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	mile_n	river_n	5,484	4	7.2108	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28496	Irelands naturall history being a true and ample description of its situation, greatness, shape, and nature, of its hills, woods, heaths, bogs, of its fruitfull parts, and profitable grounds : with the severall ways of manuring and improving the same : with its heads or promontories, harbours, roads, and bays, of its springs, and fountains, brooks, rivers, loghs, of its metalls, mineralls, free-stone, marble, sea-coal, turf, and other things that are taken out of the ground : and lastly of the nature and temperature of its air and season, and what diseases it is free from or subject unto : conducing to the advancement of navigation, husbandry, and other profitable arts and professions / written by Gerald Boate ; and now published by Samuell Hartlib for the common good of Ireland and more especially for the benefit of the adventurers and planters therein.	Boate, Gerard, 1604-1650.; Hartlib, Samuel, d. 1662.	1657 (1657)	Wing B3373; ESTC R27215	105,129	208

itself_o be_v great_a and_o populous_a what_o into_o the_o country_n for_o in_o the_o time_n of_o peace_n almost_o all_o leinster_n and_o and_o ulster_n be_v wont_a to_o furnish_v themselves_o from_o dublin_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o provision_n and_o necessary_n such_o as_o be_v bring_v in_o out_o of_o foreign_a country_n next_o to_o dublin_n be_v galloway_n the_o head-citie_n of_o the_o province_n of_o connaught_n to_o be_v reckon_v as_o well_o for_o bigness_n and_o faireness_n as_o for_o riches_n for_o the_o street_n be_v wide_a and_o handsome_o order_v the_o house_n for_o the_o most_o part_n build_v of_o free_a stone_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n much_o addict_v to_o traffic_n do_v great_o trade_v into_o other_o country_n especial_o into_o spain_n from_o whence_o they_o use_v to_o fetch_v great_a store_n of_o wine_n and_o other_o wa●es_v every_o year_n in_o the_o three_o place_n come_v waterford_n situate_v in_o the_o province_n of_o munster_n and_o in_o the_o four_o limmerick_n the_o head-city_n of_o the_o say_a province_n both_o town_n of_o traffic_n situate_v on_o goodly_a haven_n and_o of_o reasonable_a bigness_n and_o handsomeness_n cork_n in_o the_o province_n of_o munster_n and_o london-derrie_a in_o the_o province_n of_o ulster_n be_v less_o than_o any_o of_o the_o formentioned_a but_o otherwise_o handsome_a place_n well_o build_v &_o very_o fit_o situate_v for_o traffic_n and_o navigation_n as_o stand_v upon_o very_o good_a havens_n as_o for_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o town_n drogheda_n kilkenny_n and_o bandonbridge_n be_v passable_a and_o worthy_a of_o some_o regard_n both_o for_o bigness_n and_o handsomeness_n but_o colrain_n knockfergus_n belfast_n dundalk_v wexford_n youghall_n and_o kinsale_n be_v of_o small_a moment_n the_o best_a of_o all_o these_o be_v hardly_o comparable_a to_o any_o of_o those_o fair_a market-town_n which_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o almost_o all_o part_n of_o england_n and_o as_o for_o cassel_n rosse_n lismore_n clonmell_n and_o kilmallock_n in_o munster_n sleigo_fw-es and_o atlone_o in_o connaught_n molingar_fw-la trim_v kels_n navan_n aboy_n nace_n carlo_n arklo_n and_o wicklo_n in_o leinster_n carlingford_n ardee_n and_o down_o in_o ulster_n all_o of_o they_o wall_a town_n they_o be_v scarce_o worth_a the_o mention_v because_o there_o be_v few_o market_n town_n in_o england_n even_o of_o the_o mean_a which_o be_v not_o as_o good_a or_o better_a than_o the_o best_a of_o they_o all_o we_o can_v give_v a_o more_o perfect_a relation_n of_o this_o particular_a but_o because_o this_o serve_v little_a to_o our_o purpose_n and_o proper_o do_v not_o concern_v the_o natural_a history_n we_o have_v think_v it_o best_a to_o touch_v it_o but_o brief_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o principal_a havens_n of_o ireland_n sect._n 1_o waterford_n haven_n the_o havens_n of_o ireland_n be_v so_o many_o in_o number_n and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n so_o fair_a and_o large_a that_o in_o this_o particular_a hardly_o any_o