Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	great_a	know_v	lord_n	4,517	5	3.6339	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87522	The answer of Judge Jenkins, to the imputation put upon his plea in Chancerie; which was read in open court the 14 of Februarie, 1647. / And avowed by David Jenkins, prisoner in Newgate.	Jenkins, David, 1582-1663.	1648 (1648)	Wing J581; Thomason E428_3; ESTC R204226	3,819	8

true that that was insisted upon as was just for to preserve the Estate from M. Erneley who would have made what Accompt he pleased to my Cousin at his full age And this is the truth of that businesse That I declined not the Jurisdiction of the Chancerie to keepe an Estate in my hand appeares by my declining long sithence the Power of the House of Commons to examine me and the Reformers have all my Estate What would M. Erneley have when they the Reformers have all alreadie or can have from me if he had any colour I desire the good people of this Citie to observe what notorious Untruths their Licensed Historiographers publish to delude the people In this particular Case they publish First That the Suit against me is in the behalfe of an Orphan M. Erneley who is Plaintiffe in their Court is a Wiltshire Gentleman at least of 50 yeares of age there is their Orphan Secondly That I made a speech to the people at the Hall doore that the questioning of me for what I had done for the King was illegall and that the Iudges had no power to trie me the King being absent Another notorious untruth For I protest to God all that I said was only this God preserve the King and the Lawes Thirdly it is said That comming to the Barre I stirred not my Hat All the Lawyers then at the Barre were uncovered wherefore I held it a civilitie to be also uncovered and so I was as they all know Fourthly That the Earle of Manchester should say I received a great Estate in Money of the Orphans Estate As there is no truth in it so it is most untrue that the said Lord said so as all men present can testifie The truth is they care not what they doe what they say what they sweare nor what they write Witnesse their Declaration of a prevailing partie of the House of Commons of the 11 of this instant February who contrarie to the Oath of Allegiance the Oath of Supremacie the Protestation their solemne League and Covenant their Declarations to make his Majestie a glorious King fearefull to his Enemies and beloved of his Subjects and yet now after 22 yeares they would insinuate to the people that this King whom they have so much magnified hath poysoned his owne Father Fifthly it is a publike notorious untruth That the Parliament hath published a Declaration against the King of the 11 of this instant February whereas it is well knowne to be the Declaration of the prevailing partie of the House of Commons onely without the Lords and so they would make that prevailing partie onely to be the * Their licensed Historiographer who publisheth this is called their Kingdomes weekely Post from Wednesday Febr. to wednesday the 16 of Febr. 1647. Parliament Let the people of England believe their five Sences how it was with them seven yeares agoe and before during his Majesties Reigne how this Kingdome abounded then with Peace Plentie and Glory to the admiration and envie of other Nations and now let them consider and judge by their Sences sithence those men whom nothing would satisfie but all Power both by Sea and Land which in truth is the Regalitie and Kingship and which they call the Militia have usurped the said Power Regall whether they have not by Impostures and Delusions diffused among the people by themselves and their Agents brought a flourishing Kingdome to the most deplorable condition it now is in To the end that this Kingdome may not utterly be ruined God incline their hearts to restore his Majestie and for their owne and their Posterities sake to receive from his Majestie an Act of Oblivion a generall Pardon assurance for the Arreres of the Souldierie and meet satisfaction for tender Consciences DA. JENKINS FINIS