The pre-eminence and pedigree of Parlement whereunto is added a vindication of som passages reflecting upon the author in a book call'd The popish royal favorite, pen'd and published by Mr. Prynne wherein he stiles him no frend [sic] to Parlements, and a malignant, pag. 42 : with a clearing of som occurrences in Spain at His Maiesties being there, cited by the said Master Prynne out of the vocal forest / by J.H. ...
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             The pre-eminence and pedigree of Parlement whereunto is added a vindication of som passages reflecting upon the author in a book call'd The popish royal favorite, pen'd and published by Mr. Prynne wherein he stiles him no frend [sic] to Parlements, and a malignant, pag. 42 : with a clearing of som occurrences in Spain at His Maiesties being there, cited by the said Master Prynne out of the vocal forest / by J.H. ...
             Howell, James, 1594?-1666.
             Prynne, William, 1600-1669. Popish royall favourite.
          
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           THE
           PREEMINENCE
           AND
           PEDIGREE
           OF
           PARLEMENT
           .
        
         
           Wherunto
           is
           added
           A
           Vindication
           of
           som
           Passages
           reflecting
           upon
           the
           Author
           ,
           In
           a
           Book
           call'd
           
             The
             Popish
             Royal
             Favorite
             ,
          
           Pen'd
           and
           Published
           by
           Mr.
           
             Prynne
             ;
          
           wherin
           he
           stiles
           him
           ,
           
             No
             Frend
             to
             Parlements
             ,
             and
             a
             Malignant
             ,
          
           Pag.
           42.
           
        
         
           With
           a
           clearing
           of
           som
           Occurrences
           in
           
             Spain
          
           at
           His
           MAIESTIES
           being
           there
           ,
           cited
           by
           the
           said
           Master
           
             Prynne
          
           out
           of
           the
           
             Vocal
             Forest
             .
          
        
         
           By
           
             J.
             H.
          
           Esquire
           One
           of
           the
           Clerks
           of
           His
           MAIESTIES
           most
           Honorable
           Privy-Councel
           .
        
         
           Published
           by
           special
           Order
           .
        
         
           
             London
             ,
          
           Printed
           by
           
             R.
             R.
          
           for
           
             Humphrey
             Moseley
             .
          
           1645.
           
        
      
       
       
       
         
           
             
               TO
               My
               worthily
               honored
               Frend
               ,
               Sir
               
                 W.
                 S.
              
               Knight
               .
            
             
               
                 SIR
                 ,
              
            
             
               I
               Have
               many
               thanks
               to
               give
               you
               for
               the
               Book
               you
               pleased
               to
               send
               me
               ,
               called
               
                 The
                 Popish
                 Royal
                 Favorite
                 ;
              
               and
               according
               to
               your
               advice
               (
               which
               I
               value
               in
               a
               high
               degree
               )
               I
               put
               Pen
               to
               Paper
               ,
               and
               somthing
               you
               may
               see
               I
               have
               don
               (
               though
               in
               a
               poor
               Pamphleting
               way
               )
               to
               clear
               my self
               of
               those
               aspersions
               that
               are
               cast
               upon
               me
               therin
               .
               But
               truly
               Sir
               ,
               I
               was
               never
               so
               unfit
               for
               such
               a
               task
               ;
               all
               my
               Papers
               ,
               Manuscripts
               ,
               and
               Notes
               ,
               having
               bin
               long
               since
               seized
               upon
               and
               kept
               from
               me
               .
               Adde
               hereunto
               ,
               that
               besides
               this
               long
               pressure
               and
               languishment
               of
               twenty
               three
               Moneths
               close
               restraint
               (
               the
               sense
               wherof
               ,
               I
               find
               hath
               much
               stupified
               my
               spirits
               )
               it
               pleased
               God
               to
               visit
               me
               lately
               with
               a
               dangerous
               fit
               of
               sicknes
               ,
               a
               high
               burning
               Feaver
               ,
               with
               the
               
               new
               Disease
               ,
               whereof
               my
               
                 Body
              
               as
               well
               as
               my
               
                 Mind
                 ,
              
               is
               yet
               somwhat
               crazy
               :
               So
               that
               (
               take
               all
               afflictions
               together
               )
               I
               may
               truly
               say
               ,
               I
               have
               passed
               the
               
                 Ordeal
                 ,
              
               the
               fiery
               Tryal
               .
               But
               it
               hath
               pleased
               God
               to
               reprieve
               me
               to
               see
               better
               days
               I
               hope
               ;
               for
               out
               of
               this
               fatal
               black
               
                 Cloud
                 ,
              
               which
               now
               oresets
               this
               poor
               
                 Island
                 ,
              
               I
               hope
               ther
               will
               break
               a
               glorious
               Sun-shine
               of
               peace
               and
               firm
               happines
               :
               To
               effect
               which
               ,
               had
               I
               a
               
                 Jury
                 ,
              
               a
               
                 Grand-Jury
              
               of
               lives
               ,
               I
               would
               sacrifice
               them
               all
               ,
               and
               triumph
               in
               the
               oblation
               .
            
             
               So
               I
               most
               affectionately
               kisse
               your
               hands
               ,
               and
               rest
            
             
               Your
               faithful
               (
               though
               afflicted
               )
               Servant
               ,
               From
               the
               Prison
               of
               the
               
                 Fleet
                 .
              
               
                 J.
                 H.
                 
              
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
       
         
           The
           Pre-eminence
           of
           
             Parlement
             .
          
        
         
           
             Sectio
             Prima
             .
          
           
             I
             Am
             a
             free-born
             
               Subject
            
             of
             the
             Realm
             of
             
               England
               ;
            
             whereby
             I
             claim
             as
             my
             native
             Inheritance
             ,
             an
             undoubted
             right
             ,
             propriety
             ,
             and
             portion
             in
             the
             Laws
             of
             the
             Land
             :
             And
             this
             distinguisheth
             me
             from
             a
             
               Slave
               .
            
             I
             claim
             also
             an
             interest
             and
             common
             right
             in
             the
             High
             National
             Court
             of
             
               Parlement
               ,
            
             and
             in
             the
             Power
             ,
             the
             Priviledges
             and
             Jurisdiction
             thereof
             ,
             which
             I
             put
             in
             equal
             ballance
             with
             the
             
               Laws
               ,
            
             in
             regard
             it
             is
             the
             
               Fountain
               whence
               they
               spring
               :
            
             And
             this
             I
             hold
             also
             to
             be
             a
             principal
             part
             of
             my
             Birth-right
             ;
             which
             great
             Councel
             I
             honour
             ,
             respect
             ,
             value
             ,
             and
             love
             in
             as
             high
             a
             degree
             as
             can
             be
             ;
             as
             being
             the
             
               Bulwark
               of
               our
               Liberties
               ,
               the
               main
               boundary
               and
               bank
               which
               keep
               us
               from
               slavery
               ,
               from
               the
               inundations
               of
               tyrannical
               Rule
               ,
               and
               unbounded
               Will-government
               .
            
             And
             I
             hold
             my self
             obliged
             in
             a
             tye
             of
             indispensable
             obedience
             to
             conform
             and
             submit
             my self
             to
             whatsoever
             shall
             be
             transacted
             ,
             concluded
             ,
             and
             constituted
             by
             its
             authority
             in
             
               Church
            
             or
             
               State
               ;
            
             whether
             it
             be
             by
             making
             ,
             enlarging
             ,
             altering
             ,
             diminishing
             ,
             disanulling
             ,
             repealing
             ,
             or
             reviving
             of
             any
             Law
             ,
             Statute
             ,
             Act
             ,
             or
             Ordinance
             whatsoever
             ,
             either
             touching
             matters
             Ecclesiastical
             ,
             
             Civil
             ,
             Common
             ,
             Capital
             ,
             Criminal
             ,
             Martial
             ,
             Maritine
             ,
             Municipal
             ,
             or
             any
             other
             ;
             of
             all
             ,
             which
             ,
             the
             transcendent
             and
             uncontrolable
             Jurisdiction
             of
             that
             Court
             is
             capable
             to
             take
             cognizance
             .
          
           
             Amongst
             the
             three
             things
             which
             the
             
               Athenian
            
             Captain
             thank'd
             the
             gods
             for
             ,
             one
             was
             ,
             That
             he
             was
             born
             a
             
               Grecian
               ,
            
             and
             not
             a
             
               Barbarian
               .
            
