1. 187. Whofoever, either Ruler, or Subject, by Force goes about to invade the Rights of either Prince, or People, and lays the Foundation for over-turning the Conftitution, and Frame of any juft Government, he is guilty of the greatest Crime, I think a Man is capable of, being to anfwer for all thofe Mifchiefs of Blood, Rapine and Defolation, which the breaking to Pieces of Governments brings on a Country; and he who does it is juftly to be accounted one who refifts the Ordinance of God, and the common Enemy and Peft of Mankind.

The Character of King Charles the Firft, and his Government; taken from my Lord Clarendon's Hiftory of the Civil Wars, the first Volume in Folio; and out of Rushworth's Collections, the First Volume in Folio; and out of Whitelock's Memorials, in Folio: Without any Obfervations, or Reflections.

9. 188. La Mention and Intention of granting Five Subfidies,

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but that Meeting was diffolved upon very unpopular and unplaufible Reafons; and thofe five Subfidies were enacted throughout the whole Kingdom, with the fame Rigour, as if an Act had paffed to that Purpose. Divers Gentlemen of prime Quality, in feveral Counties, for refufing to pay the fame, were committed to Prison with great Rigour, as if an Act had paffed to that Purpose. And yet all these Provocations, and many others of almost as large an Extent, produced no other Refentment in the Third Parliament, than the Petition of Right, (of no Prejudice to the Crown) which was purchased at Five Subfidies; but in a fort Time after granted, was diffolved. The Diffolution of the two firft Parliaments was wholly imputed to the Duke of Buckingham, and the Third to the Lord Wefton, Lord Treasurer: At the Time of thofe Diffolutions fome Charges and Accufations were preparing against them.

Page 53. Supplemental Acts of State were made to fupply Defects of Laws, and fo Tonnage and Poundage, and other Duties. upon Merchandizes were collected, and new and greater Impofitions laid upon Trade. The King raised a vaft Sum of Money upon the Law of Knighthood; and no lefs unjuft Projects of all kinds, many ridiculous, many fcandalous, all very grievous, were fet on foot; great Fines on Foreft Laws. But, for an everlasting Supply of all Occafions, inftead of a Ship of War, which every County was ordered to provide by fuch a Day, &c. the Sheriff was to raise fo much Money, by which, for fome Years, came to the King's Coffer two hundred thoufand Pounds per Annum.

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For the better Support of thefe extraordinary Ways, and to protea their Agents, the Conncil-Table and Star-Chamber eriJarged their Jurifdiction to a vaft Extent, holding for honourable, that which pleafed, and for juft that which profited.

Page 54. There were Proclamations, enjoyning the People what was not enjoyed by Law, and prohibiting that which was not prohibited; the Offenders thereof were imprifoned, and fined with very great Fines, and thofe Foundations of Right by which Men valued their Security, to the Apprehenfions and Underftanding of wife Men, were never more in Danger to be destroyed.

9. 189. Rushworth, p. 418. King Charles the Firft raifed Money by way of a general Loan; he that was rated in the laft Subfidy Book at 100. in Goods, was to lend one hundred Marks; and he that was rated One hundred Pound in Land, was to lend one hundred Pounds in Money; and fo proportionable for a greater or a leffer Sum.

Page 422. Several of St. Clement Danes, the Savoy, the Dutchy, and other Parts within the Liberties of Westminster, for refufing to fubfcribe the Loan, were, by Order of Council, to be Preft, to ferve in the Ships, ready to go out in the King's Service, and the Non-Subfcribers of high Rank, in all the Counties, were bound to appear before the Council-Table, who committed divers of them to Prifon, and the common Sort to be lifted among the Soldiers. Sir P. Hayman, for refufing the Loan, was fent into the King's Service in the Palatinate.

Page 423. Dr. Manwaring, in two Sermons before the King and Court at Whitehall, delivered for Doctrine, to this Purpose, viz. That the King is not bound to obferve the Laws of the Realm, Concerning the Subjects Rights and Liberties; but that his Royal Will and Command, in impofing Loans and Taxes without common Confent in Parliament, doth oblige the Subject's Confcience, upon pain of eternal Damnation: That those who refufed to pay this Loan, offended against the fupreme Authority, and became guilty of Impiety, Difloyalty and Rebellion. And, That the Authority of Parliament is not neceffary for the raising of Aids and Subfidies: And, that the flow Proceedings of fuch great Affemblies were not fitted for the Supply of the States urgent Neceffities, but would rather produce fundry Impediments to the juft Defign of Princes.

