The soveraigne povver of parliaments and kingdomes divided into foure parts· Together with an appendix: wherein the superiority of our owne, and most other foraine parliaments, states, kingdomes, magistrates, (collectively considered,) over and above their lawfull emperours, kings, princes, is abundantly evidenced, confirmed by pregnant reasons, resolutions, precedents, histories, authorities of all sorts; the contrary objections re-felled: the treachery and disloyalty of papists to their soveraignes, with their present plots to extirpate the Protestant religion demonstrated; and all materiall objections, calumnies, of the King, his counsell, royallists, malignants, delinquents, papists, against the present Parliaments proceedings, (pretended to be exceeding derogatory to the Kings supremacy, and subjects liberty) satisfactorily answered, refuted, dissipated in all particulars. By William Prynne, utter-barrester, of Lincolnes Inne. It is on this second day of August, 1643. ordered ... that this booke ... be printed by Michael Sparke ...

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The soveraigne povver of parliaments and kingdomes divided into foure parts· Together with an appendix: wherein the superiority of our owne, and most other foraine parliaments, states, kingdomes, magistrates, (collectively considered,) over and above their lawfull emperours, kings, princes, is abundantly evidenced, confirmed by pregnant reasons, resolutions, precedents, histories, authorities of all sorts; the contrary objections re-felled: the treachery and disloyalty of papists to their soveraignes, with their present plots to extirpate the Protestant religion demonstrated; and all materiall objections, calumnies, of the King, his counsell, royallists, malignants, delinquents, papists, against the present Parliaments proceedings, (pretended to be exceeding derogatory to the Kings supremacy, and subjects liberty) satisfactorily answered, refuted, dissipated in all particulars. By William Prynne, utter-barrester, of Lincolnes Inne. It is on this second day of August, 1643. ordered ... that this booke ... be printed by Michael Sparke ...
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Prynne, William, 1600-1669.
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1643.
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"The soveraigne povver of parliaments and kingdomes divided into foure parts· Together with an appendix: wherein the superiority of our owne, and most other foraine parliaments, states, kingdomes, magistrates, (collectively considered,) over and above their lawfull emperours, kings, princes, is abundantly evidenced, confirmed by pregnant reasons, resolutions, precedents, histories, authorities of all sorts; the contrary objections re-felled: the treachery and disloyalty of papists to their soveraignes, with their present plots to extirpate the Protestant religion demonstrated; and all materiall objections, calumnies, of the King, his counsell, royallists, malignants, delinquents, papists, against the present Parliaments proceedings, (pretended to be exceeding derogatory to the Kings supremacy, and subjects liberty) satisfactorily answered, refuted, dissipated in all particulars. By William Prynne, utter-barrester, of Lincolnes Inne. It is on this second day of August, 1643. ordered ... that this booke ... be printed by Michael Sparke ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A56211.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 31, 2025.

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THE TREACHERY and DISLOYALTY OF PAPISTS TO THEIR SOVERAIGNES, IN DOCTRINE AND PRACTISE. Together with The first part of the SOVERAIGNE POWER OF PARLIAMENTS and KINGDOMES. Wherein the Traiterous, Antimonarchicall Doctrines, Practises, and Attempts of Papists upon the Persons, Crownes, Prerogatives, of their Soveraignes, with the dangerous designes, effects, and consequences, of their present illegall Arming, and accesse to the Kings Person, Court, Army, by meanes of evill Counsellours, are briefely discove∣red, related; The Iurisdiction, Power, Priviledges, claimed, exercised by our Popish Parlia∣ments, Prelates, Lords and Commons in former ages, exactly paralleld with those now claimed by the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament; which are manifested, to be farre more loyall, dutifull, moderate; more consistent with, lesse invasive on, and destructive to the pretended Soveraigne Power and Prerogative of the King, then those of former ages. And the high Court of Parliament proved by pregnant Reasons, and Authorities, To be the most Soveraigne Power of all other, in this Kingdome, in severall respects; And supe∣riour to the King himselfe: who is not above, but subject to the Lawes: To∣gether with a punctuall Answer to the chiefe Calumnies, and grandest Objections, of Royallists, Papists, Malignants, Delinquents, against the Parliaments Power, and Proceedings; with other Particulars worthy Observation.

The Second Edition Enlarged. By WILLIAM PRYNNE, Utter-Barrester, of Lincolnes Inne.

Isai▪ 24. 16, 17.

Woe unto me, the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously: yea, the Treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously: Feare, and the pit, and a snare are upon thee, O Inhabitant of the Earth.

Psalme 120. 5, 6.

My soule hath long dwelt with them, that are enemies unto peace. I labour for peace; but when I speake unto them there∣of, they make them ready to Battle.

It is this second day of May, 1643. Ordered by the Committee of the House of Commons in Parliament for Printing, that this Booke, Intituled, The Treachery and Disloyalty of Papists to their Soveraignes, &c. with the Additions, be re-printed by Michael Sparke, senior.

Iohn White.

Printed at London for Michael Sparke, Senior. 1643.

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