Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	know_v	let_v	see_v	3,024	5	2.9158	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

greeue For in this world I honour with you shall remain And good fame from you cannot refrain And after this life a greater Crown you shall attain Ver. life ¶ What hart can think or what tung can expresse The great goodnes of God which is almightye Who seeeth this and seeketh not vice to suppresse Honour good fame yea and life euerlastingly Thy name be praised oh Lord therfore And to thee only be glory and honour Good fa. ¶ S'th Gods promise hath brought honour in to this place I will for a while leaue you three alone For I must depart now for a litle space But I shal come to you again anon Exit Good fame Gods pro. ¶ Gods promise is infallible his woord is most true And to ground theron a man may be bolde As Scripture dooth testifye and declare vnto you On which foundation your building you may beholde For vertuous rulers the fruit of felicitie doe reap And the reward of fame honour to themselues they heap Honour ¶ Seing we haue now indued him with the crown and swoord Which is due vnto him by Gods promise and woord Let vs three sing vnto God with one accord Gods pro. ¶ To sing praises vnto God it liketh wel me Ver. life ¶ And I also with you therto doo agree A plesant noise to Gods eares it must needs bring That Gods promise Honour and Vertuous life doo sing They sing this song following This must be sung after euery verse Life is but short hope not therin Vertue immortall seek for to win Who so to vertue dooth apply Good Fame and Honour must obtaine And also liue eternally For Vertuous life this is the gaine Life is but shorte c. Gods promise sure will neuer faile His holy woord is a perfect ground The forte of vertue oh man assaile Where tresure alway dooth abound Life is but short c. To thée alone be laud and praise Oh Lord thou art so mercifull Who neuer failed at all assaies To aid and help the pitifull Life is but short hope not therin FINIS Exeunt omnes Heere entreth Nichole Newfangle and bringeth in with him a Bagge a Staffe a Bottle and two halters going about the place shewing it to the audience and singing this Trim marchandise trim trim trim marchandise trim trim He may sing this as oft as he thinketh good Newfan. ¶ Mary heer is merchandise who list for to buy any Come see for your loue and buy for your money This is the land which I must distribute anon According to my promise or I beg on For why Tom tospot since he went hence Hath increased a Noble iust vnto nine pence And Rate roister it may none otherwise be chosen Hath brought a pack of wul to a saite paire of hosen This is good thrift learn it who shall And now a couple of felowes are come from cutpurse hall And there haue they brought many a purse to wrack Loe heerts geer that wil make their necks to crack For I promised Tom tospot and Rafe roister a peece of Land Loe heere it is redy in my right hand A wallet and Bottle but it is not to be solde I tolde them before that of beggers maner it did holde And for Cutbert Cutpurse and Pierce Pickpurse heere is good fare This is the land of the two legged Mare Which I to them promised and deuide it with discretion Shortly you shall see I wil put them in possession How like you this Marchandise my maister is not this trim A wallet a Bottle a Staffe and a String In faith Rafe roister is in good case as I suppose For he hath lost all that he hath saue his Doublet and his Hose And tom tospot is euen at the same poynte For he would loose a Lim or ieopard a ioynt But beholde yonder they come bothe now all is gone and spent I knowe their errand and what is their intent Heere entreth Rafe Roister and Tom Tospot in their Dublet and their Hose and no Cap nor Hat on their head sauing a night Cap because the strings of the beards may not be seene and Rafe Roister must cursse and ban as he commeth in T. Tos. ¶ Wel be as be may is no banning But I feare that when this geere shall come to scanning The land to the which we did wholy trust Shall be gone from vs and we cast in the dust R. roister ¶ Gogs blood if Nichol newfangle serue vs so we may say that we haue had a shrewd blowe For all that I had is now lost at dice My Swoord my Buckler and all at sink and sice My Cote my Cloke and my Hat also And now in my Dublet and my Hose I am faine to goe Therfore if Nichol newfangle help not now at a pinch I am vndoon for land I haue not an inch T. Tos. ¶ By Gogs wounds euen so it is with me I am in my doublet and my hose as ye see For all that I had dooth lye at pledge for Ale By the masse I am as bare as my naile Not a Crosse of money to blesse me haue I But I trow we shall meet with Nichol newfangle by and by Newfan. ¶ Turn hether turn hether I say sir knaue For I am euen he that you so fain would haue R. Roister ¶ What Maister Nichole are you heer all this while N. New ¶ I think I am heere or els I doo thee begile T. Tos. ¶ So God help me I am glad that you be in sight For in faith your presence hath made my hart light Ni. New ¶ I wil make it lighter anon I trowe My maisters I haue a peece of land for you doo you not knowe R. roister ¶ Mary that is the cause of our hether resort For now we are void of all ioy and comfort T. Tos. ¶ You see in what care we now stand in And you heard vs also euen now I ween VVh 〈…〉 good maister Nichol let vs haue this land now And 〈…〉 our selues much bound vnto you Newfan. ¶ You know that I this land must deuide VVhich I shall doo but a while abide All 〈…〉 at pledge be And 〈…〉 a parte of Dice hath made thee free 〈…〉 come thou vnto me He giueth the bag to R. roister and the bottle to T. Tospot Because 〈◊〉 hast lost euery whit at dice take thou this bag to cary Bread and cheese And take thou this bottle and mark what I shall say If he chaunce to eat the bread and Cheese by the way Doo thou in this matter follow my councel Drink by the drink and knock him about the head with the bottle And because that Rase is the Elder knaue this staffe also of me thou shalt haue R. Roister ¶ But where is the land that to vs you promised Newfan. ¶ In faith good fellowes my promise is performed T. Tos. ¶ By Gogs blood I thought that it would be so Newfan. ¶ This must you haue whether you wil or no Or els fall