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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
A87627	A letter of a sad tragedy by Prince Griffin at Sayton, neere Chester: and his severall attempts against the Lady Causely. And the bloody murther for which he is fled into Scotland : and a copy of a letter from His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax. With a petition from divers collonels and other officers under Major Generall Laughorne, to the House of Commons.	Jones, George, of Chester.; Fairfax, Thomas, Baron, 1612-1671.	1648 (1648)	Wing J942; Thomason E431_12; ESTC R206113	2,285	8

A Letter of a sad Tragedy by Prince GRIFFIN at Sayton neere Chester And his severall attempts against the Lady Causely And the bloody murther for which he is fled into Scotland AND A Copy of a Letter from his Excellency Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX WITH A Petition from divers Collonels and other Officers under Major Generall Laughorne to the House of Commons merh 8th London Printed for A. C. and A. W. 1648. The Copy of a LETTER Concerning Prince GRIFFINS attempt against the Lady Caufley in Cheshire Sir THough your London Ladies have been so abused by Prince Griffin who was wont to out-face his wretched acts at London yet his late proceedings here hath made him to flye his Country He being lately at the City of Chester took to himselfe thoughts of surprizing the chastity of the Lady Caufley Sir Hugh Caufleys wif a very vertuous godly woman the prime beauty of these parts by repute Upon his addresse to her this noble Lady abhorring him shewed as much slighting of his immoderate offers as could be and had him exceedingly in disdain being troubled at his applications to her Prince Griffin seeing that hee could not finde any entertainment or incouragement by further personall solicitation to her fell upon another way to attempt her chastity by alluring snares And hee sent unto her to her husbands house at Sayton on the Hill some three miles from Chester City a messenger with a Letter and a Token of Silk Stockings Ribbands Gloves and other fine Knacks to which women are usually allured with many inticing complements to surprize her chastity Subscribing himselfe her humble Servant But when shee saw his name at the subscription of the Letter she before the messengers face threw the Letter and the Tokens all into the fire with disdain And sent backe the bearer with as much distaste as could be expected After he received newes of this repulse he againe attempted another onset to make some sport And sent againe a second Messenger with other presents of fine Knacks to the Lady And because she threw the other into the fire therefore now hee sent Crackers Squibs and wild-fire in the Paper with them as if because he could not take this Lady by storm he would try to blow her up These presents being delivered to her with a letter she opened it in her husbands Sir Hughes presence and seeing Griffins name she again as before threw them all into the fire But the wild fire and crackers flew about the room and put them to a little fright for the present Had hee left off here it had been better then after fell out more sad for Prince Griffin with three or foure more of his Comrades came to the house and asked for her and being denied accesse to her he began to be something rash and uncivill insomuch that he provoked the servants And one of Sir Hugh Caufleys men making some opposition against him Prince Griffin drew his sword and run him into the body therewith And another of his company with a Pistoll shot him And the man is since dead Since which Prince Griffin is fled into Scotland to take sanctuary in Edenburgh but it is hoped that justice will meete with him one way or other which will be indeavoured by divers Gentlemen in these parts And by Chester City the 4 of March 1647. Your Servant GEORGE JONES To the Honourable House of Commons in Parliament Assembled The Humble Petition of the Collonels Lieutenant Collonels Majors Captains and other Officers and Souldiers under the command of Major Generall Laughorne Sheweth THat as they have from the beginning of the late unhappy wars with constant resolution in their severall capacities served the Parliament to the great impairing if not utter ruine of their private estates frequently exposed to extraordinary hazards being so farre remote from relief and receiving lesse fatisfaction by way of pay then any Army in the kingdome so hath it been their continuall care to prevent the least jealousie of disloyalty to their trust to the full satisfaction we hope of all honest and well-affected people And that now likewise they are called upon to disband they offer in all humility to lay down Armes upon the conditions proposed by the Parliament waving disputes of your Petitioners merits seeing it hath pleased the Lord so farre to assert the Religion Laws and Liberties they first engaged for yet are your Petitioners justly aggreeved at malitious aspersions lately published unjustly tainting the honour of their Major Generall and all his Forces as ready to affist and joyne with Poyer to maintain the castle of Pembrook against the Parliament whereas a more false imputation could not be devised their Major Generall having sent them expresse Order and the Petitioners resolutions being likewise setled for present submission to the Orders of disbanding Your Petitioners humbly desire your Honours will not permit them to be so contumeliously traduced and remain unvindicated but that M. Joh. Elliot the professed Author of accusation may be enjoyned to justifie the same or make your Petitioners reparations and in the Interim and untill he make answer to what charges of Delinquency your Petitioners have ready to exhibit against him for executing the commission of Array in Pembrookshire defrauding this Army of the provisions sent them by the Parliament and by endevouring to defame all those who have ever truely and faithfully served the Parliament and other notorious dis-services to the Parliament Mr. Elliot may be uncapable to have the custody or dispose of your petitioners Armes or further proceed in his usurped Agency for the Country and that your Petitioners may be further looked upon as becommeth the Parliament in honour and iustice to reflect upon such as have done them so faithfull service And your Petitioners shall ever pray c. Rice Powel Tho. Langhorne Hugh Phillips Hugh Laughorn Will Powel Rowl Woogan Ed Aybonon Adam Beale Philip Bowen Rich Esmond Hen Bowen Jo. Morgan Val R●●d Pat. Cozen Le Assom Ed Monsell Jo Harries Charles Woogan Hugh Bowen Will Shales W Shuttleworth Mar●●… Goodwin Vaugh. Laughorn Robert Pigget Marke Bowen Geo Keame Tho Harlow Ed Williams Will Parry Tho Talbot Jo Davids Val Savayle Hen Woogan Jo Adams Ja. Carre Jo Simonds Mr. Speaker HAving received the inclosed Petition of the Officers of the Forces in South-Wales under Major Generall Laughorne I could doe no lesse at their request then present the same unto you desiring that you will tender the same to the consideration of the House and that they will take some speedy course for the granting the Petitioners satisfaction in their just desires I remain Your Humble Servant Tho. Fairfax Queene Street March 4 1647. FINIS