Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	good_a	king_n	power_n	4,538	5	4.8909	4	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50030	Leicester's common-wealth conceived, spoken and published with most earnest protestation of dutifull goodwill and affection towards this realme / by Robert Parsons Jesuite ; whereunto is added Leicesters-ghost.; Leycesters commonwealth.	Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610.; Rogers, Thomas, 1573 or 4-1609 or 10. Leicester's ghost.	1641 (1641)	Wing L969; Wing L970_VARIANT; ESTC R12740	146,895	230

Court seeing that hee hath so many wayes and meanes to encrease enrich and encourage the same and so strong abilities to tread dowâ—e his enemies The common speech of many wanteth not reason I perceive which calleth him the heart and life of the Court. They which cal him the heaâ—t said the Gentleman upon a little occasion more would call him also the head and then I marvell what should bee left for her Majesty when they take from her both life heart and headship in her own Realme But the truth is that he hath the Court at this day in almost the same case as his father had it in King Edwards dâ—yâ—s by the same device the Lord forbid that ever it come fully to the same state for then we know what ensued to the principall and if you will hâ—ve an evident demonstration of this mans power and favâ—ur in that place call you but to minde the times when her Majesty upon most just and urgent occâ—sions did withdraw but a little her wonted favour and countenance towâ—rds him did not all the Court as it were mutiny presently did not every man hang the lippe except a few who afterward paid sweetly for their mirth were there not every day new devices sought out that some should be on their knees to her Majesty some should weepe and put finger in their eyes other should find our certaine covert manner of threatning other reasons and perswasions of love other of profit other of honour other of nâ—â—essity and all to get him recalled back to favour againe And had her Mâ—jesty any rest permitted unto her untill she had yeelded and granted to the same Consider then I pray you that if at that time in his disgrace he had his faction so fast assured to himself what hath he now in his prosperity after so many yeares of fortification wherin by all reason he hath not been negligent seeing that in policy the first point of good fortification is to make that fort impregnable which once hath been in danger to be lost Wherof you have an example in Riâ—harâ— Duke of York in the time of K. Henry the sixt who being once in the Kings hands by his own submission and dismissed againe when for his desâ—rts he should have suffered provided after the King should never be able to over-reach hâ—m the second time or havâ— him in his power to do him hurt but mâ—de himselfe strong enough to pull downe the other wiâ—h extirpation of his family And this of the Court houshold and Chamber of her Majesty But now if we shall passe from Couâ—t to Councell we shall find him no lesse fortified but rather more for albeit the providence of God hath bin such that in this most honourable assemblie there hath not wanted some two or three of the wisest gravâ—st and most experienced in our state that have seen and marked this mans perillous proceedings from the beginning wherof notwithstanding two are now deceased and their placeâ— supplied to Leyceâ—ters good liking yet alas the wisdom of these worthy men hath discovered alwayes more then their authorities were able to redresse the others great power and violence considered and for the residue of that bench and table though I doubt not but there be divers who do in heart detest his doingâ— as there were also no doubt among the Councellours of King Edward who misliketh this mans fathers attempts though not so hardy as to contrary the same yet for most part of the Councell present they are known to be so affected in particular the one for that he is to him a Brother the other a Father the other a Kinsman the other an allie the other a fast obliged friend the other a fellow or follower in faction as none will stand in the breach against him none dare resist or encounter his designemeâ—t but every man yeelding rather to the force of his flow permitteth him to pierce and passe at his pleasure in whatsoever his will is once setled to obtaine And hereof were I not staied for respect of some whom I may not name I could alledge strang examples not so much in affaires belonging to subjects and to privat men as were the cause of Snowden forrest Denbigh of Kilâ—ingworth of his faire Pâ—stures fouly procured by Southam of the Archbâ—sh of Canterbury of the L. Baâ—kley of Sir Iohn Throgmarton of M. Robâ—nson and the like wherin those of the Councell that disliked his doings least dâ—red to oppose themselves to the same but also in things that appertaine directly to the Crown and dignity to the State and Common-weal and to the safety and continuance therof It is not secure for any one Councellor or other of authority to take notice of my Lords errours or misdeeds but with extreame perill of their owne ruine As for example in the beginning of the rebellion in Ireland when my Lord of Leycester was in some