             For
             such
             was
             the
             vanity
             of
             the
             
               Greeks
               ,
            
             and
             after
             them
             of
             the
             
               Romans
               ,
            
             in
             the
             flourish
             of
             their
             Monarchy
             ,
             to
             arrogate
             all
             civility
             to
             themselves
             ,
             and
             to
             term
             all
             the
             world
             besides
             
               Barbarians
               :
            
             So
             I
             may
             say
             to
             have
             cause
             to
             rejoyce
             ,
             that
             I
             was
             born
             a
             vassal
             to
             the
             Crown
             of
             
               England
               ;
            
             that
             I
             was
             born
             under
             so
             well
             moulded
             and
             tempered
             a
             Government
             ,
             which
             endows
             the
             subject
             with
             such
             Liberties
             and
             Infranchisements
             that
             bear
             up
             his
             natural
             courage
             ,
             and
             keep
             him
             still
             in
             heart
             ;
             such
             Liberties
             that
             fence
             and
             secure
             him
             eternally
             from
             the
             gripes
             and
             tallons
             of
             
               Tyranny
               :
            
             And
             all
             this
             may
             be
             imputed
             to
             the
             Authority
             and
             Wisdom
             of
             this
             High
             Court
             of
             
               Parlement
               ,
            
             wherin
             ther
             is
             such
             a
             rare
             co-ordination
             of
             power
             (
             though
             the
             Soverainty
             remain
             still
             entire
             ,
             and
             untransferable
             in
             the
             person
             of
             the
             Prince
             )
             ther
             is
             ,
             I
             say
             ,
             such
             a
             wholsom
             mixture
             'twixt
             
               Monarchy
               ,
               Optimacy
               ,
            
             and
             
               Democracy
               ;
            
             'twixt
             Prince
             ,
             Peers
             ,
             and
             Communalty
             ,
             during
             the
             time
             of
             consultation
             ,
             that
             of
             so
             many
             distinct
             parts
             ,
             by
             a
             rare
             co-operation
             and
             unanimity
             ,
             they
             make
             but
             one
             
               Body
               Politic
               ,
            
             (
             like
             that
             Sheaf
             of
             Arrows
             in
             the
             Emblem
             )
             one
             entire
             concentrical
             peece
             ;
             and
             the
             results
             of
             their
             deliberations
             ,
             but
             as
             so
             many
             harmonious
             diapasons
             arising
             from
             different
             strings
             .
             And
             what
             greater
             immunity
             and
             happines
             can
             ther
             be
             to
             a
             peeple
             ,
             then
             to
             be
             liable
             to
             no
             Laws
             but
             what
             they
             make
             themselves
             ?
             To
             be
             subject
             to
             no
             Contribution
             ,
             Assessement
             ,
             or
             any
             pecuniary
             levy
             whatsoever
             ,
             but
             what
             they
             Vote
             ,
             and
             voluntarily
             yeeld
             unto
             themselves
             ?
             For
             in
             this
             
             compacted
             
               Politic
               Body
               ,
            
             there
             be
             all
             degrees
             of
             peeple
             represented
             ;
             both
             the
             Mechanick
             ,
             Tradesman
             ,
             Merchant
             ,
             and
             Yeoman
             ,
             have
             their
             inclusive
             Vote
             ,
             as
             well
             as
             the
             Gentry
             ,
             in
             the
             persons
             of
             their
             Trustees
             ,
             their
             Knights
             and
             Burgesses
             ,
             in
             passing
             of
             all
             things
             .
             Nor
             is
             this
             Soverain
             Surintendent
             Councel
             an
             Epitome
             of
             this
             Kingdom
             onely
             ,
             but
             it
             may
             be
             said
             to
             have
             a
             representation
             of
             the
             whole
             Universe
             ;
             as
             I
             heard
             a
             fluent
             well-worded
             
               Knight
            
             deliver
             the
             last
             
               Parlement
               ,
            
             who
             compared
             the
             beautiful
             composure
             of
             that
             High
             Court
             ,
             to
             the
             great
             Work
             of
             God
             ,
             the
             World
             it self
             :
             The
             King
             to
             the
             Sun
             ,
             the
             Nobles
             to
             the
             fixed
             Stars
             ,
             the
             Itinerant
             Judges
             and
             other
             Officers
             (
             that
             go
             upon
             Messages
             'twixt
             both
             Houses
             )
             to
             the
             Planets
             ;
             the
             Clergy
             to
             the
             Element
             of
             fire
             ;
             the
             Commons
             ,
             to
             the
             solid
             
               Body
            
             of
             Earth
             ,
             and
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             Elements
             .
             And
             to
             pursue
             this
             comparison
             a
             little
             farther
             ;
             as
             the
             heavenly
             Bodies
             ,
             when
             three
             of
             them
             meet
             in
             
               Conjunction
               ,
            
             do
             use
             to
             produce
             som
             admirable
             effects
             in
             the
             Elementary
             World
             :
             So
             when
             these
             
               three
               States
            
             convene
             and
             assemble
             in
             one
             solemn
             great
             
               Junto
               ,
            
             som
             notable
             and
             extraordinary
             things
             are
             brought
             forth
             ,
             tending
             to
             the
             welfare
             of
             the
             whole
             Kingdom
             ,
             our
             
               Microcosm
               .
            
          
           
             HE
             that
             is
             never
             so
             little
             versed
             in
             the
             Annales
             of
             this
             Isle
             ,
             will
             find
             that
             it
             hath
             bin
             her
             fate
             to
             be
             four
             times
             
               conquered
               .
            
             I
             exclude
             the
             
               Scot
               ;
            
             for
             the
             situation
             of
             his
             Countrey
             ,
             and
             the
             quality
             of
             the
             Clime
             hath
             bin
             such
             an
             advantage
             and
             security
             to
             him
             ,
             that
             neither
             the
             
               Roman
               Eagles
            
             would
             flie
             thither
             ,
             for
             fear
             of
             Freezing
             their
             Wings
             ;
             nor
             any
             other
             Nation
             attempt
             the
             work
             .
          
           
             These
             so
             many
             Conquests
             must
             needs
             bring
             with
             them
             many
             tumblings
             and
             tossings
             ,
             many
             disturbances
             and
             changes
             in
             Government
             ;
             yet
             I
             have
             observed
             ,
             
             that
             notwithstanding
             these
             tumblings
             ,
             it
             retained
             still
             the
             form
             of
             a
             
               Monarchy
               ,
            
             and
             somthing
             there
             was
             alwayes
             that
             had
             an
             Analogy
             with
             the
             great
             Assembly
             the
             
               Parlement
               .
            
          
           
             The
             first
             Conquest
             I
             find
             was
             made
             by
             
               Claudius
               Caefar
               ;
            
             at
             which
             time
             (
             as
             som
             well
             observe
             )
             the
             
               Roman
               Ensignes
            
             and
             the
             
               Standard
               of
               Christ
            
             came
             in
             together
             .
             It
             is
             well
             known
             what
             Laws
             the
             
               Roman
            
             had
             ;
             He
             had
             his
             
               Comitia
               ,
            
             which
             bore
             a
             resemblance
             with
             our
             Convention
             in
             
               Parlement
               ;
            
             the
             place
             of
             their
             meeting
             was
             called
             
               Praetorium
               ,
            
             and
             the
             Laws
             which
             they
             enacted
             ,
             
               Plebescita
               .
            
          
           
             The
             
               Saxon
            
             Conquest
             succeeded
             next
             ,
             which
             were
             the
             
               English
               ,
            
             ther
             being
             no
             name
             in
             
               Welsh
            
             or
             
               Irish
            
             for
             an
             
               Englishman
               ,
            
             but
             
               Saxon
               ,
            
             to
             this
             day
             .
             They
             governed
             by
             
               Parlement
               ,
            
             though
             it
             were
             under
             other
             names
             ;
             as
             
               Michel
               Sinoth
               ,
               Michel
               Gemote
               ,
            
             and
             
               Witenage
               Mote
               .
            
          
           
             There
             are
             Records
             above
             a
             thousand
             yeers
             old
             ,
             of
             these
             
               Parlements
               ,
            
             in
             the
             Raigns
             of
             King
             
               Ina
               ,
               Offa
               ,
               Ethelbert
               ,
            
             and
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             seven
             Kings
             during
             the
             
               Heptarchy
               .
            
             The
             
               British
            
             Kings
             also
             ,
             who
             retain'd
             a
             great
             while
             som
             part
             of
             the
             Isle
             unconquered
             ,
             governed
             and
             made
             Laws
             by
             a
             kind
             of
             
               Parlementary
            
             way
             ;
             witnes
             the
             famous
             Laws
             of
             Prince
             
               Howel
               ,
            
             called
             
               Howel
               Dha
               ,
            
             (
             the
             good
             Prince
             
               Howel
               )
            
             wherof
             ther
             are
             yet
             extant
             som
             Welsh
             Records
             .
             
