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and Pr11nlcdgcs, aITertcd anavindicaccd, (againi’t all
Tyranny whatfocWWMRgann. ‘
B E IN G

MAGNA CHARTA

And of all the moﬂ: principall Statutes made

cvcr1 I 11cc to this prcfcnt vcarc, 1647. For the p11.
Icrvation of the peoples L1bc’rtics and prOpcr-ties. _
With clcatc pronfs and demonf’tmtions, that now their, Laws and L1

bcr1ics are nigher Subvc111'o11, 1hcn1hay were when 1! cy 11111 begun to
ﬁghtIor them, by a p1c{c111fwaying powerful I Faﬂion, 211101131} 1111: ‘

Lawcs and lecrtics to that Atb1 my a1T1d tannicall W Us and plea 1
futct [0 111211 petfcét Vaﬂalagc and SI lavcryt onrcc of ‘8 cs ) induce-.1
1 11211111- oI Turkiﬂl lanifarics. 11 the Regiments oI the Guards: of France,
:5 bl‘kdy (t0 WIPCWUIIIE) to be (ﬁled, II {ht people d ac no: {pccdily look .

Compiled by Licvt. Col. 5‘01»: Ltlburne,prcrov

{had by him for theinﬁruﬁiOn information and beneﬁt Pofall 1
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herticc 911.1'Frccdomes of England, amwcély drew their Swm 133 gar the Houfe
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Lords, Common: and Army. that have alr1cady dsfaft'a lcvclled our. , .

gativc Pr1fonc11n the Tower of London,andp1£bli.- .

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about them, and a& vigorully to: the orcvcmmg oI' 11. I“ I 1

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\ My“!!! éeﬁres pre'fcm peace ,‘freédome, juﬁic‘c, end the com 111011,.Ii.g17t and gced of all men,

Effbﬁtﬁmffi particularlyﬁo allithofc hbmﬂ Now-:1. fkbﬁ;iptivq mm, the: were the promoters and '

iimanagers of that affeé'tionatc Pctitiph" ~form}! Taft} ind hit? Richard. Ooet'ton, toghe Hou'fc 0’5

:Corirmpn (about 12.. {noneths ago;,~wbich iepeirigeo'jn-tbc :10; and 2.1.~pag-.softhc' {Mend c‘diti -

eon dfdur hook‘ctllcd théOutcryes ofopprej‘ed 6‘0”:me But in a man: chpecmll manner to my

hoe-cf: friends,/inand about W atford, thath-Mlyrwcrc ih trouble ﬁtvcrall Scﬂions or St. Alhmxfor
». .0: comméng to their par-ifh Church to bear: Common prayer, 8zc.

, t ‘V - OHM Gentle men, we} deatcﬁ Country men. L,Thefﬂttil?l€ krowledgeofthe fefeﬁﬁg; of

' b gate {of} ﬁQiﬁféfj‘tj’ijt'r‘ﬂ'UCJ‘dll thee: {ﬂying toga", androm3m'ttg to mef'or'od'oice', ‘dtew cut
my broit dawn-Log to my molt: mtmyo heating}! breezy-Q to .théﬁte 2"} o/femet ﬂog that ﬁjgée! hefo‘r

mfefjkﬂmlx’} ﬂzturego'ea’ ofjoyrr,(to whom I hfz'ceﬁ‘mehy ma’ezzredohhgotme and all the ref! of
, your itCigI'JhOttfs} which I [ereprtfent'omwoor cotgztzcm {Zea/pf. anon zrz tb'f/o-ILJWMg elzﬁ‘ozufe, or
'ﬁoole’mﬂeﬂton of Smarter, being meeﬂztoted towewamtyoo, tint} hove not a [:tte’e been 10:71-51:sz

, tumhiedhy the ”router: of rorrtept mino’gfpzeﬂwho amulet/Jute "deed: are 4 gift, mid (lyewﬁw (donor
‘ endear?thcyﬂeoztlo’eome to the {Stew oﬁehg‘Sue} atzgz h: preﬁéhzve been or mot-b as I , or eiﬁryou [mi
A [we Witt/{r ago had tr Prf‘ﬂﬂlbé’ t in 52 am to j 9.1.5.". 15mm“: hzimgfﬂport the xgi'o/ ian.‘loﬂ,)hythe Hoof;-

~ of Com; 0;: (lop! by t he heeies fut train: our onq'fee'itztos proo‘t‘tﬁsagoit/t‘rec State: that 2: mfg), ( '5’

I interpret it) [43/123] (gazette/tow hoot/t" em’e wourhgg‘to promote a righteous, :zztff, ond‘gallant pa"-
tie}: (for the ghetto/"my poore Country) whichl [cot zen'toyou [02m Week: (egos with a letter, which
letter apattlytforMyuge‘nﬁeonoo, 1mm oegcﬁtedhere no tin/‘67:; which thus foL’ozvc-th 'Uirbdtuw.

‘ ' VV afﬁijcnzleﬁae‘n'ond aea‘r’c Fti‘ehdeThue fete/e52?) ofyour love to me, mam» endeavour:

’ 7’ for myfreteiam‘r, by petitioning the'Peir'Iiomotzt,’ ﬁlth ealgznfuch deep‘imprfﬂion upon My heart

' =' ”a” “twat but often renew my thonhfull agkoowl‘edgemetzt, (zed/lady to [ewe jolt impartirolor,
ﬁh'ife I ehldeavoom' err/emote}! who 'e Comte} in Geneva”. And truly the he/Z [broke thy,- I cm doe

joy in this in tzﬂore of time, tom}! opinion is-‘to jiw’jyour petite: For ifthe red Hot-[e of IVerre {71011141
hgoine cote? Into our gates, the ,taztoHorvr [e 01f famioemgtll certainly“ treeduporz lm heeler, and my 710'?
3535,51;ny bc_txpe6tedtg;et d1 (01.23071, norvgtho‘ 03/1}? efﬁgy/t mgotzer to e/tohliﬂy year peace, is the hm.
liegofdtzzeﬂom, 43151 that only 6471 be tﬂi‘ﬁcd {2; utzttizeg 1272theeeoethotz,orznoz’pm .ofﬁ'cedo‘ozo and io.

[Itcegood‘for that end '25 the Petition Wh-ieh-I hayefeitt you ﬂortteei‘ certainly fall the pop/e dirt" he?
hem-é th-efteedomewhteh we petition for o’pmt‘dgAtzd ifyou did inform e them, that the]? you decay”
{55pm}: gfyom' wood, and that you/horde! mixer dtﬂtgreewor thiwk any thing worth a war, if theft: ‘
Primih‘zéé‘ of freedom, & in time were (celedsac 3ft: were cleared to them ofhonv gem! can eertzmetzt it;

3 to game the {peed} jettZCment o f $012,? I [a] [note points were when it; their 22],! [amperfwoded at

:- eapfe would name together or 0712 nonfat?) unteﬂ‘oml)’ to the Parliament ﬁn e21 hlﬂting thofc’fotm'

2' 'yzigy : on‘uﬂz'ee andﬁ'eedome‘gthet themgoeaee might he [come to them. ~
: ‘65th ﬁrmztggzber God wouldg'ioye you light and power; ‘ tit-ﬁe aid endeavour after the thing:

. ambiehteégng to} oter-pt’ace aodﬁ‘eea’ome,he/%re they be hidfrogh yoot eyes, there i 1 mm: an opportunity
{cadefthis‘he heghﬁed, I fem-e G ad will not hetruft usmthattother, atta'in red/on ifw‘o doe not at}
:[peedglyeond or .oru/Iy,-it will he impojjih/e to pyrevuetet Wane and canﬂﬁotthCow inyour offing: in
2 his hkﬁn‘eﬂ’e, fa'eﬁr'e'ifttty advice might-he ofazzy werght with you. ' ' .

Fir/t, that infer}; place: asyo‘u tanner game liberty to‘hmye the ”Petition read on the ﬁr/f day ire} the
week it; themeeting hoofe, there deﬁre a; great :1 meeting of the peoplefome other do} “you (ao'get,

:md'reiz‘d the Petition, and explain it, and thenfeleél lame naive more as Tree/tees, to take care the kai-

1 'mrgg {ohfeription:~,,. 2.. Engage as many perfou at poﬂzhle you can , to more to Lon'ddn‘ with

18158 (Perjzioﬂb and may refolutel-J tethe Parliament, matte,- lnﬁicc, and we attend to give-you n0-
/ . ,itifehbql yoigztendhtre todeliizxer'itlﬁhat at the/ooze time 1'0.” M0} “W “I" ‘3‘ If?” 04” ‘bhle 45‘

' r'dgeot to reﬁtlehqe at London conﬁded] togz'pe you eon/tan! Intelligence of awoﬂazrer ,and toYen‘d
3 you hookrfbryour information, bought by a puhltqoe‘ﬁock,whiebyou [hon/d heme]? wit h your Agent,
‘1 ’Qgcetjoe the: would he of great to neemment- to your peoeeaodmlfore‘ .. I have no meow-w emobte

L : Joy 13727; at prefetzt,hut only! otender you the fer-vice of .... . Yogvrbmoﬂ‘ forehfull (cream: F1139 Egg;

' L‘éndomh'ts 8th. of ” ‘ ‘ again: earncﬂly deﬁres you with all your might to Promote

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{at them, not to makc out mggchicfegand grievances gregtgr; M! £9 {OE‘WW
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65% Hen Ifrael would turn: their backs upon God, ( who alone was their K.‘ cg, x ,- 54”}!
10- 19.8: chap. 1.2.. v. I 2.. l7. 1 9.) and be lake all the Heathen and Pagan nan- II
tions round aboutthem, (0 have aKingto rule over them- fDeztt. ”I. :4, 6045 ,
hgmfelf {ayes this exPreﬁe command upon them, that thejjhallI i”:.4’?1.-”?§/€ﬁtag
’IU’I ,7" Kim over them/”elves, from among/Ethan brethren, ”49411,“ (“)1de ”Qt u may
. , ., my- : / wi/eﬂ’z‘a ﬂranger over them, which is not mm. b'Otbcz‘, hut (faith Gad) [76111411,
not multiply Harfu ta birﬂfflf, nor caufe the peopsc to return to [E 3 )pt (Ithat is to f3y,I to, vaﬁalagc,
ﬂavcry,or the houfe "of bondage.) N either [hall he multiply mm: to hxmfclf, that hzr but! ”m“
not away, neither [hell he greatly multip I} to himﬁzlf, [ii-yer & Gold. . “. I I
And it [ha/l be when heﬁtreth upon the Throne of his Kingdom, that hefhal name hm a copy ofﬁng
law it} ahaoltmut ofthat which is beforethe Pricﬂs the Levitt. And It fhall he with ham, (Did he {hall
reddtbemn all the “layup/7"“ M63 that he might 194"“ “fear: tthord his God, i". liter? all the
word: ofthir law, and thcfc [hammer and do them. That his heart he not lift ed up above ht: brethren,
(matkc that well) and that he turrzc not aﬁa’efram the CUMMndcmcm, to the tight hand-or Ill-the left.
Dent.l7.t;,16,g7,;8,19,,0. I I
Here is a Clem dalmati‘m by Godhimfclf, that Kings (the ﬁngie greatcﬂ: ‘oFMagiﬁratch
attract to walke (and aft upon the people} by the rules oftthit Own Wills, but by the law Qf‘GodI,
which is ashinding tothcm as the meaneﬁ ofthc peoplggm for my Pm I fay, and Gunther, that
man (whether King or Parliament man) that declares himfelfto be lawleﬁé, ma: ”Even” that 607;- .
ditiov of god; creation but of the Divi ls.( And pertinent to this purfofc is the comp aint ofour in.
tirentEngliIh Lawyer Andrew Home,in his Mirror of luﬂice insEng Much; 5. Sea. the htﬂ,dg‘v.ﬁun
the ﬁrﬂ,and fecond, mg n. 5-. wk“? Complaining of the abuﬁons of the Common law, he faith, ,
theﬁr/Z‘ and chief? aha/ion itﬂmt-‘the King is above the law, when” he, ought. .‘ﬂ‘iﬂv-Mbéfﬂ 10 It, a:
it itcontainediﬂ his oath. W'hmh as 3”- 1‘“de H Imam. Qne of’h}: own. Ipd8§§i§1§h§§t éXFS‘Jmcmw
in Mt. Iaha Hampdem cafe againﬁ Sip-moncv, Pag. 3 2-. (Whig) “Went.WAS1P3.4956:fqm-zbési’arﬁ
liaments doétrinc was broached) faith, that by the Kings. 6141‘»; he «gm: wtg—éW-CQWIV/Ehtgtqﬁwb.I
lam: , as ﬁrall*(in Parliament) be Pmpoundedfo'r tht'Pfoﬁtgndgood of the limgdgmﬁnd'hefute ., ‘5‘
(her declares,that heis to rule and govern thereby,fee alfo thepmtmn of Right «in. .thc rfdbw. III
iﬂgpa’ges, L 1' So thatby Elm it Clem” “PP““mhamin his-own amaginatipnmmlltbc opinion . ﬂ?
ofhis Iu‘dgss,he :s neither antPOteDt nor innali‘mitcd, ltaut. his oﬂicIeI . 5,: ‘W‘Qﬁicﬁftwﬁ, con, I . ,
{erred upon him for the good of the people. . . Agid therefor; [51,13 Cunt-Oleﬁn; “W9 Aﬂthrz(4n..I I
drew Horite ibim) the {econd abufe. of the common Law is». That wbem: P43144935,“ gablfyﬂkaq, I
ﬁrth: {almtion afthcfouletony-cﬁ’aﬂbrs ”Wipe in theyeajc a; London, ‘ thdtshbqare there-bu I
very ﬁldame, amid: the pleafureoftbesKingJar fubﬂdie: mdcallamom ._ 'ofiil‘rcafuze, 81c. And we?
AﬁI made the ﬁrﬂ Y§arcsof thilé Parliament ginthe 15. Gish; prcfent 1905,; .talkid‘an Aﬁfm‘thg
{Er 61:?!“ng Of. incommknc“ “Win-8 51>! the, 51038. mtctmilﬁon » of -.B.arliam€nm.‘r “Freaks .
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Whereas hr th e Laws-and Statute; of this Realm tbe‘ﬂarliammt might,“ he holds; “Mswu‘e: j
Wm, yeare,fw the ”help. afGr’O‘Wm“ .Sec. Which'Lawcs and Statutesate the 4 BEL. 3- “kw j
36: Ed. 3. 10o(Whicharc printedvjrbatum in tbcfoljowin diffo'ut‘ffe, P333 9 ”.9: andrw'hiclum:
exPrCQV raréﬁed and conﬁrmed to- hula/1k?!” and oft/edit ; _. In which A3931; ”Fiﬁ-II!!! ”3‘34
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griewncc; that dayzyhgppen, but not in the lcaﬁ'to out-Riding: Law-cs, vale.

  

‘ofthjgit‘tteafufeby taitatio’nt, Efﬁci‘zc, '8: 6. “anti then {here it By thouﬁiﬁis and ten th’otgaf'aatls as;
nongﬁthemfelno, which itexpreﬂy againﬂ the Lewes of the kingdomefor Fttju: in try/i, (and
they are no more at (1:09,) by the Law of this warm give nothing to térew/elvrt, and therefore
'tktitfharing (as daily they docj) the Common wealths money amongﬁ thef‘nfcltesg is n0 thtcr
then abfolutc {ﬁre robbery, again'a whom an ihdtftmcnt, cm!) “5‘30“ 0* recovery, (ifnotof

' m: Andra Home declares p. ”z 19. that
‘it is-an abufe of the common "Law, thht
' Iuﬂices and their Ofﬁcers, who kill pea.
pie by falfe fudge uent, be no: deﬁroyed,
as other m'urt'hetets, which King Alfrid
caufed‘ t0' be-done, who caufed 4 q.» Iuﬂi-
cesin one year: to be .‘hanged as murthe
r3178, for their falfc‘judgements, and page
14 I. {he faith,'that he hanged Arnold be.
ca'u'fe he fa‘Vcd B‘oyliﬁ', who robbed the
' peeple by cullour oftdlflrcﬂ’u, whereof
font: were bylellitzgdiﬂreﬂ‘es, fome by
“nations of fines, 8tc.

death lyohght in oguity andrcafim to lye as well as a-

gain a robbing and cheating fervants and ﬂewardst f

A“‘nd for them for ever to {halter theml‘elves froiﬁthe‘

"lafh and (heal: ofjuﬁiec. or for ever from being called w

”to accompl, (or .11 their Cheats, Robbzties, and mur~

thumb, getting tin-Kings band to an Awﬁtomalte I
them an cverlaﬁing Parliament, no more lye: in the '

Kings power Juﬁly and legally to do,then to give them
power to make us a! a‘bl‘olute Vaﬂ‘cls and Slavchahil to
dc‘ﬁsoy all our LaWCS, libertys and propertys, and
When they have fo done, then to cut the throats
of all the men in England beﬂdes themf'elvcs, there-
'fore it behaves the people to keep 119 the interefl of‘a
Parliament, but yet annually atleaﬂ to chufe new

Parliament meat, to c‘all their prediccﬂors to it ﬁrich
aecombt, and for my part ] conceive that nor onely by the rules of equity and “3100,75“: by the
ﬁrength ofthe‘Law of the land,(wbitb require: a Parliament to be tho/e51 and ballet lea/i cutaway,
gun) the peeplc that are willing in the fevcrall Sheites, Cities and Burrowes, maycau home
their Parliament mengand fend new ones in their places to call them to accompmn d to maflt: Laws
ta‘punnifh fnch betrayers of their truﬁ, as men, as full ofunmtutalncﬂ'e, as thofe that murder
and kill their ownc father: 3 which is an 361 :bhotrtd even amongﬁ bruts, and yet this very thing
is aﬁed upon us‘by the. grandee: amongﬁ Ont ttuﬁecs; who themfelves have told us, that it it a:
Wit It», a: «you the Kingdomtbat tbt ngdom moat ought to be withouta matter to pre.
ﬁrst: it‘felfe. apart ”battdetlwpag :07. 8t peg. 690. ' And that tbtfe flying: which are ewlli'tt
their ownenaturegantt be tbtﬁtbjtﬂ oftmj comm 1nd, or induce an] obligation ofobta'z'encc upon
‘11] numb} any authority what/300w, 1 . par hook peel. pag. 20 t . 8t 92g. 13 0. And therefo-e, the
boncluﬁon that [draw from God: fubjeétmg of :21 l men equally alike to his law, isby way of ad-
vice to all my Counttymen, eatneﬁly to profccutc the obtaining the things dcﬁred in the 3 ﬁrﬁ
hcadgofou; gtc'u-Qetition efyeeially ( for promoti ngof which, I am lately as a trayter committed

”by the Houfe ofCO'I'Imom) that the powers of King. Parliament and people may be deﬁinﬁly and
particularly declared and fet’led. that we may be no longer in confuﬁon, by having the link one:
to be'fubjeéﬁo the .Punilhment of the law; 8: thegrent one: to be (fubieﬁ to none,but fheir'luﬁs s;

the law of duct own misﬁt thetfotc I do with conﬁdence belcgyc thol'e ”puma,” ofmy impnfon-
§ “Comrade Mrw W Wt‘ldmiin the I I . pag.othis late mafculiae gawk petite called truth: try; ‘
or am,” treacbgywaatomtzed, whetethe (itch, tbstbt beltecuts the ﬁetdam o/tbi: 20:5," will
i. ”on" btfetured, until the extent oftbt pater and Mg? "”50me "Prt'ﬂﬂtatiyet,ad;be' people:
"(WW‘WU‘ fbmﬁlwt-bt clearly declareiiin reference u the Iegiﬂative power, '

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brother,or any Other relations Ihave inelielrrorld, hut {hall always to All Iconverle with,inenliafe
the remembrance ol’that deareexPerienced truth or maxime,reeorded in the margenr Ofonr fore-
‘Mentioned large Petition, wmch is,“Thatit'hath been a [maxime among!) the wifefl Legiﬂatgrs

" thatWhofotvcrhiéﬁncs to {Cttle good laWes, mun proceed in them with a ﬁaiﬂer opinion of all

“ mimkind, and {tippzilc that witofoever is not. wicked, it ”for want only oft'l’te opport‘unixic,
n Andthat no {rate can wil'ely be con him: of any pu’oli‘qtie Minil‘ters continuing good, longer
f‘ theh the rod-{is he’ll} over their heads' . _ - , _
I Now as God-hath made all men {uhjeft to hi‘r'la‘l’ves gilik e, {o in the.

Second placehe hath been very (hart, politive,and plain in his inure: : fee Gen. 2. 1 7. and )9;

5. 6.8:, 2.0. Fee all‘o the the to. It. I 3. :4. page: ofmy Ep'l’tle to indge Reeve: edition the z,

‘ where thefe particulars are largely and pithly difcurfed.

But Inglersﬁeceivers, deluders, and Tyrants s 'ﬁrtéy'how to make their Lewes amhi nous
and doubtfullgharfo the people may continually be together‘by the cares, in the true under and .
ing of them, ch It (0 the myﬁeriousfand juglin Law yet: [ who are the pri‘ncipal‘l makers ofthem)
may under pretence of opening them,eontinua y pi cl: the people: poekets,with a'kind of Horus Po-
cus or Clenly eonveiancegand have made them (0 voluminousghat it lhal be almoi‘t impc’lﬁble for
an ordinary man ever to reade themavegor ll hedge reade them over yet,it£inll be impoliible
gar 3n ordinary braine to carry alllthe contradi'alons of t‘hem , one againfl an ether in his

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' Thirdly, God gave all his'lawer, and the proceedingstherein to his people, in their Owne mo;
therton_gue,and commanded them to teachthem to their Children and‘Setrants (and that their
Iudges'thar did execute them, lhould (it openly in the Gates) and judged it farre below, and he.
Math that lullice that is inhtﬂﬂt in him to give his Lewes, or any proceedings in them; [0 unto
his people, that it was impofﬁble for'the‘moﬁ of them, to know them, read feriouﬂv for proof
her‘mfIthe Forenien tinned page: of my E piﬁlc to ludg ‘Zﬂ’evergfor writing of which 31 my prefeut'

troubles are come upon me.

" But faith the aincient Lawyer Andrew have their lawes not in the peoples mother tongue;-
Home, in his Mirror of juliree, chap. 7. but will have them put into Lattin,or Fren'chgthat {0
Seat. de. 3 page 2.: g. it is an abufc of the people thatare governed by them, may never‘
the common Law of England, that the came to underﬁand them,‘ that ('0 their lives libel--
Lewes and enliomle: of the Realmegvhh tics and eﬁares may be at the will; "of thole ti a hide
their oct-aﬁons are nor put in writing,
whereby they may he known,l'oas they
might be home by all men.

ry well obl'erves the peottle were in Will. the conques

$iﬁm‘p'ﬁardiper in the book of Marterrppen this doore and we are all de ﬁroyed; and‘therfore by
any meanesﬁrppreﬂ'ezll fu‘ch‘fchooles as Henry the third did thofe {chooleegthat were in’his Jaye:
{emp‘to teé’ch the maple theknowledge ofMagIm (barrage: Sir Edward [oak well ‘de lures,

in the '3. page of his proeme to his 2.1m: inl’e‘itutes. And therefore itis‘that thofe-makke-bate ’
ﬁrebrand Lawyers in the Houl‘e ofCommonss have bin {'0 tranl'end'ently naive, to burneg'aml t‘ "

«ulh‘in‘p‘eeeer all Inch honeﬁ,and-juﬁ,petitions_ ‘55 have dcﬁrgd gut lame: and proceepﬁngsthere-

3' -*~.. ‘ , a.
A ‘- . ' _, . " \ » . r:
"' - an

4—. ..~\ .J .

"But'jttglers,deceivers, deluders, and tyrants,- will

and tyrannifeover them,(asMr. Daniel in his hiﬁon"

routs time,)and if polﬁble they gitxthcir pleadings to

‘ _ be in Englilh, as the people of this Kingdome ' dill 1-

theirs (with much Rrugling in'Ednmrd the thirds time) as appeares by that remarkable {’taruteof‘
he 3‘6. Ed. 3.chep. re. printedin the fOllowingdifcont-fc page g 3,- ycttbe} ﬂnurbgrfcuergd

H gm, this bondage,that thgi‘r‘cdtrcyts proces, and precedingslhail‘ he in Latti‘n,"an‘d thatin‘ {u ch 1 “~

' hamhrhat noto nelattin fcfho‘ller in twenty {hall read: them,and if any follow the command-bf?

God, to teach the people the underihnding of their Lawes 3 ‘O cry the knaves and tyrants like" 4

 

 

 

 

 

jig, machput-mga‘aﬁmﬁ #113115“ cal}: to be undﬂﬁQOd method in the Englilh ton’ g‘i‘i e ; yea in
"ﬁne made i‘tl‘theit (lady; to 3,5th to Epowdcr the promOtets ‘of all fuch null 86 hand! tuition
g” [my and that 'accothpl-iﬂ'cs _ " WCIY did in Mr. Iolin W zldmam cafe and mine, 'and indeed to
{peak truly without fate, they! are the gramll'uPPOrW“ of all corrupt intereﬂs in the Kingdomc,
with“?Iii-lilithtﬁirﬁildy (o kit-9595‘ the people in bondage,_and_,vaﬂolage, and tbert/brc 0 )6 Common.
ﬁgﬁmd‘g; 535,33}, 5,9,9“; lay petzz‘iderecdﬂ] to the Parliament; to throwthem all ontof the,
Houfea's unfaveryfalthaverliOqﬁlid1“.e any lmm unlelfe 3‘ afﬁﬁance, MW 1 will miﬂmnc
j; with my life,»havc been mt {till are; (to: the prefervationof their own: corrupt intereﬁ )' no

{33311 iﬂﬁrumgnts, in the by pal} 2nd patient Cubverﬁon of our liberties 5 and occafion of-thc blood-

1}, rd, and 13“. warre in the Kingdome‘, and the main hinderets of the granting, fetling, and accomi

: gl’lllhlrng: OﬁhOfc many juﬁ and rightGOUS. things that hath f 0 often bin petitioned for to the Patli-

,antcntnhoifgft hithert’b all. in’vaine.‘ ,0 thereforc‘cm and or] m'igbmj , ‘aga‘iinﬁ them a ”7‘? “mm of
if}? Hwﬁ? aiz‘d‘Cgmmon-wealtb. '- , ‘ - -

,.B'u;,becgu[¢ I have-10.9361 and ﬂill doc,to have“ this cdlleﬁioﬁbtmﬁ I {hall draw” tovi'art'le1 a:

wacmﬁmg : ”(1216th Country men here reape the beneﬁt ofthe anfw er I' fentto the querys of
fomgof my friends, mentioned in the Epiﬂle Dedtcgtory (which was the original! and ptintiyall
qccaﬁqn ofmx compiling thiSbOOk) Wthh thus {allowed}.

7

By the Rm": of"WeﬂW”ﬂer the ﬁtﬂ, madein’thc ;. ofEdmai-dt. chap. :6. (which you mayg 5/

tﬁepde verbatim ingeb: 7.x pagesoftbc following colletﬁion} their are-noﬁae: ducfrom any free mart '
OfEngland to M] 01393,. oj‘z’ﬂﬂi“ ”bat/Dem)", [mt ,Wbdtfffﬂ'] have Immediatly from the 1»:wa 3
“WI”? ofibt' Kingdomfor they [diaries or wagetgand iris aginll a ludgc: 01th to take an ymhofe -
‘ oath you may at large read in the tom ge following. read a‘ll'o-that remarkable page in the metro:

of lame: pa; 2‘; 3. aggfor the ‘ptoofnf this,6ut cf peci ally read the marginall notes in the 59. page
folloW'm inglhe that exaas anyﬁnl bythe formencioned ﬁatue pay back again twice as much 81c,
but it it true by fame lattérﬂatqu( as the "13'.Hm-, 6- ChaP- “(J-WhiCh You may 1' eadcperbat'im in

,thel3- 19» folloni‘ing pages) and 33,. Hon. 6,. u. and 2:. He», 7.. x7.;&c.)therc'are'

Tome { mall lees tobe paid, And alfo Sir Edward-.Coolgin the x .partof his tinﬂitutcs (lib . 3. chap. ' -

£39 ftEt. 70, {01.352}. ) faith fueh reafonablefeas as have been allowed by the Courts ofjuﬁicc-
'of‘a'n ancient time, to inferior miniﬁcrs and attendants of Courts for their labour and attendance . ' '

if it be asked and taken cfthefubjeﬁ it'is uo extortion.

. ,But there is none at all due for cutting .and recording of H‘apperance, nor forjthe rcmovingt

, inpon a Certiomry.' , t - , , . ,- , _'
“Bill: againﬁ Str’Ed‘ward-Coolgtjopinion in thi; particular, I offerthit to conﬁderation, that by,

_ the Petition bfright the’ng himfelfe with all his Lords,cann0t jul'ttfiably lay a ' penny upon ;’

T Bar take a penny from) the meancﬂ man in England, without common confent in Parliament
andlifthe-King “Sec. the gum cannocdoe it, then undeniably , the Iudges 0r juﬂicts the letfer

canimueh: 1dr: doc l'e Andbgﬁ4¢9 by the-Jame right, that under peete'nCe of dues or fees by their?: '
' “hm"? Wills '“aPle‘rum: th’éytakcbne fetching from you or mathcy may take a teeny. "yea, agii .-
ﬁlling, ye a; pound,yea a thoufand poundﬁnd fo adiriﬁnitumﬁnd- Totem]! and deftroy alrproper.

rity of mum @v mum; {fee for the painter of an 33 of Parliament, the notable arguments of

I ud‘g Ham» 8(- IutlgCroolre in the cafe offhip..monc'y,but efpecialy the 'Patliamentsvmcs annexe 7_

‘cd,,torhole:arguments] for which very thing divers of the Iudgcs in the cafc~of fhip- money, were
this very‘Parliament impeached of Treefon,‘ and the Brat-ups for _.makeingthcir'cmnons bythe

v

Kings ﬁngle authority. to binde their 'Clcargies purges Vll§l395§ gnthogiey oflfntl—i‘emcng were {95 ,. I T

'*13'ES"!¥4 sec. like 499%.??? all-shew“? 7‘72

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‘Ef‘it See Mr." .Natgt‘iae: his aaras’ierpéech ii ria/i’bcxnrrrd and recorded in [Turin by :17: Mar: 5f -

g ‘ againﬁ the Biﬂrops'Cmnons made I 6 40 - the 36.543. x i. which y-Uu may read: in th: 1 z.fol e
W and printedjaa book called Speeches and . lo-wingpnge‘ and no preeeﬂc is tobc‘award‘edﬁut tar"-

l gallrges ptl'ntedforWdI fuel; at Furnie ‘the- prefemmerptis entrcd and recotdedsirilattin; &.
valsltine gate in Holborne-r64t.§ page r‘theprefenrtnem-muﬂj'“mention the oEénceiand fo’

49. so. er. and the houl'e’ of Comm-ens "multthc writer procech. ascleatly appears ,inthe

vote Dec. ts. 1649. ibimpage 32.8. and lall‘ forcmencioned moft oota-‘ole and remarkable In»
the nature made this Parliament that: rare; fée alfo Sir, Edwarr,1lC00kV-l.cc0ntl part i'nﬂituts

abolilhed Ecceleﬁzﬁicall luril‘dit‘li. uponthe 29 clnpmr’A/Izgmz {bdrm fol, 5.4.52“ 5;.

on. , {cc V0): p165?! page 37 and-r: l1: merror ofluﬁice chap.

‘ t. _ : g.’ fc“&.l;diviﬁon98. P1gC-1js303yfllﬁlt’lﬁ'ﬂlllhét"
(inltis 1; ; page d'ivlﬁony r ) faith that it is abttl'e of‘the-Commo‘n Lgt‘wghfzt anxplaim is treeived ..
to he heard Without fureties p:e:’ent, to teﬁiﬁe the'plai‘nt to betrtie. '

' ‘ g. Tl'reluﬁices ﬁring upon the bench, may verbally commit a mangfor an afﬁne: lying under

thetrcognizzrtce, lu: there . mull be a Mittitur ; or Commitment penned upon Record :

lowingt’il'cou; l}... . _

4e [lac lullices of peace cannot continue 3 mm bound above two or three Seﬁiwus at molt,“ arid

ifsthey continue him more, they may afw ell continuehtm for thirteen, and ft) for thirteen {coteﬁor‘

itis a vcxation, and the Lil” gives him remedxe, by an action of the cafe ,qgainﬁ the Inﬂow“,

wherein theyfhall beﬁnedto thetﬁing forthe vcxation, and paydamages to the par‘ti;
Plaintiff}. . t. .. . »_ ., ,e i ‘
-.5.1mIodie't-xtentForextortion,mul’t be inthe peoper County beforﬂheluﬂices .o{0ycrmér
Termintrwt Iulliccrofthe peace. "r * , g .. _ .—'--:

6. Vpon an atreﬁ, the Ofﬁcer mull declare atwhol'e fair, for what, and what mufﬂe the prof
(tile hagh, fee the Counteﬂ'e of Rut/and: cafe of atrcﬁ, in the ﬁx: p11“: of Cookes
Reparts. '

i 7, For a Plea againflan Indiﬂment, for no: comming to Church to heart: Common Prayer-f~ ‘

' 8(c. it is framed layout hand, in the m, 2.1,”, 3,3. page: nfmy large 1?me to 061.1431") Martin

. i of the 3!. of M31; 1643'. called 7131]) Oaths; to which I referrc 'you. ‘ . _
é 8, Thougo your be‘cbmmit'ted juﬁ‘l‘y and legally, be lure asfoon as you are committed (if poll}.
‘ ble you can) profFer legall Baile, in perform to thofe that commit yon,but for this I wholly referee
_ the Reader to the 70, 7 r , 7 2. pages of the following dil'courl‘e, in which I have given
, t. fome direﬁions to my Country men , how to guide theml'elves by the rules of the Law of England,
_‘ , in all ordinary molelhtions that can befall them, by Knavcs, malicious men, or Tyrants, faving
in thepoint ofpannil mg of Iuries upon them, in cafe they come to any trial! to, their lives, 8cc .
and lumbar pOint, I doe wholly referretht Reader to the 2.4, 2.5, 26. pages ofi’my notable [task
called the Refolved mans refolution (where alfo the cheats and il legallities ofCommittces»-.- pro-
ccding: are anotsmiled) and to the t . part of Sir Edward Cooks l’nﬁ. lib. 2.. chap. t :. Sea. 2. g 49'
fo. x 16, 157. and his ;.part to. 3 2.. g 3. My labours herein 1 dcﬁre may ﬁnd a courteous accepta-
ion at the hands of my oppreﬂcd friends and Country. men, and I have my reward, and {ball
tlrereinreioyce, and be incouraged fer the future improvement of my more talent to doe them fir-r.

) . ‘theryfervicm '
f Elf-m my canﬁleﬂe mptivitz'e in the Tower of _ ‘
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Fm- ”POI! the x 9 . of Ian .Vi'aﬁ, the Hours odemmom Committed me “3 Paton! 3‘. their, Piiroﬂﬂ', f

f” tug/0mm andfedxiaus pref} far againﬁ the ﬂare. And manta the poweroftke Route 1960m-

mming me ] ﬁooped, but at they: door: defixed to be commuted-law legal! Warrant, “bid! 5 '

their (>th Law (publiﬂted in Sir Edward Cook: inﬁnutes)voccp 395_0'd*93n°931‘u Warrant. -

"ofcommitmem‘: whacloevcr eugh: exPrtﬁy to c'omainerheceruine' par‘txculaf. cafe, wherefgrc a

' y man ii cbmmite’ed, and ought to “ﬂaw“ 3“ him {35317 ‘9 k“? all he be #11"er by due “er
} of Law/,and fu— the full proof of this, read the 68, 69. page: ofthe following dxfcourfe, and the.
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1 x, x 3, x3 ,1 4, 1 g, Page: of Mr. John Wé-Idmz: late defence, cailchruchsTrmme, o: Trez- “
Chery anoramifed‘ ‘ , . .

.. But iftchJrrang be in genera“ words,and be alfo to keep hum durfng their piezfuregaa one He
by the Parliament, the rifoncr is murthe-rcd and dCRI'OY‘d by {PCh ”f ‘mPnfOﬂmcm R” h‘ muﬂ'
cnhcr (hoop to their w 3! s. and fobetray his liberties and ﬁn agamﬁ bits own f0:1[€,. or elf: he muff,
remain: in prif‘on till he {hue and mt, before any Iudge in W cﬂmmﬁfrﬂ all WI" grant. him;
Halted: Cams :0 bring him up to the barre of Juﬁice, either to receive his pumfhmenc accordin
to Law, 0r clfe his liberties as uniuﬁiy im prifoneé, and this made me theo her day at the Hour:
ofCommon‘s,to co’ntcﬁ fur alegal wmtantﬁefﬂc I "0““ goto Pr ir‘mib‘“ th" “’3'de Turkifh
Ianifary,Col. Earlier laid violent hand! Upon manning me exprcﬂyj he “’35 nateuhcr ‘0 reafon or >
difputc [he Houfcs commandgbut to obey them 38: caufed his Soldxer: to draw their {words upm
“ maﬁa in hailing of me away by force &violcnce he ﬁabed Magma Charmﬁt the Petition of R :g' ;
i~ &c.to the very heart and fou!e,& did aﬁnuch asin him lycS, by “h?" a& 4‘3”? 3‘10!” Lanes
1 and liberties, for if authority muﬁ be backr with the (Word, to put 1:! execution all chm unjuﬁ
commands,then farwcll all law and lxberty forever, and accurfcd be ”‘3 d931,“ ‘th CY" the Parlia-
ment raifed an Army to ﬁght for the prcfcrvati-on 95 our lanes and It berries, If now they
convert their power, and turn: their {words and guns agamﬁ “3 by 50'“ 95mm” ‘1‘.ng 9W
hwes and liberties. ’

 

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In’the third yeare of the reignof Claorler, King of
' ,‘Englana’, Scatlandj, France , and Ireland.

t T the Parliament begun at Wrﬂminﬂer the leventcenth day of Merchant. Dom-16: 7.’

' in the third yeare of the reigne ofcur mol‘t gracious Sovcraigne Lord, Coarles, by
the grace of G od,of England, Scotland, Franco, and Ireland, King, Defender of
“ 7W7? _ ‘ the Faith,&c. And there-Continued untill the 26. day ofltmc following, and then
9,,3)‘ (he: Prowguedunto-the 2.0. day of Ofiober now nexr enfuing : To the high pl‘eal'ure of

Almighty God, and to the weal: publique of this K ealme, were enat‘ted as vfolloweth.

  
      
 

The petition Exhibited to hts Majel’tte by the Lords S ptrttuall and
Temporal! ,and Commons in this prefent Pariument aﬂembled, co‘ncct:
‘ sing, divers Rights and Liberties of the Subieﬂ: t with the Kings Majei’ties' royall aa-
' fwer thereuntoﬁn full Parliament.
To. the Kings moﬂ Excellent sz eﬂie.

' Vmbly lheweth unto our Sovereigne Lord the King, the Lord: S pirituall and Temper-2,11,
Hand Commons in Parliament alTembled,That whereas it is declared aid inaéied by aStatute
made in the time oi the reigne of King Ed.th ﬁrﬂ,commonly called Statumm de Taliogio 7m;
concedentoﬂ. That no tallagc or aidjbzllbe laid or levied by the King or bi:

la 34. Ed. I. chap. 1. Heire: l3 tbisRealm85WilbWt‘be. 3904””! and aﬁimr oftbe ‘4er Bﬁoptﬁ .

b zg.Ed.; RorfPor. B:fbops,£orler,Barom, Knigbtr, Burgrﬂbs, and otber tbs free men o/tbe
c as. Ed. 1. 6, 1. Ed.- Commaoalt} oftbi: Realm. And by authority of Parliament holdenin the
‘3. 6. t t. R. z. 9. 1. ﬁve and twentieth yeare ofthe reigne ofKing Edward the third, 6 it is de-
1i. 3. 2., elated and imﬁed. Tborfrom theme/2w}: nopcrfon jbould becompelledto'

‘ make my [aunts to the King again/ibis will, becoufefucb loam: wereagoinﬁ

reaﬂm, aedtbe ﬁancbife of the Land. And by Other Lawes of ~ this Realm: it is provided, that no»:
fbould be charged by any charge or impoﬁnon,callrd a Benevolence, nor by/ucb like charge, 6 by which
the Statutes before mentioned, and other the good Ltwes and Statutes of this Realme, your Sub-
ie&$ have inherited this Freedome. '1‘ hot they ﬂzould not be compelled to contribute to any tax, wig

lage,oid, or 521m like charge, nor fct by common confent in Parliament. r, R. g. 2.. 0 .

Yetnevertheleﬂ‘e of late, diver: Commiﬂions , dircaed to fundry Commrﬂio ms in feverall
Counties,with inﬁruaions have iﬂ‘ued 3 by meanes whereof yourpeople have been in diversplaccs-

. Eaﬂ'emble‘d, and required to lend certaine fummes of money unto your Majeftie, and many of them
upon their refufall (0 to do, bow bad on oath admioiﬂred unto them, not warrantoble by the Lave: ‘

or Statutes oftbi: Realm, * and have been conﬂrained to becomeboun _ to
_. ' oaths Ex Ofﬁcio make appearance, and give attendance before your privic Councell, and n
unlawful Other places : and others of them have been therefore imprifonedﬁonﬁned,‘
' * All Megiﬂmty in and fundryOtherwayes molcﬁed and difquieted. And divers ether charge:
Englandisbounded by have been laid and levied upon your people in feverall Counties, by Lord
rbelawtbereof. ' Licvrenants, Deputy Lieutenants, Commiﬂioners fotMuRersJuﬂices of
Peace, and other: by command or direé‘tion from your. Maieﬁy, or your

1d 9H, 3. 29. privie Councell,againﬁ the Lowes and free culiomes of the Realme. " ,
It ,3, Ed.3. 3, And where alfo by the Statute called THE GREAT CHARTER OB
, . (1,. E'd.3. - THE LIBERTl-ES OFA ENgLAND,d Iris declared end waited, you

 

 

 

 

 

 

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St. 37.Ed.3;. ‘ t 8. zofree'manmtty be takmer imprifotted, 075‘ 4,1173%“! of“! Free 501:1: 0"
8t. 38. Ed. '3. 9 . ' "Liberties,” his free [uﬁammr be outlawed- or'exiled,or m any matter digrayg
St. 4 :.Bd-. 3:. g.:- 1, «4.13», by the lawful! iudgement ofbir :PEERS; 0' 6J ‘17: .14” 0ft”

, ' St. 17: K0 2.6; *‘ '3 Ll)! .

. Andin the eight and twentieth yeare of the reigne' of King Edward the
third, c it was declared and enaaed by authority of Parliament, That no me of what eﬁate or €071-
dit fair that be be,ﬂyo-uld be put out of his Land, or'Tenementr, ttar taken, nor twprifoned, nor tit/bert-
ted, nor put to death without being brought to anfwer by due proceﬂc «Jun. 1

Neverthelcﬁ‘e againi} the tenour of the faid Statutes, and other the good Lawes and Statute: of
your Realme to that end provided, f. diversofyottr Sublet}: have 0/11'14‘ been imprijhrted without
47:] tank/berated: A4 And when for their deliverance they were brought before your Iu'fhces‘ by your;

*mprifbnment with-
out caufeﬁycwed it 171-
ltgatVJcc alﬁt [oaks 3,
part ire/firmer, upon
the 19. cbap mag-ea
(barre.

T Compulﬁve biditittg

of Soldiers unlawful],
and it isvcry rib/er-

oyab/c that the King
at (be time oftbz's
complaint bad ‘ warm
with France.

g 25 Bdw. 3. 9;

h No mats ought to be
adiun’ged but by the

. rﬂablzjbed leaves. ,9.

H. ;.29.5.5‘d.3. 9.
21. Ed 3:' 4. 2.8.
£423.32

Maje’hes Writs ot’I-ltrbtar corpur,there toundcrgoe and receive as the Court
ﬂnuld order, and their Keepers Commended to certiﬁe the caufcs of their
derainer, no caul’e was certiﬁed, but that II?!) were detained bjﬂmr Maia?
ﬂier [ptciall (ammand, ﬂgniﬁed b] the Lord: 0/ your prmr’e (unwell, and ye: '
were returned back to feverall prilbns withour'being charged with any
thing to which they mi 5hr make anfwer according to law. t

And whereas of late great companies of Soldiers and Marriners have been
difperfed intodiver: C )Uﬂtics of the Realme, and the inhabitants ageinfi
their uib’r, have been compelled to receive them into their houiEs, and
there to fuffer them to fojourne, again“ the 'Law es and Cuﬂomes of this
Regime, Tand to the great grievance and vexati on of the people.

And Whereas alfo by authority of Parliament, in the ﬁve and twentieth
ye‘are Ofthc r igne ofKing Edw. the third,g it is declared and inaéted, that
710 m1?) [bard : be foreindged of [2/5 or limbe ageitrﬂ tbefom ofrbt Great Char-
ter and tire Lita}- oftbe {ands And by the (aid Great Charter, and other the
Lawcs and Statutes of this your Realme, no man night to be adadged to
death, but by the Loewe: tﬂablifbtd i)! zbiryour Rea/me, h either by the [uﬂomr
oftbeﬂme Regime, or b} aﬁsofPa-rliammt. And w heteas no ofena'er of wbat
kind/other, is exempted from the proceedings to be ufcd, and puniihments
to be inﬂiaed by the‘szes and Statutes of this your Realme:NevertheleiTe,
oflate divers Commifﬁons under your Mareftes great 86316 h we itiited forth
by which certaine perfons have been alﬁgned and appointed Commiﬂioners \‘ 1-.
with power and authority-to proceed within the land, according to the In- '

 

{lice ,ofMart‘ia'll Lawmgainﬁ 'fuch Soldiers and Mart-iners,or orher dilfolute perfont joyning with _ :3
them, arﬂtould cbttmit any murtber', rabberie, clan], mutittie, orotber outrage or ”ti/demeanor ubae- \ ;_
ﬂier/er, andbyfuch fummary cortrfe and order, as is agreeable to MartiaULmv, and asis and in] ;
Armies in time of wane, to proceed to the tryall and condemnation offuch Offenders, and them to/ ;.
caufe to be executed and put to death according to the Law Martiall, ’ '
By prCKCXt whereof fame otfyour' Maieftics Subieas havcheen by fomc of the faid Commiﬂioners 0')
put totdeath, wire: and where, ifby the Law: dﬂdStatutc: oftbc Land tbty bad deferved dear/5b; the _-
' ' fame layer and Statutes aljetbe} might; and by no other 09gb: toba'ue been
fledged and executed. T ‘ .. '
And alfo fundry grievous offenders by colonvrhereof, claiming an ex:

 

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together unlawful! in

Etrgldtzd in time: of

, peace 'e/jtec‘ialq, and
' .7 ,_'Ibgreﬁre that Soldier
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emption,have efcaped thepuniihments due to them by the Lawés and Sta. ‘
tutes of this your Realmesby reafon that divers of your ofﬁcers and M: niﬁers . '
oﬂuﬂicc have uniuﬁly reﬁifed, or forborne to proceed againﬁ fuch offenders r
warding-mks {We Eats? 9245.993» are.» rtcésrtss that “it {311“- ~

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~t'emlortwe?e pnnifhtble only by Martiall law; and by authority of luck

In: lately [hot at the Commiﬂions as aforelaid, which Commillions and all other of Int: nature

Reade {your mere are wholly and direftl y contrary to the {aid Lawes and Statutes of this you:

Ware, was ‘meerely Realme. , y _ . '

mgrthertd. ' They‘doe therefore humbly pray your mo-ﬂ 'Textcel lent Maieih’e, that no

‘ man hereafter be compelled tomake or yeeld any gift, loane, benevolence,
The Petition. tax, or fuch like chargemirhout common confent by so ofParliamenr. And

. that none be called to make aul'wcr,or take {itch oath, or to give attendance,

'or be Conﬁnedpt Other ways molcﬁed or difquieted Concerning the fame ,or for rcfufal thereof.And
that no Freeman, in any {ueh manner as is before menric’med, be imprifoned or detained. A nd that
your Maieﬁie would be pleafed to remove the {aid Soldiers and Marriners; and that'yout people may
nor be fo burthened in time to come. And that the Forelaid CO-mruiﬂions for proceeding by Marti-
all Law, may be revoked and annulled. And that hereafter noCommilliont oflrkc nature may iEue
forth to any perfon or perfons whatfoewr to be executed as aforefaid, ‘ loll by colour of them any
{if your Maieﬁies SubieEts be diRroycd or put to death contrary to the knives and franchil‘e of the

and. ~ > ‘ ' .

All which i hey molt humbly pray of your molt. cxeellentMﬁdlﬁa’s their rights and lib: rtier,aé-
cording to the Lawes and Statutes of this Realme. And that your M'aicliie Would” all-‘0 youchfafe to
declare that the awards, doings and proceedings,to the prejudice’of your people, in any ofthe pre-

- unifies, ﬂnll not be drawn hereafter into conlequence or example. And that your Maicﬁie would be

alfo graciou fly pleafed, for the future comfort and fafety of your people, to declare your royall
Will and pleafurc, That in [hCIlllngS aforefaid all your ofﬁcers and Minillers i‘hlll ferve you ae-
-" - cording to the Lawe‘s and Statutes of this Realme, Tas they tender the lac-

  
 

T1411 «the ‘admim'jtm-
tor: of the law, are
to execute their pla.

_ ct; according to the

law and not other-

_ wife.

none of your Maicliie, and the profpetity ofthitlﬁngdome'.

Whicb Petition being read, the {econd of lam, 1638. The Kingsanl‘n er
‘ was thus delivered unto it. '

THe King willeth that right he done,_ according to the Lawes and cm

homes of the Realme 3 And that the Statutes be put in execution, that

his Subieas may have no eanl'e to complain: of any wrong or oppreﬁion,

‘eontra'ry to theioiuﬁ Rights and Lihertie:,ro the prefervation whereof, he holds biml'eE in confcih”

cute as well obliged, as of his Prerogative.

11' And the tea/Em ”a:
hetaufe in thir his
ﬁrfl (mfwtr he doth

‘ not grant that the

thing: claimed in the
Petition at they are
(all down, are the

. (attics, riglttt,and li.
’ barrier of England,

and/‘0 had left it in
the ledger hrtaﬂ: to

have, given their
Judgement: a: well
again]? a: with the

Petition, but his fe-

But this anfwer not giving l‘atislaaionQL the King was againe petitioned
unto, that he would give a full and fatisfaﬁory 'anl‘w’er to theirQPetition' in
full Parliament. \ - '~ ,
Whereupen the King in perfon, upon the . feventh of I me: made this

fecond Anfu'rer. ‘ ’ ' ' ' ' ' '

My Lords and Gentlemen. ' I
THe mirror I havealready given you, was made with fa good deliberati;

on, and approved bytbe iudgements of {0 many wile men, that l could
not haveimagined, but that it l'hould have given you full fatisfaétion; but
to avoid all ambiguous interpretations, and to t’new you that there is no
doublenell‘e in my meaning. I am‘ willing to pleafe you in words, as well a:
in fubltancc 5 Read your Periribn,’ and you {hall have an anlwer thatl am
{tire will pleale you- ‘

And then cauling the Petition to be diltinalv read by the Clerk of the
Crowne, The clerke of the Parliament read the Kings anfwer therennro in . ‘1
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rend anfwer, let. shit droirﬂzir came eff deﬁre. Which is in Engliﬂn LetRight be done as
right be done. as is it deﬁred. ‘ ' _ '
" : Which being done, the Kingin perfon (and thus.
purpoﬁ. ., . __ . . His I am fureis full, yet‘no more then- is granted you in my ﬁtﬁ An.‘

. . .' ., . ' fwer; for the meaning of that was ,to conﬁrm: all your L1berties:know-
ing according to your own Proteﬁations, that you neither meane, not can hurt my Prerogative :
And! aﬂ'ure you my Maxime is, That the peoplesLiberty ﬁrengthens the Kings Prerogative, and
that the Kings Prerogative is to defend the peoples Liberties. ‘

Ye fee now how ready I have fhewed my {elf to fatisﬁc your demands, in that fhave done my
part ,wherefore if this Parliament have nor a happy concluﬁon, the Gone is yours, 1 am free of'it.

