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	navarre_n	3,500	5	11.2903	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B00368	The French kings declaration made in favour of the princes, dukes, peeres, officers of the crown, lords, gentlemen, and others, who had withdrawne themselues from his Majesty. Publisahed in Parliament the twelfth of May, 1617. Translated out of the French copie.	France. Sovereign (1610-1643 : Louis XIII); Louis XIII, King of France, 1601-1643.	1617 (1617)	STC 16835.5; ESTC S94034	2,690	10

THE FRENCH KINGS DECLARATION MADE IN FAVOVR OF THE PRINCES Dukes Peeres Officers of the Crown Lords Gentlemen and others who had withdrawne themselues from his Maiesty PVBLISHED IN PARLIAMENT the twelfth of May 1617. Translated out of the French Copie BY WISDOM PEACE BY PEACE PLENTY LONDON Printed by Felix Kyngston for William Arondell at the Angell in Pauls Church-yard 1617. THE FRENCH KINGS DECLARATION MADE IN FAVOVR OF the Princes Dukes Peeres Officers of the Crowne Lords Gentlemen and others who had withdrawne themselues from his Maiesty Published in Parliament the 12. of May 1617. LEVVIS By the grace of God King of France and Nauarre to all present and to come greeting Our commandment since the death of the Marshall d' Ancre hauing been so readily obeyed by the Princes Dukes Peeres Officers of our Crowne Lords Gentlemen Officers of our soueraigne Courts and all such as were their followers against whom wee had decreed our Letters Patents of the monethes of Ianuarie and Februarie last doth sufficiently testifie vnto vs that the onely desire of their conseruation and to withstand their apparant ruine which was plotted by the insolent violent and pernicious designes of the said Marshall d' Ancre had constrained them to withdraw themselues from vs and to purchase their securitie by Armes though vnlawfull for as much as the said Marshall made vse of my forces to oppresse them contrary to my intention But as it concerned our Dignitie to decree our letters of declaration against them when as they exploited actions contrary to their dutie where they should haue expected our iustice Now that we are assured of their fidelitie and that they haue declared vnto vs that the meere necessity of their conseruation was the motiue to associate themselues onely to oppose against the violences of the said Marshall and that we haue been by them sufficiently informed of their good intentions towards vs and our Kingdomes and of the desire which they haue to spend their liues to augment the greatnesse thereof and to maintaine vs our authority that they are very sorie and displeased with themselues for hauing leuied men of warre taken and detained our moneys imposed contributions on our people and caused our subiects like toylesome drudges to fortifie such places as were by them held which they haue protested vnto vs they neuer would haue vndertaken much lesse haue caused strangers to enter our Realmes if they had not been thereunto constrained to auoide the vtter ruine and desolation of them and their families Wee of our clemencie and Royall bountie are moued to deale fauourably with them to pardon such defaults and ouersights which might haue bin committed in the premisses and to reestablish them in the charges honours and dignities which they heretofore possessed seeing withall this may be a meanes to fortifie our Kingdomes with a necessary peace of good men so much desired Hauing therfore deliberated of these affaires in our Counsell some of the Princes of our blood being present with other Princes Dukes Peeres Officers of our Crowne and the chiefest of our said Counsell we giue all men to vnderstand that by the aduice of our Counsel aforesaid and our own certaine knowledge full power and Royall authoritie wee haue pronounced and declared and by these presents signed with our hand doe pronounce and declare that wee hold the said Princes Dukes Peeres Officers of our Crowne and all those which haue assisted them for our good and loyall subiects and seruants wee will and ordaine that the memorie of all that hath passed in these last troubles for the causes afore specified and also concerning the said leauie of Armes and acts of Hostility to remaine vtterly extinct and abolished as wee doe by these presents aforesaid extinguish and abolish them prouided alwaies that they doe hereafter containe themselues within the limits of the respect and dutie which they owe vnto vs and shall yeeld that obedience vnto our commandements which they are bound vnto And that from this present time they renounce all leagues and associations which might by them bee made betweene themselues and other of our subiects or strangers as well within the Realme as without and of what condition soeuer they bee and shall generally performe the duties of good and faithfull subiects and seruants whereunto they are obliged by their births the premisses considered we haue reestablished and doe reestablish them into all and singular their goods moueables and immouables honours dignities charges estates offices and pensions whereof wee giue them full and entire repossession and to this end haue we reuoked and taken away all attachments thereupon made We will and ordaine that they enioy our fauours graces benifices honours and gouernments and that they exercise their charges and offices euen as they formerly did so that hereafter they may not be molested nor troubled in any forme or fashion whatsoeuer Thereupon imposing silence on all our Atturneys General their substitutes present and to come and to all others All declarations interdictions and other Letters Patents which haue been by vs heretofore decreed and published in our Courts of Parliament to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding which we haue reuoked and do reuoke haue declared and doe declare void and of no effect and value as also all which hath been done in the execution thereof the which to that effect of our especiall grace we will cause to be taken away and put out of the Registers of our Courts of Parliament Moreouer we hold those released and discharged whom they had appointed for the managing of our treasure with others from whom they might haue exacted and suddenly compelled to bring in their monies prouided that within six weekes after the Publication of these presents they deliuer into our Chamber of Accounts the copie of their bils of receits sealed and signed by one of the said Princes and Dukes likewise of the woods which they might haue felled and carried out of our forrests We will also that our edicts and declarations heretofore made for the pacification of the troubles of our Realme namely that of Blois at the issue and sequell of the treatie of Lodune be inuiolably executed kept and iustly obserued according to their forme and tenure And that vnder the authority and benefit of the same all our subiects as well Catholick as those of the pretended reformed Religion may hereafter liue in good peace vnion correspondence vnder our obedience without vpbraiding one the other with any imputation of those things that are done and past Also we giue commission to our trustie beloued Counsellors holding our Courts of Parliament Chambers of our accounts Bayliffes Seneschalles Iudges or their substitutes and to all our other Iustices and Officers to whom it may or shal appertaine each one for himselfe to giue credit to these presents and cause them to bee read published kept and obserued according to their forme and tenure And to the end they may bee for euer firme and stable we haue caused to these presents to bee set our seale for such is our pleasure Giuen at Bois de Vincennes in the moneth of May in the yeere of grace 1617. and of our Raigne the seuenth Signed LEVVIS And on the fold in the bottome by the King DE LOMENIE And on the side is written VISA And sealed with the great Seale of green wax on labels of red and greene silke Read published registred and heard and that at the request of the Kings Atturney generall who ordaineth that colationed copies shall bee sent to the Bayliwiks and Seneschallships to be there read published registred through the diligence of the said Atturney generall his Substitutes who shall certifie the doing hereof within the moneth on paine to answere it at their perill At Paris in the Court of Parliament the twelfth of May one thousand six hundred and seuenteene Signed DV TILLET FINIS