Selected quad for the lemma: house_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
house_n	king_n	knight_n	play_v	24,409	5	13.0083	5	false
house_n	king_n	knight_n	play_v	24,409	5	13.0083	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78181	No-body his complaint a dialogue between Master No Body, and Doctour Some-Body. A delightfull discourse. By George Baron. No-Body. Why do'st thou father all they lies on me? heaping indignities on one that never injur'd thee? Som-Body. My words and acts hurt no-body. No-Body. Som-Body hath belied me much, no-body sure hath cause to grutch.	Baron, George, fl. 1652.	1652 (1652)	Wing B877; Thomason E1351_5; ESTC R209399	10,368	25

charge No. I thank thee kindly sweet Doctor I shall now esteem thee as a dear friend but I know thy endeavours will be in vain and therefore trouble not thy self for if there was any means in the world I should have found it out before this time and now I will proceed to tell thee some other crimes which are laid to my charge but I know it is impossible to tell thee all Som. I desire you sir to stay a little while before you proceed that I may ask you a question whether you were ever taken upon suspicion of such things Nob. I was never taken for I am so swift of foot and so vigilant that t is impossible also I am here and there in a moment Som. You may rejoice much that you cannot be taken and now you have satisfied me in this I would desire you to proceed Nobod. When Rogues have broken up houses and stolen things if they chance to escape then I am accused for it No body hath done it what a most sad condition am I in that must be thus abused When Robberies are committed upon the high-way if they escape also then I am accused for it for they cover their faces with visards thinking to make it like mine when alas I am ignorant of it When Houses are set on fire by Rogues then I am accused for it for they run away and when enquiry is made for them they are not to be found then some say This is strange Nobody did it Again I am accused for swearing though I never swore an Oath in my life For when the Constable commeth and demandeth ten groats for every Oath then they straightway deny it and say they knew No body which swore and thus you see I am abused this is like to all the rest Again When a lying Pamplet comes out against the State none owns it so I am accused for it Again I am abused by Trades-men for when they buy a parcel of ware and steal the Excise and when the Excise-men come and demand it of them they deny it and say They knew No body which did it Again When Young Fellowes have got Young Lasses with Child then I am accused for it for they deny it and say No body did it which they knew all roguery falls on me I must endure all Again In poor mens houses both in City and Countrey I am abused for when their children get to the Cup-board and eate up the Bread and Cheese and when their Parents ask Who did it they deny it and say No body did it In the houses of Kings Dukes Marquesses Earls Lords Knights Gentlemen Trades-men Yeomen Farmers Husbandmen yea and poor Labouring men in all their Houses the faults that are done are imputed to me what a lamentable condition am I in that should thus be scandalized before the whole world what a grief is this to my soul but I must be contented I could tell thee thousands of ways more how I am abused but I will omit them till I have told thee the pains that I take too When Gentlemen Knights and such like ride journies and have no serving men to wait upon them then I am fain to be their foot boy to run by their horse side When folks are gone all out of their houses then am I fain to be there vigilantly to look to it and kéep it from all harm When young fellows leaves their work and goes to play then am I fain to work in their stead that their masters may not be displeased with them When souldiers are placed in a Castle to keep it if it chance that an enemy comes against it they like cowardly rogues steal away by night and I am left onely to keep it thousands more I could tell thee of but that I think it will be a vexation unto thee yet however I will tell thee two or three more the first is that when men are put to hard work and cannot tell how do it then I am fain to do it When men neglect their business and will not go to do it then am I fain to go Again business that none in the world is able to do that I am put to do Again when Knights Gentlemen or others have any stinking meat in their house that the dog is not able to eat then I must thus they requite me for my pains oh ingrateful wretches look to it for be confident that one day you shall all dearly rue for it oh in what a deplorable condition I am in to be abused by the whole world is not this enough to bring me into despair Som. Enough yea half of them it is enough to bring any one into dispair for my part Mr. No-body I will alwayes lament your sad condition and pray that you may be delivered from them all No. Ah I thank thee kindly what a great comfort have I in the enjoying of thy sweet companie would thou couldest continue with me alwaies I should think my self then happy though I have so many afflictions and being I love thee so well I will proceed to tel thee more Som. Let me tell you one thing first which is a comfort to you No. What is that Som. Why this it is as I conceive when one Gentleman invites another or one Lady another or more if they fail to come then you are there in their stead so that by this thing you get a world of good chear and have all the dainties that is to be gotten is not this true No. Yes it is true that I am fain to be there but the Devil as soon as any dainty I eat but if I did doest thou think that it would be such a comfort unto me no know that I am not such a belly-God but my afflictions strikes nearer to my heart then all the comforts in the world do doest thou think I take comfort in any thing no no I do not Som. Alas Sir the more sorry I am to hear it that you take comfort in nothing oh I am grieved as much as you to hear these deadly words but one thing grieves me more then all the rest that I must of necessity be gone from you for my occasions are so great that if I should not go it would be n eternal infamy to me No Ah Sir must you depart I am sorry to hear it but pray tell me why would it be such an infamy to you if you should stay Som. Sir I 'l tell you this morning I was with a sick patient of mine and I promised in two hours to be with him again and I have been above six hours from him and truly I left him extream ill and should he die in the mean time it would be an eternal infamy unto me No. You speak very true and seeing your occasions are so great that you must be gone I would desire you to appoint a time when we shall méet again for I have not discovered half my griefs unto thée Som. I cannot appoint a certain time when I shall meet you but be confident Sir that the next convenient opportunity I have I wil wait upon you No. Well be sure thou fail not in thy promise and remember what I have said unto thee Som. Yes Sir I will remember all that you have said unto me and so farewell till our next meeting FINIS