A
REMONSTRANCE
PRESENTED
TO
HIS
MAIESTIE
by
the
PARLIAMENT
in
June
,
Ann.
Dom
.
1628.
3o
.
Caroli
Regis
.
Wherein
is
discovered
,
the
great
danger
that
England
and
Ireland
lay
under
;
and
the
Parliaments
care
to
have
secured
them
.
As
also
the
names
of
some
of
the
Enemies
of
the
State
,
as
Dr.
Laud
,
&c.
Most
dread
Soveraign
,
AS
with
all
humble
thankfulnesse
we
your
dutifull
Commons
in
Parliament
assembled
,
do
acknowledge
the
great
comfort
we
have
in
the
assurance
of
your
Majesties
pious
and
gracious
dispositions
;
So
we
think
it
a
most
necessary
duty
(
being
called
by
your
Majestie
to
consult
and
advise
of
the
great
and
urgent
affairs
of
this
Church
and
Common-wealth
,
finding
them
at
this
time
in
apparant
danger
of
destruction
)
faithfully
and
dutifully
to
inform
your
Majestie
thereof
:
and
with
bleeding
hearts
and
bended
knees
to
crave
such
speedie
redresse
therein
,
as
to
your
wisdom
(
unto
which
we
humbly
submit
our selves
and
our
desires
,
shall
seem
meet
and
convenient
.
What
by
the
multitude
and
potency
of
your
Majesties
enemies
abroad
,
what
by
their
malicious
and
ambitious
ends
and
how
vigilant
and
constantly
industrious
they
are
in
pursuing
the
same
,
is
well
known
unto
your
Majestie
,
together
with
the
dangers
threatned
thereby
to
your
sacred
person
and
your
Kingdoms
,
and
the
calamity
which
hath
already
fallen
,
and
daily
hath
increased
upon
your
friends
and
Alleys
,
of
all
which
we
are
well
assured
your
Majestie
is
most
sensible
,
and
will
accordingly
in
your
own
great
wisdom
,
and
with
the
gravest
and
most
mature
Counsell
and
exegency
of
the
times
and
occasions
,
provide
by
all
good
means
to
prevent
and
help
the
same
.
To
which
end
we
most
humbly
entreat
your
Majestie
:
First
,
and
especially
to
cast
your
eyes
upon
the
miserable
condition
of
this
your
own
Kingdom
of
late
so
strangely
weakned
,
impoverished
and
rejected
;
that
unlesse
through
your
Majesties
most
gracious
wisdom
,
goodnesse
,
and
justice
,
it
be
speedily
raised
to
a
better
condition
,
it
is
in
no
little
danger
to
become
a
sudden
prey
to
the
enemies
thereof
;
and
of
the
most
happy
and
flourishing
,
to
be
the
most
miserable
and
contemptible
Nation
in
the
world
.
In
the
discovery
of
which
dangers
,
mischiefs
and
inconveniences
being
upon
us
,
we
do
freely
protest
that
it
is
far
from
our
thoughts
to
lay
the
least
imputation
upon
your
Majesties
sacred
person
,
or
the
least
scandall
upon
your
government
:
for
we
do
in
all
sincerity
,
and
with
joyfulnesse
of
our
hearts
,
not
onely
for
our selves
,
but
in
the
name
of
all
the
Commons
of
the
Realm
whom
we
represent
,
ascribe
as
much
honour
to
your
Majestie
,
and
acknowledgement
of
dutie
,
as
a
most
loyall
and
affectionate
people
can
give
to
the
best
King
;
for
so
you
are
,
and
so
you
have
been
pleased
abundantly
to
expresse
your self
this
present
Parliament
by
your
Majesties
clear
and
satisfactory
Answer
to
our
Petition
of
Right
;
for
which
our selves
and
our
posterities
shal
blesse
God
,
and
ever
preserve
a
thankfull
memory
of
your
great
goodnesse
and
justice
therein
.
And
we
do
hereby
beleeve
,
that
all
or
most
of
these
things
which
we
shall
now
present
unto
your
Majestie
,
are
either
altogether
unknown
to
you
,
or
else
by
some
of
your
Majesties
Ministers
offered
under
such
specious
pretences
as
may
hide
their
own
bad
intentions
and
ill
consequence
of
them
from
your
Majestie
.
