Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	bring_v	good_a	king_n	1,792	5	3.4864	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02443	The covenant; or, No king but the old king's son, or, A brief rehearsall of what heretofore was done. All sorts of people of it take a view ... To the tune of, True blew [sic] will never stain.		1659 (1659)	Wing C6619A; ESTC R174360	1,109	1

The Covenant OR No King but the Old King's Son OR A brief Rehearsall of what heretofore was done All sorts of People of it take a view You surely will confess that I say true Let none mislike the same that cannot mend it Neither rashly censure him that pen'd it To the Tune of True Blew will never staine LOng time have I béen a Souldier and have followed the Traine Which doth make me now the bolder the Covenant for to maintaine When first unto the Wars we went and Essex did us entertain It was then to a good intent though since we turn'd our coats again In every church the covenanting our undertakings did explain Our indeavours were not wanting the true Cause for to maintain By the Parliament it was expressed Kingly Rights for to maintain And if his Heirs they were distressed they kindly would them entertain Since many persons have repented for their ki●ted that were slain Since the King this Land absented and did not return again Plate into half-crowns was melted to pay the Souldiers for their Pain We then did march till we were swelted no to●…e at all we did refrain Which makes me now call to minde of remembrance this one thing Which in the Covenant I finde To defend the Person of the KING But some will say I am a wigeon because the truth I do maintain It was onely for Religion and Opinions that were vain Religion it is confessed Did waxe then into the Waine As in the Covenan is expressed for which many men were slain We Souldiers that then were listed the Good Old Cause for to maintain With good hopes we alwaies feasted to bring home the King again The Second Part To the same Tune HOwever that some have boasted the hazard of it we have run And through extremities have posted For no King but the old Kings Son If any man claim Charles's Right for whate're his Father hath done Death on him hath wrought his spight No King but the old Kings Son If he was of the Roman faction no favour here he should have won But now we are all in great distraction No King but the old Kings Son And moreover understand illuminations did us draw To fight for our freedome and to kéep our enemies in awe A Proclamation then was made which no person can deny And the world they did perswade it was for th' Subjects liberty And afterwards to make amends when thrée Nations were undone They were for their private ends the Souldiers lost that all had wonne Then many thousands were disbanded which before had won the day Great Persons then dealt underhanded and deceiv'd us of our Pay Which makes us now live discontented and repent what we have done By poverty we were tormented For no King but the old Kings Son If a single Person we must honer these Lands in union for to bring And must fight under his Bonner let us have our lawfull King Great Jove unite our hearts together our Priviledges to maintaine And send us good and pleasant weather that our Righfull Prince may raigne London Printed for Charles Yyns on London-Bridge