Selected quad for the lemma: majesty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
majesty_n	king_n	lord_n	message_n	2,536	5	9.9777	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85065	A faithfull and impartiall relation of what passed betweene His Majesty, and the commissioners from the two houses, both at the delivery of their votes for a personall treaty, and at their receiving His Majesties most gracious answer. By an eye and eare-witness, who not trusting to his memory, made use of his Pen: and for the truth of this relation, the relator appeales to the Commissioners themselves, or to any there present, who had the happinesse with him, to heare the most pious, most Christian expressions, of a most religious King.		1648 (1648)	Wing F268; Thomason 669.f.13[3]; ESTC R202016	1,560	1

A Faithfull and Impartiall Relation of what passed betweene His MAjESTY And the Commissioners from the two Houses both at the delivery of their Votes for a Personall Treaty and at their receiving His MAjESTIES most Gracious Answer By an Eye and Eare-witnesse who not trusting to his Memory made use of his Pen And for the truth of this Relation the Relator appeales to the Commissioners themselves or to any there present who had the happinesse with him to heare the most pious most Christian Expressions of a most Religious KING ON Munday Aug. 7. 1648. The Commissioners having admittance into the KING's presence the Votes were first read and then presented to the KING by the Earle of Middlesex who desired His MAJESTIES speedy Answer Telling Him that their Returne was limited to ten dayes The KING then askt Whether the ten dayes were not to be counted from that of the delivery of the Message My Lord of Middlesex answered No Sir they are to be counted from the day of our setting forth The KING replyed I have not then five dayes allowed me to consider of my Answer which I presume you expect in writing And I have none to help me no not so much as a Clarke to transcribe however I will really contribute my best endeavours to a happy Peace After a short pauze the KING said I would have sent to the Parliament but I desire them to take notice that my long silence proceeded not from a dull stupid lazinesse or my being insensible of my owne or the Kingdomes condition but from the Incapacity that lay on me by reason of former Votes but now a way is opened to a Treaty which I ever apprehended as the onely meanes to a durable Peace I shall cheerfully embrace it and none shall more speedily run to it then my selfe And for my part as being more concerned then any one in this Kingdome nay should I say more then all I speake it without vanity I hope it will be thought no Hyperbolicall Expression for I am assured whosoever gaines I shall be a loser His MAJESTY then read the Votes to Himselfe and having read them said I like them well my desires being included in these Votes for what can I desire more then to Treat with Honour Freedome and Safety upon the Propositions and such other things as either I or the Houses shall offer His MAjESTY then askt Whether the Commissioners to Treat were yet nominated My Lord of Middlesex Answered No Sir Then the KING said In a Treaty two sorts of things are considerable some Necessary others Convenient Then the KING said to them I will goe and apply my selfe to my Answer that I may not delay a minute to promote so good a worke And then withdrew and for that time dismissed the Commissioners On Thursday Aug. 10. the Commissioners waited on His MAjESTY to receive His Answer and upon their entrance into the Presence the KING said He was sorry that He was limited to so short a time and had so little helps for dispatch yet notwithstanding he had prepared his Answer And immediately before the reading thereof used these words That the last Message he sent to the Houses was delivered to the Commissioners Sealed And had it been so presented it would have been better for him but now he thought it fit to send this open because he could not be in a worse Condition being under so close a Restraint none being suffered to speak a word to him without suspition He then produced his Answer and read it aloud in the Presence Chamber being full of company And after he had read it His MAjESTY said That he hoped he had therein indeavoured to give satisfaction to his Parliament There being nothing in it but what he conceived implyed in their Votes And farther added That there might be some that would oppose this Treaty as being gainers by these Wars and therefore desired the continuance of it Others might think him revengefull but he said he was so far from seeking revenge That if a Straw lay in the way to hurt them He would stoope and take it up to prevent it And said God forgive them for I do Then the Commissioners comming to take their leaves of him He called them to him and asked them how they liked his Answer They told him They thought and hoped it would produce a sudden and happy well-grounded Peace August ye 22th 1648 FINIS