Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	good_a	king_n	lord_n	7,040	5	3.9036	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B01234	Foole upon foole, or, Six sortes of sottes. A flat foole, a leane foole, a merry foole, [brace] and [brace] a fatt foole, a cleane foole, a verrie foole. Shewing their liues, humours and behauiours, with their want of wit in their shew of wisdome. Not so strange as true.	Armin, Robert, fl. 1610.	1605 (1605)	STC 772.5; ESTC S124178	31,244	44

did and it was told them hee was walked into the Parke while the King slept that hote day thither went they to seeke him All this while my friend William was in counsel with the post and the cushen stood as arbitrator betwixt them and the woman by as a witnesse what was sayd and done At last came these two wakened him William feeling his head soft What soft post is this quoth he A post of mine owne making sayes the woman But she lost nothing by her good will for ere shee left Will Sommers she got him to get her sonnes pardon of the King who was to he hanged three dayes after for piracy but by Will Sommers meanes he deceyued the hangman Thus and many good déeds he did to diuers The foole being wakened looks about him whē he had thanked the woman asked what newes Saies the man Sir here is your vncle come out of the country to sée you God a mercy cousin saies Will Sommers I thank thée for thy labour you cannot vncle me so Yes truly sir I am your owne deare vncle M. William and with that wept Are you my vncle sayes Will I sir sayes he Are you my vncle sayes he agayne I sure verily too But are you my vncle indéed By my vowes I am sayes the old man Then vncle by my vowes welcome to the Court sayes Will Sommers but what make you here vncle He vp tels his comming to him William takes him by the hand come saies he thou shalt sée Harry vncle the onely Harry in England and leads him through the Court through the great Hall and vp the great Chamber to the Chamber of Presence and euer and anon cries Aware roome for me and my vncle Williams and knaues bid him welcome You are welcome sir saies one you are welcom sir sayes another that the old man thought himselfe no earthly man they honoured him so much But Will ready to enter the Presence lookes on his vncle and séeing him not fine enough to looke on the King Come vncle saies he we wil haue this geare mended leads him to his chamber and attyres him in his best tooles coate simply God wot meaning well to him and the simple olde man as simply put it on cappe and all Out they come and vp they came and to the King they go who being with the good Lord Treasurer alone merry séeing them two how Will had got an other foole knew there was sport at hand How now saies the King what newes with you O Harry sayes hee this is mine owne vncle bid him welcome my owne flesh and bloud Well sayd the King he is welcom Harry saies he heare me tell thee a tale I will make thee rich and my vncle shall be made rich by thee William tells the King how Terrils Frith was inclosed Terrils Frith sayes the King what is that Why the Heath where I was borne called by the name of Terrils Frith now a gentleman of that name takes it all in makes all the people beleeue it is his for it tooke the name from him so that Harry the poore pine and their cattell are all vndon without thy helpe And what should I do sayes the King Mary sayes William send to the Bishop of Hereford hee is a great man with Terrill commaund him to set the Frith at liberty agayne who is now imprisoned by his meanes And how shall I be rich by that sayes the King The poore wil pray for thee sayes Will Sōmers and thou shalt be rich in heauen for on earth thou art rich already All this was done Williams vncle went home who while he liued for that deed was allowed Bayly of the Common and his place was better then twenty pound a yéere How this merry foole Will Sommers to make the King merry asked him three questions HOwsoeuer these thrée things came in memory are for mirth inserted into stage playes I know not but that Will Sōmers asked them of the King it is certayn there are some will affirme it now liuing in Greenwich The King vpon a time being extreme melancholy and full of passion all that Will Sommers could doe would not make him merry Ah sayes hee this cloud must haue a good showre to clense it with that goes behind the Arras Harry sayes he I le go behind the Arras study thée thrée questions and come againe sée therefore you lay aside this melancholy muse study to answer me I quoth the King they will be wise ones no doubt At last out comes William with his wit as the foole of the play doth with an antick looke to please the beholders Harry saies he what is that the lesser it is the more it is to he feared The K. mused at it but to grace the iest the better for he was in that humour to grace good will the excellentest Prince on the earth the King made answere he knew not Will made answere It was a little bridge ouer a déep riuer at which he smilled knowing it was fearful indéed What is the next William saies the King Mary this is next What is the cleanliest trade in the world Mary sayes the King I think a Comfitmaker for he deales with nothing but pure ware is attyred cleane in white linnen when he sels it No Harry saies Will you are wide What say you then qd the King Mary saies Will I say a durt-dauber Out on it sayes the King that is the foulest for he is durty vp to the elbowes I sayes Wil but then he washes them cleane againe eates his meat cleanely enough I promise thée Wil saies the K thou hast a prety foolsh wit I Harry saies he it wil serue to make a wiser man thē you a foole me thinks At this the King laught demands the third questiō Now tell me sayes Will if you can what it is that being borne without life head nose lip or eye and yet runnes terribly roaring through the world till it dies This is a wonder qd the King no question I know it not Why quoth Wil it is a fart At this the King laught hartily was excéeding merry and bids Will aske any reasonable thing he would graunt it Thanks Harry sayes he now against I want I know where to find for yet I néed nothing but one day I shall for euery man sées his latter end but knowe not his beginning The King vnderstood his meaning and so pleasantly departed for that season and Will layes him downe amongst the Spaniels to sléepe How Will Sommers the merry foole borrowed ten pounds of Cardinall Wolsey to pay where the Cardinall owed it ON a time appoynted the King dyned at Windsor in the Chappell yard at Cardinall Wolseys at the same time when hee was building the admired work of his tombe at whose gate stood a number of poore people to be serued of almes When dinner was done within and as Wil past by they saluted