A full declaration of the true state of the secluded members case. In vindication of themselves, and their privileges, and of the respective counties, cities and boroughs for which they were elected to serve in Parliament, against the vote of their discharge, published in print, Jan. 5. 1659. by their fellow members. Compiled and published by some of the secluded members, who could meet with safety and conveniencie, without danger of a forcible surprize by Red-coats.
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             A full declaration of the true state of the secluded members case. In vindication of themselves, and their privileges, and of the respective counties, cities and boroughs for which they were elected to serve in Parliament, against the vote of their discharge, published in print, Jan. 5. 1659. by their fellow members. Compiled and published by some of the secluded members, who could meet with safety and conveniencie, without danger of a forcible surprize by Red-coats.
             Prynne, William, 1600-1669.
          
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             1660.
          
           
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           A
           FULL
           Declaration
           Of
           the
           true
           State
           of
           the
           SECLUDED
           MEMBERS
           CASE
           .
           IN
           Vindication
           of
           Themselves
           ,
           and
           their
           Privileges
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           respective
           
             Counties
             ,
             Cities
          
           and
           
             Boroughs
          
           for
           which
           they
           were
           elected
           to
           serve
           in
           
             Parliament
             ,
          
           against
           the
           Vote
           of
           their
           
             Discharge
             ,
          
           published
           in
           print
           ,
           
             Jan.
          
           5.
           1659.
           by
           their
           
             Fellow
             Members
             .
          
        
         
           Compiled
           and
           published
           by
           some
           of
           the
           
             Secluded
             Members
             ,
          
           who
           could
           meet
           with
           safety
           and
           conveniencie
           ,
           without
           danger
           of
           a
           forcible
           surprize
           by
           
             Red-coats
             .
          
        
         
           
             Mal.
             2.
             10.
             
          
           Have
           we
           not
           all
           one
           Father
           ?
           Hath
           not
           one
           God
           created
           us
           ?
           Why
           do
           we
           deal
           treacherously
           every
           man
           against
           his
           Brother
           ,
           by
           prophaning
           the
           Covenant
           of
           our
           Fathers
           ?
        
         
           
             1
             Cor.
             6.
             8.
             
          
           Nay
           ,
           you
           do
           wrong
           and
           defrand
           ,
           and
           that
           your
           Brethren
           .
        
         
           
             LONDON
          
           Printed
           ,
           and
           are
           to
           be
           sold
           by
           
             Edward
             Thomas
             ,
          
           at
           the
           
             Adam
          
           and
           
             Eve
          
           in
           
             Little
             Britain
             .
          
           1660.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           A
           FULL
           DECLARATION
           OF
           THE
           True
           State
           of
           the
           matter
           of
           Fact
           ,
           Concerning
           the
           SECLUDED
           MEMBERS
           OF
           THE
           House
           of
           Commons
           OF
           THE
           Parliament
           ,
           Begun
           at
           WESTMINSTER
           ,
           November
           3d.
           1640.
           
        
         
           FOr
           the
           clearer
           stating
           of
           their
           Case
           ,
           it
           will
           be
           necessary
           to
           have
           a
           retrospect
           to
           the
           year
           1642.
           and
           to
           observe
           down-wards
           such
           Proceedings
           ,
           as
           had
           a
           direct
           influence
           upon
           this
           matter
           .
           In
           order
           whereunto
           it
           must
           be
           considered
           ,
           that
           in
           the
           said
           year
           ,
           some
           mis-understandings
           
           arising
           between
           the
           
             King
             ,
          
           and
           his
           two
           
             Houses
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             concerning
             some
             evil
             Counsellors
             about
             the
             King
             ,
          
           at
           which
           style
           his
           
             M●jesty
          
           took
           offence
           ,
           the
           two
           
             Houses
          
           in
           their
           
             a
          
           
             Declaration
          
           of
           the
           19.
           of
           
             May
          
           1642.
           have
           this
           expression
           in
           answer
           thereunto
           ,
           
             We
             his
             Majesties
             loyal
             and
             dutifull
             Subjects
             ,
             can
             use
             no
             other
             style
             ,
             according
             to
             that
             Maxim
             in
             the
             Law
             ,
          
           the
           King
           can
           do
           no
           wrong
           :
           
             but
             if
             any
             ill
             be
             committed
             in
             matter
             of
             State
             ,
             the
             Council
             ;
             if
             in
             matters
             of
             Justice
             ,
             the
             Judges
             must
             answer
             for
             it
             .
          
           They
           add
           further
           ,
           
             b
          
           
             We
             cannot
             but
             justly
             think
             ,
             that
             if
             there
             be
             a
             continuance
             of
             such
             i●l
             Counsellors
             ,
             they
             will
             by
             some
             wicked
             device
             or
             other
             make
             the
             Bill
             for
             the
          
           Triennial
           Parliament
           ,
           
             and
             those
             other
          
           excellent
           Laws
           passed
           this
           Parliament
           ,
           
             of
             no
             value
             ;
             And
             we
             are
             resolved
             ,
             the
             gracious
             favour
             of
             his
             Majestie
             expressed
             in
             that
             excellent
             Bill
             ,
             for
             the
             continuance
             of
             this
             Parliament
             ,
             and
             the
             advantage
             and
             security
             which
             thereby
             we
             have
             from
             being
             dissolved
             ,
             shall
             not
             incourage
             us
             to
             do
             any
             thing
             which
             otherwise
             had
             not
             been
             fit
             to
             have
             been
             done
             .
          
        
         
           
             And
             after
             by
             their
          
           
             c
          
           Remonstr
           :
           
             of
             the
          
           26
           
             of
          
           May
           1642.
           
             they
             gave
             this
             as
             a
             Character
             of
             those
          
           evil
           Counsellors
           ,
           
             viz.
          
           These
           are
           the
           men
           that
           would
           perswade
           the
           People
           ,
           that
           both
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           containing
           all
           the
           Peers
           ,
           and
           representing
           all
           the
           Commons
           of
           England
           ,
           would
           destroy
           the
           Laws
           of
           the
           Land
           ,
           and
           Liberties
           of
           the
           People
           :
           wherein
           ,
           besides
           the
           trust
           of
           the
           whole
           ,
           they
           themselves
           in
           their
           own
           particulars
           ,
           have
           so
           great
           an
           interest
           of
           honour
           and
           estate
           ,
           That
           we
           hope
           it
           will
           gain
           little
           credit
           ,
           with
           any
           that
           have
           the
           least
           use
           of
           reason
           ,
           that
           such
           as
           must
           have
           so
           great
           a
           share
           in
           the
           misery
           ,
           should
           take
           so
           much
           pains
           in
           the
           procuring
           thereof
           ;
           and
           spend
           so
           much
           time
           ,
           and
           run
           so
           many
           hazards
           to
           make
           themselves
           slaves
           .
           
             And
             they
             conclude
             that
          
           Declaration
           
             with
             these
             words
             :
          
           We
           doubt
           not
           but
           it
           shall
           in
           the
           end
           appear
           to
           all
           the
           world
           ,
           that
           our
           endeavours
           have
           been
           most
           hearty
           and
           sincere
           ,
           for
           the
           maintenance
           of
           the
           true
           Protestant
           Religion
           ,
           the
           Kings
           just
           Prerogatives
           ,
           the
           Laws
           and
           Liberties
           of
           the
           Land
           ,
           and
           the
           Privileges
           of
           Parliament
           :
           in
           which
           endeavours
           by
           the
           grace
           of
           God
           we
           will
           still
           persist
           ,
           though
           we
           should
           perish
           in
           the
           work
           :
           which
           if
           it
           should
           be
           ,
           it
           is
           much
           to
           be
           feared
           ,
           that
           Religion
           ,
           Laws
           ,
           Liberties
           and
           Parliaments
           ,
           would
           not
           be
           long
           lived
           after
           Vs
           .
        
         
         
           
             Jealousies
             and
             differences
             increasing
             between
             the
          
           King
           
             and
             the
             two
          
           Houses
           ,
           
             they
             came
             at
             length
             to
             an
             open
             war
             ;
             in
             the
             entrance
             whereunto
             ,
             the
          
           Lords
           
             and
          
           Commons
           
             assembled
             in
             Parliament
             ,
             published
             a
          
           Declaration
           
             in
          
           Aug.
           1642.
           
             in
             the
             preamble
             whereunto
             they
             assert
             ;
          
           
             d
          
           That
           a
           Malignant
           party
           was
           then
           in
           armes
           against
           them
           ,
           to
           the
           hazarding
           of
           his
           Majesties
           Person
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           oppression
           of
           the
           true
           Religion
           ,
           the
           Laws
           and
           Liberties
           of
           this
           Kingdom
           ,
           and
           the
           power
           and
           Privilege
           of
           Parliament
           :
           all
           which
           every
           honest
           man
           is
           bound
           to
           defend
           ;
           especially
           those
           who
           have
           taken
           the
           late
           
             Protestation
             ,
          
           by
           which
           they
           are
           more
           particularly
           tyed
           unto
           it
           ,
           and
           the
           more
           answerable
           before
           God
           should
           they
           neglect
           it
           .
           And
           finding
           themselves
           engaged
           on
           a
           necessity
           to
           take
           up
           armes
           likewise
           for
           the
           defence
           of
           those
           ,
           which
           otherwise
           must
           suffer
           and
           perish
           ;
           they
           did
           then
           think
           fit
           ,
           to
           give
           that
           account
           unto
           the
           world
           ,
           to
           be
           a
           satisfaction
           unto
           all
           men
           ,
           of
           the
           justice
           of
           their
           proceedings
           ,
           and
           a
           warning
           to
           the
           People
           ,
           to
           let
           them
           see
           the
           necessity
           and
           duty
           which
           lay
           upon
           them
           to
           save
           themselves
           ,
           their
           Religion
           and
           Country
           .
           
             In
             the
             body
             of
             the
          
           
             e
          
           Declaration
           
             they
             charge
             the
          
           Malignant
           party
           ,
           
             with
             an
          
           endeavour
           to
           possess
           the
           People
           ,
           that
           the
           Parliament
           will
           take
           away
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           introduce
           an
           Arbitrary
           Government
           ;
           a
           thing
           which
           every
           moral
           man
           abhors
           ,
           much
           more
           the
           wisedom
           ,
           justice
           ,
           and
           piety
           of
           the
           two
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           ;
           and
           in
           truth
           such
           a
           charge
           ,
           as
           no
           rational
           man
           can
           believe
           it
           ,
           it
           being
           impossible
           so
           many
           several
           persons
           ,
           as
           the
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           consist
           of
           ,
           about
           
             *
          
           600.
           and
           in
           either
           House
           all
           of
           equal
           power
           ,
           should
           all
           of
           them
           ,
           or
           at
           least
           the
           
             Major
             part
             ,
          
           agree
           in
           Acts
           of
           will
           and
           Tyranny
           ,
           which
           make
           up
           an
           Arbitrary
           Government
           ;
           and
           most
           improbable
           ,
           that
           the
           Nobility
           ,
           and
           chief
           Gentry
           of
           this
           Kingdom
           ,
           should
           conspire
           to
           take
           away
           the
           Law
           ,
           by
           which
           they
           enjoy
           their
           Estates
           ,
           are
           protected
           from
           any
           Act
           of
           violence
           and
           power
           ,
           and
           differenced
           from
           the
           meaner
           sort
           of
           people
           ,
           with
           whom
           otherwise
           they
           would
           be
           but
           fellow-servants
           .
           
             They
             then
             further
             charge
             the
             said
          
           malignant
           party
           
             f
          
           
             to
             have
          
           combined
           to
           bury
           the
           happiness
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           in
           the
           ruine
           of
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           by
           forcing
           it
           ,
           to
           cut
           up
           the
           freedom
           of
           Parliament
           by
           the
           root
           ,
           and
           either
           take
           all
           Parliaments
           away
           ,
           or
           which
           is
           worse
           ,
           make
           them
           the
           instruments
           of
           
           Slavery
           to
           confirm
           it
           by
           Law
           ,
           and
           leave
           the
           disease
           incurable
           :
           With
           compelling
           the
           
             trained
             Bands
          
           by
           force
           ,
           to
           come
           in
           and
           joyn
           with
           them
           ,
           or
           disarming
           them
           ,
           and
           putting
           their
           arms
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           lewd
           and
           desperate
           persons
           ,
           thereby
           turning
           the
           Arms
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           against
           it self
           ;
           And
           with
           an
           intention
           to
           destroy
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           be
           Masters
           of
           our
           Religion
           and
           Liberties
           ,
           to
           make
           us
           slaves
           ,
           and
           alter
           the
           Government
           of
           this
           Kingdom
           ,
           and
           reduce
           it
           to
           the
           condition
           of
           some
           other
           Countries
           ,
           which
           are
           not
           governed
           by
           Parliaments
           ,
           and
           so
           by
           Laws
           .
           
             And
             upon
             these
             grounds
             they
             conclude
             that
          
           Declaration
           
             in
             these
             words
             .
          
           
             g
          
           Therefore
           we
           the
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           are
           resolved
           ,
           to
           expose
           our
           lives
           and
           fortunes
           for
           the
           defence
           and
           maintenance
           of
           the
           true
           Religion
           ,
           the
           Kings
           person
           ,
           honour
           and
           estate
           ,
           the
           power
           and
           privilege
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           the
           just
           rights
           and
           liberties
           of
           the
           Subject
           .
           And
           for
           the
           prevention
           of
           this
           mischievous
           design
           ,
           the
           alteration
           of
           our
           Religion
           .
           And
           we
           do
           here
           require
           all
           those
           who
           have
           any
           sence
           of
           piety
           ,
           honor
           or
           compassion
           ▪
           to
           help
           a
           distressed
           State
           ,
           especially
           such
           as
           have
           taken
           the
           
             Protestation
             ,
          
           and
           are
           bound
           in
           the
           same
           duty
           with
           us
           unto
           their
           God
           ,
           their
           King
           and
           Country
           ,
           to
           come
           in
           unto
           our
           aid
           and
           assistance
           ,
           this
           being
           the
           true
           cause
           for
           which
           we
           raise
           an
           Army
           ,
           under
           the
           command
           of
           the
           
             Earl
             of
             Essex
             ,
          
           with
           whom
           in
           this
           Quarrel
           we
           resolve
           to
           live
           and
           dye
           .
        
         
           
             And
             in
             the
          
           Declaration
           
             and
             Resolution
             of
             both
          
           Houses
           ,
           
             in
             answer
             to
             the
             Kings
          
           Proclamation
           
             against
             the
          
           
             h
          
           Earl
           of
           Essex
           ,
           
             they
             have
             these
             words
             ,
             viz.
          
           And
           whereas
           the
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           did
           formerly
           choose
           the
           Earl
           of
           
             Essex
          
           to
           be
           Captain
           General
           of
           such
           forces
           as
           are
           or
           shall
           be
           raised
           for
           the
           maintenance
           of
           the
           true
           Protestant
           Religion
           ,
           the
           Kings
           person
           ,
           the
           law
           of
           the
           Land
           ,
           the
           peace
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           the
           liberty
           and
           propriety
           of
           the
           Subject
           ,
           and
           rights
           and
           privileges
           of
           Parliament
           ;
           the
           said
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           do
           declare
           ,
           That
           they
           will
           maintain
           and
           assist
           him
           ,
           and
           adhere
           unto
           him
           the
           said
           Earl
           ,
           with
           their
           lives
           and
           estates
           in
           the
           same
           Cause
           ,
           as
           in
           conscience
           and
           duty
           to
           God
           ,
           the
           King
           and
           their
           Country
           ,
           they
           are
           bound
           to
           do
           .
           
             And
             the
          
           
             i
          
           Petition
           
             of
             both
             Houses
             sent
             to
             the
             King
             by
             the
             Earl
             of
          
           Essex
           ,
           
             when
             he
             marched
             in
             the
             head
             of
             the
             Parliaments
             army
             saith
             ,
          
           That
           they
           have
           for
           the
           just
           and
           necessary
           
           defence
           of
           the
           Protestant
           Religion
           ,
           of
           his
           Majesties
           Person
           ,
           Crown
           :
           and
           Dignity
           ,
           of
           the
           Laws
           and
           Liberties
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           and
           the
           Privilege
           and
           power
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           taken
           up
           arms
           .
        
         
           The
           two
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           having
           thus
           taken
           up
           arms
           ,
           and
           declared
           the
           cause
           thereof
           ,
           no
           successe
           made
           them
           in
           the
           least
           to
           vary
           from
           it
           ;
           but
           in
           the
           very
           heat
           of
           the
           war
           ,
           and
           whole
           prosecution
           thereof
           to
           the
           end
           ,
           they
           asserted
           and
           adhered
           to
           the
           same
           cause
           ,
           as
           appears
           in
           all
           their
           Remonstrances
           ,
           Declarations
           ,
           Orders
           and
           Ordinances
           ,
           during
           the
           war
           :
           which
           being
           over-tedious
           to
           transcribe
           at
           large
           ,
           some
           material
           passages
           to
           that
           effect
           ,
           shall
           only
           be
           inserted
           ,
           viz.
           In
           the
           
             k
          
           
             Directions
          
           from
           both
           
             Houses
             ,
          
           given
           to
           the
           
             Earl
          
           of
           
             Essex
             ,
          
           General
           of
           the
           Army
           ;
           the
           cause
           is
           asserted
           to
           be
           ,
           
             in
             defence
             of
             Religion
             ,
             his
             Majesties
             Person
             ,
             the
             Liberties
             and
             Laws
             of
             the
             Kingdom
             ,
             and
             Privilege
             of
             Parliament
          
        
         
           
             And
             in
             the
          
           
             l
          
           Declaration
           ,
           
             and
          
           Protestation
           
             of
             the
             Lords
             and
             Commons
             in
             Parliament
             to
             this
             Kingdom
             ,
             and
             to
             the
          
           whole
           world
           ,
           
             Dat.
             
             Octob.
          
           22.
           1642.
           
           (
           a
           day
           before
           the
           battel
           of
           Edghil
           ,
           ordered
           to
           be
           read
           in
           all
           Churches
           and
           Chapels
           )
           
             wherein
             they
             expresse
             their
             resolution
             ,
             to
             enter
             into
             a
          
           solemn
           Oath
           and
           Covenant
           with
           God
           ,
           
             they
             conclude
          
           with
           these
           words
           ,
           viz.
           We
           doubt
           not
           but
           the
           God
           of
           truth
           ,
           and
           the
           great
           Protector
           of
           his
           people
           ,
           will
           assist
           and
           enable
           us
           ,
           in
           this
           our
           just
           defence
           ,
           to
           restrain
           the
           Malice
           and
           fury
           of
           those
           that
           seek
           our
           ruine
           ,
           and
           to
           secure
           the
           Persons
           ,
           estates
           ,
           and
           Liberties
           of
           all
           that
           joyn
           with
           us
           :
           and
           to
           procure
           and
           establish
           the
           safety
           of
           Religion
           ,
           and
           fruition
           of
           our
           Laws
           and
           Liberties
           ,
           in
           this
           and
           all
           other
           his
           Majesties
           dominions
           ;
           which
           we
           do
           here
           again
           professe
           before
           the
           ever-living
           God
           ,
           to
           be
           the
           chief
           end
           of
           all
           our
           Councils
           and
           resolutions
           ,
           without
           any
           intention
           or
           desire
           to
           hurt
           or
           injure
           his
           Majestie
           ,
           either
           in
           his
           Person
           or
           just
           power
           .
        
         
           
             And
             whereas
             in
             the
          
           
             m
          
           Kings
           Proclamation
           
             of
             the
          
           24.
           
             of
             Octob.
          
           1642.
           
           
             It
             is
             alledged
             ,
          
           that
           the
           war
           raised
           against
           him
           ,
           was
           to
           take
           away
           his
           life
           ,
           to
           destroy
           his
           posterity
           ,
           to
           change
           the
           Protestant
           Religion
           ,
           to
           suppresse
           the
           Law
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           and
           to
           take
           away
           the
           Liberty
           of
           the
           Subject
           ,
           and
           to
           subject
           both
           to
           an
           arbitrary
           power
           ;
           
             And
             in
             one
             of
             his
             Majesties
          
           Declarations
           ▪
           
           
             there
             was
             this
             allegation
             ,
          
           That
           the
           Army
           raised
           by
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           was
           to
           depose
           the
           King
           ;
           
             Thereupon
             both
             Houses
             of
             Parliament
             in
             a
             Declaration
             after
             the
             bloody
             battel
             of
             Edghill
             ,
             in
             answer
             to
             this
             Charge
             and
             Declaration
             ,
             have
             these
             words
             ,
          
           
             n
          
           We
           hoped
           the
           contrivers
           of
           that
           Declaration
           ,
           or
           any
           that
           professed
           but
           the
           name
           of
           a
           Christian
           ,
           could
           not
           have
           so
           little
           charity
           as
           to
           raise
           such
           a
           scandal
           ,
           especially
           when
           they
           must
           needs
           know
           the
           
             Protestation
          
           taken
           by
           every
           Member
           of
           both
           Houses
           ,
           whereby
           they
           promise
           in
           the
           presence
           of
           almighty
           God
           ,
           to
           defend
           his
           Majesties
           Person
           ;
           the
           promiss
           and
           
             Protestation
          
           made
           by
           the
           Members
           of
           both
           Houses
           ,
           upon
           the
           nomination
           of
           the
           Earl
           of
           Essex
           to
           be
           General
           ,
           and
           to
           live
           and
           dy
           with
           him
           ;
           wherein
           is
           expressed
           ,
           that
           this
           Army
           was
           raised
           for
           the
           defence
           of
           the
           Kings
           Person
           .
           And
           in
           the
           same
           Declaration
           ,
           they
           rejoyce
           that
           his
           Majestie
           ,
           and
           his
           Children
           escaped
           danger
           in
           that
           Battel
           .
        
         
           
             In
             the
          
           
             o
          
           Remonstrance
           
             of
             the
             Lords
             and
             Commons
             of
             the
             2d
             .
             of
          
           Nov.
           1642.
           
             there
             is
             this
             passage
             .
          
           As
           God
           is
           witnesse
           of
           our
           thoughts
           ,
           so
           shall
           our
           actions
           witnesse
           to
           all
           the
           world
           ,
           that
           to
           the
           honour
           of
           our
           Religion
           ,
           and
           of
           those
           that
           are
           most
           zealous
           in
           it
           ,
           we
           shall
           suffer
           more
           from
           and
           for
           our
           Soveraign
           ,
           than
           we
           hope
           God
           will
           ever
           permit
           the
           malice
           of
           wicked
           Counsellors
           to
           put
           us
           to
           ;
           and
           though
           the
           happiness
           of
           this
           and
           all
           Kingdoms
           dependeth
           chiefly
           upon
           God
           ,
           yet
           we
           acknowledge
           that
           it
           doth
           so
           mainly
           depend
           upon
           his
           Majestie
           ,
           and
           the
           royal
           branches
           of
           that
           root
           ,
           that
           as
           we
           have
           heretofore
           ,
           so
           we
           shall
           hereafter
           esteem
           no
           hazard
           too
           great
           ,
           no
           reproach
           too
           vile
           ,
           but
           that
           we
           shall
           willingly
           go
           through
           the
           one
           ,
           and
           undergo
           the
           other
           ,
           that
           we
           and
           the
           whole
           Kingdom
           ,
           may
           enjoy
           that
           happiness
           which
           we
           cannot
           in
           an
           ordinary
           way
           of
           providence
           expect
           from
           any
           other
           fountain
           or
           streams
           ,
           than
           those
           from
           whence
           (
           were
           the
           poyson
           of
           evil
           Councils
           ,
           once
           removed
           from
           about
           them
           )
           we
           doubt
           not
           but
           we
           and
           the
           whole
           Kingdom
           should
           be
           satisfied
           abundantly
           .
           
             The
             same
             Remonstrance
             also
             hath
             these
             words
             .
          
           
             p
          
           We
           do
           not
           say
           the
           Royal
           assent
           is
           not
           requisite
           in
           the
           passing
           of
           Laws
           ,
           nor
           do
           ,
           or
           ever
           did
           we
           say
           ,
           
             That
             because
             his
             Majestie
             is
             bound
             to
             give
             his
             consent
             to
             good
             Laws
             ,
             presented
             to
             him
             by
             his
             people
             in
             Parliament
             ,
          
           that
           therefore
           they
           shall
           be
           Laws
           without
           
           his
           consent
           ,
           or
           at
           all
           obligatory
           :
           saving
           only
           for
           the
           necessary
           preservation
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           whilst
           that
           necessity
           lasted
           ,
           and
           such
           consent
           cannot
           be
           obtained
           .
           
             And
             again
             ,
          
           
             (q)
          
           We
           did
           and
           do
           say
           ,
           that
           the
           Soveraign
           power
           ,
           doth
           reside
           in
           the
           King
           ,
           and
           both
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           .
           
             It
             follows
             in
             the
             same
             Remonstrance
             ,
          
           
             r
          
           Having
           the
           honour
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           of
           his
           Majestie
           ,
           and
           the
           peace
           ,
           freedom
           and
           prosperity
           of
           this
           Kingdom
           ,
           chiefly
           before
           our
           eyes
           in
           our
           Propositions
           ,
           and
           in
           all
           our
           actions
           ,
           we
           rest
           assured
           ,
           that
           both
           God
           and
           man
           ,
           will
           abhor
           and
           abominate
           that
           monstrous
           and
           most
           injurious
           charge
           ,
           laid
           upon
           the
           Representative
           body
           of
           this
           whole
           Kingdom
           ,
           
             Of
             desiring
             the
             ruins
             ,
             not
             only
             of
             his
             Majesties
             person
             ,
             but
             of
             Monarchy
             it self
             :
          
           and
           we
           appeal
           to
           all
           the
           world
           ,
           whether
           worse
           words
           than
           these
           can
           be
           given
           us
           ;
           And
           whether
           it
           be
           not
           high
           time
           for
           us
           to
           stand
           upon
           our
           defence
           ,
           which
           nature
           teacheth
           every
           man
           to
           provide
           for
           ,
           and
           this
           Kingdom
           (
           unlesse
           it
           be
           very
           unnatural
           ,
           and
           very
           unmindfull
           of
           it self
           )
           cannot
           but
           afford
           to
           them
           ,
           whom
           it
           hath
           intrusted
           ,
           and
           by
           whom
           it
           is
           represented
           ;
           and
           if
           the
           
             Major
             part
          
           of
           both
           Houses
           ,
           may
           sit
           free
           from
           force
           ,
           we
           doubt
           not
           ,
           but
           that
           they
           will
           not
           only
           make
           it
           good
           ,
           that
           they
           have
           done
           themselves
           and
           the
           whole
           Kingdom
           right
           in
           their
           De●larations
           ,
           and
           offered
           no
           wrong
           ,
           nor
           done
           any
           prejudice
           at
           all
           to
           his
           Majestie
           ,
           but
           also
           be
           very
           sensible
           of
           the
           great
           indignity
           offered
           to
           the
           representative
           body
           of
           this
           whole
           Kingdom
           ,
           by
           the
           contrivers
           of
           the
           Kings
           answer
           ,
           and
           will
           make
           such
           persons
           (
           that
           delight
           to
           foul
           their
           own
           nests
           ,
           and
           to
           cast
           dirt
           in
           the
           face
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           )
           instances
           of
           their
           exemplary
           justice
           ,
           so
           soon
           as
           they
           shall
           be
           discovered
           ,
           and
           brand
           both
           them
           and
           their
           doctrin
           with
           the
           marks
           of
           their
           perpetual
           scorn
           and
           indignation
           .
           
             And
             for
             a
          
           tast
           of
           their
           horrid
           doctrine
           ,
           
             these
             Particulars
             are
             mentioned
             from
             the
          
           Declaration
           ,
           
             that
          
           Remonstrance
           
             answers
             ,
             viz.
          
           
             s
          
           That
           his
           
             Majestie
             ,
          
           or
           any
           other
           Person
           ,
           may
           upon
           suggestions
           and
           pretences
           of
           Treason
           ,
           Felony
           ,
           or
           breach
           of
           the
           peace
           ,
           take
           the
           Members
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           out
           of
           either
           House
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           without
           giving
           satisfaction
           to
           the
           House
           whereof
           they
           are
           Members
           ,
           of
           the
           ground
           of
           such
           suggestion
           or
           accusation
           ,
           and
           without
           and
           against
           their
           consent
           ,
           so
           they
           may
           dismember
           a
           Parliament
           when
           they
           please
           ,
           and
           make
           it
           what
           they
           will
           ,
           when
           they
           will
           .
        
         
         
           That
           the
           Representative
           body
           of
           the
           whole
           Kingdom
           ,
           is
           a
           faction
           of
           Malignant
           ,
           Scismatical
           and
           Ambitious
           Persons
           ,
           whose
           design
           is
           and
           alwaies
           hath
           been
           ,
           to
           alter
           the
           whole
           frame
           of
           Government
           ,
           both
           of
           Church
           and
           State
           ,
           and
           to
           subject
           both
           King
           and
           people
           to
           their
           own
           lawlesse
           arbitrary
           power
           and
           Government
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           design
           the
           ruine
           of
           his
           Majesties
           person
           ,
           and
           of
           Monarchy
           it self
           ,
           and
           consequently
           that
           they
           are
           Traytors
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           Kingdom
           with
           them
           (
           for
           their
           Act
           is
           the
           Act
           of
           the
           whole
           Kingdom
           )
           and
           whether
           their
           punishment
           and
           ruine
           may
           not
           also
           involve
           the
           whole
           Kingdom
           in
           conclusion
           ,
           and
           reduce
           it
           into
           the
           condition
           of
           a
           
             Conquered
             Nation
             ;
          
           no
           man
           can
           tell
           ,
           but
           experience
           sheweth
           us
           ,
           that
           successe
           often
           draws
           men
           not
           only
           beyond
           their
           professions
           ,
           but
           also
           many
           times
           beyond
           their
           intentions
           .
        
         
           
             Likewise
             in
             the
          
           
             t
          
           Declaration
           
             of
             both
             Houses
             ,
          
           dated
           Novemb.
           7.
           1642.
           
             for
             the
             encouragement
             of
             the
             Apprentices
             ,
             to
             list
             themselves
             under
             the
          
           Earl
           
             of
          
           Warwick
           ,
           
             the
          
           cause
           
             is
             declared
             to
             be
             ,
          
           for
           the
           defence
           of
           Religion
           ,
           and
           liberty
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           his
           Majesties
           royal
           Person
           ,
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           the
           City
           of
           London
           .
        
         
           
             In
             the
          
           
             u
          
           Declaration
           
             of
             the
             Lords
             and
             Commons
             of
             the
          
           17th
           .
           
             of
          
           December
           ,
           1642.
           
           
             The
          
           Parliaments
           Army
           is
           said
           to
           be
           raised
           for
           the
           necessary
           defence
           of
           the
           true
           Protestant
           Religion
           ,
           the
           King
           ,
           Parliament
           and
           Kingdom
           .
        
