Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	good_a	sin_n	sinner_n	3,410	5	7.5691	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10989	Ane treatise callit the court of Venus deuidit into four buikis, newlie compylit be Iohne Rolland in Dalkeith.	Rolland, John.	1575 (1575)	STC 21258; ESTC S112993	61,624	145

scho_n buir_n of_o excellence_n boos_n the_o first_o a_o man_n of_o greit_a prudence_n quhilk_fw-mi get_v the_o nixt_a boos_n of_o verity_n this_o get_v the_o three_o sa_o their_o be_v boos_n three_o this_o boos_n get_v on_o ruth_n obed_n with_o mence_n quhilk_fw-mi get_v isai_n that_o cleipit_fw-la be_v jesse_n this_o jesse_n beget_v david_n that_o be_v king_n chosin_n be_v god_n above_o israel_n to_o ring_v one_fw-mi greit_fw-ge propheit_fw-ge sine_fw-la solomon_n get_v he_o on_o one_fw-mi lady_n rich_v bewteous_a and_o ben_v gentille_n court_n curious_a and_o cond_v mansweit_n suave_v to_o name_n hecht_fw-mi bersabe_n quhilk_fw-mi be_v you_o spous_a of_o umquhile_n knicht_n vrie_n as_o ȝe_v proponit_fw-la befoir_n in_o ȝour_n say_v all_o this_o love_n come_v of_o sensuality_n it_o be_v weill_n knawin_n that_o bersabea_n lie_v with_o king_n david_n as_o the_o scriptour_n dois_fw-fr say_v langtime_n befoir_n or_o her_o husband_n be_v slay_v throw_v dern_a favour_n and_o life_fw-mi betuix_fw-la thame_n twa_fw-mi now_o i_o begin_v again_o quhair_n i_o best_o may_v that_o ȝe_a consaif_n the_o storeis_n in_o certane_v first_o i_o rehersit_fw-la thamar_n and_o raab_n plane_n and_o bersabe_n the_o quhilk_fw-mi ȝe_fw-mi can_v not_o nay_o war_n all_o of_o sport_n ladeis_n venereane_a and_o swa_o thairfor_o to_o count_v ȝow_o line_n be_v line_n be_v jesus_n bear_v goddis_n verray_n soon_o divine_a quhilk_fw-mi ransonit_fw-la we_o with_o his_o precious_a hart_n blood_n and_o sa_o to_o bring_v my_o argument_n to_o fine_a i_o can_v not_o find_v in_o life_fw-mi na_fw-mi time_n to_o tine_n boc_n mix_v with_o mirth_n mercy_n and_o manswetude_n plenist_n with_o sport_n and_o sueit_a suavitude_n repleit_n with_o playis_o but_o poverty_n or_o pine_n well_o of_o worschip_n the_o port_n of_o pulchritude_n ●se_o of_o all_o storeis_n that_o ȝe_v haif_n tald_v and_o allegiance_n with_o argumentis_fw-la sa_o bald_a aganis_fw-la life_fw-mi in_o malice_n and_o hatrent_n come_v not_o sic_fw-la evil_a ȝit_fw-la be_v one_fw-mi thousand_o fald_n nor_o never_o will_v nor_o in_o na_z time_n wall_v as_o i_o haif_n schawin_v the_o good_a come_v of_o lufrent_a thairfoir_n as_o now_o i_o end_v my_o argument_n sa_o that_o ȝe_n will_v the_o victory_n wpȝeild_v and_o cry_v mercy_n sa_o far_o as_o be_v misgo_v that_o i_o deny_v madame_fw-fr than_o say_v vesta_n as_o to_o the_o first_o quhair_n that_o ȝe_v planelie_o say_v first_o that_o thamar_n raab_n and_o barsabe_n war_n licht_v ladeis_n all_o gevin_n to_o sport_n and_o play_v as_o ȝe_v allege_v i_o say_v ȝow_o schortlie_o nay_o they_o war_v rich_v wise_a and_o full_a of_o gravity_n and_o be_v namit_n in_o the_o genologie_n of_o christ_n for_o good_a unto_o this_o present_a day_n for_o their_o vertew_n and_o