The regall apology, or, The declaration of the Commons, Feb. 11, 1647, canvassed wherein every objection and their whole charge against His Majesty is cleared, and for the most part, retorted.

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Title: The regall apology, or, The declaration of the Commons, Feb. 11, 1647, canvassed wherein every objection and their whole charge against His Majesty is cleared, and for the most part, retorted.
Author: Bate, George, 1608-1669.
Publication: [London :: s.n.],; 1648.
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Subject terms: Charles -- I, -- King of England, 1600-1649.; England and Wales. -- Parliament. -- House of Commons. -- Declaration of the Commons of England in Parliament assembled expressing their reasons and grounds of passing the late resolutions touching no farther address or application to be made to the King.; Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649.
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5. The suspence of the Proclamations, Answered.

That it was long ere the Proclamations were issued, and but 40 neither against them:

1. 'Twas the advice of His Councell there, who knew the state of that Kingdome, better then our Parliament; and who hoped (as Sir Jo. Temple intimates) that they might have been reclaimed by gentle means, whilst rough and hard usage might have made them desperately persist in, and grow to a greater head of vio∣lence.

2. Besides that, They thought it wisdome to doe more them∣selves, by giving Armes even to the Papists of the pale, by dissem∣bling their knowledge that they had been of the Conspiracy from the beginning, by forbearing Acts of Hostility, even against professed Rebels in their Country, by kind Invitations of them, when they had actually imbrued their hands in the Massacre.