Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	pray_v	prayer_n	saint_n	5,346	5	6.7276	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17943	Here begynneth the kalendre of the newe legende of Englande; Nova legenda Anglie. English. Abridgments.	Hilton, Walter, d. 1396. Epistle on the medled life.; John, of Tynemouth, d. 1290? Sanctilogium Angliae, Walliae, Scotiae, et Hiberniae.	1516 (1516)	STC 4602; ESTC S107496	190,729	324

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now_o thenne_v it_o be_v here_o wherefore_o if_o the_o great_a charyte_n that_o they_o have_v here_o make_v they_o so_o ready_a to_o pray_v for_o the_o people_n that_o callyd_v not_o unto_o theym_n for_o any_o help_n or_o prayer_n as_o be_v aforesaid_a shall_v not_o their_o great_a charyte_n that_o they_o have_v now_o in_o heaven_n make_v they_o moche_v more_o ready_a to_o pray_v specyal_o for_o all_o such_o as_o do_v worship_n they_o &_o call_v for_o help_v unto_o they_o more_o ov_o if_o their_o prayer_n be_v hear_v here_o byne_v in_o the_o earth_n where_o they_o be_v sofer_n from_o the_o blessyd_v pnsence_n of_o god_n must_v not_o then_o their_o prayer_n be_v herd_n now_o above_o in_o heaven_n where_o they_o have_v god_n pnsent_v face_n to_o face_n therefore_o sythen_a we_o be_v sure_a first_o of_o this_o that_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o pray_v for_o all_o that_o will_v devot_o call_v unto_o they_o sure_o also_o second_o of_o this_o that_o their_o prayer_n shall_v be_v hear_v let_v we_o devout_o as_o we_o can_v with_o all_o our_o heart_n call_v unto_o they_o for_o help_v to_o pray_v for_o we_o &_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o our_o lord_n they_o shall_v here_o our_o prayer_n &_o shall_v opteyne_v for_o we_o that_o we_o desire_v or_o a_o neither_o thing_n that_o shall_v be_v more_o ꝓphytable_a for_o we_o &_o where_o the_o people_n of_o this_o realm_n of_o englond_n honour_n the_o glorious_a martyr_n seynt_a george_n as_o their_o chief_a patron_n &_o defender_n by_o who_o prayer_n &_o special_a protection_n they_o have_v be_v in_o time_n pass_v pnseruyd_v against_o their_o enemy_n &_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o our_o lord_n in_o time_n to_o come_v shall_v be_v yet_o nevertheless_o if_o they_o also_o honour_n theyse_fw-mi glorious_a seynte_n that_o have_v labour_v in_o this_o country_n for_o the_o helthe_n of_o the_o people_n as_o be_v aforesaid_a they_o shall_v thereby_o ryghthygh_o please_v their_o patron_n seynt_a george_n &_o so_o they_o shall_v do_v all_o other_o saint_n such_o as_o they_o have_v honour_v &_o have_v devotion_n to_o in_o time_n pass_v for_o there_o be_v among_o the_o blessyd_v seynte_n in_o heaven_n one_o will_v one_o love_n &_o one_o full_a charyte_n where_o the_o honour_n to_o all_o be_v honour_n to_o one_o &_o the_o honour_n to_o one_o be_v honour_n to_o they_o all_o &_o if_o any_o thing_n herein_o be_v mystaken_v or_o not_o speak_v in_o convenyent_n englysshe_n or_o dew_n order_fw-fr as_o it_o shall_v be_v or_o if_o it_o be_v over_o short_o touch_v or_o not_o suffycyent_o expnssyd_v whereby_o any_o manner_n of_o ꝑsone_n may_v be_v offend_v or_o take_v occasion_n of_o exception_n that_o it_o will_v please_v he_o to_o take_v it_o for_o the_o best_o for_o so_o it_o be_v mean_v &_o charytable_o to_o refourme_v it_o by_o the_o legende_n where_o need_n shall_v be_v take_n the_o pryncypall_a intent_n of_o this_o treatyse_n to_o be_v as_o a_o kalendre_a to_o show_v the_o name_n of_o the_o seynte_n of_o their_o country_n &_o where_o they_o lie_v as_o it_o shall_v do_v when_o it_o apperyth_v so_o far_o in_o the_o legende_fw-it as_o it_o do_v moo_v comen_o but_o not_o in_o all_o place_n to_z show_v also_o some_o lytell_a thing_n of_o their_o virtue_n &_o miracle_n with_o some_o ꝑte_n of_o their_o story_n short_o towch_v that_o it_o may_v be_v as_o a_o preparatyfe_n or_o a_o beginning_n to_o reduce_v the_o people_n of_o this_o realm_n the_o rather_o to_o have_v the_o