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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74825	A continuation of the narrative being the third and fourth days proceedings of the High Court of Iustice sitting in Westminster Hall Jan. 23. concerning the tryal of the King: with the several speeches of the King, Lord President, & solicitor General. 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 E541_20; Thomason E539_15; ESTC R207218	3,797	9

lies the ancient Lawes of the Kingdome therefore untill that I may know that this is not against the fundamentall Lawes of the Kingdome by your favour I can put in no particular * This is as the King express'd but I supposed he meant Answer Charge If you will give me time I will shew you my reasons why I cannot do it and this Here being interrupted he said By your favour you ought not to interrupt me how I came here I know not ther 's no Law for it to make your King your prisoner I was in a Treaty upon the publique Faith of the Kingdome that was the known two Houses of Parliament that was the Representative of the Kingdome and when that I had almost made an end of the Treaty then I was hurried away and brought hither and therefore Here the Lord President said Sir You must know the pleasure of the Court. The King By your favour Sir Lord President Nay Sir by your favour you may not be permitted to fall into those discourses you appeare as a Delinquent you have not acknowledged the authority of the Court the Court craves it not of you but once more they command you to give your positive Answer Clark Do your duty The King Duty Sir The Clark reads Charles Stuart King of England you are accused in the behalfe of the Commons of England of divers high crimes and Treasons which Charge hath been read unto you the Court now requires you to give your positive and finall answer by way of confession or deniall of the Charge The King Sir I say againe to you so that I might give satisfaction to the people of England of the cleernesse of my proceeding not by way of answer not in this way but to satisfie them that I have done nothing against that Trust that hath been committed to me I would do it but to acknowledge a new Court against their priviledges to alter the fundamentall Lawes of the Kingdome Sir you must excuse me Lord President Sir this is the third time that you have publikely disown'd this Court and put an affront upon it how far you have preserv'd Priviledges of the people your actions have spoke it but truly Sir mens intentions ought to be knowne by their actions you have written your meaning in bloodie Characters throughout the whole Kingdome but Sir you understand the pleasure of the Court Clerk record the default and Gentlemen you that took charge of the Prisoner take him back again The King I will only say this one word more to you if it were only my own particular I would not say any more nor interrupt you Lord President Sir You have heard the pleasure of the Court and you are notwithstanding you will not understand it to find that you are before a Court of Justice Then the King went forth with his Guard and Proclamation was made that all persons which had then appear'd and had further to do at the Court might depart into the painted Chamber to which place the Court did forthwith adjourne and intended to meet in Westminster Hall by ten of the clock ●ext morning Cryer God blesse the Kingdom of England Wednesday January 24. 1648. THis day it was expected the high Court of Justice would have met in Westminster Hall about ten of the clock but at the time appointed one of the Ushers by direction of the Court then sitting in the Painted Chamber gave notice to the People there assembled That in regard the Court was then upon the examination of Witnesses in relation to present affaires in the Painted Chamber they could not sit there but all persons appointed to be there were to appeare upon further Summons FINIS