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	poland_n	2,753	5	11.6962	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10526	True copies of the insolent, cruell, barbarous, and blasphemous letter lately written by the Great Turke, for denouncing of warre against the King of Poland: and of the magnanimous, and most christian answere made by the said king thereunto. With a short preface, declaring the vniust cause on which this Turkish tyrant, and faithlesse enemy of Christendome, now layeth hold to inuade it. Published in print by authoritie, the 11. of Iune. 1621; Great Turkes defiance	Ahmed I, Sultan of the Turks, 1590-1617.	1621 (1621)	STC 208; ESTC S115263	4,475	18

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government_n and_o notwithstanding_o constantine_n endeavour_v to_o give_v all_o due_a satisfaction_n to_o this_o turkish_a general_n and_o make_v evident_a the_o fraud_n and_o falsehood_n of_o tomsho_n yet_o he_o be_v also_o corrupt_v by_o tomsho_n bribe_n and_o great_a promise_n will_v admit_v no_o reason_n whereupon_o prince_n constantine_n make_v head_n to_o defend_v himself_o and_o country_n be_v in_o a_o battle_n overcome_v take_v prisoner_n and_o after_o seek_v to_o escape_v drown_v in_o the_o river_n niestre_fw-fr tomsho_n after_o this_o victory_n be_v thrust_v into_o the_o governnment_n &_o indevor_v to_o keep_v by_o tyranny_n what_o he_o have_v get_v by_o injustice_n and_o usurpation_n the_o nobility_n attempt_v by_o arm_n to_o free_v themselves_o and_o their_o country_n from_o his_o unspeakable_a cruelty_n but_o with_o success_n unworthy_a their_o virtue_n for_o by_o a_o overthrow_n both_o his_o malice_n and_o the_o country_n misery_n increase_v in_o which_o disaster_n the_o 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probable_o conceive_v to_o that_o end_n draw_v all_o his_o force_n out_o of_o asia_n and_o make_v a_o great_a levy_v in_o europe_n then_o have_v be_v know_v in_o that_o empire_n consist_v by_o report_n of_o four_o hundred_o thousand_o man_n a_o army_n sufficient_a to_o satisfy_v the_o most_o covetous_a or_o religious_a christian_a soldier_n with_o riches_n or_o glory_n the_o great_a turk_n letter_n sultan_n achmat_n most_o puissant_a and_o high_a emperor_n of_o the_o turk_n king_n above_o all_o king_n that_o dwell_v upon_o the_o earth_n a_o king_n that_o dwell_v on_o the_o earthly_a paradise_n a_o anoint_a prince_n and_o son_n of_o mahomet_n prior_n of_o the_o earthly_a paradise_n and_o keeper_n of_o the_o grave_n of_o thy_o god_n lord_n of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o of_o the_o river_n flisky_n conqueror_n of_o the_o macedonian_n the_o seed_n of_o great_a alexander_n prince_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o tartary_n mesopotamia_n media_n and_o of_o the_o martial_a georgian_o anatolia_n bythinia_n asia_n armenia_n servia_n thracia_n morea_n valachia_n moldavia_n and_o of_o all_o warlike_a hungary_n sovereign_a lord_n and_o commander_n of_o all_o greece_n persia_n both_o the_o arabia_n the_o most_o noble_a kingdom_n of_o egypt_n tremisen_n and_o african_a empire_n of_o trabezond_n and_o the_o most_o glorious_a constantinople_n lord_n of_o all_o the_o white_a and_o black_a sea_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a city_n mecha_n and_o medina_n shine_v with_o divine_a glory_n commander_n of_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o be_v command_v and_o the_o strong_a and_o mighty_a champion_n of_o the_o wide_a world_n a_o warrior_n appoint_v by_o heaven_n in_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o sword_n a_o great_a persecuter_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o