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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	day_n	great_a	see_v	4,001	5	3.3205	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00102	Iniunctions geven by the Quenes Maiestie anno Domini MD.LIX., the fyrst yeare of the raigne of our Soueraigne Lady Quene Elizabeth.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I); Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603.	1559 (1559)	STC 10100.3; ESTC S850	15,368	36

commaundementes the Artycles of the beliefe and in the Lordes prayer and dylygentlye examyne them and teache the Cathechisme sette forth in the booke of publike prayer Item that the ordinaries do exhibite vnto our visitoures theyr bookes or a true copye of the same conteynyng the causes why any person was imprysoned famyshed or put to death for religion Item that in euery paryshe three or foure discrete men which tender Gods glorye and his true relygyon shalbe appoynted by the Ordinaries diligentlye to see that all the paryshyoners duely resorte to theyr Churche vppon all Sundayes and holy dayes and there to contynue the whole tyme of the Godly seruice And all suche as shalbe founde slacke or negligente in resortyng to the Churche hauynge no great nor vrgent cause of absence they shall strayghtly call vpon them and after due monition yf they amende not they shall denounce them to the ordinarye Item that the Churchwardens of euery paryshe shall delyuer vnto our visitours the inuētories of vestmentes copes and other ornamentes plate bookes and specyallye of Grayles Couchers Legendes Processionalles Hymnalles Manuelles Portuesses and suche lyke apperteynyng to theyr Church Item that wekely vppon Wenesdayes and Frydayes not beynge holly dayes the curate at the accustomed houres of seruice shall resort to Churche and cause warning to be geuen to the people by knollyng of the bell and say the Letany and prayers Item because dyuers Collegiate and also some paryshe Churches heretofore there hathe ben lyuynges appoynted for the maintenaunce of menne and chyldren to vse syngynge in the Churche by meanes whereof the lawdable science of musike hath ben had in estimation and preserued in knowledge The Quenes Maiestie neyther meanyng in any wyse the decaye of any thyng that myght conuenientlye tende to the vse and contynnaunce of the sayde science neyther to haue the same in anye parte so abused in the Churche that thereby the common prayer shoulde bee the worse vnderstande of the hearers Wylleth and commaundeth that fyrste no alteration be made of such assignementes of lyuynge as heretofore hath been appoynted to the vse of syngynge or musyke in the Churche but that the same so remayne And that there bee a modeste and destyncte songe so vsed in all partes of the common prayers in the Church that the same maye be as playnely vnderstāded as if it were read without singing And yet neuertheles for the comforting of such as delyte in musicke it maye be permitted that in the beginnyng or in thend of common prayers eyther at mornyng or euenynge there maye be songe an hymne or suche lyke songe to the prayse of almyghtye God in the best sore of melodye and musicke that maye be conuenientlye deuysed hauynge respecte that the sentence of the hymne maye bee vnderstanded and perceyued Item because in all alterations specially in rytes and ceremonies there happeneth discord emonges the people and thervpon slaunderous wordes and ●●●linges wherby charitie the knot of all christian societie is losed The Quenes Maiestie beyng most desirous of all other earthly thynges that her people shoulde lyue in charitie both towardes God and man and therin abounde in good woorkes wylleth and straightly commaundeth al maner her subiectes to forbeare all vayne contencious disputacions in matters of Religion and not to vse in despite or rebuke of any person these conuitious wordes papyst or papisticall hereticke scysmaticke or sacramentary or any suche lyke wordes of reproche But yf anye maner of person shall deserue the accusation of any such that fyrste he bee charytablye admonysshed thereof And yf that shall not amende hym then to denounce the offendours to the ordinary or to some higher power hauing aucthoritie to correcte the same Item because there is a great abuse in the printers of bokes which for couetousnes cheifly regard not what they print so thei may haue gaine whereby arriseth great dysorder by publicatyon of vnfrutefull vayne and infamous bokes and papers The Quenes maiestie straytly chargethe and commaundeth that no manner of person shall print any maner of boke or paper of what sort nature or in what lāguage soeuer it be excepte the same be first licenced by her maiestie by expresse wordes in writynge or by .vi. of her priuy counsel or bs perused licensed by the archbyshops of Cantorbury yorke the bishop of London the chauncelours of both vnyuersities the bishop beyng ordinary and the Archdeacon also of the place where any suche shalbe printed or by two of them wherof the ordinary of the place to be alwaies one And that the names of such as shal allows the same to be added in thende of euery such worke for a testymonye of the allowaunce therof And bycause many pampheletes playes and balletes be often times printed wherein regard wold be had that nothinge therin should be either heretical sedicious or vnsemely for Christian eares Her maiestie likewise commaundeth that no manner of person shall enterprise to print any such except the same be to him lycenced by suche her maiesties commyssioners or .iii of them as h● appoynted in the citye of London to here and determine diuers causes ecclesiasticall tending to the execution of certayne statutes made the last parliamēt for vnyformitye of order in religion And yf any shall sell or vtter any manner of bokes or papers beynge not licensed as is abouesaid That the same party shalbe punyshed by order of the sayde commyssyoners as to the qualitie of the faulte shalbe thought mete And touchinge all other bokes of matters of religyon or polycye or gouernaunce that hathe ben printed eitheir on thisside the Seas or on thother side bicause the diuersitie of thē is great and that there nedeth good consideration to be had of the perticularyties therof her maiestye referreth the prohibition or permission therof to thorder whiche her saide commissioners within the Citie of London shall take and notifye Accordynge to the whyche her maiestye straightly commaundeth al manner her subiectes and specially the wardens and company of Stacyoners to be obedyent Prouyded that these orders do not extend to anye prophane aucthours and workes in any language that hath ben heretofore commonly receyued or allowed in any the vnyuersities or Scoles But the same may be prynted and vsed as by good order they were accustomed Item althougthe almightye god is at all tymes to be honored wyth all manner of reuerence that maye be deuysed yet all other tymes in tyme of common prayer the same is most to be regarded Therfore it is to be necessaryly receiued that in tyme of the Letanye and of all other collectes and common supplicatyons to almyghty god all manner of people shal deuoutly and humblye knele vpon their knees and gyue eare therunto And that whensoeuer the name of Iesus shalbe in anye Lesson Sermon or otherwyse in the churche pronounced That due reuerēce be made of all parsons yong and olde with lowlynes of cursey and vncouerynge of heddes of