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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
A55594	The speech of the Right Honourable Henry Powle, Esq., speaker of the House of Commons, on Wednesday, the first of May, 1689 at the passing of two bills, entituled, I. An act for raising money by a poll, and otherwise, towards the reducing of Ireland. II. An act for preventing doubts and questions concerning the collecting the publick revenue.	Powle, Henry, 1630-1692.	1689 (1689)	Wing P3114; ESTC R3202	925	6

THE SPEECH Of the Right Honourable Henry Powle Esq SPEAKER OF THE House of Commons On Wednesday the First of May 1689. AT THE Passing of Tvvo BILLS ENTITULED I. An Act for Raising Money by a Poll and otherwise towards the Reducing of Ireland II. An Act for preventing Doubts and Questions concerning the Collecting the Publick Revenue LONDON Printed by Charles Bill and Thomas Newcomb Printers to the King and Queen's most Excellent Majesties MDCLXXXIX THE SPEECH Of the Right Honourable Henry Powle Esq SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE of COMMONS May it please Your Majesty THE Commons Assembled in this present Parliament have taken into their most Serious Consideration the deplotable Condition of Ireland where those Fatal Counsels that did so long Govern the Affairs of these Kingdoms have so far prevailed that the Arms and Garisons there have been taken from Your Protestant Subjects and put into the Hands of Irish Papist and the English Protestants that remain there left Naked and Defenceless in the Power of those Enemies which never yet shewed them any Mercy when they had them at an Advantage Nor is it the Strength of the Irish Natives only animated with their Zeal for Popery and a longing Desire to free themselves from any Dependency upon the Crown of England that is likely to Create Your Majesty an Opposition there but they have likewise Cast themselves under the Protection of the French King who will without doubt Employ that Force with which of late Years he hath Over-aw'd Europe to Support those Your Rebellious Subjects thereby if possible to give Your Majesty a Diversion from opposing in other Parts of the World his Ambitious Designs of an Universal Monarchy The Commons therefore seeing so evident a Necessity of reducing that Kingdom under Your Majesties Obedience and the great Expence Your Majesty must undergo in Maintaining such a War do now humbly Present to Your Majesty their Hearty Assistance in a Poll-Bill which they look upon as the most speedy and effectual way of raising ready Money on this Occasion Solemnly Engaging themselves to supply Your Majesty with such further Aids as may be proportionable to the Charge of the War as long as it shall continue Next to this they have Considered of Your Majesties Revenue and the Charges that are upon it as also the Complaints against several Exactions which have been Practis'd in the late Collection But these Matters requiring a longer time to Examine then they expected they have Pass'd a short Bill for the Continuance of it in the same State it now stands till Christmas next within which time they doubt not to prepare such an Establishment as may fully supply the Expences of the Crown without Oppressing the People FINIS