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A91767	Rhodes, Simon.	A letter written by master Symon Rodes, minister in Yorke, to his brother in London, with the substance of Sir Tho: Widringtons (deputy recorders speech of Yorke) to His Majestie, at his entry into the citie.	1642.0		.xml	application/xml	1536	53	64	Dread Soveraigne : I Am by the assignement of the Right Honourable the Lord Major , the Worshipfull Aldermen , and worthy Citizens of Yorke : by the duty of my place , by my owne so many personall great obligements unto your most Sacred Majesty ; this third time appointed to welcome Your Royall presence to Your City of Yorke ; and assuredly ( most undoubted Soveraigne , ) were it not , that wee in our minds , ( as full of Loyalty as affection toward Your Majesty , ) have too just cause to feare that high discontent arising from the heavy distance , which it hath pleased God , ( for our sinnes , for no long time wee trust ) to breake out betweene Your Majesty , and Your Grand Counsell now assembled , hath rather occasioned this Your Majesties repaire hither at this season , then the oportunity of the place , ( as Your Majesties affaires now stand , ) or any our deserved worthinesse ; Your Majesty being the onely Sol of our hearts , should have had a farre more transcendent vigour in them , toward the raising a farre more forward Spring of joy in them , then yet the Sunne from his Spheare hath in these par●s produced out of the Earth : I speake not this ( Deare Soveraign ) in any wise to bee understood as if it were not deepely possessed with all reall and cordiall comfort ; not onely at the Presence of Your Royall selfe , but likewise of that of Your Royall Sonne , the Princes Highnesse ; whose Excellency is this very first time beheld generally by so great a multitude of Northen eyes as never before in these parts ; ( whom God Almighty long preserve to Your Maiesties continuall security and our future support ; ) They for their part were confidently perswaded maturely weighing ; how , if the Animall Spirits descend not from the head into the members , the whole body is suddenly surprised , either with a Lethargie or Apoplexie : as Your Maiesty , w●● strongly beleeve , in Your Royall wisedome perfectly apprehends , that for the better inab●●●… and cherishing of the Braine , the Vitall parts must administer unto the head ; and were this c●●…rent interchangeably , not intermitted , friendly intercourse is found in the body naturall , its 〈◊〉 is a sound constitution and iocound temperament : But if God , whose wayes are unsearchab●●… and who can unite minds though farre distant in place , shall for Your Maiesties sake in 〈◊〉 of the constant religious heart You ever bore toward him : Grant unto ancient Yorke this bles●●●… 〈◊〉 all discontents and misunderstanding , ( whence have possibly proceeded some jealous●●… 〈◊〉 end at Yorke , may die and depart at Yorke ; may bee entombed at Yorke , then should Yorke have 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ( If ever Yorke had any ) of yeilding humble , hearty , and devout Praise , Laud , and Thankesgiving 〈◊〉 God ; bounden duty , thankefull congratulation , nay , triumphant acknowledgement unto Your Maiesty . London , Printed for Nath :	cache/A91767.xml	txt/A91767.txt
