a_o brief_a and_o perfect_n relation_n of_o the_o answer_n and_o reply_v of_o thomas_n earl_n of_o strafford_n to_o the_o article_n exhibit_v against_o he_o by_o the_o house_n of_o commons_z on_o the_o thirteen_o of_o april_n an._n dom._n 1641._o london_n print_v 1647._o to_o the_o reader_n reader_n have_v employ_v the_o author_n of_o this_o tteatise_n to_o make_v these_o collection_n for_o my_o private_a information_n and_o find_v they_o to_o be_v beneficial_a for_o the_o public_a i_o dare_v not_o wrong_a posterity_n and_o my_o own_o conscience_n to_o conceal_v they_o for_o my_o own_o use_n without_o impart_v they_o to_o the_o good_a of_o other_o for_o the_o solemn-triall_n therein_o describe_v be_v so_o paramount_n in_o the_o equipage_n of_o all_o circumstance_n that_o as_o former_a age_n have_v be_v un-able_a so_o future_a be_v un-like_o to_o produce_v a_o parallel_n thereof_o as_o for_o the_o person_n himself_o who_o as_o a_o cunning_a master_n of_o defence_n wave_v the_o thrust_n of_o such_o skilful_a and_o powerful_a adversary_n take_v his_o character_n in_o this_o bookefrom_o his_o own_o mouth_n see_v otherwise_o whatsoever_o may_v be_v speak_v of_o he_o be_v beneath_o what_o be_v speak_v by_o he_o so_o that_o instead_o of_o other_o monopoly_n lay_v to_o his_o charge_n he_o may_v seem_v most_o guilty_a of_o engross_a so_o much_o worth_a and_o ability_n into_o his_o own_o bosom_n behold_v here_o a_o garden_n of_o the_o most_o and_o best_a variety_n wherein_o point_n of_o law_n be_v interweave_v with_o act_n of_o state_n and_o the_o affair_n of_o ireland_n as_o in_o the_o same_o fscutcheon_n quarter_v with_o those_o of_o england_n herein_o nothing_o false_a be_v report_a nothing_o trivial_a be_v observe_v nothing_o memorable_a be_v omit_v for_o the_o net_n of_o his_o diligence_n be_v so_o cunning_o and_o careful_o spread_v over_o all_o the_o transaction_n that_o if_o any_o passage_n escape_v his_o notice_n it_o may_v be_v conclude_v so_o small_a as_o inconsiderable_a to_o be_v observe_v the_o pain_n in_o collect_v care_v in_o preserve_v cost_v in_o publish_v this_o treatise_n be_v abundant_o satisfy_v if_o my_o sincere-intention_n for_o the_o propagation_n of_o the_o truth_n be_v welcome_v with_o thy_o cordial_a and_o candid_a acceptance_n thereof_o thou_o s._n r._n the_o proceed_n against_o thomas_n earl_n of_o strafford_n lord_n lieutenant_n of_o ireland_n in_o the_o parliament_n at_o westminster_n a_o dom._n 1641._o sir_n you_o have_v here_o the_o diurnal_a of_o the_o whole_a process_n against_o the_o lord_n lieutenant_n of_o ireland_n it_o be_v take_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o ready_a writer_n a_o faithful_a ear_n and_o a_o understand_a head_n he_o be_v present_a at_o all_o the_o action_n and_o i_o make_v no_o doubt_n of_o the_o fidelity_n of_o his_o relation_n which_o begin_v thus_o the_o house_n for_o the_o appearance_n of_o the_o lord_n lieutenant_n be_v the_o great_a hall_n in_o westminster_n where_o there_o be_v a_o throne_n erect_v for_o the_o king_n on_o each_o side_n whereof_o a_o cabinet_n enclose_v about_o with_o board_n and_o before_o with_o a_o terrace_n before_o that_o be_v the_o seat_n for_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o upper_a house_n and_z sacks_z of_o wool_n for_o the_o judge_n before_o they_o ten_o stage_n of_o seat_n extend_v far_o than_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o hall_n for_o the_o gentleman_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o at_o the_o end_n of_o all_o be_v a_o desk_n close_v about_o and_o set_v apart_o for_o the_o lord_n lieutenant_n and_o his_o council_n on_o monday_n morning_n about_o seven_o of_o the_o clock_n he_o come_v from_o monday_n monday_n the_o tower_n accompany_v with_o six_o barge_n wherein_o be_v one_o hundred_o soldier_n of_o the_o tower_n all_o with_o partisan_n for_o his_o guard_n and_o fifty_o pair_n of_o oar_n at_o his_o land_n at_o westminster_n there_o he_o be_v attend_v with_o two_o hundred_o of_o the_o trayned-band_n and_o go_v in_o guard_v by_o they_o into_o the_o hall_n the_o entry_n at_o white-hall_n king-streete_n and_o westminster_n be_v guard_v by_o the_o constable_n and_o watchman_n from_o four_o of_o the_o clock_n in_o the_o morning_n to_o keep_v away_o all_o base_a and_o idle_a person_n the_o king_n queen_n and_o prince_n come_v to_o the_o house_n about_o nine_o of_o the_o clock_n but_o keep_v themselves_o private_a within_o their_o closet_n only_o the_o prince_n come_v out_o once_o or_o twice_o to_o the_o cloth_n of_o state_n so_o that_o the_o king_n see_v and_o hear_v all_o that_o pass_v but_o be_v see_v of_o none_o some_o give_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o from_o the_o receive_a practice_n of_o england_n in_o such_o case_n other_o say_v that_o the_o lord_n do_v entreat_v the_o king_n either_o to_o be_v absent_a or_o to_o be_v there_o private_o lest_o pretension_n may_v be_v make_v hereafter_o that_o his_o be_v there_o be_v either_o to_o threaten_v or_o some_o otherways_o to_o interrupt_v the_o course_n of_o justice_n a_o three_o sort_n that_o the_o king_n be_v not_o willing_a to_o be_v accessary_a to_o the_o process_n till_o it_o come_v to_o his_o part_n but_o rather_o choose_v to_o be_v present_a that_o he_o may_v note_v and_o understand_v what_o violence_n rigour_n or_o injustice_n happen_v when_o the_o lieutenant_n enter_v the_o hall_n the_o porter_n of_o the_o hall_n who_o office_n it_o be_v ask_v master_n maxwell_n whether_o the_o axe_n shall_v be_v carry_v before_o he_o or_o no_o who_o do_v answer_v that_o the_o king_n have_v express_o forbid_v it_o nor_o be_v it_o the_o custom_n of_o england_n to_o use_v that_o ceremony_n but_o only_o when_o the_o party_n accuse_v be_v to_o be_v put_v upon_o his_o jury_n those_o of_o the_o upper_a house_n do_v sit_v with_o their_o head_n cover_v those_o of_o the_o low_a house_n uncover_v the_o bishop_n upon_o the_o saturday_n before_o do_v voluntary_o decline_v the_o give_v of_o their_o suffrage_n in_o matter_n criminal_a and_o of_o that_o nature_n according_a to_o the_o provision_n of_o the_o cannon-law_n and_o practice_v of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o this_o day_n and_o therefore_o will_v not_o be_v present_a yet_o withal_o they_o give_v in_o a_o protestation_n that_o their_o absence_n shall_v not_o prejudice_v they_o of_o that_o or_o any_o other_o privilege_n competent_a to_o they_o as_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a in_o parliament_n which_o be_v accept_v the_o earl_n of_o arundel_n as_o lord_n high-steward_n of_o england_n sit_v apart_o by_o himself_o and_o at_o the_o lieutenant_n entry_n command_v the_o house_n to_o proceed_v master_n pym_n be_v speaker_n of_o the_o committee_n for_o his_o accusation_n give_v in_o the_o same_o article_n which_o be_v present_v at_o his_o last_o be_v before_o the_o upper_a house_n which_o be_v read_v his_o reply_v be_v subjoin_v and_o read_v also_o the_o very_a same_o which_o be_v present_v before_o in_o the_o upper_a house_n some_o give_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o because_o the_o low_a house_n have_v not_o hear_v those_o accusation_n in_o pulique_fw-la before_n other_o that_o the_o formality_n of_o the_o process_n require_v no_o less_o however_o that_o day_n be_v spend_v in_o that_o exercise_n the_o queen_n go_v from_o the_o house_n about_o eleven_o of_o the_o clock_n the_o king_n and_o prince_n stay_v till_o the_o meeting_n be_v dissolve_v which_o be_v after_o two_o the_o lieutenant_n be_v send_v to_o the_o tower_n by_o his_o guard_n and_o appoint_v to_o recurne_v upon_o tuesday_n at_o nine_o of_o the_o clock_n in_o the_o morning_n the_o crowd_n of_o people_n be_v neither_o great_a nor_o troublesome_a all_o of_o they_o salute_v he_o and_o he_o they_o with_o great_a humility_n and_o courtesy_n both_o at_o his_o entrance_n and_o at_o his_o return_n therefore_o let_v fame_n pretend_v what_o it_o please_v about_o the_o malice_n and_o discontent_n of_o the_o multitude_n that_o if_o he_o pass_v the_o stroke_n of_o justice_n they_o will_v tear_v hâ—m_n in_o pâ—eces_n yet_o i_o see_v there_o be_v more_o in_o rumour_n then_o in_o sight_n and_o appearance_n and_o in_o this_o report_n as_o in_o all_o other_o of_o this_o nature_n more_o be_v thrust_v upon_o the_o vulgar_a who_o seem_v as_o well_o fearful_a of_o punishment_n as_o exempt_v from_o it_o for_o all_o their_o great_a number_n than_o they_o do_v just_o deserve_v on_o tuesday_n in_o the_o morning_n he_o come_v accompany_v as_o before_o to_o westminster_n and_o have_v stay_v in_o the_o exchequer_n chamber_n tuesday_n tuesday_n till_o nine_o of_o the_o clock_n the_o king_n queen_n and_o prince_n come_v as_o before_z upon_o the_o first_o day_n then_o master_n pym_n be_v call_v for_o aggravate_v the_o charge_n charge_n pym_n first_o charge_n which_o be_v give_v the_o day_n before_o by_o a_o very_a ample_a speech_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o call_v to_o mind_v all_o the_o hyperbolee_n the_o flash_n and_o superlative_a expression_n
dependence_n from_o the_o king_n and_o not_o from_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n there_o be_v a_o report_n that_o the_o parliament_n of_o ireland_n have_v send_v a_o protestation_n against_o the_o act_n make_v the_o last_o year_n for_o the_o king_n supply_n in_o his_o expedition_n against_o the_o scot_n as_o a_o thing_n which_o be_v violent_o in_o part_n and_o in_o part_n surreptitious_o obtain_v from_o they_o but_o i_o have_v learn_v this_o to_o be_v a_o untruth_n i_o have_v almost_o forget_v one_o passage_n of_o master_n pym_n who_o in_o the_o aggravation_n of_o the_o lieutenant_n fault_n have_v this_o expression_n that_o he_o be_v like_o the_o whore_n in_o the_o proverb_n he_o wipe_v his_o mouth_n and_o with_o a_o brazen_a face_n say_v he_o have_v do_v no_o evil_n to_o this_o the_o noble_a lord_n reply_v that_o he_o wish_v his_o innonocence_n may_v not_o be_v take_v for_o impudence_n that_o he_o hope_v short_o to_o clear_v himself_o of_o all_o those_o foul_a aspersion_n which_o his_o malicious_a enemy_n have_v cast_v upon_o he_o and_o he_o be_v very_o confident_a that_o he_o shall_v give_v the_o honourable_a house_n full_a satisfaction_n concern_v his_o life_n hitherto_o and_o think_v of_o nothing_o more_o hereafter_o then_o to_o retire_v himself_o from_o all_o public_a employment_n master_n pym_n give_v at_o this_o a_o great_a shout_n and_o desire_v the_o house_n to_o take_v notice_n what_o a_o injury_n he_o have_v do_v to_o the_o hnnourable_a house_n of_o commons_o in_o call_v they_o his_o malicious_a enemy_n whereupon_o the_o lieutenant_n fall_v down_o upon_o his_o knee_n humble_o beseech_v they_o that_o they_o will_v not_o mistake_v he_o and_o withal_o give_v a_o large_a panaegyrique_n of_o their_o most_o just_a and_o moderate_a proceed_n protest_v that_o if_o he_o himself_o have_v be_v one_o of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o as_o he_o have_v the_o honour_n once_o to_o be_v he_o will_v not_o have_v advise_v they_o to_o have_v do_v otherwise_o against_o his_o dear_a friend_n but_o withal_o tell_v they_o that_o he_o may_v just_o say_v he_o have_v his_o own_o unfriend_n which_o he_o hope_v in_o time_n to_o make_v know_v nor_o do_v he_o all_o this_o time_n speak_v one_o bitter_a word_n against_o master_n pym_n though_o just_o incense_v which_o have_v infinite_o advance_v his_o reputation_n i_o have_v be_v a_o daily_a hearer_n of_o these_o proceed_n against_o this_o great_a personage_n now_o upon_o the_o stage_n therefore_o do_v presume_v i_o can_v give_v a_o reasonable_a account_n thereof_o the_o book_n of_o his_o charge_n be_v extant_a in_o print_n so_o it_o shall_v be_v needful_a for_o i_o only_o to_o name_v the_o article_n as_o they_o be_v canvas_v and_o those_o design_v by_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o to_o be_v his_o accuser_n which_o be_v these_o that_o accuser_n the_o name_n of_o his_o accuser_n follow_v pym_n glin_n maynard_n whitlock_n lo._n digby_n st._n john_n palmer_n sr._n wa._n earl_n sâ—roud_a seilden_n hampden_n etc._n etc._n one_o of_o these_o begin_v the_o speech_n the_o rest_n after_o their_o colleague_n have_v do_v follow_v in_o their_o turn_n so_o that_o he_o have_v all_o of_o they_o to_o wrestle_v against_o and_o yet_o sufficient_o able_a for_o they_o all_o though_o by_o his_o agitation_n his_o spirit_n be_v much_o exhaust_v master_n glyn_n after_o a_o large_a flourish_n on_o wednesday_n tell_v the_o wednesday_n wednesday_n lord_n that_o the_o lord_n strafford_n be_v impeach_v not_o with_o simple_a but_o accumulative_a treason_n for_o though_o in_o each_o particular_a article_n chaâ—ge_n glyns_n chaâ—ge_n such_o a_o monstrous_a crime_n can_v not_o be_v deprehend_v yet_o when_o all_o be_v conceive_v in_o the_o mass_n and_o under_o one_o view_n he_o shall_v be_v undoubted_o find_v the_o most_o wicked_a and_o exorbitant_a traitor_n that_o ever_o be_v arraign_v at_o that_o bar_n he_o add_v that_o his_o charge_n be_v for_o intend_v to_o subvert_v and_o change_v the_o fundamental_a law_n liberty_n and_o privilege_n of_o both_o the_o kingdom_n and_o to_o introduce_v a_o arbitrary_a and_o tyrannical_a form_n of_o government_n this_o he_o say_v can_v not_o appear_v but_o by_o the_o fruit_n which_o be_v either_o in_o expression_n or_o action_n the_o expression_n be_v four_o first_o that_o before_o several_a witness_n he_o have_v say_v at_o york_n that_o express_v express_v the_o king_n little_a finger_n shall_v be_v heavy_a to_o they_o than_o the_o loin_n of_o the_o law_n to_o this_o the_o lieutenant_n reply_v that_o have_v speak_v sufficient_o before_o to_o his_o justification_n in_o general_a he_o will_v moreover_o add_v these_o few_o word_n by_o their_o favour_n that_o it_o do_v strike_v he_o to_o the_o heart_n to_o be_v attach_v of_o such_o a_o wicked_a crime_n by_o such_o honourable_a person_n yea_o that_o it_o wound_v he_o deep_o in_o regard_n that_o such_o person_n who_o be_v the_o companion_n of_o his_o youth_n and_o with_o who_o he_o have_v spend_v the_o best_a of_o his_o day_n shall_v now_o rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n against_o he_o yet_o he_o thank_v god_n for_o it_o it_o be_v not_o guilt_n but_o grief_n that_o so_o much_o trouble_v he_o he_o add_v that_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n how_o he_o have_v get_v strength_n sufficient_a in_o such_o infirmity_n of_o body_n and_o such_o anguish_n of_o mind_n to_o collect_v his_o thought_n and_o say_v any_o thing_n at_o all_o for_o himself_o but_o the_o almighty_a god_n who_o know_v he_o to_o be_v innocent_a have_v furnish_v he_o with_o some_o ability_n to_o give_v testimony_n to_o the_o truth_n and_o to_o a_o good_a conscience_n he_o therefore_o entreat_v that_o if_o either_o in_o judgement_n or_o in_o memory_n he_o shall_v at_o any_o time_n fail_v it_o may_v be_v impute_v to_o his_o great_a weakness_n and_o although_o the_o gentleman_n his_o accuser_n shall_v seem_v more_o ready_a in_o their_o accusation_n than_o himself_o in_o his_o defence_n yet_o that_o may_v not_o prejudice_v his_o cause_n who_o in_o very_o unequal_a term_n have_v to_o do_v with_o learned_a and_o eloquent_a lawyer_n breed_v up_o a_o long_a time_n and_o enure_v to_o such_o judiciary_n plead_n and_o who_o rhetorik_n he_o doubt_v not_o may_v present_v many_o thing_n to_o their_o view_n in_o a_o multiply_a glass_n he_o tell_v they_o far_o that_o for_o these_o many_o year_n he_o have_v be_v weary_a of_o public_a service_n and_o that_o now_o it_o be_v his_o resolution_n after_o he_o have_v vindicate_v his_o honour_n to_o retire_v himself_o and_o enjoy_v his_o much_o long_v for_o privacy_n and_o yet_o he_o can_v not_o but_o tell_v they_o so_o much_o that_o it_o have_v be_v his_o hearty_a wish_n and_o desire_n rather_o voluntary_o to_o have_v resign_v his_o place_n of_o honour_n like_o a_o ripe_a fruit_n fall_v from_o the_o tree_n then_o to_o be_v violent_o pull_v from_o thence_o as_o a_o fruitless_a and_o unprofitable_a wither_a branch_n to_o the_o charge_n of_o treason_n he_o say_v that_o under_o favour_n he_o conceive_v that_o although_o all_o the_o article_n contain_v in_o his_o impeachment_n be_v verify_v against_o he_o yet_o they_o will_v not_o all_o amount_v to_o treason_n neither_o simple_a nor_o accumulative_a for_o say_v he_o i_o do_v not_o understand_v by_o what_o interpretation_n of_o law_n the_o diversion_n of_o justice_n can_v be_v call_v a_o subversion_n of_o the_o same_o or_o the_o exceed_a of_o a_o commission_n the_o usurpation_n of_o a_o new_a power_n to_o the_o particular_a he_o reply_v that_o his_o word_n be_v clear_o invert_v for_o that_o his_o expression_n be_v that_o the_o little_a finger_n of_o the_o law_n if_o not_o support_v by_o the_o regal_a power_n in_o grant_v pardon_n for_o poenalty_n of_o the_o same_o be_v heavy_a than_o the_o king_n loin_n that_o this_o be_v his_o expression_n he_o verify_v first_o by_o the_o occasion_n for_o he_o speak_v the_o word_n a_o long_a time_n since_o to_o some_o man_n who_o have_v lie_v imprison_v at_o york_n and_o be_v then_o by_o the_o king_n favour_n set_v at_o liberty_n who_o he_o incite_v to_o thankfulness_n by_o this_o expression_n towards_o his_o majesty_n second_o by_o witness_n produce_v by_o he_o in_o the_o examination_n of_o their_o witness_n he_o convince_v one_o of_o they_o of_o untruth_n by_o interrogate_a he_o where_o he_o be_v when_o the_o speech_n be_v hear_v and_o how_o far_o distant_a from_o he_o when_o the_o man_n have_v reply_v that_o he_o be_v twelve_o yard_n from_o he_o he_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o he_o to_o hear_v a_o man_n three_o yard_n off_o by_o reason_n of_o a_o deafness_n that_o have_v hold_v he_o 14_o year_n which_o be_v find_v true_a the_o witness_n be_v reject_v another_o witness_n sir_n david_n foules_n be_v bring_v against_o he_o against_o who_o he_o except_v as_o his_o know_a and_o profess_a enemy_n it_o be_v
