CHARLES I. 251

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“ its a fair and legal way : For I never meant chap.t£ any other. And now since I see I cannot do tv.a what I came for, I think this is no unfit oc-“ casion to repeat what I have said formerly ,

“ that whatever I have done in favor and to“ the good of my subjects, I do intend to main-“ tain it"."

When the king was looking around for theaccused members he asked the speaker, who stoodbelow, whether any of these persons were inthe house? The speaker, falling on bis knee,prudently replied : “I have, Sir, neither eyes to“ fee, nor tongue to speak in this place, but as“ the house is pleased to direct me, whose servant“ I am. And I humbly ask pardon , that 1 can*

K not give any other answer to what your majestyw is pleased to demand of me"."

The commons were in the utmost disorder;and, when the king was departing, some memberscried aloud , so as he might hear them, Privilege !

Privilege And the house immediately adjournedtill next day

That evening, the accused members, to showthe greater apprehension, removed into the city,which was their fortress. The citizens were thewhole night in arms. Some people, who were ap-pointed for that purpose, or perhaps actuated bytheir own terrors, ran from gate to gate, crying out,

" Whitlocke, p. so.

" Ibid. May, book ii. p. 2 jo.

7f Whitlocke, v. ;i.