Selected quad for the lemma: king_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
king_n	earl_n	henry_n	sir_n	22,904	5	6.1717	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87908	Treason arraigned, in answer to Plain English; being a trayterous, and phanatique pamphlet, which was condemned by the Counsel of State, suppressed by authority; and the printer declared against by proclamation. It is directed to the Lord General Monck, and the officers of his army, &c.	L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704.	1660 (1660)	Wing L1318A; Thomason E1019_14; ESTC R203945	22,391	35

was tumulted I do not know but that it was not by his Majesty is most evident Nor is there any Question but the Massacres there committed must lie upon the score both of the Actors and Promoters of those crueltyes who they are when I know I 'll tell you WOuld you know who it was that interposed betwixt the Parliament and the Duke of Buckingham and would not permit the Proofs to be made against him concerning the death of his own Father THis I shall satisfie you in A Letter was presented to the House from Thomas Haslerigg brother to Sir Arthur which was read to this Purpose That there was one Mr. Smalling a Committee-man of Leicester-shire who had been a Deputy-examiner in the star-Chamber And affirmed that above twenty years since there being a sute in star-Chamber between the Earl of Bristol Complainant and the Duke of Buckingham Defendant Concerning Physick presumptuously administred by the said Duke to King James the said Smalling took many Depositions therein and was further proceeding in the Examinations until a Warrant signed by the King was brought him Commanding him to surcease and to send him the Depositions already taken which Smalling did yet kept notes by him of the principal passages doubting what further proceedings might be hereafter in a businesse of such importance Sir Henry Mildmay moved that Smalling be sent for and examined upon Oath by the COMMITTEE that penned the said Declaration but upon motion of the Presbyterians he was ordered to be examined at the COMMONS-BAR Smalling came produced the Warrant but no notes so this Chimera vanished Tertio Caroli this businesse had been ventilated and examined against the Duke and no mention made of Poysoning or Killing King James It was then only called An Act of high Presumption and Dangerous Consequence in the Duke nor was there then the least Reflection upon KING CHARLES See the History of Independency par 1. p. 74. WOuld you hear who it was that made so light of Parliaments killing them as soon as born and making them a scorn by dissolution at pleasure and at length designed and in fine drew sword against the very Parliamentary Constitution after he had by imprisonments destroyed several eminent Patriots for their freedome of speech in the Parliament on the behalf of the Publick and in particular touching the death of his Father NO it needs not I can tell you that 'T was Cromwel and the secluding Members The RUMP That drew Sword against the very Parliamentary Const●ution T●ey clap'd up Sir ● obert Pye and Major Fincher for but d●siring a 〈◊〉 P●rliament on the behalf of the Publique sending thei●Troops abroad to seize and Threatning them e●e● to 〈◊〉 all the Declarers That which concern his Maj sti●'s Father is spoken to already WOuld the Scots know who it was that designed them to be the first Subjects of Slavery in Spirituals and Civils who hated their very Nation though the Land of his Nativity who made a Pacification with them with a ●rsa●be●ous in ent to break every Article and manifested it as so●n as he returned from Edinburg to London giving special command to ●u●n the said Articles by the hand of the common H●ngman and it was publickly done I 'll tell you that too 'T was the old Argyle But hold you Sir Touching the Treac●erous Intent did he tell you his mind ● t I confesse you are quick-sighted you could not see things else that have no Being as your own Piety and publique Tenderness● You have approv'd your ●elve Se●r●h●r● of Hearts indeed witnesse your Sacrifi●es to your MOLOCH the Good old cause your Butcheries by Q●arterin● and Embowelling poor Wretches only upon Fri●olous and I●congr●ous Circumstances senselessely patch'd together by your Ridiculous and Suborned sons o● B li●l Because that your own Party did resolve at first to break a●l O●th●s and has been only True in a Fidelity to Hell an●Wicked●●ss you make no difficulty to measure others by your Impious selves you Talk and Act at such a R●te a● if men were to be Damn'd upward as if the 〈…〉 were a D l●sion Divinity an old wive's Tale and se●io sl● not halfso much Respect is paid to the Two Ta●l●● of the D●calog●e as to the Orders of your C●ff ho●s● I shall not ra●el the T●ans●ction sequent upon the P●cifi●ation yo● speak of But to your next WOuld you hear the Cries of the blood of Rochel and of his own people sacrificed in that Expedition to a forein Interest and of all the Protestants in France for his Barbarous betraying of them THe Rochel Expedition I 'm a stranger to so I suppose are you that make the Challenge But if you had told me of Jamaica or the Sound I should have understood you WOuld you cast your eye on past miseries and recollect the manifold intollerable Oppressions of people both in matter of Estate and Conscience and compare them with the indulgencies at the same time towards Papists yea and the designs laid to make use of Papists to destroy both Parliaments and godly People together NOw you say something surely The manifold intollerable oppression of People in matter of Estate and Conscience c. This I remember perfectly Your Major-General-Archy was an admirable Form of Government So was your Rumparchy Clap a man up and never let him know his crime nor his Accuser declare a man uncapable of serving in Parliament for having Bayes in his Window or a Minc'd-Pye in Christmasse sequester half the Nation because they will not swear back and forward sell Free-born men by Thousands into Plantations and in fine beside Excise and other Impositions Arbitrary lay on the comfortable Load of 100000 l. a Month upon a Begger'd Nation and at the latter end of the day Is this the Oppress●on your wise Worship intends Now for the matter of Conscience I can help you out there too To shorten let the Oath of Abjuration serve for all You follow this with a sharp charge for making use of Papists I could retort this if I thought it valuable but frankly in a War the Subject of the Qusstion is not Religion but Assistance Nor do I tho' I might as well condemn your Party that is the Rump-men for the same practise WOuld you understand the correspondencies maintained with and the encouragements given to the bloody Irish Rebels for the ffecting his designe together with the correspondencies and Solicitations setled in forein Countries to the same purpose with all the Circumstances evincing the truth THis is the same thing again shake Hands and to the next WOuld you be informed how often and with how much solicitude the Parliament notwithstanding all these things did for peace sake in a manner prostitute themselves and hazard the whole Cause by appointing Treaty after Treaty which he never entertained but with intent of treachery and thereby frustrated all their good intentions and endeavours before ever they passed the Votes of non-Adresse Then we beseech you read the following