Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n
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A00474
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The example of euyll tongues; Of euyll tongues.
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STC 10608; ESTC S110674
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¶_o the_o example_n of_o evyll_n tongue_n with_o pyte_n move_v to_o my_o pain_n i_o die_v i_o dres_n to_o show_v the_o people_n what_o do_v they_o most_o grevam_v i_o say_v ill_a tongue_n full_a of_o bitter_a crewelnes_n in_o this_o world_n may_v be_v no_o great_a penance_n thes_n be_v the_o clapper_n of_o sorrow_n the_o skorge_v of_o vengan_n these_o prevy_a morderer_n these_o cumbrous_a hell_n wede_n because_o of_o great_a meschefe_n &_o dystroyer_n of_o good_a dedy_n if_o there_o be_v in_o the_o world_n none_o other_o punyshement_n but_o ill_a tongue_n only_o in_o especyall_a of_o very_o right_a it_o be_v suffycyent_a seyenge_a how_v every_o creature_n now_o over_o all_o be_v sodeyn_o smyten_v with_o this_o venomous_a spear_n mortal_a of_o cumbrous_a tongue_n that_o god_n ne_o man_n dredy_n because_o of_o mischief_n &_o dystroyer_n of_o good_a dedy_n both_o rich_a and_o poor_a be_v bring_v in_o torment_n by_o this_o curse_a slo_n worm_n that_o swell_v worse_a than_o a_o toad_n i_o mean_n the_o ill_a tongue_n that_o venymous_a serpent_n which_o many_o good_a doer_n destroy_v with_o a_o word_n who_o lede_v their_o life_n now_o in_o peasyble_a concord_n full_a few_o for_o ill_a tongue_n so_o moche_v sorrow_n bredy_n they_o be_v cause_n of_o mischief_n &_o dystroy_v good_a dedy_n no_o enemy_n so_o lytell_a we_o out_o he_o to_o doubt_n ne_n none_o so_o great_a room_n but_o remedy_n may_v be_v find_v if_o it_o in_o time_n be_v perceyve_v and_o bring_v out_o than_o to_o a_o good_a end_n it_o may_v rebound_v but_o a_o ill_a tongue_n so_o broad_a renri_v the_o sound_n from_o bad_a to_o worse_o and_o so_o mischief_n spedy_n which_o cause_v many_o a_o man_n to_o wtdrawe_v good_a dedy_n the_o tongue_n be_v instrument_n of_o lie_n treason_n &_o treachery_n and_o cause_v war_n morth_o mischief_n wtout_fw-fr end_n great_a multytude_n of_o other_o with_o ypocrysy_a rebellyon_n theft_n dyscorde_n full_a ill_a to_o defend_v fighting_a chyde_n to_o strife_n ever_o intend_v with_o shame_n &_o slander_v to_o ill_a fortune_n all_o lead_fw-la lo_n how_o the_o tongue_n cause_v mischief_n &_o dystroy_v good_a dede_n some_o thief_n escapen_v &_o many_o true_a man_n be_v hang_v it_o be_v daily_o see_v in_o this_o world_n round_o faithful_a people_n by_o ill_a tongue_n be_v condemn_v that_o to_o untruth_n there_o dyde_v never_o die_v find_v but_o he_o that_o come_v in_o danger_n of_o a_o ill_a tongue_n seldom_o or_o never_o he_o escape_v there_o fro_o for_o by_o a_o ill_a tongue_n the_o good_a name_n be_v soon_o a_o go_v and_o this_o ill_a joint_n of_o moost_n dyspyte_n sormount_v all_o venom_n of_o serpent_n fall_v they_o have_v such_o malycyous_a appetyte_n they_o may_v be_v liken_v to_o the_o fiend_n of_o hell_n the_o sorrow_n that_o by_o they_o be_v rere_v no_o man_n may_v tell_v the_o true_a servant_n put_v out_o of_o favour_n that_o be_v pyte_n &_o woe_n for_o by_o a_o evyll_n tongue_n the_o good_a name_n be_v soon_o a_o go_v a_o false_a tongue_n