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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
majesty_n	house_n	lord_n	message_n	3,688	5	10.1748	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78687	His Majesties declaration and message, to the Marquis of Ormond, in the Kingdom of Ireland, concerning the Parliament of England, assembled at Westminster, and the Army under the command of the L.G. Fairfax. With a dangerous declaration and protestation of the said Marquis, to the Kings most sacred Majesty and all other his loyall and liege people whatsoever, and his articles, proposalls, and resolution thereupon, to defend his dread Soveraign. Signed, Ormond. Likewise, a new message from his Excellency, the Lord Gen. Fairfax, to the Lord Major, aldermen, and Commons Councell of the City of London, on Wednesday night last, and their results and proceedings thereupon.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.	1648 (1648)	Wing C2180; Thomason E475_28; ESTC R205421	3,182	8

HIS MAJESTIES DECLARATION And MESSAGE To the Marquis of Ormond in the Kingdom of Ireland concerning the Parliament of England assembled at Westminst●r and the Army under the Command of the L G. Fairfax Wi●h a da●gerous Declaration and Protestation of the said Marquis to the K●ngs most sacred Majesty and all other his loyall and liege People whatsoev●r and his Art●cles Proposalls and R●solution thereupon to defend his dread Soveraign Signed ORMOND Likewise a new Message from his Excellency the Lord Gen. Fairfax to the Lord Major Aldermen and Comm●n C●uncell of the City of London on Wednesday night last and their Results and Proceedings thereupon C R HONI SOIT OVI MAL Y PENSE London Printed in the Year 1648. His Majesties Message to the Marques of Ormond concerning the Lord Generall Fairfax and his Army RIght trusty and entirely beloved Cosin and Counsellor wee greet you well whereas we have received severall informations from our two Houses of Parliament concerning your proceedings with the Confederate Roman Catholicks in the Kingdom of Ireland the severall votes and extracts whereof we do herewi h transmit unto you and for as much as we are now engaged in a Treatie of Peace with our 2 Houses wherein we have made such large concessions as we hope will prove the foundation of a blessed Peace And we having consented by one Article if the said Treatie take effect to intrust the prosecution and mannagement of the War in Ireland to the guidance and advice of our 2. Houses We have therefore thought fit hereby to require you to desert from anie farther proceedings upon the matters contain'd in the said papers And we expect such obedience unto this command that our 2. Houses desires may be fullie satisfied Given at Newport in the Isle of Wyght the 25. of Novemb in the 24. yeer of our Reign To our right trusty and well-beloved Cousin and Councellor Iames Marques of Ormond The Declaration of the Marquis of Ormund TO prevent too frequent prejudices incident through jealousies distrusts and mis-constructions to all undertakings We account it not the least worth of our labours upon the instant of our arivall to prepare this people whose welfare we contend for with right understanding of those intentions in Us which in order to his Majesties service We desire may terminate in their goods To enumerate the severall reasons by which we were induced for preservation of the Protestant Religion and the English interest to leave the City of Dublin and other his Majesties Garrisons then under our power in this Kingdome in the hands of those intrusted by his two Houses of Parliament were to set out a narrative in place of a manifest It may suffice to be known that those transactions had for one main ground this confidence that being under the power of the houses they would upon a happie expected composure of affaires in England revert unto and be revested in his Majesties proper right But having found how contrary to the inclinations of the wel affected to his Majesties restauration in England the power of that Kingdom hath unhappily devolved to hands imployed only in the Art and labour of plucking down and subverting the fundamentals of Monarchie with whom a pernicious Partie in this Kingdome doe equally sympathize and co-operate And being filled with a deepe sense of the duty and obligations that are upon us strictly to embrace all opportunities of employing our endeavours towards the recovery of his Majesties just rights in any part of his Dominions Having observed the Protestant Armie in the Province of Munster by speciall providence discovering the arts and practice used to entangle the members thereof in engagements as directlie contrary to their duties towards God and man as to their intentions and resolutions to have found means to manifest the candor and integritie thereof in a disclamor of any obedience to our concurrence with those powers or persons which have so grosely varied even their own professed principles of preserving his Maj. person and rights by confining him under a most strict imprisonment his Maj. also vouchsafing to graciouslie accept the Declaration of the said Army as an