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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	earth_n	great_a	world_n	2,396	4	4.4621	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61490	The twelve moneths, or, A pleasant and profitable discourse of every action, whether of labour or recreation, proper to each particular moneth branched into directions relating to husbandry, as plowing, sowing, gardening, planting, transplanting ... as also, of recreations as hunting, hawking, fishing, fowling, coursing, cockfighting : to which likewise is added a necessary advice touching physick ... : lastly, every moneth is shut up with an epigrame : with the fairs of every month / by M. Stevenson.	Stevenson, Matthew, d. 1684.	1661 (1661)	Wing S5510; ESTC R24625	35,911	65

good in April the red Fly and yellow Fly in May the black Fly the dark yellow Fly and the moorish Fly in Iune the wasp Fly and the shell Fly in Iuly and the cloudy dark Fly in August and lastly the tawny Fly part in May and part in Iune You must understand that these Flies are as well Artificial as Natural but to shew you that will be the work of the next sheet The Names of the principall Fairs in England and Wales observed in the Month of Iune THe third day at Alesbury The 9. at Maidstone The 11. at Holt Kinwilgate in Caermarthen Llanybither Llanwist Llandilanador in Caermarthen Maxfield Newborough Newcastle in Emling Okingham Wellington Newport pannel Skipton upon Stow Stremel in Norfolk The 13. at Newtown in Kedewen in Montgomery The 14. at Bangor The 15. at Vizes Pershore from Worcester 7. miles The 16. at Bealth in Brecknock Newport in Reams The 17. at Hadstock Highamferries Lla●villing Stowgreen The 19. at Bridgenorth The 21. at Ystaadmerick The 22. at S. Albones Shrewsbury Derham in Norfolk The 23. at Barnet Castle Ebithenin Monmouth Dolgelly in Merioneth The 24. at Ashborn S. Annes Awkinbrough Bedford Bedle Beverley Bishops Castle Broughton-green Market Bosworth Brecnock Bromesgrove Cambridge Colchester Crambrook Croyden Farnham Gl●cester Hallifax Hartford Hartstone Horsham Hurst Kingston-war Kirkham-Aund Lancaster Leicester Lincoln Ludlow Pemsey Preston Reading Romford Shaftsbury Straitstock Tu●bridge Wakefield Wenlock Westchester Winfort Wormsters York The 26. at Northop The 27. at Burton Tent Folkstone Llangdogain The 28. at Hescorn Marchenlero at S. Pomnes The 29. at Ashwel Bala Barkamstead Bennington Bibalance Bolton Bromely Buckingham Buntingford Cardiffe Gorgan Hodesdon Holdworth Horndon Hudderfield Lower Knotsford Lempster Llamorgan Hanbeder Mansfield Marlborough Mountfort Mounstril Onay Peterborough Peterfield Ponstephen Sarstrange Sennock Southam Stafford Stockworth Thorockgrayes Tring Vpton Wem Westminster Witney Woolverhampton Woodhurst York The 30. at Maxfield in Cheshire I have presented Reader to thine Eye Eclogues and Georgicks Junes Oecunomy The Oaten Pipe the Sickle and the Sythe The Man that labours and the Boy that 's biythe The Faucon Partridge Hounds Hare Bucks Does Herbs Plants and Flowers the Lilly and the Rose Pismires and Bees their various industries Grashoppers Cankers Maggots Worms and Flyes Sun Moon and Stars and all the Elements Fire Ayre Earth Water These be the Contents Dayes 31 Iulius JULY IT is now Iuly and the Worlds great eye the Sun is mounted on the highest loft of the Horizon The grasse of the Mountaines withers and the parched earth would be glad of a draught of Raine to slake her thirst Now doth the Farmer make ready his Teame and the Carter with his whip hath no small pride in his whistle The Cannons of Heaven begin to rattle and when the fire is put to the Charge it breaketh out among the Clouds and the Stones of congealed water cut off the ears of the Corne. The Cuckoe spits and storms and the blacknesse of the Clouds affright the faint-hearted The Stag and the Buck are now in their Pride and their prime and the hardnesse of their Heads makes them fit for the Horner Now hath the Sparhawk the Partridge in the foot And the Ferret is tickling the Coney in the Burrough The Sparrows make a charme upon the green Bushes till the Fowler comes and take them by douzens The Lark leads her young out of the Nest for the Sythe and the Sickle will downe with the Grasse and the Corne. The old Partridge calls her Covey in the Morning and the Shepheard folds his flock in the Evening The Hedges are full of Berries the high wayes of Rogues and the lazy Limbs sleep out their dinner Malt is now above wheat with a number of mad people Pears and Plumbs now ripen apace and being of a crude watery substance are the cause of many diseases The Butler now hath the better of the Cook and a fine shirt is as comfortable as a freeze Jerkin The Pipe and the Tabor now follow the Markets and he that hath money gets many a good Penny-worth The Ant and the Bee are at work for their Winter provision and after a frost the Grassehopper is no more seen Milk Butter and Cheese are the labourers dyet and a pot of good Beer quickens his spirit If there be no plague the people are healthfull for continuance of motion is Natures preservative The fresh of the morning and the coole of the evening are the time the Court walks but the poor dusty Traveller treads out the whole day The Smelt is now in season and the Lamprey out of the River leaps into the Pye The Souldier now hath a hot March and the Lawyer sweats in his lined Gowne Don Pedro the Pedler hath a long walk and the dram of the bottle sets his face on a fire In a word this is a profitable season The Labourers gaine and the rich mans wealth Now Courteous Country man make Hay while the Sun shines for a day slackt is many pounds loft chiefly when the weather is unconstant sheare all manner of field Sheep and Summer-stir rich stiffe grounds soyle all mixt earths and latter soyle all loose hot sands Let Hearbs you would preserve now run to seed Cut off the stalks of outlandish Flowers and cover the Roots with new earth so well mixed with manure as may be Sell all ●uch Lambs as you feed for the Butcher and still lead forth sand marle Lime and other manure fence up your Copses graze your elder underwoods and bring home all your field Timber In this Month use cold Hearbs and coole dyet and abstaine from physick by reason of the intemperate heat of the weather The Rivers now are more wholsome and delightfull then the Baths Let the Sun be up before ye walk abroad in the time of contagious diseases as plagues or pestilence Keep your chamber windowes shut and open then only when the Sun shines with vigour be sure every morning to perfume your house well with Tarr and Angelica Seeds burnt in a fire-pan or chafing dish of coales then which nothing is better It is good to drink a draught of Beer in a morning fasting wherein Card●us Benedict●s hath been boyled or else when you walk out in the morning eat the quantity of a hasle Nut of Venice Triacle and old con●erve of Roses equally mixt it is as good an Antidote as you can take bleed not but upon necessity and have a care of over-heating your bloud and meddle neither with Bacchus nor Venus The Recreations and Country contentments more properly appertaining to this Month are Bathing and swimming in the coole and Christall Rivolets or shooting at Buts Pricks or Rivers And Bowling however tearmed like Cards and Dice unlawfull I am sure is an healthfull exercise and good for the body and hath been prescribed for a recreation to great persons by the Learned Physitians in which there is a great deale of art and judgment to be seen especially in the expert