Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	david_n	king_n	people_n	14,785	5	5.1891	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17450	A dolefull ditty, or sorowfull sonet of the Lord Darly, sometime king of Scots, neuew to the noble and worthy King Henry the eyght and is to be song to the tune of blacke and yellowe.	H. C.	1579 (1579)	STC 4270.5; ESTC S3010	2,076	1

A Dolefull Ditty or sorowfull Sonet of the Lord Darly sometime King of Scots Neuew to the Noble and worthy King King Henry the eyght and is to be song to the tune of blacke and yellowe MY hand and pen proceede to write A wofull tale to tell My pen it cannot halfe indite Alas how it befell Wo worth the man that Treason first This thing did take in hande Of all mens mouthes they may be curst Throughout this English land wo vvorth wo vvorth wo vvorth thē all vvo vvorth to them I say wo vvorth wo vvorth wo vvorth thē all vvo worth to them alvvay ¶ As it befell to Lord Darly Whose friendes they may all rew That euer he on Scotland ground Or any place thereof kn●w The Queene of Scots a letter sent With it a hart and Ring Desiring him to come to her And she would make him king Wo vvorth c. ¶ He thought it was a Courteous deed So noble a Queene as she Would marry him and make him king Whereto he did agree When first in Scotland that he went He was discreete and sage And when in hand he tooke to rule But twentie yeares of age Wo worth c. ¶ The garde of Sco●lande he did leade With all his noble trayne ▪ And ruled Scotland vertuously While life he did sustayne But listen now and giue good ●are To heare what chaunce befell For as the prouerbe olde doth go Gold may be bought to well Wo vvorth c. ¶ So did this noble Lord Darly When England he forsooke Wh●n that in Scotland first he went The rule thereof he tooke There dwelt a straunger in the court Sinior Dauid calde by name He was the first that went about This Treason vile to frame Wo vvorth c. ¶ And chamberlayn he was to y Queen Who preferde him wondrous well As all the Lordes in Court behealde Which causde their heartes to swell Against this Dauid grudged the king A quarrell was pickt for the nonce Within the chamber there was drawn Twelue Daggers all at once Wo vvorth c. Some of the Lords tooke the kings part And some tooke his certayne Two Daggers he had at his hart And so Dauid was slayne And when the Queen hard of this news she sore began to weepe And made a vowe and oth certayne That she did meane to keepe Wo vvorth c. ¶ That in a tweluemonth and a day She would not pleased be Because that Dauid so was slayne With such great crueltie The twelue moneth and a day expyrde A meeting there should be By all the Lordes it was agreede with great solemnitie Wo worth c ¶ At Rocksborow Castle there this king and Queene should meete And be made friendes as earst they were Some Lordes the same did seeke Three wights conspired the kings death Whose names are all well knowne For which alas the people in The countrey made great mone Wo vvorth c. The wightes which this treason began for to destroy the king They tooke with them Gonpouder then the chamber they w●nt in And to them close they shut the dore For feare of being spide They strawed the pouder round about Full thick on euery side Wo vvorth c. ¶ And thereon strewed rushes greene to hide the powder withall Because they would not haue it seene Nor nothing smelt at all The banquet then prepared is They suppe and drinke the wine The king alas knew not of this The which was wrought that time Wo vvorth c. ¶ And after supper they did talke to passe away the time And euery man his fancie spake As best did please his minde Some men with Siniour Dauid heald The king then in a rage Up to his chamber went straight way none with him but a page Wo worth ¶ And when he came the Chamber in the Page began to tell You are betrayde O noble king for pouder I doe smell O flee from hence haste you away and I on you will waight The king that hearing presently Leapt out the window straight Wo vvorth c. ¶ One of them stoode vnder the window and tooke him in his arme Saying who art thou O man feare not For thou shalt haue no harme I am an English man quoth he Of Scotland I am king King Henry once myne Uncle was Which was of England King Wo worth c. ¶ I know thee well quoth one of them For that thou shalt fare the worse That euer thou sluest the Chamberlayn that day thou sure shalt curse For looke what frendship thou didst shew the Chamberlayne vnto The like also to thee I am Now minded for to do Wo vvorth c Two of them tooke the king straight way And bound him foote and hand On a pearetree in the orcharde this noble king they hangde And when the Queen hard of this news She sore weapt for the king Peace Madame quoth the Lord Iamie you do but fayn this thing vvo worth ¶ For why quoth she though he were yong none was more meete then he To haue worn the crowne for his linage He came of high degree But now I wish my chamberlayne Had hanged in his roome So that the king aliue had bene For to haue worn the Crowne vvo vvorth c. ¶ Thus hath this noble king alas His life lost as you heare Therefore I say and will doe still He did buy Gold to deare God graunt good Lord with hart I pray Our noble Queene to guide And graunt that neuer traytours false about her highnesse bide vvo worth vvo worth wo vvorth thē al vvo vvorth to them I say vvo worth vvo worth vvo worth thē all vvo vvorth to thē alway Finis H. C. ¶ Imprinted at London by Thomas Gosson dwelling in Paternoster Rowe next to the signe of the Castell