An appeal to thy conscience as thou wilt answer it at the great and…An appeale to thy conscience as thou wilt answere it at the great and…

First, all agree. That the Parliament is as one Body, and the Head of this Body is the King. So Dyer fol. 60. a. The Parliament (saith he) consists of three parts: to wit, of the King, the chief Head; and of the Lords, the chief and principal Members of the body; and of the Commons, Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses, the inferior Members: and these make the Body of the Parliament. Utigitur in naturalibus, capite detruncato residuum ⟨p. 37⟩non corpus, sed truncum appellamus: sic & in politicis, sine capite communitas nulla enùs corporatur. Fortesc. c. 13. As therefore in things natural, when the head is cut off, we call not the residue a body, but a stump or stock, so likewise in things politic, a Commonalty without a head is in no wise corporate.

First, all agree. That the Parliament is as one Body, and the Head of this Body is the King. So Dyer fol. 60. a. The Parliament (saith he) consists of three parts: to wit, of the King, the chiefe Head; and of the Lords, the chief and principall Members of the body; and of the Commons, Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses, the inferiour Members: and these make the Bodie of the Parliament. Ʋtigitur in naturalibus, capite detruncato residuum ⟨p. 37⟩non corpus, sed truncum appellamus: sic & in politicis, sine capite communitas nulla enùs corporatur. Fortesc. c. 13. As therefore in things naturall, when the head is cut off, we call not the residue a body, but a stump or stock, so likewise in things politicke, a Communalty without a head is in no wise corporate.

Secondly, the Oath of Allegiance does equally bind a member of the Parliament, as him who is not of the Parliament.

Secondly, the Oath of Allegeance does equally binde a member of the Parliament, as him who is not of the Parliament.