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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	hold_v	manor_n	tenure_n	1,341	5	12.5333	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A71100	A discourse shewing the great happiness that hath and may still accrue to His Majesties kingdomes of England and Scotland by re-uniting them into one Great Britain in two parts / by John Bristol.	Thornborough, John, 1551-1641.; Bristol, John Digby, Earl of, 1580-1654.	1641 (1641)	Wing T1042A; ESTC R32805	52,904	330

alone and yet still but one It is thy doing that Prudence the chiefe head and governour of vertues the rule and direction of all well doings and prescribing to every vertuous action the manner order and course of doing well doth so knit and joyne together all morall vertues as that by thy secret influence they all may be found joyntly in all wise Subjects and in every one particularly with one heart to performe that duty which both yeeldeth right to the King and maintaineth peace and love among men Siquidem communis vitae societas in unione consistit And seeing it hath pleased his Majesty King Iames by publique Proclamation to assume the name and stile of King of Great Britaine jure haereditario it is meet that all loving Subjects not only acknowledge the clearenesse of his right but joyfully applaud and chearfully follow him herein now in our gracious K. Charles his reign lest murmuring they like evill and base minded souldiers follow their Emperour with an evill will according to that saying Malus miles imperatorem sequitur gemens We see some noble men yea and the gentlemen in our State daily to purchase and unite Land to Land and Lordship upon Lordship and to seek by all meanes to shake off the Tenure in Capite and to hold all their Lands in some other more free Tenure And it cannot be denyed that to all their severall Courts all Tenants and freeholders willingly performe their severall services or else are fined by the Lord of the Mannor or by his Steward And may the inferiour Lord expect more homage from a Tenant then a King require both of Lords and Tenants all Subjects to him and holding all they have from by and under him Pacis interest omnem potestatem ad unum referri But all gain-sayers and murmurers qui contumaciam potius cum pernicie quam ●bsequium cum securitate malunt are not unlike Mesech and Kedar spoken of in the Psalme in respect of whom the good King complained to God and to himselfe saying Woe that I dwell with Mesech and Kedar I labour for peace and they prepare them to battell I study union and they strive to make division Non placeo concordiae author said that good Valerius But alas why should Ephraim beare evill will to Iuda or Iuda vexe Ephraim fratres enim sumus should not they rather both together united now into the name of Britaines as into the name of the beloved Israel of God Esay 11. Flee upon the shoulders of the Philistines and make spoile of their enemies so that the Idumites Moabites and Ammonites even all their enemies might be subdued unto them Duo enim sunt quibus omnis respub servatur in hostes fortitudo domi concordia And verily the uniting the two Kingdomes into the name of Britaine is not unlike Esay 21 that chariot drawne with two horsemen mentioned in Esay at sight whereof the watchman cryed Babilon is fallen Babilon is fallen and all the images of her Gods are smitten downe to the ground For so except we will smother the childe of Vnion in his first birth both English and Scottish will soone heare him sound aloude into the whole world that all great Britaine is like Ierusalem which is as a City at unity within it selfe and Babilon even division disorder discord and confusion are confounded and overthrowne and what King Egbert did write in Sand King Iames of blessed memory and our gracious King Charles hath blotted out and troden under foot all the dishonour thereof and engraven as in a marble Stone the perpetuall honour of great Britaine by Royall restitution This verily commeth of the Lord of hosts which worketh with wonderfull wisdome and bringeth excellent things to passe Alexander asked King Porus his captive how hee would be entertained and Porus answered like a King Alexander demandeth againe Porus answereth againe in Kingly manner Alexander asketh what else Porus answereth nothing else for in this kingly maner every thing else is contained And though God be praised for it the cause be not between English and Scottish in Conquest and captivity as between Alexander and Porus but two famous Kingdomes in right of blood under one mighty Monarch yet our great Alexander in his high wisdome considering how these two might best be governed hath in