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A34401	Memorabilia, or, The most remarkable passages and counsels collected out of the several declarations and speeches that have been made by the King, His L. chancellors and keepers, and the speakers of the honourable House of Commons in Parliament since His Majesty's happy restauration, Anno 1660 till the end of the last Parliament 1680 ... by Edward Cooke ...	Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.; Cooke, Edward, of the Middle Temple.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II); England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1681 (1681)	Wing C5998; ESTC R6281	150,017	116

now suffer Sit Ecclesia Anglicana libera habeat libertates suas illaesas Magna Charta IN order to this great work the Commons have prepared 113 A Bill brought by the Commons to Repeal the Act f●● exclusion of the Bishops from sitting in the House a Bill to repeal that Law was made in 17. Car whereby the Bishops were excluded this House These Noble Lords have all agreed and now we beg your Majesty will give it life speak but the word Great Sir and your Servants yet shall live TO which his Majesty presently was pleased to return this 114. The great thanks the King gives them for the Repeal of that Act as being an unhappy Act in an unhappy time most gracious Answer I thank you with all my heart indeed as much as I can The King's Speech to both Houses July 30. 1661. pag. 4 5. do for any thing for the Repeal of that Act which excluded the Bishops from sitting in Parliament it was an unhappy Act in an unhappy time passed with many unhappy circumstances and attended with miserable events and therefore I 115. It has restored Parliaments to their Primitive Institutions do again thank you for repealing it You have thereby restored Parliaments to their Primitive Institutions AND his Majesty was so greatly pleased with this Act of Repeal that he found it as it were impossible for him to forbear coming to his House of Lords even the very first day of their meeting after the Adjournment and what was it for you shall immediately know from his own words I know the Visit saith he I make you this day is not ne necessary is not of course yet if there were no more in 16. How the King visits them the first day of their next Meeting to give them thanks again and how he rejoyces to see the Lords Spiritual and Temporal House of Commons met together c. it it would not be strange that I come to see what You and I have so long desired to see The Lords Spiritual and Temporal and the Commons of England met together to consult for the peace and safety of Church and State by which Parliaments The King's Speech to both Houses on Wednesday Novemb. 20. 1661. pag. 1. are restored to their Primitive Lustre and Integrity I do heartily congratulate with you for this day THIS surely was a signal evidence of his true love to the Church his hearty joy to behold the great Supporters and Pillars of it restored to their rightful Seats in Parliament And this both the King and the Parliament knew was one ready way to restore to them their due honour and reverence from the People If the Authority of the Church should not carefully be upheld how quickly should we come to have no Church at all and into what sad Calamities should we lapse by such an abandonment which in some sense but little differs from a Persecution LET us suppose that possible which the piety and goodness of the Kng hath made next to impossible says the 117. What would become of the Church if her Authority were despiled Lord Keeper in his Speech to both Houses of Parliament but let it be for once supposed Lord Keepers Speech April 13. 1675. pag 12 13. that the Church of England were forsaken her Authority made insignificant her Government precarious suppose her disarmed of all those Laws by which she is guarded denied all Aid from the Civil Magistrate and that none were obliged to obey her commands but those that have a mind to it would not this turn a National Church into nothing else but a Tolerated Sect or Party in the Nation Would it not take away all appearance of Establishment from it would it not drive the Church into the Wilderness again where she should be sure to find her self encompassed with all sorts of Enemies if at least she should find her self at all in the midst of so many Tolerations THEREFORE is it not most fitting that a strict Rule should be observed and that we could have the Law to be that Rule and not to leave every Man to be a Law and Rule unto himself WELL then may the King say to his Parliament what 118. His Majesties assurance that he will preserve the True Reformed Protestant Religion and the Church as now established he has said since in almost every one of his Speeches to them I will conclude with this assurance to you that I will preserve the True His Majesties Speech to both Houses Feb. 5. 