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	parliament_n	people_n	10,128	5	5.0293	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87619	The ioynt declaration of the severall counties of Kent, Essex, Middlesex, Surry, unto the souldiers of the army, now under the command of the Lord Fairfax.		1648 (1648)	Wing J883; Thomason 669.f.12[35]; ESTC R210799	960	1

The ioynt Declaration of the severall Counties OF KENT ESSEX MIDDLESEX SVRRY UNTO The Souldiers of the Army now under the Command of the Lord Fairfax WHEREAS Wee the Inhabitants of the Counties aforesaid have endeavoured by the best and as it seemed unto us the most effectuall meanes a peaceable Application of our selves by way of Petition humbly and sadly to offer unto the present Parliament the many miseries which by a new and bloody engagement in the most unnaturall Warre were suddenly threatned unto this whole Kingdome and Nation and proposed unto them as the only expedients to prevent these The present re-establishing of his Majesty unto his royall Rights the Settlement of Religion and Liberty according unto the known and received Lawes and upon payment of their Arreares the disbanding of the Armie Yet finding unto our unspeakable Griefe that a prevailing partie in the present Parliament contrary unto their many solemn professions and protestations and the ends for which wee first engaged with them have by the power of the Army imprisoned the Kings Majestie overthrown Religion and our liberty and now for divers years continued the free-born People of England in a greater Servitude then at any time since the Norman Conquest and have slighted us in all our Addresses unto them in regard whereof and for timely suppression of these usurpations and mischiefes daily growing upon us no other way being now left us we have resolved to Arme and by our power God assisting to Command what wee could not iutreat Unto the end and purpose aforesaid we doe hereby heartily and seriously invite you like honest and true-harted English-men to joyne with us in this good worke and desire you that upon notice hereof every of you either serving on horseback or of the foot in the said Army forthwith to repair with your horses and Armes unto us or the severall places of your abodes before your engagement with the Armie where you shall immediately be provided for according unto your severall qualities and also present care shal be taken that your whole Arreares shal be forthwith paid unto you And this as wee undertake for our selves so we doubt not to effect for you in all the counties throughout the whole Kingdome Assuring our selves that you will no longer adhere unto a Faction set up to destroy this flourishing Kingdome against your friends kindred your own Bowells and the present and future good of your Countrey which ought to be more deare unto every of you then his own life Whereof if yee shall take due notice and doe accordingly yee may assuredly expect from us the regards and benefit aforesaid otherwise wee shall esteeme and so deale with you as sworn enemies unto your King and Country 1648 may .24 Published by direction of divers Gentle-men of the said Counties