Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	day_n	king_n	see_v	11,837	5	3.6230	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09927	The copie of a pistel or letter sent to Gilbard Potter in the tyme when he was in prison for speakinge on our most true quenes part the Lady Mary before he had his eares cut of. The. xiii of Julye.	Poor Pratte.	1553 (1553)	STC 20188; ESTC S100408	4,567	20

brother then she is glad that she is quene For her parte good vertuouse lady she would haue bene as glad of her brothers life as the ragged beare is glad of his death Agamenon the heathen king was neuer more vnquieted with his highe estate when he lamented for that he was king ouer so manye people as her grace is nowe troubled to rule gouerne so manye euell persons Plato was neuer gladder when he was exiled frō the kinges courte because his mind was more addict therby and geuen to the study of Philosophie as she wold be if she might once be exiled frō the company of such traitours wherby she might be more quieter and possesse this her kingdome peasablye Euen so I dare aduouche that her grace was farre quieter better contented with her olde estate then now she is quene yf it had pleased God But now praised be almighti god because he hath so prouided vs a right lawful ayre so vertuous a princesse to possesse this imperial crowne of England so are we all bounde highlye to thanke him therfore Trustyng that the same god wil shortlye exalt her grace set her in her perfect dignitie and plucke downe that Iane I can not nominate hir quene for the I know no other quenes but the good lady Mary her grace whome God prosper I heare say faithful Gilbard that the true subiect sir Edmōd peckhame is gone with al his power treasure to assist her grace Ex fructu scimus quid sit arbor By the frute we may knowe what the tree is So by his frutes that is by al his do inges we may knowe what he is howe true faythful hath he shewed him selfe to be at all times to Henry theight of famous memory What man deserued more cōmendation then he He neuer rob bed his grace whē he had all the rule of his treasure he vsed not to bye siluer for foure shillinges an once made the kinge paye fiue shillinges fowre pence as other false traitours did but loke what he payd the king payde no more He was euer true faithful by re porte aswell of all other as of hys owne seruauntes And now for the ful triall of his true hearte howe hath he showed him selfe to her grace left house landes al and gone to help her Truly we haue to few such faithful men I heare also that ther is come more to helpe her grace the Erle of Darbey the Erle of Oxford the Erle of Bath diuerse other nobles whiche I can not rehearse nominatly The God of hostes the God of Abraham prosper them kepe them geue them power to withstand al their enemies the moost mighty lord take part with them as I do not mistrust for the right sake I hear no other newes but that here is con tinually great preparation many cartes appoynted to cary harnes artilery God send thē euell to spede The good Erle of Arun del and the Erle of Shrosburye be here stil but as I am informed the Erle of Arundel will not consent to none of their doynges O God I most hertelye desire thee heare my prayer kepe preserue the good Erle of Arundel frō the tirāny of that deuouryng beare For as thou hast frō the beginning en dued him with al truth so doth he stil continue stedfast in that same like a worthy noble preserue him I be seche thee o my god geue hym grace still to stande stedfaste The Erle of Shrosbury beareth hym selfe equal god kepe him send al those that wold the ladye Mary to be quene long life pleasure and they which wold not I wyshe thē the paynes of Satan in hell I haue faithfull Gilbard scattered abroad thre of the bokes more and two also haue I sent into the ragged beares campe kepe that close which thou hast the world is daū gerous the great deuell Dudley ruleth Duke I shuld haue sayde wel let that passe seing it is oute but I truste he shal not longe I haue proued if I could get a. M. of thē in printed in some straunge letter so a nōber of thē to be disparsed abroade Forasmuch Gilbard as I perceaue that thou art straytly kept not suffred to haue liberty I shal brieuely visite the with my letters frō time to time And here Gilbard I exhort the to continue in prayer to take in good parte this yoke layd vpō thy shoulders beare this crosse patiently For aduersity is a good thinge shall make thee to know god the better For I trust in the lord to liue to se the day her grace to mary such one as knoweth what aduersity mea neth so shal we haue both a merciful quene king to their subiects And wold to god that I might liue if it so pleased her grace to haue an other vertuouse Edward God make her grace frutful send her frute to inherite the kingdō after her I promised you to salut your frend Robert in your name accor dingly I haue done desired hym to pray with you for our quene Ma ry that it wold please the lorde to giue her the crowne which she oughte to haue of right And thus to breuiate my long processe I end desiring the my constāt Gilbard not to beholde the gorgiousnes of my letters which be void of al but to weygh in an equal payre of ballās the good wil of the writer who beareth the no worse wil then to his owne soule prayinge God to strengthē the geue thee grace to abide faythfull tow̄ardes oure most excellent true onlye quene Mary so shalt thou be assured to haue god thy faithful frēd againe at the last thou shalt inherit his kingdom to the which kingdome bringe both you me and vs all Amen Fayre you well Quod Poore Pratte Finis Imprynted at London in Temstrete ouer agaynste the Stiliardes at the signe of the dobbel hood by Hewghe Singelton