Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	great_a	see_v	think_v	3,978	5	3.8757	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76051	All to Westminster: newes from Elizium, or, A packet of wonders, brought over in Charons ferry-boat last spring tyde: discovering many notable things worth observation, 1641.		1641 (1641)	Wing A949; Thomason E156_2	5,146	9

All to Westminster NEWES FROM ELIZIUM OR A Packet of wonders brought over in Charons Ferry-Boat last Spring Tyde Discovering many notable things worth Observation 1641. Printed in the Yeare 1641. All to Westminster IN the still houres of the gloomy night when Morpheus was the secure Canopy of most mens hearts my troubled fancy kept me waking and various whimsies did suggest into my secret thoughts wherby my wearied body could take no rest though in the still houres of the cloudy night but after the passing over of some sad meditations the moone began to shine which seemed to me delightfull then I arose for my cogitations invited mee to walke abroad I went into the city and walk't from street to street but the beating of the city drums did almost break my brain I went into the Country and espying a great house I visited it and when I approached I cast my eyes upon it walked about it where at last I beheld the porch I went into it and there J laid me down to sleep but J was soon disturbed The Country Swaines came thither knocking at the dore with their long pike-staves in their hands and their pouches hanging by their side they srighted me terribly I know not what to thinke of it but I spake boldly unto them and asked them what place that was who answered me that a Judge dwelt there I asked them againe doth your Judge quoth I heare Cases in the night and they told me that they were thus often troubled and detracted from their rest to come thither else quoth they wee should goe to law but never meet with Gospellers I asked them why they carryed such long staves in their hands and such pouches by their sides and many such like questions and they told me that their staves were to defend them from theeves that lay lurking up and downe the Country and that their bags were to put writings their money in both which they brought to the Gentleman of the house to defend their cause and assist them against their adversary that would wrong them in their estates But they told me such a story that J was almost mad me thought the house began to sinke and J poore timorous Cative began to flye and tooke sanctuary in the Church-porch there J laid me down again thinking with my selfe surely here I shall rest quietly but before I was web laid and had contrived my place to lye to sleepe I heard a clomping noise as if some horse had come into the porch and looking what it was I espyed a Country fellow I think it was the Sexton came to toule the bell for some body that lay dying and he told me that my Lords grace of Canterbury had sent a command that none should put the consecrated Temple to common uses and therefore he told me that I must not sleepe in the Church-porch for it is holy qd he what thought I will not England afford me a resting place away I sayled into Ireland to sea what entertainment I could get there but I was there troubled with so many Crosses heard so many lamentations like forlorne Pilgrims amongst the people that being extreame weary and discontented I prayed for them and departed Then away J betooke me into Scotland and there I met with 3 or 4 bonny Scots In their blew caps and I told them the story of my travels they made me to drinke of their Scottish Ale and comforted me and told me that my best way to rest quietly was to obtain a lodging in Westminster hall they told me that there were erected thousands of new quiet lodgings pleasant delightfull where though a man had no rest quietly this 20 or 30 years he might yet there sleepe securely and take sweet and comfortable rest which made me very glad and I came amaine to Westminster Hall where I found the bonny Scottish-mans words true where I slept ever since and tooke my rest so well to my great comfort that I often thinke what cause I have to cry God-amercy good Scot. But yet in the midst of a deepe sleepe me thought I saw a strange vision which J shall declare The Vision Neare unto my bed me thought I did espy a doore which I opened went through when I had passed the doore me thought I was by the Sea side and seeing people there I demanded what place that was and they answered that it was the landing place for Carons Ferry-bote when they said so J looked over the waves and espyed the boat but far off which they told me came from Elizium the Passengers they told me were Pluto his prisoners Now on a suddaine the winds arose and the waves did beat and the boate came wafting amaine one while they mounted to the top of the highest waves and on a suddain were out of sight But such was their mishap that on a sudden they were drove upon a rock which split their boat in peeces Charon himsefle being a good swimmer returned home to carry the newes of his mishap the passengers got upon plancks and boards and shifted each man for himselfe as they could being all in danger of every wave to sinck into the deluge now I shall tell you what did afterwards ensue to some of them Those that landed in France Me thought no Gold-sinch not the swiftest bird was able to out fly the one who soon made franch his shore a secōd also fastning himselfe unto a great planck was by the rage of the furious winds blown with as much swiftnesse to the bankes bordering on the French Seas others also of both Sects found shelter there when they were drove to shore and so have saved their lives Those that landed at the Ferry-place The first that approached to the shore where we beheld this sight came ashore with helpe extreame weary and dropping wet staggering like an Irish Sea Crab being almost spent with those turmoyling waves through which he lately past Now whereas there was a great stacke of straw at a foord comming from the Sea through a Channell into the Land he betakes himselfe thither and there he sits to rest himselfe a while but being wet and sitting in the cold found himselfe to be very ill insomuch that rising up he found it difficult to goe and therefore called for helpe to assist him who tooke the next Inne which chanced to be the Castle for his lodging the extremity of his sicknesse grew greater who sent for divers Doctors to come unto him who came and advised with him there came to him a Dutch Doctor and he told him that his distempered braine had brought him into a frenzy and that his body would never be well untill his braines were taken away There came to him a French Doctor and hee told him that an Italian purge which he would procure for him made of the best approved drugs in Rome was the onely physick for his malady acquainting him that his Disease was desperate and therefore he