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A69598
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An address to the free-men and free-holders of the nation.; Address to the free-men and free-holders of the nation. Part 1
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Bohun, Edmund, 1645-1699.
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1682
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Wing B3445; Wing B3460; Wing B3461; ESTC R23155
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and Ordered others to be drawn against Sir Francis North Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas Sir Thomas Jones one of the Justices of the kings-Kings-Bench and Sir Richard Weston one of the Barons of the Exchequer So they were resolved to find themselves work tho they had refused to do the King's Business till that was granted which was impossible to be had this Session of Parliament Thursday the 6th of January A Bill for the more Easie Collecting the Duty of Hearth-Money was read a second time and committed upon the Debate of the House A Bill for Repealing the Act for the Well-Governing of Corporations was read the second time and committed Sir Philip Skippon was Excused from being taken into Custody for his Default in not attending the House in the Call there of the Tuesday before Colonel Birch reporting from the Committee appointed to receive Informations relating to the Popish Plott in Ireland That the Committee having proceeded upon the Matters to them referred had taken several Examinations and received the Answer of Sir John Davis and had also perused several Informations transmitted from the House of Lords relating to the said Plott All which he read in his place and afterwards delivered the same in at the Clerks Table where the same were again read The House then took into Consideration the Message sent from the Lords the Tuesday before wherein they desired the Concurrence of the House and Resolved That the House did agree with the Lords with the addition of these Words That the Duke of York being a Papist and the Expectation of his coming to the Crown hath given the Greatest Countenance and Encouragement thereto as well as to the Horrid Popish Plot in this Kingdome of England And they resolved to deliver the said Vote to the Lords at a Conference and Appointed a Committee to draw up Reasons to be offered at the said Conference Ordered That the several Informations of John Macnamara Maurice Fitz-Gerrald and James Mash that day read to the House relating to the Irish Plot be forthwith Printed Resolved That Rich. Poure Earl of Tyrone in the Kingdom of Ireland be Impeached of High Treason And that the Lord Dursley do go up to the Bar of the Lords and Impeach him c. and pray that he may be Committed to Safe Custody And further Ordered That the Committee appointed to prepare the Evidence against the Popish Lords in the Tower do prepare the said Impeachment Ordered That the further Consideration of the said Report in relation to Arthur Earl of Anglesey and Sir John Davis be Adjourned to Saturday Morning next at Ten of the Clock in a full House When it was Adjourned to Munday following which was their last day and gave them occasion for other Thoughts On Friday the 7th day of January The ingrossed Articles of Impeachment against Sir William Scroggs were Read and sent up to the Lords by the Lord Cavendish A Bill to prevent Vexatious Actions was read the first time and Ordered a second reading A Bill to prevent the Symony of one person from prejudicing another was read the first time and Ordered a second reading The Bill of Discovery of Settlements of Estates for Superstitious Uses was read the second time and committed upon the debate of the House Then the House according to their Order entred into Consideration of his Majesty's Message sent to the House the Tuesday before and Voted as followeth Resolved That it is the Opinion of this House That there is no Security or Safety for the Protestant Religion the King's Life or the Well Constituted and Established Government of this Kingdom without passing a Bill for disabling James Duke of York to Inherit the Imperial Crown of England and Ireland and the Dominions and Territories thereunto belonging and to rely upon any other means or remedies without such a Bill is not onely Insufficient but dangerous Resolved That his Majesty in his last Message having assured this House of his readiness to Concur in all other means for the preservation of the Protestant Religion this House doth declare That until a Bill be likewise passed for Excluding the Duke of York this House cannot give any Supply to his Majesty without Danger to his Majesties Person Extream Hazard of the Protestant Religion and Vnfaithfulness to Those by whom this House is trusted It seems the loss of Tangier and of all our Alliances abroad did not at all Hazard the Protestant Religion or Endanger his Majesties Person Resolved That all Persons who Advised his Majesty in his last Message to this House to insist upon an Opinion against the Bill for Excluding the Duke of York Have given pernicious Counsel to his Majesty and Are Promoters of Popery and Enemies to the King and Kingdome Resolved That George Earl of Halifax Henry Marquess of Worcester Henry Earl of Clarendon in the Opinion of this House are persons who Advised his Majesty in his last Message to this House to insist upon an Opinion against the Bill for Excluding the Duke of York and have therein given pernicious Counsel to his Majesty and are Promoters of Popery and Enemies to the King and Kingdom Resolved That an Humble Address be presented to his Majesty to remove Lawrence Hide Esq from his Majesties Councils and Presence and from his Office in the Treasury for ever Resolved That an Humble Address be presented to his Majesty to remove Henry Marquess of Worcester from his Presence and Councils and all the Offices and Imployments of Honour and Profit for ever Resolved That it is the Opinion of this House That Lewis Earl of Feversham is a Promoter of Popery and of the French Interest and a Dangerous Enemy to the King and Kingdom Resolved That an Humble Address be made to his Majesty to remove him from all Military Offices and Commands and from all other Publick Offices and Imployments and from his Majesties Councils and Presence for ever But here was no Addresses Voted against George Earl of Halyfax nor Henry Earl of Clarendon A Motion being made also for an Address to his Majesty to remove Edward Seymour Esq from his Majesties Council and Presence it was Adjourned to the Munday following Having taken all this care to Chastise the Great Men who as they believed had opposed them in this great business in the Next place they undertook to Chastise his Majesty Himself and if their design had taken effect as it is to be hoped it Never will his Majesty and all his Successors should have Known what it is to Anger a House of Commons However they meant well for they Resolved That whoever should hereafter Lend or cause to be lent by way of Advance any Money upon the Branches of the King's Revenue arising by Customs Excise or Hearth-Money that is all the principal Branches shall be Adjudged to hinder the Sitting of Parliaments and shall be responsible for the same in Parliament Resolved That whoever shall accept or buy any Tally of Anticipation upon