16672. pag. 4. Reformed Protestant Religion and the Church as it is now Established in this Kingdom and in the whole course of my indulgence to Dissenters I do not intend that it shall any ways prejudice the Church but I will support its Rights and it in its full power THE Church of England and all good Protestants says 119. The Church and all good Protestants have reason to rejoyce in this their Defendour the Lord Chancellor to this Speech of the King in his own pag. 12 13. have reason to rejoyce in such a Head and such a Defendour His Majesty doth declare his care and concerns for the Church and will maintain them in all their Rights and Priviledges equal if not beyond any of his Predecessours He was born and bred up in it It was that his Father died for 120. Good reasons to induce his Majesty to it We all know how great temptations and offers he resisted abroad when he was in his lowest condition and he thinks it the honour of his Reign that he hath been the Restorer of 121. He hopes to bring it into greater lustre than ever yet it has been the Church 'T is that he will ever maintain and hopes to leave to posterity in greater lustre and upon surer grounds than our Ancestours ever saw it but his Majesty is not convinced That violent ways are the interest of Religion or the Church 122. violent ways not conducing to it AND after his Majestie 's conclusion of his Speech let me 123. Let us then all bless God and the King conclude nay let us all conclude with blessing God and the King Let us bless God that he Idem pag. 14. 15. hath given us such a King to be the Repairer of our Breaches both in Church and State and the Restorer of our paths to dwell in LET us bless the King for taking away all our fears and 124. That God hath given us such a King who makes the Church of England his great care leaving no room for jealousies for those assurances and promises he hath made us Let us bless God and the King that our Religion is safe that the Church of England is the care of our Prince what more hath a good English Man to ask but that this King may long Reign 125. Long therefore should we pray that this King may Reign WHEN He met his Parliament

Rights which he is so sollicitous for SURELY it is enough for any Kingdom and more than most Kingdoms in the World can boast The Lord Chancellor's Speech Thursd Feb. 15. 1676 7. p. 12. of to have their Affairs brought into such a Condition that they may in all Humane Probability 187. Future Contingencies not capable of certain Prospect and unless it be their own default continue for a long time safe and happy FOR Future Contingencies are not capable of any certain Prospect a Security beyond that of Humane Id. ibid. 188. Let us bless the King for taking away our fears and jealousies that our Properties and Liberties are safe Probability no Nation ever did or ever shall attain to LET us therefore bless the King for taking away all our Fears and leaving no Room for Jealousies The Lord Chancellor's Speech Feb. 5. 1672 3. pag. 15 16. Let us bless the King that our Properties and Liberties are safe as well as our Religion What more hath a good English Man to ask but that THIS KING may long Reign and that the Tripple Alliance of King Parliament 189. And may the Tripple Alliance of King Parliament and People never be dissolved and People may never be dissolved AND let all who pray for the long Life and Prosperity of the King add their Endeavours to The Lord Chancellor's Speech Thursd Feb. 15. 1676 7. p. 17. their Prayers and study to prolong his Sacred Life by giving him all the Joys of Heart which can arise 190. And let those who pray for the King's Life and Prosperity add their Endeavours to their Prayers from the Demonstrations of the lively and the warm Affections of his People TO which most excellent Prayer of the Chancellor let all the People joyn with me in this Response of Amen CHAP. IV. Of Parliaments NOTHING conduceth more to the Happiness of a Nation than a right Understanding 1. Nothing tends more to the happiness of the Nation than frequent Meetings in Common Council for the Security of all we have or are is lodged in our English Parliaments Sir Edward Turner 's Speech to the King Friday Feb. 8. 1666. on the Prorogation pag. 1 2. between the Prince and the People and nothing more advanceth this Correspondence than frequent Meetings in Common-Council By the Wisdom of our Fore-Fathers the Security of our Lives our Liberties and our Properties is lodged in our English Parliaments And so Gratious have Your Majesty's Predecessors been that for the satisfaction of their People they have made several Laws some for Triennial some for Annual Parliaments Your Majesty by their Example upon the humble Suit of your Lords and Commons hath in a former Session of this Parliament passed an Act for Triennial Meetings in Parliament But in this Your Majesty hath exceeded all your Predecessors that as your happy Restauration was in a Convention of Parliament so of your own Accord for the Publick Good and as a Demonstration of your extraordinary Love to Parliaments You have vouchsafed ever since Your Return to converse with your People in Parliament