Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	word_n	yield_v	young_a	13	3	5.8749	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36945	Arcana aulica, or, Walsingham's manual of prudential maxims for the states-man and the courtier; Traicté de la cour. Part 2. English	Refuge, Eustache de, d. 1617.; Walsingham, Francis, Sir, 1530?-1590.; Walsingham, Edward, d. 1663.	1652 (1652)	Wing D2683; ESTC R15739	68,004	176

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way_n hagiotheodorita_n that_o stand_v in_o his_o light_n for_o there_o arise_v a_o controversy_n between_o michael_n paedagogus_fw-la and_o joseph_n balsamon_n styppiota_n persuade_v the_o emperor_n that_o if_o hagiotheodorita_n be_v make_v governor_n of_o peloponnesus_n it_o will_v put_v a_o end_n to_o the_o contention_n of_o these_o great_a one_o hagiotheodorita_n out_o of_o desire_n of_o assist_v his_o kinsman_n undertake_v the_o employment_n not_o dream_v that_o styppiota_n have_v get_v his_o rival_n out_o of_o the_o way_n will_v by_o this_o mean_n come_v to_o the_o sole_a management_n of_o affair_n as_o indeed_o it_o fall_v out_o some_o man_n also_o tire_v out_o with_o the_o brawl_n and_o strife_n of_o their_o enemy_n in_o court_n to_o provide_v for_o their_o own_o quiet_a do_v easy_o embrace_v any_o plausible_a employment_n for_o a_o pretence_n of_o their_o departure_n as_o agrippa_n do_v who_o velleius_n testify_v go_v into_o asia_n under_o the_o colour_n of_o a_o great_a employment_n only_o to_o withdraw_v himself_o from_o court_n where_o he_o have_v private_a grudge_n and_o heartburning_n against_o marcellus_n as_o the_o report_n go_v tiberius_n whilst_o cajus_n caesar_n live_v retire_v to_o rhodes_n upon_o pretence_n of_o follow_v his_o study_n and_o by_o his_o mother_n mean_n they_o be_v sue●onius_n his_o word_n to_o hide_v the_o disgrace_n of_o it_o obtain_v to_o be_v send_v as_o it_o be_v ambassador_n from_o augustus_n if_o there_o want_v a_o pretext_n whereby_o he_o who_o you_o desire_v to_o remove_v may_v voluntary_o seek_v leave_n to_o go_v and_o esteem_v it_o for_o a_o benefit_n the_o prince_n must_v be_v persuade_v to_o give_v he_o some_o charge_n by_o reason_n it_o can_v be_v execute_v by_o none_o so_o well_o as_o he_o so_o also_o if_o there_o be_v any_o man_n great_a and_o powerful_a in_o any_o of_o the_o province_n abroad_o and_o have_v emulator_n that_o seek_v to_o eclipse_v he_o they_o must_v labour_v to_o call_v he_o thence_o to_o court_n as_o necessary_a to_o the_o prince_n person_n that_o so_o be_v crowd_v up_o among_o the_o courtier_n his_o lustre_n may_v be_v ●bscured_v this_o art_n use_v apelles_n in_o polybius_n when_o he_o strip_v taurion_n of_o the_o government_n of_o peloponnesus_n so_o darius_n by_o the_o advice_n of_o megabyzus_n recall_v hyesteus_fw-la out_o of_o jonia_n not_o that_o he_o have_v any_o need_n of_o his_o presence_n as_o he_o pretend_v but_o to_o weaken_v his_o authority_n if_o these_o courtier_n will_v rest_v content_v with_o remove_v other_o out_o of_o their_o way_n for_o their_o own_o advancement_n and_o proceed_v no_o further_o in_o comparison_n of_o many_o worse_o these_o art_n and_o practice_n will_v be_v something_o tolerable_a but_o the_o most_o of_o they_o rest_v not_o here_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o constantius_n sylvanus_n general_n of_o the_o foot_n as_o ammianus_n marcellinus_n tell_v we_o by_o arbetio_n his_o procurement_n be_v send_v into_o france_n to_o chastise_v the_o barbarian_n for_o the_o injury_n they_o offer_v to_o the_o gaul_n whether_o he_o be_v once_o come_v and_o grow_v into_o favour_n with_o the_o nation_n and_o also_o rich_a the_o envy_n of_o arbetio_n wrought_v at_o last_o his_o utter_a destruction_n with_o the_o emperor_n almost_o the_o same_o fortune_n under_o this_o very_a emperor_n have_v vrsicinus_n the_o general_n of_o the_o horse_n eusebius_n the_o eunuch_n have_v together_o with_o some_o other_o courtier_n conspire_v his_o ruin_n