Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	call_v	day_n	king_n	4,010	5	3.5253	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32263	His Majesties gracious speech to both Houses of Parliament together with the Lord Chancellor's, delivered in Christ Church Hall in Oxford, the 10th of October, 1665.	Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.; Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl of, 1609-1674.	1665 (1665)	Wing C3052; ESTC R13900	10,740	22

the_o english_a in_o guinney_n when_o at_o the_o same_o time_n they_o have_v earnest_o press_v the_o king_n upon_o many_o profession_n of_o desire_n to_o prevent_v a_o war_n that_o prince_n rupert_n fleet_n may_v stay_v in_o harbour_n as_o they_o shall_v do_v till_o some_o mean_n may_v be_v find_v for_o a_o accommodation_n of_o all_o difference_n and_o in_o truth_n this_o very_a difficult_a stratagem_n of_o pretend_v one_o thing_n and_o intend_v another_o of_o promise_v with_o all_o solemnity_n and_o never_o resolve_v to_o perform_v of_o swear_v this_o day_n not_o to_o do_v a_o thing_n when_o they_o have_v serve_v their_o turn_n by_o have_v do_v it_o yesterday_o that_o no_o body_n can_v know_v be_v the_o high_a pinnacle_n of_o their_o wisdom_n of_o state_n by_o which_o they_o govern_v their_o affair_n and_o delude_v their_o neighbour_n the_o wind_n be_v not_o favourable_a to_o this_o triumphant_a design_n and_o now_o the_o king_n find_v the_o value_n of_o the_o vote_n and_o declaration_n of_o his_o parliament_n it_o be_v a_o rich_a and_o a_o massy_a vote_n which_o in_o a_o short_a time_n he_o coin_a into_o 200000_o ready_a money_n in_o the_o chamber_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n with_o which_o he_o give_v order_n forthwith_o to_o make_v ready_a more_o ship_n and_o the_o duke_n go_v himself_o to_o the_o fleet_n by_o his_o indefatigable_a industry_n with_o incredible_a expedition_n add_v so_o many_o good_a ship_n to_o those_o under_o the_o command_n of_o prince_n rupert_n that_o in_o november_n he_o put_v himself_o on_o board_n the_o fleet_n resolve_v to_o stop_v the_o dutch_a if_o the_o wind_n give_v they_o leave_v to_o pursue_v their_o former_a resolution_n which_o from_o the_o time_n the_o duke_n be_v know_v to_o be_v at_o sea_n they_o fair_o decline_v and_o be_v content_v rather_o to_o be_v safe_a in_o their_o own_o harbour_n then_o to_o look_v to_o the_o security_n of_o their_o merchant_n it_o be_v high_a time_n now_o to_o seize_v upon_o as_o many_o of_o their_o ship_n as_o come_v in_o our_o way_n to_o satisfy_v the_o damage_n we_o have_v reason_n to_o believe_v we_o shall_v sustain_v from_o de_fw-fr ruyter_n expedition_n into_o guinney_n with_o the_o commission_n mention_v before_o but_o there_o be_v not_o the_o lade_n of_o one_o ship_n sell_v or_o dispose_v of_o till_o his_o majesty_n receive_v full_a information_n of_o de_n ruyter_v have_v begin_v the_o war_n upon_o the_o coast_n of_o africa_n by_o seize_v upon_o our_o ship_n take_v our_o fort_n and_o commit_v all_o the_o act_n of_o hostility_n which_o his_o commission_n direct_v he_o unto_o his_o majesty_n likewise_o at_o the_o same_o time_n receive_v new_a advertisement_n of_o their_o refusal_n to_o deliliver_v up_o the_o island_n of_o poleroon_n to_o he_o which_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o by_o their_o treaty_n and_o will_v you_o not_o wonder_v after_o all_o this_o at_o the_o confidence_n of_o these_o man_n and_o more_o that_o any_o neighbour-prince_n shall_v have_v that_o confidence_n in_o they_o as_o to_o declare_v that_o the_o king_n our_o master_n be_v the_o aggressor_n that_o he_o first_o begin_v the_o war._n from_o this_o time_n the_o