Selected quad for the lemma: saint_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
saint_n	mariner_n	soldier_n	tun_n	1,294	5	15.9174	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33307	England's remembrancer a true and full narrative of those two never to be forgotten deliverances : one from the Spanish invasion in 88, the other from the hellish Powder Plot, November 5, 1605 : whereunto is added the like narrative of that signal judgment of God upon the papists by the fall of the house in Black-Fryers London upon their fifth of November, 1623 / collected for the information and benefit of each family by Sam. Clark.	Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682.	1677 (1677)	Wing C4512; ESTC R24835	49,793	136

with continual depredations surprised and sacked his Towns in Spain and America and had very lately put the Queen of Scots to death therein violating the Majesty of all Kings Again that this War would be no less profitable than just For hereby he might add to his Empire other flourishing Kingdoms extinguish the Rebellion in the Low-Countries hitherto fomented and supported from England secure his Voyages from both the Indies and abate his vast expences in Convoying his Indian Fleets both forward and backward For proof whereof they suggested that the English Navy was neither for number nor greatness nor strength comparable to that of Spain especially having the Portugal Fleet now annexed unto it That England was not fortified and it wanted Commanders Souldiers a Cavalry and Ammunition was bare of Wealth and Friends That there were many in all parts of it addicted to the Romish Religion and would upon the first opportunity joyn their forces with his In brief that so great was the strength of the Spaniard and so unmatchable was their valour that no man durst oppose against them and therefore they might confidently assure themselves of victory Moreover that now an opportunity was afforded by God himself to the King of Spain to effectuate this great design having no cause to fear any other Enemies by reason of a Truce lately concluded by him with the Great Turk and the French his old Enemies being now embroiled in Civil Wars at home They perswaded him likewise that England was an easier Conquest than the Netherlands For that he had a shorter cut to it by Sea and that an open Sea neither was it so fortified with Cities Castles c. as the Netherlands were and that England being once Conquered the Netherlands would soon follow of course having lost their best Supporter These and such like arguments prevailing with the King of Spain in the next place they held a serious Consultation about the manner of Invading England Don Alvares Bassano Marquiss of Sancta Cruce who was to Command the Armado advised that some Port-Town in Holland or Zealand should suddenly be surprized by the Prince of Parma's Land Forces who was then Governor of the Netherlands under the King of Spain and by some Spanish Ships sent to assist him by Sea that so the great Fleet might have an Harbour from whence to begin their Invasion with whom agreed in opinion the Prince of Parma himself who was very forward to promote this expedition But others opposed this by reason of the difficulty danger expence of time and vast charge that it would require They held that with the same charge England might easier be won and that the Conquest thereof would be assured if a well-appointed Army out of Spain and the Low-Countries might be landed at the Thames mouth and London the Metropolis of England surprised by a sudden Assault And this opinion as the more probable prevailed And then again it was advised by some that War should first be denounced by an Herald both to remove suspicion and jealousie from neighbour Princes and to drive our Queen to call in Foreign Forces to assist Her hoping that according to the insolent manner of mercenaries they would raise mutinies and spoil the Country which would make the Queens Subjects evil affected towards Her so that all things would grow into confusion in England But this motion was not hearkened to by men grown fierce insolent and confident of their own strength only they desired the blessing of the Pope upon their Armado and the Prayers of the Catholicks to God and the Saints for good success And to strike the greater terror into the hearts of the English They set forth Books with printed Maps wherein was expressed the greatness of their Preparations in each particular which indeed was so great in Spain Portugal Italy and Sicily that the Spaniards themselves were amazed at it and procured the Pope to Christen it by the name of the Invincible Armado Now that the wonderful power and mercy of God to us in this poor Nation in protecting us against the same may the more gloriously appear I shall in the next place set down what their preparations were for Ships Mariners Land-Souldiers Ammunition and other provisions for the carrying on of so great an undertaking The Spanish Navy being the best appoin●ed for Men Munition and all manner of provision that ever the Ocean saw had been five years in preparing consisted of one hundred and thirty Ships whereof these were the principal The Admiral Gallion of Saint Martins of a thousand Tun burden had in her one hundred seventy and seven Mariners three hundred Souldiers fifty Canon c. The Gallion of Saint Johns of one thousand and seventy Tun had in her one hundred and sixty Mariners two hundred and thirty one Souldiers fifty Canon c. The Gallion of Saint Mark of seven hundred and ninety two Tun had in it one hundred and seventeen Mariners two hundred and ninety two Souldiers c. The Gallion of Saint Phillip of eight hundred Tun had in it one hundred and seventeen Mariners four hundred and fifteen Souldiers forty Guns c. The Gallion of Saint Lewis of eight hundred and thirty Tun had in it one hundred and sixteen Mariners three hundred and seventy six Souldiers forty Guns c. The Gallion of Saint Matthew of seven hundred and fifty Tun had in it fifty Mariners one hundred and seventy seven Souldiers forty Guns c. The Gallion of Saint James of five hundred and twenty Tun had in it one hundred Mariners three hundred Souldiers fifty two Guns c. The Gallion of Florence of nine hundred and sixty one Tun had in it one hundred Mariners three hundred Souldiers fifty two Guns c. The Gallion of Saint Christopher of three hundred fifty and two Tun had in it ninety Mariners three hundred Souldiers thirty Guns c. The Gallion of Saint Bernard of three hundred fifty two Tun had in it one hundred Mariners two hundred and eighty Souldiers thirty Guns c. A Ship of Saint Angelo of seven hundred sixty and eight Tun had in it one hundred and fourteen Mariners three hundred and twenty three Souldiers thirty Canons c. The Gangrine of one thousand one hundred and sixty Tun had in it one hundred and ten Mariners three hundred Souldiers thirty six Canons c. The Ship Saint James of six hundred and sixty Tun had in her one hundred and two Mariners two hundred and fifty Souldiers thirty Guns c. The Manuel of five hundred and twenty Tun had in her fifty four Mariners one hundred and thirty Souldiers sixteen Guns c. The Saint Mary of seven hundred and 7 Tun had in her fifty Mariners two hundred and twenty Souldiers thirty Guns c. But I need not reckon up the rest They had in all one hundred and thirty Ships containing Fifty seven thousand eight hundred and eight Tun wherein were Eight hundred and forty five Mariners