Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	army_n	king_n	war_n	4,102	5	6.2545	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50583	The memoires of Titus Oates written for publick satisfaction.		1685 (1685)	Wing M1674; ESTC R15134	6,698	15

for_o the_o raise_v the_o army_n so_o immediate_o necessary_a to_o prosecute_v the_o blow_n after_o the_o king_n dispatch_n now_o in_o the_o name_n of_o dulness_n where_o be_v our_o wit_n when_o all_o this_o hideous_a pieco_fw-it of_o apocrypha_fw-la be_v current_a gospel_n among_o we_o and_o last_o to_o bring_v the_o foreign_a hero_n into_o play_n too_o oates_n swear_v that_o upon_o subdue_a of_o england_n in_o manner_n aforesaid_a the_o french_a be_v to_o be_v lord_n of_o be_v ascendant_n the_o government_n of_o england_n be_v design_v to_o have_v devolve_v into_o their_o hand_n and_o pray_v mark_v the_o riddle_n of_o the_o business_n here_o be_v the_o spanish_a king_n in_o the_o year_n 78._o lend_n no_o less_o a_o body_n of_o man_n then_o thirty_o thousand_o fight_a pilgrim_n to_o help_v establish_v the_o french_a king_n in_o the_o monarchy_n of_o england_n at_o the_o very_a same_o time_n that_o he_o be_v in_o actual_a war_n against_o he_o and_o a_o utter_a enemy_n to_o france_n and_o so_o harass_v by_o the_o french_a that_o he_o be_v court_v almost_o all_o christendom_n against_o he_o and_o implore_v all_o foreighn_n aides_n and_o alliance_n to_o oppose_v he_o yes_o though_o he_o have_v already_o lose_v so_o large_a and_o so_o important_a a_o part_n of_o his_o own_o country_n to_o he_o and_o be_v not_o over_o able_a with_o his_o best_a strength_n to_o defend_v the_o rest_n from_o he_o yet_o be_v this_o spanish_a king_n forsooth_o if_o oat_n his_o evidence_n will_v hold_v water_n aid_v and_o assist_v the_o french_a king_n with_o so_o vast_a a_o succour_n for_o the_o enlarge_n the_o very_a victory_n of_o his_o most_o hate_a enemy_n by_o so_o prodigious_a a_o acquisition_n as_o the_o imperial_a diadem_n of_o england_n oh_o the_o miracle_n of_o a_o romish-plot_n and_o the_o more_o miraculous_a english_a stomach_n to_o digest_v it_o this_o reader_n be_v the_o great_a and_o dreadful_a popish_a bugbear_n that_o once_o have_v power_n to_o fright_v three_o kingdom_n out_o of_o their_o sense_n and_o this_o the_o saviour_n of_o the_o nation_n that_o so_o many_o almost_o prostrate_a knee_n and_o up_o lift_v hand_n entertain_v and_o salute_v with_o no_o less_o than_o palm-branche_n and_o hosannah_n the_o particularise_v of_o all_o the_o nonsensical_a incongruitys_n and_o contradiction_n through_o the_o whole_a legend_n of_o his_o discovery_n such_o as_o his_o swear_v at_o one_o trial_n he_o be_v pervert_v to_o the_o romish_a religion_n and_o at_o another_o that_o he_o be_v still_o a_o protestant_n and_o only_o play_v the_o hypocrite_n among_o the_o papist_n to_o learn_v their_o secret_n and_o to_o detect_v their_o plot_n and_o then_o his_o swear_v before_o the_o council_n that_o he_o know_v not_o coleman_n when_o bring_v face_n to_o face_n before_o he_o and_o yet_o at_o his_o trial_n to_o swear_v he_o be_v his_o most_o intimate_a acquaintance_n and_o co-plotter_n in_o the_o whole_a business_n of_o the_o four_o irish_a ruffian_n and_o consequent_o be_v the_o main_a evidence_n that_o hang_v he_o