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id: A89602
author: Martel, Margaret, d. 1697.
date: 1697
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1431
sentence: 60
flesch: 63
cache: cache/A89602.xml
txt: txt/A89602.txt
title:
  A true translation of a paper written in French, delivered by Margaret Martell to the under-sheriff at the time and place of her execution, at Suffolk-street end, July 16, 1697, for the barbarous murther of Elizabeth Pullen, wife of Paul Pullen, Esq.

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id: A66710
author: Poor Robin.
date: 1678
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 2247
sentence: 85
flesch: 66
cache: cache/A66710.xml
txt: txt/A66710.txt
title:
  Poor Robin's true character of a scold, or, The shrews looking-glass dedicated to all domineering dames, wives rampant, cuckolds couohant, and hen-peckt sneaks, in city or country.

summary:
  Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL). EEBO-TCP is a partnership between the Universities of Michigan and Oxford and the publisher ProQuest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by ProQuest via their Early English Books Online (EEBO) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com).


id: A31569
author: Chamberlayne, Edward, 1616-1703.
date: 1671
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 2677
sentence: 67
flesch: 45
cache: cache/A31569.xml
txt: txt/A31569.txt
title:
  An academy or colledge, wherein young ladies and gentlewomen may at a very moderate expence be duly instructed in the true Protestant religion, and in all vertuous qualities that may adorn that sex also be carefully preserved and secured till the day of their marriage ...

summary:
  (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A31569) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 48843) EEBO-TCP aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the Text Encoding Initiative (http://www.tei-c.org).


id: A78225
author: Barton, William, 1598?-1678.
title: A catalogue of virtuous women recorded in the Old & New Testament
date: 1671
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 4019
sentence: 299
flesch: 83
cache: cache/A78225.xml
txt: txt/A78225.txt
summary:
  And , for multitude we find Most-what of the woman ▪ kind . 2. 9. &c. Whom the beautious Babe did please ▪ Weeping in the Bull-Rushes .


id: A41702
author: Gould, Robert, d. 1709?
date: 1691
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 4251
sentence: 136
flesch: 72
cache: cache/A41702.xml
txt: txt/A41702.txt
title:
  A satyrical epistle to the female author of a poem, call'd Silvia's revenge, &c. by the author of the satyr against woman.

summary:
  Ephelia , poor Ephelia , Ragged Jilt , And Sapho , Famous for her Gout and Guilt , Either of these , tho' both Debaucht and Vile , Had answer'd me in a more Decent Style ; Yet Hackny Writers ; when their Verse did fail To get 'em Brandy , Bread and Cheese , and Ale , Their Wants by Prostitution were supply'd , Shew but a Tester , you might up and Ride ; For Punk and Poesie agree so pat , You cannot well be this , and not be that : Than thou , even these had better Conduct shown , Preserv'd their Sexes Fame , and half retriev'd their own . Why dost thou tell us they cou'd be so Ill ?


id: A89601
author: Martel, Margaret, d. 1697.
date: 1697
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1293
sentence: 49
flesch: 61
cache: cache/A89601.xml
txt: txt/A89601.txt
title:
  A true copy of the paper delivered by Margaert [sic] Martels own hand, before she went to the place of execution, July the 16th, 1697

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id: A41691
author: Brown, Thomas, 1663-1704.
title: Love given o're, or, A Satyr against the pride, lust, and inconstancy &c. of woman
date: 1682
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 4989
sentence: 158
flesch: 70
cache: cache/A41691.xml
txt: txt/A41691.txt
summary:
  Unless 't were when you found Rebellious Man , ( For ' ere time was you cou'd their Actions scan ) Would commit Crimes so impious , and high , That they were made your veng'ance to supply : For not the wild destructive waste of War , Nor all the endless Lab'rinths of the Bar , Famine , Revenge , perpetual loss of health , No nor that grinning Friend Despair it self , When it insults with most tyranick sway , Can plague or torture Mankind more than they . True , I confess that Rome's Emperial Whore , ( More Fam'd for Lust , than for the Crown she wore ) Aspir'd to Deeds so impiously high , That their immortal Fame will never die : Into the publick Stews ( disguis'd ) she thrust , To quench the raging Fury of her Lust : Her part against th' Assembly she made good , And all the Sallies of their Lust withstood , And drain'd 'em dry ; exhausted all their store ; Yet all could not content th' insatiate Whore , Her C — — like the dull Grave , still gap't for more .


id: A38815
author: Evelyn, John, 1620-1706. aut
date: 1690
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 5397
sentence: 246
flesch: 73
cache: cache/A38815.xml
txt: txt/A38815.txt
title:
  Mundus muliebris: or, The ladies dressing-room unlock'd, and her toilette spread In burlesque. Together with the fop-dictionary, compiled for the use of the fair sex.

summary:
  In general, first editions of a works in English were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably Latin and Welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. Hanging Candlesticks , like those used 〈◊〉 C●●rches .


id: A41701
author: Gould, Robert, d. 1709?
date: 1698
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 6366
sentence: 272
flesch: 80
cache: cache/A41701.xml
txt: txt/A41701.txt
title:
  A satyr against wooing with a view of the ill consequences that attend it / written by the author of The satyr against woman.

summary:
  Had not a blunt Address been much more fit ? And , at that Juncture , better shew'd his Wit ? Madam ( tho' 't is a Truth that 's something ' bold ) We here are by our Parents bought and Sold : A Common Singer on the Stage has there VVhere Voice will do , th' Advantage of a Peer : Or tho' , by chance , his Lordship led the way , VVhat one Fool has possest , all others may .


id: A67503
author: Ward, Edward, 1667-1731.
date: 1695
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 7979
sentence: 285
flesch: 66
cache: cache/A67503.xml
txt: txt/A67503.txt
title:
  Female policy detected. Or, The arts of a designing woman laid open In maxims proper to be observ'd by all, especially the youth of this nation, to arm themselves against the subtilties and devices of intreiguing women. Divided into six chapters. I. Of their allurements. II. Of their inconstancy. III. Of their love. IV. Of their revenge. V. Of their pride. VI. Of their ingratitude. To which is added, two poems, one in commendation of vertue, the other in dispraise of vice. Dedicated to the apprentices of London.

