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A91303	The treachery and disloyalty of papists to their soveraignes, in doctrine and practise. Together with an exact parallel of the jurisdiction, power, and priviledges claimed and exercised by our popish Parliaments, prelates, Lords and Commons in former times, with those now claimed and practised by the present Parliament, Lords and Commons, which are here manifested to be farre more loyall, dutifull, moderate; more consistent with, lesse invasive on, and destructive to the Kings pretended soveraigne power and prerogative, then those of popish parliaments, and subjects. Wherein likewise the traiterous, antimonarchicall doctrines, practises and attempts of papists upon their soveraignes prerogatives, crownes, persons, with the dangerous consequences, effects, and designes, of their present illegall arming, and accesse to the Kings Army, and person by meanes of evill counsellours, are briefely discovered; ... It is ordered by the Committee for Printing that this treatise be forthwith printed and published, by Michael Sparke, senior. Januar. 13. 1642. John White.; Soveraigne power of parliaments and kingdomes. Part 1	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1643 (1643)	Wing P4108; Thomason E248_1; ESTC R203188	101,087	43

The Treachery and Disloyalty of Papists to their Soveraignes both in Doctrine and Practise WHen I seriously consider the memorable Preamble of 3 Jac. ch 4. That it is found by daily experience that many of his Majesties Subjects who adhere in their hearts to the Popish Religion by the infection drawne from thence and by the wicked and divellish counsell of Jesuites Seminaries and other persons dangerous to the Church and State are so farre perverted in the point of their loyalties and due obedience unto the Kings Majesty and the Crowne of England as they are ready to entertaine and execute any Treasonable Conspiracies and Practises as evidently appeares by that more then barbarous and horrible attempt to have blowne up with Gunpowder the King Queene Prince â—ords and Commons in the House of Parliament assembled tending to the utter subversion of the whole State lately â—dertaken by the instigation of Jesuites and Seminaries and in advancement of their Religion by their Schollars â—ught and instructed by them for that purpose With the Statutes of 35. Eliz. ch 2. and 3 Jacobi ch 5. which â—â—act That all Popish Recusants shall be restrained to some certaine places of abode and confined to their private â—uses in the Country and not at any time after to passe or remove above five miles from thence under paine of forfeiting â—â— their Lands Goods and Chattels during life That none of them shall remaine within ten miles of the City of â—ondon nor come into the Court or house where his Majesty or Heire apparent to thâ— Crowne of England shall be nor â—ave in their owne houses or in the hands or possession of any other at their disposition any Armour Gunpowder or Muâ—tion of what kind soever And all this for the better discovering and avoiding of such Trayterous and most danâ—rous Conspiracies Treasoâ—â— Practises and attempts as are daily devised and practised against our most gracious â—overaignes Person and â—â—â— Commonweale by rebellious and trayterous Papists And when I read in * Dated January 10. 1606. and Februa 22. 1603. two of King â—â—mes his Proclamations That those adhering to the profession of the Church of Rome are blindly led together â—ith the superstition of their Religion both unto some points of Doctrine which * Note this cannot consist with the loyalty of Subâ—cts towards their Prince and oft times unto direct actions of conspiracies and conjurations against the State wherin â—â—ey live as hath most notoriously appeared by the late most horrible and almost incredible conjuration grounded upâ— points of Doctrine in that Church held and maintained and contrived and practised with the privity and warrant of â—any of the principall Priests of that profession to blow up our children and all the three Estates in Parliament assemâ—ed And when we consider the course and claime of the Sea of Rome we have no reason to imagine that Princes of â—r Religion and profession can expect any assurance long to continue unlesse it might be assented by the meditation of other â—rinces Christian that some good course might be taken by a generall Councell free and lawfully called to plucke up â—ose rootes of dangers and jealousies which arise for cause of Religion as well betweene Princes and Princes as beâ—eene them and their Subjects and to make it manifest that no State or Potentate either doth or can challenge powâ— to dispose of earthly Kingdomes or Monarchies or to dispense with Subjects obedience to their naturall Soveraignes Which was never yet attempted much lesse effected And in the Booke of Thankesgiving appointed for the â—â—h of November set forth by King James and the Parliaments speciall direction this observable Prayer â—omewhat altered by the now a Who confesseth Justifieth it in his Speech in Star-chamber June 14. 1637. Arch-prelate of Canterbury in the latter Editions to pleasure his Friends the â—pists To that end strengthen the hand of our gracious King the Nobles and Magistrates of the Land with Judgeâ—ent and Justice to cut off these workers of iniquity the Papists whose Râ—ligion is rebellion whose faith is factiâ— whose practise is murthering of Soules and Bodies and to roote them out of he confines of this Kingdome I canâ—ot but star damazed yea utterly confounded in my selfe at the Impudency and Treachery ofthose pernicious â—ounsellors who in affront of all these Lawes and premises have issued out sundry b See the Parliaments late Declaration Commissions under â—s Majesties hand and seale to divers notorious Papists not onely to furnish themselves with all sorts of â—mes and Munition but likewise to meet together armed and raise Forces in the Field to fight against the â—rliament Kingdome and Protestant Religion even contrary to divers his Majesties late Printed Declaraâ—ns and Protestations to all his loving Subjects advanced them to places of great trust and command in his â—ajesties severall Armies and procured them free accesse unto if not places of trust about his sacred person â— if they were his loyallest Subjects his surest guard as many now boldly stile them and more to be confiâ—ed in then his best and greatest Councell the Parliament whom they most execrably revile as Rebels â—â—d Traytors the more colourably to raise an Army of Papists to cut their throats and the throat of our Proâ—stant Religion first as they have already done in Ireland and then last of all his Majesties in case he refuse to become the Popes sworne vassall or alter his Religion which he hath ost protested and we beleeve he will never doe But I desire these ill Counsellours of the worst Edition to informe his Majesty or any rationall creature how it is either probable or possible that an Army of Papists should secure his Majesties person Crowne Dignity or protect the Protestant Religion the Parliament or its priviledges to all which they have shewed themselves most prosessed enemies We all know that Popish Recusants c See King James his Apology against Bellarmin Laurentius Byerlincke Opus Chronogr p. 319. Deus et Rex The Lord William Howards Sonnes late Booke in Defence of Papists taking the Oath of Allegiance obstinately refuse to take the Oath of Supremacy or Allegiance some of them that tooke it having beene excommunicated by their Priests for a reward Theâ— summe of which Oath is * 3 Jac. c. 4. That they doe truely and sincerely acknowledge and professe That the Pope hath â—â— authority to depose the King or to dispose of any his Kingdomes or to authorize any foraine Prince to invade his Countries or to discharge any his Subjects from their Allegiance to his Majesty or to license any of them to beare armes oâ— raise tumults against him or to offer any violence or hurt to his royall Person Government Subjects That notwithstanding any Declaration Excommunication or deprivation made or granted by the Pope or any Authority derived from him against the King his Heires and Successors or any absolution from their obedience they will beareâ— faith

