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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	england_n	parliament_n	treaty_n	2,206	5	9.3516	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75554	A declaration of the Marquesse of Argyle, with the rest of the Lords, and others of the Estates of the kingdom of Scotland, concerning the Kings Maiesty, and the treaty; and their desires to the Parliament of England. Also their propositions to Lieutenant-Generall Cromwell, and the army in England. With a discovery of the late designe put in practice by some English and Scots against both kingdoms, and their further advice thereupon.	Argyll, Archibald Campbell, Marquis of, 1598-1661.	1648 (1648)	Wing A3651; Thomason E467_29; ESTC R205295	2,359	8

A DECLARATION OF THE Marquesse of Argyle WITH The rest of the Lords and others of the Estates of the Kingdom of Scotland CONCERNING The Kings Maiesty And the Treaty and their Desires to the Parliament of England Also their Propositions to Lievtenant-Generall Cromwell and the Army in England With a discovery of the late Designe put in practice by some English and Scots against both Kingdoms and their further Advice thereupon Printed at Edenburgh by Evan Tyler and re-printed at London for R. A. 16. Octob. 1648. A Declaration of the Marquesse of Argyle with the rest of the Lords and others of the Estates of the Kingdom of SCOTLAND THe Lords and others of the Committee of Estates of Scotland according to the great trust reposed in them whereof they are to make account to God and His Majestie the next insuing Parliament taking into their deepest and most serious consideration the best wayes of preserving the peace of this Kingdome that all His Majesties good and dutifull Subjects may enjoy their Religion Liberties and Lawes which God in a singular and wonderfull providence hath vouchsafed them and of the peace betwixt the two Kingdomes so unanimously and happily established in the late Treaty of Peace and in the Parliaments of both Kingdoms have faithfully by all good means indeavoured to settle His Majesties Kingdomes which through the unnaturall cruelty of many dis-affected and revolted persons were from a peaceable condition turned into a Stage-of unexampled and unexpressable miseries to be looked upon as an horrid and dangerous example by this Kingdome and by their earnest supplications to His Majestie and their Declarations to the Parliament of England but especially by their earnest desires for establishing unity of Religion and uniformity of Kirk-Government and by the humble offer of their mediation to remove the unhappie differences and quench the fire of a wasting warre begun betwixt His Majestie and his people wherein His Majesties Person was exposed to so great danger and so many thousands of his Subjects have already perished But finding to their great griefe the successe no way answerable to their endeavours and expectations and the trouble of the neighbour Kingdomes and the dangers of this Kingdome daily rising to a greater height then they by their care counsell and diligence were able to remead or obirate they resolve for this and other causes which exercise and heavily presse the Kingdome at this time to call a Convention of Estates as the onely meanes which might by common Counsell consent and resolution take the best course for representing yet more sensibly these manifold evills and dangers and for over-coming by greater wisdome the difficulties which were above their power And for acquitting themselves in their trust and for the safety of the Kingdomes they doe make the same publikely knowne to all His Majesties good Subjects that being fore-warned of their danger they may be upon their guards and prepared against Forraign invasion and Intestine plots and insurrections and especially that the Noblemen Commissioners of Shires and Burroughs perceiving greater and more apparent necessity of the Convention then they could have wished or expected meet in such celerity and with such publike affection and disposition of heart as the present condition of affaires doth require and call for at their hands and as beseemeth the Lovers of their Religion King and Countrey which are in so great danger from Papists Atheists and other degenerated Countrey-men who are no lesse inraged against this Kingdome even since the late Reformation of this Kirk then were their Predecessors at the first Reformation of Religion when their negotating was so restlesse and their attempts so many and malicious against the worke of God in this Land nor is it without observation that while His Majestie and the Parliament of England were about a Treaty they conspire plot and practise against the Religion Rights and Liberties established and against the lives of His Majesties good Subjects whereby they doe really manifest to the world what the Kings Majestie against his Declarations and his Subjects against their confidence grounded thereupon may look for from their malice and power if they shall prevaile in the end Therefore as we cannot but acknowledge the unspeakable goodnesse of God for our present deliverance so shall we not be wanting to make mention of the due honour and worth of those Worthies that were the instruments thereof and give unto us their brotherly assistance at this time when many of this Kingdome out of feare to preserve themselves their wives and children from destruction of the sword and fire were fled the Enemy roaring and tryumphing possessing themselves of the houses Lands and Estates of many Noblemen Gentlemen and others of the best affected in both Kingdomes to whom nothing was left but families without maintenance honour without meanes to support it and were under all the grievances of warr Neither can any man of conscience or honesty but remember the Treaty and Declarations of both Kingdomes which are the strongest bonds between man and man and Nation and Nation before the world no man hath true zeale to Religion that will shrink for such adversity and opposition as hath been ordinary in the like work and hath been obvious unto us since our first undertaking but hath been alwaies over-come by the assistance of God how great was the advantage the common Enemy thought they had attained when they followed the old maxime DIVIDE IMPERA and thereby concluded that the greatest favour either Nation could expect was to be the last that should be devoured As for His Majesty we earnestly intreat the Lord that he may be furnished with wisdome and councell from above that he be not involved in new snares to the indangering of himselfe and these Kingdomes but that his heart may incline to such resolutions as will contribute for setling of Religion and Righteousnesse And we hope that the Parliament of England the Assembly of Divines and all such in that Land as unfeignedly fear God will not be discouraged nor swerve in the day of temptation but that all of them in their stations and according to their severall places and callings may be furnished with light and strength for doing of their duty with faithfullnesse and zeal And it is the firm resolution of our selves and the rest of the Godly party in this Kingdome by Gods grace never to forsake their Brethren of England but against all opposition with courage and constancy to live and die with them and as long as there is one drop in our veines we resolve never to relinquish this work but to put our confidence in the justnesse of the cause and in the invincible Power of God trusting he will deliver us and all his people Ordered that this Declaration be published at the Market Crosse at Edenburgh and other Burghs of this Kingdome for the information of all His Majesties good Subjects within the same A. P. Cler.