Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	call_v	great_a	name_n	2,891	5	4.7258	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16444	Here begynneth a lytell boke, that speketh of purgatorye [et] what purgatorye is [et] in what place, and of the paynes that be therin, and whiche soules do abyde therin tyll they be pourged of synne, and whiche abyde not there. ...; Prick of conscience. Book 4.	Rolle, Richard, of Hampole, 1290?-1349, attributed name.	1534 (1534)	STC 3360; ESTC S104624	17,494	44

man_n have_v but_z he_o well_o werche_n for_o it_o be_v a_o treasoure_n of_z holy_a church_n that_o gadr_v be_v for_z meed_n of_o pardon_n through_o virtue_n of_o chryste_n holy_a passion_n and_o of_o the_o worthiness_n and_z of_o the_o dede_n of_o holy_a saint_n and_z of_o their_o mede_n and_o it_o be_v gadred_a of_z mykell_a good_a first_o through_o martyrdom_n and_o sh_a of_o blood_n of_o holy_a martyr_n that_o moche_o love_a chryste_n lie_v for_o who_o love_n they_o be_v bring_v in_z to_o great_a afraye_n and_o in_o penance_n and_o travail_n of_o confessor_n and_o through_o good_a teching_n of_z wise_a doctor_n and_o of_o chastyte_n of_z good_a vyrgyne_n and_o clean_a that_o to_o god_n ever_o will_v their_o moan_n mean_n and_o also_o of_o all_o holy_a church_n werke_n and_o of_o prayer_n of_z holy_a preeste_n and_o clerk_n and_o of_o all_o this_o that_z i_o have_v now_o before_o tell_v be_v gadr_v this_o treasoure_n both_z new_a and_o old_a and_o of_o that_o treasoure_n the_o pope_n ber_v the_o kaye_n that_o open_v and_o close_v and_o sin_n do_v away_o for_o that_o fall_v to_o he_o of_o offyce_v to_o hold_v for_o he_o be_v vicar_n in_o earth_n god_n he_o make_v will_v the_o key_n be_v nothing_o else_o to_o understonde_v but_o full_a power_n give_v to_o he_o through_o god_n sonde_v through_o which_o power_n he_z may_v the_o law_n fulfil_v bound_v and_o unbind_v after_o his_o will_n for_o the_o same_o power_n he_o fall_v to_o have_v that_o god_n give_v to_o peter_n soul_n to_o save_v for_o god_n give_v to_o peter_n in_z earth_n full_a power_n and_o say_v to_o he_o in_o this_o manner_n quodcunque_fw-la ligaveris_fw-la super_fw-la terram_fw-la erit_fw-la ligatum_fw-la et_fw-la in_o celis_fw-la et_fw-la quodcumque_fw-la solucris_fw-la super_fw-la terram_fw-la erit_fw-la solutum_fw-la et_fw-la in_o celis_fw-la ¶_o all_o that_o thou_o bynde_v in_o earth_n say_v he_o shall_v ever_o in_o heaven_n bind_v be_v and_o all_o that_o thou_o unbynde_v in_o earth_n right_a 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suffysaunt_a as_o be_v the_o pope_n yet_o they_o may_v make_v a_o grant_n of_o their_o power_n of_o pardon_n a_z great_a party_n to_o their_o underlynge_v both_o low_o and_o high_a but_o yet_o it_o must_v as_z i_o before_o have_v say_v be_v give_v through_o holy_a church_n treasour_n by_o god_n rede_n and_o nevertheless_o there_o may_v no_o man_n pardon_v win_v but_o he_o be_v out_o of_z deed_o sin_n for_o he_o that_o have_v the_o keep_a of_o that_o treasoure_n that_o to_o man_n soul_n be_v so_o precyous_a a_o flower_n may_v not_o gyve_v it_o to_z holy_a church_n foose_v lest_o he_o get_v he_o thereby_o a_o evyll_n loose_a for_o such_o man_n they_o ben_fw-mi and_z none_o other_o ywy_n that_o dwell_v in_o deed_o sin_n and_o ever_o do_v amiss_o for_o they_o be_v out_o of_z holy_a church_n law_n therefore_o they_o may_v no_o pardon_n to_o they_o draw_v but_o friend_n of_o holy_a church_n