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A57919 Historical collections of private passages of state Weighty matters in law. Remarkable proceedings in five Parliaments. Beginning the sixteenth year of King James, anno 1618. And ending the fifth year of King Charls, anno 1629. Digested in order of time, and now published by John Rushworth of Lincolns-Inn, Esq; Rushworth, John, 1612?-1690. 1659 (1659) Wing R2316A; ESTC R219757 913,878 804

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bishop_n with_o necessary_a authority_n upon_o all_o occasion_n which_o shall_v happen_v belong_v to_o religion_n and_o for_o want_v of_o a_o bishop_n that_o his_o vicar_n may_v have_v his_o authority_n and_o jurisdiction_n xiii_o that_o this_o bishop_n or_o superior_a minister_n may_v correct_v and_o chastise_v all_o roman_a catholic_n who_o shall_v offend_v and_o shall_v exercise_v upon_o they_o all_o jurisdiction_n ecclesiastical_a and_o moreover_o also_o the_o lady_n infanta_n shall_v have_v power_n to_o put_v they_o out_o of_o her_o service_n whensoever_o it_o shall_v seem_v expedient_a to_o she_o fourteen_o that_o it_o may_v be_v lawful_a for_o the_o lady_n infanta_n and_o her_o servant_n to_o procure_v from_o rome_n dispensation_n indulgence_n jubilee_n and_o all_o grace_n as_o shall_v seem_v fit_a to_o their_o religion_n and_o conscience_n and_o to_o get_v and_o make_v use_n of_o any_o manner_n of_o catholic_n book_n whatsoever_o xv._n that_o the_o servant_n and_o family_n of_o the_o lady_n infanta_n who_o shall_v come_v into_o england_n shall_v take_v the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n to_o the_o king_n of_o great_a britain_n provide_v that_o there_o be_v no_o clause_n therein_o which_o shall_v be_v contrary_a to_o their_o conscience_n and_o the_o roman_n catholic_n religion_n and_o if_o they_o happen_v to_o be_v vassal_n to_o the_o king_n of_o great_a britain_n they_o shall_v take_v the_o same_o oath_n that_o the_o spaniard_n do_v xvi_o that_o the_o law_n which_o be_v or_o shall_v be_v in_o england_n against_o religion_n shall_v not_o take_v hold_n of_o the_o say_a servant_n and_o only_o the_o foresay_a superior_a ecclesiastical_a catholic_n may_v proceed_v against_o ecclesiastical_a person_n as_o have_v be_v accustom_v by_o catholic_n and_o if_o any_o secular_a judge_n shall_v apprehend_v any_o ecclesiastical_a person_n for_o any_o offence_n he_o shall_v forthwith_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v deliver_v to_o the_o aforesaid_a superior_a ecclesiastic_a who_o shall_v 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officer_n serve_v i_o any_o
law_n make_v against_o any_o roman_a catholic_n whatsoever_o nor_o will_v execute_v any_o punishment_n inflict_v by_o any_o of_o those_o law_n but_o in_o all_o thing_n which_o belong_v to_o i_o will_v faithful_o observe_v his_o majesty_n word_n give_v in_o that_o behalf_n part_n but_o in_o the_o take_n of_o the_o solemn_a public_a oath_n it_o be_v say_v there_o arise_v a_o difficulty_n between_o the_o king_n and_o the_o spanish_a ambassador_n concern_v the_o pope_n title_n most_o holy_a which_o the_o king_n refuse_v to_o pronounce_v open_o in_o the_o chapel_n at_o whitehall_n allege_v that_o it_o be_v repugnant_a to_o his_o religion_n and_o may_v be_v a_o impeachment_n