Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	day_n	king_n	see_v	11,837	5	3.6230	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B03424	The Famous flower of serving-men, or, The lady turn'd serving-man. Her lord being slain, her father dead, her bower robb'd, her servants fled; she drest herself in mans attire: She trimm'd her locks, she cut her hair; and therewithal she changed her name, from fair Elise to sweet William. To a delicate new tune, or Flora Farewel. Summer time. Or, Lovers tide.	L. P. (Laurence Price), fl. 1625-1680?	1663 (1663)	Wing F369A; ESTC R176942	1,716	1

The famous Flower of SERVING-MEN OR The Lady turn'd Serving-Man Her Lord being slain her Father dead Her Bower robb'd her Servants fled She drest her self in Mans attire She trimm'd her Locks she cut her Hair And therewithal she chang'd her Name From Fair ELISE to Sweet WILLIAM To a delicate new Tune Or Flora farewel Summer time Or Loves Tide YOu beauteous Ladies great and small I write unto you one and all Whereby that you may understand What I have suffered in this Land I was by birth a Lady fair My Fathers chief and onely Heir But when my good old Father dy'd Then was I made a young Knights Bride And then my Love built me a Bower Bedeckt with many a fragrant flower A braver Bower you never did sée Then my true Lover built for me But there came Thieves late in the night They broke my Bower and slew my Knight And after that my Knight was slain I could no longer there remain For my servants all from me did fly I' th midst of my extremity And left me by my self alone With a heart more cold then any stone Yet though my heart was full of grief care Heaven would not suffer me to despair Wherefore in haste I chang'd my name From fair Elise to sweet William And therewithall I cut my hair And drest my self in Mans attire My Doublet Hose and Beaver Hat And a golden Band about my Neck With a silver Raypier by my side So like a Gallant I did ride The thing that I delighted on Was for to be a Serving-man Thus in my sumptuous mans array I bravely rode along the way And at the last it chanced so That I unto the Kings Court did go Then to the King I bowed full low My love and duty for to show And so much favour I did crave That I a Serving-mans place might have The Second Part to the same Tune STand up brave Youth the King reply'd Thy service shall not be deny'd But tell me first what thou canst do Thou shalt be fitted thereunto Wilt thou be Vsher of my Hall To wait upon my Nobles all Or wilt thou be Taster of my Wine To wait on me when I do dine Or wilt thou be my Chamberlain To make my Bed both soft and fine Or wilt thou be one of my Guard And I will give thee thy reward Swéet William with a smiling face Said to the King If 't please your Grace To shew such favour unto me Your Chamberlain I fain would be The King then did his Nobles call To ask the Counsel of them all Who gave consent sweet William he The Kings own Chamberlain should be Now mark what strange things come to pass As the King one day a hunting was With all his Lords and noble train Sweet William did at home remain Sweet William had no company than With him at home but an old man And when he saw the coast was clear He took a Lute which he had there Vpon the Lute sweet William plaid And to the same he sang and said With a pleasant and most noble voice Which made the old mans heart rejoyce Sweet Williams Song MY Father was as brave a Lord As any Europe did afford My Mother was a Lady bright My Husband was a valiant Knight And I my self a Lady gay Bedeckt with gorgeous rich array The bravest Lady in the Land Had not more pleasures to command I had my Musick every day Harmonious Lessons for to play I had my Virgins fair and frée Continually to wait on me But now alas my Husband is dead And all my Friends are from me fled My former joyes are past and gone For I am now a Serving-man The End of Sweet Williams Song At last the King from hunting came And presently upon the same He called for the good old man And thus to speak the King began What news what news old man quoth he What news hast thou for to tell me Brave news the old man then did say Swéet William is a Lady gay If this be true thou tellest me I le make thée a Lord of high degrée But if thy words do prove a lye Thou shalt be hang'd up presently But when the truth the King had found His joyes did more and more abound According as the old man did say Swéet William was a Lady gay Wherefore the King without delay Put her on glorious rich array And upon her head a Crown of Gold Which was most famous to behold And then for fear of further strife He took swéet William to his Wife The like before was never séen A Serving-man to be a Quéen L. P. FINIS Entred according to Order London Printed for John Andrews at the White Lion near Pye-Corner