         
           
             And
             in
             the
          
           
             x
          
           Declaration
           
             of
             both
             Houses
             concerning
             a
          
           Treaty
           of
           peace
           
             made
             by
          
           Cheshire
           
             alone
             ,
             it
             is
             held
             forth
             ,
          
           That
           they
           ought
           not
           to
           withdraw
           themselves
           from
           the
           common
           cause
           ,
           but
           to
           joyn
           with
           the
           Parliament
           in
           the
           defence
           of
           the
           Religion
           ,
           and
           liberty
           of
           the
           whole
           Kingdom
           ,
           and
           with
           them
           to
           labour
           by
           all
           good
           means
           to
           procure
           a
           general
           peace
           and
           protection
           from
           the
           King
           for
           all
           his
           Subjects
           ,
           according
           to
           their
           general
           Protestation
           .
           
             In
             like
             manner
             in
             the
          
           
             y
          
           Declaration
           
             of
             the
          
           7th
           
             .
             of
          
           January
           1642.
           
             for
             a
          
           subscription
           of
           mony
           and
           plate
           for
           supply
           of
           the
           Army
           ,
           
             the
             cause
             of
             the
             war
             is
             expressed
             to
             be
             ,
          
           for
           the
           preservation
           of
           Religion
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           the
           just
           and
           undoubted
           power
           and
           privilege
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           our
           Laws
           and
           Liberties
           from
           most
           apparent
           destruction
           .
        
         
           
             And
             in
             the
          
           
             z
          
           
             preamble
             to
             the
          
           Propositions
           
             of
             both
             Houses
             tendred
             to
             his
             Majesty
             ,
          
           Fe●r
           .
           1.
           1642.
           
             they
             say
             ,
          
           That
           they
           took
           up
           Arms
           for
           the
           defence
           of
           our
           Religion
           ,
           laws
           ,
           
           liberties
           ,
           privileges
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           sitting
           of
           the
           Parliament
           in
           safety
           .
        
         
           Likewise
           in
           the
           first
           
             a
          
           
             Ordinances
          
           for
           a
           general
           weekly
           Assesment
           ,
           wherein
           the
           whole
           Kingdom
           was
           to
           be
           satisfied
           ,
           
             That
             they
             might
             freely
             pay
             their
             mony
             ,
             the
             same
             cause
             is
             held
             forth
             .
          
        
         
           The
           
             b
          
           
             Associations
          
           also
           of
           the
           several
           Counties
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           were
           setled
           for
           the
           
             same
             cause
             .
          
        
         
           In
           the
           year
           1643.
           
           
             c
          
           
             The
             Solemn
             League
             and
             Covenant
          
           was
           taken
           by
           all
           Members
           of
           
             Parliament
             ,
          
           and
           throughout
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           in
           maintenance
           of
           the
           same
           
             cause
             ,
          
           as
           appears
           by
           the
           
             Covenant
             ,
             and
             the
             Exhortation
             to
             the
             taking
             of
             the
             same
             .
          
        
         
           The
           Kingdom
           of
           
             Scotland
          
           engaged
           with
           us
           in
           the
           same
           
             cause
             .
          
           And
           all
           
             d
          
           
             Commissions
          
           to
           the
           
             Generals
          
           and
           Army-Officers
           were
           in
           the
           name
           of
           
             King
             and
             Parliament
             .
          
        
         
           And
           when
           a
           new
           
             Army
          
           was
           raised
           of
           20000.
           men
           under
           the
           command
           of
           Sir
           
             Tho.
             Fairfax
             ,
          
           by
           
             e
          
           
             Ordinance
          
           of
           both
           Houses
           dated
           the
           13th
           .
           of
           
             Febr.
          
           1644.
           it
           is
           held
           forth
           to
           be
           ,
           
             for
             the
             defence
             of
             the
             King
             and
             Parliament
             ,
             the
             true
             Protestant
             Religion
             ,
             the
             laws
             and
             liberties
             of
             the
             Kingdom
             .
          
        
         
           An
           Ordinance
           ,
           
             dated
          
           3.
           Aug.
           1647.
           
             for
             raising
             of
             forces
             to
             be
             commanded
             by
             Sir
          
           William
           Waller
           ,
           
             is
          
           for
           defence
           of
           the
           King
           ,
           Kingdom
           ,
           Parliament
           and
           City
           .
        
         
           Lastly
           ,
           (
           to
           mention
           no
           more
           )
           towards
           the
           end
           of
           the
           war
           the
           
             House
             of
             Commons
          
           alone
           published
           a
           memorable
           
             f
          
           
             Declaration
             ,
          
           dated
           the
           17th
           .
           of
           
             April
             ,
          
           1646.
           called
           ,
           
             A
             Declaration
             of
             their
             true
             Intentions
             concerning
             the
             antient
             Government
             of
             the
             Kingdom
             ,
             and
             securing
             the
             people
             against
             all
             arbitrary
             Government
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           Wherein
           remembring
           the
           aspersions
           cast
           upon
           them
           in
           the
           beginning
           of
           the
           war
           ,
           
             and
             that
             the
             same
             
               Spirits
            
             were
             still
             working
             and
             mis-representing
             their
             intentions
             ,
             and
             not
             ceasing
             aswell
             in
             print
             as
             otherwise
             ,
             to
             beget
             a
             Belief
             ,
             that
             they
             then
             desired
             to
             exceed
             or
             swerve
             from
             their
             first
             ayms
             and
             principles
             in
             the
             undertaking
             of
             this
             war
             ,
             and
             to
             recede
             from
             the
             Solemn
             League
             and
             Covenant
             ,
             and
             Treaties
             between
             the
             two
             Kingdoms
             ,
             and
             that
             they
             would
             prolong
             the
             troubles
             and
             distractions
             in
             order
             to
             alter
             the
             
             fundamental
             constitution
             and
             frame
             of
             this
             Kingdom
             ,
             to
             leave
             all
             Government
             in
             the
             Church
             loose
             and
             un●etled
             ,
             and
             our selves
             to
             exercise
             the
             same
             Arbitrary
             power
             over
             the
             Persons
             and
             Estates
             of
             the
             Subjects
             ▪
             which
             this
             present
             Parliament
             hath
             thought
             fit
             to
             abolish
             ,
             by
             taking
             away
             the
             
               Star-chamber
               ,
               High
               Commission
               ▪
               and
               other
               Arbitrary
               Courts
               ,
               and
               the
               exorbitant
               power
               of
               the
               Council-Table
               ;
            
             All
             which
             being
             seriously
             considered
             by
             them
             ,
             and
             fore-seeing
             ,
             that
             if
             credit
             were
             given
             to
             such
             dangerous
             in●inuations
             and
             false
             surmise
             ,
             the
             same
             would
             not
             only
             continue
             the
             then
             calamity
             ,
             and
             involve
             us
             into
             new
             and
             unexpected
             imbroylments
             :
             but
             likewise
             inevitably
             endanger
             the
             happy
             issue
             and
             success
             of
             their
             endeavours
             ,
             which
             by
             Gods
             blessing
             they
             might
             otherwise
             hope
             for
             ;
             they
             did
             declare
             in
             these
             words
             ;
             We
             do
             declare
             ,
             That
             our
             true
             and
             real
             intentions
             are
             ,
             and
             our
             endeavours
             shall
             be
             ,
             to
             settle
             Religion
             in
             the
             purity
             thereof
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             Covenant
             ,
             to
             maintain
             the
             antient
             and
             fundamental
             Government
             of
             this
             Kingdom
             ,
             to
             preserve
             the
             right
             and
             liberty
             of
             the
             Subject
             ,
             to
             lay
             hold
             of
             the
             first
             opportunity
             of
             procuring
             a
             safe
             and
             well-grounded
             peace
             in
             the
             three
             Kingdoms
             ,
             and
             to
             keep
             a
             good
             understanding
             between
             the
             two
             Kingdoms
             of
             
               England
            
             and
             
               Scotland
               ,
            
             according
             to
             the
             grounds
             expressed
             in
             the
             Solemn
             League
             and
             Covenant
             ,
             and
             Treaties
             ,
             which
             we
             desire
             may
             be
             inviolably
             observed
             on
             both
             parts
             .
          
        
         
           
             And
             lest
             these
             Generals
             should
             not
             give
             a
             sufficient
             satisfaction
             ,
             they
             thought
             fit
             ,
             to
             the
             end
             men
             might
             be
             no
             longer
             abused
             in
             a
             misbelief
             in
             their
             intentions
             ,
             or
             a
             mis-understanding
             of
             their
             Actions
             ,
             to
             make
             further
             inlargement
             upon
             the
             particulars
             ,
             most
             worthy
             a
             diligent
             peru●al
             and
             consideration
             .
          
           Amongst
           which
           they
           have
           this
           observable
           passage
           ,
           
             viz.
             
          
           
             And
             whereas
             a
             safe
             and
             good
             peace
             is
             the
             right
             end
             of
             a
             just
             war
             ,
             there
             is
             nothing
             we
             have
             more
             earnestly
             desired
             ,
             nor
             more
             constantly
             laboured
             after
             ,
             and
             to
             that
             purpose
             both
             Houses
             of
             Parliament
             have
             framed
             several
             Propositions
             to
             be
             
             sent
             to
             the
             King
             ;
             wherein
             
               We
               are
               so
               far
               from
               altering
               the
               fundamental
               Constitution
               and
               Government
               of
               this
               Kingdom
               ,
               by
               King
               ,
               Lords
               and
               Commons
               ,
            
             that
             we
             have
             only
             desired
             ,
             that
             with
             the
             consent
             of
             the
             King
             such
             Powers
             may
             be
             settled
             in
             the
             two
             Houses
             ,
             without
             which
             we
             can
             have
             no
             assurance
             ,
             but
             that
             the
             like
             or
             greater
             mischiefs
             than
             these
             ,
             which
             God
             hath
             hitherto
             delivered
             us
             from
             ,
             may
             break
             out
             again
             ,
             and
             ingage
             us
             in
             a
             second
             and
             more
             destructive
             war
             .
             Whereby
             it
             plainly
             appears
             ,
             our
             intentions
             are
             not
             to
             change
             the
             antient
             frame
             of
             Government
             within
             this
             Kingdom
             ,
             but
             to
             obtain
             the
             end
             of
             the
             primitive
             institution
             of
             all
             Government
             ,
             the
             safety
             and
             weal
             of
             the
             people
             .
          
        
         
           
             And
             then
             that
             
               Declaration
            
             concludes
             thus
             ,
             And
             for
             the
             Covenant
             ,
             we
             have
             been
             and
             ever
             shall
             be
             very
             carefull
             to
             ob●erve
             the
             same
             ,
             that
             as
             nothing
             hath
             been
             done
             ,
             so
             nothing
             shall
             be
             done
             by
             us
             repugnant
             to
             the
             true
             meaning
             and
             intention
             thereof
             ,
             nor
             will
             we
             depart
             from
             those
             grounds
             and
             principles
             upon
             which
             it
             was
             framed
             and
             founded
             .
          
        
         
           This
           
             Decl.
          
           was
           then
           indeed
           of
           that
           moment
           ,
           to
           quiet
           the
           Jealousies
           ,
           and
           settle
           the
           Distempers
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           
             g
          
           that
           4000
           of
           them
           were
           ordered
           to
           be
           printed
           for
           the
           
             use
             of
             the
             Parliament
             .
             And
             the
             Knights
             and
             Burgesses
             ordered
             ,
             to
             take
             care
             for
             the
             speedy
             sending
             down
             and
             publishing
             them
             in
             the
             respective
             Counties
             and
             places
             for
             which
             they
             ●erved
             .
             And
             by
             special
             order
             of
             the
             House
             ,
             Sir
             
               Arthur
               Has●erig
               ,
            
             Sir
             
               John
               Eveling
               ,
            
             and
             two
             others
             ,
             were
             to
             take
             care
             that
             the
             printed
             Declarations
             were
             published
             ,
             set
             up
             ,
             and
             ●●xed
             in
             every
             Parish-Church
             by
             the
             Church-wardens
             ,
             or
             other
             Officers
             of
             the
             said
             Parish
             ,
             which
             they
             were
             by
             the
             said
             Order
             required
             and
             enjoyned
             to
             ●ee
             published
             ,
             set
             up
             and
             fixed
             in
             the
             said
             Parish-Church
             accordingly
             .
          
           Way
           being
           thus
           made
           to
           the
           Narrative
           and
           Treaty
           ,
           we
           proceed
           .
        
         
           The
           two
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           having
           thus
           for
           the
           space
           of
           six
           years
           or
           thereabouts
           ,
           been
           ingaged
           in
           a
           war
           ,
           
             for
             the
             defence
             and
             maintenance
             of
             the
             Protestant
             Religion
             ,
             the
             Kings
             
             person
             ,
             honour
             and
             Estate
             ,
             and
             his
             Royal
             Posterity
             ,
             the
             power
             and
             Privileges
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             and
             the
             Laws
             and
             Liberties
             of
             the
             Kingdom
             ,
          
           as
           appears
           by
           all
           their
           said
           
             Declarations
             ,
             Orders
             ,
             Ordinances
          
           and
           publick
           writings
           ,
           in
           the
           prosecution
           wherof
           ,
           they
           did
           also
           declare
           ,
           
             *
          
           
             That
             there
             was
             a
             design
             carried
             on
             by
             the
             forces
             levied
             against
             the
             Parliament
             ,
             to
             alter
             our
             religion
             ,
             and
             the
             antient
             frame
             and
             constitution
             of
             the
             Government
             ,
             both
             in
             Church
             and
             State
             ,
             and
             the
             laws
             and
             liberties
             of
             the
             Kingdom
             ,
             and
             to
             introduce
             Popery
             and
             Idolatry
             ,
             together
             with
             an
             Arbitrary
             form
             of
             Government
             .
          
           And
           having
           in
           the
           heat
           of
           the
           war
           ,
           sent
           
             Propositions
          
           several
           times
           ,
           and
           entred
           into
           divers
           Treaties
           with
           his
           late
           Majesty
           ,
           for
           a
           safe
           and
           well-grounded
           peace
           ,
           which
           had
           not
           the
           desired
           effect
           ;
           at
           the
           cloze
           of
           the
           war
           ,
           finding
           the
           distempers
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           continued
           ,
           though
           all
           adverse
           Armies
           and
           Garrisons
           were
           reduced
           ,
           and
           well
           remembring
           ,
           that
           in
           the
           begining
           of
           the
           war
           ,
           
             they
             had
             called
             God
             to
             witnesse
             ,
             that
             the
             safety
             of
             the
             Kingdom
             and
             peace
             of
             the
             people
             was
             their
             only
             aime
             ;
          
           They
           did
           in
           
             July
          
           1648.
           resolve
           upon
           a
           
             personal
             Treaty
             with
             the
             King
             ,
          
           the
           general
           desires
           of
           the
           City
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           and
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           people
           concurring
           therewith
           .
           And
           in
           pursuance
           thereof
           ,
           the
           Commons
           assembled
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           that
           they
           might
           have
           a
           full
           House
           ,
           published
           the
           following
           Declaration
           .
        
         
           
             Die
             Martis
             5.
             
             Septembris
             1648.
             
          
           
             A
             Declaration
             of
             the
             Commons
             assembled
             in
             Parliament
             ,
             Concerning
             the
             Summoning
             of
             the
             Members
             to
             attend
             the
             House
             on
             Tuesday
             the
             26.
             of
             Septemb.
             1648.
             
          
           
             WHereas
             ,
             both
             Houses
             of
             Parliament
             have
             agreed
             upon
             
               A
               Personal
               Treaty
               with
               his
               Majestie
               ,
            
             which
             is
             speedily
             to
             commence
             ,
             for
             the
             management
             whereof
             ,
             
               the
            
             
               *
            
             
               attendance
               of
               all
               the
               Members
               of
               Parliament
               ,
               wil
               be
               very
               necessary
               ,
               because
               in
               the
               Multitude
               of
               Counsellors
               there
               is
               safety
               ,
            
             and
             in
             the
             successe
             thereof
             ,
             the
             Alaying
             of
             the
             present
             distempers
             ,
             and
             future
             happinesse
             of
             this
             Kingdom
             ,
             is
             so
             highly
             concerned
             ;
             It
             is
             therefore
             ordered
             and
             declared
             by
             the
             Commons
             assembled
             in
             Parliament
             ,
             that
             the
             respective
             Sheriffs
             of
             each
             
             County
             ,
             within
             the
             Kingdom
             of
             
               England
               ,
            
             and
             Dominion
             of
             
               Wales
               ,
            
             do
             forthwith
             upon
             receipt
             hereof
             ,
             
               give
               particular
               notice
               to
               all
               the
               Members
               of
               the
               House
               of
               Commons
               ,
               residing
               and
               being
               within
               their
               respective
               Counties
               ,
               to
               attend
               the
               House
               on
               Tuesday
               the
               26th
               .
               Septemb
               under
               the
               penalty
               of
               twenty
               pounds
               ,
               fixed
               upon
               the
               defaultors
               ;
            
             that
             day
             being
             appointed
             for
             calling
             of
             the
             House
             .
          
           
             The
             Members
             attended
             from
             all
             parts
             accordingly
             ,
             and
             there
             were
             appointed
             the
             Earls
             of
             
               Northumberland
               ,
               Pembrook
               ,
               Salisbury
               ,
               Middlesex
               ,
            
             and
             the
             Lord
             
               Say
               ,
            
             for
             the
             Lords
             House
             ;
             And
             Mr.
             
               William
               Pierpoint
               ,
            
             Sir
             
               Henry
               Vane
               ,
            
             Junior
             ,
             and
             eight
             more
             of
             the
             House
             of
             Commons
             ,
             Commissioners
             to
             carry
             on
             the
             
               Treaty
            
             with
             his
             Majestie
             ,
             at
             the
             Isle
             of
             
               Wight
               ;
            
             who
             took
             great
             pains
             therein
             ,
             and
             finished
             the
             Treaty
             by
             the
             end
             of
             
               November
               .
            
             And
             on
             
               December
            
             the
             first
             ,
             the
             Commissioners
             of
             the
             House
             of
             
               Commons
               ,
            
             made
             their
             report
             of
             the
             
               Treaty
            
             in
             the
             House
             ;
             who
             presently
             entred
             into
             debate
             thereof
             ,
             and
             continued
             the
             debate
             ,
             
               Dec.
            
             2d
             .
             3d.
             4th
             .
             &
             5th
             .
             when
             after
             a
             long
             ,
             and
             serious
             debate
             ,
             in
             a
             full
             House
             (
             notwithstanding
             the
             Menaces
             of
             the
             
               Army
               ,
            
             who
             had
             marched
             up
             to
             
               London
               ,
            
             and
             
               Westminster
               ,
            
             contrary
             to
             the
             Orders
             of
             the
             House
             ,
             removed
             their
             own
             guards
             ,
             and
             put
             new
             ones
             upon
             them
             ,
             and
             their
             insolent
             and
             Rebellious
             
               Declaration
            
             of
             the
             20th
             .
             of
             
               Novemb.
            
             1648.
             )
             they
             came
             to
             this
             resolution
             ,
             without
             any
             division
             of
             the
             House
             ,
             viz.
             
          
        
         
           
             Die
             Martis
             5.
             
             Decembris
             1648.
             
          
           
             REsolved
             upon
             the
             Question
             ,
             That
             the
             Answers
             of
             the
             King
             to
             the
             Propositions
             of
             both
             Houses
             ,
             are
             a
             ground
             for
             the
             House
             to
             proceed
             upon
             ,
             for
             the
             settlement
             of
             the
             peace
             of
             the
             Kingdom
             .
          
           
             The
             just
             grounds
             and
             reasons
             of
             which
             vote
             ,
             do
             partly
             appear
             in
             all
             the
             forecited
             
               Declarations
               ,
            
             and
             proceedings
             of
             both
             Houses
             during
             the
             War
             ,
             the
             Oaths
             ,
             Protestation
             ,
             League
             and
             Covenant
             ,
             they
             took
             as
             Members
             ;
             the
             Writs
             by
             which
             they
             were
             elected
             ,
             and
             the
             
               Indentures
            
             by
             which
             we
             were
             returned
             ,
             impowered
             ,
             intrusted
             ;
             but
             more
             particularly
             in
             the
             Vindication
             of
             the
             imprisoned
             and
             secluded
             Members
             of
             the
             Commons
             House
             ,
             from
             the
             aspersisions
             
             ●ast
             upon
             them
             ,
             and
             the
             majority
             of
             the
             House
             ,
             in
             
               a
               printed
               Paper
               of
               the
               Gen-Council
               of
               Officers
               ,
               
                 Jan.
              
               3.
               in
               answer
               to
               the
               Demands
               of
               the
               Commons
               assembled
               in
               Parliament
               ,
               concerning
               the
               securing
               or
               secluding
               the
               Members
               ,
               
                 Jan.
              
               20.
               1648.
               and
               
                 *
              
               much
               more
               might
               be
               added
               ,
               if
               that
               were
               our
               present
               work
               ;
               but
               intending
               a
               bare
               
                 Narrative
              
               of
               matter
               of
               fact
               ,
               we
               proceed
               .
            
          
           
             The
             same
             day
             the
             House
             appointed
             a
             
               Committee
               ,
            
             viz.
             Mr.
             
               William
               Peirpoint
               ,
               and
               others
               to
               go
               to
               the
               Officers
               of
               the
               Army
               for
               the
               preserving
               of
               a
               right
               understanding
               and
               good
               correspondency
               between
               the
               House
               ,
               and
               the
               General
               and
               Army
               .
            
             The
             Committee
             repairing
             to
             the
             head
             Quarters
             that
             Afternoon
             ,
             were
             so
             rudely
             entertained
             ,
             that
             some
             of
             them
             were
             
               secured
            
             by
             the
             Army-Officers
             ,
             and
             the
             rest
             put
             off
             and
             slighted
             without
             any
             conference
             that
             day
             .
          
           
             The
             Members
             comming
             in
             the
             usual
             manner
             to
             the
             House
             on
             
               Wednesday
            
             the
             6.
             of
             
               Dec.
            
             the
             Army-Officers
             (
             contrary
             to
             orders
             of
             the
             House
             )
             having
             sent
             divers
             Regiments
             of
             Horse
             and
             Foot
             early
             in
             the
             morning
             to
             
               Westminster
            
             in
             a
             hostile
             manner
             ,
             they
             placed
             themselves
             in
             the
             Palace-yard
             .
             Court
             of
             Requests
             ,
             the
             Hall
             ,
             Court
             of
             Wards
             ,
             the
             Stairs
             ,
             and
             the
             Lobby
             of
             the
             House
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             avenues
             ,
             to
             imprison
             and
             seclude
             those
             Members
             who
             assented
             to
             the
             Vote
             ;
             Colonel
             
               Pride
            
             and
             other
             Officers
             who
             commanded
             the
             Guards
             having
             in
             their
             hands
             an
             
               Alphabetical
               List
            
             of
             the
             Members
             names
             designed
             to
             be
             secured
             and
             secluded
             ,
             
               given
               them
            
             (
             as
             they
             confessed
             )
             
               by
               some
               of
               the
               d●ssenting
               Members
               ,
            
             above
             forty
             of
             them
             were
             imprisoned
             ,
             and
             above
             a
             hundred
             more
             of
             them
             forcibly
             secluded
             that
             very
             day
             ,
             and
             the
             next
             ,
             and
             
               *
            
             two
             pulled
             out
             of
             the
             House
             it self
             ,
             into
             which
             they
             were
             got
             before
             the
             Officers
             espyed
             them
             .
             The
             43.
             
             Members
             they
             had
             seised
             (
             being
             the
             legal
             number
             of
             a
             House
             capable
             to
             vote
             )
             they
             secured
             that
             day
             in
             the
             
               Queens
               Court
               ,
            
             and
             afterwards
             for
             several
             daies
             ;
             using
             them
             in
             a
             barbarous
             and
             inhuman
             manner
             ,
             forcing
             them
             the
             first
             night
             (
             though
             divers
             of
             them
             grave
             aged
             Persons
             of
             Quality
             ,
             and
             tenderly
             bred
             ,
             )
             in
             that
             cold
             frosty
             snowy
             weather
             ,
             to
             lye
             upon
             the
             bare
             
             Boards
             ,
             in
             a
             place
             called
             
               H●ll
            
             in
             
               Westminster
               ,
            
             and
             next
             night
             (
             after
             a
             whole
             daies
             attendance
             on
             them
             at
             
               Whitehall
               ,
            
             without
             vouchsafing
             to
             speak
             with
             any
             of
             them
             ,
             though
             sent
             for
             &
             carried
             ●hither
             to
             confer
             with
             them
             )
             sent
             them
             Prisoners
             to
             the
             
               Kings
               Head
            
             and
             
               Swan
            
             in
             the
             
               Strand
               ,
            
             through
             the
             Snow
             and
             di●t
             ,
             guarded
             with
             three
             Musquiteers
             apiece
             ,
             and
             Horse
             besides
             ,
             like
             the
             
               vilest
               Felons
            
             and
             
               Traytors
               ,
            
             in
             such
             sort
             as
             no
             Prisoners
             of
             war
             ,
             of
             any
             quality
             ,
             were
             ever
             used
             by
             them
             ,
             and
             detained
             most
             of
             them
             Prisoners
             sundry
             weeks
             at
             the
             said
             
               Common●
               Innes
               ,
            
             though
             many
             of
             them
             had
             Houses
             of
             their
             own
             in
             Town
             ,
             sendi●g
             some
             of
             them
             close
             Prisoners
             to
             St.
             
               James
               ,
            
             and
             afterwards
             to
             
               Windsor
               Castle
               ,
            
             and
             other
             Garrisons
             divers
             years
             space
             ,
             without
             the
             least
             particular
             accusation
             ,
             impeachment
             ,
             hearing
             or
             tryal
             ,
             their
             dissenting
             Fellow-Members
             the●
             sitting
             ,
             not
             so
             much
             as
             compassionating
             their
             barbarous
             usages
             ,
             or
             taking
             any
             effectual
             course
             for
             their
             inlargement
             .
          
           
             Those
             few
             Members
             permitted
             by
             the
             Army
             to
             fit
             ,
             
               Dec.
               
               ●
               .
            
             had
             ye●
             so
             much
             seeming
             resentment
             of
             this
             greatest
             and
             most
             horrid
             Violation
             of
             the
             privileges
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             ever
             attempted
             in
             any
             age
             ,
             that
             as
             it
             appears
             in
             the
             
               Iour●all
            
             of
             the
             House
             ,
             
               Wednesday
            
             the
             sixe
             of
             
               December
               ,
            
             1648.
             
             
               The
               House
               being
               informed
               ,
               that
               divers
               Members
               comming
               to
               attend
               the
               House
               were
               stayed
               and
               carryed
               to
               the
               Queens
               Court
               or
               Court
               of
               Wards
               ,
               commanded
               the
               Serj●ant
               to
               go
               to
               them
               ,
               and
               require
               them
               to
               attend
               the
               Hou●e
               .
            
          
           
             Mr.
             〈◊〉
             brings
             word
             ,
             
               That
               he
               signified
               to
               the
               Members
               in
               the
               Queens
               Court
               ,
               
                 viz.
              
               That
               it
               was
               the
               pleasure
               of
               the
               House
               ,
               that
               they
               should
               forthwith
               come
               and
               attend
               the
               House
               :
               the
               Members
               seemed
               willing
               to
               consent
               ,
               but
               an
               Officer
               there
               gave
               him
               this
               Answer
               ,
               that
               he
               could
               not
               suffer
               them
               to
               come
               ,
               untill
               he
               had
               received
               his
               Orders
               which
               he
               had
               sent
               for
               .
            
          
           
             The
             same
             day
             Lieut.
             Col.
             
               Axtel
               ,
            
             &
             others
             coming
             with
             a
             Message
             from
             the
             
               General
               ,
               they
               were
               twice
               called
               in
               ,
            
             and
             acquainted
             the
             House
             ,
             
               That
               his
               Excellency
               the
               Lord
               General
               ,
               and
               the
               General
               Council
               of
               Officers
               had
               commanded
               
               them
               to
               acquaint
               the
               House
               ,
               that
               they
               had
               something
               to
               declare
               to
               this
               House
               this
               morning
               ,
               of
               very
               great
               concernment
               ,
               which
               will
               be
               presently
               ready
               for
               their
               view
               .
            
             This
             seems
             to
             be
             a
             Message
             sent
             to
             prevent
             the
             House
             rising
             before
             they
             came
             ,
             their
             
               Proposals
            
             not
             being
             yet
             ready
             .
             Mr.
             
               Speaker
            
             returned
             answer
             ;
             
               that
               the
               House
               will
               be
               ready
               to
               receive
               it
               .
            
             Some
             space
             after
             ,
             the
             Officers
             from
             the
             
               General
               ,
            
             coming
             to
             the
             door
             ,
             they
             were
             called
             in
             ,
             and
             
               *
            
             Col.
             
               Whaley
            
             acquainted
             the
             House
             ,
             
               that
               they
               were
               commanded
               by
               his
               Excellency
            
             the
             Lord
             General
             ,
             
               and
            
             the
             General
             Council
             of
             the
             Officers
             ,
             
               to
               present
               something
               to
               this
               House
               ,
               the
               which
               the
               Officers
               being
               withdrawn
               was
               read
               ,
            
             and
             was
             directed
             ,
             To
             the
             Honorable
             the
             Commons
             of
             
               England
               ,
            
             in
             Parliament
             assembled
             ,
             
               and
               Entituled
               ;
               The
               humble
               Proposals
               and
               desire
               of
               his
               Excellency
               the
               Lord
               General
               ,
               and
               the
               General
               Council
               of
               Officers
               ,
               Decemb.
               6.
               1648.
               in
               order
               to
               a
               speedy
               prosecution
               of
               justice
               ,
               and
               the
               settlement
               ,
               formerly
               propounded
               by
               them
               .
            
          
           
             The
             said
             
               Proposals
            
             were
             ushered
             in
             with
             two
             words
             ,
             
               propound
            
             and
             
               demand
               ,
            
             language
             unfit
             for
             a
             Parliament
             ,
             and
             stuft
             with
             
               falshoods
               ,
            
             and
             
               unjust
               scandals
            
             against
             the
             imprisoned
             and
             secluded
             Members
             ;
             and
             chiefly
             they
             took
             particular
             notice
             of
             the
             
               Vote
               of
               the
               said
               5.
               of
               
                 Decemb.
              
               charging
               the
               said
               Members
               with
               breach
               of
               Trust
               therein
               ,
               and
               desired
               ,
               that
               all
               such
               faithfull
               Members
               ,
               who
               are
               innocent
               of
               the
               said
               Vote
               ,
               would
               immediatly
               by
               Protestation
               or
               publick
               Declaration
               ,
               acquit
               themselves
               from
               the
               guilt
               of
               concurrence
               in
               the
               said
               Vote
               ,
               that
               the
               Kingdom
               may
               know
               who
               they
               are
               that
               have
               kept
               their
               trust
               ,
               and
               distinguish
               them
               from
               the
               rest
               ,
               that
               have
               thus
               falsified
               the
               same
               ;
               and
               that
               all
               such
               ,
               as
               cannot
               or
               shall
               not
               so
               acquit
               themselves
               particularly
               ,
               may
               be
               immediatly
               excluded
               and
               suspended
               the
               House
               ,
               and
               not
               re-admitted
               ,
               untill
               they
               shall
               have
               given
               clear
               satisfaction
               therein
               ,
               to
               the
               judgement
               of
               those
               who
               now
               so
               acquit
               themselves
               ,
               and
               the
               ground
               of
               such
               satisfaction
               be
               published
               to
               the
               Kingdom
               .
            