2. c. 16. f. 24. That a King is created and elected by whom but by his kingdome to this purpose to doe justice unto all That a king cannot doe any thing else in earth seeing be is Gods Minister and Vicar niâ—â—id solum quod de jure a Luk. 2. 22. 23. 24. â—otest but that onely which he can doe by Law That God the Law and his Court to wit the Earles â—nd Barons in Parliament are above the King and ought to bridle him and are thence called c Comites viâ— quia a Comitatu â—ive a societate nomen sumpserunt qui etiam dicâ— possunt Consules a consulendo Reges enim tales siâ—â— associant ad consulendum regendum populum Dei. ordinaâ—tes eos in magna potestate honore nomine c. Idem l. â— c. 8. f. 5. 6. Coâ—ites because they are the Kings Companions Fleta an Ancient Law-booke written in King Edward â—he third his raigne lib. 3. c. 3. and 17. useth the selfe same words that Bracton doth and concludes â—hat the King hath a Superior to wit God and the Law by which be is made a Kiâ—g and his Court of Earles â—nd Barons to wit the Parliament d De Laudibus Legum Argliae c. 9. to 15. Fortescue a great Lawyer Chauncellor to King Henry the 6. â—roves at large That the King is not above but under the Law that be cannot alter the Law of Ergland â—or â—ay any Taxes at all on his Subiects but by Parliament That all lawfull Kings and Kingdomes were at â—â—rst created and erected onely by the unanimous free assent of the people that the kingdome of England is a Poâ—cie or Aristocraticall mixt Government not an absolute royall Soveraignety That the e Hanc potestatem Ã¢ popâ—lo effluxam ipse habet c. p. 25. King hath his â—â—yall power DERIVED TO HIM FROM THE PEOPLE whereby it is unlawfull for him to â—le his people by any other power which he prosecutes in sundry chapters too tedious to transcribe â—nd in one word f Chap. 8. vol. â— pag. 173. Raphael Holinshed Iohn Vowell and others in their Description of England â—rinted Cum Privilegio resolve thus of the Parliaments power This House hath the most high and â—bsolute power of the Realme for thereby kings and mighty Princes have from time to time beene â—eposed from their thrones and Lawes are enacted and abrogated Offenders of all sorts punished and corâ—pted Religion either disanulled or reformed It is THE HEAD AND BODY OF ALL THE â—EALME and the place where every particular man is intended to be present if not by himselfe yet by â—s Advocate and Attorney For this cause any thing that is there enacted is not to be withstood but obeyed â—â— all men without contradiction or grudge and to be short all that ever the people of Rome might doe eiâ—â—er Centuriatis Comitiis or Tribunitiis the same is and may be done by the Authority of Parliament Now the Romans in their assemblies had power to enact binding Lawes to create and elect â—â—eir Kings and Emperours and likewise to judge censure and depose them to create and elect all kindes â—â— Officers and to * See Bodine l. 2. c 5. l. â— c. 10 Eutropius and Grimston in the life of Nero Maximinius Heliogabalits and others Livy Rom. Hist l. 1. â—â— change the very forme of their State and Government as I shall hereafter manifest Therefore by these Authors resolution the Parliament hath an absolute power to doe the like when â—hey see just cause Sir Thomas Smith one of the Principall Secretaries of State to King Edward the 6. â—nd Queene Elizabeth and a Doctor of Law in his Common-wealth of England l. 2. c. 1. in the old but â—â— in the last Edition hath the same words in effect with Holinshead and addes that the Parliament giâ—eth forme of Succession to the Crowne c. Our kings royall power being then originally derived to â—hem conferred on them by the peoples and kingdomes common consents in Parliament and all their â—ew additionall Prerogatives too as the premises evidence it cannot be denied but that the whole â—ingdome and Parliament are really in this sence above him and the most Soveraigne prime power â—â—om whence all other powers were and are derived See Fortescue c. 9. to 15. Fourthly This is undeniable because the whole kingdome in Parliament may not onely augâ—ent but likewise * abridge allay abolish and resume some branches of the Kings royall power and â—â—erogative if there be just cause as when it becomes onorous mischievous and dangerous to the Subâ—ects inconvenient to or inconsistent with the kingdomes peoples welfare peace safety Liberty or â—he Lawes this is most apparant by Magna Charta Charta de Forresta Statutum de Prerogativa Regis De Tallâ—gio non-concedendo 1. E. 3. c. 6 7. 2. E. 3. c. 2. 8. 3. E. 1. c. 35. 9. E. 3. c. 12. 5. E 3. c. â— 10. E. 3. c. 2. 3 14. E 3. c. 1. 14. 18. E. 3. c. 8. 25 E. 3. c. 4. Stat. 3. c. 1 2. Stat. 5. c. 8. 11. 36. E. 3 c. 10. â— 7. E. 3. c. 18. 42. E. 3. c. 3. 10. R. 2. c. â— 11. R. 2. c. 1. to 7. 1. R. 3. c. 2. 4. H. 4. c 13. 21. Jac. c. 2. 3. 24. 7. H. 8 c. 3 â—he Petition of Right 3. Caroli most Statuts against Purveyens Pardons Protections the Acts made this Parliament against Ship-money Knight-hood Forrest-bounds Pressing of Souldiers the Star-Chamber High-Commission the Trienniall Parliament the Continuance of this Parliament whiles they please with g See the Arguments against Ship-money and Impositions and the Declarations against the Commission of Aray sunâ—ry other Acts which restraine abridge repeale and resume divers reall and pretended branches of the â—ings royall Prerogative because they proved grievous and mischievous to the people and dangeous and pernicious to the kingdome This then answers that irrationall groundlesse position of Doctor Ferne That h Resolving of Conscience Sect 4. 5. the Subjects neither lawfully may nor ought in any case to resume al or any part of that Regall power wherewith they have once invested their Kings by common consent Which as it is contrary â—o that received principle of nature and reason Eodem modo quo quid constituitur dissolvitur That â—ll Governments created by mens consents may be altered diminished or repealed by their consents â—â— i See Ioshua Iudges Samuel Kings Chron. Daniel throughout â—saiah Ieremy Ezickiel in sundry chap. sundry Presidents and Prophesies in Scripture concerning the alterations the Subversions and Dimiâ—utions of kings and kingdomes to the constant practise of k See Sleidan de 4. or Imperiis Mat. West Livy Iustin Opmerus Purchas Chronicon â—hronicorum and all generall Histories all Realmes and States whatsoever from â—dam till this instant who have undergone many strange alteratians eclipses diminutions yea Peâ—â—ods of Government to the Resolution of l Polit. l.

