Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	message_n	rent_n	tenement_n	1,513	5	10.3370	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88423	The lamentation of a bad market: or, Knaves and fools foully foyled, and fallen into a pit of their own digging: wherein their late errors are lamentingly laid down by one of the brethren of that function. Snatcht from their convention table, and published to the end, that against the next time the people shall be either so mad or foolish to believe them, or trust them, they may learn more wit, and proceed more gradually, and not so much to Phaetonize.	One of the brethren of that function.	1660 (1660)	Wing L281; Thomason E1017_26; ESTC R4666	3,900	8

would we now give to have had then a spirit of fore-seeing and fore-knowing then surely we should if not with victory have come off with a complying Plaudite and not with such a hissing Reproach as is attributed unto us Friends to see how we have been fooled is doleful and soul-cutting to rehearse for whilst we stand scussling fighting strugling snarling and contemning for the Bone the Owner watches his opportunity and comes and snatcheth away the Meat from us and leaves us to eat each other for hunger and in a far worse estate than at the beginning Truly friends we are in a very sad condition and have brought our Hogs to a very fair Market but have made but a soul price of them I 'll assure you Now the people have found out what we are and what way all our actions bent their course now that our Cause is quite split and our Honour laid in the dust our acts of Injustice laid open before them they will stone us if we pass along the streets We have received the Mark of the Beast in our foreheads and the very Children will smell us out even as the Cat doth the Mouse and hunt us up and down more than ever they did Marriot So that to stay here we dare not for fear of the Judge who is at the door and will reward every one according to their several deeds whether good or evil for him or against him And to fly into Foreign Nations will be far worse than to abide here for there the verystones in the street will rise up against and accuse such vile Traytors as we anp we shall be murthered like so many Dogs Men and Brethren what shall we do In my judgement our onely way is to march under the several Banners of our Professions and several Occupations Trades and Vocations to meet our Landlord and cry Pecavimus with Halters inriching our Necks O beloved that in this our day of Adversity we were become as once honest Thimble-makers Cutlers Coblers Beewers Taylors Carpenters Weavers Tinkers then should we take quiet sleeps then would not fears and dangers in the nights alarm us and rowse us from our pillows Now we shall be subject unto continual fears ever expecting and looking for a Messenger to be sent unto us to call us to an accompt by our Landlords order We have broken the Covenants in our Leases and have suffered his Lands and Tenements to be run over with ruine we have forfeited for non-payment of Rent Service Homage and Fealty against Law and Equity and a strong Covenant in our Leases to that purpose We have prohibited his entrance to view the state of the reparations of his Messuages Lands and Tenements We have persecuted and killed his Servants and Friends whom for that purpose he has so often sent unto us And what can ye name that we have not done Finally Brethren what accompt shall we give of our Stewardship and which of us shall have that impudent boldness as to look him in the face Whether shall wesly for resuge or unto whom for protection The fight of the King will cut us like a two-edged Sword who shall abide his presence We have digged a pit and are fallen into it our selves how shall we then escape we have invented and prepared mischief for others and it is returned upon our own pates Who shall pity us who shall save us who shall deliver us Now thou our strength hath left us all For people to deride our fall Our wicked actings great and small Shall condemn us ith'Judgement-Hall Ambitions wings are melted Out Honour with dirt is pelted And we are left besmelted ' Cause we must needs be Belted Oh! that as first we did begin With a Coblers Awl and a Taylors Pin With Carpenters Rule Brewers Sling Weavers Trade Pedlers Pack Tinkers Budget Millers Sack We could but now to work again All in our pristine Trades amain O then how happy should we be If of our Honour we were free And could but cry God Trading send And grant us Peace unto 〈…〉 THE END