Selected quad for the lemma: parliament_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
parliament_n	house_n	sir_n	william_n	3,051	5	7.6129	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91316	A vindication of Sir VVilliam Lewis from one part of his particular charge by an undeniable evidence of ancient date.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1647 (1647)	Wing P4127; Thomason E397_14; ESTC R201669	1,178	7

A VINDICATION OF Sir VVilliam Lewis from one part of his particular CHARGE BY AN VNDENIABLE EVIDENCE OF Ancient Date London Printed in the Year 16●● A vindication of Sir William Lewis from one part of his particular Charge by an undeniable Evidence of ancient date WHereas in the printed particular Charge of Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Army under his command against the XI Members pag 23. among other things it is charged against Sir William Lewis that he being heretofore during these troubles Governour of Portsmouth a Garrison for the Parliament in which time he received much of the publique Treasure for which HE HATH NOT YET GIVEN AN ACCOMPT To manifest to all the world the Falsness and injustice of this part of his Charge by which ye may guess at the truth of the residue we have thought meet to publish to the world this ensuing Certificate of the Committee for taking the Accompts of the whole Kingdom of the said Sir Williams Accompt touching the moneys pretended to be received by him as Governour of Portsmouth long since presented to the House by the said Committee with this special Encomium that they found it to be a very fair and just Accompt which Certificate was thereupon allowed and confirmed by the special Order of the House which Certificate followeth in these words WE of the Committee appointed by Ordinance of Parliament of the 22. FEBR. 1643. for taking the Accompts of the whole Kingdom do hereby certifie and declare that on the 19. day of June 1644. Sir WILLIAM LEVVIS Knight delivered upon Oath according to the said Ordinance his Accompt for all moneys by him received since the first of August 1642. to the the 8. of June 1643. together with his disbursments for the taking in of PORTSMOUTH pay of 〈◊〉 Garrison and other occasions there 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which Accompt with the Vouchers and Discharges touching the same by him produced and left we have examined and find the receipts upon the said Accompt to be 13469 l. 19 s. 8. d. besides the summe of 1000 l. taken up at Interest of ALEXANDER HOLT the 17. of April 1643. upon the Bond of Sir WILLIAM LEWIS Master WALLOP Mr WHITEHEAD which in all amounts unto the summe of 14469 l. 19 s. 8 d. And we find that his disbursments amounts unto the summ of 14885. 16. 4. So that there remaineth due unto him which he hath payd out more then he hath received the summe of 415 l. 16 s. 8 d. besides the summe of 513 l. 15 s. 2 d. for the pay of 7 Companies in April 1643. which is secured unto him per an Ordinance of Parliament dated the 4 of May 1643. And the said Sir William Lewis Mr Wallop and Mr Whitehead are to be secured by the State from payment of the aforesaid summe of 1000 l. borrowed of Mr HOLT the 17. of April 1643. and from such Interest as is or shal grow due for the same And having received the Vouchers of the said Sir WILLIAM LEWIS do according to the power given us by Ordinance of Parliament acquit and discharge the said Sir WILLIAM LEWIS his heirs executors and administrators of and from the several summes of Money so by him accompted for as aforesaid In witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names John Glover Henry Hunter Lawrence Brinley John Stephens Daniel Hodson Edward Meade Thomas Hodges John Gregory Oliver Clobery London 15. March 1644. Copia vera FINIS