Selected quad for the lemma: peace_n

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
A94328	Three petitions the first, the humble petition of divers well-affected citizens and inhabitants in and about the City of London, to the Right honorable the Lord Major, the aldermen, and commons in Common councell assembled. The second, the humble petition of the Lord Major, aldermen, and commons in Common-councell assembled, to the Right honorable the Lords and Commons in High Court of Parliament assembled. The third, the humble petition of the aforesaid well-affected citizens of the City of London, to the Right honorable the Lords and Commons in High Court of Parliament assembled. With the answer of the Lords and Commons thereunto.	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Lords.; City of London (England). Court of Common Council.	1648 (1648)	Wing T1110; Thomason E461_23; ESTC R203784	4,166	13

Delinquents and their resolutions to remaine stedfast and unmoveable therein notwithstanding any pressure of a Popish and Prelatick party and the influence of any other party or forces whatsoever II. That they publish to the Kingdome their resolutions not to alter the Government thereof by King Lords and Commons III. That the Parliament will proceed with all cleernesse and possible speed to obtaine a Peace upon termes that are secure for Religion Law and Liberty and for those that have adventured their lives and estates for the Parliament for that end that the Treaty the Houses have resolved upon at the Isle of Wight or shall resolve upon at any other place may bee so managed that it may be a reall demonstration to the Kingdome that as the Parliament will not recede from the grounds of their cause so there shall be no other just cause given either by delay or obstruction to a safe and well-grounded peace on their parts That upon such a settlement timely care may be taken of easing the people of the burden of Armyes and Taxations and incouragement given to the advance of Trade Jelousies concerning the City I. THat they seeme to recede from their former sound Principles upon which they have engaged with the Parliament in their earnest pressing the Parliament for Peace for a Personall Treaty and the Kings comming to London without the like expressions of their zeale for the reformation of Religion freedome of Parliament and Libertie of the Subject to be provided for in that Treaty and secured in the settlement of Peace whereby they have too much gratified and strengthned the common enemy in their late destructive designes II. That the former readiness of the City to discover the secret plots of the Malignant Party and to oppose them when they are discovered both in the City and country seemeth to be much abated and that the listing of Horse and Foot and preparation of Armes by many in the City and out parts for the late insurrections in the Counties adjacent together with the generall with holding their Contributions to the forces that should oppose them raises a jealousie of the Cities affections to the Parliament and that the late confidence taken by a private person comming from the Scottish Army into the Citie to levie money upon the faith of the kingdome of Scotland for their Army invading the kingdome of England causeth a jealousie that secret compliances are held and aides given to that Army by too many in the Citie For remedy whereof it is desired That the Parliament would recommend it to the City that they doe Declare That as they have earnestly desired a Treaty with the King for peace so they are resolved to assist the Parliament with their lives and estates to obtain safe Concessions for the preservation and security of Religion Law and liberties and that they declare their great dislike and detestation of the late Tumults in the City and insurrections in the Counties and the revolving of the Ships and Castles and their readiness to assist the Parliament with their lives and estates against them and the late invasion by the Scottish Army now joyned with the Malignant and Popish party in the North And that they will chearfully submit to the wisdom and determination of the Parliament in all the weighty affairs of the Kingdom The discontents and jealousies of the Army I. FRom their aversness to the settlement of Religion in Doctrine Worship Discipline and Government according to the Word of God and the solemn League and Covenant And their countenancing by their power multitudes of persons of unsound judgments and those opposite to such a settlement II. Their not submitting formerly to the Parliaments commands and intermedling with the transactions of State and their disaffection to the City of London both Ministers and people well-affected who have been faithfull to the Cause and stand for Reformation III. That if by the assistance of the persons and estates of the well-affected who are mutually engaged with them in the publick Cause they should be enabled to overcome the present Insurrections and Armies raised against it they would turn their successe to the advancement of their owne private power and ends For remedy whereof It is desired that the Parliament would recommend it to the Generall Commanders and Officers of the Army That they doe declare their resolutions to submit to what they shall doe in the establishing of religion the settlement of the Peace of the Kingdome the prefervation of the fundamentall government thereof and that they declare an amicable respect and agreement with the City of London and that when the Parliament in their wisedome shall thinke fit to lessen or disband the Army that they accordingly yeeld obedience 31. August 1648. THe Lords have considered of your Petition and the Petition of divers well-affected Ministers Citizens and others of the City of London and parts adjacent and have commanded me to return Thanks unto you for your good affection expressed in this particular and doe desire you that you will return Thanks to those well-affected Ministers Citizens and others of the City of London and parts adjacent for their good affection which they have expressed in desiring the removall of all jealousies and endevouring a perfect union of the well-affected in order to the procuring of a safe and well-grounded Peace Jo. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum FINIS