of the Church He was a Batchelour of Divinity I would know how hee came to be a Bishop two men are named in the last Remonstrance that are Privie Counsellours and it is very probable that these Ecclesiasticall Officers did give that advice to his Majestie Sir Humphrey May. I will let you know what I am privy unto It is true those two were named in the Remonstrance This point was pressed before the King and his Councell The King doth utterly dislike those Novellours then were these Bishops with teares in their eyes present and protested they hated those opinions and the Questions and they renounced them upon their knees Sir Iames Parrat It is said that these two Bishops were before the Councell and with teares did disclaime the opinions but we see their facts The Bishop of London Doctor Land did entertaine for his Chaplaine in his house one that did dispute the Arminian points who said what Arminians hold and write this I will maintaine and justifie upon my oath It was ordered that the complaint against Master Mountague should be taken into consideration and that a Committee should make search after the pardon A Petition was preferred against Cozens Master Sherland made report from the Committee about the search for the Pardons that they found Pardons sealed one to Bishop Mountague one to Cozens one to Doctor Mannering and one to Doctor Sibthorpes Sir Robert Phillippes If ever there came here businesse of like consequence I have lost my memory if ever King of England was abused in his mercy it is our King what persons are pardoned the greatest enemies to the Church and State that ever was standing under the judgement of Parliament they are pardoned betweene Parliaments If every man be not warned to search this into the bottome I would we might never regard any thing Yee see an offendor complained of and in stead of punishment Grace the goodnesse of our King is thus abused Let a select Committee consider of it and let Master Attorney certifie what is done and by whom and I hope we shall find those originall Instruments who have mis-led his Majestie It was ordered that a sub-Committee should have power to send for the Records and the Privy Seale and other Instruments belonging to the Pardons and to send for the parties and also to send to Master Attorney about his knowledge by whose signification the Pardons were obtained which was done accordingly Sir Robert Phillippes made report that we went to Master Attorney and found him in the Starre-Chamber and acquainted him with the Message He answered that he received a command from his Majestie in the last long Vacation presently after the end of the last Session to draw a Pardon and delaying it till Michaelmas Terme he said that he met with the Bishop of Chichester who intimated unto him his Majesties favour and requested him to draw his Pardon Master Attorney said he desired him to advise whither it would be any advantage to him or no after he met with a great Lord and a Privy Counsellour the Earle of Dorset who asked him if the Pardon for the Bishop of Chichester were drawne and desired him to dispatch it After this he said the Lord Carlton sent to him a warrant under the Kings hand to command him to draw the Pardon which he did and sent it to the Bishop of Winchester who interlined it And whereas the Pardon was but for one he put in foure Montague Cozens Sibthorpe Mannering Thursday the 5. of February Anno 1628. Secretary Cooke brought the Kings Answer to the House concerning the Fast viz. That it was his Majesties pleasure that the Fast should be kept by both Houses of Parliament on the eighteenth day of this instant February and for the whole Kingdome the 20. of March Friday the 6. of February Anno 1628. One Witherington was petitioned against who had formerly beene examined before the Lords of the Councell for depraving our Religion oftentimes calling the Protestants Heretiques wishing that an hundred of their throats were cut And to one that was a Papist and lately turned to our Religion he said he would be hanged and otherwise disgraced him It was ordered that he should be sent for The House being informed about two dayes agoe that a little before Cozens obtained his Pardon he was accused to Master Attorney by two witnesses for speaking words against the King and sent to Master Attorney about it Sir Robert Phillippes and others were appointed to examine this businesse whereupon report was made to the House by Sir Robert Phillippes as followeth Sir Robert Phillippes My part is to give accompt about the affidavits against Cozens and the diversion of the cause against him in the Starre-Chamber Master Attorney said that one Master Heath of Graies Inne came to him about Michaelmas Terme and affirmed that Cozens in a publique meeting said that the King had nothing to doe to be Head of the Church and that he had no more power to excommunicate then his servant that rubbed his horses heeles the Attorney acquainted his Majestie with it but his Majestie was not willing to beleeve that any man would dare say so much but that the compliant did arise from