but_o most_o of_o all_o this_o his_o most_o egregious_a perjury_n in_o swear_v before_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n that_o he_o have_v discover_v his_o whole_a plot_n and_o have_v not_o one_o person_n more_o to_o accuse_v than_o what_o he_o have_v name_v and_o impeach_v before_o and_o yet_o after_o all_o this_o to_o bring_v the_o very_a queen_n into_o the_o conspiracy_n to_o poison_n the_o king_n a_o princess_n of_o that_o immaculate_a virtue_n and_o unexampled_a piety_n into_o so_o damnable_a and_o hellish_a a_o design_n that_o most_o arrogant_a of_o imposture_n and_o villainy_n as_o far_o from_o the_o very_a shadow_n of_o truth_n as_o the_o monster_n that_o utter_v it_o be_v from_o heaven_n the_o particularise_v i_o say_v of_o all_o the_o egregious_a and_o impudent_a falsity_n through_o his_o whole_a fardel_n of_o narrative_n be_v a_o work_n too_o long_o and_o tedious_a beside_o the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n thanks_o be_v to_o heaven_n be_v already_o make_v so_o tranparent_a almost_o to_o all_o eye_n and_o understanding_n that_o it_o be_v almost_o impossible_a that_o any_o thing_n but_o wilful_a and_o harden_a blindness_n itself_o can_v plain_o see_v through_o the_o only_a and_o last_o though_o feeble_a argument_n that_o his_o defender_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a he_o can_v have_v any_o leave_v can_v make_v for_o he_o be_v to_o say_v how_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o all_o his_o discovery_n shall_v be_v such_o errant_a forgery_n and_o imposture_n and_o yet_o be_v so_o universal_o believe_v even_o by_o the_o most_o unanimous_a and_o so_o long_a assent_n of_o the_o great_a and_o most_o sensible_a man_n of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n why_o true_o be_v not_o a_o englishman_n belief_n one_o of_o the_o great_a prodigy_n since_o the_o flood_n this_o may_v be_v much_o wonder_v at_o and_o true_o it_o will_v appear_v almost_o stupendous_a how_o almost_o a_o whole_a nation_n shall_v be_v so_o besot_v have_v not_o woeful_a experience_n convince_v that_o true_o this_o be_v but_o the_o second_o notorious_a blot_n in_o our_o english_a scutcheon_n for_o let_v we_o but_o look_v back_o into_o the_o dismal_a fear_n and_o jealoasy_n in_o the_o first_o king_n charles_n his_o reign_n and_o we_o shall_v find_v the_o self_n same_o phantom_n govern_v then_o too_o and_o just_o such_o another_o as_o senseless_a and_o as_o ridiculous_a imaginary_a plot_n of_o set_v up_o popery_n and_o arbitrary_a power_n o_o monstrum_fw-la horrendum_fw-la blow_v three_o kingdom_n into_o a_o flame_n and_o from_o the_o dismal_a effect_n of_o that_o epidemical_a lunacy_n have_v leave_v that_o stain_n upon_o the_o english_a name_n and_o reputation_n abroad_o in_o the_o world_n that_o not_o whole_a age_n will_v wash_v off_o and_o true_o we_o have_v no_o excuse_n leave_v why_o we_o shall_v be_v so_o gross_o impose_v upon_o again_o and_o run_v into_o a_o second_o as_o damnable_a a_o error_n as_o the_o first_o but_o frank_o confess_v that_o the_o frenzy_n of_o our_o father_n be_v hereditary_a and_o nothing_o but_o their_o madness_n run_v in_o our_o blood_n have_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o so_o enormous_a a_o folly_n the_o extravagant_a