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	knight_n	sir_n	11,753	5	6.0813	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01101	A true reportarie of the most triumphant, and royal accomplishment of the baptisme of the most excellent, right high, and mightie prince, Frederik Henry; by the grace of God, Prince of Scotland Solemnized the 30. day of August. 1594.	Fowler, William, 1560?-1612.	1594 (1594)	STC 11214.6; ESTC S103986	12,843	30

pulpite erected The same was richely hung with cloth of gold All the pauement within this partition was Prince-like laide with fine tapestrie Vnder the Pulpit was another deske wherein sate in the middest M. David Cuninghame Bishop of Abirdene M. Dauid Lindesay Minister of Leyth and Iohn Duncanson one of the ordinary ministers to the kings Maiestie Before whome was set a table couered with yealowe veluote And when all things were in readines as was requisite There was placed a hundreth Hagbutters being onely the youkers of Edinburgh brauely apparrelled in order betwixt the Princes vtter chalmer doore and the entry to the Chappel Royall on both the sides of the passage Then the Kings Maiestie with his Nobles and Counsellers attending on him entered the Chappell and there sate downe in his Royall seat of Estate All the Ambassadours likewise were sent for and conuoyed to the Princes Chalmer of presence where the Prince was lying on his bed of Estate richly decored and wrought with brodered work containing the story of Hercules and his trauels This bed was erected on a platforme very artificially with a foot pace of three degrees ascending to it The degrees being couered with tapestrie all wrought with golde and a large cloth of Lawne couering both the bed and the degrees which reached forth a great space ouer the flore Then the old Countesse of Mar with reuerence past to the bed she took vp the Prince and deliuered him to the Duke of Lennox who presently rēdered him likewise to the Ambassador of England to be borne to the Chappell Royall The Maister of the Ceremonies addressing himselfe to a table in the saide Chalmer curiouslie ordered whereon stood those ornaments of honor which were to be borne to the Chappell before the Prince with due reuerence deliuered them to certaine noble men according to the order appointed by his Maiestie for the bearing thereof In lyke manner the Princes Robe-royall being of purple Velnote very richel●e set with pearl was deliuered to the Duke of Lennox who put the saine about the prince the traine wherof was born up by the Lord Sinclair the Lord Vrquhart Then they remoued themselues to the vtter chalmer where ther was a fair high Pale made four-square of Crimson Veluote attending which was laid on with rich pasments and fringed with gold This Pale was sustained by four Worshipful Barons The Laird of Bacleugh the Constable of Dundie Sir Robert Ker of Cesfurd Knight the Laird of Traquhair Vnder the which Pale were the Ambassadors of England Robert Erll of Sussex carying the Prince in his armes M. Robert Bowes ordinary Ambassador for England assisting him Next to thē was the Duke of Lennox About the Pale were the Ambassadors of Denmarke Magdelburgh Brunswick and the Estates There followed the old Countesse of Mar. Mistres Bowes diuerse Ladies of Honor with the Mistres Nurse Then the Trumpets sounding melodiously before the Prince and his conuoy went forwarde LYON King of Armes and the Heraulds his brethren with their coat-armors in goodly order following Next followed the Princes Honors borne by these Noblemen The Lorde Sempill carying a Lavar of water The Lord Seton a fair Basen The Lord Leuingston a Towell and the Lorde Home a low Crowne competent for a Duke richlie set with Diamonds Saphires Rubies and Em●rauldes who approching neere the Pulpit where these Honors w●re receaued from them by the maister of the Ceremonies and by him placed on the Table before the pulpite the Noble men retyring back to their appointed places Lastlie the Pale was caried in before the pulpite where the Ambassador of England rendered the Prince to the Duke of Lennox who immediatlie deliuered him to the olde Countesse of Mar and she consequentli● to the Mistres Nurse And all the Ambassadors were then set in such order of places as the demonstration of their Armories gaue notice Without the partition were ornate fourmes all covered with greene whereupon were placed the Gentlemen of England Denmarke Almaine Flanders and Scotland And as all men wer thus competentlie placed and vniversall silence made entered M. Patrik Galloway one of his Maiesties ordinarie Preachers into the Pulpite who learnedlie and godli●te entreated vpon the text of the 21. of Genesis Which being done