               Parlements
            
             were
             also
             used
             after
             the
             
               Heptarchy
            
             by
             King
             
               Kenulphus
               ,
               Alphred
               ,
            
             and
             others
             ;
             witnes
             that
             renowned
             
               Parlement
            
             held
             at
             
               Grately
            
             by
             King
             
               Athelstan
               .
            
          
           
             The
             third
             Conquest
             was
             by
             the
             
               Danes
               ,
            
             and
             they
             govern'd
             also
             by
             such
             general
             Assemblies
             ,
             (
             as
             they
             do
             to
             this
             day
             )
             witnes
             that
             great
             and
             so
             much
             celebrated
             
               Parlement
            
             held
             by
             that
             mighty
             Monarch
             
               Canutus
               ,
            
             who
             was
             King
             of
             
               England
               ,
               Denmark
               ,
               Norway
               ,
            
             and
             Mher
             Regions
             150
             yeers
             before
             the
             compiling
             of
             
               otagna
               Charta
               ;
            
             and
             this
             the
             learned
             in
             the
             Laws
             do
             
             hold
             to
             be
             one
             of
             the
             special'st
             ,
             and
             most
             authentic
             peeces
             of
             Antiquity
             we
             have
             extant
             .
             
               Edward
            
             the
             Consessor
             made
             all
             his
             Laws
             thus
             ,
             (
             and
             he
             was
             a
             great
             
               Legis-lator
               )
            
             which
             the
             
               Norman
            
             Conquerour
             (
             who
             liking
             none
             of
             his
             sons
             ,
             made
             God
             Almighty
             his
             heir
             ,
             bequeathing
             unto
             him
             this
             Island
             for
             a
             Legacy
             )
             did
             ratifie
             and
             establish
             ,
             and
             digested
             them
             into
             one
             entire
             methodical
             Systeme
             ,
             which
             being
             violated
             by
             
               Rusus
               ,
            
             (
             who
             came
             to
             such
             a
             disastrous
             end
             ,
             as
             to
             be
             shot
             to
             death
             in
             lieu
             of
             a
             
               Buck
            
             for
             his
             sacriledges
             )
             were
             restor'd
             by
             
               Henry
            
             the
             first
             ,
             and
             so
             they
             continued
             in
             force
             till
             King
             
               John
               ,
            
             whose
             raign
             is
             renowned
             for
             first
             confirming
             
               Magna
               Charta
               ,
            
             the
             foundation
             of
             our
             Liberties
             ever
             since
             :
             Which
             may
             be
             compar'd
             to
             divers
             
               Outlandish
               Graffs
               set
               upon
               one
               English
               stock
               ,
               or
               to
               a
               Posie
               of
               sundry
               fragrant
               Flowers
               ;
            
             for
             the
             choicest
             of
             the
             
               British
               ,
            
             the
             
               Roman
               ,
               Saxon
               ,
               Danish
               ,
            
             and
             
               Norman
            
             Laws
             ,
             being
             cull'd
             and
             pick'd
             out
             ,
             and
             gathered
             as
             it
             were
             into
             one
             bundle
             ,
             out
             of
             them
             the
             foresaid
             
               grand
               Charter
            
             was
             extracted
             :
             And
             the
             establishment
             of
             this
             great
             Charter
             was
             the
             work
             of
             a
             
               Parlement
               .
            
          
           
             Nor
             are
             the
             Laws
             of
             
               this
               Island
            
             onely
             ,
             and
             the
             freedom
             of
             the
             Subject
             conserved
             by
             
               Parlement
               ,
            
             but
             all
             the
             best
             policed
             Countreys
             of
             
               Europ
            
             have
             the
             like
             .
             The
             
               Germanes
            
             have
             their
             
               Diets
               ,
            
             the
             
               Danes
            
             and
             
               Swedes
            
             the
             
               Riicks
               Dachs
               ;
            
             the
             
               Spaniard
            
             calls
             his
             
               Parlement
               Las
               Cortes
               ,
            
             and
             the
             
               French
            
             have
             (
             or
             should
             have
             at
             least
             )
             their
             
               Assembly
               of
               three
               States
               ,
            
             though
             it
             be
             grown
             now
             in
             a
             manner
             obsolete
             ,
             because
             the
             Authority
             therof
             was
             (
             by
             accident
             )
             devolv'd
             to
             the
             
               King
               .
            
             And
             very
             remarkable
             it
             is
             ,
             how
             this
             hapned
             ;
             for
             when
             the
             
               English
            
             had
             taken
             such
             large
             footing
             in
             most
             parts
             of
             
               France
               ,
            
             having
             advanced
             as
             far
             as
             
               Orleans
               ,
            
             and
             driven
             their
             then
             King
             
               Charls
            
             the
             seventh
             to
             
               Bourges
            
             in
             
               Berry
               ;
            
             the
             
               Assembly
               of
               the
               three
               States
            
             in
             these
             pressures
             ,
             being
             not
             able
             to
             meet
             after
             the
             usual
             manner
             
             in
             full
             
               Parlement
               ,
            
             because
             the
             Countrey
             was
             unpassable
             ,
             the
             enemy
             having
             made
             such
             firm
             invasions
             up
             and
             down
             through
             the
             very
             bowels
             of
             the
             Kingdom
             ;
             that
             power
             which
             formerly
             was
             inherent
             in
             the
             
               Parlementary
               Assembly
               ,
            
             of
             making
             Laws
             ,
             of
             assessing
             the
             Subject
             with
             Taxes
             ,
             subsidiary
             levies
             ,
             and
             other
             impositions
             ,
             was
             transmitted
             to
             the
             
               King
            
             during
             the
             War
             ;
             which
             continuing
             many
             yeers
             ,
             that
             intrusted
             power
             by
             length
             of
             time
             grew
             as
             it
             were
             habitual
             in
             him
             ,
             and
             could
             never
             after
             be
             re-assumed
             and
             taken
             from
             him
             ;
             so
             that
             ever
             since
             ,
             his
             
               Edicts
            
             countervail
             
               Acts
            
             of
             
               Parlement
               .
            
             And
             that
             which
             made
             the
             busines
             more
             feasable
             for
             the
             
               King
               ,
            
             was
             ,
             that
             the
             burthen
             fell
             most
             upon
             the
             Communalty
             (
             the
             Clergy
             and
             Nobility
             not
             feeling
             the
             weight
             of
             it
             )
             who
             were
             willing
             to
             see
             the
             
               Peasan
            
             pull'd
             down
             a
             little
             ,
             because
             not
             many
             yeers
             before
             in
             that
             notable
             Rebellion
             ,
             call'd
             
               La
               Jaquerie
               de
               Beauvoisin
               ,
            
             which
             was
             suppressed
             by
             
               Charls
               the
               wise
               ,
            
             the
             common
             peeple
             put
             themselves
             boldly
             in
             Arms
             against
             the
             Nobility
             and
             Gentry
             ,
             to
             lessen
             their
             power
             .
             Add
             hereunto
             as
             an
             advantage
             to
             the
             work
             ,
             that
             the
             next
             succeeding
             King
             
               Lewis
               the
               eleventh
               ,
            
             was
             a
             close
             cunning
             Prince
             ,
             and
             could
             well
             tell
             how
             to
             play
             his
             game
             ,
             and
             draw
             water
             to
             his
             own
             Mill
             ;
             For
             amongst
             all
             the
             rest
             ,
             he
             was
             said
             to
             be
             the
             first
             that
             put
             the
             Kings
             of
             
               France
               ,
               Hors
               de
               page
               ,
            
             out
             of
             their
             minority
             ,
             or
             from
             being
             
               Pages
            
             any
             more
             ,
             though
             thereby
             he
             brought
             the
             poor
             
               Peasans
            
             to
             be
             worse
             then
             
               Lacquays
               .
            
          
           
             With
             the
             fall
             ,
             or
             at
             least
             the
             discontinuance
             of
             that
             usual
             
               Parliamentary
               Assembly
            
             of
             the
             
               three
               States
               ,
            
             the
             liberty
             of
             the
             
               French
            
             Nation
             utterly
             fell
             ;
             the
             poor
             
               Roturier
            
             and
             Vineyard-man
             ,
             with
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             Yeomanry
             ,
             being
             reduced
             ever
             since
             to
             such
             an
             abject
             
               ●●●nin
            
             condition
             ,
             that
             
               they
               serve
               but
               as
               sponges
               for
               the
               King
               to
               squeeze
               when
               he
               list
               .
            
