At
a
Conference
of
both
Houses
Mr.
Pym
presented
divers
Propositions
from
the
House
of
Commons
to
the
Lords
in
this
manner
.
My
Lords
,
THe
Knights
,
Citizens
,
and
Burgesses
assembled
for
the
Commons
in
Parliament
have
commanded
me
to
expresse
their
continued
desires
,
that
as
the
duties
and
affections
of
both
Houses
are
vnited
upon
the
same
Ends
to
glorifie
God
in
maintaining
his
true
Religion
,
to
serve
the
King
in
the
preservation
of
his
Royall
Person
and
Dignity
,
and
to
procure
the
common
good
in
maintaining
the
Justice
and
Liberty
of
the
Kingdome
,
so
the
Councels
of
both
may
be
ever
constantly
united
in
the
use
and
pursuite
of
such
meanes
as
may
most
effectually
conduce
to
that
End.
This
may
well
be
called
one
End
,
though
in
respect
of
the
severall
Relations
it
comprehends
these
three
Branches
,
they
have
the
same
Roote
,
they
have
the
same
Essence
and
Being
.
It
is
impossible
that
any
man
should
truely
effect
the
King
or
the
common
good
that
is
negligent
of
Religion
,
neither
can
any
man
fully
discharge
his
duty
to
God
that
is
not
carefull
of
these
other
great
Obligations
to
his
Maiesty
and
the
State
.
The
Commons
have
now
taken
into
their
confideration
divers
points
very
important
to
the
accomplishing
of
this
great
End
which
I
am
commanded
to
represent
to
your
Lordships
that
if
they
be
agreeable
to
your
Judgements
,
you
may
then
be
pleased
to
joyne
with
them
.
Dangerous
and
malicious
Designes
have
bin
lately
discovered
for
disturbance
of
the
peace
both
of
England
and
Scotland
,
and
although
God
in
much
mercy
hath
hitherto
delivered
us
,
yet
there
is
just
cause
to
thinke
that
the
same
Enemies
of
Religion
and
of
the
Common-good
will
continue
by
new
Pio●s
to
seeke
our
ruine
and
destruction
,
which
nothing
is
so
likely
to
prevent
,
as
the
Wisdome
and
Authority
of
his
Maiesty
,
assisted
by
the
Advice
of
this
Parliament
,
which
is
the
reason
that
the
House
of
Commons
have
at
this
time
been
more
intentive
upon
these
ensuing
Propositions
,
which
by
their
direction
,
I
come
to
propound
to
your
Lordships
under
Eight
severall
Heads
,
1.
The
first
Head
concernes
his
Majesties
Councell
of
State
,
this
Proposition
hath
onely
two
Branches
.
1.
That
his
Majesty
be
humbly
Petitioned
to
remove
those
evill
Councellors
against
whom
there
shall
be
any
just
exception
,
and
that
the
intention
of
the
Commons
may
the
better
be
apprehended
,
I
am
commanded
to
describe
them
thus
,
that
they
are
such
as
have
been
Active
and
bold
in
promoting
the
manifold
disorders
and
pernicious
courses
which
have
lately
bin
taken
to
the
great
hazard
of
his
Maiesties
Royall
Estate
,
and
oppression
of
the
People
,
or
such
as
doe
still
persevere
to
hinder
or
oppose
the
Reformation
of
those
abuses
in
Parliament
,
or
seeke
to
stirre
up
new
causes
of
Division
betwixt
the
King
and
his
Subjects
.
I
have
further
direction
to
tell
your
Lordships
,
that
the
House
of
Commons
do
for
the
present
,
forbear
to
deliver
any
Charge
against
any
particular
persons
,
hoping
that
his
Maiesty
by
his
owne
Wisdome
will
find
out
those
that
are
faulty
,
but
if
in
this
way
they
shall
not
have
that
successe
which
they
desire
,
they
intend
in
convenient
time
to
present
particular
exceptions
against
such
persons
whose
continuance
in
place
of
trust
and
publique
imployment
they
conceive
will
be
prejudiciall
to
the
State
.
