Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	law_n	life_n	write_v	2,944	5	5.7098	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08239	The nauigations, peregrinations and voyages, made into Turkie by Nicholas Nicholay Daulphinois, Lord of Arfeuile, chamberlaine and geographer ordinarie to the King of Fraunce conteining sundry singularities which the author hath there seene and obserued: deuided into foure bookes, with threescore figures, naturally set forth as well of men as women, according to the diuersitie of nations, their port, intreatie, apparrell, lawes, religion and maner of liuing, aswel in time of warre as peace: with diuers faire and memorable histories, happened in our time. Translated out of the French by T. Washington the younger.; Quatre premiers livres de navigations et peregrinations orientales. English	Nicolay, Nicolas de, 1517-1583.; Washington, Thomas, fl. 1585.; Stell, John, fl. 1580.	1585 (1585)	STC 18574; ESTC S113220	160,097	302

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to_o make_v himself_o more_o noble_a to_o take_v in_o marriage_n the_o daughter_n of_o caraman_n king_n of_o caramania_n so_o call_v after_o his_o name_n after_o he_o have_v conque_v and_o overcome_v the_o same_o of_o the_o merchant_n jews_n dwell_v in_o constantinople_n and_o other_o place_n of_o turkey_n and_o grecia_n chap._n 16._o usurer_n the_o number_n of_o the_o jew_n dwell_v throughout_o all_o the_o citity_n of_o turkey_n and_o grecia_n and_o principal_o at_o constantinople_n be_v so_o great_a that_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n marvelous_a and_o incredible_a for_o the_o number_n of_o these_o use_v trade_n and_o traffic_v of_o merchandise_n like_v of_o money_n at_o usury_n do_v there_o multiply_v so_o from_o day_n too_o day_n that_o the_o great_a haunt_n and_o bring_v of_o merchandise_n which_o arrive_v there_o of_o all_o part_n aswell_o by_o sea_n as_o by_o land_n be_v such_o that_o it_o may_v be_v say_v with_o good_a reason_n that_o at_o this_o present_a day_n they_o have_v in_o 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their_o extermination_n and_o the_o vengeance_n upon_o jerusalem_n unto_o this_o present_a day_n they_o have_v at_o no_o time_n any_o certain_a dwell_a place_n upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o have_v always_o go_v stray_v disperse_v and_o drive_v away_o from_o country_n to_o country_n and_o yet_o even_o at_o this_o day_n in_o what_o region_n soever_o they_o be_v permit_v to_o dwell_v under_o tribute_n they_o be_v abhor_v of_o god_n and_o man_n and_o more_o persecute_v of_o the_o turk_n which_o in_o derision_n call_v they_o chifont_n then_o of_o any_o other_o nation_n who_o have_v they_o in_o such_o disdain_n and_o hatred_n that_o by_o no_o mean_n they_o will_v eat_v in_o their_o company_n and_o much_o l●sse_o marry_v any_o of_o their_o wife_n or_o daughter_n notwithstanding_o that_o oftentimes_o they_o do_v marry_v with_o christian_n who_o they_o permit_v too_o live_v according_a to_o their_o law_n and_o have_v a_o pleasure_n too_o eat_v and_o be_v conversant_a with_o christian_n and_o that_o which_o be_v worse_a if_o a_o jew_n will_v become_v a_o muselman_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v receive_v except_o first_o leave_v his_o judaical_a sect_n he_o become_v a_o christian_n the_o jew_n which_o dwell_v in_o constanstinople_n andrinople_n bursia_n salonica_n gallipoli_n &_o other_o place_n of_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o great_a turk_n be_v all_o apparel_v with_o long_a garment_n like_v unto_o the_o grecian_n and_o other_o nation_n of_o levant_n but_o for_o their_o mark_n and_o token_n to_o be_v know_v from_o other_o they_o wear_v a_o yellow_a tulbant_n those_o that_o dwell_v in_o the_o will_v of_o chio_n which_o be_v in_o great_a number_n under_o the_o tribute_n of_o the_o signiory_n in_o steed_n of_o a_o tulbant_n do_v wear_v a_o great_a cap_n of_o credit_n which_o some_o do_v call_v a_o bonnet_n of_o arbaleste_n be_v also_o of_o yellow_a colour_n this_o which_o i_o have_v draw_v out_o be_v one_o of_o those_o that_o carry_v cloth_n to_o sell_v