             Neverthelesse
             ,
             as
             that
             
               King
            
             
             hath
             an
             advantage
             hereby
             one
             way
             ,
             to
             
               monarchize
            
             more
             absolutely
             ,
             and
             never
             to
             want
             money
             ,
             but
             to
             
               ballast
               his
               Purse
            
             when
             he
             will
             :
             so
             ther
             is
             another
             mighty
             inconvenience
             ariseth
             to
             him
             and
             his
             whole
             Kingdom
             another
             way
             ;
             for
             this
             illegal
             peeling
             of
             the
             poor
             
               Peasan
            
             hath
             so
             dejected
             him
             ,
             and
             cowed
             his
             native
             courage
             so
             much
             by
             the
             sense
             of
             poverty
             
               (
               which
               brings
               along
               with
               it
               a
               narrownes
               of
               soul
               )
            
             that
             he
             is
             little
             useful
             for
             the
             War
             :
             which
             puts
             the
             
               French
            
             King
             to
             make
             other
             Nations
             mercenary
             to
             him
             ,
             to
             fill
             up
             his
             
               Infantry
               :
            
             Insomuch
             ,
             that
             the
             Kingdom
             of
             
               France
            
             may
             be
             not
             unfitly
             compared
             to
             a
             body
             that
             hath
             all
             its
             blood
             drawn
             up
             into
             the
             Arms
             ,
             Brest
             and
             Back
             ,
             and
             scarce
             any
             left
             from
             the
             Girdle
             downwards
             ,
             to
             cherish
             and
             bear
             up
             the
             lower
             parts
             ,
             and
             keep
             them
             from
             starving
             .
          
           
             All
             this
             seriously
             considered
             ,
             ther
             cannot
             be
             a
             more
             proper
             and
             pregnant
             example
             then
             this
             of
             our
             
               next
               Neighbours
               ,
            
             to
             prove
             how
             infinitely
             necessary
             the
             
               Parlement
            
             is
             ,
             to
             assert
             ,
             to
             prop
             up
             ,
             and
             preserve
             the
             Publike
             Liberty
             ,
             and
             National
             Rights
             of
             a
             peeple
             ,
             with
             the
             incolumity
             and
             welfare
             of
             a
             Countrey
             .
          
           
             Nor
             doth
             the
             
               Subject
            
             onely
             reap
             benefit
             thus
             by
             
               Parlement
               ,
            
             but
             the
             
               Prince
            
             (
             if
             it
             be
             well
             consider'd
             )
             hath
             equal
             advantage
             thereby
             ;
             It
             rendereth
             him
             a
             King
             of
             
               free
            
             and
             
               able
            
             men
             ,
             which
             is
             far
             more
             glorious
             then
             to
             be
             a
             King
             of
             
               Slaves
               ,
               Beggars
               ,
            
             and
             
               Bankrupts
               ;
            
             Men
             that
             by
             their
             freedom
             ,
             and
             competency
             of
             wealth
             ,
             are
             kept
             still
             in
             heart
             to
             do
             him
             service
             against
             any
             forrain
             force
             .
             And
             it
             is
             a
             true
             maxime
             in
             all
             States
             ,
             that
             't
             is
             lesse
             danger
             and
             dishonour
             for
             the
             Prince
             to
             be
             poor
             ,
             then
             his
             peeple
             :
             Rich
             Subjects
             can
             make
             their
             King
             rich
             when
             they
             please
             ;
             if
             he
             gain
             their
             hearts
             ,
             he
             will
             quickly
             get
             their
             purses
             :
             
               Parlement
            
             encreaseth
             love
             and
             good
             intelligence
             'twixt
             him
             and
             his
             peeple
             ;
             it
             acquaints
             him
             with
             the
             reality
             of
             things
             ,
             
             and
             with
             the
             true
             state
             and
             diseases
             of
             his
             Kingdom
             ;
             it
             brings
             him
             to
             the
             knowledg
             of
             his
             better
             sort
             of
             Subjects
             ,
             and
             of
             their
             abilities
             ,
             which
             he
             may
             employ
             accordingly
             upon
             all
             occasions
             ;
             it
             provides
             for
             his
             Royal
             Issve
             ,
             payes
             his
             debts
             ,
             finds
             means
             to
             fill
             his
             Coffers
             :
             And
             it
             is
             no
             ill
             observation
             .
             The
             
               Parlementary-moneys
            
             (
             the
             
               great
               Aid
               )
            
             have
             prospered
             best
             with
             the
             Kings
             of
             
               England
               ;
            
             it
             exceedingly
             raiseth
             his
             repute
             abroad
             ,
             and
             enableth
             him
             to
             keep
             his
             
               foes
               in
               fear
               ,
               his
               Subjects
               in
               awe
               ,
               his
               Neighbours
               and
               Confederates
               in
               security
               ,
            
             the
             three
             main
             things
             which
             go
             to
             aggrandize
             a
             Prince
             ,
             and
             render
             him
             glorious
             .
             In
             sum
             ,
             it
             is
             the
             
               Parlement
            
             that
             supports
             ,
             and
             bears
             up
             the
             honour
             of
             his
             Crown
             ,
             and
             settles
             his
             Throne
             in
             safety
             ,
             which
             is
             the
             chief
             end
             of
             all
             their
             consultations
             :
             For
             whosoever
             is
             entrusted
             to
             be
             a
             Member
             of
             this
             High
             Court
             ,
             carrieth
             with
             him
             a
             double
             capacity
             ;
             he
             sits
             there
             as
             a
             
               Pairiot
               ,
            
             and
             as
             a
             
               Subject
               :
            
             As
             he
             is
             the
             one
             ,
             the
             Countrey
             is
             his
             object
             ,
             his
             duty
             being
             to
             vindicate
             the
             Publike
             Liberty
             ,
             to
             make
             wholsom
             Laws
             ,
             to
             put
             his
             hand
             to
             the
             pump
             ,
             and
             stop
             the
             leaks
             of
             the
             great
             vessel
             of
             the
             State
             :
             to
             pry
             into
             and
             punish
             corruption
             and
             oppression
             ,
             to
             improve
             and
             advance
             trade
             ,
             to
             have
             the
             grievances
             of
             the
             place
             he
             serves
             for
             redressed
             ,
             and
             cast
             about
             how
             to
             find
             somthing
             that
             may
             tend
             to
             the
             advantage
             of
             it
             .
          
           
             But
             he
             must
             not
             forget
             that
             he
             sits
             there
             also
             as
             a
             
               Subject
               ,
            
             and
             according
             to
             that
             capacity
             ,
             he
             must
             apply
             himself
             to
             do
             his
             
               Soveraigns
            
             busines
             ,
             to
             provide
             not
             onely
             for
             his
             
               publike
               ,
            
             but
             his
             
               personal
            
             wants
             ;
             to
             bear
             up
             the
             lustre
             and
             glory
             of
             his
             
               Court
               ;
            
             to
             consider
             what
             occasions
             of
             extraordinary
             expences
             he
             may
             have
             ,
             by
             encrease
             of
             Royal
             Issue
             ,
             or
             maintenance
             of
             any
             of
             them
             abroad
             ;
             to
             enable
             him
             to
             vindicate
             any
             affront
             or
             indignity
             that
             might
             be
             offered
             to
             his
             Person
             ,
             Crown
             ,
             or
             Dignity
             ,
             by
             any
             
               forrain
            
             State
             or
             Kingdom
             ;
             
             to
             consult
             what
             may
             enlarge
             his
             
               honour
               ,
               contentment
            
             and
             
               pleasure
               .
            
             And
             as
             the
             
               French
               Tacitus
               (
               Comines
               )
            
             hath
             it
             ,
             the
             
               English
            
             Nation
             was
             used
             to
             be
             more
             forward
             and
             zealous
             in
             this
             particular
             then
             any
             other
             ,
             according
             to
             that
             ancient
             elequent
             speech
             of
             a
             great
             
               Lawyer
               ,
               Domus
               Regis
               vigilia
               defendit
               omnium
               ,
               otium
               illius
               labor
               omnium
               ,
               deliciae
               illius
               industria
               omnium
               ,
               vacatio
               illius
               occupatio
               omnium
               ,
               salus
               illius
               periculum
               omnium
               ,
               honor
               illius
               objectum
               omnium
               .
            
             Every
             one
             should
             stand
             Centinel
             to
             defend
             the
             Kings
             Houses
             ,
             his
             
               safety
            
             should
             be
             the
             
               danger
            
             of
             all
             ,
             his
             
               pleasures
            
             the
             
               industry
            
             of
             all
             ,
             his
             
               ease
            
             should
             be
             the
             
               labour
            
             of
             all
             ,
             his
             
               honour
            
             the
             
               object
            
             of
             all
             .
          