greit_v humility_n than_o venus_n say_v of_o christ_n be_v genologie_n be_v their_o na_fw-mi ma_fw-fr good_a woman_n bot_n they_o three_o ▪_o or_o schaw_v the_o cause_n quhy_a they_o be_v in_o scriptour_n mair_n thau●he_a laif_n it_o be_v not_o like_o to_o be_v sa_o money_n have_v of_o eminent_a degree_n sa_o gay_a captanis_fw-la of_o wealth_n and_o of_o valour_n quhair_n be_v mary_n of_o all_o woman_n the_o flour_n i_o think_v scho_n shall_v be_v put_v in_o memory_n give_v their_o three_o get_v for_o good_a life_n sic_fw-la honour_n as_o i_o haif_n say_v befoir_n ȝit_fw-fr i_o say_v plane_n they_o three_o be_v of_o the_o court_n venereane_v ●e_v i_o cause_n sic_fw-la wordis_fw-la to_o disclois_fw-fr the_o fourt_n i_o can_v find_v ȝit_a withoutin_n lane_n the_o lady_n ruth_n wall_v haif_n be_v yair_a rich_v fane_n quhen_n that_o scho_n ȝeid_v into_o bed_n with_o boos_n as_o noemi_n bid_v for_o to_o come_v to_o purpois_n be_v all_o their_o good_a na_fw-mi na_fw-mi ȝe_fw-mi speik_v in_o vane_n ȝe_o brek_v the_o text_n and_o as_o ȝe_v pleis_n dois_fw-fr glois_fw-fr thus_o i_o conclude_v thairfoir_fw-fr ȝe_fw-fr auditouris_fw-la heir_n circumstant_fw-la attend_v and_o assessouris_fw-la quhidder_fw-mi that_o i_o or_o vesta_n lady_n fire_n have_v schawin_n storyis_o autentik_a be_v scriptouris_n mair_n for_o to_o prais_fw-fr or_o reput_fw-la of_o valouris_fw-la perfitlie_o pance_n with_o all_o maturity_n sa_o that_o ȝour_n voce_fw-mi concord_n in_o unity_n that_o pane_n may_v be_v in_o put_v to_o forfaltouris_n the_o party_n spthit_n as_o law_n will_v let_fw-mi it_o be_v than_o speak_v a_o nymph_n to_o name_v hecht_v chastity_n one_fw-mi of_o the_o sex_n in_o vestais_fw-fr company_n madame_fw-fr venus_n now_o i_o wall_v with_o licence_n of_o my_o mistress_n to_o speik_v twa_fw-mi wordis_fw-la or_o three_o quhair_n that_o ȝe_o say_v thamar_n and_o barsabe_n raab_n and_o ruth_n war_n gevin_n to_o insolence_n i_o say_v they_o war_v woman_n of_o greit_a prudence_n gevin_n to_o vertew_n and_o profound_a gravity_n groundit_fw-la in_o grace_n with_o all_o magnificence_n for_o quhy_a we_o reid_v efter_o lira_n and_o johne_n mair_a and_o in_o the_o glois_fw-fr all_o be_v interlinear_n in_o the_o first_o heid_v quhair_n they_o wrait_n in_o mathe_n the_o evangelist_n settis_n he_o not_o to_o declair_v of_o the_o three_o king_n quhilkis_n rich_v vicious_a war_n of_o quhome_n christ_n come_v be_v just_a genelogie_n and_o for_o their_o vice_n evil_a life_n and_o cruelty_n among_o good_a folk_n he_o wall_v thame_n not_o compair_v bot_n be_v seclude_v abject_a as_o unworthy_a and_o give_v evil_a man_n for_o vice_n be_v seclude_v out_o of_o this_o band_n sa_o gracious_a and_o good_a i_o think_v rather_o evil_a woman_n to_o deprive_v bot_n i_o suppone_v their_o woman_n be_v include_v for_o their_o good_a life_n vertew_n and_o sanctitude_n for_o to_o fulfil_v the_o number_n suspensive_a and_o for_o to_o be_v the_o rute_n restorative_n for_o the_o three_o king_n quhilk_n war_n befoir_fw-fr denude_v out_o of_o this_o clan_n and_o lineage_n successive_a heirfoir_n i_o