copy_n not_o to_o be_v first_o because_o no_o transcript_n but_o the_o original_a only_o can_v make_v faith_n before_o the_o king_n bench_n in_o a_o matter_n of_o debt_n therefore_o far_o be_v it_o from_o they_o to_o receive_v a_o most_o slender_a testimony_n in_o matter_n of_o life_n and_o death_n before_o the_o supreme_a judicatory_a of_o the_o kingdom_n second_o if_o copy_n be_v at_o any_o time_n receive_v they_o be_v such_o as_o be_v give_v in_o upon_o oath_n to_o have_v be_v compare_v with_o the_o original_n which_o be_v upon_o record_n such_o a_o one_o be_v not_o that_o copy_n it_o be_v reply_v by_o master_n glyn_n for_o all_o of_o they_o speak_v as_o occasion_v speech_n glyns_n speech_n serve_v that_o the_o house_n have_v but_o the_o day_n before_o admit_v copy_n as_o evidence_n much_o more_o shall_v they_o do_v this_o when_o it_o be_v prosecute_v by_o the_o officer_n himself_o who_o best_o know_v it_o have_v execute_v the_o same_o to_o this_o the_o lieutenant_n answer_v that_o all_o other_o copy_n reply_n strafford_n reply_n ought_v to_o be_v receive_v upon_o oath_n to_o have_v be_v compare_v with_o the_o original_a as_o right_a reason_n require_v but_o that_o this_o be_v not_o so_o and_o for_o the_o officer_n himself_o produce_v it_o that_o be_v the_o best_a argument_n he_o can_v use_v why_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v admit_v for_o say_v he_o master_n savill_n may_v be_v charge_v with_o treason_n for_o seize_v man_n of_o war_n upon_o the_o king_n subject_n he_o have_v nothing_o for_o his_o defence_n but_o a_o pretend_a warrant_n from_o i_o now_o what_o he_o swear_v to_o my_o prejudice_n be_v to_o his_o own_o advantage_n nor_o can_v a_o man_n by_o any_o equity_n in_o the_o world_n be_v admit_v to_o testify_v against_o another_o insuam_fw-la justificationem_fw-la the_o point_n seem_v exceed_v weighty_a and_o in_o effect_n be_v the_o reject_v sergeant_n savil_v copy_n of_o the_o commission_n reject_v groundwork_n of_o the_o whole_a article_n which_o not_o prove_v nothing_o can_v evince_v he_o to_o have_v be_v accessary_a to_o the_o consequence_n the_o upper_a house_n therefore_o adjourn_v themselves_o and_o go_v up_o to_o their_o own_o court_n and_o after_o a_o very_a hot_a contestation_n between_o the_o faction_n and_o above_o a_o hour_n stay_v they_o return_v and_o declare_v that_o the_o lord_n after_o mature_a deliberation_n have_v resolve_v that_o the_o copy_n shall_v not_o be_v admit_v and_o desire_v they_o to_o proceed_v to_o other_o proof_n which_o after_o a_o little_a pause_n they_o do_v first_o the_o lord_n ranelaugh_n affirm_v that_o he_o hear_v of_o such_o a_o warrant_n and_o know_v sometime_o three_o sometime_o five_o soldier_n billet_v by_o it_o second_o master_n clare_n declare_v the_o very_a same_o three_o another_o depose_v he_o have_v see_v such_o a_o warrant_n under_o the_o deputy_n hand_n and_o seal_v and_o so_o much_o for_o the_o proof_n for_o the_o statute_n they_o allege_v one_o of_o edw._n 3_o 6._o that_o whosoever_o shall_v carry_v about_o with_o they_o english_a enemy_n irish_a rebel_n or_o hooded-man_n and_o sesse_v they_o upon_o the_o subject_a shall_v be_v punish_v as_o a_o traitor_n another_o of_o hen._n 6._o 7._o that_o whosoever_o shall_v sesse_v man_n of_o war_n in_o his_o majesty_n dominion_n shall_v be_v think_v to_o make_v war_n against_o the_o king_n and_o punish_v as_o a_o traitor_n they_o conclude_v it_o be_v evident_a the_o lord_n strafford_n have_v incur_v the_o penalty_n and_o breach_n of_o both_o the_o statute_n and_o therefore_o desire_v the_o lord_n shall_v give_v out_o judgement_n against_o he_o as_o a_o traitor_n the_o lord_n lieverenant_n reply_v be_v that_o in_o all_o the_o course_n of_o his_o life_n he_o have_v intend_v nothing_o reply_n strafford_n reply_n more_o than_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o life_n good_n and_o welfare_n of_o the_o king_n subject_n and_o that_o he_o dare_v profess_v that_o under_o no_o deputy_n more_o than_o under_o himself_o have_v there_o be_v a_o more_o free_a and_o uninterrupted_n course_n of_o justice_n to_o the_o charge_n he_o answer_v first_o that_o the_o custom_n of_o ireland_n differ_v exceed_o from_o the_o custom_n of_o england_n and_o be_v clear_a by_o cook_n book_n and_o therefore_o though_o sess_v of_o man_n may_v seem_v strange_a here_o yet_o not_o so_o there_o second_o that_o even_o in_o england_n he_o have_v know_v soldier_n press_v upon_o man_n by_o the_o precedent_n of_o york_n and_o wales_n in_o case_n of_o know_a and_o open_a contempt_n and_o that_o both_o in_o point_n of_o outlary_n and_o rebellion_n and_o also_o even_o for_o sum_n of_o debt_n between_o party_n and_o party_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o ordinary_a than_o these_o sessing_n to_o this_o day_n in_o scotland_n whereby_o the_o chief_a house_n of_o the_o owner_n be_v seize_v upon_o three_o that_o to_o this_o day_n there_o have_v be_v nothing_o more_o ordinary_a in_o ireland_n then_o for_o the_o governor_n to_o appoint_v soldier_n to_o put_v all_o manner_n of_o sentence_n in_o execution_n which_o he_o prove_v plain_o to_o have_v be_v do_v frequent_o and_o familiar_o exercise_v in_o grandison_n faulkland_n chichesters_n wilmot_n cork_n evers_n and_o all_o precede_a deputy_n time_n and_o have_v even_o for_o outlary_n for_o the_o king_n debt_n in_o the_o exchequer_n of_o collection_n of_o contribution_n money_n and_o which_o come_v home_o to_o the_o point_n for_o peteet_a som_n of_o money_n between_o party_n and_o party_n so_o that_o he_o mervail_v quâ_fw-la front_n or_o with_o what_o boldness_n it_o can_v be_v call_v a_o arbitrary_a government_n late_o bring_v in_o by_o he_o to_o this_o the_o lord_n dillon_n sir_n adam_n loftis_n and_o sir_n arthur_n teringham_n depose_v the_o last_o of_o who_o tell_v that_o in_o faulkland_n time_n he_o know_v twenty_o soldier_n sess_v upon_o a_o man_n for_o refuse_v to_o pay_v sixteen_o shilling_n sterling_a four_o that_o in_o his_o instruction_n for_o execute_v his_o commission_n he_o have_v express_v warrant_n for_o the_o same_o as_o be_v in_o the_o instruction_n to_o the_o lord_n faulkland_n before_o he_o both_o of_o which_o be_v produce_v and_o read_v five_o that_o although_o all_o these_o precedent_n be_v not_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o govern_v the_o kingdom_n of_o ireland_n otherwise_o which_o have_v be_v from_o all_o time_n accustom_v to_o such_o summary_n proceed_n six_o that_o no_o testimony_n bring_v against_o he_o can_v prove_v that_o ever_o he_o give_v warrant_n to_o that_o effect_n and_o for_o the_o deed_n of_o the_o sarjeant_n at_o arm_n he_o do_v conceive_v himself_o to_o be_v answerable_a for_o it_o as_o for_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n he_o have_v reserve_v they_o to_o the_o dispute_n of_o his_o lawyer_n but_o be_v content_a to_o say_v thus_o much_o for_o the_o present_a first_o that_o it_o be_v a_o ground_n in_o the_o civill-law_n that_o where_o the_o king_n be_v not_o mention_v there_o he_o can_v be_v include_v but_o with_o all_o distance_n to_o his_o sacred_a person_n be_v it_o speak_v he_o conceive_v himself_o to_o be_v in_o his_o master_n the_o king_n place_n for_o so_o his_o commission_n do_v run_v in_o that_o kingdom_n of_o ireland_n second_o the_o word_n of_o the_o statute_n be_v not_o applyable_a to_o he_o for_o god_n know_v he_o never_o go_v about_o in_o person_n to_o lay_v soldier_n upon_o any_o of_o the_o king_n subject_n three_o that_o the_o king_n own_o soldier_n inquire_v in_o a_o customary_a way_n obedience_n to_o his_o order_n can_v in_o no_o construction_n be_v call_v irish-rebell_n english-enemy_n or_o hooded-man_n four_o that_o the_o use_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o law_n be_v the_o best_a interpreter_n thereof_o and_o for_o that_o he_o have_v already_o speak_v enough_o five_o that_o it_o savor_v more_o of_o praejudice_n then_o equity_n to_o start_v out_o such_o a_o old_a statute_n against_o he_o and_o none_o other_o though_o culpable_a of_o the_o same_o fact_n to_o the_o overthrow_n and_o ruin_n of_o he_o and_o his_o posterity_n six_o that_o under_o favour_n he_o conceive_v for_o any_o irish_a custom_n or_o upon_o any_o irish_a statute_n he_o be_v to_o be_v judge_v by_o the_o peer_n of_o ireland_n seven_o that_o statute_n of_o what_o force_n soever_o be_v repeal_v first_o by_o the_o ten_o of_o henry_n the_o seven_o where_o it_o be_v express_o declare_v nothing_o shall_v be_v repute_v treason_n hereafter_o but_o what_o be_v so_o declare_v by_o the_o present_a statute_n now_o not_o a_o word_n there_o of_o any_o such_o treason_n second_o by_o the_o eleven_o of_o queen_n elizabeth_n where_o express_o power_n be_v give_v to_o the_o deputy_n of_o ireland_n to_o sesse_v and_o lay_v soldier_n although_o the_o same_o be_v repute_v treason_n in_o any_o other_o to_o the_o statute_n of_o henry_n the_o sixth_o he_o reply_v that_o a_o
slender_a answer_n may_v serve_v he_o hope_v that_o no_o man_n will_v think_v he_o so_o inconsiderate_a to_o war_n against_o the_o king_n of_o britain_n and_o ireland_n by_o the_o sess_n of_o five_o soldier_n that_o he_o have_v be_v charge_v by_o many_o for_o take_v arm_n for_o the_o king_n but_o to_o that_o time_n never_o for_o take_v arm_n against_o he_o and_o that_o he_o hearty_o wish_v that_o no_o man_n in_o all_o his_o majesty_n dominion_n have_v more_o practice_n with_o rebel_n and_o rebellious_a design_n against_o the_o king_n than_o himself_o so_o much_o for_o thursday_n at_o the_o close_a he_o desire_v the_o intermission_n of_o a_o day_n that_o he_o may_v recollect_v his_o spirit_n and_o strength_n against_o the_o next_o quarrel_n and_o with_o some_o difficulty_n obtain_v rest_n till_o saturday_n upon_o saturday_n master_n palmer_n proceed_v to_o the_o sixteenth_o article_n and_o charge_v thus_o that_o the_o lord_n strafford_n have_v establish_v palmer_n saturday_n charge_v article_n 16_o by_o master_n palmer_n a_o tyrannical_a and_o independent_a authority_n by_o give_v summary_n decree_n and_o sentence_n have_v deprive_v the_o subject_a of_o all_o just_a remedy_n for_o in_o that_o kingdom_n there_o be_v none_o supreme_a to_o himself_o to_o who_o they_o may_v appeal_v and_o lest_o their_o just_a grievance_n may_v be_v make_v know_v to_o his_o majesty_n he_o have_v obtain_v a_o restraint_n that_o no_o complaint_n shall_v be_v make_v of_o injustice_n or_o oppression_n do_v there_o till_o the_o first_o address_n have_v be_v make_v to_o himself_o and_o that_o no_o person_n shall_v come_v out_o of_o that_o kingdom_n but_o upon_o licence_n obtain_v from_o himself_o for_o proof_n of_o this_o first_o the_o instruction_n be_v read_v whereby_o that_o restraint_n be_v permit_v second_o the_o proclamation_n that_o all_o nobleman_n gentleman_n undertaker_n officer_n or_o other_o subject_n that_o shall_v resort_v into_o that_o kingdom_n shall_v not_o come_v from_o thence_o without_o a_o licence_n from_o he_o three_o that_o he_o have_v restrain_v the_o earl_n of_o desmond_n because_o of_o a_o suit_n in_o law_n depend_v between_o the_o earl_n and_o himself_o till_o publication_n of_o the_o same_o be_v pass_v four_o that_o the_o lord_n roch_n be_v inform_v against_o before_o the_o star-chamber_n he_o will_v not_o licence_n he_o to_o come_v into_o this_o kingdom_n till_o the_o sentence_n be_v pass_v against_o he_o five_o that_o one_o marcatee_n have_v pretend_v a_o mind_n to_o travel_v be_v deny_v a_o licence_n six_o that_o the_o whole_a committee_n for_o the_o parliament_n be_v restrain_v this_o last_o year_n by_o deputy_n wansford_n which_o they_o say_v may_v be_v interpret_v to_o be_v his_o fact_n both_o because_o they_o have_v such_o intelligence_n the_o one_o from_o the_o other_o as_o also_o by_o the_o proclamation_n issue_v by_o he_o before_o seven_o that_o one_o parry_n servant_n to_o chancellor_n loftis_n be_v fine_v five_o hundred_o pound_n at_o his_o return_n for_o depart_a ireland_n without_o licence_n eight_o that_o the_o irish_a remonstrance_n complain_v of_o this_o as_o the_o great_a innovation_n and_o thraldom_n put_v upon_o they_o since_o the_o time_n of_o the_o conquest_n they_o conclude_v the_o charge_n that_o by_o this_o mean_n have_v take_v off_o that_o intelligence_n which_o shall_v he_o between_o the_o king_n and_o his_o people_n and_o have_v deprive_v they_o of_o that_o remedy_n which_o in_o reason_n they_o may_v expect_v from_o so_o just_a and_o so_o gracious_a a_o prince_n he_o have_v take_v upon_o he_o a_o royal_a and_o independent_a power_n and_o have_v fault_v high_o both_o against_o king_n and_o state_n the_o lieutenant_n reply_n be_v that_o he_o hope_v to_o make_v it_o clear_a that_o he_o have_v do_v nothing_o reply_n strafford_n reply_n in_o that_o particular_a but_o what_o be_v usual_a necessary_a and_o just_a and_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v very_o well_o able_a by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n not_o only_o of_o that_o but_o of_o all_o other_o his_o public_a action_n to_o give_v a_o reasonable_a account_n though_o not_o be_v free_a from_o much_o weakness_n yet_o certain_o from_o all_o malice_n and_o treason_n to_o the_o particular_n first_o for_o instruction_n lay_v upon_o he_o he_o be_v not_o so_o much_o chargeable_a as_o those_o of_o the_o council_n of_o england_n whereof_o there_o be_v a_o great_a many_o present_n who_o can_v witness_v their_o command_n but_o lest_o any_o thing_n shall_v seem_v unjust_o enjoin_v by_o they_o or_o embrace_v by_o he_o he_o desire_v that_o the_o reason_n of_o their_o instruction_n may_v be_v read_v which_o be_v that_o it_o be_v in-justice_n to_o complain_v of_o injury_n of_o oppression_n do_v in_o that_o kingdom_n till_o the_o first_o deputy_n judgement_n be_v inform_v and_o trial_n make_v of_o his_o integrity_n that_o it_o will_v much_o discourage_v the_o minister_n of_o state_n there_o and_o expend_v the_o money_n of_o that_o kingdom_n if_o upon_o every_o trifle_a business_n complaint_n shall_v be_v admit_v in_o england_n and_o that_o if_o justice_n be_v there_o deny_v by_o the_o deputy_n it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o any_o man_n to_o come_v over_o second_o for_o the_o proclamation_n that_o the_o same_o be_v build_v upon_o the_o statute_n of_o that_o kingdom_n the_o 25_o of_o hen._n 6._o which_o contain_v the_o same_o restraint_n verbatim_o three_o that_o anno_fw-la 1628._o the_o agent_n for_o the_o irish_a nation_n have_v petition_v for_o the_o same_o from_o the_o king_n four_o that_o the_o deputy_n faulkland_n have_v set_v forth_o the_o same_o proclamation_n five_o that_o he_o have_v the_o king_n express_a warrant_n for_o it_o anno_fw-la 1634._o which_o be_v read_v six_o that_o he_o have_v receive_v the_o warrant_n in_o january_n yet_o the_o proclamation_n issue_v not_o out_o till_o september_n after_o seven_o that_o the_o whole_a councell-board_n of_o ireland_n have_v not_o only_o condescend_v but_o also_o press_v he_o to_o it_o eight_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o kingdom_n require_v the_o same_o for_z if_o the_o gentleman_n have_v the_o port_n open_a to_o go_v to_o spain_n and_o their_o scholar_n to_o douai_n rheims_n or_o st._n omers_n it_o be_v likely_a that_o at_o their_o return_n they_o will_v put_v fire_n both_o in_o church_n and_o state_n and_o produce_v very_o sad_a event_n by_o practise_v to_o distemper_n both_o nine_o he_o conceive_v that_o the_o king_n as_o great_a master_n of_o the_o family_n may_v restrain_v who_o he_o please_v from_o depart_v his_o kingdom_n without_o his_o privity_n and_o here_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o any_o to_o go_v from_o england_n without_o licence_n how_o much_o more_o necessary_a be_v this_o from_o ireland_n to_o the_o proof_n he_o answer_v first_o for_o desmond_n he_o grant_v he_o be_v restrain_v indeed_o but_o not_o for_o any_o suit_n of_o law_n betwixt_o they_o but_o because_o at_o that_o time_n he_o stand_v charge_v with_o treason_n before_o the_o council_n in_o ireland_n for_o practise_v against_o the_o life_n of_o one_o sir_n valentine_n cook_n second_o for_o the_o lord_n roch_n he_o have_v often_o time_n mervail_v with_o what_o reason_n the_o man_n at_o that_o time_n can_v seek_v a_o licence_n see_v he_o be_v a_o prisoner_n for_o debt_n in_o the_o castle_n of_o dublin_n and_o if_o he_o have_v grant_v a_o licence_n unto_o he_o then_o it_o have_v be_v a_o far_o more_o just_a charge_n of_o treason_n then_o now_o three_o for_o marcattee_n he_o be_v afraid_a of_o his_o go_v to_o spain_n and_o if_o he_o have_v tell_v he_o that_o he_o intend_v to_o go_v for_o england_n and_o complain_v of_o himself_o he_o will_v not_o have_v refuse_v he_o liberty_n as_o he_o never_o do_v to_o any_o four_o that_o the_o committee_n of_o irish_a be_v not_o restrain_v by_o he_o and_o therefore_o do_v not_o concern_v he_o at_o all_o five_o that_o for_o parry_n he_o be_v fine_v indeed_o but_o that_o it_o be_v express_o say_v in_o his_o sentence_n that_o it_o be_v not_o for_o come_v over_o without_o licence_n as_o be_v suggest_v but_o for_o sundry_a contempt_n against_o the_o councell-board_n in_o ireland_n six_o that_o he_o have_v reply_v in_o the_o last_o article_n a_o remonstrance_n be_v no_o proof_n at_o all_o he_o conclude_v that_o he_o hope_v the_o least_o suspicion_n of_o treason_n can_v not_o accrue_v to_o he_o from_o the_o article_n for_o oppression_n or_o misdemeanour_n when_o it_o be_v lay_v to_o his_o charge_n he_o make_v no_o doubt_n but_o he_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o answer_v it_o the_o same_o day_n a_o new_a man_n be_v hurry_v out_o against_o he_o mr._n whitlock_n 19_o whitlook_v charge_n article_n 19_o who_o have_v pass_v over_o the_o 17_o and_o 18_o article_n rest_v on_o the_o nineteenth_o about_o the_o oath_n administer_v to_o the_o scot_n in_o ireland_n and_o charge_v thus_o that_o it_o be_v
