Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

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

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57253	The political will and testament of that great minister of state, Cardinal Duke de Richelieu from whence Lewis the XIV, the present French king, has taken his measures and maxims of government : in two parts / done out of French.	Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, duc de, 1585-1642.; Du Chastelet, Paul Hay, marquis, b. ca. 1630.	1695 (1695)	Wing R1423; ESTC R38036	208,968	393

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he_o obtain_v what_o ever_o he_o desire_v of_o the_o pope_n and_o that_o be_v sufficient_a to_o excite_v cardinal_n de_fw-fr richelieu_n jealousy_n as_o to_o the_o treaty_n which_o du_fw-ge fargis_n make_v at_o moncon_n in_o 1626._o with_o the_o spaniard_n in_o relation_n to_o valtelina_n we_o must_v consider_v that_o the_o say_v du_fw-fr fargis_n have_v be_v six_o year_n before_o ambassador_n in_o spain_n and_o that_o he_o be_v send_v thither_o by_o the_o court_n of_o france_n before_o cardinal_n de_fw-fr richelieu_n enter_v into_o the_o ministry_n which_o be_v in_o 1624._o the_o instruction_n which_o du_fw-fr fargis_n have_v receive_v in_o take_v leave_n of_o the_o court_n from_o m._n de_fw-fr puisieux_n secretary_n of_o state_n son_n to_o the_o chancellor_n de_fw-fr sillery_n oblige_v he_o to_o treat_v with_o the_o spaniard_n on_o the_o same_o condition_n as_o he_o do_v since_o at_o moncon_n because_o the_o council_n