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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	justice_n	king_n	parliament_n	2,583	5	6.8838	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38664	A vvorthy speech spoken by His Excellence the Earle of Essex in the head of his armie before his arrivall at Worcester on Saterday last, being the 24 of September, 1642 : vvherein is declared every particular order and duty which His Excellence expects to be performed both by his commanders and souldiers : with a royall protestation taken by His Excellence and by him prescribed to be taken throughout the armie.	Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1591-1646.	1642 (1642)	Wing E3340; ESTC R13103	1,709	9

A VVorthy SPEECH Spoken by His Excellence The Earle of Essex In the Head of his Armie before his Arrivall at Worcester on Saterday last being the 24. of September 1642. VVherein is declared every particular Order and Duty which his Excellence expects to be performed both by his Commanders and Souldiers With a Royall Protestation taken by his Excellence and by him prescribed to be taken throughont the Armie LONDON Printed for Henry Fowler Sept. 29. 1642. A VVorthy Speech spoken by his Excellence the Earle of Essex GEntlemen and fellow Soldiers which are at this time assembled for the defence of his majestie and the maintenance of the true protestant Religion under my command I shall desire you to take notice what I that am your Generall shall by my Honour promise to performe toward you and what I shall be forced to expect that you should performe toward me I do promise in the sight of Almighty God that I shall undertake nothing but what shall tend to the advancement of the true protestant Religion the securing of his Majesties Royall Person the maintenance of the just priviledge of Parliament and the liberty and property of the Subject neither will I ingage any of you into any danger but though for many reasons I might forbeare I will in my owne person runne an equall hazard with you and either bring you off with Honour or if God have so decreed fall with you and willingly become a sacrafice for the preservation of my Country Likewise I doe promise that my eare shall be open to heare the complaint of the poorest of my Souldiers though against the chiefest of my Officers neither shall his greatnesse if justly tax'd gaine any priviledge but I shall be ready to execute Justice against all from the greatest to the least Your pay shall be constantly delivered to your Commanders and if default be made by any Officer give me timely notice and you shall find speedy redresse This being performed on my part I shall now declare what is your duty toward me which I must likewise expect to be carefully performed by you 1. I shall desire All and every Officer to endeavour by love and affable carriage to command his Souldiers since what is done for feare is done unwillingly and what is unwillingly attempted can never prosper Likewise t is my request that you be very carefull in the excercising of your men and bring them to use their Armes readily and expertly and not to bussy them in practizing the cerimonious formes of Military discipline onely let them be well instructed in the necessary rudiments of Warre that they may know to fall on with discretion and retreate with care how to maintaine their Order and make good their ground Also I doe expect that all those which volluntarily ingaged themselves in this Service should answer my expectation in the performance of these ensuing Artickles 1. That you willingly and cheerefully obey such as by your owne election you have made Commanders over you 2. That you take speciall care to keepe your Armes at all times fit for Service that upon all occasions you may be ready when the signall shall be given by the sound of Drumme or Trumpet to repaire to your Colours and so to march upon any Service where and when occasion shall require 3. That you beare your selves like Soldiers without doing any spoile to the inhabitants of the Country so doing you shall gaine love and friendship where otherwise you will be hated and complained off and I that should protect you shall be forced to punish you according to the severity of Law 4. That you accept and rest satisfied with such quarters as shall fall to your Lot or be appointed you by your quartermaster 5. That you shall if appointed for Centries or Per-dues faithfully discharge that duty for upon faile heereof you are sure to undergo a very severe censure 6. You shall forbeare to prophane the Saboth either by being drunke or by unlawfull games for whosoever shall be found faulty must not expect to passe unpunished 7. Whosoever shall be knowne to neglect the feeding of his Horse with necessary Provender to the end that his Horse be disabled or unfit for Service the party for the party for the said default shall suffer a month's imprisonment and afterward be cashiered as unworthy the name of a Souldier 8. That no Trooper or other of our soldiers shall suffer his Paddee to feed his Horse in the Corne or to steale mens hay but shall pay every man for Hay 6. d. day and night and for Oats 2. s. the Bushell Lastly that you avoid cruelty for it is my desire rather to save the life of thousands then to kill one so that it may be done without prejudice These things faithfully performed and the justice of our cause truely considered let us advance with a religions courage and willingly adventure our lives in the defence of the King and Parliament FINIS