Selected quad for the lemma: majesty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
majesty_n	abandon_v	king_n	restitution_n	15	3	10.2014	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52753	Christianissimus Christianandus, or, Reason for the reduction of France to a more Christian state in Europ[e]	Nedham, Marchamont, 1620-1678.	1678 (1678)	Wing N383; ESTC R14468	47,167	81

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they_o be_v not_o bind_v by_o treaty_n to_o procure_v the_o english_a any_o advantage_n and_o thus_o no_o more_o notice_n be_v take_v of_o his_o majesty_n nor_o great_a care_n of_o his_o interest_n than_o if_o he_o have_v never_o be_v concern_v in_o the_o war_n or_o in_o no_o league_n with_o the_o french_a at_o all_o so_o that_o if_o by_o wonderful_a providence_n this_o separate_a treaty_n have_v not_o be_v break_v off_o europe_n may_v have_v be_v in_o great_a hazard_n of_o its_o liberty_n and_o we_o of_o our_o safety_n by_o a_o settle_a domination_n of_o the_o french_a in_o the_o unite_a province_n much_o more_o may_v be_v add_v to_o show_v the_o foul_a play_n of_o the_o french_a with_o we_o at_o that_o time_n and_o afterward_o also_o when_o the_o duke_n of_o buckingham_n and_o my_o lord_n arlington_n be_v send_v hence_o into_o holland_n but_o i_o must_v be_v brief_a this_o be_v enough_o to_o discover_v their_o friendly_a behaviour_n during_o the_o joynt-war_n an._n 1673._o in_o the_o 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france_n for_o the_o clear_v whereof_o it_o can_v be_v amiss_o to_o give_v here_o at_o large_a a_o account_n touch_v the_o event_n of_o such_o application_n as_o have_v be_v make_v to_o his_o majesty_n for_o redress_v at_o the_o council-board_n and_o with_o the_o committee_n of_o trade_n belong_v to_o his_o most_o honourable_a privy-council_n excellent_o pen_v and_o now_o come_v to_o my_o hand_n new_o print_v and_o disperse_v therefore_o i_o reprint_v it_o and_o it_o here_o follow_v at_o the_o court_n at_o white-hall_n the_o 4._o of_o august_n 1676._o present_v the_o king_n be_v most_o excellent_a majesty_n in_o council_n the_o right_a honourable_a the_o lord_n of_o the_o committee_n of_o trade_n do_v this_o day_n present_a unto_o his_o majesty_n in_o council_n a_o report_n touch_v the_o injury_n which_o his_o subject_n do_v sustain_v by_o french_a caper_n in_o the_o word_n follow_v may_v it_o please_v your_o majesty_n there_o be_v present_v unto_o your_o majesty_n in_o council_n on_o the_o 31._o of_o may_v last_v a_o petition_n in_o the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o merchant_n of_o london_n and_o other_o place_n concern_v in_o the_o several_a ship_n take_v by_o the_o french_a privateer_n and_o carry_v into_o several_a port_n of_o that_o kingdom_n and_o their_o complaint_n consist_v of_o the_o point_n follow_v 1._o that_o the_o ship_n and_o good_n of_o your_o majesty_n subject_n though_o man_v according_a to_o the_o act_n of_o navigation_n and_o furnish_v with_o all_o necessary_a pass_n be_v daily_o seize_v carry_v into_o dunkirk_n calais_n sherbrook_n and_o other_o port_n the_o master_n and_o mariner_n keep_v close_a prisoner_n to_o force_v they_o by_o hardship_n to_o abuse_v the_o owner_n or_o else_o for_o relief_n of_o their_o own_o necessity_n be_v common_o strip_v and_o plunder_v to_o enter_v into_o the_o privateer_n service_n which_o great_a number_n have_v do_v with_o very_o pernicious_a effect_n 2._o that_o the_o delay_n and_o charge_n of_o prosecute_a the_o 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mounseur_fw-fr courtin_n relate_v to_o these_o matter_n and_o the_o content_n thereof_o be_v as_o follow_v a_o extract_v of_o a_o letter_n from_o monsieur_n colbert_n to_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr pompone_n one_o of_o the_o french_a king_n secretary_n write_v the_o 28_o of_o june_n 1676._o for_o what_o concern_v the_o prize_n it_o will_v be_v a_o difficult_a matter_n to_o answer_v to_o all_o the_o case_n contain_v in_o monsieur_n courtin_n letter_n what_o i_o can_v say_v be_v that_o the_o council_n for_o marine_a affair_n sit_v every_o friday_n at_o saint_n german_n that_o all_o privateer_n and_o reclaimer_n know_v it_o that_o sir_n ellis_n leighton_n nominate_v by_o the_o english_a ambassador_n have_v always_o notice_n of_o it_o and_o be_v always_o present_a at_o it_o that_o not_o a_o week_n pass_v but_o i_o give_v he_o two_o or_o three_o audience_n and_o oftentime_o i_o send_v for_o he_o on_o purpose_n his_o reason_n be_v all_o report_v read_v and_o examine_v as_o likewise_o be_v 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