Selected quad for the lemma: majesty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
majesty_n	according_a	britain_n	great_a	261	4	2.1350	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43326	A new discovery of a vast country in America extending above four thousand miles between New France and New Mexico, with a description of the great lakes, cataracts, rivers, plants and animals : also the manners, customs, and languages of the several native Indians ... : with a continuation, giving an account of the attempts of the Sieur De la Salle upon the mines of St. Barbe, &c., the taking of Quebec by the English, with the advantages of a shorter cut to China and Japan : both parts illustrated with maps and figures and dedicated to His Majesty, K. William / by L. Hennepin ... ; to which is added several new discoveries in North-America, not publish'd in the French edition.; Nouvelle découverte d'un très grand pays situé dans l'Amérique entre le Nouveau Mexique et la mer Glaciale. English	Hennepin, Louis, 17th cent.; La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de, 1643-1687.; Joliet, Louis, 1645-1700.; Marquette, Jacques, 1637-1675.	1698 (1698)	Wing H1450; ESTC R6723	330,063	596

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servant_n f._n lovis_n hennepin_n missionary_n recollect_v the_o preface_n i_o present_v here_o the_o reader_n with_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o account_n of_o the_o voyage_n i_o make_v from_o the_o year_n 1679_o to_o the_o year_n 1682_o in_o the_o northern_a america_n in_o which_o i_o discover_v a_o country_n unknown_a before_o i_o as_o large_a or_o large_a than_o europe_n i_o have_v resolve_v long_o ago_o to_o oblige_v the_o public_a with_o it_o but_o my_o resolution_n be_v prevent_v by_o some_o reason_n which_o it_o will_v be_v too_o long_o to_o relate_v it_o be_v true_a i_o publish_v part_n of_o it_o in_o the_o year_n 1684_o in_o my_o account_n of_o lovisiana_n print_v at_o paris_n by_o order_n of_o the_o french_a king_n but_o i_o be_v then_o oblige_v to_o say_v nothing_o of_o the_o course_n of_o the_o river_n meschasipi_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o river_n of_o the_o illinois_n down_o to_o the_o sea_n for_o fear_v of_o disoblige_v m._n la_o salle_n with_o who_o i_o begin_v my_o discovery_n this_o gentleman_n will_v alone_o have_v the_o glory_n of_o have_v discover_v the_o course_n of_o that_o river_n but_o when_o he_o hear_v that_o i_o have_v do_v it_o two_o year_n before_o he_o he_o can_v never_o forgive_v i_o though_o as_o i_o have_v say_v i_o be_v so_o modest_a as_o to_o publish_v nothing_o of_o it_o this_o be_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o his_o malice_n against_o i_o and_o of_o all_o the_o barbarous_a usage_n i_o have_v meet_v with_o in_o france_n which_o they_o carry_v so_o far_o as_o to_o oblige_v the_o marquis_n de_fw-fr louvois_n to_o command_v i_o to_o depart_v the_o french_a king_n dominion_n which_o i_o do_v willing_o though_o i_o see_v sufficient_a ground_n to_o believe_v this_o order_n be_v forge_v after_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr louvois_n be_v dead_a the_o pretend_a reason_n of_o that_o violent_a order_n be_v because_o i_o refuse_v to_o return_v into_o america_n where_o i_o have_v be_v already_o eleven_o year_n though_o the_o particular_a law_n of_o our_o order_n oblige_v non●_n of_o we_o to_o go_v beyond-sea_n against_o their_o will._n i_o will_v have_v however_o return_v very_o willing_o have_v i_o not_o sufficient_o know_v the_o malice_n of_o m._n la_o salle_n who_o will_v have_v expose_v i_o to_o make_v i_o perish_v as_o he_o do_v one_o of_o the_o man_n who_o accompany_v i_o in_o my_o discovery_n god_n know_v that_o i_o be_o sorry_a for_o his_o unfortunate_a death_n but_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o almighty_a be_v always_o just_a for_o that_o gentleman_n be_v kill_v by_o one_o of_o his_o own_o man_n who_o be_v at_o last_o sensible_a that_o he_o expose_v they_o to_o visible_a danger_n without_o any_o necessity_n and_o for_o his_o private_a design_n i_o present_v some_o time_n after_o a_o petition_n to_o the_o french_a king_n while_o he_o be_v encamp_v at_o harlemont_n in_o brabant_n set_v forth_o my_o service_n and_o the_o injustice_n of_o my_o enemy_n but_o that_o prince_n have_v so_o many_o affair_n that_o i_o suppose_v they_o hinder_v he_o from_o consider_v my_o petition_n ●nd_v so_o i_o can_v obtain_v no_o satisfaction_n i_o cont●●●ed_v since_o at_o gosseliers_n and_o aeth_n and_o just_a as_o they_o be_v raise_v another_o persecution_n against_o i_o the_o divine_a providence_n bring_v i_o acquaint_v with_o mr._n blathwait_n secretary_n of_o war_n to_o his_o majesty_n william_n the_o three_o king_n of_o great_a britain_n who_o by_o order_n of_o his_o majesty_n write_v a_o letter_n to_o father_n payez_fw-fr general_n commissary_n of_o our_o order_n at_o louvain_n to_o desire_v he_o to_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o go_v missionary_n into_o america_n and_o to_o continue_v in_o one_o of_o the_o unite_a province_n till_o i_o have_v digest_v into_o order_n the_o memoires_n of_o my_o discovery_n this_o general_n commissary_n be_v inform_v that_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n and_o the_o elector_n of_o bavaria_n consent_v that_o i_o shall_v enter_v into_o the_o service_n of_o his_o majesty_n of_o great_a britain_n grant_v i_o what_o i_o desire_v and_o send_v i_o to_o antwerp_n to_o take_v there_o in_o our_o convent_n a_o lay-habit_n and_o from_o thence_o i_o go_v into_o holland_n have_v receive_v some_o money_n from_o mr._n hill_n by_o order_n of_o mr._n blathwait_n i_o design_v to_o live_v at_o amsterdam_n for_o some_o time_n but_o some_o reason_n oblige_v i_o to_o go_v to_o utrecht_n where_o i_o finish_v this_o first_o volume_n of_o the_o account_n of_o my_o discovery_n which_o i_o hope_v will_v prove_v advantageous_a to_o europe_n and_o especial_o to_o the_o english_a nation_n to_o who_o service_n i_o entire_o devote_v myself_o i_o can_v sufficient_o acknowledge_v the_o favour_n of_o mr._n blathwait_n who_o have_v so_o generous_o provide_v for_o my_o subsistence_n and_o do_v i_o the_o honour_n to_o present_v i_o to_o his_o majesty_n before_o his_o departure_n for_o england_n i_o be_o also_o very_o much_o oblige_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o ormond_n and_o the_o earl_n of_o athlone_n for_o the_o civility_n i_o have_v receive_v from_o they_o they_o have_v often_o admit_v i_o to_o their_o table_n and_o grant_v several_a protection_n in_o flanders_n upon_o my_o recommendation_n i_o hope_v the_o reader_n will_v be_v please_v with_o the_o account_n of_o my_o discovery_n not_o for_o the_o fineness_n of_o the_o language_n and_o the_o nobleness_n of_o the_o expression_n but_o only_o upon_o account_n of_o its_o importance_n and_o of_o the_o sincerity_n wherewith_o it_o be_v write_v the_o bookseller_n have_v add_v a_o map_n and_o some_o other_o cut_v which_o be_v a_o ornament_n to_o the_o book_n and_o very_o useful_a for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o it_o content_n of_o the_o chapter_n the_o occasion_n of_o undertake_v this_o voyage_n p._n 1._o chap._n 1._o the_o motive_n which_o engage_v the_o author_n of_o this_o discovery_n to_o undertake_v the_o voyage_n here_o relate_v 6_o chap._n 2._o the_o mean_n by_o which_o the_o author_n accustom_a himself_o to_o endure_v the_o travail_n and_o fatigue_n of_o his_o laborious_a mission_n 11_o chap._n 3._o a_o description_n of_o those_o canow'_v that_o they_o make_v use_v of_o in_o the_o summertime_n in_o america_n to_o waft_v they_o along_o the_o country_n 13_o chap._n 4._o other_o motive_n that_o induce_v the_o author_n more_o forcible_o to_o undertake_v this_o discovery_n 15_o chap._n 5._o a_o description_n of_o the_o fort_n catarockovy_n call_v since_o frontenac_n 20_o chap._n 6._o a_o description_n of_o some_o freshwater_n lake_n the_o great_a and_o the_o pleasant_a in_o the_o universe_n 26_o chap._n 7._o a_o description_n of_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o river_n niagara_n which_o be_v to_o be_v see_v betwixt_o the_o lake_n ontario_n and_o that_o of_o eriè_fw-fr 29_o chap._n 8._o a_o description_n of_o the_o lake_n eri●_n 32_o chap._n 9_o a_o description_n of_o the_o lake_n huron_n 33_o chap._n 10._o a_o description_n of_o the_o lake_n call_v by_o the_o savage_n illinovack_v and_o by_o the_o french_a illinois_n 35_o chap._n 11._o ashort_a description_n of_o the_o upper_a lake_n 36_o chap._n 12._o what_o be_v the_o predominant_a genius_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o canada_n 37_o chap._n 13._o a_o description_n of_o my_o first_o imbarkment_n in_o a_o canow_n at_o quebec_n the_o capital_a city_n of_o canada_n be_v bind_v for_o the_o south-west_n of_o new-france_n or_o canada_n 40_o chap._n 14._o a_o description_n of_o my_o second_o imbarkment_n at_o fort_n frontenac_n in_o a_o brigantine_n upon_o the_o lake_n ontario_n or_o frontenac_n 48_o chap._n 15._o a_o account_n of_o the_o embassy_n to_o the_o iroquois_n tsonnontovans_n 52_o chap._n 16._o a_o description_n of_o a_o ship_n of_o sixty_o tun_n which_o we_o build_v near_o the_o straits_n of_o the_o lake_n erie_n during_o the_o winter_n and_o spring_n of_o the_o year_n 1679_o 68_o chap._n 17._o the_o author_n return_n to_o fort_n frontenac_n 68_o chap._n 18._o a_o account_n of_o our_o second_o embarkment_n from_o fort_n frontenac_n 72_o chap._n 19_o a_o account_n of_o our_o three_o embarkment_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lake_n erie_n 77_o chap._n 20._o a_o account_n of_o what_o happen_v in_o our_o passage_n from_o the_o lake_n erie_n unto_o the_o lake_n huron_n 81_o chap._n 21._o a_o account_n of_o our_o navigation_n on_o the_o lake_n huron_n to_o missilimakinak_n 83_o chap._n 22._o a_o account_n of_o our_o sail_v from_o missilimakinak_n into_o the_o lake_n of_o the_o illinois_n 88_o chap._n 23._o a_o account_n of_o our_o embarkment_n in_o canoe_n to_o continue_v our_o discovery_n from_o the_o bay_n of_o puans_n to_o the_o miamis_n on_o the_o lake_n of_o the_o illinois_n 91_o chap._n 24._o a_o description_n of_o the_o calumet_n or_o great_a pipe_n 93_o chap._n 25._o a_o continuation_n of_o our_o discovery_n with_o a_o account_n of_o our_o navigation_n to_o the_o far_a end_n

of_o the_o new_a colony_n in_o our_o discovery_n may_v be_v make_v by_o degree_n by_o secular_a and_o laic_a person_n so_o that_o poople_n may_v be_v assure_v that_o after_o a_o great_a many_o age_n the_o franciscan_a friar_n shall_v have_v no_o more_o right_o than_o they_o have_v at_o present_a to_o the_o ground_n and_o land_n of_o those_o vast_a country_n whereas_o if_o there_o be_v send_v a_o great_a number_n of_o missionary_n they_o will_v in_o time_n be_v possess_v of_o the_o principal_a manor_n and_o best_a land_n and_o grow_v master_n both_o of_o the_o temporality_n and_o spirituality_n as_o we_o may_v show_v in_o another_o volume_n in_o this_o city_n utrecht_n if_o it_o be_v think_v proper_a for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o public_a which_o i_o shall_v ever_o prefer_v to_o my_o private_a interest_n my_o design_n be_v not_o in_o all_o this_o to_o give_v offence_n to_o any_o body_n no_o not_o to_o those_o very_a person_n who_o have_v a_o spite_n against_o i_o without_o any_o manner_n of_o cause_n and_o who_o have_v be_v so_o base_a and_o ungrateful_a to_o i_o as_o to_o blemish_v my_o reputation_n and_o withhold_v the_o money_n i_o have_v put_v in_o their_o hand_n for_o my_o subsistence_n for_o which_o i_o stand_v oblige_v to_o his_o majesty_n of_o great_a britain_n with_o who_o approbation_n i_o be_o now_o in_o this_o city_n and_o who_o do_v i_o the_o honour_n to_o demand_v i_o of_o my_o superior_n a_o table_n of_o the_o chapter_n chap._n i._n the_o sieur_n la_fw-fr salle_n undertake_v the_o discovery_n of_o the_o meschasipi_n through_o the_o gulf_n of_o mexico_n and_o plant_v a_o sort_n of_o colony_n at_o the_o bay_n of_o st._n lovis_n chap._n ii_o unfortunate_a adventure_n which_o befall_v the_o sieur_n la_fw-fr salle_n chap._n iii_o unfortunate_a adventure_n of_o the_o two_o voyage_n the_o sieur_n la_fw-fr salle_n undertake_v to_o go_v to_o the_o illinois_n chap._n iu._n the_o sequel_n of_o the_o sieur_n la_fw-fr salle_n who_o seek_v the_o river_n meschasipi_n he_o be_v kind_o receive_v by_o the_o cenis_n from_o whence_o he_o pursue_v his_o discovery_n chap._n v._o a_o short_a description_n of_o fort_n st._n lovis_n of_o its_o advantageous_a situation_n and_o adjacent_a land_n chap._n vi_o the_o sieur_n la_fw-fr salle_n departure_n from_o the_o bay_n of_o st._n lovis_n to_o go_v to_o the_o illinois_n chap._n vii_o the_o sieur_n la_fw-fr salle_n be_v unfortunate_o murder_v by_o the_o man_n under_o his_o conduct_n three_o man_n kill_v before_o he_o chap._n viii_o reflection_n of_o the_o author_n of_o this_o work_n upon_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o the_o sieur_n la_fw-fr salle_n who_o murderer_n kill_v one_o another_o chap._n ix_o the_o cenis_n put_v the_o sieur_n cavalier_n a_o priest_n father_n anastasius_n and_o their_o companion_n in_o a_o way_n of_o pursue_v their_o journey_n through_o several_a barbarous_a nation_n chap._n x._o a_o voyage_n of_o the_o sieur_n cavalier_n a_o priest_n and_o father_n anastasius_n a_o recollect_v in_o a_o canow_n in_o order_n to_o go_v to_o the_o illinois_n and_o several_a other_o circumstance_n concern_v their_o return_n chap._n xi_o reflection_n of_o the_o author_n upon_o the_o voyage_n to_o china_n the_o belief_n of_o most_o savage_n in_o the_o northern_a america_n touch_v a_o sort_n of_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n chap._n xii_o means_n whereby_o savage_n may_v be_v convert_v who_o be_v those_o which_o ought_v or_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v baptise_a chap._n xiii_o the_o savage_n of_o