Selected quad for the lemma: prince_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prince_n	duke_n	king_n	lewis_n	3,045	5	10.1107	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62724	The entrance of Mazzarini, continued through the first years regency, of Anna Maria of Austria, Qu. Dowager of France, and mother of the present Monarch. Louis XIV. Wherein the principall causes of those revolutions, that have since happened in that kingdome, may be discovered; Entrance of Mazzarini. Part 2	Tanner, Thomas, 1630-1682.	1658 (1658)	Wing T141; ESTC R208969	42,855	166

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proffer_v to_o he_o whic●_z be_v the_o duchy_n of_o awergne_n with_o a_o sum_n of_o money_n the_o duke_n of_o vendos●●e_n a_o natural_a son_n of_o henry_n the_o 4_o by_o the_o duchess_n of_o beaufort_n have_v mar●ried_v frances_n only_a daughter_n of_o philip_n emanuel_n of_o lorraine_n duke_n o●mercoeur_n by_o who_o he_o have_v two_o son_n the_o elder_a bear_v title_n o●_z duke_n of_o mercoeur_n and_o the_o young_a of_o beaufort_n be_v with_o these_o hi●_z son_n the_o principal_a of_o those_o th●●_z be_v ingratiate_v and_o free_v from_o the_o imputation_n of_o mons._n le_fw-fr grands_fw-fr conspiracy_n which_o as_o ready_o make_v way_n for_o he_o to_o all_o his_o forme●_n right_n and_o privilege_n beside_o the_o government_n of_o britain_n whereunto_o because_o he_o have_v some_o pretence_n of_o property_n by_o the_o say_a marage_n the_o late_a card_n take_v advantage_n to_o dispossess_v he_o as_o he_o have_v deal_v with_o the_o former_a duke_n of_o guise_n who_o claim_v some_o 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la_fw-fr meilleraye_n by_o the_o favour_n of_o richelie●_n who_o mother_n be_v the_o marshall_n father_n sister_n make_v they_o cousin_n germane_a and_o of_o the_o government_n of_o breast_n in_o bretag●●_n which_o accrue_v to_o he_o by_o the_o duke_n of_o brissac_n daughter_n render_v it_o convenient_a to_o entrust_v the_o lieutenancy_n of_o the_o whole_a province_n to_o his_o charge_n do_v supply_v instead_o of_o governor_n the_o duke_n employ_v his_o utmost_a interest_n to_o recover_v that_o dignity_n wherein_o beaufo●●_n cast_v a_o evil_a eye_n on_o meilleraye_n affect_v so_o much_o passion_n th●●_z it_o draw_v the_o court_n almost_o into_o party_n this_o occasion_v some_o overture_n to_o compromise_v this_o differe●ce_n with_o a_o proffer_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o ven●●sme_n of_o the_o governmen●_n of_o champagne_n in_o lieu_n of_o the_o other_o and_o the_o charge_n of_o grand_a escuyer_n than_o not_o dispose_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o beaufort_n to_o quiet_v he_o but_o nothing_o 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what_o i_o be_v to_o do_v till_o tother_o day_n that_o your_o deputy_n come_v to_o salute_v the_o king_n my_o son_n and_o bring_v their_o protestation_n of_o loyalty_n and_o obedience_n to_o he_o beseech_v he_o to_o come_v and_o sit_v on_o his_o throne_n of_o justice_n and_o take_v the_o place_n of_o his_o ancestor_n which_o act_n be_v consider_v as_o a_o mark_n of_o royalty_n which_o i_o be_v willing_a to_o do_v this_o day_n to_o testify_v to_o this_o company_n that_o on_o all_o occasion_n i_o shall_v be_v well_o content_v to_o serve_v myself_o of_o your_o counsel_n pray_v you_o to_o give_v unto_o the_o king_n my_o son_n and_o unto_o i_o such_o as_o you_o shall_v judge_v in_o your_o conscience_n to_o be_v most_o conducible_a to_o the_o good_a of_o the_o state_n then_o the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n resume_v the_o speech_n address_v it_o to_o the_o queen_n remonstrate_v to_o she_o the_o satisfaction_n which_o all_o the_o kingdom_n ought_v to_o have_v of_o her_o action_n as_o he_o have_v 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