And on the lait day of the Seﬂion, bring I me 26. t 6-: 8". His Maieﬁies {perch t0 bath Houfes
Ibcfore his RIOyall adieu: to the Bils, was this. ‘ '
My Lords and Gentlemen: . '

Tmay feeme ﬁrange that I‘ come to {uddainiy to end this Seﬂion, therefofC'bcforc I give my af:

{cm to the Bris,I will tell you the caui'e, THOUGH 1 MVST AVOW TH AT 1 OWE AN ‘
ACCOVTNI' OF MY ACTIONS TO NONE BVI‘ (SODALONE. Iris known t'O'CVCt'y
one, that a while agoe the Houfeof Commons gave me a Remonﬁtanee, how acceptable every man
Payéudge, and for the merit of it [Will no: call that in queﬂion, forI am. far: no wife man can
In 1 ext, ‘ .

Now finee I am certainly informed,that a feeond Itemonﬂunee is preparing for me to take away»
my proﬁt qi‘Tonnage and Poundage (one of the ehiefe maintenance of the Crown) by ailedging,
that I-have given away my right thereof, by my anfwer to your Petition. ,

This is fopreiud’ieisil unto me,that I am forced to end- this Seﬂion fome few, h‘oures before I
In?!" it: beingwiilingnot to receive any more Remonﬁranees, to which I- mull: give raharih-
In "(to ' ' U .

And time I fee-that even-the Houi'e of Commons begins already to make ram: Con {truaions of
what I granted in your petition ,lcit it be wotfe interpreted in the Country, I will now make a dear-
elaration concerning the true intent thereof, I _

The proieﬂion obeth Houfes, in the time of hammering this petition, was no wayes to trench,
upon myPrerogstive, faying theyh'ad neither intention nor pow or to hurt it.

Therefore it muﬂ needs be conceived,that 1 have“ granted no new, but only conﬁrmed the ancient
Liberties of my fubicﬁs : Yet to {hew the eieareneife of my intentions, ‘ that I neither repenr,not~='
meanuo recedefrom any thing] have promifed you, i doe here declare. Th1: thofe things which:-
have been'done, whereby men had fome eaui'e to fui‘p'eﬁ the Liberty of the (ubiea‘s to be treneh’t
upon (wh'eh indeed ‘was the ﬁri't'and rm: ground of the petition) (bah notrhereafter be drawn into,
example of your prejudice : And-in timeto come-I (iN’THE WORD OF A KIN G) you {hall not
have the like caufe to complaine. ‘ 4 - " ~ ‘-

But as for Tonnage and Paundsge, it is a thing I cannot wantntnd was never. intended by youtos
ashe, nevermeant (Him (me) by me to grant. . I

Toeonciude, Ieommand you all that arehere, to take notice of what I have fpoken- at this
timegto bethe true intent ofwhat I granted youin your petition :Bn-t efpeeial'y you 3. my Lords, '«
the ludges, for to y0u oniy‘,under me, belongs the interpretation ofL'awes t for none ofthe Ho-ufes‘
of Parliament, joynt or féparareiwhnr new doftrine (oever may, be railed), have any power, either
to maltepr deel’area Law without my content. ' - ‘ .

This Petition ofxight, with-the foregoing ani'iver un-toit, you (hail ﬁnd printtd'verbatim 3111th ’
143-: , l 4-; a, 14 3 3 , t 434., pages of Francis Pultom eolleﬂion of the Statutes at large, primed,
Cm Privelcgio, 16'40,'Anqunto-tbisl.than annexrdivers ofthe roof! materiaiieﬂf §tatutes (ortlhe

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pe'oples liberty, lie the thol'e that‘hav’e'not 40. s. to lay out {at the Boole of Statutes; not the? to
readtt over, may for a few pence in this following Pie-apt Colleﬁion read their ch'iet'cl’t treedomey,
that the Statute law of England gives them, which I inuB: Confflfc 9“: very tﬂender and illort to
‘what by nature and maths they ought to be, and lo dear: to come by,;thatthey rather {eeme bondttg

’ng "tben freedomes, by reafon of pleading them by Hackney, mercenary Lawyers, (who‘re riches-
and livelyhood are got by head winking the new, and breeding ﬁrife‘and , contentions) among the

People, and by the conuptions of the. ludges in all ages in execuring of them, who continually ra-
ther ferve the Will and luﬁ oi the King. or Other great men, that helpe them to their place:, then--
the rules ofeither law, equity, reafon, confcience, orjuﬂice, and the mifery ofthe people or this
Land it is,that there is (’0 many Lawyers in the Hot-Me ofComrnonsth-e Lawmakergthat it is avaitt
thing to exPeé‘t while it is {0, (efpccially they being fulfeted t0.pl€ad «rules before Judges of their:~
own making,and being, Parliament men,they dare not difpleafe them,whieh brings in‘ a manner all-
the fat 8: large grifis in Eng. to their mills): remedy or reliefagainﬂ: all thofe inﬂTtving 8t diﬁtoy-_
ing abufes oi the law,and the eXecution thereofsand ﬁaves you are. and Raves you mull be, doc thc‘
bell youcan,tiil you take aparticyular and elfeﬁuall courfe to provide a thorough remedie for there
infuﬁ‘ctablc maladies and it my advice may be of any weight with you, I deﬁre you ferioully to

’ read and weigh it, as {have laid it down in my former bookcs "land put it:

 

 

1‘ Efpcciall in the 2.
Edition a] my Plea in
(Junta .ludgtheves
reprinted Aug. t i 647..
and called the £14]?
mm iii/immanen-
mjboalz called the re.
[tiered mam refalu-
no», pug; 19, 2.0.
21,1 2.. andmy epi-

ﬁleta Mr. Martin 0?

the 31-. May, called
rd}; ‘oztb: unwar-
rantable, peg. 11‘.
“28.4.8, 49, so. See
"elfo England: Birth
Right, pag- 30. 31.
33" 33-

' Fitz Aé.flll'.l¢&'.3 4.
Be. Amcreement. 2.

but in execution. and 1am lure it will cure you. But to goe on to the main
thing1 intend,w hich is to give you the foregoing promil' ed eolleétion out of
the forefaid book ofS-tatutes at large,1 lhallbegi n with the i 4.2 6.2.8. & 2.9.
chapsof Magma-Charm, conﬁrmed in the 9.yeare of Henry the third, which

you {hall ﬁnd in the {and book of Statutes, fol, 3. 4.. which thus followed);
chap. .1 4;. ’ , . .

How Man ofall fortrﬂrall be aware: 4', end by whom. 4 _

AFreeman l‘mll no: be amercedfor a {mall fault, but after the manner of

the fault. And for a great fault after the greatneﬂc thereof, {crying to him
his continement. And a Merchant likewife {aving
to him his merchandife. .And any orhers villaine
then outs ﬂl‘lll be likewifc amerced, living; his wai-
nage, if he fall into cur mercy.And none of the {aid
amerciamenrs, ilnll be affeffed, but by the .oathzof
honeﬁand lawfull men oflhe vicinagc. Earler'and t , _
BJI'OHS {hill norbe amerced'bnt by their PEERS; and'after the manner as”
theit'oﬁ‘ence. Noman of the Church {hill beamerced after the'cpznti'ty of'
his l‘pirituall Beneﬁee,but aﬁterhislay tenements, and after” the quantitf
of hisofl‘encce 3.Ed. I. 6. ' . "‘ A

St. at. Eda. 5. 'Regiﬂ'.
{0,286,184. 1 87.V.,;,.
N Bluff. _ Fitz".
N.;B. {.75. a. -

1H~33.32.5_g.6$. 1'0.H.6. {0.7; 7.H‘. 6a'fo. 13.39. Ed. 4. lo. 9. 2!. Ed. 4-. {0. 77.29 An;
IP1415.C00kl..3. {0.2.8, 59. ~ . . .

Chap. 16.!ﬂg‘liﬁfil)” 0/117: and Member.

'. 1. (O‘thing from hence‘ {hall be given for a writ of Inquiﬁtion, nor taken of him thatprayet‘h’IQ-‘r
-, quilition ofLif'e or Memberﬁtut it lhall be granted freely, and not denycd;5tgt. .3! Eét’l. ”‘0. .117
5133-13. Ed. 1. :9. Regiﬂfo. 133.134; » ‘ ~ -

, :PitmLey 78. Bro.
, - _ £993! 37. Co. inﬁfo.
" , £58: a. " '

, Ch an. 2.8 . Wager 0 f Law [ball not be u itbont W ink/3e.

O Bailife from henceforth {hall pot any man to his open-Lanynortoaif

oath,upon his 2W9 bite laying, githgug {githtull nitntﬂesbioight in
fwhsfamee ’ " ' ‘ ‘ .‘
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’ "73e~78,‘9r. 94- 97,“ ‘ lifes bytheir ofﬁce,or oflight (it

A ﬁegiﬁ. f0; 83. :68. one ought not to lofe life or member, and a man appealed by a prover after

' ' - *o‘utigiv'irlg might of their goods.And if the Sheriife or any orher,let any 306 at large by furety that is

 
 

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Chap. 23. Na menfballbe tandem mdtvitbout mall. Iaﬁice [ball to: be -

fo. r 04. Cook Ii. 1. NO Freeman fhall be taken orimpril'oned, or be diﬂ'eifed of hi: freehold,
fo. 64.1ib. I 0. £01. or liberties, or free cuﬁomes, or be outlawed, or exiled, or any other-
3'4. lib. r l. in. 99, wiﬁ: diﬁroyed, nor We will nor page upon him, nor condemne him, but by
Regiﬂ'. fo. r 86.Cok. lawfull judgement of his PEERS, or by thclaw of the land. We will fell

plat. f0. 4 $6. , to no man, We will not deny or dei‘e‘tre to any man either juilice or right.
Star. 2. Ed. 3. 8.18m. 5. Ed. 3. 9. Scarf”. Ed. 3. 14. 28. Ed. 3.3. Star.
1 LR. z. to. ‘

€00k1i.8 1’- 38. 19. The gEdwardthe Lfol. z . There ﬂartllbe no diﬂurbauce offree

Bro. AmerciatrEc-ts. ’ ,1; leﬂioa.‘

9. I 1. 13.20.24. 27. ANd becaulb Eleaions oughifid be free, the King commandeth upongreae
18. 3t. 3t, 37. 37. forfeiture,thar no main byforce of Armes,n_or by malice, or menacing
3.99 4,3,1”. {hall diﬂurbe any to make freeﬁleﬁion St 9. Ed. 1.. i 4.

[they ofé‘dward the t . Chap. 6. fol. 1;. A‘mmemcnt 1124!! be red/enable and according to
. a ‘ ' , ' ‘ the a wee.
' Nd that no City, Borough. nor Town,nor angman be amerced without real‘onable caufe, and a .
, according to the quantity of. his Trefpaife, that is to fay, every keeman, (aving his freehold, a
Merchant faving hlI Merchandife, a‘Viliain raving his waynage and that by his or their P155215,
3!. 9. 1-1.3: 14. V. N.‘B.fo. 47- Regtl}. {0. 187, i , ‘
I he 3. Edward the t. Chap. 1;. fol. 2.7, W bicb prifonerr may be made minpemable, and which
not. Tbcpmalty for unlawful! bailemmt. ‘ - _
‘ Nd fora {much as Sheriffes, and other, which have taken and kept in prifon perfons deteéied of
felony, and incontinent have let out by replevin, fuch as were not re plevifablc , and have kept,
in prifon fueh as were replevifable, becaul‘e they would gain: of the one party, and grieve the OthCi‘ﬁ?
And forafmuch asbefore this time it was nor determined, which perfons were re plevifable, and
' . which not, but only thofe that were taken for the death of man, ‘or by com.
Bro. Mainpiife I x. mandment of the King, or ofhis luﬁices, or for the Foreﬁ: It is provided
55. 2 8. ' and by the King commanded, that fuch prifoners as before were out-
Dyer (o. 170. Fitz. lowed, and they which haye abiured the’rcalm, provers and {uch as be taken
'Mainprife 1. 40. with the maner, and theft which have broken the Kings prtfon, theeves
Bro. M'ainpr'ife 54, openly defamed and known, and fuch as be appealed by provers, (0 long as
.57, 59, 6o, 7 g, 78. the prover: be living (iftﬁey be not ofgood name) and fuch as be taken for
Cookli. ll. fa. 29'. houfe burning feloniouﬂy done, or for falfe money, or for counterfeiting
Fitz. Mainprife 39. ' the Kings feal‘é, or perfons excommunicate, taken at the requr-ﬂ of the Bi-

' Bro Main. 6. 9. II. (hop, or formanifeii offences, or for union touchingthe King himfeli'e,

19. z z. 30. 48. so. {hall be in no wife replevifable by the-common Writ, nor without writ. Bu: 2
15!: 53° 58, 63 ,- 54. inch as be indzﬂed ofLarceny bfy Enqueﬂstaken before Sheriifes or B4925."
' ' pition, or for petty Larceny, that amount" ..

teth no: above the value of I 2. pence, if they were nor guilty of fame Other

‘ V.N.B-fo. 4o.- . Larceny aforetime, or guiltyoireeeitof felons, or of commandment or

TV.N. B. fo. 4 x . force ,or of aid of felony done, or guilty of fame other tre fpaﬂ‘e, for which

, the death of the prover (if he be no common theefe nor defamed) {hall 1
from henceforth be let out by fufﬁcient furety,wherofthe "Sheriffe will be anfwerable,and that with. '

nor'reP!§Vifab 3c.) ifhc be “sheriﬂ’wI Conﬁable, or any ether Baylife offee, which hath keeping, or . a
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prifons, and therefore he wanted, he {hall lofe his fee and ofﬁce for erer.And if the under Sherrie;
Conflable, or Baylife offuch as have fee for keeping ofprifons, doe it contrary to the will of his

Lord, or any orher B'aylife being not of fee, they (hall have three yearet imprifonment, and make

fine at the Kings pleafure. And if any withhold prifoners replevifable, after that they have offered-
fuﬂieient foray, he {hall pay a grievous amerciament to the King. And if he take any reward for
the deliverance of fuch, he f'htll pay double to the prifoner, and alfo (bill be in the great mercy of
the King,St. 2.7.E. 1.3.Sr. ;.H.7.;r,o~ 2.?.(9’.M.13. . .
The 3.of Edward I .Chap. 2.6- fol. 30.70271: oftbe King: Oﬁlms jhallcmmitexto‘rmn,
‘ Nd that no Sheriﬂ‘e nor orherthe Kings Ofﬁcer, take any reward to Joe
Raﬁ. pimﬂa. 31 7. hisofﬁce,but;fhall be paid of that which they take of the King, and he
Cool! Inﬁ. 308. b. that [0 dorh,fh-1il yeeld twice as much, and lhall be punifhed at the Kings
pleafurc. St. 2. 3.11.6. x o. 4. E. g. to. _
The 1 1, 0f Edward the L Chap. 1 3- 4- 331;“: 7 6 ‘ Judgement given dgaiﬂﬁ the/aid Charter,
, a 2! to ovoid. ’
Nd we will that if any judgement be given from henceforth contrary to the points of the Char-
ters aforefaid by the quhccs,or by any ether Our Miniﬁtrs that hold Plea beforc_them againﬁ‘the,
points of the Charters, it ihall be undone and hold-en for nought. \
Chang. Tb: [aid Charter: [ball be read in Cathedral! Clue-robes twice in theycdre. ,
Ni we will that the fame Charters (hall be ;fent under our Scale to, Cathedrall Church-ere
throughout our Ralme,therc to remain, and {lull be read before the people two times by the
are. 28. Ed. 3. t. "'
y Chap 4Extommunimtioa/lyall be pronouncedagainﬂ the breaker: of the [aid charters. ,-
Nzl that all Arch Btfhops and hilltops, {hall pronouncethe" fcntence of Excommunieation a-
t gain'fl all thofe that by word, deed, or co-uncell, ,doe con ary 'to the forefaid Charters, or
that in any point break or undoe them. Andthat the raid cu‘rfeslbe twice a yeare denounced and :
pablifhed by the Prclates aforefard. And ifthc fame Pre‘ates or any of them be [amide in the dc;

nunciation of the (aid feneences, the Arch Billtops of Canterbury and Yarlte for the time being,

{hall compell and diflrain Lthfﬂ‘l to the execution of their dutyes in formeaforefaid. '

The 28. of Edward the 1. Chap. t.fol. 80. A conﬁrmation oftbegreat Charter, axdrhe Clutter
, of tbe Fortﬂ. ' ' '

TH it is to fay, That from henceforth the great Charter of the Liberties of England granted to all

the Commonalty ofthe Realme, and the Charter ofthe Forcft in like manner granted, fltallvb'e
ObrCIVCCl,ltcpt, and maintained in every point, in as ample wife at the King hath granteas renewed,
and conﬁrmed them by his Chartersnxl nd that thchharters . be delivered to every Sheriffe ofﬁng-
land, under thezﬁings Scale, to be read foure times in the yeate before the people in the full'Coitnty

thatis to wit, the nexr County day after the Frail of St. Micbad, and the next County day after

Chrillrnas, and at the next County after E tiller, and at the not: County after the Feaﬁ of St. 1012;.
And for thtfe two Charters to be ﬁrmcly obfetved in every point and article

f‘Chap. 8'. and 13. (where before no remedy‘ was at the Common Law!) there fhall be chofen

in every Shire Court by the Commonalty of the fame Shire,three fubflhan-

,. tiall Men; Knights, or Other lawfull, wife, and well difpofed potions which nun be Iuﬁiccs fi‘vorne

and aﬂigned by the Kings Letters Patents under the great Scale, to heare and determine (without
any Other Writ, but only their Commiﬁion) fuch Plaints as {hall he made upon all thon that con:-

,tnjt or oﬁ'end againfl any Point Contained in the forefaid Charters, in the Shires where they be are V
ﬁgned,.as well within Franchif‘es as without : And as well for the Kings Oﬂicers our of their pla.

c’es, as for other : and to heare the Plaints from day to day without any delay, and to determine
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Knightsihill'haye'poWer to phhilh all inch as‘iittll be attainted ofany ' Trel‘pal'fe done, contra'iy i3. 4'

any point of the forefaid Charters (where no remedy was before thy the Common Law ) as before is 5.,

kid, by Jmpril’onment, or by ranl'ome, or by Amereia‘ment. according to the Trefpaﬂ'e,8t c.

The 2.8, of Edward the 1. Chap. 8. £01. 8 3 . The Inhabitants, ofwery Canary/[gay make cboife aftbeir ’J

S lenﬂi 5' being not of Fee.

5*“:9- E. 2. Star; TH: King hath granted unto his people, thatrhey (hall have eleé’tion of i

'Ie-E.’3.7.z8.ad.i.:
“ ‘ ' ’ liﬁ.Chap. '13.

.x . l
The :8.‘ ofEdwdrd the 1. Chap! g.fol. 8 g. What [are of perﬂmt the Common: ofsbire: {halls/1,43.

for their Sberiﬂs.

Nd for as much as the King hath granted the eleéiion ofSheriﬁ'es to the Commons of the Shire,

the King will that they ﬂiallchul‘e fuch Sheriers, that fhallnot chargethem, and that they ﬁn“

not pat any Oﬂicerin authority {or rewards or bribes. And {uch as {hall no: lodge too of: in one
place, nor with poore perfonsor men ofreligion.S_t.. g. E. a. The Statute o}Sberiﬂ::.

The 34.Edwardthe 2. Chap. 4,fol. 9r . All Lower, Liberties, and (inﬂame: conﬁrmed.

their Sheriﬁes in every S.hire.(whcre the Shrivalty is no: of fee) if they .

‘ B will and gra/rit for us and our heires, that all Clerkes andlay men of our land, {hall have ﬁhcif . V f

laweglibertits, and, free Ctiﬂomes as largely and wholly, as they hive tiled to have the farm,
at any time when they had them befL. And if any Statutes have been made by usor ouranceﬁorsm
any cuitomes brought in contrary to them, orany manner article contained In this prefcnt Charm:

e.

we will and grant that {itch manner of ﬁ‘arutcs and cgl'tomcs {hall bcvoid and fruﬂtate for . 3

ever-more. '
p I he 34. of Edward the 3. Chap. 6 . fol. 9 z. The cur/e of the dumb 171411 5: pronouncedagainil the
breaker: oftbis charter. _ '
'ANd for the more affurance ofthis thing we will and grant that all Arch Bill-tops and Biﬂiops for
‘ ever, (hall read this prefenr Charter in their Cathedrall Churches twice In the year, and upon
the reading herebf‘in every of their Parifh Churches {hall openly denounce accuri‘ed all rhofe that
willingly doe procure to be dOne any thing contrary to the tenant, force and Cﬂeft of this prefenr

Charter 10 any point and 2m cle. In witneli'e of which thing we have {ct our Scale to this prefem _ ;
Charter,together with the Scales of the Arch Biﬂiops,Bifhops, are. which voluntarily have (Wow, , .

that as much as in them is, they {hall obferve therenour of this preicnt Charter in all caules and
articles,,a§td {hall errend their faithful! aid to the keeping thereof, are-

, The I . of E’dward the 3.Chap. ;.fol. x ‘r ;. Noneﬂmllbe compelled to goe to war out of
' _ A , the Shire where he dwelletb: But (we. \
Iran, the King will that noman from henceforth {hall be charged to arme himﬁlf, orhtrwil'e then

he watwont in the time of his progenitors King: of England. And that no man be compelled to g) ;
goe out o'i-his (hire, but where neceﬂiey requireth, and l'uddain comming of ﬁrange enemies into the g;
Realme. And then it {hall be done as hath been pufed in times pail: for the defence of the Realme.8t.~. a7 7

gxs'E‘cl‘.3.7. St. 4.1-1. '4. r ;. 3g.Ed.3.8'. . .
The 1. Edward the 3.Chap. 8. fol‘. 1' 18. No commandment under the Kingrf‘ea/ejball
' " ' diflurb 'or delayjyﬂire.

remit is accorded andeﬁablilhed,that it (hall notbecommanded by the great scale nor the

little Scale, to diﬁurh'or delay common right : and that though {uch commandcments do come, 1'; ~

In: qulices {hill not therefore leave-to doe rightin anypoint. St- 9. H. 3. 19. 5!. 5.5.43. 3. 9. 5:. R

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'1le 4, ofedward the 3. Chap. :. fol. r 2:, Tie authority ofjttﬁico: ofAﬂi/‘e, 640 It deliver], ‘
,. w an aft'cpum.’ -‘

Tam, it is ordained, that good and «Mercer perfon s, Other then of the places. if they may be found
Ifufhcient.ﬂ1all be/aﬂigned in all the Shires of England to take Aﬂifes, luries, and certiﬁcations,
and deliver the Gaoles. And that the faid Iullices lballtalre the Mllfes, luries, and certiﬁcations,
end deliver tbc 64015 at tbe leaf! three time: ayexr,and morcoftcn ifttccdbe. Allo there (in! be aﬂigncd

. good and lawfull men in every County to keep the peace.’ And 3! the time,
3 2, Ed. 1. 30. 2.0- ofthc aﬂignmcntsgncntion {hall be made, that fuch as {hall be indiﬁcd or
did. '3‘. 6. Fitz. N. taken by the {aid keepers ofthc Peace, {hall not be let to mai‘nyrifc by the
B. (0. 3, g. x. Ed. 3. Sheriffcs nor by none Other minillers, ifthey be not mainpcrnablc by the
716. 13. Ed, 3. 2'. Law. Northat fuch as {hall beindiﬁcd, {hall not be delivetrd but atlhc
1, 34. Ed, 3. t. I g. R. Common Law. And the Iul’cices aiﬁgned to deliver the Gaoles, mall have
i 3. 7, power-to deliver the fame Gables of thofr,that (hell be indicted beforc the
‘ t keepers of the peace. And that the faid keepers {hall- fend their indictments
t before the luﬂiccs, and they [hill have power to inquire of Sheriﬂ‘ts,Gaolcrs, and Other, in whore
‘ ward {uch indiétcd perfons (hall be, “they make deliverance or lotto mainprife any foindified,
which be not mainpern able, and to puniih the fald SheriECS, Gaolcrs, and Others if they docany
thing againﬂ this Aft,
‘ The 4. of Ed. 3.Ch. Io.fo.l. I 22. Sheriﬁe: é Goolersjbol arrive oﬁndcr‘r without 41:] thing taking;
'17:»), whereas in times pal‘t Sherilfes and gaolers of Gaolcs, would not receive rhcevcs, pcrfons
appealed, indicted, or found with'the maner, taken and attached by the Conﬁables. and town-
5 'fhips. without taking great ﬁnes and ranfomes of them fortheir receit, whereby the faid Conﬂables
e; and Townlhips have been unwilling to takethcevcs and. felons, becaufe of fetch “mam 611375“.
i and the threves and the felons the more incoura‘ged to ofﬁndﬂt is inoded that the Sheriffs: and Gao-
g.E.r..z 6.11. Ed 4. lersﬂoalt' receive andfafely keep in prifon from henceforth fucb threw: andfé.
fol. 4. 32. H 6 10. (out, by the delivery oftbe (”ﬂab/er andtownﬂyipr, without takin any
. ‘ thing for me receipt. Andtbe Indira: aﬂigned to dclioer the G aolcﬁtal have
power to heare their complaints that will complain upon the Sheriffes .and Gaolcrs in loch cafc,and
moreover to puniih the Sheriﬂcs and Gaoler: if they. be found guilty. ‘ ,
. The 4. odeward the 3. Chap. 1 4.101.122. A Parliament [baa be bolder: out: every yeore"
q 17‘ch is accorded, that a Parliament'ihall be hOIden every year: once, and mm: often if need
be.$tat.;6.Ed.3.10. . -‘ ‘
i 1 The r 4. of Edward the 3.Chap.§tf01. t 3 ;. Delay“ ofiudgtmeetin other Courts [boll be r-cdreﬂ‘ed
V, in Parlidmttt. ' '
i . Tm: becaufediver; mifchiefes have hapncdﬁorthat in divers places, as well as in c Chancery
.‘f’. as in the Kings Bench,the common Bench, and in the Efch‘i‘quer before the luﬁices a 13 [and
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J difﬁculty, and fomctitne by divers opinions of the ludgea,‘ and fomctime for fame Other can t is
-aﬁ‘ented,ellabltfhtd, and accorded; that from henceforth at ever} Parliamentﬁall be cbofm a term,
,, _ a two Series, and mo Barons, Dbftb 17ml! ‘ have “inﬁll?“ “dPal'” ”It”
e , u'H- 7, fb. 19.& 22.. King, .tO heare by petition delivered to them, thccomolaints of all chore, r
Ed. 3, ﬂ, 3, that will complain them of limb delaycs or grievances done to them. and
they (ball have power to caufe to come before them at Weﬂminﬁer. or elﬁ:
7 Where the places of any of them {hall be, the ten or ofrecords, and proceifcs offuch jud-gcdlcnti fa
_ delayed, and to caufe the fame Iuﬁices to come before them , which {hall be then prefent tco heare‘
their caufe and rcafons offuch delay es. Which caufc and reafon (o heard, by good advice ofthcm.
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Kings 6‘3““le "ﬁmml’i andfnch 3‘ the? ﬂu“ think: convenient, {hill proceed to takea good-‘9

accord,and make a good‘judgemenrﬁnd according to the'famc accord [0 taken, the tenor or~ the {aid - »

“carattogethcrw'uh tth'udg'emcm which {hall be accordcd, {bill be remanded beforerhe lullicgaﬂ; ‘

before whom the plea dialdepend. And thatthry hal’tily got: to give judgement according (Och: fame- ‘3‘;
record, And in €85?“ f6€m§£h toxhem, that the diﬂi-cultic be in great,rhat it may not well be deter. f ‘;
muted, with out affent ofthe Parliament, that, the {aid tenor or tenors {hall he brought by the {aid ,l'
‘i’relatestsEarlesyand Barons unto the neerarliament, and there {hall be at Email accord takenmhap "

judgement ought to begiveninthjs cafe. And according tathfs accord, it {hill he commanded to. the w 4,
Judges; before whom the plea d‘ld depend,that.t.hey {hall proceed to give judgement nithout delay, ‘ s
Antfto begin to slot: remedy upon this orclimnce: It is allowed, that a commiﬂion and power {1111] ,
be granted tethc A"ch~Bilhop ofCCrnterhuty, the Earles of Arundcll, .and Huntington, the Lord
0‘ Wake, and the Lord théfe‘BaﬂEr, to endure till the m xtParliamen‘t. And though the mmiilers
have made an oath before this ttme, yet'nevcrtheieﬂ‘e to remember them of the fame oath : It is of.
feared, that as well the chancellogrrcafurcr, keeper oftheprivie rule, the Iuﬂiccsofthe one Bench 1
and oftvhe other, theLChancellor, Barons ofthe Efclttquer, as the luﬁices aﬁigned, and all they thlt ‘

g doe meddle in the {aid places under them ,by the advice ofthe {rm-:- Arch-Billwp, harles; and Ba- '-
' eons, {hall make an oath wellmd lawfully to ferve theKing and his people. And by the advice of r

l'aid Prelateﬁarls and Barons,be itaordzzined to incrcafc ;hc number omeiﬁt 1-5 when mcd (113le, '-
_& themtodiminifhin the fame mannerﬁnd lb from time totime when ofﬁcers lhal be ntwly put in
thefairlofﬁces},p-ghe:yfhnl be Mom in the fame maner, Sr. 27. El. 8 chill. f0. 1 7. Raﬁ, Fla-{0.301 - ..

» The 04th: oftbc ”ﬂirts, bring madc‘Atmo, t 8, Ed. 3. e’r'Anno Domini I 314.f0l. x 44.

‘ YE {hall{nitrate1 that well and lawfully ye {hall fetvc our Lord the Klnz—z , and his people in the

ofﬁce ofluliice,and that lawfully ye {hall counccll the King in his buﬁncﬁé, end that ye , (hall ,
not councell, nor went to any thing,wh-ich may turne him in damage or dilherzion by any matter, ‘
Way,or colour. And that ye llnll nor know the damage or dilhsrifon of him, whereofye (hell no: ‘
caulk him to be warn-ed ,by your felfc, or by Other, and that ye {hail doc equal! Law, and catecution
off-tighten all hitl'ubjeéts, rich or poore, without having regard to any perfon. And that ye'talt-e not
By. your Flem'by other prively nor apartly, gilt nor reward ofygold nor ﬁlter, nor of any other '- ‘;
thing which may turne to your proﬁr,unltﬂ‘e it be meat or drinke, anel that ofl'mall value of any
man that thallhave any plea or procel'fejhanging before you, as long as the fame procclfe lhall in be
hangingmorafter for the fame caufe.And th‘it ye take no far, as long as ye {hall heluflice, nor robes
of any mangreat or {mall,but of thclﬁlng hr mlhlf. And that ye give none advice nor councell to no ~

man great nor fmall, in no cafe where theKing is party. And in, cafe that any of what date or,
' condition they be, court-before you in your frﬂi ins with force and armes, oratherwife againll [he ', . r
,p’eace, or tagainﬁ the fame ofrhc Statute thereof made,to diﬂurbexecurion of the contmon law, or p. _ Z:

tomcnacc th‘! peeple, that they may not purfue the Law, thar yee {hall .;. 1

“AM 3.3-. , . carrier-heir bodies, to be arref’red and pot in ptifon. And in cafe that be

m » . .. .- Inch, that yea-cannot arreﬁ‘them, that ye terriﬁc the King of their names, 25
an their milpriﬁt‘on h-aﬁily, To that he may thﬁrof ordain a convenableremedy. And that ye a; j;
by. your [elfe nor by Other,- privily nor apertly, maintain any plea or quarrell hanging in the Kings ,

Court-,0: elfewhere in the countryAn'd that ye deny to no man common right,by the Kings letters,

'- not» none other mans, net for none other cat-aft, and in cafe any letter: come-to you, Contrary to the
, lent/hat ye doe norhing bjfuch letters-,btu eerti tie the King thercoF,., and proceed to execute the ,
JEN, norwithﬁandingthe lime letters. A‘nd'tl‘laﬂ yee (hall doe and procure the proﬁt ofthe Kingﬁimf _
'of'hisCr-own,’ MIMI! things Whtfcye may‘reafonably doe the fame. And in cafe ye be from hence. f ‘:

forth found-in glefault in any of the points aforefaid, ye {hall he at the Kings will of body, land and
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The 20. oi'Edwardtbt 3.01:9. I. r51... 5. Tie Iuﬁitc: of bothe-tttlver, 4517:, the.)
F ﬂnﬂ do: right to all me», take no fee but of the King, t2" give cancel! where
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‘y Itft, we have commanded all our In ﬂices, that they {hall from henceforth doe equall Law and exe.‘
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,cution ofright to all out {n bjeétr rich and poore, without having regard to any petfon, and with-
out omittingt-o doe right for any letters or commandement, which may come to them from \us, or
from any other, orby anyothet caufe. And if that any leeyrs, units, or commandements come to the
Iul’tiees, or to other depttted to doe la'w and tight, accor ingtotheUF-age of the Realm, in diﬁur.
_ bance of the Law, or ofthe cxecutibn of the fame, or of right to the parties, the Inﬁices and Other,-
' aforefaid {hall proceed and hold their Courts and procelTes where the pleas and matters be depend-
.2 1 ing beiorerhem,“ if no fuch Letters, Writs, or Comandements were come to them: And they
‘ ' {hall certiﬁe us and our Councell offuch Commandements, which be contrary to the Law, as afore

iSEaid. And to the intent that our luflices ﬂtould doe even right to all people, in the manner afore-
ﬁaid, without more favour lhewing to one then to another, we have Ordained and cattfed our {aid
juﬁiees to be fworne, that they ﬂull not from henceforth, as long as they (hall be in ofﬁce of [ofﬁce
take fee nor robe of any man, but of our (elf, and that they {hall take no gift nor reward by them-
i- felves, nor by Other privily nor apertly of any man,that bath to doe befme them by any way, except-
tneatand drink, and that ofi'mall value, and that they (hall give nocouncell to great men or: fmall,
incafe where we be party, or which doe or may tench u: in any point, upon pain to be at our will,
body,Lands,and goods, to doe thereof at {hall pleafe us, in cafe they doe contrary. And for this
cattle we have increal‘ed the fees ofthe fame our luﬁicea, in l'uch manner as it ought real'onably to

a . fufﬁce them. St,z. Ed.3 8. St. I x . R. 2.. to. Regiﬂto. I 86. .

 

' The a; of Edward the 3. Chap, 8.fol. t 15 . Non-e154}! be bound to find net: afar/titer, but 5} tenure
or grantby Parliament. ' ‘ ,

. I'Tem, it is accorded and aﬂenred, that no manﬂull be con/framed to ﬁnd mm afArmtr, hoblers nor

Arehers,other then thofe which hold by inch fetvices, if it be no: byycotnmon alien: and grant ’ ‘

madeinParliament,St 1. Ed. 3. 5.5L 4. H”, 12., . ~ ‘
The :8. of Edward the 3. Chap. 7. £01,172. N a Shufﬂe/5211’ continuez'n bi:

; 5. ' oﬁite above one were. ’
g. l't’m ,it is ordained atd ellablilhed, that the Sherﬂ‘e of the Counties {hall be removed every year:
'_ - "' ' out of their ofﬁce 5, f0 that no Sheriffe that hath been in his ofﬁce by a yeare,
I a. 1-1.7. fol. 5. {hall abide in the fame-ofﬁce the year next followmg. And that no commlﬂion '
2 bt‘made to. him thereof, or renued forthe lame yeate following.St. x 4-8. 3 . 7. 31.. E d. 3. 9. £3.11.
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The 34. of Edward the 3. Chap. 4.. fol. 1,80. Whatfort ofpeop/e {bail be returned open every Int}: ‘
y- . Tam.- beeaufe that Sheritfes and other miniﬁers often doe array their; panels'in mane: of )nqucﬁs
‘ of peopleprecnred and molt far affront the Counties, Which have‘no knowl’édge‘ of the deed

‘ whereof the Inqueﬁ {hall be taken,it is accorded that ﬁt?!) pan-eltfbal be made oftbe sextpeoplembttb

' c ﬁdﬂlmt befajﬁeft’ nor procured. And that th'e'Sheriﬁ‘ce,’Coroners, e and other minilfer‘s’, which doe:
; agai‘nﬁ the fame,fbaﬂ be puailbtd ire/ire tbe lujlicet that take thefaidingueﬁ, accordingto the quan-
tityof their Trefpaﬂ‘e, as well againﬁ the King as againﬂthe partygtbr the' quantity of the damage
' .whiehhe hath fuﬂ‘ered in fuel} maner. St. 3 X.Ed- I. St. ~18. 513.11.,9. :0. Ed. 3 .6543. ’ Ed, 3, l p
; Regiﬁjo. I78.chiﬁ.pla. fo. 1 x7. , _‘ , a , '- . - . r \ '

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34% 3 5’ 9f- ;- at.” 41d thﬂ; gthap. 10. fol. $6. .A'Parliamntfba/l be balm 0:15:11: aim”;

rem, Fer-the maintémncc o‘t the'led Articles and Statutes andrcdriﬂ‘e ofdivm mifcbieﬂ- dﬁdgrie- n

were; 2763?}: daily happen, a Parliament {hall be haldcn every yeare, as an other time was ordained

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byaStatute. 3&4 Ed. g. :4.

The 36. olEdwardlbcgl chap. I 5. (ol. :87. Pleasfballﬁcplcadedin the Engléﬂ; fatigue and“: all

rolled in Latina,

Tm, btcaul'cit isoftcn {hewed to the King, by the Prelats, Dukes, Earles, B‘arohs, and‘ all the ,, .;

/ Comminalty,ofthe great mifchicfes which have happened to dxvers of the Realme, becaulc the
Lanes,Cuﬁcm<,andg8tzttttes of thtsRcalme, be not commonly hnldcn and key: in thefame Realm

{01' ‘53: thty l3: pleaded, ﬂifWC‘d 8(jutlgcd in the French tonguemhith is much unhnuwn in the laid ‘

realm, [0 that IE 2 people which do mpkad 0r be impleadedt‘atbe Kixg: Court,and in the Court: aforber

baw no knowledge nor undezﬁandmg, ofthat which is 13id,for them or againfl: them by their Serge. » 5

ants & ether Flanders: Andthat realhnably the {aid Lawes and Cuﬁomcs the tathw thal be PCtCCiv.

ed and knotm 8: better hndcrﬁood in the tongue ufd in the {aid Realmﬁt by {0 much every man of ‘

the {aid Realm may the better gOVCIﬁ himfelt wnhout offending oftheLaw, and the better kcepc, ~ :1
fave,& defend hisheritage and pglﬂifﬁnns : and m divers regions and countrycs , where the ng, , . .1.

the Nehles; and other ofthe laid Realm haveheerr,good governance arid full right is done to every
perfcn, becaufc that their Laws: and [gt/fame: be learned and ufedirz tbe tongue oftbc Country: The

King deﬁring the good governance and tranquility of his people and to put out and cfchew the

haunts and mifchicfs which do or may happen in this behalf, by the occalions aforcfaid hath or.

’ dained,_and eflablifhtd, by the aﬂ‘cntafoufaid, that all Pleat wbicbﬂm’lbe pleaded in (my Caym-
' what/5w" before any a; bi: luﬂlm what/”omen" in bi: other places, or befbre any osz's swarming/fer;

”bat/own,” in the [on rt: andplaces oj’aey other Lord: ubatﬁvcver, wit/yin the Realm, {hall be M's;
Jed, ﬂawed, defendedmﬂjwcred, debated, and z’udgtd.in the Eﬁgh'ﬂ) tongue, and that tbcy be entred and

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broiled in Latina. And that the Lawes and Cuﬁomes of‘thcfsme Realms, Terms: and Pro. ,

_ , . . cellesbe holder) and kept,as they be and have beembefote thistime, 'll'.
461ml. 2.50; at. Dyer (oi? and that by the ancient tearmcs and forme: of .Pleadcrs,no man be .
99,‘Cooke li'. 8.€o. I 63. liJO prejudiced, {'0 that the matter of the 35mm be fully (heuved in the De; ‘

f0, 13;. Coinﬁ. 304.. t ' ‘ claration and in theWrit. And it is accorded by the alfent aforefaid,

’ that this ordlnancc 8: Statue of pleading, begin and hold place at the

ﬁfteenth ofS. Hillary sex: coming. _ _ . ~ .
The 37. of E dward the 3. chap. 18.fol,190 The order ofperfumg a Suggeﬂwn made to the King.‘
1T6", thetigh it be contained in the great Charter, that no man be taken or tmptil‘oned, nor pucout ,
ofh‘i: freeholdgvithout prdttﬂh of the Law,nevcr the I: if: divers people make falfe fuggcf’cion to the

' "at ' ' Kinghimfelfc‘ as wel for malice as .othemifgwhcrcof the Kingis
n. 9. H_ 3, z 9. often grieved , and divers ofthe Realm put in dangc,:againﬁ the]

formcoftht fameCharter: Whetcforcitis ordained,that allthey

N’s :

whichmaltc fuchSruggeRioti-iﬂlall befent with the fame fuggeﬁions, bcﬁlre the Chancellor, Tree/“ref

and/bi: Emmi Cognﬁllﬁndthat twilhﬂ.‘ ﬁpde -fur.ety;to, purl‘ue their fuggcﬁions,’andincurrethe‘ j’
‘ f fame paine that the other {hamld have had'it he were maimed, inf

51,33, 15.4, 3.9. l ' .. & cafetbatbi: Saggeﬁioa'btffaund will. And that then proqclfegftkc“; ,

Law bemade 0347:]? than without lacing taken dud mpnﬂmcdf'. a; -'

againﬁ the {6311 .Of Ill? Md Charter and'other Stunt-ea, St. 2;. Edward.- 3. 4. 4:. Ed. 3. 3,

The, 4: 05.354?” .. , l . . -
' " ' ' f‘ﬂ: And 4 "Peale of tboﬁ SW!!!“ ”’4‘ I" “we” ‘1’“ contrary: ' -

{Wink 7“" 0‘ his WSW-33 It [535°11th 3nd gtcordgd . Ihat the greatChatter, and‘rhc Chat-”.1“ ‘

AT the Parliament ot‘our Lord tbeKing, holder: at Wcﬂmin/ia' the lid! day of May, the two and
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{er ofth: Foreﬁ be holder) and kept in all points, and ifwiy Stdtate be Merle to the eohtrdr), . 1'54;

  
  

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‘ g "The 8, ofKicbam'ibe z.Chap. 2.‘ fol. “7. No my ofLm/Yaall be aleﬂicc Ofﬁ'ﬂift," 6451‘“ '

i v '1 ’ . delivery in bi: own Ca'merj- ‘ ~ . K‘

i ‘ TM,“ is ordained and ei‘i‘eiiteti, *' bamo mm af‘Law 1794!: be from {pension}: Iuﬂz’ee ofdﬂi/‘esmr

'7" . ‘ ,4] 59910203 deIiveramee/ Genie: in biraw/z Country. 'Andvrthlt‘ chechiefe 1' uﬁicc of the common

Bmch he aﬂigﬁed amongi} other to take fuch AHil'es, and deliver gaolc5.buc as to the chiefelu-

ace o.‘ the Kings Bench it {hill 6e,=s for the moﬁ part of anhuudred yeare: laﬁ paﬂwas wont to

bedone,5t.13.H-4 1-33.1‘1‘8o 1-4- ‘ ' I

, The 3. of‘Ricb-xrd the 2. Chap. 4. fol. e r 8. The [enaltie if}: ledge or Clem-{e make my falfe Entry;

‘ rat/e a Roll, or clnge a verdiéée I . :

“1‘ Tem,at the Complaint efihe {aid Communalty made to our Lord the King in the Parliamentloe

_ 1:th great ditherifon in times paft was done of the people,and may be done by the tan: entring of
Pleisxaﬁng of Kollcs, and ehmging ofverdic‘ts : It is accorded andaﬂented, that if any Iudge or
,Clcrkt b: OffL ch default ((0 that by the fame default there cnﬁieth diﬂierifon ofany oftbc par- ,,

_’ 'gks’) {ofﬁcicmly commit} before the King and hi 5 Connect! by the manner and tonne, which to

[V the fame our Lord the King.and hisCouncell {hall feem reafonable, and within two yeares after

‘ fuch default made, ifthe partie grieved be of full age, a-ndifhe be within age, then within two»;
years after that be ﬁnal come to h l s ful age,beflmlbe puniﬂeed by ﬁne and ranﬁme at the King: wilﬂrrei

. ﬂfigﬁg the pmrpAnd 2:8,") the refh’turion’of the in} entanee'deﬁred by the faid Commons ,the party
grieved {ball in: by Writ or otherwilé according to the Law, if hec fee it expedient for him,

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The n. ofﬂidmrd the 2. Chip. to. (01.33;. How may Iuﬂieer ofﬂeace there [ball be in (very
« Count) : and bow often tbljjbdl keep their Seﬂians. ' '
ITem, it is ordained and agreed,that in every Commiﬂion of the luﬂices of Peace ,tthc {ball be
~ iﬂigned but ﬁx hiﬁiccs,with the Iuﬂices ofAfﬁfes,and that the fzid fix Iuﬂiccs {hall keep their:
‘1..‘Seﬁionsin every quarter ofthe yeare at the leait, 1nd by three dzyes ifneed be3 upon pain to be
[mum-zed according to the difeietion oi the Kings Councell, at the fuic ofevery man thatwill com:
plain: Andrhey ﬂnll inquire diligently among ether things teaching their ofﬁces, if the {aid Mas -
‘ jute, Bailifes, Stewards, Conﬁables and Gaolers have duly done execuriOn of the [and Ordinances
dffti‘vams and labourers, beggars and vagabonds, and (ball pumﬂr them that be punifhibl'e by the
'ﬁid‘gaine’ ofrm hundred (h ilings, by the lame paine, and they thatbe {0qu in default, and which
,, g be not puniﬂubl‘t by the fame pain, ﬂnll be pun‘iibcd bytheirdxfcretion. Add every aftbeﬁidIu/ii-
,- " . ecsﬁi all take/er tbeir wagerﬁaitreﬁdlz'xgr Tebc deyjar the time Wbeirﬁm-
1" 3‘16.Ed. 3', x z. I 4. [aid Seﬂion: and their Clerk: two 1711'!!!"ng aftbe ﬁne: and 07210765477168“, riﬁrlg'
’- R: 1‘2. i I. See alﬁ} the and comming oftbefame Seﬂiam, by the bead: oftbe Sheriﬂs. Ahd that thc'

3!?!“ qi‘tbe 'CIerke of Lords offranchifés, than be corizribucary to the {aid wages, after the rate of.
’ ‘ peace, in the Sea- their part of ﬁnesand dmerciamentsaforefaid. And that no Steward of any
.. lefty 1-1.8, r 6. Lord be afﬁg’ned, in any of the {aid Commifﬁons. And that no aﬂociaﬁon
ad's. Eliz. r 2.. and {ball be made to the lattice: of the‘peace after their ﬁrﬁ C omm'imon. And it
iﬁﬁliz. 2.5. is no: the intent of chi: Statute, that the lui‘t‘ices of the one Bench, or of
» .4 e A ' . the other, nor the Serjeants of melanin cafe that they [ballbc mined in
- (ﬁeffaid Commiﬂionsﬁull be bound by force oﬁthis‘Statutc, to hold tbefaid Seﬂions four: times»-
,_   ‘ ‘yéare,'as the Other Commifﬁoncrs, the which be continually dwelling in WC CWM’Ya ‘5‘":

:= yihall doe it,when they may beﬁ attend it. ' ' ' _.
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flier 3. of Richard the a. Chap.6. fol. 225‘ How may sericam: at Arms thereﬂmll be, mad f f
‘ ‘ ‘ with what things tbeyjballmdd/e. . . - . . r v
Illa», at the grievous complaint madeby the Commons to our Lord the King in this Parliament,
of the exceslive and fu’per‘ﬁ’uous numbn- of Scrjcants at Armes ,and of many great CXfortlonS and
oppresﬁons' done by them to the people : The King therefore dorh will that they {hall be difchar.
33d. and that of them and other there ihall be taken of good and {ofﬁcicnt perfons to the number of
thirty. amino more from henceforth. And more over the King prohibiteth them to meddle with
any thing that toucheth nor their ofﬁce. And that they doe no extortion nor oppresnon to the pea; ;
P15311530“ pain to 10056 their ofﬁce , and to make a ﬁne and ranfome at the Kings pleafure, and full,
fatisfaétion to the party. - - ' ‘ ‘
The 2.0. of R than! the 2. Chap. 3. folio 2.4;. Na manfballﬁ: upon the Bench mrb rbe
~~ luﬂitc: ofAﬂi/e. .
ITem, the King doth will and forbid, that no Lord, nor other oft'n e Country. little or great, {hall
'(it upon the Bench, with the Iuiiices, to take‘Asﬁfes in their Seﬂi ms in the CounticsofEnglaud, .-
upon great forfeiture to the King : and bath charged his (aid 1 uftxer s, that th ey {hill not (offer the
the contrary to be done. . i ‘
The a. of Henry the 4. Chap. 2 3. fol. 2.5 g. The fee: oft/2e Maifhtll oftbe Met/ball-
__ fey ofrbc Kings boufe- _ ,
Tam, whereas the Marﬂnllof the Matihallfey of the Court of our Lord the Kings houf'e, m tbs
time oijzg Edward,grandfather oi our Lord the King that now is, and before was wont to take
the fees,which doe hereafter follow, that is to fay, ofevery perfon that commeth by Capiarto the
{aid Court, foure pence :‘and if he be let to mainprife till his day,two pence more : and of Every
perfon whichis impleaded of trefpaﬂ‘e, and ﬁndeth tWo mainpernors to keep his day, till the end of
the plea, to take forthat caufe two pence of the defendant: and of every perfon commi tted to pri:
on byjutigement of the Steward, in whatfoevet manner the fame be, fourc pence: of every perfon
delivered of felony, and of every felon let to mainprile by the Court fourc pence : which fees were
wont to be taken and paid in full Court, asthe King hath well perceived by the complaint of the
f aid Commons thereof made in the {aid Parliament: The fame our Lord the King, to avoid all f uch
Wrongs and oppresﬁons to be done to his people, againi’t the good cuﬁomes and ufages made and
nfed in the time of‘hi: pmgenitors,by the advice 8: aﬂ‘enr of the Lords Spiritual 8: Temporal,& at the
ﬂipplication‘of the laid Commons hath ordained and eﬂa bliﬂied.,tha-t if the (aid Marfhallor his of.
ﬂeets, undetthim, take orher fees then above are declared, that the fame Marlhall and evetYthi!
“ﬁfﬁCC'r‘éﬁnll loofc their Ofﬁces, and pay treble damages to the party greeveti, and that the party ',
greeted havehis fuit before the Stewards of the faid Court for the time being. , ' y - ,
Alfo it'iét‘. ordained and cﬂablilhed, that no Servitor of Bill: that beareth a flag": ofthc {and "
Court,.fhill tale: for every mile frOm the fame Court to the fame place,where he ﬁn” do his fer-vice ‘ I
19y more then one pen-nymnd ('0 for [smiles twelve pence, and for to {me a Venircﬁrciar 1 LI”.
mmcr, &c. or a Di/i‘riargar out of the fame Court, the double. And if any of the raid Servitors of “
Bills doe ‘hc contrary, he {lull/be punifbed by impril’onment, and make aﬁne to theang after the Q5.
difcretion of the Stewards of the fame Court, and allo be iorejudged the Court, and the fame Stew- p
atd {hill have power to make proclamation at his cumming to the faid Court, in every Country from t,
time to time oh“ thc articles afarefaid, and thereof to execute punilhrnent as afar: is laid. 9. R3 5'. .5.
The ‘4 of Henry the 4.012;). 23. fol. a; 9. Judgment: givenﬂgall continue until! tbty [ball 9'
. _ be reverﬁd by ‘atr’aiut or errer. . ' ,
17%;, where as .well in plea reall-as in plea perfonall after judgement givcninthe Courts of Our 'L.
LOVd thc King. the parties he made to come upon grievm‘s pain, fometime before the King hirn-E
lelﬁfometime before the Kings Councel'l,and {ometimes to the Parliament,to anfwer therofof new,
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_j‘ ‘ to the great impowrifhing of the panics afgrcgagl, and in the [obverﬁon ofthe Co mmonlattt of the
' i , [and 3 it Is ordained and cflahlilh‘cdﬁhat afterjudgcmEm given in the Coast!"
[9. H 6 {0-79 Dyer Ofﬁl‘lf LOrd thc King, [he P3MiCS and {[153}- !2 tires ﬁn” bC thercdfinmeC.
if”? 3! 5'3 3 ‘- 3356' until! the judgemcnt be undone, by attain: or by snot, xfthcrc be cnors,3s
, hath been ufcdhy thc Lanes in thc time of the King progenitors.

