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A52965
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Rawleigh redivivus, or, The life & death of the Right Honourable Anthony, late Earl of Shaftsbury humbly dedicated to the protesting lords / by Philanax Misopappas.
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Philanax Misopapas.; S. N.
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1683
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Wing N72; ESTC R3409
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delightful view of the languishing Spectators wherein they plainly law the happy Issue of those Policies and Councils that were before Riddles too mysterious for vulgar understandings to unfold or once imagine whither they tended or where they would terminate by the following Resolves of both Houses Resolved by the House of Peers That they do own and declare That according to the Ancient and Fundamental Laws of this Kingdom the Government is and ought to be by King Lords and Commons Resolved That a Committee of Eight Lords do joyn with a Committee of the House of Commons to consider of an Answer to His Majesties gracious Letter and Declaration Resolved by the House of Commons That a Committee be appointed to prepare an Answer to His Majesties Letter expressing the Great and Joyfid sense of this House for his Gracious Offers and their humble and hearty Thanks to His Majesty for the same and with professions of their Loyalty and Duty to His Majesty And that this House will give a speedy Answer to His Majesties Gracious Proposals Resolved That the sum of 50000 1. be Presented His Majesty from this House The receiving those Letters and the Parliaments compliance therewith was no sooner reported to the City but the Citizens were almost overwhelmed with Joy the harmony of the Bells and the flaming Piles which inlightened every Street surrounded with incredible Shouts and Acclamations of Joy were sufficient demonstrations of the infinite pleasure and satisfaction they took in this no less wonderful then happy Revolution and the several Counties taking the Alarm from London contended which should out-vie each other in expressions of Loyalty and Joy Then the Parliament proceeded to draw up a Letter in Answer to His Majesties subscribing it to the Kings most Excellent Majesty desiring him speedily to return to the Exercises of his Kingly Office appointing Commissioners to go over to Holland and attend His Majesty during the remainder of his stay there and in his return to England Of these Commissioners there were six for the House of Lords for the House of Commons Twelve whereof our great Patriot was one and Twenty for the City of London Instructions being delivered to the Commissioners they set Sail for Holland in several Frigats appointed by the Parliament to attend them and after some danger by bad Weather they Landed at the Hague whither His Majesty was then removed from Breda where he had resided some time before as being a place nearer and more convenient for his Shipping the disposal whereof and of the whole Fleet was remitted to His Majesties pleasure General Montague having received Orders from the Parliament to Obey His Majesties Orders and Directions therein The Commissioners were no sooner arrived but they went and waited on His Majesty and with all imaginable Respect and Veneration delivered their respective Messages and behaved themselves according to the Instructions they received from their Principals beseeching His Majesty in the name of his Parliament and People to return and re-assume the Scepter assuring him That he should be infinitely welcome without any terms They were received by his Majesty with a Port and Grace like himself and entertain'd with extraordinary Favour and Magnificence In the mean time the Parliament Proclaim'd the King which was perform'd with all the Joy Splendour and Magnificence that Love or Loyalty could inspire The chief Lords of the House of Peers and the most eminent of the House of Commons the Lord General together with the Lord Mayor and Aldermen all in their Coaches attended by the whole Militia of the City waited upon and assisted in the Ceremony and the Shouts and Acclamations of the crouding Multitudes was so extraordinary that although all the Bells throughout the City and Suburbs were at that time Ringing yet their noise was not to be heard The King preparing for his Return was magnisicently Treated by the Dutch and highly Complimented by all the Forraign Ambassadours And the Dutch knowing that they should thereby very much please the King enlarg'd their Civilities to our great Patriot and the rest of the Commissioners from the Parliament and City treating them by their Deputies to their great content and satisfaction Whilst this great Adventurer for the Royal Cause continued in Holland one day as he was doing his Duty in waiting on his Soveraign had the unhappiness to be overthrown in a Carravan whereby he received an unfortunate Wound in his side between the Ribs which in time came to an Exulceration and was in the year 1672. when he was Lord Chancellour forc'd to be opened The Operation was performed by Mr. Knolls the Chyrurgeon by the Advice and Direction of the famous Doctor Willis and supposed to be the greatest Cure that ever was done upon the Body of Man From whence we may learn the hard Fate which sometimes attend the most commendable Actions since this which was the greatest mark and ensign of Loyalty should be made the matter of the greatest Obloquy and Reproach most of those malicious Pamphlets that have been written against him being filled with Invectives grounded upon the Story of the Tap. Oh monstrous Ingratitude His Majesty having prepared all things in readiness Embarqued for England the Royal Charles being appointed for that purpose And was attended by the Commissioners and a numerous Company of English Gentry and waited on by General Mountague with the whole Fleet and having a fair and gentle Gale Landed at Dover May 25. where he was met by the General and chief Nobility and so conducted to Canterbury Rochester and Darkford and from thence to London where His Majesty found the Lord Mayor and Aldermen ready in a Tent which was pitcht in St. Georges Fields to receive him the several Regiments being there placed in Order made a Lane for his Majesty to pass through the Sword being delivered him according to Custom he re-delivered it and after a splendid Treat proceeded into London by Southwark from the Bridge to Temple-Bar the Streets were Railed on one side with Standings for the Liveries and on the other with the Train'd Bands and sevefal Companies of Gentlemen Volunteers in White Doublets under the Command of Sir John Staywell through which His Majesty passed in a Splendid and Triumphant manner being bravely attended by Sir Anthony and the rest of the Commissioners of the Parliament and City together with all the principal Nobility and Gentry of England with innumerable others and so he passed to White-hall where both Houses of Parliament waited his Arrival whose Speakers in elegant Speeches acquainted him with the Felicity and Happiness they conceiv'd in this happy Revolution The Friday following His Majesty went the private way to the House of Lords and after having made a short Speech signed those Acts which were ready for the Royal Assent And not long after proceeded to the choice of his Privy-Council and in consideration of the great Esteem he had for Sir Anthony Ashly Cooper nominated him for one of them Wisely considering