land_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n may_v be_v compare_v with_o this_o as_o will_v easy_o appear_v by_o the_o particular_a rehearsal_n thereof_o which_o we_o be_v now_o to_o make_v first_o of_o the_o best_a and_o chief_a in_o this_o chapter_n and_o of_o the_o other_o in_o the_o next_o we_o shall_v begin_v with_o waterford_n haven_n the_o which_o be_v situate_v on_o the_o confine_n of_o leinster_n and_o munster_n run_v some_o seven_o or_o eight_o mile_n into_o the_o land_n not_o wind_v or_o crooked_a nor_o with_o any_o great_a nook_n or_o inlet_n but_o almost_o in_o a_o straight_a line_n extend_v in_o itself_o north_n and_o north_n by_o west_n and_o in_o most_o part_n of_o a_o equal_a breadth_n all_o the_o way_n deep_a and_o clear_a have_v no_o rok_n or_o sand_n but_o only_o two_o or_o three_o little_a one_o which_o lie_v not_o across_o nor_o in_o the_o midst_n but_o by_o the_o side_n may_v be_v shun_v very_o easy_o without_o the_o harbour_n it_o be_v eleven_o and_o twelve_o fathom_n deep_a in_o the_o mouth_n seven_o and_o more_o inward_o six_o fathom_n within_o the_o easterly_a corner_n be_v a_o good_a road_n in_o four_o or_o five_o fathom_n and_o on_o the_o other_o or_o westerly_a side_n five_o or_o six_o mile_n from_o the_o mouth_n be_v another_o good_a road_n very_o commodious_a as_o well_o for_o they_o who_o go_v forth_o as_o those_o that_o will_v sail_v upward_o to_o waterford_n upon_o the_o east-side_n about_o halfway_n the_o length_n lie_v a_o very_a strong_a castle_n call_v duncannon_n which_o so_o command_v this_o harbour_n as_o no_o ship_n can_v go_v up_o or_o down_o against_o the_o will_n of_o those_o in_o the_o fort_n without_o run_v extreme_a hazard_n this_o haven_n in_o the_o end_n divide_v itself_o into_o two_o arm_n both_o a_o great_a deal_n inferior_a to_o the_o principal_a harbour_n in_o breath_n and_o depth_n but_o yet_o such_o as_o be_v capable_a of_o ship_n of_o a_o good_a big_a port_n especial_o the_o left_a which_o run_v westward_o to_o the_o city_n of_o waterford_n whereof_o this_o whole_a haven_n bear_v the_o name_n be_v situate_v some_o four_o or_o five_o mile_n from_o that_o division_n and_o a_o little_a below_o the_o place_n where_o the_o river_n sure_a fall_v into_o this_o harbour_n the_o right_a arm_n be_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o river_n barrow_n and_o extend_v itself_o straight_o along_o go_v up_o to_o ross_n a_o town_n in_o former_a time_n famous_a for_o trade_n the_o which_o be_v much_o about_o the_o same_o distance_n from_o this_o division_n as_o the_o division_n be_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o harbour_n sect._n 2._o carlingford_n haven_n on_o the_o whole_a coast_n of_o leinster_n there_o be_v not_o one_o fair_a large_a harbour_n so_o as_o the_o next_o good_a haven_n from_o waterford_n northwards_o be_v that_o of_o carlingford_n which_o two_o harbour_n in_o sail_v straight_o along_o the_o coast_n be_v above_o a_o hundred_o mill_n distant_a this_o haven_n be_v some_o three_o or_o four_o mile_n long_o and_o nigh_o of_o the_o same_o breath_n be_v every_o where_o very_o deep_a so_o as_o the_o big_a ship_n may_v come_v there_o to_o a_o anchor_n and_o so_o environ_v with_o high_a land_n and_o mountain_n on_o all_o side_n that_o the_o ship_n do_v lie_v defend_v off_o all_o wind_n so_o that_o this_o will_v be_v one_o of_o the_o best_a haven_n of_o the_o world_n if_o it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o difficulty_n and_o the_o danger_n of_o the_o entrance_n the_o mouth_n be_v full_a of_o rock_n both_o blind_a one_o and_o other_o betwixt_o which_o the_o passage_n be_v very_o narrow_a whereby_o it_o come_v that_o this_o harbour_n be_v very_o little_o frequent_v by_o any_o great_a ship_n the_o rather_o because_o there_o be_v no_o traffic_n at_o all_o nor_o any_o good_a town_n seat_v on_o this_o haven_n for_o the_o town_n of_o carlingford_n who_o name_n it_o bear_v be_v a_o very_a poor_a place_n hardly_o worth_a the_o speak_n of_o about_o eight_o mile_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o harbour_n be_v the_o nurie_n a_o fine_a little_a town_n until_o in_o this_o late_a bloody_a rebellion_n it_o be_v for_o the_o great_a part_n destroy_v by_o the_o irish_a by_o which_o town_n