Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	good_a	servant_n	show_v	2,833	4	5.4631	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36532	A Dreame, or, Nevves from Hell with a relation of the great god Pluto suddenly falling sicke by reason of this present parliament.		1641 (1641)	Wing D2156; ESTC R29803	6,475	16

this Disease Presently after this there came a company of fellowes with broad Seales about theit necks who were nominated to be Pluto's Iourney-men and had the title of Pateatees who also hearing that their Grand-Master was suddenly falne sick presented themselves in all humble manner the further to expresse their duty and obedience vnto him Relating unto their hellish Master that according to their power and his appointment they had ever bin obedient and faithfull servants unto him in oppressing and squeezing the Common-wealth and that they intended to continue therein to the end of their dayes and by what meanes they could possibly invent or devise they would shew themselves to be dutifull servants unto him in racking poling and pinching the poore both in city and country vnder pretence of doing good in generall to the whole Common-wealth and further declared vnto their grand-Grand-Master that in all their projects whatsoever they had sheltred themselves vnder some great Patron the better to colour their fraud and deceit and likewise that in case they had any colour of setting the poore on worke for a generall good they might with authority and strictnesse the more covertly hide their cunning and knavery and withall assured their great Master that they would sit up late rise early and spare no paines to encrease his Kingdome and humbly craved his approbation that they might bee further imployed either herein or in what other businesse in that nature it pleased him to command Whereunto Pluto replyed that they had all done well and left them at their owne disposing to doe what they found to be convenient and so they were dispatched for the present Not long after Cerberus the Porter of Hell brought tydings vnto the palace of Pluto that there was a post arrived with a packet of Letters from little Will whereupon Don Antonio Demonibus his chiefe Secretarie of State was presently sent for to read them vnto Pluto the contents whereof as farre as could be gathered by those that were neere about him was to this effect That the said little Will with divers other great personages of the State would with all convenient speed that might bee come in person to visit his greatnesse and there to remaine with him in his Court Whereat Pluto being very glad began to be somewhat chearefull at the hearing of this newes calling him by name the Sonne of his love and further said he had not thought to have seene him so soone as now by his letters directed vnto him he did expect and thereupon Pluto's chiefe Secretarie of state was commanded to send an answer of the said packet of Letters by the same post to little Will and the other great personages of State aforesaid how glad he would be of their appearance in his Court and what courteous entertainment they should have when they came there Then Pluto gave command that the post should be Royally rewarded for his paines and called the post to him asked him what diet little Will did delight in because the place where I keepe Court is of a hotter Climate then he hath beene in heretofore the post made answer that little Will formerly did desire tips of eares but the Cooke dressed them with the blood in them and so he tooke a surfet and ever since lived at a sparing diet And further told his Highnesse that he need not be at too much charge for little Wills dyet he tooke delight but in two dishes especially and they were Lamb and Duck and those he meant to bring with him And suddainly vpon the departure of the post with this answer Pluto gave strict charge and command vnto his infernall attendants that divers faire Roomes should be presently trimmed vp and hanged round about with Tapistry and Cloth of Arras for the better entertainment of little Will and his fellowes or any that came along with him Then I was very desirous to know what this little Will was at the first I could by no meanes learne but at last I asked one that I supposed to be of Pluto's neere attendants if he knew him or no he informed me that he did not know him but surely it was one that as yet had never been in Pluto's Court before and verily beleeved that he had performed some extraordinary businesse in Pluto's behalfe and deserved to be highly advanced in his infernall Court and also supposed him to be some great personage otherwise he would never have received the Packet of Letters which he sent him with such cheerefulnesse nor have given such a strict command to his chiefe Secretary and others his infernall servants for his speedy and present entertainment to his Court. And notwithstanding the suddain expectation of little Wills comming into Pluto's Court and the rest of his fellowes which did not a little comfort and revive him in this his lingring sicknesse yet Pluto found not all to be well in himselfe but grew more and more to be perplexed and so wonderfully out of patience that his ordinary attendants could hardly keepe him in his Bed insomuch that all his Hellish Doctors were once againe sent for to come with all speed vnto him who being come there they found that he was very dangerously sick indeed and that he was fallen into a grievous relapse and that there was no meanes left to recover Pluto's health and to restore him to his former strength againe or to enlarge his infernall Kingdome but that by some device or other this present Parliament might be dissolved and broken vp which being fully agreed vpon by all his Doctors they informed his Highnesse That if ever he expected to regaine his former estate or to get any footing in England he must with all speed call a generall Councill of all his infernall and wel-beloved Subjects that they might advise and consult what way were best that this present Parliament might be dissolved as aforesaid Whereupon Cerberus by speciall command and appointment of Grand Pluto had authority to set the gates of Hell wide open and that all passengers whatsoever none to be denyed might freely have accesse to come and heare the will and pleasure of Pluto and also Charon was commanded with all possible speed to provide himselfe of as many Boats as he could to ferry them from all parts and places to this purpose and when there was a huge multitude of all sorts gathered together in a large and spacious place one of the chiefe Heraulds belonging to the internall court cryed out vnto the assembly with a loud voice to crave a generall silence after which Pluto thus began My deare children Servants Iourneymen and well approved Subjects you see into what a low and weake estate I am brought and as you have beene dutifull and obedient with all diligence hitherto to execute my commands so my desire is that you would alwaies continue vnto the end I cannot forget your care true love industry and paines you have taken in generall for the enlargement of my Kingnome