Selected quad for the lemma: war_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
war_n	death_n	king_n	treason_n	2,761	5	9.5559	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68435	Vienna Where in is storied, ye valorous atchieuements, famous triumphs, constant loue, greate miseries, & finall happines, of the well-deseruing, truly noble and most valiant kt, Sr Paris of Vienna, and ye most admired amiable princess, the faire Vienna.	M. M. (Matthew Mainwaring), 1561-1652.; Pierre, de la Cépède, 15th cent. Paris et Vienne.; Gifford, George, fl. 1640, engraver.	1632 (1632)	STC 17202; ESTC S111866	129,892	196

of this stormy Sea into a more quiet Port Fortune should have no power over fortitude and courage What thou never hadst that thou dost not loose Thy inability and imparity could never promise thee any hope and thy long nourished dispaire shall now finde a period that in the end would have brought thee to thy end Let necessity then make the now suffer constantly and custome will make thy sufferance easie Sir Paris who did heare but not hearken to what his friend had so discreetly delivered regarded him no more then a greedy Lawyer doth his impoverished Clyent but still deepely excogitating how hee might intercept or pervert the intended match at length he all sighing said This Gordian knot must be cut asunder though I want an Alexanders sword Industry and Policie oft effects unlikely things and we should not judge that which is possible nor that which seemes unpossible as it is credible or incredible to our capacities The eternall wisedome hath I know a reserved power and a secret intention to bring things to passe which the wisedome of man cannot conceive nor see till it happen and be done What though Vandoume be mighty A small Rocke may ruinate a great Ship I will not so loose Vienna but where I want force to play the Lyon there will I assay to gaine by fraud La-nova he said welcome thou comest in a usefull time thou must secretly fit me with a gray beard a payre of Beades a Fryers Gowne and Hood I must turne Fryer and Prophet all at once It must be so the plot is layd and we must be Actors both in the play La-nova knowing that his undaunted courage could never brooke a Corrivall though he were never so great did much feare that he intended some stratagem and therefore he told him that unlesse he might know his purpose he would make no such provision Why said Sir Paris my thoughts dwell in thy breast and in thy heart doth my love next to Vienna live How then canst thou be a stranger to my purposes that art the Treasurer of my secrets Thou knowest La-nova how jealous the Daulphin is of his safety His rigorous I might say cruell Nature hath taught him to feare many whom many doth still feare Thou knowest also that Kings are ever suspitious of their Successours Experience makes them to feare least they should loose that which they and many others seeke with greatest dangers to obtaine My project is to make the King and the Daulphin my instruments to breake the marriage give me Pen Inke and Paper and thou shalt see what a fearefull fire I will kindle to burne up all their matrimoniall hopes and agreements But to give more life hereunto thou must play thy part Thy Vnkle is Steward to the Duke of Vandoume and thou thy selfe art gracious in his presence To him must thou poast in shew of love to see him and in all duty to tender thy service And when oportunity shall fit thy purpose thou must take occasion to wonder that so great a Prince hath his Armoury so ill stored and by way of perswasion thou must tell him that no mans title is so right and just but that it may finde worke upon their best advantages and therefore it is a provident policie for his Highnesse to be presently furnished for all contingents This La-nova will so feede and sway his ambition that he will make over-hasty and unadvised provision The knowledge whereof will so prepare and fortifie the Kings jealousie that it will crowne my device with beliefe and successe La-nona glad to see him so well resolved promised his best endeavours and in the performance thereof had his wished successe But before he went he brought Pen Inke and Paper whereupon Paris more Prophetically then he thought writ as followeth When Vandoumes first borne shall Vienna wed The Daulphins Land shall doome the Daulphin dead Pride scornes that time should check Vandoumes French Fate Thy death must helpe to Crowne his Royall pate La-noua divining that this procreated conceit would bring forth some good issue could not but laugh thereat and in that joy he went immediatly to make provision both for himselfe and his friend Now each Wednesday in every weeke the Daulphin more for applause then to doe good received himselfe as he went to heare Masse all the Sutors Petitions and in the afternoone viewed and considered of them Vpon this day Paris having lapt vp his fraudulent Libell like a plaine Petition went to the Court well furnished for the purpose where he did so well personate a holy Fryer that Linxes eyes could not discover him There did he vnsuspected deliver it and returned without perseverance Afterwards the Daulphin upon the perusing of them found and read amongst the rest Paris his threatning and suffocating Prophesie which did so poyson and swell him with suspitious thoughts and most fearefull surmises that in his irefull indignation he cryed out with the King of Moab How shall we avoid the deepe dissembling of Ehud Plaine dealing I see is dead without issue and all Honour and due respects are buried in the insatiable desire of Rule Surely this is no enigmaticall nor promiscuous Oracle but a plaine prediction sent by God or some good man in zeale and favour of Princes and in tendernesse of our safeties O most treacherous and perfideous Duke that in the bonds of Aliance wouldst cut off the small remainder of our dayes to worke thy further bloody ends My daughter shall not so be Queene by our death Nor shall our Subjects be so slaine in his unnaturall and rebellious Warre I will not suffer the true Vine to be so displanted nor shall my connivence traduce me for his impunity For though wisedome permits not that I detect him openly for feare of making him my implacable enemy yet will we send a private and an unknowne Messenger secretly to his King who shall upon his Royall word for the concealement of our intelligence discover and lay open Vandoumes most impious and pernitious intended Treason and after shall he cast by our instructions such store of oyle up on that jealous flame that it shall at least burne up all Vandoumes hopes of further proceeding with us Thus did such hate proceed from feare that after a small respiration hee sent accordingly to the King who was no sooner possest thereof but that his divided thoughts made such intestiue warre within his breast that he knew not what to say or doe His fraternall love made him weepe to see Nature so monstrous and unkinde and fearefull jealousies a disease incident to Kings called upon justice and sayd that corrected Treason was the life of a Prince Distrust now still dreamed upon Murther and unquiet feare could not be secured but with execution Then Affection tolde him that then wee come nearest unto God when we judge with pitty and pardon in mercy In this doubtfull Combate of the minde he sent for the Duke who no sooner came but that taking him alone