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	king_n	norfolk_n	2,546	5	11.4606	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30944	Memorials examples of memorable men, to awaken this age to greater care of good learning and true religion.	Barksdale, Clement, 1609-1687.	1675 (1675)	Wing B797; ESTC R25858	59,933	144

This Thraso not so much as understanding those terms of our Common Law became ridiculous to all the town for his bragging 9. As he walked by the Thames side near Chelsey in discourse he said Now would to our Lord upon condition that three things were well established in Christendom I were put into a sack and here presently cast into the Thames Being asked what those three things were he answered 1. That where most part of Chriistian Princes be now at mortal war they were at an universal peace 2. That where the Church of Christ is at this time sore afflicted with many errors and heresies it were settled in a perfect uniformitie of Religion 3. That whereas the Kings marriage is now brought in question it were to the glorie of God and quietness of all parties well concluded 10. When he observed any of his to spend much time in dressing themselves to be fine in their Apparel he would tell them That if God gave them not hell he should do them much wrong for they took more pains to please the world and the Divel than many even virtuous men did to clense their souls and please God 11. To his wife and children when at any time they were troubled he would say We may not look at our pleasure to go to heaven in fether-beds that is not the way For our Lord himself went thither through pain and many tribulations and the servant may not look to be in better condition than the master 12. The King sent the Bishop of Durham and Sr Thomas More Embassadors to Cambray a place then neither Imperial nor French to treat of a peace between the Emperor and the French King and Him In the conclusion Sr Thomas so worthily behaved himself procuring in the league far more advantages unto this Kingdom than at that time by the King or his Council was thought possible that for his good service in that employment the King made him Lord Chancellor and caused the Dukes of Norfolk and Suffolk to bring him through Westmin●●er-hall to his place in the Chancery Where the Duke of Norfolk in audience of all the people there assembled shewed that he was from the King himself streitly charged by commission there openly in presence of them all to make Declaration how much all England was heholding to Sr Tho. More for his good service and how worthy he was of the highest preferment in the Kingdom and how dearly his Grace loved and trusted him 13. Now upon Sr Tho More 's entrance into this honorable Office every one might perceive a very strange alteration For whereas the precedent Chancellor Wolsey would scarce look or speak to any into whose only presence none could be admitted unlesse his fingers were tipt with gold on the contrary this Chancellor the poorer and meaner the Suppliant was the more affably he would speak unto him the more attentively he would hearken to his cause and with speedy tryal dispatch him For which purpose he used commonly every afternoon to sit in his Hall that if any Person watsoever had any sute unto him they might the more boldly come into his presence and open their complaints before him To shew his integrity he professed If the parties will at my hands call for justice though my Father whom I dearly love stood on the one side and the Divel whom I extremely hate stood on the other his cause being good the Devil should have right 14. The Bishops considering his learned works in defence of religion and knowing that for all his Princes favour he was no rich man nor advanced in yearly revenues as his worthinesse deserved agreed together in Convocation and concluded upon a sum of four or five thousand pounds to recompence him for his pains ●onstal and some other Bishops repaired to him and declared That albeit they could not according to his deserts so worthily requite him as they gladly would but must refer that only to the goodness of God yet for a small part of recompence in respect of his estate so unequal to his worthinesse in the name of their whole Convocation they presented to him that sum which they desired him to accept of To whom he answered That like as it was no small comfort to him that so wise and learned men so well accepted of his doings for which he never intended to receive reward but at the hands of God only to whom alone was the thanks thereof chiefly to be ascribed so also he most humbly thanked the Honors for their bountiful consideration But for all their importunity they could not fasten it upon him nor would he suffer them to bestow it upon his wife and children 15. He behaved himself in his office of the Chancellorship for the space of two years and a half so wisely that none could mend his doings so uprightly that none could take exception against him so dextrously that t is to be supposed never any man before or since did that which he did For he had taken such order for the dispatching of all mens causes that on a time sitting as Judge there and having finished one cause calling for the next to be heard answer was made That there was not one cause more depending This he caused to be set down upon Record 16. After he had obtained of the King a discharge from his office he fell into his Majesties displeasure about r●● Marriage And then was he accused for receiving a bribe from one Vaughans wife The matter being laid to his charge before the Council he confessed that a g●● Cup being long after a certain Decree brought him for a ne● years gift and pressed on him in courtesie he received it Whereupon his Adversary with much joy said Lo my Lords did I not tell you that you should find the matter true Sr Thomas desiring their Lordships ●o hear him out It is true said ●e I did being much urged receive that Cup but immediately caused my Butler to fill it with wine drank to the Gentle ●oman and freelie gave it to her again to be presented to her husband as a New years gift for him This being testified presently upon oath of the party her self and others the mountain was delivered of a Mouse 17. After the King's indignation against Sir Thomas More the Duke of Norfolk and He chanced to fall in discourse and amongst other talk the Duke said unto him By the Masse Mr More it is perillous striv●ng with Princes and therefore I would wish you somewhat to incline to the Kings pleasure For Indignatio Principis ●o●s est Is that all my Lord said Sir Thomas Then in good faith is there no more difference betwixt your Grace and me but that I shall dye to day and you to morrow 18. When he was sent unto the Tower for not swearing to the Oath of Supremacy and Succession at his entrance there the Porter demanded of him his upper garment Mr Porter said he here it is and took off his Cap and