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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	earl_n	knight_n	william_n	24,179	5	7.9914	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16566	A declaration or proffer of the Archdukes of Brabant concerning a truce betweene them and the States of the Free vnited Netherlandish Prouinces, tending to the treatie for a perpetuall peace betweene them: or for a surceasance of armes for certaine yeares. Contained in a letter sent vnto the said states. Also the ansvver and acceptance of the states of the vnited prouinces vnto the arch-dukes. Translated out of Netherlandish printed copie.	United Provinces of the Netherlands. Staten Generaal.	1607 (1607)	STC 3471; ESTC S119283	4,706	17

A DECLARATION OR PROFFER OF THE Archdukes of Brabant concerning a truce betweene them and the States of the Free vnited Netherlandish Prouinces tending to the treatie for a perpetuall Peace betweene them or for a surceasance of Armes for certaine yeares Contained in a Letter sent vnto the said States Also the Ansvver and Acceptance of the States of the vnited Prouinces vnto the Arch-dukes Translated out of Netherlandish Printed copie LONDON Printed by R. R. for William Ferebrand and are to be sold at his shop in Popes-head Alley 1607. ❧ TO THE RIGHT Honourable the Earle of Exceter Knight of the most Honorable order of the Garter and one of the Lordes of his Majesties most Honorable priuie Counsel R. P. wisheth all encrease of Honor and endlesse bappinesse MAy it please your Hon. The obseruation which this world begets may teach experience truly to report that Loue and Charity are for the most part grovvne so cold euen in the hotest Sun-shine of our Profession as that despised Pouertie though addicted to the Religious exercise of endeuors cōmendable is in the best employment vvhich seemes vvith greatest Fauor to smile vpon his Hope so coldly recompenced as that poore vnpitied deiected miserable Pouertie knovves neither Meanes nor Place hovv or vvhere to vvarme it selfe Vnhappie I in this best time of greatest happines who being as I am a Poore dispised hated scorned and vnrespected Souldier so vnfortunate as no commended meanes though many vsed with confirmation both of loue and Loyaltie can bee of power from dispayres Gulfe to raise a Spirit drowned in worst of misery but were I not indeered vnto those by heauen made mine who are indeed to me thē life more deare from whō there is no way to run vnlesse in me selfe being be disolued I would assuredly by heauens assistance in some honest War vvith vse of Armes giue to my life so long as I should liue a liuing maintenance but novv Immured in my natiue home vnseperably Yoakt vvith leane-fac't pouertie I haue experience to conclude that as it is most certaine Pax procreat Bellum so is it no lesse true that a coufirmed Peace Non amat Fillios belli vntill she hath need of them In this estate not knowing how to mēd my selfe Religions Lawe shall make my resolution honest though Rerum conditionem mutare non possum yet I will haue power to say Hoc possum magnum sumere animam et viro forti dignum with patience therefore shal my grieued thoghts ioyfully be thrown vpō my makers prouidēce by whose assistance I will still resolue vvith a constant Bosōe to persist in the prosecution of commended deedes for this I knovv Spes mea Christo viuens Est viuere vt semper viuam And thus my Honorable Lord hauing breathed forth a sight vnto the grace of your compassionate respect I humbly craue your Honor vvill vouchsafe to patronize in this little booke by me collected not my ovvne but the vvords of that reuerend and learned Judge the Lord Coke vvho at his coming to Norwich did at the Assises there vpon the bench deliuer a charge so exelent as that it vvorthyly deserues to bee continued in perpetuall memorie vvhich being thus prodused to a publique vievv I hope it shall vnto our Publickeweale remaine a vvorthy presedent vvherein Romes champions may vvith shame decerne their long continued shamefull practices Puritans Sismatickes learne to knovve vvith vvhat Iniustice they disturbe the happinesse of our most happie peace our Iustices inferior officers Iurors and Commons generally may in this booke find out commended documents and instructiōs profitable as vvel directing hovv to gouern as to be gouerned all which particulars the learned Iudge hath wisely hādled with such plausible Oratorical wisedomes eloquence as that vvhen I heard him speake I though the Poet had iust cause to say Prospera lux orritur linguisque animisque fauete Nam dicendà bono sunt bona verba die If therefore in this follovving vvorke my Memory hath giuen a true instruction to my pen I hope my labour shal be accoūted profitable when it administers a publique benefit Thus Right Hon. Earle vvhat I haue herein performed together vvith my most vnvvorthy selfe I humbly referre vnto your Honoured vvisedomes consideratiō remaining as I vvill alvvayes rest Your Honours in all humblenesse of Dutie R. P … ❧ The Letter of the Arch-Dukes sent vnto the States of the vnited Prouinces THe Archdukes whose heartes most seruent and earnest desires endeuour nothing more then to see the Netherlandes and all the good Inhabitants thereof at peace and free from the miseries of these continuall warres vpon good considerate deliberation declare and signifie by these presents that they are contented to treat with the States of the said vnited Netherlandes in the selfe same qualitie as houlding and reputing them to be free Countries Prouinces and States Vpon the which their Highnesses not clayming or pretending any thing Bee it by way of a perpetuall peace truce or surceasance of armes for twelue fifteene or twentie yeares euen to the free choyse and acceptance of the aforesaid States the whole depending vpon reasonable conditiōs Amongst which conditions couenants and agreements also shall be admitted aswell to the conclusion of a perpetual peace as to a truce or surcease of Armes That each one shall continue to haue and remaine possessed of all that which he now inioyeth vnlesse that by common consent it be conueniently otherwise agreed vpon for the better accommodation of their Highnesses and the said Stats togither respectiuely with the Netherlands in the exchange of some Citties or any other places As also vpon the good order and security of the cōmon trade traffique cōmerce conuersation with whatsoeuer belongeth thereunto togither with the Interuentions confirmation and furtherance of what shall be concluded And their Highnesses hauing thus maturely considered vpon the estate of the vnited Prouinces and desiring to treat with thē no otherwise herein then faithfully without fraud deceit as also to grant vnto the said States a time of deliberatiō to consider and determine what shall be most needfullest for the common good and benefit publique And are therefore contented that those persons that they shall appoint for the saide Truce which shal be born Netherlanders shall assemble themselues togither with the said States in like number at the time and place appointed to be chosen and limmitted by the said States And to the end that whatsoeuer is formerly rehearsed may haue the better proceeding be it for a perpetual peace or the said surcesse their Highnesses are contented that for the next ensuing eight monethes there shall be a general surcease of armes all seiges and surprisings of Citties or Fortresses all Incursions and deuastatiōs whatsoeuer in the prouinces and quarters togither with a surceasing to build any new fortresses or proceeding in any other Hostile action either by sea or land in all the Netherlands or at Sea in Spaine or elsewhere as