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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
A19863	A briefe discourse dialoguevvise shevving how false & dangerous their reports are, which affirme, the Spaniards intended inuasion to be, for the reestablishment of the Romish religion; for her Maiesties succors giuen to the Netherlanders, and for Sir Frances Drakes enterprise three yeares past into the VVest Indies.	Daunce, Edward.	1590 (1590)	STC 6290; ESTC S105195	9,599	28

A BRIEFE DISCOVRSE DIALOGVEVVISE SHEVVING how false dangerous their reports are which affirme the Spaniards intended inuasion to be for the reestablishment of the Romish religion for her Maiesties succors giuen to the Netherlanders and for Sir FRANCES DRAKES enterprise three yeares past into the VVest Indies Imprinted at London by Richard Field dwelling in the Blacke Friers neere Ludgate 1590. TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE CHARLES LORD HOWARD BARON OF EFFINGHAM Lord high Admirall of England Knight of the most noble order of the Garter and one of her Maiesties most honorable priuie Counsell E. Da. wisheth long life with increase of all honor and vertue WHO so shall duely obserue Homer describing contention vvhom he nameth the sister of Mars being at her birth litle but after though keeping her feete on the earth yet increasing till she touch the heauens vvith her head procuring in this grouth noises debates discensions teares sighes and late repentance vvil say notvvithstanding that the Poet vvere blind that he savve as farre as our time in which this foolish Goddesse shaketh like a fearefull earthquake the foundations both of the Ecclesiasticall and ciuill state In consideration vvhereof right honorable Lord and that many are moued by some aspects of contention iniuriously to report her Maiesties proceedings vvith the Spaniard she hauing liued in greater temperance then any Prince of her time I thought meete those rumors extenuating his ambition and auarice long preceding any act done by her Maiestie to him to prooue that his enterprises and desire of this kingdome vvere of longer life then her Maiesties attemptes to the end that our people apprehending his iniustice for piety offered against the dignitie of Kings and equitie of nations may knovving the counterfeit abide in their place of obedience and dutie This labour though neither for matter or volume vvorthy your honorable vievve I notvvithstanding as bound heretofore for your L. fauors tovvards me to yeeld some agreeable seruice humbly dedicate to your good L. vvhose noble bearing dravveth to it by a forcible povver of vertue the hartie and good affections of all men Take therefore my good Lord the same in good part of him vvho prayeth to your L. increase of long health honor and all the vertues of true Nobilitie Your Lordships most bounden in dutie EDWARD DAVNCE A BRIEFE DISCOVRSE DIALOGVEVVISE SHEVVING HOWE FALSE AND DAVNGEROVS their reports are which affirme the Spaniards intended inuasion to be for the reestablishment of the Romish religion for her Maiesties succors giuen to the Netherlanders c. and for Sir Frances Drakes enterprise three yeares past into the West Indies Epoenetus Philemon AFTER her Maiestie had taken though at the worst hand the offers of the lower countryes many whom nothing if not fathered by them selues can please affirmed that she receaued by that meane a sword as the prouerbe is annointed with honie inferring therby not only a sweetnesse by retaining them mingled with danger but also that howsoeuer she gouerned whether by lenitie or rigor they as a people impatient of order would not be prescribed but would either with the crabfish being held loosly creepe forth or hard strained with the eele slip away by meane whereof she might not onely liue doubtfull of them but also for their sakes raise a cruel and vntractable enemie against her These things as noting the iniurious sclaunders of this time I proposed in the presence of diuers amongst whom there was then by occasion a gentleman of those parts named PHILEMON who after long fixing his eyes on me with such countenance as he had againe beheld the deepe wounds of his countrey newly bleeding at last turned to the rest and said Nothing Gentlemen hath in this life bene dearer to me then the libertie of my countrey the which with others whilst I might I endeuored to make eternall neither had we failed to effect so much had not the ambition of strangers meeting with our discension brought forth the first fruicts of our miseries since which time our prouinces haue bene so tost with the contrarie winds of fortune that fewe could keepe their ores or holde the sterne of gouernement for whilst many commaunded fewer hauing learned to obey we were distracted into sundrie fauors some as neuer acquainted with the condition of libertie preferring the title of Burgūdie some the neighbourhood of the Empire some of France and others the alliance with England each one bestowing their apologies either in the conceits of Guses Patriats or malcontents by meane whereof all parts in steed of our countrey sports were so filled with tokens of warre that no place was left for good men to bewaile this change But when after long deliberation we had as wel for our vnion with you in matters of religion as our present necessitie both of defence and intercourse of trafficke cast our selues into the armes of Englād some hope remained of better speed had not the diuision of opinions for a time stayd her Maiesties laudable endeuors during which consultation the Duke of Parma hauing speedilier deliberated bereued vs of Antwerpe the key of our prouinces by which he hath since entered other townes and forts of account And though we tooke hurt by her Maiesties cunctatiō who according to her wonted pietie sought to reconcile our prouinces to Spaine yet we intermitted not any thing that might concerne either our ancient alliance or duties of subiectes but haue preferred the honor of her nation before any as our importunat sute to be shadowed vnder her wing of iustice and our seruice dayly attendant haue made apparant After which speeches PHILEMON with his eyes full of teares turning againe towards me said How miserable is our time in which auarice and tyrannie keepe weight are higher priced then honestie and wherein wolues quarrell with lambes for troubling the streame and the mouth hands and other members conspire against the belly and herein moreouer is our sorow inexplicable that whilst her Maiesty endeuored to haue due place among the best Princes and we to liue in the order of good subiectes that yet both haue bene subiect to one sclaunder farre vnmeete for her royall dignitie our innocencie and loyaltie To which I answered It is true PHILEMON that manie by often lying beleeue they speake the only oracles of God by meane whereof all good enterprises are either suppressed or so obscured that the light of honour due to them and their authors seemes either eclipsed or cleane put out a practise drawen as I thinke from the custome of ill women who to be lesse blamed accuse all vertuous and chast matrons of lightnes and herein is our disgrace the greater in that we haue bred those birds that haue not onely peckt at our eyes but also haue defiled their owne nest with all infamie not fearing though they would seeme the louing sonnes of our countrey and readie sacrifices for her health to be the obliged pensioners of Spaine iniuriously reporting that the motions of that kingdome