Selected quad for the lemma: majesty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
majesty_n	house_n	parliament_n	speaker_n	3,357	5	10.8139	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31845	A declaration by the Kings Majestie concerning His Majesties going away from Hampton-Court written by his own hand and left upon the table in His Majesties bed-chamber, dated at Hampton-Court Novemb. 11, 1647 : presented to the Parliament ... Friday Nov. 12, 1647, with His Majesties propositions for satisfying of the Presbyterians and Independents, the Army, and all His Majesties subjects of England and Scotland.	Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.	1647 (1647)	Wing C2189; ESTC R30886	1,655	7

A DECLARATION BY THE KINGS MAJESTIE Concerning His Majesties going away from Hampton-Court Writen by His own hand and left upon the Table in His Majesties Bed-Chamber Dated at Hampton-Court Novem. 11. 1647. Presented to the Parliament by the Lord Mountague and read in both Houses of Parl Friday Nov. 12. 1647. WITH His Majesties Propositions for satisfying of the Presbyterians and Independents the Army and all his Majesties Subjects of England and Scotland FOr the Speaker of the Lords pro tempore to be communicated to the Lords and Commons in the Parliament of England at Westminster the Commissioners of the Parliament of Scotland and to all my other Subjects of what degree or calling whatsoever Charles REX CR DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE London Printed by Robert Ibbitson in Smithfield 1647. A DECLARATION BY THE KINGS MAJESTIE Concerning His going away from Hampton Court Hampton Court the 11 of Novemb. 1647. LIberty being that which in all times hath been but especially now is the common Theame and desire of all men Common reason shewes that Kings lesse then any should indure captivity and yet I call God and the world to witnesse with what patience I have indured a tedious restraint which so long as I had any hopes that this sort of my sufferings might conduce to the Peace of my Kingdome or the hindering of more effusion of blood I did willingly undergoe But now finding by too certaine proofes that this my continued patience would not onely turne to my personall ruine but likewise be of much more prejudice than furtherance to the publique good I thought I was bound as well by naturall as politicall obligations to seek my safety by retiring my selfe for some time from the publique view both of my friends and enemies And I appeale to all indifferent men to judge if I have not just cause to free my selfe from the hands of those who change their principles with their condition and who are not ashamed openly to intend the destruction of the Nobility by taking away their negative voice and with whom the levellers doctrine is rather countenanced then punished And as for their intentions to my person their changing and putting more strict guards upon me with the dischaging most of all those servants of mine who formerly they willingly admitted to wait upon me doth sufficiently declare Nor would I have this my retirement mis-interpreted for I shall earnestly and incessantly endeavour the setling of a safe and well-grounded peace where ever I am or shall be And that as much as may be without the effusion of more Christian blood for which how many times have I desired prest to be heard and yet no eare given to me And can any reasonable men think that according to the ordinary course of affaires there can be a settled peace without it or that God will blesse those who refuse to heare their owne King surely not Nay I must further adde That besides what concerns my selfe unlesse all other cheife interests have not only an hearing but likewise just satisfaction given unto them to wit the Presbyterians Independents Army those who have adhered to me even the Scots I say there cannot I speak not of miracles it being of my opinion a sinful presumption in such cases to expect or trust to them be a safe or lasting peace Now as I cannot deny but that my personall security is the urgent cause of this my retirement so I take God to witnesse that the publique peace is no lesse before mine eyes And I can find no better way to expresse this my profession I know not what a wiser man may doe then by desiring and urging that all cheife interests may be heard to the end each may have just satisfaction As for example The Army for the rest though necessary yet I suppose are not difficult to content ought in my judgement to enjoy the liberty of their Consciences have an Act of Oblivion or Indempnity which should extend to all the rest of my Subjects And that al their arreares should be speedily and duly paid which I will undertake to doe so I may be heard And that I be not hindered from using such lawfull and honest meanes as I shall choose To conclude let me be heard with freedome honour and safety and I shall instantly breake through this cloud of retirement and shew my selfe really to be Pater Patriae CHARLES REX For the Speaker of the Lords pro tempore to be communicated to the Lords and Commons in the Parliament of England at VVestminster and the Commissioners of the Parliament of Scotland And to all my other Subjects of what degree or calling whatsoever CHARLES REX Dated at Hampton Court the 11. of Novem. 1647. FINIS Novemb. 12. 1647. Imprimatur G. M.