by the council of state. a proclamation. whereas colonel john lambert was, in order to the publique safety, and for reasons of high concernment to the peace of the nation, committed prisoner to the tower of london ... proclamations. 1660-04-11 england and wales. council of state. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a84479 of text r211805 in the english short title catalog (thomason 669.f.24[60]). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 2 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a84479 wing e786 thomason 669.f.24[60] estc r211805 99897152 99897152 135090 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. a84479) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 135090) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 2484:4) by the council of state. a proclamation. whereas colonel john lambert was, in order to the publique safety, and for reasons of high concernment to the peace of the nation, committed prisoner to the tower of london ... proclamations. 1660-04-11 england and wales. council of state. 1 sheet ([1] p.) printed by abel roper and tho. collins, printers to the council of state, london : [1660] at end: "wednesday 11 aprill. 1660. at the council of state at vvhitehall. ordered, that this proclamation be forthwith printed and published. william jessop, clerk of the council.". "col. john lambert, committed prisoner to the tower by the late parliament, has escaped. he is to surrender within 24 hours. £100 reward for his discovery."--steele. steele notation: safecolonel safe. title from caption and opening lines of text. reproduction of original in the folger shakespeare library. eng england and wales. -parliament -early works to 1800. great britain -history -commonwealth and protectorate, 1649-1660 -early works to 1800. broadsides -england a84479 r211805 (thomason 669.f.24[60]). civilwar no by the council of state. a proclamation. whereas colonel john lambert was, in order to the publique safety, and for reasons of high concernm england and wales. council of state 1660 307 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a this text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-11 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2007-11 apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images 2007-12 elspeth healey sampled and proofread 2007-12 elspeth healey text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion ❧ by the council of state . a proclamation . whereas colonel john lambert was , in order to the publique safety , and for reasons of high concernment to the peace of the nation , committed prisoner to the tower of london , and there continued under restraint by order of the late parliament : and whereas the council of state is informed , that the said colonel john lambert hath broke prison , and made his escape out of the tower . the council do hereby charge , and require the said colonel john lambert , at his uttermost peril , to render himself to the council at whitehall , within twenty four hours after the publishing of this proclamation ; and they do strictly prohibit all and every person and persons from harbouring , sheltering , or in any kind concealing of the said colonel john lambert upon such paines and penalties as the said colonel john lambert is himself lyable to , for the high crimes whereof he stands guilty . and the council do hereby declare , that whosoever shall discover , and bring into them , the said colonel john lambert , shall have one hundred pounds given him as a gratuity , and reward for such his service . and all officers civil and military are required to give their best assistance to any person that shall make discovery of the said colonel john lambert , for the securing and bringing of him in safe custody to the council . wednesday 11 aprill . 1660. at the council of state at whitehall . ordered , that this proclamation be forthwith printed and published . william jessop , clerk of the council . london , printed by abel roper and tho. collins , printers to the council of state . by the king. a proclamation for the adjournment of part of michaelmas terme. proclamations. 1643-10-05. england and wales. sovereign (1625-1649 : charles i) this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a32044 of text r213849 in the english short title catalog (wing c2597). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 6 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a32044 wing c2597 estc r213849 99826115 99826115 30507 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. a32044) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 30507) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 1774:26) by the king. a proclamation for the adjournment of part of michaelmas terme. proclamations. 1643-10-05. england and wales. sovereign (1625-1649 : charles i) charles i, king of england, 1600-1649. 1 sheet ([1] p.) by leonard lichfield printer to the university, printed at oxford : [1643] "given at his majesties court at oxford, ths fifth day of october, in the nineteenth yeare of his majesties reigne". reproduction of the original in the bodleian library. eng england and wales. -parliament -early works to 1800. great britain -history -civil war, 1642-1649 -early works to 1800. a32044 r213849 (wing c2597). civilwar no by the king. a proclamation for the adjournment of part of michaelmas terme. england and wales. sovereign 1643 885 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 c the rate of 11 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the c category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2008-03 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2008-04 spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images 2008-05 mona logarbo sampled and proofread 2008-05 mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion cr honi soit qvi mal y pense royal blazon or coat of arms by the king . a proclamation for the adjournment of part of michaelmas terme . his majesty , to his great and unexpressible griefe , finding the rebellion of the city of london , and the distraction of the whole kingdome ( occasioned principally by that means ) to continue , whereby it will be extreamly inconvenient both for himselfe and to all his good subjects to make their repaire to the cities of london and westminster to the terme , to be held at westminster in such manner as it was wont for the whole terme , doth by this his royall proclamation order , appoynt and declare , that the court of chancery , and all proceedings in that court of what kinds or sorts soever , the receipt of the exchequer , and of the first fruits and tenths , and of the dutchy of cornwall , and the whole court of exchequer , ( except only the office of pleas in that court ) and the court of exchequer chamber , the court of the du●chy of lancaster , the court of wards and liveries , and the court of white-hall , or court of requests , shall be held and continued at his citty of oxford in the county of oxford , ( where his majesties residence now is , and for this winter season is like to be ) for and during the whole terme of st michaell now next ensuing . and that all the said courts not before excepted , and the said receipts , shall remain and continue , and be held at the said city of oxford , untill his majesty shall otherwise determine thereof and declare the same . and his majesty doth farther declare , that he doth resolve that the courts of kings-bench , and common-pleas , and the pleas between party and party in the office of pleas in the said court of exchequer , shall upon and from the first day of the first returne of michaelmas terme next , commonly called tres michaelis , be adjourned untill the fist returne of that terme commonly called octabis martini ; and that the said fist returne called octabis martini , and the sixth and last returne called quindena martini shall be held at the city of westminster in the usuall places where formerly they were held , and the residue of the said first returne of tres michaelis . the second returne of the said terme called mense michaelis , the third returne of the said terme , called crastino animarum , and the fourth returne called crastino martini , shall be wholly omitted , and all appearances at any of the said second , third , and fourth returnes to be at and on the said fist returne called octabis martini . all which his majesty signifieth to all and singular his officers and ministers of the said severall courts and receipts , and to all other his loving subjects of this his realme , to the intent that they and every of them who should performe any service there , or shall have any suit or other occasion to attend in any of the said courts of chancery , exchequer chamber , court of exchequer ( other then in the office of pleas there ) or the receipt of the exchequer , and first fruits and tenths , or dutchy of cornwall , or in the court of the dutchy of lancaster , court of wards and liveries , and court of requests , may take notice thereof , and give their attendances at the said city of oxford as aforesaid , and not elsewhere , & that such of them as have cause or command to appeare in any of the said courts or kings bench , or common-pleas , or court of exchequer in the office of pleas there , may also take notice thereof , & give their attendances accordingly , without danger of for forfeitur , penalty , or contempt to be incurred towards his majesty , or prejudice to themselves in that behalf . and his majesties pleasure is , that the essoynes for the said first returne tres michaelis shall be kept at the usuall times in the said courts of kings bench and common-pleas , and writs of adjournment shall be directed to the iustices of the said two courts of kings bench and common-pleas and barons of the exchequer respectively , willing and commanding all and every his majesties officers , ministers , and subjects to whom it doth or shall appertaine , to observe and keep their assemblies and appearances , with all their returnes and certificates , in his majesties said courts accordingly , and to give their severall and respective attendances , and to doe their respective offices and duties in every behalfe , as if they were particularly named , and as they will answer the contrary at their perills . given at his majesties court at oxford , this fifth day of october , in the nineteenth yeare of his majesties reigne . god save the king . printed at oxford by leonard lichfield printer to the university . a letter from the lord lambert and other officers to general monck, inviting the officers under his command to subscribe the representation and petition presented to the parliament the day before. with a modest and christian answer thereunto by general monck, (deserving perpetuall honour) importing their refusall to joyne in that design, as being a breach of trust, and of danger to the common-wealth. lambert, john, 1619-1683. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a88308 of text r202770 in the english short title catalog (thomason e1000_22). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 5 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 4 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a88308 wing l236 thomason e1000_22 estc r202770 99862952 99862952 115132 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. a88308) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 115132) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; 148:e1000[22]) a letter from the lord lambert and other officers to general monck, inviting the officers under his command to subscribe the representation and petition presented to the parliament the day before. with a modest and christian answer thereunto by general monck, (deserving perpetuall honour) importing their refusall to joyne in that design, as being a breach of trust, and of danger to the common-wealth. lambert, john, 1619-1683. albemarle, george monck, duke of, 1608-1670. 7, [1] p. [s.n.], london : printed, an. dom. 1659. annotation on thomason copy: "8ber [i.e. october]. 22". reproduction of the original in the british library. eng england and wales. -army -early works to 1800. great britain -politics and government -1649-1660 -early works to 1800. a88308 r202770 (thomason e1000_22). civilwar no a letter from the lord lambert and other officers to general monck, inviting the officers under his command to subscribe the representation lambert, john 1659 827 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 c the rate of 12 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the c category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2007-02 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2007-03 aptara keyed and coded from proquest page images 2007-04 mona logarbo sampled and proofread 2007-04 mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion a letter from the lord lambert and other officers to general monck , inviting the officers under his command to subscribe the representation and petition presented to the parliament the day before . with a modest and christian answer thereunto by general monck , ( deserving perpetuall honour ) importing their refusall to joyne in that design , as being a breach of trust , and of danger to the common-wealth . london , printed , an. dom ▪ 1659. a letter from the lord lambert , and other officers , to general monck , inviting the officers under his command , to subscribe the representation and petition , presented to the parliament the day before . right honourable , we do by command from the general council of officers of the army , now in london , transmit the inclosed to you , being a true copie of the representation and petition , which was this day by them humbly presented to the parliament , and the votes of the house passed thereupon ; and are further to signifie their desires , that the same may be communicated to all commissioned officers of that part of the army under your command , : and that the subscriptions of all may be taken , to the representation and petition , that are free to sign the same ; which being so signed , it is desired , you will be pleased to cause them to be close sealed up , and returned to thomas sandford , esq secretary to his excellency the lord fleetwood , who is to give an account thereof . as we have thus fulfilled the general councils pleasure , we are well assured you wil be pleased to comply with their requests , which is all at present from white-hall , 5. octob. 1659. your humble servants , lambert . john disborowe . william packer . john mason . richard creed . robert barrow . for the right honourable general monck at dalkeith , scotland . general monck's answer to the foregoing letter , directed as followeth , for the right honourable , the lord lambert , to be communicated to the council of officers . right honourable , i received a letter directed from your self and others , of the 5th of this instant , with the inclosed papers , in pursuance of an order of the general council of officers , as you are pleased to intimate : i must humbly begg your excuse , that i am not able to satisfie your commands in that particular . indeed our force is very small , and our enemie very great ; and i shall be unwilling to set any thing on foot , that may breed jealousie amongst us ; and finding many officers decline the signing all papers of that nature , and rather propense to declare their testimonie to the parliaments authority , and their absolute adherence thereunto , i have thought it my duty to suspend the execution of your desires , least it may make a breach of affections amongst us . and i further humbly offer to your thoughts , that the petition having been already presented , and in part answered by the parliament , our concurrence therein cannot be any ways advantageous . i shall not interpose mine own judgement concerning it , but do earnestly desire that matters of such great waight may not be imposed upon us , who are not present at the debates , nor privie to the councils by which your resolutions may be governed and led to such actions . i shall not further trouble you , but only represent to your thoughts the great necessity we have to labour for unity , in this day of our fears . i shall not need to tell you , that mis-understandings between the parliament and army are the great hopes of our adversaries , and there is no other way to gratifie their designs . i bless the lord for those evidences that i see , of a peaceable spirit , in your address . i do , and i shall always endeavour , and pray , that god would not break the staff of our beauty , or staff of bands , that he would make all good men ( though of different judgements ) one in his hand , that we may arrive at that blessed settlement , for which we have expended so much blood and treasure : and as i have always endeavoured to express my obedience , in acquiescing in the wisedome of those that god placeth over me , so i shall continue and ever be , dalkeith , 13. octob. 1659. your lorpps . very humble servant , george monck . for the right honourable , the lord lambert , to be communicated to the council of officers . a declaration. the lords and commons assembled in parliament, having received several informations, that there have been divers tumults, ryots, outrages, and misdemeanors lately committed in sundry parts of this realm by unquiet and discontented spirits, ... england and wales. parliament. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a82760 of text877 in the english short title catalog (thomason 669.f.25[8]). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 2 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a82760 wing e1519 thomason 669.f.25[8] 99870554 99870554 163813 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. a82760) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 163813) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; 247:669f25[8]) a declaration. the lords and commons assembled in parliament, having received several informations, that there have been divers tumults, ryots, outrages, and misdemeanors lately committed in sundry parts of this realm by unquiet and discontented spirits, ... england and wales. parliament. 1 sheet ([1] p.) printed by john macock, and francis tyton, printers to the house of lords, london : 1660. title from caption and opening lines of text. "all sheriffs, &c., in office 25 april 1660 are to continue in their offices, using the king's style and name, and suppress the riots and rumors. all soldiers to aid them." -cf. steele. annotation on thomason copy: "may 8". reproduction of the original in the british library. eng england and wales. -sovereign (1660-1685 : charles ii) disorderly conduct -england -early works to 1800. great britain -history -charles ii, 1660-1685 -early works to 1800. a82760 877 (thomason 669.f.25[8]). civilwar no a declaration. the lords and commons assembled in parliament, having received several informations, that there have been divers tumults, ryo england and wales. parliament. 1660 250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a this text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-10 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2007-10 apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images 2007-11 emma (leeson) huber sampled and proofread 2007-11 emma (leeson) huber text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion royal blazon or coat of arms diev et mon droit ❧ a declaration . the lords and commons assembled in parliament , having received several informations , that there have been divers tumults , ryots , outrages , and misdemeanors lately committed in sundry parts of this realm by unquiet and discontented spirits , to the disturbance of the publick peace , and fomenting of new troubles , do hereby order and declare , that all sheriffs , iustices of the peace , mayors , constables , and other ministers of publick iustice that were in office the 25th day of april 1660. shall be continued in their respective offices , and shall exercise the same in the kings majesties name and style , and shall use their best endeavours to suppress and prevent all ryots , tumults , unlawfull assemblies and misdemeanors whatsoever against the lawes and peace of this realm , and all treasonable and seditious words , reports , and rumors against his majesties royal person and authority , and proceed against all offenders therein according to law and iustice ; and all military officers and souldiers and all others are to be aiding and assisting to them therein . die lunae , 7 maii , 1660. ordered by the lords in parliament assembled , that this declaration be forthwith printed and published . jo . browne , cleric . parliamentorum . london , printed by john macock , and francis tyton , printers to the house of lords , 1660. the declaration of lieutenant-generall cromwell concerning his present design and engagement against col. poyer and his adherents in south wales, and his resolution and protestation thereupon. delivered at the head of each regiment upon munday last, being the 8. of this instant may, at a randezvouz neer the city of gloucester. and the souldiers resolution touching the lieutenant generall, and collonel poyer.. [sic] also, very sad newes from the isle of vvight, concerning the kings majesty. may 9. 1648. imprimatur gilb. mabbott. hancock, john, of gloucester. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a80888 of text r204902 in the english short title catalog (thomason e441_16). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 9 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a80888 wing c7058 thomason e441_16 estc r204902 99864351 99864351 161674 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. a80888) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 161674) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; 69:e441[16]) the declaration of lieutenant-generall cromwell concerning his present design and engagement against col. poyer and his adherents in south wales, and his resolution and protestation thereupon. delivered at the head of each regiment upon munday last, being the 8. of this instant may, at a randezvouz neer the city of gloucester. and the souldiers resolution touching the lieutenant generall, and collonel poyer.. [sic] also, very sad newes from the isle of vvight, concerning the kings majesty. may 9. 1648. imprimatur gilb. mabbott. hancock, john, of gloucester. s. j. f. w. [2], 1, [5] p. printed for g. wharton, london : 1648. consists not of cromwell's speech, but of four letters describing the movements of cromwell's and royalist forces. the first is dated and signed: gloucester 8 may 1648. john hancock. the second ends vale, vale. the third is signed: s.j. the fourth dated and signed: newport 8. may 1648. f.w. imperfect: staining. reproduction of the original in the british library. eng cromwell, thomas, 1599-1658 -early works to 1800. poyer, john, d. 1649 -early works to 1800. england and wales. -army -early works to 1800. great britain -history -civil war, 1642-1649 -campaigns -early works to 1800. a80888 r204902 (thomason e441_16). civilwar no the declaration of lieutenant-generall cromwell: concerning his present design and engagement against col. poyer and his adherents in south hancock, john, of gloucester. 1648 1459 4 0 0 0 0 0 27 c the rate of 27 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the c category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2008-04 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2008-06 spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images 2008-08 paul schaffner sampled and proofread 2008-08 paul schaffner text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion the declaration of lieutenant-generall cromwell concerning his present design and engagement against col. poyer and his adherents in south wales , and his resolution and protestation thereupon . delivered at the head of each regiment upon munday last ▪ being the 8. of this instant may , at a randezvouz neer the city of glouce●●er . and the souldiers resolution touching the lieutenant generall , and collonel poyer . also , very sad newes from the isle of vvight , concerning the kings majesty . may 9. 1648. imprimatur gilb. mabbott . london , printed for g. wharton , 1648. a declaration of lieutenant-generall cromwell delivered at the head of each regiment upon munday last being the 8. of this instant may , at a randezvouz neere the city of gloucester . honoured sir , your last , dated the 5. of may i received ; for which i return you thanks , and according to my former obligements , to your vouchsafed clemency and goodness i can do no lesse , then to impart my self at this present , and present to your view these ensuing lines , viz. sir , upon satterday last we received intelligence , that lieut. gen. cromwel was vpon his march with a considerable party of horse and foot , and that he intended to have a generall randezvouz neer this city vpon munday and so to advance with all expedition toward south-wales , against poyer and his confederates , which report was soon made apparent ; for vpon munday morning about 9. of the clock in the fore noon , we discovered the horse , and immediatly the foot marched after them , who had a randezvouz within 2. miles of this city , and continued in the field till about two of the clock in the afternoon ; but in the intrim , severall passages worthy your observation , passed amongst them ; for as each regiment marched vp to the place appointed , they demean'd themselvs so civilly & cam vp in such an excellent posture of discipline , that it was admired ; for as each regiment came into the field they drew up into severall distinct bodies , and so soon as the rear was come up , and each regiment placed in order , lieut. gen. cromwel rode to the head of each , making a short speech touching their present design and engagement , which done , he further declared , that he had often times ventured his life with them , & they with him , against the common enemy of this kingdome , and a farre more potent power and strength then now they are to ingage withall ; and therefore desired them to arm themselves with the same resolution as formerly , and to go on with the same courage , faithfulnesse , & fidelity , as sundry times they had done , and vpon severall desperate attempts and engagements & that for his part , he protested to live and dy with them : the lieut. gen had no sooner declared himselfe , but they all threw up their caps , giving a great shout and hallow , crying out with one unanimous consent , that they would ventrr their lives and fortunes under his conduct and command , against any enemy either domestique or forraign . after the lieut. gen. had taken a view of each regiment , hee gave orders to march and accordingly about 3 of the clock they advanced : their number doth consist of about 6500. horse and foot , exceeding well armed , and brave resolute men . we doubt not but to hear of their happy successe very suddenly , for it is very probable , there will be speedy action . divers of our glosterians listed themselves at the randezvouz , under the command of the lieu. generall , and there marched about 100. voluntiers with him from this city , with blew ribbands in their hats , which is all for the present ; from your oblieged friend and servant , john hancock . gloucester the 8. of may , 1648. sir , upon the close of this letter , here arrived a messenger from swansey , who certified , that col powel is retreated from thence with all his forces , but upon what grounds we cannot learn , unlesse it be occasioned by the advance of l. gen. cromwell that way , who now is upon his march . col. horton is said to be about 3000. and hath had severall skirmishes with the enemy , but will not engage ▪ till the additional forces come up . vale , vale . letters from the north . sir , sir arthur haslerig is very diligent in fortifying of newcastle . some gentlemen of these parts are gone up to london , to acquaint the parliament with the affairs and conduction of these northern counties , and we hear the parl. are about to associate these counties again , and to put 10000. men more into a posture of defence against the cavaleer party , which are entred berwicke , and begin to overspread the country . by the next , i pray , let us hear what news at london , for which you shall command your affectionate friend , s. j. some english are already come to barwick , their leader is sir marmaduke langdale , a great malignant ; but formerly a justice of peace in this county ; they intend to fortifie the town , that if they are put to the way , they may with the more conveniency run into scotland : the coming of these forces to barwicke , is almost like to overjoy the malignants in these parts ; so that they begin to s●andalize the parliament , and use their endeavours to insence the country both against the parliament and army ; but the forces appointed to secure the north may do much good , then the malignants wil be glad to pull in their hornes again , and may be made to repeat their monstrous slanders . a committee hath already met to consider of the affairs of this and the northern counties , they have likewise appointed a day and place of meeting ; upon which time they will consult about the condition of the north , and of putting those parts into a posture of defence : this is all for the present i can acquaint you with , only one thing i shal further make mention of , that the northerne counties ingeneral have joyntly declared , that they will rise as one man against the scottish army , and that they wil use their utmost endeavours for the preservation and defence of those partes , against all opposition whatsoever . sir marmaduke langdale , sir charles lucas , and sir tho. tilsley , with divers other royalists do increase , their number is said to be about 600. horse , they have lately possessed themselves of the town and castle of carlisle , and are now very active in fortifying and strengthning of the said place . divers of the gentry in these parts resort vnto them , especially those who have formerly engaged for the king , and sir marmaduke langdale erects new officers , and gives them commissions in prince charles his name . we heare that sir philip musgrave is with a party of 500. horse between carlisle and appleby , and that he hath a design for surprizing of the said castle . richmond 6. of may , 1648. the copy of a letter from the isle of wight , touching the state and condition of the kings majesty . sir , since my last , bearing date the 3. of may , here hath beene a great alteration in these parts , and the inhabitants are much perplexed , occasioned by the great distractions both in the west and north of england ; but that which doth the most trouble us , is , the great melancholiness which hath now posses'd his majesty ; for indeed , he is not half so merry as formerly , and takes little delight in walking abroad , but gives his mind to much study and reading . he discourses very little , unlesse it be now and than with sir oliver cromwell , which is all for the present , from your assured friend to serve you , f. w. newport 8. of may 1648. imprimatur g. m. finis . a letter to his excellency the lord general monck t. s. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a92674 of text r211584 in the english short title catalog (wing s170). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 8 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a92674 wing s170 estc r211584 36273085 ocm 36273085 150250 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. a92674) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 150250) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 2237:23) a letter to his excellency the lord general monck t. s. 1 sheet ([1] p.). [s.n.], london : printed in the year 1659 [i.e. 1660] actual date of publication from wing (2nd ed.). signed: t.s. on the proceedings of the rump. reproduction of original in the guildhall (london, england) eng albemarle, george monck, -duke of, 1608-1670. england and wales. -parliament. broadsides -london (england) -17th century. a92674 r211584 (wing s170). civilwar no a letter to his excellency the lord general monck. t. s 1660 1554 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a this text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-09 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2007-10 apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images 2008-01 mona logarbo sampled and proofread 2008-01 mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion a letter to his excellency the lord general monck . my lord , amongst the throng of persons that crowd to tell their grievances , and to beg your relief , as an english-man i cannot be unconcern'd , nor you in justice refuse to hear me : i do not intend to trouble you with a long series of the unhappy war , your own experience in that is able to inform you ; but onely to give you some little accompt faithfully of what hath happen'd since lambert's last interrupting that which so daringly assumes the name of a parliament , with more impudence than justice , with more madness than merit : when lambert had by violence forc'd the members from sitting in the house , and as indiscreetly left them at liberty , you were then the onely person who might visibly restore them , then they look'd upon you as their redeemer , which you really were . having now once more by your favour gras'pd a power which they believ'd they should not out-live , to secure themselves as well from you as others , they commanded you up , and under a pretence of taking you into an administration of affairs with them , in stead of a general which you were in the north , and his excellency , they made you a single commissioner , the last of foure ; and lest that number , whereof three were a quorum , should not ballance you , they added another ; so that you must be over-awed in vote , and submit to those who never yet durst openly make you their enemy , and are unfit to be your friends . when they saw ( with eyes full of malice and jealousie ) how your whole march was but one entire triumph , and that all persons , of all conditions , ages , and sexes , met you , either to unbosome themselves and tell their miseries , and pray your help ; or , give you the acclamations due to a blood-less victory ; they now thought you too great and too good to live , and were preparing your herse and cypress , while you brought them the olive-branch of peace : first , to try you , they offered you an oath , which i think no sober conscientious person will take , it being in effect but to bind up the hand of providence , and to set ones face against that power , which ( for ought we know ) may intend us for our good , or punishment , what we so much fear ; and to either we ought quietly to submit . this not taking , they endevoured , first to render you odious , that they might more easily destroy you , and send you unpityed to your grave and scorn'd , robbing you first of that which should have sweetly preserv'd your name to posterity , your honour : to effect this , they commanded you to go with your army into the city , and there to imprison their members , break down their gates , port-cullises , chains and posts , and whatsoever look'd like a fence for that freedome hath so long been theirs ; what an angry and sad face you saw the city wear for that action , you know : nor would their malice to your fame have ended here , for you were to assist at the horrid murthering of some citizens and common-council men , whom they intended to hang at their own dores , in terror to the rest ; when this was done , you were to disarm them , and to level their walls to the ground , and to have found in their ruines your own : for , when by these accursed actions they had fix'd an odium upon you , then were you to fall a sacrifice to their ambition , whom nothing can satisfie but the tyranny over three nations at once , and from a deliverer become a victim : your prudence wisely foresaw this , and finding how odious they endevoured to make you , and how closely they had contriv'd your ruine , you put a stop to their horrid designes , and by countenancing the city in their equitable desires , have rais'd in all such an admiration , and for your self so great a stock of glory , as you cannot , but by some strange act of indiscretion , forfeit or lose ; you cannot but take notice to what a strange height of joy that good action rais'd every sober person , and if you wanted inclinations in your own soul to do us good , you might be lighted to them by those fires which were kindled for your triumph that night , and would ( had you gone on ) in all probability , have prov'd your funeral pile , few days after . you have fairly began our deliverance , leave it not here , for your safety and our good are so link'd together and alli'd , that neither can fall singly : you have by an act of honour and justice exasperated a party against you , whose principles are damnable , whose spirits are implacable ; by the one they pretend and believe , by a strange kind of saintship , a title to all our lives and fortunes , and that they were by grace born our heirs ; by the other they have in them so great a thirst after revenge , like italians , they kill with a smile ; and however they may for safety seem friends , are never to be atton'd ; how hardly they forget and pardon injuries , the late northern expedition will manifest ; for when the officers of lambert's army by an early defection and submission thought to preserve their places , though the first did their business without a blow strook , yet not one of forty was continued in his command ; and if they urge their mercy to lambert , 't is not their clemency but necessity , hoping by his interest among the fanatiques , to ballance , or countermand and check your power : nor is there any thing so sacred that can bind them , they having violated all covenants and oaths , and it is to be beleiv'd , press others to do the like , that they may make others as hateful and abominable as themselves ; in this imitating their master the devil , who is watchful and industrious for our damnation , for envy and company : besides , my lord , you have provok'd them , by fixing upon them a character in your speech , which the whole body of our language cannot equal , and they can never forgive or forget , for it will live as long as the name of rump , that spawn'd them . having thus deservedly made them your enemies , it is too late to make them your friends , nor can they expect it ; and unless you will be so imprudent as to cast off the love and protection of all sober persons , and betake your self to a villanous , accursed , hated , deformed monster of confusion , which your self have condemned and branded with an eternal mark of infamy , you cannot own or act with them , or for them : you gave them a fair time to perform your just desires , which they have slighted , and forfeited your protection ; if you stand by them any longer , you put your hand to your owne destruction , to farther it ; and your delay , which is all they ask , is but the basis of your ruine ; you may see by their favourable censure of lambert what they intend ; and you know who were last week in consultation , and what party he was to head : your ignorance cannot , your courage will not , let not your irresolution destroy you and the three nations ; on you depends their hopes , frustrate them not , lest you fall with them , and suffer not this insulting dragons taile of tyranny to oppress us longer ; you have a glorious opportunity put by providence into your hands to make your self great and safe , beloved of good men , and terrible to the bad , lose it not by delaying ; that ( when your name is read in the number of those deliverers whom fame and truth have faithfully committed to posterity ) you may be remembred with joy and honour in after generations : but , if on the contrary , your patient but dangerous expecting from these tyrants a settlement , make you lose the glory of so brave an action , you will assuredly fall with our hopes , unpityed , accursed , and with your own , conclude the three nations tragoedy . your servant and honorer t. s. london , printed in the year . 1659. by the king. a proclamation for publishing a former proclamation of the 30th of may last (entituled, a proclamation against vitious, debauch'd and prophane persons) in all churches and chappels throughout england and wales. england and wales. sovereign (1660-1685 : charles ii) this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a79316 of text r212585 in the english short title catalog (thomason 669.f.25[73]). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 3 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a79316 wing c3385 thomason 669.f.25[73] estc r212585 99871189 99871189 163878 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. a79316) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 163878) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; 247:669f25[73]) by the king. a proclamation for publishing a former proclamation of the 30th of may last (entituled, a proclamation against vitious, debauch'd and prophane persons) in all churches and chappels throughout england and wales. england and wales. sovereign (1660-1685 : charles ii) charles ii, king of england, 1630-1685. 1 sheet ([1] p.) printed by john bill and christopher barker, printers to the kings most excellent majesty, london : 1660. dated: given at our court at whitehall, the thirteenth day of august, in the twelfth year of our reign, 1660. annotation on thomason copy: "aug. 15". reproduction of the original in the british library. eng england and wales. -sovereign (1660-1685 : charles ii) -proclamation against vitious, debauch'd and prophane persons. -early works to 1800. vice -england -early works to 1800. great britain -history -charles ii, 1660-1685 -early works to 1800. a79316 r212585 (thomason 669.f.25[73]). civilwar no by the king· a proclamation for publishing a former proclamation of the 30th of may last (entituled, a proclamation against vitious, debauch england and wales. sovereign 1660 411 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a this text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2008-03 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2008-08 spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images 2008-09 mona logarbo sampled and proofread 2008-09 mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion c r diev et mon droit honi soit qvi mal y pense royal blazon or coat of arms by the king . a proclamation for publishing a former proclamation of the 30th of may last ( entituled , a proclamation against vitious , debauch'd and prophane persons ) in all churches and chappels throughout england and wales . charles r. whereas we finde , to our exceeding great joy and comfort , that the proclamation lately published by vs against vitious , debauchd and prophane persons , hath been well received and resented , and in some measure hath had , and will we hope yet more have our wish'd effect amongst our people : and we continuing our ardent desire to prosecute all means which tend to the suppressing of vice , and the advancement of vertue , and also to acknowledge the transcendent goodness of almighty god for the great progress in this short time made towards our full establishment , no less then his wonderful providence in our miraculous restauration to our people , and them to vs , with the advice of the lords and commons in parliament assembled , do by this our proclamation , streightly charge and command , that each minister in his respective parish or chappel , within this our realm of england , dominion of wales , and the town of berwick upon tweed , shall once in every moneth , for the space of six moneths together , next ensuing , read in their respective congregations , the aforesaid proclamation , and incite and stir up their respective auditories to observe the duties therein enjoyned , and avoid the vices therein forbidden . and we do hereby also strictly charge and command , that every of the respective ministers aforesaid , do carefully and effectually observe our will and pleasure herein , as they tender our favour , and would avoid our displeasure . and lastly , we do hereby renew our command , and again require all mayors , sheriffs , and iustices of the peace , to be very vigilant and strict in discovering and punishing of such persons according to law , as shall offend contrary to the said proclamation . given at our court at whitehall , the thirteenth day of august , in the twelfth year of our reign , 1660 london , printed by john bill and christopher barker , printers to the kings most excellent majesty , 1660. bumm-foder or, vvaste-paper proper to wipe the nation's rump with, or your own. brome, alexander, 1620-1666. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription b01796 of text r34389 in the english short title catalog (wing b4846a). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 5 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 b01796 14396200 wing b4846a interim tract supplement guide c.20.f.2[33] interim tract supplement guide c.20.f.4[186] estc r34389 99889930 ocm99889930 181365 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. b01796) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 181365) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books; tract supplement ; a1:1[34]; a4:2[187]) bumm-foder or, vvaste-paper proper to wipe the nation's rump with, or your own. brome, alexander, 1620-1666. 1 sheet ([1] p.). s.n., [london : 1660] attributed to alexander brome by wing. verse: "free quarter in the north is grown so scarce ..." at end of text: finis, in english, the rump. item at a4:2[187] imperfect: mutilated with loss of print. reproduction of original in the british library. eng england and wales. -parliament -poetry -early works to 1800. b01796 r34389 (wing b4846a). civilwar no bumm-foder or, vvaste-paper proper to wipe the nation's rump with, or your own. brome, alexander 1660 719 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a this text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2008-07 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2008-07 spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images 2008-08 john pas sampled and proofread 2008-08 john pas text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion bumm-foder or , vvaste-paper proper to wipe the nation's rvmp with , or your own . free quarter in the north is grown so scarce , that lambert with all his men of mars have submitted to kiss the parliaments arse , which no body can deny . if this should prove true , ( as we do suppose ) t is such a wipe as the rump and all 's foes could never give to old olivers nose : which , &c. there 's a proverb come to my mind not unfit , when the head shal see the rump all be-shit , sure this must prove a most lucky hit : which &c. there 's another proverb which every noddy wil jeer the rump with , and cry hoddy doddy , here 's a parliament all arse and no body . which &c. t is a likely matter the world wil mend when so much blood and treasure we spend , and yet begin again at the wrong end : which &c. we have been round and round about twirl'd , and through much sad confusions hurl'd , and now we are got into the arse of the world : which &c. but 't is not all this our courage wil quail , or make the brave seamen to the rump strike sail , if we can have no head , we wil have no tail : which &c. then let a free-parliamet be turnd trump , and nere think any longer the nation to mump with your pocky , perjur'd , damnd , old rump : which &c. but what doth rebel rump make here when their proper place ( as will. pryn doth swear ) is at the devils arse in derbyshire : which &c. then thither let us send them a tilt , for if they stay longer , they wil us beguilt with a government that is loose in the hilt : which &c. you l find it set down in harringtons moddle , whose brains a commonwealth do so coddle that t'as made a rotation in his noddle : which &c. 't is a pitiful pass you men of the sword have brought your selves to , that the rumps your lord , and arsie-versie , must be the word , which , &c. our powder and shot you did freely spend , that the head you might from the body rend , and now you are at us with the but-end , vvhich ; &c. old martin and scot have still such an itch , that they will with the rump try to'ther twitch ; and lenthal can grease a fat sow in the britch : vvhich , &c. that 's a thing that would please the butchers and cooks , to see this stinking rump quite off the hooks , and jack-daw go to pot with the rooks . which , &c. this forward sir john ( who the rump did never fail ) against charles stuart , in a speech did rail ; but men say it was without head or tail , which , &c. just such is the government wee live under , of parliament thrice cut in sunder ; and this hath made us the worlds wonder , which , &c. old noll when we talk of magna charta , did prophecy well we should all smart-a , and now wee have found his rumps magna fart-a , which , &c. but i can't think monck ( though a souldier and sloven ) to be kin to the fiend , whose feet are cloven , nor will creep i' th rumps arse , to bake in their oven , which , &c. then since he is coming , e'ne let him come from the north to the south , with sword and drum , to beat up the quarters of this lewd bum ; which , &c. and now of this rump i 'le say no more , nor had i begun , but upon this score , there was something behind , which was not before ; which , &c. finis , in english the rvmp . a letter to a friend concerning the next parliament's sitting at oxford philanglus. 1681 approx. 2 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; oxford (uk) : 2009-03 (eebo-tcp phase 1). a48165 wing l1644 estc r36352 15667284 ocm 15667284 104325 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. a48165) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 104325) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 1152:24) a letter to a friend concerning the next parliament's sitting at oxford philanglus. 1 broadside. printed for j.k., [s.l.] : 1681. reproduction of original in the huntington library. 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. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between 1473 and 1700 available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the 25,363 texts created during phase 1 of the project have been released into the public domain as of 1 january 2015. anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. 5% (or 5 pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of 100 instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level 4 of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p5, characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng england and wales. -parliament -history. great britain -history -charles ii, 1660-1685. great britain -politics and government -1660-1688. 2007-11 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2008-01 spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images 2008-03 mona logarbo sampled and proofread 2008-03 mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion a letter to a friend concerning the next parliament's sitting at 0xf0rd . honest tom , having undergone the gloomy day and newes of the parliaments dissolution , &c. as also the good newes that it is his majesties pleasure to order my lord chancellor to issue out . writs in order to the election of another , all i say by the way is this , ( cavete angli ) look to it you free-holders of england , that you observe the good advice contained in the writ : but they are to sit at oxford : and indeed , honest tom , i think that in the time of the sickness the then parliament sat at the said place . and alas ! now tom it 's a sick state , a sick nation , a sick people , all sick , and to be feared near death ; and now to oxford again must the parliament go . but tom dost think london's air to be infected ? i must confess , a bold rogue of our intimacy said , if it were , or any parts adjoyning , it was then the western end . but however , we know oxford is a clear air , and a goodly place , likewise a sumptuous theatre for them to act their parts in , and so let 'um march thitherwards . and i with them all prosperity and felicity , and withall that there may be no rogues , pensioners , or fellowes that love their pockets better than their countrey ; which i cordially wish for , who am , honest tom , thy old friend and companion , philanglus . printed for j. k. 1681. free-parliament quæres: proposed to tender consciences; and published for the use of the members now elected. by alazonomastix philalethes. more, henry, 1614-1687. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a89281 of text r202956 in the english short title catalog (thomason e1019_23). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 8 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a89281 wing m2661a thomason e1019_23 estc r202956 99863076 99863076 115258 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. a89281) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 115258) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; 151:e1019[23]) free-parliament quæres: proposed to tender consciences; and published for the use of the members now elected. by alazonomastix philalethes. more, henry, 1614-1687. [2], 6 p. s.n.], [london : printed in the year of our redemption. 1660. alazonomastix philalethes = henry more. place of publication from wing. annotation on thomason copy: "april 10". reproduction of the original in the british library. eng england and wales. -parliament -early works to 1800. great britain -politics and government -1649-1660 -early works to 1800. a89281 r202956 (thomason e1019_23). civilwar no free-parliament quæres:: proposed to tender consciences; and published for the use of the members now elected. by alazonomastix philalethes more, henry 1660 1250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a this text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-02 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2007-02 apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images 2007-03 jonathan blaney sampled and proofread 2007-03 jonathan blaney text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion free-parliament quaeres : proposed to tender consciences ; and published for the use of the members now elected . by alazonomastix philalethes . spectatum admissi risum teneatis amici ? printed in the year of our redemption . 1660. free-parliament quaeres , &c. 1. vvhether coffee be not the most fitting drink for the english nation , since we have equalled , nay out-gone the turks themselves ; for though they murdered the father , yet they presently set up the son ? 2. whether our late rumpers deserve not that that saying , nulla fides pietasve viris qui castra sequuntur , should be thus interpreted , there is neither faith nor pity to be shewed to them nor their janizaries ? 3. whether hell at westminster be not likely to lose its customers , since the devils are turned out of the parliament house ? 4. whether thom. scot can pretend to liberty of conscience , since he made an arch-bishops house a prison or gaol ? 5. whether by the covenant , sir arthur haslerigg ought not to be ejected from the bishoprick of durham , since by that we have sworn against all limbs of episcopacy ? 6. whether hanging or drowning be the best waies of transportation of our late republicans to the common-wealths of vtopia or oceana ? 7. whether that prophecy the saints shall rule the earth , be not meant of barbadoes , jamaica , or some terra incognita ? 8. whether col. john s. can keep off the taxes of an execution , by the profit he got by printing the late act of assessement ? 9. whether f. and h. the late common-wealth printers should not change names , since the first swells like a mountain , and the other is but a poor leveller ? 10. whether sir arthur haslerigg hath not a president of patience , in this his falling into the pit of adversity , from his falling into the ditch at leicester ? 11. whether bradshaw and dun did not accompany each other to hell , that the devil having got such a judge , might not want a fit executioner ? 12. whether the losse of writing the news of england , was not the cause that nedham was so busie with the news from brussels ? 13. why since england hath so long been made bedlam , the sectarians should rather be called fanaticks than franticks ? 14. whether the army be not dispossessed of the devil , and sir arthur , since they begin to submit to the civil authority ? 15. whether the souldiers ought not to tear off their red coats , since oliver first instituted them , that they might resemble the devils pensioners , in flaming doublets ? 16. whether the fanaticks do not hate monck now , as much as ever they did the church , their king , or country ? 17. if the proverb be true , when knaves fall out , honest men may come by their goods ; then whether lamberts switching the rump out of doors , and their driving him into the tower , may not open a door of hope for something further ? 18. whether a long parliament , a lord , and five members , might not , were they now conjoyned together , be termed the devils coach with six horses ? 19. whether there is not like to be a lesse arbibitrary administration of justice in hell , if bradshaw be made president there , instead of minos , rhadamanthus , or aeacus ? 20. vvhether the next parliament ought not to condemn dr. john owens primer , to be burnt by the common hangman , since it was made for the use of the children of the rump ? 21. whether any of the late rump could have stood for parliament-men , if neither fools nor knaves had been capable of election ? 22. whether it be not the cheapest way of buying lands , with col. harvey and others , to agree with the state for three moieties , and then cozen them of two ? 23. whether that comedie , called the costly whore , was not intended for the life of the lady sands , and was written by henry martin ? 24. whether the bastard , a tragedie , was compiled by mr. goff , or written by j. ireton ? 25. whether orlando furioso that antient italian poem , was not meant for a prophetical relation of the life of sir arthur haslerigg ? 26. whether the discontented collonel , be not the fittest play to be acted by our cashiered officers , since they have now no more to do in state comedies ? 27. whether sir arthur did not act the raging turk in westminster-hall , when he saw the admission of the secluded members ? 28. whether it was to know if he should be chosen for parliament man , or when he should take his turn at tyburn , that the said gentleman lately addressed himself to the star-cheater lilly ? 29. whether col. s. creditors have any assurance of his honestie , since he may , being a printer , so easily change the first letters of his name , and make it cheater ? 30. whether atkins be the anagram of a stink , or a stink of atkins ; and whether that be not a very fitting name for a member of the rump ? 31. whether the fift of november , or the twenty one of february , deserve the greater solemnity , as a day of delivery from the grander traytors ? 32. why a rump being a small and worst part of a man , so many good saints should go together to the making of it up ? 33. whether ever doctors commons might more fitly be called the spiritual court than lately , when none but saints were judges and proctors ? 34. whether the proverb that saith , facilis descensus averni , the way to hell is easie , be not a mistake , since our late states-men took such pains in it ? 35. whether the so stately equipping of the naseby frigat , be not for the bringing home of the son , since the father lost his crown and dignity at that fatal place , that so there may be an allusion to that proverb ? — quâ cuspide vulnus acutâ tulerat , hâc ipsâ cuspide tulit opem. 36. whether an act of oblivion can ever be really passed for the late men of the tail ; since they can never forget their former rogueries , if they be suffered to injoy the profits of them ? 37. whether the salt of the english wits is not strangely unprofitable , since it makes the rump to stink more and more in the nostrils of the people ? 38. lastly , whether it be not good service to the nation , to keep the stink of them thus fresh in their noses , that they may for the future avoid fouling their fingers with them ? finis . by the council of state. a proclamation. whereas by an act of the last parliament, intituled, an act for dissolving the parliament begun the third of november 1640, and for the calling and holding of a parliament at westminster the 25 of april 1660. ... england and wales. council of state. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a84476 of text r211784 in the english short title catalog (thomason 669.f.24[48]). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 3 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a84476 wing e785 thomason 669.f.24[48] estc r211784 99870483 99870483 163779 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. a84476) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 163779) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; 247:669f24[48]) by the council of state. a proclamation. whereas by an act of the last parliament, intituled, an act for dissolving the parliament begun the third of november 1640, and for the calling and holding of a parliament at westminster the 25 of april 1660. ... england and wales. council of state. 1 sheet ([1] p.) printed by abel roper, and tho: collins, printers to the council of state, [london] : [1660] title from caption and opening lines of text. date and place of publication from wing. "recites provisions of act for summoning parliament. no rebel in ireland, nor any one who has made war on parliament, nor their sons, may be elected. this to be proclaimed at the time and place of electing, before the elections." -cf. steele. dated at end: wednesday march 28. 1660. by the council of state at vvhitehal. annotation on thomason copy: "march. 29". reproduction of the original in the british library. eng england and wales. -parliament -qualifications -early works to 1800. catholics -england -legal status, laws, etc. -early works to 1800. great britain -politics and government -1649-1660 -early works to 1800. a84476 r211784 (thomason 669.f.24[48]). civilwar no by the council of state. a proclamation· whereas by an act of the last parliament, intituled, an act for dissolving the parliament begun the england and wales. council of state. 1660 523 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a this text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-09 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2007-10 apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images 2007-12 mona logarbo sampled and proofread 2007-12 mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion by the council of state . a proclamation . whereas by an act of the last parliament , intituled , an act for dissolving the parliament begun the third of november 1640 , and for the calling and holding of a parliament at westminster the 25 of april 1660. it is expresly declared and enacted , that all persons engaged in the late rebellion in ireland , and all who profess the popish religion , and all and every other person and persons who have advised , or voluntarily ayded , abetted , or assisted in any war against the parliament , since the first day of january 1641. and his or their sons ( unless he or they have since manifested their good affection to the said parliament ) shall be incapable to be elected to serve as members in the next parliament . and whereas the council of state is given to understand , that notwithstanding the good provision that is therein made , and albeit the happiness and settlement of the nation is so much concerned in the observance thereof , yet divers persons more respecting private interests , and personal satisfactions , then publique safety , do intend , and endeavor to promote the elections of persons not qualified , as by that act is directed , to the violating of that law , and the perverting of those good ends of peace and establishment which are thereby aimed at ; therefore , according to the trust reposed in them for the due execution of the laws , and to the intent , those who have not been hitherto acquainted with the tenor and purport of that act , may be the better informed how far they are thereby obliged , and that they may avoid the penalty imposed upon the infringers thereof , the council have thought fit hereby strictly to enioyn , and require all persons any waies concerned in the election of members to serve in parliament , to take notice of the said act , and of the qualifications thereby prescribed as aforesaid , and not to do , or attempt any thing to the contrary thereof . to which purpose , the sheriffs and chief magistrates of the respective counties , cities , and borroughs of this nation , are required , at the times and places appointed for electing their knights , citizens , and burgesses , and before they do actually proceed to such elections , to cause this proclamation to be publickly read , and proclaimed in their several counties , cities , and borroughs , that none may have colour to pretend ignorance thereof ; in which behalf , the council shall expect a punctual compliance , and call those to a strict accompt who shall neglect the same . wednesday march 28. 1660. by the council of state at vvhitehal . ordered , that this proclamation be forthwith printed and published . w. jessop , clerk of the council . printed by abel roper , and tho : collins , printers to the council of state . by the parliament. the parliament being desirous that good order and discipline may still be continued in the army ... proceedings. 1660-02-27 england and wales. parliament. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a83340 of text r211631 in the english short title catalog (thomason 669.f.23[65]). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 2 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a83340 wing e2119 thomason 669.f.23[65] estc r211631 99897384 99897384 132752 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. a83340) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 132752) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 2498:10) by the parliament. the parliament being desirous that good order and discipline may still be continued in the army ... proceedings. 1660-02-27 england and wales. parliament. 1 sheet ([1] p.) printed by john streater, and john macock, printers to the parliament, london : 1659. [i.e. 1660] title from caption and first lines of text. the year is given according to lady day dating. an order of parliament for "officers of the army forthwith to repair to their respective charges.". dated at end: monday, february, 27. 1659. ordered by the parliament, that this order be forthwith printed and published. thomas st nicholas, clerk of the parliament. annotation on thomason copy: "feb: 28". reproduction of original in the folger shakespeare library. eng england and wales. -army -early works to 1800. broadsides -england a83340 r211631 (thomason 669.f.23[65]). civilwar no by the parliament. the parliament being desirous that good order and discipline may still be continued in the army, ... england and wales. parliament 1660 281 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 d the rate of 36 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the d category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words. 2007-10 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2007-10 apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images 2007-11 emma (leeson) huber sampled and proofread 2007-11 emma (leeson) huber text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion blazon or coat of arms incorporating the commonwealth flag (1649-1651) ❧ by the parliament . the parliament being desirous that good order and discipline may still be continued in the army , to the end , that the souldiers thereof may not any wise be an oppression to the country ; and whereas divers officers of the army , whose regiments , troops and companies are quartered in several counties of this nation , do still continue here about the town , and absent from their respective charges , do therefore hereby require all such officers of the army forthwith to repair to their respective charges , and not to depart from them without special ▪ order from the lord general . and in case that any of the regiments , troops , or companies of the army are removed from the quarters last assigned them , without order from the lord general ; the parliament doth require such regiments , troops and companies to return forthwith to their said last quarters formerly assigned them , or to such other quarters , as shall be assigned by directions from the lord general . and the parliament doth further require , that such regiments , troops or companies as are not removed , do continue in the quarters last assigned unto them ; and none of them to remove from thence , without the speciall order of the lord generall in that behalf . monday , february , 27. 1659. ordered by the parliament , that this order be forthwith printed and published . thomas st nicholas , clerk of the parliament . london , printed by john streater , and john macock , printers to the parliament ; 1659. the case of william coryton, esq; for the burrough of michell in the county of cornwall. to be heard on monday the 25th of november, 1689. 1689 approx. 2 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; oxford (uk) : 2009-10 (eebo-tcp phase 1). b01933 wing c1193 estc r171037 52211976 ocm 52211976 175544 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. b01933) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 175544) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 2739:54) the case of william coryton, esq; for the burrough of michell in the county of cornwall. to be heard on monday the 25th of november, 1689. coryton, william, esq. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [london : 1689] caption title. publication data suggested by wing. imperfect: one word obliterated in ink. reproduction of the original in the lincoln's inn library. 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. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between 1473 and 1700 available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the 25,363 texts created during phase 1 of the project have been released into the public domain as of 1 january 2015. anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. 5% (or 5 pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of 100 instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level 4 of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p5, characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng england and wales. -parliament. -house of commons -contested elections -early works to 1800. elections -corrupt practices -england -cornwall -early works to 1800. cornwall (england : county) -politics and government -17th century -early works to 1800. broadsides -england -17th century. 2008-03 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2008-07 spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images 2008-09 mona logarbo sampled and proofread 2008-09 mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion the case of william coryton , esq for the burrough of michell in the county of cornwall . to be heard on monday the 25 th . of november , 1689. that a new writ being ordered to issue for the choice of a burgess to serve in parliament for the said burrough , in the stead of charles fanshaw , esq the said writ was accordingly taken out by the petitioner humphry courtney , esq or his agents , the twenty fifth , of june last , but detained in their own hands without delivering the same to the sheriff to be executed , although often thereunto requested , until about the eighteenth of september ; at which time the petitioner , and the said mr. coryton stood candidates , and the said mr. coryton was thereupon duely elected by the majority of the burgesses and inhabitants electors of the said burrough ; the said mr. coryton having twenty three votes , and the said mr. courtney but nineteen , as appeas by the poll. and the said mr. coryton was accordingly returned by the port reeve , the proper officer of the said burrough , and his indenture annexed to the said writ , and returned by the high sheriff . yet notwithstanding the faireness of such election , the said mr. courtney to put the said mr. coryton , to , further trouble and charges , hath 〈◊〉 presented a petition complaining of an undue and and false return , pretending that he had the majority of well quallified electors ; whereas in truth and in fact , the said mr. coryton was duely chosen and elected , as well by the majority of the said burgesses and inhabitants of the said burrough , as by the majority of the said burgesses and inhabitants of the said burrough paying scot and lot. all which the said mr. coryton will make out at the hearing before the committee . an ansvver to the author of humble thanks for his majesties gracious declaration for liberty of conscience. y. z. 1672 approx. 4 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; oxford (uk) : 2009-10 (eebo-tcp phase 1). b06802 13031331 wing z1 interim tract supplement guide c.20.f.2[95] interim tract supplement guide c.20.f.4[6] estc r15733 99882929 ocm99882929 182677 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. b06802) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 182677) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books; tract supplement ; a1:1[96]; a4:2[6]) an ansvver to the author of humble thanks for his majesties gracious declaration for liberty of conscience. y. z. 1 sheet ([1] p.). printed for j. edwin at the three roses in ludgate-street, london, : 1672. signed: y.z. verse: "'twixt heaven and thee, how sprung these fatal jars ..." a reply to the work by robert wild, with reference to charles ii's declaration of 15 march 1672. "with allowance, may 6. 1672." reproduction of original in the british library. 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. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between 1473 and 1700 available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the 25,363 texts created during phase 1 of the project have been released into the public domain as of 1 january 2015. anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. 5% (or 5 pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of 100 instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level 4 of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p5, characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng wild, robert, 1609-1679. -dr wild's humble thanks for his majesties gracious declaration for liberty of conscience -early works to 1800. england and wales. -sovereign (1660-1685 : charles ii) -poetry -early works to 1800. dissenters, religious -england -poetry -early works to 1800. 2008-05 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2008-08 spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images 2008-10 mona logarbo sampled and proofread 2008-10 mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion an answer to the author of humble thanks for his majesties gracious declaration for liberty of conscience . 'twixt heaven and thee , how sprung these fatal jars , that thou ( poor robin ) rail'st against the stars ? to thee what have their influences done , with so much zeal to bark against the moon ? on heavens tables if thou knew'st what 's writ as well as on the earthly what is set , we would allow thou might'st the feud maintain , enabled by the belly not thy brain : these things , alas , transcend thy scrutiny , their language is but arabick to thee ; thou that could'st never yet higher advance , then dod , and cleaver , and the concordance . thou know'st not that the square of mercury to mars afflicts a punner's brain , yet we find it alas , to be too true in thee . we know what saturn did at barthol'mew , and some are of opinion so do you : in those dog-days had been the fittest time to curse thy stars ( poor robin ) in lewd time ; mount ano for parnassus then had gone , thou might'st have made with tears an helicon , and fetch'd a pegasus from abingdon . but now to rave , when a propitious ray has shin'd on thee , and turn'd thy night to day ; now that the claret-dispensation's come , and thou may'st vie for toe with him at rome ; assum'd the pristine rubies of thy beauty , and art made capable of being gouty : what is it less then when no foe was near us , with so much heat to cry out , curse ye meroz ! what have those reverend prelates done to thee thus to blaspheme their pious memory ? gloc'ster , and learned darham's name shall live , when thine in grubstreet hardly shall survive . unmanner'd man ! in stars , and men , ill read , to trample on the ashes of the dead ! well! since the royal clemency has given each man his leave to choose his way to heaven , clean , and unclean beasts into one ark driven : since pressing i' th' church-militant disappears , and all men now are gospel volunteers ; since we are all united , let 's agree , think you no worse of us , then of you , we ; for by your foul reflections we 'r afraid , you write the good old cause in masquerade . instead of bonds and persecution , wherewith you us'd to make the pulpit groan , thank our kind prince who with compassionate eyes look'd down and pittied your infirmities . this may be done without or rope , or bell , and thus dear dogg'rel , heartily farewel . from the star in ●olemanstreet , london . sir , yours , y. z. with allowance , may 6. 1672. london , printed for j. edwin at the three roses in ludgate-street , 1672. orders to be observed while his majestie, or the two houses of parliament continue in oxford agreed upon by the vice-chancellor and delegates, to be communicated to the heads of houses, and by them to their respective companies. university of oxford. 1681 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) : 2009-03 (eebo-tcp phase 1). a53821 wing o903h estc r41599 31355651 ocm 31355651 110576 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. a53821) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 110576) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 1751:29) orders to be observed while his majestie, or the two houses of parliament continue in oxford agreed upon by the vice-chancellor and delegates, to be communicated to the heads of houses, and by them to their respective companies. university of oxford. 1 sheet ([1] p.). s.n., [oxford? : 1681] manuscript note: "these ord's were printed 7. march (munday) 1680. & forthwith sent to the colleges & halls, to be posted up." place and date of publication suggested by wing (2nd ed.). reproduction of original in the bodleian library. 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. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between 1473 and 1700 available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the 25,363 texts created during phase 1 of the project have been released into the public domain as of 1 january 2015. anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. 5% (or 5 pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of 100 instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level 4 of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p5, characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng charles -ii, -king of england, 1630-1685. university of oxford -history -17th century. england and wales. -parliament. broadsides -oxford (england) -17th century. 2008-04 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2008-06 spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images 2008-07 mona logarbo sampled and proofread 2008-07 mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion academia oxoniensis sapientiae et felicitatis . blazon of oxford university orders to be observed while his majestie or the two houses of parliament continue in oxford , agreed upon by the vice-chancellor and delegates , to be communicated to the heads of houses , and by them to their respective companies . i. that they admonish all such as are under their charge , that they appear no where abroad , without their caps and gowns suitable to their degree and condition ; and that their apparel be such as the statutes require . ii. that no scholar , of what condition soever , shall presume to go out to meet the king , either on foot , or horsback ; or to be at , or upon the way , where the king is to come . iii. that no scholar do disturb the court , or come nigh the places where the two houses of parliament , and their several committees do meet . iv. that the seats in st. maries , where formerly the doctors and masters did sit , be reserved for the members of the two houses of parliament : and that none other whatsoever , do presume to intrude . v. that the vice-chancellor , and proctors keep their seats as formerly . vi. that the several doctors , together with other heads of houses , canons of christ church , and noble-men ( who are actually members of the university ) sit in the middle gallary ; and the masters of arts in the two side gallaries . it is strictly required that the whole time , all persons observe the aforesaid orders , and abstain from going to taverns , coffee-houses , and other publick houses , and comport themselves with that sobriety and modesty as may tend to the reputation and honor of the university ; upon pain of being enter'd into the black-book and otherwise proceeded against as the crime shall require . the names of the masters of arts that have a procuratorial power given them , during his majesties abode in the vniversity . mr. isham ex aede christi . mr. sparke ex aede christi . mr. elwood è c. c. c. mr. massey è coll. mert. mr. harvey è coll , oriel . mr. aldworth è coll. magd. mr. masters è coll , novo . mr. balche è coll wadh. mr. burrington è coll. exon. mr. fry è coll , trin. mr. meers è coll. aen. nasi . mr. adams jun. è coll. linc. mr. orlebar è coll. om. au. these ords were printed 7. march ( munday ) 1680. & forthwith sent to the colleges & halls , to be poshed up . die martis, 5 september. 1648 a declaration of the commons assembled in parliament, concerning the summoning of the members to attend the house on tuesday the 26 of septemb. 1648. england and wales. parliament. house of commons. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a83675 of text r43620 in the english short title catalog (wing e2557b). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 3 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a83675 wing e2557b estc r43620 42475027 ocm 42475027 151130 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. a83675) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 151130) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 2245:8) die martis, 5 september. 1648 a declaration of the commons assembled in parliament, concerning the summoning of the members to attend the house on tuesday the 26 of septemb. 1648. england and wales. parliament. house of commons. 1 sheet ([1] p.). printed for edward husband ..., london : 1648. imperfect: print show-through. reproduction of original in the harvard law school library. eng england and wales. -parliament. -house of commons -early works to 1800. great britain -history -civil war, 1642-1649. broadsides -london (england) -17th century. a83675 r43620 (wing e2557b). civilwar no die martis, 5 september. 1648 a declaration of the commons assembled in parliament, concerning the summoning of the members to attend the ho england and wales. parliament. house of commons 1648 381 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a this text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-11 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2007-11 apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images 2007-12 john pas sampled and proofread 2007-12 john pas text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion die martis , 5 septembr . 1648. a declaration of the commons assembled in parliament , concerning the summoning of the members to attend the house on tuesday the 26 of septemb. 1648. whereas both houses of parliament have agreed upon a personal treaty with his majesty , which is speedily to commence : for the management whereof , the attendance of all the members of parliament will be very necessary , because in the multitude of councellors there is safety , and in the success thereof , the allaying of the present distempers , and future happiness of this kingdom is so highly concerned ; it is therefore ordered and declared by the commons assembled in parliament , that the respective sheriffs of each county within the kingdom of england and dominion of wales , do forthwith upon receipt hereof give particular notice to all the members of the house of commons , residing and being within their respective counties , to attend this house , according to the orders and votes hereunto annexed . resolved , &c. that the house be called on this day three weeks . resolved , &c. that a penalty shall be now fixed upon the defaulters at the next call of the house . resolved , &c. that the sum of twenty pounds be the fine as shall be set upon the defaulters at the next call . resolved , &c. that such members as shall be defaulters at the next call , and their excuses not allowed , shall pay the sum of twenty pounds into the hands of sir robert pye and mr. wheeler , before they come into the house to sit as members . h : elsynge , cler. parl. d. com. ordered by the commons assembled in parliament , that this declaration and votes be forthwith printed and published ; and it is referred to the care of the committee that brought it in , or any two of them , to send printed copies thereof forthwith to the respective sheriffs of england and wales . h : elsynge , cler. parl. d. com. london , printed for edward husband , printer to the honorable house of commons . 1648. to his excellencie the lord charls fleetwood, and the rest of the officers of the army this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a94408 of text r211163 in the english short title catalog (thomason 669.f.21[24]). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 4 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a94408 wing t1350 thomason 669.f.21[24] estc r211163 99900179 99900179 132744 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. a94408) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 132744) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 2557:20) to his excellencie the lord charls fleetwood, and the rest of the officers of the army fleetwood, charles, d. 1692. england and wales. army. 1 sheet ([1] p.) printed by j.c. for livewel chapman, london : 1659. signed: from several thousands of faithful friends to the good old cause, in and about the city of london. complaining of the army's neglect of its duty to the country and the cause. annotation on thomason copy: "april 26". reproduction of original in the henry e. huntington library. eng england and wales. -army -early works to 1800. presbyterianism -early works to 1800. great britain -history -commonwealth and protectorate, 1649-1660 -early works to 1800. broadsides -england -london a94408 r211163 (thomason 669.f.21[24]). civilwar no to his excellencie the lord charls fleetwood, and the rest of the officers of the army. [no entry] 1659 613 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a this text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-07 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2007-07 apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images 2007-09 mona logarbo sampled and proofread 2007-09 mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion to his excellencie the lord charls fleetwood , and the rest of the officers of the army . sirs , having obtained favour from the lord in this day of apostacy to be faithfull to him in the promotion of righteousnesse , so long contended for , which for sometime past , to the grief of our hearts , hath been slighted and publickly denied , by those , who formerly had solemnely ( before the lord and his people ) engaged for it ; and now after our so long waiting upon the lord , he hath been pleased to give us some grounds of hope , that we shall live to see the reviving of the good old cause , by the taste you have given us of your willingness to appear for it , in some of your late expressions . the understanding of which ( together with what we have observed by tracing the foot steps of providence in your late transactions ) giveth us ground to believe that you are returning in good earnest ; the thoughts , of which , incourageth us to present unto you , vvhat the lord hath powerfully put upon our spirits , as the result of our several meetings , wherein we doubt not but we have met with god . 1. that you consider when and where you turned aside from the way in which god was pleased eminently to own you ; and also whether you have not found a want of that presence of the lord going along with your counsels and affairs , which in former times you were guided by , when that you appeared singly for god and your country . 2. secondly , that you would take a re-view of that declaration of that memorable parliament , published in the year 1648 , march 17. wherein they express the grounds of a free state ; and that the same parliament ( who changed the government from kingly to a commonwealth ) may assemble themselves together , for the exercise of the supreme trust committed to them , in the prosecution of which on april 20. 1653. they were interrupted . 3. thirdly , that you would consider who they were that from time to time have obstructed the faithful proceedings of those that are among you , whose hearts god hath touched with a sense of the great neglect of their duty to god and their country ; and be admonished forthwith to dismiss them , out of your councils and armies for time to come . 4. lastly , that you would consider who they are that have been ejected the army , or otherwise forced to forsake it , for their faithfulness to the cause of god and his people , in bearing their testimony against tyranny and oppression , and with all speed call them to their places , and admit them to your councils . in the doing of these things you vvill strengthen our hopes , that you are in reality and truth for god and his people , vvho vvill be thereby engaged to encourage and stand by you vvith their lives and estates ; otherwise our fears will be enlarged , that you are but daubing with untempered mortar ; and you may assuredly expect , that then the lord will depart from you , and all the faithful decline you . from several thousands of faithful friends to the good old cause , in and about the city of london . london , printed by j. c. for livewel chapman . 1659. some remarks upon a paper which sir george hungerford, by a very unusual and unfair practice, delivered at the door of the house of commons, after a full hearing of his cause before the committee. 1691 approx. 4 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). a93528 wing s4604a estc r184453 43077637 ocm 43077637 151738 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. a93528) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 151738) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 2274:17) some remarks upon a paper which sir george hungerford, by a very unusual and unfair practice, delivered at the door of the house of commons, after a full hearing of his cause before the committee. hungerford, george, sir. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [london : 1691] publication information suggested by the bodleian library. 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. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between 1473 and 1700 available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the 25,363 texts created during phase 1 of the project have been released into the public domain as of 1 january 2015. anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. 5% (or 5 pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of 100 instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level 4 of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p5, characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng england and wales. -parliament. -house of commons -election districts -early works to 1800. great britain -politics and government -1689-1702. broadsides -london (england) -17th century. 2007-07 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2007-07 apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images 2007-09 mona logarbo sampled and proofread 2007-09 mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion some remarks vpon a paper which sir george hungerford , by a very unusual and unfair practice , delivered at the door of the house of commons , after a full hearing of his cause before the committee . the chief objection which sir george hungerford makes , is against the power of disfranchising , wherein it is evident how much he is mistaken both by law , practice , and his own judgment . for , 1st . the burgesses do not vote , by reason of any inhabitancy or burgage tenure , but by being elected and sworn into the office and trust of a burgess ; for breach of which trust , they may be removed from the office of a burgess , there being a condition in law tacitely annexed to such office , the breach whereof is a good cause of disfranchisement , and the words of these very disfranchisements , are expressly from the office and dignity of a burgess , so that ceasing thereby to be burgesses , they consequently cease to have a right of voting as burgesses . 2ly . this hath been the constant practice as appeared at the committee by their books for near an hundred years past , and robert hungerford esq sir george's own brother , who was formerly a burgess of this borough , hath set his hand to , and allowed of several the like disfranchisements , as appears by the borough books . 3ly . the disfranchisement of one of the persons whom sir george hath put into his pole ( though his voice was disallowed at the election by the stewards and burgesses ) was done by the advice of counsellor blake , sir george's son-in-law , and besides sir george hungerford himself was the first person at the taking of the pole , who made an exception to disfranchised persons . object . whereas sir george objects , that dyers disfranchisement was not fully proved . answer . mr. windham's witnesses proved that he had seen his disfranchisement written in the book , and could turn to the place where it was torn out , and said that dyer gave ten shillings to have the book in his custody , in which time 't is supposed he tore it out himself . note . swaddon who was convicted of forgery , and stood in the pillory , was one of the disfranchised persons who voted for sir george . sir george hungerford's objection against oliver harman , one of mr. wyndham's voices ( who never at any time lived more than one hundred yards from calne , and his house contiguous to the borough ) is very frivolous , for it was proved , that he lived in the borough before the test of the writ , and ever since , and besides during his living out of the borough , he was always esteemed as a burgess , was summoned to their halls , acted as a burgess , and had at that time , and now near 100 l. of the borough stock in his hands , being intrusted therewith as a burgess . so that the majority of voices , plainly appeared to the committee , to be for mr. wyndham . instructions for deputy lieutenants, which are members of the house of commons, and other lieutenants of severall counties, concerning the last propositions. together with the names of the commissaries, who are to inroll and value the horses and arms, according to the propositions proceedings. 1642-06-16 england and wales. parliament. house of commons. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a83717 of text r210713 in the english short title catalog (thomason 669.f.5[43]). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 4 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a83717 wing e2589d thomason 669.f.5[43] estc r210713 99897373 99897373 135434 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. a83717) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 135434) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 2499:5) instructions for deputy lieutenants, which are members of the house of commons, and other lieutenants of severall counties, concerning the last propositions. together with the names of the commissaries, who are to inroll and value the horses and arms, according to the propositions proceedings. 1642-06-16 england and wales. parliament. house of commons. england and wales. army. 1 sheet ([1] p.) printed by l.n. and j.f. for edward husbands and iohn franck, london : iune 17. 1642. steele notation: arms 40 tender deputy gent,. reproduction of original in the folger shakespeare library. eng england and wales. -parliament -early works to 1800. great britain -history -civil war, 1642-1649 -early works to 1800. broadsides -england -london a83717 r210713 (thomason 669.f.5[43]). civilwar no instructions for deputy lieutenants, which are members of the house of commons, and other lieutenants of severall counties, concerning the l england and wales. parliament. house of commons 1642 631 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 c the rate of 32 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the c category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2007-11 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2007-11 apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images 2007-12 john pas sampled and proofread 2007-12 john pas text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion instructions for deputy lieutenants , which are members of the house of commons , and other lieutenants of severall counties , concerning the last propositions . together with the names of the commissaries , who are to inroll and value the horses and arms , according to the propositions . that the deputy lieutenants of each county , which are members of the house , shall have authority to tender the propositions to the other deputy lieutenants of the same county ; and take their subscriptions , and all such deputy lieutenants , or any two of them as shall subscribe according to the propositions , shall have authority to assemble and call together all such persons as they shall think fit , and to tender those propositions to all such persons as shall be present , or to any persons within their counties respectively , and receive their subscriptions : and the said deputy lieutenants , or any two of them , shall have authority to name such , and so many persons , as they shall think fit to assemble and call together every person , or to repair to their severall houses or dwellings within their respective counties , and to take their subscriptions , which subscriptions are by them to be returned to such persons as shall be appointed receivers in the respective counties , who shall from time to time certifie the sums , values , or proportions of such subscriptions to the treasurers of london . the said deputy lieutenants , or the greater part of them shall have power to name receivers in their severall counties , and all such as shall either before or after their subscriptions , pay or bring in any money or plate , shall deliver the same to such person or persons as shall be appointed by the said deputy lieutenants , or the greater part of them , under their hands to be receivers , which the said persons so appointed shall cause to be delivered to the treasurers in london , named in the said propositions ; and shall receive acquittances from the said treasurers , in the name , and to the use of the severall persons from whom they shall receive such money or plate , and shall deliver such acquittances to the severall persons to whom they do belong : and all such as make such returns of money or plate , shall receive reasonable allowance from the treasurers for the same , according to their discretions . all that finde horses , shall presently send them up to london , according to the propositions . in those counties where no commissions are issued to those that were nominated for deputy lieutenants , or none have been nominated , there the same authority to be given to such iustices of peace , or other gentlemen of those counties , which shall be named by the knights , and burgesses of those counties , and approved by both houses , as is to the deputy lieutenants in the first instruction . 5. that the time of notice shall be taken , to be from the time that every man hears the propositions first read by the authority aforesaid . 6. it is ordered , that captain burrell master lloyd , john smith of london , gent ' , and francis dowsett of london , gent ' , be comm 〈…〉 naries to inroll and value the horses and arms , to be raised according to the propositions . ordered that this be forthwith printed : h. elsynge , cler. parl. d. com. london , printed by l. n. and j. f. for edward husbands and iohn franck ▪ iune 17. 1642. good nevves for all true hearted subjects videlicet, the parliament goes on. / written by francis mussell, vintner. mussell, francis. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a89432 of text r210184 in the english short title catalog (thomason 669.f.4[22]). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 5 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a89432 wing m3163 thomason 669.f.4[22] estc r210184 99869004 99869004 160644 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. a89432) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 160644) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; 245:669f4[22]) good nevves for all true hearted subjects videlicet, the parliament goes on. / written by francis mussell, vintner. mussell, francis. 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. printed with licence, by r.h. for t.b. and are to be sold at his shop in the old bayly, [london] : 1641. in verse "though times be troublous, yet true peace i bring". reproduction of the original in the british library. eng england and wales. -parliament -poetry -early works to 1800. great britain -history -charles i, 1625-1649 -early works to 1800. a89432 r210184 (thomason 669.f.4[22]). civilwar no good nevves for all true hearted subjects: videlicet, the parliament goes on. / written by francis mussell, vintner. mussell, francis 1641 788 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 c the rate of 25 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the c category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2007-07 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2007-08 aptara keyed and coded from proquest page images 2007-09 emma (leeson) huber sampled and proofread 2007-09 emma (leeson) huber text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion good nevves for all true hearted subjects : videlicet , the parliament goes on . written by francis mussell , vintner . though times be troublous , yet true peace i bring to all who feare god , and obey the king . this emblem thus deciphers the intent , what by the ensigne and the booke are meant . the ensigne cleere above his head doth flourish , with joy to shew that god his flock doth nourish . the book presents to us the truth , in which w' are taught of god how to be truly rich : so to exemplifie and keepe out harmes , are barricado'd with the city armes . blest be our god above , whose preservation hath bin to us , to all mens admiration . soli deo gloria depiction of a man holding a banner with the blazon or coat of arms of the city of london good newes , true hearts , heare this , and be no longer sad : though things have bin amisse , yet now we may be glad : some were abusive , and too blame , yet all shall wel e're long reformed be , let 's blesse gods name : the parliament goes on . those that have been ill members in church and common-weale , and prov'd themselves dissemblers , their knaveries to heale , shall plainly be unmaskt , and then must suffer for the wrong , whereby they have opprest poore men , the parliament goes on . some would have brought curs'd popery into this blessed isle , with masses , crosses , foppery , 't was fear'd , within a while . their beads and holy-water were false , and smelt too strong : but better newes came after : the parliament , &c. no tricks of mans inventions can crosse our just desires , though base be the intentions of iesuites and friers , that would obscure , if they knew how , the truth of every tongue ; but they 'l be more discover'd now : the parliament , &c. where sneake your lame projectors that did mens means devour , the common-wealths infectors , whilst they had any power . poor children oft might want their bread , by tricks they snatcht it from them ; but such rascalls names are spred . the parliament , &c. the iudge unjust doth tremble , when truth doth come to light ; nor dares stay to dissemble , but run away by night . the conscience will declare most cleare , what mischiefes men have done ; for now things plainly do appeare , the parliament goes on . such men as have been faithfull to god , king , state , and land , though vitious men be hatefull , yet honest men will stand , to venture coine and goods , nay this , their life , even all they can , for truths sake , and true hearts that wish the parliament goe on . alas we helplesse commons , our hearts began to bleed , to sweare to the new cannons , et caetera , indeed : we might inthral'd our selves thereby if such a thred we'ad spun : but we had grace them to deny , the parliament goes on . thus were we pincht and streitned , nay almost stupify'de in sence , yet now well wakened by the true supreme guide , who never any heart forsakes , which ever rests upon god , and his cares to him betakes : the parliament goes on . to take the protestation , good subjects strive and chuse ; no friends unto our nation i thinke them that refuse . religion must be perfect pure , not wavering to turne , then god will be with us , be sure , the parliament , &c. the king , queen , and royall progeny , god blesse with many yeares . lord , to this nation ne're deny good honest noble peeres ; that wee reposing all our trust , in thee may flourish still : then all our foes shall be acurst , in hatching any ill . the members of our parliament , lord give them happy dayes , with grace and truth , with one consent , direct in all their wayes , that all may for thy glory stand , vnto eternity , lord crowne them in the blessed land , amen , amen , say i. ¶ printed with licence , by r. h. for t. b. and are to be sold at his shop in the old bayly . 1641. notes, typically marginal, from the original text notes for div a89432e-30 2 chr. 15. 2 iam. 1. 2 iam. 1. ● matt ▪ 28. 2 his majesties gracious message to both houses of parliament: feb. 20. forasmuch, as his majesty hath (together with a treaty) proposed a cessation of arms to both his houses of parliament now 16. dayes since, ... england and wales. sovereign (1625-1649 : charles i) this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a78804 of text r211761 in the english short title catalog (thomason 669.f.5[141]). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 3 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a78804 wing c2331b thomason 669.f.5[141] estc r211761 99870462 99870462 160852 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. a78804) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 160852) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; 245:669f5[141]) his majesties gracious message to both houses of parliament: feb. 20. forasmuch, as his majesty hath (together with a treaty) proposed a cessation of arms to both his houses of parliament now 16. dayes since, ... england and wales. sovereign (1625-1649 : charles i) 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [oxford : 1642] imprint from wing. the king has proposed a treaty without result. parliament, to avoid error is to name the day for the cessation to begin and the limits of it, .. -steele. with engraving of royal seal, between ornamental borders and "c.r.", at head of document. also includes: a letter sent from the earl of manchester to the lord of faulkland, about the assizes: with the lord of faulklands answer, &c. annotation on thomason copy: "march. 4.". title from caption and opening lines of text. reproduction of the original in the british library. eng england and wales. -parliament -early works to 1800. great britain -history -civil war, 1642-1649 -early works to 1800. a78804 r211761 (thomason 669.f.5[141]). civilwar no his majesties gracious message to both houses of parliament: feb. 20. forasmuch, as his majesty hath (together with a treaty) proposed a ces england and wales. sovereign 1642 514 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a this text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2008-03 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2008-07 spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images 2008-08 john pas sampled and proofread 2008-08 john pas text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion his majesties gracious message to both houses of parliament : feb. 20. forasmuch , as his majesty hath ( together with a treaty ) proposed a cessation of arms to both his houses of parliament now 16. dayes since , to which as yet he hath received no answer : to the end that his majesty may cleerly understand the houses , that no such imputations ( as have been formerly ) may after be laid upon him upon occasion of any thing that may intervene : his maiesty desires if a cessation shall be approved of by them , that the day upon which the cessation is thought fit to begin , and such particular limits and conditions of that cessation as are necessary to be agreed on before the cessation it self can actually begin , be proposed by them at the same time with their approbation of it , since as his maiesty supposeth by the present great preparation of severall forces of the earle of essex to march severall wayes , that till such time as this be done , they doe not conceive themselves obliged to an actuall cessation ; so neither till then doth his maiesty conceive himselfe obliged to it . a letter sent from the earl of manchester to the lord of faulkland , about the assizes : with the lord of faulklands answer , &c. his majesty hath weighed the advice and desire of the lords and commons sent in a letter to the lord of faulkland , from the earl of manchester , concerning the putting off the general assizes and goal-delivery throughout the kingdom : to which his majestie returnes this answer . that the present bloody distractions of the kingdom ( which his majestie hath used all possible meanes to prevent , and will still to remove ) do afflict his majestie under no consideration more , then of the great interruption and stop it makes in the course and proceedings of iustice , and the execution of the lawes : whereby his good subjects are robbed of the peace and security they were born to ; and therefore as much as in him lyes , he will advance that onely means of their hapinesse ; at least , they shall see that their sufferings that way , proceed not from his majestie : and since they may expect now by the lawes , statutes , and customes of the kingdom , the assizes and generall goale delivery in every county , his majestie thinks not fit to command the contrary , but will take severe and precise order , that none of his good subjects shall receive the least prejudice as they repair thither , by any of his majesties forces ; which rule he shall be glad to be observed by others : and then he hopes by the due execution of the lawes , even these publike calamities may have some abatement , and the kingdom recover its former peace and prosperitie . god save the king . by the king a proclamation for remouing the receipt of his maiesties exchequer from westminster to richmond. england and wales. sovereign (1625-1649 : charles i) 1625 approx. 