Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	wisdom_n	woman_n	world_n	34	3	3.7420	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10986	The seuin seages translatit out of prois in Scottis meter be Iohne Rolland in Dalkeith, with ane moralitie efter euerie doctouris tale, and siclike efter the Emprice Tale, togidder with ane louing and laude to euerie doctour efter his awin tale, [and] ane exclamation and outcrying vpon the empreouris wife efter hir fals contrusit tale	Rolland, John.	1578 (1578)	STC 21254; ESTC S110703	185,127	338

watch●t thair was na hous nor hald It chancit that nicht to be baith wind and ran● That in na sort thairout he micht remane For verray cauld ▪ he stude of life sic dout And sa belyue he blenkit him about In the Kirkȝaird beside the Knichtis graue Ane litill licht the Schiref can persaue Fra the windo quhair that the Wedow lay Hidder he gais in all the haist he may At the ludge dure he knokit quietlie And sone scho spak speirit quha may that be This time of nicht to walkin ane pure Wedow All wobegane ▪ in hart richt sorrofow He said I am the Schiref of this toun For vecray cauld I am in point to swoun Ercept ȝe let me in mair haistelie For verray cauld doutles I trow to die Gif ȝe cum in quod scho I feir richt sair That ȝe sall eik my anguische mair and mair Quhilk war neidles schir gif ȝe knew my thocht Quod he Lady forsuith that sall I nocht ▪ I promeis ȝow nouther in word nor deid Zow for to craib thairfoir haue ȝe na dreid Than vp scho rais mid belyue leit him in For verray cauld he cheuerit at the chin And doun he sat and warmit him at the fire ▪ Quhilk for to do was greitlie his desire Fra he was warmit and restit thair ane space Graithlie he blent into the Wedowis face Quod he Lady to displeis ȝow na way Ane word with leif I wald vnto ȝow say Scho said gude schir say on quhat ●er ȝe pleis For ȝour sayingis sall do me na diseris He said Lady I meruell of ȝour minde To this vane wark that ȝe suld ȝow Inclinde Considdering ȝe ar ane fair Ladie ▪ Fresche in ȝour flouris ȝon̄g plesand and ●usti 〈…〉 It war mair meit ▪ and better be ten fald ▪ For to pas hame and keip ȝour awin housha●d Nor heir to byde and ȝour self to destroy Daylie in sturt in murning and in noy My counsall is pas hame to ȝour awin hous Giue to the pure and gar deill greit Almous Quod scho gude schir gif I ȝour wordis had knawin Or y ● ȝe suld sic sayings to me schawin Ze suld not had into this hous entrie Becaus ȝe talk of sic purpois to me I say to ȝow as I said of befoir To all my freindis and I wald ȝe no moir Spak of sic thingis thay sink not in my heid Knaw ȝe not weill my husband sufferit deid For ane small drop he saw my finger bleid Than think ȝe not that I suld do sum deid For him agane and tak sum small pennance That micht me caus of him haue remembrance Thairfoir I sall him lufe on sic ane wise That I mon lufe the eird quhair that he lyis And for his saik sic pennance tak on me That quhair he lyis abone him sall I die Than the Schiref tuik leif and vp he rais The ●eirest gait vnto the Gallous gais And quhen he come the theif that he left thair Was stollin away quhairof he maid greit cair And said oft times quhat haue I done allace Heir is to me becum ane cairfull cace My gudis my geir and also all my land My life siclike is in the Kingis hand Sa he wandring in sturt baith to and fro And wist not quhat to do for verray wo. Sa at the last he thocht that he wald pas To the Lady ▪ befoir quhair that he was Becaus scho was sa deuoit in hir sell He trowit of hir to haue sum gude counsell Than come he on as had bene the first Cok And at the dure quietlie did he knok Quod scho quha is that that sa sone callis now I the Schiref is cum agane to ȝow I haue ane sturt and anger at mine hart And I wald schaw thairof to ȝow sum part Thairfoir hartlie I pray ȝow let me in I sall ȝow schaw the mater mair and min. Howbeit it was to hir sum prettie pane Zit vp scho rais and leit him in agane Than he began the cace all for to tell Quod he Lady I come to haue counsell Of ȝow becaus I wait richt weill ȝe knaw Quhen ony man is hangit be the Law My office is to keip him nicht and day To that effect he be not stollin away And gif he be my life and all my landis Without remeid is in the Kingis handis It is sa chancit quhen I was heir richt now In the same time quhen I talkit with ȝow The theif quhilk I suld haue walkit quhill day Sum subtell handis hes stollin him quite away Quhairthrow I will Incur the Kingis feid Lois all my landis and also tine my heid Or ellis on force furth of the Realme to fle Quhilk is but dout ane heuie race to me Beseiking ȝow ȝour counsall giue me to Into this race quhat ȝe think best to do Quod scho gude Schir for ȝow my hart is me That sic ane chance suld happin vpon ȝow so Bot sen ȝe haue maid ȝour first mane to me I mon ȝow help defend and al 's supplie Sa wald kindnes courtasie and ressoun Of ane wo hart for to haue compassioun Quod he Lady I lippin on ȝow na les Bot for to haue ȝour counsall and kindnes Becaus ȝe ar in greit estimatioun In wit wisdome and al 's in deuotioun And I beleue to haue ȝour counsall now For all my caus clene I commit to ȝow For it is said sen first the warld began Thair is greit help into ane gude woman This Lady than was mufit with mercie And on this Knicht hir hart had greit pietie And said gude Schir ȝour sturt it mufis me Bot tak gude hart and ȝe sall helpit be Do my counsall and schortlie to conclude Ze sail nouther lois ȝour life landis nor gude He said Lady that erand brocht me heir To saue my life my landis my gudis and geir Quod scho Schir will ȝe promeis faithfullie Quhen I haue done that ȝe will Mary me I will do all that I haue to ȝow said Quod he Lady of that I wald be glaid Wald God in heuin to me ȝe wald sa do That I micht be ȝour persoun fallowis to Considdering I am bot ane pure Knicht And ȝe ane Lady of greit blude and of micht Wald ȝe disdabe to humbill ȝour minde to me I suld ȝow serue with all humilitie Sa baith thair mindes and all thair hail Intēt Was weill aggreit quhairof thay stude content Gude sehir scho said ȝe knaw richt weil I wait How my husband was buryit of the lait Quha lufit me sa wonder weill in deid That for ane drop he saw my finger bleid He tuik in hart sir sturt and displesour Of doly deith he sufferit the schairp schour Ga tak him vp for to be ȝour releif And hang him vp quhair hangit was the theif The Schiref said fair Lady be the Rude Zour