Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	bishop_n	common_a	prayer_n	2,849	5	5.9146	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12458	Advertisements for the unexperienced planters of New-England, or any where. Or, The path-way to experience to erect a plantation With the yearely proceedings of this country in fishing and planting, since the yeare 1614. to the yeare 1630. and their present estate. Also how to prevent the greatest inconveniences, by their proceedings in Virginia, and other plantations, by approved examples. With the countries armes, a description of the coast, harbours, habitations, land-markes, latitude and longitude: with the map, allowed by our royall King Charles. By Captaine Iohn Smith, sometimes governour of Virginia, and admirall of Nevv-England.	Smith, John, 1580-1631.; Pass, Simon van de, 1595?-1647, engraver.	1631 (1631)	STC 22787; ESTC S121885	31,468	55

cover_v house_n and_o great_a rock_n we_o suppose_v marble_n so_o that_o one_o place_n be_v call_v the_o marble_n harbour_n there_o be_v grass_n plenty_n though_o very_o long_o and_o thick_o stalk_v which_o be_v neither_o mow_v nor_o eat_v be_v very_a rank_n yet_o all_o their_o cattle_n like_a and_o prosper_v well_o therewith_o but_o indeed_o it_o be_v weed_n herb_n and_o grass_n grow_v together_o which_o although_o they_o be_v good_a and_o sweet_a in_o the_o summer_n they_o will_v deceive_v your_o cattle_n in_o winter_n therefore_o be_v careful_a cattle_n in_o the_o spring_n to_o mow_v the_o swamp_n and_o the_o low_a land_n of_o auguan_n where_o you_o may_v have_v harsh_a sheare-grasse_n enough_o to_o make_v hay_n of_o till_o you_o can_v clear_v ground_n to_o make_v pasture_n which_o will_v bear_v as_o good_a grass_n as_o can_v grow_v any_o where_o as_o now_o it_o do_v in_o virginia_n and_o unless_o you_o make_v this_o provision_n if_o there_o come_v a_o extraordinary_a winter_n you_o will_v lose_v many_o of_o they_o &_o hazard_v the_o rest_n especial_o if_o you_o bring_v they_o in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o summer_n or_o before_o the_o grass_n be_v grow_v in_o the_o spring_n come_v weak_a from_o sea_n all_o thing_n they_o plant_v prosper_v exceed_o but_o one_o man_n of_o 13._o gallon_n of_o indian_a corn_n reap_v that_o year_n 364._o bushel_n london_n measure_n as_o they_o confident_o report_v at_o which_o i_o much_o wonder_v have_v plant_v many_o bushel_n but_o no_o such_o increase_n the_o best_a way_n we_o find_v in_o virginia_n to_o spoil_v the_o wood_n corn_n be_v first_o to_o cut_v a_o notch_n in_o the_o bark_n a_o hand_n broad_a round_n about_o the_o tree_n which_o peel_v off_o and_o the_o tree_n will_v sprout_v no_o more_o and_o all_o the_o small_a bough_n in_o a_o year_n or_o two_o will_v decay_v the_o great_a branch_n in_o the_o root_n they_o spoil_v with_o fire_n but_o you_o with_o more_o ease_n may_v cut_v they_o from_o the_o body_n and_o they_o will_v quick_o rot_v betwixt_o those_o tree_n they_o plant_v their_o corn_n who_o great_a body_n do_v much_o defend_v it_o from_o extreme_a gust_n and_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n where_o that_o in_o the_o plain_n where_o the_o tree_n by_o time_n they_o have_v consume_v be_v subject_a to_o both_o and_o this_o be_v the_o most_o easy_a way_n to_o have_v pasture_n and_o corn_n field_n which_o be_v much_o more_o fertile_a than_o the_o other_o in_o virginia_n they_o never_o manure_v their_o overworn_a field_n which_o be_v very_o few_o the_o ground_n for_o most_o part_n be_v so_o fertile_a but_o in_o new-england_n they_o do_v stick_v at_o every_o plant_n of_o corn_n a_o herring_n or_o two_o which_o come_v in_o that_o season_n in_o such_o abundance_n they_o may_v take_v more_o than_o they_o know_v what_o to_o do_v with_o some_o infirmed_a body_n or_o tender_a educat_n complain_v of_o remedy_n the_o pierce_a cold_a especial_o in_o january_n and_o february_n yet_o the_o french_a in_o canada_n the_o russian_n swethlander_n polander_n german_n and_o our_o neighbour_n hollander_n be_v much_o cold_a and_o far_o more_o northward_o for_o all_o that_o rich_a country_n and_o live_v well_o now_o they_o have_v wood_n enough_o if_o they_o will_v but_o cut_v it_o at_o their_o door_n to_o make_v fire_n and_o train_n oil_n with_o the_o splinter_n of_o the_o root_n of_o fir_n tree_n for_o candle_n where_o in_o holland_n they_o have_v little_a or_o none_o to_o build_v ship_n house_n or_o any_o thing_n but_o what_o they_o fetch_v from_o foreign_a country_n yet_o they_o dwell_v but_o in_o the_o latitude_n of_o yorkshire_n and_o new-england_n be_v in_o the_o height_n of_o the_o north_n cape_n of_o spain_n which_o be_v 10._o degree_n 200._o league_n or_o 600._o mile_n near_a the_o sun_n than_o we_o where_o upon_o the_o mountain_n of_o bisky_n i_o have_v feel_v as_o much_o cold_a frost_n and_o snow_n as_o in_o england_n and_o of_o this_o i_o be_o sure_a