Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	king_n	kingdom_n	scot_n	4,211	5	9.4224	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86894	The humble petition and information of Ioseph Hunscot stationer, to both the Honourable Houses of Parliament now assembled, against divers scandalous libels, and treasonous pamphlets against kingly government, and parliament proceedings; as may appear by the very books herewith presented.	Hunscot, Joseph.	1646 (1646)	Wing H3728; Thomason E340_15; ESTC R200877	4,398	8

The humble Petition and information of Ioseph Hunscot Stationer to both the Honourable Houses of Parliament now assembled against divers scandalous Libels and treasonous Pamphlets against Kingly Government and Parliament Proceedings as may appear by the very Books herewith presented Most humbly shewing THat your Petitioner was for a long time imployed in printing those things that were commanded to be printed by both Houses of Parliament for their vindication and satisfaction of the People and was faithfull therein and upon command of the Honourable House of Commons did print severall things for them to be sent down into the Country which amounted unto neer forty pounds which your Petitioner is not yet paid for And that notwithstanding your Petitioner hath been very forwards in all voluntary Contributions and Taxes with Moneys Horse and Men having ever since the first of these unhappy differences had three Servants and his own Son in the Service voluntary upon his own charges for the most part for want of their pay loosing thereby his Trade and Servants and moreover hazarded his own life in the Cause for at the beginning of these troubles your Petitioner went down to the Army at Coventry from whence returning he had like to have been surprized by three Troops of the Kings Horse which were coming from Nottingham for Oxford your Petitioner with some others having used their best endeavour to escape them they being routed at Brackley and some of them taken that very evening your said Petitioner with seven others only in his company fell into the hands of fourteen of the said Troopers who were well horsed and provided your Petitioner being in this straight with two more of his said company adventured to fight with them and in a short time through Gods blessing disarmed them all and carried them prisoners to Northampton from whence they were sent to London they being the first that in that kinde were brought up to London And your Petitioner is confident to affirme That had the Country and the Officers in chief in Banbury been wise faithfull and couragious neither Oxford nor Banbury had been taken as shortly after they were That in the meane time one John Wright by some friends got to be nominated Printer for the Lords House and one Husbands Printer for the House of Commons although neither of them are Printers Wright being a Bookseller and Husbands but a Paper Stationer which said Husbands hath since re-printed those Copies appertaining to your Petitioner which cost him above 100 l. without his consent or giving him any satisfaction That your Petitioner hoping that restitution would have been made to him long before this time desisted to make known his said grievance Your Petitioner further shewes That he hath been put upon all services of trouble ever since in searches and apprehending wicked and pernicious persons that molest the State in printing and venting most malicious false and traiterous Books or Libels against both the Honourable Houses of Parliament not sparing the principallest men on both Houses taxing them by name to be Traytors and all perjured persons that do not put out all the Cleargy of the Land and cals and incites all people to rise as one man to call the Parliament to question and striking at the very fundamentall Lawes of this Kingdome crying down the Government by Kings and also against the Honourable House of Lords and only to stick to the Commons of England and many inveterate speeches against the Nation of the Scots as much as in them lyes to make a breach between them and us which God of his mercy prevent That your Petitioner for his reward herein is most shamefully reviled slandred and reproached by these Libellers in all their Libels and also the Companie of Stationers are called Theeves Robbers setting-doggs the Bishops old Rogues and the persecutors of the Saints with divers other base names and in the open streets reviled at by these Saints Anabaptists and Sectaries being notorious impudent persons as may be judged by their Writings abusing those that be Saints indeed all the godly Ministers in the Kingdome and the Assembly of Divines at Westminster that sit there by your Command and Authority although your Petitioner did never do any thing but by your Warrants and Commands having a Command from the Commons to search for scandalous Books and having found some selling them in the streets your Petitioner particularly examining one woman of whom she had them she not knowing who your Petitioner was confessed she had them of one Lilburne in Newgate and her name being demanded with her place of aboad she refused to tell the same but at that instant one passing by acquainted your Petitioner that she was one Brownes daughter that did ordinarily sell such Books whereupon your Petitioner and others repairing to his House found great store of them and took the said Brownes words to meet your Petitioner and the rest at the Committee of Examinations in the afternoone but he failed and kept out of the way for halfe a yeer there being divers Warrants out for him Your Petitioner and the rest then went to Lilburnes Chamber to search for the said scandalous Books but at that time found none But immediately after there came forth another base Booke supposed to be made by Lilburne and his fellowes Intituled Englands Birth-Right wherein besides the former scandalous passages against the King Parliament and Assembly a most false scandalous and felonious charge is against your Petitioner and others being eminent Members of the Company for searching the said Lilburnes House charging them with taking away his Linnen but your Petitioner and the rest in regard no body will owne the said Booke are left remedilesse for vindicating themselves by Law That shortly after the Committee of Examinations being informed that the said Browne and his daughter did frequently sell the said Books a Warrant issued out from them for the said Browne and his daughter to your Petitioner and others whereupon they repaired thither but the said Browne was denied at his House being in a Garden and having three or foure severall doors but setting a strict watch about his House after entrance thereinto the said Browne was discovered and apprehended and also divers scandalous Books and Pamphlets were then and there found but the said Browne then made an escape from the Constable so that his daughter only was apprehended and being brought before Sir John Wollaston she was committed to the Marshall and from thence to be carried up to the Committee of Examinations where she being brought the matters charged against her for breach of the Ordinance of Parliament was fully proved against her and therupon she was re-commanded to the Marshall That in a short time after your Petitioner casually at Doctors Commons espied the said Browne and having a Warrant for him apprehended him and carried him before the Committee of Examinations who thereupon was committed to the custody of one Lewis a Messenger and your Petitioner