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
A18952	A recantation of an ill led life, or, A discouerie of the high-way law with vehement disswasions to all (in that kind) offenders : as also many cautelous admonitions and full instructions, how to know, shun, and apprehend a theefe : most necessarie for all honest trauellers to per'use, obserue and practise / written by Iohn Clauell ... ; approued by the Kings Most Excellent Maiestie, and published by his expresse commaund.	Clavell, John, 1601-1643.	1628 (1628)	STC 5369.2; ESTC S1866	32,753	84

A RECANTATION Of an ill led Life OR A discouerie of the High-way Law WITH Vehement disswasions to all in that kind OFFENDERS As also Many cautelous Admonitions and full Instructions how to know shun and apprehend a Theefe MOST Necessarie for all honest Trauellers to per'use obserue and Practise Written by Iohn Clauell Gent. Ego non sum Ego Quantum mutatus ab illo Approued by the KINGS most Excellent Maiestie and published by his expresse Commaund LONDON Printed for the Authous vse 1628. The Epistle Dedicatorie To the Kings most Excellent Maiestie THat you may see great King you haue not done A worke in which your glory shall not liue In sauing me the course which I haue runne Behold deciphred here to you I giue In which I doe so punctually set forth Euen in the liueliest colours what I know Of those base wayes that who so has of worth The meanest sparke will scorne the like to doe I haue not only charactred this ill But Actors to that the least iudging eye Those Locusts which your Land with trouble fill May in their chief'st disguises them discrie So that in sauing me you haue destroy'd O Heauen knowes what a crew of those vild things By whom your better people were anoy'd Whose liues may now speake seruice to their Kings And for my selfe let my Detractors call This course a seruile one and to my shame Say I haue rip'd the bowels vp of all And to preserue my life haue lost my fame By such detections but great Sir you know Your bountie without article or tie My forfeit life so freely did bestow You bad it was obey'd I did not die This then I pay to you a double debt First to that grace preseru'd me which is yours Next that borne dutie I must not forget The subiect ow's to Princes and their powers The last made greater by the first engage Both life and dutie in a two-fold band Which may produce vnto succeeding age Stories worth my redemption which may stand With the faire memories of men so plac'd The times may blesse your mercy by whose grace This shame and ills of mine are quite defac'd When vertue shall succeed in vice his place So that what after good my life shall bring Must needs be call'd the blessing of my King Your Maiesties most humbly deuoted prostitute Iohn Clauell TO HER NEVER TO BE equall'd MAIESTIE the Queene of Great Brittaine c. HOnours Store-house Vertues Storie Fames best Trophie Natures Glorie O may with mosse the Muses floud Be ouer growne damm'd vp with mud All their holy Hils polluted And their Oracles confuted If that they straine not all they may Now their best vowes to you to pay And hoarse as Rauens may they sing Who dare neglect their offering Or find a subiect for a Verse That any meaner worths rehearse You the true Storie are and all That 's rich faire sweet Maiesticall The fullest wonder of our time For Chronicles in Prose or Rime Aud like the Rosie morne doe blesse Our drooping Land with cheerefulnesse Throwing your bountie's euery where As fresh and fragrant as the ayre The Woodbines and the Violet The Season of the Yeare forget And to attend your sweetnesse doe Grow euery where you tre●d or goe I in the Autume of my life When guilt and Iustice were at strife Was by your royall breath strange thing Vnwithered turn'd into my Spring Accept this Sacrifice great Queene In which no merit can be seene But that your Royall Name doe blesse My Muse in her vnworthinesse And though no lustre crowne my art Holy fires inspires my heart Obedience Dutie Zeale attend The faithfull tribute that I send So the Gods accept of still Not the off'ring but the will Celuy qui plus honor vos vertus admire vostre Bonte Clemence qui est le plus oblige a vostre Maiest●●e Iehan Clauell To the no lesse ennobled by Vertue then Honourable by their Titles and Dignities the Duchesses Marchionesses Countesses with the rest of the most worthy and noble Ladies of the Court of that great Queene of Mercie her Maiestie of Great Brittaine THe hardest heart with rudest hand That is least subiect to command That feares not God grimme Death nor Hell Nor euer knew but to rebell Seizing by force and rifling all That in his greedie Clutches fall As you passe by must in a Maze Voyd of all power stand and gaze Such awe a Ladies presence beares Filling a Rake-hells heart w●i●h feares Besides you alwayes haue your guide And a safe Conuoy as you ride Not to profect you there 's no need Is then this Storie you may reade This chiefly is to let you see My good amendments constancie Our blessed Queene mou'd thereunto I doe presume by some of you Preseru'd my life accept you then Iust thankes from my vnskilfull pen Loe this I was enioyn'd to write But I meane shortly to indite A perfect true and ample Storie That shall speake nothing but your glory Accept meane while what beere you see You 'le otherwise dishearten mee The admired of Vertues Iohn Clauell To the right Honourable the Lords of his Maiesties most Honourable Priuie Counsaile and Counsaile of Warre Right Honourable So vild and audacious so publike and rebellious haue mine offences beene such and so extraordinary the mercy I haue receiued of both which I am truly sensible that I wish really and sincerely from my heart I had suffered the shamefull death was due vnto mee then that now there is a faire occasion I should bee debarred from regaining my lost honour and reputation in his Maiesties Warres abroad May it please your Honours when I saw all my fellow offenders and other Delinquents whatsoeuer discharged and sent vpon imployment I enuied not their happinesse but seriously began to consider how I who alone was denied that fairest way of all might doe my Country some seruice euen whilst I continued here an vnfortunate and wretched prisoner Thus sadly musing finding my Conscience burthened I resolued to write this reall Recantation of all my euill wayes whereby I haue not only disarmed and preuented my selfe from falling into the same lewd course of life at any time hereafter but also so fully and faithfully instructed all honest Trauellers that no man that will bee pleased to follow my aduise can from hence forth that way miscarry Sithence therefore I haue yeelded so faire a testimonie both of my contrition and conuersion I most humbly beseech your Honours to entertaine a fauourable and good opinion of me and moued thence vnto commiseration that you would vouchsafe to grant a Warrant for my discharge that I may not spend my youthfull dayes in this miserable and wretched prison but may on vpon my Prince and Countries seruice where I am resolued to acquite my selfe by some braue and notable exploite or a worthy death and whilst I liue I shall at all times rest accountable for my libertie and the life that is lent Your Honours