item: #1 of 636 id: A01338 author: Fuller, Nicholas, 1543-1620. title: The argument of Master Nicholas Fuller, in the case of Thomas Lad, and Richard Maunsell, his clients Wherein it is plainely proved, that the Ecclesiasticall Commissioners haue no power, by vertue of their commission, to imprison, to put to the Oath ex officio, or to fine any of his Maiesties subiects. date: 1607.0 words: 12297 flesch: 59 summary: But ( he said ) he would put such Cases as , being groūded upon prerogatiue , haue a shew of good to the Common wealth , and yet are not allowable , because the tend to charge the subject , without the assent of the subject : as the Case , 1● . Hen. 4. where the King did graunt an office of measuring of cloath in London to I. S. with a Fee to be receaved for the same measuring : and although the office tend to further commutatiue Iustice , whereof the power is in the King for weight and measure ; yet because this fee did tend to charge the subject , without his assent , it was adjudged , by the learned Iudges , upon long debate , to be voyd : and the case of Protection , 39. Hen. 6. fol. 39. where the King did grant a protection to A. B. his servant , quia prosecturus , for a voyage to Rome , for service of the King and Common wealth for weightie causes , to continue for three yeares ; and yet it was disallowed by the Iudges , because it was for three yeares , where , by the rules of the law , it should be but for one ; & because there was no exceptiō of dower , Assise , and quare impedit which by law should haue been excepted : and that protection did not barr the subjects right , but only delayed his suite . Which right distribution of the Iurisdiction of the Church in England , and Iurisdiction of the Common lawes in England , sett forth and proved upon good groundes of the auncient lawes and statutes of the Realme , would ( as he thought ) keywords: act; cap; case; commission; commissioners; doe; ecclesiasticall; eliz; england; fol; haue; hen; king; law; lawes; oath; parliament; power; sayd; statute; subjects cache: A01338.xml plain text: A01338.txt item: #2 of 636 id: A06961 author: Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637. title: A schoole for young souldiers containing in breife the whole discipline of vvarre, especially so much as is meet for captaine to teach, or the souldior to learne, that is, to trayne or to bee trayned : fit to be taught throughout England. date: 1615.0 words: 1961 flesch: 75 summary: 1 Sorting of armes which should be 2 Halfe pikes , And halfe sho● And the shot : Halfe muskets , Halfe harquebusses . 3 Strongest for pikes , Squarest for muskets , Nimblest for harquebus . 10 Vse of armes , which must be the 11 Vse of the pike , in receiuing or giuing a charge , the first beeing pike against horse , the second , pike against pike ; vse of shot , is how to present his piece , take his leuell , and giue his vo●ce . 12 March , in which 13 Euery man shall obserue his Leader , and them of each hand , mouing as they moue : 14 Mo●ion is mouing 15 Without marching , 16 As turning on any hand , 17 Changing of place , 18 As doubling of rankes or Files . 19 All mouing , yet none marching , as 20 Opening or closing of Ranks or Files . keywords: hand; left; musket; pike; right cache: A06961.xml plain text: A06961.txt item: #3 of 636 id: A10373 author: Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618. title: The prerogative of parlaments in England proued in a dialogue (pro & contra) betweene a councellour of state and a iustice of peace / written by the worthy (much lacked and lamented) Sir W. R. Kt. ... ; dedicated to the Kings Maiesty, and to the House of Parlament now assembled ; preserued to be now happily (in these distracted times) published ... date: 1628.0 words: 26082 flesch: 69 summary: In the twenty eight yeare of that King was the acte of Resumption of all honours , townes , castles , Signieuries , villages , Manors , lands , tenements , rents , reversions , fees , &c. But because the wages of the Kings seruants , were by the strictnes of the acte also restrained , this acte of Resumption was expounded in the Parliament at Reading the 31 th yeare of the Kings reigne . In the Kings seuenteenth yeare was the Rebellion before spoken of , wherein King disavowed the Cardinall . keywords: bee; charter; covns; doe; duke; earle; england; estate; euery; france; giuen; good; hath; haue; hee; himselfe; house; ivst; king; lord; lordship; maiesty; majestie; man; owne; parliament; people; reason; sir; themselues; time; vnto; vpon; yeare cache: A10373.xml plain text: A10373.txt item: #4 of 636 id: A11659 author: Church of Scotland. General Assembly. title: The remonstrance of the nobility, barrones, burgesses, ministers and commons within the kingdome of Scotland Vindicating them and their proceedings from the crymes, wherewith they are charged by the late proclamation in England, Feb. 27. 1639. date: 1639.0 words: 9367 flesch: 40 summary: None of all our actions is more challenged of sedition , then our necessarie confession of Faith and nationall Covenant , wherein we are so far from overturning regall authority , that we declared before God & men that we had no intention or desire to attempt any thing that might turne to the diminution of the Kings greatnesse and authority . Blessed are ye when men shall revile you and persecute you , and shall say all manner of evill against you for my sake . keywords: assembly; covenant; defence; england; god; hath; kingdome; kings; kirk; majesties; men; power; prelats; religion; subjects; time cache: A11659.xml plain text: A11659.txt item: #5 of 636 id: A11864 author: Cotton, Robert, Sir, 1571-1631. title: A briefe discourse, concerning the power of the Peeres and Comons of Parliament, in point of judicature written by a learned antiquerie, at the request of a peere, of this realme. date: 1640.0 words: 2318 flesch: 63 summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A11864 of text S120646 in the English Short Title Catalog (STC 22165). 69 D The rate of 69 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words. keywords: commons; king; lords; parliament; peeres; power; sentence; text cache: A11864.xml plain text: A11864.txt item: #6 of 636 id: A12625 author: Southwell, Robert, Saint, 1561?-1595. title: An humble supplication to her Maiestie date: None words: 18319 flesch: 25 summary: Users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a TCP editor. 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. keywords: bin; catholikes; english; euery; faith; god; good; hath; haue; hee; hope; knowne; lesse; liues; maiesties; men; neuer; owne; priestes; queene; realme; religion; sith; soules; theyr; thē; thing; time; vnto; vpon; vvith; way; wee; woulde; yea cache: A12625.xml plain text: A12625.txt item: #7 of 636 id: A13498 author: Taylor, John, 1580-1653. title: The subjects joy for the Parliament [by] Iohn Taylor. date: 1621.0 words: 1746 flesch: 74 summary: Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL). of King James I at head of text. keywords: eebo; english; king; lawes; tcp; text cache: A13498.xml plain text: A13498.txt item: #8 of 636 id: A22350 author: Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. title: By the King a proclamation for better furnishing the nauy, and shipping of the realme, with able and skilfull mariners. date: 1625.0 words: 1996 flesch: 54 summary: Users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a TCP editor. Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL). keywords: eebo; english; king; seruice; tcp; text cache: A22350.xml plain text: A22350.txt item: #9 of 636 id: A22367 author: Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. title: By the King a proclamation for restraint of disorders in souldiers, prested [sic] for His Maiesties seruice. date: 1625.0 words: 1588 flesch: 60 summary: 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). 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[1625] Arms with C R at top of sheet; text has historiated initial. keywords: eebo; english; tcp; text cache: A22377.xml plain text: A22377.txt item: #11 of 636 id: A22378 author: Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. title: By the King a proclamation for remouing the receipt of His Maiesties exchequer from Westminster to Richmond. date: 1625.0 words: 1230 flesch: 64 summary: Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL). line 1 of text ends conside-. keywords: exchequer; maiesties; tcp; text cache: A22378.xml plain text: A22378.txt item: #12 of 636 id: A22394 author: Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. title: By the King a proclamation against imbezelling of armour, munition, and victuall, and other military prouisions. date: 1625.0 words: 1507 flesch: 61 summary: By the King a proclamation against imbezelling of armour, munition, and victuall, and other military prouisions. By the King a proclamation against imbezelling of armour, munition, and victuall, and other military prouisions. England and Wales. keywords: armour; eebo; munition; tcp; text cache: A22394.xml plain text: A22394.txt item: #13 of 636 id: A23670 author: Rushworth, John, 1612?-1690. title: An Abridgment of the late remonstrance of the army vvith some marginall attestations for the better understanding remembrance and judgement of the people : collected by speciall order for more publique satisfaction, and to undeceive the kingdome as to the false glosses by some put upon the said remonstrance printed. date: 1648.0 words: 6632 flesch: 61 summary: There have also fallen in other particulars with these interests , as on the Parliaments part to protect Religious men , and to give Freedome to the Gospell and take away those corrupt formes by which snares were laid for such conscientious men ▪ But on the Kings part the interest was to doe contrary ▪ So that the Parliamentary and publique interests hath been made very much one with the interest of the Godly , and the King interest one with their greatest opposites , now wee suppose that where a person trusted f with limited power to rule according to Lawes , shall not only pervert that trust but assume also hurtfull powers never committed to him , and take away foundations of liberty and redresse , such a person so doing forfeits all that power and trust he had , and g absolving the people from the bonds betweene him and them , doth set them free to take their best advantage and proceed in judgement against Him : Much more when hee on these termes shall maintaine a war , and by division within and invasions from abroad lengthen it well to uphold the interest of his will and power against the Common interest of his people ; such a person we may justly say is Guilty of the highest treason against the h highest law amongst men , now we may conclude that this King hath beene the Author and contriver of an unjust Warre , and so is Guilty of all the blood and mischeife to the Kingdome ; and then how can the publike justice of the kingdom be satisfyed , the blood avenged , i the wrath of God for the same appeased without judgment executed against him , and consequently how far can an accomodation with him ( when God hath given him so clearly into your power to do justice ) can be just before god , or good men without somuch as a judiciall tryall or evident remorse for his fault he hath so long in word and practice denyed it , & never k confessed it till all other wayes of force & fraud had failed him , & now confesseth it conditionally so as you satifie him in other things which is great l Hypocrisie , and while he thus in word confesseth it yet in m practise he denyes it by continuing Commissions to the Prince and other English Rebells and Revolters , yea to Ormond and his associate Irish . King 1.9 . keywords: army; god; interest; justice; king; parliament; people; person; power; publique; text; way cache: A23670.xml plain text: A23670.txt item: #14 of 636 id: A25564 author: Grand-Syre Gray-Beard, the Younger. title: An answer to old Doctor Wild's new poem to his old friend upon the new Parliament by Grand-Syre Gray-beard, the Younger. date: 1672.0 words: 1669 flesch: 71 summary: 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). