Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	call_v	great_a	king_n	18,708	5	3.7396	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A71000	Severall letters of great importance, and good successe lately obtained against the fellowship of Bristow, by Captain William Smith, Captain of His Majesties ship called the Swallow, now in service for the King and Parliament : and likewise the Lord Admiralls design upon Bristoll, and the Navy making ready there under the command of Sir Iohn Pennington.	Smith, William, Vice-Admiral.	1643 (1643)	Wing S2779; ESTC R13177	6,189	9

Severall LETTERS OF Great Importance AND Good Successe Lately obtained against the Fellowship of Bristow by Captain William Smith Captain of his Majesties Ship called the Swallow now in service for the King and Parliament And likewise the Lord Admiralls design upon Bristoll and the Navy making ready there under the Command of Sir Iohn Pennington LONDON Printed for Lawrence Blaiklock at the signe of the Sugar-loafe neare Temple Barre 1643. SIR ACcording to my last unto you I set saile on the third of August 1643. out of Kinsayle to ply to the Eastward and between the Saul-tiers and the Smales I made a Sayle some two leagues to the Eastward on the fifth of the same moneth in the Morning and at Even fetching her up she proved to be a vessell belonging to North Yarmouth and come from Strangford in Ireland laden with wood and bound for Milford in Wales to deliver there And inquiring what newes the Master told mee that hee met with Captaine Iordan in the Expedition who had taken a Hamburger burthen about three hundred Tuns of force sixteene Gunnes being laden with Salt and other provisions she came from Rochell in France and was bound for the reliefe of the Rebells and was taken before St. Davids head on the Coast of Wales the Master further informed me that he did beleeve Captain Iordan was gon for Milford and I having a great desire to meet with Captain Iordan I bore in for that Harbour not knowing how he might be engaged and in case I found him not there then to desire the Gentlemen of that County to send Heu and Cry to apprehend divers passengers whō Captain Iordan had forced on Sheare before he got possession of the prize and when I came before the Harbours mouth a Fisherman came on board of me who told me that in Milford there were two ships men of War the one was the fellowship of Bristoll burthen about foure hundred Tunnes of force 24 Gunnes having in her Foure Captains viz. Captain Barnaby Burley Captain Brooks Captain William Hayle and Captain Banister the other was the Hart Friggot wherein commanded Captain Richard Nesson the said Captains had summoned aboard the Fellowship all the Gentry in those parts and certified that the King had rasten Bristoll and that all the Kingdom did now repaire unto his Maiestie to seek for his gracious pardon and that the Parliaments forces were all overthrown and that His Maiestie would suddenly march for London all Kent being now in armes to assist the King Chattom and Rochell were also taken therefore they would advise that County presently to present a Petition to His Maiestie in tender of their service unto him and also to raise such a considerable sum of money as they in their wisdom should conceive meet to comply with His Maiesties occasions and so come aboard them and they would present them to His Majestie but in case they should not doe this then they and their posterity were ruined for ever for Prince Rupert would immediately come down and Plunder their Countrey And his Majestie had sent them out to command all his Maiesties ships and other ships that were on that or the Irish coast that on their Allegiance they should repaire to Bristoll and the Commanders Marriners should have his Majesties gracious pardon and the Commanders should receive from his Majestie both imployment honour and great reward and the Marriners should have a large gratuitie Vpon this intelligence I called to me all the Officers of the Swallow and then the ships company informed them what I had heard and that the ship was rich having aboard her divers goods belonging to the Marchants of Bristoll to preserve from plundering all which the owners of the ship had trayterously delivered with their ship into the hands of the Cavaleirs And that if they would fight for it their love and zeal to Gods cause would be made visible to all men and it would very much daunt the enemie and be a good example for others to trase them in the steps of vallour and vertue Also it would manifest their thankfulnesse to the Parliament who had conferred such favours as first a gratuitie then the increase of their wages all which must needs bring a blessing on them and I doe not doubt but that it should please God to deliver the Ships into our hands but that the Parliament would acknowledge their constancy in gratifying their fidelity according to the value of the prize and then demanding their resolutions they cryed all as one man God blesse the King and Parliament and that they would stand by mee to the last man and then I bore in for the Harbour it being monday the Seventh of August 1643. where I found the said Ship at Anchor but the Commanders had made us from the top of a hill before we came in and had fitted their ships and put aboard their Waystcloathes and when I came within shot there came off a Boat from the fellowship towards the Swallow and in it one Captain Iohn Brooks holding forth a white flag who desired a parley upon condition I would let him return aboard the Fellowship if we could not accord to which I consented then he came aboard and leaping down into the Wayst he cryed God blesse King Charles to which we all said Amen The which being done the said Captain desired to have some private conference with me but I refused it saying I desire to hear nothing from him but what the whole ships company might hear but he pressed it the second time and being denied the said Captain turned himself to the ships company relating unto them the words formerly specified in demonstrating the Kings grace and mercy extended towards us in case we would comply and carry the ship to Bristoll but then I commanded him to silence saying it did seem strange unto me that he should dare to take the Kings name in his mouth in regard that both he and his confederates appeared unto me to be Pyrats and Sea-Rovers in that they had taken and rifled a double Shallop that belonged to his Majesties Fleet now on the coast of Ireland having five small Guns in her but the said Captain replyed They had a Commission for what they had done under the hand of Sir Iohn Pennington and that Captain Hayle had another under the hand of Prince Rupert and that Sir Iohn Pennington was High Admirall by Patent under the great Seal of England I told him I had no such intelligence of any such Patent either from the Parliament or from the Honourable the Earle of Warwick or any Order to obey it and for that of Prince Rupert he being a stranger I could not perceive by what vertue or power his Highnesse could give Commission to any to rob or take his Majesties ships or other ships belonging to any of His Majesties Loyall Subjects And therefore untill I could be better satisfied I would use my best indeavour to seize on their persons