Die Mercurii 15 Decemb. 1641.
It is this day Resolv’d upon the
Question, By the House of
COMMONS;
That Order shall be now given for the Printing
of this Remonstrance, of the State
of the Kingdom.
H. Elsinge Cler. Parl. D. Com.
LONDON,
Printed for Ioseph Hunscutt. 1641.
THE Commons inthis present Parliament assembled, having with much earnestnesse,and faithfulnesse of affection, and zeal to the publike good of thisKingdom, and His Majesties honour and service for the space of twelvemoneths, wrastled with the great dangers and fears, the pressingmiseries and calamities, the various distempers and disorders, whichhad not only assaulted, but even overwhelmed and extinguisht theliberty, peace, and prosperity of this Kingdom, the comfort and hopesof all His Majesties good Subjects, and exceedingly weakned andundermined the foundation and strength of hisp. 4 own royall Throne; do yet finde anabounding malignity, and opposition in those parties and factions,who have been the cause of those evills, and do still labour tocast aspersions, upon that which hath been done, and to raise manydifficulties for the hinderance of that which remaines yet undone,and to foment Jealousies betwixt the King and the Parliament; that sothey may deprive him and his people of the fruit of his own graciousintentions, and their humble desires of procuring the publike peace,safety, and happinesse of this Realm. For the preventing of thosemiserable effects which such malicious endeavors may produce, We havethought good to declare,
1. The root, and the growth of these mischievousdesignes.
2. The Maturity and ripenesse, to which theyhave attained before the beginning of the Parliament.
3. The effectuall means which have been usedfor the exterpations of those dangerous evils, andthe Progresse which hath therein been made by HisMajesties goodnesse, and the wisedome of theParliament.