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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	king_n	lord_n	move_v	2,883	5	8.4264	4	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13574	A continuation of the lamentable and admirable adventures of Dom Sebastian king of Portugale With a declaration of all his time employed since the battell in Africke against the infidels 1578. vntill this present yeare 1603.	Teixeira, José, 1543-1604.	1603 (1603)	STC 23866; ESTC S101269	50,758	70

suborned for the purpose came to that Diegoes house sending for him into the field to come home to speake with Dom Sebastian the king to whom he said abruptly Hath he deliuered any secret token betwixt him and me whereby I might credite thee By which question he published that which he secretly had bewrayed before to his allies Whereupon the Cardinall Dom Henry great Vncle to the king tooke occasion to send a trustie seruant of his called Emanuel Antunes to S. Vincents Cape charging him to vse all the industrie he might in finding out what certaintie he could learn of the king his Nephew All which this Emanuel performed with as much indeuour as he might possibly vse and by his diligent inquisition about the said Cape found that the king had bene in the Monasterie and was there certified that he was both hurt in the head and arme and in a manner franticke not onely for the exceeding anguish and vexation of mind which he suffered for the losse of victorie but withall the shame did euer perplexe him when he considered the ouerthrow came by indiscretion and rashnesse and that by his default the flower and prime of all Portugal was defeated and cut off Antunes brought a very large testimoniall hereof to the Cardinall vnder the seale of the father Gardian and all the rest of his brethren of the said Monasterie which the Cardinal receiued with his owne hands commaunding his seruant to impart this secret to none which he for his owne part buried in his own bosome And not being able to find out what course his Nephew and his companie tooke for their escape out of the countrie gaue ouer the expectation of his recouery either of his crown and scepter while he liued though it were his due But when it was knowne in Portugal that the K. liued Antunes begaÌ„ to acknowledge the paines he had vndergone in these affaires by his masters appointment which was no sooner conueyed to the king of Castiles care but he sent for this Antunes of whom he had a liberall relation of all that he knew concerning that businesse and soone after Antunes his returne into Portugall he died Whereby it appeareth vnto me that God lengthened his life some space to reueale a truth that seemed before to be very intricate and doubtfull Shortly after the Portugals began to murmure among themselues boldly saying that D. Philip the king had made away Dom Sebastian their king his Nephew going to him to craue his aide before his departure into Africke because he had a meaning to gaine the kingdome of Portugall to him and his successours and hold it by vsurpation And this scandall was neuer extinguished because fame diuulged his arriuing at the Cape called S. Vincent and no certainty appeared to the world what way he passed from thence But since it is proued that froÌ„ Spaine he got shipping and trauelled into Alexandria and there liued in Prester Iohns Court with his followers some twentie moneths vnknowne of what qualitie he was professing that he had a desire to see the world and trauelled onely to that end and purpose for of want he made no shew he and his company being well furnished with gold and iewels of great price From Aethiopia they passed ouer the red sea and so directly to the mount Sinay from thence to the great Sophi called Xatama king of Persia whom he serued as a Commaunder fiue or sixe yeares against the Turkes where he atchieued many victories and diuerse wounds in his bodie with much honour and reputation In requitall whereof the king of Persia did him many honorable offices and gaue him rich presents of inestimable price with the which he and his companie departed I heard at Venice of his conference with Colonel Cigogna a man of great experience in the warres which assured the Lords of the Senat that he neuer talked with any man more wise learned or better experienced in Militarie discipline then this noble person and he protested he could be no other then the same he professed to be The excellent and most reuerend Lord the Archbishop said he heard the discourse between the King and the Colonel which delighted him exceedingly This Archbishop I could not speake withall at my being in Venice for that he was employed in Dalmatia in the affaires of the State The King leauing Persia went towards IerusaleÌ„ froÌ„ whence he trauelled by firme land to Constantinople which after certaine dayes he left and came into Italie from thence to Hungarie and from thence fetched a compasse by Muscouie Poland Swedland and Denmarke where he tooke shipping for England and in London it is reported he saw D. Antonio the supposed king of Portugal From England he passed into Holland from Holland by Almaine backe to Antwerpe therehence to Paris anno 1586. It comes to my memorie that in the latter end of the same yeare one Antonio Fernandes Pignero a Priest which had sometime bene Amner to the said Dom Sebastian c. and was with me in seruice from the said Lord D. Antonio told me that the same Dom Antonio had heard it credibly reported that Dom Sebastian the King was liuing c. whereat D. Antonio seemed to be sore amazed and perplexed About which time I craued licence of D. Antonio to go out of England into this countrie which he gaue with some shew of discontentment therewith By reason whereof and to auoid all suspition I moued no question to him concerning the particularitie of this matter and I must tell you by the way that Pignero had all this discourse in writing sub sigillo confessionis which although said he I make the same knowne vnto you yet I pray you conceale it from D. Antonio because it may be very preiudiciall to him of whom I heard it In the yeare following after Easter in the time of Ember when I was come to that towne whither I made the scope of my iourney I heard the like concerning the same businesse which I before had heard in England whereof I seemed to make no great care and comming to Paris after his Christian Maiestie had entred the town D. Nouuclet assured me in the presence of diuers Portugals and French men not once nor twise but many times that it was as certaine and assured that D. Sebastian King of Portugale had bene lately in Paris as he spake to me describing him to me by many circumstances to all which I gaue no credite esteeming all he said to be meere fables Not that I held any opinion or conceit that he was slaine at the battell in Africke but my imagination could not receiue any impression that he could be guiltie of any such rare dissimulation to passe so many cities and regions without discouerie The last yeare writing to the said Doctor to Annissi where he dwelt of these newes which I heard that my Lord and maister should be set a libertie by the consent of the Siegniorie of Venice I intreated him to write

