Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	good_a	know_v	life_n	7,850	5	4.5045	4	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01782	A glasse for housholders wherin thei maye se, bothe howe to rule theim selfes [and] ordre their housholde verye godly and fruytfull.		1542 (1542)	STC 11917; ESTC S109863	29,173	120

stomake or corage So in wemen is the contrary in whom there is nothiÌ„g more laudable then fearefulnesse and gentylnesse of stomake To the mother youre wyfe geue charge to doo her dewtye in bringing vp your women chyldren verteously and in the lawe and feare of God as you doo the men children In the choyse of a mayster for youre chylde yf you maye haue one bothe well learned and good and verteous in lyuyng for money sake or coste forsake hym not excepte ye loue money better then vertue learnynge euery thynge is as it is loued and estemed The wyse man setteth muche by learnynge and honeste maners the rude ignoraunte and folyshe persone setteth lytle by theim because he is not acquaynted wyth theim If he shoulde lacke eyther of these two thynges learnyng or vertue better it were yâ— he lacked parte of the learnyng then of vertue Vertue is more of price then learnyng for learnynge is but a meane thynge wherby men come to vertue thorough the grace of God Learnyng is for vertue and not vertue for learnyng It is better to be good and verteous then learned and worldly wyse Therfore rather choyse goodnes vertue for your chylde and you then learnynge yf bothe maye not bee had together Also with letters let your child learne musike Also let hym wtout hurtyng hym selfe learne the vse of weapons or armes as buckler plaiynge or suche other The one for recreacioÌ„ of his spirites the other for the strength of his bodye It shall make hym hable bolde so that in peace and warre yf he should be inforced therto with couÌ„cel and strength he may preuaile And ioyntly with this he shoulde not be ignoraunte of thynges necessarye to his lyuynge wherfore euen froÌ„ his yong age he shoulde haue yâ— knowledge of the moneye that is vsed of the valewe of it And for this it shal be good to put some in his power to make him buy al thynges necessarye for his owne weryng from cappe to shoe at the fyrste seconde tyme wyth helpe of other afterwardes by hym selfe And after to putte hym in busines of greater charge with greater summes of moneye let hym vse of parte after his owne discrecion makynge when you shall cal hym accompte to you of the bestowyng The commen vse as me semeth may not be coÌ„mended which is yâ— men for the moste parte wyll not truste theyr childreÌ„ with any of theyr substaunce nor let theim knowe nor scaÌ„tely vnder stande yâ— valewe of money which thyng causeth that afterwardes wheÌ„ they enheryte theyr fathers gooddes they spende all vndiscreatlye as they that knowe not what it is nor the valewe of that they enherite The cause is that the father wyll leaue all to his sonne after his death and in his lyfe tyme nothyng But if after the maner aboue rehersed ye vse your childe he shall not onelye for lacke of knowlage myspende his enherytauÌ„ce but shal be more able whersoeuer he become to geue a rekenyng for hym selfe and as it is comenly sayde shal be able to company with men and to helpe hym selfe hauyng knowlage of yâ— thynges necessary for his lyuynge Yf he shoulde myspende any thynge it were beter he dyd it in your presence where by good admonicion and councel he maye be amended corrected then after your death when the moste parte of folkes to haue parte of his exspences wyll prayse hym in his lewde speÌ„dyng rather then with counsell monyshe hym ameÌ„de or correcte hym nowe ye maye wyth a lytle porcyon of your goodes knowe the proofe of your chyld in your life and in maner be sure that he shal wel maynteyne and dispose that you leaue hym afterwardes whan you begone And seynge I speake of disposynge or distrybutyng of goodes by youre chylde ye oughte to entyce hym from hys chyldhode or infancye yf it might bee to haue compassion vpon yâ— poore and to vse to geue some almes yea for to instructe hym whatsoeuer almes you or your wyfe dooe geue let it be geuen by his haÌ„des or your other chyldren yf they be in the waye or presente with you at yâ— tyme. This do you oftetimes not onely to instructe your chyldren but because God so instructeth you that by youre example vse of it he may learne froÌ„ his ten dre age euer to helpe the nedye poore yf he be of habylitee yf no yet he may learne to bee deuoute mercyfull and pytiefull But remembre yâ— in this thyng and in al other