That they l Bracton l. 2 c. 16. f. 134. â— Fleta l. 1. c. 17. are above the Kiâ—â— and may and ought to restraine and question his actions if there be cause Secondly Bracton explaines himselfe how he is highest and without a Peere to wit In m Parem autem habere non debet nec multo forâ—â—us superiorem maxime in justitia exhibenda licet in justitia recipienda minimo de regno suo comparetur l. 3. c. 9. f. 167 a. distribuâ—â— Justice that is he is the highest Justiciar in the Kingdome but as small as any in receiving justice Thirdly Even in Parliament it selfe the King is the Supreme Member and in that regard the Parlâ—ment in most Acts and in all Petitions or Addresses usually stiles him n See Bodines Commonwealth l. 2. c 1 p. 192. the like of the Parliaments in France Their Soveraigne Lord Bâ—sides the Parliament it selfe is ever o See Modus tenendi Parliamentum Câ—mb Brit. p. 177. Crompt Juris of Ceurts f. 1. to 6. Sir Tho. Smithâ— Common-wealth l. 2. c. 2. 3 Hol. Descâ—â—p of England c. 8. Cowel Minsh Tit. Parl. Mr. Hack. manner of passing Bils sect 8. summoned dissolved by his wâ—it in his name by his Authority Aâ— in passing all Acts and Bils of Grace or such as are not simply necessary for the publicke safeâ—y and â—â—liâ—y of his people He hath an absolute negative voyce and his Royall assent is simply necessary for the passing ofâ— binding Lawes In which respects he is and may be truely said to be above the Parliament it selfe and â—â— onely supreme Governour but yeâ— in the forenamed respects the Parliament may be truely said to be Pâ—â— mount him and the highest power Fourthly The Oath of Supremacy That the King is the onely Supreme Governour relates onely or pâ—â—cipally to the Popes and foraine Princes authorities formerly usurped in this Realme as the Title Woâ—â— and scope of the Statute of 1. Eliz. c. 1. and the very next words in the Oath of Supremacy manifâ—â— and that NO FORAINE Power person Prelate State or Potentate hath or ought to have any Jurisdiâ—â—on power SUPERIORITY PREHEMINENCE or Authority Ecclesiasticall or spiriâ—â— within this Realme and therfore I do utterly renounce and forsake ALL FORAINE Jurisdictions â— Therefore it refers not at all to Parliaments or their Jurisdiction Power Superiority Preheminenâ—â— Authority not so much as once thought of by the prescribers of this Oath which had its Authority â—â—â— the Parliament and made some addition to the Kings Prerogative Fifthly p Common w. l. â— c. 9. l. 2. c. 5. Bodine and others as I shall hereafter manifest assure us that the Soveraâ—â— power and jurisdiction both in the Roman and German Emperours and most foraine Christian Kingdoâ—â— was and yet is in the Senate people Parliaments and Dyets yet this is no empeachment at all to their Suprâ—â—cies no more then the asserting of generall Councels to be above Popes themselves by the learnedâ—â— Papists is â— derogation as they hold it is not to the Popes most absolute pretended Soveraignty q See p. 2 3. above all Emâ—â—ours Kings Princes Prelates Subjects aâ—d the world it selfe of which they affirme him sole Monarch Thâ—â—fore by the selfe-same reason this asserting of the whole Kingdomes and Parliaments power to be abâ—â— the Kings is no diminution at all much lesse a denyall of his Supremacy and just Prerogative Râ— all If then the Parliaments power be thus higher and greater then the Kings personall power and Juriâ—â—ction out of Parliament it will necessarily follow from hence First That in these unhappy times of division and separation of the Kings personall presence not â—gall which cannot be severed from the Parliament the Lords and Commons Orders Votes and Oâ—â—nances made legally in Parliament it selfe are to be preferred obeyed by all the Kingdome before â— his Majestiâ—s Proclamations Declarations Commissions Warrants or Mandates made illegally out of â—â—liament in affront of Both Houses proceedings and Decrees since when ever two disâ—â— powers command different things that aâ—e lawfull or of the same nature the higher power ought â— to be obeyed As if a Master commands his Servant one thing and the King another or the King â—ne â—â— God another the King is to be obeyed before the Master because the Superiouâ— power but God before the Kâ— because the highest power as the r See Gratian causa 11. quaest 3 wher he quotes ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ Hier. Isiâ—dor to this purpose Fathers and Canonists resolve most fully Yea the Parliament being the highest power the King himselfe ought to submit thereto and â—â—â— ruled and advised thereby This conclusion though it may seeme a paradox to most men is an undâ—â— table verity both in point of Divinity and Policy as is most apparent by the 1 Saâ— 14. 38. to 46. anâ— 29. 1. to 11. 2 Sam. 18. 2 3 4. c. 19. 1. to 9. 1 King 12. 1. to 25. 1 Chron. 13. 1. to 6. 2 Chron. â— and 11. c. 30. 2 3. 5. 23. Esther 1. 13. to 22. Jer. 38. 4. to 28. Dan. 6. 4. to 20. Jonah 3. 7. Ezra 10. â— â—ccles 4. 13. Prov. 11. 14. c. 15 22. c. 25 5. compared together and with Josh 22. 11. to 34. Judges 20. â— to 20. and in point of Law and Conscience even in our owne Kings and Kingdome as is cleare by 20 â— 3. the Preface and c. 1. 25 E. 3. Parliament 6. the Statute against Provisors 38 E. 3. Stat. 2. c. 1 2. 3 E. â— c. 17. and 48. and other Statutes which I shall hereafter cite at large in answer to the fourth Objection â—hich Texts and Statutes those who will may peruse at leâ—â—ure for their better satisfaction And in Pauls â—me the highest Powers in Rome were not the Roman Emperours as ignorant Doctors make the unleared world beleeve but the Romane Senate who had full power not onely to elect and command but â—â—nsure and depose their Emperours and adjudge them unto death as * Commonw l. 2. c. 5. John Bodin acknowledgeth â—nd I shall hereafter abundantly manifest in the Appendix Secondly That the Parliaments resisting of the Kings personall Commands especially such as are ilâ—gall and destructive to the Kingdome or any private Subjects resisting them by vertue of a publique â—rdinance or Countermand from the Parliament is no resisting of the higher Powers against Pauls inâ—nction Rom. 13. 1. to 7. as Å¿ Resolution of Conscience sect 1 2. c. Revindication of Psalme 105 15. Printed at Cambridg 1643 Doctor Fearne and other ignorant Doctors vainly fancy but a direct â—bmission and obedience to the highest powers the Parliament and those who resist the Parliaments â—rdinances and Commands especially such as tend to the preservation of Religion Lawes Liberties â—iviledges of Parliament and the Kingdome or bringing Delinquents to condigne punishment though â—ey doe it by vertue of any extrajudiciall countermand from the King or his ill Counsellours doe both â— point of Law Divinity conscience resist the highest powers because they resist the Parliament and

and true allegiance to them and them protect to the uttermost of their power against all conspiracies and attempts whatsoever against their Persons Crowne and Dignity by reason of any such sentence or Declaration or otherwise And that they doe from their hearts abhorre detest and abjure as impiâ—us and hereticall this damnableâ— Doctrine and position prosessedly maintained by English Papists else why should the Parliament prescribe and they absolutely refuse to take this Oath that Princes excommunicated or deprived by the Pope may be deposed or murdered by their Subjects or any other whatsoever Willthose then who refuse to take this Oath or abjure this King deposing King-killing Doctrine harbouring a Seminary Priest in their Tents and a Pope in their hearts prove a faithfull guard to his Majesties Person Crowne or Kingdomes Will those who so oâ—â— conspired the death and attempted the murthers of Queene Elizabeth and King James onely because they were Protestants and Defenders of the Protestant Faith now cordially protect and assist King Charles without attempting any thing against his Crowne or Person who hath lately made and published so many Protestations and Declarations that he will never embrace nor countenance Popery but most resolutely Defend and Advance the Protestant Religion and makes this one principall motive how truely he taketh Heaven