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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	call_v	see_v	write_v	3,939	5	5.1747	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11114	Good nevves and bad nevves. By S.R.	Rowlands, Samuel, 1570?-1630?	1622 (1622)	STC 21382; ESTC S110762	13,724	48

This vexing word will very much molest you Good Newes GOod lucke 's good newes a man would thinke it were And heer 's a tale of good-lucke you shall heare One had a Legacie of fortie pound Which came in cleere as if 't were money found This he imployes in diuers kinde of things Which benefit vnto the buyer brings For all he bought it was exceeding cheape Double and treble profit he did reape A horse for which he did but fiue pound pay Was sold for fifteene ready coine next day Sutes of apparell cloakes and store of plate Great penny-worths and at an easie rate Pawnes came in plentie vpon bills of sale Made lawfull purchase if the pay-day faile Thus in short time beginning with a gift Of fortie pound he made such shuffling shift He was a man of hundreds in account And did in termes of credit so amount Within the parish he a great sway bore Which made them wonder knew him base before That in so short a time wealth flow'd so fast And begger got on horsebacke in such haste Bad Newes THe speech is true Experience proues no lesse That goods ill gotten meet with ill successe Where God doth blesse happie abundance springs And greatnesse growes of many little things But whereas wealth by wicked meanes is bred A curse will fall vpon the getters head For all the bargaines that this wretch had made Was out of theeuing and of brokers trade Stolne goods were sold vnto him at best hand Vpon deare price his chapmen did not stand Because it cost them only but the taking And it is term'd cloake cup or linnen making I made saies one this ruffe this sword this hat So what the Broker bought the theeues made that But after this same making comes a marring The prouerb saies when theeues doe fall to iarring By that meanes true-men doe regaine their owne And this is often manifestly knowne Contention comes and that so ouerswaies them The Deuill owes a shame and then he paies them Good Newes FRom Neptunes rough encountring dreadfull deepe And Eolus that stormie quoile doth keepe With furious blasts amids the liquid waues Making the waters winding sheetes and graues A Merchant did in safetie retire And brought home goods which to his hearts desire He sold for profit and for readie pay But in the time that he had beene away He found to his exceeding chiefest ioy His wife deliuer'd of a gallant boy Which neuer in her life had childe before This did enlarge his gladsome heart the more To finde his fortunes were so faire and good As first escape the Ocean's raging flood With extreme hazard of his goods and life And then receiue such welcome from his wife As husband here behold your master-prize This little boy that hath thine owne gray eies Unto it let thy kindest loue be showne For on my credit Sweet-hart 't is thine owne Bad Newes THis gladsome father and reioycing mother With much contentment doe inioy each other Their little one doth such affection seale And euery hurt of their distaste doth heale Nor thought nor word nor deed did passe betweene The parents not a cloudie looke was seene Vntill a gossip of the gaggling crew Into a humour of contention grew With her familiar friend the merchants wife Reuenging of her quarrell with their strife And told the husband she did greatly doubt That he was mightie wrong'd if truth came out I will not quoth she for a thousand pound A makebate 'twixt a man an's wife be found But I know somewhat that would breed a scabbe Yet pardon me I neuer was a blabbe We know that little said is soone amended The blinde eates many a flie what 's past is ended These quenish termes such iealousie allur'd He grew horne mad and still remaines vncur'd Good Newes A Hastie fellow of a froward nature Was maried to a mild and gentle creature Which was most willing to content him still But he of disposition was so ill With eu'ry triflle he a fault would finde Which made his wife intreat him very kinde That he in writing would his minde explaine What things she should performe and what refraine He was content and writ his wife a booke And bade her often thereupon to looke For in the same he plainly had exprest What she should practise to content him best And matters that displeas'd him to omit She very kindly gaue him thankes for it Vowing she would a willing scholler be To learne those lessons did with peace agree Which she in memorie would still retaine And crosse the deuill in his make-bate veine All stormy tempests shall be mildly laid I 'le please my husband now by booke she said Bad Newes THe world being now a little better mended To walke and see a friend they both intended Some two mile out of towne and merrie make So frolique till the husbands cap did ake And he must needs at euening somewhat late Returne home reeling with a drunken pate No friends perswasions could with him preuaile To sleepe away the head-ach of the ale But home quoth he come wise we 're homeward bound I like old Harry meane to stand my ground And so along goes drunkard thorow stitch Vntill he came vnto a scuruie ditch Into the same downe from the bridge he falls And then helpe wife a hand sweet wife he calls Husband quoth she to helpe forth ditch or brooke As I remember is not in my booke And therefore first I will goe home and see Before you get a helping hand of me If it be written I shall lend a lift I 'le doe it willing else your selfe shall shift Good Newes A Sutor that a wealthy widow pli'd To grace out his bad fortunes did prouide Vpon his credit for an outward show That gallantly he might a wooing goe His hat new block'd and golden banded too His Ruffe he wore like some Sir reuerence doe His suit the Tailor trusted him withall For sword and russet bootes he in did fall With Cutler and the gentle craft Beside He had a gallant gelding to bestride That grac'd his worship aboue all the rest Esteem'd to be a twenty pounds-worth beast And all that was his carcasse outward case Except his bodkin beard and naked face Were freely come to hand by Best-be-trust His brauery might be compared iust Vnto the bird trim'd vp in th' ancient tale Had each their plumes then naked as my naile Well to the widow now we let him ride And bid him welcome home on tother side Bad Newes BEing ariued at his wished port He doth begin most eloquent to court And makes account by inkhorne tearmes to get One to maintaine him and discharge his debt But shee 's a wench hath wit to hold him too 't And ouerthrowes her louer horse and foot Telling him that her selfe and her estate Is not to be obtain'd with verball prate Of loue and fancie by the gods decreed Therefore bestow it pray on some that need I haue a friend whose loue and faith