may_v well_o crave_v after_o pardon_v for_z they_o shall_v it_o have_v for_o they_o be_v such_o that_o ever_o be_v free_a of_o deed_o sin_n and_z in_o parfyte_n charyte_v to_o they_o such_o pardon_v shall_v nevermore_o fail_v but_o in_o purgatorye_n to_o they_o shall_v avayle_v to_o bring_v out_o of_o pain_n their_o soul_n clean_a as_o ferforth_o as_o the_o pardon_n may_v mean_n as_o clerk_n tell_v that_o god_n will_v set_v for_o the_o remenaunt_n of_o pain_n that_o ben_fw-mi of_o debt_n that_o perchance_o be_v leave_v and_o not_o do_v here_o as_o it_o may_v fall_v in_z dyverse_a manere_fw-la a_o party_n of_o penance_n that_o be_v enjoint_n and_o be_v not_o do_v here_o before_z dethes_fw-mi point_n and_o in_o party_n of_o venyall_n sin_n wrought_v and_o in_o party_n of_o sin_n that_o ben_fw-mi out_o of_o thought_n and_o in_o party_n for_o lytell_fw-mi repentance_n and_o in_o party_n for_z over_o lytell_fw-mi penance_n and_o in_o party_n of_o penance_n enjoint_n and_o not_o do_v and_o perchance_o with_z lytell_a devocyon_n also_o and_o all_o these_o may_v be_v call_v the_o remenaunt_n of_o debt_n of_o pain_n that_o be_v not_o suffysaunt_a that_o shall_v be_v fulfyl_v in_o earth_n here_o other_o in_o purgatorye_n to_o make_v the_o soul_n more_o clear_a but_o such_o debt_n may_v soon_o there_o be_v quite_o who_o that_o to_o such_o pardon_v have_v any_o delyte_n in_o forgyvenesse_n of_o all_o penance_n y_fw-es e_o may_v be_v think_v whether_o it_o be_v enjoin_v here_o or_z be_v nought_o for_o so_o moche_n pardon_v may_v a_o man_n pourchace_v here_o in_o his_o life_n that_o he_o may_v have_v grace_n in_o purgatorye_n to_o be_v quite_o of_o all_o manner_n debt_n that_o from_o the_o bliss_n may_v he_o let_v for_o so_o large_a is_z holy_a church_n treasoure_n that_o it_o may_v bring_v soul_n from_o all_o dolour_n and_o from_o all_o pain_n of_o debt_n that_o may_v be_v of_o all_o man_n that_o be_v in_z chrystente_fw-la and_o thus_o pardon_v i_o purgatorye_n to_o soul_n may_v avayle_v but_o some_o clerk_n gyve_v we_o counceyle_v that_o we_o shall_v keep_v it_o and_z hooly_a spare_a till_o we_o to_o purgatorye_n come_v all_o yare_a and_o in_o earth_n do_v penance_n while_z we_o may_v for_o a_o man_n in_o purgatorye_n shall_v think_v one_o day_n long_o than_o he_o think_v ever_o in_o earth_n here_o the_o space_n and_o time_n of_o a_o hole_n year_n than_o be_v one_o day_n of_o pardon_n in_o forgyvenesse_n more_o worth_a than_o all_o this_o world_n rychesse_n for_o the_o soul_n have_v lever_n that_o such_o pain_n shall_v dryve_v one_o day_n of_o pardon_n than_o any_o thing_n on_o live_v for_o all_o this_o wide_a world_n and_o it_o be_v he_o he_o will_v gyve_v to_o have_v rest_n there_o one_z day_n ywys_o of_o this_o matter_n that_o i_o make_v of_o mencyon_n be_v good_a help_n of_o friend_n and_o eke_o of_o pardon_n that_o avayl_v to_o they_o that_z in_o prison_n be_v set_v wherefore_o i_o have_v i_o auctour_n for_o i_o fette_z and_o so_o say_v innocent_a and_o saint_n austyne_n that_o speak_v in_o their_o book_n of_o this_o well_o afyne_v and_o master_n raymonde_n also_o speak_v of_o the_o same_o in_o a_o book_n that_z be_v call_v after_o his_o name_n and_o thomas_n alquin_n speak_v also_o of_o this_o matter_n and_o other_o mo_z in_o a_o book_n that_o be_v of_z great_a phylosophye_n that_o be_v call_v ueritas_fw-la theologye_n and_o to_o you_o i_o have_v many_o matter_n red_a that_o in_o this_o lytell_a