war_n begin_v to_o be_v more_o in_o earnest_n and_o to_o be_v carry_v on_o at_o another_o expense_n though_o his_o royal-highness_n venture_v himself_o in_o november_n in_o a_o fleet_n consist_v of_o little_a more_o than_o fifty_o ship_n to_o stop_v the_o dutch_a from_o pass_v through_o the_o channel_n yet_o in_o april_n which_o be_v within_o few_o day_n after_o your_o prorogation_n at_o the_o end_n of_o your_o last_o session_n he_o go_v again_o to_o sea_n with_o a_o much_o strong_a fleet_n and_o more_o proportionate_a to_o the_o great_a preparation_n the_o enemy_n have_v make_v and_o even_o after_o he_o be_v go_v to_o sea_n upon_o great_a addition_n of_o strength_n every_o day_n make_v by_o the_o dutch_a more_o good_a ship_n be_v send_v to_o reinforce_v the_o fleet_n insomuch_o as_o upon_o that_o glorious_a three_o of_o june_n when_o they_o have_v the_o courage_n to_o visit_v our_o coast_n after_o the_o duke_n have_v in_o vain_a call_v upon_o they_o at_o their_o own_o door_n and_o take_v many_o of_o their_o merchant_n ship_n in_o their_o sight_n the_o english_a fleet_n consist_v of_o very_a few_o less_o than_o 100_o sail._n the_o action_n and_o the_o blessing_n of_o that_o day_n have_v be_v celebrate_v in_o all_o the_o church_n in_o england_n and_o in_o the_o hearty_a devotion_n of_o all_o true_a englishman_n and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v say_v no_o more_o of_o it_o here_o save_v only_o that_o whether_o the_o public_a joy_n then_o even_o upon_o the_o solemn_a thanksgiving_n day_n be_v superior_a to_o the_o universal_a consternation_n that_o spread_v itself_o over_o the_o nation_n before_o i_o appeal_v to_o the_o breast_n of_o all_o here_o present_a we_o who_o have_v the_o honour_n to_o be_v near_o the_o king_n at_o that_o time_n observe_v he_o to_o be_v in_o that_o agony_n that_o can_v be_v express_v a_o agony_n himself_o can_v not_o have_v long_o endure_v even_o when_o by_o all_o the_o intelligence_n he_o receive_v hourly_o from_o the_o coast_n he_o have_v reason_n to_o assure_v himself_o of_o the_o victory_n in_o that_o great_a action_n we_o sink_v burn_v and_o take_v eighteen_o good_a ship_n of_o war_n whereof_o half_o be_v the_o best_a they_o have_v with_o the_o loss_n of_o one_o single_a small_a ship_n of_o we_o but_o of_o many_o noble_a and_o gallant_a person_n of_o too_o much_o value_n to_o be_v venture_v if_o there_o have_v not_o be_v a_o great_a venture_n against_o such_o trash_n and_o who_o memory_n ought_v ever_o to_o be_v preserve_v and_o extol_v and_o make_v precious_a to_o posterity_n no_o diligence_n be_v omit_v but_o all_o imaginable_a expedition_n use_v in_o refresh_v repair_a and_o set_v out_o the_o fleet_n again_o in_o order_n to_o which_o the_o king_n himself_o make_v a_o journey_n thither_o and_o stay_v till_o he_o see_v all_o ready_a and_o fit_a to_o sail_v but_o then_o no_o entreaty_n no_o importunity_n can_v prevail_v with_o he_o to_o venture_v his_o brother_n again_o though_o his_o family_n and_o all_o preparation_n for_o the_o voyage_n be_v still_o on_o board_n his_o majesty_n too_o well_o remember_v and_o still_o feel_v the_o impression_n he_o have_v undergo_v the_o three_o of_o june_n and_o have_v get_v his_o brother_n into_o his_o arm_n again_o he_o will_v not_o return_v without_o he_o commit_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o fleet_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o sandwich_n who_o have_v act_v so_o good_a a_o part_n in_o it_o within_o few_o day_n after_o the_o begin_n of_o july_n the_o earl_n of_o sandwich_n go_v again_o to_o the_o coast_n of_o holland_n with_o a_o fleet_n in_o no_o degree_n inferior_a to_o the_o former_a and_o ride_v