shall not follow your zeal but lead it The Lord Chancellor spoke thus My Lords and you the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons THat Royal care which his Majesty hath taken for the general quiet and satisfaction of all his Subjects is now more evident by these new and fresh instances of it which I have in command to open to you His Majesty hath considered with himself that it is not enough that your Religion and Liberty is secure during his own Reign but he thinks he owes it to his people to do all that in him lies that these blessings may be transmitted to your posterity and so well secured to them that no succession in after Ages may be able to work the lest alteration And therefore his Majesty who hath often said in this place that he is ready to consent to any Laws of this kind so that the same extend not to alter the descent of the Crown in the Right Line nor to defeat the Succession hath now commanded this to be further explained And to the end it may never be in the power of any Papist if the Crown descend upon him to make any change either in Church or State I am commanded to tell you that his Majesty is willing that provision may be made first to distinguish a Papist from a Protestant Successor then to limit and circumscribe the Authority of a Popish Successor in these cases following that he may be disabled to do any harm first in reference to the Church his Majestie is content that care may be taken that all Ecclesiastical and spiritual Benefices and promotions in the Gift of the Crown may be conferred in such a manner that we may be sure the Incumbents shall always be of the most Pious and learned Protestants And that no Popish Successor while he continues so may have any power to controul such preferments In reference to the State and civil part of the Government as it is already provided that no Papist can sit in either House of Parliament so the King is pleased that it be provided too that there may never want a Parliament when the King shall happen to dy But that the Parliament then in being may continue indissolvable for a compleat time or if there be no Parliament then in being then that the last Parliament which was in being before that time may reassemble and sit a competent time without any new Summons or Elections And as no Papist can by Law hold any place of trust so the King is content that it may be further provided that no Lords or other of the Privy Council no Judges of the common Law nor in Chancery shall at any time during the Reign of any Popish Successor be put in or displaced but by the Authority of Parliament And that care also be taken that none but sincere Protestants may be Justices of the Peace In reference to the Military part the King is willing that no Lord Lieutenant or Deputy Lieutenant nor no Officer in the Navy during the Reign of any Popish Successor be put out or removed but either by Authority of Parliament or of such persons as the Parliament shall intrust with such Authority 'T is hard to invent another restraint to be put upon a Popish Successor considering how much the Revenue of the Successor will depend upon consent of Parliament and how impossible it is to raise mony without such consent But yet if any thing else can occur to the Wisdom of the Parliament which may further secure Religion and liberty against a Popish Successor without defeating the Right of Succession it self his Majesty will most readily consent to it Thus watchful is the King for all your safety and if he could think of any thing else that you do either want or wish to make you happy he would make it his business to effect it for you God Almighty long continue this blessed Union between the King and his Parliament and people The House of Commons returning resolved to Adjourn the consideration of his Majesties Speech till the next Monday Morning And now let any man but seriously consider the Condescention of these proposals and that they were franlly and freely offered before the House of Commons had obliged themselves in point of Honour to stand to any Vote of Exclusion for that was not then made and he must then be amazed to see to what extremities matters have proceeded during that and the two last Parliaments But who can brook the impudence of those men who have notwithstanding this by Tales and Pamphlets endeavoured to represent his sacred Majesty to his people as a favourer of Papists and Popery Some men may possibly say that all this will not infallibly secure us against Popery and I say nothing can make any thing in this lower world steady and unalterable but it is more likely to do it than the exclusion Bill because it disarms a Popish Successor of the tempration and opportunity of enslaving us by force where as the other puts the Sword into his hand and compells him to try his fortune for the whole the event of which is much more uncertain than some pretend who trusting now to force and number will in likelyhood find themselves disappointed by men and punished by God for their distrust of his providence and reliance on the Arm of Flesh if not ruined by their over great confidence in the number of their party which often have deceived men in such occasions But this it not the place of these considerations but that they broke loose here against my will On Thursday the Commons gave leave to bring in a Bill 1. of May. that when any Member of their House is preferred to any Office or place of profit a new Writ should immediately issue out for Electing of a Member to serve in his stead This was to keep the party together and to prevent the Ministers from bying off any of them by preferment Seasonable Address to both Houses p. 10. and it is to be wished it had passed for that would have lessened their Numbers and have taken off all those that hoped to rise by opposition to the Court as they call it but indeed to the King and the Morarchy In the interim it may be a caution to the Country that they take not all these Gentlemen to be what they pretend to be for that apparently some of them were driving a Market for Preferments how much soever they had clamoured their predecessors on that account This day also Dr. John Nalson who had been a long time Imprisoned and put to vast charge for Writing the Letter of Advice from a Jesuite in Paris to his correspondent in London was discharged without assigning any reason or Law for this way of proceeding against him which was never yet used against any of the Writers of the most virulent Libells against the Government and Religion by Law established and they Voted also that an