THE PARLIAMENTARY OR CONSTITUTIONAL History of England, From the earlieft TIMES, то THÉ Restoration of King CHARLES II. COLLECTED From the RECORDS, the ROLLS of Parliament, the JOURNALS By SEVERAL HAND S. THE SECOND EDITION. IN TWENTY-FOUR VOLUMES. VOL. 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 MDCCLXIII. TO THE NINTH VOLUME. THOUGH the General Aim and Intention of this Work is fo fully fet forth in the Preface to the first Volume, that it might seem unneceffary to offer any thing further on the Subject, yet the interesting 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 first, Mr. Rushworth: whose Mistakes, in the Times we have paffed over, have been already taken Notice of; but most of these seem to be owing rather to the Negligence and Ignorance of Transcribers, than to any partial Intention of his own. Nevertheless, in his Collections, almost all the Proceedings of the Houfe of Lords, in the Parliament we are now upon, are omitted, except where they concurred with the prevailing Party of the Commons: and upon those 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 VOL. IX. enter'd a |