          
           
             Notwithstanding
             these
             
               Proposals
               ,
            
             the
             House
             then
             
               resolved
               
               that
               the
               Committee
               formerly
               appointed
               ,
               do
               confer
               with
               the
               General
               for
               discharge
               of
               the
               Members
               .
            
          
           
             
               Thursday
               the
               7th
               .
               of
            
             December
             1648.
             (
             
               as
               appears
               by
               the
               entries
               in
               the
            
             Journal
             )
             
               A
               Letter
               from
               Sir
            
             Thomas
             Dacres
             ,
             
               and
               Mr.
               
            
             Dodderidg
             ,
             
               dated
               the
               same
               day
               ,
            
             half
             an
             hour
             past
             9.
             in
             the
             morning
             ,
             
               was
               read
               in
               the
            
             House
             ,
             
               signifying
               ,
            
             that
             coming
             to
             attend
             the
             House
             to
             do
             their
             duties
             ,
             they
             were
             kept
             back
             by
             force
             .
             
               The
               like
            
             signification
             
               was
               made
               of
            
             the
             like
             usage
             
               to
               Sir
            
             Edward
             Partridge
             .
             
               Also
               a
               Letter
               from
            
             Westminster
             ,
             7th
             
               .
            
             Decemb.
             1648.
             
               from
               Sir
            
             Martin
             Lumley
             ,
             
               Sir
            
             John
             Temple
             ,
             George
             Booth
             ,
             Thomas
             Waller
             ,
             Thomas
             Middleton
             ,
             
               Mr.
            
             Brampton
             Gurdon
             ,
             Esay
             Thomas
             ,
             
               and
            
             Arthur
             Owen
             ,
             
               signifying
            
             their
             restraint
             from
             coming
             to
             the
             House
             ,
             to
             do
             their
             duty
             there
             ,
             by
             some
             of
             the
             Souldiers
             of
             the
             Army
             .
          
           
             The
             same
             day
             Mr.
             
               Pierpoint
            
             delivers
             in
             
               two
               papers
            
             from
             the
             
               conference
            
             with
             the
             
               General
               ,
            
             appointed
             by
             order
             yesterday
             ,
             
               for
               the
               discharge
               of
               the
               Members
               ,
            
             the
             which
             were
             read
             ,
             viz.
             
          
        
         
           
             The
             Committees
             first
             Paper
             .
          
           
             VVE
             having
             command
             from
             the
             
               House
               of
               Commons
               ,
            
             to
             let
             y●ur
             
               Excellency
            
             know
             ,
             that
             divers
             Members
             of
             the
             ▪
             
               House
               of
               Commons
               ,
            
             are
             this
             day
             taken
             and
             detained
             by
             your
             
               Excellencies
            
             Army
             :
             It
             is
             their
             pleasure
             ,
             that
             
               they
               be
               discharged
               ,
               for
               which
               we
               desire
               
                 your
                 Excellencies
              
               present
               order
               ,
               that
               it
               may
               be
               done
               accordingly
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             The
             General
             ,
             and
             General
             Council
             of
             Officers
             answer
             .
          
           
             Having
             seen
             the
             
               Order
               ,
            
             upon
             which
             your
             last
             paper
             is
             given
             in
             ,
             we
             do
             not
             conceive
             it
             to
             be
             the
             
               *
            
             positive
             pleasure
             of
             the
             House
             ,
             
               that
               the
               Members
               be
               discharged
               ;
            
             But
             concerning
             
               their
               discharge
               ,
            
             for
             which
             you
             are
             appointed
             to
             confer
             ,
             so
             soon
             as
             we
             shall
             receive
             the
             
               Resolution
               of
               the
               House
               ,
               upon
               that
               paper
               ,
               this
               day
               sent
               in
               by
               us
               to
               the
               House
               ,
            
             which
             concerns
             those
             Persons
             detained
             ,
             we
             shall
             then
             be
             prepared
             ,
             to
             give
             you
             answerable
             satisfaction
             ,
             in
             relation
             to
             that
             particular
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             Committees
             second
             Paper
             .
          
           
             IN
             answer
             to
             your
             Paper
             of
             the
             sixt
             of
             
               Decemb.
            
             instant
             ,
             now
             delivered
             ,
             wherein
             you
             do
             refer
             to
             a
             Paper
             ,
             sent
             by
             you
             to
             the
             
             
               Commons
               ,
            
             we
             affirm
             ,
             that
             since
             the
             reading
             of
             that
             paper
             by
             the
             House
             ,
             
             it
             was
             exprest
             by
             them
             to
             be
             their
             positive
             pleasure
             ▪
             that
             the
             Members
             of
             that
             House
             ,
             this
             day
             taken
             and
             detained
             ,
             by
             some
             of
             the
             Officers
             and
             Souldiers
             of
             the
             Army
             under
             your
             Excellencies
             command
             be
             forthwith
             discharged
             and
             therefore
             we
             do
             insist
             that
             according
             to
             our
             former
             paper
             ,
             the
             said
             Members
             be
             forthwith
             discharged
          
        
         
           
             The
             General
             Council
             of
             Officers
             final
             answer
             .
          
           
             IN
             return
             to
             your
             last
             paper
             ,
             concerning
             
               your
               insisting
               for
               the
               discharge
               of
               the
               Members
               ,
            
             we
             refer
             to
             our
             former
             answer
             ,
             and
             have
             no
             more
             to
             say
             to
             that
             particular
             ,
             till
             we
             receive
             the
             resolutions
             of
             the
             House
             upon
             our
             paper
             this
             day
             sent
             to
             them
             ,
             
               Decemb.
            
             6.
             1648.
             
          
           
             The
             House
             being
             thus
             twice
             ba●led
             and
             positively
             disobeyed
             by
             the
             Officers
             ,
             did
             nothing
             hereupon
             :
             Yet
             these
             demands
             of
             their
             release
             notwithstanding
             the
             Armies
             Proposals
             and
             Papers
             ,
             evidence
             ,
             that
             they
             did
             not
             deem
             their
             
               Vote
               ,
               any
               ●reach
               of
               their
               trust
               ,
               or
               just
               ground
               for
               their
               seclusion
               .
            
          
           
             After
             this
             ,
             several
             attempts
             were
             made
             by
             divers
             Members
             ,
             which
             the
             Army
             still
             suffered
             to
             sit
             ,
             viz.
             
               William
               Pierpoint
               ,
            
             
               Esq
            
             Sir
             
               John
               Evelin
            
             of
             Wilts
             ,
             
               William
               Ashurst
               ,
            
             
               Esq
            
             Mr.
             
               Nathaniel
               Stephens
               ,
            
             and
             many
             others
             ,
             to
             have
             the
             so
             
               highly
               broken
               privileges
               and
               Freedom
               of
               Parliament
               vindicated
               ,
            
             and
             pressed
             hard
             ,
             
               that
            
             
               *
            
             
               according
               to
               the
               constant
               course
               of
               Parliament
               ,
               no
               proceedings
               might
               be
               till
               that
               were
               first
               done
               ;
            
             but
             labouring
             many
             daies
             in
             vain
             ,
             and
             finding
             the
             force
             continued
             upon
             the
             House
             ,
             and
             secluded
             Members
             ,
             they
             also
             withdrew
             ,
             and
             never
             sat
             since
             .
          
           
             After
             their
             withdrawing
             ,
             
               Dec.
            
             12
             ,
             &
             13
             the
             sitting
             Members
             
               repealed
               and
               nulled
               the
               Votes
               of
               Febr.
            
             28.
             
             &
             
               Dec.
            
             5.
             according
             to
             the
             
               Armies
               Proposals
               :
            
             and
             this
             was
             the
             first
             time
             the
             House
             declined
             their
             privileges
             .
             
               Tuesday
            
             the
             14th
             .
             of
             
               De●
               .
            
             1648.
             
             The
             Question
             being
             propounded
             ,
             that
             
               A
               Committee
               do
               go
               unto
               the
               General
               ,
               to
               know
               of
               him
               upon
               what
               ground
               the
               Members
               of
               the
               House
               are
               restrained
               ,
               from
               coming
               to
               the
               House
               ,
               by
               the
               Officers
               and
               Souldiers
               of
               the
               Army
               ,
            
          
           
             The
             
               House
               was
               divided
               .
            
             The
             Year
             went
             forth
             .
             
               
                 Tellers
                 for
                 the
                 Noes
                 ,
                 18.
                 
              
               
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Smith
                   .
                
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Martin
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Tellers
                 for
                 the
                 Yeas
                 ,
                 35.
                 
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Cary
                   .
                
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Pury
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             So
             it
             passed
             with
             the
             affirmative
             ,
             for
             the
             Members
             .
          
           
             Resolved
             ,
             that
             a
             Committee
             do
             go
             unto
             the
             General
             ,
             to
             know
             of
             him
             upon
             what
             ground
             ,
             the
             Members
             of
             the
             House
             are
             restrained
             from
             coming
             to
             the
             House
             ,
             by
             the
             Officers
             and
             Souldiers
             of
             the
             Army
             .
          
           
             
               And
               a
               Committee
               was
               appointed
               accordingly
               .
            
             Hitherto
             the
             major
             part
             of
             the
             House
             ,
             appeared
             sensible
             of
             their
             Privilege
             ,
             though
             most
             of
             the
             Members
             were
             imprisoned
             ,
             secluded
             ,
             or
             withdrawn
             as
             aforesaid
             ,
             and
             there
             were
             but
             18.
             of
             53.
             in
             the
             Negative
             .
          
           
             
               Friday
            
             the
             15th
             .
             of
             
               Decemb.
            
             A
             Committee
             was
             appointed
             to
             enquire
             ,
             who
             Printed
             ,
             contrived
             or
             published
             ,
             the
             scandalous
             paper
             ,
             Entituled
             ,
             
               A
               Solemn
               Protestation
            
             of
             the
             imprisoned
             and
             secluded
             Members
             of
             the
             Commons
             House
             ,
             against
             the
             horrid
             force
             and
             violence
             of
             the
             
               Officers
               and
               Souldiers
               of
               the
               Army
               ,
               on
               Wednesday
               and
               Thursday
               last
               ,
            
             being
             the
             6.
             
             &
             7.
             of
             
               Decemb.
            
             1648.
             which
             did
             declare
             all
             proceedings
             in
             the
             House
             of
             Commons
             ,
             null
             and
             void
             ,
             during
             the
             forcible
             seclusion
             of
             the
             Majority
             of
             the
             Members
             ,
             and
             the
             actual
             force
             upon
             the
             House
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             
               Ordinances
               of
               both
               Houses
               ,
            
             Aug.
             20.
             1647
          
           
             
               And
               ▪
               the
               same
               day
               an
            
             Ordinance
             
               passed
               both
               Houses
               ,
               (
               when
               there
               were
               but
            
             53.
             
             Commons
             ,
             
               and
            
             4.
             
             Lords
             
               present
               )
               against
               the
               said
            
             Protestation
             ;
             
               judging
               and
               declaring
               ,
            
             the
             said
             printed
             paper
             to
             be
             false
             ,
             scandalous
             and
             Seditious
             ;
             And
             that
             all
             Persons
             ,
             that
             have
             had
             any
             hand
             in
             ,
             or
             given
             consent
             unto
             the
             contriving
             ,
             framing
             ,
             printing
             or
             publishing
             thereof
             ,
             shall
             be
             adjudged
             ,
             and
             hereby
             are
             adjudged
             ,
             uncapable
             to
             bear
             any
             office
             ,
             or
             have
             any
             place
             of
             trust
             or
             authority
             in
             the
             Kingdom
             ,
             or
             to
             sit
             as
             Members
             of
             either
             House
             of
             Parliament
             .
             
               And
               they
               did
               further
               order
               and
               ordain
               ,
            
             That
             every
             Member
             of
             either
             House
             ,
             respectively
             then
             absent
             ,
             upon
             his
             first
             coming
             to
             sit
             in
             that
             House
             whereof
             he
             is
             a
             Member
             ,
             for
             the
             manifestation
             of
             his
             innocency
             ,
             shall
             disown
             and
             disclaim
             his
             having
             had
             any
             hand
             
             in
             ,
             or
             giving
             consent
             unto
             the
             contriving
             ,
             framing
             ,
             printing
             or
             publishing
             of
             the
             said
             paper
             ,
             or
             the
             matter
             therein
             contained
             .
          
           
             But
             as
             no
             Member
             was
             charged
             with
             ,
             or
             convicted
             in
             particular
             of
             having
             any
             hand
             in
             the
             said
             paper
             ,
             so
             it
             doth
             not
             appear
             by
             any
             entry
             in
             the
             
               Journal
               Book
            
             of
             the
             House
             ,
             that
             any
             
               Member
               was
               put
               to
               such
               disavowal
               or
               disclamor
               ,
            
             which
             if
             they
             had
             ,
             there
             is
             no
             doubt
             they
             would
             generally
             and
             freely
             have
             made
             it
             .
          
           
             
               Monday
            
             the
             18th
             .
             of
             
               Decemb.
            
             1648.
             
             Before
             any
             Return
             was
             made
             by
             the
             
               General
               ,
               of
               the
               Grounds
            
             upon
             which
             he
             restrained
             the
             Members
             from
             comming
             to
             the
             House
             ,
             in
             complyance
             with
             the
             said
             Proposals
             of
             the
             Army
             ,
          
           
             They
             resolved
             upon
             the
             Question
             ,
             that
             this
             House
             do
             declare
             ,
             That
             liberty
             be
             given
             to
             the
             Members
             of
             this
             House
             to
             declare
             their
             dis-assent
             to
             the
             Vote
             of
             the
             3d.
             of
             
               December
               ,
            
             1648.
             
          
           
             
               And
               the
               same
               day
               they
               ordered
               ,
            
             That
             it
             be
             referred
             to
             the
             former
             Committee
             for
             drawing
             an
             Attestation
             ,
             to
             bring
             in
             a
             Declaration
             ,
             how
             and
             in
             what
             manner
             and
             form
             the
             said
             dis-assent
             shall
             be
             entred
             .
             
               This
               was
               the
               second
               time
               that
               the
               House
               declined
               their
               Privileges
               .
            
          
           
             Wednesday
             ,
             Decemb.
             20.
             1648.
             
             
               The
               House
               again
               debated
               the
               Question
               ,
            
             Whether
             the
             former
             message
             to
             the
             General
             be
             renewed
             by
             the
             same
             Committee
             ,
             concerning
             the
             Members
             that
             are
             absent
             ;
             
               and
               it
               was
               carryed
               in
               the
            
             Affirmative
             
               by
            
             32.
             
               against
            
             19.
             
             
               So
               at
               that
               time
               there
               were
               but
            
             19.
             
               in
               the
               House
               ,
               against
               the
               restoring
               of
               the
            
             Members
             .
             
               The
               same
               day
               ,
               Mr.
            
             Scot
             
               reports
               the
               opinion
               of
               the
            
             Committee
             
               appointed
               to
               draw
               a
            
             Declaration
             ,
             
               how
               and
               in
            
             what
             manner
             and
             form
             the
             dissent
             of
             the
             Members
             to
             the
             Vote
             of
             the
             5th
             .
             of
             
               Decemb.
            
             1648.
             shall
             be
             entred
             .
             
               And
               't
               was
               resolved
            
             that
             the
             manner
             be
             ,
             That
             such
             Gentlemen
             as
             were
             present
             at
             the
             Vote
             ,
             do
             stand
             up
             and
             say
             ,
             that
             they
             did
             dissent
             from
             the
             said
             Vote
             ;
             
               which
               form
               ,
               contrary
               to
               all
               Presidents
               ,
               and
               the
               very
               being
               and
               freedom
               of
               Parliament
               ,
               being
               agreed
               upon
               ,
               the
               same
               day
               the
               dissent
               of
               the
               Members
               following
               is
               entred
               ,
            
             viz.
             
          
           
           
             
               Col.
               
                 Boswell
                 .
              
            
             
               Lord
               
                 Gray
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Mr.
              
               Peregri●●
               Pel●am
               .
            
             
               Col.
               
                 Jones
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Mr.
              
               Richard
               Darley
               .
            
             
               Col.
               
                 Temple
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
              
               Thomas
               Malevery
               .
            
             
               
                 Sir
              
               John
               Bouchier
               .
            
             
               
                 Col.
              
               Peter
               Temple
               .
            
             
               
                 Mr.
              
               Humph.
               Edwards
               .
            
             
               
                 Mr.
              
               James
               Challenor
               .
            
             
               
                 Sir
              
               Gregory
               Norton
               .
            
             
               Mr.
               
                 Oldsworth
                 .
              
            
             
               Mr.
               
                 Garland
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Mr.
              
               Nich.
               L●ve
               .
            
             
               Mr.
               
                 Lisle
                 .
              
            
             
               Col.
               
                 Rigby
                 .
              
            
             
               Mr.
               
                 Holland
                 .
              
            
             
               Col.
               
                 Ludlow
                 .
              
            
             
               Mr.
               
                 Clement
                 .
              
            
             
               Col.
               
                 Purefoy
                 .
              
            
             
               Col.
               
                 Stapley
                 .
              
            
             
               Mr.
               
                 Dunch
                 .
              
            
             
               Mr.
               
                 Cawly
                 .
              
            
             
               Col.
               
                 Downes
                 .
              
            
             
               Mr.
               
                 Cary
                 .
              
            
             
               Mr.
               
                 Blaxtone
                 .
              
            
             
               Mr.
               
                 Scot
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
              
               John
               Danv●rs
               .
            
             
               
                 Mr.
              
               Henry
               Smith
               .
            
             
               
                 Mr.
              
               John
               Pry
               .
            
             
               
                 Mr.
              
               George
               Serle
               .
            
             
               Mr.
               
                 Dove
                 .
              
            
             
               In
               all
               33.
               
            
          
           
             So
             that
             it
             appears
             there
             was
             not
             yet
             the
             number
             of
             a
             House
             ,
             which
             must
             be
             forty
             at
             the
             least
             ,
             that
             dissented
             to
             that
             
               Vote
               ,
            
             though
             above
             200.
             were
             kept
             away
             by
             force
             concurring
             with
             it
             .
          
           
             
               Decemb.
               21.
               
               
                 
                   Col.
                   
                     Hutchinson
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Sir
                  
                   Hen.
                   Mildmay
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Sir
                  
                   James
                   Harrinton
                
              
               Declare
               their
               dissents
               to
               the
               Vote
               of
               
                 Decemb.
              
               5.
               
            
             
               Monday
               
                 Dec.
              
               25.
               1648.
               
               
                 
                   Col.
                   
                     Harvey
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   alderman
                   
                     Pennington
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Mr.
                   
                     Main
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Alderman
                   
                     Atkins
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Mr.
                   
                     Blagrave
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Col.
                   
                     M●or
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Mr.
                   
                     Millington
                     .
                  
                
              
               Declare
               their
               dissents
               to
               the
               said
               Vote
               of
               
                 Decemb.
              
               5.
               
            
          
           
             There
             being
             now
             almost
             after
             three
             weeks
             time
             ,
             and
             such
             strange
             tran●actions
             as
             before
             ,
             only
             43.
             
             Dissenters
             to
             the
             
             Vote
             of
             
               Decemb.
            
             5.
             1648.
             and
             that
             in
             obedience
             to
             the
             Armies
             
               Proposals
            
             of
             the
             6th
             .
             of
             
               December
               .
            
          
           
             Upon
             
               Thursday
            
             the
             11th
             .
             of
             
               January
            
             1648.
             the
             House
             was
             conceived
             sufficiently
             garbled
             and
             fitted
             for
             the
             
               Humble
               Answer
               of
               the
               general
               Council
               of
               Officers
               of
               the
               Army
               ,
               Jan.
            
             3.
             
               to
               the
               demand
               of
               the
               House
            
             Dec.
             14.
             touching
             the
             late
             
               securing
               or
               secluding
               the
               Members
               thereof
               ;
            
             which
             was
             this
             day
             read
             ;
             And
             though
             the
             same
             was
             
               notoriously
               false
               ,
            
             and
             
               highly
               scandalous
            
             to
             the
             secured
             and
             secluded
             
               Members
               ,
            
             as
             appears
             by
             their
             
               Vindication
            
             published
             the
             20th
             .
             of
             
               January
               ,
            
             which
             never
             received
             reply
             :
             yet
             the
             House
             ▪
             (
             without
             so
             much
             as
             summo●ing
             or
             hearing
             of
             the
             said
             Members
             ,
             )
             Resolved
             ,
             the
             said
             11th
             of
             
               January
               ,
            
             
               That
               they
               approve
               of
               the
               substance
               of
               the
               said
               Answer
               of
               the
               General
               Council
               of
               Officers
               of
               the
               Army
               ,
               to
               the
               demand
               of
               the
               House
               ,
               touching
               the
               securing
               or
               secluding
               some
               Members
               thereof
               .
               And
               appointed
               a
               Committee
               of
               the
               Dissenters
               to
               consider
               ,
               what
               was
               further
               to
               be
               done
               upon
               the
               said
               answer
               of
               the
               General
               Council
               ,
               and
               to
               present
               the
               same
               to
               the
               House
               .
            
          
           
             And
             because
             (
             it
             seems
             )
             the
             said
             Committee
             was
             slack
             in
             meeting
             and
             making
             their
             return
             .
             On
             
               Monday
            
             the
             29th
             .
             of
             
               January
               ,
            
             the
             House
             ,
             consisting
             of
             the
             said
             43.
             
             Dissenters
             ,
             ordered
             ,
             
               That
               the
               said
               Committee
               be
               enjoyned
               to
               meet
               and
               bring
               in
               their
               Report
               on
               Monday
               next
               .
            
          
           
             But
             to
             give
             them
             a
             sure
             rule
             to
             walk
             by
             ,
             and
             to
             prevent
             the
             sitting
             of
             any
             but
             Dissenters
             ,
             it
             was
             
               resolved
               ,
            
             at
             the
             same
             time
             ,
             
               That
               no
               Member
               of
               this
               House
               that
               gave
               his
               consent
               to
               the
               Vote
               of
               the
               fifth
               of
            
             December
             
               ●●●t
               ,
               do
               presume
               to
               sit
               in
               this
               House
               ,
               untill
               this
               House
               take
               further
               order
               ;
            
             though
             it
             was
             evident
             the
             Dissenters
             ▪
             were
             yet
             but
             43.
             and
             the
             number
             present
             at
             the
             Votes
             were
             244.
             
             So
             that
             by
             this
             Vote
             made
             but
             by
             the
             43.
             who
             had
             entred
             their
             
               dissents
               ,
            
             all
             others
             must
             be
             
               presumed
               to
               be
               yet
               Con●●nters
               to
               the
               Vote
               .
            
          
           
             This
             last
             Vote
             brought
             in
             afterwards
             by
             degrees
             some
             more
             
               Dissenters
            
          
           
             
             
               
                 For
                 Thursday
                 ,
                 February
                 1.
                 1648.
                 
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Whitaker
                   .
                
              
               
                 The
                 Lord
                 
                   Monson
                   .
                
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Weaver
                   .
                
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Lassells
                   .
                
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Boon
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Mr.
                
                 T.
                 Chaloner
                 .
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Waite
                   .
                
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Harbert
                   .
                
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Mackworth
                   .
                
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Poynes
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Mr.
                
                 Miles
                 Corbet
                 .
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Say
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sir
                
                 Thomas
                 Jervice
                 .
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Trenchard
                   .
                
              
               
                 Alderman
                 
                   Wilson
                   .
                
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Wogan
                   .
                
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Baker
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sir
                
                 Tho.
                 Witherington
                 .
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Pury
                   .
                
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Heveningham
                   .
                
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Gratwick
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sir
                
                 Edward
                 Bainton
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Mr.
                
                 James
                 Nelthrop
                 .
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Brewster
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sir
                
                 
                   *
                
                 Gregory
                 Norton
                 .
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Prideaux
                   .
                
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Thorp
                   .
                
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Whitlock
                   .
                
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   H.
                   Vane
                
                 Junior
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Lord
                 
                   Lisle
                   .
                
              
            
             Entred
             their
             Dissents
             .
          
           
             The
             Dissenters
             being
             now
             in
             almost
             two
             Months
             time
             come
             to
             the
             number
             only
             of
             72.
             they
             did
             on
             the
             same
             first
             of
             
               February
            
             make
             the
             Order
             following
             ,
             
               viz.
               
            
          
           
             Whereas
             on
             the
             18th
             .
             of
             
               December
            
             last
             ,
             this
             House
             did
             order
             and
             declare
             ,
             that
             liberty
             be
             given
             to
             the
             Members
             of
             this
             House
             to
             declare
             
               their
               dis-assents
               to
               the
               late
               Vote
               of
               the
               fifth
               of
            
             Decemb.
             1648.
             
             
               That
               the
               Kings
               Answer
               to
               the
               Propositions
               of
               both
               Houses
               ,
               was
               a
               ground
               for
               the
               House
               to
               proceed
               upon
               for
               the
               settlement
               of
               the
               peace
               of
               this
               Kingdom
               ;
            
             And
             afterward
             
               viz.
            
             on
             the
             20th
             .
             of
             
               Decemb.
            
             did
             order
             ,
             
               That
               the
               Clerk
               should
               enter
               the
               names
               with
               the
               dissents
               of
               such
               Members
               as
               declared
               their
               dissents
               in
               manner
               then
               directed
               ;
            
             Whereupon
             divers
             Members
             that
             day
             present
             ,
             and
             others
             at
             several
             times
             since
             ,
             did
             cause
             
               their
               names
               and
               dissents
               to
               be
               entred
               accordingly
               .
            
             And
             whereas
             it
             hath
             been
             further
             admitted
             in
             behalf
             of
             Members
             absent
             from
             the
             said
             Vote
             ,
             
               That
               any
               such
               Member
               might
               have
               liberty
               to
               express
               his
               dis-approving
               
               the
               said
               Vote
               of
               the
            
             5th
             
               .
               of
            
             Decemb.
             
             It
             is
             now
             resolved
             and
             declared
             by
             the
             Commons
             assembled
             in
             Parliament
             ,
             that
             such
             Members
             who
             (
             being
             present
             at
             the
             House
             on
             the
             5th
             .
             of
             
               Decemb.
            
             )
             did
             
               dissent
               from
               the
               said
               Vote
               ,
               and
               from
               the
               putting
               that
               Vote
               to
               the
               Question
               ;
            
             or
             being
             not
             then
             present
             do
             
               dis-approve
               of
               the
               same
               ,
            
             and
             have
             not
             already
             declared
             in
             and
             to
             the
             House
             such
             their
             
               dissent
            
             or
             
               dis-approval
               of
               the
               said
               Vote
               ,
            
             may
             declare
             their
             
               Respective
               dissent
            
             or
             
               dis-approve
               of
               the
               said
               Vote
            
             to
             the
             
               Committee
            
             herereafter
             nominated
             ,
             
               viz.
               
            
             
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Scot
                   .
                
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Martin
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sir
                
                 John
                 Danvers
                 .
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Millington
                   .
                
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Hutchinson
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sir
                
                 Will.
                 Constable
                 .
              
               
                 Col.
                 
                   Moor
                   .
                
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Challoner
                   .
                
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   List
                   .
                
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Hayes
                   .
                
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Whittaker
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sir
                
                 Tho.
                 Jervis
                 .
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Trenchard
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sir
                
                 T.
                 Widderington
                 .
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Cawley
                   .
                
              
               
                 Col.
                 
                   Downes
                   .
                
              
               
                 Col.
                 
                   Temple
                   .
                
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Cary
                   .
                
              
               
                 Mr.
                 Serj.
                 
                   Thorp
                   .
                
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Blackiston
                   .
                
              
               
                 Lord
                 
                   Lisle
                   .
                
              
               
                 Col.
                 
                   Purifoy
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sir
                   .
                
                 Mich.
                 Livesay
                 .
              
               
                 Col.
                 
                   Stapely
                   .
                
              
               
                 Lord
                 
                   Gray
                   .
                
              
               
                 Lord
                 
                   Monson
                   .
                
              
               
                 Alderman
                 
                   Wilson
                   .
                
              
               
                 Col.
                 
                   Bosvile
                   .
                
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Boon
                   .
                
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Heveningham
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sir
                
                 Gregory
                 Norton
                 .
              
            
             Or
             
               any
            
             three
             or
             more
             of
             them
             .
          
           
             Who
             are
             hereby
             constituted
             and
             appointed
             a
             
               Committee
               ,
            
             to
             receive
             and
             take
             notice
             of
             the
             
               Declarations
            
             of
             any
             such
             
               Member
            
             his
             
               dissent
            
             or
             
               disapproval
            
             respectively
             ,
             that
             shall
             desire
             to
             declare
             and
             enter
             the
             same
             ;
             and
             the
             said
             Committee
             are
             hereby
             required
             to
             make
             present
             report
             of
             the
             same
             to
             the
             House
             ,
             and
             shall
             from
             time
             to
             time
             be
             heard
             therein
             before
             any
             other
             business
             ,
             or
             next
             after
             the
             business
             then
             in
             debate
             ,
             to
             the
             end
             such
             
               dissents
            
             or
             
               disapprovals
            
             may
             be
             entred
             in
             the
             Books
             of
             the
             House
             ,
             and
             such
             
             
               Members
            
             thereupon
             admitted
             ;
             And
             to
             that
             purpose
             the
             said
             
               Committee
            
             or
             any
             three
             of
             them
             are
             to
             sit
             when
             and
             where
             they
             think
             fit
             and
             convenient
             .
             And
             it
             is
             further
             resolved
             and
             ordered
             ,
             
               That
               no
               Member
               of
               the
               House
               whose
               dissent
               or
               disapproval
               of
               the
               said
               Vote
               hath
               not
               been
               already
               entred
               ,
               do
               henceforth
               presume
               to
               sit
               in
               the
               said
               House
               ,
            
             
             
               untill
               his
               dissent
               from
               the
               said
               Vote
               of
               the
            
             5th
             
               .
               of
            
             December
             ,
             (
             
               if
               he
               were
               then
               present
               )
               or
               disapproval
               thereof
               (
               if
               then
               absent
               from
               the
               House
               )
               shall
               be
               by
               himself
               personally
               declared
               to
               the
               said
               Committee
               ,
               and
               from
               thence
               reported
               to
               the
               House
               ,
            
             and
             entred
             as
             
               aforesaid
               ;
            
             And
             that
             such
             Members
             of
             this
             House
             ,
             and
             every
             of
             them
             whose
             
               dissent
               from
               ,
            
             or
             
               disapproval
               of
               the
               said
               Vote
            
             respectively
             (
             being
             not
             already
             declared
             and
             entred
             in
             the
             House
             )
             shall
             not
             be
             declared
             to
             the
             said
             Committee
             as
             aforesaid
             ,
             before
             the
             first
             day
             of
             
               March
            
             next
             ,
             
               shall
               from
               thenceforth
               be
               ,
               and
               are
               hereby
               declared
               from
               thenceforth
               ,
               to
               stand
               and
               be
               suspended
               from
               voting
               or
               sitting
               any
               more
               in
               this
               House
               ,
            
             
             
               or
               any
               Committee
               by
               this
               House
               appointed
               ,
               untill
               they
               shall
               both
               declare
               such
               their
               dissent
               or
               disapproval
               to
               the
               said
               Committee
               as
               aforesaid
               respectively
               ,
               and
               shall
               also
               have
               given
               satisfaction
               to
               this
               House
               concerning
               their
               delay
               thereof
               beyond
               the
               said
               appointed
               time
               ,
            
             and
             untill
             they
             shall
             be
             thereupon
             restored
             by
             particular
             Order
             of
             this
             House
             .
          
