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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	good_a	king_n	prince_n	3,500	5	5.4628	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03016	A iournall, or briefe report of the late seruice in Britaigne, by the Prince de Dombes generall of the French Kings army in those partes assisted with her Maiesties forces at this present there, vnder the conduct of Sir Iohn Norreis: aduertised by letters from the said prince to the Kings ambassadour here resident with her Maiesty, and confirmed by like aduertisements from others, imployed in that seruice. Published, to aunswere the slanderous bruites raised of late by some euill affected to that and other good actions, vndertaken against the enemy of Gods true religion.		1591 (1591)	STC 13156; ESTC S103972	5,789	16

A IOVRNALL OR Briefe report of the late seruice in Britaigne by the Prince de Dombes Generall of the French Kings Army in those partes assisted with her Maiesties forces at this present there vnder the conduct of Sir Iohn Norreis aduertised by letters from the said Prince to the Kings Ambassadour here resident with her Maiesty and confirmed by like aduertisements from others imployed in that seruice Published to aunswere the slanderous bruites raised of late by some euill affected to that and other good actions vndertaken against the enemy of Gods true Religion LONDON Printed by Iohn VVolfe and are to be sold at his shop right ouer against the great South-doore of Paules 1591. AFter the winning of the Towne of Guingcamp the purpose of the Prince was to haue assailed the Towne of Morlaix to the ende to haue reduced the sayd Town and the rest of Basse-Britagne to the Kings obedience howbeit vnderstanding that the D. of Mercoeur was remoued from Pontiuy where he ioyned with 4000. Spaniards vnder the leading of Don Iuan de Lagula and was marching towards Morlaix by the way of Corlay the Prince therevppon discouering the forces of the saide Duke which were of seauen hundred horse foure thousand Spaniards and two thousand Harquebusiers French considered how dangerous it might be to ingage his Army before a towne vntill he were Maister of the fielde the enemy being of more strength then he and in a countrey of aduantage and where he might bee assisted with a multitude of peisants long before armed and resolued for the enemy Vpon these difficulties the Prince made stay about the Towne of Guingcamp aswell to amend the fortifications as to repaire the breach made by hys Canon the better to assure the Towne from the enemy as to attend the bringing of two Canons two Culuerings drawne from Brest to Lagnon with certayne powder bullets and other munition conuayed out of England to Pinpaoul to the end that the same being in place of assurance the enemy might not take occasion to driue the Prince from his other enterprises The seuenth of Iune the D. de Mercoeur arriued at Corlay within three leagues of Guingcamp a castle pretending to hold for the king but in the possession of Madame de Guymenay whose brother Monsieur de Boydolphin is Lieutenant to the D. de Mercoeur so that it seemed the partie was made before hand for that the next day after they did arriue the castle rendred without seeing the Canon and the Captain remayned with the enemy frō that place the Duke sent to the Prince a Trompeter about certaine prisoners of ours taken at Corlay who signifyed to the sayd Prince that he had in charge frō the D. to entreat him to appoint som day place of battel wherunto the Prince made answere that it was the most acceptable newes that could be brought vnto him and a thing which he had often sought and desired and wherevnto at this time he hoped to enforce the said Duke to whom he would not return answer by the mouth of a Trompeter which might be disaduowed but by a writing signed with his owne hand which was accordingly performed as followeth The Prince de Dombes Gouernour for the King in Daulphine and Generall of his army in the Prouince of Britaigne VPPon a message deliuered to the sayd Prince by a Trompeter sent to him from the Duke of Mercoeur for other causes by the which hee was sollicited to assigne and make choise of some day place of battaile desired by the Duke he considering how speaches of that nature deliuered by a Trompeter might be disadvowed and desiring as euer sithence his first comming into that Countrey that some like occasion might be offered whereby the miseries and calamites of the same might haue an end which he had made appeare by effects thought meet for the better aduancing of so good a worke by this writing signed with his hand and sent by a Trompeter of his owne to signify to the sayd D. de Mercoeur that the thing he most desired was to come to the issue of so happie a day and therfore would yeeld to him the choyse of the day and place for that encounter so that the place of meeting might be capable to receiue the two armies in order of Battaile and to auoyd the delayes that might growe by want of resolution herein he thought the Lawne of Menay very fitte for this purpose concluding that if this honorable resolution should chance to be differred vpon any alteration whatsoeuer on either part he the said Prince doth protest before God and the world that the honour and reputation of him that shall herein make default shall incur the staine and preiudice that shall grow thereof Dated at the Campe before Guingcamp the seuenth of Iune 1591. The 8. of Iune the Duke of Mercoeur remooued from Corlay to Saint Gilles two small leagues distant frō Chasteau-Laudran The same day also the Prince departed from Guingcamp about three of the clocke in the morning and lodged that night at Chasteau-Laudran where his own Trumpeter with the Trumpeter of the Duke de Mercoeur met him and deliuered an answere from the said Duke signed with his hand the contents whereof followe The Duke de Mercoeur and of Penthieure Peere of France Prince of the Holy Empire Lorde of Martigues and Gouernour of Britaine HAuing perused the writing of the Prince de Dombes sent vpon the challenge of battel deliuered by his trumpeter euen as he hath many times sought the occasion and desiring nothing more then by a battel to free this Prouince from the miseries wherwith it hath bin ouerwhelmed by the repaire of the said Prince into the same and to withstand the apparant ruine thereof like to ensue by the domination of an hereticall king with the ouerthrow of our holy Catholike religion for the desire he hath to see the issue of so happy a day and because the day and place is referred to his election is resolued to be ready with his army on Thorseday next at ten of the clocke in the morning in the fittest place for such an action betweene Corlay and Guingcamp and to come onward the best part of the way which ought not to be refused or diferred in seeking of any place more remote or vnfit with out dishonour the said Duke protesting before God from whom as fighting in his cause he hopeth of victorie that he neuer had other intent and that if the saide Prince shal either refuse or diferre this offer he shal shew to the world that his actions are not answerable to his bragges and shal thereby blemish his honour and reputation Dated at the Campe at Corlay the 8. of Iune 1591. Hereunto the Prince for many good resons gaue such reply as the Duke might perceiue hee woulde not contende with him onely in tearmes but to giue him all the prouocation that possible hee might to come to handes returned him this answere The Prince de