are done rather as a man than a King: nor particular miscarriages, as a King, for then who
can stand ?[nl] neither of these tending so immediately to the destruction of the whole: its
true, after admonition, to persist and grow worse, there seems an unfitness, and no doubt,
but an endevour may be to prevent the like: and reparations required as much as can.
But when the bent of the mind and wil brought forth in acts of endevours to overthrow
the Liberties of a people; & to move diametrically contrary to Oaths, particular grants,
& ingagements appears, then undoubtedly there is ground for setting a side. And yet, may
not this be mentioned without offence, that had will persons who have advised or acted
against the Laws, to please the will of the supream been faln upon, in most Kingdoms,
Law hath so hedg'd Royalty, that i'ts impossible for the Supream to do evill, unlesse
others intruded be false As for example, no grant of a King is good, or to be[nl] obeyed,
not passing the Seals Pri[nl]vy and Great frist, having the Accoun[unr]tys on Solicitors
hands for legall, or such like Officers, and were such punished, Kings needs not
be questioned: there are hundreds dead (who by surruptitious ways) have opprest
and wrong'd millions in Kingdoms, leaving their estates to others, without the
least restitution: many also living that have nothing said to them, whose punishments
would so have deterred others, that should a King have had a minde to enslave a people,
he could not have got Instruments.
Therefore the fairest ground for deposing, is when the party instructed being of wisdom
and parts, knowing the Laws and what is the peoples Right as well as his own, shal
endevour the constant violation and subversion of the Laws and Liberties of the people,
perswading men of corrupt minds to act for him from time to time, year by year violate
his oath taken at his Coronation, and frequent acts made in his life: after such former
corrupt ways and doings, and for prevention of the like, & shall give no cleer testimony,
that it restored, he will be better in government for the future, but in his lowest condition
stand upon his justification, hug the same persons that were instrumental to set up
his will above the Law, continue in like perfect hatred, with his opposi[unr] differences,
and giver full suspicion, he will once up, introduce tyranny, ov[nl]er the bodie[nl]s,[nl] consciences
and estates of the Subjects, without and contrary to law a new agreed th[unr]
seems to he great reasons not again to trust that man.
As to the setting aside, by whom, the waveing the posterity, leaping into an ot[nl]her gov[nl]vernment,
oven Lords; &c. somewhat shall be said in the next, it so long permitted.
And now to matter of intelligence, and first to tell you that Mr, Prin mak[nl]ing [unr]
Habus Corpus at the Chancery Bar, but it was de bared, and at last granted him.
The Commoms-taking into consideration a Book of his, called, the
Memento, &c. and his Answer to some Members sent, where in he denies
that they, who sit at this time, are lawful Authority; Voted that M. Prynne
doth there in deny the Supream Authority of the Kingdom, and that the
Serjeant at Arms take into custody M. Prynne until further Order.
This day several Ministers out of London were with the General, where
they presented some Dislike of the Armies proceedings, which occasioned a
high Debate, which ended without content to either party.
The 11.
The Commissioners for tryall of his Majesty did sit in the painted chamber, where
they debated, what way to proceed most speedily in triall of the Kings as to the place,
it seemed to be a businesses of great weight, whether at west west minster or Windsore, and soit
was put off, There appears daily, a full number of Commissioners.
The Commons spent muc[nl]h time in debating the settlement of the Navy: