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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	goodness_n	lord_n	merciful_a	1,997	5	8.9155	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15310	Here begynnethe the glorious lyfe and passion of seint Albon prothomartyr of Englande, and also the lyfe and passion of saint Amphabel whicheconuerted saint Albon to the fayth of Christe.; Life of Saint Alban and Saint Amphibal	Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?	1534 (1534)	STC 256; ESTC S108894	67,790	178

whiche of antiquitie was in Britaine a great famous citie Verbi autores OF this place here nowe I am aduerted Of this matter for to stynte a whyle And to procede howe Albon was conuerted To christen fayth the processe to compyle The holy martyr directe shall my style To whose worshyp first I vndertoke The translation of this lyttell boke At the request and vertuous byddyng Of my father thabbot of that place A clerke noble perfyte of lyuyng Hauyng in custome euery houre and space To auoyde slouth and vertue to purchace Lyke any Ampte all seasons of the yere To gader grayne and stuffen his garner By whose notable compylations Illumyned is not only his gaye library By also full diligent occupations Agaynst ydlenes to all vertue contrary Hat set in order in his famous grauery A boke compyled rycher than golde in coffers Lyues of poetes and prudent philosophers Of his name the Ethymologie Is sayd of am Home or stede of whete Of god prouyded doth clerely signifie whete gleues of the mouthe of tholde poete Greyne frute and floure with rhetoriques swete Of philosophers callyng to memory Of his labour the laureat reportory And as I sayde by his cōmaundement I toke vpon me this translation First to compyle it in all my best entent His famous knyghthode and renowne And nowe to tell of his conuersation To Christis lawe I cast me for to wryte Folowynge the storye his passyon to endite To procede lyke as I am bounde For to accomplysshe brefly in substance This lyttell boke and call it the seconde Of his martyrdome and meke suffraunce And put aforne clerely in remembraunce Howe Amphiball as the cronycle sayth Tourned Albon vnto Christis fayth Eche of them by recorde of writynge was plainely without others remembraunce For Albon had lost the knowlegynge Of Amphabell and all olde acqueintaunce But by the meane of goddes ordynaunce I wyll declare as I am bounde of det In Verolamy to tell how they met Plainly procede as I vndertoke The residue to accomplysshe for his sake Make here an ende of the first boke But now forsothe my penne I fele quake Voide of all colour saue of letters blake In this processe my dulnesse to acquite The martirdome of Albon to endite Finis ¶ Here endeth the first boke whiche treateth of the lyfe of Albon before he was conuerted to the faythe ¶ Here begynneth the prologue of the secunde boke treatynge of the conuersion of the blessed prothomaptyr of Englande called Sainct Albon SO as Aurora parteth the derke night Towarde the tyme of Phebus vprisynge And Lucifer with agreable light Bryngeth kalendes of a glad mornynge So by ensample the true lyuynge Of olde tyme in saint Albon vsed Caused the lorde whiche guerdoneth euery thynge That the merites of hym were nat refused Euery thynge draweth to his nature Like as kynde gyueth heuenly influence For to disposen euery creature Some to profite some to do offence Some to encreace by perfite prouidence where vertue hath the dominacion Of god ordeined by intere diligence That sensualitie be bridled with reason Amonge painems Iues haue be saine That vertue hath many of them gouerned Taught by nature wrought nothynge in vaine But as kynde and reason hath vs lerned Good graine from chaf was discerned Thus hath he proued in many a sondry place Good from yuell by them truely conserned Recorde vpon Cornelly and on saynt Eustace who taughte Troyan whylom to done ryghte whan the wydowe complayned her greuaunce To her grefe themperour cast his sighte Reason taught hym for all his great puissaunce To her request to holde the balaunce Of ryghtwysenes to se though he were stronge In her pouerte to perswade her perturbance By egall dome he to redresse her wronge The storye of olde it put in memorye For ryghtwysenes in especiall Howe that Troyan by prayers of Gregorye was preserued from the paynes eternall From dampnation and cloyster infernall To exemplifie howe god taketh hede Of his greattest power moste imperiall Of ryght and mercy acquiteth eche good dede And to the purpose of my mattiere Durynge his lyfe of great power and myght This blessed Albon who so lyste to here Though lyke a prince his power yafe great lyght Fostred trouthe dyd wronge to no wyght For whiche the lorde his hande hath nat w tdrawe To call and clepe hym his owne chosen knyght To be conuerted and turned to his lawe His trouthe his vertue his natife gentylnes Of custome stable grounded in many wyse Caused god of his mercifull goodnes To the this prince into his seruice All fals y dols manly to despise This choson chapyon borne of the breton tyne This newe Tytan whose beames dyd auise Out of orient to lorde to enlemyne Nowe hensforth shall be my processe with gods helpe my penne to apply Howe in his tyme he keped ryghtwysenes And lyke a prince howe he dyd hym gye To set his citie vpon eche partie In gouernaunce from ryght they not twynne Vnder the reignes of prudent polycye whiche to reherse thus I wyll begynne ¶ Here endeth the prologe of the seconde boke ¶ Here begynneth the seconde boke of the glorious Prothomartyr saynt Albon howe he was made gouernour of the citie of Verolamye VNder the Romaynes chefe and principall with great auise it lyked them to ordayne By commyssyon and titell imperiall Prince and stewarde thorughout all Bretayne To chefe Albon whiche dyd first his payne Lyke a prince not slowe nor recheles To auoyde all trouble and rule the people in peas By polecy he hath so prouyded Set statutes so myghtye and so stronge And his lawes so vertuously deuyded For cōmon profyte to endure longe That no man shulde do other wronge And where he sawe innocentes oppressed Set a payne inhaste to be redressed The ryche he made lyue to theyr estate without extorcion do to the portayle Repressed ryot suffered no debate Idell people constrayned to trauayle Aforne prouyded for plente of vitayle Lyke his office with vertuous diligence By suffisaunce there were none indigence Beloued and drad with hygh and lowe degre For frende nor soo declyued not fro trouth The good hym loued for his benignite The ryche drad hym on the pore he had reuth wronges to redresse there was in hym no slouth In his domes stedfast as a wall Not singuler founde nor yet parciall Nature taught hym all vices for to flee Lyke the lawes to whiche he was bounde A chastiser of all dishoneste Gafe neuer dome tyll trouthe were out founde Nother to heuy nother to iocounde But as tyme and mater gaue hym occasyon So was demened his disposition He had also of his acqueyntance Foure vertues called Cardynall The reine of his brydell led temperance Ryghtwysenes with mercy ruled all Trouthe to defende and manhod marcyall By force also through hygh prowes Spared not to chastise all falsenes He coulde appese folke that lyste debate Refourme all rancour where he coude it espye Lyke a prince knyghtly he dyd hate Suche as coulde