malice but hee charged the Attorney to make a carefull disquilition of it and if it were strongly proved that then hee should repaire to his Majestie Master Attorney did againe enquire after this businesse and said to Master Heath the matter is found and very improbable there is some mistake in it hereupon there were two Affidavits taken and they did sweare it point blancke Yet Master Attorney sent his Letters to Master Deane and others that were present when the words were spoken to require them to certifie whether the words were spoken or no upon that Certificate there was some variance about the words and thereby the businesse was lessened and being demanded if he had directions from any to desist he said no But casually he met with the Bishop of Winchester and hee told him of the complaint The Bishop said it will be nothing For King one of them that made the Affidavit is but a baggage fellow Sir Iohn Elliott It was our honour and duty not to passe these things over too sleightly I finde the Kings Honour and his Right is in question which we are all sworne to If I mistake not it is high Treason and that proved upon oath and presented to the Attorney His Majestie was acquainted with it who gave command to examine it and the Attorney was to certifie his Majestie In ordinary Felonies the Law doth not allow oathes contrary to the proceedings for the King here against two Affidavits a Letter and a Certificate must dath them all The Attorney informed the Bishop of Winchester with it who said that hee heard of such a complaint against Iacke Cozens but it was upon malice Let the persons that made these affidavits be sent for and let Master Attorney be sent for to answer why
THE DIURNALL OCCVRRENCES of every dayes proceeding in PARLIAMENT since the beginning thereof being Tuesday the twentieth of Ianuary which ended the tenth of March Anno Dom. 1628. With the Arguments of the Members of the House then assembled LONDON Printed by R. H. and are to be sold by William Cooke at Furnivals Inne Gate in Holborn Anno Dom. 1641. A TRVE RELATION of every dayes proceeding in PARLIAMENT since the beginning thereof being Tuesday the 20. of Ianuary An. Dom. 1628. VPon the said twentieth day of Ianuary being the first day of the Parliament nothing was done but onely the setling of the Committees Upon Wednesday the 21. of Ianuary It was ordered that M. Selden and others should see if the Petition of Right and his Majesties Answer thereto were enrolled in the Parliament Rolles and the Courts of Westminster as his Majestie sent them word the last Session they should be and also in what manner they were entred which was done accordingly M. Selden reported to the House that his Majesties Speech made the last day of the Parliament in the upper House is also entred by his Majesties command M. Pymme moved that the debate thereof should be deferred untill Tuesday next by reason of the fewnesse of the House and the liberty of the Kingdome Sir Iohn Elliot It is true it deserves to be deferred untill there be a fuller House But it is good to prepare things I find it is a great point I desire a select Committee may consider thereof and also how other liberties of the Kingdome be invaded I finde in the Countrey the Petition printed indeed but with an Answer that never gave satisfaction I desire a Committee may consider thereof and present it to the House by what warrant it was printed which was ordered M. Selden In this Petition of Right it is knowne how lately it hath beene violated since our last meeting the liberties for Lease-person and Free-hold how have they beene invaded have not some beene Committees and contrary to that Now we knowing this Invasion must take notice of it We know of an order made in the Exchequer That a Sheriffe was commanded not to execute a Replevin and mens goods are taken away and must not be restored And also no man ought to loose life or limbe but by the Law And hath not one lately lost his Eares meaning Savage that was censured in the Starre-chamber by an Arbitrable Judgement and sentence Next they will take away our Armes and so our Lives Let all see we are sensible of these customes which creepe on us Let us make a just presentation hereof to his Majestie Norton at Barre Norton the Kings Printer was called to the Barre and asked by what warrant the Additions to the Petition were printed He said there was a Warrant as hee thought from the King himselfe And being asked whether there were not some Coppies printed without Additions He said there were some but they were suppressed by some Warrants Sir Iohn Elliott desired a clearer satisfaction might be made and that he might answer directly by what Warrant whereupon he was called in againe and said he did not remember the particular but sure there was a Warrant Thursday the 22. of Ianuary One M. Rolles a Merchant and a member of the House informed the House that his goods were seized by the Customers for refusing to pay the custome by them demanded although he told them what was adjudged to be done by Law he would pay Whereupon Sir Robert Phillippes