Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	king_n	kingdom_n	lord_n	18,878	5	4.5108	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96543	A letter, from William King of England, to the estates of the kingdom of Scotland, at their meeting at Edinburgh ... from our court at Hamptoun, the seventh day of March, 1688/9 ... / William R.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary); William III, King of England, 1650-1702.	1689 (1689)	Wing W2348; ESTC R42772	839	1

A LETTER From WILLIAM King of England to the Estates of the Kingdom of Scotland at their Meeting at EDINBURGH My Lords and Gentlemen WE are very sensible of the Kindness and Concern that many of your Nation have Evidenced towards Us and Our Undertaking for the Preservation of Religion and Liberty which were in such imminent Danger Neither can we in the least doubt of your Confidence in Us after having seen how far so many of your Nobi●ity and Gentry have owned Our Declaration Countenancing and Concurring with Us in Our Endeavours and desiring that We should take upon Us the Administration of Affairs Civil and Military and to Call a Meeting of the Estates for securing the Protestant Religion the antient Laws and Liberties of that Kingdom which accordingly We have ●one Now it lyes on you to enter upon such Consultations as are most probable to settle y●u on sure and lasting Foundations which We hope you will set about with all c●venient speed with regard to the publick Good and to the general Interest and I●●nations of the People that after so much Trouble and great Suffering they may Li●e Happily and in Peace and that you may lay aside all Animosities and Factions that may impede so good a Work. We were glad to ●●nd that so many of the Nobility and Gentry when here at London were so mu●h inclined to an Union of both Kingdoms and that they did look upon it as one o● the best Means for procuring the Happiness of these Nations and settling of a lasting Peace amongst them which would be advantagious to both they living in the sam● Island having the same Language and the same Common Interest of Religion and Liberty especially at this Juncture when the Enemies of both are so restless endeavouring to make and increase Jealousies and Divisions which they will be ready to improve to their own advantage and the ruine of Britain We being of the same Opinion as to the usefulness of this Union and having nothing so much before Our Eyes as the Glory of GOD the Establishing of the Reformed Religion and the Peace and Happiness of these Nations are Resolved to use Our utmost Endeavours in advancing every thing which may Conduce to the Effectuating the same So we bid you heartily Farewell From Our Court at Hamptoun the seventh day of March 1688 9. WILLIAM R. Edinburgh Printed in the year 1689.