s you say, That they will not hear your king; for they have
been ready to hear you, they have patiently waited your pleasure
for three Courts together, to hear what you would say to the
People's Charge against you, to which you have not vouchsafed to
give any Answer at all. Sir, this tends to a further delay;
truly, Sir, such delays as these, neither may the kingdom nor
justice well bear; you have had three several days to have
offered in this kind what you would have pleased. This Court is
founded upon that Authority of the Commons of England in whom
rests the supreme jurisdiction; that which you now tender is to
have another jurisdiction, and a co-ordinate jurisdiction. I
know very well you express yourself, Sir, that notwithstanding
that you would offer to the Lords and Commons in the Painted
Chamber, yet nevertheless you would proceed on here, I did hear
you say so. But, Sir, that you would offer there, whatever it
is, it must needs be in delay of the Justice here; so as if this
Court be resolved, and prepared for the Sentence, this that you
offer they are not bound in justice to grant; But, Sir,
according to what you seem to desire, and because you shall know
the further pleasure of the Court upon that which you have
moved, the Court will withdraw for a time.

KING--Shall I withdraw?

LORD PRESIDENT--Sir, you shall know the pleasure of the Court
presently.

The Court withdraws for half an hour into the Court of Wards.

SERJEANT-AT-ARMS--The Court gives command, that the Prisoner be
withdrawn; and they give order for his return again.

The Court withdraws for half an hour and returns.

LORD PRESIDENT--Serjeant-at-Arms, send for your Prisoner.

Sir, you were pleased to make a motion here to the Court to
offer a desire of yours, touching the propounding of somewhat to
the Lords in the Painted Chamber, for the peace of the kingdom;
Sir, you did, in effect, receive an Answer before the Court
adjourned; truly, Sir, their withdrawing, and adjournment was
_pro forma tantum_: for it did not seem to them that there was
any difficulty in the thing; they have considered of what you
have moved, and have considered of their own Authority, which is
founded, as hath been often said, upon the supreme Authority of
the Commons of England assembled in parliament: the Court acts
ac