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A54198
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The Protestants remonstrance against Pope and Presbyter in an impartial essay upon the times or plea for moderation / by Philanglus.
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Penn, William, 1644-1718.
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1681
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Wing P1345; ESTC R26869
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5000 l. To Sir Miles Hubbard 5000 l. To Mr. Hampden's Children 5000 l. To Sir Benjamin Rudyard 6000 l. To Sir John Elliot's Children 5000 l. To Mr. Benjamin Valentine 5000 l. To Mr. Walter Long. 5000 l. To Denzile Hollis Esquire 5020 l. In Toto 99000 l. SO that first this long Parliament miss-pent the Nations Treasure When besides the voluntary Contributions of Silver Thimbles from the Seamstresses Bodkins from the Chambermaids Silver Spoons from the Cooks Silver Bowls from the Vintners and Rings and Ear-Rings from the Sister-hood for the Maintenance of this Holy War they made an Ordinance in March 1642. for the Levying of 33000 l. a Week which comes to above 2700000 l. a year over and above all the Kings Lands and Woods with whatsoever was remaining unpaid of any Subsidy formerly granted him Together with Tunnage and Poundage usually received by the King And also the Profit of Sequestration of Great Persons whom they pleased to vote Delinquents and the Profit of Bishops Lands which they all Peaceably enjoyed Again the Rump of this same Parliament in 1652 to Maintain War with the Dutch Levied a new Tax upon the People of 120000 l. per mensem to continue a year Which shews that this Democratical and Parliamentary Government or rather this Olygarchy and Rump of a Parliament was no less Burthensom and Chargeable to the People even then a French Monarchy And after this again was another Six Months Tax of an 100000 l. per mensem But what was most unjust of this Parliament and shews how Dangerous it has sometimes been for an House of Commons to have any great sum of Money ready raised and deposited in their own hands was their imploying all that Money which had been Collected by Charity for the relief of the distressed Irish towards the Maintenance of a War against the King Whilst in the mean time the Poor Irish Protestants were Perished by Sword and Famine for want of this Relief Secondly this Parliamentary Dominion was no less Bloudy and Tyranical then the most absolute Monarchy of France or Turkey witness their High Court of Justice which murthered the King Duke Hamilton Earl of Holland Lord Capel and other Loyalists nay their own Friends the two Sir John Hothams whom upon a vain Suspition they ungratefully Sentenced to death but what was an Inhumanity equal to any thing in Popery was that the Godly Sectaries once put it to the Vote whether they should Massacre all the Royallists or no which was carried in the Negative but by two Voices And had it once pass'd there are few but know that Lambert and his Levelling Party had designed to destroy all the Nobility and Gentry of England cutting their Throats by the name of Loyallists whether they were so or no As for the Nobility I mean the House of Peers that Parliament which put the King to Death likewise presently Voted them useless Whereby we may observe how entirely the Nobility and Gentry depend upon the King's Prosperity Who was no sooner Dethroned but presently the Lords are turned out of the Government and the Gentry designed to be Massacred So that of all Tyranies God deliver us from a perpetual Parliament and of all Governments from that of Geneva Fetters which consists of many Links being more troublesom then those of one But to argue upon the square pray let me ask any of these Rumpers why the King might not then as well Levy Money without Lords and Commons as the Commons without King and Lords Why the King might not then interest himself in appointing what Members the People should chuse for Parliament as well as Cromwels Major-General awed the Electors in the like case And why the King might not then Govern by a Court Rump of a Parliament as well as they by an Independent Rump For my part I think them alike grievances and equally unlawful Lastly Now As for their Hierarchy or Government Ecclesiastick it was more Intollerable then their Civil Jurisdiction Elders Deacons Synods and Assemblies being far more Oppressive and Authoritative than Vicar Arch-Deacon Doctor or Spiritual Court. Synods are Whelps o' th' Inquisition A Mungrel breed o' th' like Pernition Synods are Mistical Bergardens Where Elders Deputies Church-Wardens And Saints themselves are brought to Stake For Gospel