The free-holders grand inquest, touching ... the King and his Parliament. To which are added observations upon forms of government / [Sir Robert Filmer].

  • Robert Filmer
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[1679]
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    nbeeecr sess ih) SE a ORCL EE RE eae ea 6 The Free-holders Grand Tngueft. even as ancient as the Parliament-Writ it felf; and it is concerning Proceedings in Parliament. 33. Ed.1. Dominus Rex mandavit vicecom’ quod. &c. fummon? Ni- colaum de Segrave, ¢ ex parte Domini regis firmiter et injungeret, quod effet coram Domino Rege in proximo Parl. &c. ad audiendum voluntatem ipfius Domini Re- giv Ge. Et ad Faciendum & recipiendum ulterius quod curia Domini Regis confideraret in Premiffis: ‘Our Lord “¢ the: King commands the Sheriff to fursmon Nicho- “ las Segrave to appear before the Lord our King in the “next Parliament to hear the Willof the Lord our *¢ King himfelfjand to Perform and receive what the “ Kings Court fhall further confider of the Premifes. Sir Ed. Coke to prove the Clergy hath no Voice in Parliament; faith, that by the Words cf their Writ their Confent was only to {uch things as mere or- daincd by the Common Councel of the Realm. ¥f this argument of hisbe good, it will deny alfo Voices to the Commons in Parliament, for in their Writ are the felf-fame words,v7z.to confent to fich things as were ordained by the Common Councel of the Kingdom. Sir Edw. Coke concludes, that the Procuratores Cleri, have many times appeared in Parliament, as Spiritual Affiftants, to Confider, Confult, and to Confent but never had voice there; how they could confult, and Confent without Voices he doth not fhew: Though the Clergy (as he faith) oft appeared in Parliament, yet was it only ad confentiendum, as 1 take it, and not ad faciendum, for the Word Faciendum is omit- ted in their Writ; the caufe, as ] conceive is, the Clergy, though they were to affent, yet by reafon of Clerical Exemptions, they were not required to Per- form all the Ordinances or Acts of Parliament. But fome may think, though the Writ doth not exprefs a Calling of the Knights, Citizens, and Bur.