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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	bride_n	cake_n	crumb_n	36	3	15.8944	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03258	The late Lancashire vvitches A well received comedy, lately acted at the Globe on the Banke-side, by the Kings Majesties Actors. Written, by Thom. Heyvvood, and Richard Broome.	Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641.; Brome, Richard, d. 1652? aut	1634 (1634)	STC 13373; ESTC S104080	47,298	82

Thy belly full wench Mal. I 'le but take up my milk payle and leave it in the field till our comming backe in the morning and wee 'll away Rob. Goe fetch it quickly then Mal. No Robert rather than leave your company so long it shall come to me Rob. I would but see that The Payle goes Mal. Looke yonder what do you thinke on 't Rob. Light it comes and I do thinke there is so much of the Divell in 't as will turne all the milke shall come in 't these seven yeares and make it burne too till it stinke worse than the Proverbe of the Bishops foot Mal. Looke you sir heere I have it will you get up and away Rob. My horse is gone nay prithee Mal thou hast set him away leave thy Roguerie Mal. Looke againe Rob. There stands a blacke long-sided jade mine was a truss'd gray Mal. Yours was too short to carrie double such a journey Get up I say you shall have your owne againe i' th morning Rob. Nay but nay but Mal. Nay and you stand butting now I 'le leave you to look your horse Payle on afore to the field and staie till I come Rob. Come away then hey for Lancaster stand up Exeunt ACTVS III. SCENA I. Enter old Seely and Ióane his Wife Seely COme away wife come away and let us be ready to breake the Cake over the Brides head at her entrance we will have the honour of it we that have playd the Steward and Cooke at home though we lost Church by 't and saw not Parson Knit-knot doe his office but wee shall see all the house rites perform'd and oh what a day of jollity and tranquility is here towards Ioane You are so frolick and so cranck now upon the truce is taken amongst us because our wrangling shall not wrong the Wedding but take heed you were best how ye behave your selfe lest a day to come may pay for all Seel. I feare nothing and I hope to dye in this humor Joan. Oh how hot am I rather then I would dresse such another dinner this twelve moneth I would wish Wedding quite out of this yeares Almanack Seel. I le fetch a Cup of Sack Wife Ioan. How brag he is of his liberty but the holy day carries it Seel. Here here sweet-heart they are lóng me thinks a comming the Bels have rung out this halfe houre harke now the wind brings the sound of them sweetly againe Ioan. They ring backwards me thinks Seel. I fack they doe sure the greatest fire in the Parish is in our Kitchin and there 's no harme done yet no 't is some merry conceit of the stretch-ropes the Ringers now they have done and now the Wedding comes hearke the Fidlers and all now have I liv'd to see a day come take our stand and be ready for the Bride-cake which we will so cracke and crumble upon her crowne o they come they come Enter Musitiane Lawrence Parnell Win. Mal. Spencer two Country Lasses Doughty Greg. Arthur Shakton Bantam and Whetstone All Ioy health and children to the married paire Lawr. Parn We thanke you all Lawr. So pray come in and fare Parn. As well as we and taste of every cate Lawr. With bonny Bridegroome and his love mate Arth. This begins bravely Doug. They agree better then the Bels eene now 'slid they sung tunably till we were all out of the Church and then they clatter'd as the divell had beene in the Bellfry on in the name of Wedlocke Fidlers on Lawr. On with your melody Bant Enter the Gates with joy And as you enter play the sack of Troy The Fidlers passe through and play the battle The Spirit appeares Ioan. Welcome Bride Parnell Seel. Bridegroome Lawrence eke In you before for we this cake must breake Over the Bride Forgi' me what 's become O' th' Cake wife Exit Lawrence As they lift up the Cake the Spirit snatches it and powres down bran Ioan It slipt out of my hand and is falne into crums I think Dought. Crums the divell of crum is here but bran nothing but bran what prodigie is this Parn. Is my best Brides Cake come to this o wea warth it Exit Parn Seely Joane and Maides Whet. How daintily the Brides haire is powder'd with it Arth My haire stands an end to see it Bant And mine Shak. I was never so amaz'd Dougb. What can it meane Greg. Pax I think not on 't 't is but some of my Father and Mothers roguery this is a Law-day with 'em to doe what they list Whet. I never feare any thing so long as my Aunt has but bidden me thinke of her and she 'll warrant me Dough. Well Gentlemen let 's follow the rest in and feare nothing yet the house smels well of good cheere Seel. Gentlemen will it please you draw neere the guests are now all come and the house almost full meat 's taken up Dough. We were now comming Seel. But sonne Gregory Nephew Arthur and the rest of the young Gentlemen I shall take it for a favor if you will it is an office which very good Gentlemen doe in this Country accompane the Bridegroome in serving the meat All With all our hearts Seely Nay neighbor Doughty your yeares shall excuse you Dough. Peugh I am not so old but I can carry more meate then I can eate if the young rascals coo'd carry their drinke as well the Country would be quieter Knock within as at dresser Seel. VVell fare your hearts the dresser calls in Gentlemen Exeunt Gentlemen 'T is a busie time yet will I review the Bill of fare for this dayes dinner Reades for 40 people of the best quality 4. messes of meat viz. a leg of Mutton in plum-broth a dish of Marrow-bones a Capon in white-broth a Surlovne of beefe a Pig a Goose a Turkie and two Pyes for the second course to every messe 4. Chickens in a dish a couple of Rabbets Custard Flawn Florentines and stewd pruines all very good Country fare and for my credit Enter Musitians playing before Lawrence Doughty Arthur Shakton Bantam Whetstone and Gregory with dishes A Spirit over the doore does some action to the dishes as they enter The service enters O well sayd Musicke play up the meat to the Table till all be serv'd in I le see it passe in answer to my bill Dough. Hold up your head Mr. Bridegroome Lawr. On afore Fidlers my double cewles in my honds Seely Inprime a leg of Mutton in plum-broth how now Mr. Bridegroome what carry you Lawr. 'T were hot eene now but now it 's caw'd as a stoane Seel. A stone 't is horne man Lawr. Aw Exit Fidlers Seely It was Mutton but now 't is the horns on 't Lawr. Aw where 's my Bride Exit Dough. 'Zookes I brought as good a Surloyne of Beefe from the Dresser as Knife coo'd be put to and see I le stay i' this house no longer Arth. And if this were not a Capon in white broth