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	john_n	william_n	15,328	5	7.5458	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32886	His Majesty the King of Denmarks letter to His Highness the Duke of Holstein (Gottorp) concerning the sequestration of the Dukedom of Schleswig and the said Dukes answer thereunto : as also His Imperial Majesties letter to the Duke of Holstein, with the Duke's answer.	Christian V, King of Denmark and Norway, 1646-1699.; Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1640-1705.; Christian Albrecht, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, 1641-1695.	1677 (1677)	Wing C3936A; ESTC R26462	9,663	24

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the_o duke_n of_o holstein_n answer_n to_o the_o aforegoing_a letter_n of_o the_o emperor_n most_o serene_a etc._n etc._n your_o imperial_a majesty_n most_o gracious_a letter_n from_o lantz_n of_o the_o 6_o instant_a have_v be_v some_o day_n ago_o deliver_v to_o i_o by_o your_o imperial_a majesty_n minister_n here_o reside_v the_o lord_n baron_n of_o rondeck_v and_o receive_v by_o i_o with_o all_o the_o humble_a respect_n imaginable_a but_o with_o a_o extreme_a astonishment_n i_o have_v understand_v by_o the_o content_n thereof_o that_o your_o imperial_a majesty_n shall_v have_v get_v a_o information_n as_o if_o i_o have_v not_o only_o for_o my_o part_n approve_v of_o those_o project_n which_o have_v be_v make_v to_o i_o by_o graventahl_n the_o swedish_n minister_n late_o reside_v here_o in_o hamborough_n about_o certain_a levy_n to_o be_v make_v in_o foreign_a part_n and_o have_v be_v come_v to_o a_o certain_a conclusion_n with_o he_o in_o that_o affair_n but_o also_o that_o for_o the_o promote_a of_o the_o say_a levy_n i_o have_v make_v use_n of_o kielman_n my_o late_a president_n be_v money_n that_o lie_v here_o and_o take_v thereof_o the_o sum_n of_o 200000_o rixdollar_n and_o that_o i_o also_o do_v employ_v in_o this_o affair_n the_o swedish_n precedent_n kleihe_n who_o hitherto_o have_v pretend_v to_o live_v here_o as_o a_o private_a man_n and_o another_o person_n likewise_o name_v vloke_n and_o that_o your_o imperial_a majesty_n most_o gracious_o have_v think_v good_a thereupon_o to_o acquaint_v i_o therewith_o and_o serious_o to_o admonish_v i_o that_o in_o case_n thing_n shall_v be_v thus_o which_o yet_o your_o imperial_a majesty_n will_v scarce_o expect_v from_o i_o i_o may_v betimes_o desist_v from_o such_o erterprise_n and_o embrace_v better_a counsel_n comport_v myself_o according_a to_o what_o duty_n do_v require_v of_o a_o loyal_a member_n of_o the_o empire_n to_o the_o end_n that_o otherwise_o your_o imperial_a majesty_n may_v not_o be_v oblige_v 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month_n with_o a_o very_a unworthy_a treatment_n undeserved_o to_o oppress_v i_o and_o of_o all_o my_o princely_a dignity_n to_o leave_v i_o nothing_o more_o than_o bare_a life_n however_o when_o i_o do_v call_v to_o mind_n again_o in_o what_o manner_n your_o imperial_a majesty_n requisitorials_n concern_v i_o which_o be_v deliver_v into_o his_o majesty_n the_o king_n of_o denmark_n hand_n have_v be_v by_o the_o contrivance_n of_o some_o minister_n bear_v a_o hatred_n to_o i_o abuse_v so_o far_o that_o they_o have_v begin_v almost_o from_o that_o very_a hour_n to_o exhaust_v my_o poor_a subject_n as_o well_o of_o holstein_n as_o also_o of_o sleswig_n with_o intolerable_a contribution_n and_o to_o render_v they_o quite_o uncapable_a to_o contribute_v so_o much_o as_o they_o be_v lawful_o bind_v to_o do_v for_o the_o uphold_v my_o princely_a state_n and_o dignity_n which_o proceed_n be_v yet_o till_o this_o very_a moment_n continue_v to_o the_o utter_a destruction_n of_o my_o territory_n 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their_o princely_a blood_n seal_v up_o to_o that_o mighty_a house_n of_o austria_n i_o do_v therefore_o again_o most_o humble_o implore_v your_o imperial_a majesty_n as_o the_o most_o sacred_a head_n of_o the_o empire_n that_o your_o imperial_a majesty_n will_v be_v please_v to_o give_v no_o way_n to_o all_o the_o suspicious_a raise_v against_o i_o but_o rather_o out_o of_o high_a fatherly_a care_n to_o provide_v for_o such_o way_n and_o mean_n whereby_o i_o as_o a_o devote_a comember_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n may_v be_v uphold_v and_o free_v from_o all_o the_o press_a calamity_n thus_o longing_o i_o do_v look_v for_o your_o imperial_a majesty_n effectual_a and_o gracious_a resolution_n etc._n etc._n date_v at_o hambourg_n the_o 20_o of_o jan._n ann._n 1677._o finis_fw-la