Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	bear_v	good_a	know_v	985	5	3.2926	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08436	A quest of enquirie, by women to know, whether the tripe-wife were trimmed by Doll yea or no Gathered by Oliuer Oat-meale.	Oat-meale, Oliver.	1595 (1595)	STC 18758; ESTC S110170	14,124	32

least should haue fallen to his share beside the full and absolute power of his Sisters trade put ouer to him onely where now he is not onely deceiued of the one but disappoynted of the other and his vnkinde Sister the Tripe-wife that I thinke will followe fowre selling euen in her graue abbridges him of that paltrie prerogatiue and flatly executes the office still her selfe What a lamentable Dittie is here in foure parts of Nihil habemus which doth not so much disturb the singers as it urgeth displeasure in the hearers Good people beware of wooers promises they are like the musique of a Taber and Pipe the Pipe sings golde gifts and manie gay things but perfourmance moralized in the Taber still beares the burden of I doubt it I doubt it which in my conceipt is a verie pitifull hearing Moreouer I vnderstand that verie simply himselfe makes report how weake his state stood before he got the widdow and that if she had not come when shee did his inkhorn had been drie and he not able to write one letter more What folly is this in anie man to disclose his own secretes If it had been so for shame I would neuer haue reueald it my selfe But hence I perceiue growes the houshold disquietnes as is said betweene him and her because she findes not what she expected and therefore wisheth her selfe ouer head and eares in the sowce tub O what a mournfull mornings worke was that betweene my fat Sister and her when she taild on Lombard-streete for exchanging so much of her golde and wisht she were behinde the Shambles againe as well as euer she was for the roaring of the Thames or rather ransacking of her bagges so disquiets her nightly rest that her other home was heauen in respect of London-bridge Beside it is no manly part in him to make 〈◊〉 how oft hee trickt the Tripe-wife before he had her Fie fie I am content to winke at small faults but if ye should be such a one this were intollerable I le bee swarne I made answere on your behalfe where I had a 〈◊〉 check for my labour I said I 〈◊〉 layd my life yee would not vtter such a woorde for all the marks 〈…〉 the man is wise enough Then I heare how you goe bragging about breathing forth horrible thundring threates because certaine bookes and ballads are printed of the Tripe wife ye said ye had the tricke to out face all the wooers and so yee would ouer dare all the Printers yee beknaue your betters calling them at your owne pleasure and then turn your tung to your taile when you haue done What man it will notsnowe alwaies neither can you or the best tenaunt yee haue beare downe Paules Church-yard Rather win them with kindnes for extremitie avayles not they know yee for a man and no more and will take for ye as a man and no more I know a verie good frend of yours who would bee heartely sorrie if these reports shuld be true means to talke with ye on them when hee next meetes ye for my part I am sure ye euer found me firme and so vpright vnto ye in wading thorough the cause that as I would excuse nothing so would I neuer iustifie anie thing Ye must regard the world as it is naturally giuen to finde fault where anie cause is given bee it neuer so little And though all the stirre about the Tripe-wife be not worth the least piece of a Tripe yet it sufficeth that yee haue wonne the spurres from them all and therefore let me addde these as appendixes vnto your Armes A Chirterling rampant in a feld sowsant two haggas puddings for the supporters a Neates foote cleanly washe 〈◊〉 your creast and a 〈…〉 Tripe to couer all for the mantle So with my hartie 〈◊〉 to your good bed fellowe and your selfe with all the rest of my 〈◊〉 frends I bid yee heartely farewell this 2. of Aprill 1595. By him that is more yours than his owne Oliuer Oat-meale FIN Hold Oliuer and thou be a good fellow and let me in two or three words clap vp a conclusion before then fully end thy Finis In the Sowse-wiues time of retailing 〈◊〉 were not 〈…〉 but since Tripes haue been 〈◊〉 it seemes thou hast been her sweete harts Secretarie Shall I be plaine with thee I mislike the 〈◊〉 of thy Jurie commend thy pl●●●mes touching the reports and giue thee this priuiledge that neither hee nor she shall euer hereafter trust thee and therefors if thou haue anie more matter turne it to me and I can send it to mad Dauie that meanes to thunder out terrible matter against Nicholneates foote and Huff snuffe his neighbor Farewell till within this fortnight by which time we shall either be all 〈◊〉 or make our 〈◊〉 endlesse FINIS