Selected quad for the lemma: honour_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
honour_n	child_n	glory_n	parent_n	1,912	5	9.5403	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02092	A disputation, betweene a hee conny-catcher, and a shee conny-catcher whether a theefe or a whoore, is most hurtfull in cousonage, to the common-wealth. Discouering the secret villanies of alluring strumpets. With the conuersion of an English courtizen, reformed this present yeare, 1592. R.G.	Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.	1592 (1592)	STC 12234; ESTC S105909	39,793	48

children vnder their winges without correction they make them carelesse and bring them to destruction as their ●●rture is in youth so will their nature grow in age If the Palme tree be supprest while it is a sien it wil contrary to nature be crooked when it is a Tree Quo se●●el est imbutarecens seruabit odoren test a di● If then vertue be to be ingrafted in youth least they prooue obstiuate in age reforme your children betimes both with correction and counsaile so shall you that are parentes glorie in the honour of their good indeuours but leauing this digression againe to the loosenesse of mine owne life who now hauing lost the glorie of my youth and suffered such a base slaue to possesse it which many men of woorth had desired to enioy I waxed hold in sin grew shameles in so much he could not desire so much as I did grant whereupon seeing hee durst not reueale it to my father to demand me in marriage hee resolued to carry me away secretly and therefore wisht me to prouide for my selfe and to furnish mee euery way both with money and apparrell hoping as he sayd that after we were departed and my father saw wee were married and that no meanes was to amend it he would giue his free consent and vse vs as kindly and deale with vs as liberally as if wee had matcht with his good wil. I that was apt to anyil agreed to this and so wrought the matter that hee carried mee away into a straunge place and then vsing me a while as his wife when our mony began to wax low he resolued secretly to go into the Country where my father dwelt to heare not only how my father tooke my departure but what hope we had of his ensuing fauour although I was loath to be left alone in a strange place yet I was willing to heare from my friendes who no doubt conceiued much heart sorrow for my vnhappy fortunes so that I parted with a few teares and enioyned him to make all the hast he might to returne hee being gone as the Eagles alwaies resort where the carrion is so the brute being spred abroad of my bewtie and that at such an Inne laie such a fatre yoong Gentlewoman there resorted thither many braue youthfull Gentlemen and cutting companions that tickled with lust aymed at the possession of my fauour and by sundry meanes sought to haue a sight of me which I easily graunted to all as a woman that counted it a glory to be wondred at by many mens eyes insomuch that comming amongst them I set their harts more and more on fire that there rose diuers brawles who should bee most in my company beeing thus haunted by such a troupe of lustie Ruffiers I beganne to finde mine owne folly that had placst my first affection so losely and therefore beganne as deeply to loath him that was departed as earst I likte him when hee was present vowing in my selfe though hee had the spoyle of my virginitie yet neuer after should he triumph in the possession of my fauour and therfore beganne I to affection these new come guests and one aboue the rest who was a braue yoong Gentleman and no lesse addicted vnto mee then I deuoted vnto him for daily hee courted mee with amorous Sonnets and curious proude letters and sent me Iewels and all that I might grace him with the name of my seruant I returned him as louyng ●nes at last and so contented his lusting desire that secretly and vnknowne to all the rest I made him sundry nights my bedfellow where I so bewitcht him with sweet wordes that the men began deepely to doate vpon me insomuch that selling some portion of land that he had hee put it into readie money and prouiding Horse and all things conuenient carried mee secretly away almost as farre as the Bathe This was my second choyce and my second shame thus I went forward in wickednesse and delighted in chaunge hauing left mine olde loue to looke after some other mate more fit for her purpose how hee tooke my departure when hee returned I little cared for now I had my content a Gentleman yoong lustie and indned with good quallities and one that loued mee more tenderly then himselfe thus liued this new entertained friend and I togither vnmarried yet as man and wife for a while so louingly as was to his content and my credite but as the Tygre though for a while shee hide her clawee yet at last shee will reueale her crueltie and as the Agnus Castus leafe when it lookes most drye is then most full of moysture so womens wantonnesse is not quallified by their warinesse nor doo their charinesse for a moneth warrant their chastitie for euer which I prooued true for my supposed husband beeing euery way a man of worth could not so couertly hide himselfe in the country though a stranger but that he fel in acquaintance with many braue Gentlemen whom he brought home to his lodging not only to honour them with his liberall courtesie but also to see mee being proude of any man of woorth applawded my beautie Alas poore Gentleman too much bewitcht by the wilinesse of a woman had hee deemed my heart to bee a harbour for euery new desire or mine eye a suter to euerie new face hee would not haue beene so fonde as to haue brought his companions into my company but rather would haue mewed mee vp as a He●ne to haue kept that seuerall to himselfe by force which hee could not retaine by kindnesse but the houest minded Nouice little suspected my chaunge although I God wot placed my delight in nothing more then the desire of new choyce which fell out thus Amongst the rest of the Gentlemen that kept him company there was one that was his most familiar and hee reposed more trust and confidence in him then in all the rest this Gentleman beganne to bee deepely inamoured of mee and shewed it by many signes which I easily perceiued and I whose eare was pliant to euery sweete word and who so allowed of all that were bewtifull affected him no lesse so that loue preuailing aboue friendship hee broake the matter with mee and made not many suites in vaine before hee obteined his purpose for hee had what hee wisht and I had what contented mee I will not confesse that any of the rest had some sildome fauours but this Gentleman was my second selfe and I loued him more for the time at the heele then the other at the heart so that though the other youth beare the charges and was sir pay for all yet this newe friend was hee that was maister of my affections which kindnesse betwixt vs was so vnwisely cloaked that in short time it was manifest to all our familiars which made my supposed husband to sigh and others to smile but hee that was hit with the horne was pincht at the heart yet so extreame was the affection hee bare to mee

