Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n
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A68984
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A murmurer
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Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626?
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1607
(1607)
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STC 3671; ESTC S104771
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22,871
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102
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a_o murmurer_n london_n print_v by_o robert_n raworth_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v by_o john_n wright_n at_o his_o shop_n near_o christ-church_n gate_n 1607._o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lord_n of_o his_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a privy_a counsel_n right_o honourable_a it_o can_v be_v unknown_a to_o your_o wisdom_n how_o perilous_a a_o thing_n both_o to_o the_o crown_n the_o peer_n and_o the_o noble_n yea_o and_o to_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o commonwealth_a be_v the_o ungracious_a ungodly_a yea_o profane_a &_o hellish_a humour_n of_o murmur_a especial_o against_o god_n the_o king_n or_o any_o their_o ordain_v magistrate_n in_o a_o kingdom_n for_o the_o cure_n whereof_o what_o care_n be_v to_o be_v take_v your_o discreet_a consideration_n can_v determine_v and_o know_v in_o your_o honourable_a disposition_n a_o assure_a hate_n unto_o all_o such_o unpleasing_a and_o unprofitable_a spirit_n as_o no_o doubt_n but_o you_o will_v weed_v out_o from_o the_o good_a herb_n in_o the_o ground_n of_o your_o charge_n and_o again_o how_o bless_v a_o thing_n the_o union_n of_o heart_n will_v be_v to_o your_o honourable_a spirit_n who_o continual_a care_n of_o the_o preservation_n both_o of_o our_o king_n and_o his_o whole_a kingdom_n deserve_v no_o little_a honour_n i_o have_v presume_v rather_o upon_o your_o honourable_a pardon_n of_o what_o may_v offend_v your_o patience_n than_o your_o favourable_a acceptance_n of_o my_o unworthy_a service_n to_o present_v your_o honour_n with_o a_o little_a tract_n against_o murmurer_n &_o murmur_a in_o which_o if_o i_o have_v pass_v any_o thing_n displease_v to_o your_o good_a patience_n humble_o crave_v pardon_n i_o attend_v the_o sorrow_o of_o my_o imperfection_n but_o if_o i_o have_v in_o any_o thing_n content_v the_o least_o of_o your_o good_a like_n i_o will_v leave_v murmurer_n to_o the_o fruit_n of_o their_o malice_n and_o pray_v to_o god_n so_o to_o bless_v your_o good_a mind_n that_o you_o may_v find_v out_o 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