Selected quad for the lemma: woman_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
woman_n	child_n	great_a	people_n	2,334	5	4.2932	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06814	Than is there an other yle ye men call Dodye; Itinerarium. English	Mandeville, John, Sir.; Jean, d'Outremeuse, 1338-ca. 1399, attributed name.	1503 (1503)	STC 17249; ESTC S104361	29,815	62

y_fw-fr t_o custom_n to_o lete_fw-la other_o man_n have_v their_o maydenhede_v for_o drede_n of_o the_o death_n &_o thus_o they_o suffer_v theym_a to_o assay_v the_o passage_n or_o they_o put_v theym_a unto_o aventure_n ¶_o of_o woman_n which_o make_v great_a sorrow_n as_o their_o child_n be_v bear_v and_o great_a joy_n when_o they_o a●●_n deed_n ca._n lxxxxiii_fw-la and_o other_o isle_n there_o be_v where_o woman_n make_v great_a sorrow_n when_o their_o child_n be_v bear_v &_o when_o they_o be_v deed_n they_o make_v great_a joy_n &_o cast_v theym_a in_o a_o great_a fire_n &_o brenne_fw-fr theym_fw-mi &_o they_o y_o it_o love_v well_o their_o husbonde_n when_o they_o be_v deed_n they_o cast_v theym_a in_o a_o fire_n to_o brenne_n also_o for_z they_o say_z y_z t_z fire_n shall_v make_v theym_a clean_o of_o all_o filth_n &_o vice_n &_o they_o shall_v be_v clean_o in_o a_o other_o wo●lde_a &_o the_o cause_n why_o they_o weep_v when_o their_o child_n be_v bear_v &_o y_a to_o they_o make_v joy_n at_o their_o death_n they_o say_v a_o child_n when_o he_o be_v bear_v come_v in_o to_o this_o world_n to_o have_v travail_n &_o sorrow_n &_o hevyne●●_n &_o when_o they_o be_v deed_n they_o go_v to_o paradyse_n where_o ●yvers_n be_v of_o milk_n &_o honey_n and_o there_o be_v lyf_v &_o joy_n &_o plente_a of_o good_n without_o travail_n and_o sorrow_n in_o this_o isle_n they_o make_v their_o king_n by_o chese_v and_z they_o che●e_v he_o not_o for_o his_o rychesse_n ne_o his_o nobley_n but_o he_o that_o be_v of_o good_a condycyon_n &_o moo_v ryghtwys_o &_o true_a y_o it_o juge_v every_o man_n true_o lytell_a &_o moche_n after_o their_o trespass_n &_o the_o king_n may_v juge_v no_o man_n to_o death_n without_o counseyll_n of_o his_o baron_n &_o y_fw-es ●_o all_o they_o assent_v and_o if_o so_o b●_n that_o the_o king_n do_v a_o great_a trespass_n as_o slay_v a_o man_n o●_n such_o other_o he_o shall_v dye_n also_o but_z he_o shall_v not_o b●_n slay_v but_z they_o shall_v defend_v &_o forbede_v y_fw-fr t_o noman_n be_v so_o hardy_a to_o make_v he_o company_n ne_o to_o speak_v w_z t_z he_o ne_fw-mi gyve_v he_o mete_v ne_o drink_v &_o thus_o he_o shall_v dye_n they_z spare_a noman_n that_o have_v do_v trespass_n for_o love_n ne_fw-mi for_o lordeshyp_n ne_o rychesse_n nor_o nobley_n but_o they_o do_v he_o right_a after_o that_o he_o have_v deserve_v ¶_o of_o a_o ylonde_n where_o a_o man_n wed_v their_o own_o doughter_n &_o kynne_n woman_n ca._n lxxxxiiij_fw-la there_o be_v a_o other_o isle_n where_o be_v great_a plent●_n of_o people_n &_o they_o eat_v never_o flesh_n of_o hare_n ne_o of_o hen_n ne_o of_o goos_n yet_o be_v there_o many_o of_o the●_n but_o they_o eat_v glad_o flesse_a of_o all_o other_o beeste_n &_o they_o drink_v milk_n in_o this_o country_n they_o wed_v their_o own_o doughter_n &_o other_o of_o their_o kin_n as_o theym_n like_v &_o if_o there_o be_v ten_o or_o twelve_o then_o in_o one_o house_n echo_n ne_o of_o