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	robert_n	13,351	5	8.9803	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17102	Ane detectioun of the duinges of Marie Quene of Scottes thouchand the murder of hir husband, and hir conspiracie, adulterie, and pretensed mariage with the Erle Bothwell. And ane defence of the trew Lordis, mainteineris of the Kingis graces actioun and authoritie. Translatit out of the Latine quhilke was written by G.B.; De Maria Scotorum regina. English	Buchanan, George, 1506-1582.; Wilson, Thomas, 1525?-1581.	1571 (1571)	STC 3981; ESTC S106062	74,775	174

inquest of these persones that shall enter on pannell thys day clense the sayd persones of the murther of the kyng that it shal be wilfull error and not ignorance by reasoun that it is notourlye knawen these persones to be the murtherers of the kyng as my Lord my maister allegis vppoun the quhilke protestatioun I require ane document Sic subscribiter Robert Cunningham Uppon the productioun of the quhilke writing and protestatioun the sayd Robert askit actes and instrumentis The Iustice beyng auisit with the foirsayd writyng and protestatioun producit and vsyt by the sayd Robert Cunningham in respect of the letters and writinges sent to our souerane by the sayd Mathew Erle of Leuenox producit and red in iugement quhairof the copeis are vnder written By the quhilke letters and writinges the sayd Erle of Leuenox desirit schort and summare processe to be deducit in the sayd mattter and al 's of the act and ordinaunce of the Lordes of secret counsell grauntit thereuppon and sic lyke in respect of the earnest insisting of the aduocates desiring processe and right sute of the sayde Erle Bothwelles earnest petitioun and desire of tryall to be had in the sayd matter wyth aduise of the Lords and Barones assessors present fand by interlocutor that processe should be deducit in the sayd actioun thys day conforme to the lawes of thys realme Notwithstanding the writyng and protestatioun producit by the sayd Robart Cunningham and al 's admittit him to concurr and assist to the sayd aduocates in pursute of the sayd actioun if he pleasit Followis the copeis of the letters and writingis sent to the Quenis maiestie by the sayd Erle of Leuenox I Render maist humble thankes vnto your maiestie for your gracious and comfortabill letter quhilke I haue receiuit the xxiiij day of this instant And quhairas I perceaue by the same that it is your maiesties pleasure to remit the tryall of this late odious act to the time of a Parliament Pleasit your maiestie although I am assurit your highnes thynkis the tyme as long as I do till the matter be tryit and the auctours of the deid condignely punisht yet I shall humbly craue your maiesties pardoun in troublyng your hyghnes so oft thairin as I do for the matter touches me sa nere besekand your maiestie maist humbly to accept this my simple aduise in gude part as followes Quhilk is that quhaire the tyme is lang to the Parliament thys matter not being a Parliament matter but of sic weight and oportunitie quhilke aught rather to be with all expeditioun and diligence socht out and punisht to the example of the hole world as I knaw your maiesties wisdome considers the same farre mair than my wittes can comprehēd yet forsameckle as I heare of certain tikkettis that hes ben put on the tolbuith dore of Edenbrough aunswering your maiesties first and second proclamations quhilke names in speciall certayne persones deuisers of the cruell murther I shal thairfoir maist humbly beseike your maiestie for the luif of God the honour of your maiestie and your realme and we le quietnes of y e same that it will please your maiestie fourthwith not onely to apprehend and put in sure keepyng the persones namit in the sayd tikkettes but al 's wyth diligēce to assemble your maiesties nobilitie and than by opin proclamatioun to admonishe and requyre the wryters of the sayd tikkettis to compere according to the effect thairof at the quhilke tyme if thay do not your maiestie may by aduise of your nobilitie and counsell releue and put to libertie the personis in the tikkettis foirsayd So shall your maiestie do ane honorabill and godly act in the bringyng the matter to sic ane narrow poynt as eyther the matter shall appere playnely befoir your maiestie to the punischment of thaim quho hes bene the auctors of this cruell deid or els the sayde tikketis fand vayne in thair selfe and the persones quhilke are sclanderit to be exonerit and put to libertie at your maiesties pleasure So cummittis your maiestie to the protectioun of almighty God quho preserue you in helth and maist happy raigne Of Howstoun the xxvi day of February PLeasit your maiestie quhaire your highnes in your last letter to me writes that if there be any names in the tikkettis that was affixt vppon the tolbuith dore of Edinburgh that I thinke worthy to suffer a triall for the murther of the kyng your maiesties husband vppon my aduertismēt your maiestie should proceid to the cognicioun taking as may stand wyth the lawes of thys realme and beyng fand culpabill shall see the punischment as rigorously executit as the weight of the cryme deseruis Pleasit your maiestie sens the ressait of your highnes letter I haue still lukit that some of the bludy murtherers shold haue bene opinly knawen or now And seyng thay are not yet I can not finde in my hart to concele the matter any longer But let your maiestie vnderstand the names of thaim quhome I greatly suppect that is to say the Erle Bothwell Maister Iames Balfor and Gilbert Balfor hys brother Maister Dauid Chamer Blackmaister Iohn Spēs Seneor Fraūces Bastiane Iohn de Burdeau●x and Ioseph Dauids brother Quhilke persones I shall maist intierly and humbly beseik your maiestie that according to my former petitioun vnto your highnes it will please not onely to apprehend and put in sure keping but al 's with diligence to assemble your maiesties hole nobilitie and counsell and than to take sic perfite order of the foirnamit persones that thay may be iustly tryit as I doubt not but in so doyng the spirit of God shall worke in the sayd matter as the truth shal be knawin So shall your maiestie do a maist godly and honorabill act for your selfe beyng the pairty as ye are And ane great satisfactioun it shal be to all that belonges vnto hym that is gone quho was sa deare vnto your highnes And now not doubtit but your maiestie will take order in the matter according to the weight of the cause quhilke I maist humbly beseike I commit your maiestie to the protectioun of the almighty God quho preserue you in health lang life and maist happy reigne Of Howstoun thys xvij of March Assisa Andro Erle of Rothes George Erle of Caithnes Gilbert Erle of Cassillis Lord Iohne Hamiltoun comandar of Arbroycht sone to the Lord Duke Iames Lord Rosse ▪ Robert Lord Sunple Iohnne Maxwell Lord Hereif Laierence Lord Oliphant Iohnne Maister of Forness Iohnne Gordoun of Lothinware Robert Lord Boyd Iames Cokburne of Lantoun Iohne Someruile of Cambusnethan Mowbray of Berne Buxall Ogilbye of Boyne THe forenamit persons of Assise being chosen admitted and sworne in iugement as vse is And thairfore the sayd Erle Bothwell being accusit by the sayd dictay of the crime aforesayd and the same being denyed by hym and referrit to the deliuerance of the sayd assises thay remouit forth of