Mr. Prinns charge against the King. Shewing that the Kings design, purpose, and resolution, his endeavours, practice, and conversation, have alwayes been engaged, byassed, and tended to settle, establish, confirm, popery, tyranny, and slavery, in, among, over his dominions, subjects, people, and in order to that design, end, and purpose, he writ to the Pope of Rome ... engaging himself to the said Pope, to endeavour to settle the popish religion only in his dominions; and since his coming to the crown, hath extented extraordinary favonrs [sic] upon, and protecti- on [sic] of notorious papists, priests & Jesuits, against all prosecution of lawes enacted against them; notwith- standing all his protestations to the contrary, hath raised up a most horrid, unnatural, and bloudy warre, arming his Roman Catholique subjects to massacre, plunder, torture, imprison, ruine, his loyall, faithfull pious Protestant subjects to burn, sack, and spoile their cities, towns and villages, collected from the bookes written. / By William Prinne of Lincolns Inne, Esquire. 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Shewing that the Kings design, purpose, and resolution, his endeavours, practice, and conversation, have alwayes been engaged, byassed, and tended to settle, establish, confirm, popery, tyranny, and slavery, in, among, over his dominions, subjects, people, and in order to that design, end, and purpose, he writ to the Pope of Rome ... engaging himself to the said Pope, to endeavour to settle the popish religion only in his dominions; and since his coming to the crown, hath extented extraordinary favonrs [sic] upon, and protecti- on [sic] of notorious papists, priests & Jesuits, against all prosecution of lawes enacted against them; notwith- standing all his protestations to the contrary, hath raised up a most horrid, unnatural, and bloudy warre, arming his Roman Catholique subjects to massacre, plunder, torture, imprison, ruine, his loyall, faithfull pious Protestant subjects to burn, sack, and spoile their cities, towns and villages, collected from the bookes written. / By William Prinne of Lincolns Inne, Esquire. Being but a very small tast from that main ocean of that which he hath written concerning the King, ... Prynne, William, 1600-1669. [1], 7 p. [s.n.], London : Printed in the year 1648. Annotation on Thomason copy: "[illegible] mber: 4th". Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Charles -- I, -- King of England, 1600-1649 -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Charles I, 1625-1649 -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1625-1649 -- Early works to 1800. A91160 R203359 (Thomason E526_37). civilwar no Mr. Prinns charge against the King.: Shewing that the Kings design, purpose, and resolution, his endeavours, practice, and conversation, ha Prynne, William 1648 3661 11 0 0 0 0 0 30 C The rate of 30 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2007-02 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-03 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-06 Pip Willcox Sampled and proofread 2007-06 Pip Willcox Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion Mr. Prinns Charge Against the KING , SHEWING That the Kings Design , Purpose , and Resolution , his Endeavours , Practice , and Conversation , have alwayes been engaged , byassed , and tended to settle , establish , confirm , Popery , Tyranny , and Slavery , in , among , over his Dominions , Subjects , People , and in order to that Design , end , and purpose , he writ to the Pope of Rome ( stiling him HIS MOST HOLY FATHER , CATHOLIQVE MAJESTY , THRISE HONOURED LORD & FATHER ) engaging himself to the said Pope , to endeavour to settle the Popish Religion only in his Dominions ; And since his coming to the Crown , hath extented extraordinary favours upon , and protecti-on of notorious Papists , Priests & Jesuits , against all prosecution of Lawes enacted against them ; notwith-standing all his Protestations to the contrary , hath raised up a most horrid , unnatural , and bloudy Warre , arming his Roman Catholique Subjects to Massacre , Plunder , Torture , Imprison , Ruine , his loyall , faithfull pious Protestant Subjects to burn , sack , and spoile their Cities , Towns and Villages , Collected from the bookes written . By William Prinne of Lincolns Inne , Esquire . BEING But a very small tast from that main Ocean of that which