Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

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lord_n	henry_n	sir_n	viscount_n	12,722	5	11.5130	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55624	A modest and true account of the proceedings against Mr. Abraham Anselm, late secretary to the late admirals of the Fleet as they happ'ned and were brought on before the Right Honourable Their Majesties Principal Secretary of State, Their Majesties Most Honourable Privy Council, Their Majesties Council at Law, and as they were examined by the Grand Jury for the county of Middle-Sex at the sessions held at Hick's-Hall, September the sixth, 1693 : in a letter to a friend : together with an answer thereunto.	Praed, John.	1694 (1694)	Wing P3164; ESTC R8895	11,954	32

much to his Commendation for when he had written home to his Corrispondents in offence to Mr. Williams and in defence of himself he shew'd him what he had written and what Answers he had received thereto But Mr. William's dealt not so honourably with him for he writ home a secret Letter as full of Scurrility as some Mens Discourses are And because it is so I shall conclude this Letter with the least part of that Venice the 9th of May 1681. I Was not a little startled when lately Mr. Anselm Recommended to my perusual the Contents of yours to him in proprio dated the 25th past I easily observed thereby how I have been represented by one whose corrupt Judgment hath been so far from discerning his own Interest that he hath ever perverted the designs that others have put on foot for his good c. It is strange you should lay so much weight on the report of such a fellow that found no foundation to raise himself but on the failings of another What a condition think you had I been in had that unnatural Brute any thing material to writ of but because he wanted Subject he made a Contrivance of Impudent Lyes to give plausibility to his most Ignominious and I had almost said Inhumane Ingratitude c. But were there any need to give the Portraict of this Informer I could do it at large and unto his Confusion I JUST now met with the MEMOIRS of the Present State of Europe for the Month of August 1693. and therein is this Passage MR. Anselm Secretary to the Admirals having been charg'd for holding a Correspondency with the Enemy is brought up to London The principal Witnesses against him are Captain Rowe and Captain Wallis and one Praed a Tradesman and Citizen of London who have all Three been confronted by him before the Privy Council and charge him with having in these Two Years last past Corresponded Criminally with a Brother of the Marquess Albeville I am told that there is more Truth in this then the World is aware of for Sir Richard White being a Spanish Chevalier is of nedr Relation to Albeville the Envoy formerly from King James at the Hague as also with having endeavoured to debauch a Sea-Officer into the Service of France where they say he promised kins he would get him the Command if to Ship of 80 Guns The Attourny General hath Orders to prosecute him And in the mean time another Secretary is sent down to the Admirals It must needs be that either Mr. Anselm or some other hath given notice to the Enemy of all that did pass Because they have taken their measures so that it cannot be doubted but that they were well instructed They write that since this he hath been discharged out of the hands of the Messenger who had him in Custody upon his giving security to appear at all times when ever he is called for By which and what follows you may see how some things are represented London Gazette from Munday October the 23d to Thursday October the 26th 1693. By the Lords of their Majesties Most Honourable Privy Council WHereas a Report has been raised and spread by Henry Kilegrew Esq Sir Ralph Delaval and Sir Cloudsly Shovel Knights Admirals of their Majesties Fleet that the Right Honourable the Lord Viscount Falkland one of the Lords of their Majesties most Honourable Privy Council did upon reading a Paper at the Board stiffle something that was material to their Justification The Lords of the Council having considered of and Examined into the matter are satisfied and do declare that the said Report is False and Scandalous Altho' upon the said Examination it doth appear that something happned which might mistead the Admirals into that Error And it is Ordered in Council that this be Printed and Published in the Gazitte W. Bridgman AND NOW I have appeal'd to a Man of Impartial Honour and Apprehension I will hope it does appear that I have been no Malitious Informer if it doth appear I know you will Affirm it not so much against Mr. Anselm as in favour of your most Effectual Friend And Humble Servant John Praed My Dear Friend I Receiv'd your Letter and being pleased with the the Perusal thereof I read it over and over according to Prescription I have met withal in one part of the Turkish-Spys I have likewise shewn it to some of your Friends and mine and we are all exceeding glad to see you vindicate your self so upon all Occasions that the World may not believe you are one of those Villains that ought to be made Examples of And since you dar'd to speak the Truth so much against your own Interest to Serve your King and Country Let me prevail with you to Print your Letter for the Publick Good and your own Reputation The Supposition I have that you design'd so do puts me in mind of this Passage in the Description of Russia Juan Vasiloreidg one of the Emperors of Russia nail'd a French Ambassadors Hat to his Head for putting it on before him At which time Sir Jerome Boze Ambassador from Queen Elizabeth put on his Hat and Cockt it saying That the French Ambassador represented a Cowardly King of France but he the Invinsible Queen of England who vail'd Her Bonnet to no Prince in Christendom and was both able and willing to vindicate her Minister Look you there quoth the Emperor to his Boyars Which of ye all dare do so much for your Master as this Man doth for his Mistress FINIS