Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	principal_a	sir_n	thomas_n	1,681	5	9.0165	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35238	The history of the kingdom of Ireland being an account of all the battles, sieges and other considerable transactions both civil and military, during the late wars there, till the entire reduction of that countrey by the victorious arms of our most gracious soveraign, King William : to which is prefixed, a brief relation of the ancient inhabitants, and first conquest of that nation by King Henry II, and of all the remarkable passages in the reign of every king to this time, particularly the horrid rebellion and massacre in 1641, with the popish and arbitrary designs that were carried on there, in the last reigns / by R.B.	R. B., 1632?-1725?	1693 (1693)	Wing C7335; ESTC R21153	121,039	194

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shall_v so_o judge_v fit_a and_o so_o we_o remain_v from_o the_o council_n chamber_n at_o dublin_n july_n 31._o 1663._o be_v assure_v love_a friend_n ormond_n maurice_n eustace_n chancellor_n james_n dublin_n ossory_n shannon_n dungannon_n hen._n midensis_n mich._n cork_n william_n lawfield_n rich._n coot_n hev_n tickburn_n rob._n forth_o james_n ware_n george_n wentworth_n robert_n merideth_n theoph._n jones_n thomas_n clergiss_n to_o the_o right_n honourable_a sir_n hen._n bennet_n knight_n his_o majesty_n principal_a secretary_n of_o state_n but_o what_o effect_n this_o letter_n have_v and_o what_o the_o marquis_n of_o antrim_v true_a case_n be_v appear_v by_o the_o follow_a letter_n which_o full_o state_v the_o same_o dublin_n aug._n 22._o 1663._o ever_o honour_a sir_n last_o thursday_n we_o come_v to_o trial_n with_o my_o lord_n marquis_n of_o autrim_n but_o according_a to_o my_o fear_n which_o you_o always_o surmise_v to_o be_v in_o vain_a he_o be_v by_o the_o king_n be_v 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his_o action_n declare_v unto_o you_o that_o we_o do_v find_v he_o innocent_a from_z any_o malice_n or_o rebellious_a purpose_n against_o the_o crown_n and_o that_o what_o he_o do_v by_o way_n of_o correspondence_n or_o compliance_n with_o the_o irish_a rebel_n be_v in_o order_n to_o the_o service_n of_o our_o royal_a father_n and_o warrant_v by_o his_o instruction_n and_o the_o trust_v repose_v in_o he_o and_o that_o the_o benefit_n thereof_o accrue_v to_o the_o service_n of_o the_o crown_n and_o not_o to_o the_o particular_a advantage_n and_o benefit_n of_o the_o marquis_n and_o as_o we_o can_v in_o justice_n deny_v he_o this_o testimony_n so_o we_o require_v you_o to_o transmit_v our_o letter_n to_o our_o commissioner_n that_o they_o may_v know_v our_o judgement_n in_o this_o case_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o antrim_n and_o proceed_v according_o and_o so_o we_o bid_v you_o hearty_o farewell_o give_v at_o our_o court_n at_o white-hall_n july_n 10._o in_o the_o 15_o year_n of_o our_o reign_n 1663._o by_o his_o majesty_n command_n henry_n bennet_n to_o our_o right_a trusty_n and_o right_o entire_o well-beloved_a cousin_n and_o counsellor_n james_n d._n of_o ormond_n our_o lieutenant_n general_n and_o general_a governor_n of_o our_o kingdom_n of_o ireland_n and_o to_o the_o lord_n of_o our_o council_n of_o that_o our_o kingdom_n enter_v at_o the_o signet_n office_n july_n 13_o 1663._o soon_o after_o the_o follow_a answer_n of_o the_o d._n of_o ormond_n and_o the_o irish_a privy_a council_n to_o the_o forego_n 〈◊〉_d be_v send_v to_o sir_n henry_n bennet_n principal_a secretary_n of_o state_n on_o the_o 20._o i_o the_o lord_n lieutenant_n receive_v his_o majesty_n letter_n of_o july_n 10._o concern_v the_o marquis_n of_o antrim_n which_o i_o impart_v to_o the_o council_n upon_o read_v whereof_o at_o this_o board_n we_o observe_v that_o though_o in_o several_a other_o matter_n relate_v to_o the_o proceed_n of_o his_o majesty_n commissioner_n appoint_v for_o execute_v 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majesty_n refer_v the_o marquis_n of_o antrim_v petition_n mention_v in_o his_o majesty_n letter_n we_o observe_v that_o his_o majesty_n say_v letter_n seem_v to_o be_v ground_v on_o these_o particular_n 1._o that_o after_o many_o month_n attendance_n here_o and_o as_o his_o majesty_n be_v please_v to_o declare_v that_o he_o presume_v that_o after_o such_o examination_n as_o be_v requisite_a the_o marquis_n of_o antrim_n be_v dismiss_v hence_o without_o any_o censure_n and_o without_o transmit_v any_o charge_n against_o he_o to_o his_o majesty_n and_o nothing_o prove_v against_o he_o on_o the_o first_o information_n nor_o any_o thing_n contain_v against_o he_o in_o our_o letter_n of_o march_n 18._o 2._o the_o report_n make_v by_o these_o lord_n of_o his_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a privy_a council_n to_o who_o his_o majesty_n refer_v the_o consideration_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o antrim_v petition_n 3._o that_o the_o marquis_n