
           it
           at
           first
           ;
        
         
           
             
               r
            
             Opprime
             dum
             nova
             sunt
             subiti
             mala
             semina
             morbi
             :
          
           
             Principiis
             oqsta
             ;
             serò
             medicina
             paratur
          
           
             Cum
             mala
             per
             longas
             invaluêre
             mora●
             .
          
        
         
           B●ing
           the
           safest
           rule
           of
           
             State-Physick
          
           we
           can
           follow
           in
           such
           new
           
             diseases
             ,
          
           which
           endanger
           the
           whole
           Body-Politick
           .
           Upon
           which
           grounds
           the
           most
           conscientious
           Gentlemen
           and
           best
           Patriots
           of
           their
           Countrey
           opposed
           
             Loans
             ,
             Shipmouy
             ,
             Tonnage
             ,
             Poundage
             ,
             Knighthood
             ,
          
           and
           the
           late
           illegal
           
             Impositions
          
           of
           the
           King
           and
           his
           Councel
           in
           the
           very
           beginnings
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           thought
           themselves
           bound
           in
           
             Conscience
             ,
             Law
             ,
             Prudence
          
           so
           to
           do
           ,
           though
           there
           were
           some
           colourable
           reasons
           and
           precedents
           of
           former
           times
           pretended
           to
           countenance
           them
           .
           And
           if
           thefe
           Worthies
           conceived
           themselves
           thus
           obliged
           to
           oppose
           those
           illegal
           
             Impositions
          
           of
           the
           King
           and
           
             his
             Councel
             ,
          
           though
           countenanced
           by
           some
           Judges
           opinions
           as
           Iegal
           ,
           to
           their
           immortal
           honour
           ,
           and
           high
           esteem
           both
           in
           Countrey
           and
           Parliament
           ,
           who
           applauded
           them
           as
           the
           
             *
          
           
             principal
             maintainers
             of
             their
             Countries
             Liberties
             ;
          
           then
           much
           more
           ought
           I
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           
             tenderes
             of
             their
             own
             and
             Countries
             Freedom
             ,
          
           to
           oppose
           this
           illegal
           
             dangerous
             Contribution
          
           imposed
           on
           us
           by
           a
           few
           of
           our
           
             fellow
             Subjects
             only
             ,
          
           without
           ,
           yea
           against
           all
           Law
           or
           President
           to
           countenance
           it
           ,
           being
           of
           greater
           consequence
           and
           worser
           example
           to
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           than
           all
           or
           any
           of
           the
           Kings
           illegal
           projects
           or
           Taxes
           .
        
         
           
             Seventhly
             ,
          
           the
           
             excessiveness
             of
             this
             Tax
             ,
          
           much
           raised
           and
           encreased
           ,
           when
           we
           are
           so
           much
           exhausted
           ,
           and
           were
           promised
           and
           expected
           ease
           from
           Taxes
           ,
           both
           by
           the
           
             Army
          
           in
           their
           
             Remonstrance
             November
          
           20.
           1648.
           and
           by
           the
           
             *
          
           
             Imposers
          
           of
           it
           ,
           (
           amounting
           to
           a
           sixth
           part
           ,
           if
           not
           a
           moyety
           of
           most
           mens
           estates
           )
           is
           a
           deep
           Engagement
           for
           me
           to
           oppose
           it
           ;
           since
           Taxes
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           
             s
          
           
             Fines
             and
             Amerciaments
             ,
             ought
             to
             be
             reasonable
             ;
          
           so
           as
           men
           may
           support
           themselves
           and
           their
           Families
           ,
           and
           not
           be
           undone
           ,
           as
           many
           will
           be
           by
           this
           ,
           if
           forced
           to
           pay
           it
           by
           
             Distress
          
           or
           imprisonment
           .
           Upon
           this
           ground
           ,
           in
           the
           Parliament
           Petitions
           of
           1
           
             Edward
          
           the
           
             third
             ,
          
           we
           find
           
             divers
             freed
             from
             payment
             of
             Tenths
             ,
             and
             other
             Taxes
             lawfully
             imposed
             
             by
             Parliament
             ,
             because
             the
             people
             were
             impoverished
             and
             undone
             by
             the
             Wars
             ,
             who
             ought
             to
             pay
             them
             .
          
           And
           in
           the
           printed
           Statutes
           of
           31
           
             Henr.
          
           6.
           c.
           8.
           1
           
           
             Mariae
          
           c.
           17
           to
           omit
           others
           ,
           we
           find
           
             Subsidies
             mitigated
             and
             released
             by
             subsequent
             Acts
             of
             Parliament
             ,
          
           though
           granted
           
             by
             p●ecedent
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             peoples
             poverty
             and
             inability
             to
             pay
             them
             .
          
           Yea
           sometimes
           we
           read
           of
           
             something
             granted
             them
             by
             the
             King
             ,
             by
             way
             of
             aid
             ,
             to
             help
             pay
             their
             Subsidies
             ,
          
           as
           in
           25
           
             Edward
          
           3.
           
           
             Rastal
             Tax
          
           9.
           and
           36.
           
             Ed.
          
           3
           
             c.
          
           14.
           and
           for
           a
           direct
           president
           in
           point
           :
           when
           
             t
          
           
             Peter
             Rubie
             the
             Pope's
             Legat
          
           in
           the
           year
           1240.
           exacted
           an
           excessive
           
             unusual
             Tax
             from
             the
             English
             Clergy
             ;
          
           the
           whole
           Clergy
           of
           
             Berkshire
          
           (
           and
           others
           )
           
             did
             all
             and
             every
             of
             them
             unanimously
             withstand
             it
             ,
          
           tendring
           him
           divers
           Reasons
           in
           writing
           of
           their
           refusal
           ,
           pertinent
           to
           our
           time
           and
           present
           Tax
           ;
           whereof
           this
           was
           one
           ,
           
             That
             the
             Re●venues
             of
             their
             Churches
             scarce
             sufficed
             to
             find
             them
             daily
             food
             ,
             both
             in
             regard
             of
             their
             smalness
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             present
             dearth
             of
             their
             Corn
             ,
             and
             because
             there
             were
             such
             multitudes
             of
             poor
             people
             to
             relieve
             ,
             some
             of
             which
             died
             of
             Famin
             ,
             so
             as
             they
             had
             not
             enough
             to
             suffice
             themselves
             and
             the
             poor
             ;
             Whereupon
             they
             ought
             not
             to
             be
             compelled
             to
             any
             such
             Contribution
             :
          
           which
           many
           of
           our
           Clergy
           may
           now
           likewise
           plead
           most
           truly
           ,
           whose
           Livings
           are
           small
           and
           their
           Tithes
           detained
           ;
           and
           divers
           people
           of
           all
           ranks
           and
           callings
           too
           ,
           who
           must
           sell
           their
           stocks
           ,
           beds
           ,
           and
           their
           houshold
           ▪
           stuff
           ,
           or
           rot
           in
           prison
           ,
           if
           forced
           to
           pay
           it
           .
        
         
           
             Eighthly
             ,
          
           the
           principal
           inducement
           to
           bring
           on
           the
           payment
           of
           this
           Tax
           ,
           is
           a
           promise
           of
           
             taking
             off
             the
             all-devouring
          
           and
           
             undoing
             Grievance
             of
             Free-quarter
             :
          
           which
           hath
           ruined
           many
           Countries
           and
           Families
           ,
           and
           yet
           they
           must
           pay
           this
           heavy
           Tax
           to
           be
           eased
           of
           it
           for
           the
           future
           ,
           instead
           of
           being
           paid
           and
           allowed
           for
           what
           is
           
             already
             past
             ,
          
           according
           to
           
             u
          
           
             former
             Engagements
             ;
          
           and
           yet
           Free-quarter
           is
           still
           taken
           .
           Against
           which
           I
           have
           these
           just
           exceptions
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           That
           the
           taking
           of
           Free-quarter
           by
           Souldiers
           in
           mens
           houses
           ,
           is
           a
           grievance
           against
           the
           very
           Common
           law
           it self
           ,
           
           which
           defines
           every
           mans
           House
           to
           be
           his
           Castle
           and
           Sanctuary
           ,
           into
           which
           none
           ought
           forcibly
           to
           enter
           against
           his
           will
           ;
           and
           which
           ,
           with
           his
           Goods
           therein
           ,
           he
           may
           lawfully
           
             x
          
           
             fortifie
             and
             defend
             against
             all
             intruders
             whatsoever
             ,
             and
             
             kill
             them
             without
             any
             danger
             of
             Law
             :
          
           Against
           all
           the
           
             Statutes
          
           concerning
           
             y
          
           
             Purveyers
             ,
          
           which
           
             prohibit
             the
             taking
             of
             any
             mens
             goods
             or
             provisions
             against
             their
             wills
             ,
             or
             payment
             for
             them
             ,
             under
             pain
             of
             Felony
             ,
             though
             by
             Commission
             under
             the
             great
             Seal
             of
             England
             .
          
           Against
           the
           expresse
           Letter
           and
           Provision
           of
           the
           
             Petition
             of
             Right
             ,
          
           3
           
             Caroli
             .
          
           Condemned
           by
           the
           
             Commons
             House
          
           in
           their
           
             z
          
           
             Declaration
             of
             the
             State
             of
             the
             Kingdom
             of
          
           the
           15.
           
           
             December
             ,
          
           1641.
           and
           charged
           as
           an
           
             Article
             against
             King
             Richard
             the
             second
          
           when
           deposed
           ,
           in
           the
           Parliament
           of
           1
           
             H.
          
           4.
           
             nu
             .
          
           22.
           
           Yea
           ,
           it
           is
           such
           a
           Grievance
           ,
           as
           exposeth
           our
           houses
           ,
           goods
           ,
           provisions
           ,
           monies
           ,
           servants
           ,
           children
           ,
           wives
           ,
           lives
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           earthly
           comforts
           we
           enjoy
           ,
           to
           the
           lusts
           and
           pleasure
           of
           every
           domineering
           Officer
           ,
           and
           unruly
           common
           Souldier
           :
           Therefore
           absolutely
           to
           be
           abolished
           without
           any
           compensation
           :
           And
           to
           impose
           an
           unjust
           ,
           heavy
           Tax
           ,
           and
           induce
           people
           to
           pay
           it
           upon
           hopes
           of
           freeing
           them
           from
           
             Free-quarter
             ,
          
           is
           but
           to
           impose
           one
           Grievance
           to
           remove
           another
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           There
           have
           been
           
             many
             former
             promises
             ,
             Declarations
             and
             Orders
             of
             both
             Houses
             ,
             and
             the
             General
             ,
          
           for
           taking
           
             off
             Free-quarter
             ,
          
           upon
           the
           Peoples
           paying
           in
           their
           Contributions
           before
           hand
           ,
           and
           
             then
             non●
             should
             afterward
             free
             quarter
             on
             them
             ,
             under
             pain
             of
             death
             :
          
           Yet
           no
           sooner
           have
           they
           paied
           in
           their
           Contributions
           ,
           but
           they
           have
           been
           free-quartered
           on
           as
           much
           or
           more
           than
           formerly
           :
           the
           Souldiers
           ,
           when
           we
           tell
           them
           of
           any
           Orders
           against
           free
           quarter
           ,
           slighting
           them
           as
           so
           many
           waste
           papers
           ,
           and
           carrying
           themselves
           more
           unruly
           :
           And
           when
           complaint
           thereof
           hath
           been
           made
           to
           the
           Officers
           ,
           Members
           ,
           or
           the
           Committee
           for
           the
           Army
           ,
           or
           in
           the
           House
           ;
           answer
           hath
           still
           been
           made
           ,
           
             That
             as
             long
             as
             there
             is
             an
             Army
             on
             foot
             ,
             there
             will
             be
             free-quarter
             taken
             ,
             and
             there
             can
             be
             no
             prevention
             of
             it
             ,
             there
             being
             a
             necessity
             for
             it
             :
          
           and
           when
           any
           have
           craved
           allowance
           of
           it
           ,
           they
           have
           found
           so
           many
           put offs
           and
           delaies
           ,
           and
           such
           difficulties
           in
           obtaining
           it
           ,
           that
           their
           expences
           have
           equalled
           their
           allowance
           ;
           and
           after
           allowances
           made
           ,
           the
           monies
           allowed
           have
           been
           called
           for
           again
           .
           So
           as
           few
           have
           had
           any
           allowance
           for
           quarters
           ,
           and
           most
           have
           given
           over
           suing
           for
           t●e●
           ,
           being
           put
           to
           play
           an
           
             after-game
             ,
          
           to
           sue
           for
           them
           after
           all
           their
           contributions
           first
           paid
           ,
           and
           not
           permitted
           
           to
           deduct
           them
           out
           of
           their
           Contributions
           ,
           as
           in
           Justice
           and
           reason
           they
           ought
           ,
           which
           they
           are
           still
           enforced
           to
           pay
           without
           deduction
           .
           This
           pretext
           therefore
           of
           taking
           away
           Free-quarter
           ,
           is
           but
           a
           
             shoo-horn
          
           to
           draw
           on
           the
           payment
           of
           this
           Tax
           ,
           and
           a
           fair
           pretext
           to
           delude
           the
           
             People
             ,
          
           as
           they
           find
           by
           sad
           experience
           every where
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           County
           and
           Hundred
           where
           I
           resid●
           .
           For
           ,
           not
           to
           look
           back
           to
           the
           last
           years
           free-quarter
           taken
           on
           us
           (
           though
           we
           duly
           paid
           our
           Contributions
           )
           In
           
             April
          
           and
           
             May
          
           last
           past
           ,
           since
           this
           very
           Tax
           imposed
           for
           taking
           away
           Free-quarter
           ,
           
             Colonel
             Harrisons
          
           Troopers
           under
           the
           command
           of
           Captain
           
             Spencer
             ,
          
           (
           who
           quartered
           six
           daies
           together
           in
           a
           place
           ,
           and
           exacted
           and
           received
           most
           of
           them
           3
           s.
           others
           3
           s.
           6
           d.
           and
           the
           least
           2
           s.
           6
           d.
           a
           day
           for
           their
           Quarters
           ,
           telling
           their
           Landlords
           ,
           that
           their
           Lands
           ,
           and
           the
           whole
           Kingdom
           was
           theirs
           )
           have
           put
           
             Bathwick
             ,
             Bathford
             ,
             Claverton
             ,
             Combe
             ,
             Hampton
             ,
             Soust●ck
             ,
             Walcot
          
           and
           
             Widcombe
             ,
          
           small
           parishes
           in
           our
           Hundred
           and
           Libertle
           ,
           as
           they
           will
           prove
           upon
           Oath
           ,
           and
           given
           it
           me
           under
           their
           hands
           ,
           to
           94
           li.
           4
           s.
           3
           d.
           charge
           ;
           beside
           their
           quarters
           in
           other
           parishes
           of
           the
           Hundred
           .
           Sir
           
             Hard●esse
             Wallers
          
           Souldiers
           ,
           upon
           pretext
           of
           collecting
           arrears
           of
           Contribution
           not
           due
           from
           the
           Hundred
           ,
           put
           it
           to
           at
           least
           30
           li.
           charge
           more
           for
           Free-quarter
           ,
           they
           being
           very
           rude
           and
           disorderly
           ;
           and
           no
           sooner
           were
           we
           quit
           of
           them
           ,
           but
           on
           the
           22.
           and
           23.
           of
           
             May
          
           last
           ,
           Col
           ,
           
             Hunks
          
           his
           Foot
           under
           the
           conduct
           of
           Captain
           
             Flower
          
           and
           Captain
           
             Eliot
             ,
          
           pretending
           for
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           but
           professing
           they
           never
           intended
           to
           go
           thither
           ,
           marching
           from
           
             Minehead
          
           and
           
             Dunster
          
           (
           the
           next
           Western
           Ports
           to
           
             Ireland
             )
          
           surther
           from
           it
           ,
           to
           oppresse
           the
           Country
           ,
           put
           
             Bathwick
             ,
             Langridge
             ,
             Wolly
             ,
             Batheaston
             ,
             Katherin
          
           and
           
             Ford
          
           to
           28.
           li.
           7
           s.
           and
           
             Swainswick
          
           (
           where
           I
           live
           )
           to
           about
           20
           li
           expences
           for
           two
           daies
           Free-quarter
           (
           by
           colour
           of
           the
           Generals
           Order
           dated
           the
           first
           of
           
             May
             )
          
           being
           the
           rudest
           and
           deboislest
           in
           all
           kinds
           ,
           that
           ever
           quartered
           since
           the
           Wars
           ,
           and
           far
           worse
           than
           the
           worst
           of
           
             Goring's
          
           men
           ,
           whereof
           some
           of
           them
           were
           the
           dreggs
           ,
           and
           their
           Captain
           
             Flower
             ,
          
           a
           Cavalier
           heretofore
           in
           arms
           (
           as
           i●
           reported
           )
           against
           the
           Parliament
           .
           Their
           carriage
           in
           all
           places
           was
           very
           rude
           ,
           to
           extort
           money
           from
           the
           people
           ,
           drawing
           
           out
           their
           Swo●ds
           ,
           ransacking
           their
           houses
           ,
           beating
           and
           threatning
           to
           kill
           them
           ,
           if
           they
           would
           not
           give
           them
           two
           shillings
           six
           pence
           ,
           three
           shillings
           ,
           three
           shillings
           six
           pence
           ,
           or
           at
           least
           two
           shillings
           a
           day
           for
           their
           quarters
           ,
           which
           when
           extorted
           from
           some
           ,
           they
           took
           Free-quarter
           upon
           others
           ,
           taking
           two
           ,
           three
           ,
           and
           some
           four
           quarters
           a
           man
           :
           At
           my
           house
           they
           were
           most
           exorbitant
           ,
           having
           (
           as
           their
           Quarter-Master
           told
           me
           ,
           who
           affirmed
           to
           me
           they
           had
           twice
           conquered
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           and
           all
           was
           theirs
           )
           
             directions
             from
             some
             great
             ones
             above
             ,
          
           from
           
             some
             others
             in
             the
             Country
          
           (
           intimating
           some
           of
           the
           Committee
           )
           
             and
             their
             own
             Officers
          
           (
           who
           absented
           themselves
           purposely
           ,
           that
           the
           
             Souldiers
          
           might
           have
           none
           to
           controul
           them
           )
           
             to
             abuse
             me
             .
          
