Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	good_a	know_v	see_v	1,978	5	3.1860	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68419	Siuqila too good, to be true : omen : though so at a vewe yet all I tolde you is true, I vpholde you, now cease to aske why? for I can not lye : herein is shewed by way of dialogue, the wonderful maners of the people of Mauqsun, with other talke not friuolous.	Lupton, Thomas.	1580 (1580)	STC 16951.5; ESTC S1352	138,381	186

wife with vs for they haue learned S. Paules lessō too wel for that knowing that as Christ is the head of the cōgregation so is their husband their head And they remember the promise and vow they made to their husbands at their marriage whereby neither pouertie nor sicknes nor any other trouble can release thē of their obedience But if they should be disobediēt their husbāds may not beare them SIVQILA What then OMEN Hir husbande must persuade hir with gentlenes SIVQILA But what if that wil not serue OMEN Then the minister there muste persuade hir by y e scriptures to obey hir husband aswel in pouertie as in welth for whose persuasiōs if she wil not amēd then she shal be compelled to weare such an attyre as is appointed for disobediēt wiues which whē she wears al y e rest of the wiues wil wonder at hir which is the gretest infamy to hir that can be also hir husband shal not be bound to find hir neither food nor raiment vntil she becom obediēt to him SIVQILA That is a very good way to make them obey if it were but for fear of famishing But I pray you sir what remedy hath the wife if hir husband beat or misuse hir OMEN There be none now y ● beat or misuse their wiues with vs but I will tell you howe one was serued with vs long since that did beate his wife cruelly who was as obedient and louing to him as any could be SIVQILA How I pray you OMEN The woman was so godly and honest that shée tooke it patiently and did neuer complaine on him therfore SIVQILA Who then OMEN Hir neighbors that dwelled next vnto them and whē the Ruler of the towne heard of it he sent immediatly both for the husband and the wife and when they wer come before him séeing the wife so pitifully a●ayed with strokes he asked the woman if hir husband had beatē hir in that order who said no then hir neighbors said to the Ruler sir we heard him beate hir so cruelly that we came into him found him beating of hir desiring him then to leaue off but neyther the humblenesse of his wife knéeling to him on hir knées neither our earnest desiring of him could once moue him to leaue beating of hir and then we made such a noise that more company came in so by strēgth we made hym to stay or else I thinke he would haue killed hir Then whē the wife that was beaten hearde them say so she knéeled before the ruler and desired him to be good to hir husbande SIVQILA There be fewe women with vs would haue taken their beating so patiently excused their husbands cruelty or entreated for their husband so ernestly nay many of them rather woulde not onely haue complained of their husbandes themselues but perhaps would haue made the thing worse than it was Therfore that woman is worthy to be registred among patient and louing wiues But what said the Ruler then to the ●ore beatē woman OMEN Forsooth he said thus vnto hir O good womā I lamēt thy case thou louest thy husbād better thā he loueth thée but bicause thou knowest thy duty to thy husbād and he doth not know his duty to thée for that I sée thou art godly wise patiēt obedient knowest better how to gōuern thy house thā he therfore my iudgemēt is that y u shalt receiue al pay al be chiefe ruler of thy house and shalte take an accompte of thys thy husbande of all that he shall gette vntil he become a louing husband to thée and doth vse himselfe in all points as a good husbande shoulde do and therefore stande vp and content thy selfe for thus it shall be And then he turned to hir cruell husband and sayd how canst thou loue thy neighbour how is it possible that thou canst loue thy dere friende though he do neuer so much for thée how canst thou loue thy parents or how canst thou loue thy children or any other or how canst thou loue thy superiors or thy soueraine that hatest thy selfe thou thinkest I lye bicause I say thou hatest thy selfe no I do not lye for vnlesse thou hadst hated this woman thy wife which is thy self thou wouldst not thus cruelly without all pitie haue beaten hir for by Christes owne wordes Man and Wife are twoo soules and one body If thou didst sée a man beating one of his hands with his other hande wouldest thou thinke that he loued that hand that he doth so beate for is not that hand part of himselfe then howe can I be persuaded that thou louest thy selfe bycause thou hast thus cruelly beaten thy most louing and obedient wife which is thy selfe and one of thy hands yea and thy better hande to vnlesse thou were better thy selfe And bycause thou hast followed Christs sayings and the Kings commaundement so well which is Do as you would be done vnto it is méete to do vnto thée as thou hast done Therefore I decrée and iudge here that as thou hast vsed thy wife so shalte thou be vsed that is thou shalte be tyed fast to a poste and foure of the stoutest wiues that dwell nexte vnto thée and are most angry wyth thée for giuing suche an euil example to their husbāds to vse them so shall beate thée with foure good cudgels till thou be as well beaten as thou hast beaten thy wife And thys shall bée done immediatly in my presence for I wil not depart hence vntil I sée this my iudgement fully executed And then presently there was a post sette vppe purposely therefore and the cruel husbād was fast tyed thereto and foure of the sayd stoulest wiues came with strong cudgelles by the Rulers commaundement and did beate him lustily that he cryed out again And one of the wiues said to him sirra Do as you would be done vnto and therewith reacht him such a blow that made him to shrinke an other of them saide if strokes be good for your wife they are good for you then she gaue him such a stroke that she made his sides ake the third woman not forgetting hir turne spake not so lowe but that one might well heare hir saying Is it good beating then she reached him suche a remnant that he had a cause to remember hir and the fourth woman for feare of forgetting so swinged him about the shoulders that he conned hir little thanke saying As you like this my friende beate your wife again And when the Ruler saw that he was throughly and wel beatē he caused him to be lewsed from the poste and said vnto him Now go your wayes home and sée that you suffer the rest of our iudgement to be performed vntill you haue learned what is the duetie of a husband and how to behaue your selfe and vse your wife and I truste you wil remember this lesson Doe as you would be done vnto And then the Ruler departed

