and necessary) should not only be looked upon, lousy to the parliament; a raising war against and petitioned against by them, as a cause of them; and of danger to the whole kingdom; jealousy, but declared to be the raising of a while these injustices and indignities offered to war against them, contrary to our former pro- us are countenanced by them, who ought to be fessions of our care of religion and law. And most forward in our vindication and their we no less wonder, that this action of ours punishment, in observance of their oaths and of should be said (in a very large expression) to the trust reposed in them by the people, and to be apprehended by the inhabitants of this avoid the dissolution of the present government: county, as an affrightment and disturbance to upon which case the whole world is to judge, our people,' having been as well received here, whether we had not reason, not wholly to rely as it is every where to be justified; and (we upon the care and fidelity of our parliament, speak now of the general, not of a few seduced (being so strangely blinded by malignant spiparticulars) assisted and sped by this county, rits, as not to perceive our injuries) but to with that loyal affection and alacrity as is a take some care of our own person; and, in most excellent example set to the rest of the order to that, to make use of that authokingdom, of their care of our safety upon all rity which the laws declare to be in us: occasions; and shall never be forgotten by us, and whether this Petition, with such a threatnor, we hope, by our posterity; but shall be ening conclusion, accompanied with more ever paid to them in that which is the proper threatening Votes, gives us not cause rather expression of a prince's gratitude, a perpetual to increase than diminish our Guard; espevigilant care to govern them justly, and to pre- cially since we saw, before the Petition, a serve the only rule by which they can be so go- Printed Paper, dated the 17th of May, underverned, the law of the land. And we are con-written, Hen. Elsing, Cler. Parl. D. Com. comfident, that if you were yourselves eye-wit-manding, in the name of both lords and comnesses, you would so see the contrary, as to inons, the sheriffs of all our counties to raise give little present thanks, and hereafter little the power of all those our counties; to supcredit, to your informers: and if you have no press such of our subjects, as, by any of our better intelligence of the inclinations and af- commands, shall be drawn together, and put fections of the rest of the kingdom, certainly (as that Paper calls it) in a posture of war; the minds of our people (which to some ends charging our officers and subjects to assist them and purposes you represent) are but ill re- in the performance thereof, at their perils: presented unto you. Have you, so many for though we cannot suspect that this Paper months together, not contented yourselves to (or any hare Votes, not grounded upon law or rely for security (as your predecessors have reason, or quotation of repealed statutes) should done) upon the affection of the people; but, have any ill influence upon our good people; by your own single authority, raised to your- who know their duties too well, not to know, selves a Guard, and that sometimes of no that to take up arms against those, who, upon ordinary numbers, and in no ordinary way; a legal command, (that is, ours) come together and could not all those pikes and protesta- to a most legal end, (that is, our security and tions, that army on one side, and that navy preservation) were to levy war against us; and on the other, persuade us to command you who appear in this county (and we are confito disband your forces, and to content your dent they are so throughout the kingdom) noselves with your ordinary (that is, with no) less satisfied with the legality, conveniency, Guard; or work in us an opinion, that you and necessity of these our Guards, and no less appeared to levy war against us, or had any sensible of the indignities and dangers which further design? And is it possible that the same makes it necessary, than we are ourself; yet if persons should be so apt to suspect and con- that Paper be really the act of both houses, demn us, who have been so unapt, in the same we cannot look upon it, but as the highest of matter, (upon much more ground) to tax or scorns and indignities; first, to issue commands suspect them? This is our case, notwithstand-of force against us, and, after those have ap-, ing the care and fidelity of our parliament; our fort is kept by armed men, against us; our proper goods, first detained from us, and then, contrary to our command, by strong hand, offered to be carried away; in which, at once, all our property, as a private person, and all our authority, as a king, are wrested from us : and yet for us to secure ourself in a legal way, that sir J. Hotham may not by the same forces, or by more raised by pretence of the same authority, (for they say he raiseth daily soine, and we know it no new thing for him to pretend Orders that he cannot shew) continue the war that he hath levied against us, and as well imprison our person, as detain our goods; and as well shut us up in York, as shut us out of Hull, is said to be esteemed a cause of great jea peared useless, to offer, by Petition, to persuade us to that which that force should have effected.