of_o the_o scot_n invade_v or_o enter_v into_o england_n nor_o be_v he_o of_o any_o other_o mind_n then_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o councell-board_n for_o that_o of_o morton_n he_o do_v not_o positive_o remember_v the_o word_n but_o if_o the_o demand_n be_v read_v perhaps_o they_o will_v imply_v nothing_o less_o and_o if_o so_o how_o otherwise_o to_o be_v answer_v but_o by_o the_o sword_n all_o other_o mean_n be_v first_o assay_v which_o be_v ever_o to_o be_v suppose_v for_o sir_n henry_n vane_n and_o northumberland_n testimony_n about_o persuade_v of_o a_o offensive_a war_n he_o say_v he_o remember_v it_o very_o well_o and_o think_v it_o as_o free_v for_o he_o to_o give_v his_o opinion_n for_o a_o offensive_a as_o they_o for_o a_o defensive_a war_n opinion_n say_v he_o if_o they_o be_v attend_v with_o obstinacy_n or_o pertinacy_n may_v make_v a_o heretic_n but_o that_o they_o ever_o make_v a_o traitor_n he_o never_o hear_v till_o now_o nor_o under_o favour_n shall_v i_o be_v a_o heretic_n either_o say_v he_o for_o as_o i_o be_v then_o so_o be_o i_o now_o most_o willing_a to_o acknowledge_v my_o weakness_n and_o correct_v my_o error_n whereof_o no_o man_n have_v more_o or_o be_v more_o sensible_a of_o they_o then_o myself_o yet_o if_o that_o opinion_n of_o i_o have_v be_v follow_v it_o may_v perhaps_o have_v spare_v we_o some_o money_n say_v he_o and_o some_o reputation_n too_o of_o which_o we_o have_v be_v prodigal_a enough_o for_o the_o last_o about_o the_o ship_n it_o prove_v nothing_o but_o he_o will_v willing_o confess_v that_o some_o ship_n be_v there_o detain_v and_o that_o by_o himself_o and_o his_o own_o direction_n as_o vice-admiral_n of_o connaugh_n but_o it_o be_v at_o the_o command_n of_o the_o lord_n admiral_n the_o earl_n of_o northumberland_n and_o produce_v his_o letter_n to_o that_o purpose_n to_o the_o english_a proof_n he_o mervail_v much_o how_o sir_n george_n ratcliff_n word_n can_v be_v put_v upon_o he_o sir_n george_n though_o allege_v to_o be_v his_o bosom_n friend_n yet_o have_v thought_n of_o his_o own_o and_o may_v have_v some_o other_o thought_n in_o his_o bosom_n and_o be_v to_o some_o other_o expression_n than_o sir_n george_n ratcliff_n no_o man_n say_v he_o can_v commit_v treason_n by_o his_o attorney_n and_o shall_v i_o by_o my_o friend_n sir_n george_n as_o by_o a_o proxy_n for_o his_o brother_n he_o never_o know_v he_o before_o so_o rash_a but_o that_o be_v nothing_o to_o he_o except_o they_o can_v prove_v a_o near_a identidy_n than_o nature_n have_v institute_v and_o that_o his_o brother_n word_n and_o he_o be_v all_o one_o yet_o withal_o he_o conceive_v that_o his_o brother_n word_n may_v be_v very_o well_o understand_v of_o the_o scot_n conquer_a england_n but_o not_o at_o all_o of_o the_o irish_a and_o so_o he_o wish_v with_o all_o his_o heart_n that_o he_o have_v not_o speak_v something_o which_o be_v like_o prophecy_n to_o the_o primate_fw-la testimony_n with_o all_o reverence_n to_o his_o integrity_n be_v it_o speak_v he_o be_v but_o one_o witness_n and_o in_o law_n can_v prove_v nothing_o add_v to_o this_o say_v he_o that_o it_o be_v a_o private_a discourse_n between_o he_o and_o i_o and_o perhaps_o speak_v by_o i_o tentandi_fw-la gratia_fw-la and_o how_o far_o this_o shall_v be_v lay_v to_o a_o man_n charge_n let_v your_o lordship_n judge_n yea_o this_o seem_v to_o i_o against_o humanity_n itself_o and_o will_v make_v the_o society_n of_o man_n so_o dangerous_a and_o loathsome_a to_o we_o that_o our_o dwell_a house_n will_v be_v turn_v to_o cell_n and_o our_o town_n to_o desert_n that_o which_o god_n and_o nature_n our_o tongue_n have_v bestow_v upon_o we_o for_o the_o great_a comfort_n of_o vent_v our_o own_o conception_n or_o crave_v the_o advice_n of_o wise_a and_o learnede_a man_n shall_v become_v snare_n and_o burden_n to_o we_o by_o a_o curious_a and_o needless_a fear_n yet_o if_o my_o word_n be_v take_v say_v he_o with_o all_o that_o go_v before_o and_o follow_v after_o i_o see_v no_o danger_n in_o they_o to_o the_o lord_n conway_n i_o may_v reply_v the_o same_o with_o this_o addition_n that_o it_o be_v a_o very_a natural_a motion_n for_o a_o man_n to_o preserve_v himself_o every_o creature_n have_v this_o privilege_n and_o shall_v we_o deny_v it_o to_o monarchy_n provide_v this_o be_v do_v in_o a_o lawful_a though_o in_o a_o extraordinary_a way_n this_o grain_n of_o salt_n must_v be_v add_v to_o season_v all_o my_o discourse_n to_o that_o of_o sir_n henry_n vane_n of_o offer_v my_o service_n to_o the_o king_n i_o thank_v he_o for_o the_o testimony_n and_o think_v he_o have_v do_v i_o much_o honour_n thereby_o but_o if_o he_o or_o any_o body_n else_o do_v suspect_v that_o his_o majesty_n will_v employ_v i_o in_o unlawful_a erterprise_n i_o shall_v think_v they_o more_o liable_a to_o the_o charge_n of_o treason_n than_o myself_o to_o the_o subsequent_a testimony_n i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o wrestle_v about_o they_o much_o only_o the_o last_o of_o sir_n henry_n vane_n pinch_v and_o lie_v sore_o upon_o i_o but_o to_o that_o which_o the_o earl_n of_o clare_n and_o i_o thank_v he_o for_o it_o have_v say_v already_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o add_v this_o that_o the_o testimony_n of_o one_o man_n be_v not_o a_o sufficient_a witness_n nor_o can_v a_o man_n be_v accuse_v much_o less_o condemn_v of_o treason_n upon_o this_o and_o for_o that_o read_v the_o star_n of_o hen_n 7._o 12._o and_o of_o edw._n 6._o 5._o now_o my_o lord_n say_v he_o to_o give_v you_o further_a satisfaction_n i_o shall_v desire_v all_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o council_n which_o be_v then_o present_a only_o to_o the_o number_n of_o eight_o may_v be_v examine_v whether_o they_o hear_v these_o word_n or_o not_o for_o the_o archbishop_n and_o sir_n francis_n windebanke_n they_o can_v be_v have_v sir_n henry_n vane_n give_v the_o testimony_n i_o deny_v it_o four_o only_a remain_n first_o the_o earl_n of_o northumberland_n testimony_n which_o be_v read_v have_v declare_v expressy_a that_o he_o have_v never_o hear_v those_o word_n nor_o any_o like_o they_o from_o the_o lord_n strafford_n but_o he_o speak_v with_o great_a honour_n and_o regard_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n second_o the_o marquesse_n hamilton_n who_o declare_v upon_o his_o oath_n that_o he_o have_v never_o hear_v such_o word_n but_o that_o he_o have_v hear_v the_o lieutenant_n often_o say_v that_o the_o king_n be_v to_o rule_v his_o royal_a power_n candiâ—è_n &_o castè_fw-fr that_o it_o will_v never_o be_v well_o for_o this_o kingdom_n till_o the_o prerogative_n of_o the_o crown_n and_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o subject_n go_v in_o one_o pace_n together_o and_o that_o parliament_n be_v the_o happy_a way_n to_o keep_v a_o correspondency_n between_o the_o king_n and_o people_n the_o very_a same_o be_v deliver_v by_o the_o lord_n treasurer_n and_o the_o lord_n cottington_n now_o my_o lord_n you_o may_v marvel_v how_o these_o word_n rest_v only_o on_o the_o ear_n of_o sir_n henry_n vane_n but_o my_o lord_n say_v he_o that_o i_o may_v remove_v all_o scruple_n from_o you_o i_o will_v make_v it_o evident_a that_o there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o intention_n that_o the_o irish_a army_n shall_v set_v a_o foot_n in_o england_n and_o then_o i_o hope_v you_o will_v conceive_v that_o i_o have_v no_o meaning_n to_o reduce_v this_o kingdom_n this_o he_o make_v clear_a by_o the_o testimony_n of_o northumberland_n the_o oath_n of_o marquesse_n hamilton_n lord_n cottington_n lord_n treasurer_n sir_n thomas_n lucas_n who_o only_o be_v private_a to_o that_o matter_n for_o other_o of_o my_o word_n my_o lord_n say_v he_o i_o desire_v you_o will_v not_o take_v they_o by_o half_n if_o so_o who_o shall_v be_v free_a from_o treason_n certain_o if_o such_o a_o praecedent_n take_v footing_n westminster-hall_n shall_v be_v more_o trouble_v with_o treason_n then_o with_o common-law_n look_v therefore_o to_o the_o antecedent_n and_o consequent_n of_o my_o speech_n and_o you_o shall_v find_v the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n clear_o alter_v the_o antecedent_n be_v upon_o a_o absolute_a or_o inevitable_a necessity_n upon_o a_o present_a invasion_n when_o the_o remedy_n of_o a_o parliament_n can_v be_v expect_v the_o consequent_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o kingdom_n with_o account_n afterward_o to_o the_o parliament_n the_o qualification_n too_o in_o a_o lawful_a convenient_a and_o ordinary_a way_n so_o far_o as_o the_o present_a necessity_n can_v permit_v add_v but_o these_o and_o which_o of_o you_o be_v not_o of_o my_o mind_n be_v the_o king_n endow_v with_o no_o power_n from_o the_o lord_n be_v he_o not_o publicus_fw-la inspector_n regni_fw-la stand_v it_o not_o he_o in_o hand_n to_o do_v something_o on_o present_a
number_n of_o suppose_a probability_n i_o leave_v it_o to_o your_o lordship_n consideration_n to_o foresee_v what_o may_v be_v the_o issue_n of_o such_o dangerous_a and_o recent_a praecedence_n these_o gentleman_n tell_v i_o they_o speak_v in_o defence_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n against_o my_o arbitrary_a law_n give_v i_o leave_v to_o say_v it_o i_o speak_v in_o defence_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n against_o their_o arbitrary-treason_n for_o if_o this_o latitude_n be_v admit_v what_o praejudice_n shall_v follow_v to_o king_n and_o country_n if_o you_o and_o your_o posterity_n be_v by_o the_o same_o disenable_v from_o the_o great_a affair_n of_o the_o kingdom_n for_o my_o poor_a self_n be_v it_o not_o for_o your_o lordship_n interest_n and_o the_o interest_n of_o a_o saint_n in_o heaven_n who_o have_v leave_v i_o here_o two_o pledge_n on_o earth_n at_o this_o his_o breath_n stop_v and_o he_o shed_v tear_n abundant_o in_o mention_v his_o wife_n which_o move_v his_o very_a enemy_n to_o compassion_n i_o shall_v never_o take_v the_o pain_n to_o keep_v up_o this_o ruinous_a cottage_n of_o i_o it_o be_v load_v with_o such_o infirmity_n that_o in_o truth_n i_o have_v no_o great_a pleasure_n to_o carry_v it_o about_o with_o i_o any_o long_o nor_o can_v i_o ever_o leave_v it_o in_o a_o better_a time_n than_o this_o when_o i_o hope_v the_o better_a part_n of_o the_o world_n will_v perhaps_o think_v that_o by_o this_o my_o misfortune_n i_o have_v give_v a_o testimony_n of_o my_o integrity_n to_o god_n my_o king_n and_o country_n i_o thank_v god_n i_o count_v not_o the_o affliction_n of_o this_o present_a life_n compatable_a to_o that_o glory_n which_o be_v to_o be_v reveal_v in_o the_o time_n to_o come_v my_o lord_n my_o lord_n my_o lord_n something_o more_o i_o have_v to_o say_v but_o my_o voice_n and_o spirit_n fail_v i_o only_o i_o do_v in_o all_o humility_n and_o submission_n cast_v myself_o down_o before_o your_o lordship_n foot_n and_o desire_v that_o i_o may_v be_v a_o pharos_n to_o keep_v you_o from_o shipwreck_n do_v not_o put_v such_o rock_n in_o your_o own_o way_n which_o no_o prudency_n no_o circumspection_n can_v eschew_v or_o satisfy_v but_o by_o your_o utter_a ruin_n and_o whether_o your_o judgement_n in_o my_o case_n i_o wish_v it_o be_v not_o the_o case_n of_o you_o all_o be_v either_o for_o life_n or_o death_n it_o shall_v be_v righteous_a in_o my_o eye_n and_o receive_v with_o a_o te_fw-la deum_fw-la laudamus_fw-la and_o then_o he_o lift_v up_o his_o eye_n and_o say_v in_o te_fw-la domine_fw-la confido_fw-la nè_fw-la confundar_fw-la in_o aeternum_fw-la this_o he_o speak_v with_o a_o imitable_a life_n and_o grace_n you_o have_v his_o very_a word_n as_o near_o as_o i_o can_v remember_v only_o with_o so_o much_o loss_n and_o detriment_n as_o have_v perish_v by_o transcribe_v the_o copy_n from_o his_o own_o mouth_n but_o you_o desire_v impâ—rtialitie_n and_o indeed_o you_o have_v it_o and_o with_o some_o grain_n too_o of_o allowance_n for_o i_o be_v so_o afraid_a of_o my_o own_o affection_n to_o the_o gentleman_n that_o i_o rather_o bow_v to_o the_o other_o extremity_n and_o therefore_o have_v set_v down_o his_o defence_n rather_o to_o his_o disadvantage_n by_o my_o rude_a pen_n then_o in_o the_o native_a colour_n to_o his_o eternal_a glory_n and_o the_o confusion_n of_o his_o enemy_n the_o repetion_n of_o the_o charge_n do_v not_o spend_v much_o time_n they_o proceed_v orderly_a article_n by_o article_n in_o the_o very_a same_o word_n and_o matter_n as_o before_o only_o there_o be_v some_o remarkable_a flash_n that_o pass_v from_o master_n glyn_n who_o be_v the_o man_n in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o handle_n he_o tell_v they_o that_o he_o shall_v represent_v the_o lord_n strafford_n as_o cunning_a in_o his_o reyly_n as_o he_o have_v be_v crafty_a in_o his_o action_n that_o he_o wave_v all_o that_o be_v material_a and_o insist_v only_o upon_o the_o secondary_a proof_n that_o it_o be_v more_o than_o evident_a throughout_o all_o his_o charge_n how_o he_o have_v endeavour_v to_o bring_v in_o a_o arbitrary_a and_o tyrannical_a form_n of_o government_n over_o the_o life_n the_o land_n and_o liberty_n of_o the_o king_n subject_n yea_o have_v exercise_v a_o tyranny_n ever_o their_o conscience_n too_o by_o the_o oath_n administer_v in_o ireland_n and_o though_o his_o malicious_a design_n have_v take_v no_o effect_n yet_o no_o thanks_o to_o he_o but_o to_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o king_n and_o the_o vigilancy_n of_o the_o peer_n have_v they_o please_v it_o have_v be_v too_o late_o to_o have_v punish_v he_o for_o no_o rule_n of_o law_n have_v be_v leave_v whereby_o to_o censure_v he_o after_o the_o death_n and_o expiration_n of_o the_o law_n and_o if_o the_o intention_n of_o gvido_n faux_n may_v be_v think_v treason_n though_o the_o house_n be_v not_o blow_v up_o than_o this_o intention_n of_o he_o may_v admit_v the_o same_o censure_n he_o close_v that_o throughout_o all_o his_o defence_n he_o have_v pretend_v either_o warrant_n from_o the_o king_n or_o else_o the_o king_n prerogative_n and_o what_o be_v this_o else_o but_o to_o draw_v up_o a_o cloud_n and_o exhale_v the_o vapour_n for_o the_o eclipse_v of_o the_o bright_a son_n by_o the_o jealousy_n or_o repine_n of_o his_o subject_n if_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o piety_n and_o justice_n shall_v not_o dispel_v all_o these_o mist_n and_o send_v they_o down_o to_o their_o original_n that_o the_o very_a stand_n and_o fall_v of_o these_o three_o kingdom_n stand_v upon_o this_o process_n all_o of_o which_o do_v conceive_v their_o safety_n so_o far_o interest_v in_o his_o just_a punishment_n that_o no_o settle_n of_o their_o peace_n or_o quiet_n can_v be_v expect_v without_o this_o that_o rhey_n hope_v the_o law_n shall_v never_o protect_v he_o who_o have_v go_v about_o to_o subvert_v all_o law_n nor_o the_o nobility_n who_o have_v the_o same_o blood_n move_v in_o their_o vein_n by_o submit_v themselves_o to_o his_o base_a tyranny_n lose_v that_o privilege_n and_o liberty_n which_o their_o ancestor_n have_v buy_v with_o their_o dear_a life_n though_o there_o be_v no_o treason_n for_o his_o stat_n be_v it_o the_o less_o monstrous_a for_o there_o be_v none_o for_o so_o many_o hundred_o of_o year_n that_o dursteve_a adventure_n upon_o such_o insolence_n to_o occasion_v such_o a_o statute_n and_o be_v not_o the_o fundamental_a ground_n and_o rule_n and_o government_n sufficient_a to_o rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n against_o he_o without_o the_o make_v a_o particular_a statute_n this_o he_o say_v he_o leave_v to_o the_o dispute_n of_o the_o law_n and_o conclude_v that_o see_v they_o have_v find_v out_o the_o jonah_n who_o these_o many_o year_n have_v toss_v and_o hazard_v the_o ship_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n with_o continual_a storm_n and_o tempest_n there_o can_v no_o calm_n be_v expect_v but_o by_o cast_v he_o out_o into_o the_o sea_n which_o in_o all_o justice_n they_o must_v and_o do_v expect_v from_o their_o hand_n who_o be_v entrust_v by_o the_o body_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o do_v the_o same_o the_o aggravation_n of_o the_o offence_n he_o say_v he_o have_v leave_v to_o master_n pym_n who_o here_o speak_v that_o speech_n which_o be_v now_o in_o print_n it_o be_v a_o sport_n to_o see_v how_o master_n pym_n in_o his_o speeech_n be_v fearful_o out_o and_o constrain_v to_o pull_v out_o his_o paper_n and_o read_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o confusion_n and_o disorder_n before_o he_o can_v recollect_v himself_o which_o fail_v of_o his_o memory_n be_v nosmall_a advantage_n to_o the_o lieutenant_n because_o by_o this_o mean_n the_o house_n perceive_v it_o be_v a_o premeditate_a slash_n not_o ground_v upon_o the_o lieutenant_n last_o answer_n but_o resolve_v on_o before_o whatsoever_o he_o shall_v say_v for_o his_o own_o justification_n but_o the_o lieutenant_n be_v nor_o suffer_v to_o reply_v a_o word_n either_o to_o glyn_n or_o pym._n because_o the_o last_o word_n must_v be_v they_o and_o so_o with_o tuesday_n end_v the_o matter_n of_o fact_n on_o thursday_n the_o dispute_n in_o law_n be_v expect_v upon_o wednesday_n we_o be_v big_a with_o expectation_n for_o the_o matter_n of_o law_n have_v do_v before_o with_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n but_o it_o seem_v the_o house_n of_o commons_o have_v perceive_v a_o great_a defection_n of_o their_o party_n and_o a_o great_a increase_n of_o the_o lord_n strafford_n friend_n in_o both_o the_o house_n occasion_v by_o his_o insinuate_n honest_a and_o witty_a defence_n and_o therefore_o they_o resolve_v of_o no_o more_o hear_n in_o public_a therefore_o it_o be_v think_v upon_o by_o his_o accuser_n to_o draw_v up_o a_o bill_n of_o attainder_n and_o present_v the_o same_o to_o the_o lord_n whereby_o first_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n shall_v be_v declare_v