see them in the act of generation or performing the rightes of marriage which is lawfull and allowed before God yet for modestie do it in the most couert they may then how impudent or gracelesse should we bee to fulfill our filthie lust before the eyes of the Almighty who is greater then all kings or princes on the earth Oh let vs tremble that we but once durst haue such wanton communication in the hearing of his diuine Maiesty who pronounceth damnation for such as giue themselues ouer to adultery It is not possible saith the Lorde for any whoremaister or lasciuious wanton to enter into the kingdome of God for such sinnes whole Cities haue suncke kingdomes haue beene destroyed and though God suffreth such wicked liuers to escape for a while yet at length he payeth home in this world with beggarie shame diseases or infamy and in the other life with perpetuall dampuation weigh but the inconuenience that growes through thy loose life thou art ●●ted of all that are good despised of the vertuons and only well thought of of reprobats raskals ruffians and such as the world hates subiect to their lust and gaining thy liuing at the hands of euery diseased leacher Oh what a miserable trade of life is thine that liuest of the vomit of sin in hunting after maladies but suppose while thou art yoong thou art fauoured of thy companions when thou waxest old and that thy beautie is vaded then thou shalt be loathed and despised euen of them that profest most loue vnto thee then good sister call to minde the basenesse of thy life the hainous outrage of thy sin that God doth punish it with the rigor of his iustice oh thou art made bewtifull faire and well fourmed and wilt thou then by thy filthie lust make thy bodie which if thou bee honest is the Temple of God the habitation of the diuel Consider this and call to God for mercy and amend thy life leaue this house and I will become thy faithfull friend in all honestie and vse thee as mine owne sister at this such a remorse of conscience such a fearefull terror of my sin strooke into my minde that I kneeled downe at his feete and with teares besought him he would helpe me out of that misery for his exhortation had caused in me a loathing of my wicked life and I wold not only become a reformed woman but hold him as dear as my father that gaue me life where upon he kist me with teares and so we went downe togither where wee had further communication and presently he prouided me an other lodging where I not only vsde my selfe so honestly but also was so penitent euery day in teares for my former folly that he tooke me to his wife and how I haue liued since and loathed filthie lust I referre my selfe to the Maiestie of God who knoweth the secrets of all hearts Thus Country men I haue publisht the conuersion of an English Courtizen which if any way it bee profitable either to forewarne youth or withdraw bad persons to goodnesse I haue the whole end of my desire only crauing euery father would bring vp his children with carefull nourture and euery yoong woman respect the honour of her virginitie But amongst all these blythe and merry ●estes a little by your leaue if it be no farther then Fetterlane oh take heed thats too nye the Temple what then I will draw as neare the signe of the white Har● as I can and breathing my selfe by the bottle Ale-house Ile tell you a merry Iest how a Conny-catcher was vsed A merry Tale taken not far from Fetter Lane end of a new found Conny-catcher that was Conny-catcht himselfe SO it fell out that a Gentleman was sicke and purblinde and went to a good honest mans house to soiourne and taking vp his Chamber grew so sick that the goodman of the house hired a woman to keep and attend day and night vpon the Gentleman this poore woman hauing a good conscience was carefull of his welfare and lookte to his dyet which was so slender that the man although sicke was almost famisht so that the woman would no longer staie but bad his Hoste prouide him of some other to watch with him sith it greeued her to see a man lye and starue for want of foode especially being set on the score for meate and drinke in the space of a fortnight foure ponndes The goodman of the house at last hearing how that poore woman did finde fault with his scoring the Gentleman not only put her out of doores without wages but would haue arrested her for taking away his good name and defaming and slaundring him and with that calling one of his neighbours to him sayd neighbour whereas such a had to●ngued woman hath reported to my discredite that the Gentleman that lyes sicke in my house wants meat and yet ruunes very much on the score I pray you iudge by his diet whether hee bee famisht or no first in the morning he hath a Cawdell next his heart halfe an houre after that a quart of Sugar sops halfe an houre after that a neck of mutton in broath halfe an houre after thaat Chickens in sorrell sops and an houre after that a Ioynt of rostmeat for his dinner now neighbour hauing this prouision you may iudge whether he be spoyld for lacke of meate or no and to what great charges his dyet will arise whereas in truth the poore Gentleman would haue beene glad of the l●all of these for he could get none at all but the cousoning knaue thought to verse vpon him and one day seeing mony came not briefly to the Gentleman tooke some of his apparrell his cloake I gesse and pawnde it for fortie shillings whereas God wot all he eate in that time was not wo●●th a Crowne well the Gentleman seeing how the knaue went about to Conny-catch him and that he had taken his cloake smoothered all for reuenge and watcht opportunitie to do it and on a time seeing the goodman out borrowed a cloake far better then his owne of the boy saying that he would goe to a friend of his to fetch money for his maister discharge the house the ●oy ●ending it him away walks the Gentleman though weake after this great diet and neuer came at the Taylors-house to answere him cloake or mony And thus was he Conny-catcht himselfe that thought to haue verst vpon another FINIS 〈…〉