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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	speak_v	time_n	word_n	15,397	5	4.1665	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76839	A blazing starre seen in the west at Totneis in Devonshire, on the foureteenth of this instant November, 1642. VVherin is manifested how master Ralph Ashley, a deboyst cavalier, attemted to ravish a young virgin, the daughter of Mr. Adam Fisher, inhabiting neare the said towne. Also how at that instant, a fearefull comet appeared, to the terrour and amazment of all the country thereabouts. Likewise declaring how he persisting in his damnable attemt, was struck with a flaming-sword, which issued from the comet, so that he dyed a fearefull example to al his fellow cavaliers.		1642 (1642)	Wing B3182; Thomason E128_8; ESTC R1000	2,184	8

A Blazing Starre seene JN THE WEST At Totneis in Devonshire on the foureteenth of this instant November 1642. VVherin is manifested how Master Ralph Ashley a deboyst Cavalier attemted to ravish a young Virgin the Daughter of Mr. Adam Fisher inhabiting neare the said Towne Also how at that instant a fearefull Comet appeared to the terrour and amazment of all the Country thereabouts Likewise declaring how he persisting in his damnable attemt was struck with a flaming-Sword which issued from the Comet so that he dyed a fearefull example to al his fellow Cavaliers nouemb 25th LONDON Printed for Jonas Wright and I. H. 1642. A Blazing Starre in the West or fearefull Comet seene in the Aire at Totneis in Devonshire on the foureteenth of this instant November 1642. SO it happened on Munday the 14th of this instant November that a young Virgine Daughter to Master Adam Fisher inhabitant in Devonshire within a mile of Totneyes upon some particular occasions happened to go to the said Towne where being busied partly about her occasions and partly in visiting some Friends and Kinsfolkes she was belated so that her Friends were importunate to have her stay all night but she replyed that her Father would be discontented if she should be absent without his leave the times being so dangerous and so many Cavaliers abroad wherefore she was resolved hap what might hap to goe home that night Notwithstanding all these reasons which she alledged her Friend grew importunate to have her stay telling her that there were many deboyst Covaliers abroad so that they could not passe securely in the day time much lesse in the night for all this she would not be perswaded but replied that God was above the Devill and that she feared not but that that God which shee trusted in could and would defend her from all her Enemies With thie resolution she set forward but before she could get the halfe of the way to her fathers house it grew very darke so that she could scarce discerne her hand thus she went on sometime listening whether she could heare any Body upon the way on a sudden she heard the noyse of a Horse galloping towards her at which she beganne to be affraid But at last she plucked up a good heart and went forward till shee met with this Gentleman M. r Ralph Ashley a Gentleman which knew her well and she knew him meeting with this Gentleman he asked her whether she was going so late she told him home to her fathers he demanded who that was she told him Master Adam Fisher with that he called to mind her beauty and the Devill strait furnished him with a device to obtaine his wicked purpose sweet heart quoth he I know thy father well and for his sake J will see the safe at thy fathers House for the times are dangerous and but a little before there are souldiers which J have cause to suspect will doe the some outrage the maid hearing him say so was wonne to condiscend to him partly by her knowledge of his supposed friendship to her father and partly by her desire to get home without any further danger to be short the maid being wonne by his speciour pretences of love and friendship applied her selfe to get up he having her behind him rode cleane out of the Road pretending that he did so to avoid the souldiers till he was got out of the hoaring of any inhabitant Where being arrived he fained an excuse to light with that she slipt off the horse backe and he alighted then presently he layed His hands on her and began to woe her to grant his desire but she denying him with unlimited resolution he went about to ravish her taking a grievous oath that no power in heaven or earth could save her from his lust with that the poore virgin with pittious shrikes and cries spake these words O Lord God of Hosts t is in thy power to deliver me help Lord or J perish in the meane time he continued cursing and swearing that her prayers were in vaine for there was no power could redeeme her the words were no sooner vttered but immediatly a fearefull Commet burst out in the ayre so that it was as light as at high noone this sudden apparition struck him and all the inhabitants into a great feare and the poore virgin was intranced the wretch casting his eye about and seeing her lye upon the ground as if he had meant to dane damnation tooke a great oath swearing God-Damme-him alive or deadhe would jnjoy her And as he was going about to lay hands of her intranced Body A streame of fire strucke from the Comet in the perfect shape and exact resemblance of a flaming Sword so that he fell downe staggering severall poore shepheards which were in the field foulding their slockes these being amazed seeing the flame of the Comet strike at the Earth as they conceived made to the place as neere as they could where they heard a man blaspheming and belching forth many damnable imprecations and comming to the place demanding how he came so wounded he voluntarily related his intention and what had happened to him by the perversenesse of that Round-headed-whore so he died raving and blaspheming to the terrour and amazement of the beholders The men presently tooke up the Maid supposing she had been dead and carried her home to her fathers House where they were entertained though with great sorrow for their daughters supposed death the maid having continued intranced thus almost all that night at length she began to draw her breath and when she came to her selfe the very first words that she spake were these Lord thon art Iust in thy Judgments and mercifull in the midest of thy justice wherefore J beseech the let not this sinne be imputed to his Charge in the day of Judgment Reader heare is a president for all those that are customary blasphemers and live after the lusts of their flesh especially all those Cavaliers which esteem murder rapine the chiefe Principalls of their religion for doubtlesse this is but a begining of Gods vengance for not onely he but they and we and all of us except we repent we shall all likewise perish FINIS