Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	ambassador_n	king_n	send_v	1,788	5	5.7207	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52961	The new politicks of the court of France Under the reign of Levvis XIV. Wherein are to be seen all his intreagues, and his present manner of acting, in respect of all the potentates of Europe, to satisfie his ambition and grandeur. Made English from the original printed at Cologne, 1694.		1695 (1695)	Wing N715A; ESTC R224183	77,082	145

1682._o and_o there_o open_o declare_v themselves_o enemy_n of_o the_o apostolic_a see_n and_o for_o that_o the_o canon_n law_n and_o the_o agreement_n make_v with_o france_n that_o the_o pope_n shall_v be_v judge_n of_o the_o capacity_n of_o the_o person_n nominate_v prove_v moreover_o that_o the_o say_v ecclesiastic_n nomiant_v by_o the_o king_n be_v not_o person_n proper_a to_o be_v entrust_v with_o the_o instruction_n of_o the_o people_n but_o absolute_o addict_v to_o their_o pleasure_n and_o their_o worldly_a interest_n see_v that_o they_o never_o scruple_v to_o revolt_v against_o their_o spiritual_a chief_n and_o to_o betray_v the_o liberty_n and_o privilege_n of_o the_o church_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v gain_v the_o king_n favour_n and_o augment_v their_o temporal_a mean_n upon_o this_o the_o court_n of_o france_n be_v desirous_a to_o vex_v the_o pope_n make_v choice_n of_o the_o marquis_n of_o lovardin_n for_o his_o ambassador_n to_o rome_n because_o he_o be_v a_o know_a enemy_n of_o the_o apostolic_a see_v and_o be_v both_o able_a and_o willing_a to_o affront_v and_o molest_v his_o holiness_n no_o wonder_n then_o if_o he_o never_o have_v audience_n of_o the_o pope_n see_v that_o according_a to_o the_o general_n rule_n no_o minister_n shall_v be_v send_v to_o a_o sovereign_a prince_n but_o such_o a_o one_o as_o be_v acceptable_a to_o the_o prince_n with_o who_o he_o be_v to_o negotiate_v beside_o that_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o a_o person_n to_o be_v send_v by_o a_o prince_n to_o entitle_v he_o to_o the_o prerogative_n of_o a_o ambassador_n but_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n he_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v for_o such_o a_o one_o by_o the_o sovereign_n to_o who_o that_o minister_n be_v send_v therefore_o the_o court_n of_o france_n have_v no_o reason_n to_o complain_v that_o the_o pope_n refuse_v to_o give_v audience_n to_o the_o marquis_n nor_o indeed_o will_v any_o sovereign_a have_v suffer_v the_o marquis_n as_o he_o do_v to_o 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