"by all his Privy Counfellors. And for any Alteration in "the Government of the Church, that a National Synod "fhould be call'd, to propofe what fhould be found neceffary "or convenient: And that for the Advancement of the Pro"reftant Religion against the Papifts, they had not proposed "fo much to his Majefty, as he was willing to grant, or as "he had himself offer'd before. He concluded with conjur"ing Them, and all Men, to reft fatisfy'd with the truth of "his Majefty's Profeffions, and the reality of his Intentions; "and not to ask fuch things as denied themselves: That they "would declare against Tumults, and punish the Authors: "That they would allow his Majefty his Property in his "Towns, Armes, and Goods; and his fhare in the Legifl"tive Power; which would be counted in him not only "breach of Privilege, but Tyranny, and Subverfion of Parlia"ments, to deny to them: And when they should have given "him fatisfaction upon thofe Perfons, who had taken away "the One, and recall'd thofe Declarations (particularly that "of the 26th of May; and thofe in the point of the Militia, "his juft Rights wherein he would no more part with, than "with his Crown, left he enabled others by them to take "that from him) which would take away the Other; and "declined the beginnings of a War against his Majefty, un"der pretence of His intention of making one againft Them; as he had never oppofed the Firft part of the thirteenth "Demand, fo he would be ready to Concur with them in the "Latter; and being then confident that the Credit of those "Men, who defire a general Combuftion, would be fo weak"en'd with them, that they would not be able to do this "Kingdom any more hurt, he would be willing to grant his "General Pardon, with fuch Exceptions as should be thought fit; and fhould receive much more joy in the hope of a full, "and conftant happiness of his People in the true Religion, "and under the protection of the Law, by a bleffed Union "between his Majefty and his Parliament, than in any such "increase of his own Revenue, how much foever beyond former Grants, as (when his Subjects were wealthiest) his "Parliament could have fettled upon his Majefty.

THOUGH the King now lived at York in a much more Princely Condition, than he could have hoped to have done near London; and had fo great a Train and Refort of the Nobility and Gentry, that there was not left a fifth part of the House of Peers at Westminster, and truly I do not believe, that there was near a Moiety of the Houfe of Commons who continued there; yet his Majefty made no other ufe, for the prefent, of their prefence with Him, and of their abfence from the two Houfes, than to have fo many the more, and the more cre

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dible Witneffes of his Counfels and Carriage; and to unde ceive the People by his clear Answers to all the Scandals andReproaches which were laid on him, and by his ample profeffions and proteftations of his fincere Zeal to Religion, and Juftice; and to make it appear to them, how far the Quality and the Number of thofe who thought, or feem'd to think otherwife, was, from what they might imagine it to be. And it cannot be denied, but the People were every day vifibly reformed in their understandings, from the Superftitious Reverence they had paid the two Houfes; and grew fenfible of their Duty to the King, and of those Invafions which were offer'd to his Regal Dignity.

ON the other fide, the two Houses flacken'd not their pace a jot, proceeded with great and unusual sharpness against thofe Members who were gone to the King; Proclaiming fome of them by Name "to be Enemies to the Kingdom, and, by a Formal Judgement, Sentencing Nine Peers together, ić ; incapable of fitting again in Parliament, whilft this should continue: The Houfe of Commons having carried up an Impeachment of Mifdemeanours against them (which was as illegal in point of Juftice, and as extravagant in point of Privilege, as any thing they could do) "for being ablent, and "refufing to attend, upon a Summons from the Houfe of "Peers: And upon their own Members they impofed a fine of idol apiece, on every one who was gone to the King, and upon thofe, who being in other places, they thought were well affected to his Service: Yet, left they should upon this proceeding return again, to disturb, and crofs their Counfels, they provided, "that no Man upon whom that Sentence fell, "fhould fit again in the Houfe (though he paid his fine) till "he had been examined by a Committee, and fo given the "Houfe fatisfaction in the cause of his abfence. And, by thofe means, they thought both to remove the Scandal, that fo many Members were abfent, and to prevent any inconve nience too, that might befal them by their return. For they well knew, if the Members of both Houfes were obliged to a conftant and ftrict Attendance, it would not be poffible that they could compafs their mischievous Defigns.

THEN they profecuted their great Bufinefs of the Militia, Propofitions, and Orders of not only near London, where they were in no danger of op both Houses pofition, but in thofe Northern Counties near his Majefty, for bringing as Leicester-fhire, Cheshire, Lincoln-fhire, where whofoever in Money refused to give Obedience to them, or published the King's for main Proclamation against their proceedings (for the King had yet practiced no Expedient to prevent the growth of that mi chief, but the publishing his Proclamation against it) were fent for as Delinquents; and not fatisficd herewith, that they

