His Maiesties speech at Leicester, to the gentlemen, free-holders, and inhabitants of that county, July 20 England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I) This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A32113 of text R39154 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing C2781). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A32113 Wing C2781 ESTC R39154 18240547 ocm 18240547 107222 2240905038

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A32113) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 107222) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1629:64) His Maiesties speech at Leicester, to the gentlemen, free-holders, and inhabitants of that county, July 20 England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I) Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. 1 broadside. Imprinted at Yorke, and re-printed at London by Alice Norton, [London] : 1642. Royal arms with initials at head of title. Reproduction of original in the Harvard University Library. eng Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1642-1649. A32113 R39154 (Wing C2781). civilwar no His Maiesties speech at Leicester, to the gentlemen, free-holders, and inhabitants of that county. July 20. England and Wales. Sovereign 1642 1 493 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2008-03 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-06 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-07 Sampled and proofread 2008-07 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

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His Maiesties Speech at Leicester , to the Gentlemen , Free-holders , and Inhabitants of that County . July 20. GENTLEMEN ,

SInce I have found my presence so very acceptable amongst my good Subjects in these Northern parts , and that the Errors and Mistakes amongst them , have wholly proceeded from mis-information , and are removed with more satisfaction , and ease to them then they were received ; I hold it a piece of my duty , to take the utmost pains I can , fully to inform and undeceive my People ; and rather to prevent Crimes , then to punish them : In this Errand I am come to you , amongst whom there hath not beene the least misunderstanding , to shew you , That I doe not suspect any malice in the Place , or in the People , though persons of as ill dispositions have been busie in it , and amongst you , as in any County in England , & such who have taken as great pains to do mischief , and to bring Confusion as good men should for peace & happines : Though t is as true , that very many worthier persons amogst you have appeared of contrary affections , which I shal always acknowledge : I am come to you in a time too , when nothing could invite me to such a Iourney , but my Affection to , and good esteeme of you ; having sent such Propositions for Peace and Accommodation to my two Houses of Parliament , that I hope to have no other use of your affections , but in your Prayers ; being sure they will submit to them with allacrity , if the unexcusable Enemies to the Peace of the Kingdome be not strong enough to prevaile : And then you will finde your selves so much concerned ( for I have required nothing that with more Iustice can be denied me ( if it be duly weighed ) then my Crowne , or my Life may be taken from me ) that I shall not need to aske your assistance : I know you will bring Horse , Men , Money , and Hearts worthy such a Cause . Your Religion , your Liberties , your Lawes ( which I will defend with my life , I meane the good knowne Lawes of the Land , not Ordinances without my consent , which till within these twelve Moneths was never heard of from the Foundation of this Kingdom ) will be the Quarrell : And in such a Cause the taking away my Townes , Ships , Armes , and Money from me , shall not dishearten me : The Concurrence and Affection of my People with Gods blessing will supply and recover all .

Imprinted at Yorke , and re-printed at London by Alice Norton , 1642.