"will reprefs many disorders and abufes in the public go vernment, which were hard to be discovered by men in"different. To prohibit all gorgeous and coftly apparel to "be worn but by perfons of good quality, fhall fave the "gentry of the kingdom much more money than they "hall be taxed to your Majesty. "Thus withall I humbly take my leave, and kiss your "gracious hands, defiring pardon for any errors I may "commit herein." The which falfe, feditious, and malicious difcourfe and writing, fo framed, contrived, and written as aforesaid, the authors thereof intended fhould be divulged and difperfed as if the fame had been entertained by your Majefty with purpose to be put in execution, thereby to raife fears and jealoufys in the minds of your good fubjects, that your facred Majefty had a purpose to alter and innovate the ancient laws of this kingdom, and the ancient manner and form of the government thereof, and to draw all things to be difpofed of at your Majefty's abfolute will and pleafure, and to command and difpofe of the eftates, revenues, and goods of your subjects, or such part or portion thereof as yourself pleased, without the confent of your fubjects, and to make and repeal laws and ftatutes by your Majefty's proclamation only, without confent of Parliament ; and that, to overawe and opprefs your fubjects, you purposed to maintain and plant garrifons and fortified caftles and places, in a warlike manner, in all the principal cities and towns in this your kingdom, which, if it fhould be believed by your people, could not but raife infinite difcontents amongst them, the confequences whereof might be extreme and almost inevitable danger to your Majesty's person and state, and to the whole frame of this kingdom, and to the great dishonour of your Majefty, which all and every of your good and loyal fubjects are in their dutys and allegiances to your Majefty bound to prevent to the uttermoft of their powers, and to difcover unto your Majefty, or fome of your privy council, or other magiftrate, all fuch falfe and feditious difcourfes and writings, whenfoever they fhall come to their hands or knowledge. Nevertheless, Francis Earl of Bedford, Robert Earl of Somerfet, John Earl of Clare, Sir Robert Cotton Knight and Baronet, John Selden, Efqr, and Gilbert Barrell Gent. forgetting forgetting that duty which they owe to your gracious Majelty, their liege Lord, and intending to further and cherifh thofe falfe, fcandalous, and feditious rumors, whereby matter of discord and flander might grow between your Majefty, the great men of this kingdom, and your people, and not regarding the great dangers and evil confequences thereof, having gotten the faid difcourfe or writing, or fome copy or copies thereof, into their hands, every of them the faid Sir Robert Cotton, John Earl of Clare, Robert Earl of Somerfet, Francis Earl of Bedford, John Selden, and Gilbert Barrell, at feveral times within the fpace of eight months now last paft, did make or write, or cause to be made or written, feveral copies thereof, and amongst themselves, and alfo to and amongst many others, have published, divulged, and difperfed the fame, to the great and infufferable fcandal and difhonour of your Majefty, and of your most just and gracious government; and none of them, before fuch publication thereof, did make the fame known to your Majefty, or any of your privy council, or any other lawful magiftrate, as in duty they and every of them ought to have done. In confideration of all which premifes, forafmuch as the faid spreading, publishing, and divulging of all such false, fcandalous, and malicious tales, news, and rumors, and they not mak ing the fame known to your Majefty, or your privy counor cill, or other magiftrate, is contrary to the good laws and ftatutes of this your realm, and contrary to the duty and allegiance they owe unto your Majefty; and for that the venom thereof may by this undue means be difperfed and infused in and unto many others, into and through whofe hands thofe falfe, feditious, and malicious papers or writings have or may come; and that the danger thereof is exceeding great, and may be of infinite ill confequence, if in time the fame be not prevented, and, for example and terror to all others, be not severely punished: May it therefore please your moft excellent Majefty, to grant unto your faid Attorney your Majefty's most gracious writs of fubpoena, to be directed to the faid Sir Robert Cotton Knight and Baronet, John Selden Efqr. and Gilbert Barrel Gent, and alfo to fignify your Majesty's roval pleasure, according as is used in fuch cafes, to the faid John Earl of Clare, Robert Earl of Somerfet, and Francis Earl of Bedford, commanding them, and every of them, them, at a certain day, and under a certain pain, therein to be limited, perfonally to be and appear before your