Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	good_a	kind_n	quiet_a	1,504	5	9.8307	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16803	Grandsire graybeard. Or Machiauell displayed; Uncasing of Machivils instructions to his sonne. Abridgments	Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626?; M. P. (Martin Parker), d. 1656?, attributed name.	1635 (1635)	STC 3704.9; ESTC S110244	8,939	28

muention giues the sweetest vaine Why tell a Cobler he is halfe a King When ore his patches he can sit and sing And knocke his Last and whet his cutting knife There is no kingdome to a merry life But yet in telling of this idle tale Be sure at least to get a pot of ale For this same nothing brings no world about Better play small games then be cleane shut out If that thy Wife be faire and thou be poore Let her stand like a picture at thy doore Where though she doe put picke her fingers ends Faire eies fond looks will gaine a world of friends Play at bo-peepe see me and see me not It comes off well that is so closely got And euermore say I well fare the vent That paies the charges of the house and rent If that thy Wife be old thy daughter young And faire of face or of a fluent tongue If by her Sutours siluer may be had Beare with small faults the good wil help the bad If thy Maid-seruants be kind hearted wenches And closely make kinde bargains on thy benches If by their pleasure may thy profit grow Winke at a wanton who hath not beene so If that thy friend doe lacke a little wit And in his humor haue an idle fit To take a Wife and vse thee for his wooing Speake for thy friend but for thy selfe be doing For euery friend is to his friend a debter To loue him as himselfe but yet no better But for thy selfe if thou hast got a Wife Make shew to loue her dearely as thy life Though for thy quiet ●hou couldst be content A 〈◊〉 charge were at her buriall spent An● 〈◊〉 ●hat charge be of thy griefe he ground For many Wiues are better lost then found 〈…〉 come vnto the second matching 〈…〉 for feare of cunny catching M 〈…〉 to twenty wenche in a day But let no ●…sid●es lead thy heart away But where thou find'st good store of land or gold There lay in close to purchase a tree-hold And be not squ●mish at a nice conceit That may disswade thee from a pleasing bait If thou be rich and ha'st anothers pride That he may goe on foote while thou dost ride Finde meanes to feede his swelling humor so That high conceit may aboue compasse go Till Fortunes frownes his folly so do checke That male content do after breake his necke Then lay in for his lands his goods his place But still bee sure to keepe thy selfe in grace But if thou be not vp and seek'st to rise Step by degrees and in thy steps be wise Creepe crouch and kneele vntill thou be aloft But then sit fast for feare thou fall not soft Refuse no seruice be it nere so base By any meanes may bring thee into grace And make no conscience to attend on sin To keepe the doore where Diuels dance within Find a rich Heire and note his disposition How he is giu'n to basenesse or ambition And with thy lending lay his land aboord That he may be thy slaue and thou his Lord. Who in the whole will vndermine so fast Hee 'le leaue his Lordship like the land of wast If that thou hast a Partner in thy stocke And both your wealths lie all vnder one locke And if thy Partner ride abroade for pleasure And put thy faith in trust with all thy treasure At his returne do vpon quarrels stand When thou hast got his wealth into thy hand Say in accounts he hath deceiued thee Although thou knowest no such matter be When if he will not take what thou wilt giue him To course of law for his best comfort driue him Where while he railes on thy ill conscience Thy patience closely shall put vp his pence And whatsoeuer honest mindes surmise Wealth with the wealthy make the wealthy wise Be rich therefore I say be rich my Sonne For wealth will sway the world when all is done GRANDSIRE GRAYBEARD OR Machiauell Displayed Wits Wisdome Wisdome ' gainst Wit replieth thus Virtutib aurum vilius LONDON Printed for Richard Higg●nb●●●am and are to bee sold in the Bulwa●ke neere the Tower at the signe of the Vnicorne 1635 TO THE READER A Transition NOw hauing tane a view of villany Whereby thou maist Wits wicked wiles discern W●ose wisedome is vntruth and tyrannie More wh●lesome read heere Reader maist 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 learne Wits-Wisedome let it crue thy contemplation But Wisedoms-Wit thy life and conuersation The world it aimes at wealth pompe delight And him it doth account for wittie wise Who hath the craft the cunning and the sleight By my plot to mount and to arise Plaine-dealing loe dies begger that 's the worst But Fraude foreuer dies with shame accurst Grandsire Graybeard The Preface BVt now my son that thou hast learnd this lore Vpon my blessing looke on it no more Except it be by ill to know the good But yet take heed lest it be vnderstood Precept 1. BE that thou seem'st to be in word and deed Lest Pater n●ster put thee from his Creed Faire speech is good but keep not a foule mind For hollow hearts are of a hellish kinde A good beginning makes a blessed end And hold him for a dogge that hath no friend Receiue 〈◊〉 bribe to fill a rustie chest A quiet conscience is a Kingly feast And t is a ●eauie ●ence in sorrowes Roule To saue the body and to loose the Soule In Honors cause maintaine thy reputation And hold loue good for Reasons recreation Affect the wise and with the learned talke And with the vertuous often make a walke Sooth no ill cares with idle flatterie Honour the Bride but doe the Groome no Rie With great or small be sure to keep eu'n measure And scorne no trifle that may doe thee pleasure Frequent the Church with faith true deuotion And doe not step too fast vnto promotion For farre more griefe is in a headlong fall Than if thy care had neuer climbd at all Be wisely kinde to eu'ry quality And euer keepe good hospitality At thine owne charge keepe thy horses stable And seeke no banquet at a beggers table For a true minde had rather starue then eat When churles or seruants grudge a stranger meat Iest not with cowards for they will but cry And as for bawds pitie their beggery Arithmeticke is seene in eu'ry trade But true accompts are euer to be made For when the last count-reckning is cast vp Then shall the crafty take their poisoned cup. For Lions Beares For Wolues for Apes Asses Leaue them to figure humours looking-glasses And haue a care to carry so thy selfe No storme may driue thy ship vpon the shelfe Swallowes doe ●eed ●ns●es but light they slie While Epicures in too much feeding die By others harms seeke not thy priuate good A bloody feast is an vntimely food And to dissemble loue is such an euill As neerest shewes the nature of the Deuill To helpe thy friends do not forbeare thy hand And for thy credit sell both goods