Page 411. Arch-Bishop Abbot refufing to licence Dr. Sibthorp's Sermon (which was much to the fame purpofe as Manwaring's) was fequeftred from his Office.

Page 474. The King gave Direction for a Commiffion to raise Monies by Impofitions, in nature of an Excife, to be levied throughout the Nation; and ordered the Lord Treasurer to pay Thirty thoufand Pounds to a Dutch Merchant, for raifing One thoufand Horfe, with Arms both for Horfe and Foot, which was fuppofed to enforce the Excife.

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Page 612, Thofe Horfes were raised, and were to come over ; but a Parliament being quickly after called, they were countermanded, and afterwards difpofed of to the King of Sweden, and Duke of Savoy, p. 637:

T. 190. In Whitelock's Memorials, in Folio, p. 1.

The Vantguard, and feven other English Ships, were lent to the King of France, and employed against Rochel; the Mariners refufed the Service: Buckingham was acquainted with it, but not the Body of the Counsel. The Proteftants of France follicit Our King against it, but he exprefly commands the Vice-Admiral Pennington to do it, which he obeyed.

Page 3. The Commons began to fall upon the publick Grievances: The King fent a fiart Letter to the Speaker. To this the Commons returned a general Anfwer, promifing a Supply; the King faid, I will not allow any of my Servants to be queftioned among you, much lefs fuch as are of eminent Place, and near unto me. I fee you efpecially aim at the Duke, meaning the Duke of Buckingham, whom they had charged with many high. Crimes and Mifdemeanours.)

Page 7. The Privy-Conncil advised the King to take Tonnage and Poundage. A Commiffion iffued to compound with Recufants. The King required a Loan of Money, and fent to London, and the Port-Towns, to furnish Ships for Guard of the Seas. The Deputy Lieutenants, and Juftices of Dorfetfire, excufed themselves, and faid, The Cafe was without Prefident. London was rated at twenty Ships, but defired an Abatement to ten, and two Pinnaces; the Council denied it; and faid, The Prefidents in former Times were Obedience, and not Direction. Commiffions iffued out for Mufters; and Power of Martial Law was given.

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Page 8. To the impofing of Loans, was added the Billeting of Soldiers; Martial-Law was executed; and the Soldiers committed great Outrages. Some who refufed to lend Money to the King, were forced to ferve in the King's Ships, then going forth; and the Refufers in the Country, were fome of themi committed, and the meaner Sort preffed to ferve as Soldiers. Dr. Sibthorp publifhed a Sermon, preached by him to promote the King's Affairs; wherein he delivered his Opinion, That the King might make Laws, and do whatsoever pleafeth him. Dr. Manwaring preached the fame Divinity, and highly against the Power of Parliaments. The Queen was made to walk to Tyburn on Pennance, by her Popish Priests.

Page 9. A Commiffion of Excife was granted, and Moneys disbursted for the raifing of German Horfe.

Page 10. The Fleet, under the Command of the Earl of Denbeigh, failed to Rochel, and finding there fome French Ships, would not affault them, though fewer and weaker than themves by many Degrees; but after fhewing themfelves only, they returned and left Rochel unrelieved.

Page 11. Manwaring's Books were fuppreft by Proclamation.

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Dr. Manwaring (though difabled by Sentence) was pardoned, and preferred to a good Living. Some Merchants were com mitted for not paying Tonnage and Poundage, according to the King's Declaration. It was refolved in Council, beforehand, to juftity thefe Proceedings, when the Parliament fhould meet; and if the Parliament did not pafs the Bill for Tonnage and Poundage, then to break it. The Parliament met, (Jan. 20. Ctr. 3.) and found the Petition of Right to be printed with fome Additions; and the Copies first printed without the Additions, were fuppreffed by the King's Order.

Page 12. The Order of the Council for levying of Tonnage and Poundage was read in the Houfe. The Speaker being called upon to put the Queftion propos'd, faid, He durft not, for that the King had commanded the contrary. Warrants of the Council were flued for Hollis, Selden, Hobert, Elliot, and other Parliament-Men, to appear before them; Hollis, Curriton, Elliot, and Valentine appeared, and refufing to answer out of Parliament, for what was faid and done in Parliament, they were committed clofe Prifoners to the Tower; and a Proclamation for apprehending others was publifhed, and fome of their Studies were fealed up. These Warrants were dated the 5th of March. Car. 3. 1628.

Pige 15. The Papifts in Ireland grew into great Height, Monafteries were there erected, Papifts frequented their publick Meetings and Maffes, with as much Confidence, and as often as the Proteflants did their Churches.