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A25564) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 51093) keywords: eebo; english; new; tcp; text; wild cache: A25564.xml plain text: A25564.txt item: #15 of 636 id: A25647 author: Anthony, Edward, 17th cent. title: Practicall law, controlling and countermanding the common law, and the sword of vvarre the sword of iustice against all the late declarations and publications of the army, that they fight for the peoples liberties and lawes. date: 1648.0 words: 2413 flesch: 56 summary: That for this cause only the said Perryn hath commenced a Suit at Law against your Petitioner , which will come to triall this Assizes to the Petitioners utter ruine , the Articles of Exeter ( in which your Petitioner is comprehended ) being not pleadable at Law , unlesse your Excellencies accustomed goodnesse be extended for his reliefe herein , which is according to your Excellencies engagement upon the rendering the said Garrison . That the said Captaine Yroman is comprized within the Articles of Exon , as appeareth by your Excellencies Certificate annexed , and hath made his Composition at Goldsmiths-hall , for his said Delinquency , within the eour moneths mentioned in the said Articles , as appeareth by Certificate readie to bee produced . If this Petition be true , I desire the Iudge to take care that the Articles of Exon be made good to the Petitioner , and that the parties complained of de forbear further proceedings at Law , or b shew cause to the Court Marshall to the contrary . keywords: articles; law; said; sir; sword; text cache: A25647.xml plain text: A25647.txt item: #16 of 636 id: A25836 author: Andrew All Truth. title: 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. date: 1647.0 words: 5994 flesch: 47 summary: '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. 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 . keywords: army; city; god; house; king; parliament; peace; priviledges; reason; religion; text; thing cache: A25836.xml plain text: A25836.txt item: #17 of 636 id: A25838 author: England and Wales. Army. title: The army for a treaty, and accomodation, or, Collections out of severall papers formerly published by the army conteining their desires ... of peace by accomodation with His Majesty and his party ... : whereunto is annexed a letter to His Excellency ... date: 1648.0 words: 2065 flesch: 62 summary: Army 1648 1874 1 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. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A25838 of text R18507 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing A3710). keywords: army; excellency; parliament; peace; text cache: A25838.xml plain text: A25838.txt item: #18 of 636 id: A25840 author: Author of Mercurius melancholicus. title: The armies letanie, imploring the blessing of God on the present proceedings of the armie by the author of Mercurius melancholicus. date: 1647.0 words: 1717 flesch: 85 summary: Author of Mercurius melancholicus 1647 1388 1 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. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A25840 of text R22407 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing A3714). keywords: author; libera; nos; quaesumus te; text cache: A25840.xml plain text: A25840.txt item: #19 of 636 id: A25913 author: England and Wales. Army. title: The articles and charge of the armie against fourscore of the Parliament men, who have acted contrary to the trust reposed in them by the people, and would have His Majesties late concessions to be a ground of peace with the names and number of those who were seized on by Col. Pride on Wednesday last at Westminster and committed to safe custody : likewise, the further demands of His Excellency and the Generall Councel of Officers, and their desires touching Major Generall Brown, sheriff of the city of London. date: 1648.0 words: 2282 flesch: 58 summary: The articles and charge of the armie against fourscore of the Parliament men, who have acted contrary to the trust reposed in them by the people, and would have His Majesties late concessions to be a ground of peace with the names and number of those who were seized on by Col. Pride on Wednesday last at Westminster and committed to safe custody : likewise, the further demands of His Excellency and the Generall Councel of Officers, and their desires touching Major Generall Brown, sheriff of the city of London. England and Wales. The articles and charge of the armie against fourscore of the Parliament men, who have acted contrary to the trust reposed in them by the people, and would have His Majesties late concessions to be a ground of peace with the names and number of those who were seized on by Col. Pride on Wednesday last at Westminster and committed to safe custody : likewise, the further demands of His Excellency and the Generall Councel of Officers, and their desires touching Major Generall Brown, sheriff of the city of London. England and Wales. keywords: col; generall; london; officers; text cache: A25913.xml plain text: A25913.txt item: #20 of 636 id: A25927 author: Berkeley, John, Sir, d. 1678. title: The Articles of Exeter made on the rendition thereof : with the vote of the Honourable House of Commons in the approbation of them of the 6 of May, 1646 : with the order and ordinance of the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled for the approbation, publication, and observation of them by all committees, judges, and officers, aud [sic] others concerned in them of the 4 of this instant Novemb, 1647. date: 1647.0 words: 3055 flesch: 58 summary: The articles made and agreed upon between Sir Thomas Fairfax, Generall, and Sir Iohn Berkley, Governour of Exeter ... Exeter (England) Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671. keywords: articles; city; exeter; officers; parliament; sir cache: A25927.xml plain text: A25927.txt item: #21 of 636 id: A26130 author: Atkins, Thomas, Sir. title: A seasonable speech made by Alderman Atkins in the Rump-Parliament date: 1660.0 words: 2598 flesch: 61 summary: 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 : 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 . keywords: eebo; house; sir; tcp; text cache: A26130.xml plain text: A26130.txt item: #22 of 636 id: A26140 author: Atkyns, Robert, Sir, 1621-1709. title: A defence of the late Lord Russel's innocency by way of answer or confutation of a libellous pamphlet intituled, An antidote against poyson : with two letters of the author of this book, upon the subject of His Lordship's tryal : together with an argument in the great case concerning elections of members to Parliament, between Sr. Samuel Barnardiston bar. plaintiff, and Sr. Will. Soames, sheriff of Suffolk, defend., in the Court of Kings-Bench, in an action upon the case, and afterwards by error sued in the Exchequer-chamber / by Sir Robert Atkyns, Knight of the Honourable Order of the Bath ... date: 1689.0 words: 13596 flesch: 61 summary: eng Russell, William, -- Lord, 1639-1683. I cannot see any disadvantage or hazard by pleading the general Plea of Not Guilty : If it fall out upon the Proofs that the Crime is only Misprision of Treason , and not the very Crime of Treason , the Iury must then find the Prisoner not guilty of Treason , and cannot upon an Indictment of Treason find the party guilty of Misprision , because he is not Indicted , for the Offence of Misprision , and Treason and Misprision of Treason are Offences that the Law hath distinguished the one from the other , and the one is not included in the other ; and therefore if the Proofs reach no farther then to prove a Misprision , and amount not to Treason , the Prisoner may urge it for himself , and say that the Proofs do not reach to the Crime charged in the Indictment , and if the Truth be so , the Court ought so to direct the Iury , not to find it . keywords: act; case; guards; indictment; king; lord; lord russel; overt; russel; sir; statute; treason; war cache: A26140.xml plain text: A26140.txt item: #23 of 636 id: A26144 author: Atkyns, Robert, Sir, 1621-1709. title: The power, jurisdiction and priviledge of Parliament and the antiquity of the House of Commons asserted occasion'd by an information in the Kings Bench by the attorney general against the Speaker of the House of Commons : as also A discourse concerning the ecclesiastical jurisdiction in the realm of England, occasion'd by the late commission in ecclesiastical causes / by Sir Robert Atkins, Knight ... date: 1689.0 words: 35213 flesch: 71 summary: There has been an Opinion , that hath been stifly maintained by some Divines , and others of late , That the House of Commons originally were no part of the Parliament , at least not as now elected , and consisting of Knights , Citizens and Burgesses ; but that their Beginning was in the forty ninth Year of King Henry 3. when that King had given a total overthrow at the Battle of Evesham , to Symon Montford Earl of Leicester and the Barons . And that to ballance the Power of the Barons , that King caused the Knights , Citizens and Burgesses to be chosen , and to make a Part of the Parliament . keywords: act; action; case; commons; court; defendant; fol; hath; house; information; judges; judgment; jurisdiction; justice; king; law; lords; man; matter; order; parliament; persons; plea; power; priviledge; realm; right; sir; speaker; tho; time; viz; writ cache: A26144.xml plain text: A26144.txt item: #24 of 636 id: A26147 author: Atkyns, Robert, Sir, 1621-1709. title: A treatise of the true and ancient jurisdiction of the House of Peers by Sir Robert Atkyns ... date: 1699.0 words: 19062 flesch: 65 summary: Thus ( Thanes ) who in the Saxon times signified Lords of Mannors , and was not a distinction of Honour , is generally translated ( Barones ) by our ( Norman ) And there are about 240 years distance in time , between this only Precedent , and the time of this search made by the Committee of Lords , viz. keywords: capite; case; commons; court; edward; error; fol; freeholders; great; hath; henry; house; judges; judicature; jurisdiction; king; law; laws; lords; nation; parliament; peers; petition; power; right; says; selden; sir; supreme; times; title; viz