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	moses_n	people_n	3,133	5	5.0838	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43199	Ductor historicus, or, A short system of universal history and an introduction to the study of that science containing a chronology of the most celebrated persons and actions from the creation to this time, a compendious history of ... transactions ... of the ancient monarchies and governments of the world, an account of the writings of the most noted historians ... together with definitions and explications of terms used in history and chronology, and general instructions for the reading of history / partly translated from the French of M. de Vallemont, but chiefly composed anew by W.J., M.A.	Hearne, Thomas, 1678-1735.; Vallemont, abbé de (Pierre Le Lorrain), 1649-1721. Elémens de l'histoire.	1698 (1698)	Wing H1309; ESTC R15760	279,844	444

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bondage_n there_o 22●_n egypt_n plague_v by_o moses_n p._n 330_o the_o king_n of_o it_o 297_o to_o 313_o conquer_a by_o nabuchadnezzar_n 303_o subject_a to_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n 305_o to_o 308_o subject_a to_o greek_n 308_o etc._n etc._n eli_n judge_n over_o israel_n 238_o elias_n the_o prophet_n 241_o elijah_n 55_o raise_v the_o shunamite_n son_n 246_o elizabeth_n q._n of_o england_n 87_o elon_n judge_n israel_n 238_o england_n infest_a by_o danes_n 75_o enoch_n 46_o 228_o enos_n ib._n ib._n epaminondas_n 328_o ephesian_n epistle_n to_o 141_o ephori_fw-la of_o lacedaemon_n institute_v 335_o esdras_n the_o book_n of_o 134_o esther_n the_o book_n of_o ibid._n ethelbert_n k._n of_o england_n 75_o ethelred_n ib._n ethelstan_n 76_o ethelwald_n 75_o ethelwolph_n ib._n evagrius_n hist._n 159_o euclid_n 329_o eudo_fw-la k._n of_o france_n 76_o evilmerodach_n k._n of_o babylon_n 261_o euripides_n 60_o 328_o eusebius_n history_n and_o chronicle_n 153_o exodus_fw-la the_o book_n of_o 231_o ezekiel_n 58_o his_o prophecy_n 136_o ezra_n 60_o his_o prophecy_n 250_o f._n fabius_n

