Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	call_v	great_a	river_n	9,026	5	7.1511	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39795	Israel redux, or, The restauration of Israel, exhibited in two short treatises the first contains an essay upon some probable grounds, that the present Tartars near the Caspian Sea, are the posterity of the ten tribes of Israel / by Giles Fletcher ; the second, a dissertation concerning their ancient and successive state, with some Scripture evidences of their future conversion, and establishment in their own land / by S.L.	Fletcher, Giles, 1549?-1611. Tartars, or, Ten tribes.; Lee, Samuel, 1625-1691.	1677 (1677)	Wing F1333; Wing L898; ESTC R2002	48,660	138

commix_v with_o other_o people_n and_o partly_o force_v by_o the_o violence_n of_o the_o median_n who_o expel_v they_o thence_o be_v but_o stranger_n and_o thrust_v upon_o they_o by_o the_o assyrian_n shall_v appear_v plain_o by_o that_o which_o follow_v a_o second_o reason_n be_v city_n from_o the_o name_n and_o appellation_n of_o their_o city_n and_o great_a town_n which_o be_v situate_v upon_o the_o east_n and_o north-east_n side_n of_o the_o bachualensky_n or_o caspian_a sea_n these_o tartar_a city_n which_o yet_o be_v extant_a have_v many_o of_o they_o the_o same_o name_n as_o have_v those_o ancient_a town_n and_o city_n which_o be_v inhabit_v by_o the_o israelite_n while_o they_o enjoy_v their_o own_o country_n their_o metropolis_n or_o chief_a city_n though_o now_o deform_v with_o many_o ruin_n be_v samarchian_a which_o have_v many_o monument_n of_o that_o nation_n as_o they_o report_v who_o have_v be_v there_o where_o the_o great_a tamerlain_n who_o lead_v about_o in_o a_o 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wintertime_n but_o abde_fw-la in_o tent_n or_o walk_v house_n which_o the_o latin_a writer_n call_v veij_fw-la which_o be_v build_v and_o carry_v upon_o wheel_n like_o cart_n and_o wagon_n their_o manner_n be_v in_o summertime_n when_o grass_n be_v grow_v and_o fit_a for_o pasturage_v with_o their_o herd_n and_o flock_n to_o march_v northward_o and_o north-west_n from_o the_o southeast_n part_n where_o they_o continue_v all_o the_o winter_n not_o all_o together_o but_o in_o their_o hoard_v and_o several_a army_n under_o the_o conduct_n and_o direction_n of_o their_o morsoye_n and_o divoi-morsoyes_a which_o be_v their_o prince_n and_o vicegerent_n under_o the_o great_a cham_n their_o emperor_n and_o graze_v along_o by_o the_o way_n as_o they_o go_v until_o they_o come_v to_o the_o next_o stage_n or_o rest_a place_n where_o they_o plant_v their_o veij_fw-la or_o waggon-house_n and_o so_o make_v a_o form_n of_o a_o great_a city_n with_o many_o street_n there_o continue_v till_o their_o 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three_o be_v the_o morduit-tartar_n 4._o the_o four_o be_v the_o nagay_n whereof_o the_o one_o be_v the_o warlike_a people_n the_o other_o be_v the_o cruel_a and_o most_o laborious_a of_o all_o the_o rest_n the_o five_o be_v the_o sebair_n whence_o the_o siberes_n or_o siberian_o who_o dwell_v by_o the_o river_n obba_n derive_v their_o pedigree_n and_o be_v therefore_o reckon_v and_o annumbred_a to_o this_o tribe_n 6._o the_o six_o be_v the_o mecrite-hoord_n 7._o the_o seven_o be_v the_o shalcan_n 8._o the_o eight_o be_v the_o chercassey_n the_o most_o civil_a tartar_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o a_o comely_a person_n and_o much_o affect_v to_o be_v like_o the_o lachish_n or_o polonian_n in_o his_o habit_n gesture_n and_o whole_a behaviour_n by_o mean_n whereof_o some_o number_n of_o they_o have_v of_o late_o receive_v the_o christian_a faith_n 9_o the_o nine_o