the Bishop of Aberdene stood vp in his seate and taught vpon the Sacrament of Baptisme firste in the vulgar● tongue and next in the Latine to the end all men might generallie vnderstand This done the Provost and Prebends of the Chappell Royall did sing the 21. Psalme of Dauid according to the art of M●sique to the great delectation of the noble Auditorie Then they proceeded to the action The King aros● and came towards the Pulpit The Ambass●dours followed in their or●●● The Barons that carried the Pale aboue the Prince mooued towards the Pulpit The D●k● of Lennox receaued the Prince from the Countesse of Mar and deliuered him to the handes of the Erll of Sussex Ambassadour for Engla●d Where he was named by all their consents FREDERIK HENRIE HENRIE FREDERIK and so baptised In the name of the Father Sonne and holie Ghost by the said names This being done Lyon King of Armes with a loud voice reportes these names thryse ouer then after him the rest of his brethren H●rauldes with Trumpets sounding confirmed the same Then the Kings Maiestie Ambassadors and all removing to their places the English Ambassadour alone withdrawing himself on the one side was mette and attended on by two Groomes who humblie on their knees the one presenting a large rich Basen the other a sutable Lavar repleat with sweet water wherewith the Ambass●dor washed a Gentleman Sewer with humble reuerence presenting him a fair To w●ll wherew●th he dried his hands and so forthwith returned to his place This beeing done the Bish●p ascended to the Pulpite where after that hee had deliuered in verse a certaine praise and commendation of the Prince then hee converted the rest of his Latine Oration in prose to the Ambassadours euery one in particular beginning at the Ambassadour of England and so continuing with the rest Wherein he made mentiō of the Chronology of ech of these Princes recited the proximitie and neernesse of bloo● that they had with Scotland Cōcluding his Or●tion with exhortation thanksgiuing to God for that good occasion and prosperous assemblie In conclusio● the ●lessing beeing giuen Lyon King o● Armes cryed with a loud voice God saue FREDERIK HENRIE and HENRIE FREDERIK by the grace of God Prince of Scotland The rest of the Herauldes proclaymed the same at an open window of the Chappell Royall with sound of Trumpet Then the King the Prince the Ambassadors the Nobles and Ladies of Honor retyred forth of the Chappell in such order as they entered and repayred towards the Kings Hal During their passage the Cannons of the Castel roared that therwith the earth trembled and other smaller shot made their harmonie after their kynde In the Kings Hall the Duke of Lennox

Edinburgh with their hagbutes during the whole time of that pastyme Then three Christians entered the fielde with sound of Trumpet who were the Kings maiesty 〈…〉 and THOMAS ER●KINE 〈◊〉 h●s M●●●●lles chalmer who made vp this 〈◊〉 A little after followed three apparelled lyke ●●rhes verie go●g●ousl●e att●red and these wer the D●ke of Lennox the Lord Home and Sir ROBERT KER of Ces●urde Knight Last of all came in three Amazones in womens att●●● verie sumptuouslie clad and these were the Lord of Lendores the Laird of Barclewch and the ●bbote of Holie-rood-house So all these persons beeing present and at their entrie making their reverence to the Queenes Maiesty Ambassadors and Ladies hauing their Pages ryding vpon th●ir led Horse and on their left armes bear●●g th●●r maisters imprese or deuice The Kings Maiesties was a Lyons heade with open eyes which signifieth after a mistique ●●●roghphique sence Fortitude and Vigilancie the word●s were Timeat primus vltimus orbis The second was a Dogs collar at veset with iron pykes the wordes were these Offendit defendit The third of that Christian armie was a Winde-mil with her spoakes vnmouin● and windes vnblowing on euerie side with these words Nisperat immeta The second faction did carie these A Hart half in fire half in frost on the one part Cupids torch on the other Iupiters thunder with these words Hine amor inde metus The other Page a Zodiack and in the same the Moone farre opposite to the Sunn● with these wordes Quo remotior lucidior ●hat is to say the tarther the fairer The third of this pairt●e caried painted four coach wheeles the hindmost following the formost yet never ouertaking thē with these words Quo magis insequor The last three Pages bare in their Targes these impreses following Crown an eye and a Portcuilis the Crowne betokening the power of God the Eye his Prouidence and the Portcullis his protection with these wordes which were composed in Anagram● of Walterus Scotus the Laird of Bacleughs name Clausus tutus ero The second Page of this