one of his officers to bring that vnthankefull fellowe vnto him in all the haste possible and also sent for the honest and charitable man to come béefore him and when they were come the Iudge said to the honest and charitable man Doe you know this fellow Yea my Lorde I knowe him saide he By what occasion were you acquainted with him saide the Iudge tell truth and looke that you doe not fable with me in any wise Well saide hée séeing youre Lordship commaundes me I will doe it which otherwise I woulde be loath to doe As I rode by the way not very long since I heard one grone pitifully by the sound whereof I came to the place where this fellowe didde lye on the grounde both extreame colde and verye sicke whome I carryed home to my house and there wyth suche as I had I did nourishe and cherishe him and by Gods helpe gote him hys former strength againe And this is the very occasion that I was acquainted wyth hym Then sayde the Iudge euery one findeth not such a commoditie at their first acquaintaunce as he did Howe sayste thou said the Iudge to the poore fellowe is this true Yea my Lorde I can not deny it thou haddest better lucke saide the Iudge than many an honester man than thou hathe But haddest thou neuer occasion to shewe hym anye fryendshippe or pleasure since that time No my Lord sayd the fellowe Take héede saide the Iudge that you lye not for if you make a lye before me I will make you that you shall neither lye nor tell trueth of a good while after Then the Iudge sayde to the godly man that was so friendly to him tell mée whether it lay in his power since to haue shewed you pleasure or not Then he saide indéede my Lorde it laye once in his power since to haue done me pleasure to whome the Iudge sayde then there is no doubte but he did it Why do you not tel me did he it or not then he saide to the Iudge as I could be contente not to vtter the trueth euen so I am loath to tel youre Lordshippe a lye Truely he did it not Then said the Iudge to the fellow How sayst thou to this then the fellow sayd truely my Lord as I went hastily by the way vpon great and waightie businesse I sawe one lye vnder his Horsse in a little shallow place but I did not knowe that this manne was he Then saide the Iudge Diddest thou neuer speake with this man since that time No forsooth my Lorde sayde he to whome the Iudge aunsweared Howe dos●e thou knowe nowe more that it was he than thou knewest then that it was he then the fellowe hanged downe hys heade and was ashamed to speake whereat the Iudge sinyled and all that were there This felowe saide the Iudge hath vttered the trueth againste his will thoughe he woulde lye hys tongue will not lye And then the Iudge said to the godly manne What aunswere made he you when you craued his helpe truly my Lord I haue too great hast to tarry nowe to helpe you to whome I aunsweared againe a● my friend I did not vse you thus I care not for that said he doe you thinke that I haue nothing else to doe but to tarry here to helpe you Let thē that come after helpe you if they wil and so churlishly he departed And if this good man a méere stranger to me had not come by as God woulde and helped me I knowe not to what extreamitie I hadde béene driuen Then saide the Iudge this man hath done good two manner of wayes the one is which was duetye in helping you vppe being fallen vnder your horse the other is in vttering to me the intollerable ingratitude of this pestiferous person come neare to me saide the Iudge to the fellowe Suppose this good man in that distresse had bene vnknowen and a straunger to thée as it is most sure thou didst knowe him as appeareth both by thy answere then made vnto him and by thine owne wordes vttered here before vs all yet is that a sufficient excuse that therfore thou shouldest not help him in his necessitie or saue his life this good and charitable man that founde thée almost dead was a méere straunger to thée and neuer knewe thée before and wouldst thou haue thought it a good and sufficient aunswere and bin well pleased withall if he shoulde then haue saide vnto thée I am but a stranger to thée and knowe thée not and therfore lette some of thy kinred friendes or other that knowe thée help succour and reléeue thée I haue other businesse with my mo ney than to bestowe it vpon thée Howe saist thou woulde this aunsweare haue pleased thée or not but the fellowe answered neuer a worde Then saide the Iudge thou doest well to holde thy peace for else eyther thou muste incurre the danger of lying or condemne thy self by saying of truth thou varlet pitty would haue compelled anye body that had altogither a stony hart to haue stayed so long to help a shéep or a beast but much more his Christan brother but most of al suche a friend that so lately had saued his life Couldest thou suffer him to perish that lately did preserue thée couldest thou suffer him to lye in daunger that so louingly didde rydde thée out of daunger couldest thou to spare thy shorte labor without one peny expence suffer hym to die that both with the labour of hys body the care of his minde and the spending of his substaunce did make thée to liue Consider the dumbe Dogge whose kindenesse is suche to his friend and Maister that no gifte can procure hym no meate can moue him nor no way can winne him to forsake his friende or Maister no thoughe he beate hym and shall wée then that are reasonable creatures the Image of God the members of Christe the children of GOD and the brethren of Christ flye from our friendes whome oure finger maye helpe that with body and goodes did defend vs from death shall wée make our selues worse than Dogges that GOD doeth preferre before the Aungels haue not some Dogges loued their friendes and Maisters so well that they haue leapt into great waters rather endaungering themselues to be drowned to followe their friendes and Maisters than to tary behind them with the safegard of their liues Some Dogges haue had suche a feruent loue to their friende and Maister that after their death they haue neuer eaten any meate and so haue dyed for sorrowe Some also haue scraped vp the earth where their maisters were buried and so haue buryed themselues in their Maysters graues and what saye you to that Dogge that loued his friend and Maister so alyue that burned hymselfe to death on hote coales when his Maister was dead Nowe if these dumbe Dogges brute beastes and vnreasonable creatures that knowe not howe a good tourne should bée recompenced that knowe not a méete rewarde