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If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - -Title: A Remonstrance of the State of the Kingdom - -Author: Anonymous - -Release Date: October 27, 2020 [EBook #63567] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK REMONSTRANCE OF STATE OF KINGDOM *** - - - - -Produced by Neil Mercer and the Online Distributed -Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was -produced from images generously made available by The -Internet Archive) - - - - - -Transcriber's Note: - - Underscores "_" before and after a word or phrase indicate _italics_ - in the original text. - The symbol "=" before and after a word indicates that it was - printed with additional emphasis in the original text. - The symbol "~" before and after a word indicates that it was - printed with a variation of font in the original text. - - - - - A - REMONSTRANCE - OF - THE STATE OF THE - KINGDOM. - - - _Die Mercurii 15 Decemb. 1641._ - - It is this day Resolv’d upon the - Question, By the House of - COMMONS; - That Order shall be now given for the Printing - of this _Remonstrance_, of the State - of the ~KINGDOM~. - - _H. Elsinge Cler. Parl. D. Com._ - - _LONDON_, - Printed for _Ioseph Hunscutt_. 1641. - - - - - [Illustration: Decorated panel] - - - - - The Remonstrance. - - -THE _Commons_ in this present Parliament assembled, having with much -earnestnesse, and faithfulnesse of affection, and zeal to the publike -good of this Kingdom, and His Majesties honour and service for the -space of twelve moneths, wrastled with the great dangers and fears, the -pressing miseries and calamities, the various distempers and disorders, -which had not only assaulted, but even overwhelmed and extinguisht -the liberty, peace, and prosperity of this Kingdom, the comfort and -hopes of all His Majesties good Subjects, and exceedingly weakned and -undermined the foundation and strength of his own royall Throne; do -yet finde an abounding malignity, and opposition in those parties and -factions, who have been the cause of those evills, and do still labour -to cast aspersions, upon that which hath been done, and to raise many -difficulties for the hinderance of that which remaines yet undone, -and to foment Jealousies betwixt the King and the Parliament; that so -they may deprive him and his people of the fruit of his own gracious -intentions, and their humble desires of procuring the publike peace, -safety, and happinesse of this Realm. For the preventing of those -miserable effects which such malicious endeavors may produce, We have -thought good to declare, - -1. _The root, and the growth of these mischievous designes._ - -2. _The Maturity and ripenesse, to which they have attained before the -beginning of the Parliament._ - -3. _The effectuall means which have been used for the exterpations of -those dangerous evils, and the Progresse which hath therein been made -by His Majesties goodnesse, and the wisedome of the Parliament._ - -4. _The wayes of obstruction and opposition, by which that Progresse -hath been interrupted._ - -5. _The courses to be taken for the removing those obstacles, and -for the accomplishing of our most dutifull and faithfull intentions, -and endeavors, of restoring and establishing the ancient Honour, -Greatnesse, and Security of this Crown and Nation. The root of all -this mischief We finde to be a malignant and pernitious designe of -subverting the Fundamentall Lawes, and principles of Government; upon -which the Religion, and Justice of this Kingdom are firmly establisht. -The Actors and Promoters hereof have been,_ - - -1. _The Jesuited Papists who hate the Laws, as the Obstacles of that -change and Subversion of Religion, which they so much long for._ - -2. _The Bishops, and the corrupt part of the Clergie, who cherish -formality and superstition, as the naturall effects, and more probable -supports of their own Ecclesiasticall Tyranny, and Usurpation._ - -3. _Such Councellors and Courtiers, as for private ends have engaged -themselves to further the intrests of some forraign Princes or States, -to the prejudice of His Majesty, and the state at home._ - -The common Principles by which they moulded and governed all their -particular Councells and actions were these. - -_First, To maintain continuall differences and discontents betwixt the -King and the People, upon questions and Prerogative, and liberty, that -so they might have the advantage of sideing with him, and under the -Notions of Men addicted to his service, gain to themselves and their -parties, the places of greatest trust and power in the Kingdom._ - -_A Second, To suppresse the purity and power of Religion, and such -persons as were best affected to it; as being contrary to their own -ends, and the greatest impediment to that change, which they thought to -introduce._ - -_A Third, To conjoyn those parties of the Kingdom, which were most -propitious to their own ends, and to divide those who were most -opposite, which consisted in many particular observations to cherish -the Arminian part in those points, wherein they agree with the Papists, -to multiply and enlarge the differences betwixt the common Protestants, -and those whom they call Puritans, to introduce and countenance such -opinions and Ceremonies as are fittest for accommodation with Popery, -to encrease and maintain ignorance, loosenesse, and prophanenesse -in the people: That of those three parties, Papists, Arminians and -Libertines, they might compose a body fit to act such Counsells and -resolutions, as were most conducible to their own ends._ - -_A Fourth, To disaffect the King to Parliaments by slanders and false -imputations, and by putting him upon other wayes of supply, which in -shew and appearance were fuller of advantage, then the ordinary course -of Subsidies, though in truth they brought more losse then gain, both -to the King and people, and have caused the great distractions, under -which we both suffer._ - - -AS in all compounded bodies, the Operations are qualified according to -the predominant Element; So in this mixt party, the Jesuited Councells -being most active, and prevailing, may easily be discovered to have -had the greatest sway in all their determinations, and if they be not -prevented, are likely to devour the rest, or to turn them into their -own nature. - -In the beginning of His Majesties raign, the partie begun to revive and -flourish again, having been somewhat dampt by the breach with _Spain_ -in the last yeer of King _James_, and by His Majesties marriage -with _France_; the interests and Councells of that State, being not so -contrary to the good of Religion, and the prosperity of this Kingdom, -as those of _Spain_, and the Papists of _England_ having been ever more -addicted to _Spain_, then _France_; Yet they still retained a purpose, -and resolution to weaken the Protestant parties in all parts, and even -in _France_, whereby to make way for the change of Religion, which they -intended at home. - -The first effect and evidence of their recovery and strength was, the -dissolution of the Parliament at _Oxford_, after there had been given -two Subsidies to His Majestie; and before they received relief in -any one Grievance, many other more miserable effects followed. The -losse of the _Rochel_ Fleet, by the help of our Shipping set forth -and delivered over to the _French_, in opposition to the advice of -Parliament, which left that Town without defence by Sea, and made way -not only to the losse