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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
saint_n	france_n	king_n	lewis_n	1,449	5	10.4561	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03146	The history of the Sabbath In two bookes. By Pet. Heylyn.	Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662.	1636 (1636)	STC 13274; ESTC S104023	323,918	504

I finde extant as a Canon of the 6 Generall councell holden in Constantinople but since both this and all the rest of the same stampe there are nine in all are thought not to belong of right unto it I have chose rather to referre it to this Theodulphus though a private man amongst whose workes I finde it in the great Bibliotheca Patrum Tom. 9. Thus in a Synod held at Coy within the realme and diocesse of Oniedo Anno 1050 it was decreed that all men should repaire to Church on the Lords day and there heare Matins Masse and other the ●anonicall houres 〈◊〉 6. as also Opus servile non excerceant nec sectentur itinera that they should doe no servile worke nor take any journey Yet with exceptions foure or five namely unlesse it were for devotions sake or to bury the dead or to visit the sicke or finally prosecreto regis vel Saracenorum impetu on speciall businesse of the Kings or to make head against the Saracens The King was much beholding to them that they would take such care of his state affaires more then some Princes might be now in case their businesse were at the disposing of particular men So had it beene decreed by severall Emperours yea and by severall Councells too which for the East part● was confirmed by Emanuel Comnenus the Easterne Emperour Anno 1174. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that all accesse to the tribunall should bee quite shut up that none of those who sate in judgement should sit on any cause that day Yet this not absolutely but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. unlesse the King shall please on any new emergent cause as many times businesse comes unlooked for to appoint it otherwise Thus also for the workes of labour fishing had beene restrained on the Lords day as a toylesome Act and on the other holy dayes as well as that yet did it please Pope Alexander the third he entred on the chaire of Rome Anno 1160. to order by his decretall that on the Lords day and the rest Decretal l. 2. 7 tit 9 c. 3. it might be lawfull unto those who dwelt upon the Coast Si halecia terrae inclinarint ●orum captioni ingruente necessitate intendere to set themselves unto their fishing in case the Herring came within their reach and the tim● was seasonable Provided that they sent a convenient portion unto the Churches round about them and unto the poore Nay even the workes of handycrafts were in some sort suffered For whereas in the Councell of Laodicea it was determined that men should rest on the Lords day 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from all their handy worke and repaire to Church Balsamon tells us in his Glosse In Can. 29. Concil L●●d that so it was resolved amongst them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not absolutely but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 if with conveniency they could For still saith he he lived in Anno 1191 in case men labour on that day 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 either because of want or any other necessity they are held excusable Lastly whereas Pope Gregory the ninth had on the Sundayes and the holy dayes commanded ut homines jumenta omnia quiescant Chroni● Aeditui that there should be a generall restraint from labour both of man beast there was a reservation also nisi urgens necessitas instet vel nisi pauperibus vel ecclesiae gratis fiat unlesse on great necessity or some good Office to be done unto the poore or the Church 9 Nor were there reservations and exceptions onely in point of businesse and nothing found in point of practise but there are many passages especially of the greatest persons most publick actions left upon record to let us know what liberty they assumed unto themselves as well on this day as the rest And in such onely shall I instance and as being most exemplary and therefore most conducing to my present purpose And first wee reade of a great battaile fought on Palme Sunday Aventi●e Hist. ● 3. Anno. 718. betweene Charles Martell Grand master of the houshould of the king of France and Hilpericus the King himselfe wherein the victory fell to Charles and yet wee reade not there of any great necessity nay of none at all but that they might on both sides have deferred the battaile had they conceived it any ●inne to fight that day Vpon the Sunday before Lent Anno 835. Ludovick the Emperour surnamed Pius or the godly together with his Prelates and others Baro● which had beene present with him at the assembly held at Theonville went on his journey unto Mets nor doe we finde that it did derogate at all from his name and piety Vpon the Sunday after Whitsontide Anno 844. Ludowick sonne unto Lotharius the Emperour made his solemne entrance into Rome the Roman Citizens attending him with their Flagges and Ensignes the Pope and Clergy staying his comming in S. Peter● Church there to entertaine him Vpon a Sunday Anno 1014. Henry the Emperour duodecem senatoribus vallatus environed with twelve of the Roman Senatours Ditmarus Hist. l. 7. came to S. Peters Church and there was crowned together with his wife by the Pope then being On Easter day in ipsa die paschalis solennitatis Anno. 1027. Conrade the Emperour was solemnely inaugurate by Pope Iohn Canutus King of England Otho Frising hist l. 6. c. 29. and Rodalph King of the Burgundians being then both present and the next Sunday after began his journey towards Germany Vpon Palme Sunday Anno. 1084. Wibert Archbishop of Ravenna was solemnly inthronized in the Chaire of Rome Vrspergens C●●onico● and the next Sunday after being Easter day Henry the third Imperiali dignitate sublimatus est was crowned Emperour On Passion Sunday Anno 1148. Lewis the King of France afterwards Canonized for a Saint made his first entrie into Hierusalem with all his Army and yet we reade not any where that it was layd in barre against him to put by his Sainting as possibly it might be now were it yet to doe What should I speake of Councells on this day assembled as that of Charles Anno 1146. for the recovery of the holy land of Tours on Trinity Sunday as wee call it now Anno 1164. against Octavian the Pseudo Pope that of Ferrara upon Passion Sunday Anno. 1177. against Frederick the Emperour or that of Paris Anno 1226. summoned by Stephen then Bishop there on the fourth Sunday in Lent for the condemning of certaine dangerous and erronious positions at that time on foote I have the rather instanced in these particulars partly because they hapned about these times when Prince and Prelate were most intent in laying more and more restraints upon their people for the more honour of this day and partly because being all of them publicke actions and such as mooved not forwards but by divers wheeles they did require a greater number of people to attend them And howsoever Councells in