cache: A26147.xml plain text: A26147.txt item: #25 of 636 id: A26172 author: Atwood, William, d. 1705? title: Jani Anglorum facies nova, or, Several monuments of antiquity touching the great councils of the kingdom and the court of the kings immediate tenants and officers from the first of William the First, to the forty ninth of Henry the third, reviv'd and clear'd : wherein the sense of the common-council of the kingdom mentioned in King John's charter, and of the laws ecclesiastical, or civil, concerning clergy-men's voting in capital cases is submitted to the judgement of the learned. date: 1680.0 words: 39656 flesch: 69 summary: So that he wanted nothing but a Crown to make him King. In the fourth of this King the controversie between the Archbishop of York , and the Bishop of Worcester , was determined at Petreda before the King , Archbishop Lanfranc , the Bishops , Abbots , Earles , et Primatibus totius Angliae , this Mr. Selden rightly calls a Parliament , which is easily to be gathered from the large and comprehensive Signification of Primates . keywords: aid; angliae; anno; apud; arch; author; authority; auxilium; barones; baronum; bishops; body; capital; capite; charter; chief; claus; clergy; comites; commune; concilium; consent; council; counties; county; court; crown; cum; curia; domini; england; escuage; est; fol; free; grant; great; hen; henry; homines; honour; john; justice; king; king john; kingdom; knights; law; laws; lay; london; lords; magnates; man; matters; milites; nation; nobis; non; omnes; omnium; parliament; people; place; pro; quam; qui; quod; record; regis; regni; reign; rex; right; rot; sense; service; summons; sunt; tenants; tenure; time; totius; vel; viz; william; year cache: A26172.xml plain text: A26172.txt item: #26 of 636 id: A26203 author: Audley, John, Preacher of the Gospel. title: Englands common-wealth shewing the liberties of the people, the priviledges of Parliament, and the rights of souldiery : with epistles to the persons mentioned ... / written by John Audley ... date: 1652.0 words: 18332 flesch: 72 summary: First , God himselfe hath prescribed to all people Lawes to keep up Nature in Freedome , and to rebuke the unnaturall , Gen. 9. 6. who so sheds mans blood , by man shall his blood be shed ; not by force and violence , but by course of Law . Your silence before the Lord ( when a cloud was upon the Campe ) had great confidence , when the Lord went before you like a Pillar of Fire by night , shining upon your wayes , and telling you , that you should be to your enemies , as Threshing instruments with teeth , Isa. 41. 15. and this your confidence in God , what boldnesse wrought it before the Battle ? and what humblenesse of minde after the Victory ? refusing honour of men , when God had put glory upon you , in sight of all the world . keywords: christ; church; doe; england; freedome; god; good; hath; justice; king; law; lawes; liberty; lord; man; men; nature; non; peace; people; persons; power; right; yee cache: A26203.xml plain text: A26203.txt item: #27 of 636 id: A26605 author: Albemarle, George Monck, Duke of, 1608-1670. title: A vindication of the Commander in Chief in Scotland and the officers under his command in vindication of the liberties of the people and priviledges of Parliament. date: 1659.0 words: 913 flesch: 64 summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A26605 of text R28935 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing A845). Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 45848) keywords: officers; parliament; text cache: A26605.xml plain text: A26605.txt item: #28 of 636 id: A26621 author: Albemarle, George Monck, Duke of, 1608-1670. title: Three letters from the Lord General Monck, Commander in Chief of the forces in Scotland and one of the commissioners by act of Parliament for the government of the army of this commonwealth viz. to Mr. Speaker, to the Lord Fleetwood, to the Lord Lambert. date: 1659.0 words: 1430 flesch: 60 summary: Contains letters to the Speaker of Parliament, to Lord Fleetwood, and to Lord Lambert, all dated October 20, 1659. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A26621 of text R10105 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing A871). keywords: lord; parliament; text cache: A26621.xml plain text: A26621.txt item: #29 of 636 id: A26755 author: Baston, Samuel. title: A dialogue between a modern courtier and an honest English gentleman to which is added the author's dedication to both Houses of Parliament, to whom he appeals for justice / by Samuel Baston. date: 1697.0 words: 13298 flesch: 51 summary: Sir , I know not what kind of Miscarriages you think are worthy of Cognisance , but , I fear , upon Examination , 't will be found , that the Crimes already prov'd in the Faces of our Rulers , will Amount to the Degree of ROBBERY and MVRDER ; and , which makes them more Hainous , they have not been done in a Hostile Manner , in Open Defiance of the Law , as the High-way-man takes away your Money on the Road , But with the Audacious Face of Authority , under the Sacrilegious Mask of Law , Justice and State-Pollicy : The Authors and Upholders of these Mischiefs in the mean time blowing the Trumpet of Fame in each others Praise , as Long-headed Councellors , &c Certainly at this time a Day , when Poverty , and consequently Discontentment is so Universal , 't is Highly Dangerous to make any Delay in Justice ; For , of this you may rest Assur'd , That as many as are Ruin'd , or Impoverish'd in their Substance , by Injustice , or Male-Administration , so many VOTES there is for TROVBLES . keywords: court; crimes; god; government; grievances; justice; king; law; men; nation; parliament; people; power; publick; sir cache: A26755.xml plain text: A26755.txt item: #30 of 636 id: A26756 author: Baston, Samuel. title: Baston's case vindicated, or, A brief account of some evil practices of the present commisioners for sick and wounded, &c. as they were proved before the Admiralty ... date: 1695.0 words: 17997 flesch: 45 summary: Yes , says Mr. * Shepherd , Mr. Addison , you did say 't was three fourths of a Farthing , I would not contradict you though I did think you were mistaken . Instant ; as also all other Papers and Informations now before this House , relating to Mr. Crosfield's Complaint , mention'd in , or annex'd to his Petition ; and which concern the Commissioners for the Sick and Wounded ; be sent to the said Commissioners of Accounts , in order to their Proceeding in the further Examination of that Matter now before them : And after such Examination perfected , they transmit the Informations , and report their Observations thereupon , to this House . keywords: accounts; admiralty; article; board; commissioners; complaint; day; dickinson; king; letter; masters; order; prisoners; report; sharrack cache: A26756.xml plain text: A26756.txt item: #31 of 636 id: A26774 author: Bate, George, 1608-1669. title: The regall apology, or, The declaration of the Commons, Feb. 11, 1647, canvassed wherein every objection and their whole charge against His Majesty is cleared, and for the most part, retorted. date: 1648.0 words: 33908 flesch: 64 summary: Charles -- I, -- King of England, 1600-1649. 10. Raised War against this Parliament , which never King did against any , but He. 11. Vpbraided his owne at Oxford with the Name of a Mungrell-Parliament . keywords: advantage; answer; army; cause; charge; commons; divers; doe; duke; england; god; hands; hath; high; house; justice; king; kingdome; law; lord; majesty; man; members; nay; owne; papists; parliament; people; place; power; reason; religion; scots; sir; subjects; time; war; way cache: A26774.xml plain text: A26774.txt item: #32 of 636 id: A27469 author: Berkshire, Charles Howard, Earl of, ca. 1615-1679. title: The Lord Andevers two speeches the one concerning the pacification the 6th of March, the other the Starre-Chamber. date: 1641.0 words: 1572 flesch: 66 summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A27469 of text R5616 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing B1979). The rate of 16 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. keywords: andevers; chamber; lord; lordships; text cache: A27469.xml plain text: A27469.txt item: #33 of 636 id: A27484 author: Bernard, James. title: A poem upon His Sacred Majesties distresses, and late happy restauration date: 1660.0 words: 1891 flesch: 68 summary: But , harke what sound ! What horrid object 's this ! see how the Ground Blusheth with scarlet , whilst the thundering Gun Disputes the Businesse , and th' affrighted Sun Sweats to drive up his steeds : But , Muse , declare What high-sould Prince is that , who , thus , doth dare Doe wonders at each motion : have ye heard Niles Deep-base Cataracts ? or the crackling beard Of domineering flames ? heard ye the winds Break from Eolian Caves , whilst Boreas finds Resistance from the foaming brine ? his steel So stormes at every passe , till his foes reel : Since wonders are so cheap , that every blow Must be so prodigall , Let Heaven bestow One on my trembling Muse , that she may see Her Prince's miracles in a simile . — Have ye ' ere seen A roaring Lion , big with rage , whose spleen Durst venture on the Gods , when his proud foe On solitarie Cliffs , presumes his Bow With his dividing steel , sufficient force To beard his highnesse with , whose voice is hoarce Already with his boyling rage , whose eyes Shootforth contracted flame , his shag doth rise , His tallons all unsheath , whilst a deep groan ( Like Gorgons head , ) would fright hisfoe to stone ; But yet the generous Archer speeds amain His well-taught shasts , though still they light in vain Upon his Royall fur : The Rampant King Unites his furie 'cause he faild a spring , With open mouth receives the bolder Dart , First spits it forth , and then his generous heart Kindles a double flame ; his spirits rise , Dart naught but vengeance from his blazing eyes , Seizeth his foe , and then his rending paw Teares up his bosome , for his grinding jaw To craunch his vanquisht heart : This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A27484 of text R6335 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing B1995). keywords: bernard; doth; english; james; majesties; prince; text cache: A27484.xml plain text: A27484.txt item: #34 of 636 id: A28302 author: Blackmore, Richard, Sir, d. 1729. title: A short history of the last Parliament date: 1699.0 words: 15693 flesch: 44 summary: They order'd at the same time a Bill to be brought in , that when it should please God to afflict these Realms by the Death of his present Majesty , the Parliament then in being should not be dissolv'd thereby , till the next Heir of the Crown , according to the late Act of Setlement should dissolve it . By this wise Act , as the Parliament provided against that Confusion and Disorder that might happen by the Cessation of Parliaments , and all Commissions on his Majesty's Decease , so nothing could have been imagin'd more effectual for the Security of the King 's unvaluable Life , against the implacable Malice and Violence of his Enemys ; seeing by this means all hopes of Escape and Impunity were cut off , in case they should succeed in ▪ their hellish Attempt . keywords: coin; country; credit; enemys; england; government; king; majesty; means; mony; nation; new; parliament; people; publick; silver; time; war cache: A28302.xml plain text: A28302.txt item: #35 of 636 id: A28662 author: Bond, John, 1612-1676. title: 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 ... date: 1641.0 words: 1398 flesch: 74 summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A28662 of text R10924 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing B3578). 