           
             Out
             of
             these
             premisses
             this
             conclusion
             may
             be
             easily
             deduced
             ,
             that
             ,
             
               The
               principal
               Fountain
               whence
               the
               King
               derives
               his
               happines
               and
               safety
               ,
               is
               his
               Parlement
               :
            
             It
             is
             that
             great
             Conduit-Pipe
             which
             conveighs
             unto
             him
             his
             peeples
             bounty
             and
             gratitude
             ;
             the
             truest
             Looking-Glasse
             wherin
             he
             discerns
             their
             loves
             ;
             now
             
               the
               Subjects
               love
               hath
               bin
               alwayes
               accounted
               the
               prime
               Cittadel
               of
               a
               Prince
               .
            
             In
             his
             
               Parlement
            
             he
             appears
             as
             the
             Sun
             in
             the
             Meridian
             ,
             in
             the
             altitude
             of
             his
             glory
             ,
             
               in
               his
               highest
               State
               Royal
               ,
            
             as
             the
             Law
             tels
             us
             .
          
           
             Therfore
             whosoever
             is
             avers
             or
             disaffected
             to
             this
             Soveraign
             Law-making
             Court
             ,
             cannot
             have
             his
             heart
             well
             planted
             within
             him
             :
             He
             can
             be
             neither
             good
             
               Subject
               ,
            
             nor
             good
             
               Patriot
               ;
            
             and
             therfore
             unworthy
             to
             breathe
             
               English
            
             air
             ,
             or
             have
             any
             benefit
             ,
             advantage
             ,
             or
             protection
             from
             the
             Laws
             .
          
        
         
         
           
             Sectio
             Secunda
             .
          
           
             BY
             that
             which
             hath
             been
             spoken
             ,
             
               which
               is
               the
               language
               of
               my
               heart
               ,
            
             I
             hope
             no
             indifferent
             judicious
             Reader
             will
             doubt
             of
             the
             cordial
             affection
             ,
             of
             the
             high
             respects
             and
             due
             reverence
             I
             bear
             to
             
               Parlement
               ,
            
             as
             being
             the
             wholsomest
             constitution
             (
             and
             don
             by
             the
             highest
             and
             happiest
             reach
             of
             policy
             )
             that
             ever
             was
             established
             in
             this
             
               Island
               ,
            
             to
             perpetuate
             the
             happines
             therof
             :
             Therfore
             I
             must
             tell
             that
             
               Gentleman
            
             who
             was
             Author
             of
             a
             Book
             entituled
             
               The
               Popish
               Royal
               Favorite
               ,
            
             (
             lately
             Printed
             and
             exposed
             to
             the
             world
             )
             that
             he
             offers
             me
             very
             hard
             measure
             ;
             nay
             ,
             he
             doth
             me
             apparant
             wrong
             ,
             to
             terme
             me
             therein
             
               No
               frend
               to
               Parlement
               ,
               and
               a
               Malignant
               ;
            
             A
             character
             ,
             which
             as
             I
             
               deserve
            
             it
             not
             ,
             so
             I
             
               disdain
            
             it
             .
          
           
             For
             the
             first
             part
             of
             his
             charge
             ,
             I
             would
             have
             him
             know
             ,
             that
             I
             am
             as
             much
             a
             
               frend
               ,
               and
               as
               real
               an
               affectionate
               humble
               servant
               and
               votary
            
             to
             the
             
               Parlement
               ,
            
             as
             possibly
             he
             can
             be
             ,
             and
             will
             live
             and
             die
             with
             these
             affections
             about
             me
             :
             And
             I
             could
             wish
             ,
             that
             he
             were
             Secretary
             of
             my
             thoughts
             a
             while
             ;
             or
             if
             I
             may
             take
             the
             boldnes
             to
             apply
             that
             comparison
             His
             late
             Majestie
             used
             in
             a
             famous
             speech
             to
             one
             of
             his
             
               Parlements
               ,
            
             I
             could
             wish
             there
             were
             a
             Crystal
             Window
             in
             my
             Brest
             ,
             through
             which
             the
             world
             might
             espie
             the
             inward
             motions
             and
             palpitations
             of
             my
             heart
             ;
             then
             would
             he
             be
             certified
             of
             the
             sincerity
             of
             this
             Protestation
             .
          
           
             For
             the
             second
             part
             of
             his
             charge
             ,
             to
             be
             a
             
               Malignant
               ,
            
             I
             must
             confesse
             to
             have
             som
             
               Malignity
            
             that
             lurks
             within
             
             me
             ,
             much
             against
             my
             will
             ;
             but
             it
             is
             no
             
               malignity
            
             of
             
               mind
               ,
            
             it
             is
             amongst
             the
             
               humours
               ,
            
             not
             in
             my
             
               intellectuals
               .
            
             And
             I
             beleeve
             ,
             there
             is
             no
             natural
             man
             ,
             let
             him
             have
             his
             
               humours
            
             never
             so
             well
             ballanced
             ,
             but
             hath
             som
             of
             this
             
               malignity
            
             raigning
             within
             him
             ;
             For
             as
             long
             as
             we
             are
             composed
             of
             the
             four
             
               Elements
               ,
            
             whence
             these
             
               humours
            
             are
             derived
             ,
             and
             with
             whom
             they
             symbolize
             in
             qualities
             ;
             which
             
               Elements
            
             the
             Philosophers
             hold
             to
             be
             in
             a
             restlesse
             contention
             amongst
             themselves
             (
             and
             the
             Stoick
             thought
             that
             the
             world
             subsisted
             by
             this
             innatemutual
             strife
             )
             as
             long
             ,
             I
             say
             ,
             as
             the
             four
             
               humours
               ,
            
             in
             imitation
             of
             their
             principles
             (
             the
             
               Elements
               )
            
             are
             in
             perpetual
             reluctancy
             and
             combate
             for
             praedominancy
             ,
             ther
             must
             be
             some
             
               malignity
            
             lodg'd
             within
             us
             ,
             as
             adusted
             choler
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ;
             wherof
             I
             had
             late
             experience
             in
             a
             dangerous
             fit
             of
             sicknes
             it
             pleased
             God
             to
             lay
             upon
             me
             ,
             which
             the
             Physitians
             told
             me
             proceeded
             from
             the
             
               malignant
            
             hypocondriacal
             effects
             of
             
               melancholy
               ;
            
             having
             been
             so
             long
             in
             this
             
               Saturnine
            
             black
             condition
             of
             close
             imprisonment
             ,
             and
             buried
             a
             live
             between
             the
             Wals
             of
             this
             fatal
             
               Fleet
               .
            
             These
             kinds
             of
             
               malignities
               ,
            
             I
             confesse
             are
             very
             rife
             in
             me
             ,
             and
             they
             are
             not
             onely
             incident
             ,
             but
             connatural
             to
             every
             man
             according
             to
             his
             complexion
             :
             And
             were
             it
             not
             for
             this
             incessant
             strugling
             and
             enmity
             amongst
             the
             
               humours
            
             for
             mastery
             ,
             which
             produceth
             such
             
               malignant
            
             effects
             in
             us
             ,
             our
             souls
             would
             be
             loth
             ever
             to
             depart
             from
             our
             bodies
             ,
             or
             to
             abandon
             this
             mansion
             of
             clay
             .
          
           
             Now
             what
             
               malignity
            
             my
             
               Accuser
            
             means
             ,
             I
             know
             not
             ;
             if
             he
             means
             
               malignity
            
             of
             
               spirit
               ,
            
             as
             som
             antipathy
             or
             ill
             impression
             upon
             the
             mind
             ,
             arising
             from
             disaffection
             ,
             hatred
             ,
             or
             rancor
             ,
             with
             a
             desire
             of
             som
             destructive
             revenge
             ,
             he
             is
             mightily
             deceiv'd
             in
             me
             ;
             I
             
               maligne
            
             or
             hate
             no
             Creature
             that
             ever
             God
             made
             ,
             but
             the
             
               Devil
               ,
            
             who
             is
             the
             Author
             of
             all
             
               malignity
               ;
            
             and
             
             therefore
             is
             most
             commonly
             called
             in
             French
             
               le
               Malin
               Asprit
            
             the
             
               malignant
               spirit
               .
            