-We conclude this Answer to your Petition, with our counsel to you, That you join with us in exacting satisfaction for that unparalleled, and yet unpunished, action of sir J. Hotham; and that you command our fort and goods to be returned to our own hands: that you lay down all pretences (under pretence of necessity, or declaring what is law) to make laws without us, and, by consequence, make a cypher of us: That you declare effectually against Tumults, and call in such Pamphlets (punishing the authors and publishers of them) as, seditiously, endeavour to disable us from protecting our people; by weakening, by false aspersions, and new false doctrines, our authority with them, and their confidence in us. The particulars of which Tumults and Pamphlets we would, long since, have taken care that our learned counsel should have been enabled to give in evidence, if, upon our former offer, we had received any return of encouragement from you in it. And if you do this, you then (and hardly till then) will persuade the world, That you have discharged your duty to God, the trust reposed in you by the people, and the fundamental laws and constitutions of the kingdom, and employed your care and utmost power to secure the parliament,' (for we are still a part of the parliament, and shall be, till this well-founded monarchy be turned to a democracy) and to preserve the peace and quiet of the kingdom;' which, together with the defence of the Protestant profession, the Laws of the Land, and our own just Prerogative, (as a part of and a defence to those laws) have been the main end, which, in our consultations and actions, we proposed to ourself." This day Mr. Pickering, a messenger, declared upon oath what lords he saw at York, and what he met going thither; on which it was ordered, That the said lords should be sent for to appear here, on the 8th of June next, or else the house would proceed to give judgment against them for their offence. A Committee appointed to borrow Money of the Citizens of London.] May 31. The commons being still in great distress for want of Money, it was this day ordered, That a message be sent to the lords, to desire that a committee of both houses might be appointed to go to the city, and represent to them the great necessity they were in, at this time, for present Money; to inform them of the sum required, and the security for it; and to desire that these necessities might be recommended to the particular wards of the city. Ordered, also, That some members of this house be sent to the lord mayor, to desire him to call a common hall, to meet on Thursday next, the 2nd of June. Order of Parliament against the King's disposing of the Jewels of the Crown.] June 1. At a conference, the commons exhibited an Order they had made against the pawning or selling the Jewels of the Crown: to this the lords agreed; an abstract of which is as follows: Whereas it doth appear to the lords and commons in parliament, That the king, seduced by wicked counsel, doth intend to levy war against his parliament; and that the Jewels of the Crown, which, by the laws of the land ought not to be alienated, are either pawned or sold in Amsterdam, or some other parts abroad; and thereby great sums of money provided, to be returned to York, to the king's servants, or agents, for his use. And whereas it is more than probable, that this great provision of money, in such an extraordinary way, is to maintain their intended war, and thereby to bring the whole kingdom into utter ruin and confusion: it is therefore de clared, by the lords and commons in parla ment, that whosoever hath been, or shall be, an actor in the selling or pawning any of the said Jewels, or shall bring any money in specie into the kingdom, or shall accept of any bill from abroad, for the payment of any sum of money for or upon any of those Jewels, and shall pay such sum according to such bill, after notice of this order, &c. such person shall be held a promoter of this present war, and an enemy to the state; and ought to give satis faction, out of his own estate, to the public." The Parliament's Nineteen Propositions to the King.] This day, a Petition, with 19 Propositions annexed, was agreed on by both houses to be sent to their Committee at York, to be by them presented to the king, as a foundation for a final end of all differences be tween them. All which ran in hæc verba: The HUMBLE PETITION and ADVICE of both Houses of PARLIAMENT, with Nineteen Propositions sent unto his MAJESTY, the 3rd of June, 1642. "Your majesty's most humble and faithful subjects, the lords and commons in parliament, having nothing in their thoughts and desires more precious and of higher esteem (next to the honour and immediate service of God; than the just and faithful performance of their duty to your maj. and this kingdom; and being very sensible of the great distractions and d tempers, and of the imminent dangers and c lamities which those distractions and distenpers are like to bring upon your maj, and your subjects: All which have proceeded from the subtle insinuations, mischievous practices, and evil counsels of men disaffected to God's tre religion, your majesty's honour and safety, and the public peace and prosperity of your people; after a serious observation of the causes of those mischiefs, do, in all humility and sincerity, present to your maj. their most dutiful Petition and Advice, that out of your princely wisdom, for the establishing your own honour and safety, and gracious tenderness of the welfare and security of your subjects and dominions, you will be pleased to grant and accept these their humble desires and propo sitions; as the most necessary and effects means, through God's blessing, of removing those jealousies and differences which have u happily fallen betwixt you and your people, and procuring both your majesty and them a constant course of honour, peace, and happimess. 1. "That the lords and others of your m jesty's privy council, and such great officers and ministers of state, either at home or be yond the seas, may be put from your pr council, and from those offices and employ ments, excepting such as shall be approved of by both houses of parliament; and that the persons put into places and employments of those that are removed, may be approved of by both houses of parliament; and that sit privy counsellors shall take an oath for the dos execution of their places, in such form as shall | course may be enacted, by authority of parlia- ment, to disable them from making any dis- 13. in the choice of counsellers. 