2 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; oxford (uk) : 2007-01 (eebo-tcp phase 1). a22378 stc 8789 estc s123752 33150353 ocm 33150353 28562 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. a22378) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 28562) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1475-1640 ; 1876:49) by the king a proclamation for remouing the receipt of his maiesties exchequer from westminster to richmond. england and wales. sovereign (1625-1649 : charles i) charles i, king of england, 1600-1649. 1 sheet ([1] p.). by i.l. and w.t. for bonham norton and iohn bill, printers to the kings most excellent maiestie, printed at oxford : 1625. line 1 of text ends "conside-". "giuen at the court at ricot the one and thirtieth day of iulie, in the first yeare of his maiesties raigne of great brittaine, france and ireland." reproduction of original in: harvard university. library. 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. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between 1473 and 1700 available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the 25,363 texts created during phase 1 of the project have been released into the public domain as of 1 january 2015. anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. 5% (or 5 pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of 100 instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level 4 of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p5, characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng england and wales. -exchequer. plague -england -early works to 1800. great britain -history -charles i, 1625-1649. great britain -politics and government -1625-1649. broadsides -london (england) -17th century. 2006-03 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2006-05 spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images 2006-06 mona logarbo sampled and proofread 2006-06 mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited 2006-09 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion by the king . a proclamation for remouing the receipt of his maiesties exchequer from westminster to richmond . the kings most excellent maiestie taking into his princely consideration the great and dangerous increase of the plague in and about the citty of westminster , where his maiesties receit of exchequer hath beene hitherto kept , and willing as much as is possible to prevent the further danger , which might ensue as well to his owne officers , which are necessarily to attend the same receit , as to other his louing subiects who shall haue occasion either for receit , or payment of monies to repaire thither : hath therefore taken order for the present remoue of the receit of his said exchequer from thence to his maiesties house at richmond in the countie of surrey : and hath thought fit by this his proclamation to publish the same , to the ende , that all persons whom the same may concerne , may take notice whither to repaire vpon all occasions concerning the bringing in , or issuing of his maiesties treasure at the receit of his exchequer . willing and requiring all sheriffes , bailiffes , collectors , and all other officers , accomptants , and persons whatsoeuer , who are to pay in any monies into the said receit of his maiesties exchequer , or otherwise to attend the same , to keepe their daies and times at richmond aforesaid , and there to doe , pay , and performe in all things as they should , or ought to haue done at westminster , if the said receit of exchequer had continued there . and this to bee done and obserued vntill his maiestie shall publish and declare his further pleasure to the contrary . given at the court at ricot the one and thirtieth day of iulie in the first yeare of his maiesties raigne of great brittaine , france , and ireland . god saue the king. printed at oxford by i. l. and w.t. for bonham norton and iohn bill , printers to the kings most excellent maiestie . 1625. the hypocrites vnmasking, or, a cleare discovery of the grosse hypocrisy of the officers and agitators in the army concerning their pretended forwardnesse and reall syncere desires to relieve ireland ... : by a letter of the agitators to lieutenant generall crumwell, march 30, 1647 : and colonell robert hammmond his unreasonable propositions to the parliaments and some briefe observations concerning sir hardresse waller, and the lord lisle, late governour of ireland. prynne, william, 1600-1669. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a56175 of text r7456 in the english short title catalog (wing p3984). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 21 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a56175 wing p3984 estc r7456 12380155 ocm 12380155 60738 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. a56175) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 60738) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 223:2) the hypocrites vnmasking, or, a cleare discovery of the grosse hypocrisy of the officers and agitators in the army concerning their pretended forwardnesse and reall syncere desires to relieve ireland ... : by a letter of the agitators to lieutenant generall crumwell, march 30, 1647 : and colonell robert hammmond his unreasonable propositions to the parliaments and some briefe observations concerning sir hardresse waller, and the lord lisle, late governour of ireland. prynne, william, 1600-1669. sexby, edward, d. 1658. letter of the agitators to lieutenant general cromwell. hammond, robert, 1621-1654. cromwell, oliver, 1599-1658. 8 p. [s.n.], london : 1647. attributed to william prynne. cf. bm. the agitators were e. sexby and others. reproduction of original in harvard university libraries. marginal notes. eng waller, hardress, -sir, 1604?-1666? lisle, george, -sir, d. 1648. hammond, robert, 1621-1654. england and wales. -army. great britain -history -civil war, 1642-1649. a56175 r7456 (wing p3984). civilwar no the hypocrites vnmasking· or a cleare discovery of the grosse hypocrisy of the officers and agitators in the army, concerning their pretende prynne, william 1647 3361 15 0 0 0 0 0 45 d the rate of 45 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the d category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words. 2002-03 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2002-05 aptara keyed and coded from proquest page images 2002-06 sara gothard sampled and proofread 2002-06 sara gothard text and markup reviewed and edited 2002-07 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion the hypocrites vnmasking ; or a cleare discovery of the grosse hypocrisy of the officers and agitators in the army , concerning their pretended forwardnesse , and reall syncere desires to relieve ireland , with the obstruction whereof they falsely charge some of the 11 impeached members , ( who cordialy advanced it ) in the 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 13. , 11 , 12 , & 14. articles of their mostfalse and scandalous charge . by a letter of the agitators to lieutenant generall crumwell , march 30. 1647 : and colonell robert hammond his unreasonable propositions to the parliament ; and some briefe observations concerning sir hardresse waller , and the lord lisle ; late governour of ireland . isay 9. 16. 17. for the leaders of this people cause them to erre : and those that are led of them are swallowed up : for every one is an hypocrite , and an evill doer , and every mouth speaketh villany . london , printed anno dom. 1647. a letter of the agitators to leiutenant generall cromvvell . may it please your honour . we , who have [ for these two yeares past and more ] bin by your 1 honour conducted through many dangers , and by providence have been hitherto protected ; who have often seen the devouring sword of a raging enemy drawn forth against us threatning destruction to us , and now see them vanquisht , and our selves seemingly setled in peace and safety , are not unsensible of a more dangerous storm hanging over our heads then ever the malice of our open enemies could have contrived , or their furie caused to fall upon us , which unless diverted , strikes not only at our libertie , but also at our lives : to whom ( next to our maker ) shall we fly for shelter but to 2 your honour , our patron and protector ? from what secondary meanes shall we expect our deliverance , but from that hand that hath been so often ingaged with us ? and from that heart that hath often bin so tender over us , and carefull for our securities ? can we suffer , and , you not sympathize ? can we be proclaimed rebels , and your honour remain secure ? ah dear sir , let your wonted care for us be further demonstrated : cease not to speak for us who together with your selfe , and in obedience to your commands have adventured all that is deare to us for the kingdomes safety : hath any thing bin desired by , that hath bin promised us , or then we have just cause to expect ? if there hath , then let it and the authors thereof perish . but can the parliament upon mis-information passe us for enemies , and we not therein perceive the designes of our enemies ? can we be satisfied with a complement , when our fellow souldiers suffer at every 3 assi●e for acts meerely relating to the war it is not our lives we seeke for : where shall we be * secured whom the meere envy of a malitious person is sufficient to destroy us ? were our enemies in the field with their swords in their hands , we should expect no more then a bare command , and a divine protection in our indeavours to free our selves : but it is another and a farre worse enemy we have to deale with , who like foxes lurke in their dens , and cannot be dealt with though discovered , being protected by those who are intrusted with the 4 government of the kingdome . it is the greife of our hearts that wee cannot desire our own security without the hazard of your excellencie if but in speaking in our behalf . when shall we see iustice dispensed without partiality , or when shall the publique weale be singly sought after and endeavoured ? can this irish expedition be any thing else but a designe to ruine and 5 break this army in peeces ? certainly reason tells us , it can be nothing else , otherwise why are not those who have been made instruments in our countries deliverance , again thought 6 worthy to be imployed ? or why , are such [ who for their miscarriage have been cast out of the army ] thought fit to be intrusted , and those members of the army incouraged and preferred to that service , when they are for the most part such , as ( had they considered their just demerrits ) might rather have expected an 7 ejection then imployment ? we are sensible , yea , 8 farre more sensible of the bleeding condition of ireland crying aloud for a brotherly assistance , then those forward undertakers in this present designe manifest them selves to bee , and shall willingly contribute the utmost of our abilities toward their releife , when we shall see this to be the onely thing sought after and endeavoured : but we are confident that you cannot but perceive , that this plot is but a meere cloak for some who have lately tasted of soveraignty , and being lifted beyond the ordinary spheare of servants 9 seek to become masters & degenerate into tyrants . we are earnest therefore with your honour to use your utmost endeavours that before any other or further propositions be sent to us , our expectations may be satisfied ; which if they are not , we conceive our selves and our friends as bad as destroyed , being exposed to the mercilesse cruelties of our malitious enemies . and shall your honour , or any other faithfull servant to the state , be appointed for the service of ireland , and accept of that imployment , we * must of necessity ( contrary to our desires ) shew our selves averse to that service , untill our just desires be granted , the just rights and liberties of the subjects of england vindicated , and maintained : and then , ( as god and our owne consciences beare us witnesse ) shall we test●fie to the kingdome the * integrity of our hearts to the service of ireland , and our forward actions shall demonstrate the sincerity of our expressions , in reference to that imployment . once more , we are earnest with your honour for your assistance ; without it we are like to be wholly ruined , and having obtained it , may be inabled [ as in duty we are bound ] to expresse our selves . your 1 honours and the 2 kingdomes most faithfull and obedient servants , whose names are here annext , as agitating in behalfe of their severall regiments . * agents for the generalls regiment . tho. moore edward sexby for the lieutenant generalls regiment . samuell whiting william allin . for the commissary generalls regiment . anthony nixson tho. sheppard . for col. fleetwoods regiment . william iones iohn cusby . for col. sheffeilds regiment . henry gethings edw. starre for col. whalleys regiment . tho. lindoll iohn thomas for col. butlers regiment . tobias box iohn willoughby for col. riches regiment . nichol . lockyer ioseph foster for our honoured commander , leiutenant * generall crumwell these . 30. aprilis 1647. propositions of colonell robert hamond concerning the present service of dvblin . 1. that the time of his imployment , and those of this army going with him , in this service , 1 exceed not two , or three monethes at the farthest . 2. to have the 2 proportion of money in hand for the pay of the said forces for the said terme , and that their pay be made good by the parliament for what further time their returne and landing againe in england , shall by casuality of weather , or any other unavoydable necessity , be protracted beyond that time . 3. that good shipping , well victualled , both for souldiers and marriners , with sufficient convoy , be provided and appointed for the transportation of the said forces to dublin ; which shipping and convoy to 3 be commanded to observe his directions in order to that service , and not to depart untill he dismisse them . 4. that the said forces going over with him , be not obliged to * any other service whatsoever , more then the possessing and defending of dublin . 5. that there be imbarqued with them victuall for * six moneths after their comming thither , for their supply , in case they should be so besieged , that it should not be possible for them to returne for england , at the time appointed . 6. that sufficient shipping of warre , convenient for that service , lye in the river of dublin to serve upon al occasions , and to preserve an interc●urse betwee●e the towne and releife by sea in case the enemy [ being potent ] should besiege the towne : which shipping to be commanded to observe what orders or directions they shall receive from him in order to that service during his sayd continuance there . 7. that shipping be ready in the harbour of dublin victualled at the parliaments charge with sufficient convoy , * fourteene dayes before the expiration of the said terme , to transport the said forces back againe for england , which shipping to be commanded to observe his orders or directions in order to that service , untill he be landed in england ; and that in case releife doe not come for him and the forces of sir thomas fairefax his army with him , within fourteene dayes before the end of the said terme , that [ whatsoever otherwise shall happen ] it shall be lawfull for him and them to take shipping * seven dayes before the expiration of the sayd time and to returne for england . that a good ingineere , 1 gunners , matrosses , with pay for them , convenient amunition and provisions of warre with materials to worke , as spades , shovels , mattocks and the like , may be ready to goe with them . that at chester there may be 2 fourteene dayes pay ready for the said forces at their returne put into the hands of such as he shall name , to cary them from thence to their owne homes , in case the army , wherof they are members be disbanded . that in all other things , they shall enjoy a like priviledge in point of arreare or otherwise , with the army * whereof they are members if disbanded that the said * colonell hamond may have the command of the said garrison of dublin and of all the forces in it , during the said term , or until he and the forces going with him be releived ; and also that a good proportion of money be provided for the contingent occasion that may happen , for the better carrying on of this worke , to be trusted in the hands of some , whom the parliament shall appoint● , and to be issued out , as colonel hamond shall order . which last proposition ( as also some parts of the former ) he would not have made , but that he doubts and * findes , he shall not be able to get any considerable number with him to answer this service , vnles they be so satisfied in the point of command during their stay . nevertheles , if that , or any of the other propositions be thought unfit [ to manifest the * reality of his intentions for the advancement of this service , in case it could be no otherwise supplyed ] he is willing himselfe , with as many others as he can perswade , to goe over for that space , upon what termes the parliament shall thinke fit , but he * doubts , that upon other termes then these , the number would not be considerable . * sir hardress waller , a colonell in this army , one of the councel of war there : a great stickler against the accused members , hath so litle zeale to ireland , and so large a conscience [ though he disdaines the thoughts of being mercinary ] as to continue with this mutinous army instead of repairing into ireland , where he hath a plurallity of offices of very great trust and profit : being major generall of the army there , governour of cork and colonell of 2. or 3. regiments , and captain of one troop of horse at once : receiving no lesse then 5079. 17. 6 4. d. this last yeare from the houses for his pay and raysing forces for ireland , which lay many moneths upon the western parts , and spent as much in free quarter as would have raysed fiue times more men , who yet were never transported thither to doe service there , till the country rose up in armes against them and some of the accused members sent some of them over . the lord lisle [ a great independent and friend of the armies ] who in the 14. article against the members , accuseth sir io●…clotworthy , mr. holles , and sir philip stapleton , for calling him back from the government of ireland , of which he was made lord president for one yeare ; did during that whole yeare space , except two moneths in the winter ; continue constantly in england , without doing any service at all in the field ; yet received his full pay of 10. l. a day [ or more ] for all the time he resided here in london ( being near ten moneths space ) as well as for the time he was in ireland : during which yeare , he and his agents received from the state no lesse then 236000. l. in money and provisions for the service of ireland ; and put the kingdome to neare as much charge in quartering of souldiers raised and designed for ireland , which lay some 8. 9. 10. 11. and 12. moneths upon the country on free-quarter , or more , and yet were not transported during his time ; which money and forces if well imployed , might have reduced ireland ere this : and to recompence this disservice , his interest in the officers and souldiers of the army at this time , hath obstructed the reliefe of ireland , of purpose to gaine a new commssion for himselfe to be governor there ; rather to promote his owne ends , and the independents interests and designes , then the welfare of that bleeding kingdome , which hath already suffered too much by his service , ( bought at an over deare rate ) as will appeare by his accompt● when they come to be examined . by all which ( and the late treacherous ingaging of col. birch his forces to joyne with sir tho. fairfax and the army against the parliament , when they were to be shipped for ireland , by letters and sollicitations from the army , and to returne to hereford ) let the world judge of the armies & independents most derestable hypocrisie , dissimulation and feigned intentions to relieve ireland , whose releife they have most wilfully obstructed , and how false their charge against those worthy members of the house , for obstructing its releife , is , even for their most cordiall and reall endeavours to accelerate and promote it , all they could . finis : notes, typically marginal, from the original text notes for div a56175e-230 1 sir thomas fairfax ( it seemes ) was & is but a cy ; pher with you : crumwell , only your conductor , and generall . 2 this disc●vers , who is supreame head of the mutinous faction in the army 3 a more untruth , never cleared by any one reall instance ; * the ordinance for indempnity hath prevented this danger . 4 the xi impeached members , who now can neither protect themselves ( though innocent ) nor others against these agitators and the armies rage , and violence . 5 what need they continue entire to oppress the kingdome withtheir pay and frequarter , now the wars are ended . 6 so they were : as major gen. skipp●n , massy . 7 because not of the present faction & confedracy which they long have ●●nce in conscience deserted 8 your comm-dictory actions and present rebellious proc●edings , obstructive and destructive to ireland , proclaime this anotable untruth . 9 this is mosttrue of the agitators and officers in the army , who now exalt themselves above king and parliament , & give lawes to both . * this is their reall forwardnesse to relieve ireland . * you should say hypochrisy . 1 his in the first p●ace , and a truth as to him . 2 this your present rebellion and disobedience to the parliament proves a falshood , in relation to the kingdome . * traitrous mutineers by law martiall , and the common law of the land . * though no present officer in , or member of the army ; yet , now chiefe president in the councell there , and is appointed a commssioner for the army to treat with the house , of which he is an actuall member ; as in contradistinction to the house . a strange mystery of iniquity . notes for div a56175e-1390 1 why so ? but only to carry on the designes now on foot here in the army . 2 yet these gentlemen are not mercenary and scorne and neglect their pay in respect of justice and higher ends . 3 this gent. would be supreame commander both by sea and lande * their de●●g● therein was to posse● themselves of dublin , not to relieye ireland . this seemes unreasonable when they would stay there but 2. or 3 moneths at furthest . * he would be both lord generall and lord admiral at once , and command both by land and sea . * a very reasonable motion to waite so long upon his worship before hand , at so great expences , only for a moneths continuance ( not service ) in dublin . * a very iust demand to receive full pay beforehand for the whole time and yet to returne without orders 7. dayes before the time . 1 what need such extraordinary provision for 2 moneths service only when monies were so scarce . 2 a very just 〈◊〉 for scarse 2 moneths stay in dublin . * they knew the army would not disband , & therefore would continue members of it , and returne from ireland to ioyne in their present designes * to gaine all into the armies power both in irel. & engl. to carry on their present designes the better . * pay before hand for all the time ; 14 days pay at the return ; and yet such a good proportion of money besides : is a very unreasonable demand of unmercinary men for a months service only * therefore neither he nor his friends in the army ever realy intended irelands releif , but their own private interest and lucre * he meanes hypocrsy : elswhy such articles or such a conclusion as this . * which puts al out of doubt , that the army never cordially intended irel● . releif , but only jugled with the parliament therein . the subjects joy for the parliament [by] iohn taylor. taylor, john, 1580-1653. 1621 approx. 7 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; oxford (uk) : 2003-01 (eebo-tcp phase 1). a13498 stc 23795.7 estc s3340 33143345 ocm 33143345 28399 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. a13498) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 28399) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1475-1640 ; 1885:20) the subjects joy for the parliament [by] iohn taylor. taylor, john, 1580-1653. 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill., port. printed by edw. all-de for h.g. and are to be sold by edw. wright, [london] : [1621] date of publication from stc (2nd ed.). text enclosed in architectural border, with port. of king james i at head of text. imperfect: faded. reproduction of original in: society of antiquaries. 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. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between 1473 and 1700 available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the 25,363 texts created during phase 1 of the project have been released into the public domain as of 1 january 2015. anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. 5% (or 5 pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of 100 instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level 4 of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p5, characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng england and wales. -parliament -poetry. broadsides -london (england) -17th century. 2000-00 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2001-09 apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images 2002-06 olivia bottum sampled and proofread 2002-06 olivia bottum text and markup reviewed and edited 2002-07 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion the subjects ioy , for the parliament . iacobvs rex . svch and so great , all mans corruption is in shunning good , and running to amisse : that the almighty , did long since ordaine lawes , that should our rebellious wils restraine . and from that parlament , of highest heauen a statute , and an ordinance was giuen , that from those lawes of the eternall king , all other lawes ( that gouerne men ) should spring . and as the sea in riuers , creekes and bayes , flowes , and disperses many seuerall wayes : so doth gods acts in many branches run , to shew vs what should be vndone , or done . for this cause did the power of heauen ordaine , that kings ( like gods ) on earth should rule and raigne : to iudge , to be a refuge , and defence with right , of too much wronged innocence . and for this cause , god doth a king command , that he his lawes should read * and vnderstand . and sure , of all the kingdomes that there are beneath the heauens , none may with vs compare : to vs th' almighty , graciously did grant freely his sacred gospell heere to plant , making great brittaine an admired mirror , ( when other nations blindly liue in error . ) for vs a matchles king , he out did picke , defendor of the faith apostolicke , who all his lawes and statutes doth encline , conformable vnto the lawes diuine . gods law in euery faithfull heart * is writ , and our kings gouernment doth witnes it . and now these eighteene yeares a blessed peace , hath made our sinnes ( more then our thankes ) increase , that breach of lawes , hath sowen neglected seedes , being almost growne vnprofitable weedes : our gracious king , these euils to preuent , assembled hath a royall parlament . the high creator , made this kingly creature his steward , by his office , name , and nature , and he doth guide and rule this happy land , as he is guided by th' almighties hand . and though a king hath honour and renowne , yet many cares attend vpon a crowne : and though a king a royall port doth keepe , yet doth he wake , when subject ; often sleepe . and had not our dread soueraigne , bin protected by the almighty , who hath him directed , wee could not haue enioyed such peace and rest , wherewith so many yeares wee haue bin blest . and as hee now hath caus'd a parlament , god still be present there , and president : let the kings heart as it hath done perseuer , that god may haue the glory , now and euer . ( like dauid ) let him not from goodnes start , but bee a man according to gods heart . let salomons great wisdome euer bee in him , that good from ill he may fore-see : let him with iosua's courage ( constantly ) the deuill , the world , and eke the flesh defie . and let him ( like to moses ) euer write , and ordaine lawes that may be iust and right . like faithfull hushaies * be his counsell still , to giue aduice according to thy will. guide thou the reuerend bishops , and the peeres , the iudges , and elected knights , of shires , and burgesses of townes within this land , doe thou ( o god ) amidst their counsell stand . let all their consultations , still depend to beate downe vice , and vertue to defend : thy gospell to increase and propagate , and for the good of common-wealth and state. the pride of haman , farre from them expell , confound the counsell of ahitophell : plucke heresies vp by the very roote , and tread proude antichrist quite vnder foote . banish 〈◊〉 , leaprous with base bribes , papisticke pharises , sophisticke scribes : and those that wholsome lawes can wrest and wring , for gaine 'gainst conscience , country , and their king. thus being guided by thy blessed spirit , they will accomplish statutes worthy merit : that after ages gladly may receiue the acts , and orders , which our times must leaue . let prince , and peeres , and people thus combine , the profit will bee ours , the glory thine : and as thy blessings hath bin multiplyde vpon our kingdome , let them still abide : let not our sinnes as a partition bee , or make vs be as castawayes to thee . let not our crimes thy indignation moue , whereby they may vs seperate from thy loue : but as thy fauours to vs haue bin such , as neuer any kingdome had so much , so let our thankfulnes to thee therefore , bee euery day expressed more and more . protect the king with thy almighty armes , saue him from forraine and domesticke harmes : at all times with thy heauenly grace relieue him , and after death a crowne of glory giue him . preserue for euermore , our gracious prince , and strength him , his and thy foes to conuince , the prince and princesse palatines high grace , with all the royall and the hopefull race : defend them against all that them oppose , and fight their battels still against their foes . grant that of this seed we may ne're want one , to magnifie thy name in britaines throne : vntill our sauiour , and thy onely sonne , shall come in iudgement , and the world be done . to whom with thee and with the holy ghost , bee rendred ( euery where from coast to coast ) all honour , glory , power , might , praise , thanks-giuing , to thee three persons , one god , euer-liuing . finis . iohn taylor printed by e all-de for h. g. and are to be solde by edw : wright . notes, typically marginal, from the original text notes for div a13498-e10 * deu. 17. 15 * heb. 8. 10. * 2 sam. 15. a friendly letter to such as have voices in election of members to serve in parliament philanglus. 1695 approx. 4 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; oxford (uk) : 2009-03 (eebo-tcp phase 1). a40497 wing f2224a estc r215129 99827099 99827099 31512 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. a40497) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 31512) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 1886:6) a friendly letter to such as have voices in election of members to serve in parliament philanglus. 1 sheet ([1] p.) printed, and sold by john whitlock, in stationers-court, near stationers-hall, london : 1695. signed at end: philanglus. reproduction of the original in the bodleian library. 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. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between 1473 and 1700 available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the 25,363 texts created during phase 1 of the project have been released into the public domain as of 1 january 2015. anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. 5% (or 5 pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of 100 instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level 4 of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p5, characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng england and wales. -parliament -early works to 1800. 2007-12 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2008-01 spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images 2008-02 mona logarbo sampled and proofread 2008-02 mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion a friendly letter to such as have ●oices in election of members to serve in parliament . dear countrymen , you have a good king , willing to follow the advice of his great councils , and for that end , disires frequent par 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which give you the happy oppor●●●●●● of making your king , your selves , and ●●●●ow-subjects comfortable . your fore 〈…〉 that made laws for the due election 〈◊〉 to serve in parliament , and settled 〈…〉 be duly paid them ) foresaw , or had 〈…〉 ed that few or none , will take so 〈…〉 t and trouble upon them , at their 〈◊〉 and charge ; and strugling about e 〈…〉 feasting and treating extravagantly , 〈…〉 ing electors for their voices , began 〈…〉 time when the rebellion was hatch●● 〈…〉 th broke out in 1641. wherefore king 〈◊〉 ●he first , in a book supposed to be writ●●● 〈…〉 in his troubles , saith , he had rea●●● 〈◊〉 he saw it , to fear the sad consequences 〈◊〉 ever since men of good estates and princi 〈…〉 ●●ve been forced to spend high , and contract 〈…〉 s , in opposition to persons of ill designs . 〈…〉 taking parties to be elected , hath raised 〈…〉 and differences between neighbours 〈…〉 relations , that hospitality , and in 〈…〉 ●rotherly love and charity , is at a low 〈◊〉 you have reason to suspect all that court 〈…〉 your voices , spend their estates in hopes 〈…〉 y themselves at the nations cost ; and may rest assured , that such as get or im●●●●● their estates by oppression and wrong , 〈…〉 hot redress , but make grievances : you 〈…〉 that butchers are not allowed to be of ju 〈…〉 in cases of life and death ; and in cases 〈…〉 een party and party , judges and juries to be indifferent : and will you make choice lawyers , attorneys and solicitors , or any 〈…〉 ed on the sores of your brethren , to be 〈…〉 grand inquest , who are judges to re 〈…〉 as well as juries to present your grie 〈…〉 ? have you not seen what disturbance 〈…〉 or two of a jury have given the rest ? and 〈…〉 injustice and oppression pack'd juries have been guilty of ? i could weep to see any feast and treat the rich , and send the poor empty away : and how backward too many are to do brotherly offices for any of different opinions , in points of religious worship , though the good samarijan stood not upon such niceties ; yet i hope every city , county and burrough may find such to represent them , as have plentiful estates , and husband the same well , and do all the good offices they can , to promote brotherly love among their neighbours ; and restrain not their charity from the poor of different perswasions ; and would you chuse such of liberal estates , sweet dispositions , and universal charity , they by god's blessing , would soon settle things upon the best and furest foundations , whereby peace and happiness , truth and justice , religion and pitty , would be established among us , gentlemen , the trust reposed in you , and that you repose in such as you elect , is a talent , whereof a strict accompt will be required at the last great and general audit ; therefore as you tender the honour , wealth and safety of your king , your selves , and your fellow-subjects , suffer not the fumes of strong drink , and tobacco , and garnished dishes , to make you sell your selves , and your posterity , as your grandame eve , and grandsire adam did , for a golden coloured apple ; and as esau sold his birthright for a mess of pottage ; but like men of understanding , let your zeal be according to knowledge , for the election of your representatives : and let your meetings be without heat or passion , that the persons out-voted may approve your choice ; or at least , have no just cause to condemn it : and that present , and after-ages , may applaud your discretion , is the hearty desire of philanglus . ●●●don printed , and sold by john whitlock , in stationers-court , near stationers-hall , 1695. a declaration of the lord broghil, and the officers of the army of ireland in the province of munster this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a90192 of text r211713 in the english short title catalog (thomason 669.f.24[26]). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 20 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a90192 wing o475 thomason 669.f.24[26] estc r211713 99870419 99870419 163757 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. a90192) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 163757) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; 247:669f24[26]) a declaration of the lord broghil, and the officers of the army of ireland in the province of munster orrery, roger boyle, earl of, 1621-1679. ireland. army. 1 sheet ([1] p.) printed by william bladen, by special order ; and re-printed at london by john macock, dublin : london : 1659 [i.e. 1660] caption title. signed at end: "broghill." i.e., roger boyle, earl of orrery [and 42 others]. a request for the restoration of the secluded members of parliament. annotation on thomason copy: "march 20". reproduction of the original in the british library. eng england and wales. -parliament -early works to 1800. great britain -politics and government -1649-1660 -early works to 1800. a90192 r211713 (thomason 669.f.24[26]). civilwar no a declaration of the lord broghil, and the officers of the army of ireland in the province of munster. as the freedom of parliaments is thei orrery, roger boyle, earl of 1660 3522 5 0 0 0 0 0 14 c the rate of 14 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the c category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2007-07 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2007-08 apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images 2008-02 emma (leeson) huber sampled and proofread 2008-02 emma (leeson) huber text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion a declaration of the lord broghil , and the officers of the army of ireland in the province of munster . as the freedom of parliaments is their undoubted right : so are our utmost endeavours for restoring them unto , and preserving them in their freedom , our undoubted duty . our interest also is involved in our duty ; and if we truly love that , we cannot decline this ; since whosoever enquires into the foundations of his own freedom , his posterities and his countries : in a free and full parliament , as in a common center , will find them all to meet . and therefore he that is not free in his representative , hath little reason to hope he shall be so in his person or property . the theory of this truth hath not been more believed by other nations , than the practick of it hath been sadly felt by ours . for , ever since the first violence which was put upon the authority of parliament in 1648 we have been without foundation ; it having cost us more bloud and treasure to maintain confusions , than ever it did cost any former age to free it self out of them . for whilst we were fighting for our properties and liberties , we have even almost in our successes lost both ; and whilst we contended for reformation in religion , we have almost lost the very being and life of it . more heresies and schisms being introduced whilst the highest light was pretended to , than ever the darkest times were involved in ; and whilst we seemingly aspired to perfectness , we actually lost that charity which is the bond of it ; becoming thereby a reproach to our selves , and a derision to that protestant part of the world , unto which , whilst our supreme authority was inviolated , we were a bulwark : the universities and schools of learning in our nations having been looked more after to poyson them , than to keep them sound ; that not only our streams might be impure , but even our fountains ; many have been employed to teach , who stood in need to be taught ; and the legal maintenance of the ministery of the gospel conferred on men unable , unwilling or unfit to dispense it , who had less ill deserved a maintenance for their silence , than their speaking . never greater taxes raised for armies and fleets , and never fleets and armies more in arrear . taxes and impositions laid , which past ages never knew , and many thousand families of the present have been beggered by . powers have made laws , and subsequent powers disown'd and null'd what the preceding powers had acted : that now the questions are not so many , what is the meaning of the law , as , what is a law : whereby that is become a subject of debate , which formerly was a rule for ending of it . all which are yet inseparable effects of such a cause : for whilst an authority it self is disputed , their acts will always be the like ; and whilst many are unrepresented in making of laws , few will be satisfied to be obliged by them : and what is enacted by any but a full and free parliament , will always be questioned , if not repealed , when such an one doth sit : nor can it be believed that the laws of a parliament , the very much greater part of whose members are kept out without impeachment or tryal , will ever pass the test of a free parliament ; lest thereby they should encourage others to serve them in like kind . these sad miseries , and these certain truths , made us believe we hazarded more in submitting to that force that was so lately over us , than in taking up arms to oppose it ; and thereby endeavouring the restauration of the parliaments authority : in which god was pleased so to own the duty of our endeavours , that in a few days we were not only at unity among our selves , but even able and willing to offer our assistance to our brethren in england and scotland ; which had it been needed , it had been as readily sent as offered . but we must confess , we could hardly so much as imagine that those members which had so recently felt , and justly exclaimed against a force upon themselves , would when it was taken off , have deny'd their brethren to participate in that right they saw the three nations had engaged their all to restore them unto . if it be a justice to declare for the restoring of some parliament members under a force , 't is a greater justice to appear for the restoring of all that are under it : yea , as much as the whole is preferrable to a part ; so much greater is the duty of this declaring , than of that . we were more than hopeful , that when the cause ceased , the effect would do the like ; and when the rebellious part of the army was broken , those members would have been re-admitted , which hitherto , we were made believe , were kept out only by it . the happiness of the now-members restauration , and of the suppressing of those forces which lately had interrupted them , could not have been greater than the honour they would have acquired , in making those other members , which had participated with them in their sufferings , to have also participated in their restitution . we were loath by an address of that nature to have lessened the beauty of their expected performance , and had rather have enjoyed the right and happiness of having this parliament full and free , as the product of the justice of this present house , than as any effect of our sollicitations . when the violence was put upon the parliament in 1648 , we did with much contentment observe how sollicitous those that sate were to have it taken off , thereby asserting their rights , though they were denied the actual enjoyment of them ; which made us the more chearfully engage our selves to restore those to the power of doing justice , who then manifested they wanted not the will : it being a crime too great to enter into our beliefs , that they asked , because they were sure to be deny'd ; and would approve when they had the power , what they condemned when they had not the power : which , though then objected against them by many , we did not then credit , and we wish we never since had cause to believe . nor was it unobservable , that though such members of theirs as have been lately put out of the house by them , as sir hen. vane and others , were known to be guilty of joyning with that rebellious part of the army : yet they admitted them to sit in the house , till particular charges were brought in against every one of them ; they heard , and judged by the house . if such be not the true and antient manner of proceeding against members of parliament , why was it practised to those so deeply guilty ? and if it be , why is it deny'd to others , who have not hitherto appeared to be so ? doubtless such as were kept out of the house by a rebellious part of the army , merited at least as much favour and justice , as those who joyned with it . we do the more deplore such a procedure , because from it pleas have been raised for the like violence acted on the members now sitting : and happy are those who condemn not themselves in the things which they allow . what more pregnant proof need there be of the want of those worthy patriots , so long excluded , who with the earliest stood in the gap for our liberties and properties , than , that petitioning to the parliament is now punished as a high crime in the people , which at the parliaments first meeting was declared to be their undoubted right ? and though a constant experience hath taught us , that the people may lawfully petition for repealing an act of parliament which is grievous to them , and therefore much more against a vote which is so : yet to our trouble and amazement we understand those worthy and eminent persons , who in obedience to their countries desires , presented petitions for the restauration of the excluded members , an imprisonment in the tower was their answer : that , we again say , which was declared the right of the people , being now become their transgression , is it not high time to declare for that justice , which when petition'd for , is punished ? and because we know the common aspersion to such a declaration is , that it savors of a design of introducing the common enemy ; we shall here set down some of those many grounds which makes us experience , that in the duty we now ingage in , we are not to be frighted by such words : it may indeed terrifie and dare others ; but such who mean what they say , and are satisfied in what they do , will only pity those who therein believe what they speak , & contemn those who therein speak what they do not believe . we rather doubt , that if the house be kept so empty as it is , it will admit the common enemy , than the house so filled : for whilst eight parts of ten of the people are unrepresented , and two nations of the three intirely ; may not it too probably provoke those people to joyn with whoever will promise them their right , than lie under that power which hath hitherto deny'd it to them ? to keep out most of the members , that a few may keep him out ; is to do evil that good may come thereof . we love to do lawful things , lawfully . that the house ought to be fuller than now it is , seems of late to be the granted opinion of the members that now sit in it ; and that we conceive can no way so probably with safety be effected , as by admitting all those who in the year 1648. and since , were excluded ; those being likelyest to take care of our safeties and settlement , by whose authority our actings were influenced during the greatest heat of our wars ; and therefore in interest as well as justice will be most concerned for us . and when such are admitted , there will be no fear that the necessary qualifications for those additional members to be futurely elected , to supply the vacancies of delinquent and dead members , will be disobey'd , being enacted by so unquestionable an authority ; nor that those then chosen can be able to over-vote so full a house , were that as much their design , as 't is far from our thoughts to have so unworthy a belief of them . we believe , under submission , that we have acted and fought against the pretended king , as long as any others ; and therefore ought to apprehend his coming in , as much as any others : but , through the mercy of god , our principle is not to act an evil our selves , to secure the doubts of some , that our supreme authority else would commit one . we are not to speak nor think evil of the rulers of our people ; nor out of the fear of an uncertain ill , to decline a certain duty . if the said excluded members be re-admitted , they must be either the greater or the lesser number in the house : if the lesser , where is the danger of their admission ? if the greater , where is the justice of their exclusion ? for then it will appear , that the minor number keeps out the major . and if in the apprehension , that a parliament when full and free , will abuse their authority , it be a received maxime to keep them from the exercise of it ; a certain foundation is laid for all that have the greatest force , to have also the greatest authority ; and whoever hath strength and this tenent together , may too easily be perswaded to believe , that he hath as much right over the minor part of a parliament , as the minor part has over the major . neither can any act of a supreme authority be so evil , as is the admitting that any but the supreme authority ought practically to judge what is best for the nations : the one can be but an ill act in governours , but the other is a destroying of government . vve do not desire that any of the secluded members , if they have offended , may not be tryed : but we humbly desire that they may have a parliamentary tryal . and though we much value their persons , yet we can with as much truth aver , vve ask this for their cause , not for them . and had those members who now sit , been in the condition of the excluded members , and the excluded members in their condition , we had as cheerfully appeared for these , as now we do for those . and considering that in past ages , and more particularly since the beginning of the late horrid rebellion in ireland , our brethren in england have abundantly manifested a tender and compassionate sence of the condition of ireland ; and were careful to relieve us in our lowest estate , as bone of their bone , and flesh of their flesh : which we do and shall ever acknowledge with humble thankfulness ; and ( as a debt which we well know to be due from us to them above all people in the world ) shall be for ever as tender of their happiness and welfare , as of our own , which indeed is involved in theirs , and without whom ireland cannot be happy : vve therefore remaining constant in the reasons of our brethrens declaration of the 14 of december 1659. for adhering to the parliament in defence of its priviledges , and the just rights and liberties of these nations ; all which we see now are apparently more and more violated by the not-admission of the said excluded members , and by not filling the vacant places , whereby the house might be full ; and being freed from force , might uninterruptedly act according to their judgements and consciences towards re-settling these nations , which otherwise in all humane probability can never be restored to peace and tranquillity . vve do therefore declare for a full and free parliament in england , consisting not onely of those that sate on the 11 of october 1659. but also of all such of the members of parliament , imprisoned , excluded or withdrawn in december 1648. as are yet living ; whom we desire may be restored to the freedom and liberty of their sitting and acting , according to the trusts committed to them by the several counties and places which did chuse them ; that so they may be no longer debarred from discharging their said trusts ; and that vacant places may be speedily supplyed by free and due elections of the people : yet so , ●s none of the persons to be admitted or elected , be any of those who have been in arms , or otherwise aiding , abetting or assisting the late king or his son in the late vvar against the parliament ; or that have put rebellious violence upon the parliament : and that the house so filled , may proceed unanimously to consult the best means for re-setling the peace of the nations , the re-establishment of true religion , ( the surest foundation as of all government , so of all the happiness of a nation ) the fundamental laws of the land , ( whereby all mens rights and liberties are preserved ) and the liberties and freedom of the people , which are supported by those laws . and for these ends , and in discharge of our duty to god and our country , we do resolve ( by the blessing of almighty god ) to joyn with all our brethren in england , ireland and scotland , who have or shall joyn with us for the ends aforesaid ; and do resolve for the maintenance and preservation thereof , to hazard our lives and estates , and all that is dear to us : and we doubt not but all our brethren in the said nations , who disdain to be made slaves , will joyn with us herein , as being with wisdome and reason desirous to deliver over to their posterity that liberty and freedom which was conveyed to them at so dear a rate by our ancestors . and then we trust , that by the great mercy of god , will speedily follow a happy settlement of these yet-miserable and distracted nations ; and consequently , that the true protestant religion in the power and purity thereof , may be established ; the godly , learned and orthodox ministers of the gospel maintained by their tythes , and other their accustomed rights ; their persons supported and countenanced ; the universities , and all other seminaries of learning , cherished ; heresies and schisms suppressed ; needless impositions and taxes on the people , removed ; and no charge to be laid on any of the nations without their own free consents , given by their representatives in their several and respective parliaments : manufactures and publick trade and commerce at home and abroad , advanced ; justice in its due and wonted course , administred ; the just debts of the nation , satisfied ; the treasure and revenues thereof preserved , and returned to their right and proper chanels ; the arrears of the army , and other publick debts , duly satisfied ; the armies and forces continued in due obedience to the supreme authority , and not presume , as some have done , to give laws thereunto , which hath been the root of a great part of our miseries ; the nations enriched , united and strenthned ; the reformed protestant churches abroad supported and countenanced ; the honour of the english nations restored , to the comfort of friends , and terrour of enemies ; the plantation of ireland in the hands of adventurers and souldiers , and other english and protestants advanced , as a further accession of honour and greatness to the english nati●n : and so by the blessing of god , all will shortly terminate in the glory of god , the peace and tranquillity of these nations , the strengthning of them against forreign invasion , and intestine rebellion , and the comfort , contentment and satisfaction of all the good people in these nations . broghill . ●●p . sir mau. fenton col. ralph wilson lt. col. j. widenham lt. col. ben. lucas lt. col. a. barrington lt. col. fr. foulk major will . wade major will . king major n. purdon major r. goodwyn cap. and. ruddock cap. j. wakeham cap. ge. dillon cap. ja. manserghe cap. ro. russel cap. jo. nicholls cap. samps . towgood cap. thomas cullen cap. d. coghlan cap. hum. hartwell cap. tho. lucas cap. will. pope cap. will. hartwell cap. john frend christop. perkins lt. hum. ray lt. jo. zan● lt. rich. wakeham lt. rich. ashwood lt. pat. dowdal lt. zac. holland lt. hen. haward cornet h. fagetter cor. mat. pennefether cor. dane rono ensign bar. foulk ens . john brown ens . ant. shackleton ens . iohn sloughter ens . james banting ens . hen. bindon qu. mr. jason whi●●●● rob. fletcher , com. dublin , printed by william bladen , by special order , and re-printed at london , by john macock . 1659. a necessary and seasonable caution, concerning elections this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a87892 of text r211738 in the english short title catalog (thomason 669.f.24[32]). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 3 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a87892 wing l1277a thomason 669.f.24[32] estc r211730 estc r211738 99870436 99870436 163763 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. a87892) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 163763) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; 247:669f24[32]) a necessary and seasonable caution, concerning elections l'estrange, roger, sir, 1616-1704, attributed name. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [london : 1660] anonymous; attributed to roger l'estrange. place of publication from wing. annotation on thomason copy: "march 24. 1659". reproduction of the original in the british library. eng england and wales. -parliament -early works to 1800. church of england -government -early works to 1800. great britain -politics and government -1649-1660 -early works to 1800. a87892 r211738 (thomason 669.f.24[32]). civilwar no a necessary and seasonable caution, concerning elections. [l'estrange, roger, sir] 1660 396 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a this text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-09 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2007-09 apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images 2007-10 emma (leeson) huber sampled and proofread 2007-10 emma (leeson) huber text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion a necessary and seasonable caution , concerning elections . the miserable dissettlement of this nation , arising principally from abuse of trust , practised by those persons , whom we chose to represent the people ; it concerns us now at last , to provide warily against future inconveniences , by a more diligent examination , and knowledge of those we elect for the time to come . we find the nation impoverished ; the government both of church and state dissolved ; and all the supports of a publique magistracy devoured , by those very people , who instead of freeing us from small and few miscariages , have notoriously exercised over us ( themselves ) the greatest oppressions imaginable . for prevention of the like evils hereafter , we are to be very wary how we chose ; — 1. such persons as preach without a call , and deliver the delusions of satan , for the inspirations of the holy spirit ; ( we may know the tree by its fruits . ) 2. such as either out of fear , or interest , sacrifice the publique good to passion , or benefit , shifting from party , to party ; this day , for the king and parliament ; the next , pensioners to the protectour ; the third for the rump ; the fourth , for any thing that comes next . under this notion , i comprize such as make use of a parliament-privilege to elude creditours , to detain ill-gotten possessions , and to put themselves out of the reach of the law ; thereby hindering the due course of proceedings against them . 3. and lastly , take heed of choosing any persons that have already falsified their trust , — by engaging in illegal close committees : — in any relation whatsoever of malice towards the late king — in purchasers , or sellers of the publique revenues : — in vsurped impositions upon the people . in short , such , as have at the price of an universal ruine , enriched themselves ; and layd the foundations of their new babel , in sacrilege , perjury , murther , and treason . this may suffice for a caution to all such , as are not resolved upon beggery , and bondage . mr. john miltons character of the long parliament and assembly of divines in mdcxli omitted in his other works and never before printed ... character of the long parliament and assembly of divines in mdcxli milton, john, 1608-1674. 1681 approx. 15 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 8 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; oxford (uk) : 2005-12 (eebo-tcp phase 1). a70589 wing m2098 estc r12881 12254707 ocm 12254707 57329 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. 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ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p5, characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng england and wales. -parliament. westminster assembly (1643-1652) great britain -politics and government -1625-1649. 2005-05 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2005-06 apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images 2005-07 mona logarbo sampled and proofread 2005-07 mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited 2005-10 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion m r john miltons character of the long parliament and assembly of divines in mdcxli . omitted in his other works , and never before printed , and very seasonable for these times . london : printed for henry brome , at the gun at the west-end of st. pauls , 1681. to the reader . the reader may take notice , that this character of mr. miltons was a part of his history of britain , and by him designed to be printed : but out of tenderness to a party , [ whom neither this nor much more lenity has had the luck to oblige ] it was struck out for some harshness , being only such a digression , as the history it self would not be discomposed by its omission : which i suppose will be easily discerned , by reading over the beginning of the third book of the said history , very near which place this character is to come in . it is reported ( and from the fore-going character it seems probable ) that mr. milton had lent most of his personal estate upon the publick faith ; which when he somewhat earnestly and warmly pressed to have restored [ observing how all in offices had not only feathered their own nests , but had enricht many of their relations and creatures , before the publick debts were discharged ] after a long and chargeable attendance , met with very sharp rebukes ; upon which at last despairing of any success in this affair , he was forced to return from them poor and friendless , having spent all his money , and wearied all his friends . and he had not probably mended his worldly condition in those days , but by performing such service for them , as afterwards he did , for which scarce any thing would appear too great . mr. john miltons character of the long parliament in 1641. of these who sway'd most in the late troubles , few words as to this point may suffice . they had arms , leaders , and successes to their wish ; but to make use of so great an advantage was not their skill . to other causes therefore , and not to the want of force , or warlick manhood in the britains , both those , and these lately , we must impute the ill husbanding of those fair opportunities , which might seem to have put liberty so long desired , like a bridle into their hands . of which other causes equally belonging to ruler , priest , and people , above hath been related : which , as they brought those antient natives to misery and ruine , by liberty , which , rightly used , might have made them happy ; so brought they these of late , after many labours , much blood-shed , and vast expence , to ridiculous frustration : in whom the like defects , the like miscarriages notoriously appeared , with vices not less hateful or inexcusable . for a parliament being call'd , to redress many things , as 't was thought , the people with great courage , and expectation to be eased of what discontented them , chose to their behoof in parliament , such as they thought best affected to the publick good , and some indeed men of wisdom and integrity ; the rest , [ to be sure the greater part , ] whom wealth or ample possessions , or bold and active ambition [ rather than merit ] had commended to the same place . but when once the superficial zeal and popular fumes that acted their new magistracy were cool'd , and spent in them , straight every one betook himself , setting the common-wealth behind , his private ends before , to do as his own profit or ambition led him . then was justice delayed , and soon after deny'd : spight and favour determined all : hence faction , thence treachery , both at home and in the field : every where wrong , and oppression : foul and horrid deeds committed daily , or maintain'd , in secret , or in open . some who had been called from shops and ware-houses , without other merit , to sit in supreme councels and committees , [ as their breeding was ] fell to huckster the common-wealth . others did thereafter as men could sooth and humour them best ; so he who would give most , or under covert of hypocritical zeal , insinuate basest , enjoyed unworthily the rewards of learning and fidelity ; or escaped the punishment of his crimes and misdeeds . their votes and ordinances , which men lookt should have contained the repealing of bad laws , and the immediate constiturion of better , resounded with nothing else , but new impositions , taxes , excises ; yearly , monthly , weekly . not to reckon the offices , gifts , and preferments bestowed and shared among themselves : they in the mean while , who were ever faithfullest to this cause , and freely aided them in person , or with their substance , when they durst not compel either , slighted , and bereaved after , of their just debts by greedy sequestrations , were tossed up and down after miserable attendance from one committee to another with petitions in their hands , yet either mist the obtaining of their suit , or though it were at length granted , [ mere shame and reason oft-times extorting from them at least a shew of justice ] yet by their sequestratours and sub-committees abroad , men for the most part of insatiable hands , and noted disloyalty , those orders were commonly disobeyed : which for certain durst not have been , without secret complyance , if not compact with some superiours able to bear them out . thus were their friends consiscate in their enemies , while they forfeited their debtours to the state , as they called it , but indeed to the ravening seizure of innumerable thieves in office : yet were withal no less burthened in all extraordinary assesments and oppressions , than those whom they took to be disaffected : nor were we happier creditours to what we call'd the state , than to them who were sequestred as the states enemies . for that faith which ought to have been kept as sacred and inviolable as any thing holy , the publick faith , after infinite sums received , and all the wealth of the church not better imploy'd , but swallowed up into a private gulph , was not ere long ashamed to confess bankrupt . and now besides the sweetness of bribery , and other gain , with the love of rule , their own guiltiness , and the dreaded name of just account , which the people had long call'd for , discovered plainly that there were of their own number , who secretly contrived and fomented those troubles and combustions in the land , which openly they sate to remedy ; and would continually finde such work , as should keep them from being ever brought to that terrible stand , of laying down their authority for lack of new business , or not drawing it out to any length of time , tho' upon the ruine of a whole nation . and if the state were in this plight , religion was not in much better ; to reform which , a certain number of divines were called , neither chosen by any rule or custome ecclesiastical , nor eminent for either piety or knowledge above others left out ; only as each member of parliament in his private fancy thought fit , so elected one by one . the most part of them were such , as had preach'd and cryed down , with great shew of zeal , the avarice and pluralities of bishops and prelates ; that one cure of souls was a full employment for one spiritual pastour how able soever , if not a charge rather above humane strength . yet these conscientious men ( ere any part of the work done for which they came together , and that on the publick salary ) wanted not boldness , to the ignominy and scandal of their pastor-like profession , and especially of their boasted reformation , to seize into their hands , or not unwillingly to accept [ besides one , sometimes two or more of the best livings ] collegiate masterships in the universities , rich lectures in the city , setting sail to all winds that might blow gain into their covetous bosoms : by which means these great rebukers of non-residence , among so many distant cures , were not ashamed to be seen so quickly pluralists and non-residents themselves , to a fearful condemnation doubtless by their own mouths . and yet the main doctrine for which they took such pay , and insisted upon with more vehemence than gospel , was but to tell us in effect , that their doctrine was worth nothing , and the spiritual power of their ministry less available than bodily compulsion ; perswading the magistrate to use it , as a stronger means to subdue and bring in conscience , than evangelical perswasion : distrusting the virtue of their own spiritual weapons , which were given them , if they be rightly called , with full warrant of sufficiency to pull down all thoughts and imaginations that exalt themselves against god. but while they taught compulsion without convincement , which not long before they complained of , as executed unchristianly , against themselves , these intents are clear to have been no better than antichristian : setting up a spiritual tyranny by a secular power , to the advancing of their own authority above the magistrate , whom they would have made their executioner , to punish church-dellnquencies , whereof civil laws have no cognizance . and well did their disciples manifest themselves to be no better principled than their teachers , trusted with committeeships and other gainful offices , upon their commendations for zealous , [ and as they stickt not to term them ] godly men ; but executing their places like children of the devil , unfaithfully , unjustly , unmercifully , and where not corruptly , stupidly . so that between them the teachers , and these the disciples , there hath not been a more ignominious and mortal wound to faith , to piety , to the work of reformation , nor more cause of blaspheming given to the enemies of god and truth , since the first preaching of reformation . the people therefore looking one while on the statists , whom they beheld without constancy or firmness , labouring doubtfully beneath the weight of their own too high undertakings , busiest in petty things , trifling in the main , deluded and quite alienated , expressed divers ways their disaffection ; some despising whom before they honoured , some deserting , some inveighing , some conspiring against them . then looking on the church-men , whom they saw under subtle hypocrisie to have preached their own follies , most of them not the gospel , time-servers , covetous , illiterate persecutors , not lovers of the truth , like in most things whereof they accused their predecessors : looking on all this , the people which had been kept warm a while with the counterfeit zeal of their pulpits , after a false heat , became more cold and obdurate than before , some turning to lewdness , some to flat atheism , put beside their old religion , and foully scandalized in what they expected should be new . thus they who of late were extoll'd as our greatest deliverers , and had the people wholly at their devotion , by so discharging their trust as we see , did not only weaken and unfit themselves to be dispensers of what liberty they pretended , but unfitted also the people , now grown worse and more disordinate , to receive or to digest any liberty at all . for stories teach us , that liberty sought out of season , in a corrupt and degenerate age , brought rome itself into a farther slavery : for liberty hath a sharp and double edge , fit only to be handled by just and vertuous men ; to bad and dissolute , it becomes a mischief unweildy in their own hands : neither is it compleatly given , but by them who have the happy skill to know what is grievance , and unjust to a people , and how to remove it wisely ; what good laws are wanting , and how to frame them substantially , that good men may enjoy the freedom which they merit , and the bad the curb which they need . but to do this , and to know these exquisite proportions , the heroick wisdom which is required , surmounted far the principles of these narrow politicians : what wonder then if they sunk as these unfortunate britains before them , entangled and opprest with things too hard ; and generous above their strain and temper ? for britain , to speak a truth not often spoken , as it is a land fruitful enough of men stout and courageous in war , so is it naturally not over-fertile of men able to govern justly and prudently in peace , trusting only in their mother-wit ; who consider not justly , that civility , prudence , love of the publick good , more than of money or vain honour , are to this soyl in a manner outlandish ; grow not here , but in minds well implanted with solid and elaborate breeding , too impolitick else and rude , if not headstrong and intractable to the industry and vertue either of executing or understanding true civil government . valiant indeed , and prosperous to win a field ; but to know the end and reason of winning , unjudicious and unwise : in good or bad success alike unteachable . for the sun which we want , ripens wits as well as fruits ; and as wine and oyl are imported to us from abroad : so must ripe understanding , and many civil vertues , be imported into our minds from forreign writings , and examples of best ages , we shall else miscarry still , and come short in the attempts of any great enterpise . hence did their victories prove as fruitless , as their losses dangerous ; and left them still conquering under the same grievances , that men suffer conquered : which was indeed unlikely to go otherwise , unless men more than vulgar bred up , as few of them were , in the knowledge of antient and illustrious deeds , invincible against many and vain titles , impartial to friendship and relations , had conducted their affairs ▪ but then from the chapman to the retailer ▪ many whose ignorance was more audaciou ▪ than the rest , were admitted with all their fordid rudiments to bear no mean sway among them , both in church and state. from the confluence of all their errors , mischiefs , and misdemeanous , what in the eyes of man could be expected , but what befel those antient inhabitants whom they so much resembled , confusion in the end ? but on these things , and this parallel , having enough insisted , i return to the story which gave us matter of this digression . finis . the generall complaint of the most oppressed, distressed commons of england. complaining to, and crying out upon the tyranny of the perpetuall parliament at westminster. / written by one that loves, serves, and honours the king, and also holds the dignity of a parliament in due honourable regard and reverence. jo. ta. taylor, john, 1580-1653. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a95543 of text r200259 in the english short title catalog (thomason e300_15). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 18 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a95543 wing t462 thomason e300_15 estc r200259 99861065 99861065 113193 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. a95543) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 113193) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; 49:e300[15]) the generall complaint of the most oppressed, distressed commons of england. complaining to, and crying out upon the tyranny of the perpetuall parliament at westminster. / written by one that loves, serves, and honours the king, and also holds the dignity of a parliament in due honourable regard and reverence. jo. ta. taylor, john, 1580-1653. 8 p. by l. lichfield, [oxford : 1645] jo. ta. = john taylor. caption title. imprint from wing. annotation on thomason copy: "oxon sept: 10th 1645". reproduction of the original in the british library. eng england and wales. -parliament -early works to 1800. great britain -politics and government -1642-1649 -early works to 1800. a95543 r200259 (thomason e300_15). civilwar no the generall complaint of the most oppressed, distressed commons of england.: complaining to, and crying out upon the tyranny of the perpet taylor, john 1645 3398 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 b the rate of 6 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the b category of texts with fewer than 10 defects per 10,000 words. 2007-02 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2007-03 aptara keyed and coded from proquest page images 2007-04 emma (leeson) huber sampled and proofread 2007-04 emma (leeson) huber text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion the generall complaint of the most oppressed , distressed commons of england . complaining to , and crying out upon the tyranny of the perpetuall parliament at westminster . written by one that loves , serves , and honours the king , and also holds the dignity of a parliament , in due honourable regard and reverence . jo . ta. it is needlesse to demand , from what shire , county , city , corporation , town , burrough , village , hundred , hamlet , house , family , persons or person this complaint comes , for it were a rare search , and would trouble the braines of all the cunning men , and wisest mathemagicians , with all the judiciall astrologers , and fortune-telling figure-flingers , to tell us truly where this complaint is not . it is so universall epidemically generall , that whosoever hath not a greivous sence or remorcefull feeling of it , hath a soule stupified , and a conscience benum'd mortally with a dead palsie . we the most miserable amongst men , do make humble suite to you , who ( next to our sinnes and selves ) are the cause and causers of our miseries , you do best know the nature and condition of our greifes , you had the power , will and skill to wound us , and you have the art and knowledge to make us whole ; you have the secret vertue which is faigned to have been in achilles his launce , to hurt and cure . we are sure that the king most graciously eas'd and removed all our greivances , ( or as many as we complaind on ) there was not a monopoly , a tax , toll or tribute left , that was greivous or justly offensive , but they were all either made voyd , or mitigated , neither did his majesty deny you any thing that you did demand , nor you ever grant him any thing that he requested ; and to our griefes we speak it , it had bin better he had been more sparing of his royall grants , except you had more . loyally and gratefully dealt with him , and acknowledg'd them . we need not tell you , that the protestant religion is almost cast out of the kingdom by you . it is impertinent to give you notice how you have us'd the king , so that the meanest of your selves would be loath to be so dealt withall ; how we have been beggard and ruin'd by you , we know ▪ how you have inrich'd your selves by undoing us , you know , and when you will endeavour to seek peace , and cease those mischiefes which we suffer , god knowes . selfe do , selfe have , is an old english proverb . it is only our own doings that hath undon us , it was our tongues that extold you , it was our voyces that was your advancement , it was our noyses that elected you to that power , which you have turn'd into intollerable tyranny , it was we that did rend our throates for a kimbolton , a hampden , a pym , a martin , a haslerigge , a hollis , and a great many more then a good many . it was we that made you knights and burgesses for the shires , counties , cities , townes , burroughs , corporations ; and for us , it was our follies to do all this for you , for which it is too too manifest what you have done for us . thus by our meanes you were rais'd , and by our ruines you are inrich't . the premisses considered , we humbly beseech you to take these few following lines into your serious considerations , and at your pleasure or leisure , confute them if you can . it is a maine point of romish doctrine , that the pope cannot erre in matters of faith , ( which error of theirs is far from our opinions ) but this we are too sure of , that you have all erred in matters of trust . we the freeholders and commons of england do lamentably know and feell it ; folly and foolishnesse , are the only opposites to wisdome , and knowledge hath no enemy but ignorance , this being confest , we pray you to remember , that our rash folly elected you to be the representative body of the kingdome , which we did acknowledge you to be ; and we most humbly desire you to consider , that we are the body of the kingdome represented ; now as a thing representative is but a derivative from that which is the represented , so is your power derived from us , and from us who are but men full of infirmities and errors ; though our voyces had power to give you power , to be a house of commons in parliament ; yet from those voyces and folly of ours , we had not power to infuse infallible and inerrable wisedom into you . wee ( as men ) confident of your integrity , did chuse you as our proctors and atturnies , the kings majesty , with his best councell , and we ( the poore commons ) entrusted you with all we had , but we had no mistrust that you would deceive us of all we had , we trusted you to maintaine our peace , and not to imbroile us in an universall endlesse bloudy war . we trusted you with our estates , and you have rob'd , plunder'd , and undon us ; we trusted you with our freedomes , and you have loaden us with slavery and bondage , we trusted you with our lives , and by you we are slaughter'd and murther'd every day . we trusted you not with our soules , and yet you with a new legerdemain doctrine , a jugling kind of preaching , a pestiferous swarme of preachers , a mechanick kennell of illiterate knaves , with the threats and tyranny that you have used to us , and the execrable covenants which you have forc'd us to take , we might with as much safety , and lesse hazard , have trusted our soules with judas , julian th' apostate , or the divell himselfe , as with you , or your doctrines . many thousands of soules , ( loaden with their sinnes ) are impenitently parted from the bodies of his majesties subjects ( by your seducements and inforcements ) and ( alas ) few of them knew the cause wherefore they fought , or wherefore they so cruelly kill'd one another . you will say , that you fought for the protestant religion , ( that 's a lye ) it is known , that it was never offer'd to be taken from you , and that his majesty will live and dye in it , and the defence and maintaining of it ; doe you fight against the king , as fearing he would take from us our lawes and liberties , in those points we plainly perceive , that he never intended any such wickednesse ? but if he had had any such unkingly and tyrannicall intention , you have prevented him , and done it your selves . doe you fight against him , and murther his loving subjects , for feare that he should bring in forreigne-nations to destroy us , ( which thought never entred into his royall heart ) but you have done the same , both against his majesty and us , you have at exceeding rates and prices ( with our monies ) bought rebellious scots , who have sold themselves to you , and to work wickednesse , no purpose to ruine the king , the kingdome , you and us , and as the divell could not overthrow man without the help of the woman , so you could never destroy this church and state without your golden temptation of those accursed hirelings , which if you were to fell them againe , at halfe a quarter of the price they cost , it must be at a very deere market . it is an old saying , that the king of spaine is a king of men , because the spaniards ( as men and loyall subjects to him ) doe honour , obey , and serve him . that the french king is a king of asles , because of the insupportable heavy burthens , taxes , and slavery which they undergoe and tamely beare . but ( 't is said ) the king of england is a king of devills , because of their disobedient murmurings , and often rebellion . for the nature of an english man is , not to know when things are well , which if we would have knowne , things had not now been so bad as they are . doe you fight against the king to remove some evill councellors from him ? we know that you have long fidled upon that string , yet you could never name one of those counsellors , nor relate any particulars against them , that might so much , as put a scratch , scarre , or spot upon their integrity , either to his majesty or the publique good ; all that can be said , either against the king , queene , nobility , or any loyall royalist , is vented through your learned conduite pipe , mercurius britanicus , who ( by your especiall favour and command ) railes and reviles , sheetly , weekly , most wickedly weakly , cum privilegio . thus we perceive , that you pretend to fight for the protestant religion , and all the world may see and say , you have made a delicate dainty directory , new religion of it . and you have fought for the king , ( and that is most certaine ) you have fought and sought for the king , but it hath been to catch him , and make him no king . you have fought for our liberties , and have taken them from us , you have fought for the gospell , and have spoyl'd the church , you have fought for our goods , and yee have em , and you have fought to destroy the kingdome , and you have done it . what can you doe , or what would you doe more ? and still you persist in these impious courses , and there is no hope of any end of our sufferings . the many gulleries , that you have put upon us , would fill a large volume , if they should be written or printed ; and because you shall not think us to be fencelesse , or such block-heads as you would make us , you shall know that we know somewhat . and to lay aside all old dogge-tricks , how this rebellion hath been a brewing more then 60 yeares , we will let you know , that we know many of your state sleights and policies within these three yeares , &c. you have extorted great summes of mony from us , under the pretence of relieving of ireland , and with the same monies , you have maintain'd a bloudy warre in england , so that whatsoever was raked from us , for the preservation of one kingdome , you have imployed for the destruction of three ; for england is cheated , ireland , defeated , and scotland is heated in her owne dissentious flames . you have pretended treaties for peace , when ( god knowes ) peace was never in your thoughts , ( as by your impudent propositions and demands may appeare ) for if the turke had made a conquest here , he could not have devised , or would not have enjoyn'd and tyed the king , and his true liedge people to harder conditions , and then ( to salve your reputations ) you have caused your lying lecturers , and slanderous pamphlets to revile the king , and lay all the fault on him for the breaking off of the treaties , when as you had consulted , and knew before , that your unreasonable demands , neither would or could be granted . you have abused and mock'd god , with false and forged thankesgivings , for such victories as never were , and with your sophisticated triumphs of guns , b●lls , bonefires , ballads , libells , and other imposture-like expressions , whereby we have been seduc'd and encouraged to give more and more contributions , and buy our owne utter undoeings , for ( like corrupted and covetous lawyers ) you would not take so much paines , or doe us the curtesie to begger us gratis , to ruine us for nothing ; and you would not by any entreaty make us miserable at a cheap rate , or except we gave you our , monies , almost to the uttermost farthing . many of your faction ( like decoy ducks ) brought in their plate and monies at the beginning of this rebellion , in large proportions to the gull-hall of london , whereby thousands of people were gull'd , by deed of guift , ( or deeds of shift ) and new found loanes , and contributions , to maintaine your greatnesse , and feed your bottomlesse avarice , whilest we , and the rest of your new shorne sheep , had no other assurance , but the ayery pawne of a confounding faith , call'd publique ; and those cheating decoyes , who first gave , and lent to draw poore fooles on , those knaves had their plate and monies privately delivered to them againe , whilest ours was accursedly imployed against the true religion , a just king , and all his loyall protestant subjects . you have ( to make your victories seem great ) caused many of your owne tattard ensignes , cornets , or colours of foot and horse , with many armes , to be privately sent out of the city in an evening at one port , and brought in at another port in the morning in triumph , making the people beleeve , that those colours and armes , were taken from the king at such and such a battell ; and this trick hath hook'd us into more chargeable and rebellious contributions . you have caused thousand of armes to be bought and brought from forreigne nations , and those armes , you have proclaim'd to be taken at sea , and that either the king had bought them to make warre against the parliament , or that they were sent him for that purpose , from some catholique prince ; and this slight of hand , hath often jugled away our monies . you have many times , made women believe that their slaine husbands who went forth with you alive , were alive still , in such or such garrisons of yours , when you knew the same men were killed , and left dead in ditches for crowes meat , but that his majesty gratiously caused the dead to be buried , and the maimed and wounded , to be relieved and cured . you have contrived letters in private chambers , and you have subscribed them from forraigne kings and states , or from the queene to the king , or to some other persons of worth and eminency neer his majesty , which letters have been as full of forged dangerous consequences , as your wicked braines could thrust or foist into them ; and by some miraculous way , the said letters have been either intercepted on the land ( by some vigilant great commander of yours ) or they have been said to be taken at sea by your valiant admirall ; then are those letters openly read , and copied out a thousand waies , printed ten thousand waies , disperst a hundred thousand waies , and believed by millions of people , by the prateing of your preachers and pamphlets , which tricks have cost us some millions of money , with many thousand of our lives . you have many times taken ( or intercepted ) letters which have been sent from some of his majesties armies , garrisons , or some other true and loyall places or persons , or from the king or queene , one to another ; and those letters have been publiquely read and printed , but you have new moulded them , you have made your own constructions and interpretations on them , and in a word , you have not only the procreating art , to beget and engender such newes , as you please to have ; but also you are fruitfull in conceiving , and producing such letters as hath or may be most for your advantage ; as lately you have used in his majesties cabinet , which you took at naseby , and brake open at westminster , and made the letters therein , to speake what you would have them ; but ( maugre all your malice ) the said letters are as so many christall mirrours , wherein his kingly care , his christian piety , his immoveable constancy , in the service of god , in the protestant religion , in the peace of his kingdoms , and in the well-fare of his subjects , all these his letters doe shew ( in despight of your wrested comparisons , and mingle , mangle jugling alterations ) his transcendent goodnesse , and most gratious inclination , and royall resolution , and withall , your mischievous intentions are plainly manifested , in that you still persist in your wicked courses against so gratious a soveraigne . but there are more judicious , learned , and grave writers then any of us ( your oppressed complainants ) whose pens have better described your playing fast and loose in this kind , to whose better informations we leave you . we doe most heartily wish , that you were all as weary of being tyrants , as we are in bearing the insupportable burthens of your tyranny ; we doe humbly beseech you to be pleased to give over beggering and killing of us , we pray you to suffer us to live and enjoy the protestant religion , we desire you to let us feed and subsist upon that little which you have left us ( against your wills ; ) and lastly , we entreat you not to enforce us into a desperate condition , and make us doe we know not what . his majesty , as a true defender of the true faith , doth with truth defend that faith , and he hath most graciously often offered you peace and truth , both which you pretend , but you intend neither . lay down your armes , that 's the nearest way to a peace , and leave lying , and you shall have truth . if you will not , we would have you know , that we must take a course , that neither our purses or persons , shall not long maintaine you and your rebellious garrisons , ( who are no other but dens of theeves ) and as our tongues did lift you up , and made you able to abuse the king , the religion , church , and kingdome , so our hands must help to pull , or knock you downe , to recover part of that of which you have bereft us , and to keep about us to relieve us , that little which yet we have left us . finis . the death, burial, and resurrection of the act of the 35th of eliz. entituled, an act to retain the queens majesties subjects in their due obedience being an answer to a late lying pamphlet, entituled the life and death of the 35th of eliz. e. w. 1681 approx. 10 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; 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(eebo-tcp ; phase 1, no. a65542) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 51762) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 522:13) the death, burial, and resurrection of the act of the 35th of eliz. entituled, an act to retain the queens majesties subjects in their due obedience being an answer to a late lying pamphlet, entituled the life and death of the 35th of eliz. e. w. 3 p. printed for nath. thompson ..., [london : 1681] caption title. imprint from colophon. wing attributes work to e.w. reproduction of original in huntington library. 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. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between 1473 and 1700 available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the 25,363 texts created during phase 1 of the project have been released into the public domain as of 1 january 2015. anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. 5% (or 5 pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of 100 instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level 4 of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p5, characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng elizabeth -i, -queen of england, 1533-1603. england and wales. -parliament. 2006-10 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2006-10 aptara keyed and coded from proquest page images 2006-11 pip willcox sampled and proofread 2006-11 pip willcox text and markup reviewed and edited 2007-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion the death , burial and resurrection of the act of the 35th . of eliz. entituled , an act to retain the queens majesties subjects in their due obedience . being an answer to a late lying pamphlet , entituled , the life and death of the 35 th . of eliz. there being lately a scurrilous and seditious pamphlet spread abroad to ensnare his majesties loyal subjects , entituled , the life and death of the statute of the 35 th . of queen elizabeth , and by such means to withdraw his majesties subjects from their due obedience and conformity , according to the known laws of this kingdom ; suggesting that the said act is discontinued ; thereby at once not only grosly reflecting on the proceedings of the two last parliaments , but calling in question the judgment of the king , lords and commons , who ( upon starting the question , whether or not this act of the 35 th . of elizabeth was in force ? ) in the 16 th . year of his now majesties reign , did unanimously declare , that the said act was then in force , and ought to be put in due execution . for the better satisfaction of which point , i have only set down the several continuances and revivings of the said act , and the continual care of every parliament since the making that law , being certainly the best , if not the only , means to keep his majesties subjects to their due obedience . an act made in the 35th . of eliz. cap. 1. entituled , an act to retain the queens majesties subjects in their due obedience , with this proviso , that it shall continue no longer than to the end of the next session of parliament . this parliament began the 19th . of february , in the 35th . of the queen , and was dissolved the 10th of april following . the next parliament began the 24th . of october , in the 39th . of the queen , and there continued until the dissolution thereof , being the 9th . of february next following 1597. this is the session , to the end whereof the 35th . of eliz. was to have continued in force ; in which session the 35th . of eliz. was revived by an act entituled , an act for reviving , continuing and repealing divers statutes ; which enacts , the same shall continue and remain in force unto the end of the next parliament next ensuing . the next parliament began the 27th . of october , in the 43d . of the queen , and there continued until the dissolution thereof , being the 19th . of december next following 1601. in this session the 35th . of eliz. is again revived by the statute entituled , an act for continuance of divers statutes , and for repeal of some others ; which statute enacts , that the same shall be continued and remain in force until the end of the first session of the next parliament . the first session of the next parliament began the 19th . of march , in the 1st . year of king james , and there continued to the 7th . of july 1604. and then prorogued to the 7th . of february next following . the 35th . of eliz. is again continued in this session by the act entituled , an act for continuing and reviving of divers statutes , and for repealing of some others ; which enacts , the same shall be continued and remain in force until the end of the first session of the next parliament . the 2d . session of the forementioned parliament began and was held by proroguation the 5th . of november , in the 3d. of king james , and there continued until the 27th . of may , and then was prorogued to the 18th . of november next 1606. the 3d. session of the forementioned parliament began from the last proroguation of the 18th of november , in the 4th . of king james , and there continued till the 4th . of july 1607. and then prorogued to the 16th . of november next following . the 4th . session of the forementioned parliament began and was help by prorogation the 10th . of february , in the 7th . of king james , and there continued until the 23d . of july , and then prorogued to the 16th . of october next following 1610. now observe , that in the 1st . session of parliament held in the 1st . of king james , the 35th . of eliz. was revived and continued in force until the end of the 1st . session of the next parliament . the 2d . session of parliament was held by prorogation in the 3d. of king james . the 3d. session was held by prorogation in the 4th . of king james . the 4th . session was held by prorogation in the 7th . of king james ; so that it is apparent by the proviso in the 1st . year of king james , that there needed not ( as the late pamphleteer seems to hint ) any revivor of the 35th . of eliz. in either of the 3 last mentioned sessions , they being sessions of the same parliament held in the 1st . of king james . in the 12th . of king james another parliament was held at westminster , but no act passing , it was no sessions . in the 18th . year of king james there was another parliament holden at westminster , wherein only there passed some subsidy acts. and in the next parliament being holden in the 21st . year of king james , the question did arise in parliament , whether amongst other temporary acts , this act of the 35th . of eliz. were discontinued ? and for clearing the doubt , stat. 21 jac. entituled , an act for the continuing and reviving of divers statutes , and for repeal of divers others . this clause is incerted , that the said acts shall by virtue of this act be adjudged ever since the session of parliament , in the 7th . year of his majesties reign of england , to have been of such force and effect , as the same were the last day of that session , and from thenceforth until the end of the first session of the next parliament . the 18th . of june the next parliament was holden at westminster , and there continued to the 11th . of july following , and then adjourn'd to oxon ; in which sessions it was enacted , that all statutes and acts of parliament , which were to have continuance unto the end of that sessions , should be of full force , after the said adjournment , until that sessions should be fully determined ; and if it should happen that that session of parliament should be determined by the dissolution thereof , that then the 35 of eliz. with other acts , should be continued in force until the end of the first session of the next parliament . and the next parliament was holden 3 car. 1. and this act was revived and continued in force unto the end of the first sessions of the next parliament . the next parliament was holden , 16 car. 1. in which sessions it was enacted , that the passing of that act , &c. should not be any determination of that sessions , and that all acts of parliament should have their continuance according to the act of 3 car. 1. and should be of the same force as they were the last day of that session , and from thenceforth until some other act of parliament be made touching the continuance or discontinuance of the same ; so that it is plain , this act is still in force , unless the pamphleteer can produce an act whereby this act of the 35 of the queen is repealed ; and it must be very lately ; for this doubt arising the second time in parliament in the 16th . year of his now majesties reign : in the preamble of the act entituled , an act to prevent and suppress seditious conventicles . it is declared by king , lords and commons , that the act of the 35 of the queen was then in force , and ought to be put in due execution . and although that act be expired , yet this clause is declaratory and distinct from that act ; and the act of the 22d . of this king was never made in favour of dissenters . london , printed for nath. thompson next the cross keys in fetter-lane . notes, typically marginal, from the original text notes for div a65542-e160 sect. 13. cap. 18. sect. 26. eliz. sect. 41. cap. 9. sect. 18. sect. 27. 1 jam. cap. 25. sect. 24. cap. 28. sect. 1. 1 car. 1. cap. 7. 3 car. 1. cap. 4. sect. 21 , 22. 16 car. 1. cap. 4. cap. 4. a declaration of the parliament assembled at westminster. whereas the parliament of this commonwealth having, through the eminent favour and mercy of god, sate many years in the performance of the trust reposed in them by the people, ... england and wales. parliament. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a82736 of text r211168 in the english short title catalog (thomason 669.f.21[30]). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 4 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a82736 wing e1490a thomason 669.f.21[30] estc r211168 99869900 99869900 163525 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. a82736) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 163525) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; 247:669f21[30]) a declaration of the parliament assembled at westminster. whereas the parliament of this commonwealth having, through the eminent favour and mercy of god, sate many years in the performance of the trust reposed in them by the people, ... england and wales. parliament. 1 sheet ([1] p.) printed by john field, and are to be sold at the seven stars in fleetstreet over against dunstans church, london : 1659. title from caption and opening words of text. describing the proceedings which lead to the return of the members of the long parliament, and asserting their determination to stand by the good old cause. dated at end: saturday the 7th of may 1659. signed: jo. phelpes, clerk of the parliament pro tempore. reproduction of the original in the british library. eng england and wales. -parliament -early works to 1800. great britain -politics and government -1649-1660 -early works to 1800. a82736 r211168 (thomason 669.f.21[30]). civilwar no a declaration of the parliament assembled at westminster. whereas the parliament of this commonwealth having, through the eminent favour and england and wales. parliament. 1659 652 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a this text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-10 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2007-10 apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images 2007-11 mona logarbo sampled and proofread 2007-11 mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion a declaration of the parliament assembled at westminster . whereas the parliament of this commonwealth having , through the eminent favour and mercy of god , sate many years in the performance of the trust reposed in them by the people , whose representatives they are ; and being in the prosecution of that duty assembled in parliament at westminster upon the 20th day of april 1653. were then interrupted and forced out of the house from that time until this present day . and whereas the officers of the army raised by this parliament , calling to minde that the same parliament , consisting of the members which continued to sit until the 20th of april 1653. were assertors of the good old cause , and had a special presence of god with them , and were signally blessed in that work , did adjudge it their duty ( the desires of many good people concurring with them therein ) to invite the aforesaid members to return to the exercise and discharge of their trust , as before the said 20th of april 1653. and for the effecting thereof , the lord lambert , with divers other officers of the army , in the name of the lord fleetwood and councel of officers of the army , did upon the 6th day of may 1659. resort unto the speaker of the said parliament , and in the presence of many of the said members of parliament presented a declaration , containing their earnest desire , that the parliament , consisting of those members who continued to sit since the year 1648. until the 20th of april 1653. would return to the exercise and discharge of their trust , promising their readiness in their places , as became them , to yield their utmost assistance to them to sit in safety , for improving the present opportunity for setling and securing the peace and freedom of this commonwealth , praying for the presence and blessing of god upon their endeavours . whereupon the speaker , with the aforesaid members of parliament , resolved to meet at westminster the next morning , giving notice to others of their fellow-members of such their intention : and accordingly the speaker , with the said members , being assembled at westminster the 7th of may 1659. found it a duty incumbent on them , not to neglect this opportunity , which the wonderful and ( as they hope ) the gracious providence of god hath held forth unto them , for the prosecution of what yet remains of their great trust . all which the parliament taking into their consideration , do declare , that they are resolved ( through the gracious assistance of almighty god ) to apply themselves to the faithful discharge of the trust reposed in them , and to endeavour the settlement of this commonwealth upon such a foundation , as may assert , establish and secure the property and liberties of the people in reference unto all , both as men and as christians , and that without a single person , kingship or house of peers : and shall vigorously endeavour the carrying on of reformation so much desired , and so often declared for , to the end there may be a godly and faithful magistracy and ministry upheld and maintained in these nations , to the glory and praise of our lord iesus christ , and to the reviving and making glad the hearts of the upright in the land . saturday the 7th of may 1659. ordered by the parliament , that this declaration be forthwith printed and published . jo . phelpes clerk of the parliament pro tempore . london , printed by john field , and are to be sold at the seven stars in fleetstreet over against dunstans church , 1659. an act for a seal of the parliament of the commonwealth of england. england and wales. parliament. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a84582 of text r212088 in the english short title catalog (thomason 669.f.15[76]). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 1 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a84582 wing e995 thomason 669.f.15[76] estc r212088 99870739 99870739 163150 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. a84582) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 163150) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; 246:669f15[76]) an act for a seal of the parliament of the commonwealth of england. england and wales. parliament. 