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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	holy_a	jesus_n	spirit_n	23,819	5	4.8734	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02973	The oration and declaration of the French King, Henrie the fourth of that name and by the grace of God, King of Nauarre. Vttered out of his owne mouth, to the lords and gentlemen of his armie, before the citie of Paris, the eight day of this present moneth of August 1590.; Harangue et déclaration faite par le Roy Henry quatriesme de ce nom. English	Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1610.	1590 (1590)	STC 13114; ESTC S116633	2,405	8

THE ORATION AND DECLARATION OF THE FRENCH KING HENRIE the fourth of that name and by the grace of God King of Nauarre Vttered out of his owne mouth to the Lords and Gentlemen of his Armie before the Citie of Paris the eight day of this present moneth of August 1590. LONDON Printed by Richard Field for Iohn B. and are to be sold by Humfrey Lownes at the West dore of Paules 1590. THE ORATION AND DECLAration of the French king Henrie the fourth of that name and by the grace of God King of Nauarre Vttered out of his owne mouth to the Lords and Gentlemen of his armie before the Citie of Paris the 8. day of this present moneth of August 1590. MY Lords I do not doubt but the most part of you do well remember the precepts and solemne othes which my L. the late king deceased my predecessor caused me to make in the presence of you all for the tranquilitie and peace of this Realme that day wherein he was hurt seeing himselfe néere his end If you be remembred among many other matters he chiefely charged me with this one principall point that I should maintaine all my subiects in frée libertie to vse their conscience in both religions that is to say the reformed religion and the Romish religion vntil that by a generall or nationall Councel a better resolution might be made thereupon Insomuch as his Maiestie saw there was no other meanes to pacifie the troubles dissentions of this Realme but that if God had granted him the grace to haue raigned longer he would haue vsed this readie and singular remedie aforesaid Thus I tell you my Lords and also I pray you to beleeue that I haue nothing in so great care as to kéepe all my othes and vowes which I haue already done and shall doe hereafter and specially this same for that it is of great importance Nowe I am informed that some of the Nobilitie of this armie do spread abroade that they cannot doe mee seruice vnlesse I make profession of the Romish Religion and thereupon they will forsake mine armie Meaning thereby to trie whether I shoulde be so impudent as to giue ouer and recant that which is dearest vnto me in this worlde that is to say my religion and mine othe Therefore my Lords at this present I haue caused you to be assembled to the end I might declare in your presence that I am resolued and I pray vnto God rather to take me out of this world then it should be otherwise not to varie nor chaunge in any wise my religion neither do any thing contrarie vnto mine othe before I be instructed by a holy Councell the which I will heartily yéeld vnto and vow to follow the same wishing nothing more then that such men should depart from mine armie choosing rather to haue one hundred of faithful Frenchmē on my side then two hundred of such fained friends because I am sure that God is alwayes with them that be godlie Two causes there be as I beleuee that moue these men to sow this Darnell the one is the oth which they haue made long since vnto the enimies of this realme the other is the smal vertue and assurance which do appeare in places of valor and honor Therefore let not such men be afraid to demand our licence to depart for I opēly declare vnto them that they are not so readie to request it as I am willing to grant it vnto them Notwithstanding I am very sory that they be no better Frenchmē only for their owne profit and for no other cause For although generally at should forsake me which thing I cannot beleeue I haue friends inough at may commandemēt for to maintaine me to their shame in mine authoritie And if all those meanes should faile me yet God is my sure strength and shield who hath accompanied me with his holy myraculous blessings from my birth to this present whereof all ye are witnesse For Dauid neuer came better into his kingdome of Israel without all hope and force of men nor with more labour and perill then I am come into this same my kingdome in such a sort that I confesse in very deed that God hath myraculously brought me into it and established me therein Moreouer if all mans help should faile me for to maintaine me therein yet I knowe that the almightie God will neuer fayle me assuring my selfe that he hath not begun such a myraculous worke for to leaue it vnperfect and not onely for my sake but also for his holy name and for so manie persons that are afflicted in diuers sortes in this mine owne kingdome who crie for mercie whome also I desire to succour and I doe promise as a king to performe it as soone as God will giue me leaue Let then this companie of euill speakers cease and let them truely beleeue that neyther this Crowne nor the Empire of all the whole earth were able to make me chaunge the Religion wherein I have bene brought vppe and instructed from my mothers pappes and the which I vphold to be true and also that I acknowledge nothing but the onely word of God to be my guide and to reforme me to a holy councell as I haue said heretofore All ye my Lords doe know that I am a true and naturall Frenchman and I am such a one as men need not to doubt of me For my actions in time past may testifie how I haue vsed my selfe in the behauiour of that which I haue done within these sixtéene or seuentéene yéeres that I haue raigned in my kingdome of Nauarre being a countrie vnder mine obedience It is easie to be iudged what I am though I haue great occasion to féele my selfe offended for the wrong done vnto me of the enemies of this crowne Moreouer my Lords I leaue you to thinke how hard it is for me being your king and leauing yon in libertie for the exercise of your religion to forbeare that there should be some among you yea of the baser sort who would endeuour themselues to rule me according to their vaine opinion For this cause I pray all good men of this assemblie and others of this realme to be iudges thereupon And forasmuch as none can be perfect I pray you al my Lords if I haue forgotten anie thing concerning my dutie to pray with me vnto the Lord God continually to conduct and assist me hereafter with his holy spirite for the increasing of the kingdome of his sonne Iesus Christ and for the entertainment of mine estate and also for the comfort of mine owne subiects FINIS Imprinted at London by Richard Field for I.B. and are to be sold by Humfrey Lownes at the West dore of Paules