THE
Humble
Advice
,
PETITION
,
and
Reasons
,
Of
the
Lords
and
Commons
now
assembled
in
Parliament
,
to
His
Majesty
,
why
part
of
the
Terme
ought
not
be
removed
to
OXFORD
,
With
His
Majesties
Gracious
Answer
thereunto
,
and
His
Reasons
why
He
cannot
recall
His
Proclamation
,
but
requires
obedience
thereunto
.
Also
a
Declaration
of
the
Lords
and
Commons
assembled
in
Parliament
,
ordaining
that
no
Judge
,
Minister
,
or
other
person
belonging
to
the
Chancery
,
His
Majesties
Exchequer
,
or
any
other
Court
,
shall
presume
to
repaire
to
the
said
City
of
Oxon
,
or
do
,
or
execute
any
thing
belonging
to
their
said
Offices
and
imployments
,
but
in
the
places
usuall
for
the
doing
thereof
.
London
,
Printed
in
the
yeere
1643.
To
the
Kings
most
excellent
MAjESTY
,
The
Humble
Petition
of
the
Lords
and
Commons
in
PARLIAMENT
.
May
it
please
your
most
excellent
Majesty
,
THE
Lords
and
Commons
in
Parliament
assembled
,
having
taken
into
serious
consideration
your
Majesties
Proclamation
dated
at
OXFORD
,
the
27.
of
December
last
,
for
the
adjourning
of
the
Courts
of
Chancery
,
Receit
of
the
Exchecher
,
first
fruits
&
tenths
,
&
the
Dutchy
of
Lancaster
with
the
Court
of
Wards
and
Liveries
,
and
the
Court
of
Requests
from
the
city
of
Westminster
,
to
the
city
of
Oxford
,
and
for
adjourning
the
Courts
of
Kings
Bench
,
Common
Pleas
and
Exchequer
,
unto
Crastin
.
Purificationis
next
,
and
considering
the
great
inconveniencies
that
may
fall
thereby
to
your
good
subjects
,
doe
in
all
humility
present
them
to
your
sacred
Majesty
,
as
their
reasons
to
move
your
Majesty
to
revoke
the
said
Proclamation
,
and
to
continue
the
said
severall
Courts
at
their
severall
times
and
places
within
the
said
city
of
Westminster
.
1.
The
Lord
Keeper
of
the
Great
Seale
of
England
,
and
the
Master
of
your
Majesties
Court
of
Wards
and
Liveries
,
the
supreme
Judge
of
the
Chancery
,
and
Court
of
Wards
;
and
who
have
the
seales
of
the
said
severall
Courts
,
being
Members
of
the
House
of
Peeres
in
Parliament
,
cannot
without
breach
of
Priviledge
of
Parliament
,
absent
themselves
from
their
attendance
there
,
unlesse
they
have
leave
of
the
said
House
of
Peeres
.
The
Chancellor
of
the
said
Dutchy
of
Lancaster
,
and
the
Masters
of
the
Chancery
are
assistants
to
the
said
House
of
Peeres
,
neither
can
they
be
absent
from
their
attendance
there
,
without
leave
of
the
said
House
.
And
the
said
House
of
Peeres
being
now
in
consultation
about
the
great
Affaires
of
the
Kingdome
,
cannot
spare
any
of
the
said
Members
or
assistants
:
and
divers
other
Officers
of
the
said
Courts
,
are
Members
of
the
House
of
Commons
,
who
cannot
be
spared
from
their
attendance
there
.
2.
Your
Subjects
cannot
passe
from
any
part
of
the
Kingdome
to
the
said
city
of
OXFORD
without
apparant
danger
,
being
to
passe
through
the
greatest
part
of
two
severall
Armies
,
neither
can
the
said
Courts
sit
and
proceed
there
with
that
Freedome
and
Liberty
as
Courts
of
Justice
ought
to
doe
,
there
being
an
Army
in
the
said
city
.
