3o4. Mr. N E A L 's II$ Vol. of the * ' The Lord - Keeper acquainted the Houle, that ' his Majefty had commanded him, to let both ' Houfes know, that the French Ambaffador had ' prefented a Defire to his Majefty, that eight Priefis condemn'd this Week, may not be put to execution, but be banifh'd, and imprifoned ' at this time ; the rather, for that it may concern the fettling the Affairs in Ireland, which his Ma¡ jefty promifed fhould be communicated to the Houfes of Parliament, for their Advice there- ' in.' And Dr. Nalfon in another place (p. 732.) in- forms us, ' That after this, theywere voted by the Commons to be executed :' And how far they en- croach'd upon his Majefty's Royal Prerogative in that particular, I leave it, even to Mr. Neal, to judge. Neal, Ibid. Nor could his Maje/ly be prevail'd with, to ifue out a Proclamation declaring the Irifh, Rebels, till the beginning of January ; and even then but forty Copies wereprinted, and not one to be dif- pers'cl, till further Order. Who, I defire to know, endeavour'd to prevail with him ? This is an old and fiale Objection, which as often as it has been offered,fo often has it been ful- ly baffled and confuted ; of whichour Ingenuous Hi- ftorian thought it not proper take notice, for fear of taking off the Poignancy of his Satyr againft poor King Charles, who never can be forgiven by any Bigot to Presbytery or Independency, becaufe of his Beady Adherence to the Church eftablifh'd. TheKing has fully anfwer'd all this, in his Reply to the Remonftrance of the Lords and Commons, the igth of May 1642. t ' And now (fays he) to countenance thofe unhandfome Expreffions, whereby ufually they * Nalfon, p. 719. f Husband's Exalt Colle6ttions, p. 247. ' have
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