Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	england_n	king_n	law_n	7,373	5	5.0455	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86894	The humble petition and information of Ioseph Hunscot stationer, to both the Honourable Houses of Parliament now assembled, against divers scandalous libels, and treasonous pamphlets against kingly government, and parliament proceedings; as may appear by the very books herewith presented.	Hunscot, Joseph.	1646 (1646)	Wing H3728; Thomason E340_15; ESTC R200877	4,398	8

The humble Petition and information of Ioseph Hunscot Stationer to both the Honourable Houses of Parliament now assembled against divers scandalous Libels and treasonous Pamphlets against Kingly Government and Parliament Proceedings as may appear by the very Books herewith presented Most humbly shewing THat your Petitioner was for a long time imployed in printing those things that were commanded to be printed by both Houses of Parliament for their vindication and satisfaction of the People and was faithfull therein and upon command of the Honourable House of Commons did print severall things for them to be sent down into the Country which amounted unto neer forty pounds which your Petitioner is not yet paid for And that notwithstanding your Petitioner hath been very forwards in all voluntary Contributions and Taxes with Moneys Horse and Men having ever since the first of these unhappy differences had three Servants and his own Son in the Service voluntary upon his own charges for the most part for want of their pay loosing thereby his Trade and Servants and moreover hazarded his own life in the Cause for at the beginning of these troubles your Petitioner went down to the Army at Coventry from whence returning he had like to have been surprized by three Troops of the Kings Horse which were coming from Nottingham for Oxford your Petitioner with some others having used their best endeavour to escape them they being routed at Brackley and some of them taken that very evening your said Petitioner with seven others only in his company fell into the hands of fourteen of the said Troopers who were well horsed and provided your Petitioner being in this straight with two more of his said company adventured to fight with them and in a short time through Gods blessing disarmed them all and carried them prisoners to Northampton from whence they were sent to London they being the first that in that kinde were brought up to London And your Petitioner is confident to affirme That had the Country and the Officers in chief in Banbury been wise faithfull and couragious neither Oxford nor Banbury had been taken as shortly after they were That in the meane time one John Wright by some friends got to be nominated Printer for the Lords House and one Husbands Printer for the House of Commons although neither of them are Printers Wright being a Bookseller and Husbands but a Paper Stationer which said Husbands hath since re-printed those Copies appertaining to your Petitioner which cost him above 100 l. without his consent or giving him any satisfaction That your Petitioner hoping that restitution would have been made to him long before this time desisted to make known his said grievance Your Petitioner further shewes That he hath been put upon all services of trouble ever since in searches and apprehending wicked and pernicious persons that molest the State in printing and venting most malicious false and traiterous Books or Libels against both the Honourable Houses of Parliament not sparing the principallest men on both Houses taxing them by name to be Traytors and all perjured persons that do not put out all the Cleargy of the Land and cals and incites all people to rise as one man to call the Parliament to question and striking at the very fundamentall Lawes of this Kingdome crying down the Government by Kings and also against the Honourable House of Lords and only to stick to the Commons of England and many inveterate speeches against the Nation of the Scots as much as in them lyes to make a breach between them and us which God of his mercy prevent That your Petitioner for his reward herein is most shamefully reviled slandred and reproached by these Libellers in all their Libels and also the Companie of Stationers are called Theeves Robbers setting-doggs the Bishops old Rogues and the persecutors of the Saints with divers other base names and in the open streets reviled at by these Saints Anabaptists and Sectaries being notorious impudent persons as may be judged by their Writings abusing those that be Saints indeed all the godly Ministers in the Kingdome and the Assembly of Divines at Westminster that sit there by your Command and Authority although your Petitioner did never do any thing but by your Warrants and Commands having a Command from the Commons to search for scandalous Books and having found some selling them in the streets your Petitioner particularly examining one woman of whom she had them she not knowing who your Petitioner was confessed she had them of one Lilburne in Newgate and her name being demanded with her place of aboad she refused to tell the same but at that instant one passing by acquainted your Petitioner that she was one Brownes daughter that did ordinarily sell such Books whereupon your Petitioner and others repairing to his House found great store of them and took the said Brownes words to meet your Petitioner and the rest at the Committee of Examinations in the afternoone but he failed and kept out of the way for halfe a yeer there being divers Warrants out for him Your Petitioner and the rest then went to Lilburnes Chamber to search for the said scandalous Books but at that time found none But immediately after there came forth another base Booke supposed to be made by Lilburne and his fellowes Intituled Englands Birth-Right wherein besides the former scandalous passages against the King Parliament and Assembly a most false scandalous and felonious charge is against your Petitioner and others being eminent Members of the Company for searching the said Lilburnes House charging them with taking away his Linnen but your Petitioner and the rest in regard no body will owne the said Booke are left remedilesse for vindicating themselves by Law That shortly after the Committee of Examinations being informed that the said Browne and his daughter did frequently sell the said Books a Warrant issued out from them for the said Browne and his daughter to your Petitioner and others whereupon they repaired thither but the said Browne was denied at his House being in a Garden and having three or foure severall doors but setting a strict watch about his House after entrance thereinto the said Browne was discovered and apprehended and also divers scandalous Books and Pamphlets were then and there found but the said Browne then made an escape from the Constable so that his daughter only was apprehended and being brought before Sir John Wollaston she was committed to the Marshall and from thence to be carried up to the Committee of Examinations where she being brought the matters charged against her for breach of the Ordinance of Parliament was fully proved against her and therupon she was re-commanded to the Marshall That in a short time after your Petitioner casually at Doctors Commons espied the said Browne and having a Warrant for him apprehended him and carried him before the Committee of Examinations who thereupon was committed to the custody of one Lewis a Messenger and your Petitioner