of_o all_o their_o evil_a vice_n a_o most_o perfect_a jewel_n of_o the_o bless_a tree_n the_o chief_a keeper_n of_o the_o crucify_a god_n a_o prince_n and_o lord_n in_o who_o the_o mahometan_n trust_v and_o a_o great_a persecuter_n of_o of_o all_o christian_n to_o sigismond_n king_n of_o poland_n if_o thou_o do_v desire_v our_o welfare_n and_o be_v friend_n to_o we_o and_o our_o officer_n lieutenant_n general_n of_o all_o our_o force_n which_o we_o will_v send_v our_o greeting_n but_o thou_o have_v long_a since_o break_v our_o friendship_n and_o yet_o be_v neither_o ready_a nor_o fit_a to_o wage_v war_n or_o fight_v battle_n against_o us._n but_o thou_o have_v some_o secret_a advice_n and_o intelligence_n with_o other_o confederate_n petty_a king_n and_o their_o counsellor_n to_o deliver_v thou_o out_o of_o our_o hand_n and_o our_o vicegerent_n power_n wherein_o thou_o have_v do_v unaduised_o and_o indiscreet_o if_o therefore_o thou_o thus_o persevere_v to_o oppose_v thyself_o against_o we_o then_o fear_v for_o thy_o death_n and_o the_o death_n of_o all_o thy_o people_n be_v determine_v we_o tell_v thou_o we_o will_v overcome_v thou_o from_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n to_o the_o go_v down_o thereof_o and_o we_o will_v show_v our_o majesty_n in_o our_o own_o person_n and_o sight_n unto_o the_o uttermost_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n our_o very_a thought_n shall_v be_v a_o terror_n unto_o thou_o show_v that_o we_o will_v perform_v all_o that_o which_o we_o have_v herein_o denounce_v and_o we_o will_v make_v know_v unto_o thou_o the_o powerfulnesse_n of_o our_o dominion_n and_o thou_o o_o king_n which_o put_v thy_o trust_n in_o strong_a fort_n &_o castle_n shall_v have_v experience_n of_o our_o resistless_a might_n i_o will_v root_v thou_o out_o altogether_o and_o thou_o shall_v behold_v this_o with_o thy_o own_o eye_n wherefore_o expect_v now_o no_o more_o friendship_n at_o my_o hand_n put_v not_o thy_o hope_n in_o the_o strength_n of_o thy_o wall_n with_o thy_o own_o force_n and_o people_n i_o will_v ruinate_v thou_o without_o any_o resistance_n i_o will_v destroy_v thy_o cracovia_n in_o sign_n of_o triumph_n i_o will_v leave_v there_o my_o bloody_a sword_n that_o every_o one_o shall_v take_v notice_n thereof_o and_o my_o belief_n shall_v be_v spread_v throughout_o all_o thy_o dominion_n and_o i_o will_v utter_o root_v out_o the_o very_a remembrance_n of_o thy_o crucify_a god_n let_v thy_o god_n be_v angry_a i_o care_v not_o he_o may_v thou_o help_v thou_o thy_o anointed_n the_o priest_n i_o will_v sure_o put_v to_o the_o plague_n wolf_n and_o wild_a beast_n shall_v suck_v the_o breast_n of_o thy_o woman_n thou_o shall_v leave_v and_o forsake_v thy_o religion_n which_o thou_o now_o have_v that_o which_o remain_v of_o all_o thing_n shall_v be_v consume_v with_o fire_n herewith_o rest_v thou_o satisfy_v i_o do_v not_o tell_v thou_o now_o what_o i_o will_v do_v or_o mean_v to_o do_v with_o thou_o understand_v if_o thou_o will_v or_o can_v give_v at_o our_o most_o high_a port_n of_o constantinople_n most_o strong_o guard_v etc._n etc._n the_o king_n of_o poland_n his_o answer_n sigismond_n the_o three_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n king_n of_o poland_n great_a