16. That the extraordinary Guards, and Military forces, now attending your majesty, may be removed and discharged; and that for the future, you will raise no such guards, or extraordinary forces, but according to the law, in case of actual rebellion or invasion. 17. That your majesty will be pleased to enter into a more strict alliance with the States of the United Provinces, and other neighbouring princes and states of the Protestant Religion, for the defence and maintenance thereof against all designs and attempts of the Pope and his adherents to subvert and suppress it; whereby your majesty will obtain a great access of strength and reputation, and your subjects be much encouraged and enabled in a parliamentary way, for your aid and assistance, in restoring your royal sister and her princely issue to those dignities and dominions which belong unto them, and relieving the other distressed Protestant princes who have suffered in the same cause. 18. That your majesty will be pleased, by act of parliament, to clear the lord Kimbolton and the 5 Members of the house of commons, in such manner that future parliaments may be secured from the consequence of that evil precedent. 19. That your majesty will be graciously pleased to pass a Bill, For restraining Peers made hereafter from sitting or voting in parliament,' unless they be admitted thereunto with the consent of both houses of parliament." "And these our humble desires being granted by your majesty, we shall forthwith apply ourselves to regulate your present Revenue, in such sort as may be for your best advantage; and likewise to settle such an ordinary and constant increase of it as shall be sufficient to support you royal dignity in honour and plenty, beyond the proportion of any former grants of the subjects of this kingdom to your majesty's royal predecessors. We shall likewise put the town of Hull into such hands as your majesty shall appoint, with the consent and approbation of parliament, and deliver up a just account of all the Magazine; and chearfully employ the uttermost of our power and endeavour, in the real expression and performance of our most dutiful and loyal affections, for preserving and maintaining the royal bonour, greatness, and safety of your majesty and of your posterity." The Commons order their Members to be summoned.] June 2. The commons ordered all their members to be summoned to appear in the house by the 16th under a penalty of 100/. for each absenter, to be employed in the wars of Ireland. Their committee at York were also required to order all the members who were there without leave of the house, to return to their duty in parliament: and to declare to them that their going away at this time, and continuance at York, is a great affront to the house, and a countenancing of the war inten led against the parliament. June 3. The committee sent into the city to borrow Money, for the service of Ireland, reported, That the citizens expressed great chear. fulness and forwardness to further the Supply, and had promised to raise 100,000l. with all speed. The earls of Northumberland and Pembroke exhibited Letters from the king, commanding their attendance on him at York; which the lords thought proper to forbid, and ordered them the thanks of the house for their respect in this matter. A Declaration was also ordered to be drawn up, setting forth the evil tendency of the king's sending for several di the lords to York; with the ill consequences and dangers thereof. This day the lords read, a third time, a bill,For the calling an assembly of learned Divines, to be consulted with by parliament, for the settling the government and liturgy of the church, and for the vindicating and clearing the doctrine of the Church of Eag land from false aspersions and interpretations." On the question, resolved, That the bill co pass. The Parliament borrow 100,000l. from the Citizens of London.] June 4. An Ordinance of parliament, as a security to several conpanics and citizens of the city of London, ix their late loan of 100,000l. at 8 per cent was agreed to by the lords; which has this preamble: "Whereas, amongst many other great and unexpressible blessings of Almighty God upon this parliament, it hath pleased him to stir up the hearts of many good and we affected people, to yield their willing and ready help and assistance to the supply of the grest and pressing necessities of this kingdom and the kingdom of Ireland; in which pos and charitable work the citizens of Losdon, by their singular forwardness and good affection, have been exemplary to all othe parts of this kingdom; and, in times great exigence and necessity, have lent an advanced great Sums to the public use; and as well by their purses and persons as other inemorable services, contributed their effec tual help to the parliament, for the support of this state and kingdom from apparen: danger and destruction: and whereas the sel citizens, in further manifestation of their costant fidelity and true affection to the publi have now again been moved to lend, &c." Order for exercising the Militia.] To pre serve the peace of the kingdom, the following Ordinance of parliament was this day agreed to, by which may be understood the Resolutions of both houses at this time: "It is this day ordered by the lords and commons in parliament, That the deputy-lice tenants of the several and respective counties, within the kingdom of England and dominica of Wales, that are not members of the house of commons, be hereby required and enjoised to be present at the days and places which are or shall hereafter be appointed by the lordlieutenants, or their deputies, for the training, mustering, and exercising of the inhabitants the said counties; according to the authori- | given unto them by an Ordinance of both Juscs of parliament. And it is further orered that all deputy-lieutenants, as well ose that are members of the house of minons as others, shall give such dispatch 7 preparing of Warrants, Commissions, or etters, and subscribing of the same, as the vice shall require and for such as shall fuse, or neglect so to do, that their names = certified unto us by their fellow-depues, or any one of them, that shall or do. erform the said service.