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	prince_n	24,028	5	5.5539	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A73114	The oration or substance of that which was deliuered before his Maiestie of Great Brittaine by the Emperours embassador, the high and excellent Lord, Count Swartesienbourge, at his day of audience, being the seuenth of Aprill, in the Parliament chamber. Translated out of the high Dutch, and now published by especiall command.	Schwarzenberg, Georg Ludwig, Graf von, 1586-1646.; Holy Roman Empire. Emperor (1619-1637 : Ferdinand II)	1622 (1622)	STC 21828.5; ESTC S124850	4,082	19

THE ORATION OR SVBSTANCE OF THAT WHICH WAS deliuered before his MAIESTIE of Great Brittaine BY The Emperours Embassador the high and excellent Lord Count Swartesienbourge at his day of of Audience being the seuenth of Aprill in the Parliament Chamber Translated out of the high Dutch and now published by especiall command Imprinted at London for Thomas Acrher and are to be sold in Popes head Pallace ouer against the signe of the Horse-shooe 16. Aprill 1622. THE EMPEROVRS EMBASSADORS SPEECH AT HIS DAY OF AVDIENCE the 7. of Aprill 1622. before his Maiestie of Great Brittaine c. MOst high and Mighty Prince KING of Great Baittaine France and Ireland c. The Emperors Maiestie being also King of Hungaria Bohemia and my most gratious Lord and Master desiring of all other things to salute your great and Kingly Maiestie hath thought it conuenient to manifest and propose his most entire loue and brotherly Embassie vnto you appointing me though vnworthy to deliuer that in words and that publickely which he priuately conceiueth and apprehendeth in his heart befitting your Greatnesse Wishing withall both to your Maiestie and your Royall house such blessings as belong to mighty Princes especially happinesse in gouernment health of body tranquility of minde loue of your people and peace withall the World euen as hee wisheth to himselfe and his owne establishment peace being a thing more acceptable vnto him then his owne prosperitie and greatnesse peace being a thing which I haue in charge chiefly to insist vpon and request your MAIESTIE to accord vnto Besides his Imperiall Maiestie hath imposed this taske vpon mee to present these letters of credite and iustification of of his true heart and meaning into your Royall hands and withall the behalfe of his Imperiall Maiestie to impart and further make knowne vnto your MAIESTIE that from his first step into the Throne and entrance into his Imperiall dignity yea at all times since to this present houre and as hee hopes to the consummation of all houres no one thing hath or can bee more acceptable vnto him then the entertainement of loue friendship and amitie not onely with such Princes to whom his predecessors haue made profession formerly of peace and concord in contracting of leagues and combination of couenants but is also ardent in his desire and would faine expresse the same by his endeauours towards all other Christian Princes and Potentates though farther remote as farre as the enlarging his loue maintaining of friendship and keeping correspondency in all things befitting their honour and his dignity But especially with your MAIESTIE toward whom hee beareth such an affectionate loue and burning zeale that hee would faine enter into conditions of euerlasting peace and hold an indissoluble contract of reall sincere and most perfect amity a blessing not onely commendable and proper for Princes to embrace being indeed more comly then their ornament of State but also most requisite and necessary for their owne welfare the good of their subiects the enriching their countries the enlarging their reuenewes and manifestion of their profession of Christianity to illustrate which with oratory precept cautiō or example is to great a worke at this time and neediesse to such a Princely wisedome and mature apprehension But that this great care and Princely desire did euer appeare in his Imperiall Maiestie euen from his first entrance into the dignity which God bestowed vpon him with many other of his owne hereditary kingdomes and dominions to this present houre howeuer some strange winde hath thickned vp clowds of disturbance which threaten grearer and greater tempests It hath pleased your MAIESTIE to ratefie and confirm yea you haue giuen him great assurance of sincere loue and affectionate friendship and this hath not beene barely performed by cursory letters or missiue gratifications but by magnificent Embassadors and sumptuous expences and that diuers times to assure his Imperiall Maiestie you did not onely approue of his good intent and purposes but desire the continuance and ratification of the same still endeuouring by all meanes possible to re-establish and restore the pristinate contracts and tranquilitie of the chiefest Princes and Potentates of Christendome and whereas now some vntoward hand had attempted to be-spot the beautifull face of Europe with troubles or made wrinkles in the same with fearefull turmoyles your MAIESTIE and none but your selfe hath endeuoured to make it smooth againe that it may shew her former hansomnes and vnmatchable glory yea as farre as was possible ' you haue appeared like a rising Sunne to dispell and dissipate these cloudy vapours and vntoward mists of dissention that in steed of tumultuous enmity and fearefull clamours of warre true contracted friendship might step in and the sweete concord of peace sound the comfortable Diapason of good Musicke to please the Eares of all good Princes and cheere the hearts of true and honest people wherein as you haue out-stripped other Kinges in the race to high honour and great renowne so that your Royall name for extraordinary wisdome learning and moderation of passions hath an extraordinary passage throughout the world for praise and admiration so doth his Imperiall Maiesty pray and request you to continue the same motiues and stil and still to set forward the same practises that the Princes of Europe may not onely participate with the benefit of peace by your meanes but you your selfe assure vnto your Princely heart the present fruition of all applauses and the future enioying of immortall fame and glory To the end therefore that your MAIESTIE may euidently vnderstand and iudiciously apprehend how much and how highly his Imperiall Maiestie doth estimate and make account of your MAIESTIES loue and affection and with what embraces and amplexure hee would entertaine your friendship yea endeauour withal earnest desire to gratefie the same as farre as honourable correspondency and reciprocall requitall may extend he hath thought it conuenient without protraction or ambiguous disputing the matter to send mee as his Embassadour to acquaint you with his gratious intent and assure you that he doth no lesse affect the common good of Christendome then your Princely selfe or any king in Europe but especially the welfare and prosperitie of your MAIESTIES house though there hath bin cause of displeasure and discontent yea it is part of his care and study to labour out the meanes and giue way vnto all occasions that may raise vp againe the decayed and bruised peace which hath bin so vnfortunately pashed downe to the ground and as I may say trampled vnder feet and no question long since some gentle hand had lifted her to better firmnesse or brought her within the strength of supportation if as vngentle armes had not gone by force and violent courses to worke their owne ends and affects their designes wherein they haue without question started out of the smooth and euen path of your great wisedome and iudicious Councell sauering all princelines charity loue and religious care to run