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. keywords: councells; doe; iustice; returne; text cache: A28662.xml plain text: A28662.txt item: #36 of 636 id: A28816 author: Boreel, Willem, baron van Vreendijke, 1591-1668. title: The propositions of their excellencies the ambassadovrs of the high and mighty states generall of the united provinces in the Netherlands delivered by them, by word of mouth, in both Houses of the Parliament of England, the 22/12 of July, 1644 / translation in English, delivered to both Houses was subscribed W. Borell, Iohn Reede de Renswoude, Alb. Ioachimi. date: 1644.0 words: 2370 flesch: 60 summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A28816 of text R287 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing B3752). Staten Generaal 1644 2097 1 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. keywords: good; king; kingdomes; states; text cache: A28816.xml plain text: A28816.txt item: #37 of 636 id: A29267 author: Bray, William, 17th cent. title: To the right honourable, the supreme authority of this nation, the Commons assembled in Parliament an appeal in the humble chain of justice against Tho. Lord Fairfax, general of the English army, raised, and declared to be raised, for the propogation and defence of impartial justice, and just liberty in the nation / by Captain William Bray ... date: 1649.0 words: 5883 flesch: 52 summary: Right Honourable , I Have traced the Actions of men in Authority , and I find , that ( to my griefe ) Justice and Righteousnesse ( as names ) are but a stalking horse to the designes of meer Power and Greatnesse , and to be in a capacitie to lead whom it will , like sheep to the slaughter , without the bounds of Law or Reason . But this is no argument why I should not seek Justice ; but be destroyed , ( together with others ) inslaved , and wasted time after time , by the wils of men , or of a man . keywords: army; generall; justice; king; men; nation; parliament; people; power; right cache: A29267.xml plain text: A29267.txt item: #38 of 636 id: A29269 author: Bray, William, 17th cent. title: A plea for the peoples fundamentall liberties and parliaments, or, Eighteen questions questioned & answered which questions were lateley propounded by Mr. Jeremy Jves, pretending thereby to put the great question between the army and their dissenting brethren in the Parliament of the commonwealth of England out of question / by Capt. William Bray. date: None words: 7413 flesch: 59 summary: Right of the Parliament a PROCLAMATION ought to be made in VVestminster , That no man upon pain to loose all that he hath , shall during the PARLIAMENT in London , VVestminster , or the Suburbs weare any privy Coat of Plate , or go armed , or that Games , or other Plaies of men , women , or children , or any other Pastimes or strange news should be used during the Parliament , and the Reason thereof was , that the High Court of Parliament should not be thereby disturbed , nor the Members thereof ( which are to attend the arduous and urgent business of the Common-wealth ) withdrawn ; But I suppose , you are deceived by your own heart , if you think to make your self a legall or warrantable Accuser in this your apt opportunity , and blast them if you could , with their Non-compliance as a Crime ; For if in the daies of MONARCHY an ACT of PARLIAMENT , against the Fundamental Lawes and Liberties , is VOYD , and shall be held for an ERROR , and called a MISCHIEVOUS ILLEGAL ACT , and be comptrolled by the Peoples COMMON-LAWS , and LIBERTIES , as I conceive I have proved before : much more may Votes which are not drawn to an Act , and which may be changed or anulled , ( upon clear conviction of Consciente , and Reason , and understanding in a Parliament it self ( upon revising or reminding the Fundamental Lawes and Liberties before it comes to be Enacted ) be consciensciously scrupled , or not complyed with , without a blemish ; but rather justified as a LAVVFUL AND COMMENDABLE NON-COMPLIANCE , both before God and man . keywords: act; answer; army; force; good; law; liberties; parliament; people; question; reason cache: A29269.xml plain text: A29269.txt item: #39 of 636 id: A29375 author: Bridge, William, 1600?-1670. title: The truth of the times vindicated whereby the lawfulnesse of Parliamentary procedings in taking up of arms, is justified, Doctor Fernes reply answered, and the case in question more fully resolved / by William Bridge ... date: 1643.0 words: 27733 flesch: 64 summary: sa●●ff . P. 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8. for Truths of the time , r. Truth of the times ▪ p 4 for there r. they p 5. for Altha●ius r. Altha●ius , for Henomus , &c. r. Henonius . keywords: answer; armes; authority; bee; bridge; cap; case; civill; common; david; divines; doctor; doe; doth; est; god; good; government; hath; hee; himselfe; israel; judgement; king; kingdome; law; lord; magistrate; man; nature; non; owne; pag; page; papists; parliament; people; power; preservation; prince; quam; quod; reason; resistance; saith; saul; scripture; sed; set; subjects; text; things; thou; time; way; words; ● e; ● ● cache: A29375.xml plain text: A29375.txt item: #40 of 636 id: A29560 author: Bristol, George Digby, Earl of, 1612-1677. title: The Earle of Bristoll his speech in the House of Lords the XX day of July 1660 upon the bill of indempnity date: 1660.0 words: 1889 flesch: 61 summary: As for that part of the Bill which relates to Our Sovereigns ●●rther , I find it so short and so much out of the way , of what ●e owe , both to the severity and solemnity of that Revenge , ●●●t I cannot but think it in some sort ( pardon the expression ) ●rophanation of the due Rites of that sacred Expiation , to ●●ndle it in the same Bill promiscuously with other more vulgar things . My Lords , BEING to speak unto Your Lordships somewhat more extendedly than is my use , and upon a Subject wherein there may be perhaps not onely difference ; but even fervour of Opinions ; I find my self obliged by som●●what that happened to me here the oth●● day , to beg a favour of Your Lordships , t●●● if I should chance to erre in formes and orders of the House , 〈◊〉 that there should slip from me unawares any expression th●● may be dissonant to the ears of those who understand b●●●●● than I the force and propriety of words , You will not be se●●● unto me , but be pleased to consider , That I have been six●● years out of my Countrey , and in a profession far differing fr●● what I am now a doing : keywords: bill; lords; text; ● ● cache: A29560.xml plain text: A29560.txt item: #41 of 636 id: A29655 author: Brooke, Robert, Sir, d. 1558. title: The reading of that famous lawyer, Sr. Robert Brook, Kt. upon the statute of limitations, 32.H.8. Cap. 2 date: 1647.0 words: 31652 flesch: 54 summary: A man seised in the right of his wife , is disseised , or makes a discontin , and liveth 61 years , he and his wife die , the heire of the wife shall not have action , claime , nor enter , Because none is aided but those which were covert at the time of the Statute , &c. and the heire doth not claime upon the seisin of his auncestor beyond 60. yeares , and an entry is a claime . action , not accruing untill after the death of the wife , and it is brought within 48. yeares , &c. 5. H. 7.30 . keywords: action; avowry; dyeth; enters; heire; husband; issue; land; life; limitation; lord; man; past; plaintife; rent; right; seisin; shall; statute; tenant; time; title; wife; writ; yeares cache: A29655.xml plain text: A29655.txt item: #42 of 636 id: A29997 author: Buckingham, George Villiers, Duke of, 1628-1687. title: The Duke of Buckingham's speech, spoken in the House of Lords, Feb. 15th, 1676, proving that the Parliament is dissolved date: 1677.0 words: 5001 flesch: 60 summary: It is That only can put his Majesty into a possibility of receiving Supplies ; That can secure to your Lordships the Honour of Sitting in this House like Peers , and of being serviceable to your King and Country ; and That can Restore to all the People of England their undoubted Rights of Chusing Men frequently to represent their Grievances in Parliament . Here now , my Lords , there is not left the least Colour or Shadow for any further mistake , for it is plainly declared , That the Kings of England must Call a Parliament once within a Year : And the Reasons why they are bound to do so , are as plainly set down , Namely , For the maintainance of Magna Charta , and other Statutes of the same Importance , and for preventing the Mischiefs and Grievances which daily happen . keywords: england; kings; lords; lordships; parliament; prorogation; year cache: A29997.xml plain text: A29997.txt item: #43 of 636 id: A30293 author: Burges, John, 1561?-1635. title: 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 ... date: 1642.0 words: 11229 flesch: 65 summary: 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 . 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 . keywords: doe; god; good; hath; house; king; lord; majesty; owne; peace; people; princes; speake; subjects; things cache: A30293.xml plain text: A30293.txt item: #44 of 636 id: A30370 author: Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715. title: A letter, containing some reflections on His Majesties Declaration for liberty of conscience dated the fourth of April, 1687 date: 1689.0 words: 5948 flesch: 37 summary: X. At the end of the Declaration , as in a Postscript , His Majesty assures his Subjects , that he will maintain them in their Properties , as well in Church and Abbey-Lands , as other Lands : but the Chief of all their Properties being the share that they have by their Representatives in the Legislative Power ; this Declaration , which breaks thro that , is no great Evidence that the rest will be maintained : and to speak plainly , when a Coronation Oath is so little remembred , other Promises must have a proportioned degree of Credit given to them : as for the Abbey Lands , the keeping them from the Church is according to the Principles of that Religion Sacriledge ; and that is a Mortal Sin , and there can no Absolution be given to any who continue in it : and so this Promise being an Obligation to maintain men in a Mortal Sin , is null and void of it self : Church-Lands are also according to the Doctrine of their Canonists , so immediatly Gods Right , that the Pope himself is only the Administrator and Dispencer , but is not the Master of them ; he can indeed make a truck for God , or let them so low , that God shall be an easy Landlord : but he cannot alter Gods Property , nor translate the Right that is in him