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id: A66192
author: England and Wales. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William III)
date: 1696.0
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words: 1291
sentence: 53
flesch: 59
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title:
  By the King, a proclamation whereas we have been inform'd, that a false, scandalous, and seditious libel ... intituled An account of the proceedings of the House of Commons in relation to the recoining the clipp'd money, and falling the price of guineas ...

summary:
  Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL). Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 107518)


id: A89224
author: Johnston, Andrew.
title: Advertisement by Dr. Monro Presbyter of the Church of Scotland.
date: 1693.0
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words: 1272
sentence: 61
flesch: 63
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summary:
  [Edinburgh : 1693] Declaration by Mr. Andrew Johnston, December 2d. Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 172673) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2645:5) Advertisement by Dr. Monro Presbyter of the Church of Scotland.


id: B02599
author: Capell, John.
title: The case of Mr. Wynne, against Capell, Swaine and Price, petitioners.
date: 1690.0
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words: 1582
sentence: 70
flesch: 67
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summary:
  (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B02599) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 174095) Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL).


id: A96850
author: Prynne, William, 1600-1669.
date: 1644.0
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words: 1513
sentence: 46
flesch: 50
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title:
  To the honourable the knights, citizens, and burgesses in this present Parliament assembled The humble petition of Clement VValker, and William Prynne, Esquires.

summary:
  Yet notwithstanding some friends of his , to blemish your Petitioners , and that Honourable Councels just proceedings , have confidently reported in London , Westminster , and elsewhere : that your Petitoners did retract all , and could not prove any of their Articles ; that they cried peccavi , asked the Colonel forgivenes ; who made such a brave defence , and came of with such Honour as never any man did before him ; that he was absolutely acquitted from all cowardize and treachery , and condemned onely for not firing that famous City , which his conscience would not permit , nor the Parliament in honour could not have suffered him to doe ; That his guard continued upon him but two daies after sentence , that he is already set at liberty , pardoned , ( though we humbly conceive no person can * pardon his judgement in this common case , without speciall order of both Houses , ) and shall shortly sit in the House againe . By reason of which false reports your Petitioners , for their cost and paines in this publique prosecution , have been much defamed ; his Excellencies , and the Honourable Councell of Warres proceedings insufferably traduced , truth disguised , the well affected party discontented , malignants mouthes opened to complaine of partiality , the Honour and Justice of the high Court of Parliament principally interressed in this tryall ( directed by severall Orders of this House ) blemished , and a high way prepared in these perilous times ( which daily produce new monstrous Plots to undermine Us ) to betray all Forts , and Cities yet remaining in Your power , through Treachery or Cowardize , if this signall leading president of grandest publique concernment , shall be thus openly traduced , and the execution of it so suddenly , so sleightly passed over as is reported ; especially since the condemned Delinquent , hath both in speeches and printed Relations justified this his unworthy action to the utmost before this Honourable House , the Councell of War , World , not yet making the least acknowledgement of , submission or satisfaction for the same , and denied at the tryall that Colonel Essex was ever Governour of Bristol , or that he did apprehend or remove him , or that himselfe was ever Governour of this City or Castle , or undertooke to defend the same , or had any Commission to keepe it , but onely to keepe his souldiers in order ; the contrary to all which appeared by his owne evidence , and that he hath twice sent for , received , accepted an independent Commission by all possible waies and meanes to provide for the defence and security of the same City against all enemies and opposition whatsoever .


id: A86877
author: H. S.
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words: 2323
sentence: 76
flesch: 60
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title:
  An apologeticall letter to a person of quality, concerning a scandalous and malicious passage, in a conference lately held betwixt an inquisitor at White-Hall and Mr Anthony Sadler, published in his Inquisitio Anglicana. / Written by Jo. Hall Bishop of Norwich, in vindication of himself.

summary:
  Hall Bishop of Norwich, in vindication of himself. Hall Bishop of Norwich, in vindication of himself.


id: A47314
author: Coale, Benjamin. aut
date: 1684.0
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words: 4582
sentence: 161
flesch: 71
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title:
  The lybeller carracterizd [sic], or a hue and cry sent after him. Some of his works made publick: with observations thereupon

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. Is this your Liberty of Conscience , and Works of Charity , to keep People out of their Property , or the Persecuting Spirit of the World cloakt with Liberty ? Hath J. S. and J. W. taught you this Doctrine ?


id: A47942
author: L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704.
date: 1681.0
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words: 5789
sentence: 212
flesch: 63
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title:
  A word concerning libels and libellers humbly presented to the Right Honorable Sir John Moor, Lord-Mayor of London, and the Right Worshipfull the aldermen his bretheren / by Roger L'Estrange.

