Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	council_n	lord_n	privy_a	4,231	5	10.1951	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05410	A discourse of the vsage of the English fugitiues, by the Spaniard	Lewkenor, Lewis, Sir, d. 1626.; Wadsworth, James, 1572?-1623, attributed name.; Scarlett, Thomas, attributed name.	1595 (1595)	STC 15562; ESTC S106916	37,206	82

one_o penny_n whereupon_o he_o move_v the_o duke_n but_o nothing_o will_v come_v so_o that_o without_o find_v any_o man_n that_o take_v compassion_n of_o his_o distress_n his_o own_o countryman_n be_v unable_a to_o help_v he_o he_o end_v his_o life_n though_o with_o patience_n virtuous_o and_o well_o yet_o the_o state_n of_o so_o honourable_a a_o gentleman_n consider_v most_o pitiful_o and_o in_o great_a misery_n to_o recite_v unto_o you_o the_o name_n of_o those_o that_o do_v yet_o live_v so_o poor_o and_o uncomfortable_o in_o his_o pension_n will_v be_v too_o long_o and_o therefore_o take_v they_o all_o in_o general_n charles_n paget_n only_o except_v and_o examine_v they_o one_o from_o another_o from_o my_o lord_n of_o westmoreland_n downward_o even_o to_o the_o very_o low_a and_o if_o there_o be_v in_o the_o whole_a world_n a_o more_o miserable_a and_o discontent_a troop_n of_o gentleman_n than_o they_o be_v let_v i_o never_o be_v credit_v in_o any_o thing_n else_o that_o i_o shall_v tell_v you_o and_o because_o you_o shall_v yourself_o the_o better_a judge_n i_o will_v tell_v you_o what_o payment_n they_o have_v of_o such_o pension_n as_o the_o king_n have_v give_v they_o they_o have_v grant_v they_o at_o bruges_n the_o first_o day_n of_o august_n in_o the_o year_n one_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o eighty_o and_o eight_o a_o general_a liberanca_n to_o receyve_v three_o month_n pay_v a_o piece_n of_o their_o pension_n since_o that_o time_n they_o have_v follow_v the_o duke_n from_o town_n to_o town_n make_v unto_o he_o sundry_a request_n for_o the_o payment_n thereof_o but_o if_o they_o have_v until_o this_o present_a day_n obtain_v the_o same_o then_o let_v i_o not_o be_v credit_v in_o any_o part_n of_o the_o rest_n which_o i_o shall_v here_o entreat_v of_o in_o deed_n some_o small_a time_n pass_v cosimo_n be_v weary_v with_o their_o importunity_n and_o lamentation_n address_v they_o to_o baptista_n spinola_n a_o baker_n dwell_v it_o antwerp_n give_v they_o his_o letter_n and_o send_v the_o same_o by_o one_o h._n haselwood_n request_v he_o to_o relieve_v those_o distress_a english_a gentleman_n and_o to_o buy_v their_o liberanca_n which_o he_o doubt_v not_o but_o they_o will_v sell_v good_a cheap_a great_o to_o his_o profit_n the_o whole_a sum_n be_v ten_o thousand_o crown_n which_o cosimo_n promise_v he_o shall_v be_v allow_v and_o pay_v in_o the_o reckon_n he_o have_v with_o the_o king_n haselwood_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o rest_n offer_v he_o the_o say_a sum_n for_o six_o hundred_o but_o spinola_n utter_o refuse_v the_o same_o say_v he_o will_v not_o take_v it_o for_o two_o hundred_o and_o withal_o he_o desire_v that_o he_o may_v not_o medldle_o any_o more_o with_o the_o king_n wish_v that_o he_o have_v not_o meddle_v with_o he_o so_o much_o so_o that_o they_o be_v fain_o to_o return_v penniless_a and_o do_v at_o this_o instant_n live_v in_o so_o poor_a and_o pitiful_a sort_n that_o true_o my_o heart_n grieve_v to_o see_v it_o insomuch_o that_o i_o know_v a_o gentleman_n that_o sell_v his_o part_n there_o be_v four_o and_o twenty_o pound_n for_o three_o pound_n but_o perchance_o you_o will_v say_v he_o give_v great_a pensision_n and_o entertain_v many_o of_o our_o nation_n it_o be_v true_a in_o deed_n in_o show_n he_o do_v so_o and_o therewith_o do_v blear_v the_o world_n eye_n with_o a_o show_n of_o great_a liberality_n but_o his_o payment_n and_o usage_n consider_v god_n be_v my_o judge_n and_o witness_v i_o speak_v unfeigned_o i_o account_v it_o a_o far_o happy_a estate_n to_o be_v a_o doorkeeper_n in_o that_o your_o bless_a soil_n than_o to_o be_v here_o a_o pensioner_n to_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n i_o leave_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o truth_n thereof_o to_o those_o that_o have_v try_v it_o you_o have_v many_o among_o you_o confer_v with_o they_o and_o examine_v they_o upon_o their_o conscience_n as_o for_o my_o part_n in_o good_a faith_n i_o can_v imagine_v cause_n why_o he_o entertain_v we_o unless_o it_o be_v to_o use_v we_o as_o stale_n to_o allure_v other_o consider_v the_o hatred_n that_o he_o and_o he_o bear_v we_o and_o so_o under_o the_o dissemble_a colour_n of_o a_o false_a affection_n