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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	lord_n	multitude_n	psal_n	2,055	5	7.5039	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04954	The blessednes of Brytaine, or A celebration of the Queenes holyday conteining, a breefe rehersall, of the inestimable benefits, generally had & enioyed, not only all England ouer, but also in forrein partes, through the gracious bountie, and incomparable blessed rule of our royall Queene Elizabeth. Composed, and set foorth, in due reuerence, & ioyfull memoriall, of her Maiesties present entrance into the thirtieth yeere of her most triumphant raigne, with hartie prayer, for the long continuing, and prosperous preseruing of the same: by Maurice Kyffin. Published with authoritie.	Kyffin, Maurice, d. 1599.	1587 (1587)	STC 15096; ESTC S109296	6,868	18

And Publik Profit to this Land alwaies Ad hereto Armour and Artillery The royal increase of Armour Artillery by her Maiestie for the defence of the Realme Foelix est ea Resp quae tempore pacis Bella inactat Laur. Gr●nal de optimo Senatore fol. 71. Of her most Royall Charges cheefely found As store of Arming steele defensiuely And Roring Gunnes far rendring fired sound A furth'ring Strength for Peace and safe Repose And Meanes resisting Rage of Warring foes I may not here omit in Silent sorte The incomparable Nauie Royall built maintained by her Maiestie Pericles Athen ait Vnā pecunia parāda rationem put and am Naues quamplurimas habere alias vero extra eam rationes nallius momenti existimandas Her Royall Ships strong wrought for stearnful warre VVhereof all worldly Realmes do raise Report Through raging Seas discouering Regions farre A Scowre-sea Nauy all bright brauely burnisht Foorth spowting fire faire huge and fully furnisht VVhen floorisht Learning to such Type of height Plentiful exercise of Religion perfection in all kind of learning right whol some lawes enioyed by her Maiesties most gracious meanes Or purefull Preaching when had it more place VVhen was Gods worde so knowne to euery weight VVhich heretofore did suffer such Deface VVhen raignd Religion so deuoyd of cryme Or rightfull Lawes as in her Royall tyme VVhen was this Realme so rich of glittring Gold The Realme wonderfully enriched with Gold and Siluer The earth most abundantly blessed with sertilitie And euery man quietly enioying his own vnder her highnes prosperous gouetnement Of plated Siluer pearle and precious stones VVhen was more Tillage on this fertile Mold Or more riche streaming Graces growne at ones Or more Concordant life in Country and Towne Then since her Regall Highnes came to Crown Her Sacred Senate by their graue foresight The vigilant Care and incessant trauell of her Maiesties most honorable priuy Councel Prouide for Publik Good and Ev'ls preuent Conseruing Common weale from Perils plight In Rightfull Ruling Concord Concent A Senate well besitting Such a Charge Prudent prompt in Lore and Wisdome large From Wrathfull VVarre her People rest in Peace The most blessed and peaceable state of her Maiesties subiects in comparison of other Nations round about them Strangers graciously receiued and reseeued by hae Highnes within her own king dom From wasting VVoes her Subiects liue Secure And yet our Neighbour Nations VVarres not cease Their dire distresse and wailfull VVoes still dure The Most of Might eke makes her Realm a Towre Strangers to shield from many a balefull Showre A Mightie Queene pure with Compassion prest Her Maiesties gracious aide vnto her distressed neigh bours abroad Regia credo mibi res est succurrere laplis Conuenit vt tanto quantus es ipse viro Ouid. li. 2. do Pon. Rendring Reliefe to Neighbour freends forlorn Her helping Hand holds vp the weake distrest And hath the haughtie dreadfull oft downborn VVhereof Records full rife re naining store Note Scotland * Low Countries Belgia and many places more Lib'rall Rewarder of Heroicall Acts Her Highnes bountiful liberalitie Her Mercy towardes offenders Imperi● duobus potissiman continētur Nempe Proemio Pana● teste Solone Iusticia sine Misericordia Crudelitas Misericordia sine Iustitia fa●●ittas Ritch in Reward large giuing Gwer dons great Prone eke to pardon many offending facts Yea though the same concern her Regall Seat Rigor of Iustice in Reuenging Lawes Mylde by her Mercy wreaks not eche Cause A Blessed Branch of Brutus Royall Race Her Maiestie Princesse of Wales where the Inhabitants enioy Gods worde in their own language through the meere grace goodnes of her highnes To Brytish wightes a Blisfull worldly ioy Puissant Princesse of Their Natiue place To shield their Earthly liues from all annoy And to their Sickly Soules a Sov'raigne Leche Graunting Christs Gospel in their Country speche Princely Possessor of this Realme full Right And Heire apparant to the Heav'nly Crown Assigned to serue Gods Truthe with Maine Might Vpraising Vertue Vice depressing downe Frutefull in Faith though fruteles wanting feere Such brings shee * A perpetual memory of her manifold goodnes in steade of Sonnes and daughters Praferre patr●●… liberis Regem decet Seneca in Tr. Frute in stead of Children heere Such Rare Renowmed Deeds * Omnis la●● virtutis in Actione consistis Arist our Queene hath don And more than my poore powre may well expresse * Violenta nemo Imperit continuit diu Sen. in T. Long hath her Raigne this Glorious Race foorth run Long may it last foorth bringing