he hath written concerning the King , and his ill beheaviour , since his coming to the Crown ; As also with references unto clear , satisfactory , convincing Answers unto severall objections , concerning resisting , censuring , suspending , depriving Kings for their Tyranny , yea capitally proceeding against them , By the said Author . London , Printed in the Year 1648 Severall Objections concerning the lawfulnesse of opposing , resisting , censuring , suspending , depriving , and ( in some cases ) capitally proceeding against Emperours , Kings , and Princes , for their oppression , tyrannie , cruelty , cleerely , fully , learnedly , and sufficiently answered , by the foresaid Author , Mr. WILLIAM PRINNE . WHich Objections are taken , 1. Out of the Old Testament . 2. Out of the New Testament . 3. From Reason . 4. From the Example of Primitive Christians . 1. From the Scriptures of the Old Testament . Object . 1. Numb. 16. Corah , Dathan , and Abiram , for their insurrection , of that very divine Authority which God himselfe had delegated to Moses and Aaron , without any injurie and injustice at all once offered to them , or any assault of them , &c , Answered , Page 84. Object . 2. Exod. 22. 28. Thou shalt not revile the Gods , nor curse the Ruler of the People . Eccle. 10. 20. Curse not the King , no not in thy thought , &c. Prov. 17. 26 It is not good to strike Prines , &c. Answered , Page 84. Object . 3. Deut. 32 35. Vengeance is mine , &c. Answered , Page 85. Object . 4. Eccl. 8. 2 , 3 , 4. I counsell thee to keep the Kings commandment , and that in regard of the oath of God ; be not hasty to go out of his sight ; stand not in an evill thing , for he doth whatsoever pleaseth him : where the word of a King is , there is power , and who may say unto him , what doest thou ? Answered , Page 85 86. Object . 5. Psal. 105 14. 15. Touch not mine Annoited , answered , pag. 89. 90. 91. 92 , 93. Object . 6. 1 Sam , 24 , 6. 10. Davids words concerning Saul ; The Lord forbid that I should do this thing unto my master the Lords Annoynteed , to stretch forth my hand against him , seeing he is the Lords annoynted ; I will not put forth my hand against him , for he is the Lords annoynted . And so of David to Abishai , 1 Sam. 26 , 9. 11. 23 , And David said to Abishai , destroy him not , for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lords annoynted , and be guiltlesse ? The Lord forbid , that I should stretch forth my hand against the Lords annoynted ; the Lord delivered thee into my hand to day , but I would not stretch forth my hand against the Lords annointed ; how wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand against the Lords annoynted : thy blood shall be upon thy head , for thy mouth hath testified that thou hast slaine the Lords annoynted : answered very learnedly and divinely , pag. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. Object , 7 : 1 Sam. 8. 11. Samuel tels the People how they should be oppressed under Kings , yet all that violence and injustice that should be done unto them , is no just cause of resistance , for they have no remedy left them but crying unto the Lord : answered pag. 98. Objest . 8. This was Doctor Ferns , Sect , 2. 3 , None of the Prophets in the old Testament , reprehending the Kings of Israel and Iudah , for their grosse Idolatry , cruelty , oppression , did call upon the Elders of the people for the duty of resistance , neither doe we find the people resisting , or taking up Armes against any of their Kings , no not against Ahab or Manasseh , upon any of these grounds , Ergo , Resistance is unlawfull : answered , page 99. 100. 101. 102. Ob. 9. Out of the New Testament , Rom. 13. 1 , 2. Let every soule be subject to the higher powers , for there is no power but of God , the powers that be are ordained of God : whosoever therfore resisteth the power , resisteth the ordinance of God ; and they that resist , shall receive to themselves damnation , &c. with Doctor Fernes enforcement of this Text from the Context answered very strongly , Page 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110. 111. and that passage of Tertullian much insisted upon , Colimus ergo & imperatorem sic , quomodo & nobis licet , & ipsi expedit , ut hominem a DEO SECUNDUM , & quicquid est a Deo consecutum , SOLO DEO MINOREM hoc & ipse volet , sic enim OMNIBUS MAJOR EST , DUM SOLO VERO DEO MINOR EST , sic & ipsis diis major est , dum & ipsi in potestate sum ejus , answered , page 11. 