Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	great_a	king_n	people_n	22,314	5	4.6764	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B04457	The Earl of Manchesters speech to his Majesty in the name of the peers, at his arrival at White-Hall, the 29th of May, 1660. With his Majesties gracious answer thereunto.	Manchester, Edward Montagu, Earl of, 1602-1671.; Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II)	1660 (1660)	Wing M399; ESTC R180348	1,296	1

CR HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE The Earl of Manchester's Speech TO HIS MAJESTY In the Name of the PEERS At His Arrival at WHITE-HALL The Twenty Ninth of May 1660. VVith His MAJESTIES Gracious ANSVVER thereunto THat this day may prove happy to Your Majesty is the Hope the Expectation and the earnest Desire of my Lords the Peers whose Commands are upon me to make this humble Tender to Your Majesty of their Loyal Joy for your Majesties safe Return to Your Native Kingdom and for this happy Restoration of Your Majesty to Your Crown and Dignity after so long and so severe a Suppression of Your just Right and Title I shall not reflect upon Your Majesties Suffering which have been Your Peoples Miseries yet I cannot omit to say That as the Nation in general so the Peers with a more personal and particular sense have felt the stroke that cut the Gordian Knot which fastne● Your Majesty to your Kingdom and Your Kingdom to Your Majesty For since those strange and various Fluctuations and Discomposures in Government since those horrid and unparallel'd Violations of all Order and Justice Strangers have ruled over us even with a Rod of Iron But now with satisfaction of Heart We own and see Your Majesty Our Native King a Son of the Wise a Son of the Ancient Kings whose hand holds forth a Golden Scepter Great King Give me leave to speak the Confidence as well as the desires of the Peers of England Be You the Powerful Defender of the True Protestant Faith the Just Assertor and Maintainer of the Laws and Liberties of Your Subjects so shall Judgement run down like a River and Justice like a mighty Stream and GOD the GOD of Your Mercy who hath so miraculously preserved You will establish Your Throne in Righteousnaess and in Peace Dread Soveraign I offer no flattering Titles but speak the Words of Truth You are the desire of three Kingdoms the Strength and the Stay of the Tribes of the People for the moderating of Extremities the reconciling of Difference the satisfying of all Interests and for the restoring of the collapsed Honour of these Nations Their Eyes are toward Your Majesty their Tongues with loud Acclamations of Joy speak the thoughts and Loyal intentions of their Hearts their Hands are lift up to Heaven with Prayers and Praises and what Oral Triumph can equal this Your Pomp and Glory Long may Your Majesty live and reign a Support to Your Friends a Terror to Your Enemies an Honor to Your Nation and an Example to Kings of Piety Justice Prudence and Power that this Prophetick Expression may be verified in Your Majesty King Charles the second shall be greater then ever was the greatest of that Name His Majesties Gracious Answer My LORD I Am so disordered by My Iourney and with the Noise still sounding in My ears which I confess was pleasing to Me because it Expressed the Affections of My People as I am unfit at the present to make such a Reply as I desire Yet thus much I shall say unto you That I take no greater Satisfaction to My Self in this my Change then that I finde My Heart Really set to endeavour by all means for the Restoring of this Nation to their Freedom and Happiness And I have by the 〈◊〉 of my Parliament to effect it Of this also you may be confident That 〈…〉 GOD from whom principally I shall ever Own this Restoration to My 〈…〉 the welfare of My People And shall not only be a True Defender of the Faith but a 〈◊〉 Asserter of the Laws and Liberties of My Subjects EDINBVRGH Re-printed by Christopher Higgins in Harts Close over against the Trone-Church 1660.