apprehension_n of_o the_o danger_n of_o popery_n be_v that_o natural_a impefection_n that_o the_o generality_n of_o english_a man_n be_v as_o much_o bear_v to_o as_o man_n be_v to_o a_o club-foot_n or_o a_o hunch-back_a or_o any_o other_o deformity_n and_o real_o which_o they_o be_v almost_o as_o hardly_o to_o be_v cure_v of_o and_o therefore_o to_o draw_v to_o a_o end_n with_o our_o swear_v master_n titus_n that_o hellish_a incendiary_n and_o chief_a visible_a original_a of_o our_o so_o many_o year_n distraction_n his_o sentence_n though_o it_o seem_v severe_a be_v much_o less_o than_o he_o deserve_v our_o english_a lawmaker_n as_o never_o imagine_v the_o possibility_n of_o so_o unexampled_a a_o offender_n have_v provide_v no_o punishment_n equal_a to_o the_o demerit_n of_o such_o unprecedented_a villainy_n finis_fw-la enter_v according_a to_o order_n

reflect_v how_o it_o be_v utter_o impossible_a to_o shoot_v a_o silver_n bullet_n out_o of_o a_o screw_v gun_n silver_n be_v too_o hard_a a_o metal_n ever_o to_o be_v discharge_v without_o tear_v the_o gun_n all_o to_o piece_n for_o the_o history_n of_o his_o other_o popish_a ruffian_n his_o conyers_n with_o his_o dagger_n his_o four_a irish_a ruffian_n by_o the_o by_o all_o gentleman_n of_o quality_n and_o fortune_n and_o yet_o all_o hire_v for_o so_o bold_a a_o attempt_n as_o shoot_v the_o king_n for_o but_o poor_a fourscore_o pound_n between_o they_o when_o the_o little_a inconsiderable_a wretch_n grove_n be_v to_o be_v reward_v with_o no_o less_o than_o 1500_o l._n for_o the_o history_n i_o say_v of_o these_o assassinate_v and_o sir_n george_n wakemans_fw-mi affair_n they_o be_v altogether_o a_o mass_n of_o nonsense_n so_o nauseous_o fulsome_a that_o even_o the_o all-believing_a whig_n themselves_o in_o the_o very_o hot_a dog-day_n of_o true_a protestant_a zeal_n and_o euthusiasm_n turn_v stomach_n at_o insomuch_o that_o the_o terrible_a poisoner_n sir_n george_n himself_o be_v acquit_v even_o by_o a_o whig_n jury_n in_o defiance_n of_o all_o the_o popish_a fear_n and_o jealousy_n which_o in_o that_o time_n of_o the_o world_n be_v no_o less_o than_o mountain_n high_a but_o to_o muster_v the_o strength_n of_o all_o these_o last_o undertaker_n and_o indeed_o the_o whole_a force_n of_o his_o whole_a plot_n itself_o in_o his_o preface_n to_o his_o narrative_n he_o tell_v the_o world_n that_o he_o discover_v his_o plot_n first_o to_o his_o majesty_n by_o the_o introduction_n of_o mr._n christopher_n kirby_n on_o the_o 13_o of_o august_n 78._o at_o which_o time_n you_o must_v note_v he_o bring_v no_o other_o credential_n to_o support_v his_o plot_n but_o word_n and_o forehead_n oath_n and_o impudence_n be_v utter_o unable_a to_o produce_v the_o least_o scrap_n of_o one_o of_o all_o his_o numberless_a pretend_a treasonable_a paper_n letter_n or_o commission_n to_o corroborate_v his_o evidence_n notwithstanding_o his_o narrative_n assure_v we_o that_o the_o jesuit_n have_v long_o before_o wrought_v the_o king_n almost_o to_o a_o utter_a deafness_n and_o infidelity_n against_o all_o information_n whatever_o against_o they_o and_o consequent_o his_o preserve_n of_o some_o of_o those_o undeniable_a record_n against_o they_o all_o entrust_v in_o his_o hand_n be_v the_o only_a necessary_a