Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	charles_n	king_n	stuart_n	2,711	5	13.1708	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74819	A continuation of the narrative being the last and final dayes proceedings of the High Court of Iustice sitting in Westminster Hall on Saturday, Jan. 27. concerning the tryal of the King; with the severall speeches of the King, Lord President, & Solicitor General. Together with a copy of the sentence of death upon Charls Stuart king of England. Published by authority to prevent false and impertinent relations. To these proceedings of the tryall of the King, I say, Imprimatur, Gilbert Mabbot.		1649 (1649)	Thomason E540_14; Thomason E541_21; ESTC R207223	6,335	15

Scotland he need not make mention how many of them the people had made bold to deale withall some to banish and some to imprison and some to put to death no Kingdome had more plentifull experience then that Kingdome hath or the deposition and punishment of their offending and transgressing Kings And not to go farre for example the Kings Crand●●mother set aside and his Father an Infant crowned And there wants not examples here in England both before and since the Conquest as King Edward the second and Richard the second were so dealt with by the Parliament and whosoever looks into their stories should not find the Articles that are charg'd upon them to come neare to that heigth and capitalnesse of crimes that were laid to his Charge and for succession by inheritance it was plaine from the Conquest that of 24. Kings one halfe of them came in by the State That the Oath at his Coronation did shew there was a contract and bargain made by the people After the Lord President had cited many things to this purpose in relation to the power of Kings and their being called to account for breach of Trust and expressed in what sence this present King had been guilty according to his Charge of being a Tyrant Traytor Murtherer and publike Enemy to the Common-wealth He further declared in the name of the Court That they did heartily wish that hee would be so penitent for what hee had done amisse that GOD might have mercy at leastwise upon his better part for the other it was their duty to do it and to doe that which the Law prescribes they were not there jus dare but jus dicere that they could not but remember what the Scripture said For to acquit the guilty it is equall ●●homination as to condemne the innocent we may not acquit the guilty what sentence the Law affirmes to a Traytor a Tyrant a Murtherer and a publike Enemy to the Countrey that sentence he was to hear read unto him Then the Clerke read the sentence drawn up in parchment That whereas the Commons of England in Parliament had appointed them an high Court of Justice for the trying of Charles Stuart King of England before whom he had been three times convented and at the first time a Charge of high Treason and other crimes and misdemeanours was read in the behalf of the kingdome of England c. Here the Clark read the Charge Which Charge being read unto him as aforesaid he the said Charles Stuart was required to give his Answer but he refused so to do and so exprest the severall passages at his Triall in refusing to answer For all which Treasons and Crimes this Court doth adjudge That he the said Charles Stuart as a Tyrant Traitor Murtherer and a publike Enemy shall be put to death by the severing of his Head from his Body After the sentence read the Lord President said This sentence now read and published it is the act sentence judgement and resolution of the whole Court here the Court stood up as assenting to what the President said King Will you heare me a word Sir Lord President Sir you are not to be heard after the sentence King No Sir Lord President No Sir by your favour Sir Guard with-draw your Prisoner King I may speake after the sentence By your favour Sir I may speak after the sentence ever By your favour hold the sentence Sir I say Sir I do I am not suffered for to speak expect what Justice other people will have O Yes All manner of persons that have any thing else to do are to depart at this time and to give their attendance in the painted Chamber to which place this Court doth forthwith adjourne it selfe Then the Court rose and the King went with his Guard to Sir Robert Cottons and from thence to Whitehall FINIS