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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
war_n	king_n	law_n	levy_v	3,963	5	11.2983	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31972	A message from the royall prisoner at Windsor to the kingdome of Scotland and His Majesties resolution, concerning the ordnance and impeachment of high treason against his royal person, by the Parliament and army, and His Majesties speech and prayer, upon receipt of the intelligence, of their chusing commissioners, for bringing him to a speedy tryall, dated from Windsor the 3. of January, 1648 ...	England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.	1648 (1648)	Wing C2434; ESTC R35854	3,289	8

A MESSAGE FROM The Royall Prisoner at Windsor to the Kingdome of Scotland And His Majesties Resolution concerning the Ordnance and Impeachment of High Treason against His Royal Person by the Parliament and Army and His Majesties Speech and Prayer upon receipt of the Intelligence of their chusing Commissioners for bringing Him to a speedy Tryall Dated from Windsor the 3 of January 1648. Liknwise a Declaration from Gloucester-shire VVorcestershire and Hereford-shire concerning the King and His Tryall And a Declaration of the Ministers of Lancashire touching his Majesty and the Army Delivered in their Pulpits to their severall Congregations LONDON Printed for W. FIELDING 1648 A MESSAGE From the Royall prisoner at WINDSOR TO The Kingdom of Scotland concerning the dangerous proceedings of the Lord Gen Fairfax and the Army against his Majesties person Right Honorable HIs Majesty hath received intelligence from Westminster that the Generall Councell of the Army are resolved to bring him to a speedy tryall and to that have drawn up the Bill of Attainder and Charge against him for profecuting the same all which his Majesty doth very ill rescent for with a sad and melancholy heart and tears trickling down his sacred cheekes he saith That his conscience begins to dictate sad and dismall apprehensions to his memory and that he much feareth the Clouds begin to gather to a head for the eclipsing and evacuating the splendor and glory of his dayes However hee hath made his peace with God and is resolved to undergoe the crosse and afflictions of this transitory life be it with losse of Life or Imprisonment Yesterday by another expresse from London the King received a further confirmation of the proceedings of the Lords Commons and his Excellency touching the Orddance of attainder for impeaching him of high treason who after receipt thereof betook himself to private meditation and as it is said besought the Lord in prayer for the space of two hours humbly imploring his sad and miserable condition and desiring of the Lord to inspire his heart with wisdom and understanding and to inable him to stand firm in the presence of all those who are now acting and contriving things of so great consequence against him and also that he may have both power and knowledge to answer to all the objections clauses and particulars which shall be exhibited against him Which done his Majesty withdrew from his privy chambed and took a walk upon the Territs of the Castle who fixing his eyes towards London was seene to lay his hand upon his breast uttering many sad and mournfull expressions His Majesty hath had some conference with one Mr. Sanders who intimates that he desireth to heare his Charge and to be brought to a speedy tryall We hear that the Royall prisoner Duke Hamilton hath sent a message to Scotland purporting the affairs of England between King Parliament and Army the rest of the Royall party begins to bewayl their sad and deplorable conditions and some have vowed that if once they could escape this present Net of Justice they would enter into protestation never to incur the like penalty for the future Windsor 3 Jan. 1648. Jan the third The Commons communicated the Ordinance for tryall of the King to the house of Peers for their concurrence which was assented to And for the better confirmation of the present trvall and foundation thereof and prevention of the like for the future the House declared viz. Resolved That the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament do declare and adjudge That by the fundamentall Laws of this Realm it is treason in the Kings of England for the time to come to levy Warre against the Parliament and Kingdom of England The Commons appointed to consider of drawing up of a charge against and consider of the manner of the Tryall of his Majesty reported an Ordinance this day to the house for attainting him of high-Treason and for trying him by such Commissioners as should be nominated in the body of the said Ordinance The house having read it the first time ordered to have it read again to morrow morning at ten a clock The charge runs thus That Charles Stewart hath acted contrary to his trust in departing from the Parliament setting up his Standard making a war against them and thereby been occasion of much blood●hed and misery to the people whom he was set over for good That he gave Commissions to