And
my
Lords
,
it
is
not
to
be
wondred
at
,
if
the
House
of
Commons
desire
evill
Councellours
to
be
removed
,
the
miseries
and
distempers
,
under
which
the
Kingdome
labours
must
needs
make
them
sensible
of
that
which
is
the
cause
of
those
miseries
,
those
who
have
bin
active
in
these
latter
times
in
managing
his
Majesties
affayres
,
have
bin
diligent
and
intentive
upon
their
owne
designes
,
but
negligent
of
the
common
good
,
if
not
opposite
to
it
,
and
the
successe
hath
beene
answerable
,
Religion
and
Iustice
the
Honour
and
wealth
of
his
Maiesty
and
of
the
Kingdome
have
withered
and
decayed
,
Popery
,
Superstition
in
the
Church
,
divers
mischievous
projects
,
oppression
,
Extortion
in
the
Common-wealth
have
increased
and
flourisht
,
and
many
of
those
who
have
bin
Actors
in
these
common
Calamities
,
have
raised
their
Fortunes
upon
the
publique
ruine
,
the
answer
of
the
Gardiner
may
somewhat
fit
our
Case
,
who
being
asked
what
the
reason
was
that
Trees
and
good
Hearbes
required
so
much
care
and
dre●…
g
to
make
them
prosper
,
he
returned
this
Reason
,
that
the
Earth
was
Mother
to
the
Weeds
,
and
but
a
Nurse
to
the
Hearbes
.
Kings
and
Queens
are
said
in
the
Scripture
to
be
nourishing
Fathers
and
nursing
Mothers
,
and
so
they
ought
to
be
the
Father
and
the
Mother
in
caring
for
the
Child
intends
the
good
of
it
,
but
these
evill
Councellours
have
had
other
designes
and
Aymes
which
have
diverted
their
endeavours
from
the
common
good
,
and
thereby
have
brought
us
●nto
such
a
State
and
Condition
,
as
if
we
had
bin
under
Hirelings
such
as
seek
their
owne
advantage
,
mischiefes
like
hurtfull
Weeds
have
prospered
under
their
Government
,
as
the
fruit
of
their
owne
●ntentions
,
but
those
things
as
might
have
bin
for
the
benefit
of
the
Common-wealth
,
have
not
onely
found
a
difficult
progresse
but
often
much
opposition
and
discouragement
.
The
other
Branches
of
this
Head
is
this
,
that
His
Majestie
would
be
graciously
pleased
to
commit
his
owne
Businesse
and
the
affaires
of
the
Kingdome
to
such
Councellours
and
Officers
as
his
Parliament
may
have
cause
to
confide
in
.
2.
The
second
Head
concerning
the
Queens
Majesty
.
1.
That
his
Majesty
will
be
graciously
pleased
by
advice
of
his
Parliament
to
perswade
the
Queen
to
accept
some
of
the
Nobility
and
others
of
trust
into
her
service
,
in
such
places
as
are
now
in
her
disposing
,
this
wee
doe
with
more
confidence
propound
,
because
her
Majesty
was
pleased
since
the
meeting
of
this
Parliament
,
to
send
a
gracious
Message
to
the
House
of
Commons
;
wherein
she
expressed
her
desire
to
concurre
with
the
Parliament
in
those
things
which
might
be
for
the
publique
good
,
for
which
she
received
humble
thankes
,
and
we
cannot
but
hope
that
this
Petition
of
the
Parliament
will
be
acceptable
to
her
Majesty
as
being
a
sure
meanes
by
which
she
might
alwayes
be
informed
of
all
occasions
and
opportunities
wherein
she
may
further
the
Common-good
of
the
Kingdome
.
2.
That
no
Jesuite
be
received
into
her
Majesties
Service
,
nor
any
Priest
native
of
any
his
Majesties
Dominions
,
and
that
all
such
Jesuites
and
Priests
be
straightly
restrained
from
comming
to
the
Court
.
