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
A83664	The declaration agreed upon by the committee of the House of Commons appointed to sit in the Guildhall in London, to consider of the safety of the kingdom, and of the city of London, and of the preserving the priviledges of Parliament Master Wilde, Serjeant at Law, sitting in the chaire of that committee, 6. Jan. 1641 [i.e. 1642]	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1642 (1642)	Wing E2548; ESTC R205371	1,330	1

The Declaration agreed upon by the Committee of the House of Commons appointed to sit in the Guildhall in London to consider of the safety of the Kingdom and of the City of London And of the preserving the Priviledges of Parliament Master Wilde Serjeant at Law sitting in the Chaire of that Committee 6. Jan. 1641. WHereas the Chambers Studies and Truncks of M. Hollis Sir Arthur Haslerige M. Pym M. Hampden and M. Strode Members of the House of Commons upon Munday the 3. of this instant January by colour of His Majesties Warrant have been sealed up by Sir William Kilegrey and Sir William Flemen and others which is not only against the Priviledge of Parliament but the common Liberty of every Subject Which said Members afterwards the same day were under the like colour by Serjeant Frances one of His Majesties Serjeants at Arms contrary to all former Presidents and Priviledges of Parliaments demanded of the Speaker sitting in the House of Commons to be delivered unto him that he might Arrest them of High Treason And whereas afterwards the next day His Majesty in His Royall Person came to the said House attended with a great multitude of men armed in warlike manner with Halberts Swords and Pistolls who came up to the very door of the house and placed themselves there and in other places and passages neer to the said house to the great terrour and disturbance of the Members thereof then sitting and according to their dutie in a peaceable and orderly manner treating of the great Affairs of England and Ireland And his Majesty having placed himself in the Speakers Chair demanded of them the Persons of the said Members to be delivered unto him which is a high Breach of the Rights and Priviledges of Parliament and inconsistent with the Liberties and Freedom thereof And whereas afterwards his Majesty did issue forth severall Warrants to divers Officers under his own hand for the apprehension of the Persons of the said Members which by Law he cannot do there being not all this time any Legall charge or Accusation or due Processes of Law issued against them nor any pretence of charge made known to that house all which are against the Fundamentall Liberties of the Subject and the Rights of Parliament Whereupon we are necessitated according to our duty to declare That if any Person shall arrest M. Hollis Sir Arthur Haslerige M. Pym M. Hampden and M. Strode or any of them or any other Member of Parliament by pretence or colour of any Warrant issuing out from the King only is guilty of the Breach of the Liberties of the Subject and of the Priviledge of Parliament and a publike enemy to the Common-wealth And that the Arresting of the said Members or any of them or of any othér Member of Parliament by any Warrant whatsoever without a Legall proceeding against them and without consent of that house whereof such Person is a Member is against the Liberty of the Subject and a Breach of Priviledge of Parliament And the Person which shall Arrest any of these Persons or any other Member of the Parliament is declared a publike enemy of the Common-wealth Notwithstanding all which we think fit further to declare that we are so farre from any endeavour to protect any of our Members that shall be in due manner prosecuted according to the Laws of the Kingdom and the Rights and Priviledges of Parliament for Treason or any other misdemeanor That none shall be more ready and willing then we our selves to bring them to their speedy and due tryall Being sensible that it equally imports us as well to see Justice done against them that are criminous as to defend the just Rights and Liberties of the Subjects and Parliament of England This is the true Copy which was sent from the Committee to Joseph Hunscott for to print