Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	answer_n	answer_v	letter_n	1,077	5	7.3824	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91306	A true and full relation of the prosecution, arraignment, tryall, and condemnation of Nathaniel Fiennes, late colonell and governor of the city and castle of Bristoll, before a councell of war held at Saint Albans during nine dayes space, in December, 1643. Touching his cowardly and traytorly surrendering of this city and castle, with all the canon, ammunition, arms, magazines, prisoners and colours therein to the enemy, in lesse then three whole dayes siege, before any outwork taken, or the least battery or assault agains the city or castle walls; to the ineffable losse, danger and prejudice of the whole kingdom. Set forth at the earnest desire of many persons of quality, to vindicate the verity of this much disguised action, prosecution, tryall, sentence, and some subsequent proceedings; ... / By William Prynne and Clement Walker, Esqs;	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.; Walker, Clement, 1595-1651.	1644 (1644)	Wing P4111; Thomason E255_1; ESTC R210055	195,553	170

it_o before_o soldier_n in_o such_o a_o honourable_a council_n of_o war_n as_o this_o for_o what_o need_n be_v there_o either_o of_o a_o garrison_n or_o governor_n at_o bristol_n or_o of_o such_o a_o commission_n to_o keep_v his_o soldier_n there_o in_o obedience_n and_o order_n but_o only_o to_o preserve_v the_o city_n this_o be_v the_o only_a end_n why_o he_o and_o his_o garrison_n be_v there_o place_v maintain_v by_o the_o parliament_n and_o his_o excellency_n to_o keep_v the_o city_n which_o else_o will_v have_v as_o well_o or_o better_o keep_v itself_o without_o they_o second_o that_o he_o be_v confident_a his_o excellency_n never_o grant_v any_o such_o commission_n to_o any_o governor_n nor_o any_o other_o prince_n or_o general_n in_o the_o world_n only_o to_o keep_v his_o garrison_n in_o order_n but_o not_o to_o defend_v the_o garrison_v place_n whereof_o he_o be_v governor_n such_o a_o absurd_a commission_n be_v never_o yet_o hear_v of_o nor_o such_o a_o nonsense_n 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cowardly_a plunder_v major_a langrish_n will_v have_v take_v from_o col._n pophams_n regiment_n that_o little_o plunder_v they_o have_v gain_v at_o sherburn_n with_o the_o hazard_n of_o their_o life_n at_o the_o country_n charge_n without_o any_o direction_n from_o fiennes_n who_o send_v they_o not_o on_o that_o service_n which_o injurious_a avaritious_a act_n of_o he_o they_o just_o oppose_v by_o stand_v on_o their_o guard_n and_o so_o keep_v that_o booty_n he_o will_v have_v carry_v from_o they_o into_o bristol_n castle_n this_o occasion_n then_o be_v subsequent_a to_o his_o commission_n can_v not_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o its_o procure_n but_o rather_o that_o which_o himself_o unaware_o confess_v his_o desire_n of_o independency_n and_o exemption_n from_o sir_n william_n waller_n command_v the_o colonel_n thus_o drive_v to_o the_o wall_n and_o worsted_n on_o every_o hand_n 11._o use_v two_o plea_n more_o for_o his_o last_o reserve_n first_o that_o he_o receive_v his_o commission_n only_o upon_o this_o condition_n and_o with_o this_o intention_n to_o keep_v his_o soldier_n in_o order_n but_o not_o to_o make_v good_a the_o town_n and_o castle_n therefore_o he_o can_v be_v no_o further_o chargeable_a by_o it_o then_o as_o he_o receive_v it_o to_o which_o mr_n prynne_n reply_v thereto_o first_o that_o every_o governor_n must_v receive_v his_o commission_n at_o his_o peril_n as_o it_o be_v grant_v and_o intend_v by_o he_o that_o grant_v it_o as_o tenant_n do_v their_o lease_n and_o donce_n in_o tail_n their_o land_n and_o have_v no_o power_n to_o annex_v any_o condition_n thereunto_o his_o commission_n then_o be_v absolute_a to_o keep_v the_o town_n for_o the_o parliament_n that_o be_v the_o sole_a use_n and_o end_v thereof_o his_o conditional_a accept_n of_o it_o be_v repugnant_a to_o it_o be_v void_a and_o idle_a second_o that_o the_o 234._o common_a and_o martial_a law_n of_o the_o realm_n annex_v this_o condition_n to_o every_o governor_n and_o officer_n of_o trust_n that_o he_o ought_v to_o discharge_v his_o trust_n and_o government_n and_o keep_v that_o safe_a which_o be_v commit_v to_o his_o custody_n to_o his_o utmost_a power_n though_o it_o be_v not_o express_v in_o his_o commission_n and_o therefore_o it_o pretend_v conditional_a acceptance_n direct_o against_o his_o trust_n and_o government_n be_v most_o ridiculous_a second_o 12._o he_o allege_v that_o he_o never_o seek_v after_o the_o governouship_n of_o bristol_n but_o real_o desire_v not_o to_o accept_v it_o and_o to_o be_v acquit_v from_o it_o to_o which_o end_n he_o produce_v and_o read_v divers_a letter_n of_o his_o own_o to_o the_o lord_n say_v his_o father_n and_o one_o or_o two_o to_o his_o excellency_n which_o take_v up_o near_o two_o hour_n time_n in_o read_v and_o tire_v all_o the_o council_n who_o with_o much_o patience_n hear_v they_o all_o read_v though_o mr_n prynne_n to_o