Selected quad for the lemma: parliament_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
parliament_n	ireland_n	king_n	scotland_n	4,095	5	8.1855	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43690	Coffee-house jests. Refined and enlarged. By the author of the Oxford jests. The fourth edition, with large additions. This may be re-printed, Feb. 25. 1685. R.P.	Hickes, William, fl. 1671.	1686 (1686)	Wing H1885; ESTC R216840	88,901	208

258. One said that he saw a Man cut a Purse and gave it to his Wife to wear which she did hang by her side But says he if you should cut a Purse you may hang by the side of the Gallows and though the Purse is so civil to them as to keep safe whatsoever is put in yet whensoever they would ha 't out agen they are so uncivil to pluck the Purse by the ears to open it and at all times do almost starve him for they tie up his mouth from eating 259. A Gentleman lying in a Lodging in Westminster had a Shock Dog which came up into his Chamber where he was where it seems a Cat had kitten'd then the Cat flew upon the Dog and the Dog at her agen Let 'em alone says another I 'll warrant you the Dog will stand a shock or two with the Cat Faith says he if he does I 'll bake a shock of Wheat into excellent Bread for him And then he 'll be a well-bread Dog too 260. When a Citizen was by accident in Tower street burnt to death by Powder a Gentleman said he had eaten so much powdered Beef that day that he was all in a flame and though he was blown up yet I 'll assure you no broken Citizen for he was found whole and in another hole was put the next day 261. A Gentleman tacitely drank the Kings Health in Olivers days by drinking a Health to Oliver C. that is O live C. R. and likewise at another time drank the Kings Health as tacitely when he drank a Health to the King of the Jews viz. I. Ireland E. England W. Wales and S. Scotland which Four Letters put together make up the word Jews and several of the Parliament Officers drank it also not knowing what they did when they drank it 262. When a London Scriv'ner died in Oxford in the time of the Sickness a merry Jack writ this over him May all by these presents know that I that have bound so many am now fast bound my self by the means of a Gentleman of an Ancient Family call'd Mr. Death who brought me my last Sheet and to my last period or fulpoint and though I was never guilty of any great wickedness yet I liv'd not without many a blot which my Daughter Pen was the occasion of I gave no ill example to any but rather give good Copies unto all I was learned too for I always dealt in good Letters and was a Justice of Peace in my own Dominions and though I could hang yet I could draw yet I could hang an Arse when my own Money was to be paid and I made all Bond men hut my Prentices for them I made free and after I had writ up all my Letters this Mr. Death threw some Dust upon 'em and as one dash of my Pen hath ruin'd many so my Daughter Pen hath ruin'd her self But this naughty Mr. Death assaults me with Bills when I was making of Bonds and at last seal'd the Letters of my Eyes quite up and then sent me away Tom-long home 263. There was one Munday a Cutler in Shoe-lane that hang'd himself but it was no boot for him to do ' it for he never recovered after And when the People came in they found a Knife in the House to cut the Rope upon which the Common Council of that place made an Act presently that Tuesday should begin the Week since Munday a Rope take him hath hang'd himself that is the cause that all the Cutlers in that place never works of a Munday It may be that was the occasion also among the Shoe-makers because they call Munday the Shoe-makers Holy-day and they don't make Holy-days for nothing 264. A Goldsmith it seems was formerly brought into the Star-Chamber for false Gold and Silver for which they fin'd him 100 l. and about a Twelve Month after 100 l. more and a Year after that 100 l. more then says he My Lords I see that you have fin'd me and fin'd me agen and refin'd me but it seems you can't do so to my Metal that nothing can melt me down in your sense They told him if they could not melt him they 'd melt his purse so that it should run quite out at last But my Lords says he as the Cobler says my Last is not come yet 265. An Honest Man that was a true Cavalier was when he came from the Wars so reduc'd that he was forc'd to turn Ale-Draper and his Sign was the Rose and Crown and in 1649 the Rump forc't him to blot out the Crown but left the Rose still as they thought to prick his Fingers and when the King was restored then he put on the Crown agen and writ underneath The Case is alter'd 266. A Simpleton that was brought in by power in Olivers days to be a Fellow of a Colledge in Oxford his Father being then made a Baron of Olivers he would never name his Father or Mother to any body but he would say My Lord the Baron my Father and my Lady the Baronness my Mother for which he was rebukt by some of their own party who were asham'd to hear him say so But a Gentleman told 'em they did erre in rebuking of him and told 'em also that he had spoken nothing but truth for he was truly descended from them both his Father also was counted none of Solomons Bastards neither and thus I will riddle it to you first from the Baron because he was a bare one in Judgement and then from the Baronness because he had a great barenness in his Wit Indeed Sir says the Simpleton I think you have defined it very well I wish I may have that grace but to be as you say Yes Ass I say I protest Sir that 's a pretty joke that belongs to me too do's it not Yes yes Then he fell out a laughing heartily and rubbing his hands saying Sir your servant your servant your servant in Folio Yes says he in Foolio indeed and so they parted 267. An honest Cavalier had a devillish Round head to his Wife which did discover all his Secrets and Actions to the then pretended Parliament which made him ask a Friend of his what was the best cure for a Round-head He told him to let him do as if his right hand offended him for desperate Diseases must have desperate Cures 268. A great number both of Seamen and Souldiers deing in a great Ship together this last Summers ingagement one of them when he saw 'em cast Anchor askt the Master and his Mate whether the Ship were sick or not They askt him his reason He said because it spew'd How shew'd says they Why does it not spew when it doth cast Cast what Why Anchor Yes indeed says the Master we did cast Ann Car over-board after she died 269. A Gallant that had a very great mind to be married but more for Moneys sake than for any thing else at last a Gentleman of his acquaintance