--And it is further clared, That it is the intention of both uses, for the better encouragement of so od a work, so much conducing to the safety his majesty's person and kingdoms, that ne of their members at the times and places pointed, or to be appointed, for the execuan of the said Ordinance, shall be sent down give their personal attendance upon the d service." The King's Answer to the Parliament's Remstrance of the 26th of May.] About this ne the king published his Answer to the parment's Remonstrance of the 26th of May st; which was as follows: “Though whosoever looks over the late Reonstrance, entituled, A Declaration of the ords and Commons of the 26th of May,' will think we have much reason to be pleased th it; yet we cannot but commend the ain dealing and ingenuity of the framers d contrivers of that Declaration, (which hath en wrought in a hotter and quicker forge an any of the rest) who would no longer fer us to be affronted, by being told, They uld make us a great and glorious king,' ilst they used all possible skill to reduce to extreme want and indigency; and that They would make us to be loved at home, d feared abroad,' whilst they endeavoured, all possible ways to render us odious to our bjects, and contemptible to all foreign prin5; but, like round-dealing men, tell us in plain glish, That they have done us no wrong, cause we are not capable of receiving any; d That they have taken nothing from us, beuse we had never any thing of our own to e. If this doctrine be true, and that ined we ought to be of no other consideration an they have informed our people in that eclaration, that gentleman is much more exsable, that said publickly (unreproved) That e happiness of this kingdom doth not depend us, or upon any of the royal branches of at root; and the other, who said, we were t worthy to be king of England? language ry monstrous to be allowed by either house parliament, and of which, by the help of od and the law, we must have some exaininBut we doubt not, all our good subjects now plainly discern, through the mask and ard of their hypocrisy, what their design is d will no more look upon the framers and ntrivers of that Declaration as both houses parliament, (whose freedom and just priVOL. II. on. : vileges we will always maintain, and in whose behalf we are as much slandered as for ourself) but as a Faction of Malignant, Schismatical, and Ambitious Persons, whose design is, and always hath been, to alter the whole frame of government, both of church and state, and to subject both king and people to their own lawless arbitrary power and government; of whose persons, and of whose design, we shall, within a very short time, give our good subjects, and the world, a full, and, we hope, a satisfactory Narration.-The contrivers and. penners of that Declaration (of whom we would be only understood to speak, when we mention any of their undutiful acts against us) tell you, That the great affairs of this kingdom, and the miserable and bleeding condition of the kingdom of Ireland, will afford them little leisure to spend their time in Declarations, Answers, and Replies.' Indeed the miserable and deplorable condition of both kingdoms would require somewhat else at their hands: but we would gladly know how they have spent their time since their recess, (now almost 8 months) but in Declarations, Remonstrances, and Invectives against us and our government, or in preparing matter for them. Have we invited them to any such expence of time, by beginning arguments of that nature? Their leisure, or their inclination, is not as they pretend: and what is their printing and publishing their Petitions to us, their Declarations and Remonstrances of us, their odious Votes and Resolutions, sometimes of one, and sometimes of both houses, against us (never in this manner communicated before this parliament) but an Appeal to the People? And in God's name, let them judge of the persons they have trusted.Their first quarrel is (as it is always, to let them into their frank expressions of us and our actions) against the Malignant Party, whom they are pleased still to call, and never prove to be, our evil counsellors; but, indeed, nothing is more evident by their whole proceedings, than that by the Malignant Party they intend all the members of both houses, who agree not with them in their opinion, (hence have come their distinction of 'good' and 'bad' lords, of persons ill affected' in the house of commons, who have been proscribed, and their names listed and read in tumults) and all the persons of the kingdom, who approve not of their actions: so that if, in truth, they would be ingenuous, and name the persons they intend, Who would be the men, upon whom that imputation of Malignity would be cast, but they who have stood stoutly and immutably for the Religion, the Liberties, the Laws, for all public interests, so long as there was any to be stood for: they, who have always been, and are zealous Professors, and, some of them, as able and earnest Defenders of the Protestant doctrine against the Church of Roine, as any are; who have often and earnestly, besought us to consent, That no indifferent and unnecessary Ceremony might be pressed upon weak and tender consciences, and, That we would agree to a bill 4 Q |