book_n before_z ben_fw-mi speed_v in_o the_o which_o you_o have_v hear_v i_o specyfye_v of_o the_o condycyon_n of_o purgatorye_n and_o now_o i_o will_v no_o further_o wend_v but_o of_o this_o matter_n thus_o i_o make_v a_o end_n ¶_o finis_fw-la ▪_o ¶_o here_o end_v the_o book_n of_o purgatorye_n and_o hereafter_o follow_v a_o lytell_a regestre_n or_o table_n of_o the_o same_o ¶_o here_o begyn_v the_o regestre_n or_o table_n first_o the_o prologue_n folio_n primo_fw-la ¶_o here_o he_o tell_v what_o purgatorye_n be_v folio_n i._o ¶_o in_o what_o place_n purgatorye_n be_v folio_n two_o ¶_o of_o two_o purgatorye_n that_o god_n have_v ordain_v folio_n iii._n ¶_o of_o the_o pain_n that_o be_v in_o purgatorye_n folio_n iii._n ¶_o of_o the_o soul_n that_o wend_v in_o to_o purgatorye_n and_o abide_v there_o till_o they_o be_v pourge_v of_o sin_n &_o which_o soul_n abide_v not_o there_o folio_n viij_o ¶_o for_o which_o sin_n a_o soul_n go_v to_o hell_n folio_n ix_o ¶_o of_o the_o help_n that_o soul_n have_v that_o be_v in_o purgato_fw-la rye_n of_o good_a friend_n that_o be_v leave_v behind_o they_o lyve_v in_o earth_n folio_n xiii_o ¶_o what_o pardon_n avayl_v to_o man_n soul_n folio_n xuj_o ¶_o here_o end_v the_o regestre_n or_o table_n of_o this_o present_a book_n ¶_o cum_fw-la privilegio_fw-la regali_fw-la ▪_o ¶_o imprint_v by_o i_o robert_n wire_n dwelling_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o saint_n johan_n euangelyste_v in_o saint_n martyn_v parysshe_v in_o the_o field_n in_o the_o by_n shop_n of_o norwytche_n rent_n beside_o chare_v crosse._n

¶_o here_o begyn_v a_o lytell_a book_n that_o speak_v of_o purgatorye_n &_o what_o purgatorye_n be_v &_o in_o what_o place_n and_z of_o the_o pain_n that_o be_v therein_o and_o which_o soul_n do_v abide_v therein_o till_o they_o be_v pourge_v of_o sin_n and_o which_o abide_v not_o there_o and_o for_o what_o syne_v a_o soul_n go_v to_o hell_n &_o of_o the_o help_n that_o soul_n in_o purgatorye_n may_v have_v of_o their_o frendꝭ_n that_o be_v on_o fyve_o &_o what_o pardon_n aveyf_v to_o man_n soul_n ¶_o the_o prologue_n many_o man_n speak_v as_z they_o in_o the_o book_n rede_v of_o the_o pain_n of_o purgatorye_n but_o few_o it_o drede_v for_o many_o a_o man_n wot_v not_o what_o thing_n it_o be_v therefore_o they_o drede_v it_o the_z less_o ywy_n and_o for_o some_o man_n have_v thereof_o not_o know_v of_o the_o place_n of_o purgatorye_n not_o understand_v therefore_o i_o will_v tell_v what_o it_o be_v in_o likeness_n and_o in_o what_o place_n as_z the_o book_n be_v wytnes_n and_o which_o soul_n go_v thither_o and_z for_o what_o sin_v and_o what_o manner_n of_o pain_n been_v therein_o and_o also_o what_o thing_n be_v most_o in_o certain_a that_o may_v a_o man_n soul_n bring_v out_o of_o pain_n ¶_o first_o here_o it_o tell_v what_o be_v purgatorye_n purgatorye_n be_v nothing_o else_o to_o tell_v but_o a_o cleanse_v place_n soul_n in_o to_o dwell_v that_o have_v do_v sign_n and_o have_v contrycyon_n and_o be_v in_o the_o way_n of_o saluacyon_n and_o there_o they_o shall_v suffer_v both_o sorrow_n and_o woe_n till_o all_o their_o sin_n been_v away_o ydo_o and_o cleanse_v of_o all_o sin_n that_o ever_o they_o wrought_v both_o in_o word_n and_o will_v in_o deed_n and_o eke_o in_o thought_n for_o so_o pure_v gold_n never_o none_o there_o be_v as_o the_o soul_n shall_v be_v or_z they_o then_v pass_v wherefore_o the_o pain_n that_o the_o soul_n there_o shall_v hent_v be_v more_o bitter_a than_o all_o the_o tourment_n that_o all_o martyr_n suffer_v both_z young_a and_o old_a since_o that_o god_n be_v bear_v and_z to_o the_o jew_n sell_v for_o the_o least_o pain_n of_o the_o pain_n there_o be_v more_o bitter_a than_o the_o most_o pain_n that_o be_v here_o as_o wytness_v a_o great_a clerk_n and_o say_v short_o in_o a_o book_n that_o speak_v of_o purgatorye_n minima_fw-la pena_fw-la purgatorii_fw-la maior_fw-la est_fw-la maxima_fw-la pena_fw-la mundi_fw-la ¶_o he_o say_v the_o least_o pain_n be_v well_o more_o in_o purgatorye_n that_o greve_v sore_o than_o the_o most_o pain_n that_o may_v be_v in_o all_o this_o world_n to_o feel_v or_o see_v for_o the_o pain_n there_o is_z more_o fierce_a and_o fell_a than_o herte_n may_v think_v or_o tongue_n may_v tell_v between_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n certain_o and_o between_o the_o pain_n of_o purgatorye_n be_v no_o dyfference_n but_o certes_o that_o one_o shall_v have_v a_o end_n and_o that_o other_o none_o for_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n shall_v never_o cease_v ne_o the_o soul_n therein_o have_v never_o release_v but_o in_o purgatorye_n the_o soul_n dwell_v still_o till_o they_o be_v clensyd_v of_o all_o manner_n ill_a and_o as_o moche_v be_v there_o xl_o day_n tell_v as_o here_o xl_o year_n be_v a_o man_n never_o so_o old_a so_o that_o a_o pain_n there_o one_z day_n to_o see_v be_v as_o moche_v as_o a_o year_n tell_v here_o may_v be_v but_o every_o day_n of_o penance_n that_o be_v do_v here_o shall_v stand_v there_o in_o stead_n of_o a_o hole_n year_n as_o chryste_n say_v open_o and_o wytness_v well_o by_o his_o holy_a prophet_n ezechiell_n diem_fw-la pro_fw-la anno_fw-la deditibi_fw-la ¶_o that_o be_v so_o moche_n to_o understande_v now_o for_o a_o hole_n year_n i_o give_v one_o day_n to_o you_o than_o serve_v that_o pain_n as_o the_o book_n tell_v to_o cleanse_v the_o soul_n that_o therein_o dwell_v but_o penance_n here_o do_v with_z good_a will_n serve_v for_o two_o thing_n god_n law_n to_o fulfil_v one_o cause_n be_v to_z cleanse_v the_o soul_n well_o of_o all_o deed_o sin_n and_o eke_o venyell_n another_o be_v to_o have_v in_o heaven_n more_o meed_n to_o these_o two_o thing_n penance_n may_v we_o lede_n for_o every_o penance_n that_o a_o man_n do_v here_o shall_v have_v a_o specyall_a joy_n in_o heaven_n clear_o that_o ever_o without_o end_n shall_v than_o last_o if_o they_o do_v penance_n with_z herte_a steadfast_a ¶_o in_o what_o place_n purgatorye_n be_v the_o place_n there_o that_z purgatorye_n be_v hold_n be_v under_o earth_n as_o clerk_n man_n tell_v above_o the_o same_o place_n as_z clerk_n man_n tell_v there_o that_o deed_n child_n unchrysten_v dwell_v that_o from_o the_o fair_a sight_n of_o god_n face_n ben_n put_v for_o ever_o without_o any_o grace_n and_o that_o place_n is_z even_a above_o hell_n pyt_n between_o purgatorye_n and_o hell_n be_v it_o and_o so_o be_v the_o place_n of_z purgatorye_n set_v above_o they_o both_o thither_o soul_n be_v fetch_v that_o must_v needs_o their_o pain_n there_o have_v and_o after_o that_o pain_n jesus_n will_n they_o save_v yet_o above_o that_o stead_n be_v that_o fair_a place_n that_o god_n after_o his_o death_n vysyte_v through_o his_o grace_n and_o all_o that_o be_v there_o with_z he_o he_o take_v and_o leave_v none_o therein_o as_o tell_v the_o book_n nor_o from_o that_o time_n as_o clerk_n