London and the Kingdom - Volume 3: A History Derived Mainly from the Archives at Guildhall in the Custody of the Corporation of the City of London.Sharpe, Reginald R. (Reginald Robinson)
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London and the Kingdom - Volume 3: A History Derived Mainly from the Archives at Guildhall in the Custody of the Corporation of the City of London.
Sharpe, Reginald R. (Reginald Robinson)
London (England) -- History
then strangers will enter the Realme to fynyshe the same. And wth this
they adde, that they meane no hurte to her Maties personne a pretence
always first published by all traitors. And as for reformacõn of any
greate matter, it is evident thei be as evill chosen two personnes
(if there qualities be well considered) to have creditt, as can be
in the whole Realme. And nowe her Maiestie manifestly percyvinge in
what sorte these two Earles beinge both in povertie, the one havinge
but a very small porcõn of that wiche his auncesters had and lost,
and the other havinge almost his whole patrimony wasted, do go aboute
throughe the perswasion of a nomber of desperat persons associated as
parasites wth them to satisfie there privat lacke and ambicioun wch
cannot be by them compassed wthout coveringe at the first certeine
highe treason against the quenes Maties person and the Realme, longe
hidden by suche as have heretofore provoked them, wth the cover of some
other pretended generall enterprises hathe thought good that all her
good lovinge subiectes shulde spedely understand howe in this sorte the
said two Earles contrary to the naturall propertie of nobilitie (wch is
instituted to defende the prince beinge the head and to preserve peace)
have thus openly and traitorrously entred into the first rebellyon and
breach of the publique blessed peace of this Realme that hath heppened
(beyonde all former examples) duringe her Maties raigne wch nowe haithe
contynued above eleven yeares, an acte horrible against god the only
gever of so longe a peace; and ungratefull to there soveraigne Lady
to whom thei two particularly have heretofore made sundry professions
of there faith and lastely most unnaturall and pernicious to theire
natyve cuntrey that hath so longe enyoied peace, and nowe by there only
mallyce and ambicioun is to be trobled in that felicitie. And herewth
also her Maiestie chargeth all her goode subiectes to employ there
hole powers to the preservacõn of comon peace (wch is the blessinge
of almightie god) and spedely to apprehend and suppresse all maner of
personnes that shall by any dede or word shewe them selfes favorable
to this rebelliouse entreprise of the said two Earles, or any there
associates who as her Maiestie hath already willed and commaunded to
be by the forsaid Earle of Sussex, her liefetenaunt generall in the
northe, published rebells and traitors against her Crowne and dignytye
so dothe her Matie by these presentes for avoidinge of all pretences
of ignoraunce reiterat and eftsonnes notifie the same to her whole
Realme, wth all their adherentes and favorers to be traitors, and so
to be taken and used to all purposes not doubtinge but this admonicõn
and knowlege geven, shall suffice for all good subiectes to retaine
them selves in there dwetes, and to be void from all seducinge by
these foresaid rebells and traitors or there adherentes and favorers,
whatsoever there pretences shalbe made or published by them selves, or
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