Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	church_n	law_n	matter_n	2,980	5	5.2921	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70505	The life of the most illustrious monarch Almanzor and of the several revolutions of the mighty empire of the caliphs, and of the African kingdoms. Together with the history of the conquest of Spain by the Moors. Composed in Arabick by Abulcacim Tariff Abentariq, one of the Generals in that Spanish-Expedition; and translated into Spanish by Michael de Luna, interpreter to Philip the Second. Made English by an eminent hand.; Verdadera historia del rey Don Rodrigo. English. Selections	Luna, Miguel de, 16th/17th cent.; Eminent hand.	1693 (1693)	Wing L3484C; ESTC R10867	91,992	265

Crook commanded him to come shew him the way which he did putting him in a little path that went upwards which he saw him mount till he lost sight of him Tariff was not satisfy'd with this News for after having discours'd the People of the Country of the place where the Shepherd had seen Rodrigo he understood he was gone towards Castile insomuch that he lost hopes of finding him and bent his thoughts wholly upon taking all the advantages he might derive from his Victory Queen Zahra Beneliaza was at Cordoua at the taking of that Town and tho she had time enough before the Defeat of her Husband to make her escape into Castile she had not done so either that she had been surpriz'd by Tariff's Diligence or for want of Resolution and improving her time or rather in short through the ill luck those labour under whom Fortune prosecutes who are wont to want Council as well as all things Tariff left her in her Palace without suffering any one to enter therein to commit the least Disorder he only made sure of her Person as well as the Palace And as this great City could not be kept without a great number of Troops he thought fitting to leave there Prince Mahomet Gilhair as well for the containing 'em in their Duty as for the recovering his perfect health for he was not yet well cur'd of his Wounds nor recover'd from the fatigues of this War He plac'd about this Prince the Moor Abulcacim Hadilbar to assist him with his Council in Military Expeditions in case such occasions should be offer'd and after having given his Orders he divided his Troops into two equal Armies one of which he left to the Vice-roy Muca to go into the Western part of Andalousia and took the other to go into the more Southern call'd Grenada so to leave nothing behind them when they had a mind to enter into the Province of Castile which is separated from Andalousia on the Eastern side by a great Desart compos'd of Mountains and Lands which the Spaniards call Sierra Morena This Resolution being taken those two Generals directed their March each his own way and Mahomet Gilhair staid with Queen Zahra CHAP. XI The Amours of Mahomet Gilhair with the Queen who induces him to turn Christian and then Marries him BEfore they departed from Cordoua Tariff fail'd not to do what is commonly done by Conquerours who change the manner of the Government of the Cities they take and there Establish such Laws as they please He seiz'd on the great Church and of some others which he turn'd into Moschs leaving some to the Christians for the exercise of their Religion And after having caus'd great Fortifications to be made around that Town which he consider'd as the Metropolis of Spain he particularly encharg'd Prince Gilhair to have great respect for Queen Zahra Beneliaca and so to order matters that she might be as little as possible sensible of her Captivity representing to him that being by Nation an Arabian and a near Relation of Almanzor his Master so nigh that Mahomet Abnehedim her Father had shar'd Africa with him they ought all to treat her as their real Queen to endeavour to make her again espouse the Manners and Religion of her Forefathers which there was a likelihood she would not find it a difficult matter to resolve on seeing she must needs be inclin'd thereto by the sentiments of Nature The Unfortunate Gilhair did but too faithfully acquit himself of this Commission for he saw her so often and render'd her so many services that as she was Young and Beautiful and he Gallant and Witty he became desperately in Love with her Nothing now but Feasts and Merriments at Cordoua he daily invented something new to divert and please her and his thoughts were wholly taken up in making her a thousand presents wherein there was ever as much gallantry as magnificence As he had all the conveniency of seeing her he could desire the respect he bare her had long hinder'd him from declaring his passion to her But this at length being become the strongest he could not forbear giving her to understand in a thousand conversations he had with her that if she would again espouse the Religion in which she had been brought up he would bring her back into her own Countrey with the Crown of Thunis which he would put upon her Head instead of that of Castile which she had lost Every time he discours'd her upon this point she pretended she did not understand him but he imagin'd it to be an uneasiness of hers in suffering a Declaration of Love that hinder'd her from answering and that he had to vanquish rather her modesty than her aversion At length they two only being together one day and he thinking her dispos'd to be more favourable to him he threw himself at her feet and conjur'd her not to leave him any longer in the uncertainty of his good or evil fortune and at last resolve upon pronouncing the word that was to give him his death or to render him happy all his life long The Queen not hating him would not suffer him any longer to flatter himself with vain hopes Wherefore she declar'd to him she was resolv'd to live and dye in the Faith she had embrac'd but that if the desire he express'd to her of marrying her was as strong as he would fain perswade her and if he imagin'd it so easie a matter to change Religion he would find no difficulty in doing for her what he propos'd to her to do for him that instead of pressing her to turn Mahometan he needed only to turn Christian and that upon this condition she would consent to a match wherein there was nothing unworthy of her Royal extraction After this answer the Prince went his ways home very pensive but he was not capable to resist his passion long They were neither of them in a place to solemnize this Marriage which was quickly agreed on and the juncture of times was not propitious For which reason the Princess caus'd one of her Religious to come without the least notice being taken out and marry her in private with the Prince after he had baptiz'd him The Ceremonies were perform'd with all possible secresie and Gilhair and Zahra enjoy'd their Amours peaceably for some time carefully concealing the Images they ador'd in private But they could not keep their intelligence so secret but that it was discover'd by one of the Queens Ladies in whom she confided She was born in Arabia of the number of those that had been thrown upon the Coasts of Spain with the Queen and who with her were converted This Woman call'd Sigebeste having been perswaded by some Moors had betaken herself again to her ancient Religion insomuch that having seen Mahomet make profession of Christianity with the Queen in her Palace she resolv'd tho with trouble to inform Abulcacim Adilbard how matters went whom