But
we
assure
our selves
,
that
according
to
the
good
example
of
your
noble
predecessors
,
nothing
can
make
your
Majestie
,
being
a
wise
and
judicious
Prince
,
and
above
all
things
desirous
of
the
welfare
of
your
people
,
more
in
love
with
Parliaments
than
this
which
is
one
of
the
principall
ends
of
calling
them
,
that
therein
you
may
be
truly
enformed
of
the
state
of
severall
parts
of
your
Kingdom
,
and
how
your
Officers
and
Ministers
do
behave
themselves
in
the
discharge
of
the
trust
reposed
in
them
by
your
Majestie
;
which
is
scarce
possible
to
be
made
known
unto
you
but
in
Parliament
,
as
was
declared
by
your
blessed
Father
when
he
was
pleased
to
put
the
Commons
in
Parliament
assembled
in
mind
,
that
it
would
be
greatest
unfaithfulnesse
and
breach
of
dutie
to
his
Majestie
,
and
of
the
trust
committed
to
them
by
their
Countrey
that
could
be
,
if
in
setting
forth
the
grievances
of
the
people
,
and
conditions
of
all
the
parts
of
this
Kingdom
,
and
whence
they
came
,
they
did
not
deal
clearly
with
him
,
without
sparing
any
,
how
dear
and
neer
soever
they
were
unto
him
,
if
they
were
dangerous
or
hurtfull
to
the
Common-wealth
.
In
confidence
therefore
of
your
Majesties
most
ready
and
gracious
acceptation
in
a
matter
of
so
high
importance
,
in
faithfull
discharge
of
our
duties
we
do
;
First
of
all
,
most
humbly
beseech
your
Majestie
to
take
notice
,
that
howsoever
we
know
that
your
Majestie
doth
with
your
soul
abhorre
that
any
such
thing
should
be
imagined
or
attempted
,
yet
there
is
a
generall
fear
conceived
in
your
people
of
some
secret
working
and
combination
to
introduce
into
this
your
Kingdom
Innovation
,
and
change
of
our
Religion
is
more
precious
to
us
than
that
our
lives
and
whatsoever
this
world
can
afford
.
Our
fears
and
jealousies
herein
are
not
meerly
conjecturall
,
but
arising
out
of
such
certain
and
visible
effects
,
as
may
demonstrate
a
true
and
reall
cause
.
For
notwithstanding
the
many
good
and
wholesome
Laws
made
to
prevent
the
encrease
of
Poperie
within
this
Kingdom
,
and
notwithstanding
your
Majesties
most
gracious
and
satisfactory
Answer
to
the
Petition
of
both
Houses
in
that
behalf
presented
to
your
Majestie
at
Oxon
.
we
find
there
hath
followed
no
good
execution
or
effect
.
But
on
the
contrary
(
at
which
your
Majestie
out
of
quick
sence
of
your
own
religious
and
pious
heart
cannot
but
be
in
the
highest
measure
displeased
)
those
of
that
religion
do
find
extraordinarie
favours
and
respects
in
Court
from
persons
of
great
qualitie
and
power
there
,
unto
whom
Countesse
of
Buck
.
they
continually
resort
;
And
in
particular
is
the
Countesse
of
Buckingham
,
who
,
her self
openly
professing
that
religion
,
is
a
known
favourer
and
supporter
of
them
that
do
the
same
;
which
we
well
hoped
upon
your
Majesties
Answer
to
the
aforesaid
Petition
at
Oxon
.
should
not
have
been
permitted
.
Petition
at
Oxon
.
Nor
that
any
of
your
Majesties
Subjects
of
that
religion
,
or
justly
to
be
susspected
,
should
be
entertain'd
into
your
Majesties
service
,
or
of
your
royall
Consort
the
Queen
:
Some
likewise
of
that
religion
have
had
Honors
,
Offices
Papists
placed
in
authority
.
Letters
for
stay
of
proceeding
against
Papists
.
Composition
with
Recusants
Inhibitions
.
Toleration
dangerous
.
and
places
of
Command
and
Authority
lately
conferred
:
But
that
which
striketh
the
greatest
terrors
into
the
heares
of
your
loyall
Subjects
concerning
this
point
,
is
,
the
letters
for
stay
of
legall
proceeding
against
them
have
been
procured
from
your
Majestie
(
by
what
indirect
means
we
know
not
&
Commissions
under
the
great
Seal
granted
and
executed
for
composition
to
be
made
with
Popish
Recusants
.
