Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	king_n	kingdom_n	parliament_n	5,178	5	6.3666	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84112	A proclamation by His Excellency Robert Earle of Essex, &c. Captaine Generall of the army imployed for the defence of the Protestant religion, King, Parliament, and kingdome. Together with a letter from a gentleman of quality residing in the army, concerning the advancement of the army towards Oxford.	Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1591-1646.; Gentleman of quality residing in the Army.	1644 (1644)	Wing E3327; Thomason E49_30; ESTC R1862	787	7

A PROCLAMATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY ROBERT Earle of ESSEX c. Captaine Generall of the Army imployed for the defence of the Protestant Religion King Parliament and Kingdome Together with A Letter from a Gentleman of quality residing in the Army concerning the advancement of the Army towards Oxford LONDON Printed for T. G. 1644. ROBERT Earle of Essex c. Captaine Generall of the Army imployed for the defence of the Protestant Religion King Parliament and Kingdome WHereas these Countries have beene very much afflicted and oppressed by the enemy and we are now come to relieve them of their hard bondage It is therefore my expresse will and pleasure and I doe hereby straightly charge and command all Officers and Souldiers of Horse Foot and Dragoons belonging to the Army under my command that they and every of them doe forthwith after Proclamation hereof made forbeare notwithstanding any pretence whatsoever to plunder or spoile any of the goods of the inhabitants of these Countries or offer any violence or other prejudice unto them upon paine of death without mercie Given under my hand and seale this 26 of May 1644. ESSEX A Letter from a Gentleman of quality residing in the Army to his friend in LONDON SIR THe Armies are this day on their march Yesterday the Lord Roberts Marshall Generall of the field marched with a party of Horse and Foot by his Excellencies order and possest themselves of Abington which the enemy the day before quitted and retreated to Oxford truely blessed be God the enemy flies before us and durst not oppose The Countrey where we now are are in a very poore condition and truly the enemy dealt so inhumanely with them that they have almost stript them of all they had in this Towne as I am informed some of them ript up Sows bellies great with Pigges and did other incredible acts of worse nature besides ravishing three mayds and when they had done this they said they would do what other mischiefe they could because they had but a short time to raigne Herein is his Excellencies Proclamation to save all that is left by the enemy which is very little I rest Your assured friend Blewbery May 26. 1644. in the morning Sir William Waller was this day at Sutton which is between Oxford and Abington FINIS