Project Gutenberg 2014-05-26 Public domain in the USA. 49 James I, King of England 1566 1625 James VI, King of Scotland A Proclamation Declaring His Maiesties Pleasure Concerning the Dissoluing of the Present Conuention of Parliament A Proclamation Declaring His Majesties Pleasure Concerning the Dissolving of the Present Convention of Parliament Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Proclamation Declaring His Maiesties Pleasure Concerning the Dissoluing of…" is an authoritative document issued during the early 17th century, likely reflecting the context of English governance during that time. As a historical proclamation, it details the reasons and processes through which the King of England, in his royal capacity, intended to dissolve the current Parliament. The document serves to convey the monarch's perspective on the political disputes and workings of Parliament, emphasizing the royal prerogative over legislative assemblies in a time of political tension. In the content of the proclamation, the King elaborates on the circumstances that led to his decision to dissolve the assembly, citing both the initial goodwill between the Crown and Parliament and the subsequent misunderstandings and conflicts that arose. He reflects on the historical practices of governance by his predecessors and expresses a commitment to justice and the well-being of his subjects. The proclamation underscores the delicate balance of power between the monarchy and Parliament, revealing the King's frustrations with the Parliament's proceedings and his intent to provide effective governance despite the challenges posed by political dissension. Ultimately, it encapsulates the tensions of the time and the King's desire to maintain control over the legislative process while appealing to the loyalty of his subjects. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45773/45773-h/images/cover.jpg en Great Britain. Parliament -- Early works to 1800 Great Britain. Parliament -- Dissolution -- Early works to 1800 Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1603-1625 DA JN Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General Browsing: Politics 48338 48347 2024-09-19T07:57:20.279316 2023-09-20T04:24:43.255955 text/html text/html 44303 2014-05-26T13:28:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 228383 2014-05-26T13:28:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 215295 2024-09-19T07:57:22.253282 application/epub+zip 214130 2024-09-19T07:57:20.737275 application/epub+zip 74470 2024-09-19T07:57:20.501282 application/epub+zip 247917 2024-09-19T07:57:23.591247 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231190 2024-09-19T07:57:22.007254 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 100027 2022-09-20T20:12:06.809268 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 38380 38217 2024-09-19T07:57:20.142263 2023-09-20T04:24:43.126944 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 38123 2014-05-26T13:27:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 14190 2014-05-26T13:28:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 38114 2014-05-26T13:27:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14172 2014-05-26T13:28:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21455 2024-09-19T07:57:23.716252 application/rdf+xml 22728 2024-09-19T07:57:20.559284 image/jpeg 3118 2024-09-19T07:57:20.530269 image/jpeg 239845 2024-09-19T07:57:20.299284 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia