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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	son_n	33,152	5	6.0091	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A73201	The present state of Spaine. Translated out of French; Estat d'Espagne. English.	Sergier, Richard, attributed name.; Lewkenor, Lewis, Sir, d. 1626, attributed name.	1594 (1594)	STC 22997; ESTC S125625	22,718	65

king of Spaine standes bounden yet at this day This is not al the verie kingdome of Castile may lawfullie be called in question for the king of France as being the true successour of Saint Lewes and herein can bee no prescription alledged For it is neuer admitted in matters concerning kingdomes and things purchased by fraudulent dealing His Maiesties right is this Henrie the first of the name king of Castile and Toledo sonne to Alphonso the 4. of Castile and to Leonora daughter to Henrie the second king of England and to that Leonora whome Lewes the young king of France put away and dying without issue by the fall of a tilestone vpon his heade left his sisters the elder called Blanch mother of S. Lewes the second Berenguere wife of the king Don Alfonso of Leon and the third Leonora wife to the king of ragon Nowe when the saide Berenguere by ordinanuce of Pope Jnnocent the thirde of that name had bene seperated from the King of Leon her husbande for that they were neere in Consanguinitie together shee retyred her selfe after that tovvardes Henrie her brother with her sonne Ferdinando which shee had by the King of Leon and hauing gotten infinite fauourites in the court of Castile seeing the King Saint Lewes farre distant from her and much busied in other warres shee handled her matters so cunningly to the preiudice of this S. Lewes she caused her son Ferdinando to bee elected King of Castile and Toledo vppon the confidēt hope which she gaue the Castilians that in the person of her son should the kingdom of Leon be reunited to that of Castile that they shuld auoid by this mean the domination of a French Prince being but a stranger amongst them S. Lewers began quickly to look to make instāce for his Kingdoms again but whilst they did finely hold him play with fair promises to restore him al again he being not able to transport himselfe thether by reason of his warres in hande the vvhole remained amongest them euer since I knowe well the Spaniardes alleage that S. Lewes compoūded afterwards by means of the mariage of his daughter Blanch with Ferdinando of Leon son to Alfonso the wise Astrologian elected in fauour of the French to be Emperour of Germany against Richard son to King Iohn of England But grant we that it were so which notwithstanding can neuer be accorded them the K. of France remaineth not without a second right to the said Kingdoms For afterwardes God permitting not that anie so vniust vsurpation should take place Alfonso the sage was deposed and depriued of the Empire by Rodulfe elected and placed in his roome in his owne life time was also bereaued by Sancio his second sonne of part of his kingdomes thorough the aide of a Moore-king named Mahomet Myr of Granado with whom this Sancio made league to war vpon his father whereupon Alfonso growing into great indignation and fearing least he should dispossesse the little infantes issued of his second sonne Ferdinando de la Cerda but then latelie dead to whome the kingdomes did of right appertaine he gaue him his curse and disinherited him declaring by his Testament for heire in his kingdomes the eldest borne sonne of his elder son and in case he might not possesse them did substitute to the preiudice of his two other sons Iohn and Iames Philip son to S. Lewes vnto whom pricked with the testimonie of his owne conscience hee confessed these kingdoms of Castile and Toledo to appertaine And in case the rights of Saint Lewes should come to cease and faile that then these realmes should come to the children of the said Ferdinando de la Cerda whereof there is as yet some remainder in Spaine which possible will not be content to bee tongue tyed for euer And one of the descēdants of this Ferdinando de la Cerde Alfonsus who was father to John d'Espagne Constable of Fraunce behauing himselfe as a kinge of Castile and Toledo made a present to Philip d'Eureux king of Nauarre of the country of Guipuscoa Alaua and Rioia which had ben territories and appurtenaunces of Nauarre all which the kinge of Fraunce who is at this present may as yet as kinge of Nauarre reclaime and iustlie challenge for his owne right I will not staie my selfe at infinite other rights which not onely Fraunce but the Empire and other particular Princes may pretend in the dominion countries which the king of Spain holdeth who by allusiō to the house of Austrich may be called Riche of other mens goods I will not touch the share which the king of Spains daughters may pretend with his sonne as well in the kingdome of Leon as in other goods partable from all times betweene sons and daughters Little will I also speake of the signall dommage of the diuision of lands and goods pretended by the defuncte Emperour Ferdinando of Avstria against Charles the first his brother father to this king of Spaine Phillip rayning at this present What should I counte the reuoults which are daily practised in the indies by reason of the intollerable imposts which the king of Spaine maketh them endure who constraineth them to pay euery yeare as in Spaine likewise their part for the obtaining of the Popes Bull that they may eate flesh egges and cheese vpon fish dayes both the men and women poore and rich of citties and villages all without difference from seuen yeares of age vpwardes And vrgeth them to this inconsideration of the expences he is at in obtaining the saide Bull which none may refuse to take albeit he woulde neuer eate butter and cheese in all his life And that which is taken for a head in Spaine is two Reals which is twelue pence sterling and in the Indies is taken for euery poule eighteene or tweenty Reales Counte you after the rate what it doth amounte vnto in such a world of people and without the forsaide Bull none may nor ought not as saye these good hirelings preachers of Perdons be buried in hallowed groūd nor once come within the Church doore O abhominable abuse O sinne againste the holy-ghost of those who terming themselues defendours of religion sell vnto their owne subiects the help succour which they say to obtain for the health of their soules See what a goodly reuenewe this is and like to bee be long time fauored of God But in the meane time it is the greatest of all Spaine O miserable and vnnaturall French men who closing your eies to so many iniquities do suffer your selues to bee seduced by this GOLDE so ill gotten There remaineth their inquisition which serueth their turne rather to rob the goods of the innocent and miserable then to containe men in any religion wherof they were but as it were a maske an muffler Thus Spaine groweth to bee dispeopled by these cruelties intollerable and by the Alcaualle which they call the tenthpenny of euery thing boughte and soulde yea of the very habit