Loyalty Banished: OR ENGLAND IN MOURNING. BEING A perfect Narrative of the present Affairs and Proceedings, between divers Members of Parliament, and M. WIL. PRYNNE, near the Lobby at WESTMINSTER. With the several Speeches made in the House, by Sir Arthur Haslerigge, Sir Henry Vane, Master Hungerford, and Mr. Ansley; and the Answer and Reply of the said Mr. Prynne thereunto, by virtue of the power and Summons, derived from King CHARLES: Together with his Proposals to the People; and the Names of the secluded Members cast into HELL, by the power of the SWORD; and what proceeded thereupon. As also Mr. Prynne's demands to the Parliament, in the Name of all the Commons of ENGLAND.  
Printed in the Year, 1659.   

ON the seventh of this instant May, Mr. Prynne walking to Westminster-Hall, (where he had not been six days before) meeting with some old secured and secluded Members of Parliament, summoned by King Charles his Writ and Authority, for these only ends (expressed in all Writs of Summons to the Lords, and of elections issued to Sheriffs of Counties for electing Knights, Citizens and Burgesses of Parliament, and in the Indentures themselves by which they were returned members;) To confer and treat of certain, great and arduous affairs, concerning the defence of the King, kingdom, and Church of England, and to do and consent to those things which shall happen to be therein ordained by Common counsel, (of the King, Lords, and Commons,) touching the aforesaid businesses: which Parliament began at Westminster the third day of November, 1640. They showed him a Declaration of the Officers and Counsel of the Army, made in such haste and confusion, that they mistook the month wherein they made it dating April 6. instead of May 6. published by them that morning, (which declaration the day before, was presented to the speaker of the said Parliament, at the Rolls, by divers Officers of the Army, in the name of Coll: Fleetwood, and the Counsel of Officers of the Army, in presence of many Members of said the Parliament) containing their earn●st desire, That those Members who continued to sit since the year 1648. until the twentieth of April 1653. would return to the exercise and discharge of their trust. Upon which Mr. PRYN, if he could enter the House, intended to send for the rest of the Members walking in the Hall to come in unto them: and to move that all surviving Members of this Parliament, might by joint consent particularly be sent to, and invited to meet and sit in the House at a convenient day, before any Vote or Order passed by them then sitting, thus suddenly convened without any notice (which would be interpreted rather a surprise, and unparliamentary practice, both by the absent Members and the whole Nation, than any obliging Parliamentary Vote or Order of the house) and more discontent then invite or unite the absent unsummoned Members, of that Parliament making the rent greater than before. Upon these resolutions alone, and none other, which Mr. P intended to propose to those then sitting, he went to the Lobby door of the Commons House, accompanied with Sir George Booth, Mr. Arthur Annesley, Sir John Evelyn, Mr. Th. Gewen, Mr. Charles Rich, Mr. Montague, Mr. Rich. Knightly, Mr. Hungerford, and one or two more; which being shut to keep out the people crowding on the stairs to get in, through whom they could hardly pass; Mr. P. knocked twice or thrice, but could get no admittance, till the door being opened to let out Mr. Nye and some other Ministers, Mr, P. with Sir George Booth and Mr. Annesley, being foremost, pressed into the Lobby; and than the door being shut and bolted again, Mr. P. unbolted and held it open till the rest came in; where they finding Mr. John and Mr. James Herbert standing in the Lobby, acquainted them with their intentions to go then into the House, who resolved to go in with them. Coming all up to the House door, which was shut and kept Guarded (as it presently appeared) by some Officers of the army; Mr. P. required them to open the door to let them in, being all Members of the old Parliament; who thereupon demanded; Whether they had continued sitting in it since 1648. to 1653? M. P. and the rest all answered, That being Members of the old Parliament, they would give no account to them or any others of their sitting, but only to the House itself whereof they were Members, being contrary to the privilege of Parliament, which they and others were obliged inviolably to maintain: Upon which demanding their names, they said; that if they would send in a Note of their names to the house, and they ordered them to come in, they should be admitted. Whereto Mr. P. replied We yet knew not who were within the House, nor whether they were yet sitting, nor upon what account they sat; nor was it agreeable with the custom or privilege of Parliament for one Member to send tickets to his fellow-Members for free admission into the House, being all equals, and having an equal right freely to enter into it at all times, as well as they; nor was it their duty thus to capitulate with Members, but obey their just commands in opening the door: Which they still refusing, Mr. P. demanded, Who and what they were, being all strangers to them? and by whose authority, or order they thus forcibly kept them out? They answered, they were Officers of the Army, and had sufficint authority to keep them out, if they had not sat since 1640. till 1653. Mr. P. demanded, From whom they had their warrant, since they could have none from those within, being