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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	day_n	let_v	see_v	12,443	5	3.3866	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50347	A copy of verses presented to all my vvorthy masters and mistresses in the parish of Lambeth by Andrew Maxsey, belman.	Maxsey, Andrew.	1680 (1680)	Wing M1376A; ESTC R41328	1,573	1

A COPY of VERSES presented To all my VVorthy Masters and Mistresses in the Parish of Lambeth By ANDREW MAXSEY Belman The PROLOGUE What dangers of the night do then pursue Behold here comes your Servant Andrew And now methinks it doth some sences ravish To hear me ring my Bell in Lambeth Parish From South Lambeth to Fox Hall I do go And through the town kind Sirs you all do know Where oftentimes I try yo●● doors with knocks In hopes you 'l not forget my Christmas Box. For Christmas-Day ●He Son of God and supream King of Kings 〈◊〉 Doth teach us to despise all worldly things 〈◊〉 bend our minds to things supernal 〈◊〉 fly things transitory and seek eternal ●●ereby to inherit his Kingdome of Salvation ●hich is the only end of our Creation For St. Stephens Day 〈◊〉 Steven was a man to be bemoan'd ●●r Preaching of God's word the Jews him ston'd ●nd therewithal bereav'd him of his life ●●at never was indicted unto strife 〈◊〉 pray'd his Enemies all might be forgiven ●nd now remains a blessed Saint in Heaven For St. Iohn's day Awake kind sirs this morning think upon The Holy Evangelist named Saint John Who writ of Christ our Lord's Devinity ●or the good benefit of our posterity ●hen thanks to God that did so gracious prove 〈◊〉 send his only Son our sins for to remove On mans Life Psalm 39. Man's life it is compared to a span So frail and weak is every man We are here to day and gone to morrow And all our dayes are full of sorrow Therefore let us make God our friend That well may be in time our latter end October 29. This day the Lord Mayor's show is to be seen Both Men and Paggins are cloathed all in green The King and Queen attend upon his honour And Marshal train will be their Bannor Greeting the Lord Mayor as his Aldermen pass by And so to Guild Hall they ride triumphantly Suppose each ringing Knel puts thee in mind Take heed that death thee unprepard not find For thou art in the way unto the Grave But so in all thy life thy self behave As if you were the man whose turn is next And wouldst not with a sudden death be vext November 17. The first Queen that did rule this famous Land Did Tyrannize with a high ruling Command Elizabeth that renowned and famous Queen God's Gospel in her life she did bravely maintain And kept her subjects all both safe and sound Therefore still let her honour be renown'd On Mortality 〈…〉 man that dye you must 〈…〉 ●eturned to the dust Where nothing there shall you bereave No enemy neither Moth nor Thief Therefore repent while time you have There is no Repentance in the Grave A welcome home for Seamen Welcome kind sir now lately come a shore And the dangers of the Seas you have passed ore Now you are come unto your dwelling place The Lord preserve you with his aiding grace God bless you now and keep you from sorrow Your Belman bids you heartily good morrow On God's power The God of Power preserve us all And send us grace on him to call To pardon sin which now is past That so we may have joy at last In Heaven where nothing else shall be But continually joy and felicity On the Weather What weather next can we desire to have We wanted Frost and Frost to us God gave And having frost we seem'd not be content We wanted Snow and snow to us God sent Out of the South he caus'd the winds to blow Dissolv'd the frost and quite consum'd the Snow The Belman's Care Kind sirs my duty I am free to do And it is in hopes thereby to please you 〈◊〉 Walking about and ringing of this my Bell And finding that all things are safe and well Then turn again to rest and soundly sleep And God I hope will you in safety keep The EPILOGUE Thanks noble Masters kind that you me give I hope thereby your dearest souls may live That when you dye your souls return to rest To live with Saints and Angels always blest Returning thanks to Masters and Mistresses all And through the Town and Mash I call For all grand Rogues and Thieves I do defie And rather than I le see you wrongd I le dye Printed by H. Brugis for Andrew Maxsey 1680.