Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	law_n	liberty_n	parliament_n	4,902	5	6.1958	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31842	His Majesties declaration and propositions propounded to his Excellence the Earle of Essex concerning a treaty of peace and a cessation of ames, by both armies : given at our court at Oxford, Decemb. 19, 1642 : also the Earles answer to the said propositions : likewise a true descovery of the practizes of the Lord Shandoice to betray the city of Gloucester to the cavaliers.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.	1642 (1642)	Wing C2182; ESTC R22139	1,763	9

His Majesties DECLARATION AND PROPOSITIONS Propounded to his Excellence the the Earle of ESSEX Concerning a Treaty of Peace and a Cessation of A●mes by both Armies Given at Our Court at Oxford Decemb. 19. 1642. Also The Earles Answer to the said Propositions Likewise a True Discovery of the practizes of the Lord Shandoice to betray the City of Gloucester to the Cavaliers Ordered by the Commons House of Parliament that these Particulars be forthwith Printed and published Hen. Elsing Cler. Parliamentorum Decemb. 22. Printed for I. H. and William Anderton 1642. His Maiesties Declaration and Propositions to his Excellency the Earle OF ESSEX CHARLES REX TRusty and well-beloved Councellor WEE greet you well Where as of late dayes WEE have considered of the present distractions of this Land and out of our second and mature thoughts arising out of Our Royall Breast Wee thought meet to declare Our will and pleasure unto you that you would forbeare to proceed any further in this destructive VVarre and VVe promise on the word of a King to give you a free pardon for all former Acts and will no more remember any former passages even from the first begining of this disscention betwixt Us and Our Parliament to the end that a further effusion of blood may be prevented and matters settled whereby the Kingdome may flourish as it formerly hath done We likewise desire that certaine grave substantiall persons may be chosen to reconcile those differences betweene Us and Our two houses of Parliament VVE are likewise resolved to appoint some of equall fidellity and understanding to consult with them about the great affaires and insupportable pressures and grievances of this Kingdome and what they shall agree upon VVEE are willing to ratifie and make good by consenting to all their Acts consultatons and determinations that so this civill Warre which hath bred so great a disturbance in this Our Kingdome may proceed no further a pacification being made on both sides to the generall content of Our Person and Posteritie and all Our loving Subjects And Wee doe declare this to be Our earnest desire it being the most ready way to procure the Peace and hapinesse of this Our Kingdome desiring that all grudges may be removed and all matters well ordered for the good of the Common-wealth whereupon will follow a cleere understanding between Us and Our People being combined together in a mutuall League of dearest affection Given at Our Court at OXFORD the nineteenth of December 1642. The Earles answer to the said propositions MOst grattious Soveveraigne J humbly tender my service at your Royall feet being willing to hazard my Life and fortunes in the defence of your Majesty where as you have beene pleased to declare your resolution concerning a Treaty of Peace so hath it beene my desire ever since the begining of these differences to imbrace the same But having such a great trust reposed in me committed to my charge by both Houses of Parliament and I cannot conceive but that I am bound in conscience according to the Law of God to discharge that trust which is reposed in me by your great and Honourable Councell being for the defence of your Majesties Person Gods true Religion the Priviledges of Parliament the liberty of the Subject and the good of the Common-wealth and if it be the pleasure of that great Councell that hath reposed in me to take the same charge from me againe and to conferre it upon some other honourable Person J shall willingly surrender up my Commission and be ready to hazard my life and fortunes in your Majesties Service against any forraigne Enemy Your Majesties most loyall Subject ESSSEX Happy Newes from the City of Gloucester WOrthy Sir J am bold to present you with some remarkeable passages being very observable which hapened neere Gloucester on the eighteenth and nineteenth of this instant moneth the Lord Shandoice and divers other Cavaliers having received information of the proceedings of this our County and that they had divers friends therein which would be ready to assist them if they made their approach thereunto whereupon the aforementioned persons having gathered together a great and mighty strength in other Counties they advanced neere to the said City where they laboured with all the force and strength they could to possesse themselves of the said County but he was valliantly opposed by the Jnhabitants of the said County who having notice of his comming set th● men in a faire Battalia and at his first approach they gave them such a desperate charge that the Cavaliers soone retreate● but they pursued him very close by which meanes they tooke him and caused him to deliver up his Commission and to subscribe under his hand that he would never by his owne power or procurement of others disturbe the Peace of that County but that he would oppose and hinder it to his power and that he would maintaine the Priviledges of Parliament the Law and Liberty of the Subject with his life and fortune all which the said Lord promised to performe Ordered by the Commons House of Parliament that these Particulars be printed and published Hen. Elsing Cler. Parl. FINIS