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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	king_n	lord_n	parliament_n	8,932	5	6.9487	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79034	The Scots remonstrance or declaration; concerning, the restoring their declared King to his just rights and priviledges; with their raising an army of 25000 men, and setting forth a great fleet of ships, and what their designe is. Also, a more exact relation of the resolute deportment of the late Marquess of Montross, and several speeches spoken by him, at the time of his execution. Together, with the Lord Hoptons letter, to divers of the gentry in Cornwall, and Devonshire, concerning the King of Scots, and the Parliament of England; and their resolution to stand firm to the present authority of the nation.	E. C.	1650 (1650)	Wing C27; Thomason E602_17; ESTC R206416	3,042	8

THE SCOTS REMONSTRANCE OR DECLARATION Concerning The restoring their Declared King to His just Rights and Priviledges with their raising an Army of 25000 men and setting forth a great Fleet of Ships and what their Designe is Also a more exact relation of the resolute deportment of the late Marquess of Montross and severall speeches spoken by him at the time of his Execution Together with the Lord Hoptons Letter to divers of the Gentry in Cornwall and Devonshire concerning the King of Scots and the Parliament of England and their resolution to stand firm to the present Authority of the Nation London Printed for G. H. and are to be sold at the Royall-Exchange 1650. The Scots Remonstrance or Declaration for the restoring their declared King to his just Rights and Priviledges and the raising of an Army of 25000 men SIR SInce my arrivall in these parts great hath been my desire to attend your motion and to salute you with those Occurrences which are of greatest concernment being highly oblig'd unto you for your former manifold favours Your last of the 14th instant seeming to challenge a return of such overtures which with an impartiall pen I shall here represent desiring they may speedily kisse your hand and not be concealed from publike view On the 21 instant the late Marquesse of Montross received sentence of death and the same day was brought to the place of execution attended by divers of the Nobility and Gentry his gallant deportment not a little amazing the Spectators who after a short speech touching his engagement for his Soveraign further declared that if nothing would satisfie the Parliament of Scotland but his bloud that it would be required again at their hands and that he valued not his life in the least it being a debt that must be paid and that it did greatly comfort his dying spirits to think that he did not onely act but was to suffer for his Majesty and said if he had a hundred lives he would freely sacrifice them all for his cause protesting he never took more delight in riding in a Coach to take his recreation in earthly pleasures then he did to ride to the place of execution in a Cart to be deprived of them Which declaratory expression being ended he pull'd off his Bever and gold hat-band and cast it to a Gentleman standing by him and lifting up his hands to heaven desired the Executioner to proceed and do his Office his spirit not seeming to be troubled nor his countenance to change and his carriage as sweet as ever I saw a mans in all my days And truly it is absolutely believed that he hath gained a better repute amongst those of his faction by his death then ever he did in his life And after three hours hanging on the Gallows his body was cut down and his head severed from his sholders and set upon the Tole-booth of this City his arms and legs were likewise cut off and commanded to be set upon four principle places of the Kingdom which are supposed to be Aberdeen Glascow Sterling and St. Johnstons This being performed many of the royall-party seemed very discontented threatning to be reveng'd c. but it is believed no such thing dare be attempted notwithstanding the great activeness of the Presbytery in the North of Scotland who have set forth a declaration of their loyall integrity to their declared King and of the carrying on the designe formerly intended by the aforesaid Marquess of Montross protesting That from their souls they abhor and detest the delivering of the late King over to bondage imprisonment and murther and that they will endeavour to establish his present Majesty in all his just Rights and priviledges and in order thereunto the Ministers in those parts preach very high in their pulpits to stir up their severall Congregations to an engagement against the Sectaries of both Kingdomes as they are pleased to call them But what the event of these revolutions will be few days will make manifest It is conceived by many that had not the blow been given in that nick of time some sad events would have attended the delay which in all probability will now be prevented for if Court splendency great mens deluding perswasions with designed Nationall advantages do blinde the eys of the Church general as wel as thus it did provincial it may then be perceived that it is not the name of Presbytery that will keep conscience unstained nor crooked turnings aside unblasted as may be instanced by their late proceedings against those that would not subscribe to the aforesaid engagement imprisoning those that denied it Here is an Army raising by authority from the Committee of Estates the chief Officers have already received Commissions they intend to levy 20000 horse and foot to be added to the old modell of 5000 and declare that it is for the defence of their Country but it is to be suspected their designe is against England whether so or not I am not able to resolve but I can assure you the Scots look upon a party in England as a perfidious and Covenant-breaking people and say they are bound to maintain the solemn league and Covenant The Earl of Nauferling is returned from Breda with a Copy of their young Kings Condescensions which seems satisfactory to many and there are thoughts amongst the great ones of proclaiming him a new upon his arrivall some giving out that he is expected about the 10th of june but how true I know not Others report he is not to be received untill he hath signed all the Articles which it 's believed hee will not now stick to do considering the great blow given to Montross We hear that he hath lately received a letter from the Queen his Mother Wherein she seems to be somewhat displeased at his Agreement with the Scots and urgeth that he will be totally ruined thereby for want of following her advice and making good provision in behalf of the Roman Catholicks Divers Scottish ships are already rigged and ready to put forth to Sea being well mann'd and accommodated with plenty of warlike provision they pretend onely to be for the guard of their own Seas and to maintain their own interes● but many conceive that their designe is to attend the motion of their Land forces who since the concluding of the Treaty at Breda give out high speeches viz. That they hope that the Kingdome of Scotland will soon be in a case of restoring their King to a flourishing condition if he will become a reformed Presbyter The Marquesse of Argile stands firm for the preservation of the League and Amity between England and Scotland and hath openly declared that he will not be instrumentall for the fomenting of new differences c. which doth not a little retard the designe of the new modelling Army Thus having in a brief and impartiall manner communicated those things that seem to be of greatest concernment I desire to participate of your intelligence at London and if I may not seem to exceed the bounds of modesty in my request the continuance thereof will bee very acceptable to him who remains Your affectionate Servant E. C. Edenbourgh May 20. 1650. The Copy of a Letter out of the West SIR THis morning we received an expresse from Pendennis in Cornwall intimating That the Lord Hopton had landed some forces in the Island of Scilly and that he had sent a Letter with a Declaration enclosed to divers of the Gentry in Devonshire and Cornwall shewing the grounds and reasons of his present engagement and that his chief aim and ends tend to nothing else but the advancement of his Majesties cause and restoring of the subject to his just liberty and propriety c. with many other fair glosses intermixed with severall invectives against the present government and authority and withall desires them to cast off their present yoak and to remain no longer subject to their commands And to the end that his advice might take the deeper impression upon them he dispatched severall Agents to Cornwall and Devonshire for the dispersing of these papers amongst the inhabitants and to withdraw and alienate their tender affections from the present Government and Authority of the Nation but in the execution thereof some of them were apprehended and by the great vigilancy of Sir Hardress Waller the plot was discovered which otherwise in few days might have proved of dangerous consequence to the Republique by reason of the great forwardness of many in under-hand and private listings Which designe not taking effect it is said that the Inhabitants in those parts are now resolved to stand firm to the present power and Authority and to live and dye with them in the preservation and safety of Englands liberty against all former opposition whatsoever Bridgewater the 24th of May 1650. 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