Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	adultery_n	commit_v	wife_n	2,548	5	8.1753	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43142	The canting academy, or, The devils cabinet opened wherein is shewn the mysterious and villanous practices of that wicked crew, commonly known by the names of hectors, trapanners, gilts, &c. : to which is added a compleat canting-dictionary, both of old words, and such as are now most in use : with several new catches and songs, compos'd by the choisest wits of the age ...	Head, Richard, 1637?-1686?	1673 (1673)	Wing H1243; ESTC R9723	96,642	212

drieth and weakneth the body shortning life diminishing Memory and Vnderstanding CYrena a notorius strumpet was sirnamed Dode camechana for that she found out and invented and found out twelve several ways of beastly pleasure Proculeius the Emperour of an hundred Sarmatian Virgins he took captive he deflowred ten the first night and all the rest within fifteen dayes after Hercules in one night deflowred fifty Johannes à Casa Archbishop of Benevento and Legate in Venice writ a Book in praise of the abominable vice of Sodomitry Sigismund Malatesta strived to have carnal knowledge of his Son Rohert who thrustinst his dagger into his Fathers bosom revenged his wickedness Cleopatra had the use of her brother Ptolomeus company as of her husbands Antiochus stayd a whole winter in Chalcidea for one maid which he there fancied Lust was the cause of the Wars between the Romans and the Sabines Thalestris Queen of the Amazons came 25 days journey to lie with Alexander Adultery in Germany is never pardoned Messalina and Popilia were so incontinent that they contended with most shameful harlots prostituting themselves without respect of time place or company to any though never so base Claudius deflowred his own sisters and Semiramis burned in beastly lust towards her son Ninus Nero caused Atticus a Roman Consul to be slain that he might the more conveniently enjoy the company of his wife Commodus not contented with his three hundred Crncubines committed incest with his own sisters Caligula did the like but the one was slain by his wife the other by his Concubine Adultery was the cause of the first alteration of the City of Rome Sempronia a woman well learned in the Greek and Sappho no less famous defended luxury and last by their writings Cleopatra invited Anthony to a Banquet in the Province of Bithinia in the wood Sesthem where at one instant of threescore young Virgins fifty and five were made Mothers Cleophis a Queen of Tridia saved her Kingdom and Subjects from destruction by a nights l●dging with Alexander by whom she had a Son called Alexander who was afterward King of India she was ever after called Scortum Reginum Helogabalus not only deflowred but also married a Virgin Vestal saying it was reason that Priests should marry Nuns because that in times past he had been Priest of the Sun Jane Quen of Naples was hanged up for her advoutry in the very same place where she had had hanged her husband Andreas afore because he was not as she said able to satisfie her beastly desire Feron King of Egypt had been blind ten years and in the eleventh the Oracle told him that he should recover his sight if he washed his eyes in the water of a woman which never had to do ●t any but her husband whereupon he first made ●l of his ●w●wif 〈◊〉 ●ha● did him no good after 〈◊〉 insinite o●h● which did him all as little five only one by 〈◊〉 he recovered his sight and then he put 〈…〉 death Julia he Daug● r● 〈…〉 so immodest shameless and ●ch● 〈…〉 ●mperour was never able to reclaim her 〈…〉 adm●nished to forsake her ba● 〈…〉 and to f●llow chastity as her Father did 〈◊〉 answered That her ●ather forgot he was Casar but as for her self she knew well enough that she was Casars Daughter Cornelius Gallus and Q. Elerius two Roman Knights died in the very action of their filthy lust Arichbertus eldest Son unto Letharius King of France died even as he was embracing his whores Alcibiades was burned in his bed with his Curtezan Timandra The Egyptians punishments against adultery was to cut off the nose of the woman and the privy parts of the man Alexander when a woman was brought to him one evening demanded of her why she came so late she answered that she stayed until her husband was gone to bed Which he no sooner heard but sent her away being angry with them that had almost made him commit adultery He was angry with Cassander because he would by force kiss a Minstrels maid Roduldus King of Lombardy being taken in adultery was slain by the womans Husband whom he abused Roderigo King of Spain was deprived of his Kingdom and life by the Sarazens who were called in by an Earl called Julian that he might be avenged of his King for forcing his daughter Calius Rhodoginus in his 11 Book of Antiquiquities telleth of a certain man that the more he was beaten the more he fervently desired women The widow of the Emperor Sigismund intending to marry again one perswaded her to spend the remainder of her life after the manner of the Turtle Dove who hath but one mate If you counsel me quoth she to follow the example of Birds who do you not tell me of Pidgeons and Sparrows which after the death of their mates do ordinarily couple with the next they meet Hiero King of Syracusa banished the Poet Epicharmus for speaking wantonly before hir wife and that very justly for his wife was a true mirrour of chastity Sulpitius Gallus put away his Wife by divorce because she went abroad unmasked Pompey caused one of his Souldiers eyes to be put out in Spain for thrusting his hand under a womans garment that was a Spaniard and for the like offence did Sertorius command a footman of his band to be cut in pieces If Caracalla had not seen his Mothers thigh he had not married her Speusippus the Philosopher one of Platoes folowers was slain for his adultery Tigellinus died among his Concubines FINIS a Budge is one that slips into an house in the dark and taketh what next comes to his hands and marche●h off with it b Bit the blow that is done ●he fear or committed the theft or roguery of what nature soever c Cully d naps e us that is the Person robbed apprehends them f Lurries Mony Watch Ring or any other moveable g Rubs 〈◊〉 ●o the h Whi● sends them to Newgate i Make ha●●eny k Darbies irons or Shackles or fetters for Fellons l Hick any person whatever of whom they can make a prey m File to rob or cheat n Cole Money of any s●rt o As he pikes as he walks o● goes p Half a job ten shillings or half a piece q Boozing Ken an Ale-house or house of entertaintment r fence his hog spend his shilling ſ Mob a Wench or Whore t Nubbing cheat the Gallows u Jack Kitch the proper name of the Common Hangman that is now in being x Tips him no Cole gives him no Money y Chive a Knife z Six and eight pence the usual fee which is given to carry back the body of the executed Malefactor to give it Christian burial