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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	great_a	time_n	town_n	5,945	4	6.0551	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02406	The reasons for vvhich the most illustrious and most potent prince, and lord, Lord Gustavus Adolphus, King of the Svvethens, Gothes and Vandals, great Prince of Finland, Duke of Esthonia and Carelia, and Lord of Ingria, vvas at length forced to march vvith an army into Germany		1630 (1630)	STC 12535; ESTC S119067	8,502	16

off the Empire contemning the Contract made with those off Pomer at Arnhem and not regarding manny other Covenants made at divers times by all which it might seeme thay were sinceerely secured neither considering the great sommes off mony vniustly exacted and paid with gifts and presents violating the very sanctity both off religious and common peace it did first wast the Neighbouring villages off the Citty it did build divers fortes vpon the territories off the towne it did fortify the I le of Benholm lying neare vpon the haven to the preiudice of the towne after it had taken it by treachery without any denunciation of enmity it seased vpon all passages from the continent to the I le off Rugg and from the towne to the continent and back from the continent to the towne it did vex the Citticens with divers ridiculous treaties and having exhausted them by great tribute it chardged them also with Garrisons and so demanded the haven it self with their schipps and munition and at lenth all these being denied them by their priviledged liberty it did press the towne it selff with a strait Siedge and did persecute it most vnworthily to the very last with fire and sword Whenas therfore the Emperours decrees did here effectuat nothing the most Illustrious Duke off Pomer would not help them when thay were esteemed as left of all the society off the Hanse townes according to the Law and custom off Nations by favour off their priviledges by example off their Ancestors being compelled to implore the aide off a Forrain Power vntill that suddain tempest off warr should leave raging thay did accept for a while the Garrisons off the most Illustrious King off Denmark as most ready to repell the suddennes off the first assault yet least that schould turn to their future preiudice as if thay had associated themselves with the Emperours enimies at last thay found no more equitable and present remedy then to commit their oppressed liberty to the tuition off the most Illustrious King off Swethen as to a newtrall and friendly King The most illustrious King off Sweth therfore Considering in the first place that thay could promise thēselves no more favour from so vnsatiable attemps off an army noted with so many hostilities and next marking that the desires off this afflicted citty were grounded vpon divine and humane laws as also considering that bond off observance vicinity common religion liberty and commerce by which that Citty was allway adicted both to his Ancestors the most Illustrious Kings and Kingdom of Sweth and to himselff and lastly what danger it should breede not only to himselff and the kingdom off Sweth but also to all his neighbours if in this haven any nest of Piraticall excursion were setled by the privat ambition of any whatsoever he could no longer refuse by any either meanes or equity for the benefit off his Neighbours and friends as also off his own and off the publick and common security in the meane time to succour and releve the oppressed who so earnestly intreated his help comfort and Councell By which his intention Though this was effectuated that the Emperiall Iniunctions did keepe their own authority and the Baltick sea should be made secure for all Nations who haue any interest therin and that the towne of Stralsovnd by reason of the friendly intervention of his Ma. being freed from the Garrisons off the most illustrious King off Denmark as then hostile should be kept both to its own liberty and to the Empire of Rome as the League made with the towne cōcerning the same doth yet clearly demōstrate Notwithstanding it was never a whit the more obtayned that those perturbers of peace should yet remit any thing of their hostile attempts and purposes but by occasion theroff thay waxed more hot in seeking the destruction therof both by Lande and Sea for finding themselves to be frustrate of that haven thay sett vpon the haven of Wissmar and others neither being content with their own shipps thay called from Danswijck the Navie of the enimys of the kingdom of Sweth into their society and thay began so to annoy the sea neare adioining that his Ma. was at length forced if he would have the sea and Commerce safe to keepe them also inclosed there by his Navie and that not without great expence and dammadg vntill that that yeare should at length be expired securely in som kinde Yet notwithstanding that the most Illustrious king off Sweth might not herefore in any kinde remit his constant and perpetual care for the peace and common quietnes of these Nations but rather that he might try all waies and meanes to com to a friendly transaction when he vnderstood that a treaty of peace was instituted at Lubeck betwixt the Roman Emperour and the king of Denmark in the beginning of the yeare 1629. he thought it expedient to send his Ambassadors also thither in opportune time that thay might both accommodat this matter of the towne of Stralsound and compose all other Ielousies which were bred in these yeares and that also iff thay could help any thing therin by their mediation thay might promove the treaty it selff to the wished end for thus he made account with himself seeing that by occasion off that warr which passed between the Romane Emperour and the king off Denmark many suchlike Iealousies seemed to haue bin bredd that neither peace could be concluded with the king off Sweth Stralsound being excluded neither could that towne be bound to any Conditions it self not being comprehended in the Treaty by reason of the mutuall contracts agreed vpon with that Citie concerning that matter But howbeit the most Illustrious king off Denmark did thankfully admitt the Comming of the said Ambassage neither was the same with less courtesie and decēcie desired by letters from the other party yet such was the humanity wherwith he was requited that his solemn Ambassage was not only not admitted or at least thought worthy off any answer by letter but also with great indignity repulsed and commanded to keepe not only from the towne off Lubeck but also from the whole territory of Germany vpon hazard and threatning of extremity Which only indignity though in the Account off all Nations it be allway esteemed worthy of most iust revenge and there seemed no cause to remaine why more rough remedies should be any longer abstayned from yet seeing the Deputies of the Emperour did at Length in March after that thay of Sweth were recaled into the Kingdom againe acknowledg the letters of the kings Ambassadg by an Answer by letter by which as by way of excuse thay would seem to mollify the iniquity of the former sentence his Ma. also in the meane time esteemed the same to have proceeded rather from some evill Councellers then from publick Councell neither did he yet suffer it to be such as might seem to be sufficient yea even ioyned with the rest to Committ his mutuall States to a iust warr