Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	duke_n	earl_n	northumberland_n	10,498	5	11.9971	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08253	Oxfords triumph in the royall entertainement of his moste Excellent Maiestie, the Queene, and the Prince: the 27. of August last, 1605. With the Kings oration deliuered to the Vniuersitie, and the incorporating of diuers noble-men, Maisters of Arte.	Nixon, Anthony.	1605 (1605)	STC 18589; ESTC S120953	10,551	46

at any time to conferre with learned men or eloquent Orators Therefore I my selfe cannot be eloquent and ●●arned But this you may expect at my ●●nds that as I am and alwayes haue beene 〈◊〉 will euer remaine a worthy and faithfull ●●●caenas to learning and the professors therof And as concerning this your famous Vniuersitie you may certainely be assured that I wil alwaies be a fauourer vnto it Then you for your partes must be carefull to maintaine the pure worde of God to flye and put to flight all Romish superstitions and to remooue forsake and abolish all scismaticall new opinions And in your Artes and Disciplines as one of your learned Diuines taught you but yesterday you ought not to stande at a staye but alwaies to goe forwarde and to ioyne practise with your Contemplation that in your life and profession there may a sympathy and coherence So shall you aduaunce the Glorie of God satisfie my expectation make me a ioyfull king and reape vnto your selues a most plentifull haruest and a moste worthy commendation With this speech thus concluded his maiestie arose and gaue vnto the Doctors and the rest manie thanks for their paines that they had taken and vnto all he shewed himselfe so gracious and with so louing a countenance that by his outward appearaunce might be well discouered how inwardlie he was satisfied and pleased with their learned answeares vnto the seuerall questions and so returned backe againe to Christchurch Where vppon Thursdaie at nighte after supper there was a Comedie plaied by saint Iohns men before his Maiestie The subiect whereof was the foure Complexions This comedie was so richlie set foorth and beautified with such curious and quaint conceipts and deuises as that it made his Maiestie pronounce himselfe as muche delighted therewith as with anie sight of the like nature at anie time heretofore presented vnto him The next morrowe beeing Fridaie the thirtieth daie of August was the daie of his Maiesties departure from Oxforde and as soone as the Sunne had vailed the curtaine of the night he got vp carrieng the opinion of Caesar. Lucan lib. 2. in fine Nil actum credens cum quid superesset agendum That he had done nothing when any thinge was left vndone and mounted himself with diuers of his Nobles to see the Vniuersities Librarie which is in length all ouer the Diuinity Schoole The scituation whereof is so pleasant that the grounde whereon it is seated is Diapred with Floraes riches yet is it farre more glorious hauing placed within her circumference so famous a Monument of such worke and workemanshippe Round about in forme of an Amphitheater are placed Colledges and in the forefrōt thereof in the place of Oakes Elmes and Pine-trees all which are comfortable trees to defende her from the furious wrathe of winde and weather are planted the Schools of the seauen liberall Sciences to adorn and beautifie her with the inward plenty of their wisedome and treasure As for the Lybrarie it selfe it hath a verie long large and spacious walke ouer the schoole of Diuinitie inter-seamed on both sides from the one ende vnto the other very thicke with seuerall Partitions with certaine seates and Deskes before them to sitte downe vpon and reade These partitions are in euerie place filled full of shelues and vnto the shelues are there many Bookes fastened with chaines of Jron euerie volume bearing his name and title written on paper or parchment in faire Roman letters and euerie partition hath an Jnscription of the Faculties As whether her bookes bee either of Theologie Philosophie Astronomie Geometry or any other Art c. The Bookes that are conteined within this Lybrarie are verie rare straunge and scarce seldome or not at all to be heard of or seene in any place but there All of them verie richlie guilded and manye of them bossed either with Siluer or Golde All these are so fairelie kept and maintaind as if the Goddesse of wisdome hadde selected and reserued it a Paradice to entertaine the Muses Therefore J conclude of it thus that Dignitatem eius difficile est vt homo explicet sermone This obiect being presented vnto the sight of his Maiestie did so sensiblie discouer his delight therewith that he reported it a most admirable ornament to the Vniuersitie and gratiouslie promised himselfe a royal friend and Patron for euer Whilst his Maiestie was thus busied in taking of this suruey of the librarie the queen and Prince were in the meane space as much delighted with an English Comedie presented and plaide before them in Christ-church hall by certaine Schollers which was as rich lie set forth and perfourmed as with as great applause and commendation as any of the rest that had beene before since the Kinges comming to Oxford Jn the meane time also diuers of the Noble men went to Saint Maries in their hoodes and formalities and were presented and incorproated Maisters of Arts. As The Duke of Lennox The Earle of Northumberland The Earle of Suffolke The Earle of Salisburie The Earle of Pembroke The Earle of arundell The Earle of Oxford The Earle of Essex The Earle of Montgomerie The Earle of Rutland The Lord mounteagle The Lord Howard Baron of Effingham The Lord Howard Baron of Waldon The Lord Vicount Cranburne with diuers others of the Noblemen and Knights that came in so confusedly that as yet there is not a perfect register gathered of their names After his sighte of the Vniuersities Lybraries he betooke himselfe towards Magdalen Colledge to see that also accompanied with diuers of the Nobility wheras the president and diuers the rest of the fellowes stoode readye to receiue him also at the Chappell doore he was Royally entertained and at his entrance there was a Latine oration pronounced vnto him Which being ended hee stoode a prettie while reading the verses that were written in Latine by certaine Noblemens sonnes students in the same Colledges and set thicke on both sides of the chappell gate as there was also diuers others placed rounde aboute the courts of other Schollers writings Thus when his Maiestie had viewed the Chappell he was forth with conducted into the Cloysters and from thence into the squadrant Court within the Cloysters wherehe staied a good space taking a thorow view of all such seuerall Pictures as were there set vp round about and now against this entertain were newly trimmed and painted which caused his Maiestie to demande the meaning of them wherein the President and others fully resolued him From thence he returned backe to Christ church againe vnto the Queene and younge Prince and in the waie as is credibly reported he woulde needes be guided to Brazen Nose Colledge gate that he might be made an eie-witnesse of that of which he hadde so often heard and that whereof the Colledge carrieth the name And both as he passed forth of Magdalen Colledge gates and so vpwardes all along the Schollers cried Viuat uiuat c. and the others of the multitude