before_o the_o texel_n to_o invite_v the_o dutch_a to_o a_o new_a engagement_n they_o have_v use_v all_o the_o art_n at_o home_n to_o conceal_v the_o loss_n and_o dishonour_v they_o have_v undergo_v and_o pretend_a to_o be_v very_o ready_a and_o solicitous_a for_o another_o battle_n when_o there_o be_v no_o appearance_n of_o their_o purpose_n to_o come_v out_o and_o upon_o sure_a intelligence_n that_o the_o east-india_n fleet_n be_v come_v about_o by_o the_o north_n he_o receive_v order_n to_o go_v for_o norway_n upon_o such_o encouragement_n as_o be_v not_o make_v good_a so_o that_o he_o be_v disappoint_v of_o the_o expectation_n he_o have_v very_o reasonable_o carry_v with_o he_o thither_o and_o at_o a_o season_n when_o that_o climate_n give_v little_a encouragement_n to_o abide_v in_o those_o sea_n i_o be_o not_o yet_o to_o enlarge_v upon_o that_o matter_n till_o we_o hear_v a_o be●ter_a account_n from_o some_o of_o our_o friend_n however_o though_o he_o can_v not_o meet_v with_o their_o whole_a fleet_n as_o he_o endeavour_v to_o do_v yet_o he_o have_v have_v the_o good_a fortune_n in_o two_o encounter_n to_o take_v eight_o of_o their_o great_a ship_n of_o war_n two_o of_o their_o best_a east_n india_n ship_n and_o about_o twenty_o of_o their_o merchant_n ship_n all_o under_o the_o protection_n of_o their_o fleet_n or_o aught_o to_o have_v be_v and_o be_v then_o by_o tempest_n and_o other_o reason_n which_o no_o wisdom_n of_o he_o can_v prevent_v oblige_v to_o put_v into_o our_o own_o harbour_n i_o do_v not_o mention_v the_o great_a number_n of_o the_o prisoner_n we_o have_v take_v a_o army_n of_o prisoner_n who_o intruth_o do_v we_o more_o harm_n at_o land_n than_o ever_o they_o do_v at_o sea_n and_o be_v a_o charge_n that_o never_o fall_v under_o our_o estimate_n and_o computation_n i_o will_v not_o be_v understand_v that_o we_o have_v enter_v upon_o a_o war_n and_o never_o think_v of_o prisoner_n and_o sick_a and_o wound_a man_n but_o that_o the_o prisoner_n and_o wound_a man_n shall_v

c_o r_o his_o majesty_n gracious_a speech_n to_o both_o house_n of_o parliament_n together_o with_o the_o lord_n chancellor_n deliver_v in_o christ_n church_n hall_n in_o oxford_n the_o 10_o the_o of_o october_n 1665._o oxford_n print_a by_o l●●●ard_n lichfield_n printer_n to_o the_o university_n for_o ●ohn_n ●i●l_a and_o christopher_n barker_n printer_n to_o ●i●_n majesty_n 1665._o his_o majesty_n gracious_a speech_n to_o both_o house_n of_o parliament_n my_o lord_n and_o gentleman_n i_o be_o confident_a you_o all_o believe_v that_o if_o it_o have_v not_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a to_o consult_v with_o you_o i_o will_v not_o have_v call_v you_o together_o at_o this_o time_n when_o the_o contagion_n have_v so_o spread_v itself_o over_o so_o many_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n i_o take_v it_o for_o a_o good_a omen_n to_o see_v so_o good_a a_o appearance_n this_o day_n and_o i_o doubt_v not_o every_o day_n will_v add_v to_o your_o number_n and_o i_o give_v you_o all_o my_o thanks_o for_o your_o compliance_n so_o far_o with_o my_o desire_n the_o truth_n be_v as_o i_o enter_v upon_o this_o war_n by_o your_o advice_n and_o encouragement_n so_o i_o do_v desire_n that_o you_o may_v as_o frequent_o as_o be_v possible_a receive_v information_n of_o the_o conduct_n and_o effect_n of_o it_o and_o that_o i_o may_v have_v the_o continuance_n of_o your_o cheerful_a supply_n for_o the_o carry_v it_o on_o i_o will_v not_o deny_v to_o you_o that_o it_o have_v prove_v more_o chargeable_a than_o i_o can_v imagine_v it_o will_v have_v be_v the_o addition_n they_o still_o make_v to_o their_o fleet_n beyond_o