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You resemble the Army to Iacke Cade and his Compli∣ans, and you cite the Act of Parliament of 31. Hen. 6. cap. 1. and that it may appeare who acts the Part of Iacke Cade, you and that Party in the two Houses, or the Army, I thinke it necessary to set downe the said Act in words at large as followeth.
First, Whereas the most abominable Tyrant, horrible, odi∣ous
and arrant false Traytor Iohn Cade, calling and naming himself sometime Mortimer, sometime Cap. of Kent, which name, fame, acts, and feats are to be removed out of the speech and mind of every faithfull Christian man perpetu∣ally, falsely and traiterously purposing, and imagining the per∣petuall destruction of the Kings said Person, and finall subver∣sion of this Realme, taking upon him Royall power, and gathe∣ring to him the, Kings people in great numbers, by false, subtle imagined Language, and seditiously making a stirring Rebel∣lion, and Insurrection, under colour of justice, for reformation of the Lawes of the said King, robbing, stealing, and spoiling great part of his faithfull people, Our said Soveraigne Lord the King considering the premises, with many other which were more odious to remember, by advise and consent of the Lords aforesaid, and at the request of the said Commons, and by authority aforesaid, hath ordained and established that the said Iohn Cade shall be reputed; had, named, and de∣clared a false, Traytour to our Soveraigne Lord the King; and that all his tyranny, acts, feats; and false opinions shall be voyded, abated, annulled, destroyed; & put out of remem∣brance for ever: and that all enditements and all things de∣pending thereof, had and made under the power of tyran∣ny shall be like wise void, annulled, anated, repealed, and hol∣den for none: and that the bloud of 〈…〉〈…〉 them be there∣of defiled nor corrupted, but by the authority of the said Parliament cleerely declared for even: and that all endite∣ments in times comming in like case under power of tyran∣ny, rebellion and stirring had, shall be of no Record nor ef∣fect, but void in Law; and all the Petitions delivered to the said King in his last Parliament, holden at VVestminster, Noveb. 6. in the 29. of his Raigne, against his mind by him not agreed, shall be taken and put in oblivion out of remem∣brance, undone, voyded, annulled and destroyed for ever, as a thing purposed against God and conscience, and against His Royall Estate and preeminence, and also dishonourable and unreasonable.
Now wee are to examine who hath trod in the step•• of Jack Cade, you and the present prevailing party of the two Houses tooke upon them, and doe take all the Royall Power in all things; so did Jack Cade, as appeares by the said Act; the Army doe not so: They who imprison the King pur∣pose to destroy His Person (our imprisoned Kings alwayes * 1.1 fared so) Jack Cade did likewise so purpose, but the Army doe not so: The said party in the two Houses made a stirring under colour of Justice for Reformation of the Lawes; so did Jack Cade: The Army doe not so, but desire that the Lawes should be observed: Jack Cade le∣vied Warre against the King, the Army preserves Him: Jack Cade dyed a Declared Traytor to his Soveraigne Lord the King; this Army lives to have the glorious true Ho∣nour of being restorers of their King.
Simon Sudbury Archbishop of Canterbury was murthe∣ted by Jack Cade i•• William Laud Archbishop of Canter∣bury was likewise murthered by that party of the two Hou∣ses, * 1.2 for that an Ordinance by Law cannot take away any mans life, & his life was taken away by an Ordinance of the two Houses, the Army had no hand in it. Many misled by Jack Cade, perceiving his Trayterous purposes, fell from him; and as that was lawfull, just, and Honourable, so it is for this Army to adhere to their naturall King, and to indeavour to settle the Kingdome againe in the just Lawes and Liberties thereof: London did then right wor∣thily adhere to the King and the Lawes, and not to Iack Cade and his specious pretences, and it is hoped they will now so doe: By this it appeares, that the Gentlemans Discourse touching Iack Cade, fastens altogether on his party, and cleareth the Army.
Edward ••. Henry 6. Richard 2.
25 Ed. 3.4. 28 Ed. 3.3. Petition of Right. 3 Car.