Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	heart_n	lord_n	sincerity_n	1,662	5	9.7763	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30503	An explanation of the drayning workes which have beene lately made for the Kings Maiestie in Cambridge shire by the direction of Sir Cornelius Virmuden wherein is discovered how the said Sir Cornelius hath abused the Kings Maiestie and many of his loving subjects / written by Andrewes Burrell.	Burrell, Andrewes.	1641 (1641)	Wing B5972; ESTC R27138	4,949	15

a_o explanation_n of_o the_o drain_a work_n which_o have_v be_v late_o make_v for_o the_o king_n majesty_n in_o cambridge_n shire_n by_o the_o direction_n of_o sir_n cornelius_n virmuden_n write_a by_o andrew_n burrell_n gent._n wherein_o be_v discover_v how_o the_o say_a sir_n cornelius_n have_v abuse_v the_o king_n majesty_n and_o many_o of_o his_o love_a subject_n print_v in_o the_o year_n 1641._o a_o explanation_n of_o the_o drain_a work_n which_o have_v be_v late_o make_v for_o the_o king_n majesty_n in_o cambridge_n shire_n by_o the_o direction_n of_o sir_n cornelius_n virmuden_n write_a by_o andrew_n burrell_n gent._n wherein_o be_v discover_v how_o the_o say_a sir_n cornelius_n have_v abuse_v the_o king_n majesty_n and_o many_o of_o his_o love_a subject_n first_o he_o have_v disgrace_v the_o king_n work_n by_o make_v weak_a bank_n when_o he_o may_v have_v make_v they_o strong_a second_o by_o make_v hollow_a and_o counterfeit_a bank_n of_o light_n moor_n hassock_n and_o sedge_n skim_v and_o destroy_v three_o time_n so_o much_o ground_n as_o will_v have_v perform_v the_o service_n if_o he_o have_v take_v the_o best_a of_o the_o soil_n three_o he_o have_v disgrace_v the_o king_n work_n in_o cause_v divers_a sluice_n and_o sass_n to_o be_v make_v of_o rot_a timber_n which_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v make_v of_o the_o best_a brick_n or_o stone_n in_o regard_n they_o be_v to_o be_v place_v for_o perpetuity_n fourthly_a he_o have_v abuse_v the_o king_n in_o misspend_v his_o treasure_n five_o he_o have_v abuse_v the_o late_a earl_n of_o bedford_n and_o divers_a nobleman_n and_o gentleman_n that_o adventure_v with_o he_o in_o his_o undertake_n by_o undervalue_v the_o work_n which_o they_o make_v and_o by_o hinder_v their_o proceed_n to_o their_o extreme_a loss_n and_o disadvantage_n and_o to_o the_o great_a hindrance_n of_o all_o those_o gentleman_n that_o be_v interest_v in_o that_o great_a level_n consist_v of_o three_o hundred_o and_o seven_o thousand_o acre_n sixthly_o he_o have_v abuse_v divers_a of_o his_o majesty_n subject_n in_o take_v their_o land_n from_o they_o illegal_o without_o any_o composition_n or_o satisfaction_n seven_o he_o have_v expose_v to_o wilful_a and_o unnecessary_a hazard_n the_o land_n cattle_n corn_n and_o other_o good_n of_o many_o of_o his_o majesty_n subject_n so_o that_o they_o be_v in_o great_a danger_n of_o be_v drown_v this_o present_a winter_n as_o do_v appear_v by_o this_o ensue_a discourse_n the_o first_o work_n he_o cause_v to_o be_v make_v be_v a_o sea_n bank_n in_o wysbeach_n saltmarsh_n which_o be_v so_o slender_a that_o three_o rood_n of_o the_o new_a sea_n bank_n have_v not_o so_o much_o earth_n in_o it_o as_o one_o rood_n of_o the_o old_a sea_n bank_n he_o ought_v also_o to_o have_v arm_v the_o new_a sea_n bank_n with_o sod_n on_o that_o side_n which_o be_v next_o the_o sea_n for_o be_v thus_o slight_o make_v and_o not_o arm_v the_o sea_n have_v late_o break_v the_o new_a sea_n bank_n in_o divers_a place_n and_o weaken_v it_o for_o a_o great_a space_n but_o in_o regard_n it_o be_v a_o easy_a flood_n the_o damage_n be_v little_a in_o comparison_n of_o what_o it_o may_v have_v be_v that_o land_n be_v always_o well_o store_v with_o sheep_n that_o may_v soon_o be_v lose_v the_o second_o work_n which_o he_o cause_v to_o be_v make_v be_v a_o sluice_n at_o the_o outfall_n of_o a_o drain_v call_v the_o sheir_v drain_n which_o work_v he_o command_v to_o be_v make_v in_o unseasonable_a weather_n not_o know_v i_o be_o sure_a not_o attend_v or_o not_o heed_v the_o danger_n when_o it_o be_v plain_o to_o be_v perceive_v at_o the_o lay_n down_o of_o the_o foundation_n for_o at_o that_o time_n the_o loss_n may_v have_v be_v prevent_v it_o be_v say_v that_o that_o sluice_n with_o the_o spadework_n and_o mischance_n which_o happen_v while_o the_o pit_n be_v make_v by_o the_o sea_n break_v in_o twice_o upon_o they_o do_v cost_v the_o king_n at_o the_o least_o three_o thousand_o pound_n which_o money_n be_v every_o penny_n lose_v the_o three_o work_n be_v the_o enlarge_n of_o a_o part_n of_o wysbeach_n river_n