Sir Edward Cook.
SIR Edward Cook spoke to the same purpose, and said, I am as tender of the Priviledges of this House, as of my life, and they are the Heart∣strings of the Common-Wealth. The King makes a Prorogation, but this House adjourns it self. The Commission of Adjournment we ne∣ver read, but say, This House adjourns it self. If the King write to an Abbot for a Corody, for a Vallet, if it be ex rogatu, though the Abbot yields to it, it binds not. Therefore I desire that it be entred, that this is done ex rogatu Re∣gis.
Hereupon a Message was sent to the King, That the House would give all expedition to his Maje∣sties Service, notwithstanding their purpose of re∣cess. To which Message, his Majesty returned this Answer, That the motion proceeded from himself, in regard of his engagement in the Affairs of Christendom, wished them all alacrity in their proceedings, and that there be no recess at all.
FRiday the 11 of April, Secretary Cook moved * 1.1 the Expedition of Subsidies, and turning of the Votes into an Act: We have many Petitions to the King, said he, and they are Petitions of Right. We have freely and bountifully given five Subsidies, but no time is appointed, and Sub∣sidy without time is no Subsidy: Let us appoint a time.