say_v thamar_n and_o bersabe_n raab_n and_o ruth_n in_o the_o genelogie_n of_o christ_n be_v put_v for_o prayer_n and_o good_a deidis_fw-la na_fw-mi say_v venus_n again_o to_o chastity_n i_o shall_v ȝow_v schaw_fw-mi alhaill_o the_o verity_n of_o that_o matter_n quhat_fw-mi sanct_n hierome_n reidis_fw-la because_o mercy_n of_o christ_n ever_o proceidis_fw-la christ_n wall_v suffer_v of_o sinner_n be_v bear_v to_o be_v for_o to_o augment_v their_o meritis_fw-la and_o their_o meidis_fw-la howbeit_o i_o know_fw-mi of_o all_o sin_n christ_n be_v quit_v and_o marry_o all_o be_v i_o know_fw-mi that_o rich_v perfect_a bot_n ȝit_v they_o come_v of_o folkis_n frivolous_a that_o we_o micht_v knaw_v his_o cheritie_n ignite_n ardent_a and_o hait_fw-fr our_o sin_n to_o abolite_a do_v notch_v disdane_a to_o take_v than_o kind_a of_o us._n an_o as_o the_o rois_fw-fr dois_fw-fr spring_n of_o thorny_a bus_fw-la sa_o do_v mary_n her_o virginity_n spring_v of_o the_o spray_n and_o sum_n of_o thame_n vicious_a ¶_o sicut_fw-la lilium_fw-la inter_fw-la spinas_fw-la sic_fw-la amica_fw-la mea_fw-la inter_fw-la filias_fw-la canti_fw-la i._o in_o the_o vile_a schell_n be_v find_v the_o pearl_n of_o price_n of_o the_o rude_a rute_n springis_fw-la the_o flour_n delice_fw-la in_o the_o gray_a clay_n be_v find_v the_o gold_n sa_fw-fr cleir_n rich_v swa_o do_v christ_n our_o flour_n and_o fortalice_n spring_v of_o the_o rute_n quhilk_fw-mi part_n be_v gevin_n to_o vice_n sa_o to_o purpois_fw-mi quhair_n of_o i_o speak_v long_o eir_n raab_n and_o ruth_n bersabe_n and_o thamar_n war_n licht_v ladeis_n thocht_v ȝe_v it_o make_v sa_o nice_a and_o of_o my_o court_n and_o have_v be_v money_n ȝeir_n thus_o quod_fw-la venus_n i_o end_v my_o conclusioun_n the_o remanent_fw-la i_o put_v to_o discretioun_n of_o theologis_fw-la or_o ellis_fw-la profound_a doctouris_fw-la and_o quhair_n i_o faill_v into_o the_o writ_n cannoun_n be_v wrong_a reheir_n transgress_v or_o collusioun_n or_o by_o the_o boundis_n of_o the_o divine_a scriptouris_n antlk_n storyis_o or_o honest_a oratouris_n heir_n i_o promit_fw-la to_o stand_v at_o correctioun_n quhen_n the_o assize_n will_v make_v interpretouris_n and_o i_o siclike_v quod_fw-la vesta_n be_o content_a that_o my_o matter_n pass_v to_o the_o jugement_n of_o the_o assize_n with_o this_o one_fw-mi liberty_n rich_v perfitlie_o that_o they_o wall_v pance_n and_o prent_fw-fr considder_fw-mi weill_n and_o in_o their_o heid_v take_v tent_n remord_v their_o mindis_n quhidder_fw-mi give_v chestitie_n be_v not_o mair_a clean_a mair_a glorious_a and_o hie_v triumphant_a stait_z mair_fw-fr digne_fw-fr and_o eminent_a ▪_o than_o venus_n warkis_n with_o all_o her_o dignity_n and_o this_o the_o cause_n diverse_a virgin_n and_o clean_a fra_n venus_n warkis_n because_o they_o do_v abstene_v outhair_n bodyis_o they_o sufferit_v mekill_n wa_o as_o in_o scriptouris_n perfitlie_o may_v be_v see_v sum_n heritonris_n sum_fw-la countess_n and_o sum_n queen_n as_o be_v katherine_n margaret_n and_o barbara_n dorothy_n lucy_n and_o money_n diverse_a ma_fw-fr for_o chastity_n greit_n sorrow_n do_v sustene_v throw_v quhais_fw-fr vertew_n to_o hevin_v they_o do_v all_o ga_fw-mi

