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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	court_n	great_a	king_n	2,817	5	3.7634	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95689	Themista & Euphorbus in a familiar dialogue, plainly discovering and passionately bemoaning the exorbitances of the world in the administration of justice : composed at first for a private diversion, and now presented to the worthy maioralty within the famous and antient borrough of Tavistock, Devon, newly incorporated by His Maiesties special favour and with the assistance of the honourable Sr. James Butler, Kt. / by Philopolites.	Philopolites.	1683 (1683)	Wing T846A; ESTC R42591	16,943	41

Pleading therefore hath a Trick in Hand For there such Quirks and Niceties he displays The Lawyers are confus'd at what he says And such a dust before their Eyes doth throw There 's none can tell for whom the cause will goe All which is done with art political To cheat the * Videndum est maxi me Ne Civitas legibus fundata legib avertatur laert Law the Cliem Court and all Hence comes a motion from his rav'nous throat That some good Neighbours would their peace promote Urges a reference doth name the Squires Fittest to follow his most just desires Which if refused as it oft falleth out For neither party hath great cause to doubt The Jury by some signal mark or thing A special Verdict to the Court doth bring Which doth divide the cause between them so That one can't well against the other crow This proves at times of such Validity Both prize it equal with a Victory His * Lewis the 11th King of France wore a Leaden Crucifix in his Bonnet which as often as he murdered any Body he kist it and craved Perdon Many take God for a Leaden One Lordship laughs in 's sleeve at all is done Thinks least of Heav'n or Damnation Euphorbus Madam you little think with what sad Heart Whil'st you the sad relation do impart Of this Philarguros I here do sit Lord help this World or else finish it Nor am I less affected when I mind The † Nil publicae mercis tam Venale quam hodie Advocatorum perfidia sit Tacit. Perjuries you in the Juries find In my small time I 've observation made There are of that employ that mak 't a trade And these like Hounds that after Carion goe At ev'ry ' ssize themselves in clusters show * Caninum Studium Confessum latrocinium Columetra These keep their Chambers and with brazen pate Do sit like Barristers in Pomp and State Whom vile Attorneys and base gentry do Most shamelesly in Troopes resort unto To tempt like Devils them to things unjust And damn their Soules for white and yellow Dust Themista My Dear Euphorbus whil'st you 'r on this head I le tell you lately what hath happened Within Schlwvonia at a Tryal there The truth of which you need not doubt or fear Upon Novembers Mon'th if not miscast A Tryal in the Basha's Court there past 'T wixt Guelp and Gibeline for so it was All men almost for one of these did pass The Action frivolous as most actions are That come to be determin'd at that Bar The Plaintiffs Witness and Defendants both Where equal for their Number and their Troth Their Oathes quite cross unto each others goe One Swore 't was Pitch the other Swore 't was Snow The Jury were a dozen Sans compare And could his Worship humour to an hair These did the Basha gravely counsel give To make their Verdict as they did believe They pond'ring who was Guelp who Gibeline Lo where 's the Gib the cause is clearly thine That day one Tryal only passed more Which was as frivolous as that before Where upon Oath shrew'd Witnesses arose To prove the Basha did on them impose A false Record which though he understood As well's his Deputy Gusmannus Crude Yet spight of fate the Tryal must be past Wherein the Guelp quite on his back was cast Euphorbus I lately of that Court indeed have heard And that the Basha hath it meerly marr'd By Packing Juries and perverting right According to the Dictates of his spite Such counter swearing ' mongst them ther 's t is said That some for fear have from these Tryals fled And if the Pillory had but its due St. Eustace might afford cheap heaps of Glue Yet hath that † Boni Viri boni vini Originem non curiose inquirendum Coef Ferd. 1. place for Ages been renown'd For lofty Poets and Divines profound Acutest Lawy'rs and more not to name Here suckt their Milk Men of great parts and fame That Air 't is thought did nature so supply It was a Natural Academie But by what strange mishap I cannot say It 's waxt Adult'rate and its brightest day Is chang'd to night where long hath dwelt the Owl And a lame Goose hath kept the Capitol Themista I 'm sensible Euphorbus I 've digrest Now of Philarguros I 'le tel the rest One noted slight his Avarice more to heal I shall to thee impartially reveal He 'l tell the World how great a Foe he is To all that Excreise Embraceries Curseth the Hand that taketh Bribe or Fee Against the rules of Law or Equity Yet Fryar-like that could not Finger Gold His Boy can freely touch 't and 't safely hold This mighty man whilst he 's at Chancery Bar Doth keep at Home a fatter one by far Manag'd by Stewards with that care and wit Af if at Athens they had studied it In comes a Coach that 's daub'd without with Gold Within Rich Linings as Man can behold Drawn by six Stalions of Barbarian Race Which are a Present for his Lady Grace Then comes another with a glittering Watch Span-new from Artists Hands sans flaw or patch Which in great caution by the waiting-maid Into his Daughters keeping is convey'd Nor needs it Motto to declare the hap For which it falls a Victim to her lap Anon a Team of Oxen bell'wing come Which with hard driving at the Mouth do foam These doth the nimble Hind install enfold Until his master come and them behold Nor is their Dairy-Maid or Horse-Man vile Whose Hand base Bribery doth not defile But what they take besure shan't wast or rust Alas poor Soules they are but Slaves in trust For these at even to Philarguros Yield up account with every farthing-cross Together with the Names of such great men As brought these generous Presents to his Den Which on his Book are set He 'l damn his Soul But in due season will well-please them all Euphorbus Lord bless me these affairs are strange rare And were nev'r heard of in a Christian Air. Turkey it self where the great Sultan sways Hath no Example of such crimes as these Madam I shall herein you truly serve And give that Sentence which their Sins deserve Themista Euphorbus Pardon me I make so bold And to thine Ears that I these things have told It is some ease to mine afflicted Heart That I with freedome can these things impart Contracted grief within so narrow room Would else be sure Prognostick of my doome My next essay shall therefore be to paint Out * A Coward Periphobes that fictitious Saint Whom for his mildness some would fain adore An Apple fair he is unfound at Core Whose Compass ' is his fancy and doth bear Within his Breast an Heart much like an † Dlonysius metu anxius nemini se credens familiarium Suorum aut propinquorum tonderefilias Suas docuit ne tonsori Collum commit terer aquibus tamen is cumiam esseut Adultae