Inhibitions
also
and
restraints
both
to
the
Ecclesiasticall
and
temporall
Courts
and
Officers
to
intermeddle
with
them
:
which
is
conceived
to
amount
to
no
lesse
than
a
toleration
,
odious
to
God
,
full
of
dishonour
,
and
great
scandall
and
grief
to
your
people
,
and
of
the
apparent
danger
of
the
present
estate
of
your
Majestie
,
and
of
this
Kingdom
.
And
in
especiall
,
about
London
and
the
Suburbs
thereof
,
where
exceeding
many
families
of
them
do
make
their
aboad
:
A
frequent
Masse
at
Denmark
House
and
other
places
;
and
by
their
often
meetings
and
conferences
,
have
unhappy
opportunities
of
combining
their
counsels
and
strength
together
,
to
the
hazard
of
your
Majesties
safetie
and
the
State
:
and
most
especially
in
these
doubtfull
and
calamitous
times
.
But
as
our
fear
concerning
change
and
subversion
of
Religion
,
is
grounded
upon
the
daily
increase
of
Papists
,
the
open
and
professed
enemies
thereof
,
for
the
reasons
formerly
mentioned
:
So
are
the
hearts
of
your
Subjects
no
lesse
perplexed
,
then
with
sorrow
they
behold
the
daily
growth
and
spreading
of
the
faction
of
Arminians
,
(
that
being
as
your
Majestie
Arminians
.
well
knows
)
a
cunning
way
to
bring
in
Poperie
,
the
professors
of
these
opinions
the
common
disturbers
of
the
Protestant
Churches
,
and
incendiaries
of
those
states
wherein
they
have
gotten
any
head
,
being
Protestants
in
shew
,
and
Jesuites
in
opinion
and
practise
,
which
caused
your
royall
Father
with
so
much
pious
wisdom
and
ardent
zeal
,
to
endeavour
the
suppressing
of
them
,
as
well
at
home
,
as
in
the
neighbour
Countreys
.
And
your
gracious
Majestie
(
imitating
his
most
worthy
example
)
hath
openly
by
your
Proclamation
declared
your
mislike
of
these
persons
,
and
of
their
opinions
,
who
notwithstanding
are
much
favoured
and
advanced
,
not
wanting
even
of
the
Clergie
neer
to
your
Majestie
,
by
name
Dr
Neile
Bishop
of
Winchester
,
and
Dr
Laud
Bishop
Dr
Neile
.
Dr
Laud
.
of
Bath
and
Wells
,
who
are
justly
suspected
to
be
unsound
in
their
opinion
that
way
.
And
it
being
now
generally
the
way
to
preferment
and
promotion
in
the
Church
,
many
Scholars
do
bend
their
studies
to
maintain
those
errors
:
their
books
and
opinions
are
suffered
to
be
printed
and
published
;
And
on
the
other
side
,
the
suppression
of
such
as
are
written
against
them
,
and
in
the
defence
of
the
Orthodox
Religion
are
hindred
and
prohibited
:
And
which
is
boldnesse
almost
incredible
,
this
restraint
of
orthodox
books
is
made
under
colour
of
your
Majesties
formerly
mentioned
Proclamation
,
the
intent
and
meaning
whereof
,
we
know
was
quite
contrary
.
And
further
to
increase
our
fears
concerning
Innovation
in
Religion
,
we
find
that
there
hath
been
no
small
labouring
to
remove
that
which
is
the
most
powerfull
means
to
strengthen
and
increase
our
own
Religion
,
and
to
oppose
the
contrary
,
which
is
diligent
teaching
and
instructing
the
people
in
the
true
knowledge
and
worship
of
Almightie
God
,
and
therefore
means
have
been
sought
out
to
depose
and
discountenance
pious
,
painfull
,
and
orthodox
Preachers
:
and
how
conformable
soever
.
and
peaceable
in
their
disposition
and
carriage
they
be
,
yet
the
preferment
of
such
is
opposed
;
and
instead
of
being
encouraged
,
they
are
molested
by
vexatious
courses
,
and
pursuits
,
and
hardly
admitted
to
lecture
even
in
those
places
where
are
no
constant
preaching
Ministers
,
whereby
many
of
your
good
people
(
whose
souls
in
this
case
we
beseech
your
Majesty
to
commiserate
)
are
kept
in
ignorance
,
and
are
apt
to
be
easily
seduced
to
errour
and
superstition
.
