Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	know_v	life_n	world_n	7,489	5	4.6442	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49707	The copie of a letter sent from VVilliam Lavd, Archbishop of Canterbury, the 28 of June, MDCXLI, unto the Universitie of Oxford specifying his willingnesse to resigne his chancellor-ship, and withall deploring his sad estate now in the time of his imprisonship.	Laud, William, 1573-1645.	1641 (1641)	Wing L581; ESTC R23442	776	5

THE COPIE OF A LETTER SENT From VVILLIAM LAVD Archbishop of Canterbury the 28. of June MDCXLI unto the Universitie of OXFORD SPECIFYING His willingnesse to resigne his Chancellor-ship And withall deploring his sad Estate now in the time of his Imprisonment Printed in the yeare 1641. The Arch-Bishops Letter to the University of OXFORD declaring his willingnes to resigne up the Chancelorship Dated June 28. 1641. MY present Condition is not unknowne to the whole world yet by few pittied or deplored The righteous God best knowes the justice of my sufferings on whom both in life and death I will ever depend the last of which shall be most welcome in that my life is now burthensome unto mee my mind attended with sad and grievious thoughts my soule continually vexed with anxiety trouble groaning under the heavy burthen of a displeased Parliament my name disperst and grossely abused by the multiplicity of Libellous Pamphlets and my selfe bard from any wonted accesse to the best of Princes and it is vox populi that I am Popishly affected How earnest I have beene in my disputations exhortations and otherwise to quench such sparks least they should become coales I hope after my decease you will acknowledge yet in the midst of my afflictions there is nothing hath so nearely touched me as the remembrance of your free and joyfull acceptance of mee to be your Chancellour and that I am now shut up from being able to doe you that Service which you might justly expect from mee when I first received this honour I intended to have carryed it with mee to the Grave neither were my hopes any lesse since the Parliament by his Majesties Command committed mee to this Royall Prison But sith by reason of matters of greater consequence yet in hand the Parliament is pleased to procrastinate my triall I do hereby as thankefully resigne my office of being Chancellour as ever I received that dignity intreating you to elect some honorable Person who upon all occasions may be ready to serve you I do beseech God to send you such a one as may doe all things for his glory and the furtherance of your most famous University This is the continuall Prayer of Your Dejected Friend and Chancellor W. CANT. FINIS