Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	english_a	king_n	scot_n	6,292	5	9.4575	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90480	Perfect occurrences faithfully communicating the chief intelligence and proceedings of the King of Scots, the King of France, and the Prince of Conde : with the affaires and designes now on foot in France, Denmarke, Sweden, and Portugal, in relation to the Parliament, Army, and Common-Wealth of England. Containing these ensuing occurrences, viz. 1 The message and proposals of his excellency the Lord General Cromwel, ... 2 A great victory obtained by the English against the Dutch; ... 3 The States of Hollands message to Vantrump; ... Licensed according to order.		1653 (1653)	Wing P1505; Thomason E686_7; ESTC R206853	3,831	8

Perfect OCCURRENCES Faithfully communicating The chief Intelligence and Proceedings of the King of Scots the King of France and the Prince of Conde With the Affaires and Designes now on foot in France Denmarke Sweden and Portugal in relation to the Parliament Army and Common-Wealth of England Containing these ensuing Occurrences viz. 1 The Message and Proposals of his Excellency the Lord General Cromwel and the General Councel of the Army to the Officers of the several Garrisons and Regiments of Souldiers both in England Scotland and Ireland concerning the electing and calling of a new Parliament the removing of heavy burdens and grievous Oppressions from the people the regulating of all abuses both in City and Countrey and the restoring of Liberty and Freedom 2 A great Victory obtained by the English against the Dutch the sinking of the Pearl the Dragon the Temple of Solomon and ten more The re-taking of the Island of Amboyna and the putting of man woman and child to the sword 3 The States of Hollands Message to Vantrump his advancing with his Fleet towards England the Letters read in the General Councel at the Hague touching the King of Scots And a Narrative of their present proceedings Licensed according to Order London Printed for George Horton 1653. Perfect Occurrences c. THe Officers of the Army having had a General Meeting at James's Westminster about the emergent and weighty Affairs of the Nation in consideration thereof agreed upon a Letter to be sent to the Officers of the several Garisons and Regiments of souldiers both in England Scotland and Ireland a breviate whereof take as followeth to wit That after several dayes waiting at the Throne of grace we were generally convinced That our hearts have been looking after the things of this world and our own privat affairs more then the things of Jesus Christ and his people That we have been overtaken with a slothful spirit growing weary of the work of the Lord have been ready to say with Baruch Wo is me now for the Lord hath added grief to my sorrow I fainted in my sighing and find no rest● Jer. 45.3 That the people of this Nation are subject to grievous oppressions through the obstruction of justice and that the Lord might say to us for whom he hath done such great things in England as he did to his Vineyard Isa 5.7 And he looked for judgment but behold oppression for righteousness but behold a Cry That through the corruption of many in places of Authority some good men are made to suffer for conscience sake and many bad men take incouragement in their licentious principles and prophane practises by reason whereof wickedness doth very much abound amongst us Upon these and the like considerations we have been strongly convinced that it is a duty very much incumbent upon us to awaken our selves and by all lawful wayes and meanes to endeavor the procuring of these following things which have been promised by the Parliament and as we are informed are under their present consideration First For the preventing the many inconveniencies apparently arising from the long continuance of the same persons in supreme Authority That there may be successive Parliaments consisting of men faithful to the interest of this Common-wealth Men of Truth fearing God and hating covetousness Secondly That the Laws may be regulated in such sort that what is good in them may be maintain'd and the corruptions abuses delayes vexations unnecessary Travels and expences and whatsoever shall be found really burthensome and grievous to the people may be taken away Thirdly That liberty and protection may be given by a Law to all the truly godly though of d●fferent judgments to worship God peaceably with●u● imposing upon or molesting one another And that no enc●ur●g●ment be thereby given to such as are popish or proph●ne in the exercise of their superstitious forms or licentious practises Fourthly That the Gospel of Jesus Christ may be dispensed to all the p●●ple of this Commonwealth and those that labour faithfully in that work receive all due countenance and encouragement From aboard the Leopard in Leghorn mole January 7. The first of this instant the great Duke was pleased to create himself in a Galley upon the water and at his going out the Dutch Admiral gave him 9 guns and all the rest of his Fleet in order At his going in we gave him two Vollies of small shot and 31 guns and the rest of our ships in order The 3. of Jan. his Highness sent aboard a Present to Cap. Badiley The 4. here came a messenger from Naples to the Captain who brought Letters informing us That the Elizabeth and the Warwick have taken a Dutch ship bound for Apulia She was light having in her 26 Guns The 5 instant here came aboard the great Dukes brother who is a Cardinal and another Prince with him and at their going away Cap. Badiley gave them 31 Guns This day by Letters from our English Merchants at Aleppo we are adver●ised that our English Conful there resident has received Letters from the English President in the East Indies That at Amboyna an Island now under the command of the Dutch which they got in time past by bloud and treachery there rode 9 Dutch ships at Anchor which by a sudden storm were cast away Most of their men got ashore thinking to save their lives but the Natives rose and put them all to the sword and immediatly fell upon the Towns and Fortifications and took them all except one castle They put man woman child to the sword The English President wrote further That he thought the Natives had gained or would quickly gain the remaining Castle and that very suddenly I saw a copy of the Letter that came from our Aleppo Consul and heard it read to Cap. Badiley aboard our ship A just Judgment of the Almighty on the Dutch for murthering so many English as they did formerly on that very Island We hear that Cap. Cox with 7 sail of English hath had a sharp conflict with 11 sail of Dutch but after four hours dispute obtained a glorious Victory sunk one and took Three A Letter from Holland SIR THe States are very busie about hastning away the new Fleet and have sent Orders to Trump to repair forthwith into the Channel so that he is suddenly expected from the Isle of Ree he hath about 70 fighting ships and some 300 Merchants Prince Rupert is expected by some but when he will return no man knowes for as yet there is no certain news of his being in any part of the world Here are two Irish-men lately arrived out of Ireland they have Letters from Charles Stuart to countenance their addresses to the State in the behalf of the Irish yet before they deliver them they have ●aken the advice of the holy Fathers of their own faction of whom there is a crew now residing at the Hague as well as in other places and their design if possible is to