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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	king_n	realm_n	statute_n	7,701	5	8.0873	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88804	A motion propounded to the Committee of Parliament, for redresse of the publique grievances of the kingdome. Desired to be taken into consideration, before they present their reports to the House of Commons. For satisfaction of the kingdome, and setling the people in their just rights, by a firme and lasting peace. / By Neh: Lavvkerry. Janua. 15. 1647. Imprimatur Gilbert Mabbot.	Walker, Henry, Ironmonger.	1648 (1648)	Wing L648; Thomason E422_33; ESTC R204814	4,175	10

they made Canons contrary to the Kings prerogative to the fundamentall Laws and Statutes of the Realme to the Right of Parliaments and to the property and liberty of the Subject 2 By the Popes Nuncio residing here to act and govern the Papists according to such influence as he received from Rome and to intercede for them with the most powerfull concurrence of the forraigne provinces of that Religion And by his Authority with the assistance of Sir Francis Windebancke Secretary of State the Papists of all sorts Nobility Gentry and Clergy were convocated after the manner of a Parliament 10 By raising a warre and joyning with Irish Rebells sent for out of Ireland to fight against this Parliament called Anno. 1641. though their fitting was confirmed by an Act III. That the people of England may not be deprived of their States and liberties for refusing to pay needlesse taxes when there is no consent of Parliament As they have been forced 1 After the disolving of the Parliament 1. King Charles by commission of Loan by Privy Seales by Excise and other taxes 2 After the dissolution of the Parliament 4. King Charles by great sums exacted for default of Knighthood Also Tunndge and Poundage without consent of Parliament The booke of rates inhansed to Merchants by ship-money Compositions to stop the inlarging of Forrests coate and conduct-money and divers other needlesse charges IV That the Kingdome of England may not ly naked to be prejudiced by ill affected persons as formerly When 1 The Armes were taken away from the Trained Bands of divers Countries All the Gunpowder in the Kingdome was ingrossed into the hands of those who inhansed the prise of it and delivered out none but by licence 3 The Forrest of Deane and other places where the best timber grew in England was sould to Sir John Winter and other papists 4 The Tower was committed to Sir John Lun●ford and other magazeenes and places of consequence intrusted in the hands of Papists V. That no monopolies may be set up and continued in the Kingdome to the great prejudice of the peoples Rights as hath beene heretofore and some not yet quite down by Pattentees for Soape Salt Wine Leather Sea-cole and most of the commodities in the Kingdome VI That the Subjects Rights may not be taken away nor restraint laid upon their liberties in their habitations callings and just relations As when 1 The Kings title was layed to land betweene high and low water marks 2 The people were unjustly vexed by Purveyers Clerkes of the markets Salt-peeter men The sale of pretended Nuzances as buildings convertion of Arable ground into Pastures and continuance of pasture 〈◊〉 depopulation 3 Severall grounds and Commons were forced a way upon the Statute of Improvement and by abuse of commission of Sewers 4 Bullion was seized in the mint Brasse money was making Ships have beene interrupted in their voyage by projectors And imprisonments and heavy punishment inflicted on divers for not conforming VII That all Courts may be purged from opression and injustice and Law suits not made so tedious and chargeable as they have been and are to the impoverishing of divers families and vexation of the whole Kingdome And to this end that strict Laws may be made 1. If any Judge shall receive a bribe he may be uterly disabled 2. If any shall offer a bribe to a Judge he may lose his cause 3. That all Judges may be answerable to the Parliament for wrong 4. That such Lawyers Atturneys or Solicitors as shall be found unfaithfull to their Clients may be disabled from practice 5. That the manner of swearing witnesses be regulated 6. That the Jury may not be interrupted from bringing in cleer and free verdicts 7. That none but men of honesty and ability may bee put into places of Judicature and conscientious men chosen upon all Juries 8. That no place at Law may be bought or sold VIII That in matters of Religion all things may be settled as near as may be to the purity of the Primitive Churches in the Apostles time as is exprest in the Scriptures And to this purpose that 1. A powerfull able Ministry may be settled to set up Christ in his Throne 2. Power may not be given to the Clergy to triumph in the Suspensions Excommunications Deprivations and Degradations of such painfull learned and pious Ministers as in every thing shall not come up to them in matters of outward forme only 3. Blasphemy and Heresie and all scandalous ●ins may be punished by the Civill Magistrate and Laws made for that purpose 4. Men truly fearing God may not be vexed and oppressed in matters indifferent 6. That the Church-officers may not have power in a faction to v●● their Parishioners without being accountable to the Civill Magistrate for miscarriages IX That all ingagements to the Army and Souldiery of the Kingdome may ●e made good a sufficient strength kept up to secure the Kingdome from broiles from within and invasion● from without And the Militia settled in the hands of honest men by the Parliament X. That all possible care may ●e had for secu●ring of the Kingdome in such a condition that a lasting peace may be settled to the glory of God and comfort of all good men FINIS