Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	body_n	drink_v	eat_v	1,720	5	7.3129	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09829	The most noble and famous trauels of Marcus Paulus, one of the nobilitie of the state of Venice, into the east partes of the world, as Armenia, Persia, Arabia, Tartary, with many other kingdoms and prouinces. No lesse pleasant, than profitable, as appeareth by the table, or contents of this booke. Most necessary for all sortes of persons, and especially tor trauellers. Translated into English; Travels of Marco Polo. English	Polo, Marco, 1254-1323?; Frampton, John, fl. 1577-1596.	1579 (1579)	STC 20092; ESTC S105055	116,899	196

very_o good_a for_o ●ll_a traveller_n what_o be_v find_v in_o that_o country_n chap._n 18._o depart_v from_o the_o foresay_a castle_n you_o shall_v come_v into_o ●_o very_o fair_a plain_n full_a of_o gr●sse_n with_o all_o thing_n in_o it_o fit_n for_o man_n sustenance_n and_o this_o plain_n do_v last_o ●ixe_v day_n journey_n in_o the_o which_o there_o be_v man●_n fair_a city_n and_o town_n the_o ●●●ple_n of_o that_o country_n speak_v the_o persian_a language_n and_o have_v great_a lack_n of_o water_n and_o sometime_o they_o shall_v fortune_n to_o go_v .40_o mile_n and_o not_o find_v water_n therefore_o it_o shall_v be_v needful_a for_o those_o that_o do_v travel_v that_o way_n to_o carry_v w●ter_n with_o they_o from_o plac●●o_o place_n and_o be_v past_o these_o six_o day_n iourn●y_n there_o be_v a_o city_n call_v sempergayme_v fair_a and_o pleasant_a with_o abundance_n of_o victual_n there_o be_v excellence_n good_a melon_n and_o the_o best_a hunter_n for_o wild_a beast_n and_o take_v 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in_o great_a abundance_n and_o these_o people_n do_v speak_v the_o persian_a language_n and_o be_v mahomet_n there_o be_v singular_a good_a wine_n drinker_n and_o great_a drinker_n and_o ill_a people_n they_o go_v bareheaded_a have_v a_o towel_n knit_v ●_z their_o brow_n they_o wear_v nothing_o but_o skin_n that_o they_o do_v dress_v of_o the_o city_n echasen_n chap._n 12._o after_o that_o you_o have_v travel_v forward_o four_o day_n journey_n you_o shall_v come_v to_o a_o city_n call_v echasen_a on_o a_o plain_n and_o there_o be_v not_o far_o from_o it_o many_o city_n and_o town_n and_o great_a plenty_n of_o wood_n about_o it_o there_o go_v through_o the_o midst_n of_o this_o city_n a_o great_a river_n there_o be_v in_o that_o country_n many_o wild_a beast_n and_o when_o they_o be_v dispose_v to_o take_v any_o of_o they_o they_o will_v cast_v dart_n and_o shoot●_n they_o into_o the_o flank_n and_o into_o the_o side_n the_o people_n of_o that_o country_n do_v speak_v the_o persian_a tongue_n and_o the_o husbandman_n with_o their_o cattle_n do_v live_v in_o the_o field_n and_o in_o the_o wood_n of_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o country_n chap._n 22._o depart_v from_o this_o city_n you_o shall_v travail_v three_o day_n journey_n without_o come_v to_o any_o town_n or_o find_v any_o victual_n either_o to_o eat_v or_o drink_v and_o for_o this_o cause_n the_o traveller_n do_v provide_v themselves_o for_o the_o time_n &_o at_o the_o end_n of_o these_o three_o day_n journey_n you_o shall_v come_v to_o a_o province_n call_v ballasia_n of_o the_o province_n call_v ballasia_n and_o of_o the_o commodity_n there_o chap._n 23._o ballasia_n be_v a_o great_a province_n &_o they_o do_v speak_v the_o persian_a tongue_n &_o be_v mahomet_n and_o it_o be_v a_o great_a kingdom_n and_o ancient_a there_o do_v reign_v the_o successor_n of_o king_n alexander_n and_o of_o darius_n king_n of_o persia._n and_o their_o king_n be_v call_v culturi_fw-la which_o be_v as_o much_o to_o say_v as_o 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country_n be_v temperate_a in_o this_o country_n be_v many_o city_n and_o town_n and_o round_o about_o many_o hill_n and_o strong_a way_n to_o pass_v and_o for_o this_o cause_n they_o fear_v no_o body_n and_o their_o king_n do_v maintain_v they_o in_o peace_n and_o justice_n there_o be_v also_o hermit_n that_o do_v keep_v great_a abstinence_n in_o eat_v &_o drink_v and_o there_o be_v monastery_n and_o many_o abbey_n with_o monk_n very_o devout_a in_o their_o idolatry_n and_o naughtiness_n of_o the_o say_a province_n of_o thassymur_n chap._n 26._o i_o mind_v not_o now_o to_o pass_v further_o in_o this_o province_n for_o in_o pass_v of_o it_o i_o shall_v enter_v into_o the_o indea_n whereof_o for_o this_o time_n i_o will_v not_o declare_v any_o thing_n but_o at_o the_o return_n i_o will_v

