The History of Parliamentary Privilege

Sir George Goring proposed that the commons should send a petition to the king to declare war on Spain if they did not withdraw from the palatinate. The Commons believed it right enough, and made clear their views. But once a parliamentary committee then got hold of George's words, they added the line that the prince should marry one of our religion, i.e. not a Spanish princess. James went bananas, and we moved from Parliament to King working in partnership to, well, not.