Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	body_n	heart_n	soul_n	4,780	5	4.6461	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B00170	A true relation of one Susan Higges, dwelling in Risborrow a towne in Buckinghamshire, and how shee lived 20. yeeres, by robbing on the high-wayes, yet unsuspected of all that knew her; till at last, comming to Messeldon, there robbing a woman; which woman knew her and called her by her name: now when she saw she was betrayed, she killed her, and standing by her while she gave three groanes, she spat three drops of blood in her face, which never could be washt out; by which whee was knowne and executed for the aforesaid murder at the assises in Lent at Brickhill. To the tune of, The worthy London prentice.		1640 (1640)	STC 13441; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.7[424]	1,709	2

A true Relation of one Susan Higges dwelling in Risborrow a Towne in Buckinghamshire and how shee lived 20. yeeres by robbing on the High-wayes yet unsuspected of all that knew her till at last comming to Messeldon there robbing a woman which woman knew her and called her by her name now when she saw she was betrayed she killed her and standing by her while she gave three groanes she spat three drops of blood in her face which never could be washt out by which shee was knowne and executed for the aforesaid murder at the Assises in Lent at Brickhill To the tune of The worthy London Prentice TO mourne for my offences and former passed sinnes This sad and dolefull story my heavie heart begins Most wickedly I spent my time devoid of godly grace A lewder woman never liv'd I thinke in any place Néere Buckingham I dwelled and Susan Higges by name Well thought of by good Gentlemen and Farmers of good fame Where thus for twenty yéeres at least I liv'd in gallant sort Which made the Countrey marvell much to heare of my report My state was not maintained as you shall understand By good and honest dealings nor labour of my hand But by deceit and coozening shifts the end whereof we sée Hath ever béene repaid with shame and ever like to be My servants were yong country girles brought up unto my mind By nature faire and beautifull and of a gentle kinde Who with their swéet entising eyes did many Youngsters move To come by night unto my house in hope of further love But still at their close méetings as I the plot had laid I stept in still at unawares while they the wantons plaid And would in question bring their names except they did agrée To give me mony for this wrong done to my house and me This was but petty coozenage to things that I have done My weapon by the high-way side hath me much money won In mens attire I oft have rode upon a Gelding stout And done great robberies valiantly the Countries round about I had my Scarfes and Vizords my face for to disguise Sometimes a beard upon my chin to blind the peoples eyes My Turky Blade and Pistols good my courage to maintaine Thus tooke I many a Farmers purse well cram'd with golden gaine Great store of London Merchants I boldly have bid stand And shewed my selfe most bravely a Woman of my hand You ruffling Roysters every one in my defence say then Wée women still for gallant minds may well compare with men The second part To the same tune BVt if so be it chanced the Countries were beset With hue and cryes and warrants into my house I get And I so being with my Maids would cloake the matter so That no man could by any meanes the right offender know Yet God that still most iustly doth punish euery vice Did bring unto confusion my fortunes in a trice For by a murther all my sinnes were strangely brought to light And such desert I had by law as Iustice claim●d by right Vpon the Heath of Misseldon I met a woman there And rob'd her as from Market home wards she did repaire Which woman cal'd me by my name and said that she me knew For which even with her lives deare blood my hands I did imbrew But after I had wounded this woman unto death And that her bleeding body was almost reft of breath She gave a groane and therewithall did spit upon my face Thrée drops of blood that never could he wiped from that place For after I returned unto my house againe The more that I it wash'd it more appeared plaine Each houre I thought that beasts and birds this murther would reveale Or that the ayre so vile a déed no longer would conceale So heavie at my conscience this wofull murther lay That I was soone enforced the same for to bewray And to my servants made it knowne as God appointed me For blood can never secret rest nor long unpunisht be My servants to the Iustices declar'd what I had said For which I was attached and to the Iayle convey'd And at the Sises was condemn'd and had my iust desert Even such a death let all them have that beare so false a heart So fare well earthly pleasure my quaintance all adue With whom I spent the treasure which causeth me to rue Leave off your wanton pastimes lascivious and ill Which without Gods great mercy doth soule and body kill Be warned by this story you ruffling Roysters all The higher that you climbe in sinne the greater is your fall And since the world so wicked is let all desire grace Grant Lord that I the last may be that runneth such a race FINIS Printed at London for F. C. dwelling in the Old-Baily