Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	day_n	king_n	majesty_n	10,823	5	5.9393	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51765	A manifesto, or, An account of the state of the present differences between the most serene and potent King of Denmark and Norway Christian the V., and the most serene Duke of Sleswick and Holstein-Gottorp Christian Albert together with some letters of the King of Great Britain, the King of Denmark, and the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, concerning a mediation in these differences, which the king of Great Britain most generously offer'd, and the king of Denmark refused and slighted : as also some other letters of the Dukes of Brunswick-Lunenbourgh, the emperor, &c., whereby the calumnies of a certain Danish minister are plainly detected.	Christian Albrecht, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, 1641-1695.	1677 (1677)	Wing M428A; ESTC R12344	65,710	126

the_o duke_n of_o gottorp_n have_v not_o yet_o be_v able_a to_o learn_v the_o particular_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o agreement_n the_o king_n of_o denmark_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n challenge_v to_o himself_o the_o whole_a power_n in_o these_o country_n against_o all_o right_n and_o exclude_v the_o duke_n of_o gottorp_n from_o all_o share_n not_o only_o there_o but_o also_o in_o the_o district_n of_o stad-budjad_a a_o fief_n of_o the_o house_n of_o brunswick_n and_o lunenbourg_n for_o when_o this_o cause_n be_v under_o debate_n in_o the_o imperial_a court_n the_o king_n of_o denmark_n himself_o by_o letter_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o lunenbourg_n desire_v he_o among_o other_o thing_n to_o intercede_v with_o the_o emperor_n that_o the_o say_v district_n stad-budjad_a no_o way_n belong_v to_o those_o province_n may_v not_o be_v involve_v in_o that_o controversy_n the_o duke_n obtain_v his_o desire_n from_o the_o emperor_n and_o therefore_o when_o the_o sentence_n give_v by_o his_o imperial_a majesty_n concern_v these_o country_n come_v to_o be_v put_v in_o execution_n the_o duke_n of_o brunswick_n lunenbourg_n exempt_v again_o the_o say_a district_n from_o the_o execution_n and_o in_o express_a term_n reserve_v to_o the_o house_n of_o gottorp_n their_o right_n in_o it_o notwithstanding_o all_o this_o the_o king_n command_v homage_n to_o be_v pay_v to_o he_o alone_o by_o all_o the_o subject_n of_o that_o district_n not_o only_o exclude_v the_o duke_n but_o use_v his_o ambassador_n ill_o who_o have_v enter_v his_o protestation_n against_o it_o and_o attempt_v also_o to_o usurp_v to_o himself_o the_o toll_n of_o e_o 〈…〉_z upon_o weser_n belong_v by_o inheritance_n partly_o to_o the_o house_n of_o gottorp_n and_o partly_o to_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n endeavour_v to_o dispossess_v the_o duke_n of_o both_o while_o these_o difference_n increase_v more_o and_o more_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n in_o order_n to_o the_o carry_v on_o his_o design_n against_o the_o 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how_o far_o they_o have_v proceed_v and_o with_o what_o success_n the_o prince_n himself_o that_o nothing_o may_v be_v want_v on_o his_o part_n for_o compose_v the_o remain_a difference_n depute_a adolphus_n buchwaldius_n governor_n of_o sleswick_n frederick_n kielmannus_n the_o precedent_n and_o andrew_n cramer_n one_o of_o his_o counsellor_n of_o state_n with_o a_o special_a commission_n to_o go_v to_o rendsbourg_n june_n 22._o 1675._o be_v arrive_v there_o they_o confer_v the_o next_o day_n with_o the_o earl_n of_o rantzo_n and_o the_o lord_n wibius_n and_o gloxinius_n his_o majesty_n counsellor_n of_o state_n and_o they_o be_v the_o same_o that_o have_v assist_v at_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o state_n at_o kilon_n on_o the_o part_n of_o the_o king_n without_o effect_v any_o thing_n renew_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o tax_n say_v that_o the_o king_n persist_v still_o in_o his_o demand_n of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o his_o army_n which_o grant_v 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the_o island_n of_o femaria_n and_o to_o perform_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o the_o form_n prescribe_v by_o the_o act_n of_o renuntiation_n to_o be_v make_v by_o his_o most_o serene_a highness_n for_o which_o end_n his_o most_o serene_a highness_n have_v also_o oblige_v himself_o to_o deliver_v up_o again_o and_o consign_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o royal_a majesty_n the_o instrument_n he_o receive_v from_o his_o late_a sacred_a majesty_n of_o glorious_a memory_n and_o from_o these_o senator_n of_o the_o kingdom_n then_o in_o be_v which_o be_v hereby_o make_v void_a and_o render_v null_n last_o this_o union_n and_o transaction_n shall_v remain_v entire_a and_o firm_a as_o the_o basis_n and_o foundation_n of_o a_o everlasting_a friendship_n and_o alliance_n between_o both_o house_n and_o as_o a_o strong_a obligation_n by_o which_o his_o royal_a majesty_n and_o his_o most_o serene_a highness_n be_v join_v together_o and_o shall_v be_v inviolable_o observe_v by_o both_o party_n and_o their_o successor_n neither_o shall_v any_o of_o they_o do_v any_o thing_n contrary_a hereunto_o or_o suffer_v the_o same_o to_o be_v do_v and_o beside_o all_o that_o be_v not_o here_o alter_v shall_v by_o virtue_n of_o the_o ancient_a treaty_n remain_v in_o full_a force_n for_o the_o great_a assurance_n of_o the_o performance_n of_o these_o present_n these_o article_n of_o union_n and_o agreement_n have_v be_v by_o we_o as_o well_o his_o majesty_n as_o his_o highness_n commissioner_n depute_v for_o this_o affair_n sign_v and_o seal_v at_o rendsbourg_n the_o 10._o of_o july_n 1675._o out_o of_o the_o article_n of_o union_n make_v 1533._o neither_o party_n shall_v enter_v into_o a_o war_n without_o the_o counsel_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o other_o and_o the_o same_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o other_o treaty_n of_o union_n out_o of_o the_o transaction_n at_o othenwaldt_n 1579._o if_o his_o majesty_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o his_o province_n and_o subject_n or_o the_o 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