Selected quad for the lemma: act_n
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A38468
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The English-man's happiness under a Protestant-prince and the present condition of the kingdom considered.
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1681
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Wing E3100; ESTC R9047
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the_o english-man_n happiness_n under_o a_o protestant-prince_n and_o the_o present_a condition_n of_o the_o kingdom_n consider_v o_o fortunati_fw-la bona_fw-la si_fw-la sva_fw-la norint_fw-la among_o so_o many_o pamphlet_n which_o have_v be_v vent_v of_o late_a some_o i_o be_o very_o confident_a there_o have_v be_v of_o good_a use_n if_o read_v which_o have_v be_v throw_v by_o because_o they_o be_v not_o crowd_v into_o the_o narrow_a compass_n of_o a_o penny_n sheet_n as_o if_o a_o great_a charge_n with_o a_o hour_n serious_a read_n be_v too_o much_o to_o inform_v man_n judgement_n and_o reform_v their_o principle_n and_o though_o it_o be_v very_o hard_a to_o keep_v within_o those_o bound_n i_o shall_v endeavour_v if_o not_o altogether_o within_o to_o come_v as_o near_o they_o as_o be_v possible_a the_o end_n of_o this_o paper_n be_v to_o convince_v some_o malcontent_n who_o be_v uneasy_a under_o the_o government_n and_o who_o reproach_n the_o king_n with_o want_n of_o affection_n for_o his_o people_n only_o because_o he_o have_v some_o for_o his_o brother_n that_o we_o be_v most_o happy_a in_o many_o great_a thing_n which_o the_o king_n have_v do_v for_o we_o and_o that_o he_o have_v do_v they_o free_o and_o consequent_o for_o the_o love_n and_o good_a will_v he_o bear_v we_o in_o do_v of_o which_o i_o shall_v as_o much_o as_o in_o i_o lie_v avoid_v notion_n &_o argument_n which_o seldom_o or_o never_o reconcile_v contrary_a opinion_n and_o insist_v chief_o on_o matter_n of_o fact_n which_o be_v of_o late_a time_n and_o in_o every_o man_n memory_n admit_v no_o contradiction_n and_o here_o i_o shall_v not_o run_v back_o into_o the_o late_a time_n and_o step_v between_o they_o and_o the_o act_n of_o oblivion_n to_o increase_v the_o obligation_n which_o i_o do_v but_o just_a name_n though_o it_o may_v well_o be_v place_v in_o the_o very_a head_n of_o all_o subsequent_a benefit_n and_o perhaps_o have_v never_o more_o cause_n to_o be_v speak_v of_o then_o now_o when_o most_o man_n seem_v to_o have_v forget_v that_o there_o have_v be_v such_o a_o thing_n i_o do_v hearty_o wish_v the_o principle_n of_o those_o time_n be_v as_o true_o forget_v on_o our_o side_n as_o the_o practice_n that_o result_v from_o they_o be_v forgive_v of_o his_o it_o be_v from_o the_o restauration_n the_o new_a epocha_n of_o this_o kingdom_n from_o whence_o we_o may_v much_o more_o true_o date_n annum_fw-la restauratae_fw-la libertatis_fw-la that_o i_o shall_v begin_v after_o the_o act_n of_o oblivion_n the_o people_n be_v very_o sensible_a what_o vast_a demand_n and_o pretension_n some_o eighteen_o year_n of_o such_o kill_v and_o slay_v have_v give_v the_o king_n upon_o all_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n what_o sum_n will_v be_v come_v to_o he_o by_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n and_o livery_n how_o he_o have_v a_o kind_n of_o command_n over_o every_o person_n and_o a_o immediate_a and_o very_a considerable_a interest_n in_o every_o estate_n by_o the_o wardship_n of_o minor_n marriage_n primerseisin_n and_o fine_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o unless_o this_o be_v remit_v too_o the_o act_n of_o oblivion_n be_v in_o effect_n no_o pardon_n to_o they_o that_o hold_v in_o capite_fw-la since_o with_o their_o live_v it_o give_v not_o their_o estate_n but_o his_o majesty_n prevent_v their_o fear_n and_o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n 12_o car._n ch._n 24._o deprive_v himself_o of_o the_o rich_a jewel_n of_o the_o crown_n a_o prerogative_n so_o true_o royal_a and_o of_o so_o vast_a advantage_n that_o in_o england_n the_o people_n in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o learned_a in_o the_o law_n be_v never_o true_o free_a till_o then_o so_o strict_a a_o hand_n of_o power_n can_v the_o king_n keep_v over_o we_o by_o those_o tenor_n that_o not_o the_o least_o disrespect_n or_o disobedience_n be_v to_o be_v fear_v and_o to_o the_o vast_a advantage_n of_o this_o part_n of_o prerogative_n must_v all_o the_o great_a action_n of_o our_o former_a king_n be_v impute_v when_o the_o gentry_n be_v bind_v to_o serve_v the_o king_n and_o the_o people_n the_o gentry_n and_o because_o good_a and_o wholesome_a law_n be_v the_o best_a security_n