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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
peace_n	king_n	parliament_n	treaty_n	2,836	5	9.4232	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88995	The copy of a letter addressed to the Father Rector at Brussels, found amongst some Iesuites taken at London, about the third yeere of His Majesties raigne. Wherein is manifested, that the Iesuites from time to time have been the only incendiaries and contrivers of the miseries and distractions of this kingdome. And how their designes are, by a perpetuall motion, carried on by the same counsels at this time, as formerly they have been.	Maynard, John, Sir, 1592-1658.	1643 (1643)	Wing M1454; Thomason E105_4; ESTC R22087	3,992	8

The Copy of A LETTER ADDRESSED To the Father Rector at Brussels found amongst some Iesuites taken at London about the third yeere of His MAjESTIES Raigne Wherein is manifested that the Iesuites from time to time have been the only Incendiaries and contrivers of the miseries and distractions of this Kingdome And how their designes are by a perpetuall motion carried on by the same Counsels at this time as formerly they have been June 5th LONDON Printed for Ralph Rounthwait 1643. A Copy of a Letter which was found amongst some Jesuits that were taken lately at London and addressed to the Father Rector at Brussels Shewing there is a perpetuall mischievous motion of the Jesuits for Englands ruine FAther Rector let not the dump of astonishment seize upon your most ardent and zealous soul in apprehending this sudden and unexpected calling of a Parliament we have not opposed but rather furthered it so that we hope as much in this Parliament as ever we feared any in Qu. Elizabeths daies You must know the Councel is engaged to assist the King by way of Prerogative in case the Parliamentary way should faile you shall see this Parliament will resemble the Pelican which takes pleasure to digge out with her owne beake her owne bowels The election of the Knights and Burgesses have been in such confusion and such apparent fractions that which we were wont to procure heretofore with much art and industry when the Spanish match was in Treaty that it now works out naturally as a botch or boyle and spits and spewes out its owne rancour and venome you may remember how that famous immortall Stat●sman the Count Gondamore led King James's fancy and rocked him asleepe with the soft and sweet sound of peace to keepe up the Spanish Treaty likewise we were much bound to some imminent Statesmen of our owne Country to regaine time in procuring those advantaging cessations of Armes in the Parliament and in admiring the worth and honour of the Spanish Nation vilifying the Hollanders remonstrating to King James the State was most ungratefull both to his Predecessor Qu. Elizabeth and his sacred Majestie That the States were more obnoxious then the Turke and perpetually injured his Majesties loving Subjects in the East-Indies And likewise they had usurped from His Majesty the regality of the narrow Seas in fishing upon the English coast Had the Spanish match taken effect that which was broken by the heat and violence of our furious enemy the Duke of Buckingham certainely King James had deserted the Hollanders These great Statesmen had but one meanes to further their great and good designes which was to seize on King Iames that none but the Puritan faction which plotted nothing but Anarchy and his confusion were averse to this most happy union We steered on the same course and have made great use of this Anarchicall election and have prejudicated and anticipated the great one that none but the Kings enemies and his are chosen of the Parliament and that the Parliament vowes to begin where they left and will never give over untill they have extirpated him and his posterity On the other side the same parties are to be admired for their indefatigable industry incessantly some out revenge and jealousie in most of the Parliament-men and especially they worke upon the pride and vaine-glory of such who have been imprisoned acknowledging that they are the onely Martyrs and Worthies of their Country London is as much distempered as ever Florence vvas for the Companies are at odds and the Common-councell have opposed the Magistrates against their old customes in the electi●n of Knights which hath bred a great heart-burning in the City that twice we can divulge vvhat we list in Pauls and upon the Exchange and vve have already rendered our irrecoverable enemy the Duke of Buckingham as odious as a Toade so that the people are apt to beleeve any thing against him vve hope to be revenged of that ball of Wildfire the Duke and shortly to quench his fury you shall see the same Sword that hath vvounded us drawn upon the vvound vvith an Oyle that vve anointed it shall make us vvhole and this shall be done The Parliament as a great ship hath dashed twice against the same Rocke and vve have so vvrought upon the severall complexions of Parliament men in charging the most temperate and vviser sort that the best vvay to overthrow the Duke is by humble Petition to his Majestie vvith the violent sort vve have taken a contrary course by vvorking upon their passions and inebriating their fancies vvith probabilities and precedents that vvere never heard of that Favourites have not been Parliament proofe they may vvrestle for a time but at last the Parliament hath overthrowne them upon their backs We doe encourage them vvith all the vvit vve have to fall upon the Duke and perswade them now is the time or never the King being in such apparent necessity insomuch as vve assure our selves God hath forsaken and infatuated them that they shall not onely strike and dash upon the rocke againe but split and vvracke in the bottomlesse Sea of distraction vve have now many strings to our bow and have strongly fortified our faction and have added two bulwarkes more for vvhen K. Iames lived you know he was very vehement against Arminianism interrupted vvith his pestilent wit and deep learning our strong designes in Holland and was a great friend to that old rebel heretick the P. of Orange Now we have planted that soveraigne drug Arminianisme which we hope will purge the Protestants from their Heresie and that flourisheth and bears fruits in due season The materials which builds upon other Bulwarks are the Projectors and Beggerers of all ranks and qualities whatsoever both these factions cooperate to destroy the Parliament and introduce a new species and form of government which is elegant These factions serve as direct Medicines and Instruments to our end which is the universall Catholique Monarchie our foundation is mutation this mutation will cause a relaxation and many violent diseases in the body as the Stone Gout c. And to the speedy distraction or perpetuall and insufferable anguish of the body which is worse then death it selfe we proceed with Counsell and mature deliberation when and how to worke upon the Dukes jealousie and revenge and in this we give the honour to those which merit it which are the Church Catholiques There is another matter of consequence which wee take much in our consideration and tender care which is The Puritans that they hang not upon the Dukes ears they are impudent subtill people and that is to be feared lest they should negotiate a reconciliation between the Duke and the Parliament that is certain the Duke would gladly have reconciled himselfe at the Parliament at Oxford and Westminster But now we assure our selves we have handled the matter that both Duke Parliament are irreconcileable For the better preventing of the Protestants