summary:
  Of the Love of Women . 'T is a receiv'd Opinion among their whole Sex , That the Passion of Love ceases in a Man after Enjoyment , and the Esteem he had before of her Person is much lessen'd by her Condescention to his Desires , which Conception occasions her to withdraw her Affections from you , ( unless every Hour you confirm her in a different Faith by fresh Assurances ) coveting to be Belov'd by some Body who hath a good Opinion of her Vertues ; for there is nothing more certain , that Women who have been deceiv'd themselves , take a secret Delight in Deceiving others ; therefore , you that are the Deceivers , be careful you are not Deceiv'd .


id: A87320
author: Reynolds, Edward, 1599-1676.
date: 1659
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 8984
sentence: 430
flesch: 76
cache: cache/A87320.xml
txt: txt/A87320.txt
title:
  Imitation and caution for Christian woman: or, The life and death of that excellent gentlewoman, Mrs. Mary Bewley; who departed this life (her only son having finished his course the 9th. of December before) on the first of Febr. 1652/3. Recommended to the reader, by the reverend and eminently learned Doctor Reynolds.

summary:
  She was humble , though naturally of a high spirit ; often concealed her parts , and preferred others in love , neither provoking nor envying others , nor thinking her self to be something when she was nothing ; and of this grace of humility , take this her own meditation written at large ; Humility is a rare and singular grace , doth admirably adorn a Christian ; for if wisdome make the face to shine , then with the lowly there is wisdome ; it is like the gold and enamel about the precious Diamond , sets it off with a magnificent lustre ; it hath the promise of addition ; an humble soul is an habitation for a holy God ; and the Creator delights to dwell with the humble creature , and the Redeemer will save the humble person ; for he humbled himself that sinners may be exalted ; and if they humble themselves , he hath promised to exalt them ; for honour shall uphold the humble in spirit ; as pride is an harbinger to destruction , so humility is a conduct to honour ; great are the in-comes of an humble soul , riches , honour and life ; and excellent their priviledges ; for the Lord hears the desire of the humble , and forgets not their cry ; they shall be taught the way of God , and guided by him in judgment ; for the Lord hath respect to the lowly , and he lifteth up the meek , and they shall inherit the earth ; good tydings shall be preached to them , and they shall increase their joy among men ; for the Lord will beautifie them with salvation ; therefore who would not be cloathed with that shining garment of humility ? She lost appetite to her food , and sleep departed from her eyes , and by day she neither could nor would use any diversions , and took but too little comfort in the mercies God had left her ; was full of thoughts , and had few words , * all which made way for her sicknesse and death , which was a malignant feaver , and vapours of the mother , followed with convulsion fits : The last thing then to be spoken to , is , Her sicknesse and death ; On the first assault of her sicknesse she apprehended death would follow , and that which she had more than once ( too hastily ) desired , would now in earnest make speed : Therefore her first and greatest care was ( setting now aside all thoughts of her son ; for God will whip his own out of their sins ) to settle the affairs of her everlasting peace , and to secure all things 'twixt God and her soul : Her nexr work was to review her five weeks carriage under her affliction , upon which she sorrowed most of all that she had not glorified God more in her suffering , that she , wearied of life , had been so thoughtful about her sons death , and that the consolations which were administred to her , had done her no more good , and that by neglect of her body and lawful diversions , she had made way for this her painful sickness : wherein she saw the vanity of her former anxiety concerning her sons death ; for those medicines which ( prudently ) were omitted to him , were administred to her self ; and did only help her to dye the more sensibly , and with the more pain : she exhorted others to learn by her example , to beware of setting their hearts on any creature , and that they would strive to glorifie God while they live , that they would redeem their time , and make their acquaintance and peace with God before they lye down on their death-bed .


id: A63797
author: Tryon, Thomas, 1634-1703.
date: 1682
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 11179
sentence: 178
flesch: 31
cache: cache/A63797.xml
txt: txt/A63797.txt
title:
  Healths grand preservative: or The womens best doctor A treatise, shewing the nature and operation of brandy, rumm, rack, and other distilled spirits, and the ill consequences of mens, but especially of womens drinking such pernicious liquors and smoaking tobacco. As likewise, of the immoderate eating of flesh without a due observation of time, or nature of the creature which hath proved very destructive to the health of many. Together, with a rational discourse of the excellency of herbs, highly approved of by our ancestors in former times. And the reasons why men now so much desire the flesh more than other food. A work highly fit to be persued and observed by all that love their health, and particularly necessary to the female sex, on whose good or ill constitution the health and strength, or sickness and weakness of all [cropped]sterity does in a more especial manner depend. By Tho. Tryon.

summary:
  BRandy , R●mm , Rack , and other distilled Spirits , are all very per●icious and hurtful to the Health of the Body , if not sparingly taken on extraordinary occasions in a Physi●●● way ; for the Intention of all such Chymical preparations , when first Inr●●ted , was for Medicinal uses , and not to be used as Common drink , as of late years indiscre●tly they are , to the destruction of many Thousands , the frequent use of them contracting such 〈◊〉 and stubbo●n D●seases , as for the most part are incurable . Therefore all such Spirits so drawn , do loose their Balsamick body with all their Cordial Vertues and Tinctures , put what Herbs or Li●u●rs you will into such Furnaces , they are presently P●●ndeted of their Natural Colour , and run off white , whereby it appears , that this Common way of Distillation destroys the pure Natural Vertues and Tincture , for from the Tincture proceeds all the Variety of Colours , both in Vegetables , Minerals , and Annimals , so that such Spirits do only contain a harsh fier●e Fiery Nature , and for that reason , if they be frequently Drink , do ●rey upon the Natural Heat , and by degrees weaken it , destroying the very Life of Nature , by way of Simile ; for every Like works upon its likeness , whence it comes to pass , that in those who addict themselves to the Drinking of these high Fiery or Brimstony Spirits , their Natural heat grows cold and Feeble , and their Appetites are weakened , they destroying the Power of the Digestive Faculty of the Stomach , so that many such People after Eating are forced to Drink a Dram to help concoction ; all other Drinks proving too cold for them , which constrains them to continue ●ooping of such Liquor ; a sad Remedy , when we go about to help a mischief by encreasing the application of the same ill means which first occasioned it● for these wrathful Spirits have awakened the Central Heat , which is the Root of Nature , that ought not to have been awakened or kindled , for if the Central Heat be stired up by any unnatural Meats or Drinks , or other violence done to Nature , then presently follows the Consumption of the Radical Moisture , and the pure Spirits and Lively Tinctures become Suffocated , wherein consists the Essential Life of Nature .


