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	think_v	4,338	5	3.9369	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01353	A pleasant enterlude, intituled, Like will to like quoth the Deuill to the collier Wherin is declared what punishments followe those that will rather liue licentiously: then esteeme and followe good councell. And what benefits they receiue that apply them selues to vertuous liuing and good exercises. Made by Vlpian Fulwel. Fiue may easily play this enterlude. ...; Like will to like	Fulwell, Ulpian, fl. 1586.	1587 (1587)	STC 11474; ESTC S105663	25,958	44

to woork with Shouel and with spade For begging now must be your cheefest trade R. Roister ¶ Gods hart can I away with this life To beg my bread from doore to doore I wil rather cut my throte with a knife then I will liue thus beggerly and poore By Gogs blood rather then I wil it assay I wil rob and steale and keep the hye way T. Tos. ¶ Wel Rafe roister seeing we be in this miserie And labour we cannot and to beg it is a shame Yet better it is to beg most shamfully then to be hanged and to theeuery our selues to frame Ni. New ¶ Now my masters learn to beware But like will to like quod the Deuil to the Coliar R. roister ¶ Oh Lord why did not I consider this before what should of roisting be the finall end Now the house is stolen I shut the stable doore Alas that I had time my life to amend Time I haue I must needs confesse But yet in misery that time must be spent Seeing that my life I would not redresse But wholy in riot I haue it all spent VVherfore I am now brought to this exigent But the time past cannot be called again this is no nay Wherfore all you heere take example by me Time tarieth no man but passeth stil away take time while time is for time dooth flee Vse wel your youthfull yeeres and to vertues lore agree For if I to vertue had any respect this misfortune to me could not haue chaunced But because vnto vice I was a subiect to no good fame may I now be aduaunced My credit also is now quite staunched Wherfore I would all men my wofull case might see that I to them a mirrour might be T. Tos. ¶ Oh all ye parents to you I doo say Haue respect to your Children and for their education Least you answere therfore at the latter day And your meed shall be eternall damnation If my parents had brought me vp in vertue and learning I should not haue had this shamefull end But all licenciously was my vp bringing wherfore learn by me your faults to amend But neither in vertue learning nor yet honest trade was I bred vp my liuing for to get therfore in misery my life away must fade For vicious persons beholde not the net I am in the snare I am caught with the gin And now it is too late I cannot again begin Newfan. ¶ This geere would haue been looked too before But now my maisters you are vpon the skore Be packing I say and get you hence Learn to say I pray good maister giue me nine pence R. Roister ¶ Thou villain art only the cauler of this woe therfore thou shalt haue some thing of meere I goe T. Tos. ¶ Thou hast giuen me a Bottle heere But thou shalt drink first of it be it Ale or beere Rase roister beateth him with the staffe and Tom Tospot with the bottell R. Roister ¶ Take this of me before I goe hence T. Tos. ¶ Take this of me in parte of recompence Newfan. ¶ Now am I driuen to play the maister of fence Come no neer me you knaues for your ine Least I stick you both with this wood knife They haue him doun beat him be crieth for help Back I say back thou sturdy beggar body of me they haue tane away my daggar R. Roister ¶ Now in faith you whorson take heed I you accuse How you doo any more yong men intice T. Tos. ¶ Now farwell thou hast thy iust meed R. Roister ¶ Now we goe a begging God send vs good speed Rafe roister and Tom Tospot goeth out and Seueritie the Iudge entreth And Nichol Newfangle lieth on the ground groning Seueritye ¶ That vpright iudgement without parcialitie Be ministred duely to ill dooers and offenders I am one whose name is Seueritie Appointed a Iudge to suppresse euil dooers Not for hatred nor yet for malice But to aduaunce vertue and suppresse vice VVherfore Isidorus these woords dooth say Non est Iudex si in eo non est Iusticia He is not a Iudge that Iustice dooth want But he that trueth and equitie dooth plant Tully all these woords dooth expresse which woords are very true doubtlesse Semper iniquus est qui aut inuidet aut fauet They are vnrightfull Iudges all that are either enuious or els partiall Newfan. ¶ 〈…〉 vp good sir for I haue got a fall 〈◊〉 〈…〉 ●au●e haue you my freend thus heauily to grone 〈◊〉 ¶ Oh sir I haue good cause to make great mone Heere 〈◊〉 too fellowes but right now What ● think haue killed me I make God a vow 〈…〉 aliue or am I dead Seueritye ¶ Fellowe it is more need for thee to be in thy bed Then to lye heere in such sort as thou doost Newfan. ¶ In faith I should haue laid some of the knaues in the dust If I had your swoord right now in presence I would haue had a leg or an arme ere they had gon hence Severitye ¶ Who is it that hath doon thee this iniury Newfan. ¶ A couple of beggers haue doon me this vilany Seueritye ¶ I see if seueritie should not be executed One man should not liue by another If such iniuries should not be confuted The Childe would not regard Father nor mother Giue me thy hand and I wil help thee Newfan. ¶ Hold fast your swoord then I pray you hartely He riseth Seueritye ¶ Now freend it appeereth vnto me That you haue been a trauailer of the Cuntrie And such as doo trauaile doo heare of things doon Aswel in the cuntrie as in the Citie of London How say you my freend can you tel any newes Newfan. ¶ That can I for I came lately from the stewes There are knaues abroad you may beleeue me As in this place shortly you shall see No more woords but mum and stand a while aside Yonder commeth two knaues therfore abide Enter Cutbert Cutpurse and Pierce Pickpurse C. cutpurs ¶ By gogs wounds if he help not now we are vndoon By the mas for my part I wot not where to run VVe be so pursued on euery side that by gogs hart I wot not where to abide Euery Constable is charged to make priuy search So that if we may be got we shal be thrown ouer the perch P. Pick. ¶ If Nickol newfangle help not now in our need we are like in our busines ful euil to speed therfore let vs make no more delay But seek him out of hand and be gone away Newfan. ¶ Soft my maisters a while I you pray For I am heer for whom you doo seek For you know that like wil neuer from like I promised you of late a peece of land Which by and by shall fall into your hand C. cutpurs ¶ VVhat maister Nichol how doo you to day P. Pick. For the passion of God maister Nichol help to rid vs away And help vs to the land wherof you did say that we might make money of it by and