Selected quad for the lemma: woman_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
woman_n	mean_v	seed_n	serpent_n	1,887	5	10.3579	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62397	The discovery of witchcraft proving that the compacts and contracts of witches with devils and all infernal spirits or familiars are but erroneous novelties and imaginary conceptions : also discovering, how far their power extendeth in killing, tormenting, consuming, or curing the bodies of men, women, children, or animals by charms, philtres, periapts, pentacles, curses, and conjurations : wherein likewise the unchristian practices and inhumane dealings of searchers and witch-tryers upon aged, melancholly, and superstitious people, in extorting confessions by terrors and tortures, and in devising false marks and symptoms, are notably detected ... : in sixteen books / by Reginald Scot ... ; whereunto is added an excellent Discourse of the nature and substance of devils and spirits, in two books : the first by the aforesaid author, the second now added in this third edition ... conducing to the compleating of the whole work, with nine chapters at the beginning of the fifteenth [sic] book of The discovery.; Discoverie of witchcraft	Scot, Reginald, 1538?-1599.; Scot, Reginald, 1538?-1599. Discourse concerning the nature and substance of devils and spirits.	1665 (1665)	Wing S945A; ESTC R20054	529,066	395

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capta_fw-la dum_fw-la dicitur_fw-la ananizapta_fw-la ananizapta_fw-la dei_fw-la nunc_fw-la miserere_fw-la mei_fw-la english_v by_o abraham_n fleming_n ananizapta_n smite_v death_n while_o harm_n intend_v he_o this_o word_n ananizapta_n say_v and_o death_n shall_v captive_a be_v ananizapta_n o_o of_o god_n have_v mercy_n now_o on_o i_o against_o the_o bite_n of_o a_o mad-dog_n put_v a_o silver_n ring_n on_o the_o finger_n 5._o within_o the_o which_o these_o word_n be_v grave_v ✚_o habay_n ✚_o habar_fw-la ✚_o hebar_v ✚_o and_o say_v to_o the_o person_n bite_v with_o a_o mad_a dog_n i_o be_o thy_o saviour_n lose_v not_o thy_o life_n and_o then_o prick_v he_o in_o the_o nose_n thrice_o that_o at_o each_o time_n he_o bleed_v otherwise_o take_v pill_n make_v of_o the_o skull_n of_o one_o that_o be_v hang_v otherwise_o write_v upon_o a_o piece_n of_o bread_n irioni_fw-la khïriora_fw-la esser_fw-it khuder_n fere_n and_o let_v it_o be_v eat_v by_o the_o party_n bite_v otherwise_o o_o rex_fw-la 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to_o be_v witch_n why_o woman_n be_v rather_o witch_n than_o man_n and_o what_o they_o be_v now_o if_o you_o will_v know_v who_o and_o what_o person_n be_v privilege_v from_o witch_n you_o must_v understand_v 1._o that_o they_o be_v even_o such_o as_o can_v be_v bewitch_v in_o the_o number_n of_o who_o first_o be_v the_o inquisitor_n and_o such_o as_o exercise_v public_a justice_n upon_o they_o howbeit_o print_n a_o justice_n in_o essex_n who_o for_o divers_a respect_n i_o have_v leave_v unname_v not_o long_o since_o think_v he_o be_v bewitch_v in_o the_o very_a instant_n while_o he_o examine_v the_o witch_n so_o as_o his_o leg_n be_v break_v thereby_o etc._n etc._n which_o either_o be_v false_a or_o else_o this_o rule_n untrue_a or_o both_o rather_o injurious_a unto_o god_n providence_n second_o such_o as_o observe_v due_o the_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o holy_a church_n and_o worship_v they_o with_o reverence_n through_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o holy_a water_n and_o receive_v 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