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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
king_n	worth_n	year_n	young_a	57	3	5.6210	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06484	The second part and knitting vp of the boke entituled Too good to be true Wherin is continued the discourse of the wonderfull lawes, commendable customes, [and] strange manners of the people of Mauqsun. Newely penned and published by Thomas Lupton.; Too good to be true. Part 2	Lupton, Thomas.	1581 (1581)	STC 16954; ESTC S109660	170,117	212

may do you some vnlooked for pleasure And the Kings Espiall went on his iorny she●to hir spinning Siuqila She little knew good womā that he she so curteouslie vsed and to whome shée tolde hir troublesome tale was the Kings appointed Spiall for the learning searching and trying of suche kinde of matters and that God woulde prepare a remedie for hir so soone as he did It was onelie the Lordes working that putte it into his hearte to aske hir the way and that putte it into hir minde to offer him drink God workes al things by maruellous meanes if we would consider it for the helping of the innocent and godly Nowe tell on your tale I pray you Omen This man to whom this pore Lady declared the cause of this hir pouertie made his iorny through that coūtrie where she told that hir wicked son in law did dwel And when he came nigh to that place he did not onlie vnderstand learn of diuers perfectly that the same Gentleman was then liuing inhabiting there but also that such a womā was his fathers wife married hir being his maid at his wiues earnest desire on hir death bed and al things besides as she had before tolde but whether she went or what became of hir after the Knight hir husbāds death they knewe not thinking verily that 〈◊〉 was dead for saide they if she were aliue eyther she woulde haue come or sente ere this for a greate liuing shoulde belong to hir if she were aliue Which being bolted out by them a far off without any suspition he made hast to the Court being very glad that he had such a matter wherof to certifie the King And as soone as he came to the Court watching his time when he might most conueniently talke with the King he went vnto him as he and the rest of his fellows might do most boldely and then with diuers enormities and wicked practises he reuealed the whole storie howe this pore Lady was missused by hir wicked son in lawe and to what pouerty hée brought hir And then presently the kyng sent for this poore Lady whō the King vsed curteously after she had tolde him al hir matter and appointed hir to be kepte secretly in the court and gaue hir meate drinke and lodging and bade hir in anye wise that she shoulde tell no bodye wherefore she was there nor declare hir case to any nor yet to vtter what she was And also the King sent for that said Gentlemā by a Purseuant and for al the Iustices of Peace that dwelled neare him and also for the Iudge that was appointed for that soile Siuqila I am sure the saide Gentleman did not maruell a little what should be the cause that the King did so hastily send for him and also the Iustices of Peace and the Iudge coulde not tel the cause why the King sent for them Omen No they knewe no more thereof than the newe borne babe doth know of his mothers labour When euery one of these were come to the court when the king was certified therof he sent not for thē all at once but for one of thē after an other And first the King sent for the said Gentlemā that had so vsed his mother in law to come before him whō the king asked what was his name what was the place where he dwelled Thē he told both his name also where he dwelled And thē the king asked him whether his father died before his mother or not he told the king that his mother died before his father did your father marry again said the king after the death of your mother Yea if it like your Grace said he What mind of woman was she said the king a maide or a widowe a Gentlewoman or a base borne forsooth saide the Gentleman she was as I iudge of no highe degrée for she was but my fathers seruaunt and as for hir kinred wée knewe not it séemed by hir attyre at hir firste comming that hir parents were but pore Howe chaunced it that youre father said the King being a Knight and a man of so greate a liuing and good worship would marry his seruant or one of so base a calling Truely saide the Gentleman my mother on hir death bed for the great loue affectiō she bare to hir desired my father to grant hirone request before she died who thinking she woulde desire no such thing graunted hir that he woulde do whatsoeuer she desired if it lay in his power to performe and then when he had graunted hir she required him to marry hir maide after hir death and so he did performe the promise he made to my mother Then saide the King your father was very good to hir for in one houre he made hir of a pore seruāt a worshipfull Lady and of a pore maide a rich Mistresse He did so saide the Gentleman Then saide the King Is she dead or aliue I thinke she be dead saide the Gentleman Doe you not knowe perfectly saide the King no I knowe not perfectly but that I surmize for if shée were aliue she woulde come or sende to receiue hir Rentes for hir liuing shoulde be great if she were aliue for my father loued hir so wel that he made hir a Ioynter of more than halfe his liuing besides that he left hir worth in goodes aboue two or thrée thousande pounds but she neuer had nor enioyde any of it for soone after my fathers death she went away but howe I knowe not and I neuer hearde of hir since I like you well saide the King that you tell me the truth it séemeth that she had better lucke during your fathers life than she had after his death How long was she married to your father saide the King forsooth saide hée aboue twentie yeares Did your mother leaue anye moe children than you yea saide he she lefte two that were but yong And was she a good mother to you said the King and vsed you and them well Yea very well said he our own mother coulde not haue loued nor vsed vs better It is very strange saide the King that no body could tel neither of hir death nor yet howe she shoulde be conueyed awaye truely saide the Gentlemanne I made as greate search and enquirie for hir as I coulde possibly but I coulde neuer learne what became of hir The most wisest men haue surmised that some did by some wile steale and conuey hir away against hir wil for hir great wealth and liuing and for that she woulde not consent haue killed hir fearing leaste she shoulde bewraye them if they shoulde haue let hir go away from them It may be so saide the King it is verye likely Wel saide the King this is the cause I haue sent for you by my Purseuaunt The King speaketh politikly it was credibly told belike by some that beare you no good will and perhappes doe it rather of malice than of anye good