of that important place, but likewise to the -losse of all the strength and security of the Protestant Religion -in _France_. The diverting of His Majesties course of warres from -the West-_Indies_, which was the most facile and hopefull way for -this Kingdom to prevail against the Spaniard, to an expensefull and -successelesse attempt upon _Cales_, which was so ordered, as if it had -rather been intended to make us weary of Warre, then to prosper in -it. The precipitate breach which _France_ by taking their Ships to a -great value, without making recompence to the _English_, whose goods -were thereupon imbar’d, and confiscate in that Kingdom. The peace with -_Spain_ without consent of Parliament, contrary to the promise of King -_James_, to both Houses; whereby the _Palatine_ cause was diserted and -left to chargeable, and hopelesse Treaties, which for the most part -were managed by those who might justly be suspected to be no friends to -that cause. - -The charging of the Kingdom with Billetted Souldiers in all parts of -it, and that Concomitant designe of _Germane_ horse, that the Land -might either submit with fear, or be enforced with rigour to such -Arbitrary Contributions, as should be required of them. The dissolving -of the Parliament in the second yeer of His Majesties raign, after a -Declaration of their intent, to grant five Subsidies. - -The exacting of the like proportion of five Subsidies after the -Parliament dissolved, by Commission of Loan; and divers Gentlemen and -others imprisoned for not yeilding to pay that Loan, whereby many of -them contracted such sicknesses, as cost them their lives. Great summes -of Money required and raised by Privy Seals. An unjust and pernicious -attempt to extort great payments from the subject, by way of _Excise_; -and a Commission issued under Seal to that purpose. The Petition of -Right, which was granted in full Parliament, blasted with an illegall -Declaration, to make it destructive to it self, to the power of -Parliament, to the Liberty of the Subject, and to that purpose printed -with it; and the Petition made of no use, but to shew the bold and -presumptuous injustice of such Ministers as durst break the Laws, and -suppresse the Liberties of the Kingdom, after they had been so solemnly -and evidently declared. - -Another Parliament dissolved, 4 _Car._ the priviledge of Parliament -broken, by imprisoning divers Members of the House, detaining them -close prisoners for many months together, without the liberty of using -Books, Pen, Inke, or Paper, denying them all the comforts of life, all -means of preservation of health, not permitting their wives to come -unto them, even in time of their sicknesse. And for the compleating of -that cruelty, after yeers spent in such miserable durance, depriving -them of the necessary means of Spirituall consolation, not suffering -them to go abroad to enjoy Gods Ordinances, in Gods House, or Gods -Ministers to come to them, to administer comfort unto them in their -private Chambers: and to keep them still in this oppressed condition, -not admitting them to be Bayled according to Law, yet vexing them -with Informations in inferiour Courts, sentencing and fining some of -them for matters done in Parliament, and extorting the payments of -those Fines from them, enforcing others to put in security of good -behaviour, before they could be released. - -The imprisonment of the rest which refused to be bound, still -continued; which might have been perpetuall, if necessity had not, the -last yeer, brought another Parliament to relieve them; of whom, one -died, by the cruelty and harshnesse of his imprisonment, which would -admit of no relaxation, notwithstanding the imminent danger of his -life, did sufficiently appear by the declaration of his Physitian: -And his release, or at least, his refreshment, was sought by many -humble Petitions. And his blood still cries either for vengeance, or -repentance of those Ministers of State, who at once obstructed the -course, both of his Majesties Justice and Mercy. - -Upon the dissolution of both these Parliaments, untrue and scandalous -declarations published, to asperse their proceedings, and some of their -Members, unjustly to make them odious, and colour the violence which -was used against them. Proclamations set out to the same purpose; and -to the great dejecting of the hearts of the people, forbidding them, -even to speak of Parliaments. - -After the breach of the Parliament, in the fourth yeer of his Majesty, -Injustice, Oppression, and Violence, broke in upon us, without any -restraint or moderation; & yet the first project, was the great sums -exacted thorow the whole Kingdom, for default of Knight-hood, which -seemed to have some colour and shadow of a Law; yet if it be rightly -examined by that obsolete Law which was pretended for it, it would be -found to be against all the rules of Justice, both in respect of the -persons charged, the proportion of the Fines demanded, and the absurd -and unreasonable manner of their proceedings. - -Tonnage and Poundage hath been received without colour or pretence of -Law: Many other heavy impositions continued against Law; and some so -unreasonable, that the summe of the charge, exceeds the value of the -Goods. The Book of Rates lately inhansed to a high proportion; and -such Merchants as would not submit to their illegall and unreasonable -payments, were vexed and oppressed above measure; and the ordinary -course of Justice, the common Birth-right of the subject of _England_, -wholly obstructed unto them. And although all this was taken upon -pretence of guarding the Sea, yet a new and unheard of Tax of -Ship-money was devised, upon the same pretence. By both which, there -was charged upon the subject neer 700000 l. some yeers; and yet the -Merchants have been left so naked to the violence of the Turkish -Pyrats, that many great Ships of value, and thousands of his Majesties -subjects have been taken by them, and do still remain in miserable -slavery. - -The enlargement of Forrests, contrary to _Charta de Foresta_, and the -composition thereupon. The exactions of Coat and Conduct-money, and -divers other Military charges. The taking away the Arms of the Trayned -Bands of divers Counties. The desperate design of engrossing all the -Gun-powder into one hand, keeping it in the Tower of _London_, and -setting so high a Rate upon it, that the poorer sort were not able to -buy it, nor could any have it without License; thereby to leave the -severall parts of the Kingdom destitute of their necessary defense; -and by selling so dear that which was sold, to make an unlawfull -advantage of it, to the great charge and detriment of the subject, -the generall destruction of the Kings Timber, especially that in the -Forrest of _Dean_, sold to Papists, which was the best Store-house of -this Kingdom, for the maintenance of our Shipping. The taking away of -mens right, under colour of the Kings title to Land between high and -low water-Marks. The Monopolies of Sope, Salt, Wine, Leather, Sea-Cole, -and, in a manner, of all things of most common and necessary use. The -restraint of the Liberties of the subjects in their habitation, Trades, -and other Interests. Their vexation and oppression by Purveyors, Clerks -of the Market, and Salt-Peeter-men. The sale of pretended Nuzances, as -Buildings in and about _London_, conversion of Arrable into Pasture; -continuance of Pasture, under the name of depopulation, Have drawn many -Millions out of