and Earth to witnesse of his present taking up of Armes Will they thinke you spend their lives for King and Parliament who but few yeares since lost their lives for attempting by a traine of Gunpowder to blow up both King and Parliament Will those secure his Majesty in his Throne now he is actually King of England who would have murthered him in his Cradle ere he was Prince to forestall him of the Crowne of England caâ—â— those prove really loyall to his Majesty and his Royall Posterity who would have blowne up him and all royall House at once even long before he had posterity In a word if ancient presidents will not convince us are those who for d See Dr. Jones his Booke of Examinations two yeares last past or more have beene labouring with might and maine to uncrowne his Majesty and utterly extirpate the Protestant Religion by horrid conspiracies and force of Armes in Ireland and are now there acting the last Scene of this most barbarous bloudy Tragedy now likely to spend their dearest blood in fighting for the preservation of his Majesties Crowne and the Protestant cause in England if thiâ— onely be the reall quarrell as is specioully pretended Or will any of that Religion who within these threâ— yeares have by force of Armes both in Catalonia Portugall and elsewhere revolted from and cast off theiâ— allegiance to their owne most Catholicke King to setup others of the same Religion in his Tribunall put tâ—â— their helping hands to establish his Majesty the most Protestant King in his regall Throne admit it were really not fictitiously indangered to be shaken Certainely if the ground of this unnaturall warre be such aâ— these ill Consellors pretend they would never be so farre besotted as to make choyce of such unfitting Champions as Papists for such a designe who are very well knowne to be the greatest enemies and malignants oâ— all others both to King Kingdome Religion and Parliament whose joynt destructions what ever thesâ— ill Counsellors pretend is questionlesse the onely thing really intended by the Popish party in this warre aâ— the proceedings in Ireland the introducing of soraine the raising of domesticke popish Forces the disarminâ— of Protestants and Arming Papists with their Harnesse clearely demonstrate to all whom prejudice hath noâ— blinded Now that I may evidence to these pernicious Counsellours and all the world how dangerous and unsaâ—â— it is for his Majesty and the Kingdome to put Armes into Papists hands and make use of them to protect thâ— Kings Person or Crown I shall desire them to take notice both of the Papists traiterous Doctrine and Practise in these three particulars they maintaine First That the Pope by a meere divine right is the sole and supreme Monarch of the whole world and all â—â—â— Kingdomes in it to dispose of them at his pleasure to whom and when he will without giving any account of his actions That all Emperours and Kings are but his vassals deriving and holding their Crownes from him by base uâ—worthy services worse then villenage that they call and repute them their Popes vassals curs packe asses wiâ— Bels about their neckes and use them like such if they offend the Pope For full proofe whereof out of their owâ— Authors and practise I shall referre them to Doctor e Dedicated to King Iames printed at London 1621. Richard Crakenthorps Booke Of the Popes Temporeâ— Monarchy chap. 1. p. 1. to 27. worthy any mans reading to John Bodins Commonwealth Lib. 1. cap. 9. aâ—â— Doctor John Whites Defence of the way to the true Church chap. 10. p. 43. Secondly That the Pope alone without a Councell may lawfully excommunicate censure depose both Emperours Kings and Princes and dispose of their Crownes and Kingdomes unto others That it is meet and necessary hee should â—xcommunicate and deprive all Kings who are either Heretickes or Apostates as they repute all Protestant Princes â—â—r oppressers of the Common wealth That as soone as such Princes are actually excommunicated or notoriously knowne to â—â—e Heretickes or Apostates their Subjects are ipso factâ— absolved from their government and Oathes of Allegiance whereby they were bound unto them and may yea ought to take up armes against them to deprive them of their kingdomes Thirdly That such tyranicall and oppressing Kings may be killed poysoned or slaine by open force of Armes not onely lawfully but with glory and commendations That this is to be executed by Catholikes and that it is not onely an heroiâ—all but meritorious act worthy the highest Encomiums These two last pro positions you may read abundantly proved by the words of Popish writers and 40. examples of several Emperours Kings and Princes which Popes Papists have excommunicated deprived violentâ—y assaulted and murthered in e Dedicated to King Iames and printed at London 1624. Doctor John Whites defence of the way to the true Church chap. 6. pag. 14. to 22. and chap. 10. pag. 43. 44. in his Sermon at Pauls Crosse March 24. 1615. pag. 11. 12. in Bishop Bilsons true difference of Christian Subjection and unchristian rebellion part 3 throughout Aphorismi doctrinae Jesuitarum King James his Apologie against Bellarmine with his Answer to Cardinall Perron and sundry printed Sermons preached on the fist of November to which I shall referre the Reader What security or protection then of his Majesties royall Person Crowne or Kingdomes can now be expected from our Popish Recusants infected with these traytorous Principles and branded with so many ancient moderne nay present treasons and Rebellions against their Soveraignes let the world and all wise men seriously judge What faire quarter and brotherly assistance the

Subjects f ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ to be sworne to observe the same anâ— after bound them in bonds for the firmer keeping of the same to the great ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ doing of many honest men Which how parallel they are to the late and present Court Practises and Doctrines of our times ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ wise men determine The King being thus Judicially dethroned in Parliament Henry the fourth ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ the same Parliament which continued notwithstanding Richards deposition who summoned it ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ created King who in the q â— H. 4. c. 1. 2 3 4. first Parliament of his Raigne reversed and annulled as illegall the P ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ liament of 21 Rich. 2. with all its Acts Circumstances and dependants and revived that of 11 Rich. 2. ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ all points as made for the great honour and common profit of this Realme To these I might adde t ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ r Walsing hist Angl. p. 416. 417. Ypodig p. 168. 170. Pol. l. 8. c. 10. Caxt. p. 430. Hal Chr. par 1. f. 25 Hol. p 529. Speed p. 775. Maroin Fabian Grafion and others Rebellious insurrectious of Richard Scroope Arch-bishop of Yorke the Earle of Northumber land a ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ their Complices against King Henry the fourth Anno 1405. to reforme the State and government ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ lieve the Church and Common weale and Depose King Henry in and by a forced Parliament The Spee p. 486 Hunting lib. 8. insurrection of the Popish Nobles against King Stephen for violating his Oath touching Forrests and ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ ther immunities of Church and Commonwealth which they would force him â—o confirme the severall k Walâ—ing ham Hist Angl. p. 258. to 281. Speed â— 849. c. 734. c. insurrections of Jacke Cade Jacke Straw Wat Tyler and their Popish Vulgar rabble to force their King to call Parliaments to alter and repeale old Lawes enact new displace offensive great Officers promote new ones of their nomination to ratifie what propositions they required and subvert the government of the Real ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ with the l Speed p. 1032 to 1049 1112. to 1120. See Hall Grafton Holinshed Howes Martin in the lives of H. 8. Ed 6. and Q. Eliz. severall Rebellions of the Popish Lincolne-shire and Yorke-shire men under Doctor Mackarell a Monke and some men of quality in Henry the 8 his raigne Of the Cornish men Norsolke men Ket and others in Edward the 6. his rule of the Popish Earles of Northumberland Westmoreland and other Northern Papists in Queene Elizabeths dayes by force of Armes to compelâ— these severall Princes to summon Parliaments to repeale all Lawes against Mosse and Popery and for the establishment of the Protestant Religion with other Acts concerning the government of the Common-wealth to enact divers new Lawes and propositions which they demaunded to remove great Officers and privie Counsellors from their places and the like All which transcend the Acts and proceedings of this or any other our Protestant Parliaments or subjects being done without any preceding Order or resolution of both houses representing the whole Kingdome and against the generall consent of the people But I shall conclude with one ancient president more in one of our beâ—â— Kings reignes In 25. E. 1. m Walsig Hist Angl. p. 36 37 38. 