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A56211 The soveraigne povver of parliaments and kingdomes divided into foure partsĀ· Together with an appendix: wherein the superiority of our owne, and most other foraine parliaments, states, kingdomes, magistrates, (collectively considered,) over and above their lawfull emperours, kings, princes, is abundantly evidenced, confirmed by pregnant reasons, resolutions, precedents, histories, authorities of all sorts; the contrary objections re-felled: the treachery and disloyalty of papists to their soveraignes, with their present plots to extirpate the Protestant religion demonstrated; and all materiall objections, calumnies, of the King, his counsell, royallists, malignants, delinquents, papists, against the present Parliaments proceedings, (pretended to be exceeding derogatory to the Kings supremacy, and subjects liberty) satisfactorily answered, refuted, dissipated in all particulars. By William Prynne, utter-barrester, of Lincolnes Inne. It is on this second day of August, 1643. ordered ... that this booke ... be printed by Michael Sparke ...; Soveraigne power of parliaments and kingdomes Prynne, William, 1600-1669. 1643 (1643) Wing P4087A; ESTC R203193 824,021 610

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shall_v forthwith_o remove_v bishop_n peter_n and_o all_o his_o stranger_n from_o his_o court_n which_o if_o he_o refuse_v they_o all_o will_v by_o the_o common_a consent_n of_o the_o whole_a realm_n 〈◊〉_d he_o with_o his_o wicked_a counselor_n out_o of_o the_o realm_n and_o consult_v of_o choose_v they_o a_o new_a king_n after_o these_o and_o some_o other_o like_o passage_n the_o king_n raise_v a_o army_n besiege_v one_o of_o the_o earl_n castle_n and_o not_o be_v able_a to_o win_v it_o and_o ashamed_a to_o raise_v his_o siege_n without_o gain_v it_o he_o send_v certain_a bishop_n to_o the_o earl_n and_o request_v he_o that_o since_o he_o have_v besiege_v his_o castle_n and_o he_o can_v not_o with_o honour_n depart_v without_o win_v it_o which_o he_o can_v not_o do_v by_o force_n that_o the_o earl_n to_o save_v his_o honour_n will_v cause_v it_o to_o be_v surrend_v to_o he_o upon_o this_o condition_n that_o he_o will_v restore_v it_o certain_o to_o he_o within_o 15._o day_n and_o that_o by_o advise_v of_o the_o bishop_n h●_n will_v amend_v ●all_n thing_n amiss_o in_o his_o kingdom_n for_o performance_n of_o