Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	duke_n	earl_n	lord_n	24,417	5	4.9161	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67175	A speech spoken in the council-chamber of the city of Oxford the 16th of September, '87 by William Wright, esq., deputy recorder of the said city, being the day on which the right honourable James, Earl of Abingdon, took the oath and accepted the office of lord high steward of the city aforesaid.	Wright, William, b. 1658 or 9.	1687 (1687)	Wing W3717; ESTC R31849	1,526	1

A SPEECH spoken in the Council-Chamber of the City of OXFORD the 16 th of September 87. by William Wright Esq Deputy Recorder of the said City being the Day on which the Right Honourable James Earl of Abingdon took the Oath and accepted the Office of Lord High Steward of the City aforesaid Mr. MAYOR IT was the Custom of the ancient Romans the greatest and wisest People that ever liv'd to dedicate their Cities and Free-towns to the care and protection of some God to whom they fled in all their Calamities if they were invironed by their enemies or threatned with any impendent danger there they sought and there they expected to find relief IN conformity to this great example we of this place tho' we do not pretend to such a choice have sought and gain'd too the protection of one of the greatest men a person who for his temperate zeal for the establish'd religion his firm adherence to the Laws of England his steady and unshaken loyalty to the Crown is deservedly the glory of the present and will be the wonder as well as the example of all succeeding Generations WE have seen his unwearied pains in serving the Crown we have tasted his pious care of us our Liberties and Franchizes and have in all respects found him a zealous asserter of the public Good and that which makes him more dear to us now a Champion for the Rights and Priviledges of this Corporation Therefore he that shall search the Records and look into the former Triumphs and Glory of this City will at no time find a greater occasion of Joy than is now afforded us for what can he that consults the honour and reputation of this City desire greater than to see this noble Lord become our Patron and Protector to see him that has always made it his choice now make it his Duty to assist and defend us MY LORD OUR unanimous Choice the joyful Acclamations and general Satisfaction which attended your Lordship's Election do sufficiently evince how much you are the Darling of this City and your Lordship 's constant Inclination to assist us even when you were under no Obligation doth give us all possible Assurance that we shall never fail of your Lordship's Care Shelter and Protection In humble Confidence of this we do repose in your Lordship's Care a City in some measure worthy of so noble a Patron a City compos'd of wise discreet and understanding Members that have been in all Times famous for their Loyalty and Integrity to the Crown and have therefore in every King's Reign since Henry II. been adorned with fresh Grants of Royal Franchizes as Monuments and noble Rewards of their couragious and brave Adherence to their Sovereign And lastly a City that has been always honoured with the Protection of the Prime and Flower of the English Nobility such as amongst many other were Ch. Brandon Duke of Suffolk Tho. Lord Cromwell Francis Earl of Bedford Robert Earl of Essex John Lord Williams the Lord Hunsdon Sir Tho. Knollys the Lord Eleemore Lord High Chancellor of England the Lord Knollys the Earl of Berks and the late Duke of Buckingham and we have now obtained the Protection of your Lordship also as the Crown and Glory of them all MY LORD To perform well the Office of Lord High Steward of this City requires no other measures than what you have always practised It hath been your Lordship's continual Study to do us good and thereby you have performed that Office without the least View to your Lordship's Person Your Lordship is now become as a Guardian Angel to this Place and have given us a Title to bring our Complaints and to pray your Assistance in all our Difficulties and by the Security of so Noble a Patronage your Lordship has given us an everlasting Establishment and made us the Envy of all other Corporations and thereby as an humble Acknowledgement of the great Honour your Lordship has done us I do in behalf of myself of this House and of the whole Body of this City return your Lordship our humble and hearty Thanks making this our most earnest Request to Heaven that your Lordship may flourish in all Honour and Greatness and that there may never be wanting one of your Lordship's Name and Blood to protect us so long as this Corporation last which I hope will be to the World's End. Price Two-pence