           
             After
             this
             Antiparliamentary
             Order
             ,
             (
             destructive
             to
             the
             Privileges
             ,
             Freedom
             ,
             Vote●
             ,
             and
             Members
             of
             the
             House
             )
             some
             few
             Members
             dissented
             or
             disapproved
             the
             said
             Vote
             ,
             upon
             several
             daies
             ,
             as
             they
             were
             inclined
             or
             prevailed
             with
             thereunto
             ,
             before
             the
             first
             of
             
               March
               ,
            
             the
             time
             limited
             by
             the
             said
             Order
             .
             And
             
               Wednesday
            
             Febr.
             28.
             1648.
             
             It
             was
             ordered
             ,
             
               That
               no
               advantage
               be
               taken
               against
            
             Sir
             Peter
             Wentworth
             ,
             Sir
             John
             Barington
             ,
             Col.
             Fleetwood
             ,
             Mr.
             Aldworth
             ,
             Mr.
             Robert
             Andrews
             ,
             Alderman
             Hoyle
             ,
             
               and
            
             Mr.
             Stockdale
             ,
             
               for
               not
               haviug
               entred
               their
               dissents
               before
               the
               first
               of
            
             March
             .
          
           
             Monday
             
               the
               fifth
               of
            
             March
             ,
             1648.
             
               it
               is
               is
               ordered
               ,
            
             That
             it
             be
             referred
             to
             
               Mr.
               Lisle
               ,
               Mr.
               Scot
               ,
               Mr.
               Holland
               ,
               Col.
               Ludlow
               ,
            
             and
             
               Mr.
               Luke
               Robinson
               ,
            
             or
             any
             three
             of
             them
             ,
             to
             receive
             what
             shall
             be
             tendered
             for
             satisfaction
             of
             such
             Members
             as
             have
             
             not
             entred
             their
             dissents
             or
             disapproval
             to
             the
             Vote
             of
             the
             fifth
             of
             
               December
            
             last
             ,
             before
             the
             first
             of
             
               March
               ,
            
             and
             to
             report
             their
             Opinions
             to
             the
             House
             ,
             concerning
             such
             Members
             as
             they
             shall
             receive
             satisfaction
             from
             .
          
           
             The
             Committee
             being
             some
             of
             the
             most
             eminent
             Dissenters
             to
             the
             Vote
             when
             it
             was
             past
             ,
             and
             so
             not
             very
             inclinable
             to
             receive
             satisfaction
             from
             those
             Members
             intended
             by
             the
             Order
             ,
             there
             are
             very
             few
             appearing
             in
             the
             
               Journal
            
             to
             have
             been
             admitted
             upon
             their
             Reports
             into
             the
             House
             in
             three
             months
             after
             ,
             but
             as
             if
             too
             many
             had
             been
             received
             already
             ,
             they
             intended
             a
             New
             Test
             and
             Purge
             to
             feclude
             the
             Majority
             even
             of
             those
             who
             
               dissented
            
             from
             or
             
               disapproved
            
             our
             former
             Vote
             ;
             For
             their
             
               Journal
            
             attests
             ,
             that
             on
             
               Saturday
               ,
            
             June
             9th
             .
             1649.
             
             
               This
               Question
               was
               propounded
               :
               That
               none
               of
               the
               Members
               that
               have
               sate
               in
               the
               House
               since
               the
            
             11th
             
               .
               of
            
             Jan.
             1648.
             
               shall
               be
               hereafter
               admitted
               to
               sit
               in
               this
               House
               ,
               who
               shall
               not
               first
               acknowledge
               and
               assert
               the
               
                 just
                 authority
                 of
                 this
                 House
                 ,
              
               in
               making
               the
               Act
               for
               erecting
               an
               High
               Court
               of
               Justice
               for
               trying
               &
               judging
               the
               King
               .
            
          
           
             And
             the
             
               Question
            
             being
             put
             ,
             whether
             this
             
               Question
               be
               now
               put
               ,
            
             the
             House
             
               was
               divided
               .
            
             And
             it
             was
             carried
             in
             the
             
               Negative
            
             by
             27.
             against
             22.
             
               that
               this
               Question
               should
               not
               be
               put
               .
            
             So
             that
             the
             major
             part
             of
             themselves
             were
             not
             then
             ripe
             for
             what
             the
             Minor
             would
             have
             them
             swallow
             .
          
           
             Thereupon
             the
             very
             same
             day
             a
             
               final
               barre
            
             is
             put
             by
             them
             upon
             all
             the
             secluded
             Members
             by
             this
             following
             
               Order
               ,
            
             printed
             for
             that
             end
             ,
             
               viz.
               
            
          
           
             
               Ordered
               by
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               assembled
               in
               Parl.
               
            
             That
             none
             of
             the
             Members
             of
             this
             House
             ,
             who
             by
             vertue
             of
             the
             Order
             of
             
               February
               ,
            
             1.
             1648.
             do
             yet
             stand
             suspended
             from
             voting
             or
             sitting
             any
             more
             in
             this
             House
             ,
             shall
             henceforth
             be
             admitted
             capable
             to
             sit
             ,
             or
             have
             voyce
             in
             this
             House
             during
             this
             present
             Parliament
             ,
             who
             shall
             not
             before
             the
             30th
             .
             of
             this
             instant
             
               June
            
             address
             themselves
             to
             the
             Committee
             appointed
             by
             order
             of
             the
             fifth
             of
             
               March
               ,
            
             1648.
             for
             receiving
             what
             should
             be
             tendered
             for
             satisfaction
             by
             such
             Members
             as
             had
             not
             entred
             their
             Dissent
             or
             Disapproval
             to
             the
             Vote
             of
             the
             fifth
             of
             
               December
            
             last
             ,
             before
             the
             
             first
             of
             
               March
               ,
            
             and
             shall
             not
             before
             the
             said
             30th
             ▪
             of
             
               June
            
             instant
             give
             such
             satisfaction
             to
             the
             said
             Committee
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             said
             Order
             ,
             as
             this
             House
             shall
             approve
             of
             :
             but
             the
             House
             will
             after
             the
             said
             30th
             of
             
               June
            
             instant
             proceed
             to
             take
             Order
             for
             the
             election
             of
             New
             Members
             in
             their
             rooms
             .
          
           
             After
             this
             Order
             ,
             though
             they
             sate
             till
             
               April
            
             20.
             1653.
             without
             itterruption
             ,
             yet
             they
             never
             issued
             out
             any
             Writs
             for
             
               Elections
            
             of
             New
             Members
             ,
             monopolizing
             the
             supreme
             and
             Parliamentary
             power
             into
             their
             own
             hands
             without
             copartners
             ,
             as
             now
             again
             .
          
           
             April
             20.
             1653.
             they
             were
             forcibly
             ejected
             ,
             and
             turned
             out
             of
             the
             House
             themselves
             by
             the
             
               Army-Officers
            
             for
             above
             6.
             years
             ,
             till
             on
             
               Saturday
            
             May
             7.
             1659.
             about
             40.
             of
             the
             
               Members
            
             (
             interrupted
             in
             
               April
            
             1653.
             and
             by
             reason
             of
             divers
             new
             Governments
             interposing
             ,
             never
             durst
             re-assemble
             to
             sit
             or
             act
             )
             upon
             the
             
               Army-Officers
               invitation
               ,
            
             went
             sodainly
             again
             into
             the
             
               House
               ;
            
             whereupon
             
               *
            
             divers
             of
             the
             secluded
             
               Members
               ,
            
             then
             casually
             at
             
               Westminster
               ,
            
             so
             soon
             as
             they
             heard
             they
             were
             sitting
             ,
             the
             same
             morning
             went
             to
             the
             House
             door
             ,
             &
             claimed
             their
             privilege
             of
             sitting
             ,
             but
             were
             forcibly
             secluded
             then
             ,
             and
             on
             
               May
            
             the
             9th
             .
             by
             armed
             Gards
             :
             and
             to
             continue
             their
             seclusion
             ,
             the
             
               House
               ordered
            
             the
             9th
             .
             of
             
               May
               ,
            
          
           
             That
             such
             Persons
             heretofore
             Members
             of
             this
             Parliament
             ,
             as
             have
             not
             sat
             in
             this
             Parliament
             ,
             since
             the
             year
             1648.
             and
             
               *
            
             have
             not
             subscribed
             the
             Engagement
             ,
             in
             the
             Roll
             of
             Engagement
             of
             this
             House
             ,
             shall
             not
             sit
             in
             the
             House
             till
             further
             order
             of
             the
             Parl.
             
          
           
             At
             this
             time
             they
             were
             more
             tender
             of
             excluding
             the
             Major
             part
             of
             the
             Members
             of
             the
             House
             ,
             and
             only
             ordered
             ,
             
               their
               not
               sitting
               till
               further
               order
               ,
            
             not
             at
             all
             conceiving
             that
             they
             were
             duly
             
               discharged
               ,
            
             or
             
               dismembred
            
             by
             their
             former
             Orders
             ,
             in
             the
             years
             1648.
             and
             1649.
             as
             now
             .
          
           
             After
             this
             they
             being
             forcibly
             interrupted
             and
             dispersed
             again
             ,
             on
             the
             13.
             of
             
               Oct.
               last
               ,
            
             and
             not
             suffered
             to
             sit
             till
             the
             26.
             of
             
               Dec.
            
             following
             ;
             upon
             the
             27.
             of
             
               Dec.
            
             many
             of
             the
             
               secluded
               Members
               ,
            
             then
             in
             town
             ,
             being
             informed
             of
             their
             sodain
             re-assembling
             in
             the
             House
             did
             again
             
               ●●im
               thei●
               
               Right
               of
               sitting
               in
               Parliament
               ,
            
             but
             were
             by
             their
             Orders
             kept
             out
             of
             the
             Lobby
             and
             House
             ,
             by
             their
             armed
             
               Gard●
            
             and
             
               Officers
               ,
            
             and
             received
             the
             usage
             that
             hath
             in
             
               A
               Narrative
            
             thereof
             ,
             been
             published
             to
             the
             
               Kingdom
               .
            
          
           
             
               Since
               that
               time
               ,
               viz.
               on
            
             Thursday
             
               the
            
             5th
             
               .
               of
            
             Jan.
             1659.
             
               the
            
             day
             appointed
             to
             consider
             of
             the
             case
             of
             absent
             Members
             ;
             
               without
               calling
               the
               Members
               ,
               or
               admitting
               them
               which
               were
               at
               the
               door
               to
               fit
               ,
               or
               appear
               in
               the
               House
               ,
               it
               was
            
             Resolved
             ,
             
               by
               the
               Major
               part
               of
               about
            
             47.
             
             
               Members
               only
               then
               present
               ;
            
             That
             upon
             the
             whole
             matter
             of
             the
             
               *
            
             Report
             touching
             absent
             Members
             ,
             The
             Parliament
             doth
             adjudge
             and
             declare
             ,
             
               That
            
             the
             Members
             who
             stand
             discharged
             from
             voting
             or
             sitting
             as
             Members
             of
             this
             House
             ,
             in
             the
             years
             1648.
             
               and
            
             1649.
             do
             stand
             duly
             discharged
             by
             judgement
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             from
             sitting
             as
             Members
             of
             this
             Parliament
             ,
             during
             this
             Parliament
             .
             And
             it
             is
             Ordered
             ,
             that
             writs
             do
             issue
             forth
             for
             Electing
             new
             Members
             in
             their
             places
             .
          
           
             And
             to
             prevent
             any
             vindication
             of
             our selves
             ,
             against
             this
             
               Vote
            
             behind
             our
             backs
             ,
             upon
             
               Monday
            
             the
             9th
             .
             of
             
               Jan.
            
             1659.
             (
             but
             4.
             daies
             after
             the
             Vote
             )
             a
             party
             of
             about
             40.
             
             Red-coats
             were
             sent
             to
             seize
             us
             ,
             at
             one
             of
             the
             Members
             Houses
             in
             
               Drury-lane
               ,
            
             where
             the
             Council
             of
             
               State
            
             (
             it
             seems
             )
             had
             notice
             ,
             and
             we
             did
             not
             conceal
             it
             ,
             that
             some
             of
             us
             were
             met
             together
             :
             but
             being
             gone
             a
             little
             before
             ,
             they
             mist
             of
             us
             ,
             though
             they
             searched
             the
             house
             at
             pleasure
             .
          
           
             This
             Resolve
             being
             ,
             as
             appears
             ,
             intended
             ,
             finally
             to
             exclude
             the
             said
             Members
             ,
             though
             double
             the
             Major
             part
             of
             the
             House
             ,
             &
             leaving
             them
             (
             without
             any
             cause
             therein
             expressed
             )
             under
             a
             reflexion
             of
             the
             highest
             nature
             ,
             as
             persons
             duely
             expeld
             the
             House
             ,
             during
             this
             Parliament
             ,
             and
             ordering
             Writs
             to
             issue
             forth
             for
             Electing
             new
             Members
             in
             their
             places
             (
             a
             proceeding
             never
             used
             towards
             a
             
               Single
               Member
               ,
            
             but
             upon
             
               breach
               of
               trust
               ,
            
             or
             some
             
               high
               misdemeanor
               ,
            
             much
             less
             to
             many
             ,
             least
             of
             all
             to
             the
             Majority
             of
             the
             House
             )
             hath
             in
             justice
             to
             our selves
             ,
             and
             the
             Counties
             and
             places
             for
             which
             we
             are
             intrusted
             ,
             necessitated
             us
             ,
             by
             this
             
               Declaration
               ,
            
             fully
             to
             state
             the
             whole
             matter
             of
             Fact
             ,
             and
             upon
             the
             whole
             ,
             to
             ●aise
             such
             
               Observations
            
             and
             
               Concl●●sions
               ,
            
             as
             we
             
             hope
             may
             evince
             ,
             that
             we
             are
             not
             duely
             
               discharged
               ,
            
             and
             that
             the
             Judgement
             ,
             if
             there
             be
             any
             given
             ,
             is
             
               void
            
             in
             
               Law
               ,
            
             against
             the
             said
             Members
             ,
             whereof
             we
             have
             in
             the
             end
             of
             this
             Declaration
             inserted
             a
             perfect
             list
             .
          
           
             First
             ,
             it
             is
             manifest
             by
             the
             state
             of
             the
             Fact
             ,
             that
             on
             the
             6th
             .
             and
             7th
             .
             of
             Decemb.
             1648.
             and
             since
             ,
             the
             said
             Members
             being
             then
             and
             now
             the
             
               Major
               part
               of
               the
               House
               of
               Commons
               ,
            
             have
             been
             by
             force
             of
             arms
             ,
             and
             still
             are
             ,
             ●estrained
             from
             coming
             or
             entring
             into
             the
             House
             ,
             though
             they
             have
             several
             times
             renewed
             their
             claim
             ,
             only
             upon
             the
             Army-Officers
             
               Proposals
            
             and
             
               desires
               ,
            
             Dec.
             6.
             1648.
             
          
           
             2ly
             .
             That
             from
             that
             time
             to
             this
             day
             ,
             there
             hath
             been
             no
             legal
             accusation
             or
             impea●hment
             exhibited
             against
             them
             ,
             or
             any
             of
             them
             in
             Parliament
             ,
             as
             a
             ground
             for
             a
             Judgement
             of
             their
             supension
             or
             exclusion
             .
          
           
             3ly
             .
             That
             they
             were
             never
             summoned
             nor
             called
             to
             hear
             or
             answer
             any
             charge
             ,
             nor
             ever
             heard
             in
             the
             House
             ,
             nor
             particularly
             convicted
             ,
             nor
             yet
             named
             in
             any
             Order
             or
             Vote
             for
             their
             suspension
             or
             exclusion
             .
          
           
             4ly
             .
             That
             all
             the
             pretence
             appearing
             for
             their
             exclusion
             in
             all
             the
             recited
             
               Votes
            
             and
             
               Orders
               ,
            
             is
             only
             ,
             their
             
               Ay
            
             to
             the
             Vote
             of
             the
             fifth
             of
             
               Dec.
            
             1648.
             
             (
             
               That
               the
               Answers
               of
               the
               King
               to
               the
               Propositions
               of
               both
               Houses
               ,
               are
               a
               ground
               for
               the
               House
               to
               proceed
               upon
               for
               the
               settlement
               of
               the
               peace
               of
               the
               Kingdom
               ,
            
             )
             they
             being
             then
             and
             still
             the
             major
             part
             of
             the
             House
             :
             and
             for
             refusing
             (
             upon
             the
             demands
             of
             the
             
               Army
               ,
            
             and
             Orders
             of
             the
             minor
             part
             of
             the
             House
             made
             after
             they
             were
             forced
             away
             )
             to
             enter
             their
             Protests
             against
             and
             Dissents
             from
             that
             Vote
             ,
             which
             was
             passed
             by
             them
             in
             Judgement
             and
             
               Conscience
               ,
            
             upon
             unanswerable
             grounds
             of
             Reason
             ,
             justice
             ,
             honour
             and
             faithfulness
             ;
             or
             ,
             for
             not
             disapproving
             the
             said
             Vote
             .
          
           
             5ly
             .
             That
             the
             Members
             permitted
             to
             sit
             after
             ,
             and
             under
             the
             force
             ,
             
               Dec.
            
             6.
             did
             several
             times
             positively
             order
             the
             
               secured
            
             and
             
               seluded
               Members
               to
               be
               forthwith
               discharged
               ;
            
             and
             that
             after
             the
             Demands
             and
             Proposals
             of
             the
             Army
             ;
             which
             shews
             ,
             that
             they
             did
             not
             then
             judge
             them
             guilty
             of
             breach
             of
             Trust
             by
             this
             their
             Vote
             .
          
           
             6ly
             .
             That
             many
             of
             the
             Members
             that
             were
             suffered
             to
             
             sit
             ,
             when
             they
             saw
             no
             hopes
             of
             preserving
             their
             Privileges
             and
             the
             freedom
             of
             Parliaments
             against
             this
             force
             ,
             did
             voluntarily
             withdraw
             themselves
             ,
             and
             have
             ever
             since
             remained
             in
             the
             condition
             of
             
               secluded
               Members
               ,
            
             and
             are
             now
             comprised
             within
             the
             Vote
             of
             
               Ian.
            
             5.
             and
             former
             Orders
             .
          
           
             7ly
             .
             That
             the
             Members
             formerly
             secured
             and
             secluded
             by
             the
             Army-Officers
             in
             
               Dec.
            
             1648.
             against
             the
             Votes
             of
             the
             House
             ,
             for
             their
             
               discharge
               ,
            
             for
             their
             Vote
             
               Dec.
            
             5.
             are
             now
             for
             the
             self-same
             Vote
             alone
             ,
             even
             by
             order
             and
             command
             of
             those
             now
             sitting
             Members
             (
             after
             their
             own
             double
             dissipation
             by
             armed
             violence
             )
             forcibly
             excluded
             both
             the
             House
             and
             Lobby
             ,
             by
             armed
             
               Gards
            
             and
             
               Army-Officers
               ,
            
             and
             likewise
             discharged
             from
             sitting
             as
             Members
             of
             the
             House
             during
             this
             Parliament
             .
          
           
             8.
             
             That
             the
             forcible
             suspension
             and
             secluding
             of
             the
             Majority
             of
             the
             House
             ,
             till
             they
             retract
             ,
             and
             enter
             their
             particular
             dissents
             against
             ,
             and
             disapproval
             of
             their
             own
             Votes
             ,
             was
             first
             introduced
             and
             imposed
             by
             the
             General
             Council
             of
             Army-Officers
             Proposals
             ,
             to
             subvert
             the
             Privileges
             and
             Freedom
             of
             Parliaments
             :
             And
             in
             obedience
             to
             their
             desires
             ,
             it
             is
             afterwards
             several
             times
             Voted
             ,
             Ordered
             and
             ratified
             by
             the
             sitting
             Members
             ,
             to
             bar
             us
             from
             all
             future
             sitting
             ,
             or
             Voting
             in
             the
             House
             as
             Members
             ,
             during
             the
             Parliaments
             continuance
             ,
             and
             made
             the
             secundary
             ground
             of
             our
             exclusion
             and
             discharge
             ,
             though
             never
             in
             use
             before
             ,
             from
             the
             begining
             of
             Parliaments
             ,
             till
             this
             day
             ,
             and
             that
             in
             relation
             to
             this
             Vote
             alone
             .
             An
             Anti-Parliamentary
             President
             ,
             fit
             only
             for
             everlasting
             oblivion
             .
          
           
             9ly
             .
             That
             for
             the
             mi●or
             part
             thus
             to
             sway
             in
             Councel
             by
             help
             of
             an
             
               external
               force
               ,
            
             when
             
               reason
            
             within
             Doors
             could
             not
             carry
             it
             ,
             is
             a
             course
             of
             proceeding
             altogether
             illegal
             ,
             irrational
             ,
             and
             unparliamentary
             ;
             the
             determining
             of
             
               Questions
            
             and
             Controversies
             by
             the
             
               major
               Vote
               ,
            
             being
             essential
             
               to
               Parliaments
            
             and
             Great
             Councils
             ,
             authorized
             by
             the
             usage
             and
             experience
             of
             all
             Ages
             and
             Nations
             ,
             without
             which
             it
             is
             impossible
             to
             settle
             any
             Government
             in
             
               Church
            
             or
             
               State
               ,
            
             or
             make
             any
             
               final
               judgement
            
             in
             
               Courts
            
             or
             
               Councils
               ,
            
             
             without
             resolving
             all
             into
             the
             mere
             will
             of
             a
             few
             
               single
               Persons
               .
            
             Upon
             all
             which
             grounds
             ,
             we
             are
             so
             far
             from
             
               r●tracting
            
             the
             said
             
               Vote
            
             of
             Decemb.
             5.
             that
             as
             both
             by
             the
             
               Vindication
               of
               the
               secluded
               Members
               ,
            
             published
             in
             
               January
               ,
            
             1648.
             and
             by
             this
             
               Declaration
               ,
            
             it
             stands
             unanswerably
             justi●ied
             to
             all
             the
             World
             ,
             so
             we
             foretold
             the
             sad
             effects
             that
             would
             follow
             the
             varying
             from
             it
             ,
             and
             are
             now
             confirmed
             in
             the
             
               necessity
            
             and
             
               prudence
            
             of
             that
             
               Resolution
            
             by
             eleven
             years
             further
             consideration
             ,
             and
             the
             many
             
               sufferings
               ,
               calamities
               ,
               strange
               unsettlement
               ,
            
             and
             
               Revolutions
               of
               Government
               ;
            
             which
             the
             not
             hearkning
             to
             the
             advice
             of
             that
             
               Vote
            
             (
             then
             the
             judgement
             of
             the
             whole
             Kingdom
             ,
             being
             past
             by
             the
             major
             part
             of
             their
             
               Representatives
            
             )
             hath
             brought
             upon
             us
             ever
             since
             ,
             whereof
             we
             can
             yet
             see
             no
             end
             .
          
           
             Having
             thus
             truly
             and
             fully
             stated
             the
             matter
             of
             Fact
             ,
             relating
             to
             our
             former
             and
             late
             seclusions
             ,
             and
             the
             premised
             
               Vote
            
             of
             
               Jan.
            
             5.
             for
             our
             
               discharge
            
             &
             
               exclusion
            
             out
             of
             the
             
               House
               ,
               during
               this
               Parli●ment
               ,
            
             only
             for
             our
             
               Vote
               ,
            
             Dec.
             5.
             1648.
             upon
             the
             Armies
             
               Proposals
               ,
            
             without
             any
             particular
             accusation
             ,
             hearing
             ,
             trial
             ,
             or
             judgement
             pronounced
             against
             Us
             ,
             or
             any
             one
             of
             Us
             by
             name
             at
             the
             bar
             ;
             we
             shall
             in
             the
             next
             place
             briefly
             demonstrate
             the
             
               Illegallity
               ,
               Injustice
            
             and
             
               Nullity
            
             of
             this
             general
             uncertain
             Vote
             ,
             by
             which
             we
             are
             thus
             by
             wholesale
             discharged
             behind
             our
             backs
             .
             1.
             
             By
             Orders
             ,
             Customs
             ,
             Presidents
             ,
             and
             Judgements
             in
             Parliament
             .
             2ly
             .
             By
             the
             Laws
             and
             Statute●
             of
             this
             Realm
             .
             3ly
             .
             By
             the
             Law
             of
             Nations
             .
             4ly
             .
             By
             the
             Law
             and
             Proceedings
             of
             God
             himself
             .
          
           
             By
             the
             Orders
             ,
             Customs
             and
             Proceedings
             of
             Parliament
             it
             is
             most
             apparent
             ,
          
           
             1.
             
             That
             in
             all
             
               *
            
             Parliaments
             ,
             Treaties
             and
             Assemblies
             within
             the
             Realm
             of
             
               England
            
             for
             ever
             ,
             
               every
               man
               ought
               to
               come
               without
               force
               ,
               armour
               ,
               or
               multitudes
               of
               armed
               men
               ,
               well
               and
               peaceably
               to
               the
               honour
               and
               peace
               of
               the
               King
               and
               of
               his
               Realm
               ,
               and
               all
               wearing
               of
               Armour
               or
               other
               force
               against
               the
               Peace
               ,
               ought
               to
               be
               defended
               and
               prohibited
               in
               all
               places
               ,
               Cities
               and
               Suburbs
               ,
               where
               Parliaments
               convene
               ,
            
             lest
             the
             Members
             should
             be
             terrified
             ,
             or
             
               driven
               away
               ,
            
             or
             
               the
               proceedings
               
               of
            
             
               (a)
            
             
               Parliament
               interrupted
               thereby
               ;
            
             as
             is
             evident
             by
             the
             Statute
             of
             7
             E.
             1.
             
             Rastal
             Armor
             ,
             1.
             cl
             .
             5
             E.
             2.
             m.
             22.
             31.
             dors
             .
             cl
             .
             2
             E.
             3.
             dors
             .
             31.
             4
             E.
             3.
             Rot.
             Parl.
             n.
             1.
             2
             E.
             3.
             c.
             3.
             6
             E.
             3.
             rot
             .
             parl.
             n.
             1.
             13
             E.
             3.
             n.
             2.
             14
             E.
             3.
             n.
             2.
             15
             E.
             3.
             n.
             2.
             17
             E.
             3.
             n.
             3.
             18
             E.
             3.
             n.
             2.
             20
             E.
             3.
             n.
             1.
             
             Cooks
             4.
             Instit.
             p.
             14.
             
             Exact
             Abridgement
             of
             the
             Records
             of
             the
             Tower
             ,
             p.
             11
             ,
             13
             ,
             14
             ,
             17
             ,
             19
             ,
             22
             ,
             27
             ,
             30
             ,
             43
             46
             51
             ,
             76
             ,
             78
             ,
             195.
             
             Therefore
             the
             forcible
             seclusion
             of
             the
             majority
             of
             the
             Members
             by
             armed
             force
             ,
             and
             Votes
             backed
             therewith
             ,
             is
             most
             illegal
             and
             unparliamentary
             .
          
           
             2ly
             .
             That
             
               (b)
            
             
               every
               Member
               of
               Parliament
               is
               bound
               to
               attend
               the
               Parliament
               ,
               and
               freely
               to
               sit
               &
               vote
               therein
               during
               its
               contiance
               ,
               and
               never
               voluntarily
               to
               absent
               himself
               ,
               or
               depart
               without
               special
               license
               ,
               under
               pain
               of
               Amerciament
               ,
               losse
               of
               wages
               ,
               and
               other
               penalties
               ;
            
             as
             is
             both
             enacted
             and
             resolved
             ,
             3
             E.
             3.
             f.
             19.
             
             Fitz.
             Corone
             161.
             5
             R.
             2.
             Stat.
             2.
             c.
             4.
             18
             E.
             3.
             rot
             .
             parl.
             n.
             5.
             8
             H.
             4.
             n.
             55.
             31
             H.
             6.
             n.
             45.
             
             Cooks
             4
             Instit.
             p.
             15
             ,
             16
             ,
             17
             ,
             40.
             9
             
             H
             8.
             c.
             16.
             
             Stamford
             ,
             l.
             1.
             c.
             2.
             f.
             153.
             
             Exact
             Abridgement
             ,
             p.
             13
             ,
             14
             ,
             43
             ,
             142
             ,
             194
             ,
             281
             ,
             361
             ,
             653.
             
             The
             Order
             of
             the
             Commons
             House
             ,
             19.
             
             
               August
               ,
            
             1643
             and
             Ordinance
             of
             both
             Houses
             ,
             9
             
               Octob.
            
             1643.
             
             Collection
             of
             Ordinances
             p.
             274
             ,
             357.
             the
             Commons
             Declaration
             ,
             Septemb.
             5.
             1648.
             5
             E.
             3.
             dors
             7.
             
             &
             4
             E
             3
             dors
             .
             23.
             
             Therefore
             the
             majority
             of
             the
             Members
             neither
             may
             nor
             ought
             to
             be
             forcibly
             secluded
             and
             hindered
             from
             sitting
             and
             voting
             ,
             especially
             by
             the
             Minority
             .
          
           
             3ly
             .
             That
             
               (c)
            
             
               when
               any
               considerable
               number
               of
               the
               Members
               of
               Parliament
               through
               shortness
               of
               warning
               ,
               fo●d
               weather
               ,
               or
               any
               other
               occasions
               have
               been
               absent
               from
               the
               House
               ,
               the
               Parliaments
               have
               constantly
               been
               adjourned
               and
               put
               off
               till
               a
               further
               day
               ,
               and
               nothing
               acted
               by
               those
               who
               appeared
               ,
               in
               their
               absence
               ,
               till
               the
               absent
               Members
               comming
               ,
               and
               the
               Houses
               were
               ful●
               ;
            
             as
             is
             is
             evident
             ,
             by
             Claus.
             2
             E.
             3.
             dors
             .
             31.
             
