Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	good_a	heart_n	work_n	6,984	5	5.3450	4	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40069	An humble representation from His Excellencie Sir Thomas Fairfax, and the Councel of the Armie concerning their past endeavours, and now finall desires for the puting of the souldiery into constant pay : for the immediate disburthening the Kingdom of free quarter, the prevention of any further encrease of arrears, and in order to the better disbanding of supernumeraries, and other things concerning the souldiery : humbly presented to the Right Honourable the Houses of Parliament / by Colonell Sir Hardresse Waller, and Colonell Whaley, Decemb. 7, 1647.	England and Wales. Army.; Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.	1647 (1647)	Wing F169; ESTC R22025	18,255	28

another or else united onely in some desperate course of rending and tearing out the bowels and vitals of the Kingdom and plucking up or endangering all foundations of order peace and government therein yea and of all right and property too yet the envy and malignity of some mens spirits against this Army and against the interests of good men therein seems to be such as if they had rather have seen it so then that this Army should again be an united piece and we clearly apprehend the same principles that swaid heretofore none again prevailing as if there were no good so desirable or evill so formidable which the breaking of this Army with as much ignominy and confusion as may be would not in their accompt countervail and if such an envious and evill spirit be indeed lodged and working in the hearts of any we desire God in mercy to convince them of it least he confound them for it For our parts having the witnesse of God in our consciences that though we are not without weak and frail workings of our fleshly hearts in all our ways yet for the main we have in all our Engagements from the beginning of the warre had the work of God and the Kingdom in our eye and not our own and that since the Army by the oppressive provoking and spitefull proceedings of men acted by the aforesaid envious principles against it was raised into such resolutions and driven into such a posture as put it past the power of the Officer to bring it to a quiet disbaâ—ding without further satisfaction and security It hath been our main end in continuing with it and almost our whole work to keep it within compasse and moderation to withhold it fâ—om extremities of all sorts and from that mischief to the Kingdom or itself which our withdrawiâ—g and taking off our hands from the Goverâ—ment of it would have let it loose unto to make use of it and of the provideâ—ce that brought it to that passe if possible to some good issue for the just liberty safety and setâ—lement of the Kingdom and bring the Army to some bottom of seasonable satisfaction wherein it might acquâ—esce and at last come to a quiet disbanding and in â—ransactâ—on of all this with all tendernesse and patience to preserve if possible the authority and peace of the Kingdom and prevent new Broyls which severall partiâ—s and intâ—rests have been â—o apt unto Having we say the witnesse of these things within us when on the other side we coâ—sider â—hat unworthy requitalls for all this we meet with from the hands of men how we are loaded with reproaches for it and â—â—ndered the only disturbers of the Kâ—ngdom the Authors of its burthens as if for private enâ—s or designes we kept up the Army how generally most men even of the Parliament party for whose preservation and for prevention of whose ruine amongst others we have exposed our selves to all â—azards therin do either from disâ—ffâ—ction or â—â—sign to divide and break the Army with-hold â—r obstâ—â—ct all supplies and satisfaction wâ—ich might keep it inordâ—â— uniâ—n or repuâ—e We confesse when we ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ these ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ wee are ready to apprehend thaâ— God doth herein ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ most justly to upbraid cuâ— caâ—e anâ— ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ to â—â—eserve a people given up as we begin to fear to their â—wn destruction and which ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ to chuse it rather theâ—â—ot to have their own factiâ—us iâ—terests or envy fulfilled rather then to own their preservation in the least degree by thâ—se whom God hath appâ—ared willing to use for their preservation and deliveranâ—â— And rather then we would further incur the â—dium and scandall of being the only publike disturbâ—rs and oppressors so unworthily cast upon us meerly for our good-will and endeavours to prevent greater miâ—chiefs we are apt to câ—use rather to withdraw fâ—oÌ„ our present station though wiâ—h hazard of our personall safeties and the â—â—â—e not only of any imagined benefit of fuâ—ure emplâ—yment but even our arreares for what service we have done and so leaving all to what ever confusion God in â—is righteous judgment may see good to bring upon the Naâ—ion to cast our selves wholly upon him to prâ—sâ—rve aâ—d provide for us in the middest thâ—â—eof or if God in mercy ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ better things to the Kingdom or hath found ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ in us which wee conâ—â—sse he may râ—â—d ring us unworâ—hy to be any further instruments thereof we should desirâ— with meeknesse and rejoycing to see any othâ—r whom he finds or the Kingdom judgeth more worâ—hy to take up our present charges But fiâ—ding nâ—t as yet any sâ—câ— câ—â—â—r â—ischarge as would â—o our apprehensions fully acquit us before God or Man to leave the Army or kingdom in their present condition we shal in discharge of our duty to the uâ—most add this one assay more to bring both into a beâ—ter if God in mercy see it good We shall therefore once more begg the Parliament timely to consider and provide effectually for these things exprest in the late Remonstrance published at the severall Randezvous of the Army vpon his Excellencies continued conjunction wherein the discontenâ—s in the Army were quieted the distractions composed and the due order and Discipline of it recovered and submitted to And amongst these things since the greatest and most immediate and pressing evill to the Souldiery is want of pay and to the Countrey the disorders exactions and abuses of the Souldiery with the burthen annoyances free quarter thereby enforced and which if once provided for gives time of consideration for other things we shal first apply to that either to obtaine a present remedy or at least to acquit and discharge our selves in that point Of the many evills thereof both to the Souldiery and Country we have long beene sadly sensible and many wayes and often expressed our sence thereof but we have bin most troubled at it since that necessity which heretofore inforced it viz. the straitnes of the Quarters the Parliament had to raise money in was taken away and all parts of the Kingdome have beene cleared from any enemy and free for the equall levying of money to supply the necessities of the whole and it seemes a matter of wonder to us or an argument of great improvidence at best that since that time the Souldiery though much lessened in number should be no better paid or provided for then before From the sence of these things we have made frequent addresses to the Parliament for a sufficient establishment and provision of pay for the Army and other Forces of the Kingdome untill they might with safety to the Kingdome and just satisfaction or security to themselves in point of Arrears Indemnity c. be disbanded or otherwise imployed out of the Kingdome We have long waited with patience as aforesaid for some fruit of our addresses at least in this point But what through the difficulty or delay of getting things past in Parliament to this purpose or of putting

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