maximus_n 61_o 392_o flavius_n blondus_n hist._n 169_o the_o flood_n 47_o 288_o fohi_n emp._n of_o china_n 291_o freculphus_n chronicle_n 160_o frederick_n barbarossa_n emp._n 79_o frederick_n ii_o emp._n go_v to_o the_o holy_a land_n 80_o fredoard_n chronicle_n 162_o french_a monarchy_n found_v 71_o fulk_n k._n of_o jerusalem_n 79_o g._n galatian_n epistle_n to_o p._n 141_o galba_n emp._n rom._n 66_o gaul_n sack_n rome_n 60_o 386_o genesis_n book_n of_o 131_o gideon_n 52_o glaber_n rudolphus_n hist._n 162_o gloucester_n present_a duke_n of_o bear_v 94_o godeau_n hist._n 174_o godfrey_n of_o bolleign_a k._n of_o jerusalem_n 78_o golden_a number_n find_v out_o 325_o gomer_n son_n author_n of_o nation_n 233_o goth_n invade_v italy_n etc._n etc._n 67_o gracchus_n turbulent_a at_o rome_n 395_o gregory_n of_o tou●'s_n hist._n 159_o gunpowder_n plot_n in_o england_n 89_o gun_n invent_v 81_o gustavus_n adolphus_n 89_o h._n habakkuk_n 57_o 243_o his_o prophecy_n 138_o haggai_n 60_o 250_o ham._n 230_o hannibal_n the_o carthaginian_a general_n 61_o 391_o pass_v the_o alps_n and_o invade_v italy_n 391_o defeat_v the_o roman_n 392_o harold_n k._n of_o england_n conquer_v by_o william_n 77_o hardicanute_n the_o dane_n k._n of_o england_n ib._n hebor_n 48_o 228_o 230_o hebrew_n epistle_n to_o 143_o hegira_n of_o the_o turk_n 7_o 72_o hegisippus_n history_n 151_o heli._n 53_o heliograbalus_fw-la 68_o helmodius_n hist._n 166_o hengist_n the_o saxon_a k._n of_o kent_n 71_o henry_n i._n k._n of_o england_n 78_o henry_n ii_o 79_o henry_n iii_o 80_o henry_n iu._n 82_o henry_n v._n ib._n henry_n vi._n ib._n henry_n vii_o 85_o henry_n viii_o 86_o 87_o henry_n iii_o k._n of_o france_n stab_v by_o clement_n p._n 88_o henry_n iu_o k._n of_o france_n stab_v by_o ravillac_n 89_o heraclide_n king_n of_o lacedaemon_n 334_o king_n of_o corinth_n 345_o heraclitus_n 60_o herald_n the_o dane_n k._n of_o england_n 77_o hercules_n 52_o 347_o herod_n the_o great_a 64_o 253_o herodian_n hist._n 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author_n of_o nation_n 234_o jebus_n jerusalem_n so_o call_v 233_o jehoaz_n k._n of_o judah_n depose_v by_o the_o k._n of_o egypt_n p._n 243_o jehoram_fw-la k._n of_o judah_n 238_o jehos●aphat_n 55_o 240_o jehu_n k._n of_o israel_n 246_o jeptha_n judge_n israel_n 238_o jeremiah_n 242_o his_o prophecy_n 135_o jericho_n build_v 245_o st._n ierom_n hist._n work_v 154_o jeroboam_fw-la k._n of_o israel_n 244_o jerusalem_n take_v by_o the_o babylonian_n 244_o temple_n rebuilt_a by_o zorobabel_n 250_o the_o city_n and_o temple_n take_v by_o pompey_n 252_o take_a by_o vespasian_n 253_o oppress_a by_o turk_n the_o holy_a war_n begin_v 78_o regain_v by_o godfrey_n 78_o retake_v by_o turk_n 79_o jew_n the_o government_n of_o they_o from_o the_o time_n of_o zedekiah_n to_o the_o come_n of_o christ._n 249._o etc._n etc._n their_o king_n 252_o etc._n etc._n jezebel_n 245_o ingulphus_n write_n 163_o inquisition_n erect_v in_o spain_n 85_o job_n the_o book_n of_o 134_o jocasta_n q._n of_o thebes_n 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242_o 260_o jugurthine_n war._n 396_o julian_n account_n of_o time_n 403_o iustin_n history_n 219_o k._n king_n the_o book_n of_o p._n 132_o krantz'_v history_n 172_o l._n lacedemonia_fw-la its_o history_n and_o king_n p._n 332_o to_o 337_o 342_o laius_n k._n of_o thebes_n 350_o lamech_v 46_o 238_o law_n give_v by_o god_n 51_o leopoldus_n the_o present_a emp._n 90_o lepanto_n battle_n there_o 88_o lepidu●_n 406_o 408_o leuctra_n the_o battle_n there_o 341_o leviticus_n the_o book_n of_o 131_o lewis_n fourteen_o k._n of_o france_n 90_o livy_n 410_o his_o history_n 203_o lollard_n walter_n burn_v 81_o lombardy_n kingdom_n found_v 7●_n lucius_n florus_n history_n 217_o lucius_n k._n of_o britain_n 64_o lucretia_n ravish_v 59_o 377_o lucretius_n the_o poet._n 64_o 396_o luitprand_n history_n 161_o st._n luke_n gospel_n 139_o luther_n preach_v against_o indulgence_n 86_o lycurgus_n 55_o 329_o 335_o lydia_n its_o history_n and_o king_n 361_o etc._n etc._n m._n maccabee_n the_o book_n of_o 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tribune_n in_o rome_n create_v 385_o misraim_n son_n of_o ham._n 231_o his_o son_n author_n of_o nation_n 232_o mithridates_n 63_o 397_o moor_n expel_v spain_n 85_o moses_n 50_o 229_o 236_o 300_o musical_a note_n invent_v 77_o mutius_n the_o roman_a burn_v his_o own_o hand_n 380_o mycale_n the_o battle_n there_o 326_o mycenae_n its_o history_n and_o king_n 347_o n._n naaman_n leprosy_n cleanse_v p._n 246_o naboth_n 245_o nahor_n 228_o nahum_n 57_o 242_o his_o prophecy_n 138_o nabuchadnezzar_n 57_o 260_o take_v jehoiakim_n prisoner_n 243_o turn_v into_o a_o beast_n 249_o 260_o nehemiah_n 60_o rebuilt_a the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n 250_o nero_n emp._n 66_o netherlands_o unite_v to_o spain_n 85_o nice_n council_n hold_v there_o 70_o nicephorus_n calistus_n hist._n 168_o nicephorus_n gregorianus_n hist._n ib._n nimeguen_o peace_n there_o 93_o nimrod_n 48_o 232_o ninus_n k._n of_o assyria_n 48_o 255_o nio●●_n her_o story_n 350_o noah_n 46_o 228_o norman_n settle_v in_o france_n 76_o numa_n pompilius_n 57_o 373_o number_n the_o book_n of_o 131_o o._n obadiah_n p._n 241_o his_o prophecy_n 137_o oedipus_n k._n of_o thebes_n his_o story_n 350_o ogyges_n deluge_n 50_o olympic_a game_n and_o the_o computation_n of_o time_n from_o they_o institute_v 56_o 321_o orange_n will._n prince_n of_o head_n the_o protestant_n in_o holland_n and_o be_v assassinate_v at_o delft_n 88_o origine_fw-la of_o the_o ancient_a nation_n of_o the_o earth_n 230_o orosius_n hist._n 156_o otho_n freisingensis_n hist._n 165_o ottoman_n sultan_n of_o the_o turk_n 80_o ovid_n the_o poet._n 64_o 410_o p._n pallades's_fw-fr hist._n 155_o parchment_n first_o make_v at_o pergamos_n 291_o paris_n rape_n of_o helen_n 52_o 330_o parthian_n their_o derivation_n 337_o patriarchal_a state_n of_o the_o israelite_n p._n 228_o paul_n the_o deacon_n hist._n 160_o pausanias_n the_o spartan_a general_n 338_o peloponesian_n war._n 325_o etc._n etc._n 339_o pepin_n k._n of_o france_n 73_o

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