Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	lord_n	principal_a	secretary_n	1,281	5	9.7948	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08141	A proclamation by the states of the prouince of Utrecht, against certaine others of the conspirators Together with a new and full relation of the apprehension, examination, torturing, and confession of diuers of the principall conspirators, of the late intended treason against the Prince of Orange, and the state of the Vnited Prouinces. Both by letters, and other direction from the states themselues. As they were printed at Amsterdam, for Martin Iansen Brandt bookseller, dwelling by the new church at the signe of the reformed catechisme. Anno 1623.		1623 (1623)	STC 18507.100; STC 24561; ESTC S103029	10,052	25

march_z 7_o 1623._o numb_a 21._o a_o proclamation_n by_o the_o state_n of_o the_o province_n of_o vtrecht_n against_o certain_a other_o of_o the_o conspirator_n together_o with_o a_o new_a and_o full_a relation_n of_o the_o apprehension_n examination_n torture_v and_o confession_n of_o diverse_a of_o the_o principal_a conspirator_n of_o the_o late_a intend_a treason_n against_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n and_o the_o state_n of_o the_o unite_a province_n both_o by_o letter_n and_o other_o direction_n from_o the_o state_n themselves_o as_o they_o be_v print_v at_o amsterdam_n for_o martin_n jansen_n brandt_n bookeseller_n dwell_v by_o the_o new_a church_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o reform_a catechism_n anno_fw-la 1623._o london_n print_v for_o nathaniel_n butter_n nicholas_n bourne_n and_o thomas_n archer_n 1623._o the_o proclamation_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o province_n of_o vtrecht_n against_o the_o conspirator_n mauritius_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n prince_n of_o orange_n count_n of_o nassaw_n meurs_n buren_n etc._n etc._n marquis_n of_o camp-veere_a and_o flushing_n lord_n and_o baron_n of_o breda_n die_v etc._n etc._n governor_n or_o deputy_n of_o holland_n zealand_n and_o vtrecht_n with_o the_o state_n of_o the_o land_n of_o vtrecht_n send_v to_o all_o they_o which_o shall_v see_v or_o hear_v these_o present_n read_v greeting_n see_v there_o be_v of_o late_o discover_v a_o abominable_a and_o most_o wicked_a conspiracy_n against_o the_o state_n and_o welfare_n of_o the_o land_n and_o that_o among_o other_o the_o instigator_n and_o conductor_n or_o principal_a instrument_n have_v be_v these_o follow_v namely_o hendrick_n danielsson_n slatius_n in_o former_a time_n preacher_n at_o bleyswick_n adriaen_n adriaensson_n van_fw-mi dick_n which_o be_v here_o before_o secretary_n of_o the_o say_a place_n cornelius_n gesteranus_n in_o former_a time_n preacher_n at_o gorchum_fw-la and_o cornelius_n velsius_n late_o preacher_n at_o rackangie_n which_o be_v a_o village_n lie_v in_o the_o island_n of_o the_o briel_n the_o son_n of_o the_o late_a barnevelt_fw-mi and_o adriaen_n Ê‹ander_n dussen_n of_o rotterdam_n be_v likewise_o accuse_v of_o the_o crime_n afore_o say_v beside_o many_o more_o which_o be_v all_o flee_v intend_v to_o save_v themselves_o in_o brabant_n or_o other_o country_n of_o our_o enemy_n so_o that_o they_o be_v not_o easy_o to_o be_v meet_v withal_o although_o their_o apprehension_n be_v much_o require_v and_o great_o necessary_a for_o the_o good_a of_o these_o unite_a province_n so_o it_o be_v that_o there_o be_v notice_n give_v by_o these_o present_n that_o whosoever_o can_v reveal_v any_o one_o of_o they_o or_o any_o of_o their_o complice_n and_o assistant_n which_o have_v have_v a_o hand_n in_o this_o abominable_a conspiracy_n and_o cause_v they_o a_o live_v to_o be_v deliver_v to_o the_o justice_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v reward_v with_o the_o sum_n of_o 4000_o gilder_n which_o amount_v to_o 400._o pound_n sterling_a for_o each_o one_o of_o the_o person_n which_o be_v here_o above_o name_v and_o describe_v and_o for_o any_o other_o they_o shall_v be_v recompense_v with_o a_o sum_n of_o 600._o gilder_n which_o amount_v to_o 60._o pound_n starling_n and_o here_o beside_o shall_v the_o revealer_n or_o informer_n be_v pardon_v of_o this_o crime_n if_o they_o be_v guilty_a of_o it_o and_o their_o own_o