but newly entered; and none else could give them such a warrant, nor they within before they heard them, and gave good reason for it; demanding them to produce their Order, if they had any in writing, that they night know by whose authority they were thus forcibly kept out; demanding their several names twice or thrice, wherewith they refused to acquaint them. Upon this M P. told them, They doubted of their Authority, or Orders thus to seclude them, because they were either ashamed or afraid to tell them their names, when as th●y told them theirs: That they knew not whether they were Officers of the Army, or not, unless they knew their names, so that they might inquire the truth of it, or saw their Commissions: and if they were Army Officers indeed, they had published a printed D●cl. in all their names that morning, inviting (as they conceived) all Members they formerly secluded, to return & sit again in the House to discharge their trusts: wherein they professed their former force upon, and seclusion of them, to be a backsliding, and wandering into Unrighteous Paths; w●ich they seemingly repented of; promising to yield their utmost assistance to them to sit in safety; and praying for the presence and blessing of God upon their endeavours: And if now within few hours after this Remonstrance published, they thus highly and publicly violated it in the view of all there present by returning to their former Backslidings and unrighteous paths; in secluding those who were Members a fresh, and violating their own Declaration, none would henceforth credit them, or it. Upon which one of them told Mr. P. He knew he was none of them who sat since 1648. till 1653. therefore they were not bound to let him in, being not within their Declaration, who retorted, he thought their repentance had been universal, not partial; of all their forces upon the House and Members, especially of their greatest Dec. 1648. when they not only secluded, but secured and imprisoned him and forty more in Hell, and other places, and forced away three 3 times as many more for discharging their trusts, and asserting the true Good Old Cause; against their Commissions, Trusts Protestations, and printed Remonstrances; which if they would look back upon and well consider (as they proclaim they had done in their New Decl.) they would find to be one of their greatest Backslidings where they first turned out of the way, which caused God to withdraw his presence and good spirit from them ever since, and give them up to the prosecuting of a new Romish Good Old Cause, which had brought us into that posture, and occasioned those vicissitudes of dangers, and caused God in his providence to make all essays to settle us, utterly ineffectual; to convince them of, and reclaim them from their error, which they now pursued afresh, as vigorously as ever: That for his own part after his imprisonment by them against both Law and privilege in 1648. in sundry places, he was again forcibly seized by some of the Army in his house in 1650. and kept a close prisoner near three years under armed guards of soldiers in three remote Castles far distant from those then sitting: Therefore they could not make their unrighteous imprisonment of him then without any cause or heaving, a just ground to seclude him from sitting now.  
But all these expostulations of M. P. and others, not prevailing, they desired all present to take notice and bear witness of this high affront and breach of privilege in this their forcible seclusion: And so departing, Mr. Knightly meeting Major General Lambert in the Lobby, complained to him of this forcible seclusion, who gave him a civil answer to this effect, That things were now in an hurry, and their entering at this time into the House might cause some disturbance, but doubted not such course would be taken by the Officers of the Army in few days, that none should be forcibly secluded: and so they went from the Lobby into the Hall from whence they came, acquainting those Members they left there with the premises.  
After some conference with one another, it was thought fit they should meant about four a clock in the evening under Lincoln's inn chapel, and in the mean time that every one should e●quire, what old secluded, or secured Members were now in Town, and how many Members of the Long Parliament were yet living, chosen or sitting before December 6. 1648. when they were first forcibly secluded by the Army. Some met accordingly, and upon conference found, there were about eighty secluded Members now in London and Westminster, being near double the number of those sitting that day, and above three hundred Members of all sorts yet living, chosen or sitting in the Commons House before December 1648. over and above those that now sat; all which they conceived aught in justice to be summoned by the Speakers Letter, freely to meet and sit in the House at a convenient time to be agreed upon: In order whereunto, some ten of them met in the council Chamber of Lincoln's inn, (where the old Speaker used to sit in council as a Bencher with the rest of the Benchers concerning the affairs of the Society) as the fittest place to write down a Catalogue of all the surviving Members names, by the help of their memories, and the printed List of them; which having finished, they departed, agreeing to meet in Westminster Hall about nine of the clock on Monday morning, whither M. P. carried the List of the Names formerly written, digested into an Alphabetical order, to communicate it to other Members.  
