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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	adultery_n	commit_v	wife_n	2,548	5	8.1753	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61148	The history of the Church of Scotland, beginning in the year of our Lord 203 and continued to the end of the reign of King James the VI of ever blessed memory wherein are described the progress of Christianity, the persecutions and interruptions of it, the foundation of churches, the erecting of bishopricks, the building and endowing monasteries, and other religious places, the succession of bishops in their sees, the reformation of religion, and the frequent disturbances of that nation by wars, conspiracies, tumults, schisms : together with great variety of other matters, both ecclesiasticall and politicall / written by John Spotswood ...	Spottiswood, John, 1565-1639.; Duppa, Brian, 1588-1662.	1655 (1655)	Wing S5022; ESTC R17108	916,071	584

brought thither but that since her coming she had been used so courteously as she would not remember any more that injury Now this rape as afterwards came to be known was devised to secure the murtherers of the King For it being held sufficient by a custome commonly received that in remissions granted for crimes committed the most hainous fact being particularly expressed others of less moment might be comprehended in generall words they were advised to pass a remission for violence offered to the Queen and the laying of hands upon her person then to subjoyn And for all other crimes and nefarious acts whatsoever under which clause they esteemed the murther of the King might be comprised which otherwise was neither safe for them to express nor could the Queen with her honour pardon Thus did they think both that Bothwell himself should be secured and safety to all his partakers in the Murther Whilest the Queen was detained at Dumbar a divorce was sued for Bothwell from Lady Ieane Gordon his wife in two severall Courts In the one sate by Commission from the Archbishop of St. Andrews Robert Bishop of Dunkeld William Bishop of Dumblane Mr. Archibald Crawford Parson of Egilsham Mr. Iohn Manderstor Chanon of the Colledge Church of Dumbar Mr. Alexander Chrichton and Mr. George Cooke Chanons of the Church of Dunkeld In the other Court Mr. Robert Martland Mr. Edward Henryson Mr. Alexander Sim and Mr. Clement Little Judges constitute by the Queens authority in all causes consistoriall and in both Courts was the sentence of divorce pronounced but upon divers grounds In the Archbishops Court sentence was pronounced upon the consanguinity standing betwixt Bothwell and his wife at the time of her marriage they mutually attinging others in the fourth degree and no dispensation granted by the Pope for consummating the same In the other Court the sentence was grounded upon adultery committed by him which these Judges held to be the only lawfull cause of divorce both the processes were posted and such festination made in them as in the space of ten dayes they were begun and concluded The divorce passed the Queen came to the Castle of Edinburgh and the next morning Bothwell sent to ask his banes with the Queen The Reader Iohn Cairnes whose office it was did simply refuse thereupon Mr. Thomas Hepburn was directed to the Minister Mr. Iohn Craig to desire him to publish the same The Minister likewise refusing as having no warrant from the Queen and for that the rumour went that she was ravished and kept captive by Bothwell upon wednesday thereafter the Justice Clerk came unto him with a letter signed by the Queen wherein she declared that she was neither ravished nor detained captive and therefore willed him to publish the banes his answer was that he could ask no banes especially such as these were without the knowledge and consent of the Church The matter being motioned in the Session of the Church after much reasoning kept with the Justice Clerk it was concluded that the three next preaching dayes the Queens minde should be intimated to the people The Minister protested that in obeying their desire it should be lawfull to him to declare his own mind touching the marriage and that he should not be tied by that asking of their banes to solemnize the same The first preaching day falling to be friday in the hearing of divers Noblemen and Counsellors he shewed what he was enjoyned to do That he held the marriage betwixt the Queen and Bothwell unlawfull whereof he would give the reasons to the parties themselves if he might have hearing and if this was denied he said that he would either cease from proclaiming their banes or declare the cause of his disallowance in the hearing of all the people The same day at after-noon being called before the Councell and required by Bothwell to shew what reason he had to oppose his marriage he answered First that the Church had in the last Assembly inhibited the marriage of persons divorced for adultery Next he alledged the divorce from his wife to have proceeded upon collusion betwixt them which appeared as he said by the precipitation of that sentence and the contract made so suddenly after his divorce with the Queen Thirdly he laid to his charge the rape of the Queen and the suspicion of the Kings murhter which that marriage would confirm For these reasons he most gravely admonished him to surcease and leve that course as he would eschiew the wrath and indgnation of Almighty God He desired also the Lords present to advertise the Queen of the infamy and dishonour that would fall upon her by that match and to use their best means to divert her from it The Sunday following publickly he declared what he had spoken in Councell and that it seemed to him they would proceed in the marriage what mischief soever should ensue For himself he said that he had already liberated his conscience and yet again would take heaven and earth to record that he abhorred and detested that marriage as scandalous and hatefull in the sight of the world But seeing the great ones as he perceived did approve it either by their flattery or by their silence he would beseech the faithfull to pray fervently unto God that he might be pleased to turn that which they intended against Law reason and good conscience to the comfort and benefit of the Church and Realme These speeches offended the Court extremely therefore they fummoned him to answer before the Councell for passing the bounds of his Commission For the bounds said he of my Commission are the Word of God good Lawes and naturall reason and by all three I will make good that this marriage if it proceed will be hatefull and scandalous to all that shall hear of it As he was proceeding in his discourse Bothwell commanded him silence and thus was he dimitted Nottheless of this opposition the marriage went on and was celebrated the 15. of May by Adam Bishop of Orkney in the Palace of Halirudhouse after the manner of the reformed Church Few of the Nobility were present for the greater part did retire themselves to their houses in the Countrey and such as remained were noted to carry heavy countenances Monsieur le Crock the Ambassadour being defired to the feast excused himself thinking it did not sort with the dignity of his Legation to approve the marriage by his presence which he heard was so universally hated His Master the French King as likewise the Queen of England had seriously disswaded the Queen from the same by their Letters but she led by the violence of passion and abused by the treacherous counsell of some about her who sought only their own ends would hearken to no advice given her to the contrary Yet was it no sooner finished then the ill fruits thereof began to break out for the wonted acclamations and good wishes of the people were no more heard