Chap. V. The HISTORY of thePuRITANS. 123 "extraordinary 'ways, if (fays he) the parliament jhould prove peeviili K. Charles I. " and rifife." · . r644. The archbifhop replied, that this was the vote of the whole council-ta- L~. _ble, of which he was only a Jingle member, and therefore could not be p. 229,230, called his counfel. Belides, the words had relation to the troubles of 2 31 • Scotland, and are therefore included in the aCt of oblivion. 2. " They produced another expreilion in one of the archbiiliop's " papers under his own hand, in the beginning of which he fays, that " magna charta bad an oijcure birth, and was .frftered by an ill nurfe." The archbilhop replied, that it was no difgrace to mag1za charta to Laud's Hill:. fay, it had an olfcure birth; our hill:ories confirm the truth of it, and P· 40 9· fame of our law-books of good account ufe a!moll: the fame expreilions; and fhall the fame words be hiftory and law in them, and treafon in me? 3· They averred, " that he had faid in council, that the king's pro- Managerr " clamation was ~f as great force as an aCI if parliament; and that he charge. " had compared the king to the ll:one fpoken of in the gofpel, that 7oho- " .foever falls upon it fhall be broken, but upon wbomjoever it falls it will "grind him to powder." The archbifhop replied.' th~t .this was in the cafe of the foap-blffinefs, Abp's reply. twelve years ago; and thmks It Impoilible thofe words fuould be fpoken Laud's bift. by him; nor does he apprehend the gentlemen who prefs this evidence P· 2 34· can believe it themfelves, confidering they are accufing him as a .cunning delinquent. So God forgive thefe men the falfhood and malice of their oaths (fays he!) but as to the allufion to the flone in the fcripture, if I did apply it to the king, it was far enough from treafon, and let them and their like take care, left it prove true upon themfelves, for Solomon fays, the anger of a king is death. 4• [n further maintenance of this part of their charge, the managers Arbitrary produced " two fpeeches which his grace framed for the king to be foo-fpcccbes '~'ad, "ken to the parliament; and his majell:y's anfwer to the remonfiranc~ ofjbor ltbe khtng h h r f · h 6 8 h' h · y 1 >ea 'P· " t e ou1e o commons 1n t e year I z . w IC . was all wntten with M. Cbmge, " the archbi!hops own hand, and thefe words endorfed by bimfelf, my " anfwer to the parliament's remonll:rance. In which papers were fundry " paffages tending to fet up an abfolute power in the king, and to make " the calling of parliaments in a manner ufelefs. The king is made to " fay, that his pouer is only from God, and to him only he is accountable King'sbfpmh, , j. 1 • n · h k' . I . Marc 29. ' or ms auzons ; t at never mg was more jea ous of his honour, or 1 6 2 6. " more fenlible of the negle[t and contempt of his royal rights. His " majelly bids the commons remember, that parliaments are altogether " in his power, for their calling, fitting, and diifolution ; and that ac- " carding as they b~haved themfelves they fhould continue, or not be. R 2 ''When
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