3
That
the
Colledge
of
Capuchines
may
be
dissolved
,
and
that
they
may
be
sent
away
out
of
the
Kingdome
.
These
points
concerning
Jesuites
,
Priests
and
Capuchines
,
are
to
be
seconded
with
divers
Resolutions
.
-
1.
The
danger
and
scandall
of
Religion
and
the
peace
of
the
Kingdome
.
-
2.
The
disaffection
to
the
State
manifested
in
two
Letters
dated
6
May
,
directed
to
persons
beyond
the
Sea
,
whereby
many
scandals
are
cast
upon
the
Parliament
,
and
the
good
Subjects
of
this
Kingdome
under
the
name
of
Puritanes
as
disaffected
and
iniurious
to
the
Queenes
person
,
and
thereupon
the
Cardinall
excited
to
some
designe
against
England
,
and
likewise
in
the
Letter
of
Father
Phillips
wherein
by
way
of
reproach
to
the
Parliament
,
he
writ
that
the
Protestation
taken
in
both
Houses
,
is
like
the
Scottish
Covenant
,
but
somewhat
worse
.
-
3.
Divers
informations
are
given
that
great
quantities
of
Gold
are
transported
by
th●se
●…
iests
.
4.
The
fourth
point
concerning
the
Queens
Majesty
is
upon
the
speciall
occasion
of
his
Majesties
absence
,
that
your
Lordships
will
joyne
with
the
House
of
Commons
in
advising
the
King
that
some
of
the
Nobility
and
others
of
quality
with
a
competent
Guard
may
be
appointed
to
attend
the
Queen
for
the
security
of
her
Royall
Person
against
all
designe
of
the
Papists
and
others
ill-affected
to
the
peace
of
the
Kingdome
.
J
am
commanded
to
speake
somewhat
to
the
last
point
,
because
of
some
aspertions
and
misapprehensions
cast
upon
the
Commons
,
since
it
hath
bin
taken
into
consideration
in
the
House
,
as
if
under
this
pretence
they
meant
to
lay
some
restraint
upon
her
Majesty
.
In
this
mention
of
danger
from
Popish
designes
is
not
intended
as
if
the
Papists
meant
to
doe
any
hurt
to
her
Maiesties
Person
for
prevention
whereof
she
should
stand
in
need
of
a
guard
,
the
dingers
that
are
sought
to
be
prevented
by
this
guard
are
these
:
Lest
the
Papists
should
cease
upon
her
Majesties
Person
,
and
make
her
by
force
the
head
of
their
party
in
any
desperate
attempt
wherein
if
they
should
faile
they
may
yet
hope
to
make
their
Peace
the
better
when
they
have
a
pawne
of
such
a
valew
.
Another
danger
is
this
,
that
by
freedome
of
Accesse
to
her
Majesties
Court
,
they
may
have
opportunity
to
infuse
any
evill
Councell
in
to
her
Majesty
to
the
disturbance
and
hazard
of
the
publicke
peace
of
the
Kingdom
as
often
they
have
done
.
Jt
ought
to
be
our
continuall
prayer
to
God
,
that
we
may
not
enter
into
temptation
,
there
are
multitudes
of
Divels
which
are
ever
watching
for
opportunity
to
doe
us
hurt
;
and
therefore
it
is
the
great
mercy
of
God
to
place
a
guard
of
Angels
about
us
.
This
guard
desired
to
attend
her
Majesty
is
such
a
guard
as
may
keep
of
the
evill
spirits
of
Priests
and
Jesuites
,
which
in
their
free
accesse
to
the
Court
may
trouble
her
with
divers
temptations
,
dangerous
to
her selfe
and
to
the
State
,
and
to
have
such
a
guard
we
hope
she
will
take
as
a
happinesse
to
her selfe
,
and
an
Argument
of
Love
in
us
,
and
truely
if
we
did
not
love
her
,
we
should
not
be
so
desirous
of
gracious
Favour
and
Love
,
and
yet
she
might
doe
such
things
as
might
confirme
her
in
the
hearts
and
affections
of
the
people
.
3.