to_o his_o honour_n but_o the_o ambassador_n will_v proceed_v no_o further_o till_o the_o king_n have_v yield_v to_o give_v he_o that_o title_n chapel_n there_o be_v another_o rub_n which_o the_o king_n soon_o remove_v the_o ambassador_n have_v hear_v that_o in_o the_o king_n chapel_n when_o they_o shall_v come_v to_o 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expression_n at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o accusation_n p._n 258._o his_o speech_n at_o the_o delivery_n of_o the_o article_n against_o the_o duke_n p._n 259._o article_n exhibit_v by_o he_o against_o the_o duke_n p._n 266._o and_o also_o against_o the_o lord_n conway_n p._n 268._o a_o message_n from_o the_o king_n against_o bristol_n p._n 270._o reason_n why_o he_o shall_v only_o be_v try_v in_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n p._n 271._o judge_n opinion_n concern_v that_o particular_a p._n 272._o his_o speech_n by_o way_n of_o introduction_n before_o he_o give_v in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o article_n p._n 273_o 274_o etc._n etc._n his_o answer_n to_o the_o article_n p._n 278_o 279_o etc._n etc._n dudley_n sir_n diggs_n p._n 55_o 306_o 307_o 360_o 364_o 365_o 454_o 533_o 544_o 554_o 614._o doncaster_n viscount_n send_v ambassador_n p._n 11_o 13_o 22._o drummond_n mr._n p._n 167._o e._n earl_n sir_n walter_z upon_o a_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la p._n 462._o edmond_n sir_n thomas_n p._n 660._o elector_n vide_fw-la palatinate_n elliot_n sir_n john_n p._n 224_o 357_o 360_o 366_o 433_o 529_o 532_o 561_o 563_o 544_o 554_o 614_o 660_o 669._o information_n against_o he_o in_o the_o upper_a bench_n p._n 693_o 696_o 697_o etc._n etc._n emperor_n vide_fw-la the_o palatinate_n essex_z earl_n p._n 200._o f._n fairfax_n captain_n p._n 15._o a_o monument_n erect_v at_o frandendale_a in_o memory_n of_o he_o and_o mr._n john_n fairfax_n his_o brother_n both_o slay_v in_o the_o defence_n thereof_o p._n 155_o felton_n visit_v in_o prison_n and_o confess_v the_o fact_n p._n 650._o his_o examination_n before_o the_o council_n ibid._n threaten_v to_o be_v rack_v ibid._n try_v p._n 652._o tender_v his_o hand_n to_o be_v cut_v off_o ib._n hang_v in_o chain_n p._n 653._o finch_n sir_n hennage_v speaker_n p._n 208_o 401_o finch_n sir_n john_n speaker_n p._n 484_o 561_o fleetwood_n sir_n miles_n p._n 561_o france_n about_o a_o treaty_n of_o marriage_n p._n 156_o 114._o a_o marriage_n there_o p._n 172_o 173._o difference_n with_o france_n p._n 428_o g._n gage_n mr._n send_v to_o rome_n p._n 23_o 66_o 121_o glanvile_n serjeant_n p._n 313_o 318_o 574_o glynn_n mr._n recorder_n ap._n 56_o 57_o gundamor_n flatter_v king_n james_n p._n 3._o the_o treaty_n on_o the_o spaniard_n behalf_n ibid._n contrive_v sir_n walter_n rawleigh_v death_n p._n 4_o 16_o 18_o 20._o assault_v in_o london_n street_n p._n 34._o a_o letter_n to_o he_o to_o expedite_v the_o match_n 69_o see_v 113_o 122_o gorge_n sir_n ferdinando_n p._n 180_o germany_n vide_fw-la palatinate_n h._n habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la debate_n and_o argument_n p._n 462_o 463_o etc._n etc._n also_o vide_fw-la parliament_n quarto_fw-la car._n and_o appendix_n hackwel_n mr._n p._n 507_o 528_o 568_o hayman_n sir_n peter_n p._n 528_o heath_n sir_n