and_o by_o these_o man_n mean_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v be_v far_o enough_o from_o court_n he_o be_v send_v upon_o some_o expedition_n to_o the_o confine_n of_o persia_n where_o have_v stay_v ten_o year_n sabinianus_n be_v send_v to_o succeed_v he_o neither_o in_o judgement_n nor_o experience_n equal_a to_o the_o charge_n whereupon_o present_o a_o rumor_n be_v spread_v that_o the_o persian_n be_v prepare_v for_o a_o war_n he_o be_v command_v to_o stay_v there_o still_o though_o the_o power_n be_v already_o give_v to_o another_o eusebius_n contrive_v it_o so_o on_o purpose_n to_o the_o end_n that_o whatsoever_o good_a success_n happen_v against_o the_o persian_n may_v be_v attribute_v to_o sabinianus_n and_o what_o ever_o fall_v out_o amiss_o may_v be_v impute_v to_o vrsicinus_n as_o the_o event_n witness_v for_o vrsicinus_n cast_v down_o for_o another_o man_n fault_n retire_v and_o past_a the_o rest_n of_o his_o life_n in_o private_a the_o reign_n of_o this_o emperor_n do_v furnish_v we_o yet_o with_o another_o example_n for_o ruffinus_n the_o uncle_n of_o gallus_n captain_n of_o the_o guard_n be_v send_v to_o appease_v a_o mutiny_n of_o the_o soldier_n out_o of_o no_o other_o intention_n but_o that_o he_o may_v perish_v in_o the_o rage_n of_o the_o tumult_n as_o clitus_n do_v complain_v that_o he_o be_v send_v by_o alexander_n against_o the_o sogdians_z to_o no_o other_o end_n chap._n 28._o how_o calumny_n be_v use_v to_o make_v man_n suspect_v or_o hate_v by_o the_o prince_n thus_o much_o for_o the_o first_o way_n whereby_o courtier_n be_v by_o their_o enemy_n supplant_v and_o strip_v of_o the_o prince_n favour_n now_o let_v we_o come_v to_o the_o second_o which_o be_v the_o calumny_n that_o be_v use_v to_o render_v we_o hate_v and_o suspect_v by_o the_o prince_n in_o calumny_n two_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v the_o first_o be_v whether_o it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o deprive_v he_o of_o the_o prince_n favour_n the_o second_o be_v whether_o it_o be_v probable_a of_o the_o first_o we_o must_v make_v our_o judgement_n out_o of_o the_o present_a state_n of_o thing_n out_o of_o the_o humour_n and_o inclination_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o out_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o calumny_n intend_v no_o kind_n of_o slander_n do_v subvert_v more_o great_a man_n then_o that_o which_o accuse_v we_o of_o conspiracy_n against_o the_o prince_n person_n or_o his_o empire_n or_o else_o of_o contempt_n or_o disdain_v to_o obey_v with_o detraction_n and_o derision_n 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must_v be_v in_o appearance_n private_a and_o if_o they_o shall_v stand_v behind_o the_o door_n they_o do_v apprehend_v some_o noise_n or_o other_o accident_n of_o suspicion_n may_v discover_v they_o wherefore_o between_o the_o ceiling_n and_o the_o roof_n the_o three_o senator_n in_o a_o place_n no_o less_o unseemly_a than_o the_o treachery_n be_v detestable_a hide_v themselves_o lay_v their_o ear_n close_o to_o the_o hole_n and_o chink_n to_o listen_v what_o be_v say_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n latiani_fw-la have_v find_v sabinus_n in_o the_o market_n place_n as_o if_o he_o have_v some_o new_a matter_n to_o tell_v he_o entice_v he_o home_o into_o his_o chamber_n begin_v there_o to_o rip_v up_o thing_n past_a and_o present_a in_o a_o great_a abundance_n and_o to_o load_v he_o with_o new_a fear_n sabinus_n be_v not_o behind_o hand_n with_o he_o the_o nature_n of_o grief_n be_v such_o that_o when_o once_o we_o enter_v into_o they_o we_o can_v hardly_o make_v a_o end_n this_o do_v they_o begin_v immediate_o their_o accusation_n and_o write_v unto_o caesar_n the_o whole_a contrivance_n of_o their_o own_o lewd_a and_o shameful_a act_n the_o city_n be_v never_o in_o great_a perplexity_n and_o fear_v then_o at_o that_o time_n every_o man_n estrange_v himself_o from_o