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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	earl_n	majesty_n	viscount_n	11,624	5	11.4798	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03003	A true discourse of the most happy victories obtayned by the French King, against the rebels and enemies of his Maiesty With a particular declaration of all that hath beene done betweene the two armies, during the monthes of September and October, and part of Nouember. 1589. Also of the taking of the subburbes of Paris by the King. Faithfully translated out of French into English, according to the coppy imprinted at Tours. By T.D.	Wealsh, Luke.; T. D., fl. 1589.	1589 (1589)	STC 13143; ESTC S92937	12,313	24

A True Discourse of the most happy victories obtayned by the French King against the Rebels and enemies of his Maiesty With a particuler declaration of all that hath béene done betweene the two Armies during the monthes of September and October and part of Nouember 1589. Also of the taking of the Subburbes of Paris by the King Faithfully translated out of French into English according to the Coppy imprinted at Tours By T. D. LONDON Printed by I. Wolfe and E. White 1589. To the right Honourable Lord Robert Deuorax Earle of Essex and Ewe Vicount of Harryford and Bourchier Lord Ferrers of Chartley Burchier and Louaine maister of the Queenes maiesties Horse and Knight of the most honourable order of the Garter Luke Wealsh wisheth all heauenly happinesse and increase of honourable vertue THe viewe of Scipio his valiant exploites right Honourable was no lesse admired amongst the hardie Carthagenians then the report of his conquestes were ioyfull among the Senators and Citizens of flourishing Rome But if they in regarde of Heathen honour and onely forworldly causes conceaued such felicity in their victories yeelding their graue ears to the discourse therof then need I not feare to present to your honors hands the vndoubted truth of these happy victories obtained by the most noble and Christian French King who for the recouery of his right aduancement of Gods glory is inforced to maintaine wars against them Wherfore in respect of your honourable and magnanimious minde your wisedom and vertuous inclination your hardinesse in warres and hatred to rebellion sondrie times manifested to your eternall and well deserued praise as also to declare my well affected hart to your honour I haue chosen you the Patrone of this warlike discourse that the noble exploits herein mentioned may be the better regarded and the more esteemed by the name of so honourable a personage whose loue as it is generally planted in the harts of all the Cōmons of this land so it is euery day augmented through hope of your neuer dying fame Thus shielding my selfe vnder your honours protection with hope of your honourable fauour and pardon for my bolde attempt in most humble manner I take my leaue Your Honours most humble at command Luke VVealsh Certain verses written by master Wealsh as a thankesgiuing vnto God for the prosperous successe of the King OVr mighty God in highest heauens doth sitte And yet behouldes all things on earth below How godles men applies their chiefest witte With might and maine his truth to ouerthrow But praised be our God of greatest power Who can confound their doings in an howre Though all the Princes of the earth conspire Against the Lord and Christ his onely sonne They shal be scattered in his furious ire And be constraind to leaue where they begunne For praised be our God of greatest power Who can confound their doings in an howre By him alone all royall Kings do raigne By him they rule and sitte in Princely throne Then flie you Rebels with your trayterous traine Your sinne and shame throughout the world is knowne And praysed be our God of greatest power Who did confound their doings in an howre In Pharaos sight the stout Egyptian King The Lord by Moyses many wonders wrought His chosen flocke from bondage great to bring But all his threats hee leaudly set at nought Yet praised be our God of greatest power Who did destroy his army in an howre And thou O France whose fame in former daies Did glorifie the pleasant Westerne partes How oft in thee did God his wonders raise Which neuer yet could mollify your hartes But praised be our God of greatest power Who can confound his foes within an howre What grieuous tumultes in thy townes are wrought What rage and bloudshed by thy City wales What wrongfull broyles and causelesse wars are sought What great Rebellion on thy people falls But praysed be our God of greatest power Who can confound his foes within an howre Ierusalem that Citty of renowne By diuers tokens warned was of sinne And thou O France didst lately sée a Crowne Plast in the skie by God ouer the King As many men affirme and plainely shoe A wonderous thing if that the truth be so Then cease your iarres obey your soueraigne Lord Whom God from Heauen affirmes your louing King Whose heart whose hand doth séeke with one accord Your health your wealth and Realme in peace to bring And blessed be our God of greatest power Who can confirme these blessings in an howre FINIS A true discourse of the most happy victories obtained by the French king against the rebels and enemies of his Maiesty With a particuler declaration of all that hath bene done betweene the two Armies during the months of September and October and part of Nouember Also of the taking of the Subburbes of Paris by the king IT is too common and manifestlye knowen with what pompe and vanity the Duke de Main and all those of his side had vanted in euery place of the supposed successe which they assured themselues to obtaine in the voyage which they enterprised in September last past against royall Maiesty in the partes of Normandy But it is more manifestly knowen how those vainglorious brags giuen out both by wordes and writing were gain-saide by God in the effectes which followed for it pleased him clean contrary to their Imaginations and published boastinges to turne their glory into shame As by the following discourse most plainely shall appeare to the comfort of all such as wishe the aduancemente of the glorious Gospell of Iesus Christ His Maiesty hearing that the enemy approched very fast intamped himselfe at Arques a good league from the towne of Dieppe by the prudent counsaile of the Lorde Marshall de Birron And viewing the place hee by and by iudged what the enemy was able to doe against him whereuppon he caused certaine trenches to be made on the toppe of the hill in most substantiall manner as farre from Arques as a cannon can shoote A deuise so excellente and pollitickely framed that all the Army for a néede mighte be couered therewith out of all danger vppon which trenches his Maiesty planted foure péeces of great Artillerye this being done in sight of a faire plaine where he supposed the enemy would come to fight whether also wée might come without any daunger this Campe of the Kings was pitched close almost after the fashion of the Romanes in olde time All the companies were quartered in villages rounde about according as his Maiesty had ordained their lodginges The meane while the enemy approched more and more very fast and on Friday the fiftéenth of this moneth of September he came and lodged his vantgard within a league and a halfe of the towne of Diepe whether his Maiesty was gone that morning to mark the enemies intent who saw plainly by their present dealing that they minded vtterly to spoil the suburbe called le Paullet before hee came to Arques The king