           In
           pursuance
           whereof
           ,
           some
           thirty
           of
           them
           coming
           to
           my
           house
           ,
           shouting
           and
           hollowing
           in
           a
           rude
           manner
           on
           
             May
          
           22.
           when
           their
           Billet
           was
           but
           for
           twenty
           ,
           not
           shewing
           any
           authority
           ,
           but
           only
           a
           Ticket
           ,
           [
           Mr.
           
             Prynne
             —
          
           20.
           ]
           climbed
           over
           my
           Walls
           ,
           forced
           my
           doors
           ,
           beat
           my
           servants
           and
           workmen
           without
           any
           provocation
           ,
           drew
           their
           Swords
           upon
           me
           ,
           (
           who
           demanded
           whose
           Souldiers
           they
           were
           ?
           by
           what
           authority
           they
           demanded
           Free-quarter
           ,
           my
           house
           being
           neither
           Inne
           ,
           nor
           Ale
           house
           ?
           and
           Free-quarter
           against
           Law
           ,
           Orders
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           the
           Generals
           )
           using
           many
           high
           provoking
           speeches
           ,
           brake
           som
           of
           my
           windows
           open
           ,
           forced
           my
           strong-beer
           cellar-door
           ,
           and
           took
           the
           key
           from
           my
           servant
           ,
           ransacked
           some
           of
           my
           chambers
           under
           pretext
           to
           search
           for
           Arms
           ,
           taking
           away
           my
           servants
           clothes
           ,
           shirts
           ,
           stockings
           ,
           bands
           ,
           cuffs
           ,
           handkerchiefs
           ,
           and
           picking
           the
           money
           out
           of
           one
           of
           their
           pockets
           ;
           hollowed
           ,
           roared
           ,
           stamped
           ,
           beat
           the
           Tables
           with
           their
           Swords
           and
           Muskets
           like
           so
           many
           Bedlams
           ,
           swearing
           ,
           cursing
           ,
           and
           blaspheming
           at
           every
           word
           ;
           brake
           the
           Tankards
           ,
           Bottles
           ,
           Cups
           ,
           Dishes
           wherein
           they
           fetched
           strong
           beer
           ,
           against
           the
           ground
           ,
           abused
           my
           maid
           servants
           ,
           throwing
           beef
           and
           other
           good
           provisions
           at
           their
           heads
           ,
           and
           casting
           it
           to
           the
           dogs
           ,
           as
           no
           fit
           meat
           for
           Souldiers
           ,
           and
           the
           Heads
           and
           Conquerors
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           as
           they
           called
           themselves
           ;
           searched
           the
           out-houses
           for
           Turkies
           ,
           which
           they
           took
           from
           their
           eggs
           and
           young
           ones
           ,
           Veal
           and
           Mutton
           being
           not
           good
           enough
           
           for
           them
           :
           They
           continued
           drinking
           and
           roaring
           before
           ,
           at
           and
           aftor
           Supper
           ,
           till
           most
           of
           them
           were
           mad-drunk
           ,
           and
           some
           of
           them
           dead
           drunk
           under
           the
           Table
           .
           Then
           they
           must
           have
           fourteen
           beds
           provided
           for
           them
           (
           for
           they
           would
           lie
           but
           two
           in
           a
           Bed
           )
           and
           all
           their
           linnen
           washed
           :
           My
           Sister
           answering
           them
           ,
           that
           there
           were
           not
           so
           many
           spare
           beds
           in
           the
           house
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           must
           be
           content
           as
           other
           Souldiers
           had
           been
           ,
           with
           such
           beds
           as
           could
           be
           spared
           ;
           they
           thereupon
           threatned
           to
           force
           open
           her
           Chamber
           door
           ,
           and
           to
           pull
           her
           and
           her
           children
           out
           of
           their
           beds
           ,
           unlesse
           she
           would
           give
           them
           three
           shillings
           a
           piece
           for
           their
           beds
           ,
           and
           next
           dayes
           quarters
           ;
           and
           at
           last
           forced
           her
           for
           fear
           of
           their
           violence
           (
           being
           all
           drunk
           )
           to
           give
           them
           eighteen
           pence
           a
           piece
           ,
           assoon
           as
           they
           were
           forth
           of
           doors
           ,
           and
           six
           pence
           a
           piece
           the
           next
           day
           ,
           if
           they
           marched
           not
           ;
           whereupon
           they
           promised
           to
           trouble
           the
           house
           no
           more
           .
           Upon
           this
           agreement
           all
           but
           eight
           (
           who
           were
           gone
           to
           bed
           )
           departed
           that
           night
           ,
           and
           the
           rest
           the
           next
           morning
           .
           But
           I
           going
           to
           the
           Lecture
           at
           Bath
           ,
           some
           thirty
           of
           them
           ,
           ●
           my
           absence
           ,
           came
           about
           ten
           of
           the
           clock
           ,
           notwithstanding
           the
           monies
           received
           of
           my
           Sister
           for
           their
           Quarters
           ,
           re-entred
           the
           house
           ,
           and
           would
           have
           Quarters
           again
           ,
           unless
           she
           would
           give
           them
           three
           shillings
           a
           piece
           ;
           which
           she
           refusing
           ,
           they
           thereupon
           abused
           and
           beat
           the
           servants
           and
           workmen
           ,
           forced
           them
           to
           drink
           with
           them
           all
           that
           day
           and
           night
           ,
           swearing
           ,
           cursing
           ,
           roaring
           like
           so
           many
           Devils
           ,
           brake
           open
           my
           Parlour
           ,
           Milk-house
           ,
           &
           Garden-doors
           ,
           abused
           my
           Pictures
           and
           brake
           an
           hole
           in
           one
           of
           them
           ;
           hacked
           my
           Table-boards
           with
           their
           Swords
           from
           one
           end
           to
           the
           other
           ,
           threw
           the
           chairs
           ,
           stools
           ,
           meat
           ,
           drink
           about
           the
           house
           ;
           assaulted
           my
           Sister
           ,
           and
           her
           little
           children
           and
           Maid
           servants
           with
           their
           naked
           swords
           threatning
           to
           kill
           them
           ,
           and
           kick
           them
           to
           gelly
           ,
           shot
           at
           them
           with
           their
           Musquets
           ,
           and
           forced
           them
           out
           of
           the
           house
           to
           save
           themselves
           :
           wch
           I
           hearing
           of
           ,
           repaired
           to
           my
           house
           ,
           and
           finding
           them
           all
           so
           Bedlam
           mad
           ,
           that
           they
           would
           not
           hearken
           to
           any
           reason
           ,
           nor
           be
           quieted
           ,
           thereupon
           rode
           to
           seek
           their
           Captain
           and
           Officers
           at
           
             Bath
             ,
          
           who
           purposely
           absented
           themselves
           ,
           and
           not
           finding
           them
           till
           the
           next
           morning
           ,
           I
           acquainted
           the
           Captain
           then
           by
           speech
           (
           as
           I
           had
           done
           
           the
           first
           night
           by
           Letter
           )
           with
           all
           these
           unsufferable
           outrages
           of
           the
           Sould●ers
           (
           contrary
           to
           the
           Generals
           Order
           to
           carry
           themselves
           civilly
           in
           their
           Quarters
           ,
           and
           abuse
           none
           in
           word
           or
           deed
           )
           which
           would
           render
           him
           and
           them
           odious
           not
           only
           to
           the
           Countrie
           and
           Kingdom
           ,
           but
           to
           all
           Officers
           and
           Souldiers
           who
           had
           any
           civilitie
           in
           them
           ,
           and
           be
           a
           disparagement
           to
           the
           
             General
             ,
          
           by
           whose
           Proclamation
           he
           ought
           to
           be
           present
           with
           his
           Company
           ,
           to
           keep
           them
           in
           good
           order
           ,
           under
           pain
           of
           cashiering
           :
           And
           therefore
           I
           expected
           and
           required
           Justice
           and
           Reparations
           at
           his
           hands
           ;
           the
           rather
           ,
           because
           I
           was
           informed
           by
           some
           of
           his
           own
           Souldiers
           and
           others
           ,
           that
           they
           had
           not
           been
           so
           barbarouslie
           rude
           ,
           but
           by
           his
           incouragement
           ;
           which
           if
           he
           refused
           ,
           I
           should
           complain
           of
           him
           to
           his
           Superiours
           ,
           and
           right
           my self
           the
           best
           way
           I
           might
           .
           After
           some
           expostulations
           ,
           he
           promised
           to
           make
           them
           examples
           ,
           and
           cashier
           them
           ;
           and
           to
           remove
           them
           forthwith
           from
           my
           house
           :
           but
           the
           only
           right
           I
           had
           ,
           was
           ,
           that
           more
           of
           his
           Company
           repaired
           thither
           ,
           making
           all
           the
           spoil
           they
           could
           ,
           and
           taking
           away
           some
           Brasse
           and
           Pewter
           ,
           continued
           there
           till
           near
           four
           of
           the
           clock
           ;
           and
           then
           marched
           away
           only
           out
           of
           fear
           I
           would
           raise
           the
           Country
           upon
           them
           ;
           many
           of
           whom
           profered
           me
           their
           assistance
           :
           but
           I
           desired
           them
           to
           forbear
           till
           I
           saw
           what
           their
           Officers
           would
           do
           ;
           who
           instead
           of
           punishing
           any
           of
           them
           ,
           permitted
           them
           to
           play
           the
           like
           
             Rex
          
           almost
           in
           other
           places
           where
           they
           quartered
           since
           ,
           marching
           but
           three
           or
           four
           miles
           a
           day
           ,
           and
           extorting
           what
           monies
           they
           could
           from
           the
           Country
           by
           their
           violence
           and
           disorders
           .
           Now
           ,
           for
           me
           ,
           or
           any
           others
           to
           give
           monies
           to
           maintain
           such
           deboist
           
             Bedlams
          
           and
           
             Beasts
          
           as
           these
           
             (
             who
             boasted
             of
             their
             villanies
             ,
             and
             that
             they
             had
             done
             me
             at
             least
             twenty
             pounds
             spoil
             in
             Beer
             and
             Provisions
             ,
             drinking
             out
             five
             barrels
             of
             good
             strong
             Beer
             ,
             and
             wasting
             as
             much
             meat
             as
             would
             have
             served
             an
             hundred
             civil
             Persons
             )
          
           to
           be
           Masters
           of
           our
           Houses
           ,
           Goods
           ,
           Servants
           ,
           Lives
           ,
           and
           all
           we
           have
           ,
           to
           ride
           over
           our
           heads
           like
           our
           Lords
           and
           Conquerors
           ,
           and
           take
           Free-quarter
           on
           us
           ,
           amounting
           to
           at
           least
           a
           full
           years
           contribution
           ,
           without
           any
           allowance
           for
           it
           ,
           and
           that
           since
           the
           last
           Orders
           against
           Free-quarter
           ,
           and
           
           Warrants
           issued
           for
           paying
           in
           this
           Tax
           ,
           to
           prevent
           it
           for
           the
           future
           ;
           is
           so
           far
           against
           my
           Reason
           ,
           Judgement
           and
           Conscience
           ,
           that
           I
           would
           rather
           give
           all
           away
           to
           suppresse
           ,
           discard
           them
           ,
           or
           cast
           it
           into
           the
           fire
           ,
           than
           maintain
           such
           gracelesse
           wretches
           with
           it
           ,
           to
           dishonour
           God
           ,
           enslave
           ,
           consume
           ,
           ruine
           the
           Country
           and
           Kingdom
           ;
           who
           every where
           complain
           of
           the
           like
           insolencies
           ;
           and
           of
           taking
           Free-quarter
           since
           the
           ninth
           of
           
             June
             ,
          
           as
           above
           two
           hundred
           of
           Colonel
           
             Cox
          
           his
           men
           did
           in
           
             Bath
          
           the
           last
           Lords
           day
           ;
           who
           drew
           up
           in
           a
           Body
           about
           the
           Maiors
           house
           ,
           and
           threatned
           to
           
             s●ise
             and
             carry
             him
             away
             for
             denying
             to
             give
             them
             Free-quarter
             ,
             contrary
             to
             the
             New
             Act
             for
             abolishing
             it
             .
          
           Lastly
           ,
           This
           pr●tended
           Act
           implies
           ,
           that
           those
           who
           refuse
           to
           pay
           this
           contribution
           without
           distresse
           or
           imprisonment
           shall
           be
           still
           oppressed
           with
           Free-quarter
           ;
           And
           what
           an
           height
           of
           oppression
           and
           injustice
           this
           will
           prove
           ,
           not
           only
           to
           distrain
           and
           imprison
           those
           who
           cannot
           in
           Conscience
           ,
           Law
           or
           Prudence
           submit
           to
           this
           illegal
           Tax
           ,
           but
           likewise
           to
           undo
           them
           ,
           by
           exposing
           them
           to
           Free-quarter
           ,
           which
           themselves
           condemn
           as
           the
           highest
           pest
           and
           oppression
           ,
           let
           all
           sober
           men
           consider
           ;
           and
           what
           reason
           I
           and
           others
           have
           to
           oppose
           such
           a
           dangerous
           ,
           destructive
           president
           in
           its
           first
           appearing
           to
           the
           world
           .
           In
           few
           words
           ;
           As
           long
           as
           we
           keep
           an
           Army
           on
           foot
           ,
           we
           must
           never
           expect
           to
           be
           exempted
           from
           Free-quarter
           or
           Wars
           ;
           or
           to
           enjoy
           any
           peace
           or
           settlement
           :
           and
           as
           long
           as
           we
           will
           submit
           to
           pay
           contributions
           to
           support
           an
           Army
           ,
           we
           shall
           be
           certain
           our
           new
           Lords
           and
           Governors
           will
           continue
           an
           Army
           to
           over-awe
           and
           enslave
           us
           to
           their
           wils
           .
           Therefore
           the
           only
           way
           to
           avoid
           free-quarter
           ,
           and
           the
           cost
           and
           trouble
           of
           an
           Army
           ,
           and
           settle
           peace
           ,
           is
           to
           deny
           all
           future
           contributions
           .
        
         
           Ninthly
           ,
           The
           principal
           end
           of
           imposing
           this
           Tax
           to
           maintain
           the
           Army
           and
           Forces
           now
           raised
           ,
           is
           not
           the
           defence
           and
           safety
           of
           our
           ancient
           and
           first
           Christian
           Kingdom
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           its
           Parliaments
           ,
           Laws
           ,
           Liberties
           and
           Religion
           ,
           as
           at
           first
           ;
           but
           to
           disinherit
           the
           King
           of
           the
           Crown
           of
           
             Engl.
             Sootl
             .
          
           and
           
             Irel.
          
           (
           to
           which
           he
           hath
           an
           undoubted
           
             Right
          
           by
           the
           
             Laws
             of
             God
             and
             Man
             ;
          
           as
           the
           Parliament
           of
           1
           
             Jacob
             .
          
           ch.
           ●
           .
           resolves
           )
           and
           to
           levy
           War
           against
           him
           ,
           to
           deprive
           him
           
           of
           it
           :
           To
           subvert
           the
           antient
           Monarchical
           Government
           of
           this
           Realm
           ,
           under
           which
           our
           Ancestors
           have
           alwaies
           lived
           and
           flourished
           ,
           to
           set
           up
           a
           
             New-Republick
             ,
          
           the
           oppressions
           :
           and
           Grievances
           whereof
           we
           have
           already
           felt
           (
           by
           increasing
           our
           Taxes
           ,
           setting
           up
           arbitrary
           Courts
           and
           Proceedings
           to
           the
           taking
           away
           the
           lives
           of
           the
           late
           King
           ,
           Peers
           ,
           and
           other
           Subjects
           ,
           against
           the
           fundamental
           Laws
           of
           the
           Land
           ,
           creating
           new
           monstrous
           Treasons
           never
           heard
           of
           in
           the
           world
           before
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           ;
           )
           but
           cannot
           yet
           enjoy
           and
           discern
           the
           least
           ease
           or
           advantage
           by
           it
           :
           To
           overthrow
           the
           antient
           constitution
           of
           the
           Parliament
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           consisting
           of
           King
           ,
           Lords
           ,
           and
           Commons
           ,
           and
           the
           Rights
           and
           Privileges
           thereof
           :
           To
           alter
           the
           fundamental
           Laws
           ,
           Seals
           ,
           Courts
           of
           Justice
           of
           the
           Realm
           ,
           and
           introduce
           an
           Arbitrary
           Government
           at
           least
           ,
           if
           not
           Tyrannical
           ,
           contrary
           to
           our
           
             Laws
             ,
             Oaths
             ,
             Covenant
             ,
             Protestation
             ,
          
           
             a
          
           publick
           
             Remonstrances
          
           and
           
             Engagements
          
           to
           the
           Kingdom
           and
           forein
           States
           ,
           not
           
             to
             change
             the
             Government
             ,
             or
             attempt
             any
             of
             the
             Premises
             .
          
           All
           which
           being
           no
           lesse
           than
           
             High
             Treason
          
           by
           the
           Laws
           &
           Statutes
           of
           the
           Realm
           ,
           as
           Sir
           
             E.
             Cook
          
           in
           his
           
             *
          
           Inst.
           &
           Mr.
           St.
           
             John
          
           in
           his
           
             Argument
             at
             Law
             ,
          
           upon
           passing
           the
           Bill
           of
           Attainder
           of
           the
           E.
           of
           
             Strafford
          
           (
           both
           printed
           by
           the
           Commons
           special
           order
           )
           have
           proved
           at
           large
           by
           many
           Presidents
           ,
           reasons
           ,
           records
           ;
           and
           so
           adjudged
           by
           the
           last
           Parliament
           in
           the
           Cases
           of
           
             Strafford
          
           and
           
             *
          
           
             Canterbury
             ,
          
           who
           were
           condemned
           and
           executed
           as
           Traytors
           by
           judgement
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           some
           of
           those
           now
           sitting
           ,
           but
           for
           some
           of
           these
           Treasons
           upon
           obscurer
           Evidences
           of
           guilt
           ,
           than
           are
           now
           visible
           in
           others
           ,
           I
           cannot
           without
           incurring
           the
           Crime
           and
           Guilt
           of
           these
           several
           
             High
             Treasons
             ,
          
           and
           the
           eternal
           ,
           if
           not
           temporal
           punishments
           incident
           thereunto
           ,
           voluntarily
           contribute
           so
           much
           as
           one
           penny
           or
           farthing
           towards
           such
           Treasonable
           and
           disloyal
           ends
           as
           these
           ,
           against
           my
           Conscience
           ,
           Law
           ,
           Loyalty
           ,
           Duty
           ,
           and
           all
           my
           Oaths
           ,
           Covenants
           and
           Obligations
           to
           the
           contrary
           .
        
         
           Tenthly
           ,
           The
           payment
           of
           this
           Tax
           for
           the
           premised
           purposes
           ,
           will
           (
           in
           my
           poor
           judgement
           and
           conscience
           )
           be
           offensive
           to
           God
           and
           all
           good
           men
           ,
           scandalous
           to
           the
           Protestant
           Religion
           ,
           dishonourable
           to
           our
           English
           Nation
           ,
           and
           disadvantagious
           
           and
           destructive
           to
           our
           whole
           Kingdom
           ,
           hindering
           the
           speedy
           settlement
           of
           our
           peace
           ,
           the
           re-establishment
           of
           our
           King
           ,
           Laws
           ,
           the
           revival
           of
           our
           decayed
           Trade
           ,
           by
           renewing
           and
           perpetuating
           our
           bloody
           uncivil
           Wars
           ;
           engaging
           
             Scotland
          
           &
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           with
           forein
           Princes
           and
           Kingdoms
           in
           a
           just
           War
           against
           us
           ,
           to
           avenge
           the
           death
           of
           our
           late
           beheaded
           King
           ,
           the
           dis-inheriting
           of
           his
           Posterity
           ,
           and
           to
           restore
           his
           lawfull
           Heirs
           and
           Successors
           to
           their
           just
           ,
           undoubted
           Rights
           ,
           from
           which
           they
           are
           now
           forcibly
           secluded
           ;
           who
           will
           undoubtedly
           molest
           us
           with
           continual
           Wars
           (
           what-ever
           some
           may
           fondly
           conceit
           to
           the
           contrary
           )
           till
           they
           be
           setled
           in
           the
           Throne
           in
           peace
           upon
           just
           and
           honourable
           terms
           ,
           and
           invested
           in
           their
           just
           possessions
           .
           Which
           were
           far
           more
           safe
           ,
           honourable
           ,
           just
           ,
           prudent
           ,
           and
           Christian
           for
           our
           whole
           3.
           
           Kingdoms
           voluntarily
           and
           speedily
           to
           do
           themselves
           ,
           than
           to
           be
           forced
           to
           it
           at
           last
           by
           any
           forein
           Forces
           ;
           the
           sad
           consequences
           whereof
           we
           may
           easily
           conjecture
           ,
           and
           have
           cause
           enough
           to
           fear
           ,
           if
           we
           now
           delay
           it
           ,
           or
           still
           contribute
           to
           maintain
           Armies
           to
           oppose
           their
           
             Titles
             ,
          
           and
           protect
           the
           Invaders
           of
           them
           from
           publick
           Justice
           .
           And
           therefore
           I
           can
           neither
           in
           conscience
           ,
           piety
           nor
           prudence
           ,
           ensnare
           my self
           in
           the
           guilt
           of
           all
           these
           dangerous
           treasonable
           consequences
           ,
           by
           any
           submission
           to
           this
           illegal
           Tax
           .
        
         
           Upon
           all
           these
           weighty
           Reasons
           ,
           and
           serious
           grounds
           of
           Conscience
           ,
           Law
           ,
           Prudence
           ,
           (
           which
           I
           humbly
           submit
           to
           the
           Consciences
           and
           Judgements
           of
           all
           conscientious
           and
           judicious
           persons
           ,
           whom
           they
           do
           or
           shall
           concern
           )
           I
           am
           resolved
           by
           the
           Assistance
           and
           strength
           of
           the
           Omnipotent
           God
           (
           who
           hath
           miraculously
           supported
           me
           under
           ,
           and
           carried
           me
           through
           all
           my
           former
           sufferings
           for
           the
           Peoples
           publick
           Liberties
           with
           exceeding
           joy
           ,
           comfort
           ,
           and
           t●e
           ruine
           of
           my
           greatest
           Enemies
           and
           Opposers
           )
           to
           oppugn
           these
           
             unlawfull
             Contributions
             ,
          
           and
           the
           payment
           of
           them
           o●
           the
           uttermost
           ,
           in
           all
           just
           and
           lawfull
           waies
           ,
           I
           may
           ;
           And
           if
           any
           will
           forcibly
           levy
           them
           by
           distresse
           or
           otherwise
           ,
           without
           and
           against
           all
           Law
           or
           Right
           (
           as
           Theeves
           and
           Robbers
           take
           mens
           Goods
           and
           Purses
           )
           let
           them
           do
           it
           at
           their
           own
           umost
           peril
           ;
           being
           declared
           all
           Traytors
           ,
           and
           to
           
           be
           proceeded
           against
           capitally
           as
           Traytors
           by
           the
           Junctoes
           own
           late
           
             Knack
          
           and
           
             Declaration
             .
          
           However
           ,
           though
           I
           suffer
           at
           present
           ,
           yet
           I
           trust
           God
           and
           men
           will
           in
           due
           time
           do
           me
           justice
           upon
           them
           ,
           and
           award
           me
           recompence
           for
           all
           injuries
           in
           this
           kind
           ,
           or
           any
           sufferings
           for
           my
           
             Countries
             Liberties
             .
          
           However
           ,
           fall
           back
           ,
           fall
           edge
           ,
           I
           would
           ten
           thousand
           times
           rather
           lose
           my
           Life
           ,
           Libertie
           ,
           and
           all
           that
           I
           have
           ,
           to
           keep
           a
           good
           Conscience
           ,
           and
           preserve
           my
           own
           and
           my
           Countries
           
             native
             Liberty
             ,
          
           than
           to
           part
           with
           one
           farthing
           ,
           or
           gain
           the
           
             whole
             World
             ,
          
           with
           the
           losse
           of
           either
           of
           them
           ;
           and
           rather
           dye
           a
           Martyr
           for
           our
           
             Antient
             Kingdom
             ,
          
           than
           live
           a
           
             Slave
          
           under
           any
           
             New
             Republick
             ,
          
           or
           remnant
           of
           a
           broken
           ,
           dismembred
           ,
           strange
           
             Antiparliamental
             House
             of
             Commons
             ,
          
           without
           
             King
             ,
             Lords
             ,
          
           or
           the
           major
           part
           
             of
             the
             Knights
             ,
          
           Citizens
           and
           Burgesses
           of
           the
           Realm
           ,
           in
           being
           subject
           to
           their
           
             illegal
             Taxes
             ,
          
           and
           what
           they
           call
           
             Acts
             of
             Parliament
             ,
          
           which
           in
           reality
           are
           no
           
             Acts
          
           at
           all
           to
           bind
           me
           ,
           or
           any
           other
           Subject
           ,
           in
           point
           of
           
             Conscience
          
           or
           
             Prudence
             ,
          
           to
           obedience
           ,
           or
           just
           punishment
           for
           
             Non-obedience
          
           thereunto
           ,
           or
           
             Non-conformity
          
           to
           what
           they
           style
           ,
           the
           
             present
             Government
             ,
          
           of
           the
           Armies
           modeling
           ,
           and
           I
           fear
           of
           the
           
             Popes
             ,
             Spaniards
             ,
             Campanellaes
             ,
          
           Father
           
             Parsons
             ,
          
           and
           other
           
             Jesuites
          
           suggesting
           ,
           to
           effect
           our
           Kings
           ,
           Kingdoms
           and
           Religions
           ruine
           ,
           as
           I
           have
           
             *
          
           
             elsewhere
             clearly
             evidenced
             ,
          
           beyond
           all
           contradiction
           .
        
         
           
             Psalm
             26.
             4
             ,
             5.
             
          
           
             
               
                 I
                 have
                 not
                 sate
                 with
                 vain
                 Persons
                 ,
                 neither
                 will
                 I
                 go
                 in
                 with
                 Dissemblers
                 :
                 I
                 have
                 hated
                 the
                 Congregation
                 of
                 evil
                 Doers
                 ,
                 and
                 will
                 not
                 sit
                 with
                 the
                 wicked
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           
             WILLIAM
             PRYNNE
             .
          
           
             SWAINSWICK
             ,
             
               
                 June
              
               16.
               1649.
               
            
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
       
         
           A
           POSTSCRIPT
           .
        
         
           SInce
           the
           drawing
           up
           of
           the
           
             precedent
             Reasons
             ,
          
           I
           have
           met
           with
           a
           
             printed
             Pamphlet
             ,
          
           intituled
           .
           
             An
             Epistle
             written
             the
             8th
             day
             of
             June
             .
          
           1649.
           by
           Lieut.
           
           Colonel
           John
           Lilbourn
           ,
           to
           Mr.
           William
           Lenthal
           
             Speaker
             to
             the
             remainder
             of
             those
             few
             Knights
             ,
             Citizens
             and
             Burgesses
          
           that
           Col.
           Thomas
           Pride
           
             at
             his
             late
             purge
             thought
             convenient
             to
             leave
             sitting
             at
          
           Westminster
           ,
           
             (
             as
             most
             fit
             for
             his
             and
             his
             Masters
             designe●
             ,
             to
             serve
             their
             ambitious
             and
             tyrannical
             ends
             ,
             to
             destroy
             the
             good
             old
             Laws
             ,
             Liberties
             and
             Customes
             of
          
           England
           
             (
             the
             badges
             of
             our
             Freedom
             as
             the
          
           Declaration
           
             against
             the
             King
             of
             the
             7th
             of
          
           March
           1648.
           
             p.
          
           23.
           
             calls
             them
             )
             and
             by
             force
             of
             Arms
             to
             rob
             the
             people
             of
             their
             lives
             ,
             estates
             ,
             and
             properties
             ;
             and
             subject
             them
             to
             perfect
             vassallage
             and
             slavery
             ,
             &c.
             who
             (
             and
             in
             truth
             no
             otherwise
             )
             pretendedly
             style
             themselves
             .
          
           The
           Conservators
           of
           the
           peace
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           or
           the
           Parliament
           of
           
             England
          
           intrusted
           and
           authorised
           by
           the
           consent
           of
           all
           the
           people
           thereof
           ,
           
             whose
             Representatives
             by
             Election
             (
             in
             their
          
           Declaration
           
             last
             mentioned
             p.
          
           27.
           
             they
             say
             )
             they
             are
             ;
             although
             they
             are
             never
             able
             to
             produce
             one
             bit
             of
             Law
             ,
             or
             any
             piece
             of
             a
             Commission
             to
             prove
             ,
          
           that
           all
           the
           people
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           or
           one
           quarter
           ▪
           tenth
           ▪
           hu●dred
           or
           thousand
           part
           of
           them
           authorised
           
             Thomas
             Pride
             ,
          
           with
           his
           Regiment
           of
           Souldiers
           to
           chuse
           them
           a
           
             Parliament
             ▪
          
           as
           indeed
           he
           hath
           
             de
             facto
          
           done
           by
           his
           PRETENDED
           MOCK-PARLIAM●NT
           :
           and
           therefore
           it
           cannot
           properly
           be
           called
           
             the
             Nations
             or
             Peoples
             Parliame●t
             :
          
           but
           Col.
           
           
             Prides
             and
             his
             Associates
             ,
          
           whose
           really
           it
           is
           :
           
             who
             although
             they
             have
             beheaded
             the
             King
             for
             a
             Tyrant
             ,
             yet
             walk
             in
             his
             oppressi●g●st
             steps
             ,
             if
             not
             worse
             and
             higher
             .
          
           This
           is
           the
           
             Title
          
           of
           his
           
             Epistle
             .
          
        
         
           In
           this
           
             Epistle
             ,
          
           this
           late
           
             great
             champion
          
           of
           the
           
             House
             of
             Commons
             ,
          
           and
           fitting
           
             Junctoes
             Supremacy
             ,
          
           both
           before
           and
           since
           the
           Kings
           beheading
           ,
           who
           with
           his
           Brother
           
             a
          
           
             a
             His
             Petition
             and
             Appeal
             ,
             &
             his
             Arrow
             of
             Defiance
             .
             See
             Mr.
             
             
               Edwards
               Gangrena
               ,
            
             3.
             part
             .
             p.
             154.
             f.
             204.
             
             See
             My
             〈…〉
             for
             the
             〈…〉
             to
             
          
           
             Overton
          
           and
           their
           
             Confederates
             ,
          
           first
           cryed
           them
           up
           as
           ,
           and
           gave
           them
           the
           Title
           of
           ,
           
             The
             supreme
             Authority
             of
             the
             Nation
             :
             The
             onely
             supreme
             Judicatory
             
             of
             the
             Land
             :
             The
             onely
             formal
             and
             legal
             supreme
             Power
             of
             the
             Parliament
             of
          
           England
           ,
           
             in
             whom
             alone
             the
             power
             of
             binding
             the
             whole
             Nation
             by
             making
             ,
             altering
             ,
             or
             abrogating
             Laws
             ,
             without
             either
             King
             or
             Lords
             ,
             resides
             ,
             &c.
          
           and
           first
           engaged
           them
           by
           their
           
             Pamphlets
             and
             Petitions
             ,
          
           against
           the
           
             King
             ,
             Lords
             ,
             and
             Personal
             Treaty
             ,
          
           (
           as
           he
           and
           they
           print
           and
           boast
           in
           b●
           this
           
             Epistle
             ,
          
           and
           other
           late
           
             Papers
             )
          
           
           
             Pag.
             11
             ,
             29
             
          
           doth
           in
           his
           own
           and
           his
           parties
           behalf
           (
           who
           of
           late
           so
           much
           adored
           them
           ,
           as
           the
           onely
           earthly
           Deities
           and
           Saviours
           of
           the
           Nation
           )
           now
           positively
           assert
           and
           prove
        
         
           First
           ,
           
             That
             
               c
            
             
               c
               Pag.
               34
               ,
               35.
               
