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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	france_n	king_n	war_n	17,303	5	6.8100	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49214	The French King's declaration of war by sea and land against the Spaniards revoking the passports, safeguards, and safe conducts, and making prohibition against having any commerce, and enjoyning his subjects to fall upon the Spaniards.	France. Sovereign (1643-1715 : Louis XIV)	1689 (1689)	Wing L3112A; ESTC R39667	3,438	4

The French King's Declaration of War by Sea and Land against the Spaniards revoking the Pasports Safeguards and safe Conducts and making prohibition against having any Commerce and enjoyning his Subjects to fall upon the Spaniards THE sincere Desire which the King has had to maintain the Truce concluded in the Year 1684. induc'd His Majesty to dissemble the Conduct held by the Ministers of Spain in all the Courts of Europe where they have made it their whole endeavour to stir them up to take up Arms against France And His Majesty is no stranger to the Sham they have had in the League of Augsbourg He has likewise been informed of the Part the Governour of the Spanish Low-Countries has had in the Prince of Orange's Enterprize against England but in no wise believing that His Conduct in that matter had been prescribed to him by the King His Master who for so many reasons of Religion Blood and Security for all Kings was bound to oppose such an Usurpation His Majesty had hoped that He might have prevailed with his Catholick Majesty to have struck up an Union with him for the Restoration of the Lawful King in England and the conservation of the Catholick Religion against the Union of the Protestant Princes and at least to keep an exact neutrality if the state of the Affairs of Spain did not permit the Catholick King to take such like Engagements His Majesty had to that intent made him several Proposals since the Month of November last which have been well received while the Prince of Orange's Enterprize seemed doubtful But these favourable Disparitions vanished as soon as it was known at Madrid that the King of England had departed his Kingdom and from that time there has been no other Discourse than of War against France His Majesty has at the same time understood that the Spanish Ambassador in England daily saw the Prince of Orange and sollicited him to induce the English to declare War against France that the Governour of the Spanish Low-Countries raised Forces in all haste that he promised the States General to joyn them with theirs in the beginning of the Campaign and sollicited them as well as the Prince of Orange to send Troops into Flanders for the putting him in a posture of waging War against France All these intimations having let his Majesty understand that it became his Prudence to know what to rely upon He gave order to the Count de Rebenac his Ambassador at Madrid to demand a positive Answer of the Catholick King 's Ministers offering him the continuation of the Truce provided he would oblige himself by keeping an exact neutrality not to succour directly or indirectly his Majesties Enemies But all Counsels having prevailed his Majesty has been informed that the Resolution had been taken to favour the Usurper of England and of joyning with the Protestant Princes His Majesty has also understood at the same time that the Prince of Orange's Agents receiv'd considerable Sums at Cadiz and Madrid that the Troops of Holland and Brandenbourg are entered into the principal Towns belonging to the Spaniards in Flanders and that the Catholick King 's Governor of the Low-Countries caused the States-General to be sollicited to order their Army to advance to Bruxells All these Advertisements together with the Answer received by the Count de Rebenac at Madrid leaving his Majesty no room to question but that the Catholick King 's intention is to joyn with his Enemies His Majesty thought it became him not to lose time for the preventing his ill Designs and has resolved to declare War against him as well by Sea as Land as he does by these presents Therefore his Majesty orders and enjoyns to this effect all his Subjects Vassals and Servants to fall upon the Spaniards and has most expresly forbid and does forbid such his Subjects from having hereafter with the Spaniards any Communication Commerce or Intelligence upon pain of Death and to that purpose His M. has revoked and does revoke all Permissions Pasports Safeguards and safe Conducts which may have been granted by him or by his Lieutenant Generals and other his Officers contrary to these Presents and has and does declare them null and of no effect forbidding all Persons whatsoever from having regard thereunto His M. commands and orders the Admiral Mareschals of France Governors and L. Generals for his M. in his Provinces and Armies Mareschals de Camp Colonels Maistres de Camps Captains Chieftains and Leaders of his Soldiery as well of Horse as Foot French and Foreigners and all other his Officers to whom it shall belong that they cause these Presents to be executed as far forth as may concern them and fall within their Powers and Jurisdictions For such is his M. Will and Pleasure his Will and Pleasure being that these Presents be publish'd and affix'd in all his Cities as well Maritime as other and in all his Ports Havens and all other places of his Realm and to all Territories under his Command whom it may concern that so none may pleaad ignorance Given at Versailles the 15th of April 1689. Signed and lower COLBERT LE desir sincere que le Roy a eû de maintenir la Tréve concluë en l'année 1684. a porté Sa Majesté à dissimuler la conduite qu'ont tenuë les Ministres d'Espagne dans toutes les Cours des Princes de l'Europe où ils ne se sont appliquez qu'à les exciter à prendre les Armes contre la France Et Sa Majesté n'a pas ignoré la part qu'ils ont cùë dans la negociation de la ligue d'Ausbourg Elle a aussi esté informée de celle qu'a eû le Gouverneur des Païs-Bas Espagnols dans l'enterprise que le Prince d'Orange a faite contre l'Angleterre mais ne pouvant croire que la conduite qu'il a tenuë à cét égard luy eût esté prescrite par le Roy son Maistre qui par tant de raisons de Religion de Sang de Seurté pour tous les Roys estoit obligé de s'opposer à une pareille usurpation Sa Majesté avoït esperé de pouvoir porter Sa Majesté Catholique à s'unir avec Elle pour le rétablissement du Roy legitime en Angleterre la conservation de la Religion Catholique contre l'union des Princes Protestans au moins à garder une neutralité exacte si l'état des affaires d'Espagne ne permettoit pas au Roy Catholique de prendre de pareils engagemens Sa Majesté luy a fait faire pour cét effet differentes propositions depuis le mois de Novembre dernier lesquelles ont esté bien receûës tandis que le succez de l'enterprise du Prince d'Orange a paru douteux mais ces favorables dispositions se sont évanouïes dés quae l'on a sceu à Madrid le Roy d'Angleterre sorty de son Royaume l'on n'y a plus parlé que