1 sheet ([1] p.) printed by edward husband and john field, printers to the parliament of of england, london : 1650 [i.e. 1651] order to print dated: die mercurii, 22 januarii, 1650. signed: hen: scobell, cleric. parliamenti. reproduction of the original in the british library. eng england and wales. -parliament -seal -early works to 1800. great britain -politics and government -1649-1660 -early works to 1800. a84582 r212088 (thomason 669.f.15[76]). civilwar no an act for a seal of the parliament of the commonwealth of england. england and wales. parliament. 1651 191 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a this text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-09 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2007-10 apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images 2007-11 emma (leeson) huber sampled and proofread 2007-11 emma (leeson) huber text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion an act for a seal of the parliament of the commonwealth of england . be it enacted by this present parliament , that the seal engraven with the arms of england and ireland ( that is to say , a cross and a harp ) with this inscription in the circle , that is to say ( the seal of the parliament of the commonwealth of england ) shall be the seal of the parliament of the commonwealth of england , to be onely used by order of parliament . and be it further enacted , that whosoever shall counterfeit the same , shall be adjudged and taken to be guilty of high treason , and shall be tryed in such maner , and undergo the like penalties as are appointed by any act of parliament in case of high treason . die mercurii , 22 januarii , 1650. ordered by the parliament , that this act be forthwith printed and published . hen : scobell , cleric . parliamenti . london , printed by edward husband and john field , printers to the parliament of england , 1650. the second part of the narrative concerning the armies force and violence upon the commons house, and members. prynne, william, 1600-1669. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a91272 of text r9402 in the english short title catalog (thomason e477_19). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 15 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a91272 wing p4074a thomason e477_19 estc r9402 99873544 99873544 162531 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. a91272) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 162531) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; 76:e477[19]) the second part of the narrative concerning the armies force and violence upon the commons house, and members. prynne, william, 1600-1669. 8 p. [s.n.], london : printed anno dom. 1648. attributed to william prynne. apparently intended as a continuation of his: a true and ful relation of the officers and armies forcible seising of divers eminent members of the commons house. annotation on thomason copy: "decemb: 23". reproduction of the original in the british library. eng england and wales. -parliament. -house of commons -expulsion -early works to 1800. great britain -history -civil war, 1642-1649 -early works to 1800. a91272 r9402 (thomason e477_19). civilwar no the second part of the narrative concerning the armies force and violence upon the commons house, and members.: prynne, william 1648 2465 5 0 0 0 0 0 20 c the rate of 20 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the c category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2007-07 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2007-07 aptara keyed and coded from proquest page images 2007-09 elspeth healey sampled and proofread 2007-09 elspeth healey text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion the second part of the narrative concerning the armies force and violence upon the commons hovse , and members . london , printed anno dom. 1648. the second part of the narrative concerning the armies force and violence upon the commons-hovse and members . vpon thursday the army ▪ engaged members of the house of commons [ most of them being treasurers , great accomptants , purchasers of bishops lands , or such as hold great offices by the houses gift , or received great summes of money upon pretence of great losses never yet appearing or made good upon oath ] above one hundred members being secured , or violently kept out of the house , by that insolent colonell pride [ which usually goeth before destruction ] after their hypocriticall fast was ended , were pleased to adjourne the house till tuesday ; that the generall and his grand councell , ( of which there is scarce one gentleman of quality , but poore mechanicks of smal or broken fortunes before the wars ) might possesse themselves of the city , plunder all their treasures to pay the souldiers , secure their gallant sheriffe browne a member of the house , and act their parts with other members , to new ▪ modle the house , according to their hearts desire ) adjourned til tuesday . in the mean time the generall and his agents under pretences of favour and respect to some of the imprisoned members , endeavoured by subtilty to engage them to give their parol to him to continue at their houses or lodgings in or neare the town till the house should command their attendance , and in the meane time , not to act against the parliament or the army : which most of them upon debate refused to accept of , conceiving it to be a voluntary confinement of themselves and subjecting of them to the generalls power inconsistent with the honour or priviledge of parliament , and thereupon refused to remove upon any such restrictive termes unlesse absolutly discharged without any condition or restriction whatsoever . whereupon the generall continues them still prisoners , they having liberty only to remove their lodgings to places more convenient . on tuesday morning the army placed guards of their owne upon the commons house againe , and though they had secluded and driven away neare two hundred members before , yet they had a list of more members fit to be excluded and purged out ▪ whereupon mr. edward boyes one of the knights of the shire for kent ( a great friend of theirs ) sir humfrey tuston , and some six more members entring into the house to discharge their duty , were violently kept back by col. pride and his officers ; and sir edward martin knight of the shire for devon being in the house it selfe , was kept out and secluded the house . o the tender regard of the priviledges of the house , which these saints of the army boast of in the very first line of their late remonstrance : and * the restitution of the houses to a condition of honour , freedome and safety , and preserving them therein , which they so much vaunted of , and for which they and both houses kept a solemne thanksgiving [ mocking both god and men thereby , who hath justly rewarded them for that damnable hypocrisie ] in august 1647. it seems these parliament saviours and protectors then , are turned parliament destroyers and subverters now , as they professe to the world in print in their proud and treasonable , ( which they stile humble ) proposalls and desires , dated decemb. 6. 1648. a new iesuiticall gun , pouder treason to blow up parliaments ▪ as soone as the house was set , mr. nathaniel stephens knight of the shire for the county of gloucester , reported to the house the violence offered to mr. ash and other members of the house who were imprisoned and forcibly secluded by the officers of the army , and thereupon moved the house to vindicate their priviledges and right their members , and not to proceed in any businesse till that was done ; else he could not in consciecne or honour joyne with them , but must and would withdraw . yet the engaged faction ( who formerly fled from the house to the army for security when there was no actuall force upon the houses in iuly 1647. and passed an ordinance by a greater force from the army , for nulling and vacating all ordinances , orders and proceedings in parliament , during their absence from the house upon a mere pretext of force ) not only continued sitting in the house without flying from it , when under such an horrid force of the army as this upon their members , but also proceeded to act , though not above 45. in number ; and to vote the votes for no more addresses to the king to be revived , and unvote the votes for the treaty with the king , as prejudiciall and dishonourable to the kingdome , and likewise un-voted the votes for restoring the ten impeached members . these votes being passed , the generall by a party of horse and foot violently seized upon sheriffe browne a member of the house , and secured him prisoner in st. iames , to a roome without hangings or bedding : and about 4. of the clocke at night captain lawrence the marshall of the army brought a message from the generall and his councell to remove sir william waller , major gen. massey , sir iohn clotworthy , and commissary copley , from the kings head in the strand , where they were six dayes imprisoned , to st. iames . upon which they expostulating with the marshall desired him to bring an order in writing from the generall or his councel for their removall , they having never seen nor heard of any warrant from them in writing for their former restraint : whereupon he repayred to the gen. & returned with a warrant under his hand for their removeall to st iames about 6 of the clock . upon reading whereof , they read a protestation drawn up in writing and signed with all their hands to this effect : that they being members of parliament and free men of england did protest before god , angells and men , that neither the generall himselfe nor his councell of warre , had any power or authority to seize , detaine , imprison , or remove their persons , nor to try them by a councell of war : and that they had usurped to themselves a greater arbitrary power over the members of parliament , and freemen of this realme then ever this or any other king of england had arrogated to himselfe &c. and that though they neither would nor could submit to their usurped power , yet they would alwayes be ready to submit themselves to any tryall by a free parliament , for any crime that could or should be suggested against them . which when they had read , they tendred to the marshall to deliver it to the generall and his councell , who refused to receive and left it upon the table . some other members there present , alleadged to the marshall , that these proceedings of the army against the members by mere power without any authority at all , ( by which alone the marshall there openly affirmed the generall and officers now proceeded ) was as bad or worse then that of the great turke or ianizaries . that it was a farre more arbitrary and tyrannicall power then ever the king or his evill councellors , or the most persecuting courts and prelates usurped or exercised , and that all their tyranny , oppression and injustice was not comparable to theirs : that this was that the officers and army protested against in all their declarations , and professed they had fought against , and therefore it was monstrous themselves should exercise such tyranny , and injustice now even upon members themselves , and how then would they tyrannize it over others ? the standers by were deeply affected with this new monstrous tyranny and persecution of gallant members and commanders , who had done such brave services for their countrey , and were thus tossed up and down at the lawlesse pleasure of ignoble and degenerous usurpers of more then regall power , from prison to prison , and accompanying them to the coach and there taking their farewells of them , they were guarded with musquetiers and carried in the dark to saint iames prisoners , and there shut up in a foul room where the souldiers had layne some nights before , without hangings or bedding to rest their heads upon , where they must lye all night upon the boards as they did in hell , if not otherwise provided for . certainly if these proud officers of the army , and monsters of tyranny had not cast off all humanity , all christianity , all fear , all love of god or men , and that noblenesse and ingenuity , which is incident to the rudest soldiars towards soldiers and gallant commanders in the wars as these gentlemen have bin , and quite degenerated , into beasts , they could not shew such unheard of cruelty and inhumanity to these honourable members and patriots of their countrey , and use them more barbarously though their masters and freinds , then usually they did the worst cavaliers , or then the king himselfe and his souldiers would have treated them , had they taken them prisoners in the field . doubtlesse this most execrable tyranny of these new kings & tyrants at white-hall will engage both heaven & earth unanimously against them , and bring them unto fearfull ends and speedy ruine , if they repent not , and returne to their pristine obedience . and their commissions being forfeited & nulled , the soldiers absolutely discharged from any obedience to them , the parliament from any protection of them , the kingdome from all contributions and taxes towards them , and the members , kingdome and god himselfe enraged against them ; for this their exorbitant and matchlesse tyranny , and horrid rebellion in levying w●rre upon the houses , forcing and imprisoning their members , and casting them into hell and other inconvenient places without any fitting accomodations , they must of necessity sodainly fall , perish & becom like dung upon the earth , and of a most glorious and victorious army , laden with honor and booty , become the very scorne , sink and scumme of men , which god give them hearts and grace to consider , before it be too late : and to remember that of the psalmist psal. 140. 11. evill shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him . it overthrew violent strafford , and laud this very parliament and cost them their heads and it will overthrow the gen. & councell of war to , who far exceed them in violence and tyranny of all sorts , and in overturning parliaments , lawes , liberties , and the ancient government of the kingdome , which have ever overturned those who have endeavoured to subvert them , and brought them to a dishonorable and shamefull end . wednesday the 13 of december , the officers of the army kept out sir iohn hippesley and mr. packer , and would not permit them to enter the house ; where they repealed the vote of the commons on munday the 4. of december , that the king was removed from the isle of wight without the privity or consent of the house : there were out 45. in the house to repeal this vote passed by 240. and those 45 are very eminent for their extream honesty , and publique receipts of the kingdomes treasure . after which the army hackneyes repealed likewise the vote of the fifth of december last passed by above 141 votes , that the kings answer to the propositions were a sufficient ground for them to proced to the setlement of the kingdome , which they desire to embroyle in perpetuall wars and broyles , that they may keep their offices , and what they have gotten into their hands by hook or crook : whiles those who have spent their estates and adventured their lives in these wars and have more honesty in their little fingers , then those that sit in their whole bodies , are imprisoned and restrained from the house by a company of rebells , against their superiours , to give them no worse title . thursday the 4th . of december , the fagge end of the commons being about 43. in number , considering that all the best and honest men were secluded from them by the army , and protested they were no house , moved that they might send to the generall to know upon what accompt their members were restrained and secluded by the army , but with this unworthy addition , that they should carry with them the votes that passed the day before , for his councell of wars approbation , repealing what the excluded members had formerly voted a thing so dishonourable and below a parliament ( if they were worthy the name of one ) that they deserve eternally to be excluded all future parliaments , ex cauda draconem , you may see what beasts they are by this dragons tayle . the 20. of december the generall sent for 16. of the imprisoned members to his lodging : where comming , commissary ireton , col. whaley , and col. rich acquainted them that the generall was fallen sodainly ill , and kept his chamber , and thererefore left them to acquaint them with his minde . that they were all absolutely discharged ; and had freely liberty to go to their lodgings and houses ; but did expect they should act nothing contrary to the present actings ; and if they did it would be the worse for them . to which they gave no present answer , and will advise how they accept of liberty upon such conditions . finis . notes, typically marginal, from the original text notes for div a91272e-100 * see their declaration of august 18. 1647. second considerations concerning the high court of chancery, and the most excellent ordinance for the regulation and limitation of that court by edw. leigh, gent. leigh, edward, 1602-1671. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a47619 of text r22117 in the english short title catalog (wing l1002). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 25 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 8 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a47619 wing l1002 estc r22117 12684841 ocm 12684841 65747 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. a47619) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 65747) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 360:10) second considerations concerning the high court of chancery, and the most excellent ordinance for the regulation and limitation of that court by edw. leigh, gent. leigh, edward, 1602-1671. [3], 13 p. printed by j.g. for rich. marriot, and are to be sold at his shop ..., london : 1658. reproduction of original in bodleian library. eng england and wales. -court of chancery. a47619 r22117 (wing l1002). civilwar no second considerations concerning the high court of chancery, and the most excellent ordinance for the regulation and limitation of that cour leigh, edward 1658 4694 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 b the rate of 9 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the b category of texts with fewer than 10 defects per 10,000 words. 2004-03 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2004-03 aptara keyed and coded from proquest page images 2004-04 mona logarbo sampled and proofread 2004-04 mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited 2004-07 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion second considerations concerning the high court of chancery , and the most excellent ordinance for the regulation and limitation of that court . by edw. leigh gent. salus populi suprema lex . london , printed by i. g. for rich. marriot , and are to be sold at his shop in s. dunstans church-yard , fleet-street , 1658. second considerations concerning the regulation of the high court of chancery . being , during the sitting of the late parliament assured of a strong endeavour to have the late ordinance of his highness and his councel for regulation and limitation of the chancery repealed , or with silence to fall to the ground , to the great prejudice of the common-wealth , i took the boldness ( though against my judgment , as to publication of any of mine own observations or conceptions ) to cause a small pamphlet to be imprinted to give notice to the commonwealth of the prejudice it was like to suffer by the repeal or expiration of that ordinance , with desire that all good people of this common-wealth would address themselves to the late parliament to take the ordinance and regulation of the chancery into consideration , and before the ending thereof , to take some course for the regulation of that court ; that matters there might not return to the former incertainties , delayes , absurdities and expences ; which was aimed at by those persons ( who ought out of conscience and duty to the common-wealth to have been more just and kind thereto ) that nevertheless have occasioned that evil and mischief since befallen the common-wealth by obtaining an act for the ordinance to continue no longer then until the ending of the late parliament . but that mischief that i then foresaw , being by the sudden dissolution of the late parliament happened , i have now again ventured to revive my former observations , professing that as in all my actions hitherto i have had no unjust aimes or ends to the disadvantage or detriment of any ; so my undertaking at this present is onely for the honour of his highness and his council , and the good and welfare of the common wealth , which all consciencious men in my judgment ought to promote . i have very many years been a suitor and a sufferer in that court , and thereby some experience is beaten into me ; that i am able to observe a great deal of difference between the chargeableness , tediousness and other inconveniences formerly there , and the great benefit and ease the people have enjoyed by the ordinance : and if in relation to it i say bonum est esse hic ; i am confident i shall have the concurrent desires and suffrage of every judicious honest person in the whole nation . for indeed , amongst the many things that time and corruption had made the object of reformation in this nation , nothing had more need of a regulation and reforming , then the high court of chancery ; which was formerly , and especially of later times , so chargeable to suitors in the prosecution and defence of their causes ; and so corrupt and uncertain in the practise thereof , that instead of a sanctuary to the oppressed , it was become a most intolerable burthen to the nation ; and ( notwithstanding all addresses to the long parliament ) so continued , until the parliament which began in the year 1653. ( which was composed of persons , though perhaps not very learned states-men , yet doubtless men of very good and honest intention , and very sensible of the burthen of the nation , by whom it was voted to be taken away : ) but that parliament dissolving it pleased his highness to continue that court , it being indeed of very excellent use for the nation , and without which it cannot subsist as the common law now stands ; and both it and the common law being challenged by the people as their indubitate birth-right . yet notwithstanding his highness was pleased to appoint divers of the long robe to consider of a way for the regulation and reformation of that court : but they , ( for what reason i know not ) did not effect that good work , so much longed for , and needed by the people of this land . whereupon his highness by advice of his most h●norable council ( notwithstanding the other great and important business for the government and safety of the nation laid on them ) did make an ordinance for the regulation and limitation of that court , a better , or more accurate and excellent this land and nation never saw , which after much strugling , almost a year after the making thereof , was put in execution ; whereat ( as no good man could take exception , so ) none but those concerned in point of a corrupt interest , could , or did speak against : and it may be well observed , that since the same was put in execution , no complaints have been heard against it from the people , for whose good and ease chiefly the same was made . yet nevertheless since the beginning of the late parliament , some unnecessary , burthensome officers , which either had part of their former unconscionable gain taken from them , or else their office set aside as unnecessary , have been indefatigable in their endeavours , to get that most excellent ordinance expelled . and a committee of parliament being appointed for the view of the ordinance made by his highness in the interval of parliaments , that ordinance was most especially struck at , through the clamours of those late unnecessary officers of that court , who aimed not at the good of their countrey , but their own unconscionable gain . nevertheless it pleased the parliament to refer the matter to another committee to amend that regulation , setled by the ordinance ( if they saw cause ) and to send for parties , papers , &c. which committee accordingly meeting , the attorneys by command , and the late six clerks attended them ; where the counsel for the six clerks was heard in a most tedious and impertinent discourse : and the attorneyes receiving then a command from that committee , to prepare their reasons in writing ; and to set forth wherein the ordinance was good or bad for the people , and a very short time given them to that purpose , they ( as i have heard ) accordingly prepared their reasons , and attended to have presented them to the committee . but the committee not afterwards meeting , the attorneys reasons could not be presented to them ; and the ordinance being since by act of parliament onely to continue during the sitting of the parliament ; the parliament being dissolved , the late six clerks without right or authority have re-assumed the places by them formerly held , though the office of a six clerk is utterly abolished by the ordinance of regulation , and the act of parliament for confirmation thereof , although indeed the ordinance be unhappily expired through the art and industry of those whom the common-wealth hath no reason to thank for their pains . and those unnecessary officers do again contrary to the order of the right honourable the lords commissioners of the great seal of england , made after two solemn debates by learned counsel on both sides , exact the unconscionable exorbitant fees by them formerly taken , and endeavour to introduce the former corrupt and dilatory way of practice and proceedings in that court , to the great prejudice of the common-wealth . it therefore concerneth all honest-minded people of this nation , that they make their humble addresses to his highness and his most honourable councel ; that they take the ordinance into consideration ; and that what shall appear to be good therein may be confirmed ; and what shall be found therein to be short for the intended welfare of the nation , may be supplied ; and what appeareth to them to be any way discommodious to the people ( if any such thing there be ) may be amended ; that so , so good a constitution may not fall to the ground unregarded , which hath with so much deliberation and resolution , been appointed for the good and ease of the people . and to the end the people may be the better informed of the advantage they have , and shall receive by that ordinance , it were to be wished that those reasons that the attorneys or clerks of the chancery had provided to be presented to the committee of parliament , were made publick : but as there is just cause to fear that in them the arrow was not drawn to the head ( in their composing , there being a great opposition , as i have been informed , even amongst themselves ) so without doubt they are now suppressed through the influence and awe the before-mentioned unnecessary officers have over the abject and private spirits of the present attorneys . the ordinance in the first place provides a convenient number of attorneys , who are to solicite and manage the clients cause for 3 s — 4 d. a term , which fee was formerly received by the six clerks , for doing nothing at all for the benefit of the client , who was forced either to imploy a solicitor to manage his business , to his great loss , or else to manage it himself : whereby his cause oftentimes miscarried through ( either his own or his solicitors ) ignorance . for the other matters formerly done by the six clerks , it is by the ordinance provided to be done by three chief clerks , who have fees amounting to 500 l. a year apiece , which is a competent allowance for their labour , they being to file the pleadings and records , to have an inspection upon the attorneys , to make certificates of matters referred to them by the court , touching the regularity of proceedings to set down causes for hearing , and tax-costs ; all which was better done by them , than ever it was done by the six clerks ▪ saving that the chief clerks , who were three of the late six clerks , did not in some things pursue the ordinance according to their duty . now this and the abatement of fees , are the things that were struck at by the late six clerks , and other useless officers , whose pretence is , that their places , and the old fees are their free-hold , and therefore ought not to be taken from them ; that they purchased their places , and that they are of great antiquity . as to their freehold , i wonder whose freehold their places had been , if the little parliament had passed an act for taking away the court , as the former parliament did for taking away the star-chamber , and high-commission court ; and this parliament the court of wards : in which divers as useful officers as they , without reparation lost their places , as much their free-hold as the six clerks , and also purchased at as dear rates . but the six clerks may see their own unjust practice justly retaliated on them , that used at their pleasures , without cause , to turn out the clerks bred up there into the wide world , to sterve , if they had nothing else to live upon . besides , they cannot chuse but know there is a law still in force against buying of offices ; which law ( if they bought their places ) they have transgressed , and thereby ipso facto forfeited them : but they may please to remember that those places were conferred on four of the six by the late long parliament for a temporary supply in regard of their alledged losses , the same being sequestrated or taken away for delinquency from the former six clerks , two whereof are still alive , and have more reason to complain then those who by the profits of the places , and the labours of other men have not onely been repaid what ever they lost , but have exceedingly enriched themselves . and for their antiquity , it is very apparent that the number of clerks or attorneys of that court was in old times uncertain , sometimes more , sometimes less , as the business of the court required : for in edward the first●s time they were six ; afterwards they were reduced to three : and in richard the second's time they were increased to six again , in which number they found the means to continue ; and at first did the business of the court and client , and officiated as registers and examiners , and sometimes made motions in court ; but for above an hundred years past have ceased to act as attorneys , and onely acted as prothonotaries in other courts , being an oppression both to the people and over their clerks , who have ever since performed the office of attorneys , and done the business of the court , and clients who retained , imployed , and trusted them , and not the six clerks . and the business of the court being now so much increased that six clerks cannot possibly do it , it is hoped that is no more injustice to increase the number of attorneys now , than it was in times past . and certainly the office of an attorney being not executable by a deputy , the six clerks can no more claim to be attorneys , than the prothonotaries of other courts . and i hope the six clerks will be so ingenuous as to confess , that besides the impossibility for them to sollicite the clients causes , not one or all of them togethe are able to do any thing belonging to an attorney or clerk to do , viz. to draw all special writs , commissions , decrees , dismissions , and to make and write all other writs , and copy records . this being true , why should they be paid for what they neither do , or know how to do ; or monopolize the place of an attorney which they cannot execute ? thus i hope it is apparent their removal is no injustice , and that the increase of the number of attorneys is a benefit to the common-wealth ; and there is no doubt but if the ordinance , as to the officers , clerks , and attorneys of the court , were put more strictly and duly in execution , it would be of admirable benefit to all suitors , and those that are sued in that court ; for the tediousness of suits is by the ordinance very well provided against , as also divers writs , as subpoena's to make a better answer , and to rejoyn , are taken away ; as likewise whereas before , when witnesses were examined in court , or by commission ex parte it was ordinarily two or three termes before publication could passe , now it is provided in the ordinance to pass in a week . not to speak of the plaintiffs giving security , because i think little use was made of it , and it was a great trouble and charge to the party : but yet there is an act of parliament for it in henry the sixths time , and so it was but an old law newly revived , and that and the filing of bills before the awarding of the subpoena's according to the prayer of the bill , was a means to hinder men from bringing frivolous and vexatious suits ; a thing too often practised in that court . and the taking of answers in the country by masters extraordinary is of great use to the people , the same being formerly done by a commission wherein the tenor of the bill was included , for which the client paid six-pence a sheet , though the same were of no use at all , there being a copy of the bill taken , by which the defendants answer was alwayes drawn , before the commission was opened : but if the commission were amended , and the clause of including the tenor of the bill , omitted , i believe it would be a greater ease to the people , who were often enforced to travel many miles to a master extraordinary , to swear to their answers ; & would also save some charges and expences ▪ likewise the making of all writs open cannot but be a great satisfaction to the people , they being thereby enabled to see whether the writ have any mistake in it or not , whereas while they were close , the client was often put to a deal of fruitless charge , especially in the commissions , to examine witnesses , as i my self have found by experience ; and likewise it is left by the ordinance at the clients liberty to execute a commission in any place , which without doubt is , and may be of good consequence for the amicable ending of suits , especially if the commissioners be men of judgment and integrity . and there are some abuses which may be committed in the examiners office , which is impossible to be discovered when it is done : for a man may be examined in his own cause , and may procure his own witnesses to be cross examined on the other side , and so prevent any exceptions to their persons or testimony , of both which there hath been of late complaints ; which enormity is impossible to be committed at the execution of commissions . also the frequent renewing of commissions , tending onely to delay , is well provided against by the ordinance , and the defendants having a duplicate , is of advantage to him , especially in cases where his witness are ancient and sickly . likewise the granting of injunctions meerly upon the course of the court , viz. upon the defendants taking a commission to answer sitting in contempt , or making an insufficient answer , was heretofore a great grievance to the nation , but very well provided against by the ordinance , to be granted onely upon sound and satisfactory grounds . and also whereas heretofore a defendant could hardly put in any answer but the plaintiff would put in exceptions so it , which were referred to a master , who usually favoured the plaintiff , and so the client was put to a double charge ; now by the ordinance it is provided that only the master of the rolls shall hear them : and the most honourable and judicious gentleman the present master of the rolls hath so impartially heard those matters , that it is believed the putters in of frivolous exceptions have little encouragement thereto for the future , wch is also a great ease to the people . likewise the making of orders upon whispering petitions is provided against , and orders to be made onely upon motion in court ; and therein also the right honorable the lords commissioners of the great seal are much to be honored for their order of notice upon motions . and the provisions in the ordinance concerning mortgages , are very just and impartial , and the mortgager hath thereby a convenient time for redemption of his land , and the other a sure way for recovery of his just debt , which formerly he received by minute parcels , whereas his mortgage money was lent in grosse , and the mortgager often enforced to an accompt after twenty years possession , to his great and intolerable damage . also the provision for references to be determined by three of the six masters of the chancery in ordinary together , is most excellent : the benefit to the people by it is very apparent , and i my self cannot but recompt it as beneficial in my particular cases , with gratitude for the justice by them done . and i shall not much insist on this particular , because the grievances formerly were crying , and universally known and felt , and the parties that did the wrong are deceased , and therefore i wish their doings may be buried with them ; and i have so much charity as to hope they did according to their judgments : and it shall be my prayer that the ordinance may be punctually observed , and neither masters nor their register , for any respects whatsoever , recede from their directions in and by the ordinance ; and then it must be a new generation that will complain against them ( i have good reason to hope this will not ) if they have done , and shall persevere to do according to the ordinance . it is also provided by the ordinance , that the registers places shall not be executed by deputies , which i hope no man will speak against ; for what reason is there that another person should have a tribute out of the labour of men who spend a great part of their age in attaining to ability in their profession , and then take a great deal of pains to do the clients business ? why should the poor client pay fees to another by whom he receives no benefit ? and the allowance yielded to the labourer there , by the unnecessary ignorant officer , so mean , that if the client had not yielded a supply , there was not a sufficient recompence for the care and labour taken by those that were deputies formerly , but now stand on their own leggs : and sure i am that if the ordinance as concerning the registers be duly and conscionably observed , none will find fault but those persons , who without art or conscience would thrust themselves into places they are not able to execute . the ordinance also provides well that the chief examiners do examine all the witnesses themselves , and not by deputies , and if they are not able so to do , either through their own incapacity , or the multiplicity of business , if the present examiners be removed , or others of ability and honesty be added to them , i hope it will not be a grievance worthy of any complaint . the great cry against the ordinance under colour whereof the cashiered officers have thrust in this head of their serpentine complaints , is , that the court must not relieve against new bonds , and that legacies shall be sued for at law : i conceive that at the making of the ordinance a provision was intended in those cases for a relief to be had at the common-law . but if upon second thoughts the chancery shall be thought the fittest court to give relief therein , i wish the suitors speec'y and just relief there . likewise the fees are lessened to half what they were before , or less , which i hope will be confessed to be an ease to the people . and i much wonder that the six clerks and other officers of the court should presume to claim a free-hold in the old unconscionable fees , for they took them formerly but by prescription , which is by the ordinance and act for confirmation of it , not onely interrupted , but a new establishment made , and since that law is now expired , there is no absolute power in any to demand any fees ; but those who do the clients business , may properly demand satisfaction for their labour as much as they shall honestly deserve , to be allowed by the lords commissioners for the great seal , who are the sole judges of the court ; & the useless officers who do nothing for the client have no right to any thing at all . i shall not grudge at the fees given to counsel , and onely pray that those gentlemen may have pity and compassion on the poor suitors to the court , and that they press not an evil cause too far . i could have wished that some abler pen might have shewed the usefulness of this ordinance to the people , being my self , i confess , insufficient to do it : but by this imperfect discovery , the perfection of that excellent constitution may in part appear . and the drift of this endeavour being for the information of the people , and for their good and advantage , i hope the imperfections thereof will be pardoned ; and that the adversaries of the peoples welfare will not prevail against this ordinance , which was by the supreme magistrate of this common-wealth , and his councel , with so great wisdom and exactness provided for their good . and if i am censured for that herein i do seem to adhere unto the right and interest of the attorneys , i shall give this reason , that i am sensible of the care and pains by them taken in the business wherewith they are intrusted , and in my judgment the labourer is worthy of his wages : and as at first what was given was but for the satisfaction of the party that did the business ; so i think still , he that doth my business , ought to have what in conscience he merits for it , and not that the six clerks , who never in the least assist me in managing my cause , should have the greatest part of the fees i pay . but i shall leave the attorneys to assert their own interest , who being sworn into a calling and imployment , i conceive cannot be legally devested thereof during their lives , unless they demean themselves amiss , which i hope they will be careful to prevent . and i much desire a strict government in that court , and a super-intendency over the attorneys ; for surely although the six clerks practice was heretofore so , and will be so again , ( if they are admitted into their former places ) yet the attorneys ought not to do as they list . and it being the office of the master of the rolls to be super-intendent over the clerks of the court , he having now many other affairs , if he appoint one chief clerk , or secondary , to do those things appointed by the ordinance to be done by the three chief clerks , i think it just that such super-intendent officer have a recompence suitable to the honour of the place he is employed in : but as to have many governours is no blessing to a common-wealth , so i think one experienced over-seeing clerk will suffice to do what is appointed by the ordinance to be done by the chief clerks , and a greater number will onely breed confusion , and be an unnecessary burthen and charge upon the suitors . finis . essex's excellency, or, the gallantry of the freeholders of that country being a short account of the brave british behaviour of those worthy freeholders, in the choice of their knights to serve in the next parliament : together with the truly noble lord gray his speech at the close of their choice / published by an eye-witness of their most noble courage for the example of their neighbouring counties. eye-witness of their most noble courage for the example of their neighbouring counties. 1679 approx. 30 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; 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ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p5, characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng england and wales. -parliament -elections. elections -england -essex. essex (england) -politics and government. 2006-11 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2006-11 apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images 2007-01 celeste ng sampled and proofread 2007-01 celeste ng text and markup reviewed and edited 2007-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion essex's excellency : or the gallantry of the freeholders of that county . being a short account of the brave british behaviour of those worthy freeholders , in the choice of their knights to serve in the next parliament . together with the truly noble lord gray his speech at the close of their choice . published by an eye-witness of their most noble courage for the example of their neighbouring counties . as long parliaments have been heretofore the great mischief & ruin of the free-born english man's liberty , which this nation in general began to he very sensible of , by the abundant evils that had like to have befallen the good people of england , even almost to the overthrow of all propriety and priviledges , as well as religion , which the all-wise god , out of pity to this nation , hath how at last put an end unto , by an unexpected hand of providence : so did there lately seem to threaten as great an evil by burdening the counties with the choice of too frequent parliaments ; and the cause of this fear did not arise in the hearts of wise men without some cause ; for drinking and revelling , being grown into both fashion and custom in many places of this kingdom , both burroughs and counties , as necessary qualifications to make a wise representative , gentlemen indeed , those that are really such in their sober deportment and carriage , began to grow weary ; though they could not but see , that nothing but utter destruction must at last most certainly swallow up both them and their posterity , in some short time , in case persons were chosen ; as only obtained their elections by drinking and feasting the country . for wise men well know that such excessive charges was so unreasonable a thing to be born by any honest person , that hath no other end than his countries good , that it could not but be imagined long since that those persons that got such their elections by those waies and means , had another end in it , and designed repayment again in a private and unjust way out of the peoples pockets , by selling their votes at a dear rate for the raising of money , and in other matters of great moment . nay , some persons , and not a few , to the eternal infamy of both them that paid , and them that received such wages of unrighteousness , were grown to that excess after they were sent up members to the late long parliament , that they received yearly more money for selling their country , than it cost them to be so elected ; so that at last to be once got a parliament man , was grown a sure way both of profit and honour , though purchased out of the poor peoples hearts blood ; for those men to have good places , or large pensions , would and did as easily part with their countries liberty , and the peoples freedom and right , as well as their money ; and , which may easily appear , if we consider their domineering over their equals , and despising law , and longing for seats in the late long parliament , to be continued to them and their heirs for ever . but not to trouble you further with their ill proceedings at this time , since we have yet room for hopes that we shall have once more an english parliament that will look into such miscarriages , and give a due reward to such offenders in the late long parliament , who either for places or pensions , sold their votes and their country at a cheaper rate than esau did his birth-right . but as to the gallantry and nobleness of divers of the gentry of essex , as well as the whole body of the freeholders , there take this short narrative ; the writ being directed for the choice of two knights for the shire , tuesday last , the 12th . of this inslant august was appointed the day , being the first county-court ; and whereas sir eliab harvey , and collonel mildmay were former members in the last good parliament . collonel mildmay did sometime before the day of election intimate to sir eliab harvey his intentions to stand to be one of the knights of the shire ; and that as they had been both chosen before , he believed the country would now do the like freely ; but though the collonels interest in the county was looked upon by all to be that which brought them both to be so easily elected before ; yet sir eliab ( as is believed ) trusting either to his own interest , or the interest of the duke of albemarle . and some other of the gentry . did absolutely refuse to joyn himself with collonel mildmay ; but on the contrary , was resolved to sland alone , that now his interest with the duke , and some of the gentry , and sir thomas middleton , was sufficient not only to be chosen knights of the shire himself ; but a●so wholly to lay aside and disappoint the collonel of his intentions ; and in effect under hand to oppose his election , which was thought to be more easily done , because the collonel , like the old english-man , was resolved not to be at any cost or charges in the obtaining his election , thinking , as indeed it is a burden sufficient to serve their country as their member , and not vainly to throw away his estate , as well as his labour to be their servant too ; for that his noble spirit well knew , that he that served his country faithfully , deserved the thanks of his country , without spending his estate to be chosen : but some were not idle all this time , since the dissolution of the last parliament , to reproach , vilifie and abuse that worthy person , collonel mildmay ; yet the summe of all their malice could reach no higher , after all , but to reproach him for a phanatick , a name too common in the mouths of our half protestants , and so little understood by them ; but too too grateful to the papists , by which they have most maliciously branded every sober person in england with that name ; nay , a man can hardly pass through the streets with sobriety in his face , but he is branded for a phanatick ; and by some that would make us believe they are protestants themselves ; but if phanatick does denote a mad man , as i have understood it alwaies did , till within the compass of twenty years last past , then i am sure it is as false an aspersion cast on that worthy person , as that was which was cast upon the apostles , that they were mad-men for preaching the resurrection from the dead , and judgment day to come ; but let such , whoever they are , know , it is a thousand times more honourable to be called by them phanaticks than good christians , a thing i fear they are very little acquainted with more than the name : but there we leave them where they most delight , and proceed to tell you , that some of the tribe of levi both before and at this election were very zealous , against this worrthy person coll. mildmay ; for one of them standing by a papist , that voted against the collonel , cryed , well done , he did not doubt but that they should agree well enough in the main , though not in all points . some sent their paper-pellet to all their neighbourhood , and especially to their own club of the long robe , and did incourage and threaten them upon their obedience to their diocessian , that they should not fail , but make all the interest possibly they could , that collonel mildmay might not be chosen , but all hands for sir thomas middleton , whom they knew would never fail their cause , nor their church , which was all those gallions cared for , no matter what became of their country ; it was the liberties and sauciness of the lay-men they hated ; and they must be brought into blind obedience to them , and pin their faith on their sleeves , or else all was undone , and the king and country lost ; this was their cry and exhortation ; and my lord duke supposing his interest in the country to be made greater by slanding up against collonel mildmay , with all his power and might , both in his person and friends , engages all against the collonel , and musters up all to come and give their vote for middleton against mildmay . but the day being come , the roads were every where filled round chelmsford with vast numbers of gentry and freeholders , the night before there not being room enough in that town for lodging , and in the morning by seven of the clock coll. mildmay came from his house to the place near the hop-ground , with about 1000 gentlemen and free-holders , where met him my lord shandish with about 1000 more , all on horse back , crying out ▪ a mildmay , a mildmay , with many vollies of acclamations ; presently after the ever noble and renowned lord gray met the collonel in a most sumptuous habit , with his led horses in rich trappings , and about 2000 horse attending him ; then the lord gray with the collonel began to march into the town , where they were met with near 2000 horse more , and so passing through the towm into the field in very good order , with their mouths loudly hollowing for a mildmay only , and crying out . god bless my lord gray , they there rested for about an hour , while they drew up in a posture to be viewed , and being then all got together , was not esteemed less than 6000 men . not long after came into the town sir thomas middleton , with about 150 or 200 horse-men , and my lord duke and sir eliab harvey with about 400 men more , accounting their servants and attendants ; and sir eliab came into the field near to coll. mildmay : but the collonels men being angry that sir eliab should espouse another interest , and not joyn with the collonel , resolved unanimously as one man , that they would only give one voyce for the collonel , and reserve the other for such a person as the collonel should please to nominate to them himself : which being resolved , the collonel with his company drew out of the field to the town-house , and riding several times about it , with an incredible shout for a mildmay , a mildmay , that scarce the like was ever seen at any election ; and the hour being come for the writ to be read , the collonel goes to the town-hall , and being told the high sheriff was ready , made a short speech to the people to this effect . gentlemen and friends , since i see you judge me worthy to serve you as a member in this next parliament , i promise you , according to the best of my understanding , faithfully to discharge that trust you so unanimously intend to repose in me ; and since you judge me a fit person , i hope you may give some credit to my recommendation of another person to joyn with me in that service , which i shall name with your leave , and if you approve of , and judge him worthy also , though he be not here , yet he may soon be sent for to come among you : to which all the people gave a great shout , and cryed , name him , name him ; which then the collonel did , and told them , john lomott honeywood , esq ; a person of a very good estate in this county , was in his judgment a very honest and worthy person , and one that he did verily believe would serve them faithfully : which the people liking , immediately with a great shout cried , send for him , a honeywood , and a mildmay , and none else ; and so the word being given out among the free-holders , and the collonel with them surrounding the market-places two or three times , that the people might be all informed of the second person , every man at last ( which was within the compass of half an hour ) cryed out as much a honeywood as a mildmay ; and mr. honeywood being come up to the company , he and the collonel , with sir eliab harvey , and sir thömas middleton went into court , where the sheriff was ready , and the noble lord gray did the collonel and mr. honeywood the honour to enter into the court with them , to see matters fairly carryed , which otherwise might not have been : the duke of albemarle on the other side , and some of the gentry were pleased to be in court also ; and the writ being read about ten of the clock at the high sheriffs command , who in all the occurrences of the whole action carryed himself like a worthy gentleman , and did endeavour as much as could be to prevent any disorders in the election : the writ being read , and demand being made who they would chuse for their knights of the shire , was immediately answered by the whole people with loud cryes . a mildmay , a mildmay , and no courtier nor pensioner ; and then silence being made again , and demanded who they would have for the other person , they did as unanimously cry out , a honeywood , a honeywood , a good protestant ; and it could hardly be perceived , that any there present of the electors were of an other mind , or took so much as notice of sir eliab harvey , or sir thomas middleton , ( except their servants , and those that came along with the duke , and his attendants ) but notwithstanding the great inequality both in the field and the place of elections , as it is before expressed , yet sir eliab harvey and sir thomas middleton demanded the poll ; and before the beginning of the poll. sir eliab harvey was pleased to tell the people , that coll. mildmay had broke his promise with him ; but in what , was not then understood , otherwise than it was suspected he meant , that coll. mildmay ought not to have joyned with any other person but him , but the collonel giving ear to what was said by him ▪ declared to the people , that he never was in the least guilty of leaving sir eliabs interest , or designing so to doe , or under any promise to joyn with him whatsoever ; for that it was so far from any such thing ▪ that he told him ; sir eliab , i wonder you should charge me thus , when you know the contrary ▪ that i did desire you to stand with me , and to joyn interests together , to save the countrey trouble and charges ; and you absolutely denyed it , and always returned me answer , you must not , nor would not joyn with any : which words of the collonel were attested in the court to be true , by a very worthy gentleman , that averred to his knowledge , the collonel had ●ought to sir eliab , and was absolutely denyed . these words passing ▪ the poll was begun , and each person that stood had his clark to take the poll , which began about eleven a clock that day , where was such excessive thronging of the free-holders , being eager to be polled ; that the court was fain to adjourn several times that day to ease themselves ; the tumult being great , and the countreymen fearing some trick might be put upon them , would not leave the place at no rate , crying out . it was a shame that any gentleman should offer to stand a poll at so vast a disproportion , since the whole countrey was for mildmay and honeywood , and wondred that sir eliab harvey , and sir thomas middleton , and the duke ▪ would oppose the countrey , who was all but as one man ; but sir eliab harvey in reply to coll. mildmay then told the people , that now he did declare he would joyn with sir tho. middleton ; but after a little space , when he was informed that coll. mildmay had never joyned with any man till he came to the place of election , and saw him joyn with sir thomas middleton , then sir eliab harvey very worthily told the people , he would not at all concern himself in joyning with any man whatsoever . and no sooner was the poll begun , but some persons that would be thought both to be gentlemen , and the wisest justices in the county , in opposition , and as it then should seem to warrant no other than to breed a disturbance , first on the bench gave coll. mildmay and his party very reviling language , as pitiful inconsiderable phanaticks , and the like , and such words as only befitted a railing person in his pulpit ▪ or a drunken god-damme , telling them they had none but a company of clowns , and that the collonel had never a gentleman among them , nor any person that was a gentleman would offer to set up such persons to be parliament-men , and the like : which proceedings did enrage the free-holders , and made them cry out , they were better men than themselves ; and all their abuses and tricks could not perswade nor affright them from standing up for their countreys good ; and then told them , none but papists and half-protestants would abuse such men . but those of sir thomas middleton's party , and such especially as polled for him , were not content with giving ill language of the basest sort , but upon the bench did all they could to make disturbances , by violences offered to the collonels person , one of them having the impudence ( who calls himself a knight ) to take him by the hair or the nose , to provoke the collonel to strike , that so there might be a quarrel , so as to make a disturbance and evacuate the election , or at least prolong the poll , which was aimed at on purpose to tire out the countrey-people , it being harvest-time , and also they hoping , that they bearing their own cost and charges , would send them home the sooner ; so that by delaying the poll , they might at last be in some equality with the collonel , and when the collonel well answered that person , and they saw that would not doe , and that the noble lord gray began now to be sensible of their abuses and designs , the next thing they undertook , was to quarrel with the lord gray himself ; but the person that did that being a peer , and the noble lord gray vindicating his honour with that peer , and giving him an answer suitable to a challenge said to be sent him . i shall not further repeat that matter : but when that would not do their work neither , then some of the justices of the peace ( as they pretended themselves ) for the promoting their cause , fell upon the clark that took the poll for coll. mildmay , and a wrathful fellow , to shew his kindness to his friend the duke , and the other persons that stood against the collonel , in his abundant wisdom , justice and manhood , assaulted the said clark , and struck him several times , upon pretence the clark did not doe his duty by standing bare to his worship , though then the court was shut , ( and the sheriff not there , which only made the court ) and committed the person into custody for calling the clergy-men priests ; although he could not but well know , it is a title they all own , and would fain be termed such ; and the clark must be carried to prison , and the books he had taken the poll in must by all means be taken from him , which was indeed thought to be the design of the quarrel , to get the books from him : then a worthy person which did only intimate his mislike of these things , by interposing himself , was abused . but these proceedings , though very prejudicial to the persons that bore them , yet were no advantage to their own party , for the worthy free-holders were the more incensed against them ; and if the wisdom of my lord gray , the sheriff and the collonel , had not been great , these proceedings might have caused great mischiefs ; but the countrey-men were so sensible of the brave courage and gallantry of my lord gray that no sooner was he , the collonel and mr. honeywood leaving the court to go to their lodgings at all times , but they all as one man , attended them with great shouts , crying , god bless my lord gray for standing for the countrey-men ; and then crying out , a mildmay , a honeywood : but when the other party went from the court , there was silence enough . thus the poll continued from tuesday about eleven a clock till about nine on the friday following : where in all that whole time the freeholders zeal was so great . that they never abated of their courage ▪ and like noble english men , worthy eternal honour , lay in town at their own cost and charges , and scorned to put their members to two pence charge ; but divers of them did help and assist one another , and with that willingness and chearfulness , that it is beyond expression , which other counties having so good an example , i hope will take pattern by , and scorn to be treated by the members they chuse , but will bear their own charges , and not discourage honest men , which would serve them , were it not for the excessive charges , as well as burden . these worthy freeholders would often say , that it was the high way to make men pensioners and knaves , to put them to charges to be chosen ; and so constant were these men in their resolutions of chusing those worthy gentlemen , that they would call out to the court oft times when they were so thronged , and almost stifled to death , that they would not be tired out notwithstanding the discouragements they met with sometimes from the court in preferring other persons that came in fresh to be polled before them . and they would often say , if we stay this month we will not be tired out , and other times cryed out most bitterly in the streets against the pensioners in the late long parliament , that had almost sold them for slaves : and at other times when they were told they would lose their corn on the ground if they stayed longer , they made this bold answer , that they would rather trust god with ●●eir corn , than trust the devil to chusetheir parliament-men . for that they did now clearly see that all was at stake , and that they had too long pinn'd their faith on other persons sleeves ; with a multitude of such other hearty expressions , too tedious here to be related . but on friday morning , about seven of the clock , no person almost appearing to poll against the collonel , and proclamation being made three times , that all persons should come in to poll , or else the poll would be shut up ; about eight of the clock all being polled that appeared , the poll was shut , and the court adjourned till one that day , till the books were cast up , which was done by that time , in presence of divers persons appointed by the sheriff to see the same fairly done ; but the duke , with sir thomas middleton , and sir eliab harvey withdrawing from the court after the poll was shut up , it was thought fit to send to them to be present at the casting up of the same ; but sir eliab harvey immediately left the town , and sir thomas middleton did not appear himself , but sent a person to inspect the poll ; but no sooner was the poll closed , but news was brought there were about 500 came to the town on purpose to be polled for collonel mildmay and honeywood , and many hundreds more that day came in for that purpose . it was given out over night that the poll would be continued several daies longer , and so divers persons went home and returned as occasion offered ; but the poll being call up , was found to be one thousand five hundred ninety two for coll mildmay , 1517 for mr honeywood , six hundred sixty nine , for sir eliab harvey , 754 for sir thomas middleton , among which were some persons that were convicted papists , and above 200 of the tribe of levi some of which , to the dishonour of their profession behaved themselves , to say no worse of them , not like sober men , there being so much good liquor in the town , and the generosity of those they took part with , being too much abused by them : but notwithstanding the two knights men ; were nobly kept and entertained , and no manner of entertainment given by the other side ; yet the difference was so great , and would have been as much more , had the poll continued longer ; but the poll continued for the two knights to the last man. but the sheriff returning to the court at the time according to custom , proclaimed collonel mildmay , and mr. honeywood duely elected , and then indentures were sealed in court ; after which the lord gray calling to the freeholders in a very handsom speech to this effect delivered himself . gentlemen , your zeal you have shown for your liberties ; and the countries good at this election , and your gallant carriage and behaviour , is never enough sufficiently to be commended ; and that which more highly commends you , besides the pains you have taken in attending the hardships that have been put on you , is that you have born your own charges of this election your selves , and have not been chargeable to the gentlemen you have chosen , but have wisely considered ; that such as make it a trade to bear the counties charge , and feast them to be chosen , do fetch the same out of the country mens pockets another way , which tends to the ruin of your estates and liberties : and i hope this good president will be imitated by our neighbouring counties ; therefore i shall say no more to you at this time , but wish you still to continue your zeal and courage for the maintaining your liberties , and the protestant religion . at which the freeholders gave a great shout , crying out , god bless your honour , and all good english-men that will stand up for the peoples liberties ; and then the knights in two chairs were carried round the town , and brought to their lodgings with an innumerable company of people shouting and crying . a mildmay and honeywood ; which being done , my lord gray and the sheriff dined at the collonel's chamber , with some other of his friends , and the people attended on horse-back to wait on my lord gray and the collonel , and mr. honeywood out of town , which was done about five of the clock , with near five hundred horse ; but i must not forget to relate one passage which was committed by a person that was against the collonel , and one that call'd himself a gentleman , ) that while my lord gray and the rest were at dinner , a little before they were taking horse to go out of town , a poor country-man going along the streets , by the door where the opposites lodged , and crying out , a mildmay and honeywood , he seeing the country-man's zeal , knock'd him down , and broke the country-man's legg , and afterwards fled to the inn for shelter ; but the country-man's friends acquainted the lord gray and the collonel with the action , they immediately ordered the person that did the fact to be seized , which was done , and he committed to goal , and ordered the poor man to be carefully lookt after ; which ill action ought not to be laid to the charge of any but malicious persons ; and indeed so much of malice did appear by the words and actions of those that polled against the collonel , that a sober man would blush to hear ; and among the rest was given out , that no gentleman , or like a gentleman , would appear on the collonel's side , which was so notoriously false , that by the very . book wherein their names were entered , can testifie there were as many gentlemen of estates , and men of quality appeared for the collonel , as they had , and rather more , except clergy , my lord howard , my lord gray , with sir eliab harvey himself , and divers other lords and gentlemen , making up the numbers of freeholders on the collonel's side . this being the true account , though not drest up in terms of art , or varnished with a florid stile , is hoped will be acceptable to those honest freeholders ; and when other countries shall see the brave courage and wisdom of this county of essex , in the choice of two such worthy men , in spight of all opposition , that they will imitate their pattern , and no more suffer themselves to be feasted , and drunk out of their reason , which is the reason that ill men are too often representatives in parliament , which never designed by their entertainments given to the county , but to be doubly and trebly reimburst out of their electors pockets , which way doth inevitably indanger the loss and liberty of the whole nation in general . and now good country-men , do but consider nothing can so soon enslave you and your posterity , as the choice of ill members in parliament ; for to have your throats cut in the face of law , is a thousand times worse than the the force of arms ; and assure your selves , they are worse than the papists , or at least no better , that would go about to perswade you to submit to any thing short of your just rights and liberties . finis . by the king and queen, a proclamation to explain a clause in a late proclamation (for encouraging seamen and mariners to enter themselves on their majesties service) dated the one and twentieth day of december, 1691 england and wales. sovereign (1689-1694 : william and mary) 1692 approx. 4 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; 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(eebo-tcp ; phase 1, no. a66336) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 106141) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 1624:56) by the king and queen, a proclamation to explain a clause in a late proclamation (for encouraging seamen and mariners to enter themselves on their majesties service) dated the one and twentieth day of december, 1691 england and wales. sovereign (1689-1694 : william and mary) mary ii, queen of england, 1662-1694. william iii, king of england, 1650-1702. 1 broadside. printed by charles bill, and the executrix of thomas newcomb deceas'd ..., london : 1692. 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ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p5, characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng england and wales. -royal navy. great britain -history, naval -stuarts, 1603-1714. great britain -history -william and mary, 1689-1702. 2008-02 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2008-03 spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images 2008-04 mona logarbo sampled and proofread 2008-04 mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion monogram of 'w' (william) superimposed on' m' (mary) diev et mon droit honi soit qvi mal y pense royal blazon or coat of arms by the king and queen , a proclamation , to explain a clause in a late proclamation [ for encouraging seamen and mariners to enter themselves on their majesties service ] dated the one and twentieth day of december , 1691. marie r. whereas in our said royal proclamation there is this following clause [ and we do hereby further declare , that no such able seamen that shall so voluntarily enter themselves within the time before mentioned on board any of our ships of the first and second rates , shall be turned over to other ships ] which clause as it may be understood , may prove prejudicial to our service , and not according to our royal intentions , for by the purport thereof , such able seamen as did enter themselves on board of any of our first and second rate ships as abovesaid , may claim of right to be cleared and paid off , in case by accident or stress of weather such ship at her first going out should happen to be disabled from the summers service , or else such seamen so entring themselves will have pay for no service , if they may not be turned over to other ships , during the time the ship on which they are entred is refitting . wherefore to avoid such inconveniencies , and that such able seamen who entred themselves , as aforesaid , may have the benefit of our royal intentions and encouragement to them ; we do hereby , by the advice of our privy council , explain the said clause , and declare by this our royal proclamation , that when any of our ships of the first or second rates shall be sent in to be refitted or repaired , and not laid up , the men belonging to such ship or ships , though voluntiers , and entred as aforesaid , may be turned over to any other ship or ships in our royal navy , by directions from the commissioners for executing the office of lord high admiral of england , according as our service shall require , during such time only as such ship or ships so sent in , as aforesaid , shall be repairing or kept in pay : and we do further declare , that when such ship or ships shall be repaired , and sent out to service again , the same men , being voluntiers , and turned over as aforesaid , shall be again returned to their ship or ships on which they entred themselves voluntiers , unless they desire to continue in the ships to which they shall be turned over , that when such ship or ships shall be laid up , and put out of pay , such voluntiers may be paid off , and cleared ; in order to which , we do hereby strictly charge and command our commissioners for executing the office of lord high admiral of england , not to turn over such voluntiers into any ship or ships , that shall be employed in any foreign voyages , but into such ship or ships that shall be employed in our main fleet , or chanel-service only . given at our court at whitehall the twenty eighth day of july , 1692. in the fourth year of our reign . god save king william and queen mary . london , printed by charles bill , and the executrix of thomas newcomb deceas'd ; printers to the king and queens most excellent majesties . 1692. the case of richard hutchinson, esq; against sir eliab harvey, return'd to serve as burgess for malden, in the county of essex, in the place of sir thomas darcy, deceased. appointed to be heard on the 10th day of january. 1694 approx. 2 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; oxford (uk) : 2009-03 (eebo-tcp phase 1). b02602 wing c970 estc r222070 52211923 ocm 52211923 175492 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. b02602) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 175492) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 2739:2) the case of richard hutchinson, esq; against sir eliab harvey, return'd to serve as burgess for malden, in the county of essex, in the place of sir thomas darcy, deceased. appointed to be heard on the 10th day of january. hutchinson, richard, esq. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [london : 1694] caption title. publication data suggested by wing. reproduction of the original in the lincoln's inn library. 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. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between 1473 and 1700 available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the 25,363 texts created during phase 1 of the project have been released into the public domain as of 1 january 2015. anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. 5% (or 5 pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of 100 instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level 4 of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p5, characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng hutchinson, richard, -esq. -trials, litigation, etc. harvey, eliab, -sir -trials, litigation, etc. england and wales. -parliament. -house of commons -contested elections -early works to 1800. elections -corrupt practices -england -essex (england) -early works to 1800. essex (england) -politics and government -17th century -early works to 1800. broadsides -england -17th century. 2008-03 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2008-04 spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images 2008-05 emma (leeson) huber sampled and proofread 2008-05 emma (leeson) huber text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion the case of richard hutchinson , esq against sir eliab harvey , return'd to serve as burgess for malden , in the county of essex , in the place of sir thomas darcy , deceased . appointed to be heard on the 10th day of january . sir eliab , according to the poll declared by the bayliffs of the town , had voices 159 richard hutchinson , esq 127 of these , sir eliab had free-men made contrary to a known , unrepealed by-law 73 the aforesaid richard hutchinson esq of such men , only 2 so that sir eliab had , legal voices , but 86 and the said richard hutchinson , esq 125 according to which , the abovesaid richard hutchinson esq had a true majority of 39 besides , sir eliab had minors 3 the said richard hutchinson esq had also a greater majority than as aforesaid , if the 16 clergy-men who voted for sir eliab , and the other free-men made on purpose to vote for him , since the death of sir thomas darcy , ( some of which were made since the delivery of the precepts ) were set aside . however , the foul and partial practices of the bayliffs , in giving honorary freedoms to them that would promise to vote for sir eliab , and denying freedoms to them who had right to be made free , unless they would make such promise ; and in delaying the election for near a month , at sir eliab's desire , in suffering him to appoint the hour of proceeding to a choice , and to govern the court at the poll , which was called over according to a list contrived to serve him , in over-ruling all just exceptions , and absolutely denying a scrutiny , though demanded , and insisted on : together with the bribery , menaces and force used on that side , it is conceiv'd , will be sufficient to make void sir eliab's election , if the aforesaid richard hutchinson , esq had not a true majority , as above . englands reioycing for the parliaments retvrne declaring the kingdomes happiness in their councells, and their iustice in their consultations against papists, arminiasme, and popish superstition / composed by iohn bond ... bond, john, 1612-1676. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a28662 of text r10924 in the english short title catalog (wing b3578). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 7 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 4 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a28662 wing b3578 estc r10924 12827868 ocm 12827868 94303 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. a28662) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 94303) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 255:e173, no 9) englands reioycing for the parliaments retvrne declaring the kingdomes happiness in their councells, and their iustice in their consultations against papists, arminiasme, and popish superstition / composed by iohn bond ... bond, john, 1612-1676. 7 p. printed by f. l. for t. bates .., london : 1641. title vignette: port. poem. reproduction of original in thomason collection, british library. eng england and wales. -parliament -poetry. great britain -history -charles i, 1625-1649 -sources. a28662 r10924 (wing b3578). civilwar no englands reioycing for the parliaments returne. declaring the kingdomes happinesse in their councells, and their iustice in their consultati bond, john 1641 1069 3 0 0 0 0 0 28 c the rate of 28 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the c category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2002-04 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2002-05 spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images 2002-06 judith siefring sampled and proofread 2002-06 judith siefring text and markup reviewed and edited 2002-07 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion englands reioycing for the parliaments retvrne . declaring the kingdomes happinesse in their councells , and their iustice in their consultations against papists , arminiasme , and popish superstition . composed by iohn bond , cantabrid. . st. iohns coll. london , printed by f. l. for t. bates , and are to bee sold at his shop in the old bail●y 1641. england's reioycing for the parliaments returne . declaring the kingdomes happinesse in their councells , and their iustice in their consultations against papists , arminianisme and popish superstition . welcome ye starres of england , whose bright beames doth us illuminate , with the full streames of iustice , in whose sacred brow we scan the height of equitie ; and truth of man . whose splendor doe so radiantly appeare like fixed starres within our hemispheare and if the exub'rance of a word may swell so high , that angells may be said to dwell within your councells : nothing sure can be distill'd from you but meere divinity . but stay ! why doe my sawcy pen transgresse 'gainst modesty , in striving to expresse your panygericke , which the hearts of men cannot conceive enough : how dare i then presume audaciously now to expresse in you , renowned england's happinesse ? pardon ( greate worthies ! ) pardon my poore muse which ( while all other poet 's doe refuse this taske ) ambitious only is to bee in painting forth your sweet solemnity in your recesse how ev'ry heart did pray , praying enquire , enquiring wish the day of your returne and now you doe fulfill their expectation , and god's holy will . me thinkes i see each subiect strive to come and then endeavour you to welcome home vnto your sacred councell ; once begun , and ever shining as the splendent sun . blessed astr●a●aignes within your minds : within your hearts and constancie there finds a pious habitacle : firme faith now show's your blest intent , and pietie your brow 's 't is your returne , that makes our hearts to move with great alacritie , and greater love . 't is your returne that makes men to rejoyce and caroll forth their joy's with heavenly voice t is your returne , that causeth us to singe encomiums as from the muses spring . 't is your returne , that doth infuse my quill with poetrie , as from parnassus hill . and whatsoe're we doe , 't is your returne that causeth all our hearts in ioy to burne . for as monopolers did heretofore triumph , yet by your iustice they deplore their sad disastruous fortune : and the while truth under your protection rightly smile when bishops did exult , and made the poore too servile , who their lordships did adore those , who did strive to trample o're the crowne by your true iustice are all tumbled downe . and iudges likewise ( by whose false command extortion raigned ev'n throughout this land ) by your heav'n-guided councells , and great power doe most deservedly suspect the tower . but england doe not labour any more of these incendiaries , as before . proceed , renowned worthyes , then proceed and what in action is , perfect in deed . for ( loe ! ) the kingdome wholly doth depend on you : who doe it piously defend . behold , the pope doth quake at your returne , and mourning feares , and fearing still doth mourne which may he still continue , till he lyes ship-wrack , in mourning , and so mourning dyes ! behold ! the papists tremble , and doe feare extreamely , and soe sinke into dispaire . which may they sinke into ! for now i hope no more respect shall be given to the pope . behold ! armineans tumble every where and now are struck with repercussive feare . which may they still be struck with ! for i doubt they 'l be expell'd , and banished without . behold ! the priests of baal , atheists and iesuites , with other popish priests lament their fortunes : for in you they see nothing but iustice , and true equitie . you have deliv'red us from all the hands of these , and more , yea from the devills bands . we will not therefore so ungratefull seeme your sacred iustice e're to dis-esteeme : but to extoll , and celebrate your fames and pious honours , as perpetuall names , which never shall be out of memorie razed , but kept unto eternity : witnesse those prayers , which we dayly make , for your security , and councell's s●ke . each man prepares his mirth , each man salutes your blest returne , and each man disputes of your renowned equity , which finds an habitation in all severall minds . this land triumphs in you alone ( great peeres . ) who have absolved us from all our feares . oh let the sun-shine of your vertues then illustrate all the joyfull hearts of men ! and let the influence of your great power the gospell's mortall enemies devoure . for your securitie we dayly pray that true religion never may decay but re-erected by your equitie may flourish to all perpetuitie . and that the church of god may never more be dis-respected still as heretofore . but govern'd by your consultations may shine throughout all other nations . thus doe all things by you securely stand , and thus all things doe flourish in our land . by you the branches of relig'on grow , by you the rivers of the gospell flow . in you we doe receive a blessed station , in you we have a heav'nly contemplation . with you true iustice flourisheth aright . with you and good relig'on shineth bright . from you this iland doe receive a blisse from you , a blessing , not a iudas kisse . to you be therefore glory , and great praise to you we yeeld the olive , and the bayse . by , in , with , from you we receive all joy : to you be honour : which you shall enjoy . vestra deus dirigat concilia . finis . to the right honorable the house of peeres now assembled in parliament the humble petition of the knights, gentlemen, freeholders and other inhabitants of the county of oxford. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a94617 of text r210282 in the english short title catalog (thomason 669.f.4[65]). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 6 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a94617 wing t1635 thomason 669.f.4[65] estc r210282 99869094 99869094 160687 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. a94617) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 160687) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; 245:669f4[65]) to the right honorable the house of peeres now assembled in parliament the humble petition of the knights, gentlemen, freeholders and other inhabitants of the county of oxford. england and wales. parliament. house of lords. 1 sheet ([1] p.) printed for f.l. and w.w., london : 1641 [i.e. 1642] reproduction of the original in the british library. eng england and wales. -parliament -early works to 1800. church of england -bishops -early works to 1800. great britain -politics and government -1642-1649 -early works to 1800. great britain -history -civil war, 1642-1649 -early works to 1800. a94617 r210282 (thomason 669.f.4[65]). civilwar no to the right honorable the house of peeres now assembled in parliament. the humble petition of the knights, gentlemen, freeholders and other england and wales. parliament. 1642 927 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a this text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-06 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2007-06 aptara keyed and coded from proquest page images 2008-04 elspeth healey sampled and proofread 2008-04 elspeth healey text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion to the right honorable the hovse of peeres now assembled in parliament . the humble petition of the knights , gentlemen , freeholders and others inhabitants of the county of oxford . sheweth , that the petitioners being very sensible of those pressures under which the whole kingdome growneth ; and having ever since this happie parliament began , with patience waited for a finall redresse , and a perfect reformation of the church and state ; seeing much hath been indeavored for the ease of our grievances , and much more might have beene done , had it not beene ( as we humbly conceive ) for the opposition of the ill affected parties of popish lords and bishops ; as not being the first in this way of petitioning , are constrained to represent to your honours our just feares and distractions , arrising from that barbarous and bloody rebellion in ireland , wherein innocent blood of many thousand protestants hath beene cruelly and inhumainely shed , without respect to age or sect , threatning the subvertion of the protestant religion , and the irreparable losse of that kingdome ; to the emboldning of the popish and malignant parties of this kingdome to the like attempt if opportunity be put into their hands , which may produce ( which god forbid ) as sad effects in this , from the not passing the bill for impressing of souldiers , wherby a sufficient aide may be sent , to the speedy reliefe of our brethren in ireland , from the late unparalleld breach of the privilige of parliament , from the not putting of this kingdome into a posture of defence , and the cinque ports into safe hands in whom the king and parliament may confide ; notwithstanding the many petitions put up in this behalfe : from the papists not beeing disarmed , and forsaking their owne houses , and privately living in places where they are not knowne : which justly casts jealousies into us , that they have in hand some desperate plot as yet undiscovered : from the great increase of arminianisme in our vniversity , and the insolency of that partie : from the not punishing of delinquents ; and from the continuance of many corrupt and scandalous ministers , which grow more impudent and incorrigible by the delay of punishment : lastly , from the not concenting of this honorable house with the house of commons , in the passing of many motions for the common good . all which have beene the cause of the totall decay of trade and want of coyne throughout the kingdome , to the great impoverishing thereof , and without which it will not be able long to subsist . we therefore your potitioners , doe humbly pray , that a speedy remove all of these our grievances with the causes ; and of the votes of the popish lords and bishops out of this honorable house , which ( we humbly conceive ) are not consistent with the honour of the king and parliament , and the safety of this kingdome , and your petitioners to the utmost hazard of our lives and estates will be ready to defend the king and parliament against all opposers whatsoever . the heads of the petition . 1. thankes , to be given to the lords for voting downe the bishops , with our earnest desire that they would doe as much for the popish parties . 2. that our sea townes , forts , and castles , may be speedily garded and put into the custody of such , which in whom we may safely confide . 3. that the kingdome may be put into a posture of defence . 4. that for the better disarming of papists an oath may be administred , not onely to the masters of families , but to their servants and tennants , for the better finding out where their armes are , since the former courses of searching only , are most commonly frustrated . 5. that all papists may be enioyned to keepe their owne houses in these dangerous times , that they may not have their meettings in london and elsewhere , whereby they may know each others minds , and so enabled to put in execution their dangerous designes . 6. that they would be pleased to have an especiall eye unto the vniversity of oxford , that that seminarie might not be over-whelmed with popery , arminianisme , and superstition , that their alters , images , and crucifixes , may be demolished , that governours of colledges may be questioned , wherefore they did not demolish them , according to the order set forth by the house of commons . 7. that a preaching ministrie may be planted throughout the whole diocesse , since there are neere upon 280. parishes , and not above thirty ministers that are constant preachers . 8. that they would be pleased to take into consideration the multiplicity of dignities and preferments that some heads of houses , every where you shall finde some to enioy a rich lordship worth many 100. per annum , a denery , a preband , and two fat parsonages , and seldome preach at either . 9. that further care may be taken for the suppressing of the rebells in ireland . london , printed for f. l. and w. w. 1641. a letter sent from the lord willoughby of parham to the speaker of the house of peeres pro tempore, to be communicated to the lords in parliament. willoughby of parham, francis willoughby, baron, 1613?-1666. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a96637 of text r210776 in the english short title catalog (thomason 669.f.11[124]). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 3 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a96637 wing w2859 thomason 669.f.11[124] estc r210776 99869533 99869533 162775 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. a96637) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 162775) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; 246:669f11[124]) a letter sent from the lord willoughby of parham to the speaker of the house of peeres pro tempore, to be communicated to the lords in parliament. willoughby of parham, francis willoughby, baron, 1613?-1666. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n.], [london : printed in the yeare 1648. place of publication from wing. dated at end: this 6th of febr. 1647 [i.e., 1648]. annotation on thomason copy: "1647"; '8' in imprint date crossed through. reproduction of the original in the british library. eng willoughby of parham, francis willoughby, -baron, 1613?-1666 -correspondence. england and wales. -parliament. -house of lords -early works to 1800. great britain -history -civil war, 1642-1649 -early works to 1800. a96637 r210776 (thomason 669.f.11[124]). civilwar no a letter sent from the lord willoughby of parham to the speaker of the house of peeres pro tempore, to be communicated to the lords in parli willoughby of parham, francis willoughby, baron 1648 354 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a this text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-06 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2007-06 apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images 2007-07 robyn anspach sampled and proofread 2007-07 robyn anspach text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion a letter sent from the lord willovghby of parham to the speaker of the house of peeres pro tempore , to be communicated to the lords in parljament . my lord , with how much zeale , and how uninteressedly i have served the publike , since the very beginning of this parliament , aswell with the hazard of my person , as the expence of my fortune , is so well knowne to your lordships , the parliament and kingdome , as i need not we are out more time on that subject , knowing my integrity to the principles your lordships went upon , to bee such as i need not make a recitall of my past actions to justifie my proceedings . for i ( who know my selfe best ) know i am still upon the same foundation i ever was ; and as possitively resolved ( by gods assistance ) not to vary from it , what aspersions soever my enemies endeavour to blemish me with , or what successe my constancy to those grounds in the conclusion may meet with . i shall look no further backward to my late restraint under which i continued foure moneths patiently , expecting what could bee proved against mee by them upon whose impeachments i was by your lordships committed ; but finding their delayes very much to exceed the usuall time of proceedings in affaires of this nature ; vpon addresses to your lordships i had my liberty , resolving to make no other use of it then to have retired my selfe to privacy , not being by some thought longer fit for publicke imployment ; but whilst i was in preparation for this my intention , i finde my selfe interrupted by a fresh prosecution of the former impeachment ; and apprehending the restraint which may consequently follow , hath inforced me to use meanes for my liberty , which i desire may admit of an honourable interpretation from your lordships to this 6th . of febr. 1647. your faithfull servant f. willoughby . printed in the yeare 1648. some queries concerning the election of members for the ensuing parliament l'estrange, roger, sir, 1616-1704. 1690 approx. 16 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; oxford (uk) : 2004-03 (eebo-tcp phase 1). a47920 wing l1308b estc r30498 11342852 ocm 11342852 47513 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. a47920) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 47513) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 1465:28) some queries concerning the election of members for the ensuing parliament l'estrange, roger, sir, 1616-1704. harrington, james, 1664-1693. 8 p. [s.n.], london printed : mdcxc [1690] this has been generally attributed to james harrington who wrote a reply to it and published it as pt. 2 with l'estrange's work.--halkett and laing, vol. 9, p. 314. reproduction of original in the british library. 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. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between 1473 and 1700 available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the 25,363 texts created during phase 1 of the project have been released into the public domain as of 1 january 2015. anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works 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logarbo sampled and proofread 2004-01 mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited 2004-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion some queries concerning the election of members for the ensuing parliament . london , printed in the year mdcxc . some queries concerning the election of members of the ensuing parliament . 1. whether the king hath not lately by actions , as well as promises , declar'd himself for the interest of the church of england ; and whether those republicans , who have always made it their business to libel kings , can more effectually abuse his present majesty , than in traducing him as their friend , and in using , as heretofore , a kings name against his design and interest ? 2. whether those are true to the interest of that church , who endeavour'd in the last session to incapacitate some of the best members of it ; and who were so far from granting that amnesty which the king desir'd and propos'd , that they carried their fury back to more than one preceeding reign , and set aside all acts of indemnity , but that , which most of them need , in the year 1660 ? 3. whether since the dissenters do not now desire a toleration for themselves , which we have already granted , but openly threaten and pursue their revenge on us , it is not necessary that these apparent dangers , at least , should awaken us out of our lethargy ; and whether the negligence of the church of england , which on like occasions heretofore , was thought the result of pity and good nature , would not now be esteem'd the effect of cowardize and stupidity ? 4. whether those gentlemen of the sword , who have offices in ireland , would not be better imploy'd in a council of war than a senate-house ? whether , if they think it convenient , it would not be proper for them to make one visit to the remains of their regiments there , and to contribute by some other means to the reducing that kingdom , than by giving taxes ? 5. whether those restless phanaticks , who have been bred up in rebellion , and have always since been active promoters of sedition , ought not in conscience to desist now , and to be contented with the single glory of having once ruin'd this kingdom ? 6. whether those worthy gentlemen have been justly expos'd , in a late impudent pamphlet , that were more hasty for sending a speedy relief into ireland , than for changing the right of succession in an hereditary kingdom ; and whether they may not possibly deserve a place again in the house , though they thought it more expedient for this nation to beat k. iames out of that one kingdom , than to vote his daughter out of three ? 7. whether the king be not now sensible , that most of those hasty abdicators did not change the succession out of kindness to him , but out of a farther design of bringing in a commonwealth , or , in other words , of making this an elective , and precarious monarchy ? 8. whether the temper of those excellent members deserves censure , who have promoted a general pardon , and in that an universal quiet and satisfaction ; and who were not very active in suspending the bishops , unwhipping oats , and in excepting every body out of the no-act of indemnity ? 9. whether any man can justly stand recommended to your choice by no other advantages than those of an old treason , and a long exile for it ? and whether one may reasonably be thought to have improv'd his crime into vertue , and to become a patriot of his country , by being outlaw'd into holland ? 10. whether such men as these may not possibly be factors for geneva and amsterdam , and more mindful of their late fellow-burgers than their old countrymen ; and whether their frequent protestation , that they are true englishmen , would not convince the greatest sceptick , ( if he understands their veracity , ) that they are not so . 11. whether our good brethren the dutch , according to their usual kindness , would not , in all probability , have forborn to arrest us for their debt , till the conquest of ireland had put us in a capacity of repaying them ; and whether those men , who in the absence of most of the members , gave 600000 l. to the dutch , did not more consider their own good will to the creditors , than our ability . 12. whether it was not a strange instance of justice , in a knight of the shire , to move for a new assessment of his own county ; and whether if the county do not choose him again . they will not demonstratively shew , that they have more kindness for their money than their representative ? 13. whether there ever was a better parliament in general , than that of k. iames the second , and whether any body would approve the re-election of those worthy members , who do not wish for a new monmouth , and another argyle ? 14. whether many honest gentlemen , of nice principles , did not desist from standing at the last election , as having raised more scruples to themselves than they could easily answer ; and therefore not hoping to untie the gordian knot , put it for once into the hands of those men who could effectually cut it . and whether now these gentlemen will not be concern'd to redeem their neglect , and the more diligently to avert the blow , by how much the less careful they were to prevent the stroke . 15. whether the clergy of the c. of e. are not concern'd to be as diligent against phanaticism now , as of late against popery ; at least , such of them as have a greater respect for pulpits and chappels , than for tubs and barns ? 16. whether if those men who were incapacitated for procuring or consenting to surrenders , shall again vote for their judges , they will not give a signal instance of their forgiving humour , and shew to the world , that they have a great share of good nature , though perhaps not an equal portion of sense ? 17. whether it would not be heroick for all those publick-spirited gentlemen , to take up mr. s — 's resolution of never standing again till they can be chosen by honest regulators only ? 18. whether the incapacitating clause was not brought into the house by mr. sach — and whether the following list be not a true account of those that seconded him in it ? be it enacted by the authority aforesaid , that every mayor , recorder , alderman , steward , sheriff , common-council-man , town-clerk , magistrate , or officer ; who did take upon him to consent to , or joyn in , any such surrender , or instrument purporting such surrender as aforesaid . or did solicit , procure , prosecute , or did pay or contribute to the charge of prosecuting any scire facias , quo warranto , or information in the nature of quo warrauto , by this act declared void , shall be , and is declared , adjudged , and enacted to be for the space of seven years uncapable , and disabled to all intents and purposes , to bear , or execute any office , imployment , or place of trust , as a member of such respective body corporate , or in or for such respective city , town , burg or cinque-port , whereof , or wherein he was a member , at , or before the time of making such surrender , or instrument purporting such surrender , or the suing out , or prosecuting such scire facias , quo warranto , or information in nature of quo warranto , any thing in this act contained , or any other case , statute , or any ordinance , charter , custom , or any thing to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding . the honourable edward russel , esq . william duncombe , esq . sir henry winchcombe , baronet . henry powle , esq . sir algernoon may , knight . sir william rich , baronet . sir henry fane , knight of the bath . thomas tipping , esq . the hon. thomas wharton , esq . sir thomas lee , baronet . thomas lewes , esq . william iephson , esq . sir william drake , knight . richard hampden , esq . iohn hampden , esq . isaac newton , magist. art. sir robert cotton , knight and bar. iohn maynwaring , esq . roger whitley , esq . hugh boscawen , esq . william harbord , esq . edward russel , esq . sir henry ashurst , knight . anthony rowe , esq . hugh fortescue , esq . robert harly , esq . sir peter colleton , bar. ionathan prideaux , esq . sir iohn lowther of whitehaven , bar. sir henry capell , knight . sir philip gell , bar. the honourable anchitell gray , esq . sir george treby , knight . the honourable robert russel , esq . sir francis drake , bar. sir walter younge , bar. thomas reynell , esq . iohn elwell , esq . samuel foote , esq . henry trenchard , esq . thomas trenchard , esq . iohn burridge , esq . sir iohn morton , bar. iohn manly , senior , esq . sir matthew andrews , knight . henry mildmay , esq . isaac rebow , esq . sir thomas middleton , knight . sir iohn guise , bar. sir ralph dutton , bar. sir duncombe colechester , knight . thomas master , esq . iohn how , esq . richard dowdeswell , esq . sir edward harly , knight of the b. paul foley , esq . iohn dutton colt , esq . iohn birch , esq . sir thomas pope blount , bar. sir charles caesar , knight . sir william cowper , bar. sir thomas byde , knight . the honourable sidney wortley , alias mountague , esq . the hon. sir vere fane , kt of the bath . sir iohn knatchbull , bar. sir william honywood , bar. henry lee , esq . sir tho. taylor , bar. charles lord brandon gerrard . the hon. richard lord colchester . bennet lord sharard . thomas babington , esq . sir edward hussey , knight . sir william yorke , knight . sir iohn brownlowe , bar. sir william ellis , bar. the hon. philip howard , esq . sir patience ward , knight . sir robert clayton , knight . sir thomas pilkington , knight . sir william ashurst , knight . sir henry hobart , knight . george england , esq . iohn trenchard , esq . serjeant at law. the hon. sir robert howard , knight . sir thomas samuel , knight . sir william langham , knight . sir francis blake , knight . sir scroop how , knight . sir iohn cope , bar. sir thomas lytleton , bar. edward gorges , esq . the r. hon. charles marq. of winton . the hon. william lord pawlett . francis morley , esq . fitton gerrard , esq . henry wallap , esq . the honourable iames russel , esq . sir michael biddulph , bar. philip foley , esq . henry boyle , esq . sir philip skippon , knight . sir robert rich , knight and bar. sir iohn duke , bar. sir richard ounslow , bar. george evelyn , esq . iohn arnold , esq . thomas howard , esq . foot onslow , merchant . sir iohn thompson , bar. denzill onslow , esq . sir iohn pelham , bar. iohn machell , esq . iohn lewkener , esq . sir iohn fagge , bar. william garway , esq . sir richard new digate , bar. sir thomas mompession , knight : thomas pitts , esq . sir charles rawleigh , knight . morice bocland , esq . sir william pinsent , bar. charles godfry , esq . thomas freke , esq . iohn wildman , senior , esq . — hawles , esq . iohn wildman , junior , esq . sir iames rushout , bar. thomas foley , esq . william bremley , esq . iohn somers , esq . richard lord coote . henry herbert , esq . edward tompson , alderman . william stockdale , esq . sir william strickland , bar. william palmes , esq . sir michael wharton , knight . barons of the cinque-ports . richard austen , esq . iames chadwick , esq . iulius deeds , esq . tho. pappillon , esq . sir iames oxinden , knight and bar. wales . sir william williams , knight and bar. bussy mansell , esq . sir rowland gwynn , knight . finis . notes, typically marginal, from the original text notes for div a47920-e70 see a list of those that were for the regency 1690. lond. i do not mean sir r. nudigate , nor sir r. cotton of cheshire . qu. whether mr. sacheverell . desires propounded to the honourable house of commons from denzill holles, esq; sir philip stapleton, sir william lewis, sir john clotworthy, sir william waller, sir john maynard, knights, major generall massey, john glynne esquire, recorder of london, walter long, esq; col. edward harley, and anthony nicoll, esq; members of the honourable house of commons. vvho stand impeached by his excellency sir tho. fairfax, and the army under his command. also their demurrer to the charge: and the votes of the house, giving them leave to goe beyond the seas, and to absent themselves for six moneths: and mr. speaker to grant them passes. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a81371 of text r24893 in the english short title catalog (thomason e399_11). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 9 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a81371 wing d1186 thomason e399_11 estc r24893 99872073 99872073 160381 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. a81371) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 160381) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; 63:e399[11]) desires propounded to the honourable house of commons from denzill holles, esq; sir philip stapleton, sir william lewis, sir john clotworthy, sir william waller, sir john maynard, knights, major generall massey, john glynne esquire, recorder of london, walter long, esq; col. edward harley, and anthony nicoll, esq; members of the honourable house of commons. vvho stand impeached by his excellency sir tho. fairfax, and the army under his command. also their demurrer to the charge: and the votes of the house, giving them leave to goe beyond the seas, and to absent themselves for six moneths: and mr. speaker to grant them passes. holles, denzil holles, baron, 1599-1680. england and wales. parliament. house of commons. [2], 6 p. by robert ibbitson, printed at london : 1647. annotation on thomason copy: "july 21". reproduction of the original in the british library. eng holles, denzil holles, -baron, 1599-1680 -early works to 1800. england and wales. -parliament. -house of commons -early works to 1800. england and wales. -army -early works to 1800. impeachments -england -early works to 1800. great britain -history -civil war, 1642-1649 -early works to 1800. a81371 r24893 (thomason e399_11). civilwar no desires propounded to the honourable house of commons: from denzill holles, esq; sir philip stapleton, sir william lewis, sir john clotwort holles, denzil holles, baron 1647 1260 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a this text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2008-11 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2008-12 spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images 2009-01 scott lepisto sampled and proofread 2009-01 scott lepisto text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion desires propounded to the honourable house of commons from denzill holles esq sir philip stapleton , sir william lewis , sir john clotworthy , sir william waller , sir john maynard , knights , major generall massey , john glynne esquire , recorder of london , walter long , esq col. edward harley , and anthony nicoll , esq members of the honourable house of commons . vvho stand impeached by his excellency sir tho. fairfax , and the army under his command . also their demurrer to the charge : and the votes of the house , giving them leave to goe beyond the seas , and to absent themselves for six moneths : and mr. speaker to grant them passes . printed at london by robert ibbitson . 1647. desires propounded to the honorable house of commons from denzill holles esquire , sir philip stapleton , sir william lewis sir john clotworthy , sir william waller , sir john maynard , knights , major generall massey , john glynne esq recorder of london , walter long esq col. edw. harley , and anthony nicoll , esq members of the honourable house of commons . who stand impeached by his excellency sir thomas fairfax , and the army under his command . june 19. 1647. denzill hollis esquire , sir philip stapleton , sir william lewis , sir john clotworthy , sir william waller , sir john maynard , knights , major generall massey , iohn glynne esquire , recorder of london , walter long esquire , col. edward harley , and anthony nicoll esquire , members of the honourable house of commons , all of them present in their own persons , presented a paper to the house of commons , in answer to the particular charge or impeachment in the name of his excellency sir thomas fairfax , and the army under his command , against them , which answer is a demurre to the said charge , and impeachment ; which paper being delivered in by them , the house received it . july 19. 1647. resolved upon the question by the commons assembled in parliament , that the answer of denzill holles esquire , sir philip stapleton , sir william waller , sir iohn maynard knight , major generall massey , iohn glynne esquire , recorder of london , walter long esquire , col edward harley , and anthony nicoll esquire , members of the honourable house of commons , in answer to the particular charge or impeachment , in the name of his excellency sir thomas fairfax , and the army under his command , against them , be read in the house , ( which was read accordingly . ) july 20. 1647. mr. greene , a member of the house of commons , acquainted the speaker , that he had a message to deliver to the house , of desires from denzill holles esq sir philip stapleton , sir william lewis , sir iohn clotworthy , sir william waller , sir iohn maynard , knights , major generall massey , iohn glynne esq recorder of london , walter long esq col. edw. harley , and anthony nicoll esq members of the honourable house of commons , impeached by his excellency sir thomas fairfax , and the army . july 20. 1647. resolved upon the question , by the commons assembled in parliament , that the desires of denzill holles esq sir philip stapleton , sir william lewis , sir iohn clotworthy , sir william vvaller , sir iohn maynard knights , major generall massie , john glynne , esquire , recorder of london , walter long , esquire , col. edward harley , and anthony nicoll , esquire , members of the honourable house of commons , be made to this house . july 20. 1647 mr. greene acquainted the house that he was desired , by denzill holles esquire , sir phillip stapleton , sir vvilliam lewis . sir john clotworthy , sir vvilliam vvaller , sir john maynard , knights , major generall massie , john glynne esquire , recorder of london , vvalter long esquire , col , edward harley , and anthony nicholl esquire , members of the honourable house of commons . to represent their desires to the house of commons . the desires of denzill holles esquire , sir philip stapleton , sir vvilliam lewis , sir john clotworthy . sir vvilliam waller , sir john maynard knights , major generall massie , john glynne , esquire , recorder of london , walter long , esquire , col. edward harley . and anthony nicoll , esquire , members of the honourable house of commons , moved in their behalfe in the house of commons on tuesday july 20. 1647. whereas his excellency sir thomas fairfax , and the army doe declare , that the proceedings of the house upon particulars and proofes to make good the charge will probably take up much time , and the present affaires of the kingdome in relation to those great matters proposed by them , do ( as they say ) require a speedy consideration and that they propound that those greater and more generall matters of the kingdome be first considered of , and settled . and in regard that it is supposed that the absence of these members will make way for the present more quiet proceedings , to settle the perplexed affaires of the kingdome . that they are so farre from making any interruption or disturbance to the proceeding upon , or settlement of the generall affaires of the kingdome , that they desire . 1 that they may have leave to absent themselves from the house for the space of six moneths to go about their own particular businesses . 2 that they may have liberty , or so many of them as shall desire it , to goe beyond the seas , and have passes granted them during that space of time . 3 that by that time the said six moneths shall be expired , they conceive that the great and weighty affaires , tending to the peace and settlement of the kingdome , will be over , and the house judge it seasonable to call them to a tryall . july 20. 1647. resolved upon the question , by the commons assembled in parliament , that leave be given to denzill holles esq sir philip stapleton , &c. for the space of six moneths , to be absent from the house , and to goe into the countrey , to follow their necessary occasions of businesse , as they shall thinke fit . 2 resolved upon the question by the commons assembled in parliament . that denzill holles , sir philip stapleton , &c. or any of them , have leave to goe beyond the seas , provided that they return to the parliament within the space of six moneths after this present ; to attend the house upon the businesse concerning the charge brought into this house ( from sir thomas fairfax and the army ) against them . 3 resolved upon the question by the commons assembled in parliament . that mr. speaker grant warrants to denzill holles esq sir philip stapleton , &c. or any of them that shall desire it , to goe beyond the seas , and to return within six moneths after this present time . finis . their majesties declaration for encouragement of officers, seamen, and mariners employed in the present service england and wales. sovereign (1689-1694 : william and mary) 1689 approx. 8 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 3 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; oxford (uk) : 2005-12 (eebo-tcp phase 1). a66236 wing w2504 estc r21974 12484691 ocm 12484691 62276 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. a66236) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 62276) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 301:8) their majesties declaration for encouragement of officers, seamen, and mariners employed in the present service england and wales. sovereign (1689-1694 : william and mary) william iii, king of england, 1650-1702. mary ii, queen of england, 1662-1694. halifax, charles montagu, earl of, 1661-1715. 3, [1] p. printed by charles bill and thomas newcomb ..., london : 1689. caption title. "given at our court at hampton-court this 23d. day of may, 1689"--p. 3. signed at end: cha. montague. imprint from colophon. reproduction of original in huntington library. 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. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between 1473 and 1700 available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the 25,363 texts created during phase 1 of the project have been released into the public domain as of 1 january 2015. anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. 5% (or 5 pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of 100 instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level 4 of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p5, characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng england and wales. -royal navy -pay, allowances, etc. 2005-05 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2005-07 spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images 2005-08 mona logarbo sampled and proofread 2005-08 mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited 2005-10 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion their majesties declaration for encouragement of officers , seamen and mariners , employed in the present service . william r. their majesties out of their princely care and wisdom , with great tenderness and regard having taken into consideration the condition of their seafaring subjects , as well officers as seamen and mariners , and with intent and purpose that their resolution and forwardness , valour and faithfulness in the present service , necessarily undertaken for the honour and defence of their majesties dominions , the support of the protestant religion , and security of the commerce and trade of their subjects may be duly rewarded and encouraged , by and with the advice of their council , have thought fit to publish and declare , that all captains , seamen and others that do or shall serve in any of their majesties own or merchant ships employed in their service , shall ( for time to come in lieu of all prizes ) have and receive from their majesties for every ship or prize they shall lawfully take , whether merchant men , or men of war , laden or light , the sum of ten shillings for every tun the said ship shall measure , according to the ordinary rule of shipwright's hall , and six pounds thirteen shillings and four pence for every piece of ordnance , whether iron , or brass , the same to be paid by the collector for prize goods within ten days after the payment of the ships ( in case adjudication be made of the ship in the admiralty court ) to be shared and divided amongst them proportionably , according to the respective places and offices in the ship in which they serv'd , and according to the custom of the seas in that case . and further , that it be lawful for all captains , seamen , and others , serving as aforesaid , to take and have to themselves as pillage , without further or other account to be given for the same , all such goods and merchandizes as shall be found by them , or any of them , in any ship ( they shall take in fight as prize ) upon or above the gun-deck of the said ship , and not otherwise : and for every man of war sunk or destroyed by firing or otherwise , to have ten pounds a gun only , to be divided as aforesaid , to be paid by the commissioners for prize goods , within ten days after the payment of the ship as aforesaid , upon certificate of the matter of fact stated by the council of war. that in paying the wages of all seamen and mariners , that now do , or hereafter shall serve on board any of their majesties ships , the following method and regulation shall be observed ; that all seamen and mariners that on the first of november next , shall have been in their majesties service six months , shall by themselves or assigns receive full two months pay ; and in like manner those that on the first of may next shall have been in the service six months , shall receive other two months pay , and so ( till their ships be paid off ) shall continue to receive two months pay ▪ after having served six months from the aforesaid days of payment ; for which pay or pays for two months from time to time , as aforesaid , tickets shall be given gratis under the hands of the commander , and other officers usually appointed in signing them , and letters of attorney shall be also attested under the hands of the aforesaid signing officers gratis , in such manner as shall be thought to conduce most to the benefit , support , and ease hereby intended to seamen in general and their families , of whom care shall be taken that these payments be made accordingly . and all commanders are hereby strictly charged and required not to discharge any seaman from their majesties ships , without giving the person so discharged the usual ticket for the time of his service . that care shall be taken for defraying the charges of sick and wounded men , and for the relief of widows , children and impotent parents of such as shall be slain in the service at sea ; and for medals , or other rewards to such officers and seamen of the fleet , as shall be found to have done any eminent or extraordinary service : and that for supplying of necessary provisions for sick and wounded men on board , there shall be allowed by his majesty five pounds for six months service for every hundred men. that upon the discharge of sick and wounded men from the ships in their majesties service , care shall be taken for the payment of their tickets and conduct money . that directions shall be given to all mayors , bailiffs , or other magistrates in any port towns to take care for all necessary accommodations at the charge of their majesties , for the relief and cure of such sick and wounded men as shall be sent on shoar . that the moyety of our hospitals in england , employed for the cure of wounded and sick people , be reserved during the time of war at sea , for such as shall be wounded in the service of the navy , as they shall become void from and after the first day of june next . 1689. given at our court at hampton-court this 23d . day of may , 1689. in the first year of our reign . at the court at hampton-court , the twenty third of may , 1689. present , the king 's most excellent majesty . his r. highness prince george of denmark , lord privy-seal , duke of norfolk , duke of schonberg , earl of oxford , earl of shrewsbury , earl of nottingham , earl of maclesfeld , earl of portland , earl of fauconberg , viscount newport , viscount sydney , lord bishop of london , mr. vice-chamberlain , admiral herbert , mr. russell , mr. boscawen . it was this day ordered by his majesty in council , that their majesties gracious declaration for encouragement of officers , seamen and mariners , employed in the present service be forthwith printed by his majesties printers : and that so many copies thereof as shall be required by the right honourable the commissioners for executing the office of lord high admiral of england , be disposed of as they shall think fit and direct ; and so many also to the principal officers and commissioners of his majesties navy royal , by them to be distributed to such persons and places as in their judgments shall seem convenient : some of them also to his majesties principal secretaries of state , and to the lords of his majesties most honourable privy council . cha. montague . london , printed by charles bill , and thomas newcomb , printers to the king and queen's most excellent majesties , 1689. by the king, a proclamation for the further adjourning the parliament england and wales. sovereign (1660-1685 : charles ii) 1668 approx. 2 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; oxford (uk) : 2009-10 (eebo-tcp phase 1). a32561 wing c3486 estc r39185 18241482 ocm 18241482 107254 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. a32561) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 107254) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 1629:96) by the king, a proclamation for the further adjourning the parliament england and wales. sovereign (1660-1685 : charles ii) charles ii, king of england, 1630-1685. england and wales. privy council. 1 broadside. printed by the assigns of john bill and christopher barker ..., in the savoy [i.e. london] : 1668. "given at our court at whitehall the third day of july 1668. in the 20th year of our reign." reproduction of original in the guildhall, london. 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. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between 1473 and 1700 available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the 25,363 texts created during phase 1 of the project have been released into the public domain as of 1 january 2015. anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. 5% (or 5 pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of 100 instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level 4 of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p5, characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng england and wales. -parliament. great britain -history -charles ii, 1660-1685. great britain -politics and government -1660-1688. 2008-07 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2008-08 spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images 2008-09 mona logarbo sampled and proofread 2008-09 mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion diev et mon droit honi soit qvi mal y pense royal blazon or coat of arms by the king. a proclamation for the further adjourning the parliament . charles r. his majesty having so ordered his affairs , that his two houses of parliament may forbear their assembling on the eleventh day of august next , being the time prefixed , whereof he declared he would give timely notice , that they might spare their attendance at a season of the year , when their being in the countrey is so necessary for their private occasions , and for other weighty considerations , his majesty doth ( by the advice of his privy council ) publish , notifie , and declare his will and pleasure to be , that his house of peers shall adjourn themselves , and also his house of commons shall adjourn themselves on the said eleventh day of august , until the tenth day of november next ensuing ; whereof the lords spiritual and temporal , knights , citizens and burgesses , and all others whom it may concern ; may hereby take notice , and dispose themselves accordingly ; his majesty letting them know , that he will not at the said eleventh day of august , expect the attendance of any , but onely such of either of the said houses of parliament , as being in or about the cities of london or westminster , may be present at the making the said adjournment . given at our court at whitehall the third day of july 1668. in the 20 th year of our reign . god save the king . in the savoy , printed by the assigns of john bill and christopher barker , printers to the kings most excellent majesty , 1668. upon the declaration of his majesty king charles of england the second richards, nathaniel, 1611-1660. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a91782 of text r211920 in the english short title catalog (thomason 669.f.25[28]). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 2 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a91782 wing r1374 thomason 669.f.25[28] estc r211920 99870588 99870588 163833 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. a91782) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 163833) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; 247:669f25[28]) upon the declaration of his majesty king charles of england the second richards, nathaniel, 1611-1660. 1 sheet ([1] p.) printed for j.g., london : 1660. in verse "bless mighty god great britains second king". annotation on thomason copy: "may 18". reproduction of the original in the british library. eng charles -ii, -king of england, 1630-1685 -poetry -early works to 1800. england and wales. -sovereign (1660-1685 : charles ii) -poetry -early works to 1800. great britain -history -charles ii, 1660-1685 -poetry -early works to 1800. a91782 r211920 (thomason 669.f.25[28]). civilwar no upon the declaration of his majesty king charles of england the second. richards, nathaniel 1660 287 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a this text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-07 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2007-07 aptara keyed and coded from proquest page images 2007-08 mona logarbo sampled and proofread 2007-08 mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion diev et mon droit honi soit qvi mal y pense royal blazon or coat of arms upon the declaration of his majesty king charles of england the second . bless mighty god great britains second king charles : shield him divinity ( from the sting of black mouth'd murth'ring malice , make him live the worlds true mirrour , that do's now forgive freely foul facts ; foul faults , which makes all those enemies friends , that were his greatest foes . king charles the first , that glorious martyr , he of never-dying blessed memory , his chiefest charge unto his royall son was to forgive his enemies ; 't is done , for all earth's potentates t' dmire , and see king charles the seconds christian charity ; witnesse gods hand ; heav'n fights for him , by good and best of subjects ; shedding no mans blood . o beyond thought ! blest comfort to us all sent by the means of vertues general ; no fiends in flesh could sooth him to refrain obedience , true love to his soveraign . a king , whose thoughts , think it his safest living to immitate our saviour in forgiving ; praying for foes , wherein he dos comprize the funeral of all his injuries : this from sad exile , sent him home to heale the bloody wounds of englands commonweale : like man and wife , where both in love agree , king's live in peace , prudent parl'aments free . nathaniel richards . london , printed for j. g. 1660. notes, typically marginal, from the original text notes for div a91782e-30 expedit adversarios nostros condonare , memoriamque eorum ex adversariis nostris delere . rex serenissimus carolus secundus noster , non in imperio tanquam in virtute securior . the case of the old secured, secluded, and now excluded members, briefly and truly stated; for their own vindication, and their electors and the kingdoms satisfaction. / by william prynne of lincolns inne esq; one of those members. prynne, william, 1600-1669. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a91157 of text r203224 in the english short title catalog (thomason e765_2). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 29 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a91157 wing p3921 thomason e765_2 estc r203224 99863263 99863263 115453 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. a91157) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 115453) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; 117:e765[2]) the case of the old secured, secluded, and now excluded members, briefly and truly stated; for their own vindication, and their electors and the kingdoms satisfaction. / by william prynne of lincolns inne esq; one of those members. prynne, william, 1600-1669. 8 p. printed, and are to be sold by edward thomas, at the adam and eve in little britain, london, : 1660. caption title. imprint from colophon. there are two printings, one slightly revised, order not determined: (1) with side-notes on the last page; text ends "those for whom they served."; (2) last page side-notes and some others lacking; text ends "whereof they were fellow-members.". annotation on thomason copy: "january. 13. 1659.". reproduction of the original in the british library. eng england and wales. -parliament -early works to 1800. great britain -politics and government -1642-1649 -early works to 1800. great britain -history -commonwealth and protectorate, 1649-1660 -early works to 1800. a91157 r203224 (thomason e765_2). civilwar no the case of the old secured, secluded, and now excluded members, briefly and truly stated;: for their own vindication, and their electors a prynne, william 1660 4984 16 0 0 0 0 0 32 c the rate of 32 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the c category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2007-02 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2007-03 aptara keyed and coded from proquest page images 2007-04 mona logarbo sampled and proofread 2007-04 mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion the case of the old secured , secluded , and now excluded members , briefly and truly stated ; for their own vindication , and their electors and the kingdoms satisfaction . by william prynne of lincolns inne esq one of those members . jvly 28. 1648. upon the earnest petitions of the aldermen , common council , & city of london , and most counties of england , miserably oppressed , impoverished , distracted , and well nigh ruined , by above 6. years intestine wars , between the late king and parliament ; the house of commons ( when full and free ) voted , that a treaty should be had in the isle of wight , with the king in person , by a committee appointed by both houses , upon the propositions formerly agreed on , and presented to him at hampton court ; which the lords house unanimously assented to : whereupon commissioners were nominated , and sent accordingly , to treat upon these propositions with the king ; and a special order , made and published by the commons house , september 5. for the respective sheriffs of each county of england and wales , personally to summon all absent members , to meet in the house septemb. 26. under the penalty of 20. l. for not appearing , in regard of the great importance of this treaty , for quieting the distempers , and setling the distracted minds of the people ; and because in the multitude of counsellors there is safety . hereupon all the members repaired to discharge their duty in the house ; after a long deliberate treaty for sundry weeks ( wherein the king assented to all the propositions in terminis ; except 3. * wherein he so far complyed with the desires of both houses , that the differences therein seemed not very considerable ) the treaty being fully concluded , was reported to the house of commons , decemb. 1. upon which the house presently entred into the debate of the kings concessions : those who were against them , desiring no peace nor healing of the kingdoms breaches , made this the question ; whether the kings answer to the propositions , were satisfactory , or not satisfactory ? but those who desired peace and settlement , made this the only state of the question ; whether the answers of the king to the propositions of both houses , were a ground for the house to proceed upon , for the settlement of the peace of the kingdom ? after four dayes and one whole nights serious debate , the question being put as last stated , decemb. 5. it was carried in the affirmative , without any division of the hou●e ; when there were 244. members in it , besides 60 more declaring themselves for it , who through age , cold , and infirmity ( being unable to fit up all night ) departed before the question put , the dissenters being not the third part of the members then present . the army contrary to both houses orders were drawn up to westm. and removed the ordinary gards of the house out of their quarters during this debate , giving out menaces against all who should vote for the concessions , on purpose to interrupt and prevent this vote , and that by confederacy with some of the dissenting members . yet such was the courage , constancy , and sincerity of the faithfull members , that maugre all oppositions and difficulties , they put and carried the vote upon such grounds of reason , truth , justice , honesty and publick interest , as all their opposites were unable to contradict or refute . the vote being passed , the house appointed mr. pierpoint , and six other members to repair that afternoon to the head quarters , to confer with the general and his officers , to keep a right understanding and good correspondency between the house , and the general and army ; and then adjourned till the next morning . the commissioners repairing to the head quarters that afternoon were so rudely treated , that one or two of them were secured by some army-officers , and the rest put off and slighted without any conferrence . decem. 6. the army-officers sent sundry regiments of horse and foot early in the morning to westminster in a warlike manner , who placed themselves in the pallace-yards , the court of requests , hall , court of wards , stairs , lobby of the house , and all approaches to it , to secure and seclude those members who assented to this vote ; collonel pride & other officers who commanded the gard● having a list in their hands of the members names to be secured and secluded , given them , as was reported by cornelius holland , and other dissenting members , that morning they forcibly secluded above 100. members , keeping them out of the house perforce as they came to the lobby , and seised 41. members in the stairs and lobby , pulling two more out of the house it self into which they got before the officers espyed them : these 43. members they secured all day in the queens court , refusing to obey the orders of those then sitting in the house , who being acquainted with their seisure , sent the serjeant twice to command their attendance in the house , without any obedience or success : at night all the secured members but 4 , instead of being caried to wallingford house to treat with the general and officers , as was promised , were unexpectedly thrust into a place called hell in westm : & there kept prisoners on the bare boards all the night , though extreme cold . the next morning 3. more members were seised , and many others secluded , affronted coming to the house . those in hell about 9. of the clock were carried fasting to whitehall , to confer with the general and army-officers , who imperiously made them dance attendance on them in a very cold room without fire ( for sundry hours ) or meat or drink ( but some burnt wine and biskets they sent for thither ) til 7 a clock at night , not vouchsafing so much as to see or confer with any of them , as they promised ; and then sent them prisoners to the kings head and swan , through the snow and dirt , garded with 3 musquetiers apiece and gards of horse besides , like the vilest rogues and traytors ; and there detained most of them prisoners sundry weeks , sending some of them close prisoners to st. james , and afterwards to windsor castle divers months space , without the least particular accusation , impeachment , hearing or tryal . the only cause of this their imprisonment and seclusion , as the officers confess in their answer to the house , touching the grounds of our securing , jan. 3. was our vote of decemb. 5. which the general and general council of officers thus particularly expressed the very next day , decemb. 6. 1648. ( the day they secured and secluded us ) in their proposals and desires to the commons in parliament : wherein they desire , that some members by name may be secured , and brought to justice . and that those members that were guilty in the votes for the treaty , july 28. & decemb. 5. declaring the kings past concessions to be a ground ●or the house to proceed upon , for the settlement of the peace of the kingdom ; have deserted , ●etrayed , and justly forfeited their trusts for the publick and therefore most earnestly desired , that all such faithfull m●mbers who were innocent therein , would immediately by protestation and publick declaration ) acquit themselves from any guilt or concurrence in those votes , as corrupt and destructive : that so the kingdom may know who they are that have kept their trust , and distinguish them from the rest , that have falsified the same ; and that all such as cannot , or shall not acquit themselves particularly , may be immediately excluded or suspended the house , and not readmitted , untill they have given clear satisfaction therein to the iudgement of those who now so acquit themselves and the grounds of such satisfaction be published to the kingdom in obedience to these imperious desires of the general army-council ( the supream legislators , over-ruling both the house and general council of the kingdom ) about 45 or 50 members ( wherof some were army-officers , authors of those proposals , ) sitting under the visible over-awing gards of the army-officers , from december 6. till after all votes and orders passed , that can be produced for our suspension or seclusion , dec. 12 , & 13. rerepealed the votes of july . 28. for the treaty , and decemb. 5. touching the kings concessions , according to the armie officers proposals , as highly dishonourable to the parliament , and destructive to the peace of the kingdom , and tending to the breach of the publick faith of the kingdoms : publishing . a declaration jan. 15. expressing their reasons for annulling and repealing these votes . and dec. 18. & 20. passed 2. orders , that none should sit or act as members , till they had made and subscribed their particular protestation against this vote . in pursute whereof decemb. 20. 34 members ( whereof 15. are now sitting , the rest dead or absent ) entred their dissents and protests against this vote . decemb. 21. 3. more , now sitting , entred theirs : decemb. 25. 6. more ( 5. now sitting ) entred their dissents , yet they sat as an house 4. daies , before 40 of them had entred their protests , and afterwards admitted others to sit , without entring any protestation , contrary to their order . by colour of which orders alone , and of their vote , jan. 11. upon the armie officers answer , that the house doth approve of the substance of the answer of the general council of the officers of the army to the demands of this house touching the securing and secluding of some members thereof : and doth appoint a committee ( of 24 ) to consider what is further to be done upon the said answer , &c. and of another order in pursute of these february 2. ( three dayes after the kings beheading ) they have without any particular accusation , cause , summons or hearing at all , by their * vote of jan. 5. 1659. adjudged and declared ; that the members who stand discharged ( in manner aforesaid ) from voting or sitting as members of this house , in the years 1648. & 1649. doe stand duly discharged by judgement of parliament , from sitting as members of this parliament , during this parliament : ( without so much as naming any one of them particularly in this , or any of their former votes or orders by which they exclude them ) and it is ordered ; that writs do issue forth for electing n●w members in their places . this being the true state of the secured , secluded , and excluded members case , in 1648. & 1649. to which the vote of jan. 5. and their forcible seclusion by their own order , both out of the house and lobby decemb. 27. 1659. relates : the questions in law arising thereupon , are briefly these . 1. whether 3. parts of 4. and above 200 members of the commons house , only for passing the premised vote dec. 5. 1648. in order to the publike peace and setlement of the kingdom , without any sinister respect , after 4 daies & a whole nights debate , according to their judgements , consciences , trusts , duties , oaths , protestation , vow , covenant , the general petitions , desires of their electors , and our 3. distracted kingdoms ; contrary to the sense of the minor part of the house , and general council of army-officers , ( who were but their servants , obliged to obey their just votes , and commands , and no members , judges , to controll them ) may be justly or legally secured secluded , and thus ●nworthily treated by the army-officers , by meer armed power ; and whiles thus secured and secluded the house , be ejected , dismembred , by the votes of 40. or 50. of their fellow members , only upon the army-officers imperious desires , whiles sitting under their horrid visible force ; which by their own and both houses declaration august 20. 1647. ( in case of a contemptible force in respect of this , when no members at all were secluded ) nulls all their votes , orders and ordinances , at and from the very time they are made and passed ? and that without any impeachment , hearing , or trial whatsoever , contrary to all * laws , rules of justice , presidents and proceedings in parliaments , or other courts , in former times . 2. whether every member of parliament by the custom and usage of parliaments , be not obliged , according to his mind and conscience , freely to give his ay , and no , to every question propounded in the house whiles he is present , and finable if he refuse to do it , without the least blame , censure , or pretence of breach of trust ? and whether the freedom of the members debates and votes in the house in matters there propounded , be not the very principal , essential , fundamental privilege of parliament , demanded by every speaker , and granted by every king to the members at the beginning of every parliament , and denominating parliaments themselves ( derived from * parler le ment ) which if once denied , or made criminal ( as now ) & that to the major part , will utterly subvert the very name , essence , and being of all future parliaments ? 3. whether the army-officers and council out of the house , being servants only , commissioned and paid to guard the members privileges , and obey the orders of the house ; and neither electors , nor impowrers of the members secluded ; be sit judges of the majority of the members votes and debates in the house , which they never heard of , nor were present at , but by misreports or relations from others ? and if so , ( as these secluders then and now admit them : ) whether this will not subject those now sitting , and secluding us , with all members of subsequent parliaments , and all their votes , to the judicature of their gards , or any other number of factious people without doors ? yea justifie their own forcible exclusions and dissolutions by cromwell , apr. 20. 1653. and since by lambert and hewson , octob. 13. 1659. for votes and proceedings more unjust and unreasonable than ours of dec. 5. 1648. is supposed to be , and subvert all the rights , privileges , power , authority and honor of english parliaments for ever ? 4. whether it be not a far greater breach of privilege , treason , and levying war against the parliament , in the army-officers , and sitting members at their request , thus forcibly to secure , seclude and eject above 200 members , 3. or 4. times one after another , only for voting freely according to their mindes , consciences ; and refusing to retract and protest against their own and majorities votes ; than for cromwel , lambert , & others , to exclude but 50. 60. or 70. of them , sitting as an house and parliament , being encouraged and justified by their own votes , presidents and commands to seclude and exclude the majority of their fellow members , for voting contrary to the army officers desires and designs , who excluded them upon the same account ? 4. whether it be parliamental , rational , just equitable ( admitting the common , house have power in themselves alone , to vote out any member for misdemeanours or breach of trust , without the lords , which some deny , upon very good * presidents and grounds ) that the far lesser part of the commons house , may forcibly seclude and vote out the greatest part of their fellow members , only for over-voting , & dissenting from them in their judgements ? and not more just and reasonable , that the major part , being the house it self in law and conscience , should judge & vote out this minor part , for their antiparliamentary protestation , & such an unjust forcible seclusion & ejection , as ours by the premises now appears to be to themselves , and all the kingdom ; being the highest breach both of their trust , the privileges & rights of parl. & peoples liberties that ever any members were guilty of since parliaments began ? 5. whether their secluding , and * voting out all the secluded members , in the grosse 1648. 1649. and jan. 5. 1659. without impeachment , summonning , hearing , or nominating any one of them in particular in their votes or o●ders , be not a most unjust , unpresidented , unparliamentary judgement and proceeding , contrary to all rules of justice in all other cases and judicatures whatsoever , & in this and former parliaments ; yea meerly null and void to all intents for its generality and incertainty ; it being the privilege of every member , to be first , accused ; 2ly . summoned to answer his accusation if absent ; 3ly . re-summoned upon default of appearance ; 4ly . to hear his charge , and make his defence , before he be secluded or suspended ; 5ly . to sit and vote in the house till suspended or secluded , by special order and judgement of the house , wherein he is to be * particularly named ; all which circumstances , were punctually observed by themselves , in sir henry vanes case jan. 9. 1659. before they ejected him , since their vote against the secluded members ; which deserved as much right and justice as he , if not far more , who joynd with those mutinous army-officers who excluded them ; 6ly . if many be joyntly or severally accused , by name , they are to make their joynt or several answers and defences , and to receive their particular joynt or several censures , pronounced by the speaker in their hearing at the barre ; as in sr. h. vanes late case ; all which particulars fai●ing , in this general vote against them all ; the meanest of their electors , & of those for whom they serve ( more injured by this vote then themselves ) and all judges , lawyers now sitting with them , will pronounce their vote most absurd and void to all intents , unworthy the wisdom , justice and gravity of those , who stile themselves , the parliament ? 6. whether the ordinance published dec. 15. 1648. in the name of the lords and commons , against a protestation dec. 11. 1648. printed in the name of all the secluded and secured members , ( though not subscribed nor owned publickly by them , nor proved to be published by their order or privity ) disabling all the secured & secluded members to sit any mo●e , during this parl. ( which some pretend the chief ground of their ejection now , though never mentioned nor insisted on before ) without naming , hearing , or disabling any of those members in particular , or adjudging them , the authors of that protestation , be not meerly void & null to all intents , being so general and indefinite , made only by 3. or 4. lords , and 50. commoners at most , fitting under that very force , which then secluded , imprisoned the major part both of the lords and commons house , and so declared nul and void by the speakers letter , july 29. and the ordinance of both houses , august 20. 1647 ? whether the major part of the commons and lords house then forcibly secluded , might not by vertue of this ordinance , as well as their speaker lenthal by his letter , and both houses by that ordinance , declare all proceedings , votes and ordinances in the respective houses , whereof they were members , void and nul to all intents , during their forcible seclusion , and the force then put upon the houses , without any offence or crime at all deserving seclusion ; and were not bound by their protestation , league and covenant , to do it , to preserve their own , and the houses privileges , being the far greater number of members , 5. times more than those who voted them out ? it differing much from the protestation of some of the bishops , committed to the power for their protestation , dec. 1641. 1. because they were not forcibly secluded , as we . 2ly . not the majority of the bishops , much less of the lords house , as we . 3ly . they protested against all proceedings whatsoever in both houses of parliament during their absence ( not seclusion ) from the house , as void and null , til their restitution , not in the lords house alone , which was the chief , if not only exception against their protestat . though there was then no force upon the lords or commons ; but the protest . in the secluded members names protested only against the proceedings in the com. house , during their forcible securing and secluding , and the force upon those that sat . 4ly . they were heard in the lords house concerning it , before they were committed : but none of the secluded members were ever yet heard before their seclusion or securing . 5ly . they were only imprisoned for their protestation during the lords house pleasure , not excluded & voted out of the house during the parliament . upon all which considerations , the proceedings of the major part of the lords house against them , do no way warrant the declaration of the minority of the com : house and lords , against the majority of the commons house , then under a force and secluded , and the majority of the lords house , together with them . all which the secluded members presume will fully satisfie those for whom they serve , and the whole english nation , world , and their ●ecluders too , of the injustice of their former and late forcible seclusions , and ejections by their premised orders , votes , & vindicate the rights and privileges of parliament , til they can meet together in safety , to draw up a larger decl : of their case & unjust antiparliamentary exclusion , without the danger of a new securing , being all ordered to be seised on at mr. ansleys house in drury-lane the 9th . of this january by a party of 40. musquitiers , and captain commanding them , accompanied with one of the serjeants men , who beset and searched the house to apprehend them , but that they were all departed thence before they came thither , and so escaped their hands ; the cause of this brief publication . the secluded members repute it very hard , and injurious , that they should be thus frequently , and long secluded by force , and many of them * imprisoned divers years , and publickly excluded and slandered by their fellow-members votes behind their backs without hearing , or the least admission to vindicate their innocency and the justice of the vote for which they are secluded , in the house ; and yet be searched after and re-imprisoned and secured by armed gards by order of their secluders , for endeavouring to vindicate their own innocency , parliamentary rights , privileges , and the liberties of those many counties , cities and boroughs , for which they serve , without doors , when as they cannot be admitted to it in the house it self , unlesse they will first eat and retract their former votes , against their consciences , privileges , and abjure their former oaths , protestation , covenant , declarations , by taking a new inforced ingagement : whereupon they desire their few secluders to consider the 1 cor. 12. 14 , &c. for the body is not one member but many , &c. but now god hath set the members every one of them in the body , as it hath pleased him . and if they were all one member , where were the body ? but now are they many ( not few ) members , yet but one body . and the eye cannot say to the hand , i have no need of thee ; nor again the head to the feet , i have no need of them ; nay , much more those members that seem to be more feeble are necessary , &c. that there should be no division in the body , but that the members should have the same care one for another . and whether one member ( much more when most of them ) suffer , all the members suffer with it ; or one member be honoured , all the members rejoyce with it . which consideration , with that of mat. 7 12. therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto * you , do you even so to them , for this is the law and the prophets 1 thes. 4. 6. let no man over-reach , oppress , or defraud his brother ( much lesse so many brethren of eminency ) in any matter . ( especially in their publick parliamentary trusts , rights , privileges , ) because the lord is the avenger of all such , as we have forewarned and testified ( and their own double forcible seclusion hath fully exemplyfied , ) might now at last convince them of , and convert them from their former injustice and violence , and make them more just and tender towards us than hitherto they have been , either as christians or englishmen , who are members of one and the self-same church , kingdom , parliament , house , formerly united-together in strictest bonds of unity and amity , though now sadly divided by their force and fury , to the ruine both of the church , kingdom , parliament , and the house it self whereof they were fellow-member , and intollerable discontent & oppression of the whole nation , and those for whom they served . finis . london , printed , and are to be sold by edward thomas , at the adam and eve in little britain , 1660. notes, typically marginal, from the original text notes for div a91157e-30 * see mr. prynnes speech dec. 4. 1648. and a vindication of the secured and secluded members . * without any declaration at all to the kingdom , counties cities , boroughs , for which we served , or us , of the reasons , justice , grounds of this their new and former votes which was expected and will be demanded . f●om them . * magna charta , c. 29. 5 e. 3 c. 9. 25 e. 3. c. 4. 28 e. 3. c. 3 42 e. 3. c. 3. petition of right , 3 caroli . * cooks 4. instit. ch. 1. * see my plea for the lords , and registers of parliamentary writs . * these secluders think their votes omnipotent , who can blow up the majority of their fellow members & whole house of lords with the breath of their mouths , like chaff , without any reason expressed , when as the old gunpowder traytors could not blow them up , but with almost as many barrels of gunpowder , as they were then and now members . * cooks 3 instit ● 101. 4 instit. p. ●5 . to 25 , 38 , 39 , * major gen. brown . imp●isoned and close imprisoned 5. years and 2. months . mr. prynne close imprisoned in d●nste , taunton . and pendennis castle 2. years & 8. months . sir will waller , sir will. lewis , sir john clotworthy , commissary copley , and mr. walker , two years or more , without hearing or cause expressed . * in the case of their own seclusion , which they so much condemned in cromwell and lambert . a congratulatory letter of thanks from the corporation of north allerton in the county of york to their two representatives in parliament upon the advice of the late prorogation; published for an example to the kingdom in general. to sir gilbert gerard. and sir henry calverly. north allerton, january 14. 1680 corporation of north allerton. 1681 approx. 2 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; oxford (uk) : 2009-03 (eebo-tcp phase 1). a34274 wing c5818 estc r214953 99826991 99826991 31403 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. a34274) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 31403) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 1845:28) a congratulatory letter of thanks from the corporation of north allerton in the county of york to their two representatives in parliament upon the advice of the late prorogation; published for an example to the kingdom in general. to sir gilbert gerard. and sir henry calverly. north allerton, january 14. 1680 corporation of north allerton. lumbly, richard. lascelles, thomas. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [s.l. : 1681] signed at end: thomas lascels, richard lumbly with sixty more. caption title; imprint from wing. thanking gerard and calverly for their support of the king. reproduction of the original in the bodleian library. 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. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between 1473 and 1700 available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the 25,363 texts created during phase 1 of the project have been released into the public domain as of 1 january 2015. anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. 5% (or 5 pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of 100 instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level 4 of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; 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published for an example to the kingdom in general . to sir gilbert gerard . and sir henry calverly . north allerton , january 14. 1680. the unexpected and suddain news of this days post preventing us from sending those due acknowledgments which the greatness of your services , for the publick good have merited from us : we have no better way ( now left us ) to express our gratitude and the high resentments of your actions , before and in your last sessions of parliament , then to manifest our approbation thereof , by an assurance that if a dissolution of this present parliament happen , since you have evidenced so sufficiently your affections to his majesties royal person , and endeavours for the preserving the protestant religion , our laws and liberties : vve are now resolved , if you are pleased , to comply with us , to continue you as our representatives ; and we do therefore beg your acceptance thereof , and farther that you will continue your station during this porogation , faithfully assuring you that none of us desire to give , or occasion you the expence or trouble of a journey in order to your election , ( if such happen ) being so sensible of the too great expence you have been at already in the careful discharging the trust and confidence reposed in you by gentlemen , sirs , your obliged , faithful friends and servants , thomas lascels , richard lumbly with sixty more a pindarick poem on the royal navy most humbly dedicated to their august majesties, k. william, and q. mary / written by mr. durfey. d'urfey, thomas, 1653-1723. 1691 approx. 26 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 9 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; 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(eebo-tcp ; phase 1, no. a37004) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 49031) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 490:13) a pindarick poem on the royal navy most humbly dedicated to their august majesties, k. william, and q. mary / written by mr. durfey. d'urfey, thomas, 1653-1723. [2], 15 p. printed and are to be sold by randall taylor, london : 1691. reproduction of original in huntington library. reissued in 1692, with cancel t.p.: a pindarick poem upon the fleet. 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. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between 1473 and 1700 available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the 25,363 texts created during phase 1 of the project have been released into the public domain as of 1 january 2015. anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. 5% (or 5 pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of 100 instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level 4 of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p5, characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng england and wales. -royal navy -poetry. 2003-08 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2003-09 spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images 2003-12 daniel haig sampled and proofread 2003-12 daniel haig text and markup reviewed and edited 2004-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion a pindarick poem on the royal navy . most humbly dedicated to their august majesties , k. william , and q. mary . written by mr. d'urfey . devisum imperium cum iove caesar habet . in vita virgil. alta petunt , pelago credas innare revulsas cycladas , aut montes concurrere montibus altos . virgil lib. 8. london : printed , and are to be sold by randall taylor , near stationers-hall . 1691. a pindarick poem . i. calm was the ocean , as when first the sun blessing the new creation , had begun , to prove the makers power , and disperse indulgent beams arround the infant universe : triumphant neptune clear'd his stormy brow , curl'd his green dropping locks , and now his aged face with wanton smiling seem'd as if his present joy , had his past years redeem'd about him throng'd in every place , naereids and trytons , all the finny race that many a century of years had strove ; t' express their dutious zeal and love , where-e're the watry god his chariot drove , hush'd in the calm of soft contentment lay , some danc'd , whilst others with the sea nymphs play , all pleas'd to see their monarch smile , & the propitious day . ii. for now great britains glory 'gan t' appear , the royal navy here , predestin'd blest , its glorious course did steer : castles impregnable , not made to yield , as when of old the hands of gods did build ; glide on the rowling billows and make sport with each oposing surge , a monarchs court is every vessel , and in every room caesar might think himself at home , the amorous sails swell with the winds that blow , and woods of english oak upon the ocean grow , the flower de luce , and type of english tame , when they the french did lame : guilds every flag , and in each lyons eyes the rage of our wrong'd nation seems to rise ; to see what now they are , and heretofore we were ; when martial henry drove 'em to their walls , and royally reveng'd the mock of their proud tennis-balls . iii. britannia first the empress of the fleet , in awful pomp rides on each humble wave ; who forward crowd with joy as pleas'd to meet : her glorious stern and mighty sides to lave ; the jocund dolphins round about her keel , whene're the martial trumpets sound ; the charming influence of musick feel , and dance an antick round ; whilst on the deck a thousand heroes are ; valiant and young , true natives , scorning fear , that englands ancient blood , and honour bear : and at their feet a hundred brazen fates ; that kill as fast as iove creates : when their hot balls of death are flying on , t' eclipse the great false light of the proud gallick sun. iv. with bloody streamers waving in the wind , the soveraign next does steer her graceful course , raising her royal head , nor is behind britannia for her bravery or force ; imperial state , majestick like her name , reigns in each motion , and do's nobly show , her just disdain of an invading foe ; that dares affront her country or her fame . next her the phoenix london booms along , the lofty theam of a fam'd laureats song : that like great maro , best could treat of kings ; and write in mighty numbers mighty things . the great st. andrew too in equal rank ; exalts her glittering prow ; proud of her walls of oak , and death defying plank ; altho they never did in scotland grow ; and lastly , to fill up the glorious line , the blest st. michael , like her name divine ; crown'd with auspicious fortune comes , gallia's inveterate foe and rome's . for as the conquering archangel fought , and th' hellish dragon to confusion brought ; that o're mankind so prosperously prevails , so is she doom'd to rout and quell the dragon of versailles . v. and after these with spreading sails appear , more wonders moving in a lower sphere , a noble fleet of second and third rates , our causes bulwark and the states ; that our best brood of english bear , heroes that hold their honour as a jem , of rich , and of unpriz'd esteem ; and weigh each vessel that for empire strives , dear as their darling lives . the glorious neptune , and the vanguard bold the sandwich fam'd for bravery of old ; the royal duke , and valiant ossory , the beautious dutchess , mistriss of the sea : the dreadnought , and the restauration , the resolution , sworn to right the nation ; and next as good as e're did sayls unfurle , the great restorer of a crown , the loyal albermarle . vi. with many more , sacred in deathless fame , and in their brave commanders blest ; that scorn to play the last years wretched game , or fell their honour for base interest ; a noble courage swells each martial heart , whilst even each coward charm'd with secret shame , grows stout in spite of fear , and acts a heroes part ; to right his country and redeem his fame , the hated thought of gallick tyranny . in every freeborn english soul , will just resentment raise to a degree , that all such baseness must controul ; and as we of a noble roman read , who that his country might be freed ; bravely adventur'd , tho without reward , to stab a tyrant amongst all his guard. so rather than the french command our sea , or in sweet albion plant their hated colony , from out our navy , or our power at land , some son of fame , some glorious hand , no doubt the sacred steel will draw , and gloriously acquire the name of english scaevola . vii . thus in an intellectual vision lost , my sences charm'd with the inchanting view , a scene , to equal which apelles ne're could boast , and mighty titian never drew ; whilst long with pleasure sated i survey'd the dazling glory of the sea , where naval pomp in splendour lay , and englands grandeur was at large display'd , methought the watry god in state , drew near the royal fleet , and with a grace majestick seem'd to greet , her * that was honour'd with his name , & we have mention'd late . his numerous train of lesser deities , around his shelly chariot rowl'd , the winds were hush'd , and not a breeze durst be so bold , to move the silent waves ; but now , as if his power had doom'd the marine world to rest that happy hour , no sound was heard through all his scaly guard du ceur . viii . on a high rock that dash'd with waves had stood , e're since th' almighty ▪ fiat made the sea , and stemm'd the shock of the tempestuous flood , at whose deep root old father ocean lay , and to a hollow cell had carv'd his wondrous way . neptune advances , and to th' aged sire , ( whom joy uncommon did inspire , to see the seas triumphant god , honour the place of his abode ) waving his sacred trident , th' father grac'd , and on the rocks least craggy part upon his right hand plac'd . then full of oracle the profound silence broke , and thus of his lov'd albion with divine fury spoke . ix . oh thou , the garden of the universe , whose fame the songs of angels might disperse ; and bards divine , where wit is most extream , and merit wreaths of lawrel from the mighty theme . thou lovely park , where herds of kings may dwell pal'd in with sea , and be invincible thou blissful seat , which the eternal made ( untir'd with the creating trade ) before the courser mould had its decree , to form the common herb , or flower , or tree . how oft from my profound recess below , did i my sorrow shew ? sorrow as great as possible could be , when pity moves a deity , to see my darling britain , my lov'd isle , grow so degenerate and vile ; sickning with sloth , and baneful luxury ; her credit lost to a degree of cowardise , and gross stupidity : whilst her insulting neighbour potent grows , and her once petty foes , that some few ages past , gladly a peace with her embrac'd : whom her immortal kings , in former times , have conquer'd in their native climes ; took royal prisoners in the field , and to their own conditions made them yield , and from the glittering banner of their crown , taken the impress to adorn her own . now by her sloth undone , and treachery , her schism , rebellion , and impiety ; and by neglect in war so long remiss , have given her foes hope to possess , and her substantial lyons win for th' titular fleu de lice . x. redeem , redeem , thy wretched loss of time , redeem thy honour , mouldring as the grave ; no longer doze and hug thy sluggish crime , but rouze , and sinking credit save . the destinies are kind , the book of fate is fair , no blotted omen does appear , but influence benevolent crowns the auspicious year . thy wealth is mighty , and thy navy great , and blushing victory seems to wait , as pre-ordain'd by fate . the powers too of my empire all agree , from the vast caverns of unfathom'd sea , to assist britains cause espous'd by me . the waves shall mount , and winds shall rage , rough boreas shall the foe ingage ; who toss'd in fatal storms shall scatter far , or blindly on themselves make war , whilst zephyrus , and every gentle wind , still to thy fleet propitious are and kind , and on my watry plain shall safely ride , untroubled with a ruffling storm , or with a rowling tide . xi . and as the natives on thy chalky shore , behold with joy thy naval power , greater than britain e're could boast before . who if they loyal service pay , and take no bribes their country to betray , are strong enough to gain a universal sway . so fame through thy perspective let them see , albions felicity , fix'd in her present monarchs bravery . royal nassaw , of whom to write is vain , 't would blunt the ablest pen , and crack the soundest brain . th' extreme of thought , adorn'd with nicest wit , his character has never writ , describe all good they can , they must leave something yet . call him deliverer , let * eusebia kneel , and show the wounds she did so lately feel , unveil the bleeding breast his soveraign balm did heal . and then in prayer her grateful homage shew , still 't is a sacrifice too low . or stile him pious , generous , valiant , wise , who beyond virgil's muse , or soaring pindar flyes , will reach his fame no more than mole hills do the skies . strict moral vertue does his breast controul , and there reigns in him a true kingly soul. not sway'd by avarice or luxury , tyrannick lust , nor poor dogmatick bigottry , but firm to honour , true to his great trust , and to the meanest of his subjects just· in time of war none readier than he , to hazard life in th' field , or launch to sea ; the hunt of glory is his chief delight , but careful that his cause is right , upon french principles great nassaw will not fight , but on just motives , with the first go on , and face the worst of dangers , like each private man ; his royal heart mix with the common file ; nor will he wear the wreath , unless he share the toil . but to retrieve the glory of his nation , still pushes forward on each brave occasion , and his successful valour proves divine predestination . xii . next reverend father , lift thy eyes ; and if the aged opticks of thy sight , can bear a ray so bright , as never yet was rivall'd in the skies , see gloriana sighting on the throne ; her royal lord the faiths defender gone . observe how filial piety , loaded with state , and soveraign dignity , the weighty pressure of a crown ; the peoples satisfaction not her own , disturbs her sacred rest ; and anxious care , inveterate foe to all the fair , in th midst of her feign'd smiles still 〈◊〉 as chief , and shews true beauty in a shrowd of grief . see how the scale of justice wisely she commands , and holds the sword with guiltless hands : a perfect angel in a double kind , for outward grace and vertues of her mind . her heart with care of her great charge opprest , still throbs within her heav'nly breast . she wishes peace , but ah ! it will not be , the lands contagion spreads to that degree , 't is only war can cure the hated malady yet in the midst of wars alarms , it s hourly terrours , and impending harms , that discompose her mighty soul , and over all delights controul , her influencing eyes are still the same , and with their usual lustre flame ; her face is all serene and fair , and tho bellona may appear , warring within her troubled heart , love keeps his revels there . xiii . her sister in the next bright sphere does move , twin-like , in vertue , piety and love ; the happy mother to a brood of kings , that shall in future times do wondrous things : and as like heaven-born sisters they agree , in all the points of sacred amity . so choicest blessings providence bestows , and tho in different guifts , an equal bounty shews . to one a glorious diadem , to th' other an unvalued jem , a happy son , a young illustrious prince , that when the gallick insolence shall cool , and mighty williams annals fill , with histories of conquests there , as i presage they will , shall march with his brave sire , the royal dane , to summon normandy , poictieu and mayne , and as our once known ancient right , anjou and aquitayne ; from such an unkle , such a father too , that glorys brightest prize pursue . what may we not expect , when they our arms direct ? what from their conduct may not albion do ? the first his royal word esteems beyond a crown , and by their words good monarchs best are known . nor can a kings divinity be true , unless word be not sacred too . this , this , is caesars maxime , he who now commands . the boldest sons of fame in foreign lands , whilst denmarks noble prince as bravely here , offers his blood ; and rather than not bear , in britains danger , or its fame , a share , resolves t' ingage at sea a royal volunteer . xiv . thus spoke the marine god , and all around , from the rocks hollow cells and deeps profound , the listning tritons rise , and shelly trumpets sound , attended with a numerous train of scaly mobble of the main , who swam in crowds to see that pompous show , a glorious city made of castles , flow then bloated with the news , down to their mansion ooze , and distant fry , with joy return again but amongst all that neptunes speech had heard , and in attention had rever'd , hoary oceanus sat with most regard ; his awful counsellour and friend , that long since had his favour gain'd , for grateful service in his love , when ampitrite first did his hearts passion move . who as she at the foot of allas fate , priding her self in her free virgin state , was by her grandfire snatch'd away , and on a dolphin forc'd to ride , through the vast empire of the sea , to be deboachd into a bribe· he , till the marine deity had done his late admir'd oration , withheld his smothering griefs ; but now sighs taking vent , his bosom large did grow with sorrows , that he could no longer tame ; which from his swelling breast at last , thus broke into a flame . xv. great king of boundless floods , to whom was given not only the great empire of the sea , but as a more peculiar lott from heaven , a wisdom large as thy imperial sway . tho happy albion in thy favour blest , above all nations may exalt her head , a secret pang torments my breast , to see how spiritless and dead the natives are that throng her chalky shore , and how unlike their brood of heroes heretofore . glory was once the subject of their arms , but now for interest each faction swarms ; and honour which each noble bosome sway'd , for gold is barter'd , and become a trade . nay , even religion grows sophisticate , and base dissenting schism of late , with errours jarring , set em all at strife ; they preach up t'other , but they love this life . even the most reverend of the sacred mystery , the weakest eyes may plainly see , not proof against the luscious bait of tempting dignity . why since their soul and flocks should be their care , should worldly accidents their bosomes share , and sordid lucre take possession there ? at least whilst sacred providence , allows a proper competence , why should their obstinate and stubborn will occasion to their country so much ill , as in their cause , to make vile fewds increase , and they themselves renounce the type of apostolick peace . xvi . in court too 't is the same , few there by virtue purchase fame , but he that best can over-reach , best plays the courtiers game . the politician tires his brains but for his own peculiar gains , his countries cause might sink , lost be the state , had he not some by-ends of being great· or should we search the lawyers honesty , in knavish courts of common-pleas , or couzning chancery , you 'd find integrity appear the worst of all the causes there . rich mammons business shall not go amiss , but poor phillemon sues in forma pauperis ; and tho his worth be great , shall seldom draw to aid him , the compassion of the law. in love too we the same defects behold , hearts now are bought and sold ; the man of sense , alas ! in vain does wooe , dull ignorance with gold , can vertue far outdo , be merit ne're so great , or passion ne're so true . cinthia still chooses wealthiest men , th' ill fated fair one never looks within , ne're asks how worthy , but how great ? what qualities , but what estate ? and tho of gifts of fortune she 's possest , enough to make some man of merit blest , who would in grateful service waste his life t' oblige so generous a wife ; and happiness that way secure , which the rich husbands gold can ne're assure . yet land and titles bear the sway , cinthia does avarice obey ; and in her eye , how poorly does appear a thousand vertues , when compar'd t' a thousand pounds a year . xvii . in all degrees of frail humanity there must great errors be ; but ah my aged sight in tears is lost , to think that albion bears the most : the quality of every strange offence so much enrages providence , that mercy after crimes so base seems imposition upon heavenly grace . observe what jarrs , the bane of all content , amongst themselves her sons foment : discord , that ushers doubts and fears , is all the harmony she hears ; and hated broyls 'twixt friend and friend brings each successive day to its sad end . curst bigottry began the play , then revolution chang'd the scene , and brought a happy freedom in , till stubborn pride turn'd it a tragick way , and prov'd the humour of each native there , just like the nature of the clime and air. for as the weather instantly can change from hot to cold , from moist to dry , so they from rebels can turn loyal men , set up a king and prove his right , and for him vote , and for him fight , and at the least disgust can rebels turn agen . xviii . mean time whilst schisms possess our frantick brains , his ends the gallick tyrant gains : he the rich prize away does bear , for which we one another tear . what can this mighty navy do , if only opulent in shew ? if treason sculking lyes within , and they forget the name of english men , a scene of glory they may idly boast , but see with shame their country lost i' th' contrary , if loyal vertue warms their valiant hearts , and they dare use their arms , if they the difference can see 'twixt free-born right and slavery ; the french may well repent their insolence once more , and never hope t' adorn their brows with lawrels from our shore . xix . thus spoke the reverend father , to whom strait the awful god reply'd , well has thy tongue describ'd poor albion's state , and cause of gallick pride ; but now in great nassaws illustrious reign , the martial genius does return again ; her sons no longer lazy peace esteem , the souls of edward and great henry live in him . henry and william fated are the same ; there 's a prophetick force even in the name , which does mysteriously shew , the latter like the first shall conquer too . time lately was when sloth and ease , the poyson to their english blood , and curst destroyer of their good , worse than the plague , was their disease . but now their fortune rises to a nobler height , under great william prosperously they fight ; bigotted rulers their disgrace still brings , the dull and tame , ne're reach to fame ; a martial race thrive best with martial kings . so , as in numa's sluggish reign , forgetful rome dissolv'd in ease , the valiant ancus did her fame regain , and war succeeded drowsie peace : their brave new monarch a fresh game began , and boldly led the latins on : glory renew'd , the haughty gauls did bow , so arm'd with strong fidelity , their troops on shore , and power at sea ; courage that shall in fight renew , and my auspicious blessing too , as powerful rome did then , shall mighty albion now . xx. thus ending with an air divinely great , the deity rose up and blest the fleet ; at which the sea-gods from the shore , the blessing twice repeating or'e , with shouts confirm'd , and th' chariot strait prepare ; for now the soultry air , began t' offend th' scaly fry , and naereids gasping fret , for fear their fins should dry , their monarch plunging through the sea , down to his palace , drives a long mysterious way , through watry provinces where nature lyes 'mongst undiscover'd rarities . oceanus too , on his sea pacer plac'd , to his low home made haste ; who whilst th' attending train each to his mansion dives , full forty thousand fathom deep , the sire at last arrives . finis . notes, typically marginal, from the original text notes for div a37004-e170 * the neptune 2d . rate . * church . die veneris 28⁰ martij, 1690. upon reading this day in the house the several lists delivered in by the sheriffs of london and middlesex, the bayliff of the borough of southwark, the marshal of the marshalsea, and the steward of westminster, and their officers to whom it did belong, pursuant to an order of the twenty fourth instant, of the protections entred in their offices, in the names of any peers, or members of this house, and to whom they were granted ... proceedings. 1690-03-28 england and wales. parliament. house of lords. 1690 approx. 3 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; 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(eebo-tcp ; phase 1, no. a38336) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 32535) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 1946:12) die veneris 28⁰ martij, 1690. upon reading this day in the house the several lists delivered in by the sheriffs of london and middlesex, the bayliff of the borough of southwark, the marshal of the marshalsea, and the steward of westminster, and their officers to whom it did belong, pursuant to an order of the twenty fourth instant, of the protections entred in their offices, in the names of any peers, or members of this house, and to whom they were granted ... proceedings. 1690-03-28 england and wales. parliament. house of lords. 1 sheet ([1] p.) printed by charles bill and thomas newcomb, printers to the king and queens most excellent majesties, london : m.dc.xc. [1690] "the lists of protections delivered by the sheriffs of london and meddlesex, bailiff of southwark, ... were read (by order 24th inst.). all protections now given are voided. all protections must be entered in the parliament office at westminster by the clerk of the parliaments, stating the office held under the peer or member. the clerk is to give the house an account fo the first day of the session and every fortnight after the persons under protection. this order to be printed and published and hung up." -steele. signed at end: jo. browne, cleric' parliamentor'. title from caption title and first lines of text. steele notation: delipreventing are. reproduction of the originals in the guildhall library, london (early english books) and the british library (misc. brit. tracts). 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. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between 1473 and 1700 available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the 25,363 texts created during phase 1 of the project have been released into the public domain as of 1 january 2015. anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. 5% (or 5 pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of 100 instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level 4 of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p5, characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng england and wales. -parliament. -house of lords -privileges and immunities -early works to 1800. great britain -history -william and mary, 1689-1702 -early works to 1800. 2008-09 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2008-11 spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images 2009-01 mona logarbo sampled and proofread 2009-01 mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion die veneris 28 o martij , 1690. upon reading this day in the house the several lists delivered in by the sheriffs of london and middlesex , the bayliff of the borough of southwark , the marshal of the marshalsea , and the steward of westminster , and their officers to whom it did belong , pursuant to an order of the twenty fourth instant , of the protections entred in their offices , in the names of any peers , or members of this house , and to whom they were granted ; after due consideration had of the numbers of persons therein protected and for preventing the like irregularities for the future , it is ordered by the lords spiritual and temporal , in parliament assembled , that all the protections which are now given by any peer or peers , or members of this house , be and are hereby declared to be null and void to all intents and purposes whatsoever ; and that for the future there shall no protection or protections be allowed to be good , valid , or of any effect , unless they be first entred in the parliament office at westminster ; and the protection so certified by such peer , or member of this house , shall be entred by the clerk of the parliaments , or his deputy ; and that in every such protection that shall be so allowed by the clerk or his deputy to be entred , there shall be mentioned in it the nature or quality of such person so protected , and what office or place he is in under such peer , or member of this house . and that no persons whatsoever may pretend ignorance herein , it is further ordered , that on the first day of the meeting of every parliament or session of parliaments , and every fourteenth day after in every such parliament , or session of parliament , the clerk , or his deputy , shall give the house an account of what protections are entred in the said office , and to whom they are given : and also , that this order be printed and published , and hung up in the offices where any such protections usually are entred . jo. browne , cleric ' parliamentor ' london , printed by charles bill and thomas newcomb , printers to the king and queens most excellent majesties . m. dc . xc . to the honorable the knights, citizens and burgesses, in parliament assembled. the humble petition of robert tayloe, joseph emerson, john sawbridge and edward pearce on the behalf of themselves and other poor marriners, to the number of five hundred and upwards, who served the east-india company in their late wars against the great mogul, and other heathen princes: and on the behalf of the widows and orphans of other marriners to the like number, that perished in the said wars. 1685 approx. 6 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; oxford (uk) : 2007-10 (eebo-tcp phase 1). a62738 wing t1457a estc r220126 99831554 99831554 36017 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. a62738) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 36017) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 2046:20) to the honorable the knights, citizens and burgesses, in parliament assembled. the humble petition of robert tayloe, joseph emerson, john sawbridge and edward pearce on the behalf of themselves and other poor marriners, to the number of five hundred and upwards, who served the east-india company in their late wars against the great mogul, and other heathen princes: and on the behalf of the widows and orphans of other marriners to the like number, that perished in the said wars. tayloe, robert. aut emerson, joseph, fl. 1685. aut sawbridge, john, fl. 1685. aut pearce, edward, fl. 1685. aut 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [london? : 1685?] imprint from wing. reproduction of the original in the bodleian library. 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. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between 1473 and 1700 available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the 25,363 texts created during phase 1 of the project have been released into the public domain as of 1 january 2015. anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. 5% (or 5 pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of 100 instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level 4 of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p5, characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng england and wales. -parliament -early works to 1800. east india company -early works to 1800. poor -england -early works to 1800. orphans -england -early works to 1800. 2006-10 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2006-10 aptara keyed and coded from proquest page images 2006-11 mona logarbo sampled and proofread 2006-11 mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited 2007-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion to the honorable the knights , citizens and burgesses , in parliament assembled . the humble petition of robert tayloe , joseph emerson , john sawbridge and edward pearce , on the behalf of themselves and other poor marriners , to the number of five hundred and upwards , who served the east-india company in their late wars against the great mogul , and other heathen princes : and on the behalf of the widows and orphans of other marriners to the like number , that perished in the said wars . sheweth , that the said company , in the years 1683 , 1684 , 1685 and 1686. entered your petitioners and others , on board several of their ships , viz. in the ships called the charles the second , the beauford , the cesar , the rochester , and other their ships , to make direct voyages to and from the east-indies , at very low wages and sallaries , in a merchant-like way ( there being then no wars betwixt this crown and any other princes or state in the world , nor did your petitioners apprehend any war was like to be between this crown and any the said princes . that in some short time after your petitioners arrival in the indies , the said companies agents and governors there , ingaged their said ships in an actual war against the said great mogul , and other heathen princes ; and by excessive tortures , as nailing their hands to the main-mast , whipping , and washing their wounds in brine , and other great torments , the commanders of the said ships compelled your petitioners , against their wills , and contrary to the statute made 5 eliz. chap. 5. to serve in the said companies wars , against the said heathen princes , upon their land , in parts very remote from any sea , and to make depredations without any just cause ( as your petitioners could understand ) and robbing the subjects of the said heathen princes to a very great value . that the said commanders , agents and governors , finding the said ill usage of your petitioners not to take its full effect according to their expectation , the said governors caused an order to be made in their court of admiralty held in the said indies , that your petitioners should have ( over and besides their low wages ) a sixth part of all prizes , to be divided amongst them , and the same order to be published on some of the said ships , and to be affixed to the main-masts of the same ships , to make the same more publick , and to encourage your petitioners to fight for them ; which your petitioners accordingly did . that during the said war , there was taken , by your petitioners , in prizes , to the value of 1500000 l. and upwards , which is proved in the court of exchequer , in a suit there brought , and now depending , for their majesties tenths of the said prizes , of which 260000 l. belongs to your petitioners for their sixth part , due to them not only by contract , as aforesaid , but laws of nations ; and so by the said company confess'd , in their answer in the said court in the said suit , and accordingly have paid some marriners their proportions . that whilst your petitioners were in the indies , your petitioners were necessitated to accept from the said commanders and agents , dollers at 9 s. a piece , the prime cost in england was not above 4 s. 6 d. and rack at 12 s. per gallon , the prime cost not above 9 d. per gallon , and brandy at 18 s. per gallon , by which means all your petitioners wages , and more , was expended , and many marriners , more than by the said wars , perished for want of such commodities . that your petitioners have applied themselves from time to time to the said company for the said share , or what should appear due to them , upon a just dividend thereof to be made , and for their non-performance thereof , your petitioners , the last sessions of parliament , were about to address themselves to this honorable house for relief therein ; whereupon a worthy member of his honorable house , then governor of the said company , having notice , promised your petitioners satisfaction if your petitioners would forbear their said address ; which promise your petitioners relying upon , did accordingly forbear , but hitherto cannot get any manner of satisfaction , and in want thereof , are grown so necessitous , that many are forced to be relieved by their respective parishes wherein they respectively live . and forasmuch as this honorable house hath ordered the said company to bring in their books , and a state of their debts and credits ; your said poor petitioners do humbly hope and pray , that this honorable house will take notice , that your petitioners may have credit upon the said companies books for the said summ so due and owing to your petitioners , in order that they may have satisfaction for the same , for that the said prizes have been converted to the use and benefit of the said company ; and to afford such further relief to your petitioners , as to this honorable house shall seem fit . and your petitioners ( as in duty bound ) shall ever pray , &c. an humblf [sic] remonstrance from his excellency sir thomas fairfax and the army under his command concerning the present state of affairs in relation to themselves and the kingdom, with their desires and present resolutions thereupon presented to the commissioners at s. albanes, iune 23, to be by them humbly presented to the parliament / by the appointment of his excel. sir thomas faifax and the counsell of warre ; signed john rushworth ... england and wales. army. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a40060 of text r37325 in the english short title catalog (wing f166a). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 33 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 9 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a40060 wing f166a estc r37325 16350549 ocm 16350549 105327 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. a40060) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 105327) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 1091:15) an humblf [sic] remonstrance from his excellency sir thomas fairfax and the army under his command concerning the present state of affairs in relation to themselves and the kingdom, with their desires and present resolutions thereupon presented to the commissioners at s. albanes, iune 23, to be by them humbly presented to the parliament / by the appointment of his excel. sir thomas faifax and the counsell of warre ; signed john rushworth ... england and wales. army. fairfax, thomas fairfax, baron, 1612-1671. 15 [i.e. 13] p. printed for george whittington ..., london : 1647. reproduction of original in the huntington library. eng england and wales. -army. great britain -history -civil war, 1642-1649. a40060 r37325 (wing f166a). civilwar no an humblf [sic] remonstrance from his excel. sir thomas fairfax and the army under his command concerning the present state of affaires in r england and wales. army 1647 5774 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 b the rate of 7 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the b category of texts with fewer than 10 defects per 10,000 words. 2005-08 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2005-09 apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images 2005-11 judith siefring sampled and proofread 2005-11 judith siefring text and markup reviewed and edited 2006-01 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion an humblf remonstrance from his excel . sir thomas fairfax and the army under his command concerning the present state of affaires in relation to themselves and the kingdome , with their desires and present resolutions thereupon . presented to the commissioners at st. albanes , iune 23. to be by them humbly presented to the parliament . by the appointment of his excel . sir thomas fairfax and the counsell of warre . signed , john rushworth secr. london , printed for george whittington at the blew anchor in cornehill neere the royall exchange . 1647. an humble remonstrance from his excel . sir thomas fairfax and the army under his command : concerning the present estate of affaires in relation to themselves and the kingdome , with their desires and present resolutions thereupon . 1. our desires as souldiers in behalfe of our selves and other souldiers that have faithfully served the parliament in this kingdome , as also our remaining dissatisfactions in relation thereunto , may be clearely collected out of our severall papers that have formerly beene presented to the parliament concerning the same , to which particulars we have not yet received any further satisfaction . 2. in our last representation it may appeare what our desires are , as members of the common wealth in behalfe of our selves and all others for the clearing , setling , and securing of the rights , liberties and peace of the kingdome : for the justnesse , reasonablenesse , necessity , and common-concernment whereof unto all , we dare appeale to the whole kingdome , and to the world : yet we have hitherto received no answer thereunto , nor can we heare of any consideration taken thereupon , to put the things conteined therein into any way of resolution or dispatch . 3. wee have since , in pursuance of the first and second head of our desires in the said representation , delivered in a charge against divers persons , members of the house of commons , for divers designes and practises to the abuse and dishonor of the parliament the unsufferable injury of the army , the infringment of the rights and liberties both of souldiers and subjects , the breach or hazzard of the peace of this kingdome , and the hinderance of the reliefe of ireland &c. 4. vpon which though the maine things charged , with the mischievous effects and further dangerous consequences of them , as also the constant and continued activity of all , or most of the persons charged in relation to those things , for the most part are sufficiently knowne , especially to the parliament it selfe , yet wee finde neither any thing done vpon what is so knowne , nor any way resolved on or admitted by the parliament for the examination or discovery of what may be less knowne : but rather ( as if neither the things charged nor the present sad effects nor future ill consequences thereof were at all considerable ) the whole businesse seemes to be slightly past ouer or set aside . lastly we did with these deliuer in another paper ( whereof here is a coppy annexed ) contayning divers just and necessary things which wee did desire might be provided for , and done for the better proceeding in the premisses with more safety to our selves and the kingdome , and with more assurance or hopes of a timely and happy issue . to which things desired ( which wee suppose all men reasonable will thinke just and necessary ) wee have yet received no answer or resolution , nor can finde any consideration at all had of them , save that a months pay is sent downe to the army , whilst those that have deserted the army , receive at london much more , and that some votes have bin passed for the annulling the committee pretended for safety about listing of men and drawing of forces together , which votes wee finde rendered but vaine and delusive , by the continued under-hand practises of those whom wee have charged and their accomplices in listing and ingaging men for a new warre , and by a later dayes votes not admitting that the forces so listed or ingaged should by publicke order be dismist or discharged : which with other things wee cannot but attribute chiefely to the prevalent influance of the same persons . now whereas wee finde that our first desire in the paper last mentioned ( for present suspending the persons impeached from sitting in the house ) is judged by some to be against the course & priviledge of parliament , or of ill consequence in the president of it , ( the charge being but generall and no particular proofes as yet produced to render the proceedings legall ) we cannot but remind the parliament . first , that as the most and maine things charged ( with the sad effects and consequences of them ) so the constant and continued activity , of all or most of the persons charged in relation thereunto , ( in misinforming , deluding , abusing or surprising the house , and otherwise , are sufficiently knowne to the parliament it selfe , ) so as the house might upon their owne past and present cognizance of the same , most justly proceed to suspend them , ) as ( in many other cases upon farre lesse occasions which never could have produced such sad effects to the kingdome , ) they have done many other of their members meerely for words spoken of things moved in the house alledged to be but against order or custome of the house , and this without any tryall , proofe or charge , but meerely upon the houses owne cognizance of the things , as we could instance in many cases since this parliament began . secondly , whereas many of the things to which the charge relates , are things spoken , moved or done in the house , so as yet we have no cleare way opened particularly to charge or mention them , or to produce proofes to them , without some pretence against us of breach of priviledge , and therefore ( though we thinke no priviledge ought to protect evill men in doing wrong to particulars , or mischiefe to the publique yet , ) we have beene hitherto so tender of parliament-priviledges , as that we have onely remonstrated the evill of such things done , and supposing the house to have beene ( as we did , and doe beleeve , and if way were open , without breach of priviledge , should not doubt to proove it was ) some wayes misinformed , deluded , surprized , or otherwise abused in these things by evill members , we have frequently in former papers , ( before the charge ) put the parliament upon it , ( who without colour of breach of priviledge might doe it , ) to find out and discover who they were that had so abused them , and to disingage the honour of parliament from the evill practises and designes of such incendiaries . now since the same difficulties or prejudices lye yet in our way , ( as to the particular charging or proofe of such things against members . ) and the parliament ( though so often put upon it in our former papers , yet through the powerfull interest of the persons guilty , ) hath not taken any cognizance what members or others have so abused them , to draw the parliament to such dishonour and inconveniences , we cannot but againe more fully and clearely assert ( as we have in former papers , and shall more particularly if neede be , remonstrate ) that divers things lately done and passed from the parliament against this army , ( as particularly the order for suppressing the petition , that high declaration against it , and against all that should proceede in it , putting the faithfull servants of the parliament and kingdome out of the protection of the law , and exposing them as enemies to the state , &c : to the forfeiture of estates , liberties , life and all , but for going about in an humble , peaceable and inoffensive way , to desire what was undeniably , their due and dearely earned , and many other such like proceedings both against the army , and others , ) doe carry with them such a face of injustice , oppression , arbitrarinesse and tyranny , as ( we thinke ) is not to be paraleld in any former proceedings of the most arbitrary courts against any private men , but have brought insufferable dishonour upon the parliament , ( which we are , and others ought to be deepely sensible of , ) hath tended to disobliedge all men , especially souldiers from the same , to destroy all just freedome either of souldiers or subjects , and hath conduced to all other the sad effects and worse consequences , expressed in the charge , and gives us and others cause to conclude that those worthies , who have formerly acted and carried on things in parliament for publique-good , right and freedome , are now awed or over-borne by a prevailing party of men of other private interests crept in , and that neither we , nor any other can reasonably expect right freedome or safety ( as private men or ) to have things acted in parliament for publicke good while the same persons continue there in the same power to abuse the name and authority of parliament , to serve and prosecute their private interests and passions and ( vnder the priviledges of parliament ) to shelter themselves under the worst of evills or mischeifes they can doe , though to the ruine of the kingdome . wee are in this case forc'd ( to our great griefe of heart ) thus plainely to assert the present evill and mischiefe , together with the future worse consequences of the things lately done even in the parliament it selfe , ( which are too evident and visible to all . ) and so ( in their proper colours ) to lay the same at the parliaments doores , untill the parliament shall be pleased either of themselves to take notice and ridde the houses of those who have any way misinformed , deluded , surprized , or otherwise abused the parliament to the passing such foule things there , or shall open to us and others some way how we may ( regularly and without the scandall of breaking priviledges come to charge and prosecute those particular persons , that ( in truth ) have so abused the parliament , ( as well as our selves ) even for those misinformations , and other evill and indirect practises or proceedings in parliament , whereby they have so abused the same ( as in our said charge and former papers is set forth . ) and here ( if wee may ) we should humbly offer to consideration whether it were not a necassary expedient , for prevention or remedy of such evills in future , that in things so clearely distructive to the common rights and liberties of the people , and the safety of the kingdome , there should be a libertie for dissenting members in the house of commons ( as it is alowed in the house of peeres ) to enter their dissent , and thereby to acquit themselves from the guilt or blame of what evill may ensue , that so the kingdome may regularly come to know who they are that performe their trust faithfully , and who not . and this provision for the future , ( as also our desires for remedy in the present cases ) as it were clearely good and necessary in the respects premised , so ( wee thinke ) the same may well be without future prejudice or discouragement in any other respects to succeeding members of parliament . providing alwaies that no man shall be questioned or censured for any thing said or done in parliament any further then to exclusion from that trust , which is all that in the present case wee should desire upon any such grounds . and that future liberty of entering dissents wee doe not here propose as a thing wee any way insist on to the prejudice of parliament priviledges , wee onely offer it to consideration , and that from good wishes to the priviledges of parliament , to render them more lasting by being lesse nocent . and indeed whoever most adores or tenders those priviledges , wil best expresse his zeale towards them in taking care they be not abused or extended to private wrong or publicke mischiefe . ( for wee clearly finde & all wise men may see it ) that parliament priviledges , as well as royall-prerogative , may be perverted and abused to the destruction of those greater ends for whose protection and preservation they were admitted or intended ( viz. the rights and liberties of the people and safety of the whole ) and in case they be so , the abuse , evill , or danger of them is no iesse to be contended against , and a remedy thereof no lesse to be endeavoured , then of the other . and whereas the injustice ( in that particular of the declaration against the army for their just and innocent petition ) may seeme to have bin recompensed in the late expungeing thereof out of the journall bookes . wee confesse it had bin so in great measure , as to the particular or present injury done to the army therein , & ( we cannot but acknowledge therefore the justice that lyes in those votes for expungeing thereof , and for our owne or the armys particular reparation , wee should neither wish more , nor scarce have insisted on so much to any dishonor of parliaments in future , & we should rather have been satisfied with the parliaments declaring how , and by whom they have bin misinformed , surprised , or otherwise abused in the framing , proposall or passing thereof as it was , but as to that particular , or any other of that nature , we say as followeth . 1. we never did nor doe value or regard our own injury or reparation in any comparison to the consequence of the one , to the prejudice of the other , or to the future security of common right & freedome in this nation . and accordingly we do not account any reparation considerable that extends but to our selves in the present case , and does not in some sort secure our selves , and all others from danger of the same or worse injuries or oppressions , ( as private men from the wills and passions of the same persons that have offered and acted such things against us while an army . 2. wee cannot but imagine and consider ( according to generall report ) how the expungeing of that declaration was carried and obtained and upon what grounds and intentions it was given way to , but had those that procured it been all for expungeing it ( and that freely ) yet how can we expect better but that the same men who at one time carried such a declaration , and another time expung'd it , may the next day obtaine the like or worse ( upon any occasion wherein it may serve their private ends or interests ) if they continue in the same power and sway and be let pass in deluding and surprizing the parliament as they have done in the past particulars . 