Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	high_a	lord_n	treasurer_n	4,230	5	10.7514	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A23187	Marcus Aurelius Antoninus the Roman emperor, his meditations concerning himselfe treating of a naturall mans happinesse; wherein it consisteth, and of the meanes to attaine unto it. Translated out of the originall Greeke; with notes: by Meric Casaubon ...; Meditations. English	Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180.; Casaubon, Meric, 1599-1671.	1634 (1634)	STC 962; ESTC S100316	174,038	304

as neere as they could bee imitated are these In the writing of which 〈◊〉 although something may be observed not ordinarie as G●● for Olla and those kind of A. and L. c. yet is there nothing so singular but a learned antiquarie well versed in ●ruter's Thesaurus of Inscriptions will soone find examples of it As for the sense and meaning of the words though not so obvious perchance as might bee wished yet must I because few words will not serve suspend my opinion till some sitter opportunitie That in the middle with the Inscription COCCILLIM was by the meanes of a worthy fiend M. Dr. Winston that great ornament of his profession procured unto me from the Right Honourable for his worth and love to learning as well as by his place Richard Earle of Pordand Lord High Treasurer of England c. whome with some other rare antiquities it was sent unto some yeares ago I was desirous to compare these that I had for the Inscriptions sake especially with some others of the same kind But I find this difference that whereas mine were much perished and worne by age such was the brightnesse and smoothnesse of this middle of the cover of it I meane which is of a redd colcureth earth as that it rather resembled pure Corrall then ordinarie red earth and as for the letters of the Inscription that they were not as mine widely graven in with the hand but in the same mould and at the same time when the cover it selfe was formed very artificially printed or imbossed rather as by these figures that are represented you may in part perceive Since that when I passed last by Newington coming from London among many other fragments of antiquitie in M. Dearings gardin I found the peec● of just such an other Cover but that the colour of it is nothing so fresh with this Inscription in the middle likewise PRISCIAN Now as the multitude of these Newington urnes for I doe not remember that ever so many in so narrow a compasse of ground were founds is observable so is the manner of their laying in the ground They that have been present often at their digging up have observed that where one great Vrne is found divers lesse vessels are some within the great some about it all coverd either with a proper cover of the same earth and making as the pott it selfe is or more coursely but very closely stopped up with other earth Of all those small vessels of what fashion soever that are found either in or about these urnes I know no other use to satisfie in some part their curiositie that wonder at them when they see them that was ordinarie among the Romans but either to conteine some fragrant odoriferous liquor and durable confection or that libatie of wine and milke that they used about their dead or lastly not to speake here of those burning lampes that have beene found in some ancient urnes and monuments which so many have largely written and disputed of to receive and preserve the teares that were shed by the friends of the deceased for greefe of their death As for the difference of the greater the lesser urnes Fabricius in his Roma and Marlianus in his topographicall description of the same are of opinion that when urnes of different bignes are found in the same place the greater were for the greater and richer as the masters and Patroni and the lesser for the poorer and inferiour as the servants and clientes In things of this nature which were I meane altogether arbitrarie there is no question but different fashions were used in different places yea and likely in the same place as every mans particular conceit or humor served him And therefore it were hard to determine any thing as certainly and generally true But as for these N. urnes this seemes to have beene the custome there used One great urne was appointed to containe the bones and ashes of all one either houshould or kindred As often therefore as any of them dyed so often had they recourse unto the common urne which so often was uncovered To prevent this I find that the fashion hath beene in some places to lett in the ashes through some holes made and fitted for that purpose See Gruter fol. 814. Now besides the great and common urne it is likely that every particular person that dyed had some lesse urne or vessell particularly dedicated to his owne memorie whereby both the number of the deceased and the parties themselves might the better bee remembred There might bee also another use of these lesser pots in my judgement very necessary and that is that by them the common great Urnes might the better bee knowne and discerned one from another which being so neare in so small a compasse of ground and not much unlike one another might otherwise easily be mistaken And this is the more likely because of those many hundreds that have beene taken up of the lesser sort scarce have there beene found any of one and the same making I heare not of any thing that hath hitherto beene found in these Newington urnes besides bones and ashes and sometimes cleere water And so doe I reade of urnes or Earthen vessels plenis limpidissimâ aquâ that have bene found elsewhere as that which is mentioned in Gruterus fol. 927. I doubt not but many would be glad as well as I to know certainly what this place hath formerly beene But alas how should wee who are of yesterday know nothing without the helpe of ancient records recall the memorie of things forgotten so many hundred of yeares agoe Thus much wee may certainly enough conclude First from the multitude of these urnes that it was once a common burying place for the Romans Secondly from the Historie of the Romās in this land that no urne is there found but is 1200. or 1300 Yeares old at the least so many ages of men have these poore earthen vessels of so much better clay for durance then human bodies are outlasted both the makers of them and the persons to whose memory they were consecrated Lastly from the place which is upon an ascent and for a good way beyond hilly not farre from the Sea and neere the high way wee may affirme in all probabilitie that it was once the feate of a Roman station If any man can teach me more of it I shall heartily thanck him Since this was written I made another journey to the place and spent some time there in digging but with no successe However that I might not returne home emptie the same M. Dearing gave me a piece of urne which hath this inscription FVL LINVS B. VI. n. XXXVII As that vile and ridiculous verse Chrysippus his owne words and Plutarchs censure upon them you may reade in Plutarch 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 wherby it appeares that Chrysippus his word was not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as wee have it here but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Booke VIII