This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1852 edition. Excerpt: ...Sir P. Wich. Lord Grey of Ruthin. Secretary Nicholas. Lord Pawlett. Sir J. Colepepper, Chane. of Exch. Lord Savill. Lord Chief-Justice Banks. VOL. I. I variance with the events which immediately followed, and even preceded, its publication, that it is necessary to consider in what sense the levying war ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1852 edition. Excerpt: ...Sir P. Wich. Lord Grey of Ruthin. Secretary Nicholas. Lord Pawlett. Sir J. Colepepper, Chane. of Exch. Lord Savill. Lord Chief-Justice Banks. VOL. I. I variance with the events which immediately followed, and even preceded, its publication, that it is necessary to consider in what sense the levying war against the Parliament was both used and understood. That the declaration was intended to convey the assurance that the King remained a passive spectator of the active preparations by the Parliament for approaching hostilities, would have been too manifestly absurd to incur the censure of duplicity. The Parliament, on the 10th of June, had called upon their members and others to contribute money and plate, and to provide horses, horsemen, and arms for the public use, with the promise of being repaid with interest. On the 12th the King's Commission of Array, accompanied by a King's letter, was sent into Leicestershire;1 the legality of this Commission was denied by the Parliament. On the 18th and on the 20th a proclamation appeared, to re-assert the lawfulness of the Commission of Array, issued throughout the counties of England and Wales. This Commission of Array was intended to counteract the Parliamentary Militia ordinance; and could it be doubted that, when the King and the Parliament had already begun to raise troops on separate and opposite authorities, each had, in fact, made their first step towards a struggle of arms? From these and other events it might be fairly inferred that the denial of the King's intention of levying war must have referred to the accusation of preparing for an act of aggression. The question undetermined when that declaration was signed was, on which side should fall the blame--not of taking...
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