             Every
             night
             before
             I
             go
             to
             bed
             ,
             I
             have
             the
             grace
             ,
             I
             thank
             God
             for
             it
             ,
             to
             forgive
             all
             the
             world
             ,
             and
             not
             to
             harbour
             ,
             or
             let
             roost
             in
             my
             bosom
             the
             least
             
               malignant
            
             thought
             ;
             yet
             none
             can
             deny
             ,
             but
             the
             aspersions
             which
             this
             my
             
               Accuser
            
             casts
             upon
             me
             ,
             were
             enough
             to
             make
             me
             a
             
               malignant
            
             towards
             him
             ;
             yet
             it
             could
             never
             have
             the
             power
             to
             do
             it
             :
             For
             I
             have
             prevail'd
             with
             my self
             to
             forgive
             him
             this
             his
             wrong
             censure
             of
             me
             ,
             issuing
             rather
             from
             his
             
               notknowledge
            
             of
             me
             ,
             then
             from
             
               malice
               ;
            
             for
             we
             never
             mingled
             speech
             ,
             or
             saw
             one
             another
             in
             our
             lives
             ,
             to
             my
             remembrance
             :
             which
             makes
             me
             wonder
             the
             more
             ,
             that
             a
             Professor
             of
             the
             
               Law
               ,
            
             as
             he
             is
             ,
             should
             pronounce
             such
             a
             positive
             sentence
             against
             me
             so
             slightly
             .
             But
             me thinks
             I
             over-hear
             him
             say
             ,
             That
             the
             precedent
             discourse
             of
             
               Parlement
            
             is
             involv'd
             in
             generals
             ,
             and
             the
             Tropique
             Axiome
             tels
             us
             ,
             that
             
               Dolus
               versatur
               in
               universalibus
               ,
            
             there
             is
             double
             dealing
             in
             universals
             :
             His
             meaning
             is
             ,
             that
             I
             am
             no
             friend
             to
             this
             present
             
               Parlement
            
             (
             though
             he
             speaks
             in
             the
             plural
             number
             
               Parlements
               )
            
             and
             consequently
             ,
             he
             concludes
             me
             a
             
               Malignant
               ;
            
             Therin
             ,
             I
             must
             tell
             him
             also
             ,
             that
             I
             am
             traduc'd
             ,
             and
             I
             am
             confident
             it
             will
             be
             never
             prov'd
             against
             me
             ,
             from
             any
             
               actions
               ,
               words
               ,
            
             or
             
               letters
            
             (
             though
             divers
             of
             mine
             have
             bin
             intercepted
             )
             or
             any
             other
             misdemeanor
             ,
             though
             som
             things
             are
             father'd
             upon
             me
             which
             never
             drop'd
             from
             my
             Quill
             .
             Alas
             ,
             how
             unworthy
             and
             uncapable
             am
             I
             to
             censure
             the
             proceedings
             of
             that
             great
             
               Senate
               ,
            
             that
             high
             
               Synedrion
               ,
            
             wherin
             the
             wisdom
             of
             the
             whole
             State
             is
             epitomized
             ?
             It
             were
             a
             presumption
             in
             me
             ,
             of
             the
             highest
             nature
             that
             could
             be
             :
             It
             is
             enough
             for
             me
             to
             pray
             for
             the
             prosperous
             successe
             of
             their
             consultations
             :
             And
             as
             I
             hold
             it
             my
             
               duty
               ,
            
             so
             I
             have
             good
             
               reason
            
             so
             to
             do
             ,
             in
             regard
             I
             am
             to
             have
             my
             share
             in
             the
             happines
             ;
             And
             could
             the
             utmost
             of
             
             my
             poor
             endeavours
             ,
             by
             any
             ministerial
             humble
             office
             (
             and
             somtimes
             the
             meanest
             
               Boat-swain
            
             may
             help
             to
             preserve
             the
             Ship
             from
             sinking
             )
             be
             so
             happy
             ,
             as
             to
             contribute
             any
             thing
             to
             advance
             that
             great
             work
             (
             which
             I
             am
             in
             despair
             to
             do
             ,
             while
             I
             am
             thus
             under
             
               hatches
            
             in
             this
             
               Fleet
               )
            
             I
             would
             esteem
             it
             the
             greatest
             honour
             that
             possibly
             could
             befal
             me
             ,
             as
             I
             hold
             it
             now
             to
             be
             my
             greatest
             disaster
             ,
             to
             have
             faln
             so
             heavily
             under
             an
             affliction
             of
             this
             nature
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             made
             a
             sacrifice
             to
             
               publike
               fame
               ,
            
             then
             which
             ther
             is
             no
             other
             proof
             ,
             nor
             
               that
            
             yet
             urg'd
             against
             me
             ,
             or
             any
             thing
             else
             produc'd
             after
             so
             long
             ,
             so
             long
             captivity
             ,
             which
             hath
             brought
             me
             to
             such
             a
             low
             ebbe
             ,
             and
             put
             me
             so
             far
             behind
             in
             the
             course
             of
             my
             poor
             fortunes
             ,
             and
             indeed
             more
             then
             half
             undon
             me
             .
             For
             although
             my
             whole
             life
             (
             since
             I
             was
             left
             to
             my self
             to
             
               swim
               ,
            
             as
             they
             say
             ,
             
               without
               bladders
               )
            
             has
             bin
             nothing
             else
             but
             a
             continued
             succession
             of
             crosses
             ,
             and
             that
             there
             are
             but
             few
             red
             letters
             found
             (
             God
             wot
             )
             in
             the
             Almanack
             of
             my
             Age
             ,
             (
             for
             which
             I
             account
             not
             my self
             a
             whit
             the
             less
             
               happy
               ;
               )
            
             yet
             this
             crosse
             has
             carried
             with
             it
             a
             greater
             weight
             ;
             it
             hath
             bin
             of
             a
             larger
             extent
             ,
             longer
             continuance
             ,
             and
             lighted
             heavier
             upon
             me
             then
             any
             other
             ;
             and
             as
             I
             have
             
               present
               parience
            
             to
             bear
             it
             ,
             so
             I
             hope
             for
             
               subsequent
               grace
            
             to
             make
             use
             of
             it
             accordingly
             ,
             that
             my
             old
             Motto
             may
             be
             still
             confirmed
             ,
             
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
            
             .
          
           
             HE
             produceth
             my
             attestation
             for
             som
             passages
             in
             
               Spain
               ,
            
             at
             His
             Majesties
             being
             there
             ,
             and
             he
             quotes
             me
             right
             ,
             which
             obligeth
             me
             to
             him
             :
             And
             I
             hope
             all
             his
             quotations
             ,
             wherin
             he
             is
             so
             extraordinarily
             copious
             and
             elaborate
             in
             all
             his
             works
             ,
             are
             so
             ;
             yet
             I
             must
             tell
             him
             ,
             that
             those
             interchangeable
             Letters
             which
             passed
             between
             His
             Majesty
             and
             the
             
               Pope
               ,
            
             which
             were
             originally
             couch'd
             in
             
               Latine
               ,
            
             the
             language
             wherin
             
             all
             Nations
             treat
             with
             
               Rome
               ,
            
             and
             the
             
               Empire
            
             with
             all
             the
             Prinees
             therof
             ;
             those
             Letters
             ,
             I
             say
             ,
             are
             adulterated
             in
             many
             places
             ,
             which
             I
             impute
             not
             to
             him
             ,
             but
             to
             the
             
               French
               Chronicler
               ,
            
             from
             whom
             he
             took
             them
             in
             trust
             .
             The
             truth
             of
             that
             busines
             is
             this
             :
             The
             world
             knows
             ther
             was
             a
             tedious
             treaty
             of
             an
             Alliance
             'twixt
             the
             Infanta
             
               Dona
               Maria
            
             (
             who
             now
             is
             
               Empresse
               )
            
             and
             His
             Mijesty
             ,
             which
             in
             regard
             of
             the
             slow
             affected
             pace
             of
             the
             
               Spaniard
               ,
            
             lasted
             about
             ten
             yeers
             ,
             as
             that
             in
             
               Henry
            
             the
             sevenths
             time
             ,
             'twixt
             Prince
             
               Arthur
            
             and
             (
             afterwards
             )
             Queen
             
               Katherine
               ,
            
             was
             spun
             out
             above
             
               seven
               :
            
             To
             quicken
             ,
             or
             rather
             to
             
               consummate
            
             the
             work
             ,
             His
             Majesty
             made
             that
             adventurous
             journey
             through
             the
             whole
             Continent
             of
             
               France
            
             into
             
               Spain
               ;
            
             which
             voyage
             ,
             though
             ther
             was
             a
             great
             deal
             of
             gallantry
             in
             it
             (
             whereof
             all
             posterity
             will
             ring
             ,
             until
             it
             turn
             at
             last
             to
             a
             
               Romance
               )
            
             yet
             it
             prov'd
             the
             bane
             of
             the
             busines
             ,
             which
             't
             is
             not
             the
             arrand
             of
             so
             poor
             a
             Pamphlet
             as
             this
             to
             unfold
             .
             His
             Majesty
             being
             ther
             arriv'd
             ,
             the
             ignorant
             common
             peeple
             cryed
             out
             ,
             the
             
               Prince
            
             of
             
               Wales
            
             came
             thither
             to
             make
             himself
             a
             
               Christian
               .
            