to_o overthrow_v we_o all_o at_o last_o thus_o much_o i_o dare_v bold_o say_v because_o through_o the_o conference_n i_o have_v have_v with_o they_o i_o do_v know_v assure_o that_o even_o those_o of_o our_o nation_n which_o do_v most_o serve_v his_o turn_n howsoever_o in_o outward_a appearance_n they_o seem_v for_o some_o particular_a cause_n to_o magnify_v and_o extol_v his_o liberality_n yet_o in_o their_o own_o secret_a conceit_n they_o do_v imagine_v &_o know_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n to_o be_v more_o reproachful_a base_a and_o contemptible_a than_o to_o be_v a_o entertain_v do_v in_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n service_n as_o for_o example_n you_o shall_v easy_o see_v what_o account_n be_v make_v of_o they_o at_o such_o time_n as_o preparation_n be_v make_v at_o brussels_n for_o the_o voyage_n of_o england_n when_o they_o all_o expect_v to_o be_v make_v knight_n colonel_n captain_n and_o conductor_n of_o the_o army_n and_o to_o be_v fill_v with_o crown_n they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o those_o matter_n with_o which_o they_o flatter_v themselves_o that_o in_o stead_n of_o be_v honour_v and_o advance_v they_o be_v the_o only_o reject_v and_o contemn_a people_n that_o follow_v the_o court_n all_o man_n be_v relieve_v with_o some_o month_n pay_v they_o only_o except_v and_o which_o be_v more_o whereas_o they_o move_v the_o duke_n sundry_a time_n to_o know_v his_o pleasure_n how_o he_o will_v dispose_v of_o they_o in_o this_o journey_n tell_v he_o beside_o that_o upon_o the_o well_o usage_n of_o they_o depend_v much_o matter_n of_o importance_n as_o the_o allure_a &_o draw_v unto_o they_o other_o gentleman_n of_o their_o kinsman_n and_o friend_n who_o upon_o hope_n of_o the_o like_o good_a usage_n honour_n and_o advauncement_n will_v be_v able_a to_o do_v great_a service_n upon_o their_o land_n where_o contrariwise_o in_o see_v they_o come_v over_o so_o poor_a in_o show_n without_o credit_n money_n or_o arm_n like_o lackey_n for_o so_o be_v the_o word_n of_o their_o request_n it_o will_v be_v a_o cause_n to_o terrify_v they_o from_o undertake_v any_o such_o course_n they_o be_v by_o the_o duke_n scornful_o and_o with_o derision_n reject_v neither_o do_v he_o vouchsafe_v to_o give_v they_o any_o other_o answer_n than_o only_o that_o he_o will_v think_v upon_o it_o but_o on_o the_o night_n that_o they_o think_v to_o embark_v he_o depart_v leave_v they_o all_o behind_o not_o think_v they_o any_o way_n worthy_a to_o be_v call_v upon_o or_o to_o be_v take_v with_o he_o whereupon_o the_o lord_n westmoreland_n and_o paget_n and_o sundry_a other_o lay_v their_o head_n together_o and_o make_v their_o complaint_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o pastrava_n by_o who_o they_o be_v as_o base_o and_o scornful_o handle_v as_o by_o the_o other_o insomuch_o that_o a_o great_a spaniarde_n stand_v by_o ask_v they_o whether_o they_o think_v the_o king_n of_o spain_n not_o puissant_a enough_o to_o win_v england_n without_o they_o and_o their_o friend_n upon_o which_o answer_n the_o lord_n paget_n that_o very_o think_v he_o shall_v have_v be_v make_v one_o of_o the_o privy_a council_n and_o now_o find_v himself_o to_o be_v have_v in_o so_o small_a account_n conceive_v such_o a_o inward_a grief_n that_o from_o that_o time_n forward_o he_o never_o joy_v till_o his_o die_a day_n sir_n william_n standley_n also_o take_v it_o in_o such_o heavy_a and_o disdainful_a sort_n that_o he_o be_v not_o call_v to_o the_o counsel_n of_o war_n whereas_o he_o presume_v and_o so_o give_v out_o that_o no_o man_n in_o the_o army_n know_v more_o or_o be_v better_o able_a in_o this_o voyage_n than_o himself_o that_o he_o sequester_v himself_o from_o the_o country_n and_o come_v malcontent_a and_o hire_v a_o house_n in_o antwerp_n where_o he_o live_v a_o most_o melancholy_a life_n four_o or_o five_o month_n and_o oftentimes_o will_v burst_v out_o into_o such_o impassionate_a speech_n that_o the_o world_n very_o imagine_v he_o will_v have_v profess_v himself_o into_o a_o cloister_n beside_o the_o love_n the_o spaniarde_n bear_v we_o appear_v by_o the_o speech_n he_o daily_o use_v in_o publyke_a assembly_n concern_v us._n once_o see_v certain_a englyshman_n pass_v by_o as_o they_o stand_v a_o great_a many_o of_o they_o in_o a_o ring_n as_o they_o use_v together_o upon_o the_o bridge_n in_o antwerp_n they_o say_v they_o wonder_v what_o the_o king_n make_v with_o such_o vermin_n in_o his_o country_n one_o of_o they_o swear_v a_o great_a oath_n that_o look_v how_o many_o englishman_n there_o be_v in_o the_o low_a country_n there_o