the subjects Purses, without any considerable profit -to his Majesty. Large quantities of Common, and severall Grounds, have -been taken from the subject, by colour of the Statute of Improvement, -and by abuse of the Commission of Sewers, without their consent, and -against it. And not onely private Interest, but also publike faith -have been broken, in seizing of the money and Bullion in the Mint; -and the whole Kingdom like to be robb’d at once, in that abominable -project of Brasse Money. Great numbers of his Majesties subjects, -for refusing those unlawfull charges, have been vext with long and -expensive suits; some fined and censured, others committed to long and -hard imprisonments and confinements, to the losse of health of many, of -life in some; and others have had their houses broken up, their goods -seized; some have been restrained from their lawfull Callings: Ships -have been interrupted in their Voyages; surprized at Sea in an Hostile -manner, by Projectors, as by a common Enemy: Merchants prohibited to -unlade their Goods in such Ports, as were for their own advantage, and -forced to bring them to those places which were most for the advantages -of the Monopolizers and Projectors. - -The Court of Starchamber hath abounded in extravagant Censures, not -only for the maintenance and improvement of Monopolies, and other -unlawfull taxes; but for divers other Causes, where there hath been -no offence, or very small; whereby His Majesties Subjects have been -oppressed by grievous Fines, Imprisonments, Stigmatizings, Mutilations, -Whippings, Pillories, Gags, Confinements, Banishments; after so rigid -a manner, as hath not only deprived Men of the Society of their -Friends, exercise of their Professions, comfort of Books, use of Paper -or Inke, but even violated that neer Union which God hath establisht -betwixt Men and their Wives, by forced and constrained seperation; -whereby they have been bereaved of the comfort and conversation one -of another, for many yeers together, without hope of relief; if God -had not by his over-ruling Providence, given some interruption to -the prevailing power and Councell of those, who were the Authors and -Promoters of such peremptory and headdy courses. - -Judges have been put out of their places, for refusing to do against -their Oathes, and Consciences: Others have been so awed, that they -durst not do their duties, and the better to hold a rod over them, the -Clause _quam diu se bene gesserit_ was left out of their Patents, and a -new Clause _Durante bene placito_ inserted. Lawyers have been checkt, -for being faithfull to their Clients; Sollicitors, and Atturneyes -have been threatned, and some punished for following lawfull Suites: -And by this means all the approaches to Justice were interrupted and -forecluded. New Oaths have been forced upon the Subject against Law; -new Judicatories erected without Law: The Councell Table have, by their -Orders, offered to binde the Subjects in their free-holds Estates, -Suites, and Actions. The pretended Court of the Earl _Marshal_ was -Arbitrary, and Illegall in its being, and proceedings. The Chancery, -Exchequer-Chamber, Court of Wards, and other _English_ Courts have been -grievous in exceeding their Jurisdiction. The estate of many Families -weakned, and some ruined by excessive Fines, exacted from them for -Compositions of Wardships. All Leases of above a hundred yeers, made -to draw on Wardship contrary to Law. Undue proceedings used in the -finding of Offices, to make the Jury finde for the King. The Common-Law -Courts, seeing all Men more inclined to seek Justice there, where it -may be fitted to their own desire, are known frequently to forsake -the Rules of the Common-Law, and straining beyond their bounds, under -pretence of equity to do Injustice. Titles of Honour, Judiciall places, -Serjeantships at Law, and other Offices have been sold for great -summes of Money; whereby the common Justice of the Kingdom hath been -much endangered, not only by opening away of employment in places of -great Trust, and advantage to Men of weak parts; but also by giving -occasion to Bribery, Extortion, Partiality; It seldome hapning that -places ill-gotten are well used. Commissions have been granted for -examining the excesse of Fees: and when great exactions have been -discovered, Compositions have been made with Delinquents, not only for -the time past, but likewise for immunity and security in offending, for -the time to come; which under colour of remedy, hath but confirmed, and -encreased the Grievance to the Subject. - -The usuall course of pricking Sheriffs, not observed, but many times -Sheriffs made in an extraordinary way; sometimes as a punishment -and charge unto them; sometimes such were pricked out, as would be -Instruments to execute whatsoever they would have to be done. - -The Bishops and the rest of the Clergy, did triumph in the -Suspensions, Excommunications, Deprivations, and Degradations of -divers painfull, learned, and pious Ministers, in the vexation, and -grievous oppression of great numbers of His Majesties good Subjects. -The High-Commission grew to such excesse of sharpnesse and severity, as -was not much lesse then the Romish Inquisition; and yet in many cases -by the Archbishops power, was made much more heavy, being assisted, and -strengthened by authority of the Councell-Table. - -The Bishops, and their Courts, were as eager in the Countrey; and -although their jurisdiction could not reach so high in rigour, and -extremity of punishment, yet were they no lesse grievous, in respect -of the generallity, and multiplicity of vexations, which lighting upon -the meaner sort of Tradesmen, and Artificers, did impoverish many -thousands, and so afflict and trouble others, that great numbers, -to avoid their miseries, departed out of the Kingdom, some into -_New-England_, and other parts of _America_, others into _Holland_, -where they have transported their Manufactures of Cloath which is not -only a losse by diminishing the present stock of the Kingdome, but a -great mischiefe by impairing and endangering the losse of that peculiar -Trade of Cloathing, which hath been a plentifull Fountain of Wealth and -Honour to this Nation. - -Those were fittest for Ecclesiasticall preferment, and soonest obtained -it, who were most officious in promoting superstition, most virulent in -railing against Godlinesse, and honesty. - -The most publike and solemn Sermons before His Majestie were, either to -advance Prerogative above Law, and Decry the propertie of the Subject, -or full of such kinde of invectives; whereby they might make those -odious, who sought to maintain the Religion, Laws, and Liberties of the -Kingdom; and such Men were sure to be weeded out of the Commission of -the peace, and out of all other imployments of power in the Government -of the Countrey. - -Many noble Personages were Councellors in name; but the power and -authority remained in a few of such, as were most addicted to this -partie; whose resolutions, and determinations were brought to the -Table, for countenance, and execution, and not for debate, and -deliberation; and no Man could offer to appose them without disgrace, -and hazard to himself: Nay, all those that did not wholly concurre -and actively contribute to the furtherance of their designes, though -otherwise, persons of never so great Honour, and Abilities, were so -farre from being employed in any place of Trust, and power, that they -were neglected, discountenanced, and