Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	church_n	king_n	pope_n	3,065	5	6.1057	4	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03807	The seige of Breda by the armes of Phillip the Fourt vnder the gouernment of Isabella atchiued by the conduct of Ambr. Spinola; Obsidio Bredana armis Philippi IIII. English	Hugo, Herman, 1588-1629.; Barry, Gerat.	1627 (1627)	STC 13926A; ESTC S106984	108,262	158

diuine succours were more present then humane stratagems none can denie for to whom shall we refer this benefit receiued but to her so well knowen pietie to whom we may rightly proclaime that saying One vvoman hath vvrought confusion in the house of Nabuchodonosor Isabella therfore came into the cittie as a restorer of the ancient religion into the campes as to bestow in those dayes the gifts and guerdons of a Captaine She ordained an Anniuersarie Masse in honor of the dreadfull SacrameÌ„t who began first in the eue of the rendring of Breda and the garison went out on the octaue She gaue to the Capucins to buy a housein Breda four hundred poundes To the priests of the Societie of Iesus who were diuided into four quarters of the campe procuringe the health of the soldiars soules during all the time of the siege she ordained to giue fiue hundred pound to helpe to defray the charges of buying a colledge which she bestowed on them by way of almes To the repayring of an ould Abbie of Nunnes and ruines of the Church of Ginick which Maurice caused to be burnt she gaue no smale somme of monie All which arguments of singular Religion when Alphonsus Cardinall de la Cueua Ambasador of the King of Spaine did signisie vnto the supreme head of the church Pope Vabanus the eight the pope wrote vnto him in this manner following Our beloued sonne health and Apostolicall benediction we felt those your last letters to be those golden phials full of odors which recreat the soules of those that ar in heauen and comfort the diseases of those in earth we tooke breath a litle tossed in the height of the raging sea when we vnderstood Religion to triumphe in the towne of Breda God is not forget-full of his mercies and legions of Angells asist those Princes which fight for heauen verely this victorie is obtained amongst so many conspiring aydes of impietie and difficulties euen of nature it selfe strugling against it that although it will remayne in all ages a famous document of warlick fortitude yet let it be reputed to be the benefit of that almightie warrior For not only the force of the enimie is domted but euen the very raging of the floods And now doth the Prince of Austria gather the excellent frutes of so great a triumphe whilst with powerfull forces she fortifieth religon Nether suPpose we that could be more prudently prouided for then by the duties of Priests and endeuours of those Religious families which yee made manifest in repayring the Abbie of the Cittie And you we blesse perpetually who first the Angels applauding and the Church reioycing performedst the dreadfull Sacrifice of the Masse vpon those Altars which of late heretical temeritie had polluted Furthermore we praise your pietie when being adorned with the purple of Roman splendor shew your selfe worthier in this present occasioÌ„ of so great a priesthood Pious purposees may bring you into participation of this triumphall glorie for the fortitude of the Soldiar doth exterminate impietie froÌ„ the walles of the cittie the pietie of the Priest from the mindes of the people Only wishing honor to your name we perpetually promisse you our patrocinie Giuen at Rome at S. Maries the Greater vnder the fishers ringe the 11. August 1625. the second yeare of our Pontificat Isabella hauing performed the duties of Religion commanded a whole monthes wages to be paid to the soldiars in the campes and a thousand garments to be made by the name of a donation Then in the ensuing dayes she went about to behould the workes both of the inward and outward trenche as a Reuerencer both of warre and of Religion In the meane space Spinola with a great conuoye set the citie in order spoiled by so long a siege and disposed the houses for placing the garison Isabella placed the Barron of Balancone Master de campe of the Burgundians for Gouernor to rule the cittie The virtu of that man his modestic and vigilance were so well knowen without enuie that the soldiars of all nations affirmed that office of right and merit to belong vnto him The cittisens who had heard only by report of his fame designed the gouerment to him and humbly besought it might be deliueuered him thus virtue cannot be concealed and being knowen is beloued Then was the Senat appointed for the people Henricus Montens from whom