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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	bless_a	jesus_n	lord_n	6,161	5	3.6174	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07911	Zelauto. The fountaine of fame Erected in an orcharde of amorous aduentures. Containing a delicate disputation, gallantly discoursed betweene to noble gentlemen of Italye. Giuen for a freendly entertainment to Euphues, at his late ariuall into England. By A.M. seruaunt to the Right Honourable the Earle of Oxenford. Honos alit artes.	Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633.	1580 (1580)	STC 18283; ESTC S120745	97,466	166

I am indebted yet to recompence the greatest part as néere as I can And this by the way to assure your selfe though lothe to spend so much lyp labour in promysing you preferment doubt not but in heart I will remember you and that to your contentment Astraepho Syr Zelauto héere néedeth no such thanks if I could bestow so much of you as my poore heart would wyllingly affoord I doubt not but then you would thanke me In the meane whyle take as you finde welcome your selfe though you be not bidden shut vp the sacke when it is but halfe full giue God thankes for all But procéede I pray you as touching your promise for I greatly desire to heare what after happened you Zelauto I shall satisfie your aspectation wyllingly but giue eare I pray you and marke it attentiuely for you shall heare the tenour of a straunge and tragicall Commedy Zelauto remooueth his Thought to haste out of England Heer Zelauto telleth how he departed from the royall Realme of England and arriued at Zebaia in Persia and of the great courtesy that he found with his Host Manniko Rigustello and also of his wife named Dania BEing departed from my Companion from that thrise renowned Realme of England after many hard and diffy●ill passages I arriued at Zebaia a gallant and braue Cittie in Persia. Béeing come thyther alas I wyst not what to say the people so gased vpon me as though they would haue eaten me so at last I entred into the signe of the Gorgons head which is a house of lodging for Straungers When I came in I found my Hoste and his Wife sitting by the fire at supper I saluted them in their owne language as well as I could mary mine Hostesse was a Florentine and she did quickly perceyue what countreyman I was wherefore she rose vp and very courteously bad me welcome so presently I was had vp into a Chamber a good fire made then I sate down communed with mine Hostes. The talke betweene mystres Dania and Zelauto in his Chamber SYr quoth she as the sight of a Christian in this place is a thing of great lyking vnto me euen so are you welcome although as yet vnacquainted But neyther to stand vpon the nicenesse of Rethoricall gloses nor to trifle the time with long and doubtfull delayes this I am to enforme you we are héere subiect vnder a Law to which Law wyll we nyll we we must obey the Law dooth thus farre stretch in charge that no Christiā must abide in the Cittie abooue ten dayes if longer to their owne peryll in which tyme the Hoste must be sworn for his good vsage and to sée if that he kéepe due and decent behauiour in his house Now Syr you hauing taken vp your lodging héere my Husband is vpon his good lyking to giue his woord for you Thinke not Gentleman that I speake to discourage you for you shall finde your selfe heere as well vsed as in your owne Countrey I am my selfe a Christian borne and wyll stand your fréend in more then I wyll nowe make my vaunt of therefore by the way I giue you first to vnderstand our Lawes of other matters we shall the better discourse afterwardes Gentlewoman quoth I I would that my simple and meane behauiour might once be woorthy to deserue the courtesie of such a fréendly entertaynment surely in the informing me of the Lawes and Customes of your Citie you haue doone me no small pleasure for otherwise I might haue by some one occasion vnwittingly violated them But now since you on méere courtesie hath doone thus much for me I am to yeelde you a thousand thankes Well syr quoth she then if I might be so bolde I would enter into a lyttle talke with you Truly Gentlewoman quoth I you are not so wylling as hartily welcome therefore say what pleaseth you Then syr quoth she since your patience hath pardoned my rash attempt I am the bolder without blushing to craue such courtesie at your handes as to rehearse of whence you are from whence you come what mooued you to visite this place and whether you minde to trauayle Suspect no subtyll Sophistrie in this my demaund good syr but rather impute my boldnesse to countrey behauiour and to one that wisheth your welfare Genlewoman quoth I to dissemble were no part of fréendly familiaritie to lye would impayre my name and credite to tell trueth also may héere perhappes to returne to myne owne endamagement but buylding my assuraunce on your Christian fidelitie and hoping you will not séeke to woorke my harme wilfully but wyll rather adiuuate me in my necessitie to you wyll I vnfolde the sum of my secretes First I am a Venetian borne and my Father if lyuing as I hope he be thereof is Duke my youthfull minde béeing addicted to sée forrayne Countreyes left my Father and tooke my selfe to trauayle So after the view of other Countreyes Fortune hath sent me hether where I must be no long abyder because fowre yéeres and more are fully expyred and my tyme dooth amount but vnto sixe yéeres and to aunswer whether I shall goe from hence I can not because I must craue your good and fréendly directiō in my voyage that I may escape from mine enimies and safely returne home into my Countrey In déede syr quoth she I can not blame you to kéepe your selfe so secrete if you be discended of so noble a house and for my part you shall be iniured by no way but rather aduaunced and if lyfe goodes or what euer else may pleasure you be holde for they are ready at your commaundement By this tyme it waxed somewhat darke and supper was ready so the meate béeing serued vp into my Chamber the Hoste came and he his wife and I supped altogether The talke which Manniko Rigustello the host Dania his wife and Zelauto had together at Supper MAnniko Rigustello the Hoste sitting at the Table and séeing that I was a Christian he béeing one him selfe that of long tyme endeuoured to become a Christian desired me if I coulde to rehears● some part of the Scripture whereby he might receyne comfort and consolation for the want of which he was long time troubled and vexed in his spyrit Quoth I though not so able as I would I were yet wyll I reueale such things vnto you as I haue no doubt but you shall be comforted thereby and I wyll helpe to mitigate your wounded conscience by the swéet and blessed promises of our Lord and sauiour Iesus Christe a soueraigne medicine against all ●railties of the vyle and voluptuous ●●eshe Heere Zelauto rehearseth to Astraepho the comfortable talke that he vsed to his Hoste Manniko Rigustello and of the conuersion of his Hoste AFter that God of his infinit goodnesse mercy had framed all things according to his heauenly will and pleasure as first the day and night next the trées the earth the sea