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
A90054	A declaration and svmmons sent by the Earl of Newcastle, to the town of Manchester, to lay down their arms. With the resolute answer of the commanders in chief, and souldiers in Manchester, to spend their blood for the honour of the King, the Protestant religion, and the priviledges of Parliament, against the papists and malignants now under his lordships command.; Declaration and summons sent by the Earl of Newcastle to the town of Manchester.	Newcastle, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1592-1676.	1643 (1643)	Wing N878; Thomason E60_14	1,323	8

A DECLARATION AND SVMMONS Sent by the Earl of Newcastle to the Town of Manchester to lay down their Arms. With the Resolute ANSWER of the Commanders in chief and Souldiers in MANCHESTER To spend their blood for the honour of the King the Protestant Religion and Priviledges of Parliament against the Papists and Malignants how under his Lordships command Imprimatur John White London Printed for Peter Cole and are to be sold at the Glove in Co●nhill July 15. 1643. A Declaration and Summons sent by the Earl of Newcastle to the Town of Manchester to lay downe their Armes c. I Presume you are not ignorant of the successe it hath pleased Almighty God to give unto His Majesties Army under my Command and the great desire J have to avoyd the effusion of Christian bloud which moves me before J proceed any further towards you to make you an offer of His Majesties Grace and Mercy if you will submit your selves lay downe your Armes so unjustly taken up in contempt of the Lawes of this Kingdome and immediately returne to your due Allegiance His Majesty is gratiously pleased to authorize me to receive you into His Favour and Protection which J am as willing to do as to inforce your obedience if you will refuse J cannot but wonder while you fight against the King and His Authority you should so boldly offer to Professe your selves for King and Parliament and most ignominiously scandalize this Army with the Title of Papists when we venture our Lives and Fortunes for the true Protestant Religion established in this Kingdome Be no longer deceived for the bloud that shall be shed in this quarrell will assuredly fall on your own heads J have no other ends in this but to let you see your error if you please for my condition is such that I need not Court you Jf not let me receive your answers by this Messenger and you may expect to find little favour if you force my nature but such as is due to so high Contemners of His Majesties Grace and Favour now offered to you by W NEWCASTLE Bradford 5. July 1643. Manchesters Answer Right Honorable IT hath been ever since the first fomenting of the unhappy differences in this Kingdom and so shall be our principall care and endeavour to preserve the true Protestant Religion by Law established in this Realm the Honour of the King in all Regall Rights and Prerogatives and Priviledges of Parliament and the true and Native Liberties and Priviledges of the Subject by Law established And then it is not to be wondred at that having been oppress'd by Papists and other Malignants we have by defensive Arms laboured to repell such as by colour of His Majesties Commission have endeavoured to overthrow Religion His Majesties Regall Rights and Honour with all the immunities of this Kingdom in the preservation whereof His Majesties noble Progenitors have so long and honourably flourished By which we hope it is apparent to all indifferent judicious and religious people that we have not put our selves out of His Majesties protection nor cannot possibly enter into our understanding that the true Protestant Religion cannot be intended to be defended by so great a company of Papists as have been and now are in Arms under such protection Nor the Propriety of the Subject by so many Aliens and other Malefactors as daily resort unto them And we could wish so honorable a person as your self might be seperated and freed from protecting such Delinquents Sir we are nothing dismayed at your force but hope that God who hath been our protector hitherto will so direct our just Army that we shall be able to return the violence intended into their bosomes that shall assay the prosecution of it which shall be the endeavour of His Majesties most Humble and Obedient Subjects Rochdale 7. July 1643. FINIS