id: A10700
author: Rich, Barnabe, 1540?-1617.
date: 1613
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 11219
sentence: 253
flesch: 53
cache: cache/A10700.xml
txt: txt/A10700.txt
title:
  The excellency of good women The honour and estimation that belongeth vnto them. The infallible markes whereby to know them. By Barnabe Rych souldier seruant to the Kings most excellent Maiestie.

summary:
  The excellency of good women The honour and estimation that belongeth vnto them. The excellency of good women The honour and estimation that belongeth vnto them.


id: A41072
author: Fox, Margaret Askew Fell, 1614-1702.
date: 1666
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 8457
sentence: 192
flesch: 57
cache: cache/A41072.xml
txt: txt/A41072.txt
title:
  Womens speaking justified, proved and allowed of by the Scriptures, all such as speak by the spirit and power of the Lord Jesus and how women were the first that preached the tidings of the resurrection of Jesus, and were sent by Christ's own command, before he ascended to the Father, John 20:17.

summary:
  Womens speaking justified, proved and allowed of by the Scriptures, all such as speak by the spirit and power of the Lord Jesus and how women were the first that preached the tidings of the resurrection of Jesus, and were sent by Christ's own command, before he ascended to the Father, John 20:17. Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1010:7) Womens speaking justified, proved and allowed of by the Scriptures, all such as speak by the spirit and power of the Lord Jesus and how women were the first that preached the tidings of the resurrection of Jesus, and were sent by Christ's own command, before he ascended to the Father, John 20:17.


id: A47200
author: Keith, George, 1639?-1716.
date: 1674
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 11005
sentence: 222
flesch: 50
cache: cache/A47200.xml
txt: txt/A47200.txt
title:
  The woman-preacher of Samaria a better preacher, and more sufficiently qualified to preach than any of the men-preachers of the man-made-ministry in these three nations / by George Keith.

summary:
  He who telleth a man or woman all that ever they have done , must be Christ : but this man has told all that ever I have done , therefore this is the Christ , or is not this the Christ ? And also before this time , the Lord made use of women , to witness , speak , or declare , and that unto the eleven Apostles , that Christ was risen from the dead , Luke 24.9 , 10. And was not this Convention a Church ?


id: A06133
author: Lloyd, Lodowick, fl. 1573-1610.
title: The choyce of ievvels. By Lodowik Lloid Esquier
date: 1607
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 12022
sentence: 447
flesch: 72
cache: cache/A06133.xml
txt: txt/A06133.txt
summary:
  Was not THERMVTIS the Kings daughter of Egipt , a Iewell appointed to saue Moses from drowning in Nilus , to name him Moses , to bring him vpp as her sonne adoptiue to possesse the Crowne in spight of their Priests of Memphis ? ESTHER an Hebrew maide , maried to A●ashuerosh the great King of Persia , a Iewell of God not only appointed to saue M●rdocheus her vnckle , but all the Iewes her country-men within an hundred seauen and twenty Prouinces , with the daunger of her owne life , and the destruction of Seauenty and fiue thousand Persi●ns , and the hanging of H●man , and his ten sonnes . THE Empire of Women , and Courts of Queenes , euen frō Semiramis time , haue gouerned countries and kingdomes , subdued Realmes ruled States , and brought vnder their obeysance both Kings and kingdomes ; as also before Semiramis time it may ●ee●e probable , for that Asia the greatest part of the world was named Asia by a Queene of that name which then dwelt in Asi● , whose fame continued vntill Semiramis the second Empresse , whose martiall exploytes and gouernment ▪ hath been such ( if authorities may serue ) as neither Alexander the great could exceede in magnanimitie , nor Cyrus in victories , nor Xerxes in multitude of souldiers .


id: A51033
author: Mitchell, John, fl. 1697.
date: 1697
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 12743
sentence: 528
flesch: 74
cache: cache/A51033.xml
txt: txt/A51033.txt
title:
  The way to true honour and happiness A friendly address to all parents, masters of families, and landlords, the persons most capable to honour ... , and to gain honour to themselves, by beginning and carrying on a rational reformation. To which is added, [A] memorandum for mothers. By John Mitchell, M.A.

summary:
  whereas now by 〈◊〉 neg●●ct , their Labour is lost , and their P●ins unprofitable . There is nothing can hinder your minding 〈…〉 spiritual concerns of your selves and Fami 〈…〉 , but the Vanities of the VVorld , or the Lusts of the Flesh ; and these ye have renounced in your Baptism , and vowed a perpetual VVar against them ; so that you are perjured if you suffer your selves to be entangled an● hindred by them , Mat. 16.


id: A37304
author: Dean, J. (John), fl. 1679-1685.
date: 1679
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 2093
sentence: 82
flesch: 73
cache: cache/A37304.xml
txt: txt/A37304.txt
title:
  The Dutch-miller, and new invented wind-miller, or, An exact description of a rare artist newly come into England who undertake[illegible] to grind all sorts of women; whether old, decriped, wrinckled, blear-eyed, long nosed, blind, lame, scold [illegible]alous, angry, poor, or all others whatsoever: he'l ingage they shall come out of his mill, young, active, ple[ea]nt, handsome, wise, modest, loving, kind and rich, without any defect, or deformity, and just suitable to th[ei]r husbands humours, and dispositions, as he hath often experienced in other countries where he hath m[a]de practice of his art. The rich for money, and the poor for nothing. Tune of, Cook La[illegible]rel, &c. Then bring your wives unto my mill, and young for old you shall have still.

summary:
  Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL).


id: A61840
author: Strong, James, 1618 or 19-1694.
date: 1674
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 13428
sentence: 542
flesch: 77
cache: cache/A61840.xml
txt: txt/A61840.txt
title:
  Joanereidos, or, Feminine valour eminently discovered in western women, at the seige of Lyme, as well by defying the merciless enemy at the face abroad, as by fighting against them in Garrison towns, sometimes carrying stones, anon tumbling of stones over the works on the enemy, when they have been scaling them, some carrying powder, other charging of pieces to ease the souldiers, constantly resolved for generality, not to think any ones life dear, to maintain that Christian quarrel for the long Parliament : whereby, as they deserve commendations in themselves so they are proposed as example unto others : with marginal notes on the work, and several copies of verses by a club of gentlemen on this authors year and half work / by James Strong ...