             The
             
               Pope
            
             writ
             to
             the
             
               Inquisitor
               General
               ,
            
             and
             others
             ,
             to
             use
             all
             industry
             they
             could
             to
             reduce
             him
             to
             the
             
               Roman
            
             Religion
             ;
             And
             one
             of
             
               Olivares
            
             first
             complements
             to
             him
             ,
             was
             ,
             
               That
               he
               doubted
               not
               but
               that
               .
               His
               Highnes
               came
               thither
               to
               change
               His
               Religion
               :
            
             Wherunto
             he
             made
             a
             short
             answer
             ,
             
               That
               He
               came
               not
               thither
               for
               a
               Religion
               ,
               but
               for
               a
               Wife
               .
            
             Ther
             were
             extraordinary
             processions
             made
             ,
             and
             other
             artifices
             us'd
             by
             protraction
             of
             things
             to
             make
             him
             stay
             ther
             of
             purpose
             till
             the
             Spring
             following
             ,
             to
             work
             upon
             him
             the
             better
             :
             And
             the
             
               Infanta
            
             her self
             desir'd
             him
             (
             which
             was
             esteem'd
             the
             greatest
             favour
             he
             received
             from
             her
             all
             the
             while
             )
             to
             visit
             the
             
               Nun
               of
               Carion
               ;
            
             hoping
             that
             the
             said
             Nun
             ,
             who
             was
             so
             much
             cryed
             up
             for
             miracles
             ,
             might
             have
             wrought
             one
             upon
             him
             ;
             but
             her
             art
             failed
             her
             ,
             nor
             
             was
             His
             Highnesse
             so
             weak
             a
             subject
             to
             work
             upon
             ,
             according
             to
             His
             late
             Majesties
             speech
             to
             Doctor
             
               Mawe
            
             and
             
               Wren
               ,
            
             who
             when
             they
             came
             to
             kisse
             his
             hands
             ,
             before
             they
             went
             to
             
               Spain
            
             to
             attend
             the
             Prince
             their
             Master
             ,
             
               He
               wished
               them
               to
               have
               a
               care
               of
               Buckingham
               ;
               as
               touching
               his
               Son
            
             Charls
             ,
             
               he
               apprehended
               no
               fear
               at
               all
               of
               him
               ;
               for
               he
               knew
               him
               to
               be
               so
               well
               grounded
               a
            
             Protestant
             ,
             
               that
               nothing
               could
               shake
               him
               in
               his
               Religion
               .
            
             The
             
               Arabian
            
             Proverb
             is
             ,
             That
             the
             Sun
             never
             soiles
             in
             his
             passage
             ,
             though
             his
             Beams
             reverberate
             never
             so
             strongly
             ,
             and
             dwell
             never
             so
             long
             upon
             the
             Myry
             lake
             of
             
               Maeotis
               ,
            
             the
             black
             Turf'd
             Moors
             of
             
               Holland
               ,
            
             the
             Aguish
             Woose
             of
             
               Kent
            
             and
             
               Essex
               ,
            
             or
             any
             other
             place
             ,
             be
             it
             never
             so
             dirty
             .
             Though
             
               Spain
            
             be
             a
             hot
             Country
             ,
             yet
             one
             may
             passe
             and
             repasse
             through
             the
             very
             Center
             of
             it
             ,
             and
             never
             be
             Sun-burnt
             ,
             if
             he
             carry
             with
             him
             a
             
               Bongrace
               ,
            
             and
             such
             a
             one
             His
             Majesty
             had
             .
          
           
             Well
             ,
             after
             His
             Majesties
             arrival
             to
             
               Madrid
               ,
            
             the
             treaty
             of
             Marriage
             went
             on
             still
             ,
             (
             though
             he
             told
             them
             at
             his
             first
             coming
             ,
             that
             he
             came
             not
             thither
             like
             an
             
               Ambassadour
               ,
            
             to
             treat
             of
             Marriage
             ;
             but
             as
             a
             
               Prince
               ,
            
             to
             fetch
             home
             a
             Wife
             ;
             )
             and
             in
             regard
             they
             were
             of
             different
             Religions
             ,
             it
             could
             not
             be
             done
             without
             a
             dispensation
             from
             the
             
               Pope
               ,
            
             and
             the
             
               Pope
            
             would
             grant
             none
             ,
             unless
             som
             Capitulations
             were
             stipulated
             in
             favour
             of
             the
             Romish
             Catholikes
             in
             
               England
               ,
            
             (
             the
             same
             in
             substance
             were
             agreed
             on
             with
             
               France
               .
               )
            
             Well
             ,
             when
             the
             dispensation
             came
             ,
             which
             was
             negotiated
             solely
             by
             the
             King
             of
             
               Spains
            
             Ministers
             ;
             because
             His
             Majesty
             would
             have
             as
             little
             to
             do
             as
             might
             be
             with
             
               Rome
               ,
            
             Pope
             
               Gregory
            
             the
             fifteenth
             ,
             who
             died
             a
             little
             after
             ,
             sent
             His
             Majesty
             a
             Letter
             ,
             which
             was
             delivered
             by
             the
             
               Nuncio
               ,
            
             wherof
             an
             answer
             was
             sent
             a
             while
             after
             :
             Which
             Letters
             were
             imprinted
             and
             exposed
             to
             the
             view
             of
             the
             world
             ,
             because
             His
             Mijesty
             would
             not
             have
             peeple
             whisper
             ,
             that
             the
             busines
             was
             carried
             in
             a
             
             clandestine
             manner
             .
             And
             truely
             besides
             this
             ,
             I
             do
             not
             know
             of
             any
             Letter
             ,
             or
             Message
             ,
             or
             Complement
             ,
             that
             ever
             pass'd
             'twixt
             His
             Majesty
             and
             the
             Pope
             ,
             afore
             or
             after
             ;
             som
             addresses
             peradventure
             might
             be
             made
             to
             the
             Cardinals
             ,
             to
             whom
             the
             drawing
             of
             those
             matrimonial
             dispatches
             was
             referred
             ,
             to
             quicken
             the
             work
             ;
             but
             this
             was
             onely
             by
             way
             of
             civil
             negotiation
             .
          
           
             Now
             touching
             that
             Responsory
             Letter
             from
             His
             Majesty
             ,
             it
             was
             no
             other
             then
             a
             Complement
             in
             the
             severest
             interpretation
             ,
             and
             such
             formalities
             passe
             'twixt
             the
             Crown
             of
             
               England
               ,
            
             and
             the
             great
             
               Turk
               ,
            
             and
             divers
             Heathen
             Princes
             .
             The
             
               Pope
            
             writ
             first
             ,
             and
             no
             man
             can
             deny
             ,
             but
             by
             all
             moral
             rules
             ,
             and
             in
             common
             humane
             civility
             .
             His
             Majesty
             was
             ,
             bound
             to
             answer
             it
             ,
             specially
             considering
             how
             punctual
             they
             are
             in
             those
             Countries
             to
             correspond
             in
             this
             kind
             ,
             how
             exact
             they
             are
             in
             repairing
             visits
             ,
             and
             the
             performance
             of
             such
             Ceremonies
             :
             And
             had
             this
             compliance
             bin
             omitted
             ,
             it
             might
             have
             made
             very
             ill
             impressions
             ,
             as
             the
             posture
             of
             things
             stood
             then
             ;
             for
             it
             had
             prejudiced
             the
             great
             work
             in
             hand
             ,
             I
             mean
             ,
             the
             
               Match
               ,
            
             which
             was
             then
             in
             the
             heat
             and
             height
             of
             agitation
             :
             His
             Majesties
             person
             was
             there
             engag'd
             ,
             and
             so
             it
             was
             no
             time
             to
             give
             the
             least
             offence
             .
             They
             that
             are
             never
             so
             little
             vers'd
             in
             busines
             abroad
             ,
             do
             know
             that
             ther
             must
             be
             addresses
             ,
             compliances
             ,
             and
             formalities
             of
             this
             nature
             (
             according
             to
             the
             
               Italian
            
             Proverb
             ,
             
               That
               one
               must
               somtimes
               light
               a
               candle
               to
               the
               Devil
               )
            
             us'd
             in
             the
             carriage
             of
             matters
             of
             State
             ,
             as
             this
             great
             busines
             was
             ,
             wheron
             the
             eyes
             of
             all
             Christendom
             were
             so
             greedily
             fix'd
             :
             A
             busines
             which
             was
             like
             to
             bring
             with
             it
             such
             an
             universall
             good
             ,
             as
             the
             restitution
             of
             the
             
               Palatinate
               ,
            
             the
             quenching
             of
             those
             hideous
             fires
             in
             
               Germany
               ,
            
             and
             the
             establishing
             of
             a
             peace
             through
             all
             the
             Christian
             World
             .
          