39 40. 41. 42 44. 48. Ypoaigmâ— Neustriae p. 83. 84. 85. 86. 97. Cookes Magna Charta p. 530. to 580. The Lords and Commons in Parliament grievously complained and Petitioned to the King against divers taxes tallages and prisâ—ges wherewith they were oppressed by him to the great impoverishing of the Realme against the violation of Magna Charta the Charter of the Forrest the imposition upon Woolls and their sommons to goe with him into Flanders to which they were not bound by Law The King excusing these taxes by reason of his necessity to mainetaine the warres and giving them a dilatory answer the Earle Marshall and Hereford withdrew themselves from Parliament and with their complices commanded the Barrons of the Eschequor not to levie the 8. penny of the people granted to the King at S. Edmonds and induced the Citizens of London to joyne with them to recover their Liberties Whereupon the King sending to them for peace they would condescend to no peace but on these termes That the King should confirme Magna Charta and Charta de Forresta with the other Articles to them annexed that he should enact and take no ayds tax or tallage from the Clergie or Commons without their common consent in Parliament and that he should remit all offences to these Earles and their confederates all which the King ratified by his * Articuli sâ—per Chartaâ— Charter at large by his oath and by a solemne excommunication of the Bishops twice every yeate of all those who should transgresse this Charter of his For which the Laity gave him the 9 and the Clergie the 10. penny of their goods And because this confirmation was made in Scotland the Kings and divers others promised for him that he should confirme it when he came into England which they pressing him to doe in a Parliament at London in the 27. yeare of his Reigne after some delayes he ratified it with this addition in the close saving the right of our Crowne which when the Lords heard they departed home in great discontent but the King re-sommoning them at quinidena Pasche granted all things absolutely according to their desire committing the per-ambulation of the Forests throughout England to 3. Bishops 3 Earles and 3. Barrons to settle their bounds according to God and justice which not being speedily executed but neglected the King having purchased a dispensation of his oath wherewith he had ratified his foresaid Charter from the Pope ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ ereupon the King holding a Parliament at Stamford the 29. of his Reigne the Lords and Barrons repaired thither with great store of horses and Armes with a purpose to extort aâ—ull execution of the Charter of the Forrest hither to deferred upon which the King considering their earnestnesse and importunity condescended to their will in all things Sixtly Parliaments Lords and Prelates in former times have affirmed that when a Parliament was once met together by lawfull sommons it might not be dissolved or discontinued againe at the Kings meere pleasure till all the publicke affaires for which it was called were dispatched all grievances redressed and all Petitions exhibited therein fully heard and answered agreeable to the resolution of the great a Surius Concil Tom. 4. p. 103 c. Fox Act. and Monuments vol. 1. â—dit ult p. 879 c Councils of Basil Constans and divers Popish * John White his way c. Sect 37 n. 30. p. 102 Writers that a generall Councell once lawfully sommoned by â—he Pope and met cannot be dissolved by him againe at his pleasure without the Councels consent before all the Churches affaires be therein setled Vpon which resolution thâ—se Counâ—ells continued together and deposed sundry Popes notwithstanding their Bulls to dissolve them to keepe themselves in their chaires This is apparent

houses license under paine a Major Pars est totum Brookes Corporations 34. Smiths Common-wealth of England l. 2. c. 3. â—f inditement imprisonment or fine as appeares by the Bishop of Winchesters case 3. E. 3. 19. Fitz. â—orone 161. and Stamford l. 3 c. 1. f. 153 compleatly answers that fond cavill of the Malignants â—nd Royalists against this Parliament that the king and many of the other members have wilfully â—bsented themselves from the House of purpose to dissolve it if they could notwithstanding the late â—peciall Act made by their joyntconsents for its continuance Ergo this unlawfull Action of theirs to effect this pernicious designe must nullifie or at least invalid in their new non-sence Law and â—ogicke the lawfull proceedings of those worthy faithfull members who continue in it to preserve â—oth Parliament Kingdome Religion Lawes Liberties from ruine and dissolution If these abâ—ent members be the greater number why doe they not come and over-vote the rest in the House in peaceable legall usuall Parliamentary way rather then challenge them into the field in a military â—legall unusuall bloody manner unheard of in former ages If the lesser party then present or abâ—ent the Major part must over-rule them volensnolens as it hath ever used unlesse they will be wilâ—â—ller I cannot say wiser then all their predecessors put together As for his Majesties absence from Parliament by the pernicious advise of Evill Counsellors so Object â—uch insisted on by Malignants I answer 1. That it was without any just cause given by the Parliament Secondly It was much Answ â—gainst their wills who have a See their Messages and petitions to the king to this purpose oft importuned petitioned and used all possible meanes to procure â—is returne 3. His absence was procured and is yet continued by those alone who most unjustly â—axe the Parliament for it and would take advantage of this their owne wrong Fourthly though â—e be personally absent as a man yet he is still Legally present in Parliament called the kings preâ—ence as he is a king as he is in al other his Courts of Iustice where all proceedings are entred b See Camdens Brit. p. 163. which stiles the Parliament the kings presence The Register of Writs Old New Natura Brevium old and new book of Entries Cookes Institures on Littleton f. 71. 6 Coâ—am Rege though the king never yet sate personally in either of them as he hath oft times done in his Parliament for the continuance whereof he hath passed such an Act as will inseperably tye his â—oyall presence to it though his Cavaliers about him should by force withdraw his person from it â—ot onely as farre as Yorke but the remotest Indies yea he must first cease to be king of England ere â—e can be legally absent from his Parliament of England This his wilfull personall absence from â—is greatest Counsell which desires and needes it is as many conceive an Act of the highest in justice â—hat ever any Prince could offer to his Parliament worse then a â— King 12. 2 Chron. 