Chap. X. 77,e H I S'P O R-Y of the PURITANS. 777 no manner of danger, but from a malignant party within the two houfes,l Chaves I. and that therefore the laws should have their free and ordinary course. ' Upon thefe contrary fuppofitions the arguments on both fides are in- vincible ; but (as has been already obferved) it was impoffible they Mould produce any good effect, till it was firft agreed whether the na- tion was in danger, or whether the royal prom f might be relied on with fafety. On the 2d of Tune the parliament prefented the king with the fum Thefan of of all their defires for the reformation:andfecurity of church and /late, in en and reS nineteen propofitions, according to his majesty's command in January in 9 prop:. last. Thofe which relate to the state are built upon the fuppofition a- fstions. bovementioned, that the nationwas in imminent danger ; and that after fomany infractions of the ROYAL WORD, it wis not to be relied upenfor the execution of the laws but in conjunction with the parliament. They therefore pray, " that his majefty's privy-countllors, commanders of -" forts and garrisons, and all the great officers offiate, may be approved " by the two houles; that the judges may hold their places quam din je bene goffirint ; that the militia may be in the hands-of the parliament for the prefent; that all public bulinefs may be determined by a majority of the council, and that they may take an oath to maintain the petition " of right, andfuch other laws as(hall be enacted this.prefentHon. They ";pray that the juftice of prrliament may :pats upon delinquents ; that " the lord Kimbolton and the five members may be effectually cleared by " at of parliament, and that his majefty would enter into alliances " with foreign princes for the fupport of the protestant religion, &c." 'Tis hard to exprels his majefty's refentment against all these .propofi- tions (except the two last), which he fays were fit only to be offered to á vanquished prifoner; that he were unworthy of his noble defcent if he fhould part with fuch flowers of the crown as are worth all the rest of the garland. "If thefe things are granted (fays he) we may have the " title of a king, and be waited upon bareheaded ; we may have our " hand kiffed, and have (words and maces carrried before us, but as to " real power we'fhould remain but the outfide, the picture, the fign of a king." His majefly therefore rejected them in the grofs with this fo- vereign reply, nolumus leges Angliæ mutant. The propofitions relating to religion were thefe Prop. IV. " That he or they to whom the government and educa- Propofsionr " tion of the king's children (hall be committed, be approved by both relating to houfes of parliament, and in the intervals of parliament by the ma- religion. " jority of the privy-council; and that fuch fervants against whom the R ¡m houfes have any just exception be removed. - P 3d. P. 793 VOL. L 5 G Prop. r-
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