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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	pound_n	shilling_n	sum_n	29,780	5	12.5631	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03924	The discovery of a London monster, called, the blacke dogg of New-gate profitable for all readers to take heed by.; Blacke dogge of Newgate	Hutton, Luke, d. 1596.; Rowlands, Samuel, 1570?-1630?	1638 (1638)	STC 14031; ESTC S104334	26,913	46

that party for so farre as he can remember he never saw that fellow before in his life Yet H. promiseth that it will be proved against the Cutpurse so the Countrey man and H. take their leaues of the Iustice making shew as though they would come againe though it be no part of H. his meaning H. goeth straight to Newgate where he fals in hand with the Cutpurse swearing vnto him by his honesty that hee hath laboured ●he party who had his purse cut to take his money again and not to give evidence against him assuring him with many oathes that if he m●y haue his money againe he will presently go out of the towne The Cutpurse taking H. his hand that no man shal giue Evidence against him at the Sessions doth presently send abroad to his friends for the money which as soone as it commeth he deliver●th to H. and withall a large overplus because he will bee sure of H. his favour This done H. goes to the Countrey man and fels him he got no more but six or seven pounds of which if he will accept and proceed no further against the party he hath it to pay him marry he will not be knowne to the Countrey man but that he had that money of some friends of the cutpurses who vpon the former condition is willing it should be paid if not to haue his money againe The countrey man having haste out of the City is glad to take it out of which summe if it be seven pounds H. must haue halfe so that the poore man of ten pounds hath but three pounds ten shillings whereas the Cunny-catcher by this account hath got at one hand and an other very neere forty Markes the money shard● the Countrey man takes Horse and away he rides Againe H. his mouth is stopt and the next Sessions the Cutpurse is quit by Proclamation no man being there to giue evidence against him Author O wonderfull peece of villany I will trouble thee no further thou hast told enough and I will tell no more who heares but this which is already spoken will hold these knaues for execr●ble U●rlets So for this time I will commend thee to thy other businesse wishing thy liberty as I doe mine owne and if thou haue occasion command me to doe thee good if it lye in my power Zany Sir I thanke you for your courteous offer but yet I must tel you I could tell twenty such prancks as these are which these Cunny-catching fellowes haue played but indeed they keepe one order almost in performing them all but since you think here is inough I will say no more and so fare you well Author Thus haue you heard gentle Reader how at large this Blacke Dogge is desciphered which Dogge as he is is worthy of your generall hate but for I haue with paines concluded my Booke vnder that title I will not request you according to the old Proverbe Loue me Loue my Hound but onely loue me and hang my Dogge for he is not worthy so good a name as a Hound Certaine fearefull Visions a p●aring to the Authour of this Booke most worthy to bee noted WHen as blacke Titan with his duskie robe Had Tellus clouded with his curtaines night Faire Phoebus peering vnderneath earths globe With winged Steeds hence takes his course aright Titan hee leaues to beare imperiall sway Commanding Night as Phoebus did the day The fiery Chariot posteth under ground With Titans Mantle all the Earth is spread And wreathes of Ieat about his temples bound Earths Cell coale blacke sweet Morpheus calls to bed No time to walke to sport to game to see I did obey that must commanded bee Layd in my bed I 'gan for to recount A thousand things which had been in my time My birth my youth my woes which all surmount My life my losse my libertie my crime Then where I was unto my minde recalling Me thought Earth gap'd and I to Hell was falling Amidst these feares that all my senses cumber Care clos'd mine eyes and sorrow wr●ng my heart Opprest with griefe mine eye-lids 'gan to slumber But borne to woes must of more woes have part A thousand Furies to my heart appearing That did affright my soule with ugly searing Thus lay I long beholding Hell and Devills Agast with mazes almost dead in feares Not knowing how to rid mee from the evills They shew in action and in lookes appeares One Anticke monster hidious foule and grim Me most appall'd and most I lookt at him Thought I at last I will cry out for ayd Striving to crie neere dead affright with feare I heard a voyce which like an Angell sayd Bee not dismayd for thou shalt see and heare Men devils devils men one both both all del●ding Worlds evils wrack then sheeps cloth wolves pray concluding Hearing a voyce my heart was much revived Noting the words I did some courage take But sudden ioyes hath sudden woes atchieved A sudden noyse this hellish crew did make Threatning by shewes as though they would devoure My life and soule subdued by terrors power Thought checkt my mind feares senses all amazing Hell broken loose eyes visions furies affrighting Subdu'd earths powers upreares hearts insight a gazing Terror of minde with hope cries feares faint arighting Helpe me orequelled waking with dread I espied Grac'd gracious Minerva who thus to my outery replyed FEare not at all nor saint thou with beholding But light thy Lampe and take thy Pen in hand Write what thou feest thy Uisions all unfolding I will direct and let thee understand What all these Hell hounds shadow by appearing Uiew thou their worst and then write of their fearing Subdu'd by words which did all works exceed Ravisht with joyes such feature to behold Abjecting feare my glutted eyes I feed Upon her brightnesse which all harmes control'd Glimpse of her brightnesse senses all endearing Legions of Devils could no more fright with fearing I preas'd my selfe to take the hardest steele And from the Flint I beat forth sparkes of fire Kindling the Lint my ready Match I feele Yeelding my Lampe the light of my desire Soon spied Minerva with Lawrel crown'd and Bayes Mirror divine feature of worthlesse praise Before her feet submissively I tell Pardon I crav'd fearing I was too bold Rise up quoth she and view these Hags of Hell For divers secrets must thy pen unfold Make true record what shall be shew'd to thee For these are they which worlds deceivers be I le clense thine eyes least vapours doe offend I le cleare thy wits and give a pleasing muse The deasest eare shall to thy talke attend The worke so worthy thou mayst not refuse Newgates Blacke Dog with Pen and Inke depaint Curres of this kinde shall thereby have restraint Not for my sake doe thou what I require But for his sake and with that word me showes A faire old Man whose teares foretold desire And in a mantle mourner-like he goes His veines like Azure his haire as