duke_n of_o lithuania_n russia_n prussia_n masovia_n samogitia_n livonia_n etc._n etc._n and_o hereditary_a king_n of_o the_o suecian_o goth_n and_o vandal_n one_o of_o the_o most_o humble_a servant_n of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o of_o his_o son_n jesus_n christ_n crucify_a to_o achmat_n chief_a prince_n of_o turk_n &_o infidel_n soul_n health_n we_o have_v receive_v thy_o letter_n full_o fraught_v with_o threat_n and_o swell_v with_o impiety_n against_o the_o majesty_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n whereunto_o we_o have_v not_o vouchsafe_v answer_n but_o that_o we_o be_v persuade_v our_o silence_n will_v have_v be_v a_o mean_n of_o cause_v thou_o to_o flatter_v thyself_o so_o much_o the_o more_o else_o have_v we_o neglect_v thou_o like_o a_o arch-enemy_n of_o god_n as_o thou_o be_v we_o have_v therefore_o think_v fit_a in_o some_o sort_n to_o regard_v the_o salvation_n of_o thy_o soul_n give_v thou_o to_o know_v that_o thou_o be_v no_o other_o than_o a_o mere_a man_n in_o thy_o person_n more_o weak_a than_o many_o of_o thy_o follower_n which_o shall_v cause_v thou_o to_o remember_v that_o if_o it_o have_v not_o please_v god_n to_o engrave_v in_o the_o front_n of_o such_o as_o rule_v a_o kind_n of_o awful_a majesty_n whereby_o their_o subject_n be_v keep_v in_o obedience_n the_o good_a by_o reward_n the_o evil_a and_o perverse_a by_o rigorous_a law_n and_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o by_o authority_n it_o be_v impossible_a they_o shall_v continue_v eminent_a above_o other_o thou_o then_o who_o in_o thyself_o art_n but_o as_o other_o man_n must_v know_v that_o there_o be_v a_o supreme_a power_n of_o more_o might_n than_o thou_o which_o do_v uphold_v thy_o estate_n cause_v thou_o to_o be_v respect_v by_o thy_o follower_n this_o power_n proceed_v from_o god_n most_o good_a most_o just_a most_o mighty_a who_o presru_v it_o so_o long_o as_o prince_n humble_v themselves_o before_o he_o but_o if_o they_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v transport_v with_o presumption_n and_o pride_n he_o easy_o abate_v and_o correct_v their_o fury_n i_o will_v offer_v no_o other_o example_n to_o thy_o consideration_n then_o that_o of_o bajazet_n the_o first_o one_o of_o thy_o predecessor_n who_o think_v to_o scale_v heaven_n with_o his_o army_n which_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o man_n be_v unresistable_a but_o in_o god_n sight_n most_o contemptible_a live_v to_o see_v himself_o vanquish_v take_v and_o imprison_v coop_v up_o in_o a_o iron_n cage_n wherein_o he_o be_v in_o triumph_n draw_v after_o the_o victorious_a conqueror_n serve_v he_o for_o no_o better_a than_o a_o footstool_n and_o have_v no_o other_o food_n than_o such_o as_o be_v cast_v he_o like_o a_o dog_n from_o his_o table_n think_v then_o with_o thyself_o that_o he_o that_o be_v so_o great_a so_o puissant_a and_o so_o terrible_a may_v haply_o by_o right_a of_o succession_n have_v leave_v unto_o thou_o as_o be_v descend_v from_o he_o the_o like_a or_o worse_a fortune_n if_o thou_o shall_v dare_v to_o continue_v thy_o blasphemy_n against_o god_n and_o his_o belove_a son_n jesus_n christ_n crucify_a thou_o do_v mistake_v in_o think_v to_o lay_v a_o aspersion_n upon_o we_o by_o reproach_v unto_o we_o the_o cross_n for_o we_o account_v it_o our_o chief_a honour_n and_o glory_n by_o virtue_n whereof_o as_o the_o emperor_n constantine_n quell_v his_o enemy_n we_o hope_v and_o assure_v ourselves_o to_o be_v defend_v against_o thy_o fury_n thy_o proud_a and_o thunder_a word_n dismay_v we_o not_o our_o courage_n be_v more_o masculine_a and_o generous_a then_o so_o to_o be_v outbrave_v for_o know_v that_o we_o regard_v not_o thy_o threat_n but_o with_o just_a scorn_n tread_v upon_o thy_o pride_n and_o laugh_v at_o thy_o idle_a terror_n and_o in_o stead_n of_o thank_v thou_o for_o advertise_v we_o before_o thy_o come_n we_o bid_v thou_o come_v when_o thou_o will_v thou_o shall_v be_v receive_v contrary_a to_o thy_o expectation_n we_o have_v steep_a mountain_n and_o impregnable_a rock_n