to Sacrilegious Laymen and Hereticks . And if His Majesty renounces his Pretensions to our Allegeance as founded on the Laws of England ; and betakes himself to this Law of Nature , he will perhaps find the Counsel was a little too rash ; but to make the most of this that can be , the Law of Nations or Nature does indeed allow the Governours of all Societies a Power to serve themselves of every Member of it in the cases of extream Danger ; but no Law of Nature that has been yet heard of will conclude , that if by special Laws , a sort of men have been disabled from all Imployments , that a Prince who at his Coronation Swore to maintain those Laws , may at his pleasure extinguish all these Disabilities . keywords: church; declaration; england; law; majesty; men; religion; tcp; text cache: A30370.xml plain text: A30370.txt item: #45 of 636 id: A30404 author: Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715. title: Reflections on a paper, intituled, His Majesty's reasons for withdrawing himself from Rochester date: 1689.0 words: 2557 flesch: 59 summary: Prince de Orange . eng James -- II, -- King of England, 1633-1701. keywords: king; prince; rochester; tcp; text cache: A30404.xml plain text: A30404.txt item: #46 of 636 id: A30646 author: Burton, Henry, 1578-1648. title: The protestation protested, or, A short remonstrance shewing what is principally required of all those that have or doe take the last Parliamentary protestation date: 1641.0 words: 6727 flesch: 65 summary: The Imposition therefore of a Liturgie upon the Conscience devised by men , and pretended for the worship and service of God , yea and the onely divine publike worship of his Church , is a maine branch of Popery , as being the Character of Antichrist or Antichristianisme , which is the very with Popery ; Popery & Antichriāisme being convertible termes . Thus it is as plaine , as brief , that the imposing of a Liturgie of mans devising upon the Conscience is the pretended Service of God ( though indeed it is rather the service of many , * and which God condemneth as a a vaine worship of him ) is a maine branch of Popery . keywords: christ; church; congregations; doe; england; god; government; hath; popery; protestation cache: A30646.xml plain text: A30646.txt item: #47 of 636 id: A30738 author: Boteler, Nathaniel. title: Six dialogues about sea-services between an high-admiral and a captain at sea ... / by Nathaniel Boteler, Esq. ... date: 1685.0 words: 80172 flesch: 74 summary: And I see not but that the biggest and best of Ships , especially if this great Ship be any way open built ( of which we shall have occasion to speak more hereafter ) may , in a Fight be wronged and taken to , by an Enemy not half so great nor good as her self , that shall over-top her with Men ; for what can hinder the smaller Ship from laying of the greater aboard , whensoever she hath the better of the Wind ; and being once Board and Board with her , how can it be helped ( unless she be very extraordinarily fitted with close Fight ? which but few of the greatest Ships of England are ) but that being more numerous and stronger in Men , she shall enter as many of them , as she list , in some one part or other of her Enemie , in spight of all disadvantage of Ship , and all opposition ; and so by oppressing her with Multitude clear her Decks , and take the Ship : and this I say may well be expected , and as easily effected , whensoever a great Ship much under-manned , is thus assaulted by a small ( and otherwise weak ) Capt. It is a smaller and a lighter , and so a nimbler Boat then the Long-boat ; And the peculiar employments of it , are , to Row speedily , upon all occasions , from place to place , and Ship to Ship ; and it may more safely , and more conveniently be brought to a Ships Side , at Sea , when the Sea is somewhat rough , then the Long-boat can ; and in it , commonly , the prime Officers of the Ship , use to ship themselves when they go for the Shore , being in Harbour ; and sometimes at Sea , in a dead Calm , this Skiff or Shallop being well Manned with Musketeers , will make good shift to take a small Ship , that is but badly Manned . keywords: adm; anchor; board; cable; capt; captain; close; doth; end; enemy; fall; fast; fight; fleet; fore; general; good; ground; guns; hath; head; hold; land; let; main; mast; men; missen; parts; piece; place; rope; sail; sea; self; ship; shot; stern; time; use; war; water; way; wind; word; yard cache: A30738.xml plain text: A30738.txt item: #48 of 636 id: A30740 author: Butler, Samuel, 1612-1680. title: 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. date: 1659.0 words: 2949 flesch: 78 summary: 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. 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. keywords: acts; day; hath; house; iune; parliament; text cache: A30740.xml plain text: A30740.txt item: #49 of 636 id: A30815 author: Byrne, Gerrald. title: 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. date: 1699.0 words: 3925 flesch: 56 summary: -- 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 . Users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a TCP editor. keywords: books; english; justice; navy; sailers; service; tcp cache: A30815.xml plain text: A30815.txt item: #50 of 636 id: A30974 author: Barlow, Thomas, 1607-1691. title: Discourse of the peerage & jurisdiction of the Lords spirituall in Parliament proving from the fundamental laws of the land, the testimony of the most renowned authors, and the practice of all ages : that have no right in claiming any jurisdiction in capital matters. date: 1679.0 words: 23868 flesch: 47 summary: yet they do generally Vote , because that the Prohibition of the Law doth not extend to Voting in Bills of Attainder , seeing that is not Agitare judicium , but onely Legis lationem , what they do in that Case is not Judicially , but onely the exercise of their Legislative Power ; otherwise the House of Commons would make themselves Judges , and would challenge a Judicial Power in the Tryal of any Lord , seeing in passing Bills of Attainder they do every whit as much as the Bishops ; for they Vote that he is Guilty , &c. and that he shall be adjudged a Traytor , &c. And the Act of Parliament runs , Be it Enacted by the King , the Lords Spiritual and Temporal , and Commons in Parliament assembled . In the Parliament at Winchester , Die Lunepost Festum Sancti Gregorii , The Earl of Kent was brought before the Counts , Barons & autres Grandees & Nobles , in mesme le Parliament , &c. for Treason , ders . keywords: act; authority; bishop; canons; capital; cases; church; clergy; custom; doth; earl; england; hath; house; judges; judgment; jurisdiction; king; law; laws; lords; man; matter; parliament; peers; power; record; right; statute; thing; time; treason; tryed cache: A30974.xml plain text: A30974.txt item: #51 of 636 id: A31514 author: Learned divine. title: Certaine queries of some tender conscienced christians about the late protestation commended to them by the House of Commons now assembled in the high and honourable court of Paliament [sic] : wherein they desire to bee resolved concerning written by a Learned Divine. date: 1641.0 words: 3125 flesch: 63 summary: I understād this so farre as they shall bee evidenced to me , by the standing lawes of this Kingdome , not repugnant to the lawes of God , to be undoubted priviledges and rights , and further the maintenance of these rights of Subjects , I understand not with reference to one another , to be hereby bound to imbroyle my selfe in every private mans quarrell , though I conceive right , but with reference to the publike State . 3. I sweare to maintain the power and priviledge of Parliaments , and the lawfull liberty and rights of Subjects . keywords: doctrine; oath; protestation; rights; subjects; text cache: A31514.xml plain text: A31514.txt item: #52 of 636 id: A31559 author: Chaloner, Thomas, 1595-1661. title: A speech made in the House of Commons the 26th day of October, 1646 (upon the reading of the Scotish papers the same day, in reply to the votes of both houses of Parliament of the 24th of Sept. concerning the disposall of the kings person) / spoken by Thomas Chaloner, Esquier [sic], a member of the said house. date: 1646.0 words: 3862 flesch: 58 summary: They say that he is not only King of England , but also King of Scotland , as you have an interest in him , hee being King of England , so have they no lesse interest in him hee being KING of Scotland . And as they have not the sole interest in him , hee being KING of Scotland , because they acknowledge with all , that hee is King of England , so have not you the sole interest in him , he being King of England , because they desire you to remember , that he is also King of Scotland : so as neither Nation having a sole , but a joynt Interest in his person , they ought joyntly to dispose of it for the weale and benefit of both Kingdomes : This I take to bee the whole scope of their Argument which they have represented unto you under so many disguises , and as it were by multiplying glasses , Insomuch as the bare relating of it takes up three large sheets of paper . keywords: england; hee; interest; king; person; scotland cache: A31559.xml plain text: A31559.txt item: #53 of 636 id: A31716 author: Gentleman of the new-rais'd troops. title: The character of a true English souldier written by a gentleman of the new-rais'd troops. date: 1678.0 words: 2414 flesch: 65 summary: (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A31716) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 109784) Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL). keywords: character; eebo; english; new; souldier; tcp; text cache: A31716.xml plain text: A31716.txt item: #54 of 636 id: A32013 author: Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. title: Orders and institvtions of vvar, made and ordained by His Maiesty and by him delivered to his generall His Excellence the Earle of Nevvcastle with the said Earles speech to the army at the delivery and publishing the said orders prefixt. date: 1642.0 words: 2562 flesch: 72 summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A32013 of text R4905 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing C2530). 