the same was taken wrongfully was created Burgermaster excellent in the knowledg of law graue for his gray haires who also administred that office when the cittie by fraude of a fraighted boate was last taken from the Kinge he alwayes was a true maintayner of his fatheres Religion Cornelius vander Locht a man of a peaceable cariage and a keeper of the ancient faith was giuen to him for Collegue The other Senators in virtu and faith had bene approued be the common wealth To the cittisens the same forme of gouerment and lawes were appointed as were to the cittie of Bolduke although at first for many reasons all of them could not be kept The Senat with the furtherance of the Magistrates gaue a publique schoole to be gouerned by the Professors of the Societie of IESVS which order Phillip Duke of Arscote by the commandment of Isabella the Archdutches be her letters was put in execusion All thinges so set in good order the conuoyes being dispatched a gard of three thousand foote and seauen companies of horse being designed the trenches ditches and workes with which Spinola had encompassed the cittie he commanded to be throwen downe worthie to haue bene kept and to haue bene shewed to posteritie but for his vse who was the chiefest of so great a victorie obtayned else should for euer haue remayned Then the armie being sent before by some spaces the Infanta was accompanied to Antwerp The footemen being diuided vnto squadrones betwixt Hooghstrate and Breda saluted her passing by with the applause of militarie ioy The horsmen not far from Hooghstrate placed in the great plaine by Henrie of Bergues skirmished with militarie sports like as in earnest war Fifteene companies set here and there one against another by a mutuall en countring and a fayned fight exhibited that comely aspect of war as the vnexpert almost frame to them selues in their minde The sounding of the Trumpets the runing and retyring of the horses the raising of the dust from the ground the glistering of head-peeces and breast plates the brandeshing of the naked swordes the shoutes of those that ran together the fire and the smoke and the sounde of the gunnes discharged and the eccho of the greater cannons playing also a far off lastly all the spectacles of a fight saue blood and slaughter Metuenda voluptas Spectanti pulcherque timor And which was most beautifull of all Henrie of Bergues him selfe armed from top to toe runing as it were for helpe betwixt two Princes his frendes VVolfangus VVilhelmus Duke of Bauaria Iuliers Oliue

their ease then ours were and had store of fire nether did their bread fayle till the day that they departed Spinola attended upon with a notable troupe of Nobilitie betwixt the inward circle of the cittie and the trenche the conqueror him selfe beheld the beautifull pompe of his glorious triumphe He curteously saluted all the Captaines at their going forth and first Naslauius the Gouernor venerable for his gray haires his wife and children the sonn of Emanuell of Portugal and two bastards of Prince Maurices and they againe with constant composed countenaÌ„ces and voices and with a modest enclining of the banners saluted him No ignominious voice of prouoking one another was once heard but smiled with fauorable countenancs The companies being past all opprest with the congratulations of all the standers by and runing thick together admitted the duties of common curtesie no more cheerfully then modestly according to euery ones due praise for his labor assigned and industrie in so great and so long difficultie of the siege Iohanes Medices was sent to Isabella the Infanta of Spaine who related to her the ioyfull departure of the garison to whom Isabella gaue a rich collour of gould and adia mant being indeed a Princely reward Ferdinandus Guzmannus master de campe of a Spanis Regiment was sent with the same newes into Spaine to Philip the fourth Theodorus Camargius Coronell carried the first newes of the rendring of the cittie into Germanie to the Emperor Ferdinandus The Count of Anholt hearing of Mansfelds departure from the campe dismissed with his presently followed him The fame of the victorie diuulged into France England Italie and Germanie was scarcely beleeued euen by frendes A short fable was spread abroad by the enimies of the conuoyes of Breda and was cryed about by the voice of a common ballet-seller and sould in a printed pamphlet the same day wherein the newes was brought of the rendring therof yea euen from Spaine also letters were brought from the Kinge into the low-contries in which Isabella was admonished that she should consider againe and againe whether it were not more to the purpose to recall Spinola from so long and