introduction_n to_o the_o credit_n and_o support_v of_o his_o whole_a discovery_n but_o however_o though_o not_o one_o syllable_n of_o any_o thing_n of_o that_o kind_a be_v ever_o see_v or_o bring_v forth_o from_o that_o day_n to_o this_o and_o the_o only_a lame_a excuse_n that_o can_v help_v he_o be_v to_o say_v true_o whilst_o he_o plot_v with_o they_o he_o be_v one_o of_o they_o &_o therefore_o do_v not_o seek_v to_o preserve_v any_o such_o convince_v paper_n or_o commission_n though_o by_o the_o by_o it_o look_v a_o little_a odd_a in_o one_o of_o his_o trial_n where_o he_o downright_o swear_v he_o be_v a_o protestant_a all_n along_o and_o disguise_v himself_o a_o papist_n only_a to_o herd_n with_o they_o to_o betray_v they_o but_o let_v that_o pass_v the_o prodigious_a oversight_n and_o negligence_n of_o our_o discoverer_n in_o this_o point_n be_v forgive_v he_o for_o once_o how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v nevertheless_o that_o after_o that_o very_o 13_o day_n of_o august_n when_o he_o return_v again_o to_o the_o jesuit_n and_o plot_v with_o they_o once_o more_o only_o as_o a_o spy_n and_o a_o trapan_n to_o take_v a_o opportunity_n of_o betray_v they_o when_o after_o that_o very_a day_n he_o deliver_v out_o several_a new_a commission_n meet_v also_o at_o a_o consult_v of_o the_o benedictines_n and_o carry_v their_o subscribe_v resolve_v of_o murder_v the_o king_n to_o a_o second_o consult_v of_o the_o carmelites_n for_o to_o sign_v it_o meet_v likewise_o another_o time_n conyers_n with_o his_o broad_a dagger_n in_o grays-inn-walk_n and_o pickering_n with_o his_o basket_n of_o fire-ball_n at_o noon_n day_n in_o lincolns-inn-field_n when_o he_o see_v coleman_n dispatch_v the_o messenger_n to_o the_o four_o irish_a ruffian_n nay_o and_o all_o the_o whole_a business_n of_o sir_n george_n wakeman_n be_v all_o act_v after_o that_o day_n when_o in_o fine_a no_o less_o than_o thirty_o paragraph_n in_o his_o narrative_a contain_v the_o very_o hot_a part_n of_o his_o whole_a plot_n be_v all_o transaction_n after_o this_o first_o discovery_n to_o the_o king_n how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v i_o say_v after_o his_o cold_a reception_n at_o court_n and_o the_o king_n so_o obdurate_a incredulity_n that_o our_o adventurer_n shall_v set_v out_o a_o treason_n hunt_v once_o more_o for_o no_o other_o design_n but_o for_o proof_n and_o demonstration_n and_o ocular_a testimonial_n and_o yet_o after_o all_o these_o offer_a advantage_n of_o both_o conspirator_n and_o conspiracy_n traitor_n and_o treasonable_a record_n in_o his_o power_n he_o shall_v still_o come_v to_o sir_n edmund-bury-godfrey_n the_o september_n follow_v with_o his_o full_a and_o complete_a popish_a manifesto_n and_o yet_o without_o one_o scrap_n of_o commission_n paper_n resolve_n etc._n etc._n and_o with_o only_a his_o old_a jargon_n breath_n and_o word_n noise_n and_o oath_n for_o the_o support_n of_o his_o pretend_a oraculous_a discovery_n good_a heaven_n how_o wide_o be_v the_o english_a swallow_n when_o such_o idle_a ridiculous_a stuff_n can_v go_v down_o but_o to_o leave_v the_o kingkilling_a part_n of_o his_o plot_n and_o take_v a_o little_a view_n of_o his_o protestant_a throat_n cut_v viz._n the_o second_o act_n of_o his_o popish_a