his life in short time after The second example The Lord D. Antonio the Prior of Crato likewise supposed king of Portugale by reason of his oath at Santaren where he was chosen and after at Lisbone in which election he was confirmed by the Deputies of the cities and townes of the kingdome promised by oath that he would make no bargaine or agreement with any of their enemies but leaue the same Realme at libertie The Catholicke King D. Philippo offered to make him Viceroy of Naples for his life time with foure hundred thousand duckets of yearely rent and the bestowing of certaine offices and benefites and fiftie thousand duckets presently to pay his debts to go into Italy and likewise to restore to their former state dignitie houses and goods those persons from whom they haue bene confiscated by his occasion and to giue both honour and riches to all them that should accompanie and attend vpon him according to euery mans place and calling vpon condition he would renounce and disclaime all his right and interest in the kingdome of Portugale by vertue of their election and if withal he would sweare neuer to giue attention to any that might perswade him to the contrary His answer was to all these great offers That his conscience bound him to do nothing preiudiciall to the contract he had alreadie made and that he had rather liue poorely and die miserably in a simple chamber with credite performing the dutie of a good Christian then to liue in great pompe and pride in sumptuous pallaces disclaiming the law and commaundements of God Courteous Reader no man can speake so assuredly or so sensibly in this matter as I for in the yeare 1582. vpon S. Augustines day being prisoner at Lisbone D. Christopher de Nora for that time appointed Viceroy of Portugal with whoÌ„ his Catholike M. sent a gentlemaÌ„ of his chamber for me assured me that I might talke with him as boldly as with himself telling me that the king meant to employ me to D. Antonio about these affaires This was not then effected for that I escaped out of prison since when in this country in EnglaÌ„d I conferred with him diuers times about this businesse being his confessor who often said vnto me God forbid I should do a thing so contrarie to my conscience if I should said he I perswade my selfe that euery chinke or furrow in the ground would open and swallow me vp presently by reason of that offence God first I desire to take away my life I had rather liue laden with afflictions accompanied with miserie and beggarie reseruing my serious and publike promise then to leade a periured life in great prosperitie pleasures and delights Thus he died obtaining as I thinke for the preseruation of his integritie aswell reputation among Christian men as recompence at Gods hand desiring alwayes to liue and rest in peace and in regard of his small ambition could haue contented himselfe with the tenth part of the King his cosins offer had it not bene for the respect to his oath at their election and could haue found in his heart to haue quit the right and claime he had by his father while the right was in him but could not dispense with the oath they bound him with when they elected him hauing power to do the first but not the second This is sufficient as I take it gentle Reader to proue vnto you my first proposition That the Portugals dwell vpon the seueritie of their conscience Now comming to proue the second which is That they are most constant in their designes when they resolue to build vpon the true law of God and his honour I am to intreate you to defend me against the murmurers our enemies in two respects that is to say not onely in the principall point that shall concerne our subiect but that they may become censurers of me and of the cause saying That in the first historie of two I spake not religiously and that I giue cause of offence to the Kings and Princes of Europe or that I incite you to take armes against them To the first obiection I answer that when a person of what estate soeuer he be deliuer any thing to good purpose or vtter by chance that which is come to passe in that he offends not being thereunto obliged in dutie and conscience As for the second where they suggest that I transgresse against Christian Princes they are much deceiued for though a man make fine gold into a chaine yet for all that it looseth neither the beautie nor reputation of gold nor the name of the most excellent metall of all others so let it be supposed that a man descended of a princely race become a meane subiect yet cannot any man say he looseth by his deiection of fortune his Nobilitie that came by nature for Dauids sheepe-hooke was no disgrace to the Scepter of Iuda nor Iustines wallet nor the halter of Gratian father to Valentine were any blemish to the imperiall Crowne Therefore I conclude that no man can accuse me of rashnesse in the narration of my historie speaking to a good end accidentally though I proue that manie Kings and Princes of Europe haue bene deriued out of meane or vulgar houses The Chronicles of Portugale offer vnto vs among the traditions of our auncestors a notable historie well worthie the reporting and obseruing In Portugale in the Prouince of Alentejo otherwise called Transtagana there is a towne called Veyros by estimation about the bignesse of Manto vpon Seine situate vpon a mountaine at the foote whereof Westward there runnes a riuer which hath the beginning from the North part the current passing into the South Not far froÌ„ that town vpoÌ„ the highest part of a litle mountaine regarding the West for the most part this riuer seemes to haue an issue towards the East and there is a foord where men are constrained to passe vnder this promontorie the riuer hath made a sandy shallow place as it were knee-deepe where the women inhabiting the said towne vse to wash their linnen maides aswell noble as vulgar It fell out vpon a day that D. Iohn naturall sonne to the King of Portugale was to passe by that point with D. Petro Iusticier great Maister ouerseer of the cities and by reason of that office was indued with spirituall and temporall honour and authoritie He being a yong and lustie gallant and gouernour of the same towne beholding these maidens with their clothes trust vp as women vse going about that labour this noble man began to ieast with the rest of his companie at the bare-legged wenches and passing by them some part of his traine yet to come one wench amongst the rest as the historie reporteth in a red peticote as she was tucking vp her clothes discouered her legs somewhat high and giuing her selfe a clap with her hand on the calfe of her right leg said aloud Here is a white leg girles for the master of

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