Irish Rebells c. and since was occasion of a second war c besides what done contrary to the Liberties of the Sbuject and tending to the destruction of the Fundamentall Laws and Liberties of this Kingdom c. The Bill of Attainder runs high against his person charging him with high treason His tryall will be at Westminster and his Majesty is expected to be there on Mund●y next The further resolution of the Army touching the King HIs Excellency and the General Councell of the Army have fully resolved upon their debates touching the tryal of the King and are resolved to bring him to a present tryal the manner of it is as followeth viz. 6 Lords forty Commons and ten Colonels Lieutenant colonels and Majors who are to receive Instructions as Commissioners Ior managing and prosecuting of the Bills of Attainder and Impeachment against the person of the King and are resolved to establish and confirme a true and lasting Government within this Kingdome and that the best they can imagine for a Common-wealth which containeth these particulars viz. 1 The Magistrate to have power in things civill and naturall 2 The Subject to be free submitting to the Civill Lawes 3 No toleration for Popery nor Prelacy 4 None to be forced to fight in War against their will c. And the Generall Councell have further resolved and declared That the Parliament shall not proceed against any persons to give Judgment but according to what is Law Rason and Equity And for the better facilitating and establishing of a true and lasting peace within this Nation the Generall Councel of the Army have passed the remaining part of the Articles for an Agreement of the People and are determined speedily to consider of a forme of conclusion and subscription to this Agreement as to the Officers of the Army Summons are also sent to the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York to require their present appearance and to desist from their Engagement in acting against this Kingdom and involving their place of Nativity in another bloudy and intestine War and a day is prefixed for their return that in case they refuse to yeeld obedience to the said Summons then to be declared against as Enemies to the peace of this Kingdom and to be degraded of all Titles and Honours belonging to either of them Yet notwithstanding we have one precious Flower and Blossome to six our eyes upon viz. the Duke of Gloucester the Kings youngest Son who in all probability will speedily be advanced to great Honours and Dignities to the great admiration of the whole Kingdom Yesterday the Committee reported the Ordinance of Attainder against Charles Stuart and the names of such Commissioners as should try him which are the Earl of Denbigh Earl of Pembroke E. of Kent E of Mnlgrave E. of Nottingham and Lord Grey of Wark Of the House of Commons the Lord Munson L. Lisle L. Grey of Groby Lieu. Gen. Crumwell M. G. Skippon Com. Gen Ireton Sir Henry Mildmay Sir Iohn Danvers Col. walton Col Moor Col Boswell Col Rossiter Col Ven Col Thorney Col Lassels and about 30 Members more Of the Army that are not members of the House of Commons the L. Gen. Fairfax Col Whalley Col Rich Col VValler Col Tomlinson col Scroop Col Sanders Col Pride col Twisleton Col Huson Col Barkstead Col Horton Col Desborough Col Dean and Col Okey Of the City of London Alderman Pennington Alderman VVoollaston Ald Fooks Ald Gibbs and Alderman Andrews The Judges are the Lord chief Justice Rolls chief Justice of England Justice St. Iohn Lord chief Justice of the Common-pleas and Lord chief Baron VVild And two out of all the 40 Counties throughout the Kingdom all which commissioners who are to fit as a Jury are to consist of 150 and any 20 of them are to be a C●mmittee for tryall of the King and to give sentence against him By this Ordinance the Commissioners are limited to a moneths time to make a finall determination of the businesse the place of tryall is said to be at Westminster A message is said to be sent from the Parliament to the severall Counties of the Kingdom of England concerning the tryall of the King for satisfaction of the people Letters this day from severall Counties in the West of England purports That the Knights Gentry and Commonalty of Gloucester-shire Somerset shire Hereford-shire and Worcester-shire have declared their unanimous resolutions to comply with the Army for the setling of the peace of this bleeding and distracted kingdom and executing of speedy and impartiall Justice upon the grand Delinquents of this kingdome and that all of them may bee brought to a speedy tryall to answer to their Charge and Impeachment exhibited against them But from the North letters say That the Clergy in those parts cannot rescent the proceedings in the South especially the Black-coats of Lancashire who doe openly declare in Pulpit to their severall Congregations That the wayes of the army are inconsistent with the word of God and that their Designs tends to nothing more then the subversion of Religion Government and Law But some of the Grandees are silenced and taken into custody by the well affected of that County FINIS