12 , &c. Again , From Dr. Ferne , That the efficient cause of Royall & Monarchicall power is only from God , not the people ; that Kings receive no Regall authority or power from the people , but from God alone ; that the power of Kings is not a humane , but a divine power , of which God onely is the efficient cause ; that the people doe not make the King , but God properly and absolutly ; this power , right and authority he hath from God ; that the King hath no dominion and poer from his Subjects by way of trust , but from God , from whom he hath his kingdome and power , so that by Idolatry and oppression , he breaks not the trust reposed in him by his Subjects , because the people have committed nothing to his charge , but God onely ; proof whereof see , Prov. 8. 15. By me Kings reigne . Dan. 2. 21. God removeth Kings , and setteth up Kings . Dan. 4. 17 , 25. The most high ruleth in the Kingdome of men , and giveth it to whomsoever he will , and setteth up over it the basest of men . Hosea 13. 11. 1 Sam. 10. 1. Jer. 27. 5 , 6 , 7. Isai. 45. 1 2. and other Texts answered with very great paine , good distinctions , and cleare satisfaction , pag. 115. to 128. Object . 10. 1 Pet. 2. 13. 14. 15. 16. Submit your selves to every ordinance of man for the Lords sake , whether it be to the King as Supreame , &c. answered , pag. 128. 129. 130. 131. Thus for the answers of Scriptures from the Old Testament and from the New . The next are objections from Reason . Object . 11. As first , Kings are the Fathers , Heads , Lords , Shepherds of the Common-wealth , therfore the sonnes , members , vassals , s●ooks , must not r●sist them , answered , pag. 131. 132. Object . 12. The invasions and oppressions of evill Kings and Tyrants are afflictions and punishments inflicted on us by God , therefore we ought patiently to submit , and not forcibly to resist , answered , pag 133. Obj●ct . 13. Saints forcible resistance of Tyrants begets civil wars , great disorders and many mischiefes in the state , ergo , it is unlawfull and inconvenient , answered , pag. 134. The last , and grand Obj●ction is the testimony of Fathers , as First , that speech of Saint Ambrose , lib. 5. orat . in Auxentium , Coactus rapugnare non audeo , dolere potero , potero flere , potero gemere , adversus arma , milites Gothos lachrymae meae arma sunt , talia enim sunt munimenta Sacerdotum , ALITER NEC , DEBEO , NEC POSSUM RESISTERE , answered , pag. 135. 136. The second is that of Nazianzen , Oratio 2. in Julianum , answered , pag. 137. 138. The third , that of Bernard , Epist. 121. to King Lewis of France , answered , pag 138. 139. The fourth authority , was the Example of Prrimitive Christians , who submitted themselves willingly to their persecuting Governours , without resistance in word or deed , answered , pa. 140. 142. 143. After all which he concludes the said third Part Of the Soveraign power of Parlioments and Kingdomes , &c. with personall , naturall , and publike authorities , proving the same , which Mr. Prinne had maintained in the said Book from Page 143. to the end thereof . If any man desires more satisfaction of this nature and subject , he may be very richly and plentifully furnished herewith from severall other Books and labours of the said author , Mr. William Prin , who hath more engaged and endeered his Countrey unto him , by detecting the King and his ill Government , clearing the scruples , answering of questions , touching the lawfulnesse of opposing and resisting Kings and Rulers in their tyranny and cruelty , then any Lawer , Divine , Gentleman , or other , in the whole Kingdome besides , as his foure large and learned Books , concerning the Soveraigne Power of Parliaments and Kingdomes , Romes Master-peece , The Popish Royall Favou●ite , and other of his Writings doe witnesse . 1. That the present King Charles ( King of England , Scotland , &c. ) when he was Prince of Wales , did maintain correspondency with the then Pope of Rome , by letters wherein , he stiled him the most holy Father , chatholick Majesty , thrice honoured Lord and Father , professing that he did not esteem it a greater honour to be discended from great Princes , then to imitate them in their great piety , having exposed their Estates & lives , for the exaltation of the holy Cheir , esteeming the protestant Religion , but a novelty & faction , engaging himself by promise to the Pope , that he would imploy himself for the time to come to have but one Religion , viz. the Roman Catholique , & that he would spare nothing that he had in the world , but that he was resolved to suffer all manner of discommodities , even to the hazarding of his Estate and life , for a thing so pleasing unto God , as the advancement of the Romish Religion . 