Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	child_n	father_n	son_n	6,646	5	5.2190	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03164	A most excellent new ballad, of an olde man and his wife which in their olde age and misery sought to their owne children for succour, by whom they were disdained & scornfully sent away succourlesse, and how the vengeancc [sic] of God was iustly shewed vpon them for the same. To the tune of Prissilla.		1600 (1600)	STC 1329; ESTC S121803	1,564	1

a_o most_o excellent_a new_a ballad_n of_o a_o old_a man_n and_o his_o wife_n which_o in_o their_o old_a age_n and_o misery_n seek_v to_o their_o own_o child_n for_o succour_n by_o who_o they_o be_v disdain_v &_o scornful_o send_v away_o succourless_a and_o how_o the_o vengeance_n of_o god_n be_v just_o show_v upon_o they_o for_o the_o same_o to_o the_o tune_n of_o prissilla_n it_o be_v a_o old_a man_n which_o with_o his_o poor_a wife_n in_o great_a distress_n do_v fall_v they_o be_v so_o feeble_a with_o age_n god_n wot_v they_o can_v not_o work_v at_o all_o a_o gallant_a son_n they_o have_v which_o live_v wealthy_o to_o who_o they_o go_v with_o full_a intent_n to_o ease_v their_o misery_n alack_o and_o alas_o for_o woe_n alack_o and_o alas_o for_o wo._n ¶_o a_o hundred_o mile_n when_o they_o have_v go_v with_o many_o a_o weary_a step_n at_o length_n they_o see_v their_o son_n fair_a house_n which_o make_v their_o heart_n to_o leap_v they_o sit_v they_o on_o the_o green_a their_o shoe_n and_o hose_n to_o trim_v and_o put_v clean_a band_n about_o their_o neck_n against_o they_o shall_v enter_v in_o alack_o etc._n etc._n ¶_o unto_o the_o door_n with_o tremble_a joint_n when_o this_o old_a couple_n come_v the_o woman_n with_o a_o shake_a head_n the_o old_a man_n blind_a and_o lame_a full_n wary_o they_o do_v knock_v fear_v for_o to_o offend_v at_o last_o their_o senne_n do_v frown_o come_v alack_o &c_n &c_n unto_o they_o in_o the_o end_n good_a folk_n qd_n he_o what_o will_v you_o have_v here_o i_o think_v you_o be_v too_o bold_a why_o get_v you_o not_o home_n to_o your_o country_n now_o you_o be_v old_a and_o lame_a with_o that_o they_o both_o reply_v wish_v sorrow_n care_n and_o grief_n here_o be_v we_o come_v to_o thou_o our_o son_n for_o succour_n and_o relief_n alack_o etc._n etc._n ¶_o this_o be_v thy_o father_n gentle_a son_n and_o i_o thy_o love_a mother_n that_o bring_v thou_o up_o most_o tender_o and_o love_v thou_o above_o all_o other_o i_o bear_v thou_o in_o this_o womb_n these_o breast_n do_v nourish_v thou_o and_o as_o it_o chance_v i_o often_o dance_v thou_o on_o my_o tender_a knee_n alack_o etc._n etc._n and_o humble_o now_o we_o do_v thou_o entreat_v my_o dear_a and_o love_a son_n that_o thou_o will_v do_v for_o we_o in_o our_o age_n as_o we_o for_o thou_o have_v do_v no_o no_o not_o so_o he_o say_v your_o suit_n be_v all_o in_o vain_a it_o be_v best_a for_o you_o i_o tell_v you_o true_a to_o get_v you_o home_o again_o alack_o etc._n etc._n the_o world_n be_v not_o now_o as_o when_o i_o be_v bear_v all_o thing_n be_v grow_v more_o dear_a my_o charge_n of_o child_n be_v not_o small_a as_o plain_o do_v appear_v the_o best_a that_o i_o can_v do_v will_v hardly_o they_o maintain_v therefore_o i_o say_v be_v pack_v away_o and_o get_v you_o home_o again_o alack_o &c_n &c_n the_o old_a man_n with_o his_o hat_n in_o hand_n full_a many_o a_o leg_n do_v make_v the_o woman_n weep_v and_o wrong_v her_o hand_n and_o pray_v he_o for_o christ_n his_o sake_n not_o so_o to_o send_v they_o back_o distress_a and_o undo_v but_o let_v we_o lie_v in_o some_o barn_n here_o by_o quoth_v she_o my_o love_a son_n alack_o &c_n &c_n ¶_o bianca_n no_o meenes_n will_v he_o thereto_o consent_v but_o send_v they_o soon_o away_o nuoth_v he_o you_o know_v the_o peril_n of_o law_n if_o long_a time_n here_o you_o stay_v the_o stock_n and_o whip_a post_n will_v fall_v unto_o your_o share_n then_o take_v you_o heed_n and_o with_o all_o speed_n to_o your_o country_n do_v repair_v alack_o etc._n etc._n ¶_o away_o then_o go_v this_o woeful_a old_a man_n full_a sad_a in_o heart_n and_o mind_n with_o weep_a tear_n his_o wife_n do_v lament_v their_o son_n be_v so_o unkind_a thou_o wicked_a child_n quoth_v they_o for_o this_o thy_o cruel_a deed_n the_o lord_n send_v thou_o as_o little_a pity_n when_o thou_o do_v stand_v in_o need_n alack_o etc._n etc._n ¶_o he_o child_n hear_v his_o father_n set_v his_o parent_n thus_o at_o nought_o in_o short_a time_n after_o to_o have_v his_o land_n his_o death_n they_o subtle_o wrought_v what_o cause_n have_v we_o quoth_v they_o more_o kindness_n to_o express_v then_o he_o unto_o his_o parent_n do_v in_o their_o great_a wretchedness_n alack_o etc._n etc._n ¶_o they_o murder_v he_o in_o pitiful_a sort_n they_o weigh_v not_o his_o entreat_n the_o more_o he_o pray_v impassionate_o the_o great_a be_v his_o threat_n speak_v not_o to_o we_o quoth_v they_o for_o thou_o the_o death_n shall_v die_v and_o with_o that_o word_n with_o dagger_n &_o sword_n they_o mangle_v he_o monsterous_o alack_o etc._n etc._n when_o they_o have_v get_v his_o silver_n and_o gold_n according_a to_o their_o mind_n they_o bury_v he_o in_o a_o stink_a ditch_n where_o no_o man_n can_v he_o find_v but_o now_o behold_v and_o see_v god_n vengeance_n on_o they_o all_o to_o gain_v that_o gold_n their_o cousin_n come_v and_o slay_v they_o great_a and_o small_a alack_o &c._n &c._n ¶_o he_o come_v among_o they_o w_z t_o a_o great_a club_n in_o dead_a time_n of_o the_o night_n yea_o two_o of_o the_o son_n he_o brain_v therewith_o and_o take_v of_o his_o flight_n the_o murderer_n take_v be_v and_o suffer_v for_o the_o same_o deserve_o for_o their_o cruelty_n this_o vengeance_n upon_o they_o come_v alack_o and_o alas_o therefore_o alack_o and_o alas_o therefore_o finis_fw-la at_o london_n print_v for_o w._n b._n