DUDLEY CARLETON

In all Christian kingdoms, you know that parliaments were in use anciently, by which those kingdoms were governed in a most flourishing manner; until the monarchs began to know their own strength, and, feeling the turbulent spirit [partisan bickering] of their parliaments, … began to stand on their prerogatives, and at last overthrew the parliaments …. Let us be careful to preserve the king's good opinion of parliaments.

In all Christian kingdoms, you know that parliaments were in use anciently, by which those kingdoms were governed in a most flourishing manner; until the monarchs began to know their own strength, and, feeling the turbulent spirit [partisan bickering] of their parliaments, … began to stand on their prerogatives, and at last overthrew the parliaments …. Let us be careful to preserve the king's good opinion of parliaments.