can_v not_o thoill_a man_n haif_n displesour_n and_o special_o their_o deith_n for_o to_o purche_n heirfoir_fw-fr let_fw-mi we_o among_o we_o all_o devise_n considerand_n the_o man_n in_o peril_n lyis_o quhat_o be_v the_o best_a to_o saif_n venus_n honour_n we_o will_v send_v down_o the_o chancellar_n of_o the_o syis_n to_o rhamnusia_n quhair_n scho_n sittis_n &_o blandyis_n for_o grace_n in_o time_n give_v we_o may_v fang_n favour_n and_o put_v not_o all_o of_o to_o the_o latter_a hour_n that_o the_o man_n get_v be_v we_o na_o preiudyis_o nor_o in_o na_z part_n for_o to_o haif_n displesour_n with_o humbill_n hart_n and_o havingis_fw-la dolorous_a lawlie_a langage_fw-fr and_o fassounis_fw-la favorous_a in_o sober_a wise_a this_o we_o may_v say_v she_o till_o with_o greit_a requeist_n and_o mind_n rich_v desirous_a sa_o prayand_v she_o for_o to_o be_v pieteous_a sayand_v but_o doubt_n that_o he_o be_v cum_fw-la in_o will_n and_o in_o all_o sort_n the_o samin_n shall_v fulfil_v beseikand_fw-mi her_o for_fw-mi to_o be_v gracious_a and_o take_v the_o best_a and_o set_v on_o side_n all_o evil_a and_o swa_o his_o life_n to_o be_v saif_n and_o his_o good_a and_o ask_v mercy_n for_o the_o greit_a mansuetude_n in_o woman_n be_v as_o scho_v expedient_a thinkis_n to_o dispone_v efterwart_o scho_n may_v dude_v quhidder_fw-mi scho_fw-mi will_v of_o his_o life_n he_o denude_v or_o saif_n his_o life_n give_v scho_n will_v stand_v content_a into_o one_fw-mi bill_n this_o man_n be_v to_o she_o send_v sa_o in_o one_fw-mi voice_n heirupon_o we_o conclude_v the_o bill_n be_v maid_n with_o it_o thisbe_n be_v go_v on_o humil_n wayis_o and_o maneris_fw-la womanly_a rich_v chancellarlike_a kneilland_n upon_o she_o kne_v to_o rhamnusia_n the_o missive_a represent_v from_o the_o assize_n with_o courage_n courteslie_a sayand_n madam_n sen_fw-mi juge_a heir_n now_o ȝe_o be_v unto_o ȝour_n grace_n to_o schaw_v ȝow_o their_o intent_n to_o that_o effect_n this_o bill_n he_z to_o ȝow_v send_v to_o wit_n ȝour_n will_v cause_n the_o matter_n be_v high_a prayand_n to_o send_v to_o thame_n ȝour_n avisement_n with_o all_o honour_n the_o bill_n scho_n do_v resaif_n as_o nobill_n nymph_n and_o lady_n most_o suane_a red_a it_o to_o end_v secreitlie_o her_o allone_n quhais_n text_n scho_n do_v considder_fw-mi and_o consave_o with_o mature_a mind_n and_o countenance_n rich_v grave_a rich_v perfitlie_o of_o all_o they_o do_v propone_v thinkand_fw-mi rich_v weill_n they_o covet_v na_z ultioun_n their_o mind_n erair_n be_v the_o mannis_fw-la life_n to_o haif_n ●or_a he_o to_o tine_n be_v exterminioun_n venus_n behold_v the_o bill_n gevin_n be_v thisbe_n to_o rhamnusia_n and_o reidand_v quiet_o scho_n say_v madam_n one_fw-mi thing_n i_o ȝow_v requeir_n of_o that_o ilk_fw-mi bill_n quhat_o may_v the_o tenor_n be_v give_v it_o be_v any_o prejudice_n to_o i_o i_o ȝow_v protest_v the_o text_n that_o i_o may_v heir_n glaidlie_n madam_n say_v scho_n as_o suld_v effeir_n swa_n in_o all_o