summary:
  Let them wear buskings ever to their knees , Or higher it , for ( friend ) thy verse all sees That is in them , of vertuousness I mean , Pray take my rime as I suppost , that 's clean , Let them have statutes made ( like men ) of stone , Another wonder , which may be daily sh●wn , And let thy pen contrive it , which must stand Immovable , when stiffened by thy hand . Then buffeting his patient desk he bites His nails , inspired with new fancy , writes , Breaks off abruptly , knocks his empty scull , Falls to 't again , and with a mouth brim-full Of spumy froth spits praises on that sex , Tells inconsistent stories , which perplex The sense , and his dull noddle , now at length His hackney Muse is tir'd , and wanting strength To trot on farther , ends his stately song , With which his teeming brain travail'd as long As breeding Elephants ; but by the help Of Midwives this his self resembling whelp Is like the Moon-calf born , and as men carry Their Monster-children , Satyr-like all hairy , Distorted in their limbs , dwarfish in stature , Or unlike men in any brutish feature , From Villages to Cities where they show By painted clothes hung out , the throng that go Thorow those streets , that their admiring eyes For two pence may behold those prodigies .


id: A40992
author: Egerton, Sarah Fyge.
date: 1686
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 6802
sentence: 228
flesch: 71
cache: cache/A40992.xml
txt: txt/A40992.txt
title:
  The Female advocate, or, An ansvver to a late satyr against the pride, lust and inconstancy, &c. of woman written by a lady in vindication of her sex.

summary:
  all Goodness out of them ; but that will be an impossible thing , so long as we ( the most essentially good ) do subsist : for 't is observed in all Religions , that Women are the truest Devotionists , and the most pious , and more heavenly than those who pretend to be the most perfect and rational Creatures ; for many Men with the Conceit of their own Perfections , neglect that which should make them so ; as some mistaken persons , who think if they are of the right Church they shall be infallibly saved , when they never follow the Rules which lead to Salvation ; and when Persons with this Inscription pass currant in Heaven , then it will be according to my Antagonist's Fancy , that all Men are good , and fitting for Heaven because they are Men ; and Women irreversibly damn'd , because they are Women : But that Heaven should make a Male and Female , both of the same Species , and both indued with the like Rational Souls , for two such differing Ends , is the most notorious Principle , and the most unlikely of any that ever was maintained by any Rational Man , and I shall never take it for an Article of my Faith , being assured that Heaven is for all those whose Purity and Obedience to its Law , qualifies them for it , whether Male or Female ; to which Place the latter seem to have the Claim , is the Opinion of one of its Votaries , S. F. THE Female Advocate , OR , An Answer to a late Satyr against the Pride , Lust and Inconstancy , &c. of Woman . For when the Dust was purify'd by Heaven , Made into Man , and Life unto it given , Then the Almighty and All-wise God said , That Woman of that Species should be made : Which was no sooner said , but it was done , 'Cause 't was not fit for Man to be alone .


id: A41370
author: Golborne, John.
date: 1674
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 17828
sentence: 707
flesch: 76
cache: cache/A41370.xml
txt: txt/A41370.txt
title:
  A friendly apology, in the behalf of the womans excellency together with some examples of women-worthies : as also the character of a virtuous and accomplished woman : wherein ladies of pleasure are taxed and admonished / written in verse by J. Golborne ...

summary:
  B●ushing at boldness of the wan●on Dame , And their impertinence vain , that are grown Knowing in all concernments , but their own . How like a Malefactor doth he sta●d , Expecting sentence ? What is her command ?


id: A10790
author: Rivers, George.
title: The heroinæ: or, The lives of Arria, Paulina, Lucrecia, Dido, Theutilla, Cypriana, Aretaphila
date: 1639
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 17917
sentence: 533
flesch: 64
cache: cache/A10790.xml
txt: txt/A10790.txt
summary:
  Shee was captivated by her owne beauty , and felt the greatest tyranny of it her selfe , why then also should her greatest offender bee unpunish'd ? shee did not kill her selfe for feare of the Turke : for her brest was arm'd to meet death in any shape of horrour , shee had before beheld him unaffrighted in all his ghastly formes . The Emperour by these passages perceiv'd whereto shee tended , that shee would live no longer then till shee had a power to die ; commanded her to be streightly guarded : but this restraint was rather a spur then a bridle to her actions travelling to fame : for shee enraged that her death was denyed her , flung out of the Chaire where shee sate , and violently ranne her head against the Wall , with which blow , shee much wounded , fell into a deadly swoone : but as soon as her keepers had recall'd the unwelcom'd life to her , the life that griev'd her , not that it was gone , but returned ; she thus bespake them : You see how vainly you imploy your care to keep a prisoner that will be free ; you may make mee die with more paine , and lesse honour ; but not to die at all , this is beyond your power : whilst I wear a hand commanded by a heart that knowes no feare , I shall not despaire of death , nor shall I long protract a loathed breath in such wretched times that make life but the nursery of sorrowes , and seminary of misfortunes .


id: A26092
author: Astell, Mary, 1668-1731.
date: 1694
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 19907
sentence: 500
flesch: 53
cache: cache/A26092.xml
txt: txt/A26092.txt
title:
  A serious proposal to the ladies, for the advancement of their true and greatest interest by a lover of her sex.

summary:
  Having more Heat than Light , their Zeal out runs their knowledge and instead of representing Piety as it is in it self , the most lovely and inviting thing imaginable , they expose it to the contempt and ridicule of the censorious World. Users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a TCP editor.


id: A26561
author: Agrippa von Nettesheim, Heinrich Cornelius, 1486?-1535.
date: 1670
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 18889
sentence: 463
flesch: 50
cache: cache/A26561.xml
txt: txt/A26561.txt
title:
  Female pre-eminence, or, The dignity and excellency of that sex above the male an ingenious discourse / written orignally in Latine by Henry Cornelius Agrippa ... ; done into English with additional advantages by H. C.

summary:
  On his Pains in Translating , and Refining this quaint Discourse of Female Pre-eminence . ' TI● bravely done , dear Friend ! Th' whole Sexes Honour , whose innocence may think The Milk from 's Mother suckt too like his Ink ; Had too much in it of the bitter Gall , Or for One Womans Cri●●e he 'd ne're curse all .


id: A26097
author: Astell, Mary, 1668-1731.
date: 1700
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 21883
sentence: 454
flesch: 48
cache: cache/A26097.xml
txt: txt/A26097.txt
title:
  Some reflections upon marriage occasion'd by the Duke & Dutchess of Mazarine's case, which is also considered.

