Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	call_v	great_a	king_n	3,363	5	3.4821	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06861	Mappa mundi, otherwyse called the compasse, and cyrcuet of the worlde and also the compasse of euery ilande, comprehendyd in the same.	Arnold, Richard, d. 1521? Chronicle. aut	1550 (1550)	STC 17297; ESTC S103742	5,028	26

Mappa Mundi ▪ Otherwyse called the Compasse / and Cyrcuet of the worlde and also the Compasse of euery Ilande comprehendyd in the same Ptholoweus Mappa mundi THE generall Hystoryes of Rome and Cronycles maketh mencion of all Cronycles of the world And specially of the .vii. bokes hystoriall that se Alpheges of castell that was chosen Emperoure for his great wysdome compyled out of the .vij. bokes all the lyfe of Hercules with the counsayle of Claudeo Tholomeo that compyled out a C. xxxvi● bokes This Hercules was the sone of Iupiter kyng of Sogrece and of Almayne by the quene of Thebes Also Tytoleno that hath breuyed all the annuell storyes of Rome makyng mencyon of the .iiij. powers Emperyall / that ben in the worlde ¶ The fyrste Empyre ANd in that partie that is to saye in the East partie of the wolrd that was the fyrst Empyre in partia in the tyme of Nynus and of Gynus and of Serses and of Sarys and of Anthyochus of many other great kynges reygnyng in the East partie ¶ The .ij. Empyre THe seconde Empyre was in the North partie of the world that is to say in Grecia in the tyme of Hercules and of Phelype of Messedon and of Alexandre of Pietus kynge of Pirotis and of many other great kynges reygnynge in Grecia ¶ The .iij. Empyre THe thyrde Empyre was is the Southe that is to saye in Aufryke in the tyme of Cola kynge of Libia and of Ase / Rew●all / and of Amylkare / and of Ancye of Amylkare the yonger the father of the great Hanyball and of Asdrewbal his brother and of many great kyngꝭ reygnyyge in Aufryke ¶ The .iiii. Empyre THE fourth Empyre was in the West that is to saye at Rome of Italye in the tyme of Romulus / that made Rome and Marco furranuldo and of Marco corylyano and of great Sipion affrecano of Sipion humantino and of great Sylla and of Pompio and of Iulius Cezer that was the fyrste tyraunte and of Octauian that was the fyrste crowned Emperour and of Constantyne the sonne of saynt Elyne and also of many other great kynges in the west parte IVlius Cezer was one of the ●x worthyes of the worlde in Armes and Conquestes that he made and wonders wyse in all thynges That tyme vsed he in his tyme to enserche and mesure the worlde in length and bredth dyd make therof great Bokes of all the partyes countres and prouinces and wonders in them conteyned and that bokes accorded to Batylmewe and to Marcus paulus and to Claudius Tholomeus and to the great Arystotle that went with kynge Stondynge and ben proued true by many dyuers reasonable prouynges but I haue neyther lust nor leysure to copye all the bokes but of all the substaūce that melyked best to lerne to know for to make shortely mencyon of all the parties of the worlde as I vnderstande after myne Auctours that the worlde is rounde aboute by the Occian see xxiiii M. myles of assyse of Rome and .viii. M. myles thwart ouer and .iiii. M. myles to the mydle there Ierusalem standeth ▪ and there départeth the worlde in .iiii. parties East west Northe and Southe ¶ The East quarter THe fyrst partye of the worlde is to vnderstand from the North to the Southeest all aboute by the coastes of the Occian see by the East partye and these be the names and prouynces of the East quarter of the worlde Ynde maior Ynde medyan and the moste partie of Ynde mynor and Sanre corneto Ethyopia Azonas Greeis Aponia Mesapotama Sacas Cofides Mede the moore Amasona Albonia a great partie of Percia the countre of Babell ¶ The South quarter THe South quarter of the world is from the Southeest to the Southwest by the coastes of the Occian see on the south party and these be the names and prouynces in the south party of the world Ynde minor Thert the most meruayles ben of dyuers shape of people many great wonders and it is so burnynge hote / that no man may dwell there for the great heat of the Sonne and Genophysis there ben trees of the sonne and of the Moone and Brakmana Meros Hebrycos Gysonas Merdos Bubogras there groweth and in the I le of Cleophas the people haue no heedes Affricabilia Babilonia Neubra Arabia Ethiop and of Barbary and parte of Suty ¶ The Westquarter THe west quarter of the worlde is from the Southwest to the Northwest all aboute the coastes of the Occian see in the west party and these ben the names and prouynces of the west partye of the worlde and the Maremedian that some men cal the Grekes see that is in the West quarter of the worlde a parte of Mare maior that lyeth betwixt Turkye and Tartarye there lyeth a great parte of Barbary of Belmere that is be Southe the streytes Iebaker and by Northe the streytes Iebal●●e these ben the prouynces Fyrst Hispania that is the Realme of Castell Lyons ▪ Dragone Cataline Garnat Portugale Algarne Galis Byshay and Nauerne and Gallia is to vnderstande Fraunce Guy a prouynce amorous Bretayn Normandy Pycardy Turrayne Lorayne Buorgon Sauoy Almayne that is to vnderstand al the honour of the Emperour from the Occian See to the mounte Gogarde on both the parties of the water of Rygne The Cyties of the Emperour aforesayd ben these Acon Col●yne Mens Tryre Frankforth Straesbroth Basell and Constans And so forth to the Mountaynes of Almayne Bayer Sweuen Ostenryche Denmarke Boeme Norway Swecia Pomar Pruce Saxon Freeslande Hollande Gelderlande Brabaunte Flaunders Englande Wales Scotlande Ireland and the out Iles of Orbenay Gutlande Zeland Iselande Freesland and many other smal Ilandes that be ī the partie of other the Occian see and Italia is to vnderstand Pymonde Lumbardy Froyll the Markes of Trenysane Romayne Tuskane de patrimone of Rome The duke of Splate the marke of Acon the realme of Naples and Poyle Taranter Calabre the I le of Serle and the I le of Sardyn and Grecia is to vnderstande Romenay Tracia Tessalia Athenas Sallydon Thobas Aquaya that nowe is called the pryncypalytie of Murre Abania all the I le of the Archpelago the I le of Sipre Rodes Grece that nowe is called Candye Corsu Chiffolonia Iacento Nigrepounte Lango Calanio Palamose Niporey Ixeo Metholome Andrestalaūto and many other Iles with in the Archepelago that is the Gulfe betwyxt Grece and Turkye that cōmeth from the Grekes see into the great see before Constantynople thorow the brace of s George And these be the names and prouinces betwixt Grece and the Occian see Towarde the Northwest parte that is to saye Hungarye Polonye Russe Ramye Gallaci Ludwary Comney Blylgary Blagy Cerny Slawony parte of Turkye and parte of Surry and the west parte of the worlde ¶ The North quarter THe North quarter of the worlde is for to vnderstande from the North west to the Northeest by the Occian See on the Northe