Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n
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A44853
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The speech of Ferdinando Huddleston, Esq. in the face of the country, at the election at Baggry in the county of Cumberland, the 27th day of August, 1679.
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Huddleston, Ferdinando.
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1679
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Wing H3248; ESTC R36802
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the_o speech_n of_o ferdinando_n huddleston_n esq_n in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o country_n at_o the_o election_n at_o baggry_n in_o the_o county_n of_o cumberland_n the_o 27_o day_n of_o august_n 1679._o gentleman_n my_o opposition_n this_o day_n in_o this_o affair_n may_v be_v think_v strange_a yet_o not_o more_o strange_a than_o the_o join_a opposer_n for_o one_o that_o come_v here_o i_o may_v acquiesce_v as_o to_o his_o worthiness_n for_o those_o that_o appear_v now_o as_o the_o last_o time_n it_o may_v be_v more_o seasonable_a for_o they_o to_o tell_v the_o country_n of_o a_o new_a commonwealth_n in_o a_o disguise_n than_o to_o put_v a_o second_o fob_n upon_o they_o i_o here_o declare_v in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o county_n i_o come_v here_o to_o the_o assistance_n of_o our_o king_n and_o country_n and_o to_o uphold_v the_o most_o glorious_a church_n in_o the_o world_n settle_v in_o this_o isle_n and_o withal_o to_o speak_v my_o mind_n which_o i_o include_v and_o shall_v seal_v with_o my_o life_n and_o fortune_n in_o defence_n of_o his_o majesty_n and_o our_o church_n as_o it_o be_v now_o establish_v against_o all_o opposer_n know_v the_o old_a fallacy_n to_o profess_v one_o thing_n and_o act_v another_o as_o in_o the_o late_a usurpation_n to_o set_v cobbler_n in_o the_o place_n of_o king_n and_o tinker_n as_o prince_n now_o you_o have_v my_o free_a sense_n of_o what_o i_o pray_v god_n prevent_v take_v right_a measure_n and_o recollect_v if_o in_o those_o sad_a time_n there_o be_v not_o more_o insult_v from_o the_o shopboard_n which_o most_o of_o those_o that_o bear_v power_n come_v from_o than_o now_o there_o be_v from_o the_o nobleman_n chair_n before_o a_o commonwealth_n come_v here_o i_o will_v loose_v my_o life_n and_o fortune_n choose_v rather_o to_o extinguish_v with_o the_o crown_n which_o god_n forbid_v than_o survive_v to_o see_v nothing_o as_o heretofore_o come_v in_o so_o high_a place_n which_o this_o kingdom_n can_v never_o suffer_v so_o long_o as_o english_a spirit_n be_v in_o be_v which_o the_o worst_a thereof_o can_v submit_v to_o without_o a_o true_a head_n which_o now_o we_o have_v and_o i_o hope_v of_o the_o line_n shall_v never_o want_v i_o conclude_v the_o rest_n that_o god_n will_v bless_v the_o king_n and_o continue_v the_o present_a settlement_n of_o our_o religion_n now_o establish_v which_o with_o my_o blood_n i_o will_v seal_v you_o have_v your_o choice_n i_o my_o satisfaction_n in_o discharge_v myself_o in_o this_o matter_n not_o be_v give_v to_o change_n