be_v the_o cassach_n 10._o the_o ten_o and_o last_o be_v crll_v turkestan_a which_o import_v as_o muck_n as_o herdman_n tartar_n by_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o this_o hoord_n be_v the_o great_a herd-master_n and_o cattlebreeder_n above_o all_o the_o rest_n from_o who_o the_o turk_n have_v their_o begin_n nation_n as_o say_v the_o ruff_n and_o that_o this_o be_v true_a beside_o the_o report_n of_o the_o ruff_n people_n and_o other_o borderer_n who_o have_v best_a cause_n to_o know_v their_o pedigree_n it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o all_o the_o historian_n who_o live_v about_o the_o time_n when_o the_o turkish_a nation_n invade_v the_o upper_a asia_n and_o begin_v to_o grow_v a_o great_a and_o mighty_a monarchy_n among_o the_o rest_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v idle_a nor_o impertinent_a to_o report_v here_o what_o leanicus_n chalcocondilos_n the_o athenian_a brief_o write_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o story_n touch_v the_o origine_fw-la of_o the_o turk_n greek_a it_o be_v think_v say_v he_o that_o the_o turkish_a nation_n derive_v their_o pedigree_n from_o

west_n of_o hemedan_n i_o deem_v to_o be_v the_o ancient_a lycus_n the_o city_n calicala_n 26._o in_o north_n lat._n 41._o in_o alfraganus_n be_v call_v hisan_n or_o hisan_n cala_fw-la at_o this_o day_n and_o the_o same_o with_o asan_n by_o tigris_n in_o ortelius_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n kalaeus_n or_o as_o some_o calichla_n pliny_n treat_v of_o these_o country_n mention_n the_o people_n classitae_fw-la per_fw-la quos_fw-la lycus_n ex_fw-la armenia_n fertur_fw-la 278._o who_o bochart_n in_o his_o phaleg_n correct_v by_o chalachitae_n and_o cite_v the_o talmud_n explain_v halak_n by_o helvan_a or_o hulvan_a lie_v south_n of_o hemedan_n the_o river_n lycus_n be_v at_o this_o time_n call_v zab_n and_o be_v mention_v by_o the_o nubian_n geographer_n and_o of_o old_a zaba_n and_o diava_n b._n by_o amianus_n which_o signify_v a_o wolf_n whence_o this_o portion_n of_o assyria_n be_v call_v adiabene_n thus_o much_o for_o the_o first_o place_n call_v halah_n into_o which_o israel_n be_v carry_v by_o the_o command_n nf_o the_o assyrian_a conqueror_n the_o second_o place_n be_v style_v habor_n chabor_n in_o hebrew_a we_o may_v observe_v in_o ptolemy_n 1._o a_o mountain_n a_o river_n and_o a_o city_n all_o of_o this_o name_n the_o mountain_n chaboras_n call_v choatras_n in_o the_o palatine_a copy_n be_v that_o which_o divide_v assyria_n from_o media_n towards_o the_o north-west_n the_o river_n chabor_n rise_v out_o of_o the_o mountain_n massius_n or_o mash_n in_o the_o north_n of_o mesopotamia_n and_o be_v the_o same_o which_o in_o our_o translation_n of_o ezechiel_n 203._o be_v turn_v chebar_v by_o the_o nubian_n alchabur_n by_o strabo_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o by_o amiamus_fw-la aboras_n at_o this_o day_n giulap_n the_o city_n chabura_n be_v set_v by_o ptolemy_n near_o the_o influx_n of_o that_o river_n into_o euphrates_n so_o that_o stand_v in_o a_o triangle_n between_o both_o river_n which_o amiamus_fw-la a_o eye-witness_n call_v munimentum_fw-la tutissimum_fw-la &_o fabre_fw-la politum_fw-la 441._o cujus_fw-la maenia_fw-la abora_fw-la &_o euphrates_n ambiunt_fw-la flumina_fw-la velut_fw-la spatium_fw-la insulare_fw-la fingentes_fw-la quod_fw-la diocletianus_n exiguum_fw-la adhuc_fw-la &_o suspectum_fw-la muris_fw-la turribusque_fw-la circumdedit_fw-la celsis_fw-la etc._n etc._n a_o very_a strong_a fortress_n and_o well_o build_v who_o wall_n be_v wash_v by_o the_o river_n aboras_n and_o euphrates_n make_v as_o it_o be_v a_o island_n which_o be_v