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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	education_n	young_a	youth_n	15	3	7.3249	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53541	The extravagant poet. A comical novel, wherein is described his many pleasant follies. Translated out of French, by G.R. Gent.	Oudin, César, d. 1625.; G. R.	1681 (1681)	Wing O571; ESTC R214540	40,485	143

it But I had rather take it alone in my Chamber than amongst a Company of Coal-Carriers and Porters in Places where they do dispose of themselves which one may by good Right call it a Forest of Fens or Rendezvouz of Vagabonds which do assemble themselves in this Place of their Conveniency where Rudeness serves for an Ornament to a Rustick Company of Black Fellows in their Melancholly Debauches which assemble themselves in order to attend the best and properest Hour to go and as they say beat the Pavements which is as we say go a Padding or Pilfering These sayes he are a certain sort of Men which are much of the Nature of Owles which care not to be seen abroad at any time but in the Night But Are not you afraid of being Robbed in going into this Forest then said I to him No replyed he I rather fear the having some of my Bones broken by these Thieves for not having that about me which may give them Content But in a word I had rather take my Tobacco in my Chamber where I can smoke with Honour and without Fear For which Cause I learnt the other Day an Air which was very proper to be sung in such sorts of Assemblies I have never put it in use yet but it is good enough and hear it We are Swallowers of good Beer Which with Tobacco of a Thousand sorts We turn the Barrel upside down Which gives us a full Cariere Fye upon those that drink by halves But those that will be drunk are our Friends But his Favours still continuing to me he shews me a Manuscript which lay upon his Table saying Take this and go sit you down by yonder Window and divert your self whil'st I am busy in devising of some Thing of worth it will be worth your Reading and so we may be both imployed So I took the Paper and when I had opened it I found in it as followeth c. Theodore OR An Assembly of Felons or Thieves with their Ladies of Pleasure THeodore was a Young Man of a Family good enough and the Wisdom of his younger Years made shew of no less Success to those that had the Charge of his Education and that they hoped all their Labour and Travel would have a happy End For which Cause all honest Endeavours were used But the Youth had no sooner attained to the Age of Sixteen Years but he began to change his Mind and to take other Measures than those of his Tutor and to frequent lewd and debauch't Company and amongst these he found out one who went by the Name of Rondrille a very Felon or Thief who made it his business to go a Pilfering in the Night in the Streets And on the New-Bridge and else-where in Paris this Thief made shew as if he had known this Youth in the Army in Catalogne and saluted him by the Name of de La Breeche To which the Youth answered very freely That he was overjoyed to be taken for one that had been seen in any Noble Action or to pass for any such Man But all this time he least thought that these Fellows were only the Searchers of good Fortunes and that their Business was only how to draw him into their Cabal by entertaining him at several Feasts and Entertainments to bring him into Love with their Company that he might taste of the Pleasures of their vitious debauch't and unregulated Lives For this purpose they had a lusty Fellow but lame whose Name was Rustaut one who had served in the Company of the Germans This Man being a resolute Person was by common Consent made their Protector who so soon as he saw Theodore called for Bondrille and asked him If that Youth were in the Humor to be Enrolled in their Company To which Bondrille made Answer That according to the Dispositions that he had already seen in him he thought that he much desired it as being as he thought a little in love with it However this is a New Pigeon and therefore may do well to be put into the Flight amongst the rest Then pray sayes Rustaut take you care that he be well instructed for he seems to be a Youth of good Fashion and I hope in time to do something that is good with him So Rustaut turning himself towards the Youth Saluted him with a Civility agreeable enough So the next Morning being the Day of their Assembly Rustaut prayed him to be with them to break his Fast in Rustaut's Lodgings which Theodore for we will leave for a time to call him by the Name of de La Breeche promised him to do And so accordingly he came with Bondrille to Rustaut's Lodgings where they found him as a President sitting in the midst of a many very well liking Personages and seeming to be of very good Fashion who talked to him with Hat in Hand giving of him Reasons of all that he demanded of them And at the same time they put many things into his Hands amongst which was both Gold and Silver of divers sorts some of the Pieces being of your light or false Money which Rustaut did not much question nor trouble himself to put it to a Tryal because he knew that his Emissaries did receive it without looking on it and therefore they were not obliged to give it him as such as had been put to the Test So presently they begin to talk of other Business and of their Trade and how to excite one another to go forward in so weighty a piece of Work whereof every one was not capable of understanding it But the Table being covered every one began at the same time and in order to let their Hands their Eyes and Teeth to keep time alike so they all began to drink a Health to the right Owners or Imployers of what they were eating of For as it is to be guess'd at it was all stollen Goods therefore it was all one whom they drank to But in the Height of their Combat in Bacchus's Cause they were interrupted not with Pots and Glasses of which there were enough but by a Burger who addrest himself to Rustaut with a Note from an unknown Hand And this is the Tenor of the Note The Note that came to Rustaut from an unknown Hand c. THe Bearer of this Note is a Worthy Person and one who deserves to be obliged and I dare promise you that he will reward you well after he hath received the Favour from you which I demand of you for him which is to put him again by your Care into the Possession of a Cloak of Black Spanish-Cloath laced with Black Silk Lace and an Emrald set in a Gold-Ring and about fifteen Francks in Money which was taken from him about Nine a Clock last Night upon the Bridge of Nosterdame or our Ladyes-Bridge This I pray you not to fail me in And then to perswade your self although I pass with you for an unknown Person yet I am capable of Serving or