Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	day_n	king_n	time_n	8,754	5	3.5001	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56733	Nevil Payn's letter, and some other letters that concern the subject of his letter With short notes on them; for the clearer informaton of the members of Parliament: in order to Nevil Payn's tryal. Licens'd, July I, 1693. Edw. Cooke.	Payne, Henry Neville, fl. 1672-1710.	1693 (1693)	Wing P891; ESTC R220466	15,800	34

signed by his own Hand nor does he deny it in private to his Friends To show that Payne is capable of the Folly of writing such a Letter it can be proved by the Persons Oaths to whom he spoke and who told it at the time that on the 5 th of December which was two days after the Date of his Letter he said to one whose Office as well as his Allegiance obliged him to a Discovery that an Invasion was designed That the late King James had his Officers ready both in England and Scotland and that the Invasion would be certainly some time in the Spring and possibly sooner than was apprehended To show too that Payne was in use to borrow such Names as Aunt Mowet Cousen or Brother c. There follows the beginning of a Letter of his written by his own Hand and in all Appearance to Madam Smith for the Letter was found amonst her Papers it 's dated the 26 th of February last Dear Madam I Had nothing to add so only writ one Letter per Carrier last Week and in the enclosed to my Neice you will perceive my Thoughts of Mrs. Mowets Father should they not be your or hers however send them forward for they are easily amended by her Letters to my Aunt then the Omission would be to my Cousen whom it imports to know Matter of Fact truly in so considerable a Suit as his is And for my own part I hardly believe that generous L. L. makes so right a guesse at the Designs of that Man as his Daughter doth I wish I may be deceived c. What is more is private Business The Letters D. and E. that follow were taken and came to the Secretaries hand in the same manner with the former Letter A. B. C. They were under a Cover dated the 30 th of December and written at London directed to Monsieur Vincent Nerieux as the other Cover but under to Mr. Robert's The Covert is signed Mary Brown and written by the same Hand with the former Cover There is nothing more material in the Cover I have not heard from you say she these two Mails but this came to my Hand to Night c. to Night the 30 th of December that is on a Friday the day on which the Post arrives from Scotland and goes for Holland The enclosed Letter D. is directed for Mrs. Little and dated the 25 th of December the day after the Post day at Edinburgh as has been observed and written by the same Hand with that of Letter B. D. December 25th I Had a Letter half from you and half David as I take it tho written with your own Hand I sent Dowglas his from David and am much obliged for my own I have perfectly cured the Disease between Balfour and little John and shall work on till I find the bottom of my Cousens Affairs I fancy I shall meet with things as I would wish but I wonder I hear not offer from you Mr. Courtney writ to Mr. Tate so did my Patient and her Son I 'm surprized there should be no Return 't will discourage the like Practice and I can assure you Courtney is troubled at it and with Reason for he is both considerable and has suffered much so pray consider this for the Example is of importance as for my self I am over-whelmed with Grief for the loss of poor Mrs. Gypps to whose Family I owe so much I have writ several to David and one to Mr. Tate since I came here I beg where I make any Demand in mine I may have either a condescending or a refusing Answer Pray let me know how my Undertakings are relish'd and how I stand with my Couzen my Service to Balby I am yours Gray I wish you a merry Christmass The Leter E. enclosed in the Letter D. was directed for Mr. Ford and of the same Date and Hand-writing The Secretary declared that he had seen Letters signed David Ford written by my Lord Melfort's own Hand E. December 25th I Had yours for James Balfour and sent it express to him when the Return is made you shall have it with all imaginable Care I have I thank God perfectly cemented the Difference between Balfour and little John having both their Engagements solemnly made mutually and with a joint Concurrance to serve my Cousen to the last Penny of their Stock and their Opinions and Demands under their Hands which I thought the surest way of dealing I thank God your Estate in these Parts is in very good condition and the Generality of all that have Stock or dare any way venture are resolved to join you so that Trade is in a fair way of succeeding here I have now at this time a Messenger with James Balfour after whose return I shall make little stay in these Parts you shall know by me what you may rely on where the Money shall be raised and who the chief Pay-masters which is all I can do I wonder you do not make Returns to Courtney my Patient and her Son since they are considerable enough to deserve it for God's sake give no cause of Disgust but let the Labourers be encouraged since a bare acknowledgment of their Service will do it A Correspondence is desired from hence with Bristol and 't is left to my management to settle 't is of too great Importance for me to take upon me therefore I humbly desire your Advice and my Cousen's Orders whom I shall trust with it at that place and to whose Hands it shall be committed I was received by James Balfour and little John with all the Demonstrations of Friendship possible placing an entire Trust in me as to the Managements of my Cousens Affairs and by all their Adherents they express a very great sense of your past Services and Ability to serve my Cousen in the future But you know the Humours of that Country-People better than I. Let me hear from you if you please how I shall proceed at my return to Bristol I dare not appear here for their Creditors for those that arrested my Father lie still in wait for me My humble Duty to my Cosen and his incomparable Lady and let them know I shall never fail to serve them with my Life and Fortune Sir I am very much your Servant and sensible of the Favours you have done me Adieu The Secretary declared in Parliament that he was obliged at London to restore the Originals of the Letters D. and E. but that he was ready to attest upon Oath that the Copies produced were true Copies of the Letters shown to him as Originals and which he indeed believed to be Originals And for a Confirmation of the Truth both of the Originals and Copies of the Letters D. E. he offered to have the following Matter of Fact verified upon Oath by the Persons concerned who had indeed been