Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	king_n	parliament_n	prerogative_n	1,812	5	9.9546	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88687	A declaration by Major General Laughorn, and the rest of the forces joyned with him in VVales, of the grounds of their engagement, and demands in relation to the King, Parliament and kingdom. Likewise the copy of an oath given to all that enter into the said engagement with them. Also the true copies of several letters and transactions betwixt the Parliaments commissioners, Colonel Horton, and Major General Laughorn, since his last coming into Wales. And two letters to his Excellency the Lord Fairfax from Col: Horton, more fully relating the particulars of the late fight near Cardiff, May 8. 1648. With a perfect list of the names of the prisoners, officers, private gentlemen and soldiers taken in the said fight and pursuit.	Laugharne, Rowland, d. 1676.	1648 (1648)	Wing L401; Thomason E442_8; ESTC R202823	5,908	16

A DECLARATION BY Major General Laughorn AND The rest of the Forces joyned with him IN WALES Of the grounds of their Engagement and Demands in relation to the King Parliament and Kingdom Likewise the Copy of an Oath given to all that enter into the said Engagement with them Also the true Copies of several Letters and Transactions betwixt the Parliaments Commissioners Colonel Horton and Major General Laughorn since his last coming into Wales And two Letters to his Excellency the Lord Fairfax from Col Horton more fully relating the particulars of the late Fight near Cardiff May 8. 1648. With a perfect List of the Names of the Prisoners Officers private Gentlemen and Soldiers taken in the said Fight and Pursuit London Printed for Laurence Chapman May 15. 1648. A DECLARATION of Major Gen Laughorn and his Forces with the rest of their Associates WE whose Names are subscribed do Declare That we will use our best Endeavors to bring the King to a Personal Treaty with His Parliament with Freedom Honor and Safety To the end the just Prerogative of the King Priviledges of Parliament Laws of the Land and Liberties of the people may be all maintained and preserved in their proper bounds and the Protestant Religion as it stands established by the Law of the Land restored throughout the Kingdom with such regard to be had of Tender Consciences as shall be allowed by Act of Parliament The copy of an OATH imposed upon the Gentry and others in Wales upon the former Engagement and Declaration YOu that will either give consent to this Declaration joyn with us in effecting it or if you shall not think fit so to do then not to reveal or prejudice our Oath and if you do consent to it then to joyn with us in Councel not to reveal our Secrets to any so long as they are Secrets but to those whom you think fit to reveal them to for the furthering of the business and those to be such as you do believe to be well affected to us and will not betray or reveal our Secrets A Letter from Major Gen Laughorn to Colonel Tho Horton SIR I Desire you would let me know by what Power you first came and still remain in these counties of my Association I being Commissioned Commander in chief of these parts by an Ordinance of Parliament and upon what grounds the Injury of seizing on some of my Troop was offered and the taking of the whole attempted without satisfaction rendred them in point of Pay according to the Instructions of Parliament to the Commissioners for Disbanding such Supernumeraries I should gladly be satisfied in these supernumeraries I should gladly be satisfied in these particulars otherwise your perseverance in these Affronts to my self and the Soldiery and the countrey will not be without some difficulty Sir If you please to withdraw your forces out of this county it may be a special means to prevent several Inconveniences besides the necessary Resolutions which otherwise must be forced upon Sir St. Nicholas 4 May 1648. Your Servant Row Laughorn For Major General Laughorn SIR I Thought that it had not been unknown to you that His Excellency the Lord Fairfax is General by Ordinance of Parliament of all the Forces both in England and Wales and is impowered to dispose of them into such places and in such maner as he shall see cause for the preservation of the Peace of this Kingdom In order to which he commanded me into these Counties with the Forces now under my command occasioned hither by Colonel Poyers refusing to Disband according to Ordinance of Parliament and His Excellencies Orders to that end and Col Powel's adhering to him notwithstanding whosoever should so do were adjudged and declared Traytors by the Parliament As also Col Poyer's and Col Powel's with others their Confederates issuing out Warrants without the least colour of Authority for the tumultuous raising of the Counties of Southwales Their entertaining Captain Arram's Company of Foot after they had received Three moneths pay and were by the Commissioners of this County declared Disbanded Their inviting and gathering together most of the Officers and Soldiers which were Disbanded in this county and the joyning all these with the most active Cavaliers both in these and other parts into a Body to the great Disturbonce of the Peace and much impoverishing of these Counties As also the apparent laying the Foundations of a New War Besides the Affronts put upon two Companies of Foot sent by his Excellency to assist the reducing of Pembroke Castle by some of your Forces which was owned by Col Powel before any thing was attempted upon Capt. Agborows Troop called yours who notwithstanding the mutual Engagement betwixt the Cōmissioners of this county my self and the Captain That his Troop should not depart this County where they should lie secure until Disbanded yet Captain Agborow having received Four hundred pounds in order to Disbanding gave private Orders as I can clearly prove to his Lieutenant to march upon my advance to joyn with Col Powel which Orders the Lieutenant did observe refusing to return into this County to receive the rest of his Disbanding money though thereunto desired by the Commissioners Whereas I now understand that you are come down into the Countrey considering the former Trust the Parliament hath reposed in you and your late Obligations to them I would have rather believed that you came with an intention to joyn with us for the suppressing of that Tumultuous Assembly with you then to appear amongst and own those who have so manifestly violated the Authority of Parliament which you seem to maintain and infist uponin your Letter to me Sir May 5. 1648. Your Servant Tho Horton A Letter from Col Horton to His Excellency The Lord General May it please your Excellency IN my last I made mention of sundry Gentlemen of the counties of Brecknock and Radnor met at Bealt to consult about the raising of those counties to joyn with Col Powel and my sending a party to apprehend them the success whereof was the taking of one Mr. Hugh Lloyd one of the excepted persons Lewis Lloyd late Sheriff of Brecon and one of his sons Marmaduke Lloyd and some others After the Ammunition was come up to us at Brecknock we being upon a serious debate of our next motion which was proposed for Pembrokeshire We were ascertained by some special Friends in Glamorganshire That the body of the Enemy was fallen down into that county having a Design upon Cardiff both by force and feigned friendship tempting the cordial and constant minded Governor with Mr. Bushy-Mansel to come in unto them so that we were necessitated for the preservation of that place and prevention of the Enemies Design of intirely raising the counties of Glamorgan and Monmouth which in the judgement of wise and faithful men was thought to be no less probable then dangerous to march with all possible speed towards Cardiff which was done with much