             &
             15.
             6
             E.
             3.
             Rot.
             Parl.
             n.
             1.
             6
             E.
             3.
             part
             2.
             n.
             5
             ,
             6
             ,
             8
             ,
             9.
             8
             E.
             3.
             n.
             5.
             15
             E.
             3.
             n.
             4.
             17
             E.
             n.
             2.
             20
             E.
             3.
             n.
             5.
             21
             E.
             3.
             n.
             4.
             22
             E.
             3.
             n.
             1.
             25
             E.
             3.
             n.
             1.
             29
             E.
             3.
             n.
             4.
             30
             E.
             3.
             n.
             1.
             37
             E.
             3.
             n.
             1.
             42
             E.
             3.
             n.
             1.
             50
             E.
             3.
             n.
             1.
             51
             
             ●
             .
             3.
             n.
             2.
             1
             R.
             2.
             n.
             1.
             2
             R.
             2.
             n.
             1.
             3
             R.
             2.
             n.
             1.
             4
             R.
             2.
             n.
             1.
             5
             R.
             2.
             n.
             65.
             6
             R.
             2.
             n.
             6.
             7
             R.
             2.
             n.
             1.
             
             9
             R.
             2.
             n.
             1.
             8
             H.
             4.
             n.
             54.
             
             The
             reason
             whereof
             is
             ,
             because
             Nothing
             ought
             to
             be
             acted
             in
             Parliament
             ,
             by
             any
             party
             or
             faction
             ,
             but
             in
             or
             by
             a
             
               full
               Parliament
               ,
            
             when
             all
             or
             most
             of
             the
             Members
             ,
             representing
             all
             the
             Kingdom
             ,
             are
             present
             ,
             Cl.
             23
             E.
             1.
             d.
             4.
             34
             E.
             1.
             c.
             1.
             20
             E.
             3.
             rot
             .
             Parl.
             n.
             46.
             21
             E.
             3.
             n.
             65.
             25
             E.
             3.
             n.
             10.
             51
             E.
             3.
             n.
             25.
             2
             R.
             2.
             n.
             26.
             10
             R.
             2.
             n.
             35.
             11
             R.
             2.
             n.
             8.
             21
             R.
             2.
             n.
             71.
             5
             H.
             4.
             n.
             17
             ,
             30
             ,
             44.
             6
             H.
             4.
             n.
             25.
             39
             H.
             6.
             n.
             10.
             
             &
             1
             R.
             3.
             
             Wherefore
             their
             seclusion
             ,
             and
             ejection
             of
             the
             Majority
             of
             the
             Members
             ,
             behind
             their
             backs
             ,
             in
             a
             thin
             and
             empty
             House
             ,
             (
             not
             the
             fixt
             part
             of
             a
             full
             House
             of
             Commons
             )
             and
             their
             Votes
             and
             Orders
             not
             only
             without
             ,
             but
             against
             them
             ,
             must
             be
             unparliamentary
             and
             unwarrantable
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             That
             as
             in
             
               *
            
             Elections
             in
             the
             County
             ,
             so
             in
             Votes
             ,
             the
             Vote
             of
             the
             
               Major
               part
            
             of
             the
             House
             ,
             upon
             
               any
               question
               put
               ,
            
             is
             the
             Vote
             
               and
               judgement
               of
               the
               whole
               House
               ,
               including
               and
               binding
               the
               dissenting
               Minority
               ,
            
             as
             all
             Journals
             ,
             Records
             of
             Parliaments
             ,
             Statutes
             ,
             Law-Books
             ,
             and
             experience
             resolve
             ,
             and
             the
             practice
             of
             those
             now
             sitting
             ;
             Therefore
             the
             dissenting
             Minority
             ,
             can
             neither
             censure
             nor
             eject
             the
             Majority
             of
             the
             House
             ,
             for
             their
             Vote
             of
             
               Decemb.
            
             5.
             carried
             without
             any
             division
             ,
             and
             by
             above
             2.
             parts
             of
             3.
             then
             present
             ,
             without
             ejecting
             and
             dissolving
             the
             whole
             House
             ,
             and
             themselves
             too
             ,
             whose
             Vote
             was
             included
             in
             theirs
             ,
             and
             subverting
             the
             very
             essence
             and
             foundation
             of
             all
             Parliaments
             .
          
           
             5.
             
             That
             every
             
               *
            
             
               Member
               present
               in
               the
               House
               ,
               at
               the
               putting
               of
               any
               Question
            
             (
             then
             debated
             )
             
               is
               bound
               by
               orders
               of
               the
               House
               to
               give
               his
               Ay
               thereto
               ,
               or
               No
               ,
               according
               to
               his
               judgement
               ,
               and
               conscience
               ,
               freely
               and
               uncontroulably
               ,
               without
               the
               least
               question
               ,
               check
               ,
               or
               censure
               .
            
             This
             freedom
             of
             debate
             ,
             Voting
             and
             speaking
             the
             mind
             ,
             being
             the
             grand
             essential
             Privilege
             of
             Parliaments
             ,
             (
             giving
             both
             the
             name
             and
             essence
             to
             them
             )
             which
             every
             
               Sp●ker
            
             demands
             ,
             and
             every
             King
             granted
             at
             the
             beginning
             of
             every
             Parliament
             ,
             and
             of
             this
             now
             sitting
             .
             Therefore
             for
             the
             Minority
             of
             the
             House
             ,
             by
             the
             Army-Officers
             
               Proposals
            
             and
             
               Desires
               ,
            
             to
             make
             it
             criminal
             and
             a
             breach
             of
             Trust
             ,
             demeriting
             not
             only
             censure
             ,
             but
             suspension
             ,
             exclusion
             and
             ejection
             out
             of
             the
             House
             ,
             and
             
             that
             not
             in
             one
             or
             two
             Members
             ,
             but
             the
             Majority
             of
             the
             House
             ,
             (
             the
             house
             it self
             ,
             )
             as
             in
             our
             present
             case
             ,
             only
             for
             the
             
               Vote
               of
               Decemb.
            
             5.
             1648.
             touching
             the
             Kings
             
               Concessions
               ,
            
             and
             no
             Vote
             else
             whatsoever
             ,
             in
             any
             other
             Parliament
             ,
             or
             this
             ,
             before
             or
             since
             this
             Vote
             ,
             is
             not
             only
             the
             extremity
             of
             partiality
             and
             injustice
             ,
             but
             an
             utter
             subversion
             of
             the
             very
             essence
             ,
             name
             and
             foundation
             of
             Parliaments
             themselves
             ,
             without
             President
             in
             any
             Age
             .
          
           
             6ly
             .
             If
             one
             single
             Member
             alone
             give
             his
             
               Ay
               ,
            
             or
             
               N
               ,
            
             to
             any
             Question
             proposed
             ,
             against
             all
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             house
             ,
             though
             the
             Question
             seems
             most
             clear
             and
             undisputable
             ,
             yet
             he
             is
             
               neither
               censurable
               nor
               questionable
               for
               it
               ,
               because
               it
               is
               his
               privilege
               and
               freedom
               as
               a
               Member
               ,
            
             as
             was
             resolved
             in
             Dr
             
               P●rryes
            
             case
             in
             the
             Parliament
             of
             27
             
               Eliz.
            
             (
             reported
             by
             
               Scobel
            
             out
             of
             the
             Journal
             ,
             )
             who
             gave
             his
             single
             
               No
               ,
            
             against
             the
             Bill
             against
             Jesuites
             and
             Recusants
             ;
             and
             in
             the
             cases
             of
             all
             single
             
               Ayes
            
             or
             
               Noes
               ,
            
             or
             but
             of
             2
             ,
             or
             3.
             
             
               Members
            
             against
             all
             the
             rest
             ,
             in
             all
             former
             Parliaments
             ,
             and
             this
             last
             ,
             who
             were
             never
             once
             questioned
             or
             suspended
             for
             them
             ,
             nor
             ordered
             to
             retract
             their
             single
             Votes
             .
             Therfore
             the
             suspension
             &
             ejection
             of
             the
             
               Majority
            
             of
             the
             house
             for
             their
             Vote
             of
             
               Dec.
            
             5.
             after
             so
             long
             &
             great
             debate
             ,
             (
             given
             upō
             the
             greatest
             grounds
             of
             Conscience
             ,
             Law
             ,
             Justice
             ,
             Prudence
             ,
             Reason
             and
             publick
             safety
             ,
             )
             and
             for
             their
             refusal
             to
             retract
             and
             protest
             against
             it
             ,
             by
             order
             of
             the
             
               minority
            
             of
             the
             
               Noes
               ,
            
             entring
             their
             dissents
             against
             it
             ,
             during
             their
             forcible
             seclusion
             from
             the
             house
             ,
             must
             questionless
             be
             most
             
               Antiparliamentary
               ,
            
             erroneous
             ,
             injurious
             ,
             subver●ive
             to
             the
             freedom
             of
             Parliaments
             .
          
           
             7ly
             .
             That
             a
             matter
             
               (f)
            
             once
             
               debated
               and
               put
               to
               the
               Question
               in
               the
               House
               ,
            
             (
             especially
             when
             full
             and
             free
             )
             carried
             in
             the
             
               Ay
               ,
            
             or
             
               No
               ,
            
             by
             the
             majority
             of
             the
             House
             ,
             (
             without
             any
             surprize
             or
             fraud
             ,
             as
             the
             Vote
             of
             
               Dec.
            
             5.
             was
             ,
             against
             all
             force
             and
             menaces
             to
             prevent
             it
             ,
             )
             
               ought
               to
               stand
               as
               the
               judgement
               of
               the
               whole
            
             House
             ,
             
               and
               cannot
               by
               the
               rules
               of
               Parliament
               be
               questioned
               again
               ,
               or
               nulled
               and
               revoked
               ,
            
             (
             especially
             by
             the
             minor
             part
             in
             the
             absence
             and
             forcible
             seclusion
             of
             the
             Major
             ,
             )
             
               during
               that
               session
               of
               Parliament
               ,
            
             no
             more
             than
             an
             
               Act
               ,
               or
               a
               judgment
               given
               and
               entred
               in
               the
            
             
               g
            
             
               Courts
               of
               Westminster
               ,
               
               reversed
               in
               and
               by
               that
               Court
               which
               gave
               it
               ;
            
             because
             all
             Votes
             and
             Judgements
             ,
             would
             otherwise
             be
             nugatory
             ,
             arbitrary
             ,
             reversed
             and
             nulled
             over
             and
             over
             ,
             and
             debates
             concerning
             them
             endless
             :
             as
             was
             resolved
             in
             Sir
             
               Francis
               Goodwins
            
             case
             ,
             upon
             long
             debate
             ,
             27
             
               Martii
               ,
            
             &
             in
             
               April
               ,
            
             Anno
             1604.
             and
             oft
             before
             and
             since
             .
             Therefore
             our
             Vote
             of
             the
             5th
             .
             of
             
               Decemb.
            
             could
             neither
             be
             questioned
             nor
             repealed
             by
             the
             dissenting
             mi●ority
             ,
             nor
             protested
             against
             ,
             but
             stands
             still
             in
             force
             ;
             much
             lesse
             then
             the
             majority
             who
             assented
             to
             it
             ,
             be
             suspended
             &
             ejected
             the
             House
             by
             the
             minority
             for
             not
             retracting
             and
             entring
             their
             Protests
             against
             it
             ,
             being
             a
             practice
             fatal
             to
             all
             Votes
             and
             Parliaments
             ,
             if
             admitted
             just
             in
             this
             ,
             passed
             upon
             so
             full
             a
             debate
             .
          
           
             8ly
             .
             That
             
               (p)
            
             no
             
               Member
               ought
               to
               be
               questioned
               for
               any
               offensive
               words
               ,
               displeasing
               to
               the
               whole
               House
               ,
               or
               any
               particular
               Member
               ,
               let
               fall
               upon
               any
               debate
               ,
               unlesse
               exceptions
               be
               taken
               to
               his
               words
               the
               same
               day
               ,
               before
               he
               goeth
               out
               of
               the
               House
               ,
               and
               satisfaction
               given
               ,
               or
               judgement
               inflicted
               on
               him
               the
               same
               day
               .
            
             But
             no
             exception
             at
             all
             was
             taken
             to
             the
             Debate
             ,
             or
             Vote
             of
             the
             secluded
             Members
             by
             the
             House
             ,
             or
             any
             
               Member
            
             thereof
             the
             same
             day
             ,
             nor
             in
             several
             daies
             after
             ,
             but
             only
             by
             such
             Army-Officers
             out
             of
             the
             House
             ,
             who
             were
             no
             
               Members
               ,
            
             and
             not
             privy
             to
             the
             debate
             .
             Therefore
             they
             ought
             not
             to
             be
             suspended
             and
             excluded
             for
             it
             many
             weeks
             ,
             months
             ,
             and
             now
             ejected
             out
             of
             the
             House
             for
             their
             Vote
             alone
             ,
             and
             debates
             thereupon
             ,
             above
             11.
             years
             after
             .
          
           
             9ly
             .
             
               i
            
             That
             the
             
               Speaker
            
             himself
             by
             his
             Letter
             ,
             
               Iuly
            
             29.
             and
             both
             Houses
             by
             their
             printed
             Ordinance
             of
             
               August
            
             20.
             1647.
             declare
             and
             resolve
             ,
             
               all
               Votes
               ,
               Orders
               ,
               Ordinances
               ,
               Declarations
               passed
               in
               the
               House
               ,
               whiles
               under
               a
               visible
               force
               ,
               and
               the
               Members
               forcibly
               driven
               from
               it
               ,
               or
               unable
               to
               repair
               to
               ,
               or
               ●it
               in
               it
               with
               freedom
               and
               safety
               ,
               to
               be
               null
               and
               void
               to
               all
               intents
               ;
            
             and
             if
             that
             force
             upon
             50.
             or
             60.
             of
             them
             now
             sitting
             by
             
               Cromwell
               ,
               Apr.
            
             20.
             1653.
             
             &
             
               Lambert
               ,
            
             and
             others
             ,
             
               Oct.
            
             13.
             1659.
             was
             
               Antiparliamentary
               ,
               Treasonable
               ,
               and
               but
               a
               mere
               interruption
               not
               dissolution
               of
               their
               Session
               ,
               nor
               an
               inability
               for
               them
               to
               sit
               again
               ,
            
             though
             some
             of
             those
             who
             ejected
             ,
             and
             declared
             them
             dissolved
             ,
             were
             then
             
               Members
            
             of
             the
             
             House
             ,
             backed
             with
             the
             Army
             .
             Then
             by
             the
             self-same
             ,
             yea
             better
             reason
             ,
             the
             former
             ,
             late
             ,
             present
             Orders
             and
             Votes
             for
             the
             suspension
             ,
             exclusion
             and
             ejection
             of
             the
             majority
             of
             the
             Members
             out
             of
             the
             House
             ,
             made
             by
             the
             minority
             ,
             whiles
             sitting
             under
             an
             actual
             force
             ,
             secluding
             them
             by
             Commands
             of
             them
             now
             sitting
             ,
             must
             be
             null
             and
             void
             to
             all
             intents
             ,
             and
             no
             wayes
             disable
             them
             from
             sitting
             ,
             when
             the
             armed
             force
             secluding
             them
             is
             removed
             .
          
           
             10ly
             .
             That
             the
             
               (b)
            
             House
             of
             
               Lords
            
             heretofore
             in
             the
             Parliament
             of
             2
             
               Caroli
               ,
            
             when
             the
             Earl
             of
             
               Arundel
               ,
            
             a
             single
             
               Member
            
             of
             their
             House
             ,
             was
             imprisoned
             and
             restrained
             by
             the
             King
             without
             their
             privity
             ,
             from
             sitting
             in
             the
             House
             ;
             and
             since
             that
             
               (c)
            
             both
             houses
             ,
             
               Ian.
            
             5.
             1641.
             at
             the
             beginning
             of
             this
             Parliament
             ,
             when
             the
             
               King
               impeached
               ,
               and
               only
               demanded
               the
            
             Lord
             of
             Kimbolton
             ,
             
               and
               the
            
             5.
             
               impeached
               Members
               of
               the
               Commons
               House
               ,
            
             (
             whereof
             Sir
             
               Arthur
               Hasl●rigg
            
             was
             one
             )
             without
             seising
             either
             of
             them
             ;
             adjourned
             and
             refused
             to
             sit
             or
             act
             as
             an
             
               House
               ,
               till
               their
               Members
               were
               restored
               to
               sit
               in
               saftty
               ,
               and
               this
               high
               breach
               of
               their
               Privileges
               vindicated
               .
            
             Therefore
             by
             the
             self-same
             Rule
             and
             Presidents
             ,
             they
             ought
             not
             now
             to
             sit
             and
             act
             ,
             till
             the
             former
             and
             last
             violations
             of
             them
             by
             the
             Army-Officers
             and
             their
             Gards
             forcible
             seclusions
             and
             securings
             of
             them
             by
             their
             order
             ,
             be
             vindicated
             ,
             and
             they
             restored
             to
             sit
             and
             act
             freely
             in
             the
             house
             with
             safety
             ,
             without
             any
             future
             Interruption
             .
          
           
             11ly
             .
             That
             no
             particular
             member
             of
             Parliament
             in
             the
             Commons
             house
             ,
             by
             the
             constant
             course
             ,
             proceedings
             and
             presidents
             in
             our
             Parliaments
             ,
             may
             or
             ought
             to
             be
             
               censured
               ,
               imprisoned
               ,
               suspended
            
             or
             ejected
             the
             house
             ,
             unlesse
             he
             be
             1.
             
             Particularly
             accused
             or
             impeached
             of
             some
             misdemeanour
             ,
             crime
             or
             breach
             of
             trust
             ,
             deserving
             imprisonment
             ,
             suspension
             ,
             or
             exclusion
             .
             2ly
             .
             Particularly
             summo●ed
             and
             resummoned
             to
             answer
             his
             charge
             ,
             if
             absent
             ,
             or
             commanded
             to
             answer
             it
             ,
             if
             present
             in
             the
             house
             .
             3ly
             .
             Freely
             admitted
             to
             make
             his
             particular
             answer
             and
             defence
             thereunto
             in
             the
             house
             ,
             where
             he
             is
             to
             fit
             and
             vote
             as
             a
             
               Member
               ,
            
             till
             convicted
             or
             suspended
             by
             special
             Order
             .
             
             4ly
             .
             Legally
             convicted
             by
             his
             own
             Confession
             ,
             evidence
             or
             witnesses
             produced
             face
             to
             face
             .
             5ly
             .
             Particularly
             sentenced
             by
             judgement
             pronounced
             against
             him
             at
             the
             Bar
             ,
             and
             that
             judgement
             particularly
             entred
             against
             him
             by
             name
             in
             the
             
               Iournal-book
               ,
            
             or
             Records
             of
             Parliament
             .
          
           
             This
             is
             evident
             by
             the
             antient
             Presidents
             of
             Sir
             
               William
               Courtney
               ,
            
             An.
             16
             R.
             2.
             rot
             .
             Parl.
             n.
             6.
             
             Of
             
               Roger
               Swinerton
               ,
            
             An
             :
             17
             R.
             2.
             rot
             :
             Parl
             :
             n.
             23.
             
             
               Thomas
               Thorpes
            
             case
             ,
             5
             
               H.
            
             4.
             rot
             :
             Parl
             :
             n.
             38.
             by
             
               Thomas
               Thorps
            
             case
             ,
             when
             Speaker
             ,
             31
             
               H
               :
            
             6.
             
             Rot.
             Parl
             :
             n.
             25
             ,
             26
             ,
             27.
             
             
               Arthur
               Halls
            
             case
             ,
             17
             Maii
             ,
             &
             4
             Febr.
             1580.
             
             
               Peter
               Wentworths
            
             case
             ,
             8
             Febr.
             1575.
             
             
               Thomas
               Longs
            
             case
             ,
             8.
             Eliz.
             entred
             in
             the
             Journall
             ,
             reported
             in
             
               Cooks
            
             4
             Institutes
             ,
             p.
             23.
             and
             
               Scobels
            
             Memorials
             ,
             c.
             12.
             in
             Sir
             
               Edmond
               Sawyers
            
             case
             ,
             Saturday
             21
             Junii
             ,
             1628.
             
             The
             Earl
             of
             
               Straffords
               ,
            
             and
             Archbishop
             
               Lauds
            
             cases
             and
             trials
             upon
             their
             Impeachments
             of
             high
             Treason
             this
             Parliament
             ,
             as
             Members
             of
             the
             
               house
               of
               P●ers
               :
            
             the
             cases
             of
             sundry
             Members
             put
             out
             of
             the
             house
             of
             Commons
             ,
             in
             the
             beginning
             of
             this
             Parliament
             ,
             1641
             ,
             1642
             ,
             1643.
             
             The
             Proceedings
             of
             both
             houses
             against
             
               their
               Members
               ,
            
             who
             contrary
             to
             their
             
               trusts
               ,
            
             
               (a)
            
             
               deserted
               the
               Parliament
               ,
               withdrew
               themselves
               voluntarily
               from
               it
               ,
               and
               took
               up
               arms
               against
               it
               ,
               who
               were
            
             4.
             
               times
               summoned
               to
               attend
               the
               Houses
               ,
            
             (
             which
             they
             neglected
             to
             do
             )
             
               without
               any
               disability
               ,
            
             or
             new
             
               Ingagement
            
             put
             upon
             them
             ,
             before
             they
             were
             disabled
             by
             
               Iudgement
               to
               sit
               in
               the
               house
               during
               this
               Parliament
               ,
            
             in
             which
             Judgements
             they
             are
             particularly
             named
             ,
             and
             after
             that
             by
             a
             
               general
               Ordinance
               of
               both
               houses
            
             29
             Junii
             1644.
             the
             Judgement
             against
             them
             was
             confirmed
             as
             is
             evident
             by
             the
             
               *
            
             Journals
             of
             both
             houses
             .
             And
             the
             proceedings
             of
             those
             now
             fitting
             (
             since
             their
             Vote
             of
             Jan.
             5.
             )
             against
             Sir
             
               Henry
               Vane
               ,
            
             Jan
             :
             9.
             and
             Col.
             
               Sydenham
               ,
            
             and
             
               Major
               Saloway
               ,
            
             since
             :
             who
             were
             all
             permitted
             to
             sit
             and
             vote
             in
             the
             house
             ,
             till
             particularly
             impeached
             ,
             heard
             ,
             convicted
             ,
             and
             received
             their
             judgements
             at
             the
             barr
             ,
             before
             they
             were
             ejected
             ,
             or
             suspended
             ,
             though
             they
             joyned
             with
             the
             Army-Officers
             who
             excluded
             them
             
               October
            
             13.
             both
             in
             Councils
             and
             Actings
             against
             their
             restitution
             .
             Which
             being
             denied
             only
             to
             all
             
             and
             every
             of
             the
             secured
             and
             secluded
             Members
             ,
             and
             to
             them
             alone
             ,
             though
             the
             majority
             of
             the
             house
             ,
             guilty
             of
             no
             crime
             ;
             meerly
             for
             their
             Vote
             ,
             
               Dec
               :
            
             5.
             and
             were
             forcibly
             secluded
             both
             the
             House
             and
             Lobby
             ,
             
               Dec.
            
             27.
             and
             voted
             out
             of
             the
             House
             ,
             
               Jan.
            
             5.
             1659.
             without
             any
             accusation
             ,
             hearing
             ,
             defence
             ,
             conviction
             ,
             or
             particular
             judgement
             against
             any
             of
             them
             by
             name
             ,
             must
             needs
             be
             the
             extremity
             of
             Anti-Parliamentary
             Injustice
             ,
             especially
             in
             those
             of
             the
             
               Long
               Robe
               ,
            
             sitting
             in
             ,
             and
             advancing
             themselves
             to
             the
             Seats
             of
             Justice
             in
             all
             the
             Courts
             of
             
               Westminster
               .
            
          
           
             12.
             
             It
             is
             the
             undoubted
             Privilege
             and
             Birth
             right
             not
             only
             of
             Members
             ,
             
             but
             of
             the
             meanest
             ,
             despicablest
             and
             most
             flagitious
             Commoners
             of
             
               England
               ,
            
             if
             complainants
             or
             petitioners
             ,
             
               to
               be
               admitted
               freely
               both
               into
               the
               Lobby
               and
               Commons
               House
               ,
               without
               forcible
               seclusion
               ,
               to
               present
               their
               complaints
               ,
               grievances
               ,
            
             for
             their
             relief
             or
             redresse
             ;
             or
             if
             a
             Delinquents
             ,
             to
             be
             accused
             ,
             summoned
             ,
             heard
             ,
             duly
             convicted
             and
             particularly
             sentenced
             at
             the
             bar
             by
             name
             ,
             before
             they
             be
             committed
             ,
             or
             sentenced
             ,
             as
             all
             Parliamentary
             Records
             ,
             Journals
             ,
             &
             daily
             experience
             attest
             ;
             Therfore
             that
             the
             Majority
             of
             the
             Members
             (
             persons
             of
             greatest
             Eminency
             ,
             Interest
             ,
             Integrity
             ,
             representing
             most
             Counties
             ,
             Cities
             and
             Boroughs
             of
             the
             Realm
             )
             should
             be
             denied
             that
             justice
             and
             privilege
             which
             the
             meanest
             Commoners
             and
             most
             exec●able
             Del●●quents
             enjoy
             as
             their
             Birthright
             ,
             only
             for
             their
             Vote
             ,
             and
             that
             by
             their
             Fellow-Members
             ,
             (
             the
             greatest
             pretenders
             to
             publick
             Justice
             ,
             Liberty
             and
             Saintship
             ,
             )
             is
             not
             only
             Anti-Parliamentary
             and
             Injurious
             ,
             but
             stupendious
             in
             the
             sight
             of
             God
             ,
             Angels
             ,
             Men
             ,
             and
             the
             whole
             Nation
             .
          
           
             13ly
             .
             The
             whole
             
               House
               of
               Commons
               ,
            
             and
             some
             of
             our
             
               secluders
               ,
            
             in
             the
             case
             of
             the
             XI
             .
             
               M●mbers
               ,
            
             impeached
             by
             the
             
               Army
            
             (
             9.
             of
             them
             now
             secluded
             )
             upon
             long
             and
             full
             debate
             
               June
            
             25.
             1647.
             
             
               Resolved
               ,
            
             unanimously
             
               on
               the
               Question
               ,
            
             without
             one
             dissenting
             Voice
             (
             as
             to
             part
             of
             the
             
               Armies
               general
               charge
            
             against
             them
             ,
             for
             something
             they
             had
             spoken
             ,
             and
             done
             within
             the
             House
             )
             
               That
               it
               did
               not
               appear
               ,
               that
               any
               thing
               had
               been
               said
               or
               done
               by
               them
               in
               the
               House
               ,
               touching
               any
               matters
               contained
               in
               the
               charge
               ,
               or
               Papers
               sent
               from
               the
               Army
               ,
               
                 for
                 
                 which
                 they
                 could
                 in
                 justice
                 suspend
                 them
                 from
                 ●itting
                 and
                 Voting
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 .
              
            
             In
             the
             debate
             whereof
             they
             all
             concluded
             ,
             it
             was
             a
             
               high
               breach
               of
               Privilege
               ,
            
             for
             the
             
               Army
            
             or
             any
             others
             out
             of
             the
             House
             ,
             to
             impeach
             any
             
               Members
            
             for
             things
             spoken
             or
             done
             within
             the
             
               House
               ,
            
             whereof
             the
             House
             alone
             is
             to
             take
             notice
             ,
             and
             be
             the
             sole
             
               Judge
               .
            
             Therefore
             by
             this
             very
             Vote
             and
             resolution
             ,
             the
             House
             upon
             the
             Armies
             
               Proposals
               ,
            
             and
             
               Desires
            
             alone
             ,
             ought
             not
             in
             justice
             to
             suspend
             ,
             much
             lesse
             forcibly
             to
             seclude
             and
             eject
             us
             ,
             only
             for
             our
             Vote
             within
             it
             ,
             and
             it
             was
             a
             transcendent
             breach
             of
             the
             Privileges
             of
             the
             House
             ,
             to
             receive
             their
             
               Proposals
               Decemb.
            
             6.
             and
             their
             
               Answer
               January
            
             3.
             complaining
             against
             our
             
               Vote
               ,
            
             and
             to
             make
             it
             the
             only
             ground
             of
             our
             suspension
             and
             seclusion
             ever
             since
             ,
             and
             now
             of
             our
             Ejection
             .
             2ly
             .
             They
             then
             unanimously
             resolved
             ,
             
               That
               by
               the
               Laws
               of
               the
               Land
               ,
               no
               Iudgement
               can
               be
               given
               to
               suspend
               those
               Members
               ,
               or
               any
               of
               them
               from
               sitting
               in
               the
               House
               ,
               upon
               the
               Paper
               presented
               from
               the
               Army
               ,
               before
               particulars
               offered
               ,
               and
               proofes
               made
               against
               them
               .
            
             Therefore
             they
             cannot
             suspend
             ,
             seclude
             and
             eject
             ,
             both
             them
             and
             the
             Majority
             of
             the
             whole
             House
             now
             from
             sitting
             ,
             or
             Voting
             with
             them
             any
             more
             ,
             only
             for
             their
             Vote
             ,
             without
             any
             other
             particular
             charge
             ,
             hea●ing
             ,
             conviction
             ,
             or
             Judgement
             pronounced
             against
             them
             at
             the
             bar
             .
          
           
             14ly
             .
             Had
             this
             Vote
             and
             judgement
             of
             Supension
             and
             Discharge
             been
             given
             against
             any
             one
             of
             the
             suspended
             Members
             ,
             in
             a
             full
             and
             free
             house
             and
             Parliament
             ,
             and
             ratified
             by
             an
             Act
             ,
             or
             Ordinance
             of
             both
             houses
             ,
             without
             any
             legal
             summons
             ,
             tryal
             and
             hearing
             at
             the
             Bar
             ,
             yet
             it
             had
             been
             erroneous
             ,
             null
             and
             void
             ,
             and
             ought
             to
             be
             reversed
             as
             such
             ,
             and
             that
             by
             the
             expresse
             judgements
             and
             resolutions
             of
             the
             Parliaments
             of
             28
             E.
             3.
             Rot.
             Parl.
             n.
             7
             ,
             to
             14.
             
             &
             29
             E.
             3.
             n.
             29.
             in
             the
             case
             of
             
               *
            
             
               Roger
               Mortymer
            
             Earl
             of
             
               March
               ,
            
             who
             in
             the
             Parliament
             of
             4
             E.
             3.
             Rot.
             Parl.
             n.
             1.
             was
             impeached
             in
             Parliament
             of
             
               high
               Treason
               ,
            
             for
             murdering
             of
             King
             
               Edward
            
             the
             2d
             .
             after
             his
             deposing
             ,
             for
             accroaching
             to
             
               himselfe
               
                 Royal
                 Power
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Government
                 of
                 the
                 State
                 over
                 the
                 King
                 ;
              
            
             For
             comming
             
               to
               the
               Parliament
               
               at
               
                 Salisbury
              
               with
               force
               and
               arms
               ,
               contrary
               to
               the
               Kings
               Writ
               and
               Prohibition
               under
               his
               Seal
               ,
               That
               none
               should
               come
               to
               the
               Parliament
               with
               force
               and
               arms
               ,
               under
               pain
               of
               forfeiting
               all
               that
               he
               could
               forfeit
               to
               the
               King
               .
            