18. Rehâ—boams forsaking the counsell â—f his ancient Sages to follow the hare braind advise of his young Cavaleers for though he followâ—d not their ancient prudent counsell yet he withdrew not himselfe from them as his Majestie â—oth now sever himselfe from his Parliament not onely without but against all prefidents of his â—oyall predecessors except king b Richard the second who once absented himselfe from his Parliaâ—ent above 40. dayes yet then returned to it upon better advise and the very common custome and â—aw of the Land which he is obliged by his Coronation oath and many late protestations added â—o it constantly to maintaine This appeares most clearely by the ancient Treatise of the manâ—er of holding of Parliaments in England both before and since the conquest * See Minshes Dictionary Title Parliament f. 526. tendeâ—ed to and apâ—roved by the Conquerone himselfe newly printed 1641 which in the Section touching the kings â—bsence from Parliament resolves thus The king is BOVND by all meanes possible TO BE PRESENT AT THE PARLIAMENT unlesse he be detained or let therefrom by bodily â—icknesse and then he may keepe his chamber yet so as he lye not without the Manour or Towne â—t the least where the Parliament is held and then he ought to send for 12. persons of the greaâ—est t Grafton p. 348. 349. 350. and best of them that are sommoned to the Parliament that is 2. Bishops 2. Earles 2 Baâ—ons 2. Knights of the shire 2 Burgesses and 2. Citizens to looke upon his person to testifie and â—itnesse his estate and give A uthority to the Arch-bishop of the place the Steward of England â—nd chiefe justice that they joyntly and severally should begin the Parliament and continue the same â—â— his name expresse mention being made in that commission of the * Note this cause of his absence there â—hich ought to suffice The reason is because there was wont to be a cry and murmure in the Parâ—iament for the kings absence because his absence is hurtfull and dangerous to the whole commoâ—alty of the Parliament neither indeede OVGHT OR MAY HE BE ABSENT BUT ONEâ—Y IN THE CASE AFORESAYD And whereas Malignants clamour that most of the â—ords are absent as well as the king and therefore this can be no lawfull Parliament The same â—uthor will in forme them that if the Lords be once sommoned to Parliament and then appeare â—ot or absent themselves the king may hold the Parliament with the commonalty and commons â—f the kingdome every of which hath a greater voyce in Parliament then the greatest Earle in Engâ—â—nd because he represents a whole county towne or city the other himselfe alone without Bishops â—arles or Barons because in times past before there was either Bishop Earle or Baron yet even â—hen kings kept their Parliaments but on the contrary no Parliament can be kept by the king and â—eeres if all the Commons for the kings misgovernment or such like cause should absent themâ—â—lves This is the judgement of r In Holinsheads Chronicle of Ireland f. 127. 128. Master John Vowel too who writes in this manner Yet neâ—â—rthelesse if the king in due order have sommones all his Lords and Barons and they will not come or if they come they will not yet appeare or if they come and appeare yet will not doe or yeeld â—â— any thing then the king with the consent of his Commons may ordain establish any acts or Laweâ— which are as good sufficient and effectuall as if the Lords had given their consents But on thâ— contrary if the Commons be sommoned and will not come or comming will not appeare or appeâ—ring will not consent to doe any thing alleaging some just weighty and great cause the King in thesâ— cases d Cromptons Iurisdiction of Courts f. 8. 4. H. 7. 18. 7. H. 7. 14. 11. H. 7. 27. Parliament

â— shall receive damnation to themselves for it either here or hereafter if they repent not which I seriously â—sire all those Delinquents Papists Malignants ill Counsellers and Cavaliers to consider who conâ—ary to severall Orders and Declarations of Parliament yea contrary to the Law of God of Nature of the â—ealme have like unnaturall Vipers taken up offensive Armes against the Parliament and Kingdome to â—ine them with our Religion Lawes and Liberties at once Thirdly Hence it followes that the Resolutions and Declarations of the Lords and Commons in Parliaâ—ent the supremest Court against the Commission of Array Arming of Papists raising of Forces impoâ—g Taxes to maintaine Warre against the Parliament plundering and the like ought to be obeyed and subâ—itted to as lawfull and binding both by the King himselfe the Kingdome and every private Subject â—hatsoever and that the Kings extrajudiciall and illegall Declarations out of Parliament in direct oppoâ—ion and contradiction to the resolutions and Votes of both Houses in Parliament ought not to be obeyed â—e King himselfe as our Law Bookes resolve being no t 8 H. 4. 13. b. 24 H. 8. c. 12. 52 H. 3. c. 1. 25 H. 8. c. 21. Cookes 1 Institutes on Mag. Charta f. 103. See here p. 14. 34. competent Judge especially out of his Courts â—hat is Law or what not in those Cases but the Parliament onely Which extrajudiciall new device of conâ—olling affronting the Resolutions and Declarations of both Houses by opposite Proclamations and â—â—clarations published in his Majesties name is such a transcendent violation of and contempt against â—e knowne priviledge the sacred venerable Authority and power of Parliaments as I am confident â—â— age can parallell and if not severely vindicated by exemplary punishments of the highest nature upâ—â— those ill Counsellors and corrupt Lawyers who contrive and pen them will bring this Highest greaâ—st and most honorable Court wherein the u 31 H. 8. c. 1 1 Jac. c. 1. Dr. Student 44. a. whole Kingdome and every member of it are represented into â—eater contempt and lesse estimation with all men whether Natives or Forainers then the basest Court â—â— Pipouders is No King nor Subject ever yet attempted such affronts against the Resolutions of any Judâ—s in inferiour Courts Let no person whatsoever then presume by pen or tongue any longer to aâ—â—igne or traduce the Resolutions and Ordinances of this highest Tribunall If Kings or Counsellors of â—ate willinstruct or excite the Subjects peremptoâ—ily to disobey and contemne the Ordinances the â—udgements of the Parliament let them never expect the least obedience or submission to any of their â—wn commands which are of lesser credit and Authority Fourthly That the Parliament and whole Kingdome being the highest power or any Member of â—â—e Parliament cannot by any publicke Acts or Votes of theirs consented to in Parliament become Trayâ—â—s or guilty of high Treason against the King either by the Common Law oâ— the Sâ—atute of 25. Ed. 3. b page 4 5. â— 2 of Treasons which running in the singular number If A MAN c. that is any private man â— men by their owne private authority shall levy warre against the King c. it ought to be judged high â—reason extends not to the whole Kingdome or Court of Parliament representing it of which no treaâ—n was ever yet presumed and by this very act is made the Judge of all Treasons that are doubtfull being â—ver yet included within the words or meaning of any Law concerning Treasons and therefore cannot be â—ilty of it Hence the depositions of a Graf parâ— 6. p. 62 63. Galfredus Moâ—â—â— Fabiaâ— Polychr others Archigallo and Emcrianus two ancient British Kings by the unaniâ—ous assent of the Lords and Commons for their rapines oppressions and Tyranny with other forenamed Saxâ— Kings and of Edward the second Richard the second Henry the sixth Edward the fourth by Acts â—â— Parliament the creating of Richard the third King and the frequent translations of the Crowne from â—e right heire at Common Law to others who had no good title by the whole Kingdome or Parliament â—o lesse then c Bracton l. 2 Glan l. 2. f. 112 Myrror c. 1 sect 4. Britton c. 8. f. 16. c. 22. f. 39 25. E. 3. â— 2. See Rastal â—rote Staâ—â—f Crompt Dalton in their Titles Chapters of Treason high Treason in private persons was never yet reputed much lesse questioned or adjudged â—igh Treason in the whole Kingdome or Parliament or any chiefe active Members in these Parliaments which being above the King are uncapable of Treason for any their judiciall actions and resolutions in such cases being onely Tortious and Erroneous reversible by other Acts in Parliament not Trayterous and Rebellious as appeares by all the forequoted Statutes and by 13 Eliz. c. â— which makes it high Treason d page for any person to affirme That the Queene by Authority of the Parliament of England is not able to make Lawes e Walsingham Holin Graf Sto. Speed Martyn Fab. Polychro in 21 R. 2. 