Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	think_v	time_n	write_v	3,105	5	5.0991	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12609	The Ottoman of Lazaro Soranzo VVherein is deliuered aswell a full and perfect report of the might and power of Mahamet the third, great Emperour of the Turkes now raigning: together with the interestes and dealinges which he hath with sondrie other princes, what hee is plotting against the state of Christendome, and on the other side what we may practise and put in execution against him to his great damage and annoyaunce. As also a true description of diuers peoples, countries, citties and voyages, which are most necessarie to bee knowen, especially at this time of the present warre in Hungarie. Translated out of Italian into English, by Abraham Hartvvell.; L'ottomano. English.	Soranzo, Lazzaro.; Hartwell, Abraham, b. 1553.	1603 (1603)	STC 22931; ESTC S117656	132,559	234

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information_n that_o i_o have_v have_v from_o such_o as_o have_v see_v the_o book_n of_o moldavia_n and_o walachia_n and_o therefore_o i_o do_v differ_v somewhat_o from_o those_o that_o have_v write_v otherwise_o hereof_o the_o prince_n of_o transiluania_n transiluania_n pay_v to_o the_o turk_n before_o this_o present_a war_n 15000._o cecchinoe_n or_o ducat_n the_o state_n of_o ragugia_n pay_v 12500._o venice_n cecchinoes_n the_o state_n of_o venice_n for_o the_o island_n of_o zante_n i_o zacinthus_n 1000_o cecchinoe_n as_o selem_n also_o challenge_v a_o certain_a sum_n of_o money_n before_o it_o be_v bereave_v of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o cyprus_n because_o the_o ottoman_a empire_n be_v somewhat_o enter_v into_o the_o soldan_n account_n and_o reckon_n the_o moscovite_n also_o gratifi_v the_o tartarian_a for_o taurica_n moscovite_n to_o avoid_v the_o incursion_n which_o the_o tartarian_n be_v wont_a to_o make_v into_o his_o country_n either_o of_o themselves_o or_o at_o the_o instance_n 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