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    me , I should endure that ' ; but to betray the liberties of th 6 people of England , I cannot . Having spoke my conscience , I will say no more ***—Jr 4 t >/ . - . . . While the debate was still in progress , the strife was put an end to by a issolution .

    * Mr . Speaker . The Black Rod is at the door . ** Mr . Scot stood up to speak to the question , but was taken down by " Captain fFhitgrave , who did affirm he had spoken to it already , and promised he would speak to this debate no more . . "Sir Arthur Haselrigge . He ought not to have taken the gentleman down . You have made some alteration in your question , and he may speak

    to " it . Some said the Black Rod stays , as Sir Arthur was speaking . Said he , * What care I for the Black Rod ? The gentleman ought to be heard / " Serjeant Maynard . Without question , the gentleman may speak to-day , though he has spoken yesterday to the same question . *• But it was moved , first , Jo call in the Black Rod , and then hear the gentleman .

    " The Usher was called in accordingly ; who , coming to the middle of the room , said , ' Mr . Speaker , his Highness is in the Lords' House , and desires to speak with you / " Being withdrawn , the debate was adjourned , and the House , till their return from attending my Lord Protector : but they never met again / 1 —

    Pp . 462 , 463 . ' On February 5 , 1658-9 , began a long debate on the bill for recognizing the title of Richard as successor to his father . Sir Arthur Haselrigge is reported as making an elaborate historical speech , reviewing the whole rise and progress of English liberty , and the various political changes . Arriving at Cromwell ' s usurpation he thus proceeds :

    * Surely all the English blood was not spilled in vain ? It was a glorious work of our Saviour to die on the cross for our spirituals . This is as glorious a work for our civils , to put an end to the King and Lords . The right is , originally , without all doubt , in the people . Undeniably and most undoubtedly it reverts to the people : the power being taken away . Like the gordian knot , it asked but Hercules ' s sword to cut this knot . This done , our General , in 1653 , looked on himself as having all power devolved upon himself : a huge mistake ! The power was then in the people . If by conquest he had come in , he might have had something to say . It was undoubtedly in the people . It was a mistake in him ; you shall see it .

    "He was pleased to select a number of gentlemen , good , honest men , hither brought . He gave them power . They came into this House , and voted themselves a Parliament . They acted high in some things , and soon cracked . Some of them ran to Whitehall and returned their power . Whence it came , thither it went . Judge whether power could pass thus , either to or from him .

    * " This not serving the turn , then there was contrived an Instrument of Government , with our General at the head of it . This was first delivered to him in Westminster Hall . The Judges , most that were in town , and the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of London , were summoned , few knowing what it was for . There was an oath in this Instrument , which he took ; and after that took upon him the name of Protector .

    " After that , a Parliament was called to confirm this . I was chosen one of those that the people sent up . Something was put in the writ , concerning our owning of this government in that Parliament ; but , Come hither , some gentlemen were pleased to . say , being in the dark . I remember one learned gentleman , very well read in Scripture , said openly , that " other foundation than that could no man lay" ( the latter words left out ) . Others said that the

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    472 Review . —Burton * * Diatf .

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), July 2, 1828, page 472, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2562/page/40/