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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	pope_n	4,544	5	7.1893	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44762	Two discourses lately revievv'd and enrich'd by the author one, The pre-eminence and pedegree [sic] of Parlement, whereunto is added a vindication of some passages reflecting upon the author in a book call'd The popish royall favorit, penn'd and published by Master Prynne ..., with a clearing of some occurrences in Spayne at His Majesties being there, cited by the said Master Prynne out of the Vocall forrest ... : the second, Englands teares / by James Howell ...; Pre-eminence and pedigree of Parlement	Howell, James, 1594?-1666.; Howell, James, 1594?-1666. Englands teares for the present wars.	1644 (1644)	Wing H3124; ESTC R16765	26,500	31

beames reverberate never so strongly and dwell never so long upon the myry lake of Maeotis the black turfd moores of Holland the aguish woose of Kent and Essex or any other place be it never so di●ty Though Spaine be a hot Countrey yet one may passe and repasse through the very Center of it and never be Sun-burnt if he carry with him a Bongrace and such a one His Majesty had Well after his Majesties arrivall to Madrid the treaty of Marriage went on still though he told them at his first comming that he came not thither like an Embassador to treat of Marriage but as a Prince to fetch home a Wife and in regard they were of different Religions it could not be done without a dispensation from the Pope the Pope would grant none unlesse some Capitulations were stipulated in favour of the Romish Catholikes in England the same in substance were agreed on with France Well when the dispensation came which was negotiated solely by the King of Spains Ministers because His Majesty would have as little to do as might be with Rome Pope Gregory the fifteenth who died a little after sent His Majesty a Letter which was delivered by the Nuncio whereof an answer was sent a while after Which Letters were imprinted and exposed to the view of the world because His Majesty would not have people whisper that the businesse was carried in a clandestine manner And truly besides this I do not know of any Letter or Message or Complement that ever pass'd 'twixt His Majesty and the Pope afore or after some addresses peradventure might be made to the Cardinalls to whom the drawing of those matrimoniall dispatches was referred to quicken the work but this was only by way of civill negotiation Now touching that responsory Letter from His Majesty it was no other than a Complement in the severest interpretation and such formalities passe 'twixt the Crown of England and the great Turke and divers Heathen Princes The Pope writ first and no man can deny but by all morall rules and in common humane civility His Majesty was bound to answer it specially considering how punctuall they are in those Countries to correspond in this kind how exact they are in repayring visits and the performance of such Ceremonies And had this compliance been omitted it might have made very ill impressions as the posture of things stood then for it had prejudiced the great work in hand I mean the Match which was then in the heat and height of agitation His Majesties person was there engag'd and so it was no time to give the least offence They that are never so little vers'd in businesse abroad do know that there must be addresses compliances and formalities of this nature according to the Italian Proverbe That one must sometimes light a candle to the Devill us'd in the carriage of matters of State as this great businesse was whereon the eyes of all Christendome were so greedily fix'd A businesse which was like to bring with it such an universall good as the restitution of the Palatinate the quenching of those hideous fires in Germany and the establishing of a peace through all the Christian World I hope none will take offence that in this particular which comes within the compasse of my knowledge being upon the Stage when this Scene was acted I do this right to the King my Master in displaying the Truth and putting her forth in her own colours a rare thing in these dayes TOuching the Vocall Forrest an Allegoricall Discourse that goes abroad under my name a good while before the beginning of this Parlement which this Gentleman cites and that very faithfully I understand there be some that mutter at certain passages therein by putting ill glosses upon the Text and taking with the left hand what I offer with the right Nor is it a wonder for trees which lys open and stand exposed to all weathers to be nipt But I desire this favour which in common justice I am sure in the Court of Chancery cannot be denyed me it being the priviledge of every Author and a received maxime through the World Cujus est condere ejus est interpretari I say I crave this favour to have leave to expound my own Text and I doubt not then but to rectifie any one in his opinion of me and that in lieu of the Plums which I give him from those Trees he will not throw the stones at me Moreover I desire those that are over criticall Censurers of that peece to know that as in Divinity it is a rule Scripturae parabolica non est argumenativa so it is in all other kind of knowledge Parables whereof that Discourse is composed though pressed never so hard prove nothing There is another Rule also That Parables must be gently used like a Nurses breast which if you presse too hard you shall have bloud in stead of milke But as the Author of the Vocall Forrest thinks he hath done neither his Countrey nor the Common-wealth of Learning any prejudice thereby That maiden fancy having received so good entertainment and respect abroad as to be translated into divers Languages and to gain the publick approbation of some famous Universities So he makes this humble protest unto all the World that though the designe of that Discourse was partly Satyricall which peradventure induc'd the Author to shrowd it of purpose under the shadowes of trees and where should Satyres be but amongst Trees yet it never entred into his imagination to let fall from him the least thing that might give any offence to the High and Honorable Court of Parlement wherof he had the honor to be once a Member and hopes he may be thought worthy again And were he guilty of such an offence or piacle rather he thinks he should never forgive himselfe though he were appointed his own Judge If there occurre any passage therein that may admit a hard construction let the Reader observe That the Author doth not positively assert or passe a judgement on any thing in that Discourse which consists principally of concise cursory narrations of the choisest Occurrences and Criticismes of State according as the pulse of time did beat then And matters of State as all other sublunary things are subject to alterations contigencies and change which makes the opinions and minds of men vary accordingly not one amongst twenty is the same man to day as he was four years ago in point of judgement which turns and alters according to the circumstance and successe of things And it is a true saying whereof we find common experience posterior dies est prioris Magister The day following is the former dayes Schoolmaster Ther 's another Aphorisme The wisedome of one day is the foolishnesse of another and 't will be so as long as there is a man left in the world I will conclude with this modest request to that Gentleman of the long Robe That having unpassionately perus'd what I