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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
parliament_n	lord_n	majesty_n	temporal_a	3,873	5	8.1133	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54302	The Rye-house travestie, or, A true account and declaration of the horrid and execrable conspiracy against His Majesty King William and the government collected out of original papers and unquestionable records, whereby the whole narration has undeniable clearness and strength / in a letter to the Right Reverend Father in God, Dr. Thomas Sprat ... from his Lordship's most humble servant, Thomas Percival.	Percival, Thomas, fl. 1696-1697.; Sprat, Thomas, 1635-1713.	1696 (1696)	Wing P1454A; ESTC R20526	37,925	84

Wherefore of the Debate and Resolutions of the French King and the late King Iames in France it was thought expedient for the farthering of their Design that a small select Number of the most eminent Heads of the Party in and about London should be united into a close Cabal or secret Council who might have their frequent Assemblies and be ready on all Occasions to guide and direct the motions of the lower Agents The Persons who undertook this Universal Care and Inspection were the Duke of Berwick sent from France for that purpose Sir William Parkyns Sir Iohn Friend Sir George Barclay Sir Iohn Fenwick Mr. Charnock Mr. Porter and some others were admitted as occasion serv'd on some particular Debates After their Arrival from France they had several Meetings in Ianuary particularly at the Globe-Tavern in Hatton-Garden and at the Sun-Tavern in the Strand where some General Heads were propounded of things to be resolv'd on in their more mature Thoughts as where the Insurrection should first be made in City or Country or both at once what Countries were most disposed for Action What Places would be most proper for their Rendezvouses What Arms were necessary how to be provided where to be laid in so as to administer no Ground of Jealousy And how and by what means a Disturbance might be made in Scotland at the same time The last was look'd upon as a Principal Point and therefore the managment of that Affair was left to the French King who had appointed a Considerable Body of Men to disturb the Peace and Tranquility of that Kingdom And who deliver'd this as his Opinion That the Plot was so close and deeply laid it was past the Power of Men and Devils to hinder the Fatal Blow The late King Iames that nothing should be wanting on his part deputed some of his Confidents hither to attend the Issue of their Debates to represent their Proposals and to assist in the Assassination The first Day appointed for the accomplishing this wicked Design was the 15 th of February which being over and they by the Singular Mercy of God disappointed yet so great was their Thirst after Royal Blood that they did resolve to go on and execute it And the next Saturday which was the 22 d of February was pitch'd upon for the time of Execution and accordingly on Friday the 21 st of February the day before they met at the Nags-Head in Covent-Garden where they had some discourse among them that they were in doubt because of the first Disappointment whether there had not been some Discovery but that Doubt was soon over for it was said it could not be so for then they should not have been there together That seemed probable and the Disppointment was imputed to some Accident which gave them new Assurance to go on and they resolv'd to go on and do the Business they had formerly resolv'd on the next day which was Saturday Thus on the 14 th of February was the whole Conspiracy going on in a full Carreer when Mr. Prendergast made his Discovery But finding that His Majesty and His Ministers were exceeding diffident of his single Intelligence in a business of so vast a Moment therefore whilst he was considering which way he might best strengthen his Evidence Mr. De la Rue on Friday Night the 21 st of February was introduc'd to His Majesty by the Earl of Portland who discover'd to him the Hellish Designs of his Implacable Enemies Upon Saturday the 22 d of February in the Morning which was the 2 d time appointed for the Execution of this Bloody Design they Met together at Porter's Lodging and resolved to go on with it and put it in Execution where they had Notice from Chambers that the King did go a Hunting that Day and there was great Joy among them all thinking themselves sure and so they ordered all things to be got ready From thence they went to the Blew-posts in Spring-Garden where News was brought about one a Clock That the King did not go Abroad for the Guards were all come back in great haste their Horses being all in a Foam and the King's Coaehes to the Mews-Gate They at first receiv'd the News with various Apprehensions and Motions of Mind looking on one another with much Astonishment and Confusion and immediately parted in great Disorder being fully assur'd the thing had taken Air and was discovered His Majesty with inexpressible Surprize found by undoubted Evidence that many of his mis-guided Subjects had deeply engaged themselves to imbrue their Hands in His Royal Blood went on Monday the 24 th of February to the House of Lords and in His Speech accquainted both Houses That he was come on an extraordinary Occasion which might have proved fatal if it had not been disappointed by the singular Mercy and Goodness of God That he had received several concurring Informations of a Design to assassinate him and that our Enemies were very forward in their Preparations for a sudden Invasion of the Kingdom That His Majesty had not been wanting to give the necessary Orders for the Fleet and that he hoped there was a Strength of Ships and in such a Readiness as would be sufficient to disappoint the Intentions of our Enemies That he had dispatched Orders for bringing Home such a Number of our Troops a might secure us from any Attempt and exhorted them to do every thing which they should judg proper for our Common Safety c. Upon this astonishing News the House of Commons Nemine Contradicente resolved to address His Majesty to congratulate his happy Deliverance and to give him their Thanks for imparting the Horrid Design to the House and to desire His Majesty to take more than ordinary Care of his Royal Person assuring him that they will stand by assist and defend His Majesty with their Lives and Fortunes against the late King Iames and all other His Enemies both at Home and Abroad and that in case His Majesty should come to any violent Death which God forbid they would revenge the same upon all his Enemies an their Adherents c. The House of Lords also unanimously agreed upon an Address to His Majesty to which they desired the Concurrence of the Commons who made some Amendments thereunto to which the Lords agreeing The same Evening both Houses attended His Majesty therewith You have here a Copy thereof WE your Majesty's most Loyal and Dutiful Subjects the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons in this present Parliament Assembled having taken into our serious Consideration what your Majesty hath been pleased to Communicate to us this day think it our Duty in the first place to give Your Majesty most Humble Thanks for having acquainted Your Parliament with the great Danger Your Sacred Person hath been so nearly expos'd to and the Design of an Invasion from our Enemies Abroad We heartily Congratulate Your Majesty's Happy Preservation and thankfully acknowledg the signal