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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	france_n	king_n	philip_n	1,266	5	9.2725	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20983	Emblema animæ or Morrall discourses reflecting upon humanitie. Written by John du Plessis now Cardinall of Richleu. Translated by I.M. Also varietie of obseruations delightfull to the minde; Emblema animae. English	Richelieu, Armand Jean de Plessis, duc de, 1585-1642.; Maxwell, James, b. 1581.; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, engraver.	1635 (1635)	STC 7359; ESTC S111092	68,276	289

1000 to take away the dissention which before times had beene for the choosing of Emperours and ordayned moreover that being chosen by these seven Electors hee should be called Caesar but being afterwards crowned by the Bishop of Rome he should be called Augustus The three Crownes of the Emperour THe first Crowne is of Silver for the Realme of Germany and is kept at Aix the Chappell The second Crowne is of Iron for the Realme of Lombardy and is kept at Modene a little Towne not farre from Milan And the third of Gold for the Empire of Rome where it is kept The twelve Peers or Pairs of France IN the Realme of France to be a Peer is the greatest dignity under the King for that in many things they have almost equall authority with Kings for Peere in the French tongue signifieth equall But because it might bee too prolixe a matter to speake of their prerogatives it shall suffice to number them and each of their offices at the sacring or coronation of a new King These ancient Peers are twelve in number whereof sixe are of the Clergy and sixe are Lay men the sixe of the Clergy with their offices at the coronation are the Archbishop and Duke of Reins which hath his accustomed charge to oynt and consecrate the King the Bishop and Duke of Lacon whose office is to bring the holy Ampoule or divine water wherwith the king is annointed the Bishop and Duke of Langres whose office is to bring the scepter and the hand of justice the Bishop and Earle of Beauvais bringeth the Kings cloake the Bishop and Earle of Chaalons bringeth the Kings Ring the Bishop and Earle of Noyon bringeth the Kings girdle The sixe temporall Peers with their offices at the coronation are the Duke of Burgundie Deane or chiefe of the rest whose office is to bring the kings crown the Duke of Guyen bringeth the first square banner the Duke of Normandy bringeth the second square banner the Earle of Tholouse bringeth the Kings spurrs the Earle of Champaine bringeth the Kingly banner or the standart of warre and the Earle of Flaunders bringeth the Kings sword And although the five first temporall Peerdomes be united to the crowne and the sixt bee subject to another Prince yet at the Kings coronation there are other noble men appointed to supply their roome and offices These bee the twelve ancient Peers although since their creation others have beene made which though they have like authority to judge in the Court of Parliament yet they want offices at the King coronation and beare not that majesty that the other Peers doe for that they are not of so great antiquity The eight Parliaments of France THE chiefe and generallest justice of the Realme of France is continually kept in eight Citties wherein are Palaces made expressely for that purpose and this generall kinde of justice is divided into eight parts according to the eight Citties and every of them are called Parliaments which differ very little from our Tearmes but whereas these are but foure times in a yeare those are continually kept each of them having in stead of our Lord Chancelor a chiefe President The first and chiefest of these Parliaments is that of Paris called the Court of the Peers of France and to the equity and judgement of this Parliament many forraigne Kings and Princes have submitted themselves in matters of greatest importance as to the most venerable and chiefest Senate of justice in the world Such were the Emperor Fredericke the second called Barberossa King of both Scycils when hee submitted himselfe to the judgment of this Court of Parliament as touching all the controversies of his Empire and Kingdomes which hee had against Pope Innocent the fourth Philip Prince of Tarente and the Duke of Burgundie who submitted them selves to this Parliament for the controversie betwixt them upon the expences of the recovery of the Empire of Constantinople The Duke of Lorraine subject to the Empire and the Lord Guy of Chastillon who submitted themselves to the judgement of this Court as concerning the limitation of their lands and possessions the Daulphin of Vienna and the Earle of Sauoy submitted themselves to the judgement of this Parliament concerning the suit betwixt them for the homage of the Marquisat of Saluces Moreover without the consent of this Parliament it hath not beene seene that the Kings of France have done or passed any matter of importance touching the state of the Realme so much is it respected both within the Realme and abroad This Court of Parliament was first ordayned by Phillip the fayre King of France The second Parliament is at Bordeaux for the countries of Gwyen Gascione Zaintonge Perigort part of Poictou and others and was first ordained by Charles the seventh The third Parliament is at Roven for the dukedome of Normandy first made Exchequer by Philip the fayre and afterwards continuall Parliament by Lewes the twelfth The fourth Parliament is at Tholouze first ordained for certaine times in the yeare by Philip the faire and afterwards made continually by Charles the seventh for the Country of Languedoc The fift Parliament is at Grenoble for the country of Daulphine instituted by Lewes the 11 The sixt Parliament is at Diion for the dukedome of Burgundie it was likewise ordained by the sayd Lewes the 11. The seventh Parliament is at Aix for the Earledome of Provence appointed by Lewes the 12. The eight Parliament is at Renes in Britaine ordayned by Henry the second Of all these Parliaments Paris Parliament is the chiefe and certaine cases are reserved to be judged only at the Parliament of Paris The seven Saxon Kingdomes that England was once divided into THe f●rst was the Kingdome of Kent which had his beginni●g of the Saxon Hengist in one yeare of our Lord 476 and the fift yeare of Vortiger King of Britaine his last reigne for he had beene deposed the Kingdome continued 342 yeares till that Egbert King of Westsaxons vanquished Baldred last King thereof and joyned it to his owne Kingdome The second Kingdome was of Sussex or Southsaxons which began by the Saxon Ella in the yeare of our Lord 482 and the second yeare of Aurelius Ambrosius King of Britaine This Kingdome continued not above 112 yeares The third Kingdome was of East-angles or East Englishmen and contained Northfolke and Suffolke it was first begunne by the Saxon Vffa about the yeare of our Lord 492 and the 11 yeare of Aurelius Ambrosius King of Britaine This Kingdome continued 376 yeares the last King whereof was Saint Edmond martyr'd by the Danes The fourth was the Kingdome of Westsaxons containing the West-country of England and had his beginning by the Saxon Cerdicus the yeare of our Lord 522 and the fift yeare of Arthur the great King of Britaine and endured from the first yeare of Cerdicus to the last of Alured the terme of 378 yeares The Kings of this Countrey subdued at length all the other sixe Kingdomes which Egbert