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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	king_n	liberty_n	parliament_n	4,708	5	6.3048	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84546	An accompt of transactions mannaged by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament: concerning the King the priviledges of Parliament, the liberties of the subject, reformation in religion, regulating of courts, and matters of warre and peace. With a declaration, and votes of both houses of Parliament, concerning his Majesty.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1648 (1648)	Wing E967; Thomason E427_2; ESTC R204585	7,320	16

An Accompt of TRANSACTIONS Mannaged by the LORDS and COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT Concerning the KING THE Priviledges of Parliament the Liberties of the Subject Reformation in Religion Regulating of Courts and matters of Warre and Peace WITH A Declaration and Votes of both houses of Parliament concerning his Majesty Printed at London by Robert Ibbitson in Smithfield neere the Queens-head Tavern 1647. Feb. 12 Imprimatur Gilb. Mabbot An Account of Transactions managed by the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled THe Kingdome of England hath received Miriads of refreshments by the blessings of God upon the Parliaments indevours which are of high value however wretched men like Saul may throw their Javelins against their Worthies and giddy-brain'd Malignants like Corah and his company oppose them to their owne destruction But let Digbey and Legge and all the Malignant crew of Sanballets practise their craft and stir up their Legions yet God will finish what he hath determined to do by his Worthies for the glory of his name to the joy of good men and terrour of all opposers The benifits already received by this Parliament are many and great though the burdens of the Kingdome be not yet quite removed and may answer sweetnes to every sorrow under which the people at present groan As I. Concerning the King because some tax the Parliament to be hard towards Him consider 1 Six Subsidies were granted to His Majesty to win his affections to his people amounting to 300000 li. 2 A Bill of Pole-money was passed and collected amounting to as great a sum as those Subsidies for the safety and security of the Kingdome that is also 300000 li. 3 To constitute a Peace between the King and the Scots when his Majesty had ingaged against them without the advice of Parliament and against the mindes of his people A debt was contracted to them of 220000 li. Besides 4 The charge of the English Army which were in that ingagement his Majesties Arms and all the Commanders under contract with him at greater rates than ordinary which cost the Kingdome above 50000 li. per mensem 5 Which with the 300000 li. given to the Scots for brotherly assistance the rest of the charges amounted to 1100000 l. 6 Besides his Majesty had received Marchandine Impositions at the least 400000 li. 7 The Parliament have often sent to the King since he went from them to desire his Majesty to return to his Parliament they would make him if he would joyn with them for setling the peace security of the kingdom a great rich Prince 8 They have had many Treaties with the King wherein they have onely tendred such things as tend to the settlement of the kingdom to be made into wholesome Laws and yet his Majesty hath refused to passe them 9 They have still been tender of his Majesties Honour in all submissive manner owning him for their King notwithstanding the raising of forces against them and laid the fault thereof upon his Councellors 10 Since all his Majesties Forces have been totally defeated and subdued the Parliament hath sent severall times to his Majesty to desire him to passe the Propositions for both kingdoms as at Newcastle and at Holdenboy and yet he hath though personally under the power of the Parliament refused to do it 11 His Majesty hath had his own Chaplains and others whom he hath desired about him since he was under the power of the Parl. though they have been disaffected to the Parl. 12 Upon his Majesties desire to Treat with the Parliament the Houses have assented provided that his Majesty would only have passed foure Bills that were essentially necessary for the peace and security of the kingdom Besides many other actions of the Parliament of great affections and tendernesse to his Majesty II Concerning Parliaments they have sought the good of the People in them As appeares In that 1 The Dissolution of this Parliament is prevented by a Bill by which it is provided That it shall not be dissolved nor adjourned without the consent of both Houses That so all the grievances of the kingdome may be relieved 2 The discontinuance of future Parliaments is prevented by the Bill for them to be Trienniall That so corrupt Councellors Judges and Magistrates may be removed and passe under the lash of Justice by often Reformation And all the burdens of the kingdom be eased by a perpetuall spring of Remedies 3 The House of Commons protected the five Members demanded by the K. with about 500 souldiers papists others because his Majesty did not legally proceed against them 4 The 12 Bishops were committed to the Tower for protesting against the proceedings of the Parl. in their absence as if they by their power could controle that great Court 5 When his Majesty left the Parliament and the Lord Digby Lunsford and others had gathered Horse and men to joyn with him for raising of a War against the Parl. The Houses sent Orders to the Sheriffes of the severall Counties in Engl. and Wales to call to their assistance the Justices of the Peace and Trayned Bands to prevent the War intended by the King whereby the destruction of the Parliament was prevented 6 They have many of them lost a great part of their estats in defence of the kingdome and some have been slain in the Wars whereas it was in their power to have complyed with the King against the City of London and the well-affected people of the Land to whom they have stuck for defence of their Rights which had they betrayed as others that left the Parliament to adhere to his Majesty by letting the Cause fall they might themselves have been advanced to great fortunes 7 They have even denyed their own Callings and Domestick businesses to serve the publique to a great prejudice to many of the Members 8 They have indevoured to satisfie all the Interests in the kingdom to those who have not betrayed their Liberties 9 They have not spared their own Members that have proved Trecherous to the kingdom as may appear by beheading of Sir John Hotham and the execution of Justice upon others and their generall Votes against all those who have betrayed the trust of the kingdom reposed in them 10 They have denyed their own Priviledges for good of the People as appears by the late Order of the House of Commons for giving power to all to prosecute against any of their estates in an ordinary course of Law for debts 11 The house of Commons have chosen a large Committee who sit daily in the Star-Chamber to consider of grievances which shall be presented and draw up Ordinances to present to the House for remedies against them 12 They are resolved in all their debates to consider all wayes for the setling of a firm and lasting peace to make the kingdom rich and happy Justice to be executed and every one to injoy their just Rights III To that complaint of some against the Sessements of the