will_v ever_o imagyne_v and_o say_v that_o never_o by_o creature_n be_v say_v ne_fw-la thought_n and_o this_o have_v be_v see_v and_o be_v every_o day_n the_o fader_fw-mi and_o mother_n betray_v &_o in_o sorrow_n bring_v many_o good_a folk_n have_v slander_v dear_o buy_v as_o lose_v their_o good_n and_o their_o lyve_n also_o for_o by_o a_o ill_a tongue_n the_o good_a name_n be_v soon_o a_o go_v many_o there_o be_v that_o never_o die_v offend_v which_o by_o a_o evyll_n tongue_n be_v bring_v to_o dysshonoure_n and_o in_o to_o a_o evyll_n name_n soon_o they_o be_v comptende_v that_o a._n m._n to_o their_o good_a name_n can_v they_o restore_v the_o claterer_n condycyon_n be_v to_o gross_a up_o more_o &_o more_o maiden_n by_o they_o be_v blame_v wedowe_n &_o other_o mo_z for_o by_o a_o evyll_n tongue_n the_o name_n be_v soon_o go_v there_o be_v many_o one_o blame_v and_o accuse_v for_o nought_o and_o many_o guiltless_a their_o lyve_n from_o they_o be_v take_v you_o and_o a_o thousand_o into_o poverte_a bring_v that_o daily_o go_v a_o bege_a &_o pray_v for_o god_n sake_n and_o all_o through_o tale_n teller_n his_o scrowe_n do_v wake_v which_o cause_v many_o one_o theyr selfe_o to_o slo_v where_o by_o a_o evyll_n tongue_n their_o good_a name_n be_v a_o go_v full_a many_o be_v bring_v to_o dysea_n and_o captyvyte_o in_o every_o regyon_n that_o man_n can_v travayll_v the_o tongue_n be_v causer_n of_o this_o woeful_a adversyte_n full_a lytell_fw-mi or_o nought_o now_o do_v troth_n avayll_v true_a heyer_n be_v dysheryte_v without_o any_o fail_v with_o weep_a &_o wail_v some_o wax_v blind_a and_o all_o cause_v evyll_n tongue_n moo_v enemy_n to_o mankind_n though_o some_o preeste_n now_o be_v never_o so_o pacyent_a and_o in_o town_n and_o cyte_n be_v pease_n over_o all_o or_o though_o the_o relygyous_a be_v never_o so_o obedyent_a yet_o a_o evyll_n tongue_n will_v trouble_v they_o all_o multyplyenge_a of_o lesynge_n by_o he_o arise_v shall_v to_o trouble_v good_a people_n in_o soul_n and_o mind_n this_o be_v evyll_n tongue_n moo_v enemy_n to_o mankind_n if_o any_o man_n will_v begin_v his_o sin_n to_o reny_v or_o any_o good_a people_n that_o fro_o vice_n die_v refrain_v what_o so_o ever_o he_o be_v that_o to_o virtue_n will_v apply_v but_o a_o ill_a tongue_n will_v all_o overthrow_n again_o lo_o by_o who_o be_v raise_v all_o this_o great_a pain_n of_o sorowefull_a slander_v that_o fly_v as_o the_o wound_n these_o ill_a tongue_n be_v moo_v enemy_n to_o mankind_n i_o say_v not_o but_o war_n be_v great_a abusyon_n yet_o be_v there_o not_o so_o many_o as_o be_v with_o ill_a tongue_n slay_v and_o though_o hunger_n be_v never_o so_o sharp_a for_o the_o season_n yet_o for_o all_o that_o god_n some_o people_n do_v sustain_v of_o frost_n great_a some_o people_n be_v not_o fain_o but_o so_o sore_a grief_n no_o where_n may_v we_o find_v as_o it_o the_o ill_a tongue_n moo_v enemy_n to_o mank_v though_o sudden_a death_n be_v never_o so_o rygorous_a yet_o by_o preeste_n it_o seize_v at_o the_o last_o but_o where_o all_o ill_a tongue_n lyste_v to_o be_v malycyous_a there_o be_v never_o remedy_n when_o the_o word_n be_v past_a to_o lie_v and_o say_v wrong_n they_o be_v never_o aghast_a of_o heaven_n and_o hell_n they_o have_v lytell_a mind_n i_o mean_v ill_a tongue_n moo_v enemy_n to_o man_n kind_n speke_n of_o salpeter_n arsnek_v or_o any_o poison_v mortal_a the_o fire_n of_o hell_n the_o blood_n of_o serpent_n venymmous_a you_o find_v none_o soon_o so_o peryllous_a among_o all_o as_o be_v the_o ill_a tongue_n to_o they_o that_o be_v virtuous_a they_o be_v of_o malice_n so_o full_a and_o rygorous_a for_o they_o that_o lyste_a to_o do_v well_o &_o there_o o_o do_v their_o pain_n by_o the_o evyll_n tongue_n all_o be_v overthrow_v again_o therefore_o every_o creature_n take_v heed_n what_o you_o say_v for_o if_o the_o word_n be_v escape_v at_o any_o throw_v it_o will_v not_o be_v call_v again_o though_o thou_o will_v lay_v both_o life_n and_o good_n and_o on_o it_o bestow_v i_o will_v wete_z how_o we_o a_o good_a tongue_n shall_v know_v it_o will_v not_o be_v for_o by_o the_o subtyll_a train_n of_o the_o ill_a tongue_n which_o all_o overthrow_v again_o man_n shette_v sure_o their_o chyste_n with_o silver_n &_o gold_n with_o dyvyr_n julle_n of_o great_a comodyte_n fur_v gown_n in_o grain_n right_a goodly_a to_o behold_v yet_o be_v they_o better_a to_o keep_v their_o adversaries_n close_a the_o ill_a tongue_n and_o set_v all_o the_o other_o lose_v for_o many_o have_v purpose_v to_o amend_v with_o herte_fw-fr fain_o but_o a_o ill_a tongue_n overthrow_v again_o for_o that_o ill_a by_o another_o do_v say_v if_o he_o his_o own_o default_n die_v well_o behold_v how_o many_o time_n himself_o be_v out_o of_o the_o way_n full_o glad_o than_o his_o tongue_n keep_v he_o will_v for_o if_o pykethanke_v their_o own_o fault_n see_v shall_v to_o their_o herte_n it_o will_v be_v a_o great_a pain_n for_o by_o ill_a tongue_n all_o virtue_n be_v overthrow_v again_o all_o people_n beware_v of_o these_o ill_a tongue_n most_o peryllous_a and_o eschew_v they_o where_o ever_o you_o go_v tonge_n breke_v bone_n he_o be_v so_o malycyous_a and_o none_o have_v himself_o all_o know_v it_o be_v so_o slander_n come_v lyght_o which_o cause_v great_a woe_n for_o though_o thou_o be_v in_o name_n i_o tell_v the_o plain_n by_o a_o ill_a tongue_n all_o be_v overthrow_v again_o these_o comberose_n clamores_fw-la in_o every_o town_n that_o thing_n which_o the_o devyll_n can_v not_o bring_v about_o a_o ill_a tongue_n will_v perform_v by_o unkind_a perolysene_v if_o a_o thousand_o fende_v be_v to_o guider_n in_o a_o rout_n coude_fw-fr not_o by_o their_o malice_n such_o falshede_v uter_fw-la out_o to_o bring_v the_o people_n to_o great_a dessensyon_n as_o do_v these_o ill_a tongue_n man_n moost_n confusyon_n o_o envious_a tongue_n destroyer_n of_o high_a &_o low_a degree_n thy_o wicked_a sedes_fw-la thou_o do_v sow_v down_o here_o and_o else_o where_o over_o every_o country_n both_o in_o cyte_a borowe_n vyllage_n and_o town_n seize_v thy_o roar_a thou_o fendly_a lion_n in_o the_o coffer_n of_o scyence_n hide_v the_o full_a soon_o for_o ill_a tongue_n be_v man_n most_o confusyon_n he_o that_o can_v keep_v his_o tongue_n and_o beware_v laude_n unto_o he_o shall_v ever_o increase_v and_o where_o that_o ever_o he_o go_v he_o need_v not_o to_o care_v for_o he_o be_v sure_a of_o rest_n and_o pease_n more_o of_o this_o matter_n i_o need_v not_o rehearse_v for_o take_v these_o word_n for_o a_o conclusion_n that_o ill_a tongue_n be_v ever_o man_n confusyon_n ¶_o amen_o w_n c_o wynkyn_n ·_o de_fw-fr ·_o word_n