his_o near_a kindred_n and_o acquaintance_n avoid_v all_o meeting_n and_o conference_n as_o well_o with_o their_o friend_n as_o stranger_n yea_o they_o grow_v jealous_a of_o mute_a and_o senseless_a thing_n pry_v into_o the_o roof_n and_o wall_n of_o their_o house_n but_o tiberius_n request_v in_o his_o letter_n that_o the_o solemnity_n of_o the_o new_a year_n may_v be_v celebrate_v on_o the_o calends_o of_o january_n fall_v at_o last_o upon_o sabinus_n charge_v he_o that_o he_o have_v corrupt_v some_o of_o his_o freedman_n to_o attempt_v something_o against_o his_o person_n and_o therefore_o bold_o demand_v a_o revenge_n which_o without_o delay_n be_v grant_v sabinus_n be_v condemn_v be_v draw_v and_o hale_v away_o with_o his_o garment_n over_o his_o head_n so_o that_o he_o be_v almost_o throttle_v be_v hear_v to_o cry_v out_o be_v this_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o new_a year_n be_v these_o the_o sacrifice_n slay_v in_o sejanus_n his_o honour_n which_o way_n soever_o he_o do_v cast_v his_o eye_n they_o all_o flee_v that_o he_o direct_v his_o speech_n unto_o the_o place_n of_o assembly_n and_o the_o street_n be_v empty_a some_o come_v run_v back_o and_o show_v themselves_o again_o afraid_a for_o that_o they_o be_v see_v to_o be_v afraid_a and_o what_o day_n think_v you_o now_o be_v exempt_a from_o execution_n if_o among_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o the_o vow_n when_o the_o custom_n be_v to_o abstain_v from_o profane_a speech_n fetters_o and_o manacle_n be_v mention_v it_o be_v believe_v tiberius_n can_v not_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o envy_n he_o shall_v incur_v for_o do_v so_o but_o that_o he_o do_v it_o on_o purpose_n to_o the_o end_n the_o new_a magistrate_n may_v open_v the_o prison_n when_o they_o set_v open_v their_o temple_n and_o their_o altar_n for_o after_o that_o he_o send_v letter_n of_o thanks_o for_o that_o they_o have_v punish_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o state_n chap._n 29._o example_n of_o other_o treachery_n in_o suborn_a witness_n and_o forge_a letter_n i_o can_v avoid_v bring_v here_o another_o example_n out_o of_o the_o same_o historian_n firmius_n cato_n a_o senator_n and_o one_o of_o liboe_n inward_a friend_n induce_v this_o simple_a young_a man_n easy_o lead_v to_o vanity_n to_o give_v credit_n to_o the_o chaldean_n promise_n the_o magician_n ceremony_n and_o the_o interpretation_n of_o dream_n vain_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n that_o pompey_n be_v his_o great_a grandfather_n scribonia_n who_o have_v be_v augustus_n his_o wife_n his_o aunt_n the_o caesar_n his_o cousin_n germane_a and_o that_o his_o house_n be_v full_a of_o the_o statue_n and_o monument_n of_o his_o ancestor_n he_o entice_v he_o to_o licentiousness_n to_o borrow_v money_n make_v himself_o a_o companion_n of_o his_o lust_n and_o familiarity_n the_o better_a to_o entangle_v he_o and_o convince_v with_o many_o evidence_n that_o there_o may_v be_v witness_n enough_o he_o also_o debauch_v such_o of_o his_o servant_n as_o know_v any_o thing_n of_o the_o matter_n then_o he_o desire_v access_n to_o the_o prince_n and_o by_o mean_n of_o flaccus_n vescularius_n a_o gentleman_n of_o rome_n one_o of_o tiberius_n his_o familiar_n he_o discover_v both_o the_o matter_n and_o the_o man_n how_o after_o this_o liho_n be_v treat_v by_o tiberius_n and_o make_v much_o of_o until_o accusation_n be_v bring_v against_o he_o in_o such_o abundance_n that_o he_o be_v force_v to_o kill_v himself_o tacitus_n annal._n 2._o will_v tell_v you_o at_o large_a to_o who_o i_o have_v rather_o refer_v you_o then_o exceed_v the_o bound_n i_o have_v propose_v to_o myself_o in_o this_o treatise_n styppiota_n who_o deceit_n in_o supplant_n hagiotheodorita_n i_o tell_v you_o of_o before_o can_v not_o avoid_v be_v circumvent_v himself_o as_o sabinus_n the_o roman_a be_v the_o contriver_n of_o that_o plot_n be_v camaterus_n logotheta_n