60000 li. a month for pay of the Army and other smaller Taxes by Ordinance of Parliament Consider on the other side that 1 They have abolished Ship-money which was by his Majesty taxed upon the kingdom amounting to 20000 li. a Moneth 2 They took away the Coat and Conduct money which was by the King taxed upon the kingdom with other Military Equipage the value of which had it continued here as in other parts could not amount to lesse then 10000 li. a Moneth 3 Monopolists are supprest and their Pattents which were granted by his Majesty under the great Seal of England made null which whilst they were in force drew a vast sum of monies from the people And could not amount to lesse then Prejudice by the Sope Pattent 10000 li. a month In all 1400000 li. a Moneth Prejudice by the Wine Pattent 30000 li. a month In all 1400000 li. a Moneth Prejudice by the Leather Pattent 40000 li. a month In all 1400000 li. a Moneth Prejudice by the Salt Pattent 40000 li. a month In all 1400000 li. a Moneth Prejudiced by other Patte above 200000 li. a month In all 1400000 li. a Moneth 4 The plundering and insa●iate Cavaliers and Irish Rebels who live upon prey and hoped to have gotten the City of London and all honest mens estates that adhered to the Parliment are subdued and the kingdome rescued from those great burthens which through their violence and cruelty it was forced to bear which together with that which the Parlia was forced to raise for defence of the kingdom against them could not amount in all to lesse then 400000 li. a moneth 5 So soon as other provisions can be made for pay of the publique debts and the kingdom be brought into a condition to be setled without such Assesments and Taxes they will be totally taken off 6 Before the defeat given at Nazeby it would have been thought an happy contract if it could have been assured to have purchased a Peace at so easie a Rate as the kingdomes Assesments are now IV. The Parliament is so farre from inslaving the people or prejudicing the Subjects Liberties That 1 It is Declared by the judgement of both Houses and also by an Act of Parliament That the Arbitrary power pretended to be in his Majesty of taxing the Subjects or charging their Estates without consent of Parliament is against Law 2 Justice hath been done upon the Earle of Strafford and the Arch-Prelate of Canterbury and Charges brought in against others of his Majesties Councell who put the King upon this way of trampling upon the peoples Liberties 3 In all their Declarations and Votes concerning this particular they have given assurance to the people of vindicating and clearing their just Liberties and Freedomes V However some unreasonable Horseleeches never have enough but still cry out against Courts and Magistrates after so great a Reformation established by the Parliament yet let such blush to remember That 1 The Parliament have put down the cruell and oppressing Courts of Star-chamber the High-Commission the Courts of the President and Councell in the North and freed the Subject from all such Tyranny as was practised daily by them 2 The power of the Councell Table is provided for to be so moderated that the publique Liberty of the people may not be prejudiced thereby against the Lawes of the Kingdome and Priviledges of the Subject 3 The Bishops Cannons and the power of their Convocation Courts are blasted and made null and themselves being abolished all their Tyrannicall Judicatures put downe and the Subjects Liberties vindicated from further slavery under them 4 The Forrests are by a good Law reduced to their right bounds The encroachments and oppressions of the Stannary Courts The extortions of the Clerke of the Market and the compulsion of the Subject to receive the order of King-hood against his will paying of fines for not receiving it and the vexatious proceedings thereupon for levying of those fines are by beneficiall Lawes reformed and prevented 5 The Court of Wards and Liveries is voted down Which hath beene the ruine of many thousands in this Kingdome 6 An Ordinance is under debate for taking away the Office for Tenths First fruits to the great case of the Ministery 7 All Courts in the Kingdom are either reformed or checked so that they cannot oppresse the people without being in danger of the lash of the Parliament 8 All Committees and other intrusted by the Parl. must be called to an account and bee made liable to answer to any charge that shall be exhibited against them for miscariages 9 If any Member of Parliament have received any bribe for any businesse depending in Parliament upon information thereof he is to suffer severely 10 In any publique grievance the Subject may have present remedy by the Parliament VI. And although some who are as blind as beetles in the wayes of God cry out that there is no Religion setled And that we are now worse then ever we were yet they might consider That 1. Episcopacy which as it was setled in England was a continuall tormentor of godly Protestants is abolished 2. The Popishly by effected Clergy who were daily bringing into the Church fresh Innovasions from the Church of Rome to exterpate the Protestant Religion are cast out with their trumpery 3. Divers Ministers who have been scandalous in their lives And popish in their Doctrine have been suspended and put out of their places And other honest godly Arthodox Divines placed in their stead 4. The Assembly of Divines have sat constantly since they were called And in matters concerning Religion have often brought in their humble advice to the Parliament And in all things tending to the propogation of the Gospell of Jesus Christ both they and all other godly Ministers have had all possible encouragement and assistance from the Parliament And the truth of God is preached with great freedom so that if people be unsetled in their Judgements it is their own faults to live without knowledge under the meanes 5. The chiefest differences amongst us now are ●●t circumstantialls whereas before the Parliament sat Popery trampled upon the very fundamentalls of the Protestant Religion especially in the Kings Chappell and other eminent places of worship And although there are Heriticks amongst us as must be in all parts of Christendom yet they are neither considerable nor publikely tollerated 6 The truth of God was never preached more clearly and gloriously since the Apostles time it is the Judgement of many very eminent Christians in any part of the world then it is now in this Kingdom And that is the reason that so many errours are discovered though simple ignorant people do not know it 7 The Houses have passed an Ordinance for the severall Counties in the Kingdom to be drawn into Classes that so there may be a speedy setled Church-Discipline through the Kingdom 8 An Ordinance is drawing up by a Committee for the punishing of Heresie