Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n
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A32140
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The speeches of the Kings Most Excellent Majesty in this great court of Parliament with all the speeches of the right honourable the Lord Digby and the Lord Faukeland and the speeches of Sir Benjamin Rudyer.
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England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.; England and Wales. Parliament.
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1641
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Wing C2820; ESTC R26011
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of_o attainder_n against_o the_o earl_n of_o strafford_n but_o mercy_n be_v as_o inherent_a and_o inseparable_a to_o a_o king_n as_o justice._n i_o desire_v at_o this_o time_n in_o some_o measure_n to_o show_v that_o likewise_o by_o suffer_v that_o unfortunate_a man_n to_o fulfil_v the_o natural_a course_n of_o his_o life_n in_o a_o close_a imprisonment_n yet_o so_o that_o if_o ever_o he_o make_v the_o least_o offer_n to_o escape_v or_o offer_v direct_o or_o indirect_o to_o meddle_v in_o any_o sort_n of_o public_a business_n especial_o with_o i_o either_o by_o message_n or_o letter_n it_o shall_v cost_v he_o his_o life_n without_o further_a process_n this_o if_o it_o may_v be_v do_v without_o the_o discontentment_n of_o if_o people_n will_v be_v a_o unspeakable_a contentment_n to_o i_o to_o which_o end_n as_o in_o the_o first_o place_n i_o by_o this_o letter_n do_v earnest_o desire_v your_o approbation_n and_o to_o endear_v it_o the_o more_o have_v choose_v he_o to_o carry_v it_o 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r._n if_o he_o must_v die_v it_o be_v charity_n to_o reprieve_n he_o till_o saturday_n may_v 11._o 1641._o this_o letter_n all_o write_v with_o the_o king_n own_o hand_n the_o peer_n this_o day_n receive_v in_o parliament_n deliver_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o prince_n it_o be_v twice_o read_v in_o the_o house_n and_o after_o serious_a and_o sad_a consideration_n the_o house_n resolve_v present_o to_o send_v 12._o of_o the_o peer_n messenger_n to_o the_o king_n humble_o to_o signify_v that_o neither_o of_o the_o two_o intention_n express_v in_o the_o letter_n can_v with_o duty_n in_o they_o or_o without_o danger_n to_o himself_o his_o dear_a consort_n the_o queen_n and_o all_o the_o young_a prince_n their_o child_n possible_o be_v advise_v with_o all_o which_o be_v do_v according_o and_o the_o reason_n show_v to_o his_o majesty_n he_o suffer_v no_o more_o word_n to_o come_v from_o they_o but_o oft_o of_o the_o fullness_n of_o his_o heart_n to_o the_o observance_n of_o justice_n and_o 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which_o he_o have_v send_v but_o he_o be_v please_v to_o say_v my_o lord_n what_o i_o have_v write_v to_o you_o i_o 〈◊〉_d content_v it_o be_v register_v by_o you_o in_o your_o house_n in_o it_o you_o may_v see_v my_o mind_n i_o hope_v you_o will_v use_v it_o to_o my_o honour_n this_o upon_o return_n of_o the_o lord_n from_o the_o king_n be_v present_o report_v to_o the_o house_n by_o the_o lord_n privy_a seal_n and_o order_v that_o these_o line_n shall_v go_v out_o with_o the_o king_n letter_n if_o any_o copy_n of_o the_o letter_n be_v disperse_v finis_fw-la