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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	body_n	live_v	sin_n	8,670	5	5.0764	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16403	The booke o[f] merrie riddles Together with proper questions, and witty prouerbs,to make pleasant pastime. No lesse vsefull then behoouefull, for any young man or childe, to knowe whether he be quick-witted or no.		1617 (1617)	STC 3322.5; ESTC S115147	13,806	48

Solution One of the sonnes had a sonne thus hée is father and standeth both for the father and the sonne The 74. Riddle I consume my mother that bare me I eate my nurse that fedde mee then I die leauing them all blind that saw me Solution Meant of the flame of a candle which when it hath consumed both wax wéek goeth out leauing them in the darke which saw by it The 75. Riddle As long as I liue I eate but when I drinke I die Solution That is the fire which continueth so long as it hath matter to burne vpon except it be quenched with water which may be termed the death of that nature The 76. Riddle Ten thousand children beautifull of this my body bred Both sonnes and daughters finely deckt I liue and they are dead My sonnes were put to extreame death by such as loued them well My daughters died in extreame age but where I cannot tell Solution That is a trée which signifieth the mother the fruite the sonnes and the leaues the daughters ¶ John Goose LOng time since when men eat butterd peason with a spoone I had a man vnto my father borne vnder the moone His name was Tom Goose this is true indeede When he could liue no longer he fell sicke and dyed And within foure dayes after when he was layd in graue My mother would needes another husband haue The more husbands the better lucke some wiues do say the same And then married she one Dick Duck was by his name A widdoer he was and had a daughter called Ione She was a merry one and a minion minser alone She was my sister and I was her brother By law it was so it could be none other And my mother did loue him as the turtle Doue Yet at length my father died for loue Then said my mother though I haue two husbands wed I must liue dy the quicke quoth she and not by the dead Yet was she tough and toothlesse short tale to make And married the third husband called Iohn Drake He loued her right well and had his owne wishing For within ten dayes he killed her with kissing Then would he haue a yong woman to lengthen his life And fell in with my sister Ione and tooke her to wife After that I could not chuse though before I was her brother But iustly as became me I called her mother At length he was sealous and she perceiud his blindnesse Where vpon within a few dayes she killed him with kindnesse After he was dead then did my mother Duck Take me to her husband me thought I had strange luck Because first she was my sister Ione and I Iohn her brother And after Iohn her sonne and she Ione my mother Now am I Iohn her husband and she Ione my wife We Iohn Goose and Ione Duck together must lead our life ¶ Now if you haue well marked Vnto you I haue tolde How this demand is true Therefore you may be bold Proper Questions The first Question I Bought thrée penny-worth of Egs lately and for euery penny had like many And after gaue them in almes a none vnto thrée Beggars euery each one Some to the Beggar that asked my first the second had twice so many iust The third Beggar that there I found had twice as many as the second Now answere me to this question shortly how many Egges had I for a penny And how many Egges after the rate that euery Beggar had for his part Solution I bought seuen Egges for euery penny the first Beggar had thrée Egges the second six Egs the third beggar had twelue Egs. The second Question Two men that had in their purses mony the one to the other thus can say Put one of thy pence of thy purse in mine then is in my purse as much as in thine Nay said the other I pray thee do thus put one of thy pence into my purse Then haue I double as much as thou What was in both their purses say ye Solution The one of them had fiue pence in his purse the other had seuen pence in his purse and so the question is assoyled But if yee make the question take alwayes two pence then the numbers must be ten xiiii of iii d. xv one and twentie and so alway procéed forth The third Question A Fisher an hundred of herrings did buy after the rate of two for a penny And bought an hundred in another place three for a penny neither more nor lesse He put them together and sold anone still fiue for two pence till all were gone Now in that bargaine I thinke that he Eyther woon or lost How say you Solution Account euer sixescore to the hundred and reckon then and ye shall finde that hee hath lost thereby euen foure pence The fourth Question ANother question I would faine define I wedded thy mother thou weddedst mine By my wife I had a son soone after thou vpon thy wife begattest a daughter This question now tame would I know of thee What kin together these Children be Solution The Sonne was Vncle to the Daughter because that her brother was his Father also the Daughter was Aunt to the Sonne because her brother was his Father The fifth Question I Knew a maide that once did pray a man to lend her some money Which swore by God and by Saint Iohn that to that maide he would lend none Yet for all that ere that he went thence he saued his oth lent her twelue pence Solution