the_o northern_a america_n acknowledge_v no_o deity_n of_o the_o pretend_a soul_n of_o terrestrial_a animal_n chap._n fourteen_o of_o the_o great_a difficulty_n in_o convert_v of_o savage_n of_o the_o prayer_n by_o rote_n and_o martyrdom_n chap._n xv._n how_o the_o savage_n feast_n among_o themselves_o chap._n xvi_o how_o european_n be_v adopt_a among_o the_o savage_n chap._n xvii_o marriage_n of_o the_o savage_n in_o the_o northern_a america_n chap._n xviii_o the_o remedy_n use_v by_o the_o savage_n when_o sick_a there_o be_v quack_n among_o they_o the_o opinion_n they_o have_v of_o the_o christen_n of_o a_o child_n whilst_o the_o author_n be_v among_o they_o chap._n xix_o of_o the_o complexion_n or_o temper_v of_o the_o savage_n chap._n xx._n description_n of_o the_o savage_n that_o be_v clothe_v and_o those_o that_o be_v not_o chap._n xxi_o of_o the_o game_n and_o diversion_n of_o the_o savage_n chap._n xxii_o how_o the_o savage_n wage_v war._n they_o be_v very_o revengeful_a chap._n xxiii_o cruelty_n of_o the_o savages_n in_o general_a and_o of_o the_o iroquois_n in_o particular_a chap._n xxiv_o policy_n of_o the_o savage_a iroquois_n chap._n xxv_o how_o the_o savage_n hunt_v de●r_n admirable_a industry_n of_o castor_n chap._n xxvi_o how_o savage_n be_v use_v to_o fish_n chap._n xxvii_o utensil_n use_v by_o the_o savage_n in_o their_o hut_n extraordinary_a way_n of_o strike_v fire_n chap._n xxviii_o how_o savage_n inter_v their_o dead_a of_o their_o feast_n of_o the_o dead_a with_o some_o reflection_n upon_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n chap._n xxix_o of_o the_o superstition_n of_o the_o savage_n and_o their_o ridiculous_a opinion_n chap._n xxx_o obstacle_n which_o occur_v in_o the_o conversion_n of_o savage_n chap._n xxxi_o barbarous_a and_o rude_a way_n of_o the_o savage_n chap._n xxxii_o of_o the_o indifferent_a humour_n of_o the_o savage_n chap._n xxxiii_o of_o the_o beauty_n and_o fertility_n of_o the_o country_n of_o the_o savage_n that_o great_a and_o powerful_a colony_n may_v be_v plant_v in_o the_o north_n and_o south_n chap._n xxxiv_o how_o the_o savage_n hold_v their_o council_n their_o policy_n and_o stratagem_n against_o their_o enemy_n and_o cruelty_n against_o the_o european_n how_o they_o be_v to_o be_v stop_v chap._n xxxv_o proper_a mean_n to_o plant_v good_a colony_n thought_n of_o the_o savage_n about_o heaven_n and_o earth_n chap._n xxxvi_o history_n of_o the_o irruption_n of_o the_o english_a into_o canada_n in_o 1628._o the_o take_v of_o quebec_n the_o capital_a city_n of_o that_o country_n in_o 1629._o the_o very_a civil_a usage_n they_o show_v to_o the_o recollect_n of_o that_o city_n chap._n xxxvii_o how_o franciscan_a friar_n have_v outdone_a the_o jesuit_n in_o their_o mission_n over_o all_o the_o habitable_a world_n chap._n xxxviii_o sentiment_n a_o missionary_n ought_v to_o have_v in_o the_o small_a progress_n he_o meet_v with_o in_o his_o labour_n several_a other_o account_n of_o new_a discovery_n in_o america_n a_o voyage_n through_o a_o vast_a country_n large_a than_o europe_n late_o discover_v betwixt_o the_o freeze_a sea_n and_o new_a mexico_n chap._n i._n the_o sieur_n la_fw-fr salle_n undertake_v the_o discovery_n of_o meschasipi_n through_o the_o gulf_n of_o mexico_n and_o plant_v a_o sort_n of_o colony_n at_o st._n lovis-bay_n man_n ought_v to_o be_v satisfy_v with_o reason_n upon_o all_o occasion_n and_o when_o they_o 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