Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	king_n	parliament_n	successor_n	2,446	5	9.0199	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B04342	News from Parnassus, in the abstracts and contents of three crown'd chronicles, relating to the three kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland. In a poem, divided into two parts : first, to the king, secondly, to the subjects of the said three kingdoms. Dedicated to His Majesty. / By a servant to Mars, and a lover of the muses, William Mercer.	Mercer, William, 1605?-1675?	1682 (1682)	Wing M1740; ESTC R180533	40,838	104

gave ●cotch-men say they by them enjoy all Then Scotch-men must to Kings prove Loyal The Scots this in their Act contrives Their King his Right from God derives ●ew Kingdoms can make out so much Then Scotchmen sure will be non-such Which to extol try my Extract 〈◊〉 Paraphrase upon the Act. And if they ask for whom it came His Name in part implyes I AM. I hope this now 's no Blasphemy Alluding unto one so high To call men Gods God doth allow Less Sin in this than I AM now But pray proceed see how my Theme Presumes to praise his Highness name And on King Charles as I have skill But better is in my Chronicle Then see my Muses Complement In praising of the Parliament I praise 't for this one Act much more Then fifty Parliaments before Or fifty Acts with all consents Made in five hundred Parliaments A Paraphrase upon an Act of Parliame●● held in Edenburg August 4. Anno Dom. 16● Acknowledging Confessing Ratifying and firming the Lineal and Lawful Succession of Crown of Scotland to be deriv'd in Royal Po● from God Almighty alone PArnassus Foeminines fairly put to touch Having wiser ways than Masculines by much I call on them a cause to carry on Concerns King Charles and his Succession My Ark includes all Acts since Thirty eight In Scotland and now to fill up the fraight I must this Act which Scotland doth contrive Enter it also since they do derive The same from Law and links of Nature lo God tyes them from that Government not to go 〈◊〉 shall my Acts in Chronicles for ever Proclaim this Act to be neglected never But thereunto adhere with heart and hand And to this Act of Parliament to stand Establishing by all the Acts of Art From true Successors never to depart Not weighing their Religion in our Scale But in the point unto St. Paul appeal Who bids us to superiour powers submit Grave Grecians also all affirming fit What they have done their Souls and Bodies both Becoming bent unto them to betroth The Royal Rights as Thales Milesius and Pythagoras Plato these three truly stand To an effectual faithful definition Of the Soul ev'n so in a condign condition Scotland concludes and they of duty do Define King Charles's Heirs his Successors too To Scotland and for them to prosper pray All Faithful Subjects that remain they may Ever ev'n as no Act nor Art of man Can know when first that Monarchy began When e're it entred then when that King 's dead The next by nature shall that Crown succeed Agesilaus Zeno Xenophon and other For your vast Vertues value you as Brother I say for your because I know not whom T' talk to truly till the true time come Your you us we are words pertain to Plurals Such as are Kings not render'd unto Rurals All add their strength and stand in stately manners By Parliaments for to display their Banners So by my Ark and every Act therein This Crowning all I humbly hope to win My mean desires who bound by duty do Pray for King Charles and his Successors too Postscript Three Kingdoms now united are in one To glorifie King Charles on the Throne But God and Grace Law Nature now and all The Scots Crown they call Kings Crown Imperial Now I 'm afraid that I prophane Such famous Names with words in vain Wherefore to expiate my Pride I pray so throw my Pen aside NOtable News peruse now from Parnassus In which to tell truth not one point doth pass us By one that did so much with Mars pass muster His Muse was beat to tell the truth then trust her IN A POEM Divided into Two Parts First To the King Secondly To the Subjects of the said three Kingdoms Dedicated to the MAJESTY of Great Britain France and Ireland By William Mercer LONDON Printed in the Year 1682. An Epitome OR THE Abstract of Three CHRONICLES Which contains at large a true Catalogue of th● Passages Parties and Persecutions within th● three Kingdoms of England Scotland and Irelan● BEginning about 1638. about which time th● troubles arose in the said Kingdoms with th● Names and Titles of