spake as followeth Sir Robert Phillippes By this information you see the unfortunatenesse of these times and how full time it was for this Assembly to meet to secure his Majestie and to preserve our selves And I am confident we came hither with fulnesse of both and all shall conduce to a happie conclusion and to the Kings honour and to our owne Great and weighty things wound deepe Cast your eyes which way you please you shall see violations on all sides Looke on the liberty of the Subject Looke on the priviledge of this House Let any say if he ever saw or read the like violations by inferiour Ministers that over-doe their commaunds They know the party was a Parliament man Nay they said if all the Parliament was in you this we would doe and justifie If we suffer the liberty of this House to wither out of feare or complaint we give a wound to the happinesse of this Kingdome Here the course of Justice was intercepted An Order in the Exchequer was made for a stay of the goods since there is seizure upon the approach of Parliament of goods amounting to 5000 l. for a pretended duty of 200 l. In the first of King Iames by reason of the sickenesse that then was the Parliament was prorogued and then was some boldnesse to take this Tonnage and Poundage and then we questioned the men that demaunded Tonnage and Poundage for there was no right to demaund it Let us proceed with affection of duty to make up breaches Let a Committee proceed of these proceeding Here M. Littleton made a Speech to second him M. Littleton We have had good admonitions and we have followed them We have Moderation preached unto us in Parliament and we have followed it I would others did the like out of Parliament Let the parties be sent for that violated the Liberties of Parliament to have their Doome This Speech was occasioned by Secretarie Cooke who in his Speech desired that Moderation should be used Sir Iohn Elliott I see by this Relation what cause we have to be tender of the Libertie of the Subject and this House and yet withall to retein the Moderation as to give satisfaction to the world that our heart is fixed to serve his Majestie and to free us from offer of jealousie Three things are involved in this complaint 1. The Right of a particular Gentleman 2. The Right of the Subject 3. The Right and Priviledge of this House Let the Committee consider of the two former but for the violation of this House let us not be lesser then our forefathers Was ever the information of a member committed to a Committee Let us send for the parties Is there here a bare denyall of the Restitution of the goods Was it not also said that if all the Parliament were comeined in him they would doe as they did Let them be sent for It was ordered that the Officers of the Custome-House should be sent for M. Selden reported from the Committee concerning the printing of the Petition of Right That there were 5000 Coppies printed without any Additions at all which were published in the time of the last Parliament but since the Parliament other Coppies have beene printed with the Additions and these suppressed and made waste papers which the Printer did as he said by commaund from M. Atturney which he received from his Majestie And the Printer further said that M. Attorney was with the Lord Privie Seale at Whitehall
done it will be time to take into consideration the breakers and oftendors against this rule in the next place But before we have laid downe that our worke will be in vaine therefore first to lay downe the proposition wherein we differ from the Arminians and in that I shall be ready to deliver my opinion and this is my humble motion It was ordered that a Committee should be appointed to pen an answer to his Majesties messages and to shew him that it is their resolutions to give him all expedition in his service and that they hold it not onely fit to give him thankes but rather to shew what perills we are in and that Tonnage and Poundage is their owne gift and it is to arise from themselves and that they entend not to enter into any thing that belongs not to them Thursday the 29. of Ianuary The former part of the day was spent in debating of the transportation of Corne and Victuals into Spaine and it was ordered that a message should be sent to his Majestie That it is now evident that divers Ships are bound for Spaine and to desire a stay of them after the House sate at a Committee about Religion After long debate it was resolved by the Commons House of Parliament concerning Religion as followeth That We the Commons now in Parliament assembled claime professe and avow for the Truth the sence of the Articles of Religion which were established in Parliament in the 13. yeare of our late Queen Elizabeth which by the publique Acts of the Church of England and by the generall and current Exposition of the Writers of our Church have beene delivered to us as we erect the sence of the Articles of Religion which were established in Parliament in the thirteenth yeare of our late Queene Elizabeth which by the publique Acts of the Church of England and by the