2. That the said King hath taken two solemn Oaths upon both his Treaties of Marriage with Spain and France , to protect and maintain to the utmost throughout his Dominions , the Romish Catholique Church and Religion ; yea , to suspend and abrogate all Lawes against them , and is thereby deeply engaged by vertue of these Oaths , to protect favour and defend the same , and in Conscience of these Oaths and Articles ( consented unto in the said matches ) he holds himself bound ( what ever his outward Protestations and pretences be ) to side with the Roman Catholique Subjects , both in England , Ireland , and Scotland , and arme them against his Protestant Subjects and Parliaments in all the 3. Kingdoms , of purpose to make good these his Oaths and Articles . 3. That the said present King Charles , since his coming to the Crown ( in prosecution of the aforesaid engagements to the Pope & Church of Rome ) hath raised most bloody and unnaturall Warre against the Protestant cause and party in his Dominions , in which he hath sustained many incommodities , hazarded both his Estate , Life , and Realms for the reducing all his Subjects to one Religion , viz. the Roman Catholique , and upon this ground he hath issued out Proclamations , Declarations , Remonstrances against the Scots ; the former , and present Parliament , proclaimed them Traytors , Rebells , no Parliament , a faction , he brake up all former Parliaments since his Raign , by discontinuance , and endeavoured to dissolve this Parliament , by the sword of Papists and Athiests , against the very Act of Parliament assented unto by himself , and the aforesaid engagements of the King to the Pope , &c. are the reall ground of the late horrid Irish Conspiracy , Massacre , Rebellion , pacification , toleration , and the said Kings connivance at , if not approbation of these horrid bloody execrable practices , as also the extraordinary favour lately indulged to these carsed barborous Rebells by the King , and his most gracious entertainment of them , not only into his royall favour , but Court , Army , and Realm of England , as his securest Guard . 4. The said King did permit the Papists , Priests , and Jesuits , during the Scottish troubles ( a little before the begining of this Parliament ) to call a Parliament and generall Councel of state among themselves , even in London ; wherein the Popes own Nuncio sate president , in which Parliament the chief papists out of all parts of England and Wales assembled , made severall Lawes and Ordinances for imposing taxes , and raising monies upon all Roman Catholiques for maintenance of the Scottish Warres , which were seconded with the Queenes own letters and instructions to the Catholiques , reciting what great liberties and favours her Highnesse had procured for them from his Majesty , exciting them to a liberall contribution towards those Warres , and this popish Parliament was permitted without interruption , when the Protestants and Kingdom might hold none at all , or , at least , are presently dissolved in discontents , and the Popes own Nuncio sit Lord President to rule the rost , which Parliament was thus openly tolerated to be held to make and maintain a Warre against the religious Protestant Subjects , EVEN WITH THE KINGS OWN ACTUALL CONSENT . 5. That the said King ( dissembling with God and men , opposing Papists in words , yet cherishing and protecting them ( all he may ) in deedes , exhibited many royall orders , ●xpresses , letters of grace , protection unto popish Recusants , seminary Priests , during all his raign , to stay all manner of proceedings and executions of the Law against them , contrary to the Judges and Justices Oaths , and since this , unhappy civill Warre , the Papists both in England and in Ireland , have been armed against the Parliament by the said Kings Cōmission , yea put into places of great Command & trust , admitted free access to his Camp , & Court , where they have bin in favours , and preserved from all violence , injury , &c. notwithstanding his many printed Declarations , Proclamations , Protestations , Vowes against Popery and Papists , to blind and delude the over credulous vulgar ; and notwithstanding his brave , real , royal , defence of the Protestant Religion so often promised , the best and most zealous Protestants , Ministers , people , both in England and Ireland , have bin every where most cruelly massacred , plundered , tortured , imprisoned , ruined by the blood-thirsty Popish Cavaliers , many of their Houses and almost whole Towns , fired , sackt by his speciall Commission . 