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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	earl_n	sir_n	smith_n	10,388	5	12.3073	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84500	The Earle of Portlands charge, delivered to the Lords House by M. Pym. Also a new plot discovered. Being the relation of the Earle of Northamptons surprizing the magazine at Banbury by the forging of a false letter. Also the taking of Warwick castle by the said Earle, and his carrying of the magazine to the said castle. With certaine propositions propounded by the Earle of Northampton to the Lord Brooke at their meeting, and the Lord Brooke his iudicious and religious answer thereunto. John. Brown Cler. Parl.		1642 (1642)	Wing E80B; Thomason E110_8; ESTC R20151	2,384	8

THE Earle of Portlands CHARGE Delivered to the Lords House by M. Pym. ALSO A NEW PLOT DISCOVERED Being the Relation of the Earle of Northamptons surprizing the Magazine at Banbury by the forging of a false Letter Also the taking of Warwick Castle by the said Earle and his carrying of the Magazine to the said Castle With certaine Propositions propounded by the Earle of Northampton to the Lord Brooke at their meeting and the Lord Brooke his iudicious and religious answer thereunto Joh. Brown Cler. Parl. August 11. Printed for John Jones 1642. A NEW PLOT DISCOVERED TOGETHER WITH THE CHARGE of the Earle of Portland WE are not yet safe but every day and houre doth beget new dangers and doth strike the fearfull and trembling subject with new horrour and amazement The bleeding heart of this kingdom doth daily receive new wounds and time which we hoped would put a finall period to all her distractions doth either continue the old or els beget new to the danger of the generall subversion of the whole kingdome Peace is exlled our habitation● and we can receive from abroad no other sounds but such as bring unto us affrightment and not satisfaction or content Neither can we expect any respit or release from these unsavourie troubles untill the power and edge of the malignant party be taken off whose destructive counsels nnd actions onely tend to the disquiet and trouble both of the Church and Common-wealth Mifery must needs be the portion of that kingdome wherein vertue goodnesse and religion are not onely not encouraged and countenanced but neglected scorned and trampled down The laborious and pious cares and counsels of this Parliament have from their very beginning found slender and undeserved welcome with a great many and their aimes and endeavours tending onely to the reformarion of such abuses as have disturbed the unity and peace both of Church and Common-wealth have beene opposed by malice and discontent The reason of this discontent and opposition is decided and out of controversie The Actors know their own guilt and know they cannot be secure but by the abetting and prosecuting these publike troubles My Lord Brooke some time after his return to London being appointed Lieutenant of Warwick-shire and so by consequence had the trust and charge of the Militia committed to him in the execution and performance according to the appointment of the House of Parliament by whose power and authority he was thought worthy of that trust and had it conferred upon him in the execution I say of that t●ust he spent his faithfull and respective service His opposition was much and dangerous for when he began to put the Ordinance of Parliament in execution and to exercise the Militia in the County of Warwick the Earle of Northampion and the Lord Dunsmore who had a Commission from His Maiesty to put the Commission of Array in execution opposed him not with meane and ordinary strength and power but had so well armed themselves as they thought their designe and intentions did deserve or desire For they had gathered together into one entire body for that present service and execution many hundreds of men out of severall Shires and Counties whom not onely by faire and alluring speeches but also with an extraordinary salary they had hired and ingaged to partake with them and to assist them in this their designe They gave them extraordinary wages which is not commonly exhibited unto souldiers for they allowed them two shillings a day to the intent that they should assist them in the hindrance of the Lord Brooke from the removing of the Magazine from Banhurie The competition of this thing was very long and full of terrour for the Earle of Northampton was very violent and offered the Lord Brooke to encounter with him and to decide the present controversie by single combat and not to ingage so many mens lives as were on both sides then prese●t in that same quar●ell which the Lord B●ooke out of judgment and wisdome did refuse to do advising the said E●●●● to 〈◊〉 from the prosecution of so bad a 〈◊〉 which he had undertaken which must of necessity tend to the subversion of his Lords●●p ●nd his p●sterity Thi● modest answer did not allay or qualifie the violent spirit of the incensed Earle but he 〈◊〉 offered him to draw out of their sor●●● 〈◊〉 select men of each side and by them to ●ecide that dayes difference But that 〈…〉 of the Earle was also denied by the Lord Brooke who would not hazard that 〈◊〉 trust imposed upon him upon such in●●●siderate ●●rmes Upon such and the like discours● the day was spent and at the close of the day they p●ie● B●● t●is since reported that 〈…〉 hath seized up 〈…〉 and hath carried 〈…〉 were there repo 〈…〉 to have pass 〈…〉 much blood had 〈…〉 God did div●●t it for the present It is likewise reported that since the Lord Brooke his coming up to London ●●at the Earle of Northampton hath sei 〈…〉 the castle of Warwick and withall 〈◊〉 ●●ken possession of the Magazine of that Co●●●y After Colonell Goring had delivered up the haven-town of Portsmouth into the kings possession this unfaithfulnesse in him not without just grounds did move the House of Commons to enter into consideration concerning ●he securing of the Isle of Wight and the discharging of the Earle of Portland from the government of the said Island Whereupon after much and due consultation and deliberation a Charge was drawn up against the said Earle of P●r●land which was to this eff●ct That his Lordship was conce●ved upon very strong grounds and motives to be much Popishly ●ffected and that the reason which did induce them to this opinion was because that his wise and the rest of her kindred and his mother and the most of her friends and kindred were of that religion so that being induced to thi● opinion by these grounds they thought it convenient and very requisite to place the C●stle of that Island into such hands as might no wayes be suspected but such as they might confide in and that they did think it very fitting that his Lordship should be kept in custody for a time whereby he was committed to Sheriffe Garret to be kept in safe custody This Charge was delivered to the House of Lords by M. Pym against the Earl of Portland That Sir Ralph Hopton M. Tho. Smith Captain John Digby shal be disabled to sit as members of the House of Commons during this Parliament That Captain John Digby Sir Ralph Hopton M. Tho. Smith Sir Ferdinand Gorges Sir Francis Dodington Richard Board Hercules Whiting Nicolas Dounton James Stroud John Walker and John Cooth Parson of Shipton-Mallet be forthwith sent for as Delinquents Ioh. Brown Cler. Parl. FINIS