Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	john_n	richard_n	sir_n	21,631	5	7.8335	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06826	A pleasant new ballad of the Miller of Mansfield, in Sherwood and of King Henry the second, and how he was lodged in the millers house, and of their pleasant communication To the tune of, The French Lavolta.; Pleasant ballad of King Henry II. and the miller of Mansfield.		1640 (1640)	STC 17262; ESTC S120074	4,450	2

A Pursevent their was s●nt straight on the businesse The which had many times beene in those parts when he came to the place where he did dwell his message orderly then he did tell God save your worship then said the Messenger And grant your Lady her hearts desire And to your son Richhrd good fortune and happinesse That swéet yong Gentleman and gallant yong Squire our King gréets you all and thus he doth say you must come to the Court on S. Georges day Therefore in any case faile not to be in place I wis quoth the Miller this is one odde iest What should he doe there he said faith I am halfe afraid I doubt quoth Richard be hang'd at the least nay quoth the Messenger you doe mistake our King prepares a great feast for your sake Then said the Miller now by my troth Messenger Thou hast contented my worshipfull well Hold here 's thrée farthings to quit thy great gentlenes For these happy tydings which thou dost me tell let me sée hear'st thou the tell to our King wée'l wait on his mastership in every thing The Pursevant smiled at their simplicity And making many legs tooke their reward And taking then his leave with great humility To the Kings Court againe he repair'd shewing unto his Grace in each degrée the Knights most liberall gift and bounty When as he was gone away thus did the Miller say Here comes expences and charges indeed Now we must needs be brave though we spend all we have For of new garments we have great need of horses and servingmen we must have store with bridles and saddles and twenty things more Tush sir Iohn qd his wife neither do fret nor frowne You shall be at no more charges for me For I will turne and trim up my old Russet gowne With every thing as fine as may be and on our Mil horses full swift we will ride with pillowes and pannels as we shall provide In this most stately sort rode they unto the Court Their lusty sonne Richard formost of all Who set up by good hap a Cocks feather in his Cap And so they fetted downe towards the Kings Hall the merry old Miller with his hand on his side his wife like Maid marrian did mince at that tide The King and his Nobles that heard of their comming Méeting this gallant Knight with his brave traine Welcome sir Knight qd he with this your gay Lady Good sir Iohn Cockle once welcome againe and so is this Squire of courage so frée quoth Dicke abots on you doe you know me Quoth our King gently how should I forget thée Thou wast mine owne bedfellow well that I wot But I doe thinke on a tricke tell me that prethe Dicke How we with farting did make the bed hot thou whorson happy knave then quoth the Knight speake cleanely to our King or else goe shite The King and his Counsellors heartily laught at this While the King tooke them both by the hand With Ladies their maids like to the Quéen of spades The Millers wife did so orderly stand a milke-maids courtesie at every word and downe the folks were set at the side boord Where the King Royally in princely Maiesty Sate at his dinner with ioy and delight When he had eaten well to iesting then they fell Taking a bowle of wine dranke to the Knight here 's to you both he said in wine ale and béere thanking you all for your Countrey chéere Quoth sir Iohn Cockle I le pledge you a pottle Were it the best ale in Nottingham-shire But then said our King I thinke of a thing Some of your Light-foot I would we had here ho ho quoth Richard full well I may say it t is knavery to eat it and then to bewray it Why art thou angry quoth our King merrily In faith I take it very unkind I thought thou wouldst pledg me in ale wine heartily Y' are like to stay quoth Dicke till I have dinde you féed us with twatling dishes so small Zounds a blacke pudding is better than all I marry quoth our King that were a daintie thing If a man could get one here for to eate With that Dicke straight arose pluckt one out of his hose Which with heat of his bréech began to sweat the King made procter to snatch it away 't is meat for your Master good sir you must stay Thus with great merriment was the time wholy spēt And then the Ladies prepared to dance Old sir John Cockle and Richard incontinent Vnto this practice the King did advance here with the Ladies such sport they did make the Nobles with laughing did make their heart ake Many thanks for their pains did the K. give them then Asking young Richard if he would wed Amongst these Ladies frée tell me wich liketh thée Quoth he Jugge Grumball with the red head she 's my Love she 's my life she will I wed she hath sworne I shall have her Maiden-head Then sir John Cockle the King called unto him And of merry Sherwood made him Overséer And gave him out of hand thrée hundred pound yéerely But now take héed you stéele no more of my Deere and once a quarter let 's here have your view and thus sir John Cockle I bid you adieu FINIS Printed at London for E. Wright dwelling at Christ-Church Gate