upon all occasions injured and -oppressed. - -This Faction was grown to that height, and entirenesse of power, that -now they began to think of finishing their Work, which consisted of -these three parts. - - -1. - -_The Government must be set free from all restraint of Laws concerning -our Persons and States._ - -2. - -_There must be a Conjunction betwixt Papists and Protestants in -Doctrine, Discipline, and Ceremonies; only it must not yet be called -Popery._ - -3. - -_The Puritans under which name, they include all those that desire -to preserve the Laws, and Liberties of the Kingdom, and to maintain -Religion in the power of it; must be either rooted out of the Kingdom -with force, or driven out with fear. For the effecting of this, It was -thought necessary to reduce =Scotland= to such Popish superstitions, -and Innovations, as might make them apt to joyn with =England=, in -that great change which was intended. Whereupon new Canons, and a new -Liturgy were prest upon them; and when they refused to admit of them, -an Army was raised to force them to it, towards which the Clergie, and -the Papists were very forward in their contribution. The Scots likewise -raised an Army for their defence; and when both Armies were come -together, and ready for a bloudy encounter, His Majesties own Gracious -disposition, and the Councell of the English Nobility, and Dutifull -submission of the Scots, did so farre prevail against the evil Councell -of others, that a Pacification was made, and His Maiesty returned with -Peace, and much Honour to =London=._ - -The unexpected reconciliation was most acceptable to all the Kingdome, -except to the malignant partie, whereof the Archbishop and the Earle -of Strafford being heads, they and their faction begun to enveigh -against the Peace, and to aggravate the proceeding of the States, which -so incensed His Majestie, that he forthwith prepared again for Warre. -And such was their confidence, that having corrupted and distempered -the whole frame and Government of the Kingdome, they did now hope to -corrupt that which was the onely means to restore all to a right frame -and Temper again: to which end they perswaded His Majestie to call -a Parliament, not to seek Counsell and advice of them, but to draw -Countenance and Supply from them, and engage the whole Kingdome in -their Quarrell: and in the mean time continued all their unjust Levies -of Money, resolving either to make the Parliament pliant to their Will, -and to establish mischief by a Law, or else to break it; and with more -colour to go on by violence, to take what they could not obtain by -consent. The ground alledged for the justification of this Warre was -this. - -That the undutifull Demands of the Parliaments of _Scotland_, was a -sufficient reason for His Maiestie to take Armes against them without -hearing the Reason of those Demands, And thereupon a new Armie was -prepared against them, their Ships were seized in all Ports, both of -_England_ and _Ireland_, and at Sea. Their Petitions reiected; their -Commissioners refused Audience. This whole Kingdome most miserably -distempered with Levies of Men and Money, and Imprisonments of those -who denied to submit to those Levies. The Earle of _Strafford_ past -into _Ireland_, caused the _Parliament_ there to declare against the -_Scots_, to give foure Subsidies towards that War; and to ingage -themselves, their lives and fortunes for the prosecution of it, and -gave directions for an Armie of eight thousand foot, and one thousand -horse to be levied there, which were for the most part Papists. The -_Parliament_ met upon the thirteenth of _April_, one thousand six -hundred and fourtie. The Earle of _Strafford_ and Archbishop of -_Canterbury_ with their Partie so prevailed with His Maiestie, that -the _House of Commons_ was prest to yeeld to a Supply for maintenance -of the Warre with _Scotland_, before they had provided any reliefe for -the great and pressing Grievances of the people, which being against -the fundamentall Priviledge and proceeding of _Parliament_, was yet in -humble respect to his Maiestie, so far admitted, as that they agreed -to take the matter of Supply into consideration, and two severall -dayes it was debated. Twelve Subsidies were demanded for the release -of Ship-money alone; A third day was appointed for Conclusion when the -Heads of that Partie begun to fear the people might close with the King -in satisfying his desire of Money: But that withall they were like to -blast their malicious designes against _Scotland_, finding them verie -much indisposed to give any countenance to that Warre. - -Thereupon they wickedly advised the King to break off the _Parliament_, -and to return to the wayes of Confusion, in which their own evill -intentions were most like to prosper and succeed. - -After the _Parliament_ ended the fifth of _May_, one thousand six -hundred and fourty, this Partie grew so bold, as to counsell the King -to supply Himself out of his Subiects states by his own power, at -his own Will, without their consent. The very next day some _Members -of both Houses_ had their Studies and Cabinets, yea their Pockets -searched: Another of them not long after was committed close prisoner -for not delivering some Petitions which he received by authoritie of -that _House_, and if harsher courses were intended (as was reported) it -is very probable that the sicknesse of the Earl of _Strafford_ and the -Tumultuous rising in _Southwarke_, and about _Lambeth_, were the causes -that such violent intentions were not brought to execution. A false and -scandalous Declaration against the _House of Commons_ was published, in -his Maiesties Name, which yet wrought little effect with the people, -but onely to manifest the impudence of those who were Authors of it. - -A forced Loan of Money was attempted in the Citie of _London_. - -The Lord Major and Aldermen in their severall Wards enioyned to bring -in a list of the Names of such persons as they iudged fit to lend, and -of the summe they should lend. And such Aldermen as refused so to do -were committed to prison. - -The _Archbishop_ and the other _Bishops_ and _Clergie_ continued the -_Convocation_, and by a new Commission turned it to a _Provinciall -Synod_, in which by an unheard of presumption, they made _Canons_ -that contain in them many matters contrarie to the Kings Prerogative, -to the fundamentall Laws and Statutes of the Realm, to the right of -_Parliaments_, to the Propertie and Libertie of the Subiect, and -matters tending to sedition and of dangerous consequence, thereby -establishing their own Vsurpations, justifying their Altar-worship, and -those other superstitious Innovations which they formerly introduced, -without warrant of Law. - -They imposed a new Oath upon divers of his Maiesties Subiects, both -_Ecclesiasticall_ and _Lay_, for maintenance of their own Tyrannie, -and laid a great Tax upon the Clergy for supply of his Maiestie; and -generally they shewed themselves very affectionate to the Warre with -_Scotland_, which was by some of them stiled _Bellum Episcopale_, and a -prayer composed, and enioyned to be read in all Churches, calling the -_Scots_, _Rebels_, to put the two Nations into blood, and make them -irreconciliable. All those pretended _Canons_ and _Constitutions_ were -armed with the severall Censures of _Suspension_, _Excommunication_, -_Deprivation_, by which they would have thrust out all the good -Ministers, and most of the well affected people of the