This man lay with the maide first and so she lost her maiden-head and afterwards he lent her twelue pence The sixth Question A Batcheler came a mans wife vntill praying her his carnall lust to fulfill She sware a great oath as touching that sin She would neuer offend with him therein She kept her oath so vndefilde that soone after he got her with childe Solution The wiues husband dyed first and after that the Batcheler married her lawfully and with her then he had carnall copulation The seuenth Question I Knew a man which in his life begat a childe vpon his owne wife And when it was born his heart was done he looked vpon it it was not his Sonne Of this now tell me the true solution Solution The child that he begot vpon his wife was a daughter The eight Question A Man would haue slaine his son hastily But one counselled him the contrary To slay thy sonne it is well done to dread and feare nothing For such a deed thou shalt haue meede of Christ our heauenly King The ninth Question A Payre of Gloues a man once bought and them to thrée sisters brought And said Cast lots for some of you thrée shall weare these Gloues for loue of me How might his saying be verified there Yet none of them all did them weare Solution The one of the Sisters ware the one gloue and one of the other Sisters ware the other The tenth Question A

Soldier that to black-heath field went praied an Astronomer of his iudgemēt Which wrote these word to him plainely thou shalt goe thither well and safely And from thence come whom aliue againe neuer at that field shalt thou be slaine The souldier was slaine there at that field And yet the Astronomer his promise held Solution The poynting of the words is the solution as thus Thou shalt go thither wel and safely and from thence come home againe a-liue neuer at that field shalt thou be slaine The eleuenth Question IN Essex I know a place right well where men buy Oysters by the Bushell For euery Bushell foure pence they pay and yet for all that the buyers may For two pence a Bushell sell them againe all by one measure and yet haue good gain Solution They buy these Oysters when they be very small and kéepe them in créekes of the salt water a yeere or two till they be great and then one Bushell will make sire Bushels The twelfth Question I Know a childe borne by my mother Naturally borne as other children be That is neither my sister nor my brother answere me shortly what is he Solution It is the person that speaketh the word for he is neither brother nor sister to himselfe The thirteenth Question A Vessell of wine here standeth me by of eight gallons iust full by the eye An other of fiue gallons an other of three but those twaine both empty be Mete by three gallons of this wine truly and thereto none other vessell to occupy Solution First fill the fiue gallon vessel full then with that fill the thrée gallon vessell full then and there remaineth in the fifth gallon vessel two gallons then put the thrée gallons that bee in the thrée gallon vessell into the eight gallon vessell into the fiue gallon vessell and then fill vp the 3. gallon vessell with the fiue gallon vessell and it will receiue but one gallon thereof because there was in the thrée gallon vessell before but two gallons and so there will remaine in the fiue gallon vessell iust foure gallons and then you haue your purpose that is to say foure gallons mete truely by those thrée measures onely The fourteenth Question A Fish was late taken others among which had a head of thrée foot long And the taile was as long truely as the head and halfe the body And yet was the body without faile as long as the head and the taile This question heere I pray thée tell How long was the Fish heere euery deale Solution The taile of the Fish was nine foot long and the body was twelue foot long and because the head was thrée foot long therefore the length of the whole Fish was fourtéene foot long and so the question is assoyled The fifteenth Question A Widdow with her horse and maide at Douer Prayd a Shipman into Fraunce to bring them ouer He swore that neither widow horse nor maide Should into Francr for him be conuaide How might his oth there saued be Yet hee brought them into Fraunce in his Ship all thrée Solution The widow was marryed the mayde lost her mayden-head and the horse was gelded and then the Syip man carried them all ouer together in his Ship and so saued his oath which he had taken before The sixteenth Question ONe saide God spéed dame with the Geese twentie Nay six said she I haue not so many But if that I had as many mo as I haue and halfe as many thereto And ouer that halfe halfe as many and two Geese a half then had I twenty How many Géese had she now truely Choice and wittie Prouerbs 1 SO great is the ill that doth not hurt mee as is the good that doth not help mee 2 Hee that for the new leaueth the olde way oftentimes is found to goe astray 3 Giuen is dead and restored is nought 4 Conceale not the truth from the Physician and Laywer 5 A young Barber and an olde Physician 6 To looke for and not to come To bee in bed and not asléepe To serue and not to be accepted are thrée tedious things 7 He that will not indure labour in this world let him not be borne 8 There is no vertue that pouertie destroyeth not 9 The abundance of things ingendreth disdainefulnesse 10 He that sitteth well thinketh ill 11 The mirth of the world dureth but a while 12 He that vseth