Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	believe_v	faith_n	word_n	14,132	5	4.8692	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60776	A rebuke to the authors of a blew-book call'd, The state of physick in London which is indeed the black and blew state of physick, dated from the college, and signed by Th. G. and R.M. / written in behalf of the apothecaries and chirurgians of the city of London by William Salmon ...	Salmon, William, 1644-1713.	1698 (1698)	Wing S449; ESTC R22575	28,636	34

far_o that_o never_o return_v and_o i_o be_o yet_o in_o some_o hope_n they_o may_v see_v their_o fatal_a error_n and_o unaccountable_a folly_n and_o amend_v as_o for_o the_o parish_n of_o london_n and_o westminster_n be_v supply_v with_o they_o i_o think_v it_o to_o be_v no_o blessing_n but_o a_o curse_n and_o they_o to_o be_v happy_a who_o have_v least_o to_o do_v with_o they_o i_o persuade_v myself_o that_o the_o churchwarden_n of_o parish_n will_v never_o trouble_v their_o head_n with_o their_o foolery_n who_o charity_n be_v of_o no_o more_o worth_a than_o a_o scotch-mist_n which_o if_o a_o man_n walk_v long_o in_o it_o will_v do_v he_o such_o a_o mischief_n as_o to_o wet_v he_o to_o the_o skin_n xxiv_o blew-book_n the_o medicine_n be_v deliver_v out_o of_o the_o college_n at_o the_o intrinsic_a value_n that_o be_v at_o the_o first_o cost_n for_o making_z no_o advantage_n of_o they_o no_o more_o be_v require_v of_o the_o public_a then_o what_o will_v just_o support_v the_o stock_n without_o which_o it_o will_v necessary_o sink_v page_n 18._o salmon_n a_o learned_a discourse_n and_o just_a worth_n nothing_o as_o if_o every_o body_n do_v not_o know_v that_o if_o a_o man_n sell_v his_o commodity_n for_o less_o than_o it_o stand_v he_o in_o all_o cost_v and_o charge_n be_v consider_v he_o must_v be_v a_o loose_a by_o it_o and_z his_o fund_z or_o stock_n must_v waste_v and_o at_o length_n come_v to_o nothing_o now_o let_v we_o consider_v beside_o the_o first_o cost_v of_o the_o drug_n there_o be_v laboratory-room_n shoproom_n use_v of_o utensil_n waste_v in_o make_v up_o spoil_v by_o long_a keep_n expense_n servant_n wage_n attendance_n and_o a_o many_o other_o thing_n which_o if_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v add_v to_o the_o prime_n or_o first_o cost_n of_o the_o drug_n the_o fund_z or_o stock_n will_v in_o time_n infallible_o be_v lose_v or_o sink_v and_o therefore_o you_o must_v real_o conclude_v that_o all_o the_o item_n in_o sect._n xx._n aforegoing_a be_v to_o be_v account_v for_o here_o the_o next_o thing_n which_o i_o be_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o be_v that_o they_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o the_o college_n but_o this_o they_o speak_v by_o a_o kind_n of_o rhetorical_a figure_n call_v auxesis_n wherein_o they_o magnify_v a_o thing_n and_o make_v it_o great_a than_o true_o it_o be_v for_o they_o deliver_v their_o slip-slop_n out_o of_o a_o shop_n as_o all_o apothecary_n do_v but_o they_o think_v college_n sound_v great_a and_o look_v more_o magnificent_a than_o the_o mechanic_n and_o degrade_n term_n of_o a_o shop_n as_o count_v themselves_o something_o above_o it_o though_o at_o the_o same_o time_n they_o can_v submissive_o and_o mean_o submit_v to_o any_o thing_n that_o they_o think_v a_o penny_n be_v to_o be_v get_v by_o but_o if_o they_o shall_v make_v you_o believe_v that_o they_o will_v afford_v their_o stuff_n at_o the_o simple_a prime_a cost_n of_o the_o drug_n that_o be_v so_o vain_a a_o thing_n that_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o foolish_a to_o be_v speak_v for_o that_o they_o tell_v you_o they_o