disgrace and consequently as hee imâ—gined but in fraile state at home he thought it not unexpedient for his better assurance to hold some intelligence also that way for all events and so he did whereof there was so good evidence and testimony found upon one of the first of accompt that was there slaine as honourable personages of their knowledge have assured me as would have beene sufficient to touch the life of any subject in the land or in any state Christian but onely my Lord of Leycester who is a subject without subjâ—ction For what thinke you durst any man take notice hereof or avouch that he had seen thus much durst he that tooke it in Ireland deliver the same where especially hee should have done or they who received it in England for it came to great hands use it to the benefit of their Princesse and Countrey No surely for if it had beene but onely suspected that they had seene such a thing it would have beene as dangerous unto them as it was to Action to have seene Diana and her maidens naked whose case is so common now in England as nothing more and so doe the examples of divers well declare whose unfortunate knowledge of too many secrers brought them quickly to unfortunate ends For we heare of one Salvatour a stranger long used in great mysteries of base affaires and dishonest actions who afterward upon what demerit I know not sustained a hard fortune for being late with my Lord in his study well neare untill midnight if I be righâ—ly informed went home to his chamber and the next morning was found slaine in his bed Wee heare also of one Doughâ—y hanged in haste by Captaine Drake upon the Sea and that by order as is thought before his departure out of England for that he was over privy to the secrets of this good Earle There was also this last Summer past one Gates hanged at Tiborne umong others for robbing of Carriers which Gates had beene lately Clâ—rke of my Lords

the good provâ—dence of God recovering againe letâ—ed the execution of the bargain and my Lord of Huntington having occasion to joyne amity with Leyâ—ester had more respect to his owne commodity then to his friends security as commonly in such persons and cases it falleth out and so discovered the whole device unto him who forgat not after from time to time to plague the deviser by secret means untill he had brought him to that poore estaâ—e as all the world seeth though many men be â—ot acquainted with the true cause of this his disgrace and bad fortune To this answered the Lawyer Iâ— good faith Gentlemen you open great mysteries unto me which either I knew not or considered not so particularly before and no marvell for that my profession and exercise of Law restraineth me from much company keeping and when I happen to be among some that could tell mee much herein I dare not either aske or heare if any of himselfe beginne to talke lest afterward â—he speech comming to light I be fâ—tched over the coales as the proverb is for the same under pretence of another thing But you who are not suspected for religion have muâ—â— greatâ—r priviledge in such matters both to â—eare and speake agâ—ine which men of mine estate dare not doeâ— Onely this I knew before that throuâ—hout all England my Lord of Leycester is taken for Dominus fac totum whose excellency above othâ—â—â— iâ— infinâ—te whose authority is abâ—oluâ—e whose coÌ„â—â—ndment is dreadfull whose dislâ—ke is dâ—ngâ—roâ—â— and whose fâ—vour is omnipotent And for his will though it be seldome Law yet alwayeâ— is his power above lawâ—â— anâ— thâ—refore wâ—e Lawyers in all cases brought unto us have as greâ—t râ—gâ—rd to his inclination as Astronomers have to thâ— Plâ—net dominant or as Seamen have to the North Pole For as thâ—y â—hat faile doe direct â—heir course according to thâ— situation and dirâ—ction of that starrâ— whiâ—h guideth them at â—he Pole and as Astronomers who make Prognostications doe foretell things to come according to the aspect of the Planet dominant or bearing rule for â—he time so we doe guide our Clients baâ—ke anâ— do prognosticate what is like to ensue of his cause by the aspâ—ct and inclination of my Lord of Lâ—ycester And for that reason as soone as â—ver wee heare a case proposed oâ—r custome is to ask what part my Lord of Lâ—yâ—â—ster is lâ—ke to favour in â—he matter for in all mâ—ttâ—rs lâ—ghtly of aâ—y â—â—portance he hath a parâ— or what may be gathered of his inâ—linatiâ—â— therein and accordâ—ng to that we give a guess more or lesse what end will ensue But this â—y Masters is from the purpose and thâ—refore returning to youâ— former speech agaâ—â—e I do say that albâ—6it I was not privy before to the particulâ—r pâ—ovâ—sions of my Lord and hiâ— frâ—ends in such and such places yet seeing him acâ—ompted Lord Generall over all the whole Realme and to have at his commandement all these severall commodities and forces pertainiâ—g to her Majesty which you have mentioned before and so many more as be in the Realme and not mentioned by yâ—u for in fine he hath al I could not but account him as hee is a potent Prince of our State for all furniture needfull to defence or offence or rather the onely Monarch of our Nobility whâ— hâ—th sufficient nâ—edfull to plunge his Pâ—ince if he should bee