Selected quad for the lemma: woman_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
woman_n	day_n	great_a	year_n	1,717	5	4.6642	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12547	XII. mery iests, of the wyddow Edyth this lying widow, false and craftie, late i[n] Engla[n]d, hath deceiued many ... Now newly printed, this present yeare, for such as delite, mery iests for to here.; Wydow Edyth	Smith, Walter, fl. 1525.	1573 (1573)	STC 22870; ESTC S111031	31,018	64

xii_o merry_a jest_n of_o the_o widow_n edyth_n this_o lie_a widow_n false_a and_o crafty_a late_o in_o england_n have_v deceive_v many_o both_o man_n and_o woman_n of_o every_o degree_n as_o well_o of_o the_o spiritual_a as_o temporalty_n lord_n knight_n and_o gentleman_n also_o yemen_n groomes_n &_o that_o not_o long_o ago_o for_o in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o she_o have_v use_v many_o a_o subtle_a sleight_n what_o with_o lie_v weep_v &_o laugh_v dissemble_v boast_v and_o flatter_a as_o by_o this_o book_n hereafter_o do_v appear_v who_o so_o listen_v the_o matter_n now_o for_o to_o here_o no_o feign_a story_n but_o matter_n in_o deed_n of._n twelve_o of_o her_o jest_n here_o may_v you_o read_v now_o new_o print_v this_o present_a year_n for_o such_o as_o delight_v merry_a jest_n for_o to_o here_o 1573._o ❧_o the_o content_n of_o of_o these_o twelve_o merry_a jest_n follow_v the_o first_o merry_a jest_n declare_v how_o this_o fair_a and_o merry_a maiden_n edyth_n be_v marry_v to_o one_o thomas_n ellys_n &_o how_o she_o run_v away_o with_o another_o by_o who_o she_o have_v a_o bastard_n daughter_n and_o how_o she_o deceive_v a_o gentleman_n bear_v he_o in_o hand_n how_o her_o daughter_n be_v heir_n to_o fair_a land_n and_o great_a richesse_n ¶_o the_o second_o merry_a jest_n how_o this_o lie_a edyth_n make_v a_o poor_a man_n to_o unthatch_n his_o house_n bear_v he_o in_o hand_n that_o she_o will_v cover_v it_o with_o lead_n &_o how_o she_o deceive_v a_o barbour_n make_v he_o believe_v she_o be_v a_o widow_n and_o have_v great_a abundance_n of_o god_n ¶_o the_o thyrd_o merry_a jest_n how_o this_o widow_n edyth_n deceive_v her_o host_n at_o hormynger_n &_o her_o host_n at_o brandonfery_n and_o borrow_a money_n of_o they_o both_o and_o also_o one_o master_n guy_n of_o who_o she_o borrow_v iiii_o mark_n ¶_o the_o four_o merry_a jest_n how_o this_o widow_n edith_n deceive_v a_o doctor_n of_o divinity_n at_o s._n thomas_n of_o akers_n in_o london_n of_o v_o nobles_z he_o lay_v one_o for_o she_o and_o how_o she_o give_v he_o the_o slip_n ¶_o the_o five_o merry_a jest_n how_o this_o widow_n edyth_n deceive_v a_o man_n and_o his_o wife_n that_o be_v ride_v on_o pilgrimage_n of_o iiii_o noble_n that_o they_o lay_v out_o for_o she_o &_o how_o she_o deceive_v a_o scrivener_n in_o london_n who_o name_n be_v m._n rowse_n ¶_o the_o six_o merry_a jest_n how_o this_o widow_n edyth_n deceive_v a_o draper_n in_o london_n of_o a_o new_a gown_n and_o a_o new_a kyrtell_n and_o how_o she_o send_v he_o for_o a_o nest_n of_o goblet_n &_o other_o plate_n to_o that_o scrivener_n who_o she_o have_v deceive_v afore_o ¶_o the_o seven_o merry_a jest_n how_o she_o deceive_v a_o seruamt_v of_o sir_n thomas_n nevell_v who_o in_o hope_n to_o have_v she_o in_o marriage_n with_o all_o her_o great_a richesse_n keep_v her_o company_n till_o all_o his_o money_n be_v spend_v and_o then_o she_o take_v her_o flight_n and_o forsake_v he_o ☞_o the_o eight_o merry_a 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