his owne royall heart best resolved it namely by uniting them into one Monarchy into one government and into one name and if any demand how else verily he must be answered no way else for in this union whatsoever else is contained Nam in istoc sunt omnia even the Stoickes who I think neither were in jest nor arrogantly conceited contained under Prudence both justice and fortitude and temperance and whatsoever vertue else accounting also him who was perfectly wise an Orator a Poet a Rich man a very King and an Emperour All blessings and graces may be thought attendants and companions to union who alone knoweth how to order all things in government and is a princely commander of Subjects obedience and subduer of gain-sayers ordering unruly affections bridling untamed lusts restraining swelling pride composing rebellious appetites determining all doubts and rights within the compasse of her judgement and yet giving to every one his due by her discretion And therefore is like the Sun in the middest of heaven among the Stars and as the Stars take light of the Sun so also blessings of Weale publique proceed from this sacred and thrice happy union into the name of great Britaine whose glorious light shineth to all and every one hath comfort thereby It is also not unlike the Soul in the Body of man for in the whole common Weale it is wholly and in every part thereof whether it be of English or Scottish intire Tota in toto tota in qualibet parte As a shining light it sheweth a way for common good and as a reasonable soule giveth understanding to the blindest body to see the full fruition of all worldly happinesse let no man shut his eyes against the Sunne nor refuse a living Soule for his Carcasse If I could express the image of this union in lively colors I would surely make her a goddess faire beautifull having a garland and crown of all blessings upon her head and sitting in a Chaire of State with all good fortunes vertues and graces attending her and as a goddesse in triumphant chariot going into the capitol or temple of mighty Iupiter where also the Poets have found her but called by another name even Pallas who is also named Monas that is Vnity because having one only parent she resideth in Iupiters braine even in the chiefe seat of his wisdome where all the Muses are her companions so called Musae quasi {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} that is altogether in one where all the Graces goe hand in hand congratulating to Vnion their mutuall society where all vertue and knowledge are neare of affinity but Iustice

Estate domestique or inward or matter of the Law is divided into these three maine heads following The first that the alteration of the name of the King doth inevitably and infallibly draw on an erection of a new Kingdom● or estate and a dissolution and extinguishment of the old and that no explanation limitation or reservation can cleare or avoid that inconvenience but i● will he full of repugnancy and ambiguity and subject to much variety and danger of construction The second is an enumeration or recitall of the speciall or severall confusions incongruities and mischiefes which will necessarily and incidently follow in the time present As in the summoning of Parliaments and the recitals of Acts of Parliament In the Seals of the kingdome Jn the great Officers of the kingdome In the Lawes customs liberties and priviledges of the kingdome In the residence and holding of such Courts as follow the Kings person which by this generality o● name may be held in cou●●cou●●land In the severall and reciproque oathes the on● of his Majestie at his Coronation which is neve● iterated the other in the oathes of allegiance homage and obedience made and renewed from time to time by the Subjects All which Acts instruments and formes of policy and government with multitude of other forms of Records Writs plead●gs and instruments of a ●eaner nature run now ●n the name of England ●●d upon the change would 〈◊〉 drawne into incertain● and question The third is a possibi●●ty of alienation of the ●rowne of England to the ●ne of Scotland in case 〈◊〉 Majesties line should determine which God of ●s goodnesse defend for if it be a new erected kingdome it must goe in t● nature of a purchase 〈◊〉 the next heire of his Majesties fathers side The matter of St●forreine or matter of 〈◊〉 ●●tercourse and commer●● consisteth of these th●●● points following The first is the League Treaties forreine Fredomes of trade and tr●fique forreine contra●● may be drawne in ques●●on and made subject quarrell and cavillation The second is that the Kings precedency before other Christian Kings which is guided by antiqui●● of Kingdomes