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might be as well able to Pay an Army, as they found they fhould be to Raife one, on the tenth of June (for the time) will be very neceffary to be remember'd, that it may be the better stated, Who took up the Defenfive Armes) they publifhed Propofitions, "for the bringing in of Money or Plate "to maintain Horfe, Horfe-men, and Armes, for the pre"fervation of the Publick Peace, and for the defence of the "King and both Houfes of Parliament; the Reasons and "Grounds whereof they declar'd to be the King's Intention "to make War against his Parliament; That, under pretence "of a Guard for his Perfon, he had actually begun to Levy "Forces, both of Horfe and Foot; and fent out Summons "throughout the County of York, for the calling together of "greater Numbers; and fome ill affected Perfons, in other cc parts, had been imploy'd to raife Troops, under the co"four of his Majefty's Service; making large offers of reward "and preferment to fuch as would come in: That his Ma"jefty did, with a high and forcible hand, protect, and keep "away Delinquents, not permitting them to make their ap❝pearance to Answer fuch Affronts and Injuries, as had been "by them offer'd to the Parliament; and thofe Meflengers, "which had been fent from the Houfes for them, had been "abufed, beaten, and imprifon'd, fo as the Orders of Parlia"ment, the higheft Court of Justice in the Realm, were not "obey'd; and the Authority of it was altogether fcorn'd, and "vilified; and fuch Perfons as ftood well affected to it, and "declar'd themfelves fenfible of thofe Publick Calamities, and "of the violations of the Privileges of Parliament, and Common Liberty of the Subject, were baffled, and injur'd by "feveral forts of Malignant Men, who were about the King; "fome whereof, under the name of Cavaliers, without hav"ing refpect to the Laws of the Land, or any fear either "of God or Man, were ready to commit all manner of Out"rage and Violence; which must needs tend to the diffolution of the Government; the deftruction of their Reli"gion, Laws, Liberties, Properties; all which would be ex"pofed to the Malice and Violence of fuch defperate Perfons, as must be imploy'd in fo horrid and unnatural an Act, "as the overthrowing of a Parliament by Force; which was "the fupport, and prefervation of them. Thofe particulars, "they faid, being duly confider'd by the Lords and Com"mons, and how great an obligation lay upon them, in Ho "nour, Confcience, and Duty, according to the high Truft "repofed in them to ufe all poffible means, in fuch cafes, to prevent fo great and irrecoverable Evils, they had thought "At to publifh their fenfe, and apprehenfion of that Imminent danger; thereby to excite all well affected Perfons, to ❝ contribute

"contribute their best Affiftance, according to their folemn "Vow and Proteftation, to the Preparations neceffary for "the oppofing, and fuppreffing of the Trayterous Attempts "of thofe Wicked, and Malignant Counsellors, who fought to engage the King, in fo dangerous and deftructive an enter "prife, and the whole Kingdom in a Civil War; and destroy "the Privileges and Being of Parliaments.

"THIS recourfe to the good affections of thofe, that ten"der their Religion and juft Liberties, and the enjoyment of "the bleffed fruits of this prefent Parliament, which were al"most ready to be reaped, and were now as ready to be t ruin'd by thofe wicked hands, being, they faid, the only "remedy left them under God; and without which they "were no longer able to preferve Themselves, or Thofe by "whom they were entrusted: Therefore, they declar'd that "whofoever would bring in any proportion of ready Money "or Plate, or would underwrite to furnish and maintain any "number of Horfe, Horfe-men, and Armes, for the prefer "vation of the Publick Peace, and for the defence of the "King, and both Houfes of Parliament, from Force and Vio"lence, and to uphold the Power and Privileges of Parliament "according to his Proteftation; it fhould be held a good and acceptable Service to the Common-wealth, and a Tefti

mony of his good affection to the Proteftant Religion, the "Laws, Liberties, and Peace of the Kingdom; and to the "Parliament, and Privileges thereof. And they further de "clared, that whofoever brought in Money or Plate, or fur"nifh'd and maintain'd Horfe, Horfe-men, and Armes, upon "these Propofitions, and to thofe purposes, fhould be repaid "their Money with intereft of eight per Cent; for which they "did engage the Publick Faith, and they appointed the Guild"Hall in London for the place whither this Money, or Plate, "hould be brought; and four Aldermen of London to be "their Treasurers for the receiving the fame; and likewife "other Confiding Men to receive, and prize fuch Horfes and "Armes, as fhould be brought in for their Service. And "laftly, for their better encouragement, the Members of both "Houfes appointed a Solemn Day to fet down their own Sub"fcriptions; which they performed liberally.

MOST of thofe who abhorr'd their impious Defigns, not thinking it lawful for them to be prefent at fuch Confultations, withdrew before the day came, or abfented themselves then. But many had the Courage to be prefent, and flourly to refufe what they thought they could not honeftly confest to. St Henry Killigrew, who was a remarkable Enemy to al their devices, being call'd upon, told them, "if there were "occafion, he would provide a good Horfe, and a good

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Ir was by many impatiently wonder'd at then, and, no doubt, will be more cenfured hereafter, that, notwithstanding all these Invafions, and breaches upon the Regal Power, and all these vaft Preparations to deftroy him, the King, hitherto, put not himself into a pofture of Safety; or provided for the refiftance of that Power, which threaten'd him; and which, he could not but know, intended whatsoever it hath fince done; And though they had not yet form'd an Army, and chofen a General, yet, he well knew, they had Materials abundantly ready for the First, and particular, digefted Refolutions, in the Second; which they could reduce to publick Acts, whenfoever they pleafed. It is very true, he did know all this, and the unspeakable hazards be run, in not preparing

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