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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	duke_n	king_n	normandy_n	8,526	5	11.2327	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10586	A legendarie, conteining an ample discourse of the life and behauiour of Charles Cardinal of Lorraine, and of his brethren, of the house of Guise. Written in French by Francis de L'isle; Legende de Charles, cardinal de Lorraine et de ses frères, de la maison de Guise. English	La Planche, Louis Régnier de, ca. 1530-ca. 1580.	1577 (1577)	STC 20855; ESTC S115805	138,427	198

he confessed that Gods wrath ouer France proceded of the corruption of maners in al estates and the vtter despising of all Churche discipline About the middest speaking of the King of Frances request this good orator said He requireth vs so much as we may to auoid al new quarels to omit al new and vnfruiteful questions to our power to procure all Princes countryes to absteyne from warres that we eschue al desire of mouing debate for doubt least such as haue strayed from vs should accompt this council to be holden rather to the end to stirre vp princes to take weapon also to make complots alliances of warres notwithstanding it were holy then to prouide for the vniuersal reconciliation of mindes Afterward he maketh mention of the reformation of the church and doth conclude with his own submission to the Romish Church Now let the reader consider the purpose of this speach And from that time forward he stil practised against the estate of the realme from whence he dayly receiued letters neither was there any thing in France done without him as hereafter we shal perceiue But being now in hand with the council we wil also touch some leagues Immediatly after he heard of the death of his brother the Duke of Guise vpon whose auctority his whole hope was grounded he sodenly thought neuer to returne into France but with his vsual inconstancie turned his minde towarde the affaires of Italie gratifying so farre forth as he could the Pope and al forreyn princes especially the Catholike King of Spaine Before the newes of this death he had with the Spanish Bishops stoode stifly in defence of residences vpon benefices against the Popes dispensations alleaging them to proceede of the Lawe of God but then he sone changed his copie mainteining with his adherents that they belonged to the positiue Lawe and so through the pluralitie of voyces bare it away in so much that the Archbishop of Granado cryed out that the Cardinal of Lorraine had betrayed them Also when the County de Luna the Kinge of Spaines embassador slacked his cōming to the Council because he disdained to sit vnder the Frēch embassador the Cardinal procured him to come to the end to curry fauour with the King of Spaine caused his ambassadour to inioye the more honorable place thereby causing the King of France to lose the preeminence which neuer before was called into question Now let vs marke whether his brethren whom he had left in France were anie truer seruants to the crowne The Duke of Guise kept the King and Queene mother in his hands making them to trot vp and downe also to be present in the taking of townes and so hiding him selfe vnder their authoritie stroke his blowes For the King of Nauarre he did strangely scorne and floute Wel in August he besieged Bourges and in September they yelded then did he cause the King and Queene to enter and vsed marueilous threates and outragious wordes against them that were yeelded Al the Protestants in those quarters did he worse entreat then either Turkes or Iewes The Duke of Aumale and Marquise d'Ellebeufe lay in Normandie the one before Rouen and the other before Caen and yet notwithstanding they wanted neither greace nor growing yet could they not greatly profit that way The Lord of Moruilliers was at Rouen and in S. Katherines fort was so good a garnison that the Duke of Aumale al sommer time did nought but lose men and munitions Yea the parties besieged the more to laugh at him erected certaine rampiers and bulworkes against the which he wastfully spent his pouder and pellets as if he woulde haue scared sparrowes To be briefe euerie man was a master in his campe insomuch as when a certaine boye was gotten out of Rouen to beholde and espie the demeanours of him his seeing euerie royster intrude him selfe to counsel him and to commande in his presence at his returne said that there were verie manie captaines but fewe souldiers wherefore said he you are in no danger except when the Lord of Aumale sleepeth In the meane time the Duke of Guise called in al strangers as Italians Spanierds and other the more to trouble al things But hearing that the Queene of England prepared to aide the Protestants and knowing her landing to be in Normandie he led thither his armie drawing with him the King and Queene mother together with the King of Nauarre who at the siege of Rouen receiued a wound whereof he shortly after died being therin rewarded for ioyning with the enemies both of the crowne and of his familie Rouen was taken and al extremitie therein exercised That done the Duke of Guise returned to Paris in great perplexitie for that the Prince hauing receiued succour out of Germanie was cōming to seeke him Howbeit in the meane time he receiued new supplies of Gascoynes and Spanierds and therewith intended to keepe the Englishmen from ioyning with the Prince Hereof followed the battayle of Dreux fought in December the effect whereof al men do knowe But as the Duke of Guises refusing to giue the onset when the Constable sent him word which caused the said Constables taking procured men to iudge that willingly he sought this chance so did others who supposed better to knowe his nature attribute it to his cowardlines and thereof did men take their argument to assure them selues of al that which since that battayle this braue warrier hath compassed For al men wil confesse that after this battaile of Dreux al the Protestants power consisted in the band which the Admiral kept in the fieldes and not in the citie of Orleans which was impregnable for the said Admiral remained safe And therefore it had bene reason that the Duke of Guise had assailed him who beeing ouercome Orleans would haue stretched forth her hands and not in such wise to haue wasted his men money munition forces about the taking of a towne which being wonne razed should but haue made the Admiral more strong warie and diligent about new and dangerous enterprises Thereof did men conclude that the Duke of Guise wanted both wit and courage in that he neither coulde ne durst followe the Admiral at his retire out of Normandie but did suffer him so to fortifie him self with townes holds fortresses men money and al other munitions Yea the most valiant expert captaines of France do thinke certainly that in case the warre had a litle while lōger cōtinued the Admiral had giuen the Duke of Guise an immortal reproch who at Dreux durst not looke in his face neither at his comming out of Orleans to go into Normandie followe at his backe notwithstanding the said Admiral was but slenderly accompanied at his comming out of the said besieged citie and yet passed part of France and euen before the said Duke of Guises face forced certaine townes as Touque Caen Falaize Argenten Vire and other places in Normandie tooke sundrie fortresses and castles