3. the apparent dishonour and prejudice brought upon the parliament , in having such a declaration so passed as they should soone after ( without any alteration ) in the pretended ground of it find cause ( for shame of the world ) to expunge , ( we think ) should engage those members that love parliaments , in point of honour , to find out and discover , how , and by whom the parliament had been abused or therwise brought into such an inconveniency . and the parliament may in this see the temper ( as by-standers do the prevalence ) of those members that abused the parliament in that declaration , who will and can make the authority of parliament still lye under the dishonour of it ( in a bare expungeing or retracting ) rather then to admit any consideration to acquit the authority of parliament that would tend to fix the blame on those particular members that had deserted it . and this certainly will be admitted and done rather then to slight it over in a bare expungeing , were not some men more tender of , and more swayed with such considerations and consequences as may tend to the prejudice of persons , then such as tend to the generall prejudice and dishonour of parliaments . as to these particulars included in our charge which depend on things don without the parliament we are ready and should most willingly proceed in the particular charging , and proving thereof if ( first from the justice of the house in a present proceeding against the persons charged for those things that are already knowne to the house being done in it ) we could find incouragement to expect any good issue upon those other things , and did we not ( on the contrary ) find that ( notwithstanding what is so knowne to the house as before expressed ) the same persons continue in such power & prevalence both in the house and in all committees of the highest trust as leaves little hope of right or satisfaction to the army or kingdome in other things and much lesse in any just proceeding against themselves while they continue judges of their owne and our concernments , so as we cannot , while they remaine in the same power , expect any other but a continued perverting and making advantage of all things ( and especially of those delayes which a regular proceeding against them would necessarily induce ) altogether to our owne and the kingdomes prejudice and danger disable or weaken us for those things which the safety and setling of the rights , liberties , and peace of the kingdome requires : and to strengthen themselves by underhand practises and preparations both at home and abroad the better to oppose us and engage the kingdom in a new war , thereby to accomplish their designes , or at least to save themselves from justice in a common confusion : we say were it not for these and such other considerations , that leave little hopes of justice to our selves or the kingdome ( while they continue in the same power ) and render all delayes dangerous and distructive to our selves and peace of the kingdome , we should be contented that the businesse concerning the members we have charged should be laid aside till those other things were first settled , which our declaration does propound for the common rights and liberties of the kingdome . but finding things still so caried as they are & as we have before exprest & 〈◊〉 while they are judges in their own causes they ( with that party which they make ) will doe what they please , and yet render it 〈◊〉 brea●h of privilidge to be a cused for it , wee cannot but upon all these consi●●rations and for all the reasons before exprest insist upon it that the numbers charged may first be forth with suspended from sitting in the house otherwise we cannot expect any faire proceedings 〈◊〉 them upon 〈◊〉 more particular charge nor think there is any good 〈◊〉 to ourselves or the kingdome , as 〈…〉 having the army presently paid up equally with those that have 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 we appeale to all men for the justice , reasonablenesse , and necessity thereof . the justice in that the former service ( for which these arrears are due ) hath beene ( at least ) as faithfully and diligently performed by the army as by those late deserters of it and in our present posture ( though they have appeared indeed more officious and serviceable to the interest and will of particular men then we , yet we are sure ) the army is and ( we hope ) will at last appeare to be more faithfull to the true interest of parliament , and the kingdome ( which wee were at first called out and ingaged for ) then they in deserting the army have hitherto appeared . for the reasonableness of our desires though we have ground to claim more then they , or rather that they or some of them should forfeit their arrears , yet we aske ( for present ) but equall nor should wee ( at present ) insist much on that ( as to officers ) if our souldies were but first paid up . our necessity to insist on that , is obvious to every man , and therefore ( unless we should betray our owne and the kingdomes cause ) we cannot but possitively insist upon it , that the army should forth with be paid up ( at the least ) equally to those desertors of it which if denyed or delayed , we shall be thereby inforct upon present wayes of iustant remedy and right-to the army therein . and whereas the parliament hath lately ordered and publikely declared that all that shall desert the army shall have present satisfaction in their arreares ( the officers three months pay , the souldiers all their arreares deducting for free quarter ) which still continues unrecalled , we cannot but look upon it as a most cleare evidence of the continuing malice and prevalence of ours and the kingdomes enemies . and we must and do insist upon it , that that order or declaration may forthwith be publikly recalled , otherwise we cannot beleeve that any thing but ruine and destruction is designed to our selves and all others in the kingdome , who every where call upon us , not to disband till we see the rights , liberties , and peace of the kingdome settled according to the many declarations by which we were first called forth , and invited to engage in the late war . next we cannot but take notice that ( instead of granting or answering our desires in the last paper ) in order to the better and more safe proceeding to a composure and settlement of all things for the good and peace of the kingdome , and for prevention of a new war the army being first commanded to forty miles distance from london , his majesties person is demanded immediatly to richmond house within eight miles of london which ( as we cannot but impute it ) to the prevailing interest of the same enemies to our , and the kingdomes peace , so all men may easily discerne ( with us ) how directly it tends ( in pursuance of their former private designe ) upon the king ere he came from holdenby to put his majesty within the reach of those mens power who have under hand listed about london already very considerable numbers both of horse and foor , and are daily listing and engaging more both there and in many parts of the kingdome to serve their designes : and therefore we appeale to all uningaged men whether we can in this give way to have the king put so far within those mens power without giving them the so long sought for advantage of his majesties person , whereby to embroyle the kingdome in a new and bloody war , and to strengthen themselves in their mischievous designes , the better to uphold and establish their faction and intended domination , so that in this case we cannot but importune the parliament ( as they tender the peace and safety of the kingdome and the avoyding of jealousies or worse inconveniency in the army ) that they would resume the consideration of that businesse concerning the person of the king , and not propose any place for him neerer to london then they would have the quarters of the army to be . and whereas ( by the procurement of the same persons , or others of their party ) there hath been scandalous informations presented to the houses , and industriously published in print , importing , as if his majesty were kept as a prisoner amongst us , and barbarously and uncivilly used , we cannot but declare that the same and all other suggestions of that sort , are most false and scandalous , and absolutely contrary , not onely to our declared desires , but also to our principles , which are most clearely for a generall right and just freedome to all men . and therefore upon this occasion we cannot but declare particularly , that we desire the same for the king , and others of his party ( so farre as can consist with common right or freedome ) and with the security of the same for future ) and we doe further clearly professe , we doe not see how there can be any peace to this kingdome , firme or lasting without a due consideration of , and provision for the rights , quiet , and immunity of his majesties royall family , and his late partakers , and herein we think that tender and equitable dealing ( as supposing their cases had been ours ) and a spirit of common love and justice , diffusing it self , to the good and preservation of all , will make up the most glorious conquests over their hearts , ( if god in mercy see it good ) to make them , and the whole people of the land , lasting friends . now to draw to a conclusion : since we can yet obtaine no satisfaction or answer to the things desired as before , but contrariwise finde all things carryed on by the prevailing interest of those our enemies , to the prejudice and danger of our selves and the kingdome , since ( notwithstanding some votes of parliament , against the late orders of the committee of safety , for listing of forces , and notwithstanding the earnest desires and indevours of the city , concurrent with our own , to have the same prevented or remedyed , yet the said committee of safety being continued still in the same power ) we find that by the appointment or contrivance , and under the protection or countenance of the same persons whom we have charged , and their accomplices , there are still manifold practises under-hand , to list and raise new forces , and ( notwithstanding the discovery thereof to the parliament from the city , yet ) the same persons have prevailed so far in the house , as not to admit the question for dischargeing of them , but the same practices still continue , and with double diligence are inforced since : also divers forces ( pretended to have ingaged for ireland ) are by the same persons ordered to randezvouz about worcester , there to lay the foundation of a new army . and to that purpose their emissaries and correspondents in all counties , are busie and active to raise forces for them . and though for these things the actors of them have no present publique authority , yet they have some way such countenance or assistance to be justified in parliament , ( if questioned for it ) as that they have the confidence to act openly , since they have likewise their emissaries or agents abroad in scotland , france , and other countries , very active to draw in foraine forces for their assistance : since in the mean time , they are indevouring by spies , and secret agents in all our quarters , to inveigle and invite the souldiers of this army to desert their officers and come to london , and for that purpose doe improve the advantage of the order or declaration of parliament afore-mentioned , for satisfaction of arreares to such as shall desert the army . and we finde they have the publick purse so much at their disposall , as to make good that , and other their undertakings of that nature , and yet such as have so deserted the army and received their arrears , are not discharged or dispersed , but continued together in bodies , and under command , in or near the city , ( as in particular some of sir robert py●s men , coll. greaves his cap. farmers and others still quartered upon kent ) since likewise they have their agents , and correspondents , labouring with the king to make contracts with him to draw his majesty to engage , and declare for them , or at least to declare himself a prisoner amongst us , whereby to stirre up and engage his party against us , since in all these respects we finde all delatory wayes ( which they industriously devise ) to be designed and made use of onely to our disadvantage , weakning , and ruine , and the kingdomes prejudice , and to their own advantage , and strengthening in their designes , the better to prepare for a new warre . and lastly , considering the multitudes of reformadoes and other souldiers , swarming about the city ( whom the persons we have charged and their accomplices , have at their beck , to bring up to westminster when they please ) and that by their frequent tumultuous confluences thither ( besetting , and sometimes blocking up the parliament dores threatning and offring violence to the persons of the most faithfull parliament men ) the just freedome of parliament seemes to be taken away or at least for the present abrogated in so much that those members who have served the kingdome hitherto with most faithfullnesse , diligence and integrity for the publike good , many of them dare scarce come to the house ; or ( if they doe ) they come in feare and perill of their lives , and when they are there , are awed , discharged , or disabled from discharging their consciences , or doing their duties to the kingdome . upon all these considerations , we are clearly convinc'd and satisfied , that both our duties and trust for the parliament and kingdom , calls upon us , and warrants us , and an imminent necessity ( for our own and the kingdomes safety , and prevention of a new warre ) enforceth us to make or admit of no longer delayes , but upon these foundations god hath given us with vigour and speed , to indevour in some extraordinary way , the vindicating of parliament freedome from tumultuons violence , the breaking of these designes and preparations that otherwise threaten a present imbroilement of the kingdome in more blood and war and a future perpetuable inslaving of it under faction and tyranny . and so ( if god see it good ) to put the parliament into a freedome and capacity ( with his majesties wished and hoped concurrence ) to settle the rightes , liberties , and peace of the kingdome . upon all these grounds , and for all these ends premised , we shall be inforced to take such courses extraordinary , as god shall inable and direct us unto , to put things to a speedy issue , unlesse by thursday night next we receive assurance and security to our selves and the kingdome , for a more safe and hopefull proceeding in an ordinary way , by having those things granted , which in order thereunto we have before insisted on . and shall here for more brevity and clearnesse , repeat as followeth . 1 that the declaration , inviting men to desert the army , and promising their arrears in case they doe so , may be recalled and anulled . 2 that the army may bee presently payed up equally to those that have deserted it . 3 that his majestys comming to richmond may bee suspended untill affaires be 〈◊〉 settled and composed . and in the meane time noe place may bee appoynted that may be any nearer to london than the parliament will allow the quarters of the army to bee . 4 that the members charged may bee forthwith suspended or sequestred the house . 5 that those that have deserted the army , may bee instantly discharged and dispersed and receive no more of their arrears till the army be first satisfied . 6 that both parliament and city may be speedily and effectually freed from those multitudes of reformados and souldiers before mentioned that flock together about london by a speedy dispatch and discharging of them from the city . 7 that all such listings or raysing of new forces or drawing together of any before mentioned and all preparations towards a new warre may be effectually declared against and suppressed as also all invitations or indeavours to draw in forraigne forces . 8 that the present perplexed affaires of the kingdome and those concerning the army is also all the things desired in our late representation in behalfe of the kingdome may be put into some speedy way of settlement , and composure . st. albans , june 23. 1647. by the appointment of his excellency sir thomas fairfax , and the councell of warre . john rushworth , secretary . finis . the proposalls delivered to the earl of nottingham, and the rest of the commissioners of parliament, residing with the army, from his excellency sir thomas fairfax, and the army resolved upon at a generall councell of warre held at reading july 17, 1647 : with a message sent by the lord wharton to the parliament : and a letter to the lord mayor, aldermen, and common councell, concerning the disposall of the militia of london into the former hands. england and wales. army. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a40493 of text r22046 in the english short title catalog (wing f221a). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 11 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a40493 wing f221a estc r22046 12298762 ocm 12298762 59119 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. a40493) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 59119) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 626:6) the proposalls delivered to the earl of nottingham, and the rest of the commissioners of parliament, residing with the army, from his excellency sir thomas fairfax, and the army resolved upon at a generall councell of warre held at reading july 17, 1647 : with a message sent by the lord wharton to the parliament : and a letter to the lord mayor, aldermen, and common councell, concerning the disposall of the militia of london into the former hands. england and wales. army. fairfax, thomas fairfax, baron, 1612-1671. nottingham, heneage finch, earl of, 1621-1682. 8 p. printed by matthew simmons for john pounset ..., london : 1647. reproduction of original in the university of illinois (urbana-champaign campus). library. eng england and wales. -army. great britain -history -civil war, 1642-1649. a40493 r22046 (wing f221a). civilwar no the proposalls delivered to the earl of nottingham, and the rest of the commissioners of parliament, residing with the army, from his excell england and wales. army. council 1647 1741 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a this text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2005-08 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2005-09 apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images 2005-10 mona logarbo sampled and proofread 2005-10 mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited 2006-01 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion the proposalls delivered to the earl of nottingham , and the rest of the commissioners of parliament , residing with the army , from his excellency sir thomas fairfax , and the army . resolved upon at a generall councell of warre held at reading july 17. 1647. with a message sent by the lord wharton to the parliament : and a letter to the lord mayor , aldermen , and common councell , concerning the disposall of the militia of london into the former hands . by the appointment of his excel . sir thomas fairfax , and the councell of warre . signed john rushworth secre. . london ; printed by matthew simmons for john pounset , and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the hand and bible , at the lower end of budge-row neere dowgate . 1647. these severall ensuing particulars , being considered , debated , and resolved upon at a generall councell of warre ( his excellency being present ) wee the commissioners of the army were appointed ( in the name and behalfe of them ) to present the same to your lordships , and the commissioners to be tendred with all speed to the parliament ; which wee accordingly offer and desire your speedy care therein ; that so an answer ( according to the desire and expectation of the army ) may be speedily returned to these particulars . 1. that there be an effectuall declaration forthwith published to the whole kingdome , against the inviting , bringing or coming in of any forraine forces , under any pretence whatsoever . 2. that the army may be paid up equall with the desertors thereof , according to the late votes of parliament : and that the army may forthwith be put into a constant course of pay , that they may not be so burdensome and oppressive to the countrey ; for the more speedy performance whereof ; wee desire , that the house of peers would be pleased to concurre with the desires of the house of commons , ( so often proposed to them ) for the reviving of the committee for the army , that so the assessements and great summes in arreares , both in the citie and eswhere , may be by their endeavour collected for the speedy and necessary supply of the army : and also , that the treasurers , and the committee of weavers-hall , may be speedily called to accompt , in what manner , and by what warrant the two hundred & thirty thousand pounds , lately intrusted in their hands , have been in so short a time consumed . 3. that the militia of the city of london , and the committee of the same , may consist of such persons , & speedily be returned into those hands , who formerly during the worst of times , have therein given large testimonies of their fidelity to the parliament and kingdome : which besides the reall security , will be to the parliament and kingdome in preventing of dangers repreparing towards a new warre , would conduce so much to the remooving of jealousies , and give such a ground of confidence to the army , as that wee might the better dispose it to larger quarters in severall parts , for the ease of the countrey . reading 18. july 1647. by the appointment of the commissioners for the army . william clarke . according to and in pursuance of the particular mentioned under the fifth head of the representation of the army , wee doe earnestly desire : that all persons imprisoned in england , or dominion of wales , ( not for delinquency in relation to the late warre , but for other pretended misdemeanors ) and whose imprisonment is not by the regulated course of law , but by order from either houses of parliament , ( or of committees flowing from them ) may be put into a speedy regular and equitable way of tryall , or ( if the necessitie of setling the generall affaires of the kingdome admit not their present tryall ) then they may have present liberty ( upon reasonable security ) for their appearance at a certain day , to answer what shall be charged against them in a legall way . and that when they shall be tryed , if they appeare wrongfully , or unduly imprisoned , they may have reparation according to their sufferings . in particular , wee desire this may be done in behalfe of lievtenant colonell john lilbourne , mr musgrave , mr overton , and others ( in their condition ) imprisoned in and about london . reading july 18. 1647. by the appointment of his excellency sir thomas fairfax , and his councell of warre . signed , john rushworth . a letter to the lord major , court of aldermen , and common-counsell , of the city of london . my lord and gentlemen ; in the carying on of the great businesses of the kingdom towards a generall and happy settlement , it hath been a fixed principle with us to make it our first endeavour with the parliament , that all things which threaten an engagement of the kingdom in a second warre , might be removed before we could have a confident expectation of a good issue ; upon a treaty with their commissioners , which course of ours , although it might have some appearance of delay : yet by men that are zealous of the kingdomes good ( we hope ) no endeavour will be judged unnecessary , that may secure the kingdom from the danger of any new imbroylements . wee are now come thus far , that the most materiall particulars which we have in preparation to propose , for the generall settlement of the affaries of the kingdom , have bin communicated to the parliaments commissioners ; and we hope they are satisfied , that they containe in them things tending to a generall good , and to lay an hopefull foundation for common right , and freedom , to the people of this land for future ; and for a lasting peace amongst us . but before we can securely intend and without interruption apply our selves , unto the proceedings and dispatch of the treaty , there upon wee have delivered into the hands of their comissioners , the paper which consists of three particulars , in the last whereof ( which is the militia of the city ) you being most immediately concerned , to the end you may see we would aske nothing which relates to you , without giving you a just account thereof , and all possible satisfaction therein ; we have also given a coppy thereof to your commissioners , to be here with sent unto you . wee should not desire this , or any thing else of that nature , were wee not perswaded , that what wee desire is seasonable , and for yours and the kingdomes good and quiet . and wee should willingly have been silent ( as to this : ) but considering the just jealousies which lye against some persons , now authorized in the exercise of that power amongst you , and those attempts which have bin made by some , who would have engaged your city , to a warre , had not your lordships and the court of aldermen and common-councell , by your wisdome prevented it , by geting those votes which were passed by the militia , made null ; wee cannot in a case of this importance but deale freely with you , in desiring your concurrence with ours to the parliament ; that the militia may be changed into those hands , out of which it was taken , of whose care and fidelity to the publicke , there hath been so long and large experience , as few ages have paralell'd . and if the interest wee have so long sought for be still the same , let it not seeme strange that wee desire both of the parliament and city , that those may be in places of such a trust , who have given the best proofe of their courage and constancy in prosecution of the same . having thus far declared our selves with all freedom and clearnesse to you , as we do not doubt of your good acceptance of our intention therein , so we desire your forwardnesse in a worke so much tending to mutuall confidence ; and to prevent the designes of any who would beglad to put obstructions in the way to a happy conclusion , and envie nothing more then the continuance of a right understanding between you and us . reading july 19. 1647. by the appointment of his excell . sir thomas fairfax and the counsell of warre . signed jo : rushworth secret . may it please your lordship ; wee made a dispatch unto you last night very late , by the post , and gave you then a generall account of our proceedings . and after the reading of the proposals mentioned in that dispatch ; had some papers brought unto us , by sir hardres waller , and other officers , containing some desires of the army , in order to their present security : which papers , before they were transcribed , were sent for backe againe . wee expect the returne of them this day , and shall thereupon transmit them to your lordship with all speed . in the meane time , it was held fit to desire the l. wharton to come up to you , for your more perfect knowledge in any thing that may relate to our former dispatches , and that nothing may be wanting on our parts in discharge of the trust reposed in us . who are redding july 19. 1647. your lordships humble servants nottingham . since the writing of this letter , these inclosed papers have been brought unto us by some of the officers of the army , which wee held our duty immediately to send to you . finis . the acts and monuments of our late parliament, or, a collection of the acts, orders, votes, and resolves that hath passed in the house by j. canne intelligencer generall. butler, samuel, 1612-1680. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a30740 of text r2958 in the english short title catalog (wing b6290). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 18 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 6 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a30740 wing b6290 estc r2958 12244678 ocm 12244678 56892 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. a30740) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 56892) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 131:12) the acts and monuments of our late parliament, or, a collection of the acts, orders, votes, and resolves that hath passed in the house by j. canne intelligencer generall. butler, samuel, 1612-1680. [2], 8 p. [s.n.], london : 1659. a satire. formerly wing b6290, number changed in cd-rom (1996) to a454a. reproduction of original in harvard university libraries. item incorrectly listed in reel guide at 131:11 eng england and wales. -parliament -anecdotes a30740 r2958 (wing b6290). civilwar no the acts and monuments of our late parliament: or, a collection of the acts, orders, votes, and resolves that hath passed in the house. by j [no entry] 1659 2788 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 c the rate of 11 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the c category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2002-05 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2002-06 spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images 2002-08 emma (leeson) huber sampled and proofread 2002-08 emma (leeson) huber text and markup reviewed and edited 2002-10 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion the acts and monuments of our late parliament : or , a collection of the acts , orders , votes , and resolves that hath passed in the hovse . by i. canne intelligencer generall . london : printed according to order , 1659. an advertisement to the reader . reader , thou art desired to take notice of the last order of parliament in this book mentioned , whereby i am enjoyned upon my oath to discover onely things tollerable and agreable to the practice formerly of the long parliament ; now the lands be sold , offices disposed of , and their own turnes satisfied , and they turned out ; i shall acquaint you further : for it is a maxime here , that if i sweare to be faithfull to another , if that other hath the worse of it ; i am not bound by this oath ; and this is the opinion of all reformed divines , and to my knowledge hath been put in practice for these 18 years ; so that being now discharged of that oath , i shall hereafter discharge a good conscience ; and set forth an history of rare things . these are not an ace to them i have in my budget , farewell , i. canne : the acts and monvments of our late parliament . may 9th . 1659. this day their small assembly was resolved into a grand committee , to debate what the house should be called in ordinary proceedings . lenthall . it shall be called the new-exchange . vane . it shall be called the house of prayer . hasilrig . it shall be called a gaole , for i see martin and other gaole-birds here . lowry . it shall be called naberden . skippon . it shall be called a den of theeves . atkins . it shall be called a house of office . scot . it shall be called the free state crosse . saloway . that is a superstitious name . let it be called the armies ware-house . martin . let it be called a church , for we are all saints . st. iohn . i am of opinion that by the ancient known lawes of england , this is the legallest parliament that ever was , and that the men that met here by oliver's and richard's writs made but illegall assemblies , therefore let it be called the parliament house . baron hill . baron nicholes . we are of the same opinion strongly . withrington . i shall declare no opinion as to the point , but shall consider thereof . prinne this day got in , and he would have it called bedlam , for here is frantick mr. st. iohn , hairbrained hasilrig , sensless lowry and atkins , possessed vane , distracted nichols , and a multitude more of madmen , besides fooles , therefore he thought it fit that the chaines and fetters might be removed from newgate hither , to be keepers of the liberties , thereupon the house ordered it to be referred to a committee , and adjorned till the afternoon , and that mr. prinne should come no more there , for he was too wise and too honest to be in that place . in the afternoon they met , and upon debate these things were resolved on . first resolved , that the family of the cromwell's were not born protector's . secondly resolved , that it 's more convenient we should have the government , we having already the crown lands , so they adjorned till the next morning . may 10th . this day it was referred to a committee to consider of the selfe denying ordinance , and they are to take notice that there are severall kings lands yet to be sould , therefore they are to report whether it be convenient that that ordinance be in force or no . may 11th . this day the committee , whereof st. iohn was chair-man , reported to the house , that by law that ordinance was of no force , for the intent of the makers of lawes must be observed , and it cannot be intended , that the makers thereof would so far prejudice their own interests as to have that ordinance to be in force when lands are to be sould , and places to be disposed of . may 12. ordered , that this day usually called ascension-day , be no more called so , but henceforth may 7th . be called by that name , in commemoration of our ascent to the old shop on that day . and this was the great work of that day . from may 13th . to may 20th . the house took into their consideration , the titles of honour and dignity conferred by squire oliver , and his son richard , and also other titles to be given , and thereupon it was enacted as followes . the contents of the act for names , titles , and dignities , &c. first enacted , that our fellow member alderman atkins , be no more called alderman tom. alderman shitbritch , sir tom , sir alderman , tom. thumb , but in all ordinary proceedings he be called and stiled tom fool , and in exigents , let him be named tom. turd . secondly , that harry nevill be no more called religious harry nevill , that the people may take notice he is one of the councell of state . thirdly , that the eldest son of oliver protector have the same addition of title and dignity , that the long parliament conferred upon the eldest son of the late king to all intents and purposes . fourthly , that all other titles of honour whatsoever be sequestred , and the profits arising thence to goe to the payment of the late protectors debts . provided that this act not any thing herein shall not be construed to take away or null those apt and reasonable titles that are given to the severall members and councell of state , and recorded in the excellent book of englands confusion . from may 20th . to iune 1. this day the regulation of the law was taken into consideration : and , resolved , that the ablest lawyers be prohibited to judge or practise , that the law may florish and justice be done . ordered , that old collonel walton grow yong again before three weeks , or the dissolution of this parliament , and by that time become as frollick as he was with the barbers wife , that his young wife may no longer be forced to get a snap abroad , at the great charge of the publick ; and that in the interim he sit close in the house , and that she hath allowed to her an universall tolleration during that time and no longer . yesterday the colt formerly drowned at huntington , and taken up at the great charge and paines of the mayor and recorder , was voted a sturgion , vemine contradicente , and it was ordered that serjeant bernard have the next sturgion , to his own use , any grant or prescription to others notwithstanding . resolved . that paules-steeple is the crosse that stood formerly in cheap-side , and therefore to be pulled down forthwith . reported from the committee of safety as followes . that the best way to settle this nation in peace is to sell the residue of the lands , &c. and dispose of them amongst the parliament-men that were not liberally provided for before 1653. yet we conceive that sir arthur hasilrig remembred himselfe pretty well before that time , however if the parliament adjudge 30000 lb per annum , not sufficient for him , let him have more . this report was taken into consideration accordingly , being of great import . thereupon the house resolved into a grand committee to debate the proportioning of the said lands to the particular members according to their wants . lenthall . gentlemen can ye think that i , that i your speaker , your everlasting speaker , who am resolved to live and dye with you at 5 lb per diem , can live to maintain my selfe and family at that great rate i now live at , and support the grandeur that should attend the speaker to so noble persons , with 13000 lb per annum , and not above 80000 lb in personall estate . skippon . i have enough of 1000 lb per annum , and desire no more to live as well as mr. speaker . hasilrig . you say well , but 100000 lb per annum is better , and upon my credit i want dan. collingwood's estate to make me up ●0000 lb per annum , i pray consider it . scot . gent. my father in law plush-bacon is dead , and hath cheated me of 5000 lb , besides it will take 10000 lb per annum to make me honest . martin . if i have not enough to pay my debts in present , and to maintain as many whores as the e. of midlesex lord munson ( my fellow boarder in southwark ) or the late e. of warwick , i 'le leave the house and goe to prison again , what ? doe you think i 'le help to cheat the people for nothing . vane . come gent. if you will be a little religious , you may make shift with 15000 lb per annum as i doe . darly . my eldest son wishes me hanged that i served so long in this trade , and am like to leave him no better estate . pray think on it . st. iohn . i have built me a little house lately , and want some ground to lay to it . if you 'l grant me a forrest , i 'le remove my house thither , for the law is as clear as it was in e. of straffords . that i may remove it by habeas corpus . weavour . come gent. you are a little too buisy , take heed the army prevent not the designe , i am a good willer to the mathematickes my selfe , but le ts make them sure , for upon my credit lambert is no foole , thereupon the house adjourned till iune first . from iune the first to the 4th this day the house took into consideration that seasonable motion of mr. weavour , and have ordered as followes . ordered that the army officers be fooled out of their old commissions , by vertue of which they were our masters , and that they take new ones from us , by vertue of which we are their masters . ordered likewise that we juggle with some of the stoutest and sobrest colonels in the army to goe snipps with us under-hand , that they may curbe the rest and keep them in awe . ordered that hacker and okey be two of them , and that there be but 2. besides listed into this confederacy , least it be discovered , or least we give too much from our selves . ordered lastly , that this present parliament sit till may next , ( if lambert be not too cunning for them before that time ) and that in the interim , parliament men be valued at penny a peece , and that the former value of 12 a penny set upon them in 1653 be made voide . iune the 4th . this day the house took into consideration the busines between harry nevill and stroud sheriffe in bark-shire , which is referred to a committee to report , if it be not all the reason in the world that one of the councell of state should have 1500 lb whether it belongs to him or no , and that stroud should pay it , for not returning him to that parliament , which nevill hath 100 times sworne to be no parliament . ordered by the house that mr. st. iohn be assist●nt to that committee to informe how the same stands , and whether magna carta doth not warrant that , as well as the darke lanthorne . monday iune 6th . this day came an expresse from ireland that the noble and valiant deputy ; will ere long learn fleetwood more wit , and lambert more honesty , and that he will turn these juglers out of their box , as his father did . ordered thereupon that he forthwith repair to england , if he be such a fool , and that we catch him in our clutches if we can , least he obstruct our religious designes . iune 7th . this day the house considered of mr. harrington's proposalls concerning a free state . and thereupon , resolved . that he 's a fool to buisy his nodle about that which the house never thinks on , for when they have made all even , they 'le break up schoole . iune 8th . ordered that mr. harrington be forthwith dispatched to iamaica that famous island , and forme his common-wealth there , and that he hath all the golden mines for his paines . iune 9th . resolved . that all papists and jesuits be tollerated in england , and that anabaptists and quakers be inserted into the army , that by that time the parliament have gotten into their hands the residue of what is left , the army may make mutinies among themselves and discharge us , and set the people against them , and we goe scot free . iune 10th . the house this day upon consideration that the high and mighty prince vane is to marry with the illustrious infant of wimble●on-house , ordered that richard cromwell depart from thence forthwith , to make way for their highnesse , and that the banquetting house be prepared with a pair of bagpipes , and a north country jigg to entertain the nobles that shall attend the solemnization of those nuptials . iune 11th . to iune 18th . ordered that hacker and okey have a strict eye of lambert when he goes into whitehall , least he steps into the chaire . the house called mr. canne in , and ordered him to publish only what was agreable to their former proceedings , and if it fell out at any time that they should doe otherwise then the people expect , that he should conceale the same , whereto canne ( their news maker ) agreed and was sworne . finis . gentle-men , although this remedy differ from the matter , i have before treated off , and intend to proceed in , until i have made all publick : yet at the desire of a friend , i have brought this to publick view ; hopeing it will prove as a pill to stay your stomacks untill the rest follow . yours j. c. a cure for the state an excellent composition of sir henry vane's affection to the ministery , of sir arthur hesilrigg's honesty , of henry martin's chastity , of the lord fleetwood's valour , of an high court of justice mercy , of each two grains . two law-arguments of baron wilde's own making , two ounces of the shavings of the lord mayors beard , one scruple of alderman tichborn's conscience , seven drops of alderman atkin's elixary , one pound of the cities slavery , one dram of kiffen's divinity , with three full gallons of widowes and orphants tears , boyle all these together the full time of one of doctor owens sermons at the fast of the house , then closs stopt up with the paste of scotch charity , the speakers religion , and sir gilbert's constancy . two spoonfulls of this taken every morning fasting , will preserve you from the like apostacy , that the army and other saints have of late fallen into , and make you stick close to the parliament . approved by the colledge of physicians . made publick for the good of the common-wealth . by p. c. doctor of physick . the army brought to the barre, legally examined, arraigned, convicted and adjudged that they are not the self-denying army, nor the restorers of our laws, liberties 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(eebo-tcp ; phase 1, no. a25836) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 53418) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 49:17) the army brought to the barre, legally examined, arraigned, convicted and adjudged that they are not the self-denying army, nor the restorers of our laws, liberties and priviledges, but obstructors to the happinesse of the king and people. andrew all truth. [2], 13 p. s.n.], [london : 1647. on the political struggle between parliament and the army. signed: andrew, all truth. place of publication from wing. reproduction of original in thomason collection, british library. eng england and wales. -army. england and wales. -parliament. great britain -history -civil war, 1642-1649. a25836 r23376 (wing a3709). civilwar no the army brought to the barre, legally examined, arraigned, convicted and adjudged. that they are not the self-denying army, nor the restore andrew all truth 1647 6344 11 0 0 0 0 0 17 c the rate of 17 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the c category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2006-02 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2006-02 aptara keyed and coded from proquest page images 2007-02 taryn hakala sampled and proofread 2007-02 taryn hakala text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion the army brought to the barre , legally examined , arraigned , convicted and adjudged . that they are not the self-denying army , nor the restorers of our laws , liberties , and priviledges , but obstructors to the happinesse of the king and people . james 3. 13 , 14. who is a wise man , and endued with knowledge amongst you ? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meeknesse of wisdome . but if yee have bitter envying and strife in your hearts , glory not , and lie not against the truth . printed in the yeare , 1647. the army brought to the bar. it hath been for these six years space and more , the complaints of divers of the inhabitants of this kingdom , concerning the slavish servitude they endured under the king and his cavaliers ; and there be others who complain of the servile bondage they groaned under by the parliament and their committees , but now 't is justly to be feared , that there is a yoke of servitude far worse then the two former , preparing to be put upon the necks of all englishmen , by an over-ruling independent army , who have assumed so much boldnesse and audacity ( having the power in their own hands ) to controule the parliament , city , and whole kingdome , meerely to drive on their own interests and designes . and our servitude is like to be very miserable , if three things be considered . 1 the condition and nature of the servitude : 't is a martiall servitude , the worst of all : what will not the sword in the hands of such an ignorant multitude doe ? our estates , lives , fortunes , liberties , and religion , will prostrate themselves at the glittering of a naked sword , all shall be within the reach of a swords point , to be disposed of according to their pleasures and commands . 2 the qualifications wherewith the persons are endowed who must rule us : namely the armies agitators , men of transcending knowledge and judgement , especially one of them , of whom ( by one that knows him ) i am credibly informed , can neither write nor reade . if we were to be governed by men found in judgement , and experienced in the laws of the land , we might expect a milder servitude , but from them wee must expect according to education , for as their breeding is , so is their disposition , we cannot expect a gentle usage from men of rude education , but if these and such as they be men rightly qualified to give rules and laws to a parliament and kingdom , then i leave it all indifferent men to judge , then this proverb shall be verified , sus mivervam docet : ideots shall teach the learned , and men scarce fit to be subject , shall become our rulers : but yet let the agitators and the rest of the counsellors , remember this , that malum concilium consultori pessimum . 3 the third thing which will cause our servitude to be very miserable if it happens , ( which i pray god i may never live to see ) will be the strangenesse and unwontednesse of it : wee were before happily governed by our king ( charles our dread lord and sacred sovereign , ( whose dayes god prolong , ) but now we shall be miserably governed by many tyrants , who would fain be rulers and magistrates , yet can scarce tell how to be men . we were before governed and ruled by monarchy , we shal now be governed by democracy , how wil our english necks be accustomed to such unwonted and uneasie yoaks , surely we must needs kick and winch , which if we doe , let them set fast ( being good-horse-men because souldiers ) lest they be cast out of the saddle to the ground . quest . but some may say ( and i doe verily believe many meerly upon that ground cleave to them ) that they have been the only instruments under god , of our preservation and safety , and therefore their proceedings now may be warrantable . answ. 't is true , they have done very nobly ( through god ) in what they undertook , yet one good act committed cannot be a veil to hide all other offences : shall a villain be pardoned for murther , because hee hath done some worthy deeds before , god forbid ? shall a man for some brave exploit before performed be so far exempted as to escape punishment , if hee be guilty of a crime , no : the more noble and brave their former proceedings were ; makes their present undertakings seem more horrible , for nullius viri species vehementiùs accessit , quàm quae ab initio habuit dulcedinem : no wine becomes more sowre then that which was at first the sweetest : so they , so long as they obeyed , and honoured the commands of the parliament , they were most notably victorious and successfull in all their enterprizes , and none did better , but now having revolted , and become like sweet wine turn'd to vineger , & doing things , neither warrantable by law nor reason , in this none did worse . quest . but again , some may say , there is no feare of any oppression , or servitude , when as all their declarations , proclamations ; and letters do signifie that they entend , nay , protest they will endeavour to preserve the prerogative and honour of the king , to uphold the priviledge of parliament , to mayntain the liberty of the subject , to establish a true and sound religion , and to settle a firme and lasting peace in this kingdome , and therefore before all these be established , 't is not necessary they should disband . answ. 't is true , it cannot be denied , that all their declarations , remonstrances do signifie , they do really intend , or at least pretend all these , and first they will endeavour to preserve the honour and prerogative of the king , and to settle him in peace and happinesse in this throne , which they will very hardly do , for the very tenents , and principles of an independant run crosse , and quite blank against king and monarchy . now if such as go quite contrary to me , may be said to go along with mee , and if hee be accounted my advancer , who endeavours to pull me down , then will i believe that an independant will preserve a king , but againe , if example may strengthen beliefe in this particular , then this of major scot by name , ( an independant by religion , a villain by his actions ) is most remarkable , who ( if fame hath not forgot to tell truth ) being asked by colonel brown , whether he were come to kisse his majesties hand , made answer , hee had rather follow him to the gallows ; o monstrum horrendum , informe , ingens , cui lumen ademptum : now , if this mans opinion being an independant may go for the rest , ( man did i call him , more fit to be termed a devill ) i say if the rest agree with him in opinion , being of one and the same religion , then 't is plainly seen which way their hearts , and resolutions tend , although their declarations ( to delude the world ) seem and pretend to go quite contrary ; this is that sect , who being employed as a factor by the clothiers of barfould in suffolke , runs away at one time with the value of 1500 pounds worth of cloth ( as i am credibly informed . ) i omit to recount many more ( as that daring affront offered by cornet joyce ) in removing his majesty from holdenby , contrary to the pleasure of both houses , and his own royall assent . i omit that of crumwel , who ( when his majesty refused to signe a paper given him , by him ) answered his majesty , that he had as good he had : yet in passing by these , and many more his royall majesty hath shewed an incredible patience , yet though the lion sleeps , he is not dead , but keeps a catalogue of all in his sacred brest , and will repay all with much use upon the backs of some , although hee be now their prisoner , if such as these preserve the prerogative of the king , then say men goe upon their heads , when they goe upon their feet , and you may as well , — 2 their declarations professe to uphold the priviledges of the parliament , but i beseech you tell me who are lesse upholders , nay , who are greater dissolvers of the parliament , and confounders of the priviledges thereof , then themselves ? which is manifestly evident by severall particulars . first , what was the impeaching the eleven members upon a meere bare pretence of some great thing laid to their charge , when nothing could be proved against them , no , 't was meerly their policy ( under a pretence of frivolous slanders and reproaches ) to draw them out of the house , and to rob them of their birthright given them by their countrey ) whereby ( by their absence ) their own party might be the more prevalent to carry on their own designes , and upon this bare pretence they must be forthwith suspended the house , although by the said house they were fully cleered , yet for modesty sake ( a thing very commendable in them ) they upon their own desire ( and to satisfie the humour of the army ) absented themselves from setting in the house , and yet for all this some of them are threatned , some ●ought for , and some scandalous hue and cries sent after in a reproachfull way , some taken , and others searched , as sir william waller , who had leave ( with the rest ) and passes from the speaker , to goe beyond sea , or any other place whether they please . now i would fain know by what authority they doe these things , they could not have their authority from the parliament ( they having the speakers passe to goe at their pleasure , ) 't is well known they had their authority from themselves , and the root and ground of all this malice , and calumny , and envy against them , is because they were not friends to their proceedings as they desired , and yet their charge is not yet brought in ( because they pretend first to settle the more important affairs of the kingdome , which if it be not brought in before the kingdom is setled by them , the eleven members shall never need to be afraid of their tryall , and again , was it not an incroaching upon the priviledges of parliament , to set them a certain day , nay , a prefixt houre of the day , by which time they should send them an answer to their demands ( though unreasonable ) or else they would do so and so , march with their army towards london , what was the result of the agitators of the army , when they voted all them to be suspended the house , and to sit there no more , or to sit at their perill : who sate in parl. when the speaker & the rest fled to them ? was not this a great diminution to the priviledges of parl. but pray why are those that set then thus censured , because they did not ( contrary to their consciences ) desert the house , and their trust , and come to them , i pray assure mee you that know the laws of this land ( of which i confesse my self to be wholy ignorant ) who have been the faithfullest patriots , those that sat , or those that deserted the house , i know you will say those that sat , and mayntained their trust against all opposition whatsoever ; however if it be their fortune ( i cannot say ill fortune ) to be driven frō the house ( though contrary to their priviledges ) by the power of the army , yet they will have many companions , and foelice est miseris socios habuisse doloris , yet if it so come to passe , yet confident i am , that the time will come againe , when they shall set to do their countrey service , and shall enjoy ( in spight of such an over-ruling army ) all their former priviledges and honour , and shall at last be accounted the best lovers of peace , and their countrey . i admire what bloud ran then in our nobles veins , when they so deserted the parliament , was all the royall bloud which was wont to run in our english nobles veins then lost , by my consent , if they commit the like act again , they shall forfeit both their honour and dignity , if such as these ( i mean not the lords ) be the upholders of parliaments , they are like to have good housholders , and if such acts as these be upholding , the priviledges of parliament , i say no more but , ô tempora ! ô mores ! 3 their declarations ( i confesse ) demonstrate how that they will endeavour to mayntain the liberty of the subject , which is a thing they as little intend as the former , else what meanes their oppressing the countries by their daily needlesse quarters ( though it be not denyed , they carry themselves very orderly where they come , 't is true and 't is policy so to do , for thereby they make their actions more plausible , and their ruling longer-liv'd then it would of it self be , for if they should carry themselves any way unbeseeming , all would vie with one hand and arme to subdue them ; the fetching home of the king , and setling him in his throne ( which i know they never intended ) they declare to the world to increase their number ( many following the king as a loadstone ) and to colour and varnish their unjust and unheard of proceedings , they are politicians and will prove the better statesmen : and they have already a little learned to dissemble , because they would verifie that ancient proverbe , nescit imperare , qui nescit dissimulare , witnesse else cromwel ( who being a member of the honourable house of commons ) ( which place by his fore-mentioned unheard of authority , hath long since unjustly forfeited ) i say cromwel in the house declared that if the houses would but send the very shadow of their commands to them for to lay down their armes , they would readily obey , and lay them down at the house of commons doore , and ●ow they have verified this saying upon the houses command for their disbanding , sent to bury , and severall commands sent them since . let the world judge &c. and againe , if they maintain the liberty of the subject , what do they meane when they force the house ( contrary to the dictates of their owne consciences ) to recall and revoke their votes , passed in a free , and full house ; and all this because it doth not please the pallat of the sweete tooth'd army , ( as i may justly tearm it ) these be them that in all their propositions , and remonstrances , speak for a free parliament , and yet none so much doth force the parliament as themselves . but we may see light through the least crevice . i would fain know what confidence , and trust , the subjects of england can repose upon any vote the houses passes concerning them , when as their votes are beat back again ( as i may say ▪ ) by the sword into their own mouthes , or if they come forth , they are not obeyed by a lawlesse , and over-ruling multitude : what fruits , and enjoyements , can the subject have of this parliament , when as their votes are made voyd , and nulled ( though contrary to humaue reason , and their own priviledges ) yet by the threatning power of an independent army . and by this their actions , they not only hinder the free course of the parliament , but they cause the people to loath parliaments as long as this generation lasteth , and if the parliament shall vote what they desire our of feare , or condicend what they propound out of love ; what english man will ever again honour a parliament ? furthermore , i desire to know what security , and hopes these subjects can have who are lenders of the publique faith , for their mony so lent , when as their greatest securities , the excise , and bishops lands , and many other lies under the command of the sword of a revolting army . i wonder what liberty the citizens can expect , when sir thomas is the merchants cash-keeper , and the tradsmens shopkeeper . ( pray god he gives a good accompt ) he commands all , the tower key is the picklock key , whereby hee may enter every mans house at his pleasure . i wonder what priviledge the apprentices will reap by their freedomes , when as every tag , rag , shagd souldier will be free of any trade in the city , by the armies copy-hold . is the liberty of the subject , and the freedome of the city like thus to bee maintained ? iudge all reasonable men , to reason it is impossible , that that which is deliberately enacted by the parliament can be of force , when it is repealed again by violence . 4 their declarations , &c. presents to the view of the world another false glasse , which is , that they will to their utmost endeavours procure to settle a firme , and lasting peace in this kingdome . i believe they they will use their utmost endeavours , and doe ( but what to doe ? ) to procure all into their own clurches , not to settle peace and vnity : which if they do , let their military preparations speak , their daily listings of men , there fetching armes and ammunition from the tower of london , the taking of tilbury blockhouses in essex , and their possessing themselves of many strong holds in this kingdome , the placing colonell liburne governour of newcastle , and yet for all that , the city , nor kingdome must not raise a man for their own defence , for fear of involving this kingdome in a second war . what means such acts as these ? bee such preparations for warre as these , settlers of a happy peace in england ? o reason , speak the truth ! fooles do you determine ? can he which comes thrusting with a naked sword at my breast , be tearmed the saver of my life ? reason saies no , and the same reason tels me , that their present proceedings truly considered , shall not ( neither ever can ) settle peace in the land . but if they intend to settle peace , for what purpose do they surround and incompasse london , ( londoners looke about you ) and their having the commands of some forts thereof , is it to confirme peace ? beleive it , they that strive to settle peace by the sword , distract it ; however if all these be the mother of peace , i feare the child will be still-born , or if it see the light , it will not live long , but will dye before the mother rises up , or to speak plaine , before the armies layes down . but if it prove contrary to expectation , and reason ) that these their actions produce peace , it is a way newly found out , which our statesmen never knew : but they are politians , and policy is but a circumstantiall dissembling , pretending one thing , intending another ; 't is like to prove such a policy ; i feare their hearts doe turne tounges , to give their tongues the lye in this particular . 5. lastly , their declarations professe that they will be establishers of true religion in its purity . if they be the guardions and establishers of our religion , actum est de nostra religione , you may shake hands with true religion ; if they settle true religion , it will bee the cleane contrary way , and under pretence of allowance to tender consciences , which they desire ) all schismes , sects , and dangerous . opinions will ( rush in ; that gap is so wide that many other opinions destructive to the common-waalth will rush in unavoydably . though i confesse in things meerly indifferent , and no wayes prejudiciall to the common-wealth , a respect is necessary to bee had to tender consciences , but in things of great concernment ( the word of god not sincerely construed ) is to beare more sway then a tender conscience , for if a religion or any thing else seises a mans genius , he wil flye to the altar of a tender conscience , though he hath not a tender conscience , or rather none at all , i say he will make conscience the shelter , and refuge for his villanies , but in any thing which the word of god distinctly commands , and reason , and experience , and examples confirmes , in my opinion wee must not controle , nor disobey it , under pretence , or coulor of a tender conscience . i pray god such ranging souldiers ( used hereunto ) doe not open this gap to let in all manner of fower footed beasts , and two legged monsters as themselves to graze in the flourishing field of our true religion . but if such actors , and acts such these be the preservers of the prerogative of the king , the upholders of the priviledges of parliament , the maintainers of the liberty of the subject , the setlers of a lasting peace , the establishers of true religion , i shall desire to use but one clause of the letany before it bids adieu to us , and gives it vltimum vale to the world . which is , from such preservers , vpholders , maintainers , setlers , and establishers , good lord deliver us . but rule they will , for in reference to some petitions presented to them , they say , this , and this is the sense of the army , whereby they make their sense the supreame law of the land . and the unreasonablenesse of their proceedings is seene in two things . 1. in this , the tumult of the apprentices on the 26. of iuly , forcing the parliament to unvote , what they had formerly voted , and disturbing and affronting the members of both houses ( which truly i do not allow ) must be by them tearmed a breach of the parliaments priviledges , and the contrivers and abbettors thereof must bee proceeded against according to law , and justice , and themselves ( though gu 〈…〉 y of the same crime ) are scot free , and escape unpunished , and escape unpunished , not because they have not merited any , but because the sword sayes nay , they shall not suffer . 1 now take a review of both their acts , the apprentices came ( 't is true ) in their persons , and compelled the members of parliament to revoake what had been before voted upon the desire of the army . but vollitur causa desinet effectus , there is never no effect without a cause ; if the army had not first ( by their unjust desires ) compelled the parliament by their votes to alter the old militia , the apprentices had never came in such a tumultuous manner to force them ( in the same kind ) to revoake that which before upon the armies unheard of demands had been passed ; so that if the army had not first piped , and led the way , the apprentices would never have danced after them , for they fearce knew the way to westminster , so that the army was the only cause of that mutiny . 2. the army they ( 't is confessed ) came not in their own persons , but they sent their power , and command ( as their subordinate deputy ) to them , and forced them to revoke , and call in their declaration wherein they were proclaimed traytors ( yet they will be traytors upon record ) or if they did not , they would do so , and so , thus , and thus , and march with their whole army up to london , as if they would compell them by their presence . now the state of the cause stands thus , whether a deputy sent from a ruler , or an embassador sent from a prince , be not as effectuall , and of as much force as the prince , or ruler in person , if so , then the army are as deep in that crime ( nay deeper ) then the apprentices , seeing they can command as much by their deputyes , as others can do by appearing in person ; however it stands with reason , that what is not allowable in the one , cannot bee expedient in the other , and yet the army is not proceeded against , but quod defertur , non offertur . quest . but some may say that of the apprentices was the more unwarrantable in regard they forced the speaker , and some of the other members to flye from the house . 't is true , the substance doth worke more upon mans nature then the shadow , yet being the shadow is the image of the substance , and the deputy represents the image of his lord and master , the army is as equall guilty of the said crime as the other , yet neither are warrantable neither by law , nor reason , nor can ever such clashings strike good fire to the common-wealth : but how can the speaker warrant that his absence , you say he was forced and affrighted , and was not they that stayed behind forced and affrighted as well as he and the rest , if so , how then comes it to passe that they deserted not the house as well as the other , yet for their faithfullnesse in cleaving close to their truth , they must be subject to the votes of acompany of illeterate agitators , and a councell of war , and to desert the house according to their pleasure : if this be just , and to uphold , nay if it be not to break the free priviledges of a parliament , let themselves be their own judges . againe doth it become the speaker and the rest , being placed as magistrates in such authority , to desert the house upon a pretence of feare , and leave the kingdome in the lowest ebbe , and in the greatest storme , like a ship in a tempest ready to sink , no , 't was not feare , i believe it was a thing called a guilty conscience which made them flye . 2. there unreasonable proceedings are manifest in the manner of the impeaching the 11 honourable members , they did not ( as those which censure aright alwayes do ) examin two things before they censure : first whether the parties censured have done good or ill : secondly whether they themselves could have done better . but they never have these considerations , but being turned by the wheele of their own in terests , never regard how mens good names are as white balls , which will infinitely get soyle by tossing : but their censures against these 11 worthy impeached members , are like the butts of rams-hornes against the walls of iericho , they lay levell all their worthy deeds at once . but for all this , the saying of a worthy writer may be fitly applyed here . 〈…〉 mutatis , mutandis , ille crucem pretium sceleris tulit , hic diadema , it may be verified of them &c. now a word to london : ô london , sero sapium phryges , the phrygies were wise too late ; and so were you , t is too late ( they being in ) to keep sir thomas and his followers out , 't is too late ( when the horse is stollen ) to shut the stable doore , yet i dare say , and i verily believe , had the city but shewne there teeth at them , they durst not have approached ; and i believe there were steeled swords in the city , which would have pierced crumwells skin , in spight of his iron sides , and there were sturdy mastives in the city , which would have baited that bull into the isle of ely , from whence he came , and truly it would be a greater honour to him to turne brewer againe in that island , and for colonell pride to assume his profession of a brewers clarke againe in london , then in being such evill instruments of the common-wealth in the places they are for , praest●t in●p 〈…〉 esse ; quàm impium . i would speake one word ( if without offence ) to the revolted citizens within the city , and there erevolting neighbours , s 〈…〉 and i would aske them one question , what was there intention in lying dormant to let the army thus subdue the city ? i wonder what mercy either would have found , if the army had come in in fury ? they would all have been in the same shocke of calamity ; and misery ; friends , and foes are both a like in the eyes of such a multitude , what honour have you atchieved by selling and betraying the city ( as iudas did our saviour ? ) and although you have not iudas his first wages mony , yet you may have his last wages , and reward , ( hanging ) and truly it were a thing fit in my opinion , that all those that were in this crime of revolting , shovld have revolter written in all there foreheads , to there utter infamy to all ages , and posterity● . quest . but some say , 't is better it is thus ended , and that they stood it not out against the army , a great deale of precious bloud is saved thereby ? answ. to that i answer , some bloud ( i confesse ) must have beene spilt , how ever , 't were better a little were lost , then all your liberties lost , come citizens , libertas dici inaestim abilis , you applyed a certaine remedy to a suspected disease , you feared shedding of some bloud , which was but suspected , and did not feare the losing of your liberties , which is certaine ; if the city had stood out in a generall defence , much bloud could not have been spent , for plus virtus unita valet , vis nihill vinci si meus null fides null sit , null manus . and if the city had but done so , terme time , that army would not have hurt it , but they might have enjoyed their ancient freedoms , and liberties , which now they must bid adieu unto . a word to sir thomas and the army under his command , gentlemen souldiers , and agitators ; you shall scarce be warme in your honour by these proceedings ; theeves of honour seldome find joy , in there purchases , ( stability never ) you seeke honour ( like absolon ) by indirect meanes , but you may ( like him ) be pulled down with a vengeance , you aspire to preferment by wrong meanes , being like them that ascend a paire of staires on horse-back , it is tenne to one but your beasts will cast you before you reach the top of preferment ; though caesar had not his equall , nor pompey his superiour , yet fairefax may meete with both , and although yet no rubs crosse him in his undertakings , but all things smile upon him with an auspicious reverence , yet before hee attaines the throne , many lets must encounter him . there is a king , who when ( like the sun ) hee shall arise againe in our horison , will by his glorious beames chase away these numerous flies : i say there is a king , a cavalier , a byshop , a presbyterian , a round-head , and a true englishman , all antipodes to independants ; therefore fairefax hold thy hand , the beginning of thy reigne shall not come in our almanacks this yeare ; agitators leave plotting , and counselling , it is better to desist betimes , then to be forced to it nolens , volens , a sword of gold will command an englishman , more than a sword of steele ; fairefax take warning , beware , and look behind to what hath beene done , you signe all that is presented to you from your agitators , and your councell of warre ; your hand is upon record for all , your back must heare all , it will sinke you if you be not strong back'd ; you must answer and appeare for all , when crumwell and the rest of your councellours will pull there necks out of the collar , though as guilty as you they will set you in the front of the battle to beare the brunt , when they thems●lves will fall back to the reare and be secure , o beware , bewise , praestat sero , quum nunquam . a word to all true noble englishmen , be patient you who have bin grinded by the king , you that have been oppressed by the parliament , and now been slaves to this over-ruling revolting army , or oppressed by any subordinate power , derived from any of these three waits , and be patient all you that have lost your goods and estates ; flebile principium melior fortunae sequata est , there will come a time when all shall enjoy there own , when king charles is setled agai in his throwne and injoyes his own , which shall be my daily prayers , and that this kingdome may flourish againe with all the freedomes , liberties and happinesse it formerly enjoyed , which god of his infinite mercy grant , amen . now souldiers ( gentlemen souldiers ) i would tearme you if your proceedings were answerable ; if you wynch , 't is to be feared you are galled , and if i have any way incensed you , you must not stirre ; you are bound to the peace , your hands are tyde behinde you in two regards . first , you goe under the notion of saints , and saints are not envious nor vindictive , you allow liberty of conscience to doe and speake , therefore you cannot exempt me , and in this regard , though i thought not to have revealed my name ; yet because you shall see i do not feare , my name is , andrew , all truth . courteous reader ; if in any thing in the foregoing discourse thou hast reaped any profit , i shall think my selfe fully satisfied for my paines : there is nothing in it , but what is as cleare as the sun . and as my conscience commanded me , so have i obeyed and publisht it , though contrary to my desire . if any thing therein displease thee , thy pardon i humbly crave , and rest thine finis . several instances of the wrongs and oppressions by q's and r's, suffered by the sailers of the english navy from the beginning of the late war most humbly presented to the fountain of justice, the parliament of england. byrne, gerrald. 1699 approx. 18 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 4 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; 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ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p5, characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng england and wales. -royal navy -pay, allowances, etc. 2006-04 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2006-05 aptara keyed and coded from proquest page images 2006-06 andrew kuster sampled and proofread 2006-06 andrew kuster text and markup reviewed and edited 2006-09 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion several instances of the wrongs and oppressions by q's and r's , suffered by the sailers of the english navy , from the beginning of the late war : most humbly presented to the fountain of justice , the parliament of england . it is the misfortune of the poor sailers of the english-navy , to have few or no friends to take their part , or represent their grievances to the parliament , in order to have them redress'd : justice indeed carries an equal ballance , but both the scales hang over the earth , without any respect to the sea. tho' our sailers are as true to their country as the needle of their compass is to the course they steer , as faithful as the steel to the loadstone ; yet are they little minded by those in whose power it is to do them justice , as if their generation were monstrous , because their lives are amphibious ; are born on the land , and do service on the water , yet have common justice on neither : they are english-men but till they are 16 or 18 years of age , then arrived to the ne plus ultra of their liberty , their freedom being in perpetual danger , liable to be invaded by every press-master ; and those which were born to the rights and immunities of an english-man , has all his property knock'd on the head at once , and hawl'd away and constrain'd on board ship , an honourable sort of vassalage . thus wives have their husbands torn from their arms , mothers the only hopes of their families forc'd into confinement more durable and uneasy than that of their wombs , fathers and sons imprisoned in one wooden goal . but were this all , the bondage would seem more easy ; the mariners never think their service to their country too much , they plough the wide ocean , contend with the raging billows of the deep ; and with a bravery peculier to the sons of the sea , meet and fight their enemy with a wonderful contentment and alacrity , in defence of their country , and those rights and privileges of which they have so small a share . indeed their country has not been backward in making a generous allowance suitable to the bravery of men engag'd in such dangerous enterprizes ; but their ill stars have laid them under such dismal circumstances , under such a monstrous and unparallel'd conduct , that in the midst of the plenty provided for them , they have been in the greatest wants . it is commonly observ'd in dealings amongst mankind , that the service of labourers require present mony , and the laws of the realm have a great respect to the wages of servants , allowing them to be first paid , even before bonds , or any previous obligations of a contrary nature : but some wou'd have every sailer an exlex , and would make us believe that the same decorum of justice is not to be us'd in states and governments , as is practised amongst men of inferior ranks and qualities : however , as the debts to the sailers are national , it ought to be a national concern ; and grievances of this kind being un-redress'd , may procure a national judgment . that the q's and r's upon the navy-books , are a common grievance to the poor widows of sailers , and their attorneys , will loudly justifie to their great grief and loss . the r , upon the navy-books is an immovable letter , very significant of injustice , and serves there as a period in other books , putting a full stop to the sailors pay ; and tho' the person that sets the permanent r , may be but a cypher himself in the account of justice and true worth , yet his letter r , is productive of vast sums of mony , into the pocket of some body or other , to the ruin of the seamen . this r , in navy language or character ( which you please ) signifies run , and this run is of different meaning and signification too , it is crambo'd and tortur'd most damnably , forc'd to express the meaning of any thing the commanders of the navy please . if a poor man be set sick a shoar , so that he cannot get a board his ship before she sails , then he is made run upon the books : if he be a shoar by the captain 's order about the ship 's business , and some orders from above force the ship out of harbour before he can get a board , the ship runs away from him , and he from the ship at the same time ; if he go immediately on board another ship , yet he is run still . the immovable r , of the navy , is as fixt as the law of the medes and persians . if he make interest at the admiralty to get the r taken off , ( for 't is in the power of those men you know to do mighty wonders ) why then his petition comes out with this pretty device at the bottom , read the 11th of february refus'd , j. burchett . but farther to discover the meaning of this significant letter r , i shall give an account how it is apply'd to the poor sailers upon the navy-books . i. such as never design'd to desert the service , but being return'd from long voyages , and their ships being either in port or dock , have adventured to visit their friends , in order to provide themselves with apparel and other necessaries , and perhaps have met with press-gangs belonging to other ships , and forc'd on board ; this has been esteemed by the navy a desertion , and they have made such sailers run , upon their books . ii. those that have been turn'd over from one ship to another , and after having serv'd some time in the latter , their tickets for their service in the former ships have been deliver'd them , and after having serv'd on board several other ships , perhaps two or three years after being set sick a shoar , the first tickets with the rest , have been made quaeri'd or run , and their wages forfeited . now , that such practices as these are contrary to all the law , justice and reason in the world , is demonstrable . i. such as have their tickets given them , are suppos'd to be guilty of no crime at that juncture ; and such tickets are and have been esteemed as the king's bonds and bills of exchange , and were formerly paid upon sight . now , it is very hard , that a sailer transgressing in one ship , should become so guilty , as by that crime to forfeit all his wages in former ships : so that good service and bad , according to navy justice , are a like punishable . ii. many well-affected people to his majesty's service , and out of charity to their distressed neighbours , have supplied many sailers with mony , to the full value of their tickets , and when they come to the navy to be paid , receive nothing but an r for their mony. iii. the quaerying and running of such tickets , have abominably lessen'd the credit of the navy in respect of wages , and made the most glorious navy in the world , the most scandalous by such barbarous abuses , insomuch that tickets formerly sold at 2 s. 6 d. per pound , are now sold for seven , eight , ten and twelve shillings loss . the next thing to be consider'd is the letter q. upon the navy books , which stands there as near injustice , as it does to the letter r in the alphabet . this q is generally put upon such as are set sick a shoar . and then the poor sailer is to quaery for justice , which he may do till he is blind , and never find it . that this practice is barbarous and inhuman , is very evident . i. it sinks the labourers hire into private pockets , deprives distressed families of their bread , purchased by the hazard of human life , and brings unnecessary charge upon parishes . ii. this q is a new letter in the navy books , quaeries being never heard of till the year 1690. before which time , every man set sick a shoar had his wages paid him , and was discharged from the service . iii. the great sickness which at and since that time happen'd in the fleet , was the foundation of these quaeries ; a very hard case , that a sailer must lose his money because he has lost his health in the service ; must have bad pay , because he has been poyson'd with bad provisions . iv. many , if not most of those , who have been set sick a shoar , have thought themselves discharg'd , according to former custom , being altogether ignorant of the new practice of the navy . v. many that have been long voyages , and sick for many months together , seeing the major part of the ships crew bury'd , have been thereby deshearten'd to go a board ship again , diseases being more dreadful to sailers than battle or storm . vi. nor can it be rationally expected , that such as have contracted indispositions and distempers , by unwholsom provisions , or a contagious air , should ( after a month's refreshment in sick quarters , or labouring 6 or 12 months under their maladies in an hospital ) be fit to return aboard ship , or be capable of doing his majesty service ; but the contrary is evident , by the vast numbers that died soon after their return on board , as well as those that were set sick a shoar . and wou'd it not now be just to pay such men their wages ? wou'd it not be for the honour of his majesty , for the reputation and credit of the navy to consider their cases and pay the debts due from the nation to such ? 1. as have been set sick on shoar since the conclusion of the peace . 2. to the executors and attorneys of such as died in sick quarters , hospitals or hospital ships . 3. to such as after recovery entred on board any of his majesty's ships . 4. to such as have been wounded or hurt , and receiv'd pensions , or smart-money for the same . 5. to such as continued six months , or upwards , in sick quarters or hospitals , or have been discharged from thence as incurable . 6. to such as the captains of ships have discharged by tickets , as unserviceable , as being either sick , lame or blind , &c. this usage of free born englishmen , might move compassion in any but in those whose business it is to cheat them , and raise their own fortunes out of their ruins . this indeed is a miserable scene of humane cruelty , unknown to the heathen nations , and yet practised in a christian country , built on the pillars of good and wholsom laws , and under a government for no other reason that i know , but on purpose to destroy such arbitrary proceedings , and to dispense common justice to all men. there is little more difference betwixt a gally slave and an english sailer , than that one serves in expectation of pay , and the other without it ; yet one is sometimes as well paid as the other . this barbarous usage of mariners , have made them instead of deserting our ships of war , and taking merchants service , forsake their country , and sailwith foreigners , in hopes of better justice and usage abroad than they have met with at home . this barbarous usage has made many thousands of them turn pirates during the last war ; and those that turn free-booters are generally the flower and youth of the seamen , so that in time our ships shall be man'd only with decrepit old age , and the refuse of the sea , to the weakening of the nation and government ; for every sailer lost is a stone taken out of our national walls , which suffering such continual dilapidations , will at last tumble down , and leave us exposed to the insults of any invader . and after all , pray what is become of the money that was ordered to pay the seamen , upon whom the r's and q's have been put ? if it remains still in the king's hands , there is yet some hopes of relief left to the miserable sailers ; but if it be otherwise disposed of , their disease seems incurable . when we look into the pay-office and see there some clerks at 30 l. per annum purchasing estates , others turning merchants , and employing vast sums of money in trade , we may give a shrewd guess what is become of the poor sailers money . and how shall their creditors be paid ? how shall their widows and numerous fatherless children be provided for ? will not the charge to the several parishes , upon this account , be heavier upon the subject than the taxes during the war. dwelling so long upon the r's , and q's , which to me appear like figures in sorcery ; for the projectors of their meaning in navy dialect have plac'd them backwards , as witches say their prayers : i had almost forgot the injuries daily committed to those sailers who have chearfully registred themselves , to be the more ready upon all occasions to serve their country , the parliament has settled on every one of them forty shillings a year for their encouragement ; and last year the officers of that registry have receiv'd 80000 l. to pay off those tickets , out of which they have only distributed 35000 l. and refuse to pay one farthing more , pretending they have not money , so that forty five thousand pounds is sunk unaccountably into some bodies pocket . all these things are worthy the consideration of our representatives in parliament , who are the only persons can redress grievances of this nature . now for some short account of the register-office and conclude ; there were mighty things promis'd from this office , and truly had it been well founded and managed , it might have been of very good service to the nation ; for 't is more then time , some measures should have been taken to retrieve our sinking navy ; but this being contriv'd and govern'd by the projectors , who seem rather by their carriage to ruin or drive all the seamen out of the kingdom , than to encourage and keep them here , has had the contrary effect expected by parliament , that made a large provision for this office , and made a calculation of 30000 seamen to be registred , now of these 30000 there is about 15000 thousand registred , which most of them registred themselves a-board of ship before the conclusion of the peace , being chiefly threatn'd and compel'd to it ; but since the peace there have been a very inconsiderable number have registred , and one may believe now the register-office may sit down contented , and save the charge it puts the kingdom to for any more men of any sort that will register themselves . but now to shew what may be depended upon from those already registred , half of them are officers who are forc'd to do it , or otherwise lose their employments ; but as they have not the 40 s. a year , provided for every seaman by the act , so they are not oblig'd to surrender themselves to the service , but they were only compell'd to register themselves , not for any use they were that way to the kingdom , but for encouragement to the seamen , or to wheedle them to follow their example . a moiety of this remaining 7000 are land men or wretched creatures taken or prest into the service , more to make up the complement , and rather pester a ship , when seamen could not be got : above half the remainder , which we will suppose to be seamen , are at sea in merchants service on foreign voyages , the act obliging none to stay at home to wait a call ; so that in fine , by a modest calculation , the nation in the utmost exigency cannot rely upon the register-office for two thousand able seamen of the 30000 which was expected in six months time : but to give some particulars how this office is a discouragement , or rather an oppression in many respects to seamen than an encouragement , as was promis'd to the parliament when 't was establish'd by law , at a great charge to the nation . i. the seaman that registred himself was promis'd by the act , 40 s. per annum , which is a great deal in a poor seaman's pocket , and estimates given every session to the parliament yearly of this particular charge , and if i mistake not , fonds rais'd and receiv'd for this use : now the seamen have never receiv'd a farthing of this ; but on the contrary , the seaman is glad to sell his register ticket for 10 s. in the pound , which every body will not give , for to my knowledge , people that have made enquiry at the register-office how , and when these tickets would be paid , 't was answer'd , 't was not yet determin'd , nor did they believe ever would ; an excellent encouragement to seamen ; but to help out the matter , here is a tax levy'd upon every seaman in england of 6 pence per mensem , toward the support of this establishment , which i never heard any seaman the better for : again , the act says , the king's ships shall be man'd with registred seamen ; they to have the preference , and out of them only are the inferiour officers to be made ; now several captains have been put to a plaguy puzzle on this account , for by reason of the discouragements before mentioned , very few good seamen have registred themselves , so that a captain cannot find enough , or sufficient out of his registred men to make officers of . there might be a great deal more said of the ill usage of these poor creatures ; but to avoid prolixity i shall omit it now , and humbly hope this already said , may be worth the consideration of the supreme judicature ; it being design'd to no other end , than that in doing justice , and shewing mercy to these poor people , it may at last turn to be of the greatest service to the nation . gerrald byrne , a lover of the king and country . london . printed by g. croom , at the blew-ball over against bridewel near fleet-bridge , 1699. price 2 d. the pillars of parliament struck at by the hands of a cambridge doctor, or, a short view of some of his erroneous positions, destructive to the ancient laws & government of england to which is added the true state of the doctor's error about the parliament, 49 h.3 / by william petyt of the inner-temple, esq. ... petyt, william, 1636-1707. 1681 approx. 32 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 9 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; 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and therefore it could be no great matter to them , by what law , right or propriety other men held their estates . william the conqueror divided all the lands in england amongst his great followers , to hold of him . the free-men of england , being french , flemings , anjovins , britains , poictovins , and people of other nations , who came in with the conqueror , and to whom his magna charta was made ; not to english-men . these were the men the only legal men that named , and chose juries , and served on juries themselves , both in the county and hundred courts , and dispatched all country business under the great officers . if therefore the justiciaries , chancellors , earls , sheriffs , lords of mannors , such as hear'd causes , and gave judgment , were normans ; if the lawyers and pleaders were also normans , the pleadings and judgments in their several courts must of necessity have been in that language , and the law also the norman-law ; otherwise they had said and done they knew not what , and judged they knew not how : especially when the controversies were determined by military-men , earls , sheriffs , lords of mannors , &c. that understood not the english tongue or law : or when the chief justiciary himself was a military-man , as , it often happened , and understood only the norman language ; and 't is hardly to be believed , these men would give themselves the trouble of learning and understanding the english-law and language . these were the free-men which made such a cry , for their liberties ( as appears by magna charta ) most of which is only an abatement of the rigour , and a relaxation of the feudal tenures ; the rest were but only followers , and helped to augment the noise ; they were no law-makers , as this gentleman ( meaning me ) fondly imagines . for it is not probable that those men that had the force of the nation , would permit men of small reputation to share with them in law-making . those that had the power of this and other nations de facto , always did give laws , and tax the people . after symon montford earl of leicester and the numerous barons had taken hen. 3. and prince edward prisoners at the battel of lewes , and a new government was framed and set up , they ( anno 49 h. 3. ) sent out writs in the king ' s name unto divers bishops , abbots and priors , and to such of the noble-men as were of their own party ; to the sheriffs of counties , cities , burroughs , and the cinque-ports . a and without doubt , as others have conjectured before me , the danger that symon and his privado's apprehended from the concourse of the nobility and their great retinues , and the example of his and the barons practices at oxford , was the reason why they ( anno 49 h. 3. ) altered the ancient usage , and of their sending , directing , and in the king ' s name commanding the sheriffs of each county , the cities and burroughs , to send two knights , citizens and burgesses respectively . b hence he affirms , that the commons of england , represented by knights , citizens and burgesses in parliament , were not introduced , nor were one of the three estates in parliament before the 49th . of h. 3. for the commons were not comprehended in the common university . for the noble-men of england , and council of the baronage were the community of england . barones regni called to parliament at the king's pleasure . and what king henry , a little before his death , begun ; that is , to call such earls and barons , quos dignatus est , such as he pleased , edward the first and his successors constantly observed . having had one great antiquary's opinion , ( meaning mr. camden ' s ) joyned with matter of fact , upon the constitution of the house of lords . let us see the opinion of another concerning the origin of the house of commons , back'd also by matter of fact. sir robert cotton says , the victory at evesham , and the dear experience henry the third himself had made at oxford in the 42d . year of his reign , and the memory of the many streights his father was driven to , especially at runnemede , near stanes , brought this king wisely to † begin what his successors fortunately finished , in lessening the strength and power of his great lords . and this was wrought by searching into the regality they had usurped over their peculiar soveraigns , and by weakening that hand of power which they carried in parliaments by commanding the services of many knights , citizens and burgesses to that great council . these were the reasons why those kings followed montfort 's pattern , to secure themselves against the tumultuous , insolent and seditious practices of the barons . and , as according to the opinions of these great antiquaries , these new constitutions of parliament had their origin from the king 's authority ; so from the same authority and time it was , that this most excellent great council received its perfection , and became exactly fitted for the government of these nations , as it seems to be very evident from these following records . and then the doctor prints several writs in the reigns of e. 1. e. 2. and e. 3. for summoning sometimes one , sometimes more knights , citizens and burgesses to such great councils as had no power to make laws , but were only called upon the suddain , to give advice and counsel . yet the doctor would have these to be parliaments , ( a plain , if not a designed error ) with several dangerous notes or inferences in the margin , as the reader may observe , pag. 230 , 231 , 232 , 233 , 242 , 243 , 246 , 248 , 249. the king and his council judges whether and when burgesses ought to come to parliaments . the great charter , commonly attributed to hen. 3. and styled his charter , was properly the charter of e. 1. or perhaps rather his explication or enlargement of that charter of king john and h. 3. for we find not the great charter , either of that , or king john's form , in any of the rolls , until the 25th of e. 1. and he had a greater sum of money for confirming this charter than h. 3. had , as 't is recorded in the summons to parliament for that purpose . in this charter then confirmed , there is no provision made for any summons to great councils , or parliaments : and the reason may well be , because the constitution of great councils or parliaments was lately changed from what it was in king john ' s time , and until the 49th of h. 3. nor perhaps was it so fixed , and peremptorily resolved on at this time ( viz. 25 e. 1. ) what it should exactly be for the future , as to have it made an article of the charter : and to this conjecture , the frequent variations of summons to parliament in those times do give a probable confirmation . thus far our doctor . nullus erranti terminus . but i will not say with him , that here are any aery ambuscades , whimseys , marvellous nonsence , gross ignorance of histories and records , admirable and idle fancies , and a troop more of such gentile expressions , which our answerer hath been pleased to give that ingenious gentleman , mr. atwood of grays-inn , and my self . all strong arguments and high civilities , scarce well becoming the doctor in all his eminent qualifications . but to come to the true state of the doctor and his author's error about the parliament , 49 h. 3. after matthew paris , and rishanger his continuer , had given them an account of the wars between h. 3. and his great barons ; and that at the battel at lewes , anno 48. of that king , he and prince edward were taken prisoners by symon montfort , earl of leicester ( general for the barons ) in the year following , which was 49 h. 3. they meet with a schedule affixed to the close roll ; wherein there are writs of summons entred for calling two knights for each county ; two citizens , two burgesses for every city and borough , and two barons for every of the cinque-ports , to meet in a parliament at london in the octaves of st hillary . what to do ? nobiscum ac cum proedictis prelatis , & magnatibus nostris , quos ibidem vocari fecimus super proemissis tractaturi , atque consilium impensuri . to treat with him the said king , and with the prelates and great men of the land , touching the premisses , and to give their advice . now because this writ of summons falls , as the doctor saith , in the nick of time with the historian , when the king and prince were in custody of symon montfort , he and his author will needs thereupon nick the house of commons ; and have this summons to be the very first and original writ of summons to parliament , that ever was of this nature , that in this critical tear , at this very time , there began a wonderful change , and a marvellous alteration of the ancient form of our english parliaments ; and that before the commons were never any part thereof ; but then had their origine and beginning to be so by this rebellion . when as , 1. if that roll had been lost , as all the parliament . rolls of those times are , it cannot appear that there were any summons to parliament , either to the lords spiritual , or temporal , or commons , till 22 and 23 e. 1. thirty years after 49 h. 3. though it is evident and certain , both from the printed books and records , there were above fourteen parliaments in the interim . and our doctor himself and his author agree , that both lords and commons were present and parties in the parliament , anno 52 h. 3. at marlborough , three years after 49 h. 3. and also in the third year of e. 1. ( which was eleven years after 49 h. 3. ) at a parliament at westminster , though there are no writs of summons , either of the lords or commons , nor any rolls yet found out of those parliaments . 2. neither do their own historians whom they make use of , nor matthew westminster , whom the doctor cites too , who writ in the reign of e. 1. son to h. 3. and who particularly gives an account also of those wars , nor any historiographer or lawyer , nor any record of that or succeeding ages , ever mention one word of any such change or revolution in 49 h. 3. as our doctor , and his single author by tacking and patching their historian and writs together , have inferred and maintained in their books . besides the form of acts of parliament , and expressions both in historians and records , are the same both before and after 49 h. 3. and in the reigns of e. 1. e. 2. and e. 3. notwithstanding all which , and that the doctor well knew that the citizens and burgesses were a constituent part of the parliament in ireland , anno 38 h. 3. which was eleven years before 49 h. 3. as i proved in my book , p. 71. and also by way of comparison , p. 79. that the cities , great towns and burroughs , 1. of france . 2. spain . 3. portugal . 4. denmark . 5. sweden . and 6. scotland , have from time immemorable , both de jure and de facto , had their delegates or representatives in the general councils , or , in our present dialect , parliaments . so that it might seem very strange , that when the cities and burroughs in all the kingdoms of europe , were ab antiquis temporibus , even in the time coeval with their government , an essential part of their common-councils , or parliaments ; that england , of all the european world , should not be under the same constitution before 49 h. 3. yet the doctor and his author by all their art and skill have toiled and laboured to swim against the stream of so great a torrent of reasons and testimonies . to which , in convenient time , shall be added many more authorities , which are first to be carefully examined , and cannot be done in so short a time , together with a civil and moderate reply to the doctor 's answer ; as well on the one hand to acquit my self from the real passion of our doctor , to say no worse , though common prudence might have obliged him to more sober considerations ; as on the other , to vindicate and assert the honour of our english nation and parliaments , against his and his author 's ill grounded notions . which , is true , i must agree that the general understanding and judgment , as well of the kings of england , as of the whole english nation , and all foreign writers for so many centuries of years , have been marvellously abused and imposed upon , especially king james and his late majesty : who tell us , 1. that not only the regal authority , but the people's security of lands , livings and privileges were preserved and maintained by the ancient fundamental laws , privileges and customs of this realm : and that by the abolishing or altering of them , it was impossible but that present confusion will fall upon the whole state and frame of this kingdom . 2. the law is the inheritance of every subject , and the only security he can have for his life or estate ; and the which being neglected or disesteemed ( under what specious shew soever ) a great measure of infelicity , if not an irreparable confusion , must without doubt fall upon them . lastly , i will for the present give but five or six jnstances , that the commons of england , as now distinguished from the great lords , were an essential part of the general councils or parliaments before 49 h. 3. 1. bracton , a grave and learned judge , who flourished in the time of h. 3. and an author beyond the answerer's exception , after he had declared to posterity that he had bent his mind ad vetera judicia perscrutanda diligenter , non sine vigiliis & labore ; and whatsoever he found nota dignum , he reduced in unam summam perpetuoe memoriae commendandam : declares the rule , how laws were made , not in his own only , but in ages before . cum legis vigorem habeat , quicquid de consilio & de consensu magnatum & reipublicae communi spontione , authoritate regis sive principis precedente juste fuerit difinitum & approbatum . that that hath the force and power of a law , which shall be justly declared and approved of by the council and consent of the great men , and by the general agreement of the commonwealth , the authority of the king preceding . 2. the statute of magna charta was made and confirmed in parliament , 9 h. 3. ( which was thirty nine years before 49 h. 3. ) as is evident by these authorities , which say that it was made . 1. de communi concilio regni . 2. per comune assent de tut le roiaume , en temps le rey henry nostre pere. 3. per le roy , piers & commune de la terre . notes, typically marginal, from the original text notes for div a54640-e170 my discourse . pag. 1. pag. 1. pag. 20. in the margin . pag. 13 , 14. pag. 130. in the margin . pag. 35. in the margin . pag. 37. pag. 43. pag. 176. pag. 35 , 37 , 38. pag. 39. nota. when be agrees they understood not a word of english law or language . pag. 30. nota. as this is precarious , so it is certainly false and impracticable , and directly against domes-day-book , and the evidence and testimony of the historians and laws of that very time . gloss. pag. 27. nota. let him prove it to save his credit . nota. why then may not the like reason hold against the introduction of the commons to be first a part of parliament by the victorious and numerous barons after the battel of lewes , anno 49 h. 3. pag. 210. they send out writs in the king's name to summon a parliament . a p. 224. dugd. baron , fol 75● . col . 2. the probable cause that moved montfort to summon this convention . nota. how could that be , when the numerous barons ( as they say ) had all things in their power . b nota. here we have the original , and all the authorities and proofs that the commons ( as they would have it ) began by rebellion , 49 h. 3. nota . for no man ever dream'd of such an origine before the doctor and his author only . pag. 1. pag. 163. in the margin . pag. 165. pag. 227. in the margin . pag. 228. nota. the original author of this fictitious change is quoted by camden , followed by sir. robert cotton ; but slighted , bafled , and proved evidently false by mr. selden in his titles of honour , f. 589. 590. and contrary to the course of histories and records of those ages . † nota. how came the doctor to quote sir robert cotton , since he is expresly against him ? for if what sir robert saith was true , the commons were first called to parliament by king henry , after the battel of evesham ; and then , not by the barons , nor in 49 h. 3. and so they began , not by rebellion as the doctor and his author say . nota. nota. not a syllable of montfort's patern in any of his authors cited by him , except his own contemporary author . nota. all deceived by camden's author ; not an historian or any record mentioning one word of such an alteration , though several lived and writ in the very time . nota. the doctor fancies that the present constitution both of lords and commons began , anno 49 h. 3. and after , and was setled by e. 1. and his successors ; but proves not a tittle of the matter of fact . nota. the doctor 's manifest error in making writs of summons to magna concilia to be summons to parliament . pag. 79. in the margine . nota. thus the doctor insers from this clause in the record : et tunc fiat eis super hoc justitia vocatis evocandis si necesse fuerit . the doctor 's jani anglorum facies antiqua , pag. 63 , 64. nota. the doctor , to serve his turn , fondly designs to destroy magna carta of h. 3. and make e. 1. live before his father and grandfather were born . nota. a convincing argument that because the charter of h. 3. is enrolled by inspeximus , anno 25 e. 1. in haes verba , henricus , &c. therefore it was properly his charter , and not h. 3. ibid. 64. nota. all this is to prop up a new and mistaken norton , that tenants in capite by military service only made the parliament , till 49 h. 3. nota. here the doctor again refers to his mistaken writs of summons to great councils for parliaments , temporibus e 1. e. 2. e. 3. which he hath printed , and by them would give a colour to his and his author 's marvellous change of the ancient government of the kingdom , anno 49 h. 3. never found out or discovered by any before . author of jani anglorum facies nova . notes for div a54640-e5740 rot. clan . 49 h. 3. in schedula . dugdale's origines juridiciales , fol. 18. col . 1. pag. 221. dugdale's origines jurisd . fol. 18. but to point out who they were ( viz. barones majores ) that had their first rise by writs of summons , until 22 e. 1. and afterward , passeth my skill , there being no publick record that doth make mention of them till then except that of 49 h. 3 dugdale's pref. to his baronagium angliae , tom. 1. the doctor , pag. 225. nota. according to the doctor , mr. camden and his author speaks not any thing of the commons , but only of the lords and their peers . nota. the doctor and his author having tack'd and patch'd together the historian , and writs of summons to a parliament , 49 h. 3. is their only evidence that the commons begun by rebellion in that very year . nota. these arguments , proofs and reasons , besides many more , the doctor hath unfairly concealed from his readers ; yet he hath published to the world his full and clear answer to my book , and particularly to the eighth and ninth arguments , wherein these authorities are urged : the doctor gives this answer in these very words , p. 143. his eighth and ninth arguments , also his first and second observations upon the whole matter , have nothing in them worth a serious consideration . in the northern kingdoms , adamus bremensis saith , that the bishops , after the people received christianity , were received into their publick councils . and loccenius reckons up , among the several estates , the bishops , nobles , knights and deputies of the country and cities . the learned author of the grand question , pag. 11. king james's first speech to his first parliament in england . pulton's stat. 1 jac. c. 2. f. 1157. king charles the first 's declaration to all his loving subjects , published with the advice of his privy council . exact collections of declarations , p. 28 , 29. bracton , lib. 1. cap. 1. fol. 1. this authority the doctor took no notice of in my book . rast. stat. 9 h. 3. sol . 