It
doth
not
a
little
also
increase
our
dangers
and
fears
Ireland
.
this
way
,
to
understand
the
miserable
condition
of
your
Kingdom
of
Ireland
,
where
without
controull
the
Popish
religion
is
openly
professed
and
practised
Nunneries
and
superstitious
houses
in
every
part
thereof
,
Popish
jurisdiction
being
generally
exercised
and
avowed
,
Monasteries
,
Nunneries
and
other
superstitious
houses
newly
erected
,
reedified
and
replenished
with
men
and
women
of
severall
Orders
,
and
in
a
plentifull
manner
maintained
in
Dublin
,
and
most
of
the
great
Towns
,
and
divers
other
places
of
the
Kingdom
,
which
of
what
ill
consequence
it
may
prove
(
if
not
seasonably
represt
)
we
leave
to
your
Majesties
wisdom
to
judge
:
but
most
humblie
beseech
you
(
as
we
assure
our selves
)
to
lay
your
serious
consideration
thereof
,
to
your
royall
and
pious
heart
,
and
that
some
timely
course
may
be
taken
for
redresse
therein
.
And
now
if
to
all
these
your
Majestie
will
be
pleased
to
adde
the
consideration
of
the
circumstance
of
time
,
wherein
these
courses
tending
to
the
destruction
of
true
Religion
within
these
Kingdoms
,
have
been
taken
even
at
such
time
,
when
the
same
is
with
open
force
and
violence
persecuted
in
other
Countreys
,
and
all
the
reformed
Churches
of
Christendome
either
depressed
or
miserably
distressed
,
we
do
humblie
appeal
to
your
Majesties
princely
judgement
,
whether
there
be
not
a
just
ground
of
fear
,
that
there
is
some
secret
and
strange
cooperating
there
with
the
enemies
of
our
Religion
abroad
for
the
utter
extirpation
thereof
;
and
whether
if
it
be
not
speedily
redrest
,
and
the
profession
of
true
Religion
more
encouraged
,
we
can
expect
any
other
but
miserie
and
ruine
speedily
to
fall
upon
us
,
especially
if
besides
the
visible
and
apparant
dangers
wherewith
we
are
compassed
round
about
,
you
would
be
pleased
piously
to
remember
the
displeasure
of
Almightie
God
alwayes
bent
against
the
neglect
of
this
holy
Religion
;
the
strokes
of
whose
divine
justice
we
have
already
felt
,
and
do
still
feel
with
smart
and
sorrow
ingreat
measure
:
And
beside
this
fear
of
innovation
in
Religion
,
we
do
in
like
faithfull
discharge
of
our
duties
most
humblie
declare
to
your
Majestie
,
that
the
hearts
of
your
people
are
full
of
fear
of
innovation
and
change
in
government
,
and
accordingly
possest
with
great
grief
and
sorrow
;
Yet
in
this
point
by
your
Majesties
late
Answer
to
our
Petition
of
Right
touching
our
Liberties
,
much
comforted
,
and
raised
again
,
out
of
that
fullennesse
Petition
of
Right
.
Loan
.
and
discontent
which
they
generally
had
conceived
throughout
the
whole
Kingdom
,
all
the
undue
courles
which
were
the
last
yeer
taken
for
raysing
of
money
by
Loans
,
then
which
(
what
ever
your
Majestie
hath
been
informed
to
the
contrary
)
there
was
never
any
money
demanded
or
paid
with
greater
grief
and
generall
dislike
of
all
your
faithfull
Subjects
;
though
many
partly
out
of
fear
,
and
partly
out
of
other
respects
,
yet
most
unwillingly
,
were
drawn
to
yeeld
to
what
was
then
required
.
The
billiting
of
Souldiers
did
much
augment
both
our
fears
and
our
griefs
,
Billiting
of
Souldiers
.
wherein
likewise
they
find
much
comfort
,
upon
your
late
gracious
Answer
to
the
Petition
of
Right
,
and
lo
that
which
we
presented
to
your
Majestie
concerning
that
particular
,
yet
we
humblie
beseech
your
Majestie
that
we
may
enform
you
,
that
the
still
continuance
and
late
re-inforcing
of
the
number
of
those
Souldiers
,
the
condition
of
their
persons
,
many
of
them
not
being
natives
of
this
Kingdom
,
nor
of
the
same
,
but
somewhat
of
an
opposite
religion
,
the
placing
of
them
beneath
the
Sea-coasts
;
where
making
head
amongst
themselves
,
they
may
unite
with
a
Papist
partie
at
home
(
if
occasion
serve
)
or
joyn
with
an
invading
Enemie
to
do
extream
mischief
:
and
that
they
are
not
yet
imployed
nor
dismissed
,
doth
still
minister
cause
of
jealousie
to
your
loving
Subjects
,
and
cannot
be
continued
without
exceeding
great
danger
,
of
the
peace
and
safetie
of
your
Kingdom
.