that_o shall_v bar_v thou_o from_o enter_v into_o our_o land_n thou_o shall_v find_v our_o city_n and_o castle_n well_o furnish_v with_o munition_n our_o canon_n mouth_n breathe_v furious_a fire_n our_o courage_n invincible_a our_o blade_n eager_a and_o sharp_a our_o body_n as_o our_o mind_n prepare_v to_o sustain_v the_o violence_n of_o all_o season_n our_o heart_n promise_v nothing_o but_o victory_n and_o to_o dazzle_v thy_o eye_n the_o glorious_a standard_n of_o the_o bless_a cross_n shall_v go_v before_o we_o but_o above_o all_o the_o crucify_a son_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n shall_v cause_v his_o angel_n to_o conduct_v we_o and_o give_v we_o the_o victory_n he_o it_o be_v shall_v be_v our_o leader_n under_o who_o protection_n we_o will_v not_o fear_v to_o brave_v thou_o at_o thy_o gate_n thy_o miscreant_n troop_n shall_v be_v tread_v underfoot_o and_o their_o belly_n trample_v on_o and_o by_o a_o happy_a victory_n if_o thou_o chance_v to_o escape_v our_o conquer_a arm_n thou_o shall_v find_v thyself_o pursue_v unto_o the_o most_o secret_a den_n of_o thy_o abominable_a seralio_n thou_o shall_v see_v thy_o mosque_n lay_v level_a with_o the_o ground_n thy_o muphty_a and_o other_o the_o execrable_a priest_n of_o thy_o perfidious_a mahomet_n make_v galleyslave_n all_o those_o traitorous_a run-a-gate_n who_o thou_o do_v harbour_v shall_v thou_o see_v put_v to_o exquisite_a torment_n of_o all_o which_o be_v most_o assure_v and_o then_o shall_v be_v set_v free_a all_o those_o poor_a and_o miserable_a christian_n who_o now_o lie_v groan_v under_o the_o burden_n of_o thy_o tyrannous_a yoke_n who_o woeful_a cry_n be_v mount_v to_o heaven_n have_v just_o excite_v the_o vengeance_n of_o god_n upon_o thou_o who_o have_v permit_v thou_o to_o rise_v to_o this_o height_n of_o pride_n that_o thy_o ruin_n &_o destruction_n may_v be_v the_o more_o exemplar_n unto_o after-age_n to_o conclude_v thou_o shall_v see_v the_o service_n of_o god_n reestablish_v in_o greece_n and_o asia_n which_o thou_o do_v now_o unjust_o usurp_v but_o if_o it_o happen_v thou_o to_o end_v thy_o miserable_a life_n in_o battle_n which_o we_o hope_v god_n will_v grant_v be_v confident_a that_o all_o the_o foresay_a vengeance_n shall_v ensue_v upon_o thy_o death_n and_o while_o thy_o wretched_a soul_n lie_v broil_v in_o the_o quenchless_a flame_n of_o hell_n we_o will_v lift_v up_o our_o cheerful_a voice_n and_o for_o the_o victory_n obtain_v over_o thou_o and_o thou_o sing_v praise_n unto_o our_o god_n to_o who_o be_v all_o glory_n for_o ever_o know_v then_o o_o infidel_n that_o we_o fear_v thou_o not_o at_o all_o and_o if_o thou_o be_v not_o wilful_o bend_v to_o run_v headlong_o unto_o thy_o own_o destruction_n be_v advise_v content_a and_o contain_v thyself_o within_o those_o bound_n thou_o do_v at_o this_o present_n usurp_v and_o if_o thou_o have_v any_o belief_n at_o all_o that_o thy_o thrice_o reverence_a prophet_n mahomet_n can_v tell_v a_o truth_n or_o foretell_v future_a event_n then_o call_v to_o mind_n that_o of_o those_o thousand_o year_n which_o he_o prescribe_v for_o the_o continue_n of_o thy_o sect_n there_o remain_v not_o above_o six_o or_o seven_o year_n this_o then_o be_v the_o time_n that_o the_o yet_o unsheathe_v sword_n of_o the_o christian_n afford_v for_o thy_o amendment_n that_o thou_o may_v come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o alone_a true_a god_n to_o worship_v he_o in_o his_o son_n jesus_n christ_n whereunto_o we_o once_o more_o exhort_v thou_o omit_v all_o other_o salutation_n and_o commendation_n give_v at_o our_o castle_n of_o posnwich_n etc._n etc._n sigismond_n publish_a june_n 11._o 1621._o