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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	body_n	soul_n	whole_a	1,465	5	5.4082	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68113	The third and last part of conny-catching With the new deuised knauish arte of foole-taking. The like coosnages and villanies neuer before discouered. / By R.G.	Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.; Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592. Notable discovery of coosenage.	1592 (1592)	STC 12283.5; ESTC S105837	24,846	46

which was cunningly deceyued by a subtill companion that came to hire a Chamber for his Maister NOt farre from Charing Crosse dwelleth an honest yoong man who being not long since married and hauing more roomes in his house than himselfe occupyeth either for terme time or the Court lying so néere as diuers do to make a reasonable commoditie and to ease house-rent which as the worlde goeth now is none of the cheapest letteth foorth a chamber or two according as it may be spared In an euening but a while since came one in the manner of a Seruing man to this man and his wife and he must néedes haue a Chamber for his Maister offering so largely as the bargaine was soone concluded betwéene them His intent was to haue fingered some bootie in the house as by the sequele it may bee likeliest gathered but be like no fit thing lying abroad or hee better regarded then happily he would be his expectation that way was frustrate yet as a resolute Conny-catcher indéed that scorneth to attempt without some successe and rather will pray vpon small commoditye then returne to his fellows disgraced with a lost labor he summons his wits together by a smooth tale ouer-reached both the man and his wife He tels them that his Maister was a captaine late come from the Sea and had costly apparel to bring thither which for more easie carriage he entreats them lend him a shéet to bind it vp in they suspecting no ill because he required their boy should goe with him to helpe him cary the stuffe the good wife steppes vnto her Chest where her linnen lay finelie swéetned with Rose leaues and Lauender and lends him a very good shéete in déed This successe made him bolde to venter a little further and then he tels them his maister had a great deale of broken Sugar and fine spices that lay negligently abroad in his lodging as it was brought from the Ship all which hee was assured his Maister would bestow on them so he could deuise how to get it brought thither These liberall promises preuailing with them that lightlie beléeued and withall were somewhat couetous of the Sugar and spices The woman demanded if a couple of pillow-béeres would not serue to bring the sugar and spices in yes marry quoth hee so the Sugar may best be kept by it self and the spices by themselues And quoth hee because there are many craftie knaues abroad gréeuing that any should be craftier then himselfe and in the euening the linnen might quicklie bee snatched from the boy For the more safety he would carry the sheet and pillow-béeres himselfe within an hower or little more returne with the boy againe because he would haue all things redy before his maister came who as he said was attending on the Councell at the court The man and his wife crediting his smooth spéeches sends their boy with him and so along toward Iuie-bridge go they The Conny-catcher séeing himselfe at frée libertie that he had gotten a very good shéet and two fine pillow-béeres steps to the wall as though he would make water bidding the boye goe faire and softly on before The boy doubting nothing did as hee willed him whē presently he stept into some house hard by fit to entertaine him and neuer since was hee his Maister the Sugar spices or the linnen heard off Manie haue beene in this manner deceiued as I heare let this then giue them warning to beware of any such vnprofitable guests Of one that came to buy a knife and made first proofe of his trade on him that solde it ONe of the cunning Nippes about the towne came vnto a poore Cutler to haue a Cuttle made according to his owne minde and not aboue three inches would he haue both the knife and the haft in length yet of such pure mettall as possibly may bee Albeit the poore man neuer made the like before yet being promised foure times the value of his stuffe and paines he was contented to doe this and the day being come that hee should deliuer it the partie came who liking it excéedingly gaue him the money promised which the poore man gladly put vp into his purse that hung at a button hole of his wascoate before his brest smiling that he was so well paid for so small a trifle the partie perceiuing his merry countenance and imagining he gest for what purpose the knife was sayde honest man whereat smile you By my troth sir quoth the Cutler I smile at your knife because I neuer made one so litle before and were it not offensiue vnto you I would request to know to what vse you will put it too Wilt thou kéepe my counsaile quoth the Nip yea on mine honestie quoth the Cutler Then hearken in thy eare said the Nip and so rounding with him cut the poore mans purse that houng at his bosom he neuer féeling when he did it with this knife quoth the Nippe meane I to cut a purse marry GOD forbid quoth the Cutler I cannot thinke you to be such a kind of man I sée you loue to iest and so they parted The poore man not so wise as to remember his owne purse when by such a warning hee might haue taken the offendour dooing the déede but rather proud as it were that his money was so easily earned walkes to the Alehouse which was within a house or two of his owne and finding there thrée or foure of his neighbors with whom he began to iest very pleasantly sweares by cocke and pie hee would spend a whole groat vppon them for hee had gotten it and more cléerely by a good bargaine that morning Though it was no maruell to sée him so liberall because indéede he was a good companion yet they were loth to put him to such cost nothwithstanding he would néeds doe it and so farre as promise stretcht was presently fild in and set vpō the boord In the drinking time often he wisht to méet with more such customers as he had done that morning and commended him for a very honest Gentleman I warrant you At length when the reckoning was to be paide hee drawes to his purse where finding nothing left but a péece of the string in the button hole I leaue to your iudgement whether he was now as sorrie as he was merrie before Blanck and all amort fits the poore Cutler and with such a pittifull countenance as his neighbours did not a little admire his solemne alteration and desirous to know the cause thereof from point to point he discourseth the whole manner of the tragedie neuer naming his new customer but with such a farre fetcht sigh as soule and body would haue parted in sunder And in midst of all his griefe he brake forth into these termes Ile beléeue a man the better by his word while I know him the knife was bought to cut a purse indéed and I thanke him for it hee made the first proofe of the edge with