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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	father_n	manner_n	son_n	5,970	5	5.8560	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10591	True relation vvithout all exception, of strange and admirable accidents which lately happened in the kingdome of the Great Magor, or, Magull, who is the greatest monarch of the East Indies : as also vvith a true report of the manners of the countrey, of the commodities there found, with the like of sundry other countreyes and ilands, in the East Indies / written and certified by persons of good import, who were eye-witnesses of what is here reported.		1622 (1622)	STC 20864; ESTC S1288	6,753	18

A TRVE RELATION VVITHOUT ALL EXCEPTION OF Strange and Admirable Accidents which lately happened in the Kingdome of the great MAGOR or MAGVLL who is the greatest Monarch of the East Indies AS ALSO VVith a true Report of the Manners of the Countrey of the Commodities there found With the like of sundry other Countreyes and Ilands in the EAST INDIES Written and certified by persons of good import who were eye-witnesses of what is here reported LONDON Printed by I. D. for Thomas Archer and are to be sold at his Shop in Popes-head Pallace 1622. Late and admirable Newes from the East Indies and the Countrey of the great Magor testified by persons of great import as shall appeare IN the yeare of our Lord 1618. and in the moneth of Iune we arrived at the Cape of Good hope where we found the people of the Countrey albeit Heathen and Idolaters yet very kind and friendly vnto vs for some small quantitie of Iron and old Copper we had of them vpon exchange Beeues and Mutton This Cape otherwise called the Cape of Bona Speransa is very temperate and agreeth well with the constitution of our people Foure or fiue hundred persons sicke of the scurvie and other diseases of the Sea they all recovered their health perfectly within a very few dayes They haue a very pleasant drinke which they call Toddye like in taste to white Wine which distelleth from the Pahneto trees At our departure from this Cape we sayled two or three dayes in a Sea like in collour to whey whose bottome could not sound We came afterwards to the Countrey of the great Magor or as some call him Magull his Lascar which is his Traine which followeth and alwayes goeth with him in his progresses consisteth vsually of 200000. people of all sorts These lodge all in fayre Tents richly hanged which being pitched according to the order of that Countrey they make a very gorgeous and glorious show as of a most beautifull and large Cittie This Magor hath a place called the Maoll in which he keepeth a thousand women to serue his lustfull desires When he maketh his progresse his Concubines goe with him in all sumptuous maner carried vpon Elephants in Castles richly covered or vppon mens shoulders in a frame made like the vpper part of a Coach but not so close covered He hath vnder him 37. Provinces and very many goodly Citties the length of his Countrey is 2800 myles the breadth 1900 myles When he admitteth to his presence the Persian Embassador or the Embassador of any other mightie King when he giueth them either louing or kind speeches or lookes then the Embassadors in token of thankfulnesse kisse the earth But Sir Thomas Roe the King of Great Brittaynes Embassador would not so much derogate from his place to abase himselfe so demissiuely Notwithstanding he was alwayes entertained with more and greater respects then any other Embassador This Magor doth euery yeere weigh himselfe in a Ballance made for the purpose first he weigheth himselfe with waights of Siluer next he weigheth himselfe with waights of Gold and lastly with Iewels and precious stones his waight of siluer and gold he giueth away liberally at his pleasure after he is weighed he mounteth into his Throne and then he throweth amongst the standers by a great quantitie of Siluer and Gold made hollow like to the forme of Nutmeggs and such other Spices which his Countrey doth afford These ceremonies being ended then he beginneth to Carowse and largely to drinke with his Nobles till they be all drunke The Scales with which he is weighed are all of massie Gold richly beset with precious stones No man hath any Land in this Magors Countrey but himselfe he giueth pentions and taketh away pentions at his pleasure No child inherits any thing which his Father had in possession but at the pleasure of Magor all Honor and Gentilitie dyeth with the person who had any and returnes backe to the Magor He sheweth himselfe in publike and open maner to the people at the least three times in a day first at the Sunne-rising to which he maketh low Reuerence Secondly at noone at which time he seeth Elephants fight or some other pastimes prouided for him Thirdly before the Sunne set but when the Sunne is setting he descendeth from his Throne and sheweth as low obeysance as he did at the rising At all these times whosoeuer commeth vnto him as a Sutor vseth no other meanes for his dispatch but to hold vp a paper in his hand and he is heard immediately and encountreth the best fortune which Sutors can desire for either he presently obtaineth his Sute or hath a present deniall there are no masters of Requests nor any delatory references vpon any petition Magors people are gouerned by no other lawes but what lie in his breast and the breasts of his counsellors yet there is no place where businesses are sooner dispatched or where Iustice is more vprightly and vnpartially ministred Cursero the eldest Sonne of Magor being of an haughtie and aspiring Spirit practised to take from his Father both Crowne and kingdome but Magor not onely tooke his sonne prisoner but with him some 2000. of his chiefest followers having taken his sonne he placed him to see the execution of those two thousand he had taken The manner of the execution being terrible for they were put into the ground vpon sharpe stakes and so left to dye After this execution Magor shut vp and sealed his sonnes eyes so that for three yeares he saw no light of Sunne or Moone at all seaven yeares he kept him in close Prison but at this time he hath a little more liberty This Prince is of a different disposition from his Father for he keepeth but one wife and is a great fauourer and protector of Christians he is generally beloued of all men Magor will not vndertake nor do any businesse of import but as he shall be directed and counsailed by his Astrologers and Magitians when they tell him the day and houre are fortunate then hee adventureth vpon any thing hee cannot endure to heare any talke or mention made of Death which is the most desperate and greatest follie which our age can or doth afford nay what madnesse is it not to heare talke nor make provision for that which cannot bee avoyded God hath pointed nothing more certaine then Death because wee should ever consider of it and nothing more vncertaine then the houre of Death because every houre we should be provided for it Magor being much delighted with Astrologers Magitians and Witches of which his Country is replenished there came vpon a time one of that Crue vnto him and presented vnto him an Ape telling Magor that the Ape could doe strange and admirable Tricks well quoth Magor we will make tryall of your Apes skill and cunning thereupon commanded the Ape and her Master to be carried out of that roome into another that they might not see what was done in their