Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	earl_n	essex_n	sir_n	17,454	5	6.6448	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38140	To the Kings most excellent Maiesty the humble petition of the Lords and Commons in Parliament sent by Sir Philip Stapleton to his excellency the Earle of Essex, and by him presented to His Sacred Majesty.	England and Wales. Parliament.; Stapleton, Philip, Sir, 1603-1647.; Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1591-1646.	1642 (1642)	Wing E2373; ESTC R42011	1,568	8

To the KINGS most Excellent MAIESTY The humble Petition of the Lords and Commons in Parliament Sent by Sir Philip Stapleton to his Excellency the Earle of ESSEX And by him to be presented to his sacred MAJESTY ORdered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament that this Petition be forthwith printed and published Hen. Elsygne Cler. Parl. D. Com. Printed for F. Coules September 27. 1642. The humble Petition of the Lords and Commons in Parliament to his sacred Majesty Sent by Sir Philip Stapleton to his Excellency the Earle of Essex and by him to be presented to his Majesty WEE your Majesties loyall Subjects the Lords and Commons in Parliament cannot without great grief tendernes of compassiō behold the pressing miseries the eminent dangers and the devouring Calamities which do extreamly threaten and have partly seized upon both your Kingdomes of England and Ireland by the practises of a party prevailing with your Majesty who by many wicked plots and Conspiracies have attempted the alteration of the true Religion and the ancient Government of this Kingdome and the introducing of popish idolatry and Superstition in the Church and Tyranny and confusion in the State and for the compassing thereof have long corrupted your Majesties Councels abused your power and by suddaine and untimely dissolving of former Parliaments have often hindred the reformation and prevention of those mischiefes And being now disabled to avoide the endeavours of this Parliament by any such meanes have traiterously attempted to over-awe the same by force And in prosecution of their wicked designes have excited incouraged and fostered an unnatural Rebellion in Ireland by which in a most cruell and outragious manner many thousands of your Majesties subjects there have bin destroyed And by false slaunders upon your Parliament and malicious and unjust accusations have indeavoured to beginne the like Massacre here And being through Gods blessing therein disappointed have as the most mischievous and bloody designe of all drawne your Majesty to make Warre against your Parliament and good Subjects of this Kingdome leading in your Person an Army against them as if You intended by Conquest to establish an absolute and illimitted power over them and by your power and the countenance of your presence have ransacked spoyled imprisoned and murthered divers of your people and for their better assistance in their wicked designes doe seeke to bring over the Rebels of Ireland and other Forces beyond the Seas to joyne with them And wee finding our selves utterly deprived of your Majesty protection and the Authors Councellors and Abbettors of these mischiefs in greatest power and favour with your Majesty and defended by you against the Iustice and Authority of your high Court of Parliment whereby they are grown to that height and insolence as to manifest their rage and malice against those of the Nobility and others who are any whit inclinable unto Peace not without great appearance of danger to your own Royall Person If you shall not in all things concur with their wicked and Trayterous courses have for the just and necessary defence of the Protestant religion of your Majesties person Crown and Dignity of the Laws and Liberties of the Kingdome and the Priviledges and power of Parliament taken up Armes and appointed and authorized Robert Earl of Essex to be Captain Generall of all the Forces by us raised and to lead and conduct the same against these Rebells and Traytors and them to subdue and bring to condigne punishment And do most humbly beseech your Majesty to withdraw your royal presence and countenance from these wicked persons if they shall stand out in defence of their rebellions and unlawfull attemps That your Majesty will leave them to be supprest by that power which we have sent against them and that your Majesty will not mixe your own dangers With their's but in peace and safety without your Forces forth-with returne to your Parliament and by their faithfull Councell and advice Compose the present distempers confusions abounding in both your Kingdomes and provide for the security and honour of your selfe and your royall posterity and the prosperous estate of all your Subjects wherein if your Majesty please to yeeld to our most humble and earnest desires wee doe in the presence of Almighty God professe that we will receive your Majesty with all honour yeeld you all due obedience and subjection and faithfully endeavour to secure your Person and Estate from all dangers and to the utermost of our power to procure and establish to your selfe and to your people all the blessings of a glorious and happy Reigne FINIS C R DIEV ET MON DROIT