goodnes Lykewyse yâ— princypall exaÌ„ple of vertue profytyng your chylde muste come of youre good example which he seeth you to do and shewe For nothynge that his maister or other persones shal do or shewe hym can stycke or be so fyxed in his mynde as youre wordes and dedes Nowe then yf you bryng vp youre chylde after this maner as is here layd before your eyes there is no doubte but he shal be a good manne Vpon whiche grounde or foundacion whether he be enclyned to bee of the clergye or of the other sorte of men called laye men whether he woulde be a preast alwayes a bacheler or a maryed manne he shal be an honeste manne But yf he be dysposed to be of the clergy one thyng I woulde you counceled hym that in no wyse he make any maner vowe nor professyon vntyll he bee thyrtye or nyghe to thyrtye yeares of age For before that tyme or nyghe aboute that tyme none doeth wel knowe hym selfe Happy is he that doeth then To saye truthe it is harde for me here to appoynte hym any tyme his owne faythe and loue whiche he hathe receyued of God muste bynde hym hereto remembrynge that when Peter promysed vpon his owne strengthe he could not perfourme his promise but afterwardes when he promysed vpoÌ„ God that he loued his mayster Christ saiyng Lord thou knowest that I loue the he was stroÌ„ge So in what rype age soeuer your chylde be and woulde make vowes or promyses to take other religion then he receyued at Christendome an hygher or perfyghter vowe he can not make But yf he would promyse the vowe of chastytee the whyche vowe all Christen menne and women haue professed because they haue professed Christe whatsoeuer order of lyuyng any persone christened doeth professe he professeth chastitee euen though he entre into matrymonye as is aboue sayde But yf he be disposed to liue sole chaste it maye not come of hym selfe for it passeth mannes infyrmite But doubtlesse if he mistrust his owne strengthe and thinke beleue verely that by the power and might of Christe and confydence in hym so that he may saye with a stronge beleue All thinges are possyble vnto the beleuer and thynke verely that by Christe he hath and shall ouercome yâ— world thinkig on Christes worde which saieth truste ye or haue you confydence for I haue ouercome the worlde lette hym thinke that he may do all thinges through hym that comforteth In hym then and for hym lette

you neede the vse of medecynes I would with the couÌ„sell of some learned good phisicion you vsed symple medycines as nighe as wer possible fleyng yâ— composicioÌ„ of many drogeries not onelye symple but to take of suche medecynes as are of herbe rootes or fruytes of this same lande beynge proued for good rather then of suche drogeryes that are brought out of the lande I thynke not but yf our physycyons were so diligente and laboryous to seke thesame thynges that God and nature hath geueÌ„ for remedyes as the phisycions were yâ— wrote whom they folowe partely whiche because they were experte in natural thynges wrote of these drogeryes that groweth in Affrica Syrya Grecia they woulde not muche vse of these drogeryes whiche are in other countreyes but suche as God sendeth for remedyes in euery lande whereby they shoulde fynde more naturall remedyes for mannes health As concernyng the other parte of your housholde or gouernauÌ„ce therof I meane your seruauÌ„tes I wold you had no mo seruauÌ„tes in your house theÌ„ ye maye kepe occupied and yâ— none eat their bread in ydelnes but that they haue labour with meate and meate with laboure For as it is crueltye to cause seruauntes to laboure with out meate so it is veraye noyfull or hurtefull to geue seruauntes meate without labour For it maketh theym lumpyshe luskyshe drowsye and slouthfull vycyous lecherous and glotons One ydle seruaunte wyll lyghtlye corrupte al the houshold If ye haue a true seruaunte a faythfull loue hym as youre sonne let hym knowe your fauoure that he may bee an example to his felowes In theyr clothyng and feedynge let theim vse a meane withoute any excesse that is that the clothynge bee not fyne nor curyouslye made but course and sufficieÌ„t to kepe theim from colde And the meate in no wyse delycate but grosse suche as wil suffice to kepe theim in health and from houngre Paye them truely theyr wages without dilacion or brydgyng let theim fynde your wyll more prone and redyer to paye theim theÌ„ you fynd theim to labour for it yee yf it be so paye them with the same quyppe or note But in the meane tyme prouoke theim with many fayre speaches to do their dutie yet not alwayes so remembryng that an easy and a gentle medycyne healeth not al sores nor yâ— flaterynge instygacioÌ„ maketh not the horsse go styll sometymes the spore must be vsed excepte the corage be very lustye lyuelye and quycke To make an ende let God and reason rule you and after theim rule youre wyfe and housholde These counselles I would you vsed for youre owne wealth honestee thynkyng that there is nothyng better then good counsell See therfore that by the euyll counsell of the deuyll ye suffre no euell cogitacions to engendre and encrease in your herte for they wyll brynge forthe death not temporall or bodelye death but death euerlastyng From which Iesus our sauyoure saue you in whome lyue reigne by purenes of coÌ„scyence world withoute end â§ Â¶ This treatyse folowynge I haue written out of a great clerke S. Barnarde in some places leauyng his order because of shortnes NOwe my dere beloued frend these fore sayde lessons well marked I truste ye wyll fyrst aboue all thynges order your selfe to our Lorde seakyng aboue and before all thynges the kyngdome of heauâ— in guydyng your housholde and orderynge youre gooddes whiche alwayes thynke to haue receyued of God to honoure hym in his poore and nedy persones And for his honoure se that peace be in your house and that al yours agree together with you or elles all youre goodes maye wyll sone come to nought A rechelesse persone may sone set on fire waste and destroie greate goodes Haue therfore a good sight or eye vnto the laboures of your seruauÌ„tes for vnder theym youre substaunce maye soone be wasted before you knowe of it if your gooddes beginne to waste or diminishe forthwith diminyshe youre charges For who that spendeth beyonde his facultye no wonder with nede thoughe he greued be It is good prouydence ofte tymes to compte and compare your gooddes and gaines with your erspences Ofte tymes to ouerse youre goodes shal be very good remembring that the eye of the mayster maketh a fatte horse and the step of the husbande a fatte dungehil that is the maisters presence profiteth much bie peace with suffering and you shal be sure of it Thynke coste made vpoÌ„ riotouse persones to be vtterly loste not so vpon kin and frendes poore persones Se yâ— you charge your sonnes doughters and seruauntes to flee glotonie For yâ— seruauÌ„t once made a gloton wyl neuer ameÌ„de his maners Glotony is filthy reprouable and stinking will make the vsers of it soone rotten and shorte lyued Meane feading with scarsytie or withoute full belye that is risyng frome meate with an appetyte to eate profiteth muche bothe to the soule and bodye Thinke that the vse of delycate foode wyll soone marre a good seruaunt as of riot and wastfulnesse Beware of nygardie for as riot is a folishe and vndyscrete waste of the gyftes of god so nigardie is a foolishe and a nedelesse feare the mystruste of God a liuyng euer in pouertee an heapiÌ„g vp of goodes for whoÌ„ none caÌ„ tel Be therfore a maister ouer your goodes haue theim for your selfe and other not for your heires onely Feare and loue god and feare hym duely and thynke that fishes foules beastes wormes be fedde of his liberalytee shall you then perishe for lacke If you wishe for derth you wishe for yâ— derth of yâ— poore Sell better cheape at home theÌ„ in the coÌ„mune market better cheape to your enemye then to other straungers for by a kind dede he wil be better ouercoÌ„med then by the sweard Be neuer at debate with your neighbours study to bring theim at one the so be The loue of youre neyghboures is a surer warde then a castel thre double walled A gentyll minde a noble herte wyll not greatlye be troubeled with wemens bablyng speche or thretenyng smilyng or laughyng wyll soner correcte a shrewe then sharpe strokes and yâ— staffe Wemen may be kept good with gentyll entreatye they maye not knowe that they be suspecte but euer muste be couÌ„sayled with louyng maner An olde woman vncleane of liuyng were worthye to be buried quicke For she is not only dead before God but killeth other A woman that hath a sufficient apparell to desire chaunge is a token of lytel wit or sadnesse A costely vesture aboue the state or degree of the persone is a signe of lightnesse Truste hym rather for youre frende that dothe somwhat for you then hym that sayth I am youres in all that I can maye doo In wordes you shall fynde greate plentye of frendes a trewe frende loueth at all tymes and neuer fayleth at nede Riches maye not be compared to a faithfull frende when you geue councell saye thus semeth to me beste not thus you muste nedes

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