summary:
  I know not whether or no Women are allow'd to have Souls , if they have , perhaps it is not prudent to provoke them too much , least silly as they are , they at last recriminate , and then what polite and well-bred Gentleman , tho' himself is concern'd , can forbear taking that lawful Pleasure which all who understand Raillery must tast , when they find his Jests who insolently began to peck at his Neighbour , return'd with Interest upon his own Head ? And indeed Men are too Humane , too Wise to venture at it did they not hope for this effect , and expect the Pleasure of finding their Wit turn to such account ; for if it be Lawful to reveal a Secret , this is without doubt the whole design of those fine Discourses which have been made against the Women from our great Fore-Fathers to this present Time. Users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a TCP editor.


id: A75977
author: Agrippa von Nettesheim, Heinrich Cornelius, 1486?-1535.
date: 1652
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 14165
sentence: 380
flesch: 57
cache: cache/A75977.xml
txt: txt/A75977.txt
title:
  The glory of women: or, A treatise declaring the excellency and preheminence of women above men, which is proved both by scripture, law, reason, and authority, divine, and humane. Written first in Latine by Henricus Cornelius Agrippa Knight, and doctor both of law and physicke. And presented to Margaret Augusta, Queen of the Austrians and Burgundians. And now translated into English, for the vertuous and beautifull female sex of the Commonwealth of England By Edvv. Fleetvvood, Gent.

summary:
  2007-06 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-07 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-11 Elspeth Healey Sampled and proofread 2007-11 Elspeth Healey Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion THE Glory of Women : OR , A Treatise declaring the excellency and preheminence of WOMEN above MEN , which is proved both by Scripture , Law , Reason , and Authority , Divine , and Humane . I found it in a Roman dresse , but I present it to you in your owne naturall language ; I use the Authours owne expressions , and terme you the Crown of the Creation , not unworthily , because if you look into Genesis you shal find that Woman was the last work in the Creation , and so the most perfect and absolute ; As we see , when Artificers make an excellent piece , they keep pollishing till the last , as being the perfection and Crown of it .


id: A30127
author: Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.
date: 1683
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 16335
sentence: 696
flesch: 77
cache: cache/A30127.xml
txt: txt/A30127.txt
title:
  A case of conscience resolved viz. whether, where a church of Christ is situate, it is the duty of the women of that congregation, ordinarily, and by appointment, to separate themselves from their brethren, and so to assemble together to perform some parts of divine worship, as prayer, &c. without their men? : And the arguments made use of for that practice examined / by John Bunyan.

summary:
  First he begins with this question , Whether Women fearing God may Meet to pray together , and whether it be Lawfull for them so to do ? which done , he fals to a Wonderment , saying , It seems very strange to me , that any who profess the Fear of God , can make any question touching the Lawfulness thereof : The rule for praying being so General to all , and there being so many Instances for the Practice thereof , upon several occasions in the Word of God , for their incouragement therein . First , saith he , If Women may prayse God together for Mercies received for the Church of God , or for themselves : Then they may pray together : the Proof whereof is plain , Exod.


id: A12750
author: Speght, Rachel.
date: 1617
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 11479
sentence: 412
flesch: 69
cache: cache/A12750.xml
txt: txt/A12750.txt
title:
  A mouzell for Melastomus, the cynicall bayter of, and foule mouthed barker against Euahs sex. Or an apologeticall answere to that irreligious and illiterate pamphlet made by Io. Sw. and by him intituled, The arraignement of women. By Rachel Speght

summary:
  The consideration of this ( right Honourable and Worshipfull Ladies ) hath incited me ( though yong , and the vnworthiest of thousands ) to encounter with a furious enemy to our sexe , least if his vniust imputations should continue without answere , he might insult and account himselfe a victor ; and by such a conceit deale , as Historiographers report the viper to doe , who in the Winter time doth vomit forth her poyson , and in the spring time sucketh the same vp againe , which becommeth twise as deadly as the former : And this our pestiferous enemy , by thinking to prouide a more deadly poyson for women , then already he hath foamed forth , may euaporate , by an addition vnto his former illeterate Pamphlet ( intituled The Arraignement of Women ) a more contagious obtrectation then he hath already done , and indeed hath threatned to doe . This her giuing Adam of that sawce , wherewith Sathan had serued her , whose sowrenesse afore he had eaten , she did not perceiue , was that , which made her sinne to exceede his : wherefore , that she might not of him , who ought to honour her , be abhorred , the first promise that was made in Paradise , God makes to woman , that by her Seede should the Serpents head be broken : whereupon Adam calles her Heuah , life , that as the woman had beene an occasion of his sinne , so should woman bring foorth the Sauiour from sinne , which was in the fullnesse of time accomplished ; by which was manifested , that he is a Sauiour of beleeuing women , no lesse then of men , that so the blame of sinne may not be imputed to his creature , which is good ; but to the will by which Eue sinned , and yet by Christs assuming the shape of man was it declared , that his mercie was equiualent to both Sexes ; so that by Herods blessed Seed ( as Saint Paul affirmes ) it is brought to passe , that male and female are all one in Christ Iesus .


id: A01795
author: Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C.
date: 1616
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 13319
sentence: 423
flesch: 75
cache: cache/A01795.xml
txt: txt/A01795.txt
title:
  A satirycall dialogue or a sharplye-invectiue conference, betweene Allexander the great, and that truelye woman-hater Diogynes

summary:
  Yet since my travaile , ( whe●● I haue beene ) Appeard a youth ( Pheobus was much lesse bright ) Gold were his lockes , firye sparkles were his eyne His browes , cheekes , and chynn were as louelie fyne I' ns shirte was hee , a shirt soe fyne I wynn As one might see , what was tweene shirt and skynn His snowe-white armes , in-laide with azurd vaine ( Mixed with crimson dye ) one might see plaine His full-broade manlie some-what-downye cheste Dale-like indented tweene two mounting brestes ; On which two prettie fr●iteles teatlinges grewe : Not milkie sweete , sweete onelie for the ve●we .


id: A13240
author: Swetnam, Joseph, fl. 1617.
date: 1615
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 22706
sentence: 363
flesch: 41
cache: cache/A13240.xml
txt: txt/A13240.txt
title:
  The araignment of leuud, idle, froward, and vnconstant women or the vanitie of them, choose you whether : with a commendation of wise, vertuous and honest women : pleasant for married men, profitable for young men, and hurtfull to none.

