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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	king_n	law_n	parliament_n	7,403	5	7.2636	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94645	To the right honorable the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament the humble declaration and resolution of the deputy-lieutenants, colonells, captains, and officers, assented unto, and with great cheerfulnesse approved of, by the souldiers of the trained bands within the county of Southampton, at the generall musters begun the 21 day of June, 1642. being to the number of above five thousand men, besides a great many voluntiers, who then offered to serve in person.	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Lords.	1642 (1642)	Wing T1670; Thomason 669.f.5[53]; ESTC R210867	962	1

To the Right Honorable the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament The humble Declaration and Resolution of the Deputy-Lievtenants Colonells Captains and Officers assented unto and with great cheerfulnesse approved of by the Souldiers of the Trained Bands within the County of Southampton at the generall Musters begun the 21 day of June 1642. being to the number of above five thousand men besides a great many Voluntiers who then offered to serve in Person HUMBLY ACKNOVVLEDGE THat the Ordinance of Parliament concerning the Militia doth much conduce to the defence of the true Protestant Religion The security of His Majesties sacred Person The preservation of the publique Peace and Priviledge of Parliament against the evills that threaten them by Forraign Invasion Rebellion or Insurrection Neverthelesse with great sence and grief of heart we cannot but apprehend the continuall Practises and Attempts of the Malignant Party to invalidate the said Ordinance wickedly endeavouring to crosse the settlement of the Militia as aforesaid by colour of a Proclamation set forth in His Majesties Name forbidding the Execution thereof Which we humbly conceive to be Illegall upon those Reasons laid down in the late Declaration of both Houses of Parliament concerning the said Proclamation and thereby unjustly to hazard the very Being and Constitution of this Kingdom Therefore in pursuance of the said Ordinance and in obedience thereunto being assembled in Arms we have thought it our duties hereby to make our humble tender unto this Honourable Assembly of our Lives and Fortunes in maintenance of the said Ordinance so necessary for the defence of our Religion His Majesties sacred Person The publique Peace of this Kingdom The Priviledge and very Existence of Parliament The Lords Answer MY Lords have taken your Petition into Consideration and receive much contentment in the good affections you have expressed 〈◊〉 seasonably and necessarily for the good of the King and Kingdom and for their Lordships 〈…〉 ent in the performance of their Duty For which they give you hearty thanks And my Lords do 〈◊〉 That God willing they resolve to insist in their forme 〈◊〉 declared Resolutions for the upholding the true Religion The Kings Authority in the highest Court whic 〈◊〉 by sundry late Declarations and Practises to abuse the people they finde so much vilified and invaded Th 〈◊〉 Priviledges of Parliament The free course of Justice The Laws and Peace of this Kingdom notwithstanding any dangers and hazards that for that Cause befall them That for the manifestation of their good Affections and their Lordships kinde acceptation thereof the 〈◊〉 have commanded your Petition and this Answer to be forthwith printed and published Die Veneris 2 Julii 1642. Ordered by the Lords in Parliament That this Declaration and Answer be forthwith Printed an 〈◊〉 Published Joh. Brown Cler. Parl. July 6. London Printed for Joseph Hunscott 1642.