AP Euro: What the heck does this say?

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<p>"Against which assertions, most gracious Sovereign, tending directly l and apparently to the utter overthrow of the very fundamental privileges of our House, and therein of the rights and liberties of the whole Commons of your realm of England which they and their ancestors from time immemorable have undoubtedly enjoyed under your Majesty's most noble progenitors, we, the knights, citizens, and burgesses of the House of Commons assembled in Parliament, and in the name of the whole commons of the realm of England, with uniform consent for ourselves and our posterity, do expressly protest, as being derogatory in the highest degree to the true dignity, liberty, and authority of your Majesty's High Court of Parliament, and consequently to the rights of all your majesty's said subjects and the whole body of this your kingdom: And desire that this our protestation may be recorded to all posterity."</p>

<p>Can someone please tell me what the heck that says? It's what the House of Commons (Parliament) said in the defense of their own rights to James I after Charles got beheaded.</p>

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<p>"...we, the knights, citizens, and burgesses of the House of Commons assembled in Parliament... protest as being derogatory in the highest degree to the true dignity, liberty, and authority of your Majesty's High Court of Parliament... and to the rights of all your majesty's said subjects and the whole body of this your kingdom... this protestation [should] be recorded to all posterity."</p>

<p>Better? ;)</p>

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<p>I love you. Thank you so much for the quick response. I love CC.</p>

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<p>Well basically what's happening here is Parliament is protesting James I taking away their rights. James I's act of taking away their rights runs contrary to the spirit of liberty that England has enjoyed under Parliament. Oh, and they also say that this protestation be written down and recorded so future generations can see what the hell happened.</p>