The {OEHCWJ [he 4. C53?“ 7~ {01- 26! . lt/Iull be felon} rp car out the tongue, orpull am the eye:
‘3'“ ‘ ' ' . ‘ ‘0/ tbe Kings licgt proﬁle. _ ‘

Tm,bccattl'c that‘many “gilldCTSdOC daily lit-at, Wound, impril'on', and maimc divers ofthe
» Kl“? “9236 P6091", and ‘fftl‘ Purpofcly cm their tongues, or pu: out: their eyes. 1; is ordained and
; 335mb“; that in {Ml-‘1 cafe :h‘s ofﬁrndcrs that (is) cutmh tongues, or puts out the eyes of any the
~ Kings “‘8‘? Pcol’ka and [hit duly proved, and found, thatir-uch deed was don: oimalice prepenfcd,
I~ \ they {hall man this pain of felony. _‘ . \ ._

_ The s. of Hem the 4.. Chap. 10. fol. 26 g. "Iuﬁ‘éce: (if-peace ﬂyall imprifm arena but in ‘
i ,. lb. L'ommozz Gaot’a. _ .
._:! Iran, becaufi: tl‘iQEleCz-g ConﬁablssofCaflles,within the Realm: of England be asﬁgncd to he ,
I lufliccs (lg-”€303: b'y‘ C'Ommisﬁbn ofour Lord the Kingﬁnd by colour of the Laid commisﬁons
William P3013“? c0 whom they heat: will will, and imptifon them withinthe {aid Caﬂles, till they
have made Em: and ranfomc with the {aid Conﬁablcs for their dclﬁrcrancc:

C001! 1i. 9. lb. 119. his ordained and cﬁab'lilhcdghat none be imprifoncd by any Iuﬁicc ofthc

.- P face, but only in thccommon G 2016 : Savingto Lords and’ozhcr ( which
have Gadles)thcir francfitl'ein this cal}. ’ i

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NOW “mes in (cm: 5mm!“ CFP-alpablc Bondage, abom chuﬁng Palliament men; &'c. The Edit!
(11.1115ch yc'“ ‘3 {he " 0f Hm"! the 5.013? 1101. 174 What/art of" people ﬂyali be
' tboﬁ'n: and wboﬂm‘l be the (bog/‘2’” offbe. Knight: and Burgtﬂés. ofgbe
I . Pariiammt. , i
Mi, that th Statncs ofthe clec'iion of the Knights ofthe Shins to comcto the Parliament be hols-
- ' ' id"? ”id kcPt in all poinfs ‘-' adioyning to the fame, that the Knights of the Shires, which from
i" htﬂcciorth (hail b: Chore!) ill every Shiré‘, he not chofcn unlcffe they be rcﬁa‘cnt within the Shire
ﬁlter: they {hall be chofcns Elm day ofthc date ofthe Writ of the fummons oFthc Patliamcnt. And
‘ . that the Kai hrs and Efquircs, and other which {hall be choo’fcrs ofthofé
‘R‘lﬁ-‘PL f0- 44-5» Knights ofthe Shires be alfnrcﬁdent within the fame shircsin manner.
' and forms as isaforcCaid. Andmcreovcr, it is ordained and cﬁablifhcdghac
flit-Chums and Burgtffcs 0f the Cities and Boroughs be chofcn men, Citizens and Buigtzﬂ‘cs reli‘.
‘a‘fitgdwcllmg and {meal tho fame cities and boroughs, and no other in my wife. 7, H. 4,. :5, 8.3.,
:9 6.7. Io»H~\6. z. 8.1-1.6. 15. - _ . , . »'
.7 The 2.. of Henry 5... Chap. 1 3nd 3 . fol. 2.8 2.. What/hr: ofmmﬂyall be Iuﬂict: of the Peace;
,éf‘lrﬁ, that the luﬂiccs of the peace from henceforth to be manic within the Counties of EnglanJ;
h allhal'lhc made of mail fufﬁcient pcrfons dwelling in the fame counties, by the advice of the Chan-
3 1»; , cﬂlor 30d Ofthc Kings Councdl, without taking other pcrfons dwelling in foam Counties to ex.
1 ‘ W “ ecutel'uch ofﬁce, except tthorcls and Iuﬁ‘iccs of Afﬁfcs now named, and ,
9’57“” 3" 16' 34-Ed- ‘0 be named by the King and his Counccll. And except all thcv‘Kiagschicfe

; 3"“ 1' :' Stewards ofthc Lana and Scignioric: oEthc Duchie of Lani-311a, in the
i ’ " f "* Nosth parts and-in the South, forthctitng being. 13.R, 1,. 7:, ' "
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Clasp. 3. WWW cffate ibafe Iuror: ma}! be,wbicb are to page touching the (if? ofman, plea reel], an. .3:

' ' forty mar/gr: damages. ‘ 4 f;

IT'em, the King conﬁdering the great mifchiefes and dilhetil'ons, which daily happen through all" :

the realm ofEngland,as well in cafe of death of a man, as in cafe oi freehold , and in other cafes ~ v
by them which pall‘e in enquelis in the {aid cafes, which be common lumrs and other,that have but,
little to live upon, but by fucb inqueﬁt, and which have norhing to ionic, haul: of their {alle
\ ‘ oaths, whereby they offend their confcicncc the more largely : and willing
z. H.710: 13. I O. thereof to have correﬁion and amendment, hath ordained and eﬁablilhcd
H.7.fo. I 4.. 9.11.1. by aﬂ'entofthe Lords and” Commons aforefaid, that no perfon (hall be ad.

f0. 5'. lo. H. 6. (o. 7. mitted to path in any enqu<ﬂ upon tiyall ofthe death ct‘a man,nor in any ._
8, I 8. 7. H. 6‘. £0.44. enqueﬂ betwixt party and party,in plea reall,nor in plea perfona ll, whereof
Dyer f0.) 4 4'" Cook the debt "or the damage declared, amount to forty marks, it‘the fame perfon
lull“. part '1. 27!- a. have nor Land,or Tenements of the yearly value oft'mty shillings, abavc

. perfon {oimpanelled inthe-lame cafes, hath nor Lands or tenements ofthc , 7
earl valucofl‘ort fhillinasabcvethe ‘ch‘araesasafore is faid.zS.Ed. 3t 13 8.H. 6 a -.
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The 3. of Henry the 6. Chap. 7. (cl. 304. W'barjorr of menﬂyall'be choofm, and what ﬁnal] be €59. ‘i
r [en Knights oft/2e Parliament.

Tam, Whereas the election of Knight 5 ofShires, to come to the Parliament of our Lord the t
King, in many Counties othe Realm of. England, havcynow oflate been made by very great out— -. «
ragions and exceﬂive number of people, dwelling within the fame Counties ofthe Realm of Eng;-

. land, of the which moﬁ part was ofpeople of lmall fubliance, " and of no
at T172: 2': a suture 0/ -value, wherenfevety o’t'them pretended a voice equivalen r, as to futh ele-
bondage and (of: Of ﬁipns to be made, with the moﬁ worthy Knights and El'qujtcs dwelling
1956"]. ' within the fame Counties, whereby manﬂaughters, riots,_bartcries, and d1. .,
I. H. y. I. 10. H. 6. vilions among the Gentlemen, and other peoples of the (am: Counties :
2 . 6. H. 6.. 4. t I. H. thall very likely rife and be, unlell‘e convenient and due remedy be provided
4- I . 23.14. 6. l 5. in this hehalf: Our Lord the Kin conﬁderingthe premilles, hath provi-
Ral’t.‘pla.{o. 446. ded,ordained,and el’tablifhed by aut ority ofthis prefcnt Parliamencﬁlm the

, Knights ofthe Shires to be chofeit within the fame Realm of England, to" ' t

'COmC t0 the Parliaments of our Lord tthing, hereafter to be holden,lhallbe chcfen in every l.
County o'fihe Realm of England, by peeple dwelling and reﬁdent in the fame Counties, whereof V
CV“? one Of them (hell have land or tenement, to the value oft-forty lhillings by the year a: leak,
“5°" inﬁll argcsi 39d that they which {hall be (0 chofen (hall be dwelling, and reﬁdent Wilhimthc
fame Counties. .A’nd fuch as have the greateﬁ number of them, that may EXPEND FORTY ‘
SHI LL INGS by yeare,and above, as afore isfaid,lhtll be returned by the Sheriffes of every Chum ‘ 3
ry Knights for Parliament. by Indenturcs fealed berwixr the (aid Sherifl‘es, and the {aid choolers fol-g ;
to be made. A nd every She-riﬂe of the Realm of England lhall have power by the {aid authority to
examine upon the E vangeltﬂs every fuch ch ool‘er, how much he may expend by the yeare : And M
any Sheriﬂes return Knights, to come to the Parliament contrary to the {aid Ordinance. the rum, L?
ccs ofAslil'cs inttheir S‘csﬁons of Asﬁfesﬂnll have power by the au thority a forel'aid, _ thereof to en- 1.
quite.,Andif by enquell the fame he found before the Juliiccs, and the Sheriﬁ'esthereofbc duly at.
tainted thatthcn the {aid Sheriffe {lull incur the pain of an hundred poimd, to be paid to our Lord x, .
the King, and alfp that he have imprifgnment by a yeareg wi thout being let ' to mainpril‘e onibaileyg ',:
And that the Knights for theParliamcnt returned contrary to the {aid Ordinance, {hall loofe their ,. ~
wages. 10. H. 6. a, . ‘ ' 1 ‘ 7 ‘5
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5: " Provided alwavestthat he which cannor expend forty (billings by yeare,at afore is (aid, (lull
7* 31.1110 wife he thooler cf the Knights for the Parliament. And that m every writ that (ball
hereafter goe forth to the Sheriﬂes,to choofe Knights for the Parliament, mention bemade of
the raid Oidlnances.~ . ‘ ' _ .,
, Tl“ ‘ 8' my")? d" 6- Chap. ‘ 1- {0"3 3 2- 0/ ”540681111 oalucin lands azuﬂite
; _ ' of Tea“ ought to be. ;
Tm, whereas by Statutes made in the time of the King: noble Progenitors, it was ordai-é
ned, that in every County ofEngland, Jullice: (hould he amgned of the mall worthy of
t ‘he ran” mum-”'1“; t0 keep the peace, and to doe Other things, as in
I. lid/g. '16 l 8.Bd. g. the lame Starntes fully is contained, which Statutes notwithﬁand-
3. I g. R: z.7,‘iy. R-Zpingm’ow OHS": in {Hm}? Counties of England the greattﬁnumbee
in. ' hzvcbecn drpnted and oméncdmhich before this were. not wont to
~ , ' L7": W hmof form he 0f {mall behaviout,hy w horn the people will not:
- be governed n'or ruled,and tome for their neceﬂity doe great extortion and opprefﬁ .m upon the
- people, whereofgreat inconveniences he likely to tile dailyﬁf the Kingthetefore doe not pro:
vlde remedy 5 The K; ng, wtlltng agninfl loch inconveniences to provide remedy, hath ordained
ll? ~ and eﬁablifhed by authority aforelaid,That no luﬁice of peace within theIchlm of England in
in County, {hall be alligned or dentcd’if he have noc lands or tenements to the value of 20.
t" 1’7 Yea" : and if a“? be “dam“ hmaﬁcf ‘0 be ”Ric“ 0" Face in any Countya Which hath
not lands or tenements to the value afotelaid, thathe thereof {hall give knowledge tothc
ChanCellor oi England for the time being,which (lull put anorher (utﬁcientin his place, and
' and if he give not the faidknOWlCdge (65 before) Withina moneth after ,that he hath notice of
Web Commtfﬁons, or if he {it or make any warrant or precept by force of fueh Commiﬂions.
he thall incur the penalty 0f 7-0.1- and nevertheleﬂ‘e be put out of the Commiflion as before,
and the King “In“ have the one-half otthe faid penalty,aod he thatwtn' rue for the King the
: Other half,and he that will ﬁne for the King, and for himfelf, {hall have an action to demand me
e fame penalty by writ of debt at the common Law. ' ‘
t I , Provided alwayes,that this Ordinance ﬂnll not excend to Cit.ies,’l‘ol.vns,or Boroughs ,Whlch
’ be Counties incorporate ofthemfelvess nor to cities, tor-ins, or boroughs, which have luﬁice;
oF peace ofperfont dwelling in the (arm by commiﬂion or Warrant of the King, or of hi, Pm .
ignitors. Provided a’lfonhatifrhere be not {uﬂicientperfons havinglands 8t tenements to the
value storefaid, learned in the Law, and of goo-d governance wrthin any ﬁrth County, that the
Chancellor of England for the time beingﬁnll have power to put other difcreet perfons learned
inthe Law,in [nth Commiﬂions, though they have not lands or tenements to the value atom-
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, I r ‘ _ ‘ Cartel}, may bcﬂﬁﬂcd. .
_ _ F3 ITem, it is ordained by the authority aforefaid, that the Statutes before. this time made ofPut-
veyors and buyers, {hall be ho‘lden and he pt, and put in due execution. And in “it: that any
. e purveyOr,buyer, or taker, will take and make purvcyantc, or buy any thing to the value Oflforty
lhillings,ot under of any pet (on, and make nOt ready payment in hand, that then it {hall be law-
" ' full to every ofthCKings liege people to retain their goods and eattcls, and
38. Ed. 3. x z. to teﬁﬁfueh purveyors and buyers, and in no wife (offer them to make any fuel.
‘ ' purveyances, buyings, or takings; And to keep'rhe peace better, every con-
ﬁablenirhingman, or chief pledge of every town or hamlet, where {och takings or ’pumyanccs
ﬁnllhemadeﬁhall be helping or aﬂlﬂ'ant to the owner , or felltt (finch things,to be taken 2-
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aonﬁables, tithingmen, or ch iefc pledges be required (‘0 t0 doe, uponpain to yeeld to the party. f
fo’geieved the value'of the things f6 "réken with»: ‘ his double damages : .ancd that none of the,
Kings Liege peQDIc be pu t toloﬂe or damage bY €11;ng 9r gtny qfﬁee’t forjgeb Yreﬁ'ﬁnn’ce. And .1,
that ”Mom?“ ﬁgs ofﬁcer: th'h‘ut‘féa‘re 22b b’e ”ha-£61124; -¥¢i'€‘d;‘0‘r impléadcd‘in‘rh’c Com 'ofthe}

done, Upon paint: to lodfe 29.1.1522: one m‘oitythe‘tepftot'he King, and: the othee moity to him, 1
which will in Inch we: fue : a'ndkhatt'h‘c'Inﬁizeé‘ofpeace’_in'_ evety County, {hall have pnwer by '
authority ofthis'OrdinanCeg’o’inqi-ﬁre, hear, and; determine as wgellla‘t the fut; ofthc Kinga’as or ,3
him that‘will fue , of any thﬁng done againf’t this" Qr'Idimn'ce ant! (huCOfIta’Wfl‘aﬁe 4W3 puma].
ment,2nd execucion, and’toiaivzii’dfaam‘gg‘é‘s to E‘ﬁe‘party plaingifg when any dctcnéﬁmt'is mega;

fendaat-ﬂnll be put to anfweﬁunro it‘mtb‘éﬁt’ ”the aid “of the King, and in fuel: avtftisms to be ta.
ken, proceﬂe {hall be made as in: writ bf‘tr'eﬂaﬁ, 'doneagainfttht peace, _and that in every
Commiﬂion of-Purveyots,‘lbuyers,‘ o: taketéto be made, this Ordinance (hall be Contained and
'expreﬂ‘ed. And moreover that'th ,s deiﬁa‘ncc among other Statutes ofpuryeyprs, buyersgortag \;
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from, tbe King conlfidering the great‘perjury, extortib'nﬁnd oppré‘ﬂiron,whxch beam! have been
inibis rcalme, by MS Sherifes,hundct‘ Sﬁc'riffcss and their , Clerk€$,C9r0mjl‘$, 3‘5ande of {ran-e
chircs,33i1i§€5’3ﬁdH'eepersofpf'ifons;dndptﬁerofﬁcers'intiivcré‘gountiﬁs'qf thiS-Zlfcalm, , hath, ~ '2
2' ‘i‘ ' ’ . ‘ordaihfd’by'anft't‘iqi‘j‘ty afor'efaid, in {Eben/11139;. all,{fuchjreirftorcipnsmer-.'

20. H. {Ski-ii 2'31 1.. jury,j;uidtb;5prtm‘2’on,_'that no ShgriFé thin accenfarme in any. manner:
H.7,EO.‘g51‘34.-H'. 44. his coifntSrmot anytime B"t’i'liwicks, Hundreds, nor 'wapentakes, not ,
4;. Kelbfo. 108. 1‘1. thatthc {aid Sberifecﬁ'nder Sheifes, bailitffes of Franchifes, norany.
H. 7. to. z 6.. Raﬁ. other Bailiffe, {htll return upon any wti't or prec'eptto them direﬂcd _
pim- fo. 3 18. Coke. to be returned, any 1nq<,1s;f!singr.y pancll thet'enpoa to be. made; any ’?
pla.36—s,»23:, E. 1.26;; ‘2Bailiffes5bﬂi’cers, or Tervam’s to'a'py’ ofth’e "amen: aforeféitf, ”In any; ;

DifrefO- K19- _ ‘.2.B§n?11bytbemfotd be made, nczthatany,o2fzhe.{aigi Ofﬁccxtmd Mg; ,2?
' ' - ” ' niﬁe’ré';byoc’Caﬁ‘On'of'udderkcélour,bfgheiﬁgb’fﬁce, 113a!) takegnyothcrs

thing by thcmﬁor ‘byhny (Ether- perfon ‘56 their ufe, proﬁgoravailgbf any perfon. by thermal" any '
0f themﬁo be. atreﬂ-ed,or attached, not of any other ofthem, for the omitting of any .arrcﬂ-or‘.
attachment" to be made by their bodya.- Or- of any perfon by themﬁpany of them,6y. force-,0: co '
low of their ofﬁce .z’arref’ced or attached for ﬁne, fee, {nit o_fpfifon, mainptife, letting to bang?
or— ﬂzew‘ing any 'eafe or favour to any fuch’p‘etfon f0 arreﬁéd of .tg be ari’eﬁ‘ed for their reward ‘or‘ _,
proﬁt, but Cuch as’folwwgt'bat isro féber the Sheriﬂb Wentypcnce,theBailifTe that makethz is!
the arreﬂ'b’r attachment {Ohm pence, 3-95; the Gaoler,ifthe-prifoner bcicommitred'tohis Ward,
fﬂur¢,.p€ntj§, Andtlnt th": Sheriff}, under Sheriff}, Sheriﬁ‘es Clerke, Steward, or Blitﬂiﬂ‘li1 (,5 2

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ﬁrt‘hé copy ‘of any pancll,but fourc ,pe'nccﬁnd thank: raid-Sheriffs: and all ozhet Ofﬁccrf aﬂd
”mamas aforefa‘idLﬂmlI let you: ofprifoh all manner of perCohs lay-them away of. rhcm‘asrcﬁi‘dl,
gaming." if: thFilj cu‘gﬁqd y by fqgg‘c, of my wrjs", ‘.bi:ll,~-‘er Warranty many aéﬁan pcrfonaflﬁrby _
.iéPrér-éflndlame‘lFiof ‘F “P? 1f¢:-W93. reti‘onablcafuritics “ifmﬁii’crfmf‘a’ ha‘m‘g "W563?
”1:; f. .. . " . . en: wuhgn {be coumiﬂwyhege fuch‘ perfom‘befq {Ct'to ball. or manpsiﬁe,
. ijzLNB‘LEo. $1.13. to kcqp their dinS‘j-iﬂ fuck-platens t’néhéﬁi writ$,bxls,nr,war'ran131 than
-' ’Idw. fo';"6o'.Cok‘c,l. requtrc, : (Suchpc'rfon oripeﬁfons wh'zichihsll be in their-:Ward‘by con-
”gaffe: 101,3 7. H, 6. dcmnarion ,cxccution, Cépias griagmum or egwmmmicamm, (urcty of
{0.1 , Plow, Fo. 6o._ the pcacgand all fuch perfons,:whrcir be 9: [ball becommitted :to ward
‘ prc'r {0.1”} 18.3 2.3. byﬂl'pszci,allgommandcmem ofa‘n‘y Ill-Ric“, and vagabondsvrcfuﬁng to
*3 34:7 . E3; 4;] £0. 1 . fem; acpcrding (Q the .férmc of, clﬁSmutzgamf Labéurers: only: cxcepﬂ)
«, Coke 11'. g, {0. {9. And that ho Sher; ffc, not any of'his ofﬁccrs or Ménii’cers aforcfaid,lhal
Ii. 10. f0» 99. Raﬁ. take or caufeﬁto be takcnpr make ‘anyoblign'sonfor ariy'cainfe aforemd:
$3.69, 37 I . 3;.Elg" .er by colour'oftheir ofﬁce, but-9121f; to cbcémfclvespfany ptrfon, nor by
~ .9LDyef fo, 2 S . _ . . any pcrfonmbich {hall be in their Wardbytlw courf‘e of chc law, but
{LL . «a .7 by thC‘namc .Oﬂthcilofﬁcc, and-“Pam C'Omiikim “rm-n: ”‘3‘ "herald
W09“; {11111 glppeargtgthg dqycbgcaiacdin rhefaid will} billonmrrhm;add-iin‘fuch‘ places;
ﬂiﬁhcﬁmﬁ ”1.3.35.2 b11151, or. “(313'sz [hall {gquircL And ijflycf the lfSidiSthiECS 01‘ other Ofﬁ-
9" not; {4131mm aforefaia, :akc anyLObligacion-in atherl‘orm‘by'EOIGUEbf elfcimﬂiccsgﬁfhal it
. ill be void. And thathe lhall take no more for the makingdf anyfuch Obligatidn ,: Warrant,
‘pr’LPrgccpt by thﬁm :0 be madc,-but (cure pence. And alfo that wet-3 .othela‘xd Sheriff“ fhall
','f?ak¢ yearly a depgty in the Kings Courzs of his Chanceryy , the Kings Bench, the..-IC-ommon
$11“, an All; the .5“. ghequpr ofLRCCOrd-g- before ghchghcy (lullxcrumany Writs, to rcceiveaﬂ

L ’ f: ofLWrics an; Warmpm .tgbg dcﬁvcrcd coma}! : :An'dthan AlliShcriﬂfe-s; unélrr‘Sherltﬁ's,
.27”; .¢s,Bailii’f¢sn€i2.olcrs. Coroncrs.:s:¢mds, Ban; EcsofiF‘tagchi‘ks;:7-0'bany o'ulcmgicels
: Elﬁiniﬁma Whighdocpomtaty tQ'tbis Ordinance i a any point» of the fame, {hall loofc. tdal‘fc
i 7- .93“? in this behilfeiindamagcul, or grieved histrcblc damages, and {hall forfeit the {tunme of
L: L ' 3535:!) 3“ CV“? clme 1th .ic)’ or any of them doethe co'ntraryttb‘creofrin auy point of the, ‘fatnc,
l 'FVl/hﬁlifpﬂhczlﬁng {Mull-awe the one halfcto b‘c imployed toabeu'l‘e of hishoufe, audit.) moo;
#39:: and .theiparpxthax Will (he theathcr. halfu 'Andéthamhe ‘Iuﬁices nﬁAfﬁfesi -‘in’1h¢i:
as, quljcéLs ofghconc Bench and of melonhc‘r, 2:. andluﬁiccs of th-cl Peatczinxhciz-Couny,
} have PWCHQ caqqlgc, hear; and determine-of. eﬁﬁce withbuc fpc'ciallﬂommifﬁoh,.-:oi'a‘ad
. allmhcmythat doc contrary. to theft-Ordinances in any article or point-of the (mic. ‘Andi‘if
, ,- ,(zgidﬁbﬁiﬁfes rcrurn upon any pcrfon [epi corpus or Reddidi: fc,thac they {hall be cfaﬁgeablc
SP baycthebodigs 01 the {aid perfons at thcdaycs qf the returns otheﬁfa'idiWrits, Bills; mot
art-ants, in (“Ch form 83 they here before the making of this Aft. . 3.. . z

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" -Or,afmuch as'di-veqrs pctfons have, been daylyaﬁrcﬁch-Qnd impxifoncd ﬁokéfufpcé’ciopofhlody,
«; Witneofmjalictc, aad fomcxime.qtia light fufpcﬁiﬂnyandfo-i‘ewm PrifO“ without 5331‘ 0"
Mﬁl’ﬁk ‘°:‘h€i-“gf©‘a‘-V¢K3li<m and nimble .. Bait ordaimgizafrdnﬂablﬂhe’diby addictity‘of
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Bail: or Mainprii'e, in like theme as though the fame prifoners or perform were indiaed thereof ‘ 5 .=
of record befbre the fameIuilices in their Sefﬁans : and that inﬂices of Peace have authority to
enquire in their Sefﬁms of all manner efcapcs of every perfon arrefled "
Rep, 3. H. 7. 3. t . 8t and imptifoned for felony. And that no Sheriffej under Sheriffc no: Er.
,2. P. at M. :3. 7. H. cheater, Bailiﬁ'e of franchifc, nor any other perfon', take or feize the
4. f0. 47. 44. AEPl. goods of any pcrfon arreﬂed orimptifoned for {ufpition of felony, be.
.1 4. 4;. Ed. 3.fo.ee. fore that the fame perfon fo atreiied and imprifoned,be conviéted or
took li. 1 fo. r 7 I . attaintcd of fuch felony according to the Law, or elfe the fame goods
:6. Mi“. pl. 3 t . Otherwife law fully forfeited, upon pain to forfeit the double value of the
goods fotalren, to him that is (’0 hurt in that behalfe, by aﬁion ofdebr
to be puriued by like procell'e, judgement and execution, as is commonly ulEd‘ in other aaions of
debt {tied at the Common law, And that no efl'oin, or proteﬁion be allowed in any fuch aaion:

I ihall here give you a claufeolthe :.and am!" Edw. 6. Chap. 1 3.601.867. --

And be it farther inaﬁed by authority aiorei'aid, that if any pcrfon doe fubfirté‘t or withdraw .

any manner ofcyths, obventtons, proﬁts, commodizi-cspr other duties before mentioned ,orany ,
partm’them contrary to the true meaning of this a&,or oiany other aft heretofore 'made, that

then the party {0 .fubﬁraélzingﬁpr withdrawing the fame, may 01: lhall be convented and fued .
' in the King Eccleﬁaflieal courrﬁby the party from whom the fame ihal
TSIrinfar wirbboh be fubilraétcd or wit-hdtawn,to the intent the Kings Iudge Eccleﬁaﬁice’ll
ing oftytbr [ball bee {hall and may, then and there, hearcand determine the fame according to
in the Ectl/eﬂeﬂ’ieall the Kings EccleﬁailicallLawes. And that it {hall notbe lawful! untothe
(car: and no where Parfon, Vicar, Proprietory, Owner,or Other their Fermors, or deputies
4/}. . contrary to this-aét, to convent or ﬁre fuch withholdet of tithes, obven~
tions ,or Other duties aforefaid, before any other Judge, than Eccieﬁaflicall. Andif any Arch.

Bilbop, B'ifl-IOP, Chancellor, or other Iudgc Eccleﬁaﬂ‘icall, give any {entence in the forefai‘d .
can-[es of tithes, obventi’ons, proﬁts, emoluments and other duties aforefaid, or in any of them

.( and no appeale ne prohibition hanging) and the party condemned doe norobey the faid fen— -

tence, that then it {hall be lawfull to every fuch'ludge Eccle ﬁnﬂicall','to‘ exeommuni-cate the {aid
party, [0 as afore condemned, and. difobeying, in the which {enter-tee of excommunicatien, if .
the {aid party excommun-icate wilfully {land and endnte {till excommunica-tc, by the {pace of 3
4o. dayes nexr afttr,upon denunciation and publication thereof, in the Parilh Church, or the
plaeewr Parilh where the party (‘0 excommunicate is dwelling, ' or molt abiding, the laid ludgc
Becieiiaﬂicall, may then at his pleafure ﬁgniﬁe to the King, in his court of Chancery, of the
{late Emd condition'of the faid party {'0 excommu-nicate,a.nd thereupon to require procell‘e ch ex-

communicate c‘apienda, to be awarded againﬁ every fuch perfon, as hath been i-‘o eat-com-
municate. -

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T!“ 3 S'Qf Elif abttbiC 1m 2 .ft-tl. {09' 9.~1Refam«ztian ofdijhrdcr: int-be Mitziﬁ‘rrs oftbe (”harsh”) :
THtt the Churches of the Queens Majetti'e's Daminions may be ferved with Paﬂors of found ~‘

Religion :be it inaaed by the authority ofthis Prefent Parliament, That every perlon um "i

det the degree oftBitbop ,which dorh,or {hall pretend to beta Priefl or Miniller of God‘s holy

Word and Sacramenr,by reafon of any other form: ofiniiitution, Confe-

.3.“ 5" $36.6". I. caution“, or ordering, than the {cum fet forth by Parliament in the'time

. -r A ' a .. of the late King ofmoil worthy memory, 'King’ Edward the Garth, or
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Chtiﬁ ntXt following, (hall in the prefene'e Of the Biihop or G as dish of thelpiritualii‘l’“ 0f

, fome onedioceﬂ'e, where he hath’“): (bulb-ave Eccleﬁaiticall living ,t de-
e-Dyerfo.377; clare his aﬂbnt, and a fubi'ctibe to all the Articles of Religion, which only

' ' concerns the cont {Ii-ﬁn ot'the true Ch: thianiaith, and the doétrine OfIhc
Sacramente,comprifed in a book imprinttd,entttultd, Articles, whereupon it was agreed b; the

\ Arch 331719”, “4 31' [bat-P: of barb Provinter, and the whale Clergze in the Convocation holder: at

London in the were ofaur Lord God, a thoujhezdﬁve b-‘rrzdredﬂxty andtwo, accord 71g to thum-
putatian of the [harrboff‘zrglawL ﬁir the avayding of: be diverﬁrzrr 0/ again/07:5, andﬁir tbegﬁ’m.
baking often/22m touching true ﬁrigfampurﬁmb by the Queen: amborsry: and {hail bring from
{och Brthtrp or Guardian. offpiritutltiet, in writing under his feale anthem ick, a teﬁimoniall

. of fuch affent and fubfetirpion, andopenly on form Sunday in the time of fome publiqxue {try-ice

afternoone, in 6V“? Church where by reafon 0f any Ecdeﬁaﬂicall living he ought to attend,
read both the {aid teﬁimonial,and the {aid Articles. upon pain that every {ugh
1: Cook 1.6.50. :9. perfon which (hall noebefore the {aid Ftaﬁ doe as is above appointed , {hall
be b ( ip/o faﬁo) deprived, and all his Eccleﬁaﬁicall promorions {hall be

void,as ifhe then were naturally dead. .
, And that if any perfon Eccleﬁaﬁicall, or which (hall- h-ave Eccleﬁaﬁieall 1i ving, {hall advifed=~
=ly maintaine or afﬁrme any doctrine dire ﬁly contrary or repugnant to any of the l‘ aid Articles,

.end being convented before the Bifhap of the'Dioccﬂ‘e, or the Ordinary, or before the. (been:

:Highnell'e Commi matters in caufes Eecleﬁafticall, {hall pet-GR therein, or not revoke his error,
0! after fuch revocationeftfoones afﬁrme {nch untrue doarine: inch maintaining or afﬁrming,
and perﬁﬁing. or fuch eftfoon afﬁrminz', {hell he juﬁ caufe to deprive fuch perfon of his Eccle-
ﬁaﬁiczllpromorions :And it {hall be lawfull to the Bdth of the DioCeile, or the Ordinary,
orthe laid Commﬂioners, todeprive fuch petfons fo petﬁiling, or law fully convicted of fuel!
ﬁcﬁfoones afﬁrming, and uponiuch lenrencc of deprivation pronounced, he (hall be indeed
rived. a a " . .

and that no perfonﬁnll hereafter be admitted to any Beneﬁce with Cure, except he then be

of the age of three and twentie year's at the leak, and a Deacon, and (hail ﬁrﬁ have fubfcribed’

.the [aid Articles in pref'ence of the Ordinary, and publikely read the fame in the Patith Church _

of that beneﬁee ,with declaration of his unfained ﬂour to the fame. And that every pet-ion af.
~tier the end of this Sefﬁon of Parliament robe admitted to a beneﬁcc with Cure, except that
within two moneths after his induaiorhe doc publiqutly readthe [aid Articles in ”the fame

, Church,whereof he ﬂnllhave Cure, in the time of Common Prayer there, with declaration

of his unfeined aﬂ‘cnt theretof, and be admitted - to minifler the Sacramentwithin one
yeareafter hie induction, if he be nor fo admitted before; {hell be upon every inch default, ip/b
ﬁre-70, immediately deprived . ' as

$5 And that no perfon now permitted by any difpeni'ation or anemia, {hall retain any Bene-

ccw'ith cnre,being under the age of one and twenty years, or not being Deacon at the leather
which {hall not be admitted as is afotefaid, within one year nexr after the making oftltrsa&,or

ﬁnithin ﬁx moneths after he ﬂnll accomplifhtheage of 1.4- yeares, on pain that inch hisdifpenf

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fation {hail be meerly void. .
_, -‘ And that none {hall be made Miniﬁerpr admitted to preach or adminiﬁer the Sacraments,

king under the age of 24, years, out unleﬂ'e he ﬁrit bring to the Biihop of, that Dioceﬂ‘e from
men known to the Bifhop to be of found Religion, 3 Teﬁimo-niall both of his honef’t life, and of
his-protesting the-doctrine expreI-Ted in the {aid Articles : nor nnleﬂe he beable to anfwcr and

. render to the Ordinary an accompt of his faith in Latine,aecordingto thefaid Articlespr have

petiall gift and ability to be a Preacher: nor {hall be admitted to the order: of Qe‘acon or
Miniﬁry; ttnleffe heihsll ﬁtﬁ fubfcrlbc to the bid ﬁrtickgt ' '

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, ,. And th at home hereafter {hall be admitted to any Beniﬁc'e with Cure, of‘ or abourgﬁewruéﬁa
1 thirty Pounds yearly in the (hams Books, unlech he (hall then be aBatchclour of Divin'ity‘:
K or a Preacher lawfully allowed by fome Bifhop within thns R, ealme, or by one ofthc :univéyﬁﬁ
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s. ., Andrhat all admzﬂions to Beneﬁces, Inﬁitutions, and mduﬁtons 10 he made Qfanyfzporfoh

kontraty ftorh-eforme or. any provilion .o-fthis Aa, and all toleratiohs, difpenfationsy qualiﬁer

- __ . ._ «Lions, and licences, whatfoeverro be maderorbecomrarylhercorgzrhm
IaDyerfo, ;77. 346. be meerly void in law, as ifthey never were. -- 1 , '- .2
‘ 9-35 9. Co. 116. f0. 39. Provided alway,rhat no title to conferre or prefent by (a) lapﬁﬂmﬂﬁ
. . ‘ accrue u poo any deprivarion, ipjoﬁzﬁo, but after ﬁx monerhs after nu;
{tiecoffuchdeptivation given by the Ordinarytothe Patron. ‘ .4 l . "

3311.6. IMogmmgehapﬁro; fol. r 262,-. Mothingjbz/bbe ta—lgezzfor the report of a Cafe referred I
' ._ -. . '3by'4ny wart ' ' ' "4 1 'T ”'1’" ‘f
FOrafmuch as all exaﬁlons, excortions and corruptiom are “10‘” 1 and PWhibEWd: in all well '
H . \_ governed CommomwealtS, Be it inaﬁed, that no perfon, to whammy order or canfe f (hall,
[1 " c committed or referred, by any of the Kings I udg‘JSa 0.? Courts 3‘ Weﬂmizzfier, 01" any 01h“ 17
.1 1Com: {hall direétly or indireétlypr by any art": lhi'fr,'colour_ orse’evice,have, takclor receivcv',a'n§ 51
‘ money, fee, reward, covenant, obligation‘,’PrOmiT*-3 agreement, 01' any 0th?!” thing, for his re. j
Port or Certiﬁcate by Writing, or otherw’ife, 6P0” pain “we forfeiture Of loot-1L for W“ Y ("441 "
.. Report ”or Certiﬁcate,- and robe deprived Of his ofﬁce'and place in the fame Court: the one m”
‘ {y of the fald forfeiture: to be our Soveraign Lord the King, his heiresand ("“530“, the 0m?
‘ moity to the party grieved ,which will fue for the fame. 3‘ any’ “m: during the faid ("“2“ "i‘h' '
. ’in’ one yeare after the fame caufcdifcontinued or decreed. and in his default oflixch fuic to him
or themthar will fue for rhefammby original! Writ, Bill; plaint,or_ln£ormarion in hi‘sMajé’L "
11, ﬁles high Court ofsrar Chamber ,or in any‘his Majeﬁics [hurts a E Record at Wc/iminﬂerrrm
mhi ch luit, by Writ,‘BiIl, plains or Informaéion, “0 wager ‘0fL3w3 Effoin, P rivi’ledge,$8p er "1 1
1. feds“, Proteétion, or any, Other delay, (hall be fuffercd or admitted. ' ‘ ‘ ‘ . -
'i 1 Provided nevertheleﬂ'e, that itﬂnll be lawfullfor the Clerke totakcr for his paints for wri; “
*? ting ofeviery fuch Report or Certiﬁcate, u.d. f0!“ “‘5 ﬁr“ ﬁde, and 7'- for CV“? tide after: 303 ‘7
i no moreilIPOH palm to forfeit to. s. {or cverypeny taken over and above the {aid- fummesrpgb’e
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3 Tent makes for'yohr niof’c advantage,that1caqﬁﬂdiﬂthc SfatUICS 13‘ largeJ V
l "‘ijhallhere infer: three or {cure Stacuﬁcs made this PIC-fen,t 1"" liament, that "111 ~
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.4 =92 15:: g: agivvmreas by the one A :r' a CHRTER many tithes conﬁrméaiﬁbgé
1.” '1 ' ’ '1 L _;_i__._ or diﬂ'eifcd of his freehold or Liberties or free Cuﬁomes", or'be'o’ur“.

   

 

 

.. lawyedor exiled or Otherwife deﬂtoyed, and that the King will not paﬂ'e upon him; oryéondemne
.. , ' but by 13*?qu judgement of his Pe«:r3,or by tbe‘Law ol the Land 5 And by am).
12513 3., 9- ther o‘tatute made in the bﬁfth yeate or the Reigne ofﬁng Edward the third
- “Itrtstt'laacd,-That no man ilaal! be attached by any FICCiiraiiOg“:s not fCi‘C-‘iUdger;
£35155, 3. 4. ofii'te or iim,norhis L~ands,Tenements, Good-s, not {jhttreis relied :- into the
__ . . ‘ Kings hands againﬂ the {CHI-1‘5 ofthe 0 RE AT CHART. ER: am: the law ofthe
3 land And by another Statute made: in the ﬁve and twentieth year c of the reigne oftitefame
E ngEdn‘tjrdCbC't‘hlrd,It!$a’1CCOl‘d€d, aiiented and cﬂabliihed, that none ﬂull be trek; n- by Pg.
6 u tine-n, 0r iu‘ggeﬁion made to the King or to his Councell, unit it: it be by Tindié’tment or Pre.
E ' ffﬂtm€n§,.0i good and lawful! people of the fame Neighbourhood where [itch deeds be done. in
audmaunerzpt by Peace tiemade by Wu: onginall at the Common Law,‘ and that none be put

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. 418.353 3f 3. fame, it {hall be‘rcdrelictt and holden for none. And by anorher Statute made
:4 . V mthe 2.8, year dofthe Reign of thefame King Edwardthe third, It is a.
% gigngﬁpthet things inafied, that-no man of what diet: or condition'foevet he be, (hall be put
k j] , out ofhisLands or Tenements, not-taken no: impnibned, nor difiuherited',‘
542%15613 3.] Without being brought in to anfwer by due proceﬂ‘e of Law. And by another
" ,. Staute made in the 4:. y‘eare e of the Reign of the raid King Edward the
'E thud}: is enaaed that no manor. put to ani’wer without prefentment he tore Iuﬂicespt matter
g; ofKeeo’rdi, or by (1116 Proceire and Writ original], according to the old Law or the Land, and if
. 7 . any thing be done to the contrary, it {hall be void in‘Law, and holden {or error,
E; 1,3645% 3. _ And by'anOther Statue made in the 3 6. yard f‘the fame King‘ﬁdnmrd the
g - “i“; _ ). third, It is amongﬂ: other thingsinaéted, That all Pleas which iha-l-lbe pleat-{ed
f’f'gpyeuuttsbefore any the Kings Iuﬁices, or inghis other places, or before any of His other
lifetimes, "or in the Courts and places ofany‘orhe'r Lords within the‘ Realmﬁnll be'entred and
ejtiijglled in Latino. .And whereas by the Statute made in the third yeare of King Henry the
fryeuth, power is given to the C'hancellour, the Lord Treafuter of England for the time being,
{ﬁathclﬁeeptr of the Kings Privie Scale, or two of them, calling unto them at 811119in5 ’and a

, Téhiporaluiord of the Kings moﬁ honourable Councell, and the two, 'ch‘ief‘e-luﬁices ofthe‘
tug; Bench and common Pleas for the time being,’ anothertwo'luﬂices in their 'ab‘fenee to"
ptpgeed,[as in that Aft is expreﬂ’edJor the punifhment oﬁfome’ particular agents: therein méiﬁ A
éohed,‘hnd by the Statute made in the one and twentieth yeare at King Henry the eigh th ”The
sf Breﬁdcntrofthc Councell is aﬂ'ociated to ioyne with the Lord Chancellour and other I udges in
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jéiiilélnt to the points limited by the faid Statute, but have undertaken-topt’tniﬂi where
nqiaw doth warrant, and to make Decrees for things having no fuch authority, _ an dittjiznﬁiﬂ;

ﬁghter punifhmentsthen by any law is warranted.~ , _ »~ . ~ , .
gdnH-forafmuch as all-matters cx-aminablc', or determinable before the faid Judges, or in the
Cdirt commonly eali‘ed the Star-Chamber, may have their proper remedy and redteife , and
j'r‘due puniihment, and corteétion by the Common Law of the Land, and in the ord inary-
utﬂ: ijuﬁice elfewhete ;. And forafmuch as the readout and motives inducing the ereﬁion
“continuance or that Court doe now cea lo, and the proceedings, Cenfuresz and Decree; 'OP
1 Wt, hgveiby experience been-foundfto he in intolerable buithen to‘th'e subieét, aﬁdthc
“gsyyt‘miizfuoduce an Arbitrary power and Government , And ‘forai‘much‘ as the Cou‘ﬁtéll
gig-it. hath oflate times aﬂumed unto it felt of power to intermeddle in Civill cauﬁts and
If é’r‘s,only ofprivate intereﬁ between party and party, and have adventuted to dctgmineﬁthc
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{Mates and Liberties of the Suhieft , contrary to the Law oEthe Land, and thetightt; and--
Fri-viledges of the Suhicftﬁy which great and manifold mzfchiefes. and inconvcmenctes have .3.
arifcn and hapntd, and much incetraimy by meancs offueh proceedings hath teen conceived 1 ~ 1

concerningmena rights, and charge 3 For fttling whereof, and .preventingthc like in time to

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Be it Ordained and Enaaed by Authority of this prefent Parliament, That the fakl Court
commonly called the Star-Chamber, end alllurifdiﬁinn, power, and authoritie, belongi g .
unto, or exert-lied u: thclametourt, or by any of the lodges, Ofﬁcers, or Miniﬁers thereof, be,
from the 5 it day of Auguﬁﬁn the yeare oft-ma Lord God, I t- 4 t . clearly and ablolhtclydiﬂol- ’ . _
ved, taken away, and determined, and that from the fold ﬁrﬁ day of Augufl, neither the Lord .t
Chancellour,ot Ker-per of thegreatSeelc ofEngland, the Lord Trca‘urer of England, the
Keeper 0f th‘ Kings Privte Stale, or Preﬁdent of the Conner-ll, nor an) Bifhop, Temporall Lord,
Pelvic Co-nnceilor, or lodge, or Iuﬁice 'whatfoever, {hall have any power, or aurhmity to heare,‘
examinpr determinany tmttertpr thing whatfoeVCr, in the {aid Court commonly called the .
Stﬂ-Chamherpr to make,pronounce,or deli set any Iudgmentﬁentence’,0rder,or Decree,“ ro' - '
doe any ludicitll, or Mutil‘teriall Act in the ﬁnd Court; Anal that all and every no, and A6153
of Parliament, and all and every Article, claul’c and {extreme in them, and every ofthem, by"
which any lurii'di-ction, power-,0! authority it given, limited , or appointed unto the (aid Court
commonly called the Star Chamber, or unto all or any the lodges, Ofﬁcers,ot Mimﬁers
thereof, or {or any proceedings to be had,or made in the {aid Court.,or for any matter,or thing.
to be drawn into queﬁion , examined, 0: determined there, {hall for fo much as coneemeth
the faidCourt of Star-Chamber, and the power and authority thereby given unto it,bc from the}
{aid ﬁtﬁday of Augaﬂ repealed, and abfolutelr revoked and made ‘zoi , . -

And be itlikewiie enaaed, That the like jurit'drétion now ufed and exerciﬁ’d in the Court he; '
forethc Proﬁcient, and Couucell in the Marches ofWales, and‘alfo in the Court, before the '
Preﬁdent, and Councell eﬁabhfheo‘ in the Northern parts: And alfo in the Court, commonly. l :
called the Court of the Duchy nuance/tee , held before th Chancellor, and Councellofth’at' - ,
Court 2 And a! 50 in the Court of Exchequer, of the County 'Palatinc of (“beﬂen held before, ii
the Chamberlain and Couocell ofthat Court 3The like iurifdiﬁion heingexcrcifed thereﬁtall
from-the {aid ﬁrﬁ day of Augufl I 64.1 ., be alfo repealed, and abfolutely revoked and made
void,any Law, prefeription, cul’tomt, or ufage, Or the {aid Statute made in the. third yeare.
oi‘King Henry thev-fevcnt-h 5 Or the Statute. made the one and twentieth of H rm} the eighth; .
Or any A&,or Aas of Parliament heretofore had, or made to the contrary thereof in any wifg .
nOththﬂanding ; And th3t from henceforth no Court,Councell , or place ofludicature {hall be; p!
cre$ed, ¢rdaineé,con{tituted, or appointed within this Realm ofEngland, or Dominion of. '- f
Wales, which {hall havc,u{e, oz exercifc the~fame,orthelike lurifdiaion, as is,or hath, bee C
ufedwraﬁr-(td, or exercifed in the [aid Court afﬁrm-Chamber. 7 _ 3 Q

' Be it likewife declared, and enaﬁed by authority ofthis prefcnt Parliament, That neither ”-
his Maieﬁic, “<51” his Privie Councell, have, or ought to have any toriﬁlrﬁion, Power Gel-V '
authority, by Englifh Bill ,Petition, Al‘tiClc-S,leell,0t any orher Arbitrary way wharfoevct, f ‘
to examine or draw into queﬁion,detcrmine,- or difpofe'of the Lands,Tenrments, Heredita- “e: :
meats, @3035, or Chattels ,of any the Subieﬁs ofthis Kingdome ; B-utthat the amt ou 11:3,;
to bl: ﬁlled: and determinci in the ordinary Courts'ot inﬂice, and by the ordinary Cour tot: * .5
thC rm; , , . a :
, Andbcitfurther‘_provided,and enacted, That if anyLord Chancellor, or Ketptroft‘ﬁe 5 '7
greatSeale of :ngland, Lord Treal'urer, Keeper of the Kings pr'ivie Seals, Preﬁdent of the ? 3
Councell,lBiﬂtop, Temporall Lord, Priviegounccllor, lodge, or Iuﬁicc whatfoever, 9.151 2' .

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,. if. ﬂuid or doe any thing contrary to the prime 11,:th intent and meaning of this Law, Then he

' R they “13“ for (“Ch Offwt‘c: forfeit the fame afﬁne bundredpaunds oflawfullimoneyof E age

and, unto any Party griCVEdahiS Executor-9, 0r Adminiﬁratorr, who (hall really profeeute for
the fame, and ﬁrﬁ obtain judgement thereupon, robe recorded in any Court of Record at, Wet?-

Zni-n'ﬂer, by 38km of Debr,Bill, Plaint, or Informaeion, wherein no Ell'oine, Proreﬁion, Wage:

i ’ \ ,Law, Aid,- Prayer, Priviledge, I n junﬁion, or Order ofreﬁraint {hellbe in any wile, prayed;

gantedwr allowed,nor any more then one Imparlance. And if any p'erfon, againft whom 'dny ‘

-ﬁteh‘ludgemene, or Recovery {hall be had as aforcfaid, {hall after {och Indgemenr, or Recovery

oﬁend again in the fame, then he, or they for fuch offence, ﬁyallﬁrfcit the/21mm: efonetbouﬁm if.

,_ Linen-(Ir, oflawl'ull money of England, unto any parrie grieved, his Execn tors, or Adminiﬁrag
' 7 - torsmho lhallreally profecute for the fame,and ﬁrﬁ obtaine ludgement thereupon to be Recor-
died in any Court of Record at Weﬂminﬂer, by aaion of Debt, Bill, Fla-int, or In formation, in
: which no Elicine, Proteﬁion, Wager of Liver, Aid , Prayer; Privrkdge, Injunaion, or Order
1‘ ngcﬁraint, {hall be in any‘wife prayed, granted, or allowed nor any more then one Impar—
,' lance; And if any perfonagain‘ﬁ whom any inch fecond Iudgemenr, or Recovery {hall he had
E as aforefaid, all after [nob Judgement, or Recover] 919%:th agairzc in tbcﬁzm kind, and [ball Bee
zbgreqfduly cdrzoiéfed, by lndié’tmcnt, Information,or an other iawfull way, or meanes,_thae
_ _ {ugh perfons {o convi&ed,ﬁ2all befrom tbencefortb difablc , and become by vermeof this A8:
,1 incapable, Ip/oﬁzﬁo,to bear: his, and their on Ofﬁce, and Ofﬁces refpeftively, and (hell he
iikevVife difabled to make any Giff: Grant) Conveyance, or Other difpoﬁtion of any his Lands,
. , enements, Hereditamenrs, Goods. or chattels, or to make any beneﬁt of any Gift, Convey-
l; ‘mce. or Legacy to his own it ﬁe. '
‘ — And every periOn fo offending {hall likewife forfeit and loofe unto the party grieved, byany
(kingdom: Contrary to the true intent and meaning oi'tbz'r Lav, bi: trebble da-mmgcs‘, Which he
{hall fuminﬁnd be put unto by memes ,or occalion of any fuch A&,or thing done,the fame to
hereeovercd in any of His Majeﬁies Courts of Record at Weﬂmivﬁer, by Aﬁion of Debr,‘Bill,_
I, Pl‘ainr, or Information, wherein no Ell‘oine, Proteﬁion, Wager ofLaw, Aid,Prayer,Priviledge,
*5 . InjunCtion or Order of Reﬁrainr, {hall be in any wife Prayed, Granted, or Allowed, nor any,
more then one Imparlance.
. 91nd beic alfo provided and enaﬁed, That ifany perfon (hall hereafter be committed,reﬁrai-'
I ned of his“ liberty, or (offer imprifonmene by the Order "Decree ofarz} ﬁzcb Court efsmrgcbame
. ‘ , ' -, or'mh: r Cour: aforeiaid, now, or at any time hereafte- having, or pretending to have the
smear Dryejmtzfdiﬁion, Power or Authority zommmie, Or imprifon as afore;faid,Or by the .
Cemmand or [Varmint aftlye King: M air-(m, his Heires or Succeﬂ’ours in their own perfon,or‘
by the Command or Warren! ofrhe'é'onmcﬂmboard, or any ofthe Lords, or ether of his Majc;
7. {lies PrivieCOuncell, that in every fuch ea {c every perfon {o committed ,reﬁrained of hisﬂiher,
. inorlulfering imprilonmenr upon demand or morion madeby his Councell,or ether emﬁloye ‘A
j' {by him for that purpofe,unto the lodges of the Court of Kings Bench, 0: Common Pleaﬁin open
‘ " CodrtJba-Iiwirbauz dcl.zy,~upon any pretence Whatfoever, for the ordinary Fee; ul'uitlly paid for: t
1‘ r thefa’me. have forthwith granted unto him a writ of H (slams Corpus to be dueaed generally un~
malland every Sheriﬁs, Gaoler, Mimi! *r, Ofﬁcer. or Other perfon in wharf: cu ﬂody the party
f"! ﬁleomrnitted orreﬂtrmned {halibegndthe Sheriffs, Gaolcr, Miniﬁet', Ofﬁcer,or other perfont'
‘ .inwhofe culledy the party {0 committed or reﬁt-aimed {lull be,{hall at the return ofthe {aidwrie
_, . .mdyaccording to "r’he command thereof, n pon’due and convenientnotiee therebf' given unep
',L ' Hmu'tbeohargie of the party who‘gt‘Equiret'h or'procureth :fuch Writ, . and upon Fecurity byhis. '
‘ and bond given, to Pay" the Chargéadfciarrying birth the prifonrr, ifhe ‘ihall be remanded by the
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fand carrying back the prii‘oner,ro be alwayes ordered By the Court, if any diﬁ‘er‘ence‘ ﬂrall'ja’iifb ‘
thereabout, bring or caufe to be brOught the body of the faid party (0 commirred,or rcﬂraine’dg ' 9
unto and before the Ridge: or Iuiiiccs of the {aid Court, from whence the fame writ {hall iﬂ‘ue ‘ l
in open’Court, and {hall then likewiie certiﬁe the true can I e of his deteinour, or impril'onment,
and thereupon the Court within three Cortrt- clayes after fuch return made and‘dclivered in open .
Court, [had proceed to examine or determine whether the eaufe offuch Commitment appearing
.upon the {aid return he juﬁ and legal], or not, and ﬂnll thereupon doe what to inﬂate flyall appert
rain, either by deliveriug, bailing, or remending tbeprifoner. And ifany thing {hall be orherttife ,
Wilfully done or omitted to be done by anyliudge,]uﬂice,0fﬁeer, or other perform afore mtnti’. ' L
oned, contrary to the direﬁion andltrue meaning hereof, That then (uch perfon {o offending
.ihallfbrfeit to the party grievedfhirtrelzble dammages, to be recovered by fuch meancs and in {M5 ‘i
manner,” is formerly in this Aft limitth and appointed {or the like penaltie to be {tied for ' '

and recovered. . . 4 -

" Previde'd alwayes and'be itenaéied, That this Aft, andthe feverall Claufes therein contained " fr

{hell he talc-en and expounded to excend only to the Court ofSrrnchamber, and to the- {aid "
Courts holden before the Preﬁrient and Councell in the Marches of W ales, and before them;

. ﬁdentand Clouucell in the ,Norrbrmparrss And alfo to the Court commonly called the Com:
OfCthutchyof Lancaﬁer, holden before the Chancellor and Councell of that Court: And 3110
in the Court of Exchequer of the County Palatine of Che/fer, held before the Chamberlain and
councell ofthatiCourt .3 And to all Courts ofli/gej'uri/iiiéiim to be hereafter rareﬁed, ordained,
con/filmed, or appointed areferefaid, And to the warrants and Directions of the Councell- board, ‘
and to the Commitmenrsgeﬁraims, and impril'cmenrs of any perfon or perfons madc,comman.
tied, or awarded by the Kings Majeﬂie, his Heires or Succeﬂ‘ours in their own perfon, or by the
Lords and Others of the Privie Councell, and every one of them. . ~

A“ And laf’rly, prdvided,, and be it enaé’ted,T_hat no perfon or perfons {hall be fued, impleadedi

j; *molcﬁedmr troubled, for any off: nee againﬁ this prefcnr A&,uoleﬂe the party {uppofed what":

1??“ {o offendedﬁrall be ﬁred or impleaded forthe [me within ofmm yeerer at (be; moﬁ rafter {itch _

tint: wherein the laid ochnee {hall be committed. ‘

' - ' AnnoXVlI.Carali Regir. . , ,
An Adi for the declaring unlawfull and voidthe late proceedings?
‘ touching Ship—money, and for the vacating of all Records and e
- Proceﬂe concerning the fame. ,

. . “' 7l-Iereas divers Writs of late time,iﬂiied,under the Great Seal ofEngldnda common- *2 4
;V ' ‘jy called shipwrits, (or the charging of the Ports, rTowns, Cities, Boroughs, and: ii
i q ‘ ‘ counties of this Realm rel-peﬁively,‘ to provide and furnifh certain“ Ships for his

Najeﬂies Venice e And whereas upon the execution of the fame Writs, and Rerurnes ofcertiora-‘i- : .'

rie: thereupon made ,and the fending the fame by Mitrinms into the Court of Exchequeﬁ Pm"

«He hath bin thence made againi’c fundry perions pretended to becbdrgt’d by way “contribution; a ~

{9: the makingup of'cerrain fume aﬂtﬂed forthe providing of the f aid Ships, and in efpeeiall in .

Err-f?" Team), in the thirteenth yeareof the Reign of our'Soveraign Lord theKing that now is:

aert of‘s’eire ﬁrms 'was awarded out of the Court of Exchequer , to‘the then Sheri‘ffe of 23631:; , .

KING” A Me 8H1 RE, againﬁ 10' HIV H 1;, MDFN sfquire to appeare and thew caufe, why hens ' F

{horrid pct be charged with a cerSain fummc f0 aﬂcﬂsd upon him, “P99 “#99? “PP“:lan“ and: "i

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‘ demurrer lo“ the :proceedings- therein,- the B‘smnss of the Exchequer, adiourned the
it lame Cafe lmofl‘le Exchequcr Chamber, where it was. folemnly argued , divers dayesi
' 395331 lengthﬂma there agreed by the greater part of a .’l the juﬂil‘es' of the Courts of' King.
'f 39M): 47M Common P135“) and of the Barons" ofthe‘ Excheqzer there a/‘I'cmhltd, th at the (aid 10hr:-
‘ ‘ Hamhdenihould be charged with the {aid fumme (‘0 as aiorefaid nileﬂ'cd on him 5 The maize
, ground: ahd‘rsaﬂms of the fair! I-ufiirer and Baron: whichﬁz agreed, being that when the good and
1M”! of”? Kingdom in general! is concerned, and the whale Kingdom in danger, the King might
[I] writ under the Great Seal: of E nglandﬂommand all his thitt‘h of this his Kingdom, at their
_ , chargttoprovide {Indfurmfbfucb number ofShips with.Men,Vi£faalls, andMunitton,, andﬁm
.- ' film ””19 ‘15 therg/hould ”Wk fit,f0rt he defense andfztﬁzgardofths. Kingdoms, fromﬂtcb; dam?
.‘ , swamped/1, Md [ ’9‘” 5} L473? the King Might compel! the doing thereof; in cafe efrefhfhi’l, or re-
ﬁaﬂarintﬂ‘r‘,tahd that the King 2': the/ole lodge bath of the danger, and when, and ham 'thefame'
irto beprcvvmtedﬁh" avoided. according to which grounds & reaions, 21% the Inﬂices niche {aid-
courts of Kings Bench, & C6mon Pleas,8{the {aid Barons Of the Exchequer having bin former.
. ll’ ‘0 ifulted Wl th by his Majfﬂis command,hadﬁzr their hands to an extraz'udiciall opinion expref.

! .(tdto thcfame pnrpoﬁ, which opinion with their names thereunto was alfo by his Maicllies- '

tomand intelled in the Courts of Chancery, Kings Bench, Common Pleas, and Exchequer,
and likeﬂife entted amongthe Remembrances ofthe Court of Star-Chamber, and: according to:
{he aid‘agreemcnt Of'tllc (aid Iullices,and Barons, judgement was given by the Barons of the
EXchcquer, that the {aid I OH 7x5 H AM P DEN jhimld he charged with the [aid fumme fosaﬂéﬂhd on
him; And whereas fome other A&ions and Procefl’e depend, and have depended in the [aid
Court of Exchequer, and in form other Courts againﬂ other perf0i15,f0r thelik-e U ml ofcharge.’
t grounded upon the (aid Writs, commonly called SH [PW/KITS ,allwht'cb W ritt,and proceedings
- atafottfald, were V TTE RI. T again]? the Law a f the Land. , ‘ . ' t
' Bait thertfhre declaredazzd matted by the Kings molt Excellent Maieﬁie, and the Lords and}
Commons in this prefent Parliament aﬂemblcd, and by the authority of the fame, Thatthefaid
athargeimpoﬂsd upon the Sublet}, for the providing and furniihing of Ships, commonly called
7 Ship-money, and the {aid exrra‘iudiciall opinion ofthe {aid Iuﬁiccs and Barons, and the {aid
,‘ Writs, and every of them, and. the {aid agreement or opinion oftllcgl‘cafcr P3" oFthe {aid 1‘“
‘1 {lites and Barons, audit-he (aid Iudgement given againl‘t the [aid 101-! :V Hdml’DEN were, and
E5; .4 are contrary ro,and againft the Lave: and Statutes o/‘this Realm, the right of property, the liber-
: ty aftheSuhitﬂstrmtr refoluttom in Parliament, audtht PETITION (2F RIGHI‘ made it: H76
t thirdyeare of the Reign of his Maieﬁicthat now is. v
‘ And it is further declared and enaasd by the authority aforei‘aid, That all and awry the P‘di’ti‘c'
calm prayed or deﬁred in the ﬁtid PE TITION 0 F RI G HT, [77127 from henceforth be [mm exe-
4 tuition accordingly. and/lull beﬁrmty and {trim} holdm and ohfer'vc'd, at in the/am: PETITION
WHET ARE BRA T E D AND EX PR ESSSD, and that all and every the Records and Remem-
g;- b’rances of all and every the Iudgcmcnt, l nrolemems , Entry and proceedings as
élOrefaid. ,, and all and every the proceedings whatfoever , upon or by pretixt
1 hot. colour of any of the (aid Writs, commonly called S bipwrits, and all and every
the Dependents on any of them, [hall be deemed andadiudgcd to all intents, conﬂruﬂims, and
', W purpoft: to be utterly avoidand difaanulled,and th at all and every the [aid Iudaement. Inrolmcnts,
\ Bdnyesﬁ’roceedings, and Dependents of what kind foever, [hall be vacated dadcancﬂledin fuch
{dinnerand fame as Records ufc to be that are vacated. ‘ - , -

 

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Ant-to XVII; Caroh' ‘Recgir. _.
an A6} forthepreventionofvexatious proceedings touching the"
_ ‘ ' Order ofKnigh‘thood. " . A

I, Heteas upon preteXt of an anti ent cuﬂome;or ul‘ige of this Realm of E nglardﬁlm
l. ‘? 1’ men offull age being no: Knights, and being {cited or Lands or Rents, of“): yearly'
l i. value effort); Pounds, or more (efp-eeiaily xftheit feiling had l'o continued by'thc , -
{Pace of three years next Pm) might hit-compelled by the Kings writ, to receive or takequ

them the order or dignity of Knighth-ood, or die to make Fine for the dii‘charge or refpirc of. t
the fame55evei‘2iiWrEt: about the beginning of his Majeﬂtes reign iil‘ued 0U: of the Co'urtoi ,
Chancery, forProclantations to he made in every County to that purtofc, and for certifying ‘
the names ot‘a'l'l fuch perfons, and for fummoningthem petfonall y to appe are in the King; pro;
fence before a certain dey,to be there ready to receive the {aid Order or Dignity: Vpon return:
of which writs, and tranfmitt‘ing the fame with their Returns into the Court of Excmquer, and
uponorher Writs for further inquiry of the names of fuchgetibns dining out of the {aid coup:
OfExchequer, Praceﬁ‘e by ZDF/irmgar was thence made agamﬁa. verx great number ofperfgng’
many of which were altogether unﬁt , in regard either of tﬁatc or quality,‘ to receive the {aid
Order orDignity, and very many were put to grievous Fines and other vexations for the fame,
although in truth it were nor fufﬁci-entlyknown howaoi' in "FITCH: or. whet: they, or anyof
them fhould,or might have addreﬂ‘ed themfelves for the r'eceivmg the {aid Order or Digﬂltysand
for faving themfelverthereby from the {aid Fines,Proc_eiiE,and vexationsc .An‘dzvizcxmitr.
moﬂ appe’rmt rim: a! lad 61337)]qu proceedings, in regard of tire matter Mama pretended, i; am;
get/yer uﬁleﬂ}: and unreaﬁmblc 5 May it therefore plcaﬁ' your mail Exec/Jen: M meﬂie that it bgt
byzauthotity of Parliament declared and entered. '

'- And be it declared and enafted by the Kings moi! exot-llent Maieiligand the Lords and Com.
mons in this Parliament aliembled, and by the authority of the fame, That from henceforth ”no
,aperﬁm arperﬁms ofzvbat condition, quality, rﬂatcor degree [a ewrﬂmﬂ at my time be dﬂrained .,
or 01120ng compelled by any writ, orproceﬁ oftbe Court of Chaucer’s or Court of}: xcbquer, or
01bcrwi/E by any mmguwbrrfoemr, to receive or take upon him at: them refpeﬂimh, the Org
deror Di wiry ofKNIvGHTHOOQD norﬂyw faﬁ‘Er nor ant/organ») ﬁrm trouble, or mole?"
iiation w“ tfdever, by reafon or colour of'his or theirhaviog not received, or not taken upon
him or the m the (bid order or dignity; And that all and every .lVrit or Procefl‘e wllatfocver,and
all and every proceeding which {hall hereafter be had or made contrary to the intent ofthis Act;

Chat ge now depending by reafon or colour of the {aid pretended cmﬂome,~ or writs aforeftidﬂf ..
or ofany thedependants thereof, {1131] from henceforth ceafc and ﬁend, be and remain difehzr',’ rt
gcd and Utterly 705d .5 Any farmer Law or Cuﬁcme,or any pretence of any former Law or 611-“ q .
ﬂame, or any other matter “hatfoever to the Contrary in my wife notwithﬁmding. ‘ "5

I (hall'concluc’le t’hiscolleﬂion at prefent with the Bill ofAttainder, p10 againﬂ Thoma; Earls ‘i
~ofvStra ordthis prefcnt Pariiamenr,as I ﬁnd it printedin the 303, mg. ofa hook printed for f
Will. oak at ,Furnifhll: lzzne gate in Holboumc r 64 1. called Speeches and Prﬂagempbf, Pare
-r'limetzt,fr.om ”75 3' NOWM- 1640. to this iuﬁantpmc t 641. which thus followed).

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gTh/e Billof Ataindeit that pafi'ed againﬂsTﬁomm Earle ’0?

    

lent Parliament aﬁ’emhledﬂmveﬁn the name ofthtmlCiVCSa‘ and OH” “1?- Com -
in - . t mom of E zzglaaed, impeached Thames, Earle of Sitraford of high Trcafon, for endear

% nearing lofubvert the merit»! and Fundamental! Lam: and Government affair M air/fits Realm:

f; ,of England ami Ireland, and to introduce an granary and Tyraanicdil 0000771119”! againﬁ Law

E int/Jefaid Kingdom: 5 and for exercrﬁng a tyrannous and ,exbOthitam power. ' tov‘e‘r‘and againﬂ:

“i the Lawes ofthe‘ laid Kingdomes, over‘the Liberties, Eliates, and Lives of his Maicﬁies Sub-

5130.5; and likenife for having by bi: own authority, commanded the laying and aﬂizﬁng of Sol-

. dim upon” his Subitft’r in Ireland, agaiafi tbeirconfemr, to compel! them to obey his unlawful-I;

l commands and orders made upon paper Petitions, incaufes between party and party, W hiCh 3C“

Cordingly was executed upon divers of his Maiefiies Sttbieﬁs in a warlike manner, within the

i. .faid Realm of Ireland 5 and in [3 doing did LEV IE W A RR E again]? f be Ki”? Maieﬂie and 55’

atgcpeople in that Kingdom 5 And alib for that he upon the." unhappie Diﬁalution of the laﬂ:
Enlistment did [lander the/HOME of Commons to his Ma‘ieﬁie, am} did ”WU-‘11 “”3 advifc his.‘

,, Maie ie, that be mu loofeand abfolvedfrom the rule: OfGotzernmcnt. and that be bad 4'2 vim!

w in Ireland, by wbicb be might reduce this Kingdom 5 for which be de ferves to undergoe the pains

and forfeiture: of high Treafon. :

:, ‘ And the {aid Earlhath been alfo an Incendiary of the wars, between the two Kingdoms of
England and Scotland": all which Offences have beenlufﬁciently proved againﬁ the {aid Earle
upon his impeachment. ' ' ' ' ' ' '

. Be it therefore emitted by the Kings moﬁ Excellent Maieiiy, and by the Lords and Com;
mongin this prefetit Parliament, and by authority of the fame, that the faid Earl of Srmﬁbni
for thehainous crimes and offences aforefaid, (tend, and be adiadged and attaintcd bfbigb Tree;

[mend jba’dfnﬁir [tub pain of deal b, and imam .t-befbrfet'mre: of bit; Goods, and China’s.

Laudt,Tenements, and Hercditaments tofa'ny that: of ft ee.hold or I nhefitancé in. the laid

.' xiﬁgdomg‘ofgﬁgland and Irelgnd', which the” Paid Earl ,, or any other-to his riﬂe, tori-inﬁruﬁ for:

bjni,~have or had the day of the 15:3 ﬁtting of this prefentParlgament, or at any time tinge... ’

i Previdédtbat no.” Iudgt or I (edger, [nﬂic‘e'er Ire/titer whetﬁeWi‘ﬁdﬂ ediudge or'interpret' any

3; At? writing to be Treaﬁm, 7107‘ it: (my other‘mnner than be or tbeﬂbozdd or ought to brim done

‘5‘; him the making of tbz‘i A63, and as if :55: AH bed never been bad or made. Saving alwaye: unto

.. all and ﬁngular perfons and bodies, politique and corporall,‘ their Heires and Suceeﬂ‘ors, 8thers.

game (aid 5. it! and his Heires, and {itchas'claimbyﬁrgmyqrﬁnder,hint, all {WC-h right, title,

'dfintereliggfﬁn, and to all and‘ﬁ n' 'talj'rsﬁl‘iEh or the {Sid Landﬁgfeneéﬁniﬁ and Heredita-

‘ ;.-' Mama; he, they, or any of thern,‘ hacibéfotc the Era da’y'o'fthii Pfﬁcm Rﬁliimﬁﬂb any. . thing

3» . herein contained to the contrary norWith'ﬁanding} ‘ f ' ’ i j V H _ a I

_ - Pl‘OVidCdéthat the paﬂingof this prefent a&, and his Maieﬁies aﬁ'ent thereuuto, {hall :10: be

f .my'_ determination of thtsprefent Seﬂiont of Parliament, but that this prefent Seﬂion 0f P31“

1 - iiirhent, and all Bills and matters whatfoever depending-in Earliament,and notfully enaéted or

.f (Weighed, And all Statutes and A €ts ofParlianient,which have their c'ontinuanCe “Mill thc‘

f‘ﬁlgflhii‘l’gife'nt Scfﬁon of Parliamcnrefhtll remain». continucrand 56 in full W9“ “‘1‘“
w— a not Can. - ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ E ’

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heads of things’f hint l conceiveéatexvery .,negeffary for you to know, for the
prclcrva non of

i . ut livenlif'Bét’t‘iésnind c ' "3(6an this murdering robing plun-
ldcrmga and . la

.4. id libettydeflroyingage, and becanfe tythcs an: of {u t . .
concetnt'nent t2? the hOneﬁ 8c nownfubﬂantive free men of Englandﬁnd-o _'
dayly a grievan ' go the conléientious and moral iuﬁ men ofthis Kingdomc,
by reafon oﬁ dig Prieﬁs and pcrfons cove teous indeavouring to rob the 960‘. A,
plaiof thetc.;trt§l.'y¥c-omeby goodgwhich they: have no tight unto, eithet'b’y the,

LawcéofG-i‘ ‘jL-erafO03CQUityqu‘ nature, againﬁ whichthat you may bathe
‘bet'ter‘forﬁﬁ ‘ ;_Flh’all Inferth'e're the'pliea’ and anfwer ofWilligm‘Zi’rowm unto
thebill'ofthc‘-7p$foz1ofStapny,withlome marginall n0tes upon it, and foam
Other things; depending upon it. The plea thus {Olloweth.. '-

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[he Plea «Scan-fwerof Wzllmm (Brown, 0116 of the defendants ' ’

' ‘ to thg’ Bill-of complaint of 9°0be Hayle,intituled by the {aid bill

Daaot of Divinity, and vicar of the 1’ arochiall church of Stepnq,
alias Sggpééagfzgmzb‘t‘n theCoun‘ty of Wifx’leﬁ’x pretended debtor *

r» “ “to th-e‘Kin'gs"Msj'eﬁy‘ ”that “'0‘” is-

He faid defendanthy preteﬂation natconfefﬁng nor acknowledging any thing in the {aid
.' 1 hi! ofcéplain't material again& the faid defendant to betruc,but rather devifed 81 fet forth
‘ r ofputpofe to put him this defendant to wrongfull vexation coils and charges, and expcn.
ces in L mg. for plcn‘faﬁthnhat by the. plantifes own thawing forth, the complainant hath no jun;
taufgtgﬁge th‘isdefe'ndint upon hii {did‘ billiin‘this: honourable Court, neithcr’is this defend,
ant comjzeﬂttbyletognl'wet'thefgrnejg‘t; that theféicl'eoniplainant by thitvfaid hil‘ alleadgethgnd
faith gingham; :‘m‘d time out'of'tnihdc“ [( Where of‘the .tft'e'm'ot’y of man is not to theconttaty‘)‘
bath been'aé‘décient cuﬂiolme‘hnd aﬂtge tb‘dnbe inbahifahi'; bf: befaidpariﬂt, have alnz'ayetpaidgn.
to the Vicar: oftbefaidpzz‘r‘ijbfdr the time being, a campoﬁrian rate for milcb comes-,orcluzrderzr”.~
dens, badgaudfaw'es, and ablation: ofpoultry, at 27': the [aid bil of complaint is ﬁt forth, which if
_ ' ..\ " I _ ‘" . K ‘ V. ‘ , any fuchcuﬁome and ufage be, the Game .18 triable,

2‘ Thisiéi mif’c‘akieijfof ﬁhbz:?&duh.¢eIf-gthat-~ gap-the; QOMMONIan‘and'nog intranhonoumt;
‘drc Welaﬁc'ﬁldafqr 635?? bythéﬁiiltLiitEW 'Tétblﬁicifﬁrt ufp'oﬁlthsi {2in bill of ‘,'C<§mp}?int: Andi :
ofthi's’ Ktn’gdome‘ ,"‘ai‘“'c' only recoverable”. ‘ ’th‘étcforethls Defendant humbly“ ptayeth ju dgcﬁ ‘
inthc cccleﬁaﬁlcall courts, and noeat the .ment of this honourable Cautt, whether he {ham} ,-
common law,as fully ma clearly appear‘es make‘any further anfwcr to the faid complainant:M
by the 19f 55L 6., chgp._;‘gf glad the “51¢, Bill'of Complaints. Nevertheleﬂ'e if he this DCan-g
ﬁaﬂicall Ihtifdiﬁion’is’ifotally', 'aboliﬂijzdiﬁy ; J dam {lull be’ordetcd to make anylfurther, crochet]. '
aft ot'.ga’t'liathetit,k_h.i§ p‘fre‘fen't [igtliiénentf ahﬁfwer untothc faid. Complainants Bill _,ofCom,. L
am'ra caraziqtegn f '7‘" "l‘o""that“ by” My? “the" plai'n‘t, then “and nOt oth'etwnl'et this Defendant, 31L
Parfons can recover no tythESg beneﬁt and advantage ofexceptxon to the unccr. f
- tainties 8t infuﬂiciencics of the faid Complainants
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. ., alarmshcrcaﬁtrhveﬁaﬁor{65113:tame-thaw
“0311113 Defe'ndahtfatth 5 przztibe'imrélj'bc‘fee‘vet b, i; fob: true,‘tlj‘etfa‘rfqme'bundred efyeare:
whi‘levthe Kingdom groanedwzder the Paprallyo'akeﬂnd was /ubiet5f:’t9--thc~1’opcr fuprmzmeiTyrb:
., L ., . , we» 1"."- -~ v‘cohﬂ'"-‘—l~ ~- . ‘ , .

updatermmemanmr of Tytbmg andotber ohratzonr‘rrere exaﬁed 4724‘ faéemyb] the. PAPA LL B;-
:Ibquléarfom, Vimrr,4ud Citrate: ofmrmy Peri/bet, grief (czxg'neqtzparntéqgibi: ngdom, until!
thezpotres‘ {uptemacie and iarifd-iaion'Within thrglggngdorrt’eggnti3111’”: jye‘ 91:0 the fest ofRome

- ' were a‘h’ro atedandannuﬂe’[brdesirs feverail

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“ I“ " ,. ,7 .‘_ , . .1. ' V '_ p.37 ,: arr-w . ‘_;.~,. {.7 ... .- -.,.~ .. "
"p”:g’PCﬂllW‘fﬂ mamtammg'rhe authority 'Sttttu‘tes.1| ~Andthrs De,fendaﬂF,V§r-rly heleeveth,

 

of the Bifhop of Rome 1. Elif. Chap 1.

mety- to-‘draw any fubjeas from their

obedience to the King to the Roman reli~

'rhat'thel’bpilh ﬁi‘fbbpt, Pﬁféhi‘ﬁad Vim“,- and
their Subﬂiwtes,’ﬁnce, retained and continued in
the Church of Englandsdid afterwards receive and

rim-Mm- ~ * . ' take tythcssia‘n. ..'k;¢;r'mi.ri.mttﬁ¢;t 0f trthislgtnd 0-
g 2;; ‘ A ~ _~~ A therwarren;etmenmattmfeshithtn‘thigkmgg
dpmeyfor. their wages ;Curc and reading i be’Boo/gof 6015571 ﬁfyyhﬂ‘f Ahd‘thiiiDEfehﬁerir faith ,
that the fi-id‘inhsbitants of the iaid‘ Pariﬂi, in the faiti b’r‘fffﬁi‘fehtionEd'hr an} (if t ebb, did never
pay or were ever accuﬁomed to pay unto any Vicars ofth'e t'aidiparifh, the {aid compbﬂtion for
miich Cowes, Orchards, Gardens, Lands, and 80wcs, or other ablation: as in the faid biil is,
andfet forth, orany other compoﬁtion or rate for the fame," but only to fuck Vicars thereof as

tifTheina'nres ,y functions and [ﬂier- ‘ bf;
Bifhopsare taken away. Ord.:9.v Oﬁ‘abi'fw

1646. and their Epifcopall iurifdiﬁion

and power with their tythes, Vicarage:L

prrfonages, Stet
“'Sce the 13.151713 .ichap. 532:

were made and oraéineé M'ihiﬁéts by the Bithops,‘
Prime or dae'ofthem.fA'nd What com urine!) or

Fate for" ntiich COWES,"Qi'ehiréégGardens, Lends
or Sowes, or Other obiitt'io‘n's the {aid Inhabitants
or any Of, themdid pay unto any of the {hid Vicars

' ’ far the time being of the {aid pariﬂiin'the {aid Bill
. mentioned; ﬁrms" the abolifhingﬁ of §the Popes {tr-
‘ - z . . . . ‘ ., IPfcﬂladc"thtfamﬁﬂespdyﬁd.fozaﬂicittting, ret-
d’éngthebook'ofCommon’Pr‘dyergdnd admi ' "

niﬁringt eSacraments, and prenchingﬁccprding

tothe [anons and conﬁttutions of the Biihops and their Clergie‘ * And what compoﬁtion rate
for tythes or orhertoblations this szendant or any of the faid Inhabitants hayepayedunto the

{aid Complainant, the‘fame was unduly‘ {Raftedjhy the

t .

Comglgihmg (gas-"the {aid Complainan t

thith' no right-not; title byl-eolohr ofa’n'y fuch'prefcription or cuﬁomc where and demandthe

{aid compoﬂtion rate, for therggergifgs or """ yiioi-..,t

hfﬁgodtihigDefegﬁgnr, as in the (kid biilis

fct forth and demanded ,for th'at"b?‘2u‘ti‘forrty‘o? ”thtéﬁrei‘cnt Parliament the function and Mini-

r Hierarchy excerpatcd * m or; , and 5931:1551}
‘ -, and government hy‘I’rt-Jlacy,’ Whereof Vi-

r rs be part. See the Ordinances ofrhe 9.

\ bﬁa-ﬁoan-d the'r'6trzgippmb,’ 15476.. '2.

part. hook decl.<tol.
Seethc Ordinances 6f the 3 .- 5pm. I 6 44.
mndzgthugwuﬂ, 1641.19arl. Decl. 2.. part

912. 9.3 2., fe‘ealﬁévg‘the

, *Tythsare not dueiure diva-i720, and at
tbjggrefenethereiono-law; m‘ compel! their
" payment.CookRep.1_.Qu_en,d;rVincbeﬂrra“11.fgcnc‘eh'eingh‘etif‘wﬂi arrears, [the lame: being

‘, .. . -, g i made “13’1“?!Ehg'magrr'ttﬁghee 937$? 7756.}?7771 and

miniﬁrie of Bifhops, Patrons, anti Vicar: are abro-
gated ananvpid‘edﬂ 4* [hid liih‘iwife the bebk of
Common prayer, and fthe adminiﬁring of “the

” Sacramentsﬁnd preaching according to the Bithops
' ‘ Canons and injuﬁi'hn; by anchority ofthis prefer):
' Parliament, ‘utterﬁ'rafken away. and difanntiiled.

warms Detéhaam::aaotncionccivsno sryd’i”
coin’poﬁtion' wept trth“. ‘nqrfanr Ochct-toblations
for Poultrie are due bylawbnt have been taken no

‘ oth’ér‘v'v'ife then hiIewiﬂt 'nr Popifh inﬁtitution,

3 ant! proviﬁon, ,. as by the Statute made . for the

'- payment qt” rytigres, aﬁtipblﬁtions,‘ whereunto res

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Pfﬂ‘aii‘mm‘wgk maﬂiﬂiﬁfic 334110,0th¢t, And heebie Defendant .bekeveth -, it to bci Reef:

’ gViccat-age, tyth,or the compoﬁtidn,rate for tyth, and the {aid oblatitms as were formerly payed»:

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andhhﬁcth"t‘o,prove'§‘d‘xfittfeitbtgibf ibeiewﬂof‘God me man, any tytbs, compoﬁtion, rates for: 7’
tyths, or other.dblatiensxoﬁ‘poult‘rie ongh't‘to be paid to any perfons or Vicars or Other Eccleh l ‘
'ﬁicall Miniﬁer, or Miniﬁ‘ers whomfo'evcr,-'fo; this Defendant faith, that by the Parliaments:

Proteﬁation made by authOtity’of this prefentParliament the s . day ofMay, l 64!. again]? pm 4
per; andpoﬁﬂ: ipgaugtidm, all'Laﬂee, Cu Royce, A&§‘and ngi-ngnges f9; thepaymcm oitythﬁx ,
or manner oTe'qthmgirg‘wﬂorfcompo’tﬁtionfor gel}; or other oblation to any parfon or~ Vicar; ' ;
ofany.par'ii'ii'ieiéiiintiiisfigingdomemgeii$4321.:ngoﬁqzs.being Popiﬂzja néAnticybni/iih; 1b? i
ﬁrm havingna @zln‘dz‘z‘tiééz in (be. word bfGoJaf'reutterly void andnull.‘ 4nd thisaDefendant days)"
eth that‘he ever did,no’t now doth combin,’pr_a&ice,or confederate with theothet Defendants-mi
med in the-{aidBili or anyof them,or witheny Other perfon or perfons whatfoever to wrongthe? ' '
faid Complainant, as in the [aid Complainants bill is nntruly fuggéﬁedﬁnd without that thié:
defendant had .8: depaﬁuted'wi‘eﬁig the [ei'd‘Pariﬂi,eigbt and twenty Cow es within the {aid p3.
rifh, as in the Complainants, bill is‘aligﬁged, or that the Complainant iI'chtor or Accountant'-
to theKing, 617113;“ the {aid Complainant is"unIawaully~inti;tuled to have, receive, and take the ' t

to the POHSH VICCAKS,HIS PRE‘DM'ESSORS if in cafe the fame had been payed, am?
the {aid bill is alledged. And without that any ether matter or thingin‘the [aid bill ofcomplaine
contained materiail or eﬂeﬂuali to be anfwered unto, and no: herein fullyianfwered unto, con: _
felfed and avoided,t/raver{ed or denyed is "true ; therefore this Defendant humbly prayeth to be;
'difmiﬂ'ed out of this hono‘urable'COurtgwiih histeafqnable coils and expencet in this behalfe:
Wrongfully had and fuﬁained'. .. .. . f " ’ ’

But whatiuﬂ proceeding Mr. Brow?! had upon this Plea before the prefent
Batons‘oi the Exchequer, his own Petition to themfelves, andso {the Houfe
ofCommons againﬁxhem,willvety fuliy idemonl’crate, the ﬁtﬂof which
thusfolloweth. ‘< ~ , ’ ' ; " .

To the RIgbcHooourabie His MajeﬁiegBamm 3

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Hat 101m: Hoyle now View of the Peril}; Qfﬁkpetthgvcr ﬁne: begomhe Vicarage bark‘ 7

‘ becnyeiy troublefon‘ae, tenderexatiopsjto your Petitioner, end other .theParifbioneiifé . ;

-thete'feneﬁeair’ourin'g‘byilfrej‘grtluij {dame and indiuﬁ wayes' and meaneSs, to excel” '

1"froagthem,‘ty;thes',’yand catﬁiﬁfmonne oﬁtytbing, whieh by law he could no: demand 2"

nor they rompelleditoipay, as’ by their [came councellnhey are «informed ano,hopetoprov§;‘_ 1
ifjthey may have thebmcﬁt‘of like. Law, whieb is the inheritance of every frccvbotne,‘ Eﬂgiﬁ'g

 

 
      
  

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onet-goods‘of1eonﬁdet5ble value ,ﬂiéorﬁhi‘cb;youtipetitionenmm nexfetisfaaion.’ ‘ > 7 “gang
, K'I‘haytheihm Mr, Hoyfe theimgtefcozvexyogggaetitionér, caufeleﬂy {etvcd your PCtitloncl: ;

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Willie submit ant'w er a bii i in the Court of exch’eqm to: pretendéd tyrhei; and other duriei
thwhr'ch Bill yOur petitioner in Michaelmas terme laﬁ, an‘i'wered by advife of his Coun‘cel learq '

" « med inthe Law, divers other of the {aid pariihioners being named defendants in the

.Qid'gBill, but not (erred till Err/fer rerme Iaﬁ, of purpofe to put them to themore- char.
its}, and weary gathezn ,0“; with: ‘, multiplicity of .Suits ,_ and unneetﬂ'ary Bxpcnccs in:
am ‘ ‘ " I
That the [aid Mr. Hoyle procured an Order of this can: that your ”Petitioner (haul!
\ caufe by a canine day in the lafi Term: whyyoui‘ petitioners Plea , and Anfwer . Glould
not be taken of the ﬁle as feandalous, and your Petitioner ordered to pay coil, and make afur—
the: and better anfwer. ’
That your petitioner inobedience ro theorder of the Court by his counccll Mt. Marker; and
Mrs Wgﬁtttnded {evcral dayes’ to {how “ejaul'é for‘alltiWiin’gih-it 'plea and antwenbut when that

~ caufe was called upon, your petitioners C'ouneellours were not inferred to thew forth to the

Court the fuﬁitiencie in Law of your petitionersi'faid'plea ind anl'w‘er,‘ Baron .Atkittt telling
your petitioners counfellersthar MnFage who {ublcrib'd the famghis hand ﬂtould never be receif-
Vedagainin that courr,&further threatn’d your petitioners councellours faying that i f they orany
Other Councellours {hould appeare in any fuch caufeﬂnuld be debarred from pleading in that:
Court,whereupon though the faith- N other 1 8: Mr. King were prepared able and ready 8: had
undertaken to maintain your petitioners raid plea and mirror to be good and fofﬁeienrin law,
118 f0 oyretawed by Baron A thin: that {Or-fear: to offend hi in and the Court they wereyﬁlﬁeﬁne‘gd,

ﬁnd it) without further debate,or Connecl heard, your petitioners Plea Was over ruled) 266 this

Anfwer Judged feandalotIs, andinfuﬁicient, and your petitioner further; ordered .to payifo‘rty
{billings coil, and make furtheranfwer. ' '

‘ ‘ , That your petitioner is afree. man of England, and bythe great charter of Liberty ought to

Home: the protedion ofthe Law, and ought nor to ‘be'eqndeqmedunheard,neither agreeth it

:Witl'lthc honour and juﬂice ofthi-s Court to deny . Qouneell to piead and (pen their Cl’yc‘nrs
” eafet'as was done in your petitirners cafe , which yourpetitioaer hopes you will reﬁiﬁe ,and
‘alowhitCouncel robe reheard,an~d to fet.forth the fufﬁcieneie in Lamb? his Plea and An.-

(yer, whereby your petitioner may nor have caufe, or occaﬁon ,to Appealc from this Court;
jorcompla-iue ofyouto the Parliament for obﬁruﬁing o¥ Juliice , which if your petitioner:
receive not timely redreife , and . reliefe, in the. Premier. he 'muft be eonlh‘ained to do."
‘ That without ever any orderpr further proceﬂ'e {trying .the [aid Mr. Hoyle 'forivv‘anr of fur-
:tl'ler anl'wer hath prolecuted l'ev'erall proeeffesof cont‘emprs againﬁ your petitioner, and throat:-
tledtolay your petitioner in Goale, pm a Commﬂion of Rebellionlor the'fa‘me,_andlhath
'l'ttvetl your petitioner with a Subpcm for forty milling: coil upon " '" ,‘ itioners ﬁrﬁ ﬁtment!
" . ’“ (fent order for ﬂay of
\urther proceedings upon the faid {an lubpmagnd proceﬂ'e of scome-q'ggglgeady ta’lren outag-
2831"“ your petitioner. - ; a . y :m ,, I

  
 

boxcar ofjufiice andrt‘mowing thwart/e- of your petitionéffttpptale from tbe
' Court and’complaining of you, thirty” will give direﬁimfor [in] oftée/Jtid

:~ a" ’ 300]? and proceeding: upon the [aid Rraeeﬂ'e: qfcantemptt ngéimﬁg your petitioner,
! ;. f [and that you Wildeclart am! under that 7.27m- ‘Petitimerr comicalmy he “heard

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dam in?! of'ywrpetitioner: plea Mel‘s/w” to the end there ”’47 not 5e afeils‘
er ofjuﬂice through yoummi your petitioner left without relief or remedy, 6] 6“.
"ing deniedto 6e heard upon the mirit and equity of hi: com/3' according to Lam
which in the war/I of tzmee,by tbe'Worﬂ hedge: mu never done to em] either in the
tale of/biy-mmy, or My other Mule 45 Burton, Prion, and Baﬁwicks «fer, a
.411 orbit/710w petitioner referet/a to your honourable conﬁderario». _ ‘

e/Ind prayer/9 4: 6e fore he barbpmyc’d. @0; '
- William Browne.

 

To the right honourable the Commmons aﬂcm}. 7;
A » blcdin Parliatnengthe humble petition of W311. @rtwnof'

Steppe] alias Seek» bead: in the Coun-
ty of Widlejex.

 

SHEWE TH , ' '
it ‘ Hat fajita HoyletViear of the parifhof Stepney aforefaid, in miebaeIMdr t‘e‘rme'lal,
*1? exhibited his biil in the Court or exchcquer againﬂ your petitionergnd dive" other
' pariﬂaioners there, for fubﬂraaion or tyrhes, to which bill your petitioner by his leat-
ncd councell pleaded and anfwered the fame terme, but the raid Mr. Hoyle obtained
an order from that Court, for your petitioner to ﬂtew czufe, why his plea, and anqu
Stouid not be taken ofthe ﬁle as f'cqndaious. . _ .. P
That your petitioner a’ccord'riig’ to the order ofthat Court, the x 8. May 133, by his counfeu 45‘
Mr. NORBER] and Mn. IQING Offered to the Court to maintain: his‘ hit! pleaand anrncr,
to be good and fuﬁic‘ientin Lambert Baton Atkins One of the Baron: of that Court, would not
{uﬂ'cr your petitioners councel to open your petitioners caufm’» a tbreamirzg manner rating the»), ,
tbat tbe Couneellour who fub/Zribedyem- petitioner: Flea and arr/ion, [5on never be cliched in
what Court, and :ftbgr ( meaning Mr. NO'RBERT and Mr. KING ) or any other Counéellour
did appeare in any fuﬂzcauﬁngcj Ybonld never ageiue plead in that (ban, and ['0 your petitioner;
faid counc'elliwerc ov’rrawed, and Gleneed, that without further hearing or debate,the Court
adjﬂdgedyour petitioners plea, and what fcandalott; Sand fuzhet ordered Mr. Page Whoﬁgned
the fame, his‘hand thauld never be allow cd to any pleadings in that Conrr,:md your peti timer to
pay forty {billings coil toMr; Hoyle. as by the order in the Court in that caufe will appearh;
which doing‘of the faid Boron Atkins and the faid 13R recited Orderare Contrary to the rule of
‘juﬂice, and the great (harm of Liberty, wherein it it [aid Iuﬁiee and Right ﬂmll de denied. ‘- ..
1'0 ”0 W”. C
That the {aid Mr. Hoyle Gneemithout‘ever ferving the {aid Order upon. your Petitioner, be: i’
yin; procured {everall proccifca ofcontcmpts againﬁ him, for want of further anfwer, andferyed ‘~
.. him with a Subpwa for the 40. :- eoﬁqour petitioner thereupon inving petitioned the Baron: ‘
of that Court fotj uﬁice, and to have Miami: to {haw forth to the Court, the fufﬁcimcic in law
’of the {aid plea and anfwer, which Mr.NORB£RT and Magma; had before undertaken to i?‘
you! ““6999!!! 4.963309! Pffsrsése she €29,591! tho might have been ”heard, (as may we
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or, (as)
t nor) to have maintained {or good and Efﬁcient in rm, which petition hereunto innextdﬁaeg
- Ttttfttthav'mg read and acquainted his Brother 42!;an with the contents thereof. ‘Bamt Atkini‘
'i V aplyed andlatdﬂet new» Complain if he will‘dhave done him juﬁiee,’ his buﬁ'neﬁ'e {hall be
‘ " tumor: heard. And that your Petitioner being depriuedgnd deﬁirore of all memes of obtai.
Ding right and juﬁice in that Court, is eonﬁraihed ior his own faferie, to forfake his own houf‘c
and flmilie ,and live a: an exile and fugitive, Mr. Hoyle threatning to calbhim into prifon,up-
on the bid Baron: Order, which doubtitﬂ'e he Win doeto your petitioner's undoingﬁnlel'c your
petitioner be proteﬁed by the juﬂicc of rhts honouribfe houfe.

That your petitioner hath largely and many wayes manifeﬁed his good aﬁaion to the Pm
lidmztiin his free andvvoliunrary gifts and contributions,over and above his abhnie, and by
his ready payment of all taxes and am ﬂ‘cmfnts, havingllong voluntarily. {ervcd the Parliamen-
‘ in this war againﬁ the enemy, to the often endangering mum, and the much impoverifhirig

é his charghaving ion 1 6. Horfcs in the Parliaments (twice, for which he hath nor had one
' penny fatisfaaion. bcﬁ-des almci‘t too. 1. due to him in ArrCﬂS for his {twice a: a
Wagoner . r
, Thatas your Petitioner is informed. Mr. Hoyle by lameannct fue your” petitionerin any 2
5‘ Court {or fubﬁraaion of Tyths,then in the Court Chriftian {0 called, :T
*2. 8t 3. Bd.& r g. * the {amebeing now taken away by authority ofTar‘iitmet-ir.’ And fo '
Coo. ii. a. fol. 1 g . Mr. Hoyle if in cafe the fame were due, a: they are not, he hath no memes ‘
i " Sec rhea & of the or the recovery of the fame, but by the Ordinance of this patent Parlia-
v ‘ .17. ofC.R.for abolu‘ ment,whith your petitioner did never oppofe whenfoevcr the {aid Mr; T:
tion of Ecdcﬁaﬁical Hoyle did take your petitioners good: upon the fame, as romaine: he

jnrifdiéion. . did amounting to a conﬁderable value. _

, ' ‘ Tour (Petitioner therefore 5710151] prayed; t/n': banana”: Houfe will be pluﬂd to

. take yeur Petitioner under prottflion, toﬂ'ay-tlae coritewpt: and illegal! prone-'-
Jiﬂgl Oer- Hoyle in that Court againﬂ your petitioner, and to all the/aid
Baron: af'tbe Exchequer, and in particular Baron Atkins before you, to’ tin/aver
thi: Petition, to the ena'accardittg to ya" man} "Declaratimt’, Tromiftt, and

. _ I’roteﬂtt_tiatt.r3 iii/{ice may not be obﬂruﬂed, or year Tetitiam delved the bent-3'
' . " ﬁt of the law, or priviledge of tifree borne Denim», And the [aid Zero!” re-

' ceive/uc’b condigxe pattiﬂymnt for their uniuﬂ dealittgandfraceediugt again}
your Petitioner, a: [bail feenee meet and agreeable to the wifedeme and iuﬂic‘e of
tin} honourable Houfe. The like not an] of the hedge: in the War]? of time: durﬂ

. ever doe, that ewerjoar Petitioner heard of .: _ Aird’our Retitiatttr ifbe inqbe
‘9 , , ‘ prattfi'ed and granted 6} tbit bonanrable Hey/e, toaprofecute this Pet Matt, I»
willxiwﬁcuritieta make good the content: thereof. ‘ _ . '
And as in duty houndenl your , Petition“
(ha! i ever pray, sec. - ‘ Wo‘ll. Brow».
' - Take notice and mark: it web! , that though ryths It: bylaw to be {tied for in {Eccle Ethical}
; Courts only, yet treb’ble domages for none payment of tyths, are to be ﬁred for by the fame Sta-
threat“ the hand 3. Ed. 6. r 3, in Civil! Court; at the CommonLaﬁ’,‘ And therefore the ME
’plca to a bill of trebble damages, is that you owe the Forgot), Sic, no tythg at 3th, and'put him to

prove the ﬁtii.
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l ' _I.-Icrey'o'u ﬁze whet gallant Iuﬁice is to be found amongﬂ the [ridges at ‘ l
1 Weﬂmiqﬂer Hall,that thepltaders of honeﬂcaufea cannot be fuﬂered to preﬂe

, the law freely for their Clyems,‘ but-mutt be threatned and commanded-rd '
hold their peaceaibelore they" haVc preﬁed fully either law or reafon for thofe’

“ that hire them. to be their mouths to doe it for them. " - . ‘2 '

l ' Is this to perlorme their oath 2 Which you may read before, pag.’ 1 o. In
Which they [Marne doe equal! law, and execution ofright to all kind: e] men, ricﬁ .
mid P9,", wit/you: haying: regérd to an] F erfon, or perfam what/oever', wind that
the; [ball deny to no ”uncommon right, by the-King: letterx, nor iron: other mammor ‘ '
for no other maﬁa, and in caﬁ any. letter: or command: [ball came to them, contrary to

’ the law, that they [7241! do: nothing by fuel: letter: or comment/3, 6m proceed to execute

M the law notWitbﬁmdirzg. . ' l, '

, Or is not this their dealing, with MnBroWﬁ and his Councell'a clearc de-f

l m'o'nﬂratfon of their breaking their Oaths? and abfolutely forf wearing them; _
ll (elves. And therefore feeihg'neither Mr. Brown, 00: no man the thatcomr-s *5
plains to the parliament againft the'i‘niuﬂice of the ludgem can get the leaﬁ '
_ inﬂice agamﬁ them, is not this, and orher of their viﬁble breaking of their
ii Uarhs a true and legall c‘aufe to indict them for periury 2 upon which if con.-

:: vietiqn {01135551 {my are rip‘foféﬂo', difabled for ever to {it Iudges any more, at

tobef‘tiritneﬂ'esinnny ,egufes wha‘t‘foever, betwixr party and party.