must_v sell_v their_o matter_n at_o such_o a_o price_n as_o that_o their_o stock_n may_v not_o sink_v by_o it_o and_o yet_o they_o have_v so_o crafty_o word_v their_o discourse_n that_o at_o first_o sight_n a_o man_n will_v real_o believe_v that_o they_o speak_v as_o they_o mean_v and_o intend_v and_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o else_o to_o be_v understand_v by_o intrinsic_a value_n but_o the_o prime_n or_o first_o cost_v of_o the_o drug_n whereas_o upon_o view_v the_o thing_n and_o thorough_o scan_v their_o word_n there_o be_v nothing_o that_o they_o less_o intend_v and_o so_o a_o cheat_n be_v put_v by_o lump_n or_o whole_a sale_n upon_o the_o understanding_n what_o way_n have_v man_n to_o shame_n the_o world_n withal_o and_o what_o may_v not_o they_o do_v who_o think_v that_o they_o have_v authority_n to_o say_v and_o do_v what_o they_o please_v be_v it_o right_n or_o wrong_n good_a or_o bad_a how_o can_v any_o man_n be_v safe_a to_o deal_v with_o such_o person_n who_o seldom_o or_o never_o speak_v as_o they_o mean_v nor_o mean_v as_o they_o speak_v unless_o you_o know_v beforehand_o that_o you_o must_v understand_v they_o by_o the_o contrary_n and_o always_o take_v they_o in_o the_o opposite_a sense_n at_o least_o in_o a_o sense_n different_a from_o what_o their_o word_n signify_v xxv_o blew-book_n the_o benefit_n the_o public_a do_v and_o may_v reap_v thereby_o it_o be_v fifteen_o shillig_n in_o the_o pound_n that_o be_v here_o afford_v for_o five_o shilling_n for_o which_o the_o apothecary_n exact_v twenty_o shilling_n a_o great_a relief_n to_o indigent_a people_n poor_a family_n and_o gentleman_n servant_n page_z 18_o 19_o salmon_n what_o benefit_n the_o public_a may_v receive_v by_o this_o their_o empty_a charity_n i_o suppose_v will_v be_v invisible_a like_a to_o ghost_n which_o haunt_v the_o air_n not_o to_o be_v see_v of_o any_o but_o such_o as_o be_v furnish_v with_o second_o sight_n they_o say_v it_o be_v fifteen_o shilling_n in_o the_o pound_n viz._n that_o they_o will_v afford_v that_o for_o five_o shilling_n which_o the_o apothecary_n take_v twenty_o shilling_n for_o but_o it_o be_v probable_a the_o blew-book-man_n may_v have_v a_o dispensation_n for_o lie_v and_o so_o no_o heed_n be_v to_o be_v take_v to_o they_o can_v any_o body_n believe_v it_o be_v possible_a that_o those_o well-prepared_n medicine_n which_o a_o apothecary_n take_v twenty_o shilling_n for_o that_o the_o same_o shall_v be_v sell_v at_o a_o quack-shop_n for_o five_o shilling_n will_v not_o any_o one_o in_o his_o sense_n believe_v that_o they_o must_v be_v either_o defective_a in_o the_o ingredient_n or_o spoil_v in_o the_o make_n but_o after_o all_o how_o shall_v we_o know_v that_o they_o speak_v truth_n and_o that_o the_o same_o medicament_n full_a as_o good_a and_o as_o exact_o and_o well_o prepare_v they_o will_v sell_v so_o much_o below_o the_o price_n i_o assure_v you_o he_o must_v have_v a_o great_a faith_n that_o can_v believe_v such_o a_o incredible_a assertion_n from_o man_n of_o their_o moral_n without_o have_v any_o other_o assurance_n than_o their_o bare_a word_n or_o say-so_a for_o it_o they_o tell_v we_o it_o will_v be_v a_o great_a relief_n to_o indigent_a people_n poor_a family_n and_o gentleman_n servant_n but_o how_o or_o wherein_o i_o nor_o any_o body_n else_o know_v oh_o they_o will_v give_v they_o their_o advice_n or_o prescription_n gratis_o page_n 17._o it_o be_v so_o in_o word_n but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v suppose_v that_o though_o they_o pay_v nothing_o down_o for_o it_o that_o they_o have_v the_o cunning_a to_o put_v it_o into_o the_o intrinsic_a value_n