TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES: —Has been mantained the ancient style, therefore just the more evident printing errors have been corrected. Punctuation has not been corrected also if inconsistent with modern English. —Italics and smallcaps have been manteined as far as possible, since as in old books (this one was printed in 1621) sometimes text style changes when a word is hyphenated. HIS MAIESTIES DECLARATION, Touching his proceedings in the _late Assemblie and Conuention_ of Parliament. [Illustration: DIEV ET MON DROIT.] _Imprinted at London by_ BONHAM NORTON and IOHN BILL, Printers to the Kings most Excellent MAIESTIE. 1621. [Illustration] HIS MAIESTIES Declaration, touching his proceedings in the late Assembly and _Conuention of Parliament_. Hauing of late, vpon mature deliberation, with the aduice and vniforme consent of Our whole Priuie Councell, determined to dissolue the Assembly and Conuention of Parliament, lately called together by Our Regall power and Authoritie, Wee were pleased by Our Proclamation, giuen at Our Palace of _Westminster_ the sixt day of this instant _Ianuary_, to declare, not onely Our pleasure and resolution therein, but also to expresse some especiall passages and proceedings, moouing vs to that resolution: Wherein, albeit hauing so many yeeres swayed the swords and scepters of three renowned kingdomes, Wee cannot but discerne (as much as any Prince liuing) what apperteineth to the height of a powerfull Monarch: yet, that all men might discerne, that Wee, like Gods true Viceregent, delight not so much in the greatnesse of Our place, as in the goodnesse & benignitie of our gouernment, We were content in that one Act to descend many degrees beneath Our Selfe: First, by communicating to all Our people the reasons of a resolution of State, which Princes vse to reserue, _inter arcana Imperij_, to themselues and their Priuie Councell: Secondly, by mollifying and mixing the peremptorie and binding qualitie of a Proclamation, with the indulgence of a milde and fatherly instruction: And lastly, leading them, and opening to them that forbidden Arke of Our absolute and indisputable Prerogatiue, concerning the calling, continuing, and dissoluing of Parliaments: which, though it were more then superabundant to make Our Subiects know the realitie of Our sincere intentions; yet Wee not satisfied therewith, but finding the bounds of a Proclamation too straight to conteine and expresse the boundlesse affection that Wee beare to Our good and louing people, are pleased hereby to inlarge Our Selfe, (as Wee promised in Our said Proclamation)