to_o have_v be_v sufficient_o prove_v and_o then_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o law_n that_o he_o have_v incur_v the_o censure_n of_o treason_n for_o intend_v to_o subvert_v the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n for_o though_o say_v they_o he_o can_v be_v charge_v by_o letter_n of_o statute_n of_o the_o twenty_o five_o of_o edward_n the_o three_o yet_o he_o be_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o salvo_n whereby_o it_o be_v provide_v that_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n have_v power_n to_o determine_v what_o be_v treasonable_a and_o what_o not_o and_o that_o they_o be_v confident_a the_o lord_n will_v ratify_v and_o approve_v of_o this_o bill_n of_o they_o and_o give_v judgement_n according_o the_o motion_n be_v stout_o oppose_v by_o three_o great_a lawyer_n all_o member_n of_o the_o house_n seilden_n holborn_n and_o bridgeman_n who_o make_v it_o manifest_v that_o the_o salvo_n 25_o of_o edward_z 3_o be_v repeal_v and_o that_o no_o man_n can_v now_o be_v convict_v of_o treason_n but_o by_o the_o letter_n of_o that_o statute_n but_o be_v put_v to_o voice_n it_o be_v carry_v for_o the_o bill_n and_o a_o committee_n appoint_v for_o to_o draw_v it_o up_o this_o give_v occasion_n of_o much_o talk_n abroad_o and_o they_o who_o be_v otherwise_o the_o lord_n strafford_n enemy_n can_v not_o find_v equity_n enough_o in_o the_o bill_n of_o attainder_n some_o can_v not_o conceive_v what_o difference_n imaginable_a be_v betwixt_o the_o bill_n and_o the_o charge_n present_v before_o for_o in_o the_o charge_n he_o be_v accuse_v of_o treason_n and_o the_o bill_n though_o they_o have_v no_o legislative_a power_n seem_v nothing_o but_o a_o affirmation_n of_o the_o same_o other_o who_o will_v have_v the_o bill_n understand_v of_o a_o definitive_a sentence_n because_o it_o be_v consecutive_a to_o the_o proof_n be_v not_o satisfy_v but_o that_o it_o be_v against_o all_o practice_n that_o the_o commons_o shall_v give_v sentence_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o a_o peer_n and_o that_o it_o be_v against_o common_a equity_n too_o that_o the_o party_n accusant_fw-la shall_v give_v the_o judgement_n if_o the_o complayner_n be_v admmit_v to_o be_v judge_n a_o three_o sort_n give_v it_o out_o that_o this_o be_v no_o sentence_n against_o the_o lord_n strafford_n but_o only_o a_o pass_n of_o a_o new_a act_n of_o parliament_n about_o a_o matter_n not_o hitherto_o declare_v treasonable_a but_o yet_o these_o doubt_v that_o by_o declare_v the_o matter_n of_o fact_n to_o be_v approve_v and_o apply_v the_o censure_n to_o it_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o lord_n strafford_n it_o will_v ever_o be_v think_v a_o sentence_n against_o he_o to_o blemish_v his_o own_o fame_n and_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o posterity_n moreover_o that_o if_o they_o be_v about_o to_o make_v a_o new_a act_n it_o be_v strange_a to_o punish_v a_o man_n for_o the_o breach_n of_o such_o a_o statute_n as_o be_v not_o yet_o extant_a in_o rerum_fw-la naturâ_fw-la which_o shall_v in_o reason_n refer_v only_o to_o future_a obedience_n and_o what_o be_v more_o strange_a though_o there_o be_v a_o new_a statute_n yet_o by_o what_o authority_n the_o parliament_n have_v or_o can_v declare_v any_o individual_a or_o accumulative_a act_n which_o be_v already_o to_o be_v treasonable_a which_o must_v be_v treason_n by_o virtue_n of_o a_o statute_n or_o else_o no_o treason_n at_o all_o now_o there_o be_v none_o can_v be_v bring_v except_o the_o twenty_o five_o of_o edward_n the_o three_o whereof_o the_o letter_n of_o that_o stattute_n can_v by_o their_o own_o confession_n nor_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o once_o allege_v against_o the_o lord_n strafford_n and_o for_o the_o salvo_n or_o proviso_n which_o they_o main_o insist_v on_o the_o same_o stand_v repeal_v by_o two_o posteriour_a act_n of_o parlyament_n you_o have_v the_o muttering_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o people_n the_o lord_n feâ—ring_v the_o proceed_n as_o a_o beat_a path_n tread_v out_o to_o the_o ruin_n of_o their_o own_o life_n and_o estate_n tell_v the_o house_n of_o commons_o in_o their_o conference_n upon_o thursday_n that_o they_o will_v go_v on_o the_o same_o way_n they_o do_v already_o and_o according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o house_n give_v full_a audience_n to_o the_o lord_n strafford_n council_n in_o matter_n of_o law_n and_o that_o they_o themselves_o as_o competent_a judge_n will_v by_o themseluâ—s_o only_o give_v sentence_n in_o the_o cause_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o course_n suitable_a to_o the_o practice_n and_o stat._n of_o the_o kingdom_n the_o safety_n of_o the_o nobility_n or_o to_o equity_n or_o common_a justice_n it_o be_v reply_v by_o they_o of_o the_o low_a house_n that_o they_o be_v resolve_v to_o go_v on_o with_o their_o bill_n and_o if_o the_o same_o shall_v be_v reject_v by_o the_o lord_n they_o fear_v a_o rupture_n and_o division_n may_v follow_v to_o the_o utter_a ruin_n and_o desolation_n of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n that_o no_o content_n will_v be_v give_v to_o the_o subject_n and_o this_o be_v a_o strong_a argument_n indeed_o yet_o better_a beseem_v partiality_n and_o violence_n than_o the_o pretend_a justice_n and_o piety_n of_o the_o time_n unless_o the_o man_n who_o have_v so_o much_o intrude_v upon_o their_o right_n and_o discontent_v the_o people_n may_v be_v punish_v as_o a_o traitor_n and_o for_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o kingdom_n that_o no_o man_n have_v ever_o find_v such_o a_o favourable_a hear_n and_o that_o the_o process_n against_o essex_n norfolk_n and_o summersault_n be_v all_o of_o they_o close_v up_o in_o one_o day_n upon_o friday_n the_o lord_n give_v answer_v that_o they_o can_v expect_v nothing_o from_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o but_o what_o shall_v tend_v to_o the_o peace_n and_o preservation_n of_o the_o kingdom_n nor_o be_v there_o a_o more_o forceable_a way_n then_o to_o preserve_v the_o law_n and_o custom_n thereof_o lest_o innovation_n so_o much_o complain_v of_o by_o they_o may_v unhappy_o be_v find_v among_o themselves_o that_o the_o subject_n shall_v have_v all_o that_o justice_n can_v afford_v but_o that_o a_o act_n of_o injustice_n will_v never_o give_v satisfaction_n to_o the_o world_n nor_o safety_n to_o themselves_o the_o eye_n of_o all_o foreign_a state_n be_v fix_v upon_o the_o businesie_n now_o in_o agitation_n and_o the_o wisdom_n of_o our_o nation_n either_o to_o be_v much_o advance_v or_o depress_v by_o their_o judgement_n in_o this_o case_n that_o the_o process_n against_o norfolk_n and_o essex_n for_o somerset_n be_v convict_v only_o of_o felony_n and_o have_v not_o so_o much_o animad_fw-la version_n to_o save_v himself_o by_o his_o book_n be_v for_o direct_v and_o formal_a treason_n comprise_v in_o one_o or_o two_o individual_a act_n but_o this_o against_o the_o lord_n strafford_n only_o arbitrary_a and_o accumulative_a to_o be_v pick_v out_o of_o the_o twenty_o eight_o article_n and_o therefore_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o have_v a_o full_a examination_n of_o they_o all_o to_o give_v sentence_n against_o he_o and_o those_o noble_a man_n be_v charge_v with_o some_o actual_a breach_n of_o statute_n former_o make_v but_o here_o a_o new_a staute_n be_v to_o be_v make_v or_o else_o he_o to_o be_v find_v guiltless_a they_o conclude_v that_o they_o have_v give_v order_n for_o his_o appearance_n on_o saturday_n and_o that_o in_o the_o great_a hall_n at_o westminster_n where_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o might_n if_o they_o please_v be_v present_a after_o some_o deliberation_n with_o the_o house_n the_o conferrers_n answer_v that_o since_o the_o lord_n have_v so_o resolve_v they_o will_v not_o deny_v to_o be_v there_o present_a and_o to_o hear_v what_o his_o council_n can_v say_v for_o he_o but_o to_o reply_v any_o more_o in_o public_a they_o neither_o can_v nor_o will_v because_o of_o the_o bill_n already_o past_a only_o if_o the_o lord_n shall_v take_v any_o scruple_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o law_n they_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o give_v they_o satisfaction_n by_o a_o private_a conferrence_n so_o they_o willing_o decline_v to_o do_v what_o indeed_o they_o can_v not_o possible_o do_v that_o be_v to_o give_v public_a satisfaction_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o law_n upon_o saturday_n they_o conveen_v in_o the_o great_a hall_n but_o they_o that_o be_v of_o the_o committee_n for_o the_o great_a charge_n do_v not_o stand_v at_o the_o bar_n as_o before_o but_o sit_v promiscuous_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o fellow_n so_o that_o a_o mouth_n be_v not_o oppen_v in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o all_o that_o day_n after_o they_o be_v set_v the_o lord_n steward_n tell_v the_o lieutenant_n that_o the_o lord_n have_v resolve_v to_o give_v he_o a_o fair_a hear_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o law_n and_o therefore_o desire_v that_o the_o council_n may_v keep_v that_o distance_n moderation_n and_o respect_n
think_v otherwise_o unless_o they_o conceive_v he_o either_o to_o be_v a_o fool_n or_o a_o tyrant_n that_o he_o either_o can_v not_o or_o will_v not_o discern_v such_o wickedness_n he_o be_v well_o content_a he_o say_v with_o that_o authority_n and_o power_n which_o god_n have_v put_v into_o his_o hand_n nor_o shall_v he_o ever_o think_v it_o his_o prerogative_n to_o intrude_v upon_o the_o propriety_n of_o the_o subject_a for_o himself_o and_o his_o own_o conscience_n he_o say_v he_o be_v now_o to_o declare_v that_o in_o his_o own_o judgement_n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o process_n against_o the_o lieutenant_n that_o deserve_v the_o censure_n of_o treason_n oversight_n and_o misdemeanour_n there_o be_v in_o such_o a_o measure_n that_o he_o confess_v the_o lord_n strafford_n be_v never_o worthy_a hereafter_o to_o bear_v any_o office_n in_o his_o kingdom_n no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o of_o a_o constable_n but_o be_v to_o be_v answerable_a for_o all_o his_o error_n when_o they_o be_v to_o be_v charge_v upon_o he_o and_o to_o this_o none_o of_o they_o shall_v concur_v with_o great_a alacrity_n than_o himself_o that_o he_o hope_v none_o of_o they_o will_v deny_v to_o give_v he_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o first_o voice_n which_o be_v that_o he_o will_v never_o in_o heart_n nor_o hand_n concur_v with_o they_o to_o punish_v this_o man_n as_o a_o traitor_n and_o desire_v therefore_o that_o they_o will_v think_v of_o some_o other_o way_n how_o the_o business_n may_v be_v compose_v nor_o shall_v it_o ever_o be_v less_o dear_a to_o he_o though_o with_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o dear_a blood_n to_o protect_v the_o innocent_a then_o to_o punish_v the_o guilty_a at_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o startle_v and_o adjourn_v themselves_o till_o monday_n divers_a censure_n be_v past_a upon_o the_o king_n speech_n even_o of_o those_o that_o love_v his_o hovour_n some_o think_v he_o be_v draw_v to_o this_o by_o a_o certain_a foreknowledge_n of_o the_o lord_n facility_n to_o give_v way_n to_o the_o commons_o and_o that_o it_o be_v better_a to_o express_v themselves_o then_o if_o by_o that_o mean_v he_o can_v hinder_v the_o sentence_n then_o to_o countermand_v the_o execution_n thereof_o when_o it_o be_v pass_v and_o so_o draw_v all_o the_o envy_n upon_o himself_o other_o be_v of_o opinion_n which_o be_v more_o probable_a that_o this_o have_v be_v a_o plot_n of_o the_o king_n bosom_n enemy_n to_o set_v he_o at_o odds_n with_o his_o sujâ—cts_n that_o thereby_o they_o may_v sish_v the_o more_o secure_o in_o these_o trouble_a water_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o it_o be_v very_o likely_a the_o lord_n strafford_n may_v have_v pass_v free_a by_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o now_o howsoever_o the_o matter_n fall_v out_o all_o the_o blame_n will_v be_v impute_v to_o the_o king_n for_o if_o he_o be_v condemn_v it_o will_v be_v no_o thanks_o to_o the_o king_n if_o justify_v that_o will_v cerrtin_o be_v lay_v to_o the_o king_n too_o as_o who_o by_o his_o threat_n and_o menace_n have_v forestall_v the_o voice_n of_o his_o nobilty_n it_o be_v conceive_v by_o wise_a man_n and_o such_o as_o wish_v no_o evil_a to_o my_o lord_n strafford_n that_o it_o have_v be_v far_o better_a both_o for_o the_o king_n and_o he_o to_o have_v first_o try_v the_o utmost_a of_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o king_n because_o it_o be_v both_o possible_a and_o probable_a that_o he_o may_v have_v gain_v the_o declaration_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o if_o not_o it_o be_v time_n enough_o to_o interpose_v his_o own_o power_n afterward_o for_o the_o lord_n strafford_n because_o it_o have_v make_v the_o house_n of_o commons_o a_o great_a deal_n the_o more_o press_v fear_v by_o the_o king_n peremptory_a answer_n from_o who_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o time_n they_o expect_v nothing_o but_o a_o concedimus_fw-la omne_fw-la that_o there_o be_v some_o plot_n under_o hand_n and_o these_o thought_n produce_v the_o late_a tumult_n of_o the_o londoner_n of_o which_o more_o by_o and_o by_o and_o it_o be_v very_o think_v that_o for_o these_o two_o reason_n the_o lieutenant_n seem_a friend_n but_o indeed_o real_a enemy_n have_v put_v the_o king_n upon_o this_o way_n hope_v thereby_o that_o the_o lord_n shall_v find_v occasion_n to_o pretend_v necessity_n of_o do_v that_o which_o perhaps_o in_o regard_n of_o common_a equity_n or_o the_o king_n dipleasure_n they_o can_v nor_o dare_v have_v do_v howsoever_o facta_fw-la est_fw-la alia_fw-la the_o king_n be_v now_o so_o far_o engage_v that_o with_o respect_n to_o honour_n and_o conscience_n he_o can_v retire_v for_o if_o the_o praecedure_v be_v by_o a_o legislative_a power_n it_o fall_v direct_o upon_o he_o nor_o can_v he_o give_v his_o assent_n if_o by_o a_o judiciary_n then_o must_v he_o either_o hinder_v the_o execution_n or_o be_v say_v to_o have_v charge_v himself_o with_o injustice_n this_o have_v produce_v strange_a alteration_n even_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n do_v on_o sunday_n last_o may_v the_o second_o with_o ordinary_a solemnity_n be_v now_o exceed_o hateful_a to_o the_o commons_o which_o so_o much_o before_o desire_v it_o some_o say_v the_o precipitation_n of_o that_o marriage_n import_v no_o good_a other_o that_o the_o parliament_n have_v condescend_v to_o that_o marriage_n but_o do_v not_o expect_v that_o acceleration_n a_o three_o sort_n that_o the_o party_n be_v mean_a enough_o if_o not_o too_o low_o for_o the_o king_n of_o england_n elder_a daughter_n all_o of_o they_o that_o the_o dutchman_n have_v offer_v money_n to_o the_o king_n for_o a_o new_a service_n of_o war_n and_o have_v thereby_o buy_v this_o honour_n this_o be_v increase_v by_o the_o land_n of_o a_o dutchman_n who_o be_v to_o be_v gentleman_n of_o the_o king_n horse_n and_o short_o with_o we_o the_o hollander_n will_v be_v no_o less_o odious_a than_o the_o spaniard_n oh_o the_o wonderful_a change_n of_o the_o untoward_a unconstant_a and_o giddy_a multitude_n how_o unhappy_a a_o time_n it_o be_v to_o know_v what_o liberty_n mean_v and_o to_o get_v the_o rheins_n cast_v upon_o their_o own_o neck_n it_o range_v mad_o up_o and_o down_o nec_fw-la modum_fw-la tenens_fw-la nec_fw-la terminum_fw-la nor_o be_v capable_a of_o subsistence_n till_o it_o have_v lose_v itself_o and_o what_o it_o so_o much_o affect_n liberty_n so_o knife_n be_v put_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o child_n who_o discern_v no_o danger_n but_o affect_v they_o for_o their_o splendour_n and_o glitter_a so_o poison_n into_o the_o mouth_n of_o fool_n which_o be_v judge_v only_o by_o the_o taste_n and_o sweetness_n but_o it_o seem_v the_o judgement_n of_o this_o kingdom_n can_v be_v prevent_v and_o because_o they_o have_v sin_v against_o themselves_o by_o abuse_v their_o plenty_n and_o fatness_n it_o be_v the_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n that_o they_o be_v the_o executioner_n of_o his_o judgement_n upon_o themselves_o before_o i_o tell_v you_o of_o monday_n and_o tuesday_n madness_n i_o must_v tell_v you_o when_o and_o whence_o this_o fury_n have_v its_o first_o motion_n upon_o the_o thursday_n before_o a_o great_a many_o apprentice_n beset_v the_o spanish_a ambassador_n house_n near_o bishopsgate_n threaten_v to_o pull_v it_o down_o and_o kill_v the_o man_n the_o mayor_n of_o london_n come_v among_o they_o and_o with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o pain_n persuade_v they_o to_o retire_v home_o and_o afterward_o enter_v into_o the_o ambassador_n house_n at_o his_o come_n in_o the_o ambassador_n desire_v he_o to_o pull_v down_o his_o sword_n which_o be_v carry_v before_o he_o because_o he_o be_v now_o where_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n have_v jurisdiction_n that_o be_v do_v he_o tell_v the_o lord_n mayor_n that_o in_o all_o his_o life_n time_n he_o have_v never_o see_v such_o a_o barbarous_a attempt_n and_o desire_v to_o know_v whether_o england_n be_v a_o civil_a nation_n or_o no_o where_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n be_v so_o monstrous_o violate_v the_o mayor_n reply_v that_o they_o be_v of_o the_o base_a and_o rascally_a sort_n of_o people_n and_o entreat_v the_o tumult_n may_v not_o be_v impute_v to_o the_o town_n the_o ambassador_n answer_v that_o he_o can_v hardly_o acknowledge_v that_o to_o be_v a_o town_n yea_o scarce_o a_o society_n of_o man_n where_o there_o be_v so_o little_a civility_n and_o government_n the_o mayor_n tell_v he_o that_o the_o people_n be_v discontent_a because_o mass_n be_v say_v in_o his_o house_n the_o ambassodar_n reply_v that_o the_o english_a ambassador_n have_v the_o free_a exercise_n of_o his_o religion_n at_o madrid_n and_o that_o he_o will_v rather_o forgo_v his_o life_n then_o any_o of_o those_o privilege_n due_a to_o he_o by_o paction_n and_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n the_o mayor_n answer_v they_o be_v the_o more_o incense_a against_o he_o