person_n and_o name_n shall_v not_o be_v make_v know_v to_o any_o we_o interdicte_n and_o prohibit_v likewise_o by_o these_o all_o manner_n of_o person_n to_o lodge_v any_o of_o the_o aforemention_v which_o hide_v themselves_o or_o their_o complice_n and_o assistant_n which_o be_v culpable_a of_o this_o damnable_a and_o detestable_a conspiracy_n in_o their_o house_n or_o keep_v or_o suffer_v they_o in_o their_o garden_n ship_n boat_n haye_o reek_n barn_n or_o permit_v they_o to_o go_v away_o with_o their_o wagon_n horse_n cart_n sled_n or_o any_o such_o like_o serve_v to_o get_v away_o either_o by_o water_n or_o by_o land_n upon_o pain_n of_o life_n and_o good_n and_o there_o shall_v not_o any_o favour_n be_v show_v to_o any_o although_o it_o be_v first_o know_v many_o year_n after_o furthermore_o see_v it_o have_v appear_v manifest_o by_o diverse_a information_n which_o the_o commissioner_n authorise_v and_o appoint_v thereunto_o have_v receive_v that_o the_o arminian_o or_o the_o society_n of_o the_o remonstrant_n as_o they_o instile_n they_o have_v in_o these_o land_n a_o formal_a court_n or_o college_n wherein_o they_o meet_v be_v also_o provide_v of_o diverse_a commissioner_n or_o chief_a undertaker_n and_o a_o superintendent_n likewise_o it_o be_v confess_v that_o they_o have_v diverse_a commissioner_n in_o every_o town_n and_o city_n to_o gather_v the_o money_n among_o they_o of_o their_o own_o faction_n of_o which_o they_o must_v make_v account_n to_o their_o court_n where_o the_o superintendent_n sit_v with_o the_o other_o commissioner_n moreover_o that_o some_o of_o their_o society_n have_v write_v to_o some_o of_o their_o preacher_n in_o these_o land_n that_o they_o marvel_v mighty_o that_o some_o of_o they_o maintain_v that_o their_o society_n may_v not_o right_v their_o cause_n by_o the_o way_n of_o violence_n and_o they_o have_v therefore_o consult_v upon_o this_o point_n at_o their_o meeting_n or_o court_n where_o they_o judge_v that_o the_o say_a way_n can_v not_o be_v try_v without_o endanger_n the_o country_n to_o her_o utter_a destruction_n and_o ruin_n nevertheless_o consider_v that_o they_o can_v not_o mend_v themselves_o as_o they_o think_v in_o any_o other_o manner_n of_o way_n and_o suspect_v their_o confrater_n or_o brother_n to_o smell_v of_o anabaptisme_n or_o memnonisme_n know_v that_o their_o opinion_n be_v hurtful_a to_o their_o dessigne_n they_o reject_v they_o whereby_o as_o likewise_o by_o that_o which_o be_v already_o discover_v of_o the_o aforesaid_a abominable_a and_o most_o detestable_a conspiracy_n as_o also_o by_o the_o enterprise_n and_o machination_n of_o the_o hide_a preacher_n above_o mention_v and_o diverse_a other_o of_o their_o society_n it_o appear_v evident_o that_o they_o have_v use_v all_o kind_n of_o sinister_a practice_n and_o devise_n to_o disturb_v again_o not_o only_o the_o church_n and_o state_n but_o likewise_o to_o cause_v in_o these_o country_n a_o inevitable_a or_o unavoidable_a bath_n of_o blood_n and_o to_o destroy_v these_o province_n afterward_o by_o incendiary_n or_o firer_n which_o shall_v set_v several_a place_n on_o fire_n whereupon_o when_o the_o country_n shall_v have_v be_v in_o this_o confusion_n and_o perplexity_n will_v our_o enemy_n have_v assault_v we_o and_o invade_v the_o country_n to_o make_v himself_o master_n of_o it_o which_o he_o have_v not_o be_v able_a to_o do_v god_n be_v praise_v within_o the_o space_n of_o these_o last_o 50._o year_n and_o more_o although_o he_o employ_v to_o the_o say_a purpose_n great_a army_n and_o charge_n as_o it_o appear_v likewise_o of_o late_a within_o these_o last_o two_o year_n see_v also_o that_o a_o great_a while_n since_o it_o be_v perceive_v that_o diverse_a arminian_n preacher_n which_o be_v here_o tofore_o banish_v and_o lead_v out_o of_o these_o unite_a province_n have_v embolden_v themselves_o to_o return_v hither_o again_o in_o such_o manner_n that_o there_o have_v be_v four_o and_o twenty_o of_o they_o at_o once_o at_o vtrecht_n against_o the_o proclamation_n of_o the_o high_a and_o mighty_a lord_n the_o state_n general_n of_o the_o unite_a province_n and_o go_v disguise_v with_o strange_a habit_n in_o the_o unite_a province_n and_o principal_o in_o this_o province_n of_o