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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	henry_n	king_n	queen_n	22,548	5	7.7438	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48390	The life and death of Charles the First King of Great Britain, France and Ireland: containing an account of his sufferings; his tryal, sentence, and dying words on the scaffold; and his sorrowful farewel and advice to his children, and the whole nation in general.		1690 (1690)	Wing L1992A; ESTC R216673	16,808	17

Bed-chamber Whence it was next day removed into the Dean's Hall and from thence by the Duke of Richmond the Marquiss of Hertford the Marquiss of Dorchester and the Earl of Lindsey convey'd to St. George's Chapel and there Interred in the Vault as is supposed of King Henry the Eighth and Queen Jane with this Inscription upon the Coffin CHARLES King of England MDCXLVIII This Unfortunate Prince was of a Majestick Comply Presence of a sweet grave but melancholy aspect His Face was regular handsom and well complexioned his Body strong healthy and well made and tho' of a low Stature was able to endure the greatest Fatigues In his temper he was Brave Magnificent Liberal and Constant a great Lover and as great a Master of Manly Exercises and yet no less accomplished in the Graces and Entertainments of a Court Nor did he fall short of the bravest Hero's in Personal Valour having exposed his Person in every Battel he Fought and oftentimes Charging in the Head of his Squadrons He had a good tast of Learning and a more than ordinary skill in the Liberal Arts especially Pai●●ing Sculpture Architecture and Medals and being a generous Benefactor to the most celebrated Masters in those Arts 〈◊〉 acquired the Noblest Collection of any Prince in his time and more than all the Kings of England had done before him In his Devotions he was Constant Regular and Intent a great Patron of the Clergy of the Church of England and so Zealous for the Doctrine and Discipline of that Church that he seal'd it with his Blood and when he could no longer support it with his Arms he defended it by his Pen beyond all contraction He was well read in all the essential Points of Divinity and was as great a Master in it as his Father but without the allay of Pedantry Of this among ether things the Papers that pass'd betwixt him and Henderson at New-Castle will be a lasting Monument He was a lover of Episcopacy because he understood its Antiquity and Excellency in Ecclesiastical Government in opposition to all other new invented Models whatsoever His great Presence of Mind was Conspicuous both in the Field and on the Scaffold and was not mistaken in himself when he said before the High Court of Justice That he understood as much Law as any Private Gentleman in England He was a Passionate Lover of the Queen who was a Beautiful Lady and in all things very accomplish'd In short he was the Best of Husbands the Best of Fathers the Best of Masters and peradventure the Best of Men. He spake several Languages very well and with a singular good Grace tho now and then when he was warm in Discourse he was inclinable to stammer He wrote a tolerable good Hand for a King but his Sence was strong and his Stile Laconick and yet he seldom writ in any Language but English Some of his Manifesto's Declarations and other Publick Papers he drew himself and most of them he Corrected In comparing those of the Kings with the Parliaments he must have lost his Understanding that does not give the Preference to the Kings for strength of reasoning and Force of expression There are several pieces of his own Hand-writing yet to be seen which for Matter and Form surpass those of his ablest Ministers and come nothing short of Strafford and Falkland two most Celebrated Pens of that Time What his Opinion was about Subjects Defending their Religion and Liberties by Force of Arms appeared in the Business of Rochel For though some would have perswaded us of late that Defensive Arms were inconsistent with the Principles of the Church of England I hope they will not deny but this King understood the Doctrine and Principles of the English Church as well as any other Person can pretend to know them and yet it is certain that in his Practice and Declarations he approv'd of the Rochellerr Vindicating their Religion and Liberties from the Encroachments made by their Sovereign and that by Force of Arms and assisted them in so doing No Prince was better Instructed in the Principles of Government than he was and his only unhappiness was that he sometimes trusted to other Men's Counsels rather than to his own and put so much Power into his Enemies hands in hopes of gaining them that he was no longer in Power to defend himself In effect he was too good a Man to be a happy Prince and rather was destroyed by his own tenderness than by the Force of his Enemies as appears by the ill use which was made of it in several Treaties Councils and Battels To conclude the War it self was unjustifiable Rebellious and Barbarous but the Formalities of proceeding against him by Arraignment Tryal Sentence and Execution fill'd all Christendom with Horror and Indignation and 't is to be fear'd that his Blood still cries aloud for Vengeance against the Contrivers and Instruments of that Execrable Murder which no sin can equal but the Justifying it and tho' Indemnity has pardon'd it no Oblivion can deface it FINIS ADVERTISEMENT THe Best and most Experienced Remedy for Sore or Weak Eyes that ever yet was made known to the World being of that wonderful Efficacy that it infallibly dispels any Humor or Salt Rheum distilling from the Head and takes all Soreness or Redness or Swellings It also strengthens weak Eyes sometimes occasioned by the Small-Pox and will disperse any Film or Cataract growing over the Eye whereby the Sight oftentimes becomes dim In a few times using this Excellent Remedy to those that will be perswaded to use it often it will preserve the Sight to an incredible Age and read the smallest of Prints It being a Secret acquired by a Gentleman in his long Study whereby he has wrought wonderful Cures among his Relations and Acquaintance and now made publick for the Benefit of all People that will make tryal of it For those that are really Poor they shall have it for nothing to Others for 6 d. the Bottle Only to be had at the Bible in Fetter-Lane near Fleet-street