Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	die_v	king_n	son_n	11,302	5	5.1778	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63322	A true account of the horrid conspiracy against the life of His Sacred Majesty William III. King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, &c. setting forth by whom it was contrived; how it was to be carried on; and the manner of its discovery. Published by authority.		1692 (1692)	Wing T2374; ESTC R219366	7,420	15

hath confessed before the Grand Court-Martial without any Constraint by Pain or being in Irons and it further appearing to the said Court-Martial That the late Marquiss De Louvois in his Lifetime Secretary of State to the French King in the year 1691 Entered into an Agreement with one Anthony du Ment about the Murther of His Majesty William the III. King of Great Britain c. and that the said Du Mont had framed a Project setting forth in what manner that Design might be Executed that he delivered the said Project to the said Marquiss of Louvois That the Prisoner sometime before the Marquiss of Louvois's Death asking his leave to go somewhere else was ordered by the said Marquiss not to go away for that he had some business of Consequence to employ him in which the Prisoner supposes to have some Relation to the said Design but the Marquiss of Louvois dying some time after there was no further Progress then made in the said Design That the Marquiss of Barbesieux Son to the said Marquiss of Louvois as also Secretary of State to the French King having five days after his Fathers Death found the said Project together with a Warrant for Thirty Pistols to be payed to the said Du Mont among his Fathers Papers the said Design was revived again and the Thirty Pistols were payed accordingly That the Prisoner contracted an Acquaintance with Du Mont at Monsieur Rabenac's House where Monsieur Paparel Pay-Master-General to the French Kings Armies saying one day to Monsieur Rabenac the Prisoner being present That if they had a Mind to seize the King of England Du Mont would be a fit Person for it Du Mont reply'd with Execrations that he would carry off His Majesty alive or dead as he had promised to Monsieur de Louvois That Du Mont having delivered the same or the like Project to Monsieur de Barbesieux the Prisoner to promote the said Design had several Conferences with Monsieur Barbesieux and Monsieur Paparel in one of which Monsieur Barbesieux told the Prisoner That he suspected his Father was Poysoned by Order of the Prince of Orange meaning his present Majesty of Great Britain and therefore he would be Revenged of him That Monsieur Barbesieux told the Prisoner in another Conference That he should give Du Mont notice that His Majesty of Great Britain wore a Coat of Mail which the Prisoner acquainted Du Mont with he Answer'd thereupon It is no matter I 'le kill him for all that That Barbesieux had said further He would not speak himself with Du Mont fearing he might be taken Prisoner and if he should happen then to Name him it might make a great breach in his Fortune That the Prisoner was engaged with one Parker a Colonel belonging to the late King James to put the said Design in Execution and that Parker had told him He had form'd the said Design with the late Marquiss of Louvois That at last the Prisoner with the said Barbesieux Paparell Parker and Du Mont agreed upon the Manner of Executing the said Design viz. That the Prisoner and Parker should meet at the Grand Guard of the Duke of Luxenburg's Army where they were to have 1500 Horse That Du Mont should go to the King of Englands's Army and watch the time when His Majesty went to visit the Grand Guard and at the same time he was to Shoot His Majesty that the Prisoner and Parker with 1500 Horse were to Rescue and bring him off the said Du Mont giving timely Notice to the Prisoner of the intended Execution That Barbesieux giving the Prisoner Orders to accompany Du Mont to Menin he gave him at the same time an Order to the Duke of Luxenburg for furnishing the Prisoner with such a Detachment of Horse as he should require and think necessary for the Design That the Prisoner by Monsieur Barbesieux's Order Receiv'd of Monsieur Paparel 80 Lewis d' Or and in pursuance of Monsieur Barbesieux Directions he gave to Du Mont 55. Lewis d' Or out of that Sum viz. 15 Pistols in Specie and a Bill of Exchange for 460 Livres French Money to be payed at Ghent That the Prisoner accordingly left Paris the 11 of September 1691 and went Post with Du Mont to Menin That he defray'd the whole Charge of the Journey that Du Mont acquainted him on the way That Monsieur Barbesieux had promised him an Annual Revenue of 20000 Livres and to make him a Knight of the Order of St. Lazarus in Case the Design took Effect That the Prisoner coming to Menin went to the Governor Monsieur Pertuis as he had been directed by Monsieur Barbesieux and obtained of him a Pasport for Du Mont who parted immediatly for Ghent promising the Prisoner that according to their Agreement he would send to him at the Grand Guard that the Prisoner thereupon went to the Duke of Luxemburg's Army and he and Parker continued at the Head of the Grand Guard till the day before the Rencounter at Leuze without hearing from Du Mont. That Du Mont going to Hanouer the Prisoner had kept a constant Correspondence with him about Executing the same Design at some other opportunity that the Prisoner communicated what Letters he Receiv'd from Du Mont to Monsieur Barbesieux who gave him Directions what Answers he should return That the Prisoner resolved with Monsieur Barbesieux that the Design should be executed this Campaign Anno 1692. which had failed the last That the Prisoner had taken some measures concerning the same with Monsieur Chanlais Quarter-Master General to the French King In the mean time one Frederick Aelbreyt Leefdale heretofore Captain Lieutenant of a Troop of Dragoons in the Service of the High and Mighty States General of the United Provinces coming to Paris was brought acquainted with the Prisoner by the means of one Sterck That the Prisoner having contracted an intimate Familiarity with the said Leefdale discovered the said Design to him towards the latter end of March last 1692 telling him that an Officer who would ingratiat himself to the King's Favour must venture at something of Consequence That he the Prisoner having had concerted the Execution of a Design upon which his Fortune depended That it was indeed a Matter not without hazard but the greater the difficulties were the more would be the Honour encouraging Leefdale to be concerned in it and the said Leefdale shewing a readiness to comply with him the Prisoner open'd himself with greater freedom and told him That he was engaged last Campaign with one Du Mont to Assasinat the King of Great Britain but it had no effect by reason of His Majesties leaving the Army so soon but it was resolved again to put the same in Execution this Year That Du Mont by many repeated Oaths had Sworn he would do it yet he the Prisoner feard that if he were not present Du Mont would not so exactly observe his Orders and therefore he was resolved to go along with