9. Wheras there is and hath been in most services divers enormous abuses committed in Musters by Muster-Masters , Commissaries and Officers for that purpose , making their Companies seem compleat by men hired out of other Companies : We doe therefore command all Colonels , Captains , and other Officers , to take especiall care that their Companies be full , and no such enormities committed : keywords: death; generall; man; text; whosoever cache: A32013.xml plain text: A32013.txt item: #55 of 636 id: A32029 author: Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. title: By the King, a proclamation of His Majesties grace, favour, and pardon to the inhabitants of his counties of Stafford and Derby date: None words: 1523 flesch: 60 summary: And whereas We have bin informed , that some wicked & seditious Persons intending to seduce Our good Subjects , and with false-hoods to abuse them , that they not knowing the truth , might still be misled ( as formerly they have been ) to serve the Wicked designes , and Treasonable practices of such as are in Rebellion against Vs , have given out and published , That whatsoever is intended for the preparation and setting out of the Navy in the Spring now approaching , is done by Our speciall direction and expresse Warrant , which is utterly false , We not having any purpose or reason to trust our Navy , or any of Our Ships in their hands and power who have given so cleer a testimony of their former disloyalty unto Vs , and of their endeavours to destroy Vs and Our Kingdom : WHEREAS Wee by Our Gratious Proclamation , bearing date the tenth of November now last past , freely offered Our Grace , Favour , and Pardon to all Seamen , Sailers , Mariners and other Watermen , who having been formerly seduced by some Traiterous and Seditious Persons , were this last yeare used as Instruments , to detaine Our Ships from Vs ; yet under this Proviso neverthelesse , that they did speedily returne to their Obedience and Loyalty , and did not from thenceforth presume to serve in any of Our ships detained from Vs , or otherwise to serve against Vs by Sea or Land , or by Loane , Contribution , or otherwise to assist the Army raised against Vs , or to Assemble or Muster themselves in Armes , without authority derived from Vs , or enter into any Oath of Association , for opposing Vs or Our Army , as by the said Proclamation more at large may appeare . keywords: navy; proclamation; ships; text cache: A32029.xml plain text: A32029.txt item: #56 of 636 id: A32044 author: Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. title: By the King. A proclamation for the adjournment of part of Michaelmas terme. date: 1643.0 words: 1264 flesch: 63 summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A32044 of text R213849 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing C2597). 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. keywords: court; returne; terme; text cache: A32044.xml plain text: A32044.txt item: #57 of 636 id: A32054 author: Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. title: By the King. A proclamation for the speedy payment of the monies assessed by Parliament for disbanding the armies date: 1641.0 words: 899 flesch: 68 summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A32054 of text R217253 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing C2634). At end of text: keywords: england; king; text cache: A32054.xml plain text: A32054.txt item: #58 of 636 id: A32124 author: Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. title: His Maiesties speech to both houses of Parliament, July the 5th 1641 with Mr. Speakers speech, before the King, in the vpper house of Parliament, July the 3, 1641, concerning the passing of three bills, 1. poll-money, 2. Star-chamber, 3. high commission. date: 1641.0 words: 1883 flesch: 67 summary: His Maiesties speech to both houses of Parliament, July the 5th 1641 with Mr. Speakers speech, before the King, in the vpper house of Parliament, July the 3, 1641, concerning the passing of three bills, 1. poll-money, 2. Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 863:21) His Maiesties speech to both houses of Parliament, July the 5th 1641 with Mr. Speakers speech, before the King, in the vpper house of Parliament, July the 3, 1641, concerning the passing of three bills, 1. poll-money, 2. keywords: july; king; parliament; speech; text cache: A32124.xml plain text: A32124.txt item: #59 of 636 id: A32326 author: Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. title: His Majesties most gracious speech, together with the Lord Chancellors, to the two Houses of Parliament at their prorogation, on Monday the nineteenth of May, 1662 date: 1662.0 words: 5054 flesch: 43 summary: You have ( my Lords and Gentlemen ) like wise Patriots , upon your observation , That the most signal indulgence and condescentions , the temporary suspension of the rigour of former Laws , hath not produced that effect which was expected , that the humours and spirits of men are too rough and boisterous for those soft remedies , you have prepared sharper Laws and Penalties , to contend with those refractory persons , and to break that stubbornness which will not bend to gentler applications : It was a happy and a blessed Omen , which at the instant struck a terrour into the hearts of those , who promised themselves some advantages from the differences and divisions in your Councels , and hoped from thence to create new troubles and molestations in the Kingdom ; and , God be thanked , the King hath been so far from being exceedingly deceived , that he doth acknowledge He hath been exceedingly complied with , exceedingly gratified in all He hath desired , and He hopes He hath not in the least degree disappointed your expectation . keywords: crown; gentlemen; king; lords; men; parliament; peace; people; tcp; text cache: A32326.xml plain text: A32326.txt item: #60 of 636 id: A32351 author: Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. title: A prolamation [sic] about dissolving this present Parliament, and the speedy calling a new one date: None words: 1171 flesch: 60 summary: Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 54682) A prolamation [sic] about dissolving this present Parliament, and the speedy calling a new one England and Wales. keywords: eebo; parliament; tcp; text cache: A32351.xml plain text: A32351.txt item: #61 of 636 id: A32373 author: Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. title: A proclamation commanding all seamen and mariners to repair to the ships on which they are listed date: 1673.0 words: 1065 flesch: 62 summary: 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). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A32373) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 65918) keywords: eebo; english; tcp; text cache: A32373.xml plain text: A32373.txt item: #62 of 636 id: A32387 author: Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. title: A proclamation concerning the President and Council of Wales, and marches of the same date: 1661.0 words: 1291 flesch: 64 summary: -- Privy Council. Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL). keywords: council; tcp; text; wales cache: A32387.xml plain text: A32387.txt item: #63 of 636 id: A32403 author: Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. title: By the King, a proclamation declaring the Parliament shall be prorogued until the first day of October next date: 1678.0 words: 1256 flesch: 62 summary: (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A32403) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 102735) Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL). keywords: day; eebo; tcp; text cache: A32403.xml plain text: A32403.txt item: #64 of 636 id: A32404 author: Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. title: By the King, a proclamation declaring the Parliament shall be prorogued until the thirtieth of October next date: 1679.0 words: 1098 flesch: 63 summary: 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). Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL). keywords: eebo; english; tcp; text cache: A32404.xml plain text: A32404.txt item: #65 of 636 id: A32405 author: Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. title: By the King, a proclamation declaring the Parliament shall sit the one and twentieth day of October date: 1680.0 words: 1050 flesch: 63 summary: 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). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A32405) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 102737) keywords: eebo; english; tcp; text cache: A32405.xml plain text: A32405.txt item: #66 of 636 id: A32445 author: Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. title: By the King, a proclamation for further proroguing the Parliament date: 1671.0 words: 1052 flesch: 64 summary: 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). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A32445) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 102743) keywords: eebo; english; tcp; text cache: A32445.xml plain text: A32445.txt item: #67 of 636 id: A32477 author: Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. title: By the King, a proclamation for proroguing the Parliament until the nineteenth day of October next date: 1668.0 words: 1127 flesch: 62 summary: 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). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A32477) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 107245) keywords: day; eebo; tcp; text cache: A32477.xml plain text: A32477.txt item: #68 of 636 id: A32489 author: Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. title: By the King, a proclamation for reassembling the Parliament date: 1667.0 words: 1163 flesch: 65 summary: 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). Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 107246) keywords: eebo; english; tcp; text cache: A32489.xml plain text: A32489.txt item: #69 of 636 id: A32502 author: Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. aut title: By the King. A proclamation for removing the receipt of His Majesties exchequer from Westminster to Nonsuch date: 1665.0 words: 1257 flesch: 63 summary: 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). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A32502) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 32466) keywords: exchequer; receipt; tcp; text cache: A32502.xml plain text: A32502.txt item: #70 of 636 id: A32503 author: Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. title: By the King, a proclamation for removing the receipt of His Majesties exchequer from Non-such to Westminster date: None words: 1127 flesch: 62 summary: 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). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A32503) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 48151) keywords: eebo; english; tcp; text cache: A32503.xml plain text: A32503.txt item: #71 of 636 id: A32561 author: Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. title: By the King, a proclamation for the further adjourning the Parliament date: 1668.0 words: 1136 flesch: 65 summary: 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). Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 107254) keywords: eebo; english; tcp; text cache: A32561.xml plain text: A32561.txt item: #72 of 636 id: A32562 author: Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. title: By the King, a proclamation for the further adjournment of the two Houses of Parliament date: 1668.0 words: 1108 flesch: 63 summary: 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). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A32562) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 107255) keywords: eebo; english; tcp; text cache: A32562.xml plain text: A32562.txt item: #73 of 636 id: A32566 author: Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. aut title: By the King. A proclamation for the further proroguing the Parliament date: 1666.0 words: 1159 flesch: 64 summary: 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). Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 31383) keywords: eebo; english; tcp; text cache: A32566.xml plain text: A32566.txt item: #74 of 636 id: A32624 author: Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. title: By the King, a proclamation requiring all officers or souldiers that served under the armies of the late usurped powers and have been disbanded, cashiered or turned out, to depart the cities of London and Westminster before the fourth of December next date: 1661.0 words: 1444 flesch: 59 summary: 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). Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 103930) keywords: cities; london; tcp; text cache: A32624.xml plain text: A32624.txt item: #75 of 636 id: A32636 author: Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. title: By the King, a proclamation requiring the members of both Houses of Parliament to attend at the time prefixed by the adjournment, being the twenty fourth day of October next date: 1670.0 words: 1129 flesch: 63 summary: 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). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A32636) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 107275) keywords: eebo; english; tcp; text cache: A32636.xml plain text: A32636.txt item: #76 of 636 id: A32640 author: Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. title: By the King, a proclamation requiring the members of both houses of Parliament to give their attendance upon the 21th day of May instant date: 1677.0 words: 1111 flesch: 61 summary: 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). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A32640) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 97812) keywords: eebo; english; tcp; text cache: A32640.xml plain text: A32640.txt item: #77 of 636 id: A34274 author: Corporation of North Allerton. title: 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 date: 1681.0 words: 1208 flesch: 63 summary: 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). Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL). keywords: allerton; north; tcp; text cache: A34274.xml plain text: A34274.txt item: #78 of 636 id: A34531 author: Corbet, John, 1620-1680. title: An historicall relation of the military government of Gloucester, from the beginning of the Civill Warre betweene King and Parliament, to the removall of Colonell Massie from that government to the command of the westerne forces by John Corbet ... date: 1645.0 words: 54816 flesch: 49 summary: In which businesse the Governour advised , not to raise men and horse at Londm , whither the refuse of the Army , runnegadoes , and such as disliked the conditions of their former entertainment were wont to repaire , but only to procure monies to be sent into the Country , where horses might be raysed at a cheaper rate , and able men were easy to be found , and chiefly where we might robbe the Enemy of their maine strength , from whom great multitudes were ready to flow in upon the hopes of entertainment . Sir William Waller was importuned to draw this way , or to send a strong party which might prove of the greatest advantage to the Kingdome , when the Princes designe was to lye on that Countrey to recruite his Army with men , horses and money for the Spring action , and the approach of the Parliaments Army ; and would not onely bring in the Countrey , and make them firme to their service , but disappoint if not destroy Prince Ruperts Army , at that time the greatest in the Kingdome , being a confluence of the forces of Prince Rupert , Prince Maurice , Colonell Gerard , Lord Hastings , Lord Ashly , & Sir Marmaduke Langdale . keywords: action; advantage; army; businesse; castle; city; colonell; command; countrey; day; designe; enemies; enemy; foot; forces; foure; garrison; gloucester; good; governour; guard; himselfe; horse; kings; lord; losse; maine; march; massie; men; officers; parliament; party; people; place; power; prince; prisoners; quarters; regiment; rest; service; shot; sir; souldiers; state; strength; things; time; towne; way; william; worcester cache: A34531.xml plain text: A34531.txt item: #79 of 636 id: A34708 author: Cotton, Robert, Sir, 1571-1631. title: The antiquity and dignity of parliaments written by Sir Robert Cotton. date: 1680.0 words: 6979 flesch: 74 summary: year , no Peace concluded with France , he calleth the State together to consult about the War , concluding a Treaty of Amity with Sigismond , King of the Romans , by the allowance of the three Estates , and entreth Articles in the Journal Roll. The King in the 5th . of his Reign , Called a Parliament , and therein advised with his Lords and Commons , for the suppressing I luellin , Prince of Wales ; and hearing that the French King intended to some pieces of his Inheritance in France , summoned a Parliament , ad tractandum , ordinandum , & favendum cum Praelatis proceribus & aliis Incolis Regni qualibet hujusmodi Periculis , & Excogitatis militiis sic abjurand . keywords: advice; claus; commons; edw; english; france; french; hen; king; lords; parl; parliament; peace; war; year cache: A34708.xml plain text: A34708.txt item: #80 of 636 id: A34717 author: Cotton, Robert, Sir, 1571-1631. title: The forme of government of the kingdome of England collected out of the fundamental lawes and statutes of this kingdome : wherin is manifested the customary uses of the kings of England upon all occasions, either of marriage, peace or warre, to call their peeres and barons of the realme to be bartners [sic] in treatizes, and to give their judicious advice : the state and security of the whole kingdome depending upon such counsells and determinations : likewise the names of the kings and the times when such Parliaments were called, and the acts that passed upon those and the like occasions : Henry I, Iohn, Henry 3, Edward I, Edward 2, Edward 3, Richard 2, Henry 4, Henry 5, Henry 6, Edward 4, Henry 7, Henry 8 : published for the satisfaction of all those that desire to know the manner and forme of the government of the land, and the fundamentall lawes of the kingdome. date: 1642.0 words: 5980 flesch: 77 summary: This King in the fift of his Raigne called a Parliament , and therein advised with his Lords and Commons , for suppressing Llewellin Prince of Wales : And hearing that the French King intended to invade some peeces of his inheritance in France , summoned a Parliament ad tractandum , ordinandum , & faciendum cum Prelatis , Proceris & aliis Inco●is Regni , quomodo huiusmodi periculis & excogitatis militiis sit obviandum ; inserting in the writt , that it was Lex notissima & provida circumspectione stabilita , that that quod omnes tangit , abomnibus approbaretur . The yeare succeeding a Parliament is called , for that the King would have the advice of his Lords and Commons for the warre with Scotland , and would not without their Counsell conclude a finall peace with France . keywords: advise; commons; france; hen; henry; king; parl; parliament; peace; yeare cache: A34717.xml plain text: A34717.txt item: #81 of 636 id: A34784 author: Henderson, Alexander, 1583?-1646. title: The Covenant with a narrative of the proceedings and solemn manner of taking it by the honourable House of Commons and reverent Assembly of Divines the 25th day of September, at Saint Margarets in Westminster : also two speeches delivered at the same time, the one by Mr. Philip Nye, the other by Mr. Alexander Hendersam. date: 1643.0 words: 9999 flesch: 40 summary: And as the solemnity of an Oath is to bee measured by the persons swearing , so by the matter also that is to be sworne to ; God would not sweare to the Covenant of works , he intended not to honour it so much , it was not to continue , it was not worthy of an Oath of his ; but to the Covenant of grace , which is the Gospel , he swears and repents not of it . It will not bee unworthy your consideration , whether seeing the preservation of Popery hath beene by Leagues and Covenants , God may not make a League or Covenant to be the destruction of it ▪ Nay , the very rise of Popery seemeth to be after such a manner by Kings , that is , Kingdomes assenting and agreeing perhaps by some joynt Covenant ( the Text saith , with one minde , why not then with one mouth ? ) to give their power and strength unto the Beast , and make war against the Lamb , Rev. 17. where you read the Lamb shall overcome the Beast , and possibly with the same weapons , he is the Lord of Lords , and King of Kings , he can unite Kings and Kingdomes , and give them one minde also to destroy the Whore and be her utter ruine ; And may not this dayes work be a happy beginning of such a blessed expedition ? keywords: assembly; church; covenant; day; god; hath; hearts; house; kingdomes; lord; oath; people; religion; work cache: A34784.xml plain text: A34784.txt item: #82 of 636 id: A35034 author: Croft, Robert. title: The plea, case, and humble proposals of the truly-loyal and suffering officers date: None words: 8084 flesch: 51 summary: [ A List of Officers Claiming to the Sixty Thousand Pounds , &c. Granted by His Sacred Majesty for the Relief of His Truly-Loyall and Indigent Party . Which List is made Publique , by the Consent , and at the desire of the Honourable the Commissioners Appointed by Act of Parliament for Distribution of the said Moneys . FIrst ; The Printed List of Officers , Exposes the Royal-Party to have Their Throats Cut , in Case of an Insurrection , which was the Compounders Case in the dayes of the Committee of Safety , when upon Printing a List of Their Names , it was proposed , that the whole Party might be Massacred . keywords: act; case; certificates; commissioners; king; list; majesty; officers; party; persons; publique; tcp; text cache: A35034.xml plain text: A35034.txt item: #83 of 636 id: A35045 author: Cowley, Abraham, 1618-1667. title: A letter to a freind [sic] shewing the illegall proceedings of the two houses of Parliament and observing God's aversenesse to their actions, which caused the authours returne to the king and his alleagiance. date: 1645.0 words: 5606 flesch: 59 summary: Since therefore that the two Houses cannot without the Kings assent make a new nor abrogate an old law , cannot without the Kings assent raise armes to execute a person condemned by Parliament with the Kings assent ( as in Hu. 2. where his Barons of Parliament and others by colour and in persuance of an Ordinance of Parliament , whereby Hugh De le Spencers were banished and to be proceeded against as enemies to the King and Kingdome in case they did returne ; The Sonne returning to the King , the Barons and others pretending that the De le Spencers could not be legally attainted by processe of law , because they ( the De le Spencers ) had usurped the Royall power , and therefore in case of necessity ( for so is the Booke of old Mag. Char. fol. 54. ) mutually bound themselves by oath , ( as we by our Protestations ) and with Armes and banners displayed persue the De le Spencers , and kill and imprison divers of the Kings Subjects , and take their Townes , Castles , Houses , &c. and all without the Kings assent , ( as ours doe ) for which they were glad to take a pardon , ( as ours would be of an act of oblivion the Scotch word for a generall pardon ) for that oath , their armes , &c. keywords: armes; assent; church; god; houses; king; law; parliament; power; subjects; text cache: A35045.xml plain text: A35045.txt item: #84 of 636 id: A35154 author: Cary, John, d. 1720? title: An account of the proceedings of the Corporation of Bristol in execution of the act of Parliament for the better employing and maintaining the poor of that city date: 1700.0 words: 4791 flesch: 58 summary: 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. The next step was to appoint a Committee of Twelve to hear the Complaints of the Poor , to relieve them , and set them at work ; Six whereof were to go out every Month , and to be succeeded by Six more , to be chosen by Ballating . keywords: city; committee; house; set; tcp; text; time; work cache: A35154.xml plain text: A35154.txt item: #85 of 636 id: A35156 author: Crosfeild, Robert. title: England's glory reviv'd, demonstrated in several propositions shewing an easie and speedy method for fully manning the Royal Navy with saylers, without charge or obstruction to trade : as likewise reasons proving from whence all our losses have happen'd, with proper remedies for the better securing of trade for the future : by making due provision for all saylers that shall be wounded (or the widows and children of such of them as shall be slain) in the publick service, and the building of hospitals ... : as likewise propositions for an act of tonnage / by Robert Crosfeild. date: 1693.0 words: 11977 flesch: 52 summary: SHEWING An easie and speedy Method for fully Maning the Royal Navy with Saylers ; without Charge , or Obstruction to Trade . And the Grandure and Power of the Crown of England and welfare of the People depending so much upon Trade , all imaginable incouragement should be given to Shipping and Saylers who bring the Riches into the Kingdom . keywords: government; hath; kingdom; majesties; men; mony; pay; port; publick; saylers; service; ships; time; trade cache: A35156.xml plain text: A35156.txt item: #86 of 636 id: A35948 author: E. D., True lover of the lawes and liberties of England. title: Complaints and queries vpon Englands misery acted Octob. 13, 1659, by some officers of the army, against the Parliament of the common-wealth of England / by a true lover of the lawes and liberties of England, E.D. date: 1659.0 words: 4827 flesch: 52 summary: But now the Army hath ( they say ) dissolved the Parliament ; And is not this daies sorrow far greater then that daies joy ; sad enough to break more hearts then on that day were made merry ? Query . However , if the Army have not dissolved , yet sure enough they have interrupted , and put off the Parliament ; which is sad enough . keywords: army; conscience; england; god; liberty; officers; parliament; text cache: A35948.xml plain text: A35948.txt item: #87 of 636 id: A36334 author: D., Em. title: Nevves from the narrovv seas being a certain relation of a mighty and fearfull fight in those seas upon the coast of Frizeland : between a navy of Danes of a hundred sayle under the command of the grave van Erfurt date: 1642.0 words: 2391 flesch: 45 summary: LONDON , Printed for Francis Wright . 1642 , Worthy Sir , ACcording to the mutuall correspondence long time held betweene us , understanding by your last expresse of the 20. of October , the old stile of the affairs of England , I found my selfe ingag'd to make you a retribution by acquainting you with the last passages here ; I believe it is not unknowne to you that there has beene open hostility between the King of Denmarke and the State , which yet continuing in full heat and violence ; all the discourse for some weeks past here , has beene of a strange and new appointed Navie , which the said King has beene all this last Summer a rigging in all the considerable ports of the balticke , for what end we certainly could not understand ; the best intelligence from thence , giving information , that it was bound for England , procur'd hither by the solicitation of the malignant party there to assist his Majesty against the Parliament , others affirming , and probably , enough , that it was to infest the Netherlandish Coasts and to make some attempts upon Hilford sluce , the Brill , or some other part of Zeland , being assisted by another fleet of our old and implacable enemies , the Dunkirks , whithersoever it was bound , or for what purpose rais'd , I can not determine , but certaine it is , that about Saint Lukes tide last , according to the English account , there arrived out of the same into Copenhagen , neere an hundred able ships , part Lubeckers , part stoud Merchants , and the rest Danes , which taking in there some twelve or fourteene thousand landsouldiers , besides abundance of amunition , even to supefluity ; under the comand of the Duke of Holstein ; and then joyn'd with the grave Van Erfurt a Germane , the Admirall of Denmark and his fleet of twenty ships ; they put to sea that weeke , keeping along the coast , the State here having daily avisoes from sea of their proceedings , and by their consant and continuall wrestling with military dangers , inur'd to a care of their safeties , they sent an expresse to that famous Van Trump their Admirall ( being with his fleet of threescore saile of good and valiant ships not farre from the coast Zeland ) to intimate the approaching of the Danish Armado , charging him to wait diligently on those unwelcome guests , and so to watch their movings ; that if he saw occasion , hee might bid them to a bloody entertainment ; for whatsoever were their pretentons , or whithersoever they were bound . Van Trump having received that charge quickly hoys'd his sailes , and with a cheerfull and pleasant gale of wind , did run along the coasts of Zeland , Holland and F●●zl●nd , being as farre as the States clame any jurisdiction in those seas , without having any notice of this talk'd-of navie , till the eve before the battell , which was on Munday the last of October Old style he had notice by a light Catch , that scouted out to sea ward , that there was a mighty and stupendious fleet to the number of at least sixscore bottomes , bearing to sea-ward from the coast of Humburg , and that in all probability , if he would make out to sea , he might encounter them ere morning ; Ven Trump exceedingly joyfull at this tiding unamaz'd at the number of their fleet , made toward them , by the directions of that Catch , but the wind at evening being something scant , and not sufficient to trim the sailes of his greater ships , his Admirall and some other of his fleet , being vessells of twelve hundred and a thousand tun was forc'd to laver about , till in the night the wind comming about , and blowing a stiffe gale in his sterne , he spoond before the waves , and by that it was cleare day light , ours had a view of the Danish Armado , who fail'd on , as if they had notice , intended to fall over for the North coast of England , then to trouble the Coast of Holland . keywords: admirall; fleet; seas; ships; text; van cache: A36334.xml plain text: A36334.txt item: #88 of 636 id: A36630 author: Dryden, John, 1631-1700. title: His Majesties declaration defended in a letter to a friend being an answer to a seditious pamphlet, called A letter from a person of quality to his friend : concerning the kings late declaration touching the reasons which moved him to dissolve the two last parliaments at Westminster and Oxford. date: 1681.0 words: 12931 flesch: 58 summary: In the next place he informs us , That it has been long the practice of the Popish and Arbitrary Party , that the King should call , frequent , short , and useless Parliaments , till the Gentry grown weary of the great expences of Elections , should sit at home , and trouble themselves no more but leave the People expos'd to the practices of them , and of their Party ; who if they carry one House of Commons for their turn , will make us Slaves and Papists by a Law. Popish and Arbitrary , are words that sound high amongst the multitude ; and all men are branded by those names , who are not for setting up Fanaticism and a Common-wealth . With what impudence can our Author say , That an House of Commons can possibly be so pack'd , as to make us Slaves and Papists by a Law ? for my part I should as soon suspect they would make themselves Arbitrary , which God forbid that any Englishman in his right sences should believe . keywords: answer; author; commons; declaration; government; house; king; law; majesty; man; parliament; party; people; plot; power; religion; time cache: A36630.xml plain text: A36630.txt item: #89 of 636 id: A37004 author: D'Urfey, Thomas, 1653-1723. title: A pindarick poem on the Royal Navy most humbly dedicated to Their August Majesties, K. William, and Q. Mary / written by Mr. Durfey. date: 1691.0 words: 4487 flesch: 70 summary: (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A37004) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 49031) 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 ) keywords: eebo; english; fame; glory; great; honour; navy; right; royal; sea; tcp; text cache: A37004.xml plain text: A37004.txt item: #90 of 636 id: A37285 author: Day, John, 1574-1640? title: The Parliament of Bees date: 1641.0 words: 142424 flesch: -204 summary: pos=n-ab xml:id=A37285-011-b-2400>Arm. Base hounds ! Thou god of gay aparrell , what strange lookes Make suit to do thee service ? Mercers bookes Shew mens devotions to thee , Hell cannot holde A Fiend more stately : my acquaintance sold , Cause poore ? stood now my beaten taylor by me , Pleiting of my rich hose , my silke-mannye me , Drawing upon my Lords-ships Courtly calfe Payers of embroydered stockings , or but halfe A dozen things cald creditors , had my Barber Perfum'd my lowzy thatch ( this nitty harbour ) These pi'd-wingd Butterflies wud know me than , But they nere landed in the I bodied rascals , that owe more To Linnen-drapers , to new vampe a whore , Then all their race from their grand beldame foorth To this their raigne in cloaths were ever worth , That such should tickle a commanders eare With flatterie , when we must not come neare , But stand ( for want of cloaths ) tho we win townes Amongst almsbasket men , such silken clownes When wee with bloud deserve , share our reward We held scarce fellow-mates to the blacke guard ; Why shold a souldier being the worlds right arme Be cut off by the left ? ( infernall charme ) Is the world all Ilt. I am unworthy on . Except a hooke Hung at each line to choake me , stay what name Hast given thy brat ? To the most honoured Dame . Com'st lying into th' world ? be thy leaves torne , Rent , and us'd basely , as thy title borne ? keywords: 003; 007; 010; 015; 025; > obron; argument xml; id="a37285; item xml; lemma="be; lemma="in; lemma="shall; lemma="to; lemma="will; list xml; pc join="right; pc xml; pos="acp; pos="av; pos="cc; pos="crq; pos="d; pos="n1; pos="pns; pos="po; pos="vmb; pos="vvi; pubplace >; quote xml; ref xml; seg >; seg xml; sp xml; speaker; stage xml; trailer xml; type="contract2; unit="sentence">.