Severall papers lately vvritten and published by Iudge Ienkins, prisoner in the Tower viz. 1. His vindication. 2. The armies indempnity [sic]: with a declaration, shewing, how every subject ought to be tryed for treasons, felonies, and all other capitall crimes. 3. Lex terræ. 4. A cordiall for the good people of London. 5. A discourse touching the incoveniences of a long continued Parliament. 6. An apologie for the army.

11. Hen. 7. Cap. 1. None that shall attend upon the King, and doe him true service, shall bee attainted or forfeit any thing.

THe King our Soveraign Lord calling to his remembrance the duty of allegiance of his Subjects of this his Realm, and that they by reason of the same are bound to serve their Prince and Soveraign Lord for the time being in his wars, for the defence of Him and the Land, against every rebellion pow∣er and might raised, reared against him, and with him to enter and abide in service in battell, if case so require, and that for the same service what fortune ever fall by chance in the same bat∣tell against the minde and will of the Prince (as in this Land sometime passed hath been seen) that it is not reasonable, but against all lawes, reason and good conscience, that the said Subjects going with their Soveraigne Lord in wars, attending upon him in his person, or being in other places by his com∣mandement within this Land or without any thing should lose or forfeit, for doing their duty or service of Allegiance. It be therefore ordained, enacted, and established by the King our Soveraigne Lord, by the advice and assent of the Lords spiritual and temporall, and the Commons in this present Parliament assembled, and by authority of the same, that from henceforth no manner of person or persons whatsoever he or they be, that attend upo•• the King and Soveraigne Lord of this Land for the time being, in his person, and doe him true and faithfull service of allegiance in the same, or be in other places by his comman∣dement in his wars, within this Land or without, that for the said deed and true duty of allegiance he or they be in no wise

convict or attaint of high treason, nor of other offences for that cause, by act of Parliament, or otherwise by any processe of Law, whereby hee or any of them shall lose or forfeit life, lands, tenements, rents, possessions, hereditaments, goods, chattels, or any other things, but to be for that deed and service utterly discharged of any vexation, trouble, or losse. And if any act or acts, or other processe of the Law hereafter thereupon for the same, happen to be made contrary to this Ordinance, that then that act or acts, or other processe of the Law, what∣soever they shall be, stand and be utterly void. Provided al∣waies, that no person or persons shall take any benefit or ad∣vantage by this Act, which shall hereafter decline from his or their said allegiance.

Cap. 24. In the Statute of 27. H. 8. It is enacted, that no per∣son or persons of what estate or degree soever they be of, shall have any power or authority to pardon or remit any treason, murders, man-slaughters, or any kinde of Fellonies, &c. but that the King shall have the sole and whole power and authority thereof united and knit to the Imperiall Crowne, as of right it appertaineth, &c. And in the same it is enacted further, that none shall have power, of what estate, degree, or condition soever they be, to make Justices of Eyre, Justices of Assize, Justices of the Peace, &c. but all such officers and Ministers shall be made by Letters Patents under the Kings great Seale in the name and by the authority of the King and his Heires and Successors Kings of this Realme.

In the first yeare of Queen Mary, and the first Chapter, It is enacted by the Queen, with the consent of the Lords and Commons, That no deed, or offence, by Act of Parliament made treason, shall be taken, deemed, or adjudged to be high treason, but only such as be declared and expressed to be treason by the Act of Parliament, made 25. Ed. 3. cap. 2. before mentioned.