doutfull a siege so sharply did many write into Spaine to their acquaintance in high authoritie of the dispaire of getting the cittie Isabella the Archdutches resolued her selfe to goe in person to the cittie that was wonne and to visit the soldiars that had ouercome Spinola only keeping the gates of the citie command ther houses villages the tower and the church to be made cleane went to meete Isabella three leages from the cittie Almost all ther horse ether was sent before to Antwerp to bring her on her way or were placed in the midle way to receiue her and she was entertained coming with great ioy and with a triple discharging of the Canons as with a daunce of ioy The footemen diuided into diuers squadrons reioyced with no lesse signe of noice and of shouting upon the gate of Hage thorough which Isabella entred into Breda an Epigrame set upon the gate was reade that taking away the litle word of enuie it pleased him to soften PHILIPP VS HISPANIAE REX GVBERNAN TE ISABELLA CLARA EVGENIA OBSIDENTE SPINOLA HOSTIB VS FRVSTRA IN SVPPETIAS CONIVRANTIB VS BREDA VICTOR POTITVR All the greater ordinances of the cittie went off once twice and the third time The Archdutches forbid bon-fires or any other publique shew of ioy to be made in respect of the reuerence she bore to God till first she had caused Sacrifice to be offered vnto him the day following in the great Church as to the chiefe Author of the victorie The next day therfore Alphonsus Cardinall of Cueua Ambassador of the Kinge of Spaine first said Masse Isabella her wayting dames maides and all the people being present From Masse Isabella went about the Church to behould if any were left of the oulde monuments of religion She found here and there emptie places of the pictures of sepulchers steps of hereticall pietie against their Ancestors that were dead Yet found she whole the notable tombe of Englebert the secon dsomtimes Count of Nassau builded by Henrie his nephue of white and black marble Another which was of Engelbert the First and of Iohn of Nassau the picture of our blessed lady set theron being taken downe and defaced which was done by the instinct of a Sibell Henrie Boxhornes preacher of the word in Breda some times a Flamen priest of Iupiter amongst the high Priests She to wit by the oracle of Sibill after the sixt month of the siege of Breda prophecying that the cittie should yeld it selfe to the enimie vnlesse they would throw downe a picture of the virgin Marie kept at that time in that place which the religion of many of our very holie ancestors had worshiped so many yeares agoe in that cittie but others ignorant in religion durst not wronge it being at that time safe and sound In which thinge I know not what I may ceÌ„sure most to be reprehended whether the patience of the benumed Senat and people in suffering so great a wickednes as the treadding of antiquitie vnder foote or their stupiditie in beleeuing or the impudent boldnes of a meane woman against the picture of the blessed virgin consecrated by the noble predecessors of the Nassaues and set upon his tombe for memorie to posteritie An Epigrame or two of the fore-passed taking of Breda being written on the walles of the church iniurious to God and the Catholique Kinge were put out and these were set in their place to signifie the yeare wherin Breda was recouered AMBROSI SPINOLAE VIGILANTIA BREDA EXPVGNATA The sacred ceremonies being ended the tower of the church by night lighhtned almost with an innumerable number of laÌ„ternes and fires were seene to burne euen from Holland All the cittie shone with bon-fires and with barrells of pitch Then all the canons shot off againe And which was a more beautifull spectacle there was a circle of continuated shining fires for the compasse of two and thirtie miles thorough the circuit of the interior trenche which Spinola hauing set with stakes straw and fagots commanded the soldiars to gather together and to burne them perpetuall flashes of smale shott shining betwixt which like vnto starres a far off sodainly shining and vanishing made a most pleasant sight The liberalitie also fo Isahella that excellent Princesse shined towards the Church of Breda and towards two Religious orders of Capucins and priests of the Societie of IESVS no lesse then her pietie in sparing and praying to God to gaine that cittie It was the common voice of all that the Infanta by her perpetuall prayers and those of her court and of other places by there coÌ„tinuall prayers in the fortie houre prayers to be made in all the Churches and by powring out her almes amongst the miserable wonne Breda and not with weapons And truly that the

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