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of_o their_o place_n and_o discharge_v their_o obedience_n to_o his_o majesty_n as_o the_o last_o lord_n maior_n gurney_n which_o deserve_v rather_o to_o be_v commend_v than_o commit_v if_o we_o believe_v many_o that_o be_v present_a at_o his_o trial_n or_o petition_v unto_o they_o as_o sir_n george_n bynion_n and_o captain_n richard_n lovelace_n and_o sir_n william_n boteler_n of_o kent_n because_o they_o do_v not_o therein_o flatter_v 8_o complaint_n p._n 8_o and_o approve_v their_o present_a wicked_a course_n or_o intend_v to_o petition_n unto_o the_o king_n for_o relief_n of_o these_o lamentable_a distress_n as_o those_o gentleman_n of_o hertford-shire_n and_o westminster_n or_o for_o be_v as_o they_o conceive_v disaffect_v unto_o their_o disloyal_a order_n a_o strange_a thing_n and_o injustice_n beyond_o precedent_n not_o the_o like_a to_o find_v among_o the_o pagan_n that_o where_o no_o law_n can_v condemn_v a_o man_n for_o his_o affection_n when_o no_o action_n be_v commit_v against_o law_n man_n shall_v be_v rob_v of_o their_o estate_n and_o adjudge_v for_o malignant_n which_o be_v also_o a_o crime_n most_o general_a and_o without_o the_o compass_n of_o any_o statute_n and_o then_o for_o this_o new-created_a sin_n to_o be_v condemn_v and_o imprison_v and_o therein_o to_o remain_v without_o trial_n of_o his_o offence_n perhaps_o as_o long_o as_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o this_o wonder_n be_v the_o rather_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o because_o it_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o both_o house_n hall_fw-mi m._n pym_n in_o his_o speech_n at_o the_o guild_n hall_fw-mi if_o we_o may_v believe_v master_n pym_n that_o it_o be_v against_o the_o rule_n of_o justice_n that_o any_o man_n shall_v be_v imprison_v upon_o a_o general_a charge_n when_o no_o particular_n be_v prove_v against_o he_o for_o never_o charge_n can_v be_v more_o general_a than_o to_o be_v ill-affected_a or_o a_o malignant_a or_o a_o man_n not_o to_o be_v confide_v in_o whereof_o you_o find_v ten_o thousand_o in_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o many_o hundred_o thousand_o in_o the_o kingdom_n and_o therefore_o when_o we_o find_v so_o many_o person_n of_o honour_n and_o reputation_n imprison_v only_o upon_o this_o surmise_n without_o any_o other_o particular_a charge_n so_o much_o as_o once_o suggest_v against_o they_o as_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o middlesex_n the_o lord_n of_o portland_n and_o abundance_n more_o and_o detain_v in_o prison_n because_o they_o be_v ill-affected_a in_o that_o they_o have_v not_o contribute_v to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o this_o war_n we_o see_v how_o insensible_o they_o have_v accuse_v themselves_o to_o have_v lay_v this_o insupportable_a punishment_n beyond_o the_o desert_n of_o the_o transgressor_n and_o against_o the_o rule_n of_o all_o justice_n and_o how_o they_o have_v forget_v their_o protestation_n and_o exceed_o infringe_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o subject_n whereof_o they_o promise_v to_o be_v such_o faithful_a procurator_n chap._n xiii_o show_v the_o proceed_n of_o this_o faction_n against_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n the_o privilege_n of_o parliament_n transgress_v eleven_o special_a way_n law_n 3._o their_o proceed_n against_o the_o law_n 3._o for_o the_o law_n of_o our_o land_n which_o be_v either_o private_a as_o those_o chief_o which_o belong_v unto_o the_o parliament_n and_o be_v call_v the_o privilege_n of_o parliament_n or_o public_a which_o be_v the_o inheritance_n of_o every_o subject_a you_o shall_v find_v how_o they_o have_v invade_v and_o violate_v each_o one_o of_o these_o for_o parliament_n 1._o against_o the_o privilege_n of_o parliament_n 1._o touch_v the_o privilege_n of_o parliament_n we_o confess_v that_o former_a king_n have_v gracious_o yield_v many_o just_a privilege_n unto_o they_o for_o the_o freedom_n of_o their_o person_n and_o the_o liberty_n of_o their_o speech_n so_o they_o be_v free_a from_o blasphemy_n or_o treason_n or_o the_o like_a unpardonable_a offence_n but_o such_o a_o freedom_n as_o they_o challenge_v though_o for_o myself_o i_o confess_v my_o skill_n in_o law_n to_o be_v unable_a to_o distinguish_v the_o legitimate_a from_o the_o usurp_a yet_o in_o these_o subsequent_a particular_n i_o find_v wise_a man_n utter_o deny_v it_o they_o as_o postnati_a 