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lord_n	duke_n	king_n	parliament_n	11,248	5	6.6719	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78683	A copie of the Kings message sent by the Duke of Lenox. Also the copie of a petition to the King from the inhabitants of Somersetshire, to come with him to the Parliament. A declaration by the committee of Dorsetshire, against the Cavaliers in those parts; declaring how sixe French papists ravished a woman one after another: she having been but three dayes before delivered out of child-bed. Also, how a gentleman at Oxford was cruelly tortured in irons, and for what they were so cruell towards him. And how they would have burnt down an ale-house at the Brill, because the woman refused farthing tokens; and other cruelties of the Cavaliers, manifested to the kingdome. Published according to order of Parliament.		1644 (1644)	Wing C2171; Thomason E16_10; ESTC R15461	3,636	8

A COPIE OF THE KINGS Message sent by the Duke of Lenox Also the Copie of a Petition to the KING from the Inhabitants of Somersetshire to come with him to the Parliament A Declaration by the Committee of Dorsetshire against the Cavaliers in those parts declaring how sixe French Papists ravished a woman one after another She having been but three dayes before delivered out of Child-bed Also how a Gentleman at Oxford was cruelly tortured in Irons and for what they were so cruell towards him And how they would have burnt down an Ale-house at the Brill because the woman refused Farthing tokens And other cruelties of the Cavaliers manifested to the Kingdome Publissied according to Order of Parliament LONDON Printed by Iane Coe 1644. A Declaration of the vile and wicked wayes of the cruell Cavaliers AS our cunning Enemies have still laboured to involve these three Kingdomes of England Scotland and Ireland into equall misery with Germany and other desolate Countries that as themselves were falling under the rod of Justice so we all might pertake of equall calamity with them and if possible hinder the rightfull proceedings in Parliament which would otherwayes make us happy by bringing evill actions to just censures and therefore chuse rather to bring the whole bodies of all the Kingdomes to be destroyed then they though rotten and imposthumed Members be either cut off or lanched Yet neverthelesse these Jesuiticall Sophisters have still laboured to mask all their bloody designes under the white visard and pretence of Peace like that of France which was but a Preface to the insuing massacre I will first present you with a Petition of the malignant Gentry and Freeholders of the County of Somerset which Petition was given to the King when he was at Sturmister very fairly drawn thus To the Kings most Excellent Majesty The humble Petition of the Gentry Freeholders and others your Majesties loyall and Protestant Subjects of the County of Sommerset Most humbly sheweth THat among the many miseries that the present warre hath brought upon them it hath been a great comfort to them to see your pious inclination to and continued endeavours for setling Peace again and had hoped that your Majesties gracious Message to that purpose would have produced that desired effect But not finding that successe answerable to their expectations and your Majesty being now upon a march nearer towards London They humbly beseech your Majesty that thoy may have liberty to waite in person upon your Maiesty and at a nearer distance of place become Petitioners to the Lords and Commons of Parliament assembled at Westminster to embrace your Maiesties gracious offers of peace and put an end to the calamities of this distracted and almost ruined nation with due care to the preservation of the true Reformed Protestant Religion your Maiesties Right and honours the priviledges of Parliament and your subiects liberties and properties according to the Lawes of this your Kingdome And in case they may not obtain so iust a request they shall hold their lives best spent in assisting your Maiesty to compasse that by the sword which by any other fair and iust way could not be effected to which end they desire liberty to put themselves in Armes and as they alwayes lived shall reioice to dye Your Maiesties most loyall and faithfull Subiects This Petition being presented to the King from the Cavalieres and Malignants of the Country was read and the Duke of Lenox and Richmond being then by the King spake thus to the Duke It is well knowne that the people of this Countie of Somerset are very Heathenish and ignorant and yet me thinks they might have had so much sence and reason as to know that to put an end to these Calamities we now groane under are not by Banding with Priests Jesuites and Friers Irish Rebels and Papists against the Representative body of the Kingdome now sitting in Parliament who fit there to reforme all the grievances of Kingdome If we would live in peace and see good dayes we must ioyne with the Parliament against these Romish Jesuiticall Armie that so the Protestant Church may bee delivered from their Idolatry and wickednesse Jesus Christ may bee be advanced unto his Throne and the Church and state setled in heaven The Kings Speech to the Duke of Lenox and Richmond in Answer to the Petition My Lord I Desire you to signifie to the Petitioners that I do well approve their hearty and loyall affections and accept the free offer of their service to me with thanks and give them free liberty to meet and put themselves in Armes according to their desire and waite upon me and freely do give leave to them to become Petitioners of the Lords and Commons of Parliament assembled at Westminster for composing the unhappy differences of this poor Kingdome in a peaceable way and shall be glad to hear the Petitioners and all other my loyall and well affected Subjects present with me and be witnesses who is in the fault if they be not presently restored to an happy peace again I hereby assuring them that I will only insert upon the preservation of the true Reformed Protestant Religion my own known Rights the Priviledges of Parliament and my Subjects liberty and property according to the Lawes of the Kingdome and shall endeavour to have all these setled in a full and free Convension of Parliament And because I would not have the good intentions of the petitioners frustrated I wish them to take care to make such propositions as may be necessary for their Journey and they shall not fale of my best assistance likewise therein And I desire the Sherief of this Countie do summon the posse thereof or any other persons inhabitants of the same at such time and in such places as the Commissioners shall thinke fit for the advancement of this businesse This Message the Duke of Lenox and Richmond delivered to the Commissioners of Aray who endeavoured to presse and forse all they could to go to joyne with the King so that the Inhabitants were faine to fly from their dwellings and the honest Gentlemen and Freeholders with what they could safely take with them were driven to ride into Glostershire Dorsetshire and other parts and some to come to London to be rid of and secure themselves whose houses were soundly plundred in their absence And who can be so blinde as not see that they seek for to destroy this and in this all Parliaments secondly to spoyle the Famers City of London and with them all the rest of Kingdome which they call Round Heads There usuall course being to swer they will make the Round-heads bowe to a Crosse The poore Hostesse at the Brill because she told her Bostocke Gueste the last weeke that farthings would not goe and disired them to give her silver they kicked her up and downe house and set fire of the house and had burnt it down but that by large rewards and importunity they permitted her