because_o he_o that_o write_v the_o bill_n or_o sign_n it_o do_v also_o put_v the_o price_n at_o the_o bottom_n of_o it_o and_o the_o servant_n be_v responsible_a to_o the_o curator_n for_o the_o price_n write_v upon_o every_o bill_n page_n 17_o 18._o this_o be_v proof_n enough_o with_o a_o vengeance_n that_o they_o make_v their_o own_o market_n even_o as_o they_o please_v themselves_o and_o give_v a_o great_a umbrage_n that_o all_o the_o item_n aforemention_v at_o sect._n xx._n be_v true_a but_o suppose_v for_o argument-sake_n they_o shall_v do_v this_o gratis_o what_o do_v it_o all_o amount_v to_o to_o those_o poor_a people_n who_o have_v no_o money_n to_o pay_v they_o their_o market_n price_n for_o it_o why_o it_o amount_v to_o nothing_o for_o if_o they_o have_v no_o money_n or_o if_o they_o have_v some_o money_n and_o not_o the_o full_a price_n they_o must_v certain_o go_v without_o it_o now_o what_o this_o invisible_a charity_n be_v who_o can_v tell_v i_o know_v not_o who_o it_o can_v be_v of_o service_n to_o but_o such_o as_o take_v nothing_o and_o live_v upon_o the_o air._n but_o after_o all_o i_o suppose_v they_o do_v this_o to_o ape_n i_o because_o i_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a gratis_o so_o will_v they_o but_o herein_o they_o and_o i_o differ_v i_o give_v to_o all_o poor_a people_n not_o only_o my_o advice_n gratis_o but_o proper_a remedy_n or_o medicine_n for_o the_o cure_n of_o their_o distemper_n free_o and_o that_o without_o money_n or_o price_n whereas_o they_o only_o pretend_v to_o give_v their_o advice_n to_o the_o poor_a for_o nothing_o which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o nothing_o for_o it_o be_v that_o which_o cost_v they_o nothing_o and_o which_o i_o very_o much_o fear_n be_v worth_a nothing_o so_o that_o from_o their_o own_o word_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o though_o they_o seem_v to_o follow_v i_o yet_o they_o do_v it_o not_o the_o half_a way_n their_o charity_n can_v not_o carry_v they_o through_o stitch_n with_o the_o pious_a design_n but_o when_o all_o shall_v be_v compute_v consider_v the_o goodness_n

of_o the_o rich_a and_o good_a reason_n too_o because_o those_o be_v the_o only_a person_n which_o can_v feed_v they_o liberal_o and_o give_v they_o often_o and_o large_a fee_n and_o therefore_o in_o gratitude_n though_o they_o be_v otherwise_o ill-natured_a fellow_n enough_o they_o ought_v to_o wish_v they_o well_o however_o this_o they_o prudent_o leave_v to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o parliament_n and_o so_o do_v i_o and_o all_o those_o good_a people_n who_o they_o have_v base_o abuse_v and_o persecute_v against_o all_o law_n justice_n and_o right_o and_o hope_v the_o parliament_n will_v look_v into_o the_o matter_n and_o resolve_v we_o by_o their_o vote_n and_o a_o peculiar_a act_n for_o that_o purpose_n that_o all_o form_n of_o act_n of_o parliament_n not_o have_v the_o royal_a assent_n shall_v be_v hold_v for_o no_o law_n and_o indeed_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v account_v no_o less_o than_o high_a treason_n to_o judge_v any_o subject_n of_o england_n by_o any_o form_n of_o a_o act_n not_o ratify_v by_o the_o royal_a power_n of_o some_o king_n or_o queen_n of_o england_n for_o by_o such_o practice_n they_o that_o so_o judge_v assume_v the_o royal_a power_n of_o make_v law_n subvert_a justice_n and_o overturn_v the_o very_a foundation_n of_o our_o government_n and_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o when_o the_o parliament_n shall_v look_v into_o this_o matter_n and_o find_v this_o form_n of_o a_o act_n without_o the_o royal_a assent_n annex_v