Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n
Text snippets containing the quad
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A44971
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An humble advice to His Sacred Majesty anent the drawing of Londons charter by a Scottish pen.
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Scottish pen.
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1683
(1683)
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Wing H3395; ESTC R33611
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569
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a_o humble_a advice_n to_o his_o sacred_a majesty_n anent_o the_o draw_v of_o london_n charter_n by_o a_o scottish_a pen._n dread_a sir_n you_o still_o be_v good_a but_o now_o most_o great_a you_o now_o do_v reign_n in_o majesty_n and_o state_n your_o unsheathe_v sword_n of_o justice_n have_v do_v more_o than_o all_o the_o king_n of_o england_n do_v before_o by_o strength_n and_o force_v of_o arm_n yea_o it_o be_v strange_a there_o be_v not_o a_o drop_n of_o blood_n spill_v in_o this_o change_n a_o wonder_n sir_n like_v to_o your_o come_n home_o to_o see_v rebellion_n bury_v in_o its_o tomb_n which_o late_o roar_v and_o rage_v in_o every_o bench_n in_o street_n in_o coffee-house_n then_o let_v the_o french_a and_o other_o monarch_n vail_v their_o cape_n to_o thou_o who_o rule_v by_o law_n and_o not_o by_o tyranny_n but_o since_o they_o thus_o be_v at_o your_o royal_a foot_n cry_v peccavi_fw-la and_o humble_o do_v entreat_v your_o grace_n and_o favour_n pray_v you_o take_v advice_n compose_v their_o charter_n as_o the_o heaven_n do_v ice_n to_o last_v no_o long_o than_o it_o be_v your_o pleasure_n clip_v you_o their_o wing_n not_o they_o the_o wing_n of_o caesar_n and_o leave_v that_o they_o and_o their_o pesteritie_n turn_v wanton_a and_o abuse_v your_o clemency_n let_v that_o their_o charter_n bear_v this_o special_a clause_n that_o these_o who_o slight_a authority_n or_o law_n or_o vent_v seditious_a word_n may_v breed_v mischief_n shall_v never_o taste_v bag-pudden_a nor_o rost-bief_a nor_o pig_n nor_o pork_n nor_o powthered-bief_a and_o cabbage_n but_o brownest-bread_n boyl'd-bean_n and_o such_o like_a baggage_n and_o that_o but_o once_o a_o day_n to_o save_v their_o life_n statute_n this_o be_v the_o way_n to_o keep_v they_o free_a of_o strife_n and_o since_o their_o patience_n be_v impertinent_a let_v patience_n be_v their_o sole_a medicament_n finis_fw-la edinburgh_n print_v by_o the_o heir_n of_o andrew_n anderson_n printer_n to_o his_o most_o sa_o cred_a majesty_n anno_fw-la dom_fw-la 1683._o conform_v to_o hen_n 8._o statute_n