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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	death_n	great_a	king_n	2,913	5	3.6168	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57799	A royall story, for loyall readers For they intended mischiefe against thee, and imagined such a device as they are not able to performe. And why? because the King putteth his trust in the Lord, and in the mercy of the most highest, hee shall not miscarry.	Dalen, Cornelius van, engraver.	1651 (1651)	Wing R2153; ESTC R219748	16,088	37

wicked way he knew nothing too hazardous for him by way of expiation for his former offences to venture against CROMVVELL or any other but him he looked on as the great Dictatour and Commander in that high mischiefe and if her Majesty pleased to command him he would either by poyson or stob though with the certaine losse of his owne life give a period to CROMVVELLS dayes Her Majesty the Mirrour of Her Sex for constant love and loyalty to Her King and Husband pierced to the heart with this fresh renewing of her griefe in the losse of her incomparable King and Consort after She had recollected Her selfe answered that he might apprehend that offer as some satisfaction to himselfe but she had better learnt Her Saviour and would not by any consent of Hers take the matter out of Gods hands who had sayd vengeance was his and he would repay in whose due time She expected to see their ruine that had committed that unheard of murther the Fountaine of Her and all Loyall Subjects misery the shame of Christendome and the astonishment of the known World to which MORS replies that though her Majesty was not pleased to accept of his service in that particular yet by that he hoped her Majesty believed he would then be ready to doe any thing lesse dangerous wherein he might serve her Majesty towards a publick good and her Majesty he conceived must needs have affaires of weight with the King and to send to His Majesty as he understood she did by the way of Holland was very uncertaine tedious and expensive as a quicker dispatch if her Majesty could think of any service he could doe in that or any thing else he would undertake to go from Calais to Dover and so by land much sooner and in respect of his knowledge in the North much safer he believed and would venture his life to carry Letters or message from Her Majesty to the King Her Majesty glad at all times to have opportunity to present her duty and love to her Sonne the King and at that time having some more immediate businesse with His Majesty embraceth MORS his offer and prepares Letters to the King MORS no sooner receives them with promise of all sidelity and secrecy but posts away for England at Whitehall he acquaints his Black Masters how far he had succeeded in this dark designe at which Hell and they t is to be supposed kept a private thanksgiving MORS receiving fresh encouragement and instructions hyes away for the North and in great pretended privacy comming into Lieth there hee disguiseth himselfe into womans apparrell in that habit cunningly passeth over the water to Burnt Island where after he was harboured he sends to the Governour imparting the matter to him that hee came from the Queene c. and desired his assistance that he might be presently fitted with mans cloathes againe and accommodated with Horses and Guides to goe to the King then at St. Johnstons the Governour glad of the employment doth accordingly MORS no sooner comes to Court but there meets him a Major an English Gentleman who knowing him most maliciously active formerly against the King saluted him asking him whether he were a Convert MORS tels him the same kinde of lamentable story of his sadnesse which before he had told the Queene and that the Queene had honoured him with Letters to the King which hee was in great hast to deliver the Major joy'd at his conversion presseth him to drink a Cup of Scotch Ale with him upon the Guard before he went in to the King when they came into the Court of Guard the Major chargeth the Captaine of the Guard with him as a Spye and causing him presently to be searched there was found nothing about him but those Letters from the Queene which the Major leaving MORS a prisoner presents to the King His Majesty seeing his distressed Mother Queenes hand receiveth them joyfully and askes for the Messenger the Major thereupon tels the King what a dangerous person MORS that brought them was of a disposition so implacably malicious that he could not sleep as the Psalmist sayes unlesse he had done at least contrived mischiefe and humbly begged the King that he might be tried as a Spy for he wus confident he came upon some horrid designe such another person not being to be found for their purpose His Majesty advising with his Counsell and being pressed by many arguments from the Major granted a Commission of life and death to certaine persons according to the forme of that Kingdome who calling MORS to triall as a Spy he pleaded not onely not guilty but rather merit in running so great a hazard to do the King service in a time so dangerous but the Judges found cause enough to condemne him and told him they were justified in themselves for what they did upon the evidence given yet that he might justifie them also to the world they caused a rack to be brought before him and Souldiers with lighted matches told him he was as a dead man already yet if hee would confesse his intentions he might receive mercy else whether guilty or not guilty at present must bee betweene God and his Conscience they would burne his hands and feet with matches as far as they would burne that done they would rack him one joynt from another untill he should confesse or if not confesse they would execute him at last MORS seeing death at the doore and that better dye in an ingenious confession then in so much guilt to throw body and soule headlong he without either the matches burning his flesh or the rack torturing his bones freely confessed the designe was layd by the States of England and that he had undertaken for reward to slay innocent bloud and either by poyson he was to have done it whilest he stayd in expectation of an answer to the Queenes Letters or if he could not effect that then when he received his dispatch from the Kings hand he was resolved to have given a fatall blow MORS thus having confessed being condemned was remaunded to prison before Execution the Lord LOTHIAN CARRE His Majesties Secretary mistrusted alwayes for a Juggler with the English Rebels tells the King that this MORS was the first person condemned to dye by the Kings immediate Power and humbly propounded how acceptable a thing it would be to God and man in his first action to shew rather mercy then judgement His Majesty answered that His owne inclination did naturally prompt Him rather to pardon then punish Offendors yet at that time he would not out of that regard remit MORS but His Majesty would looke upon his Lordships Proposall as a desire and His Majesty did not thinke fit to deny a Nobleman of Scotland the first request that should be made to him after His Coronation MORS therefore for his Lordships sake should live and not dye for which his Lordship returned thanks to the King and within