summary:
  The Burden of the Song from one end to the other of this Pamphlet being the Exclusion of his Royall Highness , and Barring the Kings Supply , with an intermixture of demanding the Artillery , the Militia , the Regulation of Courts Ecclesiastical , and Civil , a Bill of Association ; the disposing of all Publick Offices and Charges , &c. The Sheriffs Case makes [ King , Lords , and Commons , to be a Corporation ] which amounts to no less then a ' Deposing of the King. These Outrages upon the Laws of God and man will never find Protection within the Walls of this Loyal City ; And this Licence is not more the Shame of the Government , then the Vile Instruments are in truth the Dishonour of Mankinde .


id: A40081
author: Fowler, Edward, 1632-1714.
date: 1685.0
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words: 10209
sentence: 355
flesch: 68
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title:
  The great wickedness, and mischievous effects of slandering, represented in a sermon preached at St. Giles without Cripplegate, on Sunday Nov. 15, 1685 by Edward Fowler, D.D. ; together with a preface and conclusion in his own vindication.

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  Users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a TCP editor. Gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors.


id: A66791
author: Wither, George, 1588-1667.
date: 1661.0
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words: 21594
sentence: 565
flesch: 61
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title:
  A triple paradox affixed to a counter-mure raised against the furious batteries of restraint, slander and poverty, the three grand engines of the world, the flesh, and the devil / by major George Wither ...

summary:
  I have seen Heads and Feet exchange their places , Wealth make men poor , and honour bring disgraces ; Beauties , which ravished beholders eyes Wax more deformed than Anatomies , Or , no more lovely to be lookt upon , Than Rawridge , Mumble-crust , or Bloody-bone , But , truth to say , they who most lovely be , Now , no more pleasureful appear to me Than Pictures , nor so much as ugly faces Whose hearts are beautifi'd with inward graces , Although to Beauty very few were more A Servant , than I have been heretofore , And if that please not , which I once lik'd best , What pleasure is there to behold the rest ? I know , as well as they who did behold That costly Show , what Silver , Silk and Gold , Pearls , Diamonds , and precious Rubies , can Contribute to adorn a horse or man.


id: A51909
author: March, John, 1612-1657.
date: 1647.0
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words: 48788
sentence: 1745
flesch: 71
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title:
  Actions for slaunder, or, A methodicall collection under certain grounds and heads of what words are actionable in the law and what not a treatise of very great use and consequence to all men, especially in these times wherein actions for slaunder are more common and do much more abound then in times past, and when the malice of men so much increases, well may their tongue want a directory : to which is added awards or arbitrements methodified under severall grounds and heads collected out of our year-books and other private authentick authorities ... / by Jo. March.

summary:
  Norman and Symons case , the plaintiffe brought an Action for words and declared that they were spoaken false & malitiose ; the Iury find the words spoaken falso & injuriose and it was adjudged that the Action would not lie , because the finding of the Jury doth not warrant the Declaration in the substantiall forme of it , for if the words were not spoaken out of malice , they will not be Actionable , as I shall shew you hereafter . this action de scandalis magnatum , is not to be compa●ed to other actions upon the case , for words spoken of any other persons for this is inhibited by Act of Parliament ; and if the words bee such that any di●cord may arise by them betwixt the King and his Subjects ▪ or his Nobles , or any slander to them to bring them into contempt , this action lies , and I have seene a Record of a case in 4. H. 8. of such an action brought by the Duke of Buckingham , for such words which might cause him to be in contempt , which were holden sufficient upon which to ground an action , Hobart Attorney Generall for the Plaintiffe also ; who said that though an Action doth not lie for words betwixt common persons , but in case where they are touched in life or Member , or much in reputation ; yet if one speake any scandalous words of an Earle or other Peere of the Realme , which impeaches their credit , because that they are of the great Counsell of the King and State , and a principall part of the body politique , so that their discredit or disparagement , is a disparagement to all the Realme , therefore every thing which trenches only to their discredit is a cause of action , and this was the cause of the judgement in the case of the Ducke of Buckingham in .


id: A23740
author: Allestree, Richard, 1619-1681.
title: The government of the tongue by the author of The whole duty of man, &c.
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words: 46940
sentence: 1430
flesch: 62
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summary:
  In mere secular wisdom it will therefore become men to consider , whether this trade be like to turn to account , or whethere it be worth the while , at once to make a jest and an enemy . 12. AND if it be imprudent to make man our enemy , t is much more to make God so , by levelling our blowes at any thing sacred : but of that I have already had occasion to speak , and shall not repete ; only give me leave to say , that besides the profaner sort of jests , which more immediately reflect on him , he is concern'd in all the unjust reproches of our brethren , our love to them being confirm'd by the same divine Sanction with our reverence to him : and sure nothing is more inconsistent with that love , then the exposing them to that contemt we are our selves so impatient of . The government of the tongue by the author of The whole duty of man, &c. Allestree, Richard, 1619-1681. 1667 Approx.