 

 

ll ‘ For this is robe taken notice of, that if "alury bring in a falfe verdi& againﬂ '
[l the expreﬂ'e evidence given in unto them, thetthereupon by law. they are to 1
l; have their houfe‘s railed down to the ground, and never to be built agamc,

l {£3911 3&5ng up by EhCIQQIS: [their ground to lye follow and wafhwith-
billiilillégc or (lie, their Denice and thein childrens to be infamous reproach-i
run, and Contem-ptable. see; And thereforewithout doubt,’ the ludgesjpunilh-
men: {cit palpable i‘ni’uﬁice, muff needs be much more then theirs. And an ex-'.—
ecllcnt piece of i’ufﬁce, and worth the big hell commendation, it was in King '
_ o . . o _ “ﬂared, to, hang 44. luﬁicwinzone year asmurtherers,
*3“ Andrew Harm; "fprjihcir falée'iudgmcms.* ‘ . .1 .
,. mirror of iuﬂ‘i'ce"'in Bur feeing thelfet{orieVi'carsﬁz curates cannot recover
llll gngzgﬁ,cbap,5 ,nglg their ty‘ths by lamthey have‘nniuﬁly 8e illegally go: up
w 1. ”$239,: 4.0.24.1 . acuﬁomuo come or {end their illegall Agents into mens
l .343, @e. primegjjqn * grounds or homes, to take ,eway their goods and chat- N
a M“; W‘Igﬂk 3.4; ““3, and men-arc {o fooliih as to let them, although ' 5
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by law, if any man under any p-retenc of; authority whatever, {hall dare to
,Cndcavour by force to come into a free-mans houl’e, unleﬂ'é‘ if 64 under pré‘
tense of Trmfan or Felony committed, or fit/ﬁtter: of T reg/amt)? Felony, br'ro [true
mxmn‘wﬁer Mew: fer the King, the free mm may ﬁend uponms,
guard, 35 againﬁ {0 many ThCeVes and Robbers; and if he {hoot or loll them
every one,lknow nethmg to the contrary, but they have their mends in
their own hands: and theysnor none for them, can iuﬁly requre any ofhim-

" Which writs. of Replevy, you may have

. outof theCuﬁters clﬁee belonging to e-

my County, but get at one and the fame

' - Qtime a writ of Rapier)“, a writ of Alfaf

and a. writ of Plurics, which 13!! Writ
runs with a penaltie , and if the Sheriﬂ"

dot: net execute it, there lye: an attach-.

them againﬁ him. and in cafe he return
that the goods are fold,and gone before he

" ~ tould repleve them, or drove into another

County, tbtnjon may have a Cupid: in
witbemam to diﬁra‘tn and take the parties
ovm goods, that caufed the ﬁrﬁ goods to
be diﬂrained, or any ofthofe that had a

hand in diﬁraini’ng, and no fuperledea: .

whatfoever w ill lye to controule, or dam
the Writ, or hinder'th‘e execution of it,
which writs with all other in force, you
may read in the Law book called the Re.-

giﬁet, by the help at which,.you may make '

‘all the ParfonsinEngland goe whilllefor
the'r Tyths.WhichKegiﬂer deth very well
deérve your care and pains by authority tO"

‘. 7Betra'nﬂated into E'ngliﬁt. . . , .\ . .
But that you may not reﬁ man 1mp‘uc1te beltefe, I {hallgtve you the

or themsthat {o in his Dubai]: own legall
defence deﬁroyes them. 7»- ~ ,
And if they take aWay your goods as
ufu’ally they doe. you have your remedy
at law by way of Replevie toget 9< your
goods againe, puttmg in baile to the
Sheriffc to anfwct the law again-ll: him
that diﬁrained your g'oods,8{ {0 you {hall
bring him to a tryal, at law to prove his
title or clameto your goods,aud this J
conceive to be cleare from the Statutes of
War]: bridge, in the 5'2. H. 3'. Anno-
1267. Chip.1,‘§: 3,4. 155, II. and 3. 3:3
3’. Chap. 17. Compared with Sir Edward
Cook: Expoﬁtlon upon thofe fevetall
Stamtes, in the 2.. part of his lnﬂitutes,
fol. 1-03, 104,105", 106', :07. 13-1,; 13:,
133.139 r49, 141. 193,194; and-his
dtfcourle in his ﬁrﬁ part Jolligmtssl‘ib.‘ ’25.»
chap. :2. Sec}. 219. lo. 145-. " ,

fore mentioned Statutes verbatum.whi‘ch thus felloweth.

 

f 19 . Chap. 1 . fol. 136. The pennhieﬁr taking 4 diﬂreﬂe-Wrongfuilly; .

7 t Hereas at the time of a commotion late ﬂ'lrred up within this Realme, and alfd’ﬁthe‘nee, majo'
ny great men, and‘dtvets Other refuﬁng to be juﬁiﬁed “by the. King and his Court, Ill: :39"
' ought and were wont in the time of the Kings noble progenitors, and alfo in hit-"time, ’
[toolrgreat revenge: and diﬁtelles of their neighbours, and of other, until! they bad amend: and
- j”; at their ownplgafnre. And further fame of them would nor be iuﬁtﬁed by the KingSOﬁ‘c
_' ; Jets, nor would'lulfer themro malt-e deliveryof ﬁnch diﬁreﬂes as they had taken of their own
‘. anthem? :xltis provided,agreedxand' granted, Thar “Pal"??? as» wel! ofbigb as of law 9124",:
ﬂ,” “mm 1,425“ “the ngr Coart. And nottc fromvhenceforelt! {hall tnke any fuel; revenge or
edilllell'e ofhis own authority without award oﬁour Court, ~ though be have ddeégeor jniur‘y,
: Merely be wwldbane amend: ofbtr neig‘bbqqtj either higher at lama And anon the forefaidéAéd

 
   
   
   
 
 
 

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tide his provided and granted, that if any from henceforth take fuck m I h

' x 1 . H, 4390. 2.. 47, venges ofh‘is’onn authority, Without award oﬂthe Kings Court, (as bei-
1 Ed. ;. (0. 743 Ed. fore is (aid) andbe eonvia thereof ,he ﬁnd! he pannﬂved by ﬂat, end the;
,gﬁg 48,41.Ed ;.fo. according to the trqua‘g‘e. And Iikewife it one naghbour take a dinrcﬂe
26. I 7_ Ed. 3.fo. 9. ofanocher without award of the Kings Court, whereby he hath damage,

he ﬂnll be puniihed in the fame wife, and that after the Quentin} ofthe
arefpaﬁ‘e. And nevertheleﬁe fufﬁctent and full amends {h 111 be made to them that have {attained
108% by fuch diﬂreffes. ' _
Chan.‘ 1. None but faiter: 1124!! he deﬂrainch‘to come to a Court. 7
‘ Oreover none (of what eﬁate fo ever he be) [hall diﬂrain any to
'4". E- 330- 2-6 47 . come to his Court, which is not of his Fee, or upon when: he hath an?

E» g. {0. 7. Fitz. Inrifdiéﬁoxﬁy reafon of Hundred, 0: BavliWick, zzarfball take ‘Diﬂrtjﬁt
Barre. 28 x . out ofthe Fee or place where he hath no Eatiwick or mri/dtltion. Andhe .

a that oﬁendah againﬁ thxs Statute,thali be puniﬂxed £11ch mannerﬁnd
that according to the quantitie and qualitieof the l‘refpaﬂ‘e. ;.Bd. I . I 6- Regiﬂ f0. 97.
_A Chap. 3. A LIord/hall notpdy a Fmef‘or dzﬂra.,s:rzg 1m Tenant. _
F any, ofwhat eﬁate [never be be, will net {uﬁ‘cr {uch Diﬂreﬂes as he hath tiken; to he delim-
redhythe King: Officers. after the Law and Caﬂom of the Rea/me, or will not fuﬁbrﬂlmonr,
Attachments,” Exewtiam ofludgemm: givenix ,
Fitz; Rafcou: 2.0. Bro Tt‘efpas I 6. ;84 . the King: Couu,to b: done,accordtng to the Law
Putz. D; n. Io.Fitz. Hexior. s.1.H.7. fo. and (.uR'Omc ofthc ricalme, a: is aforefaiJ, bee
9. 19 H 7. f0. [4... :o. H. 710. 2.. onEd. (hallbe punifhed in manner afore’l'aid, “one that
4. £0. 7. 9, 1-1.6. 60.2.0. FitzJ‘rei'pas x 96. mllnot obey tbchnv, and that accmding to the
3.Ed. L 17. Fitz. N.B. F0. 103. g. V. N.’ quantitie oftbe OﬂEnce. Andvif anwawhatcﬂa'm
B. fol. 48. ' foever he be, diﬂraia his Tenant for Sauces and
A Cuftomes being due unto him, ar/br an] other '
rhingﬁr the which the Lord ofthe Fee bath can/c to dijiramc, and after it 1: found. the: the '
fame {entices are not due, the Lord (hall not therefore be pun: {bed by Fine, as in the cafe: 1: ‘
forefaid, ifhe doc fuffer the Diﬂreﬂes to be delivered according to the Law and Cuﬁome of the
Realme, but {hall be ametced ashithcrto hath been Med, and the Tenant {hall recover hisda’é

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mages againﬁ bum. ‘
‘ Chap. 4.. A Higreﬂ‘ e [71le no: be driven out afﬁne team]. And it ]h all he reafexabie.
' One {rum henceforththalél caule any diﬂrcfe’
_ ng. Barre ! :0. :7 g. Fits. Diﬁreﬂ'e that he hath taken. to" be driven out of the ‘
1,3. 16. FM. Avowry 19 z. 30. Aﬂ‘. pl. County whereit was taken. And if one neighbour
3 8. 2.9. Ed. 3‘ {0. 1.3 Kel. foe go. 4 g . Ed. doe {o to another of his own authority, and with-
3.fo._z_6. 2.9, Ed.3. fo. :4. 42.13:}; 3. {0. ouzjudgement, he (hall makeﬁne (as above ﬁt
,36.3,. Ed. t.16. s. & 1. Ph. 8: M, n. n. faid) infer a thing done againﬁthe Peacc.ch.gf° ,
Hg 3." 28. Ed. I. a z. ' theleﬁejfthe Lord prefumc fo todoe againﬁ hi!
' ~ Tenant, be 111131 be grievouﬂy puniihed by amen; .
"ciament. Moreover tuiﬂrcjfesjhall he reafonable, and not too great. And he that taketh rma . '
Wren/unable diﬂreﬂ'erjhaﬂ he griwouﬂ) «merccd for the exceﬂ’e "of (uch diﬂrefﬁs. Regi .foqq.” ,

Raﬁphfodtﬁchiﬁfogsa133.9129} Chaim nyol. :0. In whatphm Deﬂrtfesﬁdl 1
Ed. z'.‘9‘Fitz.‘N. Bio. 90. 17,3. Coilib} -' .- yet be when. 4 ~{
‘8.fo. 60.97. H. 7'. f0. 1. z 1.. Ed. 4'; (0. " T‘jhall he lawful/hr no man/rem henceforth, fir .
.39; 13324139136. amen IMP“. is}. 14»! mnwvfmfe, to “kemértﬂ‘c: 0mg»: ,

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0 it: from henceforth C except our Lord the 10 ng) 1h!” ’10“ in 1“"

Fitz.Faux [udgmcnt Court any Plea offaHe judgement, given in the Commf his Te-
. '7._8° 10.14.16. to nants : For {tit-h Pieafpecialiy belongeth tothe Crown and Digni‘ie

i, " Edd-€11.69 - _ ofour Lordthe [{ing.Rt‘giﬁ. f0]. u. V. N. B. {0- ‘6'“52- N' B‘fo-

:7.Raﬁ.pla.fo. 347. Coke pla.ro. guy.

‘ Chap. 2.1-. {o zt'JVha my take Rept'win: of cutting}: ‘ 1 e
Dyer; f0. 14 {. Bro. 'I‘is provided 31112, that itthe Beat}: of any man betaken,and wrong?"
“t Rims 2., ; Bro.Parl. tully -'ithhoiden,the Sheriff, alter complaint made to him thatch]; may
(:1 ")8. Filz‘ Rcturn dc cit/JUN than, without (ct 0/ gdtﬂﬂVIug Dike”) fbtlt‘ {00kt (b0 BCdﬂS, If
thcount 17 CanR. they were taken our. of Liberties. And if the Beaﬁs were taken within
,1 141. b.;.Ed. I ch. 1 1. any Liberties, and the Baihffes of the Libertie will-not deliver them.
:{1 . 'Fitz. N.B.fo. 68. V. then the Sheriﬂ’e, for default of thofe Btiliffes, {hall caufc them to he .

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or Fartrrﬂ’c. ‘ "

1, T is provided alfo, that if any from henceforth takcthe Beafts ofoeher, and caufc them to be

'5' driven into a Cattle or Fortreﬂe, and thete m'tnin the clofe of {u'ch Came or Fortreife, doe
withhold them agamﬂ gage andyledgegwherenpon the beaﬂt hefélemnl} demanded by the Shert'ﬂ'

for by fame othet Bsihﬁe of the Kings at the fuit ofthe plaintiff:,tbtsh6r1fc or Bad/ﬂ} taking

with him thepower oftbe ﬁlm-cor Baylt‘m £13510: ajj‘ay to mike Replevuin oft/3c Bat/ts, from him

that ml; beIﬂ,” from hts Lard, orfrom other heingftrovavts of the Lard (whatrecvcr they be)
that are jauadtn the 14460;. wherthto the btaﬂ: we: 0 chafcd : if any deforec him of the de-

' ' ' liverance of the Beaﬂs, or that no man be found for the Lord or

‘ Bro.Rtot. z. 3. s t, H. 3. for him that tookc them,for to anf'wer and make the deliverance},
.3. 13:, Ed. 1.39. V. N. B. after fuchtimc as theLorJ or ttker (bill be almontihed to make
{0. 43. 4+ Regtﬁ. f0, 85. deliverance by the Sheriﬂe or Baiiiffe, if he (min the Country,..v—or
"$2,113.. 2. t. Tit-gift fol. UCCICyOl' there whereashe may be conveniently warned by the en-
8!.Fitz. “-8127. 6 8. F, her. or by any ether of his to make deliverance, ifh-e wet ontof

1 - the Connttey when the takingwas, and did not caufe the‘Beaﬁis
" «he delivered incontinent, that the King for the trefpaﬂ’c and defpitelhall tau/e the {aid Caﬂle
-' .far Fanny's tobehwen downwithout recovery : And at the damages that the plaintife hath
aﬁaimd 03hr: lit/45:, or in his gainure, or any oeheewife (after the 6th demand made by the
, 1 ,1 heriﬂe or Bariiffe of the beaﬁqﬂm’lhe nﬂorcdto him double by the Lord, 0th him thdt took:
’ * the htaﬁr, 5] he have whereof: andifhc have not whereof, he [ball have it of the Lord, at what
time at in what manner the deliverance be made after that. the Sheriffe otBttliife Chill comc'to
, I ,tntlte deliverance. And it is to wit, that where the She-rife ought to return the Kings writ to the
I» . .Baiiife of the Lord of the Came,“ Fortteﬂ'e, or to any mixer to whom the return belonged),
- ) if the paint: of the Franchife will nOt make deliverance after that the Sheriife hath made his
“tetutn u’nts him,thcajhall the Shtwﬂ‘doe his diet with”: further delay, and apart the forefaid
{Minn And in like mtnrtet deliverance {hall 176914: by Attgehment ofthe plaintife made with-
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tier-=5 andt‘be exerciﬁng ofane/{rbitmr},Tymmu‘call government, which I ﬁnd '

m“? 85*“ ﬁncethc warrcsendcﬁ, both by ‘hCPrcfent HoufcofrfLords, anta-

any legal! proceile and proceeding, all the ordinary Courts of luﬂicc m? ling."3

law; .8: repeal old laws, to give their confcntto raifc mony for the prefemilﬁ 1g '
moi the publique, and to ice it be tightly. dripofed. of, ( but they themfelgésﬂrﬁ
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‘writ'lycth, And if that be done in the Marehe SofWalcr, or in any Other place Where the Kings
Writs‘be not cut-rant, waxing which irfovcmign Lard over all, [7241! due right there untofmb ‘
at Ii” «whim

, Now after this buﬁneﬁ‘e of Tyths,which by'the univerfallcomglaintagainﬂ
it allover theKingtlome, appeates tobe antintnllerable, and ini'upporttble . ,
bard-ten, I (hall slittle Open unto you,another mifchrefe of far more dangeé .- .‘
rous COﬂfcqueﬁcc, M15116»! i: the fubvertien ofmrfnndamcmall law: and liber-

tabe thetprincipall crime laid to the charge of the late Earl Of S’mﬁri‘rdi ‘ {01'
whicb'he loll his head upon the Tower Hill at London, in the Ycafe‘ 1 64%
And that it was his Aprineipall crime, appeares clearly to me by his 8111 of ,
{Attainden which you may read before. 9213- 296 and by “16’ ﬁ' it Article bf .
his impeachment, whichasl ﬁnd it printed inthe t I 7 mg. 05; a. bOOkcallCd .
Speeches and Pailages of this Parliament, from the 3. of Noe/amid 1640'. to ~
11m: 164; ,~Pl‘lﬂ[§d f9; Will,Crookat Furnifell: [mic gaze,“ HolémmeJ 64.! a The
git-fry Word'tiof Which thus followeth. ‘ ‘ , ‘ ' i ‘
That he the [aid Them: Earl qutrafarcl,hath traiterouﬂy 9740154710”? v“?! M (35'0”!
the fandamentnll lawn andgomrment oftlye Realm: of England and Irelandﬂﬁa
inﬂmdtbcreoft‘o introduce an Arbitrary and Tyrannicalz' Gawrnment a gain/1‘ law, .
"Which be battle declared é} trayteram Wank, conﬁde/11, andaﬂiam, ‘ ”7“] 57 r97". ‘
Hi: Wajeﬂie advice by force of Arm” , to compel! Iii: [91:21! Suﬁ-:6}: toﬁtém? 7
Manama. ‘ .
Now whether this very traitetous crime of the Lord of Stmﬁ'vrd, be not

by the prefent Gtandees in the Army, Ithinke is obvix :us to chijhknowin ; i
rational], undexﬁ‘anding, unbioled mans eye in England; in that both" of them .
have taken upon them to meddle with things not within their‘.cogniz,§ncé Q! . ‘ '
jntiitllélion, and to our men 0f their lives, liberties and prepctties, Without \ ~,

land bemgopen, where only and alone all caufes whatfoever between party

783d parties deﬁdable by the lawes of this land, are to be tryed and determinell; :- .r1

and no where elfe, it being as lavelull for a lndge, luﬁice of peace? or a Coaéi,:g,,
liable to make Lawsias for a Houfe of Lords to execme Lawmtheir legal! and ‘ '
”13:10.9“ workat moft upon their own ufurped principalls being to make new

   
 

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,1 allmayle Adminiﬂratms of luﬂicesandito hear: and redteffe'all appeales upon wit and l
cronious judgements, given or made in shy of the (Johns in Weﬂml”fl”‘H“’l/’ “l." " ”

1- orellewhere. . gh‘mﬁ
- )Yet nmwlthflanding have-they Arbitrarily ...a,p,<:l Tymnnical.lyifutpmoned 2:01;”: ,i:
' and convened men before them (for things deﬁdeah-e, and cieterdainahle on "parent 1 V

ly'at Common Ltw) withoutanv clue pte-eeﬂ-e of Law, and hater: taken up- Home ‘

, on~them,eontraty to all law, I'ulli 'e, equine, and conlEience', to be both In Fordiha

;: formers, Prolecutors, W1tneﬂes,Parties, lane, and ludges, and thereupon ‘lgi‘lgh

have paﬁ molt illegall, arbitrary, and tyrannicall cenfures upon the ftc'ecotr.-,h;,=h;,§

, mime ofEs.1glaII,t.l,, and thereupon have dtﬁtoyed-and outted them “of their no more}:

lives,liberties,ptoperttes, free holds and el’tatee, when as by the fundamentall right to ,

’ law of the Land, no fudge whatfoev‘er, can be ludge of matter of Law and "he“ Pl'd.“

{at} borh, it being the proper right of the Iuty of I 2. men, of a mans Peers or #533de “ll?

. A . , . . g1 attve ,

Egualls to be lodge of matter of laét, Which mull be proved by leg-Ill. Wlmtfe powcrthe

let-{duly (worms, and not by the ComplainaasProlecutoe, or Pattieﬂnd then a'thiefc 4

the Iudge is only to be ludge in matter of‘LaW. ‘ ' ‘ “‘3th

. But in the ﬁtll p‘aze l ﬂnl begin with the Grandees or Councel of war of the “r“ f?“ "

‘Atmie. who have the wolf defperateﬂ apoltatifed from their ptineiplehthat $szch

; it}, oﬂible for men to do,and from theirpte-tencletl patromﬁng ol' the peo- Nor no t

2 ms ibetties. and Arbittarily, and.,Tytannieal-ly have fought the mine and more Ill

’7 utter d‘eﬂxu&ion of all thole amongﬁ themfclvcs, that have {luck clofc to righztoEl

.3 the intetelt of the People, althdugh they themle'lves made ule of the very $13113

, lame petfons and Principalls, to prefetvethemlel-ves. agaiz'lﬁ that which they ,ogggng-’

themfelves called Tyranny in Me. Helm, anel Str Phi/zip S'tapletan, 85c. And» land,rhel§;l

; that they have {odone I prove by the Pleas offal/1. Thompfan a late: Corporal] a man

I» thC Army, 105” 00/034" :1 Trooper, ﬁlm Engramlate Capt. Lievt. ofdhc-‘l" dbc “l

’. Life Guard, and the Plea forthe late Agents,made mNommb. 1 64.7. .thch 6 a" he

l ' WIS lOll'OWCtho »_ _ .mans hul

f , “deal”; by {pretend viwol'encerohs hepef het‘virginitie,,ahel {0 commits: rapeupon ber,and by threall

t9- £31?”sz life Comgcllsﬁht‘l’ to hold her peace. Anti I deﬁteall the Common: of Englantl (moon, to COﬂ‘ﬁ‘fll

. _ , tterWthe LOIdStl’Iai ﬂ~.«w from vellum the Conquerere (word, and the meet Weilofhis lucceﬂ‘ors cat

  

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, , an the): have declared the King their Creator hath none, but is bound by his Coronatton 03th to pail,»
t .f ”alllud), law“ as the folkor Commons ﬂ’ull chufe,.and what greater-emu can there be in the world,th.“
.; .Iﬁeingthat all legiﬂttive power in the nature of it is Arbitrary, therefor ”life an arbitrary power mould F1
. {- jylaeeElQin the Lerds,and hetidi'taty in then {ons,_be they {00165 or kmues, therefore up with them by {H
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Fir/Z," ' ' He? iarbitrary Goyerhment of the Army by'Law Martial! ( which is only‘ne; ' "
~ 4 . ’ ' ' ‘ ‘eéﬂary when‘an‘At-‘myis marching againﬁ its enemy,or when no Other Courts I
. of Iullice in a‘ Land are open and free) was wholly dill'olvetl at the Ken. 3
- , delvouz at New market, upon the 4. and 5'. of lime lat}, and thlsI prove-by .;
thefe following reafons. , - ’_ g: '_. In
I. Theyaﬂ‘o’eiaredtheml’elges only as acompany of free Commons of England, to Rand:
gether upon the'juﬁ: principles-,and law ofnaturt:‘~and nations , to recover their own and all tli‘ ~ .
peoples ju'ﬁ‘l’ighlﬁ andilib‘ertiess- sce tbcfalenm Engagem‘eat upon {me 4. The words atethefé-QI '-
We the OﬁiccrsandSoldier: ofthtArmy fubfcribing brreunta, doc berth} declare, agm,‘ andpnf "
wife to andlwitb acb otbcr,tbat weﬂml no: willingly disbznd,nor divia'e,nor [afar our (elm; to 6: , :..
disbanded nor divided," anti/J we'barucjecuriry, that we at private men or other the free-barn peg. ‘
pleiof E nglan! fball not I'emainefubjeéi to the [rite oppreﬂiozz, imam,” abs/e as have 6cm attempt.
tedé Compare thb‘lﬁttﬂ‘ end of page the4. wrrh page 5. And upon their march toward 3 Lope“;
“in :pr’ofe‘cution ref-this delign, whereupon they allociatedghe General declared in his letterto/éﬁ .I' 1‘
‘ Cityﬁmt they as E nglifb men inﬁﬂedupon the [ettlemcnt oftbe peace a f tbeKixgdme, and than. .
berry oftbe Subjetfi,whicb they bad rig/9t to demand. See the letter from the General], “lithe ‘ l
,. Generall Ofﬁcers are Royﬂcn npon 1m to. page 1. 3, And in their further opening of “Wit ,
meaning and intentions in their agreeing together, or aﬂociating as before, they declared [1th
lane r 4. That they were not amerccnary Arm], hired to fer-ye tbc arbitnry pom”; 4 Still?
butwmiaued in amt; in judgment and eonﬁicncefor the d tfence of their own and tbe’peopm'ill .
right: 4726! bbt‘rtids. Now the Army thus refuﬁng to ferve-‘the Arbitrary power of the State ‘ .
and agreeing together a: Engllﬂ] men , to {land upon Principles of Right and Freedom; ‘ l
From hence. _ I , _, i 2 n
r . lts eleare, that the Ofﬁcers and Soldiers kept in a bo'dy,nnd {0 were an Army not by the in , 5
of the State, but by their own mutuall Agreement. , - -- «t.- « " _
z.. From thence itsh'as clearmhat theynor beingan Army by the States will,they were now-g _I ,
der woferule-sof Martiall Government, which were given by the will of the State to rulethot'ofj- l,
which were a Military body or Army by their will and power. f I,
3. Pom thence its alfo as cleare,as they continuing an Army at that time, not by the Statq ’ 1'
will , power or Command, but their mutuall Agreement, they could be under no 9th ‘j '9
. government a: an Army but fueh as they did conﬁitute or appoint fer themlhlve'sby mural; ' f
agree‘ment,‘ and ﬁlls lead“ to 3 2- ' Reafon, proving ‘he diHQ'luCiOD Of the Armiesf govern ': ” ”
by Martial-l Law, .~ ' ~ __ a ‘ ‘ : .. , ' , ' _‘ j 4::
5;. The SoldiersWichfdme'Ofﬁters‘of the Army, having by mutual agreementgathered that l r
{elves intoaot‘ at leaﬂ continued themfelves aMilitxty body or Army, to ﬁand upon principlqpf}

right and freedom, 65d by the fame mu‘tualagreement with or engagement toyeaeh Other “5.4153
conﬁitute or appoint, nforme 'of government for themfclves in their profeeuting that lull deﬁga j

' of common'right and freedome' fo’ them‘l'el'vch and the nation» ‘ £ - .. Q - / , 5:1
The wordés of rhtEngagtmemspagz *‘4-35 we theft: " Wee doe berth} 305,473,613”de rel ' ‘-
mlfc to and wit 1: each mm that’ﬁet‘fhm'mt‘ willingb' disband, nor dividewar juﬁ‘er ourfcrdél 1 i
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gm; 41111111111! or dividedmtbut [:11an 11111111111111 :1 010' $990“?! ”die-’4’“ “WW3”?
, ﬁeﬁnted, 11d ﬁzwmy that we a: pet-111111111111 .1111 otber 1111 free him get/p 1: 0f}: 1191111111, 11111111111 1:.
‘ “Wmefubjeéf to the! 15‘s obpreﬂion and 111111191, 111 1211111 been attempted, 11111111211 fa-titfaé'iém and/21..
' ‘ amt] to be [ucb :11 (ball be agreed ante bya [12112161111110 6011b}? oft/10ft gtmcrall Ofﬁcers 0, ‘tbc Amy
(111101111111: concurred with the Army inzbe prem/Et ) witb two 60112112111101: Oﬂicm . and two
" Soldiers to be ebofmfor each R gmeat, who baveconwrred 47111111 111 concave wztb u 1 111 the prea-

"11ft: and in this" agreement. Hereby a new Councell was conﬁjmtcd contrary to all Martial!

l.11'w, :1 d D1Icipline, by whom only they ingaged to be ordeered 111 their proIecutionoI the ends

I91 which they aﬂocimcdgnd by conquuenee leeing they cont1nueclan Army by. their 0111111111111;

1111 only to profecute that: ends of common right and Itecdomes this .E‘ngagement to be or-

sertd only by that new Councell 1n their proIccunon oI thoIe ende, extends to a whole rule of
. ”them as an Army

Now thatthis Councell was wholly new, and 111 a way divetIe 01 different {110111 all Mattie}!

com or Councels of Warre, that ever the Sun bﬁhtld ma mercenary Almy,and as 111%th

i9111111: Councell by whtch this At my we; tormerlygovqtned appeates thm. .

,?The Members of this Couneell by whieh they. ingaged 19-. be ordered; are: different wholly

10111111: Members oIe. ll former Councells 1n the Army.

1. The «11111111,. ofthem 13 d1&Etent,non_e but Iuch as concurred in difobeying the P111123

€111 111111111 the Principles of common r1ghtandfteedon1e,upon which they Rood, were to be
gtmbcrs 6£th5 Counqell, 11:11l1er the Generall, nor the. L11v1enant generall themfclveswece
to be Members oI th1s C1 uncell unlelIe they had concatted 1n owning the Regiments refuIallta
31)} 1111}, 111111111 their“ 1n3agetgent 01' aﬁociaiiqn, and byconquneQC». 111:] had been no Ofﬁcers:

1131111119111 hetcaftcr. ,

#1111111: 511 the Ordets of Watt: and Mart1all 1.1.115 Wet: broken, for ﬁfth: Generall=,L1:vte-£
11.1111 {Rural} and Cc mmilfary Gen heron, had no: concurred they could not all have
91111111911 we 0 heir that dtd g9ncurte, all the Soldiers had. EbeCne Engaged to oppole: them,

9 191111011111, not aye calh1ered one Selene: thatqoyned tn the Engagement, for they peo-
F131ed21ch to gther. not 10131691. the 111Ielves to be divided before the ends? VoI 111:1; Engagement:
91113 accemphlhed . 2 .3: ..

1.. The 111110.11 oftheMembers oI thls new councel 111 11113 Army wasdlﬂ'crcnt {10111 the 1121101:
Qfal M mbtrsof Iormcr Co was, by the Engagement there was to be two Soldiers 111 no ofﬁce
but of every Regan 111 to have voices squall to the Generall himIelI 111 all votes, 3 thing new:

taa1Ied 1191 heard of 11 .311 Army [Ewingthe will of a State. . «12'

31:!- heppmher qt Qhe Membets 9.111111 Connect 13 dgﬁ‘erent Itthal caﬁomesand 1111:: 9112.111:
13 1c me. ... .1- ;§1._. ,

1‘ In thtslgouncelﬁbere ..as to be but (cure of every chnnent mth the Genctal Ofﬁce“ 111111111

Meoncurted ch 113 rhi s Counccl differed 110111.111 Cum-mes in any Anny 1n teIpeft of the Metnbesas

whereoI 1t wasconﬁnured

V .- . .1111.- This new Councell iﬂ’ered {10111 the tales uIWarre 1n the mannerof 1ts conﬂitutton this

. 2; {mum to be cor (Muted by the Gens. 7' wil be aceotdtng to the degrees or oﬁices OI men in the

- W ‘1111 111 a Patltamentary way, by the Soldiers ﬁtneleaimhe Gen. 15‘ [10111111 Iron-1 callmg am
Hi er to the Councell unleIIe he be choIen by his R g1ment. . " * 1:;1 ? ~r 1 .
3 Real'on, provingthe d If 2lutl0n of Martiall GOVCfnanT 1n the Army

The Gen. in allociatingwith the Soldiers did 111 the very Engagement, gwe away all h:
power of exerciﬁng Mama! D1Ic1pl1n, be engaged to them eb- tbe; to b1m,tbat the] would not [a]???
tbmjcluet to be disbanded or debut-11,111! 111: end: pftbeir 1111111113 were chewed. Hereby he di.

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‘ze‘Red-rltimﬁelf'eof'bﬁ arbmboﬁer loftaﬂliérlﬁﬁﬂﬁtdﬁ iodxs‘dldicrs at’hls pleal'ttrcghe’caf} :
ﬂuteriuglon'e Ofﬁcer,“ Sdl'diérw‘h'it‘h‘aﬂ'ociatedwith’ the-body of the Armyih the ebgagcmcntf ,'

is -ad't\sba-ndlng, 81" devidt‘ng cuz-pm" 'of the army from anothermhich he 8c the Army mutuall
‘ zciprocally engaged,ncither to attempt nor {wtrgllkewil’c W tb'it'cngagment he diveﬁedhlmﬁ: t’

ofpower to command the Soldiers to march to what ‘diﬂancc he pleatetb one from an other,

dmis an ether kind: of dxvidtng the Army: wbiCh heenagcdjnettbcr to eﬁ‘rétporfufl‘cr.

4. Refal'on, proving the 'dilfolttt’ionoftbe‘Government of the Army . by Law Mar- ‘

tiall. '* ’ ..

, The whole Army by agreement or joyn't confent callu'ercd all Ofﬁcers at 9‘0” make: limb, '

that would nomil‘ociate w M: them,‘ and en gage to ﬁa-nd for common right and freedom,thougk

againﬁtbcParliamem,and-fathey booted divers Oﬂiccrs outof the ﬁeld: unhorfcd fame and ~

.rent their cloatbes,and beat them : 8?. this its the faCc of the Gen. 31 which aﬁs wea-re death by
Martial! Law 3 but this was an aﬂuall declaration that the Army did adtm-t of Ofﬁcers by nut-
tttallagteemcntwdn'cly, and therefore Government bylaw Martial‘l was dilfolved unlCIfe'ltbad

beeneﬂablifhcd Cay-Mutuallcdnfent tbtough'out the Army , tor Ofﬁcers at that time being on} '

1y admittedbylmutuall‘eonfcnt they Could have no power, but what Was betruﬂcd to chm-'11,,
the Soldiers. ‘ . ' ' ' ‘ -
, , . , _. ' z. Plea, But in cafcltbe Government of the Army by Law Martial!
* See Paultom'col- bad net been diﬂ‘olved by a mutual! ingagement, yet the very bci '
lcaion of ﬁatutes p, of peace did diﬂ‘olve it,.lor in tbePetition of *‘ Right its declared that t?

1431, 143:. ‘ pcrﬂm ought to be adjioaged 1;} Law Martial! except in time a/ Wary; ' l

r .. . .. r' -* and chm]! CMm‘ﬂiam gem to éxebucc Martial! Law, in time ofpgd‘c‘t
are contrary to the deetandSratutc: of tbe Ktngdameﬁrzd it was the Parliament: templaint
that Martial! Lemma tben commanded to be executed upon Soldier: ﬂat robber}, mutiny,”
murtber. . ' ‘ x W ' ‘

And it was Cetled as the undoubted right of’evePyEngli‘lh man,tbat be mould‘b'e puniﬂnblc
only/in the Ordinary Courts of jul’ttce, according to the Lower and Statutes of the Kibgdomé,

' Byaﬂ this. itapptare’s that it is illegall and atrial! for the Ofﬁcers of the Army to .‘F! or pumﬂl

my Agent, or other by Law Martial, upon pretence of Muteny or any other oft-nee: the Whole

Army Rand as Engltﬂamcm and if they oﬂ‘end are not exempted from the proceedings agaittﬁ ‘

them, and punilhments to be ioﬁiaed upon’thcm, by the lawes,and ﬂames of the'Kangdome,
and then-fore cannot in Iuﬂicc be fubjeﬁ: alfo'to law mattiall,fo that all Age nts‘and Soldiers now
accufcd for mutiny, for their late ‘ profectttlon’of publitk freedome, according to [ligjagrtcmplﬁt

of tbgptoplcaw-ithout theif 055cm eodfent {ball 'unvt'otthﬂ’y betray their owne and" tbclt Conn, . ~tr
tryes Ltberty, if they {lull fubmit to be trlcdin any other way then by the knownc Latte: and ,
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Vindicared again& all Arbitrary uniuﬁ I'nvadersrofrhem, and in porreicuieé‘f
agamﬂ thofe new Tyrants at wind/are, Which would dcﬁroy both. '
' “9d“ the Pictcnce of Martha“ Law. ’ r

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, ” L k The 321% Dedaration, Pica and Proteﬁation ofWilliam Them/on, a free Com-

moner of Exglmd, umuﬂly impnfoned at Windfore.

00150676410 ’13! Exec/fem) 557' Thomas Fairfax; andtlmt which i: called" his»
7 Counccll QfWartc, the x 4. of Dec eméer, 16,47, ,. j

{Into which is annexed his Letter to the-Genera”, wherein the his? P163 Wat?

i-nelofed. Aifo a Petition of the tea of his Fellow- Prifoners
., to tug» Excellency. '

-_ , M4] itpleaﬁ— your Excelimq,

h I Am by birth a- free Commoner of England, and am thereby iutailed or inhaled emu «in

equal! priviledge with yourfelf, or tbegrcatef! men in England, unto the freedom mid lzb‘er-

ty oftbe Lawrosof England, a: the Parliament declares in their Declaration of the 2;. ‘ of ‘

Oftober, 1642.. 1 part book- Dechag, 660. And the :9. Chap. of Mag“ Chaﬁg cg.-

{puny faith, ‘ That no man (hall be taken or imprifoned, or he diﬂ'eifed of his Freehold or'zi- /

fberties, or free ouﬁomes, or be outlawed orexded, or any other wayes deﬁroyed, nor‘paﬂ ”up—
f'i‘ . ‘ on nor condemned,but by the lawfull'ludgetii’eﬁc
*‘fS‘teSir Edv. Cook-r Exwﬁtion hereof ‘ ofhis‘ pee“ (9r Equals) and that by due ”(Meg

in his 2. part Inmtut. fo‘. 46,47, 50, it ‘ or ptoecﬂ'e of the Law ofthe Land T,’ «larch ex-

“e the; Ed. 3. 9. 8: 1 3. 351,3. 4 8e 18. ‘preﬂy faithghat no manﬂnll be taken at reﬂrai-
Ed. 3. 3. 8: 37‘ Ed 3. 18‘. 8:42. Ed. 3. 3. ‘ nedof his libertic,bv petition or fuggeﬁion (made
ﬁnd the Petition ofRight’ in the thud 0f ‘ ‘ unto‘whomfoeverinauthority), unleﬂ'e It beby
:tlengganﬂ the statutes that ahohfbcel ‘indiﬁment or prefeatm‘ene . ofgood and ‘jlz'wfrﬂl‘.
ithe' Stare—Chamber and Ship money, ' ‘ men where ﬁnch deed: be done tand diam“) mm

' ,' made thit'prcfent Parliament; and Lievre- ‘whatfoever be putto anfwer (any crime whatfo.

nautColJabn Ldbxmm Book- called the ‘ever) wither-1t prefenrmene beforeluﬁéees o!

; ‘ Refolvui mans Refolotion, P. 7': 3a 8: 9- ‘ matter ofre‘cOrda ‘?r by due Pfocefe and writjollii'
' ’ and his Grand Pie: againﬁ the Lords, 'nallgaeeording-tmhc oldS'aw oftheland arid-if

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“WE”: 8’ 9' " u ‘ anything from‘henceforth he done to the curing.
é" ' ' ‘ry-ir than hevoid in lamand holders for * error.
Therefore Sir, for youSwho are a Gemrell of an 'Armiegand Other ofyour medial! Oﬁms
ﬁlm are are no Civill Court of luﬁiee, nor :u’thoriZCd with the leaf! 1; gall power sin the world
to admimﬁer Iuﬁiee, and execute the law of‘the land,u-pon, or “W9 my ﬁfth; commoé“.
.. “England, to dare or prefome to rename, imprifon, ttie or- me‘ddleij‘ 5'33? its 4 Wi'ﬁivé.,' 36.119:
who am in no other capacitie in the world but barely and glso'gethe; , gas. 909 m ‘35; Efﬁg-

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land.-isrhehelghtofarhitréiy tyriniy; inj‘ullice ~~

“ Wellfoitb ASlr Edward Cook in tile 2..
"for: 0112i: Inﬂilum 'fo'l. 4.8. that every
rapprofﬁon againﬁ law by colour ofany
ufurped authority", is a kind ofdeﬁzu'ﬁuon :
for when any thingis forbidden, all that
tends to it is alfo forbidden: and it is (fair/J
icjthe wo: ﬂ oppttﬂlon that is done by
colour of juﬁice. See alfo Lib. [0. {0.7 4. in
flit nfé of {be Mar-ﬂszszea. - -

and ’ Opprelﬁon. and‘an abfolutc. dcﬁmam of
the very fundamental! Lawcs of England, the bare?
endeavouring of which call the Earl of Straﬂ'orl'
his head. And what the doomcof hrmisghat dc~
ﬂroycl the fundamentall Lawes of .he Land, Ilhall
give you out ofthe very words of‘your own {trend
.MrrStJobIz, in his Argument of lawconcermng
the Bill Of, Attaindfrtot hjgh Trcagbn.of TbOMR‘
Earl of'Stroﬂra', at a conference in av'Co'mmitte’e'

‘ ofhorh Hoaﬁrr of Parliammrqxinted by G.M.for john Bartlet at the ﬁgne of thegilr Cup :1ch .
5:“: Auﬁ‘ms Gatcin Fouls Church- Yard. 164:. who in the 70. page thereofl'axtb, Tim: the dc. '
fir/title» of the Lower déﬂwvcs the arteries and ligdmcms that hold 11):“ body togetoer: be that talc“ . '

army tbc met aft .8 mi: éwoy‘tbeallrgiom’e ofaoc Sabin? alongbut oftbc vbchngdomdt n14:
ﬁst}: h lac) wade treaﬁm by the Szarozc 0111‘? I 3.111.109“ her time,“ (ﬁlm: ”9" ”9" 13’5"“ 0f’“

Realm do: not bind the dt/ccnt of the Crown: 3 #10 Law, n0 dfﬁm! at ‘11: WP “WK faith ho) ‘.

1' And therefore you, with your dealings
with me, that am mecdy a free Commo-
net of Foglmd, and {0 not in the leafl on.
£1,317 your Marlhall Dil‘cipline (but {olely
51-11de under the: di “Ctplineol the known
declare-d, and clhblitlnd Lawcs of Eng-
», load) by your arbitrary, tyrannicall aﬁings
“open me. haveahfolutcly as much as in

{0113 lycs , deﬁroyed the; fundamental?
‘ 3W.“ of]; nglzmd', and therefore are as ab...

{date Hedge breakers and chclkro as

* accruing in thisngdomc.

no Peerage, no rank; or degree: ofm
condition to all. 12': ”info” to {ill 4
Bench, tbi: [gills no: the Judge, by: the Judgment.
And in pagc‘y I - he fathH/c/oﬁy to imbef'cﬂ no;
oft be ludsciaﬂ Record: 0/ I be King dam; rim, (W.
the dell: uﬁion of the law,)fwceps all away, W
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I ts treaﬁm to counterfeit a from} ﬁlling pine,
(me it a boomerfcitingof the Law, we can call no). ‘
tbe cozmtcrféz't, nor the "U“ 59171:.er owz.__ 3,; ; A
It: mmﬂm to counter/Ell thgreat Sealefbr an

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, AcreofLmd, no property hereby. (viz: the dcﬂrg.

6mm of the Law)i: left toanyLond at 411:“.

, V {biog trcafon now, euber agamﬁ King or 10'”ng
‘ oolzw t0 puzzﬂ: it. .

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And ‘hércfore lads/ilk; V0? 1.33:1 frigid to take heed that you 80: no further on in yourlljlcgallg' \

--‘grhitrgry, tyrannical] and lawgdcl’troying procizlcs withand towards me, leaﬂ wthFOLym;
.own ﬁns you Cloimg thc"bcn,cﬁr‘ oftheLaw, .you be anfwrrcd in thc; words ofyour,‘ {orchid

{rim in p33. 72.. “ That he in vlzine calls for the help of the: Law, that walkes contrary aura~

._“ Law, and From the Law ot‘liltc for like; he that would not have others to have law, why
“.lhould he hay: any himfclf ?why {hauld nor that be done to him, that himfelf would havc,

‘xedon’e toanother £21915; trueﬂfaithihe lbjdl.) we givclaw r: Hareszand Dhccrsé, , becaul’c lbw-rhea. A
ff.hcatls ofchalc,hut itjwagiicyeraccoumed either cruclue or foule play to knock Pages}; >
'fe‘Wol ves onlrbe hood, as they canbe found, becaufc thef‘c be Balls of Prey «5 the Warrencr let,

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.L‘i‘ mass for ‘Poulats and other vermin, for prcl‘crvation of the Warren. ; -

And in mg. 76. he fairh,in the 1 LR» 1.. Trey“.

sis-Pmé ﬂag, ‘ he 51??! 9 , fifth-59w, Joe 3 2; ring opinions in the fuowrtion oftbe Law, 4214pr
lléfilﬁii row:If”?-.‘Q.r;t1<§hrit:Bir£lm other/crowning tbtlit: , ':- ‘
a“. @5562” P 5: 6 - 9 13;. "8'. i 3 1 4.‘ But if you (ball obje&,rhat you dealc with are a, . ,. v.

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WM Lathfot endeavouring to make “mutinies ortu ults in your Amie; ,ortbyiblq-ﬂingz
g M defamlng your reputatione, ; and fo drawingylotttlsr ,. rims-from their;§§é§i03§3ngl Jobedie
' " tnce unto you. y _. . r :

t hunter in the ﬁrﬁ place, there can in this Kingdome be no pretence for Martial! Law, 53
‘ ' ..‘ 3gb“ the Kingdom 1-: in a general! burly burly and upraare, and. anArmie or Armies-of declared;
y memiesmtbe Field, profecuung with the {word the deﬁruﬁion ofthe whole,_and thereby, ﬂop-
, 3: ‘ Ring/{he regular and legal! proceeding: eftbe (cum ofluﬁice from pung’bin‘g oﬂendm and
tun 7! arr. . . - . .,
, :Bui age there being no Armie nor Armies ofdtelated enemies in the ﬁeld, nor noGarril'one.
,. l. in thepoﬁ'eﬂ'ions of any luch men, not no genera” hurly- burlies and uproars by any ('qu men
n in the Kingdome, but all fuch as are viﬁbly fubdued and quieted, and all Courts of juﬁicc open»
it , and free to puniih offenders and tranfgreﬂ'orts and tltetethmven to the Armie it lelfe and the,
“ .Qﬂicers and Soldiers therein,thete is norealon or ground {orrxtrrciﬁngof MartiallLemmttch 3

[die over Commoners that are not under the obedience of the A/tmy,which.tfs mycawfe, ‘ ._ 1

2., And that in time of peace. there neither is, not can be any ground of exetCtﬁng and execn- - .

tingofMartiallLaw 51 prove out ofthe Petition of Rigbi , which was made in the third '
, £- yeare of the prefcnt King, and‘is printed in Fulton: Colleétion ofthe

~' ,, ”‘Andin the t. 2.3. Statutes at large, (’01- x e g x , 14:2; " which ethelly faith, .. that byza-
pagesbefore; thori-ty of Parliament, in the z 5. year of the Reign of King Edward the: 3,,

, , - a it is declared and enaﬁed, “ That no man (hall be {orejudgcd oflifezo; ii
156; the 9. H. ,g. F‘ limb againﬂ the forme of the great Charter and the lawofthe’landﬁnﬂ U
2.9.11. Ed, 3. 9. 8t “ by the {and gt'eatCharter, and Other the lawes. and Statutes oﬁythis }
\115.156,. 3. 4. a; 2.8. ‘< Realmc, no man ought to be adiudged to death, but by the law eRébl-ig j
' Ed. 3. 3. “ lhed inthis Realm T. , . a , ., ‘3 l"
L" ' ' “ And whereas no offender ofwhat kind foeveris exempted front the
{5 ,,proceedingsto be ufed, and punifhments to be inﬂicted by the hem and Statutesjoﬁ this-910m

4t Realm“ Nevertheleﬂb of late divers Commtfﬁons under your Mate/ties great $651}ch .b‘l’ﬁ‘
»‘tiKued.forth, by Which certaine performs have been afﬁéned and appointed.CommlﬂiOhers~,wieh

. :ﬂpo—ver and authority to proceedeithin the land, according to the ,iuﬁice of MARTMgL
7? LAW,,a"gainﬁ futh Soldiers and Marriners, or otherdifﬁdure perform ioyning with .trhem,,_. as r‘
“ﬁtouldcommit any MVR'DER. 7:93 BERIE, FE LONIE, MVTINIE, or 0THE ﬁaxtragc 31';

“0r mifdemanor whatfoever, and by fuch fummarie courle and, order, as is agreeable to Mar:-

‘ '5‘ tiall Law}, and as is uf‘ed in Armies in time ,ofWarre, to proceed to the ttygll andgottdintna;
' f‘tionoffuchoﬁ‘en‘dors, and them to caufe to be executed and put .torideatlt according [to‘the
~f‘ Lew MartialBy pretixc wherof your Maicﬁics Subieas have bin by {ome'jOf the (aid (“bulim-

‘3' . a “on putto death,when and where,“ by the lawcs and Statutes ofthe land they had deferved
J , w ' ‘.‘ death,by the lame lawes and Statutes alfo they

‘ /. :f‘lTrtit is very obfermble, that at the very “ might,1nd by no OTHER. ought ’30 have-list}!
f r Member! - this-Martial! Law campbincd “ been iudgetl 4 :‘ and €16“!th 1’s 7:49: alfoﬁynjdty
. «#911945 executed; the King bad team: with _.‘.‘ grievous offenders, by colour thereofelaiming
. _.$rance.afb2:raig7z anemia, batttbere it no “ an exemption,haveefcapecl the pttnifhment due
“ if *ﬁcb thing now; and therefore the Army, or “ to them by the lawes and Statutes of this your

_;fbegr4nd Ofﬁcer: tbercafbave no: the {raft “ Realm, by reafon that divers of your Oﬁcers
\ , 3 ﬁnder» or pretence to execute it in the leaﬂ, “ and Miniﬂers of Jufiice have un‘iullly tefufedpr
" .a‘orwdeale with m a free Commauer, a: they “ forburn to proceed againﬂ {at}? offenders {66°F

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“ .AN‘D ALEOTHEK 0 F 'LIKE NATURE, are wholly anti direétly contrary to the {all
“lawesand ,Stamtesofthis your Realm. ‘ i '. ' }
(Therefore Sirs,if you have any care of your own heads and 'lives,( though you have none oftlte
Liberties and F reedomes of‘England) I againe at a friend advife you, to take heed what yoﬁ
doe unto me any further in your ille‘ gall, arbitrary, and tyrannicall way that hitherto you have
proceeded 'with me; ' for I largely underﬁand that Canterbury and srraﬂord Were this Paths- ‘
agent queﬁioned {or their arbitrary and tyrannical! aﬁions that they did and 336d many yen;
bff’ore, and thetord KeepetFineé Was by this Perliament 'queﬁroncd Foraéi’ions that he did ’
When'he _w :3 Speaker oftbe Houfe of Common: in the third of the pLefent King, An, 1 62 8. and
forced to ﬁre to fave his head. \
In the lecond place Ianfwer, that if Gore the wane: ended, it was or could be judged'lawfqll
foryour Excelleneie and your Councell of Warre, to execute M :rﬂzail Law : yet you have dive; ,
Peed yourfel‘f of that power upon the 4. and 5. of june lall, at Newmarket Heat/J, you owned the .
‘Sbnl’tlierg’ond joyned with them, when they were put one of the States pecteéhon, and declared ﬁ
enemies; and further aﬂociated with them by a murnar'lfolmn engagement,“ they were a coni- , ‘ ,-:
party affree Commoner: ofEngl-znd to [land with tbrmmemding rg 1*
“See the late Plea for the the Law ofmcamre andNariant *, to recover your own and all the
‘Agents, printed before. peoples Rights and Liberties, the Words are thefe; We the ofﬁcer: 5
pag.'4z,g43',44. 9' " and—Soldier: of’rbe Arm; ﬁteferiblug bereanto,alee beret)! declarefzgree l
; - 1 andpromJe to and wirbeacb other, that we [ball are: writing!) dir- ‘
1 See; the Engagement in band nor divide, nor j'uﬁ'er our ﬁlm: to be dirbandad'rzor divided”-
;th'e Armies book of Decl. till we bevefec wiry grim! we arpri'vatt men, or otbrrtbeﬂ/ree 179m '
peg. 24 , 2;. y. :6, 27. people o/‘anlwzd, ﬂyal! not remeinfubitt? 10 the like oppreﬁwnﬁmmy,
- ‘ or abn/earbam been attemptedj' .
- Hereby it appeares’, the-(from this time you and the Sould-iery kept in shady, and ('0 were .
an“ Army, not lay-the States or Parliaments willgbut by a mutual-ll Agreement amongll all the _ ' ~‘
‘ ﬁOl‘diers‘, and ecttfequently nor being an Armie by the Parliaments will: 3 they were not under
theft: rules of Ma'rtjall Government which were given by the will of theP-arliament a and your
Excellency could no longer exercilean-y their power over them, as W“ allowed you by thOle 2:
‘Mitff'izll 1P we: 5 pay, the Soldiers keeping in a hody,and continuing. an Army, only by mutual! \
confent, did by‘th’eir niutuall Agreement or Ingagement, conﬁrtutea new kind ofCouncell, r
Whe‘reby they would be governed in the‘irprofecution of tho-{e ends for whichfhey alloda-wdnud
7-11);ch \ivery'Ol‘ﬁtet ioeapable ofheing in that Councell, which did notaﬂoci‘ate with them in ‘ .
thatlrigagement. The words of the Agreement or Ingagr—ment are thefe :- “ we doe hereby-dc. v , i
"' elare, agree, and promile, to and with each orhcra'that we (hall net mllmglydishavcl» Harrell-9 '
i“ title, nor {“573 ourfel'Ves to be disbanded or divided withour fariafaéﬁon in relation to our
‘9 “Name, janddcﬁf es heretofore refenred,and fecutitie that we as privatemen or orherfthe
«Rhee—Bare peeple of England, {hallmr remainl‘ubjeft to the like opprelﬁon andinjury as hath .1
:1“ Hum attempted, .. and this fatislaﬁion and ﬁ-curity to he fueh as-fhall be , agtettl onto-bye j 1
“trouncell to' Conﬁit of thofe generall Ofﬁcers of the Army, who have concurred with thetl‘r- ‘ \ ‘
mm“ in the premifcsﬂi‘h swoCommilﬁon Ofﬁcers,and We 0 SOVLQIERS to he .chol'en
“ for each‘Regimenr, who have concurred, and {hallconcurre with. us in the prermfcs and‘in
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“ﬁling thn.t7y'olr‘iv”-6itld have been no Ofﬁcer or Member of the Councell appomted to. govern:-

' “Km: uﬁkﬂéyou had aﬁ'ec‘iatttl with them, and lay that Alfucittion or mntuall Ingagettgeﬁthe ,
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.t‘helngagement no Olﬁcct or Soldier can be rightly caﬂﬁcred unlcﬂ'eit be by the Councelleon-
1 ‘ﬁitutcd by that Engegemettt: {'0 that your Excellency by your mum Engagement have put a”

:3 fgt'iodmyout power ofenrclﬁng your old Martial! lecipline, 'and whatfoevcr Drfciplinc

5,5. it 4”;ny do what are you" better then a

' ‘tmpany ef'Rebelt d» Trdytory to the Parli-

' {lull appeare to the Army to .be neceﬂ'ary 1.tnufl: be

€011!“qu by the 11,,utual'1conlb A: of the Atmy, or
thC‘if VP: efématives, unleﬂe you and they willdgf.

f: 'mmt; for y‘ourtbenopleﬁig [bdrm-mar, data: 15 'AE‘lgaéemmt 3‘3 TC“? marketmod thbfe

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principles upon whlch you then ﬂood, % and yeeld
up your {elves to the Pagliemems pleafure as their

hitelings to ferve their arbitrary-"power,lichurkith janifaries.

