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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	draw_v	young_a	youth_n	72	3	7.7806	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40104	The history of the troubles of Suethland and Poland, which occasioned the expulsion of Sigismundus the Third, king of those kingdomes, with his heires for ever from the Suethish crown with a continuation of those troubles, untill the truce, an. 1629 : as also, a particular narration of the daily passages at the last and great treaty of pacification between those two kingdomes, concluded at Stumbsdorff in Prussia, anno 1635 : concluding with a breife commemoration of the life and death of Sr. George Duglas, Knight, Lord Ambassadour extraordinary from the late King of Great Brittaine, for the treaty above mentioned / faithfully couched by J. Fowler ...	Fowler, J. (John); Sweden. Treaties, etc. Poland, 1635 Sept. 12.; Poland. Treaties, etc. Sweden, 1635 Sept. 12.	1656 (1656)	Wing F1731; ESTC R42031	226,818	260

found either in Church or Steeple nor motion or sound perceived albeit in the Town the same was heard to continue without intermission during the Search the Governour caused the Guards to be doubled kept his owne Souldiers and the Citizens all might in Armes retained the Magistrates with himselfe whom with the inhabitants he caused to take de novo an Oath of fidelity to the Crown of Suethen We of the Ambassadors Retinue hearing this story accounted it a fiction more worthy of laughter than of beleif Entring the Towne his Lordship was by the Governour entertained at Supper Colonel Robert Duglass Commander of a Regiment of Horse in the same service likewise his Lordships Kinsman arriving at the same time At Table the Governour related the foresaid accident for a most certaine truth recounting what distractions it had put them into on the Suddaine whereunto his Lordship replyed smiling you needed not to have been so much troubled it was but a ceremony to entertaine strangers your Citizens knew not so well as your Bells that great Brittaines Ambassador was to be here this night that Solemnitie was for my reception At this discourse some mirth being made and Supper ended his Lordship attended by the Governour and Colonel Duglass with the other Officers retired to the Quarter prepared for him opposite to that of the Governour Besides those forenamed there were others present now living in England who heard this related with the discourse thereupon and can attest the truth hereof viz. Generall Major Christopher Potley late in the service of Englands Parliament under Sir William Waller then Lievtenant Colonel to the honourable Sir George Fleetewood Knight Colonell of a Regiment of English Infantrie Governour under the Suethes of the Citie of Elbing and Commander of the strong Fort in an Island of the River Vistula now Lord Fleetewood Baron of Swanholme in Suethland As also Mr. Phillip Freherr forenamed Mr. John Baall likewise one of the Eastland Merchants who first divulged the same in England upon his repaire thither soone after This by way of digression may be admitted His Lordship at his rising the next Morning Complained he was not well yet went to the Governour to whom he told so much and at his instance walked about the Walls to view the new fortifications the Governour had there caused to be made thinking thereby to have cleered the dulnesse which oppressed him but could not At the houre of dinner he sat down with the Governour at Table but could not eate Upon serving of the second course he rose up saying it behoved him to take some rest but would not suffer any save his two Pages to attend him Commanding us to stay and accompany the Governour About foure in the afternoone the Governour with his other friends and servants went to see how he fared he Complained much of his head and stomacke whereupon unknown to him a Post was sent to Gripswaldt about six Leagues from Damin for Doctor John Schaener whose father had been one of the Physicians to King James at his first comming into England knowne by the name of Doctor Martin to Administer to his Lordship whose distemper being layed in bed continued all that night with various purgings His Servants entring his Chamber early the next morning the Governour with Colonell Duglass Leivtenant Colonell Potley and Mr. Baall forementioned repaired thither soon after We found him in his night Gowne sitting and leaning at the Table yet cheerfull in speech saying his former paines were eased and that his head and heart were well neither did ought he sayd trouble him save onely that his foot was benummed which he hoped would soon returne unto its self and feeling adding that after a little rest he intended to proceed on his journey that afternoone and to that end gave order his Coach and Traine should be ready Towards the recovery of his foot from its benummednesse all meanes were used that could be devised the forenamed Commander Potley having out of his affectionate desire of his Lordships recovery taken great paines therein by chasing of the part affected but in vaine His Lordship assaying to have removed to his Bed which was neer by saying hee would repose a little could not support himself but sinking was by his Servants layed in bed about eight in the morning We left him according to his desire with some of his Chamber onely to attend him and returning about two houres after found him asleep but drawing his breath so short and high as gave cause to apprehend it was worse with him then we had imagined wherupon the Governour with the other Commanders being sent for they came and found him to the grief of all strugling with Death Being awaked for awaked he was by the out-cries of his young Nephew William Lockhart then present he would willingly have spoken and declared himself but could not he grasped the Youth then kneeling by his bed side in his Armes some words he uttered but brokenly in various intermixed Language out of which the most attentive Listner could gather nothing In this labouring condition he continued about two houres the fore named Physitian arriving when he was even at the extremity of life which left him between the houres of twelve and one of the same day being Tuesday the fifteenth of March 1635 6. to give an account of his Legation here below before not his Earthly but his Heavenly King The sudden death of this great Person for so it may be termed struck all that were present but his Kindred and Servants especially into great consternation of spirits not one having for some space of time a word to utter At last necessity so inforcing the Body was left to be decently layd forth and a retreat made by all them of his Chamber excepted to the Governours Quarter there to consider what was to be done In this consultation it was by the Relator shewed that whereas a scruteny into the things he had there with him was necessary to be made whereby due Inventary might be taken for the better satisfaction of those whom as neerest interessed it should rightly concerne There were Papers relating to his publike Negotiations into which no inspection was to be made but that they were to be lockt up apart and to be delivered onely into the hands of the principall Secretary of State in England This was by all thought meet and unto him as having been entrusted with the insight of them whilest he lived and who had also brought him the conferment of that honourable employment so happily effected they alone were not committed but likewise the managing of what was there further to be done In reference hereunto the Embalming of the body was first concluded next that an Advertisement should be made into England for Orders for the dispose therof And lastly the putting of his Traine into an Equipage suitable to the sad occasion in order wherunto as also for the reasons pre-alledged