11 R. 2. c. 3 4. 21 R. 2. c. 12. and Statutes of sufficient force to alter limit and binde the Crowne of this Realme and the descent limitation inheritance and government thereof And for direct Authorities in this very point Robert Tresylian and Belknap then chiefe Justices Holt Fulthorpe and Burgh Judges Locton Kings Sergeant and Blake the Kings Counsell in the Parliament oâ— 1â— Rich. 2. were condemned executed and banished the Realme as guilty of high Treason onely for affirming under their hands and seales f See the particulars more at large in 21 R. 2 c. 12. That the Duke of Glocester the Earles of Arundell aad Warwicke were and that other Lords and Commons might be guilty of high Treason for procuring a Commission and other proceedings in Parliament and be punished for it as Traytors Which opinion of theirs being afterwards affirmed for Law in a packed Parliament 21 Rich. 2. was the very next Parliament in 1 Hen. 4. c. 2 3 4. repealed and the judgement given against those Judges for this Trayterous opinion tending to the utter subversion of Parliaments resolved and enacted to be just This g See 1 H. 4. c. 3. and here p. 13. Judge h Spee p. 747 Belknap foresaw and therefore was unwilling to put his Seale to this opinion Saying There wanted but a hurdle a horse and halâ—â—â— to carry him where he might suffer the death HE HAD DESERVED for if I had not done this â— should have dyed for it and because I have done it I DESERVE DEATH for betraying the Lords Which makes me wonder at a passage in i Hist p. 675 Speed who records it now frequent in Malignants moutheâ— That the very shop where the Barons originall Treasons were forged was THE PARLIAMENT HOUSE wherein from time to time they

E. 3. Stat. 1. c. 3. If any Minister of the King or any other person of what condition soever he be doe or come against any point of the great Charter or other Statutes or the Lawes of the Land he shall answer to the Parliament as well as the SUTE OF THE KING as at the sute of the party AS FARRE FORTH WHERE â—T WAS DONE BY COMMISSION OR COMMANDEMENT OF THE KING as of his owne authority And by that parallel good Law recorded by * Part. 7 p. 376 Fabian made in Parliament in the first yeare of King Henry the fourth That no Lord nor other person of nâ— degree should after that day lay for his excuse as some then did any constraint or coacting of his Prince in executing of any wrong judgement or other criminous or unlawfull deeds saying that for feare they durst not otherwise doe for such excuse after this day SHALL STAND HIM IN NO STEED And in this Parliament * Fabian part 7. p. 342. 375. Hals Chron. 1. H. 4. f. 10. Grafton p. 408. Walsingham Hist p. 393. 402. Hall was judged to be drawne from the Tower of London unto Tiburne and there to be hanged and quartered which was accordingly executed only because he was one of those who secretly murâ—â— ered the Duke of Glocester at Calice illegally attainted of Treason in the Parliament of 21. R. 2. without due processe of the Law by King Richard the second his command and likewise the Dukes of Aumarl Surrey Exeter with other Noble men were deprived of their Dukedomes of most of their Lands Castles Honors for having a finger in this Dukes suffâ—cation and death by King Richards instigation and command and had lost their heads too if the common peopte had beene their Judges who murmured against King Henry for sparing their lives as you may read in * Histor p. 402. 403. Speed p. 763. Walsingham and Speed All which I would advise his Majesties Captainâ—s Cavalliers and ill Counsellors to consider The rather because all levying of warre either against the King or against the Kingdome and Parliament now made a matter of high Treason on both sides must and ought to be determined and resolâ—ed which of them is high Treason and which not and the parties guilty of it must and ought to be tried arraigned judged and condemned for it onely in and by the Parliament and in and by no other Court or Judges as is punctually resolved by the severall Statutes of 11. R. 2. c. 1. 2. 3. 4. 21. R. 2. c. 2. 3. 4. 1 2. 20. 1. H. 4. c. 10. and the very words of the Statute of 25 E. 3. c. 2. of Treasons especially being a new case If then the Parliament are and must be the onely judges of this question Which of the two parties now â—n Armes are Traytors and the onely Court wherein all must be tried on this point they may easily judge who are and must be the Traytors in this case and those who by the Kings meere personall command and presence whom they have treacheronâ—ly withdrawne from his Parliament fight now both against Parliament and King in his legall and regall capacity when the time of triall comes will be found reall Traytors both to King and Kingdome what ever their owne ignorance temporising Lawyers or hopes of prevailing may now suggest unto them In the Parliament of 15. Edward 2. the two Spensers were by â— * Exisium Hugonis le Despensor f. 50. 52. speciall Act of Parliament adjudged Traytors banished and their lands and goods confiscated for miscounâ—elling their King and advising him to ride with armed Troopes of horses and men into Glocestershire to assault the good people there and to levy warre within the Realme to the destruction of the Church and people contrary to the forme of the great Charter and breach of the peace of the Realme What severe judgement then may those ill Counsellors and Cavalliers deserve who have actually levied warre not onely against the Counâ—y of Glocester which they have pitifully harrowed and spoyled contrary to all Law sacked p See the Relation takinâ— cest Cicester â—o its utter ruine and led away the good people thence Captives to Oxford in triumph for the most part barefooted through dirt and mire in this cold Winter Season chained together in ropes more like to Turkish-Gally-slaves then English Christian Subjects onely for this new kinde of supposed Treason and Rebellion the defence of their Liberties lives and goods against theeving Cavalliers which they may defend by Law * Fitz. Corone 192. 194. 246. 258. 261. 330. Stamford f. 11 12 13. 22 H. 7. 39 24 H. 8. c. 5. Cooke I. 5. f. 51 52 53. and justifie the killing of all those who shall violently assault them to rob them of them denying them so much as a draught of cold water to quench their thirst by the way and keeping off all whâ— would give it to them many of them being since dead at Oxford of samine and more then barbarous usage â— but likewise against most Counties of England miserably wasted by them and the whole Kingdome Parliament and King himselfe in his politicke Capacity and raised an Army of Papists against expresâ—â— late Acts of Parliament who not onely now set up their long exploded Masse openly in Yorkeshire Reading and other places but which my very soule abhorres to thinke of have even freshly moâ—â— impiously Shit upon the English Bible in folio defaced and burnt many Testaments and godly English Bookâ— in John Hamonds house a Bookeseller in Marleborough when they sacked it in contempt of our Religion setting the chimney on fire with their excessive flames and if reports be credible have since buâ—ned divers English Bibles and other good Bookes in the publicke Market place at Reading under the very Gallowes in detestation of our Protestant faith whose utter extirpation is their chiefe designe Certainly if these ill Councellors once come to a legall triall a Gallowes will be too milde a punishment to expiate such a prodigious high Treason which former ages can hardly parallell especially if they perseverâ— therein But of this more fully hereafter Sixthly Hence likewise it necessarily followes that the Houses of Parliament being the Soveraigne Power ought of right to enjoy and may when they see just cause for the Kingdomes safety and benefiâ—â— order and dispose the Militia Navy Ports Forts and Ammunition of the Realme into such personâ— custodies as they may safely confide in nominate both the great Counsellors publique Officers anâ— Judges of the Kingdome of right require if not enforce if wilfully denyed the Kings Assent to all publicke Bils of Right and Justice necessary for the Commonweale and safety of his Subjects takâ— up defensive Armes to protect their Priviledges Lawes Liberties and established Religion not onely against Malignants and Popish Recusants but the King himselfe if he raise Forces against them yea impose taxes upon the Subject and distraine imprison secure them for the publicke defence and safety when they deeme it necessary All which particulars I shall God willing fully prove by such Demonstrations Arguments punctuall Authorities and undeniable precedents in former ages as shall I troâ—undeceive the blinded world and convince if not satisfie the greatest Royallists and Malignants both in point of Law and Conscience in the next part of this Discourse which shall passe the Presse with aâ— convenient expedition if God permit Finis partis Primae Errata Page 2. l. 31. read all the royall p. 15. l. 26. enact r. exact p. 17. l. 17. of and p. 20. l. 16. if it r. if being laâ— downe it p. 22. l. 18. last doubtfull rising