frutes no lesse Great is the Good thus grown foorth frō her Grace Great good shal grow through her like lēgthned space Owretched Wights that would this Queene enharme A reproof vnto Traytors By close contryuing of her Cruell Death VVhat cursed Circes could their mindes so charme They rewarded me Euill for Good for they haue priuily laid their Net to destroy me without cause Psalm 35. As not to recke to reaue their Liege of breath Fell Raging Rome all this is long of thee From whome no Troubling Treasons here are free Our kingly Rooted Rose fresh flowring stands Garded by Gods great Powre and Prouidence A masing much all Traitours trembling hands VVhich plye to pluck this Plant by violence Yea * Magna est veritas Prau●…let Esdras 3. c. 4. Truthe downe treading Treason vnto shame Victor suruiues by vanquishing the same Thrise happie Land whose Sov'raigne Ladies life The Lord enlengthning saues from soddein haps Though Ciuile Bronds and forrein Furies rife Conioyning erst haue threatned Thunder claps Yet Maugre Malice Si Dent nobiscum quis contra Nos Paul 8. Rom. Foes are put to foyle And safe remaines our Sov'raigne our Soyle Thrise happy Queene The Angel of the Lord tarryeth about them that fear him and that put th●ir trust in him Psal 34. There is no King that can be saued by the multitude of an Hoste c. Behold the Eye of the Lord is vpon them that fear him and that put their trust in his Mercy Psal 33. acknown of God so deere Gainst whome what secret Mischeefs haue bin sought But that the same would presently appeere By meanes Miraculous as yet vnwrought A Sured Signe whome God protects to Ioy No lurking Ev'l can thereto worke Annoy O Glorious Ruler of the glistring Hev'n Prolong her Health with Heapes of happie Yeeres That as her Rule hath Raignd twise Lev'n Sev'n The prayer wish of all good Sub. So may shee still surpas all Potent Peeres To liue and long time wield the Ciuile swoord As far as course of Nature can affoord Far Forrain lands be are witnesse of her Name Far surging Seas haue felt her warlik Ships Both Seas Lands foorth thunder out her Fame Fama manet fact● posito velamine conrunt Et memorem Famā qui bene gessit habet Ouid. l● 2. Fast Through force of flowring Acts free from Ecclips Elizabeths due praise shall neuer dye In Earth nor Seas nor in the starrie Skye Right Reu'rend Princesse rare is thy Renown Though Spitefull Enuie spue foorth poysned gall Naught shall it crase thine Acts Eternall Crowne Nor minish much thy sound successe at all No Best may shunne fell * Ars prima Regni est posse Inuidians pati Sence in Here. fur Enuies sowrfull stench VVhom Kezars Kings Queenes haue faild to quench As Highest Hils bide fiercest force of VVeather And Tall Trees tops be are greatest stresse of VVinde As finest Blacke yelds showe of smallest fether And in Pure VVhite the least black More we finde So Enuies shaft is shot at * Summa petis liuor perflant altissima venti Ouid. Highest Marke And pries in Purest Things whereat to barke No Ruler Such hath weld this Realme of yore Fewe Realmes haue ioyd so long a * Iniq●a nu●quam regna perptuo manent Senec. in Med. Peacefull Rule No Realme is read t' haue Rul'de bin heretofore By such a Queene safe quelling Ciuile Brule VVho raigning still a Prince withouten peere Her highnes now holds on her Thirtieth yere Adore Nouembers sacred * More fit to be solemnized than many other dayes noted in the Kalender Sev'nteenth Day VVherein our Second Sunne began her Shine Ring out lowd sounding Bels on Organs play To Musikes Mirth let all Estates incline Sound Drūmes Trūpets renting Ayre Ground Stringd Instruments strike with Melodious sound Ye Mightie Men of Mars ennobled Knights Aduaunce your selues on fiery foming steedes Reuiue This Tymes Remembrance with all Rights In Armour bright and gorgeous warlik weedes At Tylt Turnay trying Martiall Might And Battring strokes at Barriers forcefull fight Ye Cuntry folke foorth stalking in your feelds Lowd Carols sing to celebrat This Tyme Show Signes of ioy as Cuntry manner yeldes In Sporting Games with Daunce and rurall Ryme Eche Swayne and Sheppard sound his piping Reede For ioy enioying Feelds Flocks to feede Ye Bryttish Poets Repeat in Royall Song VVith waightie woords vsde in King Arthurs daies Th' Imperiall Stock from whence your Queene hath sprong Enstall in verse your Princesse lasting prayes * Masters in the Science of Musick Pencerddiaid play on Auncient Harp and Crowde * Expert men in singing Atceiniaid sing her prayses pearcing lowd Let Hilles Rocks rebounding Ecchoes yelde Of Queene Elizabeths long lasting Fame Let woody Groaues and VVatry Streames be fild And Creeks Caues with sounding of the same O Cambria stretch straine thy vtmost breth To praise and pray for Queene Elizabeth Her Third tyme Ten yeres Raigne we now possesse Thrise three times Ten 〈◊〉 euery faithfull subject say ●●m●● god graūt her grace may raign To this her Realmes long wisht for wealfulnesse VVhereby eche long erst Losse it may Regain And so Redound the happiest Realme for ay Vnturnd from Truthe ev'n till the Latter Day God Preserue Queene Elizabeth O Hierusalem praise the Lord Psalm 147. Praise thy God ô Sion For he hath strengthned the Barres of thy Gates And hath Blessed thy Children within thee He hath made all thy Borders Peace And with the good Nutriment of Wheat doth satisfie thee c. He hath not done thus to euery Nation els Praise we all the Lord therefore Amen FINIS