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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
B01226	A proper new balad in praise of my Ladie Marques, whose death is bewailed, to the tune of New lusty gallant.	Elderton, William, d. 1592?	1569 (1569)	STC 7562; Interim Tract Supplement Guide Huth 50[2]	1,007	1

A proper new balad in praise of my Ladie Marques ▪ Whose death is be wailed To the tune of new lusty gallant LAdies I thinke you maruell that I writ no mery report to you And what is the cause I court it not So merye as I was wont to dooe Alas I let you vnderstand It is no newes for me to show The fairest flower of my garland Was caught from court a great while a goe For vnder the roufe of sweete Saint Paull There lyeth my Ladie buryed in Claye Where I make memory for her soule With weepinge eyes once euerye daye All other sightes I haue for got That euer in court I ioyed to see And that is the cause I court it not So mery as I was wont to be And though that shee be dead and gone Whose courting need not to be tolde And natures mould of fleshe and bone Whose lyke now liues not to be holde Me thinkes I see her walke in blacke In euery corner where I goe To looke if anie bodie do lacke A frend to helpe them of theyr woe Mee thinkes I see her sorowfull teares To princelye state approching nye Mee thinkes I see her tremblinge feares Leste anie her suites shulde hit a wrie Mee thinkes she shuld be still in place A pitifull speaker to a Queene Bewailinge every poore mans case As many a time the hath ben seene Mee thinkes I see her modeste mood Her comlie clothig plainlie clad Her face so sweete her cheere so good The courtlie countenance that shee had But chefe of all mee thinkes I see Her vertues dentie daie by daie Homblie kneeling one her knee As her desire was still to praie Mee thinkes I cold from morow to night Do no thing ells verie good will But spend the time to speak and writte The praise of my good ladies still Though reason saith now she is dead To seeke and sarue as good as shee It will not sinke so in my head That euer the like in courte will bee But sure I am ther liueth yet In court a dearer frinde to mee Whome I to sarue am so vn fit I am sure the like will neuer bee For I with all that I can dooe Vnworthie most maie seeme to bee To vndoo the lachet of her shooe Yet will I come to courte and see Then haue a mongste ye once a gaine Faint harts faire Ladies neuer win I trust ye will consider my payne When any good Venison cometh in And gentill Ladies I you praie If my absentinge breede to blame In my behalfe that ye will saie In court is remedie for the same ꝙ W. Elderton ¶ Finis ¶ Imprinted at London in Fletestreat beneath the Conduit at the signe of S. Iohn Euangelist by Thomas Colwell