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city_n	king_n	london_n	say_a	5,658	4	6.9842	4	false

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A38662	The Earle of Essex his speech in the Partilrie garden to the souldiers on Tuesday last with His Majesties propositions to the citizens of London likevvise terrible and blovdy news from Yorke concerning the great affront which was given to the said city by the cavileers and how the citizens gave them a repulse and shut up the gates : whereunto is annexed, Londons resolution for the defence of the King and Parliament.; Speech in the Artilrie garden to the souldiers on Tuesday last	Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1591-1646.	1642 (1642)	Wing E3335; ESTC R17460	1,861	8

THE EARLE OF ESSEX His SPEECH in the Artilrie garden to the Souldiers on Tuesday Last WITH HIS MAJESTIES Propositions to the CITIZENS OF LONDON LIKEVVISE TERRIBLE AND BLOVDY NEWS FROM YORKE Concerning the great affront which was given to the said City by the Cavileers and how the Citizens gave them a repulse and shut up the gates Whereunto is annexed Londons Resolution for the defence of the King and Parliament Ioh. Bro. Cler. Par. Hen Els. Parl. D. Com. July 28. Printed for Thomas Baley 1642. His Maiesties PROPOSITIONS TO THE Citizens of London Wherin he declares his Royall intentions concerning the said City BY wofull experience we have knowne and found the rebellions insurections wicked pollicies and stratagens of these most hellish Papists and malignant party are grown to such a head that it is feared without the great mercy of God we are like to indure the hardest Censure and bloudy devises they possiblely can inflict upon this our Kingdom For these Counties viz. YORKSHIRE LINCOLNSHIRE LANCASHIRE are so greviouslie perplexed with the feare of a Civill Warr which still these Cavileers with oaths and threats do daily insist to the fears of all good Christians they are now growne to so insolent and turbulent spirits being countenanced with the smiles of many Peers of this Kingdome and they are growne to such a higth that they began to vse such lacivious actions that the inhabitants of these parts are growne to a most miserable thinking daly and hourely when these men will cease upon their goods and they began since His Majestie went into L●ncolne and Beverly to vse many outrages against the City Wherevpon the Citizens of Yorke foreseing the danger that would ensue caused the gates to be shut up they having a long time groaned under the dominering of the Cavileers The truth whereof was reported to the Honourable House of Commons on Saturday last the sixteenth of Iuly both Houses taking into consideration the Militia of the Kingdome propounded and Ordered that it is against the Lawes and liberties of the Kingdoms that any of the Subiects thereof should be compelled by the King to attend him at his pleasure but saith as is bound therto And the Lords and Commons in Parliament doe declare That it is both against the Lawes of the Land and the libertie of the Subiect for any Messenger or Officer to cease upon any His Maiesties Subjects And likewise declare that it ●s against the Publique Peace of the Kingdome and that the same be forthwith Printed and Published and Assigned vnder the Clarks hand His Royall Majesty likewise declareth that neither the testimony of so many of our Lords now with vs can credit with divers men that they proceed to Levie Men and Money and raise Horse Therefore Wee are not to be misliked if after so many gratious expositious vpon considerable purposes and reasons which they answer by Ordering that wee answer to be Reason and so appear to leavie Warr against Us And therefore Wee make such Provision that as we have beene forst from London and kept from HVL Wee may not be surprized at YORKE but in a condition to bring Iustice on these men who would perswade Our People that their Religion is in danger because wee will not consent it shall be in their power and that their Votes and liberties are in danger because Wee will allow no Iudge of that liberty but the knowne power of the land Yet whatsoeuer prouison wee shall be compelled to make for our securitie Wee shall be ready to lay down so soone as they shall have revoked their Orders which they have made and submit those persons who have detained Our townes carried away our Armes and put the Militia in Execution contrary to our Proclamation to that triall of innocencie and to which they were borne and if this be not submitted Wee shall with as good a Conscience and wee beleeve Wee shall not want the good affections of our Subiects to that end proceed against those who shall prepare to exercise that pretended Ordnance of the Militia and Sr. Iohn Hotham who keeps Our Towne of HUL from Us as Wee would resist persons that come in a farre greater way And therefore Wee shall repose and require our City of London to obey our Commands and not to be misled by those men who are led desperat by their fortunes who tell them that their Religion liberty and propertie is to be preserved by no other way but by their disloyalty Therefore wee propound unto them that they are now at the brincke of the Riuer and may draw their swords when nothing pursues them but their owne evill Consiences His Royall Majesty likewise declareth that the worth and glory of the City is not like to be destroied any other way but by rebelling against Us or their wives and Children to be exposed to uiolence and villanie but by those who make their appitite and will their measurs and guid to all their Actions And his Royall and Sacred Majesty doth likwise againe propound and declare that he is resolued to proseed against all those persons that shall assist by furnishing of Horse Men and Plate as against the disturbers of the publike Peace of the whole Kingdome in generall protesting that for his one parte his intenciones are Royall as alredey hath b●e published and declared to all the world