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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	call_v	truth_n	write_v	1,657	5	5.2525	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89430	Yet another word to the wise: shewing, that the lamentable grievances of the Parliaments friends in Cumberland and Westmerland. [sic] presented by their Commissioner, Mr. Iohn Musgrave, to the House of Commons above two years agoe, are so far yet from being redressed, that the House of Commons not only protecteth Mr. Richard Barwis, one of their owne members, from the law, being accused of high treason, as appeareth by the great charge against him in this treatise contained. As also against Sir Wilford Lawson, commander in chiefe of Cumberland, who betrayed that county into the enemies hands. ... But instead of doing justice either against them or other accused traytors to the common-wealth, they have most unjustly committed that worthy gentleman, Mr. John Musgrave, (their accuser and prosecuter to the Fleet prison) above these 12. moneths, ...	Musgrave, John, fl. 1654.	1646 (1646)	Wing M3155; Thomason E355_25; ESTC R201125	47,559	50

good of their nation and Country And the other sort deserve no better title then to be called ungodly false and deceitfull like Haman Doeg and Achitophel who partly for vaine glory and to obtaine their owne private ends base selfe-seeking and sinister respects care not though the whole world should be drowned againe provided that they can but securely and timely build a strong and mighty Ark of their owne wealth preheminence case pleasure to carry them as aloft almost as now they are in their Charoches sit in their cōsultations preserve themselves alone with those that are neerest and dearest unto them from the violence of the tempestuous winds and turbulent waves of these ocean troubles without taking in any other whether male or female with them according to Gods Ordinance and Noah● practice to keep so much as seed of any other alive if ever these troubled waters should cleare and these boystrous winds cease and be calme so malicious are they and so void of love to God or those that beare his image and that chiefly by standing in the gap and defending of justice peace and truth against the strong and severall streames of iniquity and mystery of iniquity worketh abundantly in these dangerous and deceitfull times where in the very Elect would be deceived if it were possible all which because a few words are sufficient to the wise I leave both the application and explication to thine owne construction and discretion and for thy further satisfaction I adde here the Preamble of a late little book called Englands Birth-right and conclude with some passages from the words of truth Read Eccles 5.6 16.7 Prov. 11.4 Lev. 28. Mieah 3. The Copy of a Letter written to Sir Thomas Witherington one of the Burgesses for Barwicke fit to be taken into consideration SIR I Expected ere this to have heard of your report to have been made to the House upon the vote passed for Mr. Cracanthrop and my selfe for the great losses that we have sustained by the Enemy the Iustices of the peace and Com. of Array in Cumberland and Westmerland I here attended the last winter 13. weeks before I could get the Petition presented to the House six moneths upon the Committee I waited before I could get any vote passed upon the Petition since the vote of the Committee was made which you are to report unto the House it is now nigh foure moneths yet nothing done which makes me much feare that little good is intended us and that we shall be made more miserable in seek●ng the recovery of what wee haue lost then in losing the same undergo more hardship and be brought to greater straites by waiting on you then by lying in the Enem●es prisons for you You know the deferring of Iustice inlaw is holden for denyall of Iustice The Parliament put to an oath to maintain the lawful liberty of the Subject the Enemy because I would not joyne with them in the breach of it and in betraying my Country forced me into Exile and seised on that little estate I had now againe upon the report of Mr. Lisle after his many deferrings and putting off even to the hazard of the losse of our Country and if Sir I●hn Browne as is well known with h s Scot sh forces upon Cumberland forces deserting him by his valour had not prevented it the Enemy by some of our seeming friends who joyned with them had without any great diffi●ulty no opposition being made by Co● Lawson effected their designes in that Country Of my pretended refusall to answer which I did not but only desired the Interrogatories to advise of before I answered for matter of Law which contrary to Law hee refused to grant me though earnestly desired all which may fully appeace by my answer and reasons given for not answering then to the Interrogatories before the Committee and taken in writing by Mr. Lisle himselfe before the same Committee and some other members of the House and wh●ch was then read unto me am I again cast into prison and condemned thereunto unheard and my greatest fault if any be in this case is my lawfull maintenance of our common freedoms and my doubting and desire to be resolved before I should act that which seemed to me then and now I know to be not agreeable to Law and here I lye in prison for this while Traytors and the grand Enemies to the State are by this meanes suffered to walk London streets even they of whom I complaine for which I cannot but blame Mr. Lisle being thus injured by him and my Country almost undone for as Sir Edward Cooke well observeth it is the greatest Injustice when the Innocent is oppressed under colour of Iustice whereby we ought to be protected I am perswaded that if that Honourable House by whom I was committed were truly acquainted with my suffering condition and knew the ground thereof they would not suffer me to lye in prison one day longer and if they rightly understood the unsetled state of our Country and what harme the neglect therof hath been to both Kingdoms this and Scotland and what advantage to the Enemy and also what further evill may ens e thereupon I believe we had not been so sl ghted as we have been neither our Country-men had had such just cause to have complained of delay and neglect as they by their letters to me sent daily due neither had the adversary I suppose been so borne out As long as honest men are thus slighted neglected and kept under their just complaints thus delayed and suppressed while Traytors Papists and Delinquents be thus countenanced and protected as those of whom we complaine have been and still are while the greatest places of trust and command are conferred on and continued in the hands of Traytors and th● grand enemies of the State as hath been and now is w th us and still they are kept up in their authorities while the Parliaments and the Kingdoms faithfull friends and servants are thus molested oppressed and shut up in prisons for their good affection forwardnesse and willingnesse to serve the State and their Countrey How can we expect the restauration of our ancient and long lost Liberties How can vve looke for an end of these our troubles While things are thus carried on l●ttle peace can bee hoped for to this poore and distressed Kingdome Let us no more cherish the Serpent in our bosome which having got strength vvill againe vvound us if not destroy us I could vvish that these troublers and enemies of our State against vvhom only I informe and vvith vvhom I only contend may no longer be suffered to escape but may be brought to condigne pun shment-according to the Law and merit of their offences lest by others faults the Parliament should suffer in their credit lest that it should be thought the Parliament vvere offended vvith as for seek●ng justice and pressing forward our Countries just complaints and grievances lest