The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641 (Volume 3) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1798. Excerpt: ... 4. " His Majesty's absence must necessarily very BooH "much interrupt the proceedings of Parliament; V. "and deprive his Subjects of the benefit of those K further Acts of Grace and Justice, which they "should humbly expect fromhis Majesty for the "establishing a perfect Union, and mutual Confi"dence between his Majesty and his People, and "procuring, and confirming the prosperity, and "happiness of both. 5. "It would exceedingly increase the Fears and M Jealousies of his People; and render their doubts "more probable, of some Force intended, by some "evil Counsels near his Majesty, in opposition of the Parliament, and savor of the Malignant Party "of this Kingdom. 6. "It would bereave bis Parliament of that ad"vantage, whereby they were induced to under"take that War, upon his Majesty's promise that "it should be managed by Their advice; which "could not be done, if his Majesty, contrary to "their Counsels, should undertake to order, and K govern it in his own Person. "Upon which, and divers other reasons, they "said, they had Resolved, by the full and con"current Agreement of both Houses, that they could not, with discharge of their duty, consent K to any Levies or raising of Soldiers to be made K by his Majesty, for that his intended expedition "into Ireland; or to the payment of any Army, or "Soldiers there, but such as should be employed, "and governed according to their advice, and di jvies should be made HooK "by any Commission of his Majesty's, not agreed 'V. "to by both Houles of Parliament, they should be forced to interpret the same to be raised to the "Terror of his People, and Disturbance of the "Public Peace; and did hold themselves bound, "by the Laws of the Kingdom, to apply the Au. "thority of Parliament to suppress the same. "And, they...