            
             Commissary
             General
             
               Ireton
               ,
            
             Colonel
             
               Harrison
               ,
            
             with
             other
             Members
             of
             the
             House
             ,
             and
             the
             General
             Councel
             of
             Officers
             of
             the
             Army
             ,
             did
             in
             several
             Meetings
             and
             Debates
             at
             
               Windsor
               ,
            
             immediately
             before
             their
             late
             march
             to
             
               London
            
             to
             purge
             the
             House
             ,
             and
             after
             at
             
               White-hall
            
             commonly
             style
             themselves
             ,
             the
             pretended
             
               Parliament
            
             (
             even
             before
             the
             Kings
             beheading
             )
             A
             MOCK
             PARLIAMENT
             ,
             a
             MOCK
             POWER
             ,
             a
             PRETENDED
             PARLIAMENT
             ,
             ;
             and
             NO
             PARLIAMENT
             AT
             ALL
             :
             And
             that
             they
             were
             
               absolutely
               resolved
            
             and
             determined
             TO
             PULL
             UP
             THIS
             THEIR
             OWN
             PARLIAMENT
             BY
             THE
             ROOTS
             ,
             and
             not
             so
             much
             as
             to
             leave
             a
             shadow
             of
             it
             ;
             yea
             ,
             and
             had
             done
             it
             ,
             if
             we
             (
             say
             they
             )
             and
             some
             of
             our
             then
             FRIENDS
             in
             the
             House
             ,
             had
             not
             been
             the
             principal
             Instruments
             to
             hinder
             them
             :
             
               We
               judging
               it
               then
               of
               two
               evils
               the
               least
               ,
               to
               chuse
               rather
               to
               be
               governed
               by
            
             THE
             SHADOW
             OF
             A
             PARLIAMENT
             ,
             
               till
               we
               could
               get
               a
               real
               and
               a
               true
               one
            
             (
             which
             with
             the
             greatest
             protestations
             in
             the
             world
             they
             then
             promised
             and
             engaged
             with
             all
             their
             might
             speedily
             to
             effect
             )
             
               then
               simply
               solely
               and
               onely
               by
               the
               will
               of
               sword-men
               ,
               whom
               we
               had
               already
               found
               to
               be
               men
               of
               no
               very
               tender
               conscience
               .
            
             And
             do
             not
             the
             
               Speaker
            
             and
             all
             Lawyers
             and
             others
             now
             sitting
             in
             their
             own
             Judgments
             and
             Consciences
             ,
             and
             to
             their
             friends
             in
             private
             ,
             believe
             ,
             say
             ,
             and
             confess
             as
             much
             ,
             that
             they
             are
             no
             Parliaments
             ?
             and
             yet
             have
             the
             impudency
             and
             the
             insolency
             to
             sit
             ,
             act
             ,
             and
             Tax
             ,
             yea
             seclude
             and
             imprison
             us
             at
             their
             pleasures
             ,
             as
             a
             real
             ,
             legal
             and
             absolute
             Parliament
             ?
             O
             Atheisme
             !
             O
             Tyranny
             ,
             and
             Impiety
             of
             the
             worst
             Edition
             !
          
        
         
           If
           then
           these
           leading
           ,
           swaying
           members
           of
           the
           new
           pretended
           purged
           
             Commons
             Parliament
          
           and
           
             Army
             ,
          
           deemed
           the
           Parliament
           even
           before
           the
           Kings
           beheading
           ,
           
             a
             Mock-parliament
             ,
             a
             mock-power
             ,
             a
             pretended
             Parliament
             ,
          
           yea
           ,
           
             no
             Parliament
             at
             all
             ;
             and
             absolutely
             
             resoved
             to
             pull
             it
             up
             by
             the
             roots
          
           as
           such
           ,
           then
           it
           necessarily
           folows
           ,
           First
           ,
           That
           they
           are
           much
           more
           so
           after
           the
           Kings
           death
           ,
           and
           their
           suppression
           of
           the
           Lords
           House
           ,
           and
           purging
           of
           the
           Commons
           House
           to
           the
           very
           dregs
           ,
           in
           the
           opinions
           and
           consciences
           of
           those
           now
           sitting
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           rational
           men
           .
           And
           no
           wayes
           enabled
           by
           Law
           to
           impose
           this
           or
           any
           other
           new
           
             Tax
          
           or
           
             Acts
          
           upon
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           or
           to
           create
           any
           new
           
             Treasons
             ,
             Confiscations
             ,
             Sequestrations
          
           and
           
             Penalties
             ;
          
           and
           being
           themselves
           in
           truth
           the
           worst
           and
           greatest
           of
           all
           Traytors
           and
           Tyrants
           .
           Secondly
           ,
           that
           these
           grand
           Saints
           of
           the
           
             Army
          
           and
           
             Steersmen
          
           of
           the
           pretended
           
             Parliament
             ,
          
           and
           all
           Gown-men
           confederating
           with
           them
           ,
           knowingly
           sit
           ,
           vote
           and
           act
           there
           against
           their
           own
           judgments
           and
           consciences
           ,
           for
           their
           own
           private
           ,
           pernicious
           ends
           .
           Thirdly
           -
           that
           it
           is
           a
           baseness
           ,
           cowardize
           ,
           and
           degeneracy
           beyond
           all
           expression
           ,
           for
           any
           of
           their
           
             fellow-members
          
           now
           acting
           ,
           to
           suffer
           these
           
             Grandees
          
           in
           their
           
             Assembly
          
           and
           
             Army
             ,
          
           to
           sit
           or
           vote
           together
           with
           them
           ,
           or
           to
           enjoy
           any
           Office
           or
           command
           in
           the
           
             Army
          
           under
           them
           ,
           or
           to
           impose
           any
           
             Tax
          
           upon
           the
           people
           to
           maintain
           such
           Officers
           ,
           Members
           ,
           Souldiers
           ,
           who
           have
           thus
           vilified
           ,
           affronted
           their
           pretended
           
             Parliamentary
             Authority
             ,
          
           and
           thereby
           induced
           others
           to
           contemn
           and
           question
           it
           :
           and
           forcibly
           excluded
           and
           imprisoned
           the
           greatest
           part
           of
           the
           Members
           and
           whole
           House
           of
           Peers
           ,
           in
           order
           to
           their
           own
           future
           exclusion
           ,
           and
           as
           great
           a
           baseness
           in
           them
           and
           others
           for
           to
           pay
           it
           upon
           any
           terms
           .
        
         
           
             Secondly
             he
             there
             affirms
             ,
             that
             
               d
            
             
               d
               P.
               26
               ,
               27.
               
            
             
               Oliver
               Crumwel
            
             by
             the
             help
             of
             the
             
               Army
               ,
            
             at
             their
             first
             
               Rebellion
            
             against
             the
             Parliament
             ,
             was
             no
             sooner
             up
             ,
             but
             like
             a
             perfidious
             ,
             
               base
               ,
               unworthy
               man
               ,
            
             &c.
             the
             
               House
               of
               Peers
               were
               his
               onely
               white
               boys
               ,
            
             and
             who
             but
             
               Oliver
            
             (
             who
             before
             to
             me
             had
             called
             them
             in
             effect
             ,
             both
             
               Tyrants
            
             and
             
               Usurpers
               )
            
             became
             their
             
               Proctor
               ,
            
             where
             ever
             he
             came
             ;
             yea
             and
             set
             his
             son
             
               Ireton
            
             at
             work
             for
             them
             also
             ;
             insomuch
             that
             at
             some
             meetings
             ,
             with
             some
             of
             my
             friends
             at
             the
             Lord
             
               Whartons
            
             Lodgings
             ,
             he
             clapt
             his
             hand
             upon
             his
             breast
             ,
             and
             to
             this
             purpose
             ,
             
               professed
               in
               the
               sight
               of
               God
               upon
               his
               conscience
               ,
            
             THAT
             THE
             LORDS
             HAD
             AS
             TRUE
             A
             RIGHT
             TO
             THEIR
             LEGISLATIVE
             
             
               Note
               .
            
             and
             JURISDICTIVE
             POWER
             OVER
             THE
             COMMONS
             ,
             AS
             HE
             HAD
             TO
             THE
             COAT
             UPON
             HIS
             BACK
             ,
             and
             he
             would
             procure
             a
             friend
             ,
             
               viz.
            
             Master
             
               Nathaniel
               Fiennes
            
             should
             argue
             and
             plead
             their
             just
             right
             with
             any
             friend
             I
             had
             in
             
               England
               .
            
             
             And
             not
             onely
             so
             ,
             but
             did
             he
             not
             get
             the
             
               General
               and
               Councel
               of
               War
               at
               Windsor
            
             (
             about
             the
             time
             that
             the
             Votes
             of
             no
             more
             addresses
             were
             to
             pass
             )
             to
             make
             a
             
               Declaration
            
             to
             the
             whole
             world
             ,
             declaring
             THE
             LEGAL
             RIGHT
             OF
             THE
             LORDS
             HOUSE
             ,
             and
             THEIR
             FIXED
             RESOLUTION
             TO
             MAINTAIN
             and
             UPHOLD
             IT
             ?
             which
             was
             sent
             by
             the
             
               General
            
             to
             the
             
               Lords
            
             by
             Sir
             
               Hardresse
               Waller
               :
            
             and
             to
             indear
             himself
             the
             more
             unto
             the
             Lords
             ,
             in
             whose
             house
             without
             all
             doubt
             he
             intended
             to
             have
             sate
             himself
             ,
             he
             required
             me
             evil
             for
             good
             ;
             and
             became
             my
             enemy
             to
             keep
             me
             in
             Prison
             ,
             out
             of
             which
             I
             must
             not
             stirre
             ,
             unless
             I
             would
             sloop
             and
             acknowledge
             ,
             the
             Lords
             jurisdiction
             over
             Commoners
             ;
             and
             for
             that
             end
             he
             sets
             his
             agents
             and
             instruments
             at
             work
             to
             get
             me
             to
             do
             it
             :
             yet
             now
             they
             themselves
             have
             suppressed
             them
             .
          
        
         
           Whence
           it
           is
           most
           apparent
           .
           1.
           
           That
           the
           
             General
             ,
             Lieutenant
             General
             Cromwel
             ,
          
           Col.
           
             Ireton
             ,
             Harison
             ,
          
           and
           other
           Officers
           of
           the
           Army
           now
           sitting
           as
           Members
           ,
           and
           over-ruling
           all
           the
           rest
           ,
           
             *
          
           
             *
             See
             my
             Plea
             for
             the
             Lords
             and
             House
             of
             Peers
             ,
             (
             yea
             &
             all
             other
             Lawyers
             ,
             Members
             ,
             sitting
             with
             them
             .
          
           have
           wittingly
           acted
           against
           their
           own
           knowledges
           ,
           Declarations
           ,
           Judgments
           ,
           Consciences
           ,
           in
           suppressing
           the
           
             Lords
             House
             ,
          
           and
           depriving
           them
           of
           their
           
             Legislative
          
           and
           
             Jurisdictive
          
           Right
           and
           power
           ,
           by
           presuming
           to
           make
           Acts
           ,
           pass
           sentences
           ,
           and
           impose
           Taxes
           without
           them
           ,
           or
           their
           assents
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           contrary
           to
           the
           express
           Acts
           of
           16
           &
           17
           
             Caroli
             .
             c.
          
           1.
           7
           ,
           8
           ,
           12
           ,
           14
           ,
           20.
           and
           hundreds
           of
           Ordinances
           ,
           Remonstrances
           ,
           Declarations
           ,
           the
           Protestation
           ,
           Vow
           and
           Solemn
           League
           and
           Covenant
           made
           this
           Parliament
           ,
           by
           the
           Votes
           of
           most
           now
           sitting
           .
           2.
           
           That
           this
           Tax
           enforced
           upon
           the
           Commons
           and
           Kingdom
           ,
           for
           their
           own
           particular
           advantage
           ,
           pay
           and
           enrichment
           ,
           and
           to
           suppress
           the
           House
           of
           Lords
           ,
           is
           in
           their
           own
           judgments
           and
           conscience
           ,
           both
           unjust
           and
           directly
           contrary
           to
           the
           Laws
           of
           the
           Realm
           ,
           being
           not
           assented
           to
           by
           the
           
             Lords
             :
          
           and
           therefore
           to
           be
           unanimously
           and
           strenuously
           opposed
           by
           all
           the
           Lords
           and
           other
           
             Englishmen
          
           who
           love
           their
           own
           or
           Countries
           Liberties
           ,
           or
           have
           any
           
             Nobility
             ,
          
           or
           
             Generosity
          
           in
           them
           .
        
         
           
             Thirdly
             ,
             he
             
               e
            
             
               e
               
                 Pag.
              
               34.
               39
               ,
               40.
               56
               ,
               47.
               
            
             there
             asserts
             in
             positive
             terms
             in
             his
             own
             behalf
             ,
             and
             his
             confederates
             ;
             That
             the
             purged
             Parliament
             now
             sitting
             ,
             is
             but
             a
             
               pretended
               Parliament
               ,
               a
               mock-Parliament
               ;
            
             yea
             ,
             
               and
               in
               plaine
               English
               ,
            
             NO
             PARLIAMENT
             AT
             ALL
             ,
             
               but
               the
               shadow
               of
               a
               Parliament
               .
            
             That
             those
             Company
             of
             
             men
             at
             
               Westminster
               that
               gave
               Commission
               to
               the
               high
               Court
               of
               Justice
               to
               try
               and
               behead
               the
               King
               ,
               &c.
               were
               no
               more
               a
               Parliament
               by
               Law
               ,
               or
               Representatives
               of
               the
               people
               by
               the
               rule
               of
               Justice
               and
               Reason
               ,
               then
               such
               a
               company
               of
               men
               are
               a
               Parliament
               or
               Representative
               of
               the
               People
               ,
               that
               a
               company
               of
               armed
               Thieves
               choose
               and
               set
               apart
               to
               try
               ,
               judge
               ,
               condemn
               ,
               hang
               or
               behead
               any
               man
               that
               they
               please
               ,
               or
               can
               prevail
               over
               by
               the
               power
               of
               their
               Sword
               ,
               to
               bring
               before
               them
               by
               force
               of
               arms
               ,
               to
               have
               their
               lives
               taken
               away
               by
               pr●tence
               of
               JUSTICE
               ,
               grounded
               upon
               rules
               meerly
               flowing
               from
               their
               VVills
               and
               Swords
               .
            
             That
             no
             Law
             in
             
               England
            
             authoriseth
             a
             company
             of
             servants
             to
             punish
             and
             correct
             their
             Masters
             ,
             or
             to
             give
             a
             Law
             unto
             them
             ,
             or
             to
             throw
             them
             at
             their
             pleasure
             out
             of
             their
             power
             ,
             and
             set
             themselves
             down
             in
             it
             ;
             which
             is
             the
             Armies
             case
             with
             the
             Parliament
             ,
             especially
             at
             
               Thomas
               Pride's
            
             late
             purge
             ,
             which
             was
             an
             absolute
             dissolution
             of
             the
             very
             Essence
             and
             being
             of
             the
             House
             of
             Commons
             ;
             to
             set
             up
             indeed
             a
             
               MOCK-POVVER
               ,
            
             and
             a
             
               MOCK-PARLIAMENT
               ;
            
             by
             purging
             out
             all
             those
             ,
             that
             they
             were
             any
             way
             jealous
             of
             would
             not
             Vote
             as
             they
             would
             have
             them
             ;
             and
             suffering
             and
             permitting
             none
             to
             sit
             but
             (
             for
             the
             Major
             part
             of
             them
             )
             
               a
               company
               of
               absolute
               School-boys
               ,
               that
               will
               ,
               like
               good
               Boys
               ,
               say
               their
               Lessons
               after
               them
               their
               Lords
               and
               Masters
               ,
               and
               vote
               what
               they
               would
               have
               them
               :
            
             and
             so
             be
             a
             skreen
             betwixt
             them
             and
             the
             people
             ,
             with
             the
             
               name
               of
               a
               Parliament
               ,
            
             and
             the
             shadow
             
               and
               imperfect
               image
            
             of
             
               Legal
               and
               Just
               Authority
               ,
            
             to
             
               pick
               their
               pockets
               for
               them
            
             by
             
               Assesements
               and
               Taxations
               ;
            
             and
             by
             their
             
               arbitrary
            
             and
             
               tyrannical
               Courts
               and
               Committees
            
             (
             the
             best
             of
             which
             is
             now
             become
             a
             perfect
             .
             
