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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	air_n	element_n	water_n	13,099	5	6.7742	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20053	Brittannia's honor brightly shining in seuerall magnificent shevves or pageants, to celebrate the solemnity of the Right Honorable Richard Deane, at his inauguration into the majoralty of the honourable citty of London, on Wednesday, October 29th. 1628. At the particular cost, and charges of the right vvorshipfull, worthy, and ancient Society of Skinners. Inuented by Tho. Dekker.	Dekker, Thomas, ca. 1572-1632.	1628 (1628)	STC 6493; ESTC S115219	8,787	22

Gold MADAME VOicy maintenant les Quatre Elements qui vos Attendent pour vous faire Honneur L'eau est Couverte de Triomphes flottans pour Dancer en L'Air E'L'Air est Remply de Mille Echos Retentit de la doulce Musique que leur voix resonne pour Attirer vos oreilles fauorables à les Escouter Puis vous auez sur la Terre dix mille Mains qui vous Applaudissent pour Ioy Allegresse quelles ressentent de voir vostre Maieste dans la Ville L'Element du Feu Bruit Tonne vostre Bien Venue Vos Subjects accourent à grand Foùlle rauis de voir les Graces qui ont choisi leur Throsne sur vostre Front Toutes les Deliees d' Amour se Iouënt sur vos paupieres La Rose d' Angleterre les Fleurs de lis de France S'entrebaisent sur le Vermeil de vos Iouës Soyez Saine comme le printemps Glorieuse comme l'Este Autant Fructeuse que la vigne Que seurte guarde Enuironne vostre Chariot le Iour Et le Sommeil dore Dresse orne vostre Chambre de Nuict Viuez longuement Viuez Heureuze Viuez aimee Cherie Bonte vous guarde Vertu vous Couronne Et les Anges vous guident Thus Englished ROYALL LADY BEhold the foure Elements waite vpon you to do you Honor Water hath prouided Floating Tryumphes to Dance in the Aire In the Aire are a Thousand Ecchoes with Musick in their Mouthes to Intice you to heare them On the Shore shall ten thousand paire of hands giue you Plaudits in the Citty The Element of Fire Thunders aloud your welcomes Thronges of Subjects here are glad to see the Graces Inthroand on your Forehead All the Delicacies of Loue playing on your Eye-lids The Roses of England and the Lillies of France Kissing one Another on your cheekes Be you healthfull as the Spring Glorious as Summer Fruitfull as the Vine Safety runne along your Chariot by Day Golden Slumbers dresse vp your Chamber at Night Liue long Liue happy Liue beloude Goodnesse Guard you Vertues Crowne you Angels Guide you The second Presentation New Troyes Tree of Honor A Person in a rich Romane Antique Habit with an ornament of Steeples Towers and Turrets on her head Sits in a queint Arbor Interwouen with seuerall Branches of Flowers In her Left hand she holds a golden Truncheon leaning on the ground to shew that shee s a Leader Conductresse of a Mighty People Her Right Hand thrusting through the Arbor takes hold of a Tree out of which spread Twelue Maine and Goodly Branches This Lady thus sitting Represents London The Tree guarded and supported by her The 12. Superior Companies Vpon euery particular Branch is bestowed the Armes of some One of the Twelue exprest in the True Cullors within a faire shield The highest Branch of all as ouer-topping the Rest at This Time bearing the Armes of the Skinners in a more large and glorious Escuchion Among the Leaues in the Top is a Tablet in which is written in letters of gold Viuite Concordes Liue in Loue Or Agree in one Ouer the Person Representing London is likewise Inscribed in golden Capitals This Me cunctus Lauro perducit ad astra Triumphus Each Triumph Crown'd with Bayes Mee to the Starres does raize In places conuenient and in a Triangular forme vnder the twelue branches of the Tree are seated Minerua Inuentresse and Patronesse of Artes Handy-crafts and Trades in Ornaments proper to her quality And not farre from her is Bellona goddesse of VVarre in a Martiall habit on her head a Helme and Plume in her hands a golden Speare and Shield with Medusaes head Heereby intimating that both Artes and Armes are in a high degree and fulnesse of honor nurc'd vp and maintain'd by and in the City And that either of them flourish brauely vnder the shaddow and protection of the twelue Branches shooting forth from that New Troy's Tree of Honor Vpon a border of Flowers inclosing this Tree are fitly bestowed the Armes of as many of the inferior Companies in lesse Escucheons as for the quantity of roome can there be hansomely placed VVithin the same Border where lesse Trees also grow are presented Peace Religion Ciuill Gouernment Iustice Learning Industry and close to Industry Honor For as all these are golden Columnes to beare vp the Glories of the City so is the City an indulgent and carefull Mother to bring vp them to their Glories And as these twelue Noble Branches couer these Persons as it were with the wings of Angels so the Persons watch day and night to defend the twelue Branches These Persons are adorned fitting their state and condition and hold such properties in their hands as of right belong vnto them 1. Peace hath a Doue on her fist and a Palme-tree Branch in her hand 2. Religion is in a white glittering roabe with a Coronet of Starres on her head holding in one hand a Booke open in the other a golden ladder embleme of prayer by whose steppes wee climbe to Heauen 3. Ciuill Gouernment is in a roabe full of eyes and a Dyall in her hand to expresse her Vigilance For shee must watch euery houre and keepe all eyes open yet all little enough 4. Iustice holds a Sword 5. Learning a Booke and a Iacobs Staffe 6. Industry a golden Hammer and a Sea-mans Compasse as taking paines to get wealth both by Sea and Land 7. Honor sits in Scarlet The Person in whom is figured London is the Speaker who thus salutes his Lordship TEn thousand welcomes Greete you on the shore My long expected Praetor O before You looke on Others fixe your eyes on Mee On Mee your second Mother London Shee Whom all Great Brittaines Citties stile their Queene For still I am and have her Darling beene The Christian World in Me reads Times best stories And Reading fals blind at my dazling Glories But now the Snow of age couers my head As therefore you by Mee haue vp bin bred You Sir must Nurse me now with a quicke eye View then my Tree of Honor branching high For hundreds of past yeares with 12. large Stems Twelue Noble Companies which like 12. Iems So shine they adde new Sun beames to the Day Guard all these 12. maine-Boughes but you must lay A soft hand on the Topping-branch for there Thriue the Roote well your Selfe grows al this yeare The lesser twigges which lowly runne along My tall Tree Border you must shield from wrong There the poore Bee the sweating Trades man flies From Flower to Flower and home with Honey byes With me Minerua and Bellona come For Artes aud Armes must at your Board haue roome Your Gates will spred the Rich to entertaine But whilst the Mighty ones within remaine And feast Remember at the same Gate stands The Poore with crying Papers in their hands To watch when Iustice vp the Glasse shall turne Let those sands runne the Poore can