....«,... ^ ;;;/, •. -,.,.,, * They do therefore humbly^ pEayfyou.tnoft cx-jluPtti. cellent Majefty, That no Man hereafter be compelled to make or yield...Tax, or fuch like Charge, without common Confent by Adi of Parliament j and that none « be e be called to make Anfwer, or take fuch Oath, or ' to give...

...they took into Debate the Petition of Right, wherein they prayed his moft Excellent Majefty, firft. That no Man hereafter be compelled to make or yield any Gift, Loan, Benevolence, Tax, or fuch-like Charge, without common Content by Aft of Parliament, and that none be called to make Anfwer,...

...together ; and tho' the enacting Claufes were fimply thefe that follow. That no Man hereafter be compell'd to make or yield any Gift, Loan, Benevolence, Tax, or fuch like Charge, 'without common Confent by Aft of Parliament \ and that none elfe be call'd to make Anjwer, or take fuch Oath, or to give Attendance,...

...Realm : K 3 They An. 4. Charles I. They do therefore, humbly, pray your moft txcel1618. lent Majejly, That no Man hereafter be compelled to make, or yield, any Gift, Loan, Benevolence, Tax, er fuch lite Charge, without common Confent by Aft of Parliament ; and that none be called to make...

...your realm. " THEY do therefore humbly pray your " moft excellent majefty that no man here* " after be compelled to make or yield any ** gift, loan, benevolence, tax, or fuch lika " charge, without common confent by aft of '* parliamentj and that none be called to " make anfwer,...

...excellent majefty, that no man hereafter be compelled to jnake or yield any gift, loan,benevolence, tax, or fuch like charge, without common confent by act of parliament j (2) And that none be called to make anfwer, or lake fuch oath, or to give attendance, or be confined,...

...Englifhmen, is lilent upon this head; yet this petition, and its prayer, That no man hereafter be somfelled to make or yield any gift, loan, benevolence^ tax, or fuch like charge* without common confent by aft of Parlia4 ( 14 ) went, was the petition and prayer of the fubject univerfally. It came from, and...

...laws and ftatutes of this your realm. X. THEY do therefore humbly pray your moll excellent Majefty, That no man hereafter be compelled to make or yield...tax, or fuch like charge, without common confent, by aft of parliament : And that none be called to make anfwer, or take fuch oath, or to give attendance,...

...danger and the illegality were the fame. It is true, the petition of right fays, " that no man fliall be compelled to make or yield any gift, loan, benevolence,...tax, or fuch like charge, without common confent by aft of Parliament ;" but, my Lords, it is not by the letter of the law that Parliament is to be direfted,...

...grievances, and " That " noe man fhould be hereafter compelled " to make or yielde any guife, loane, " benevolence, tax, or fuch like charge, '* without common confent by act of par" liament*." In confequence of this, his grateful parliament gave him five fubfidies, which the...