               Star-chamber
               ,
               High
               Commission
               ,
            
             and
             
               Councel-board
               )
            
             make
             them
             their
             perfect
             
               slaves
            
             and
             
               vessals
               .
            
             With
             much
             more
             to
             this
             purpose
             .
          
        
         
           If
           then
           their
           principal
           admirers
           ,
           who
           confederated
           with
           the
           Army
           ,
           and
           those
           now
           sitting
           ,
           in
           all
           their
           late
           proceedings
           ;
           and
           cryed
           them
           up
           most
           of
           any
           ,
           as
           the
           
             Parliament
             and
             Supreme
             Authority
             of
             England
          
           before
           ,
           at
           ,
           and
           since
           the
           late
           force
           upon
           the
           House
           ,
           and
           its
           violent
           purgation
           ,
           do
           thus
           in
           print
           professedly
           disclaim
           them
           ,
           for
           being
           any
           real
           
             Parliament
             ,
          
           or
           House
           of
           
             Commons
             ,
          
           to
           make
           
             Acts
          
           or
           impose
           
             Taxes
          
           upon
           the
           people
           :
           or
           set
           up
           High
           Courts
           of
           Justice
           to
           try
           and
           condemn
           the
           
             King
             ,
          
           or
           any
           Peers
           or
           
             English
          
           Preemen
           ;
           the
           secluded
           
             Lord
             ;
             Members
             ,
             
             Presbyterians
             ,
             Royalists
             ,
          
           and
           all
           others
           ,
           have
           much
           more
           cause
           and
           ground
           to
           disavow
           and
           oppose
           their
           usurped
           Parliamentary
           authority
           ,
           and
           illegal
           Taxes
           ,
           Acts
           ,
           as
           not
           made
           by
           any
           true
           
             English
             Parliament
             ,
          
           but
           a
           
             Mock-Parliament
          
           only
           .
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           He
           therein
           further
           avets
           :
           
             f
          
           
             f
             Pag.
             52.
             53.
             56.
             57.
             58.
             59.
             
          
           
             
               That
               the
               death
               of
               the
               King
               ,
               in
               Law
               indisputably
               dissolves
               this
               Parliament
               ,
            
             ipso
             facto
             ,
             
               though
               it
               had
               been
               all
               the
               time
               before
               never
               so
               intire
               and
               unquestionable
               to
               that
               very
               hour
               .
            
             That
             no
             Necessity
             can
             be
             pretended
             for
             the
             continuance
             of
             it
             ;
             the
             rather
             ,
             because
             the
             men
             that
             would
             have
             it
             continue
             so
             long
             as
             they
             please
             ,
             are
             those
             who
             
               have
               created
               these
               necessities
               on
               purpose
               ,
               that
               by
               the
               colour
               thereof
               they
               may
               make
               themselves
               great
               and
               potent
               .
            
             That
             the
             main
             end
             wherfore
             the
             Members
             of
             the
             Commons
             house
             were
             chosen
             and
             sent
             thither
             ,
             was
             ,
             
               To
               treat
               and
               confer
               with
               King
            
             Charles
             
               and
               the
               House
               of
               Peers
               ,
               about
               the
               great
               Affairs
               of
               the
               Nation
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             And
             therefore
             are
             but
             a
             
               third
               part
               ,
            
             ot
             
               third
               estate
               of
               that
               Parliament
               ,
            
             to
             which
             they
             were
             to
             come
             and
             joyn
             with
             ,
             and
             who
             were
             legally
             to
             make
             permanent
             and
             binding
             Laws
             for
             the
             people
             of
             the
             Nation
             .
             And
             therefore
             
               having
               taken
               away
               two
               of
               the
               three
               Estates
               that
               they
               were
               chosen
               on
               purpose
               to
               joyn
               with
               to
               make
               Laws
               ,
            
             the
             end
             both
             in
             reason
             and
             law
             of
             the
             peoples
             trust
             ,
             is
             ceased
             :
             for
             a
             
               Minor
            
             joyned
             with
             a
             
               Major
            
             for
             one
             and
             the
             same
             end
             ,
             cannot
             play
             
               Lord
               paramount
            
             over
             the
             
               Major
               ,
            
             and
             then
             do
             what
             it
             please
             ;
             no
             more
             can
             the
             
               Minor
            
             of
             a
             
               Major
               ;
               viz.
               one
               Estate
               of
               three
               ,
               legally
               or
               justly
               destroy
               two
               of
               three
               ,
            
             without
             
               their
               own
               assent
               ,
            
             &c.
             
             That
             the
             House
             of
             Commons
             sitting
             freely
             within
             its
             limited
             time
             ,
             in
             all
             its
             splendor
             of
             glory
             ,
             without
             the
             awe
             of
             armed
             men
             ,
             
               neither
               in
               Law
               ,
               nor
               in
               the
               intention
               of
               their
               Choosers
               ,
               were
               a
               Parliament
               ;
            
             and
             therefore
             of
             themselves
             alone
             have
             no
             pretence
             in
             Law
             to
             
               alter
               the
               constitution
               of
               Parliaments
               ,
            
             &c.
             concluding
             thus
             :
             
               For
               shame
            
             let
             no
             man
             be
             so
             
               audaciously
            
             or
             
               sottishly
            
             voyd
             of
             Reason
             ,
             as
             to
             call
             
               Tho.
               
               Prides
            
             pittiful
             
               Juncto
               A
               PARLIAMENT
               ,
            
             especially
             those
             that
             called
             ,
             avowed
             ,
             protested
             and
             declared
             again
             and
             again
             those
             TO
             BE
             NONE
             that
             sate
             at
             
               Westminster
               ,
            
             the
             26
             :
             27
             ,
             &c.
             of
             
               July
            
             1647.
             when
             a
             few
             of
             their
             
               Members
            
             were
             scared
             away
             to
             the
             
               Army
               ,
            
             by
             a
             few
             
               hours
               tumult
               of
               a
               company
               of
               a
               few
               disorderly
               Apprentices
               .
            
             And
             being
             no
             representative
             of
             
             the
             People
             ,
             much
             less
             A
             PARLIAMENT
             ,
             what
             pretence
             of
             
               Law
               ,
               Reason
               ,
               Justice
            
             or
             
               Nature
               can
               there
               be
               for
               you
               to
               alter
               the
               constitution
               of
               Parliaments
               ,
            
             and
             force
             upon
             the
             people
             ,
             the
             
               shew
               of
               their
               own
               Wills
               ,
            
             lusts
             
               and
               pleasures
               for
               laws
            
             and
             
               Rules
               of
               Government
               ,
            
             made
             by
             a
             PRETENDED
             EVERLASTING
             ,
             NULLED
             PARLIAMENT
             ,
             a
             Councel
             of
             
               State
               ,
            
             or
             
               Star-Chamber
            
             and
             
               a
               Councel
               of
               War
               ,
            
             or
             rather
             by
             
               Fairfax
               ,
               Cromwel
            
             and
             
               Ireton
               ?
            
          
        
         
           Now
           ;
           if
           their
           own
           late
           confederates
           and
           creatures
           argue
           thus
           in
           print
           against
           their
           being
           and
           continuing
           a
           Parliament
           ,
           their
           Jurisdiction
           ,
           Proceedings
           ,
           Taxes
           ,
           and
           arbitrary
           pleasures
           ,
           should
           not
           all
           others
           much
           more
           do
           it
           ,
           and
           joyntly
           and
           magnanimously
           oppose
           them
           to
           the
           utmost
           ,
           upon
           the
           self-same
           grounds
           ,
           for
           their
           own
           and
           the
           publick
           ease
           ,
           Liberty
           ,
           Safety
           Settlement
           ,
           and
           restoring
           the
           Rights
           ,
           Priviledges
           ,
           Freedome
           ,
           Splendor
           of
           our
           true
           English
           Parliaments
           ?
        
         
           
             Fifthly
             ,
             He
             there
             likewise
             affirms
             ,
             
               g
            
             
               g
               P.
               53.
               54.
               59.
               41.
               
            
             that
             those
             now
             fiting
             at
             
               Westminster
            
             have
             perverted
             the
             ends
             of
             their
             trusts
             more
             then
             ever
             
               Strafford
            
             did
             :
             1.
             
             In
             not
             ceasing
             the
             people
             of
             ,
             (
             but
             encreasing
             )
             their
             grievances
             .
             2.
             
             In
             exhausting
             their
             estates
             to
             maintain
             and
             promote
             pernicious
             Designes
             to
             the
             peoples
             destruction
             .
             The
             King
             did
             it
             by
             a
             little
             
               Shipmony
            
             and
             
               Monopolies
               ;
            
             but
             since
             they
             began
             ,
             they
             have
             raised
             and
             extorted
             more
             mony
             from
             the
             People
             and
             Nation
             then
             half
             (
             nay
             all
             )
             the
             
               Kings
            
             since
             the
             
               Conquest
            
             ever
             did
             ;
             as
             particularly
             :
             1
             By
             
               Excise
               ,
            
             2
             
               Contributions
               .
            
             3
             
               Sequestrations
               of
               lands
               to
               an
               infinite
               value
               .
            
             4
             
               Fist
               part
               .
            
             5
             
               Twentyeth
               part
               .
            
             6
             
               Meal-mony
               .
            
             7
             
               Sale
               of
               plundered
               good
               .
            
             8
             
               Loanes
               .
            
             9
             
               Benevolences
               .
            
             10
             
               Collections
               upon
               their
               fast
               days
               .
            
             11
             
               New
               imposittions
               or
               customes
               upon
               Merchandize
               .
            
             12
             
               Guards
               maintained
               upon
               the
               charge
               of
               private
               men
               .
            
             13
             
               Fifty
               Subsidies
               at
               one
               time
               .
            
             14
             
               Compositions
               with
               Delinquents
               to
               an
               infinite
               value
               .
            
             15
             
               Sale
               of
               Bishops
               lands
               .
            
             16
             
               Sale
               of
               Dean
               and
               Chapters
               lands
               :
            
             and
             now
             after
             the
             wars
             are
             done
             ,
             17
             
               Sale
               of
               Kings
               ,
               Queens
               ,
               Princes
               ,
               Dukes
               ,
               and
               the
               rest
               of
               the
               Childrens
               revenues
               .
            
             18
             
               Sale
               of
               their
               rich
               goods
               which
               cost
               an
               infinite
               sum
               .
            
             19
             to
             conclude
             all
             ,
             
               a
               Taxation
               of
               ninety
               thousand
               pounds
               a
               moneth
               :
            
             (
             since
             that
             of
             one
             hundred
             and
             twenty
             thousand
             pounds
             a
             Moneth
             ;
             and
             lately
             of
             a
             whole
             years
             
               Tax
            
             within
             three
             moneths
             ,
             and
             now
             of
             
               one
               hundred
               thousand
               pound
               a
               
               a
               moneth
               ,
            
             for
             the
             same
             six
             moneths
             they
             have
             payed
             their
             
               Taxes
               ,
            
             besides
             
               Excise
               ,
               Customes
               ,
            
             Frequent
             new
             intollerable
             
               Militiaes
               ,
               Payments
            
             to
             increased
             swa●ms
             of
             poor
             ,
             sequestrations
             ,
             Highway
             money
             ,
             and
             other
             charges
             ,
             now
             all
             Trade
             is
             utterly
             lost
             ,
             and
             the
             three
             Kingdomes
             beggar'd
             and
             undone
             .
             )
             and
             when
             they
             have
             gathered
             it
             pretendingly
             for
             the
             
               Common-wealths
               use
               ,
            
             divide
             it
             by
             thousands
             and
             ten
             thousands
             a
             piece
             amongst
             themselves
             ,
             
               and
               wipe
               their
               mouths
               after
               it
               ,
            
             like
             the
             impudent
             Harlot
             ,
             
               as
               though
               they
               had
               done
               no
               evill
               ;
            
             and
             then
             purchase
             with
             it
             publick
             
               Lands
            
             at
             smal
             or
             trivial
             values
             :
             
               O
               brave
               Trustees
               !
               that
               have
               Protested
               before
               God
               and
               the
               world
               again
               and
               again
               in
               the
               day
               of
               their
               straits
               ,
               they
               would
               never
               seek
               themselves
               ,
               and
               yet
               besides
               all
               this
               ,
               divide
               all
               the
               choicest
               and
               profitablest
               Places
               of
               the
               Kingdome
               among
               themselves
               .
            
             Therefore
             when
             I
             seriously
             consider
             ,
             how
             many
             in
             
               Parliament
            
             and
             elsewhere
             of
             their
             Associates
             (
             that
             judge
             themselves
             the
             onely
             
               Saints
            
             and
             
               Godly
               men
            
             upon
             the
             earth
             )
             that
             have
             considerable
             (
             and
             some
             of
             them
             vast
             )
             estates
             of
             their
             own
             
               inheritance
               ,
            
             and
             yet
             take
             five
             hundred
             ,
             one
             ,
             two
             ,
             three
             ,
             four
             ,
             five
             thousand
             pounds
             
               per
               annum
            
             Salaries
             ,
             and
             other
             comings
             in
             by
             their
             places
             ,
             and
             that
             out
             of
             the
             too
             much
             
               exhausted
               Treasury
               of
               the
               Nation
               ,
            
             when
             thousands
             not
             onely
             of
             the
             people
             of
             the
             world
             ,
             as
             they
             call
             them
             ,
             but
             also
             of
             the
             
               precious
               redeemed
               lambs
               of
               Christ
               ,
            
             are
             
               ready
               to
               starve
               for
               want
               of
               bread
               ;
            
             I
             cannot
             but
             wonder
             with
             my self
             ,
             whether
             they
             have
             any
             
               conscience
               at
               all
               within
               them
               or
               no
               ;
            
             and
             what
             they
             think
             of
             that
             saying
             of
             the
             spirit
             of
             God
             ,
             
               That
               who
               so
               hath
               this
               worlds
               goods
               ,
               and
               seeth
               his
               brother
               hath
               need
               ,
               and
               shutteth
               up
               his
               bowels
               of
               compassion
               from
               him
            
             (
             which
             he
             absolutely
             doth
             that
             any
             wayes
             takes
             a
             little
             of
             his
             little
             from
             him
             )
             
               how
               dwelleth
               the
               love
               of
               God
               in
               him
               ?
            
             1
             
               John
            
             3.
             17.
             
             These
             actions
             and
             practises
             are
             so
             far
             from
             being
             like
             the
             true
             and
             real
             children
             of
             the
             most
             High
             ,
             
               that
               they
               are
               the
               highest
               oppression
               ,
               theft
               and
               murther
               in
               the
               world
               ,
               to
               rob
               the
               poor
               in
               the
               day
               of
               their
               great
               distress
               by
               Excise
               ,
               Taxations
               ,
               &c.
            
             to
             maintain
             their
             
               pomp
               ,
               superfluities
            
             and
             
               debauchery
               ;
            
             when
             many
             of
             those
             from
             whom
             they
             take
             it
             ,
             do
             
               perish
               and
               starve
               with
               want
               and
               hunger
            
             in
             the
             mean
             time
             ,
             and
             
               be
               deaf
               and
               Ad
               mant-hearted
               to
               all
               their
            
             TEARS
             ,
             CRYES
             ,
             LAMENTATIONS
             ,
             MOURNFUL
             HOWLINGS
             ,
             GROANES
             .
             Without
             all
             doubt
             ,
             these
             pretended
             Godly
             Religious
             Men
             ,
             have
             got
             a
             degree
             beyond
             those
             
               Atheists
            
             
             or
             
               Fools
               ,
               that
               say
               in
               their
               hearts
               ,
               there
               is
               no
               God
               .
               Psal.
            
             14.
             1.
             and
             13.
             1
             ,
             3.
             
             In
             quite
             destroying
             the
             peoples
             
               essential
               Liberties
            
             Laws
             and
             and
             Freedomes
             ,
             and
             in
             leaving
             them
             no
             
               Law
               at
               all
            
             (
             as
             M.
             
               Peters
            
             their
             grand
             Teacher
             averred
             lately
             to
             my
             face
             we
             had
             none
             )
             but
             their
             meer
             will
             and
             pleasures
             ;
             
               saving
               Fellons
               Laws
               ,
               or
               Martial
               Law
               ,
               where
               new
               Butchers
               are
               both
               Informers
               ,
               Parties
               ,
               Jury
               men
               and
               Judges
               ,
               who
               have
               had
               their
               hands
               imbrewed
               in
               blood
               for
               above
               these
               seven
               years
               together
               ,
               having
               served
               an
               Apprentiship
               to
               the
               killing
               of
               men
               for
               nothing
               but
               many
               ,
               and
               so
               are
               more
               bloody
               than
               Butchers
               that
               kill
               ●●eep
               and
               calves
               for
               their
               own
               livelyhood
               ;
            
             who
             yet
             by
             the
             
               Law
            
             of
             
               England
               ,
               are
               not
               permitted
               to
               be
               of
               any
               jury
               for
               life
               and
               death
               ;
            
             because
             they
             are
             conversant
             in
             the
             shedding
             of
             blood
             of
             beasts
             ,
             and
             thereby
             through
             a
             habit
             of
             it
             may
             not
             be
             so
             tender
             of
             the
             blood
             of
             men
             ,
             
               as
               the
               Law
               of
               England
               ,
               Reason
               and
               Justice
               would
               have
               them
               to
               be
               .
            