Kingdome, and -left an easie passage to their own Designe of Reconciliation with -_Rome_. The _Popish_ party enioyned such Exemptions from the _Penall -Laws_ as amounted to a Tolleration, besides many other encouragements, -and Court favours: They had a Secretarie of State, S^{ir}. _Francis -Windibank_, a powerfull Agent for the speeding of all their desires, -a _Popes Nuntio_ residing here to act and govern them according to -such influences as he received from _Rome_, and to intercede for -them with the most powerfull concurrence of the forraigne Princes -of that religion: By his authoritie the _Papists_ of all sorts, -Nobility, Gentry, and Clergie were convocated, after the manner of a -_Parliament_, new Iurisdictions were erected of _Romish Archbishops_, -Taxes levied, another State moulded within this State independant in -Government, contrary in interest and affection, secretly corrupting -the Ignorant, or negligent professors of our Religion, and closely -uniting and combining themselves against such as were sound, in this -posture waiting for an opportunitie by force to destroy those whom -they could not hope to seduce. For the effecting whereof, they were -strengthened with Armes and Munition, encouraged by superstitious -Prayers enioyned by the _Nuntio_ to be weekly made for the prosperitie -of some great designe. And such power had they at Court, that secretly -a Commission was issued out, intended to be issued to some great -Men of that profession for the levying of Souldiers, and to command -and employ them according to private Instructions, which we doubt -were framed for the advantage of those who were the contrivers of -them: His Maiesties Treasure was consumed, his Revenew anticipated, -His Servants and Officers compelled to lend great summes of Money; -Multitudes were called to the _Councell Table_, who were tired with -long attendances there, for refusing illegall payments. The _Prisons_ -were filled with their Commitments; many of the Sheriffes summoned -into the _Starre Chamber_, and some imprisoned for not being quicke -enough in levying the Ship-money, the people languished under grief, -and fear, no visible hope being left, but in desperation. The Nobility -began to be wearie of their silence, and patience, and sensible of -the dutie and Trust which belongs to them: and thereupon some of the -most eminent of them did petition His Maiesty at such a time when evil -Councels were so strong that they had reason to expect more hazard -to themselves, then redresse of those publike evils for which they -interceded, whilest the Kingdome was in this Agitation and distemper, -the _Scots_ restrained in their Trades, impoverished by the losse of -many of their Ships, bereaved of all possibility of satisfying His -Majestie by any naked Supplication, entred with a powerfull Army into -the Kingdome, and without any hostile Act or spoil in the Countrey as -they passed, more then forcing a passage over the _Tyne_ at _Newborne_, -neer _Newcastle_, possessed themselves of _Newcastle_, and had a fair -opportunitie to presse on further upon the Kings Armie: but dutie and -Reverence to his Majestie, and brotherly love to the _English_ Nation, -made them stay there, whereby the King had leasure to entertain better -Councels, wherein God so blessed and directed him, that he summoned the -great Councell of Peers to meet at _Yorke_, upon the twentie fourth -of September, and there declared a Parliament to begin the third of -Novemb. then following. The Scots the first day of the great Councell, -presented an humble Petition to His Majestie, whereupon the Treatie -was appointed at Rippon. A present Cessation of armes agreed upon: -and the full Conclusion of all differences referred to the wisedome -and care of the Parliament. At our first meeting all Oppositions -seemed to vanish, the mischieves were so evident, which those evil -Councellors produced, that no Man durst stand up to defend them. Yet -the work it self afforded difficultie enough. The multiplied evils and -corruption of sixteen yeers strengthened by custome and authoritie, -and the concurrent interest of many powerfull delinquents were now to -be brought to iudgement and Reformation. The Kings Houshold was to be -provided for, they had brought him to that want, that he could not -supply His Ordinarie, and necessarie expences, without the assistance -of his people. Two Armies were to be paied, which amounted very neer to -80. thousand pounds a moneth; the people were to be tenderly charged, -having been formerly exhausted with many burthensome Proiects. The -difficulties seemed to be insuperable, which by the Divine Providence -we have overcome. The Contrarieties incompatible, which yet in a great -measure we have reconciled. Six Subsidies have been granted, and a Bill -of Poll-money, which if it be duely levied, may equall six Subsidies -more in all: Six hundred thousand pounds. Besides we have contracted -a Debt to the Scots of 220. thousand pounds; and yet God hath so -blessed the endeavours of this Parliament, that the Kingdom is a great -gainer by all these charges. The Ship-money is abolished, which cost -the Kingdome above 200. thousand pounds a yeer. The Coat and Conduct -money, and other militarie charges, are taken away, which in many -Countreys amounted to little lesse then the Ship-money. The Monopolies -are all supprest, whereof some few did preiudice the Subiect, above a -Million yearly. The Soape an hundred thousand pounds; the Wine three -hundred thousand pounds; the Leather must needs exceed both: and Salt -could be no lesse then that, besides the inferiour Monopolies, which -if they could be exactly computed, would make up a great summe. That -which is more beneficiall then all this is, that the root of these -evils is taken away, which was the arbitrarie power pretended to be in -his Maiestie, of taxing the Subiect, or charging their estates without -consent in Parliament, which is now declared to be against Law by -the iudgement of both Houses, and likewise by an Act of Parliament. -Another step of great advantage is this: the living Grievances, the -evil Councellors and actors of these mischiefs have been so quelled, -by the justice done upon the Earl of Strafford, the flight of the Lord -_Finch_, and Secretarie _Windibank_. The accusation and imprisonment of -the Archbishop of Canterbury, of Iudge _Bartlet_, and the impeachment -of divers other Bishops and Iudges, that it is like not onely to be -an ease to the present times, but a preservation to the future. The -discontinuance of Parliaments is prevented by the Bill for a Trienniall -Parliament, and the abrupt dissolution of this Parliament by another -Bill; by which it is provided it shall not be dissolved or adiourned -without the consent of both Houses. Which two Laws well considered, may -be thought more advantagious then all the former, because they secure a -full operation of the present remedie, and afford a perpetuall Spring -of remedies for the future: The Star-Chamber, the High Commission, -the Courts of the President, and Councell in the North, were so many -forges of miserie, oppression, and violence, and are all taken -away, whereby men are more secured in their persons, liberties, and -estates, then they could be by any Law or Example for the regulation -of those Courts, or Terror of the Iudges; The immoderate power of the -_Councell Table_, and the excessive abuse of that power is so ordered -and restrained, that we may well hope that no such things