Selected quad for the lemma: nation_n
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B03853
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His Majesty at his first sitting in his Privy-Council, was graciously pleased to express himself in this manner: ...
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England and Wales. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James II)
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1685
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Wing J154; ESTC R178833
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i_o r_n his_o majesty_n at_o his_o first_o sit_v in_o his_o privy-council_n be_v gracious_o please_v to_o express_v himself_o in_o this_o manner_n my_o lord_n before_o i_o enter_v upon_o any_o other_o business_n i_o think_v fit_a to_o say_v something_o to_o you_o since_o it_o have_v please_v almighty_a god_n to_o place_v i_o in_o this_o station_n and_o i_o be_o now_o to_o succeed_v so_o good_a and_o gracious_a a_o king_n as_o well_o as_o so_o very_o kind_a a_o brother_n i_o think_v it_o fit_a to_o declare_v to_o you_o that_o i_o will_v endeavour_v to_o follow_v his_o example_n and_o most_o especial_o in_o that_o of_o his_o great_a clemency_n and_o tenderness_n to_o his_o people_n i_o have_v be_v report_v to_o be_v a_o man_n for_o arbitrarie_a power_n but_o that_o be_v not_o the_o only_o story_n have_v be_v make_v of_o i_o and_o i_o shall_v make_v it_o my_o endeavour_n to_o preserve_v this_o government_n both_o in_o church_n and_o state_n as_o it_o be_v now_o by_o law_n establish_v i_o know_v the_o principle_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v for_o monarchy_n and_o the_o member_n of_o it_o have_v show_v themselves_o good_a and_o loyal_a subject_n therefore_o i_o shall_v always_o take_v care_n to_o defend_v and_o support_v it._n i_o know_v too_o that_o the_o law_n of_o england_n be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v the_o king_n at_o great_a a_o monarch_n as_o i_o can_v wish_v and_o as_o i_o shall_v never_o depart_v from_o the_o just_a right_n and_o prerogative_n of_o the_o crown_n so_o i_o shall_v never_o invade_v any_o man_n property_n i_o have_v often_o heretofore_o venture_v my_o life_n in_o defence_n of_o this_o nation_n and_o i_o shall_v still_o go_v as_o far_o as_o any_o man_n in_o preserve_v it_o in_o all_o its_o just_a right_n and_o liberties_n whereupon_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o council_n be_v humble_a suitor_n to_o his_o majesty_n that_o these_o his_o gracious_a expression_n may_v be_v make_v public_a which_o his_o majesty_n do_v order_n according_o edinburgh_n reprint_v by_o the_o heir_n of_o â—â—â—rew_n anderson_n printer_n to_o his_o most_o sacred_a majesty_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1685._o