cattle_n and_o by_o reason_n the_o way_n be_v sandy_a their_o tract_n be_v soon_o fill_v by_o reason_n whereof_o the_o thief_n know_v not_o how_o to_o follow_v in_o that_o country_n of_o a_o great_a desert_n and_o of_o the_o city_n call_v job._n chap._n 36._o depart_v from_o ciarchan_n you_o shall_v travail_v five_o day_n journey_n in_o sand_n and_o in_o the_o way_n fresh_a and_o sweet_a water_n and_o some_o saltish_a be_v past_a these_o five_o day_n journey_n you_o shall_v find_v a_o great_a desert_n and_o at_o the_o begin_n of_o it_o a_o great_a city_n call_v job_n job._n between_o the_o north-east_n and_o the_o east_n they_o be_v under_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o great_a cane_n &_o be_v mahomet_n and_o they_o that_o will_v pass_v this_o desert_n have_v need_n to_o be_v in_o this_o city_n a_o week_n for_o to_o provide_v they_o victual_n and_o other_o necessary_n for_o they_o and_o their_o horse_n for_o a_o month_n for_o in_o this_o desert_n you_o shall_v find_v nothing_o to_o 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there_o chap._n 37._o after_o you_o be_v pass_v the_o say_v thirty_o day_n journey_n by_o the_o desert_n you_o shall_v come_v to_o a_o city_n call_v sangechian_n subject_n to_o the_o great_a cane_n and_o this_o province_n be_v call_v tanguith_n in_o the_o which_o all_o be_v idolater_n save_v some_o be_v christian_n nestorian_n and_o some_o mahomet_n the_o idolater_n speak_v the_o persian_a tongue_n and_o do_v live_v by_o the_o fruit_n of_o that_o country_n there_o be_v among_o they_o many_o monastery_n of_o the_o idolater_n where_o with_o great_a devotion_n they_o bring_v their_o child_n and_o with_o every_o of_o they_o a_o sheep_n and_o do_v present_a to_o their_o idol_n and_o every_o year_n they_o come_v with_o their_o child_n and_o make_v great_a reverence_n to_o their_o idol_n &_o bring_v with_o they_o their_o sheep_n and_o kill_v they_o and_o see_v they_o and_o present_v they_o there_o before_o their_o idol_n say_v to_o they_o they_o must_v eat_v their_o meat_n the_o which_o they_o can_v not_o do_v for_o they_o have_v neither_o mouth_n nor_o sense_n and_o see_v their_o idol_n do●_n not_o eat_v it_o they_o carry_v it_o home_o to_o their_o house_n with_o great_a reverence_n and_o call_v their_o kynder_v together_o and_o do_v eat_v of_o it_o as_o meat_n sacrifice_v to_o their_o god_n and_o put_v the_o bone_n in_o a_o basket_n when_o any_o man_n or_o woman_n die_v they_o burn_v the_o body_n and_o this_o they_o accustom_v to_o do_v with_o all_o the_o idolator_n and_o in_o the_o way_n that_o the_o dead_a body_n shall_v pass_v to_o be_v burn_v cheer_n stand_v all_o their_o friend_n and_o kinsfolk_n to_o accompany_v the_o body_n to_o the_o sepulchre_n all_o clothe_v in_o cloth_n of_o gold_n and_o silk_n and_o after_o the_o burn_v body_n be_v put_v into_o the_o ground_n they_o cause_v to_o be_v bring_v thither_o meat_n &_o drink_v and_o there_o they_o do_v eat_v and_o drink_v with_o great_a mirth_n say_v these_o body_n shall_v be_v receive_v in_o the_o other_o 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sire_n the_o body_n with_o spice_n and_o put_v it_o in_o a_o coffin_n and_o nail_n it_o fast_a and_o lay_v a_o cloth_n over_o it_o and_o every_o day_n they_o set_v their_o table_n over_o the_o coffin_n and_o there_o do_v eat_v and_o drink_v and_o pray_v the_o dead_a body_n to_o eat_v with_o they_o and_o when_o the_o day_n appoint_v be_v come_v for_o to_o bury_v he_o the_o astrologer_n do_v say_v that_o if_o he_o have_v lie_v there_o one_o month_n it_o be_v not_o good_a to_o take_v he_o out_o of_o that_o place_n by_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o constellation_n and_o for_o that_o cause_n must_v first_o remove_v he_o to_o some_o other_o side_n of_o the_o house_n &_o from_o thence_o carry_v he_o to_o bury_v of_o the_o province_n chamul_n and_o of_o the_o evil_a custom_n there_o chap._n 38._o chamul_n be_v a_o province_n in_o the_o which_o be_v many_o city_n and_o town_n whereof_o the_o chief_a be_v call_v chamul_n and_o this_o province_n be_v towards_o the_o wind_n call_v maistral_a which_o be_v northeast_n and_o have_v two_o desert_n on_o the_o one_o side_n the_o desert_n be_v of_o three_o day_n journey_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n as_o much_o the_o people_n of_o this_o country_n worship_n idol_n and_o do_v speak_v the_o persian_a tongue_n they_o live_v by_o their_o labour_n in_o the_o country_n and_o have_v plenty_n of_o all_o thing_n needful_a they_o be_v people_n give_v much_o to_o their_o own_o pleasure_n as_o play_v on_o instrument_n dance_v and_o sing_v and_o if_o any_o stranger_n do_v go_v to_o see_v their_o pastime_n they_o receive_v he_o and_o make_v very_o much_o of_o he_o with_o feast_v and_o cheer_n and_o the_o goodman_n command_v his_o wife_n to_o make_v he_o the_o best_a cheer_n she_o can_v and_o to_o obey_v he_o in_o all_o thing_n he_o will_v command_v or_o desire_v and_o so_o the_o goodman_n go_v to_o his_o labour_n into_o the_o field_n and_o leave_v the_o stranger_n with_o his_o wife_n will_v she_o to_o obey_v he_o as_o to_o his_o own_o 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