To the King's most excellent Maiesty. The humble address of the Society of the Middle-Temple. 1683 Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A94517 Wing T1514 ESTC R185307 43077687 ocm 43077687 151799 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A94517) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 151799) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2277:11) To the King's most excellent Maiesty. The humble address of the Society of the Middle-Temple. Bernard, John. Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. Middle Temple (London, England) 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed for Jacob Tonson at the Judges Head in Chancery Lane near Fleetstreet, London, : 1683. Letter, signed John Bernard, speaker, rejoicing at the delivery from the Rye House plot. Reproduction of original in: Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. Gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. 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DREAD SOVERAIGN , VVITH hearts full of unspeakable Joy We presume to approach your Royal presence , and with all our Souls bless Almighty God for the wonderful discovery of the late hellish Conspiracy begun and carried on by desperate persons of Fanatical , Atheistical and Republican Principles , who impudently assuming to themselves the name of True Protestants and Patriots , did at first by Popular Insinuations and other Artifices , project the undermining the best Religion and Government in the World ; and afterwards being therein prevented by your Majesties unwearied Care and admirable Conduct , proceeded to contrive the horrid Parricide of your Sacred Person , the barbarous Assassination of your Royal Brother , the dear partaker of your Sufferings , the involving these Nations in Blood and Confusion , and the utter destruction of this Monarchy . As this Society has been eminent for its Loyalty and early tokens of Duty and Affection , particularly in their humble thanks for your Gracious Declaration , and their Abhorrence of the late Accursed and Traiterous Association , which we look upon to be a part of this Damnable Conspiracy , so we shall do our utmost to bring the Villains to Justice , especially those of this Society , who to our great Sorrow are in the number of the Conspirators . And We do repeat our solemn Protestations to stand by and defend Your Sacred Majesty and lawful Successors with our Lives and Fortunes , and beseech Almighty God to cover with confusion the faces of Your most secret Enemies , that Divine Vengeance may overtake such of the Traitors as by flight escape the Justice of Humane Laws , whose Guilt proclaims it self so loud , that they dare not trust even that Mercy of which they have had so long experience . And as Providence did never so signalize it self on behalf of any Prince as of your Majesty through the whole course of Your Reign , so may Heaven showr down and continue its Best Blessings on the Best of Kings , and be never weary of working new Miracles for Your preservation . John Bernard , Speaker . LONDON , Printed for Jacob Tonson at the Judges Head in Chancery Lane near Fleetstreet , 1683.