their_o first_o purpose_n make_v it_o avoidable_o necessary_a for_o i_o to_o make_v proportionable_a preparation_n which_o god_n have_v hitherto_o bless_v with_o success_n in_o all_o encounter_n and_o as_o the_o enemy_n have_v use_v their_o utmost_a endeavour_n by_o calumny_n and_o false_a suggestion_n to_o make_v themselves_o friend_n and_o to_o persuade_v other_o to_o assist_v they_o against_o we_o so_o i_o have_v not_o be_v want_v to_o encourage_v those_o prince_n who_o have_v be_v wrong_v by_o the_o dutch_a to_o recover_v their_o own_o by_o force_n and_o in_o order_n thereunto_o have_v assist_v the_o bishop_n of_o munster_n with_o a_o very_o great_a sum_n of_o ready_a money_n and_o be_o to_o continue_v a_o supply_n to_o he_o who_o be_v now_o in_o the_o bowel_n of_o their_o country_n with_o a_o powerful_a army_n these_o issue_n which_o i_o may_v tell_v you_o have_v be_v make_v with_o very_o good_a conduct_n and_o husbandry_n nor_o indeed_o do_v i_o know_v that_o any_o thing_n have_v be_v spend_v that_o can_v have_v be_v well_o and_o safe_o save_v i_o say_v this_o expense_n will_v not_o suffer_v you_o to_o wonder_n that_o the_o great_a supply_n which_o you_o give_v i_o for_o this_o war_n in_o so_o bountiful_a a_o proportion_n be_v upon_o the_o matter_n already_o spend_v so_o that_o i_o must_v not_o only_o expect_v a_o assistance_n from_o you_o to_o carry_v on_o this_o war_n but_o such_o a_o assistance_n as_o may_v enable_v i_o to_o defend_v my_o self_n and_o you_o against_o a_o more_o powerful_a neighbour_n if_o he_o shall_v prefer_v the_o friendship_n of_o the_o dutch_a before_o i_o i_o tell_v you_o when_o i_o enter_v upon_o this_o war_n that_o i_o have_v not_o such_o a_o brutal_a appetite_n as_o to_o make_v war_n for_o war_n sake_n i_o be_o still_a o●_n the_o same_o mind_n i_o have_v be_v ready_a to_o receive_v any_o proposition_n that_o france_n have_v think_v sit_v to_o offer_v to_o that_o end_n but_o hitherto_o nothing_o have_v be_v offer_v worthy_a my_o acceptance_n nor_o be_v the_o dutch_a less_o insolent_a though_o i_o know_v no_o advantage_n they_o have_v have_v but_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o contagion_n god_n almighty_a i_o hope_v will_v short_o deprive_v they_o of_o that_o encouragement_n the_o chancellor_n will_v inform_v you_o of_o all_o the_o particular_n the_o lord_n chancellor_n speech_n to_o both_o house_n of_o parliament_n my_o lord_n and_o you_o the_o knight_n citizens_z and_o burgess_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o the_o king_n be_v not_o content_a you_o see_v to_o leave_v you_o to_o yourselves_o to_o make_v a_o state_n of_o this_o war_n and_o the_o success_n that_o have_v attend_v it_o by_o your_o own_o observation_n and_o the_o general_a communication_n of_o all_o that_o have_v fall_v out_o which_o in_o truth_n have_v leave_v few_o man_n ignorant_a of_o any_o thing_n who_o have_v have_v any_o curiosity_n to_o inform_v themselves_o but_o take_v care_n that_o you_o be_v inform_v by_o himself_o that_o you_o may_v know_v all_o that_o he_o know_v that_o so_o you_o may_v be_v able_a to_o give_v he_o your_o council_n upon_o the_o clear_a evidence_n in_o order_n to_o this_o it_o will_v not_o i_o hope_v be_v unseasonable_a or_o ingrateful_a to_o you_o to_o refresh_v your_o memory_n by_o look_v some_o year_n backward_o even_o to_o the_o time_n of_o his_o majesty_n happy_a restauration_n that_o we_o may_v take_v the_o better_a prospect_n of_o the_o posture_n we_o be_v now_o in_o and_o how_o we_o have_v come_v into_o it_o what_o inclination_n his_o majesty_n bring_v home_o with_o he_o to_o live_v in_o amity_n with_o his_o neighbour_n of_o holland_n though_o he_o have_v