and_o great_a happiness_n of_o a_o nation_n i_o desire_v the_o reader_n to_o observe_v that_o no_o one_o useful_a bill_n have_v be_v tender_v to_o his_o majesty_n which_o he_o have_v refuse_v till_o within_o this_o year_n and_o that_o but_o once_o of_o which_o hereafter_o if_o innumerable_a and_o continue_a affront_v calumny_n and_o injury_n which_o every_o private_a man_n of_o honour_n will_v resent_v and_o punish_v compel_v he_o for_o his_o own_o honour_n and_o that_o of_o all_o king_n to_o make_v war_n with_o a_o neighbour_n no_o soon_o be_v he_o inform_v that_o the_o same_o be_v prejudicial_a to_o his_o people_n but_o he_o shuffle_n up_o a_o peace_n upon_o term_n very_o hard_o for_o himself_o and_o sacrifice_n his_o own_o just_a resentment_n to_o the_o gainful_a desire_n of_o a_o part_n of_o his_o people_n and_o that_o in_o a_o time_n when_o such_o be_v the_o state_n of_o his_o enemy_n he_o may_v by_o stand_v off_o a_o while_n have_v make_v his_o own_o condition_n but_o when_o a_o war_n have_v be_v enter_v into_o for_o injury_n offer_v to_o his_o people_n no_o consideration_n no_o not_o plague_n nor_o fire_n which_o in_o the_o compass_n of_o twenty_o month_n impoverish_v the_o land_n by_o the_o loss_n of_o so_o much_o money_n and_o people_n can_v persuade_v he_o to_o end_v the_o war_n till_o ample_a offer_n of_o satisfaction_n be_v make_v and_o they_o for_o who_o sake_n he_o begin_v that_o war_n either_o weary_a of_o it_o or_o believe_v themselves_o sufficient_o revenge_v desire_v it_o see_v the_o article_n of_o peace_n with_o holland_n in_o 1674_o and_o those_o in_o aug._n 1667._o if_o once_o upon_o advice_n he_o grant_v a_o toleration_n of_o religion_n do_v he_o not_o so_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v satisfy_v by_o his_o great_a council_n of_o the_o pernicious_a and_o dangerous_a consequence_n of_o such_o a_o liberty_n recall_v it_o when_o after_o that_o the_o nation_n begin_v to_o apprehend_v itself_o not_o sufficient_o secure_v by_o the_o law_n then_o in_o esse_fw-la against_o popery_n and_o that_o in_o their_o general_a opinion_n a_o law_n be_v judge_v necessary_a to_o qualify_v and_o distinguish_v all_o person_n in_o office_n and_o place_n of_o trust_n do_v not_o his_o majesty_n consent_v to_o all_o such_o law_n as_o they_o offer_v he_o and_o particular_o to_o that_o great_a and_o memorable_a act_n for_o prevent_v of_o danger_n which_o may_v happen_v from_o popish_a recusant_n 25_o car._n ch._n 2d_o thereby_o disable_n a_o papist_n from_o hold_v any_o office_n or_o employment_n though_o but_o of_o a_o noble_a a_o year_n and_o that_o without_o reservation_n of_o any_o one_o person_n on_o his_o side_n though_o he_o have_v then_o several_a by_o he_o of_o who_o truth_n and_o sincere_a affection_n to_o his_o person_n and_o government_n he_o have_v unquestionable_a proof_n be_v not_o this_o one_o thing_n alone_o sufficient_a to_o belie_v those_o villain_n who_o let_v fall_v word_n as_o though_o the_o king_n himself_o lean_v a_o little_a that_o way_n for_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v imagine_v by_o a_o man_n of_o sense_n that_o a_o prince_n who_o have_v power_n to_o refuse_v a_o law_n will_v ever_o pass_v one_o to_o the_o utter_a defeat_v all_o design_n and_o measure_n of_o a_o party_n who_o interest_n he_o secret_o favour_v and_o mean_v to_o advance_v when_o afterward_o that_o party_n restless_a in_o contrive_v mischief_n contrive_v or_o rather_o continue_v and_o carry_v on_o the_o most_o hellish_a design_n that_o be_v ever_o inspire_v from_o thence_o into_o the_o very_o worst_a order_n of_o man_n and_o that_o design_n be_v happy_o discover_v how_o do_v his_o majesty_n behave_v himself_o in_o that_o matter_n he_o summon_v his_o parliament_n and_o till_o that_o can_v come_v proceed_v by_o all_o imaginable_a mean_n to_o search_v into_o the_o plot_n and_o after_o the_o plotter_n to_o seize_v their_o person_n and_o paper_n then_o lay_v the_o whole_a before_o the_o parliament_n assure_v they_o that_o he_o will_v be_v always_o ready_a to_o aid_v they_o in_o the_o inquiry_n into_o the_o plot_n in_o any_o thing_n where_o his_o concurrence_n be_v necessary_a and_o according_o as_o they_o desire_v by_o several_a proclamation_n assist_v they_o by_o some_o command_a the_o absence_n of_o papist_n by_o other_o inquire_v after_o blood_n with_o most_o bountiful_a promise_n of_o pardon_n and_o recompense_n search_v all_o county_n secure_v the_o port_n to_o prevent_v any_o flight_n from_o and_o look_v into_o the_o very_a prison_n to_o bring_v all_o malefactor_n to_o justice_n for_o such_o as_o lay_v hold_v of_o mercy_n and_o come_v in_o upon_o his_o proclamation_n he_o not_o only_o pardon_v