Selected quad for the lemma: woman_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
woman_n	bear_v	child_n	mother_n	3,806	5	7.5473	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10798	Here beginneth the lyf of the moste myscheuoust Robert the deuyll whiche was afterwarde called ye seruaunt of god; Robert the Devil.		1500 (1500)	STC 21070; ESTC S106792	29,368	60

¶_o here_o begin_v the_o lyf_v of_o the_o most_o myschevoust_a robert_n the_o devyll_n which_o be_v afterward_o call_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n it_o befall_v in_o time_n pass_v there_o be_v a_o duke_n in_o nor_o mandye_v which_o be_v call_v ouberte_fw-fr the_fw-fr which_o duke_n be_v pass_v rich_a of_o good_n &_o also_o virtuous_a of_o lyve_v and_o love_a and_o dread_a god_n above_o all_o thing_n and_o deed_n great_a almosse_a dede_n and_o excede_v all_o other_o in_o ryghtwysnesse_n and_o justice_n /_o and_o mooste_o chevalrouse_a in_o dede_n of_o arm_n and_o noble_a act_n do_v this_o duke_n hold_v open_a house_n upon_o a_o cristmasse_n day_n in_o a_o town_n which_o be_v call_v naverne_n upon_o the_o seyne_n to_o the_o which_o court_n come_v all_o the_o lord_n and_o noble_a blood_n of_o normandye_n and_o because_o this_o noble_a duke_n be_v not_o marry_v his_o lord_n and_o noble_n with_o one_o assent_n beseech_v he_o to_o marye_n and_o take_v a_o wife_n /_o to_z thentente_a that_o his_o lygnage_n may_v be_v multyply_v there_o by_o /_o and_z that_o they_o may_v have_v a_o right_n heir_n to_o enheryte_v his_o londe_n after_o his_o dyscese_n to_o the_o which_o request_n this_o good_a duke_n answer_v and_o say_v my_o lord_n what_o thing_n that_o you_o think_v best_o for_o i_o to_o do_v shall_v be_v do_v /_o upon_o a_o condition_n in_o that_o you_o will_v that_o i_o be_v marry_v that_o you_o purvey_v i_o a_o wyf_v accord_v to_o my_o estate_n for_o and_o if_o i_o shall_v coveyte_v any_o heyer_n or_o nobly_o of_o blood_n than_o i_o be_o myself_o that_o may_v not_o stone_v with_o right_a and_o if_o i_o take_v one_o that_o be_v not_o of_o so_o noble_a a_o house_n as_o i_o be_o that_o shall_v be_v to_o i_o great_a shame_n &_o all_o my_o lygnage_n wherefore_o i_o think_v it_o be_v better_a that_o i_o keep_v i_o as_o i_o be_o than_o to_o do_v that_o thing_n that_o shall_v not_o be_v my_o honest_a and_o afterward_o repent_v i_o when_o these_o word_n be_v speak_v &_o well_o 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what_o so_o ever_o it_o he_o ¶_o how_o roberte_fw-fr the_fw-fr devyll_n be_v conceyve_v and_o how_o his_o mother_n give_v he_o to_o the_o devyll_n in_o his_o concepcyon_n this_o duke_n upon_o a_o time_n ride_v out_o on_o hount_v in_o a_o great_a anger_n and_o pensifnes_n for_o ough_o that_o he_o coude_fw-fr have_v no_o child_n sore_a complaynage_n sayenge_a thus_o to_o himself_o /_o i_o see_v many_o wymmen_fw-mi have_v many_o fair_a child_n in_o which_o they_o enjoy_v great_o they_o by_o which_o i_o see_v well_o that_o i_o be_o hate_v of_o god_n &_o marvel_v it_o be_v that_o i_o fall_v not_o in_o despair_n for_o it_o greve_v the_o i_o so_o sore_o at_o my_o herte_a that_o i_o can_v gete_v no_o child_n hen_n the_o devyll_n which_o be_v always_o ready_a to_o deceyve_v man_n kind_n tempt_v the_o good_a duke_n &_o trouble_v his_o mind_n so_o that_o he_o wist_v not_o what_o to_o do_v nor_o say_v thus_o move_v he_o leave_v his_o hunting_a and_o go_v home_o to_o his_o palay_n be_v he_o find_v 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her_o heed_n and_o than_o she_o tell_v he_o how_o she_o have_v give_v he_o to_o the_o devyll_n in_o his_o concepcyon_n the_o duchess_n have_v great_o maruaylinge_v when_o she_o hear_v she_o soon_o speak_v thyse_n word_n &_o pytevous_o weep_a with_o a_o sorrowful_a herte_n sa_v thus_o to_o he_o my_o deer_n soon_o i_o require_v you_o hertely_fw-mi that_o you_o will_v smite_v of_o my_o heed_n this_o say_v the_o lady_n for_o very_o great_a pyte_n that_o she_o have_v upon_o he_o for_o because_o she_o have_v give_v high_o to_o the_o devyll_n in_o his_o concepcyon_n robert_n answer_v his_o mother_n with_o a_o hevy_a and_o a_o pytevous_a there_o sa_v thus_o o_o dear_a mother_n why_o shall_v i_o do_v so_o that_o so_o moche_v mischief_n have_v do_v and_o this_o shall_v be_v the_o worst_a deed_n that_o ever_o i_o die_v but_o i_o pray_v you_o to_o show_v i_o that_o i_o desire_v to_o wete_z of_o you_o /_o then_z the_o duchess_n hear_v his_o hertely_a desire_n tell_v unto_o he_o the_o cause_n why_o 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