A full ansvver to an infamous and trayterous pamphlet, entituled, A declaration of the Commons of England in Parliament assembled, expressing their reasons and grounds of passing the late resolutions touching no further addresse or application to be made to the King.

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A full ansvver to an infamous and trayterous pamphlet, entituled, A declaration of the Commons of England in Parliament assembled, expressing their reasons and grounds of passing the late resolutions touching no further addresse or application to be made to the King.
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Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl of, 1609-1674.
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[London] :: Printed for R. Royston,
1648.
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England and Wales. -- Parliament.
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1642-1660.
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"A full ansvver to an infamous and trayterous pamphlet, entituled, A declaration of the Commons of England in Parliament assembled, expressing their reasons and grounds of passing the late resolutions touching no further addresse or application to be made to the King." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A79846.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 3, 2024.

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THE CONTENTS

  • THe Authors Method. pag. 2.
  • Their severall Charges against the KING. ib.
  • 1. That His Majesty hath laid a fit foundation for all Tyranny, by this Maxime, or Principle; That He oweth an account of His actions to none, but God alone; and, That the Houses of Parliament, joynt or separate, have no power, either to make, or declare any Law. p. 3.
  • 2. The private Articles agreed in order to the Match with Spaine, and those other private Articles upon the French marriage, &c. p. 12
  • 3. The Death of King James. ib.
  • 4. The businesse of Rochel. p. 17.
  • 5. The Designe of the German Horse, Loanes, Privy-Seales, Coat and Conduct-mony, Ship-mony, and the many Monopolies. p. 19.
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  • 6. The torture of our bodies by whipping, cutting off eares, pillories, &c. with close-imprisonment aggravated, with the dominion exercised over our souls by Oaths, Ex∣communications, new Canons, &c. p. 24.
  • 7. The long intermission of Parliaments; and, at the dissolution of some, how Priviledges have been broken, and some Members imprisoned. p. 26.
  • 8. The new Liturgy, and Canons, sent into Scot∣land; And the cancelling, and burning the Articles of Pacification. p. 27.
  • 9. The calling, and dissolving the short Parliament, and the Kings proceeding after the dissolution therof. p. 28.
  • 10. The King summoned the present Parliament to have assistance against the Scots: And when He found that hope vaine, He was so passionately affected to His Malig∣nant Counsellours, that He would rather desert His Parlia∣ment and Kingdome, then deliver them to Law and Ju∣stice. p. 29.
  • 11. The Queens designe to advance Popery, and Her observing a Popish Fast: with Secretary Windebank's going beyond Sea by His Majesties Passe after he was que∣stioned. p. 30.
  • 12. Commissions given to Popish Agents for private Leavies. p. 31.
  • 13. The bringing up the Northerne Army to over∣awe the Parliament. ib.
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  • 14. Offers made to the Scots of the plunder of Lon∣don, if they would advance; or of 4 Northern Counties, with three hundred thousand pounds, but to stand Neu∣ters. p. 36.
  • 15. The businesse of Ireland. p. 38.
  • 16. The unusuall preparation of Ammunition, and Armes, (upon the Kings return from Scotland) with new Guards within, and about Whitehall; the Fire-works taken and found in Papists houses; the Tower filled with new Guards, Granadoes, and all sorts of Fire-works, Morters, and great Pieces of Battery; the displacing Sir William Balfore, and placing other Officers, who were suspected by them and the whole City. p. 58.
  • 17. The Charge of Treason against some of both Hou∣ses, and the Kings going so attended to the House of Com∣mons. p. 62.
  • 18. A Parallel between the Kings proceedings against the 5, and the Armies against 11 Members. p. 67.
  • 19. Commissions granted to the E. of Newcastle, and Colonel Legg, for attempting Newcastle, and Hull: And their intelligence of forain Forces from Denmark. p. 72.
  • 20. The Queens going into Holland, and her carry∣ing away, and pawning the anncient Iewels of the Crowne. p. 76.
  • 21. When they first took up Arms against the King. ib.
  • 22. Breach of Honour, and faith in the King for ma∣king so many solemn Protestations, against any thought of

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  • bringing up the Northerne Army, or of Levying Forces to wage war with His Parliament, or of bringing in forain Forces, or Aids, from beyond Sea. p. 79.
  • 23. They have not observed their Professions made to the King, nor kept their promises to the People. p. 95. 96.
  • 24. That His Majesty proclaimed them Traytors and Rebels, setting up His Standard against the Parliament, which never any King of England did before Himself. p. 97.
  • 25. The setting up a Mock-Parliament at Oxford, to oppose and protest against the Parliament of England. p. 102.
  • 26. A full Relation of the first Tumults. p. 107.
  • 27. The Pacification and peace in Ireland. p. 113.
  • The King's severall Messages, and their Propositions, and Addresses, for peace. p. 118.
  • Their 4 Bills presented to His Majesty at Carisbrook-Castle. p. 132.
  • The Commons Resolutions of making no more Addresses to the King. p. 148.
  • The Conclusion: Demonstrating, That they can never establish a Peace to the Kingdome, or any security to them∣selves, but by Restoring the just Power to the KING, and dutifully submitting and joyning themselves to His prote∣ction. p. 156.
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