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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	end_n	life_n	put_v	4,097	5	4.7885	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16760	A merrie dialogue betvvixt the taker and mistaker	Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626?	1603 (1603)	STC 3667; ESTC S104778	20,223	38

whom who could get entertainement might quickly purchase both honor and wealth Now my youth being trained vp in armes and my fortune falling vpon such a point it was not long before I made and got meanes of entertainement at the hands of this gallant souldier of whom I hoped to receiue the due of my desert but after that he had in many desperate peeces of seruice employed me and saw in me that true valour that made him in the enuie of my good deserts feare some neare pressing towards his pride in stead of aduancing my fortune or rewarding my seruice he still put me vpon such continuall exploits as threatned euerie houre narow escape of my life But in the end seeing his miserie to make a gaine of those that did him honor handfasted to the well deseruing and rather plotting the death then aduancing the fortunes of the valiant got meanes for my discharge from him and sory to think how I was mistaken in him as I tell you I left him when I had not gone farre but I light vpon another mistaking Lor. And how I pray thee if it be not troublesome to thee to recite it I pray thee let me heare it Dor. You shall The mistaking of a Diuine It was my hap in a litle field neare vnto a Church in a countrey towne to ouertake a litle old man in agowne a wide kassock a night-cap and a corner-cap by his habite seeming to be a Diuine of whom I was in hope to find that sacred fruit of charity that might be some comfort in my returne whom beginning to salute with a few Latine words My friend quoth he do not deceiue your selfe I vnderstand not your Greeke We here that dwell farre from the citie and are not troubled with fine eares to our reading care for no more but to discharge our duties in our places I meane of a Vicar for I am no better the Parson is a man of greater place and of faire possessions who dwelleth a great way hence and therefore seldome comes into this countrey I vse twise a yeare to bring him his rent and perhaps a couple of Capons against Christmusse for my Land-lady and that is as much as they look for And for my parishioners they are a kind of people that loue a pot of Ale better then a Pulpit and a corne-ricke better then a Church-doore who comming to diuine seruice more for fashion then deuotion are contented after a litle capping and kneeling coughing and spetting to helpe me to sing out a Psalme and sleepe at the second Lesson or awake to stand vp at the Gospell and say Amen at The peace of God and stay till the Banes of matrimonie be asked or till the Clarke haue cryed a pyed stray bullocke a blacke sheepe or a gray mare and then for that some dwell farre off be glad to be gotten home to dinner Now we that haue no more liuing then will hardly serue to keepe a poore house are not in case God helpe vs to do any thing for our poore brethren and therfore my good friend trouble vs not with other speech then we vnderstand lest if you come afore the Constable he take you for some coniurer and so bring your selfe to some trouble which I would be sorie to see for truly you seeme a handsom man God hath done his part in you God be with you Oh Lord thought I is this man possible to be a Church-man and knoweth so litle what belongeth to the Church Well this was no litle mistaking but going a litle further leauing this poore Sir Ienkin to his mother tongue I ouertooke a plaine fellowe to my seeming clad in a home-spun ierkin of russet wooll a paire of close breeches of the same a falling band somewhat courser then fine Cambricke a payre of wollen stockings and a halfe boote like a good high shooe Now this plaine outside I guessed to be lined with no excellent stuffe in the inside and therefore somewhat more boldly then rudely saluted him in this manner Good fellow well ouertaken You are welcome quoth he but to clappe a man on the shoulder before you knowe him is a point quite out of the rule of all good manners at least that euer I learned Alas quoth I goodman clowne can your nose abide no ieast Yes Sir quoth he with my friends but mine eares haue no pleasure in a foole This touching me too neare the quicke replyed againe Oh sir quoth I then if your friends be fooles you will shake hands with thē but a straunger will put you out of patience He litle moued herewith as it seemed made me this answer My friend I pray you keepe your way I would be loth to hinder your walke but if your passion be no greater then my impatience we shall not fall out for a trifle But Sir quoth I how might I fall in either with your selfe or such another for a matter of good earnest It seemes you are a man of sence and had I not giuen you cause of displeasure which I am sorie for I wold haue acquainted you with somwhat that by your good means I might perhaps be the better for Truly sir quoth he my estate is not such as can make me bountifull to the best deseruing but so farre as discretion will giue me leaue I would be glad to pleasure a stranger My house is not far hence but on the further side of this field whither if it may be no great hinderance to your trauell I wil intreat your patience to a pore pittance and if in either my aduise or better meanes I may stead your desire you shall find that you do not looke for nothing that you shall pay for and somewhat that perhaps you shall thanke me for and therefore I pray you beare me companie for this night to morrow you shall take your iourney at your pleasure This kind offer hauing no reason to refuse I tooke most thankefully and by the way after a few discourses of my fortunes I acquainted him with the resolution of my intent which was either to serue in the warres or in Court or to professe some trade or to followe my studie To which I asked his aduice for my good in all and euery one of them to which as I propounded the question he made me this aunswer And first quoth he my friend I am sorie by these your discourses to haue occasion to call to mind the folly of my youth which taught me nothing in mine age but the repentance of lost time but for that I haue tried fortune to the vttermost of her malice and in the end am come to that you see I would be glad to tell you a merrie tale how I was mistaken in many courses before I hit on the right compasse in which if you can gather any thing for your good I shall thinke it the best gaine that I haue made of it Now finding this vnlooked for and vndeserued kindnesse at his handes and