Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	honourable_a	majesty_n	privy_a	10,396	5	9.6495	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07788	The arrivall and intertainements of the embassador, Alkaid Jaurar Ben Abdella, with his associate, Mr. Robert Blake From the High and Mighty Prince, Mulley Mahamed Sheque, Emperor of Morocco, King of Fesse, and Suss. With the ambassadors good and applauded commendations of his royall and noble entertainments in the court and the city. Also a discription of some rites, customes, and lawes of those Affrican nations. Likewise Gods exceeding mercy, and our Kings especiall grace and favour manifested in the happy redemption of three hundred and two of his Majesties poore subjects, who had beene long in miserable slavery at Salley in Barbary.	Glover, George, b. ca. 1618, engraver.	1637 (1637)	STC 18165; ESTC S112908	9,637	29

The true Effigies of y e Alkaid or Lord Jaurar Ben Abdella Embassador from y e high and mighty Mully Mahamed Shegue Emperourr of Morocco King of Fess and Suss etc. G Glouer fe THE Arrivall and Intertainements of the Embassador Alkaid Jaurar Ben Abdella with his Associate Mr. Robert Blake From the High and Mighty Prince Mulley Mahamed Sheque Emperor of Morocco King of Fesse and Suss With the Ambassadors good and applauded commendations of his royall and noble entertainments in the Court and the City Also a Discription of some Rites Customes and Lawes of those Affrican Nations Likewise Gods exceeding Mercy and our Kings especiall grace and favour manifested in the happy Redemption of three hundred and two of his Majesties poore subjects who had beene long in miserable slavery at Salley in Barbary LONDON Printed by I. Okes dwelling in little Saint Bartholmewes 1637. with the commodities of another For though every Countrey doth not yeeld every commodity yet by the meanes of Merchandize and transportation almost every Countrey in particular enioyes the fruition of all things needfull in generall Thirdly it conserves and makes peace love and amity with Princes and Potentates though they are far remote from each other in Religions Realmes Regions and Territories yet they are conioyned in leagues and friendship together and by the meanes of Negotiation may and doe send Letters Ambassadors Messuages and rich gifts Magnificent presents Aides of Armies and Navies by Land and Sea for the expression of their greatnesse and supportation of peace and unity one with another Fourthly it is the strength of Kings Kingdomes in the encrease of Shipping and Marriners whereby either in peace or warre they are furnished upon all occasions And what thing is there more in the World so great or so to be esteemed whereunto love will not stirre and animate the mindes of mortall men Lastly it acquaints each Nation with the Language Manners Behaviour Customes and carriage of one another so that by these meanes men are made capable of understanding and knowledge and therefore preferre knowledge before wealth and riches for the one soone fadeth the other abideth for ever for amongst all Naturall and Terrestriall things onely wisedome is immortalll and for that maine reason knowledge and understanding ought to bee imbraced before ignorance and especially for that in all other things which are odious yet there is some profit to bee found but ignorance onely is ever noysome and hurtfull to the ignorant and doth make them bare the paine of those offences which they commit by their imbecillity and want of knowledge Therefore study for knowledge whilst thou hast time and leisure to learne and be diligent to give care to those that are wise and learned for by this meanes thou shalt easily obtaine understanding and knowledge of that which others have invented with great labour and difficulty But to the matter in hand concerning this Alkaid or Lord Ambassador for the word Alkaid is Lord in the language of the Morocco the Larbies or Barbarie I onely meane to relate his arivall in England his abode and entertainment with his comming up from Gravesend to London the manner of his receiving into the City and how he was conducted to his house his manner of riding to the Court at White-Hall where he had royall entertainment and audience his magnificent and rich Presents his returne from the Court his estate and condition and lastly a short description of the Emperor of Morocco and his Empire with his Kingdome of Fez or Fesse and his Kingdome of Sus and other his Dominions with something of old and new Salla or Sallie with the late proceedings there The Ambassador is by birth a Portugall a Gentleman borne in a Towne called Mondego who was taken Captive in his Child-hood at the age of almost eight yeares he was as the misery and fortune of Captives is bought and sold and by command as the manner of those barbarous Nations is hee distesticled or Eunuch'd and as he grew in yeares hee by his acceptable services was daily more and more in favour with the Emperor of Morocco insomuch that his Maiesty was pleased to take him into his especiall grace making him his chiefest favorite and trusty councellor of State dignifi'd him with the high stile or title of Alkaid or Lord than which there is not a degree higher under the Emperor endowed with Lands and revenewes fit and correspondent for so eminent a calling gave him the two most honourable places of Lord great Chamberlaine and Lord Privy Seale and to his prudent care and honourable mature wisedome was committed the maine charge and management of the most important affaires of his whole Empire and in suffering him to make Lawes and Edicts And he which is in an Office or place of command and maketh Lawes for other men ought appointment Sir John Finnet Knight Master of the Ceremonies was sent downe to Gravesend to conduct the Embassadors to London They had no sooner taken their Barges and were launched but an expression of Love and Welcome flew in thundering manner out of the mouths of the great Ordnance from both the Block-houses of Gravesend and on Essex side and the Tyde being reasonable calme they pleasantly past to Woolwich where they saw his Maiesties new great Ship the Eighth Wonder of the World with pleasing and much contenting Admiration After which they past to Greenewitch where they landed and stay'd at the Rose and Crowne foure Houres because the Kings Barge with the Lord Kenwell and 12. Gentlemen of his Maiesties Privy Chamber and other were appointed to come to Greenewitch to bring them to the Tower-wharfe in State as was fitting and honourable So they tooke Barges at Greenewitch almost an houre before Night with their Trumpets sounding before them all the way And after an Houres Rowing they landed at the Tower where they were attended by Thousands and ten Thousands of Spectators and welcomed and conveyed with his Maiesties Coach and at the least 100. Coaches more and the chiefest of the Cittizens and Barbary-Merchants bravely mounted on Horsebacke all richly apparrelled every man having a Chaine of Gold about him with the Sheriffes and Aldermen of London in their Scarlet Gownes with such abundance of Torches and Links that though it were Night yet the Streetes were almost as light as Day And in this brave and noble way the Embassador with his Associate Mr. Blake were accompanied from the Tower-wharfe to their Lodgings in Wood-streete at the House that was Sir Martin Lumley's Knight and Alderman of the Citty of London and where he kept his Honourable Office of Maioralty in the yeare 1623. The Alkaid having reasonable well recovered him of his Health after hee had taken rest fifteene or sixteene dayes till Sunday the fift Day of November our Kings Maiesties Physitians all this while by his Maiesties Command attending and using their approved best skill whose paines and industrious Knowledge tooke such good effect for his