the most potent perso● that were and yet are the chief inventers and 〈◊〉 menters of the same together with a true account of 〈◊〉 occurrences and contrivances of all sorts of persons an● imployments from that time to the day of the date hereo● according to the best Informations and under the hands 〈◊〉 the most judicious indifferent beholders thereof togethe● with my own personal presence being an eye-witness ther●unto having had imployment in good capacity from the v●ry first in England a Native of Scotland a long-liver in Ir●land being bribed by no man to report partially as wi●● appear upon publication of the principal piece till whic● time let all men expect from my Pen as they find themselves free upon consultation in their own Consciences 〈◊〉 private and no otherwise The Preface or Prologue to this Epitome In Two Parts The effect of what is following you may find Lying upon this first page here confin'd The First Part. First when we met my Master Mars allows ●nd by his power proclaims a Rendezvouz The Names are call'd who as they answer enter And so receive their wages at a venture 〈◊〉 this Deluge or dangerous showre of shot 〈◊〉 build a big Barque and a smaller Boat 〈◊〉 save some by but few will be found free When they have no Certificate of me 〈◊〉 bring them all before my Soveraigns Throne 〈◊〉 subtil sinful Convocation ●ssuring you too that in short I think ●oats will not bear them they must swim or sink The Second Part. ●or having prest Celestial powers And pierc'd the Sacred Throne 〈◊〉 to assist perceiving showers To sink us every one ●all them all to come to me Though some to grant do grudge 〈◊〉 you shall such on sudden see Drown'd in a deep Deluge 〈◊〉 though I herein do devise Two things I 'll tell you what One may find favour in your Eyes Not both believe me that Yet if but one my Prince doth please With some at whom I hint I shall be glad in some degrees I play'd the Fool in Print To the King Perlege quodcunque est quid Epistola lecta nocebit Te quoque in hac aliquid quod juvat esse potest St. Mat. 24. 5. 1 John 3. 26. Take heed These things have I written unto you Concerning them that deceive you A Sonnet May it please your Majesty Here now you have I humbly talk in time Few pages following which repeat in Rhime The sense of all I aim at in my Ark Or shall I rather call it but a Bark Because the burthen which it bears is but Being weigh'd in value worth a new crackt Nut Now ne'r the less may it like your Majesty Peruse my Rhimes where it appears plainly Set forth at full what doth the piece import I call the Ark but if the same seem short Then drown it and

effectual too I am I do not tell but I do stoutly stand And plainly spell first E. N. G. L. and S. C. O. T. L. A. N. D and lo Draw I. R. E. L. A. N. D even so Then read my Rhime so may your Majesty Mark men in much dissimulation lye Let them dye Anagrams on his Royal Highness th● Duke of York's Name James Stewart MAny make Stewart with a Double VV And many make Stuart with a single too Which when I saw that both the ways were best On each of them two Anagrams I exprest James Stewart Anagrams 1. A Wise Master 2. Aimes at Vertues James Stuart Anagrams 1. As I am truest 2. Trust me as I am A Wise Master aims at Vertues then since As I am truest trust me as I am a Prince Your Ancient Acts say I from God alone Derive the right of my Succession Which being so As I am truest and as Christ I came From God alone then trust me as I am As I am truest none denies but I Am Lawful Brother to his Majesty On which account in confidence I came Trusting to you then trust me as I am My aim's at Vertues even as I am true So you may trust me as I am to you My aim's at Vertues all the ways I work And I am call'd Just James the Duke of York These Anagrams are by the Art of Nature Not only but by our Divine Creature Contriv'd then trust me as I am for I Acknowledge Scotland's Love and Loyalty No Power can press me should it prove supream To deviate from the dictates of my Name ●eing bound by Nature no man must say no ●o love the Nation and its Subjects so ●hen truly Trust me as I am and I 〈◊〉 I am true in your defence shall dye 〈◊〉 which I know no Kingdom can correct me ●ecause our Act of Parliament doth protect me Reader York's inniate Name no Anagram gives me So true as these four pray you try and see Whence since the same so Aims at Vertues I Allude unto Jacobus Rex Righteously They run so ready that I none can raise So pertinent upon the point as these Because our Soveraigns Grandsire on