             Whereupon
             the
             Earl
             of
             
               Lancaster
               ,
               and
               others
               of
               the
               Lords
               ,
               by
               reason
               of
               his
               force
               ,
               came
               not
               at
               all
               :
               And
               when
               in
               the
               Prelates
               were
               there
               assembled
               in
               an
               house
               at
               the
               said
               Parliament
               ,
               to
               consult
               about
               the
               affairs
               of
               the
               King
               and
               Realm
               ,
               
                 The
                 said
                 Roger
                 broke
                 open
                 the
                 Doors
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 upon
                 them
                 with
                 men
                 at
                 arms
                 ,
                 and
                 threatned
                 them
                 of
                 Life
                 and
                 of
                 Member
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 should
                 be
                 so
                 hardy
                 to
                 speak
                 or
                 do
                 any
                 thing
                 against
                 his
                 Will
                 and
                 Ordinances
                 .
              
               And
               did
               so
               much
               in
               the
               same
               Parliament
               ,
               that
               the
               King
               made
               him
               Earl
               of
            
             March
             ,
             
               and
               gave
               him
               many
               Lands
               and
               Tenements
               ,
               to
               the
               dis-inheriting
               of
               the
               Crown
               ;
               
                 And
                 afterwards
                 the
                 said
              
            
             Roger
             ,
             
               and
               those
               of
               his
               confederacy
               ,
               led
               the
               King
               armed
               against
               
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Lancaster
                 and
                 other
                 Peers
                 of
                 the
                 Land
                 to
              
               Winchester
               ,
               
                 where
                 they
                 were
                 comming
                 towards
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Parliament
                 at
              
               Salisbury
               :
               Whereupon
               
                 the
                 said
                 Earl
                 and
                 other
                 Peers
                 of
                 the
                 Land
                 ,
                 to
                 avoid
                 the
                 peril
                 that
                 might
                 happen
                 ,
              
               out
               of
               reverence
               to
               the
               King
               ,
               
                 departed
                 and
                 went
                 towards
                 their
                 Country
                 ,
                 grieving
                 that
                 they
                 could
                 not
                 speak
                 with
                 ,
                 nor
                 counsel
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 intended
                 and
                 ought
                 to
                 do
                 .
              
            
             And
             for
             several
             other
             grand
             misdemeanors
             drawn
             up
             and
             entred
             in
             the
             Parliament
             Rolls
             in
             14.
             
             Articles
             in
             
               French
               .
            
             Upon
             these
             Articles
             (
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             notoriousness
             of
             the
             Facts
             )
             he
             was
             by
             Judgement
             and
             act
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             condemned
             and
             executed
             as
             a
             
               Traytor
               ,
            
             in
             4
             
               E.
            
             3.
             without
             being
             brought
             personally
             to
             answer
             ,
             or
             make
             his
             defence
             at
             the
             Bar
             ,
             and
             his
             Lands
             forfeited
             to
             the
             King
             .
             Whereupon
             in
             the
             Parliament
             of
             28
             
               E.
            
             3.
             
             
               Roger
               Mortymer
            
             Earl
             of
             
               Worcester
            
             his
             Cousin
             and
             Heir
             ,
             by
             Petition
             prayed
             ,
             
               That
               this
               Act
               of
               his
               Attainder
               might
               be
               examined
               ,
               and
               the
               judgement
               against
               him
               reversed
               for
               manifest
               errors
               therein
               .
            
             Whereupon
             the
             Record
             was
             brought
             into
             the
             Parliament
             ,
             and
             the
             Articles
             ,
             Judgement
             and
             Proceedings
             read
             at
             large
             .
             Which
             done
             ,
             it
             was
             alleaged
             ,
             
               That
               the
               judgement
               was
               defective
               and
               erroneous
               in
               all
               points
               (
               not
               for
            
             
             the
             substance
             and
             Truth
             of
             the
             charge
             )
             
               but
               for
               that
               the
               said
               E.
               was
               put
               to
               death
               and
               dis-inherited
               ,
               
                 Sans
                 nulle
                 accusement
                 ,
                 et
                 sans
                 estre
                 mesne
                 au
                 juggement
                 ,
                 ou
                 en
                 respons
                 ,
              
               without
               any
               accusation
               face
               to
               face
               ,
               and
               without
               being
               brought
               to
               judgement
               ,
               or
               to
               answer
               .
            
             For
             which
             cause
             it
             was
             prayed
             ,
             the
             
               said
               Act
               a●d
               Iudgement
               might
               be
               reversed
               and
               annulled
               .
            
             And
             for
             these
             Reasons
             
               our
               Lord
               the
               King
               ,
               Prince
               ,
               Dukes
               ,
               Earls
               ,
               and
               Barons
               ,
               
                 by
              
            
             
               *
            
             
               accord
               of
               the
               Knights
               of
               Counties
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               Commons
               ,
               reversed
               and
               annulled
               the
               said
               Records
               and
               Iudgements
               ,
               and
               adjudged
               them
               erroneous
               and
               void
               ;
            
             And
             the
             Parliament
             of
             29
             E.
             3.
             did
             likewise
             confirm
             and
             assent
             thereto
             ,
             as
             the
             Parliament
             Rolls
             attest
             .
             If
             then
             this
             Judgement
             ,
             though
             ratified
             by
             an
             Act
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             upon
             particular
             Articles
             of
             Impeachment
             ,
             true
             in
             substance
             ,
             (
             against
             this
             Arch-traytor
             ,
             and
             first
             forcer
             of
             Parliaments
             by
             armed
             men
             extant
             on
             Record
             )
             was
             reversed
             as
             erroneous
             ,
             void
             and
             null
             ,
             because
             he
             was
             not
             accused
             face
             to
             face
             ,
             nor
             brought
             to
             judgement
             ,
             and
             answer
             at
             the
             Bar
             before
             his
             judgement
             and
             execution
             ,
             though
             there
             was
             a
             judgement
             given
             against
             him
             by
             name
             in
             the
             Parliament
             Roll
             and
             Act
             :
             Then
             much
             more
             must
             the
             Judgement
             and
             Vote
             against
             all
             the
             secluded
             Members
             and
             majority
             of
             the
             house
             ,
             kept
             out
             thence
             by
             armed
             Gards
             ,
             by
             command
             of
             our
             Secluders
             and
             Judges
             ,
             without
             the
             least
             accusation
             ,
             Articles
             of
             Impeachment
             ,
             hearing
             ,
             trial
             ,
             or
             bringing
             us
             to
             the
             Bar
             to
             hear
             our
             judgement
             ,
             or
             naming
             any
             of
             us
             particularly
             therein
             ,
             be
             unparliamentary
             ,
             erroneous
             ,
             void
             and
             null
             to
             all
             intents
             ,
             and
             no
             waies
             obligatory
             to
             us
             ,
             or
             those
             for
             whom
             we
             do
             serve
             .
          
           
             2ly
             .
             It
             is
             altogether
             erronious
             ,
             illegal
             and
             void
             in
             Law
             ,
             1.
             
             By
             the
             
               Great
               Charter
            
             of
             our
             Liberties
             ,
             9
             H.
             3.
             c.
             29.
             confirmed
             in
             above
             40.
             successive
             Parliaments
             ,
             by
             the
             
               Statutes
            
             of
             25
             E.
             1.
             c.
             1
             ,
             2.
             28
             E.
             1.
             c.
             1
             ,
             2.
             5
             E.
             3.
             c.
             9.
             25
             E.
             3.
             c.
             4.
             28
             E.
             3.
             c.
             3.
             42
             E.
             3.
             c.
             2
             ,
             3.
             
             The
             
               Petition
               of
               Right
               ,
            
             3
             
               Caroli
               ,
            
             and
             sundry
             other
             Statutes
             ,
             enacting
             and
             providing
             ,
             
               That
               no
               Freeman
               of
               England
               ,
               shall
               be
               outed
               of
               his
               Freehold
               ,
               Liberties
               ,
               Franchises
               ,
               outlawed
               ,
               pas●ed
               upon
               ,
               fore-judged
               or
               condemned
               ,
            
             unlesse
             he
             be
             ,
             1.
             
             Lawfully
             accused
             ,
             indited
             and
             impeached
             .
             
             2ly
             .
             Summoned
             and
             brought
             in
             to
             answer
             by
             legal
             processe
             .
             3ly
             .
             Brought
             to
             judgement
             ,
             trial
             and
             hearing
             at
             the
             bar
             ,
             and
             admitted
             to
             his
             just
             defence
             .
             4ly
             .
             Legally
             convicted
             by
             his
             own
             confession
             ,
             or
             witnesses
             produced
             face
             to
             face
             .
             5ly
             .
             Particularly
             judged
             and
             condemned
             by
             sentence
             at
             the
             bar
             .
             And
             if
             any
             judgement
             be
             given
             to
             the
             contrary
             ,
             it
             shall
             be
             reversed
             and
             holden
             as
             null
             and
             void
             ;
             All
             which
             particulars
             failing
             in
             our
             case
             ,
             and
             judgment
             ,
             it
             must
             be
             erronious
             ,
             void
             and
             null
             to
             all
             intents
             .
          
           
             2ly
             .
             By
             all
             the
             Presidents
             ,
             forms
             ,
             entries
             ,
             in
             Cooks
             3
             Institute●
             ch.
             101.
             of
             
               Judgement
               ,
            
             old
             Book
             of
             
               Entries
               ,
               Fitzherbert
               ,
               Brook
               ,
               Statham
               ,
               Ash
            
             Title
             Judgement
             ,
             Treason
             ,
             Debt
             ,
             &c.
             all
             entries
             and
             Records
             of
             Judgements
             in
             Parliaments
             and
             other
             Courts
             of
             Justice
             ,
             wherein
             no
             Judgement
             was
             ever
             yet
             given
             against
             many
             in
             the
             grosse
             ,
             (
             as
             now
             against
             200.
             
             Members
             or
             more
             )
             without
             naming
             any
             of
             them
             ,
             but
             alwaies
             particularly
             by
             name
             ,
             the
             Judgment
             being
             else
             void
             in
             Law
             ,
             for
             its
             generality
             and
             incertainty
             ,
             as
             ours
             is
             ,
             wherein
             not
             one
             secluded
             Member
             is
             named
             ,
             nor
             in
             any
             Vote
             or
             Order
             for
             our
             suspension
             or
             exclusion
             .
          
           
             3ly
             .
             It
             is
             a
             Maxim
             in
             Law
             
               (m)
            
             
               that
               no
               man
               ought
               to
               take
               advantage
               of
               his
               own
               covin
               or
               wrong
               ,
               much
               less
               be
               both
               a
               Judge
               and
               ●arty
               ,
               it
               being
               both
               against
               justice
               and
               reason
               too
               :
            
             Therefore
             the
             minority
             of
             our
             fellow-Members
             ,
             cannot
             
               first
               seclude
               us
               out
               of
               the
               House
               by
               covin
               ,
               wrong
               &
               armed
               force
               ,
            
             against
             our
             Rights
             ,
             Privileges
             ,
             the
             Protestation
             ,
             Covenant
             ,
             &
             then
             as
             our
             Judge
             ,
             
               exclude
               us
            
             from
             sitting
             with
             them
             ,
             behind
             our
             backs
             ,
             only
             for
             dissenting
             from
             them
             in
             our
             
               Votes
               and
               Judgments
               ,
            
             crossing
             their
             own
             private
             
               Interests
            
             and
             
               Innovations
               ,
            
             repugnant
             to
             the
             publike
             
               Interest
               ,
            
             Peace
             ,
             and
             settlement
             of
             the
             Kingdom
             which
             we
             then
             endeavoured
             to
             effect
             .
          
           
             4ly
             .
             The
             
               Statutes
            
             of
             5
             R.
             2.
             c.
             7.
             15
             R.
             2.
             c.
             2.
             8
             H.
             6.
             c.
             9.
             
             &
             31
             Eliz.
             c.
             11.
             prohibiting
             all
             entries
             into
             Houses
             ,
             Lands
             or
             Tenements
             ,
             where
             the
             entry
             is
             given
             by
             Law
             ,
             with
             
               strong
               hand
               ,
               or
               multitude
               of
               people
               ,
               and
               armed
               men
               ,
               but
               only
               in
               peaceable
               and
               easie
               manner
               ;
            
             or
             keeping
             
               possession
            
             thereof
             ,
             after
             
               peaceable
               entry
               ,
               
                 by
                 Force
                 ;
              
            
             enabling
             all
             
               Justices
               of
               the
               Peace
               ,
               to
               view
               and
               remove
               such
               force
               ,
            
             and
             punish
             those
             
             who
             are
             found
             guilty
             of
             it
             ,
             
               upon
               Inquest
               ,
               by
               fine
               and
               imprisonment
               ;
            
             do
             questionlesse
             prohibit
             the
             entry
             of
             our
             
               secluders
               ,
            
             into
             the
             Commons
             House
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             by
             
               strong
               hand
               ,
               and
               multitudes
               of
               people
               ,
               and
               armed
               men
               ,
            
             against
             the
             usage
             &
             Priviiege
             of
             Parliaments
             ,
             garded
             hitherto
             ,
             
               *
            
             
               Caritate
               &
               Benevolentia
               Civium
               ,
               non
               armis
               .
            
             And
             their
             keeping
             out
             
               the
               Majority
               of
               their
               fellow
               M●mbers
               ,
            
             by
             armed
             force
             ,
             and
             Votes
             ,
             without
             any
             colour
             of
             Law
             or
             reason
             but
             only
             their
             Vote
             therein
             
               Decemb.
            
             5.
             may
             more
             justly
             expose
             them
             to
             Fines
             and
             imprisonments
             ,
             than
             any
             other
             forcible
             enterers
             into
             ,
             or
             detainers
             of
             other
             mens
             houses
             ,
             the
             whole
             Kingdom
             being
             prejudiced
             and
             dispossessed
             in
             their
             representatives
             by
             these
             forcible
             detainers
             of
             the
             
               Commons
               House
               .
            
          
           
             5ly
             .
             The
             notable
             
               (p)
            
             
               Variance
            
             between
             their
             Orders
             of
             1648.
             
             &
             1649.
             touching
             our
             
               suspension
            
             and
             
               seclusion
               ,
            
             wherein
             they
             alwaies
             stile
             themselves
             ,
             
               The
               House
               ,
            
             and
             
               This
               House
               ,
            
             as
             likewise
             in
             the
             body
             of
             their
             Order
             
               Decemb.
            
             27.
             1659.
             from
             their
             Vote
             of
             
               January
            
             5.
             and
             their
             other
             Papers
             ,
             wherein
             they
             stile
             themselves
             ,
             
               The
               Parliament
               ,
               and
               the
               Parliament
               of
               the
               Commonwealth
               of
               England
               ,
               Scotland
               and
               Ireland
               ;
            
             and
             their
             
               Judgement
               ,
            
             the
             
               Judgement
               of
               the
               Parliament
               ;
            
             and
             from
             the
             Act
             of
             17
             
               Caroli
               .
            
             c.
             7.
             by
             which
             they
             pretend
             to
             fit
             ,
             which
             only
             stiles
             them
             ,
             the
             
               Commons
               in
               this
               present
               Parliament
               assembled
               ,
               and
               the
               House
               of
               Commons
               ;
            
             makes
             their
             Judgement
             void
             to
             all
             intents
             ,
             especially
             compared
             with
             the
             entry
             of
             their
             own
             
               Journal
            
             by
             their
             
               Clarke
               ,
               April
            
             20.
             1653.
             
             
               That
               they
               were
               
                 dissolved
                 on
                 that
                 day
                 ,
              
            
             and
             so
             have
             no
             right
             now
             to
             sit
             ,
             by
             virtue
             of
             this
             Act
             ,
             or
             to
             pronounce
             any
             
               Vote
            
             or
             
               Judgement
            
             against
             us
             .
          
           
             3ly
             
               .
               This
               Judgement
               and
               Vote
               against
               us
               ,
               is
               void
               and
               null
               by
               the
            
             Law
             of
             Nations
             ,
             
               the
               very
               Pagan
               ,
               Idolatrous
            
             Babylonians
             ,
             Persians
             ,
             Caldeans
             ,
             Romans
             ,
             
               and
               all
               other
               Nations
               ,
               condemning
               and
               sentencing
            
             no
             person
             or
             malefactor
             whatsoever
             ,
             but
             in
             his
             presence
             ;
             it
             being
             not
             their
             manner
             ,
             to
             condemn
             ,
             or
             censure
             
               any
               man
               ,
            
             before
             he
             who
             was
             accused
             ,
             had
             his
             Accusers
             brought
             face
             to
             face
             ,
             and
             had
             license
             to
             answer
             for
             himself
             ,
             concerning
             the
             crimes
             laid
             against
             him
             ,
             and
             was
             legally
             convicted
             of
             them
             ,
             and
             had
             his
             crimes
             mentioned
             in
             his
             mittim●●
             
             and
             Judgement
             ,
             
               they
               deeming
               it
               
                 unreasonable
                 ,
              
               to
               imprison
               or
               condemn
               any
               man
               ,
            
             and
             not
             withall
             to
             signifie
             the
             crimes
             laid
             against
             him
             :
             
               as
               you
               may
               read
               at
               leasure
               ,
            
             2
             
               Kings
            
             25.
             6
             ,
             7.
             
             
               Jer.
            
             52.
             9
             ,
             10.
             
             
               Ezra
            
             7.
             25
             ,
             26.
             
             
               Esth.
            
             1.
             12
             ,
             
               to
            
             22.
             
               c.
            
             2.
             1.
             
             
               Acts
            
             23.
             25.
             
               c.
            
             24.
             2
             ,
             
               to
            
             23.
             
               c.
            
             25.
             2
             ,
             
               &c.
            
             16
             ,
             17
             ,
             18
             ,
             27.
             in
             Alexander
             ab
             Alexandro
             ,
             Geni●lium
             Dierum
             ,
             
               l.
            
             3.
             
               c.
            
             5.
             
             
               &
            
             Frederi●us
             Lindebrogus
             ,
             Codex
             Legum
             Antiquarum
             .
             
               This
               being
               a
               principle
               amongst
               them
               ,
            
             
               *
            
             Qui
             aliquid
             statuerit
             parte
             inaudita
             altera
             ,
             licet
             rectè
             statuerit
             haud
             aequus
             est
             judex
             .
             
               And
            
             that
             all
             their
             
               *
            
             senators
             ,
             ought
             to
             Vote
             freely
             in
             the
             senate
             ;
             
               and
               the
            
             Major
             Vote
             to
             sway
             .
             
               Therfore
               our
               judgment
               ,
               exclusion
               ,
               without
            
             accusation
             ,
             hearing
             ,
             witnesses
             ,
             trial
             ,
             
               conviction
               ,
               behind
               our
               backs
               for
               our
               Major
               Vote
               ,
               must
               needs
               be
               most
               unjust
               and
               void
               ,
               if
               the
               very
               Heathens
               and
               laws
               of
               all
               Nations
               be
               Umpires
               between
               us
               &
               our
               Ejectors
               .
            
          
           
             Finally
             ,
             this
             Judgment
             and
             Vote
             is
             contrary
             to
             ,
             yea
             void
             ,
             null
             by
             the
             law
             of
             God
             ,
             (
             
               the
            
             
               *
            
             
               righteous
               Judge
               of
               all
               the
               earth
               ,
            
             )
             as
             appears
             by
             comparing
             it
             with
             Num.
             35.
             30.
             
             Deut.
             17.
             4
             ,
             to
             13.
             c.
             19.
             15.
             c.
             16.
             18
             ,
             19
             ,
             20.
             2
             Chron.
             19.
             5
             ,
             6
             ,
             7.
             
             John
             7.
             51.
             
             And
             condemned
             as
             unjust
             ,
             by
             the
             President
             of
             God
             himself
             ;
             
               who
               as
               he
               doth
               not
               pervert
               judgement
               ,
               nor
               do
               wickedly
               ,
               
                 Job
              
               8.
               3●c
               
                 .
              
               34.
               12.
               but
               judgeth
               uprightly
               without
               respect
               of
               persons
               ,
               1
               
                 Pet.
              
               1.
               17.
               
               Justice
               and
               Judgement
               being
               the
               habitation
               of
               his
               Throne
               ,
               from
               whence
               he
               administreth
               Judgement
               in
               Righteousness
               ,
               
                 Ps.
              
               89.
               14.
               
               
                 Ps.
              
               9.
               8.
               
               So
               he
               alwaies
               pleads
               with
               Malefactors
               ,
               and
               judgeth
               them
               face
               to
               face
               ,
               
                 Ezech.
              
               20.
               35.
               
               Thus
               he
               proceeded
               against
               and
               judged
               the
               very
               first
               Offenders
               ,
               
                 Eve
                 Adam
                 ,
              
               and
               the
               
                 Serpent
                 ,
              
               for
               the
               first
               offence
               in
               the
               world
               after
               the
               Creation
               ,
               summoning
               all
               three
               of
               them
               before
               him
               ,
               and
               impeaching
               and
               hearing
               their
               Answers
               to
               his
               Charge
               ,
               and
               last
               of
               all
               giving
               a
               particular
               judgement
               against
               each
               of
               them
               according
               to
               their
               Offences
               ,
            
             
               Gen.
            
             3.
             8
             ,
             to
             20.
             as
             a
             President
             for
             all
             other
             Judges
             to
             imitate
             .
             
               And
               thus
               God
               and
               Jesus
               Christ
               will
               proceed
               in
               the
               last
               general
               judgement
               of
               the
               whole
               world
               ,
               when
               all
               Mankind
               and
               every
               Person
               good
               or
               bad
               ,
               from
               the
               Creation
               till
               the
               worlds
               expiration
               ,
               shall
               be
               summoned
               and
               personally
               
               stand
               and
               appear
               before
               the
               judgement
               Seat
               of
               God
               and
               Christ
               ,
               where
               every
               one
               of
               them
               shall
               give
               a
               particular
               account
               of
               himself
               to
               God
               ,
               of
               whatever
               he
               hath
               done
               in
               the
               Body
               ,
               whether
               it
               be
               good
               or
               evil
               ,
               (
               and
               we
               and
               our
               Secluders
               too
               amongst
               the
               rest
               )
               and
               be
               judged
               according
               to
               their
               works
               ,
               and
               receive
               a
               particular
               sentence
               of
               Condemnation
               or
               Absolution
               ,
               as
               
                 Eccles.
              
               12.
               14.
               
               
                 Mat.
              
               25.
               33
               ,
               to
               46.
               
               
                 Rom.
              
               14.
               10
               ,
               11
               ,
               12.
               2
               
                 Cor.
              
               5.
               10.
               
               
                 Rev.
              
               20.
               12
               ,
               13.
               
               
                 Mat.
              
               12.
               36.
               
               
                 Rom.
              
               2.
               1
               ▪
               2
               ,
               3
               ,
               to
               13.
               resolve
               .
            
          
           
             Upon
             all
             which
             premises
             we
             conclude
             ,
             the
             Votes
             &
             Proceedings
             against
             us
             by
             our
             Fellow-Members
             ,
             to
             be
             erroneous
             ,
             injurious
             ,
             unrighteous
             ,
             nul
             and
             void
             to
             all
             intents
             ;
             And
             if
             they
             and
             the
             Army-Officers
             ,
             for
             want
             of
             Law
             ,
             Reason
             ,
             Presidents
             ,
             shall
             still
             endeavour
             ,
             (
             as
             hitherto
             )
             to
             make
             them
             
               valid
               ,
            
             and
             obligatory
             to
             us
             and
             those
             we
             represent
             ,
             only
             by
             
               Club-Law
            
             and
             violence
             ;
             We
             shall
             then
             conclude
             ,
             as
             the
             
               Lords
            
             and
             
               Commons
            
             (
             and
             most
             of
             themselves
             heretofore
             ,
             )
             did
             in
             their
             
               Declaration
            
             of
             
               August
            
             4.
             1642.
             against
             the
             King
             and
             his
             forces
             ,
             who
             were
             never
             guilty
             of
             so
             high
             a
             violation
             of
             our
             Privileges
             ,
             as
             those
             now
             sitting
             .
             
               *
            
             
               If
               the
               King
               may
               force
               this
               Parliament
            
             (
             by
             demanding
             only
             6.
             
             
               Members
            
             of
             it
             ,
             and
             our
             Secluders
             now
             by
             excluding
             above
             200.
             at
             once
             by
             force
             and
             Arms
             )
             
               we
               may
               bid
               farewell
               to
               all
               Parliaments
               from
               ever
               receiving
               good
               by
               them
               .
               And
               
                 if
                 Parliaments
                 be
                 lost
                 ,
                 the
                 People
                 are
                 lost
                 ,
                 their
                 Laws
                 are
                 lost
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 those
                 lately
                 made
              
            
             (
             for
             Triennial
             Parliaments
             ,
             and
             the
             continuance
             of
             this
             ,
             against
             the
             Council-Tables
             
               Extravagances
               ,
            
             &c.
             )
             
               as
               in
               former
               times
               ;
               which
               will
               be
               cut
               in
               sunder
               by
               the
               same
               Sword
               now
               drawn
               for
               the
               destruction
               of
               this
               ,
            
             (
             by
             ours
             and
             others
             forcible
             seclusions
             .
             )
             
               Then
               if
               they
               will
               not
               come
               and
               help
               the
               Parliament
               ,
               and
               save
               themselves
               ,
               though
               both
               they
               and
               we
               must
               perish
               ,
               
                 yet
                 have
                 we
                 discharged
                 our
                 Consciences
                 ,
                 and
                 delivered
                 our
                 Souls
                 ,
                 and
                 will
                 look
                 for
                 a
                 Reward
                 in
                 Heaven
                 ,
                 should
                 we
                 be
                 so
                 ill
                 requited
                 upon
                 Earth
                 ,
                 by
                 th●se
                 of
                 whom
                 we
                 have
                 so
                 well
                 deserved
                 :
                 which
                 we
                 cannot
                 fear
                 ,
                 having
                 found
                 upon
                 all
                 occasions
                 such
                 real
                 Demonstrations
                 of
                 their
                 Love
                 and
                 Affection
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 their
                 r●ght
                 understanding
                 
                 and
                 apprehension
                 of
                 our
                 and
                 their
                 common
                 Danger
                 ,
                 especially
                 now
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Question
                 is
                 so
                 clearly
                 stated
                 .
              
            
          
           
             We
             shall
             only
             subjoyn
             3.
             
             Considerations
             more
             in
             point
             of
             Law
             and
             prudence
             ,
             arising
             from
             our
             forcible
             seclusion
             and
             exclusion
             by
             the
             minority
             of
             our
             fellow
             Members
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             That
             both
             Houses
             ,
             and
             most
             of
             themselves
             have
             declared
             in
             their
             
               s
            
             
               Declaration
            
             of
             23.
             Octob.
             1642.
             that
             the
             
               raising
               of
               forces
               only
               to
               force
               some
               particular
               Members
               of
               this
               Parliament
               ,
            
             (
             as
             the
             6.
             impeached
             by
             the
             King
             )
             
               to
               be
               delivered
               up
               ,
            
             and
             secluded
             the
             House
             ,
             
               is
               a
               levying
               war
               against
               the
               Parliament
               ;
               For
               to
               raise
               an
               Army
               to
               compell
               the
               Parliament
               to
               expose
               these
               Members
               to
               the
               fury
               of
               these
               wicked
               Counsellors
               ,
               that
               thirst
               after
               nothing
               more
               ,
               than
               the
               ruine
               of
               them
               and
               the
               Commonwealth
               ;
               What
               can
               be
               more
               evident
               ,
               than
               that
               the
               same
               is
               levied
               against
               the
               Parliament
               ?
               
                 For
                 ,
                 did
                 they
                 prevail
                 in
                 this
                 ,
                 then
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 reason
                 they
                 might
                 d●mand
                 twenty
                 more
                 ;
                 and
              
               consequently
               ,
               
                 never
                 rest
                 satisfied
                 ,
                 untill
                 their
                 Malice
                 and
                 Tyranny
                 did
                 devour
                 all
                 those
                 Members
                 they
                 found
                 crosse
                 and
                 opposice
                 to
                 their
                 Lewd
                 and
                 Wicked
                 designs
                 .
              
               And
               so
               
                 by
                 depriving
                 the
                 Parliament
                 of
                 their
                 Members
                 ,
                 destroy
                 the
                 whole
                 Body
                 .
              
            
             That
             
               both
               Houses
               in
               their
               Votes
               of
            
             20
             Maii
             1642
             ▪
             
               t
            
             resolved
             ,
             
               That
               the
               levying
               war
               against
               the
               Parl.
               
                 is
                 Treason
                 ;
              
            
             and
             whoever
             
               shall
               assist
               the
               King
            
             (
             though
             the
             chief
             Member
             and
             
               u
            
             head
             of
             the
             Parliament
             ,
             much
             more
             then
             any
             inferior
             Members
             of
             it
             )
             
               in
               such
               a
               Warr
               ,
               
                 are
                 Traytors
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Fundamental
                 Laws
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
              
               and
               have
               been
               so
               adjudged
               by
               two
               Parliaments
            
             1●R
             
               .
            
             2.
             1
             
               H.
            
             ●
             .
             
               and
               ought
               to
               suffer
               as
               Traytors
               .
            
             Which
             Votes
             were
             seconded
             by
             many
             
               x
            
             Ordinances
             ,
             for
             sequestring
             and
             confiscating
             the
             real
             and
             personal
             estates
             of
             all
             Members
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             and
             others
             ,
             who
             sided
             with
             the
             King
             and
             his
             Forces
             against
             the
             Houses
             of
             Parliament
             ;
             by
             the
             condemnation
             of
             
               Mr:
               Waller
               ,
            
             and
             execution
             of
             
               Mr.
               Tomkins
               ,
            
             and
             others
             ,
             as
             TRAYTORS
             
               y
            
             
               for
               conspiring
               to
               seise
               several
               Members
               of
               both
               Houses
               ,
               by
               force
               of
               arms
               ,
               under
               a
               pretence
               of
               bringing
               them
               to
               justice
               ,
               by
               a
               Commission
               from
               the
               King
               ,
               dated
            
             16
             March
             1643.
             though
             they
             actually
             
             attempted
             not
             to
             se●fe
             any
             Member
             .
             By
             the
             proceedings
             against
             the
             
               *
            
             Members
             of
             both
             Houses
             
               deserting
               the
               Parliament
               ,
               under
               pretext
               ,
               that
               they
               were
               forcibly
               driven
               away
               from
               Westminster
            
             by
             seditious
             Tumults
             and
             imposed
             trayterous
             
               Oaths
               ,
            
             summoned
             to
             meet
             at
             
               Oxford
            
             by
             the
             
               Kings
               Proclamation
            
             of
             Jan.
             29.
             1643.
             
               where
            
             49.
             
