Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	absence_n	good_a	servant_n	263	4	6.4241	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81077	The kingdom of darkness: or the history of dæmons, specters, witches, apparitions, possessions, disturbances, and other wonderful and supernatural delusions, mischievous feats, and malicious impostures of the Devil Containing near fourscore memorable relations, forreign and domestick, both antient and modern. Collected from authentick records, real attestations, credible evidences, and asserted by authors of undoubted verity. Together with a preface obviating the common objections and allegations of the sadduces and atheists of the age, who deny the being of spirits, witches, &c. With pictures of several memorable accidents. By R. B. Licensed and entred according to order.	R. B., 1632?-1725?; Drapentier, Jan, fl. 1674-1713.	1688 (1688)	Wing C7342; ESTC R224752	121,198	192

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to_o the_o ground_n phil._n collect._n p._n 90._o lixv_n i_o shall_v give_v one_o relation_n from_o the_o same_o learned_a author_n concern_v charm_n which_o since_o he_o judge_v worth_a mention_v may_v not_o be_v altogether_o impertinent_a a_o friend_n of_o i_o tell_v i_o this_o story_n say_v he_o concern_v charm_n that_o himself_o have_v a_o horse_n which_o if_o he_o have_v stand_v sound_n will_v have_v be_v of_o good_a value_n his_o servant_n carry_v he_o to_o several_a farrier_n but_o none_o of_o they_o have_v the_o skill_n to_o cure_v he_o at_o last_o unknown_a to_o their_o master_n they_o lead_v he_o to_o a_o farrier_n who_o have_v it_o seem_v more_o trick_n than_o ordinary_a and_o deal_v in_o charm_n spell_n and_o such_o like_a ceremony_n by_o virtue_n of_o which_o he_o make_v the_o horse_n sound_n the_o owner_n of_o he_o after_o he_o have_v observe_v how_o well_o his_o horse_n be_v ask_v his_o servant_n how_o they_o get_v he_o cure_v from_o who_o understanding_n the_o whole_a matter_n and_o likewise_o observe_v that_o there_o be_v a_o s●branded_v on_o his_o buttock_n which_o he_o imagine_v stand_v for_o satan_n chide_v his_o servant_n very_o severe_o as_o have_v do_v that_o which_o be_v unwarrantable_a and_o impious_a upon_o this_o profession_n of_o his_o dislike_n of_o the_o cure_n the_o horse_n forthwith_o fell_a as_o ill_o as_o ever_o insomuch_o that_o for_o his_o unserviceableness_n he_o be_v fain_o to_o be_v turn_v up_o loose_a in_o the_o pasture_n but_o a_o kinsman_n of_o the_o gentleman_n come_v to_o his_o house_n and_o chance_v to_o see_v the_o horse_n in_o the_o ground_n take_v the_o advantage_n of_o a_o low_a price_n for_o so_o fair_a a_o gelding_n and_o buy_v he_o the_o horse_n have_v no_o soon_o change_v his_o master_n but_o he_o present_o change_v his_o plight_n of_o body_n and_o become_v as_o sound_v as_o ever_o ibidem_fw-la p._n 89._o lxv_o in_o 1616_o mr._n alexander_n roberts_n then_o minister_n of_o lynn_n in_o norfolk_n publish_v a_o narrative_a of_o the_o witchcraft_n of_o mary_n smith_n which_o i_o shall_v contract_v as_o brief_o as_o may_v be_v she_o be_v wife_n to_o henry_n smith_n glover_n a_o woman_n of_o a_o malicious_a and_o envious_a temper_n against_o 〈◊〉_d neighbour_n who_o gain_v more_o by_o buy_v and_o sel●ng_v cheese_n than_o herself_o she_o oft_o time_n curse_v they_o ●nd_v resolve_v to_o practice_v some_o mischief_n against_o they_o ●he_v devil_n who_o be_v ready_a to_o assist_v such_o wicked_a wretch_n 〈◊〉_d their_o evil_a design_n appear_v to_o she_o amid_o these_o liscontents_n in_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o black_a man_n and_o in_o a_o low_a hiss_a voice_n encourage_v she_o to_o proceed_v in_o revenge_a herself_o upon_o all_o who_o she_o hate_v and_o that_o he_o will_v help_v she_o