and not ●y greatnesse may be en●angered and his place turned last because it is ●h newest The third is that the ●lory and good acceptation of the English name and ●ation will be in forreine ●arts obscured The matter of honou● and reputation stande● chiefly upon these fou●●maine heads or points following The first is that 〈◊〉 worldly thing is more de● to men then their name 〈◊〉 as we see in private fam●●lies that men disinheri● their daughters to con●nue their names muc● more in States and whe● the name hath been famous and honourable The second is that the contracted name of Bri●aine will bring in oblivion the names of England and Scotland The third is that whereas now England in the stile 〈◊〉 placed before Scotland ●n the name of Britaine that degree of priority or ●recedence will be lost The fourth is that the change of name seem harsh at the first in the popular opinion and something un●leasing to the Countrey THese precedent objections and many other pretended against the happy uniting of these two famous king●omes of England and ●cotland the Reader shall finde sufficiently answered in the ensuing Treatise by the Author to his full satisfaction and content THE ●E-MARRIAGE Of two famous Kingdomes ENGLAND and SCOTLAND ●●duced into one Great Brittaine ●y the providence of one God the ●iety of two Kings the unity of ●oth Nations By way of answer 〈◊〉 former Objections BY IOHN BRISTOL IT was long before the Objections against the ●ntended happy union of both the Realmes came to my hands b● having read them 〈◊〉 could not hold m● hand from writing 〈◊〉 remove cleare them esteeming them only 〈◊〉 great shew of big lo●● laid in the way b●●tween the two emine●● markes shot at by t● soveraign Vnitor namely honour and happinesse the one inseparably inherent in his m● royall person the othe● assuredly intended 〈◊〉 Subjects benefit whi●●●hings in apparant uti● or urgent necessity ●e Objectors desire to ●e shewed them for whose satisfaction I have briefly examined and answered every ob●●ction The Objectors finde ●o president at home ●or abroad of uniting 〈◊〉 contracting of the names of two severall Kingdomes or States ●nto one name where the Vnion hath growne ●y marriage or blood and say that the examples which may bee alleged are but in case 〈◊〉 Conquest But I remember that Charles 〈◊〉 France the eighth 〈◊〉 Comineus mentioneth taking to wife the hei● of little Brittaine annexed it to the Crowne● France ruled it 〈◊〉 lawes customes a● priviledges of Fran●● and gave the Noble thereof place in Parliament in France 〈◊〉 union is a strong keep of Imperiall Soveraignty and is the very si●ewes of Weale pub●●que But as Tacitus●ith By divers lawes ●er diverse Nations ●●bject to one King ●uicquid est authoritatis ●ebis destruitur contra●●ctionibus Charles the fifth uni●●d in the common ●ame of Spaine divers ●ther his kingdomes ●hereof two of them ●amely Aragon and ●astile descended to him in right of blood For he well knew that the most eminēt in dignity is most honored 〈◊〉 Vnity and that this truly called Prudence even the electing or rejecting the continuing or changing of forme● and uniting kingdome according to time pla●● or persons which gre●● vertue is not alwai● contained in certai● and the same bound but altereth it selfe 〈◊〉 occasion serveth in respect of forenamed circumstance But the Objectors acknowledge uniting of Kingdomes in case of Conquest I marvell they doe it not much more by right of blood for in that Vnion of constraint there is ever doubt and dread for continuance thereof as is well said Malus cu●tos diuturnitatis metus but in this by right of ●lood God giveth bles●ing to natures work First in the great majesty of the high at supreame Governou● where one mighty Monarch is of more command and power the a King of divers disti●guished Kingdomes Secondly in 〈◊〉 more facility of the government where people under like law are more easily rule than under divers law And thirdly in t● more security of the g●●verned who being with like equity of ●wes will one love and strengthen the other but being divided ●oe oftentimes under●ine and practise sub●ersion one of the o●her Vires imperii in ●onsensu sunt obedienti●m tolle unitatem ●mnis imperii contextus in ●ultas partes dissidet Which consideration made King Henry the ●ighth rightfully assuming the title of King of Ireland by voluntary Vote in Parliament o● the Lords and Com●mons of that King●dome albeit the King of England were be●fore that time but cal●led Lords of Ireland● yet now changing hi● Stile to endeavour b● just lawes to cause the Irish change as wel● their apparell as lan●guage and divers thei● old formes and forme● lawes and to reduc● them into forme o●