             
               Members
               of
               the
               Lords
               House
               ,
               and
            
             175.
             
               of
               the
               Commons
               House
               assembled
               ,
               and
               sate
               in
               Council
               with
               the
               King
               ;
               and
               yet
               for
               levying
               war
               against
               the
               majority
               of
               the
               Parliament
               ,
               and
               both
               Houses
               sitting
               at
               Westm.
            
             they
             were
             are
             all
             of
             them
             
               sequestred
               ,
            
             and
             after
             several
             summons
             ,
             discharged
             to
             sit
             in
             either
             House
             by
             a
             special
             
               Ordinance
               ;
            
             &
             
               (z)
            
             
               some
               of
               the
               said
               Lords
               ,
            
             together
             with
             the
             
               King
            
             himself
             ,
             
               condemned
               and
               executed
               
                 as
                 Traytors
                 for
                 levying
                 war
              
               against
               the
               Parliament
               ,
               and
               majority
               of
               the
               M●mbers
               ,
            
             at
             a
             great
             distance
             ,
             not
             personally
             in
             or
             at
             the
             House
             doors
             ,
             without
             se●uring
             or
             secluding
             any
             
               Members
            
             or
             interrupting
             their
             sitting
             in
             the
             House
             by
             armed
             forces
             .
             If
             then
             it
             were
             high
             Treason
             in
             the
             
               King
            
             and
             his
             party
             to
             raise
             forces
             to
             demand
             and
             secure
             but
             6.
             
             Members
             of
             both
             Houses
             by
             force
             ;
             and
             for
             the
             minority
             of
             the
             Lords
             and
             Commons
             house
             ,
             to
             levy
             war
             against
             the
             majority
             of
             the
             Parliament
             only
             at
             a
             distance
             ,
             for
             which
             they
             were
             thus
             sequestred
             ,
             conde●●ed
             ,
             executed
             as
             Traytors
             ,
             even
             by
             those
             now
             sitting
             ,
             as
             well
             before
             as
             after
             our
             seclusion
             ;
             we
             refer
             it
             to
             their
             own
             Consciences
             ,
             Judgements
             ,
             and
             the
             whole
             Kingdom
             to
             determine
             ,
             whether
             it
             be
             not
             a
             higher
             and
             worser
             Treason
             &
             levying
             war
             against
             the
             Parliament
             ,
             for
             them
             ,
             being
             but
             the
             Minority
             of
             the
             House
             and
             Members
             ,
             to
             engage
             and
             order
             the
             very
             
               *
            
             forces
             raised
             against
             the
             King
             and
             his
             party
             ,
             to
             gard
             and
             defend
             the
             Members
             to
             both
             Houses
             ,
             to
             fit
             and
             vote
             with
             freedom
             and
             safety
             ,
             by
             armed
             force
             to
             secure
             and
             imprison
             above
             40.
             
             Members
             at
             once
             ,
             and
             to
             seclude
             above
             200.
             more
             by
             their
             Commands
             ,
             being
             the
             minority
             of
             the
             House
             ,
             at
             the
             House
             doors
             ,
             and
             suppress
             the
             whole
             House
             of
             Lords
             three
             or
             four
             times
             one
             after
             another
             ,
             after
             their
             executions
             and
             sequestrations
             ;
             and
             what
             punishment
             such
             unpresidented
             offences
             de●●erit
             ,
             should
             we
             demand
             justice
             against
             
             them
             for
             it
             ,
             after
             so
             many
             provocations
             ,
             and
             not
             willingly
             prete●mit
             it
             upon
             their
             repentance
             and
             satisfaction
             ,
             for
             the
             publick
             peace
             and
             settlement
             in
             the
             midst
             of
             our
             present
             Dist.
             actions
             ,
             upon
             their
             voluntary
             admission
             of
             us
             ,
             without
             any
             of
             their
             new
             Eagagements
             on
             our
             Consciences
             ,
             to
             discharge
             our
             Trust
             ,
             and
             prevent
             the
             ruine
             of
             our
             three
             Kingdoms
             ,
             by
             their
             rash
             and
             dangerous
             Counsels
             .
          
           
             2ly
             .
             That
             their
             own
             Votes
             ,
             Publications
             ,
             and
             censures
             against
             the
             Army-Officers
             ,
             as
             well
             Members
             as
             others
             ,
             who
             forcibly
             excluded
             and
             dissipated
             themselves
             beyond
             expectation
             ,
             
               April
            
             20.
             1653.
             and
             
               October
            
             13.
             1659.
             
             (
             a
             just
             ,
             divine
             retaliation
             ,
             for
             secluding
             their
             Fellow-Members
             )
             which
             they
             deemed
             both
             tyrannical
             ,
             yea
             treasonable
             in
             them
             ,
             and
             deme●iting
             expulsion
             out
             of
             the
             House
             ,
             in
             Sir
             
               H.
               Vane
               ,
            
             and
             others
             of
             their
             own
             
               Members
               ,
            
             who
             gave
             a
             subsequent
             assent
             thereto
             ,
             will
             now
             recoyl
             upon
             themselves
             with
             infinit
             disadvantage
             ,
             and
             draw
             some
             new
             
               (a)
            
             
               exemplary
               punishment
               of
               God
               upon
               them
               for
               their
               new
               forcible
               secl●●sion
               and
               ejection
               of
               us
               ;
            
             they
             being
             but
             60
             at
             most
             ,
             and
             we
             near
             200.
             they
             having
             
               *
            
             violated
             their
             Trusts
             ,
             Protestation
             ,
             Covenant
             ,
             and
             the
             privileges
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             which
             they
             were
             obliged
             constantly
             to
             maintain
             all
             their
             daies
             ,
             without
             defection
             or
             Apostacy
             ,
             by
             our
             former
             exclusions
             and
             ejection
             ,
             and
             we
             having
             done
             neither
             ,
             but
             only
             endeavoured
             inviolably
             to
             preserve
             them
             by
             our
             Vote
             ,
             and
             claims
             to
             sit
             in
             the
             House
             :
             They
             keeping
             up
             the
             same
             armed
             Gards
             ,
             as
             their
             only
             security
             to
             sit
             ,
             which
             secluded
             us
             heretofore
             ,
             and
             now
             ,
             &
             twice
             ejected
             them
             ;
             and
             we
             desiring
             no
             other
             Gards
             ,
             but
             those
             
               (b)
            
             
               Pliny
            
             
               (c)
            
             
               Seneca
               ,
            
             
               d
            
             
               Tully
               ,
            
             inform
             us
             to
             be
             the
             best
             and
             safest
             of
             all
             other
             ,
             our
             
               own
               Innocency
               ,
            
             and
             the
             
               Peoples
               love
            
             for
             whom
             we
             serve
             ,
             remembring
             that
             of
             
               Pliny
            
             to
             the
             good
             Emperor
             
               Trajan
               ,
               Quanto
               tutior
               ,
               quanto
               securior
               
                 eadem
                 domus
              
               postquam
               ejus
               non
               crudelitatis
               sed
               amoris
               excubiis
               ,
               non
               solitudine
               &
               claustris
               ,
               sed
               
                 Civium
                 celebritate
                 defenditur
                 ?
              
               Frustra
               se
               terrore
               succinxerit
               ,
               qui
               septus
               ●aritatenon
               fuerit
               ;
               
                 Armis
                 enim
                 arma
                 irritantur
              
            
             (
             as
             we
             have
             found
             by
             sad
             experience
             )
             
               Vnum
               est
               inexpugnabile
               munimentum
               ,
               amor
               Civium
               ;
            
             which
             they
             will
             never
             gain
             ,
             but
             lose
             and
             forfeit
             by
             our
             unjust
             seclusion
             ,
             and
             expulsion
             .
          
           
           
             3.
             
             That
             it
             is
             a
             
               Maxime
            
             in
             Law
             ,
             inserted
             into
             the
             very
             Writs
             of
             summons
             to
             Parliaments
             
               (e)
            
             Calus
             .
             23
             E.
             1.
             m.
             4.
             dorso
             ,
             as
             
               a
               most
               just
               ,
            
             and
             
               provident
            
             Law
             ,
             established
             by
             all
             prudent
             pious
             Princes
             ,
             and
             the
             very
             reason
             and
             ground
             of
             all
             Parliamentary
             assemblies
             ,
             
               ut
               quod
               tangit
               omnes
               ab
               omnibus
               appr●betur
               .
            
             Hereupon
             our
             Judges
             and
             
               (f)
            
             
               Law-Books
            
             resolve
             ,
             that
             general
             
               Acts
            
             made
             ,
             and
             
               Taxes
            
             granted
             in
             and
             by
             Parliaments
             ,
             
               oblige
               all
               men
               ,
               
                 upon
                 this
                 only
                 account
              
            
             and
             reason
             ,
             
               because
               all
               
                 Counties
                 ,
                 Cities
                 ,
                 Boroughs
                 and
                 Ports
                 ,
                 are
                 parties
                 and
                 consenters
                 to
                 them
                 in
                 Parliment
                 ,
                 in
                 and
                 by
                 their
                 Knights
                 ,
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 Burgesses
                 and
                 Barons
                 ,
                 impowered
                 with
                 full
                 and
                 sufficient
                 Authority
              
            
             for
             themselves
             ,
             and
             the
             Commonalties
             of
             the
             said
             
               Counties
               ,
               Cities
               ,
               Boroughs
               and
               Ports
               ,
               by
               their
               Indentures
               and
               Retorns
               ,
               to
               consent
               to
               ,
               and
               do
               whatever
               shall
               happen
               to
               be
               ordained
               in
               Parliament
               by
               common
               council
               ;
            
             as
             the
             last
             clauses
             in
             the
             Writs
             for
             Elections
             ,
             with
             their
             
               Retorns
            
             and
             
               Indentures
            
             resolve
             ;
             and
             for
             want
             of
             which
             power
             ,
             and
             
               Representatives
               ,
            
             if
             secluded
             ,
             no
             Acts
             can
             be
             passed
             ,
             no
             Taxes
             imposed
             on
             them
             that
             are
             obligatory
             .
             And
             upon
             this
             very
             ground
             ,
             
               the
               Statutes
            
             of
             25
             E.
             1.
             c.
             5.
             8.
             
             &
             
               De
               Talligio
               non
               Concedendo
               ,
            
             c.
             1
             ,
             2.
             14.
             E.
             3.
             Stat.
             1.
             c.
             21.
             
             Stat.
             2.
             c.
             1.
             15
             E.
             3.
             Stat.
             2.
             c.
             1.
             Stat.
             3.
             c.
             5.
             21
             E.
             3.
             rot
             .
             Parl.
             n.
             16.
             25
             E.
             3.
             rot
             .
             Parl.
             n.
             16.
             27
             E.
             3.
             Stat.
             2.
             c.
             2.
             36
             E.
             3.
             rot
             .
             Parl.
             n.
             16.
             38
             E.
             3.
             c.
             2.
             38
             E.
             3.
             rot
             .
             Parl.
             n.
             40.
             51
             E.
             3.
             rot
             .
             Parl.
             n.
             25.
             11
             H.
             4.
             rot
             .
             Parl.
             n.
             50.
             
             The
             Petition
             of
             Right
             ,
             3
             Car.
             and
             the
             Statutes
             of
             17
             Car.
             c.
             1.
             8.
             12.
             made
             at
             the
             begining
             of
             this
             Parliament
             ,
             do
             all
             enact
             ,
             declare
             and
             resolve
             ,
             in
             precise
             words
             ;
             That
             no
             
               Tax
               ,
               Tallage
               ,
               Ayde
               ,
               Subsidy
               ,
               Loan
               ,
               Custom
               ,
               Imposition
               ,
            
             or
             other
             
               Assesment
               whatsoever
               ,
            
             shall
             or
             may
             be
             
               imposed
               ,
               or
               levyed
               on
               the
               Subjects
               ,
               
                 without
                 common
                 consent
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 and
                 Commons
                 in
                 full
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 by
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 :
              
            
             And
             those
             now
             sitting
             in
             their
             printed
             Paper
             ,
             
               Octob.
            
             11.
             1659.
             
             Intituled
             ,
             
               An
               Act
               against
               the
               raising
               of
               Monies
               upon
               the
               people
               ,
               
                 without
                 their
                 consent
                 in
                 Parliament
                 ;
              
            
             enact
             ,
             
               That
               no
               person
               or
               persons
               shall
               after
               the
            
             XI
             .
             
               of
               October
            
             1659.
             
             
               Assess
               ,
            
             Levy
             ,
             Collect
             ,
             gather
             or
             receive
             any
             Customs
             ,
             Impost
             ,
             Excise
             ,
             Assesment
             ,
             Contribution
             ,
             Tax
             ,
             Tallage
             ,
             or
             any
             Sum
             or
             
             
               Sums
               of
               Money
               ,
               or
               other
               Imposition
               whatsoever
               ,
               upon
               the
               people
               of
               this
               Commonwealth
               without
               their
               consent
               in
               Parliament
               or
               us
               by
               Law
               might
               have
               béen
               done
               before
               the
               third
               of
            
             Novemb.
             1640.
             
             
               And
               it
               is
               further
               enacted
               and
               declared
               ,
               
                 That
                 every
                 Person
                 offending
                 contrary
                 to
                 this
                 Act
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 hereby
                 adjudged
                 guilty
                 of
                 H●gh
                 Treason
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 suffer
                 ,
                 and
                 forfeit
                 as
                 in
                 case
                 of
                 High
                 Treason
                 .
              
            
             If
             then
             they
             shall
             forcibly
             seclude
             ,
             not
             only
             the
             whole
             
               House
               of
               Lords
               ,
            
             but
             the
             
               Majority
               of
               the
               Knights
               ,
               Citizens
               and
               Burgesses
               ,
            
             out
             of
             the
             Commons
             House
             ,
             as
             now
             they
             do
             ,
             most
             Counties
             ,
             Cities
             and
             Boroughs
             of
             
               England
               ,
            
             having
             not
             so
             much
             as
             one
             Knight
             ,
             Citizen
             or
             Burgesse
             ,
             to
             represent
             them
             ,
             being
             all
             forcibly
             excluded
             ,
             or
             dead
             ,
             they
             being
             not
             a
             fifth
             part
             of
             the
             House
             ,
             (
             who
             could
             never
             legally
             impose
             any
             Tax
             upon
             the
             people
             ,
             before
             
               Nov.
            
             3.
             1640.
             nor
             since
             ,
             as
             all
             these
             Acts
             ,
             with
             
               *
            
             sundry
             other
             Records
             and
             Law-Books
             resolve
             )
             they
             can
             make
             no
             Laws
             ,
             Orders
             ,
             Ordinances
             ,
             that
             are
             binding
             ,
             nor
             impose
             the
             least
             Tax
             ,
             Talluge
             ,
             Imposition
             ,
             Excise
             ,
             Contribution
             ,
             or
             any
             other
             payment
             whatsoever
             ,
             upon
             the
             people
             of
             this
             Nation
             ,
             much
             lesse
             upon
             us
             ,
             whom
             they
             thus
             forcibly
             exclude
             ,
             and
             those
             Counties
             ,
             Cities
             and
             Boroughs
             for
             which
             we
             serve
             ;
             nor
             any
             person
             or
             persons
             levy
             them
             ,
             without
             incurring
             the
             Crime
             ,
             Penalty
             ,
             and
             forfeiture
             expressed
             in
             their
             own
             
               late
               Act
               ,
            
             it
             being
             a
             received
             
               Maxim
            
             amongst
             all
             Politicians
             ,
             Lawyers
             ,
             Nations
             
               (h)
            
             
               Populi
               Minor
               pars
               ,
               pop●l●m
               non
               ol
               ligit
               ;
            
             and
             that
             nothing
             is
             or
             can
             be
             said
             to
             be
             done
             ,
             or
             acted
             ,
             by
             
               the
               Common
               Council
               and
               consent
               of
               the
               people
               in
               full
               Parliament
               ,
               by
               Act
               of
               Parliament
               ,
            
             which
             is
             done
             and
             acted
             only
             by
             the
             Minor
             part
             of
             the
             Commons
             House
             ,
             when
             the
             greatest
             part
             of
             the
             Members
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             are
             
               forcibly
               s●oluded
               ,
            
             or
             
               driven
               thence
            
             by
             armed
             violence
             ,
             especially
             by
             the
             commands
             and
             consederacy
             of
             the
             Minority
             of
             their
             fellow-Members
             ;
             our
             present
             case
             and
             condition
             ,
             which
             we
             represent
             ,
             to
             the
             whole
             Nations
             serious
             consideration
             ,
             and
             of
             a
             full
             and
             free
             Parliament
             ,
             as
             thus
             
               st●●●d
            
             in
             matter
             of
             
               Fact
               ,
            
             and
             debated
             in
             point
             of
             
               La●
               ,
            
             for
             our
             
               necessary
               Vindication
               ,
            
             and
             theirs
             we
             
             represent
             ;
             and
             to
             our
             
               Secluders
            
             second
             thoughts
             :
             Who
             having
             in
             their
             fresh
             
               *
            
             
               Declaration
            
             of
             the
             24.
             of
             this
             instant
             
               Jan.
               published
               ,
               That
               their
               intentions
               are
               ,
               and
               that
               they
               are
               resolved
               ,
               (
               through
               the
               Goodnesse
               and
               Assistance
               of
               God
               )
               to
               remain
               constant
               and
               unmovable
               ,
               That
               the
               People
               of
               these
               Nations
               may
               be
               governed
               from
               time
               to
               time
               
                 by
                 Representatives
                 in
                 Parliament
                 chosen
                 by
                 themselves
                 ,
              
               in
               whom
               alone
               the
               Supream
               Authority
               of
               these
               Nations
               doth
               and
               ought
               to
               reside
               ;
               and
               that
               
                 they
                 should
                 be
                 governed
                 by
                 the
                 Laws
                 ,
              
               and
               that
               
                 all
                 Proceedings
              
               touching
               the
               
                 Laws
                 ,
                 Liberties
                 ,
                 and
              
            
             
               *
            
             
               Estates
               of
               the
               free
               People
               
                 of
                 this
                 Common
                 wealth
                 ,
              
               shall
               be
               according
               to
               the
               Laws
               of
               the
               Land
               :
               
                 It
                 being
                 their
                 principal
                 care
                 to
                 provide
                 for
                 the
                 freedom
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 against
                 all
                 arbitrarinesse
                 in
                 Government
                 ;
                 And
                 that
                 it
                 is
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 greatest
                 cares
                 they
                 have
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
              
               how
               to
               give
               the
               people
               that
               ease
               from
               their
               present
               Burthens
               ,
               which
               their
               
                 impoverished
              
               Condition
               calls
               for
               .
            
             We
             hope
             they
             will
             not
             immediately
             violate
             it
             in
             the
             case
             of
             us
             ▪
             who
             are
             their
             Fellow-Members
             ,
             the
             Majority
             of
             the
             House
             ,
             and
             the
             
               Representatives
               of
               the
               greatest
               part
               of
               the
               people
               ,
            
             intrusted
             and
             chosen
             by
             themselves
             ,
             who
             earnestly
             press
             our
             
               frec
               admission
               ,
            
             by
             secluding
             us
             against
             all
             rules
             of
             Law
             and
             Justice
             ,
             and
             imprisoning
             those
             
               *
            
             
               Gentlemen
            
             and
             Freemen
             sent
             up
             with
             
               *
            
             Letters
             unto
             them
             from
             the
             
               several
               Counties
            
             and
             places
             we
             represent
             ,
             
               to
               demand
               our
               speedy
               restitution
               to
               our
               trusts
               ,
               as
               the
               only
               means
               to
               redresse
               their
               many
               insupportable
               Grievances
               ,
               and
               by
               Gods
               blessing
               to
               reduce
               them
               to
               a
               firm
               ,
               free
               and
               legal
               settlement
               of
               their
               Rights
               .
            
             And
             by
             imposing
             on
             the
             whole
             Nation
             (
             in
             their
             miserably
             exhausted
             condition
             ,
             and
             want
             of
             Trade
             )
             and
             us
             their
             excluded
             Fellow-Members
             ,
             and
             those
             many
             Counties
             ,
             Cities
             and
             Boroughs
             we
             represent
             ,
             a
             Monthly
             Tax
             of
             one
             hundred
             thousand
             pounds
             a
             month
             ,
             for
             six
             months
             time
             ,
             to
             begin
             from
             
               December
            
             25.
             last
             ,
             without
             and
             against
             our
             privity
             and
             consents
             ;
             especially
             after
             their
             enforcing
             the
             people
             to
             pay
             a
             whole
             years
             Contribution
             within
             three
             months
             space
             ,
             contrary
             to
             the
             first
             Grant
             thereof
             ,
             under
             the
             late
             Protector
             ,
             upon
             their
             first
             convening
             in
             
               May
            
             last
             ,
             during
             
             these
             very
             6.
             
             Months
             space
             ,
             they
             paid
             before
             hand
             ,
             on
             which
             they
             now
             tax
             them
             afresh
             ,
             higher
             than
             ever
             the
             old
             Parliament
             ,
             or
             their
             new
             Protectors
             ,
             or
             any
             Kings
             of
             
               England
            
             in
             former
             times
             have
             imposed
             ;
             an
             oppression
             not
             to
             be
             presidented
             in
             any
             age
             .
             And
             all
             to
             pay
             forces
             to
             keep
             us
             out
             of
             the
             Houses
             ,
             and
             support
             themselves
             in
             their
             usurped
             
               *
            
             Parliamentary
             power
             ,
             and
             discharge
             those
             Debts
             ,
             their
             own
             extravagant
             Councils
             and
             Actions
             (
             in
             not
             hearkning
             to
             our
             Vote
             for
             which
             they
             Excluded
             us
             )
             have
             contracted
             ,
             only
             to
             make
             us
             more
             miserable
             ,
             base
             ,
             slavish
             ,
             unsetled
             than
             ever
             heretofore
             .
          
           
             Upon
             the
             whole
             matter
             which
             we
             have
             truly
             stated
             ,
             and
             debated
             (
             though
             with
             some
             Distraction
             ,
             and
             Interruption
             )
             in
             our
             own
             behalf
             ,
             and
             of
             those
             Counties
             ,
             Cities
             and
             Boroughs
             by
             whom
             we
             were
             elected
             ,
             and
             whom
             we
             have
             faithfully
             served
             in
             Parliament
             ,
             according
             to
             their
             trusts
             reposed
             in
             us
             ;
             we
             do
             
               appeal
            
             from
             the
             
               Armies
               unjust
               force
            
             and
             
               illegal
            
             violence
             ,
             and
             from
             the
             unpresidented
             ,
             generall
             unreasonable
             ,
             unparliamentary
             Votes
             and
             Judgements
             of
             a
             few
             of
             our
             
               dissenting
               Fellow-Members
               ,
            
             procured
             by
             the
             force
             and
             demands
             of
             the
             Army
             ,
             and
             passed
             by
             parties
             behind
             our
             Backs
             ,
             during
             our
             forcible
             seclusion
             ,
             only
             for
             our
             free
             Vote
             in
             Parliament
             ,
             when
             they
             and
             the
             Commons
             of
             the
             whole
             Kingdom
             were
             involved
             therein
             by
             the
             resolution
             of
             the
             
               Majority
               of
               the
               House
               ,
            
             unto
             the
             impartial
             Judgement
             of
             a
             
               full
            
             and
             
               free●
               Parliament
               :
            
             and
             in
             the
             mean
             while
             we
             do
             claim
             the
             benefit
             of
             our
             Laws
             ,
             and
             especially
             of
             the
             
               Great
               Charter
               ,
               the
               Petition
               of
               Right
               ,
            
             and
             the
             good
             Acts
             made
             in
             the
             beginning
             of
             this
             
               Parliament
               ,
            
             (
             after
             so
             much
             Blood
             and
             Millions
             of
             our
             Treasure
             expended
             )
             for
             the
             protection
             of
             our
             Persons
             ,
             Estates
             ,
             &
             Liberties
             ,
             and
             of
             those
             we
             represent
             ,
             against
             all
             arbitrary
             .
             
               Proceedings
               ,
               Votes
               ,
               Impositions
               ,
               Taxes
               ,
            
             and
             armed
             violence
             of
             our
             Secluders
             ,
             or
             their
             forces
             ,
             that
             whereas
             by
             the
             
               *
            
             
               Ordinance
               of
               God
               ,
            
             the
             
               Sword
               is
               given
               to
               the
               Magistrate
               ,
               only
               for
               the
               punishment
               of
               evil
               doers
               ,
               &
               for
               the
               prayse
               of
               them
               that
               do
               well
               ,
            
             we
             nor
             any
             of
             us
             who
             are
             quiet
             in
             the
             Land
             ,
             and
             accountable
             to
             law
             ,
             wch
             is
             our
             
               Birth-right
               ,
            
             may
             not
             be
             
               hunted
            
             or
             
               seized
            
             by
             
               Souldiers
               ,
            
             
             for
             our
             former
             Vote
             ,
             and
             observing
             the
             
               Declarations
            
             and
             Remonstrance
             of
             this
             Parl.
             the
             
               Protestation
               ,
               Solemn
               League
               and
               Covenant
               ,
            
             and
             other
             Oaths
             which
             lawfull
             Authority
             have
             ingaged
             us
             in
             ,
             (
             and
             our
             
               Secluders
            
             joyntly
             with
             us
             ,
             and
             the
             Army-Officers
             too
             )
             and
             in
             the
             consciencious
             observance
             whereof
             we
             hold
             our selves
             obliged
             to
             live
             and
             die
             .
          
           
             And
             having
             nothing
             (
             if
             we
             know
             our
             own
             hearts
             ,
             )
             in
             our
             thoughts
             or
             endeavours
             ,
             but
             that
             the
             true
             reformed
             
               Religion
            
             may
             be
             preserved
             and
             flourish
             ;
             the
             Plots
             of
             
               Jesuits
            
             and
             Romish
             Emissaries
             prevented
             ;
             the
             Privileges
             ,
             Rights
             ,
             Honour
             ,
             and
             Splendor
             of
             Parliaments
             vindicated
             and
             restored
             ,
             the
             Laws
             and
             Liberties
             of
             the
             Kingdom
             cleared
             ,
             rescued
             ,
             and
             preserved
             from
             arbitrary
             violations
             ,
             a
             d●e
             regard
             had
             to
             
               tender
               Consciences
               ,
            
             intollerable
             publick
             burthens
             eased
             ,
             as
             comprehensive
             an
             Act
             of
             
               O●l●vion
            
             and
             
               free
               Pardon
            
             past
             ,
             as
             will
             stand
             with
             publick
             safety
             ,
             honour
             and
             justice
             ;
             Trade
             in
             City
             and
             Country
             restored
             ,
             the
             increased
             swarms
             of
             starving
             Poor
             relieved
             and
             imployed
             ;
             just
             Debts
             and
             Rewards
             both
             to
             
               Souldiers
               ,
               Purchasors
               ,
            
             and
             others
             satisfied
             and
             secured
             ,
             and
             these
             ruined
             
               Kingdoms
            
             happily
             established
             upon
             lasting
             Foundations
             of
             Truth
             ,
             Righteousnesse
             and
             Peace
             ;
             now
             we
             have
             cleared
             our selves
             to
             the
             world
             ,
             and
             those
             who
             have
             entrusted
             us
             ,
             we
             can
             patiently
             attend
             Gods
             future
             dispensations
             ;
             yet
             should
             be
             very
             glad
             ,
             that
             as
             a
             
               *
            
             
               few
               of
               the
               faithfull
               Nobility
               ,
            
             when
             the
             Kingdom
             was
             in
             much
             lesse
             danger
             ,
             were
             
               judged
               so
               considerable
               ,
               as
               to
               prevail
               with
               the
               late
               King
               to
               follow
               their
               advice
               ,
               for
               the
               calling
               of
               this
               Parliament
               in
            
             1640.
             
             So
             in
             this
             time
             of
             the
             greatest
             dangers
             and
             difficulties
             ,
             that
             these
             3.
             
             
               Nations
            
             and
             the
             
               Protestant
               cause
            
             throughout
             the
             world
             ,
             ever
             wrestled
             or
             contended
             with
             ,
             there
             may
             not
             be
             found
             amongst
             us
             ,
             a
             generation
             of
             men
             ,
             who
             for
             
               filthy
               lucres
               sake
               ,
            
             particular
             groundlesse
             fears
             ,
             apprehensions
             of
             
               lesse
            
             or
             
               suffering
               ,
               guilt
               ,
               self-seeking
               ,
               ambitious
               aims
               of
               Dominion
               over
               ,
               or
               envy
               ,
            
             or
             
               revenge
            
             against
             their
             
               Brethren
               ,
            
             or
             
               pretended
               self-preservation
               ,
            
             shall
             continue
             our
             
               confusions
            
             and
             
               calamities
               ,
            
             and
             as
             
               Vipers
            
             gnaw
             out
             the
             bowels
             of
             their
             native
             
               Country
               ;
            
             and
             because
             of
             a
             little
             
               present
               power
               ,
            
             in
             
             their
             hands
             (
             which
             like
             
               Jona●s
            
             gourd
             they
             see
             by
             sensible
             experience
             may
             wither
             in
             a
             day
             ,
             or
             be
             turned
             against
             them
             ,
             )
             harden
             themselves
             against
             the
             safe
             ,
             sober
             ,
             and
             Christian
             Councils
             of
             so
             many
             of
             the
             Nobility
             ,
             Gentry
             ,
             Ministry
             and
             Commonalty
             of
             all
             Callings
             and
             Degrees
             ,
             as
             of
             necessity
             must
             conceive
             themselve
             ;
             for
             the
             safety
             of
             the
             Nations
             ,
             or
             perish
             with
             them
             ,
             obliged
             to
             endeavor
             that
             the
             great
             
               Council
            
             of
             this
             Nation
             ,
             (
             by
             the
             advice
             of
             so
             many
             persons
             of
             Interest
             and
             Quality
             )
             may
             be
             suffered
             to
             sit
             free
             of
             
               force
            
             or
             
               guards
               ,
            
             but
             of
             their
             own
             appointment
             ,
             and
             dead
             places
             filled
             up
             by
             new
             election
             ,
             untill
             a
             
               free
               Parliament
               ,
            
             according
             to
             the
             
               triennial
               Act
               ,
            
             may
             be
             called
             and
             convened
             without
             interruption
             or
             praelimitations
             .
             That
             so
             by
             sober
             ,
             discreet
             ,
             peaceable
             ,
             impartial
             ,
             full
             and
             free
             Councils
             ,
             these
             three
             languishing
             divided
             Nations
             ,
             and
             the
             City
             of
             
               London
            
             (
             the
             Metropolis
             of
             this
             Empire
             )
             may
             be
             restored
             to
             their
             former
             renown
             ,
             honour
             ,
             peace
             ,
             unity
             ,
             prosperity
             and
             trade
             ,
             the
             two
             great
             Pillars
             of
             
               Magistracy
            
             and
             
               Ministry
               ,
            
             vindicated
             from
             contempt
             and
             violence
             ,
             and
             thereby
             a
             stable
             Settlement
             obtained
             both
             in
             
               Church
            
             and
             
               State
               ,
            
             to
             the
             rejoycing
             of
             all
             that
             truly
             fear
             God
             at
             home
             ,
             and
             the
             reviving
             and
             preservation
             of
             the
             reformed
             
               Churches
            
             abroad
             ,
             almost
             totally
             ruined
             ,
             and
             become
             a
             prey
             to
             the
             
               common
            
             enemy
             ,
             by
             our
             
               and
               their
               unchristian
               divisions
               .
            
