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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	john_n	lord_n	sir_n	20,088	5	6.7459	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42644	To the right honourable the Parliament and the Councell of State of England, the most humble expression of Sir Balthazar Gerbier concerning his integrity and zeale to this state and nation, and the account he desires to give thereof.	Gerbier, Balthazar, Sir, 1592?-1667.	1649 (1649)	Wing G581; ESTC R29447	5,423	13

TO THE Right Honourable the Parliament and the Councell of State of England The most Humble Expression of Sir Balthazar Gerbier concerning his Integrity and zeale to this State and Nation and the account he desires to give thereof WHEREAS the thoughts of men are only knowne to God and men onely to judge by words and actions As it imports to all States that men should not offend by words or deeds So it imports to know their intentions especially in unsetled times that there wants no men who minde but mischiefe who also make it their work to traduce all such as run not their course Which being a known Truth justly moves the said Sir Balthazar Gerbier to declare first that it was a true zeale towards this Nation which moved him to come to it in the year 1616 from Zealand his Native Country belonging to the States Generall and to apply himself during the best part of so many yeares since to the publique service Hee never to his knowledge by Word or Action said or did any thing that might or could contradict the truth of that zeale by him profest Secondly That as soon as he perceived this Nation to be threatned with disturbances hee by the intercession of the Prince Elector Palatine the then King being at Yorke became an humble Suitor for leave to retire and to return beyond the Seas resolving then to abandon all Court entertainments and imployments that could have argued in him a disposition contradicting what he had so long profest and so preferred the keeping entire and spotlesse his Integrity before all other worldly considerations in generall as in particular the recovery of all such summes of money as hee hath disburst during his Residency abroad for the service of the State and at home in his charge of Master of Ceremonies for which hee had gotten some Tallies struck upon Bishops which were stopt soon after that it was told at Court he ceased not to pay Assessements and which was the cause also that Sir Clement Cotterell being at Oxford was instantly invested in his charge though it was setled upon the said Sir Balthazar Gerbier during life by Patent under the then great Seale of England first as adjoynt to his Predecessor Sir John Finet and since his decease in quality of Sole Master of Ceremonies Which could not be taken from him except he had merited that which was most unjustly and injuriously told to his face by the Instigation of the Lord Cottington that hee had deserved to be hanged by his Legges for having named those who did betray this State The Interest whereof being the cause of what he then did was ever so deare unto him as it shall ever be preferred by him beyond all that may concern his particular as in that of his Office of Master of Ceremonies during life he shall never complain against the State that it was during his absence setled upon a Gentleman who for his service in quality of publique Minister hath well deserved and who having all the necessary qualities is so fit for the execution thereof Thirdly that during his seven years absence he hath not only continued to contribute to the maintenance of the Army by due payments of Assessements and all kind of taxations though himself deprived of all Employments But publiquely profest to wish the preservation of this State against all Forreigne and Inland Enemies with the same zeale and integrity of mind as he hath proceeded with during his former twelve yeares constant Residency in the Court of Bruxels whence he did as diligently as possibly he could advertize the State of all the Trecheries intended and acted against the same as he did divers times represent to the late King that his Neighbours would never consider his power except it was seasoned with an harmonious concordance of Parliaments of which truth the said Sir Balthazar Gerbier appeales to his Journalls which the State doth possesse But his fidelitie to the State proved to him his utter ruine so great then being the resentments of those who were offended that in obedience to the Parliament he named those who advertised the publick ministers of State in forraign Courts especially those of Rome and Spaine of all the secrets of this State and who did crosse and overthrow divers of the most important affaires wherein the honour and greatnesse of this Nation was concerned Fourthly That his late re passing the seas hither with his family was on the same grounds he first came to this State whence he departed without standing in need of any quietus est having that of his own conscience the free score whereon he was again moved to present himself and to offer to give such a ful account of all his actions as should be thought fit besides the explaining of all such expedients contained in severall of his papers both written and Printed and as were sent first by himself to the right Honourable Master Speaker since the year 1646 and by M. Reni Augier this States resident at Paris to whom the said Sir Balthazar Gerbier shal alway appeal as to an infallible witnesse of his zeal affection fidelity to this State By which expedients whenput in practice the revenue of the State may be augmented by two or three hundred thousand pound per an. this with notable advantage applause of the people as may prove the present use of one of them by him so long since proposed which having bin observed by the late Dr. Dorisla hath also by some active person been presented to the Parliam under the notion of an Office of general Remembrances of matters of Record which when setled and practised as it ought to be may render to the State more then fortie thousand pound per annum And finallie the ground of the said Sir B. Gerbier his comming over to be for the erecting of an Academy on all such Principles and orders as are mentioned in his Treatises heretofore presented to divers Members of this Honorable Court of Parliament and of the Councel of State and in the following leaves For the performance whereof he in his own person in those of his own family undertakes as also to prove his said design to tend to the glory of God the honor of the Nation the improvement of all lovers of Vertue and the breeding of youth therein TO ALL FATHERS OF Noble Families AND Lovers of VERTUE SIR Balthazar Gerbier Knight the Author of the Academy at Bednall Greene neere London wherein the honour of the Nation the generall satisfaction of all Fathers of Families and the improvement of all men that are Lovers of Languages Sciences and all Noble Exercises is concerned having during his being conversant with Forreigne Nations and his Residency among them in service of the State observed both the advantages which Fathers of Families and all Lovers of Vertue procure to themselves by publicke Academies as also the inconveniences whereunto many of those that travell are subject hath