vtrecht_n as_o well_o in_o the_o city_n as_o the_o other_o town_n and_o village_n thereof_o converse_v and_o walk_v there_o both_o day_n and_o night_n keep_v also_o secret_a meeting_n and_o conventicle_n in_o which_o they_o make_v even_o their_o sermon_n which_o be_v prohibit_v by_o the_o state_n and_o provoke_v there_o and_o instigate_v the_o good_a inhabitant_n of_o the_o unite_a province_n and_o especial_o they_o of_o the_o city_n the_o town_n and_o the_o land_n of_o vtrecht_n to_o faction_n and_o commotion_n and_o dissension_n as_o likewise_o to_o the_o disobedience_n of_o their_o superior_n and_o magistrate_n in_o such_o manner_n that_o which_o be_v great_a pity_n there_o be_v find_v some_o of_o their_o faction_n and_o society_n that_o have_v lose_v the_o one_o which_o they_o do_v bear_v in_o former_a time_n to_o the_o almighty_a their_o country_n and_o countryman_n before_o this_o arminian_n faction_n or_o sect_n rather_o arise_v live_v then_o peaceable_o with_o their_o neighbour_n and_o have_v forget_v themselves_o so_o far_o that_o they_o have_v be_v plotter_n and_o chief_a workemaster_n of_o this_o most_o wicked_a and_o abominable_a conspiracy_n and_o make_v it_o ready_a to_o the_o execution_n which_o have_v happen_v assure_o if_o the_o merciful_a god_n have_v not_o stop_v their_o proceed_n through_o his_o infinite_a wisdom_n and_o cause_v it_o to_o

be_v reveal_v in_o good_a time_n so_o it_o be_v that_o we_o insist_v upon_o that_o which_o be_v aforesaid_a prohibit_v moreover_o according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o two_o former_a proclamation_n of_o the_o general_a state_n one_o of_o they_o be_v date_v the_o three_o of_o july_n 1619._o the_o other_o the_o first_o of_o february_n anno_fw-la 1620._o and_o the_o resolution_n and_o interpretation_n make_v since_o upon_o they_o express_o any_o manner_n of_o person_n whatsoever_o to_o appear_v under_o what_o pretext_n or_o colour_n soever_o at_o any_o of_o those_o meeting_n and_o conventicle_n aforesaid_a neither_o in_o the_o city_n nor_o town_n nor_o land_n of_o this_o province_n or_o to_o do_v or_o say_v any_o thing_n which_o may_v in_o any_o manner_n of_o way_n prejudice_n the_o land_n or_o the_o government_n upon_o the_o pain_n appoint_v by_o the_o proclamation_n aforesaid_a beside_o they_o shall_v be_v account_v as_o perturbator_n of_o the_o state_n and_o shall_v be_v punish_v according_a to_o their_o offence_n and_o as_o the_o case_n shall_v require_v likewise_o we_o charge_v that_o none_o shall_v presume_v to_o lodge_v any_o of_o the_o banish_a preacher_n afore_o mention_v which_o be_v also_o lead_v out_o of_o the_o country_n nor_o any_o of_o their_o young_a propounder_n or_o other_o which_o do_v not_o stick_v to_o cause_v prohibit_v meeting_n to_o preach_v read_v or_o exhort_v in_o the_o same_o without_o permission_n as_o likewise_o to_o administer_v the_o sacrament_n and_o other_o ecclesiastical_a function_n nor_o cause_n or_o suffer_v they_o to_o come_v in_o their_o house_n garden_n hay-reekes_a barn_n ship_n boat_n wagon_n cart_n or_o sleds_o nor_o to_o hide_v they_o any_o where_o be_v it_o by_o water_n or_o by_o land_n upon_o pain_n of_o banishment_n or_o otherwise_o as_o the_o fault_n shall_v deserve_v to_o be_v punish_v without_o that_o any_o long_a time_n shall_v excuse_v they_o although_o it_o be_v many_o year_n since_o discover_v and_o because_o such_o person_n may_v be_v the_o better_o reveal_v and_o take_v they_o which_o shall_v discover_v they_o which_o be_v here_o last_o of_o all_o mention_v shall_v be_v reward_v with_o the_o sum_n of_o 300._o gilder_n which_o be_v 30_o pound_n sterling_a and_o shall_v receive_v they_o of_o the_o country_n or_o state_n and_o if_o they_o be_v guilty_a themselves_o they_o shall_v be_v pardon_v promise_v moreover_o that_o their_o person_n or_o name_n shall_v not_o be_v discover_v for_o we_o have_v judge_v with_o a_o general_a voice_n this_o to_o be_v convenient_a and_o a_o fit_a remedy_n to_o prevent_v all_o further_a conspiracy_n and_o wicked_a machination_n and_o to_o advance_v the_o welfare_n and_o preservation_n of_o these_o land_n and_o their_o inhabitant_n and_o because_o the_o content_n hereof_o may_v well_o be_v observe_v and_o keep_v and_o that_o none_o may_v pretent_a