Selected quad for the lemma: majesty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
majesty_n	king_n	lord_n	message_n	2,536	5	9.9777	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87239	A letter from the Right Honourable the Lord Inchiqvin and other the commanders in Munster, to His Majestie expressing the causes and reasons of their not holding the cessation any longer with the rebels; with their desire intimated to His Majestie, that he would be pleased to renounce any treatie with the rebels any longer, and that he would againe proclaime them rebels, and would now comply with his Parliament, and make a peace with them. With several other letters from the said Lo. Inchiquin and other the commanders in Munster in Ireland to severall other their friends here in England, advising them of their proceedings, with severall motives and reasons to perswade them also to returne unto their former charges in Ireland, and to joyne with them to oppose the said rebels, and for to vindicate with them therein their obligation unto religon, the preservation of that kingdome, and the honour of the English nation. Published by authoritie.	Inchiquin, Murrough O'Brien, Earl of, 1614-1674.	1644 (1644)	Wing I131; Thomason E8_37; ESTC R18278	10,179	16

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command_n i_o shall_v in_o the_o first_o place_n let_v you_o know_v that_o i_o forsake_v a_o plentiful_a fortune_n for_o the_o good_a of_o this_o cause_n and_o then_o i_o shall_v desire_v you_o to_o say_v only_o to_o they_o that_o if_o the_o place_n of_o another_o person_n in_o my_o room_n be_v think_v a_o advantage_n for_o the_o prosecution_n of_o the_o war_n i_o shall_v be_v well-pleased_a with_o it_o and_o do_v most_o earnest_o desire_n it_o for_o true_o no_o preferment_n or_o prosit_fw-la can_v be_v so_o please_v to_o i_o as_o to_o see_v this_o war_n follow_v with_o effect_n against_o the_o irish_a rebel_n i_o find_v that_o have_v the_o disposal_n of_o what_o money_n we_o have_v here_o i_o lose_v the_o favour_n of_o many_o because_o i_o can_v not_o comply_v with_o their_o particular_a desire_n wherefore_o if_o i_o shall_v be_v think_v fit_a to_o command_v again_o i_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n meddle_v with_o that_o task_n and_o shall_v in_o that_o case_n pray_v the_o house_n to_o 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