Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	bishop_n	pope_n	send_v	3,640	5	6.1220	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75608	The arraignment, conviction, and imprisoning, of Christmas: on St. Thomas day last. And how he broke out of prison in the holidayes and got away, onely left his hoary hair, and gray beard, sticking between two iron bars of a window. With, an hue and cry after Christmas, and a letter from Mr. Woodcock a fellow in Oxford, to a malignant lady in London. And divers passages, between the lady and the cryer, about old Christmas: and what shift he was fain to make to save his life, and great stir to fetch him back again. With other divers witty passages.		1646 (1646)	Wing A3749; Thomason E315_12; ESTC R200516	3,805	6

Parliament have any power thus you have his markes All you therefore that by your diligent inquirie can tell anie tidings of this ould man called Christmas and tell me where he may be met withall whether in any of your streets or elsewhere though in never so straitned a place in an Applewomans staul or Grocers Curren Tub in a C●okes Oven or the Maides Porrige pot or crept in some corner of a Tra●sl●ters shop where the Cobler was wont so merrily to chant his Carolls whosoever can tel what is become of him or where he may be found let them bring him back againe into England to the Crier and they shall have a Benedection from the Pope an hundred oaths from the Cavaliers 40. Kisses from the wanton Wenches and be made Pursevant to the next Arch Bishop Malignants will send him a peece of Braune and everie Prentice boy will give him his point next holie Thursday the good-Wives will keepe him in some corners of their mince pies and the new Nun io Ireland will returne him to be canonized the next Reformation of the Cilender And so Pape save Chrismas Cryer Lady I am come to tell you what returne I can make you of the crying of ould Father Chrismas which J have done and am now here to give you answer Ladie Well said honest Cryer Mr. Woodcock will remember you for it Cryer The ●oor old man upon St. Thomas his day was araigned condemned and after conviction cast into prison amongst the Kings Souldiers fearing to be hanged or some other execution to be done upon him he broke prison and got out at so narrow a passage between two Iron Bars of a Window that nothing but onely his old gray beard and hoarie hair of his head stuck there but nothing else to be seen of him and if you will have that compound for it lest it be sold amongst the sequestred goods or burnt with the next Popish pictures by the hand of the hangman Lady But is old old good old Christmas gone Nothing but the hair of his good grave old head and beard left Well I will have that seeing I cannot have more of him one lock whereof will serve Mr. Woodcock for a token But what is the event of his departure Cryer The poor are sory for it for they go to every door a begging as they were wont to do Good Mrs. somewhat against this good Time but Time was transformed Away be gone here is not for you and so they instead of going to the Ale-bouse to be drunk were fain to work all the Holidayes The Schollers came into the Hall where their hungry stomacks had thought to have found good Brawn and Christmas Pies Roast bief and Plum porridge but no such matter Away ye prophane these are superstitious meats your stomack must be fed with wholesome doctrine Alas poor tallow-faced Chandlers I met them mourning through the streets and complaining that they could get no vent for their Mustard for want of Brawn Lady Well if ever the Catholiques or Bishops rule again in England they will set the Church dores open on Christmas day and we shall have Masse at the High Altar as was used when the day was first instituted and not have the holy Eucharist barred out of School as School boyes do their Masters against the festival What shall we have our mouths shut to welcome old Christmas No no bid him come by night over the Thames and we wil have a back door open to let him it I will my self give him his diet for one year to try his fortune this time twelve month it may prove better FINIS