Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	charles_n	king_n	son_n	5,345	5	5.4847	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39892	Virginia and Maryland, or, The Lord Baltamore's printed case, uncased and answered shewing the illegality of his patent and usurpation of royal jurisdiction and dominion there : with the injustice and tyranny practised against ... adventurers and planters : also a short relation of the papists late rebellion against the government of His Highness the Lord Protector ... : to which is added a brief account of the commissioners proceedings in the reducing of Maryland ...	Baltimore, Cecil Calvert, Baron, ca. 1605-1675.	1655 (1655)	Wing F1457; ESTC R248	31,654	55

to plant and enjoy equal priviledges with the British and Irish Nations And lastly In one of his Laws he mentions the High and Mighty Prince Charles the First of that name and in another expresseth That none shal transport any Tobacco's in any Dutch Vessel bound for any other Port than his Majesties Unto all which Exceptions Answer having been made by the Lord Baltamore which is hereunto annexed the same is humbly submitted to the Judgment and further direction of this Honorable House It hath been confessed by the Lord Baltamore That one Captain Green his Lievtenant-Governor of Maryland did soon after the death of the late King proclaim his Son Charles Stewart King of England c. for which his Lordship ●aith he did by a Writing under his hand and seal which is one of the parchments remaining with this Committee revoke the Commission granted to the said Captain Green and appointed one Stone in his room but there is no such cause mentioned in the said Writing It likewise appears That in March 1651. the Governor and Councel of Maryland being required by the Commissioners that were sent thither to issue forth Writs in the Name of The Keepers of the Libertie of England they refused the same saying They could not do it without breach of their Trust and Oath To the Honorable Richard Bennet and Col. William Claibourn Esquires Commissioners of the Common-wealth of England for Virginia and Maryland The Humble Petition of the Commissioners and Inhabitants of Severne alias Ann Arundel County Sheweth THat whereas we were invited and encouraged by Captain Stone the Lord Baltamore's Governor of Maryland to remove our selves and Estates into this Province with promise of enjoying the liberty of our Consciences in matter of Religion and all other priviledges of English Subjects And your Petitioners did upon this ground with great cost labor and danger remove our selves and have been at great charges in building and clearing Now the Lord Baltamore imposeth an Oath upon us by Proclamation which he requireth his Lievtenant forthwith to publish which if we do not take within three months after publication all our Lands are to be seized for his Lordships use This Oath we conceive not agreeable to the terms on which we came hither nor to the liberty of our Consciences as Christians and free Subjects of the Common-wealth of England Neither can we be perswaded in our Consciences by any light of God or engagement upon us to take such a● Oath but rather humbly conceive it to be a very real grievance and such an oppression as we are not able to bear neither do we see by what lawful power such an Oath with such extream penalties can by his Lordship be exacted of us who are free Subjects of the Common-wealth of England and have taken the Engagement to them We have Complained of this grievance to the late honorable Councel of State in a Petition subscribed by us which never received any answer such as might clear the lawfulness of such his proceedings with us but an aspersion cast upon us of being Factious fellows neither have we received any Conviction of our error in not taking the said Oath nor Order by that power before whom our Petition is still depending to take it hereafter neither can we believe that the Common-wealth of England will ever expose us to such a manifest and real bondage who assert themselves The maintainers of the lawful Liberties of the Subject as to make us Swear absolute subjection to a Government where the Ministers of State are bound by Oath to countenance and defend the Roman Popish Religion which we apprehend to be contrary to the Fundamental Laws of England the Covenant taken in the three Kingdoms and the Consciences of true English Subjects and doth carry on an arbitrary power so as whatever is done by the people at great costs in Assemblies for the good of the people is liable to be made Null by the negative Voice of his Lordship But affirmative Propositions and Commands are incessantly urged and prest and must not be denied In Consideration whereof we humbly tender our Condition and Distraction upon this occasion falling upon the hearts of all the people to your view and Consideration intreating your honors to relieve us according to the Cause the power wherewith you are intrusted by the Common-wealth of England the rather because upon such an exigent as this we have none to flie to but your selves the honorable Commissioners of the Commen-wealth of England not doubting but God will direct you into what his mind and will is in this matter concerning us and that you will faithfully apply your selves to our Redress in what is Just and our lawful Liberty which is the Prayer of your poor Petitioners Severn River the 30. of January 1653 Subscribed by Edw. Lloyd and 77. persons of the House-keepers and Freemen Inhabitants To the Honorable Richard Bennet and Colonel William Claibourn Esquires Commissioners for the Common-wealth of England within the Bay of Chesopiak The Humble Petition of the Inhabitants of the North-side of Patuxent River in the Province of Maryland Sheweth THat we being reduced by your Honors from that Tyrannical power exercised over the people of this Province by the Lord Baltamore and his Agents unto the Obedience of the Common-wealth of England to which Government we have Subjected and Engaged and have by your Honors been often enjoyned reall conformity and obedience to the same and not to own any other power or Authority as we will answer the contrary In subjection whereunto we have had peace and freedom hitherto which with all thankfulness we cannot but acknowledg and in our continued obedience do expect from the Parliament next under God continued peace liberty and protection from the pride rage and insolency of their and our adversaries Now so it is may it please your honors that of late the Lord Baltamore doth by his Order and Agents seek to set over us the old form of Government formerly exercised by him in this Province which we did conceive by the blessing of God upon your honors endeavors had been fully made Null and void yet notwithstanding by the Arbitrariness of his own will the appoints Laws for us and sets up Popish Officers over us o●ting those Officers of Justice appointed by you issuing forth Writs in his own name contrary to your honors Order and appointment And doth by Proclamation under his own Hand and in his own Name impose an Oath which if refused by us after three months all our Lands and Plantations are to be seized upon to his Lordships use And if taken by us we shall be ingaged at his will to fight his battels defend and maintain him in his Patent as it was granted to him by the late King c. Which Oath we humbly conceive is contrary to the Liberty and freedom of our Consciences as Christians and contrary to the fundamental Laws of England contrary to the Engagement