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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
country_n	call_v	great_a	inhabit_v	1,448	5	9.6227	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12110	The shepardes kalender Here beginneth the kalender of shepardes newly augmented and corrected.; Compost et kalendrier des bergiers. English.	Copland, Robert, fl. 1508-1547, attributed name.	1570 (1570)	STC 22415; ESTC S107779	143,077	197

straungers be not receaued in mariage and when a manne lesethe his wyfe by death he will neuer be wedded ageyne but lyue in chastitye the cause of so great diuersitie amonge christen men was for that in tyme past the christen were let and not constrayned to celebrate councel general for this cause there arose dyuers heretykes in many diuers parties for there was none that myght remedy it ¶ the seuenth nacion is of prester iohns lande in inde then is the lande of iude wheerof prester iohn is for his might is so greate that it exceadeth all christendome this prester iohn hath vnder him .lxx. kinges the whiche do to him obeysaunce and homage and when he rydeth aboute his countrey he maketh to be borne afore him a crosse of wodde and when he wil go to battaile he maketh two to be borne afore him one of golde and the other of precyous stones and in that lande is the body of saynt thomas the apostle buryed in a tombe of stone and one of his handes is out of the tombe and that hande euerye body maye se that gothe thyther ¶ the eyght nation is of iacobytes folowinge after the nacion of iacobytes the which byn named so of iames the disciple of alexandre the patryarke these iacobites haue taken and occupied a great parte of asie in the parties octidentall and the lande of mambre that is in egypte and the lande of ethyopyens vnto inde with mo then xx realmes the children of that contreye byn cirtumcysed and baptysed with an horte yron for hey haue printed the carrectere of the crosse on theyr forheades and on other parties of the body as on the armes and the brest they shryue them onely to god and not to the prestes in this prouynce the indyans and agarenoriens say that iesu christ hath onely but the nature diuine some amonge them speketh the language of caldes and araby and diuers other that speaketh other languages after the diuersyties of nations they were condempned at the councell of calcedony ¶ the nynthe nacion is of nescoriens of nescorianus that was of constantinople hath he made this name nescoreus these nescoriens putteth in iesu christ two persons one deuyne and another humayne and they renie our lady to be the mother of god but they say well iesu to be man they speake the language of caldee sacrifyce the body of iesu christe with reised bread they enhabite in tartary and in great inde they be in great nombre theyr countrey conteyneth almost as much as almayne and italy ¶ the tenth nacion is of moroniens robuste is the nacyon of moronyens called of an heretyke of morone they put in iesu christe one vnderstandinge and one wyll they enhabyte in lybye in the prouynce of fenyce an be a great nombre they vse specyally bowes and arrowes and they haue belles theyr bishoppes haue ringes myters and crosses as the latynes they vse the letter of caldee in theyr deuyne scriptures in theyr vulgare speche they vse the letter of araby they haue byn vnder the obedience and lordeshyp of the moste holye and sacred churche romayne their patriarke was at the generall councel of saynt iohn the latraū celebrate at rome vnder pope innocent the thirde but sythen then they be retourned they were fyrst condempned at the councel of constantinople sythen bin retourned to the obedience of the romain churche and yet returned ageyne to theyr false and euyll opynyon wherin they perseuer ¶ here beginneth a fewe prouerbes capitulo .lv. the prouerbes be good to marke the which foloweth in this boke be thou neuer so great a clacke disdayne not ou them to loke ¶ the firste is man be content as god hath sent the in degree eche man may not hade lande and rent it were not conuenient so to be ¶ if thou haue not worldely goodes at will therfore care nothinge by the rede of me do well and goddes cammaundement fulfyll for euery man may not a godsmylth be ¶ he that hath not a peny in his purse if he the right way of goddes lawe holde he shall come to heauen as sone i wusse as a kynge that wereth on a gowne of golde ¶ also there is of men full many a score and eche of them doth kepe well his wyfe which neuer had a noble in store and yet they lyue a full mery lyfe ¶ and also another forget it nat kepe your owne home as doth a mouse for i tell you the deuyl is wyly cat he wil spye you in another mans house ¶ and in especiall god to please desyre thou neuer none other mans thinge remember that many fingers is well at ease that neuer ware on no gay golde ringe ¶ and this i tell you for good and all remember it you that be wyse that man or woman hath a great fall the which slyde downe and do neuer ryse ¶ and one also forget not behynde that man or woman is lykely good to be that banisheth malyce out of their minde and slepeth euery night in charitie ¶ i rede you worke by good councell for that man is worthy to haue care that hath twyse fal into a well and yet the thirde tyme can not beware ¶ say that a fryer tolde you this he is wyse that doth forsake sinne then may we come to hennen blysse god giue vs grace that place to win ne finis oye clerkes famous and eloquent conninge is caught by readinge and exercyse of noble matters full excellent and remember what salomon sayth the wyse that prayseth busynesse and ydlenesse doth dispryse and sayth he that many bokes doth rede and se it is full lykely wysdome haue shall he ¶ remember clerkes dayly doth their deligence into our corrupte speache metters to translate yet betwene frenche and englishe is great difference their lauginge in redinge is dowse and delicate in theyr mother tounge they be so fortunate they haue the byble and the apocalips of diuinitie with other noble bookes that now in englishe be ¶ and remember reders wher euer ye go that hony is swete but conninge is swetter caton the great clerke sometyme sayde so how golde is good and lerninge much better yet many full good be that neuer knewe letter and yet vertuous non can by of lyuinge but firste of priestes and clerkes they must haue lerninge ¶ wherfore with pacience i you all desyre beware of the rising of false heresy let euery perfect fayth set your hartes a fyre and the chaffe from the corne clene out to trye they that belyueth a misse be worthy to dye and he is the greatest foole in this world ywys that thinketh no mans wit so good as his ¶ thus endeth the shepehardes kalendere drawen into englysh to gods reuerence and for profyte and pleasure sshal clerkes to chere playnely shewed to theyr intelligence our is done now reders do your deligence and remember that the prynter saythe to you this he that liueth well may not dye amys ¶ imprinted at london by thomas este for iohn wally