THE PARLIAMENTS LAMENTATION▪ FOR The Distractions of the kingdom.  
First, Wherein is declared their great sorrow for the Kings absence.  
Secondly, that the Church is so full of disturbances and distractions, caused by evil affencted persons, which under the pretence of Religion, commit all sorts of outrages, and by their Tumultuary practices destroy both the Peace of the Church and kingdom.  
Thirdly, that nevertheless though the Parliament have declared against such Tumults, which causes His Majesty to declare them the abettors and maintainers of the said Tumults and Distractions.  
Ordered that this be forthwith Printed.  
Jo. brown, clear. Parl.  
july, 6. LONDON, Printed by T. faucet. 1642.   

The PARLIAMENTS Lamentation, for the Distractions of the kingdom.  
WHat has been done by the High Court of Parliament for to ease the pres●ures of the kingdom, and to cure the distempers and distractions of this Land, is apparently manifest, nevertheless it will not bee unnecessary to quote some of the most remarkable benefits that the Kingdom has received by the providence of GOD and the wisdom of the Parliament, in the three last yeares touching the Divisions and distractions between England and Scotland, both kingdoms being covered with Armed men, drawn into t●e Field each against other, ready to begin a fatal and a bloody war, by the All seeing providence of the Almighty, and the great wisdom of the Parliament, an exact Pacification was made in both kingdoms, and a brotherly Union was happily procured.  
The taxes and Impositions which by an Arbitrary power were imposed on the Subject, and taken off( namely the Ship-m●ney) which cost the Kingdom 200000. pounds a year.  
The Coat and Conduct-money, and other Military charges are taken away, which in many Counties amounted to no less then the shipmoney.  
The Monopolies are suppressed, whereof some did prejudice the Subject above a Million yearly. The soap 10000. pounds. The Wine 30000. pounds. The Leather exceeded both, the Salt could not be less then that.  
The Authors of these Grievances have been some forced to fly from their Iustice, others have tasted of their Iustice, others attend their censure.  
To prevent the like Grievances they have made an Act for Triennall Parliaments, and likewise for the abrupt breaking off this Parliament by another Bill  
Innumerable more benefits we have received too tedious at this present to be related, yet nevertheless, by the wicked practices of an number of evil affencted persons, there has been a great stop made, and a main and unhappy hindrance to the proceedings of Parliament.  
First, by reason that the King being seduced by evil counsel, hath left the Parliament, which hath produced a greater mischief for this Division hath caused a dissension, and this dissension a more fatal effect.  
The 1. cause of sorrow is that by reason of certain tumults & rude Assemblies,( which the King declared to be the greatest cause of his Absence) the Parliament undergoes the calumnious slanders of being abettors, nay maintainers of such Tumults, witness His Majesties last Declaration concerning Levies, when it is apparently manifest that they have declared against all such Tumults, and endeavoured to bring the Authors to exemplary punishment.  
Let but your reason rule you, and you may easily discern what cause of Lamentation the Parliament hath, and in what a dangerous estate, full of trouble, and Vexation, every member of the same is in.  
First, In regard of His Majesties displeasure.  
Secondly, In regard of the Troubles and Distractions of the kingdom.  
The second cause of Sorrow is, that the Actions of some irreligious people, which neither regard Law nor Religion, which will neither obey the King nor them, should be laid to their Charge, they being counted the Promoters and abetters of the said Tumults, which they have so often Declared against, and which of all things they detest.  
3. That men endowed with reason, and professors of Religion, should be so ignorantly zealous, as to think that disturbance in the Church, can produce a religious Peace, or tumultuous dissension, a wished successful union.  
Let but your reasonable souls consider, whether these men be not either very ignorant, or desperately mad, that do things contrary to the Pleasure of the Parliament, and yet pretend they do them for the defence of the Parliament, that pretend they do things for the advancement of religion, when they seek the ruin both of Church and Religion.  
Can any man be so senseless, as to imagine that the Parliament would let these men go unpunished, much less authorize them▪ which made such an unheard of tumult in the Church of St. Giles Criple-Gate, on the third of July, where the Church was made a den of disturbance, where the Priest was buffeted and abused, like the poor Publican among thieves.  
Likewise in Covent-Garden Church, on the same day was a great tumul● for the word Roundhead, spoken by a Boy, in which tumult many Ladies and Gentlewomen were trodden under foot, despoiled of their jewels, and Lives brought in great danger.  
These men doubtless neither regard Law nor Religion, whatsoever they pretend, but being sunk in their own Fortunes, strive to advance themselves by others ruins, they would not else( knowing how apt the Malignant party is to cast aspersions on the Parliament) commit such outrages.  
God grant that their evil Examples past, may be a president of prevention for the time to come, and that these dissensions between the King and Parliament, may be brought to a happy period.  

Ordered that this be printed, and published.  
Joh. brown, clear. Parl.   
FINIS.