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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	answer_v	know_v	think_v	806	5	3.6946	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11225	The discouerie of the knights of the poste: or The knightes of the post, or co[m]mon common [sic] baylers newly discried Wherein is shewed and plainely laide open, many lewde actions, and subtill deuises, which are daily practised by them: to the great abuse of most honorable councelers, learned iudges, and other graue maiestrates: and also to the defrauding and vtter vndoing of a great number of her Maiesties good and loyall subiects. By E.S.	E. S., fl. 1597.; Sharpham, Edward, 1576-1608, attributed name.	1597 (1597)	STC 21489; ESTC S110771	25,054	34

bearing him thus inuaye against his vnkinde friend wisht him to ●ontent himselfe with patience for quoth he though he will not take the paines to goe with thee now yet he meanes parhaps to follow thee shortly It was well answerd to the discontented man qd Freeman for the quyet of his minde but how fares B. C. and N. mary sometimes with bread and cheese quoth Goodcoll sometimes with bread and butter and eate rostmeat when they haue mony Nay I inquire not after their chier but their good estate saith Freeman In troth they liue so so and it were well if they knew where a good commodetie of names were to be sould and yet I thinke all the mony in their pursses could not buy it But to let these bace fellowes passe I can tell you of a great many others that you neuer knewe men lately come into the trade but I doubt we haue brought you too farre out of your way already Lut I respect it not quoth Free. and seeing I am come thus farre I will walke along to Andouer with you because in trueth I would heare somewhat of those men you speake of for hang it by it is but the cōming backe of fifteene or sixteene myles there I will bestowe your d●inner on you and so returne why then we shall be too much beholding to your curtesie qd Goodcoll but seeing you haue so good a minde to heare of these matters I will proceede in my first purpose There is a most braue fellow but very newly crept into this crewe and his name is N. well knowne one that lookes very high and at euery word casteth his eye aboue Powles steeple as if he would quarrell with the Doone or had some controuersie against the seauen starres In his attire he is neat and fine and in his speech stately with a long piccadeuant after the French cut and of a scornefull countenance and when he comes into Westm. hall he bends his browes as if he would beare downe the Kinges Bench barre with his lookes My acquaintance with the man is but small for I was neuer in his company but once and that was at the kings head in Fleetstreete at what time being as it was supposed in his holly day apparell which was after the maner of a Barchaunt hee seemed to scorne that a poore man should speake to him Also at the same time as I wel remember P. the golden fethered bird was with him very braue with a faire cloake of somewhat a gray colour on his backe the which as it was folde me N. had sent him for that d●y hauing bin as it seemed about their common profits that morning and these two as I haue heard haue ioyned thēselues together in many actions There is also another new come fellow whose name is S. he dwelt sometime about London bridge nowe is gotten into Houndsditch to dwell who seeming to be a very surly proud companion falling at strife with his trade gaue his occupation a pasport to get a new master and betooke himselfe to follow this honest fellowship and both also take vpon him to doe many matters making both of his abilitie and of the effectiug of many matters huge bragges howsoeuer he deales in the performance thereof Nowe sir there is another of this newcome crewe that by reporte is as worthy to be noted as the rest whose name and nature may well agree Dee is called W. and you knowe beas●es of his name are great bloudsuckers and it is to be feared he will be as great a pursse-sucker as the wolfe is a blood-sucker if in time 〈◊〉 be not preuented And it came to passe that this W. not long since S. N. being before sworne brethren and great companions together on a time they with some other of the same sect after their businesse at the hall in the morning was ended finding their guts chyme twelue a clocke in their bellies went all together to dinner in Westminster where they fedde so heartily and druncke so hard that S. after dinner while the others were busie in talking fell asleepe which when the rest perceiued like most honest men of their profession consulted among themselues to steale away and leaue him to pay the shot whereupon one of them after another crept out of the roome and came to the good man saying Sir we haue gathered our reckoning and lefte our money with our friend aboue who because hee was by this morning somewhat early breaking his ordinarie house is purposed to take a nappe before he goes and as soone as he wakes he will pay you for our owne partes we haue earnest busines that calleth vs hence or else we woulde be loath to leaue him behind vs and therefore we pray you take care of him that no man doe offer him any wrong The good man deeming their abillitie to be answerable to their apparell and noting them by their countenance to be ciuill Cittizens with his cappe in his hande very mannerly made this replie Uery well Gentlemen I doubt not my payment and doubt you not but I will haue good regard to the gentleman aboue let him take his rest on Gods blessing well God be with you ●r qd they you are heartily welcome saide the Wintner nowe sir within some quarter of an houre after S. awaking out of sleepe and seeing his companions to bee gone maru●iled much thereat wherefort hee calling the Drawer presently answered with a shrill voyce anon anon sir when the Drawer came to him he demaunded if all his companie were gone out of the house yes marry sir said he a quarter of an houre agoe and more what churles were they quoth he to goe and leaue me here but séeing it is so take vp thy plate good Drawer and with that he stept out of the rome ●ay soft sir quoth the Drawer I hope you will pay the reconing ere you parte haue not they payd quoth S. not ane penny sir said the Drawer then said S. with a pale countenance why tell me what is to pay vnder ten shillings somewhat sir answered the drawer with that S. bent his browes and fetcht his stations vp and downe the rome with such furious Iesture as if he had béene playing ●amberlane on a stage Drawer quoth he thou must not thinke to make a younger brother of me I knowe my friendes would not serue me thus for twenty pound I pray thée goe call thy maister the fellow runne● downe and tells his maister how the case stood the goodman incontinent goes to S. who asketh him presently if he were not payd the shot no verely said the goodman your friendes tolde me at their parting that they had gathered the reconing and giuen you the mony to pay and haue they s●rued me so quoth S. wel héere is your mony but I will take héede how I sléepe after dinner againe A small matter sir quoth the goodman for one friend to ●est with another And so they departed