their_o wyve_n shall_v be_v come_fw-mi to_o other_o and_z at_o night_n shall_v one_o have_v one_o of_o the_o wyve_n &_o a_o other_o night_n a_o other_o &_o if_o she_o have_v any_o child_n she_o may_v gyve_v to_o which_o of_o theym_n she_o will_v so_o y_z t_z noman_n woe_n te_o if_o it_o be_v he_o or_o not_o in_o this_o land_n &_o many_o other_o place_n of_o y●de_n be_v many_o cocodrylle_n that_o be_v a_o manner_n of_o a_o long_a serpent_n &_o on_o nyghte_n they_o dwell_v on_o water_n &_o on_o day_n they_o dwell_v on_o land_n and_o roche_n &_o they_o eat_v not_o in_o winter_n thyse_n serpent_n slay_v man_n &_o eat_v theym_n wypende_v &_o they_o have_v no_o tongue_n in_o this_o country_n &_o many_o other_o man_n cast_v seed_n of_o cotton_n &_o sow_v it_o ech●_n year_n &_o it_o grow_v as_o it_o be_v smalle_a tree_n and_o they_o berecotton_n in_o araby_n be_v many_o bird_n that_o some_o man_n call_v gyrsante_n that_o be_v a_o full_a fair_a be_v and_o be_v hygh_a than_o a_o great_a courser_n or_o a_o stead_n but_o his_o neck_n be_v never_o xx_o cubyte_n long_o &_o his_o croupe_n and_o his_o tail_n be_v like_o a_o herte_n and_z he_o may_v look_v over_o a_o high_a house_n &_o there_o be_v many_o camylyon_n y_o it_o be_v a_o lytell_a be_v &_o he_o et_v ne_o drynk_v never_o and_z he_o change_v often_o his_o colour_n for_o sometime_o he_o be_v of_o one_o colour_n &_o sometime_o of_o a_o other_o &_o he_o may_v change_v he_o in_o to_o all_o colour_n that_o he_o will_v save_v black_a &_o reed_n there_o be_v many_o wild_a swine_n of_o many_o colour_n and_o as_o great_a as_o ox_n and_z they_o be_v spot_v as_o it_o be_v small_a fawn_n &_o there_o be_v lion_n all_o white_a &_o there_o be_v other_o beeste_n as_o great_a as_o great_a stead_n y_o it_o man_n call_v lonhorans_n &_o some_o man_n call_v they_o tontes_n &_o their_o heed_n be_v black_a &_o three_o long_a horn_n i●_n his_o front_n as_o cutting_a as_o sharp_a sword_n and_z he_o chase_v &_o will_v slay_v the_o olyfaunte_n and_o there_o be_v many_o other_o manner_n 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this_o the_o isle_n of_o bragamen_fw-la &_o some_o call_v it_o the_o land_n of_o faith_n &_o thorughe_o it_o ren_v a_o great_a ryver_n that_o man_n call_v thebes_n and_o general_o all_o man_n in_o those_o yle_n &_o other_o thereby_o be_v true_a and_o ryghtwyse_a than_o be_v in_o other_o countree_n in_o this_o isle_n be_v no_o thief_n ne_o murderer_n ne_o comune_a woman_n ne_o beggar_n and_z for_o as_o moche_v they_o be_v so_o true_a and_o so_o good_a that_o there_o be_v no_o tempest_n ne_o thunder_n ne_o war_n ne_o hunger_n ne_o other_o trybulacyon_n &_o thus_o it_o seem_v well_o that_o god_n love_v theym_a well_o &_o be_v well_o pay_v of_o their_o troth_n &_o their_o dede_n and_z they_o byleve_v in_o god_n that_o make_v all_o thing_n &_o he_o they_o worship_n &_o they_o live_v so_o ordynat_o in_o meet_a &_o drink_v y_o it_o they_o live_v right_a long_o &_o many_o of_o theym_a dye_n without_o sykenesse_n y_fw-fr t_o kind_n fayll_v they_o for_o aege_fw-la ¶_o how_o king_n alexander_n send_v his_o man_n thyder_v for_o to_o win_v that_o land_n ca._n lxxxxvi_fw-la and_o king_n alexander_n sometime_o send_v his_o man_n to_o win_v that_o land_n and_o they_o send_v he_o lettre_n that_o say_v thus_o what_o behove_v a_o man_n to_o have_v