morning_n the_o court_n at_o this_o time_n be_v surcharge_v with_o a_o confluence_n of_o people_n quasi_fw-la civitas_n tota_fw-la sedibus_fw-la suis_fw-la mota_fw-la as_o if_o the_o whole_a city_n be_v come_v to_o petition_v for_o justice_n a_o government_n indeed_o worse_o than_o a_o democrasie_n where_o the_o people_n do_v not_o rule_v but_o play_v the_o tyrant_n if_o there_o be_v no_o monarchy_n there_o need_v no_o conscience_n to_o obey_v it_o but_o where_o it_o be_v and_o can_v protect_v itself_o the_o good_a subject_n must_v either_o forget_v himself_o or_o his_o loyalty_n a_o two_o edge_a sword_n kill_v either_o the_o body_n or_o the_o soul_n nor_o in_o this_o be_v man_n in_o better_a ease_n than_o the_o wing_a fish_n that_o our_o southern_a mariner_n tell_v we_o of_o which_o if_o they_o swim_v beneath_o the_o water_n be_v cathe_v by_o the_o dolphin_n if_o they_o fly_v above_o for_o refuge_n be_v snatch_v away_o by_o the_o hungry_a ravenous_a fowl_n lord_n help_v then_o the_o time_n or_o help_v our_o patience_n and_o resolution_n give_v we_o either_o redress_n in_o thou_o or_o confidence_n in_o thou_o the_o wise_a sort_n conceive_v these_o two_o bill_n too_o big_a for_o they_o to_o desire_v at_o once_o and_o that_o both_o of_o they_o together_o may_v procure_v a_o flat_a denial_n but_o the_o more_o courageous_a know_v the_o ready_a way_n by_o far_o have_v often_o have_v experience_n of_o his_o majesty_n readiness_n to_o grant_v just_a desire_n resolve_v that_o he_o that_o expect_v to_o loose_v the_o day_n be_v beat_v at_o his_o own_o diffidence_n and_o it_o be_v the_o quality_n of_o some_o man_n to_o swallow_v camel_n upon_o a_o sudden_a who_o if_o you_o give_v they_o leisure_n will_v perchance_o strain_n at_o a_o gnatt_n their_o resolution_n may_v aim_v at_o this_o but_o despair_n to_o remedy_n that_o nature_n give_v the_o reason_n omne_fw-la agens_fw-la se_fw-la exercet_fw-la intra_fw-la sphaeram_fw-la activitatis_fw-la danger_n if_o they_o come_v but_o straggle_v upon_o we_o we_o may_v collect_v our_o spirit_n well_o enough_o and_o easy_o resist_v they_o but_o if_o they_o come_v by_o whole_a troop_n amazement_n and_o fear_n admit_v of_o no_o consultation_n for_o the_o future_a but_o only_o intend_v to_o decline_v the_o present_a and_o press_a hazard_n whereon_o the_o ancient_a gaul_n make_v their_o first_o on-setts_a with_o valour_n beyond_o the_o courage_n of_o man_n and_o with_o fearful_a cry_n and_o shout_n belie_v rheir_o own_o animosity_n to_o stupify_v and_o quell_v that_o of_o the_o enemy_n sunday_n all_o the_o day_n the_o king_n be_v resolute_a never_o to_o give_v sunday_n sunday_n way_n to_o the_o bill_n against_o the_o lord_n strafford_n tell_v they_o withal_o that_o it_o seem_v strange_a to_o he_o that_o the_o man_n can_v not_o die_v unless_o he_o and_o he_o only_o by_o give_v sentence_n the_o king_n legislative_a way_n shall_v condemn_v he_o the_o lord_n pembroke_n bring_v the_o king_n a_o piece_n of_o scripture_n 2._o sam._n 19_o from_o the_o 5._o to_o the_o 9_o verse_n the_o word_n indeed_o become_v a_o joab_n rather_o than_o himself_o till_o he_o have_v scatter_v the_o force_n of_o the_o king_n not_o elder_a son_n yet_o elder_a daughter_n the_o kingdom_n of_o scotland_n here_o be_v some_o analogy_n with_o absalon_n and_o in_o nothing_o else_o for_o david_n be_v sorry_a for_o shed_v the_o nocent_a they_o not_o sorry_a for_o shed_v the_o innocent_a blood_n though_o the_o issue_n be_v not_o the_o same_o four_o bishop_n be_v send_v for_o by_o the_o king_n the_o primate_n of_o ireland_n the_o bishop_n of_o durham_n lincoln_n and_o carlisle_n some_o bishop_n four_o bishop_n say_v and_o i_o do_v rather_o believe_v it_o that_o the_o king_n be_v desirous_a the_o bill_n shall_v be_v voice_v again_o and_o argue_v the_o bishop_n have_v their_o suffrage_n in_o the_o admission_n though_o not_o in_o the_o approbation_n of_o the_o bill_n other_o think_v in_o regard_n the_o primate_n be_v there_o who_o have_v no_o interest_n in_o this_o kingdom_n it_o be_v to_o resolve_v the_o king_n conscience_n for_o my_o part_n i_o see_v not_o how_o they_o shall_v do_v this_o see_v the_o business_n be_v ground_v upon_o a_o case_n in_o law_n which_o none_o of_o they_o unless_o the_o bishop_n of_o lincoln_n have_v learn_v when_o he_o be_v lord_n keeper_n can_v possible_o discuss_v for_o if_o the_o king_n be_v tender_a in_o it_o how_o can_v they_o persuade_v he_o to_o give_v way_n if_o not_o what_o need_v their_o resolution_n but_o it_o may_v be_v that_o they_o persuade_v he_o that_o in_o conscience_n he_o may_v prefer_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o judge_n before_o his_o own_o and_o that_o if_o though_o with_o some_o reluctation_n they_o think_v upon_o their_o oath_n the_o proceed_n to_o be_v lawful_a he_o may_v give_v way_n to_o they_o this_o be_v not_o unlikely_a because_o the_o judge_n be_v send_v for_o the_o same_o time_n and_o it_o seem_v for_o the_o same_o service_n and_o if_o it_o be_v so_o i_o admire_v and_o adore_v too_o the_o wonderful_a providence_n of_o god_n who_o in_o his_o praeparatory_a act_n to_o his_o unlawful_a judgement_n which_o undoubted_o will_v follow_v suffer_v not_o only_o the_o king_n and_o the_o country_n but_o the_o church_n too_o as_o if_o her_o cup_n be_v not_o yet_o full_a to_o be_v involve_v but_o can_v this_o be_v to_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n the_o king_n i_o be_o sure_o know_v he_o to_o be_v free_a from_o any_o the_o least_o intention_n of_o subvert_v the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o can_v the_o bishop_n satisfy_v thy_o scruple_n too_o it_o may_v be_v they_o be_v persuade_v that_o the_o proof_n may_v be_v take_v implicit_o from_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o as_o the_o law_n from_o the_o judge_n it_o be_v report_v indeed_o that_o they_o beseech_v the_o king_n with_o many_o tear_n to_o give_v way_n and_o that_o to_o prevent_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o kingdom_n which_o these_o statesman_n who_o will_v be_v ever_o content_a with_o the_o long_a life_n for_o themselves_o till_o by_o piece_n meal_n they_o be_v thrust_v from_o all_o do_v see_v will_v necessary_o follow_v well_o i_o dare_v pprophecy_n to_o they_o they_o shall_v not_o want_v their_o reward_n neither_o from_o king_n nor_o people_n for_o the_o next_o tumult_n of_o people_n shall_v be_v against_o their_o liturgy_n surplice_n and_o church_n ornament_n and_o see_v they_o have_v now_o over-persuade_v the_o king_n in_o this_o if_o they_o can_v procure_v he_o then_o to_o protect_v themselves_o from_o those_o imminent_a danger_n which_o hang_v over_o their_o head_n they_o shall_v do_v a_o miracle_n sed_fw-la quos_fw-la pordere_fw-mi vult_fw-la jupiter_n dementat_fw-la some_o body_n else_o will_v persuade_v the_o king_n that_o to_o satisfy_v the_o common_a people_n and_o to_o prevent_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o kingdom_n bishopric_n dean_n prebend_n and_o all_o cathedral_n must_v down_o sedomen_n avertat_fw-la deus_fw-la optimus_fw-la sundâ—y_o all_o day_n nothing_o sound_v in_o the_o king_n ear_n but_o fear_n terror_n and_o threaten_n of_o worse_o and_o worse_o the_o noise_n of_o drum_n and_o trumpet_n be_v imagine_v to_o be_v hear_v of_o rebel_a people_n from_o every_o corner_n of_o the_o kingdom_n yea_o apprentice_n cobbler_n and_o fruiterer_n present_v thmselve_n as_o all_o ready_a run_v into_o the_o king_n bedchamber_n after_o they_o have_v wrestle_v he_o breathless_a and_o as_o they_o do_v with_o great_a fish_n give_v he_o scope_n of_o line_n wherein_o to_o spend_v his_o strength_n at_o last_o victus_fw-la dedit_fw-la manus_fw-la be_v overcome_v with_o such_o uncessant_a importunity_n he_o yield_v up_o the_o buckler_n and_o about_o nine_o of_o the_o clock_n at_o night_n oh_o deplorable_a necessity_n of_o the_o time_n or_o rather_o oh_o the_o frailty_n of_o humane_a nature_n i_o that_o can_v neither_o foresee_v nor_o sustain_v this_o necessity_n the_o king_n promise_v to_o sign_n both_o the_o bill_n the_o next_o morning_n which_o be_v according_o do_v and_o a_o commission_n draw_v up_o for_o his_o i_o do_v not_o care_n in_o what_o relation_n you_o take_v the_o word_n execution_n ingentes_fw-la curae_fw-la stupent_fw-la loquuntur_fw-la leves_fw-la though_o i_o have_v resolve_v with_o the_o painter_n who_o can_v not_o express_v his_o grief_n sufficient_o in_o weep_v for_o his_o daughter_n here_o to_o have_v draw_v the_o curtain_n yet_o it_o will_v not_o be_v something_o must_v overflow_v consider_v the_o gentleman_n as_o a_o man_n his_o judgement_n memory_n eloquence_n real_a perfection_n in_o this_o age_n of_o appearance_n consider_v he_o as_o a_o subject_a his_o loyalty_n his_o courage_n his_o integrity_n to_o king_n and_o country_n in_o these_o disloyal_a and_o fainthearted_a time_n consider_v he_o as_o a_o christian_a his_o love_n to_o the_o church_n his_o respect_n to_o churchman_n in_o this_o profane_a and_o overween_a generation_n
that_o by_o such_o undutiful_a council_n and_o word_n he_o have_v give_v more_o than_o sufficient_a proof_n of_o his_o design_n and_o purpose_n to_o subdue_v this_o kingdom_n and_o subvert_v the_o fundamental_a law_n and_o privilege_n of_o the_o same_o the_o lieutenant_n reply_n first_o that_o he_o have_v expect_v some_o proof_n about_o the_o two_o reply_n strafford_n reply_n first_o particular_n but_o do_v hear_v of_o none_o and_o that_o it_o be_v no_o small_a disadvantage_n to_o he_o to_o be_v charge_v with_o a_o great_a many_o odious_a crime_n by_o a_o book_n print_v and_o fly_v from_o hand_n to_o hand_n through_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n yet_o when_o they_o come_v to_o prove_v there_o shall_v be_v no_o such_o thing_n lay_v against_o he_o second_o about_o the_o speech_n he_o ingenious_o confess_v that_o some_o such_o thing_n may_v perhaps_o have_v escape_v the_o door_n of_o his_o lip_n when_o he_o see_v their_o backwardness_n to_o his_o majesty_n service_n and_o as_o the_o time_n be_v 〈◊〉_d condition_v he_o do_v not_o think_v it_o much_o amiss_o to_o call_v that_o faction_n by_o the_o name_n of_o rebel_n but_o yet_o he_o think_v he_o have_v abundant_o satisfy_v for_o that_o oversight_n if_o it_o be_v any_o at_o york_n for_o have_v understand_v there_o that_o the_o city_n of_o london_n be_v willing_a to_o make_v a_o loan_n of_o money_n he_o there_o before_o the_o great_a council_n of_o the_o peer_n express_v himself_o to_o this_o sense_n that_o the_o londoner_n have_v sufficient_o make_v up_o all_o their_o delay_n hitherto_o by_o their_o act_n that_o the_o king_n be_v oblige_v to_o their_o forwardness_n and_o that_o he_o himself_o shall_v be_v as_o ready_a to_o serve_v they_o as_o any_o poor_a gentleman_n in_o england_n about_o the_o other_o word_n he_o say_v that_o be_v in_o conference_n with_o some_o of_o the_o londoner_n there_o come_v at_o that_o time_n to_o his_o hand_n a_o letter_n from_o the_o earl_n of_o leicester_n then_o at_o paris_n wherein_o be_v the_o gazette_n enclose_v report_v that_o the_o cardinal_n have_v give_v some_o such_o order_n as_o to_z leavy_z money_n by_o force_n this_o he_o say_v he_o only_o tell_v the_o lord_n cottington_n stand_v by_o without_o the_o least_o application_n or_o intention_n concern_v the_o english_a affair_n cottington_n be_v examine_v upon_o this_o declare_v the_o same_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n three_o to_o sir_n ralph_n freeman_n he_o say_v that_o his_o testemony_n do_v not_o concern_v the_o charge_n at_o all_o nor_o do_v he_o think_v any_o thing_n amiss_o in_o it_o though_o he_o have_v say_v it_o if_o the_o servant_n of_o the_o mint_n refuse_v to_o work_v according_a to_o direction_n they_o do_v deserve_v the_o house_n of_o correction_n nor_o be_v it_o treasonable_a to_o say_v the_o king_n may_v use_v that_o house_n for_o the_o correction_n of_o his_o servant_n as_o well_o as_o any_o man_n in_o the_o city_n for_o they_o four_o he_o say_v that_o there_o be_v no_o great_a likelihood_n that_o he_o have_v commit_v real_a act_n of_o treason_n when_o his_o adverse_a party_n be_v content_a to_o trifle_v away_o so_o much_o time_n about_o word_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o treason_n in_o they_o though_o they_o have_v be_v full_o verify_v and_o therefore_o in_o that_o as_o in_o all_o other_o article_n he_o reserve_v a_o power_n for_o his_o council_n to_o dispute_v in_o matter_n of_o law_n they_o go_v to_o the_o twenty_o seven_v article_n and_o charge_v thus_o that_o immediate_o after_o his_o appointment_n to_o be_v lieutenant_n to_o the_o 27_o charge_v article_n 27_o army_n here_o in_o england_n he_o show_v what_o principle_n of_o arbitrary_a government_n lurk_v within_o his_o bosom_n for_o by_o his_o own_o immediate_a authority_n without_o and_o against_o law_n he_o have_v lay_v impost_n of_o money_n upon_o the_o king_n subject_n where_o they_o mention_v three_o particular_n first_o that_o he_o have_v impose_v 8._o d._n per_fw-la diem_fw-la upon_o the_o county_n of_o york_n for_o entertain_v the_o train_n band_n there_o one_o whole_a month_n second_o that_o he_o have_v send_v out_o warrant_n for_o collect_v the_o same_o and_o threaten_v to_o imprison_v such_o as_o shall_v refuse_v to_o pay_v three_o that_o he_o say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o crime_n nigh_o to_o the_o crime_n of_o high_a treason_n not_o to_o pay_v the_o same_o four_o they_o add_v that_o in_o his_o general_n reply_v he_o have_v bring_v two_o thing_n for_o his_o defence_n first_o that_o this_o money_n be_v free_o and_o voluntary_o offer_v by_o those_o in_o yorkshire_n second_o that_o the_o great_a council_n of_o the_o peer_n have_v notice_n of_o the_o same_o to_o the_o first_o they_o answer_v that_o a_o petition_n be_v indeed_o prefer_v by_o the_o yorkshire_n man_n and_o a_o month_n pay_v offer_v but_o that_o the_o lord_n strafford_n have_v refuse_v to_o present_v the_o same_o upon_o this_o exception_n only_o because_o in_o the_o same_o they_o have_v petition_v for_o a_o parliament_n whereby_o he_o evident_o declare_v what_o little_a inclination_n he_o have_v to_o that_o way_n to_o the_o second_o they_o appeal_v to_o all_o the_o lord_n present_v whether_o any_o such_o order_n do_v pass_v before_o the_o council_n of_o the_o peer_n at_o york_n the_o proof_n be_v first_o a_o warrant_n issue_v by_o colonel_n pennyman_n for_o this_o money_n and_o anorhe_a by_o sâ—r_n edward_n osborne_n second_o master_n john_n burrowes_n who_o declare_v that_o he_o be_v clerk_n to_o the_o great_a council_n but_o do_v remember_v of_o no_o order_n and_o withal_o add_v that_o it_o may_v have_v pass_v at_o that_o time_n when_o heâ—_n attend_v at_o rippon_n three_o master_n dunston_n who_o declare_v that_o he_o have_v know_v that_o money_n levy_v by_o some_o musquetier_n four_o by_o sir_n william_n ingram_n who_o declare_v that_o he_o have_v hear_v the_o lieutenant_n say_v that_o to_o refuse_v the_o same_o come_v nigh_o to_o the_o crime_n of_o high_a treason_n they_o conclude_v the_o chrage_n that_o by_o these_o particular_n it_o be_v more_o than_o evident_a what_o unhappy_a purpose_n and_o traitorous_a design_n he_o have_v to_o subdue_v this_o kingdom_n and_o subvert_v the_o fundamental_a law_n and_o privilege_n first_o to_o the_o petition_n that_o it_o be_v a_o true_a petition_n draw_v reply_n strafford_n reply_n up_o by_o the_o yorkshire_n gentleman_n and_o as_o true_a that_o he_o have_v refuse_v to_o present_v the_o same_o because_o of_o that_o clause_n about_o the_o parliament_n but_o the_o matter_n be_v thus_o at_o his_o majesty_n come_v to_o york_n it_o be_v think_v necessary_a for_o the_o defence_n of_o that_o county_n to_o keep_v the_o train_v bond_n on_o foot_n because_o the_o enemy_n be_v upon_o the_o border_n and_o therefore_o the_o king_n direct_v he_o to_o write_v to_o all_o the_o freeholder_a in_o yorkshire_n to_o see_v what_o they_o will_v do_v for_o their_o own_o defence_n the_o time_n and_o place_n be_v design_v by_o the_o king_n but_o the_o night_n before_o the_o meeting_n a_o small_a number_n convent_v and_o in_o a_o private_a and_o factious_a way_n do_v draw_v up_o that_o petition_n upon_o the_o morrow_n at_o their_o appoint_a diet_n in_o presence_n of_o the_o whole_a number_n the_o petition_n be_v present_v to_o he_o where_o he_o do_v advise_v they_o to_o leave_v out_o that_o clause_n and_o that_o because_o he_o know_v the_o king_n out_o of_o his_o own_o gracious_a disposition_n have_v intend_v to_o call_v a_o parliament_n which_o he_o desire_v shall_v rather_o be_v free_o do_v then_o upon_o the_o constraint_n and_o importunity_n of_o petition_n moreover_o it_o will_v seem_v a_o mercenary_a thing_n in_o they_o at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n to_o offer_v a_o benevolence_n and_o withal_o to_o petition_v for_o his_o favour_n upon_o this_o remonstrance_n they_o be_v all_o willing_a to_o recall_v the_o petition_n and_o direct_v he_o by_o word_n of_o mouth_n to_o offer_v unto_o the_o king_n the_o month_n pay_v in_o their_o name_n which_o he_o do_v according_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o forty_o of_o they_o to_o their_o no_o small_a advantage_n this_o he_o prove_v by_o sir_n william_n pennyman_n sir_n paul_n neale_n sir_n george_n wentworth_n sir_n william_n savill_n sir_n thomas_n danby_n who_o all_o of_o they_o declare_v as_o much_o in_o ample_a term_n and_o withal_o add_v that_o nothing_o be_v do_v upon_o better_a ground_n of_o necessity_n and_o obedience_n than_o the_o offer_n of_o that_o money_n and_o that_o they_o never_o have_v hear_v any_o man_n grudge_n against_o it_o to_o this_o time_n for_o the_o second_o about_o the_o council_n of_o peer_n he_o allege_v that_o he_o never_o make_v mention_n of_o any_o order_n of_o they_o but_o he_o remember_v very_o well_o it_o be_v twice_o propound_v before_o they_o that_o the_o king_n have_v approve_v it_o at_o that_o time_n