pairtie caried on his targe the Portraiture of an hand holding an● Till by the tail alluding to the vncertainty of persons or of times with these wordes V● frustrà sic pattenter The last was this a fire in sight of the Sunne burning and not perceaued with this sentence Oblector lumine victus And euerie Lackie carying in his hand his M●isters Launce They began their pastyme by running at the King and Gloue The laws wherof were these First th●t all the persons of this pastime compeare masked and in such order as they come into the field so to run out all their courses Secondlie that none vse ante oth●r ring but that which is put by and vse no other Launce but that which they hau● brought for thems●lues Thirdlie hee th●t twise touches the ring or stirres it winneth asmuch as if he caried away the Ring Fourthlie 〈◊〉 l●ts his Launce fall out of his hand is de●●●●ed of all the rest of his courses Fiftlie that eu●rie one run with loose rain●s and with asmuch speed as his Horse hath Sixtlie that none after his race in vptaking of his Horse lay his Launce vpon his shoulder vnder the pain of losse of that which he hath done in his course Seuinthlie hee that carieth not his Launce vnder his arme looseth his course Eightlie that none vntil his three courses be ended change his Horse if hee bee not hurt or vpon some other consideration mooued to change him These Laws being seen and approued by the Actors the Queenes M●iestie signified vnto them that he who did run vest shuld haue for his rewarde a faire and a riche King of Diamonds and hee also who on that same side had best Fortune in running he shuld be acknowledged with another as fair as the first The proofe hereof being made the victorie fel to the Duke of Lennox who bringing it to his side pairtie had the praise and prise adiudged to himself Thus the first dayes pastime was ended with great contentment to the beholders and commendation of the persons enterprysers The second dayes pastime was extended by reason that the artisans were employed in other businesse who should haue followed foorth that inuention giuen them And seeing the grace of that exercyse consisted in Embosserie and the craftesmen apt for the same otherwise and necessarily busied it was left off Which if it had bene brought to effect this Countrie had not sene nor practised a more rater for what by the brauery and strange apparell of the persons themselues and by the diuers shapes of the Beasts that should haue beene born and broght ther in sight had bene commendable and wonderfull by reason that such beasts as Lyon Elephant ●art Unicorne and the Griphon together with the Camel Hydre Crocadile and Dragon carying their riders had caried also with it by the newnes of that inuention great contentment and commendation of that exercise But I say some arising lets impeshed this inuention al things wer cast of that might haue farther decored this solemnity throgh other vrgent occasions And when all the Ambassadours were conuened together and all necessary materialls readie the Chappell Royall of the Castel of Striuiling was richelie hung with costly tapestries And at the North-east end of the same a royall seat of Estate prepared for the Kings maiestie And on his right hand was set a fatre wyde Chaire with the dew ornaments pertaining therto over which was set the Armes of the King of France Next therunto w●s a princely trauers of Crimson Taffeta for the Ambassador of England ouer his head the Armes of England on the desk before him lay a Cushion of red veluot Ther stood attending on him two Gentlemen Vshers apointed by the Queene of England for that present seruice Next vnto him sate M. Robert Bowes Ambassador ordinary for the Queene of England On the deske before him was laid a cloth of purple veluote and a Cushion sutable thereunto Then sat the Ambassador of the noble Prince Henricus Iulius Duke of Brunswick and before him on the desk was laid a cloth of green veluote with a cushen of the same and ouer his head the Arms of his Prince Next vnto him sate the Ambassadours of the Lowe Countries with a long faire cloth spred on the desk before them of blew veluote and two Cushons sutable therunto and ouer their heades the Armes of their Countries On the Kings left hand was placed neerest his Maiestie the two Ambassadors of Denmark with a large broad cloth spred on the deske before them of purple veluot and the Armes of Denmarke ouer their heades Next vnto them sate the Ambassadour of the noble Prince Vdalricus Duke of Magdelburgh with his Princes Armes ouer his heade In the middest of the Chappell Royall within the partition where the Kings Maiestie the Ambassadors and Prince with his conuoy were placed there was a newe