but this bred no litle brable betwixt S. and R. when they met Certainely I could not blame S. to be offended quoth Freeman to be so vnconscionably vsed by his companions in a strange place but no doubt they payd him againe that is hard to say qd G. for some of them deale in paying their debtes like the Plannet Saturne that finishes his course but once in 3. yéeres and they possible once in thrée liues Nowe sir there is thrée or 4. more that are newly come in whose names I haue heard but I know not the men the one of them is called by the name of the highest weapon that it caried too another of them after a word of the third ● but the fourth mans name I cannot remember and alasse they are no persons of any great reconing but such as shift it out with others who like Robin Pypers spaniell runnes away when they are calde if they spie but one of the Marshales men in sight Twentie more of such fellowes could I name if that leasure would serue me and as I haue rehearst their names so could I shewe you manie of their actions what wylie and cunning prankes they play which would make you wonder to heare it and me wearie to tell it but now I perceiue we are come to Andouer therefore leauing these matters we will bethinke vs where we may prouide for our dinners sir I shall tell you quicklie quoth I the signe of the Pie is a verie good house for footemen or at the signe of the three Marryners at an●e of those two houses we shall be verie well vsed where we may haue any thing that wee will call for and verie resonable At the signe of the Pye then let it be quoth Free. and there my maisters we will be merrie where I will spend an English Crowne vpon you and although I am loath yet then I will leaue you Maister Free I thanke you quoth Good and if it please God I liue I will requite this kindenes and with y ● we tooke in the house ouer our heades and so calling for meat t● dinner we went where when we had wel vi●tual●d our selues M. Free would needes haue a pottle of wine sent for to make it relish the better the goodman of the house being a notable good companion gaue vs a péece of suger and so sat downe w t vs and by that time we had drunke our wine beeing well whitled with strong Ale before of the goodwiues owne brewing we began all of vs to be verie pleasant my ●oast of Andouer séeing vs grow in a good humour a●kt vs how ●ar we would goe that night marie by the helpe of God to Salsberie said I we are sorry that this our friend must leaue vs héere Nay quoth Free. I will heare the tale out first for all the best is behinde in trueth that cannot bee qd G. for the circomstance is too long to be tolde in a short time as good neuer a whit begunne as not ended for if it please God at Salisburie we will lie this night That is a place I. was neuer in quoth From ● with that the ea● man of the house began to commend the holesome pleasant situacion of that Cittie shewing also that out of the head of one spring the water ran through euery strate in the same cittie and I wil tell you what Gentlemen qd he you say y ● you were neuer there but if you please to goe thither there you shall see the fairest Cathedrall Church for the bignes that is in Englande the first stone whereof King Iohn w t his owne hand did lay and there i● about the same church as many chappels as there is moneths in the yere as many dores as there are workes in y e year● and as many windowes as there are days and as many pillers as there are howers in the yeare I haue bene in many cuntreys quoth Freeman but of such a church did I neuer ●are well it is true qd our host and it is but fifteene miles hence and therefore seeing you neuer sawe it if I were as you I would sée it wel Goodcoll quoth Freeman were it but to heare out thy tale I will goe to Salsburie for if the worst come to the worst it is but the hi●ring of a hackney to ryde to lōdon and to come time Inonghe to the receiuing of my moneye well my masters qd he there is according to my promise a crown towardes the shot if it come to more you shall pay it betwen you for me well sir quoth I howsoeuer it goes you come still to your coste and so our shott being payd we set towardes Saliberie hiding our good hoast farwell now frind Goodcoll you maye thinke that I loue tales well that go so many miles out of my waye to here one but it is no mater my mind to me is a monerkey therefore nowe seeing wee are onwarde of our waie let vs begile the time with talke and driue on t wearinesse with the residue of the discourse nowe quoth Goodcol you shall here me discouer y ● vilde practices of these bad people wherby they daylie abuse the graue Iudges of the land her maiesties high commissioners and the Iustices of the peace especially th●se for Lond. ●idls ● and Sur. with y ● shires next adoyning Stewardes of Courtes and many other both Honorable worshipful deceiuing likewise many poore men by their most vilde lewde practices for now they as some of them can brag of haue by y ● continuall practise thereof made their trade of baileing better by fiue C. poundes a yeere then heretofore it hath bene Wherevpon Freem demanded how that coulde be I will tell you sir qd Goodcole They are growen now as I say to baile men before her M. high Commissioners for causes Ecclesiasticall But if their vila●ie be once found out in y ● place they will be made to curse the day of their Natiuitie that euer they first began to take these lewd courses in hand It seemeth then qd Frée that they haue prettye fine wits that they can escape away so cleanly in their matters neuer be taken tardie Albeit qd he that their long practise in these thinges haue made them as subtile as Serpents yet now and then they are taken in their villanie but that is verie seldome perhaps once in seauen yeeres And now sir I will shew you how that not long since ● man that you know verie well was clapt by the heeles in y ● Clinke for bail●ing as I supose a Papist before the high Commissioners who as soone as he had goten his libertie got himselfe away as I haue heard could not be founde as yet what do they presume so audaciously to baile papists too quoth Freeman yes verily They wil not sticke to ●ter eyther Bond or baile for any man y ● will giue them money And what will not they do if they