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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	great_a	know_v	see_v	5,670	5	3.0830	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B04602	Of the faithful friendship that lasted between two faithful friends. To the tune of, Flying fame.		1650 (1650)	Wing O142A; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.7[503]	2,086	1

Of the faithful Friendship that lasted between two faithful Friends To the Tune of Flying Fame IN stately Rome sometimes did dwell a man of noble Fame Who had a son of seemlie shape Alphonso was his name When he was grown and come to age his Father thought it best To send his son to Athens faire where wisedoms School did rest And when he was at Athens come good Lectors for to learn A place to board him with delight his friends did well discern A noble Knight of Athens Town of him did take the charge Who had a son Gancelo cal'd just of his pitch and age In stature and in person both in favour speech and face In qualitie and condition eke they 'greed in everle place So like they were in all respects the one unto the other They were not known but by their face of Father nor of Mother And as in favour they were found alike in all respects Then so they did most dearlie love as prov'd by good respect Gancelo loved a Ladie fair which did in Athens dwell Who was in beautie peerlesse found so far she did excell Vpon a time it chanced so as fancie did him move That he would visit for delight his Ladie and his love And to his true and faithful friend he did declare the same Asking of him if he would see that fair and comelie Dame Alphonso did thereto agree and with Gancelo went To see the Ladie which he lov'd which bred his discontent But when he cast his christal eyes upon her angels hue The beautie of that Ladie bright did straight his heart subdue His gentle heart so wounded was with that fair Ladie face That afterward he dallie liv'd in sad and woeful case And of his grief he knew not how thereof to make an end For that he knew the Ladies love was yeelded to his friend Thus being sore perplext in mind upon his bed he lay Like one which death and deep despair had almost worn away His friend Ganselo that did see his grief and great distresse At length resquested for to know his cause of heavinesse With much ado at length he told the truth unto his friend Who did release his inward woe with comfort to the end Take courage then dear friend quoth he though she through love be mine My right I will resign to thee the Lady shall be thine You know our favours are alike our speech alike likewise This day is mine apparel then you shall your self disguise And unto Church then shall you go directlie in my stead So though in my friends suppose 't is I you shall the Lady wed Alphonso was so well apaid and as they had decreed He went a day and wedded plain the Lady there in deed But when the Nuptial feast was done and Phoebus quite was fled The Lady for Ganselo took Alphonso to her bed That night they spent in pleasant sport and when the day was come A Post for fair Alphonso came to fetch him home to Rome Then was the matter plainly prov'd Alphonso wedded was And not Ganselo to that Dame which brought great woe alas Alphonso being come to Rome with this his Ladie gay Ganseloes friends and kindred all in such a rage did stay That they depriv'd him of his wealth his lands and rich attire And banisht him their Countrey quite in rage and wrathfull ire With sad and pensive thoughts alas Ganselo wandred then Who was through Want constrain'd to beg relief of many men In this distresse oft would he say to Rome I mean to go To seek Alphonso my dear friend who will relieve my wo. To Rome when poor Ganselo came and found Alphonsoes place Which was so famous huge and fair himself in such poor case He was asham'd to shew himself in that his poor array Saying Alphonso knowes me well if he should come this way Wherefore he staid within the street Alphonso then came by But heeded not Ganselo poor his friend that stood so nigh Which griev'd Ganselo to the heart quoth he and is it so Doth proud Alphonso now disdain his friends to need to know In desperate sort away he went into a Barn hard by And presently he drew his knife thinking thereby to die And bitterly in sorrow there he did lament and weep And being over weigh'd with grief he there fell fast asleep Where soundly there he sweetly sleept came in a murdering thief And with a naked knife lay by this man so full of grief This knife so bright he took up straight and went away amain And thrust it into a murdered a man which he before had slain And afterward he went with speed and put this bloodie knife Into his hand that sleeping lay to save himself from strife Which done in haste away he ran and when that search was made Ganselo with his bloodie knife was for the murder staid And brought before the Magistrat who did confesse most plain That he indeed with that same knife the murdered man had slain Alphonso sitting there as Iudge and knowing Ganseloes face To save his friend did say himself was guiltie in that case None quoth Alphonso kill'd the man my Lord but only I And therefore set this poor man free and let me justly die Then while for death these loving friends in striving did proceed The man before the Senate came which did the fact indeed Who being moved with remorse their friendlie hearts to see Did prove before the judges plain none did the fact but he Thus when the truth was plainly told of all sides joy was seen Alphonso did imbrace his friend which had so wofull been In rich array he cloathed him as fitted his degree And helps him to his lands again and former dignitie The murderer for telling truth had pardon at that time Who afterward lamented much his soul and grievous crime FINIS