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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	duke_n	king_n	lord_n	3,773	5	3.7457	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01828	The legacye or embassate of the great emperour of Inde prester Iohn, vnto Emanuell kynge of Portyngale, in the yere of our lorde M. v.C.xiii. Of the fayth of the Indyans, ceremonyes, relygyons [&]c. Of the patryarche [and] his offyce. Of the realme, state, power, maiesty, and order of the courte of prester Iohn; Legatio magni Indorum Imperatoris Presbyteri Ioannis, ad Emanuelem Lusitaniae Regem. English.	Góis, Damião de, 1502-1574.; More, John, fl. 1533.	1533 (1533)	STC 11966; ESTC S116675	18,827	64

ordereth and gouerneth al spyrytuall maters Of the realme and estate of themperour prester Iohn̄ AFter al this beyng further demaūded of the emperours realme and domynyon he answered in this maner 1 Fyrste he hath in his realmes very many cyties and townes 2 His nobles weare garmentes of sylke cloth of golde veluet satyn damaske wyth such other precyouse thynges 3 The comen people were nothing but cloth 4 Dyuers kyndes of marchaundyse hath he in his realmes those very precyouse 5 He hath great plenty of mynys of gold syluer and other metall 6 Money hath he none but that is brought out of realmes nexte borderynge there about They take golde syluer by weyght in stede of coyne 7 Great plenty of corne haue they and that of dyuerse colours bothe blacke whyte redde and gray But as for theyr meale of all of thē is very whyte Benys pesyn tarys and all suche other codware haue they ynough both plente also of diuers kyndes 8 There groweth great abundaūs of suger 9 Oxen shepe horse mulys camelles gotes hogges wyth suche other housholde cattell besydes byrdes they haue great plentye 10 Porke eate they none not for y e that eyther theyr conscyens or relygyon that forbyddeth but bycause they fynd it not holsome for theyr bodyes 11 Themperours estate and powre is very great for he hath vnder his domynyon thre skore chrystened kynges whych be kinges of great myghty kyngdomes whose names the legate there shewed openly 12 Besydes these thre skore kynges yet hath he .v. other Machomet kynges vnder hym 13 Moreouer he hath vnder his dominion meruaylous many gret men as prynces dukes marquyses erles barons lordes of very great landes and reueneus 14 They obserue straytely kepe what so euer themperour commaundeth them 15 The Cronycles and noble actes of theyr prynces they kepe saufe and what so euer is worthy remembraūce theyr secretary dylygently regesters 16 The rytes lawes statutes and comen ordinaunces made for the peoples gouernaunce they saufely kepe in wrytynge 17 Themperour hath euer .xii. men present wyth hym of his counsayll whome he may comen wyth of all the maters of his realme 18 Through al the realmes and domynyons of his empyre there be iudges appoynted whych serue accordynge to the trewth of y e mater both to heare causes and iudge them 19 No iudge maye iudge any man to deth but onely for murder 20 The emperour hath very great trybutes 21 The emperour hath as well of y e inhabytours as of other marchaunt straungers the .x. parte of theyr gaynes theyr stocke saued hole 22 There be souldyours of a certayne relygyon whyche euer go in whyte wyth crosses on theyr cote armour alwaye redy for to warre for Crystes fayth yf nede be 23 Of the inherytaūce of theyr fathers one hath as mych as a nother no respecte hadde to the age whyther they be older or yonger 24 In all those realmes prouynces there be no Iewes all though yt is well knowen that ones there were many But when the people coulde not suffer or bere theyr naughtynes sodenly they set vppon them and vtterly destroyed them 25 Many fayres and ryche markettes haue they by reason of y e marchaūtes that resorte thyther 26 The realmes prouynces and countres of prester Iohn̄ stretcheth to both the partes of Nilus floode 27 The people knowe none nother but Erithreā y t is to say the redde see Of the order of the same empyre and maner of the courte 1 THe emperours proper name is Dauid His cōmon name prester Iohn̄ kynge of the Ebessyns 2 His tytles be in this maner Dauid kynge of kynges kynge of the Ebessins prester Iohn̄ kynge of kynges vnto the Ebessyns and of all his prouynces both nexte and also at the ende of the sees The kynge of Nilus flood and iudge of y e gret Sodane of the countrey of Cayre and the see of Alexandrine By the power of god and our redemer Iesu Chryste by the powre of our ladye the vyrgyne saynt Mary 3 This emperour of an old custome maryeth euer the kynges doughters that be vnder his domynyon 4 The eldest sonne euer succedeth his father in his kyngdome 5 This sonne of his is veryly well nuryshed and brought vppe wythin his fathers courte as for his other sonnes at lest ways yf he haue any be brought vppe lyke noble men eyther vnder the kynges or ellys some great prynces of the emperours domynyon 6 The inherytaunce of his empyre neuere descendeth to the doughters But yf themperour happe to dye wythout issew male then cōmeth yt to the nexte of his blood 7 Themperours wyues be had in great honoure and kepe a gret port 8 Themperour hath euer redy at hande a meruaylous great number as well of horsemen as fotemen 9 The emperoure to thentent he wolde exercyse his souldyours in actes of warre is euer for the moste parte in the felde amongest theym where they applye them selfe to fetys of armes 10 In the emperours courte the chamberlayn hath the chyefest rome 11 Themperour hath for sauegard of the body euer at hande .xii. of the noblest of his realme Eche of whome haue vnder hym .xii. thousand fyghtynge men 12 Those same .xii. noble men occupyes y e gretest romes in the court 13 They kepe very dylygently in writyng pedygrees names surnames of theyr ansetours wherby euery one may perfytely knowe his nacyon and stok 14 Themperours sonnes doughthers be maryed vnto the sonnes or doughters of other kynges vnder hym wyth great dowers geuen wyth them in maryage And then all y e people come and of theyr owne mocyon geue them gyftes 15 Themperoure what tyme necessyte so requyreth vseth thobedyence and seruyce of his subiectes 16 The men chylderne of the kynges that be vnder hym be to wynne theyre fathers good wylles brought vppe in themperours courte 17 He admytteth and suffereth chalenges amonges his subiectes 18 The name of the emperours prester Iohn̄s mother y t nowe is is Ellen a very holy woman and one that sheweth a great example of chastyte to whome for here especial goodnes and the nonage of her sonne is commytted all the hole order and rule of the realme 19 Of kynges emperours or the chrysten prynces of Europe they neuer had knowledge but onely of the frenchmē whom they cal in theyr vulgare tonge Cristyans But by y e reason of certayne noble actes that were done few yeres passed by the Portyngales agaynst the Turkes Persys Arabyens and Indyās the name of the kynge of Portyngale begonne to be well knowen and had in myche reuerēce reputacyon amongest them HEre haue you now ryght reuerēt father y e thynges I promysed your holynes at my beynge wyth you of the legacy of Inde But yet to thentent you may geue the more credēce to the mater I shall put somwhat to that a very noble yonge man and one of my famylyar acqueyntaūce named George Lupe Dandrade what time we were to gether about our