Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	authority_n	king_n	parliament_n	1,836	5	6.6012	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78312	A catalogue of sundrie knights, aldermen, doctors ministers and citizens, who denying to contribute money for the publicke safety, and other misdemeanors, are in custody in Gresham Colledge, Crosby house, and other places in and about the cities of London and Westminster, by authority from the Parliament.		1642 (1642)	Wing C1367; Thomason 669.f.6[86]; ESTC R212536	1,322	1

A Catalogue of sundrie Knights Aldermen Doctors Ministers and Cizens who denying to contribute Money for the publicke safety and other misdemeanors are in custody in Gresham Colledge Crosby house and other places in and about the cities of London and Westminster by authority from the Parliament THere is nothing doth more discover the inclination then to part with that wherunto men have oliged their affections for such is their naturall love to riches that they preferre it before honour reputation nay even Religion The Common-wealth shall bee exposed to any danger and suffer under the violent fury of an enemy rather then they will contribute any thing for the generall good of the Kingdome And it were no wonder if there were but some few of this opinion but when they which should bee more grave and weighty in iudgement by many thousand pounds then others shall refuse to assist the Parliament with summes of money proportionable to their estates it shewes that they doe little regard the publicke good or their owne private safety Whereupon the names of certaine most eminent rich men of the Citie being certified unto the Parliament and they knowing that they might easily spare such summes of money as were of them demanded for the supply of the present distracted occasions of the Kingdome they ordered it upon mature deliberation that they should be compelled to satisfie the Parliaments iust desires which they had formerly refused to doe And thereupon by order from the Parliament divers Captaines of the citie with some of the trained Bands came on Saturday night last to the houses of these wealthy Citizens every Ward not searching in their owne Precincts but in anothers liberty to avoid the common enemies to iustice feare or favour and so without admitting of any excuse they tooke some at supper with many guests at their Tables others were raised out of their bed and still as they found them they tooke them away by authority from the Parliament and forthwith carried them to prison where they remaine for their contempt of the Parliaments demands concerning money to be issued for the defence of the King and Parliament in these mutinous times And that those rich men who are so cold in their affections to the cause wherein the Kingdom is engaged may be discovered their names well knowne in the Citie are here likewise inserted Die Mercurii 2. Nouemb. 1642. WHereas Wee the LORDS and COMMONS have Ordered That it be referred to the Commitee for the safety of the Kingdom To prepare Heads of an Humble Addresse unto His Maiestie composing the present Differences and Distractions and settling the Peace of the Kingdome and to present them to the House To prevent all Misconstructions or Neglects wherby our iust Defence may be hindred We doe Declare That the Preparation of Forces and all other necessary means for the Defence of the Protestant Religion the Priuledg of Parliment the Laws and Liberties of the Subiect shall be prosecuted with all vigour Henry Elsinge Cler Parl. D. Com. Sir Kenhelme Digby Sir Henry Garraway Sir Georgc Whitmore Sir John Cordwall Sir John Jacob Mr Rogers Mr Baker Captaine Beale Mr Dole Mr Fish Mr Shaw Mr Dudley Mr Gardiner Mr Bradworth Mr Vivian Mr Garraway Mr Middleton Mr Hollingworth Mr Osbaston Mr Topham Mr Alden Mr Brogram Mr Wingor Mr Acton Mr Kendall Mr Langhorne Mr Ludiner Mr Newton Mr Walcot Mr Clerk Mr Grimes Mr Ward Mr Pettiward Mr Withers Mr Greene Mr Heather Mr Harwicke Mr Bacon Mr Smith Mr Davenport Mr Shaw Mr Holme Deputy Nedel Mr Barkes Deputy Webbe DOCTORS Doctor Holdsworth sent for Dr Hacket Dr Shelley Mr Shoot Mr Squire Mr Udall Mr Swadlin Mr Stone Mr Griffith Mr Grosse Edward Dobson alias codpice-Ned Bookseller neer Newgate FINIS Printed for Iohn Iackson G. Green and F. Smith and are to be sold in the Old Baily 1642. Novemb. 7.