The speech of Colonel Shapcott. Knight for Devonshire. Being spoken on the 30. of Octob. in the Parliament House, in behalf of K. Charls the second.
         Shapcott, Robert.
      
       
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             The speech of Colonel Shapcott. Knight for Devonshire. Being spoken on the 30. of Octob. in the Parliament House, in behalf of K. Charls the second.
             Shapcott, Robert.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             s.n.,
             [London :
             1654]
          
           
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             Annotation on Thomason copy: "munday November 6. 1654".
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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       A93038  R212332  (Thomason 669.f.19[34]).  civilwar no The speech of Colonel Shapcott. Knight for Devonshire. Being spoken on the 30. of Octob. in the Parliament House, in behalf of K. Charls the Shapcott, Robert 1654    377 2 0 0 0 0 0 53 D  The  rate of 53 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words. 
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           THE
           SPEECH
           OF
           Colonel
           SHAPCOTT
           .
           Knight
           for
           Devonshire
           .
        
         
           
             Being
             Spoken
             on
             the
          
           30.
           
             of
          
           Octob.
           
             in
             the
             Parliament
             House
             ,
             in
             behalf
             of
             K.
          
           Charls
           
             the
             second
             .
          
        
         
           
             M.
             SPEAKER
             ,
          
        
         
           THe
           Gentleman
           which
           hath
           spoken
           last
           ,
           did
           make
           a
           motion
           to
           this
           House
           ,
           that
           we
           should
           establish
           these
           three
           Kingdoms
           up
           
           on
           the
           present
           Protector
           and
           his
           Heirs
           ;
           and
           that
           in
           respect
           of
           his
           great
           Deservings
           ,
           and
           as
           a
           Reward
           for
           his
           Faithful
           Service
           ,
           which
           will
           be
           but
           very
           short
           of
           his
           Merits
           .
        
         
           Truly
           M.
           Speaker
           ,
           If
           to
           undo
           three
           Kingdoms
           be
           meritorious
           ,
           I
           must
           needs
           say
           he
           deserveth
           far
           above
           any
           ;
           or
           if
           to
           violate
           the
           Laws
           and
           Freedoms
           of
           the
           Nation
           by
           Imposing
           new
           Laws
           upon
           us
           ,
           
             viz.
          
           A
           meer
           Spanish
           Inquisition
           ,
           substituted
           under
           another
           name
           ,
           whereby
           to
           sweep
           away
           our
           Orthodox
           Clergie
           ,
           and
           to
           set
           up
           in
           their
           rooms
           Anabaptistical
           persons
           ;
           I
           say
           ,
           if
           by
           Imposing
           Taxes
           of
           sundry
           kinds
           ,
           being
           very
           burdensome
           and
           insupportable
           ,
           and
           that
           without
           any
           cause
           or
           reason
           ,
           but
           that
           of
           State
           ,
           and
           not
           the
           State
           of
           the
           Nation
           neither
           ,
           but
           of
           his
           own
           usurping
           Government
           and
           Tyran●ie
           over
           us
           and
           our
           Liberties
           :
           or
           ,
           if
           his
           creating
           a
           Court
           to
           destroy
           the
           Nobility
           and
           Gentry
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           contrary
           to
           the
           Laws
           of
           the
           Nation
           ,
           under
           the
           cloak
           and
           colour
           for
           the
           relief
           of
           poor
           Prisoners
           ;
           if
           these
           be
           merits
           for
           which
           he
           deserveth
           three
           Kingdoms
           at
           once
           to
           be
           given
           him
           and
           his
           Posterity
           ,
           then
           let
           him
           have
           it
           :
           But
           if
           we
           must
           needs
           have
           a
           King
           again
           ,
           why
           not
           he
           whose
           unquestionable
           Right
           it
           is
           ?
           What
           hath
           he
           done
           to
           be
           excluded
           and
           dispossest
           of
           his
           undubitable
           Right
           ?
           Or
           what
           mean
           we
           thereby
           ?
           unless
           we
           intend
           to
           perpetuate
           the
           Curse
           of
           God
           upon
           us
           and
           our
           posterity
           ,
           by
           giving
           away
           what
           is
           not
           ours
           to
           give
           ,
           and
           by
           that
           Act
           owning
           all
           the
           Murthers
           ,
           Perjuries
           ,
           and
           Treasons
           of
           this
           Man
           ;
           and
           consequently
           ent●●l
           the
           Curse
           of
           God
           upon
           us
           and
           the
           whole
           NATION
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
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