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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	king_n	majesty_n	subject_n	3,135	5	6.4839	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28575	The Indian history of Anaxander and Orazia wherein are mingled the adventures of Alcidaris of Cambaya, and the loves of Piroxenus / written in French by Monsieur de Boys-Robert ; and translated into English by W.G., Esq. ...; Histoire indienne d'Anaxandre et d'Orazie. English	Boisrobert, sieur de (François Le Métel), 1592-1662.; W. G., Esq.	1657 (1657)	Wing B3468; ESTC R18176	151,152	298

sometimes I met her in the Palace I saluted her a far off with certain gestures which equally witnessed my passion to serve her and my fear to discontent her and that beauty who had still the signs of my foolish passion fresh in her memory look'd over from me whether out of scorn or judgment I cannot tell Forgive me Sir if I busie my self in telling you a thousand needlesse circumstances but most pleasing to my remembrance which are nothing to our matter but contrary do set me off from the design I had to tell you the fust and principal cause which so absolutely go●me the King of Zeylans favour That Prince who is exceeding pious and alwaies delighted in serving the gods according to the custom of his Country and devotion of his fathers having understood that that new sect of Mathometans was lately slid into his Island which is the fairest and fruidfullest of all the Inde desirous to banish that strange religion which was able to undo his Subjects and to disunite them from their lawful obedience unto him he made an Edict by which he proclaimed guilty of high Treason to his the Divine Majesty all those that should be convicted of adhering to those new opinions and as such he ordained that their goods should be consiscate and banished within a months space out of his Country There were a number of those Infidels dwelling in the Port Tanadarus who as soon as they heard a breath of this Ordinance seiz●d on the Castle which is one of the best in the Kingdom and expecting that they should be ass●ulted deputed three or four of them to go speedily to the King of the Maldives to seek his aid seeing he was of their Law and had embraced the sam unhappy belief which they had done This King of the Maldives who was Lord but of several pieces of land seperated by arms of the Sea and envious of the King of Z●ylans prosperity was very glad of so fair an occasion offered to enter upon his Countries so convenient for him And that he might not want pretext not be unprovided to answer the blame which his n●●ghbours might lay on him he dispatch'd an Embassidor to the King of Zeylan by whom be prayed him to use his Subjects with more faver and to permit them the liberty of their religion in his Island if otherwise he should be obliged to protect them as his brethren united with him in belief toward the god he worshiped according to the Divine Laws of Mahomor his great Prophet The King of Zeyland gave a generous answer to that Embassador that he very much wondred at his Masters extravagancy and rashnesse who Impertinently thrust himself into the knowledge of his Subjects affairs that if his threat did stir him unto any thing it should be to a greater rigor towards those who without any good ground had miserably forsaken their fathers gods and for his own particular he should instantly depart out of his Countries lest his anger might make him violate the Laws of Nations and in his person punish his Masters insolence whom he would prevent That Embassador who look'd not at all for so rough an answer so exasperated the King his Masters courage which was enough irritated before that he immediately sent forth a hundred Ships and more from the Port of the Maldives to go succour the Rebels of Tanadarus In the mean time as the Sectaries of that cursed law think they cannot do God better service nor finde a shorter way to heaven than by murthering those that oppose their belief they plotted a furious conjuration against the Kings person twelve of the most resolute of his Rebel Subjects drink each others blood to encourage themselves and take a firm resolution to go kill the King in his Palace Hal and in the middle of his Guards This open and generous Prince who till that time had arm'd himself with no defence gave liberty to all sort of people as accustomed to be in his Palace where four of the conspirators entred without notice taken of them and as the formost of them lift his arm to strike the King it was my happy fortune only of the company to perceive him for that Traytor not at all troubled at his damnable design had so well taken his time that if the Tutelary gods of Zeylan had not directed my cies unto him undoubtedly the King had died As soon then as I spied the action and motion of that perfidious murtherers arm I threw my self at all hazard betwixt 〈◊〉 and the King and taking his hand to put by the blow which slightly hurt me in the face hold Traytor said I to him and fearing lest he might redouble it I took him by the coller The King who saw my check bloody and with what rage I opposed that Ruffin whose design be know not ask'd what was the matter Ah Sir said I doubtlesse some great Treason plotted against your Majesty then by and by he saw the Dagger which the murcherer had let fall he was instantly set on the P●ack where he confess'd ●he number of the parties sworn who were found out and quartered alive as well as himself The King was so much pleas'd with me for this action as he embrac'd me before them all and praising what I had done to save him I swear said he Euribaldus that I will not be unthankful for the service you have done me but posterity shall know thou hast oblig'd a thankful Prince wherefore dispatch and ask me any thing in my power and I protest to thee again by the tutelary gods of this Kingdom it shall begranted thee of whatsoever price it be I being dazled by so great a sev●●● made him this answer on my knee which 〈◊〉 than what had past oblig'd his love of me It is your only noblenesse Sir which makes the sinall service I was obliged to do you acceptable although at hazard of my life the gods forbid that I should ever pretend to deserve an acknowledgment from you for what my duty bound me to and for a thing I ought my self t is only Fortune whom you are to thank for having happily addrest mine eyes unto the murtherer to turn his stroak and I a ssure my self there is not any Subject you have but would have shewn the same zeal to save you admitting him the same good fortune The King seeing how gracefully I refused the good he offered me Observe truly said he turning towards Arbiran a great deal of youth accompanied with a great deal of vertue and I intend not that this service shall be unrewarded Say then Euribaldus what thou askest of me I protest to take thy silence as a scorn if thou crave nothing of me When I saw my self thus put to it Great Prince answered I I should be wholly ignorant if I did not acknowledge the gra●●ity which your Majesty offers me to proceed from your alone goodnesse and I should injuce heaven which hath caused me favour