tragedy_n here_o we_o must_v return_v to_o his_o spanish_a pilgrim_n his_o black_a bill_n and_o his_o french_a army_n before_o mention_v together_o with_o the_o army_n of_o english_a papist_n design_v to_o be_v raise_v to_o join_v with_o they_o and_o to_o begin_v at_o home_n here_o be_v the_o lord_n bellasis_n and_o the_o lord_n petre_n and_o a_o great_a many_o other_o of_o the_o great_a roman_n catholik'_v have_v commission_n deliver_v they_o to_o be_v general_n lieutenant_n general_n and_o so_o downward_o to_o colonel_n and_o captain_n etc._n etc._n over_o several_n popish_a army_n intend_v to_o be_v raise_v to_o subdue_v england_n to_o the_o romish_a yoke_n now_o here_o be_v a_o great_a many_o very_a odd_a thing_n in_o this_o projection_n first_o it_o be_v wondrous_a that_o the_o jesuit_n and_o the_o head_n plotter_n of_o the_o papist_n be_v so_o cocksure_a of_o the_o fidelity_n of_o their_o whole_a party_n that_o they_o dare_v hope_n to_o list_n so_o many_o thousand_o of_o roman_a catholic_n nay_o have_v list_v they_o if_o bedloe_n may_v be_v believe_v be_v all_o ready_a to_o rise_v at_o four_o and_o twenty_o hour_n warning_n and_o not_o have_v one_o false_a brother_n among_o they_o all_o to_o betray_v so_o barbarous_a and_o so_o rebellious_a a_o undertake_n there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o thousand_o of_o that_o religion_n venture_v both_o life_n and_o fortune_n to_o recover_v the_o king_n right_o against_o usurp_a traitor_n with_o scarce_o one_o dissenter_n among_o the_o whole_a party_n against_o so_o loyal_a a_o cause_n and_o it_o be_v a_o very_a strange_a change_n that_o in_o a_o matter_n of_o thirty_o odd_a year_n they_o shall_v all_o be_v so_o universal_o pervert_v to_o the_o depose_v and_o murder_v he_o as_o not_o to_o meet_v so_o much_o as_o one_o pendril_n or_o one_o huddleston_n among_o so_o many_o thousand_o as_o this_o army_n be_v to_o consist_v of_o that_o may_v probable_o have_v tell_v tale_n beforehand_o and_o betray_v so_o wicked_a and_o so_o hellish_a a_o purpose_n and_o thereby_o not_o only_o have_v ruin_v the_o whole_a plot_n but_o the_o whole_a party_n beside_o second_o we_o be_v to_o take_v notice_n it_o be_v in_o may_n june_n july_n and_o august_n 78._o that_o oates_n atte_v his_o delivery_n of_o commission_n for_o the_o pretend_a popish_a army_n and_o on_o the_o success_n of_o these_o army_n assist_v by_o the_o forreighn_n popish_a auxiliary_n before_o mention_v depend_v the_o whole_a fortune_n of_o the_o romish_a cause_n popery_n be_v whole_o to_o be_v establish_v by_o military_a execution_n and_o yet_o as_o the_o devil_n and_o the_o doctor_n will_v have_v it_o pickering_n and_o groves_n as_o you_o have_v be_v tell_v before_o have_v be_v seven_o year_n together_o at_o the_o king_n very_a throat_n nay_o and_o the_o great_a reward_n of_o 1500_o will_v and_o 30000_o mass_n together_o with_o pickering_n severe_a backside_n castigation_n be_v motive_n and_o spur_n to_o hasten_v and_o expedite_v the_o future_a performance_n of_o these_o two_o terrible_a screw_v gunner_n and_o yet_o here_o be_v the_o king_n to_o have_v be_v shoot_v the_o very_a next_o moment_n if_o possible_a and_o all_o the_o while_n the_o very_a commission_n be_v not_o give_v out_o till_o for_o some_o month_n after_o