Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

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lord_n	duke_n	earl_n	viscount_n	19,936	5	11.8819	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46751	The narrative of Robert Jenison of Grays-Inn, Esquire containing I. a further discovery and confirmation of the late horrid and treasonable popish plot against His Majestie's person, government, and the Protestant religion, II. the names of the four ruffians, designed to have murthered the King, III. the reasons why this discovery hath been so long deferred, by the said Robert Jenison, IV. an order of His Majesty in Council touching the same ... : together with a preface introductory to the said narrative.	Jenison, Robert, 1648-1688.	1679 (1679)	Wing J561; ESTC R11080	31,524	50

of darkness hate the light to Admiralius Murmelius King of Morocco Matth. Paris then also enjoying a great part of Spain the messengers are named by the Historian whereof one a Clergy-man Strange That Salt should lose its savour proffering upon condition of his aid and assistance to resign his Kingdom to him and to become his Tributary King John was well skilled in trucking of Kingdoms having done the same to the Pope before and withal to renounce the Christian and receive the Mahometan Religion from Him the Vantage given in was more worth than the bargain The Moorish Amin told the Embassadors That he himself had lately been reading the Epistles of S. Paul wherein he found many things that liked him well only one thing he blamed in him that he followed not that Religion in which he was brought up but for his part he was so far from perswading him our King John to change his Religion that if he himself had been without one he would have chosen His only he thought it was every mans duty to persist in the Religion under which he was born And so in great dislike dismissed his Embassadors I alledge this story to denote the power and force of Custome which is most tenaciously adhered unto in things of the mind I know True Christians have a better Rule and that no Custome can justly prescribe to Christ and his Apostles or the True Followers of them both whose Doctrine ought to be the Standard by which Ours is to be rectified and reformed I shall not embarque in the particular Controversies agitated betwixt Rome and the Reformed as being but lately initiated in their perusal but thus much I have already learned That no error and abuse ought to plead Antiquity for its priviledge hoary hairs are no Crown but when they are found in the way of righteousness but by lawful Authority grievances of this nature may be rectified and that in a corrupt state of Ecclesiastical affairs and a separation therefrom 't is not he that taketh but that administreth the occasion who is the true and proper Schismatick But to return 6. My Brother Thomas Jenison's activity in these affairs comes next to be taken notice of as far as I have been necessitated to bring him on the stage Here I confess I have great tenderness for though he communicated many things to me yet I was loth to discover them till the very last and not then neither till upon assurance of Indempnity for Him as well as my self I was here once in wavering circumstances and somewhat divided betwixt hope and fear being willing to save my own Brother yet not to endanger the Father of my Countrey but at last the best scale weighed down the other having this consideration cast into it That the safety of my Brother Self or Family were not worthy to be named the same day with that of His Majesties The particular Method which I took to save my Brother harmless though I knew him to be so guilty as I have declared I shall not scruple to subjoin First of all I presented a Petition to His Maiesty against the single Testimony of Mr. Oates then his only Accuser of which intimation is given before it being indeed indited out of pure Zeal for my Brothers preservation Finding little advantage thereby the Sunday before the Order of Council for both our Indempnities to be mentioned by and by was obtained I went to some Lords of the Council and had assurance from Them in the Name of His Majesty that my Brother and other Relations should not be prejudiced by my Informations before which encouragement neither of my Two Informations were given in but purposely suspended till such assurance given after which a private Council was called on purpose to receive them to whom they were accordingly presented The Lords having also given a promise before That at the sitting of the next full Council effectual Orders should be obtained from the Board for the full ascertaining of the said Indempnities which promise the Noble Lords concerned were pleased punctually to perform to my great and signal encouragement The Copy of the said Order follows AT THE COURT AT Hampton Court This 7th Day of August 1679. Present The Kings Most Excellent Majesty Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury Lord Chancellor Lord President Duke of Monmouth Duke of Lauderdale Marquess of Worcester Earl of Bridgewater Earl of Sunderland Earl of Essex Earl of Bath Earl of Hallifax Earl of Radnor Viscount Fauconberge Lord Cavendish Mr. Secretary Coventry Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer Sr. William Temple Mr. Powle RObert Jenison of Grayes-Inn Gent. this day attending His Majesty in Council to make very considerable Discoveries in relation to this Horrid and Damnable Popish Plot against His Majesty and the Government and fearing that what he should now or hereafter declare would prejudice his Father his Brother his Sisters and one Mr. John Smith His Majesty for his greater encouragement to proceed in so good a work was pleased to Declare That whatever he should at this or any other time in the course of his said Evidence reveal which may any way touch or relate to any of his said Relations should not be made use of to their prejudice upon any Account whatsoever But that His Majesty would take some Order with the Advice of His Council for the Indempnifying of the said Persons therein And was further pleased to declare That if the said Persons or any of them should come in and discover their Knowledge also of these matters That He would grant unto them or any of them as full and ample a Pardon as the said Robert Jenison himself should now have or that any others have or ought to have had for their Discoveries of this matter And he would take the said Robert Jenison into His Royal Protection And was further pleased to order That a Memorial of this Declaration be entred in the Register of the Council Causes for the more Publick and ample Manifestation thereof This is a true Copy of the above Declaration remaining in the Council Office in my Custody this 13th day of August 1679. Thomas Dolman THough a Text Royal such I esteem an Order of his Majesty in Council to be is a Comment to it self I mean doth sufficiently illustrate and honour the subject it dilates upon yet 1. I should be guilty of great Ingratitude a Crime abhorrent to my Nature if I should not thankfully accept his Majesty's Grace and Favour and publish my Obligations thereupon to the whole world for thereby of one obnoxious to his Laws and in the Eye thereof an Enemy to his person in concealing the Treasonable actings of others besides the guilty accession of my own Crime as far as I have before acknowledged I am restored and rendred to be Rectus in Curia and further incouraged by his Royal Protection to pay him the greatest service and duty I am able to perform 2. And the truth is there is some necessity of