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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	affection_n	good_a	love_n	1,128	5	5.0684	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20313	The image of Irelande with a discouerie of vvoodkarne, wherin is moste liuely expressed, the nature, and qualitie of the saied wilde Irishe woodkarne, their notable aptnesse, celeritie, and pronesse to rebellion, and by waie of argumente is manifested their originall, and ofspryng, their descent and pedigree: also their habite and apparell, is there plainly showne. The execrable life, and miserable death of Rorie Roge, that famous archtraitour to God and the croune (otherwise called Rorie Oge) is like wise discribed. Lastlie the commyng in of Thyrlaghe Leonaghe the greate Oneale of Irelande, with the effecte of his submission, to the right honourable Sir Henry Sidney (Lorde Deputie of the saied lande) is thereto adioyned. Made and deuised by Ihon Derricke, anno 1578. and now published and set forthe by the saied authour this present yere of our Lorde 1581. for pleasure and delight of the well disposed reader.	Derricke, John.	1581 (1581)	STC 6734; ESTC S114109	59,574	98

of all menne in generall whiche is here ment but of some of those I saie that are Rebelles to our Queene enemies to peace and disturbers of the common wealthe as for your Honours in good tyme bee it spoken and voide of flatterie recited who knoweth not what festination by your Lordshipps hath been vsed what godlie care taken what meanes practised what pollicie shewed and diligence bestowed at all tymes as occasiō serued to serue accompanied either with the Lorde Deputie or by your Lordshipps alone against those whom I haue here tearmed by the name of Woodkarne bestowyng not onely your trauelles adioyned with greate charges but also ventred your liues in aduauncyng her Maiesties honor shewyng thereby bothe a con●●ant faithe a perfecte fidelitie to her royall Croune conflictyng by force of maine batteil many of these monsters beeyng sworne enemies to her noble grace the attempte whereof was laudable and the action meritorious before GOD and man This I truste maie suffice right honourable your noble wisedomes to withdraw all sinister suspicions from your suppliant and his booke giuyng full credite my purposed intent is not neither yet euer was to b●emishe any mannes renowne beeyng approued seruitours to her moste noble and dreadfull scepter whose continuaunce I praie GOD maie bee long and ioyfull peaceable as the daies of Salomon copyng with the long yeres of Ne●●or to gouerne vs her people with an admirable regimente and ouer her foes triumphantly to raigne Amen God blesse your honours with all maner of spirituall and yearthly blessyng●s the fauour and loue of God and manne muche honour in your countrie and to conclude life euerlastyng c. Your honours moste humble Ihon Derricke ¶ To the good and gentle Reader in all places wheresoeuer but especially to my louing countrimen of Enlande hartie salutations and greetyng euer DIuers were the causes good Reader that moued me first to take in hande the caruyng forthe of this Image and lastly to commende it to thy gentle deuotion hoping that as with no small labour and trauel I haue finishte and brought it to this perfection and with no lesse willyng consent and single mynde haue made it seruiceable at thy good pleasure to vse so likewise on thy part thou wilte freendly accept the same entertainyng it as a straunger or messenger come from a farre Cou●●●e● simplie to report and deliuer vnto thee the state and condition of his saied Countremen the Woodkarne without any imparyng of their credites the more notable members of the same who differyng from theim in their rusticall ●udenesse doe agree wholie with vs in all laudable discipline Touching whiche causes though thei bee many and as I saied before diuerse twoo yet especially I thought good to signifie whereof the one came of a duetifull affection and vnfarned good will drawne of long continuaunce through graces receiued towardes his persone whiche vndoubtedly I honor and the other of a bounden duetie through loue inseparable towardes my natiue Countrey Or whiche twoo though either of them were sufficient to moue any man if he were not a forgetfull persone to like indeuer yet seeyng thei are variable an●●●he of them so laudable I might in no wise slacken my pretended purpose but shewe my hartie good will bothe to freende and countrie If you therefore my beloued countrimen for whose sakes as I saied before partely I framed it and for whose greater delight I haue clothed it with varietie shall deeme it worthie of your custodie or receiue thereby any profitable pleasure I obtaine not onely my expectation touchyng suche courtesie but also full recompence of all my whole charges who doubtlesse accoumpte theim nothyng to pleasure either partie And if by waie of digression some peraduenture whose iudgementes are parciall in other mennes labours shall cauill at this my imprinted Image or impugne the thinges therein contained as reportyng matters of vntrouthe especially the third lease of this discouered Woodkarne affirmyng no suche rudenesse in these our daies to bee practised with the rudeste of that moste barbarous Nacion to suche I replie crauyng their pacience saiyng that it is not our Englishe Pale whiche in any respecte I haue touched nor yet those of the Southe whom I haue impeched nor yet of the Weste whom I haue nipped but a people out of the Northe whose vsages I beholde after the fashon there sette doune and those are thei whom I haue detected shadowyng notwithstandyng parte of their maners with flowres of that Countrey and least peraduenture ye might muse whom I meante I will not be curious in dischargyng my conscience lettyng you vnderstande that thei are a people sprong from Macke Swine a barbarous ofspring come from that Nation whiche maie bee perceiued by their Hoggis●e fashion So as my beloued countrimen and well desposed Reader if wilfulnesse blinde not the fightes of your iudgementes it manifestly appeareth and maie easely bee coniectured that it is not againste any one good member of this Common wealthe of Irelande that I haue made my discouerie but onely against the pernicious Uipers of the saied lande whiche thing I wish hartely eche one to beleue and credite knowyng for example sake that warre is not waged against the Queenes freendes not yet a battell fought saue onely against her enemies which if you so credite and therewithall accepte of my trauelles whiche do represent my vnfained good will I leaue not this simplie as a pledge of a further beneuolence with you but therewithall doe paune euen my credite for accomplishyng my promesse till whiche tyme farewell as your hartes can desire Yours as his owne Ihon Derricke The first parte of the Image of Irelande THe heauenly God puissant Prince the'ternall kyng of grace The lorde which rules both heauen yearth with his Imperiall mace Whiche caused first the cristall Skies in liuely formes appeare And by the course of glistryng Pheabe deuided eke the yeare Whiche did the lothsome Chaos part and separate a sonder And plaste the yearth aboue the Sease for mortall men to wonder Whiche gaue commaundement to the same in Natures perfect kinde To multiply and yelde the'ncrease to those that came behinde Whiche was to man as then not made a famous creature sure Of all the woorkes of mightie Ioue renowmed rare and pure Whiche gaue hym reason from aboue his will to vnderstande Upholdyng heauen and yearth likewise with his moste holie hande Whiche did reduce from bale to blisse the wretched state of man And in exchange the sacred heauens allotted to hym than Not for the good desartes he sawe in mortall fleshe to be But meerly of his owne accorde that grace extenden he Whiche made the seate of Brittishe kynges with honour to abounde And eke their iuste deserued fame through glom'ryng worlde to sounde Suppressyng all their mortall foes that vp against them rose And by the force of bloodie blade afflicted euer those This sondrie Lands can testifie as stories witnesse yeeld And wee the fruite thereof doe reape