can_v tell_v come_v never_o no_o soul_n there_o for_o to_o dwell_v ne_o never_o none_o hereafter_o therein_o shall_v fall_v for_o that_o place_n be_v limbo_n as_o clerk_n it_o call_v that_o be_v a_o fair_a prison_n as_o tell_v the_o book_n where_o our_o forne_o father_n were_z in_o yloke_n and_o of_o all_o these_o four_o man_n may_v one_o hell_n make_v and_o everyche_n of_o they_o for_z hell_n may_v be_v take_v and_o therefore_o holy_a church_n that_o for_o soul_n prayth_n call_v purgatorye_n hell_n and_o thus_o thereof_o say_v domine_fw-la ihesu_fw-la christe_n libera_fw-la animas_fw-la omnium_fw-la fidelium_fw-la defunctorum_fw-la de_fw-la manu_fw-la inferni_fw-la et_fw-fr de_fw-fr profundis_fw-la aquaram_fw-la etc._n etc._n ¶_o lord_n ihesu_fw-la chryste_n delyver_v out_o of_o hell_n honde_a all_o chrysten_v soul_n that_o ben_fw-mi there_o under_o bond_n that_o be_v from_o that_o place_n in_z to_o heaven_n bliss_n for_o moche_n pine_v have_v soul_n there_o ywysse_o but_o from_o the_o low_a hell_n without_o any_o doubt_n may_v no_o soul_n then_v be_v delyver_v out_o of_o mercy_n to_o have_v be_v no_o hope_n ne_o trust_v as_o holy_a job_n tell_v that_o the_o soothe_v wyste_v quia_fw-la in_o inferno_fw-la nulla_fw-la est_fw-la redemptio_fw-la ¶_o he_o say_v that_o in_o hell_n that_o be_v so_o far_o down_o be_v never_o delyveraunce_n for_o no_o raunsowne_n and_o therefore_o mass_n &_o prayer_n help_v they_o nought_o to_o the_o same_o soul_n that_o thither_o be_v bring_v for_o mass_n ne_o prayer_n abate_v not_o their_o pine_n as_o wytness_v the_o holy_a man_n saint_n austyne_n si_fw-mi sarem_fw-la patrem_fw-la aut_fw-la matrem_fw-la in_o inferno_fw-la non_fw-it pro_fw-la eye_v orarem_fw-la ¶_o he_o say_v if_o my_o father_n and_o my_o mother_n be_v in_o the_o pytte_n of_o hell_n and_z i_o wist_v they_o there_o i_o will_v never_o by_o day_n ne_o by_o night_n pray_v for_o they_o to_o god_n that_o be_v full_a of_o may_v but_o purgatorye_n so_o long_o last_v not_o may_v for_o it_o last_v no_o long_o than_z till_o dome_n day_n for_o after_o dome_n day_n as_o clerk_n can_v see_v the_o place_n of_o purgatorye_n shall_v no_o where_n be_v than_o shall_v hell_n be_v full_a of_o fende_v within_o that_o evermore_o shall_v last_v to_o avenge_v sin_n but_o some_o man_n have_v wonder_v and_o ask_v why_o that_o purgatorye_n be_v ordain_v with_o mercy_n and_o hell_n without_o mercy_n that_o be_v so_o low_a the_o cause_n why_o man_n must_v well_o know_v for_o the_o same_o sin_n that_o in_o earth_n be_v wrought_v from_o the_o earth_n upwarde_o ne_o pass_v nought_o than_o needs_o punysshed_a must_v be_v that_o sin_n here_o upon_o earth_n or_o elles_fw-fr within_o that_o be_v here_o in_o earth_n there_o that_o we_o dwell_v other_o else_o in_o purgatorye_n or_o elles_fw-fr in_o hell_n for_o the_o soul_n sin_n be_v so_o hevy_a and_o hard_a that_o it_o draw_v the_o soul_n ever_o downward_o and_o till_o the_o sin_n with_o penance_n be_v away_o nome_fw-mi erst_o may_v the_o soul_n never_o to_o heaven_n come_v ¶_o of_o two_o purgatorye_n that_o god_n have_v ordain_v yet_o tell_v these_o clerk_n more_o open_o that_o two_o purgatorye_n there_o be_v namely_o one_o be_v common_a for_o to_o tell_v that_o be_v within_o earth_n above_o hell_n and_o the_o other_o is_z specyal_o through_o grace_n that_o be_v here_o in_o earth_n in_z dyverse_a place_n for_o some_o be_v not_o in_z common_a stead_n pyght_n but_o they_o be_v punyssh_v