husband_n time_n except_v against_o they_o as_o no_o evidence_n at_o all_o nor_o sit_v to_o be_v read_v and_o in_o the_o read_n of_o these_o letter_n the_o colonel_n casual_o desire_v the_o council_n to_o observe_v that_o many_o of_o they_o be_v write_v before_o he_o have_v his_o commission_n for_o bristol_n which_o be_v not_o till_o the_o first_o of_o may_n 1643._o this_o mr_n prynne_n take_v present_a hold_n of_o desire_v their_o lordship_n in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o observe_v his_o voluntary_a confession_n with_o a_o special_a nota_fw-la of_o that_o commission_n which_o at_o first_o he_o so_o obstinate_o deny_v to_o these_o letter_n read_v many_o of_o they_o be_v print_v with_o his_o relation_n mr_n prynne_n give_v these_o short_a answer_n first_o that_o all_o these_o letter_n be_v either_o his_o own_o or_o his_o father_n and_o not_o above_o two_o or_o three_o of_o they_o prove_v true_a copy_n and_o that_o by_o mr_n sprig_v the_o lord_n say_v secretary_n therefore_o no_o evidence_n at_o all_o to_o justify_v or_o excuse_v he_o himself_o and_o his_o own_o letter_n be_v no_o compotent_fw-la witness_n in_o his_o own_o cause_n and_o his_o father_n but_o test_n domesticus_n at_o the_o best_a if_o present_a second_o that_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o chief_a letter_n to_o his_o excellency_n be_v only_o a_o modest_a excuse_n of_o his_o own_o insufficiency_n for_o that_o charge_n a_o common_a compliment_n in_o every_o ingenious_a man_n mouth_n that_o be_v prefer_v to_o any_o great_a place_n of_o trust_n who_o in_o word_n at_o least_o pretend_v insufficiency_n for_o that_o place_n which_o he_o perchance_o desire_v just_o like_o our_o bishop_n usual_a answer_n nole_n nolo_fw-la to_o vis_fw-la episcopari_n now_o use_v as_o a_o formality_n for_o fashion_n sake_n only_o even_o when_o they_o come_v to_o be_v consecrate_v when_o in_o truth_n they_o make_v all_o the_o friend_n and_o mean_n they_o can_v to_o compass_v that_o bishopric_n which_o for_o fashion_n sake_n out_o of_o a_o dissemble_a modesty_n they_o pretend_v and_o twice_o together_o answer_v solemn_o when_o demand_v open_o before_o the_o congregation_n that_o they_o desire_v by_o no_o mean_n to_o accept_v of_o therefore_o this_o letter_n of_o he_o can_v be_v no_o proof_n that_o he_o be_v unwilling_a to_o undertake_v this_o government_n since_o his_o subsequent_a acceptance_n and_o action_n disprove_v this_o pretend_a refusal_n three_o he_o observe_v that_o in_o one_o of_o his_o letter_n date_v the_o 4_o of_o april_n he_o write_v earnest_o to_o his_o father_n to_o procure_v and_o send_v he_o his_o commission_n therefore_o he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o refuse_v that_o he_o seek_v the_o government_n and_o send_v captain_n bagnall_n twice_o to_o his_o excellency_n to_o procure_v his_o commission_n as_o be_v after_o attest_v upon_o oath_n four_o that_o by_o divers_a of_o his_o letter_n then_o read_v it_o clear_o appear_v himself_o be_v the_o chief_a informer_n against_o col._n essex_n and_o the_o chief_a actor_n in_o his_o removal_n to_o intrude_v himself_o into_o his_o place_n so_o that_o we_o have_v now_o his_o own_o hand_n against_o his_o word_n and_o answer_n five_o that_o the_o scope_n of_o all_o his_o letter_n be_v only_o to_o complain_v and_o cry_v out_o to_o the_o parliament_n for_o more_o money_n from_o london_n or_o to_o get_v more_o authority_n to_o raise_v money_n in_o the_o country_n to_o pay_v the_o garrison_n without_o which_o money_n he_o write_v he_o can_v not_o long_o hold_v the_o town_n but_o there_o be_v not_o one_o clause_n in_o all_o the_o letter_n that_o he_o want_v arm_n ammunition_n powder_n man_n provision_n or_o that_o the_o town_n or_o castle_n be_v not_o tenable_a if_o then_o he_o complain_v only_o of_o default_n of_o money_n with_o which_o if_o he_o be_v furnish_v he_o make_v no_o doubt_n of_o keep_v the_o town_n and_o it_o be_v clear_a he_o lose_v not_o the_o town_n for_o want_v of_o money_n for_o he_o have_v not_o hitherto_o either_o in_o his_o

two_o day_n before_o and_o by_o a_o letter_n from_o colonel_n warnloe_n from_o plymouth_n attest_v by_o master_n nichols_n who_o write_v that_o they_o spend_v forty_o barrel_n of_o powder_n there_o in_o one_o day_n when_o they_o beat_v the_o enemy_n out_o of_o their_o work_n the_o city_n and_o castle_n be_v therefore_o untenable_a in_o all_o these_o respect_n and_o no_o succour_n near_o to_o relieve_v they_o in_o due_a season_n his_o surrender_n can_v not_o be_v deem_v cowardly_a but_o discreet_a and_o honourable_a to_o preserve_v both_o the_o citizen_n good_n and_o the_o garrison_n consist_v of_o above_o 1500._o foot_n and_o horse_n to_o serve_v the_o parliament_n which_o then_o want_v man_n in_o other_o place_n of_o advantage_n to_o which_o particular_n mr_n prynne_n give_v these_o ensue_a answer_n answer_n first_o that_o the_o work_n about_o the_o city_n and_o castle_n be_v very_o strong_a defenceable_a tenable_a against_o all_o the_o enemy_n power_n which_o he_o prove_v first_o 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