Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	apply_v	great_a	zion_n	24	3	8.7814	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02495	The principal nauigations, voyages, traffiques and discoueries of the English nation. [vols. 1-3] made by sea or ouer-land, to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth, at any time within the compasse of these 1600. yeres: deuided into three seuerall volumes, according to the positions of the regions, whereunto they were directed. The first volume containeth the worthy discoueries, &c. of the English ... The second volume comprehendeth the principall nauigations ... to the south and south-east parts of the world ... By Richard Hakluyt preacher, and sometime student of Christ-Church in Oxford.; Principall navigations, voiages, and discoveries of the English nation.		1599 (1599)	STC 12626A; ESTC S106753	3,713,189	2,072

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and_o agent_n in_o the_o moscovite_n court_n who_o dwell_v in_o their_o own_o house_n build_v within_o the_o very_a castle_n of_o moscow_n and_o be_v eye_n witness_n of_o all_o affair_n which_o be_v there_o perform_v sophia_n say_v she_o be_v admonish_v from_o heaven_n to_o build_v a_o temple_n in_o the_o self_n same_o place_n where_o the_o tartar_n house_n stand_v and_o to_o consecrate_v it_o unto_o saint_n nicholas_n be_v therefore_o deliver_v of_o a_o son_n she_o invite_v the_o tartarian_a duke_n unto_o the_o solemn_a baptise_v of_o he_o and_o be_v come_v she_o request_v he_o to_o give_v she_o his_o house_n and_o obtain_v it_o at_o his_o hand_n which_o house_n be_v raze_v and_o those_o tartarian_a espial_n be_v exclude_v off_o the_o tartar_n at_o length_n be_v quite_o bereave_v and_o utter_o dispossess_v of_o their_o authority_n which_o they_o have_v exercise_v over_o the_o russian_n for_o many_o year_n and_o can_v never_o yet_o recover_v it_o albeit_o they_o have_v give_v sundry_a 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which_o vitoldus_n the_o great_a duke_n of_o lithuania_n hold_v in_o possession_n under_o his_o own_o jurisdiction_n and_o win_v upon_o the_o river_n of_o boristhenes_n which_o the_o russian_n call_v neiper_n many_o city_n and_o especial_o smolensco_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1514._o have_v divorce_v his_o first_o wife_n he_o beget_v of_o helena_n daughter_n unto_o duke_n glinskie_n juan_n vasilowich_n vasilowich_n which_o now_o this_o present_a 1580._o reign_v as_o great_a duke_n he_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1528._o the_o 25._o of_o august_n six_o hour_n after_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o son_n the_o great_a dukedom_n of_o russia_n fall_v unto_o the_o say_a juan_n vasilowich_n in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o his_o age_n have_v his_o uncle_n george_n for_o his_o great_a protector_n be_v 25._o year_n of_o age_n and_o be_v of_o a_o strong_a body_n and_o of_o a_o courageous_a mind_n he_o subdue_v the_o tartar_n of_o cazan_n and_o astracan_n upon_o the_o river_n of_o volgha_n carry_v their_o duke_n and_o chieftain_n into_o captivity_n but_o by_o what_o way_n and_o mean_n after_o the_o league_n which_o by_o the_o in●erecession_n of_o the_o most_o sacred_a roman_a emperor_n continue_v from_o the_o year_n 1503._o for_o the_o space_n of_o fifty_o year_n be_v expire_v have_v renew_v war_n against_o livonia_n he_o bring_v that_o most_o flourish_a province_n into_o extreme_a misery_n use_v for_o the_o same_o purpose_n a_o new_a pretence_n and_o allege_v that_o it_o belong_v unto_o he_o by_o right_a of_o inheritance_n i_o tremble_v to_o recount_v and_o it_o require_v a_o large_a history_n which_o perhaps_o in_o time_n and_o place_n convenient_a some_o more_o learned_a than_o myself_o will_v take_v upon_o they_o to_o address_v he_o be_v exceed_o addict_v unto_o piety_n and_o devotion_n and_o do_v oftentimes_o observe_v very_o strict_a fasting_n and_o abstinence_n with_o his_o monk_n and_o whereas_o the_o russes_z in_o do_v reverence_n &_o 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