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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	world_n	year_n	zealous_a	21	3	8.1218	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77518	The Lord George Digbies apologie for himselfe published the fourth of January, Anno Dom. 1642.	Bristol, George Digby, Earl of, 1612-1677.	1642 (1642)	Wing B4762A; ESTC R173061	9,508	13

persons and the liberty of this till then most happy Parliament and not staying there did so loudly threaten ruine even to the sacred Person of the King Advertise his Maiesty I did of the anger advise him I could not I had neither the ability nor the authority In my Letter to the Queene at her first comming into Holland it was observed that in that expression of welcoming her from a Countrey not worthy of her I shewed much venome an rancour to my own Nation I meant it not and must appeale to those who are best acquainted with the civility of language whether the addresse might not be comely to any Lady of quality who should upon any not pleasing occasion leave one Countrey for a while to reside in another And I hope ere long to welcome her Maiestie back from a place not so unworthy of her unto this Nation most worthy of her without either disparagement to Holland or complement to those to whom the unworthy of that Letter was intended For the charge of boldnesse and presumption in some expressions of those Letters though I might be glad to compound my treason for incivility since the suspicion of that depends upon the right understanding of language and connexion of words it will be no dis-respect to any through whose hands they have passed to beleeve that as they were otherwise intended by me so that they are capable of other interpretation However if in truth misunderstanding or ill breeding hath produced the other I hope the conclusion will onely be that I am an ill Courtier or an ill Secretary both which I do humbly confesse not that I am no good English man no good Subiect If in any of those Letters there were any expressions of discontent or bitternesse I shall say little more than that they passed an examination they were not prepared for and fell into hands that they were not directed to and I am confident that many honest Gentlemen who have had the happinesse to preserve their papers from such an inquisition and shall consider the case they might be in if all their secret conferences and private letters were exposed and produced to the publick view will cast up these letters of mine in the number of my misfortunes without making any addition to my faults and certainly whoever shall observe the measure of my sufferings with any kinde of indifference will easily forgive such eruptions of passion as were onely vented by me to a brother though they came within the reach of any other care To draw now to a period of my unfortunate story which I cannot promise my selfe from the generality so much charity as to vouchsafe the reading further then meere curiosity shall lead them I returned into England not with so much ioy to see my Countrey as hope to be admitted upon my humble Petition to His Maiestie to a faire regular impartiall vindication of my innocencie and protested to God I look upon the time I may naturally hope to live with no other comfort than as it may make me still capable of that happines I have infirmities enough about me to make me ask the pardō of every wise and good man but for treason or for any voluntary crime either again my Sovereign or my Country I say it with all humility I will not accept a Pardon from the King and Parliament By the grace of God it shall never be sayd that either the Parliament hath brought me or His Maiesty exposed me to a triall my own uprightnesse shall constantly solicite it and without recourse in this to either of their favours I will either stand a iustified man to the world or fall an innocent But in the mean time till it please God to blesse this Nation with such a composure of the present distractions as that Government and Law may have their rightfull and comfortable course I implore onely so much charity from men as may seem due to one whose good intentions to his Countrey have been in some sort publikly manifested whose ill are yet but obscurely and improbably suggested To conclude let the few years I have liv'd be examined and if there be found any rancour or venome in my nature even toward particular persons which might in time contract it selfe to an enmity against the State if I have been a fomenter of iealousies and debate or a secret conspirer against the honor and fame of any man if I have worne Religion as a maske and vizard for my hypocrisie and underhand cherished any opinions that I have not avowed if I been led by any hopes of preferment to flattery or by the misse of it to revenge if I have been transported with private ambition and been enclined to sacrifice the least branch of the publike peace and happines to my own ends and advantage let the complication of all these ills prepare a iudgement of treason it selfe upon me and let me be looked upon as a man who hath made a progresse in wickednesse that a few years more added to that account would render me a prodigie to the world But if in truth my life hath been pleasant to me under no other Nation then as I might make it usefull to my Countrey and have made it my businesse to beget and continue a good intelligence amongst good men if I have beene then most zealous and fervent for the liberties of the Subiect when the power of Court was most prevalent and for the rights of the Crown when popular license was most predominant if by my continuall study and practise of Religion I have alwayes been a true sonne of the Church of England and by my submission and application of my actions to the known rule of the Law I have alwayes been a true sonne of the State of England if my actions have been honest and my words onely doubtfull if my life onely clouded with many imperfections I hope the world will beleeve I have been overtaken with too great a measure of unhappinesse and every generous heart will ease me of some part of my burthen by giving the benefit of his good opinion FINIS