to_o the_o judicatorie_a that_o be_v sit_v and_o not_o at_o all_o to_o meddle_v with_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n the_o lieutenant_n reply_v that_o in_o all_o humility_n he_o do_v acknowledge_v that_o favour_n from_o the_o lord_n and_o that_o it_o be_v such_o a_o one_o too_o as_o he_o can_v not_o but_o expect_v from_o such_o honourable_a peer_n and_o just_a person_n in_o who_o integrity_n and_o goodness_n under_o that_o which_o he_o have_v place_v above_o he_o have_v repose_v his_o chief_a confidence_n for_o his_o council_n they_o know_v much_o better_a than_o himself_o what_o concern_v the_o point_n of_o discretion_n and_o reverence_n and_o that_o he_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o they_o will_v give_v all_o satisfaction_n and_o obedience_n then_o his_o council_n be_v call_v to_o the_o bar_n master_n lane_n the_o prince_n attorney_n master_n gardiner_n recorder_n of_o london_n master_n loe_o and_o master_n lightfoot_n master_n lane_n speak_v and_o much_o to_o this_o sense_n and_o purpose_n my_o lord_n there_o be_v a_o heavy_a charge_n lie_v on_o i_o and_o my_o fellow_n nothing_o less_o than_o to_o defend_v the_o life_n the_o estate_n the_o reputation_n yea_o the_o posterity_n of_o this_o honourable_a person_n at_o the_o bar_n if_o therefore_o we_o shall_v be_v more_o press_v we_o hope_v your_o lordship_n will_v interpret_v this_o our_o forwardness_n to_o be_v for_o honour_n and_o conscience_n sake_n in_o a_o matter_n that_o concern_v both_o so_o near_o but_o it_o shall_v be_v our_o endeavour_n to_o carry_v ourselves_o with_o our_o best_a respect_n to_o your_o lordship_n and_o withal_o content_a and_o satisfaction_n to_o the_o honourable_a house_n of_o commons_o and_o because_o your_o lordship_n mention_v the_o matter_n of_o fact_n one_o thing_n i_o dare_v be_v bold_a to_o say_v that_o all_o the_o time_n of_o this_o noble_a lord_n defence_n he_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o crave_v any_o one_o of_o our_o opinion_n yea_o or_o acquaint_v we_o with_o any_o thing_n that_o tend_v that_o way_n and_o for_o the_o matter_n of_o law_n those_o statute_n cite_v by_o himself_o be_v none_o of_o our_o stock_n but_o take_v up_o at_o his_o own_o adventure_n nor_o do_v i_o speak_v this_o to_o derogate_v from_o the_o pertinency_n of_o those_o statute_n for_o they_o shall_v be_v the_o subject_n of_o my_o discourse_n but_o that_o the_o nobleman_n be_v not_o disappoint_v of_o your_o right_a conception_n and_o his_o own_o due_a praise_n my_o lord_n it_o be_v your_o pleasure_n we_o meddle_v not_o with_o matter_n of_o fact_n and_o indeed_o we_o need_v not_o meddle_v at_o all_o with_o it_o because_o we_o hope_v it_o be_v already_o do_v and_o that_o sufficient_o to_o our_o hand_n yet_o the_o matter_n of_o law_n do_v so_o natural_o arise_v out_o of_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n that_o of_o necessity_n under_o your_o lordship_n favour_n we_o must_v somewhat_o grate_v on_o this_o if_o we_o speak_v of_o that_o nor_o do_v i_o conceive_v it_o possible_a for_o we_o to_o speak_v advantageous_o enough_o for_o the_o lord_n strafford_n just_a defence_n unless_o the_o whole_a matter_n of_o fact_n be_v determine_v either_o as_o prove_v or_o not_o prove_v or_o at_o least_o some_o state_n of_o question_n agree_v upon_o where_o we_o may_v fix_v and_o settle_v our_o agreement_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v my_o lord_n that_o i_o have_v choose_v not_o at_o all_o to_o touch_v the_o matter_n of_o law_n until_o your_o lordship_n shall_v be_v please_v to_o chalk_n i_o out_o a_o way_n unless_o it_o be_v to_o clear_v your_o judgement_n in_o one_o statute_n only_o viz._n 25._o ed._n 3._o because_o when_o the_o same_o be_v allege_v by_o the_o lord_n strafford_n in_o his_o own_o defence_n that_o not_o be_v convict_v of_o the_o letter_n thereof_o he_o can_v not_o be_v convict_v of_o treason_n i_o remember_v the_o salvo_n of_o that_o statute_n be_v much_o insist_v upon_o by_o those_o from_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o as_o much_o conduce_v to_o their_o own_o end_n my_o lord_n i_o will_v first_o speak_v of_o the_o statute_n itself_o and_o then_o of_o its_o salvo_n or_o provision_n the_o statute_n be_v that_o if_o any_o man_n shall_v intend_v the_o death_n of_o the_o king_n his_o queen_n their_o child_n kill_v the_o chancellor_n or_o the_o judge_n upon_o the_o bench_n embase_v the_o king_n coin_n or_o counterfeit_v the_o broad-seale_n etc._n etc._n he_o shall_v be_v convict_v and_o punish_v as_o a_o traitor_n that_o the_o lord_n strafford_n come_v within_o the_o letter_n of_o this_o statute_n be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o once_o allege_v nor_o indeed_o it_o can_v be_v with_o any_o reason_n all_o that_o can_v be_v say_v be_v that_o by_o relation_n or_o by_o argument_n a_o minore_fw-la admajus_fw-la he_o may_v be_v draw_v thither_o yet_o that_o this_o can_v be_v i_o humble_o offer_v these_o consideration_n first_o this_o be_v a_o declarative_a law_n and_o such_o be_v not_o to_o be_v take_v by_o way_n of_o consequence_n equity_n or_o construction_n but_o by_o the_o letter_n only_o otherwise_o they_o shall_v imply_v a_o contradiction_n to_o themselves_o and_o be_v no_o more_o declarative-lawe_n but_o law_n of_o construction_n or_o constitutive_a second_o this_o be_v a_o poenall_a law_n and_o such_o if_o our_o ground_n hitherto_o unquestioned_a hold_v good_a can_v admit_v of_o no_o construction_n or_o inference_n for_o poenalty_n be_v to_o persuade_v the_o keep_n of_o know_a law_n not_o of_o law_n conjectural_a ambiguous_a and_o by_o consequence_n which_o perhaps_o the_o most_o learned_a may_v not_o in_o their_o dispute_n question_v much_o less_o the_o subject_n who_o be_v not_o oblige_v to_o interpret_v the_o statute_n doubt_v of_o in_o the_o point_n of_o obedience_n yea_o rather_o without_o any_o doubt_n he_o be_v to_o obey_v the_o letter_n of_o the_o statute_n and_o conceive_v and_o that_o true_o that_o he_o be_v not_o liable_a to_o the_o poenalty_n three_o we_o have_v a_o notable_a law_n 13_o eliz._n cap._n 2._o whereby_o it_o be_v declare_v that_o the_o bring_n in_o of_o bull_n from_o rome_n to_o stir_v up_o the_o subject_a to_o mutiny_n and_o rebellion_n shall_v be_v punish_v as_o treason_n now_o if_o by_o interpretation_n or_o by_o consequence_n this_o sense_n may_v have_v be_v thrust_v upon_o the_o praecede_a statute_n the_o make_n of_o this_o have_v be_v supersluous_a yea_o the_o person_n then_o charge_v with_o that_o crime_n may_v have_v be_v impeach_v of_o treason_n even_o before_o the_o make_n of_o this_o act._n anno_fw-la 21_o of_o ed._n 3._o we_o have_v a_o statute_n declare_v that_o for_o a_o servant_n to_o kill_v his_o master_n be_v a_o act_n of_o treason_n and_o in_o the_o three_o and_o twentieth_o year_n of_o the_o same_o king_n a_o process_n of_o treason_n be_v frame_v against_o a_o man_n for_o kill_v his_o father_n ground_v upon_o the_o same_o argument_n a_o minori_fw-la admajus_fw-la but_o it_o be_v find_v and_o the_o sentence_n be_v yet_o in_o the_o record_n that_o although_o in_o the_o 21_o year_n of_o ed_n 3._o that_o argument_n may_v have_v be_v admit_v yet_o in_o the_o 27_o it_o can_v not_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o declarative_a law_n intervein_v in_o the_o 25_o year_n and_o this_o case_n come_v very_a home_o to_o the_o point_n in_o law_n my_o lord_n i_o will_v not_o demand_v what_o kind_n of_o offence_n it_o may_v be_v for_o a_o man_n to_o subvert_v the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o a_o kingdom_n the_o crime_n doubtless_o be_v unnatural_a and_o monstrous_a and_o the_o punishment_n must_v keep_v the_o same_o proportion_n only_o i_o presume_v to_o offer_v these_o few_o thing_n to_o your_o lordship_n consideration_n first_o that_o one_o or_o more_o act_n of_o injustice_n whether_o malicious_o or_o ignorant_o do_v can_v in_o no_o sense_n of_o law_n be_v call_v the_o subversion_n of_o the_o fundamental_a law_n if_o so_o as_o many_o judge_n perhaps_o so_o many_o traitor_n it_o be_v very_o incident_a to_o man_n nature_n to_o err_v nor_o do_v the_o lord_n sttafford_n plead_v his_o innocency_n in_o oversight_n but_o in_o treason_n second_o i_o do_v remember_v the_o case_n of_o john_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr poole_n duke_n of_o suffolk_n this_o man_n in_o the_o twenty_o eight_o of_o henry_n the_o sixth_o be_v charge_v by_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o with_o article_n of_o treason_n and_o those_o too_o very_o like_a to_o these_o against_o my_o lord_n strafford_n 1._o that_o he_o have_v give_v the_o king_n bad_a advice_n 2._o that_o he_o have_v embase_v his_o coin_n 3._o that_o he_o have_v cess_v man_n of_o war_n 4._o that_o he_o have_v give_v out_o summary_n decree_v 5._o that_o he_o have_v impose_v tax_n 6._o that_o he_o have_v corrupt_v the_o fountain_n of_o justice_n 7._o that_o he_o have_v persuade_v the_o king_n to_o unnecessary_a war_n and_o to_o the_o give_v over_o of_o
anjoy_n in_o france_n ouum_fw-la ovo_fw-la and_o for_o all_o these_o though_o he_o be_v charge_v with_o high-treason_n for_o wrong_v the_o right_a of_o the_o subject_a and_o subvert_v the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n yet_o after_o a_o long_a agitation_n the_o matter_n be_v find_v by_o the_o lord_n of_o parliament_n not_o to_o imply_v treason_n but_o only_a felony_n add_v to_o this_o another_o who_o in_o the_o twenty_o three_o of_o henry_n the_o eight_o be_v charge_v for_o subvert_v the_o english_a law_n and_o yet_o no_o treason_n charge_v upon_o he_o add_v to_o both_o the_o charge_n of_o richard_n lark_n plead_v at_o the_o common-plea_n who_o be_v charge_v with_o treason_n for_o subvert_v the_o law_n but_o convict_v only_o of_o felony_n by_o which_o you_o may_v see_v my_o lord_n what_o to_o this_o time_n have_v be_v subvert_v the_o law_n three_o it_o be_v very_o considerable_a that_o the_o lord_n strafford_n be_v not_o charge_v to_o have_v subvert_v but_o only_o to_o have_v intend_v to_o subvert_v the_o fundamental_a law_n and_o this_o i_o conceive_v if_o there_o be_v no_o more_o may_v keep_v he_o free_a from_o that_o statute_n of_o the_o twenty_o five_o of_o edward_n the_o three_o for_o although_o as_o touch_v the_o king_n his_o queen_n and_o child_n intention_n be_v treasonable_a yet_o in_o all_o other_o thing_n there_o mention_v there_o must_v be_v action_n beside_o intention_n for_o it_o be_v not_o say_v if_o a_o man_n do_v intend_v to_o kill_v a_o chancellor_n it_o shall_v be_v treason_n but_o only_o if_o he_o do_v kill_v he_o and_o if_o he_o do_v actual_o counterfeit_v the_o broad-seale_n and_o although_o a_o man_n shall_v prepare_v a_o furnace_n make_v ready_a his_o stamp_n melt_v his_o bullion_n yet_o if_o he_o give_v not_o the_o king_n impression_n upon_o the_o coin_n all_o his_o intention_n yea_o his_o preparation_n will_v not_o serve_v to_o make_v up_o a_o treason_n and_o this_o under_o favour_n may_v serve_v to_o answer_v the_o case_n of_o guido_n faux_n late_o object_v unless_o it_o be_v allege_v that_o the_o lord_n strafford_n have_v as_o real_a a_o intention_n against_o the_o king_n life_n as_o faux_n have_v for_o though_o the_o intention_n in_o that_o case_n be_v treason_n by_o the_o statute_n yet_o in_o all_o other_o thing_n there_o be_v no_o treason_n without_o the_o action_n so_o immense_a and_o vast_a a_o difference_n both_o be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v betwixt_o a_o project_n against_o the_o royall-blood_n and_o all_o thing_n else_o of_o a_o low_a and_o under_o nature_n you_o see_v therefore_o my_o lord_n that_o the_o body_n of_o the_o statute_n can_v stick_v against_o the_o lord_n strafford_n neither_o in_o letter_n nor_o in_o consequence_n this_o be_v not_o that_o must_v not_o be_v all_o that_o can_v be_v say_v be_v that_o his_o fact_n may_v be_v treason_n by_o the_o common-lawe_n for_o my_o part_n i_o profess_v my_o ignorance_n who_o ever_o think_v the_o common-lawe_n may_v declare_v but_o never_o make_v a_o treason_n that_o be_v it_o may_v be_v presuppose_v that_o there_o be_v a_o statute_n whereupon_o to_o build_v a_o declaration_n and_o therefore_o to_o say_v there_o be_v no_o statute_n for_o it_o be_v to_o say_v it_o be_v no_o treason_n at_o all_o the_o statute_n ever_o make_v the_o treason_n and_o to_o be_v declare_v to_o be_v treason_n either_o by_o common-lawe_n or_o by_o parliament_n be_v but_o two_o different_a way_n of_o proceed_n and_o must_v both_o resolve_v into_o one_o principle_n yea_o which_o come_v home_o to_o the_o point_n in_o the_o one_o and_o twentieth_o of_o edward_n the_o three_o to_o kill_v a_o man_n employ_v in_o the_o king_n war_n be_v treason_n and_o the_o twenty_o three_o to_o kill_v the_o king_n messenger_n be_v treason_n by_o declaration_n of_o the_o common-lawe_n but_o always_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o statute_n yet_o none_o of_o these_o be_v now_o treason_n but_o felony_n only_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o intervein_v statute_n the_o twenty_o five_o of_o edward_n the_o three_o such_o have_v ever_o be_v think_v the_o force_n of_o its_o letter_n and_o declaration_n and_o so_o i_o will_v leave_v it_o and_o speak_v a_o word_n or_o two_o of_o the_o salvo_n which_o be_v this_o that_o because_o all_o particular_n can_v not_o be_v then_o define_v therefore_o what_o the_o parliament_n shall_v declare_v to_o be_v treasonable_a in_o time_n to_o come_v shall_v be_v punish_v as_o a_o treason_n and_o according_a to_o this_o reservative_n in_o the_o eight_o year_n of_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o one_o be_v charge_v before_o the_o king_n bench_n be_v afterward_o refer_v to_o the_o parliament_n and_o there_o though_o the_o fact_n be_v not_o contain_v in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o statute_n yet_o because_o of_o the_o proviso_n afore_o mention_v it_o be_v adjudge_v treason_n in_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o the_o same_o king_n the_o duke_n of_o ireland_n and_o nevil_n archbishop_n of_o york_n be_v impeach_v of_o high-treason_n by_o gloucester_n arundel_n and_o warwick_n and_o notwithstanding_o the_o statute_n be_v convict_v thereof_o by_o the_o salvo_n but_o in_o the_o one_o and_o twentieth_o of_o the_o same_o richard_n the_o second_o the_o tide_n turn_v and_o the_o king_n have_v such_o a_o hand_n with_o the_o parliament_n that_o the_o sentence_n be_v recall_v and_o those_o three_o nobleman_n themselves_o adjudge_v traitor_n again_o in_o the_o first_o of_o henry_n the_o four_o his_o successor_n that_o revocation_n of_o the_o one_o and_o twentieth_o of_o richard_n the_o second_o be_v repeal_v and_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o eleven_o of_o his_o reign_n establish_v such_o be_v the_o toss_n too_o and_o fro_o of_o treason_n and_o all_o because_o of_o that_o uncertain_a proviso_n therefore_o it_o be_v that_o in_o the_o same_o parliament_n the_o first_o of_o henry_n the_o four_o a_o petition_n be_v prefer_v by_o the_o nobility_n to_o have_v treason_n limit_v within_o some_o statute_n because_o they_o know_v not_o what_o to_o speak_v or_o what_o to_o do_v for_o fear_v thereof_o and_o in_o the_o ten_o chapter_n a_o act_n be_v make_v upon_o this_o petition_n that_o that_o salvo_n shall_v be_v hold_v repeal_v in_o all_o time_n to_o come_v and_o nothing_o esteem_v treason_n but_o what_o be_v literal_o contain_v in_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o twenty_o five_o of_o edward_n the_o three_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o record_n that_o there_o be_v great_a joy_n at_o the_o make_n of_o this_o act_n in_o that_o the_o draw_v sword_n hang_v over_o every_o man_n head_n by_o this_o slender_a thread_n of_o a_o consequence_n or_o illation_n be_v move_v by_o that_o act._n add_v to_o this_o that_o in_o the_o first_o of_o queen_n marâ—_n the_o first_o chapter_n the_o same_o be_v repeat_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v be_v punish_v in_o life_n or_o estate_n as_o a_o traitor_n but_o for_o the_o crime_n contain_v in_o the_o stat._n 25_o ed._n 3._o without_o the_o least_o mention_n of_o a_o pretend_a salvo_n the_o earl_n of_o northumberland_n case_n come_v nigh_o to_o the_o point_n he_o be_v charge_v with_o treason_n the_o five_o of_o henry_n the_o four_o and_o if_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o first_o of_o henry_n the_o four_o the_o first_o chapter_n whereby_o this_o proviso_n be_v repeal_v have_v not_o interveend_n no_o doubt_n he_o have_v be_v condemn_v of_o treason_n but_o he_o be_v only_o convict_v of_o felony_n and_o that_o because_o he_o can_v not_o be_v draw_v within_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o twenty_o five_o of_o edw._n the_o three_o and_o i_o dare_v confident_o say_v it_o that_o since_o that_o act_n be_v make_v the_o first_o of_o henry_n the_o four_o the_o first_o chapter_n whereby_o the_o proviso_n be_v repeal_v no_o man_n have_v ever_o be_v declare_v a_o traitor_n either_o by_o king_n or_o parliament_n except_o it_o be_v upon_o that_o or_o some_o other_o statute_n literal_o and_o declarative_o take_v these_o two_o thing_n i_o do_v offer_n to_o your_o lordship_n consideration_n that_o the_o lord_n strafford_n can_v be_v impeach_v of_o treason_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o twenty_o five_o of_o ed._n the_o three_o and_o that_o the_o salvo_n contain_v in_o the_o same_o stand_v repeal_v almost_o two_o hundred_o year_n ago_o and_o this_o be_v all_o i_o conceive_v to_o be_v necessary_a for_o that_o statute_n which_o be_v allege_v by_o the_o lord_n strafford_n in_o his_o defence_n for_o matter_n of_o fact_n then_o the_o recorder_n speak_v some_o few_o word_n to_o this_o purpose_n that_o recorder_n the_o recorder_n what_o be_v speak_v upon_o the_o statute_n be_v because_o it_o seem_v inseparable_a from_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n that_o they_o can_v proceed_v no_o further_o till_o a_o state_n be_v afford_v they_o that_o to_o do_v otherwise_o they_o conceive_v may_v be_v very_o
