Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	according_a	court_n	law_n	2,004	5	4.8219	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14338	True nevves from one of Sir Fraunces Veres companie Concerning Delftes-Isle, and sundry other townes in the Lowe Countries, yeelded to the generall since May last. Of the great armie, nowe comminge out of Germanie for the aide of the French King, and their hope for the speedye winninge of Antwerpe. VVith the bloody persecution and marterdome which sundry cheefe persons of account did lately suffer in Spaine for the profession of Christ Iesus. Translated out of Dutch. Seene and allowed.		1591 (1591)	STC 24652; ESTC S119062	8,388	22

of men THe towne of Delftes Isle after we had obtained it wee fortified it and sent our army immediatly towards Stenwick before which town we nowlie hauing daily some small skirmishes In this towne it is supposed that the Prince of Parma abideth whose strongest power at this present is not aboue three thousand We receiued certaine newes from Cullen that the Lord Uiconte of Turyn accompanied with some of the nobilitie of Germany is comminge downe into the Lowe Countries with thirty thousand footemen and ten thousand horse-men these purpose to haue passage into Fraunce for thereleefe aide of the french King and our general meeteth them the twenteth of this month to welcome them into the countrie they are very valiant soldiours and wonderfully well prouided both for horse and foote I trust verye shortly to aduertise you of some attempte to bee perfourmed against Antwerpe which forthwith we meane to put in practise for hauing gotten the Castell of Tuernout which we now enioy wee may plainlye come to the walles of the Cittye Wee heere good newes God be thanked out of all partes especiallye out of Brittany where a Gentleman of Captaine Salamon Wolfes companye writeth that he is in good hope very shortly to send word of one of the most brauest and commendablest battels that euer was fought this hundreth yeere well God and S. George for England God blesse them and our Generall with S. Frauncis Vere vnder whose commandement I still abide our Generall deserueth great honour for his skill and curradge and so dooth S. Frauncis who is in good health hee sheweth that he is decended of an honourable house yea his very name is feared in all the emies forces The thundring shot of the Cannon calleth me to my place and therefore am constrained to cut short leauing your good Ladieship to the consideration of all heerein expressed which is no more but what I my selfe haue seene and know for truth The towne of Groninghen is somewhat distressed by reason the passage is hindered thorough the taking of Delftes Isle The towne of Huelft in the land of wast is lately yeelded And the greatest part of Artoyes is now in yeelding The bloodie persecution and marterdome which sundrye cheefe persons of account did latelie suffer in Spaine for the profession of Christ Iesus THe Inquisitors of Spaine hauinge practised a longe time to entrappe and ouerthrowe all the secreet professors of Christe Iesus which might bee founde in that Land procured their officers and ministers to attache and apprehend such as did any way deale contrary to the lawes of their holy house or varrie in religion from the ordinaunces and detestable decrees of the Church of Rome For wee are to note and may easilye coniecture that although the people of Spaine are for the most parte giuen to imbrace Idolatrie and superstition yea and to be aduersaries and sworne enemies to gods truth and to the fauourers thereof yet may we be assured that among so many there is doubtlesse some that are of the contrary opinion such as not onely feareth God but also are secret imbracers of his truth yea and such as shunneth not to teach and instruct otherssecretly in the principles of Christian religion Among whom one Doctor Cacalla a very learned man who sometime had beene Chaplin vnto the Emperour Charles he fifte beeing heereof greatly suspected was suddainely attached and openly accused to be a Lutheran Heriticke and thereby an vtter enemie to the Church of Rome whereupon he with sundry others his fauourers were sent to prison who remained there a longe space while in the meanetime the whole house stocke and linnage of Madam de biuero were all also attached and sent to prison for the said cause who would not shunne in prison openly to saye and offer to prooue with the losse of their liues That the religion of Spaine was false abhominable full of superstition and idolatry and that God blessed England for professing of his truth The names of which persons the Popes ministers there neuer ceased till they had giuen ouer vnto the Inquisitors who soone after being openly denounced for Heretickes were brought to Veledolid the place where for the most part the King of Spaine commonly kept his Court there was the sentences published against those Godly professors where according to the tenour thereof the prissoners were to bee executed for example to others with many circumstaunces and seremonies hereafter insuing Whereupon as well for the proceedinge to iudgement as also for the due execution of their sharpe and bitter lawes continually put in execution in those causes there was erected a large Skaffold in the middest of the greate market place of the said Citty of Valedoled between S. Frauncis Church and the holy house Whereupon was placed a chaire of sixe steps high for euery man to behold right against y e face of the towne house vnder which was seates very broad and so large steps that many people might thereupon sit and be placed At the one side of the scaffolde there was made a gallery leading from the towne house aswel to auoide the preace of people as also for the cheefe states Princes of the blood to haue free recourse too and fro in which Gallery was placed a ritch seate towards the market place onely appointed for the Princes and Kinges sister and Regent of Spaine the kings bastard sonne and for diuers other Princes and courtiers to heere the sentence and to see the law efectually prosecuted The appointed day beeing come there was such a multitude of people assembled to heere the sentence and so see the execution of the prisoners because the prisoners were of great account that not onely al windows and houses were full of beholders but also al the market place streets ther about were stored with such great prease that hardly might the traine haue passage to the place skaffold Whereupon about tenne of the clocke of the same day there arriued the princes Lady Iane sister to King Phillip beeing first Regent of the Kingdome of Spaine beeing accompanied with the Kinges great stewarde and sundrye other Lords and nobles and attended on with a cōpany of knights the guard the Archers bowmen and Halberders issuing forth of the kings Pallace who marched on horsebacke directly to the towne house with foure Harraldes of Armes going before her and the Earle of Beudia carried the naked sword When these Princes and nobles were come to the place and set in degrees one nexte vnto an other vpon the aforesaid scaffold presently the Archbishop of Ciuill the cheefe Iudges of the spirituall court and the counsell of the Inquisitors togeather with the Bishop of Valencia rid through the towne vnto a scaffolde for them appointed but the whole traine of the rest of the spirituall courte and those of the holie house went all vpon an other scaffolde thorowe the gallery The prissoners beeing in number thirtye were brought foorth and led as it had beene in a triumph one carying