A worthy speech made by Master Pym, to the Lords on Fryday the thirty one of December concerning an information against the Lord Digby. Wherein is discovered the dangerous effects of the said information, if not suddenly prevented, against the royall power prerogative of the King, and priviledges of Parliament. In the free votes and proceedings thereof. Pym, John, 1584-1643. 1642 Approx. 9 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2013-12 (EEBO-TCP Phase 2). A91412 Wing P4304 Thomason E199_49 ESTC R212645 99871240 99871240 157542

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. A91412) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 157542) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 35:E199[49]) A worthy speech made by Master Pym, to the Lords on Fryday the thirty one of December concerning an information against the Lord Digby. Wherein is discovered the dangerous effects of the said information, if not suddenly prevented, against the royall power prerogative of the King, and priviledges of Parliament. In the free votes and proceedings thereof. Pym, John, 1584-1643. [2], 6 p. Printed for Thomas Banckes. and F. Coles, London : 1641. [i.e. 1642] Wing has publication year 1641[2]; Thomason catalogue lists under 1641. Annotation on Thomason copy: "31 Decemb". Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

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 eng Bristol, John Digby, -- Earl of, 1580-1654. Prerogative, Royal -- Early works to 1800. Speeches, addresses, etc., English -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1625-1649 -- Early works to 1800. 2020-09-21 Content of 'availability' element changed when EEBO Phase 2 texts came into the public domain 2010-12 Assigned for keying and markup 2011-01 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2012-06 Sampled and proofread 2012-06 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2013-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

A WORTHY SPEECH made by Maſter Pym, TO THE LORDS ON FRYDAY THE thirty one of December concerning an Information againſt the Lord DIGBY.

Wherein is diſcovered the dangerous effects of the ſaid Information, if not ſuddenly prevented, againſt the Royall power Prerogative of the King, and priviledges of Parliament.

In the free votes and proceedings thereof.

London, Printed for Thomas Banckes. and F. Coles. 1641.
MASTER Pym his Speech to the Lords, at a conference on Friday the the 31 of December concerning an Information againſt the Lord DIGBY. My Lords,

THe Knights, Citizens and Burgeſſes of the Houſe of Commons now aſſembled in Parliament, have commanded me to preſent to your Lorſhips this Information which they have received againſt the Right Honorable George Lord Digby, of dangerous conſequence, that if not prevented, evill and troubleſome events may inſue, to the great hazarding of the peace of this Kingdome, and a great hindrance of the happy proceedings of this Parliament.

My Lords,

I humbly crave your patience to declare to your Lordſhips what I am commanded concerning the ſaid Information, which is that hee the ſaid Lord Digby ſhould give forth report upon reading of the Petition and Proteſtation of the 12 Biſhops, That this Preſent Parliament was a forced one, That the Act, vote, and La • es that ſhall bee Enacted herein without the votes and aſſent of the Biſhops are void and of none effect, and not binding to the Subject.

My Lords,

This report is of great danger to the State if proved againſt the ſaid Lord, in theſe three reſpects as I under your Lordſhips favour conceives.

Firſt, It is a great breach of the Rights and Priviledges of Parliament.

Secondly, It intrencheth much on the prerogative of the King, and abridges his Royall Power.

Thirdly, it is the firſt ſteppe to bring into this State an Arbitrary and Tyrannicall forme of Governement.

Firſt my Lords it is a breach of the priviledges of Parliament for theſe reaſons.

Firſt, it is againſt the free votes of Parliamentary proceedings, which ought to bee reſerved and unqueſtionable, during the free ſitting thereof.

Secondly, It is aginſt an Act of Parliament in that caſe provided for not adjourneing or abrupt breaking off of the ſame. Theſe Acts my Lords was freely voted by both houſes freely and willingly paſſed by his Majeſtie without any force or compulſary meanes uſed in any, or private working or inducing his Majeſty by any of the Members of either of the Houſes to doe the ſame: An Act voted aſwell by the ſaid Lord as the reſt of this Honorable Houſe; this report now of his muſt needs be againſt his knowledge and former free conſent in paſſing that Act contrary to this Information.

