Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

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lord_n	earl_n	sir_n	walter_n	12,940	5	11.4258	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75640	Articles exhibited against the King, and the charge of the Army, against His Majesty; drawn up by the Generall Councell of Officers, for the speedy executing of impartiall justice upon his person; and the time, place, and manner of his tryall. Also, a message to His Majesty concerning the same; and his declaration and proposals touching the Crown of England, and the government thereof; and the resolution of the Army in order thereunto. Likewise, the declaration of the citizens of London, concerning the tryall of the King; and proposals to the Lord Gen. Fairfax, for liberty and freedom. With a joyfull and satisfactory answer thereunto.	England and Wales. Army. Council.	1648 (1648)	Wing A3821; Thomason E536_21; ESTC R205340	3,336	9

ARTICLES Exhibited against the KING AND The CHARGE of the Army against His Majesty Drawn up by the Generall Councell of Officers for the speedy executing of impartiall Justice upon His Person and the time place and manner of His Tryall ALSO A Message to His Majesty concerning the same And His Declaration and Proposals touching the Crown of England and the Government thereof and the Resolution of the Army in order thereunto LIKEWISE The Declaration of the Citizens of London concerning the Tryall of the King And Proposals to the Lord Gen. Fairfax for Liberty and Freedom VVith a joyfull and satisfactory Answer thereunto LONDON Printed for John Gilbert neer Temple-Bar 1648. The gallant RESOLVTION Of the Lord Generall FAIRFAX Concerning The speedy re-investing of His Majesties Royall Person the time appointed and the manner how He shall be established With the Proposals of the Army for the present setling of the peace of the Kingdom HIs Excellency the Lord Gen. Fairfax Lieuten General Crumwell and the rest of the Councell of Officers have seriously debated the Remonstrance and Proposals of the Army for the speedy setling of the peace of the Kingdome and executing of impartiall Justice upon all Offenders whatsoever and to that end have drawn up a Charge against the King which containeth these particulars viz. 1 That Charles Steward hath acted contrary to his trust in departing from the Parliament 2 That the said Charles Steward hath forfeited his trust reposed in him by the people by setting up his Standard making a war against them and thereby been occasion of much bloudshed and misery to the people whom hee was set over for good 3 That the said Charles Steward hath been the chiefe Instrument of augmenting and promoting a second War by granting Commissions to Incendiaries and Malignants and inviting them thereunto 4 That the said Charles Steward hath acted contrary to the Liberties of the Subject and tending to the destruction of the fundamentall Laws and Liberties of this Kingdome all which amounts to a forfeiture of the said trust reposed in him by the People at his Coronation with much more to this effect The Councel of War who now manage businesse as in relation to him have to ordered the way of State and Majesty observed about him as to persons and manner viz. that nothing be done upon the knee in reference to his tryall who as is said will receive it at Windsor about the 6. day of the next moneth And it is said that his Maj. upon the receipt hereof declated That though he could have no restauration to his right priviledges and Crown and had participated of far more trouble and misery in this world than any of his late Predecesors yet he doubted not but in the world to come to receive an everlasting Crown of glory His Majesties Proposals touching the Crown of England FIrst That no Law can judge a King or make him rightly to suffer death by any power 2 That though Hee suffers under them by restraint yet his Irish Subjects will come in their time and rescue Him 3 That all men when they find that great decay of trade which will be if the Kingdome be not setled by him they will rescue him 4 That He knowes what an influence is from the people upo him That that if he be not restored they will not be satisfied 5 That the kingdome is generally well pleased with what he condescended to as very great on his part at the Treaty with the Parliament 6 That the City of London are of great power both in purse and strength and will oppose any that shall seek to destroy him 7 That reliefe will come to him from severall parts of Christendome 8 That his Sonne Prince Charles is able to raise a good strength in France and Holland Answer 1 That there is not only example hereof in other parts but in Scotland yea and England also of the 35 last Kings above twenty were imposed and deposed by power 2 That nothing will ruine his Majesty more than joyning with the Irish against his Protestant Subjects 3 That there will be a sudden course taken for setling of trade and inriching the kingdome 4 That Law and Justice being executed it will render great satisfaction to the people 5. That the kingdom cannot be satisfied with Ormonds negotation with the Rebels in Ireland 6 That the City of London will bee new modelled and begins