discontented especially for his abundance of money which by the wise is tearmed the Sinewes of Martiall actions wherein by all mens judgements hee is better furnâ—shed at this day then ever any subject of our land either haâ—h beene heretofore or lightly may be hereafter both for bankes wiâ—hout the Realme and stuffed coffers within Insomuch that being my selfe in the last Parliament when the matter was moved for the grant of a Subsidie after that one for her Majesty had given veâ—y good reâ—sons why her Highnesse was in want of money and consequently needed the assistance of her faithfull subjects therein another that sate next me of good account said in mine eare secretly these reasons I doe well allow and am contented to give my part in money but yet for hâ—r Majesties need I could make answer as one answered once the Emperour Tiberius in the like case and cause AbundÃ¨ ei pecuniam fore si Ã liberto suo in soâ—ietatem recipiâ—tur that her Majesty should have Money enough if one of her servants would vouchsafe to make her Highnesse partaker with him meaning thereby my Lord of Leycester whose treasure must needs in one respect be greater then that of her Majesty for that he layâ—th up whaâ—soever he getteth and his expences he casteth upon the purse of his Princesse For that said the Gentleman whether he doe or no it importeth little to the matter seeing both that which hee spendeth and that he hordeth is truly and propâ—rly his Princes Treasure and seeing hee hath so many and dâ—vers wâ—yes of gaining what should he mâ—ke accouâ—â— of his own private expences if hee lay â—ut onâ— for a thousand what can that make him â—hâ— poorer hee that hath so goodly land possâ—ssiâ—â—s Seigniories and rich â—ffiâ—es of his owne as he is knowne to have hee that hath so speciall fâ—vour and authority wiâ—h the Prince as he can obtaine whatsoeveâ— he listâ—â—h to demand hâ—â—hâ—t â—ath his part and pâ—rtion iâ— all sures besides that ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ grace or els for the most pâ—rt are endeâ— by Lâ—w he thâ—t may â—hop and change what lanâ—s hee listeth with hâ—r Mâ—jâ—sty ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ them of al their woods and other câ—mmoâ—ities and rack them afterward to the uttermost penny and then returne the sâ—me so tenter-stretched and bare shorne into hâ—r Majesties hands againe by fresh â—xchange rent for rent for other lands never ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ sâ—d before hee that possesâ—eth so many gainfull Lâ—cences to himselfe alone of Wine Oylâ—s Curranâ—s â—loath Velvets with his new office for Licence of alienation most pernicious unto the Commonwealâ—h as hee useâ—h the same with many other the like which were suffiâ—ient to enrich whole Toâ—nes Coâ—porations Countries and Commonwealths he that hath the art to make gaiâ—â—ull to himselfe every offence displeasure and fâ—lling ouâ— of her Majesty with him and every angry countâ—nance cast upon him he that hath his share in all offices of great profit and holdeth an absâ—lute Monopâ—ly of the same he that dispâ—sâ—â—h at hâ—s will the Ecclesiâ—sticâ—ll liviâ—gs of the Realme maketh Bishops nâ—ne but suâ—h as will doe reason or of his Chaplains whom he listeth and retaineth to himselfe so much of the living as liketh him best hee that sweepeth away the glebe from so many Benefices throughout the Land and compoundeth with the person for the râ—st He that so scoureth the University and Collâ—dâ—â—s where he is Câ—ancellouâ— and selleth both Heaâ—ships and Scholâ—rs places and all oâ—hâ—r offices roomes and dignities thaâ— by art or violâ—nce may

owne passion and leese his commodity As for that which is alleadged before for my Lord in the reason of his Defenders that his present state is so prosperous as hee cannot expect better in the next change whatsoever should be is of small moment in the conceipt of an ambitious head whose eye and heart is alwayes upon that which he hopeth for and enjoyeth not and not upon that which already hee possesseth be it never so good Especially in matters of honour and authority it is an infallible rule that one degree desired and not obtained afflicteth more then five degrees already possessed can give consolation the story of Duke Hamâ—n confirmeth this evidently who being the greatest subject in the World under King Assuerus after he had reckoned up all his pompe riches glory and felicity to his friends yet hee said that all this was nothing unto him untill he could obtaine the revenge which hee desired upon Maâ—dâ—chaeus his enemy and hereby it commeth ordinarily to passe that among highest in authority are found the greatest store of Male-contents that most doe endanger their Prince and Countrey When the Percies took part with Henry of Bolingbrooke against King Richard the second their lawfull Soveraigne it was not for lack of preferment for they were exceedingly advanced by the said King and possessed the three Earledomes of Northumberland Worâ—ester and Stafford together besides many other offices and dignities of honour In like sort when the two Neviles tooke upon them to joyne with Richard of Yorke to put downe their most benigne Prince King Henry the sixt and after again in the