Selected quad for the lemma: honour_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
honour_n	earl_n	lord_n	viscount_n	2,547	5	11.7917	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60018	The triumph of wit, or, Ingenuity display'd in its perfection. Being the newest and most useful academy, in three parts. Part I. Containing variety of excellent poems, pastorals, satyrs, dialogues, epigrams, anagrams, acrosticks, choice letters with their answers, ... and exactest collection of choice songs. Part II. Containing the whole art and mystery of love in all its nicest intreagues and curious particulars, ... with the description & anatomy of perfect beauty. Part III. Containing the mystery and art of wheedling and canting, with the original and present management thereof, and the ends to which it serves and is employed. Illustrated with poems, songs and various intreagues in the canting language, with the explanation, &c. To which is added, Instructions for dancing with musical notes	J. S. (John Shirley), fl. 1680-1702.	1688 (1688)	Wing S3520A; ESTC R220267	116,290	243

c. and after that mention their Office and Dignity as the rest To the Right Worshipfull T. B. Knight and Baronet To Sir B. B. Knight These humbly present These for L. C. Esq or the Worshipfull L. C. Esq To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of the City of London and so to the Lord Mayor or the City of York or only to the Honourable the Lord Mayor of York c. And all those that have passed the Chair as Lord Mayors of London are ever styled Honourable To the Worshipfull Alderman A. C. To the Worshipfull M. C. Sheriff of London c. To the Reverend Judge A. B. or To the Reverend A. B. one of his Majesties Justices c. To M. C. Serjeant at Law. To E. G. Counsellor at Law. To any of the Inferiour Clergy direct viz. To the Reverend T. C. D. D. or as the degree is naming the Preferment and Dignity All Mayors of Burg-Towns or Masters of Corporations or Companies by the King's charter are ever after styled Esquires To all private Gentlemen viz. These for Mr. T. C. To all Gentlewomen c. To Madam A. C. To Mrs. B. D. But if she be the Wife of a Duke Marquess Earl Viscount Baron Baronet Knight c. Then you must give the Title as Dutchess Marchioness Countess Viscountess Baroness Lady c. Internal Superscriptions These are those that are written on the top of the Letter or superscription c. Viz. To the King Sir Dread Sir or May it please Your Majesty or Sacred Sir or Dread Soveraign To the Queen Madam or May it please your Majestie To the Prince royal Sir or May it please your Royal Highness To the Princess Madam or May it please your Royal Highness To a Duke My Lord or May it please your Grace To a Dutchess Madam or May it please your Grace To a Marquess My Lord May it please your Lordship To a Marchioness Madam May it please your Ladiship To an Earl My Lord or May it please your Honour To his Lady Madam or May it please your Honour And the like to a Viscount Viscountess Baronet Baroness c. only distinguishing the Sex. To a Baronet May it please the Right Worshipfull To his Lady Madam or May it please your Ladiship To a Knight Sir or May it please your Worship To any Gentleman Sir or Much Honoured and to any Gentlewoman c. indifferently Madam or Mistriss c. Complimental Expressions or Quaint and Modish Deliverances of Sentence or short Speeches referring to Men of sundry Qualities c. To the King. MAy it please your most excellent Majesty so far in your Princely Goodness to condescend as to accept of the humble acknowledgment the most devoted of your Subjects and Servants with all humility tenders the King c. Great Sir or Sacred Sir May it please you to look down upon your loyal obedient and ever-devoted Subject and Servant and cast a kindly beam on him that lives but to do you service c. To a Duke Most Honourable Lord May it please your Grace to vouchsafe your acceptance of this present from him that lives by your Bounties and must acknowledge himself and fortunes ever at your command May it please the High-born Prince and my ever-honoured Patron his Grace the D. of c. to accept this humble acknowledgment from his slave c. Most honourable Sir I can scarce express the joy I conceived that your sickness or affliction is vanished like a dream an suffers me to find you in your wonted tranquillity and peace c. To a Marquess Most honourable and my very good Lord it has not a little exalted the joy I conceive at your Presence since you have been pleased to own my services and think me worthy of your notice To an Earl. Right Honourable and my most benigne Lord the humblest of your Servants lays himself in conceit at your feet and acknowledges your bounty May it please your Honour to consider how much my daily endeavours are and how I struggle with all difficulties that oppose to render my self in some manner acceptable to your Lordship To a Viscount My honourable Lord what remains considering the bounties and favours you have heaped upon me but that I make it the business of my life in some measure to make me a requital To a Baron May Lord May I presume to lay my self at your feet whilst I can have time and utterance to express my self how much I am indebted to your bounty which in all places I must acknowledge To a Baronet Right Worshipfull Sir the Obligations you have laid upon me are such that I blush to think that it is not in my power to make any sutable return to a Knight Sir May it please your Worship to accept this first acknowledgment of my gratitude though I must confess it unworthy of your notice yet knowing your goodness I grounded my presumption thereon Expressions that may be indifferentiy applied to any Man. Sir I am the humblest of your Servants and nothing joys me more than that my Ears are dally filled with the pleasing sound of your noble Actions and glorious Atchievements Sir Your favour has revived me and what shall I do or how shall I express my self that some gratefull acknowledgment may appear or that I may be anywa●● a●counted worthy to be named amongst the number of your friends Sir I must own my self the happiest of Mankind since I am truly satisfied you have pardoned my rudeness committed more through inconsiderateness than any affront or disloyalty to friendship Sir I shall ever esteem your happiness as my own nor shall I share a joy willingly but with your self Sir I own my self indebted to you in so high a nature and my Abilities so small to bring me off that I must confess my self at a loss how I shall in any measure make you a sutable return yet my will is good and my person and service shall ever be at your devotion Sir Did you know how earnestly I strive to pay an acknowledgment due to your Virtues and how little I am able to perform you wou'd past doubt pity my fruitless labours Sir when I seek for a Theam to inlarge upon your Name is sufficient at once to supply and charm me the sound of it being enough to compleat my largest intention and to inspire me with rapture Great indeed Sir have been the Obligations you have laid upon me and great must be my thoughts if I durst presume to make a sutable return The Man Sir that secures your friendship must of necessity account himself rich and repine no more at fortune Sir I am proud of your last visit and can only say that my poor habitation was never so grac'd nor made so happy till then knowing your parts I cou'd do no less than chuse you to manage my affairs and find by grand experience that I have so well prospered in your hands that I find my self at a loss to let