Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	head_n	king_n	supreme_a	4,443	5	9.1068	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34178	The Compleat statesman demonstrated in the life, actions, and politicks of that great minister of state, Anthony, Earl of Shaftesbury : containing an account of his descent, his administration of affairs in the time of Oliver Cromwell, his unwearied endeavours to restore His Most Sacred Majesty, his zeal in prosecuting the horrid Popish Plot, several of his learned speeches during his being Ld. Chancellor, his two commitments to the Tower, the most material passages at his tryal, with many more considerable instances unto His Lordships going for Holland.	Dunton, John, 1659-1733.	1683 (1683)	Wing C5658; ESTC R35656	48,139	160

other Discourse with the L. Shaftesbury the said Earl told him that the Duke of Bucks's Mother was descended of the Family of the Plant aginets naming some of the Edwards and that in her Right he should have the Barony of Ross and in her Right had as good a Title to the Crown of England as ever any Stewart had John Macknamara deposed That a little after the Parliament had been dissolved at Oxford the Earl of Shaftesbury said to him That the King was Popishly affected that he took the same methods that his Father before him took which brought his Head to the block and said We will also bring his thither and that the Earl had said the King deserved to be deposed as much as ever King Richard the second did Denis M●…cnamara declared that my Lord Shaftesbury had said The King was a man that ought not to be believed and that ●…e ought to be deposed as well as Richard the second that the Dutchess o●… Mazarine was one of his Cabinet Council that he did nothing but by her Advice Edward Ivey said that the Earl of Shafton soon after the Parliament was dissolved at Oxford speaking against the King said he was an unjust man and unfit to reign that he was a Papist in his heart and would introduce Popery That another time he heard him exclaim against the King and that they designed to depose him and set another in his stead Bernard Dennis deposed that amongst divers other things the Lord Shaftesbury had told him that they intended to have England under a Common-Wealth and no Crown to have no supream head particular Man or King nor owe Obedience to a Crown Lord Chief Justice told the Jury they intended to call no more Witnesses against the Earl of Shaftesbury the Jury being charged only with that Mr. Papillion desired to know what S●…atute the Indictment was grounded upon my Lord Chief Justice said it was contra formam Statut ' which might be understood Statutorum or Statuti so they might go upon all Statutes that might be the form o that Indictment The Jury desired to know whether any of the Witnesses stood indicted or no. To which the Lord Chief Justice answered they were not properly here to examine the credibility of the Witnesses for that would be a matter upon a Tryal before a Petty Jury where the King would be heard to defend the credibility of his Witnesses if any thing were objected against them That they were to see whether the Statute were satisfied in having matter that was Treasonable and witnessed by Two Men who are intended Prima facie credible unless of their own Knowledg they knew any thing to the contrary Mr. Papillion prayed his Lordships Opinion whether his Lordship thought they were within the compass of their own Understandings and Consciences to give Judgment for if they were not left to consider the credibility of the Witnesses they could not satisfie their Consciences To which the Lord Chief Justice replied that they ought to go according to the Evidence unless there were any thing to their own knowledg and that i●… they expected to enter into proofs concerning the credit of the Witnesses it were impossible to do Justice at that rate The Jury withdrew and the Court adjourned till Three a Clock When met the Jury put many questions to the Witnesses of which for brevity I can but take notice of some Mr. Gwin was asked by the Foreman whose writing the Paper was to which he answered he could not tell whether it was in the Closet before he came there he said it was certainly in the closet for there he found it he knew not the particular Paper but all the Papers in the bag were there They asked whether he knew not of a Discourse of an Association in Parliament He said he was not of the last Parliament but had heard an Association talked of Then the Foreman asked Mr. Secretary Jenkins whether he knew not of a Debate in Parliament concerning an Association whether he remembred not that it was read upon occasion of the Bill The Secretary answered that he was not present at the Debate that there was an answer to a Message from the House of Commons had somthing in it which did strongly imply somthing of an Association that he heard such a thing spoke of but was not present at the Reading Being asked the date of the Warrant for my Lord Shaftesbury's commitment he must he said refer himself to the Warrant that he thought it was about the beginning of July Being asked whether all the Witnesses had been examined before the Committee he answered they were and he was present at the Examination Being asked again whether all he said he knew not whether all but he was sure he was at the Examination of several but could not tell how many Then the Jury examined the rest of the Witnesses one by one Booth being asked whether he had easie admittance into my Lords company said he ever went with Capt. Wilkinson and had easie admittance whether Captain Wilkinson were with him every time he said no not every time not this time to divers other questions he answered That he had been in Orders that he had not been indicted for Fellony that he did not directly know any one man of the Fifty beside himself that he never was with my Lord but at his own House that he was never desired to be a Witness against my Lord until he had intimated something of it till he was told of Brownrigg the Yorkshire Attorney concerning somwhat my Lord had said to Irish men he then said he was sure there was somthing as to that purpose to English men that he thought he had no Commission to offer him a Reward that he was not acquainted with Callaghan nor Downing never heard their names nor was in their company that he knew of that he knew not one Mr. Shelden nor Mr. Marriot only had heard of one Marriot that belong'd to the D. of Norfolk but never was in his company nor discoursed with from him but had heard from Baines about Brownrigg about Irish Witnesses Mr. Godfrey asked whether he had never heard of Irish Witnesses sent down by Mr. Marriot to the Isle of Ely Then the L. Ch. Just. said We have given you all the Liberty in the World hoping you would ask pertinent questions but these are trifles he did not expect that any wise men would have asked such questions Then he asked of Mr. Godfrey what it was to the purpose whether Mr. Marriot sent any Irish Witnesses to his Tennant or no. To which the Foreman told his Lordship that he had it under the hand of the Clerk of the Council Mr. Turbervil answered to several questions that he had the Discourse with my Ld. Shaftesbury about the beginning of February and about July 4. communicated it to Mr. Secretary Jenkins The Foreman then asking whether he had met with no body about the beginning of July