             Yea
             ,
             do
             not
             these
             men
             by
             their
             swords
             ,
             being
             but
             servants
             ,
             give
             what
             
               Laws
               they
               please
            
             to
             their
             Masters
             ,
             the
             pretended
             
               Law-makers
            
             of
             your
             House
             ?
             now
             constituted
             by
             as
             good
             and
             
               legal
               a
               power
               as
               he
               that
               robs
               and
               kills
               a
               man
               upon
               the
               high
               way
               ?
            
          
        
         
           And
           if
           this
           be
           the
           Verdict
           of
           their
           own
           
             Complices
          
           and
           
             Partizans
          
           concerning
           them
           and
           their
           proceedings
           ,
           especially
           touching
           their
           exhausting
           our
           
             Estates
             by
             Taxes
             ,
          
           and
           sharing
           them
           among
           themselves
           in
           the
           time
           of
           famine
           and
           penury
           (
           as
           the
           great
           
             Officers
             of
             the
             Army
          
           and
           
             Treasurers
          
           who
           are
           
             Members
          
           now
           do
           :
           who
           both
           impose
           what
           
             Taxes
          
           they
           please
           ,
           and
           dispose
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           all
           power
           ,
           honour
           ,
           profit
           ,
           to
           themselves
           and
           their
           creatures
           ,
           as
           they
           please
           ,
           without
           rendering
           any
           Accompt
           to
           the
           Kingdoms
           ,
           contrary
           to
           the
           practise
           of
           all
           former
           ages
           ,
           and
           the
           rules
           of
           reason
           and
           justice
           too
           )
           are
           not
           all
           others
           in
           the
           three
           Nations
           ,
           especially
           the
           secluded
           Lords
           ,
           and
           Members
           ,
           bound
           by
           all
           bonds
           of
           conscience
           ,
           Law
           and
           Prudence
           ,
           to
           withstand
           their
           impositions
           and
           Edicts
           unto
           death
           ,
           rather
           than
           yield
           the
           least
           submission
           to
           them
           ?
        
         
           
             Sixthly
             ,
             He
             there
             avers
             ,
             proves
             ,
             and
             offers
             legally
             to
             make
             good
             ,
             before
             any
             indifferent
             Tribunal
             ,
             that
             
               the
            
             
               h
            
             
               h
               
                 Pag.
              
               2.
               15
               
               ▪
               27
               ,
               29.
               33.
               34.
               35.
               41.
               53.
               57
               ,
               58
               ,
               59
               ,
               64
               ,
               65.
               75.
               
            
             
               Grandees
               and
               over-ruling
               Members
               of
               the
               House
               and
               Army
               are
               not
               onely
               ,
               a
               pack
               of
               dissembling
               ,
               Jugling
               Knaves
               and
               Machevillians
               amongst
               whom
               in
               consulation
               hereafter
               he
               would
               ever
               scorn
               to
               come
               ,
               for
               that
               there
               was
               neither
               faith
               ,
               truth
               nor
               common
               honesty
               amonst
               them
               :
            
             but
             likewise
             
               Murtherers
               ;
               who
               had
               shed
               mens
               blood
            
             against
             Law
             ,
             as
             well
             as
             the
             King
             ,
             whom
             they
             beheaded
             ;
             
               and
               therefore
               by
               the
               same
               Texts
               and
               arguments
               they
               used
               against
               the
               King
               ,
               their
               blood
               ought
               to
               be
               shed
               by
               
               man
               ,
               and
               they
               to
               be
               surely
               put
               to
               death
               ,
               without
               any
               satisfaction
               for
               their
               lives
               ,
               as
            
             Traytors
             ,
             Enemies
             ,
             Rebels
             to
             ,
             
               and
            
             
               i
            
             
               i
               See
               
                 Pag.
              
               39.
               52.
               
            
             
               conspirators
            
             against
             the
             late
             King
             
               (
               whom
               they
               absolutely
               resolved
               to
               destroy
               though
               they
               did
               it
               by
               martial
               Law
               )
            
             Parliament
             ,
             Kingdome
             ,
             
               and
               the
               peoples
            
             Majesty
             and
             Soveraignty
             ;
             That
             the
             pretended
             House
             and
             Army
             are
             guilty
             of
             all
             the
             same
             crimes
             in
             kind
             ,
             though
             under
             a
             new
             Name
             and
             notion
             ,
             of
             which
             they
             charge
             the
             King
             in
             their
             
               Declaration
            
             of
             the
             17.
             of
             
               March
            
             1648.
             
             That
             some
             of
             them
             more
             
               legally
               deserve
               death
               ,
               than
               ever
               the
               King
               did
               :
               and
               considering
               their
               many
               Oathes
               ,
               Covenants
               ,
               Promises
               ,
               Declarations
               ,
               and
               Remonstrances
               to
               the
               contrary
            
             (
             with
             the
             highest
             promises
             and
             pretences
             of
             good
             for
             the
             people
             and
             their
             declared
             Liberties
             that
             ever
             were
             made
             by
             men
             )
             
               the
               most
               perjured
               ,
               pernicious
               ,
               false
               ,
               Faith
               and
               Trust-breakers
               ,
               and
               Tyrants
               ,
               that
               ever
               lived
               in
               the
               world
               :
            
             and
             ought
             (
             as
             many
             of
             you
             have
             been
             ,
             and
             now
             are
             )
             by
             all
             rational
             honest
             men
             to
             be
             
               most
               detested
               and
               abhorred
               of
               all
            
             men
             that
             ever
             breathed
             ,
             by
             how
             much
             more
             under
             the
             pretence
             of
             
               friendship
            
             and
             
               brotherly
               kindnesse
               ,
            
             they
             have
             done
             all
             the
             mischief
             they
             have
             done
             in
             destroying
             
               our
               Laws
            
             &
             
               liberties
               ;
            
             there
             being
             no
             
               treason
            
             like
             
               Judas
            
             his
             
               Treason
               ,
            
             who
             betrayed
             his
             Lord
             and
             Master
             
               with
               a
               kisse
               ,
            
             &c.
             
          
           And
           shall
           we
           then
           submit
           to
           their
           Taxes
           and
           new
           Acts
           ,
           or
           trust
           them
           with
           our
           estates
           ,
           lives
           ,
           liberties
           ,
           and
           the
           supreme
           power
           ,
           or
           acknowledge
           them
           for
           our
           legal
           Parliament
           and
           soveraign
           Lords
           of
           the
           three
           
             Kingdomes
             ,
          
           if
           such
           now
           in
           their
           own
           late
           adorers
           eyes
           ?
        
         
           
             Seventhly
             ,
             He
             there
             asserts
             ,
             
               k
            
             
               k
               P.
               57.
               34.
               
            
             
               That
               whosoever
               stoops
               to
               their
               new
               change
               of
               Government
               and
               Tyrany
               ,
               and
               supports
               it
               ,
               is
               as
               absolute
               a
               Traytor
               both
               by
               Law
               and
               Reason
               ,
               as
               ever
               was
               in
               the
               world
               ;
            
             If
             not
             against
             the
             King
             PRINCE
             CHARLES
             ,
             
               (
               heir
               apparent
               of
               his
               Fathers
               Crown
               and
               Throne
               )
            
             yet
             
               against
               the
               peoples
               Majesty
               and
               Soveraignty
               .
               And
               if
               this
               be
               true
               ,
               as
               it
               is
               ,
               that
               this
               purg'd
               Parliament
            
             IS
             NO
             PARLIAMENT
             AT
             ALL
             ;
             
               then
               there
               is
               neither
               legal
               Judges
               nor
               Justices
               of
               peace
               in
               England
               .
               And
               if
               so
               ,
               then
               all
               those
               that
               are
               executed
               at
               Tiburn
            
             &c.
             
               by
               their
               sentence
               of
               condemnation
               are
               meerly
               murthered
               ,
               and
               the
            
             
               *
            
             
               *
               Let
               our
               Gownmen
               sitting
               at
               
                 Westminster
              
               and
               other
               places
               ,
               &
               in
               high
               courts
               of
               Justice
               too
               ,
               &
               there
               condemning
               and
               executing
               men
               consider
               it
               .
            
             
               Judges
               and
               Justices
               that
               condemned
               them
               are
               liable
               in
               time
               to
               be
               hanged
               (
               and
               that
               justly
               )
               therefore
               ,
               for
               acting
               without
               a
               just
               and
               legal
               Commission
               ,
               either
            
             from
             TRUE
             REGAL
             ,
             OR
             TRUE
             PARLIAMENTARY
             POWER
             (
             except
             in
             corporations
             only
             where
             they
             proceed
             by
             
               ancient
               Charters
            
             in
             the
             An●ient
             Legal
             form
             )
             .
          
        
         
           And
           if
           this
           be
           
             Law
          
           and
           
             l
          
           
             l
             
               Luk.
            
             19.
             14.
             27.
             c.
             12.
             13.
             14.
             
          
           
             Gospel
          
           too
           (
           as
           no
           doubt
           it
           is
           )
           then
           by
           the
           same
           reason
           ,
           not
           onely
           all
           legal
           proceedings
           ,
           Indictments
           ,
           
           Judgements
           ,
           Verdicts
           ,
           Writs
           ,
           Tryals
           ,
           Fines
           ,
           Recoveries
           ,
           Recognisances
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           ,
           before
           any
           Judges
           and
           Justices
           since
           the
           Kings
           beheading
           in
           any
           
             Courts
          
           at
           
             Westminster
             ,
          
           or
           in
           their
           
             Circuits
             ,
             Assises
             ,
          
           or
           
             quarter
             Sessions
             ,
          
           held
           by
           new
           
             Commissions
             ,
          
           with
           all
           
             Commissions
          
           and
           
             Proceedings
          
           of
           
             Sheriffs
             ,
          
           are
           not
           only
           meerly
           
             void
             ,
          
           illegall
           ,
           
             &
             coram
             non
             judice
          
           to
           all
           intents
           ,
           with
           all
           
             Bills
             ,
             Decrees
             ,
          
           and
           
             Proceedings
          
           in
           
             Chancery
             ,
          
           or
           the
           
             Rolls
             ;
          
           and
           all
           
             Judges
             ,
             Justices
             ,
             Sheriffs
          
           now
           acting
           ,
           and
           Lawyers
           practising
           before
           them
           in
           apparent
           danger
           of
           
             High-treason
          
           both
           against
           King
           and
           Kingdom
           ,
           they
           neither
           taking
           the
           Oaths
           of
           
             Judges
             ,
             Supremacy
          
           or
           
             Allegiance
          
           as
           
             they
             ought
             by
             Law
             ;
          
           but
           only
           to
           be
           
             true
             and
             faithful
             to
             the
             new
             erected
             State
             without
             a
             King
             ;
          
           but
           likewise
           all
           votes
           and
           proceedings
           before
           the
           pretended
           
             House
          
           or
           any
           of
           their
           
             Committees
             ,
          
           o●sub-Committees
           in
           the
           
             Country
             ,
          
           with
           all
           their
           
             Grants
          
           and
           
             Offices
             ,
             Moneys
             ,
             Salaries
             ,
             Sequestrations
             ,
             Sales
             of
             Lands
          
           or
           
             Goods
             ,
             Compositions
             ▪
             &c.
             meer
             Nullities
          
           and
           illegal
           acts
           ,
           and
           the
           proceedings
           of
           all
           active
           
             Commissioners
             ,
             Assessors
             ,
             Collectors
             ,
             Treasurers
             ,
             &c.
          
           and
           all
           other
           
             Officers
          
           imployed
           to
           levy
           and
           to
           collect
           this
           
             illegal
             tax
          
           to
           support
           that
           usurped
           
             Parliamentary
             Authority
             ,
          
           and
           
             Army
             ,
          
           which
           hath
           beheaded
           the
           late
           
             King
             ,
          
           dis-inherited
           his
           undoubted
           
             Heir
             ,
          
           levyed
           
             war
             against
          
           and
           dissolved
           the
           late
           
             Houses
             of
             Parliament
             ,
          
           subverted
           the
           
             ancient
             Government
          
           of
           this
           Realm
           ,
           the
           constitution
           and
           
             Liberties
             of
             our
             Parliaments
             ,
          
           the
           
             Lawes
          
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           with
           the
           Liberty
           and
           property
           of
           the
           people
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           no
           less
           than
           
             High-treason
          
           in
           all
           these
           respects
           ,
           as
           is
           fully
           proved
           by
           Sir
           
             Edward
             Cook
          
           in
           his
           3
           
             Institutes
             ,
          
           ch.
           1.
           2.
           and
           by
           Mr.
           St.
           
             John
          
           in
           his
           
             Argument
             at
             Law
          
           at
           the
           attainder
           of
           the
           
             Earl
             of
             Strafford
             ,
          
           and
           Declaration
           and
           Speech
           against
           the
           
             ship-mony
             Judges
             ,
          
           published
           by
           the
           late
           
             Commons
             House
             order
             ;
          
           which
           I
           desire
           all
           who
           are
           thus
           imployed
           ,
           to
           consider
           ;
           especially
           such
           
             Commissioners
          
           who
           take
           upon
           them
           to
           administer
           a
           new
           unlawful
           
             Ex-officio
             Oath
          
           to
           any
           ,
           to
           survey
           their
           
             Neighbours
          
           and
           
             their
             own
             estates
             in
             every
             parish
             ,
             and
             return
             the
             true
             values
             thereof
             to
             them
          
           upon
           the
           new
           proun'd
           rate
           for
           the
           3
           
             last
             months
             contribution
             ,
             &
             to
             fine
             those
             who
             refuse
             to
             do
             it
          
           (
           a
           meer
           
             diabolical
             invention
          
           to
           multiply
           
             perjuries
             to
             damn
             mens
             souls
             ,
          
           invented
           by
           
             Cardinal
             Woolsey
             ,
          
           much
           enveighed
           against
           by
           
             Father
             Latimer
          
           in
           his
           
             sermons
             ;
          
           condemned
           by
           the
           express
           words
           of
           the
           
             Petition
             of
             Right
             ,
          
           providing
           against
           such
           
             Oathes
             ;
          
           and
           a
           snare
           to
           enthral
           the
           wealtheir
           sort
           of
           people
           by
           discovering
           their
           estates
           ,
           to
           subject
           them
           to
           what
           future
           
             taxes
          
           they
           think
           fit
           )
           when
           as
           the
           whole
           
             House
             of
             Commons
          
           in
           no
           age
           had
           any
           power
           to
           administer
           any
           
             Oath
          
           in
           any
           case
           whatsoever
           ,
           much
           lesse
           then
           to
           
           confer
           any
           authority
           on
           others
           ,
           to
           give
           such
           illegal
           
             Oathes
             ,
          
           and
           
             fine
          
           those
           who
           refuse
           them
           :
           the
           highest
           kind
           of
           
             Arbitrary
             Tyrany
          
           both
           over
           mens
           
             Consciences
             ,
             Properties
             ,
             Liberties
             ;
          
           to
           which
           those
           who
           voluntarily
           submit
           ,
           deserve
           not
           only
           the
           name
           of
           
             Traytors
          
           to
           their
           
             Country
             ,
          
           but
           to
           be
           
             m
          
           
             m
             Exod.
             21.
             5.
             6.
             
          
           boared
           through
           the
           
             ear
             ,
          
           and
           they
           and
           their
           posterities
           to
           be
           made
           
             Slaves
             for
             ever
          
           to
           these
           new
           
             Tax-masters
          
           and
           their
           
             successors
             ;
          
           and
           those
           who
           are
           any
           ways
           active
           in
           imposing
           or
           administring
           such
           
             Oaths
             ,
          
           yea
           
             treasonable
             Oaths
          
           of
           the
           highest
           degree
           ,
           abjuring
           and
           engaging
           against
           
             King
             ,
             Kingship
             ,
             Kingdome
          
           and
           
             House
             of
             Lords
             ,
          
           and
           that
           with
           
             constancy
          
           and
           
             perseverance
             ,
          
           against
           their
           former
           Oathes
           of
           
             Homage
             ,
             Fealty
             ,
          
           Supremacy
           and
           Allegiance
           ,
           the
           
             Protestation
             ,
          
           Vow
           ,
           Solemn
           League
           ,
           and
           
             National
          
           Covenant
           (
           the
           most
           detestable
           Perjury
           and
           
             High
             treason
          
           that
           ever
           mortal
           men
           were
           guilty
           of
           )
           or
           assistant
           in
           imposing
           ,
           assessing
           ,
           collecting
           ,
           and
           levying
           illegal
           
             taxes
          
           by
           distresse
           or
           otherwise
           ,
           may
           and
           will
           undoubtedly
           smart
           for
           it
           at
           last
           ;
           not
           onely
           by
           Actions
           of
           
             trespasse
             ,
             false
             imprisonment
             ,
             Accompt
             ,
          
           &c.
           brought
           against
           them
           at
           the
           
             Common
             ▪
             Law
             ,
          
           when
           there
           will
           be
           no
           
             Committee
             of
             Indempnity
          
           to
           protect
           them
           from
           such
           suits
           ,
           but
           likewise
           by
           
             Indictments
             of
             High
             treason
             ,
          
           to
           the
           deserved
           losse
           of
           their
           
             Estates
             ,
             Lives
             ,
          
           and
           
             Ruine
             of
             their
             families
          
           (
           and
           that
           by
           the
           Junctoes
           own
           Votes
           and
           
             Declaration
             Octob.
          