generall and current Exposition of the Writers of our Church have beene delivered to us and we reject the sence of the Jesuites and Arminians and all other wherein they differ from us The House received an answer from his Majestie touching the Ships which was that he would consider of it and send them word in due time Friday the 30. of Ianuary A Committee of the Lower House went to the King in the Privy Chamber with the Petition of the â—ast and the Archbishop of Yorke after hee had made a short Speech presented it to his Majestie in the name of both Houses The Petition of both Houses for the Fast. Most Gratious Soveraigne It is the hearty and very earnest desire of us your most dutifull and loyall Subjects the Lords Spirituall and Temporall and Commons in this present Parliament assembled that this our meeting be abundantly blessed with all happy successe in the great and urgent affaires of Church and State upon which we are to consult and that by a cleare understanding both of your Majesties goodnesse to us and of our ever faithfull and loyall hearts to your Person and service all feare and distractions which are apparant signes of Gods displeasure and of ensuing mischiefe being removed there may be this Session and for ever be a perfect and most happy union and agreement between your Majesty and all the estates of your Realme but humbly acknowledging that this nor any other blessing can be expected without the favour of Almighty God upon the observation of the continued and encreasing miseries of the reformed Churches abroad whose cases with bleeding hearts we compassionate as likewise of those punishments already inflicted and which are likely in great measure to fall upon our selves We have just cause to conceive that the Divine Majesty is for our sinnes exceedingly offended with us We doe in these and all other pious respects Most Deare Soveraigne humbly beseech your Majestie that by your Royall commandement not onely our selves but all the people of your Kingdomes may be speedily enjoyned upon some certaine day by your Majestie prefixed by publique Fasting and Prayer to seeke reconciliation at the hands of Almignty God so that the Prayers of your whole Kingdome joyned with your Majesties most Princely care and the faithfull and hearty endeavours of this great Councell now assembled may procure glory to Almighty God in the preservation of his true Religion much honour to your Majestie prosperitie to your people and comfort to all your Majesties friends and Allyes The Kings Answer to the Petition for the East My Lords and Gentlemen The chiefest motive of your Fast being the deplorable estate of the reformed Churches abroad is too true and our duties are so much as in us lyeth to give them all possible helpe but certainly fighting will doe them much more good then fasting though I doe not wholly disallow of the latter yet I must tell you that the customes of Fasts every Session is but lately begun And I confesse I am not fully satisfied with the necessitie of it at this time yet to shew you how smoothly I desire your businesse to goe on eschewing as much as I can Questions or I doe willingly graunt your requests herein but with this note that I expect that shall not hereafter be brought into president for frequent Fasts except upon great occasions As for the forme and time I will advise with my Lords the Bishops and then send you a particular answer to both Houses The Declaration of the Commons Most Gratious Soveraigne We have within these three dayes received from your Majestie a message putting us in minde of our present entring upon the present consideration of a grant of Tonnage and Poundage but the manner of the possessing the House therewith being disagreeable to our orders and priviledges so that we could not proceed therein and finding our selves in your Majesties name pressed in that businesse and that we should give precedencie thereunto we cannot but expresse some sence of sorrow fearing least the most hearty and forward affections wherewith we desire to serve your Majestie are not clearely represented unto you besides such is the sollicitous care we have of preserving our selves in your Majesties most gratious and good opinion that it cannot breed but much trouble in us when ever we finde our selves as now we are enforced to spend that time in making our humble Apologies from whence doe usually arise long debates which we conceive might be very profitably applyed in the great services of your Majesty and the Common-wealth which we did with all humble diligence apply our selves unto and finding the extreame dangers wherewith our Religion is threatned clearely presenting themselves to our thoughts and considerations we thinke we cannot without impiety to God disloyaltie to your Majesty and unthankfullnesse to those from whom we are put in trust retarde our proceedings untill something be done to secure us in this maine point we preferre our lives and all earthly things whatsoever And here we doe with all humble thankfullnesse acknowledge your most pious care and Princely intentions to