Majefty and the Right Honourable the Lords and others of your Moft Honorable Privy Council, in your High Court of Starchamber, then and there to answer the premifes, and to ftand and abide fuch order, directions, fentence, and decree therein, as to your Majefty and the faid Lords and others fhall be thought moft meet and agreeable to justice, And your faid Attorney shall daily pray, &G. ROBERT HEATHE, RICHARD SHELTON, No. III. Addrefs from the GRAND JURY of the County of Buck INGHAM to his MAJESTY King CHARLES the First, May it please your MAJESTIE, YOUR very dutifull loyale fubjects, we the inhabitants of this county of Bucks, taking into confideration, with great thankfullness, the royal expreffions in the latter part of your Majeftie's Letter directed to the Judge of Affize, wherein we are graciously invited to make our addreffes to your most sacred perfon concerning our feveral grievances, which though manie, yet none at this time leave so great an impreffion in the hearts of us your fubjects as your Majefties abfence from your Parliament, and the feare of a civil warr, occafioned through the raifing of an army under the title of a guard; a fight terrible to your people, and not conducible to that amiable accommodation fo much defired: Wherefore we humbly implore your gracious Majeftie to secure the feares of your people by difmiffing the army of of your moft facred Majeftie to your Parliament, who, no doubt, will most religioufly perform all that they have undertaken in a late petition prefented unto your Majestie; and we do proteft, before the Almighty God, it is not only the defire of our eyes to fee you, but the true refolution of our hearts to serve and defend you, as we are bound by our duty and allegiance. Head of the Grenviles established at Wotton, in the Vale of Aylesbury, fince the Conqueft, and ftill remaining there. 2 Established at Dodderfhall, in the Vale of Aylesbury, fince H. 3, and ftill remaining there. 3 Established at Castle Thorp, a branch of the Thornton Family, and now extinct. 4 Established at Great Marlow; the male line extinct. The re prefentatives of this very antient Family are, Sir J. Borlafe Warren and the M. of Buckingham, whofe ancestors married the two heireffes, the younger of whom was mother to R. Grenvile who figns this paper. 5 Established at Long Crendon, in the Vale of Aylesbury; but the property is alienated. Brother to Richd Grenvile, and established at Fofcot, near Buckingham. His grandfon dying without iffue, this branch is extinct. A branch of the Wing Family, established at Peterley, near Miffenden, and still remaining there. 9 10 Head of the Dayrells, established at Lillington Dayrell, near Buckingham, fince the Conqueft, and ftill remaining there. 11 12 Established at Dinton, near Aylesbury he was one of the regi gides. The Family is now extinct. 1 me. No. IV. [The following Letter is indorfed by Mr. GRENVILE.] To the Right wo". RICH. GRENVILE, Efq. MR. HIGH SHERIFF, My service premised, ALTHOUGH I prefume you have better intelligence that I can give you any, yet I shall cast in my mite, accordinge to return of scouts and an honeft gentleman to The King lay on Saturday night at Edgcott, at Sir William Thurfbeyes houfe. On Sunday he removed, and lay Sunday night at Hanwell, at the Lady Copes. On Sunday 1000 of his troops came to Banbury gates and demanded entrance, which the town refufed, having within the town 2000 men or more. Whether the King will fettle upon Edge-Hill or not, I cannot imagine; for he hath a great advantage there against our forces, if they *Brill is a very high hill at the end of the Vale of Aylesbury, on the confines of Oxfordshire. It was occafionally occupied as a post" by the two parties, who from their garrifons at Oxford (fortified by the King) and at Aylesbury (fortified by the Parliament) repeatedly contended for this poft, which commanded much of the fupplies drawn from this rich Vale. Wotton, where Mr. Grenvile lived, is only one mile from Brill. Borftall, of which Mr. Pym fpeaks in this let ter, is the property of Sir John Aubrey: it is likewife diftant one mile from Brill. The houfe was moated round, and was occupied as a garrifon, and was twice furrendered on capitulation it was deftroyed about twenty years ago, and only the gateway or tower of it remains. It is held in capite from the Crown, under a grant from Edward the Confeffor to John Fitz-Nigel, by the tenure of a horn, of which an account is given in the Archeologia, and which still exifts at Boarftall. This Family of Fitz-Nigel were hereditary Forefters of Bernwood, in the center of which Boarftall is fituated; and it has defcended, through four several families to whom it has belonged by marriage with heireffes, to the Aubreys.-This letter was written only five days before the battle of Edgehill on the 23d October 1642. fhould |