Page 37. The Houfe of Commons Voted, 1. That the Charge of Ship-Money was against the Law, the Subject's Right and Property, and contrary to former Refolutions in Parliament, and to the Petition of Right. 2. That the extra-judicial Opinion of the Fudges, was against the Law, &c. ut prius. 3. That Ship-writs were against Law. 4. That the Judgment in Mr. Hampden's Cafe, about ShipMoney, was against Law, &c. The House of Lords paffed the fame Votes; and the next Day a Committee was appointed, to draw up a Charge of Treafon againit fuch as had been Abetters therein, the Lord-Keeper, Finch, and all the rest of the Judges.

Page 50. The King gave a Warrant to repair to the Lodgings and to Seal up the Trunks, Studies and Chambers of the Lord Kimbolton, Mr. Pym, Mr. Hampden, Mr. Hollis, Sir Arthur Hefilridge, and Mr. Stroud, Members of Parliament, which was done, but their Perfons were not met with.

Page 51. The five Members received a fecret Notice of this intended Action, whereby they got out of the House just before the King came; otherwife, it was believed, that if the King had found them there, and called in his Guards to have feized them. The Members of the Houfe would have endeavoured the Defence of them, which might have proved a very unhappy and fad Bufinefs; and foit did, notwithstanding that was p vented. This fudden Action being the first visible and apparent Ground of all our following Miferies.

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1. 191. Dr. Sacheverell, in his Sermon preached at St. Paul's on the Fifth of November, 1709. in Order to blacken the Revolution, does falfly affert, in his Quarto Sermons, p. 12. and in his Octavo Sermon, p. 13. That, the King himself folemnly dif claim'd the leaft Imputation of Refiftance in his Declaration; and that, The Parliament declar'd, That they fet the Crown on his Head, upon no other Title, but that of the Vacancy of the Throne. In order to undeceive the World, I have here fet down the 25th Paragraph of the Prince's Declaration, viz. We do in the laft Place invite and require all Perfons whatfoever, all the Peers of the Realm, both Spiritual and Temporal, all Lords, Lieutenants, Deputy Lieutenants, and all Gentlemen, Citizens, and other Commons of all Ranks, to come and affift us, in order to the executing of this our Defign, against all fuch as fhall endeavour to oppofe us; that fo we may prevent all thofe Miferies which must needs follow upon the Nation's being kept under Arbitrary Government and Slavery; and that all the Violences and Diforders which have overturned the whole Conftitution of the English Government, may be fully redreffed in a free and legal Parliament. And the Falfity of the Doctor's other Affertion, about the Vacancy of the Throne, may be seen by the Vote of both Houses of Parliament, in Page 54 of this Book.

See a little more of the Doctor's Sincerity, how he wrefts the Scripture to ferve his Purpofe, and infinuates that the Church is in Danger, notwithstanding both Houfes of Parliament had voted it out of Danger, during the Life of her Majefty. In the 20th Page of his Octavo Sermon, he faith, That the Prophet Elifha's Servant, did not fee his Master's Danger till his Eyes were open'd by Miracle, and be found himself in the midst of Chariots and Horfes of Fire. Whereas 'tis plain from the Text, 2 Kings vi. 15, 16, 17. that the Prophet's Servant was fufficiently allarm'd at his Mafter's Danger, by an Army of Syrians, and could not be rid of his Fear, till his Eyes were open'd by Miracle to fée the Chariots and Horfes of Fire, which Heaven had fent to defend him. With what Face can the Doctor complain of others for villanously dividing us with knavish Diftinctions, when in his own Sermons, he abufes all thofe who are not of his Way, both Church-men and Diffenters, by -calling them, Neutralifts in Religion, a fecret Sort of referv'd Atheists, wretched, empty, hypocritical Sophifters; impudent, boasting, felf-conceited Enthufiafts; Scepticks, fly Saints, Gallio's, canting Fellows, Incendiaries, Men of villanous and feditious Principles; filthy Dreamers; prefumptuous and felf-will'd Men, defpifers of Dominion and Government, a Brood of Vipers, Regicides, infidious, treacherous and falfebearted Knaves, Pagan Beafts, unhallow'd, loathfome and deteftable -Guefts, fcandalous Trimmers, Innovators, headstrong encroaching Monfters, excentrick Comets, growing Mischiefs, infectious Plagues, the worst of Damons, Conformists in Profeffion, half Conformifts in Practice, and Nonconformists in Judgment; and much more of the Doctor's Ringfgate I could quote, but for Brevity's fake, I omit.

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