Narrative of what was Spoken by Mr Prynne, Title page
A true and perfect NARRATIVE OF What was acted, spoken by Mr. Prynne, other formerly and freshly secluded Members, the Army-Officers, and some now sitting in the Lobby, House, elsewhere, the 7th. and 9th. of May last. The grounds inducing Mr. Pr. to go into the House: The Evidences, Reasons, by which he intended to demonstrate to them: That their New-Common Wealth, (or Good Old Cause) was originally projected by the Iesuites, and other forein Popish Enemies, erected by the Army Officers, and those now convened, as their seduced Instruments, to destroy our Protestant Religion, Church, King, Kingdoms, Parliaments, Laws, Liberties, with the visible effects thereof since its erection; That the Old Parliament was absolutely dissolved by the Kings beheading, notwithstanding 17 Car. c. 7. That the Commons sitting since 1648. and now, neither are, nor can be the House of Commons, much lesse the Parliament within that Act. That our hereditary Monarchy, is the divinest, best, happyest, durablest of all other Governments; and its speedy restitution, the only means to prevent impendent ruine, and restore our Pristine Peace, Safety, Honour, Vnity, Prosperity, both in Church and State: With some seasonable Applications to the Army, the sitting, secluded Members, Lords, and all Well wishers to the Publick.
By WILLIAM PRYNNE Esq a Bencher of Lincolns Inne.
Printed and published to rectifie the various Reports, Censures of this. Action; to give publick satisfaction to all Members of the Old Parliament, the whole English Nation, especially those Vianders and free Burgesses of the Borough of Newport in Cornwall, (who without Mr. P. his Privity or liking, unanimously elected him for their Burgesse, Anno 1648. though soon after forcibly secluded, secured, and now twice re-secluded in like manner by the Army-Officers.) Of his sincere Endeavours to the uttermost of his power, to preserve OUR RELIGION, fundamental LAWS, LIBERTIES, GOVERNMENT, the Essential Rights, Privileges, Freedom of Parliament, and all we yet enjoy, according to his Oaths, Covenant, Trust, as a Parliament-Member, against the utter Subverters of them, by a NEW REPUBLICK, meer armed force, arbitrary will, and tyrannical power, through the apparent Plots, Seductions of our professed forein Popish Adversaries and their Instruments; here clearly detected in their native Colours, fruits.
Psal. 3.6.
I will not be afraid of ten Thousands of men, who have set themselves against me round about.
Psal. 27.3.
Though an Host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
London Printed for Edw. Thomas at the Adam and Eve in Little Britaine, 1659.