1._o deny_v we_o to_o dispute_v of_o they_o l._n elismer_n in_o postnati_a 1._o when_o they_o forbid_v we_o to_o dispute_v of_o their_o privilege_n and_o say_v that_o themselves_o alone_o be_v the_o sole_a judge_n of_o they_o when_o as_o in_o former_a age_n they_o have_v be_v adjudge_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n when_o thorpe_n the_o speaker_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o have_v be_v commit_v and_o detain_v prisoner_n upon_o a_o execution_n and_o the_o house_n confirm_v that_o act._n member_n 2._o commit_v and_o put_v out_o their_o member_n 2._o when_o the_o member_n of_o the_o house_n of_o who_o election_n and_o transgression_n against_o the_o house_n or_o any_o of_o their_o fellow-member_n or_o the_o like_a the_o house_n be_v the_o proper_a judge_n which_o ought_v to_o have_v as_o free_a liberty_n as_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n upon_o any_o emergent_a occasion_n be_v commit_v as_o master_n palmer_n and_o other_o be_v 11._o complaint_n p._n 11._o or_o put_v out_o of_o the_o house_n as_o sir_n edward_n deering_n the_o lord_n faulkland_n sir_n john_n culpepper_n sir_n john_n strangwayes_o and_o other_o have_v be_v vote_v hand_n over_o head_n for_o speak_v more_o reason_n than_o the_o more_o violent_a party_n can_v answer_v or_o in_o very_a deed_n for_o speak_v their_o mind_n free_o against_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o house_n or_o rather_o against_o some_o of_o the_o prevalent_a faction_n of_o the_o house_n which_o we_o say_v be_v no_o privilege_n but_o the_o pravity_n of_o the_o house_n to_o deny_v this_o just_a privilege_n unto_o those_o member_n that_o be_v thus_o commit_v or_o expel_v for_o hereby_o it_o do_v manifest_o appear_v that_o
devise_v here_o and_o damnation_n hereafter_o yet_o these_o man_n contrary_a to_o all_o law_n do_v enjoin_v we_o and_o compel_v we_o as_o much_o against_o our_o conscience_n as_o if_o they_o shall_v compel_v we_o with_o the_o pagan_a tyrant_n to_o offer_v sacrifice_n unto_o idol_n to_o war_n against_o our_o most_o gracious_a sovereign_n who_o we_o from_o our_o heart_n do_v both_o love_n and_o honour_n and_o they_o proscribe_v we_o as_o malignant_n and_o as_o enemy_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n 76._o ps_n 50.22_o augu._n contra_fw-la faust_n l._n 22._o c._n 75._o 76._o if_o we_o contribute_v not_o money_n horse_n and_o arm_n to_o maintain_v this_o ungodly_a war_n and_o so_o become_v deadly_a enemy_n unto_o our_o own_o soul_n o_o consider_v this_o you_o that_o forget_v god_n lest_o for_o tear_v we_o he_o tear_v you_o in_o piece_n while_o there_o be_v none_o to_o help_v you_o for_o consider_v what_o the_o apostle_n say_v rom._n 13.1_o 2._o and_o what_o saint_n augustine_n say_v ordo_fw-la naturalis_fw-la mortalium_fw-la paci_fw-la accommodatus_fw-la hoc_fw-la poscit_fw-la ut_fw-la suscipiendi_fw-la belli_fw-la autoritas_fw-la atque_fw-la consilium_fw-la penes_fw-la principem_fw-la sit_fw-la and_o lest_o man_n shall_v think_v they_o ought_v by_o force_n of_o arm_n to_o resist_v their_o king_n for_o religion_n he_o answer_v that_o objection_n by_o the_o example_n of_o the_o apostle_n isti_fw-la non_fw-la resistendo_fw-la interfecti_fw-la sunt_fw-la ut_fw-la potiorem_fw-la esse_fw-la docerent_fw-la victoriam_fw-la pro_fw-la fide_fw-la veritatis_fw-la occidi_fw-la we_o conceive_v this_o to_o be_v so_o execrable_a a_o act_n and_o so_o odious_a to_o god_n and_o man_n that_o we_o be_v make_v thus_o miserable_a and_o abuse_v beyond_o measure_n to_o have_v our_o religion_n which_o be_v most_o glorious_a our_o law_n do_n the_o miserable_a consequence_n of_o their_o wicked_a do_n that_o in_o their_o own_o nature_n be_v most_o excellent_a and_o our_o liberty_n that_o make_v we_o as_o free_a as_o any_o subject_n in_o the_o world_n under_o false_a pretence_n and_o the_o shadow_n of_o religion_n law_n and_o liberty_n to_o be_v eradicate_v and_o fundamental_o destroy_v whereby_o mischief_n 1_o 1._o we_o be_v make_v a_o spectacle_n of_o scorn_n and_o the_o object_n of_o derision_n to_o our_o neighbour-nation_n that_o former_o have_v envy_v at_o our_o happiness_n and_o we_o be_v become_v the_o subject_a of_o all_o pity_n and_o lamentation_n to_o all_o they_o that_o love_v we_o mischief_n 2_o 2._o as_o in_o the_o roman_a civil-war_n in_o the_o time_n of_o metellus_n the_o son_n do_v kill_v his_o own_o father_n so_o now_o by_o the_o subtlety_n of_o this_o faction_n we_o be_v cast_v into_o such_o a_o war_n