Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	chancellor_n	great_a	seal_n	2,853	5	8.3166	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95898	A sight of ye trans-actions of these latter yeares emblemized with ingraven plats, which men may read without spectacles.	Vicars, John, 1579 or 80-1652.	1646 (1646)	Wing V327; Thomason E365_6; ESTC R201246	21,011	26

with brotherly love and charity that there may not be this effusion of Christian blood amongst them for Jesus Christ his sale if it be thy will And when he said Lord receive my soule which was his sign the Executioner did his office 84. A desperate plot of the Royalists to starve up the City of London by breaking into Surrey Sussex Kent and the other associated Counties but disappointed by the Parliaments Victories at Ault●n and Als●●rd fought by Sir Will Waller with the help of the City of Londons regiments and the Royalists plots to hinder our brethren of Scot●● comming in to our help by letters and Embassadors sent from France and messengers from King Charles to inveagle them to keep from us but all in vain by Gods good providence and mercy to us 85. The King gran●●d a cessation of arms with the bloody rebels of Ireland and afterward justified it by a Declaration of his printed and published at Oxford but it was remarkably observed that he never prospered in any of his great designs after that 86. A Solemn League and Covenant taken by the Lords and Commons in Parliament and by the City of London and all parts of the kingdom in the Parliaments power for a pure reformation of Religion and Church-Government and a mutuall defence betwixt us and our brethren of Scotland 87. A notable plot by the Royalists to have Nottingham town Castle betrayed unto them the Officers therein being proffered above 10000 livre. to consent to it but prevented by Gods mercy in the fidelity of Colonell Hutchinson who was then the Governour thereof 88. A Generall plot against the Protestant Religion over all Christendom and the Danes and Holl●nde●● also but God wrought a mighty overture therein by the sudden breaking out of the Danes plot against the Swedes and their over-running almost all D●nmark thereupon 89. A desperate plot against the City of London under a pretence of petitioning for peace acted by Sir 〈◊〉 Brook Colonell Read and one Mr. Riley Vilet 2 Citizens of London 〈…〉 but by Gods providence discovered and prevented 1645. 90. Two 〈…〉 the betraying of Milsbury into the Royalists hands and another against 〈…〉 all then by Gods mercy timely discovered also and prevented 91. One Mr. Edward S●●nford a Papist plotted with Captain Backhouse a Capt. of Horse under Colonell Mass●e for the be●●aying of the City of Gloucester into the Enemies hands and pr●ffered 5000 livre. for a reward thereof 200 li whereof was paid in hand to the said Captain but by Gods providence the plot frustrated and Gloucester safely preserved 92. Englands great wonder to Gods glory there being about May 30. 1644. six brave armies in the kingdome on the Parliaments side and other forces for defence of the City of London besides 93. A plot to have betrayed our whole Army in Cornwall in the VVest but by Gods blessing most of the Souldiers lives were preserved though with the losse of our Artillery 94. Sir Alexander Carew Sir John Hotham Captain Hotham and the Arch-prelate of Canterbury beheaded on Tower-Hill for treason against the Parliament 95. A peace onely pretended by the royalists at Uxbridge and a treacherous petition framed by the malignants of Buckingham shire wherein one Sir John Lawrence of that County was a great stickler but the mischief of both was frustrated 96. A desperate assault on Melcomb-Regis to have betrayed it into the royalists hands wherein divers of the malignant Townsmen had a principall hand and Colonell Goring and Sir Lewis Dives were agents therein but by Gods blessing the plot was frustrated the Town and Forts recovered and two ships with rich prize from Rhoan in France were seized on to make amends for their trouble 1645. 97. Divers Earles and Lords forsook Oxford and came in and submitted themselves to the Parliament 98. A desperate plot in the West against the Parliament by the Clubmen but by Gods providence turned to the Enemies greatest hurt in the issue 99. A devillish sudden plot upon Scotland which was almost over run by traiterous Montrosse but as suddenly recovered again by Gods blessing on Generall David Lesley and Montrosse discomfitted and beaten away into the mountaines 1646. 100. A Discovery of grosse impiety in the Oxonians pretending a desired treaty with the Parliament for a wel-grounded peace and yet at that time the Earl of Glamorgan had a Commission to the ruine of all the protestants in Ireland and so consequently of us in England also 101. The great Seale broken before the Lords and Commons on Tuesday the 11 of August 1646. The Speech of the Lord Louthe● Chancellour of Scotland to the King at Newcastle July 1646. YOur Majesty was pleased on Monday last to call the Lords of Your Councell and Committee to acquaint them with the Propositions and told them before you would deliver Your Answer You would make the same known to them The time assigned to the Commissioners stay is so short and the consequence of your Majesties Answer of so great importance either for the perservation or ruine of Your Crowne and Kingdomes as we could not be answerable to God nor to that Trust reposed in us unlesse we represent to your Majesty how necessary it is that your Maiesty assent to the Propositions as the condition of affaires now standin so great extremity and that the danger and losse of your refusall will be remedilesse and bring on a suddaine ruine and destruction I shall begin first with the last which is the danger and shall next speake a word of the remedy The differences betwixt your Majesty and your Parliament which no man knoweth better than your Majesties selfe are growne to such a height that after many bloudy battels the Parliament having your Majesty all the Forts Garr●●o●s and strong holds in their hands having your Majesties Revenue Excise Assessements Sequestrations and the Authority to raise all the men and money in the Kingdome and having after many victories and great successes a strong Army on Foot are now in such a posture for strength and power they are in a capacity to doe what they will both in Church and State And some are so afraid and others so unwilling to submit themselves to your Majesties Government that they desire not you nor any of your Race longer to reigne over them But the people are so wearie of the Warre and great burthens they doe groane under are so loath to have Monarchicall Government destroyed that they are not attempt to cast it totally off till once they send Propositions of Peace to your Majesty least the people without whose concurrence they are not able to carry on their design should fall from them but after so great Warre and trouble that they may have a perfect security from opposition and Arbitrary power they have resolved upon the Propositions which are tendred to your Majesty as that without which the Kingdome and your people cannot be in safety and that there cannot be a