a_o good_a part_n of_o the_o best_a country_n and_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n both_o northward_o and_o southward_o of_o the_o line_n lie_v in_o the_o same_o parallel_n of_o uirginia_n and_o new-england_n as_o at_o large_a you_o may_v find_v in_o the_o 201._o page_n of_o the_o general_a history_n thus_o you_o may_v see_v how_o prosperous_o thus_o far_o they_o have_v proceed_v in_o which_o course_n by_o god_n grace_n they_o may_v contitinue_v sea_n but_o great_a care_n will_v be_v have_v they_o pester_v not_o their_o ship_n too_o much_o with_o cattle_n nor_o passenger_n and_o to_o make_v good_a condition_n for_o your_o people_n diet_n for_o therein_o be_v use_v much_o legerdemain_n therefore_o in_o that_o you_o can_v be_v too_o careful_a to_o keep_v your_o man_n well_o and_o in_o health_n at_o sea_n in_o this_o case_n some_o master_n be_v very_o provident_a but_o the_o most_o part_n so_o they_o can_v get_v fraught_v enough_o care_v not_o much_o whether_o the_o passenger_n live_v or_o die_v for_o a_o common_a sailer_n regard_v not_o a_o landman_n especial_o a_o poor_a passenger_n as_o i_o have_v see_v too_o oft_o approve_v by_o lamentable_a experience_n although_o we_o have_v victual_v they_o all_o at_o our_o own_o charge_n chap._n 13._o their_o great_a supply_n present_a estate_n and_o accident_n advantage_n who_o will_v not_o think_v but_o that_o all_o those_o trial_n have_v estate_n be_v sufficient_a to_o lay_v a_o foundation_n for_o a_o plantation_n but_o we_o see_v many_o man_n many_o mind_n and_o still_o new_a lord_n new_a law_n for_o those_o 350._o man_n with_o all_o their_o cattle_n that_o so_o well_o arrive_v and_o promise_v so_o much_o not_o be_v of_o one_o body_n but_o several_a man_n servant_n few_o can_v command_v and_o few_o obey_v live_v merry_o of_o that_o they_o have_v neither_o plant_n or_o build_v any_o thing_n to_o any_o purpose_n but_o one_o fair_a house_n for_o the_o governor_n till_o all_o be_v spend_v and_o the_o winter_n approach_v then_o they_o grow_v into_o many_o disease_n and_o as_o many_o inconvenience_n depend_v only_o of_o a_o supply_n from_o england_n which_o expect_v house_n garden_n and_o corn_n field_n ready_o plant_v by_o they_o for_o their_o entertainment_n it_o be_v true_a that_o master_n john_n wynthrop_n their_o now_o governor_n a_o worthy_a gentleman_n both_o in_o estate_n and_o esteem_n go_v so_o well_o provide_v for_o six_o or_o seven_o hundred_o people_n go_v with_o he_o as_o can_v be_v devise_v but_o at_o sea_n such_o a_o extraordinary_a storm_n encounter_v his_o fleet_n continue_v ten_o day_n that_o of_o two_o hundred_o cattle_n which_o be_v so_o toss_v and_o bruise_a threescore_o and_o ten_o die_v many_o of_o their_o people_n fall_v sick_a and_o in_o this_o perplex_a estate_n after_o ten_o week_n they_o arrive_v in_o new-england_n at_o several_a time_n where_o they_o find_v threescore_o of_o their_o people_n dead_a the_o rest_n sick_a nothing_o do_v but_o all_o complain_n and_o all_o thing_n so_o contrary_a to_o their_o expectation_n that_o now_o every_o monstrous_a humour_n begin_v to_o show_v itself_o and_o to_o second_v this_o near_o as_o many_o more_o come_v after_o they_o but_o so_o ill_o provide_v with_o such_o multitude_n of_o woman_n and_o child_n as_o redouble_v their_o necessity_n this_o small_a trial_n of_o their_o patience_n cause_v among_o they_o no_o counterfeit_n small_a confusion_n and_o put_v the_o governor_n and_o his_o council_n to_o their_o utmost_a wit_n some_o can_v not_o endure_v the_o name_n of_o a_o bishop_n other_o not_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o cross_n nor_o surplice_n other_o by_o no_o mean_n the_o book_n of_o common_a prayer_n this_o absolute_a crew_n only_o of_o the_o elect_n hold_v all_o but_o such_o as_o themselves_o reprobate_n and_o castawaies_a now_o make_v more_o haste_n to_o return_v to_o babel_n as_o they_o term_v england_n than_o stay_v to_o enjoy_v the_o land_n they_o call_v canaan_n somewhat_o they_o must_v say_v to_o excuse_v themselves_o those_o he_o find_v brownist_n he_o let_v go_v for_o new-plimoth_n who_o be_v now_o betwixt_o four_o or_o five_o hundred_o and_o live_v well_o without_o want_n some_o two_o hundred_o of_o the_o rest_n he_o be_v content_a to_o return_v for_o england_n who_o clamour_n be_v as_o variable_a as_o their_o humour_n and_o auditor_n some_o say_v they_o can_v see_v no_o timber_n of_o two_o foot_n diameter_n some_o the_o country_n be_v all_o wood_n other_o they_o drink_v all_o the_o spring_n and_o pond_n dry_a yet_o like_a to_o famish_v for_o want_v of_o fresh_a water_n some_o of_o the_o danger_n of_o the_o rattle_n snake_n and_o that_o other_o sell_v their_o provision_n at_o what_o rate_v they_o please_v to_o they_o that_o want_v and_o so_o return_v to_o england_n great_a gainer_n out_o of_o other_o misery_n yet_o all_o that_o return_v be_v not_o of_o those_o