A
RECANTATION
of
Iudge
JENKINS
,
A
Reverend
and
learned
Father
of
the
Lawes
,
delivered
at
Westminster
the
10.
of
April
1647.
to
Mr.
Corbet
the
Chaire-man
of
the
Committee
of
Examinaton
,
with
his
name
subscribed
thereunto
.
Wherein
he
humbly
submitteth
himselfe
to
the
power
assumed
by
the
two
Houses
of
Parliament
,
in
opposition
to
the
Kings
Authority
;
together
with
a
vindication
of
the
Negative
Oath
imposed
by
the
power
and
Authority
of
the
two
Houses
.
Published
for
the
satisfaction
of
tender
consciences
,
who
pretend
the
vnlawfulnesse
of
taking
the
said
negative
Oath
.
Gentlemen
,
J
Stand
committed
by
the
House
of
Commons
for
high
Treason
,
for
not
acknowledging
,
nor
obeying
the
power
of
the
two
Houses
by
adhearing
to
the
King
in
this
Warre
:
I
deny
this
to
be
Treason
:
For
the
supream
and
only
power
by
the
Lawes
of
the
Land
is
the
King
,
if
I
should
submit
to
an
Examination
derived
from
your
power
,
which
by
the
negative
Oath
stands
in
opposition
to
the
Kings
power
,
I
should
confesse
the
supream
power
to
be
in
you
,
and
so
condemne
my selfe
for
a
Traytor
,
which
I
neither
ought
nor
will
doe
.
I
am
sworn
to
obey
the
King
,
and
the
Lawes
of
the
Land
,
by
which
Lawes
you
have
no
power
to
examine
me
,
without
the
Kings
Writ
,
Pattent
,
or
Commission
,
if
you
can
produce
any
of
these
,
I
will
answer
the
questions
you
shall
propound
,
otherwise
I
cannot
answer
,
without
the
breach
of
my
Oath
,
and
the
violation
of
the
Lawes
,
which
I
will
not
doe
to
save
my
life
.
All
the
Members
of
this
Parliament
have
,
or
ought
to
have
sworn
that
the
King
is
our
only
and
supream
governour
;
your
Protestations
,
your
Vowes
&
Covenant
,
your
declarations
all
of
them
published
to
the
Kingdom
,
that
your
scope
was
the
maintenance
of
the
Lawes
:
those
Lawes
must
be
derived
to
us
,
and
inlivened
by
the
only
Supream
Governour
,
the
fountain
of
Justice
,
and
life
of
the
Law
,
the
King
.
Parliaments
are
called
by
his
writs
,
the
Judges
sit
by
his
Pattent
,
so
of
all
other
Officers
:
All
Cities
and
Corporate
Townes
,
are
Governed
by
the
Kings
Charters
,
therefore
I
cannot
be
examined
by
you
,
unlesse
your
power
were
derived
from
his
Majesty
,
neither
will
I
:
Nor
ought
you
to
examine
me
upon
any
question
:
But
if
as
private
Gentlemen
you
shall
be
pleased
to
aske
me
any
question
,
I
shall
really
and
truly
answer
every
such
question
as
you
shall
demand
.
April
the
10.
Anno.
1647.
Vos
habetis
multos
Milites
:
ego
habetos
multos
Annos
;
id
Est
.
You
have
multitudes
of
Soldiers
,
and
I
●ave
many
yeares
.
DAVID
IENKINS
:
Prisoner
in
the
Tower
of
London
.