Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	act_n	king_n	law_n	5,822	5	4.7877	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10089	Times anotomie [sic]. Containing: the poore mans plaint, Brittons trouble, and her triumph. The Popes pride, Romes treasons, and her destruction: affirming, that Gog, and Magog, both shall perish, the Church of Christ shall flourish, Iudeas race shall be restored, and the manner how this mightie worke shall be accomplished. Made by Robert Pricket, a souldier: and dedicated to all the lords of his Maiesties most honourable priuie Councell.	Pricket, Robert.	1606 (1606)	STC 20342; ESTC S115240	33,232	64

hath chaung'd Since from my former worke my muse estraung'd Her grieued thoughts my owne estate to viewe Still being fed with wormewood gall and rue And now though wrapt in foldes of mournefull care I am rowsde vp some part with them to beare Which doe reioyce as theirs so is my ioy That God is pleasd hells actions to destroye And now my muse in more then wonder wrapt Will speake of what since first shee writ hath hapt Two nights before the night of Englands wrack Such greifes themselues vpon my breast did pack That from woes Cowch I rose alone to walke And with myselfe of my sad fa●●●●●e to talke For when daies light vpon my face should shine I knew those wants would ●●●●●ip both me and mine No sooner vp and forth my chamber stept But straight my thoughts into amasement lept For round about I saw so cleere a light As that I thought it rather daie then night And well I knew that Luna then did please To shew her selfe to the Antipedes And when aloft I did suruey the skie There was no starres that any man could spie To search the cause resolu'd of my intent I walkt abroade to view the Element A tossing winde whorl'd round the earth below as from earths wombe some tombling noyse did growe Said I such noyse as this is said of some For to foretell an Earth-quake nere to come And looking vp a generall seeing flame With burning streames bemantled all heauens frame That from one part did not arise lights beames But heauen was Cloath'd with vniuersall streames Amids the Ayre I might sometimes espie The flashing flames vnto a roundnes flye And then dispierce themselues immediatly The world ore spreeding with a burning Cannopie When thus I saw sent from the fiery spheate Such burning streames and flashing flames so cleere Said I this truth doth on these signes depend Doubtles the world is neere vnto her end And then I thought that such despisde as I With ioy should haue an end of miserie Thus hauing view'd till eyes all dazled were My reeling steps my dussie braines did beare To sorrows cell the Caue of former Care Vnto my selfe I did my woes declare From Sol to Mars with vsuall attribute Foure times Aurora in her Crimson sure Had bid god morrow to her friendes beneath Whilest all this time my griefe woes sighs did breath And then my minde griefes danger to eschue For solace went Gorguntus walles to viewe Abroad my steps had me no sooner brought But straight my eares had such a rumour caught As made me start and in a maze to wonder How hell deuisde to rend the world in sounder A treason no A deuill borne fiery rage A worke nere thought of in precedent age A Sauage wrath whose like nere staynd a storie Should haue destroyd the heauen of Britons glory It s true in warre that souldiers not refuse Against their foes the like deuise to vse But in a kingdome by subiects to their King The world till now nere heard so vilde a thing The name of England with datelesse infamie Had stood ingrauen to worldes posteritie Breeder of Deuills so sit for villany As at one blow could sack a monarchie The whore whose lawes allowes such deedes of horror Let heauen and earth and all the world abhorre her The Proiect of these trayterous homycites A booke at large to euery mind recites And though I would I dare not speake no more Of Treason plotts then hath beene spoke before But now I see the night that I admyred Foretold the flame that should the world haue fiered And yet the generall of heauens fiety warte Included more then on particular Oh if that God for Englands sinne had pleasd That horred act on king and state had seazd Great Britons breast had now beene drownd in blood Rac'd sackt and spoyl'd bereft of euery good Theft murther Rape and euery act of hell Had built their house on Englands face to dwell The spoile of man of humane race the shame Would haue rac'd out all humane vertues name Vilde dissolutes prophane and insolent Like Tirants would haue wrong'd the innocent A Goathian Armye amongst ourselues maintain'd Would thē with blood our townes streets haue stain'd Our lawes of God our lawes of man should then haue bene of force to gouerne faithles men The rich mans wealth should not his owne haue b●●●●●ene But made a spoile vnto the hands of sinne Faire London then her glorious pompe and state The vildest hands would vildely ruinate Young maides and wiues of feature excellent Had beene abusde by brutish rauishment Beautie most rare if it continued chaste Had then vnto luxurious armes beene cast The courtly nimphes faire wise and trimly gay That could not but with silkes and veluets play Whos 's maskt vp che●●●●●kes from winde sunne are fled All fresh to keepe their artificiall red There beauties sheild white breasts scarce paper proofe Must then haue tumbled with some ruder stuffe With correspondēce rude armes besmeer'd with greace Should haue imbrac'd a painted sluttishnesse And they perhaps resolu'd in miserie Would smi●●●●●e at that their least calamitie But mindes refin'd of purest substance fram'd Such as on earth may be heauens Angels nam'd Whose beauties no adulterate deeds haue staind But spotlesse they haue truly chaste remainde That Angell number with hels rage ore spred That Heauens impression vildely rauished Oh what a terror should their hearts haue felt When vilde ones would with them haue vildely delt Euill to suppresse when Iustice sturd had beene Then bloud and murther had mainteind hels sinne The strength which makes the magistrate most strong And giues him warrant to suppresse each wrong The name which doth vnto the lawes giue force Had hence bene snatcht if hell had held his course In vayne should then the officers haue said In the Kings name wee charge le ts be obeyd In the Queenes name then if iustice out should crye Hells howndes had said she with the king should die Prince Henryes name if iustice should haue tried Sweete Prince he should with King Queene haue died If to the Duke of Torke our hopes had fled Doubtles hells hands would him haue murthered Should iustice then vnto the Princesse flie She had beene seidze by traytors tyranny The honor'd Councell might help the iust to saue For King Queene Prince them was made one graue Then to the Lords and Bishops of the land They with the rest had dyed by treasons hand Should in the Iudges then our hope haue ioyed They with the rest had beene at once destroyed From knights and burgesses if safeties hope distilld They with the rest a sulpher flame had kilde With bibles then should faithfull preachers presse And breath forth iudgments gainst sinnes wickednes And saie Behold heauens indignation feare This booke of God doth Gods fierce wrath declare The rage which should from Romishe flames haue fum'd Would quickly haue them and their books consum'd Oh then of whom should iustice help