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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	put_v	young_a	youth_n	153	3	7.9618	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44299	The honour of the taylors, or, The famous and renowned history of Sir John Hawkwood, Knight containing his many rare and singular adventures, witty exploits, heroick atchievements, and noble performances relating to love & arms in many lands : in the series of which history are contained likewise the no less famous actions and enterprizes of others of the same art and mystery : with many remarkable passages relating to customs, manners &c., ancient and modern : illustrated with pictures and embelished with verses and songs wonderfully pleasant and delightful : to which, as an appendix, is added a brief account of the original of the Worshipful Company of Merchant-Taylors, as to their being incorporated &c., ...; Honour of the Merchant Taylors	Winstanley, William, 1628?-1698.	1687 (1687)	Wing H2599; ESTC R7888	66,825	61

gained and true Valour signalized it so fell out That being one Evening belated in their Travel they came to a Gentleman's House in the Province of Conaught publick Inns being but few in those parts and of the Porter demanded whether they might lodge there that night who told them they might forasmuch as it was an Hospitable place built for the Reception and Entertainment of Strangers and so he had them into the Hall where they found not only good Company but a Table spread with all manner of Provisions that Reason could require and Liquors answerable especially Usquebah that reviving Cordial so much used amongst the Natives of that Kingdom And so having refreshed themselves they began to discourse about divers matters and amongst other things one of them began to relate the sad misfortune of a beautiful young Gentlewoman not far distant from that place who by reason as he said of a false Accusation was to be put to death unless she could meet with a Champion that would undertake to maintain her Innocence against her Accuser This Story our valiant Youths were more than ordinary desirous to hear insomuch that silence being made the Party thus proceeded It so happened said he that an ancient Gentleman called Ianthines had by his Wife deceased one only Daughter named Clarinda of Personage lovely and amiable and in courteous and modest Behaviour excelling to a Wonder This charming Maid no sooner arrived to that perfection of Years which fully discovered her excellent Features but her Beauty captivated the hearts of many but she prizing Virtue and true Valour more than Wealth did not return them the satisfaction they so much desired but as it afterward came to light settled her Affections upon one whose Fortune seemed obscure in the Eyes of the rest Yet many of them finding by sundry Tokens that their Loves were united to that degree that it would be difficult if not altogether impossible for them to break the Chain they all of them except one more wealthy and powerful than the rest who thought to overbear him either by Gifts or stratagem relinquished their pretensions But in the end this man finding the Beautiful and Virtuous Clarinda deaf to his Importunities endeavouring as much as in her lay to shun and avoid him being fraught with Malice he turned the Love he protested for this beautiful Creature into Hatred and Revenge yet fearing the Valour of his Rival if he should attempt it against her by force he conspires by Fraud and in that he proceeded after this manner He finds an opportunity to contract a familiar●ty with the Waiting-Woman of the beauteous Clarinda insomuch that through Gifts and a promise of Marriage she was wholly at his Devotion even as the Report goes more than consisted with the Rules of Modesty for passionately doating upon him she suffered him as often as opportunity did permit to have his Freedom with her though he intended no other than to serve his Revenge by her Credulity on the innocent Clarinda So that taking his opportunity to meet with Bernardo for so was Clarinda's Lover's Name he told him That although his Happiness was great in having a Virtuous Mistris yet he was as many others had been very much deceived for that although she gave him many smooth Promises yet in the mean while she prostrated her Honour to another Upon these words of Romaldus Bernardo grew both angry and impatient protesting with his Life to vindicate his Mistrisses Honour and withal calling him Traytor to his face but he not daring to maintain what he said by force against so Renowned a Warriour as Bernardo pacified him with many smooth words and having by that means brought him to a calmer Temper he told him If he would not believe it he should the next Evening be a Witness of it himself though he desired it might be at a distance by the light of the Moon for that she had as he secretly understood by some that were about her appointed as she usually did her Lover to come at a certain hour who by the help of a Rope-Ladder which she promised to fasten to the Balcony was to ascend to his Joy and revel in her Arms all night This though Bernardo could not well believe yet hearing it spoke w●th such earnestness and so well vouched he consented even for Curiosity sake to attend at the time appointed And so it happened That Romaldus having prevailed with the waiting-Woman called Celinda to attire her self in Clarinda's Clothes and in the same Dress as she frequently went that as he said he might heighten his Joys by fancying her to be the same he likewise ordered her to receive him in the Balcony fastening as he had determined the Ladder and she receiving him with such loving Carresses feigning withal the Speech of Clarinda so to the Life that Bernardo by the imperfect Light and by reason of the distance was altogether deceived and fell not only to exclaiming against his own Unhappy Fortune but to blaming of her that was Innocent in these expostulating Lines I Wake and see what I could wish t' have been Born without Eyes that I might not have seen Or rather not to have been born Curs'd Fate Why hast thou thus prolong'd my Life's sad Date To bring me to this killing Spectacle Bernardo more tormented than in Hell. Dye then Bernardo How Dye Dye and give My Rival leave my Ruin to out-live You that enjoy my Spoils whoe'er you are Since I must fall shall my Destruction share Let Death and Ruin guide me where he lyes To kill him in the height of all his Joys But is' t not base to kill him by surprize What if her Wrongs I openly should right That wou'd proclaim the Cause for which we fight Dye basely then whoe'er thou art that dare Thus kill my Peace and thus dishonour her I but the Blood may if I kill him there The Murther show and that the Murtherer What need I care Yes but the Murther known Betrays the Cause for which the Murther 's done But her stain'd blood has not so quench'd my Flame I 'd kill her Guilt but would not wound her Fame And thus having with sighs and tears debated his Misfortune he undertook to Travel into Forreign Lands little perhaps knowing the Misery and much less the Innocence of fair Clarinda who being since accused by Romaldus of what she is altogether innocent in defect of a Champion that will undertake her Quarrel is not only like to suffer shame and disgrace but lose her Life For though the Treachery has been discovered it has not gained Belief as being over-born by the Power and Asseveration of Romaldus CHAP. XVII How Hawkwood and Lovewell undertook to be the Ladies Champions against Romaldus and his Gyant-like Brothers And how Lamira who contrary to their knowledge had accompanyed them in Man's Apparel was concerned Together with the coming in of another Champion on their part The manner of the Fight and their over-coming