The
report
of
the
strange
and
dangerous
purpose
of
bringing
in
the
Germaine
horse
and
Riders
would
have
tumed
our
doubts
into
dispairs
,
and
our
fears
into
certainty
of
confusion
,
had
not
your
Majesties
gracious
Message
(
for
which
we
give
you
humble
thanks
)
comforted
us
with
the
assurance
of
your
royall
word
,
that
they
neither
are
,
nor
ever
were
intended
by
your
Majestie
for
any
service
in
England
,
but
they
were
designed
for
some
forraign
employment
;
yet
the
sight
of
the
Privie
Seal
by
which
(
it
seemeth
)
they
were
to
be
leavied
for
this
place
;
the
great
summe
of
money
which
upon
examination
had
been
made
over
for
that
purpose
;
that
much
about
the
same
time
there
was
a
Commission
under
the
great
Seal
granted
to
the
Lords
and
others
of
your
Privie
Councell
to
consider
,
as
of
other
wayes
of
raising
of
moneys
,
so
particularly
by
imposition
,
gives
us
just
cause
of
suspect
,
that
whatsoever
was
your
Majesties
own
gracious
intention
,
yet
there
wanted
not
those
that
under
some
colourable
pretence
might
secretly
by
this
,
as
by
other
wayes
,
contrive
to
change
both
the
form
of
Religion
and
government
,
and
thereby
to
undermine
the
safetie
both
of
your
Majestie
and
of
your
Kingdom
:
Such
men
could
not
be
ignorant
,
that
the
bringing
in
of
strangers
for
aid
hath
been
alwayes
pernicious
to
any
State
where
they
have
been
admitted
,
but
to
England
fatall
.
We
do
blesse
God
that
hath
given
to
your
Majestie
a
wise
and
understanding
heart
,
to
discern
the
mischief
of
such
courses
,
and
that
such
power
produces
nothing
but
weaknesse
and
calamitie
.
And
we
beseech
your
Majestie
to
pardon
the
vehemencie
of
our
expressions
,
which
in
loyall
and
zealous
affections
we
bear
to
your
Majestie
and
your
service
;
We
are
bold
to
declare
to
your
Majestie
and
the
whole
world
,
that
we
hold
it
far
beneath
the
heart
of
any
English
man
to
think
that
this
victorious
Nation
should
now
stand
in
need
of
Germaine
Souldiers
to
defend
their
own
King
and
Kingdom
.
But
when
we
consider
the
courses
formerly
mentioned
concerning
the
undermining
of
Religion
,
and
those
things
tending
to
an
apparant
change
of
government
;
the
often
breaches
Often
breaches
of
Parliament
.
Tunnage
&
Poundage
.
of
Parliaments
,
whereby
you
have
been
deprived
of
the
faithfull
Counsels
and
free
aids
of
your
people
.
The
taking
of
Tonnage
and
Poundage
without
any
grant
thereof
by
Act
of
Parliament
ever
since
the
beginning
of
your
Majesties
reign
.
The
standing
Commission
granted
to
the
Duke
of
Buckingham
;
And
in
time
of
peace
the
displacing
of
faithfull
Officers
and
Ministers
,
some
from
Judiciall
place
,
and
others
from
the
Offices
and
Authorities
which
formerly
they
held
in
the
Common-wealth
;
we
cannot
but
at
the
sight
of
such
approaching
desolations
as
must
necessarily
follow
these
courses
,
even
out
of
the
depth
of
sorrow
lift
up
our
cries
to
heaven
for
help
,
and
next
under
God
,
humble
our selves
to
your
sacred
Majestie
,
and
falling
down
at
your
feet
to
beseech
you
to
hearken
to
the
voice
of
all
your
people
,
which
if
you
could
hear
so
many
thousands
speaking
together
,
they
would
all
joyntly
implore
help
and
reformation
.