robert_n p._n 216_o 667_o 689._o ap._n 39_o 53_o henry_n prince_n a_o match_n propose_v between_o he_o and_o a_o daughter_n of_o spain_n p._n 1_o herbert_n mr._n p._n 312_o herbert_n sir_n gerrard_n p._n 15_o 69_o herbert_n sir_n edward_n p._n 43_o heveningham_n sir_n john_n bring_v his_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la p._n 462_o heidelburg_n p._n 66_o 69_o hobby_n sir_n thomas_n p._n 528_o holland_n earl_n p._n 173_o 469_o 470_o hollis_n mr._n p._n 676_o 689_o 693_o hubbard_n sir_n miles_n bring_v upon_o a_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la p._n 689_o hide_v sir_n nicholas_n make_v chief_a justice_n p._n 424_o i._n james_n king_n of_o scotland_n affect_v the_o title_n of_o peacemaker_n p._n 1._o desire_v to_o match_n prince_n charles_n with_o somergeat_fw-la princess_n though_o of_o different_a religion_n ibid._n and_o 50._o incline_v to_o a_o match_n with_o spain_n p._n 2._o flatter_v by_o gundamor_n p._n 3._o deliver_v up_o the_o cautionary_a town_n ibid._n give_v a_o commission_n to_o digby_n to_o treat_v on_o a_o marriage_n ibid._n receive_v article_n about_o religion_n out_o of_o spain_n p._n 4._o employ_v sir_n walter_n raleigh_n upon_o a_o design_n into_o america_n p._n 4_o 5._o too_o credulous_a of_o the_o spaniard_n p._n 8._o a_o letter_n show_v upon_o what_o account_n the_o king_n give_v way_n to_o the_o behead_v of_o sir_n walter_n raleigh_n p._n 9_o send_v viscount_n doncaster_n ambassador_n p._n 11_o 13._o his_o advice_n crave_v by_o the_o count_n palatine_n p._n 12._o he_o dislike_v the_o palatine_n acceptance_n of_o the_o crown_n p._n 13_o a._n 14_o b._n 16_o a._n go_v to_o war_n with_o one_o regiment_n to_o assist_v the_o palatine_n p._n 14._o receive_v news_n of_o the_o defeat_n give_v the_o palatine_a at_o prague_n p._n 17._o raise_v money_n by_o advice_n of_o privy_a council_n ibid._n flatter_v again_o by_o the_o spaniard_n p._n 18._o the_o spaniard_n secret_a instruction_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o king_n ibid._n he_o call_v a_o parliament_n p._n 20._o forbid_v discourse_n of_o state_n affair_n p._n 21._o his_o speech_n to_o the_o parliament_n ibid._n send_v digby_n ambassador_n into_o flanders_n p._n 23._o his_o second_o speech_n in_o parliament_n about_o projector_n p._n 24._o speak_v on_o behalf_n of_o the_o duke_n p._n 26_o 27._o send_v a_o message_n against_o sir_n henry_n yeluerton_n p._n 33_o d._n intend_v to_o adjourn_v the_o parliament_n p._n 35._o the_o commons_o declaration_n about_o the_o palatinate_n before_o the_o adjournment_n p._n 36._o reform_v grievance_n by_o proclamation_n ibid._n again_o forbid_v speak_v of_o state_n affair_n ibid._n give_v the_o great_a seal_n to_o dean_n williams_n ibid._n reassemble_v the_o parliament_n p._n 39_o in_o his_o absence_n the_o lord_n keeper_n speak_v ibid._n be_v try_v with_o a_o petition_n and_o remonstrance_n from_o the_o commons_o p._n 40._o write_v to_o the_o speaker_n p._n 43._o answer_v the_o petition_n p._n 46_o 47._o his_o answer_n qualify_v by_o the_o lord_n keeper_n p._n 52._o the_o commons_o protestation_n p._n 53._o the_o king_n tear_v it_o out_o of_o the_o journal_n ibid._n commit_v some_o member_n of_o parliament_n p._n 55._o employ_v other_o to_o 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