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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	king_n	lord_n	parliament_n	7,771	5	7.1941	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82248	A declaration or, remonstrance of the office of a Prince, and his counsellors. Also, the dutie and obligement of the people, and subiects; collected and extracted forth of the most divine and politique authors, that have treated of the same subject. Newly sent from Yorke, by a Gentleman now residing there, to intimate loyalty to his Majesty, and love to his countrey; with an humble desire for a true understanding betweene our King and his people. Whereunto is annexed the Kings Majesties five last propositions to the Parliament; with their determinate answer by way of resolution in three distinct votes.	Gentleman now residing there.	1642 (1642)	Wing D781; Thomason E108_38; ESTC R18970	3,489	8

A DECLARATION OR REMONSTRANCE OF The Office of a PRINCE and his COVNSELLORS ALSO The Dutie and Obligement of the People and Subiects collected and extracted forth of the most Divine and Politique AVTHORS that have treated of the same SVBIECT NEWLY Sent from Yorke by a Gentleman now residing there to intimate a Loyalty to his Majesty and love to his Countrey with an humble desire for a true understanding betweene our King and his People Whereunto Is annexed the Kings Majesties five last Propositions to the Parliament with their determinate Answer by way of Resolution in three distinct VOTES August 3d LONDON Printed by Iohn Hammond and Math Rhodes 1642. A Declaration or Remonstrance of the office of a Prince and His Councellours THE Councell of a Prince is a certaine congregating or meeting together of select men to advise the Prince in the time of Warre or Peace Whose Office is to be mindfull of time past to looke to the present and to foresee those to come the successe of their Consultations are happy shunning inconveniences or at last they finde some meanes to extenuate them A Counsell their respect to the Prince preserved do by course play the part almost of all his sences as his understanding memory eyes eares speech hands and feete But to the People they are a Father Tutor and Governor If a Prince and Councell be Vnanimous they are God Vicegerents on earth from hence by the constitution of good Counsell the Prince receives his essence the Councellors their due honours the People their Protection vnder good Lawes giving honour both to Prince and Councellours as to the true Ministers of GOD cald lawfully to governe them But on the contrary by bad Councell or by misunderstandings or dissentions between the Prince and Councell the Prince honers not onely hourely blemisht and his estate and dignity in dainger of subvertion but the People also to be destroyed and Country to be layd wast by a forraigne Invasion or by Civell Dissention to be vtterly ruined These things are of that weight that I do not thinke any thing in this life can be found of greater moment and therefore in my Iudgment it is not the least duty of a Prince to be diligent in finding circumspect in electing and cautions in constituting and authorizing so needfull a part of himself as is a Councell least choosing such as are more fraught with honours then wisdome or those that are rich in the goods of Fortune wanting the richer endowments of the minde the one should prove co●etous to add wealth to his honours and the other ambitious to adde honour to his riches and so whilst either perpetrate their owne Designes neglecting the chiefe end for which they were chosen the whole Common-wealth fall into a most dangerous hazzard till at last finding their owne errors and being unwilling to publish their owne frailties to the worlds publique knowledge they are enforced to inngulfe themselves in the iustification of most dangerous falshoods and still in what they may to lay the whole burthen on the innocent Prince or at least on some pretended Councellors about him still urging and pretending new doubts and feares those iealousies being firmly grounded on a malignant Partie which indeed is to bee found and that nor seldome amongst themselves Many Councellors when by their own ambitions and malignant practizes they finde the State disturbed and out of order and things not to succeed according to their desires they usually command their Bid-dayes to be kept and the People to fast for the Sinnes of the Councell alleadging to them that God Almighty for Sin doth punish the Nation and in this indeed I verily believe they speake the perfect truth for Envy or Ambition Mistrust or disagrements in or betweene a Councell and their Prince and such Sinnes as bring not only to themselves but even to the whole Common-wealth ruine and calamity in consideration whereof I would advise the Councell to aske nothing of their Prince but what is sit for him to grant and the Prince to deny them nothing that is sit for them to aske for it is the duty both of Prince and Councellors so to be have themselves towards the Common-wealth that the Iustice of the Law may not onely be equally distributed and the poore defended from the oppression of the rich but also that peace may be maintained with forraigne Princes and publique Commerce increased to the profit of the Subiect and honour of the Kingdome It is the duty of the Councell who are the Members of the Body Politique in all humility and obedience to advize and treat with their Prince the head