And
if
yet
your
Majestie
will
be
pleased
to
take
a
present
view
of
the
present
estate
of
your
Realm
,
we
do
humbly
pray
you
to
consider
whether
the
miserable
disasters
and
ill
successe
that
hath
accompanied
Cales
.
Isle
of
Ree
.
Rochel
.
all
your
late
designes
and
actions
;
particularly
those
of
Cales
,
the
Isle
of
Ree
,
and
the
last
expedition
to
Rochell
,
hath
not
wasted
all
that
stock
of
Honour
that
was
left
unto
this
Kingdom
,
sometime
terrible
to
all
other
Nations
,
and
now
declining
to
a
contempt
beneath
the
meanest
with
our
Honour
there
lost
,
and
that
not
a
few
who
had
they
lived
,
we
might
have
had
some
better
hope
of
recovering
it
again
;
our
valiant
and
expert
Collonels
,
Captains
and
Commanders
,
and
many
thousand
common
Souldiers
and
Marriners
,
though
we
have
some
cause
to
think
that
your
Majestie
is
not
rightly
informed
thereof
,
and
that
of
some
thousands
of
your
Subjects
lost
in
the
Isle
of
Ree
,
your
Majestie
received
Information
but
of
some
few
hundreds
;
and
all
that
dishonour
and
losse
hath
been
purchased
with
the
consumption
of
a
Million
of
treasure
.
Many
of
your
Forts
exceeding
weak
and
decayed
,
and
want
both
men
and
munition
;
and
here
we
cannot
but
with
grief
consider
and
complain
of
a
4.
and
5.
Head
.
strange
improvidence
,
your
Majestie
will
rather
call
it
treacherie
,
that
your
store
of
powder
which
by
order
of
your
Privie
Councell
dated
the
tenth
of
Powder
.
10.
of
December
,
1626.
December
,
1626.
should
be
constantly
300.
lasts
,
besides
a
continuall
supply
of
20.
lasts
a
moneth
of
ordinarie
,
and
were
now
fit
as
we
conceive
to
be
doubled
:
that
proportion
which
is
at
this
time
in
the
Tower
,
the
present
wants
being
served
,
is
but
nine
Lasts
and
40.
l.
in
all
,
which
we
tremble
to
think
of
,
and
that
notwithstanding
this
great
scarsitie
of
powder
,
great
quantities
should
be
permitted
to
be
sold
out
of
your
Majesties
store
to
particular
persons
for
private
gains
,
whereof
we
have
seen
a
Certificate
of
36
Lasts
sold
since
the
fourth
of
Januarie
last
,
and
your
Majesties
store
being
unfurnished
of
powder
,
which
by
a
Contract
made
by
Master
Eveling
ought
to
be
supplied
monethly
with
20
Lasts
,
at
the
rate
of
3
l.
10
s
.
10
d
.
the
Barrell
;
your
Majestie
hath
been
forced
to
pay
above
7
l.
a
Barrell
,
for
powder
to
be
brought
in
from
beyond
the
Seas
:
For
which
purpose
12400
l.
was
imprest
to
Mr
Burlamache
the
last
yeer
,
and
that
powder
not
so
good
as
that
which
by
contract
your
Majestie
should
have
of
your
own
by
one
third
part
;
all
which
are
most
strange
and
dangerous
abuses
.
But
what
povertie
,
weaknesse
and
miserie
your
Kingdom
is
now
grown
6.
and
7.
Heads
.
into
by
decay
of
trade
,
by
destruction
and
losse
of
ships
and
Marriners
within
these
three
yeers
last
past
,
we
are
almost
afraid
to
declare
:
And
could
we
have
been
sure
that
your
Majestie
should
any
other
way
have
had
a
true
information
thereof
,
we
should
have
been
doubtfull
to
have
made
our
weaknesse
and
extremitie
of
misfortune
to
appear
:
But
the
importunate
and
most
pitifull
complaints
from
all
the
parts
of
the
Kingdom
neer
adjoyning
to
the
Seas
in
this
Land
,
would
rend
(
we
think
)
the
stoniest
heart
in
the
world
with
sorrow
,
and
the
sence
we
have
of
the
miserable
condition
of
your
Kingdom
is
no
by-reason
thereof
,
especially
for
that
we
see
no
present
possible
means
,
being
now
shortly
to
end
this
Sessions
,
how
to
help
the
same
;
adde
such
a
weight
of
grief
to
our
sad
thoughts
,
as
we
have
no
words
to
expresse
it
.