3. One Priviledge of Parliament, and that is one of the greateſt is to accuſe and freely proceed to the puniſhment of delinquents, that have cauſed the troubles in this State, both in Church, and Common-wealth; this report is againſt this Priviledge, It oppoſes altogether our Proceeding againſt the Biſhops, accuſed as the greateſt delinquents both in Church and State; for my Lords if a Parliament is forced in the abſence of the Biſhops, how may then the Parliament proceed lawfully againſt them; If the Biſhops ſit and have their votes (although delinquents) in Parliament how can wee proceed (I beſeech you) againſt their votes, therefore under favour I conclude this repoer of the ſaid Lord is againſt this Priviledge of Parliament.

4. To redreſſe the greivances of the Commonwealth, is a Priviledge of Parliament, this report is againſt this Priviledge, how I pray you my Lords can our greivances be redreſſed, when the oppreſſions, Iniuſtice and vexations, troubling of his Majeſties loyall Subjects, may not by the Biſhops, may not be called in qutſtion, nor the miſ-doers • herein proſecuted and puniſhed for the ſame.

5. This report is againſt divers acts of Parliament in this Kingdome, that have beene made without the voice or Biſhops in Parliament, as is on record in the Iournalls of thoſe, and thus my Lords, I have ſhewed you that how this report is againſt the priviledges of Parliament.

2. My Lords, this information intrencheth on the royall power and Prerogative of the King, And that in two reſpects.

1. His royall Prerogative in making, and enacting lawes by Parliament, it reſting onely in his Power to paſſe or, refuſe the votes of Parliament.

My Lords.

The King of this kingdome have the greateſt perogative (to require the Councell an aſſiſtance the whole ſtate upon any occaſion whatſoever, when pleaſeth him) of any Prince in the world unleſſe France, and under favour my Lords, I conceive a Parliament cannot be termed forced, when it is freely called, and willingly continued by the King, I conceive my Lords a forced Parliament (is) when againſt the free conſent of a King and his Lords without lawfull called by wtit men aſſembleth themſelves, and by force of armes ſit in Councell and inact lawes, not tending to the welfarre of the Kingdome. The Parliament holden at Oxford in the raigne of Edward 2. after the unhappy diſſolution of the Parliament at Weſtminſter, in the 10. yeare of that Kings raigne, was a forced Parliament, compelling by undue meanes, the King and that Parliament to inact lawes tending to the ruine of the whole ſtate of this Kingdome.

2 My Lords, this Information intrencheth on the Royall power of the King in makeing of Laws, for as before I haue touched Parliaments haue biue with out Biſhopps Lawes made and enacted without their vots, then by this ſuperſiou my Lords ſhould they be of no validitie the King reſtrained in his power, and let Biſhops be never ſo vile and diſſaffected to the tranquillitie and ſecurety of the ſtate yet muſt they have votes in rectifiing and ſetting in order ſuch things as are am • ſſe in the ſame, (aſwell by their owne procureing as others) which is not then likely to take any good effect, nay my Lords it is too Apparant they haue beene the greateſt oppoſers of our proceedings in ths Parliament the Cheifeſt cauſe noe more is doue by the ſame.

3 Laſtly my Lords this Information is the firſt ſtepp to bring in an Arbitrary and tiranicall forme of Government, and that under favour for theſe reaſons.

1 Free Parliaments are the ſecureſt and ſafeſt Government that euer could be found for this nation, and that in reſpect of the power and wiſdom theirof, it is vpholden defended atd preſerued by the whole body of the kingdome, therfore powerfull, the members therof are men elected, one of tenn thouſand by the whole ſtate, therfore the wiſe, then to oppoſe the proceeding there of to deny the Government therof is, to the intent to change the ſame and if charged to another forme (None being ſoe ſecure, ſoe powerfull and ſo wiſe) muſt needs be Arbitrary and ſoe, Tiranicall.

2. My Lords, I no lawes can be binding to the ſubject, but ſuch as are voted and aſſented to by the Biſhops, then none can be expected, but ſuch as are deſtructive to the ſtate, their affections being altogether aberted from free Parliamentary proceedings and their deſignes, onely agitated, for the oppoſſing the government thereof, and wee cannot but dayly feare thereby the utter confuſion thereof, of the ſame.

Now my Lords having to my weake Abillity fulfilled the command of the Houſe, in ſpeaking ſomewhat of this Information I am to deſire your Lordſhips from them, that the ſaid George Lord Digby may anſwere the ſaid Information, or otherwiſe be proceeded againſt, as the Parliament ſhall think fit.

FINIS.