say_v blessyd_v seynte_n in_o love_n &_o honour_n for_o there_o can_v no_o thing_n be_v love_v &_o honour_v but_o it_o be_v know_v and_o for_o almoche_n as_o it_o be_v but_o of_o late_a time_n since_o the_o say_a legende_n be_v gatheryd_v to_o gyther_o in_o such_o manner_n as_o it_o be_v now_o and_o that_o every_o thing_n in_o this_o treatyse_n be_v short_o touch_v more_o like_a to_o be_v a_o kalendre_fw-fr than_o a_o legende_n consyder_v also_o that_o the_o most_o part_n of_o tho_o saint_n that_o be_v in_o the_o say_a legende_n &_o in_o this_o calendar_n be_v either_o bear_v in_o this_o realm_n or_o be_v abide_v therein_o &_o that_o theyse_fw-mi other_o country_n ireland_n scotlande_o and_o wales_n of_o veray_fw-fr right_a owe_v to_o be_v subject_n &_o obedyent_n to_o this_o realm_n of_o englonde_n as_o it_o semyth_n this_o lytyll_a treatyce_n may_v convenyentlye_o be_v callyd_v the_o calendar_n of_o the_o new_a legende_n of_o englonde_n ¶_o moreover_o next_o after_o the_o say_v kalendre_n follow_v the_o life_n of_o seynt_a byrget_n short_o abryg_v a_o holy_a and_o blessyd_v widow_n which_o life_n be_v right_a expedyent_n for_o every_o manner_n of_o person_n to_o look_v upon_o moost_n in_o especial_a for_o they_o that_o live_v imatrymony_n or_o in_o the_o estate_n of_o wydowhod_n that_o they_o may_v see_v what_o grace_n and_o virtue_n be_v in_o this_o blessyd_v woman_n which_o live_v in_o the_o same_o degree_n as_o they_o do_o and_z the_o rather_o to_o be_v encourage_v to_o desire_v to_o have_v like_o grace_n and_o virtue_n in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o this_o book_n be_v a_o lytell_a draught_n of_o master_n water_n hylton_n of_o the_o meddle_v life_n she_o wing_v how_o and_o by_o who_o it_o shall_v be_v use_v &_o though_o it_o have_v be_v imprint_v before_o this_o time_n yet_o take_v it_o charytable_o for_o the_o more_fw-it a_o good_a thing_n be_v know_v the_o better_a it_o be_v and_o percase_o by_o this_o occasyon_n it_o may_v come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o some_o man_n that_o otherwise_o shall_v never_o have_v hardespeke_n of_o it_o ¶_o explicit_fw-la prologus_fw-la tabula_fw-la ¶_o here_o after_o follow_v the_o table_n of_o the_o seynte_n de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la adriano_n abbate_n &_o confessore_fw-la folio_n i._o de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la aidosive_n aidano_n abbate_n folio_fw-la i._o de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la aidano_n epo_n &_o confessore_fw-la foe_fw-mi two_o de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la albano_n martyr_n foe_fw-mi iii._n de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la aldelmo_n epo_fw-la &_o confessore_fw-la foe_fw-mi iii._n de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la alredo_fw-la epo_n &_o confessore_fw-la foe_fw-mi iiii_o de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la amphibalo_fw-la martyr_n foe_fw-mi iiii_o de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la anselmo_n archiepo_fw-la foe_fw-mi v._o de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la audoeno_fw-la epo_n &_o confessore_fw-la foe_fw-mi vi_fw-la de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la augustino_n epo_n &_o confessore_fw-la foe_n vi_fw-la de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la bartholomeo_n monacho_fw-la foe_fw-mi viij_o de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la benedicto_n cognomento_fw-la biscop_n foe_fw-mi viij_o de_fw-fr venerabili_fw-la beda_n presbitero_fw-la foe_fw-mi ix_o de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la benigno_n epo_n &_o confessore_fw-la foe_fw-mi ix_o de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la bernaco_n abbate_n &_o confessore_fw-la foe_fw-mi x._o de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la birino_fw-la epo_fw-la &_o confessore_fw-la foe_fw-mi xi_o de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la bonifacio_n