1. 3. id. 12 e. 4. c. 7. it is called , the laudable statute of magna charta . regist. fol. 175. rot. stat. 25. e. 1. m. 38. rot. parl. 15 e 3. num . 50. dor . enprimes est accorde & assentu que la franchise de seint esglise & la grand chartre & la chartre de la foreste & les autres estatatz faitz per nostre seignior le roy & ses progenitors piers & la comune de la terre pur comune profit du people soient firmement gardez & maintenez en touz pointz . rast. stat. de an. 15 e. 3. ● . 1. f. 82. it is accorded and assented that the franchize of holy church , and the great charter , and the charter of the forest , and the other statutes made by our ●overeign lord the king , and his progenitors , peers and the commons of the land , ●r the common profit of the people , be firmly kept and maintained in all points . rast. ●at . 12 e. 4. c. 7. the laudable statute of magna charta , which statute was made ●r the great wealth of all this land ; and in affirmation of the said statute of the said ●reat charter , divers statutes have been afterwards made and ordained . 1. by his majesties gracious message to both houses of parliament sent from nottingham 25.august 1642, by the earles of southampton, and dorset, sir iohn culpeper knight chancellor of the exchequer, and sir william vuedall knight. england and wales. sovereign (1625-1649 : charles i) this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a78806 of text r210992 in the english short title catalog (thomason 669.f.5[73]). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 4 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a78806 wing c2332 thomason 669.f.5[73] estc r210992 99869735 99869735 160786 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. a78806) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 160786) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; 245:669f5[73]) his majesties gracious message to both houses of parliament sent from nottingham 25.august 1642, by the earles of southampton, and dorset, sir iohn culpeper knight chancellor of the exchequer, and sir william vuedall knight. england and wales. sovereign (1625-1649 : charles i) 1 sheet ([1] p.) by robert barker, printer to the kings most excellent majestie: and by the assignes of john bill, imprinted at york : 1642. reiterates the king's desires for peace with parliament. to avoid further misunderstandings, proposes that fit persons may be authorized to treat with persons selected by him to settle the affairs of the kingdom in dispute. if this is rejected throws the blame on them of all bloodshed. -steele. with engraving of royal seal at head of document. reproduction of the original in the british library. eng england and wales. -parliament -early works to 1800. great britain -history -civil war, 1642-1649 -early works to 1800. a78806 r210992 (thomason 669.f.5[73]). civilwar no his majesties gracious message to both houses of parliament, sent from nottingham 25. of august 1642. by the earles of southampton, and dors england and wales. sovereign 1642 635 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a this text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2008-03 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2008-06 spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images 2008-07 paul schaffner sampled and proofread 2008-07 paul schaffner text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion royal blazon or coat of arms c r honi soit qvi mal y pense diev et mon droit his majesties gracious message to both houses of parliament , sent from nottingham 25. august 1642. by the earles of southampton , and dorset , sir iohn culpeper knight chancellor of the exchequer , and sir william vuedall knight . we have , with unspeakable grief of heart , long beheld the distractions of this our kingdom ; our very soul is full of anguish , untill we may find some remedy to prevent the miseries which are ready to over-whelme this whole nation by a civill war . and though all our endevours , tending to the composing of those unhappy differences betwixt vs and our two houses of parliament ( though pursued by vs with all zeale and sincerity ) have been hitherto without that successe we hoped for , yet such is our constant and earnest care to preserve the publike peace , that we shall not be discouraged from using any expedient , which , by the blessing of the god of mercy , may lay a firm foundation of peace , and happinesse to all our good subjects . to this end , observing that many mistakes have arisen by the messages , petitions , & answers betwixt vs and our two houses of parliament , which haply may be prevented by some other way of treaty , wherein the matters in difference may be more cleerly understood and more freely transacted , we have thought fit to propound to you , that some fit persons may be , by you , enabled to treat with the like number , to be authorized by vs in such a manner , and with such freedome of debate as may best tend to that happy conclusion , ( which all good men desire ) the peace of the kingdom . wherein , as we promise , in the word of a king , all safety and encouragement to such as shall be sent unto vs , if you shall chuse the place where we are for the treaty , which we wholly leave to you , presuming of the like care of the safety of those we shall employ , if you shall name another place ; so we assure you and all our good subjects , that ( to the best of our understanding ) nothing shall be therein wanting on our part which may advance the true protestant religion , oppose popery and superstition , secure the law of the land ( upon which is built aswell our just prerogative as the propriety and liberty of the subject ) confirme all just power and priviledges of parliament , and render vs and our people truly happy by a good understanding betwixt vs and our two houses of parliament . bring with you as firme resolutions to do your duty , and let all our good people joyn with vs in our prayers to almighty god for his blessing upon this work . if this proposition shall be rejected by you , we have done our duty so amply , that god will absolve vs from the guilt of any of that blood which must be spilt . and what opinion soever other men may have of our power , we assure you nothing but our christian and pious care to prevent the effusion of blood hath begot this motion . our provision of men , arms , and money , being such as may secure vs from further violence , till it please god to open the eyes of our people . ¶ imprinted at york by robert barker , printer to the kings most excellent majestie : and by the assignes of john bill . 1642 the pre-eminence and pedigree of parlement whereunto is added a vindication of som passages reflecting upon the author in a book call'd the popish royal favorite, pen'd and published by mr. prynne wherein he stiles him no frend [sic] to parlements, and a malignant, pag. 42 : with a clearing of som occurrences in spain at his maiesties being there, cited by the said master prynne out of the vocal forest / by j.h. ... howell, james, 1594?-1666. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a44745 of text r41000 in the english short title catalog (wing h3106b). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 38 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 12 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a44745 wing h3106b estc r41000 19569727 ocm 19569727 109114 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. a44745) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 109114) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 1690:5) the pre-eminence and pedigree of parlement whereunto is added a vindication of som passages reflecting upon the author in a book call'd the popish royal favorite, pen'd and published by mr. prynne wherein he stiles him no frend [sic] to parlements, and a malignant, pag. 42 : with a clearing of som occurrences in spain at his maiesties being there, cited by the said master prynne out of the vocal forest / by j.h. ... howell, james, 1594?-1666. prynne, william, 1600-1669. popish royall favourite. 23 p. printed by r.r. for humphrey moseley, london : 1645. reproduction of original in the university of illinois (urbana-champaign campus). library. eng england and wales. -parliament. representative government and representation -england. great britain -politics and government. a44745 r41000 (wing h3106b). civilwar no the pre-eminence and pedigree of parlement. wherunto is added a vindication of som passages reflecting upon the author, in a book call'd the howell, james 1645 6857 1 5 0 0 0 0 9 b the rate of 9 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the b category of texts with fewer than 10 defects per 10,000 words. 2002-03 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2002-04 apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images 2002-05 tcp staff (michigan) sampled and proofread 2002-05 allison liefer text and markup reviewed and edited 2002-06 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion the preeminence and pedigree of parlement . wherunto is added a vindication of som passages reflecting upon the author , in a book call'd the popish royal favorite , pen'd and published by mr. prynne ; wherin he stiles him , no frend to parlements , and a malignant , pag. 42. with a clearing of som occurrences in spain at his maiesties being there , cited by the said master prynne out of the vocal forest . by j. h. esquire one of the clerks of his maiesties most honorable privy-councel . published by special order . london , printed by r. r. for humphrey moseley . 1645. to my worthily honored frend , sir w. s. knight . sir , i have many thanks to give you for the book you pleased to send me , called the popish royal favorite ; and according to your advice ( which i value in a high degree ) i put pen to paper , and somthing you may see i have don ( though in a poor pamphleting way ) to clear my self of those aspersions that are cast upon me therin . but truly sir , i was never so unfit for such a task ; all my papers , manuscripts , and notes , having bin long since seized upon and kept from me . adde hereunto , that besides this long pressure and languishment of twenty three moneths close restraint ( the sense wherof , i find hath much stupified my spirits ) it pleased god to visit me lately with a dangerous fit of sicknes , a high burning feaver , with the new disease , whereof my body as well as my mind , is yet somwhat crazy : so that ( take all afflictions together ) i may truly say , i have passed the ordeal , the fiery tryal . but it hath pleased god to reprieve me to see better days i hope ; for out of this fatal black cloud , which now oresets this poor island , i hope ther will break a glorious sun-shine of peace and firm happines : to effect which , had i a jury , a grand-jury of lives , i would sacrifice them all , and triumph in the oblation . so i most affectionately kisse your hands , and rest your faithful ( though afflicted ) servant , from the prison of the fleet . j. h. the pre-eminence of parlement . sectio prima . i am a free-born subject of the realm of england ; whereby i claim as my native inheritance , an undoubted right , propriety , and portion in the laws of the land : and this distinguisheth me from a slave . i claim also an interest and common right in the high national court of parlement , and in the power , the priviledges and jurisdiction thereof , which i put in equal ballance with the laws , in regard it is the fountain whence they spring : and this i hold also to be a principal part of my birth-right ; which great councel i honour , respect , value , and love in as high a degree as can be ; as being the bulwark of our liberties , the main boundary and bank which keep us from slavery , from the inundations of tyrannical rule , and unbounded will-government . and i hold my self obliged in a tye of indispensable obedience to conform and submit my self to whatsoever shall be transacted , concluded , and constituted by its authority in church or state ; whether it be by making , enlarging , altering , diminishing , disanulling , repealing , or reviving of any law , statute , act , or ordinance whatsoever , either touching matters ecclesiastical , civil , common , capital , criminal , martial , maritine , municipal , or any other ; of all , which , the transcendent and uncontrolable jurisdiction of that court is capable to take cognizance . amongst the three things which the athenian captain thank'd the gods for , one was , that he was born a grecian , and not a barbarian . for such was the vanity of the greeks , and after them of the romans , in the flourish of their monarchy , to arrogate all civility to themselves , and to term all the world besides barbarians : so i may say to have cause to rejoyce , that i was born a vassal to the crown of england ; that i was born under so well moulded and tempered a government , which endows the subject with such liberties and infranchisements that bear up his natural courage , and keep him still in heart ; such liberties that fence and secure him eternally from the gripes and tallons of tyranny : and all this may be imputed to the authority and wisdom of this high court of parlement , wherin ther is such a rare co-ordination of power ( though the soverainty remain still entire , and untransferable in the person of the prince ) ther is , i say , such a wholsom mixture 'twixt monarchy , optimacy , and democracy ; 'twixt prince , peers , and communalty , during the time of consultation , that of so many distinct parts , by a rare co-operation and unanimity , they make but one body politic , ( like that sheaf of arrows in the emblem ) one entire concentrical peece ; and the results of their deliberations , but as so many harmonious diapasons arising from different strings . and what greater immunity and happines can ther be to a peeple , then to be liable to no laws but what they make themselves ? to be subject to no contribution , assessement , or any pecuniary levy whatsoever , but what they vote , and voluntarily yeeld unto themselves ? for in this compacted politic body , there be all degrees of peeple represented ; both the mechanick , tradesman , merchant , and yeoman , have their inclusive vote , as well as the gentry , in the persons of their trustees , their knights and burgesses , in passing of all things . nor is this soverain surintendent councel an epitome of this kingdom onely , but it may be said to have a representation of the whole universe ; as i heard a fluent well-worded knight deliver the last parlement , who compared the beautiful composure of that high court , to the great work of god , the world it self : the king to the sun , the nobles to the fixed stars , the itinerant judges and other officers ( that go upon messages 'twixt both houses ) to the planets ; the clergy to the element of fire ; the commons , to the solid body of earth , and the rest of the elements . and to pursue this comparison a little farther ; as the heavenly bodies , when three of them meet in conjunction , do use to produce som admirable effects in the elementary world : so when these three states convene and assemble in one solemn great junto , som notable and extraordinary things are brought forth , tending to the welfare of the whole kingdom , our microcosm . he that is never so little versed in the annales of this isle , will find that it hath bin her fate to be four times conquered . i exclude the scot ; for the situation of his countrey , and the quality of the clime hath bin such an advantage and security to him , that neither the roman eagles would flie thither , for fear of freezing their wings ; nor any other nation attempt the work . these so many conquests must needs bring with them many tumblings and tossings , many disturbances and changes in government ; yet i have observed , that notwithstanding these tumblings , it retained still the form of a monarchy , and somthing there was alwayes that had an analogy with the great assembly the parlement . the first conquest i find was made by claudius caefar ; at which time ( as som well observe ) the roman ensignes and the standard of christ came in together . it is well known what laws the roman had ; he had his comitia , which bore a resemblance with our convention in parlement ; the place of their meeting was called praetorium , and the laws which they enacted , plebescita . the saxon conquest succeeded next , which were the english , ther being no name in welsh or irish for an englishman , but saxon , to this day . they governed by parlement , though it were under other names ; as michel sinoth , michel gemote , and witenage mote . there are records above a thousand yeers old , of these parlements , in the raigns of king ina , offa , ethelbert , and the rest of the seven kings during the heptarchy . the british kings also , who retain'd a great while som part of the isle unconquered , governed and made laws by a kind of parlementary way ; witnes the famous laws of prince howel , called howel dha , ( the good prince howel ) wherof ther are yet extant som welsh records . parlements were also used after the heptarchy by king kenulphus , alphred , and others ; witnes that renowned parlement held at grately by king athelstan . the third conquest was by the danes , and they govern'd also by such general assemblies , ( as they do to this day ) witnes that great and so much celebrated parlement held by that mighty monarch canutus , who was king of england , denmark , norway , and mher regions 150 yeers before the compiling of otagna charta ; and this the learned in the laws do hold to be one of the special'st , and most authentic peeces of antiquity we have extant . edward the consessor made all his laws thus , ( and he was a great legis-lator ) which the norman conquerour ( who liking none of his sons , made god almighty his heir , bequeathing unto him this island for a legacy ) did ratifie and establish , and digested them into one entire methodical systeme , which being violated by rusus , ( who came to such a disastrous end , as to be shot to death in lieu of a buck for his sacriledges ) were restor'd by henry the first , and so they continued in force till king john , whose raign is renowned for first confirming magna charta , the foundation of our liberties ever since : which may be compar'd to divers outlandish graffs set upon one english stock , or to a posie of sundry fragrant flowers ; for the choicest of the british , the roman , saxon , danish , and norman laws , being cull'd and pick'd out , and gathered as it were into one bundle , out of them the foresaid grand charter was extracted : and the establishment of this great charter was the work of a parlement . nor are the laws of this island onely , and the freedom of the subject conserved by parlement , but all the best policed countreys of europ have the like . the germanes have their diets , the danes and swedes the riicks dachs ; the spaniard calls his parlement las cortes , and the french have ( or should have at least ) their assembly of three states , though it be grown now in a manner obsolete , because the authority therof was ( by accident ) devolv'd to the king . and very remarkable it is , how this hapned ; for when the english had taken such large footing in most parts of france , having advanced as far as orleans , and driven their then king charls the seventh to bourges in berry ; the assembly of the three states in these pressures , being not able to meet after the usual manner in full parlement , because the countrey was unpassable , the enemy having made such firm invasions up and down through the very bowels of the kingdom ; that power which formerly was inherent in the parlementary assembly , of making laws , of assessing the subject with taxes , subsidiary levies , and other impositions , was transmitted to the king during the war ; which continuing many yeers , that intrusted power by length of time grew as it were habitual in him , and could never after be re-assumed and taken from him ; so that ever since , his edicts countervail acts of parlement . and that which made the busines more feasable for the king , was , that the burthen fell most upon the communalty ( the clergy and nobility not feeling the weight of it ) who were willing to see the peasan pull'd down a little , because not many yeers before in that notable rebellion , call'd la jaquerie de beauvoisin , which was suppressed by charls the wise , the common peeple put themselves boldly in arms against the nobility and gentry , to lessen their power . add hereunto as an advantage to the work , that the next succeeding king lewis the eleventh , was a close cunning prince , and could well tell how to play his game , and draw water to his own mill ; for amongst all the rest , he was said to be the first that put the kings of france , hors de page , out of their minority , or from being pages any more , though thereby he brought the poor peasans to be worse then lacquays . with the fall , or at least the discontinuance of that usual parliamentary assembly of the three states , the liberty of the french nation utterly fell ; the poor roturier and vineyard-man , with the rest of the yeomanry , being reduced ever since to such an abject ●●●nin condition , that they serve but as sponges for the king to squeeze when he list . neverthelesse , as that king hath an advantage hereby one way , to monarchize more absolutely , and never to want money , but to ballast his purse when he will : so ther is another mighty inconvenience ariseth to him and his whole kingdom another way ; for this illegal peeling of the poor peasan hath so dejected him , and cowed his native courage so much by the sense of poverty ( which brings along with it a narrownes of soul ) that he is little useful for the war : which puts the french king to make other nations mercenary to him , to fill up his infantry : insomuch , that the kingdom of france may be not unfitly compared to a body that hath all its blood drawn up into the arms , brest and back , and scarce any left from the girdle downwards , to cherish and bear up the lower parts , and keep them from starving . all this seriously considered , ther cannot be a more proper and pregnant example then this of our next neighbours , to prove how infinitely necessary the parlement is , to assert , to prop up , and preserve the publike liberty , and national rights of a peeple , with the incolumity and welfare of a countrey . nor doth the subject onely reap benefit thus by parlement , but the prince ( if it be well consider'd ) hath equal advantage thereby ; it rendereth him a king of free and able men , which is far more glorious then to be a king of slaves , beggars , and bankrupts ; men that by their freedom , and competency of wealth , are kept still in heart to do him service against any forrain force . and it is a true maxime in all states , that 't is lesse danger and dishonour for the prince to be poor , then his peeple : rich subjects can make their king rich when they please ; if he gain their hearts , he will quickly get their purses : parlement encreaseth love and good intelligence 'twixt him and his peeple ; it acquaints him with the reality of things , and with the true state and diseases of his kingdom ; it brings him to the knowledg of his better sort of subjects , and of their abilities , which he may employ accordingly upon all occasions ; it provides for his royal issve , payes his debts , finds means to fill his coffers : and it is no ill observation . the parlementary-moneys ( the great aid ) have prospered best with the kings of england ; it exceedingly raiseth his repute abroad , and enableth him to keep his foes in fear , his subjects in awe , his neighbours and confederates in security , the three main things which go to aggrandize a prince , and render him glorious . in sum , it is the parlement that supports , and bears up the honour of his crown , and settles his throne in safety , which is the chief end of all their consultations : for whosoever is entrusted to be a member of this high court , carrieth with him a double capacity ; he sits there as a pairiot , and as a subject : as he is the one , the countrey is his object , his duty being to vindicate the publike liberty , to make wholsom laws , to put his hand to the pump , and stop the leaks of the great vessel of the state : to pry into and punish corruption and oppression , to improve and advance trade , to have the grievances of the place he serves for redressed , and cast about how to find somthing that may tend to the advantage of it . but he must not forget that he sits there also as a subject , and according to that capacity , he must apply himself to do his soveraigns busines , to provide not onely for his publike , but his personal wants ; to bear up the lustre and glory of his court ; to consider what occasions of extraordinary expences he may have , by encrease of royal issue , or maintenance of any of them abroad ; to enable him to vindicate any affront or indignity that might be offered to his person , crown , or dignity , by any forrain state or kingdom ; to consult what may enlarge his honour , contentment and pleasure . and as the french tacitus ( comines ) hath it , the english nation was used to be more forward and zealous in this particular then any other , according to that ancient elequent speech of a great lawyer , domus regis vigilia defendit omnium , otium illius labor omnium , deliciae illius industria omnium , vacatio illius occupatio omnium , salus illius periculum omnium , honor illius objectum omnium . every one should stand centinel to defend the kings houses , his safety should be the danger of all , his pleasures the industry of all , his ease should be the labour of all , his honour the object of all . out of these premisses this conclusion may be easily deduced , that , the principal fountain whence the king derives his happines and safety , is his parlement : it is that great conduit-pipe which conveighs unto him his peeples bounty and gratitude ; the truest looking-glasse wherin he discerns their loves ; now the subjects love hath bin alwayes accounted the prime cittadel of a prince . in his parlement he appears as the sun in the meridian , in the altitude of his glory , in his highest state royal , as the law tels us . therfore whosoever is avers or disaffected to this soveraign law-making court , cannot have his heart well planted within him : he can be neither good subject , nor good patriot ; and therfore unworthy to breathe english air , or have any benefit , advantage , or protection from the laws . sectio secunda . by that which hath been spoken , which is the language of my heart , i hope no indifferent judicious reader will doubt of the cordial affection , of the high respects and due reverence i bear to parlement , as being the wholsomest constitution ( and don by the highest and happiest reach of policy ) that ever was established in this island , to perpetuate the happines therof : therfore i must tell that gentleman who was author of a book entituled the popish royal favorite , ( lately printed and exposed to the world ) that he offers me very hard measure ; nay , he doth me apparant wrong , to terme me therein no frend to parlement , and a malignant ; a character , which as i deserve it not , so i disdain it . for the first part of his charge , i would have him know , that i am as much a frend , and as real an affectionate humble servant and votary to the parlement , as possibly he can be , and will live and die with these affections about me : and i could wish , that he were secretary of my thoughts a while ; or if i may take the boldnes to apply that comparison his late majestie used in a famous speech to one of his parlements , i could wish there were a crystal window in my brest , through which the world might espie the inward motions and palpitations of my heart ; then would he be certified of the sincerity of this protestation . for the second part of his charge , to be a malignant , i must confesse to have som malignity that lurks within me , much against my will ; but it is no malignity of mind , it is amongst the humours , not in my intellectuals . and i beleeve , there is no natural man , let him have his humours never so well ballanced , but hath som of this malignity raigning within him ; for as long as we are composed of the four elements , whence these humours are derived , and with whom they symbolize in qualities ; which elements the philosophers hold to be in a restlesse contention amongst themselves ( and the stoick thought that the world subsisted by this innatemutual strife ) as long , i say , as the four humours , in imitation of their principles ( the elements ) are in perpetual reluctancy and combate for praedominancy , ther must be some malignity lodg'd within us , as adusted choler , and the like ; wherof i had late experience in a dangerous fit of sicknes it pleased god to lay upon me , which the physitians told me proceeded from the malignant hypocondriacal effects of melancholy ; having been so long in this saturnine black condition of close imprisonment , and buried a live between the wals of this fatal fleet . these kinds of malignities , i confesse are very rife in me , and they are not onely incident , but connatural to every man according to his complexion : and were it not for this incessant strugling and enmity amongst the humours for mastery , which produceth such malignant effects in us , our souls would be loth ever to depart from our bodies , or to abandon this mansion of clay . now what malignity my accuser means , i know not ; if he means malignity of spirit , as som antipathy or ill impression upon the mind , arising from disaffection , hatred , or rancor , with a desire of som destructive revenge , he is mightily deceiv'd in me ; i maligne or hate no creature that ever god made , but the devil , who is the author of all malignity ; and therefore is most commonly called in french le malin asprit the malignant spirit . every night before i go to bed , i have the grace , i thank god for it , to forgive all the world , and not to harbour , or let roost in my bosom the least malignant thought ; yet none can deny , but the aspersions which this my accuser casts upon me , were enough to make me a malignant towards him ; yet it could never have the power to do it : for i have prevail'd with my self to forgive him this his wrong censure of me , issuing rather from his notknowledge of me , then from malice ; for we never mingled speech , or saw one another in our lives , to my remembrance : which makes me wonder the more , that a professor of the law , as he is , should pronounce such a positive sentence against me so slightly . but me thinks i over-hear him say , that the precedent discourse of parlement is involv'd in generals , and the tropique axiome tels us , that dolus versatur in universalibus , there is double dealing in universals : his meaning is , that i am no friend to this present parlement ( though he speaks in the plural number parlements ) and consequently , he concludes me a malignant ; therin , i must tell him also , that i am traduc'd , and i am confident it will be never prov'd against me , from any actions , words , or letters ( though divers of mine have bin intercepted ) or any other misdemeanor , though som things are father'd upon me which never drop'd from my quill . alas , how unworthy and uncapable am i to censure the proceedings of that great senate , that high synedrion , wherin the wisdom of the whole state is epitomized ? it were a presumption in me , of the highest nature that could be : it is enough for me to pray for the prosperous successe of their consultations : and as i hold it my duty , so i have good reason so to do , in regard i am to have my share in the happines ; and could the utmost of my poor endeavours , by any ministerial humble office ( and somtimes the meanest boat-swain may help to preserve the ship from sinking ) be so happy , as to contribute any thing to advance that great work ( which i am in despair to do , while i am thus under hatches in this fleet ) i would esteem it the greatest honour that possibly could befal me , as i hold it now to be my greatest disaster , to have faln so heavily under an affliction of this nature , and to be made a sacrifice to publike fame , then which ther is no other proof , nor that yet urg'd against me , or any thing else produc'd after so long , so long captivity , which hath brought me to such a low ebbe , and put me so far behind in the course of my poor fortunes , and indeed more then half undon me . for although my whole life ( since i was left to my self to swim , as they say , without bladders ) has bin nothing else but a continued succession of crosses , and that there are but few red letters found ( god wot ) in the almanack of my age , ( for which i account not my self a whit the less happy ; ) yet this crosse has carried with it a greater weight ; it hath bin of a larger extent , longer continuance , and lighted heavier upon me then any other ; and as i have present parience to bear it , so i hope for subsequent grace to make use of it accordingly , that my old motto may be still confirmed , {non-roman} {non-roman} {non-roman} {non-roman} {non-roman} . he produceth my attestation for som passages in spain , at his majesties being there , and he quotes me right , which obligeth me to him : and i hope all his quotations , wherin he is so extraordinarily copious and elaborate in all his works , are so ; yet i must tell him , that those interchangeable letters which passed between his majesty and the pope , which were originally couch'd in latine , the language wherin all nations treat with rome , and the empire with all the prinees therof ; those letters , i say , are adulterated in many places , which i impute not to him , but to the french chronicler , from whom he took them in trust . the truth of that busines is this : the world knows ther was a tedious treaty of an alliance 'twixt the infanta dona maria ( who now is empresse ) and his mijesty , which in regard of the slow affected pace of the spaniard , lasted about ten yeers , as that in henry the sevenths time , 'twixt prince arthur and ( afterwards ) queen katherine , was spun out above seven : to quicken , or rather to consummate the work , his majesty made that adventurous journey through the whole continent of france into spain ; which voyage , though ther was a great deal of gallantry in it ( whereof all posterity will ring , until it turn at last to a romance ) yet it prov'd the bane of the busines , which 't is not the arrand of so poor a pamphlet as this to unfold . his majesty being ther arriv'd , the ignorant common peeple cryed out , the prince of wales came thither to make himself a christian . the pope writ to the inquisitor general , and others , to use all industry they could to reduce him to the roman religion ; and one of olivares first complements to him , was , that he doubted not but that . his highnes came thither to change his religion : wherunto he made a short answer , that he came not thither for a religion , but for a wife . ther were extraordinary processions made , and other artifices us'd by protraction of things to make him stay ther of purpose till the spring following , to work upon him the better : and the infanta her self desir'd him ( which was esteem'd the greatest favour he received from her all the while ) to visit the nun of carion ; hoping that the said nun , who was so much cryed up for miracles , might have wrought one upon him ; but her art failed her , nor was his highnesse so weak a subject to work upon , according to his late majesties speech to doctor mawe and wren , who when they came to kisse his hands , before they went to spain to attend the prince their master , he wished them to have a care of buckingham ; as touching his son charls , he apprehended no fear at all of him ; for he knew him to be so well grounded a protestant , that nothing could shake him in his religion . the arabian proverb is , that the sun never soiles in his passage , though his beams reverberate never so strongly , and dwell never so long upon the myry lake of maeotis , the black turf'd moors of holland , the aguish woose of kent and essex , or any other place , be it never so dirty . though spain be a hot country , yet one may passe and repasse through the very center of it , and never be sun-burnt , if he carry with him a bongrace , and such a one his majesty had . well , after his majesties arrival to madrid , the treaty of marriage went on still , ( though he told them at his first coming , that he came not thither like an ambassadour , to treat of marriage ; but as a prince , to fetch home a wife ; ) and in regard they were of different religions , it could not be done without a dispensation from the pope , and the pope would grant none , unless som capitulations were stipulated in favour of the romish catholikes in england , ( the same in substance were agreed on with france . ) well , when the dispensation came , which was negotiated solely by the king of spains ministers ; because his majesty would have as little to do as might be with rome , pope gregory the fifteenth , who died a little after , sent his majesty a letter , which was delivered by the nuncio , wherof an answer was sent a while after : which letters were imprinted and exposed to the view of the world , because his mijesty would not have peeple whisper , that the busines was carried in a clandestine manner . and truely besides this , i do not know of any letter , or message , or complement , that ever pass'd 'twixt his majesty and the pope , afore or after ; som addresses peradventure might be made to the cardinals , to whom the drawing of those matrimonial dispatches was referred , to quicken the work ; but this was onely by way of civil negotiation . now touching that responsory letter from his majesty , it was no other then a complement in the severest interpretation , and such formalities passe 'twixt the crown of england , and the great turk , and divers heathen princes . the pope writ first , and no man can deny , but by all moral rules , and in common humane civility . his majesty was , bound to answer it , specially considering how punctual they are in those countries to correspond in this kind , how exact they are in repairing visits , and the performance of such ceremonies : and had this compliance bin omitted , it might have made very ill impressions , as the posture of things stood then ; for it had prejudiced the great work in hand , i mean , the match , which was then in the heat and height of agitation : his majesties person was there engag'd , and so it was no time to give the least offence . they that are never so little vers'd in busines abroad , do know that ther must be addresses , compliances , and formalities of this nature ( according to the italian proverb , that one must somtimes light a candle to the devil ) us'd in the carriage of matters of state , as this great busines was , wheron the eyes of all christendom were so greedily fix'd : a busines which was like to bring with it such an universall good , as the restitution of the palatinate , the quenching of those hideous fires in germany , and the establishing of a peace through all the christian world . i hope none will take offence , that in this particular which comes within the compas of my knowledg , being upon the stage when this scene was acted , i do this right to the king my master , in displaying the truth , and putting her forth in her own colours , a rare thing in these dayes . touching the vocal forest , an allegorical discourse , that goes abroad under my name , a good while before the beginning of this parlement , which this gentleman cites ( and that very faithfully ) i understand there be som that mutter at certain passages therin , by putting ill glosses upon the text , and taking with the left hand what i offer with the right : ( nor is it a wonder for trees which lie open , and stand exposed to all weathers , to be nipt ) but i desire this favour , which in common justice , i am sure in the court of chancery , cannot be denied me , it being the priviledg of evry author , and a received maxime through the world , cujus est condere , ejus est interpretari ; i say , i crave this favour , to have leave to expound my own text , and i doubt not then but to rectifie any one in his opinion of me , and that in lieu of the plums which i give him from those trees , he will not throw the stones at me . moreover , i desire those that are over critical censurers of that peece , to know , that as in divinity it is a rule , scriptura parabolica non est argumentativa ; so it is in all other kind of knowledg . parables ( wherof that discourse is composed ) though pressed never so hard , prove nothing . ther is another rule also , that parables must be gently used , like a nurses brest ; which if you presse too hard , you shall have blood in stead of milk . but as the author of the vocal forest thinks he hath done , neither his countrey , nor the common-wealth of learning any prejudice thereby ; ( that maiden fancy having received so good entertainment and respect abroad , as to be translated into divers languages , and to gain the public approbation of som famous universities . ) so he makes this humble protest unto all the world , that though the designe of that discourse was partly satyrical ( which peradventure induc'd the author to shrowd it of purpose under the shadows of trees ; and wher should satyres be , but amongst trees ? ) yet it never entred into his imagination to let fall from him the least thing that might give any offence to the high and honourable court of parlement , wherof he had the honor to be once a member , and hopes he may be thought worthy again : and were he guilty of such an offence , or piacle rather , he thinks he should never forgive himself , though he were appointed his own judge . if ther occur any passage therin , that may admit a hard construction , let the reader observe , that the author doth not positively assert , or passe a judgment on any thing in that discourse which consists principally of concise , cursory narrations of the choisest occurrences and criticisms of state , according as the pulse of time did beat then : and matters of state , as all other sublunary things , are subject to alterations , contingencies and change , which makes the opinions and minds of men vary accordingly ; not one amongst twenty is the same man to day as he was four yeers ago , in point of judgment , which turns and alters according to the circumstance and successe of things : and it is a true saving , wherof we find common experience , posterior dies est prioris magister . the day following is the former dayes schoolmaster . ther 's another aphorism , the wisdom of one day is soolishnes to another , and 't will be so as long as ther is a man left in the world . i will conclude with this modest request to that gentleman of the long robe ; that having unpassionately perus'd what i have written in this small discourse , in penning wherof my conscience guided my quill all along as well as my hand , he would please to be so charitable and just , as to revers that harsh sentence upon me , to be no frend to parlements , and a malignant . finis . three speeches spoken at a common-hall, thursday the 3. of iuly, 1645. / by mr. lisle, mr. tate, mr. brown, members of the house of commons: containing many observations upon the kings letters, found in his own cabinete at nasiby fight, and sent to the parliament by sir thomas fairfax, and read at a common-hall. published according to order. lisle, john, ca. 1610-1664. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a94338 of text r200154 in the english short title catalog (thomason e292_29). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 25 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 11 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a94338 wing t1121 thomason e292_29 estc r200154 99860959 99860959 113086 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. a94338) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 113086) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; 48:e292[29]) three speeches spoken at a common-hall, thursday the 3. of iuly, 1645. / by mr. lisle, mr. tate, mr. brown, members of the house of commons: containing many observations upon the kings letters, found in his own cabinete at nasiby fight, and sent to the parliament by sir thomas fairfax, and read at a common-hall. published according to order. lisle, john, ca. 1610-1664. tate, zouch, 1605 or 6-1650. browne, john, ca. 1581-1659. 20 p. printed for peter cole, at the sign of the printing-presse in cornhill, neer the royall exchange, london: : 1645. annotation on thomason copy: "july 14th". reproduction of the original in the british library. eng england and wales, -1625-1649 : charles i, sovereign. great britain -history -civil war, 1642-1649 -early works to 1800. great britain -politics and government -1642-1649 -early works to 1800. a94338 r200154 (thomason e292_29). civilwar no three speeches spoken at a common-hall,: thursday the 3. of iuly, 1645. / by mr. lisle, mr. tate, mr. brown, members of the house of common lisle, john 1645 4672 26 0 0 0 0 0 56 d the rate of 56 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the d category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words. 2007-02 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2007-03 apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images 2007-04 celeste ng sampled and proofread 2007-04 celeste ng text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion three speeches spoken at a common-hall , thursday the 3. of iuly , 1645. by mr. lisle , mr. tate , mr. brown , members of the house of commons : containing many observations upon the kings letters , found in his own cabinet at nasiby fight , and sent to the parliament by sir thomas fairfax , and read at a common-hall . published according to order . london : printed for peter cole , at the sign of the printing-presse in cornhill , neer the royall exchange , 1645. mr. lisle his speech . my lord major , and you worthy gentlemen of the famous city of london , i am commanded by the lords and commons in parliament assembled , to observe to you some passages out of these letters which you have heard ; they are passages of that nature , though it be most happy for this kingdom and parliament to know them , yet my very heart doth bleed to repeat them . the first thing that i shall observe to you , is concerning the kings endeavours to bring forraign forces , a forraign prince with an army into this kingdom : by his letters to the queen , which you have heard read , he endeavours to hasten the duke of lorraine with an army into england ; it is well known to the parliament , that the duke of lorrain is a prince highly esteemed at rome , the most complying with jesuits of any prince in christendom ; and yet the king writes to the queen , to hasten the duke of lorrain to come with an army into england . the next thing that i shall observe to you , are , endeavours to overthrow the law of the land by power , to repeal the laws and stat●tes of this realm by force and arms , endeavours by force and arms to repeal all the statutes of this kingdom against papists ; i shall read a passage to you , which you have already heard , out of one of the kings letters to the queen ; the letter vvas dated the fifth of march , 1644. i give thee power , in my name , to promise that i will take away all the penall statutes in england , against the roman catholikes , as soon as god shall enable me to do it , so as by their means , or in their favours , i may have so powerfull assistance as may deserve so great a favour . when we consider , that the statutes of this kingdom against papists must be taken away by force ; when we consider that the laws of this kingdom are to be repealed by power , who cannot but when hee calls to minde the declarations that have been made to put the laws in execution against papists , of the protestations that have been made , and have been often made to maintain the laws of this kingdom , who can chuse but grieve to think of it . the third thing ( gentlemen ) that i shall observe to you , is concerning the use , and the ends that have been made ( which you may observe out of these letters ) of a treaty with the parliament , i shall read his majesties words to you in the letter of the fifteenth of february , 1645. a letter to the queen ; and be confident that in making peace , i shall ever shew my constancy , in adhering to bishops and to all our friends , and not forget to put a short period to this perpetuall parliament . and in his letter to the queen of the ninth of february , 1644. there is this passage , be confident that i will never quit episcopacy , nor the sword . we did all hope , that the end of a treaty had been to settle a happy peace , a firm and a well-grounded peace ; but now we see by the kings letter , that his resolutions are , still to keep the sword in his own hands : we did all hope , that the end of a treaty was to settle church-government according to the protestation , the solemn vow and covenant which we have all taken ; but you see by the kings letter , that he avows it to the queen that he will never quit episcopacy . we did all hope , that the end of a treaty was rather to confirm the parliament then to dissolve it ; but the king sayes in his own letter , that he will not forget at this treaty , to put a short period to this perpetuall parliament . the last thing that i shall observe to you ( for you will have the rest observed to you by a better hand ) is concerning the kings disavowing this parliament to be the parliament of england ; we cannot have any greater assurance of any thing from the king , then of this present parliament ; there is no law stronger that gives any property to the subject , then the law is to continue this present parliament . this is so well known to the world , that kingdoms & states abroad acknowledge it ; and now for the king to disavow it , after it is confirmed and continued by act of parliament after the king hath so lately acknowledged it , now so suddenly to disavow it , how can we be more confident of any assurance or act from his majesty ? there be many things more observable in these letters , but i shall leave them to those worthy gentlemen that come after me . mr. tate his speech . the letters are so full , that i shall rather be your remembrancer of what you have heard in them , then give you any observations upon them . i shall present before you a very sad spectacle , the whole kingdom of ireland bleeding , a kingdom all in peace without any thoughts of war , without any thoughts of arms ; and of a sudden , a popish party rising up , laying hold upon all the forts , seizing all the lands , and all the goods of the protestants in ireland ; and not content with that , when they had done , killing one hundred thousand of them , man , woman and childe : these rebels of ireland that had thus inhumanely murthered so many protestants ; ( here is the sadnesse ) now the favourites of the king , and those subjects that the king did professe to maintain , in maintaining arms against those rebels ; we that by acts of parliament of the kings own grant , had the irish rebels lands and territories granted to us to maintain a war against them ; now because we maintain that war , we are rebels and traytors ; and the irish rebels because that they stand against you , they shall be freed from all penall laws , they shall have any thing that they desire , nothing is too dear for them , any laws may be altered for their sakes ; but when the protestants come to desire an alteration of law for the advancement of the protestant religion , and for the settlement of the protestants , nothing can be granted to them by a protestant king , but every thing to the irish : i shall say but a word more , and pray consider of it ; the condition why all this is granted to the irish , and denied to you , it is only this , that the irish may come over into england to cut your throats , as they cut the throats of all the irish protestants in ireland ; this is the cause for which they are encouraged to come hither , if there be such a reward for treachery , if there be such a fruit of the protestations of the king , what can we expect . all i have to say , is , you see you must stand to your armes , and defend your selves ; for there is no hopes for you , unlesse you can submit your necks to the queen , and be transformed into irish rebels and papists : i know not how you can obtain any favour at court , especially having such a mediator , as you have a parliament that is so hated by this king , as long as that mediates for you , you shall have nothing , but if you can have a popish catholique queen to sollicite in your behalf , you shall have any thing : i know you are too much englishmen and protestants to submit to such base conditions ; therefore lay aside all divisions , and unite your selves in this cause , that you may be masters of the popish party , that otherwise will kill you all . mr browne his speech . my lord mayor and you worthy citizens of the city of london , i shall not trouble you to repeat any of the letters that you have heard read , i doubt not but you that heard them do remember most of them , only this i will say to you ; that for my part i know not whether we have more cause of joy or sorrow , for this which this day you have heard . cause i know we have to be sorrowfull , that things are so ill with us as they are ▪ and i am sure we have cause to rejoyce , that things are now discovered and brought to light , that have been so long hid in darknesse . this day is a day of discovery ; heretofore those that spak those things that you have herad this day manifested unto you ; were accounted the malignant partee , they were termed rebels , they were suspitious jealous people without cause ; the lords and commons in parliament , they have heretofore declared their fears of the things that you see now proved : answers have been given to those fears with slights and scornes . things are this day discovered to you that were enjoyned to be kept secret by the strongest engagements ; the goodnesse of god giving successe to our armie hath brought these things to light . before his majesty departed from the parliament , the lords and commons by a petition to him , did present unto him their fears , occasioned by the favouring of ●●●●sants ; their fears that he would bring in forraign forces ▪ that he would change and alter the laws , they gave him their reasons for all ▪ but he was pleased to give his answer with denying all , as they affirmed all : for that of forraign forces , because he gave a punctuall answer to that ▪ i will tell you what it was : when they told him that they were informed that the popes nuncio did deal with the french and spanish kings , to send to him 4000. men a peece , the king did answer to them : that it was improbable in it selfe , and scandalous to him , for which he desired reparation at their hands . and at another time he answers that very point concerning forraign forces positively , and saith : no sober nor honest man can beleeve that we are so desperate or so sencelesse ( they are his very words ) to entertain such a designe , as to bring in forraigne forces , which would not onely bury this our kingdome in distraction and ruine ▪ but our owne name and posterity in perpetuall scorne and infamy . you have heard what hath been said for that , you have heard his own letters , how he deals with the queen , and how pressing he is with her to bring into this kingdome the duke of lorraigne with his army ▪ the duke of lorraigne you know is a catholike popish ▪ forraigne prince : so you see how much he is altered from what he thought then , and how his endeavours are now , that both honest men and sober men may beleeve that hee would do it ▪ because he writes to her with such earnestnesse , to pray her to do it for him ▪ for their fears of his making war against the parliament ▪ of his alteration of religion and laws ▪ 〈◊〉 hath heretofore in his printed declaration , expressed these words : we do again , in the presence of almighty making war against the parliament , then against our own children , that we will maintain and observe the asts assented to by vs this parliament , without violation ; and that we have not , nor shall not have , any thought of using of any force , unlesse we shall be driven to it for the security of our ▪ person , and for the defence of the religion , laws , and liberties of the kingdome , and the just rights and priviledges of parliament . and in another of his printed declarations he hath said : god so deal with me and mine , as my thoughts and intentions are upright for the the maintenance of the true protes●ant religion , and for observation and preservation of the laws of the land . and in another declaration , he saith , that he is resolved not onely duely to observe the laws himselfe , but to maintain them , against what opposition soever , though with the hazard of his being . and in his declaration concerning his resolution to go into ireland , which is also printed , he calls god to witnesse , the sincerity of his professions there made , with this assurance ; that his majesty will never consent , upon what pretence soever , to a toleration of the popish profession there ; or the abolition of the laws now in force against popish recusants in that kingdome . what could his majesty have said more to satisfie his people . now compare his actions with his declarations , and compare his letters to the queen , with his promise and protestations to the parliament , and you will say quantum mutatus , how much is his majesty changed . all that we have heard read , we may divide into three parts . the first concernes the letters , propositions , and transactions , concerning ireland . the second , the letters from the queen to the king . the third ▪ letters from the king to the queene . concerning ireland , you have heard the propositions made , to the queen , for fending into this kingdome diverse irish rebels , under the command of two professed papists ▪ 6000. of them were to be under the command of the lord glamorgan , the earl of worcesters eldest son , the other of 10000. under the command of colonell fitz williams : the terms that they were to come upon , were read to you in the propositions , which themselves sent to the queen ▪ you will not think that these came to maintain the laws , but to destroy them , not to maintain the protestant religion , but to overthrow it , these propositions being sent to the queene ▪ and allowed by her and she sent them to the king . for the letters concerning ireland they were written by the king to the earl of ormond , who is now governourthere : in some of them letters , the king gives way to the suspending of poynings law , i which was an act of parliament , in the 10. year of henry the 7. it was called poynings lavv , because sir edvvard poynings vvas governour of ireland , vvhen that lavv vvas made ; that lavv made all statutes that vvere before made in england , of force in ireland ; and the king may as vvell suspend all the lavvs there , as that lavv ; by that lavv of poynings , all lavvs that vvere after to be presented at the parliament in ireland , must be first sent hither for approbatition , before they could be presented to the parliament there ▪ and no parliament must be called there before the causes of calling the parliament , and the acts to be passed in that parliament , are first sent hither and approved but that lavv novv must be suspended . further , in the letters to the lord of ormond you see the king doth not count it a hard bargain , for to make a lavv in ireland to suspend or to take avvay the penall lavvs , against papists there , so that they vvill help him here , against his protestant subjects : when this promise was made the declaration was not remembred , wherein the king doth declare , that upon no pretence whatsoever , he will tollerate the popish profession in ireland , or abolish the laws against popish recusants now in force there . he further saith in another letter to my lord of ormond , that rather then he will fail of making a peace or a cessation with the rebells , he would have him ingage himselfe to joyn with the rebels against the scots , and the lord inchequin , which is the main visible protestant forces , that are in ireland : all this is enjoyned to be kept secret , from all but two or three of the chiefest rebels in ireland , whom you heard named in the letters : you may further observe , that a peace was treated of with the rebels about the same time that the king did treat with the parliament here concerning ireland ; and the king wished a quick dispatch of the peace there , least if hee should make a peace here first , he could not shew such favours to the irish as he intended ; they are the words of his letter . you may see by all the letters to my lord of ormond , that the king did little stick at any thing to grant to the rebels , for a peace with them , but how little he granted to the parliament of england , at the last treaty , i hope all the world will soon know . the next are the queens letters to the king ; in them you may see her unwearied indeavours by sea and land to raise forces against the parliament to destroy it , you see she marcheth in the head of an army , and calls her self the generalissima ; you may see further in her letters , the great interest she hath in the kings counsels , no office or place can be disposed of without her , you may see by her letters , her advice concerning peace , in making peace , she adviseth the king not to abandon those that have served him , for fear they forsake him in his need ; she expresseth whom she meaneth , the bishops and the poor catholiques ; she adviseth the king for the honour of god , that he trust not himself in our hands ; if he go to london before the parliament is ended , she tels him he is undone ; you may see by her letters , how active she is with the duke of lorraine for sending over ten thousand men , you may see her advice concerning this parliament ; she saith , that perpetuall parliament must be disbanded , the rest she saith will follow , if the king conclude a peace without that , she will into france she saith , i am sure you cannot forget these passages . in the kings letters to the queen you may observe these following particulars . first ▪ his apology to her , for calling us a parliament at the last treaty , it seems she was offended at it , and you may see by his letters with what difficulty he did it , for he saith , that if but two more had joyned with him in opinion to the contrary , he would never have done it , yet he hath told us , he will keep all the acts of this parliament inviolable : how these can stand together , let all men judge ; he hath told us that he will maintain the laws , and observe them himself , yet you see he lay the blood of that kingdom that is shed in these wars , upon the shedding of the innocent blood ( as he cals it ) of my lord of strafford , yet my lord of strafford was condemned by himself , and by the law , that he saith he will maintain . you see how pressing he is to the queen to procure aide from the duke of lorraine , upon hopes of his coming he is very glad , and saith , the prince of orange shall help to transport his souldiers : compare this with his former declarations concerning forraign forces ▪ it needs no aggravation , we have all of us more cause to pray for him . for his maintaining the laws , you may observe in a letter dated in march last to the queen , there is this passage . i give thee leave to promise in my name , to all that thou thinkest fit , that i will take away all the penall laws against the roman catholiques in england , as soon as god shall enable me to do it , so as i may by their means have such assistance , as may deserve so great a favour and enable me to do it . to this promise of his , he enjoynes much secresie , which he had need to do , being so contrary to former declarations , and protestations . if this be done , he may as well alter and take away all our laws , both for property and liberty ; these laws against papists are of as much force ▪ and binde as much as any laws whatsoever : upon all these letters and passages together you may observe the great designe , to put an end to this parliament , although it cannot be done without the consent of the lords and commons in parliament , and the kings joyning with them . you see another design is , to take away all laws against recusants , and that must be when the king is able to do it , as he saith , and that cannot be without force ; you see , to enable himself to do these things , he invites in forraign forces , you see he deals with papists & protestants , and all to assist him against the parliament : you see in those letters , what priviledges and immunities are promised to papists , and nothing at all to his protestant subjects ; you see the great trust he reposeth in the queen , to make a bargain for him , although it concern religion , which is the strongest point of confidence he can expresse to her ; i need not repeat the words : you cannot but observe the reward that he bestows upon them that contrary to their trust reposed in them by the kingdom have disserted the parliament : he tels the queen he is free from the place of base mutinous motions in his mungrell parliament there ; let the like reward befall all such as shall betray their trust reposed in them by the kingdom ; you may see whom you have cause to thank , for the seizing of your goods in france , you heard it read , upon the score of whose kindnesse it was set . lastly , you may see by the letters , if a peace be had , what a one it shall be , it shall be such a one as shall invite the queen to return . the treaty for it shall be according to the instructions given to the commissioners , which upon the kings word , are according to the little note the queen so well remembers : in making peace the king assures her , he will be constant in adhering to the bishops , & all his friends , those whom the queen cals in her letter , the poor roman catholiques . lastly ▪ in making peace , he will not forget to put an end to this parliament ; but some will say , what 's all this to us ? yes , it much concerns us all , that we may pray for , and pitty our king , and to learn us to look to our selves . you see by their letters the way they hope to bring about all their designes , they say it is by our divisions among our selves , they say the city is divided in it self , they say the houses of parliament are divided among themselves , and they say , they are divided one with another , they say , one part goes one way , and another part goes another way ; i hope , that which appears by these letters , will make us all go the same way for the maintenance of this cause . these letters that ye have heard read , are beyond all exceptions ; the kings letters all of his own hand , and in many places corrected by himself . the letters to the earl of ormond are all his own hand ; there are divers other letters besides them , now read , which were taken at the fight , all of them together , with these read , are deposited into an indifferent place , that any one that will may see them . by what you have heard read , you see the unwearied indeavors of your enemies to destroy you , they are diligent , let us be vigilant in prosecuting this cause we have undertaken , that we may have a happy end of these unhappy differences ; do you of the city agree among your selves in the prosecuting of this cause , though you may differ in private opinion in other things ; i hope and pray that both houses of parliament m●y ever agree in the maintenance of this cause , which i doubt not but they will as they do : let us all go on together , hand in hand together , in the maintenance of this cause , according to our protestation ; we cannot do it without unity among our selves ; if we have division among our selves , we undo our selves , and hazard the cause ; if we in the parliaments quarters agree among our selves , i hope we shall be invincible ▪ i will conclude with this sentence , si fueritis inseperabiles , eritis insuperabiles , if we be inseparable and undivided , we shall be invincible : let us all do our duties faithfully , and leave the issue to god . finis . a moderate and most proper reply to a declaration, printed and published under his maiesties name, december 8 intended against an ordinance of parliament for assessing, but indeed animating and encouraging the malignants, and delinquents, in their violent courses, for the maintenance of themselves, and their malignant army. prynne, william, 1600-1669. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a51058 of text r41506 in the english short title catalog (wing m2320a). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 28 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a51058 wing m2320a estc r41506 31355469 ocm 31355469 110483 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. a51058) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 110483) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 1747:20) a moderate and most proper reply to a declaration, printed and published under his maiesties name, december 8 intended against an ordinance of parliament for assessing, but indeed animating and encouraging the malignants, and delinquents, in their violent courses, for the maintenance of themselves, and their malignant army. prynne, william, 1600-1669. [8] p. [s.n.], london : printed, 1642. attributed to william prynne --cf. nuc pre-1956 imprints. imperfect: print show-through. reproduction of original in the huntington library. eng england and wales. -parliament. great britain -history -civil war, 1642-1649. great britain -politics and government -1642-1649. a51058 r41506 (wing m2320a). civilwar no a moderate, and most proper reply to a declaration, printed, and published, under his maiesties name, december, 8. intended against an ordin [no entry] 1642 5140 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 b the rate of 4 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the b category of texts with fewer than 10 defects per 10,000 words. 2002-03 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2002-04 apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images 2002-05 tcp staff (michigan) sampled and proofread 2002-05 mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited 2002-06 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion a moderate , and most proper reply to a declaration , printed , and pvblished , under his maiesties name , december , 8. intended against an ordinance of parliament for assessing . but indeed animating and encourageing the malignants , and delinquents , in their violent courses , for the maintenance of themselves , and their malignant army . london , printed , 1642. a moderate and most proper reply to a declaration , the pen that drops this declaration , lately set forth under his majesties name , is a fellow to that tongue which cuts like a sharpe rasor , the rasor is sharpe but it plainly appeares that malignancy is the whetstone , and gives it the edge ; for so it cut , it cares not though it mangles truth and goodnesse ; and so it cut those whom it hates , it cares not though it cut also those whom it professeth to love . for the maine worke of this declaration is to condemne that in war , which the favorits , if not the framers of this declaration have practised in peace , yea to condemne that which in war the parliament hath done for the preservation of the kingdome , being far lesse then that which themselves have done in this war for the ruine and destruction of it . the great outcry of this declaration seemes to be for the property of the subject . but doth not this cry come from the same shop , from whence heretofore issued inforced loanes , knighting money , benevolences , and ship-money ? and from whence more lately issue plunderings , ransomes for not plundering , monthly taxes of an high value and rate , so that this cry seemes to be like that of the high-way man , who having taken money from a passenger , to put away the suspition of it , raised an hue and cry against himselfe , for is it in earnest to be thought , that the destroyers of property , are now suddenly become the patrons of property ? or rather that by this assessement they are likely to be put from their old trade and therefore are offended ? for indeed , this which they call taking away of property , is the meanes of preserving property for ever . besides , they have put upon the parliament a necessity of assessements , and that is their fault , and yet this fault of theirs they cast on the parliament . againe they know that the houses have power to tax the whole kingdome ; and the tax of the commons of england ariseth onely from the house of commons ; against this they object only the want of the kings assent ; which assent being withheld by themselves ; they againe cast their own fault upon the parliament . the * king without the two houses layes taxes and gives warrants for plundering , and this with their advice and assistance , even to destroy the parliament , but the two houses cannot have their leave to lay an assessement without the king for their owne preservation , and the preservation of the kingdome . yet is it well known that there are sundry lawes which exclude the king from laying taxes without consent of parliament : but no law that the parliament , or two houses should not lay taxes , when the king not only deserteth them , but makes war against them . in the kings infancy what assent of the king have the two houses for the laying of taxes ? and it were to be wished that desertion of parliament , and war against the parliament , did not give greater cause and necessity of taxing without that assent , then the former . briefly , the parliament is inforced to a war for it's owne defense . this defense cannot be maintained without money , and this is the anger that there is money gotten to maintaine it . for if justice in the way of raysing it , were their quarrell ; the same justice would make them to quarrell with themselves ; when they rob whole townes , not of the twentieth part , but of twenty parts of twenty . where is this quarrell of justice when they lay monthly takes in oxfordshire , and other taxes in the west ? where was their justice when they robbed in old branford , as well their friends , as their opposers ? had they the kings consent or had they it not ? i thinke they will be asham'd to acknowledge either . howsoever certainly they had not the consent of the two houses of parliament , and so it was without law , and wholy without this justice which they now exact of the parliament . shall we attribute this to an excessive charity , that they love others above themselves , and so would have others more just and honest then themselves ? or rather do they desire that other men may be just that they by injustice may destroy them ? they would not have men just , but naked and undefended that so by armed injustice and violence they might subdue them into an everlasting bondage , and misery . but these men are still troubled with altering the property of hull , and will needs awake not a sleeping but a slaine and dead objection . if they will be ever speaking of it , they must ever heare , that he that takes away a sword from one that would kill him , and takes it onely that hee may not kill him , takes not away the property , but the mischiefe . he doth not meane to profite himselfe by the value of it , but to save himselfe from the cutting of it . and if nothing else will convert the penman of this declaration , this perchance would serve the turne , if he had no other meanes of livelyhood and maintenance , but the revenues and profits which the parliament receiveth from hull . as for the army of the earle of essex raysed to destroy the king ( for so the declaration will have it ) it is such another truth , as if , when the earle of essex his souldiers fought at branford to defend themselves and some of their owne friends and fellowes formerly taken by the malignant army were set in the forefront , it were sayd , that the earle of essex his souldiers did fight against their owne fellowes to destroy them . these be the men that goe about to destroy the king , that by armies of their owne enforcing the parliament to raise an army to defend it selfe , bring the king betweene two armies and so into the danger of that destruction , which themselves both cause and object . they are the men that seeke his destruction , that cause his presence there , where destruction is ; and cause his absence there where his safety is . but certainly the parliament wisheth his absence from the army , wherelies the danger , and his presence in parliament , where is his assured safety . but here followes another wonder that those men who plunder without giving any warning , should finde fault with sir edward bayntons warrant which , as themselves say , gave warning to men , that they might escape plundering . * but if he had plundered them without warning , they had nothing to object against him but their owne fault . a declaration succeeds in prayse of property which being indeed so pretious , gives a strong exhortation to the parliament to rayse so much money as may safely defend it . in the parliament lies the roote of property , and to pull up parliaments , is to pull up property by the rootes . therefore to defend property , the parliament must be defended : and to defend the parliament money must be raysed . so to take part of mens goods to defend the parliament is to defend property , even in the roote of it ; if the branches be cropt to preserve the roote , the branches may againe he supplyed and renewed by the roote , but if the roote be pull'd up , which these men endeavor , the branches perish for ever . and this is their griefe , that this roote of property is preserved . and can they take a care of the branches of property who would pull up property by the roote ? which being pull'd up , not onely the twentieth part ( which is their complaint ) but the other nineteene are utterly lost . but neither doth this ordinance enjoyne the taking of the twentieth part , that number being named , to set a bound to the taxe , which the assessors may not passe . they may take the fourtieth part if they thinke fit ; and it had beene a deed of charity , if these men that finde fault with the taking of the twentieth , had left the twentieth at branford , and the places which they have ransackt and spoyl'd ? and now comes the committee of examinations it selfe to be examined . the questions are , why so called ? and how such power ? surely it should not seeme strange to any that knowes parliaments to call a committee by the name of the worke of it , no more then to call a man that makes shoes , a shoomaker . and except there were a resolution to be angry at all that the parliament does , is it impossible to deny a power in the two houses to imprison ? and , not to dispute the power of the house of commons alone , or a committee of that house which those men unseasonably at this time do question ) the power of imprisoning is from the ordinances of both houses ; and by the same the committee is to name the place and time . so the naming of the time and place , is not by the power of a committee , but of the ordinance of parliament . and it cannot be unknown , that there is in parliament a power not only of liberty and imprisonment , but of life and death . and if it must be called a slavery to be subject to this power , upon this occasion : surely it is first , thus farre a voluntary slavery ; that they may free their persons if they will by a voluntary contribution . secondly , the end of this imprisonment , thus term'd slavery , is to fright them from a perpetuall slavery . but that any members of the house of commons should be excluded from being present at the counsells of the committee of eximinations , is an untruth so notorious and corpulent , that it is to be wondred how the scribe of this declaration , should have an ignorance or malice bigge enough to conceive and bring it forth . especially since so many malignants from which he might have had better intelligence , have past through that committee , who waiting at the doore , while counsells were taking of their causes , might well know and observe , that the members of the house , were not excluded from being present at those counsells . and yet upon this fained accusation , is grounded a tragicall , and dolefull exclamation . as if all parliaments were utterly destroyed , because a committee doth exclude the members of the house of commons , which indeed are not excluded . neither doth it follow as a necessary truth that because men are to be imprisoned by the committee , therefore they shall be separated from their wives and children . for though these are to be removed from london and westminster , the subburbs and counties adjacent , yet the husbands being sent to prisons remote from london and westminster , the suburbs and counties adjacent , they may all very well meete . and certainly it may well be thought that the parliament hath at least as great cause to remove far the malignants and there families , ( the disease of malignancy commonly in this case most affecting the head , and thence flowing into the body of the family . but be it for ever reserved by speciall priviledge , to arch prelaticall tyrany , to banish men into remote ilands , and by parliament commands to teare their friends , wives and children from them . and here againe flowes from this writer , a huge tide of passion . but ( as tides use to turne ) may not this tide thus returne upon him ? is there now any liberty left , but to those that would destroy the parliament , and there with peace , liberty , property , and religion ? is not a violence offered to mens consciences , when they are terrifyed by proclamations of treason , extremities of warre , for keeping their protestation whereby they have vowed to defend the priviledges of parliament , and those that defend them ? and is it any way contrary to the oaths of supremacy , allegiance ; or the protestation , tö defend the parliament against those that would destroy it ? or by force to bring delinquents to parliamentary justice , and to leade captive those , that leade his majesty captive , and strive to separate the head from the body , to the ruine of both ? how many persons of honour , quality , and reputation of the severall counties of england have beene turned out of their offices , places , houses , goods , and lives ? how many are now in prison onely for their faithfulnesse to the parliament and kingdome ? how many substantiall citizens of london have beene seduced to set hands to petitions of dangerous consequence , and to withdraw their hands from assisting the defence of parliament and kingdome ? how many papists , blasphemers , and men of dersperate fortunes , are met in the armies that fight against the parliament , yea : how many papists in these times of warre , are authorized against law by his majesties commission to buy , and take up armes , when as the protestants in divers counties have beene totally disarmed , and their armes taken away , notwithstanding their property in them ? how many godly , pious and painfull divines , are now robbed , and plundered , their bookes and writings spoyl'd and defac'd , and themselves driven to london , as to a city of refuge ? and withall how many of those ministers that preach against the parliament are found to be the same that were heretofore questioned by the parliament , for scandalous , vitious , and abominable lives ? and ( not to put from london over hastily ) is there not a cause to secure dangerous persons in london , and that those of london should be forced to defend london , when as neare as london was to branford , so neare ( in cleare probabilities ) was london to the state of brainford ? for is it to be thought that the cavaliers would have changed their minds in the riding of eight miles ; and that cruelty at branford would have turned into mercy in london ? would they have spared the substantiall citizens at london , who did not spare the very beggers at branford ? would they have asked the rich men at london whether they were for the king , who made no such question to the beggers at branford ? surely it is most likely that as now london may be seene in brainford , so then brainford would have beene seene in london . neither is it unworthy of the name of publike faith , that is given by those that represent the publike body of the kingdome . and whatsoever leave will be given to the word ( publike ) it is enough for the security , if the faith be sound and sufficient for repayment . and ( to speake onely of the house of commons . ) it is certaine that house is trusted with the whole estate of the commons of england . and i hope the commons of england will have enough to pay the debts contracted for the defense of the commons . but in the meane time what faith is given for the taskes and monethly payments imposed on oxfordshire and the westerne parts , under the dominion of sir ralph hopton ? and even this declaration hereafter acknowledgeth that the king has parted from his jewells and plate , ( which it is pitty should have beene turned into the price of the bloud of his subjects ) so that evill councellors have reduced him to that lownesse , that whensoever he returnes to a state , lustre , of majesty and glory , by a right ( that is a parliamentary ) way , it must be by their faithfulnesse and supply , whose faith is now thus slighted and despised . and it is easily believed that our brethren of scotland will not be displeased with the word of publike faith , and i wish it were as fit to be believed , that they have not cause to be displeased with those that by a war raysed against the parliament , endeavour to make the reality of that word , lesse , if not wholly ineffectuall . neither is it for want of speaking but of hearing that these men heare nothing of fundamentall lawes . if hath beene sayd that it is most fundamentall to a state to preserve it selfe , and that the lords and commons in parliament may defend themselves , and their priviledges against delinquents , malignants , and their adherents , that seeke to destroy them : that the commons are entrusted with the estates of the commons ; and the lords , of the lords , and both joyning togethether in disposing them , if the king withhold his assent , which should be given for the preservation of the kingdome , shall the kingdome perish for want of this assent ? much lesse should it be turn'd into an objection against the lords and commons as a fault of theirs , that the king will not assent . but if this be neither spoken nor heard , are these men fit to demand fundamentall lawes for the parliaments disposing of a twentieth part , who can alleage themselves no shadow of any law for exacting two and twenty parts out of twenty ? for such a monster both of arithm●tick and oppression have these men lately engendred : not to speake of breaking the fundamentall lawes in taking his goods , in whom the house of commons is in some sort contracted and represented , what fundamentall law have they for laying a taxe of foure pound a weeke on ninescore pounds yearely rent of the speaker of the house of commons ? what have these men to do to talke of fundamentall lawes , that by a lawlesse , and senslesse oppression , undermine and dig up estates even below their foundations ; and like aegiptian taskemasters will enforce the brick to be made beyond the straw ? and if extraordinary meanes of maintaining an undertaking prove it unlawfull , what an extremity of unlawfulnesse is there in their undertakings , who by these super-extremities of exaction maintaine their undertakings ? as for master pi●s speech which they call excellent , it would make them excellent too , if they would follow it . for it is too manifest , that following the lawes of lust , ambition , and the like vices have brought us to this present confusion . neither is it so strange that in a time of warre against the parliament dangerous persons should be more safely secured from maintaning this warre , nor that members of either house giving cause of suspition by viewing workes of defence or otherwise should be committed with the consent or approbation of either house ; not so strange by much , as that five members of a house , should be drawne forth from the house ( to prison and death as it seemes by the charge ) by force and violence . and for hull , the present good use of new-castle , to admit armes and souldiers for the maintenance of this unnaturall warre , speakes aloud to justify sir john hothams keeping of hull by order of parliament ; neither is tonnage or poundage imposed by parliament ; and is not tonnage and poundage payd to the complainants at new-castle ? but the parliament is the great eye-sore , and therefore when they could not destroy it by pulling away five first ( and how many fives after no man knowes ) nor by an army at branford now it must be overthrowne by paper-bullets and by untruetelling of twenties . but certainly their act of numbring fayles , as well as their vertue of truth , and sincerity . for even in this moneth of december , when the lord major was in the house of commons at prayer ( whereof a part , is a part of common prayer , by which token he may be knowne not to be a brownist , nor a reviler of common prayer ) it is certainly reported there were eight score in the house ; and not many lesse the same weeke when the house consider'd the propositions for peace ; and these men cannot but know that fourty do make a house of commons ; so that their owne number acknowledgeth it to be more , then an house of necessity requires . yet there are also computed about an hundred absent in the army son defence of the parliament ; or in the defence of their owne counties ; in ireland , or for some speciall occasions of their owne . and those that are present , and such others as are thus absent , complayning of no feare it is a worke of supererogatory charity , that these enditers should make , or faine a fearfull complaint for them . true it is , that there are about three score cast out of the house of commons for fighting against the house , or some other great offences , neither needes any one to be afrayd of comming to the house , but those whom their owne guilt makes affray'd of censure and punishment . neither are those that are present awed with an army or tumults , but defended and secured by an army and the goods of the city and suburbs ; and it might passe for a speciall peece of craft if these men could make the parliament so foolishly credulous as to be afrayd of their owne security . it were to be wished , that his majesty , were as free from cause of feare from his army and cavaliers , who are much wrong'd by reports , if they have not put threats upon him , and upon his going from them to his parliament . and next to the parliament , they are angry with the city of london , for being a wall of defence to the parliament . and whereas this paper is so often spotted with the scandall of anabaptists and brownists for their power in the government or actions of that city , if they believe themselves , it were good they did make others to believe them also , by naming some particular anabaptists and brownists that exercise this power , as the parliament hath nam'd the papists which command in the kings army . neither hath the lord major with a faction told the houses that that they will have no accomodation , or peace ; but with the sheriffs and aldermen hath advanc'd and assisted a petition to his majesty for peace . true it is they desire a sound and durable peace , accompanyd with truth , and piety ; neither can they be much blam'd , if they feare pretences of peace that may cover such designes of mischiefe and massacry as lately appeared at branford . but it seemes the notes were taken in short hand which were sent to this writer concerning sir sidney mountague , for if the story had been written in words at length and the whole matter declared , it might have been known , that sir sidney mountague besides refusing the oath ( if it must be so called ) of association , drew forth a declaration , and vouched the authority of it , for calling them traytors that had taken the same . and let these men judge whether it were any part of the vertue of patience that the house which had entred entred that association should indure the word traytor to be cast upon the face of it , or whether it were not a more commeudable vertue of curtesy , to dismisse and separate a person of that opinion from the dangerous and infectious society of traytors . and now follow some mistaken figures of rhetorick which should run on this manner . these are the men that have sent to the states , to treate with them , that they permit not souldiers and armes to come from their provinces , to make and maintain war against the parliament of england . these are the men that have sent into scotland , where murrey is labouring to kindle a fire to consume this nation , to cast water upon that fire ; and withall to intice our brethren of scotland : now the papists are up in armes to seek the peace of this kingdom , and the safety of religion agreeable to the act of pacification . and not only for that act , but for their own security it being an unquestionable truth , that if ireland be the breakfast of the papists , and england their dinner , scotland is likely to be their supper . in a word , these are they that have made a preserving ordinance , to save the parliament , religion , lawes and liberty , which were in danger to be devoured by illegall commissions of array , as illegall sheriffs , armies of papists , and other ill-affected , persons . but the words which follow , that an army was first raysed by the parliament , are so manifestly untrue that it is strange , how they could leave of the lest remnant of conscience to utter-them , and of loyalty to utter them under his majesties name . it is possible they may have heard of a bible , and therein of one david , that like the parliament was accused of rebelling against the king , and these were hunted like a partridge ; but that which i would say to them is according to the speech of that david to abner : yee are worthy to dy because yee have not kept the king neither his life nor honour . the life of the king hath been exposed to danger , by bringing him into the battell ; and his honour , by making his name a cover to notorious falsities . for were not the beginnings of an army raysed in yorke ? * and did not a papist there come forth and say let the sword , try it , before the parliament either made votes , that the king seduced by evill counsell intended a war against the parliament , which votes were also before the beginning of the army of the earle of essex ? and yet if the parliament had raysed forces , that may beare the name of an army to bring delinquents to justice , who can lay any blame upon the parliament , or who can thence gather a reason , why the king may justly rayse an army against the parliament ? yet is the raysing of this army , for defence of the parliament , or of the power and authority of it over delinquents , more then once in the last leafe termed a rebellion . to this , i will fetch an answer , out of bodin . bodin having written much in favour of kings though degenerated into tyrants , and so much that he confesseth he was tax'd for it , yet at last , lights on this story and thereupon gave his sentence . the earle of flanders befieged his subjects in gant , with an army of fourty thousand men . the army within the city was but five thousand . upon this disadvantage , they humbly sued for pardon . the earle answered them , they must come forth with halters about their neckes , and then he would tell them his mind . hereupon , not having any assuraude of mercy , they issued forth , and defeated his great army , with a litle one ; and the earle was forced for his own safty , to hide himselfe under the bed of a poore woman , who sent him forth in a shape far below ( his degree . but hereupon this author inferres ; then did it appeare , that there is nothing morevaliant then a subject brought to despaire , nor any war more just , then that which is necessary . i only adde , if the parliaments war be necessary , and a necessary war is just , certainly a just war , cannot justly be called a rebellion . finis . notes, typically marginal, from the original text notes for div a51058e-120 * and the earle of new-castle too . * though it is constantly affirmed that the word plundeting is not in the warrant . see the last declaration . * did not sir francis wortley draw his sword there and cry , for the king , for the king ? bodin de rep. lib. 3. a sermon preached before the late king james his majesty at greenwich the 19 of iuly 1604 together with two letters in way of apology for his sermon : the one to the late king iames his majesty : the other to the lords of his majesties then privie councell / by john burges ... burges, john, 1561?-1635. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a30293 of text r313 in the english short title catalog (wing b5720). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 63 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 16 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a30293 wing b5720 estc r313 12625632 ocm 12625632 64627 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. a30293) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 64627) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 251:e145, no 5) a sermon preached before the late king james his majesty at greenwich the 19 of iuly 1604 together with two letters in way of apology for his sermon : the one to the late king iames his majesty : the other to the lords of his majesties then privie councell / by john burges ... burges, john, 1561?-1635. [2], 29 p. printed by thomas brudenell, london : 1642. reproduction of original in thomason collection, british library. eng james -i, -king of england, 1566-1625. england and wales. -privy council. bible. -o.t. -psalms cxxii, 8-9 -sermons. a30293 r313 (wing b5720). civilwar no a sermon preached before the late king james his majesty, at greenwich, the 19. of iuly, 1604. together with two letters in way of apology f burges, john 1642 12280 35 0 0 0 0 0 29 c the rate of 29 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the c category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2006-05 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2006-10 spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images 2007-11 elspeth healey sampled and proofread 2007-11 elspeth healey text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion a sermon preached before the late king james his majesty , at greenwich , the 19. of iuly , 1604. together with two letters in way of apology for his sermon : the one to the late king iames his majesty ; the other to the lords of his majesties then privie councell . by john bvrges minister of gods word ; since doctor of divinity and parson of sutton cofield in warwickshire . london : printed by thomas brudenell , 1642. a sermon preached before king james his majesty , at greenwich , the 19. of iune , 1604. the text , psal. 122.8 , 9. for my brethren and my neighbours sake , i will now speake peace unto thee : because of the house of the lord our god , i will procure thy wealth . the title of this psalme shewes the excellency and author of it : a song of degrees , a psalme of david . the psalme it selfe is gratulatory : davids gratulation to and for the good estate of ierusalem , the metropolitan city of his kingdome . in which he first professeth his joy for the present good estate thereof , and demonstrates his care for the future . that which he rejoyceth at in the present condition of it , is ; first , the forwardnesse of the people to gods service : secondly , the good estate of the city , which was built as a city united , made ierusalem of iebus and salem , the fort of the iebusites being subdued by david , and by building united into one city , now at peace ; in which also religion was set up , yea the staple of religion ; for thither the tribes went to worship ; and justice also , yea the royall seats of justice . the demonstration of care for the good of that city hereafter , hath in it two branches . the kings incitation to all his subjects to pray for the peace of it ; and he sets them downe a forme of praye● : the holy ghost knowes well enough how to pray in a set forme . the second thing is his owne promise , as it were his magna charta , the kings great charter , for the good of ierusalem , in the words now read . a great charter , but in few words , which yet are massie and weighty , containing the kings grant in the word of a prince to gratifie ierusalem in two things . first , to use her kindely : and secondly , to procure her wealth . to both which he addeth his reasons ▪ as we shall see in their places . the promise of kinde and gracious usage is not so plaine in the words of our translation , as in the originall ; for where the translation saith , i will wish thee prosperity , the originall saith , i will speake peace . a speech that every where as well as here , signifies all kinde usage , under one speciall kinde of it , that is good words . so psal. 28.3 . where david speakes of some that speake peace to their neighbours , but malice is in their hearts , they speake friendly . psal. 85.8 . god will speake peace unto his people ; that is , will use them graciously . and in hester 10.3 . it is said of mordecay , he spake peaceably , saith the translation ( peace , saith the originall ) to all his seed . whereby it may appeare that the first parcell of the kings grant , is to use his people graciously , to speake peace unto them . in which parcell ( if we marke it ) be foure points . first , what he will doe ; i will speake peace . secondly , to whom , to thee , to ierusalem . thirdly , for what respect , for my brethren and companions sake . fourthly , when ? now : but that when is indeed why , as we shall after heare . 1. touching the thing what we learne in davids example . first , that it is the office and care of good princes to speak peace unto their people . they are fathers , a title as of power , so of love , to teach them to use their subjects as children . they are masters , but saith paul to masters , ephes. 6. know , that even your master also is in heaven . the greatest kings are servants to the great king of kings ; let them use their servants as they would be used of their master graciously . to this end , because the disease of princes oftentimes is the swelling of heart , and to dye upon such swellings , it pleased god in the 17. of deutrinomy both to restraine them from windy and swelling meats , forbidding such multitude of chariots and horses as might lift up their hearts above their brethren , so as to make them forget that they are men and rule over men : and also to give them a dyet , the booke of god to meditate upon , which is able to moderate and temper the heart of any prince ; without which no kings heart , no mans heart can be good as it ought . secondly , now as it is a duty of princes to speake peace , so it is an ornament unto them . curtesie is a christian vertue , commended to all men in the epistles to the ephesians and colossians . that which is curtesie in a subject , is graciousnesse in a prince : a vertue of the same kinde , onely advanced to an higher place by the dignity of the person . and it is an ornament that becomes none so well as princes , the images of the gracious god , whose deputies they are , whose titles they beare . it was truly said of pythagoras , that in two things specially we imitate the nature of god , truth and goodnesse . a prince faithfull of his word ▪ and gracious to his people , is a goodly image of god . we see that in greater maps things are expressed more plainly then can be in the smaller ( though they be drawne by one skill ) so in the greatest personages this ornament is fairest , when they that of all others have the best : warrant to speake roughly , shall speake peace . thirdly , and as it is a duty and an ornament , so is it a bond , and one of the best that princes have to obliedge the hearts of their subjects unto them . it is therefore noted of mordecay as the ground of his acceptance among the multitude of his brethren , that he did these two things ( which the king here promiseth in his charter ) he procured the wealth of his people , and spake peace unto all his seed . the strength of this course , to melt the heart of the subjects , appeares in david in 2 sam. 19. who understanding the minde of the ten tribes to fetch him home againe , takes the watch-word , and sends to the men of iudah this message , why are you behinde to bring the king againe to his house ? ye are my brethren , my bones and my flesh are ye , wherefore then are ye the last that bring the king againe ? and to amasa this protestation , god doe so to me and more also , if thou be not captaine of the hoste to me for ever : to lead the army for him , that had led it against him ; what was the effect ? he bowed the hearts of the men of iudah , as one man , saith the text . such strength hath the gracious usage of a soveraigne in the hearts of good subjects . againe , ioab knew well what strength was in the kings good speeches , who ( finding the king so wounded for absolon , that he retired himselfe , as if he had lost a kingdome that very day , in which the kingdome was recovered , so as the people also stole away , as men that had lost the battell ) comes to the king ( and after other expostulations , rougher then became a subject to his soveraigne , yet wholesome for that time ) come out , saith he , and speake comfortably unto thy servants , for i sweare by the lord , except thou come out , there will not tarry one man with thee this night , &c. nor hath the holy scripture alone this observation , but even among the heathen ( that it might appeare a truth which nature is not ignorant of ) we finde it still observed and recorded as a meanes that drew the hearts of the people to their princes . thus suetonius notes of titus , that he had that of nature or of fortune , good luck , as we say , to win every mans good will : and among many things , reports this one gracious speech of his , that no man should goe away sad from speech with a prince . the like of augustus , as the meanes that setled him in the hearts of the people , and by name this one observation ▪ that when a poore man offered him a petition trembling ▪ he encouraged him , and said , petitions should not be given to a prince as meat to an elephant , that one is afraid of . the like of traian . antoninus , and others is reported , which i forbeare to recite . all shewing , that it was observed as a meanes of gaining the affections of the people , to speake peace unto them . fourthly , and on the contrary , to doe otherwise is not safe , neither at the entrance , nor when a prince is setled . for the entrance , rehoboam is a witnesse , who being a yong king followed yong mens counsell ( indeed yong counsell though old men had given it ) and as they bad him , told the people , his father had scourged them with rods , but he would beat them with scorpions ( that is , say some , with whips which have wires in the lashes ends , to make them bite where they goe ) his little finger should be heavier then his fathers loynes . the old men had given him better counsell , to serve the people that day , and give them good words , and the people would be his servants for ever . but this good counsell would not downe with the yong king ; what was the end of it ? why , when the people saw that they were not regarded , they left him , and bad the house of david looke to it selfe . thus for want of speaking peace , he put himselfe out of the greatest part of his kingdome . and for an established state , we have a story of caesar , that after he was growne great and strong in his state , yet his very speeches gave occasion of distaste , and conspiracy against him ; as by name , that he said , the senate ( for that i thinke is meant by respublica ) was but a name onely . this was a meane of loosing their hearts , and his owne greatnesse ; however god plagued those that conspired against him : as take this for a generall rule , god never spares those that rise up against princes , how evill so ever they be . finally , for this purpose comines hath a grave discourse in his fifth booke out of his owne observations ; i would i could speake it in his owne words , he speakes it so well , i will goe as neere it as i can : he tels what is the misfortun of a prince , it is not ( saith he ) to take a fall off a horse , or to be smitten with a sharpe ague , that is no misfortune to a prince ; what is it then ? when god will not suffer him to reigne ( that is a misfortune indeed ) but what be the prognosticates of it ? first , saith he , god smites him in his wits which is a great blow , he meanes not surely in his sences , but in his judgement ; then he sets division in his house ▪ and ( saith he ) the prince is so farre in gods disgrace , that he flyeth the company of the wise , and advanceth fooles , oppressours , and flatterers , and such as sooth him in all his sayings . if he take a penny , they bid him take two ; if he be angry with a man , they bid hang him . further , they give him counsell in any wise to cause himselfe to be feared ; and they also behave themselves cruelly and proudly , as though authority were their inheritance &c. this was that wise mans observation , which i have repeated ( as i thinke ) very neere in his owne words , to shew how princes loose the hearts of their subjects ▪ when they grow perswaded not to use them graciously . so then , whether duty , or ornament , safety or danger be respected , it appeares that david had good cause to promise , and all good princes to performe , gracious behaviour , towards their subjects . 