Those that sat meeting on the Lord's day, adjourned their House till ten of the clock Monday morning: But the Courts not sitting in Westminster Hall that day, Mr. P. found the Hall very thin, and few Members in it whiles he was standing in the Hall expecting those who promised to meet there, he was twice informed one after another, that there were no guards at all at the house Door, that any person might freely go into it without any examination, there being but few Members within, & the doors standing open. Whereupon he spoke to four or five Members there met to go along with him into the House, and if they were freely admitted, to give notice of it to the rest to follow after if they were pleased, some of them were unwilling to go being formerly repulsed, thinking it better to make a Narrative of their former forcible seclusion on Saturday, and to signify it by a Letter directed to the Speaker, subscribed with their names, which Mr. P. conceived superfluous, since the door now stood freely open to all, without any Guards to seclude any, and that as he apprehended in pursuit of Major General Lambert's promise to Mr. Knightly; and it would be idle to complain of that force by Letter, wherewith they might now acquaint those then sitting by their own mouths if there were cause. Upon which ground, Mr. Prynne, Mr. Annesly, and Mr. Hungerford about ten of the Clock went to the house, where the doors of the Lobby and House were at first knock opened to them by the ordinary doorkeepers, upon their telling them they were Members, (there being no Guard at either door:) who delivered to each of them as Members a printed Paper, entitled, A Declaration of the Parliament assembled at Westminster, Saturday 7. May 1659. They found above nine or ten of those who sat within the House, who courteously saluted them: After some short discourses, Mr. Ansley, and Mr. Hungerford leaving Mr. P. in the House, (out of which he resolved not to stir upon any occasion for fear of a new forcible seclusion) went back into the Hall to acquaint the Members in it, they might freely enter if they pleased: Mr. Annesly returning, was forcibly kept out from reentring by some soldiers sent thither (as he conceited) for that purpose, wherewith he acquainted Mr. P. by a note, desiring to speak with him at the House door; which being opened, Mr. Annesly pressed to go in to speak with him, but was denied entrance, unless he would give his parole presently to come out again and not to stay whithin: whereupon he said, though they had often broken their parols with him, yet he would not break his parole but would come forth so soon as he had spoken with Mr. P. which he accordinly performed. After this, M. P. had conference with divers Members as they came in, who said they were glad to see him in health, and meet him there again. The House being thin Mr. P. turned to the statute of 17 Caroli, C. 7. reading it to himself, and after that to two other Members, telling them it was a doubt whether the old Parliament was not determined by the King's death, notwithstanding that act which was fit to be first freely debated in a full House, before aught else was done. Upon which they demanded, why he came amongst them, if he made a scruple or thought it to be dissolved? who answered to have it fully debated and resolved in a full and free House.  
After which Sir Arthur Haslerigge coming in, Mr. P. saluted and told him, He was glad to meet him again in this place; who presently answered, He had nothing to do to sit there as a Member, being formerly secluded. Whereto he replied, He had as good right to sit there as himself, or any other Member whatsoever, upon the account of the old Parliament, if in being, having acted, written, suffered more in defence of the Rights and privileges of Parliament, than himself, or any sitting with him. Upon which Sir Henry Vane coming in, and stepping up to them, said in a menacing manner, Mr. Prynne, What make you here? you ought not to come into this House, being formerly voted out, I wish you as a friend quietly to depart hence, else some course will be presently taken with you for your presumption: which Sir Arthur seconded, telling him, if he refused, that there would be a speedy course taken, and a charge put in against him, for his meetings on Saturday, and actings against the House: To which he replied, He had as good, if not a better right to sit than either of them: That he knew of no Vote to seclude, nor of any there who had right or power to vote him out, being equally entrusted with themselves for the whole Nation, and those he represented: That he was never convicted of any breach of his Parliamentary trust, and hoped they would have both the justice and patience to hear, before they voted him out: And then he doubted not to make it appear, themselves were greater Infringers of their trusts, and more worthy to be voted out than himself. As for their Charge and menaces, he was no way affrighted with them, it being as free and lawful for him and other Members, to meet and advise together, both as Members and Freemen of England, for preservation of themselves, the people's Rights and Parliaments privileges, when forcibly secluded, as they did on Saturd●y; as for themselves, or the Army Officers to meet privately and publicly, both in and out of the House, to deprive them of their privileges, as they had oft times done of late: That these high menacing words, where a very ill performance of their new published Declaration, delivered him at the door, viz.  