           11.
           1659.
           
           )
           when
           there
           will
           be
           no
           
             Parliament
             of
             purged
             Commoners
             ,
          
           nor
           
             Army
          
           to
           secure
           ,
           nor
           
             legal
             plea
          
           to
           acquit
           them
           from
           the
           guilt
           and
           punishment
           of
           
             Traytors
          
           both
           to
           their
           
             King
          
           and
           
             Country
             ;
          
           pretended
           present
           forbid
           fear
           of
           imprisonment
           ,
           loss
           of
           
             Liberty
             ,
          
           Friends
           ,
           
             Estate
             ,
             Life
          
           or
           the
           like
           ,
           being
           
             no
          
           
             n
          
           
             n
             See
             1.
             H.
             4.
             Rot.
             Par.
             n.
             97.
             
          
           
             excuse
          
           in
           such
           a
           
             case
          
           and
           
             time
          
           as
           this
           ,
           but
           an
           higher
           aggravation
           of
           their
           crime
           :
           nor
           yet
           to
           exempt
           them
           from
           
             Hell
          
           it self
           and
           everlasting
           
             Torments
          
           in
           it
           ,
           for
           their
           
             Perjuries
             Treasons
             ,
             Oppressions
             ,
             Rebellions
             ,
          
           and
           
             actings
             against
             their
             Consciences
          
           out
           of
           fear
           of
           poor
           inconsiderable
           mortals
           ,
           
             who
          
           can
           but
           
             kill
             the
             body
          
           at
           most
           ,
           nor
           yet
           do
           that
           but
           by
           Gods
           permission
           ,
           contrary
           to
           the
           express
           commands
           of
           
             God
          
           himself
           .
           
             Ps.
          
           3.
           6.
           
           
             Ps.
          
           27.
           1.
           
             Ps.
          
           56.
           11.
           
           
             Ps.
          
           112.
           7
           ,
           8.
           
           
             Isa.
          
           44.
           8.
           
             c.
          
           51.
           7.
           12.
           
             ler.
          
           1.
           8.
           
           
             Ezek.
          
           2.
           6.
           
           &
           12.
           4.
           5.
           
           
             Mat.
          
           10.
           28.
           1.
           
             Pet.
          
           3.
           4.
           
             Heb.
          
           13.
           6.
           
             the
          
           
             o
          
           
             o
             Rev.
             21.
             8.
             
          
           FEARFUL
           being
           the
           first
           in
           that
           dismal
           list
           of
           
             Malefactors
             ,
             who
             shall
             have
             their
             part
             in
             the
          
           Lake
           
             which
             burneth
             with
             fire
             and
             brimstone
             ,
             which
             is
             the
             second
             death
             ;
          
           even
           by
           
             Christs
          
           own
           sentence
           .
        
         
           
             JOHN
             18.
             34.
             
          
           
             To
             this
             end
             was
             I
             born
             ,
             and
             for
             this
             cause
             came
             I
             into
             the
             world
             ,
             that
             I
             should
             bear
             witnesse
             unto
             the
             truth
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
         
      
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A91207e-660
           
             *
             See
             Fortescue
             de
             Laudibus
             Legum
             Angliae
             ,
             and
             Sir
             Thomas
             Smith
             De
             Republica
             Anglicana
             16
             Car.
             c.
             1.
             
          
           
             See
             Rastal
             ,
             Title
             Taxes
             ,
             Tallages
             ,
             The
             Acts
             for
             Subsidies
             of
             the
             Clergy
             and
             Temporalty
             .
          
           
             *
             See
             My
             Memento
             to
             the
             p●esent
             Un-Parliamentary
             Juncto
             ,
             Prynne
             the
             Member
             reconciled
             to
             Prynne
             the
             Barreste●
             ,
             and
             True
             and
             perfect
             Narrative
             ,
             May
             7.
             
             &
             9.
             1659.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A91207e-1610
           
             a
             See
             my
             
               Humble
               Remonstrance
               against
               Ship-money
               .
            
          
           
             
               Jan.
            
             26.
             1659.
             
          
           
             b
             See
             1
             E.
             ●
             cap.
             7.
             
             Cook
             7.
             
             Report
             .
             30
             ,
             31.
             
             Dyer
             165.
             4
             Ed.
             4.
             43
             ,
             44
             ,
             1
             E.
             5.
             1
             
             Book
             Commission
             .
             10
             ,
             21.
             
          
           
             c
             
               Cromptons
               Jurisdiction
               of
               Courts
               .
            
             fol.
             1.
             
             Cook
             4.
             Instit.
             c.
             1.
             
          
           
             d
             5
             E.
             3.
             m.
             6.
             part
             .
             2.
             
             Dors.
             Claus.
             Regist.
             f.
             192.
             200.
             
          
           
             e
             4
             Ed.
             4.
             44.
             1
             E.
             5.
             1.
             
             Brook
             Commissions
             .
             19.
             21.
             
             &
             Officer
             ,
             25.
             
             Dyer
             .
             165.
             
             Cook
             .
             7.
             
             Report
             ,
             30.
             31.
             1
             E.
             6.
             c.
             7.
             
             Daltons
             Justice
             of
             Peace
             ,
             
               c.
            
             3.
             p.
             13
             Lambert
             .
             p.
             71.
             
          
           
             *
             See
             my
             Plea
             for
             the
             Lords
             and
             House
             of
             Peers
             .
          
           
             f
             14
             R.
             2.
             n.
             15.
             11
             
             H
             4.
             n.
             30.
             13
             H.
             4.
             n.
             25.
             
          
           
             g
             4
             H.
             7.
             18.
             b.
             7
             H.
             7.
             27.
             
             Fortescue
             ,
             c.
             18.
             f
             20
             Dyer
             ,
             92.
             
             B●ook
             Parliament
             ,
             76
             ,
             197.
             
             Cooks
             4.
             
             Institut
             .
             p.
             25.
             
          
           
             h
             See
             the
             Freeholders
             grand
             Inquest
             .
             My
             Plea
             for
             the
             Lords
             .
          
           
             The
             1
             ,
             and
             2
             ,
             Part
             of
             my
             Register
             of
             Parliamentary
             Writs
             ,
             and
             exact
             Ab.
             idgement
             of
             the
             Records
             in
             ●●e
             Tower
             ,
             my
             Historical
             Collection
             ,
             part
             1
             ,
             2.
             c.
             3.
             
          
           
             See
             my
             Speech
             ,
             Dec.
             4.
             1648.
             and
             a
             full
             Declation
             of
             the
             true
             state
             of
             the
             Case
             of
             the
             Secluded
             Members
             .
          
           
             i
             (
             i
             )
             Cooks
             4.
             
             Institutes
             p.
             1.
             5
             
               R.
            
             2.
             
               Stat.
            
             2.
             c.
             4.
             
          
           
             *
             
               Populi
               Minor
               pars
               ,
               Populum
               non
               obigit
               .
            
             Grotius
             
               de
               Jure
               Belli
               .
               l.
            
             2.
             
               c.
            
             15.
             
               sect.
            
             3.
             
             
               Alexander
               ab
               Alexandro
               .
               Gen.
               dierum
               .
               l.
            
             4.
             
               c.
            
             11.
             
          
           
             
               (
               a
               )
            
             Declarat
             .
             Nov.
             28.
             
             &
             30.
             1648.
             
          
           
             l
             39.
             Ed.
             3.
             7.
             4.
             H.
             7.
             10.
             
             
               Brook
            
             Parl.
             26.
             40.
             
             Cook
             4.
             Instit.
             p.
             1.
             25
             ,
             26.
             1
             Jac.
             cap.
             1.
             
          
           
             m
             Claus.
             23.
             E.
             1.
             m.
             24.
             dorso
             .
          
           
             n
             49.
             E.
             3.
             18
             ,
             19.
             21.
             H.
             7.
             4.
             
             Brook
             Customs
             6.
             32.
             
          
           
             *
             The
             1.
             part
             of
             the
             Parliamentary
             writs
             p.
             411
             ,
             to
             422.
             
             Cooks
             4
             Instit.
             75
             ,
             76
             ,
             1
             Iac.
             c.
             1
             ,
             2.
             Iac
             c.
             3
             ,
             4.
             7
             
             Iac.
             c.
             1.
             12
             
             Car.
             c.
             17.
             
          
           
             Object
             .
          
           
             Answ
             .
          
           
             a
             See
             my
             Plea
             for
             the
             Lords
             and
             House
             of
             Peers
             ,
             and
             Historical
             Collection
             of
             the
             Great
             Councils
             and
             Parliaments
             ,
             and
             Fundamental
             Rights
             ,
             Laws
             ,
             and
             Liberti●●
             of
             all
             English
             Freemen
             .
          
           
             b
             Printed
             by
             it self
             ,
             and
             in
             a
             Declaration
             of
             the
             Engagements
             and
             Remonstrances
             ,
             &c.
             of
             the
             General
             ,
             and
             General
             Councill
             of
             Officers
             of
             the
             Army
             .
             London
             1647
             p.
             107.
             108.
             
          
           
             1
             Is
             there
             not
             a
             greater
             ,
             longer
             ,
             force
             and
             violence
             offered
             to
             both
             Houses
             ever
             since
             Dec
             1648.
             by
             aimed
             souldiers
             ,
             than
             that
             by
             the
             unarmed
             Apprentices
             ,
             but
             for
             a
             few
             hours
             ?
          
           
             2
             How
             can
             you
             dispence
             with
             your self
             ,
             to
             fit
             since
             Dec.
             6.
             &
             passing
             Votes
             ,
             to
             seclude
             &
             exclude
             the
             Lords
             &
             your
             fellow
             Members
             ,
             and
             to
             Tax
             them
             at
             your
             pleasure
             ,
             &
             not
             believe
             them
             voyd
             &
             null
             ?
          
           
             *
             Nor
             yet
             by
             those
             now
             sitting
             against
             the
             Lords
             and
             our
             forcible
             exclusion
             ,
             but
             new
             votes
             in
             justification
             thereof
             ?
          
           
             3
             The
             Army
             could
             not
             with
             all
             their
             power
             and
             menaces
             ,
             inforce
             the
             s●cluded
             Members
             to
             Vote
             against
             their
             Judgements
             &
             Consciences
             ?
             ec
             .
             4.
             1648.
             
          
           
             4
             Why
             hav
             and
             do
             you
             yet
             serve
             the
             Juncto
             in
             a
             false
             and
             Anti-Parliamentary
             way
             near
             as
             many
             years
             more
             ,
             to
             abuse
             and
             deceive
             them
             ?
          
           
             5
             Have
             you
             not
             done
             it
             since
             in
             the
             highest
             degree
             by
             High
             Courts
             of
             Justice
             ,
             securing
             ,
             secluding
             ,
             imprisoning
             ,
             banishing
             ,
             disanheriting
             thousands
             ,
             and
             imposing
             Taxes
             and
             Excises
             on
             them
             against
             all
             our
             Laws
             ?
          
           
             6
             Have
             you
             nor
             conscientiously
             observed
             them
             ,
             by
             secluding
             ,
             ejecting
             the
             Lords
             ,
             and
             your
             fellow
             Members
             ?
             by
             subverting
             all
             Rights
             ,
             Privileges
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             and
             Liberties
             of
             the
             Subject
             ?
          
           
             7
             Why
             do
             you
             not
             now
             much
             more
             absent
             your selves
             upon
             the
             same
             account
             ?
          
           
             8
             If
             it
             was
             so
             great
             a
             crime
             to
             lock
             and
             keep
             them
             in
             the
             House
             ?
             Was
             ,
             yea
             is
             it
             not
             a
             far
             worse
             and
             g●eater
             crime
             in
             you
             and
             your
             Juncto
             ,
             to
             lock
             the
             Lords
             and
             your
             fellow
             Members
             ,
             and
             keep
             them
             forcibly
             o●t
             of
             the
             Houses
             for
             so
             many
             years
             till
             you
             have
             passed
             what
             new
             Vores
             ,
             and
             set
             up
             what
             new
             Government
             ,
             and
             imposed
             what
             Tixes
             you
             please
             upon
             them
             against
             their
             wills
             ?
          
           
             9
             And
             is
             it
             not
             a
             greater
             breach
             of
             ptivilege
             for
             you
             to
             vote
             out
             most
             of
             the
             Members
             without
             hearing
             them
             ?
          
           
             10
             The
             Major
             Vote
             therfore
             Dec.
             4.
             1648
             ought
             to
             carry
             it
             as
             well
             as
             then
             .
          
           
             11
             Did
             you
             not
             far
             worse
             in
             seeuring
             ,
             ●●cluding
             ,
             imprisoning
             ,
             ejecting
             the
             majority
             of
             your
             fellow-Members
             ,
             onely
             for
             voting
             against
             the
             minority
             ,
             Dec.
             4
             ?
          
           
             12
             And
             can
             you
             discharge
             them
             by
             sitting
             now
             ,
             when
             the
             Majority
             of
             the
             Members
             &
             Lords
             are
             secluded
             ,
             and
             forcibly
             kept
             out
             by
             your
             Orders
             ,
             and
             not
             permitted
             to
             sit
             with
             freedome
             &
             safetie
             ?
          
           
             1
             
               Was
               not
               the
               armea
               sorce
               ,
               secluding
               and
               keeeping
               away
               most
               of
               the
               Members
               since
            
             1648.
             
               sar
               worse
               than
               this
               ?
            
          
           
             2
             
               Why
               have
               not
               the
               Army-Officers
               ,
               &
               most
               Members
               subscribing
               this
               Engagement
               ,
               and
               making
               and
               commending
               this
               resolution
               kept
               this
               resolution
               ,
               but
               apostatized
               from
               it
               ever
               since
               December
            
             6.
             1648.
             
               and
               acted
               quite
               contrary
               to
               it
               ?
            
          
           
             3
             Therefore
             now
             much
             more
             by
             the
             Members
             acting
             and
             continuing
             force
             upon
             the
             majority
             .
          
           
             4
             They
             have
             been
             faithlesse
             more
             than
             once
             or
             twice
             to
             the
             secluded
             Members
             ,
             and
             the
             Iuncto
             too
             since
             this
             .
          
           
             5
             Did
             you
             really
             perform
             this
             Engagement
             by
             ordering
             the
             Army
             to
             secure
             and
             seclude
             the
             Majority
             of
             you●
             fellow-members
             ,
             and
             whole
             House
             of
             Lords
             heret●fore
             &
             twice
             of
             late
             ?
          
           
             6
             Have
             not
             the
             Armie
             &
             most
             of
             those
             s●bseribers
             since
             Dec.
             6.
             1648.
             laid
             the
             greatest
             reproach
             〈◊〉
             sorce
             upon
             the
             Nation
             ,
             &
             brought
             &
             offered
             greater
             contempts
             to
             the
             Honour
             ,
             〈◊〉
             esteem
             ,
             Privileges
             ,
             Members
             of
             parliament
             ,
             than
             the
             Apprentices
             or
             the
             〈…〉
             men
             in
             any
             age
             ?
          
           
             7
             Is
             not
             this
             the
             case
             of
             the
             secluded
             and
             excluded
             Members
             in
             respect
             of
             their
             Electors
             and
             the
             Kingdom
             ?
          
           
             8
             Is
             not
             this
             the
             speech
             and
             answer
             of
             the
             secluded
             Lords
             &
             Commons
             to
             the
             Kingdom
             and
             people
             ?
          
           
             9
             Is
             not
             this
             the
             true
             stile
             and
             Character
             of
             all
             th●se
             ,
             since
             forcibly
             secluding
             the
             Lords
             and
             their
             fellow
             Members
             ?
          
           
             10
             The
             secluded
             Lords
             and
             Commons
             now
             t●ust
             so
             too
             .
          
