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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	ambassador_n	king_n	peace_n	4,428	5	6.4303	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01692	The famous historie of Fryer Bacon Containing the wonderfull things that he did in his life: also the manner of his death; with the liues and deaths of the two coniurors, Bungye and Vandermast. Very pleasant and delightfull to be read.		1627 (1627)	STC 1183; ESTC S114832	25,007	40

Vandermast and make a Spirit of his owne carry him into Germany THE King of England after hée had taken in the Towne shewed great mercy to the Inhabitants giuing some of them their liues fréely and others hée set at libertie for their Gold the Towne hée kept as his owne and swore the chiefe Citizens to be his true Subiects Presently after the King of France sent an Ambassadour to the King of England for to intreat a peace betwéene them This Ambassadour being come to the King he feasted him as it is the manner of Princes to doe and with the best sports as he had then welcomed him The Ambassadour seeing the King of England so free in his Loue desired likewise to giue him some taste of his good liking and to that intent sent for one of his fellowes being a Germane and named Vandermast a famous Coniurer who being come hée told the King that since his Grace had béene so bountifull in his loue to him he would shew him by a seruant of his such wonderfull things that his Grace had neuer séene the like before The King demaunded of him of what nature those things were that hée would doe The Embassadour answered that they were things done by the Art of Magicke The King hearing of this sent straight for Fryer Bacon who presently came and brought Fryer Bungey with him When the Banquet was done Vandermast did aske the King if hée desired to sée any Spirit of any man deceased and if that he did hée would raise him in such manner and fashion as he was in when that hée liued The King told him that aboue all men hée desired to sée Pompey the Great who could abide no equall Vandermast by his Art raised him armed in such manner as hée was when hée was slaine at the Eattell of Pharsalia at this they were all highly contented Fryer Bacon presently raised the ghost of Iulius Caesar who could abide no Superiour and had slaine this Pompey at the Battell of Pharsalia At the sight of him they were all amazed but the King who sent for Bacon and Vandermast said that there was some man of Art in that presence whom hée desired to sée Fryer Bacon then shewed himselfe saying It was I Vandermast that raised Caesar partly to giue content to this royall presence but chiefely for to conquer thy Pompey as he did once before at that great Battell of Pharsalia which he now againe shall doe Then presently began a fight being Caesar and Pompey which continued a good space to the content of all except Vandermast At last Pompey was ouercome and slaine by Caesar then vanished they both away My Lord Embassadour said the King me thinks that my Englishman hath put downe your German hath he no better running then this Yes answered Vandermast your Grace shall sée me put downe your Englishman ere that you goe from hence and therefore Fryer prepare thy selfe with thy best of Art to withstand me Alas said Fryer Bacon it is a little thing will serue to resist thée i● this kind I haue here one that is my inferior shewing him Fryer Bungey try thy Art with him and if thou doe put him to the worst then will I deale with thée and not till then Fryer Bungey then began to shew his Art and after some turning and looking on his Booke he brought vp among them the Hysperian Tree which did beare golden Apples these Apples were kept by a waking Dragon that lay vnder the Trée Hée hauing done this bid Vandermast finde one that durst gather the fruit Then Vandermast did raise the ghost of Hercules in his habit that he wore when that he was liuing and with his Club on his shoulder Here is one said Vandermast that shall gather fruit from this Trée this is Hercules that in his life time gathered of this Fruit and made the Dragon couch and now againe shall hée gather it in spight of all opposition As Hercules was going to plucke the fruit Fryer Bacon held vp his wand at which Hercules stayed and séemed fearefull Vandermast bid him for to gather of the fruit or else hée would torment him Hercules was more fearefull and said I cannot nor I dare not for here great Bacon stands whose charmes are farre more powerfull then thine I must obey him Vandermast Hereat Vandermast curst Hercules and threatned him But Fryer Bacon laughed and bid him not to chafe himselfe ere that his iourney was ended for séeing said he that Hercules will doe nothing at your command I will haue him doe you some seruice at mine with that hée bid Hercules carry him home into Germany The Deuill obeyed him and tooke Vandermast on his backe and went away with him in all their sights Hold Fryer cried the Embassadour I will not loose Vandermast for halfe my Land Content your selfe my Lord answered Fryer Bacon I haue but sent him home to sée his wife and ere long he may returne The King of England thanked Fryer Bacon and forced some gifts on him for his seruice that hee had done for him for Fryer Bacon did so little respect money that he neuer would take any of the King How Fryer Bacon through his wisdome saued the endangered liues of three Brethren THE Peace being concluded betwéene the King of England and the King of France the King of England came againe into his Countrey of England where he was receiued very ioyfully of all his Subiects But in his absence had happened a discord betweene thrée Brethren the like hath not béene often heard This it was A rich Gentleman of England dyed and left behinde him three Sonnes Now for some reason which was best knowne to himselfe he appointed none of them by name to be his heyre but spake to them all after this manner You are all my Sonnes and I loue you all as a Father should doe all alike not one better then the other and cause I would alwayes doe rightly so néere as I can I leaue all my Lands and goods to him that loues me best These were his last words that he spake concerning any worldly affaires After he was dead and buried there arose a great controuersie betwixt them who should inherit their Fathers Goods and Lands euery one pleading for himselfe how that hée loued his Father best All the cunning Lawyers of the Kingdome could say nothing to the purpose concerning this case so that they were inforced to begge of the King a grant for a combat for they would not share the Lands and Goods amongst them but eu●ry one desired all or else nothing The King séeing no other way to end this controuersie granted a combat the two eldest being to fight first and the conquerour to fight with the yongest and the suruiuer of them was to haue the Land The day being come that was set for these combatants they all came in armed for the fight Fryer Bacon being there present and seeing such thrée lustie young men like to perish and that