Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	good_a	great_a	people_n	3,792	5	4.4298	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26541	A letter written by the governour of Algiers, to the States-General of the United Provinces of the Low-Counteys [sic], &c. in relation to the signing the peace concluded between them	Algeria. Dey (1671-1682 : Mehmet); Mehmet, Dey of Algeria, fl. 1671-1682.	1679 (1679)	Wing A753; ESTC R210323	2,222	6

A LETTER Written by the Governour of Algiers TO THE STATES-GENERAL OF THE United Provinces OF THE LOW-COUNTREYS c. In relation to the Signing the PEACE concluded between them LONDON Printed for Thomas Burrel at the Sign of the Golden-ball under St. Dunstans Church in Fleet-street 1679. A LETTER Written by the Governour of Algier TO THE STATES-GENERAL Of the VNITED PROVINCES WEE Aga Mahomet Dey and Baba Hassan Governour of the City and Kingdom of Algier wish on our Behalf and in the Name of all our Victorious Militia after offer of our Service all Prosperity to the most High and Mighty Lords the States General of the Vnited Provinces of the Low Countries and People Sons of God Example of all Christian Princes Supporters of the Faith of Jesus our most dear and great Friend If you enquire of our Health we are well thanks be to God as also the Countrey whereof We are established Governour belonging to the Grand Seignior and to his Royal Ismael Bassa is in good Estate We have several times understood with extreme Content from Thomas Heer and Jacob Deparyeur Commissioners here whom we esteem on your behalf and who by their Safe Conduct cause themselves to be loved by us as well as any of this Place and rejoyce that your Lordships and all your Dominions are in good condition Not long since the said Commissioners advised us that You have made and concluded an honourable Peace with his Majesty of France by which your Countreys are Re-established in repose desiring now no other thing than a new Encrease of Commerce and Navigation through all Parts of the World which is pleasing News to us for which we Congratulate you as mueh as if it were a Good communicated from Heaven to our selves We know well that the fruits of a good Peace a●●●●●cessarily Good and that War bringeth with it nothing but sorrowful Desolation 〈…〉 Cause we have a long time ago desired an Alliance of Peace with your Lordships and renew our Ancient Friendship In this Holy purpose we have hitherto to our great Regret been hindred by divers obstacles as we have formerly advised you Peace being in Gods ●●sposal and Time and Means to obtain it depending also on his Power In ●●ne the happy Moment being come we have according to our Promise in consideration of the great Honour and Amity you are pleased to manifest to Us Invited your said Commissioners who incessantly by all wayes have labour'd with your Lordships to confirm the Treaty with Us which they have done with great Prudence and Vigilance So that for the great Esteem we have of them and Inclination which we have to our Navigation by reason of the Sincerity and Loyalty we find therein above all others We assure your Lordships that we proceed in this Cause in good Faith and without Fraud During these Transactions with your Commissioners the English arrived in Our Road with some Vessels who contrary to our expectation sollicited us with many Instances to make Peace with them they are a People without Faith not observing their Promise they made War with Us without Cause and without Declaring against Us they have taken Vessels and made Slaves of our People We perceive in our Victorious Militia as also in all our Inhabitants of this Place a great aversion to Peace with that Nation On the contrary all the World avoweth with one Heart and Mouth that the Flemings are a Good and Faithful People who go the right way hating with horrour all Fraud and Deceit Finally the Conference with your Commissioners hath had a desired Issue We have together in full Assembly in presence of all the World by Invocation of the Holy Name of God Made Signed Sealed and duely Confirmed the Articles of Peace We assure our selves that your Lordships will not lose time but send us your Approbation and Ratification of what is Treated between Us and your Commissioners The Effects of a good Peace will be the Prosperity of your Government as well as Ours the Subjects of one another may freely Navigate and Traffick We desire nothing else but to Live in good Correspondence with you your Word being Ours and Ours with Yours Be pleased then to permit your Subjects to Trade freely and bring us all sorts of Merchandize to make their profit of them what then we shall have need of we will Demand for our Money as we have formerly done with the English At the Arrival of the Ambassadour We understood that he had brought an hundred pieces of Brass Cannon to present to the Royal House here in case the Peace should be concluded which was very acceptable unto Us for this Courtesie which we have not merited we are very much obliged to you also It hath been a custom that our Predecessors after Peace made with Christian Potentates have been courted with some Present or other We seek not our particular Profit being obliged to contribute all our Cares to the Publick good therefore We declare to your Lordships as we have before done to your Commissioners that we desire nothing for Us nor for any other particular Person but if it be your good Will that after the Ratification of the Treaty of Peace on your part you shall please to send us a Present of that sort as is abovesaid and cause us to have some more pieces of Brass Cannon of the largest Bore We assure you that We with our Militia shall account them the most excellent Present that can be chosen and our Successors will remain perpetually obliged to you for the same and if there be amongst us the power to serve you our hands shall be alwayes open when you shall please to command our Service in the mean wh●●● 〈◊〉 expect a favourable and speedy Answer to this We ke●● 〈◊〉 Commissioners in our Protection not suffering any Injury to be done to them We live with them as with our Brethren If this Treaty please you not which God forbid We will not for that forbear to treat them well and as Friends knowing well that they are your Ministers and that all is not in their power but depends on your Will and good pleasu●● We will then wait the Accomplishment from your hand God have you in his H●ly Protection Towards the midst of the Moon Rabia Elouel in the Year One Thousand and Ninety De Hegia FINIS