praejudiciall_a unto_o my_o lord_n strafford_n first_o in_o that_o they_o shall_v suppose_v that_o to_o be_v do_v which_o be_v not_o prove_v to_o be_v second_o that_o the_o matter_n of_o law_n arise_v so_o natural_o from_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n that_o it_o will_v be_v impossible_a to_o separate_v one_o from_o the_o other_o three_o that_o it_o be_v the_o course_n of_o all_o judicatories_n first_o to_o settle_v the_o verdict_n and_o upon_o that_o to_o fix_v the_o argument_n otherwise_o he_o can_v conceive_v no_o possible_a way_n of_o proceed_v and_o therefore_o in_o the_o lord_n strafford_n name_n he_o most_o humble_o entreat_v that_o the_o lord_n will_v either_o whole_o determine_v the_o matter_n of_o fact_n or_o whether_o treason_n or_o not_o for_o then_o all_o other_o proceed_n in_o law_n be_v unnecessary_a but_o whether_o do_v or_o not_o do_v or_o else_o to_o give_v they_o some_o state_n of_o the_o question_n whereunto_o they_o may_v confine_v themselves_o upon_o this_o motion_n the_o house_n be_v adjourn_v for_o that_o day_n nor_o have_v it_o meet_v since_o for_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o be_v turn_v to_o their_o old_a bias_n and_o will_v hear_v of_o nothing_o but_o the_o bill_n of_o attainder_n but_o the_o lord_n seem_v to_o be_v more_o resolute_a than_o before_o because_o they_o find_v that_o they_o have_v no_o authority_n to_o declare_v a_o treason_n in_o a_o fact_n already_o past_a the_o salvo_n of_o the_o twenty_o five_o of_o edward_n the_o three_o be_v repeal_v withal_o that_o if_o the_o bill_n of_o attainder_n shall_v proceed_v the_o king_n have_v as_o great_a power_n to_o hinder_v that_o at_o the_o last_o blow_n as_o any_o other_o stat._n but_o i_o hope_v the_o lord_n will_v disburden_v he_o of_o that_o envy_n all_o they_o which_o stand_v oblige_v to_o the_o lord_n strafford_n in_o blood_n affection_n or_o deserve_v and_o all_o who_o have_v be_v interest_v with_o he_o in_o the_o king_n service_n and_o many_o too_o who_o both_o hate_v his_o person_n and_o dislike_v his_o proceed_n will_v doubtless_o look_v to_o it_o and_o tender_v their_o own_o safety_n all_o of_o they_o in_o likelihood_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o charge_n of_o treason_n if_o ever_o they_o chance_v to_o be_v call_v to_o do_v the_o king_n service_n in_o any_o place_n of_o importance_n i_o can_v express_v how_o much_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o multitude_n be_v now_o alter_v from_o what_o it_o be_v late_o nothing_o now_o talk_v of_o what_o shall_v be_v do_v but_o only_o of_o what_o must_v be_v do_v so_o that_o if_o the_o lord_n strafford_n die_v his_o very_a enemy_n will_v confess_v that_o it_o be_v do_v more_o for_o necessity_n then_o for_o justice_n and_o rather_o for_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o rancorous_a apprehension_n then_o for_o any_o guiltiness_n in_o the_o cause_n thursday_n last_o viz._n april_n 29._o be_v design_v for_o the_o agitation_n thursday_n thursday_n of_o the_o long_o intermit_a business_n concern_v the_o lieutenant_n and_o the_o way_n be_v this_o the_o lord_n do_v meet_v at_o the_o great_a hall_n at_o westminster_n about_o nine_o of_o the_o clock_n not_o in_o their_o robe_n nor_o do_v the_o lord_n steward_n conference_n the_o formality_n â—f_o a_o conference_n sit_v upon_o his_o sack_n but_o with_o the_o rest_n promiscous_o nor_o do_v the_o committee_n for_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o stand_v at_o the_o bar_n but_o sit_v with_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o fellow_n and_o the_o earl_n of_o strafford_n sit_v behind_o the_o place_n where_o he_o use_v to_o sit_v before_o the_o reason_n of_o these_o change_n be_v because_o the_o diet_n be_v appoint_v not_o for_o a_o meeting_n but_o for_o a_o conference_n so_o curious_a be_v we_o and_o that_o be_v all_o about_o formality_n the_o king_n queen_n and_o prince_n be_v there_o according_a to_o their_o custom_n not_o a_o man_n speak_v a_o word_n in_o the_o house_n all_o the_o time_n but_o only_a master_n st._n john_n the_o king_n solicitor_n one_o of_o the_o committee_n who_o drift_n and_o purpose_n be_v to_o furnish_v the_o lord_n with_o reason_n why_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o have_v proceed_v with_o a_o bill_n of_o attaindor_n and_o withal_o to_o reply_v to_o what_o the_o lord_n strafford_n have_v speak_v either_o by_o himself_o or_o his_o council_n in_o matter_n of_o law_n the_o speech_n be_v in_o print_n if_o it_o be_v not_o without_o my_o sphere_n to_o give_v my_o opinion_n of_o master_n st._n john_n speech_n it_o shall_v be_v this_o that_o he_o speak_v little_a or_o nothing_o to_o purpose_n except_o in_o his_o five_o or_o sixth_o argument_n and_o in_o they_o i_o believe_v without_o his_o book_n if_o not_o i_o shall_v conceive_v it_o better_o and_o safe_a to_o live_v under_o the_o law_n of_o any_o other_o nation_n than_o these_o of_o england_n where_o all_o law_n be_v at_o last_o resolve_v into_o a_o arbitrary_a power_n and_o that_o by_o these_o very_a man_n who_o so_o much_o elsewhere_o inveigh_v against_o it_o of_o the_o precedent_n which_o seem_v to_o pinch_v hard_a many_o of_o they_o be_v since_o the_o proviso_n repeal_v which_o be_v a_o argument_n in_o my_o apprehension_n of_o the_o pleader_n penury_n other_o nothing_o to_o purpose_n as_o that_o of_o felony_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o other_o few_o if_o lawyer_n can_v give_v satisfaction_n i_o be_o confident_a master_n st._n john_n do_v rather_o advantage_v than_o hurt_v the_o earl_n by_o his_o plead_n the_o next_o news_n which_o we_o expect_v to_o hear_v be_v with_o what_o resolution_n he_o go_v out_o of_o this_o world_n for_o it_o be_v conclude_v among_o the_o major_a part_n of_o his_o judge_n that_o one_o must_v die_v for_o the_o people_n it_o be_v well_o if_o the_o blood_n of_o one_o two_o or_o three_o can_v satisfy_v the_o bill_n for_o certain_a be_v past_o the_o high_a house_n to_o which_o it_o be_v think_v the_o king_n will_v be_v persuade_v to_o give_v way_n the_o scaffold_n be_v build_v upon_o the_o tower_n hill_n god_n grant_v he_o mercy_n for_o his_o other_o sin_n and_o i_o hope_v he_o will_v easy_o answer_v that_o of_o treason_n he_o die_v as_o we_o hear_v upon_o the_o twenty_o three_o article_n for_o the_o word_n attest_v by_o sir_n henry_n vane_n though_o his_o majesty_n public_o protest_v the_o word_n be_v never_o speak_v by_o he_o upon_o the_o close_a of_o master_n st._n john_n speech_n the_o house_n dissolve_v nor_o be_v there_o a_o word_n speak_v but_o by_o master_n st._n john_n only_o the_o lord_n lieutenant_n use_v the_o last_o part_n of_o his_o rhetoric_n and_o by_o a_o dumb_a eloquence_n manibus_fw-la ad_fw-la syderatensis_n all_o along_o master_n st._n john_n speech_n make_v his_o reply_v with_o a_o deep_a silence_n upon_o friday_n he_o petition_v the_o lord_n to_o be_v hear_v again_o and_o that_o because_o his_o lawyer_n have_v not_o full_o speak_v at_o their_o last_o meeting_n but_o this_o be_v deny_v he_o because_o the_o house_n be_v to_o have_v the_o last_o speech_n nor_o be_v they_o content_a to_o speak_v again_o upon_o this_o information_n or_o what_o else_o be_v not_o know_v the_o king_n it_o seem_v fear_v the_o inconstancy_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v to_o the_o house_n on_o saturday_n at_o ten_o of_o the_o clock_n and_o have_v call_v for_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o speak_v much_o to_o this_o effect_n that_o he_o have_v sincere_o without_o affection_n commons_o the_o king_n speech_n to_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o or_o partiality_n endeavour_v to_o inform_v himself_o concern_v the_o lieutenant_n charge_n and_o have_v at_o length_n serious_o ponder_v with_o himself_o both_o concern_v the_o matter_n of_o fact_n and_o the_o matter_n of_o law_n and_o now_o it_o stand_v he_o in_o hand_n to_o clear_v their_o judgement_n then_o to_o exonerate_v his_o own_o conscience_n for_o they_o he_o have_v two_o thing_n to_o declare_v first_o that_o there_o be_v never_o such_o a_o project_n nor_o have_v the_o lord_n strafford_n ever_o offer_v such_o advice_n for_o the_o transport_v of_o the_o irish_a army_n into_o england_n so_o that_o in_o nothing_o the_o lieutenant_n have_v be_v more_o misunderstand_v then_o in_o that_o which_o imputation_n do_v in_o no_o small_a measure_n reflect_v on_o himself_o the_o king_n as_o if_o he_o have_v intend_v to_o make_v war_n upon_o his_o own_o good_a subject_n which_o think_v he_o say_v be_v far_o enough_o from_o his_o breast_n nor_o can_v any_o man_n in_o probability_n think_v so_o unworthy_o of_o he_o who_o have_v perceive_v how_o gracious_o he_o have_v deal_v with_o his_o subject_n elsewhere_o that_o have_v deserve_v a_o great_a deal_n worse_o second_o that_o the_o lieutenant_n have_v never_o advize_v he_o to_o establish_v a_o arbitrary_a government_n nor_o if_o he_o have_v shall_v he_o have_v escape_v condign_a punishment_n nor_o will_v any_o of_o his_o good_a subject_n ever_o
king_n the_o state_n the_o law_n or_o religion_n of_o this_o kingdom_n but_o with_o my_o best_a endeavour_n to_o serve_v all_o and_o to_o support_v all_o so_o may_v god_n be_v merciful_a to_o his_o soul_n his_o word_n do_v justify_v he_o more_o there_o then_o in_o westminster_n hall_n and_o make_v such_o a_o deep_a impression_n in_o the_o hearer_n that_o a_o great_a many_o of_o those_o who_o cry_v out_o for_o justice_n against_o he_o after_o their_o fury_n be_v spend_v and_o their_o madness_n strew_v with_o cold_a blood_n wish_v their_o tongue_n have_v be_v cut_v out_o of_o their_o head_n before_o they_o have_v open_v their_o mouth_n against_o he_o other_o most_o ignoble_o impute_v this_o to_o his_o effront_a boldness_n and_o be_v so_o persuade_v of_o their_o own_o infallibility_n that_o they_o mervail_v he_o believe_v not_o his_o action_n to_o be_v error_n upon_o their_o word_n and_o do_v not_o confess_v their_o opinion_n of_o he_o to_o be_v truth_n itself_o a_o kind_n of_o people_n they_o be_v beyond_o the_o cure_n of_o bedlam_n and_o nothing_o but_o the_o whip_a post_n or_o let_v blood_n can_v do_v they_o good_a or_o bring_v they_o remedy_n vexatio_fw-la tantum_fw-la dabit_fw-la intellectum_fw-la it_o be_v nothing_o but_o sense_n will_v teach_v they_o judgement_n and_o affliction_n charity_n and_o both_o these_o i_o fear_v be_v hasten_v on_o apace_o his_o countenance_n be_v in_o a_o middle_a posture_n betwixt_o dejection_n and_o boldness_n a_o man_n may_v call_v it_o even_o courage_n and_o innocence_n itself_o without_o any_o fear_n of_o critic_n nor_o can_v his_o very_a enemy_n through_o their_o multiply_a glass_n perceive_v the_o least_o affectation_n of_o disguise_n in_o he_o never_o man_n look_v death_n more_o stately_a in_o the_o face_n never_o man_n tremble_v more_o at_o his_o sin_n such_o be_v his_o contrition_n for_o his_o oversight_n and_o such_o his_o immovable_a confidence_n of_o god_n pardon_n and_o his_o mercy_n his_o prayer_n ravish_v all_o the_o stander_n by_o that_o they_o can_v not_o judge_v whether_o to_o prefer_v his_o zeal_n or_o his_o poenitency_n yea_o the_o primate_n of_o ireland_n who_o be_v no_o complementer_n report_v afterward_o to_o the_o king_n that_o he_o have_v then_o first_o learn_v to_o make_v supplication_n aright_o to_o godward_o and_o withal_o tell_v his_o majesty_n that_o he_o have_v see_v many_o die_n but_o never_o such_o a_o white_a soul_n this_o be_v his_o own_o expression_n return_v to_o '_o its_o maker_n at_o which_o word_n the_o king_n be_v please_v to_o turn_v himself_o about_o and_o offer_v a_o tear_n to_o his_o memory_n tantorum_fw-la mercede_fw-la laborum_fw-la and_o because_o misreport_n about_o he_o and_o my_o lords-grace_n of_o canterbury_n have_v wander_v as_o far_o as_o cambridge_n give_v i_o leave_v to_o add_v the_o story_n of_o that_o mistake_n it_o be_v report_v here_o by_o the_o divulger_n of_o such_o slander_n that_o a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n he_o have_v charge_v all_o his_o misfortune_n oversight_n and_o misdemeanour_n upon_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n as_o the_o prime_a author_n and_o have_v bitter_o curse_v the_o day_n of_o their_o first_o acquaintance_n a_o pretty_a invention_n it_o be_v to_o charge_v the_o axe_n again_o and_o to_o furnish_v the_o people_n with_o lung_n and_o voice_n to_o cry_v for_o another_o sacrifice_n yea_o to_o stain_v this_o martyr_n long_o white_a robe_n with_o the_o innocent_a blood_n of_o another_o hero_n oh_o you_o son_n of_o man_n how_o long_o will_v you_o love_v vanity_n and_o seek_v after_o lease_v for_o this_o cause_n i_o be_v the_o more_o inquisitive_a to_o learn_v out_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o particular_a and_o have_v it_o thus_o relate_v to_o i_o by_o a_o worthy_a divine_a doctor_n wimberly_n who_o dine_a with_o my_o lord_n of_o canterbury_n the_o day_n after_o the_o earl_n of_o strafford_n execution_n have_v it_o from_o his_o own_o mouth_n and_o my_o lord_n grace_v it_o seem_v have_v hear_v of_o the_o mistake_n do_v at_o every_o period_n take_v the_o lieutenant_n of_o the_o tower_n then_o present_a his_o attestation_n and_o approbation_n that_o the_o lord_n strafford_n the_o night_n before_o the_o execution_n have_v send_v for_o the_o lieutenant_n of_o the_o tower_n and_o ask_v he_o whether_o it_o be_v possible_a he_o may_v speak_v with_o the_o archbishop_n the_o lieutenant_n tell_v he_o he_o may_v not_o do_v it_o without_o order_n from_o the_o parliament_n master_n lieutenant_n say_v he_o you_o shall_v here_o what_o pass_v betwixt_o we_o it_o be_v not_o a_o time_n now_o either_o for_o he_o to_o plot_n haerisy_n or_o i_o to_o plot_v treason_n the_o lieutenant_n answer_v that_o he_o be_v limit_v and_o therefore_o desire_v his_o lordship_n will_v petition_v the_o parliament_n for_o that_o favour_n no_o say_v he_o i_o have_v get_v my_o dispatch_n from_o they_o and_o will_v trouble_v they_o no_o more_o i_o be_o now_o petition_v a_o high_a court_n where_o neither_o partiality_n can_v be_v expect_v nor_o error_n fear_v but_o my_o lord_n say_v he_o turn_v to_o the_o primate_n of_o ireland_n then_o present_a what_o i_o shall_v have_v speak_v to_o my_o lord_n grace_n of_o canterbury_n you_o shall_v desire_v the_o archbishop_n to_o lend_v i_o his_o prayer_n this_o night_n and_o to_o give_v i_o his_o blessing_n when_o i_o do_v go_v abroad_o to_o morrow_n and_o to_o be_v in_o his_o window_n that_o by_o my_o last_o farewell_n i_o may_v give_v he_o thanks_o for_o this_o and_o all_o other_o his_o former_a favour_n the_o primate_n have_v deliver_v the_o message_n without_o delay_n the_o archbishop_n reply_v that_o in_o conscience_n he_o be_v bind_v to_o the_o first_o and_o in_o duty_n and_o obligation_n to_o the_o second_o but_o he_o fear_v his_o weakness_n and_o passion_n will_v not_o lend_v he_o eye_n to_o behold_v his_o last_o departure_n the_o next_o morning_n at_o his_o come_n forth_o he_o draw_v near_o to_o the_o arch-bishop_n lodging_n and_o say_v to_o the_o lieutenant_n though_o i_o do_v not_o see_v the_o archbishop_n yet_o give_v i_o leave_v i_o pray_v you_o to_o do_v my_o last_o observance_n towards_o his_o room_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o archbishop_n advertise_v of_o his_o approach_n come_v out_o to_o the_o window_n then_o the_o earl_n bow_v himself_o to_o the_o ground_n my_o lord_n say_v he_o your_o prayer_n and_o your_o blessing_n the_o archbishop_n lift_v up_o his_o hand_n and_o bestow_v both_o but_o overcome_v with_o grief_n fall_v to_o the_o ground_n in_o animi_fw-la diliquio_fw-la the_o earl_n proceed_v a_o little_a far_o bow_v the_o second_o time_n say_v farewell_n my_o lord_n god_n protect_v your_o innocency_n to_o this_o relation_n the_o lord_n of_o canterbury_n add_v that_o it_o may_v perhaps_o seem_v a_o effeminacy_n and_o softness_n unbecoming_a he_o to_o be_v so_o cast_v down_o but_o he_o hope_v by_o god_n assistance_n and_o his_o own_o innocency_n that_o when_o he_o come_v to_o his_o own_o execution_n which_o he_o daily_o long_v for_o that_o the_o world_n shall_v perceive_v he_o have_v be_v more_o sensible_a of_o the_o lord_n strafford_n loss_n then_o of_o his_o own_o and_o good_a reason_n it_o shall_v be_v so_o say_v he_o for_o the_o gentleman_n be_v more_o serviceable_a to_o the_o church_n he_o will_v not_o mention_v the_o state_n then_o either_o himself_o or_o any_o of_o all_o the_o churchman_n have_v ever_o be_v and_o that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o slaughter-goat_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n in_o scotland_n to_o wait_v upon_o this_o report_n they_o have_v feign_v another_o of_o the_o same_o meal_n that_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n cast_v back_o all_o his_o misdemeanour_n upon_o the_o bishop_n of_o ross_n as_o if_o either_o the_o lord_n strafford_n have_v be_v tutor_v by_o the_o achbishop_n or_o he_o by_o the_o bishop_n of_o ross_n in_o the_o king_n and_o country_n service_n i_o do_v think_v that_o both_o of_o they_o have_v past_o their_o pupilage_n and_o can_v not_o have_v be_v bend_v to_o execute_v the_o direction_n of_o any_o man_n live_v but_o only_o their_o own_o master_n but_o this_o be_v a_o fair_a advertisement_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o ross_n to_o make_v himself_o the_o scape-goat_n hâ—â—_n fugenate_n dâ—o_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o adjoyne_v one_o thing_n more_o when_o he_o be_v march_v to_o the_o scaffold_n more_o like_o the_o general_n in_o the_o head_n of_o a_o army_n to_o breathe_v victory_n then_o like_o a_o condemn_a man_n to_o undergo_v the_o sentence_n of_o death_n the_o lieutenant_n of_o the_o tower_n desire_v he_o to_o take_v coach_n for_o fear_v the_o people_n shall_v rush_v in_o upon_o he_o and_o tear_v he_o in_o piece_n no_o say_v he_o master_n lieutenant_n i_o dare_v look_v death_n in_o the_o face_n and_o i_o hope_v the_o people_n too_o have_v you_o a_o care_n that_o i_o