          
           
             
               Alexander
               ab
               Alexandro
               ,
               Genial
               .
               Dierum
               ,
               l.
            
             4.
             
               c.
            
             11.
             
             Erat
             igitur
             Sena●oris
             Officium
             ,
             tam
             de
             promovendis
             Magistratibus
             ,
             provinciisque
             administrandis
             ,
             quam
             de
             bellis
             ,
             triumphis
             ,
             supplicationibusque
             decernendis
             ,
             deque
             praefidibus
             in
             provincias
             ,
             &
             a●xiliis
             submittendis
             ,
             de
             leg●
             de
             foedere
             ,
             &
             pactionibus
             ,
             ac
             to●a
             gerenda
             rep.
             
               libere
               sentire
               ,
               ac
               fortem
               constantemque
               sententiam
               dicere
               .
            
             Et
             si
             duae
             Senatum
             distinerent
             sententiae
             ,
             cum
             ●liud
             alii
             ●●nferent
             ,
             
               Id
               quod
               Senatus
               maxima
               pars
               decer●●xet
               ,
               id
               ra●um
               fieri
            
             annotatum
             est
             .
          
        
      
       
       
         
           An
           exact
           
             List
          
           of
           the
           secluded
           Members
           names
           still
           living
           and
           those
           refusing
           to
           sit
           ,
           till
           their
           restitution
           ,
           to
           undeceive
           the
           
             Nation
          
           and
           
             World
             .
          
        
         
           
             THe
             Earl
             of
             
               Ancram
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               Ralph
               Ashton
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             
               Arthur
               Annesley
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             
               William
               Arthington
            
          
           
             
               John
               Arundel
            
          
           
             Mr.
             
               Ascough
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               John
               Barrington
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Barnardiston
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Benloes
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               George
               Booth
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Humphrey
               Bridges
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               Ambrose
               Brown
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Roger
               Burgoin
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             
               Francis
               Bacon
            
          
           
             
               Nathaniel
               Bacon
            
          
           
             
               Edward
               Bainton
            
          
           
             
               John
               Barker
            
             Alderman
          
           
             
               Maurice
               Barroe
            
          
           
             
               William
               Bell
            
          
           
             
               Alexander
               Bence
            
          
           
             Col.
             
               John
               Birch
            
          
           
             
               Edward
               Bish
            
          
           
             
               John
               Bond
            
             Doctor
             of
             Law
          
           
             
               John
               Bowyer
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             
               John
               Boyes
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             Major
             
               Brooks
            
          
           
             Major
             General
             
               Brown
            
          
           
             Samuel
             
               Brown
            
             Serg.
             at
             Law
          
           
             
               Francis
               Buller
            
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Bunckly
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             
               Hugh
               Buscoen
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Button
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               Henry
               Cholmley
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Clotworthy
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Corbet
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Curson
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Carew
            
          
           
             
               William
               Carrent
            
          
           
             Colonel
             
               Ceely
            
          
           
             
               Robert
               Clives
            
          
           
             
               Elias
               Crimes
            
          
           
             
               Lionel
               Copley
            
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Crew
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Dacres
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Francis
               Drake
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               William
               Drake
            
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Dacres
            
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Doyle
            
          
           
             Mr.
             
               Francis
               Drake
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Eveling
            
             of
             Surrey
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Eveling
            
             of
             Wilts
          
           
             
               Sir
            
             Walter
             Earl
          
           
             
               William
               Edwards
            
          
           
             
               Robert
               Ellison
            
          
           
             
               Richard
               Erisy
            
          
           
             
               George
               Eveling
            
          
           
             Mr
             
               William
               Fenwick
            
          
           
             
               William
            
             Lord
             
               Fitzwilliams
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               Edmund
               Fowel
            
          
           
             
               William
               Foxwist
            
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Francis
            
          
           
             
               Iames
               Fiennis
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             
               Nathaniel
               Fiennis
            
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Fiennes
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               Gilbert
               Gerard
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
           
             Sir
             
               Harbotle
               Grimston
            
          
           
             
               Samuel
               Gardiner
            
          
           
             
               Francis
               Gerard
            
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Gewen
            
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Glynne
            
             Serg.
             at
             Law
          
           
             
               Samuel
               Gott
            
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Grove
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               Richard
               Haughton
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Holland
            
          
           
             Col.
             
               Edward
               Harley
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             Major
             
               Harley
            
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Hatcher
            
          
           
             
               Iames
               Herbert
            
          
           
             
               Peregrine
               Hobby
            
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Hodges
            
          
           
             
               Denzil
               Hollis
            
          
           
             
               Francis
               Hollis
            
          
           
             
               George
               Horner
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             
               Edmund
               Hoskins
            
          
           
             
               Henry
               Hungerford
            
          
           
             Colonel
             
               Hunt
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               Anthony
               Irby
            
          
           
             
               Richard
               Jennings
            
          
           
             
               VVilliam
               Iones
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               Norton
               Knatchull
            
          
           
             
               George
               Keckwich
            
          
           
             
               Richard
               Knightly
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Leigh
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               William
               Lewis
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               Martin
               Lister
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               William
               Litton
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             Sir
             .
             
               Samuel
               Luke
            
          
           
             
               Henry
               Laurence
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             Colonel
             
               Lee
            
          
           
             Mr.
             
               Lewis
            
          
           
             Col.
             
               VValter
               Long
            
          
           
             Col.
             
               Iohn
               Loyd
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             Mr.
             
               Lucas
            
          
           
             Mr.
             
               Luckin
            
          
           
             Sir
             .
             
               Thomas
               Middleton
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             
               John
               Mainard
            
             Serj.
             at
             Law
             .
          
           
             
               Mr.
            
             Christopher
             Martin
          
           
             Major
             General
             
               Massey
            
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Middleton
            
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Moor
            
          
           
             
               William
               Morris
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             
               George
               Montague
            
          
           
             Col.
             
               Edward
               Montague
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Napper
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Nedham
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               Dudly
               North
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               John
               Northcot
               ▪
            
          
           
             Mr.
             
               Nash
            
          
           
             
               John
               Nelthrop
            
          
           
             
               John
               Nixon
            
             Alderman
          
           
             Mr.
             
               North
            
          
           
             Col.
             
               Norton
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Richard
               Onslow
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             Mr.
             
               Onslow
            
          
           
             
               Arthur
               Owin
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             
               Henry
               Oxinden
            
          
           
             
               William
               Owfield
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               John
               Palgrave
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Philip
               Parker
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Parker
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               Edward
               Partridg●
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               John
               Pellam
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               William
               Platers
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               John
               Potts
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Nevil
               Poole
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               Richard
               Price
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Pye
            
          
           
             
               Robert
               Packer
            
          
           
             
               Henry
               Peck
            
          
           
             
               William
               Pierpoint
            
          
           
             
               Edward
               Poole
            
          
           
             Col.
             
               Alexander
               Popham
            
          
           
             Mr.
             
               Potter
            
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Povy
            
          
           
           
             
               William
               Priestly
            
          
           
             
               William
               Prynne
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               Frances
               Rus●●l
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             Mr.
             
               Ravinscraft
            
          
           
             Mr.
             
               Ratclifft
            
          
           
             
               Charles
               Rich
            
          
           
             Col.
             
               Edward
               Rossiter
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               Beachamp
               Saint-John
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               John
               Seymor
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Soam
            
          
           
             
               Robert
               Scawen
            
          
           
             Mr.
             
               Scut
            
          
           
             Col.
             
               Robert
               Shap●ot
            
          
           
             Col.
             
               Shuttleworth
            
          
           
             Mr.
             
               Springate
            
          
           
             Mr.
             
               Simon
               Snow
            
          
           
             
               Henry
               Stapleton
            
          
           
             
               Edward
               Stephens
            
          
           
             
               John
               Stephens
            
          
           
             
               Nathaniel
               Stephens
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             
               John
               Swinfen
            
          
           
             Col.
             
               William
               Stroud
            
          
           
             Mr.
             
               Shuttleworth
            
          
           
             
               John
               Spilman
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               John
               Temple
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Treavor
            
          
           
             Mr.
             
               Temple
            
          
           
             Mr.
             
               Thistlethwait
            
          
           
             
               Samuel
               Terri●k
            
          
           
             
               Edward
               Thomas
            
          
           
             
               Esaia
               Thomas
            
          
           
             
               John
               Thinne
            
          
           
             
               Richard
               Tolson
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             
               John
               Treavor
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Twisden
            
             Serj.
             at
             Law
             .
          
           
             
               Samuel
               Vassal
            
          
           
             
               Edward
               Vaughan
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             
               Edward
               Vaughan
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               William
               Waller
            
          
           
             
               Tho.
            
             Viscount
             
               Wenman
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             
               Sir
            
             Henry
             Worsly
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Waller
            
             
               Esq
            
          
           
             
               William
               Wheeler
            
          
           
             Col.
             
               Whitehead
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             
               Henry
               Willes
            
          
           
             Capt.
             
               Wingate
            
          
           
             Mr.
             
               Winwood
            
          
           
             
               William
               Wray
            
          
           
             
               Richard
               Wynne
            
             Kt.
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               John
               Young
               .
            
          
        
         
           In
           all
           194.
           besides
           above
           40.
           secluded
           Members
           ,
           now
           dead
           since
           1648.
           whereof
           many
           were
           Knights
           of
           Counties
           ,
           and
           of
           these
           yet
           living
           ,
           37.
           are
           Knights
           of
           
             Shiers
             ,
          
           with
           
             Kt.
          
           added
           against
           their
           names
           .
        
         
           Upon
           an
           exact
           view
           of
           the
           Members
           now
           sitting
           ,
           or
           which
           are
           permitted
           to
           sit
           ,
           if
           they
           were
           all
           present
           ,
           being
           about
           89
           in
           number
           ,
           there
           are
           not
           above
           16.
           
           
             Knights
             of
             Shires
             ,
          
           7
           
             Citizens
             ,
          
           and
           the
           rest
           
             Burgesses
             ,
          
           whereof
           seldom
           50.
           appear
           at
           once
           together
           :
           the
           excluded
           and
           deceased
           Members
           being
           also
           considered
           ,
           it
           will
           appear
           ,
           that
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           consisting
           by
           right
           of
           508
           Members
           :
           whereof
           there
           are
           78
           Knights
           of
           Shires
           for
           
             England
             ,
          
           and
           12.
           for
           
             Wales
             :
          
           There
           are
           no
           Knights
           of
           the
           shires
           sitting
           in
           the
           House
           for
           these
           26
           
             English
          
           and
           11
           
             Welsh
          
           Counties
           following
           ,
           Bes●●es
           there
           are
           no
           
             Citizens
          
           sitting
           for
           14
           ▪
           
             cities
          
           following
           ,
           
             viz.
             
          
        
         
           
             BEdford
             shire
          
           
             Cornwall
          
           
             Cambridgshire
          
           
             Derbyshire
          
           
             Devonshire
          
           
             Dorse●shire
          
        
         
         
           
             Essex
          
           
             Glostershire
          
           
             Har●fordshire
          
           
             Heref●rdshire
          
           
             Lincolnshire
          
           
             Lancashire
          
           
             Middles●x
          
           
             Munmothshire
          
           
             Norfolk
          
           
             Nor●humberland
          
           
             Oxfor●shire
          
           
             Surrey
          
           
             Shropshire
          
           
             Southampton
          
           
             Suffolk
          
           
             Somersetshire
          
           
             Sussex
          
           
             Westmorland
          
           
             Warwickshire
          
           
             Yorkshire
          
           
             Angl●sey
          
           
             B●eckn●ck
          
           
             Cardiganshire
          
           
             Carmarthenshire
             .
          
           
             Carnarvonshire
          
           
             Denbighshire
          
           
             Fli●shire
          
           
             Glamorganshire
          
           
             Pembrockshire
          
           
             M●●●gomeryshire
          
           
             Rad●●shire
          
        
         
           
             And
             but
             1
             Knight
             of
             the
             Shire
             in
             each
             of
             the
             nine
             following
             Counties
             .
          
           
             Berkshire
          
           
             Ch●shire
          
           
             Hunting
             ●●nshire
          
           
             Kent
          
           
             Leicestershire
          
           
             Northamptonshire
          
           
             Staffordshire
          
           
             Wil●shire
          
           
             Worcestershire
          
        
         
           
             And
             only
             the
             full
             number
             ,
             of
             Knights
             of
             the
             Shire
             in
             Buckinghamshi●e
             Nottinghamshire
             ,
             Rutlandshire
             ,
             Merionethshire
             .
          
           
             York
          
           
             Westminster
          
           
             Bristol
          
           
             Canterbury
          
           
             Chester
          
           
             Exceter
          
           
             Oxford
          
           
             Lincoln
          
           
             Worceste●
          
           
             C●ichester
          
           
             Carlisle
          
           
             Rochester
          
           
             Coventry
          
           
             Wells
          
           
             Have
             no
             Citizens
             in
             the
             House
             .
          
        
         
           And
           but
           one
           of
           the
           4
           for
           
             London
             ,
          
           1
           for
           
             Norwich
             ,
          
           1
           for
           
             Bath
             ,
             Glocester
          
           and
           
             Salisbury
          
           alone
           of
           all
           the
           Cities
           in
           
             Engl.
          
           having
           their
           full
           number
           .
           And
           there
           will
           also
           appear
           now
           wanting
           &
           excluded
           about
           313
           
             Burgesses
          
           and
           many
           of
           them
           of
           the
           principal
           
             Burroughs
          
           in
           
             Engl.
             
          
           So
           that
           the
           whole
           number
           now
           permitted
           to
           sit
           is
           about
           89
           and
           the
           whole
           number
           excluded
           or
           wanting
           420
           besides
           the
           Lords
           So
           tha●
           upon
           an
           indifferent
           calculation
           and
           survey
           ,
           there
           will
           scarce
           the
           10th
           part
           of
           the
           Commons
           be
           found
           at
           this
           time
           to
           have
           Members
           representing
           them
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           yet
           these
           take
           upon
           them
           to
           act
           ,
           enact
           and
           impose
           ,
           
             *
          
           Taxe●
           not
           only
           as
           a
           whole
           Commons
           House
           ,
           but
           as
           as
           an
           absolute
           ,
           full
           and
           compleat
           Parl.
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           yea
           of
           
             Ireland
          
           and
           
             Scotland
          
           besides
           ▪
           whose
           
             Parliaments
          
           they
           have
           quite
           swallowed
           up
           ,
           and
           monopolized
           to
           themselves
           ▪
           imposing
           Taxes
           on
           them
           ,
           which
           no
           English
           Parliament
           ever
           did
           .
        
         
           C.
           Plinii
           Pan
           Trajano
           dictus
           Melius
           omnibus
           quam
           singulis
           creditur
           :
           singuli
           enim
           dec●pere
           &
           decipi
           possunt
           ●●nemo
           omnes
           ,
           neminem
           o●nes
           fe●ellerunt
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
         
           
             Printed
             
               January
               30.
               1659.
               
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A91189e-250
           
             a
             Exact
             Collection
             p.
             199.
             
          
           
             b
             Ibid.
             p.
             203.
             
          
           
             c
             Ibid.
             p.
             264
             ,
             281.
             
          
           
             d
             Exact
             Collection
             ,
             p.
             491.
             
          
           
             e
             Ibid.
             p.
             494.
             
          
           
             *
             Nota.
             
          
           
             f
             Exact
             Collection
             ,
             p.
             494
             ,
             496.
             
          
           
             g
             Exact
             Collect
             .
             p.
             497.
             
          
           
             h
             Ibid.
             p.
             509.
             
          
           
             i
             Exact
             Collection
             ,
             p.
             657.
             
          
           
             k
             Exact
             Collection
             ,
             p.
             632
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             l
             Exact
             Collection
             ,
             p.
             666.
             
          
           
             m
             Exact
             Collection
             ,
             p.
             773.
             
          
           
             n
             Exact
             Collection
             ,
             p.
             657
             ,
             658
             ,
             663
             ,
             664.
             
          
           
             o
             Exact
             Collection
             ,
             p.
             696.
             
          
           
             p
             Ibidem
             p.
             697.
             
          
           
             (q)
             Exact
             Collection
             ,
             p.
             727.
             
          
           
             r
             P.
             728.
             
          
           
             s
             P.
             729.
             
          
           
             t
             Exact
             Collection
             ,
             p.
             736.
             
          
           
             u
             Ibid
             p.
             802.
             
          
           
             x
             Ibid.
             p.
             823.
             
          
           
             y
             Ibid.
             p.
             325.
             
          
           
             z
             Ibid.
             p.
             907.
             
          
           
             a
             Exact
             Collection
             ,
             p.
             932.
             
             &
             Appendix
             ,
             p.
             4.
             
          
           
             b
             A
             Collection
             of
             Orders
             and
             Ordinances
             of
             Parliament
             in
             fol.
             p.
             807
             ,
             816
             ,
             890.
             
          
           
             c
             A
             Collection
             ,
             &c.
             p.
             422
             ,
             424.
             
          
           
             d
             A
             Collect.
             p.
             496.
             E.
             Essex
             title
             .
          
           
             e
             Ibid.
             p.
             599.
             
          
           
             f
             Ibid.
             p.
             877
             ,
             878
             ,
             879.
             
          
           
             g
             Ibid.
             P.
             877
             ▪
             
          
           
             *
             Exact
             Collection
             ,
             p.
             491
             ,
             492.
             498
             ,
             508
             ,
             567
             ,
             570
             ,
             574
             ,
             617
             ,
             631
             ,
             636
             ,
             to
             677.
             812
             ,
             813
             ,
             814
             ,
             816
             ,
             826
             ,
             827
             ,
             832.
             834
             ,
             890
             ,
             891
             ,
             898
             ▪
             902
             ,
             to
             920.
             
          
           
             *
             None
             therefore
             ,
             much
             lesse
             the
             Majority
             of
             them
             may
             or
             ought
             to
             be
             suspended
             or
             secluded
             by
             the
             Minority
             ,
             or
             armed
             force
             .
          
           
             *
             See
             Mr.
             
             Pry●●es
             Speech
             ,
             Decemb.
             4.
             1648.
             
          
           
             *
             Mr.
             Edward
             Stephens
             ,
             and
             Col.
             Birch
             .
          
           
             *
             The
             Army
             Officers
             had
             thrice
             accesse
             into
             the
             House
             ,
             the
             very
             day
             they
             secured
             and
             secluded
             the
             Members
             out
             of
             it
             .
          
           
             *
             A
             pretty
             distinction
             to
             evade
             their
             Order
             .
          
           
             Nota
             
          
           
             *
             Exact
             Collection
             ,
             p.
             36
             ,
             to
             60.
             
          
           
             *
             who
             to
             make
             it
             sure
             dissented
             also
             ,
             Dec.
             20.
             
          
           
             Nota.
             
          
           
             Nota.
             
          
           
             *
             See
             Mr
             Prynnes
             true
             and
             perfect
             Narrative
             .
          
           
             *
             This
             was
             a
             new
             addition
             ,
             not
             mentioned
             in
             any
             former
             Orders
             .
          
           
             *
             Not
             entred
             .
          
           
             *
             Fidelissima
             custodia
             illius
             innocentia
             ,
             hoc
             inexpugnabile
             munimentum
             munimento
             non
             egere
             ,
             Pli●
             .
             Pa●
             .
             Traja●●
             dictus
             .
          
           
             (a)
             See
             Mr.
             
             Prynnes
             ,
             1
             part
             of
             the
             Register
             of
             Parliamentary
             writs
             ,
             p.
             27
             ,
             28
             ,
             177
             ,
             215
             ,
             part
             2.
             p.
             80
             ,
             81
             ,
             82.
             
             Plea
             for
             the
             Lords
             ,
             p.
             278
             ,
             279
             ,
             280.
             
          
           
             (b)
             Plea
             for
             the
             Lords
             ,
             p.
             21
             ,
             to
             37.
             
             The
             1.
             pt.
             of
             the
             Register
             of
             Parliamenttary
             writs
             ,
             p.
             13
             ,
             27
             ,
             31
             ,
             112
             ,
             432
             ,
             434.
             435
             ,
             to
             440.
             
             Exact
             Abridgment
             ▪
             p.
             43.
             
          
           
             (c)
             First
             part
             of
             the
             Register
             of
             ▪
             Parliamentary
             writs
             ,
             p.
             24
             ,
             28
             ,
             29.
             
             Plea
             for
             the
             Lords
             ,
             p.
             22
             ,
             to
             27.
             
             Exact
             Abridgement
             ,
             p.
             11
             ,
             13
             ,
             14
             ,
             19
             ,
             31
             ,
             36
             ,
             46
             ,
             51
             ,
             69
             ,
             73
             ,
             78
             ,
             90
             ,
             92
             ,
             96
             ,
             105
             ,
             120
             ,
             144
             ,
             154
             ,
             167
             ,
             173
             ,
             18●
             ,
             188
             ,
             193
             ▪
             195
             ,
             201
             ,
             281
             ,
             286
             ,
             287
             ,
             288
             ,
             290.
             298
             ,
             308
             ,
             454
             ,
             464
             ,
             p.
             50
             ,
             66
             ,
             74
             ,
             152
             ,
             169
             ,
             318
             ,
             321
             ,
             335
             ,
             373
             427
             ,
             128
             ,
             430
             ,
             440
             ,
             665.
             
          
           
             *
             8
             H.
             6.
             c
             7.
             33
             H.
             8.
             c.
             27.
             
             Exact
             Collection
             ,
             p.
             146.
             274
             ,
             494
             ,
             700.
             
             A
             Collection
             ,
             p.
             284.
             
             Grotius
             de
             Jure
             Belli
             .
             l.
             2.
             c.
             26.
             15●
             
          
           
             *
             Cook●
             〈◊〉
             Report
             ,
             p.
             34.
             35.
             
             See
             Scobels
             Memorials
             of
             the
             method
             and
             manner
             of
             Parliaments
             ,
             c.
             4.
             6.
             
          
           
             (f)
             Scobels
             Memorials
             .
             Cooks
             4
             Institutes
             ,
             p.
             32.
             
          
           
             g
             Dyer
             ,
             182.
             a.
             196.
             a.
             Ashes
             Tables
             ,
             Error
             65
             ,
             to
             75.
             and
             the
             Lawbooks
             there
             cited
             .
          
           
             (p)
             Scobels
             mem●●als
             ,
             c.
             12.
             
             See
             31
             H.
             ●
             .
          
           
             i
             See
             31.
             H.
             6.
             c.
             1.
             39
             H.
             6.
             c.
             1.
             
             Brook
             and
             Fitzherbe●●
             ,
             and
             Ash
             .
             Title
             Dure●s
             .
             A
             Collection
             ,
             p.
             221
             ,
             222
             ,
             700.
             
          
           
             (b)
             Plea
             for
             the
             Lords
             ,
             p.
             23
             ,
             24
             ,
             25.
             
          
           
             (c)
             Exact
             Collection
             ,
             p
             ,
             34
             ,
             to
             60.
             
          
           
             (a)
             A
             Collection
             of
             Ordinances
             ,
             p.
             294
             ,
             357
             ,
             513.
             
          
           
             *
             21
             Jan
             and
             5
             Feb.
             1643.
             
             &
             4
             ,
             5
             ,
             8
             ,
             9
             ,
             10
             ,
             11
             ,
             12
             ,
             16
             ,
             20
             ,
             22
             ,
             26
             ,
             29.
             
             Augusti
             .
             2
             ,
             6
             ,
             7
             ,
             12
             ,
             16
             ,
             19
             ,
             22
             ,
             23.
             
             Sept.
             4.
             Octo.
             1642.
             
          
           
             See
             the
             Parliament
             Rolls
             ,
             wherein
             Receivers
             &
             Triers
             of
             Petitions
             are
             still
             appointed
             at
             the
             beginning
             of
             every
             parliament
             .
             Exact
             Abridgement
             of
             the
             Records
             of
             the
             Tower
             ,
             Tit.
             
             Parl.
             in
             the
             Table
             .
             The
             1.
             art
             of
             the
             Register
             of
             Parliamentary
             Writs
             .
             And
             Plea
             for
             the
             Lords
             ,
             p.
             430
             ,
             431
             ,
             432.
             
          
           
             *
             Plea
             for
             the
             Lords
             ,
             p.
             2●4
             to
             283.
             
          
           
             *
             Being
             by
             act
             of
             Parliament
             .
          
           
             (m)
             Lit
             sect.
             678.
             
             Cooks
             1
             Inftit
             .
             ●
             35.
             209
             ,
             352
             ,
             356
             ,
             357.
             142.
             
             Hobards
             Reports
             ,
             p.
             85
             ,
             86.
             
             Dyer
             165.
             2
             R.
             2.
             c.
             2.
             
          
           
             *
             Cicero
             in
             Antonium
             ,
          
           
             (p)
             S●●●i●zherbert
             ,
             Brooks
             ,
             S●●ham
             and
             Ash
             Title
             Variance
             .
          
           
             *
             Seneca
             Tragin
             Medae●
             .
          
           
             *
             Alexand
             ab
             Alexandro
             ,
             Gen.
             
             Dierum
             ,
             l.
             4.
             c.
             11.
             
             Interrog●vit
             quisque
             quod
             placuit
             ;
             di●●e●tire
             ,
             discedere
             ,
             &
             copiam
             judicii
             sui
             reip.
             facere
             :
             tutum
             f●●t
             ,
             consultio●nes
             atque
             dinumerati
             sumus
             ,
             vicitque
             sententia
             ●on
             prima
             ▪
             sed
             melior
             &
             major
             .
             C.
             Plin.
             Pan.
             Trajano
             dictus
             ,
             p.
             145.
             
          
           
             *
             Gen
             ▪
             18.
             25.
             
          
           
             *
             Exact
             Collect
             .
             p.
             496.
             
          
           
             s
             Evact
             Collection
             .
             p.
             650
             ,
             655
             ,
             657.
             
          
           
             t
             Exact
             Collection
             ,
             p.
             259
             ,
             260.
             
          
           
             u
             Modus
             Tenendi
             Parliamentum
             ,
             Cooks
             4
             ▪
             Instit.
             c.
             1.
             
          
           
             x
             A
             Collection
             of
             Ordinances
             ,
             p.
             13.
             14
             ,
             33
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             y
             A
             Collect●o●
             p.
             200
             ,
             201.
             
          
           
             *
             A
             Collection
             p.
             452
             ,
             453
             ,
             454
             ,
             455
             ,
             513.
             
          
           
             (z)
             See
             the
             2d
             .
             part
             of
             the
             History
             of
             Independency
             ,
             and
             their
             Declaration
             of
             17
             March
             ▪
             1648.
             
          
           
             *
             A
             Lawyer
             now
             ●itting
             ,
             lately
             used
             these
             words
             of
             the
             secluded
             Members
             ,
             
               That
               they
               would
               still
               keep
               them
               out
               perforce
               ,
            
             and
             hold
             
               their
               Noses
               to
               the
               Grindstone
               ,
               because
               they
               had
               the
               Army
               on
               their
               side
               .
            
          
           
             (a)
             Rom.
             2
             ,
             1
             ,
             2
             ,
             3.
             Prov.
             24
             ,
             21
             ,
             22.
             
             Obad.
             15.
             16.
             
             Judg.
             16.
             8.
             
             Rev.
             13.
             10.
             
          
           
             *
             Cooks
             11.
             
             Rep.
             f.
             98
             ,
             99.
             
          
           
             (b)
             Pan.
             Trajano
             dictus
             ,
             p.
             93.
             
             &
             Lip●ius
             commentar.
             .
             Ibid.
             p
             94.
             
          
           
             (c)
             De
             Clementia
             ,
             l.
             94.
             
          
           
             d
             In
             Antoni●m
             .
          
           
             (e)
             Register
             of
             Parliamentary
             Writs
             ,
             part
             1.
             p.
             6.
             
          
           
             (f)
             39
             E.
             3.
             7.
             2
             R.
             3.
             11.
             8
             H.
             6.
             34
             ,
             35.
             4
             H.
             9.
             10
             17.
             1
             Jac.
             c
             1.
             
             Brook
             Parl.
             26
             ,
             40.
             41
             ,
             98
             ,
             101
             ▪
             Cooks
             4
             Instit.
             c.
             1.
             
          
           
             *
             Cooks
             2
             Instit.
             p.
             530
             ,
             to
             536
             Mr.
             Hacwel●s
             ,
             Judge
             Hut●ons
             ,
             Crooks
             ,
             and
             Mr
             St.
             Johns
             Arguments
             &
             speech
             against
             Shipmony
             and
             Impositions
             .
          
           
             (h)
             Groti●s
             de
             Jure
             Del
             i
             ,
             &
             p.
             ci●
             ,
             l.
             2.
             c.
             15.
             feet
             3.
             
             Alex
             ,
             ab
             Alevandro
             ,
             Gen.
             Di●●um
             ,
             l.
             4.
             c.
             11.
             
          
           
             *
             page
             8
             ,
             9
             ,
             10.
             14.
             
          
           
             *
             The
             seizing
             of
             4500.
             pounds
             ready
             money
             by
             Armed
             Troopers
             and
             Souldiers
             in
             a
             Citizens
             house
             in
             Pauls
             Church-yard
             at
             12.
             of
             the
             clock
             at
             night
             ,
             the
             27th
             .
             of
             this
             January
             ,
             and
             carrying
             it
             away
             by
             order
             from
             White-Hall
             ,
             is
             a
             memorable
             performance
             of
             this
             Declaration
             .
          
           
             *
             Si●
             Robert
             Pye
             ,
             and
             Major
             Fincher
             .
          
           
             *
             See
             the
             Letters
             from
             the
             Co●nties
             of
             Cornwall
             ,
             Devon
             ▪
             Berk●
             ,
             Glocester
             ,
             Northampton
             ,
             suffolk
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             *
             The
             highest
             &
             worst
             of
             Tyra●n●es
             and
             Treasons
             .
          
           
             *
             Rom.
             13.
             2
             ,
             3
             ▪
             4.
             1
             Pet.
             2.
             14.
             
          
           
             *
             Exact
             Co●●●tion
             ,
             p.
             13.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A91189e-14480
           
             *
             And
             that
             not
             only
             on
             the
             Laity
             ,
             but
             Clergy
             too
             :
             who
             cannot
             legally
             ,
             and
             were
             not
             formerly
             Taxed
             ,
             but
             only
             by
             their
             own
             ●●ee
             grant
             and
             con●ent
             in
             convocation
             .