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Show [ l [ 153 ] fulfilling the WW! and Plea/are of its mieither the people ofEngland, Scotland, or litary Conflituents: This wretched Afeven of Ireland, oftheir juf'c right to a free fembly, though in the higheft degree and frequent Reprrflwtaz‘z'm in Parliament. defpicable in itfelf, was neverthelefs in- vefted with fivereign AUTHORITY (46) Now, " flue Eizgll/b Legrfldfzu‘e" of 1653, (for the Title is not lefs due than it was over England, Scotland, and Ireland, by an infirument drawn up expreflly for in 1650,) having continued their fitt3ngs tbaz‘purpofe, and figned by the General for about five months, difiolved them- (Cromwell) and £136 principal Qficm of felves, and returned the inftrument of their 3001787ngsz to the Gmeml and his military Cow/mil. (47) And, two days the Army; {0 that we have here an un- deniable precedent for governing Eng- land, Scotland, and Ire/crud, without the Reprejl'ntzztim and Aflmz‘ of the People of afterwards, the Council of 1755673, by virtue of this devolved authority, which the {ham Parliament (oftheir own ereany of thefe Kingdoms; and yet no one will pretend to fay, that the fame can juf'rify any future attempts to deprive either (46) " Ces inouveaux Souruemim s'étant afi‘emblez an " jour marque, Cromwell les harangua, et, aprés avoir atmg and appornting) had re-dehvered into their hands, were pleated to declare, that, for the future, the Government of the Repuéllclc (48) (plainly meaning, as X appears " fini {on difcours, i1 leur delivra un in (trument en (+7) On the :3; ofDecembcr, 1653. " parchemin. figné par lui méme et par les primi/mux " tfi‘cier: de l' Armée, par lequel on leur deféroit l' flu" mité Soumeraizze. Cet ecrit portoit, que [our [81 Su"jet: d' Angletcrrc, d' Eaflz, et d' Irlmm'g, étoient tenus " de leur obéir, jufqu'au 3-13 dc Novembre d6 " l'année {uivante 165.1,, c'elt :‘r dire pendant un an ct " quatre mois," &c. lbid. 61. Ibid. p. 63. (+8) " Dcux jours apres, la Carr/2‘2! dc: Ojfrim, cu " verta de l'autorité que le precedent Parlement" (meaning the junto of I." per-(Tons, cuq/fis‘lntaj and 5.1»:jénmtrily [7} 1.5; Grasral, or 5,137: ng} " v-fnoit dc lui " deferer, declare, qu‘fi l‘avmir, L; Gm'mxemmr ‘- :23 |