receive_v indignity_n enough_o from_o they_o and_o in_o truth_n have_v be_v little_o less_o proscribe_v there_o than_o he_o have_v be_v in_o england_n need_v no_o other_o manifestation_n then_o that_o he_o choose_v that_o place_n to_o embark_v himself_o in_o when_o he_o be_v press_v by_o the_o two_o neighbour_n king_n from_o who_o he_o have_v receive_v more_o civility_n to_o have_v make_v use_n of_o their_o port_n it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o his_o reception_n in_o holland_n be_v with_o great_a civility_n and_o lustre_n and_o a_o sufficient_a evidence_n that_o they_o have_v a_o full_a sense_n of_o the_o high_a honour_n his_o majesty_n have_v vouchsafe_v to_o they_o and_o the_o departure_n from_o thence_o be_v with_o equal_a and_o mutual_a satisfaction_n in_o each_o other_o which_o make_v many_o man_n the_o more_o wonder_n that_o albeit_o the_o ambassador_n who_o be_v to_o follow_v have_v be_v nominate_v before_o the_o king_n leave_v the_o hague_n there_o be_v so_o long_a a_o interval_n before_o their_o arrival_n here_o that_o the_o two_o neighbour_n king_n and_o many_o other_o prince_n have_v finish_v their_o ambassy_n of_o congratulation_n before_o we_o have_v hear_v any_o more_o from_o the_o unite_a province_n you_o all_o remember_v how_o long_o it_o be_v before_o the_o army_n be_v disband_v and_o the_o fleet_n pay_v off_o during_o which_o time_n his_o majesty_n live_v upon_o his_o credit_n and_o easy_o contract_v a_o great_a debt_n for_o the_o mere_a support_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o household_n which_o be_v not_o so_o easy_o discharge_v afterward_o there_o be_v one_o thing_n that_o exceed_o surprise_v he_o when_o he_o find_v which_o will_v be_v incredible_a to_o posterity_n that_o a_o triumphant_a nation_n that_o have_v make_v itself_o terrible_a to_o christendom_n by_o have_v fight_v more_o battle_n than_o all_o the_o neighbour_n kingdom_n and_o state_n together_o have_v ever_o do_v in_o so_o few_o year_n and_o seem_v to_o be_v in_o a_o posture_n ready_a to_o fight_v they_o over_o again_o that_o have_v so_o long_o reign_v over_o the_o ocean_n in_o formidable_a fleet_n shall_v at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o majesty_n happy_a return_n as_o if_o on_o the_o sudden_a all_o their_o arm_n have_v be_v turn_v into_o ploughshares_a and_o their_o sword_n into_o prune_v hook_n not_o have_v in_o all_o the_o magazine_n in_o all_o the_o store_n arm_n enough_o to_o put_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o five_o thousand_o man_n nor_o provision_n enough_o to_o set_v out_o ten_o new_a ship_n to_o sea_n which_o his_o majesty_n do_v not_o desire_v shall_v be_v know_v to_o his_o best_a neighbour_n how_o little_a soever_o he_o suspect_v their_o affection_n nor_o do_v indeed_o so_o much_o as_o make_v it_o know_v to_o his_o parliament_n but_o make_v it_o his_o first_o care_n without_o the_o least_o noise_n and_o with_o all_o imaginable_a shift_n to_o provide_v for_o the_o full_a supply_n of_o those_o important_a magazine_n and_o store_n which_o have_v be_v ever_o since_o replenish_v as_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v he_o have_v not_o the_o least_o imagination_n that_o any_o of_o his_o neighbour_n will_v want_v only_o affect_v to_o interrupt_v the_o happy_a calm_n that_o he_o and_o themselves_o enjoy_v and_o therefore_o resolve_v to_o retrench_v the_o vast_a expense_n of_o the_o navy_n under_o which_o he_o find_v the_o nation_n even_o to_o groan_v and_o out_o of_o that_o good_a husbandry_n to_o provide_v for_o more_o necessary_a disbursment_n yet_o that_o the_o world_n may_v not_o think_v that_o he_o have_v abandon_v the_o