2. we have heard what he promised : now let us heare to whom . to thee , saith he , that is , to all his people ; of which ( as was said ) ierusalem was an abridgement . to shew favour to some , hath bin in those that were worst noted . nero had his favorites , not worthy to be named . galbo had his three paedagogues , besides vimius the broker , that prevailed with galba as gold did with himselfe in any thing : and so others . but this is the princely goodnesse of christian kings ▪ to be good to all their good subjects . all are their subjects , therefore should have the sun-shine of their soveraignty : all are their brethren and companions as we shall after heare : companions in scot and lot ( as we say ) i meane in every burthen of their troubles ; and therefore should have so●e portion in the common comfort of their favours . and indeed this is kingly graciousnesse , to be gracious to all their good subjects ▪ and to doe good to all ; like the sunne that shines to all like christ that did good wheresoever he became . there is nothing more grievous to the subjects then inclosure of commons , or overlaying them when great men over-charge them so , that poore men can make no use of them for their reliefe : i say there is nothing more grievous , unlesse it be monopolies , and i cannot tell which of them is more grievous , but there is no inclosure of commons or monopolies so grievous as the inclosure and ingrossing of a kings favours , or to make a monopoly of a king . what then , would we have the favour of princes so common to all , that it should not specially abound unto some ? god forbid : for as the vitall spirits in the body goe to the least member , yea to the fingers end , yet are most plentifully bestowed where nature hath the greatest imployment of them . so it is fit that the favours of princes lying open as a common to all their subjects in their proportions , should be specially placed on men of chiefest use and desert . 3. we see what , and to whom , let us now see upon what respect . i will speake peace to thee ; sed quare ? ( saith augustin ) non propter honores meos , non propter pecuniam meam , non propter vi●am meam : not for mine honours , not for my treasure , not for my life ; but for my brethren and neighbours sake● . for thine owne sake i will speake peace unto thee . and indeed this is true love ; for love ( saith the apostle ) seekes not her owne things . and this is trve graciousnesse , and like the goodnesse of god himselfe , who is good to us for his owne goodnesse sake , and for our good , not for his : he gaines not surely by any match at our hands . for my brethren and companions sake . these very words have weight , and carry a secret reason of that respect for which he will speake peace unto them . they are brethren , not of the same wombe , but of the same nature in common : brethren by the mothers side , the common mother . companions ( for so the word signifies ) not in the court , but in the same countrey ; companions in the house of god , and in the convenant of grace , and in that respect brethren by the fathers side ; partners of that honour , which all good princes take to be ( and is ) their greatest honour , that they are the children of god . brethren in nature a thing which as no prince will deny , so none need be ashamed of , seeing christ himselfe , though he were the sonne of god , and thought it no robbery to be equall with god , yet in respect of the partnership in the flesh , was not ashamed to be called a brother , and to call us brethren , as the author to the hebrewes saith . this consideration is a great motive ; it was so to iob , he durst not contemne the judgement of his servants , no not of his maid , when they contended with him . for ( saith he ) what shall i then doe when god standeth up , and when he shall visit me , what shall i answer ? why so ? he that made me in the wombe , hath he not made him ? that is in effect , is he not my brother ? it yeelds a gracious meditation for christian princes ; as to thinke in time of famine , these that dye as starved , they are not dogs , they are my brethren : in the time of pestilence , this is not a murren of cattell , they are my brethren that thus perish : in the oppression of a poore man , this is not an horse overloaden ( which yet a man should pitie , though it were his enemies horse ) this is my poore brother , whom god made , whom christ dyed for . so in their lawfull suits and cries , these are not the cries of other creatures , nor of strangers , but of my brethren : how will my father take it at my hands if i the elder brother use not my yonger brethren graciously ? so we see in the kings grant , what , to whom , and for what respect he promiseth . of all which , the vse is first unto princes , then unto their servants about them , and lastly to all their subjects . as touching to use to the lords anointed , having dressed these things with so homely cookery , it will not become me to be a carver also to my soveraign lord ; but humbly , and in the feare of god doe beseech your majesty , to give me leave to apply this unto you in pauls words to timothy , consider what i say , and the lord give thee understanding in all things : yea humbly beseech your majesty to know your selfe , and your owne most gracious disposition , of which every man reporteth that speaketh with you in private , and still to use it , and to speake graciously to your loving subjects . and for the rest , it remaines also , that your majesty hunt away two beasts , the tame beast and the wilde , the flatterer and the false informer , which shall attempt to set off your sweet affections from any of your loving subjects . the second vse is to the servants that attend about the kings person , and to them it is a word of admonition , that seeing it is the office and duty of a king , and the desire and disposition of our gracious king to speake peace unto his people , they would take heed of doing any evill office betweene the king and his good subjects , by applying unwisely causticks to the sinewes : for if it be a cursed thing to set division betweene brethren , what is it betweene the father and the children ? assuredly to alienate , by any meanes , the heart of the prince from the people , or of the people from the prince , is a worke for the divell , and not for any of the kings good servants . and lastly , to us all , it is a word of incitation , that we should know what to be thankfull unto god for , that have a gracious prince to speake unto us ; and also to pray , that god would ever so dispose of the kings heart unto his people and all his people unto him againe , that as he came unto us with the greatest applause that ever prince entred with all , so he may continue with the greatest acceptance that ever prince had , and may make us but one onely mourning day , that is , the day of separation , like the mourning for good iosiah , for whom all israel lamented when he dyed . and secondly , how to beare our selves as loyall and dutifull subjects , with all reverence to the lords anointed , that we may be worthy of gracious usage . and if perhaps something fall out otherwise , let us remember that of salomon , if the spirit of him that ruleth rise up against thee , goe not out of thy place , take not the sturdy . consider thy selfe if thou be a master , how thou usedsts thy servants ; if a father , how thou art sometimes passionate to thine owne children : and then remember , that princes have greater provocations , greater power . and if there be something in them which may not be justified , yet the reverence and duty of subjects is to hide it , going backward . thus much for the first part of this charter . now come we to the other ; wherein he saith , i will procure thy wealth . the word signifies to seeke , but with all endeavours to obtaine , and therefore is well translated , procure ; that is , i will doe thee good . indeed it is a gracious thing to speake peace unto them , but more gracious to doe them good . we say in an homely proverbe , better meat without sauce , then sauce without meat ; yet ( no doubt ) two good things together are best . a childe that is hungry may be stilled a while with dandling and singing , but it must have the brest , or else it will not be contented long , good and gracious words please well , but good deeds , doing justice , seeking the common good , is that which gives the chiefe content unto the subjects . but why , saith he , i will procure ? had he not done it ? yes undoubtedly , but he will doe it still , he will doe it more : as he had also spoken peace unto them before , but will speake it still unto them . god hath given princes such power and meanes ▪ that they should , and might be continuall fountaines of goodnesse unto the people . but let us consider now more particularly this part of the kings promise . wherin first , what he would doe : and secondly , why. the thing , what , hath in it two branches . first , the very object of his care ; that is , their good . secondly , the manner of procuring it , noted in the word of seeking : which is a word of strong signification , and importeth all diligence and industry in seeking their good . for the former , let it be observed , that the good of the subjects is the charge of princes . for to this end hath god ordained them , witnesse the apostle , rom. 13. he is the minister of god for thy wealth , for thy good ; if then doe well , for thy comfort , if thou doe ill , for thy terrour , and yet therein for thy good : for it is as good for some to be terrified , as for others to be comforted . and indeed this is the proper greatnesse of kings and princes , that god hath made them the great instruments of common good . as if no blessing could be passed to his people but under the great seale of their office . a wonderfull honour unto them : for even as ioseph in aegypt was set over the corn , so as he might have relieved , or starved , not the egyptians onely , but the countries of the world neere unto it , in the time of famine ; and this ioseph was there for the second man in the kingdome . so princes are the second to god himselfe , in that god hath put into their hands to doe universall good unto their people . a goodly honour , which as it doth require great residence upon so great a charge ; so may it much encourage christian princes to doe their office , the benefit whereof is so universall . and if it might please princes sometimes to looke about them , and when they shall see a poore man labouring and toyling all day as a servant in base worke , and all for the backe and belly , or ( perhaps ) for a few poore children at home that cry for bread ; and then to think , good lord , how this man toyles , and all his worke is but for himselfe , where i labour not as a servant , but as a lord , in workes not base , but honourable ; and not onely have the good of it to my selfe , but am an universall good as a blessing sent of god to the whole land . such a meditation shall greatly encourage them to seeke the good of their people . i will seeke , saith he , that is use all diligence and endeavour . if princes seeke not the good of their subjects , it will not be found . great things will not be done without great labour ; if they seeke not , things will be other wayes done then they would , and ( which is the mischiefe ) other mens faults will be scored upon their accounts . it is said of galba , that many things passed under his name , of which he was innocent ; yet because he permitted them whom he ought to have brideled , or was ignorant of that which he ought to have knowne , he lost reputation , and opened the way to his owne overthrow . the fault was other mens , the blame his . if they seeke not , they may be abused by such as i spake of before , flatterers and misinformers , such as will alwayes be about princes to cast shadowes , and stand in the light of their best subjects : as ziba did to mephibosheth : unlesse princes be wise , as an angell of god to finde out the hand of ioab in the disguisings of the woman of tekoah . we have heard now what he will doe , he will seeke their good : but let us also consider , why : for the house of the lord . what is that ? the tabernacle , the temple being not built as yet . but how was that gods house ? doth the lord dwell in houses made of hands ? or could he be contained in a tent , that filleth heaven and earth ? surely no ; but because he did there reveale himselfe by sacramentall representations ; as princes sometimes marry by their pictures , he is said to dwell there , and that to be his house . the thing is , because of gods true worship and service , he will seeke their good . where ( i beseech you ) that it may be marked , that this should be the speciall end of procuring the wealth of the people , for the house of the lord , for the religion sake , and the true worship of god . indeed this is the speciall thing , to know god , and feare god aright . and if princes provide not this for their subjects , peace and traffique , and such like , makes no better provision for them , then is made for oxen in good pasture , nay not so good ; for an oxe therein hath all he needs , but a man without this , is left unprovided in the farre greater part , even in his soule . and as princes without this care provide not well for their people , so they provide but ill for themselves ; for they can have no certaine assurance of their subjects without it . the great bond of allegiance is an oath of the lord . what if a professed atheist take an oath , is hee bound ? he is not sui iuris . what if he that is an atheist in effect take an oath , one ( i meane ) that denies the power of godlinesse , that hath a dispensatory conscience and will make licences to his conscience , as roagues doe to themselves under hedges ? what if a man be a papist , that beleeves ( as he is bound by their rules to doe ) that the pope hath power at his pleasure , to dispence with an oath , and to dissolve any bonds ; hath the prince any assurance of such a subject , which hath his dependency upon the pleasure of a foraigne power ? it is true then that nothing can cast a sure knot upon the conscience of the subject , but the true knowledge and feare of god . so as when princes doe advance the good of gods house they establish the good of their owne all in one . i adde further in this point ▪ that which is to be observed in all the kings of israel and iudah , that their stories begin with this observation ( as with a thing first worthy to be chronicled ) how they dealt in matters of religion . such a king , and such a king , and what did he ? he did that which was right in the sight of the lord . and such a king , he walked in the wayes of ieroboam the sonne of nebat , which made israel to sinne . i spare to cite places , but it is the generall observation of those bookes of kings and chronicles , as they that read them know ; yea farther it may be marked , that as generally , when princes have forgotten to seeke the good of their subjects , to which they were ordained of god , god hath surely plagued them himselfe ; perhaps so much the more severely , because none may doe it but he ▪ and he will doe it throughly when he takes it in hand . so yet specially hath god humbled princes , and even povred contempt upon them , when they have contemned ▪ or forsaken the house of the lord . of this the scripture gives us examples ▪ as well in such as never advanced the house of god , as in those that fell off , in part or in whole . as we may see in the stories of iehoram , iehoas and even of salomon , whose fal i cannot name without trembling , to thinke that such a man so wise , that had spoken with god twice ( as it were familiarly ) i meane by vision , should in his old dayes be seduced , and fall to set up grose idolatry . as for iehoram , he refused the house of the lord ; god raised him up adversaries , and after smote him with a disease in his bowels , of which he died miserably , and when he was dead , his people made no mourning for him as for other kings : so he was neither happy living , nor honoured dead , because he sought not the good of his people for the house of the lord . iehoas also did well as long as jehoida his good councellour lived ▪ but when jehoida dyed , the kings goodnesse dyed with him . then the princes came to the king and spake reverently to him , and compasse him with good words as with a net ( for as salomon saith , he that flattereth a man , spreads a net for his steps ; ) he yeelds , and forsakes the house of the lord . but what became of it ? first , the aramires came and with a small band they overthrew a great army and slew the princes that had misled the king , and left the king himselfe in great diseases ; so that he was spared to live longer , to be ( as it were ) but longer in dying ; and yet at last his owne servants slew him : and when he was dead , they buried him not in the sepulcher of the kings , as not thinking him worthy of a kings sepulcher , that had not done a kings office for the house of the lord . i might speake of others and all to shew that god hath specially humbled princes , when they have forsaken or impugned his true worship ; doing executions upon them on as high a stage , as they played their parts on ; that their punishment , as their faults , might be of speciall height and note . i will adde one observation more , that through neglect of this care of religion , the power of christian princes was lost ; and while they put off to the prelates all the care of the house of god , god also cast from them their authority , and made them vassals . so they lost their greatnesse , and the clergy found it , and it hurt them both . it is ( as i remember ) a note of platina in the life of adrian the third , that after they had fully ingrossed the emperiall power , there was never since emperour of strength , or pope of vertue : so they lost both by it . and indeed , as the blood if it fall any way out of the veines too much , there is some danger , but if it fall into the body extra vasa , there is more danger , for there it will corrupt and putrifie : so was it with the supreame authority of princes , when they suffered it to fall unto the clergy ( as it were ) extra vasa . and here i desire to informe a mistery , a mistery of iniquity , to shew how from the authority usurped in ecclesiasticall causes claime is made to the whole power of princes . bellarmine saith in his fift booke of the roman bishop , a fourth and sixt chapters , that the pope hath nothing to doe with temporalties of kings , properly ( nay his word is directly , but he hath it indirect , indirectly ( as true as may be indirectly indeed ) . as how ? he may not ( saith he ) depose princes simply as a lord , but for the safety of soules , for the good of the church : so from the care of the church they challenge power over princes . good cause have princes then to maintaine their supremacy in causes ecclesiasticall , and to be jealous of that title , as also to use that power for the good of the house of the lord , lest if they cast away one moity , god cast away the other . and here may come in that last branch of the first part , which through haste i forgot which i desire might be of use , though it come somewhat out of the proper place ; i meane that time , that now , of which he said , i will speake peace . why now ? ment he that he would doe it out of hand , and keepe the word of a prince , which is to them as great a band as an oath of the subjects ? nay , but by this note of time ( now ) as illericus well observes in his clavis scriptura , not so much the time , as the circumstance of the time is often noted . and so it carrieth a reason why he would now speake peace unto them ; yea , and ( as i thinke ) why he would now procure their good , for the house of god sake . for i see not but that it may be referred to the whole grant , i will now speake peace unto thee , i will now procure thy wealth . but why now ? because the people were so forward ▪ and came thus to the house of god , and said , our feet shall stand in thy gates , o jerusalem . therefore in this float of good affections in the subjects , the kings heart is inlarged , and he promiseth now to speak peace , and now to seeke their good . wherein it is good to consider , that when god disposeth the hearts of the people to goodnesse , to religion , princes should specially cherish them and incourage them . it is noted of david in 1 chron. 29. that when the people offered willingly , the king rejoyced . of hezekiah also in 2 chron. 20. when he drew the people to jerusalem to worship , and they came and offered , that the king rejoyced that god had made the people so ready ; for the thing was done sodainly . and indeed then to use them graciously , and then to seeke their good for the house of gods sake ; when god hath best disposed their hearts , is a speciall meanes to cherish goodnesse it selfe ▪ and is the crowne of the benefit . we read of ethelbert ( that christian king of kent ) that he would compell none to religion , but he drew religious men about him , and countenanced them , and by that meanes increased them innumerably . and surely this is a worthy course to advance godlinesse and vertue , as strong as any compulsary meanes . because , every man ( saith salomon ) seekes the face of the ruler , which if no man could finde but in the way of godlinesse and honesty , none would seeke to finde in the way of vice and flattery . to this circumstance i adde , that as by the course of the moone , there be spring-tides at the change , and at the full : so at the change , if any man will change a false religion for the truth ; and at the full , if any man be growne to a full measure , such as we attaine in this poore life ; i meane , if any man be well thriven in goodnesse it is sit that spring-tides of favour should slow unto such . but now to returne to the consideration of the house of god , for which he will seeke their good . the very words carry their weight , and shew why he should specially seeke their good ▪ for the house of gods sake , and the good of the house of god : it is the house of the lord of jehovah ; should not that be cared for ? there is care of provision for the kings house , and good cause there should be so , and he is not worthy to be the subject of a good prince that should grudge it . now should there not be care for the provision of ▪ gods house ? he addes , our god ; that is , his god , and their god . he must needs seek their good for the house sake of that god which was their god . one god to both , one house of god to both , chara pignora : one god , one faith , one baptisme , one religion , the sweetest bands . and assuredly , whosoever should goe about to set up severall religions , should also goe about to sever the prince and the people . thus have i bin bold this day , but it is before the lord and before his anointed . now for the vse which belongeth unto my deare soveraigne ; i humbly beseech your majesty ( and speake it with a kneeling heart , as becometh me , and in the feare of god ) to stirre up your owne most noble spirit , and to set your heart to seeke the good of your people , for the house of god . god gave you as this day to be borne , for the good ( i am perswaded ) of all christendome . god hath brought you to this goodly kingdome , and established you in it , with wonderfull peace and acceptance : god hath given you goodly knowledge , and it appeares in publique how able you are , to teach all the duties of all kings . now i beseech your majesty remember what great things god hath done for you , and answer him in goodnesse , and set your heart ( as i know you doe ) to seeke the good of his people , and specially of the house of god : and be assured , that so long as you shall maintaine and advance the house of god , god will establish your house , and your posterity , so long as they shall uphold the lords true service , or else ( assuredly ) this word of god hath no truth in it . now for the house of god , that which is to be done , is , first to repaire it well ; and then to keepe it so . the repaire requireth two things : first , that the people be built up in knowledge . i thinke the kings majesty knoweth it not ( would god he did know it ) that there be very many of his poore subjects wonderfull ignorant : the people in many places are naked , and aaron hath made them naked , i meane the ministry : a naked ministry hath made a naked people : the lord helpe them and incline the kings gracious heart to pity them . the other thing for the repair of the house of god is that the inside of the lords house the gold of the temple be looked to ; i meane , that with knowledge there be joyned the power and practice of religion in a good conversation . and herein beseech the kings majesty to give leave unto his poore servant to informe him that , which perhaps he knoweth not , that ( from the occasion which some foolish , turbulent and proud spirits , spirits of separation have given ) there is a name of common scorne cast upon every man , that setteth his face towards the practice of true godlinesse : wherein , i beseech your majesty to consider , if the life and soule of religion be let out , what will become of the body of it ? will it not fall and grow ugly and rot ? and become a shame unto it selfe ? now as the things are to be looked to ▪ for the repaire of the house of god ; so to keepe it in a good repaire , two other things are to be cared for . first that the common enemy may be suppressed : it was a noble speech ( and blessed be god that put it into the kings royall heart ) to say , he would shed the last drop of his blood , rather then tolerate another religion . but the lord will not suffer one drop of that precious blood to be shed , that is prepared to be shed for him . the other thing , is to establish peace in the church it selfe . a worthy worke , and fit for a king . it is true , and all men know it , that while we have striven which way to entertaine christ best , as the tribes of judah and the ten tribes did , about the receiving , home of david their king , shebah the sonne of br●hri hath wickedly blowne the trumpet of seperation , and much hurt hath come in the church of god , by our unbrotherly and unfruitfull contentions , for which godly men have beene much grieved : the division of ruben were great thoughts of heart . but now ( thanked be god ) the hearts of men are more moderate , and disposed to peace , that a very little thing , a small matter ( as i am perswaded ) would establish this church of god in so good tearmes of peace , as it never saw . in which respect , i am bold to speake unto your majesty , but i speake unto a most gracious king , and to a wise king that can tell how to pardon things somewhat foolishly spoken , when they are spoken from a well meaning heart . i could speake it upon my knees , if the place would beare it , but my soule shall kneele before my soveraine : i beseech your majesty , take unto your selfe that princely worke to strike through a peace in this church of god ; i will not direct , but pray leave to tell a story ; it is reported of augustus the emperour , that supping with one pollio , he was informed that a servant of pollios had broken a christall glasse of his masters ; a foule fault if he had done it willingly , if negligently a fault : but for this the poore servant was adjudged to be cut in peeces , and cast to the fishes : a marvailous sore sentence for such a fault . the emperour reversed the sentence , and thought it punishment enough to the servant ▪ to have bin in feare of such a punishment ; and after breakes all the glasses , that they might not be occasion of like rigorous sentence afterwards . i will not apply it , but do humbly beseech your majesty to use your owne most godly wisdome , now to make peace in the church , when so small a thing will doe it : that so the bishops may love the poore ministers , as brethren and ministers reverence the bishops as fathers in the lord , as hierom adviseth , and every honest man wisheth they should doe . the second vse ▪ is to his majesties servants and attendants ; to whom i may speake more freely , but yet with reverence ( and as becometh me ) to beseech them , that ( seeing it is the office and desire of the king to seeke the good of his people , and specially of the house of the lord ) they doe their faithfull service herein to the king and take heed that they hinder not any of his godly purposes towards his people , or the house of god : curse ye mero●h ( said the angell of the lord ) curse ye the inhabitants thereof , because they came not out to helpe the lord , to helpe the lord against the mighty . if they were subject to a curse that came not out to helpe , what shall such be , as come out to resist , to hinder . the last vse is to us all , the kings loyall subjects , to stirre us up to be thankfull to god that hath given us a king that seekes our good and the good of gods house , and that we strive to walke worthy of such a blessing , in all loyalty and reverence . and if any man be otherwise minded , let the lords hand finde him out ; yea surely , it will finde him out , and make him an example . and secondly , this should admonish us , to serve god and please him , that so we lose not the benefit of a good king ; which the people sometimes doe for their owne wickednesse : as we read in 2 chron. 20. the high places were not taken away in good jehosaphats time ( who was a godly prince ) because the peoples hearts were not prepared to the god of their fathers . finally , seeing the hearts of kings are in the hands of god , as the rivers of waters ; it is our duty now and alwayes , to become humble sutours to almighty god , so to guide the heart of our gracious lord the king ▪ as he may ever seeke the good of gods people , and specially of the church of god , to all our comforts , and his owne immottall honour , and everlasting happinesse through jesus christ , to whom with the father and the holy ghost be honour and glory now and for ever , amen . fjnjs . the copy of the letter , presented with the copy of his sermon aforesaid , by master burges , to the lords of his majesties privie councell ( being convented before them for the same ) 22. iune , 1604. most humbly giving thanks unto your honors , for so gracious usage of me at my late convention before you , i now present unto you the copy of my sermon , preached before his excellent majesty . to say that there is no word added , abated or altered , were a speech not credible of a sermon penned since , and not before the preaching of it . but this j professe , before the god of truth , unto your honours , j know not where j have varied from my selfe in matter or manner of speaking , to the benefit of one word . and therefore , as in the preaching ( through a slip of memory ) j lost one whole branch of the first part , out of the proper place ; and recovering it afterward , did insert it in a place not so fit ; so have j willingly misplaced it now , as then unwillingly : yea , for some allegations , wherein j missed some words of the author , which j could now by the authors have supplied , j have chosen rather to shew the then failing of memory , then now to faile in that ( which is a point of honesty ) a just report of my speech , as j remember it , aecording to my promise to your honours . for the rest , j doe ( upon my knees ) beseech your lordships , to lay the whole together , before you censure the parts of it ; and to consider the generall doctrines respectively to his majesty , by mine owne particular applications to his royall person . as touching the to sparing acknowledgement of his majesties princely graces , and the unspeakable good we have by him , i humbly pray your lordships to beleeve , and i take god to witnesse , that i failed mine owne purposes therein : a fault in a speech unset , to one not acquainted with such a presence , contracted by the time , much more easie to commit it then excuse ; because it is as needfull to acknowledge to the full what we have received , as to incite unto that which is to be continued , or added ; lest we seeme captious rather , then zealous , of small things studious , of greater unthankefull . farther , my most honourable good lords , perceiving his majesty , out of his apprehensive depth , to be jealous of some secret purposes in me , to aime undutifull intentions to his majesty , under generall coverts , as i cannot deny unto his highnesse most just cause of indignation at me for ever , if i should have intended so , to a king , a christian king , my king , and in his presence , and before his servants ; so i wish the lord even so to give me favour with your honours , yea with his majesty , nay with christ at his ●oming , as my heart and purposes were upright to god , the king and state , in that service ; free from popularity , and from all purpose of depressing the glory of so worthy a prince , or depraving personally any of his highnesse servants . i doe also further crave leave to protest , that i had therein no intelligence , no conference with any man living ; but ran that course out of opinion , that it was my duty to speake before the king and state , of such things as the best kings and states shall have need to consider of , while the world standeth . as touching mine owne reverent heart , and particular opinion of his majesties gracious disposition , if my speeches to that end cleared it not enough , yet even that doth , which is made to accuse me , my freedome to speak of that duty so liberally before his presence ; an undoubted argument of good times , like those of trajan , wherein ( as it is said ) one might thinke what he would , and speake what he thought . howbeit , i am so sensible of his majesties distaste , as i could not out live the discouragement thereof , if the integrity of my heart before god in that poore sermon , and his majesties gracious readinesse to receive satisfaction did not relieve me . as for any construction of my speech by his mnjesties subjects , whom i have elsewhere and often taught , and incited to be joyfull , and thankefull to god for this favour , that ( not being best people ) we are blessed with the best king under heaven ; i should mourne not a little , if any spiderly minde , sucke poyson out of that ( not flower , but ) pothearbe , that had no poyson in it . and because it is matter of humbling , to be thought casually , and unwillingly the instrument of any hurt , i doe freely offer , that if the honest wise auditors will say upon their conscience , that my sermon incited them to lesse reverence of his majesty , or joy in him ; then to silence my selfe from preaching , to give up my maintenance , and ( if that be to little ) to depart my countrey ; in which yet , i had rather live under his majesty , poore as i am , then to abound in any other kingdome of the world . but what meane i to sentence my selfe ? i am in your lordships , to whom i submit my selfe with all reverence : nothing so much fearefull of any punishment , as sory to have grieved that royall heart , the joy , comfort and contentment wherof i wish and pray for , more then my life , as i am bound to doe ' and shall doe , whether his pleasure shall be to pardon , or punish his poore servant . and thus professing my selfe to have great cause already , to thinke the more reverently of your honors while i live , and to pray to god the more earnestly for you , i humbly crave leave of you , of presenting to your honours an account of my selfe for my twenty yeeres ministry ; which if i shall give untruly in any point , i aske no favour of your honours , no mercy of god himselfe : and for the rest , beseech god to make you as honorable in life , & happy in death as ever were any in your places . your honours in all humble duty , john bvrges . master burges letter to the kings majesty . most mighty king , my no lesse dear then dread sovernigne , i recount mine owne secret intentions in my sermon preached before your majesty , the dearnesse and tendernesse of my heart to your majesties person and honour , and the many prayers and teares spent upon it , that it might be faithfull , and acceptable to god and your majesty ; i am amazed at that distaste which your highnesse hath taken of it and of me . but when i review some ambiguous speeches thereof , in which your majesty had great reason to suspect undutifull intentions in me ; i wonder more at that divine providence , that carried me unawares upon such things , as gave occasion of distaste to your majesty , to me of humbling under your displeasure : which my sorrow should have bin the lesse , if your majesties dislike had broken out in a tempest of indignation , and not in a melting griefe of a sweet and princely spirit . now god even so deliver my soule out of all adversity , as i was farre from purpose of grieving my lord the king , and as my heart is wounded for the griefe of your heart . and yet unto this one affliction hath come another , that all that faithfull councell , which i meant to have conveyed closely unto my dearest lord , as a word in season , and which i thought my selfe bound unto , as i would answer it to god , to whom i had vowed it , is now spilt , and made not unprofibable onely , but intolerable , through an evill taste , which my supposed intentions gave unto it . and yet ( that my misery might want no weight ) there is this added , that whiles the markes which your majesty tooke notice of , were as much hidden from the common hearers sight , as they were from mine owne thoughts , i am judged to be now committed for the doctrines , which were found and generall , and never out of season for any state . and so ( as i spake to the lords with teares ) i am casually an occasion of that which is no honour to your majesty ; for whose honour i entended that service , and desire to sacrifice all things but my soule . and these are the respects for which your poore prisoner is abased . as for imprisonment , it is , in a sort but to be locked up in my study , and death it selfe were but to fall asleepe : nor can i be disgraced in the world , in which i never had or sought gracing . now for remedy , i have but two receipts ; the one of prayer to god , that can recover your favour to me : the other , of humble suit unto your majesty for reliefe , not so much out of prison , as out of your majesties displeasure . together with which suit , i doe humbly present unto your majesty , upon my knees , an account ( more sincere then cautelous ) of such things as your highnesse desireth to be answered in . first , some things i spake in mine owne phrase unpremeditate , as that of the swelling of princes hearts , &c. and of their mariage by their pictures : and some things i aleadged out of comines ; as of a fall from a horse , a sharpe ague , smiting in the wits , division in the house , &c. in all which , i take god to witnesse against my soule , if i had any thought of aiming at , or so much as knowledge of those respects , which i was conceived to glance upon , but spake therein as balaams asse did , to his masters understanding , not to his owne . secondly , for the generall discourse of the graciousnesse of princes to their subjects , and the arguments and amplifications thereof , i confesse upon my knees unto your majesty , that taking notice ( to my hearts griefe ) of the generall murmurings and complaints ( which every man heares sooner then your majesty , or your neerest servants ) as that you grace not your people , you speake not to them , you looke not at them , you blesse them not ; and therefore ( say they ) you love them not ; fearing whereto the divell might carry such conceits , i thought my selfe bound in conscience as on the one side by sundry sermons , and in sundry places , to reprove all unthankfull and undutifull thoughts toward so gracious a king ; so on the other side in your owne presence , to propone such generall discourse , as your majesty might make use of , for your owne good and all ours that live ( as it were ) by your breath ; and yet without touch to your reputation in your peoples hearts . for which , i not onely did intend , but so provide in my particular applications to your majesty , as i dare say , that the honest hearers did reverence you the more ; as many testified at the instant , by their teares : arguments of good and not of bad affections toward their soveraigne . thirdly , and as for my speech of two beasts to be hunted away , the tame beast and the wilde , the flatterer and the false informer , being an allusion to a speech of diogenes ; i protest upon my knees unto your majesty , i ment not any two particular persons , but kindes of such evill instruments : of which ( there is no doubt ) but your majesty hath more then two about you , though i know them not . fourthly , as to the point of the generality of a princes favours , and that simitude of monopolies used in discourse thereof ; i likewise upon my knees crave leave to protest , that i spake it not , as thinking your majesty to be strict hearted or handed ; or because i knew that some have ingrosed your favours ; but because that also is muttered of , as if your favours were not immediate , nor tole-free : and because it hath beene the ordinary mishap of the best princes to be so inclosed ▪ i thought it my duty , ad majorem cautelam , to advertise that under a generall discourse unto a wise prince , which i thought none could possibly , and certainly apply unto particularities , unlesse the fault were both certaine and open . fiftly , for the second part of my sermon , and that discourse of furthering religion ; i doe upon my knees crave leave to protest before the god of heaven , that i spake nothing as doubting of your majesties owne purposes and integrity of heart , or to detract from the honour of your former proceedings amongst us , which unhappily and unwillingly i forgot to relate : but because i thought it my duty to stirre up your pure minde unto those things which belong unto your royall power , and duty therein ; to which ( i confesse ) my heart moved me the more earnestly , because it is generally complained , that popery and licenciousnesse grow upon us ; that the new and unwonted urging of the ceremonies and subscription beyond law ( whereby six or seven hundred of the ablest ministers in the land are like to be put out ) the generall depraving of religious persons ( if they be conscionable ) under the scorne of puritanisme ; as if the body of religion standing upright , men would yet cut the throat of it : the connivency at papists and jesuites , and too little regard of religious men ; the dignifying of such in the church , as never were of best desert , gifts , and report ; the withdrawing of ecclesiasticall causes from the parliament ; though in present , and in your majesties dayes safe , yet in the president and succession of doubtfull consequence , computed with the insolencies and brags of the papists ; make many men sigh and grieve , and say in secret that these things may be the tracies to popery : and that though your excellent majesty intend the contrary , yet being in your owne purposes led out onely against dothan of the puritans , you may at last , unwillingly and unawares , finde your selfe inclosed in samaria of the papists . sixtly , as to the point of the good disposition of the people to be cherished by good princes ( which god knoweth i cast unwillingly into that latter part of my sermon ) i doe humbly confesse unto your blessed majesty , that the time gave me as good an heart , as the text did occasion to speake of it ; the rather , because i have perceived good mens discourses to this effect . surely , the undoubted affections of the most religious subjects , made the kings happy entrance amongst us , to be so open and so easie . others , when they saw it unpossible to resist , hasted to be before us in favour , as they were behinde us in affection : no otherwise then shemei came in first to salute david at his returne , that in his trouble went out to curse him : we were then ready with our lives in our hands , to have cut out his ma●esties way to the crowne , with our owne swords , and now are ready to dye for him , at any houres warning . good lord , what is it ? that we cannot be gratified in a suit so generally made , so easily , and not safely alone , but profitably granted ? and no lesse ( in our conc●i●s ) for the kings honour and safety , then for our common comforts and quiet of the church of god . seventhly and lastly , i doe upon my knees confesse unto your most excellent majesty ▪ that by pollios glasses , i did intend to notifie the ceremonies for which this church of god hath bin in vexation above fifty yeeres . and though they be small things , yet have they caused great troubles ; as light exhalations breed great tempests : and the course of religion hath bin much hindred by them , as is the way of a ship in the sea , by the little fish remora as plinie writes . things ( which i confesse ) i hold not impious but needlesse and scandalous , of some so extreamely hated of others so supersticiously affected , as a good man cannot tell , whether to please himselfe best , in pleasing or displeasing others . many hundred worthy ministers thinke them unlawfull , and would surely dye , rather then use them ; some others will much more willingly performe their subjection to your majesty , in bearing the penalty , then suffer by their occasion so many to fall off to brownisme on the one hand , and others to rise up in scorne , and contempt of their lightnesse , on the other . thus is the state of the poore ministry , like that of the britons , betwixt the sword of the saxons , and the sea : in which case , most noble prince , i protest to god ▪ i durst not but speak ( by way of supplication ) before your presence more then ever i spake before the people ; for what knew i , whether god had brought me thither for that time ? and whether the kings ma●esty would hold out his golden scepter unto me ? and thought this motion the more seasonable , because the things yeelded upon suit for peace sake , might goe out with flying colours , one side satisfied with their justification , the other gratified with their remove ; both reunited within themselves , and strengthned against the common enemy ; the frame of the present government being still continued with good approbation , and confirmed by our inward peace . these motives , most dread soveraigne , led me into that course which i tooke , was without counsell or conference with other person or persons . now durst i prefer mine own possibilities of attaining the princes service to this duty . in all which , i had no unreverend thought in my heart , to compare my soveraigne to any of those evill examples , which i alleadged in my discourses . for the rest , i could onely plead ( as luther before the emperour ) for pardon of rudenesse , that i have not beene acquainted with the tender eares of princes ; but doe onely beseech your majesty , for christs sake , to pardon the errours of my love unto you . beseeching god to blesse your majesty , and all your progeny , and to make your name more honorable , then the name of all the kings your predecessours in this land . your majesties most loyall subject , and poore prisoner in the fleet john burges . by the king a proclamation concerning the adiournement of the parliament. england and wales. sovereign (1625-1649 : charles i) 1625 approx. 2 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; oxford (uk) : 2003-09 (eebo-tcp phase 1). a22377 stc 8788 estc s122672 33149925 ocm 33149925 28503 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. 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hath therefore caused the same to bee adiourned from the citie of westminster , to be holden at the citie of oxford , the first day of august next ▪ and hath thought fit hereby to publish and declare the same to all such , whom it may in any wise concerne ; straitly charging and commanding hereby , as well all the lords spirituall and temporall , as also all and euery the knights , citizens , and burgesses , of all and euery the shires , cities , and boroughs within this realme of england , and all others whom it may concerne , that they and euery of them doe personally appeare at the said citie of oxford , the said first day of august now next ensuing , then and there to proceed in those waighty and vrgent affaires which shall bee there handled , as shall be most expedient for the generall good of his maiestie and his realmes . giuen at our court at oatlands , the twelfth day of iuly , in the first yeere of our reigne of great britaine , france and ireland . god saue the king. ¶ imprinted at london by bonham norton , and iohn bill . printers to the kings most excellent maiestie . anno dom. m.dc.xxv . truths right-side tvrned upwards, or, armies vindication against an aspersion of rebellion and tyrannie cast upon them in several books, whereof one subscribed by divers ministers in the province of london, another by mr. geree, &c : not onely cleering the case of the armie to be just, but retorting the force of the arguments of their opposers upon themselves / by william potter. potter, william. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a55528 of text r23240 in the english short title catalog (wing p3037). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 22 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 8 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a55528 wing p3037 estc r23240 12066291 ocm 12066291 53360 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. a55528) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 53360) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 819:38) truths right-side tvrned upwards, or, armies vindication against an aspersion of rebellion and tyrannie cast upon them in several books, whereof one subscribed by divers ministers in the province of london, another by mr. geree, &c : not onely cleering the case of the armie to be just, but retorting the force of the arguments of their opposers upon themselves / by william potter. potter, william. geree, john, 1601?-1649. [6], 9 p. printed by james and joseph moxon, for william larnar and to be sold at his shop ..., london : 1649. reproduction of original in huntington library. eng england and wales. -army -history. a55528 r23240 (wing p3037). civilwar no truths right-side turned upwards. or, the armies vindication against an aspersion of rebellion and tyrannie cast upon them. in several books potter, william 1649 4095 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 b the rate of 5 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the b category of texts with fewer than 10 defects per 10,000 words. 2003-05 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2003-05 aptara keyed and coded from proquest page images 2005-04 jonathan blaney sampled and proofread 2005-04 jonathan blaney text and markup reviewed and edited 2005-10 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion truths right-side turned upwards . or , the armies vindication against an aspersion of rebellion and tyrannie cast upon them . in several books , whereof one subscribed by divers ministers in the province of london ; another by mr geree , &c. not onely cleering the case of the armie to be just ; but retorting the force of the arguments of their opposers upon themselves . by william potter . romans 2. 3. and thinkest thou this , o man , that judgest them which do such things , and doest the same ; that thou shalt escape the judgement of god ? london , printed by james and joseph moxon , for william larnar , and are to be sold at his shop , at the signe of the black-moor , neer bishops-gate . mdcxlix . to his excellency thomas lord fairfax , and his general councel of officers . right honourable , and honoured gentlemen , having amongst many others , observed your constant proceedings ; and being no less convinced of the justness , than of the publike safety that your successes tend unto ; it was a great burden to my spirit , that your actions should be so publikely and so fouly mis-represented , as by many they have bin , especially of late : now fearing lest through the subtilty of our common enemy , the devil , who fails not to endeavour by strong delusions to deceive , if it were possible , the very elect : ( though i was informed and assured you undertook not so great a work without strong prayers , hearts plyable to the light you should receive , and sufficient premeditation ) yet i say , fearing least any one of you ( through the strong assaults of so many temptations on every side , both spiritual and temporal ) should be in the least measure discouraged : and perceiving what a floud of weighty affairs are at once fallen upon your shoulders : i did humbly beseech god ( who for the most part makes use of weakest means ) at this time to enlarge my small talent beyond its ordinary capacity , in the vindication of you , against such more than ordinary aspersions ( which nothing but the meeknes of true christians would enable men of your power and trust patiently to bear ) the justness of your proceedings being grounded upon principles as cleer , as the faculty of human understanding can evince . yet being much pressed for want of time , i could onely touch upon such general heads , as necessarily tend to the true state of that act for which you are so highly and with such strong presumption condemned : whereby ( although finding that much more might have bin said to your vindication therein ; i was necessitated to cut my way shorter than otherwise i should have bin willing . thus humbly taking leave of your excellency , and your honourable councel , i rest . happy if i may be in the least measure serviceable to christ in his servants , w. p. to the reader . christian reader , i have observed , and found by much experience , how dangerous a thing it is to judge of our fellow-professors by the out-side and colour of their actions , whose most sincere intentions god for the most part hides from the world , under circumstances of very foul appearances ; as if he meant to make the world believe , that he hath no true servants in the world ; but that such as pretend most to godliness amongst us . are the veriest hypocrites , and are not ashamed to own the vilest of actions , under the notion of religion : as to instance , abraham must do that out of conscience , which the world no doubt looked upon as the attempting to murder his son . the israelites take their farewel of the aegyptians , carrying their treasure with them by a command from god , under a pretense of borrowing it : a thing , though ( all circumstances considered ) justifiable , yet of a foul appearance . and afterwards they seem to overthrow their owne doctrine against images , by setting up a brasen serpent : and at last , ( as if god were at odds with himself , and angry that men should reverence his own ordinances ) it must be broken to pieces . jeremiah is put upon such a message from god , for which he is accused of sedition . and when the iewish religion began to be noted by the world , as the orthodox worship , christ ( as if he affected nothing but novelty ) seems in their eys to cut it up by the roots : and ( as if he liked not to be served long after one fashion ) when once men built upon his own principles that which they called catholick ; he sends his own servants to protest against it , ( as in luther and others : ) and when his doctrine also became a little popular , you shall scarce find a christian , but under the new name of puritan ; and now it begins to be a credit to be an old puritan , you shall scarce find any heat of true spiritual life , but amongst them who are rayled against for the broaching of heresie . by all which seeming mutability , god testifies his constant prosecution of the same designe , viz. to make christ , who to the greeks is foolishness , and to the iews a stumbling block ; to his owne servants , the power and wisdom of god to salvation ; which being fitly applicable to the times where in we live , and the act of the army which i have undertaken to vindicate ; i thought it not amiss to make the observation thereof one part of my discourse in preface thereunto . and so i rest thy fellow-servant in christ w. potter . truths right-side turned upwards . or , the armies vindication against an aspersion of rebellion and tyrannie cast upon them . i having read some books inveighing against the armies late removing some members of parliament from sitting in the house ; wherein they utterly mistake the state of the present condition of affairs in the kingdom in all their arguments ; could do no less in duty , than humbly to propose my thoughts , in vindication of them therein . those who dispute against them , do affirm these six things , viz. first , that they have resisted authority . secondly , broken their trust and vows to god and men . thirdly , dissolved the parliament . fourthly , justified the king in that former somthing parallel attempt of his . fiftly , opened a gap to all rebellion . sixtly , acted without any warrant from holy writ . all which i conceive are grounded upon this one mistake , viz. by giving that authority to governours which is the right of a free-born people , and onely justifies our taking up of arms in vindication thereof . that is , that the peoples trustees , and not their governours , should be judges of their own laws , and consequently to remove their rulers , if they will not keep themselves within the bounds of their trust : which how it may be applyed to justifie the present act of the army , in regard this parliament was chosen to be the sole judges thereof in the behalf of the people ; and consequently the king who attempted to offer them violence in the performance of this their duty was so justly condemned . how this army in this particular can be justified , is the scope i aime at . in order to which , we may observe that before the king deserted his trust ; the parliament ( being the people ) were in such a capacity , that they were the sole judges of what concerned the peoples freedoms , and therefore could not be said to tyranize over the people . but since the king deserted the parliament , they became governours themselves ; and all governours of a free people , ought to have their wills regulated by the peoples trustees over whom they rule : which as the case now stands , the army having authority to do , did not in restraining these members , act out of their places and callings : and to cleer these particulars , we shall handle them in this order : namely , to prove 1. what it is to be in a capacity to act tyrannically , and what not . 2. that before the kings deserting the parliament , they were not in a capacity so to act . 3. that since the kings deserting the parliament , they are in a capacity so to act . 4. that the army have a lawful authority to judge of , and restrain them from so acting . which 4. being soundly proved , i doubt not but our adversaries , such as are ingenuous , will yeild and confess , that god hath overcome them , not onely by swords , but words ; by strength , but truth ; by might , but right . and first , to be in a capacity to act tyrannically , is for rulers to be the sole judges of what they do or order , in reference to the government of the people : because in this case , whatsoever they ordain , the people are in no capacity to shew their dislike : and consequently , if for their own privat advantage , or some other by-respect they take away the just due or interest of some other man or men , there is no power on earth to check or restrain them . on the other side , when rulers can make no orders or proceedings that are binding . but those which the people ( by their lawful deputies ) are in a capacity to dis-avow and restrain , then rulers are not in a capacity to act tyrannically . 2. before the kings deserting the parliament , they were not in a capacity to act tyrannically . for the parliament were the people met together , to demand of their rulers what they thought meet for their owne safety , and therefore were not in a capacity to tyrannise over the people , because themselves were the people , and not the rulers , but were to return to their dwellings , and themselves to be ruled by those laws they demanded . 3. since the kings deserting the parliament , they are in a capacity to act tyrannically . for in his absence , they were by approbation of the people , to take upon them to be rulers : that is , to make orders and ordinances to govern the people by . now it is already proved , that for rulers to be the sole judges of what they do or order in reference to the government of the people , is to be in a capacity to act tyrannically . therefore since the kings deserting the parliament , they are in a capacity so to act . or secondly , by giving commission to armies , they become the governours of those armies ; and by governing them , they govern the kingdom : now to govern a kingdom , especially by force of arms , and to be the sole judges of what they do or order in reference to the government thereof , is to be in a high capacity to act tyrannically . 4. that the armies which they raise , have a lawful authority to judge of and restrain them from so acting . for first , the people in parliament are not governours , but as some of us are willing to acknowledge them so : for it is the unquestionable right of a free people , not to be subject to any whether they will or no . indeed the jews had somtime governours appointed them by divine authority ; but we ( as far as we enjoy our freedom ) not without our own choise , and therefore as we were free in chusing them to represent us as the people of england , so we were as free in chusing whether we would allow them to be our governours ; except we grant that the kings deserting the parliament , and their undertaking to free us from tyrannie , could entitle them to be our governours , though none of the people of the land had at all believed that they intended it . therefore the people in parliament were not our governours , but as some of us were willing to own them so . and that this is a truth , appeareth secondly , by the parliaments declaring the case , and therein appealing to the people to be their own judges , whether they wou'd receive commissions , and take up arms under their authority or no . 2. we never owned their authority in giving commissions to us or any of us , but as it gave them who received the commissions for us , a lawful authority to judge of and by the sword , or otherwise to restrain them in acting tyrannically . for if they gave us or our deputies ( whom we and they entrusted to receive the sword to defend us ) a commission to oppose the arbytrarie and tyrannical power of governours , then they gave us in our said deputies , a commission to oppose it in themselves ; because in receiving their commission , we allow of them as governours . which although it might not be expresly mentioned in their said commissions , yet it is to be understood , because we had no other reason to take up arms against our former governours , but to oppose tyrannie . and secondly ( as i have already shewed ) if those who in the capacity of rulers do make ordinances , should also in the capacity of people have sole power to judge of the justness of them , then they are invested with power both to make ordinances whereby to dispose of the publike monies for their own privat use , or otherwise dispose of our lives and estates , and also be the sole judges of the justness of so doing : and it is not tolerable that our taking up arms against tyrannie , was to maintain such a tyrannical power . wherefore it must necessarily be allowed , that we never had owned their authority in giving commissions to us , or any of us , but as it gave them authority , who received the commissions for us , again to judge of , and restrain them in acting tyrannically . 3. that thus to oppose , is the proper work of the armies raised by them ; they being those who are entrusted with the sword . first , because none but they are lawfully entrusted to use their endeavours for this end : and therefore if those who have no commission to assert our liberties , should ( being of another judgement ) endeavour to oppose the army in what they do according to their commission , they should oppose them acting according to their places and callings to preserve the people , without any commission or authority : for to oppose those that act by a lawful commission , is to rebel against authority . 2. if both we as the people in parliament , were willing to give them a commission to defend us the people of the land against the tyrannie of governours ; and also they ( as willing to venture their lives in such our defence ) were willing to accept of this our deputation , as sufficient authority to bear them out in so doing : then though ( now we see their acting ) we do not approve of their acting therein , yet if we resist them , we act as private men against the authority given them by all the people in parliament ; and after we have engaged ourselves to allow them liberty in so acting , howsoever they should act therein , we also break our trust and engagement if we deny it unto them : therefore to use the sword to oppose tyrannie is their proper work , and not ours . so that you see here are three reasons why we may not oppose them herein . first , none can show a commission to oppose tyrannie but the army . secondly , we all entrusted them to use their best skill herein . vvhich one is divided into two arguments . 1. that they who oppose them , oppose their private opinions against their own authority in parliament . and 2. break their publike engagement to the parliament and kingdom : which david saith we may not do , though the keeping thereof should be to our prejudice . now then , you see it proved , that it is not onely the work to which they are called lawfully : but so theirs , as none else may oppose , without opposing the authority of the whole kingdom . therefore the armies raised by the authority of parliament , have a lawful authority to judge of , and restrain the same parliament ( as they are not our selves or people , but our governours ) from acting tyrannically . and now i come to answer the six things before mentioned , alledged against their proceedings herein . object . 1. that they have resisted authority . to which i answer , that i have proved they were so far from acting against authority , that they have acted herein according to their places and callings : and it is impossible that mens very doing their duty should be the committing of sin , or acting rebelliously . 2. i answer , that if the members in parliament , as they are our governours , have no authority to act and persever in acting things contrary to our liking , declared by our lawful deputies ; then in so acting , they act that which they have no authority to do : in which to oppose them , is to oppose their wills onely , not their authority . 3. it might by the same reason be proved that the parliaments war is unlawful , because therein they opposed the will of him that was their governour . therefore the a●my have not resisted authority . object . 2. that they having vowed , and being entrusted to maintain the priviledges of parliament ) have broken their vow and trust herein . answ. the priviledge of parliament is the priviledge of the people , whereby through their lawful deputies they are authorised to oppose that which they judge to be tyrannie in their governours . but the army ( seing they , and none else have commission to oppose tyranny ) are therefore the lawful deputies entrusted to oppose that which they judge tyrannie in their governours : therefore they have performed ( not broken ) their trust and vows to god and men in thus doing . object 3. they have dissolved the parliament . answ. if the parliament be now not in the capacity of a formal parliament or people , met to demand our liberties of our governours , but as it were , a councel of state , authorised ( by means of them our lawful deputies , taking up arms under their command ) to be our governours ; then to remove such evil governours as by our lawful deputies we judge tyrannical , is not to dissolve a parliament , nor yet to destroy , but regulate such a councel of governours , who must needs ( in this case ) without such a removal , be in a capacity to destroy , but not to save us ; and by such a removal , are restored unto a capacity to rule us safely . now i say , if this be true , ( all which is either cleer of it self , or already proved ) then the army have not by this act dissolved the parliament , nor yet the government , but have done that , which if they had not done , this councel would have bin not onely useless , but destructive to us , and being done , is restored unto a capacity to preserve us : whose preservation is the onely end of our fighting , and of their government . object . 4. that they justified the king in that former somthing parallel attempt of his . answ. they are parallel in nothing but this , that the kings act was in as high a degree of breaking of trust , as the armies was a keeping of trust ; that the army without so acting , could not have performed their trust , i have already proved ; because they being in place of us the people , cannot be faithful to us , but in removing such governours they judge tyrannical . and that the king without resisting the free parliament or people of england , could not lightly have broken his trust , is as cleer ; but sure i am , that by his attempt to remove some of them out of the house , he did endeavour to over-aw the rest , and so to make us all his creatures and slaves , by our own consent in parliament , is so evident , as it need not be proved : which is manifestly against his oath and trust . object . 5. that they have opened a gap to all rebellion . answ. for the lawful deputies of the people not to be satisfied without a timely removal of such as they judge tyrannical governours ; is so far from opening a gap unto , that it shuts the dore against rebellion , which otherwise they judge would ensue ▪ for that is properly rebellion , which is acted against the authority of the people in their lawful deputies , upon any pretense whatsoever . object 6. that they have acted without any warrant from holy writ . answ. he that turns the truth with the wrong side upwards , and in that posture laies it to the rule of god word , must needs give a judgment quite contrary to truth : for we have proved that insteed of resisting our authority , they have maintained our authority : insteed of breaking their trust , they have performed their trust : insteed of justifying the kings act , they have condemned it : insteed of opening a gap to rebellion , they have shut the dore against it : and consequently it follows , that insteed of acting without warrant from holy writ , they have acted by authority from such warrant . and now , not doubting all honest christians will see their error , and ( as david ) take their own sentence to themselves unto whom it belongs , which they have urged with as much zeal as we can press upon them ; we are assured they will yeild obedience unto lawful authority , which if others amongst them refuse to do , shall not god ( to use his own expression ) laugh to see them taking such pains , thus to sentence themselves , whilst they rejoyce in conceit , that they have beaten his cause and servants down to the ground ? and shall not all the saints say amen ? even so be it lord jesus . finis . by the committee of safety of the common-wealth of england, scotland, and ireland a proclamation touching the summoning of a parliament. england and wales. committee of safety. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a84452 of text r211385 in the english short title catalog (thomason 669.f.22[24]). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 3 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a84452 wing e748 thomason 669.f.22[24] estc r211385 99870114 99870114 163607 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. a84452) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 163607) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; 247:669f22[24]) by the committee of safety of the common-wealth of england, scotland, and ireland a proclamation touching the summoning of a parliament. england and wales. committee of safety. 1 sheet ([1] p.) printed by henry hills, and john field, printers to the committee of safety, london : [1659] dated at end: given at whitehall this 14. day of december. 1659. annotation on thomason copy: "xber [i.e. december] 15. 1659.". reproduction of the original in the british library. eng england and wales. -parliament -early works to 1800. great britain -politics and government -1649-1660 -early works to 1800. a84452 r211385 (thomason 669.f.22[24]). civilwar no by the committee of safety of the common-wealth of england, scotland, and ireland. a proclamation touching the summoning of a parliament. england and wales. committee of safety. 1659 490 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a this text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-09 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2007-10 apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images 2007-11 emma (leeson) huber sampled and proofread 2007-11 emma (leeson) huber text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion by the committee of safety of the common-wealth of england , scotland , and ireland . a proclamation touching the summoning of a parliament . the council of officers of the army , upon consideration of the present condition of affairs in this commonwealth , and the great distractions now fomented by the enemies thereof ; and being satisfied that the most probable means under god for the appeasing of all discontents , quieting the peoples minds , and preserving of their spiritual and civil rights and liberties , will be , that a parliament , without a single person as chief magistrate , kingship or house of peers , may speedily be called , who , through the gracious assistance of our god , may proceed to such a settlement of the government of this commonwealth , as may be for the security of the cause wherein the good people of these nations have been , and still are engaged ; and that their intentions of setting up the civil authority , and being subservient thereunto may be brought to effect , they have held it their duty by all good means within their power to be instrumental in procuring the same , and in order thereunto , have made known to the committee of safety their desires herein ; and that the committee would take speedy order that the same may be put in execution for the ends before mentioned . whereupon this committee being ready to contribute their utmost endeavours in so good a work , and so much tending to the satisfaction of all good men , and to the preservation of the peace , liberties and rights of this commonwealth , have thought fit , and do hereby publish and declare , that writs under the great seal of england , shall forthwith be issued for the summoning of a parliament , as aforesaid , to be held in the usual place at westminster , upon the four and twentieth day of january next ensuing ; and this committee do hereby exhort and require all persons of what condition soever , that in the mean time they do not act or promote any thing to the disturbance of the publique peace , but that they do demean themselves peaceably according to the law , expecting and resolving to submit unto what the parliament shall in their wisedom think fit to order concerning the great affairs of these distracted nations , wherein they humbly pray and hope that the lord will be pleased to vouchsafe his gracious presence and assistance . given at whitehall this 14. day of december . 1659. ordered by the committee of safety , that this proclamation be forthwith printed and published . will. robinson , clerk of the committee of safety . london , printed by henry hills , and john field , printers to the committee of safety . to the most honourable and high court of parliament the humble petition of the gentlemen, and other of the inhabitants of the county of cornwall. humble petition of the gentlemen, and other of the inhabitants of the county of cornwall i. b. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a78178 of text r210281 in the english short title catalog (thomason 669.f.4[64] 669.f.4[70]). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 5 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a78178 wing b87 thomason 669.f.4[64] thomason 669.f.4[70] estc r210281 99869093 99869093 160692 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. a78178) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 160692) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; 245:669f4[64] or 245:669f4[70]) to the most honourable and high court of parliament the humble petition of the gentlemen, and other of the inhabitants of the county of cornwall. humble petition of the gentlemen, and other of the inhabitants of the county of cornwall i. b. 1 sheet ([1] p.) published by i.b. gent., [london] : [1642] place of publication from wing. reproductions of the originals in the british library. eng england and wales. -parliament -early works to 1800. church of england -bishops -early works to 1800. great britain -history -civil war, 1642-1649 -early works to 1800. great britain -politics and government -1642-1649 -early works to 1800. a78178 r210281 (thomason 669.f.4[64] 669.f.4[70]). civilwar no to the most honourable and high court of parliament: the humble petition of the gentlemen, and other of the inhabitants of the county of co i. b. 1642 788 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a this text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2008-07 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2008-09 spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images 2008-11 mona logarbo sampled and proofread 2008-11 mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion to the most honovrable and high court of parliament . the humble petition of the gentlemen , and other of the inhabitants of the county of cornwall . having seene and heard the many ( though scarce divers ) petitions to this honourable assembly by the inhabitants of divers , counties and cities of this land , as also corporations , companies , and trades , some against bishops , some against the common prayer , and all against such judiciall , and things super-elementary to the region of their capacity of judging , and matters only belonging to the judicature of this grave synod , which seemes either to distrust , or direct , or both , your great wisedomes ; we therefore the gentlemen and other the inhabitants of cornwall , with as many hearts , though not hands , with as many good wils , though not persons , not in imitation , but rather by provocation and necessity , in these times , to shew our good minded affections , doe humbly prostrate the utmost of our service to your feet . in which ( or rather after which ) we take leave humbly to beg , that you will be pleased to bend your auxiliary and good affections to the redresse of the distresse of the miserable protestants in ireland . to gaine whose good , prosperity , peace , and tranquility , to preserve the soveraignty of that land to our royall king , and to maintaine his and this kingdomes honour , we shall willingly lay downe our lives and fortunes . that you will be pleased to continue your great respect , dutifull love , and true obedience , to our royall soveraigne , by maintaining his just , and no way antilegall prerogative . that you will be pleased to put the lawes in due execution against all iesuites , seminaries , papists and recusants . that you will be pleased to looke upon the other side , and duely weighing the actions ( or rather factions ) of some , ( whom most men call citizens ) to scourge their irregular and disorderly schisme and hereticall sects , into right paths of serving god , to frequent his house , and to pray as well as heare , to allow order , and obey conformity , to reverence learning , and bow to authority , to be under a discipline , and live in order . that you will be pleased to maintaine and establish the ancient fundamentall and most venerable lawes , order and discipline , both of our church and common-wealth , to continue the reverenc'd office , and punish the offending persons of bishops , to have in high account , and eternize ( as farre as in you lyes ) the divine and excellent forme of common-prayer , to correct brain-forg'd doctrine , by your exemplary precepts strike a reverence of gods house into every mans breast . that you will be pleased to intimate to the people your honourable and wise intentions concerning divine service , lest while you hold your peace , some rejecting it in part , others altogether , they vainly conceive you countenance them . lastly , ( not to trouble your great affaires any longer ) that you will be pleased to take into your sage consideration , those scandalous and ill-affected pamphlets , which flye abroad in such swarmes , as are able to cloud the pure ayre of truth , and present a darke ignorance to those who have not the two wings of iustice and knowledge to fly above them . now to polish this our worke with a smooth demonstration of our modest intents , that the tinctures which in introduction fell on the fore mentioned presents may slide without a staine from this ; we doe in all humility declare , that neither distrust of your intentions , nor opinion of any of our counsels worthy your eares ever tainted our thoughts , but that we have still been , and are confident , that this most wise synod hath ever thought fit , resolv'd , and will confirme into action , what we now humbly request , therefore this our present , not so much a petition , as a prayer of willing and thankfull hearts for the hop'd sequell , is onely to shew our true intentions and good will towards his gracious majestie , and this high court , as instruments of the peace of our soules and bodies , for which wee are unanimously , and immutably resolv'd to spend our dearest blood . published by i.b. gent. samuel vassall of london, esq; vassall, samuel, 1586-1667. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a95819 of text r207684 in the english short title catalog (thomason e934_5). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 2 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a95819 wing v115 thomason e934_5 estc r207684 99866722 99866722 119006 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. a95819) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 119006) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; 140:e934[5]) samuel vassall of london, esq; vassall, samuel, 1586-1667. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [london : 1658] caption title. place of publication and suggested imprint date from wing. annotation on thomason copy: "january". reproduction of the original in the british library. eng vassall, samuel, 1586-1667. england and wales. -parliament -early works to 1800. debt -england -early works to 1800. a95819 r207684 (thomason e934_5). civilwar no samuel vassall of london, esq;: vassall, samuel 1658 377 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a this text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-06 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2007-06 aptara keyed and coded from proquest page images 2007-07 robyn anspach sampled and proofread 2007-07 robyn anspach text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion samuel vassall of london , esq ; humbly desires your honours to commiserate his sad condition , who for want of his just debt due to him from this common-wealth , formerly placed upon the excise , is like to perish . this honourable house on the 15 of may last , recommended as their desires to his highnesse the lord protector , that care might be taken for the speedy payment of the said debt , being 2591 l. 17 s. 6 d. principall , with the use thereof , which doth amount unto 4251 l. as by auditors account given to his highnesse honourable councell appears , and his highnesse recommended the same to his honourable councell , that care be taken that the parliaments desires might be satisfied , and on the 26 of may , their honours did order one thousand pounds to be paid out of the excise office , which he received : but ever since that time , he hath waited at the door of the honourable councell , but had no other answer but they knew not where to place it : so for want of the said money his credit is much impaired , which is more dear then life to him , and his posterity like to be destroyed , if he finde not some speedy relief from this honourable house ; for his creditors prosecute him now with more violence , seeing their hopes frustrate , in not receiving that money which they hoped for : wherefore he humbly desires your honours favourable assistance that mr. fowel may be heard , who is to report to the honourable house the conclusion of the honourable committee appointed for his businesse , and that he may receive some speedy rerelief , that he may not lose his liberty with his credit , and see his posterity ruined before his face , which will be as a double death , and so bring his gray hairs with sorrow to the grave ; but he is confident of the honour and justice of this honourable house , that they will never suffer him and his posterity to perish , who hath done and suffered so much for their sakes . a publike declaration and protestation of the secured and secluded members of the house of commons against the treasonable and illegall late acts and proceedings of some few confederate members of that dead house, since their forcible exclusion, 13. febr. 1648. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a83807 of text r205365 in the english short title catalog (thomason 669.f.13[88]). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 9 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a83807 wing e2691 thomason 669.f.13[88] estc r205365 99864766 99864766 162984 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. a83807) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 162984) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; 246:669f13[88]) a publike declaration and protestation of the secured and secluded members of the house of commons against the treasonable and illegall late acts and proceedings of some few confederate members of that dead house, since their forcible exclusion, 13. febr. 1648. england and wales. parliament. house of commons. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [london : 1649] imprint from wing. reproduction of the original in the british library. eng charles -i, -king of england, 1600-1649 -early works to 1800. charles -ii, -king of england, 1630-1685 -early works to 1800. england and wales. -parliament. -house of commons -early works to 1800. great britain -history -commonwealth and protectorate, 1649-1660 -early works to 1800. great britain -history -civil war, 1642-1649 -early works to 1800. a83807 r205365 (thomason 669.f.13[88]). civilwar no a publike declaration and protestation of the secured and secluded members of the house of commons; against the treasonable and illegall lat england and wales. parliament. 1649 1391 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a this text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-09 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2007-09 apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images 2007-11 elspeth healey sampled and proofread 2007-11 elspeth healey text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion a publike declaration and protestation of the secured and secluded members of the house of commons ; against the treasonable and illegall late acts and proceedings of some few confederate members of that dead house , since their forcible exclusion , 13. febr. 1648. we the secured and secluded members of the late house of commons , taking into our sad and serious considerations the late dangerous , desperate & treasonable proceedings of some few members of that house ( not amounting to a full eighth part of the house if divided into ten ) who confederating with the officers and general councel of the army , have forcibly detained and secluded us ( against the honour , freedome , and priviledges of parliament ) from sitting and voting freely with them , for the better setling of the kingdomes peace ; and contrary to their oathes of allegiance and supremacy , their protestation , the solemne league and covenant , and sundry declarations and remonstrances of both houses , to his late murdered majesty , his heires , and successours , the whole kingdomes of england , scotland , and ireland , and to all foraigne states and nations ( since our exclusion and forced absence from their counsels , by reason of the armies force ) most presumptuously arrogated and usurped to themselves the title of , the supreme authority of this kingdome : and by colour and pretence thereof , have wickedly and audaciously presumed , without and against our privities or consents , and against the unanimous vote of the house of peers , to erect a high court of justice ( as they terme it ) though never any court themselves , to arraigne and condemne his majesty against the lawes of god , and the municipall lawes of the realme : which court ( consisting for the most part of such partiall and engaged persons who had formerly vowed his majesties destruction , and sought his bloud ) most illegally and unjustly refused to admit of his majesties just reasons and exceptions against their usurped iurisdiction ; and without any lawfull authority or proofe against him , or legall triall , presumed most trayterously and impiously to condemne and murder him : and since that , have likewise presumed to trie and arraigne some peers , and others free subjects of this realme for their lives , contrary to magna charta , the petition of right , the lawes of the land , and the liberty of the subjects , to the great enslaving and endangering of the lives and liberties of all the free people of england . and whereas the said confederated commons , have likewise tyrannically and audaciously presumed contrary to their oathes and engagements aforesaid , to take upon them , to make acts of parliament ( as they terme them ) without our privity or assents , or the joynt consent of the king and house of lords , contrary to the use and priviledges of parliament and known laws of the land , and by pretext thereof have trayterously and wickedly endeavoured to dis-inherit the illustrious charles prince of wales , next heire to the crowne , and actuall king of england , scotland , france and ireland , immediately after his said royall fathers barbarous murther , by right of descent ; and proclaimed it treason , for any person to proclaime him king ; ( whereas it is high treason in them thus to prohibit his proclaiming ) and have likewise trayterously and impudently encroached a tyrannicall and lawlesse power to themselves to vote downe our auntient kingly and monarchicall government , & the house of peers ; and to make a new great seale of england without the king's portraicture or stile , & to alter the antient regall and legall stile of writs , and proceedings in the courts of iustice ; and to create new iudges , and commissioners of the great seale , and to dispense with their oaths of supremacy and allegiance , and to prescribe new oaths unto them contrary to law , ( though they have no authority by any law , statute , or custome to administer or injoyne an oath to any man ) and thereby have trayterously attempted to alter the fundamentall laws and government of this kingdome , and to subvert the freedome , priviledges and beeing of parliaments ; for which treasons , strafford and canterbury ( though lesse criminall ) lost their heads this last parliament , by some of their owne prosecutions , and the judgment of both houses . we in discharge of our respective duties and obligations both to god , the king , our owne consciences , our bleeding dying kingdomes , and the severall counties , cities and burroughs for which we serve , doe by this present writing , in our owne names , and in the names of all the counties , cities , and burroughs which we represented in parliament , publickly declare and solemnly protest before the all-seeing god , the whole kingdomes of england , scotland , and ireland , and the world , that we doe from the bottome of our hearts abominate , renounce and disclaime all the said pretended acts , votes , and proceedings of the said confederate members , ( acted under the armies power against our consents ) as treasonable , wicked , illegall , unparliamentary , tyrannicall , and pernitious both to the king , parliament , kingdomes , and all the free borne people of this realme ; extreamly disadvantagious and dishonourable to our nation , scandalous to our religion , and meer forcible usurpations , and nullities void in law to all intents and purposes ; which we , and all the free-men of this kingdome , and all the kingdomes and dominions thereto belonging , are bound openly to disavow , oppugne , and resist as such , with our purses , armes , lives , to the last drop of our blouds ; and to which , neither we , nor any other can , ought , or dare to submit or assent in the least degree , without incurring the guilt of high treason , and the highest perjury , infamy & disloyalty . and in case the said confederates shall not speedily retract , & desist from those their treasonable practises , and tyrannical usurpations ; ( which we cordially desire and entreat them by all obligations of love and respect they have to god , religion , their king , country , & posterity timely to do . ) we do hereby denounce & declare them to be traytors & publike enemies both to the king and kingdome , and shall esteem and prosecute them , with all their wilfull adherents , and voluntary assistants as such ; and endeavour to bring them to speedy and condigne punishment , according to the solemne league and covenant ; wherein , we trust the whole kingdome , all those for whom we serve , and the lord of hosts himself to whom we have sworne and lifted up our hands , hearts , and fervent prayers will be aiding and assisting to us , and all our brethren of scotland & ireland who are united & conjoyned with us in covenant to our god , and allegiance to our soveraigne king charles the second , who ( we trust ) will make good all his destroyed fathers concessions which really concerne our peace , or safety , and secure us against all force and tyranny of our fellow-subjects ; who now , contrary to their trusts and former engagements , endeavour by the meer power of that sword , which was purposely raised for the protection of our persons , government , religion , lawes , liberties , the king' 's royall person and posterity , and the priviledges of paaliament ) to lord it over us at their pleasure , and enthrall and enslave us to their armed violence , and lawlesse martiall wills ; which we can no longer tolerate nor undergoe , after so long fruitlesse and abused patience in hope of their repentance . finis . a declaration by the major general and council of officers in ireland, concerning their late actings there, and for the tryal of such officers and souldiers as finde themselves agrieved for being laid aside. england and wales. army. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a87311 of text r211515 in the english short title catalog (thomason 669.f.23[17]). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 8 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a87311 wing i370 thomason 669.f.23[17] estc r211515 99870233 99870233 163673 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. a87311) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 163673) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; 247:669f23[17]) a declaration by the major general and council of officers in ireland, concerning their late actings there, and for the tryal of such officers and souldiers as finde themselves agrieved for being laid aside. england and wales. army. waller, hardress, sir, 1604?-1666? 1 sheet ([1] p.) printed by william bladen, by special order ; and re-printed at london, by james cottrel, dublin : [london] : 1659. [i.e., 1660] dated at end: dated the ninth of january, 1659. signed: har. waller. [and 24 others]. annotation on thomason copy: "jan: 30.". reproduction of the original in the british library. eng england and wales. -army -early works to 1800. courts-martial and courts of inquiry -ireland -early works to 1800. a87311 r211515 (thomason 669.f.23[17]). civilwar no a declaration by the major general and council of officers in ireland, concerning their late actings there, and for the tryal of such office england and wales. army. 1659 1432 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a this text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-09 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2007-11 aptara keyed and coded from proquest page images 2008-01 emma (leeson) huber sampled and proofread 2008-01 emma (leeson) huber text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion a declaration . by the major general and council of officers in ireland , concerning their late actings there , and for the tryal of such officers and souldiers as finde themselves agrieved for being laid aside . few men in this nation but have known , and few honest men but have lamented the strange proceedings of those lately in authority here , who by casting out of the army several eminent and faithful officers without so much as hearing them ; and filling up their rooms for the most part with factious spirits , principled against magistracy and ministry ; gave us but too much cause to believe , so ill a way led to a worse end . but not being able so much as to imagine , these courses were taken to bring about that horrid design which since we have had but too much reason to believe these injustices were some foundations of ; we esteem it our duty with patience to submit , because the parliament was sitting , to whose authority and justice these proceedings , as we were assured , were to be presented . but soon after we understood of those sinful and unparallel'd actings of a factious part of the army in england , who not only contrary to the laws of god and man , but even contrary to their own renewed and voluntary engagements , by force interrupted the sitting of the parliament ; and adding iniquity to iniquity , declared some of their laws to be null and void to all intents and purposes , a presumption and crime which never any but themselves durst be guilty of , and in which , as much as in them lay , they cut up , as it were by the very roots , all those precious rights , which with so much bloud and treasure had been so long and through mercy so successfully contended for ; whereby we too soon and too evidently sound , that the parliaments name and authority was but made use of , to eject such who they knew would be obedient thereunto : by which course having freed the army of such , they freed all others from the fear of the parliament by dissolving it , as much as in them lay , who had they still sate , they knew would punish their injustice , though they could not prevent it . how guilty herein those lately in authority in this nation , and others , have been , to omit the enumerating of many other particulars , may appear by their having been so far from declaring against , and opposing those ruinous actings , that they on the contrary not only secretly , but openly promoted and encouraged such who against an express act of parliament in that behalf , did own the l. general fleetwood for commander in chief of the armies in these three nations , and advanced , as much as in them lay , the elections and sending unto london , of two out of each regiment , to subvert the authority of parliament , and introduce a new government , which in name only should be civil , but in fact and power should be intirely military : nor yet contented with all this ( for guilt neither ever is , nor ever thinks it self secure ) orders were actually issued for securing and disarming all that were dissatisfied with such proceedings : whereby not only a slavery was entailed upon us , but even we were designedly deprived of all visible means of ever casting it off . being therefore invited by the highest call of duty and necessity , we resolved with the hazard of our lives and estates , to restore the authority of the parliament ; and to recover those rights which are of too much value to be tamely lost . the justice and necessity of this undertaking was so deeply imprinted on the hearts of many officers and souldiers of this army , that ( through the mercy of god ) without bloud , we may say , the snare is broken , and we are escaped : men must say , it is wonderful in our eyes ; and christians will say , it is the lords doing : it seeming to be a day of gods power , the people are so willing . the next care and duty after the recovery of this army for the parliament , was , to put it into such hands , as we had good cause to believe , by past and present actings , would preserve it for their service ; for the accomplishing whereof , we have been necessitated , to lay aside many officers , and placed others , qualified as abovesaid , in their room , till the parliaments pleasure were known . in the laying aside any officers , this rule hath been observed , an assurance that he had subscribed to the lord fleetwood's being commander in chief of the three armies ; contrary to an express act of parliament in that behalf ; or had assisted at , or promoted the election of two out of each regiment , to be sent to london , for the introduction of a new government , and consequently , the destruction of the parliaments authority : and though none have ben put by , that were not within one of these qualifications , yet all that came under them have not been displaced ; a difference being put between those that made the stream , and such who through inadvertancie did swim down in it , and since by their activeness for the parliament , have given good proof of their repentance for the fault . those that were guilty within the above-specified rules , were too many to admit them to a regular tryal by the rules of war , before the army was first put into faithful hands ; since to have made those judges of guilt , which were participants in it , might have rather proved a sure means to have the innocent condemned , then the nocent ; and to eject any , without prescribing a known way for their vindication , if they thought themselves injur'd , were not only to act an injustice in it self , but even that injustice which was so lately practiced here , and which we our selves ( with so much cause ) have declared against . to accord therefore this evil , it is hereby declared , that a court martial is establish'd at dublin , the head-quarters , for the hearing and determining the cases of all field-officers and captains , which shall think themselves injur'd by being laid aside : and for the same end , orders are issuing out for court-martials to be held in each county , for the inferior officers and private souldiers ; unto which respective places , such as are conscious of their not having acted against the parliament , our onely general , may apply themselves for redress , where they shall be judged according to the usual rules and discipline of war . provided that by or before the 24 day of march . next after the publication hereof , they give in their names , and signifie their desires to be tryed accordingly ; and no officer who is put into the room of him that is to be tried , shall sit as judge upon that officer whose command he at present enjoys . those to be heard at dublin , are to give in their desire thereof to dr. ralph king , appointed judge-advocate ; those to be heard in the countrey , are to give in their desire to the chief officer respectively in each county . dated the ninth of january , 1659. har. waller . broghill . cha. coote . w. gaulfield . theo. jones . j. king eliah green . hen. owen . ben. lucas . rich. lehunt . sol. cambie . samps . towgood . dan. lisle . john maunsel . h. langrish . j. campbel . j. gregory . theo. sandford . jo. harrison . jo. reding . simon garstin . boyl maunsel . h. clotworthy . r. sheils . a. barrington . dublin , printed by william bladen , by special order , and re-printed at london , by james cottrel . 1659. the declaration agreed upon by the committee of the house of commons appointed to sit in the guildhall in london, to consider of the safety of the kingdom, and of the city of london, and of the preserving the priviledges of parliament master wilde, serjeant at law, sitting in the chaire of that committee, 6. jan. 1641 [i.e. 1642] england and wales. parliament. house of commons. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a83664 of text r205371 in the english short title catalog (wing e2548). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 5 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a83664 wing e2548 estc r205371 38875608 ocm 38875608 152258 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. a83664) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 152258) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 2145:10, 2288:5) the declaration agreed upon by the committee of the house of commons appointed to sit in the guildhall in london, to consider of the safety of the kingdom, and of the city of london, and of the preserving the priviledges of parliament master wilde, serjeant at law, sitting in the chaire of that committee, 6. jan. 1641 [i.e. 1642] england and wales. parliament. house of commons. 1 sheet ([1] p.) joseph hunscott, [london?] : [1642] "this is the true copy which was sent from the committee to joseph hunscott for to print." reproduction of original in: bodleian library. eng england and wales. -parliament. -house of commons -privileges and immunities. great britain -history -civil war, 1642-1649. broadsides -london (england) -17th century. a83664 r205371 (wing e2548). civilwar no the declaration agreed upon by the committee of the house of commons appointed to sit in the guildhall in london, to consider of the safety england and wales. parliament. house of commons 1642 760 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 c the rate of 13 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the c category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2007-11 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2007-11 apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images 2007-12 john pas sampled and proofread 2007-12 john pas text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion the declaration agreed upon by the committee of the house of commons appointed to sit in the guildhall in london , to consider of the safety of the kingdom , and of the city of london . and of the preserving the priviledges of parliament . master wilde serjeant at law , sitting in the chaire of that committee . 6. jan. 1641. whereas the chambers ▪ studies , and truncks of m. hollis , sir arthur haslerige , m. pym , m. hampden , and m. strode , members of the house of commons , upon munday the 3. of this instant january , by colour of his majesties warrant have been sealed up by sir william kilegrey , and sir william flemen and others ; which is not only against the priviledge of parliament , but the common liberty of every subject : which said members afterwards , the same day were under the like colour , by serjeant frances , one of his majesties serjeants at arms , contrary to all former presidents and priviledges of parliaments demanded of the speaker , sitting in the house of commons to be delivered unto him , that he might arrest them of high treason : and whereas afterwards the next day his majesty in his royall person came to the said house attended with a great multitude of men armed in warlike manner , with halberts , swords , and pistolls , who came up to the very door of the house , and placed themselves there , and in other places and passages neer to the said house , to the great terrour and disturbance of the members thereof , then sitting , and according to their dutie , in a peaceable and orderly manner , treating of the great affairs of england and ireland : and his majesty having placed himself in the speakers chair , demanded of them the persons of the said members to be delivered unto him , which is a high breach of the rights and priviledges of parliament , and inconsistent with the liberties , and freedom thereof . and whereas afterwards his majesty did issue forth severall warrants to divers officers , under his own hand , for the apprehension of the persons of the said members , which by law he cannot do , there being not all this time , any legall charge or accusation , or due processes of law issued against them , nor any pretence of charge made known to that house ; all which are against the fundamentall liberties of the subject , and the rights of parliament . whereupon we are necessitated , according to our duty , to declare , that if any person shall arrest m. hollis , sir arthur haslerige , m. pym , m. hampden , and m. strode , or any of them , or any other member of parliament , by pretence or colour of any warrant issuing out from the king only , is guilty of the breach of the liberties of the subject , and of the priviledge of parliament , and a publike enemy to the common-wealth . and that the arresting of the said members , or any of them , or of any othér member of parliament , by any warrant whatsoever , without a legall proceeding against them , and without consent of that house , whereof such person is a member , is against the liberty of the subject , and a breach of priviledge of parliament ; and the person which shall arrest any of these persons , or any other member of the parliament , is declared a publike enemy of the common-wealth . notwithstanding all which we think fit further to declare , that we are so farre from any endeavour to protect any of our members , that shall be in due manner prosecuted according to the laws of the kingdom , and the rights and priviledges of parliament for treason , or any other misdemeanor , that none shall be more ready and willing then we our selves , to bring them to their speedy , and due tryall , being sensible that it equally imports us , as well to see justice done against them that are criminous , as to defend the just rights and liberties of the subjects , and parliament of england . this is the true copy which was sent from the committee , to joseph hunscott for to print . obsequium et veritas, or, a dialogue between london and southwark, concerning the sitting and dissolutuion of the last parliament at oxford, march 21st, 1681 in a dialogue betwixt a shoo-maker, and a taylor. hearn, r. 1681 approx. 10 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; 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(eebo-tcp ; phase 1, no. a43198) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 96560) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 741:26) obsequium et veritas, or, a dialogue between london and southwark, concerning the sitting and dissolutuion of the last parliament at oxford, march 21st, 1681 in a dialogue betwixt a shoo-maker, and a taylor. hearn, r. 1 sheet (2 p.) printed for the author, london : 1681. broadside. signed: r. hearn. caption title. in double columns. reproduction of original in huntington library. 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. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between 1473 and 1700 available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the 25,363 texts created during phase 1 of the project have been released into the public domain as of 1 january 2015. anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. 