through_o the_o city_n of_o constantinople_n a_o merchant_n jewe._n of_o the_o armenian_n chap._n 17._o the_o armenian_n be_v conversant_a in_o turkey_n and_o grecia_n like_v unto_o stranger_n chief_o at_o constantinople_n and_o pera_n be_v the_o most_o part_n merchant_n do_v great_a traffic_v of_o merchandize_n of_o levant_n as_o chamblet_n mockado_n say_v and_o carpet_n of_o suria_n the_o poor_a sort_n of_o they_o be_v artificer_n or_o else_o do_v give_v themselves_o to_o dress_v of_o garden_n and_o vine_n their_o garment_n be_v long_o like_v untoo_o the_o grecian_n and_o other_o nation_n of_o the_o east_n part_n and_o on_o their_o head_n do_v wear_v a_o blue_a tulbant_n mix_v with_o red_a and_o white_a for_o that_o it_o be_v not_o permit_v unto_o any_o then_o to_o the_o turk_n to_o wear_v a_o tulbant_n be_v white_a only_o the_o religion_n and_o manner_n of_o live_v of_o the_o ancient_a armenian_n chap._n 18._o in_o time_n past_a the_o armenian_n in_o their_o law_n custom_n &_o manner_n of_o live_v do_v not_o much_o differ_v from_o the_o median_n nor_o likewise_o in_o their_o religion_n wherein_o the_o most_o part_n follow_v the_o error_n of_o the_o persian_n nevertheless_o the_o persian_n worship_n one_o goddess_n only_o call_v tanais_n armenian_n unto_o who_o they_o build_v in_o sundry_a place_n diverse_a temple_n and_o dedicate_v unto_o they_o not_o only_o their_o man_n and_o woman_n servant_n but_o likewise_o their_o own_o daughter_n of_o the_o most_o noble_a house_n their_o law_n be_v such_o as_o constrain_v they_o too_o put_v they_o forth_o publikelye_o and_o a_o long_a time_n unto_o all_o comer_n before_o they_o may_v be_v marry_v &_o there_o be_v none_o that_o for_o this_o matter_n will_v refuse_v too_o take_v they_o in_o marriage_n which_o to_o contract_n they_o do_v as_o follow_v the_o bride_n groom_n do_v cut_v of_o the_o tip_n of_o the_o right_a ear_n of_o the_o bride_n marriage_n and_o the_o bride_n of_o the_o left_a ear_n of_o her_o husband_n &_o by_o this_o 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voice_n and_o harp_n move_v the_o tree_n ●nd_v beast_n to_o give_v ●are_a unto_o he_o beyond_o that_o be_v the_o city_n of_o tinde_n where_o the_o cruel_a diomedes_n be_v bear_v which_o through_o his_o unnatural_a cruelty_n make_v certain_a of_o his_o cruel_a horse_n too_o eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o stranger_n which_o by_o a_o mischance_n fall_v into_o his_o hand_n but_o in_o the_o end_n he_o himself_o be_v devour_v be_v overcome_v by_o hercules_n and_o be_v cast_v before_o his_o horse_n between_o the_o river_n strymon_n and_o the_o mount_n of_o athos_n be_v the_o tower_n calerne_n and_o the_o port_n crapule_n the_o city_n acanthe_n and_o oesine_n and_o betwixt_o athose_n and_o pallene_n cleone_n &_o olinthe_n thus_o much_o as_o concern_v the_o description_n of_o thracia_n now_o rest_v to_o treat_v of_o their_o law_n fashion_n religion_n &_o manner_n of_o live_v of_o the_o thracian_n aswell_o ancient_o as_o nowadays_o a_o graetian_n woman_n of_o estate_n of_o the_o city_n of_o andrinople_n in_o thracia_n a_o turkey_n woman_n of_o mean_a estate_n as_o she_o be_v in_o her_o chamber_n a_o maiden_n of_o pleasure_n or_o common_a woman_n of_o turkey_n manner_n law_n religion_n and_o ancient_a order_n of_o live_v of_o the_o thracian_n chap._n 26._o herodote_n father_n of_o the_o historian_n in_o his_o 5._o book_n say_v the_o nation_n of_o the_o thracian_n to_o be_v next_o after_o the_o indian_n the_o great_a of_o all_o the_o country_n on_o the_o earth_n and_o that_o if_o the_o same_o be_v govern_v by_o one_o head_n shall_v be_v invincible_a or_o if_o they_o agree_v among_o themselves_o but_o that_o it_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o bring_v they_o to_o that_o point_n for_o that_o at_o all_o time_n they_o have_v be_v esteem_v amongst_o all_o the_o other_o people_n of_o europe_n the_o most_o cruel_a spiteful_a and_o inhuman_a proceed_v of_o their_o nature_n for_o that_o part_n of_o they_o be_v true_a grecian_n and_o the_o other_o come_v of_o the_o scithes_n a_o people_n 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