who_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o styppiota_n accuse_v he_o before_o the_o emperor_n as_o a_o impostor_n and_o one_o that_o intend_v to_o betray_v sicily_n and_o to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v give_v some_o face_n of_o truth_n to_o his_o calumny_n he_o hide_v the_o emperor_n in_o his_o chamber_n and_o in_o his_o hear_n begin_v on_o purpose_n to_o discourse_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o sicily_n at_o which_o time_n many_o thing_n fall_v from_o the_o heedless_a styppiota_n that_o be_v very_o displease_v unto_o caesar_n not_o content_a with_o this_o camaterus_n cause_v counterfeit_a letter_n to_o be_v mingle_v among_o styppiota_n paper_n which_o be_v search_v by_o the_o emperor_n order_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o styppiota_n condemnation_n and_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o eye_n this_o story_n lead_v i_o to_o speak_v of_o another_o mean_n of_o render_v slander_n probable_a to_o wit_v by_o counterfeit_n letter_n a_o deceit_n indeed_o that_o for_o the_o most_o part_n break_v out_o at_o last_o to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o he_o that_o use_v it_o but_o nevertheless_o be_v of_o great_a power_n to_o make_v deep_a impression_n of_o suspicion_n in_o the_o prince_n mind_n and_o to_o alienate_v his_o favour_n which_o be_v once_o observe_v by_o the_o accuse_v will_v either_o induce_v he_o to_o withdraw_v himself_o willing_o from_o business_n and_o the_o court_n lest_o something_o worse_o shall_v follow_v or_o else_o cast_v he_o upon_o such_o attempt_n and_o practice_n as_o will_v confirm_v the_o slander_n which_o appear_v by_o that_o example_n of_o sylvanus_n i_o mention_v before_o the_o perfidy_n of_o false_a witness_n be_v no_o slender_a confirmation_n of_o slander_n and_o this_o be_v chief_o necessary_a against_o such_o as_o be_v accuse_v of_o treason_n and_o capital_a crime_n and_o true_o domestic_a servant_n as_o most_o proper_a so_o often_o be_v make_v use_n of_o in_o this_o nature_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o arcadius_n eu●ropius_n seek_v the_o destruction_n of_o timasius_n a_o great_a captain_n and_o a_o man_n of_o much_o authority_n corrupt_v his_o friend_n or_o rather_o his_o inseparable_a companion_n bargus_n to_o accuse_v he_o of_o affect_v the_o empire_n the_o friendship_n between_o bargus_n and_o timasius_n give_v credit_n to_o the_o accuser_n all_o man_n believe_v that_o he_o will_v not_o unless_o the_o crime_n be_v most_o certain_a accuse_v he_o to_o this_o counterfeit_a letter_n be_v add_v to_o prove_v the_o treason_n by_o which_o mean_v the_o innocent_a man_n and_o his_o son_n be_v send_v into_o banishment_n to_o the_o isle_n of_o oasis_n from_o whence_o neither_o of_o they_o ever_o return_v caius_n petronius_n be_v for_o his_o skill_n in_o pleasure_n prefer_v before_o tigellinus_n by_o nero_n whereupon_o the_o other_o out_o of_o envy_n accuse_v his_o rival_n of_o scaevinus_n his_o friendship_n who_o be_v convict_v of_o a_o conspiracy_n against_o nero_n and_o bring_v to_o witness_v it_o a_o servant_n of_o petronius_n his_o corrupt_a by_o he_o chap._n 30._o confirmation_n of_o slander_n under_o the_o colour_n of_o a_o feign_a friendship_n and_o the_o inclination_n of_o the_o prince_n to_o the_o accuser_n i_o say_v before_o that_o to_o confirm_v calumny_n the_o affection_n of_o the_o prince_n to_o the_o slanderer_n do_v much_o conduce_v and_o for_o this_o reason_n do_v sejanus_n endeavour_v to_o make_v the_o e●ip_n ess_n livia_n jealous_a of_o agrippina_n germanicus_n his_o widow_n choose_v julius_n posthumus_n to_o do_v it_o who_o as_o tacitus_n affirm_v by_o reason_n of_o his_o adu●●eries_n with_o mutilia_n prisca_n the_o empress_n favourite_n be_v very_o gracious_a with_o livia_n but_o calumny_n never_o succeed_v so_o easy_o as_o when_o they_o be_v use_v against_o one_o already_o suspect_v by_o the_o prince_n for_o it_o be_v very_o