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Matters of great consequence, and worthy of note to all England first the royal…Matters of great consequence, and worthy of note to all England first the royall…
Matters of great consequence, and worthy of note to all England first the royal embassage from the Prince of Orange, to the well affected subjects of England : secondly, a message from a committee of both Houses of Parliament, to the Spanish ambassador to make stay of the ships at Dunkirk, which were intended for the supply of the rebels in Ireland : thirdly, the true and humble petition of the Lords and Commons now assembled in Parliament, to the Kings most Excellent Majesty : concerning the Lord Kimbolton, M. Hollis, and the rest of the gentlemen that were accused of high treason : fourthly, an order of the House of the Lords for suppressing of the Arch-bishop of Armagh's sermon, which was falsely put upon him : fifthly, articles against Sir Edward Herbert Knight, His Majesties attorney general, by the House of Commons : sixthly, an ordinance from His Majesty, and both Houses of Parliament, for the ordering of the militia of the kingdom of England, and also of the dominion of Wales : lastly, the names of all the lieutenants of every country, which are approved by the Kings Majesty.Matters of great consequence, and worthy of note to all England first the royall embassage from the Prince of Orange, to the well affected subjects of England : secondly, a message from a committee of both Houses of Parliament, to the Spanish embassador to make stay of the ships at Dunkerk, which were intended for the supply of the rebels in Ireland : thirdly, the true and humble petition of the Lords and Commons now assembled in Parliament, to the Kings most Excellent Majesty : concerning the Lord Kimbolton, M. Hollis, and the rest of the gentlemen that were accused of high treason : fourthly, an order of the House of the Lords for suppressing of the Arch-bishop of Armaghs sermon, which was falsely put upon him : fiftly, articles against Sir Edward Herbert Knight, His Majesties attorney generall, by the House of Commons : sixtly, an ordinance from His Majesty, and both Houses of Parliament, for the ordering of the militia of the kingdome of England, and also of the dominion of Wales : lastly, the names of all the lievtenants of every country, which are approved by the Kings Majesty.
London: printed for F. Coules and Tho. Banks, 1641London: printed for F. Coules and Tho. Bankes, 1641
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To the Right Honourable, the House of Peers, now assembled in Parliament.
To the Right Honourable, the House of Peeres, now assembled in Parliament.
The humble Petition of James Archbishop of Armagh,
The humble Petition of Iames Archbishop of Armagh,
Humbly showeth, That whereas your Lordships, were pleased to employ your Petitioner in preaching before you on the Fast-day, the 22. of December last; (which service, according to his mean ability, he was careful to perform) so it is, that one John Nicholson, having got into his hands, a collection of some rude, and incoherent Notes of that Sermon, took the boldness to publish the same (under the Title of Vox Hiberniae) as a true Relation of that which was uttered before your Lordships that day. Which being in many places void of common sense, and in the whole, every way unanswerable unto what was fit to have bin delivered before so Honourable and Judicious an Audience:
Humbly sheweth, THat whereas your Lordships, were pleased to employ your Petitioner in preaching before you on the Fast-day, the 22. of December last; (which service, according to his mean ability, he was carefull to perform) so it is, that one Iohn Nicholson, having got into his hands, a collection of some rude, and incoherent Notes of that Sermon, tooke the boldnesse to publish the same (under the Title of Vox Hiberniae) as a true Relation of that which was uttered before your Lordships that day. Which being in many places void of common sense, and in the whole, every way unanwerable unto what was fit to have bin delivered before so Honourable and Judicious an Audience: