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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	army_n	emperor_n	king_n	2,772	5	4.5239	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20118	The gentle craft A discourse containing many matters of delight, very pleasant to be read: shewing what famous men have beene shoomakers in time past in this land, with their worthy deeds and great hospitality. Declaring the cause why it is called the gentle craft: and also how the proverbe first grew; a shoemakers sonne is a prince borne. T.D.; Gentle craft	Deloney, Thomas, 1543?-1600.	1637 (1637)	STC 6555; ESTC S118250	59,807	74

vnderstand that a Shoomakers son is a Prince borne his fortunes made him so and thou shalt finde no lesse And hereupon the ●r●mpets sounding to a charge and the drums striking alarum there followed a sore and cruell fight wherein Crispianus like a second Hector layd about him he wing downe his foes on euery side Whose ●alianey and Princely courage was noted of all the Gaules And this fierce fight ended with the nights approach each Army tooke their rest At what time ●he Noble Generall of the Gaules sent for Crispianus and receiuing him with sundry kinde imbracements in his Tent he demanded of what birth he was To whom Crispianus sha●ed this answer Most worthy Generall my birth is not meane and my secrets lesse but by trade I am a Shoomaker in England A Shoomaker said the Generall If such ●ame waite vp●o Shoomakers and such magnanimity follow them well were it for vs if all the people in the Kingdome were Shoomakers And as great thankes I am to giue Maximinus for sending me such a Souldier as he may be proud to haue such a subiect and now right sorry am I that euer I reproached famous Iphicratis with his Fathers trade séeing I finde it true that Magnanimity and Knightly Prowesse is not alwayes tyed within the compasse of Noble blood And for my owne part I will so honourably requite thy deseruings that thou shalt blesse the time thou euer camest into these wars The next morning the Generals ioyned battell againe resoluing in this fight either by death or victory to make an end of these troubles where the Souldiers on each side strou● for the golden wreath of ren●wne The two Generals méeting in the battell ●ought most couragiously together in which bloody conflict the Prince of the Gaules was thrice by Iphicratis vnhorsed and as many times of Crispianus mounted againe but in the end the great Commander of the Easterne Army so mightily preuailed that he had seized on the person of the French Prince and was carrying him cap●iue to that Colours But so highly was Crispianus fauoured of fortune that he and his followers met him in the pride of his conquest who then all besmeared in the Persian blood set vpon Iphicratis and so manly behaued himselfe that her recouered the Prince againe and in despight of the Persians brought him to his Royall Tent in which encounter the Noble Iphicratis was sore wounded by reason whereof the Souldiers had rest for thrée or foure dayes in which space Iphicratis sent to the Prince of Gaules to know what kin he was that in such valtant sort rescued him out of his hands saying that if he would serue him he would make him ruler ouer a mighty Kingdome The French Prince sent him word that it was a right hardy Brittaine which had performed that honourable seruice but no knight though well deseruing greater dignity but a shoomaker in England and thus quoth he a Shoomakers son was by a shoomaker foyled When Iphicratis vnderstood this he sent word againe to the Gaules that for the fauour of that worthy man he would not onely cease the warres but for euer after be a friend to the Gaules which ioyfull message when the French king vnderstood most willingly he imbraced the vnlooked for tydings of happy peace and thereupon made Crispianus a knight After the which there was a great feast ordained whereunto the renowned Iphicratis was inuited and the two Generals with Crispianus friendly met together Thus the sowre warre was ended with swéet feasting and Iphicratis soone after departed out of the Country with his Army and neuer after annoyed them Then the French king writing his Letter of thankes vnto the Emperor Maximmus did therein certifie him of the Princely a●ts of Crispianus whereby he was brought into the Emperours fauour and with these Letters Crispianus returned into England CHAP. VIII How the Lady Ursula finding her selfe to be with childe made her great mone unto her husband Crispine and how he provided for her a secret place where she was delivered IN the meane space the Lady Vrsula finding her selfe to bée with childe and her vnknowne husband comming one day with shooes vnto her she made her moane vnto him saying O Crispine how shall we doe the time of my sorrow and shame draweth on I feele that ●i●ing in my wombe which I feare will bring death vpon vs all Why my deare Lady answered he art thou with childe kéene thy Chamber close and wi●tily excuse thy griefes vntill I haue found meanes to procure our safety But dost thou meane faithfully sayd she will thou not deceiue me and for feare of my Fathers wrath fl●e the Country if thou shouldest doe so then were I the wretchedst Lady aliue Forsake me not swéet Crispine whatsoeuer thou doest but take me with thee wheresoeuer thou goest it is not my fathers frownes that I regard so I m●y haue thy fauour what doe I care for a Princely Pallace an homely Cottage shall content me in thy company O my Loue I will rather learne to spi●ne hemp for thy sh●● thréed than liue without thee in the greatest pleasure I will not leaue thee my deare ●oue quoth he by that faith I ●ow which I plighted to thee at our blessed marriage and therefore be contented and it shall not be long before I returne Leauing thus his sad Lady he came home and secretly brake the matter vnto his Dame desiring her counsell in this his extremity What how now quoth she hast thou got a Maide with ch●ld Ah thou whorson villaine thou hast vndone thy selfe how will thou doe now thou hast made a faire hand here is now sixteene pence a wéeke beside Sope and Candles Beds Shirts Bigpins Wastcoat● Headbands Swadlebands Crosseclothes Bibs Taileclouts Manties Hose Shooes Coats Petticoates Cradie and Crickets and beside that a standing stoole and a Po●net to make the Child Pap all this is come vpon thee besides the charges of all her lying in Oh Crispine Crispine I am heartily sorry for thee But in good faith if I knew the queane that hath brought thee to this folly I would haue her by the face ● sweare to you for though I speake it before thée Crispine thou art a proper fellow and thou mightest haue done full well if thou hadst had grace God hath done his part on thee and with that she began with kindnesse to weepe Whereupon her Husband comming in asked what she ailed O man sayd she Crispine Why what of Crispine tell me Why speakest thou not We shall loose a good seruant so we shall What se●u●nt shall we loose foolish woman quoth he Tell me quickly O husband by Cocke and Pie I sweare I le haue her by the nose Who wilt thou haue by the nose What the Deuill art thou mad that thou wilt not answere mée Crispine who at his Masters comming shunned the roome lending an eare vnto those words went to his Master and said vnto him Sir these foure yéeres haue ● serued you