this being the Sixth Year and the Sixth Session of this present Parliament I DO chuse to begin with these words of the Speaker as being vere Emphatical in themselves and most convenient and apposite to usher in the several other following Declarations and Speeches to prove this to you that the King's Affection to Parliaments is extraordinary and that it hath been his Delight and wonderful Satisfaction as well as his very often Use and Practice to converse with his People in them AND that you may have no reason why to disbelieve me I shall without any further trouble of my own words straight fall upon what the King himself hath said IN the Letter which His Majesty sent to the Speaker of the Commons assembled in Parliament what Security did he give us of this in saying WE do assure you upon our Royal Word 2. No former Kings have had a greater Esteem of Parliaments than our present King that none of our Predecessors have had a The King's Letter to the Speaker of the Commons from Breda April 4 14. 1660. pag. 4. greater Esteem of Parliaments than we have in our Iudgment as well as from our Obligation We do believe them to be so Vital a Part of the Constitution of the Kingdom and so necessary for the Government of it that we well know neither Prince nor People can be 3. Neither Prince nor People can be happy without them in any tolerable degree happy without them And therefore you may be confident that we shall always look upon their Counsels as the best we can receive and shall be as tender of their Privileges and as careful 4. Their Counsels the best the King can receive to preserve and protect them as of that which is most near to our self and most necessary for our own Preservation AND as this is our Opinion of Parliaments that 5. He will be tender of their Privileges and careful to preserve them their Authority is most necessary for the Government of the Kingdom so we are most confident that you believe and find that the Preservation of the King's Authority is as necessary for the Preservation of Parliaments 6. The Preservation of the King's Authority as necessary for the Preservation of Parliaments as their Authority is necessary for the Government of the Kingdom and that it is not the Name but the right Constitution of them which can prepare and apply proper Remedies for those Evils which are grievous to the People and which can thereby establish their Peace and Security And therefore we have not the least doubt but that you will be as tender in and as jealous of any thing that may infringe our Honour or impair our Authority as of your own Liberty and Property which is best preserved by preserving the other HOW far We have trusted you in this great Affair and how much it is in your 7. It is in their Power to restore a ruined Nation Id. pag. 5. Power to restore the Nation to all that it hath lost and to redeem it from any Infamy it hath undergone and to make King and People as happy as they ought to be you will find by Our inclosed Declaration a Copy of which We have likewise sent to the House of Peers and you will easily belie●e that We would not voluntarily and of Our Self have reposed so great a Trust in you but upon an entire Confidence that you will not abuse it and that you will proceed in such a manner and with such due Consideration of Vs who have trusted you that We shall not be ashamed of declining other Assistance which we have Assurance of and repairing to you for more Natural and Proper Remedies for the Evils We would be free from nor sorry that We have bound up Our own Interest so entirely with that of Our

then we must consider again that our peace abroad will 76. Peace at home not subsist any longer than while we do maintain our peace at home for without this no Kingdom can be able to act in its full strength and without that the Friendship or Id. p. 8. Enmity of any Nation ceases to be considerable to its Neighbours Now 't is a great and a dangerous mistake in those who think 77. They are deceived who think it is peace at home because the Sword is not drawn the peace at home is well enough preserved so long as the Sword is not drawn whereas in truth nothing deserves Id. ibid. the name of peace but Unity Such an Unity as flows from an unshaken trust and confidence between the King and 78. Nothing deserves the name of peace but Unity his people from a due reverence and obedience to his Laws and to his Government from a Religious and an awful care not to remove the ancient Landmarks not to disturb those Constitutions which time and publick convenience hath settled from a 79. What Unity that is to be zeal to preserve the whole frame and order of the Government upon the old foundations and from a perfect detestation and abhorrency of all such as are given to change Whatsoever falls short of this falls short of Peace too Id. ibid. WHEN the Parliament met on the 21. October 1678. after several short Prorogations saith the Chancellor to them How much 80. How much the King relies upon accounts of and thinks himself safe in his