to_o it_o as_o i_o have_v say_v that_o they_o will_v take_v care_n likewise_o that_o all_o judgement_n former_o pass_v by_o virtue_n thereof_o may_v be_v reverse_v and_o where_o execution_n have_v be_v make_v that_o the_o blew-book-fellow_n may_v be_v make_v to_o refund_v or_o repay_v to_o those_o person_n so_o abuse_v if_o alive_a or_o to_o their_o heir_n executor_n or_o administrator_n the_o whole_a value_n so_o take_v away_o with_o the_o interest_n thereof_o for_o so_o many_o year_n as_o they_o have_v unjust_o keep_v it_o and_o that_o a_o complete_a satisfaction_n may_v be_v make_v to_o those_o person_n to_o the_o utmost_a penny_n of_o their_o damage_n xix_o blew-book_n we_o give_v here_o a_o short_a account_n of_o the_o charitable_a method_n which_o the_o college_n of_o physician_n after_o several_a year_n consideration_n have_v late_o think_v of_o and_o use_v to_o provide_v the_o poor_a with_o medicine_n cheap_a than_o have_v hitherto_o be_v ever_o practise_v in_o any_o country_n page_n 13._o salmon_n here_o be_v brag_n of_o charity_n indeed_o but_o what_o do_v it_o amount_v to_o true_o only_a to_o this_o that_o if_o poor_a people_n have_v any_o money_n they_o may_v have_v medicine_n of_o they_o for_o it_o but_o if_o they_o have_v no_o money_n positive_o they_o must_v go_v without_o and_o this_o without_o any_o circumlocution_n be_v the_o downright_a sense_n of_o the_o matter_n now_o if_o the_o blew-book-man_n can_v thus_o impudent_o interlope_o into_o the_o apothecary_n trade_n by_o dispense_n the_o medicament_n they_o prescribe_v endeavour_v their_o ruin_n and_o undo_v why_o shall_v it_o not_o be_v as_o just_a for_o the_o apothecary_n to_o study_v the_o art_n of_o prescription_n and_o turn_v doctor_n and_o so_o prescribe_v their_o own_o medicine_n which_o they_o dispense_v i_o think_v it_o be_v no_o sin_n in_o the_o apothecary_n to_o make_v the_o case_n as_o broad_a as_o the_o doctor_n have_v make_v it_o long_o but_o they_o will_v tell_v you_o that_o the_o poor_a shall_v have_v medicine_n cheap_a than_o 〈◊〉_d …_o thereto_o be_v ever_o prastise_v in_o any_o country_n how_o shall_v i_o or_o any_o poor_a body_n know_v that_o why_o they_o tell_v you_o so_o and_o you_o be_v bind_v in_o conscience_n to_o believe_v they_o now_o i_o can_v tell_v that_o for_o though_o it_o may_v be_v possible_a to_o be_v true_a yet_o it_o be_v not_o probable_a that_o it_o be_v true_a and_o the_o reason_n i_o have_v for_o it_o be_v this_o that_o i_o have_v take_v they_o in_o so_o many_o lie_v and_o manifest_a falsity_n in_o this_o book_n which_o i_o myself_o know_v to_o be_v so_o that_o i_o can_v tell_v when_o to_o believe_v they_o and_o i_o can_v help_v it_o for_o my_o life_n the_o believe_v all_o they_o say_v to_o be_v false_a unless_o i_o know_v it_o myself_o beforehand_o to_o be_v true_a and_o indeed_o this_o be_v that_o which_o common_a liar_n get_v by_o such_o assiduous_a tell_n of_o lie_n that_o no_o body_n can_v believe_v they_o when_o they_o speak_v truth_n but_o they_o say_v this_o method_n after_o many_o year_n consideration_n they_o have_v late_o think_v of_o so_o it_o seem_v they_o have_v be_v but_o late_o think_v of_o it_o yet_o it_o have_v be_v many_o year_n under_o their_o consideration_n all_o that_o long_a time_n they_o think_v nothing_o at_o all_o of_o it_o they_o be_v the_o only_a man_n in_o the_o world_n then_o that_o i_o know_v of_o that_o can_v consider_v with_o themselves_o for_o many_o year_n without_o think_v of_o the_o matter_n they_o consider_v of_o this_o be_v a_o bull_n all_o over_o what_o pity_n be_v it_o that_o man_n of_o their_o station_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o write_v