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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
rest_n	day_n	holy_a	week_n	3,801	5	10.1130	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16786	A poste with a packet of madde letters. The second part	Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626?	1606 (1606)	STC 3691.3; ESTC S237	40,782	62

carry longer to plaie our game but neuer too late to goe to an ill Bargaine for now we doe but talke our purses take no hurt but when the terme comes that wee maie ioyne issue in our cases I fear the kings head in fish●treet wil ●●nd vs tw● good clients but all is well that endes well excepte it were bad in the beginning as I think be this my letter for beeing troubled with I not tell you what leaste it shoulde make you thinke I care not what I haue written what you may read and doe as you see cause either to replie vpon imperfection or let it rest with a no● plus and so not doubting you to bee your selfe and to put mee in the number of your second selfe I rest to your selfe as my selfe One alwaies yours H. W. A replie to the last letter IF you were as wise as I could wish you I could take a little paines to write vnto you and yet for that you vnderstand your self I care not if I trouble you with a little idlenes In the parish of Sain● Asse at the sign of the hobby horse maid Marian and the foole fell together by the Eares with the Piper so y ● had not the good mā of y ● pewter candlestick set in for the Moris daunce the Maiegame had beene quite spoyled but when the game had gone rounde and the braynes were well warmed the legges grew so nimble that their heels went higher then their heades but in al this cold sweat while lu●●iguts and his best beloued were casting sheepe eies at a Cods-head hue and crie came thorough the streete that the foxe had killed a tame goose at the sodaine noyse where of the multitude were so skarde that all the moris Dauncers were deuided the foole ranne home to your town but because we haue some misse of him in our parish I pray you keep him not too long with you and so for lack of better present occurrents content your selfe with such newes as the time affoordes you he●reafter you maie haue better til when and alwaies I rest as you know Yours T. R. An Answere IF you were not more then half mad you wold not haue daūced such a trenchmor with your little wits but yet since I ghesse it is about the full of moone I will hope shortly of your amendment in the mean● time let me aduise you to take patience with your vnderstanding to direct you in a better cours for when you waked out of your dreame you sawe no bodie but the man that you thought was tunne to our towne and hee was putting you on a coat of 4 elboes for Maid-marian she I thinke is troubled with you in her cream pot but for the hobby horse alas he hath forgot your turn and therefore you should do wel to make your repaire to our market I think it will be a Saints daie when if a naughty bird doe not crosse the Nightingale you shall heare some strange musique about our Medowe plot at the least you shall heare the old song that you were wonte to like well of song by the black browes with the cherry cheeks vnder the side of the pied Cowe come liue with mee be my loue you knowe the rest and so I rest Thine what mine N. R. An other Replie O Braue Oliuer leaue me not behind yow yow plaie y e Marchant al the week and make al whole vpon the holy daie you would be angry if you could tell how yet hauing y ● cards in your hand you cannot chuse but turn vp n●●dy but the matter 〈…〉 great the tailer that sitted my Coate hath made ●ou many a ●●cket where if it were not for displeasing of Iack an Apes ● could make him fall ●ut with his workeman for acquainting you with his inuention but let this passe and to a better purpose my neighboure and youre good friende hath a welcome in store for you and his eldest daughter would make you both a husband and a brother her wort● you know and his wealth wil doe no hurt I should bee glad of your good fortune and you I think should playe wel at be you pleased and so much for the coniunc●io● c●pulatiue newe for newes I bear none of late but that the Bailiffe of our hundreth hath had a mischaunce his wife taking a blow● that neuer smarted he hath a paine in his head that cannot be cured for hauing no other pla●ster but patience is resolued to make good cheere with his friends and finding him self alone is content to make merry with good felowes this is all for this time and so in hast I end Yours N. B. An Answere WHen wits goe a wool gathering the thred of it may bee fine if it bee well spunne I see you haue little to doe that haue so much leisure to play your leripups if I coulde meet you right I would fit you a penny worth but though I cannot pay you your due I will not die in your debt though I plaie at Noddy I will not take the carde out of your hand● for I know not how you can spare him but leauing gamsters to their Tricks Iack an apes to his monkie let me tell you that for your neighbour you are so neer him that I need not t● trouble him and ●or his w●lth and her worth you know wel enough what to doe with them for my selfe I loue not to shake hāds w t your constable in the cōpany of kind felowship but yet not wronging an honest wench I wil wish her better fortune then my Affl●ction and so commending thy selfe I will assist thee with my good praiers that the Bailiffe of the hūdreth may find thee o●e among a thousand I meane to shake handes but not heads with and so in s●me little occasion of sodain busines I will heere conclude for this time and alwaies rest Thine R. M To my Honourable good Lord my Lord Morafi RIght honorable to expresse vnto your good Lordship the hūble dutie of my affection I cannot better do it then by this Bearer whom for many good parts fitting your honoures pleasure I can wel commend to your fauorable entertainmēt for as such maisters are like black Swans so such seruāts are choys creaturs for a little matter of small moment wil hoyse vp folly aboue the clouds while wisedome runnes a course of a more careful tēper such I hope shal I find your seruāt whose wit conscience take such counsaile in all his actions that the iudgments of good experience hold him worthy good account for my self least I may be partial I willeaue his prayse to your proo●e and in hope of your contentment onelie intreat your entertainment shortly I hope to see you till when perswaded that his seruice shall gaine him more praise then my penne I will leaue his qualities to your triall and his seruice to your fauour and so in infragible loue rest during life Yours assured in true affection