for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o mile_n wherein_o he_o be_v as_o much_o want_v of_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o bedford_n work_n as_o he_o exceed_v in_o unnecessary_a breadth_n leave_v the_o river_n as_o narrow_a as_o the_o earl_n leave_v it_o two_o mile_n above_o the_o new_a work_n and_o two_o mile_n below_o it_o a_o work_n that_o be_v broad_a and_o shallow_a may_v be_v make_v without_o skill_n or_o care_n and_o if_o the_o truth_n may_v be_v speak_v without_o offence_n such_o be_v that_o work_n the_o depth_n of_o that_o new_a work_n can_v be_v perceive_v above_o one_o month_n in_o the_o year_n and_o that_o be_v when_o the_o winter_n flood_n have_v recover_v the_o outfall_n to_o the_o sea_n for_o so_o soon_o as_o the_o water_n do_v rise_v in_o the_o river_n it_o seem_v to_o they_o that_o know_v not_o the_o difference_n to_o be_v a_o very_a great_a enlargement_n be_v very_o fair_a to_o the_o eye_n but_o want_v depth_n can_v perform_v no_o better_o than_o eye-service_n whereas_o the_o river_n of_o wysbeach_n run_v from_o the_o town_n bridge_n to_o guyherne_n fix_v measure_v mile_n of_o the_o way_n towards_o peterborough_n in_o a_o near_a and_o safe_a tract_n in_o regard_n the_o soil_n where_o the_o river_n now_o run_v be_v clay_n earth_n or_o silt_n that_o substance_n will_v have_v enlarge_v the_o bank_n on_o either_o side_n of_o the_o river_n to_o so_o great_a a_o proportion_n that_o the_o country_n lie_v on_o either_o side_n will_v have_v be_v much_o better_o secure_v then_o ever_o they_o be_v in_o the_o time_n which_o be_v past_a yet_o sir_n cornelius_n virmuden_n either_o through_o wilfulness_n or_o weakness_n leave_v the_o safe_a and_o near_a way_n where_o he_o may_v have_v enlarge_v the_o river_n to_o what_o proportion_n he_o please_v and_o secure_v the_o land_n on_o either_o side_n from_o danger_n as_o be_v say_v before_o and_o make_v a_o new_a bank_n of_o hassocke_n light_a spongy_a moor_n and_o sedge_n in_o a_o fen_n call_v walterley_n where_o there_o be_v neither_o clay_n earth_n nor_o silt_n unless_o it_o be_v at_o the_o first_o entrance_n for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o furlong_n the_o new_a bank_n so_o make_v be_v more_o than_o two_o mile_n and_o three_o quarter_n in_o length_n in_o which_o work_n he_o misspend_v at_o the_o least_o two_o thousand_o and_o three_o hundred_o pound_n or_o thereabouts_o beside_o which_o great_a loss_n to_o the_o king_n and_o damage_n to_o the_o owner_n of_o the_o land_n his_o intent_n be_v to_o lay_v four_o hundred_o seventy_o four_o acre_n of_o the_o say_a land_n waste_v to_o the_o say_a river_n upon_o which_o land_n there_o be_v three_o tenement_n new_o erect_v and_o two_o other_o that_o be_v ancient_a and_o this_o he_o will_v do_v as_o he_o false_o pretend_v to_o make_v that_o land_n a_o receptacle_n for_o the_o common_a water_n whereas_o in_o truth_n he_o do_v it_o of_o purpose_n to_o do_v i_o a_o mischief_n in_o regard_n i_o do_v contravert_v some_o of_o his_o opinion_n before_o the_o late_a lord_n treasurer_n when_o myself_o be_v a_o commissioner_n for_o his_o majesty_n in_o october_n 1638._o when_o god_n know_v that_o which_o i_o speak_v be_v in_o the_o sincerity_n of_o my_o heart_n for_o the_o advancement_n of_o his_o majesty_n service_n without_o any_o by_o respect_n one_o of_o the_o work_n which_o i_o then_o propound_v be_v the_o make_n of_o a_o brick_n sluice_n below_o spaulding_n to_o keep_v out_o the_o sea_n flood_n and_o sir_n cornelius_n dislike_v it_o affirm_v that_o there_o be_v no_o way_n to_o drain_v the_o fen_n but_o by_o make_v of_o large_a bank_n yet_o now_o that_o he_o do_v what_o he_o please_v he_o himself_o have_v very_o late_o not_o only_o approve_v in_o speech_n for_o therein_o he_o be_v very_o giddy_a but_o he_o have_v covenant_v with_o a_o workman_n to_o make_v a_o timber_n sluice_n with_o a_o sasse_n beside_o it_o to_o be_v place_v in_o the_o same_o place_n for_o which_o the_o king_n be_v to_o pay_v three_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o pound_n wherein_o appear_v his_o deceitful_a deal_n with_o the_o lord_n treasurer_n lord_n cottington_n and_o my_o lord_n bank_n at_o that_o time_n the_o king_n attorney_n and_o if_o the_o old_a firm_a bank_n be_v cut_v so_o that_o the_o common_a water_n may_v come_v to_o the_o new_a hollow_a bank_n which_o he_o have_v cause_v to_o be_v make_v it_o be_v undoubted_o certain_a that_o they_o will_v drown_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o say_a land_n be_v at_o the_o least_o four_o thousand_o acre_n and_o if_o that_o be_v effect_v it_o will_v be_v no_o way_n beneficial_a to_o the_o general_a drain_n