epo_n &_o martyr_n foe_fw-mi xi_o de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la bothulpho_n abbate_n &_o confessore_fw-la foe_fw-mi twelve_o de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la bregwino_fw-la epo_n &_o confessore_fw-la foe_fw-mi xiii_o de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la brendano_n abbate_n foe_fw-mi xiii_o de_fw-fr sancta_fw-la brigida_n virgine_fw-la foe_fw-mi xiiii_o de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la brithuno_n abbate_n foe_fw-mi xiiii_o de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la bertelino_n heremita_fw-la &_o confessore_fw-la foe_fw-mi xv_o de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la cadoco_fw-la epo_n &_o martyr_n foe_fw-mi xv_o de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la carodoco_fw-la heremita_fw-la foe_fw-mi xuj_o de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la carantoco_fw-la confessore_fw-la foe_fw-mi xuj_o de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la cedde_n epo_n &_o confessore_fw-la foe_fw-mi foe_fw-mi xvii_o de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la cedda_fw-mi epo_fw-la &_o confessore_fw-la foe_fw-mi xvii_o de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la claro_fw-la presbitero_fw-la &_o martyr_n foe_fw-mi xviii_o de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la josephab_n arimathia_n foe_fw-mi lu●●●_n de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la clitanco_n rege_fw-la &_o martyr_n foe_fw-mi xviii_o de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la colfrido_n abbate_n &_o confessore_fw-la foe_fw-mi xviii_o de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la columba_n abbate_n &_o confessore_fw-la foe_fw-mi nineteeen_o de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la columbano_n abbate_n &_o confessore_fw-la

¶_o here_o begyn_v the_o kalendre_a of_o the_o new_a legende_n of_o england_n ¶_o the_o prologue_n the_o first_o treatyce_n of_o this_o present_a book_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o new_a legende_n of_o the_o saynty_n of_o england_n ireland_n scotlande_o and_o wales_n for_o theym_n that_o understande_v not_o the_o latin_n tongue_n that_o they_o atte_fw-mi their_o pleasure_n may_v be_v occupy_v therewith_o and_o be_v thereby_o the_o more_o apt_a to_o learn_v the_o resydue_n when_o they_o shall_v here_o the_o hole_n legende_fw-it and_o it_o be_v to_o understande_v that_o nat_n oon_o those_o saint_n that_o be_v bear_v in_o theyse_v country_n be_v in_o the_o say_a legende_n and_o in_o this_o lytell_a treatyse_n but_o also_o dyverse_a other_o blessyd_v saint_n that_o be_v bear_v beyond_o the_o see_v and_z that_o come_v into_o any_o of_o theyse_fw-mi country_n england_n ireland_n scotlande_o and_o wales_n do_v there_o any_o notable_a thing_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_z to_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o people_n as_o to_o prithee_o to_o theym_a the_o faith_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o to_o set_v the_o people_n in_o good_a order_fw-fr or_o that_o have_v live_v a_o blessyd_v life_n in_o any_o of_o theyse_fw-mi country_n to_o gyve_v the_o people_n example_n of_o good_a lyve_a be_v also_o in_o the_o say_a legende_n and_o in_o this_o present_a treatyse_n &_o be_v account_v to_o be_v of_o that_o country_n that_o they_o so_o come_v into_o as_z seynt_a augustyne_n the_o appostell_n of_o england_n who_o blessyd_v seynt_a gregory_n then_o be_v pope_n send_v from_o rome_n with_o seynt_a paulyn_n seynt_a laurence_n the_o confessoure_n and_o dyverse_a other_o in_o his_o company_n to_o prithee_o the_o faith_n of_o our_o lord_n to_o the_o people_n of_o this_o realm_n then_o be_v idolatroure_n and_o clere_o alyenatyd_v fro_o truth_n whereupon_o seynt_a augustyne_n faithful_o accomplysshing_n his_o auctoryte_n with_o his_o company_n convertyd_v seynt_a ethelbert_n then_o king_n of_o 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