'- .In the third place I anfwcr, ﬁnd: is againﬂ; t‘eafon,law,confeiehee‘, jttﬁice and equity,to lube-

;‘ jcft me at one and the

fame time, or any Other free Commoner of Englandg

, and“ the Ring and power of two diﬁt'véi Lawn, and Inch a bondage .38 i‘s-inﬁweorh
able, and fuel: a mate of Entanglement, that no mans life whatl‘oever can be fafe or fecuee un~
: ;: dcr'itﬁhatl {hall be liable to be qucl’ttoned and dtﬂrOyed by the commeze Law of :belﬁingdame,
I abdihenbe at the wills of mercerzarie Turkiﬂ') ldﬂiﬂzriﬂ (incite thecommoee Law will no:
ﬁechfme) to be ~ qucﬁloned and deﬁmyed- by an un‘juﬂ‘atbiu‘afy Martian 13"! S" and if it C3956

5. j'uflly ﬁrovcd agamﬁ me that 1 have made any tumults, the Law andthc Ordihatie Courtsof'
. ’1,ch ateopen, by which and by no other rules and proceedings] ought t0 be towed, and “it

' ,jmitcleere by the Statute: of 3. Ed. t.
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_ jﬁfpla. 1'9. (’3' Lieu.~ Cal. jaimLilbume:

1} Grand Plea ofzo. Oﬁobcr 16417. peg.
. W 8.5 . _ > Hi; .

‘ f three Vex-Pleat page 38. (g'Lieot. Col?
«» ft. Lillmrnct Anatomic aftbe LerdtTy-
regny,pag 10. "

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Dr. Bonbm: cafe, 8. part ofcoolgt Repott

* mew. Cat. 30, Lélb‘umes grand Fleet,
I Fag-.10. ' .

f .See'Mr, Henry Martian anfwer tit-ti):

    

Iaglcmd we: Zezﬂ' end.
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' '1 SrButifor them to

. .‘S‘eotcbpapcrs,' ca‘lledzbe Independemy'of '

be (aid or can b‘3‘pr0'VCd5 that I have belied or fan.
dalized the Generall, to the taking, away of his
good name, ac. yet fcandaiemiemgmnm is not:
to be tried by Martian Lew , got yet _ ei’thet by Ike-
HOufcof'Cemmom, or‘tbe H on]? of gar'ds, but on} y,
8: alone(now the Stan Chamber is downgby an A-
ﬁion at cémon Lawﬁby a Iutie of my equale,& no
where elfe, it being a Mamme in Lawﬂflmt wber re.

_‘ Med)! may be (ml by an ordinary com/e in law,tbepay. '
I} grieved [ball never 1mm; “bjgj'ECDﬂl'fgjﬂ meteor.

duties '1- " And beﬁdes‘ffo‘i? youf'to [proceed aim
we, and to be both Parties , Juryah‘tl Ibd'ges, is a
thingthat the Law .abhorecs‘l“, ; ‘ .. g ‘_ .
In the fourth and 131% place Ianfwer, that the.
Parliameht it fel fe, neither by Aét no‘r. Q‘leﬂmﬁe
canjttﬁ‘.y or warrantibly eleﬂ'toy‘tl’ie' ‘luﬁdamcn-

' tall'libertieta~ andlptinctplcs‘ of the commoo Law. pf}
'Ehglémd,‘*iit,being a‘mbxime 'itflfl'aclé'v .an’d ’reafon"

both , Tbat’alffucb {Aﬁxpa'nd‘ Orﬂﬁdhces arefipfo.
faétozmll ezidmidiéz {mfg a'ndﬁ‘ind not at all, but",

ought to be ref/Zed: mid (2004 again/37 10.15;;
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'T‘ "3111‘ 663919: of this“! dot conﬁdent!) 'b’Gn
[aim-r, that the Pariz‘awrtzt rteeuergave
490‘»: er aria the G emmll lime the War 5 [971‘ .
drz! to extz‘uttﬂlarréa-llLawmeitrbrr. doe! . , __ _. _. ; - r . . a; 5.15
beli-zvc that famegbieﬁ: Extent tor} hf Martiaﬂ Law, have any Legal! Cammiﬂion from 212: Parlidi

to dcﬁmy it, is anabfolute deftroying of our fun.

declared eoemie in Artﬁég imhe KidédOEie tidy". V

 

daméntaiiLibetties, and araﬁng ofthe foundatizi “ i
on of the Common Lawof Eugland.'{‘

mm, who 3mg;- 15-ng 10°." {d‘bm’r'co f, ever ﬁrepower umo‘tbe General”! btmfc/fto makegepéﬁ '

5m]! Ofﬁcer; : andb:ﬂs’c_s,‘al[ the Parliament men tkat at: Oﬂicm in the Army wtrr,(.2: I hm

been gr-eandtdly toldfarmrly) taken oﬂby an Ordinance afbotb Ho ufet, which was never roped:
Jedﬁme. .

E A” nd therfote fuch a power ‘0"? Arbitrary Martha! Law,cann.ot juﬁly by the Parliament in time

:ofpeace ,_ (3:6. be gzvetx unto you , (yet if it were ) he juﬁly or watantably executed by
yoﬂ. ' j ' ‘

And halides, hath houfes‘themfclves by an Oidinance (unleﬂ‘c they alterthe whoiecondh- I I

efpecialiy in time ot‘peace, '

‘ tut-i on of this Kingdom: ) can tizke away the life, due free Commonerof England whztfoevet.‘

1

And therefore that w hich is not within their own: power to do, they cannot by an" Order or

ordinanee‘grant power to Sir ThomatFairfax 55cc. to do, it being 2: Maxim: in nature, det 5“,

yo‘nd tbeponéer of bemg there it. nor can be no

”See Sir Efo‘akrz part inﬁitur.€o.47; 4. 8.
& ;._part, {01; 22. and 4. part,fni. 2.3» 2. 5'.
48 . 2.9 1. Val) of which bookt‘t are pub-
liﬂlcdfor golod‘zlaw to the Kingdom by '23.
fpeciall Orders Jof the prefent'I-Iouf’e of'
Commons, as youzmy read in the lat! pa.
of the (recur! part inﬁitut. fee alfo the Pe-

tition ofaqjgbt.

7‘. See the Awhiétr ﬁtﬂﬁdtiétz oftbé". 14 I

1811C: 1547. $on9/_‘ their ', Etclaratiorzr, .
pay 39'- ~ and rbéir Latter fromRoy/Zon to
the Lord Mayor afLmq’mﬁftbe " o. lune.
1647-. ubisb the Printer brztb rzrgleﬁed to.

being. - 1.
But it is in the power of the Parliament, or the tho
Houfesmr the Hour: of Commons themfel-ves, as
the prefent conﬂitutions of this Kingdome Randy",
eithtr by Order or Ordinance to take away th-eltfe
of a my free comm other of Fug/and,“ .

. And therefore‘they cannOt by an Ordinance“
Order,efpecially in times of peace, give power to
Sir ThomatFair/sz by Marfhall Law, (unleﬂ‘e they
totaiiy alter the Co‘nﬁitutions of the Kingdom)
tognkc away the lifter lives of any free Cbmmo-
,QCI'S ofEng/zmd, (which all Soula‘ier: are at well"
91')?ch ) _--and therefore‘itis abfolute murtheriu
the General! and the Counceii ofWarre, now to'
(hoe: to death, hang or deﬁto‘; any Soulditr o:
Other Commoner what ever. by Martha“ ~~Law,for

 

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., ..., __f . _ Andthereforejdocthcthird time: as afriend
advi‘fe you, to ceztiéiyotgt Elegant érhi trary; tyrannical! Marjball Law proceedings: w: rh me that.

print in their 12ng ofﬂeclgrgtiqzzt, , . .

   
 

am no Souldier, and font»: under the leaﬂ pretence ofyour Marfhall Iurifdtétictz, leaf! in mined "
to come you pa? as dear'e‘for. youz' atlhitratie illegal] proceedings with me , as Sir mam-d Earp; ~' ,.

fan and Mr. Edward ‘Dud-Zey Iu‘ﬁi'ctjs did,§¥ho as Sir Edward Cook dtciares in his 2. and 4‘ gem
of his Inﬁicut‘es, where'veryiioﬂicioutgnd ready to ex: cute that ilicgall Aft of Parliimenrmade-
" huh: I -I.H,~7.c3p.;tp.vhieh gave pow-tr unto Ituﬂices pf A,£ﬁzo,as well-a: Iuﬁ'ices of thePeiicc

“ (Without any ﬁnding. or prefentment by the yer‘diazo‘f twelve mom-heingthe ancient birth}. ,
a right of the Subtjeft) 'upona bate information {or thejﬁrzg be Fore them made: ti: have . full-i - "

“power and authority .by their difttetions touhcare and determine all Offences or con-i

:flcmpts "co , 'ttedot doncb an crib)! or etfonsa .ainitthcform, ordittancr, eﬁcaof' .
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‘hmy Sratﬁfé niadc‘ind ﬂSt repealed, 8w. by Eolcur or’whiclh A850! Parliamenltﬁiali'ng ({éirhk
‘ f iihthisfundamenralllaw (viz. rhe 19.Clrtrpr'ero?MogrxaClrdi‘I'd) irisnor credible what

7 11' mined by them, for which (though i. casino: {fa-Li. :hey firm any ma :1 to death, ' and though:
i f they had an expreﬂe AH: ot‘Parliamenr 2‘0 Lei-are rhemoug ahurzdanriy 19H? quefiionable then
'V , ~ \ an Ordinance for exerciﬁng' Marﬂzal Law)“rhey were borh
' $536”. part Inﬁit. fol. 5 r. 8: 4. “imiréteé of high rreafon both by the Common Law and.
narriol. 4 r, 196 .197. but ejpe- “ Afr ofi’ariiamenr,and in rhe z. yeare of Henry 8. they.
3 £5911} read their: fndié‘fment vir- “ both 10!! their heads i
' bitimret dorm ibid.fo.1.38,1 9 9- Therefore {mm all the premifes hy way of concluﬁon, If
g Q ~ - _ . . draw uprhisproreﬂarion againli you,rhar by the lawes and
‘ g mnﬁirurions ofrhis Kingdome, you have not the leak indicative power in the world over me;
therefore! cannor in the leaf! give you any Honour, Reverence, or Refpeﬁ, either in word,
( aﬁion, or geﬂure : and if you by force and compulﬁon compell me againe to come before you,
,‘- (lmuﬁ and Will by Gods aﬂiflance keep on m y hat, and look upon you as aeompany of Murde-
reri,-Rohhcrs, and Theiver, anddoe the he!!! can roraiferhc Hue and Cry 0f the Kingdomc‘
_ "; egainﬂyou, as a company of fuch lawleﬂe perfons, and therefore ifrhere be any Honour, Ho.
né‘liyﬁnel Conl'cience in youﬂ require you as a free home Englifh man, to doe me inﬂice and
tight, by a formal] difmi {Ting of me, and give me juff reparation for-my monerhs unjuﬂ impri- ~
- {unmen-r by you, and for that lolTe ofcredrtl have fuﬁainéd rhereby,rhar {0 things may goe no
inﬂict; or elfe you will compell and necefﬁrare me t‘oﬁudy all waxyes and means in the world
{0 ptOC-ure {atrsfaf’rion from you, and if you have any thing to lay to my Charge, Jam 33 an
Eighth min ready to anfwcr you at the common Law of England ,"and in the meant: rune Hhau:

i- {ablcribe my. me .
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[ggallimpriftmmmt in W ind-j (the Common: of England) :karpa]:
i. fore,tbi: 1+ Deccm. 1647- 10‘0“" mg“! ' l '

i i i ~ ' _ WilliamTl’hiompfoﬁo:~

[ t k The fore-mentioned Letter ‘thus followcrh.. ._ ‘
j 7051': Excellent; Sir Thomas Fairfax. K orig/at, Captain}- General'l oftlae‘meg
; in t}?! Nati'unfor Impertiaﬂf’uﬂiu mid Liéartit, theft greﬁuﬁ, =39 a

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" “My 1"; pleaﬁ' your Exullcardﬁ' ‘ ‘ ' ‘ ’ "

. , cceding: of your Councell of Warreagainfi: me, (I being a freelCommoner of England) as in:
-- {,7 pretence ofrhejuﬂ God, before whofc Tribunal! both you and I an“ [land to give an ac:
gram of all ungodly deeds committed againﬁ him. And to I‘reﬁ, ' - ~ ' - ‘

Tour E xcollcnci‘e: fervent; 5]

.5, and rightequ/neﬂe inrée earth," Wham ”ma”
3 . ' ' #Wﬁmél Wdligun Thompfon, ‘

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é In“: prefenr unto you a Declaration and Proreﬁarimr againﬁ'theillegali a'nli unjuﬂ‘éroi;
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The Petition thus followet'h.‘

To tée rigbt Hangaraéle- bi: swam, Sir Thomas Fairfax Knight, 6‘11“?” :
'i t , general! afar/t thefarcc: mifcd in the Kingdom: of England. , ' ‘_ '
The kamlvle Petition afﬁrm of 70m” Excellcn-cies Ofﬁcer: and Saldiér: ﬁring'dndar
’ I . ' v the ext/Eadie of the Ma [1113“ Genera". e > . 4
Skewetb, I t ‘ _, ‘ 1:4”
Hat where-a there are mifreptefentations of the intehtions of the late Agent: 0? the Army ,
and their a ~etems,f3y men of corrupt minds, who wéuld make all the end ot‘your mm and“ " :
your Armies nobleand valiant Atcbievcmmts (under the power of God) fruitleﬁ'e. and would '- '
deﬁrOy juﬁice and righteoufneﬂe from amongﬂ men; and in Read of common good, and e qual, .,
diﬂtibution ofjuitéeewouldadvancc a particulate-[ﬁat intereﬂ:& to accomplifh their unwarthy 1'
Eiﬁlh ends, amongﬁ many orher fcandais call upon the late Agcmt, they have blazcé abroad; ‘ 1
that they intended to mutther'the King, and that one ofthem (hould afﬁrm it. was lawful! :Attd— ~ ’15
‘whereasthi; was reported by 0E6 Lievt. COLHenry ,ILilbmwe 5 _it being altOgethcr moi! abomi- " '
nabldin our eyes, and dettaéts from the purity and ‘rightcoufneﬁe of our Principles 3 tending?
only to make us odious to thepeople, for whofe good alone we have run noc-oniy all former?
but alfo thefe late hazards. ' _ » 2. ~
We therefore deﬁrc that the/45:3 Liam. (01, Henry Lilbumc may 5‘. fpt‘rdil] [1?” 2.,
for to teﬂz’ﬁe apart Oath (a: ih the prefeuce of God) W190 ”/7 of [50/10 werdx, when. .
tho/e word: were rig/ed; and when : and 229.63: in particular the words Were 1; Thin g at
f03fuch a per/2214 #747 came ”rider 4 publiqm cagwkahce, med yam. Excel/excinta
faithfullfarvaﬁt: and/ouldier: mayfrcetbcm/elw: and other: ﬂow [Mb 4f:
pertiom. \ . _ h ,
Mm! year Petitioner: flue]! eater pray, (ﬁx. , 2': f E
» Will. Eyert.’ - ; - - f101m Wood: Iohn Crpﬁeman, .. , _
3 Will. Buy» ,~ ._ ' ,‘George Haﬂ‘ell. T110. Beverly. ’ , t g
‘ " Win-T‘PIViGH ‘ W111. Evcrrard Wilt-Thompfon Commoner} :’ ‘
.9 i , . . _ -- _ . ’
The fo'rem'c’ntioned cha of 101m (reﬂemrm, which with his own hands he. 9 -' "
delivm‘fcd touthe generallihimielfs thus toloweth. '

TO HIS EXCELLENCY SIB. THOWAS—FVIIRFAX, - AND ALL0
. ’ --hig‘Oﬂﬁicersthat’fptetendtobe"Executor: of Martiall‘de. , .’ f.

 

War-impl‘M/e- your Excellency. — ' - ,1 _: A   “
I Was convened th6_1 6. Eecmber la'ﬁ'beforc cc'ttaine ofyour Oﬁicem, that pretendedlj tab? ’1
, 'ﬂd;tbéme€s*ta~€th Ma‘rﬁlll, 'Who'attcmpted to "y me by Martha]! Law,_ for Cfﬂgine PW -
tended c‘rimcs‘.,:-. {Pcciﬁédin-a‘paﬁer by way of Arttelcs, exhtbited‘byta.ma:tr’té?cﬂe fitofocmer, ’29.}.
dates-.aﬁ‘er’J ~ waﬁagprifonergonlxthc'faid Articles wercﬁgncd by Hem] Wbalcy w ho calls him,- ' : -
felﬂudgc AdWCIQCs-Aﬁd the fame day an‘d time unto the ﬁnd Oﬂicets I delivered in a paper un- ‘
der m9 haunt intituledﬂa'bn Crdﬂ'emm bis P!ea,agaz'nﬂ them/acceding: of the Generaﬂ Ofﬁcd‘t‘, .
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‘53:: {aid Officer's feemed to he urtfatisiied With it, andthereforegeye me tithe till this poefettt _
tinday, the 20. day ‘Drccmb. I 547. to conﬁder with my (elf, whether } would . {‘tand unto the ‘

{aid plea, or give in any other anﬁvcr,

Having thereupon largely Conﬁdered with myzl'elf upon the ends of our, late raking up'Armes,’ ,

Ihan in my own confciencc judge them to he no other, 614! ﬂint/2e. deﬂmﬁidn of all arbitrary,
tyrannical! power in whamfoevtr, tbepreferoarion oy’aurLawc: and Liberties, m‘d‘tbp punﬂﬁn‘zme

- of allzbafé that have endeavoured the deﬂmﬂioz; afﬁrm. And having finer. the delivery ofthe
l’aid plea reao the Petition ofRz'gbr, from end,to end 3 And William Tbomjzfons plea, delivered
,. toyoxr Exceilenqy, sec, upon the r 4. ‘Di cemb. 1647,,now in print,
TWh‘ich you may read be- .. intituled Engine (1: Freedom, Souldz'er-s Rightsﬁ‘ upon the deep

.- fore, pagr, 2: 335“”;45, and weighty conﬁderation ofall which, I am compelled, outofthc
i' , 47.43249: 50,33- ‘ fenfeof avoyding the being too juﬁly eﬁcemed by‘all under-ﬂan“.

ding,rationnll men, a traytor, and fubverter of the Lawe: and;
liberties of England, to hand untomy {aid Plea, without any further when then this.
" Thatthe government chin e Army by Law alag’liat’l, is only nereﬂ'aty when the Kingdome'
is invaded bytt {orraign enfmie, or in a generall hurly‘ourly in it .fclf, being ready to march
agamil' a declared pro‘f'e'l'lp enemie ready to deﬁroy it with fire. and Sword, andthereby {hue

l ‘ up the legal! adminiﬁraiiOn 0! iu'llice Upon Tranfgreﬂ‘ors and Oﬂ‘endersin the ordinary cotrrl'c

thereof. .. . .
But now there is n o forraigne enemie upon the march againfl England, nor no general! Hare

ly Early in the Kingdom: by profeﬂed and declared enemies againl’t the peace thereof ready to
deftroy it with ﬁre and (word, but all at the prefenr

”Forwhpm the S tarutc law in fuch a 6011- 'is thibly in peace and quietnelle, and the court: of.

dition,h‘a'th appointed paniﬂiments to be iuﬁice alloperrto pram/77 all manner ofoﬁ‘endere

inﬂtl’te‘d upon them in the ordinary wb.zrfoetzer,(yea Souldiersin Armesthatheye tang.

Courts ofiuﬁice,either for falfe mum-rs, ken the Statespay ‘) who onlyin times ofpeacc

ii 5 cheating the Soldiers oftheir pay, or for (as thisis) are folely to be punifbed by the rules

lucer giviog‘rhem leave to depart, or for and proceedings of the known and declared law of
the Souldxcrs going from their Cullours Englamt',and by no other rules whatfoevcr. .

wightﬂlﬁdﬁﬁﬁlll leave, or for imheal’ing And therefore it being now time ofpeace,therc is .'

Horfe OI"AthS, 8ec. See the . 18 H. 6, no need ofMarlhall Law,neither can your. Excel-
179. and z, and 3. Ed. 6. 1. :tn‘el 4.. and g. lency, nor any Other under you, upon any pretence

UP. and M. chap. 3. and 5. Eliz. 5. and g. whatforver, derived from any power wltarever,ex- ‘

limes. 21. ' eeuteitupon pame ofheing‘eﬂeemed andiui‘tly‘
~- iudgedto be abl’olute executersofan AtbltrQI’y

'1 and tyrannieall power, and grand deﬁroyers ofourLawes and liberties, and foin'itimenaay
5 receive the Emileofsrraﬁrom’sdmme, one of whole principall crimes I underﬁond was,

That he in Ireland, in time oil‘peace (when'he was Generall of an Army on foot) {bed the

; ,. blood of Warre, by exeeuting a Souldrer by Martha“ Law, when the. Courts of iuﬁ‘ice were. ,
. OPCD.

And therefore I doe abfollltely prorei‘t againl’c the name and power of your pretended'courg

I, “31.33311, And doe further declare, that] iudge my felF bound in conl'cience with all my might: .
borer, and i‘trengtb, borh (my words, aaions, and geﬂnre 5, now lknow {a much as} doe, (50-.

oppofe, as the cafe now‘ ftands, all Marlin” (hart: whatfoevcr, and to judge my {elf '3 Tray.

i " ear. to, the leaves and liberties of Englmd: if 1 “1°11” doc“? aEtion that might-b“: feeme ‘9' "
‘ fuppOH, or countenance that law and liberty deﬁroying power of M1 rﬂﬂlﬂ L4”: and C3“ “Ci -
m dim n95 indg hit}! an heesﬁaiuﬁa? gasket {inﬁll} nannies 99W. hSESEfEEFffB each In

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pri‘ntbci ng declared agalnmt) either erecuteﬁt. or Roops' unto it; 3." with my humble ﬁrvlrc’, h
tendred to your Excellency, leommmend you tat-he tuition of the Juﬁ and powerfull'God, '
and tell, ‘

From my ﬁniﬁﬂ captivity andimprifament . Tour honour: fairkfgllﬁwmr
in. Windfore , which it both agaiuﬂtb: and Souldier to the. death, f.
In Waf England, and oar Agreement at ’ you mm not the momhofyour
New Market, (the 4. and 5;. lune Inﬂ) aw,» Cannon: aglinﬁ 1m to 4“)
this 20. ofD-ccemb. 164.57. ﬂro] me. ‘

lohn Croﬂeman. ‘ _ '1 .'
. tThe forementioned Letter or Plea ofCaptam?c>1m Ingram, thus followeth.’ :

> T0 53'! Eric/[€567 Sir Thomas Fairfax, thefe preﬁmtl
Lil/£17 it plea/e your Excellency, ,;
I Was condemned the z-o._Dccemb. 1647. by divers Ofﬁcers alTeleed togethcrin the man; ‘

ner ofa Court M‘az'fhallﬁor {peaking before them my own Confcience and judgement with , ‘ .
fobem’eﬁE, [about Meier (obit: buﬁneffe. Now in wﬂiﬁcation ofmy felf', I muff declare unto.
your_Excellencie,tbat in all [0371:6113 wbmﬁuver, the member: tbercofougbt without cberlwon.
emulamoleﬂation, or fear: afruinc and de/Zsruﬂwz, free!) to ﬁrm/g and declare the diﬂam oftbeirs.
indgemcn: and caxfcz‘enccr. And undoubtedly the denyall thereoﬁ', Would render all '
Councells whatfoever, ufeleﬂ'e and vaine. And its no leﬂ‘e then the high: of tyranny in anypre, , _
veiling par tie in a Councell to ufurp fuck 3 power,as by terrors, cenfures, or force, to ﬂop the."
mouths of thofe who are of different opinions, and againﬁ whole arguments or fay'ingfbcy ,
oﬂ’er no reafons. . « _

And its no lclTe againﬁ law, and juﬂice, yea, the common lxght ofnaturc, for the member: of,.,_
that Councell (who were the only offended parties,to “fame to thcmfclvcs :0 be profccutors, t
.ﬂitnelles, Iu-rya-nd Judges, as they did in my cafe. ,

And therefore 1 am refolvedin the ﬁrength of God,ncver~to betray my innocencic, by ac-
knowledging-an 'oﬁ'ence according as the cen’fures of my aecufers require, when my Confcienee
%eares me Mme He, that as in the ﬁght of God [did my duty, fo I doe freely declare,that I 3‘3".
‘ﬂill clearely {atisﬁeth That Gnce our aﬂbciation by mutuall Ingagemcnt at New-Market to
ﬁend as free Commons o-fEngZand, for common right and freedome. And {lace our conﬂitugt
ring a new Councell to be our direéter in the manner ofprofecutinig thofc publique endsof. ‘
ju’ﬂiceﬁght and freedome,.there is no all'embly, bu ”hit new conﬁ‘uuted Councell only wacky: I;

' ‘ is a competentludge of the Actions of any Meal... ”4
3‘ Whom thofe godjly, pious and righteous berin the Armie, and in his profecution of the:
Gentlemen of the Councell of Warre tryed ends aforcfaid, And'of this nature. 1 conceive was? .
for his life, for no other crime, but for his Mair 11-fold” cafe. 1‘ , h
honeﬁy,.i-n profecutlngthat juﬁ paper calo Andi mull further declare, that I‘am no: only} K
led The Agreement of the People, hand his willing, but I account itmy hononrto be under: ' :
3i Fe wastved but by two voice 3, Oamali- your Excellencms concluét, . {a long {as you {hall} \1
delta: and bloody men !' a5: according to the ﬁrﬂ prmcnples- manifeﬁed in;

. . the CommiﬂiOn {received fr om your $1ch 1cm)!“
standing to the publiqne declaration of the Souldiery upon Triplo Heath, ﬁn luj’r’xe, Iuﬂmﬁ; .
'And according to theSolemn Ingagement, neither fhallany “IE-139.99% 9:394“; 50. 7033.1.5 . ~

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.. 1' ,T; but fit-mil declité, that I clca'tely apprehend thehigzh‘el’t iniuﬂtée ore9?3hting Matllnl IaWi
if in time of peace, thofe law es are appointed for cafes ol neceflityand eXtremitie, when the Ara

" Tale is marching againﬁ an enemie, and its then only inﬁrﬁablgeithet becaufe Other Courts of
. ring!“ are not open,or there cannot be a timely profecution of offenders in thol'e Cou'rtst' But
f 'thm all 0th“ Courts Ofillﬁlce are Open, and no enemie in the ﬁeld to obflruét a free accrlfe

.tétbemﬁnd when every Souldier is punifhable in there CODIts, and by the known lawes of

5 the land for any ctime or offence; I conceive common juRi cc diﬁates Marlhall Lawes to be mil!
. LO‘hﬂWifc (W0 Ccurts my: fubordinate each to Other, claiming the iurifdiﬁion dyer a Souldiee
' lilppoledly offending, when the Known Lawes (hall have acquitted him, he may {offer by the

' will of a Court Marika", And therefore the Petition of Right complained of executing ‘fuch

"Marlhall Laws in time ofpeace.Which Petition being granted, it remaineth a: a valid Aét of
Parliament againﬂf itlAnd the Earle ofStraford was impeached of High Treafon for procee-
ding againﬁ and condemning the Lord Mount Norris by
'7Sec the g. Article in the im- Marlhall Law, T though the lentence was not executed.
achmcht oi" the Earl of upon all thefe conﬁdetations, I cannot the be conﬁdent:
Stmﬂlird Se alfo the r g. and that the juﬁice and confcience which dwels in your Excel..-
19. Article of that Impeach- lencie, will compell you to reﬂraine the proceedings of that
meme. ‘ Aﬂcmbly of Officers againﬁ me, who are my accul'ers.‘ And I.
y " hopeyour Excellencie is fo carefull ofyout honour and re-
putation-in the peoples eyes, that you wilant {offer my place to betaken from me, \unlcﬂe m y

_. declining from the end: for which I alficiated with the Annie can be preved againﬁ me; or Cl
'l'ome- crime which according to law andiuﬂice merits fuch acenfure. And I am no: yet confer-

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" . The proceedings of the Grandees at Windﬂire being {0 furious, uniul}, and illegall ”they .2;. ll
W916: in which they led the Generall on hoodwink as their Rel-king Hotfe, to the pits brink of: ’ ;..::_
. bisownruine and deﬂroﬁion, and to the Apparenkhazz 3rd oflhedding more innocent and . y-
’ {precious blood, ofexrraordinary choice Englilh men, and {weer Chtiﬁlans, and to theyiﬁbln '

5 “Wing up by the roots of the fundamentall lawe: and libertitsof England, and in its place fee

55 913‘. to my felfof the leal‘t unfaithfollntﬂ‘e, but doe rcmaine. at ever»

Tour Excellencie: hnméle [Err/antlohn Ingrams’wbm

1 I‘Dccembe'r 2 3. ﬁnce they have caflyiered beam/e he was too Thane]! and quick

ﬁghtedfor them, and whom I bear: but}: it [anger Jifeourfe
164.7. comming out again]? their unjnﬂ proceeding: With hint. .. '

‘_. (ﬁp and executed an arbitrary, tyrannicall government of Marfhall Law : by the rules and inﬁicc‘

1- Lofwbich,thev might have as well, as juﬁiﬁably, and as warrantably condemned to death all; - -:
Elle-free men of England, as tboIe Souidiers they did. The {Erio'us meditating upon all which,

51'} perplexed my very fpirit, and therefore I drew out my pen to make an alley uponthe Generall,

/ thereby if it were pcﬂiblc to ﬂop thole mcﬂ delperate and unjuﬁ proceedings. The {ubﬂancc

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To his Excellency Sir Thoma: Fairfath-efc pretent.‘
, I. " (M47 itpleafeyour Excellency, ' . ..
. " Aving heard that yottr Excellency? {bould fay there wasagreatdesle ofreal'on in your 3?:
prehenﬁon in Tbomp/om plea,And you wiﬁied the Ofﬁcers unlsl ml! neighit, and ‘9‘ '9
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And being yeﬁerday hr the Houfe ofCommons doorc, I met with divisrs of your Oﬂ‘icersﬁmd
in particular with (Leaner Mallet Generall Heron, who in his difcourfe With me;was pleafed "i
to {ay,T/9rzt tbs late Plea for the Agents warﬁzﬂ offalfebood: and net/fakes , and my {elf in dill,
courl‘e came elofe to him before many peoPIe, and preferred him to maintaine before any com?
parent lodges in England, upon the perillof a fuﬂicient drfgrace to prove by the genuine‘fenfé
‘of your own Declarations. and the Lawes of'England, that there was not a fall: nor miﬂeken
fencence in it all. r _ ‘ :
Now may it pleal'e your H :nour,having_m_any Olaligations, upon me to your particular lelfe,
not only as {am amEnglilhman, but alfo as a fufﬁrer. And being much perplexed in my own
{Eiritat tholii mm}; late umvorihy ae‘tionsthat are done,ypretendedly by. ver‘tue of your Autho-
11:31, by men of a‘powetfull and corrupt influence inyour Armie, the difgrace and dangero’l'
whiclrlyes very deep upon your felle, which l am alraid inconcluﬁon will coll you very dam, '
yea”, the head upon your ﬁrauléerr‘il‘you pcrﬁivere or fuller them to perfevere in their late mur-
J theiingaarlbitrarylgﬁ'annicall,ilk-gall waycs garadtliereforc-out ofthat reall and ﬁrong ail'ei- .
ﬁion, Khalil truly beat: unto you: EXCellencyj ] am compeld to pr0pofe and offer unto you?

‘ Honour, that rfyoupleal'e under. your. hand to grant fair: comming-and going to my felfand e; 7
friend or two, and if: dempnitie for our difcourfe, upon rhe debate: we Will come and wake up?- ' '
onyourExcellenCy at IVmﬂwc gut’rnd againﬁ alliyour Oﬂicersin and belonging to your A‘r-my;
maintaine the legallityand rationality of every line andlentence OFTbompjorzs. Plea, and the ,
flea far the Agents (the printers faults excepted) your Excellency in your own 'perfon a: the
1‘9? difpure, ﬁtting as Moderator and Iudge. So with my heartiella and trueﬂ: fen/ice prefemied {a

your Honour, l humlly take my leave of your Excellency, and tell. ‘ I

from my me]? il/agdlanéimiuﬁ‘ A: true ana'fait/afulla ﬁrvdnt to 1011,43 emf
i , . Captiqigyywbicb _‘1, an: conﬁ. ‘ you have in your Army, though an 45/01,“;
feat; demirewtimcd éy the power- «Hunter and deteﬂor oftke late aﬁiom of
26;" fall, inﬂuence af/amq great Of; 7.0m pretended Cognac]! ofWarre. '
lam}. .5“?! 521. reﬁrﬂrmierﬁ dair- 2243,. ‘ i -. . \

:11, at December, £1642."_ , John Lzlbume,

{his pa-yedue 3% 'a .

tirique Shnriezinfbaw, Com. gen;Ir-etan,who are [will maintaine it the 'principall Cupporters, “pk-‘91;
[l4 ers, abétrers; preferver 5, and defender: of the uﬁgping Home of Lords, in all their ufurpations, ”1:: y '
gall oppreflioﬁs,ltyranny,andmurthering cruelzt‘ieﬁor which i’fthere were any juﬁiee‘to be had, ghcj ,
.I.e{erved:hetrer to be impeachedofﬁégh Treal‘oni’for fubverters of our lame: and liberties, then 1}};

Earle oﬁSrreﬁerdﬁid in thathelore theireyes, they have feenhis-fev-ere puniihmenr, and yet Wallsjiil‘
his ﬂepto . ‘ Paﬂ/‘cripr. ‘ ;

Sir, Ihavealhgned the prifoners at Ward/ore to waire upon your Excellency {or an anﬁfgr;

to this my Letter. and” I deﬁre further to let you know, that ii your Ofﬁcers begunwill’ing
mimibteee my deﬁres herein, It will be a clone demonllration to-yozxr Excellency, and all the”
people ofvthe whole Kingdome, that they have jugled with, deceived and deluded’you,ancf
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fame that was bY)buc 1 havenocrcceived theleaﬂ anfwer untoit.,which makes me comma a _‘
1 that (mam/1 and Into», and thereunder Creaturers are convinﬁ in their cmfcicnc'es’thgﬁ .'
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_' {Mitlhall Law; the {tall knowledge of” which, they Would‘not Mllingly the Generall‘ fhould be
t «polleffed with, as it is probable at (och a difgute as before I offer and am ready to performc, he
insight he,and fo might/be (any, for that murder committcdupon the Soldier, that was lhoe
at. ;Wrzre, for which I am fore (ramwelz', Ircton, Paul Hobfon, yea and my Brocher Henry Li!-
~i thmmﬁf he were one that had a hand in the cooling of him‘to, be [hot ) a: well as all other:
Ethat had, may by, the Law of England be apprehended, indiﬁed, and tryed a: wrlfuil murder-
4‘”; and I am fore in the cyeof the Law‘of God or England, no plea can fate thei~rlives,in anyI
'oneofwhofe condition, (in thceye of the Law, to be tycd .to live tn England 9, that had a
‘~:handinthat manswillful murder {Would natbe for al the gold to England,nnd let me without
”contemptgive this advice to the two great forementioned Nimrod: otthe Army, (whore prrfene
F - power is bent to {uppteﬂ‘e our fundamental laws andhbertiesmnd to build upmnd eihblilh the
thighcﬁ of Tyranny ‘and prote& Tyrants ) to tame over a new leafe andturne honeﬁ, if they
:have anygroineo thereof left with tn them, and bend net their parts and power, ‘ to plead for
f’ and protee‘t the prefent tyrannicall Houfc of Lords in their unjuﬁ ufurparrons, and to d’eRtoy
y me in my unjnft 1m ptifonmcnt ( which I know i: only continued by their-power and memes )
for doing .yduty to my felfc, country, and ’pollerity, to oppofe them therein, leaf!
they necclﬁtate and. compell me for the prefervation of my felfe 5 wife and chils
then, to ﬁnale out a man that [ball date, in the hightgofallthere unlimited potency, and uni
bounded great neﬂe, to indiﬁ them. bath for murderers , at the Kings bench barre,
‘ or elfewhere,‘ and 111311 date to indi&t the fudge-s for perjury Bic. if‘they (halldare' to o-
bey any command in England, that the" command them not to doe iuﬁice and rightinthat

, .. . , And now 0 unworthy and diﬂaonoutable Cromwell, C that I ammo and will iuﬁiﬁc
E: _ to thy face ) ’ thatbrought and drew me into my ﬁx ﬁconteﬂ with the Earle of Mausbcﬁcr, and
’ '7when thou hadeﬁ ferved thy ends of me , win. to helpe to pull him downe from his Major
'Generall-{hlp} left main the Bryers to be worried ,and-tomein peeces by him, and now keep;
ell me in Prrfon (to the apparent hazard of my tatall deftruﬁion) by thy power and inﬂuence,
for being true to thofc principles of reafon, truth and iuﬁice , that I will iufh'ﬁe to thy face,
thou waft as high in as my felfemhen thou engaged me againﬁ Mancheﬂemhe Both: of é‘jﬁ-x
' .&c. though now thou art vifably and defpcratly apoﬂatned fromthem,tothy {home 8: eternaﬂ
dilhonour be it (when, but feeeing.(as my ownevfoule tells me ) by thy meanes, I. cannot get

one dram oFiuﬁice , at the hands-ofthe Houfe of
Commons, upon my complaint, aganﬂ the prefent
tyrannical! ul'urp'mg houl‘c of Lords, I here pro-

_'clame an open deﬁance to thee as a profeifed5ne-

my to the fundamental“ ‘ lawes and llberties ofmy
native country, to dot: the worﬁ thou canﬂ: to me,
a man in fome fence .almoft devoured 3 by the Ty.
ranny of thy fellow grand Tyrants in England,un-i-

den which I have tranl'en‘damly' ﬁtf’r‘eted thirclea b

ven year-es together,and therefom feeing that thou
and theref’c of thy Tyrannicall confederat/es 1n the
preﬁent houfe of Lords, and the two (him; Srgaker
Srjobmand Nat.Fines,&e,‘in the houfeofCom.’
mans necefﬁtuoufly compells me to fuch tranfen-
dent {traits and excremit'tts as you do and keep a!

4' my own {ubﬁﬁancc from me,” Be yet according to Lawﬁt the loft cuﬂom ofthe Tower where-
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am Prifonér wil ﬁat allovv'nt'e 5 {meme according to my inalityﬁﬁ't of‘thephhliqtle 55M};

or thofe that moﬂ uninftly and illegatly commited me, by meant: of which in theeye of was
{on I am likely firmly to peril'h,and be deﬁroyed, yet in thefe great limits, in the might and

    

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arength of God I fay to thee Ovarmwell, with an undaunted refolntion, as the the three chil. ‘

dren did to that grand Tyrant Mahmud-ureter, when‘he was ready to throw them into the
hot ﬁery furnace, O Cromwell 1 am nor care-full ior all thy greatneil'e, to tell thee thyow nemn’d

to let thee to know that the God whom I ferve,isable to deliver me, from dry power,and great- ‘
Belle; BatlfﬂOt,bclt known untotheeo Cromwe11,that I willnoe ferve thee not woifhirp or

ﬂand infeare of thy ryrannicall power,or that golden or pain-ted Image, the prefent Hou e of ‘

Lords, which inthy Imaginations and fancy thou hall lately fer up , that [o in time than
mayeﬂ be one thy felfe. - - , t , .

' ‘~ ‘th upon thefe Pleas and Proteﬁations of the forementioned honeﬂ men, comming 1'.
thick upon them, with the gallant and heroicall'carriage of divers of the orher prifonersae'
Wind/ore, with the late thunders oer. Sidgwfck and precious Mr. Saitmdrﬂi, theft: new Ty-
rants the Grandees, had fueh a curb put into their mouth, that it {o ﬂopped the furioufneli‘e' of
their bloody and murthering’Carreare, that they were (as my often Intelligence ﬁves mero-
nnderﬁand) confounded and amaZed amongﬁ themfelves, and therefore fer their Imps and an.
derhand pentionayy Agents or worke, to perf wade the honeﬁ Agent Prifoners eoclofe in lone

, . . e , and union, with fome litle kind of(though itwc‘r‘e

TAnd thenthey and [note of there Pencio-
nary Imps, lyingly get their Diurnal! Mer-
euries to print to the view of the whole
*Kingdomenhat they all had acknowledged
their faults, and cry’d peccavie, when as
fame of them that‘are named in the Di-
nrnali ('0 to doe, ' have told me that it is
the fallen lyein the world, {or they never
did any fuch thing, but ever did and {till
aloe abhorre the thoughts of fuch a bale
ind wicked acknowledgement. ’ '

but feemingjteluﬁancy ofﬂpirit , .1“ and then the.
General}: almightineﬂe (in whom thofe ﬁcofan.

tiling Grandees, plate as great an omnipotendy.“

as ever the Courtiers or Cavialeers did in the King,
the more to ferve their wicked and defperate ends,
forthisz dare conﬁdently fay, ifh is Excellency
would noe let his Creator Cromweﬂ rid him, he-
{hould (hortly and as fearcely charge him with an-
impeachment of Treafon, and breach of truft, as
ever he did the Earle of'mambeﬂer, by meanes oz
which, his Lordfhip hath of’lare been very time.
and gentle to hisgreatneﬂe Lievt. Gen. framing);

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Abel): 19]}: is called, that [0 they may. more clofely and cowardly ﬁnite With the hit ofviicl'ted.
neﬂ'e, that being too much the apparent end of all the‘irhowling lamentations, Which God '45-.

count:- but mocking: unto him, and without amendment of av eyes, and doing juﬂice and int/gamut,

reliving the afﬂiﬂed andopprtﬂ'cd, and breaking all the beavieyoaét, arc odious and abomixebg
in bit/1gb: El‘ay 53. 4,1,6”. andMicah 6. 6 ,7, 8. - , ~,
And after the fail (which "Was bytheir‘Diur’nall Mercuries {efﬁciently blown and founded

over London) to falveup their on n reputations and credits, which1han was very much Nailed,

and to preferve their ovm tortering greatnelfe, the tumbling down of which they were afraidm~

- by the great Hatchet: theScars {hook at their roots with,

learfnll demonﬁrations, to high and mighty dramatic-{land ITEM”, that the S cars would arithm-

th-emand get away theirlate admi ed and dated» .

7 Far oppoﬁngwhcfe intereR till the pen-3 upon darling the King from them, 7“ and then {33051-
ples liberties Were ﬁti’t ferled, they fought
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Kingsand his anfwering ofthe late 4;. bills before they were fenbhim: tml‘ Ole‘iCh were '

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perceivingthereby that the intertﬂ of the Scots was like! y to be joyned with that of the Kings
ad‘dfo Royalltfme and Presbytezywouldlhortlyfwallow up force’ablc and‘laﬁious Indepen-
_dcney,efpecially if the intereﬂ ofthe hone-R NownSubﬁantivc Levellers f (as the King their

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mﬁsuim‘a‘i‘“ :—

’F'Quandum good Lord (in hismeﬂ‘age lei'tat Hampton Court when they fent him to the Ule of
Whigbt) lately chriﬁned them, as he had feverall times done the Parliament, in his leverall
Declarations publilhed’ the beginning of thefe'Warrs) {hould not be indeavourtd tobc united to
; ,theinagaine,that {0 now in their nCCt’fﬁty and ﬁralights , they might once againe make clofe

fﬁooles of them -to {hit in, and when they had done, to throw them behind

‘ thedoorc (asformttly theyhad) as unﬁtto remaine in'thtit light tillth-ey needcdthetu

againe. , 1 p . t

:And therefore to kill two birds with one ﬁonempon their fail: they releal'e'the prifoners as the
mind of God ,when without doubt they had refoived it before, as the only expedient to reinbalm
their juftly loft reputation. And {econdly as the only nteanes F0 reimpinio’anre them imorhe

, good thoughts "of thofe men, they and their late royall friends lately chriRned Levellers, and to
i. add ﬁrength unto the lull, the two chitfe of the (Brandt-es C‘romnrcl! and (rerun, came tothe ‘
Parliament toheighten them in their vorer againfi the King, becaufe he had fotlaken his ﬁitﬁ

loyc,and would not be content with that price that they would give him, tolctthtm reign and-

rule under him,the w hich if he would have taken,no doubt but he might have eom’d in to have '
joyntly With them oppreﬂ‘ed and rid me people, but becaufe it may be the Star: feareduf he came
in by, the Grandees of the Armynhey and hte might joyn together to chafiife them for all their
old former provocations given unto hoxh,a_nd theriore out of metr fafety (it may be) tothem-
;} felves outbid the Grandees to gaine the Kings affeﬁiongt which/they are mad, and therefore

- to prefetve their own greatneﬂ‘e, and to gain: if it be pollible, the loll affeﬁ‘ions of the honeft

.2 . Nown-Subﬁamivc Englilh men, they the high both againfi him and the Sears, that fo they
, may‘if‘poﬂible induce them to joyne 'with them in a new war,(Which is that intereﬁ and trade) '

(without giving or oifering unto the people the leak valuable conﬁderation for all the blood
t f they have already loli, and are more amply like to loofe upon the ingaging in 3 MW waﬁcayear

or” intending them any, which for my; part I doe

« 'lWhich‘ is clearely evident, by both th’eil.‘ 4

pleadén‘g and plotting For the fuppo’rratiA
on of the Lords ufut'ptd Legiﬂative pow-

'Er, which Jwill maintaine t‘t againll:

Cromwell and Ireron,theyhave no more

‘ tight to, inﬂriﬁ juilieeghen‘ a thiefe and

”5 (robber hath to apurfe which he, takCSibY

' 3 force upon the high way, which pretended "

‘ Letgiﬂative power alone, hath brought all

- the warts upon this Kingdom, {Or if they
.: 'at‘ 611! had concurred to the Ordinance of

ﬁg, the Militia, the King could never.halve
‘ been able to have railed an Army, and ‘0
feéntinue an arbitrary power for life, and
’ -=-' alfo htreditarily to their hei'res‘; b6 *hé)’

{colts or knaves, is the greateft vaH‘a—lage
and bondage that can he, therefore I lay
again down with them.

abhorch and [hail difwardand hinder. by allthc

.intereﬂ [have in England. notﬁto undertake, 1111.;

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leffe the antient hereditary, {uﬁand native tight:

' of allEnglifhmtn indifﬁnent yibepartiwlarly'and ‘

clearly holden out unto them,and . fecuredawith

'ﬂ'rong and good fecurity, thatfo Englilhmen as
‘_Engli{hmeu maybeunitedyand then when thati‘s:

done, my heart blood I will;venture againﬁ'anyt
intereﬁ in'the world that lhallﬁlght againl’t it.‘ For
to ﬁghtas hitherto we have done, to pull downe
own fort of Tyrants to fret upanother as bad ifnoe:
worl‘e then the former, I think is thegreateii mad‘
ntﬂ'e'infth-e world. _ , ‘ ;
Now having at prefent done with the Grandeec
of th'e'Armyt there being in much truly declared
ofthem in that mail: notable hook Called Pantry
Praieﬁr, (the truth of which, the brazen faeef’tof
their Championsdare not with his pen denyam‘
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'1 01‘ ﬂirf worm 1.2926541” Edmond Cbillitigton him/elf, their choice darling) that it here fairer m5

alabour. ‘ ,

,. But before I come to touch uponvthe arbitrary tyrannicall proceed ingS 0f the prefentH’onfe
of Lords, I {hall ﬁrﬂ infert another piece ofinjuiiice (which fhould have comein before )of
the ludgegin Weﬂmigﬂa Hall, from whofc grole and habituated iniuﬁice arifeth the princi-
pall mil‘eric ot'rhis N arion, from age to age, who immediatelybefore this‘Parlrar-nent, gave away
all the eﬂares-of allthe free men of England at one judgement to the King, for by the fame
right he by his wzilcould by his Ship-writs take {ix pence from us,he may take all we have, and by
the fameright he takes our eﬂates, he may take all our lives. And if for that judgement they
hadall been hanged that had a hand in it, as by the praﬁice of this Kingdome, in like or ltﬂ’tr

calc’s, lodges hath been, thefe that now furvive them would have been wary lo viﬁbly to foray »

fweare themfelves by doing palpable iniuﬁice as they doe. For the fore mentioned-learned Au-
thor Andrew Home in his mCl'l'Ol' of juﬂicc, mg 133' dCVlﬁO‘} ‘08'. fauh ‘xPrCHY- Tbﬂtil‘it
an abufe, that iuﬂices and their oﬂcert, who kill people by tbczrfalfc wdgemmt, better deﬁrayed

or other murderers, which Kj g Alfred tau/”ed : o be done, who tau/ed 44. Iaﬂices 1'22 otteyear to be ‘

banged at murderersfor theirﬁzlfe iudgememr.

' The c’afcrlratl {hall fer down, is Mr. Henry M00765, my. 3“"le fellow prifoner in the '
Fleet ,and the mo& lamentable and deplorable unjull dealing of the Iudges With him, you may 1

- brieﬂy underﬂandby his_Petition which thus followeth.

tTo the 'Right Honourable the Lora“: and [ommom aﬂ'cmél‘cd in [tatla Hort/try.

