Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	daughter_n	elder_a	marry_v	10,918	5	9.6530	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12674	A proclamation for reformation, published and commanded (to be obserued as law) by the high and mighty Philip the fourth, King of Spaine, for the gouernment of his kingdomes. Containing 23. seuerall chapters, wherein his Maiesty with the aduise of his councels hath ordered, and reformed many notorious abuses in the commonwealth. Faithfully translated out of the originall Spanish coppy printed by his Maiesties command; Proclamations. 1623 Feb. 10. English	Spain. Sovereign (1621-1665 : Philip IV); Philip IV, King of Spain, 1605-1665.	1623 (1623)	STC 22992.9; ESTC S126332	31,941	96

such a person or Iudge and the dignitie or degree of learning which he hath and no other title We forbid and defend that no person either in word or writing giue to any other of what estate or condition soeuer what degree or office soeuer hee hath great and preheminent though it be the stile of Most Illustrious Lordship except it be to Cardinals for it is not Our will that they be comprehended in this our Law Also by reason of the authoritie and greatnesse of the dignitie of the Archbishop of Toledo Wee command hee being Primate of Spaine that all men be bound to stile him Most Illustrious Lordship although he be no Cardinall And We command for Arch-Bishops Bishops and Grandes and such as We command to be couered that all men be obliged to giue them the Lordship as well in writing as in speech And also for the president of our Councell VVe permit that hee may be called his Most Illustrious Lordship VVe command also that such Embassadours as haue place in our Chappell are precisely to be called and written Lordship And We permit that the rest of the Embassadors which come from without these Kingdome may be stile Lordship but not them which goe from them to other parts Wee permit that Marqueses Earles the great Commendadors of the Orders of Santiago Calatraua and Alcantara the great Commendador of Montessa the Keepers of the Keyes of the said Orders of Calatraua and Alcantara may be called and written Your Lordships and the Daughters of Grades Your Ladiships the Presidents of our Councels and Chanceries the Priors and Baylies of the Order of Saint Iohn the Priors of the Covents of Veles and Leon of the Order of Saint Iago during the time of their Offices and the Vice-Royes and Generals of Our Armies Gallyes and Armada of the Ocean and he which is or shall be Master Generall of the Campe of Spaine and those which are chiefe Cities of Kingdomes and those other which haue Voice in Courts and the Chappels of Metropolitan Churches where it hath beene accustomed shall be so stiled And VVe will and it is Our fauour and intent that such persons as shall giue the stile of Ladiship to the Daughters in law of such Lords of Title which shall be maried to the Heires and Successours in their Houses and to the eldest Daughters who of force are to succeed for not being able now to haue a Brother which should be preferred before them in the succession of the said Houses shall not incurre the penalties of this Edict hereafter mentioned nor any other Forbidding as Wee doe forbid that no other person of whatsoeuer qualitie state or condition he be haue the stile of Lordship neither in writing or speech or that of Excellencie except he be Grande And VVe declare that the treatie which is to be had with the wiues of Grandes of Knights and of other persons to whom as it hath beene said it is due and who may be called either Lord or Sir and among themselues by writing or speech it shall bee the same which is to bee performed to their husbands Moreouer We command in that which concernes one mans writing to another that generally without any exception this forme be held and kept viz. the letter or paper which shall be written shall prestently begin with the reason or businesse in hand without setting either vnder the crosse at the top or in the beginning of the line any title cipher or letter and the conclusion of the letter shall be saying God keepe your Lordship or your Worship or God keepe you and presently the date of the place and time and vnder that the firme without any complement either before or after only he which hath a title may put it in the firme with the place from whence he hath that title And for superscriptions to a Prelate shall be put the Ecclesiasticall dignitie which he hath to a Duke Marquesse or Earle that of his estate to Knights Gentlemen and other men their name surname the dignitie or office charge or degree of learning which they haue Nor shall any exception be taken or made against this order and forme of writing by any person neither by the subiect writing to his Lord nor by the seruant writing to his Master onely Parents writing to their children or children to their Parents may before the proper name adde that which is naturall also betweene the husband and the wife may be exprest the estate of Matrimonie if they will and betweene brothers cozen germanes Vncles and Nephewes that of their kinred And We will and it is Our pleasure that that which is thus ordered and commanded in this Our letter and prouision be obserued of all men not only within these Our Kingdoms but also in writing to such as are absent abroad And for the better keeping accomplishing and executing of all that hath beene formerly related Wee ordaine and command that such as shall come or goe against that which is here set downe and contained in these Our letters and prouision or any portion or part thereof that euery one of them shall for the first offence pay two hundred Ducats for the second foure hundred for the third a thousand Ducats and a yeeres banishment fiue leagues from this Court and from the Cities Villages and places of these Our Kingdomes and iurisdiction where the said law and edict shall be broken the which pecuniarie penalties aforesaid shall be distributed in this manner viz. one third part to the Informer another third part to the Iudge which giues sentence and the other third part to pious vses In like manner shall fall into the same foresaid penalties such persons who from hence forward shall vnder-hand dissemble or giue consent that their children seruants subiects or any other persons doe goe beyond either in word or writing to them the courtesie and order contained in this said Proclamation and the transgressor or transgressors which haue not wherewith to pay the said pecuniarie penaltie it is Our will that for the first offence they be imprisoned twenty dayes and if it be in Our Court that they be banished and depart from it fiue leagues for a whole yeere and if it be in any other place of these Our kingdomes the banishment shall be from that place and out of that country and iurisdiction for the second offence the foresaid punishment shall be doubled and for the third offence they shall be banished for fiue yeeres in the forme aforesaid reseruing vnto Our Selues according to Our pleasure besides the foresaid punishments the making of some greater demonstration towards the said transgressors For which cause the obseruation and execution of all the aforesaid being so profitable and important We command you all and euery one of you according as hath beene said that you take notice of this Our letter and prouision and that which is contained in it the which We will haue to hold the force of a Law Edict and