For
your
Majesties
most
exact
information
herein
,
we
beseech
you
to
be
pleased
to
prove
the
Calender
of
particulars
with
this
Remonstrance
which
we
now
most
humblie
present
unto
your
Majestie
.
One
reason
of
this
decay
of
Trade
,
and
losse
of
ships
and
Marriners
,
is
the
not
guarding
of
the
Seas
;
the
Regality
whereof
,
your
Majestie
hath
now
in
a
manner
wholly
lost
,
and
that
wherein
a
principall
part
of
the
honour
and
safetie
of
this
Kingdom
heretofore
consisted
,
in
having
the
absolute
command
Dunkirk
.
of
the
Seas
,
is
so
now
neglected
,
that
the
Town
of
Dunkirk
doth
so
continually
beat
,
rob
and
spoil
your
Subjects
,
that
we
can
assure
your
Majestie
if
some
present
and
effectuall
remedie
be
not
forthwith
provided
,
the
whole
body
of
this
Kingdom
,
and
the
shipping
and
Marriners
belonging
thereunto
,
will
be
meerly
lost
and
consumed
.
The
principall
cause
of
which
evils
and
dangers
,
we
conceive
to
be
the
excessive
9.
Head
.
Duke
of
Buck
.
power
of
the
Duke
of
Buckingham
,
and
the
abuse
of
that
power
:
and
we
most
humblie
submit
it
to
your
Majesties
most
excellent
wisdom
,
whether
it
can
be
safe
either
for
you
or
your
Kingdom
,
that
so
great
power
as
rests
in
him
both
by
Sea
and
Land
should
be
in
the
hands
of
any
one
Subject
whatsoever
.
Sure
we
are
,
it
cannot
be
for
your
service
,
it
being
impossible
for
one
man
to
manage
so
many
and
so
weightie
affairs
of
the
Kingdom
as
he
hath
undertaken
;
besides
the
ordinarie
duties
of
those
great
Offices
which
he
holds
,
some
of
which
well
performed
,
would
require
the
time
and
industrie
of
the
ablest
man
both
for
counsell
and
action
that
could
be
found
in
your
whole
Kingdom
(
especially
in
these
times
of
common
danger
)
And
our
humble
desire
is
,
that
your
most
excellent
Majestie
would
be
pleased
to
take
into
consideration
,
whether
in
respect
the
same
Duke
hath
so
abused
his
power
,
it
be
safe
for
your
Majestie
and
your
Kingdom
,
to
continue
him
either
in
his
great
Offices
of
trust
,
or
in
his
place
of
neernesse
of
counsell
about
your
sacred
person
.
And
thus
in
all
humility
ayming
at
nothing
but
the
honour
of
Almightie
God
,
the
maintenance
of
his
true
Religion
,
the
safetie
and
happinesse
of
your
most
excellent
Majestie
,
and
the
preservation
and
prosperitie
of
this
Church
and
Common-wealth
;
We
have
endeavoured
with
faithfull
hearts
and
intentions
,
and
in
discharge
of
the
dutie
we
owe
to
your
Majestie
and
our
Countrey
,
to
give
you
a
true
presentation
of
our
present
danger
and
pressing
calamities
,
which
we
humbly
beseech
your
Majestie
graciously
to
accept
,
and
take
the
same
to
heart
,
accounting
the
safetie
and
prosperitie
of
your
people
,
your
greatest
happinesse
;
and
their
love
your
richest
treasure
.
A
ruefull
and
lamentable
spectacle
,
we
confesse
,
it
must
needs
be
,
to
behold
these
ruines
in
so
fair
a
house
;
so
many
diseases
,
and
almost
everie
one
of
them
deadly
,
in
so
strong
and
well
tempored
a
body
(
as
this
Kingdom
lately
was
)
yet
we
will
not
doubt
but
that
God
hath
reserved
this
honour
for
your
Majestie
to
restore
the
safetie
and
happinesse
thereof
again
,
as
a
work
worthie
so
excellent
a
Prince
;
For
whose
long
life
and
true
felicitie
we
daily
pray
,
that
your
fame
and
never
dying
glory
may
be
continued
to
all
succeeding
generations
.
FINIS
.