eminent and seasonable expression of their fidelitie towards him and in testimonie thereof having laid his commands upon us to make our repair unto this Province to discharge the duties of our place We have as well in obedienne thereunto as in pursuance of our own dutie and desire to advance his Maj. service resolved to evidence our approbation and esteem of the proceedings of the said Armie by publishing unto the world our like determination in the same ensuing particulars And accordinglie we professe and declare 1. To improve our utmost endeavours for the settlement of the Protestant Religion according to the example of the best reformed Churches 2. To defend the King in his Prerogatives 3. To maintain the priviledges and freedom of Pail and the libertie of the Subjects That in order hereunto we shall oppose to the hazard of our lives those Rebels of this Kingdom who shall refuse their obedience to his Maj. upon such terms as he hath thought fit by us to require it and we shall endeavour to the utmost the suppressing of the Independant Party who have thus fi●rcely laboured the extirpation of the true Protestant Religion the ruine of our Prince the dishonour of Parl. and the vassallage of our fellow Subjects against all those who shall depend upon them or adhere unto them And that this our undertaking might not appear obnoxious to the Trade of England but that we desire a firm Union and Agreement be preserved betwixt us We do likewise declare that we will continue free traffique and commerce with all his Maj. good Subjects of England and that we will not in the least manner prejudice any of them that shall have recourse to our harbours either in their bodies ships or goods nor shall we take any thing from them without payment of readie monie for the same and now that by his Maj. said Command We have proceded to reenter upon the work of his service in this Province we conceive no higher testimonie can be given of his Maj. acceptation or of the estimation We bear about us towards their proceedings then by resorting unto them in person with his Maj. authoritie and exhibiting unto them the incouragement and satisfaction they may receive in this assurance That as we bear an especiall regard to their present undertakings and performances accompanied with a reall sence of their former sufferings So least there should any advantages be derived unto those who endeavour to improve all opportunities of sowing sedition and distrust by this suggestion That the former differences in judgment and opinion which have induced persons to serve diversly under his M●j and the Parl. will occasion a prejudice or ill resentment to arise towards such p●rsons as have not formerly concurred in judgment with others in his Maj. ●ervice We do declare that we are qualified with speciall power and authority from his Maj. to assure them that no distinction shall be made in any such consideration but that all persons now interested and engaged in this cause shall be reflicted upon with equall favour and regard And that we shall make it our endeavours to improve and confirme His Majesties gracious disposure towards them as that We will never call to memorie any past difference in Opion Judgement Action or Prof●ssion to the prejudice of any member of this Armie or any Person rela●ing to it but on the contrarie shall be redie to attest ou● good affection towards them in the discharge of such good Offices as shall be in Our power In returne whereof We shall onely expect their perseverance in their present engagements for his Majesti●s Service with such allacritie constancie and affection as may suite with their late Publike Declaration and Professions To whom We shall in the future use our utmost care and diligence to provide for their preservation from the like hardships to those they have formerlie undergon So We have already imploied Our best industrie and endeavours for the settlement of such a course as we may with most reason hope wil in these uncertaine times produce a constant competent subsistence for them enabling them to make such a progresse in their present undertakings as may with the great Ends thereof establish their owne honour and content Thus much We have thought fit to publish to the world to furnish it with an evidence of strong conviction against Us if ever we swerve to the best of our power from the just waies of maintaining the true Protestant Religion the honour and Interest of His Sacred Majestie the just Rights of Parliaments the Liberties of the Subjects and the safetie quiet and welfare of the People intrusted to Our care On Wednesday night last His Excellencie the Lord Generall Fairefax sent a Message to the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common Councell of the Citie of London by Scout Master Generall Pitson intimating his desire to preserve the peace and safetie of the said Citie and as is said to have the Summe of 40000 l. speedily collected Whereupon a Common Councell was called and the results was That all possible care should be taken for the satisfying his Excellencies desires and keeping a mutuall correspondencie between the Citie and Armie FINIS