pointis_n that_o ȝe_v thairon_fw-fr agre_fw-la i_o stand_v content_a quod_fw-la venus_n with_o glaid_a cheir_n traistand_n rich_v weill_n be_v perfect_a knawlege_v ȝe_o will_v not_o thoill_o nor_o bid_v i_o do_v na_z thing_n that_o my_o honour_n may_v fay_v in_o any_o sort_n or_o displesour_n any_o to_o i_o inbring_v no_z than_o say_v scho_n i_o war_v na_fw-fr way_n cond_v of_o ȝow_n to_o bruik_fw-mi office_n i_o say_v at_o schort_a bot_n all_o be_v for_o ȝour_n plesour_n and_o comfort_n than_o say_v venus_n reid_v forth_o but_o tarry_v i_o be_o content_a sa_fw-fr ȝe_fw-fr keip_v ȝour_n report_n the_o court_n be_v coy_a commandit_fw-la be_v silence_v under_o all_o pane_n they_o suld_v give_v audience_n rhamnusia_n the_o bill_n scho_fw-mi gaif_n in_o deid_v to_o fremmitne_v justice_n clerk_n in_o presence_n of_o all_o the_o court_n have_v she_o reid_v the_o sentence_n to_o dame_n venus_n for_o scho_n doubtless_o but_o dreid_v be_v weill_n appayit_fw-la sa_fw-fr fremmitnes_n do_v proceid_v in_o the_o missive_a with_o all_o her_o diligence_n of_o the_o true_a text_n this_o way_n begin_v to_o reid_v ¶_o missiva_fw-la rhamnusiae_n missa_fw-la ab_fw-la assisa_n sen_n we_o for_o fault_n of_o personis_fw-la mair_fw-fr prudent_a be_v ȝow_o elect_a madam_n be_v present_a heir_n in_o greit_n laubouris_fw-la and_o uncouth_a argument_n as_o assisouris_n the_o matter_n to_o make_v cleir_n bot_n it_o be_v sa_o contrarious_a and_o austeir_n to_o the_o rigour_n and_o we_o it_o put_v doubtless_o woman_n for_o ay_o salbe_n callit_fw-la merciless_a de_fw-fr desperance_fw-fr as_o god_n forbid_v he_o do_v the_o lak_a and_o schame_n and_o all_o defamatioun_n to_o dame_n venus_n but_o doubt_n it_o will_v come_v to_o and_o cause_n ladeis_n to_o get_v blasphematioun_n and_o be_v haldin_fw-mi of_o the_o les_fw-fr reputatioun_n baith_o odious_a and_o snell_n as_o one_fw-mi serpent_n quhairfoir_fw-fr as_o now_o we_o schaw_o ȝow_v our_o intent_n we_o find_v vesta_n in_o the_o far_a hire_n 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weill_n that_o be_v in_o woe_n and_o deliver_v the_o dreary_a of_o distress_n that_o woman_n shall_v not_o be_v callit_fw-la merciless_a for_o weill_n we_o wait_v or_o venus_n wist_v he_o the_o in_o her_o default_n sa_o that_o he_o cum_fw-la in_o will_n for_o all_o the_o faltis_n and_o the_o greit_a velanie_n that_o ever_o he_o say_v throw_v wilfulness_n by_o skill_n scho_n lever_n give_v ten_o thousand_o crounis_fw-la he_o till_o to_o saif_n his_o life_n we_o know_fw-mi sa_fw-fr her_o kindness_n that_o scho_n on_o force_n can_v not_o be_v merciless_a for_o ȝour_v honour_n madame_fw-fr this_o we_o requeir_n with_o ȝour_n answer_v as_o ȝe_v expedient_a thinkis_n for_o to_o give_v and_o lady_n venus_n heir_n all_o be_v prayand_a she_o for_o to_o be_v patient_a as_o we_o believe_v the_o criminal_a dois_fw-fr repent_v beseikand_fw-mi heir_n ȝour_fw-fr gracious_a excellence_n quhair_n that_o we_o faill_v that_o ȝe_v wall_v find_v defence_n ¶_o finis_fw-la missivae_fw-la venus_n heirand_n 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