as were -frequently done by them, to the prejudice of the publique libertie, -will appear in future times but onely in Stories, to give us and our -posteritie more occasion to praise God for His Maiesties goodnesse, -and the faithfull endeavours of this _Parliament_. The _Canons_, and -the power of _Canon_ making, are blasted by the Vote of both _Houses_. -The exorbitant power of _Bishops_, and their Courts, are much abated, -by some Provisions in the Bill against the _High Commission Court_. -The authors of the many innovations in Doctrine and Ceremonies; The -Ministers that have been scandalous in their lives, have been so -terrified in iust complaints and accusations, that we may well hope -they will be more modest for the time to come; either inwardly -convicted by the sight of their own folly, or outwardly restrained by -the fear of punishment. The _Forrests_ are by a good Law reduced to -their right bounds; The encroachments and oppressions of the _Stannarie -Courts_; The Extortions of the Clerk of the Market, and the Compulsion -of the Subiect to receive the Order of Knighthood against his will, -paying of Fines for not receiving it, and the vexatious proceedings -thereupon for levying of those Fines, are by other beneficiall Laws -reformed and prevented. Many excellent Laws and provisions are in -preparation for removing the inordinate power, vexation, and usurpation -of _Bishops_, for reforming the pride and Idlenesse of many of the -Clergie, for easing the people of unnecessarie Ceremonies in Religion, -for censuring and removing unworthy and unprofitable Ministers; and -for maintaining godly and diligent Preachers through the Kingdome: -Other things of many importance for the good of this Kingdome, are -in proposition, though little could hitherto be done, in regard of -the many other more pressing businesses, which yet before the end -of this Session, we hope may receive some progresse and perfection. -The establishing and ordering the Kings Revenue, that so the abuse -of Officers, and superfluity of expences may be cut off, and the -necessarie disbursments for his Majesties Honor, the defence and -government of the Kingdome, may be more certainly provided for. The -regulating of Courts of Iustice, and abridging both the delayes and -charges of Law Suits; The setling of some good courses for preventing -the exportation of Gold and Silver, and the inequality of exchanges -betwixt us and other Nations, for the advancing of native Commodities, -increase of our Manufactures, and well ballancing of Trade, whereby -the Stock of the Kingdome may be increased, or at least kept from -impairing, as through neglect hereof it hath done for many yeers -last past; For improving the Herring fishing, upon our own Coasts, -which will be of mightie use in the imployment of the poore, and a -plentifull Nurserie of Mariners for inabling the Kingdome in any -great Action. The oppositions, obstructions; and other Difficulties -wherewith we have been encountred, and which still lye in our way with -some strength and much obstinacie are these: The malignant Partie -whom we have formerly described, to be the Actors and promoters of -all our miserie, they have taken heart again; They have been able to -preferre some of their own Factors and Agents to degrees of honour, to -places of Trust and imployment even during the _Parliament_. They have -endeavoured to work in His Maiestie ill impressions and opinions of Our -proceedings, as if we had altogether done our own work, and not His, -and had obtained from him many things very preiudiciall to the Crown, -both in respect of Prerogative and Profit. To wipe out this slander, -We think good onely to say thus much: That all that We have done, is -for His Maiestie, His greatnesse, Honor, and support, when We yeelded -to give 25000. l. a moneth for the relief of the Northerne Countreys, -this was given to the King, for he was bound to protect his subiects, -they were his Maiesties evill Counsellors, and their ill instruments -that were actors in those grievances which brought in the Scots: and if -his Majesty please to force those who were the authors of this warre to -make satisfaction, as he might justly and easily doe, it seemes very -reasonable that the people might well be excused from taking upon them -this burthen, being altogether innocent, and free from being any causes -of it. - -When we undertooke the charge of the army, which cost above 50000. -pound a moneth, was not this given to the King? was it not his -Majesties army? were not all the Commanders under contract with his -Majesty at higher rates and greater wages then ordinary? and have not -we taken upon us to discharge all the brotherly assistance of three -hundred thousand pounds which we gave the Scots? was it not toward -repaire of those dammages and losses which they received from the -Kings ships, and from his ministers? These three particulars amount -to above 1100. thousand pound, besides his Majesty hath received by -impositions upon merchandise at least 400. thousand pounds; so that -his Majesty hath had out of the subjects purse since the Parliament -began, one million and halfe, and yet these men can be so impudent, -as to tell his Majesty, that we have done nothing for him. As to the -second branch of this slander, we acknowledge with much thankfulnesse -that his Majesty hath passed more good Bils to the advantage of the -subjects then hath been in many ages; but withall we cannot forget, -that these venomous counsels did manifest themselves in some endeavours -to hinder these good Acts: And for both Houses of Parliament wee may -with truth and modesty say thus much, That we have ever been carefull -not to desire any thing that should weaken the Crowne either in just -profit or usefull power. The trienniall Parliament, for the matter of -it, doth not extend to so much as by Law we ought to have required, -there being two Statutes still in force for a Parliament to be once -a yeere, and for the manner of it, it is in the Kings power, that it -shall never take effect, if he by a timely summons shall prevent any -other way of assembling. In the Bill for continuance of this present -Parliament, there seemes to be some restraint of the royall power in -dissolving of Parliaments, not to take it out of the Crowne, but to -suspend the execution of it for this time and occasion onely, which -was so necessary for the Kings owne security, and the publique peace, -that without it wee could not have undertaken any of these great -charges, but must have left both the armies to disorder and confusion, -and the whole Kingdome to blood and rapin. The Starchamber was much -more fruitfull in oppression then in profit, the great fines being -for the most part given away, and the rest stalled at long times. The -fines of the high Commission were in themselves unjust and seldome or -never came into the Kings purse. These foure Bils are particularly -and more specially instanced, in the rest, there will not be found -so much as a shadow of prejudice to the Crowne. They have sought -to diminish our reputation with the people, and to bring them out -of love with Parliaments: the aspersions which they have attempted -this way, have beene such as these, That we have spent much time and -done little, especially in those grievances which concerne Religion. -That the Parliament is a burden to the Kingdome by the abundance of -Protections which hinder Justice and Trade, and by many Subsidies -granted much more heavy then