Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	know_v	speak_v	word_n	9,131	5	4.2861	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08436	A quest of enquirie, by women to know, whether the tripe-wife were trimmed by Doll yea or no Gathered by Oliuer Oat-meale.	Oat-meale, Oliver.	1595 (1595)	STC 18758; ESTC S110170	14,124	32

had from the beginning of her widdowhead rather more then one fewer for I tell yee my father left her that which made her lookt after and not so much but olde Saunders the Sergeant became a lustie suter to her but neuer I thinke was widdowe so washt in sack Sugar and good drinkes I warrant there are some that yet sit and thinke on their lauish expences for my mother was outwardly kinde to all but inwardly enclined to thinke well of no one for if she could not deepely dissemble there are liers abroad but I name no body in regarde she may now make amends for that fault Nowe that there was one more speciall in her fauour then all the rest we in the house haue diuerse times imagined somewhat mary could neuer perceiue any outward token to be noted but the woman who pretended cunning to her threw forth very vnmannerly speeches of the matter that vnder Oathe as it were she disclosed the man to her which if she did she was not so wise as I tooke her for my self am but a young wenche and yet if I intended to bestow such a token of my fauor on any one mine owne mouthe should neuer be the trumpet of my shame but rather as I had offended fondely it should be lockt in my bosome the more secretly for let the worlde imagine what they list when they know nothing I haue both the winde and water side of them As for sending the Capon and Turkie to the King and Queene of Fayries that 's best knowne to Doll and my mother for the matche was closely made betweene themselues and whether on any such condition or no I am not able to say but sure I am our maide caried them with her and deliuered them to the woman ere they came halfe way to the king of Fayries house for they say his dwelling is at Paddington and the maide was discharged of her burthen in high Holborne This is all I can deliuer good women and vpon my maidenhead I haue told ye as much in these matters as I am able to say for I had more minde of other businesses for my selfe then either to regarde my mothers cousenage or wooing Call in mother Messingham quoth the Cryer and she will resolue yee thorowly in these running affaires She being come before the Quest whimpering and making courtesies downe to the ground at euery word desired she might be no accuser of her good olde mistresse for she knew nothing in these matters and therefore could say little but being commanded to proceed in the Articles she pleaded ignorance to all but one and the knowledge she had in that one was but by bare reporte neither therefore quoth she builde not vpon the trueth of my words for I receiued them at the second hand and few things ye know are mended in the cariage It is quoth she concerning her number of suters whereof I am to speake and which of them receiued most assurance of her kindnesse then thus after Dols owne words will I tell ye what I heard When the coosening Drab had perswaded my mistresse that she could helpe her not onely to the golde knowne to be lost but a great deale more said to be had in the house shee demaunded such a request as hath beene spoken of for by the helpe therof she must effect the coniuration otherwise shee was not able to proceed any further but by the fatth of an olde woman I thinke no such conference past betweene them at least I am sure my mistresse sweares the contrarie and I tell yee I will not distrust her wordes for more then she is worth Come mistresse saith Doll I knowe one kist yee on Christmasse Eue last past when your hat fell into the Sowsetub I know yee gaue a good fellow a Ring with seauen Diamonds in it and the Ring I likewise know ye haue this day receiued againe so albeit I am able to say who the man is you do most affection and can tell therein perhaps more then you imagine yet must you your selfe reueale his name to me how he kist yee at the beds side vntide your hose-garter and elected ye for his owne with the best testimony of good will She saith that my mistresse resolude her in all these which if she did as I will neuer imagine her so simple or that at any time she would make so slender reckoning of her reputation I must needes blame her folly and great indiscretion which doubles the penaltie of the offence so carelesly committed Thus much I will confesse good women that my mistresse had good store of suters among whom were diuers of good credit esteeme whose purses launche out liberally and nothing was reputed too deere or daintie for the widdowe but that I saw ill demeanour offered in any one of them or any such wanton humor in my mistresse I neither can or will say for all the worlds good Many haue beene falsely chargde with matters as now perhaps my mistresse is at this time but I leaue all to him to censure that knowes best whether these reports are true or no and so take this as the vttermost of my knowledge The rest being examined and able to say little or nothing to the articles the women went alone by them selves a while and finding every thing so apparant that they were not long to be stood vppon they returned that the Tripe wife was neuer trimde yet to prevent the worst which afterwards might ensue and as women that would not endaunger their credits they wrote downe vpon their bill Ignoramus whereuppon the sentence was delivered in this manner First because the Tripe wife had failen into this wonderfull ouersight and thereby had run into so many harde opinions all her other suters ashamed of their former foolish affection to fancie such an inconstant woman of so durtie a trade and in so stinking a place vtterly giuing her ouer she should thence be sent to London bridge and there be maried to him that had more then a moneths minde to Tripes and Trillibubs Lord how glad was I when I heard the game go on your side when I remembred what a tall seruitor you had beene all her wooing time for her your hard fortune at M. Graces where you had so slender entertainement how you walkt in your Ierkin and tawney veluet hose to view M. Hubbards hoppes when by that meanes you got a bidding to dinner yea even the best place at the boord namely to sit iust before your louing mistresse where all amorous discovrse was faine to passe betweene ye in the Cup for further libertie ye were not admitted But aboue all I commend your shorte and sweete enstruction giuen her at the window punching her by the finger and bidding her looke to her selfe for she was in danger to be swine away and all your market marde And in faith the merríe night at Cpping was worth gramercie when the Gentleman your riuall supt in your company and had