Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	life_n	live_v	word_n	8,182	5	4.3547	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16133	The bayte [and] snare of fortune Wherin may be seen that money is not the only cause of mischefe and vnfortunat endes: but a necessary mean to mayntayne a vertuous quiet lyfe. Treated in a dialoge betwene man and money.	Bieston, Roger.	1556 (1556)	STC 3055.5; ESTC S91099	12,163	22

boasting and barat Clerely to confounde and make thy reason blynde Ful oft I thinke and muse in my mynde Vpon thy faite thou cursed creature Encombred thou hast full many of mankynde As well is founden written in Scripture Such fantasie men haue vnto thy false figure And so desire thy cursed acquaintaunce That the poore soule may seke his aduenture So dost thou draw them to the diuils daunce Money BE stil man I say for I haue litel Ioye Thus to heare thee Iangle as he that taketh no hede Who builded London that named was newe Troye But I puisant peny that eche man cloth and fede Euer groweth grace out of my gromel sede Yorke Lincolne Linne Leycestre Lichfelde and Lancasire I bilded Bristow Bremingam and Barwik vpon twede Dureīme Darby Dorcestre Douer and Dancastre Winchestre Walden Worcestre Ware Warwik Westchestre Cambryge Carleil Couentre Calais and Canterbery Bath Boston Bedforde Bokinghā Roeston and Rochester Medlā Manchestre Malmesburi Stawmforde Tukesbury Southamtō Sandwith Sud●u●y sa●●t Albōs Salesbury Northamton Newarke No●●nghā New Ca●●●● vpon Tine Great cause may I haue for to be glad and m●r● Sith these and thousandes moe be made by me and mine Man TO heare thy wordes it is a w●●●nes For neuer was noble C●t●● 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 But by the occasion of thy ●●●s●dnes Hath been destroied ful many 〈…〉 C●●●● ▪ Howbeit mankinde by great subtil●●e ▪ By diligent laboure and politike prudente Through out the world in euery countrey Hath made many Cities and townes 〈…〉 Not by thy meane but by experience Of his pregnant wisdum in eche op●r●cion ▪ He made and forged thee by high and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Of earth that is matter most vile 〈…〉 Thou geuest to thy selfe a great 〈…〉 As profitable to man which is eche 〈…〉 Full many a fayre Citie to vtter 〈…〉 By thee hath been brought that 〈…〉 Money GReatly hast thou erred as manner well a●●●s●● Me thus to rebuke and vtterly dispise Full litel reason is in thy head comprised Me thus to reproue it is no gentil gu●se Great lordes and ladies that be both good and wise And al degrees haue me in lane and fauour And gladly a meane would finde and deuise My kinde acqueintaunce to purchase euery houre Thou knowest how god the high 〈…〉 Of earth hath formed man after his 〈…〉 Of al the worlde he made him gouernoure And after that I wil not kepe in cage How man made me with crosse and crowned 〈◊〉 Out of the earth wherof himselfe he came Why should man be contrary to me in his 〈◊〉 Sith he came of the earth and I came of the 〈◊〉 Man AS in this case thou sayest me trouth in dede God hath made man of erth a vyle substaunce This do I beleue as parcell of my crede But than god gaue him soule made to his owne semblance With many faire giftes he did him than aduaunce Endowed him with vertue grace wysdome and reason To order him and his and do his obseruaunce Vnto god his maker whan time requireth and season A thinge vnreasonable art thou not worthy two peason Vnworthy to be compted of gods high creacion But mā him self the made whan grace was with him geason As nought out of nought by cursed instigacion Of subtil Sathanas that gaue him informacion Than welth grace and goodnes their roumes gan to resigne Thy pride amonges Princes toke such a dominacion That many royall royalmes ben brought vnto ruine Money THough doest great wrong so strongly me to blame That god hath made man of the .iiii. Elementes To serue him as his lorde I fully graunt the same In Genesis written the mat●er euident is And man hath made me what nede these argumente● In semblable wyse to serue him at his nede Liuing by reason ▪ and as conuenient is Preseruing his soule from vice in worde and dede Whan god formed man thy selfe thou mayst it rede He gaue him fre will that he in all goodnes Might make here in erth his profit and his spede Of me and all other creatures more and les Syth man hath reason and will of his lightnes Misuse me putting his soule in ieopardy Should I be blamed ▪ for his vnstablenes No god forbid there is no reason why Money BE still false money and vnderstand my sawes Ful cursed art thou and made all in dispite Of reason of right decrees and all good lawes For after that man had made the for delite The golden world furthwith was quenched quite What time all ioye was to the people rife No crosse nor coyne of the not worth a myte Had they that tyme and ledde a mery lyfe Their Marchandise they gaue man chylde and wyfe One thinge for an other by way of Innocence Al riches was commune without barat or strife Tresours men hated as deth or pestilence Ful ioyously they lyued without concupiscence Of the that art nowe the causer of all vyce Thy cursed coyne and inconuenience So brenneth mennes hertes with fyre of auarice Money THy wordes as Iapes ought wel to be recompted For by thy speche Ise thou wouldest susteyne That one man than an other not surmounted It is not trouth for it appereth playne Howe sum were subiectes and sum were soueraigne Record I rake in the olde testament Of Nembroth the great as kinge and Capitaine That had great people to him obedient Wherfore I siluer as thing expedient Was sought out and coyned mankinde to succoure None Emperoure there is King Duke ne Regent But I must vpholde his dignitie and honoure Who maynteyneth Iustyce but myne excellent power Who ponisheth mysdoers that doe the poer oppresse Who wageth the seruaunt who paieth the souldeour But I pu●●sant ●eny that doth all wronges redresse Man NAy leaue out rebres and say that do all wrong For when truth is tried that wyl be the conclusion Is Iustice doen by money for shame stop thy tong Such wourdes to pronounce it a great abusion ●ay Iustice by money is brought to clere confusion But noble wisemen that reason haue in store With connyng and conscience and cast for no collusion By these is Iustice exalted evermore But by false mean these depe men in lore Haue oft a crossed cloude cast afore their sight That neuer a true letter written them before Can be vnderstand so stopped is the lyght The poore mā hath his matter made wrong out of the right And thervpon is geuen false iudgement Thus iustice by thee reuerced lyeth vpright And law depe in the dyke is dryuen down and drent Money AS for an answer I say vnto thee man Parte of thy wordes be true I doe consent Saying that the lawes be ended now and than By great learned men of wise entendment But who so euer before them doth present His righteous matter without my help in hande His case vp so downe is cast incontinent The grounde therof they can not vnderstande But he that hath treasure golde siluer house and lande He shall be obeyed as lord