Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	miserable_a	sinner_n	world_n	8,637	5	7.3111	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35190	England's jests refin'd and improv'd being a choice collection of the merriest jests, smartest repartees, wittiest sayings, and most notable bulls yet extant, with many new ones never before printed to which are added XIII ingenious characters drawn to the life / the whole work compil'd with great care and exactness, and may serve as the witty-man's companion, the busie-man's diversion and the melancholy man's physick and recreation, calculated for the innocent spending of the winter evenings by H.C.	Crouch, Humphrey, fl. 1635-1671.	1693 (1693)	Wing C7277B; ESTC R37703	63,227	205

for ought I know we might have had a deformed Child 72. The King of Spain coming into one of his chief Cities the Mayor came to make a Speech and began thus When the King of Peace rode to Jerusalem but being dashed out of Countenance he said again When the King of Peace rode to Jerusalem and so the third time but could not proceed Then the King turning to his Cou●tiers said We may easily ima●gine this Man to be an Ass by the Consequent 73. Mr. Philemo● Holland having Translated several Books as Plutarch Pliny Livy Cambden c. at length he Translated S●etonius Tranquillus into English upon which an ingenious Blade writ this Distich on him Phliemon with Translations doth so fill us He will not let Suetonius be Tranquillus 74. A Gentleman going into a Church in London when they were chaunting Sternhold's and Hopkin's Psalms which are not the most Mellodious in the World the Words were these Have mercy upon us Miserable Sinners Ay says he they might as well h●ve s●id H●ve mercy upon us Miserable Singers 75. Two Sparks standing together in the Cloys●ers seeing a pretty Lady pals by says one of them There goes the handsomest Lady that ever I saw in my Life She hearing him turned back and seeing him very ugly said Sir I would I could in way of Requital say as much of you Faith says he so you may and Lye as I did 76. A Poor man in Smithfield having a mind to bind his Son to a Butcher but being ●olicitous to get a Master of whom he might learn his Trade well he asked his Friend who was an Ingenious Gentleman and had great Acquaintance to whom he should Bind him O says he there is a Physitian hard by you Bind him to him for he kills more than all beside in the Town 77. A Gallant Dining at a Friends House had promised a Lady to meet her in the Afternoon but being engaged after Dinner at Cards could not fairly get away wherefore he called his Boy and sent him to the Lady to excuse him whispering him in the Ear that whatever Answer the Lady returned he should tell it him as if it were from a Man that the Company might not know So the Boy went on his Errand and a little after returned to his Master who asked him aloud before the Company What was the Gentleman at home Yes Sir answered the Boy Well what said he to you He said Sir you might appoint any other time What was he doi●g says the Gentleman He was putting on his Hood and Scarf to go to Mass says the Boy which discovered the Intreague and set them all a L●ughing 78. A Woman asking her Husband for some Money to buy a broad Silver and Gold Lace to put on her Petticoat he replied thus to her If I once make you a Gold-finch you will prove a Wag-tail all your Life after 79. One that was a great Eater sitting down to Supper complained that he had lost his Stomach Well says a merry Fellow that was there If a Poor Man has found it he will be utterly undone 80. A Bishop being informed by hi● Steward of the greatness of his Expence that it was over proportionable to his Estate and that particularly the number of his Servants was too great The Bishop ordered him to draw up a Note of such as were necessary and such as were not which being done he Summoned all his Servants together and reading the Note separated them and then said These I have need of and therefore they must continue those have need of me and therefore they must continue also 81. Just after the late Kings Restauration when going to Church came to be in fashion an old Woman was advised by her Neighbours to go to Church for fear of being Presented she was resolved to go once a month to save her Bacon So Dressing her self very fine she came into the Church just at the Expiration of the Letany and the Parson having said Lord have Mercy upon us and then the People Responding thereunto she Cryed out aloud I never was here before in my Life an● since you make such a Wonderment at it I will never come again 82. Two Gentlemen walking in Cheapside in Oliver's time saw the Sign of the Golden-Cross One of them proffered to lay two Bottles of Wine with the other that he would make the master of the Shop pull down the Sign The Wager being laid he pulls off his Hat and makes half a dozen Leggs to the Sign first on one side and then on the other which the Master of the Shop seeking thinking to prevent his future Superstition suddenly pulled down his Sign whereby the Gentleman won his two Bottles of Wine 83. A Minister finding his Parishioners to be Ignorant was resolved to Examine and Instruct them at home so going to an Ancient Womans House amongst other Questions he asked her how many Commandments there were She told him she could not tell He told her there were Ten Whereat she replied A Iolly Company God Bless you and them both together Well but Neighbour says he Do you think you can keep these Commandments Ah! God Bless you Sir said she I am a poor Woman and can ha●dly keep my self I hope you will not put me to the Charge of keeping any of the Commandments for you 84. Going to another of them ●e asked her who made her She Replyed She did not know A Child standing by he asked him the same Question who Answered God whereupon the Parson Reproving the Old Woman told her it was a shame that she should be so Ignorant who had lived to those Years and that little Child could tell Marry quoth she I am old Woman and have been made a great while and he was made but t'other day he may well tell who made him 85. A Quaker went to sell a Horse in Smithfield a Chapman who looked on the Horse complained of his Head Quoth the Quaker He that made that Head won't learn of thee to make Heads Why Friend says the other may I not speak of thy Horses faults if I see them Nay said he for he sees none in thee why shouldst thou see any in him The Man was so taken with the bluntness of the Quaker that he bought his Horse which as he had told him before was stark blind 86. Two Gentleman Riding on the Road espi●d at a distance an old Woman a doing her necessary occasion by a Hedge side one of them offered a Bottle of Wine that she would turn and see what she had done they agreed on the Wager and she accordingly did Well says the Loser I 'll ask her why she did so when I come to her then Riding up to her Well good Woman said he I see you have been Evacuating your self Did you so quoth she you see no more with your Eyes then you may carry away in your Mouth But pray Mrs. said the Gentle●an what made you look back on it when