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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	let_v	life_n	lord_n	9,881	5	3.8577	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05466	The poore mans cry Wherein is shevved the present miserable estate of mee Iohn Lilburne, close prisoner in the fleete. Also an humble petition to his Maiesties honorable privy councill, for meantenance that I famish not.	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1639 (1639)	STC 15598; ESTC S112218	18,062	15

gaine and to leave out the most of it especiallie about my lying in Irons in my sicknesse which I would not leave out (d) This shewes that their cruelty is exercised only by the Bishops meanes only I omitted this clause who suffers for his conscience sake which was most accepted against and the old women that tends mee delivered the petition againe to him vpon tuesday last tobedeliuered it to the Lords the next day but he put me of with delaies that neither vpon wednesdaie at night nor yet vpon thursdaie could I not in the least know what was done in it vntill this present Frydaie morning that my keeper after many sendings for him befor he would come at me told me the Warden had deliuered it to the Clarke of the counsell but it was not yet answered yea but said I was it deliuered to the Lords and read before them or no for it may be deliuered to the Clarke of the counsell and yet never come to their eares or hands that I know not saith hee I pray you then tell the Warden that I desire to know of him whither it were delivered to the Lords yea or no or whither hee will deliuer it which if he refuse to doe I having none to do any thing about it for mee as hee and you verie well know for all my kindred hath left mee in regard the Bishop of Canterburie (a) Was there ever such a Tiran● heard o● that seekes to undo whole families for the mallace which he beares to some perticular persons If there were nothing else to stirre up the hearts of people against him this were enough in reveng hath fallen upon my Father about his outward estate hauing now for a longe time together beene in suit for all his land which suit hath cost him many a thousand pound and hath beene heard before the King and Nobles and all the Iudges of the land and the Bishop (b) I know not how that Judge did answer the Caterpillar J should say Kan kerbury But if I had heard him speak it J should haue set my eyes upon him and said unto him as Paul did to his Brother E●imas the sorcerer O full of all suttilty and all mischiefe thou child of the Divell thou enimy of all righteousnes wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord. in priuate hath spoken to the Iudges of the Circuit against my Father for my sake which one of thē told my eldest Brother of and this hath bred mee a sore affliction from all my kindred but especiallie frō my Father (c) This is on of their common practises to set the father against the sonne the King against the Subject But Christ will set himselfe against them one day which hath made him write to my youngest Brother here in London to beware of mee and my stepps for I haue beene the greatest griefe vnto him that ever came to him soe that I haue noe friend left that I know of to follow it for mee Therefore in regard the Warden deales so with me J shall be forced to proclaime abroad make the Kingdome ring (d) The Kingdome rings enough already with the Prelates cruelty for they are minded by all sorts of people good had a most bloody generation insomuch as the nation is weary of them desire to he rid of them as of their sorest greatest plague with his and the Prelaes cruelty towards mee seing they still do as formerly they haue done by all meanes possible that my Iust and murnefull complaint might not come vnto the Honorable Lords (a) This hath beene their constant practise to keepe from the King and State their secret bloody acts for they wel know that if it should be known how many they make away in Prison by hard vsage they wold smart for it eares and therefore I must be constrained to condeavour to get one delivered whether he will or no and make him it may be smart for his vnwarrantable cruelty that hee inhumanly hath exercised vpon mee not only since I came into your custody but also before who kept me close prisoner well nigh foure monthes together before my cruell publique suffering and would not suffer me to take the ayre the space of one houre though J haue often sent to him and desired it For which close imprisonment hee himselfe told me hee had no order from the Lords (b) Hee meanes the Temporall Lords for doubtles he knew that it was the Prelates desire that he should vse him as Cruellie as could be besides I do beleeve that were it not to giue them content no keeper in the Land would shew soe much inhumanity barberousnes as some doe neither would he shew me any but said all my punishment was little enough for me because I was so refractory and stubborne when before his face J desired to know wherin this J will depose vpon my oath before King State For hee I verily beleeue kept me vp at the Bishops private instagation (c) Thou mayst be sure of that for is there any basensse vsed towards Gods people but they are cheife causers of it but coloured it over with another pretence because J was not able to procure two Aldermens fellows according to his demande of two thousand pouud bond for my safe imprisonment when he had me vnder many locks I being as peaceable a prisoner as any in the Fleete This and much more of his cruelty exerised vpon me from time to time as J am able larglie to particular which I thinke he will not be able to answer therfore he dares nor let my miserable estate be made known vnto the Lords for feare he himselfe smart soundly for it being a maine cause of it But tell him from mee that I am almost murdered with cruelty my strength being gone and my life euen at deaths doore therefore J do protest in the presence of God if I haue not speedy redresse oue way or another I will proclaime aloude his the Prelates wickednes barberous tyrany (d) And know this for thy comfort that many thousands of vs do cry aloud in thy behalfe for many other sufferers with thee vnto the Lord that he would avenge himselfe on his enimies And J beleeve Gods wrath is not farre from them I dovbt not but to make him and them smart for it seeing he will not according to his place the Lords having sent to him my Doctour to know how it is with mee make them truely acquainted how submissiue I am to any reasonable demande as I declared to his face when I was last before him but seekes by cruelty to take away my life hoping in regard of my great weaknes and paine that J will suddenly die and there wil be an end of me And then may saie [a] This hath beene anciently their practice when they murdered the Saints in prison by barbarous usage