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Eikon Basilike: The Pourtraicture of His Sacred Majestie in His Solitudes and Sufferings
Eikon Basilike: The Pourtraicture of His Sacred Majestie in His Solitudes and Sufferings
Attributed to Charles I (substantial authorial participation); largely compiled by John Gauden, Bishop of Exeter then Worcester·1648–1649·from the En
A full modern English translation of the work — 1 book, 30 chapters — translated sentence by sentence from the En, with scripture echoes traced and brief notes on the harder turns of phrase. Choose a section to begin reading.
30 chapters1,294 sentences204 scripture echoes
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Eikon Basilike: The Pourtraicture of His Sacred Majestie in His Solitudes and Sufferings
- 1.1Upon His Majesty's calling this last Parliament
- 1.2Upon the Earl of Strafford's death
- 1.3Upon His Majesty's going to the House of Commons
- 1.4Upon the Insolency of the Tumults
- 1.5Upon His Majesty's passing the Bill for the Triennial Parliaments, and after settling this during the pleasure of the two Houses
- 1.6Upon His Majesty's retirement from Westminster
- 1.7Upon the Queen's departure, and absence out of England
- 1.8Upon His Majesty's repulse at Hull, and the fates of the Hothams
- 1.9Upon the listing and raising Armies against the King
- 1.10Upon their seizing the King's Magazines, Forts, Navy, and Militia
- 1.11Upon the 19 Propositions first sent to the King, and more afterwards
- 1.12Upon the Rebellion, and troubles in Ireland
- 1.13Upon the Calling in of the Scots, and their Coming
- 1.14Upon the Covenant
- 1.15Upon the many Jealousies raised, and Scandals cast upon the King, to stir up the people against Him
- 1.16Upon the Ordinance against the Common Prayer-Book
- 1.17Of the differences between the King, and the two Houses, in point of Church-government
- 1.18Upon Uxbridge-Treaty, and other Offers made by the King
- 1.19Upon the various events of the War; Victories, and Defeats
- 1.20Upon the Reformations of the Times
- 1.21Upon His Majesty's Letters taken and divulged
- 1.22Upon His Majesty's leaving Oxford, and going to the Scots
- 1.23Upon the Scots delivering the King to the English, and His Captivity at Holmby
- 1.24Upon their denying His Majesty the Attendance of His Chaplains
- 1.25Penitential Meditations and Vows in the King's solitude at Holmby
- 1.26Upon the Army's surprisal of the King at Holmby, and the ensuing distractions in the two Houses, the Army, and the City
- 1.27To the Prince of Wales
- 1.28Meditations upon Death, after the Votes of Non-Addresses, and His Majesty's closer Imprisonment in Carisbrook-Castle
- 1.29Divers prayers used by his Majesty in time of His sufferings
- 1.30His Speeches to the Lady Elisabeth and Duke of Glocester; and His Reasons against the jurisdiction of the High Court of Justice