Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	duke_n	earl_n	majesty_n	21,573	5	7.2402	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28206	The fovr-legg'd elder, or, A horrible relation of a dog and an elders maid to the tune of The lady's fall.	Birkenhead, John, Sir, 1616-1679.	1647 (1647)	Wing B2965A; ESTC R210623	1,520	1

THE FOVR-LEGG'D ELDER OR A horrible Relation of a Dog and an Elders Maid To the Tune of The Lady's fall ALL Christians and Lay-Elders too for shame amend your Lives I 'le tell you of a Dog-trick now which much concernes your Wives An Elder's Maid neare Temple-Barre ah what a Queane was she Did take an ougly Mastive Cutte where Christians use to be Help House of Commons House of Peeres oh now or never help Th' Assembly hath not sate four yeares yet hath brought forth a Whelp One Evening late she stept aside pretending to fetch Eggs And there she made her selfe a Bride to one that had foure leggs Her Master heard a rumblement and wonder'd she did tarry Not dreaming without his consent his Dog would ever marry Oh house of Commens house of Peeres c He went to peep but was affraid and hastily did run To fetch a Staffe to helpe his Maid not knowing what was done He tooke his Ruling Elders Cane and cry'd out helpe helpe here For Swash our Mastive and poore Jane are now sight Dog sight Beare Oh house of Commons house of Peeres c But when he came he was full sorry for he perceiv'd their strife That 'cording to the Directory they two were Dog and Wife Oh then said he thou errant queane why hast thou me beguil'd I wonderd Swash was growne so leane poore Dog hee 's almost spoyl'd Oh house of Commons house of Peeres c. I thought thou hadst no carnall sence but what 's in other Lasses And could have quench'd thy cupiscence according to the Classes But all the Parish see it plaine since thou art in this pickle Thou art an Independent queane and lov'st a Conve●ticle Oh house of Commons house of Peeres c. Alas now each Malignant Rogue will all the World perswade That she that 's Spouse unto a Dog may be an Elders Maid They 'l jeere us if abroad we stirre good Master Elder stay Sir of what Classis i● your Curre and then what can we say Oh house of Commons house of Peeres c. They 'l many gracelesse Ballads sing of a Presbyterian That a Lay-Elder is a thing made up halfe Dog halfe Man Out out said he and smote her downe was mankind growne so scant There 's scarce another Dog in towne had tooke the Covenant Oh house of Commons house of Peeres c. Then Swash began to looke full grim and Jane did thus reply Sir you thought nought too good for him you fed your Dog too high T is true he tooke me in the lurch and leapt into my arme But as I hope to come to Church I did your Dog no harme Oh house of Commons house of Peeres c. Then she was brought to Ne●gate gaole and there was naked stript They whipt her till the cord did faile as Doggs use to be whipt Poore City Maids shed many a teare when she was lash'd and lang'd And had she bin a Cavalir surely she had been hang'd Oh house of Commons house of Peeres Her's was but Fornication doomd for which she felt the lash But his was Buggary presumd therefore they hanged Swash What had become of Bishops then or Independency For now we find both Doggs and Men stand for Presbytery Oh house of Commons house of Peeres c. She might have tooke a Sowgelder with Synod-men good store But she would have a Lay-Elder with two leggs and two more Go tell th' Assembly of Divines tell Adoniram Blew Tell Burgesse Marshall Case and Vines tell Now and-anon-too Oh house of Commons house of Peeres c. Some said she was a Scotish Girle or else at least a Witch But she was borne in Colchester was ever such a Bitch Take heed all Christian Virgins now the Dog-star now prevailes Ladies beware your Monkeys too for Monkeys have long tailes Oh house of Commons house of Peeres c. Blesse King Queen and send us peace as we had seven yeares since For we remember no Dog-dayes while we enjoy'd our Prince Blesse sweet Prince Charles two Dukes three Git Lord save His Majestie Grant that his Commons Lords Earles may lead such Lives as He. Oh House of Commons House of Peeres Oh now or never helpe Th' Assembly hath not sate four yeares yet hath brought forth a Whelp FINIS