no_o exception_n make_v against_o any_o witness_n to_o which_o he_o add_v that_o as_o he_o have_v be_v regulate_v in_o his_o proceed_n so_o he_o have_v be_v moderate_a in_o the_o execution_n of_o that_o sentence_n for_o though_o the_o lord_n mount-norris_n just_o deserve_v to_o die_v yet_o he_o have_v obtain_v he_o the_o king_n pardon_n for_o the_o save_n of_o his_o life_n and_o protest_v that_o he_o intend_v nothing_o by_o that_o sentence_n but_o in_o some_o measure_n to_o repair_v his_o own_o honour_n and_o to_o give_v mount-norris_n fair_a reproof_n who_o be_v know_v to_o be_v of_o a_o exorbitant_a and_o licentious_a tongue_n and_o spirit_n add_v that_o if_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o will_v go_v on_o the_o same_o way_n with_o he_o and_o assure_v he_o that_o the_o issue_n of_o his_o charge_n shall_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o admonish_v he_o for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v he_o will_v thank_v they_o hearty_o for_o it_o and_o study_v amendment_n in_o all_o his_o pretend_a oversight_n and_o whereas_o mount-norris_n complain_v that_o he_o have_v jeer_o tell_v he_o when_o the_o sentence_n be_v pass_v and_o pronounce_v against_o he_o that_o ere_o he_o lose_v his_o head_n himself_o will_v lose_v his_o hand_n he_o answer_v that_o he_o have_v be_v think_v to_o be_v very_o insolent_a and_o haughty_a yet_o he_o be_v never_o so_o impertinent_a to_o use_v this_o expression_n if_o any_o fault_n be_v it_o be_v for_o undervalue_v himself_o in_o say_v that_o ere_o a_o hair_n of_o mount-norris_n shall_v perish_v he_o will_v lose_v his_o hand_n and_o true_o say_v he_o if_o mount-norris_n will_v say_v so_o to_o i_o now_o even_o in_o the_o worst_a sense_n that_o can_v be_v conceive_v that_o ere_o i_o die_v he_o will_v lose_v his_o hand_n i_o will_v take_v it_o very_o kind_o from_o he_o for_o the_o other_o man_n he_o avouch_v that_o he_o himself_o have_v voice_v to_o hang_v he_o both_o because_o he_o be_v a_o arrant_a thief_n and_o also_o have_v flee_v from_o his_o colour_n which_o by_o the_o very_a common-law_n and_o to_o this_o effect_n he_o cite_v a_o statute_n 20_o hen._n 6._o &_o 7._o hen._n 7._o that_o to_o fly_v from_o their_o colour_n be_v felony_n he_o conclude_v that_o see_v he_o be_v not_o accessary_a to_o the_o sentence_n against_o mount-norris_n have_v not_o sit_v there_o as_o judge_n have_v a_o power_n to_o keep_v martiall-court_n by_o his_o commission_n have_v not_o exercise_v the_o same_o till_o a_o new_a command_n come_v from_o his_o majesty_n have_v do_v no_o more_o than_o ever_o be_v practise_v in_o ireland_n before_o his_o time_n and_o have_v at_o last_o obtain_v mount-norris_n his_o pardon_n he_o hope_v there_o be_v nothing_o accusable_a in_o he_o but_o his_o too_o remiss_a and_o too_o moderate_a proceed_n master_n glyn_n bitter_o reply_v that_o he_o know_v the_o time_n when_o the_o earl_n of_o strafford_n be_v no_o less_o active_a and_o stir_v to_o enlarge_v eâ—aculation_n glynn_n eâ—aculation_n the_o liberty_n of_o the_o subject_a and_o advance_v the_o petition_n of_o right_n then_o now_o he_o be_v for_o extend_v his_o own_o arbitrary_a and_o tyrannical_a government_n to_o this_o he_o reply_v without_o the_o least_o semblance_n of_o passion_n reply_n strafford_n reply_n that_o if_o at_o any_o time_n he_o have_v do_v the_o least_o service_n to_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o he_o think_v his_o whole_a life_n well_o spend_v nor_o can_v they_o ever_o so_o gracious_o reward_v he_o as_o to_o give_v commission_n to_o that_o gentleman_n to_o express_v so_o much_o before_o that_o honourable_a assembly_n but_o withal_o if_o ever_o any_o such_o thing_n be_v do_v by_o he_o he_o entreat_v it_o may_v now_o be_v remember_v and_o may_v now_o serve_v to_o over_o balance_n some_o sleight_n and_o mean_a oversight_n commit_v by_o he_o which_o he_o hope_v shall_v never_o make_v he_o guilty_a of_o treason_n unless_o it_o be_v treason_n for_o a_o man_n to_o have_v no_o more_o wit_n and_o prudence_n than_o god_n and_o nature_n have_v bestow_v upon_o he_o and_o so_o much_o for_o saturday_n upon_o monday_n he_o be_v charge_v with_o the_o sixth_o article_n that_o monday_n monday_n he_o hâ—d_v use_v a_o tyrannical_a government_n not_o only_o over_o the_o life_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o last_o but_o also_o over_o the_o land_n and_o good_n of_o the_o 6._o chaâ—ge_a aâ—t_n 6._o king_n subject_n as_o appear_v by_o this_o article_n wherein_o he_o be_v charge_v to_o have_v disposess_v the_o lord_n mount-norris_n of_o a_o tenure_n of_o land_n by_o a_o summary_n process_n before_o himself_o contrary_a to_o all_o law_n and_o therefore_o have_v fail_v 1._o against_o the_o act._n 7_o hen._n 6._o which_o provide_v all_o matter_n to_o be_v determine_v by_o the_o ordinary_a judge_n 2._o against_o the_o caution_n send_v to_o ireland_n by_o king_n james_n express_o forbid_v such_o power_n hereafter_o to_o be_v exercise_v 3._o against_o the_o king_n late_a proclamation_n 4._o against_o the_o practice_n of_o all_o deputy_n before_o that_o time_n withal_o they_o add_v that_o it_o be_v a_o tyranny_n that_o can_v not_o be_v express_v to_o exercise_v this_o power_n over_o the_o person_n of_o the_o peer_n of_o the_o land_n and_o their_o good_n to_o this_o he_o reply_v that_o for_o his_o part_n in_o matter_n of_o justice_n reply_n strafford_n reply_n under_o favour_n he_o speak_v it_o he_o think_v there_o be_v no_o distinction_n to_o be_v make_v betwixt_o a_o peer_n of_o the_o land_n and_o one_o of_o the_o commons_o except_o they_o do_v think_v that_o either_o fear_n or_o faction_n shall_v do_v something_o which_o have_v no_o place_n in_o he_o to_o the_o particular_n 1._o that_o the_o act_n of_o hen._n 6._o answer_v itself_o sufficient_o both_o because_o it_o except_v the_o court_n of_o request_n and_o that_o his_o proceed_n be_v nothing_o else_o in_o ireland_n and_o also_o make_v a_o express_a reservation_n of_o the_o king_n prerogative_n which_o he_o say_v be_v his_o strength_n because_o he_o derive_v his_o commission_n from_o the_o king_n and_o that_o the_o act_n be_v the_o most_o express_a warrant_n in_o the_o world_n for_o he_o 2._o that_o he_o have_v not_o fail_v against_o the_o caution_n give_v by_o king_n james_n 1._o because_o they_o be_v not_o charge_v upon_o he_o 2._o because_o they_o be_v never_o observe_v nor_o can_v be_v by_o the_o deputy_n to_o who_o they_o be_v give_v which_o he_o prove_v both_o by_o witness_n and_o writing_n 3._o because_o the_o caution_n make_v rather_o for_o he_o then_o against_o he_o in_o that_o it_o contain_v the_o word_n hereafter_o which_o manifest_o employ_v that_o that_o power_n have_v be_v sometime_o before_o exercise_v in_o ireland_n and_o not_o only_o by_o himself_o and_o therefore_o thank_v they_o for_o that_o testimony_n and_o hint_n 4._o that_o though_o the_o caution_n have_v be_v give_v to_o he_o yet_o he_o have_v receive_v a_o express_a command_n from_o the_o king_n his_o master_n to_o put_v that_o power_n in_o use_n cause_v the_o king_n letter_n for_o that_o pupose_v to_o be_v read_v and_o profess_v withal_o that_o he_o be_v tender_a to_o exercise_v that_o power_n till_o the_o king_n induce_v by_o the_o humble_a remonstrance_n of_o the_o mean_a sort_n of_o people_n have_v most_o peremptory_o and_o upon_o most_o just_a reason_n command_v he_o 3._o that_o he_o can_v not_o obey_v the_o king_n proclamation_n fiâ—e_v year_n before_o it_o come_v out_o and_o that_o he_o wish_v from_o his_o heart_n that_o they_o will_v but_o respect_v the_o king_n command_n and_o commission_n with_o that_o tenderness_n of_o affection_n and_o obedience_n as_o he_o do_v his_o proclamation_n 4._o he_o prove_v it_o to_o be_v the_o constant_a practice_n of_o all_o deputy_n that_o go_v before_o he_o it_o be_v object_v that_o other_o deputy_n have_v indeed_o upon_o suit_n of_o charge_n charge_n equity_n determine_v themselves_o and_o matter_n of_o debt_n but_o never_o of_o land_n he_o reply_v first_o that_o the_o same_o authority_n reach_v as_o reply_n straffoâ—â—'s_n reply_n well_o to_o the_o one_o as_o to_o the_o other_o second_o that_o neither_o he_o nor_o they_o have_v ever_o give_v sentence_n or_o determine_v any_o thing_n concern_v matter_n of_o inheritance_n but_o only_o concern_v violent_a intrusion_n which_o fall_v direct_o within_o a_o suit_n of_o equity_n to_o which_o he_o add_v first_o the_o equity_n of_o that_o court_n that_o it_o proceed_v upon_o the_o same_o ground_n and_o evidence_n of_o that_o of_o the_o common-plea_n and_o that_o he_o have_v the_o assistance_n of_o two_o of_o the_o learned_a judge_n in_o decide_v the_o controversy_n second_o the_o profit_n of_o that_o court_n which_o dispatch_v the_o poor_a in_o a_o day_n or_o two_o whereas_o the_o common-law_n will_v keep_v they_o so_o many_o year_n which_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o
sustain_v three_o the_o necessity_n of_o that_o court_n in_o that_o kingdom_n which_o have_v be_v ever_o govern_v by_o that_o way_n and_o therefore_o impossible_a to_o debar_v the_o native_n from_o it_o without_o great_a inconvenience_n for_o it_o will_v utter_o undo_v they_o and_o none_o be_v prejudice_v by_o it_o but_o the_o lawyer_n and_o therefore_o see_v that_o he_o have_v do_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v customary_a necessary_a and_o equitable_a command_v to_o it_o and_o the_o sentence_n just_a he_o hope_v rather_o for_o thanks_o from_o the_o state_n than_o a_o charge_n for_o his_o ill_a deportment_n withal_o he_o show_v with_o what_o extortion_n and_o violence_n the_o lord_n mount-norris_n have_v take_v seizure_n of_o that_o piece_n of_o land_n and_o make_v the_o play_v of_o his_o game_n to_o be_v very_o foul_a and_o at_o last_o he_o add_v that_o he_o have_v do_v no_o more_o in_o ireland_n than_o the_o court_n of_o request_n in_o england_n usual_o do_v and_o that_o the_o chancery_n court_n in_o ireland_n do_v the_o same_o daily_a and_o the_o last_o chancellor_n be_v never_o charge_v say_v he_o for_o such_o proceed_n though_o this_o his_o power_n and_o authority_n be_v less_o than_o i_o but_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o person_n and_o his_o authority_n it_o seem_v differ_v the_o matter_n and_o this_o be_v the_o business_n on_o monday_n on_o tuesday_n they_o pass_v by_o the_o 7_o article_n and_o the_o two_o first_o case_n tuesday_n charge_v the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o eight_o article_n lady_n hibots_n case_n part_n of_o the_o 8_o about_o the_o lady_n hibbotts_n land_n that_o he_o have_v violent_o thrust_v she_o from_o her_o possession_n by_o this_o summary_n way_n of_o justice_n and_o afterward_o purchase_v the_o land_n to_o his_o own_o use_n by_o borrow_v the_o name_n of_o sir_n robert_n meridith_n in_o this_o probation_n the_o testimony_n of_o the_o gentlewoman_n own_o son_n be_v use_v of_o the_o lord_n of_o cork_n and_o the_o lord_n mount-norris_n all_o his_o back-friend_n or_o profess_a enemy_n and_o yet_o they_o prove_v very_o little_a but_o what_o they_o take_v up_o upon_o hearesaye_n their_o prime_a allegation_n be_v first_o that_o though_o the_o major_a part_n of_o the_o councell-boord_n have_v vote_v for_o the_o lady_n yet_o the_o lord_n lieutenant_n have_v give_v decree_n against_o she_o second_o that_o all_o be_v do_v to_o his_o own_o behoof_n to_o the_o first_o he_o produce_v the_o sentence_n under_o the_o hand_n reply_n strafford_n reply_n of_o the_o clerk_n of_o the_o councell-boord_n subscribe_v by_o the_o major_a part_n to_o the_o second_o he_o attest_v that_o he_o have_v no_o under-dealing_a with_o meridith_n for_o the_o lady_n have_v get_v she_o own_o land_n back_o from_o the_o say_a sir_n robert_n meridith_n he_o also_o declare_v at_o length_n with_o what_o fraud_n and_o deceit_n the_o lady_n have_v come_v to_o her_o land_n and_o upon_o what_o reason_n they_o be_v restore_v after_o this_o article_n they_o fall_v upon_o the_o nine_o about_o the_o give_v 9_o charge_v article_n 9_o of_o commission_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o down_o and_o connar_n for_o apprehend_v all_o such_o person_n and_o present_v they_o before_o the_o councell-boord_n as_o contemn_v the_o ecclesiastical_a ordinance_n this_o be_v aggravate_v as_o a_o point_n main_o against_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o subject_a to_o this_o he_o reply_v fist_n he_o produce_v the_o primate_n of_o ireland_n testimony_n under_o reply_n strafford_n reply_n his_o hand_n he_o be_v himself_o sick_a that_o the_o same_o course_n have_v be_v use_v in_o ireland_n before_o and_o that_o bishop_n mountgomery_n his_o predecessor_n in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o methe_n have_v have_v the_o same_o second_o he_o show_v the_o equity_n that_o such_o assistance_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o churchman_n who_o otherwise_o because_o of_o papist_n and_o schismatic_n either_o to_o god_n or_o the_o king_n wâ—â—ld_v have_v no_o respect_n or_o obedience_n give_v they_o in_o that_o kingdom_n three_o he_o prove_v by_o two_o witness_n that_o such_o warrant_n be_v in_o use_n before_o his_o time_n four_o he_o say_v he_o have_v never_o grant_v any_o but_o that_o one_o and_o have_v present_o within_o some_o few_o month_n call_v the_o same_o in_o again_o what_o say_v he_o be_v the_o bishop_n of_o downes_n carriage_n in_o it_o he_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o answer_v for_o but_o he_o presume_v the_o bishop_n can_v give_v a_o satisfactory_a answer_n for_o himself_o when_o he_o shall_v be_v call_v in_o question_n and_o so_o he_o conclude_v that_o a_o matter_n so_o just_a so_o necessary_a so_o customary_a and_o practical_a before_o he_o hope_v shall_v not_o be_v charge_v upon_o he_o as_o a_o introduction_n of_o a_o new_a and_o tyrannical_a form_n of_o government_n and_o therefore_o submit_v himself_o to_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n and_o the_o equity_n of_o his_o peer_n in_o his_o trial_n and_o this_o be_v the_o work_n on_o tuesday_n the_o ability_n of_o this_o brave_a gentleman_n ravish_v his_o hearer_n with_o admiration_n though_o he_o be_v infinite_o spend_v both_o in_o body_n and_o mind_n by_o the_o continue_a and_o almost_o uninterrupted_n agitation_n after_o the_o nine_o article_n be_v pass_v against_o the_o commission_n issue_v 10._o wednesday_n charge_v art_n 10._o in_o favour_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o downe_n and_o connar_n upon_o wednesday_n master_n glyn_n proceed_v to_o the_o ten_o article_n the_o charge_n be_v that_o the_o earl_n of_o strafford_n have_v establish_v a_o arbitrary_a and_o tyrannical_a government_n over_o the_o life_n land_n and_o liberty_n of_o the_o king_n subject_n his_o next_o desire_n be_v to_o make_v intrusion_n upon_o the_o crown_n itself_o that_o by_o apply_v to_o his_o own_o use_n the_o public_a revenue_n he_o may_v be_v the_o more_o enable_v to_o accomplish_v his_o disloyal_a and_o traitorous_a intention_n to_o which_o end_n have_v by_o a_o new_a book_n of_o rate_n enhance_a the_o custom_n he_o have_v get_v by_o advantage_n of_o his_o lease_n above_o twenty_o six_o thousand_o pound_n yearly_a this_o they_o add_v be_v a_o crime_n of_o high_a nature_n than_o those_o contain_v in_o the_o precede_a article_n because_o in_o those_o there_o be_v some_o colour_n or_o pretext_n of_o justice_n here_o none_o those_o in_o particular_n this_o in_o general_n those_o against_o the_o subject_a only_o this_o against_o the_o king_n himself_o for_o the_o proof_n of_o the_o charge_n they_o produce_v the_o lease_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o buckingham_n which_o be_v read_v and_o compare_v with_o that_o lease_n to_o the_o duchess_n of_o buckingham_n which_o the_o lieutenant_n have_v now_o by_o assignment_n and_o some_o difference_n show_v arise_v to_o the_o sum_n of_o two_o thousand_o pound_n in_o the_o duke_n lease_n only_o the_o moiety_n of_o conceal_a and_o forfeit_v good_n be_v due_a to_o he_o but_o the_o whole_a good_n to_o the_o duchess_n in_o her_o lease_n again_o the_o king_n ship_n of_o prize_n do_v not_o pay_v custom_n in_o the_o duke_n lease_n in_o the_o duchess_n they_o do_v again_o the_o impost_n of_o the_o wine_n then_o belong_v to_o the_o earl_n of_o carlisle_n be_v not_o in_o the_o duke_n lease_n in_o the_o duchess_n it_o be_v last_o whereas_o the_o earl_n of_o strafford_n pay_v but_o fourteen_o thousand_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la for_o the_o custom_n it_o be_v worth_a to_o he_o as_o be_v apparent_a by_o the_o book_n of_o the_o exchequer_n forty_o thousand_o pound_n witness_n be_v examine_v first_o sir_n james_n hay_o who_o depose_v that_o the_o earl_n of_o carlisle_n have_v a_o advantage_n of_o one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o pound_n per_fw-la a_o by_o his_o lease_n of_o wine_n second_o the_o lord_n ranelaugh_n who_o depose_v that_o by_o the_o inspection_n of_o the_o book_n of_o account_n he_o have_v find_v the_o custom_n to_o be_v anno_fw-la 1636_o thirty_o six_o thousand_o pound_n anno_fw-la 1637_o thirty_o nine_o thousand_o pound_n anno_fw-la 1638_o fifty_o four_o thousand_o pound_n anno_fw-la 1639_o fifty_o nine_o thousand_o pound_n with_o the_o proof_n they_o conclude_v the_o charge_n that_o notwithstanding_o the_o lord_n strafford_n pretend_v a_o great_a measure_n of_o zeal_n and_o honesty_n in_o his_o majesty_n service_n yet_o it_o be_v evident_a he_o have_v abuse_v the_o trust_n put_v upon_o he_o and_o by_o withdraw_v so_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n from_o the_o crown_n have_v weaken_v the_o king_n praejudice_v the_o subject_a of_o the_o protection_n they_o be_v to_o expect_v from_o he_o and_o have_v be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o extraordinary_a way_n of_o impost_n and_o monopoly_n have_v be_v undertake_v for_o supply_v of_o the_o royal_a necessity_n and_o that_o this_o act_n therefore_o aught_o to_o be_v enough_o to_o make_v the_o charge_n and_o impeachment_n of_o high-treason_n lay_v against_o he_o the_o lieutenant_n reply_n be_v that_o he_o conceive_v