all_o the_o world_n y_fw-es ●_o be_v not_o content_a there_o with_o thou_o shall_v find_v no_o thing_n in_o we_o why_o thou_o shall_v make_v war_n upon_o we_o for_z we_o have_v no_o rychesse_n ne_o tresoure_n and_o all_o the_o good_n &_o cattle_n of_o our_o country_n be_v comune_v our_o mete_n that_o we_o eat_v be_v our_o rychesse_n and_o in_o stead_n of_o tresoure_n of_o gold_n &_o silver_n we_o make_v our_o tresoure_n pease_n &_o accord_n of_o love_n and_z we_o have_v nought_o but_o a_o cloth_n upon_o our_o body_n our_o wyve_n be_v not_o array_v ryche_o too_o please_v for_z we_o hold_v it_o a_o great_a foo_o a_o man_n to_o dygh●e_v his_o body_n to_o make_v it_o to_o seem_v fair_a than_o god_n make_v it_o we_o have_v be_v evermore_o in_o pease_n till_o now_o that_o thou_o wylte_n dysheryte_v us._n we_o have_v a_o king_n among_o we_o not_o for_o need_v of_o the_o law_n ne_fw-mi to_o deem_v no_o man_n fo●_n 〈◊〉_d be_v no_o trespassour_n among_o we_o but_o all_o on●●_n 〈…〉_o to_o be_v obedyent_n to_o he_o and_o so_o may_v 〈◊〉_d not_o take_v from_o we_o but_o our_o good_a pease_n and_o when_o king_n alexander_n see_v this_o lettre_fw-fr hy_o think_v all_o thus_o y_a to_o he_o shall_v do_v to_o moche_v harm_n if_o he_o trouble_v they_o &_o send_v

than_o be_v there_o a_o other_o isle_n y_fw-fr e_o man_n call_v dody_n &_o it_o be_v a_o great_a i_o will_v in_o this_o isle_n be_v many_o dyverse_a manner_n of_o man_n &_o have_v evyll_n manner_n for_o the_o fader_fw-mi et_v the_o soon_o and_o the_o soon_o the_o fader_fw-mi the_o husband_n his_o wife_n and_o the●wyf_v her_o husbonde_n and_o if_o it_o so_o be_v y_z e_z the_z fader_fw-mi be_v seek_v or_o the_o mother_n or_o any_o friend_n the_o soon_o gooth_a as_o soon_o to_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o law_n and_o pray_v he_o y_fw-fr ●_o he_o will_v ask_v of_o the_o idol_n if_o his_o fader_fw-mi shall_v dye_n of_o that_o syknesse_n or_o not_o and_o than_o the_o priest_n &_o the_o soon_o kneledowne_v before_o the_o idol_n devout_o &_o ask_v he_o &_o he_o answer_v to_o theym_v &_o if_o he_o say_v you_o to_o he_o shall_v live_v than_z they_o keep_v he_o well_o &_o if_o he_o say_v that_o he_o shall_v dye_v than_o come_v y_z e_z priest_n with_o the_o soon_o or_o with_o the_o wyf_v or_o what_o friend_n y_fw-fr ●_o it_o be_v unto_o he_o that_o be_v seek_v &_o they_o leye_a the_fw-mi ande_fw-mi over_o his_o mouth_n to_o stoke_v his_o brethe_o &_o so_o they_o slay_v he_o and_o than_o they_o smite_v all_o the_o body_n in_o to_o pyece_n and_o pray_v all_o his_o friend_n for_o to_o come_v and_o ●te_v of_o he_o that_o be_v deed_n and_z they_o make_v a_o great_a feste_fw-la thereof_o and_o have_v many_o mynstrelle_n there_o and_o eat_v he_o with_o great_a melody_n and_o so_o when_o they_o have_v eten_v all_o the_o flesh_n than_z they_o take_v the_o bone_n and_o bury_v theym_a all_o se_a with_o great_a worshyppe_n and_o all_o those_o that_o be_v of_o his_o friend_n that_o be_v not_o there_o at_o the_o eting_a of_o he_o have_v great_a shame_n and_o velonye_n so_o that_o they_o shall_v never_o more_o be_v hold_v as_o friend_n and_o the_o king_n of_o this_o isle_n be_v a_o great_a lord_n and_o mighty_a and_z he_o have_v under_o he_o li●ij_fw-la great_a yle_n &_o each_o of_o theym_n 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