any they formerly endured; to which -there is a ready answer: If the time spent in this Parliament be -considered in relation backward to the long growth and deep roote of -those grievances, which wee have removed, to the powerfull supports -of those delinquents which wee have pursued, to the great necessities -and other charges of the Common wealth for which we have provided: -or if it be considered in relation forward to many advantages, which -not onely the present but future ages are like to reape by the good -lawes and other proceedings in this Parliament, we doubt not but it -will be thought by all indifferent judgments that our time hath beene -much better imployed then in a farre greater proportion of time in -many former Parliaments put together; and the charges which have beene -laid upon the Subjects, and the other inconveniences which they have -borne will seeme very light in respect of the benefit they have and -may receive. And for the matter of Protections, the Parliament is so -sensible of it, that therein they intend to give them whatsoever ease -may stand with Honour and Justice; and are in a way of passing a Bill -to give them satisfaction. They have sought by many subtile practices, -to cause jealousies and divisions betwixt us and our brethren of -_Scotland_, by slandering their proceedings and intentions towards -us, and by secret endeavours to instigate and incense them and us one -against another. They have had such a party of Bishops and popish -Lords in the House of Peeres, as hath caused much opposition and delay -in the prosecution of delinquents, hindred the proceedings of divers -good Bils passed in the Commons House, concerning the reformation of -sundry great abuses and corruptions both in Church and State. They -have laboured to seduce and corrupt some of the Commons House, to draw -them into Conspiracies and Combinations against the libertie of the -Parliament: And by their instruments and agents they have attempted -to disaffect and discontent his Majesties Army, and to ingage it for -the maintenance of their wicked and trayterous designes, the keeping -up of Bishops in their Votes and functions, and by force to compell -the Parliament to order, limit, and dispose their proceedings in such -manner as might best concurre with the intentions of this dangerous and -potent faction: And when one mischievous designe, and attempt of theirs -to bring on the Army against the Parliament, and the City of _London_ -had been discovered and prevented, they presently undertooke another -of the same damnable nature, with this addition to it, to endeavour -to make the Scotish Army neutrall, whilst the English Army which they -had laboured to corrupt and invenome against us by their false and -slanderous suggestions should execute their malice to the subversion -of our Religion and the dissolution of our government. Thus they have -beene continually practizing to disturbe the peace, and plotting the -destruction even of all the Kings Dominions, and have employed their -emissaries and agents in them all for the promoting of their divellish -designes which the vigilancie of those who were well affected hath -still discovered and defeated before they were ripe for execution in -_England_ and _Scotland_: only in _Ireland_ which was farther of, they -have had time and opportunity to mould and prepare their worke, and -had brought it to that perfection that they had possessed themselves -of that whole Kingdome, totally subverted the government of it, rooted -out Religion, and destroyed all the protestants whom the conscience of -their duty to God, their King and Countrey would not have permitted -to joyne with them, if by Gods wonderfull providence their maine -enterprize upon the City and Castell of _Dublin_ had not beene detected -and prevented upon the very eave before it should have beene executed. -Notwithstanding they have in other parts of that Kingdome broken out -into open rebellion, surprised Townes and Castles, committed murders, -rapes, and other villanies; and shaken off all bonds of obedience to -his Majesty, and the lawes of the Realme; and in generall have kindled -such a fire, as nothing but Gods infinite blessing upon the wisdome and -endeavours of this State will be able to quench it: and certainely had -not God in his great mercy unto this Land discovered and confounded -their former designes, we had been the Prologue to this Tragedy in -_Ireland_, and had by this time been made the lamentable spectacle of -misery and confusion. And now what hope have we but in God, when as the -onely means of our subsistance, and power of reformation is under him, -in the Parliament; but what can we the Commons without the conjunction -of the House of Lords, and what conjunction can wee expect there, -when the Bishops and Recusant Lords are so numerous and prevalent, -that they are able to crosse and interrupt our best endeavours for -reformation, and by that meanes give advantage to this malignant party -to traduce our proceedings. They infuse into the people, that we meane -to abolish all Church government, and leave every man to his owne fancy -for the service and worship of God, absolving him of that obedience -which he owes under God unto his Majesty whom wee know to be intrusted -with the ecclesiasticall law as well as with the temporall to regulate -all the members of the Church of _England_ by such rules of order -and discipline as are established by parliament which is his great -Councell, in all affaires both in Church and State. We confesse our -intention is and our endeavours have been to reduce within bounds that -exorbitant power which the prelates have assumed unto themselves so -contrary both to the Word of God, and to the Laws of the Land, to which -end wee past the Bill for the removing them from their temporall power, -and imployments, that so the better they might with meekenesse apply -themselves to the discharge of their functions, which Bill themselves -opposed, and were the principall instruments of crossing it. - -And we do here declare, that it is farre from our purpose or desire -to let loose the golden reynes of discipline, and government in the -Church, to leave private persons or particular Congregations to take up -what forme of divine Service they please; for we hold it requisite that -their should be throughout the whole Realme a conformity to that Order -which the Lawes enjoyne, according to the Word of God: and we desire -to unburthen the consciences of men of needlesse and superstitious -ceremonies, suppresse innovations, and take away the monuments of -Idolatry. And the better to effect the intended reformation we desire -there may be a generall Synod of the most grave, pious, learned, and -judicious Divines of this Island, assisted with some from forraine -parts professing the same Religion with us, who may consider of all -things necessary for the peace & good government of the Church, and -represent the results of their consultations unto the Parliament to -be there allowed of and confirmed, and receive the stamp of authority -thereby to finde passage and obedience throughout the Kingdome. They -have malitiously charged us that wee intend to destroy and discourage -learning, whereas it is our chiefest care and desire to advance it -and to provide a competent maintenance for conscionable and preaching -Ministers throughout the Kingdome, which will be a great encouragement -to Schollers, and a certaine means whereby the want, meanesse, and -ignorance to which a great part of the Clergy is now subject, will be -prevented. And wee intend likewise to reforme, and purge the fountaines -of learning the two Universities, that the streames flowing from thence -may be cleere and pure, and an honour and comfort to the whole Land. -They have strayned to blast our proceedings in Parliament by wresting -the interpretations of our Orders from their genuine intention. They -tell the people that our medling with the power of Episcopacy, hath -caused sectaries and conventicles, when idolatry and popish ceremonies -introduced in the Church by the command of the Bishops have not onely -debarred the people from thence, but expelled them from the Kingdome. -Thus with _Eliah_ we are called by this malignant party the troublers -of the State, and still while we endeavour to reforme their abuses, -they make us the authours of those mischiefes we study to prevent: for -the perfecting of the worke begun and removing all future impediments, -we conceave these courses will be very effectuall, seeing the religion -of the Papists, hath such principals as doe certainely tend to the -destruction and extirpation of all Protestants when they shall have -opportunity to effect it. - -It is necessary in the first place to keep them in such a condition, -as that they may not be able to do us any hurt, and for avoyding of -such connivence and favour as hath heretofore been shewed unto them, -That his Majesty be pleased to grant a standing Commission to some -choice men named in Parliament, who may take notice of their encrease, -their counsels and proceedings, and use all due meanes by execution of -the Lawes to prevent all mischievous designes, against the peace and -safety of this Kingdome. That some good course be taken to discover the -counterfeit and false conformity of Papists to the Church by colour -whereof persons very much disaffected to the true religion have beene -admitted into place of greatest authority and trust in the Kingdome. - -For the better preservation of the Lawes and liberties of the Kingdome, -that all illegall grievances and exactions be presented, and punished -at the Sessions, and Assizes: and that Judges and Justices be very -carefull to give this in charge to the grand Jury, and both the -Sheriffe and Justices to be sworne to the due execution of the petition -of right and other Lawes: That his Majesty be humbly petitioned by both -houses to employ such Counsellours, Ambassadors, and other Ministers in -mannaging his businesse at home and abroad, as the Parliament may have -cause to confide in, without which wee cannot give his Majesty such -supplies for support of his owne estate, nor such assistance to the -protestant party beyond the Sea, as is desired. It may often fall out -that the Commons may have just cause to take exceptions at some men for -being Counsellors, and yet not charge those men with crimes, for there -be grounds of diffidence which lie not in proofe: there are others -which though they may be proved yet are not legally criminall, to be a -knowne favourer of papists, or to have beene very forward in defending -or countenancing some great offenders questioned in Parliament, or to -speake contemptuously of either Houses of Parliament, or Parliamentary -proceedings, or such as are factours or agents for any forraine Prince -of another Religion, such are justly suspect to get Counsellors places -or any other of trust concerning publique imployment for money: For all -these and divers others wee may have great reason to be earnest with -his Majesty not to put his great affaires into such hands, though we -may be unwilling to proceed against them in any legall way of charge -or impeachment: that all Counsellors of State may be sworn to observe -those Lawes which concerne the Subject in his libertie, that they may -likewise take an oath not to receive or give reward or pension from any -forraine Prince, but such as they shall within some reasonable time -discover to the Lords of his Majesties Councell: and although they -should wickedly forsweare themselves, yet it may herein doe good to -make them knowne to be false and perjured to those who imploy them, and -thereby bring them into as little credit with them as with us. That his -Majesty may have cause to be in love with good Counsel and good men, by -shewing him in an humble and dutifull manner, how full of advantage -it would be to himselfe, to see his owne estate setled in a plentifull -condition to support his honour, to see his people united in waies of -duty to him, and endeavours of the publique good; to see happinesse, -wealth, peace and safety derived to his owne Kingdome, and procured -to his Allies by the influence of his owne power and government. That -all good courses may be taken to unite the two Kingdomes of _England_ -and _Scotland_ to be mutually ayding and assisting of one another for -the common good of the Island, and honour of both. To take away all -differences amongst our selves for matters indifferent in their owne -nature concerning Religion; and to unite our selves against the common -enemies which are the better enabled by our divisions to destroy us -all, as they hope and have often endeavoured. To labour by all offices -of friendship to unite the forrain Churches with us in the same cause, -and to seeke their liberty, safety, and prosperity, as bound thereunto -both by charity to them, and by wisdome for our owne good. For by -this meanes our owne strength shall be encreased, and by a mutuall -concurrence to the same common end, we shall be enabled to procure the -good of the whole body of the Protestant profession. If these things -may be observed, wee doubt not but God will crowne this Parliament with -such successe as shall be the beginning, and foundation of more honour -and happinesse to his Majesty, then ever yet was enjoyed by any of his -Royall Predecessors. - - -FINIS. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - -Transcriber's Note ------------------- - -Archaic and inconsistent spelling and punctuation has been reproduced -as printed. - -Illegible or unclear letters have been imputed to form the word -expected in the context. - -The following changes have been made to the text as printed: - -Page 33: "whereupou" has been changed to "whereupon". - -Page 37: "wher-by" hyphenated across a line break has been rendered as -"whereby". - -Page 37: A full stop has been inserted after "Vote of both Houses". - -Page 39: "ex-exchanges" hyphenated across a line break has been -rendered as "exchanges". - - - - - -End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of A Remonstrance of the State of the -Kingdom, by Anonymous - -*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK REMONSTRANCE OF STATE OF KINGDOM *** - -***** This file should be named 63567-0.txt or 63567-0.zip ***** -This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: - http://www.gutenberg.org/6/3/5/6/63567/ - -Produced by Neil Mercer and the Online Distributed -Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was -produced from images generously made available by The -Internet Archive) - -Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will -be renamed. - -Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright -law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, -so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United -States without permission and without paying copyright -royalties. 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