           
             11
             Most
             Counties
             now
             begin
             to
             do
             it
             for
             their
             secluded
             Members
             restitution
             ,
             or
             a
             New
             Free
             Parliament
             without
             limitation
             .
          
           
             *
             Now
             sitting
             as
             a
             Commoner
             .
          
           
             1
             That
             on
             Dec.
             6
             ,
             7.
             1648
             and
             since
             that
             till
             now
             ,
             hath
             been
             worse
             ,
             longer
             ,
             and
             more
             unparalleld
             .
          
           
             2
             And
             doth
             it
             not
             gainsay
             the
             Armies
             &
             Officers
             Professions
             ,
             Commissions
             ,
             Protestations
             ,
             Declarations
             ,
             and
             other
             Obligations
             to
             protect
             the
             Parl.
             and
             Secluded
             Lords
             &
             Commons
             ?
          
           
             3
             The
             force
             since
             on
             the
             Houses
             hath
             effected
             it
             .
          
           
             4
             Do
             not
             the
             Officers
             &
             Members
             deserve
             to
             be
             so
             served
             ,
             for
             securing
             &
             secluding
             us
             ?
          
           
             *
             The
             Armies
             Declaration
             ,
             p.
             120
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             wo
             )
             Is
             it
             not
             Arrse
             for
             the
             Mmy
             and
             sitting
             bloembers
             to
             dock
             up
             the
             thors
             against
             me
             Lords
             and
             most
             of
             the
             Comisons
             ?
             and
             to
             oeep
             them
             fut
             of
             the
             houses
             or
             sundry
             years
             ?
          
           
             2
             
               Was
               not
               the
               Armies
               seising
               ,
               secluding
               ,
               pulling
               and
               keeping
               those
               out
               who
               gave
               their
               Votes
               against
               their
               Designs
               ,
               Dec.
            
             6.
             1648.
             
               shutting
               them
               out
               ever
               since
               ,
               &
               imprisoning
               some
               of
               them
               sundry
               years
               ,
               far
               worse
               than
               this
               ?
            
          
           
             4
             
               It
               was
               far
               worse
               to
               fill
               them
               with
               Soldiers
               &
               Troopers
               ,
               Dec.
            
             6
             ,
             &
             7.
             
               and
               since
               ,
               to
               seelude
               the
               most
               of
               the
               Members
               by
               force
               .
            
          
           
             5
             And
             now
             six
             times
             more
             of
             them
             are
             driven
             away
             by
             the
             Army
             .
          
           
             5
             Do
             not
             the
             people
             esteem
             the
             secluded
             Members
             su●h
             ,
             and
             are
             not
             they
             the
             supreme
             Authority
             by
             the
             Armies
             &
             sitting
             Members
             own
             Votes
             ,
             Jan.
             4.
             1648
             
             ?
          
           
             *
             They
             went
             not
             to
             them
             till
             thus
             ●●●ited
             .
          
           
             6
             And
             ought
             not
             the
             Army
             and
             English
             Nation
             ,
             thus
             to
             engage
             ,
             much
             more
             to
             the
             now
             secluded
             Lords
             and
             Members
             ?
          
           
             7
             It
             is
             usual
             and
             legal
             in
             the
             Speakers
             absence
             or
             sicknesse
             .
          
           
             8
             And
             a●e
             you
             not
             and
             the
             Kingdom
             too
             ,
             now
             much
             more
             convicted
             of
             this
             truth
             ?
          
           
             9
             And
             are
             not
             all
             since
             Dec.
             6.
             1648.
             till
             now
             much
             more
             null
             and
             void
             ,
             for
             the
             same
             reason
             ?
          
           
             *
             Is
             not
             yours
             of
             Dec.
             27.
             
             &
             Jan.
             5.
             1659.
             far
             more
             unparalleld
             ,
             to
             the
             Parliament
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             free-born
             Subjects
             ?
          
           
             10
             Much
             more
             then
             now
             the
             excluding
             Members
             ?
          
           
             11
             And
             ought
             not
             the
             Army
             and
             ●
             Monk
             n●w
             to
             do
             the
             like
             ?
          
           
             12
             Are
             not
             the
             sitting
             secluders
             of
             the
             Lords
             and
             majority
             of
             the
             Commons
             ,
             far
             greater
             Delinquents
             ,
             deserving
             greater
             punishment
             ?
          
           
             13
             Remember
             and
             fulfill
             these
             Promises
             ,
             now
             at
             least
             ,
             to
             the
             Parliament
             ,
             King
             &
             Kingdom
             ,
             which
             Crosse
             your
             Engagements
             .
             Abjurations
             of
             King
             and
             Kingship
             ,
             to
             set
             up
             an
             Utopian
             Commonwealth
             .
          
           
             *
             Ne
             dhams
             Interest
             will
             not
             (
             but
             )
             lye
             .
          
           
             *
             And
             more
             since
             their
             secluding
             and
             securing
             Dec.
             6.
             
             &
             7.
             1648.
             
          
           
             *
             Therefore
             all
             since
             Dec.
             6.
             till
             now
             are
             void
             by
             the
             self-same
             reasons
             .
          
           
             *
             See
             my
             P●ea
             for
             the
             Lords
             p.
             371
             ,
             to
             419.
             
          
           
             *
             Par
             in
             pa●em
             non
             habet
             Imperium
             ,
             vel
             Jurisdictionem
             ,
             Bracton
             ,
             l.
             5.
             c.
             15.
             f.
             412.
             
          
           
             Object
             .
          
           
             Answ
             .
          
           
             *
             Exact
             Collection
             ,
             p.
             5
             ,
             6.
             
          
           
             ¶
             61.
             3
             Parl.
             2.
             Rot
             Parl.
             n.
             3.
             6.
             5
             R.
             2
             n
             64
             ,
             65.
             11
             R.
             2.
             n
             14
             ,
             16
             ,
             20.
             
             ●
             H.
             4.
             n.
             2
             ,
             7.
             27
             H.
             6.
             n.
             12.
             28
             H.
             6.
             n.
             8
             ,
             9
             ,
             11.
             29
             H.
             6.
             n.
             10
             ,
             11.
             31
             H.
             6
             n.
             22
             ,
             30
             ,
             49.
             
          
           
             *
             Cooks
             4.
             
             Institut
             p.
             25.
             
             Dyer
             ,
             f
             203.
             
          
           
             *
             Exact
             Collect
             .
             p.
             69
             ,
             70
             ,
             736
             ,
             709
             ,
             722.
             
          
           
             *
             Brook
             Parliment
             80.
             
             Relation
             85.
             
             Dyer
             85.
             
          
           
             1
             Is
             not
             this
             the
             Armies
             and
             their
             own
             late
             and
             present
             practice
             ?
          
           
             2
             Alderman
             Chambers
             the
             eminentest
             of
             them
             ,
             is
             yet
             since
             this
             Declaration
             discharged
             by
             you
             for
             his
             loyalty
             and
             conscience
             only
             .
          
           
             3
             And
             is
             it
             not
             so
             by
             you
             now
             ,
             and
             t●ansmirted
             unto
             the
             Exchequer
             to
             be
             levied
             ?
          
           
             4
             And
             do
             not
             you
             now
             the
             same
             ,
             ye●
             ,
             some
             of
             them
             verie
             good
             Patriots
             ?
          
           
             5
             Are
             not
             the
             Generals
             and
             Armies
             Horses
             and
             Foot
             too
             ,
             kept
             up
             and
             continued
             among
             us
             for
             that
             purpose
             ,
             being
             some
             of
             them
             Germans
             too
             ?
          
           
             6
             Not
             one
             quarter
             so
             g●ievous
             as
             the
             late
             and
             present
             Taxes
             ,
             Excises
             ,
             Customs
             ,
             imposed
             by
             you
             for
             the
             like
             purpose
             .
          
           
             7
             And
             is
             it
             not
             more
             unnatural
             in
             those
             now
             sitting
             ,
             to
             engage
             the
             English
             Army
             ,
             raised
             by
             the
             Parliament
             of
             England
             ,
             and
             convenanting
             to
             defend
             it
             from
             violence
             ,
             against
             the
             verie
             Parliament
             of
             England
             and
             its
             Members
             ,
             to
             seclude
             ,
             exclude
             ,
             and
             eject
             the
             majoritie
             of
             their
             Fellow
             Members
             ,
             and
             whole
             House
             of
             Peers
             ,
             by
             their
             Votes
             and
             Commands
             ,
             and
             that
             successively
             twice
             after
             one
             another
             ,
             and
             yet
             to
             own
             and
             support
             this
             Army
             without
             ●ighting
             those
             Members
             ?
          
           
             8
             Was
             not
             Pride's
             and
             the
             Armies
             comming
             thither
             to
             seise
             ,
             and
             actually
             seising
             above
             Forty
             ,
             and
             secluding
             above
             two
             hundred
             Members
             ,
             with
             Thousands
             of
             a●med
             Horse
             and
             Foot
             ;
             And
             their
             suppressing
             the
             House
             of
             Lords
             ,
             and
             re
             secluding
             the
             Members
             by
             armed
             Guards
             on
             May
             7
             ,
             &
             9.
             
             &
             Dec.
             27.
             1659.
             
             a
             thousand
             times
             a
             greater
             offence
             ,
             especiallie
             after
             so
             many
             Declarations
             of
             the
             Houses
             against
             this
             of
             the
             Kings
             ?
          
           
             9
             Was
             not
             Humphry
             Edwards
             now
             sitting
             ,
             (
             an
             unduly
             elected
             Member
             ,
             )
             one
             of
             them
             thus
             armed
             ?
          
           
             *
             Henrie
             Martin
             is
             accomptable
             to
             the
             State
             for
             above
             8700
             l.
             which
             the
             Committee
             of
             Accounts
             in
             two
             years
             time
             could
             never
             bring
             him
             to
             account
             for
             ,
             and
             yet
             hath
             3000
             pound
             voted
             him
             lately
             for
             moneys
             pretended
             to
             be
             di●bursed
             ;
             to
             whom
             and
             for
             what
             quae●e
             .
          
           
             *
             In
             their
             p●rliament●
             P.
             a
             ,
             p.
             5
             ,
             6
             ,
             7.
             
          
           
             See
             A
             Full
             Declaration
             of
             the
             true
             state
             of
             the
             Case
             of
             the
             secluded
             Members
             p.
             55
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             ¶
             Exact
             Collection
             ,
             p.
             5
             ,
             6
             ,
             7
             ,
             14
             ,
             342
             ,
             492.
             
          
           
             *
             Exact
             Collection
             ,
             p.
             28
             ,
             29
             ,
             214
             ,
             263
             ,
             270
             ,
             491
             ,
             492
             ,
             495
             ,
             496
             ,
             497
             ,
             600.
             
          
           
             *
             Exact
             Collect
             .
             p.
             285
             ,
             286
             ,
             298
             ,
             320.
             32a
             ,
             378
             ,
             379
             ,
             381
             ,
             513
             ,
             514
             ,
             515
             ,
             &c.
             618
             ,
             619
             ,
             623
             ,
             647
             ,
             &c.
             671
             ,
             679
             ,
             &c.
             
             A
             Collect.
             &c.
             p.
             100
             ,
             102
             ,
             &c.
             
             117.
             
          
           
             *
             A
             Collect.
             &c.
             p.
             327
             ,
             358
             ,
             359.
             399
             ,
             404
             ,
             416
             ,
             420
             ,
             &c.
             694
             ,
             751
             ,
             768
             ,
             769
             ,
             798
             ,
             802
             ,
             806
             ,
             &c.
             
             879
             ,
             889.
             
          
           
             *
             See
             Cooks
             3
             Instit.
             p.
             1.
             21
             ,
             22
             ,
             23.
             
          
           
             *
             Can
             or
             will
             the
             expulsed
             King
             himself
             or
             his
             Heirs
             say
             more
             ,
             or
             so
             much
             as
             these
             ,
             if
             he
             invade
             and
             conquer
             us
             by
             forein
             forces
             ?
             And
             were
             it
             not
             better
             for
             us
             then
             to
             submit
             to
             our
             lawfull
             King
             ,
             than
             to
             so
             many
             thousand
             perfidious
             usurping
             pretended
             Conquerors
             of
             us
             ,
             who
             of
             late
             pretended
             only
             they
             were
             no
             other
             but
             our
             Servants
             ,
             not
             Lords
             and
             Conquerors
             ?
          
           
             o
             A
             Collect.
             &c.
             p.
             599
             ,
             876.
             
          
           
             Objct.
             
          
           
             Answ
             .
          
           
             *
             See
             their
             Votes
             Jan.
             4.
             
             &
             Declaracion
             ,
             17
             March
             ,
             1648.
             p.
             1.
             27.
             
          
           
             *
             See
             their
             Declaration
             ,
             Nov.
             20.
             &
             proposals
             ,
             Dec
             6.
             164●
             and
             Cromwel●
             Inst●ument
             &
             Speeches
             .
          
           
             *
             Ezek.
             18
             24.
             
          
           
             *
             see
             the
             2d
             .
             part
             of
             the
             History
             of
             Independency
             .
          
           
             *
             See
             Seldens
             Titles
             of
             Honour
             .
          
           
             *
             See
             A
             Collect
             .
             p.
             94
             ,
             95
             99
             ,
             698
             ,
             700
             ,
             877
             ,
             878.
             
          
           
             a
             See
             my
             Jus
             Pationatus
             ,
             and
             New
             Discovery
             of
             Free-State
             tyranny
             ,
             and
             the
             Good
             Old
             Cause
             truly
             stated
             .
          
           
             b
             See
             the
             Coffin
             for
             the
             Good
             Old
             Cause
             ,
             John
             Rogers
             ,
             and
             Nedham
             his
             Interest
             will
             not
             lye
             ,
             My
             true
             and
             perfect
             Narrative
             ,
             and
             Consciencious
             Quaenes
             ,
             where
             this
             is
             fully
             proved
             .
          
           
             c
             In
             their
             several
             Agreements
             of
             the
             people
             ,
             ●heir
             D●cla●ation
             of
             Nov.
             10.
             
             Their
             Proposals
             ,
             Decemb.
             6.
             
             And
             Declaration
             of
             March
             17.
             1648.
             
          
           
             *
             Sir
             Robert
             Pye
             &
             others
             
          
           
             *
             3
             E.
             1.
             c.
             5.
             
             See
             Rastals
             Abridgements
             ,
             Tit.
             Elections
             and
             Parliament
             .
          
           
             *
             Febr.
             18.
             1659.
             
          
           
             *
             Cooks
             11
             Reports
             ,
             f.
             98.
             
          
           
             2
             Chron.
             10.
             10.
             
          
           
             q
             Mat.
             Paris
             517.
             
          
           
             r
             Ovid
             .
             de
             remed.
             Amoris
             .
          
           
             *
             Exact
             Collections
             ,
             p.
             5.
             6.
             
             And
             their
             own
             Declarations
             ,
             17.
             
             March
             1648.
             p.
             7
             &c.
             
          
           
             *
             In
             their
             Declarations
             March
             17.
             1648.
             p.
             26.
             
          
           
             s
             Magna
             Chart.
             c.
             14.
             14
             E.
             3.
             c.
             ●
             .
             Cook
             2.
             Instit.
             p.
             26
             ,
             27.
             169.
             170.
             
          
           
             t
             Mar.
             Paris
             p.
             ●60
             .
          
           
             u
             A
             Collection
             ,
             &c.
             p
             ●71
             .
          
           
             Semains
             Case
             .
             7
             Rep.
             Sendels
             Case
             .
             Lambe●t
             f.
             ●7●
             .
             Daltons
             Justice
             of
             Peace
             ,
             ●24
             .
             24
             H.
             8.
             c.
             4.
             
          
           
             x
             See
             Cook
             5
             Report
             .
             f
             ,
             9
             P
             92.
             
          
           
             y
             See
             Rastal
             Title
             Purveyers
             .
          
           
             z
             An
             Exact
             Collecti
             ,
             on
             p.
             7.
             
          
           
             a
             See
             an
             Exact
             Collection
             :
             and
             a
             Collection
             of
             publick
             Orders
             ,
             &c.
             p.
             99
             ,
             698
             ,
             700
             ,
             877
             ,
             878.
             
          
           
             *
             Lib.
             3.
             c.
             1
             ,
             2.
             
          
           
             *
             See
             Canterburies
             Doom
             ,
             and
             Straffords
             Trial.
             
          
           
             *
             In
             my
             Speech
             4
             Dec.
             See
             Romes
             Master-piece
             ,
             the
             Epistle
             to
             my
             Jus
             Patronatus
             ;
             A
             true
             and
             perfect
             Narrative
             ,
             1659.
             the
             Epistle
             to
             the
             1.
             part
             of
             my
             Historical
             Vindication
             and
             Collection
             1655.