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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
christian_n	church_n	part_n	universal_a	2,451	5	9.1017	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16264	The new-found politicke Disclosing the secret natures and dispositions as well of priuate persons as of statesmen and courtiers; wherein the gouernments, greatnesse, and power of the most notable kingdomes and common-wealths of the world are discouered and censured. Together with many excellent caueats and rules fit to be obserued by those princes and states of Christendome, both Protestants and papists, which haue reason to distrust the designes of the King of Spaine, as by the speech of the Duke of Hernia, vttered in the counsell of Spaine, and hereto annexed, may appeare. Written in Italian by Traiano Boccalini ... And now translated into English for the benefit of this kingdome.; De' ragguagli di Parnaso. English	Boccalini, Traiano, 1556-1613.; Vaughan, William, 1577-1641.; Florio, John, 1553?-1625.; Scott, Thomas, 1580?-1626. Newes from Pernassus.; Boccalini, Traiano, 1556-1613. Pietra del paragone politico.	1626 (1626)	STC 3185; ESTC S106274	157,616	256

Chaine was increased with fiue most preiudiciall links presently whereupon the Politicall Smiths were called who very carefully made an assay of the yron added to the Chaine and they found that the first linke was forged at Piombino the other at Finale the third at Correggio the fourth at Porto Lungone and the last at M●naco Greatly did the Princes maruell at the strangenesse of this accident and many of them were ashamed that through their carelesse simplicitie the Spaniards had increased the Chaine of the Italian seruitude much more in peace than they could haue done in war with foure Armies With these strange exorbitances the Italian Princes were so incensed against the Spaniards that they told them freely how if they did not containe themselues within the bounds of honesty and modesty if the Italian files would not suffice to reduce that miserable Chaine to his due measure they would make vse of the French and if with them neither they could obtaine their intent they would procure enough from England and Germany yea and in case of desperation they would not sticke to furnish themselues with those excellent damasked ones that are made in Turkie Whilest the Italian Princes were in this contestation there arriued a Poste which in all haste had beene dispatched out of Italy vnto them with this certaine aduertisement That the Spaniards were forging another linke in Sauoy to be added vnto the Chaine of their seruitude in regard of which newes the renowned Venetian Liberty instantly opened her famous Arsenall and all the Princes of Italy ran to arme themselues the warlike French Monarchy commanded her Nobilitie to horse all Germany put themselues in order to passe the mountaines and the numerous Fleets of the English and Hollanders set saile towards the Straits of Gibraltar when iust in the nick euen as all the World was in Armes a new Poste arriued who pacified the minds of men with this intelligence That indeed it was true how the Spaniards had laboured with all possible industry to forge that most important Linke of Sauoy but that they had sweat in vaine because in the soldering it broke CHAP. 11. The Duke d'Alva being arriued at Parnassus in complementing with Prospero Colonna they fall foule about defrauding the Colones● of their Titles DOn Hernando de Toledo Duke d'Alva a few daies since arriued at Parnassus and by expresse order from Apollo a diligent examination of his actions being made by the military men he was found worthy to be admitted into Parnassus amongst those famous Captains which without effusion of bloud knew how to vanquish an enemy more by patience and art than by open force or valour that durst hazard the fortune of Kingdoms vpon the doubtfull chance of a Battell But because Lodouic● Guicciardino an vnderstanding Writer of the affaires of Flanders had preferred a Complaint how that for certaine matters not very pleasing which he had written of the Duke hee had beene ill intreated by him therefore he staied a long time to cleare himselfe of such an imputation for there was an Edict of Apollo very rigorously obserued in Parnassus whereby that Prince or priuate man was declared to be infamous which durst offer any wrong to any Historian or other Writer for things written by him not very honourable but yet true Howbeit of such power were the Dukes friends that Guicciardino was contented to reuoke his complaint whereupon with all the greatest solemnitie hee was admitted into Parnassus and had a place in his Maiesties Company of men at Armes which was commanded by that famous Quintus Fabius Maximus who for the excellencie of his well-aduised warinesse was surnamed Cunctator And it hapned that amongst the other Princes and Captaines which the said Duke visited one was the most excellent Lord Prospero Colonna by whom he was receiued with all kinde of honour and so much the more because hee vnderstood that the Duke made a publike profession of being the disciple follower and imitator of his slow but sure way of making warre Howbeit a strange and troublesome accident fell out in this visitation for at the first meeting the Duke hauing giuen the Lord Prospero the Title of your Honour he was so incensed with disdaine that taking himselfe to be highly wronged by so vile a title with an angry voice he said Duke I had thought thou wert come hither to honour one that is greater than thy selfe not to vndervalue him but because it is the fashion of the Colonesi to answer the iniuries of words with deeds goe out of this house and in the street with my sword in mine hand I will proue vnto thee that all those which vse such base termes to men of my ranke deserue not to be admitted into the company of honourable persons The Duke remained much astonished to see that great Captaine take the matter so hainously at his hands and going to withstand the Lord Prospero who offered to thrust him out of the chamber they fell to grapple one with another And because the Spaniards which were in company with the Duke seeing him in such termes with Colonna entred into the chamber to assist him the Italians which belonged vnto the Lord Prospero did the like whereupon in regard of the number of persons in so strait a place there ensued a cruell fray the noise whereof comming into the street was the cause that the newes of so dangerous an accident was suddenly carried to Apollo who in all haste dispatched thither the Regent of the Vicaria with the guard of Archers who freed the Duke out of the Lord Prosperoes hands and the vprore being quieted he commanded the Spaniards that had beene very ill handled to returne home to their houses Thereupon the Lord Prospero to preuent any sinister information that might haue beene giuen against him presented himselfe before Apollo vnto whom the same goeth with a troubled countenance hee vsed these words Sir it is well knowne that men of the family of Colonna of the quality I am of haue alwaies inioyed the title of Excellencie Antequam Abraham fieret and ere the Spaniards were in rerum natura wherefore for that Nation to abuse a man of my ranke as the Duke d'Alva did me but now is most insupportable for if the vilenesse of him that offended doth infinitely aggrauate the iniurie with him that is offended how is it possible that an Italian Baron of my quality should containe himselfe within the bounds of modestie seeing himselfe vndervalued by that Nation whose miseries not aboue foure daies agoe to speake of so moued the whole World to compassion that thorowout all Churches they were recommended to the charitie of well-disposed Christians of whom almes were gathered to free them from the miserable seruitude wherein they were so grieuously oppressed by the Moores of Granada The Spaniards enioy the dominion of the greater part of Italy where by such as I am notwithstanding that daily they threaten it with a cruell and vniuersall seruitude they