summary:
  As women are compared vnto many things , euen so many , and many more troubles commeth galloping after the heeles of a woman , that young men beforehand doe not thinke of ; for the world is not made all of ote-meale , nor all is not gold that glistereth , nor the way to Heauen is not strewed with rushes , no more is the cradle of ease in a womans lappe . Women are called night Crowes , for that commonly in the night they will make request for such toyes as commeth in their heades in the day : for women know their time to worke their craft , for in the night they will worke a man like waxe , and draw him like as the Adamant doth the Iron , and hauing once brought him to the bent of their bowe , then she makes request for a Gowne of the new fashion stuffe : or for a Petticote of the finest stammell : or for a Hat of the newest fashion .


id: A14083
author: D. T. (Daniel Tuvill), d. 1660.
date: 1616
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 26185
sentence: 878
flesch: 65
cache: cache/A14083.xml
txt: txt/A14083.txt
title:
  Asylum veneris, or A sanctuary for ladies Iustly protecting them, their virtues, and sufficiencies from the foule aspersions and forged imputations of traducing spirits.

summary:
  Postumia was a little too much in clinde to laughter , and now and than delighted freely to discourse with Men , but this hir freedome brought hir to bee arraignd as an Adulteresse , wherof when shee had throughly acquited hir selfe . But herein silly wretch , she deceiued hir selfe : for howsoeuer Violence were Prologue to the fact , the delight shee tooke in the performance conuinced hir of a fault .


id: A67449
author: Dryden, John, 1631-1700.
title: A dialogue concerning women, being a defence of the sex written to Eugenia.
date: 1691
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 22336
sentence: 602
flesch: 62
cache: cache/A67449.xml
txt: txt/A67449.txt
summary:
  ( Here in imitation of my Friends Apostrophe's , I hope the Reader need not be told , that Mr. Waller is only mention'd for Honour's sake , t●at I am desirous of laying hold on his Memory , on all occasions , and thereby acknowledging to the World , that unless ●e had Written , none of us cou'd Write . ) See here a dreadful Army , Madam , again●t us● I askt my Friend what these Gentlemen had said upon this Occasion ; he told me , Juvenal had written a very severe Sa●●● against Women , which I shou'd see very much to its advantage , if I wou'd ●wait● for a Translation of it , with which Mr. Dryden is ready to oblige the World.


id: A66839
author: Woolley, Hannah, fl. 1670.
date: 1677
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 28900
sentence: 951
flesch: 75
cache: cache/A66839.xml
txt: txt/A66839.txt
title:
  The compleat servant-maid; or, The young maidens tutor Directing them how they may fit, and qualifie themselves for any of these employments. Viz. Waiting woman, house-keeper, chamber-maid, cook-maid, under cook-maid, nursery-maid, dairy-maid, laundry-maid, house-maid, scullery-maid. Composed for the great benefit and advantage of all young maidens.

summary:
  Take the leav●s of Coltsfoot and wash them very clean , then wipe them wi●h a clean cloth leaf by l●a● , then dry them well with a cloth , then beat them in a morter and put them in a strainer , and wring all ●●e juice ou● of them and put it into glasses , ●nd let it stand in them to settle all Night , ●he next day pour out the clearest of the ●uice from the grounds into a clear bason , and take for every pint thereof a pound of Suga● finely beaten , boyl the juice of Colts●foot softly on a Charcole fire , and when you have well scum'd it , put in the Sugar according to its proportion , and so let ther● boyl together keeping it with due scummin● until it will stand on a stiff purl , dropping it on a plate : Then take it from the fire , and pour it thorow a Jelly bag into a fair Bason , putting first a branch or two of Ros●mary into the bags bottom , then keep it stirring with a spoon until it be lukewarm , otherwise it will have a Cream upon it , so letting it stand all night , put it in what vessels you think fit to keep it in , for your future use and service . So that if you carefully and diligently peruse this Book , and observe the directions therein given , you will soon gain the Title of a Complete Servan●-maid , which may be the means of making you a good Mistress : For there is no Sober , Honest , and Discreet man , but will make choice of one , that hath Gained the Reputation of a Good and Complete Servant , for his Wife , rather than one who can do nothing but Trick up her self fine , an● like a Bartholomew Baby● is fit for nothing else but to be looked upon .


id: A36720
author: Du Bosc, Jacques, d. 1660.
date: 1656
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 29514
sentence: 867
flesch: 60
cache: cache/A36720.xml
txt: txt/A36720.txt
title:
  The accomplish'd woman written originally in French ; since made English by the Honourable Walter Montague, Esq.

summary:
  It is a Tyranny and a Custome that is not lesse unjust then ancient , to reject Women from Publick and Particular Government , as if they were fit for nothing but to spin : Their Wit is apt for more elevated actions : and if one will mark what they have done , one may easily judg what they are capable of . In the Court , as in the ocean , one must know the rocks , and the sands , to prevent shipwrack ; and if woman doe ill after they know it , one should impute the cause of that misfortune to their will , not their knowledge .


id: A26086
author: Astell, Mary, 1668-1731.
date: 1696
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 31067
sentence: 888
flesch: 59
cache: cache/A26086.xml
txt: txt/A26086.txt
title:
  An essay in defence of the female sex in which are inserted the characters of a pedant, a squire, a beau, a vertuoso, a poetaster, a city-critick, &c. : in a letter to a lady / written by a lady.

summary:
  A thousand instances of this kind might be produc'd ; but I think these are so plain , that to instance more were a superfluous labour ; I shall only once more take notice , that in Brutes and other Animals there is no difference betwixt Male and Female in point of Sagacity , notwithstanding there is the same distinction of Sexes , that is between Men and Women . In general, first editions of a works in English were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably Latin and Welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so.


id: A23301
author: Austin, William, 1587-1634.
date: 1637
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 23757
sentence: 1003
flesch: 75
cache: cache/A23301.xml
txt: txt/A23301.txt
title:
  Hæc homo wherein the excellency of the creation of woman is described, by way of an essay. By William Austin Esquire.

summary:
  I. THE Omnipotent in the beginning , created all things for Man ; and untill all things were made fit and convenient for him , he was not made : She hath not onely the same name with him ; but , they are both of one figure ; made by one workman ; of one substance ; in one place ; in one day ; so that , there is no such generall difference between them , that can give excuse to man to esteem basely and meanly of her , but that he must needs ( therein ) touch himself : since she was made so equall with him , and so like him .


id: A20892
author: Du Boscq, Monsieur.
date: 1638
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 35982
sentence: 1268
flesch: 72
cache: cache/A20892.xml
txt: txt/A20892.txt
title:
  The secretary of ladies. Or, A new collection of letters and answers, composed by moderne ladies and gentlewomen, collected by Mounsieur Du Bosque. Translated out of French by I.H.

summary:
  This is that which the ●●nowledge of my defects ought to perswade me , whiles that of your goodnesse shall make mee beleeve what ever you will to my advantage . I seare least mine be contrary to yours , and that you should complaine of the felicity which I desire you , tell mee your minde in this , that my prayers may be more confident , and profitable , but whiles I lo●ke to heare from you , I must tell you what I feare , as wel as what I desire .


id: A55529
author: A. L.
date: 1677
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 36430
sentence: 877
flesch: 52
cache: cache/A55529.xml
txt: txt/A55529.txt
title:
  The woman as good as the man, or, The equallity of both sexes written originally in French and translated into English by A.L.

summary:
  If there be more good in Women , than in Men ; Men ought to be accused of ignorance , or envy , not to acknowledge it , when in a Woman there is more Vertue than Vice , the one should serve to excuse the other ; and when the defects that she hath are insurpassable , or that the means to rid her self thereof , or guard therefrom , are wanting , as to Woman they are , such a one deserves compassion , not contempt . Let every Man ( in particular ) be asked his Thoughts of Women ( in general ) and that he would surely confess his Mind ; he will tell you without doubt , That they were not made but for Man ; That they are fit for nothing , but to Nurse , and Breed little Children in their Low Age ; and to mind the House .


id: A20038
author: Dekker, Thomas, ca. 1572-1632, attributed name.
date: 1604
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 31817
sentence: 735
flesch: 62
cache: cache/A20038.xml
txt: txt/A20038.txt
title:
  The bachelers banquet: or A banquet for bachelers vvherein is prepared sundry daintie dishes to furnish their tables, curiously drest, and seriously serued in. Pleasantly discoursing the variable humours of vvomen, their quicknesse of wittes, and vnsearchable deceits.

summary:
  I wis I haue straitly examined her about it , but if s●… would haue bene naught , you did enough to prouoke her : By Gods passion I thinke few women could haue born●… it ; If hee goe to any of her Friends about businesse , yea , to the Church to serue God , yet will shee alwayes thinke the worst , and assure her selfe , that hee playes false , though indeede he be neuer so continent ; who whatsoeuer he pleadeth in his owne defence ; yea , though hee proue himselfe blamelesse , by such reasons as shee can by no reason confute , yet will not all this satisfie her : such is the peruersenesse of her stubborne , crabbed , and malicious nature , made worse by Dotage and raging Iealousie : for being priuse to her owne de●…ectes , and knowing that he by reason of his youth and hansomnes may perchance fall in fa●…our with a yong dame , thinking withall that a yong man , when he may haue such a match , will be loth to leaue it for a worse , or preferre sower verince before swéete wine .


id: A89721
author: Harefinch, John, fl. 1682-1690, printer
date: 1683
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 26097
sentence: 800
flesch: 59
cache: cache/A89721.xml
txt: txt/A89721.txt
title:
  Hæc & hic; or, The feminine gender more worthy than the masculine. Being a vindication of that ingenious and innocent sex from the biting sarcasms, bitter satyrs, and opprobrious calumnies, wherewith they are daily, tho undeservedly, aspers'd by the virulent tongues and pens of malevolent men. ...

summary:
  Therefore , because the Doubt is made , the Book it self is suspected , not to have so Great , so Constant an Author , as St. Ambrose was ; No Author of Gravity , Piety , and Conversation in the Scripture , could admit that Doubt , Whether Woman was created in the Image of God , that is , in possession of a Reasonable and Immortal Soul ? And farther , Woman , as well as Man , was made after the Image of God in the Creation ; and in the Resurrection , when we shall rise , her Sex shall not diminish her Glory , of which she receives a very fair Beam and Inchoation in this Text ; That the purpose of God is communicated by the Ministry of Angels to Women . Others of the Rabble will pretend to give you a Learned Derivation of her Name ; Woman , quasi , Wo to Man ; but Nathanael de Laune , Batchelor of Arts of Cambridge , saith , Good Etymologies in the English Tongue are for the most part taken out of Latin ; but , ( saith he ) such as are drawn from the English are commonly absurd and ridiculous , as Woman , Wo to Man ; and Brathwait in his English Gentlewoman sings thus ; Are Women Wo to Men ?


id: A41067
author: Fox, Margaret Askew Fell, 1614-1702.
date: 1667
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 42502
sentence: 953
flesch: 57
cache: cache/A41067.xml
txt: txt/A41067.txt
title:
  A touch-stone, or, A perfect tryal by the Scriptures, of all the priests, bishops, and ministers, who have called themselves, the ministers of the Gospel whose time and day hath been in the last ages past, or rather in the night of apostacy : they are tried and weighed by the Scriptures of truth, and are found out of the life and power of the scriptures, and out of the spirit and doctrine of them that gave them forth, and quite contrary to their principle and practice, both Papists and Protestants : unto which is annexed, Womens speaking justified, &c.

summary:
  Wherefore when we could no longer forbear , we thought it good to be left at Athens alone ; and sent Timotheus our Brother and Minister of God , and Fellow-Labourers in the Gospel of Christ , to establish you and to comfort you concerning your Faith. 2. It is many ages since those that took upon them the Preaching that which they have called the Gospel , were in this state and condition ; for the Cross of Christ which is the Power of God , which makes to tremble , as the Apostles did , hath been an offence unto them , and is mocked and scoffed at by them , to this day .


id: A39862
author: Fonteyn, Nicolaas.
date: 1652
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 46850
sentence: 1744
flesch: 67
cache: cache/A39862.xml
txt: txt/A39862.txt
title:
  The womans doctour, or, An exact and distinct explanation of all such diseases as are peculiar to that sex with choise and experimentall remedies against the same : being safe in the composition, pleasant in the use, effectuall in the operation, cheap in the price / faithfully translated out of the works of that learned philosopher and eminent physitian Nicholas Fontanus.

