Selected quad for the lemma: honour_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
honour_n	amen_n	father_n	holy_a	3,035	5	4.3859	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44082	An humble representation of the seamens misery in the loss and abuse of them in their payment, and their being oftentimes extorted out of the one half of it by some, and cheated of it all by others with the mistery of some officers and masters, humbly represented to His Majesty, and the two most honourable houses, the Lords and Commons of England in Parliament assembled ...	Hodges, William, Sir, 1645?-1714.	1694 (1694)	Wing H2331; ESTC R17273	23,958	12

know the Cheat I would not hinder His Majesties Service for I said it was as good a Cause as ever was in England And so I suppose the King payd Three Pound for the same man I might have had for Three Guineas and if I had bought him I suppose they would have Introduced themselves into other Companies and Listed another in his room and so had Six Pound and Six Shillings of His Majesty and my self But may it please Your Houours though I know how the King and Countrey may be abused at Sea I am more Ignorant how he is Cheated by Land But I do verily believe there is so much of that as it will not be half found out this Seven Years And indeed I think we should be the happiest People under the Face of the Heavens if we knew the worth of our Mercies and were true to our King and Countrey We are Blessed be the Lord Happy in our King who is a Lyon in the Field with as True Courage as ever any of the Brave Heroes of Old had and as much Mildness on the Throne as ever any English King had and seems to be the Darling of Heaven and Good Men And we are happy in Loyal and Faithful Lords and Commons in Parliament and might be so with our selves if we did not study Wit and Knavery more than Wisdom and Honesty And for my own part I must beg for Pardon for all my Weakness and Folly in Representing these things And indeed as St. Paul saith Ye suffer Fools gladly seeing ye your selves are wise And it may be some things that are foolishly Represented may have Cost His Majesty and the People of the Nation some Hundreds of Thousands of Pounds to Pay for in some Years past And if that His Majesty would Graciously be pleased to Order out a Committee and His Majesty would send out His Proclamation That all Seamen that have had their Pay Received wrongfully and their Tickets Detained wrongfully and that if they have been so served they shall have Redress And if they have since this War actually run away and yet their Pay is Received by the Captains Clerks or others that the Seamen shall on their Information of the Kings being Cheated thereby have their own selves excused and have leave to Sue them that have Cheated so the King of their Pay And that without Charge at Law by being heard freely And if also the said Committee should have leave to hear how much Money hath been Received as Bribes to excuse Seamen from the ●ress and that the Seamen or Master shall have their Money again of the Officers or Commanders who took it and if Complaints were heard freely it might be a likely means and way to inform the Honourable Houses that it would be worth while to make Laws against Cheating the King and Countrey and against Buying and Selling the Kings Subjects either by Land or Sea and also against many other Enormities that cannot be easily Represented And for my Mistakes in the manner of Representing I beg Pardon But for the Matter of it I fear this Age knows it to be miserably true And now I commit what I have written to the Blessing and Protection of our Most Gracious Lord God from whom I do heartily beg Mercy for His Majesty and all Your Honours and for all these Nations and that in the Blessing of God on these Nations He and all Your Honours and me and all my Family may be safe for all Time and all Eternity And to the Eternal God the Father Son and Holy Spirit Three Persons and One Glorious God be the Everlasting Honour Glory and Praise to Eternity Amen So Prays His Majesties Faithful Loving Subject And Your Honours Faithful and Loving Servant And Old England's Loving and Faithful Inhabitant and not Betrayer William Hodges Hermitage-Bridge Feb. 22. 1694.