3.
Your
Majesties
Records
of
the
said
Courts
,
and
the
evidences
of
your
Subjects
,
which
are
necessary
to
be
used
in
the
said
Courts
at
the
hearing
of
Causes
,
will
bee
in
danger
of
miscarriage
in
bringing
to
OXFORD
through
the
said
Armies
which
(
if
they
should
)
might
turn
to
the
utter
undoing
of
divers
of
your
Majesties
good
Subjects
.
4.
Much
prejudice
may
come
to
divers
of
your
Majesties
Subjects
,
to
have
the
Courts
of
Equity
so
farre
removed
from
the
Courts
of
Law
.
5.
If
the
Courts
of
Law
should
be
adjourned
till
Crastin
.
Purificationis
,
it
would
much
delay
your
Majesties
Subjects
in
their
legall
proceedings
.
For
all
which
Reasons
,
the
said
Lords
and
Commons
doe
humbly
desire
your
Majesty
,
that
the
said
Courts
may
be
kept
at
Westminster
,
and
at
their
severall
usuall
times
,
and
not
at
the
city
of
OXFORD
.
CHARLES
R.
HIs
Majesty
hath
seriously
weighed
the
reasons
presented
to
him
from
both
Houses
of
Parliament
,
to
induce
His
Majesty
to
revoke
His
late
Proclamation
for
the
adjournment
of
the
Terme
,
and
returnes
this
answer
:
That
the
Lord
Keeper
of
the
great
Seale
of
England
being
(
in
regard
of
His
Majesties
most
important
affaires
)
necessarily
to
attend
His
Majesty
,
His
Majesty
hath
likewise
appointed
his
high
Court
of
Chancery
to
be
held
in
the
place
where
His
Majesty
resides
,
that
so
his
Subjects
may
have
their
causes
determined
by
the
supreme
Judge
of
that
Court
:
But
is
well
content
,
that
the
Masters
of
the
Chancery
that
are
assistants
to
the
House
of
Peers
,
shall
(
notwithstanding
His
said
Proclamation
)
continue
their
attendance
upon
the
House
of
Peers
where
they
are
assistants
.
For
His
Court
of
Wards
,
upon
which
so
essentiall
a
part
of
His
Majesties
rcvenue
depends
,
it
concerned
Him
to
draw
the
same
to
Him
,
since
being
at
London
it
will
prove
of
no
advantage
of
supply
to
His
Majesties
occasions
,
by
reason
of
the
stops
there
of
all
mony
from
coming
to
Him
:
And
therefore
He
shall
expect
the
presence
of
his
Counsell
of
that
Court
here
,
the
time
of
the
Terme
being
so
short
,
that
they
may
speedily
returne
againe
to
the
service
of
the
Houses
,
which
have
not
used
to
deny
their
Members
leave
for
so
short
a
time
to
attend
His
Majesties
service
,
to
which
by
Law
they
are
bound
;
besides
that
,
His
Majesty
doubts
not
but
He
may
for
a
convenient
time
upon
pressing
and
urgent
occasions
(
especially
for
the
discharge
of
another
necessary
duty
)
dispense
with
the
Peeres
attendance
upon
the
House
,
without
any
breach
of
Priviledge
,
which
hath
not
been
denied
in
former
Parliaments
.
For
the
danger
of
His
Majesties
Subjects
in
their
passages
,
by
reason
of
the
severall
Armies
,
His
Majesty
doth
not
know
that
they
are
to
passe
through
more
Armies
to
His
City
of
Oxford
,
then
they
must
to
His
City
of
London
,
or
that
the
Courts
of
Justice
cannot
proceed
with
the
same
freedome
and
liberty
here
where
His
Majesties
Army
is
,
as
there
where
is
an
Army
against
Him
.
But
His
Majesty
will
take
care
that
His
good
Subjects
shall
no
wayes
suffer
by
His
Army
here
,
which
He
can
by
no
meanes
undertake
for
the
other
Army
at
London
.