summary:
  The third cause of barrennesse proceeds neither from the Nativity of the Patient , nor from any sicknes , but relates to the man , as for example ; one and the same woman may have had Children by a former husband , and yet no children by a second husband , not because she is now barren , or unfruitfull , but she is so called because of her husband , by whom she hath now no children , the case is likewise the same on the mans part , respectively to the woman ; but perhaps you will demand a reason hereof , I answer ; because the proportion and temperature of both the seeds , which ought to concur to generation , are contrary the one to the other ; for the seed both of the man and the woman , if it be prolificall and fruitfull , will be of a white , and shineing colour , not thin and waterish , but of a thick , and compacted substance , in sent like unto the flowers of the Dwarfelder tree , and being put into water , it will sinke to the bottome ; but that which is unfit for generation will swim upon the ●op of the water , and is in all respects con●rary to the former ; the man ought to be of a strong constitution , well set , full of ●uscles , and neither too slender , nor too ●hick ; for those that are slender , are usual●y too weak to get childreu , at least such as are healthfull , strong , and lively , and those who are to grosse , are commonly of a cold temper , have a thin and slippery seed , and are more desirous of Venery , then able to performe it . Christopherus a Vega , a man otherwise ve●y learned , seemes to my understanding to ●orsake the offers of reason , in saying that ●●eele is unprofitable , because he never saw any woman , who had not her Courses , or who was troubled with obstructions , cured by the meanes of this Remedy ; but truly , ●f it doth not sometimes totally subdue the will , yet the fault must not therefore con●equently be charged upon the Medicine , because the Matrix is sometimes vitiated by an habituall distemper , or else the ob●ructions thereof are so many , or so stub●orne , that sometimes they destroy the sick woman ; and if it doe not fall out so , yet


id: A53915
author: Pechey, John, 1655-1716.
date: 1696
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 52462
sentence: 1234
flesch: 54
cache: cache/A53915.xml
txt: txt/A53915.txt
title:
  A general treatise of the diseases of maids, bigbellied women, child-bed-women, and widows together with the best methods of preventing or curing the same / by J. Pechey ...

summary:
  But if the strength of the Woman cannot bear Bleeding , then she must use a thin Diet , and frequent Exercise , and Frictions all over the Body , especially early in the Morning , for so the Blood may be turned from the Inner Parts to the Outward , and part of it discussed . The Scope of the Cure is Two-fold , the First is the Evacuation of the Blood abounding , the other is the Recalling of it to the lower Parts , which is chiefly done by Cooling the upper Parts , and by Heating , Moistning , and Opening , the lower Parts ; but both may be well answered by Bleeding in the Foot three or four days before the Blood flows , and by applying Cupping-glasses to the Thighs Legs and Hips , sometimes Dry , but most commonly with Scarification , and also by provoking the Hemorrhoids , by Frictions , by Walking , by hot Baths natural or artificial ; by Fomentations made of opening Herbs , by Unctions , Pessaries , and uterine Glisters .


id: A03196
author: Glover, George, b. ca. 1618, engraver.
date: 1640
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 50452
sentence: 1418
flesch: 59
cache: cache/A03196.xml
txt: txt/A03196.txt
title:
  The exemplary lives and memorable acts of nine the most worthy women in the vvorld three Iewes. Three gentiles. Three Christians. Written by the author of the History of women.

summary:
  In the beginning of which moneth Aprill , King Edward landed in the North , with a small number of Flemmings , and others , all which could scarse m●ke up a thousand , and sped him towards Yorke , making his Proclamations in the name of King Henry , and protested to the people as he went , that hee came for no other intent but to claime his antient inheritance , the Dukedome of Yorke ; notwithstanding which , the City denyde him admittance , till he tooke an oath , which having done , they opened their gates unto him , when after he had refreshed his Souldiers , he held his way on towards London ; and having passed ( either favor of faire words ) the Lord Marquesse Montacut , who lay with an Army in the way to interdict his journey , seeing that his strength was greatly increased , and that the people dayly flockt unto him , hee then made proclamations in his owne name as King of England , and held on his way to London , where he was releeved , and the same day hee rode to Saint Pauls Church , and offred at the Altar , which done hee went to the Bishops pallace , where hee found King Henry , allmost alone , for all the Lords , and others , to save their owne lives , had utterly forsaken him . And the day following was annoynted and Crowned King , at Westminster , by Thomas Cra●mer .


id: A23744
author: Allestree, Richard, 1619-1681.
date: 1673
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 69244
sentence: 1790
flesch: 55
cache: cache/A23744.xml
txt: txt/A23744.txt
title:
  The ladies calling in two parts / by the author of The whole duty of man, The causes of the decay of Christian piety, and The gentlemans calling.

summary:
  'T is said of Philopemen , that the Lacedemonians finding it their interest to corrupt him with mony , they were yet so possest with the reverence of his vertues , that none durst undertake to attaque him ; and sure 't were not impossible for women to arrive at the same security : such an autority there is in Vertu , that where 't is eminent , 't is apt to controle all loose desires , and he must not be only lustful but sacrilegious , that attemts to violate such a Sanctuary . 'T is true , 't is not alwaies in ones power to shun the meeting with such persons , they are too numerous , and too intruding to be totally avoided ; unless , as St. Paul says , 1 Cor. 5. 10. one should go out of the World.


id: A16650
author: Brathwaite, Richard, 1588?-1673.
date: 1640
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words: 72492
sentence: 2506
flesch: 66
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title:
  Ar't asleepe husband? A boulster lecture; stored with all variety of witty jeasts, merry tales, and other pleasant passages; extracted, from the choicest flowers of philosophy, poesy, antient and moderne history. Illustrated with examples of incomparable constancy, in the excellent history of Philocles and Doriclea. By Philogenes Panedonius.

summary:
  A●●aeus , &c. And intend●d by them to cast a glowing shame upon those times wherein they lived : and on those persons at whom they aymed . Users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a TCP editor.


id: A39031
author: Dorrington, Theophilus, d. 1715.
title: The excellent woman described by her true characters and their opposites
date: 1692
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words: 80509
sentence: 2348
flesch: 63
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summary:
  By Reading we enjoy the Dead , by Conversation the Living , and by Contemplation our Selves . There are others nevertheless of another opinion , and such as think that 't is sufficient , for learning the best things in the world , to enjoy the conversation of good Wits , without putting ones self to the trouble of turning over Books .