as_o be_v 1._o a_o most_o unnatural_a war_n the_o son_n against_o the_o father_n and_o the_o father_n against_o the_o son_n the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n fight_v for_o the_o parliament_n and_o my_o lord_n rich_a his_o son_n with_o the_o king_n the_o earl_n of_o dover_n be_v with_o the_o king_n and_o my_o lord_n rochfort_n his_o son_n with_o the_o parliament_n so_o one_o brother_n against_o another_o as_o the_o earl_n of_o northumberland_n with_o the_o parliament_n and_o his_o brother_n with_o the_o king_n the_o earl_n of_o bedford_n with_o the_o parliament_n and_o his_o brother_n with_o the_o king_n master_n perpoint_n with_o the_o parliament_n and_o the_o earl_n of_o newark_n with_o the_o king_n devoreux_n farmer_n with_o the_o parliament_n and_o his_o bâ—other_n richard_n farmer_n together_o with_o his_o brother_n in_o law_n my_o lord_n cokain_n with_o the_o king_n and_o the_o like_a and_o of_o cousin_n without_o number_n the_o one_o part_n with_o the_o king_n and_o the_o other_o with_o the_o parliament_n and_o if_o they_o do_v this_o in_o subtlety_n to_o preserve_v their_o estate_n i_o say_v it_o be_v a_o wicked_a policy_n to_o undo_v the_o kingdom_n which_o all_o wise_a man_n shall_v consider_v 2._o a_o most_o irreligious_a war_n when_o one_o christian_a of_o the_o same_o profess_a religion_n shall_v bathe_v his_o sword_n and_o wash_v his_o hand_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o fellow_n christian_n and_o his_o fellow_n protestant_n that_o shall_v be_v coheir_n with_o he_o of_o the_o same_o kingdom_n 3._o a_o most_o unnatural_a irreligious_a and_o barbarous_a war_n when_o the_o subject_n shall_v take_v arm_n to_o destroy_v or_o unthrone_v their_o own_o liege_n a_o religious_a and_o most_o gracious_a king_n 3._o the_o service_n of_o god_n in_o most_o church_n be_v neglect_v when_o almost_o all_o mischief_n 3_o the_o able_a grave_a and_o most_o orthodox_n divine_n and_o preacher_n be_v persecute_v plunder_v imprison_v and_o drive_v to_o fly_v as_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o arian_n or_o donatist_n which_o be_v worse_o than_o the_o heathen_a perfection_n from_o city_n to_o city_n and_o to_o wander_v in_o desert_n from_o place_n to_o place_n to_o save_v themselves_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o these_o rebel_n against_o the_o king_n and_o persecuter_n of_o god_n church_n which_o be_v a_o most_o grievous_a and_o a_o most_o cruel_a persecution_n far_o more_o general_a than_o that_o of_o the_o anabaptist_n in_o germany_n or_o of_o queen_n mary_n here_o in_o england_n the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n make_v we_o constant_a and_o give_v we_o patience_n to_o endure_v it_o 4._o the_o whole_a kingdom_n be_v and_o shall_v be_v yet_o more_o by_o the_o continuance_n mischief_n 4_o hereof_o unspeakable_o impoverish_v and_o plunge_v into_o all_o kind_n of_o misery_n when_o the_o traveler_n can_v pass_v without_o fear_n nec_fw-la hospes_fw-la ab_fw-la hospite_fw-la tutus_fw-la the_o carrier_n can_v transport_v his_o commodity_n but_o it_o shall_v be_v intercept_v the_o husbandman_n can_v till_o his_o ground_n but_o his_o horse_n as_o myself_o see_v it_o shall_v be_v take_v from_o the_o plough_n and_o his_o corn_n shall_v be_v destroy_v when_o it_o be_v ready_a for_o the_o sickle_n which_o must_v be_v the_o forerunner_n of_o 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act_n whereby_o they_o have_v perfidious_o overreach_v both_o our_o good_a king_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o our_o wel-meaning_n brethren_n either_o to_o perfect_v their_o design_n or_o else_o to_o make_v themselves_o perpetual_a dictator_n and_o to_o betray_v the_o felicity_n of_o all_o our_o people_n under_o the_o name_n of_o parliament_n which_o though_o as_o i_o say_v before_o i_o honour_v and_o love_n as_o much_o as_o any_o of_o the_o true_a patriot_n of_o either_o house_n both_o in_o the_o institution_n and_o the_o right_a prosecution_n thereof_o that_o be_v as_o it_o be_v constitute_v to_o be_v the_o great_a council_n of_o the_o kingdom_n gracious_o call_v by_o his_o majesties-writ_a confident_o to_o present_v the_o grievance_n of_o the_o people_n and_o humble_o to_o offer_v their_o advice_n and_o counsel_n for_o their_o reformation_n yet_o i_o do_v abhor_v those_o man_n that_o will_v abuse_v the_o word_n parliament_n only_o as_o a_o stalking-horse_n to_o destroy_v all_o act_n of_o 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