For
the
Records
of
severall
Courts
,
His
Majesty
expects
and
requires
obedience
from
the
Officers
thereof
,
according
to
His
Proclamation
,
as
no
doubt
His
Subjects
will
take
care
for
the
particular
evidences
which
concerne
themselves
,
and
for
the
safe
carriage
and
conveyance
of
both
(
that
they
suffer
not
in
the
least
degree
by
His
Majesties
Army
)
His
Majesty
will
surely
provide
,
neither
can
the
prejudice
be
great
to
His
Subjects
by
the
Courts
of
Equitie
,
being
no
further
removed
from
the
Courts
of
Law
.
The
reason
of
His
Majesties
adjournment
of
the
Courts
of
Law
till
Crastin
.
Purificationis
,
is
for
the
great
danger
His
good
Subiects
must
undergo
by
passing
through
the
Armies
,
and
His
Majesty
much
feares
his
good
Subjects
have
little
benefit
by
their
legall
proceedings
,
whilst
His
Majesty
and
the
Law
are
no
better
able
to
defend
one
another
.
For
these
reasons
,
and
those
exprest
in
His
Proclamation
,
His
Majesty
can
by
no
meanes
revoke
His
said
Proclamation
,
but
it
being
His
undoubted
right
to
adjourne
or
remove
the
Termes
to
what
place
He
please
(
if
He
hath
any
undoubted
right
)
His
Majesty
doth
expect
obedience
to
His
said
Proclamation
,
and
to
every
part
thereof
.
A
Declaration
of
the
LORDS
and
COMMONS
assembled
in
PARLIAMENT
.
THe
Lords
and
Commons
having
taken
into
their
serious
consideration
a
Proclamation
,
dated
at
Oxon
.
the
27.
of
December
last
,
for
the
adjourning
of
the
Court
of
Chancery
,
the
Court
of
Wards
and
Liveries
,
the
Dutchy
of
Lancaster
,
the
Court
of
Requests
,
the
Receipt
of
His
Majesties
Exchequer
,
and
of
the
first
fruits
and
tenths
,
from
the
City
of
Westminster
unto
the
City
of
Oxon
;
and
for
the
adjourning
the
Courts
of
Kings-Bench
,
Common-Pleas
,
and
Exchequer
,
unto
the
returne
Crast
.
Purificationis
,
found
it
to
tend
much
to
the
prejudice
of
the
Common-wealth
to
remove
the
said
Courts
and
Receipts
to
Oxon
,
where
the
body
of
an
Army
raised
against
the
Parliament
and
the
authority
thereof
now
resides
;
And
therefore
,
in
performance
of
their
duty
and
trust
reposed
in
them
by
the
Kingdome
,
whom
they
represent
,
did
exhibite
their
humble
Advice
and
Petition
to
His
Majesty
,
with
the
Reasons
inducing
them
therunto
,
to
revoke
the
said
Proclamation
,
and
with
all
humility
desire
that
the
said
Courts
and
Receipts
might
bee
kept
at
their
severall
usuall
places
and
times
,
and
not
at
Oxon
:
But
His
Majesty
giving
still
more
credit
to
the
suggestions
of
those
wicked
and
malignant
persons
that
yet
encompasse
him
,
then
to
His
highest
and
most
faithfull
Councell
,
returned
His
negative
Answer
,
and
expresly
denied
to
repeale
His
Proclamation
:
Now
the
Lords
and
Commons
cleerly
discovering
the
great
inconveniences
and
mischiefs
that
necessarily
must
happen
to
His
Majesties
most
faithfull
and
best
affected
Subjects
,
in
case
those
Courts
and
Receipts
be
removed
to
Oxon
,
where
such
of
them
as
have
occasion
to
attend
cannot
with
any
safety
to
their
persons
or
estates
repaire
,
His
Majesty
having
in
effect
declared
all
persons
that
have
