Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	woman_n	write_v	year_n	25	3	4.0774	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68143	The anatomie of vrines Containing the conuiction and condemnation of them. Or, the second part of our discourse of vrines. Detecting and vnfolding the manifold falshoods and abuses committed by the vulgar sort of practitioners, in the iudgement of diseases by the vrines onely: together with a narrow suruey of their substance, chiefe colours, and manifold contents, ioyning withall the right vse of vrines. ... Collected, as well out of the ancient Greeke, Latine, and Arabian authors, as out of our late famous physitians of seuerall nations: their authorities quoted and translated out of the originall tongues, together with some of the authors owne obseruations. By Iames Hart of Northampton. Neuer heretofore published.	Hart, James, of Northampton.; Foreest, Pieter van, 1522-1597. Arraignment of urines.	1625 (1625)	STC 12887A; ESTC S103826	118,124	144

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opinion_n of_o some_o of_o our_o italian_a physician_n and_o first_o of_o all_o let_v the_o learned_a mercurial_a utter_v his_o mind_n be_v it_o know_v 7._o notwithstanding_o that_o i_o be_o not_o altogether_o of_o the_o arabian_a physician_n mind_n who_o have_v devise_v certain_a content_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o urine_n to_o wit_n certain_a ground_n like_v unto_o card_a wool_n little_a mote_n etc._n etc._n no_o more_o be_o i_o of_o that_o opinion_n that_o a_o physician_n may_v assure_o know_v by_o the_o urine_n whether_o a_o woman_n be_v with_o child_n or_o no_o by_o reason_n that_o of_o all_o the_o sign_n which_o hypocrates_n have_v in_o diverse_a place_n set_v down_o there_o be_v not_o one_o that_o we_o can_v certain_o trust_v to_o the_o same_o opinion_n be_v by_o his_o country_n man_n savonarola_n yet_o second_v but_o here_o we_o must_v be_v very_o circumspect_a praegnantium_fw-la in_o regard_n that_o all_o these_o sign_n of_o conception_n may_v sometime_o be_v without_o the_o same_o as_o in_o the_o stoppage_n of_o her_o monthly_a course_n join_v with_o a_o false_a conception_n in_o which_o case_n many_o famous_a physician_n have_v be_v deceive_v and_o their_o too_o forwardness_n have_v turn_v to_o their_o great_a disgrace_n and_o infamy_n as_o it_o befall_v two_o learned_a and_o skilful_a physician_n in_o the_o university_n of_o pavia_n marsilius_n de_fw-fr sancta_fw-la sophia_n and_o petrus_n de_fw-fr tussignano_n both_o in_o my_o time_n let_v young_a physician_n therefore_o be_v careful_a that_o with_o the_o urine_n they_o join_v all_o the_o other_o sign_n belong_v to_o conception_n among_o which_o one_o be_v chief_a which_o belong_v to_o the_o midwife_n to_o find_v out_o etc._n etc._n and_o leo_fw-la roganus_fw-la a_o learned_a roman_a physician_n be_v of_o no_o other_o opinion_n the_o urine_n of_o woman_n with_o child_n say_v he_o differ_v nothing_o but_o by_o accident_n from_o other_o woman_n gerentium_fw-la to_o wit_n that_o then_o in_o such_o woman_n as_o well_o the_o action_n of_o the_o stomach_n as_o the_o appetite_n and_o concoction_n use_v ordinary_o to_o be_v trouble_v and_o yet_o such_o be_v the_o blockishness_n and_o stupidity_n of_o some_o physician_n that_o they_o be_v persuade_v woman_n with_o child_n make_v urine_n differ_v from_o other_o woman_n it_o be_v true_a that_o in_o woman_n with_o child_n that_o blood_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v void_v monthly_o be_v now_o stay_v and_o keep_v in_o wherefore_o because_o the_o same_o in_o the_o first_o month_n especial_o not_o be_v whole_o spend_v on_o the_o nourishment_n of_o the_o child_n as_o be_v then_o but_o small_a it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o action_n of_o the_o stomach_n as_o likewise_o the_o appetite_n together_o with_o the_o concoction_n be_v not_o a_o little_a trouble_v and_o therefore_o be_v often_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o long_a desire_n carry_v away_o