‘Parlimmm. ,

The Humble Petition of Henry Mam Merchant; ,

- averdi&,obtaineda ludgementin his Maieﬂies Court of Kings Bench'ol 7000, 1. dcbt-~ -
and 7. l. t 2.. dt‘dammaget againﬂ Thoma: Wright who afterwardswa‘s charged in executioner

for the fame, in the cuﬂodieof Sir lob): Lentball Knight, then and yet Marlhal of the faid Court,

and the faid wright being ('0 in execution for Compolition, offered your Petitioner above 3000.} l'
l. and fecurity. for thereﬁdue of the {aid debt, all the fame appearing to be ttue by Records and '

by proceedings inCha-ncery under the Great Scale of England, but before any part rhcréolfa-
Iisﬁed, the faid'Sir 10.1921 Bantball (offered the kid Wright to 6039: out Of EXecution.

> Your Petitioner therefore in Hillary Term: 17.1. (arali Regir. Ten dayes before the endot'u

that Faggcaufedan aéiion of dcbtto be brought for the {aid 7.007,. li. Ltd. at your Petitio--

nets uit for'the {aid el'cape, and then ﬁled a de claration againﬁ the {aid Sirlohn Lembaﬂ for,

the fame. But the fetid-Sir lobe to deprive your petitioner of- the laid debt, and all temedie for.

the fame, in Trix. r 8;;Caroli aegis-,notwithﬁanding your Petitioner had fever-all Rules agmaﬁv

Sir [aim Ltn‘tballfor judgement upon his declaration fo ﬁled in Hillary t 7, He the faidSirIolm
Lentball procured an Order to be made by .Sir lobtt Brampﬁott Knight. and Sir. Iboma: Made:

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Knight in Open court, tharyour'petitioners Declaration ﬁled in Hillary r7. {hould be ﬁled as. t ~ ‘

of’Eaﬁer Tearme the - t 8’. contrary to juﬁice,the law of'this Kingdom, the libertie of the Sub..-
juﬁ, and the rules of the [aid Court, at your petitioner is advil'ed - And for. that your pCjtitlonen
being-f0 adviled that the {aid Order doth uttéﬂy barre your ,petitionqe’of his; {aid debtﬂoura
Petitioner-{everall' times publique'ly in Court and otherwife moved the Iudgts to alter the

fame, but couldnot prev.aile,,as appear eth by the Order of the faid Court, and for that, that ,
norwithllanding yourpetitroners camel! {elicitation f0: his j udgemcnt due by the rule: of the; ‘

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'1‘ , ’l'aid Court for the {pace bf above fouxeyeares together, ahd his great expéhee after t 54.. Orders i
‘ made in the faid Courgthe now Iudgesof the {aid Conrt,Mr. Iuﬁiec Bacon, and Mr. (unice‘ H
2 Roll hath conﬁrmed the fame, as appeared: by an Order by them made, per Hilton 12“.. Acttroli I

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g In tender conﬁdemtion of the premtfet, that your petitioner according to the Lot“? ﬁled hf”

i hit declaration in Htilary l 7. when the Fri/eater met ejcaped and at liberty, andfor "5“}
3.. that the fetid hedge: Order contrary to Law horreth your petition. from “pro/ecu-

’ ' ‘ ting ttpon that declarationgtnd hindeth your petitioner to ﬁle“: declaration as of

f. Eaﬁcr term: 1 8 .Catolimhen the fetid Mar/hall nleadged that he had retake» the:

p, . [aid Fri/0270‘ .ngnin and that he me: dead, and that your petitioner: deht it doe/troy- :
at by the [aid Indget Order, to your petitioner: dammnge ethane 1 00001. eﬂndfor ,1”,
f' ' that other ﬁeht: may he deﬂroyedh] the like. I f men he herr’dfrom the beneﬁt of t

it their juﬂ Record: duly ﬁl’d a: the petitioner it,contrar7 to the Lower of the K ing—
- . dome, and the lihertie of the Sahieﬂ, Which appear“ to he done (in this Cate/e) h’}

' . the Order: them/e121”, .. .
v Your PctltionCt humbly craveth releifc accordingto his damages. And:
your Petitioner mall pray. " ' Henry Moore.

fWhieh petition the {aid Moore delivered to Col. Henry Martin, and divers other Parliament
_ . ' . ' men,butcan nut fo much as get his petition reitd‘

. ﬁt isworth the taking notice, the Spea— in T the Houfe, upon whom he hath long attended,
her is Sir ]’obn"Lenthalls brother, and iti: , and (till waiteth,& moﬁ earneftly, and deplorablyn
almoﬁ grown to a common proverb in cryeth out to be l’ClCiVCd from this intollerable

l‘~ t'zngland, that Parliament mens neer Al- oppreﬁion, by which the {aid Maoréig damniﬁed:
lye: as W611” thcmfclves are above the (as in his" printed complaints to the Houfe he de-

“ reach ofall law andjuﬂice, which 'I am claret) above ten thoufand pound, to the hazard
thatch-they looknOt {peedﬂy well about of his utter mine. ' '

themyill deﬁroy them every man. .

. .1 Now I (hal here crave the liberty,to.infcrt the 'epi ttomty ofwy 0W“ cruel &'barbarou:‘fuﬁ'cring9;
ﬁigh this deﬁre to al that reads it,ferionﬂy to cdnﬁder that what hath. befaln me, by the Lcrucll‘
I t'YTa'HY 0f by paﬁ Tyrants and oppreﬁ‘orsgifnett Iron 1y: remedied end “P‘hdamay f“ fuhtrc be"
. .Qineouragcmcm for the BRIE" Tyrants to maze (w en they dare for {ear of being glifmoumed)
_g , , , g , ‘ the like if not wotfe upon the ﬁrﬁ Noun-Subma-
’ "Andi: “the createﬁ dcmonﬁraﬁen t0 1ch I Enghﬂl man, that an“ refoltrtcly Rand in
it: to thewm-ld,that the preﬁent men in . their way.” The fumwc ofwhat'l have here rain.
P‘owera‘wayes intended to walk in the op- fete, 1 ihall lay down in the "17 words that “CH--
'- cmvgatyranous ways of tthtarcham- mated-in print to the Membersof thc 1'10“!"c 0f
5 ‘ nrﬁigh commiﬂion,& eouncel board,in Commons at the ‘Houfe doom, ‘1“ 33" "WWW"
,3 monkey have done no man tﬂ'eét'tve iu- 13%, which thus followeth.
‘ ﬁice or right that {offered by them, Ieaﬂ: their own Aas ﬂtould‘be binding prcﬁdentsto pay
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e A new "complamtsof an old gncvancc, made by Ltth. Col. .
Ink» Liléume, Prerogatwe prlloner xn the ‘ I owcr of London. ~
Newmlr. 2.3 , 1 647. To every Individual! Meméer of the Honey;
' . I rable Hon/e of Camma‘m, _ -
' “Y «ceding urgentneccﬂities,and my cxrraordinary ﬁlECl'lngS by your negleam'
doing mei-uﬁcc [and right, according to your mzany'oaths’an'a declarations, prcﬂ‘cgh
me above meafutc ftill to play the part of thc poorc Impormnatc widdon , mun-,0.
' net! in the Gofpclﬁncgto rclolvc what c vet befalls me never to gire' Over (in 1 have
attained he: «26, wigluﬂice. - .
You may pleafe truly to takcnotkc (and-the ratherhecaufc many of you are new Member:
that in thc ﬁat 163 7. and t 63 8.1fuﬂcrcda moi} barbarou; (entencc by the Star Chamber,
. — ' " occaﬁoned by two {alfc oaths fwornc agamﬁ me by
vf The fubﬁaﬂcc ofwhich, with my dc- EthO’ldCbiilmgf08,T now a Licvtemntundcr Col,
fence againﬁ them in open Star Chamber, (4/1741), and ‘2'; my refuting to anfwer interrogate.
and When I Good upon the which at tics agatnﬁ my (7:15, at exemtmg of which fab
. {We 'inﬂer, you maylargcly react" in the fence the x 8. of {a pm! 16 38-1 was tjedta a C4,":-
rc azion 05m, 5m ruffcunggg cuiied The tayle at Fm; bridge, needy/24p! tbrougb the/freer: n-
cbriﬂéan may: mull, reprinted by Will. to (Veﬂi-nmei: :r,and hadginen 'me} about: the num-
Lamer 164) .' now dwelling at the black bar 0f «:00, ﬁripen‘truba threefold knotted corded,
boy within Bf/baps. Gate” , whim the. sreclcr made in my bat-lg thereby“ “was.

A . ‘ ~ ‘. - biggrgr rbm Tnbacwﬁipet, é'c. Andfet m6 but)":
upon tbePillary bare been’in an exmmrlimzy that day,a:rd¢g.zg put. into my mouth above an,
boure,to tbealmaﬂ renting of my ja‘mesimfmeda; See my P313460! relate» of My bee/incl]? blﬁn'e the“ ,
Lord: bar the 1;” Feb. 3 64 g. where 4!! Mai; we; I) msrzcb more :mrawd upon Oath.

And upon that ﬂy dayﬁo. ludges oftlxc lit-d Star-Chamber made an Order to march“,

= e. - ; . ~ and {tam my», "’ the very ward; aft-which Order 6cm
* Which Order you may read at the .laf’c' ing, that thefaid Iohn Lilburn [541! be laid niche,
end ofmyabove mcnztoncd _'tclation. with iron: 0); bis‘hzmds and leggsg in the guard: of
y , _ tbe Fleetybere the baféﬂ and meme/Z {art prri/a-e-

749‘! are uﬁdto be put :And that: the Warden ofebe Fleet, take efpeeiaiil care to hinder the reﬁne,
ofarzye etc/ontwbat/‘oener autobim,andpr¢rtieularl}, (bat be bcnot ﬂepplyed with money from“
anyﬁ‘eﬁnd. Andyet they nor any for them during all my impz'ifonmcnt ne 9” allowed me the;
value ofome farming [pkcn to ﬁvcupony‘but e'xccdtcd the {aid Order upon m: with fomuCh“
[Barbaritiq that my pining,‘mrmemlng condition; was a thoufantl times we: fe,and [die to ho:-
indnrcduhcn anyifudden- death whatever,'under which without doubt I had perilhcd, had it“
noe been for thogtimely relicfc of thts Parliament, by which {aid {ufl’crlngs I was rob’d . ofal
proﬁtable trade,i n the ﬂame: of my daycs. _r , ‘

And being-by you fctatlibcrty the 61% weeks ofyour ﬁtting, J M: by the malice of. one: V‘
littletéua Gautier, by the Kings-cf peci all command ‘arreﬁed of high Trcafon, and the. 4.;
Md] 1 54‘. by the KingﬁsGWtildil‘Caibﬂ; lrcccivcd a kind‘ofa'n"At‘raignmcntat the Lords bar-4.
whcmzthc. {aid Littler” molt falfe‘ly ﬂy or: point blankc againﬂgmc, to the appatant hanged. ‘
ofmy life and being if he had notbccn Comradiﬁcd' by the Oath of his own friend Mr. Ana"
dream; a Councellcr, I‘lPOﬂ which day and at-that very time, the Hours.- of Commons were fo. ‘
fenciblcgof my fad and uﬂ'cring condition, that they wcgc plcafcé upon the report (2ch '
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,-. mﬁloed ttpou the queﬁion, that reparation: ought to he giozn to Mr Lil home, for his impripn— l“
, Latent, fttﬁ‘eﬁng: end loﬂetﬁtﬁ'ained by that illtng/fmtmce. ,2 ‘ “ ;. a ., "
t, And yet l-ncver had to this houre one penny of reparations, although} dare" fetid? Pay" it,
Ihove l'pent above athoul'and pound one way'and another in following you thetéfdrea. above
= ;_,. , thefpareoffoovmyearet, which-isotonger time; for my thing 1 can read ofin‘Script'tt're, then
, ‘ over the important: widow ﬁollowed the unrightcoﬁ: lodge (that neither feared God not re-
' '2 vtrtnced men) ' aodytt ebtd imdjoﬂt’tc at his bonds. , _. , ‘ ~ ~
i .. _o That upon my deliverance,-by the afﬁliance ofone ofmy friends, 1 betoole my 5ch to' a trade
’ g {or mylivclyhmdgndof my own and my forel'eid friend, ﬂock: it withalnaoﬁ, 1 too. '1. ready
“ «v money. and the lat; wars comming on, at the cit-ﬁres of many eminent mm of (hi: Kingdom my ‘ y
, 311C“ Chm“ friends, I 16“ my ”3‘3“,de it! iudgemetzt and comment: gtrded my (word unto my ll
, ythigh,with an honefl refolntion to fpcnd my heart blood for the prefervation of thz’lawes ”and
’ ' liberties of my native country, whichthcn the Parliament by their Declarations, made me and
the Kingdome believe was endeavoured to be dcﬂroy ed h) the King and his will Cottttcell. And " «
having like a man of undaunred refolution adventurcd my life a: Edgebzll. and Brain/”oral, with ‘la-isf
" good and advantagimts fucceiies to the Parliament, though with ill to my (elf, being to a'good
‘ value plundered M both places,and at the hit t'ohettprifoncr, where bythe inhumaine barbaritie
Of (““3“ £0de and others, 1 We: diverttime: in danger after quarter given (before I came at
1: Oxford) to be htttat'n pieces, being pinioned with my arms behind mc,oznd tytdm another, and
forced on foot through all thedirt andmire to march two dope: together. And being‘arrivcd a
r - - yeifoner at Oxford Came, J was viGtccl by fourc Lords ,(viz. the Lord N twarkemow Marqucﬂ'e
' ”of {Doubt/tor, the Lord Don/more, now Earle of [hitheﬂer,the Lord Mattr'aoers now Eailc- of
Arundell ,and the Lord Andtvtrﬁsmeiiengcrs from the King (a; they told me) and in his name
. ptOIertcd whateverin tc'al‘onl could dcﬁre, in his then proi’ptrous condition, ['0] wcnld for-
' fake the Parliament, and'my prefent principles, and deﬁre his pardon which they all unani-
o mouﬂy‘ P1r 0mif€d to get for mohut I told their Lord/hip: they were remake» in me if they thought
131:" was to be courted one of my principles, and as for his Maiciiieo-pardon I toldthem I {corned in":
r A either the craving or accepting of it, having inobedicnec to the Parliaments then commands. “
done nothing but what I did thenbelieve was ink and legill, and forwhich I would willingly '
. lay my life down,and the deﬁringor accépting of a pardon would argue gt iltineﬂ'emhicb I told
them! believed I had no need to conic-ﬁe. Whereopon I we: dept in iron:- night and don, force!"
;. {to (yo in to} death: upon the flare, look: up clofe in 4 Chamber, whenl had noea penny of money.
" about. me, being lately plundered ofall I had, and acentry‘fet army doorc, that I could one
{peak With any 0“” fellow prifoners, to borrowa'penny to hey mebrcaﬁby meane: of'which.
_ twat expofed- to the greatc'ﬂ of ﬁraights,and immediately in irons arraigned as a Traytor, loci.
f‘ ’ for: Sir Robert Heath, ondSt'r Thoma: Gardner, 8tc. for levying «a: again-ﬂ: the 10' ng, by any
' " ’ :thotitie from theParliamem, and lpleadcd to my-indiam‘nt, tellingthe lodge, ]- girdedimy- 5;]
_ {word unto my thigh in judgement and confciencc, by venue of the greatel’t authority in tin:
- V“ 0 land, With a refolution to {pend thelaﬁ drop of my bloodﬁor the prefervation ofthc iuﬁ lawes
a”. endliberties of my native country, being (educed thereunto by noﬂefh alive, U amog—rzot hydro l
' N 7 “Wm 51%!" be It”! upon principle: Ojiltdgtmmf and ottderﬂottding, in the oft/irate whereof I told of
M” l 3"" the): ‘1‘ "M1 ‘9 d1“ 53’ 4 bit/fer, at before] had been-either by 4 Boiler or a S nona- d,ond ha— 2
' . ““8 era?“ '1‘“ danger of hanging by a letter of the Speakers of this Houfe, threatning unto. fl
; g -- . dim: hex feline-f, Aston. may roadie theﬁrftpert boo/e Dttl. 801.8%,

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. .Ic‘otlti'iyﬁeﬂ theft}, by hard ufzg‘c', a defpcr‘ate and. daugeriim ﬁckﬂaﬂ'cpf which? lat} (perch:
Iléﬂ‘c divers'daycs, the inhumanity of the barbarous Matﬂull Smith, being fuch now am me, an; -
“he would neither fuﬁ'cr Phiﬁtian, Apuhecm-y’ Snrgion, 00,- Nude to come near: men“
chaugh-fomc Gentlemen thcnin bonds With [me , got a pnore ha Ifffarued Parana to'lbokc -
to me, y:: be was clapt up twiccjclofe Prit‘oncr fo'r.‘ ht‘lping me in thofc greatr ﬁraightg, and
It could notft-cely inioy his helpe,till IPUI‘chafcd "afar money 3: ch: hands of one of Smiths _
' crucll tormcn tors- '
B) 'hich imprifonment ( bcﬁdes my large cxpcnccs there) I loﬂ: at Landau in debtts, &c.'y
( my Debtors cakingrh: advantage of my araignmem for treafonswauld as they jaédpgy no my.
fat: dcbt:)about 600.14:ch penny‘of which la}, upon mine own particuiar-Ql-.;_;§4¢,5,A_nd com--
ming out with the fame Principles 1 went it\,l batook my 5":ti w my fwot'dg'quain11, bevygﬁg rc-
fllﬁdhere’at Londonadiversplace: of eajkyroﬁtz’r honour & with much reiblmion & imcgriric,‘

in. the midcﬁ of many dﬂcoura cmmrsﬁ fought under the. Ewe of zézaﬁchqt‘ers command {‘0 -

.long,t¢ll (by his and Others vi 1blc apoﬁati mg from the 51:9: {mine/,4! ma}, am! by the wick,
cdncffc, treachcry bafcﬂ'c, and perﬁdioaﬂzcﬂl ] found mm x 1 had. 1,111; 4;! W Printiiles, an d
could not for all the world any longer In}! Cavaléercs. in w hofc (emai- I was plundered the
‘ third Aim: at Nematktf to cm: valucalmoﬁ of
* Which I lid apm‘thiuraundwt the ﬁrﬁ 100!.bcﬁi:s many fcorcs of pounds ofmy Ownc
”Waltzing of S tr Thofairfaxer Amy. the many in that {Evita I. fpent, man: than a,“ the“
«Parliament tasted that none [hauld heave I reccwcd, there being due unto me at this day,
”ﬁfe in that new quell but he that would for my arrearcs there, the great-ca. Part of a thou,
Jake the Cages-sautmhereupon though I was {and pounds, as I doubt no: uronjuﬁ and true
, proﬁrcd better imitlajutnttbcn before! wet grounds clcarcly whcn yOu plea": to make appear.
'had,yet I told Liza: Gmerall Cromwell That acthtlayingdown my command *1”.-
who/e white 20y that: 11 was, that upon gotouﬂymigh all the intereﬁ] had in Eﬂgldnd
that! rammed [canted to (we/b bafe amt/er . ,' _
again to draw my [word {hr the Parlimetztjor hcz'therto I had [awed them, faitbﬁtlly and up-
rightljout gfprinciples of Con/232nm and not as a M ercenaryﬁr their many, and that Maﬁer
fbwer bewas, that/b01414! grow ieanu: ofmewithout acquﬁ’. I would never again: upon 02y
tamer 57.1th W0 rldftrw that Maker any more. Atfar the Covenant wet} Kﬁwcutgd tea/mt
that bad no more canfct'ence than a dog, would take either it or any other oath what/aw” 1975;,
am: advantage , andfor his ‘ga‘z’tze andproﬁt break: it a: [can a: he had “km a, by! ”My“,
I ﬁt? my Pd" VHS compelled M be hone]? out ofa principle ofconﬁicnce, andttat out of be force of

04th:. And heﬁdet I for my particular Wald new: (useful; a Traytor to the Ame: afnzy God,.and ?.

to tbggbcrties' of my native Country, 4: to take [1th an inputtinge wrangling, dtlhottouraﬁle
Scotch 0 4:17. " ‘ ‘ g
betook my fcifc to an camel! pre‘fccution to obtain: at the hands of your houlc, my inf! and ’
109g cfXPC a“! 4nd promif' ed reparations from my crucll Star-chamber Iudges, ( one of which
Wit. 01d Sir H cm} Vaineﬁts in your Houﬁt at this day) inthc following of which Imet with
’ fuch hard and unrcafonablc meafurcﬁm: only from t

a. M70 b y Mr. 'spwltgrs mung: ‘Cmmitt'ed the hands ofyour houfc it felt, ” but alfo from its '

m at tight a clock at night, without beaff 5031mm“ ,in being cautﬂeﬂy toffed and ,tumbl'cd
ring mmbaugb at your alcove, or without ‘ ’ . , '
facing tho/é that acmféd me, and afterward made an Order to arrugn me [or my 13/}, 4 t Newgate

Seﬁongtmd yet releaﬂ me without telling me wbtrefbre I was impnﬂmd. See my [we]; called I

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me almoﬂ a: weary of the Land grimy nativ’ilsl aaieyj'e’rlthe j/raeljtei we ”of 113g tﬁhen,_the
crnell Tyrant Pbarub made them to make brief: wﬁbiut'ﬂraii,‘€f§eéiilly when iconlide‘teel
that all this was done unto me by. thofe for the faving alive, and pteferlvingofa‘whont, J. had
fo often, freely, and refolutely,with my fword in my hand adv'enturei my. life, and in the dye:

of their grand! ﬁraights and calamities been as faithfull'fto enemas eyét’foutbm was to $44 ,

Did, when he hazzarded mine and diﬁtué‘tion From hi’sfather for ﬁding yiith him. Yea; and
if it had then been in my power, could have done a tho_iifand_ti_mes moregjthen I didnctily bee

liﬂingthﬂmhdihﬁc perfo.rt§i‘_ed their juﬁ Declarations tofthe Kingdome‘. But Before the ..

{form of your indignation was Wellblown overnhe fearceneﬂ‘e of which had alm'ofﬁr overtyhel'w
tiled me, behold fuch a futioustemp‘efl the to. of 140/ 7:6 4‘6"; arifetb ‘ ageihﬁ web] the Hon/c of
Lords, at ifit would ham blow» me into an other Harv-4n, or have Metamorphafed me. into the
{ha-pt a»: d habit a f a bait bee/1‘,and have robbed)»: ofall tbixgr that might give we the dmominas-
tier: of m cm, LE V ELLIN‘G thereby the Liberties and freedom: bfall the Cowman: ofEngland,
limp their arbitrary,Lerdlywills-(And having about I 8. moneths ago ﬂed unto you ( as julle
I [mightjfor ﬂielter, prOteﬂzion, and juﬁiec againﬁ them,,whichihy my fetterall Pleas be.
Fireyo‘ht Committees I have "proved'y'ou onght long ﬁnce'to have aﬂ‘ordéa' 1m: 5 and" having
the 'u. of this initant'in [val/E aﬂzeete bf Paper,pre/ivzted ( here at your daer‘e, a: new I doc ta-
yoar bands) an abﬁraé‘l oftbeLordr tyrannical]; Mega/I dealing with me. And of all by way-of

' Plea,I have for my felfe to fay; with a'delite to {land or {all under your judgement thereupt

on,whi’ch yet] cannot ohtaine from you, and there fore referring you to that Abﬂraét, and to
my Grand Plea before Mr. .944 nerd upon the zo. 0620!)" [4.5.1134 11y Additional! Plea d7:—

mxed dim it", for 4% the partial arsjcratfe and challenges; your band: a: my right and duel»
’ étljure’you'hefot'c Heaven and Earth, and before the Lord Miami). and his mighty and glori;

031$ Angells, Withom any more delaygto ad judge my caufe hetwixr the Lords and me,eithcr to
thy ju'ﬂiﬁcation or cohdemnaeiongnd to benefit/lice dadrigbt by'bclping me to my emu. kept
“Om me by you, and doc 110‘ 57 your 7- yeares delay of juﬂice, lay more provocations upon
m'e,then my (trength and ability isable to heare,and then. go about to diﬁroy me, feemy cry—
ing out of your oppreilion; whenin the eye ofeeal'on I-h‘ave no other remedie left me in this
World hut that,or to diﬁroy my felfe, wife and Childrtxgwmch even natureit felf abhors. o:

,' elf: :01ch upon the kindneil‘es of thofe, that in future time to my repiOach (hall (as ' form from

(whom lihould little haveexpeﬁedirﬁave lately done) hit me in the teeth with it, which

, makes the proﬂ‘ er of their courteliee a [corn unto me,and the thoughts of. not being able to repay
them againe; a bun-hen t0 W/Wfit- And therforeto conclude,let me in the bitterneﬂhof my.
{ping fay unto you as the untighteous Judge faid unto himiel’fe’, although by; 19.10; image;
bards me,you declare tbatyou neither fear: God, nor reverence radaryetfar' vi)" ' 'n‘e'c‘eﬂitie {ml
\geﬁttg"impormniticr fake, mm at 14,? to doe juﬁice and right; for if I mull :1 ye by yours,and the

ords’murthering oppre‘fﬁon, I am refolved if I can help’e it, I will not dye alone,norin a cor.

tger in ﬁlence. Therefore helpc me unto my owne, to leat’re fuhﬁﬂan'cc unto my Wife and Chilv
: .‘g, tirenghat they may not bee their breadwhen I am dead and. gone.Andifn0thing but my blood

i .

. . “Wyn-fervent} .cruellladver aries,if they be men, '1, {Mileage tbeﬂaweﬁ 0} them in; Englmd’,
‘ﬁnﬁfaibapd,witb bit/liven! Whirl-and 'Iilge at 11427, ' taper upwind” my day“,- beiag {ready

y‘n‘iia‘ninl‘Et-igland,’ Lord 9L 'Cqmmgncr', that hath any thingto'lay to my

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!n the lat! of which I {hall delire no more favour, then 'every Tray tor, Regret, or Martian»;

that if arraigned for his‘life at manger Semen: injoyes, viz. the beneﬁt oftbe declared known}
law of Eng (and, l y , ﬁndﬁ at‘pre . ’nt 1, red, " . , i y .

From in] ’ my! illtgall, ‘ﬂdr'viag, V ' 'Taur' oppreﬂ'ed ﬁ'ic’ﬂd, that loud-C

admaﬁbering tyranaieeljmpriﬁmmen: in _ _ [)1 "Jet ,auz {01'0” fariuﬂiee and.
the Tower of London, this a; ' Novem. right, , ’
1647. going into the eight year: of my . ‘ , t ' '
ﬁstula-ﬁe exp-emu; inﬂate from tbeldeafé _ . ' . ' ‘ ' ‘ , ‘ . -
andbard hearted baufe 0" Common 3.,“ .. 10]?" L115 “7 no ' ..

Be pl‘eal'ed to rake'notrce,rhat divers hundreds oi this halfe (here: of papers! delivered the;
day of the date of it to the Parliament mens own hands at their doore,and the Soldiers,and the a
by Sanders, and while I was delivering them at there doore out came Mr 10’?» Ajbc the elo-
thier to me,( a man that hath ﬁngered about ten thoufands pounds for his pretended 10%:
of the States m0ny,beﬁdes what he hath go: as Chair-man to the Committe for compoﬁ tion,
at Gold-Smith: HaﬂiWhiCh if common, him be nor a lyar, hath been, lar ely profitable to him;
as wel mother of the like places arel'aid to be to Others of his befpote bretheren )y, and told
me to t is eﬁ‘eﬁ, that he had formerly'honoured me for my great querings, but I had of late;
onned with Davidlmkmr to deﬂroy this Parliament, which he was pleafed to fay was the,
bafes and foundation ofthe peace,and being of this diﬁreﬂ‘cd Common:wealth,for which I ve-
ry well delErved to be executed, as hefaid3unto which, with a good refolution Lreplyedxhaer
'ing my back againft their houfe doore. ) to this purpol'e : Sir, I fcornc your worries,T
and charge, of joynin'g with Iudge lenkiar, or any other whatloever, . either to defttoy this Pat-j _
'liamentpt the Common wealth, for I am the l' amt man in principles,t‘hat ever I was,and astute,
to mine, as Iudge {culture is to his, though you, and the molt of the Members of your Houl'e,
he changed from yours, 8: Sir l tel you,that before ever I fee Judg Jenkins face,_I had law enough. ,
to deale with twenty fuch as you are,though I eonfelfe I have loll nOthing, in that particular,-
by my vauaintance with him,but have gained much by my imprifonment with. him, in .. the '
know ledge of the Law, but Sir, I retort your ow ne words, had: upOn you, and azerre that it in
you, and fuel: as you are, by that ﬁal‘pable injuﬁiee, that is aaed by you, that will net only dc:
ﬂroy this Houfe,but hazzard the retail di'ﬂru&ion of the whole Kingdomci for 1 my {lee
have waited upon you feaven yeares for Inflice, to my'large exprnee, but yet cannot obtain one
dram ofright, from your hands, although you can ﬁnde time enough to ihaire the Common.
we‘ﬂths money amongﬂ: your fel'ves,by thouf‘andsand ten thoufands,& wheras you fay,that 1 dc.
ferve to be executed,l Would have you to know, I {come your eourteﬁe or mercy, and, deﬁre
you from the to tell your houl'e,thar1 am ready’to anf‘wer the whole houl'e or any particular
Member in it, ac‘eording to the Law of the Kingdome, at any barre of Iuﬁice in Englandmhen
and where they pleal‘e , without craving or deﬁring the leaﬂdrame of favour or» Courtelie
at their hard: 5 and here upon the Gentleman went away as though he had had a ﬂeein hi:
late. . .
And by and by came out of the Houl'c an ancient man (as 1 was told,ealled Mr, Jenner, )’
and he rufly demanded where the man was that delivered thofe bookes, one of whiCh he had in
his hand, and I having. my‘back fall again& their doore, and lookin him fullin the face,- told
him after this mannet,that I was he, that not only delivered them, ut alfo made them, and
wouldjuﬁiﬁe them to the death; faith he can you expeét any good at our hands to gite us fuels
language as at the coneluﬁon ofit you doe iunro which I replyed35ir,l will: you had not given
1“ng much caul‘e,by your delaying to doe me juﬁiccﬁnd right; and telling and tumbling-me .
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, gt yoatheve done From . 30118 Goale to .. another, to
‘llpon. hee departed .and left me , "
iters- . . ' ’
. But now in regard I can neiher obtaine lawnor inﬂict; at the hands of the Route of Come
manheither upon my Star-chamber ludget, nor yet upon, not againﬁ the prefeht Houi‘e of
Lords-,molt .barbarousttyrannioeall, arbitrary, and murdering dealing? withime , and feeling-it t:
clearely dtfeovered. every day more then Other, and obvious in my appreheﬁqn to every tatiotxttl’E
inan’s eye, that the deﬁgne of the prefetrt {teeming {anaiﬁed {Wayibg faaion‘; (which whoth‘é'y
principally are,I have named before) is totally tofubjeﬁ the freemen of this Kingdome‘ to '
yamledge and ﬂaverymnd fubdue there fundamentall lawes and liberties; by erufhing in peeeeﬁ

. (arbitrarily end tyrannically,) euery cordial hearted and “NounTSubi’tant‘iVe 'E'nglifh man, that:

. €13ngqu out. in. the leaf! to owne his-freedom“ and 'libcftkv‘sa'br amid {0'5 hthcm, thereby de-
(non rating that they havelearlred their ledon‘we‘llfrom‘ithat Old guildedFox the Lord Say;

. whoi'e maXimc- it is (ifhe be not wronged )v’that it is as dangerous to let the people know thcii‘?
liberties and freedomey, as to let a [tomaeltt'Horfeltnow his ﬁrengthﬁnd therefore it is, that
my Lord and the tell of his new faﬁionated Independents (whoin my judgment are gi'O'Wﬁ
(mom tyrannicall already,then either the Epifcopalls of old, or the late {waying Presbyterim)

2 have {0 many Beagle: and .Curvdogge, not only to four! at, but to bite the thin: ofevery'mai‘t
it“? can ﬁnd out , that date prefume to write, print, or publifh any light or infdi‘mﬁiibn (6 the
_ people 5 and if they hold on but 'at little longer as they have begun; it i3 {5 5: {Gilt-(115167 will:
" makeitdeath. as the great Turke dOth, (01' any man ‘0 k“ P 3 printing pteﬂ‘e; ﬁnd fitting the?
have (in my eyes) laid aﬁde the Rudying the Gofpell of truth and peace,or praétiﬁn'g any thing
that is eommended by it, and are tatally ﬁudying end ptaétiﬁng of Mitt/9349211, ﬁnd are cloﬁng
and dahbing With the imereﬂ: ofthc 9‘15“qu rieﬂs, ‘0 make ”1‘ publique palpits’found {9"5 *
their . rotteii Praifeswnd who“ their "c" ““3er Babcllfandy intereﬁ,’ tbo‘ush in this 8°9k~
5 (by reafon of the great diﬂraatons of the—kingdome')! thought to have‘been very tender of "the
' Battle of Commons and its committees.a yctbecauﬁ: {la-very and tyranny is 31R“, 30! 07¢!
. the threlhold,1 mull furniih my friends with fome weapons to‘ keep it out of the kitchine and
. Hall,ltaﬁ it get poﬂ‘eﬂion {Peedily of the w hole houfe, and for that end '1 (hell infer: my Dcﬁ:
ance to Tyrantsin-_n plea,whichﬁhus tolloWeth. . - , : -

4 , .8‘ivé’196iifi§réaetirsié ittit‘ééti‘ttéti
and _! went on gluing. away the‘ afotei‘eiidf "pa;

   
 
   

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- . A Deﬁanceto TYtants';

E Ora Plea made by new. Col. Ialm Lzlbume Prerogative

_/‘Prifoner in theTower of Lynda», the 2‘ of Dumb. 1647‘. ‘ ‘

. ' Againfithe proceedings ,oftheelofe Vandillegall Committee of, _-

» =-L0‘tds and. Commons; appointed to texamme‘thofetthat are .,

' rt: ‘ called Longinﬁ ents', With divers large additiontt unto which .-

g ’ " ‘ ' is an’ne‘xed‘a ice for the faid Citizens oiLondon again! --

m' ‘ ’ the Committee for-plundeted Miniﬁets, for ' ' . i

‘x - ' '1 theitillegall__impriioning. them for - '- " ' '
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i gamma inzngtandgisj towititiaé Esta, the Petition baggagmassg, w;
. E, tgawu'add declared Lair ofEngland, a and Coo/gr .4“ PIFtinﬁitmsyping; high

I .ih'llc'itheyA‘ﬁ ateot‘ding topaw, 1 9m, boundto QOBEEEfPﬁliggcnt. . . Ob

iii-.r‘f’k'f“. ”M M I ._ W 3 3: --__.,_- 'cy‘

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5 5;: King Imet‘his l‘peech to the PM.

if Whitmd i 60.94814 1(- Par-back Deck,

pa‘g‘. 1‘50; "and my Boole called the On:-
eryes of oppreﬂ‘edComens.j gag. 16,1 7.
£3.33 and my Epiftle to Mr. ‘Martin ofthe
31/? M 41,: 11-6 4.975 called ”Kath . 04512;,
Fag-2.56 » '> _ feign" Lg; ",9: l. nu):

ft: See 390k: :7. part in&. upon the 19,

Chaptof Magda Charrafq. { 2... 5 3,and fo.

s90, '79: éanJresaﬂ Timur, 9-. 78. 79.
8o, 81.. ‘aﬂncl‘Vox Plehis, p.37.and my
plea before MnMartin 9f thceé..NW€ﬂlo

tytdnygpag: 5. 7 8._ a) -

1 5 45._ called'dn anatomy}? qutheLotdgs

myhplurfe ot'life lrom me." '-

obey them, hm- "h‘l‘ they ‘lMVe"the-micrthetehﬁ ‘

landwalk by thew'bitraﬁd vale: ofibcir my; W27:

they doe not a& at Magiﬂrfarex, but as 5T]:

rants; and cannot i—ﬂ/ﬂcb aﬂings challenge any
obedience, neither am I" hound to yield it, but am
.: tycd in'confeience'and duty to my {cl-{and my mi.
: give Country,t-herrin~m“ﬁfe-ﬁnd with/icind’theht;
and if their Ofﬁcer: . gee about by force and vio‘:
kind: to 0’me me- to obey and ﬂoop” unto theigt'

arbitrary and illegal! command;- I may, and ought 1

( if I will be true to my native and legal! fteedohs)

A byfm'e to witbﬂdnd bin or time, in the [2m gm.

maths: I may imtbﬂand 11me that comes; to re‘b’
.mj/ bed/Z, . or 3:? {may withﬂ‘and a man th‘ht upon

. the highway, by force and "violence, would take

And ’therefoi'e all Warrantslcomming from any" pretended "or real! Committee: of Lord: and

 

Comm»: totcommtnd me before thcmithat are not famed-according to the Law a f England, [j
oiugh'tinot-t ,,phey,-bttt withl‘tqnd and-reiﬁﬁuponpax’ne of being by all" the unbialed under'ﬂa‘ni
ding mcnj'c’izlgtglandef‘teeme‘dﬁ betraycr gimme/fray" o£ k’he'Laweg and liberties ofEnglandj
for the 'ptefeeyhtion ofwhich}! ought to contef-t at Nabetb did with King Ababfor his vineyard,
1 King, 1} ; 1,3, 4, 13. And by the sz 0fE21gland, no warrant or prozcﬂ'e ought to illue out to
fummonup anygmanttoiazny Court of Jaﬂicein Englnndyhatfoever, till a complaint by a cer'.
tain pgoj‘ecutar._be=ﬁled or exhibitedgn‘ that Court ofmﬂzce, from whence the warmer, ”on.
0:! 54.nﬂ2,98£dom;§,.whigh gaunt, proceﬂ'c. orS‘ummnt ought exPreﬂy to eon-taine the matinee
oft' ecaufqtowbiph [amtp'gnfwegand;thee-namciofmy'pmﬁwtar «complainants, or elf‘eit
'i; ﬁotleg‘all; and f0 pp;~ bipglipg, but may andou‘ght to be reﬁﬂed by we, and the Court muﬁh‘e‘f
{1.1mm ‘hgwe legallyjurifdiﬂiou over the caufes; ‘ ' - ' " ~ >

' Seaman/I‘ll thee‘qucjtm that either the Houfe ofCommu: or Lard; can {it in, is. _ .
, A ' ' ‘ ' Firﬁ,Bither as aCeumell, and (Z) are to he cleft,
dSeCoaIgt 2.. part. inﬁJol. 103. :04- 8t (and for any man whnltfoeyer in that Capacitieto

3‘.‘ part inﬁ. Chap. High Cgttgty.o§1{a;lmgf‘“ comeﬁtpﬂg‘c‘rtfogeomc:«jn ginongﬂ them, that doe
-‘ and the book called the intranet ”bf-hold;
ingﬁ’atlmts. & Me. Print” relation- of the»: partying/ad or elfe. . .. _ 7 i “a
Iti'a‘rll thoh’Tezat’b mm. ' p.13. and re" ' Penna}, As: atonnofluffke, to try and exa-
galltigany. pag. 832.85. ._ . ' _ ' We amen in criminal! cauﬁr, and in this “phage.
e See iyp‘ari inﬁ. fol. 103,: 04. and my theyaor and their Cemmittee: ought, alw'ayetto
book called the iéfdlved mine refb‘lu‘ti‘dn, Sit (1pm?h for 3,1999“? £
1). 56.7 andiregall l‘y'r’a‘n'yiﬁp. "8!; 38,-} 8 3.81:
Mr. Prim: relation ofCoL. Math; Finn?
his tryall, p. x t, t {if}, - ' <

fee, 1e ot‘elf’e tininot‘hoond: tqigo to dﬁy try]! with
them otanfwer them“: Word, and therefore in th'g
, ‘ fenfe molt illegal! is the .010]? Committee of Lords

notibewn’g‘uh‘torhem,‘ ls ﬂawmranmble, and f9 '

ﬁfwgtﬁegly (pt {bebolddmd /

{See my grand plea, .andjny letter I I .
Navy. -647, to every ]ndividuall Mainf-
her of the Houl'e of Commons, SeeSir
Edy. Cook: expoﬁtion of the x 4. and z 9.
93193 03 Mega? Chattasin his 2-. part int}.
aeétesalmaawr '9: :43: Ma 73? 73‘:

and Conmxg‘fbt examining 'thole C they call) In:

i don Age)? 5', or any Other whatfuever.
i ‘ And 'Thirdly, that Clofe Committee is moﬂ-illeo]
gall, being amixturg ofLords. with Cqmmoggfqe‘

ing {he'lioeds‘a Tc none V Of'their of my Peerﬂnd "

FM: brawn [e'éé’éeéti 122:. gush; 9.5m be

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;_.  thereto be m}? examiners, "MS-91'. judge, . and a ', 74, 8' ;, 864316 Voxﬁehls‘;pag, 33‘, gg’.
My”! am to the lawes and lxhertrcs ot England,- 40, 4!, amend my Epiﬁle to the Licvt.
iffﬁroooorﬁrbmit to the juxé/diﬂion or power of of the Tower the 33.14». 154.6. called
17’?» a mix: committecf . . . , a the oppreﬂ’ed mans .oppreﬁona declared,
[Thirdlthit contrary to Law, and exprtﬂy a;- p. 17. t8, 19'. , ' ~
grintt‘ the Petitionof tight, either; for this Com- _ 5 See Vox Plehis,p._ 3 8. my anatomy of
ultt‘ee of Lords and Commons '5 or. any Other the Lords tyrany," p. to. and Tbompfont
(form of juﬁice or Committee whatfoe vet, to plea agarnﬁ Martha“ Law. a \
fo‘rtemee or any man to anfwer to interrogatories b feezkomau 5.5nglands Bitthtightge; t“;
agai'nﬂ my felf, or myneer relations. . ( a, 3, 4,and the refolved, mans tefoluuon',
" Fourthly, Neither can they legally go about to p, 2.4, :1, z 6, -
,, gtyotpunith me,f‘or any crimethatit triable or. _See the proofea in the third M'aginall
ﬁniﬂiable at Common law. ‘note at the letter C. ' ’-
j , , . . A kVVl'UClI Statute you may read before, 9.
, , _6.‘and‘talre notice of this, that all mifdemcanots whatfoeter are Bailcable. [See the 3; E. I :‘C.
l 716-3“ 4, 2. 3. Io. and 2.3.H.6.to.R.aﬂ.plea.fo.31-.7.VoxPlehis. p. ”,5: 6. S7. and my late
ﬁpiﬂle to C.Wcﬂ late Liev. of the Tower,called the oppreﬂed mans Opprefﬁom declared,- [1.3,-
5,1,1)“: Cookeinﬁ.L1b.3.chap.tg-,Se& 7I,€ol 368.where he poﬁtively declaredj ., hit was the
batiVeT & ancient , rights _ofall Englilhmen, 4 both by the‘Statute and Common Law of
ﬁhglandgo pay no fees at all to any adminil’trators ofjuﬁice whatfoever, or any Clarke or Of-
ﬁcer whatfoever ofﬁciating under them, who were only to receive their Fees, Wages, and $31-
le‘ries ofthe King,outofthe pu-bliquetreafute. See allo 2. part inﬁ. lol. 7 4. 2.09. 2. r o. The
Pfit’blique treal‘urc’oftheKingdom being bettufted With the King-for that and (rich ends : fee
‘7 all}: that excellent book in Enghﬂi, called the Mrrror ofjulh‘ce, chap 5. Se&. r. pg. 2 3 Land
153$: ‘Hunmargumacm in Mr. Hamdeﬂ: cafe againﬁ n1"? m.°“°¥sl"a‘5- 4‘ t m 363 1. part inft.
(lib. 3.‘Chap. 758:3. 428, f0. 269.3ndthe z. partfo. 4 3, 3 1;, $90, fee my book called the
, , hiya-raw manaopprrﬂions declared, p, 3. V0: plehis P. 47: 55' . 56. and liberty vindicated:-
gainﬁ ﬂrvery, p. x 4, t g, x 6, n in his 2. part inll.fol. 41., 4 ;. whichlscxceedxng well worth
[ ' your reading, fee 10.315, 3-16, 5 90, 5' 9 1 Jet: themittor of inﬂictinﬁngliﬂb chip. 554%. r.-
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\ 4 "Filthy and if in cafethere be no Law eat—tang“) puniflr'their"‘15’rctma'cd “WWW“ for ad;
'ingthe_ir duty in profecuting thofe iuﬁ things, that thzl’arliame-m hath often declared .- if;
the right and due of all the free men. in England,- they ought to get: free from ' ‘punilhment, for

.r where there is no‘ Law, there can(faith the VA oﬁle Paul) be no tranfgrefﬁon, b humf that

, ©Cotr1mittee or any other power .in England {hall ommit me,or any Commoner in England to’

’ Brlfonﬁor difob‘eyingthe‘ir illegall and Arbitrary Orderssitismorsrhm by Law they can doe,-

ghith-et ought! to get to prifon, but by force andr‘ﬁokn“ (whichl canon: “53) mi I ought
l0 fee that the warrant helcgall in the form ofit,that is to {ay,tbat it be under hand and Ieale,

‘ v and t hat he or they in kw have powetto commit mennd that the warrant contain the expreﬂ’e

(b tattle wherefore I am committed, and alfo have a lawfull concluﬁon, viz “. and ham [aftly to keep

' until! he ,be delivered by dueecoarfeoiLamand eat during ”RPM/W9 'f ‘b’SlH “‘f‘ or Committee;
5mg this beef: or (matinee do: further order, and I may and ought to read the warrant, and
what-M Copiciof-iﬁgﬂ’ ldﬂpﬂd it..without paying any thrng. for. it,, ahd sf! be committed for:

"' Sh! crimcznoulcntioned in‘ the nature of ;--Ed- 1 CH3?“ 91- ’l l 3'” “mw‘ﬂh’d‘ I may and
_ ought to tender in perfon to the parties that Commit me,either {if [ban the?! bl me) before 1

_ ‘5. Marmot elfeaj (gone; as, Late-Mega; states: as £9.39 eatvsmslr set Es bafﬂe :
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for moand in ea fe I heglegally committed,boeh for ”Mamet-er aezdﬂirmhgd if: he

fanatic: l have proffered bade (as Before) I may bring my emcee of falfeimprﬁzzmneﬁnd ‘rc'é'é,
VCl‘ damage S'Itherefo‘re- ‘3 but he‘ﬁdeshoow thix, that‘there is hot one farthi’ng token due to thé
Serie‘nt at Jmes or any other Ofﬁcer whatfoever, that carries me to priibn, neither. is théré
one peny due to any G aoIer Whatfoei/er _ for‘fecs from me, but one hare gro’ae'atimoﬁs l‘ahd'
when I am in Ptifon, 'I ought to he. (1de with 311619111319 dﬁdbﬁmwine sfor that great Law“.
“Si: Edw',‘ cb’o‘gemcﬂy'faithimi‘bae impexfbnmeet muﬂf only 6': a ﬁzfe cuﬂodiejzoe a‘panifbmgr
and that a priﬁz‘n bugbtee‘be'for keep‘insmenfafe to be duly tryed? attending 2a the Lane cede)»:
ﬂame of tbeLan‘d, but not with: ”leaf! ea pumfb ardeﬂroy them, (or to remaine in it ti“ thepjpty

committing pieafe) and he fur‘ther faith, in his expaﬁtian of the :5 . chap. of Mag“, Charts, 7: .

that the Law ofth Landfavuoeringrheliﬁertie (1m! f reedOMe of a menfr'om iinptzfonmne‘,” andﬁv
highly baring the imprifenment’of': em {and ‘wh‘fszoejqer, .tbo‘ugb eopmzeted er“ aﬁggfd‘oﬁbgiﬁb,“
and odious crimes‘,fbat' by law "fife/fume balleableget ”truth" a wife it- 4”?” a ,1; eﬁriﬁﬂerghi

beneﬁt oftbe IVfit calied dc odio & aria,'ezeei

a Only thisis to be taken notice of, that
if I commit an 'oﬁ‘enCe before the view of
3 Ridge or I uﬂices ﬁtting upon the Bench
I ought to g-oe’ ttoprifon with, or by his
verballcommand, with any ofﬁcer ofthe
Courthe {hall Command me to goe with,
only he ought to enter a Mittiter 8c fend
it after me when the Court rifeth, and I
may if! pleafe prefer him baile to anfw er
the Law when heCom‘mit: me, which he
ought act to refufe,‘ and ifhe doe, iti:
falfe impriforimenrg ifmy pretended or
xeall érime Were baileable, and my aftion
2 may have again!) him. ’
p In his 2-. part inﬂ. fo. 1:, 5;; in which
pages you may read the very words of an
H abeas Corpus, as alfo in the 7 9, 80,81 .
pages of Regal! army, where you may
have them in Engliih, as well as Latin.

-\

emly called breve, de bbno 8e Maio ‘10"Mrcbﬁébif
liberty by, which (he faith) ,Be We: {a we“:
gratis, whi’ch Writ is in force to thisday, and there?
fore (he faithibid) tbattbe Iafzice: efaj’z‘ze, luﬂi-
‘5? nyer and Tcmimr, and ofGaole' deliver] have
notifuﬁ‘ered tbe priﬁmer to be [03g detained, but at
tb'cz'r next eommng have given tbeprifone’rﬁdl and

{peed} ﬁle/25:56] due tryaﬂ without detaining him ,A

long ”WWW TU? (huh be) they have been [aﬂf
from allowance ofbi: detaiaing inpriﬁm ibitbeut
due. tryall,tbat it we: refbloed m the cafe of the A.
bot ofSt. Albee, by the whale Court, that when the

King bedgr’anted to- tbe Abate efSe. Alba», to have

a G dale, age! to have a Gaele deliver] , and divert
per/2m: been! committed to that Gaolefor [animated
beeaafe the Abate would not be at the co]? to make

deliverance, be detained tbmin prifon long time i

without making lawful! deliverance, that the About
bad for 1*th eaufe foeﬁited bi: ﬁancbife, and that
the fame might bej‘ezzedimo tire Kings band.

