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
A73293	A nevv lachrymentall and funerall elegy: or, a distillation of Great Brittaine's teares, shed for the vnexpected and sudden death of the tresvertuous and most glorious Prince Lodovvicke, Duke of Richmond and Lenox Who departed this transitory life, at his chamber in White-Hall, on Munday morning, being the 16. day of February 1624. being the same day appointed and intended by him to haue attended and gone with our soueraigne lord, King Iames; Prince Charles his Highnesse, and other the nobilitie, in robes of scarlet, to the honourable House of Parliament, which by reason of his death, was then put off till the 19. day of February following.	Tailboys, Samuel.	1624 (1624)	STC 23657; ESTC S124894	5,333	15

A NEVV LACHRYMENTALL AND FVNERALL ELEGY OR A DISTILLATION OF GREAT BRITTAINE'S TEARES SHED for the vnexpected and sudden death of the tres-vertuous and most glorious Prince LODOVVICKE Duke of Richmond and Lenox Who departed this transitory life at his Chamber in White-Hall on Munday morning being the 16. day of February 1624. being the same day appointed and intended by him to haue attended and gone with our Soueraigne Lord King IAMES Prince CHARLES his Highnesse and other the Nobilitie in Robes of Scarlet to the Honourable House of Parliament which by reason of his death was then put off till the 19. day of February following Printed at London by B. Alsop dwelling at the Signe of the Dolphin in Distaffe Lane 1624 SIC TRANSIT GLORIA MVNDI TO THE MOST GRATIOVS FRANCIS DVCHESSE DOVVAGER OF RICHMOND and LENOX c. NOble Princesse when you consider the seuerall dignities of the world in one man so eminent and neere and deare a Friend vnto you it cannot but worke a deepe impression in your minde of so great a losse befallen you whom the world doth take notice of and my Elegie doth expresse but not to make you mourne further satis sufficit So on the other side considering the frailtie of life in Princes as well as others I could indeuour to comfort you with the after-ioyes of his mortalitie to stay your griefe and teares you being wise and knowing that our chiefe dependancy must not be in mortall men whose life and meanes of life is but transitory as we our selues and all things that we possesse be and therefore must put our trust and confidence in the Jmmortall God and Christ his Sonne who is the wiper away of all teares and the true and euerlasting Husband of his Spouse the Church and so by consequence of you a Vertuous and Religious Duchesse who by place person and parts deserues the Antiquitie and preheminence of many which may stirre vp some comfort in you The sympathie of his noble death and your tender heart-grieuing moues me to condole and to be partaker with you both in heart and Pen for so high and iust a Steward to God and King who as here so in Heauen Did enter into his Masters Ioy the want of which Ioy in vs should make vs more mourne then his present death since death to all is a debt which of necessitie must be paid and necessitie hath no law to relieue it selfe by too much griefe but wisely to make of such necessitie a Vertue by a holy contentation of Gods will Let this suffice to content you with patience as Iob and with his Hearse rehearse not your griefes but as gracious Francis infranchise your selfe with truest comforts and let Honour be honourably solemnized as Rebecca did good Isaack of which J doubt not of your large and liberall loue therein since you may conceiue another comfort infolded within your sorrowes by the noble and worthy assembly of Parliament that attendeth their loues to his Funerall as they intended his loue if God had so appointed to the Parliament J haue writ this according to the promise made to your Grace by a worthy friend of mine not as a professed Poet but as a confessed seruant to your loue which picke not my Conceits from the fruit of other mens labours in Funerall Elegies and get the start of presentation to your Highnesse and the worlds view yet not a better representation of sincere loue to the Noble Duke departed and your liuing Graces then I by these few lines hereafter shall expresse vnto you If not in Art yet in heart Thus crauing your pardon and acceptance From him which is the true wel-wisher of all comfort and happinesse to your Grace SAMVEL TAILBOYS TO THE ILLVSTRIOVS PRINCE ESME DVKE OF LENOX c. EARLE OF MARCH and DARNLEY c. LORD OF AVBIGNY TERBOLTON and METHVEN BARON OF SETTRINGTON c. AND TO THE MOST PIOVS PRINCESSE KATHERINE HIS GRATIOVS DVCHESSE c. WHereas noble Duke and Duchesse I like a Funerall souldier march my thoughts and Muses towards you as not against your intire friendly bond of amitie loue you euer bare to your deceased brother and now liuing sister the Prince and Princesse of Richmond and Lenox but to ioyne my defence and loue with yours against the Common Aduersarie of ours which is too much lamentation and sorrow since the true March of Pietie teacheth all That death is an aduantage to the godly both to the liuing and the dead to the dead I know you doubt not of to the liuing Salomon the wise saith Better it is to be in the house of Mourning then in the house of Feasting for the wise doe lay it to their hearts and the God of wisedome hath directed his honors so vnto you as your religious thoughts may March to God with your name and I am bold in this Month of March to present the Springing thoughts of comfort to you and your Noble Posteritie which to both your graces and to the springing hopefull Plants of your loynes I pray and wish all heauenly and earthly prosperitie to remaine to you and yours for euer Your Graces deuoted SAMVEL TAILBOYS To the Noble and Generous Reader I Shall not neede to incite you or cite to you the Councell of S. Paul To mourne with them that mourne and reioyce with them that reioyce though I shall by my Elegie giue you cause for both in one Obiect a worthy Prince and Duke for I know you are ready to Minister it vnto your selfe in the loue of him who was so beloued and especially now to mourne for his losse whose worth and parts had so many deserued titles of Honour and was so gracious and good a member for the good of all Brittaine both to Church and Common-wealth In which respect I commend my loue to your good liking and acceptance of this after Elegy S. T. AN ELEGIE TO THE WELL-DESERVING HONOVR OF THAT PIOVS AND Glorious Prince deceased LODOVVICKE STEVVARD Late Duke of Richmond and Lenox Earle of Newcastle and Darneley c. Lord of Torbolton and Methuen c. Baron of Settrington c. Knight of the Noble Oraer of the Garter Lord high Admirall and Great Chamberlaine of Scotland Lord high Steward to the KINGS most excellent Maiesties most Honourable Houshold Gentleman of his Maiesties Bed-Chamber and one of his Maiesties most Honourable Priuy Councell for England and Scotland HOvv sodaine was the losse of Noble Grace In LOD'VVICKE high brought lowe in a short space Like French Flower One day flourishing like the FLOVVER DE LVCE Next vanishing like Flower of no vse His Crest a Bull spitting fire One day seemes strong as Bull his Crost of Armes Next day knockt downe by cruell Death his harmes O cruell Death to murther such a worth Of highest price with God and Man set forth The righteous men God takes from ill to come To possesse Ioy though griefe may fall to some ●lowicke in