6. That the said King did admit Can , the Popes legate , and that under the very name , notion , and Authority of the Popes Legate , into familiar accesse to , and conference with him , by all Arts , Policier , and Arguments , to pervert and draw him with his 3. Kingdoms , to a new subjection to the see of Rome , as Cardinall Pool , the Popes Legate , extant in England before this in Queen Maries Raign , reconciled her and the Realm to Rome , to their intolerable prejudice , an act so inconsistant to the Lawes of this Realm , with the Kings ancient and late Remonstrances , Oaths , Protestations to maintain the Protestant Religion ; as may ever amaze the World , which ever looks more at real actions , then verball Protestations . 7. That the King ( after Endimian Porter , had gained the Custody of the great Seal of England ) did issue out divers Proclamations under the great Seal , proclaiming the Parliament Traytors and Rebells , yea , did grant Commissions to Irish and English Papists , contrary to his former Proclamations , to raise Popish forces both at home and in forraign parts for his defence , as his trustiest and most loyall Subjects , and did send letters and Commissions of favour to the Irish Rebells , and hinder all supply from hence to the Protestant party there . 8. That the said King ( after the bloody Irish Rebells had destroyed the precious lives of above a hundred and forty Thousand Protestan●s in Ireland , and were like to be overcome by the Parliaments Forces ( sent from hence and from Scotland to relieve the Prot●stant party ) condescended to Articles of pacification with these Rebells , contrary to an Act of Parliament , and both Houses consents , wherein the said wicked Rebells are declared his Majesties good Catholick Subjects , and no Rebells at all . 9. That the said King did send for many thousands of the said Rebells into England to massacre the Protestant English here , and fight against the Parliament , as they did in Ireland heretofore . Whereas it flyes up and down in the mouths of the over-credulous vulgar that Mr. Wil. Prinne ( since his admission into the Honourable House of Commons ) hath most petulently exclaimed against the Armies late Remonstrance ; wherein they desire Justice may be done against the King ( as the grand Delinquent of the Kingdom , ) & furiously env●ighed against the same , as if he was newly become the Kings Advocate : these therefore are to stop the current of such reports , and to desire that men may deffen their eares thereunto , considering that not only their tender care of the priviledges of Parl. ( requiring no notice to be taken of any mans Speech within these walles ) but also their respects and love unto Mr Prinns ( that hath written so much of the peoples and Kingdoms interest and power to call their Kings and Governours to accompt for their unjust wicked and tyrannicall Government ) doth require the same , for if occasion be offered the present proceedings of the Army in requiring justice to be done upon the King , and all other Delinquents , as those that lately fomented . second War , invited the Scots into this Kingdome to that end &c. shall be clearly , fully , convincingly , asserted , argu●d , and maintained from the severall labours , pains , and writings of the said Anthem , M● . William Prinne . FINIS . Notes, typically marginal, from the original text Notes for div A91160e-120 Vide the 3d. part of the Soveraigue power of Parliaments & kingdoms Page 83. ibid. ibid. ibid. ibid. ibid. ibid. ibid. ibid. ibid. ibid. Popish Royall Favorite page 40. Popish Royall Favorite pag. 50. ibid. p. 50 ibid. p. 41 ibid. p. 51 ibid. ibid. pag. 58. 57. Epistle to the Reader before the popish Royall favourit . Romes Master-peece , p. 31. Roomes Master-peece . p. 33 Popish Royall Favourite . 35. ibid.