Vpon which Haheas Corptigif you be beoughe up to the barre,- you ought ifwror‘igfully

Pt in” my

imp’rihbnedﬁeatcly to he difcharged without baiie, and with haiieifjuﬁly imprifone d if your ,

crime he baiieablemr elfe the ludge forfweates himfeif, for w hich you may indiét him for Pet'“
jury, and alfohave am 35.10:) at Law for falfc‘imprifonment agai—nﬂ him that {21(er committed
you, or they that forced you'hither, yea, and in divers rafts a’v’ga'init the Gaoler himfclf', who
ought ‘not by law (upon their phrilis) to teceive or detaine you}, but by :1 legs“ warrant ﬂow;

in-g froma legailpower, ate-before [have more fully nored.Se'e alfo x . p. book 'decl. p. 10 I; . '

And you are to know, that any houie keeper that Rand not cammitted of Crimes, but are legal!
men, paying (cat and lot ('th'Ough they be no {ubﬁdie men) are good bade, and iftefufed, you.
have your aaion offalfé imprifonment agamﬁ him that fo dorh', and ’youarie further to know;
that ifthe priitmer‘be m" a Country Gaoie, gwhoifs eo he Brought up go the Bar“ in :WGﬂ-mipﬁéf
Hall upon the Hated; Corpu:,that he is on Iy io bears his owinegéhar’gesﬁu: bylaw is" no: bound
to heat: the Gaoiets. om pay him any thi‘ng'fot bringing him". 9 , ’ ' __ . " .
$3M“. it} safe the yarty'be committed E0 prifofn unwary, and n9 Bail: Ml! betahen for him, '
; ”W“ -. ,-_ .-- a. . e ,_ he

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he dughttd require a ('de ofhia’ Mittimurﬂnd to have it gratis, a lid if I {hould demand it
and it would not be given me, I would not goe unleffe! were carried Infarct,» beadand better,
and then I would cry out Murder,uurder, 'e and doe the bell} could to prefcrve my lelftilll
badger a Copy of it 5 for many times, when a manfcomeajgatoprifon the dogged Gaoler will re-
fufe tolet me have it (which may be a great detriment to me)and if 1 {litre or built for it, his

will ﬁnd her: Lap unto me, to dungeon m, bolt and fetter me, contrary to Law. I: being (as

Andrew Home faith in his excellent book ealled'the Mirrour of julltce in Englifh, Chap. 7.
Sea. r.deviﬁon 54 pag. 2.31. ) an abuﬁ‘ of Lev, tbataprifbtrerirladen with ironr, arput
”(mine before he 6: “tainted of fellow, &c. . And when I am thus in prilon (committed by
what authority foevet) the Grit thing that I am to docg‘ls to fend my {ﬁend (be be what he will

be) as well a private underflanding lthlUtCtﬂﬂﬂ,“ a Lawyer) for either my felﬁor' any one I
will appoint, may and ought to plead my caufe belote any Iudge in England, as well as any
Lawyer in the hngdome,and neitherought by the Judge to be forbidden, fnub’d, or browbea-

ten) to the Chancery for a H abearCorpur,if it be our of Tearm : for as Sir Edna-dank on the
:9. chap. of Magma Charm well f faith, the Chancery is a 1110p of iii/fire alwa‘yer open, and never

edioamed, Co as thelubiea being Wrongfully imprifoned 3 may have juftice for the liberty of
his perfon at well in the Vacation time,as in the ﬂame: but if it be Team-titanic is moﬂ pro-

per to move for the Habear Carp!“ at the Kings bench barre, and i€ the Judgesreﬁtfc to grant

it untoyou (it being your right by Law, as the Petition of right fullydeclarcs. q and the Indg.

es by their oath (before printed pag. I o. 3 6.) are bound to execute the Law impartially,with-‘
out giving care in the; leaﬁ,to the unjulk command of the Parliament, or any orher againﬂ it)
then you may by the Law indi& the ludge or ludges {or Perjury, and if then they [hall deny
you the beneﬁt of the Law, I know no reafon but you may conclude them abfolute Tyrant:,and
that the foundation of Government is overturned,8tyou( as the Parliament hat-h taught you)are
'~ left to the naturall remedy to pref'erve your {elves which (elf. prefervation,they have declared no'
people can be deprived of 5fee their declarations,'t.patt book decl. p. 207. 690. 7 2.8, r to.

From my arbitrary, tyrannicall, and Job» Lilbnme, in adverﬁty and profperi.‘

4 Murthctmg imprifonment, in the ty, and inlife and death, alwayes one
Tower of London this a.of Dumb. and the fame for the libertiea ofhiing

t 6 4 7. felﬁand his native Country. ‘ -

@o/icrtpt ,

Vt while I was concluding this fecond edition of the London Agents plea, with the fore;

‘ exprtﬂed additions,newes is brought me that the committee ofplunderedMiniﬁetaﬂfum-

mans up Londoners, and commits themfor non, payment of Tythes ; for whom 1 frame a Plea

"Dthus. That the houfes ofl’arliament,have already made two Ordinances about tythes of the 8.‘
ofNa‘uem. 164 4. and the 9. ofAuguﬂ 1 647. and by more Ordinances referred the London-

Parl'ons,i_‘or mmillcrr in Londonfo get then tythe 3 according to the flame of the 37.}! 8. t a,-

\which {inure authoril'ed fuch,and fuch men to be Commifﬁor-cra as are therin named,or any ﬁx
' of‘t‘hemtomahe a deeree,which decree {hall be an binding to the Londoner": an expreﬂ'e a& of

éwlramentﬁn which they give the Patrons twaibzlliagruinr-ﬂme in the pound, for. all houfe-
rents, etc. which the Londmcrgarc bound to pay unto their parfonaﬁhhe {aid decree had(as by
the iotefaid {latnte it ought to have been) entred upon rcmrd in the High Court of Chancery,
which it never waspor is not [her to be found as Maﬁarborew rbt Lawycrg'n Robert-bead: court

in Bow-laneLandomprooed by certiﬁcate under. the Record keeper: band,bcfore Alderman Adams, ‘

him: be ivas Lord Mayor of Londonsin a cafe betwixr Parlon Glendon ofBaskins by Tower-hill,
amigo: (ifllls Parilh‘ootrt, nimble. Robert: a Madam,“ I remegrber for t waa by,and heard
alltggeg, " h ‘ ' 4"" W W" ” H

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Ana thefti’oi’e the. Pa‘rl'oné of London; can neithet by Law nor thofe Ordi-
gance'i , recovee‘ pt juﬁly; require, ‘oqetgifarthing token of Tythes from any CitiZen‘ of
- And for the Committee ofplxtndejred “inﬂicts; by any pretended authority that yet is vi'ﬁbleﬁ-
to take upon them to execute. t, ofe'oirdinauceemr meompel the Citizens of London to pay ty.
the: to their P gerontol- Miniﬂcrs, they have no some authority or right to'dowit, then aTheef _
hath upon the high; why-to rob megoﬁ my purfeior life,and for them by the Law of their on he
Will, to take upon them to fe’ndSummons to any Free man of England, and to foreethem :3
' .. . .‘ , ~ . . . g some before them;& without due pr‘oceﬂe «ofl‘lavl;
f . And Whatjdﬂc mecca}: of Law is, 3'01! .. to pay {q much: money to the Patrons, 'upon any
mé’yxead in the 2.. part inﬁitutes upon the pretence whatfocveeand fotunwillingneffc to pay,
29, Chap.ofMagne Chorta,and Vox Ple- to commit: him or them to prifon‘, is a crime in
191:: pag. I x :‘1'2, x 4,1 5. 84c and my book my Judgement ofas high a ﬁature in {ubvetting
called The refolyed mans rcfolution, page our fundamental! lanes and libereiesgnd feting up
3,4, 5,6. Bee.» and mygtaqel plea againﬁ alt-Arbitrary Tyrannical government, as the £241:
the Lords, md Ihompfom plea againa the of Straﬁbrﬂ was accufcd of; and loft his head for";
neW‘Tytants at. Windfor eexccuting Mar- and as wel dosthe .am imhis aibitr‘ar'y Commie-
{hall Law. . ~~ ~ . tee defervc to dye. for thefc aaiom, as' Tray-terms
' i ' ' ' ‘ fubvertcrs ofalﬁawmas-ehe Earle ofStraﬂ'ord did
for his; againﬁ whom in the ﬁfe Articlciof his aditionall Impeachment of treafon, it is alledg-
eel again“ him,Thal«hi diduﬁ? and exezcijea‘pawerﬁbovund again/i; and to the [shoot/ion oftbh
faidf'undammmll Lame, extendingfuch his powc‘mo the goodnfree-holds. mhenmzm iihmm;
andliw: ofthepeople... ‘ ' 1 ' , ' ~ , vi. * 1r
Arid in the ﬁfxt Article of his [aid impeachmem,it is laid unto his charge, as a trankendene
tﬁanRaHC crime‘, The: the [aid Thomas Earle of Straﬁ‘ord 9 without any ‘legqll
proceeding; ,._ axdupon a paper Petiton of Rich ard Rolﬁone, did cauﬂe the faid Lord Mame“:
Norris a ‘0 be ‘53.de and put outoi poﬂeﬂion of his free-hold and inheritance, without due
' proceﬂ‘e ofLowg. - w -- : i -- . ,
' Andiin the fegventrh Article, he thcfaié Earle is charged, That lie-the term of tho!) Trinity;-in
the 13. yegreofhiy mm.maieﬂies reigne, didcau/ea cafe commonly rolled the ea]?! 0 f Tenure: up;
on defeﬂive Title: , to be made and drawn: up, without any lury or Tryall , or other legal!
Proceﬂi', without ‘ibe con/ext of parties, by colour ofwhich lawleﬂ'e proceeding, diver: afbig Ma-
ieﬁieifubiﬂ: ( andxpatticularlythc Lord Tho. Eillon) 3pm outedof their POﬁﬂions, and
dfﬁ‘eingﬁ rm: , free-hold, by colour of , the fame reﬁlution without Legal! proceeding,
mhhrehymny hundred: ofhi: Maieﬁie: Sahieﬂslweoe undone, and their Families “tiff/f.
mind'ted. ..;, ~ -_' r w- . - ~ ‘ . _ 
And in *thé‘8. Article,h~eis impeached,- That upon a petition of Sr. IohnGilford Knight, the
ﬁaﬂ do} ofFebr. in tbeﬁzfil ! 3. yeare of his Mdieﬁies migac, without any legal! pygmy}, waded
decreeagainﬂ Adam Vifcouz’zt Loftus=ofElie,and‘di~d tau/e the ﬁzz’d Velma to be imprifarz‘ed and .
kept do ‘e Fri/amnion pretence of difohcdienee to zhe faid decree or order 3 and without any Le 41!
from mgr, did in thefame 13-. year: imprifon.Georgc Earle of‘Kildarc :ggainﬁ law’Mﬁébjtb
7 ‘i . -‘ ’ ‘4 - V V inform: himjo fuhmie- his Title» to the'..Maniter" in};
T “Which?“ ma? enlarge mac if! the WWW 9i calve- Leigh-(being of‘grcat yearly vi;
’1 13., 12. 4, x 2.3. pages of a book called lue)to ’oheﬁz'id Earle 6fStraﬁ'ords'ivizapdplégfgm
Speeches and Paﬂages v-printed- far Wil. and kept bimayeare Pri/hxerlfor the ﬂzid 'eeafc’,
Cook, at Eernivalls-Innegatc in Holbum, nova Monetbeo whom] he Wt him ole/é Prifo-
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. p .4 2 '- 1 ‘ ' Now-the Parliament it [die or the Member’s
thereof, being as Sr. Edward 6001: well dedarea (In his 4.. part inﬂituts, publifhed for good
, Law, by their own fpeciall orders) at {ubjeft to the Law , 'as other men ( raving in the
; . freedom: ' of ‘ arrefis' , that {0 their perfons may not be hindred from thedifcharge oftheit'
trait in the houfe, which their Country ihathfrepofe‘dtin them) and untowhor‘n till it be repealv-
led,is is a rule, as well as to any ether man in ’Engi'and whatfoever,efpeciai.ly in all .ae‘tions'oe;
differences betwixt party and party 3 and that Parliament man that (hall fay,that’ any Commit~~

, tee of Parliament, or the whole houfes is the Law, {hewes and declares hxmi'elfe either igno~
mm of the Lamar a voluntary 8c wilful! deceivertfor what is n ithin their breath I neither can

"' See England: Birth-right p.

6: 738°.

know, nor am bOund‘to enquire after for to know

3,4, 1,» or take notiCe of, 16 neither is any thing therein

( fillit b: legally Put in “thing, kgaliydebandf’

paﬂ'edsand legally publifhtd) binding in‘theleai’t unto gee or

or any man in England : and indeed to (peak: properly. the Parliaments worke'is to repeal:

old Lewes, and to make new ones, to pull d

T For the third Article in the {iri‘t itn-
peac’hment of the Earle of Srraﬁ‘ord in
the above faid book page x I 8.-runs thus;
that the better to inrich and inable him-
fElfc to go thorow with his traiterous de-
ligns,he hath‘detained a great part of this
Maj revenue,withoutgiving legal account
andhit’h taken great fums out of the Ex -

éht’qntr, converting them to his own ui‘e, ' '

, when his Maieﬁy was neceﬂitated for his
oitne Urgent oceaﬁons,and his Army had
. been a long time unpaid. '

owne old Courts of juﬁice, and ereﬂ new ones, .

to make warreend conclude peace,to taife money,
andtfee it tightly and providently difpofed of ( but
themfelves are no: in'tb‘e leaf! to ﬁnger it T) it ba-
ing their proper worlt to pnniﬂs thofe thatimbezle,
and wail it,but'if they {hould ﬁnger it and wail it,
may no: the Kingdom eaﬁly be cheated of its trea~
Turn, and alfo be left without meanes to 'puniih
them for it? and moﬁdifhonoura'bleit is, and be-
ion the greatneﬁ'e ofLeg-ﬂators,to .ﬁoop to be exe-
cutors of the law, and indeed it is moi! irrationall.

‘ and unjuﬁ they (hottld, for if they doe rne injuﬂiee

I am robed and deprived of my remedie, and my‘
Appealeﬁt being no where to be made but to them,

" , . . whofe worke it is topulnifh allmale or evill admi-

; - niih'ators “inﬂict: and therefore! with they would feriouﬂf'weigh their meat words in thei r
E declaration 0f, [ht ‘I 7.0fAPrill, I645. 2, Paftzbookidcdafaﬁon, Page 878' thft to (h:
' ' Whole Kingdome they declare that the} will nonnat- an} by colour Ufa”; authority derivedfron
the»), ﬂmll WWW!” the ordinary courfc of juiiice in the feverall Courts'andrludicatories of
this Kingdome, norintetmeddle in cafes of private intereR.‘othcrwhere determinable,“weare
it. i??? in cafe of male adminiﬁraxion of lattice, wherein we {hall fee [fay they] and provide,thae

. ti l“ he 6036,3115 puniihtnent inﬂiaéd,” there be occaﬁo'nﬁccording to the lanes of the king-
‘ “51¢, and the truﬂrepofedin‘ us. ‘ t . ~ . . . p ..
' '4 And therefore feeing that by the law of their ov’r‘ne will, without due courfe or Poceﬂ} of
1337,01“ any viﬁble {hadow or colour ofLaw; the Committe of plundered Mini a“, will Rob
the Citizens of their proper goods,which is not in the leaf! ' juﬁifuble, for as Indge cream
the 6!. pag. of his Argumentin Mnﬂmpdm: Caui'e againﬁ, Ship money, faith, that the

.- ‘1‘” 509k “(I‘d tbeDr- ‘34ﬂdmis ‘50- S A 1245- 8'1”: 571g down, warrbe’Law ‘dotbveﬁ‘tbe
#3 QIQIW‘ﬂ’OP‘N7 of ‘11"? "PM“ (‘94! 5," bin/Elfsimd' (be: they mm: be taken "a from him bnt‘hy'
. {his (legal!) confent, faith, :54! ittbé'reafbtifrhﬁ be “km???" him tbgtpﬂgyﬂdf “film”
i - 35.8 ﬁt” value theretfin damage,and lo (faith ledge Crank) '1 conceive that the party that doth
~ - femur/rung to another, (hall hcﬁdes the damages to tbepartysbe‘ imprifmcd and pay aﬁgg (a a,
_ nga with bath Kiegt MM“: th‘tmbparrafa: myth as be pmtb to £5294"), fa rim: if
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the King‘willpuailb the Wang making of Goods without confer» between party dndparty,» may
more wﬁl be not by any prerogative take away any mans V goods without his alien: particular or
enema .- . t ‘

3 But ifthey will either have your goods or your libertie from you by the Law of their own
wills, be Cute you play the anlifhman, nor fooliﬂtly or willingly to betray your liberty into
their hands, but in this cafe, part with them as you would part with your pride to a Theefe than
rob: you upon the high” way,€or the forementioned Lawyer in the foremcntioncd 8. peg. faith,
that 5} rbeprime Law: ofreaﬁm and nature ( which are the Lowe: of God) it is law ful for 4 mm
to defend bimfelfdgainﬂ on main]? power, (0 he keep due diﬁance, ('0 that if they will have your
goods,let them diﬁraine for them, and then you may replivie them, and thereby at law try the
titleof their right,and it they will impril'on your perfon, 30:90: but by force,and be fore to
ﬁand upon the legallity ofthe warrant, .- which that you ~may fully and truly underfland the
form: ofit 31 {lull give you at large the words of Sir Edward Cook in the a. part of his inﬂi-
tutes, fol. 590, 59 x , 591. publifhed by the Parliaments own authority for good law, Whobe-
ing expound-ing the Statute of breaking prifon made in the ﬁrﬂ E . 2.. upon the words, without
earl/2', 85c. fo. s90. expreﬂy faith this aél {peaking of a caufeui: to be intended of a lawful! tau/e;
and therefore falle impril‘onmentis not within} this aft. \ , ~ ' .‘ '~
lbsprifaem» r is a my? mint reformer liberty, under {be eugodie of anathcr',by lawfull warrant
in deed or in law,(awfnll warrant is, when the offence appearcth by matter of record, or when
it dorh not appeare by matter-of Record. _ ' V _
By matter 0f Record, as when the party is taken Upon an ]ndi&ment at the. fair oftho King,
or upon an appeale, at the fuit of'thepatty : when it doth not appeare by. matter ofRecord, a s
when a felony is done, and the offender by alawfull .21 inane: is committed to theGaole for
the-fame. But between thefe two cafes, there isa. great divetﬁtie ': for in the ﬁrf’t cafe,- wbelher
any felony were committed, or no, I r the offender be taken by . force of a Capiar, the warrant is
lawfull, and if he break prifon, it is; felony, albeit no felony were committed. But in the Other.

cafe, if no felony be done at all, andyet he is committed to p’rifon for a {uppofcd Felony, an V
4 break prilon, this is no felony, for there is no caufe. Andthe words

n 1 See mtg“ Charm, of this. Aft j are, unicﬂ‘e the tau/e for which be was taken require fucb
Chap. 2-9. , : , a igdgnen‘tjo as the caufe muﬁ be jull,and not feigneddor things {cig-

.. - - " nedrequire nojudgement. r ,. ' ‘_. . -, I .

. If A. give B. a mortall wound, {or whichA. is committed to.Vl?-ril'on, and bre’aketh prifon, B. '
dyeth of the wound withinthe yeare,this deathhath relation, to the ﬁrolee, butbecaufe relation:
are lug! haions in Law, and ﬁﬁions are nor-here intended, thisefcape is no felony, x x, H. 4.1. s.
Plow’d. com. 408. Cole: cafe. , ,_.V . V _ . ‘ , -. 4 . ‘.

Seeing the weight of this buEDCH'B-wuc ing this Painteto; make the. efcapgtither in the pat:
ty, or in the Gaolers felony, dependeth upon the lawFuln‘eH'e of the Mittimtzs,.it Will be .necelft-r
ry; to lay {omewhathereof : Firﬂ, it .muﬁbetin writing, in the name, ,‘and under' the {tale of
him that makes the fame, expreﬂlng his ofﬁce, place 'and authority; by force whereof he maketh
the Minimur, and is to be direaed to the Gacler orkeeper of the Gaole or prifon : Secondly},,it

, mull containe the cafe (as it expreﬂy appeareth by this 3!: Aft, we!
a as. E. g. {4. s, 3.00- ltﬂe the genie/5r which be was taker, are.) but no: {0 certainly a: an-
ram I 34;;1. 5.: 3. [o Indi&mentzought, andjye’twith {ochVeonyenieVntiée‘rtainty,1as,itmay
wort,» 148.9, 3.41.541. appeare, judicially, thatthe offence . “quire ﬁlth ’e iudzmmtjs ,asjazr

- . , . bigb tree/in,“ wit, agaiaﬂrbeperfoifof'ogi Lory‘rbefxiizgf30‘gfw1he
saunterfeiting oftbe money of our. Lord we Kjtzg' ; or ﬁr" petty r wanton; menial} for the " diatb ‘offftteb
a making his miter; defer felony, "to wafer (be death of/ucb a m, are. or for 3ng Th or

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R0hbety,&e. or-for felony, for Reading of a Hotfe, ate; or the lilmfo as i'tmby'in" fuch agency
alley appear: judicially, that the oﬁ‘ence requiresfmb a jud' 'emem‘. . _
And thisis proved both by reafon, and authority. By rt- on ; Grit, for that it is in cafe of
' 5% fellony, ( which doth induce,” draw an the (aft ptgnﬁment) and therefore ought. to have con-
venient certainty, as it x: aforc (aid. Secondly, Alfdtt muﬁ have Convenient certainty, for that.
. ‘ a voluntary efcape is felony in the Gaoler. Thltdly, If the Mittimu: {hould be good generally,
I (for felony) then, as the old rule is,(tbe ignorance ofzbé fudge, jbozzldbe tbe‘calamit} oft/)2
. innocent :) for the tru-‘h of the cue may br, that he did Real: Chat ersofLaml,or wood grow-
‘ ingpr the like,which in law are no feloniemnd therefore in reafonﬁn acafc of'l‘o high nature,
l co‘ncetningthclife of man,the convement'certainty ought to lac ,ﬁewed. ’ ,3 .
.. By AU-thority,the Conl’tant forms of the Jttdiftment, in that'cafe forefcapc ,eirhcr by the [581“:
:1.) ty, or voluntacily Cuﬁ'tred by the GaOICFalS, Thathc was arrel’tcd j for {ufpition of aftertairze"
. felony, namelyﬁr tbcdcarb nfe certain mm, M. N . "feloniouﬂyﬂeine, or the like; for the Ind-1&-
ment mull reheatl‘e the eff-8t of the Mittimus, whirl: directly proveth, that the tauﬁ’ inﬁcb a
general! certainty’augbt to be ﬂacwcd, _vid. 2; E. 3. f@, 4.2.; . ' . .3
And if a man be indiﬁcd of trcafonpr ind‘tﬁed 0r apealcd for felony,the Capid: thetupon,w__her-
by the party is to be am{tcdwom‘ptehen’dtth the caufe (dndtbrrefore much more the Mittimuig
whereby the party is to he arreﬁ ed, having no {och ground of‘Rarcotd, as the Cupid: hath; mt:
purfuingthc etfeétofthe Capiatycompreheud the cafe in convenient certainty, as. E . 3. fol.
3' , 4.2.131. 37-- thﬂ‘c ought to be accrtaincauﬁ: send in the fame leafe, pl. 3 s. in cafe of breaking
E ofptifon,the caufe of the imptifonment ought to be ﬂtewcd. ,_ , ‘
l , . If a man be indié’ted (that be heck prifan [Te/quie-
9. E. 4.1". 1.6 .41. all? 3'. 2-2- 15.3. Coron. ouﬂ), See. )generally, it is not ood 3 for the in;
. 2.47., 143, 24 8. 43.5. ibid. 414-. 3. E. ;. ”diﬁment ought to rehearfe the peciallty ofthe,
“’3 ibidégx z. 3 28. 33 3,34; - 5 46. z. E. 3. matter according to :h eﬁatute. that heheingltﬁ-i‘
$4.515. aﬂ‘. it. n. 2.3. t 3- 27.311. 42.. prifoned for felony, &c. brachriszz : We haye
”31!.ng- t! 6. 1:. E. a. Caron. 38 9. quated many other books, which though they bee
;,,~ H. 4. t. to. H. 4' 7. I I H. 4. 1'. 8E. norfo certainly reported, as mlghthavebin wilhej'd,‘
4. a, Coton.4a.z. 430- 43!. 27- H. 6, 7. yet thejudtcious Reader will gather fruit of‘t‘hems
'1 39H‘ 6. .33. x. R. 3.cap. 3. 2.. H. 5. cap. But fee before the rxpoﬁtionefudgna (Change tap
7,31,1-1. 7. 1'7, , - ‘ . - ' ag.(bj rbeLan‘: aftgl’ Land) and obferve wealth:
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the caufc ought to be ﬂaeweg. . . . V 5 _
. Laﬂly,fce,-heteaftet in theupoﬁtlon ofthe Statute of Articuli‘eleri,the ttfolmltm of all the;
Judgesof England; the a-nfwer to the at , and z Lobieaions‘, which we will in {£139,9th°
ahrxdge for theitxcellency thereof 5 But refetre 7005‘“):th {ountaihes theml’elvet. " ' "’

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' madeit ﬂaallgémorder or e/il‘e.
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F' 1 had in}: an’idttntlargely’to'htt‘ve ittﬁﬂecl ups! thwé Lotda't'yta'hnlcall exetcifo ofthe'lr‘fL

legall ufnv'pwtions, upon divers ol the freedommunt of England , bcﬁdes my Self, whom they

have mall Arbitrarily and tyranmcall'y without all ﬂteddow olLew (favmg the lgﬁlelfe, “til:
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mitrehtyréﬁnyldftheirBWE irate anaemia-Ed wills and pleal'tues) fent tthtb feverall'ﬂ'aoles in3

this Kingdome, but hecaul‘c my time hath been exceedingly prevented, and my‘ intention:
iruftrated by thofe late ﬂormes, and ungrounded, ﬂuttering, bellowing, whirl-wind ttmptlis,

‘tha’tlhath latelyheen (molt falfely, onini’c‘ly , andsmaliciou ﬂy) rail'ed againfi me by an E'nglilh
Tfffullut Orator, celled Mr; Marﬂer/hri,1thefélfe and lying Seph‘eardobeemlitrb’neerLonﬁ-i.
den; whore impeachment of me at the." Lords and Commons Barre (of‘deﬁgning the deﬂmﬁi-f'

on and overthrow’of the prefent Parliament, al though it hath made a great ecchoing and [mice
in the Kingdomeﬁ no more valcw then a blaﬂ of wind,but let malice it {elf i n all its hight doe
the worlt it can. A.

Yet I lay by thefe new Rome‘s, I have been a little diverted from my purpol'e, in fully pain--
ting the Lord: at prefenr, and thereEOre hecaufe I judg it more then time to have this dilisoutfe
abroad, 1 (hall ful‘pend the full execution of my intentions till my late {peeehes at the Route
of Commons barre come to the publique view,'where lhave drawn their Piétares as lively (l
heleeve) as any piﬁure drawer in England ever did.

And therefore 1 {ball only at prefent conful'edly ﬁll up this {pare paper, and I (hall begin
with my prb‘poﬁtion which I fent to the Speaker of the Houfe of Commons, which he carried
'tO he readin their Rattle, and which verbatum‘ thus‘followetlt. '

{The Propoﬁtion of Licvt.C0l .jobtelilburne, prerOgative pril'oner in the Tower of London,
made 'unto the Lords and Commons aﬂ‘tmhled at We/iminﬂer, and to the whole
. Kingdom: of En {43406205. 1. 194 7. ’

Grant the Bottle of Lords according tot e Statute of the 1 4. Ed. 3.ehap 1. to have in [an
‘4 izrifdidfim for redteﬂi cg of rivances, either a pot: illegal! tie/dyer, or illegal! in dgctnent:
given it: any o/tbe Courts at We minl'ler Hall, provided, the have the King: particular com;
mi :07: tberefuegnd all other the legall Puttﬂillaes contained in that Statute, which jurifdi&i—-
on 311;: no othet,ftems to me to be conﬁrmed bythe Statutes of the 2.7 Elia. chap 8. and; t.
€15 . c :9. 1 . . " '
' Btut I poﬁtively deny, that the Houl'e of Lords, by the known and declared Law of E 71' (and,
have any originall Jurifaiﬁion over any Commoner of England whatfoever,eitber for ltfe‘Jimb,
liberty, or eﬁste, which is the pnly and alone thing in controimrfie betwixr them and meg-1 And
this pcﬁtioh I will in a publique alfem‘sly, or before botb Haufes, in law debate,with any 40;
I. awyers in England that are praaifers of the Law,and I will be content the Lords {hall chufe.
them every man, and it after I have laid for my felf what I can , that any three of tbel'e forty
Lawyers {warn to deliver their judgements accordingto the known law of England, give it un-
dertheir hands againft me, I will give over my prelent conteﬁ with the Lords, and furl-enact»
m Il-felfup, to the punilhment and fentence of the prefent Lords and Commons . ' ‘.
"Provided at ﬂair debute, I nu; Int): 6.‘ or 1.0. of my ohm friend: [are/en: to take its
writing all that paﬂ'etb thereuponWitmﬂ'e my hand and [241: in the Ian/2mg ,fdgmy,’

ﬁmﬂ'u in the Tome of London, tbi: z. of Canber, 1 647, , .

y ' 101m Lilbnm‘e.
And to conclude thishoolt, I {hall only add a hreviate of my grand Pleaagainll the Lords,as

Reliveredittothe ﬂoul'e nggngmgns,‘ ”inhelfe {litet‘gfnapet the t t.Navy. which thug
fella-teeth. ' ‘ . ‘ ' ‘ _ ' ' 1’0:

E'Eoityery Indiyiduall Member of the Honourable Haul: of

f. , Commons.
slit, - , 4 , , .. ~ E , . 1
' He law oFEngland haying alw ayesbeen cﬁeemcd by me the viﬁble Rate, {ccurity ofmy life.
I ' libcrry'iand propriety, for the prtfcrvation of which, I have in the ﬁeld with my {word in “‘3’
’E A hand 0ft“) run the bazzard 0f death, and heingoppttiied contrary thereunto. by thcprclen't:
F ' Houfc of Lords in 131261646. Ic‘tmuld doe no idle for my own. prefervgltion, Eand the prefer-

if vation of thehbertics and irer'domes ofvm)‘ native country, then to ﬂy by way of A PP‘ ’IC [.0 the m,’
E t-hority and juril’dié‘lion of‘your l-Ioufc (my lcgall Peer; and Equalls) who bythe Commons of E

g? [and are chofcn and betxui’ted to beihe great and grand Patrons and Guardians of theitlibetties and
Elmedomcs, and ought nm to {'ufl'erthtm to be trodden underfoot by all the Lordsin England. And my
formall Appeale from the prifon of Newgatr, I made Unto yOur houfe, the ‘1 6. of lune 1646. (now
éprinted in the 9 . I o, I 1. pages of The F7 cc mam frcca’amc vindicated) which was accepted,and appro-
ii' v‘td of by your Houfc, and alfo read and debated, and committed to :1 [Elect and chofen Committee,

E

Ewhere Mrﬂmry Martin had the Chaire, (before whom I made my pica,and (ince printed. it,and cal-

 

it An Amtamy of the Lords tummy) whowasl only authorifedln matter of f'a& to examine all the
E Lords proceeomgt with mc,th:r Lcmg themas appeared to me no maple Cill‘ié’t‘ in the hou‘kﬁrany o F
E that Comnﬁtteﬁ about the Lords juriidiﬁion over a Commoner, and having, moitillegzlly, in a tyranr.
E nicall and chargeableimprifonment, {hid above 16 moneths for that report, there being, as to men
éppcarcs’ Fame mOrc Temple: in your hcufe now abont the Lords jurifdiftrbu, then was When I ﬁll: E
appealed to yous your 1’0”“? E tfolvcd “P0“ ‘ 5'" 007055731 647-306Wﬁ0 commit the whole matter of my
greport then lately made by Mr. Martin, to a new CommittCt, who are to conﬁder of prelidcms if;
this and il’lC like cafes, and to {late their opinion: to the hoult, What theythinke ﬁt to be done therea
tlpt n, and the {ptciall care oft: is referred to Mr. Maynard, before whom and the Committee I appea-
tiltedthc zo. Offober, 1647. and had liberty to make my grand P161 in point oflaw againﬂ‘the Lotdé
E jurifdiﬁion, and Ililﬂll' unjuﬁ and illegall dealings with me, which grand plea, with my addition,”
ﬂea] herewith ptcfcnt unto you, intteating you asone ofmy Judges, ferioully to read and eonﬁder it.

And On :11": 1- November 1647'. upon a mation in you houlE for an addition to my Committee,

(that (only longand unfupportable attendance may come to form: iﬂhe) allthe Members of you;
ﬁHoul‘e that will come to my Committe: are added to ir,and by the power ofthat Committee, [331'
it futmmoﬁedhet‘ore ‘h‘m the 8'?“ Efnfaro {late my qucﬁionrmpcn which theit‘refults ofjudgcmentsaré
jito ﬂdwtor’be grounded, and beingbcfore them, [apprehended fome conceptibnsin them, that the
WW “may difﬁm and weight, although I Contcive in“ my around Pleas, I have made i: as
Eplain as the Sign that (nines at noone day,that the thds have dealt nioft illegally and unjuﬁly with
me, and dare ventcr my 1th and being upon what 1 have before bath Commitrnes fa‘id againﬁg’ 111 the
.V'Lawycrs in Englandin point oflaw, but in rcgardl apprehendﬂtbt all I have faid) that their: is fomé
Eifcrupks in fome Membms of thatCommittte, and may be much more in divers in thé home, When
it is reported in that {lender manner that it is l:l‘re,t‘nere being no: any rcfults upon the main qucﬂion‘
. at the Committee. I thcrfore crave leave in writing to l‘tate my qtteﬂions i prcfcnted to the Commit,
Etee,with fome additions to them, and in the ﬁrit place I‘lay down this pcﬁtion,w hich at my utmofl:
‘.- peril! according to the rules oflaw and inﬂice, 1 will make good, ”Ei- - - , . x

_ *‘fhat the book called my plea to ludgcRm/er, for wrrghring of which I was fummoned to thc
gLords bar, is an hon ell and inﬂ booke, free from (caudal: and falthoods, ‘and'harh nothing but truth
inigmd therefore neither puniihable by the HoufeofLmdc, nor any Court051'“mein England,

hut admit it were full ofnomriousfcandalls in the higheﬂ nature, the mainc qu eﬁion will be thus.

1. Whether the houfe of Lords by the Law of Englandhéve any originall Eurifdiétion , intuﬁody 0r,

‘barelygo fummon me afrce Commoner of England up to thcir barre to anfwer 1 charge. for mid"
:the forefaid booke, or any Other books though never {0 fcandalous in it felf ? which I poﬁtivcly deny,
E-a‘nd {cavcn ﬁrong teafons or arguments I made before,and gave'unto the forefai‘d Committee, Which.
you mayplcafc to read in my Grand Pit-.1. pug. 6, j, 8: 931%“; "- thcheads of
_/*S€€ alfo my plea which brieﬂy are: -- ‘ . , _
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311‘ r M 47M}, Pd. , . FM! that “rein—rd: [it not in their HouCr. by any {adwér‘ 51’ ahthOtity, derived},

9, no. .. from the pmples‘ free eleﬁion and choice,bttt are meerly and altogether the crea-
tures of the King, made by his prerogative, fometimes ofthe bafeil: and corrupteﬁ

who by his mic that fummons them‘ to ﬁt in Parliament, only im powers them to confer and treatmth
him (or‘afford their Councell) ofcertaine hard urgent affaires ,concerning himl'elfe, the State, and
defence of the Kingdome of England, and the Church thereof, ‘ butmy pretended offence toucheth

none of thefe things. And beﬁdes, the Lords had no conference nor treaty with the King, their pre- _'

rogative foutainegE'rgo :bnt read my Grand plea, pag. 6 ," and 7.

Secondlyﬂwa‘s the xo.oflanlc‘r 646‘. l’n’mmoned up to the Lords bat , to anfwer fu‘ch things asI __
ﬂood charged With before their Lorlhips, Concerning a pamphlet intituled as before, which did no:

in thelealt belong unto the }urifdi&ion of their Courgbut at the moﬁ, is nicerly an aaion tryable a;
the Common law,and no where elfe,(fee Codie: 5gp”: report,pag. i 25". De x'zbrl/z'r ﬁrm/IV, and t g.
Hen. 7.!{elw;y,and t I EliefDm 235.com go.'Afﬁ/e,p!a. 39.4714 ;. E. urban 33. (2726137. E. g,
.1 8.4715138. 15. 3. 9 and 41.12. 3; ;.amz': R. z. 5. and 17-. 7R5 1.1 Land t.part of‘yo'ur 7mm baolgsf
TDccl.pag. 2.08.rcarl m'y P lcapag. 7, and 8.) And being l'o, they ought not to have medled With it, i:

facing a known maxim: in law, that when an ordinary remedie may be had, an eXtraOtdinary is no: "

to be made ule of.

Thirdly, no man is to be imptifoned nor iudged, but by the known, e‘flaliliﬂied an'd‘deelarhd latyeg .

of the lan‘dﬁ'c tbL" Petztioa Of‘R‘i‘gbl‘.But there is no cilabltlh'vj law ofthe lanl for the iudgmeat ofth‘e
Lords-in any thingmhere the King their creature is no: c0ncu-rrcnt,l4.E.=..c. 5. Which i‘tatu'te plainly
fhewes that in delayes otiul‘tice or error in iudgement in inferior Couz ts,(which is all the caufes they

have iuril'diftion of by law ,which binds them as well as‘ any Other Court,4. H- 4- 3 3') there OUght W
to be a Petition to the King, and a Commiﬂian from him to thcms to give them cognizance or power

Migbut none of this wasin my cafe; Ergo: but read my Plea,pag, 8. and 9 _
Fourthly, By Mayra. (774m, and ;,E. t. 16 and the Petition ofﬁi‘gbr, no man i: to be iudged but

hy his Peers or Equ'alls, that is men ofhis own condition, and by due proceﬁia by indiﬂment, prc- ‘

ftntment,or originall writ, by aillurie of his Equall , of‘good and lawfull P6013] e 05th? fame neigh-
hottrhood: according to the old law 05th:: land. But the Lords are none of my Peers, See Clarke: cafe
WM” Cooltcsreparts, and his 2.1m” i’Zﬂ’W’CS-ﬁ’l- 33:29 48' 50‘ and SirSz’mon' de Boris/22rd: “ﬂ:

4. E. 3. Kat. 2.. Neither had I in any one particular-any lt‘ga“ proceeding, beingfummoned before, ;

any charge was ﬁled againﬂ me Ergo: but read my plea pag. 9, and to.

Filtly ;By the lawesofthi-S land, no man is to be Iudgc in his ovyn cafe, 8' H. 6. ﬂal. al.471d5.£li{. ’

Dier. 22.0. and Dr. Bonbamr cafe 3.1mm Cook-es reports' But the Lords w ere with me complainants:
prorecgythors, witnelles, lury and Judges,- Ergo: but food my plea, pag. 1'0. 1'1. and 1. part (2001‘. 532:1.
ping. 38139. 20 s, 27 8“

Sixtly,1fthe Lords iudgementoriginall'y were bindino aoainfl me, then a few Lords would ,‘hind‘ ‘

not only me3but allthe Commons ofEnglaDd,(Wh0 on: b? one may be ferved by them ”I 3m) and

Zh3!,lvith011t any hope oftedteﬁ‘c, they being Iudgtts Hill in the appealc (which both law and ,real'on
abhors, 1.}317‘2b00kD’5’CLsz 44. r 50, “7, 4.96.6 ; 7. 690. 7 1e. 7 28 ) and to by thismeanes the
weal: and ﬁfety of the peeplc (called by you the fuprcame law,z.p1rt boo/{Decljmg 879') is tOtall'y
deﬁroyed, andewe the Commons ot'E/zglaml madethe pet-ﬁtted {lives in the world, by having our
fundamentall lévyesdeﬁroyed and made Cypher's, andth‘e power of our reprefentativea c'elh-oycd and
made Ciphcrs, which is an at? of higher treai'on then ever was committed by Straﬁbrd, and‘ten'
ihbufand times more iuilly dcferves his doome,then his Crime (of but endeavouring to fubvert our“
{undamentall lawes ) did: bl" read “178”“ Pleas-1’38- ‘ ‘4 3nd “- ‘

, "S§avénthIY,Tht Lords being the meete creatures of the King macle by his will, and pleafute, and
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the King they hate no prerogativgand yet have with a witnelle sifted upon me, ac. \vithouf the . .
Kingor hisparticular Comtniﬂion, which makes all they have done unto me to be nulls-and void,hogh' ‘

in law? and reafon,and renders-theminmy apprehenﬁon {for this their habituallneﬁe in tho worﬁ

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Either truﬂees of the people, (and who {hould'bo the new 57nd Witcht’ull G'tiatdiané oi‘their iav’é’e§"_
L gird liberties) to be Owned or acknowledged to be a houie ochers, but acompany oproRates\_fab1e
. from their ﬁrﬂinftitution, and obfoiutelydegenemed into a pack oftYrants. and therefore in equity,
- reafon, and unlike, ought as wellas the Star-Chamber,to be pitttktup bythe tootsand tranfcendflltiy
?. ﬁned bend-cs. V ‘ , i *
7. ‘ . The {ccond qtieﬂion that at the Committee Itrui} {flared-wasthis, whether it be warranrablepk
i. jui‘tiﬁabie by 1W inthe HOME of Lords to {ummon me 2 {ice and legal} Commoner ofﬁngimtlnpto
:4 their bir,to anfwer‘a charge before any be in beingpr ﬂied agai nl‘t me? which aifo lipoﬁtivd)’ deny,
and have proved to be moﬁ illegal! in my plea laﬂ yearc before Mr. pag. 8: 9 fee. 3.110 tbevttthz I'Cdf‘?“
before” ' . 7 ~ , . .
-" My third queﬂion atthe Commitee I fitted to liliSﬁfcﬁ,‘r\'i‘C:iierby the law oi'E'zgla-ndait 68 juﬁiﬁ-
able to} the Lords to {amnion me up to their bar to anfwer a charge, and then when i come there, re-
fu’fe to ﬂiew it mathough’ deﬁted by me, but txaminc me. upon interrogatories againﬁ my Elie?
*T which 1 3M0 eonﬁ itmly deny, and for proofts fee your own Votes'tnade {0r mein your houfe the 2.x -
705512}. e 64’! .agtinﬂ the Star-Chamber,and the Lordsown deeree made in that very 63qu I3. 505’.
‘5. x 6-5» smarter-d in thelaﬂ page ofmy relation ofmy proceedings at their bar. _
Q’ _- My fourth qritﬁion that now I truly {tire is thir,wb6ti1er it be warrantabie bylaw in the Lords tot
fummonme to attract acharge at their bar beforethey have any crimes againﬁ me, and Ex oﬁirtzo to
“391106 me a and thmby either force me to. ﬁend mure, (which they wtmld conﬂure a
Contempt} or to , plead for my» feifcv, and from my plea to pick quarrciis againﬁmt; and {o
totﬂy wave the thingthey originally t'ummoned me for, and commit me for apretended crime, coma
’ mitted Expo/I'fic'fo, to termine in prif'on, during their taieafure? which is adinﬁitum even till
dooms dayin the afternoon, forthcy will never be ju-ﬁ tiil then, and {o I {hall never be releafed by
them: (retheir warrantOi'commitment ofthe x 1. 12m 1546. and my Primed P163 to ME Martin,
’. pag 5.;nd 7. y . \ , _
; My 5ft qutﬁion I hate is this. whe:her it be warrantable by theiaw oFL?zz;{t€zzt.rl1 for the Lords to
a fitmm-tm me up to their bar, whereby their illegal} dealings with me, I am neCcfﬁmfd to deflatea-
e gamﬁ their aiﬁrming a jttrii‘diﬁzion over me, and bsfore than under my hand and feaie, appeals to my
i legal! judges the Houfe of Commons,3nd yet norwithﬁandingthey get on tojudge me, before my
gr-appesie (w hich was a fuperi‘edeai) be determined? fee my reaions in the 9‘. p. oft-11y plea to Mr.Marti72.
MY ﬁxthieﬂion I ﬂare thus,whethcrit bewarrantabieby law for the Lordsto fummon me up to
if their bar atter my appeaie to the Houfe of Commons,and when I am by foréebfotlgbfgia? nothing ‘0'“
me,but command the to kneeie at their bar, and For refuting (0‘ to doe, commit me. during their plea-
‘,' {tire ciofe prifoner to ‘N‘cmgarc, withoutpen, inke, or paper,- or the are :11}, of any whatfoever in any
i kind, but only my keeger, and then to fer Sergeant Finch, Mr. Hoyle, Mr- Hear ie,and Mr. Ginoer, t0 '
Rdraw up a charge againﬂ me, for pretended crimes committed after my ﬁrﬁ {ummons, and without
_ ever giving me notice, or ﬁrﬁ‘ering me to {peake either with my wife, friends or con’rtcell, to bring me
up‘the third time after three weekes cioi'e and barbarous tyrannicali reﬁraim, to anfwer acharge? fee
, ' their warrant of clofe imprifonmentofthe 23'- ofimze x 64.6. and the 5*. 9. peg of my pica to .Mr:
Martin. A . * ‘ -
My feavemh queﬂion, 1 {tare thus, whether- any Courtin England thatmeddies with that which/”Ix
‘_ bylaw they have nojurii‘diﬁion of, can either ﬁne or imprifon the party fummonedbefore them, in:
5. {no a care» for contemning, nth—outing or abuﬁng ofthetn? or whether it Was any affront or contempt"
i (in iaw )an m'e,for maintaining in high language at the Lords bar my legaiil rights againﬁ their uﬁtra
ping ineroztchmentsf fee my reafons and arguments in the I z, 13‘, 1- 4 . pages ofmy grand plea.
' ' My tightqueﬂionisthis,whether ornoit be jufiiﬁ‘ible by the law (afiiﬁgland, forzhe houfe’of
t Lords for a pretended or reail mifdemeauor, totally to defiroy my continement or eonti'nuarce, by:
ﬁning me 4000. I. being more then ever [was worth 2‘ and making me uncapable for ever to beare
. any ofﬁce either Marfhall or Civill in Church or Common wealth, and {covert yeares' imprifonment‘
’ in the Tower ofLondon, r’ r. or x 3. weekes of which in theT ower']: was divorced from my Mfg-anti
,ali‘my friends, and the names of all thoi'e that came to viﬁt me taken? fee the 14'. drop afmtguafbar-

 

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myfjéﬁqucﬁion 71's thlsfi'thether in cafe the ioras "have no legallitttiﬁliftion ﬁver me, whether, ‘01s; 77 .
rib-ate not all thofe Gaoler: arid keepers of prifons, ace. . that have executed their illegal! oidei-y, dc; '
“.73“ Land C°mmmd5 “POll me, lyablc by th‘claw 0f Eaglzmd to make me reparations'thetchre 3 Sce _
‘17" “few the War/ballfet,'intbc impart of Cooke: 7999275. ’

Aﬁd‘noWSll‘, feeingthe Committee hath ‘l'Qt. fulﬁlled the order of the houfe, in giving their 0.
pinion: of the caufe,and yet inteud to repogl‘tltg—bv which meanesl have loll. and am deprived ofthe’ 1:
chie’fe good I exbeﬁed from the O mmitzcegand may be at ten times a greater 1095: in the Houfe,if (g
1.67:3le it come to be reported, wherefoie if you be a true Englzﬂi than, and a man ofjul’tice and ho- ‘5‘
ndur,‘lye‘am’ellly‘and P4“C 1111‘le deﬁ'rc your} oil :flillznce, that I may haves: fpcciall clay aﬂigmdfor
the Committee OﬂCC 11g lihC'fO ﬁt, 20d that fCCng by divers of your ﬁgure, the ( PlﬂlGnS Cfthc La'w‘
yet: is iudged f0 ellénuall to the determination of the buﬁnc lfz, Ieatneﬁly dcﬁre youiiiuﬁ aﬂi ﬁance
for a fpeciall order from your houf‘e, that t 0. or 2.0. of them may attend that dayAno’ i‘n reg 13:3 Mr, “
Maynard i0 Wllomby your hcul'e the efpcciall care of the buﬁiicﬂ'e is committed, is {0 (XUQOl‘dinary if”?
Full of'buﬁnefl'c being tearme cime,tliat it may be he extinct conveniently be there,nor 3;: may to: {Pm-3d
fo muchtime :53 full and ltgalldebaz ,pra and can Willrequiftnthen learntﬁly cit-lire, that feeing
all the members of the bottle are o?that'Comm‘iattea that the Maior/numbcr' prefent, may appoint a
new Chairmahﬁully to de b.1tC and argue the huﬁueﬂ'e openly grid freely and poﬁtively draw DP the (.3
refaltsppin/ions, and {Cllfcxol‘El‘lC Committee upon the. in hole biiﬁnclfc, and if yourheul‘c ilﬁ‘ [he a,’
I camel’tly"delire*thc Lords may have notice to fendﬁr’ theyplca'fc their Proﬁors, to defend if theycany kgl
thci‘t‘dcaling with ine,’ or if'no: this: 7 _ “ v _ ’

7 The“ ‘éCbndll'allwmeﬂ'lY dCﬁfc your 3n llhnc/e to mature Oftl'tc lie-ulna ﬁtted d ay when Mr'JMy- ,
MM “7““ make the ”PO” as l‘ 3‘: that f" l‘ m7") Yew-WI a 5111‘ de bite in :1 conﬁdetable: full ltoufehnd
{buiﬁtbe poﬂiblc the halll‘lma)’ be WHICd into: grand Committee, thzt {acuity man my full?
{peake his confc'iencc and ittdgemem, that lo every min in thehoule may truly know the Gate fifths . :14

'7 ,huﬁneffcghat ‘70 “Cltlkl‘ thc Houfé of Lorxlsmorl umytaﬁily Or "‘incohliderately be condemned; by j"
malarityvofyoiccs, and fl“? caulk fulﬁl? laid “ill“: 'mPar‘i-*ll fcal'e of iufllce and law, [will not Ecarc
’ out it fe‘lfe,‘%f crave not one haires breadth of favour or mercy, only I csrncﬁly dCﬁXC that none of my 1,,
writings Occaﬁoncd by the Lords tranfcend‘tntand almoﬁ unlupportlthle CPPLC {lions upon me, may 1
be threwnin,to hinder the validity, forceior ﬁrengtlt ofthit judgement‘l deﬁre,ti11 She ﬁnal] iu‘clgc- ~
mmtof your hOUfe bc'pafl,and thenl {hill according :0 the rule oflaw and juﬁice, 'aofwer the Logs
orao'y elfoi‘n England, that hath any thing to fay to me then-fate. And to coi‘iclmlc all, (sung the ‘7
Apofl‘le Pd'm:§itli, He is worfe tbm‘m infidelz, that den}; not bit atmoﬂ to provide for his family; And
the Ptoph‘ét Jeremiah filth, The] that be [large with the 5 wordyzre be”. r (1701 the} tr’mt be ﬂair: with 7 j?
bzzivgerf'af tbbfeg'piﬁc amen/huh”: throw}: for want oftbcfruirs ofzbc ﬁeld. And l'ecingl have ‘7
l‘cafce bet’n‘ﬁee one Yeﬁl'emgﬁthif this .‘ 1. yearcs Fromchargeableintpriforimcnts,and feeing I have , ]
followegthisHouF6110\v above 7 ye-Jseslor iullice'agamﬂ my Star-Chamber I-udch‘ m my Humor-
dma‘t‘y charges} and y-s't to tms day htvc not obtained otie fulﬁl) :15 tokens worth of cﬂ‘efiive iuflice,
all which tmly laid togetherjn good enncfﬂrmder: any gillant death in the 'wmld ((3. i; Comﬁ" not
fron’i mvfelle} more acceptable Uzi-IO m: then ~:1. continuing: in my mini}; , llnllippotiable andflar»
ving impr‘él'Qnmentﬁtorbemg too perfect a badg (”if ﬂowery fot a heroic .llfpirit willingly to remainc in;
and therefore 3% thepc‘be anyho-yells ofccmpgﬂino inyyou, or any fparltc qfiuﬁzce', honour, homily“):
canfdic’riceJ m’oﬁ earneﬂly, and mall preﬂingly ion-eat your active :ﬂiﬁanc’e for a‘ chedy period of
my bhﬁoeﬂ‘e before you, either to my itiftifi catiottil innoccn‘t) 9r; condemnation if legally guilty. aﬁd
that I maYnor be liept in palm: in a ﬂirt'ingcondition, but mayimmedietely be furniilxd with fuel): 3
an GHOV’VEHC-E Form? (ubliflauce asis my right and due", beth by the law. of England,and the cuﬂomc of ‘
theTou/erﬂ'r clle that you will take {peedy can that- l may receive my reparations {ion my Stat- ,
.“Chamber Indgé‘sﬁwhich hath la‘ld aty'our dOOre this‘z.‘ yegresi and is as eaﬁe for your Haul}: to helpc
mew ("they Pleafe) as For'mc to come Wc/zm'n/le‘r were it coco "that to Imaylme. 1?)ch
thing of‘myrown'm l"“Pmc all”: and my Wife (find little Chlldlep: and 71°71 I‘eﬂytmr (tuef'friend .in'
the Fai‘thfulldsl'eharge ofyour ducy to the kingdome. 7' y . V ' 7 ' lolm' Lil’lmme.‘ .1. ,
7 rm” ”’1 ’“WI‘ﬂJ’W‘IWi‘W 477d "30]? WW3 MP tit/fry in the Tower ofLorza‘im this‘l i (No. 1647.
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