That they were resolved (by the gracious assistance of Almighty God) to apply themselves to the faithful discharge of their legal Trust; to assert, establish and secure, the property and Liberty of the people in reference unto all, both as Men and as Christians.) which if they should publicly violate and null by any unjust Charge, or proceedings against him, who had suffered so much, both as an English Freemen, Christian, and Member too (by their three years close imprisonment of him without cause or hearing) under their new Free-state, when first erected, and now again upon their very first reviving of it, though a Member, only for coming into the House and meeting with other Members, to claim their rights: It would highly reflect upon their intended new Free-state, and make all out of love with it.  
Mr. P. having acquainted some secluded Members in the Hall with these passages in the House; who agreeing to send a Letter to the Speaker touching their forcible seclusion on Saturday, he returned to Lincoln's inn, where he dined in the Hall: immediately after dinner he repaired to Westminster with a resolution to go into the House, if admitted, or protest against the force, if secluded by the Army Guards there placed; he found an whole Troop of Horse in the Palace-yard, and a Company of Foot on the Stairs, and Court of Requests, drawn thither to keep him and other Members out; whereupon he walked in the Hall till past three a clock, expecting the Speakers coming, with whom he intended to enter: At last, being informed that he went the back way without the Mace, and was gone into the House, Mr. P. to avoid tumult (a company of unknown persons in the Hall going after to see the issue) went purposely forth towards the abbey, till all were gone from the steps; and then going up only with one of his acquaintance, (no Member) he found the door and stairs before the Lobby strictly guarded with Red-coats, who with their halberds crossed the door and steps so thick, that none could pass: whereupon Mr. P. demanded entrance, saying he was a Member; and they being ignorant who he was, permitted him to pass through their pikes into the Lobby, but secluded his friend from going up with him. When he came at the House door to enter, several Officers of the Army there placed (one of them sitting in a Chair) told him, That he must not enter, and that they had special Order to keep him out of the House: Whereupon he protested against this their forcible double seclusion, as an high contempt and breach of privilege, contrary to their own and the sitting Members Declaration published that day, demanding in the name of all the Commons of England, and those for whom he was Elected, free admission for himself and other Members they kept out by a visible force of Horse and Foot, which was a worse and more real levying of war against the Parliament, than the beheaded King or his Party were guilty of.  
After which one of the Army-Officers told Mr. Prynne, he had deserted the Good Old Cause: To which he replied, that the true good Cause for which they were first raised, was only to defend the King's person, Kingdom, Parliament, all its Members, privileges, and secure them against all force and violence whatsoever, which cause they had not only deserted, but betrayed, and fought against, contrary to all former Engagements. To which cause he adhered, and desired admission to maintain it. To which he answered, That indeed was once their Good Old Cause, but now it was not so, for since they had pursued another Cause, Mr. P. replied, that then they were real backsliders therein, and their cause neither old nor good, but bad, new, and destructive to the former old one.  

IN sum.  
THomas Campanella, in his Spanish Universal Monarchy, Chap. 30. speaks thus; All Heresies when centred in atheism, are by the wise management of the Church reduced into the way of truth; for Heresies have their periods as well as Commonwealths, that first from lawful Monarchy, are changed into a Tyranny, from thence to an Aristocracy, thence to a council of State, and at length to the confusions of Democracy, and at last (as the final rest of all tumultuous, and otherwise ceaseless distempers) return again into Kingship.   
FINIS.