A
PROCLAMATION
declaring his
MAIESTIES
Pleasure concerning the dissoluing
of the present Conuention
of Parliament.
Imprinted at London by Bonham
Norton and Iohn Bill,
Printers to the Kings most Excellent
Maiestie. 1621.
¶ A Proclamation
declaring his Maiesties pleasure
concerning the dissoluing of the
present Conuention of
Parliament.
Albeit the Assembling,Continuing, andDissoluing ofParliaments,be a Prerogatiueso peculiarlybelongingto Our ImperiallCrowne, and the times andseasons thereof so absolutelie in[Pg 4]our owne power, that Wee needenot giue account thereof vnto any:yet, according to Our continuall custome,to make Our good Subiectsacquainted with the reasons of allOur publike resolutions and actions,We haue thought it expedientat this time to declare, not onelyOur pleasure and resolution therein,grounded vpon mature deliberation,with the aduice and vniformeconsent of Our whole Priuie Councell;but therewith also to note someespeciall proceedings moouing Vsto this resolution: And that chieflieto this end, that as God, so theWorld may witnesse with Vs, thatit was Our intent to haue made thisthe happiest Parliament that euerwas in Our time: And that thelettes and impediments thereof beingdiscerned, all misunderstandingsand iealousies might be remooued,and all Our people may know andbeleeue, that Wee are as farre from[Pg 5]imputing any of those ill accidents,that haue happened in Parliament,to any want or neglect of duty, orgood affection towards Vs, bythem in generall, or by the greaterand better number of Parliamentmen, as We are confident (the truecauses discouered) they wilbe farrefrom imputing it to any default inVs; there hauing in the beginningof this late Assemblie passed greaterand more infallible tokens ofloue and duty from Our Subiectsto Vs their Soueraigne, and moreremarkeable testimonies from Vsof Our Princely care and zeale oftheir welfare, then haue beene inany Parliament met in any formerAge.
This Parliament was by Vscalled, as for making good andprofitable Lawes, so more especially,in this time of miserable distractionthroughout Christendome,for the better setling of peace and[Pg 6]Religion, and restoring Our Childrento their ancient and lawfullpatrimony, which We attempted toprocure by peaceable treaty, at Ourowne excessiue charge, thereby tosaue and preuent the effusion ofChristian blood, the miserable effectof warre, and dissension; yet withfull purpose, if that succeeded not,to recouer it by the sword; andtherfore, as a necessary meanes conducingto those ends, the supply ofOur Treasures was to bee prouidedfor.
This Parliament beginning inIanuary last,