Side lights on English history; . years, represent-ing everything to the life; but the firstday glancing only at the duke, but notiiaming him. On Wednesday theyproceeded farther to the naming of him ;Sir Edward Coke breaking the ice, andthe rest following, so that on Thursday,they growing still more vehement, andready to fall downright upon him, amessage was sent from his majesty, ab-solutely forbidding them to meddlewith the government or any of hismajestys ministers; but, if they meantto have this session, forthwith to finishwhat they have begun : otherwise hismajesty would dismiss them. The
Side lights on English history; . years, represent-ing everything to the life; but the firstday glancing only at the duke, but notiiaming him. On Wednesday theyproceeded farther to the naming of him ;Sir Edward Coke breaking the ice, andthe rest following, so that on Thursday,they growing still more vehement, andready to fall downright upon him, amessage was sent from his majesty, ab-solutely forbidding them to meddlewith the government or any of hismajestys ministers; but, if they meantto have this session, forthwith to finishwhat they have begun : otherwise hismajesty would dismiss them. Thenappeared such a spectacle of passions,as the like had seldom been seen insuch an assembly, some weeping, someexpostulating, some prophecying of l!,efatal ruin of our kingdom ; some play-ing the divines, in confessing their ownand countrys sins, which drew thosejudgments upon us ; some finding, as itwere, fault with tliose that wept, andex];)ressing their bold and ct)Uiageousresolutions against the enemies of theking and GEUKCiK DUKK UF IJUCKl NC. II AM.(Tlu original painting is by \an iler Werlt.) Charles I 73 I have been told, by a parliamentman, that there were above an hundredweeping eyes, many who offered tospeak being interrupted and silencedbv their own passions. But they stayednot here, but as grieved men are wont,all this doleful distemper showereddown upon the Duke of Buckinghamas the cause and author of all theirmisery, in the midst of these theirpangs crying out most bitterly againsthim, as the abuser of the king andenemy of the kingdom. At whichtime, Mr. Speaker, not able, as heseemed, any longer to behold so wofula spectacle in so grave a senate, withtears flowing in his eyes, besought themto grant him leave to go out for half anhour; which being granted him, hewent presently to his majesty, and in-formed him what a state the House wasin, and came presently back with amessage to dismiss the House of allcommittees from further proceeding,unti
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