Light and Conscience-sake And then set Heathen Officers Instead of Dogs about their ears Hudib Every little Ananias or Elder usurping as much power over his respective Family and Authority over a man's Wife and Filly Foals whether Children or Servants especially if they be handsom as the Pope himself nay and as formidable to the Master his Patron He must be first served with the best meat and drink and the Female which he chooses for his Convert is ever the handsomest such Fellows and Wasps having always the wit to elect the choicest Fruit As well in Presbytery as Popery the Priests of both kinds center in the Petticoat so that young Elders and young Fryars are frequent charges to the Parish They are the greatest of Hypocrites when by their long Prayers they conceal their Whoredom Drunkenness Gluttony and Lying by their severity to others they shadow their own wickedness and by their Canting Religion disguise their intended Rebellion well knowing that flames as in Hay or Straw may be kindled in the more combustible People by such Foxes as shall appear rather to carry Water then Fire The Presbyterians and Papists began the War in Scotland continued it in England and brought the old King's Head to the Block where the Independants cutting it off the others very cunningly wash'd their hands of it As for the Tyranny of their Discipline I refer you to Geneva or rather to the History of New England and Heylin of Presbytery Presbytery does but translate The Papacy to a Free-State A Commonwealth of Popery Where every Village is a See As well as Rome and must maintain A Tyth-Pig-Metropolitan Where every Presbyter and Deacon Commands the Keys for Cheese and Bacon More haughty and severe in 's place Then Gregory or Boniface Such Church must surely be a Monster With many Heads for if we conster What in th' Apocalypse we find According to th' Apostles mind 'T is That the Whore of Babylon With many Heads did ride upon Which Heads denote the sinful Tribe Of Deacon Priest Lay-Elder Scribe Hudib Moreover as the Government of the Long Parliament was most Tyrannical and wicked so also was the Usurpation and behaviour of Cromwell if rightly examined for as Mr. Cowley well observes What can be more extraordinarily wicked then for a private Subject to endeavour not only to exalt himself above but to trample upon all his equals and betters to pretend freedom for all men and under the help of that pretence to make all men his Servants to take Arms against scarce 200000 l. a year and to raise for himself above two Millions to quarrel for the loss of 3 or 4 Ears and strike off 3 or 400 Heads to fight
House acknowledging their said offence and contempt craving her pardon for the same and promising to forbear the like for the future Mr. Vice-Chamberlain by the Suffrage of the whole House did accordingly carry up this their Submission to the Queen Also 35 Eliz. Mr. Peter Wentworth and Sir Henry Bromley delivered a Petition to the Lord Keeper desiring the Lords of the Upper House to be Suppliants with them of the Lower House unto her Majesty for entailing the Succession of the Crown whereof a Bill was ready drawn The Queen being highly displeased herewith summoned the parties concern'd in this motion before her Councel and made the Lord Keeper Buckhurst and Sir Thomas Heneage commit Wentworth prisoner to the Tower and Mr. Bromley to the Fleet together with Mr. Stephens and one Mr. Welch Knight for Worcestershire Another time this Queen the 28 th of her Reign sent a severe Reprimand to the House of Commons for choosing and returning Knights of the Shire for Norfolk a thing which she said was impertinent for the House to meddle withal and belong'd only to the Office and care of her Chancellour from whom the Writs issue and are Return'd Again the House of Commons by their Speaker 39 Eliz complained of some Monopolies whereupon the Lord Keeper made answer in her Majesties Name That her Majesty hoped her dutiful and loving Subjects would not take away her Prerogative which is the chiefest Flower in her Garden the principal Pearl in her Crown and Diadem but that they will rather leave that to her own disposal In one Parliament when Mr. Coke afterwards Sir Edward Coke was Speaker the Queen sent a Messenger or Serjeant at Arms into the House of Commons and took out Mr. Morris a Member thereof and committed him to Prison with divers others for some Speeches spoken in the House Whereupon Mr. Wroth moved the House that they would be humble Suiters to her Majesty that she would be pleased to enlarge those Memberâ— of the House that were restrained which was done accoâ—dingly And answer was sent by her Privy Councel That her Majesty had committed them for cause best known to her self and to press her Highness with this Suit would be of dangerous consequence that the House must not call the Queen to account for what she doth of her Royal Authority that the causes for which they are restrained may be high and dangerous and that her Majesty liketh no such Questions neither that it did become the House of Commons to search into matters of that nature And likewise in the 39 th of Eliz. the Commons were told that their Priviledges were Yea and No and that her Majesties pleasure was that if the Speaker perceived any idle heads which would not stick to hazard their own Estates but meddle with Reforming the Church and transforming the Commonwealth by exhibiting Bills to that purpose the Speaker should not receive them till they were viewed and considered by those who were fitter to consider of such things and can judge better of them And moreover the Queen rejected 48. Bills which had passed both Houses in that very Parliament whereas I have not heard of any two publick Bills that our Gracious Sovereign ever yet refused to pass as for the Bill of Succession that has never yet passed both Houses Also in the 21 of King James a Declaration was sent from New-Market to the Parliament wherein he asserts That most Priviledges of Parliaments grâ—w from Precedents which shew rather a Toleration then an Inheritance wherefore he could not allow of the stile they used to him calling it their ancient and undoubted Right and Inheritance but could rather have wished they had said their Priviledges were derived from the grace and permission of his Ancestors and himself Thereupon he concludes That he cannot with patience endure to hear his Subjects to use such Antimonarchical words concerning their Liberties except they had subjoyned unto them that they were granted them by the grace and favour of his Progenitors Nevertheless he promiseth to be careful of whatsoever Priviledges they enjoy'd by long custom and uncontrolled lawful Precedents Neither were the Houses of Commons so full of those Heats and Animosities in former times as they have been of late years and in King Charles the First his Reign but as all things were carried with lenity and Justice on the Kings side so with great modesty and deference by the Commons Thus in the 13 th of Edward the third a Parliament was called to consult of the Domestick quiet and the defence of the Marches of Scotland and the security of the Seas from Enemies But the Commons humbly desired not to be put to consult of things Queux ols n'ont pas cognizance whereof they had no cognizance In the 12 of the same King the Commons being moved for their advice touching the prosecution of a War with France after four days for Consultation by an Elegant Speech of Justice Thorp they answered that their humble desire of the King was that he would be advised therein by the Lords they being of more Experience then themselves in such Affairs In the sixth year of Richard the second a Parliament was called to consult whether the King should go in person to rescue the City of Gaunt or send an Army thither Wherein the Commons being asked their advice by Sir Thomas Puckring their Speaker they humbly answered that the Councels did more aptly belong to the King and his Lords The next year the Commons are desired to advise of the Articles of peace with France but they again modestly excuse themselves as too weak to Councel in so weighty matters And being a second time press'd as they did tender the repute of their Countrey and Right of their King they humbly delivered their Opinoins rather for Peace then War Nay and touching the point we are now upon of naming a Successor I have seen saith a late Author a Manuscript which makes mention that Henry the Eighth some two years before his death Summon'd a Parliament wherein he intimated to them that one of his main designs of Confining that Parliament was that they should declare a Successor to the Crown but the Parliament with much modesty answered that touching that point it belonged to His Majesty to consider of it And consulâ— with his Learned Privy-Councel about it And whomsoever his Majesty would be pleased to nâ—minate in his last Will they would Confirm and Ratifie Whereupon old King Henry made a formal Will which was afterwards enrolled in Chancery c. for such was the Moderation and Modesty of the House of Commons in former times that they declined the Agittation and Cognizance of High State Affairs humbly transferring them to their Soveraign and his Privy-Councel a Parliament man then thought it to be the Adaequate object of his Duty to study the welfare complain of grievances and have the defect supplyed of that place for the which he served Thus the Burgess of Lâ—nn