Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	good_a	great_a	know_v	5,049	5	3.5427	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B01545	The Bedford-shire vvidow; or, The poor in distress reliev'd, being a full and true relation, of a poor widow, whose husband was dead, and she turn'd out of doors by her creditors, and forced with her three children to lye in the street, and beg for bread; and how that Queen Mary, walking in her garden, and hearing her beg came to her, and caused her children to be cloathed and put to nurse, and gave the poor widow a weekly pension, to maintain her as long as she liv'd. To the tune of, Let Caesar live long. Licensed according to order,		1688-1692? (1692)	Wing B1674; Interim Tract Supplement Guide EBB65H[17]; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.8[28]	1,273	1

The Bedford-shire VVidow OR The Poor in Distress Reliev'd Being a full and true Relation of a poor Widow whose Husband was dead and she turn'd out of doors by her Creditors and forced with her three Children to lye in the street and Beg for Bread and how that Queen Mary walking in her Garden and hearing her Beg came to her and caused her children to be cloathed and put to Nurse and gave the poor widow a weekly pension to maintain her as long as she liv'd To the Tune of Let Caesar live long Licensed according to Order IN Scripture we read how that Dorcas the good Did dayly supply the poor Widows with Food And many Examples besides we may find All which have been Acted by good VVomen kind But none e're more great or yet glorious were seen Than this Pious Act of good Mary our Queen One time it so chanc'd on a morning so fair Queen Mary did walk for to take the fresh Ayr In her Garden so Richly bedecked with Flowers VVhere she with delights did pass several hours There sitting her down in an Arbour alone She heard a poor widow make pittiful moan The Queen much admiring to hear such a cry She look'd through a wicket where she did espy A widdow as likewise three Children small VVho lay in the street without side of the wall Begging for Money for to buy them Bread Who with hunger and pining were almost quite dead The Queen she did open the wicket streightway And unto the widow Queen Mary did say Good woman I pray you now why do you cry The woman not knowing her thus did reply My want it is great I shall perish for need And this is the cause of my mourning indeed My Husband in Prison was cast and is dead The Stones are my Couch the Streets is my Bed My Creditors cruel have seized of all Poor I and my Children have nothing at all The Lord be my comfort or else I shall dye For here in much hunger and pain I do lye In Bedford-shire I was born it is well known My Father had Houses and Land of his own But now I am poor and nothing I have I wish I was put alive into my Grave Friends I have none and my bread it is scant That I and my Babes we shall perish for want I have a brother who riches hath store Yet now will not own me because I am poor He tells me my Fortune was once very great VVhen I had full plenty and lived in State He will give me nothing he often doth say Though I have intreated him day after day The Queen did reply now I pray be content For some good provision to you shall be sent Relye upon God who for you will provide And for your poor Children also beside Ask and receive in full plenty therefore He always regardeth the crys of the Poor Queen Mary she then did immediatly call Saying bring this Poor VVoman and Children small Now into my Pallace where let them remain The widow perceiving t was Mary our Queen She was so amaz'd on the ground as she lay That not one poor word for her self she could say Some Victuals were brought and they heartily fed VVarm Cloaths were provided as also a bed The Children were then put to Nurse with all speed The Queen a good Alms-House to th' widow decreed And likewise a Pension for her did ordain And now the poor widow is happy again Printed for P. Brooksby J. Deacon J. Blare and J. Back