to be framed to a pretty good order and temper since the putting of Malignants our of power and authority 7 That forreign forces cannot daunt the spirits of the Souldiery of England 8 That the French have troubles enough at home by the present distractions in the City of Paris and that the Prince wants money for facilitating his design in Holland ON Saturday last his Majesty arrived being guarded by Coly Harison and ten Troops of Horse who upon their coming a great influence of people resorted to the Townsend and upon his Majesties passing by a great eccho arose from the voyce of the people crying God blesse your Majesty and send you long to reign And after that his Royal person were conducted to the Castle and the dark Curtain from the Canopy of Heaven being drawn the Royalits in severall places throughout the town began to drink a carouse to their dread Soveraign but with an Eagles Eye being discern'd they were soon taken off from that Ceremonial and Court-like action for notice thereof being given to the Capt. of the Guard several sides of musquetiers were commanded forth for the securing of them but upon their advance towards the place of sanctuary they found Bacchus in the posture of Mars to receive them the Royalists standing in a posture of defence and would not give admittance whereupon the Soldiery forced their passage broke in upon them wounded divers killed three and secured the rest who are now committed to safe custody to answer their high insurrection and commotion before a Councel of War VVindsor 28. Decemb. 1648. And Letters further from Windsor intimates that his Majesty is very pleasant and meery since his comming thither and takes much delight in disputing the case of the atmy further purporting that his Maj. is determined to draw up a Message to be sent to the Lord Gen. Fairfax by way of gra●ulation for his present accommodation and that He may be admitted to London to confer with his Excellency about some things of weighty importance in relation to the unanimous establishing of his bleeding Kingdoms protesting to make future provision for the Souldiery and to give all due and lawfull satisfaction in all things desired by the Army Decemb. 26. Letters from the Navy say That there hath bin a bloudy Fight at Sea between the English the Irish and thta the Irish have obtained the Conquest and taken 14 Marchants ships and others 40 piece of Ordnance and other rich booty and prize A speedy course will be taken for subduing the said Rebels The Lord Gen. Fairfax and Lieut Gen. Crumwell hath given the Lord Admirall a visit where they congratulated each others good successes and at a Conference professed joynt concurrence in what might make the kingdome happy some disputation hapned in reference to the King and setling of the Kingdom A Remonstrance from Gloucester-shire 1 We do seriously profess that though your former procedings against that Generation were exceedingly prospered beyond the parallell of former ages and had engraven upon them the kindnesse of God to a distressed people yet they had but served to make us more exquisitly miserable if your former Conquests should have acquiesced in the actions of that House who were bringing your conquered prisoner with honour and safety to sit upon his Throne of power Majesty and Greatnesse without satisfaction for the bloud that hath been spilt both by Sea and Land or sufficient provision made for the security of the liberties of England 2 We were filled with sorrow when we saw the abominable Apostacy and degenerated actings of the majority of the House of Commons who after we had bought their security with our most precious bloud and treasure should by treating with the King so cruelly sell us into the bloud and revenge of him and his confederats so contrary to their first principles and Declarations the consideration whereof as it filled us with amazement so it drew from us threof a mutual Remonstrance to live and dy and stand and fall with your Excellency for the establishing of peace and righteousnesse in our native bleeding and languishing Kingdome The well affected party within the City of London have declared their unanimous resolutions to live and die with the Army in the speedy and impartial executing of Justice upon the grand Delinquents of this Kingdom which is wel taken and rescented by the Councel of Officers The work goes on about the chusing of Common councel men and it is said there are as many soldiers made choise of as may almost serve for a Councel of War Yesterday 16 of the restrained members were sent for to the Gen. quarters and told that if they would promise to act nothing against the army they might have their liberty whereupon they desired 1 To know if that was the Generals pleasure 2 To know if they might not have their liberty without any engagement and it was permitted them their names are Lord Weinman Sir VValter Earl Sir Robert Pye Sir Samule Luke Sir Gilbert Gerrard Sir Thomas Somes and the rest As for the fore-going Charge against the King it is said the army are resolved to try him very speedily and that if he can acquit himself of the guilt thereof that then hee shall be re-invested and restored to his just Rights and Dignities FINIS