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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
A90181	A declaration of the Lord Lieutenant General of Ireland, for setling the Protestant religion, maintaining his Majesties just rights, and the priviledges of Parliament.	Ireland. Lord Lieutenant (1641-1649 : Ormonde); Ormonde, James Butler, Duke of, 1610-1688.	1648 (1648)	Wing O443; Thomason E473_25; ESTC R203115	2,471	7

A DECLARATION OF THE Lord Lieutenant General OF IRELAND For setling the Protestant Religion maintaining his Majesties Iust Rights and the Priviledges of PARLIAMENT C R HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE DIEV ET MON DROIT Printed at Cork and re-printed at London 1648. BY THE LORD LIEVTENANT GENERALL OF IRELAND ORMOND TO prevent the too frequent prejudices incident through jealousies distrusts and misconstructions to all undertakings VVe account it not the least worthy our labor upon the instant of our Arrivall to prepare this people whose welfare We contend for with a right understanding of those intentions in Us which in Order to his Majesties service We desire may terminate in their good To enumerate the severall reasons by which We were induced for preservation of the Protestant Religion and the English interest to leave the City of Dublin and other his Majesties Garrisons then under our power in this Kingdom in the hands of those intrusted by his two Houses of Parliament were to set forth a Narrative in place of a Manifest It may suffice to be known that those Transactions had for one main ground this Confidence That by being under the power of the Houses they would upon a happy expected Composure of Affairs in England revert unto and be revested in his Majesty as his proper right But having found how contrary to the inclinations of the wel-affected to his Majesties restauration in England the Power of that Kingdom hath unhappily devolved to hands imployed only in the Art and labour of pulling down and subverting the fundamentals of Monarchy with whom a pernitious Party in this Kingdome doe equally Sympathize Cooperate And being filled with a deepe sence of the dutie and obligations that are upon Us strictly to imbrace all opportunities of imploying our endavours towards the recovery of his Maiesties iust rights in any part of this Dominions Having observed the Protestant Army in the Province of Munster by speciall providence discovering the Arts and practizes used to intangle the members thereof in ingagements as directly contrary to their duties towards God and man as to their intentions and resolutions to have found means to manifest the Candor and Integrity thereof in a disclaimer of any obedience to or concurrence with those powers or persons which have so grosly varyed even their own professed principles of preserving his Majesties Person and rights by confining him under a most strict Imprisonment his Majesty also vouchsafing graciously to accept the declaration of the said Army as an eminent and seasonable expression of their fidelity toward him and in testimony thereof having laid his Commands upon us to make our repair unto this Province to discharge the duties of our place We have as well in obedience there unto as in pursuance of our own duty and desire to advance his Majesties service resolved to evidence our approbation and esteem of the proceedings of the said Army by publishing unto the world our like determination in the same ensuing particulars And accordingly We professe and declare First to improve our utmost endeavours for the settlement of the Protestant Religion according to the example of the best Reformed Churches Secondly to defend the King in his Prerogatives Thirdly to maintain the Priviledges and Freedom of Parliament and the Liberty of the Subjects that in Order hereunto We shall oppose to the hazard of our lives those Rebels of this Kingdom who shall refuse their Obedience to his Majestie upon such Terms as he hath thought fit by us to require it And We shall indeavor to the utmost the suppressing of that Independent Party who have thus fiercely laboured the extirpation of the true Protestant Religion the ruine of our Prince the dishonour of Parliament and the Vassalage of our Fellow Subjects against all those who shall depend upon them or adhere unto them And that this our undertaking might not appear Obnoxious to the Trade of England but that VVe desire a firm Union and Agreement be preserved betwixt us We do likewise declare that we will continue free Traffique and Commerce with all his Majesties good Subjects of England And that We will not in the least manner prejudice any of them that shall have recourse to our Harbours either in their bodies ships or goods nor shall we take any thing from them without paiment of ready money for the same And now that by his Majesties said Command We have proceeded to re-enter upon the work of his service in this Province VVe conceive no higher Testimony can be given of his Majesties acceptation or of the estimation We bear about Us towards their Proceedings then by resorting unto them in person with His Majesties Authority and exhibiting unto them the incouragement and satisfaction they may receive in this assurance That as We bear an especiall regard to their present undertakings and performances accompanied with a reall Sence of their former sufferings So least there should any advantage be derived unto those who indeavor to improve all opportunities of sowing sedition and distrust by this suggestion that the former differences in judgement and opinion which have induced persons to serve diversly under his Majesty and the Parliament will occasion prejudice or ill resentments to arise towards such persons as have not formerly concurred in Judgement with others in his Majesties service We do delare that We are qualified with speciall Power and Authority from his Majestie to assure them that no distinction shall be made in any such Consideration but that all persons now interested and engaged in this Cause shall be reflected upon with equall fervour and regard And that We shall make it our indeavours so to improve and confirm his Majesties Gracious disposure towards them as that we will never call to memory any past difference in Opinion Judgement Action or Profession to the prejudice of any Member of this Army or any person relating to it but on the contrary shall be very ready to attest our good Affections towards them in the discharge of such good Offices as shall be in our power In return whereof We shall only expect their perseverance in their present engagements for his Majesties service with such alacrity constancy and affection as may suit with their late publike declaration and professions To whom We desire this assurance also may be inculcated That as We shall in the future use our utmost care diligence to provide for their preservation from the like hardships to those they have formerly undergone so We have already imployed our best industry and endeavours for the settlement of such a course as we may with most reason hope will in these uncertain times produce a constant and competent Subsistance for them enabling them to make such a progresse in their present undertakings as may with the accomplishment of the great ends thereof establish their own Honour and Content Thus much we have thought fit to publish to the world to furnish it with an evidence of strong conviction against Us if We ever swerve to the best of our power from the just wayes of maintaining the true Protestant Religion the Honour and Interest of his sacred Majesty the just Rights of Parliament the Liberties of the Subjects and the safety quiet and welfare of the people intrusted to our care FINIS