doth the use thereof also teach us It seemeth also agreeable unto reason that the same should be done in the Church that is in the Councell which is done in any Kingdome And so is this sufficiently apparent that the Pope is subject unto the Councell Thus the Bishop of Burgen Ambassadour of Spaine the Abbot of Scotland and Thomas de Corcellis a famous Divine reasoned in this Councell which voted with them Here we have a full resolution of this great Councell which the Papists call a generall one being l Surius Concil tom 4. p. 1. c. And Aeneas Sylvius hist concil Basilliensis approved by the Greeke and Romane Emperours and most Christian Kings and States and ours among others That the Kingdome in Parliament Assembled is above the King as ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ Generall Councell is paramount the Pope which they manifest by five reasons First because Kings were first created and instituted by their Kingdomes and people not their Kingdomes and people by them Secondly Because they were ordained onely for their Kingdomes and peoples service and welfare not their kingdomes and people for them Thirdly Because their Kingdomes and people as they at first created so they still limit and confine their royall Jurisdiction by Lawes to which they are and ought to be subject Fourthly Because they oblige them by a solemne Oath to rule according and to be obedient unto the Lawes Fifthly Because they have power to depose them in case they contemne the Lawes and violently rob and spoyle their Subjects This then being the Doctrine of Papists concerning the Power and Superiority of Parliaments Peeres and Kingdomes over their Kings they have least ground of all others to taxe this Parliament or its Advocates as guilty of Treason and usurpation upon the Crowne for a more moderate claime then this amounts to Secondly I answer that Popish Parliaments Peeres and Prelates have heretofore challenged and exercised a greater Jurisdiction over their Kings then this Parliament or any other since the embracing of the Protestant Religion ever claimed and doe in a great measure disclaime For first of all they have challenged and executed a just and legall power as they deemed it to depose their Kings for not governing according to Law for following and protecting evill Counsellours and Officers oppressing their Subjects and making warre against them This is evident not onely by the forementioned passages of the Councell of Basil with infinite presidents in foraine Empires and Kingdomes which I pretermit bâ—â— by sundry domesticke examples of which I shall give you a short touch m Speeds Hist p 207. 266 267. Matth. West An. 445. 454 c. See Holinshed Grafton others Anno Dom. 454. King Vortigern when he had reigned for yeares space for his negligence and evill Government for which Vodine Arch-bishop of London told him he had endangered both his Soule and Crowne was deposed from his Crowne by his Subjects the Britaines generall consent imprisoned and his Son Vortimer chosen and Crowned King in his stead After whose untimely death being poysoned by Roweâ—a Vortigern was againe restored by them to the Crowne and at last for his notorious sinnes by the just revenging hand of God consumed to ashes by fire kindled by Aurelius and Vâ—er as heavens ministers to execute its wrath Sigâ—bert n Speeds Hist p. 229. Matth. West an 756. Holinsh Graft in his life King of the West-Saxons setting aside all Lawes and rules of true piety wallowing in all se ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ suall pleasures and using exactions and cruelties upon his Subjects and â—laying the Earle Cumbra his mo ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ faithfull Counsellour for admonishing him lovingly of his vicious life the Peeres and Commons thereupon seeing their State and lives in danger and their Laws thus violated assembled all together and provida omniu ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ deliberatione rose up in Armes against him deposed and would acknowledge him no longer their Soveraigne whereupon flying into the Woods as his onely safeguard and there wandring in the day like a forloâ—â—e person and lodging in dens and caves by night he was slaine by Cumbra his Swin-herd in revenge of his Masters death and Kenwolfe made King in his stead Anno Dom. 756. o Speeds Hist p. 245. 246. Matth. West an 792 See Holinsh Grafâ—on and others Osred King of Northumberland for his i ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ government was expelled by his Subjects and deprived of all Kingly Authority Anno 789. So Ethelred th ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ Sonneof Mâ—llo his next successor being revoked from exile and restored to the Crowne of which he was * Matth. West m. An. 758. p. 275. formerly deprived thereupon murthering divers of his Nobles and Subjects to secure his Crowne so far offended his Subjects thereby that Anno 794 they rose up in armes against him and slew him at Cobâ—e Thus Anno 758. the people of the kingdome of Mercia rising up against Beornerd their King because be governed the â—eople not by just lawes but tyranny assembled all together as well Nobles as ignoble and Offa a most valiant â—oung man being their Captaine they expelled him from the Kingdome which done unanimo omnium consensu by the unanimous consent of all as well Clergy as People they crowned Offa King n Matth. West An. 821. Speeds Hist p 255. And Ceolwulfe King of Mercia Anno 820 after one yeares reigne was for his misgovernment expulsed by his people abandoâ—ing his Crowne and country for the saâ—ery of his life Not to mention any more such presidents before the Conquest We finde the o Matth. Paris hist Angl. p. 264 to 280. Speede p. 585 c. Hollinshead Grafton Stow Daniel Walsingham Popish Barons Prelates and Commons disavowing King John whom they had formerly elected King for making warre upon them and â—asting burning and spoyling the kingdom like an enemie electing Lewis of France for their King to whom â—hey did homage and fealty There are none so ignorant but know that the Popish Prelates Lords and Commons in Parliament p Walsingham Hist Angl. p. 398 c. Fabiun part 7. p. 345. Polychron l. ult c. 9. Hollinshead Grafton Speed p. 758. to 766. An 1327 deposed King Edward the second their naturall King for his misgovernement and following and protecting ill Counsellors inforcing him by way of complement to resigne his Crowne threatning else that they would never endure him nor any of his Children as their Soveraigne but disclayming all homage and fealtie would elect some other for King not of his r blood whom themselves should thinke most fit and able to defend the kingdome After which they elected and crowned his sonne Edward the third for their King That An 1399 q Walsing Hol. Fab. Sp. p. 680. to 697. King Richard the second for sundry misdemeanours objected against him â—n 32. Articles in Parliament and breach of his Coronation oath was judicially deposed by a Popish Parliament by ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ definitive sentence of deposition given against him which you may read at large in our

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