mee better then hee is wont hath betrayed me or will betray me 13 He that doth not that whith he ought that haps to him which he neuer thought 14 He that hath time hath life 15 Al weapons of war cannot arme fear 16 He helpes little that helpes not himselfe 17 So much is mine as I possesse and giue or lose for for Gods sake 18 Chuse not a woman nor linnen cloth by the candle 19 Kinsman helpes kinsman but woe be to him that hath nothing 20 Honours alter Manners 21 Hee knoweth enough that knoweth nought if hee knoweth how to holde his peace 22 A man assaulted is halfe taken 23 Hee that is wise in his owne eyes there is more hope of a foole than such a one 24 Old sinne new repentance 25 Sin that is hidden is halfe forgiuen 26 An ounce of state requires a pound of gold 27 He that liues well dies well 28 Hee that iudures hir ouercommeth her 29 Fly that present pleasure which paines thee after wards 30 Euery extreamitie is a fault 31 Euery question requireth not answere 32 Patience is sorrowes remedy 33 Conscience serues for a thousand witnesses 34 Nature is the true law 35 All feare is bondage 36 Things present are iudged by things past 37 That is well done which is done soone inough 38 There is a remedy for all dolors sauing for death 39 The Law groweth of sinne and chastiseth it 40 The like I say sits with the Iay. 41 Birds of a feather flée together 42 One man is worth a hundred and a hundred are not worth one 43 A wise man ought not to be ashamed to change his purpose 44 Maruell is the daughter of Ignorance 45 The deeds are manly and the words womanly 46 The more that riches is honoured she more is vertue despised 47 Time is the father of Truth and experience is the mother of Science 48 Hee that soweth vertue reapeth same 49 Betimes in the Fishambles and late in the Butchery 50 To a good vnderstander halfe a word is enough 51 Flies goe to leane horses 52 Hee that hath the world at will seemeth wife 53 Prouide a Figge for thy friend and a Peach for thy enemy 54 The harts mirth makes the face faire 55 At mariages and burials friends and kinsfolkes be knowne 56 A dradly disease neither Physician nor physicke can ease 57 The loue of a harlot and wine of a flagon is good in the morning and naught in the euening 58 An Asse pricked must needs trot 59 Hee daunceth well enough to whom fortune pipeth 60 Hee gaineth enough whom fortune loseth 61 A dead Bée maketh no hony 62 By one and one the spindles are made vp 63 Faire words and wicked déedes de … ine wise men and fooles 64 Ill goes the Boat without Oares 65 An old band is a Captaines honour 66 A Barking dog sildome bites 67 An old dog barkes not in vaine 68 A running horse an open graue 69 A faire shop and little gaine 70 He that buyeth deere and taketh vpon credit shall euer sell to his losse 71 A fire of straw yéeldes naught but smoake 72 Hee that hunts two Hares loseth both 73 Hee that is in pouertie is in suspicion 74 Hee that hath a good Speare let him trie him 75 Hee that doeth nothing doeth euer amisse 76 Hee that doth amisse may doe well 77 He that doth ill hateth the light 78 He that hath no heart hath legges 79 He that hath no wise beateth her often 80 He that hath no children doth bring them vp well 81 Hee that hath not serued knoweth not how to command 82 He that cannot beate the horse beate●● the saddle 83 He that doth not robbe makes 〈◊〉 roabe or a gowne 84 He that hurts another hurts himselfe 85 A common seruant is no mans seruant 86 Hee that serues harlots a is slaue to sinne 87 He that will haue all losethall 88 He that goes to bed with dogs arise with fleas 89 He that goes to bed without his supper is out of quiet all night 90 Hee that goes and comes makes a good voyage 91 Hee that liues in Court dies vpon straw 92 Speake no ill of another till thou thinkest of thy selfe 93 One crow neuer puls out anothers eyes 94 From word to deed is a great spce 95 Folly is wise in her owne eyes 96 Hard with hard neuer made good wall 97 Faire speech subdueth anger 98 It is a goodly thing to take two Pigeons with one Beane 99 Faire gayning makes faire spen●●●g 100 Mischiefe comes by pounds and goes away by ounces 101 Marriners craft is the grossest yet of handy crafts the subtillest 102 He whose belly is full bel●eues not him that is fasting 103 The Peach will haue wine the Fig water 104 Fish marreth the water and flesh amends it 105 He promises mountaines and performes mole-hils 106 Promising is the vigil of giuing 107 More then enough breakes the Couer 108 Sparing is the first gaining 109 Wine by the sauour bread by the colour 110 Experience is somtimes dangerous 111 Make mee a diuinour and I will make thee rich 112 Friars obseruants spare their one ●●d eate other mens 113 A gloued cat can catch no mice 114 A broken bagge can hold no meal● 115 It thou wilt come with me br … with thee 116 Offices may well be giuen br●●● discretion 117 Suffer the ill and looke for the go●● 118 In the world their bee men that w … haue the egge and the hen 119 Aboue God there is no Lord. 120 Aboue blacke there is no colour and aboue salt their is no fauour 121 If it were not for hope the heart would breake 122 Cut off a dogs taile hee will bee a dogge still 123 Naught is that Muse that findes no excuse 124 Nought are those houses where the Hen crowes and the Cock holds his peace 125 He is in ill case that giues example to another 126 Too much hope deceiueth 127 All draw water to their own mill 〈…〉