The
third
Head
concernes
the
Prince
and
his
Royall
issue
.
That
some
persons
of
publique
trust
and
well-affected
to
Religion
may
be
placed
about
the
Prince
,
who
may
take
care
of
his
education
,
especially
in
matters
of
Religion
,
and
that
the
like
care
may
be
taken
of
the
rest
of
his
Maiesties
Children
.
4.
The
fourth
Head
concernes
Papists
more
generally
,
wherein
it
is
desired
that
his
Majesty
may
be
moved
in
these
particulars
.
That
he
will
be
pleased
to
be
very
sparing
in
granting
Licences
to
any
Papists
to
come
to
the
Court
.
2.
That
if
any
come
without
Licence
,
the
Lawes
may
be
severally
put
in
execution
upon
them
.
3.
That
all
English
Ladies
being
Papists
,
may
be
sent
from
the
Court
.
4.
That
no
pensions
may
be
allowed
and
sent
out
of
the
Kingdome
,
to
any
of
the
Fugitives
abroad
.
5.
That
such
active
Papists
as
well
of
Nobility
as
others
,
as
shall
be
conceived
dangerous
to
the
State
may
be
confined
to
such
places
in
the
Kingdome
,
wherein
they
shall
have
least
power
to
raise
any
party
to
the
disturbance
of
the
publique
peace
,
as
heretofore
in
Queen
Eliz
.
time
was
usuall
.
5.
The
Fifth
Head
concerning
the
Popes
Nuntio
.
That
it
may
be
declared
by
an
Act
of
Parliament
,
that
if
any
man
shall
presume
to
come
into
this
Kingdome
with
instructions
from
the
Pope
,
or
Court
of
Rome
,
that
he
shall
be
in
case
of
high
treason
,
and
out
of
the
protection
of
the
King
,
and
of
the
Law
.
6.
The
Sixth
Head
concerning
the
security
and
Peace
of
the
Kingdome
.
1.
That
his
Maiesty
by
advice
of
the
Parliament
,
will
be
pleased
to
place
good
Lord
Lievtenants
in
every
Countie
,
with
direction
to
be
very
carefull
in
the
choise
of
deputie
Lievtenants
.
2.
That
the
trained
Bands
be
furnished
with
Armes
,
powder
,
and
Bullet
,
and
that
they
be
exercised
,
and
made
fit
for
Service
,
and
an
Oath
prepared
by
the
Authority
of
the
King
and
Parliament
,
to
be
taken
by
the
Lord
Lievtenants
,
Captaines
,
and
other
Officers
of
the
trained
Bands
,
whereby
they
may
be
obliged
faithfully
to
serve
the
King
and
Stare
.
3.
That
the
Cinque
Ports
and
other
Forts
of
the
Kingdom
may
be
put
into
good
hands
,
and
a
List
of
those
in
whose
hands
they
were
may
be
presented
to
the
Parliament
,
and
that
speciall
care
be
taken
for
reparation
and
provision
of
the
Forts
.
4.
That
my
Lord
Admirall
be
desired
to
informe
the
Parliament
in
what
case
the
Navie
is
,
that
if
there
be
any
defect
it
may
be
provided
for
out
of
the
Moneys
that
are
to
come
in
upon
the
Tunnage
and
Poundage
.
7.
The
seventh
Head
concernes
a
generall
pardon
that
His
Majesty
will
be
pleased
to
give
direction
to
his
learned
Councell
,
to
prepare
a
generall
pardon
in
such
a
large
and
beneficiall
manner
as
may
be
for
the
reliefe
and
security
of
his
good
Subjects
.
8.
The
eight
Head
concerning
a
Committee
of
both
Houses
.
That
your
Lordships
will
appoint
a
Select
Committee
of
the
Members
of
your
House
to
joyne
with
a
proportionable
number
of
the
House
of
Commons
from
time
to
time
to
conferre
upon
such
particular
courses
as
shall
be
most
effectuall
for
reducing
these
Propositions
to
effect
for
the
publique
good
.
FINIS