of_o old_a but_o little_a and_o dangerous_a dioclesian_n compass_v with_o high_a wall_n and_o tower_n the_o roman_n call_v it_o corcusium_n in_o the_o notice_n of_o the_o eastern_a empire_n circaesium_n and_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o city_n charchemish_n in_o scripture_n whither_o pharaoh-necoh_a king_n of_o egypt_n go_v up_o to_o battle_n 2._o by_o the_o nubian_n cquerquisia_n and_o now_o common_o karkasa_n and_o have_v its_o name_n say_v golius_n from_o set_v forth_o horse_n to_o a_o race_n so_o that_o here_o we_o evident_o discover_v another_o place_n with_o the_o territory_n adjoin_v whither_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n be_v carry_v captive_a the_o three_o place_n be_v hara_n which_o the_o learned_a bochart_n will_v have_v to_o be_v aria_n 220._o but_o let_v we_o not_o mistake_v he_o for_o i_o find_v this_o aria_n to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o algebal_n har_n signify_v a_o mountainous_a tract_n as_o well_o as_o gebal_n and_o lie_v on_o the_o north_n of_o assyria_n near_o media_n which_o be_v evident_a by_o some_o of_o the_o city_n of_o algebal_n to_o wit_n hamedan_n and_o dainur_n lie_v near_o the_o place_n in_o halah_n before_o mention_v but_o the_o aria_n of_o ptolemy_n lie_v east_n of_o parthia_n far_o hence_o to_o the_o southeast_n of_o the_o caspian_a sea_n which_o appear_v plain_o by_o amianus_n 467_o wherefore_o i_o judge_v this_o aria_n or_o gobal_n to_o be_v the_o true_a place_n and_o not_o that_o of_o ptolemy_n on_o the_o north_n whereof_o run_v the_o river_n araxes_n now_o call_v aras_n rise_v out_o of_o the_o mountain_n paryarde_n or_o ararat_n of_o armenia_n ararat_n with_o which_o agree_v that_o judicious_a traveller_n olearius_n 1669._o describe_v the_o rise_n of_o arras_n from_o the_o mountain_n of_o ararat_n in_o the_o south_n of_o which_o river_n lie_v the_o little_a province_n arsea_n now_o likely_a arzerum_n 246._o and_o arsareth_n in_o the_o apocryphal_a book_n of_o esdras_n vleg-beg_a in_o the_o region_n of_o aran_n 44._o place_n the_o three_o city_n of_o mochan_n bardach_n and_o sencarah_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v mekar_n berdah_n and_o tzenkan_n of_o olearius_n 146._o though_o a_o little_a north_n of_o vleg-beggs_n mokan_n and_o be_v join_v to_o media_n atropatia_n or_o aderbeitzan_n whence_o it_o appear_v that_o our_o aria_n here_o inquire_v be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o province_n of_o iran_n situate_a between_o the_o river_n araxes_n and_o cyrus_n now_o call_v aras_n and_o kur_n 27._o from_o which_o the_o city_n ervan_fw-mi lie_v not_o far_o off_o and_o this_o country_n of_o iran_n i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o true_a hara_n under_o our_o present_a inquisition_n whither_o the_o israelite_n be_v carry_v captive_a and_o extend_v itself_o upon_o the_o north_n of_o assyria_n and_o be_v part_n of_o ancient_a media_n and_o near_o the_o caspian_a sea_n four_o our_o next_o search_n must_v be_v after_o gozan_n and_o the_o river_n of_o gozan_n 12._o although_o as_o yet_o i_o observe_v no_o river_n of_o that_o name_n yet_o find_v both_o a_o city_n and_o a_o territory_n call_v gauzanites_n the_o region_n gauzanites_n ptolemy_n place_n in_o the_o north-east_n of_o mesopotamia_n with_o the_o city_n gizana_n 19_o near_o the_o spring_n of_o the_o river_n chaboras_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o mountain_n masius_n and_o not_o far_o west_n from_o calacine_n in_o the_o lat._n 37._o 15._o and_o beside_o that_o he_o place_v another_o city_n call_v gauzanea_n in_o media_n antropatea_n or_o tropatene_n 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