5% (or 5 pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of 100 instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level 4 of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p5, characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng england and wales. -parliament. broadsides -england -london -17th century 2008-08 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2008-09 spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images 2008-12 mona logarbo sampled and proofread 2008-12 mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion obsequium & veritas : or a dialogue between london and southwark , concerning the sitting and dissolution of the last parliament at oxford , march 21st . 1681. in a dialogue betwixt a shoo-maker , and a taylor . shoom. good morrow , jack ! how stands the case of your affairs at your end of the town ! taylor . stand ! believe me , we are like to have a blessed parliament ; and we don't doubt , but we shall have hopeful resolutions , and a brave result of all their consultations . shoom. well ; but let us not stand here , let affairs stand how they will ; let us take one cup of good ale together , and discourse it further . let us step here into the kings-head , here 's a glass of good liquor . tay. come , allons donc . — shoom. well ; we were talking of hopeful resolutions ; and a successful issue to all the consultations of the parliament . this , you say , the city hop's for , nay doubts not of . tay. yes , indeed ; for to shew you how great an e●eem , and sublime regard we have for our parliament , we have had the major part of the city , all true protestants , and good patriots ; who offered their services to , and accordingly did accompany our sheriffs and members of the parliament to oxford . shoom. s'death ! that 's an unwonted ceremony , and it smells plaguy rank of rebellion . bless me ! what were you affraid of , that made you enter upon such a tumultuous complement ? i heard indeed you were all richly equipt , and made a most glorious show , i was then in the country , and so , did not understand it . tay. why not understand it ? had we not a great deal of reason , to secure the safety of those worthy persons , who were to deliver us out of the fears , distractions and disorders , which the cursed popish plot , and the succession of a popish prince , by which would follow the subversion of our religion , laws , and liberties , and consequently the yoke of popish servitude , did put us into : shoom. i faith ; you are brave fellows ! you talk of the safety of his majesties person , and how great loyalty and zeal tends to it ; but for ought i see , the subject is prefer'd before the prince ; the king is not at all intimidated , though in the midst of the most implacable enemies , but he can & did venture his journey to oxford , attended with not twenty of his guards , when mr. parliament man has forsooth about three or four hundred for his suit ! well , but what newes have you from oxford , what , are we like to have a longer session than they had last ? tay. they are dissolv'd ! shoom. dissolv'd ? s'death , when ? tay. on munday last , being on the 28th . of march. shoom. really , i 'me glad of it . indeed , i heard how their procedings were , and what measurs they took in their votes . i thought the kings speech would have had that influence upon them , that they would have regulated their actions according to that rule , which his majesty told them , should be ever his , viz. the law of which , they , with the king were the fathers ; and not have pretended to make themselves a particular ( nay , supream ) court of judicature , in cases of treason ; that no person impeached of treason by the commons of england in parliament , and stands so impeached , could be tryed by any other inferior court , without a high breach of the priviledge of parliaments . good god! i find then the king and the lords , are but cyphers ; and what the king has declared ought to be , must not be done , because the commons will not have it so . so that , they who make so great an out-cry against arbitrary proceedings , make themselves the great favorers of it . what , i pray , was the cause of this ? and who the plague was it , they stickled about then ? tay. fitz. harris ; would the devil had him , e're we had been troubled with him , and his depositions too , with a pox to ' em . — but i 'll tell thee , there 's somewhat else , that was the more immediate reason of their dissolution ; 't was , concerning a business of the — shoom. ay , ay , of the devil , i think ; you citizens , if you cannot hear of the true genuine reasons , forsooth , you 'll make them ; and shall pass authentick too , as if you had been intimately acquainted with the kings cabinet , or had known his resolutions before he thought upon them . faith , i 'll tell thee plainly ; would but you ( sir formals ) learn this old maxime , that sua quemque alit ars , which perhaps is too much latin for a third part of our mechanick news-mongers ; who make it the greatest part of their business to run from the coffee-house to the ale-house , and thence to the tavern ; and so buzzing about , till they lose their sense , as well as reason ; i say , would every man but mind his own private affairs , erect a tribunal in his own closet , and let his domestick oeconomy be his greatest study , we should have the publick peace less disturbed , and the government less obnoxious to censure and contempt . 't has never been good times , since every cobler and porter pretend to understand state-policy , and every finical mechanick , and proud tradesman , to be verse't and knowing in the arcana's of the privy-councel . introth , jack , my name 's veritas ; and i must speak like myself ; i case not for popular applause , nor will i suffer hypocrisie vaile my nakedness ; though i have , what i must always expect , an odium , or hatred : for my part i am a good honest southwark borough , and i thank god , we love our king , and our country ; and our publick peace , utility , and order ; and , as we said in our addresses to our elected burgesses ; though we did not like your accompanying to oxford , them in such pomp and splendor ; yet we assured them , we were as ready to stand by them , in the discharge of the trust we reposed in them , as the best life-and fortune-men of them all . shoom. but prethee jack , are they all returned home yet from oxford ? tay. yes , a great part of them ; but they are not all come yet . shoom. ha , ha , ha ! faith i can't choose but laugh , to see how silly and sneaking they lookt , with their heads hanging downwards , and their hats flapping about their ears , their hopes frustrated , and their designs infatuated ; when in their setting out , they appeared brisk and airy , and their equipage shewed them like men designed for a camp , rather than an assembly of peace . tay. well , well , come , talk no more of it : quod factumest , infectum fieri nequit , prethee hold thy tongue . shoom. hold my tongue , i gad , it would make a stone speak , to see how hot brain'd men are ; and forsooth , to make their designs more plausible , a needless fear of the subversion of the government , the protestant religion , and the liberties of the subjects , must still be the specious pretence for all their unwarrantable and unlawful practices , and every half wited scoundrel , must pretend to censure the management of those at the helm . a fine age i' faith ! come , come , jack , be of my mind ; bene vixit , qui bene latuit : let us keep at home with our wives , and leave frequenting the news-mongers ; and let us administer what we can to publick utility and peace . tay. i' faith , thou sayest very well ? come , here 's a health to thee , which i am confident thou wilt pledge ; god bless king charles , and send us all peace and tranquillity , now , and at the hour of death . shoom. come , with all my soul , and hang up all the roundheads , as the oxford blades said , and let every true englsh-man , loyal heart , and honest protestant , say , amen , by r. hearn . london , printed for the author in the year , 1681. excellent observations and notes, concerning the royall navy and sea-service by sir walter rawleigh ... raleigh, walter, sir, 1552?-1618. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a70942 of text r182347 in the english short title catalog (wing r161). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 39 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 25 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a70942 wing r161 estc r182347 20552150 ocm 20552150 60815 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. a70942) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 60815) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 224:23) excellent observations and notes, concerning the royall navy and sea-service by sir walter rawleigh ... raleigh, walter, sir, 1552?-1618. [2], 46 p. printed by t.w. for humphrey moseley ..., london : 1650. this item can also be found with "judicious and select essayes" (wing r170) at reel 289:13. reproduction of original in columbia university library. eng england and wales. -royal navy. naval art and science -early works to 1800. a70942 r182347 (wing r161). civilwar no excellent observations and notes, concerning the royall navy and sea-service. written by sir walter rawleigh and by him dedicated to the mos raleigh, walter, sir 1650 6671 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 b the rate of 1 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the b category of texts with fewer than 10 defects per 10,000 words. 2005-10 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2005-10 aptara keyed and coded from proquest page images 2006-05 taryn hakala sampled and proofread 2006-05 taryn hakala text and markup reviewed and edited 2006-09 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion excellent observations and notes , concerning the royall navy and sea-service . written by sir walter rawleigh and by him dedicated to the most noble and illustrious prince henry prince of wales . london , printed by t. w. for humphrey moseley , and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the princes arms in st. pauls church-yard . 1650. excellent observations and notes , concerning the royall navy and sea-service . having formerly ( most excellent prince ) discoursed of a maritimall voyage , and the passages and incidents therein , i thinke it not impertinent nor differing from my purpose , to second the same with some necessary relations concerning the royall navy , with the services and offices thereto belonging . for , as the perfection and excellency of our shipping is great and remarkeable , so the imperfections and defects of the same by use and experience of late years , have been found to be divers and inconvenient , as it falls out many times in the circumstances of land service by the charige of armes , diversities of fortifications , and alteration of discipline . and therefore for the due reformation , many things are necessarily and particularly to be spoken and considered of in their order . in regard whereof , i will first begin with the officers , and therein crave pardon ( if in speaking plainly and truly in a matter of so great importance ) i doe set aside all private respects and partiality . for in that which concerns the service and benefit of my prince and country , i will say with cicero , nil mihi melius , nil mihi charius . and therefore not justly to be taxed with any presumption for medling with matters wherein i have no dealings nor charge . for that in the affaires of this nature , every good subject is deeply interessed , and bound in conscience and duty both to say and doe his best . of the officers of the navy . first therefore , it were to be wished , that the chiefe officers under the lord admirall ( as vice-admirall , treasurer , controller , surveyor ; and the rest ) should be men of the best experience in sea-service , aswell as of judgement and practise in the utinsells and necessaries belonging to shipping , even from the batts end to the very kilson of a ship . and that no kind of people should be preserred to any of these offices , but such as have been throughly practised , and be very judiciall in either kind of the above named services ; but we see it oftentimes to fall our otherwise . for sometimes by the speciall favour of princes , and many times by the mediation of great men for the preferment of their servants , and now and then by vertue of the purse , and such like means , some people very raw and ignorant , are very unworthily and unfitly nominated to those places , when men of desert and ability are held back and unpreferr'd , to the great hinderance of his majesties service , to the prejudice of the navy , and to the no little discouragement of ancient and noble able servitors , when favour or partiality shall eat out knowledge and sufficiency , in matters so neerly concerning the service and safety of the kingdome , wherein all private respects should be laid apart , and vertue truly regarded for it selfe . of the building of ships . secondly , it were no lesse behoovefull for his majesties service , and for the strength of the navy , that no ships should be builded by the great , as divers of them have been ; for by daily experience they are found be the most weake , imperfect , and unserviceable ships of all the rest . and it is not otherwise to be presumed , but as the officers would bee thought to be very frugall for his majesty in driving a bargaine by the great at a neere rate with the shipwright , so likewise the shipwright on his part will be as carefull to gaine by his labour , or at least to save himselfe harmlesse , and therefore suite his worke slightly according to a slight price . out of the which present sparing and untimely thrift , there grows many future inconveniences and continuall charge in repayring and reedifying such imperfect slight built vessells . the proofe and experience whereof hath been often found in new shipps built at those rates , but so weakly , as that in their voyages , they have been ready to founder in the seas with every extraordinary storme , and at their returne been enforced to be new built . but seeing the officers of the admiralty doe hold ( by the grace of his majestie ) places of so good credit and benesit , it is their parts therefore ( being well waged and rewarded for the same ) exactly to look into the sound building of ships , and to imploy their care and travell aswell in the over sight thereof , as to provide that all things else belonging to the navy be good and well conditioned : for the strong and true building of a ship is not to be left barely to the fidelity of a marchanticall artificer ( the chiefe end of whose worke in his owne accompt is his profit and gaine ) but some superior officer ought to have a further regard in that businesse , if he be such a one as hath more judgement in the building and conditioning of a ship , then devotion to his owne ease and profit . moreover if any decayed ship be intended to be new made , it is more fit and profitable to make her a size lesse then she was , then bigger ; for then her beams which were laid over-thwart from side to side , will serve againe , and most of her tymbers and other parts will say well to the building of a new ship . but if she should be made a size bigger , the tymber of the old will be unprofitable for that purpose ; we find by experience , that the greatest ships are least serviceable , goe very deep to water and of marvellous charge and fearefull cumber , our channells decaying every year . besides , they are lesse nimble , lesse maineable , and very seldome imployed . grande navio grande fatica , saith the spaniard , a ship of 600 tuns will carry as good ordnance , as a ship of 1200. tuns , and though the greater have double her number , the lesser will turne her broad sides twice , before the greater can wend once , and so no advantage in that overplus of ordnance . and in the building of all ships , these six things are principally required . 1. first , that she be strong built . 2. secondly , that shee bee swift . 3. thirdly , that she be stout sided . 4. fourthly , that she carry out her guns all weather . 5. fifthly , that she hull and try well , which we call a good sea-ship . 6. sixthly , that shee stay well , when bourding and turning on a wind is required . 1. to make her strong consisteth in the truth of the workeman , and the care of the officers . 2. to make her sayle well is to give a long run forward , and so afterward done by art and just proportion . for as in laying out of her bows before and quarters behind , she neither sinck into , nor hang in the water , but lye cleare off and above it , and that the shipwrights be not deceived herein ( as for the most part they have ever been ) they must be sure , that the ship sinck no deeper into the water , then they promise , for other wise the bow and quarter will utterly spoile her sayling . 3. that she bee stout , the same is provided and performed by a long bearing floore , and by sharing off above water even from the lower edge of the ports . 4. to carry out her ordnance all weather , this long bearing floore , and sharing off from above the ports is a chiefe cause , provided alwayes , that your lowest tyre of ordnance must lye foure foot cleare above water when all loading is in , or else those your best pieces will be of small use at the sea in any growne weather that makes the billoe to rise , for then you shall be enforced to take in all your lower ports , or else hazard the ship . as befell to the mary rose ( a goodly vessell ) which in the days of king hen. 8. being before the isle of wight with the rest of the royall navy , to encounter the french fleet , with a suddain puff of wind stooped her side , and tooke in water at her ports in such abundance , as that she instantly sunck downeright and many gallant men in her . the captaine of her was sir george carew knight , who also perished among the rest . 5. to make her a good sea-ship , that is to hull and trye well , there are two things specially to be observed , the one that she have a good draught of water , the other that she be not overcharged , which commonly the kings ships are , and therefore in them we are forced to lye at trye with our maine course and missen , which with a deep keel and standing streake she will performe . 6. the hinderance to stay well is the extreame length of a ship , especially if she be floaty and want sharpnesse of way forwards , and it is most true , that those over long ships are fitter for our seas , then for the ocean , but one hundred foot long and five and thirty foot broad , is a good proportion for a great ship . it is a speciall observation , that all ships sharpe before , that want a long floore , will fall roughly into the sea and take in water over head and ears . so will all narrow quartered ships sinck after the tayle . the high charging of ships is it that brings them all ill qualities , makes them extreame leeward makes them sinck deep into the water , makes them labour and makes them overset . men may not expect the ease of many . cabbins and safety at once in sea-service . two decks and a half is sufficient to yield shelter and lodging for men and marriners and no more charging at all higher , but only one low cabbin for the master . but our marriners will say , that a ship will beare more charging aloft for cabbins , and that is true , if none but ordinary marryners were to serve in them , who are able to endure , and are used to the tumbling and rowling of ships from side to side when the sea is never so little growne . but men of better sort and better breeding would be glad to find more steadinesse and lesse tortering cadge worke . and albeit the marriners doe covet store of cabbins , yet indeed they are but sluttish dens that breed sicknesse in peace , serving to cover stealths , and in fight are dangerous to teare men with their splinters . of harbouring and placing the navy . there are also many and great reasons why all his majesties navy should not in such sort be pen'd up as they are in rochester-water , but only in respect of the ease and commodity of the officers , which is encountred with sundry inconveniences for the sea-service , the dificulty being very great to bring them in or out at times of need through so many flats and sands , if wind and weather be not very favourable . besides , they must have sundry winds to bring them to the lands end , and to put them to the seas , which oftentimes failes , and causeth delay when hast is most needfull . for if any service be to be done upon the south parts of england , as the wight , portsmouth , the i slands of garnsey and jersey , or westward towards devon-shire or cornwall , or towards wales or ireland , it is so long ere his majesties shipping can be brought about to recover any of these places , as that much mischiefe may be done the while . for the same winds that bring in the enemy , binds in our shipping in such sort , as that oftentimes in a months space they are not able to recover the neerest of any of these above named coasts . but how perillous a course it is , is easily discerned , and as casily remedyed , seeing there are besides so many safe and good harbours to disperse and bestow some of the navy in , where they may ever lye fit for all services , as portsmouth ; dartmouth , plymouth , falmouth , milford and divers others , all of them being harbours very capable and convenient for shipping . but perhaps it will be alleadged , that they cannot ride in any of these so safe from enemies as in rochester-water , because it reacheth far within the land , and is under the protection of some blockhouses . to which i answer this , that with very easie care and provision , they may in most of these places ride sufficiently secure from any forraine practises . and i doe not meane that all the whole navy should be subdivided into all these ports , but that some halfe dozen or eight of the midling ships , and some pynnaces should lye in the west , and yet not in any port so neere the sea , as that in a darke night they may be endangered by enemies with fire or otherwise , but in some such places as ashwater is by plymouth , where an enemy must run up a fresh river , a dozen miles after he hath passed the forts of the island , and the alarum given , before he can come where they lye at anchor . in which river the greatest charack of portugall may ride a float ten miles within the forts . but if regard be only had of their safe keeping , and not also of their readinesse and fitnesse for service , then let them never be sent abroad to be hazarded against the enemies forces ; for therein they shall be more subject to casualitie and danger , then by lying in any of these harbours above specified . but certaien it is , that these ships are purposely to serve his majesty , and to defend the kingdom from danger , and not to be so penn'd up from casualitie , as that they should be the lesse able or serviceable in times of need . and therefore that objection savours not of good reason , but rather of selfe respect in the officers , who are all for the most part well seated neer about rochester . but the service of his majesty , and the safety of the realme ( in my poore opinion ) ought to prevaile beyond all other respects whatsoever : and to him that casts thoseneedlesse doubts , it may well be said , pereat qui timet umbras . of the needfull expence in manning the navy and other inconveniences by placing all the fleet in rochester-water . if the service of the shipping lying for any of these places above named , or for spaine , or for the islands , they are enforced of very necessity to presse the best and greatest part of their men out of the west countries , which is no small charge in bringing them so far as between that and rochester , and then when they are imbraqued at rochester , their charge is againe redoubled in their pay and expence of victualls , before the ships can recover so farre as plymouth , which many times is long a doing , for they doe ever usually touch at plymouth in all southerene voyages , for the furnishing many sea-necessaries , which that country doth afford . and therefore for so many ships as should be there resident , the charges of conduct money for marryners , of wages and of victualls , would be well savd for all that time , which is spent betwixt rochester and plymouth . besides , it were to be presumed , that enemies would not be so troublesome to the westerne coasts , nor that country it self would be so often dismayed with alarums as they have of late years been , if some of his majesties good . ships were resident in those parts . if therefore in his majesties wisdome it should appeare fit , to bestow some of his shipping in any of these horbours aforenamed , it shall be very needfull likewise that there be a magazin of all manner of necessary provisions and munitions in the same places , according to the proportion of the shipping that there shall be resident , whereby such defects as by accident may fall out , shall upon any occasion be readily supplyed without delays or hindrance of service : and that withall in the same places , some officers belonging to the admiralty be there alwayes attendant , otherwise it would be found very inconvenient to be enforced ever to at-attend such helps and supplies as must come so far off as london , when it may more easily and with lesse charge be effected in places where they ride . of great ordnance . it was also very behoovefull , that his majesties ships were not so overpestred and clogged with great ordnance as they are , whereof there is such superfluity , as that much of it serves to no better use , but only to labour and overcharge the ships sides in any growne seas and foule weather . besides many of the ships that are allowed but twenty gunners , have forty piece of barsse pieces , whereas every piece at least requires foure gunners to attend it , and so that proportion of ordnance to so few gunners , very preposterous : for when a ship seels or roules in foule weather , the breaking loose of ordnance is a thing very dangerous , which the gunners can hardly prevent or well looke into , they being so few , the gunnes so many ; withall we doe see , that twenty or thirty good brasse pieces , as cannon , demicannon , culverin , and demiculverin , is a royall batterie for a prince to bring before any towne or strong fortresse . and why should not we aswell thinke the same to be a very large proportion for one ship to batter another withall ? which if it be , then may his majesty ratably save a great part of the ordnance throughout every ship , and make the navy the more sufficient and serviceable , and thereby also save a great deale of needlesse expence in superfluous powder and shot , that is now prerended to be delivered out according to this huge and excessive proportion of artillery , whereof if many had not been stricken downe into holt in many voyages and ( especially in this last journey to the islands ) divers of the ships , weight , heaft , and charge thereof , would have foundered in the sea : wherein i report me to such as have served in them , and saw the proofe thereof . for this journey to the islands , did most of all others , discover unto us these experinces and tryalls in the royall navy , for that it was the longest navigation that ever was made out of our realme , with so many of the princes ships , and tarrying out so late in the year , whereby both the winds and seas had power and time throughly to search and examine them . besides many times , there is no proportio of shot and powder allowed rateably by that quātity of the great ordnance , as was seen in the sea-battaile with the spaniards in the yeare 88. when it so neerly concerned the defence and preservation of the kingdome . so as then many of those great guns wanting powder and shot , stood but as cyphers and scarcrowes , not unlike to the easterling hulkes , who were wont to plant great red port-holes in their broad sides , where they carryed no ordnance at all . of calking and sheathing his majesties ships . there is a great error committed in the manner of calking his majesties ships , which being done with rotten ocum , is the cause they are leaky , and the reason is this , for that they make their ocum wherewith they calke the seams of the ships , of old seere and weather-beaten ropes , when they are overspent and growne so rotten , as they serve for no othe use but to make rotten ocum , which moulders and washes away with every sea , as the ships labour and are rossed , whereas indeed of all other things , the most speicall & best choice would be made of that stuffe to have it both new and good , for that sparing to imploy old rotten ropes , is a great defect either in the building of new ships , or in the repairing of old , and is the cause why after every journey they must be new calked . and therefore it were much to be wished , as a thing fit for his majesties service , profitable for the navy , and happy for those that shall serve in them , that the whole navy throughout were all sheathed , as some of them are . the benefit and good whereof for sea-service is manifold , and no lesse frugall for his majesty in making his ships as strong and lasting thereby , as they are otherwise good of sayle . and then shall they never need ( scarcely once in ten years ) this new calking and repayring which now almost every yeare they have . and hereof let the censure be taken of the best seamen of england , and they will not vary from this opinion . of victualling . as his majesties due allowance for victualling of ships is very large and honourable , and would be greatly to the incouragement and strengthning of the marriners and souldiers that serve in them , if it were faithfully distributed , the sea-service ( indeed ) being very miserable and painfull , so againe as it is abused and purloyned , it is very scant and dishonourable to the great slander of the navy , to the discouragement of all them that are prest thereunto , and to the hinderance of his majesties service . for that many times they goe with a great grudging to serve in his majesties ships , as if it were to be slaves in the gallyes . so much doe they stand in feare of penurie and hunger ; the case being cleane contrary in all merchants ships , and therefore the purveyors and victuallers are much to be condemned , as not a little faulty in that behalfe , who make no little profit of those polings which is cause very lamentable , that such as sit in ease at home , should so raise a benefit out of their hunger and thirst , that serve their prince and country painfully abroad , whereof there hath a long time been great complaining , but small reformation . of beere caskes . there is also daily proofe made , what great inconveniences growes by the bad caske which is used in his majesties ships being commonly so ill seasoned and conditioned , as that a great part of the beere is ever lost and cast away , or ( if for necessity it be used ) it breeds infection , and corrupts all those that drinke thereof . for the victuallers for cheapnesse will buy stale caske that hath been used for herring , traine oyle , fish , and other such unsavory things , and thereinto fill the beere that is provided for the kings ships . besides the caske is commonly so ill hooped , as that there is wast and leaking made of the fourth part of all the drinke were it never so good , which is a great expence to his majesty , a hinderance of service , and a hazard of mens lives , when the provision failes so much and answers not the accompt . the which might easily be redressed , if the caske for his majesties shipping , were purposely hooped in such sort as wine caske is , or else hooped with iron , which would ever serve and save that continuall provision of new caske , which now falls out every voyage . but this course were more profitable for his majesty then for his officers , and therefore unpleasing to be spoken of , but yet such as serve in the ships have good cause to wish the reformation thereof . of the cookroomes in his majesties ships . and whereas now the cookroomes in all of his majesties ships are made below in hold in the wast , the inconveniences thereof are found many wayes by daily use and experience . for first it is a great spoile and annoyance to all the drinke and victualls which are bestowed in the hold , by the heat that comes from the cookroome . besides , it is very dangerous for fire , and very offensive with the smoake and unsavory smells which it sends from thence . moreover it is a great weakening to a ship to have so much weight and charge at both the ends , and nothing in the mid-ship , which causeth them to warpe , and ( in the sea-phrase ; and with marriners ) is tearmed camberkeeld : whereas if the cookroomes were made in the forecastle ( as very fitly they might be ) all those inconveniences above specified , would be avoyded , and then also would there be more roome for stowage of victualls , or any other necessary provisions , whereof there is now daily found great want . and the commoditie of this new cookroome the merchants have found to be so great , as that in all their ships ( for the most part ) the cookroomes are built in their fore-castles , contrary to that which hath been anciently used . in which change notwithstanding , they have found no inconvenience to their dressing of meat in foule weather , but rather a great ease , howbeit their ships goe as long voyages as any , and are for their burdens aswell mann'd . for if any stormes arise , or the sea grow so high as that the kettle cannot boyle in the forecastles , yet having with their beere and bisket , butter and cheese , and with their pickled herrings , oyle , vineger and onions , or with their red herrings and dry sprats , oyle and mustard , and other like provisions that needs no fire , these supply and varieties of victualls , will very sufficiently content and nourish men for a time , until the storme be over blowne that kept the kettle from boyling . of mustering and pressing able marriners . as concerning the musters and presses for sufficient marriners to serve in his majesties ships , either the care therein is very little , or the bribery very great , so that of all other shipping , his majesties are ever the worst manned , and at such times as the commissioners commissions come out for the pressing of marriners , the officers doe set out the most needy and unable men , and ( for considerations to themselves best knowne ) doe discharge the better sort , a matter so commonly used , as that it is growne into a proverbe amongst the saylers , that the mustermasters doe carry the best and ablest men in their pockets , a custome very evill and dangerous . where the service and use of men should come in tryall . for many of those poore fishermen and idlers , that are cōmonly presented to his majesties ships , are so ignorant in sea-service , as that they know not the name of a rope , and therefore insufficient for such labour . the which might easily bee redressed ; if the vice-admirall of the shire where men are mustered , and two justices had directions given , to joyn with the muster-masters for the pressing of the best men whom they well know , and would not suffer the service of their prince and country to be bought and sold , as a private muster master would doe . besides , the captains tains themselves of the ships , if they bee bare and needy ( though pitty it were that men of such condition should have such charge committed unto them ) wil oftentimes for commodity chop and change away their good men , and therefore it were sitly provided to bridle such odd captains , that neither they themselves , nor any of their men , should receive his majesties pay but by the pole , and according as they were set downe in the officers books when they were delivered without changing of any names , except to supply such men as are wanting by death or sicknesse , upon good testimonie under the hands of the master , the boat swayne , the master gunner , the purser and other officers of the ship . for it neerly concerns them to looke well thereunto , having daily use of them . of arms and munition . it were a course very comfortable , defensive and honourable , that there were for al his majesties ships a proportion of swords , targets of proof , moryons , and curatts of proofe , allowed and set downe for every ship according to his burthen , as a thing both warlike , and used in the king of spains ships , the want whereof as it is a great discouragement to men if they come to any neere fight or landing , so would the use thereof be a great annoyance and tertifying to the enemy . and herein should his majesty need to be at no extraordinary expence : for the abating of the superfluous great picces in every ship , with their allowance for powder , match and shot , would supply the cost of this provision in very ample mannet . of captains to serve in his majesties ships . at al such times as his majest. ships are imployed in service , it were very convenient that such gentlemen as are his majesties owne sworne servnats , should be preferred to the charge of his majesties ships , choice being made of men of valour , and capacitie ; rather then to imploy other mens men , and that other of his majesties servants should be dispersed privately in those services to gaine experience , and to make themselves able to take charge . by the which means his majestie should ever have gentlemen of good accompt his owne servants , captains of his owne ships , instead of pettie companions and other mens servants , who are often imployed , being ( indeed ) a great indignity to his majesty , to his shipping and to his owne gentlemen . for that in times past , it hath been reputed a great grace to any man of the best sort , to have the charge of the princes ship cōmitted unto him , and by this means there would ever be true report made unto the pr. what proceedings are used in the service , which these meaner sort of captains dare not doe , for feare of displeasing the lords their masters , by whom they are preferred , or being of an inferiour quality , have no good accesse to the presence of the prince , whereby to have fit opportunity to make relation accordingly . but now forasmuch as i doubt not , but that some contrary spirits may or will object this as a sufficient reason to infirme all those points that i have have formerly spoken of , and say unto me , why should his majesty and the state bee troubled with this needlesse charge of keeping and maintaining so great a navy in such exquisite perfection , and readinesse ? the times being now peaceable , and little use of armes or ships of warre , either at home or abroad , but all safe and secure , aswell by the uniting of the two nations , as by the peace which we hold with spaine , and all other christian princes . to this i answer , that this ( indeed ) may stand ( at the first sight ) for a prettie supersiciall argument to bleare our eys , and lull us asleep in security , and make us negligent and carelesse of those causes from whence the effects of peace grows , and by the vertue whereof it must be maintained . but we must not flatter and deceive our selves , to thinke that this calme and concord proceeds either from a setled immutable tranquillity in the world ( which is full of alterations and various humours ) or from the good affections of our late enemies , who have tasted too many disgraces , repulses , and losses , by our forces and shipping , to wish our state so much felicity as a happy and peaceable government , if otherwise they had power to hinder it . and therefore though the sword be put into the sheath , we must not suffer it there to rust , or stick so fast , as that we shall not be able to draw it readily when need requires . for albeit our enemies have of late years sought peace with us , yet yet hath it proceeded out of the former tryall of our forces in times of war and enmity . and therefore we may well say of them as anneus ( pretor of the latines ) said of the roman ambassadours , who seemed curious and carefull to have the league maintained betweene them ( which the roman estate was not accustomed to seeke at their neighbours hands ) and thereupon saith this anneus , unde haec illis tanta modestia nisi ex cognitione virium & nostrarum & suarum . for with the like consideration and respect have our late enemies sought to renew the ancient friendship and peace with us . and well we may be assured , that if those powerfull means whereby we reduced them to that modesty and curtesie as to seeke us , were utterly laid aside and neglected , so as we could not againe upon occasion readily assume the use and benefit of them , as we have done , those proud mastering spirits , finding us at such advantage , would be more ready and willing to shake us by the ears as enemies , then to take us by the hands as friends . and therefore far be it from our hearts to trust more to that friendship of strangers , that is but dissembled upon policy and necessity , then to the strength of our owne forces , which hath been experienced with so happy successe . i confesse that peace is a great blessing of god , and blessed are the peacemakers , and therefore doubtlesse blessed are those means whereby peace is gained and maintained . for well we know that god worketh all things here amongst us mediatly by a secondary means , the which meanes of our defence and safety being shipping , and sea-forces , are to be esteemed as his guifts , and then only availeable and beneficiall , when he withall vouchsafeth his grace to use them aright . finis . notes, typically marginal, from the original text notes for div a70942e-130 officers under the lo : admirall to bee men of the best experience in sea-service . no ships to be builded by the great . officers of the admiraltie exactly to look into the sound building of ships , &c. the greatest ships least serviceable . the spaniards phrase . a caution for shipwrights . mary rose in 11. 8. time . speciall observation . the high charging of ships a principall cause that brings them all ill qualities . ease of many cabbins and safety at once in sea-service not to be expected . his majesties navy ( in such sort as they are ) not to bee pend up in rochester-water , &c. wight , portsmouth , garnsey and lersey , devonshire cornwall , wales , or ireland . portsmouth , dartmouth , plymouth , falmouth , milford and divers others , harbours very capable and convenient for shipping ▪ halfe a dozen or eight of milding ships and ships and some pynnaces to lye in the west , &c. ash-water by plymouth . nota. charges of conduct money for marriners well saved , &c. a magazin of all manner of necessary provisions , &c. his majesties ships not to be overcharged and pestered with great ordnance as they are . royall batterie for a prince . needlesse expence of superfluous powder and shot , &c. the journey to the islands . spaniards armado in 88. easterling hulkes . great error committed in manner of calking his majesties ships with rotten ocum . censure taken of the best seamen of england . his majesties allowance for victualling ships very large and honourable , great inconvenience by bad caske used in his majesties ships the great inconveniences of the cookrooms in all his majesties ships made below in hold in the wast . sea-phrase . musters and presses for sufficient marriners to serve in his majesties ships the care therein very little , or the bribery very great . the saylers proverbe . a proportion of swords targets of proofe and the like allowed ; and set downe for every ship according to his burthen , &c. his majesties owne sworne servants to be preferred to the charge of his majesties ships . objection . several votes of the commons assembled in parliament concerning such members of the house as have any ways ayded or assisted the king in the vvar against the parliament. die veneris, 9 julii, 1647. england and wales. parliament. house of commons. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a83846 of text r210554 in the english short title catalog (thomason 669.f.11[43]). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that 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(eebo-tcp ; phase 1, no. a83846) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 162692) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; 246:669f11[43]) several votes of the commons assembled in parliament concerning such members of the house as have any ways ayded or assisted the king in the vvar against the parliament. die veneris, 9 julii, 1647. england and wales. parliament. house of commons. 1 sheet ([1] p.) printed for edward husband, printer to the honorable house of commons, london : iuly 10. 1647. votes and order to print signed: h: elsynge, cler. parl. d. com. no person who has aided the king, or acted by a commission of array, or sued out a pardon since 20 may 1642, or aided the rebellion in ireland, or is sequestered for delinquency, shall sit in this house -cf. steele. reproduction of the original in the british library. eng england and wales. -parliament -early works to 1800. great britain -history -civil war, 1642-1649 -early works to 1800. great britain -politics and government -1642-1649 -early works to 1800. a83846 r210554 (thomason 669.f.11[43]). civilwar no several votes of the commons assembled in parliament, concerning such members of the house as have any ways ayded or assisted the king in th england and wales. parliament. 1647 406 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a this text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-09 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2007-11 aptara keyed and coded from proquest page images 2007-12 mona logarbo sampled and proofread 2007-12 mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion several votes of the commons assembled in parliament , concerning such members of the house as have any ways ayded or assisted the king in the vvar against the parliament . die veneris , 9 julii , 1647. ordered by the commons assembled in parliament , that no person that hath been in actual vvar against the parliament , or hath acted by the commission of array , or voluntarily ayded the king in this vvar against the parliament , or that since the twentieth of may , in the year 1642. hath sued for , or voluntarily accepted a pardon from the king , or hath directed , advised , assisted , signed or consented unto the cessation of ireland , or otherwise assisted the rebellion of ireland , or as stand sequestred by authority of parliament for delinquency , shall presume to sit in this house . ordered , that the persons that shall be comprehended within this order , shall incur the penalty of being put into the second branch of the fourth qualification in the propositions , concerning such members as deserted the parliament , and sate in the unlawful assembly at oxon. ordered , that such members as are in town , or within ten miles of the city of london , as shall conceive themselves concerned in this order , shall have liberty to present their case to the house , under their hand in writing , before thursday next . ordered , that the space of twenty days shall be given to such members as are not within ten miles distance of london , that shall conceive themselves concerned in this order , to present their case to the house under their hand in writing . ordered , that if any of the members to whom the liberty of twenty days is granted , shall come to the house within the said space of twenty days , shall have four days liberty onely within the said former twenty days , to present their case under their hand in writing to the house . h : elsynge , cler. parl. d. com. ordered by the commons assembled in parliament , that these orders be forthwith printed and published : h : elsynge , cler. parl. d. com. london , printed for edward husband , printer to the honorable house of commons , iuly 10. 1647. a seasonable speech made by alderman atkins in the rump-parliament atkins, thomas, sir. 1660 approx. 10 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 3 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; oxford (uk) : 2007-10 (eebo-tcp phase 1). a26130 wing a4124e estc r28311 10521905 ocm 10521905 45187 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. a26130) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 45187) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 1394:19) a seasonable speech made by alderman atkins in the rump-parliament atkins, thomas, sir. 4 p. s.n., [london : 1660] caption title. imprint information from nuc pre-1956 imprints. reproduction of original in the harvard university library. 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. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between 1473 and 1700 available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the 25,363 texts created during phase 1 of the project have been released into the public domain as of 1 january 2015. anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. 5% (or 5 pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of 100 instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level 4 of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p5, characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng england and wales. -parliament -anecdotes great britain -history -commonwealth and protectorate, 1649-1660 -anecdotes 2006-03 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2006-05 spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images 2006-09 judith siefring sampled and proofread 2006-09 judith siefring text and markup reviewed and edited 2007-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion a seasonable speech made by alderman atkins , in the rump-parliament , mr. speaker , after so many dispensations and out-goings of providence , we are now the third time returned to sit in this honourable house again ; but how long we shall do so , i believe the wisest of us all cannot tell : for the souldiers have of late set up governments , as boys do nine-pins , to throw them down again : but how oft soever they turn us out hereafter , i shall never doubt to get in again ; for i perceive those changes and revolutions ( as they call them ) are just like casting of knaves at cards , where some play , and some sit out until the set be up , or the gamesters fall , out and throw up their cards , and then they stand fair to get in again . but notwithstanding so many interruptions and disturbances , many mighty and great works have been carried on by us worms and no men. you , sir , have a new wainscot chair , and our seats , that were but covered with mats , when we came first to sit here , are now lin'd with good broad-cloth of 16 s. a yard , and the whole house is hang'd in a better manner then any man expected . but this is not all that we have done , for we have reformed religion , and brought the church as nigh to what it was in the primitive times among jews and pagans , as may be ; for the christians have sold all they have long since , and laid it at our feet , and we begin once more to have all things in common . beside , sir , we have done strange justice on the late tyrant , and transform'd the kingdom into a commonwealth , as nebuchadnezzar was into a beast . but there is one thing that we have omitted , no less necessary then any thing that we have done , and which indeed the people have much more reason to expect from us ; for reformation , as well as charity , should begin at home : to hold forth my meaning in brief to you , sir , it is the cleansing of our own house of office ; and if that name be not mannerly enough for this place , it is in your power to help it : for there is a spare name that hath been lately conferr'd on this honourable house by the people , which was once called the house of parliament , as it is now the rump . this name , in my opinion , we cannot better dispose of , then in conferring it on the house i spoke of , that not only that , but all other houses of the same quality ( of which ours is the representative ) may in the right thereof hereafter be call'd a rump , as being a name more proper and significant , in regard of the relation it hath to that part . and truly , sir , i believe , the wisdom and justice of this house can do no less , if you please but to consider the near and intimate correspondence that house has ever held with this , as having ever been entrusted with the most urgent and weighty matters that we ever carried on , and so necessary , that i may boldly say , without that recourse which we have had to it in our greatest extremities , this house might have suffered for it many a time and oft . it is now , sir , as full , as this honourable house was once of members , and as unuseful , until we take some course to empty it , as we did this , which , i humbly conceive , we can by no means avoid : for , under favour , i do not think we can use this house , as we did the house of lords ; i mean , vote it down , when it will serve our turn no longer ; no , this is a matter of a higher nature , and more weighty concernment ; and as the difference is very great in reason of state , so is it also in point of conscience . for though it is true , we engaged and swore to maintain the house of lords , yet we did it not after a right manner : for we read , it was a custom among the jews , when they made any solemn vow , to put their hands under one anothers hams ; and if we had done so when we swore that , and kiss'd the book , i grant , we had been bound in conscience to have upheld it longer than we did , i mean , longer than we had need of it : but we , quite contrary , held up our hands , and so are not bound to keep it otherwise than we took it , that is , hand over head ; for unless we differ'd from the jews in other matters more than we do , i know no reason why we should in this — but now i speak of the jews , give me leave , by observing one passage in their history , to hold forth unto you the danger of suppressing the aforesaid house . saul , for want of such a convenience , going into a cave where david had hid himself , had like to have lost his life ; for if david had been one of us , i know what had become of saul , he would rather have cut off his head than a piece of his coat , as i wonder he did not , since , being a prophet , he might have made scripture of purpose to have prov'd him a tyrant and a traitor , as we did law to condemn the late king after he was put to death . but though david were wiser than his teachers , he was not so wise as we were ; 't is true , for his own advantage , he knew how to make the silly philistims believe he was mad ; but i am mistaken if we have not out-done him that way too , and made the wisest think us so . but to return to the purpose . suppose , sir , the army should have occasion to give this honourable house a purge again , you would be loth it should work here ; and truly i do not know what other way you have to avoid it , unless we should make use of that place where the assembly of divines lately sate ; which for my part , i like very well , if it were nearer ; and certainly they have no reason to take it ill ; for it is according to the example of the best reformed churches . and i know no reason why we may not as well sit there , and make sour faces at our own charges , as they did at the charge of the commonwealth . for mine own part , ( did not the common good provoke me to it ) i have as little reason to speak as another , and perhaps less ; for my breeches are made close at the knees , and so better fitted against a mischance . beside , i know the worst of it , for i believe you have often heard what i have suffer'd in the service of my country . but let that pass , though it were the worse for my reputation , and my breeches , it was the better for my body , and my soul too , for i have edify'd much by it . 't is true , the boys hold their noses , and cry fogh , when they see me in the streets ; but , what of that ? a wise man knows how to make an advantage of the greatest disasters , and so have i done . for there was a time ( mr. speaker ) when this honourable house had like to have been a foul-house ; and when was that ? truly it was when the prentices came hither , to shew us one trick more than ever we taught them : then did i take this worshipful chain off my neck , and very politickly put it in my codpiece ; for i know well enough , that no body in this town , where i am so well known , would venture to look for it there ; and i was not mistaken , for here you see i have it still . the same thing i did at another time , and that was , when ( as you may well remember ) a piece of plaister falling from the roof , some of the members cried , treason , and many made haste to get out of the house as fast as they could ; so did not i , no , sir , i resolved to stay by it ; and therefore ( having put my chain in my codpiece ) i crept under the bench in this very place where i now sit , and there i lay close , until i heard some that were near me say , they smell'd gun-powder ; but then i knew it was a mistake , and so it prov'd indeed : but if it had been otherwise , no danger should have made me forsake my duty . no , sir , i have been so faithful to this house , and so constant to my principles , that i have not changed so much as my seat since the happy beginning of this parliament . in this very place did i then sit ; on both sides of me sate two members , that afterwards prov'd malignants ; for they took snuff at something that fell from me in my zeal to the cause , and ran to oxford to the king ; their estates are long since sold , for which the commonwealth may thank me : for verily , sir , i have not been altogether an unprofitable member , according to my talent , and the dispensation of what was in me ; for my bowels have been often pour'd out for the prosperity of this house ; and , i hope , my conversation hath held forth so much of the inward man , as may be sufficient to satisfie the well affected , by whom i am entrusted . and as for my back-biters , i forgive them freely ; alas , they hurt themselves , and not me ; for if they get any thing by dealing with me that way , they must have good luck . sir , i have us'd the more freedom with you , because i have some pretence to your pardon ; for i believe you have often observ'd , that when any thing has fallen from any of my fellow-members that the house has resented , it has presently been laid to my charge , and i have always taken it upon me freely ; for i shall never refuse to serve this house in any sense whatsoever . i shall therefore humbly move , that you would be pleased , to order this honourable house to adjourn for a convenient time , until that house be emptied and made sweet again ; for if we should sit here before , it will not be in the power of any one man to own so much stink as will be laid to my charge . finis . a brief narrative of the manner how divers members of the house of commons, that were illegally and unjustly imprisoned or secluded by the armies force, in december, 1648. and may 7. 1659. coming upon tuesday the 27th of december 1659. ... to discharge their trusts for the several counties and places for which they serve, were again forcibly shut out by (pretended) orders of the members now sitting at westminster, who had formerly charged the army with the guilt of the said force, and professed a desire to remove it, that all the members might sit with freedom and safety. published by some of the said members, in discharge of their trust, and to prevent the peoples being deceived of their liberties and birthright ... prynne, william, 1600-1669. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a91152 of text r203219 in the english short title catalog (thomason e1011_4). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 25 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 7 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a91152 wing p3912 thomason e1011_4 estc r203219 99863259 99863259 115449 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. a91152) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 115449) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; 150:e1011[4]) a brief narrative of the manner how divers members of the house of commons, that were illegally and unjustly imprisoned or secluded by the armies force, in december, 1648. and may 7. 1659. coming upon tuesday the 27th of december 1659. ... to discharge their trusts for the several counties and places for which they serve, were again forcibly shut out by (pretended) orders of the members now sitting at westminster, who had formerly charged the army with the guilt of the said force, and professed a desire to remove it, that all the members might sit with freedom and safety. published by some of the said members, in discharge of their trust, and to prevent the peoples being deceived of their liberties and birthright ... prynne, william, 1600-1669. [2], 10 p. printed for edward thomas, at the adam and eve in little britain, london : 1660 [i.e. 1659] by william prynne. huntington library copy has ms. date: 30 dec. 1659. running title reads: a brief narrative of the late forcible seclusion of the members, &c. annotation on thomason copy: "xber [i.e. december] 30 1659"; the date has been crossed out. reproduction of the original in the british library. eng england and wales. -parliament. -house of commons -early works to 1800. great britain -history -commonwealth and protectorate, 1649-1660 -early works to 1800. great britain -history -civil war, 1642-1649 -early works to 1800. a91152 r203219 (thomason e1011_4). civilwar no a brief narrative of the manner how divers members of the house of commons, that were illegally and unjustly imprisoned or secluded by the a prynne, william 1659 4011 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a this text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-02 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2007-02 apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images 2007-03 pip willcox sampled and proofread 2007-03 pip willcox text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion a brief narrative of the manner how divers members of the house of commons , that were illegally and unjustly imprisoned or secluded by the armies force , in december , 1648. and may 7. 1659. coming upon tuesday the 27th of december 1659. ( upon the providential reducing of most of the army to obedience , by the immediate hand of god ) to discharge their trusts for the several counties and places for which they serve , were again forcibly shut out by ( pretended ) orders of the members now sitting at westminster , who had formerly charged the army with the guilt of the said force , and professed a desire to remove it , that all the members might sit with freedom and safety . published by some of the said members , in discharge of their trust , and to prevent the peoples being deceived of their liberties and birthright , for want of right information from those who were elected to represent them , but are forcibly excluded publick councils by some of their fellow members , particularly enumerated . habakkuk 1. 3,4 . spoiling and violence are before me , &c. therefore the law is slacked , and judgement doth never go forth ; for the wicked doth compass about the righteous , therefore wrong judgement proceedeth . london printed for edward thomas , at the adam and eve in little britain , 1660. a brief narrative of the late forcible seclusion of the members of the commons house of parliament . god who never failes by terrible things in righteousness , to make his power and wisdome known to the sinful and rebellious world , having in a wonderful and unexpected way , without hands , or visible means , much broken and weakned that military power , which for eleven years imposed upon this nation at their pleasure , making themselves and their general councils ( a fabrick intended to give laws to the kingdome , instead of parliaments , ) the instruments of their own dissolution and confusion ; the officers with a fear when none pursued , leaving their commands , and the common soldiers wandring about the streets like sheep without a shepherd , ready for any new masters through want of pay , and the members of the house of commons now sitting at westm. being by divers rebukes , and dispersions from the army , prepared to entertain healing counsels ; there were high expectations raised in the good people of the land ( who had layen under the smart and burden of many years unsettlement , illegal arbitrary proceedings , and heavy unjust exactions ) that now the old parliament should again sit and vote freely , as they did before that great interruption in december 1648. the miserable and fatal effects wherof have sadly exercised these three kingdoms ever since . but the ambition of some , and guilt of others representing a free parliament ( though the only probable means of our recovery and settlement , and therefore deservedly in all times the darling of the english nation ) to be a monster that would devour us and our liberties ; in clandestine meetings of some of the members with william lenthal esq ( who by continuing speaker longer than ever any did in england , hath sufficiently discovered to us the danger and mischiefs of such a president ) it was resolved , ( to prevent a free assembling of all the members ) to give secret summons to as many of an ingaged party as might make a house , to meet in the usual place at westminster , on monday the 26. of decemb. 1659. about seven of the clock at night ( it being for the more close disguise published in the licensed diurnal the same morning , that they intended not to sit till tuesday the 27th . ) and accordingly by torch and candle light , ( in the same surreptitious manner as was done on the 7th . of may last , upon the armies invitation ) late in the night upon the said 26th . of december , the speaker , with about forty members more went from whitehall , ( where they met ) the back way thorough channel row to the house , where they sate a good while , and setled the temporary conduct of the embrio army ( for it is yet to form ) in collonel okey , collonel alured , and some others , ordered monies for them , and adjourned till next morning : when , to avoid repetition , you shall have the names of those who appeared to sit , and may be guessed , but could not be so easily discovered to have sate the first night . on tuesday morning the 27th . of december , they made haste early to the house , whereof , and of the former nights practice , some faithfull members of the house , now eleven years secluded by force , having notice , as many of them as could suddenly get together , judged it their duty ( now that the house seemed by an admirable providence of god , to be delivered from that force and bondage they had been under so many years ) to attend the discharge of their trust for their country , and contribute their best assistance and advice for filling of the house , that by full and free councils the sad breaches of these nations might be made up , and our foundations setled . in pursuance of this their resolution there went to the house the persons following , viz. sir gilbert gerard . sir william waller . john crew esquire . arthur annesley esq serjeant maynard . mr. nathaniel stephens . mr. richard knightley . sir . anthony irby . sir john evelin of surry . serjeant waller . collonel leigh . mr. john nelthrop . sir john temple . mr. william prynne . mr. povey . mr. henry hungerford . sir . robert pye . mr. owfield . mr. charles pym . collonel lloyd , and mr. peck . mr. francis bacon , comming alone to demand his right , was excluded before they came . being come to the lobby door through a guard of souldiers that were upon the stairs , we knocked for admittance ; but the door-keeper having opened the door , and seeing us there shut it again , telling us , that he had orders to keep all the secluded members out ; we demanded , from whom ? he said , from the house ; yet two of us that were nearest the door overcame him with reason to let us into the lobby ; with which those that guarded the house door , being ( it seems ) alarum'd , ( for by the whole carriage of the business , it was apparent , they expected we would as heretofore continue our claim in the peoples behalf ) cryed out aloud , cooper , ( which was the name of the outward door-keeper , ) keep close the door , the house hath ordered that none of them should be suffered to come in , and will be very angry if you admit any of them ; whereupon he kept out all the rest , closing the door often upon them striving for entrance when others passed in or out . but those who had already got in , exprest a great resentment of this continued force upon the house , demanding if there were any there who could produce any warrant for what was done ? and telling the guards and officers , there , that it was strange usage to the members of the house , to deny them this privilege of entrance into the lobby , where the very footmen and others were freely admitted ; and how there were some antient members without , viz. sir gilbert gerard , mr. crew , mr. stephens , sir william waller , and others , who could not bear the crowd upon the stairs , and that we liked their company so much the better than what we found within , that unless all were admitted , we and the people took sufficient notice of the force , & affront , and would be gone . yet asked first for the officers that commmanded the guard , who were pretended to have orders for this force , viz. coll. okey , and coll. alured , who being ready at hand were presently brought to us , and after some expostulations , were so far convinced of our rude entertainment , that they caused the door to be open , and let the rest of us into the lobby . our next attempt was , to go into the house ; but then the said collonels desired us to forbear : we asked , by what warrant they kept us out whom they knew to be members , they having sworn obedience to the parliament ? they replyed , they had orders for what they did ; we desired a sight of them , and we would retire , and trouble them no further ; col. alured said , that their order was not about them : but some others , and one hage by name said they had verbal orders to keep us out ; at length col. alured told us , if we would rest our selves in the inner lobby , he would by the serjant acquaint the house of our coming , and demand of admitance ; and accordingly he went presently to the house door , and knocking , the serjant came to the door to him , but at the opening of it , seeing some of us there , offering to come in , held the door almost shut ; whereupon col. alured told him , that the members were come , and endeavoured to get into the house , desiring him to acquaint the speaker , and house so much , ( as some of the members did also ) which he promised , and immediately did , returning to the door , to tell us , that he had done so , and that the house had thereupon taken up the debate of that businesse , and the turn-key presently took the key out of the door , to prevent any further attempt of going in . col. ingolsby , whilst we were at the first door came in , who was the only sitting member that we saw , ( for none came out whilst we were there ; ) him we desired to acquaint the house with our attendance , and the force upon us , which he promised to do , and we believe did . having attended above an hour , with more distance and strangenesse , than ever we were used to , when we went on messages to the lords house , who usually came many of them out , and discoursed very familiarly with us ; whereas not one of these self-made lordlings ( whether out of pride , guilt , or both , let others judge ) vouchsafed to come neer us . we grew weary of waiting so long and servilly upon those who in their highest capacity are but our equals , though we had born it thus sar , to acquit our selves of neglecting no condescention , that might make way to the discharge of the trust we are in for our country . and therefore we made col. alured acquainted , that we were resolved to stay no longer , unless the house declared they desired we should ; whereupon he went again to the house door , which upon his knock being opened , he acquainted the serjant so much , willing him , to give notice thereof to the speaker , and members sitting : which he presently did , and within a short time after , the serjant came out to us , and having made a preamble , that he had no direction to come and tell us any thing , he told us of his own civility , that the house had possed a vote in our business , which in effect was , the appointing the fifth of january , to take it into consideration : which we looked upon as their confirming , and owning this forcible exclusion of us , and so departed . and because we are well assured , that care will be taken with the mercenary pens , to disguise and conceal this affair , as much as they can from the nations , since in the very journal book , all mention of our address and claim in the peoples , and our own rights , hath been industriously avoided , that we may discharge our trust , as far as we can , to the kingdom , we have given this account thereof , and shall now insert the order it self , with the names of the members present at the passing thereof . tuesday decemb. 27. 1659. resolved by the * parliament . that on the fifth day of january next , this * house will take into consideration , the cases of all * absent members , and also how to supply the vacant places in order to the filling up of the * house , and that in the mean time it be referred to a committee to consider of all proceedings and all orders and cases touching absent members , and make their report at the same time , viz. mr. scot . col. feilder . mr. robinson . major salway . sr. james harrington . col. lister . mr. millington . sr. tho. widdrington . lord chief baron wild . mr. say . sr. tho. wroth. mr. skinner . baron hill . * earl of salsbury , mr. garland . col. harvey . mr. fagg , mr. solicitor reynolds . sr. john trevor . mr. lenthal . alderman atkins . mr. pury , mr. challoner . mr. carew ralegh . mr. oldsworth col. dove . col. eyres . col. peter temple . and the said committee are to meet this afternoone at two of the clock , in the speakers chamber ; and so de die in diem , and to adjourn from place to place . besides those named of the committee , there were present in the house , as the best information tells us , these following , viz. sir henry vane . col. henry martin . lord mounson . isaac pennington . col ingolsby . mr. john corbett . col. downes . mr. james temple . mr. cawley . col. white . col. sydenham . mr. robert cicill . mr. strickland . serjeant nicholas . so that it seems the whole number of the house who have made this high breach of the privilege of parliament were 42. which agrees with the entry of a division the same morning in the journal book , upon which there were 41. and 17. besides the tellers , making in the whole * 42. as for the dilatory order it self , ( wherein they make themselves alone our judges , being now our seeluders , ) we shall need say little to it , since it sounds forth its own emptiness , injustice and delusion ; yet we cannot but take notice of the little ingenuity appears in it , to call us absent members , whom they knew to be at the door claiming our right , and to talk of considering the cases of all absent members , when they knew above two hundred of us have no other case to be considered , but that which hath had a lamentable influence upon the whole kingdom , that is to say , our forcible exclusion : which by the course of parliamentary proceedings , they well knew , ought as the most fundamental privilege to be taken into consideration before all other matters , and not to be deferred to another day , much less for ten daies , when the members excluded by force attended in crowds at the door , for a removal of the force . but to say no more , we look upon it ( as subtilly as it seems to be carried ) as a discovery evident enough to discerning spirits , of an intention to deprive double the major part of the house of their liberty to fit , ( notwithstanding their undoubted right of being members , and counsellors of the kingdoms ) and to contract our free and full parliaments , in whose wisedom and faithfullness we have been safe and happy for many generations , to a scant , unsafe oligarchy , though this must not be known till the yoak is sitted for our necks , and a sufficient force setled on them . but since we are now excluded by the act of our fellow-members , we do expect ( and doubt not but the nation will do the same ) some account of the grounds and reasons ( if there be any , other than bare power and will ) why near three parts of four , yet living , of the members of the house of commons , who are of known faithfullness to their country , are thus debarred the liberty of discharging our trusts for those who have elected us , and suffer much by having none in publick councils to represent them , or be sensible of their grievances : and we hope whatever illegal impositions & burthens shall be laid upon the people , or pressures they do undergo during our inforced absence , we shall in the sight of god and man be clear from the blame of , though we make no further attempts to vindicate ours and the peoples rights in such way of address , ( to so few of our fellows ) as would set us below the dignity the peoples free choyce hath placed us in . and though we do not arrogate to our selves supreme authority , or the name of a parliament : nor with that formality used by our fellow-members now sitting , publish our resolutions or opinions to the kingdoms , yet we doubt not the people of england , and the rest of the nations in covenant with us , are now more quick-sighted than ever ( by the experience of many revolutions through male administration of government ) to put a right esteem upon transactions on all hands , and are by solemn oaths and obligations so sufficiently & clearly minded of their duty , & the right constitution of parliaments , that we shall have more need to perswade them to a wise moderation and discreet zeal , than have occasion to warn them of the danger they are in , to lose the liberties of freemen and parliaments for ever , and call upon them to assert those rights , which , though we will never betray nor yield up to any , yet we hold our selves obliged to let them know , we alone are not at present able to defend . we must not conclude , till we mind the people who have intrusted us , that in july 1647. when both houses were under but a sudden , weak and transitory force , there was a judgement past in parliament in * august following , declaring the said force to be treason , and all votes , orders and resolutions passed whilst that force continued , to be null and void , for this only reason , because the parliament was under a force , and not free . and to look further back , because their order providentially reminds us , it may be remembred that the same 5. day of january in the year 1641. upon a small breach of privilege , in comparison to this , made by the late king , in demanding only 5 members of the house of commons , after a particular impeachment of high treason , without secluding any . it is declared by the house * that the same is a high breach of the rights and privileges of parliament , and inconsistent with the liberty and freedom thereof : and therefore this house doth conceive , they cannot with the safety of their own persons , or the indempnity of the rights and privileges of parliaments , sit there any longer , without a full vindication of so high a breach and a sufficient guard . and thereupon they adjourned into london , to sit in a grand committee , and made a high declaration , touching the said breach of privilege ; whereas above 200. of us living , stand still secluded , without the least offer of an impeachment . and which is a sad circumstance in the force , by which we are now secluded , some of them are actors in it , and now sitting in the house , or invited thither , who were very instrumental , in the late interruption , in october last , and in proceedings pursuant thereunto ; as if all crimes in members were venial , but a faithfull adhearing to oaths , trusts , and privileges of parliament unpardonable , charecteristical only of persons unfit to have a share in government , by the interest and judgement of those that forcibly secluded them , though called by the people to it . to conclude , we know not what can be added , to make this kingdom compleatly miserable , but that as the majority of the commons being forcibly excluded , the door is barred againg them , by a few ; so by the same power , such qualifications and tests may be imposed upon the body of the people , as may by being submitted to , deprive us of free parliaments for ever , and contract the suffrages of the people , into the disposure of a very few , to the smart and ruine of all ; which god in his mercy avert . for our parts , we shall have this comfort in the evil day ; if god for the crying abominations of the 3. kingdoms , shall bring it upon us , that we have with faithfulnesse given warning of the inundation , when the cloud was but of the bignesse of a mans hand , and done what we could to prevent it . finis . notes, typically marginal, from the original text notes for div a91152e-350 * so they stile and make themselves already . * if but an house , and that a very thin one , then no parliament as yet . * we were all present . * why the parliament , in the prologue ; and but this , and the house , twice in the body of this vote ? * if a commoner , no earl . * note , that of these 42. members , 2. were earls , uncapable of fitting as commoners ; 2. prisoners in execution , disabled to sit , whiles such : 3. or 4. no members of the old parliament , being elected since the kings death , by writs from the keepers of our liberties ; so as their legal number was but 15. at most , and so no house . * see the ordinance of aug 20 , 1647. * exact collection , p. 36 , 37 , 38 , &c. plain dealing or a fair vvarning to the gentlemen of the committee for union : in a letter intended to alderman foulks, to be communicated unto them accordingly at gurney house, or elsewhere. / written by a friend to the parliament, city and kingdom, and for their vindication, is now published to the world. adams, thomas, sir, 1586-1668. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a75870 of text r204469 in the english short title catalog (thomason e416_3). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 17 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a75870 wing a497 thomason e416_3 estc r204469 99863959 99863959 116177 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. a75870) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 116177) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; 66:e416[3]) plain dealing or a fair vvarning to the gentlemen of the committee for union : in a letter intended to alderman foulks, to be communicated unto them accordingly at gurney house, or elsewhere. / written by a friend to the parliament, city and kingdom, and for their vindication, is now published to the world. adams, thomas, sir, 1586-1668. 8 p. s.n.], [london : printed in the first year of the agitators raign, mdcxlvii. [1647] a friend to the parliament = sir thomas adams, whose initials appear as a.t. on p.8. the union referred to in title is between parliament and the city of london. imperfect: significant bleed-through. annotations on thomason copy: "by maior tho: adams"; "nou: 17 1647". reproduction of the original in the british library. eng england and wales. -parliament -early works to 1800. great britain -history -civil war, 1642-1649 -early works to 1800. london (england) -defenses -early works to 1800. a75870 r204469 (thomason e416_3). civilwar no plain dealing: or a fair vvarning to the gentlemen of the committee for union : in a letter intended to alderman foulks, to be communicated adams, thomas, sir 1647 2971 32 0 0 0 0 0 108 f the rate of 108 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the f category of texts with 100 or more defects per 10,000 words. 2007-03 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2007-03 apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images 2007-04 emma (leeson) huber sampled and proofread 2007-04 emma (leeson) huber text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion plain dealing or a fair warning to the gentlemen of the committee for union : in a letter intended to alderman fovlks , to be communicated unto them accordingly at gurney house , or elsewhere . written by a friend to the parliament , city and kingdom , and for their vindication , is now published to the world . math . 18. 7. ●o unto the world , because of offences : but it must needs be that offences come : but wo unto that man by whom the offence cometh . printed in the first year of the agitators raign , mdcxlvii . plain dealing or a fair vvarning to the gentlemen of the committee for union . gentlemen , that this meeting may prove effectuall by gods blessing to the end pretended , even a sweet union between the godly , and a happy composure of this unhappy difference ; i thought it my duty to give you ( as briefly and plainly as i can : ) that which i conceive , must necessarily be debated in order to this union : and were not religion , gods cause , the kingdom , nay three kingdoms so nearly con●●●ned , i would have been silent for my brethrens sakes , for whom it 〈◊〉 me at the very heart . but it may be remembred , the fathers dangers made the dumb child to speak , you know there is no sore can be throughly cured , but it must indure some smart ; if this sore be not skilfully handled , and throughly cured , it may prove fatall to the gospel , throughout all europe ; and in truth , whatsoever specious pretext to the contrary , a perpetual farewel to englands , irelands and scotlands common right and freedom * ; whatsoever mr. estwick is pleas'd to say , i am confident his own conscience tells him , the gentlemen he accuseth for promoting a new war , and his inveighing against the city remonstrance , declaration , and all the late carriages of the promoters thereof , is really from a deep sense of their duty , and the danger , this parliament was in by the armies disobedience , whose proceedings all along since , doth sufficiently justifie , and make manifest , and whether or no the fundamental laws of the land be not now subverted , and the very being of parliaments struck at , when the army hath not only refused to obey the parliament , but contrarily hath forst obedience from them , both in voting and unvoting , and hath taken upon them to judg the case of the kingdom , nay , to be the parliaments judges , and to require reasons of their votes , to be given them , or such as they confide in , as appears by that declaration of the 18 , of june , and parliament like , to receive the countryes petitions , set up a * general counsel against the great counsel of the land undertake to do that there , only proper to parliaments ; vote down the kings negative voyce , the house of pears , set periods to parliaments , give rules and directions to parliaments . i would i could not add that bold fac'd treason , when they declared the parliament to be no parliament . in a word , as they have devided the parliaments , so have they fomented and promoted all the divisions in the kingdom , that shakes the very foundations of this common-wealth ; what exceeding * juggling hath bin in the army from the beginning , and also , withall the world besides : absolon like to steal away the hearts of the people , and to cozen and cheat them out of their very understandings , to the betraying of themselves , the parliament , even to the indangering the ever having more parliaments ? what strange and undutiful expressions ? what slander and reproaches ? nay , what treasonable speeches and actions hath bin attempted against this parliament ? was not the kings taking from holdenby disowned by the army since own'd , upon very great pretences of loyally and duty to him , but what performances all the world may now see by his maiesties present escape for the safety of his person , as well as by the attempts of the agitators * , to impeach him without any authority or countenance of the parliaments ; and such other attempts upon the parliament and ministery of the gospel , that if absolon were now alive to act his treason , it might wel enough pass among the croud , for common right and freedom was not the petition disowned since owned ? was not their disobedience disowned with a great deal of fained sorrow , since own'd with a great deal of real joy ; doth any man know what to make of the army now , one piece of it is for paul , and other for apollos , and an other for sephaes , but all out of order , all disobedient to the parliament , ever and anon professing that the parliament is not yet for their turn ; so that the truth is , and i think all the world can never make it out , that there is any thing to be said for them , but that whilst they were obedient , god honoured them to be instruments to this poor kingdom ; which very service makes me pour out many a prayer to god , to pour upon them the spirit of repentance and obedience , without which i much doubt of any good by your meeting : for when god comes to enquire after all those things , i am afraid he wil charge upon the armies disobedience , the new * war you talk of , the accusation of the imprisoned and banished ones , the renting and tearing in piec●s the parliament , the city , the whole kingdom , nay 3 , kingdoms , the hinderers of irelands relief ; promoters of the famine , both of bread , and of the word of the lord , and of all the sad consequences we fear may follow : so that the subiect or matter that tends to a godly union in my opinion wil be speedily to make a religious retreat , if nature prevail so with you that you canot own the new war , yet let grace be so predominant as not to continue to charge it upon those you know are * innocent , set at liberty all those gentlemen , most of which i know you have had such signal testimonies of their faithfulness to this parliament , that as i am confident , treason wil not stick by them , so the several footsteps of gods providence ever since hath given strange commendation to their endeavors , as if god would have the world to see , that they then did but attempt to do their duty : put both houses and the city into the same posture they were in , when you first medled with them , and then know , that there is much doubt too , whether unity and uniformity be not twins to live and dye together . i am perswaded there is many great officers of the army in ●ool bloud , could heartily wish themselves where they were when they begun , but they are now in a snare , and subiect to many temptations : yet i hope their ●●genuity is such , that though ambition bids them goe on , that they will remember they have not so learned christ ; and the further they go the more misery they wil run themselves into ; for i am confident , without repentance , god wil bring them to a s●● reckoning , at last : and indeed gentlemen : how can a true israelite , a true english man , dispence with his duty ? nay can england , that has obleiged it selfe by so many solemn vows * and covenants , to preserve the parliament , when so apparently it is indangered ? were not the 11. members fain to leave the parliament , or else they would turn them out by force ? did not the parliament vote six days one after another , that , that was a parliament the army voted was none ; and would , as i think , have voted so til this day , could we say they were not now under a force ? but i believe the last great turn given to the parliament by that 1000 horse , commanded by major desborough into hide park ( to execute that dreadful declaration or poysonous purge , of which the parliament hath never yet recovered , and was such a blow to the gospel of jesus christ and to these three kingdoms ●● cannot yet be paralel'd ) wil require a thorough repentance : and though we cannot see all the plots and designs of men , yet god knows all the present juglings of this age ; and we have had so much experience in all the transactions , since this unhappy difference , as to say , surely this putting of the army thus out of joynt is to try the skil of some or other . but , i hope , the gentlemen that press an union upon that ground , wil see a providence in it , and say of their policy , all is uanity : and that surely by this division in the army , god minds us of our disobedience , and that we should trust god more in his ordinary way of providence : and let parliaments alone with the setling of church and state , as only proper to them : and if the soldiers act without , or in opposition to their officers : is it not lex talionis ? is it not the bitter fruit of their own rash councels and actions ? believe it , all the would , that observes the army , may with good reason conclude , that they are gone so far , that they now resolve only to depend upon their own strongth for indempnity : their own papers do more then intimate as much : if so then , what good issue of this meeting can be expected without some better incouragement from that party : but some kind of acknowledgment , or s●bmission or something akin to it ? and indeed , what ever is pretended that seems to be their aim , if master estwick spake their meaning at the last meeting ; and if so , ●hen know that an ungodly union cannot hold ; for if you could out-reach or out-wit men , it s to no purpose , for god wil laugh you to s●orn and have you in derision ; as its good to forget on all sides , so its dangerous to countenance any of the late passages since this difference , or to comply while they have power to drive on their own designs * . it would be too tedious to give you a taste of all the bitter fruit of the armies disobedience : but in one paper they take liberty of conscience , to desire the punishment of those gentlemen that out of conscience , and in obedience , left the army : and m. estwick more then intimated , that he greatly desired an union between the parliament and city , only some particular gentlemen should lie under the guilt of a new war ; of whose innocency , by this time , i presume he cannot be ignorant : but that self defence , which he is pleased to cal a new war , i am fully satisfied , had been the only way to preserve the parliament , city and kingdom from all those dangers both felt and feard , had they not by their craft and subtilty , sown so much division among the godly , that we thereby were in danger of a common enemy . to conclude , so long , i am confident ▪ as a counsel of agitators is set up to oppose the great counsel of parliament , and we humble not our selves for it , there is little hopes of an union ; nay it is a great dishonor to our english nation , a hissing stock and by-word in all countries . can you read , without trembling , the case of the army , and call to the army , the diurnal , & several other papers , what danger our religion is in , what dishonor is cast upon our god , what heresies and blasphemies are fomented and maintained , what hypocrisies in reference to ireland , what double dealing in reference to england . witness their own relation of his majesties escape or retirement ; indeed they have as many several designs as they are parties in the army ; and all tend to a new war , if hiding or driving of king , parliament and religion our of the kingdom wil do it , under the notion of peace and truth or common right and freedom . what indeavoring to charge their own treasons * and mischiefs upon other mens shoulders ; all which together with the present necessity of settling the king and kingdom , relieving ireland , easing the kingdom of those unnecessary , taxes , as free quarter and all other charges upon the poor country ▪ occasioned by the armies disobedience ; i say , as all these cals for fasting and prayer , and for humbling our selves to a happy speedy union ; so shal it also be the dayly prayer and sincere indeavor of yours and the kingdoms humble and faithful servant , a. t. englands sickness , irelands dying , and scotlands sad complaints are from our ●rethrens mischiefs we thought to be the saints . our religion and liberty the glory of this nation , is through their disobedience brought neer to desolation . and without our god step in to stop their persecution , we may expect at last , the parliaments dissolution ▪ and ●nstead of king & parliament , the pillars of this kingdom have community and parity for common right and freedome . but that sincere repentance may be their resolution . god give them grace , and pardon too , and send a good conclusion finis . notes, typically marginal, from the original text notes for div a75870e-100 * for do not soldiers usurp the parliaments authority , which is one fair step to it ? and for the ministry , they 'l be preachers ; rome may keep their iesuits at home these wil do their work for them if god prevent not . * the junto or mock parliament at putney . * is there not jugling in the kings being found at the ifle of wight . i wish his person be not st●l in danger ; and that we knew the truth . * if you see them shot to death for their attempts upon the king , parliament & city , then i hope al wil be wel , no as bad as ever without peters repentance ; even among the head officers , who sin in that also ; is it not as just for the agitators to disobey their officers as for them to disobey the parliament . * what is your own child turn'd a monster that you are asham'd to own it . * the lord maior , aldermen , the members of both houses , and divers others occused of high treason or misdemeanors . * how y●u have k●pt the coven●nt let your conscie●ces speak , that have not only ●uffered the priviledges of parliament to be b●●ken , but have broken them your selves . do not your own consciences check you if they do defer n●t repentance , un●avel & und● what you have rashly done ; for i hope you see what it is to let the golden 〈◊〉 of government loose , and if you be real converts leave jugling . * to be sure they have not power to defend king , parliament and kingdom , as appears by the kings flight at their confession & practice dayly . do not the gen●ral counc●l drive one way and the agiltators another ●● the best lie , gen. cromwel can do is but to obstruct their treason , which they chuse to suffer in h●●es of a better opportunity to act it ; and it s wel known have no smal party , and are in a desperat● c●●dition . * what difference between privat tampering now and sir io●●●●thans treasons or is there liberty for saints to act what was treason as they say in the 11. members or any elle ? or is this the way to peace to keep the parliament in the dark , or if they wil see to putout their eyes ? this machivil an polcy wil never restore englands peace surely it s neither the victory over the agitators , nor the general councel , nor any other select number of officers in the army but the armies obedience to the parliament , & the freedom of parliament and application of both kingdoms to his majesty that 's likely to procure a firm & lasting peace the danger to england observed, upon its deserting the high court of parliament. humbly desired by all loyall and dutifull subjects to bee presented to his most excellent majestie. parker, henry, 1604-1652. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a91222 of text r2039 in the english short title catalog (thomason e108_17). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 17 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a91222 wing p401 thomason e108_17 estc r2039 99863683 99863683 115894 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. a91222) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 115894) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; 19:e108[17]) the danger to england observed, upon its deserting the high court of parliament. humbly desired by all loyall and dutifull subjects to bee presented to his most excellent majestie. parker, henry, 1604-1652. [2], 6 p. [s.n.], london : printed, july 28. 1642. anonymously published by henry parker. annotation on thomason copy: "by h: parker". reproduction of the original in the british library. eng england and wales. -parliament -early works to 1800. great britain -history -civil war, 1642-1649 -early works to 1800. a91222 r2039 (thomason e108_17). civilwar no the danger to england observed, upon its deserting the high court of parliament.: humbly desired by all loyall and dutifull subjects to bee parker, henry 1642 2937 8 0 0 0 0 0 27 c the rate of 27 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the c category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2007-05 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2007-05 aptara keyed and coded from proquest page images 2007-06 emma (leeson) huber sampled and proofread 2007-06 emma (leeson) huber text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion the danger to england observed , upon its deserting the high court of parliament . humbly desired by all loyall and dutifull subjects to bee presented to his most excellent majestie . london printed , july 28. 1642. the danger to england observed . that his maiesty having first declined , and after deserted and since by force of armes prepared to inv●de his great councell ( as we conceive ) doth now expect a concurrence therein according to severall messages and commands , not onely from divers persons of both houses of parliament , but also from all his loving subiects , amongst whom we of the citie of london are no inconsiderable number . that we conceive ( as the case now stands ) that it cannot be , but a most impious and mischievous thing in us , either to forsake , or by arms to seek the destruction of that sacred court ; for these reasons . first , because in former ages this kingdome hath very seldome relinquisht its representative , elected , intrusted councell , and when it hath , it hath soon found cause to repent that treachery , and instability , & commonly that repentance proved fatall both to king & kingdom . secondly , that private councell by which his majesty is incensed against his generall councell , obscures it self from the world ; neither their names nor qualities , nor their grounds of exception ●re declared or avowed . and since his majestie is now attended by so many peers , councellors of state , judges , and lawyers , and hath sufficient forces to commence warre , and cannot be imagined to obey the conduct of meere private reason , in a matter of such transcendent consequence , we are apt to thinke , that the promoters of this horrid warre would not conceale themselves and their grounds , if they were not papists , prelates , delinquents . necessitous courtiers , or such mercinary sword-men , as no nation nor age ever expected faith or pietie from . and there is a rumour here spread , that divers of the nobles now in his maiesties traine departed not from hence without great solicitation , and have not that freedome now of advice , or of accesse to his majestie , or recesse to the parliament , as was expected . nor does any thing under their hands publikely testifie , how farre they adjudge this parliament trayterous , or this warre gainst it justifiable . and yet policy , justice , honour must needs inforce this , and doth challenge it both from his majestie and from them . thirdly , we having lived nearer and beene more jealously intentive eye and eare witnesses of parliamentary proceedings , then remoter c●unt●ies , have not beene able to discover any disloyaltie in the major part of lords and commons , but on the contrary , have seene all the slaunders of their enemies , detected of villanous falshood and malice , as in the maine matters of ingrossing the publike treasure to their owne use , or seeking to corrupt the militia of the land , that thereby they might tirannize over king and kingdome , we beleeve , we see , we know the contrary , and so must needs all sober men . fourthly , if his maiestie did not relie upon allegations without proofes , and if those allegations also were not full of uncertaintie and insuffiency many times , no blood need to be shed in this difference , a legall debate even in parliament it selfe would sift out the truth to the satisfaction of all the kingdome , and neither the orators tongue , nor the souldiers arme ( whom none but times very calamitous use to imploy ) neede here to be ingaged : for sometimes his maiestie professes to have honorable thoughts concerning the parliament , blaming onely the too great influence which some malignant partie hath upon both houses , yet his maiestie names no malignants , nor specifies the nature of that influence ; sometimes his maiestie chargeth by name some few of each house , and promiseth particular charges , but publisheth none , sometimes his maiesty inveigheth against some particular votes of the maior part of both houses , condemning them as treasonable , and apparently illegall , but taketh no issue , nor assigneth any legall tryall , nor alloweth any appeale from his owne breast and sword , and though in very tearmes no warre is confessed against the parliament , yet it is mam●nifestly levied against sir john hotham , &c. for being an actor under the parliament , and treason is fixed upon all such as obey the ordinance of both houses : and yet both houses themselves must not be thought to be aymed at ; and as there is uncertaintie in the parties charged so there is the like in the crimes imputed , for sometimes the ordinance concerning the militia , beares the burthen of all ▪ sometimes some other plots & conspiracies of bringing in an arbitrary power , and aristocraticall usurpation over king and kingdome , both are intimated , and a more satisfactory narration of particulars are promised , but we see no such thing as yet performed . and thus the case not being yet rightly stated , nor the certaine traytors nominated nor the certaine treasons declared , nor any other interpreter of law , but his maiestie alone without any of his peeres or judges admitted , yet we are moved to betray that treshault assembly , whom all law , conscience and interest , nay , all that is sacred or can be neare or deare unto us , bindes us to defend with our lives , till wee are clearely convinced of their falshood to us . fiftly , divers exceptions taken against the parliament much insisted on , as that they may vote the king to be at london when he is at yorke , or declare treason to be loyaltie , and loyaltie treason , &c. savour of meere merriment , and require no other answer , if the sadnesse of the times would allow it , for though generall consent inable the parment very farre , whilst it is not abused , yet that being all the basis of their power when that shall fall away ( as it doth when grosly abused ) all derivative power vanishes with it ; and story tells us that the kingdome sometimes hath causelesly out of levetie and love of noveltie , betrayed the parliament , but no age ever saw one parliament that proved treacherous to the whole kingdome . sixtly , as we see none but good fruits in this publike councell , so we see none but bad in its private opposite , for when we see his maiesty at the same time raysing forces here against a parliament , not iustly convinced of treason , and yet not affording his ready assistance to supplies for ireland , whilst many protestants are murdered daily there for want of the same , and that by the hands of those bloody miscreants whom his maiestie never mentions without horror . and when wee see all intentions of forces abiured , and with such high imprecations disclaymed , except for a guard onely , and yet as soone as forces are increased thereby , open defiance proclaimed to all which adhere to the parliament in orders made for publique safetie . and when we see the intrusting of the publike militia into faithfull hands by authority of the whole state thundred against as oppressive to the subiect , and yet at the same time , commissions of array issued out to such as my lord rivers , &c. the said commissions being as illegall and vexatious , and dangerous , and so generally known to be ; as the ship-scot was , when we see these things and many other like we grieve , we bleed inwardly for his maiesty , & it seemes prodigious to us that so gentle a prince should indure so much , so many yeares together for such ministers sakes contrary to the prayers and advertisements of this whole glorious brittish monarchy . seventhly , his majestie rests onely in generalls ( which according to his majesties owne words amount to just nothing , for as generall complaints of subverting law , and subjecting both king and kingdome to lawlesse arbitrary rule , are pressed against the parliament , so nothing but generall promises , of making us a happy people , and consenting to all just requests , are uttered by his ma●estie : at this present when his majestie prefers private advise before publique , yet he attributes generally all due respect to parliaments : and when his majestie takes up the sword against the parliament , the highest court of law in england , and not condemned , but by edict law onely , ( no peere , judge , &c. appearing in the condemnation ) yet this sword is said to be taken up meerely to protect the law ; this strange persecution of a parliament , and all its favourers , by fire and sword , which to our ordinary apprehensions seemes so dismall and fatall , especially at this time , when it is as great a benefit to popish rebels in ireland , as it is a scourge to loyall protestants in england , & this must seeme not only to stand with his majesties generall expressions of grace , but in a generall sense it is it self an act of grace . and this is not wonderfull , for we know that whilst the ship-scos , and all other projects and monopolies lay heavyest upon us , in all our sore grievances and violations , generall expressions of grace did ever accompany them , though they rather added than diminished to the weight of our sorrows . and therefore we have now the lesse reason to comfort our selves with generall assurances , especially since deeds of hostility faile not to attend our sweetest words of clemency ; nay , and in the same manifestoes , as we finde professions savouring all of law , right , and limited power : so we finde withall intermingled divers positions placing the king beyond all law , right and limitation , and reducing parliaments to lesse power than ordinary courts . in all submissive humility therefore we humbly prostrate our selves before his majesties feet , with the pious tender of these our earnest supplications . first , that it would please his majesty , in a war of this confounding nature to the three kingdomes at once and to the true religion , in them to have recourse to the impartiall advise of former goes , rather then of this . secondly , to abandon the councels of papists , as well such as goe to church by dispensation , as not , and as well such as send instru●tions from beyond the sea , as those which are here more visible ; and in the same manner to reject the advertisements of delinquents , prelates , souldiers , &c. whose known interests makes them incompetent