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

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82087	A declaration from the City of London with instructions from the Court of Common Councell. For the defence of the Parliament and City, against the complotters that are rising, listing, and arming themselves by a bloody confederacy to plunder and massacre the famous city of London. Also a message concerning Prince Charles, read in the House of Lords; from Sir Thomas Dishington. And propositions for vindication of his Majesty, and the honour of the kingdome. May. 27. 1648. Imprimatur, Gilb. Mabbott.	City of London (England). Court of Common Council.; Dishington, Thomas, Sir.	1648 (1648)	Wing D590; Thomason E445_2; ESTC R204764	4,105	8

A DECLARATION From the City of LONDON WITH Instructions from the Court of Common Councell For the defence of the Parliament and City against the Complotters that are Rising Listing and Arming themselves by a bloody Confederacy to plunder and massacre the famous City of LONDON ALSO A Message concerning Prince Charles Read in the House of Lords from Sir Thomas Dishington And Propositions for Vindication of his Majesty and the honour of the Kingdome May. 27.1648 Imprimatur Gilb. Mabbott Printed at London by Robert Ibbitson in Smithfield neer the Queenes-head Tavern 1648. To the Right Honourable the Earle of Manchester Speaker of the House of Peeres pro tempore My Lord SAturday last the Mayor of Dover hearing that the Prince was at Sandwich sent an Expresse to the Mayor of Sandwich to know the truth At foure in the afternoone the Message came backe and from the Mayor of Sandwich assured him that it was the Prince of England as he called him The Mayor and Jurats of Dover were very earnest with me to go to Sandwich to see the truth I told them it could not be having the day before received Letters from France that the Prince was then still at St. Jermans yet they pressed me so that I went where when I came I found him whom they will have to be Prince A little man flaxen haire shorter then the Prince by the head a little bowed in his Shoulders with hands like to a Butchers boyes hands with a narrow blew ribband about his neck without a George I told the Mayor that he was an Impostor and a villaine And required the Mayor as he would be answerable to King and Parliament that they would make him sure and forth comming for which the Mayor being accompanyed with 20 or 30 Mariners came to me the Mayor himself seized on my sword with their assistance took it from me and presently committed me to the common Gaole One Mr. Richards who knew me offering to be bound body for body for me could not be heard so to Gaole I went where I remained till Sunday at night On Sunday many of Dover where I am well knowne came to Sandwich to me while yet I was in prison and likewise out of Cauterbury hearing of it that morning They went to the Mayor and told him what I was and how I belonged to the Court And they knew what I had done for the State since the beginning of these wofull troubles and moved them to release me while this day And took my word to be this day againe at Sandwich Then I did give them 13 Queries to aske of the Impostor which I knew and did know that he knew not to let them see he was but a Frixon Which Queries I send to your Lordships with the copy of their Answer and leave the consideration to your Lordships wisdome This day when I was in Sandwich the women and Mariners would have stoned me in the streets for not confessing that Rogue to be the Prince when we got to our Horses they refused to let us out at Dover gate and beate us back with Halberts we were forced to take us to Canterbury gate where with much adoe we got out My Lord I doe not write this at so much length to trouble your Lordship for any particular that may concern my selfe as that you may know the truth and have a speedy care to cause to send for this Impostor from thence or else doubtlesse it will make some miserable combustion in these quarters My Lord I doubt not but in its time that your noble house of Peeres will doe me justice and right me of the affronts and injuries that I have received in maintaining the unparalleled blood of our Soveraigne and the Kingdomes honour in it This day I did shew to the Mayor and Jurats some Letters that I had from France of the 17 of May that the Prince was then still at St. Jermans But it could not prevaile with the Sandwichers Hoping that your Lordships will take in good part the zealous affections to serve this Kingdome And in it to shew my self My Lord Your most humble and affectionate servant Thomas Dishington Dov●r 22 May. 1648. May 22. 1648. The Queries of Sir Thomas Dishington delivered to the Mayor of Sandwich to bee propounded to the Impostor that calls himselfe Prince Charles 1 WHether ever he saw this ancient Gentlemen when where and what his name 2. When where and what you last spake with him and what the last discourses were betwixt you 3. Whether ever he received any favour from you where when and what it was 4. What was the form of your and his last parting 5. What Lords you left behind you 6. What are the names of your bed-chamber 7. What are the names of your querries 8. What are the names of your footemen 9. What are the names of the grooms of four stable 10. What are the names of them that keep your Armes 11. What were your last actions at the Court of France 12. When you were a hunting where did you use to eate 13. Who is the master of your Hounds Sandwich May 22. 1648 It was humbly desired by the Mayor and Jurats of Sandwich that the Gentleman which doth now declare himselfe to bee Prince Charles for the clearing of all doubts and scruples would returne his Answer To which queries bee did absolutely refuse to give any Answer unlesse it was to the fift query To which hee answered that be left the Lord Hopton but refused to name any other or to give further answer to any of the said queries A Declaration from the Court of Common Councell of the City of London FOrasmuch as to the Court of Common-councel of the City of London this day assembled as well upon the information of the Committee for the Militia of the said City upon examinations of divers persons brought before them openly read in the said Court as otherwise it did plainly and evidently appeare that the Parliament and City is in great and imminent danger by a desperate Plot and Designe intended and carried on by evill disposed persons against the same in a secret and under-hand Listing of Apprentices and other persons within the said City and Liberties thereof under Oath of a Covenant and Secresie A copy of which Oath and Covenant being found in the hand of some the Actors was there also openly read The which persons so Listed as was expressed in the Examinations were many Thousands deluded and drawn in under specious pretences and were to be under the command of severall persons who have been Commanders and actors in the Kings Army against the Parliament with an intent to joyn with severall disaffected persons in severall Counties near this City who are by the said Plotters expected suddenly to approach in great multitudes and to seize the Bridge and Tower of London and thereby to make the City their owne and to worke their wills thereupon And to that purpose doe buy up many