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A70797 The royall martyr. Or, King Charles the First no man of blood but a martyr for his people Being a brief account of his actions from the beginnings of the late unhappy warrs, untill he was basely butchered to the odium of religion, and scorn of all nations, before his pallace at White-Hall, Jan. 30. 1648. To which is added, A short history of His Royall Majesty Charles the Second, King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c. third monarch of Great Brittain.; King Charles the First, no man of blood: but a martyr for his people. Philipps, Fabian, 1601-1690.; W.H.B. 1660 (1660) Wing P2018A; ESTC R35297 91,223 229

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mes_fw-fr and_o dec._n 370._o 370._o ibm._n 346._o &_o 348._o ibid._n 349._o 350._o ibid._n 350._o ibid._n 356._o 357._o collect._n par._n decl._n 373._o 374._o ibid._n 376._o ibid._n 442._o ibid._n 449._o ibid._n 450._o ibid._n 453._o ibid._n 459._o ibid._n 452._o ibid._n 457._o ibid._n 457._o ibid._n 465._o &_o 483._o ihm._n 614._o alber._n gentil_n 223._o besoldus_n in_o dissert_v de_fw-fr ●ure_fw-fr belli_n 77_o &_o 78._o lib._n alber._n 23._o lucan_n li._n 2._o cicero_n phi●_n lipic_n 5._o 2_o sam_n 15._o 2_o sam._n 20._o bodm_n page_n 736._o h._n grotius_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la pa●is_fw-la &_o belli_fw-la collect._n of_o messr_n ●_o mon_fw-fr sy_n and_o declar._n 15._o jom_n 45._o etc._n etc._n besoldus_n in_o dissert_v philolog_fw-la p._n 58._o besoldus_n dissert_v p●î_fw-la log_n pa_n 88_o can._n quid_fw-la culpatur_fw-la 23._o da._n d._n bocer_n de_fw-fr b●ll●_n cap._n 5._o besoldus_n de_fw-fr juribus_fw-la majestati_fw-la cap._n 6._o 7_o edw._n 1._o besoldus_n ibid._n 95._o 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the_o county_n of_o york_n and_o the_o adjacent_a county_n with_o the_o power_n of_o the_o county_n and_o train_v band_n to_o aid_v they_o and_o to_o seize_v upon_o all_o that_o shall_v execute_v the_o commission_n of_o array_n for_o his_o majesty_n who_o be_v thus_o sufficient_o beset_v by_o those_o that_o intend_v what_o since_o they_o have_v bring_v to_o pass_v against_o he_o 25._o august_n 1642._o be_v some_o day_n after_o the_o earl_n of_o bedford_n have_v march_v with_o great_a force_n into_o the_o west_n that_o his_o subject_n may_v be_v inform_v of_o his_o danger_n and_o repair_v to_o his_o succour_n set_v up_o his_o standard_n at_o nottingham_n be_v a_o thing_n of_o mere_a legal_a necessity_n if_o he_o will_v have_v any_o at_o all_o to_o come_v to_o help_v he_o and_o not_o forfeit_a and_o surprise_v those_o that_o by_o tenure_n of_o their_o land_n or_o by_o reason_n of_o office_n fee_n or_o annuity_n enjoy_v under_o he_o be_v more_o immediate_o bind_v to_o assist_v he_o and_o yet_o here_o he_o must_v weep_v over_o jerusalem_n and_o once_o again_o entreat_v the_o parliament_n and_o his_o rebellious_a subject_n to_o prevent_v their_o own_o misery_n and_o therefore_o send_v the_o earl_n of_o sonthampton_n and_o dorset_n to_o the_o parliament_n to_o desire_v a_o treaty_n offer_v to_o do_v all_o on_o his_o own_o part_n which_o may_v advance_v the_o protestant_a religion_n oppose_v popery_n and_o superstition_n and_o secure_v the_o law_n and_o liberty_n of_o his_o subject_n and_o just_a privilege_n of_o parliament_n which_o after_o several_a scorn_n put_v upon_o those_o noble_a messenger_n as_o deny_v the_o earl_n of_o southampton_n to_o come_v and_o sit_v in_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n as_o a_o right_n by_o birth_n and_o inheritance_n due_a to_o he_o and_o cause_v the_o sergeant_n at_o arm_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o to_o go_v before_o he_o with_o the_o macê_n as_o they_o use_v to_o do_v before_o delinquent_n they_o refuse_v to_o accept_v of_o unless_o 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consider_v the_o bleed_a condition_n of_o ireland_n and_o the_o danger_n of_o england_n undertake_v to_o be_v ready_a to_o grant_v any_o thing_n shall_v be_v real_o good_a for_o his_o subject_n which_o be_v bring_v by_o the_o lord_n falkland_n one_o of_o his_o majesty_n secretary_n of_o state_n and_o a_o member_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o and_o not_o long_o before_o in_o a_o very_a great_a esteem_n with_o they_o all_o the_o respect_n can_v be_v afford_v he_o be_v to_o stand_v at_o the_o bar_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o and_o deliver_v his_o message_n to_o they_o have_v only_o a_o answer_n in_o a_o print_a declaration_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o return_v unto_o he_o that_o it_o be_v order_v and_o declare_v by_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o in_o parliament_n that_o the_o arm_n which_o they_o have_v be_v force_v to_o take_v up_o or_o shall_v be_v force_v to_o take_v up_o for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o parliament_n religion_n and_o the_o law_n and_o liberty_n 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commonwealth_n in_o time_n of_o extreme_a danger_n and_o here_o they_o will_v also_o provide_v for_o future_a friend_n and_o quarrel_n may_v be_v repaid_a all_o sum_n of_o money_n lend_v for_o those_o purpose_n and_o satisfy_v their_o charge_n sustain_v as_o out_o of_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o say_a delinquent_n and_o of_o the_o malignant_a and_o dis-affected_n party_n in_o this_o kingdom_n and_o to_o make_v good_a their_o word_n of_o 8._o september_n 1642._o before_o their_o answer_n can_v come_v unto_o the_o king_n hand_n order_v certain_a number_n of_o horse_n and_o foot_n to_o be_v send_v to_o garrison_n and_o secure_a oxford_n and_o the_o morrow_n after_o before_o the_o king_n can_v possible_o reply_v unto_o it_o their_o lord_n general_n the_o earl_n of_o essex_n march_v out_o of_o london_n against_o he_o with_o 20000_o man_n horse_n and_o foot_n gallant_o arm_v and_o a_o great_a train_n of_o artillery_n to_o attend_v he_o notwithstanding_o all_o which_o and_o thos●_n huge_a 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