of that Body for as in a Body naturall it would appeare altogether preposterous to see the feet to spurne at the Head or the hands ready to strike at it so it is a thing altogether as uncomely and of farre more dangerous consquence to have any Member or Members of the Body Politique to presume to rebell against their Head the Prince A Prince ought to looke on his great Councell as on the representative Body of the Kingdome being lawfully cal'd together and elected by the People generall Suffrages But that Councell ought to looke on their Princes as on the representative soule of the whole Common-wealth elected and authorized by the power or God himselfe his Government being established by his lineal Succession and confirmed by the Lawes of the Land being invested and received with the generall applause of all his Subiects Should a Prince after his election and confirmation prove wicked in all those horrid degrees Mens imaginations are able to apprehend yet ought not his People or Councell to presume to goe about to enforce him to ought otherwise then by humble intreaty and advice David though anoynted by the Prophet Samuel durst not presume to lift his hand against the first anoynted Saul Saint Paul commands Christians to obey those Heathen Princes to whom they were naturally borne Subiects shewing obedience to be due from Subiects to their Princes as from Princes to God Kings are Gods earthly Deputies and no man can rebell against the one but hee is doubtlesse a Traytor to both Kings ought as God to bee intreated not compelled If a Prince be mislead by bad Councellors or by the advice of malcontented persons yet it were much better for the good of the Common-wealth to cover and palliate the Princes errors or neglects then to discouer or declare them to the knowledge of his Subiects for the Maiesty of a Prince can hardly endure those opprobrious indignityes as may in any likly hood render him odious to his people Councellors being summoned and elected by the Power and authority of the Prince only may at his pleasure by the same Prerogative be discharged and dispersed nor is it in the power of the Prince to part with especially for a time unlimited any part or title of his Prerogative Royall As for a president The second Richard King of England parting with his Prerogative Royall as in farme to Bushy Baggot and Gree●e were adiudged to be executed as Traitors The Parliament then adiuding it not to be in the power of the King to disinvest his Successors of any part of his or their due Prerogative the dissention that was between this King and his Parliaments and miserable Events and bloody massacres that succeded them and his Deposing might me thinks deter all Christian Princes and Councellors from the like occasions thereby to eschew the like effects As for Deposers of Princes and Vsurpers I think there is no man doubts but they may have an equall share of Damnation be their pretences never so faire Religion and a care of the publique good are two easie stepps to popularity and the best and safest cloakes to hide black treacherous and mischievous intents I hope the consideration of what hath already past in England and the present miseries of Germany with the knowledge of Tunc tua res agitur paries cum proximus ardens will make every true Englishman so wise as reflecting on the miseries past not to be our hasty to become engaged in new mischiefes least the losse should prove insupportable or the wounds incurable And for my part for the prosperity and safety of this Kingdome I shall every pray to God to continue the People in their due obedience the Councellours and Nobility in constant Loyalty and his Sacred Maiesty in love and amity with his Peeres and People FINIS A true Copie of the Kings Maiesties five last Propositions to the Parliament with their determinate Answer by way of Resolution in three disticnt VOTES His Majesties Propositions were these following viz. FIrst That they would recall the Ordinance made by the consent of both Houses of Parliament concerning the Militia whereby his Majestie hath beene enforced to make these his Preparations Secondly That they would deliver up his Majesties Magazine taken from Hull be forthwith put into hands in which His Majestie may confide Thirdly that His Navy be forthwith surrended by the Earle of Warwick to Sir John Pennington Fourthly That all Armes Leavies and Provisions for VVarre made by the consent of both Houses be immediatly layd downe Fiftly That the Parliament might be adjourned to some place where His Majestie might with security come neere them and joyne with them in their consultations The Parliaments Resolutions in three Votes viz. FIrst That an Army should be forthwith raised for the safety of the Kings Person defence of both Houses of Parliament and of those that have obeyed their Orders and Cammands and preserving of the Religion the Law Libertie and Peace of the Kingdom Secondly That the Earle of Essex shall be Generall Thirdly That in this Cause for the safety of the Kings Persons defence of both Houses of Parliament and those who have obeyed their Orders and Commands and preserving of the true Religion the Lawes Liberties and Peace of the Kingdome They will live and die with the Earle of Essex whom they have nominated Generall in this cause ORdered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament that this be Printed and published Hen. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com.