no_o better_a english_a xx._n blew-book_n the_o precedent_n censor_n and_o majority_n of_o the_o member_n etc._n etc._n pity_v the_o miserable_a condition_n poor_a patient_n be_v in_o for_o want_v of_o remedy_n agree_v that_o medicine_n shall_v be_v prepare_v at_o the_o college_n and_o give_v at_o the_o poor_a at_o the_o prime_a cost_n p._n 14._o to_o relieve_v the_o poor_a for_o ever_o with_o medicine_n at_o the_o intrinsic_a value_n page_n 15._o salmon_n here_o be_v a_o great_a cry_n and_o a_o little_a wool_n as_o the_o devil_n say_v when_o he_o shore_n his_o hog_n here_o be_v a_o wonderful_a pity_v the_o poor_a for_o want_v of_o remedy_n and_o therefore_o they_o say_v that_o medicine_n shall_v be_v prepare_v and_o give_v to_o the_o prime_a cost_n and_o this_o prime_a cost_n they_o declare_v to_o be_v the_o intrinsic_a value_n it_o be_v a_o odd_a thing_n that_o such_o man_n as_o they_o be_v can_v write_v good_a english_a without_o make_v so_o many_o bull_n in_o it_o how_o be_v their_o medicine_n give_v to_o the_o poor_a when_o they_o only_o sell_v they_o and_o will_v let_v no_o body_n have_v they_o without_o money_n and_o what_o do_v all_o this_o noise_n of_o charity_n amount_v to_o but_o only_o what_o i_o say_v before_o viz._n that_o if_o poor_a people_n bring_v money_n with_o they_o they_o may_v have_v medicine_n but_o not_o otherwise_o but_o they_o will_v give_v their_o advice_n gratis_o who_o know_v that_o or_o what_o security_n have_v we_o that_o they_o will_v keep_v their_o word_n and_o not_o bring_v it_o into_o their_o intrinsic_a value_n and_o if_o they_o shall_v do_v it_o what_o be_v it_o worth_a especial_o when_o poor_a people_n have_v not_o money_n by_o they_o to_o buy_v bread_n or_o other_o necessary_n something_o i_o speak_v to_o this_o head_n in_o a_o advertisement_n i_o give_v about_o the_o town_n and_o i_o hear_v the_o blade_n find_v fault_n with_o it_o that_o i_o begin_v my_o observation_n about_o intrinsic_a value_n with_o item_n and_o not_o with_o imprimis_fw-la now_o the_o reason_n of_o that_o be_v because_o i_o can_v do_v no_o otherwise_o that_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o account_n but_o in_o this_o place_n i_o care_v not_o great_o if_o i_o give_v you_o the_o imprimis_fw-la which_o be_v so_o much_o for_o lose_v our_o certain_a practice_n and_o trust_v to_o a_o uncertainty_n in_o degrade_n ourselves_o by_o turn_v apothecary_n out_o of_o mere_a spite_n and_o malice_n to_o the_o trade_n because_o we_o will_v have_v six_o hundred_o family_n be_v turn_v out_o a-door_n and_o send_v a_o graze_a or_o beg_v item_n so_o much_o for_o half_a a_o dozen_o bottle_n of_o claret_n after_o the_o company_n have_v drink_v enough_o upon_o consideration_n that_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v put_v into_o the_o intrinsic_a value_n for_o that_o they_o be_v then_o meet_v about_o the_o concern_v of_o the_o business_n item_n so_o much_o for_o debase_v the_o college_n by_o turn_v it_o into_o a_o mechanick-shop_n against_o the_o honour_n and_o dignity_n of_o the_o place_n item_n so_o much_o for_o the_o price_n of_o the_o drug_n item_n so_o much_o for_o waste_v in_o make_v up_o item_n so_o much_o for_o laboratory_n room_n item_n so_o much_o for_o the_o use_v of_o the_o weight_n item_n so_o much_o for_o the_o use_v of_o the_o scale_n item_n so_o much_o for_o dispense_v the_o ingredient_n item_n so_o much_o for_o the_o use_v of_o the_o pestle_n item_n so_o much_o for_o the_o use_v of_o the_o mortar_n item_n so_o much_o for_o prepare_v they_o item_n so_o much_o for_o shoproom_n item_n so_o much_o for_o servant_n wage_n item_n so_o much_o for_o the_o interest_n of_o their_o money_n