Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	charles_n	john_n	sir_n	39,226	5	6.7660	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65567	Joyful nevves of the Kings Majesties safe arrivall in the Isle of VVheight with Mr. John Ashburnham, and Sir John Barclay. With His Majesties propositions to Collonell Hamond the governour: confirmed by letters from the governour and others. And two messengers come to the Parliament about it. Also foure letters: one of which His Majesty received from London, and three written by His Majesties own hands: the first to Col: Whaley, the second to the Lord Mountague, and the third a declaration to all His Majesties subjects of both kingdomes; concerning his going away with His Majesties desires to the Parliament, the army, and the kingdomes. With a perfect narrative of the manner of his Majesties going from Hampton Court, and the severall circumstances both before & after. Novemb. 15. 1647. Imprimatur G.M.	Whalley, Edward, d. 1675?	1647 (1647)	Wing W1527; ESTC R217165	3,892	8

some time from the publique view both of my friends and enemies And I appeale to all indifferent men to judge if I have not just cause to free my selfe from the hands of those who change their principles with their condition and who are not ashamed openly to intend the destruction of the Nobility by taking away their negative voice and with whom the levellers doctrin is rather countenanced then punished And as for their intentions to my person their changing and putting more strict guards upō me with the discharging most of all those servants of mine who formerly they willingly admitted to wait upon me doth sufficiently declare Nor would I have this my retirement mis-interpreted for I shall earnestly and incessantly endeavour the setling of a safe and well-grounded peace where ever I am or shall be And that as much as may be without the effusion of more Christian blood for which how many times have I desired prest to be heard and yet no eare given to me And can any reasonable men think that according to the ordinary course of affaires there can be a settled peace without it or that God will blesse those who refuse to heare their owne King surely not Nay I must further adde That besides what concerns my selfe unlesse all other cheife interests have not only an hearing but likewise just satisfaction given unto them to wit the Presbyterians Independents Army those who have adhered to mee even the Scots I say there cannot I speake not of miracles it being of my opinion a sinfull presumption in such cases to expect or trust to them be a safe or lasting peace Now as I cannot deny but that my personall security is the urgent cause of this my retirement so I take God to witnesse that the publique peace is no lesse before mine eyes And I can finde no better way to expresse this my profession I know not what a wiser man may do then by desiring and urging that all cheif interests may be heard to the end each may have just satisfaction as for example the Army for the rest though necessary yet I suppose are not difficult to content ought in my judgement to enjoy the liberty of their Consciences have an Act of Oblivion or Indempnity which should extend to all the rest of my Subjects And that all their Arreares should be speedily and duly payed which I will undertake to doe so I may bee heard And that I be not hindred from using such lawfull and honest meanes as I shall choose To conclude let mee be heard with Freedome honour and safety and I shall instantly break through this cloud of retirement and shew my selfe really to be Pater Patriae For the Speaker of the Lords protempore to be communicated to the Lords and Commons in the Parliament of England at VVestminster and the Commissioners of the Parliament of Scotland And to all my other Subjects of what degree or calling whatsoever Dated at Hampton Court the 11. of Novem. 1647. Charles Rex SIR THis morning Mr. John Ashburnham came hither to Collonel Hammond and accidentally met him going from the Castle to the Church The Governour was much startled to see him there and ask'd what he did there he said to speake with him The Governour ask'd if he was going over into France hee said no why then said Collonel Hammond our Governour what is it that makes you here Mr. Ashburnham then said that the King was hard by and desired him to goe to his Majesty for the King being in danger of his life he said was come thither to cast himselfe upon him for protection untill the pleasure of both Houses of Parliament shall bee made knowne therein Collonel Hammond our Governour went to a little Village by the Sea where his Majesty and Mr. Ashburnham and Sir John Bartlet had been that night for they landed Friday night about eight a clock and this night his Majesty and they are returned and his Majesty lyes at a private house neare the Castle And to this effect the Governour himselfe hath written a letter to the Parliament I rest Your humble servantt William Grosse Ca●se Castle in the Isle of Whight Novemb. the 13. 1647. FINIS