Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	house_n	king_n	people_n	16,819	5	4.9838	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90836	Poor out-cast childrens song and cry, Twixt joy's and sorrows extasie. Their past and present state they view, Their old depraise, and praise their new. These father'd fatherless, their fathers bless, And beg their blessings, and this works success.		1653 (1653)	Wing P2871; Thomason 669.f.16[93]; ESTC R211683	1,612	1

Poor out-cast Childrens Song and Cry 'Twixt Joy's and Sorrows extasie Their past and present state they view Their old depraise and praise their new These father'd fatherless their Fathers bless And beg their Blessings and this Works success SHall we sigh sing or do neither Mourn or make melody or whether for our late past or present blest estate Poor starvelings then though strengthned now And Worms did seize us as their due when pining puling under stalls we sate Friendless and harborless were we And yet what Friends what Fathers be so rich so great so good as ours indeed The mighty GOD the PARLIAMENT Englands Chief CITY with consent to Father us have mutually agreed In filthy Rags we clothed were In good warm Raiments now appear from Dunghils to * Kings Palaces transferr'd Where Education wholesom Food Meat Drink and Lodging and that 's g●●d for Soul and Body are so well pre●●●… Blest be our God our Parliament Our Corporation President we bless your Blessings and your Blessings crave That your adopted Children may By you made fit another day your Graces Places Worth and Wealth to have Your Children further you implore Oh do not this new Work give o're and starve not that which starvelings thus did cherish This will relieve you in that day When Health Wealth Strength and Life decay when Golden Chains and Scarlet Robes shall perish Our ancient Grandsire Lazarus Hath Children poor and numerous who at rich Gluttons gates do fainting lie Remove this Scandal from our Land And raise them with thy mighty hand O Orphans God regard their watery eye Grave Senators that sit on high Let not poor English Children die and droop on Dunghils with lamenting notes An ACT for Poor's Relief they say Is coming forth why 's this delay O let not Dutch Danes Devils stop those VOTES Right Honorable a President And faithful Sir his b second sent with c Treasurer and all our Corporation Your presence and assistance give At Courts Committees and revive your former thoughts to prosper this Foundation Though you no carnal motives have No Badge of Honor no Green Staves no Golden Cords such purposes to hold When dusty Tabernacles fail Such Works as these with God prevail new to provide and Bags that wax not old a Most worthy Represented City We bow to you and beg for pity You friends of Orphans Orphans now desire b That Power which God and Man did give To you poor Orphans to relieve improve and let not this new Work expire BEsides the relieving and educating of poor friendless harborless Children in Learning and in Arts many hundred of poor Families are imployed and relieved by the said Corporation in the Manufactury of Spinning and Weaving And whosoever doth repair either to the Wardrobe near Black-friars or to Heiden-house in the Minories may have Materials of Flax Hemp or Towe to spin at their own houses if it be desired leaving so much money as the said Materials cost until it be brought again in Yarn at which time they shall receive money for their work and more Materials to imploy them so that a stock of 12d or 14d will be a sufficient security for any that will be imployed and every one is paid according to the fineness or coursness of the Yarn they spin there being a certain rule of Length and Tale to pay every one by so that none are necessitated to live idly that are desirous or willing to work And it is to be wished and desired That the Magistrates of this City would assist this Corporation by enjoyning all Constables to discharge the duty of their Offices * in suppressing of Vagrants and common Beggars able to work which come from the out-parts of this City that do so abound to the great scandal and dishonor of this City and hindrance of the Charity of many pious people towards this good Work Printed by James Flesher Printer to the Honorable City of LONDON 1653. * The wardrobe-Wardrobe-house and heiden-Heiden-house formerly the Kings A Steward A Schoolmaster A Matron Nurses An Arts-master Parliament a Lord Mayor for time being b John Cutler Esq Deputy-President c Mr. Maurice Gething Treasurer a Common-Councel impowered by Act of Parliament b To make Assessments for carrying on of this Work * According to Statute of 39 Eliz. 4. and 1 Jac. 7.