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A45252 The arguments of Sir Richard Hutton, Knight, one of the judges of the Common Pleas, and Sir George Croke, Knight, one of the judges of the Kings Bench together with the certificate of Sir John Denham, Knight, one of the Barons of the Exchequer, vpon a scire facias brought by the Kings Majesty in the Court of Exchequer against John Hampden, Esquire : as also, the severall votes of the Commons and Peeres in Parliament, and the orders of the Lords for the vacating of the judgement given against the said Mr. Hampden, and the vacating of the severall rolls in each severall court, wherein the judges extrajudiciall opinions in the cases made touching ship-money are entred. England and Wales. Court of Exchequer.; Hutton, Richard, Sir, 1561?-1639.; Croke, George, Sir, 1560-1642.; Denham, John, Sir, 1559-1639.; Hampden, John, 1594-1643, defendant.; England and Wales. Parliament.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I) 1641 (1641) Wing H3842; ESTC R16237 74,278 200

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he to return the same to the Court whereunto he is the immediate officer and the former are not any officers So the Scire fac ' thereupon grounded I conceive is not good also the Scire fac ' to warne Mr. Hampden ad ostend ●i quid pro se habeat c. quare de praedict viginti solid onerare non debet not shewing to whom is uncertaine and insufficient Thereupon I conclude upon the whole ma●er That no judgement can be given to charge the Defendant FINIS Iudgement was given against Mr Hampden by the greater part of the Iudges And when the Iudges had delivered their opinions the Barons gave Iudgement Quod oneret●r c. Afterwards in this present Parliament begun at Westminster 3. Novembris Anno Dom. 1640. the Commons took into their considerations the extrajudiciall opinions of the Iudges the Ship-writs and this Iudgement against Mr Hampden and being read openly in the House after long debate Die Lunae septimo die Decemb. 1640. these foure severall Votes passed upon them without so much as one negative Voice to any of them viz. THat the charge imposed upon the Subjects for the providing and furnishing of Ships and the assesments for raising of money for that purpose commonly called Spip-money are against the Laws of the Realm the Subjects right of Property and contrary to former resolutions in Parliament and to The Petition of Right THat the extrajudiciall opinions of the Judges published in the Star-chamber and inrolled in the Courts at Westminster in haec verba THE CASE Charles Rex VVHen the good and safety of the Kingdome in generall is concerned and the whole Kingdome in danger whether may not the King by Writ under the Great Seal of England command all the Subjects in this Kingdome at their charge to provide and furnish such number of Ships with men victuall and munition and for such a time as hee shall think fit for the defence and safegard of the Kingdome from such danger and perill and by Law compell the doing thereof in case of refusall or refractorinesse And whether in such case is not the King the sole Judge both of the danger and when and how the same is to be prevented and avoided C. 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THEIR OPINIONS MAy it please Your most excellent Majesty We have according to Your Majesties command severally and every man by himself and all of us together taken into serious consideration the Case and questions signed by Your Majestie and inclosed in Your Letter And we are of opinion That when the good and safety of the Kingdome in generall is concerned and the whole Kingdome in danger Your Majesty may by Writ under the Great Seale of England command all the Subjects of this Your Kingdome at their charge to provide and furnish such number of Ships with men victuall and munition and for such time as Your Majesty shall think fit for the defence safegard of the Kingdome from such danger and perill and that by Law Your Majesty may compell the doing thereof in case of refusall or refractorinesse And we are also of opinion that in such case Your Majesty is the sole Judge both of the danger and when and how the same is to be prevented and avoided In the whole and in every part of them are against the Lawes of the Realme the Right of Property and the liberty of the Subjects and contrary to former Resolutions in Parliament and to The Petition of Right THat the Writ following in hae● verba viz. CHARLES by the Grace of God King of England Scotland France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. To Our right trusty and welbeloved Councellor Thomas Lord Coventry Keeper of Our great Seal of England greeting These are to will and require you that for the safegard of the Seas and defence of the Realme you issue forth or cause to be issued forth of our high Court of Chancery these ensuing Writs in the forme following with Duplicats of them under Our Great Seale of England unto the Counties Cities Townes and places hereafter ensuing and for so doing this shall be your warrant REx c. Vic. Com. nostri Buck. Ballivis Burgensibus Burgi paroch de Buckingham Maiori Ballivis Burgensibus Burgi de Chepping Wicombe alias Wicombe Ballivis Aldermannis Burgensibus Burgi de Aylesbury ac probis hominibus in eisdem Burgis parochiis membris eorundem in Villis de Agmondisham Wendover Marlowe magna ac in omnibus aliis Villis Burgis Villat Hamlet aliis locis in dicto Com. Buck. salutem Quia datum est nobis intelligi quod praedones quidam Piratae maris Grassatores tam nominis Christiani hostes Mahumetani quam alii congregat Naves bona ac mercimonia non solum Subditorum nostrorum verumetiam Subditorum Amicorum nostrorum in mari quod per gentem Anglicanam ab olim defendi consuevit nefariè diripientes spoliantes ea ad libitum suum deportavere hominesque in eisdem in captivitatem miserrimam mancipantes Cumque ipsos conspicimus Navigium indies praeparantes ad Mercatores nostros ulterius molestand regnum gravand nisi citius remedium apponatur eorumque conatui virilius obvietur consideratis etiam periculis quae undique his guerrinis temporibus imminent ita quod nobis Subditis nostris defensionem maris regni omni festinatione qua poterimus accelerare convenit Nos volentes defensioni regni tuitioni maris securitati Subditorum nostrorum salvae conductioni Navium Merchandizarum ad regnum nostrum Angliae venient ' de eodem regno ad partes exteras transeunt ' auxiliante Deo providere maxime cum nos Progenitores nostri Reges Angliae Domini maris praedict. semper hactenus extiterint plurimum nos taederet si honor iste regnis nostris temporibus depereat aut in aliquo imminuatur Cumque onus istud defensionis quod omnes tangit per omnes debeat supportari prout per legem consuetudinem regni nostri fieri consueverit Vobis praefat. Vicecom Maior Ballivis Aldermannis Burgensibus probis hominibus omnibus aliis quibuscunque supramentionat Villis Burgis Vill Hamlet locis suprad eorumque membris in fide ligeantia quibus nobis tenemini sicut Nos honorē nostr. diligitis necnon sub forisfactur omniumque quae nobis forisfacere poteritis firmiter injungend Mandamus quod unam Navem de guerra portagii quadringent quinquagint doliorum cum hominibus tam Magistris peritis quam Marinariis valentioribus expertis centum octoginta ad minus ac etiam tormentis tam majoribus quam minoribus pulvere tormentario ac hastis telis aliisque armatur necessar pro guerra sufficien cum duplici eskippamento necnon cum victual usque ad primum diem Marcii jam proximè