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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
power_n	king_n	people_n	regal_a	3,304	5	11.2674	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75327	The wonder, or, Propositions for a safe and well-grounded peace. Proposed by a Parliament man, full of honour, honesty, and satisfaction, and most worthy to be pursued, and embraced by all patriots and true-hearted Englishmen.	Anderson, Henry, b. 1581 or 2.	1648 (1648)	Wing A3095; Thomason E453_46; ESTC R204979	2,604	6

THE WONDER OR PROPOSITIONS FOR A SAFE AND WELL-GROVNDED PEACE Proposed by a Parliament man full of Honour Honesty and Satisfaction And most worthy to be pursued and Embraced by all Patriots and true-hearted Englishmen LONDON Printed in the Year 1648. The PREFACE HAving since the first beginning of this Parliament observed the differences therein both in their breeding continuance the people holding themselves grieved with illegall pressures put upon them both in the freedom of their Persons the propriety of their Goods and the liberty of their Consciences and these wrought by particular men for sinister ends by their interests in Court to the disturbance of the quiet and peace of the Kingdome as it stood establish'd by Law These occasioned a desire by most men not only to prevent the like for the future but also the punishing of such as were conceived to be Authors Procurers or Supporters thereof thereby to deterre others from doing the like hereafter And this trench't upon both Courtiers Lawyers and Divines The meanes to reconcile and prevent which as the times now are hath incited me being a Member of this present Parliament and conceiving my self in duty bound to tender my best advice for the speedy ending of this most barbarous and unnaturall War that is now raging amongst us which can produce no better effect if not timely ended then a generall destruction of the Nation who are now become a Scorne and Contempt to all Neighbours who were before look't upon with great honour and respect yea not without envy Besides the high wrath of Almighty God by the courses held and observed in the prosecution thereof I professe by this advice not to look upon my self but meerly the good of my native Country and that which I conceive my self bound to both by the Oath of Allegeance Supremacy and the Protestation which I took this Parliament And this without respect of any party futher then my judgement shall lead me to And I shall likewise give this testimony of my own sincerity herein that I being a Commoner of this Kingdome and knowing no where else to live but in England here under a peaceable and free Government In all just things shall adhere to the Common-wealth and the liberties of the Subject yet no way hereby to detract from the King what may justly be due to the Regall Power and which it can no way be abridged of whithout too much diminution I have alwayes conceived still do that the Regall Power ought to be limited by the Law And if it be debarr'd of its due course in the execution thereof God defend but the people upon generall complaints should have remedy therein especially to prevent the like in succeeding times considering the Government we live in is a mixt Government by consent betweene the King and the People as to my sense doth manifestly appear by the words of the Oath of Coronation which being observed the people as bound in Conscience ought to yeild the King all due Honour and Obedience to His just Commands Thus I have declared unto you the opennesse of my heart herein leaving the following advise to your best judgements with my Prayers to God to give such successe therein as I in the Integrity of my heart doe desire A Ready way as is conceived to Compose the present differences as the times now are By a Member of the House of Commons this present Parliament 1. THat the King be immediately sent for to come to Hampton Court without any conditions or guard whatsoever but according to His Majesties own pleasure 2. That the King before His comming to Hampton This is as much as the King can doe or the people can require doe Publish His Proclamation of free Pardon to all His Subjects of what quality or condition soever and for all faults whatsoever against Himself His Crown and Dignity 3. Without which He cannot administer Iustice to His people That the King be forthwith restored to all His just Revenues and Regall Power which by Law is due to Him 4. This in substance being but the same Oath as He takes at his Coronation and iterated only to keep more fresh in memory And being presidented by Magna Charta which was confirm'd 30 times at least the first out of every succeeding Parliament That His Majesty take a Corporall Oath not to Governe any way but according to the known Lawes of the Kingdome And whosoever Sub-minister of His shall do otherwise to the prejudice of the Subject either in point of liberty of their persons or propriety of their goods He will grant them no pardon but leave them to the justice of the Law And likewise to give His Royall Assent to an Act of Parliament for His Successours to take the like Oath the beginning of every Parliament before both Houses for the same 5. That a Proclamation be published for the Disbanding of all Souldiers within the Kingdome and bringing in of their Armes within ten dayes after such Proclamation upon paine of High Treason against all Refusers and their Abettors 6. That the Church-Government may stand as it is Established by Law having respect to tender Consciences untill such time as it shall be altered by due course of Law 7. This being the motion of the Dutch Ambassadours who came over to intercede a peace between the King and His people That His Majesty will be pleased to promise the speedy convening of a Nationall Synod of forty Divines of His Majesties owne Subjects And that the Reformed Protestant Churches may be entreated to send some of their Divines such as themselves shall make choice of to assist therein for Establishing and Rectifying such an Unity and Conformity with all other Protestant Churches as shall be by consent agreed upon whereby to preserve Unity with them both in Doctrine and Discipline which agreement His Majesty will Consent to have confirmed by Act of Parliament 8. This is as much as can be required for the peoples security both for the present and future That His Majesty will be pleased to promise to give the Royall Assent to such Bils to be made Lawes as shall be presented unto Him by both Houses in a full free and Legall Parliament which shall no way intrench upon His Majesties Legall Prerogative Honour or Profit but only such as tend to the better Government and ease of the Subjects for the future 9. This is presidented by Magna Charta when it was first granted That His Majesty will be pleased to grant these for the present under His Hand And which He will confirme at His first coming to Liberty to some House of His own 10. And if these shall be refused to be done either by King or Parliament the blame may justly be imputed to lie there And are very necessary to precede a Personall Treaty wherein all Interests may be taken into consideration FINIS