           
             I
             hope
             none
             will
             take
             offence
             ,
             that
             in
             this
             particular
             
             which
             comes
             within
             the
             compas
             of
             my
             knowledg
             ,
             being
             upon
             the
             Stage
             when
             this
             Scene
             was
             acted
             ,
             I
             do
             this
             right
             to
             the
             
               King
            
             my
             Master
             ,
             in
             displaying
             the
             
               Truth
               ,
            
             and
             putting
             her
             forth
             in
             her
             own
             colours
             ,
             a
             rare
             thing
             in
             these
             dayes
             .
          
           
             TOuching
             the
             
               Vocal
               Forest
               ,
            
             an
             Allegorical
             Discourse
             ,
             that
             goes
             abroad
             under
             my
             name
             ,
             a
             good
             while
             before
             the
             beginning
             of
             this
             
               Parlement
               ,
            
             which
             this
             
               Gentleman
            
             cites
             (
             and
             that
             very
             faithfully
             )
             I
             understand
             there
             be
             som
             that
             mutter
             at
             certain
             passages
             therin
             ,
             by
             putting
             ill
             glosses
             upon
             the
             Text
             ,
             and
             taking
             with
             the
             
               left
            
             hand
             what
             I
             offer
             with
             the
             
               right
               :
            
             (
             Nor
             is
             it
             a
             wonder
             for
             Trees
             which
             lie
             open
             ,
             and
             stand
             exposed
             to
             all
             weathers
             ,
             to
             be
             nipt
             )
             But
             I
             desire
             this
             favour
             ,
             which
             in
             
               common
            
             justice
             ,
             I
             am
             sure
             in
             the
             Court
             of
             
               Chancery
               ,
            
             cannot
             be
             denied
             me
             ,
             it
             being
             the
             priviledg
             of
             evry
             Author
             ,
             and
             a
             received
             maxime
             through
             the
             World
             ,
             
               Cujus
               est
               condere
               ,
               ejus
               est
               interpretari
               ;
            
             I
             say
             ,
             I
             crave
             this
             favour
             ,
             to
             have
             leave
             to
             expound
             my
             own
             Text
             ,
             and
             I
             doubt
             not
             then
             but
             to
             rectifie
             any
             one
             in
             his
             opinion
             of
             me
             ,
             and
             that
             in
             lieu
             of
             the
             
               Plums
               which
               I
               give
               him
               from
               those
               Trees
               ,
               he
               will
               not
               throw
               the
               stones
               at
               me
               .
            
          
           
             Moreover
             ,
             I
             desire
             those
             that
             are
             over
             critical
             Censurers
             of
             that
             Peece
             ,
             to
             know
             ,
             that
             as
             in
             Divinity
             it
             is
             a
             rule
             ,
             
               Scriptura
               parabolica
               non
               est
               argumentativa
               ;
            
             so
             it
             is
             in
             all
             other
             kind
             of
             knowledg
             .
             
               Parables
            
             (
             wherof
             that
             Discourse
             is
             composed
             )
             
               though
               pressed
               never
               so
               hard
               ,
               prove
               nothing
               .
            
             Ther
             is
             another
             
               Rule
            
             also
             ,
             That
             
               Parables
            
             must
             be
             gently
             used
             ,
             like
             a
             Nurses
             Brest
             ;
             which
             if
             you
             presse
             too
             hard
             ,
             you
             shall
             have
             
               blood
            
             in
             stead
             of
             
               milk
               .
            
          
           
             But
             as
             the
             Author
             of
             the
             
               Vocal
               Forest
            
             thinks
             he
             hath
             done
             ,
             neither
             his
             
               Countrey
               ,
            
             nor
             the
             
               Common-wealth
            
             of
             
               Learning
            
             any
             prejudice
             thereby
             ;
             (
             That
             
             
               maiden
               fancy
            
             having
             received
             so
             good
             entertainment
             and
             respect
             abroad
             ,
             as
             to
             be
             translated
             into
             divers
             Languages
             ,
             and
             to
             gain
             the
             public
             approbation
             of
             som
             famous
             Universities
             .
             )
             So
             he
             makes
             this
             humble
             protest
             unto
             all
             the
             World
             ,
             that
             though
             the
             designe
             of
             that
             Discourse
             was
             partly
             
               Satyrical
            
             (
             which
             peradventure
             induc'd
             the
             Author
             to
             shrowd
             it
             of
             purpose
             under
             the
             shadows
             of
             
               Trees
               ;
            
             and
             wher
             should
             Satyres
             be
             ,
             but
             amongst
             Trees
             ?
             )
             yet
             it
             never
             entred
             into
             his
             imagination
             to
             let
             fall
             from
             him
             the
             least
             thing
             that
             might
             give
             any
             offence
             to
             the
             High
             and
             Honourable
             Court
             of
             
               Parlement
               ,
            
             wherof
             he
             had
             the
             honor
             to
             be
             once
             a
             Member
             ,
             and
             hopes
             he
             may
             be
             thought
             worthy
             again
             :
             And
             were
             he
             guilty
             of
             such
             an
             offence
             ,
             or
             
               piacle
            
             rather
             ,
             he
             thinks
             he
             should
             never
             forgive
             himself
             ,
             though
             he
             were
             appointed
             his
             own
             Judge
             .
             If
             ther
             occur
             any
             passage
             therin
             ,
             that
             may
             admit
             a
             hard
             construction
             ,
             let
             the
             Reader
             observe
             ,
             That
             the
             Author
             doth
             not
             positively
             assert
             ,
             or
             passe
             a
             judgment
             on
             any
             thing
             in
             that
             Discourse
             which
             consists
             principally
             of
             concise
             ,
             cursory
             narrations
             of
             the
             choisest
             Occurrences
             and
             Criticisms
             of
             State
             ,
             according
             as
             the
             pulse
             of
             time
             did
             beat
             then
             :
             And
             matters
             of
             State
             ,
             as
             all
             other
             sublunary
             things
             ,
             are
             subject
             to
             alterations
             ,
             contingencies
             and
             change
             ,
             which
             makes
             the
             opinions
             and
             minds
             of
             men
             vary
             accordingly
             ;
             not
             one
             amongst
             twenty
             is
             the
             same
             man
             to
             day
             as
             he
             was
             four
             yeers
             ago
             ,
             in
             point
             of
             judgment
             ,
             which
             turns
             and
             alters
             according
             to
             the
             circumstance
             and
             successe
             of
             things
             :
             And
             it
             is
             a
             true
             saving
             ,
             wherof
             we
             find
             common
             experience
             ,
             
               Posterior
               dies
               est
               prioris
               Magister
               .
            
             The
             day
             following
             is
             the
             former
             dayes
             Schoolmaster
             .
             Ther
             's
             another
             Aphorism
             ,
             
               The
               wisdom
               of
               one
               day
               is
               soolishnes
               to
               another
               ,
            
             and
             't
             will
             be
             so
             as
             long
             as
             ther
             is
             a
             man
             left
             in
             the
             World
             .
          
           
           
             I
             will
             conclude
             with
             this
             modest
             request
             to
             that
             
               Gentleman
               of
               the
               long
               Robe
               ;
            
             That
             having
             unpassionately
             perus'd
             what
             I
             have
             written
             in
             this
             small
             
               Discourse
               ,
            
             in
             penning
             wherof
             my
             
               conscience
            
             guided
             my
             
               quill
            
             all
             along
             as
             well
             as
             my
             
               hand
               ,
            
             he
             would
             please
             to
             be
             so
             charitable
             and
             just
             ,
             as
             to
             revers
             that
             harsh
             sentence
             upon
             me
             ,
             
               To
               be
               no
               Frend
               to
               Parlements
               ,
               and
               a
               Malignant
               .
            
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .