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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	good_a	know_v	see_v	4,988	5	3.1452	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14193	What creature is in health, eyther yong or olde; Ralph Roister Doister	Udall, Nicholas, 1505-1556.	1566 (1566)	STC 24508; ESTC S102483	44,763	68

yonder Captain I will turne hir loose And she gape and hisse at him as she doth at me I durst ieoparde my hande she wyll make him flee C. Custāce On forward R R. They com M. M. Stād R. R. Hold MM. Kepe C. Custāce R. R. There M. M. Strike R. R. Take héede C. Custāce Wel sayd Trupeny Trup. Ah whooresons CC. wel don in déede M. Mery. Holde thine owne Harpax downe with them Dobinet C. Custāce Now Madge there Annot now sticke them Tibet Tib. Talk All my chiefe quarell is to this same little knaue That begyled me last day nothyng shall him saue D. Dough. Downe with this litle queane that hath at me such spite Saue you from hir maister it is a very sprite C. Custāce I my selfe will mounsire graunde captaine vndertake R. Royster. They win grounde M. M. Saue your selfe sir for gods sake R. Royster. Out alas I am slaine helpe M. M. Saue your self R. R. Alas M. Mery. Nay then haue at you mistresse R. R. Thou hittest me alas M. Mery. I wil strike at Custāce here R R. Thou hittest me MM. so I wil M. Mery. Nay mistresse Custance R. R. Alas thou hittest me still R. Royster. Hold M. M. Saue your self sir R. R. Help out alas I am slain M. Mery. Truce hold your hands truce for a pissing while or twaine Now how say you Custance for sauing of your life Will ye yelde and graunt to be this gentmans wife C. Custāce Ye tolde me he loued me call ye this loue M. Mery. He loued a while euen like a turtle doue C. Custāce Gay loue God saue it so soone hotte so soone colde M. Mery. I am sory for you he could loue you yet so he coulde R. Royster. Nay by cocks precious she shall be none of mine M. Mery. Why so R. R. Come away by the matte she is mankine I durst aduenture the losse of my right hande If she dyd not flee hir other husbande And sée if she prepare not againe to fight M. Mery. What then sainct George to borow our Ladies knight R. Royster. Slée else whom she will by gog she shall not slee mée M. Mery. How then R. R. Rather than to be slaine I will flée C. Custāce Too it againe my knightesses downe with them all R. Royster. Away away away she will else kyll vs all M. Mery. Nay sticke to it like an hardie man and a tall R. Royster. Oh bones thou bittest me Away or else die we shall M. Mery. Away for the pashe of our swéete Lord Iesus Christ C. Custāce Away loute and lubber or I shall be thy priest Exeant om So this fielde is ours we haue driuen them all away Tib. Talk Thankes to God mistresse ye haue had a faire day C. Custāce Well nowe goe ye in and make your selfe some good chéere Oēs pariter We goe T. Trust. Ah sir what a field we haue had héere C. Custāce Friend Tristram I pray you be a witnesse with me T. Trusty Dame Custance I shall depose for your honestie And nowe fare ye well except some thing else ye wolde C. Custāce Not now but when I nede to sende I will be bolde Exeat I thanke you for these paines And now I wyll get me in Now Roister Doister will no more wowyng begin Ex. Actus v. Scaena j. Gawyn Goodlucke Sym Suresby SYm Suresby my trustie man nowe aduise thée well And sée that no false surmises thou me tell Was there such adoe about Custance of a truth Sim Sure To reporte that I hearde and sawe to me is ruth But both my duetie and name and propretie Warneth me to you to shewe fidelitie It may be well enough and I wyshe it so to be She may hir selfe discharge and trie hir honestie Yet their clayme to hir me thought was very large For with letters rings and tokens they dyd hir charge Which when I hearde and sawe I would none to you bring G. Goodl. No by sainct Marie I allowe thée in that thing Ah sirra nowe I see truthe in the prouerbe olde All things that shineth is not by and by pure golde If any doe lyue a woman of honestie I would haue sworne Christian Custance had bene shée Sim Sure Sir though I to you be a seruant true and iust Yet doe not ye therfore your faithfull spouse mystrust But examine the matter and if ye shall it finde To be all well be not ye for my wordes vnkinde G. Goodl. I shall do that is right and as I see cause why But here commeth Custance forth we shal know by and by Actus v. Scaena ij. C Custance Gawyn Goodlucke Sym Suresby C. Custāce I Come forth to sée and hearken for newes good For about this houre is the tyme of likelyhood That Gawyn Goodlucke by the sayings of Suresby Woulde be at home and lo yond I sée hym I What Gawyn Goodluck the onely hope of my life Welcome home and kysse me your true espoused wife Ga. Good Nay soft dame Custance I must first by your licence Sée whether all things be cléere in your conscience I heare of your doings to me very straunge C. Custāce What feare yee that my faith towardes you should chaunge Ga. Good I must néedes mistrust ye be elsewhere entangled For I heare that certaine men with you haue wrangled About the promise of mariage by you to them made C. Custāce Coulde any mans reporte your minde therein persuade Ga. Good Well ye must therin declare your selfe to stande cléere Else I and you dame Custance may not ioyne this yere C. Custāce Then woulde I were dead and faire layd in my graue Ah Suresby is this the honestie that ye haue To hurt me with your report not knowyng the thing Sun Sure If ye be honest my wordes can hurte you nothing But what I hearde and sawe I might not but report C. Custāce Ah Lorde helpe poore widowes destitute of comfort Truly most deare spouse nought was done but for pastance G. Good But such kynde of sporting is homely daliance C. Custāce If ye knewe the truthe ye would take all in good parte Ga. Good By your leaue I am not halfe well skilled in that arte C. Custāce It was none but Roister Doister that foolishe mome Ga. Good Yea Custance better they say a badde scuse than none C. Custāce Why Tristram Trustie sir your true and faithfull frende Was priuie bothe to the beginning and the ende Let him be the Iudge and for me testifie Ga. Good I will the more credite that he shall verifie And bicause I will the truthe know éen as it is I will to him my selfe and know all without miſſe Come on Sym Suresby that before my friend thou may Auouch the same wordes which thou dydst to me say Exeant Actus v. Scaena iij. Christian Custance C. Custāce O Lorde howe necessarie it is nowe of dayes That eche bodie liue vprightly all maner wayes For lette neuer so little a gappe be open And be sure of

are to tender hearted shall she make vs dawes Nay dame I will be plaine with you in my friends cause R. Royster. Let all this passe swéete heart and accept my seruice C. Custāce I will not be serued with a foole in no wise When I choose an husbande I hope to take a man M. Mery. And where will ye finde one which can doe that he can Now thys man towarde you being so kinde You not to make him an answere somewhat to his minde C. Custāce I sent him a full answere by you dyd I not M. Mery. And I reported it C. Custance Nay I must speake it againe R. Royster. No no he tolde it all M. M. Was I not metely plaine R. Royster. Yes M. M. But I would not tell all for faith if I had With you dame Custance ere this houre it had ben bad And not without cause for this goodly personage Ment no lesse than to ioyne with you in mariage C. Custāce Let him wast no more labour nor sute about me M. Mery. Ye know not where your preferment lieth I see He sending you such a token ring and letter C. Custāce Mary here it is ye neuer sawe a better M. Mery. Let vs see your letter C. Custance Holde reade it if ye can And sée what letter it is to winne a woman M. Mery. To mine owne deare honey birde swete heart and pigsny Good Mistresse Custance present these by and by Of this superscription de ye blame the stile C. Custāce With the rest as good stuffe as ye redde a great while M. Mery. Swéete mistresse where as I loue you nothing at all Regarding your substance and richesse chiefe of all For your personage beautie demeanour and wit I commende me vnto you neuer a whit Sorie to heare report of your good welfare For as I heare say suche your conditions are That ye be worthie fauour of no liuing man To be abhorred of euery honest man To be taken for a woman enclined to vice Nothing at all to Uertue gyuing hir due price Wherfore concerning mariage ye are thought Suche a fine Paragon as nere honest man bought And nowe by these presentes I do you aduertise That I am minded to marrie you in no wise For your goodes and substance I coulde bée content To take you as ye are If ye mynde to bée my wyfe Ye shall be assured for the tyme of my lyfe I will kéepe ye ryght well from good rayment and fare Ye shall not be kepte but in sorowe and care Ye shall in no wyse lyue at your owne libertie Doe and say what ye lust ye shall neuer please me But when ye are mery I will be all sadde When ye are sory I will be very gladde When ye séeke your heartes ease I will be vnkinde At no tyme in me shall ye muche gentlenesse finde But all things contrary to your will and minde Shall be done otherwise I wyll not be behinde To speake And as for all them that woulde do you wrong I will so helpe and mainteyne ye shall not lyue long Nor any foolishe dolte shall cumbre you but I I who ere say nay wyll sticke by you tyll I die Thus good mistresse Custance the lorde you saue and kepe From me Roister Doister whether I wake or slepe Who fauoureth you 〈◊〉 lesse ye may be bolde Than this letter purporteth which ye haue vnfolde C. Custāce Howe by this letter of loue is it not fine R. Royster. By the armes of Caleps it is none of myne R. Royster. Fie you are fowle to blame this is your owne hand C. Custāce Might not a woman be proude of such an husbande M. Mery. Ah that ye would in a letter shew such despite R. Royster. Oh I would I had hym here the which did it endite M. Mery. Why ye made it your selfe ye tolde me by this light R. Royster. Yea I ment I wrote it myne owne selfe yesternight C. Custāce Ywis sir I would not haue sent you such a mocke R. Royster. Ye may so take it but I ment it not so by cocke M. Mery. Who can blame this woman to 〈◊〉 and frette and rage Tut tut your selfe nowe haue marde your owne marriage Well yet mistresse Custance if ye can this remitte This gentleman other wise may your loue requitte C. Custāce No God be with you both and ●●●ke no more to me Exeat R. Royster. Wough she is gone for euer I shall hir no more sée M. Mery. What wéepe fye for shame and blubber for manhods sake Neuer lette your foe so muche pleasure of you take Rather play the mans parte and doe loue refraine It she despise you éen despise ye hir againe R. Royster. By gosse and for thy sake I defy hir in déede M. Mery. Yea and perchaunce that way ye shall much sooner spéede For one madde propretie these women haue in ●ey When ye will they will not Will not ye then will they Ah foolishe woman ah moste vnluckie Custance Ah vnfortunate woman ah pieuishe Custance Art thou to thine harmes so obstinately bent That thou canst not sée where lieth thine high preferment Canst thou not lub dis man which coulde lub dée so well Art thou so much thine own foe R. R. Thou dost the truth tell M. Mery. Wel I lamēt R. R. So do I MM. Wherfor RR. For this thing Bicause she is gone M. M. I mourne for an other thing R. Royster. What is it Merygréeke wherfore thou dost griefe take M. Mery. That I am not a woman my selfe for your sake I would haue you my selfe and a strawe for yond Gill And mocke much of you though it were against my will I would not I warrant you fall in such a rage As so to refuse suche a goodly personage R. Royster. In faith I heartily thanke thée Merygréeke M. Mery. And I were a woman R. R. Thou wouldest to me séeke M. Mery. For though I say it a goodly person ye bée R. Royster. No no M. M. Yes a goodly man as ere I dyd sée R. Royster. No I am a poore homely man as God made mée M. Mery. By the faith that I owe to God sir but ye bée Woulde I might for your sake spende a thousande pound land R. Royster. I dare say thou wouldest haue me to thy husbande M. Mery. Yea And I were the fairest lady in the shiere And knewe you as I know you and sée you nowe here Well I say no more R. R. Gramercies with all my hart M. Mery. But since that can not be will ye play a wise parte R. Royster. How should I M. M. Refraine from Custance a while now And I warrant hir soone right glad to séeke to you Ye shall sée hir anon come on hir knées créeping And pray you to be good to hir salte teares wéeping R. Royster. But what and she come not M. M. In faith then farewel ●he Or else if ye be wroth ye may auenged be R. Royster. By cocks precious potsticke and éen so