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	york_n	15,008	5	9.9762	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67890	The three royall cedars or Great Brittains glorious diamonds, being a royal court narrative of the proceedings ... of ... Charles by the grace of God, King of Great Brittain, France and Ireland, His Highness Prince James Duke of York, and the most illustrious Prince. Henry Duke of Glocester. With a brief history of their memorable transactions ... since their too-much-lamented Fxile [sic] in Flanders, and the Lord Chancellour Hide, the Marquess of Ormond, the Earl of Norwich, the Lord Wentworth, the Lord Digby, and many other nobles and gentlemen, created lords of his Majesties privie-council. Also, the resplendent vertues appearing in these princely pearles, to the great joy of all loyal subjects ... By E. Sanders Esq; a lover of his countries liberty, and a loyal subject and servant to his Sacred Majesty.	Sanders, Edward, 17th cent.	1660 (1660)	Wing S573; ESTC R208691	5,867	10

The Three Royall CEDARS Or Great Brittains Glorious DIAMONDS BEING A Royal Court NARRATIVE of the Proceedings Travels Letters Conferences Speeches and conspicuous Resolutions of the most High and Renowned KING CHARLES by the Grace of God King of Great Brittain France and Ireland His Highness Prince James Duke of York and the most Illustrious Prince Henry Duke of Glocester With a brief History of their memorable Transactions Results and judicious Councels since their too-much-lamented Exile in Flanders and the Lord Chancellour Hide the Marquess of Ormond the Earl of Norwich the Lord Wentworth the Lord Digby and many other Nobles and Gentlemen created Lords of his Majesties Privie-Council Also The resplendent Vertues appearing in these Princely Pearles to the great joy of all Loyal Subjects who have for their Sovereign a just KING to Govern a Valiant DUKE to Defend and a Wise COUNSELLOR to Advise By E. Sanders Esq a Lover of his Countries Liberty and a Loyal Subject and Servant to his Sacred Majesty LONDON Printed for G. Horton living near the three Crowns in Barbican 1660. The Three ROYAL CEDARS DIvine Providence having been pleased to return the Subject to his due Allegiance and to give encouragement to those who have constantly continued Loyal that they may at length once more enjoy happiness and every man sit under his own Vine and under his own Figtree which the God of Heaven be praised we have now greater hopes of then ever Moderation and Impartiality are the chiefest Virtues of a Loyal pen 't is such a task I chiefly aim at no less then the difficult Travells of our most high and renowned King with his exiled Nobles Charles the second Heir a parent to the Crown of Great Brittain and Ireland and Crowned King of Scots touching whom I intend to treat He was born on the 29 of May 1630. to the great joy of the King Queen and indeed the whole Kingdom for never yet had England a Prince born of so Noble an extract and Grand Alliance his Father by Lineal right and descent King of Great Brittain and Ireland his Mother Daughter to that thrice Illustrious Prince Henry the 4th King of France and worthily sirnamed the Great and Isabella Infanta of Spain By his Grand mothers side was he near allyed to the Kings of Denmark by the Marriage of his Ant the Noble Princess Elizabeth to the Elector Palatine of Rhine and King of Bohemia and afterwards by the marriage of his Royal Sister the Princess Mary to the Prince of Orange Thus was he allied to most of the most potent Princes in Christendom And happy might this Nation have been under his Government if we may believe the vogue of that wisest of men Solomon who pronounces that Kingdom blessed whose Prince is the Son of Nobles But to return to his Majesty in Flanders of whose itenary life we have already given you a particular account it will not be impertinent to say somewhat of his sedentary and reti●ed living that by his oeconomy we may judge of his Monarchy and of the government of those few subjects in his Family of that of his three Kingdoms His Majesty hath spent most of his time wherein he hath been out of his Dominions in Flanders under the protection of the Catholique King of Spaine● nor had he ever anywhere else so setled a Court and habitation as here where his chief attendants are the Lord Chancellor Hide the Marquis of Ormond the Earl of Norwich the Lord Wentworth the Lord Digby and many others Nobles and Gentlemen whose Loyalty to his sacred Majesty and his Royal Father hath made exiles to their Country a particular number of which he makes use of for his Councell doing nothing without serious and mature advice and yet being of so sagacious a judgement that whatever he sayes is seldome contradicted by the most ju●icious of his Councellors not out of fear or flattery but out of a real assent to and concurrence with his judgement And indeed those great opportunities which he hath had by his so long being abroad of diving into the great Councels of Forr●in Princes and States must necessarily make him a person of a very perspicuous understanding endow him with all those qualities which may deservedly attain the name of Great and render him as well an able Statist as a King he having during his expulsion travelled through and lived in the Countries of three the most potent Princes in Christendom viz. the Emperour 's of Germany and the Kings of Spaine and France and so to the Germain resolution added the Spaniards prudence and the Frenchmans expedition To these extraordinary helps which never Prince in Christendom can boast of we may yet adde those more then ordinary gifts wherewith nature hath been pleased to endow him which being so extreamly improved we can hardly now discern but that it may be known what they were take the character of an Honourable Lord upon his death bed who speaking of him when about fifteen or sixteen yeers of age hath these words Truly I never saw greater hopes of vertue in any young person then in him Great judgement great understanding strong apprehension much of honour in his inclinations So that both nature and industry have seemed to use their utmost endeavours to make him a perfect Prince his very affliction turning in this benefit and making him in knowledge and sufferings the Refiner of knowledge unparralel'd Some forreign Princes as well envying as pittying his expulsion This perfect knowledge of his he hath indeed had but small occasion to practice except a little in Scotland where I think he demonstrated himself a person so prudent and careful in his affairs that it is beyond my pens expression His Subjects good was his onely care nor did he ever act any thing but what might tend more to theirs then his own interest still consulting whether it might benefit them not himself His Letter to Col. Mackworth Governour of Shrewsbury sufficiently demonstrates his affection to his very enemies he would win not conquer the hearts of those who though they have broke their Allegiance to him yet he would esteem still his Subjects He would not conquer with blood lest he should be thought a Tyrant He endeavoues by fair means to attain the love of his Subjects that what ever his very enemies think of him he may approve himself to be a just Prince And did fortune give him power yet would he rather attempt blandishents then force He knows that whilst he kills a Subject he weakens his Kingdom Rebels themselves may be found usefull and though justice cannot yet his Majesties clemency will admit their pardon but if they resist to the utmost their blood is on their own heads What man is not willing to destroy him who he knows would his murderer Thus is his justice and his clemency mixt together he would not kill where he might with safety save Not does his unspott●d innocency raise fancies or fears in him As he