THE PARLIAMENTARY OR CONSTITUTIONAL History of England, From the earliest TIMES, то THE Restoration of King CHARLES II. COLLECTED From the RECORDS, the ROLLS of Parliament, the Journals By SEVERAL HAN D s, THE SECOND EDITION. IN TWENTY-FOUR VOLUMES, VO L, IX, From the Meeting of the Long Parliament November 3, 1640, to their LONDON, Printed for J. and R, TONSON, and A. MILLAR, in the INTRODUCTION TO THE NINTH VOLUME TH HOUGH the General Aim and Intention of this Work is fo fully fet forth in the Preface to the firft Volume, that it might feem unneceffary, to offer any thing further on the Subject, yet the interefting Crifis we are now upon demands the Readers Attention to a few Obfervations on fome of the principal contemporary Collectors and Hiftorians of that Age. And firft, Mr. Rushworth: whofe Mistakes, in the Times we have paffed over, have been already taken Notice of; but most of these feem to be owing rather to the Negligence and Ignorance of Tranfcribers, than to any partial Intention of his own. Nevertheless, in his Collections, almost all the Proceedings of the House of Lords, in the Parliament we are now upon, are omitted, except where they concurred with the prevailing Party of the Commons: and upon thofe Authorities it appears, that there were very few Inftances of any Attack upon the juft and legal Prerogatives of the Crown, but what stood great debate amongst the Peers; a Negative being put upon many Motions for their Concurrence with the Commons; others carried by a fingle Vote; and Protests enter'd VOL. IX. a |