the Throne Acknowledged this Royal Name his own The rather too 't is of such Sacred season The Parliament proclaim'd it to be Treason For to oppose a Prince that 's so approv'd 〈◊〉 God and Nature and by Millions mov'd 〈◊〉 Lawful to his Soveraign Father who ●eing Brother born unto King Charles too All Subjects should as fairly is profest Content his Highness taking of the Test The rather that they do remember when The Covenant corrupted many men Which now upon Experience they do say Was nothing but Rebellion to obey The which if they do seriously consider They 'll tye themselves unto his Highness hither Not only in the taking of a Test But also think all that he bids are best All which my Quill in Chronicles compleats Call'd for consisting of nine hundred sheets The Scripture too speaks of the matter much Saying neither Crown nor Christ's anointed touch Take notice then and on the point appear As you profess for what 's rehearsed here These Lines all Loyal Subjects will allow Your self being thought one of that number now And I as in Sincerity I said it Annex my Name maintaining Mercer made it Since I from Scotland do my days derive I am bound by nature truly to contrive My best advice being wise advice I vow As you will find if you these words will view Which follow freely from this noble Name Royal and Loyal a too Sacred Theme For my mean Muse or such a one as I To enterprize such purpose to imply However I wish you with all reverence read The Name and what doth from the fame proceed James Stewart Acrostick ●AMES justly aims to reign in high renown Apparent heir unto the Triple Crown Moses makes mention in his Testament Even so the Gospel gives us sure consent Solomon also uses all his Art Such true instructions to us to impart That now three Nations own him as their own Either as also earnestly make known What Interest and Eminency so high Arise unto Great Britain's Monarchy Remembring Ireland doth display its Banner There on the Harp in most melodious manner Plays and Proclaims agreeing all together Emulating who shall see him first come thither To stay in Scotland still in great renown The Kingdom where this diton is set down Nobis haec invicta miserunt centum sex proavi Where we shall make our Enemies houl and also call peccavi Come these to Court and could there come no more The King calls no Idolatry to adore His Brother whose greatness doth ingratiate Himself so in you now remember that Not standing strict on things misunderstood But bowing embrace York for your future good These Rhimes which for the Royal Duke I do Gather by guess trust to forgiveness too Which Rhime now Reader though rashly I o're-run it 'T is true and you may be asham'd to shun it READER THis Emblem of three Crowns in one Contains such signs as suit the Throne A Rose a Thistle De Luce and Harp Two smell one sounds and one is sharp England's Rose red and smells beside Scotland's Thistle's sharp and pricks at Pride The fragrant Flower de Luce from France Ireland a Harp to make men dance Three Crowns Four Signs one Rex one Ring This Emblem is an endless thing Which none dare seek till the King ascend Where Seraphims shall him attend Then that Prince may approach and speed That 's next akin three Crowns succeed Continuing still as endless Rings Reigning already nigh six-score Kings In Scotland and unconquer'd too The like till Dooms-day let them do Producing due Succession so As Atoms where Wind does not blow Which I am bent to beg because Divinity directly draws Such Contemplations from my Pen As are not meet for meaner men ●han mighty Kings for Kings and Gods 〈◊〉 all one Name but at great odds ●nd though God gives great men the name ●reat men must not assume the same ●he King in jest can call a man 〈◊〉 but dare that man own it than 〈◊〉 that by nature's sur-nam'd King 〈◊〉 no more Soveraign for the thing ●nd one in acting of a Play 〈◊〉 call'd a King for all that day ●ext morning mention made thereof 〈◊〉 will account it but a scoff Who was King in less than an hour 〈◊〉 present they despise his power 〈◊〉 Deity adore to day Whom they did make a Fool at play 〈◊〉 they have been both born and bred 〈◊〉 Naturalis that have sped 〈◊〉 better but throw Scepters by ●nd even as men lye down and dye 〈◊〉 Kings are Christs anointed and ●eing Treason to transgress command ●ur King alive I affirm it fit ●ll sorts of Subjects should submit 〈◊〉 he is King and reigns over all We should so whether we stand or fall Then let no Subject seem such Slave 〈◊〉 cross the King whom God them