Selected quad for the lemma: england_n
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A88830
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Comfortable nevves from Breda, in a letter to a person of honour.
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T. L.
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1660
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Wing L70; ESTC R211868
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comfortable_a newes_n from_o breda_n in_o a_o letter_n to_o a_o person_n of_o honour_n my_o lord_n i_o read_v your_o last_o letter_n to_o a_o friend_n of_o my_o very_a near_o his_o majesty_n person_n and_o give_v it_o he_o to_o peruse_v by_o himself_o or_o show_v it_o if_o he_o think_v fit_a he_o tell_v i_o your_o lordship_n account_n of_o affair_n in_o england_n as_o it_o be_v in_o itself_o very_o satisfactory_a so_o it_o well_o agree_v with_o several_a letter_n and_o relation_n from_o other_o and_o confirm_v our_o hope_n that_o his_o majesty_n undoubted_a right_n will_v short_o be_v in_o signal_n manner_n attest_v and_o assert_v by_o the_o universal_a suffrage_n of_o the_o people_n of_o england_n in_o parliament_n and_o that_o after_o long_a oppression_n we_o shall_v once_o more_o flourish_v under_o a_o king_n for_o all_o virtue_n requisite_a in_o the_o great_a prince_n i_o dare_v say_v inferior_a to_o none_o of_o his_o predecessor_n many_o passage_n in_o your_o letter_n my_o friend_n observe_v but_o one_o above_o all_o the_o rest_n viz_o the_o surmise_n of_o many_o disaffect_a person_n and_o jealousy_n even_o of_o some_o of_o our_o friend_n that_o the_o king_n in_o his_o late_a great_a extremity_n either_o to_o procure_v some_o assistance_n or_o perhaps_o a_o bare_a livelihood_n which_o then_o he_o want_v may_v possible_o be_v engage_v in_o contract_n with_o foreign_a prince_n not_o altogether_o consistent_a with_o the_o true_a english_a interest_n this_o he_o think_v be_v not_o to_o be_v slight_v in_o regard_n it_o seem_v to_o carry_v with_o it_o much_o danger_n and_o some_o colour_n and_o therefore_o forthwith_o report_v it_o to_o his_o majesty_n who_o do_v i_o the_o honour_n to_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o as_o my_o intelligence_n and_o assure_v i_o upon_o his_o royal_a word_n that_o he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o have_v contract_v with_o any_o prince_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o his_o country_n as_o he_o never_o yet_o in_o all_o his_o distress_n entertain_v any_o treaty_n which_o will_v not_o become_v the_o best_a of_o protestant_n and_o englishman_n or_o which_o have_v it_o be_v otherwise_o fit_a he_o shall_v not_o have_v wish_v the_o whole_a nation_n may_v have_v hear_v that_o he_o stand_v oblige_v only_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o hospitality_n and_o great_a civility_n which_o he_o hope_v he_o shall_v short_o be_v in_o a_o condition_n to_o requite_v my_o lord_n since_o the_o king_n have_v be_v please_v so_o far_o to_o condescend_v as_o to_o trust_v i_o in_o a_o matter_n of_o such_o importance_n i_o hold_v myself_o oblige_v in_o duty_n and_o gratitude_n to_o his_o majesty_n in_o friendship_n and_o service_n to_o your_o lordship_n to_o transmit_v it_o to_o you_o that_o your_o lordship_n may_v as_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o you_o will_v make_v your_o utmost_a use_n of_o it_o for_o his_o majesty_n service_n and_o sure_o my_o lord_n you_o may_v do_v well_o industrious_o to_o court_v occasion_n of_o publish_v and_o propagate_a a_o news_n so_o honourable_a to_o the_o king_n so_o significant_a to_o the_o people_n so_o seasonable_a to_o the_o time_n and_o comfortable_a i_o doubt_v not_o to_o all_o loyal_a english_a heart_n for_o whether_o we_o reflect_v on_o the_o mighty_a providence_n of_o god_n who_o have_v bring_v his_o majesty_n out_o of_o a_o fiery_a furnace_n as_o it_o be_v without_o the_o sing_n of_o his_o hair_n or_o clothes_n or_o the_o incomparable_a virtue_n of_o our_o king_n who_o next_o to_o his_o bless_a father_n deserve_v to_o be_v ever_o celebrate_v as_o the_o chief_a martyr_n of_o his_o country_n or_o our_o own_o unmerited_a happiness_n in_o such_o multiply_a deliverance_n and_o especial_o in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o so_o excellent_a a_o prince_n the_o thing_n be_v every_o way_n most_o considerable_a and_o must_v needs_o appear_v so_o even_o to_o the_o mean_a capacity_n by_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o next_o week_n i_o intend_v god_n willing_a to_o wait_v on_o your_o lordship_n at_o london_n and_o shall_v then_o endeavour_v to_o satisfy_v your_o curiosity_n for_o the_o present_a this_o place_n afford_v little_o public_a news_n that_o be_v a_o commodity_n now_o expect_v only_o from_o england_n you_o will_v therefore_o herein_o excuse_n my_o lord_n your_o most_o humble_a and_o affectionate_a servant_n t._n l._n breda_n april_n 26._o s._n n._n 1660._o london_n print_v for_o henry_n seile_n over_o against_o st._n dunstan_n church_n in_o fleetstreet_n may_n 3._o 1660._o