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england_n	duke_n	king_n	york_n	7,865	5	9.8357	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67239	A prospective glasse wherein Englands bondage under the Normane yoke, with the rise, growth, and continuation is clearly asserted, a subject not yet treated upon ... shewing how the law came to be in an unknown tongue, and from whence the judges and other inferior lawyers had their beginning, and in opposition to former law, how the 4 termes of the yeer came to be kept : as also, the corruption of this law, bringing with it the fines and rents to the lord of the manor for all free- holds and copyhold land : being a collection from the most choice of modern historians : with some copyhold land : being a collection from the most choice of modern historians : with some brief observations upon Scripture, as proving from thence that this law is contradictory to the nature of God's dealing with the sons of man, and contrary to the nature of freedome / by a lover of Englishmens freedomes.	Lover of Englishmens freedomes.; Walker, Henry, fl. 1641-1660.	1649 (1649)	Wing W380; ESTC R24593	17,780	25

A Prospective Glasse WHEREIN ENGLANDS BONDAGE Under the NORMANE yoke with the Rise growth and continuation is clearly asserted A Subject not yet treated upon viz Shewing how the Law came to be in an unknown Tongue and from whence the Iudges and other inferior Lawyers had their beginning and in opposition to former Law how the 4. Termes of the Yeer came to be kept As also the corruption of this Law bringing with it the Fines and Rents to the Lord of the Mannor for all Free-holds and Copyhold Land BEING A Collection from the most choise of Modern Historians WITH SOME Brief Observations upon Scripture as proving from thence that this Law is contradictory to the Nature of Gods dealing with the sons of Men and contrary to the Nature of Freedome By a Lover of English-mens Freedomes An evill Custome be it for continuance never so ancient is nought else then the oldnesse of Error Plato LONDON Printed at the Authors Charge 1649. TO ALL THE COMMONERS OF ENGLAND IN all the dealings of God with the sons of men when judgement and righteousnes is not executed between man and man God then brings one punishment or other upon the Land that makes inquisition for blood that hath been spilt wrongs that hath been done wickednesse that hath been acted by unrighteous men But yet the end of Gods dealing thus with his creatures is love as in Ier. 30. 17 18. a restoring of health an healing of wounds though Ephraim is smitten yet Ephraim is loved he is a dear son a tender childe there is health in the latter end Whosoever looks upon these times outwardly may see a poore distressed Kingdom groaning under the heavie burdens that lye upon it and whosoever looks beyond the outward state of the Kingdome may see love peace and joy spread into the hearts of creatures discovered in severall yet glorious administrations The occasion of bondages troubles that hath been and yet is in this Nation makes the members of this Nation to enquire for Freedome to search and sift out the root and foundations of bondages of all sorts some after this manner some after that as hath been evidently seen in the Petitions of many well affected people of England which have been presented to the Parliament at sundrie times Among the rest I my self desired to know the foundation of some bondages that have inslaved the Nation for almost this six hundred yeers and by Providence I found some recorded in Records which I now commend to the consideration of all honest hearted people lest any should say I speak against the persons of men I desire them to understand that I speak against the practise of men which is destructive to the wel being of the Nation be they Nation or person whatsoever it matters not to me for honesty in a Turk or Jew Heathen or Pagan is as good as honesty in those that are called Christians I could wish that the nature of Christianity was more looked upon and the name of Christianity lesse looked upon for it is the cunning sleight of the Man of sin to make people think themselves happy as having the name of Christians without looking any further unto the nature of Christianitie I am not ignorant how people have been looked upon as bearing the name of Sectaries or Independants and so for Presbyterians or Episcopall the envy of the name in one anothers hearts hath bred abundance of heart-burnings one toward another My advice therefore is to all to let names fall let honesty and godlinesse be imbraced in any man and let oppression Arbitrary power and cruelty be looked upon in any as destructive to the well being of the Nation if we do so we shall look upon things as being acted in the center of them and so esteemed I leave this following Discourse to all men to be looked upon by the eye of equity and remain A lover of Freedome Not the respecting of persons whosoever but in love to my Countrey for Liberty and Freedome and a hating of Tyranny Arbitrary Power and Cruelty I begin this ensuing Discourse IN the making of way to this ensuing Discourse it is requisite to shew for satisfaction to them that shall read this Discourse the party by whom the bondages of this Land came in not in any way of disgrace to his person but rather to discover the acts that he did which rose from his oppressing minde and will And first of the Person In the lives of the three Norman Kings of England in pag. 1. there is a relation of William the Conquerers birth which is expressed in these words Robert Duke of Normandy the sixth in discent from Rollo riding through Fallis a Town in Normandy espied certain Damsels dancing near the way among whom he fixed his eye upon a certain Damsell whose name was Arlote of mean parentage a Skiners daughter whom he procured that night to be brought unto him of whom he begat a Son who afterward was named William By this relation it appears that Will the Conquerer was base son of Robert Duke of Normandy as may more fully appear in the Summary of English Chronicles in pag. 37. William Duke of Normandy surnamed Conquerer base Son of Robert the sixth Duke of that Dutchie But lest any should think that I make this discoverie on purpose to disgrace the Conquerer I say I do not for I say no more then what Chronicles do testifie of him Secondly a bastard sometime hath been an Instrument of deliverance to the people of God as Iephthah Iudg. 11. 29. The Spirit of the Lord came upon Iephthah ver. 32. the Lord delivered his Enemies into his hand so that God made use of Iephthah to work deliverance Thirdly a bastard is not to be blamed as being a bastard for it is the parents not the childe that must be blamed or shamed I shall say no more touching William the Conquerers birth and reasons why I do think that Williams person is not to be despis●d of any as being a base son to Robert Duke of Normandy but proceed further to shew by what means he came to be crowned King of England In the Summary of English Chronicles in pag. 37. declares unto us that William the Conquerer came to be crowned King of England by Conquest in these words William Duke of Normandy surnamed Conquerer base Son to Robert the sixth Duke of that Dutchie and Nephew unto King Edward began his Reign over this Realm of England the 14th of October in the yeer of our Lord 1066. after the battell at Hastings Duke William came to London where with great joy he was received both of the Clergy and people and was proclaimed King and crowned on Christmas day by Aldred Archbishop of York It must be agreed on by all parties that God gives the Kingdoms of the Earth to whomsoever he will Dan. 4. 32. 35. So God gave all Kingdoms of the Earth unto Nebuchadnezzar but if Nebuchadnezzar tyrannise over the people then great Kings