Parliament is evident in his not letting them be out of his reach the King relies upon the advice and assistance of his Parliament how necessary he accounts it to him and Lord Chanc. Speech 21 Oct. 78. p. 6. how safe he thinks himself in it is evident by this that he hath not suffered you all this year to be out of his reach but hath continued you from time to time by a succession of little and short Prorogations A Parliament is the great the wise and the powerful Counsel 81. A Parliament the great wise and powerful Counsel ●f th● Nation of this Nation from the wisdom of this Counsel the King is sure he shall receive the best advice from Lord Chanc. Speech Thurs 6 March 78 9. p. 9 10. the duty and loyalty of this Assembly he can never want a chearful assistance and the King resolves to meet you all with so much grace and goodness that he hopes this Parliament shall end in no disappointment of any but our Enemies IT may seem strange perhaps to some that his Majesty who 82. The dissolution of the late long Parliament had so long and large an experience of the duty of the last Parliament should now and in this present conjuncture think fit to call a New one but the King hath so equal a confidence in the affections of all his good Subjects that he intends to be acquainted with them all and to have many and frequent Consultations with them and hopes by this means to attain first a true and right understanding of his people and next to that to be rightly understood by them AND as he did dissolve that Parliament which as you may see had done both him and the Nation so many good and profitable services so likewise for very great and weighty Reasons he saw it good and necessary to dissolve his numerous Privy-Councel 83. Dissolution of the Privy-Councel and to constitute such a one as may not only by its number be fit for the consultation and digestion of all business both Domestick and Foreign but also by the choice of them out of 84. And the constituting a new one the several parts this State is composed of may be Declaration which the Chancellor read to the Privy-Councel being caused to meet extraordinarily April 20. 79. pag. 2 3. the best informed in the true Constitutions of it and thereby the most able to Counsel him in all 85. And by their constant advice the King to govern his Kingdom together with the frequent use of his Parliament the Affairs and Interests of this Crown and Nation And by the constant advice of such a Councel his Majesty is resolved hereafter to govern his Kingdoms together with the frequent use of his Great Councel of Parliament which he takes to be the true ancient Constitution of this State and Government NOW for the greater Dignity of this Councel his Majesty resolves 86. Their number limited to that of thirty their number shall be limited to that of thirty And for their greater Authority there shall be fifteen of his Chief Officers who shall 87. Who those thirty shall be be Privy-Counsellors by their Places And for the other fifteen he will choose ten out of the several Ranks of the Nobility and five Commoners of the Realm whose known Abilities Interest and Esteem in the Nation shall render them without all Id. ibid. suspicion of either mistaking or betraying the true Interests of the Kingdom and consequently of advising him ill AT the opening of that Parliament 8 th of May 1661. his Majesty then said Without hearing the advice of my 88. Without the advice of his Privy-Councel he will do nothing of publick importance Privy-Councel as I never did so I never will resolve King's Sp. pag. 6. any thing of publick importance And how much he hath made use of them I need not tell you the whole World is sufficiently sensible And what great use he means to make of this his new Councel you cannot but be abundantly satisfied with his own words to his Parliament which tell you I have made 89. And therefore has chosen such as are worthy and able to advise him choice of such persons as are worthy and able to advise me and am resolved in all my weighty and important King's Sp. April 21. 1679. p. 9. affairs next to the advice of my great Councel in Parliament which I shall very often consult with to be 90. Fresh promises of often consulting with his Parliament advised by this Privy-Councel IT is the duty then of all Parliaments and Councels with unwearied labour to consult for the service of his Majesty and the good 91. The Parliaments and Councels duty of this Nation as I before have hinted how that Parliament did so would in a little time our Fields grow white to Harvest THEN let not needless fears and jealousies possess our minds and because immediately we are not as perhaps we would be let us not be rash in drawing any ill consequences of concluding that we never shall be otherwise THE design was mischievous enough no doubt that made some men a good while since talk of Dissolutions and that then Parliaments were even just expiring when the King himself declared it was as distant from his thoughts as it would have been little to his