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A50375 An epitomy of English history wherein arbitrary government is display'd to the life, in the illegal transactions of the late times under the tyrannick usurpation of Oliver Cromwell; being a paralell to the four years reign of the late King James, whose government was popery, slavery, and arbitrary power, but now happily delivered by the instrumental means of King William & Queen Mary. Illustrated with copper plates. By Tho. May Esq; a late Member of Parliament.; Arbitrary government displayed to the life. May, Thomas, ca. 1645-1718. 1690 (1690) Wing M1416E; ESTC R202900 143,325 210

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impose_v but_o upon_o necessity_n and_o for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o people_n 25._o ed._n 1._o cook_n just_a but_o for_o the_o keep_n up_o a_o army_n when_o the_o war_n be_v do_v be_v the_o bain_n of_o the_o people_n and_o that_o more_o tax_n have_v be_v raise_v in_o eight_o year_n than_o in_o all_o the_o king_n reign_v since_o the_o conquest_n a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o thousand_o pound_n be_v advance_v for_o oliver_n expedition_n into_o ireland_n who_o be_v to_o be_v accountable_a only_o of_o part_n of_o it_o the_o rest_n to_o be_v dispose_v at_o his_o discretion_n for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o now_o this_o junto_n begin_v to_o think_v of_o adjourn_v themselves_o according_a to_o oliver_n desire_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n thing_n to_o be_v leave_v to_o his_o two_o cabal_n or_o counsel_n that_o of_o state_n and_o that_o of_o war_n but_o this_o be_v a_o bitter_a pill_n and_o they_o know_v not_o how_o to_o leave_v their_o old_a seat_n where_o most_o of_o they_o be_v grow_v very_o warm_a and_o though_o urge_v to_o it_o by_o the_o counsel_n and_o that_o some_o trouble_n be_v give_v to_o lenthal_n their_o speaker_n by_o article_n draw_v up_o by_o his_o council_n of_o officer_n but_o they_o fear_v lest_o they_o may_v not_o get_v together_o again_o if_o once_o separate_v desire_a time_n to_o finish_v some_o act_n they_o have_v upon_o their_o hand_n and_o then_o they_o will_v adjourn_v themselves_o by_o which_o you_o may_v see_v how_o free_a these_o keeper_n of_o the_o kingdom_n freedom_n be_v first_o down_o go_v the_o king_n and_o his_o power_n lapse_v into_o the_o two_o house_n down_o go_v the_o house_n of_o lord_n and_o then_o all_o power_n be_v in_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o now_o they_o be_v go_v down_o and_o the_o supreme_a power_n be_v in_o a_o council_n of_o state_n who_o must_v down_o too_o and_o then_o the_o wheel_n turn_v round_o and_o all_o the_o power_n will_v be_v in_o a_o single_a tyrannical_a person_n and_o usurper_n 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