with the Master and Wardens and others of the Chief of the Company having waited severall daies for a hearing the said Browne by what meanes your Petitioner knowes not so prevailed that his said contempt never came to a hearing and the said Browne shortly after obteyning his liberty hath threatned your Petitioner and the rest that were with him to sue them for false imprisonment moreover they threatned to knock out your Petitioners braines if he came any more to search his house The Petitioner further shewes That being imployed upon a Warrant from the Speaker of the House of Commons for the seizing of a Presse in Goodmans Fields which printed the Book called Englands Birthright That your Petitioner with the Master and Wardens of the Company endeavouring to put in execution the said Warrant they were kept out by force untill at last the doores of the house being by authority forced open those that were at worke got out at a window with a rope into a Garden and so escaped But the said Presse was seized upon which printed that and divers other Books as was at large proved before both Houses of Parliament at Larners examination by divers honest men and no parties in it as Larner in his scandalous Libell taxes the Parliament Not long after this there came another base Book out Intituled The last warning to London threatning the City they had not long to consider if they did not comply with them and in it enveyed against the Scottish Nation and by consequence laboured to make the people of the City fall out with that Army which deserves praise for their faithfulnesse and to breed jealousies between the Army and the City that God hath so prospered and an endeavour to keep off Government under pretence of Liberty of Conscience that so they may do what they list and broach any damnable opinion and in that Book goes further absolutely denying Kingly Government and the Lords House wishing the people to marke diligently the Lords but to stand to the Commons to be ruled onely by them and one of these Books being brought to the Lord Mayor of London he immediately sent for the Warden Master Miller and your Petitioner and desired them to finde out the Author and Venter of the said Libell the which accordingly they endeavoured and upon enquiry found that Larner was a chiefe venter of them and repairing to his house found the said Larner with a parcell of the said Bookes whereupon the said Larner was charged with a Constable and carried before the Lord Mayor who found him as the Lords did after being Jesuited would answer to no question the Lord Mayor sent him up to the Committee of Examinations where he was examined and proofe made against him he was then committed to the Marshals keeping there being in the Book high Treason In the meane while the Honourable House of Peers sent for him but he had learned so much of Lilbornes Language that he appealed to the Commons but the said House examined Witnesses against him ●he refusing to take the Oath was committed There was also a sheet of paper published called Every mans case or a brotherly support to Master Larner wherein he taxes the Parliament to deale contrary to the Law of God Nature Nations and the Law of this Kingdome as he saith was proved lately in Colonell Lilbornes Case he there compares the Lords to Pilate chargeth the House of Commons for breach of trust in delivering up Larner to be tryed by the Lords with many other things wherein the liberty of the Parliament is intrenched upon by meane persons both of state and life and this was delivered by Larner himself to the Keeper and thereupon it was thought fit that the Warden of the Company and your Petitioner should search the said Larners Chamber in the Prison whither they repaired and there they found divers written papers of his owne hand writing touching his Examination and proceedings before the Lord Mayor the Lords and Commons the which about a week after came forth in print called A true relation of all the remarkable passages and illegall proceedings of some satanicall Doeg-like accusers of their Brethren against William Larner a freeman of England The which as the former are very scandalous and malicious especially against both Houses of Parliament and the Stationers which said sheet is now re-printed againe with Additions of a new to Master Larner with directions for better satisfaction of the Natives Freedome of this Land willing them to read a Book called Englands Birthright and another Book called A word to the wise in all which Books you may perceive the spirits of these men if they had power in their hands and might live still as they do loosely and lawlesse Therfore your Petitioner most humbly craves the liberty of a Freeman of England to have justice upon these scandalous persons and some course as in your wisdomes to stop unlicensed printing in corners and the rather because all their scandalous Libels are stuffed with disgraces of both Houses of Parliament and of your Petitioner and the Stationers for executing our Commands Ordinances and Warrants your Petitioner never having one penny thereby and yet in their Libels they affirm him to have 500 l. a yeer when as in truth he hath hitherto gone upon his own charge And he further prayes That some speedy course may be taken with these libellers that he may be free from danger of his life And that some present order may be taken that his moneys so long owing to him by the Parliament for printing of Books may be paid him and some satisfaction from the said Husbands and a consideration had of his fidelity good service and large expences for these five or six yeares And he shall ever pray c. FINIS