A REMONSTRANCE MADE TO THE PARLIAMENT By the Kings Children, the 30. of September, 1642.  
Also the Parliaments Answer thereunto, wherein their loyalty to his Majesty, and their great care of his royal Issue is very prospicuously set forth.  
Also the Parliaments Declaration and Proceedings touching the sequesteration of the Estates of Recusants, and the rest of the malignant party, for their public good of the kingdom.  
With their several Orders made thereupon; showing also wherein they agree with former Presidents.  
October 4, London printed for ROBERT WOOD. 1642.   

A REMONSTRANCE MADE TO THE PARLIAMENT, By the Kings Children, Sept. 30. 1642.  
THe High Court of Parliament having in all their Consultations endeavoured to effect those things that might redown to His Majesties Honour, and the good and welfare of His Majesties royal Posterity, have not onely from time to time made many large professions and verbal Declarations thereof, but have always shewed themselves most loyal and faithful subjects in aiding and assiking his majesty with their wise and faithful counsels and advice. And also by their large contributions towards his Majesties occasions, for moneys and other supply so far forth as could possibly stand with the pronounsation of his Majesties honour, and the peace and welfare of the whole kingdom. And long since the unhappy difference( by the means of wicked Counsellors) did arise between his majesty and his great counsel of Parliament, they drew up a new Bill of tonnage and Poundage for three years which was passed by both Houses and presented to his majesty for his royal assent, but the said Bill doth still remain with His majesty: His majesty refusing to pass the same, although his majesty received a great profit out of the last Bill, and so likewise is to receive out of this toward the maintenance of his majesties household, which benefit of late not being received, by reason the said Bill is not passed by his majesty; a Remonstrance was drawn up and presented to both Houses of Parliament, by the Governours of the Kings Children at St. James house near Westminster, setting forth that the allowance for their maintenance hath been detained from them ever since the King refused to pass the Bill for tonnage and poundage, and desired that the Parliament would take it into consideration, and take a speedy course that some allowance might be allotted to be payed unto them towards their maintenance as formerly there was.  
Whereupon after some debate thereof in the Houses: It was agreed and so ordered that the grand Committee should take some speedy order for the payment of the said allowance, which they did accordingly the last day of Sep. last.  
The Parliament wisely taking into consideration what persons they are that have been the chief Incendiaries of stirring up and increasing the division between the King and the Parliament, and of drawing his majesty to levy war against the Parliament and all his good subjects, and so have thereby been most apparently the occasion of all the present distractions in the kingdom, and of the great and vast expense of money in the realm. The house having often shewed their desire to aid the King and to ease the subjects of the grievances, & burdens, they have long lain under, whereby they would have made his Majesty the greatest Prince that ever swayed sceptre in this Land, and settled the whole kingdom in prosperity and tranquillity if he had had good Officers and faithful Counsellors about him which had not drawn him from the faithful advice of his great counsel of Parliament. And finding that Papists and ill affencted Protestants were the only Instruments of these great evils that are in this Land. They have agreed that reparation shall be made unto the kingdom for the great charge these Incendiaries of mischief have brought upon it, and would freely part with their estates to destroy the King and his good subiects.  
And therefore have ordered that no Soldier shall plunder any Delinquents house, or the house of any persons ill affencted to the Common-wealth, because they may be the better able to satisfy the Kingdom the great damage it hath sustained.  
And therefore it is further ordered, that there shall be proclamation made in all parts of the Kingdom, for the summoning of the Earl of Lindsey, the Lord Willoughby his son, Sir Iervtce Scrorpe, Sir John Munson, Sir Charles Dallison, and all other Delinquents, which the Houses have drawn up any charge against to make their appcarance in Parliament by a day certain answer to their several Impeachments, or that otherwise their Lands and estates to be seized upon and employed for the public service of the Common-wealth, and and their persons to stand adjudged as guilty of Treason.  
And cartainly good cause have the Parliament to proceed in this manner, against such public Enemies to the King and State; for if we search former presidents, we may find heavy Judgements and Censures, with loss of Lands, Tenements, Goods and Chattels, upon those that only for their own private lucre( not with an intent to overthrow the whole State) were means to impoverish the King, and deceive the Subject, as in Anno 50. Edw. 3. where Articles were drawn up in Parliament against Richard lions of London Merchant, the Lord Latimer which was Chamberlain, and one of the Kings Privie-Counsell, the Lord nevil, and divers others, which Articles were of an inferior nature to what are against these persons.  
The first being but for licence of carrying of Wools to other places then Calice, for their private Commodity.  
2. That they had procured money to be lent to the King by way of Usury, whereof they had their part.  
3. That they had bought debts due by the King to common persons, for the ten 20. or hundred penny, and made the King pay them all.  
If the Parliament in those times bad power to proceed in this manner against those persons, what shall not the Parliament do unto these traitorous persons? And if the Parliament upon the Accusation of Adam Burry of London, for some crimes by him committed, upon his not coming in upon summons awarded that all his goods and Chattels would be arrested and sta●ed, well may this Parliament do the like unto a great number that have been divers times summoned to the Parliament for such crimes as are not to bee parralelled in all our Chronicles, and yet refuse to appear to answer for the same.  
FINIS.