...Rupture between James and the Commons: their protestation : — " That the liberties, privileges, &c. of parliament, are the ancient and undoubted birthright and inheritance of the subjects of England." — Prerogative and Privilege come into collision. 1 622. Marriage of Charles and the Infanta of Spain...

...assertion which the boldest adherent to monarchical prerogative would not in this day dare to deny, that the liberties, franchises, privileges, and jurisdictions...birthright and inheritance of the subjects of England. This declaration was carried to tho king at Newmarket by John Pym and eleven other members deputed...

...pretensions of James and the freedom of debate, which ended in the celebrated resolution of the Commons, " That the liberties, franchises, privileges, and jurisdictions,...birthright and inheritance of the subjects of England." The consequence was, that he was arrested on one of those vague and senseless charges which prevailed...

...committee, who agreed to a Protestation : "That the liberties, franchises, privileges, and jurisdiction of parliament, are the ancient and undoubted birth-right and inheritance of the subjects of England; and that the arduous and ugent aflairs concerning the King, state, and the defence of the realm, and...

...speech, and an unbounded authority to interpose with their advice and counsel : and they asserted, ' that the liberties, franchises, privileges, and jurisdictions...birthright and inheritance of the subjects of England.'* The king, informed of these increasing heats and jealousies in the house, hurried to town : he sent...

...the eve of the Christmas recess, they entered a protestation on their journals, that " the liberties and jurisdictions of parliament are the ancient and...birthright and inheritance of the subjects of England; that arduous and urgent affairs concerning the king, the state, and defence of the realm, and the church...

...amongst others here mentioned, do make this protestation following : That the liberties, franchises, and jurisdictions of parliament are the ancient and...birthright and inheritance of the subjects of England ; and that the urgent and arduous affairs concerning the king, state, and defence of the realm and...

...speech, and an unbounded authority to interpose with their advice and counsel. And they asserted," That the liberties, franchises, privileges, and jurisdictions of parliament, are the ancient and undoubtel birthright and inheritance of the subjects of England." J The king, informed of thest increasing...

...jurisdictions of parliament, amongst others not herein mentioned, do make this protestation following : — That the liberties, franchises, privileges, and jurisdictions...birthright and inheritance of the subjects of England ; and that the arduous and urgent affairs concerning the king's state, and the defence of the realm,...

...James having rebuked the house for their legislation as an infraction on his right, they protest " that the liberties, franchises, privileges, and jurisdictions...birthright and inheritance of the subjects of England." Expressive of his delay and their zeal to support the reformation, they declare their sympathy for...