Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	john_n	london_n	sir_n	11,901	5	6.7349	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40677	Two letters from His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax one to both Houses of Parliament, giving an accompt of what transactions and proceedings have been betwixt the Kings Majesty and the Army, since his coming into their quarters : with some proposals in relation to His Majesty, and the speedy settlement of the peace of the Kingdom : the other a letter to the Lord Major, aldermen and Common-Councel of the city of London : with some papers of the proceedings of the treaty with the Army.	England and Wales. Army.; Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.	1647 (1647)	Wing F245; ESTC R22045	5,772	18

TWO LETTERS From His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax ONE To both Houses of PARLIAMENT Giving an Accompt of what Transactions and Proceedings have been betwixt the Kings Majesty and the Army since His coming into their Quarters WITH Some farther Proposals in relation to His Majesty and the speedy settlement of the Peace of the Kingdom THE OTHER A LETTER to the Lord Major Aldermen and Common-Councel of the City of LONDON With some PAPERS of the Proceedings of the Treaty with the ARMY BY the appointment of his Excellency Sir Tho Fairfax and the Councel of War Reading July 8. 1647. Signed JOHN RUSHWORTH London Printed for Laurence Chapman IELY 10. 1647. Mr. Speaker I Was sent unto by the King on Friday last to desire the Parliament to give way to Him to see His Children and that they might for that purpose be sent to Him If I may be bold humbly to offer my Opinion I think the allowance of such a thing may be without the least prejudice to the Kingdom and yet gain more upon His Majesty then denying it and if it be in the prayers of every good man That His heart may be gained the performance of such civilities to Him is very sutable to those Desires and will hear well with all men who if they can imagine it to be their own case cannot but be sorry if His Majesties natural affections to His Children in so small a thing should not be complyed with and if any question should be concerning the assurance of their return I shall ingage for their return within what time the Parliament shall limit Upon this occasion give me leave I beseech you to take notice of some Reports spread abroad as if my self and the Officers of the Army were upon some underhand Contract or Bargain with the King and from thence occasion is taken to slander our Integrities and endeavor a misunderstanding betwixt the Parliament and their Army the fidelity of which to the Parliament and Kingdom and their affection to it are the great objects of many mens Envies because they see nothing so likely to settle Right and Freedom with Truth and Peace to us and posterity to hinder their Designs against the same as an Harmony or good accord between the Parliament and Army which is the joy of good men and it shall be our study to preserve against all Designs and Designers to the contrary To prevent therefore all misunderstandings of that kinde I thought fit with all clearness to declare unto you That we have done nothing nor shall do any thing which we desire to hide from you or the world or shall not avow to the faces of our greatest Adversaries Our Desires concerning a just consideration and settlement of the Kings Rights His Majesty first giving His concurrence to settle and secure the Rights and Liberties of the Kingdom We have already publiquely declared in our Representation and Remonstrance Since the first of those Papers sent to the Parliament there have been several Officers of the Army upon several occasions sent to His Majesty the first to present to Him a copy of the Representation and after that some others to tender Him a copy of the Remonstrance upon both which the Officers sent were appointed to clear the sence and intention of any thing in either Paper whereupon His Majesty might make any question Since then there have also been some Officers at several times sent to His Majesty about His remove from Hatfield to disswade if possibly from Windsor or any place so near London to some place of further distance answerable to what we had desired of the Parliament In all which addresses to His Majesty We care not who knows what hath been said or done for as We have nothing to bargain for or to ask either from His Majesty or the Parliament for advantage to our selves or any particular party or interest of our own so in all those Addresses to His Majesty We have utterly disclaimed and disavowed any such thing or any Overtures or Thoughts tending that way But the onely intent and effect of those our Addresses hath been to desire and endeavor His Majesties free concurrence with the Parliament for establishing and securing the common Rights and Liberties and settling the peace of the Kingdom and to assure Him That the Publique being so provided for with such His Majesties concurrence it is fully agreeable to our Principles and should be our desires and endeavor That with and in such settling of the Publique the Rights of His Majesties Royal Family should be also provided for so as a lasting Peace and Agreement might be settled in this Nation And that as We had publiquely declared for the same in general terms so if things came to a way of settlement We should not be wanting in our sphaeres to own that general Desire in any particulars of natural or civil right to His Majesties Person or Family which might not prejudice or again indanger the Publique and in the mean time That His Majesty should finde all personal civilities and respects from us with all reasonable freedom that might stand with safety and with the trust or charge lying upon us concerning His Person You have here the utmost sum of what hath pass'd from us to His Majesty and We could wish all men did rightly understand without misrepresentations every particular wherein as We know nothing not agreeable to Reason Justice Honesty or Conscience so We thought our selves concerned the rather to say and do as We have towards His Majesty since He came within our quarters because of those common prejudices suggested against us as if We were utter Enemies to Monarchy and all Civil Order or Government And for that particular of the Duke of Richmond and the Two Chapleins lately permitted to attend His Majesty It was not done without much reluctancy because therein We doubted We might be misunderstood by the Kingdoms best friends But upon His Majesties continuing importunity for it as a thing very nearly concerning His present inward and outward contentment and conceiving those persons such as we hoped would not do ill offices to prejudice the Peace of the Kingdom We did give way to it and the persons before they came had notice of the permission And as We then thought so We still do think That to allow him some such company of persons least dangerous whom former acquaintance may make him take pleasure in and the allowance of some such Chapleins of His own are things both reasonable and just and the debarring of that liberty in the latter We doubt will but make Him more prejudiced against other Ministers In general We humbly conceive that to avoid all harshness and afford all kinde usage to His Majesties Person in things consisting with the Peace and Safety of the Kingdom is the most Christian Honorable and Prudent way And in all things as the Representation and Remonstrance of the Army doth express We think that tender equitable and