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 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 vengeance of God was iustly shewed vpon them for the same To the tune of Prissilla IT was an old man which with his poore wife in great distresse did fall They were so feeble with age God wot they could not worke at all A gallant sonne they had which liued wealthily To whom they went with full intent to ease their misery Alack and alas for wo Alack and alas for wo. ¶ A hundred miles when they had gone with many a weary step at length they saw their sonnes faire house which made their harts to leape They sate them on the greene their shoes and hose to trim And put cleane bands about their necke gainst they should enter in Alack c. ¶ Vnto the doore with trembling ioynts when this olde couple came The woman with a shaking head the olde man blind and lame Ful warily they did knocke fearing for to offend at last their senne doth frowningly come Alack c vnto them in the end Good folks qd he what would you haue here me thinkes you are too bolde Why get you not home to your country now you are olde and Lame With that they both replied wish sorrow care and griefe Héere are we come to thee our sonne for succour and reliefe Alack c. ¶ This is thy father gentle sonne and I thy louing mother That brought thee vp most tenderly and lou'd thee aboue all other I bore thée in this wombe these brestes did nourish thée And as it chaunst I often daunst thee on my tender knée Alack c. And humbly now we doe thée intreat my deare and louing sonne That thou wilt doe for vs in our age as we for thée haue done No no not so he said your sute is all in vaine T is best for you I tell you true to get you home againe Alack c. The world is not now as when I was born all things are growne more deare My charge of Children is not smal as plainely doth appeare The best that I can doe will hardly them maintaine Therefore I say be packing away and get you home againe alack c The olde man with his hat in hand full many a leg did make The woman wept and wrong her hands and prayd him for Christ his sake Not so to send them back distressed and vndone But let vs lie in some barne here by quoth she my louing sonne Alack c ¶ By no meenes would he thereto consent but sent them soone away Nuoth he you know the perill of Lawe if long time here you stay The stockes and whipping poast will fall vnto your share Then take you heede and with all spéed to your country do repaire Alack c. ¶ Away then went this woful olde man full sad in heart and minde With weeping teares his wife did lament their sonne was so vnkinde Thou wicked child quoth they for this thy cruell deede The Lord send thee as little pittie when thou dost stand in neede Alack c. ¶ His children hearing his father set his parents thus at nought In short time after to haue his lands his death they subtilly wrought What cause haue we quoth they more kindnes to expresse Then he vnto his parents did in their great wretchednes Alack c. ¶ They murdered him in pittifull sort they wayde not his intreates The more he prayd impassionately the greater were his threates Speake not to vs quoth they for thou the death shalt die and with that word with Dagger sword they mangled him monsterously Alack c. When they had got his siluer and golde according to their minde They buried him in a stinking ditch where no man could him finde But now behold and see Gods vengeance on them all To gaine that gold their couzen came and slew them great and small alack c. ¶ He came amongst them w t a great club in dead time of the night Yea two of the sonnes he brained therwith and taking of his flight The murderer taken was and suffered for the same Deseruedly for their cruelty this vengeance vpon them came Alack and alas therefore Alack and alas therefore Finis At London printed for W. B.