Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	father_n	king_n	son_n	15,829	5	5.3306	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94880	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 how it was contrived; how it was to be carried on; and the manner of its discovery. Published by authority.		1692 (1692)	Wing T2374A; ESTC R230441	7,454	11

Liniere Knight Sieur de Grandvall Born at Liniere in Picardy aged about Forty Three years and now a Prisoner hath confessed before the Grand Court-Martial without any Constraint by Plain or being in Irons and it further appearing to the said Court-Martial That the late Marquis de Louvcis in his Life-time Secretary of State to the French King in the year 1691. entered into an Agreement with one Anthony Du Mont 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 Marquis of Louvois That the Prisoner some time before the Marquis of Louvois's Death asking his leave to go somewhere else was ordered by the said Marquis 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 Marquis of Louvois dying some time after there was no further Progress then made in the said Design That the Marquis of Barbesieux Son to the said Marquis 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 paid to the said Du Mont among his Fathers Papers the said Design was revived again and the thirty Pistols were paid accordingly That the Prisoner contracted an Acquaintance with Du Mont at Monsieur Rabenac's House where Monsieur Paparell 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 Paparell in one of which Monsieur Barbesieux told the Prisoner That he suspected his Father was Poisoned 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 acquainting Du Mont with he answer'd thereupon It is no matter I 'll 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 formed the said Design with the late Marquis 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 Luxemburg's Army where they were to have 1500 Horse That Du Mont should go to the King of England'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 Luxemburg 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 Paparell 80 Lewis d'Or and in pursuance of Monsieur Barbesieux's Directions he gave to Du Mont 55 Lewis d'Or out of that Summ viz. fifteen Pistols in Specie and a Bill of Exchange for 460 Livres French Money to be paid at Ghent that the Prisoner accordingly left Paris the 11th of September 1691 and went Post with Da 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 Governour Monsieur Pertuis as he had been directed by Monsieur Barbesieux and obtained of him a Passport for Du Mont who parted immediately 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 Leuza 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 Campagne 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 infinite familiarity with the said Leefdale discover'd the said design to him towards the latter end of March last 1692 telling him That an Officer who would Ingratiate himself in the King's Favour must venture at something of Consequence That he the Prisoner had concerted the Execution of a Design upon which his Fortune depended That it was indeed a matter 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 Campagne with one Du Mont to Assassinate the King of Great Britain but it had no Effect by reason of his Majesty's 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 feared that if he were not