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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	mars_n	mercury_n	saturn_n	1,373	5	13.0243	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89883	The Levellers levell'd. Or, The Independents conspiracie to root out monarchie. An interlude: / vvritten by Mercurius Pragmaticus.	Nedham, Marchamont, 1620-1678.	1647 (1647)	Wing N394; Thomason E419_4; ESTC R202963	10,329	16

that they intend to purchase absolute freedom and break in sunder the heavy yoake of Kings and as perswaded of a happy Issue that all the Vulgar will joyne as one man they call it an AGREEMENT OF THE PEOPLE Enter a Souldier Regi What speakes thy hast Soul I come from the high and mighty States of Putney who by me doe desire the instant pressence bout matters of import Patri Returne our service and that we will waite on um Sol to night Regi This night Sol I shall inform them so Exit Souldie Patri Now what thinkst thou hath brought forth this hasty Summons Regi Something in Agitation on my life that doth concerne our present Interrests for my part I 'm resolv'd Patri The like am I to bring to passe what I intend or did Regi I like thy resolution flag not my wings I le soare aloft over the trunkes of Kings Exeunt Enter Pragmaticus THus doe these Wolves consult combine To root out all that is Divine The five States-men of Turnum-Green Now care not though their Acts are seen They v●w for to kill CHARLES their Lord And levell all men by the sword And to themselves they doe propose Another Leader should be chose They will new mold both Church and State Be to the People as their fate And not looke 〈…〉 Their strange confused Anarchee Erected and on waxen wings Soare 'bove all sublunary things Th●… to effect PETERS and DELL Leacherous Jew treacherous Infideli Desired are to give their doome And what shall of their King become By Poison some some by surprize Would have him fall each doth devise A way of death yet while they stand Co●sulting he escap●s their hand O Treason of the worst Intent Such as Ravill●ack never meant Religion both sides do pretend But either to a different end They out of zeale would reare their owne Those out of zeale would pull all downe O blesse us from both but yet compare Faux ●n the vault these in the Chaire Though 't was an unsuccessefull sin Fixt those without worse are within Exit Prag The end of the second Act. Actus Tertius Enter ORIOTO or LILLIE with a Iacobs stafe a Globe and Booke Lil. IF w●e observe the middle time of this Eclipse or full Moone shee defluxeth from the opposition of the Sunne to the Conjunction of Saturne and immediately after to the opposition of Venus and then to the opposition of Mercurie who is the chiefe and domineering Plannet in the Eclipse here 's no body I laugh to thinke how queintly I deceive the credulous world by making them believe strange things they come to me is to some Oracle to be resolv'd of doubts and by my Soplustrie I so delude them that they returne contented and admiring and I that know not whether Ptolomy were man or horse am counted Englands Arch-Astrologer yet some esteem me but a jugling wizard one made up of tautologies and barbarisme and this all would confesse knew they my windings how I deceived the rare and gallant Lady Faire Arnabella Scroope giving her to my friend John How of Lincolns-Inne the story thus The Gentleman ingratiates himselfe into the favour of this Lady comes to me for advice and introth craves some unlawfull helpes to gaine her large promises hee made mee in case I brought his wish to passe gave a round summe in hand and since I knew my owne unablenesse to compasse it by Art I did resolve to act by pollicy and to that end advised him to breake his minde unto some trustie friend one whom he durst rely on he to perswade the Lady Arnabella to come to me to be resolv'd 'bout some horary question and who should be her husband for at this time two gallant Lords were Suitors to her this was effected the young Lady comes to me as to some Prophet I told her that she should not marry for direfull plagues would follow either of those young Lords but another Gentleman whom destinie and my skill pointed at of such a stature haire and habited and for her better satisfaction in the point wisht her to go into Spring-Garden and at the end of such a walke she should meet him ordained to be her husband and if fhee married him she should be the most fortunate woman in the world if not the most happy under Heaven Mr. How in the interim is very punctuall and observed his directions to a haire clad in the same habit which I had bid him weare meets the betrayed Lady the appearance wherof so amazed and bewitched her that even through feare of fighting ' gainst the starr she yeelds to marry him her fortune being no lesse then 2500 l. per annum by this device I gain'd an hundred pieces but now a desperate part I undertake the Adjutators of five Regiments have sent to crave my skill and doe desire I would by art resolve them whether their Plots will thrive and take effect as if I knew what fate attends on things but I must please the fooles and speake them faire tell them the motions of the Heavens foretell lucky events to all their undertakings as in my Alminackes I use to say when I cologue with them at Westminster Enter a Servant Sir sir here 's a woman that has lost some goods her maid is run away and carried with her six silver spoones a paire of holland sheets with divers napkins Lil. Admit her Would you good Woman ought with me Enter Woman Wom. Yes Sir somethings of mine are stolne by whom your man inform'd you I do desire Sir that by art you 'l tell where the wench is that I may prosecute her and here 's a good Angell Sir to guard you Lil. When were they lost Wom. Yesternight Sir about three a clock in the morning Lil. Let me see the first Saturne the second Mars the third Mercurie Mercurie is a Thiefe Woman thy goods were stollen Wom. O Lord Sir yes indeed were they Lil. What Countrey-woman was your Servant Wom. Glamorganshire Sir and a friend of mine that lately came from thence told me he met her on the way Lil. Give me the Map of Brittaine let mee see England Scotland Wales Brecknockshire Herefordshire Glamorganshire I see her I see her she has a packe under her arme my art tels mee Mistres shee 's gone downe to her friends there you may find her Wom. I thanke you Sir may Heaven increase your art Exit Wom. Lil Ha ha ha Thus do I by my knavish art Get more than he that acts an honest part Exit Enter Pragmaticus THis is the slave hath wounded England more Then the Committees sat at Goldsmihs hall Then the Excise ne're heard of before Then our State Sophies and the Devill and all He still hath told by guesse the Rebels should In the end beate the Royall Party downe And hath presumed to foretell for Gold That they should make a prize of Charles his Crowne The Traytours even ready for to sinke Like drowning men tooke