Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n
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A55052
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An impartial account of the state of New England, or, The late government there, vindicated in answer to the Declaration which the faction set forth when they overturned that government : with a relation of the horrible usage they treated the governour with , and his Council, and all that had His Majesty's commission : in a letter to the clergy there / by John Palmer.
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Palmer, John, 1650-1700?
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1690
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Wing P246; ESTC R37740
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magistrate_n have_v for_o several_a week_n declare_v their_o opinion_n and_o vote_v to_o lay_v themselves_o at_o his_o majesty_n foot_n by_o a_o humble_a submission_n and_o resignation_n of_o themselves_o to_o his_o majesty_n pleasure_n not_o be_v willing_a to_o contend_v with_o his_o majesty_n in_o a_o course_n of_o law_n but_o by_o the_o next_o opportunity_n to_o dispatch_v their_o agent_n full_o impower_v to_o make_v their_o submission_n according_a to_o his_o majesty_n say_a declaration_n but_o by_o no_o mean_n can_v at_o present_a obtain_v the_o consent_n of_o the_o depury_n whereby_o to_o make_v it_o a_o act_n of_o the_o corporation_n and_o therefore_o have_v agree_v with_o they_o to_o a_o power_n of_o attorneyship_n to_o save_v a_o default_n in_o hope_n that_o further_a time_n will_v prevail_v to_o dispatch_v their_o agent_n according_o and_o shall_v earnest_o endeavour_v to_o give_v the_o people_n a_o better_a understanding_n before_o the_o next_o ship_n sail_n from_o hence_o his_o majesty_n by_o this_o find_v that_o all_o the_o easy_a mean_n he_o have_v use_v can_v not_o bring_v they_o to_o any_o answer_n for_o the_o crime_n and_o misdemeanour_n lay_v to_o their_o charge_n nor_o produce_v any_o thing_n else_o but_o baffle_v and_o delay_n give_v order_n to_o his_o attorney-general_n to_o sue_v out_o a_o writ_n of_o scire_fw-la facias_fw-la from_o the_o high_a court_n of_o chancery_n against_o the_o governor_n and_o company_n which_o be_v according_o do_v direct_v to_o the_o sheriff_n of_o london_n etc._n etc._n and_o make_v returnable_a in_o easter-term_n in_o the_o 36th_o year_n of_o his_o majesty_n reign_n wherein_o they_o be_v require_v to_o make_v know_v to_o the_o say_a governor_n and_o company_n at_o london_n that_o they_o appear_v in_o his_o majesty_n high_a court_n of_o chancery_n at_o westminster_n on_o the_o day_n of_o the_o return_n thereof_o to_o show_v cause_n wherefore_o the_o say_a charter_n for_o the_o reason_n in_o the_o say_v write_v of_o 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&_o ubicunque_fw-la nobis_fw-la placuerit_fw-la possimus_fw-la praedicta_fw-la statuta_fw-la &_o earum_fw-la part_n singulas_fw-la
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they_o will_v have_v have_v by_o fit_v still_o and_o quiet_a unless_o it_o be_v a_o vast_a charge_n trouble_n and_o expense_n which_o they_o have_v inevitable_o bring_v upon_o themselves_o if_o ill_a what_o will_v be_v the_o event_n in_o the_o first_o place_n this_o country_n which_o have_v so_o much_o value_v itself_o for_o the_o true_a profession_n and_o pure_a exercise_n of_o the_o protestant_a religion_n will_v be_v term_v a_o land_n full_a of_o hypocrisy_n rebellion_n irriligion_n and_o what_o not_o and_o they_o themselves_o a_o degenerate_a wicked_a people_n second_o in_o all_o their_o pamphlet_n and_o discourse_n they_o have_v so_o magnify_v their_o action_n and_o boast_v of_o the_o vast_a number_n they_o can_v bring_v into_o the_o field_n that_o it_o must_v be_v of_o great_a import_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n to_o curb_v they_o &_o in_o time_n to_o reduce_v they_o to_o their_o former_a obedience_n and_o no_o body_n will_v imagine_v it_o consistant_fw-la with_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o crown_n any_o more_o to_o trust_v government_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o people_n so_o ready_a and_o so_o able_a upon_o all_o occasion_n to_o revolt_n and_o set_v up_o for_o themselves_o and_o the_o strong_a they_o be_v the_o more_o need_n there_o will_v be_v to_o keep_v they_o under_o three_o and_o last_o they_o will_v real_o endure_v and_o undergo_v all_o those_o misery_n and_o calamity_n which_o they_o fancy_v to_o themselves_o under_o the_o late_a government_n and_o become_v the_o scorn_n and_o byword_n of_o all_o their_o neighbour_n what_o then_o remain_v but_o that_o they_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o settle_v themselves_o in_o such_o a_o posture_n as_o may_v at_o least_o mitigate_v if_o not_o whole_o prevent_v the_o beforementioned_a inconvenience_n if_o their_o charter_n be_v restore_v it_o can_v neither_o justify_v their_o past_a action_n nor_o maintain_v their_o former_a law_n or_o constitution_n of_o government_n but_o render_v they_o liable_a to_o be_v 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