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
A95823	Some of Mr. Phillip Francis misdemeanours, and Sir Alexander Caryes treacheries discovered. The answer of Charles Vaghan, to the preamble of the answer of Mr. Phillip Francis of Plimouth, to the exceptions to the account of the said Mr. Francis given to the accomptants of the kingdome.	Vaughan, Charles, gentleman.	1644 (1644)	Wing V119; Thomason E257_10; ESTC R212483	7,325	8

payd to Nicholas Leach Esquire who was appointed Commissary and during that time payed the Garrison there So that it s well that Mr. Francis put in the word 80000 l. or there about 3. Wheras in his answer he saith that he charged 200 l. only for Interest By his account of which I have a coppie it appeares that he craves allowance for 14 severall other mens accounts and for the use of the money at least 2023 l. 5 s 11 d. as my exception is 4. Wheras he saith that I have given no account for the same on pretence I have lost my accounts To this I answer that it is too true that my bookes of account which I left as safe as my owne bookes and evidence of great importance were also taken by the enemy after Exeter was yeelded up as the party from whom they were taken and divers others of worth and credit who are here cantestifie and before I came a mile out of Exceter the Enemy robbed me of all the mony I had and tooke away my mans horse and cloke-bag and all that was therein so that had I brought away the said books of account they had bin taken from me also which Mr. Francis could not be ignorant of and therfore he did not well to set out in print that I have given no account for the money that I have received on pretence that I have lost my accounts But to manifest my unfained desire to have my accounts againe about 3. months since I made my petition proposing a meanes prejudicial to none but those who have my accounts onely to enforce them to restore them which by the favour of the Honourable Committee of Plimouth I hope to obtaine and then let Mr. Francis accept therunto if he can I desire no favour from him nor any therein for the more it is questioned the more my faithfulnes to the Parliament will appeare Besides it is well known what I have done for the Parliament and that I also stand bound and ingaged for them above 4000 l. and there is also much money due to me upon my account as I can sufficiently prove besides many armes which I provided for the Parliament which Mr. Francis had and hath given no account of them Now in the conclusion of my exceptions to Mr. Francis account I say thus besides divers other things which may bee excepted against in his account whereby I intended to keepe a Reserve if he should shew any cause to avoid any of my exceptions so that notwithstanding his Answer I conclude as before That by his own account hee acknowledgeth that he hath received 2553 l. 19 s. 9 d. so that the foresaid exceptions being allowed there is 750 l. 2 s. 9 d. due from him to the Parliament besides divers other things which may be excepted against in his account and yet he demands 6000 l. 7 s. 6 d. as due to him from the Parliament and would have the foresaid Pearle in part of satisfaction thereof which being for the publique benefit I thought it my duty to acquaint the Honourable House of Parliament therewith Now its true that Mr. Francis in the beginning of his Majoralty held with the right side which bred a good opinion of him both in the Country and here yet after when he heard of Sir William Wallers blow at the Vizes c. he fell off to Sir Alexander Carye and that knot of Vtrusques who look onely to their owne preferment and estates and from that time became a great freind to those whom before he accounted enemies and the more the West grew to bee lost the more he stucke to that side and still doth but by reason of his former carriage and some freinds he was so represented that all after well doings were ascribed to him and it was so carried by him that it was beleeved by many worthy men though he were no way guilty of it for instance The keeping of the Island or rather the recovery of it was attributed unto him whereas in truth hee deserved to be punished for his neglect in that businesse for the truth is there were plaine discoveryes of Sir Alexander Caryes intention to revolt before it was done As First by his secret intelligence and correspondence with Mr. Edgecombe and others of the enemies side in Cornwall Secondly by his going over secretly to Mount Edgecombe to confer with them Thirdly the contents of a letter written by him wherein he promised upon the procurement of his pardon and securitie of his estate which pardon was accordingly procured and his stocke marked with Mr. Edgecombes marke to preserve them for him to performe what hee had promised to them Fourthly Overtures made to the souldiers in the Island to take his part and to make their peace with the enemy and divers other things of this kind and all this made knowne to Mr. Francis with tender of proofe upon Oath and withall hee was divers times urged and pressed by some of the most considerable honest men of the town when Sir Alexander was in the towne to have staied him there and secured his person for prevention of the trechery or at least-wise to have suffered them to doe it yet he would not be perswaded thereunto but shewed his dislike to those who brought such information and solicited him therein untill in truth the Island was lost and by a miraculous providence of God recovered againe without any helpe of his But it may be demanded why I did not discover this concerning Sir Alexander Cary and Mr. Francis till now To which I answer that Collonell Gould and others at Plimouth did send up Articles against Mr. Francis wherein this was complained and many other foule misdemeanours against him and Mr. Throtell was sent up by them to prosecute it which he accordingly did and retained Mr Prin who as I heard desired a Commission to prove the Articles because many of the witnesses were Officers and Souldiers in Plimouth and therefore could not come to London but it seemes that by reason of Mr. Throtells neglect to prosecute further the busines was not proceeded in which being understood by those at Plimouth who sent up the said Articles they were displeased with Mr. Throtell and as I heard purposed to send up some other to prosecute therein which I daily expected and therefore thought fit to leave it to them who much better know the busines then I doe Much more might be said and this might by a more skilfull pen much better be expressed but I have so much endeavoured to be breife as I have omitted divers materiall things desiring to be beleeved in nothing but what I have under the hands or from the testimony of men worthy to be credited and shall be proved by oath if it may be examined by such most godly Ministers and Gentlemen whose doings and sufferings have made them appeare to be most faithfull to the Parliament Charles Vaghan FINIS