Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	good_a	master_n	servant_n	6,134	5	7.3996	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15986	Certayne chapters of the prouerbes of Salomon drawen into metre by Thomas sterneholde, late grome of the kynges Magesties robes	Hall, John, b. 1529 or 30.; Sternhold, Thomas, 1529?-1566?, attributed name.; Surrey, Henry Howard, Earl of, 1517?-1547.; Case, John, d. 1600.	1550 (1550)	STC 2760; ESTC S119621	28,362	112

¶ Certayne Chapters of the prouerbes of Salomon drawen into metre by Thomas sterneholde late grome of the kynges Magesties robes ¶ Imprynted at London by Iohn Case dwellynge in Peter colledge rentes for Willyam Seres Cum priuilegio ad immendum solum To the ryght worshipful and my singuler good Maister syr Thomas Spek knyght one of the gentilmen of the kynges maiesties most honourable privy chambre your most boūden seruaunte to commaunde at all tymes Ihon Case wysheth worshyppe healthe and prosperitie wyth encrease of vertue Considerynge the duty and seruice whyche I owe to youre good mastershyppe I have no lesse then iust cause wyth chearfull ready herte to offer the same vnto you As well for that youre maistershyppe hath not onely shewed manifold benifites to my poore frendes but also vnto me beynge one among al other left able to acquite any parte of youre goodnes my power and habilitie beynge smalle myne herte and mynde beynge readye In token whereof I haue dedicated thys little boke vnto your maistershyppes name desiering you accordynge to youre accustomed gentlenesse to take the same in good parte and also for a testimonye that if I were able by anye other meane to gratifye youre maistershyppe that I woulde be as ready as any manne lyuyng The copye of thys boke was deliuered me by a frende of myne beynge sometyme seruaunte vnto maister Thomas Sterneholde whereby it is to be coniectured that the same were putte in metre by hym yet not so parfectly perused by reasō of sodaine deathe as perchaunce he would haue done if he hadde longer lyued Notwythstandynge I truste your mastershyppe nor any other shall thynke thē worthy to lye in a corner and neuer to appeare abrode In hope whereof I haue caused the same to be prynted haue dedicated the same vnto you as the fyrste fruites of my good wyll towardes your maistershippe Thus desierynge God to prospere you in al worshippe encrese of vertue ¶ Your good maistershyps most humble seruaunt at al times to commaunde Iohn Case DO al your dedes w t good aduice cast in your myndes alwayes the end Wit bought is of to dere aprice the tried trust take as your frend For frendes I fynd there be but two of countenaunce of effect Of the one sorte there are inoughe but fewe bene of the other sect Also beware the venune swete of filed wordes and flattery For to deceive they be moste mete that best can playe hypocrisie let wisdome rule your dede thought so shal your works be wiseli wrought Who lyst to leade a quiet lyfe who lyst to rid him self frō strife Geue care to me marke what I saye remēbre well beare it away Hold backe thy tong at meate mele speke but few words bestow thē wel By words the wise man y u shalt espye by words a fole thou shalt sone try A wiseman can his tonge make cease a fole can neuer hold hys peace Who loueth reste of wordes beware who loueth wordes is sure of care For wordes oftymes mē haue bē shēt for silence kept fewe theim repente Two eares one tong only thou hast ino thinges to hear then wordes to wast A fole in no wise cā hi forbeare he hath two tonges but one eare Be sure thou kepe a stedfaste brayne lest that thy wordes put y ● to paine Wordes wisely set are worthe much gold y e price of rashnes is sone told If time require wordes to be had to hold thi peace I hold the madde Talke onely of neadful verities stryue not for triflyng fantasies With sobernes the trouthe boult out affyrme nothing wherin is doubte Who to this song wil take good hede spend no mo wordes then he nede Though he be a fole haue no brain he shal bi this great wisdome gaine Speke while time is els hold y e styll words out of time oft things do spil Say wel do wel are things twaine twise blest is he in whō both do raine Say well is sure a worthy thyng of say wel great goodnes doth alway sprig Saiwel frō dowel differ a leter saywel is good but dowel is better Say wel is ruled by man somedeale do wel to god doth wholy appeale Saywel is good doth many please do wel is better doth the world ease Saiwel cause mani to scripture cleue for lack of dowel they quickly leue If saiwel dowel wer ioind in fraim al were wel wōne gote were y e game Say wel in daunger of death is cold do wel is earnest and wōderous bold When say wel for feare doth tremble and quake Do well is ●oconde and good cheare doth make Finis The prouerbes of Salomon traunslated into Englyshe meter Argumentum Cha. i. The wisedome of the Lord our God doth call vpon vs styll That we ●e farre from wicked men and folowe not their wyll My son thi father harke vnto to hys lore encline Forsake y u not thy mothers law but sure let it be thine For that shall cause grace plētiful to lyght vpon thine heade And on thy necke shall be a chayne and stande the in good steade Therfore my son take y u good hede when synners do the tempte For thoughe that they do the entyce to them do not consente If they shal saye come thou w t vs let vs laye wayte for bloude And causeles kyll the innocent and spoyle them of theyr good Let vs them swallowe quycke and hole let vs devour them all As those that slyde into a pitte so shall they take theyr fall And we shall costelye ryches fynde to do therwyth our wyll And wyth the spoyles y e we shal gette we may our houses fyll Caste in thy lotte amonge vs now a man of that thou arte And then we wyll haue all one purse and thou shalt haue thy parte But walke y u not with thē my son theyr pathes do thou refrayne Theyr feete are hasty bloude to shede all yll they do retayne But all in vaine the nette is layde before the byrdes eyes Yet one an others bloude to spyll much all they do deuise And they thē selues their own dear blud this waye do hurte and noye And theyr owne Soules do quite depriue of all eternal ioye Thys is the way of gredy men and thys is all theyr feate For to beryue his brothers lyfe his ryches for to gette Without therefore dothe wisedome call putteth forth hyr voyce Behold for in the open streates to you she maketh noyse She calleth before the multitude that all men may hyr knowe And in the towne gates openly hyr wordes she doth nowe shewe Oh folysh men and fonde saith she howe longe wyll ye delyte And foleishe schole●and ye vnwyse to wysedome beare suche spyte Oh turne to my correction I will my mynde expresse And I wyl make you vnderstand my wordes both more and lesse Sence then that I haue called you and ye refuse my name And haue put forth myne hande