ignorance_n we_o have_v give_v order_n that_o this_o present_a proclamation_n shall_v be_v publish_v in_o all_o usual_a place_n as_o the_o custom_n be_v and_o command_v hereby_o the_o precedent_n and_o the_o council_n of_o vtrecht_n as_o likewise_o all_o officer_n justice_n and_o minister_n of_o justice_n who_o this_o may_v concern_v to_o proceed_v against_o the_o offender_n and_o cause_n likewise_o to_o be_v proceed_v against_o they_o without_o any_o connivency_n savour_n or_o dissimulation_n to_o the_o contrary_n give_v at_o vtrecht_n the_o 14._o day_n of_o february_n according_a to_o the_o new_a style_n anno_fw-la 1623._o upon_o the_o margin_n be_v write_v dirick_n van_fw-mi eck._n vt._o low_a stand_v by_o the_o order_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a lord_n the_o state_n and_o be_v subscribe_v ant_n van_fw-mi hilten_fw-mi upon_o the_o margin_n be_v the_o seal_n of_o the_o say_a state_n in_o red_a wax_n from_o the_o hage_n febr._n 8._o 1623._o love_v friend_n know_v that_o there_o be_v disperse_v among_o you_o strange_a speech_n of_o the_o prisoner_n here_o late_o take_v i_o will_v not_o forbear_v to_o advise_v you_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o matter_n the_o prince_n of_o orange_n be_v two_o day_n ago_o about_o the_o afternoon_n at_o ryswyck_n there_o come_v three_o or_o four_o sailor_n which_o desire_v to_o speak_v with_o his_o excellency_n and_o have_v get_v access_n to_o his_o person_n they_o relate_v that_o they_o be_v ask_v at_o rotterdam_n whether_o they_o will_v be_v employ_v in_o a_o service_n for_o the_o good_a of_o these_o country_n and_o be_v also_o promise_v great_a reward_n therefore_o they_o confess_v moreover_o that_o they_o have_v accept_v the_o say_a service_n and_o have_v receive_v certain_a money_n thereupon_o and_o that_o they_o be_v send_v afterward_o to_o the_o hage_n where_o they_o deliver_v two_o day_n ago_o their_o firework_n and_o other_o thing_n at_o a_o house_n unto_o which_o they_o be_v direct_v call_v the_o little_a fool_n in_o the_o achterom_n which_o be_v a_o street_n and_o that_o they_o have_v speak_v there_o with_o the_o party_n unto_o who_o they_o be_v direct_v to_o receive_v further_a instruction_n but_o he_o have_v not_o tell_v they_o at_o the_o same_o time_n what_o they_o shall_v do_v wish_v they_o only_o to_o go_v on_o to_o the_o business_n with_o a_o good_a courage_n and_o promise_v that_o the_o next_o day_n the_o matter_n shall_v be_v lay_v open_a unto_o they_o they_o tell_v moreover_o that_o they_o get_v of_o they_o at_o that_o instant_n certain_a dutch_a rider_n of_o 21._o shilling_n sterling_a a_o piece_n which_o they_o show_v also_o to_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n and_o say_v that_o their_o great_a liberality_n make_v they_o to_o mistrust_v the_o goodness_n of_o this_o service_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o suspect_v some_o treason_n or_o conspiracy_n hereupon_o the_o prince_n command_v they_o to_o return_v to_o the_o hage_n and_o to_o come_v towards_o evening_n to_o he_o at_o his_o palace_n which_o they_o do_v and_o inform_v his_o excellency_n full_o of_o all_o the_o business_n whereupon_o he_o send_v present_o for_o the_o precedent_n and_o the_o council_n of_o state_n who_o forthwith_o after_o some_o deliberation_n send_v the_o attorney_n or_o fiscall_v of_o the_o court_n with_o the_o provost_n martial_n to_o the_o house_n or_o inn_n aforesaid_a where_o they_o find_v the_o person_n by_o they_o describe_v and_o the_o man_n which_o pay_v they_o the_o money_n aforesaid_a who_o they_o carry_v instant_o to_o the_o court_n and_o examine_v they_o the_o townsman_n and_o the_o soldier_n within_o be_v present_o command_v to_o keep_v strong_a watch_v every_o where_o and_o to_o stop_v all_o passage_n that_o no_o body_n shall_v come_v away_o without_o leave_n but_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o they_o to_o prevent_v it_o see_v there_o be_v no_o wall_n about_o the_o hage_n they_o search_v also_o afterward_o the_o helmet_n a_o inn_n about_o the_o wagon_n which_o go_v to_o harlem_n and_o when_o they_o ask_v for_o the_o man_n with_o his_o trunk_n the_o owner_n thereof_o go_v speedy_o up_o into_o a_o 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