Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	king_n	parliament_n	seal_n	2,695	5	8.7894	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91250	Prynne the Member reconciled to Prynne the barrester. Or An ansvver to a scandalous pamphlet, intituled, Prynne against Prynne. Wherein is a cleare demonstration, that William Prynne, utter barrester of Lincolnes Inne, in his soveraigne power of parliaments and kingdomes, is of the same judgement with, and no wayes contradictory to William Prynne Esquire, a Member of the House of Commons in his memento. Wherein the unlawfullnesse of the proceedings against the King, and altering the present government is manifested out of his former writings and all cavils and calumnies of this scandalous pamphleteer fully answered. / By William Prynne Esquire, barrester at law, and a Member of the House of Commons.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1649 (1649)	Wing P4043; Thomason E558_5; ESTC R203281	19,546	27

Part 2. p. 86 And that no proceedings ought to be in Parliament when most of the Members are absent or driven away from it Part. 2. p. 7 which he proves more largely whiles a Barrester and be fore he was a Member In his Levellers Levelled and his Plea for the Lords Therefore this Pamphletter hath much abused Master Prynne in this his misquotation and misapplication of his words 3dly Mr. Prynne the Barrester in the first part of his Soveraigne power of Parliaments which this Scribler quotes p. 28. cites and censures the unwarrantable Practise of King Richard the 2d for which he was articled against in the Parliament of 1H 4. when he was deposed * Gr●fton p 329. Mr. Saint Iohns Speech 1640. p 33. 1. H4 n 21. 22. 48. That in the 21 years of his Reigne he unduly packed a Parliament and by his extradordinary armed Guard of 4000 Cheshire Archers over-awed and forced it to Repeal the Parliaments of 10 11 Ri●h 2. and to attaint and condemne the Duke of Glocester Earle of Warwick and Earle of Arundell then likewise executed of High Treason After which adjourning the Parliament to Shrewsbury * 〈◊〉 2● R. 2. c. 12. 16. 1. H. 4. c. 3. Walsingham Hist Angliae p. 394. Gra●ton Holinshed he there subtilly procured an Act to passe by common consent That the power of the Parliament should remaine in some few persons who AFTER THE PARLIAMENT DISSOLVED should determine certaine petitions delivered but not answered therein By colour whereof these Committees proceeded to other things generally touching the Parliament and that by the Kings appointment in derogation of the state of the Parliament and discommodity and pe●nicious example of the whole Realme And by colour and authority thereof he caused the Parliament Rolls to be altered against the effect of the foresaid grant For which cause the said Parliament and all Acts and proceedings therein were nulled and declared void in 1. H. 4. c. 2. 3. This very president Mr-Prynne the Member cites in his Memento p. 9 10. as the nearest p●tterne he could meet with parallell to the present sitting Iunto Who without any Act of Parliament being not above the 9th or 10th part at most of the Commons House and sitting under an Armed force have taken upon them not only the name and power of the whole Parliament to alter null repeal Votes Orders and Ordinances made in a full and free House Vote out their fellow Members and lay aside the Lords House but likewise presumed to repeal old and make new Acts of Parliament to erect a new High Court of Iustice to try condemne and execute the King himselfe without any witnesses legally and publikely produced against him to adjourn and put off the Terme it selfe to the great obstruction and delay of Justice to order a new Great Seale of England to be made without the Kings Effigies or Motto to alter all the ancient Writs formes and proceedings at the Common Law in the Kings name and Stile to enact Commissions of Judges Sheriffs and Justices of Peace and the like to continue after the Kings death which are absolutely * Cook 7. Rep. 30. 31. Dyer 165. a. null and expired by it to enact and proclaine it to be High Treason for any man to proclaime Prince Charles King of England after his Fathers death who is King of England Scotland France and Ireland immediatly after his Fathers execution as is adjudged by all the Judges of England in Calums case Cook 7. f. 10. 11. and Cook 3. Instit p. 7. 1. ●ac ch 1. though bound thereto by the Common Law the Oathes of Supremacy and Allegiance the solemne League and Covenant and the Statute of 1. Jacobi ch 1. Wherein the Lords and Commons in full Parliament where All the whose body of the Realme and every Particular Member thereof were either by person or representative by the Lawes of the Realme deemed to be present did with all possible publike joy and acclamation as A memoriall so all posterities among the Records of the High Court of Parliament for ever to endure of their Loyalty obedience and hearty and humble 〈◊〉 publish declare and ENACT That they being boun●en there unto both by the laws of God and Man did recognize and acknowledge that the Imperiall Crowne of the Realme of England and of all the Kingdomes Dominions and Rights belonging to the same did immediatly by inherent birth-right and lawfull and undoubted Succession discend and come to his ●ost excellent Maiesty 〈◊〉 being Lineally Justly and lawfully ne●t and sole Heire of the blood Royall of this Realme And that by the goodnesse of Almighty God and lawfull right of Discent his Majesty was of the Realmes and Kingdomes of England Scotland France and Ireland the most mighty and potent King and thereunto they did most humbly and faithfully submit NOTE and oblige themselves their News and Posterities for ever until the last drop of their bloods be spent Beseeching his Maj●sty to accept of the same as the first fruits in that High Court of Parliament of their loyalty and faith to his Maiesty and his royal progeny and posterity for ever And to Vote and declare High Treason to be no Treason and Loyalty and Allegiance it selfe to be High Treason contrary to all rules of Law Justice Honesty Religion Reason Conscience and * 1. H. 4. c. 10 1. ● 6. c. 1● ● 1 Ma●iae c. 1. Cook 3. Inst●t p. 2. 21. 22. 23. expresse Acts of Parliament to terrifie and scare poore ignorant people from their Loyalty and duties when as all wise men admire decide scorne such pittifull exorbitant Bulls and Bugbeares which will affright themselves most at last when Scelera sceleribus ●●enda Licentia scelerum est quae regna invisa tuetur and armed violence be grown out of date as they will no doubt ere long And then this Iuncto will wish with all their souls but over late they had harkned better to Mr. Prynnes timely M●mento which will then rise up in judgement against them and this Pamphletter to condemne and leave them without the least excuse Upon the whole matter then it will appear to all the world That Mr. Prynne both as a Barrester and Member is semper idem and no Changling turn-coat or Apostate from his first principles and Engagements as this perjured Pamphetter is to whom he wisheth more Grace Truth Honesty and lesse Deceit Falshood and Hypocrisy in his heart and next Impressions wherein he expects he will answer the principal Considerations in his Memento with the Declarations Remonstrances Protestations Petitions Promises of both Houses and the Solemn League and Covenant therein recited to which he hath not in this Pamphlet attempted to return the last shadow of an Answer such a worthy Champion hath he shewed himself and so unable to encounter his Antagonist Mr. Prynne either as a Barrester or Member of the Commons House Who having written more then any man in def●nce of the Soveraigne Power of Parliaments and Kingdoms considered only as they are rightly constituted and qualified is thereby engaged more then any man to oppose the abuses extravagances unparliamentary disloyall Proceedings of any who shall presume to wrest abuse and pervert his Loyall Orthodox writings contrary to his sence and meaning to justifie their unwarrantable illegall Tyrannicall and Treasonable Actions as this Pamphletter and some others of late have done POSTSCRIPT COl P. is credibly reported to be the Author of Prynne against Prynne by divers yet others report that his Sonne in Law Mr Abb●t a Member is the Author and the Col. only the surperviser of it at the presse● however it is agreed by all that one of them is the Author and the Col. owning it at the presse I must repute him the Father of this spurious birth FINIS