contributed
any
thing
in
aid
or
defence
of
the
Parliament
,
and
the
Priviledge
thereof
,
to
be
guilty
of
high
Treason
;
and
in
pursuance
thereof
by
the
force
and
power
of
the
Army
there
remaining
have
seized
upon
many
of
their
persons
,
where
they
are
detained
prisoners
,
and
some
proceeded
against
as
Traytors
,
having
nothing
laid
to
their
charge
,
but
their
assisting
the
Parliament
,
and
opposing
that
Army
raised
to
destroy
it
and
the
Kingdome
;
and
finding
that
divers
both
Judges
and
others
,
whose
attendance
upon
the
said
Courts
and
Receipts
will
be
necessary
,
consists
of
persons
that
are
Members
and
Assistants
to
both
Houses
of
Parliament
,
whose
presence
at
this
time
cannot
be
spared
;
And
that
if
the
Records
necessary
to
be
used
in
the
said
Courts
should
be
removed
from
the
usuall
places
,
towards
Oxon
,
in
a
time
when
two
Armies
are
residing
neer
thereabouts
,
it
would
endanger
the
miscarriage
of
them
,
which
might
ruine
many
of
His
Majesties
Subjects
,
whose
estates
depend
thereupon
,
and
that
so
long
a
distance
between
the
said
Court
of
Law
and
Equity
,
which
have
necessary
dependance
one
upon
another
,
would
prove
exceeding
prejudiciall
to
many
,
Thought
it
their
duty
,
in
discharge
of
the
trust
reposed
in
them
by
the
Commonwealth
,
as
much
as
in
them
lieth
to
prevent
the
said
inconveniences
,
And
therefore
doe
hereby
declare
and
order
,
that
no
Judge
,
Minister
,
or
other
person
belonging
to
any
of
the
said
Courts
or
Receipts
shall
repaire
to
the
said
City
of
Oxon
,
or
do
or
execute
any
thing
belonging
to
the
said
Offices
and
imployments
,
but
in
the
places
usuall
for
the
doing
and
executing
thereof
;
And
that
no
Member
of
,
or
assistant
to
any
of
the
two
Houses
of
Parliament
,
that
have
any
place
,
office
,
or
imployment
,
about
any
of
the
said
Courts
or
Receipts
shall
presume
to
depart
from
their
attendance
upon
the
Parliament
,
without
the
speciall
leave
of
that
House
whereof
they
are
Members
or
Assistants
:
And
that
no
person
shall
remove
,
or
cause
to
be
removed
,
any
Records
or
Writings
of
any
the
said
Courts
or
Receipts
,
to
or
towards
the
City
of
Oxon
:
and
the
Lords
and
Commons
do
declare
,
that
if
any
person
shall
disobey
this
Order
,
they
will
proceed
against
them
as
wilfull
contemners
of
the
authority
of
Parliament
,
and
disturbers
of
the
peace
of
the
Kingdome
.
And
it
is
further
declared
and
ordered
by
the
said
Lords
and
Commons
,
That
no
Judgment
,
Decree
,
Order
and
proceedings
whatsoever
,
that
shall
bee
given
,
made
,
or
had
,
by
or
in
any
of
the
said
Courts
or
Receipts
,
out
of
the
usuall
places
where
the
said
Courts
and
Receipts
have
been
accustomed
to
be
held
and
kept
,
shall
bind
any
person
that
shall
or
may
be
concerned
therein
,
without
his
owne
voluntary
consent
.
And
that
the
said
Lords
and
Commons
will
by
the
Authority
of
both
Houses
of
Parliament
protect
and
keep
indemnified
all
Judges
,
Officers
,
and
other
persons
from
any
dammage
or
inconvenience
,
that
may
or
can
happen
to
them
for
yeelding
obedience
to
this
Ordinance
.
FINIS
.