Selected quad for the lemma: prince_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prince_n	ordinance_n	power_n	resist_v	2,543	5	10.0817	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88140	Light shining in Buckinghamshire, or, A discovery of the main grounds; originall cause of all the slavery in the world, but chiefly in England; presented by way of a declaration of many of the wel-affected in that county, to all their poore oppressed country-men of England: and also to the consideration of the present Army under the conduct of Lord Fairfax. The first part.		1649 (1649)	Wing L2047; Thomason E548_9; ESTC R205561	10,063	16

And therefore weep and howl ye rich men by what vain name or title soever God will visit you for all your oppressions you live on other mens labours and give them their bran to eat extorting extreme rents and taxes on your fellow-creatures But now what will you do for the People will no longer be enslaved by you for the knowledg of the Lord shall enlighten them c. And now according to our knowledg we shall discover your pedegree from your King to your Gentleman and it is thus William the Bastard sonne of Robert Duke of Normandy with a mighty Army of his fellow-Tyrants and Theeves and Robbers enters Sussex kils the Inhabitants the Brittains and their King that were in an Army to withstand his cruelty and defend their rights robs and destroys all places and persons at his pleasure setleth Garrisons of Normans to enslave the Brittains takes all Land and causeth them to hold it by Copyhold to pay fines and harets at his pleasure c. It is too tedious to relate all Polls Tolls Taxes c. that he made our Forefathers pay Let the Reader view the Chronicle But amongst all unnaturall unreasonable tyrannicall and cruel Laws he made as that of Curfur of Felony That the childe must suffer for the Father c. And all his tyrannical Laws he caused to be in an Outlandish tongue So that here we take this power to be that little horn in Dan. 7.24 because we never heard or read of the like cruelty that any Tyrant did the like for to cause his cruel Laws to be in an unknown tongue Now the poor people knew not when they offended or no. 2. For the execution of those Laws the people to come to what place he will appoint at four Terms and times in a year And 3. to buy their Laws at the Lawyers unconscionable rate for he set up and devised the Lawyers Now as we shall make it appear that this is the horn so the Caterpillers Lawyers will prove the eyes which Lawyers are as profitable as magots in meat and Caterpillars in Cabages and Wolves amongst Lambs c. And amongst those see their preferment as it s called to suck the people as Attorny Counsellor Barrester Sergeant and accordingly Fees to rob and they take Oathes and out of this rubbish stuffe are all our Creatures called Judges and they likewise all to be sworn And then places of preferment so called to tyrannize and to be the head Tyrants Sycophants Wolves Lyons Leopards c as Dutchy-General Attorney-General Lord-lubber-keeper Lord Privy-Seal Lord-Treasurer Lord Barons of the Exchequer and I know not what great Catchpoles besides these all to be sworn to their dread Soveraign Tyrant Beast c. And so being right whelps brought up to rent devoure rob spoil tyrannize c over the poor people then their dread Tyrant as he hath received power and dignity from the Dragon or Devil as aforesaid doth shelter breathe out and all to be daggle them with it with hairy skin d robes resembling the subtle nasty Fox with his dirty tail And because the Lord Keeper Privy Seal and Treasurers long tailes should not draggle in the dirt they must have another Sycophant slave apiece to carry it up for them with their hats off doing homage to their breech O height of all baseness What will they creep in one anothers arses for honour Why oh his Majesties breath of Honour it may be blows out Thire and therefore he holds up his gown that might blow him that holds it up and makes him be called Sir Likewise those men thus honoured must have a gue-gaw silver Mace carried before them with a Cross a top on it to shew they have their Title from the Defender of the Popish Faith the Lord Keeper having a fools-babie like a Purse carried before him now all these Lawyers Lyers and twelve Judges Besides with their cowtred Caps and Serjeants with their womanish Coifs and Peticotes on their Shoulders with their Barresters Atturnies c. Howbeit they rob and devoure the people striving who shall most play the knave and couzen so that he may clime up into high places of profit for all those upholding their Kings Prerogative their Tiranny is unquestionable that is the reason that they maintain the King can do no wrong that he is a God on earth as God is God in Heaven and that he is the life of the Law all Writs Warrants Commissions c. His name gives the beeing to them that he is the fountain of our honour and magistracy yea and that he is supreme head Ecclesiasticall and Civil also that he is to be accountable to none but God and all this the better to hide their tyrany for they being all from him and all their Commissions if you question them then you must question him from whom their power was derived but they say he is not to be accountable c. so that by this means they uphold all their Tyranny and there is no way but to take down the Kingly power and then they will down too and not before Now these Lawyers are the Eys of the Beast for the twelve Judges sit in the tyranicall House of Peers another sort of the Kingly creatures to advise them in all tyranny and how to keep the Norman yoake about the peoples necks The next thing to shew is from whence came our Nobility and Gentry even from that outlandish Norman Bastard who first being his Servants and under Tyrants secondly their rise was by cruell murther and theft by the Conquest thirdly their rise was the Countries ruine and the putting them down will be the restitution of our rights againe these are called Dukes Earls Barons Marquesse Lords c. And from this Bastard is all our royall blood therefore to be utterly disesteemed O then behold O England thy vanity in Idolizing the King and his Children Thy Priests have guld bewitched cheated and betrayed thee into these tyrants hands with their sorceries onely for their own filthy lucre and bellies sake because they have the greatest part of the spoile for their preaching up the King to be the Supream head Defender of the Faith Gods anointed and that if thou doest resist his power thou resisteth the ordinances of God now all this is but as bridles in thy jawes and blindes over thy eyes that thou must be ruled by the Church and they are thy enemies and thou must beleeve them and keep thy selfe a good Subject to thy Prince the condition is good and by all these and a thousand tricks more they doe but mould thee to slavery this five hundred yeares and more and by this means the King and his Creatures ride thee in thy Estates and Persons and Labours And the Priests over thy Conscience and soule and keeps thee in all ignorance and malice and for so doing thy Priests are thy Princes and beare rule and for their so bewitching thee they come by their Impropriations and fat Benefits