Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	left_a	right_a	shoulder_n	9,656	5	11.2005	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36344	More shams still, or, A further discovery of the designs of the Papists to impose upon the nation the belief of their feigned Protestant or Presbyterian plot by Thomas Dangerfield.	Dangerfield, Thomas, 1650?-1685.	1681 (1681)	Wing D191; ESTC R24288	25,730	39

me Was not his Honour sufficent enough for me to depend upon He as he said then himself had fought divers Prizes at the Bear-Garden had been in divers Land and Sea-Fights And should such an Eternal Son of a Bitch as I was question his Honour Upon this I resolv'd upon the considerations aforesaid not to fire and so turning the Muzles of my Pistols outwards not having time to uncock them to prevent Mischief I surrendred my self to this man of Honour which I had no sooner done but as soon the Quartermaster catches hold of my Pistols and turns the Muzels of 'em to my Brest strugling to trip up my Heels at which time I being somewhat stronger in my left Arm than he was in his right with which he held my hand I forc d the Muzle of the Holster-Pistol by the hollow of my Body and pass'd it under my Arm believing it their secure But having been wounded several times in my right Arm and Shoulder I wanted strength to secure the small Pistol as I had done the other upon which Bruff pressed so hard that my Thumb which was on the top of the Cock and my fore-Finger which was at the Tricker fly'd off then down went the Cock giving fire to the Powder that was in the Pan. However by the Infinite goodness of that God who knew the Innocency of my Cause the Pistol did not Discharge which had it done it must undoubtedly have kill'd me for it was Loaden with a Bullet sru'd on and the Muzle was exactly at the middle of my Brest Now that I might be so much the more induced to admire and value that infinite goodness of God which had so miraculously deliver'd me I have made tryal of the same Pistol divers times since exactly as it vvas then and it never faild to discharge this being the second deliverance of that kind vvhich hath hapened to me vvithin this six Months for all vvhich I bless that God vvhom I serve that he hath made me knovv 't is he only is able to deliver for all vvhich I submit my self to his infinite Grace and Goodness and novv return to our Quartermaster vvho by this time vvith the help of his Fellovv Ruffiains having gotten the Pistols out of my hands fell upon me with a most outragious Violence Toar all my Linnen and Cloaths not vvithout some remembrances of the Womans Malice vvho vvould novv and then lend her helping hand vvith some small Cuffs at my Face and because their usage to me was too soft she would often cry to them Damn him Murder him Kill him Kill the Dog And indeed I expected no other for they drew me by force out of my own into their Room where under pretence of searching for small Arms in my Pockets they intended to take my money But my telling rhem it would make 'em liable to Indictments for Robbery they desisted in that but not in their blows upon my head and face till the Constable come who was no sooner entred the Room but the Quartermaster not giving me leave to speak commanded the Constable to secure me till the morning that I might be brought before a Magistrate telling him how he had been forc'd to keep the peace upon which this being the very Constable which my man brought whose name is Thomas Vines he took me back into my own Room where I had the oppertunity of informing him what had hapned to me which he little regarded but still suffered the Quartermaster and his train to come into the Room and abuse me By this time it was near one of the Clock so that I resolv'd not to go to Bed but when it was day to take my Horse and make my complaint to some Justice of the Peace little dreaming that the Constable for whom I sent only to keep the Peace for the safety of my life vvould have had the impudence to detain me longer than I had pleased so that about Five a Clock in the morning I vvas preparing to be gone and thanked the Constable for his care about me but he svvore he vvould not suffer me to go untill I had been before a Magistrate I demanded if he understood the duty and office of a Constable or if he thought himfelf safe to detain me vvithout a Warrant there being not the least appearance of injury that had been done to any but my self or if he look'd upon the Quartermasters command to be as vvarrantable to them both as if it had been given by a Civil Magistrate to vvhom such matters only belong To all which he replied he well understood his business and so ' t vvas a sign and vvould not suffer me to stir from my Room Nevertheless the Constable thinking I had touch'd him to the quick by vvhat I had said goes into the Tovvn to advise as I since understood with one Tho. North the High Constable of that Hundred to whom he stated the Case fearing that what he had done in detaining me was not warrantable it being only the command of a Millitary person To which the High Constable who was either as much Knave or Fool as any of 'em replied that he would justify him in what he had done and ordred him if I did attempt to be gone he should knock me down or use any other violence what he pleased Upon this the Constable returned and told me he had very well considered his business and found himself justifiable though he kill'd me if I offered to be gone Whereupon I submitted only demanding what Magistrate he intended to have me before and when His answer was whom he pleased and his own time When I found him so huffy I gave him to understand how much he was mistaken in that point for that the Law did allow me the liberty of chusing my Justice provided it were in the same County and I were not taken upon a special Warrant but it was all one to him for he little regarded what I said only in a short time after he gave me notice to prepare my self But I was more surprised when I understood what they intended and had contrived to swear against me For I had overheard the Quartermaster who told the Woman of the House they were all undone if she did not stand their Friend for they could not justify what they had done unless she would swear the Peace against me That she soon promised to do And that made me consider of taking some friend along with me to be my Bail and I accordingly sent for one that came and upon my relation of the business was as willing to go as I was to desire him being well satisfied how much I had been abused My Friend being gone before the Constable whispers me to this effect Sir I believe you are doubtful of what is intended to be sworn against you and least there should be occasion for Bail have sent for that Friend which I do assure you need not have been For notwithstanding what