in your sight if I should not obey your commands and ●●●●ish your Noblenesse with some occasion That then Sir which I crave of you is that it will please your Majesty to take from me my former name given me which seems to reproach me ever with the shame of my birth me I say who prefer honor before all other advantages of Fortune Since you desire to raise me first take me from that poverty which Nature seems to have plac'd me in and you will give me a great deal if you but courage me a little Truly answer'd he thy request is too noble and too just to be refused I know not who thy parents are but who so ere thou art I see that Nature hath not been so much a stepdam to thee as thou thinkst being so vertuously dispos'd From this time I declare thee a Gentleman and seeing that Gentility is a quality depending on another and which may happen to thy contrary I mean a vicious man and of no worth be it known in case thy birth be mean that I account it far below the quality thy vertue gives thee And that henceforth thy name may not be only in the esteem but reverence of my Subjects my only daughter shall name thee and being bred her Page thou shalt henceforth be her Knight Presently he commanded me to follow him to the Princesse Chamber who by the Kings command gave me the sweet name of Lisimantus which ever since I have enjoyed and did me the honor to girt on my sword which I have ever since imployed in that Kingdoms service The fair Princesse was a little surprized when the King commanded her that thing for instantly she thought upon my love and though no creature know there of but herself she could not chuse but blush finding she was oblig'd to shew me so much favour but verily my sense was very different from hers and if I had not summon'd all my force to help me in that mansport I had given apparent signs of my passion to the whole Court I resisted in truth my first motions of joy with a great deal of constancy as well when she gave me her fair name as when she girded on my sword but when according to the order of their ceremonies I was commanded to kisse her fair hand naked which had done me so much honor and that Love had emboldned me to kisse that beautious living Marble I confesse that all my senses were troubled and yet for the present I so contain'd my self as she alone could take notice of my rapture Since that happy day I had more liberty of seeing her and speaking with her as one who was her creature and Knight made with her own hand could every day go seek imployment of her but foreseeing that the service I would do her was not what she desired of me I oftentimes constrain'd the violence of my desires and fearful to displease her did forbear to wait on her In the meanwhile the King caused ten thousand men to depart in all diligence to punish the Rebels of Tanadarus who in such sort had incompassed those in the Castle whom they had surpriz'd as had it not been for the succour which the King of Maldives sent them they had been already reduced to extremity for want of having provided what was necessary to sustain a Siege and were even ready to ask mercy But when they discover'd the Ships which brought them aid they recovered new forces and set up on their walls the King of Maldives arms and Standards to shew that they gave themselves to him and acknowledg'd him their Prince He that commanded that Fleet was a Turk renowned for his valour and called Ibraim who to get glory in that occasion and to witnesse his passion to serve very well his religion and new Master to whom he had given himself caus'd all his Troops to land in the fury of the tide at a place of the Island where they were not expected very neer to Tanadarus Although the approach were difficult enough he boldly freed the passage wherein some of his people were drowned and came with eight thousand men well arm'd with purpose to raise the Siege which succeeded to him to our prejudice for our men were fain to expect him in open field and give him Battel where he was so happy as to remain Victor he presently cast into that place which was excellent the Victuals and Ammunitions he had brought in his Ship● and so refreshed the besieged that in a whole years space they could not be taken by famine Being made proud with this victory he sortified himself in the City expecting a second fleet which arived greater than the first in so much as this ill news comming to us the King was constrain'd to send Arbiran with new troops who would have me accompany him in that enterprise and share in the glory which he hop'd for with him Before my departure I went to take leave of the King who shewed me already a great deal of friendship and seeing with what cheerfulness I undertook that voyage said alond that he had conceived great hopes of me which so inflam'd my Courage as I fear'd it would not finde enough to be imployed on When I had received his commands I went to the Princesse side before whom upon my Knee I said Madam being oblig'd to give you an account of all my actions as your Knight I am come to crave your leave that I may serve the King your Father at Tanadarus under the valiant Arbiran and there endeavor to do something which may make me worthy of the honor I have received from your Royall hands and that you may be lesse sorry for the extraordinary favor you have done me My Knight answered she with somewhat more confidence than ordinary I shallnever repent the doing of a just action and whereto I have been invited by his command who hath all power upon me and who cannot sufficiently recompence the affection which you have had to his service Continue in well doing and I am confident you shall hereafter reap other fruits of his love He may Madam reply'd I make me as great as he please but though he should divide his very Crown with me and give me equall power over his Subjects with himself do you think I should hold me more obliged to him for that favor than for that he hath already done me in consenting to the great honor I have received from you Since you have made me what I am and that I have the glorious advantage of being called after the greatest beauty of the world assure your self great Princesse that I will cause discourse of me henceforward and if death prevent not my ambition the illustrious name you have bestowed on me shall travel far beyond the limits of this Kingdom I had engaged my self much farther in my Complements if I had not considered that they already exceeded the bounds of respect which a subject ought his Princesse