other side to put downe King Edward the fourth it was not upon want of advancement they being Earles both of Salisbury and Warwick and Lords of many notable places besides But it was upon a vaine imagination of future fortune whereby such men are commonly led and yet had not they any smell in their nostrils of getting the Kingdome for themselves as this man hath to prick him forward If you say that these men hated their Soveraigne and that thereby they were led to procure his destruction the same I may answer of my Lord living though of all men he hath least cause so to do But yet such is the nature of wicked ingratitude that where it oweth most and disdaineth to be bound there upon every little discontentment it turneth double obligation into triple hatred This he shewed evidently in the time of his little disgrace wherein hee noâ— onely did diminish vilipend and debase among his friends the inestimable benefits hee hath received from her Majestie but also used to exprobrate his owne good services and merits and to touch her highnesse with ingrate consideration and recompence of the same which behaviour together with his hasty preparation to rebellion and assault of her Majesties Royall person and dignity upon so small a cause given did well shew what minde inwardly he beareth to his Soveraigne and what her Majesty may expect if by offending him shee should once fall within the compasse of his furious pawes seeing such a smoke of disdainâ— could not proceed but from a fierie fornace of hatred within And surely it is a wonderfull matter to consider what a little check or rather the bare imagination of a small overthwart may worke in a proud and disdainfull stomâ—cke The remembrance of his marriagâ— missâ—d that hee so much pretended and desired with her Majestie doth sticke deeply in his breâ—st and stirreth him daily to revenge As also doth the disdaine of certaine checks and disgraces received aâ— sometimes especially that of his last marriage which irketh him so much the more by how much greater feare and danger it brought him into at that time and did put his Widow in such open phrensie as shee raged many moneths after against her Majestie and is not cold yet but remaineth as it were a sworne enemy for that injury and standeth like a fiend or fury at the elbow of her Amadis to stirre him forward when occasion shall serve And what effect such female suggestions may worke when they finde an humour proud and pliable to their purpose you may remember by the example of the Duchesse of Somerset who inforced her Husband to cut off the head of his onely deare Brother to his owne evident destruction for her contentation Wherefore to conclude this matter without further dispute or reason saying there is so much discovered in the case as there is so great desire of raigne so great impatience of delay so great hope and hability of successe if it be attempted under the good fortune and present authority of the competitours seeing the plots be so well laid the preparation so forward the favourers so furnished the time so propitious and so many other causes conviting together seeing that by differing all may be hazarded and by hastening little can be indangered the state and condition of things well weyed finding also the bands of duty so broken already in the conspiratours the causes of mislike and hatred so manifest and the solicitours to exâ—cution so potent and diligent as women malice and ambition are wont to bee it is more then probable that they will not leese their present commodity especially seeing they have learned by their Archi-tipe or Proto-plot which they follow I meane the conspiracy of Northumberland and Suffolke in King Edwards dayes that herein there was some errour committed at that time which overthrew the whole and that was the deferring of some things untill after the Kings death which should have beene put in execution before For if in the time of their plotting when as yet their designements were not published to the world they had under the countenance of the King as well they might have done gotten into their hands the two Sisters and dispatched some other few affaires before they had caused the young Prince to die no dobut but in mans reason the whole designement had taken place and consequently it is to be presupposed that these men being no fooles in their owne affaires will take heed of falling into the like errour by delay but rather will make all sure by striking while the iron is hot as our proverbe warneth them It cannot bee denied in reason quoth the Lawyer but that they have many helpes of doing what they list now under the present a favour countenance and authority of her Majesty which they should not have after her Highnesse decease when each man shall remaine more at liberty for his supreame obedience by reason of the statute provided for the uncertainty of the next successor and therefore I for my part would rather counsell them to make much of her Majesties life for after that they little know what may ensue or befall their designements They will make the most thereof quoth the Gentleman for their owne advantage but after that what is like to follow the examples

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