Selected quad for the lemma: war_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
war_n	end_v	peace_n	scotland_n	2,104	5	11.1551	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A83997	Englands safety in navie and fortifications; the common interest both of King and people. Conteining necessary observations concerning Dover, and other sea-towns of England. Published for the necessary view of the right honourable, the high court of Parliament: and also for the publique safetie of the kingdome, and all other His Majesties dominions.		1642 (1642)	Wing E3043; Thomason E137_20; ESTC R13888	3,939	8

each severall great companies were Captains both of sea and land souldiers in those vast Gallownes The report of a friend of mine skilfull both in Sea and Land Imployments declared his opinion That this mighty Fleet was bound either for England or Ireland and said he a fit time for them to act their afore-intended Designes By reason England hath enough to do with Scotland at present yet said he though their pretence be for the relief of Flanders chief City and Sea-town Dunkerke there to discharge their multitudes of Sea and Land Souldiers said he the Hulls or Bottoms of those mighty warlike Gallownes draw too much water for ever coming to Dunkerke or any nearer than a League or two therefore said he if their Commissions were made known this Fleet is to land in some Port or Ports of England for they have both Sea and Land Companies and likewise their Ordnance are mounted with Land carriages above the Decks of their Gallownes To the intent immediatly after their landing in their Ports designed by their Commissions that with the Field or Land carriages wherewith the said Ordnance are mounted may display upon the Countrey And likewise with mans strength or otherwise draw them against the Castles Bulwarks and fortified Places of this Island thereby forthwith to obtain a great part of the Shire or Countie wherein they land untill repulse nay even to the City of London the Metropolitane City of this Kingdom of England Many great Papists of this Kingdom for instance during the Spanish Fleets stay in the Downs a good Road for ships neer Dover came thither and were very jocant and joviall nay some of them in a kind of commanding way seeing things almost compliant with their purposes And at the time aforesaid generally through the whole Kingdom every Province or County had a Treasurer for the PaPists to supply the wants either of weapons or money of all the Popish party that needed therein so that consequently the said Spanish Fleet came for and was provided for this Kingdom in that time of Englands distresse I say distresse by reason of the intended warre betwixt England and Scotland which God be praised hath ended in a blessed peace and likewise the weaknesse of Englands Navie and Fortifications aforesaid Now not omitting a true verse describing this Kingdoms publique welfare if truly observed for the knowledge of Englands Worthies in the Honorable and high Court of Parliament now assembled as followeth England's safe gates are her Cirqueports Her stately ships her walls Her Camps the Sea Bulwarks her Corps Her heart her Generals The dayes are now dangerous and full of mischiefs infinite therefore if the great Councell of Parliament would but cast their eyes on the Kings Navie Castles Towers Bulwarks Blockhouses and all fortified places for Englands safetie and defence and likewise upon a book entituled The Advice of that worthie Commander Sir Charles Howard newly published and lately presented to this most Noble and Honorable Assemblie of Parliament together with another small book entituled Mr. Balls Propositions of Fortifications and have them fully and exactly viewed and certified under the hands of the severall Generals Admirals Captains Lieutenants Gunners and Officers both of Navie and Fortifications as they will testifie upon their oaths on the holy Evangelists before this great Court of Parliament That the Worthies thereof may know the true state of the strength of the Kingdom and so trienually in Parliament continually make restitution and provision for the same For as a learned Member in this Parliament once spake That England's safetie consists in being provided continually for warre and to assist the Allies of the Protestant partie the maintenance of the said warlike provision may continually be preserved and supplied by a blessed and happy peace That likewise persons of good trust and well affected to the Protestant Religion may continually be imployed in all the Kings ships Castles Towers Bulwarks Block-houses and all other fortified places of this Kingdom so that England may hereafter be as formidable as ever to the terror of her Enemies and the safetie of her Inhabitants and the advancement of the true Protestant Religion the which questionlesse will give great satisfaction to all good Protestants Gods children and the Kings most loyall and obedient subjects Now let us all conclude that your Indeavours may by Gods most gracious assistance be for our Countreys and Kingdom flourishing in true Religion and repulse to all our Enemies domestick and forraigne both of Church and State holding this Maxime for ever Dulce decorum pro patria mori Oh how sweet it is to spend our dearest blood For our Native Countrey her benefit and good FINIS