pass_v a_o little_a river_n call_v the_o nurie-water_n which_o discharge_v itself_o into_o the_o harbour_n some_o four_o or_o five_o mile_n below_o the_o nurie_n be_v not_o portable_a but_o of_o very_o little_a bark_n and_o boat_n and_o that_o only_o when_o the_o tide_n be_v in_o sect._n 3_o strangford-haven_n and_o that_o of_o knockfergus_n about_o thirty_o mile_n northwards_o from_o carlingford-haven_n be_v the_o haven_n of_o strangford_n the_o which_o in_o its_o entrance_n be_v almost_o as_o much_o encumber_a with_o rock_n of_o both_o kind_n as_o that_o of_o carlingford_n it_o be_v some_o five_o or_o six_o mile_n long_o and_o bear_v northwestward_a be_v the_o mouth_n of_o a_o great_a lough_n call_v loch_n cone_n the_o which_o be_v but_o two_o or_o three_o mile_n broad_a in_o the_o most_o place_n but_o some_o fifteen_o or_o sixteen_o long_a do_v ebb_n &_o flow_v until_o the_o utmost_a end_n of_o it_o so_o that_o there_o go_v a_o very_a strong_a tide_n in_o this_o harbour_n which_o make_v the_o same_o the_o unsafer_n especial_o in_o great_a storm_n and_o high_a wind_n for_o which_o there_o be_v no_o great_a defence_n here_o on_o this_o haven_n and_o on_o the_o neighbour_a lough_n there_o lie_v never_o a_o good_a town_n strangford_n be_v more_o inconsiderable_a yet_o than_o carlingford_n the_o next_o great_a harbour_n upon_o this_o coast_n and_o about_o twenty_o mile_n more_o to_o the_o north_n be_v that_o of_o knocfergus_fw-la be_v a_o great_a wide_a bay_n the_o which_o in_o its_o mouth_n betwixt_o the_o southern_a &_o the_o northern_a point_n be_v no_o less_o than_o ten_o or_o twelve_o mile_n broad_a grow_v narrow_a by_o degree_n the_o far_a it_o go_v

a_o great_a way_n at_o the_o end_n of_o which_o sand_n and_o in_o the_o innermost_a part_n of_o the_o bay_n lie_v a_o little_a island_n call_v in_o english_a mutton-iland_n and_o by_o the_o irish_a enis_n kerrigh_n which_o have_v the_o same_o signification_n at_o the_o east_n side_n whereof_o one_o may_v anchor_v in_o five_o or_o six_o fathom_n of_o water_n but_o from_o thence_o northwards_o until_o the_o city_n of_o galloway_n which_o be_v the_o space_n of_o two_o or_o three_o mile_n none_o but_o little_a vessel_n and_o bark_n can_v go_v the_o city_n stand_v not_o on_o the_o bay_n itself_o but_o on_o a_o broad_a water_n like_o a_o river_n the_o which_o not_o far_o above_o galloway_n come_v out_o of_o a_o great_a lake_n call_v lough_n corbes_n discharge_v itself_o into_o the_o bay_a a_o little_a above_o mutton_n i_o will_v sect._n 7._o the_o havens_n of_o limmerick_n smerwick_n dingle-bay_n ventrie_n and_o dingle-icoush_a the_o next_o great_a haven_n on_o the_o west_n side_n of_o ireland_n to_o the_o south_n of_o galloway_n be_v that_o of_o limmerick_n which_o haven_n divide_v the_o province_n of_o connaught_n from_o munster_n be_v of_o a_o huge_a length_n no_o less_o than_o fifty_o mile_n for_o so_o far_o it_o be_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o haven_n until_o the_o city_n of_o limmerick_n to_o who_o wall_n great_a vessel_n may_v go_v up_o without_o meet_v with_o any_o thing_n else_o in_o all_o that_o way_n save_v a_o many_o little_a isle_n but_o not_o any_o f●ul_a place_n rock_n or_o sands_n this_o harbour_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o great_a lough_n half_a way_n its_o length_n grow_v somewhat_o narrow_a but_o immediate_o enlarge_n itself_o again_o into_o a_o great_a breadth_n whereinto_o the_o river_n shanon_n upon_o who_o bank_n limmerick_n be_v situate_v discharge_v itself_o a_o little_a way_n below_o the_o say_a city_n although_o the_o english_a and_o the_o irish_a both_o call_v it_o the_o shanon_n all_o the_o way_n until_o the_o sea_n as_o it_o be_v not_o a_o lough_n into_o which_o the_o river_n fall_v but_o the_o river_n itself_o thus_o enlarge_v come_v out_o of_o this_o harbour_n the_o land_n on_o the_o left_a hand_n shoot_v a_o huge_a way_n westward_n into_o the_o sea_n on_o the_o side_n of_o which_o fore-land_n ten_o o●_n twelve_o mile_n at_o this_o side_n of_o the_o uttermost_a point_n betwixt_o which_o and_o the_o isle_n of_o blaske_n pass_v the_o sound_n of_o the_o same_o name_n be_v the_o haven_n of_o smerwick_n not_o very_o great_a deep_a but_o clean_o and_o well_o enclose_v at_o the_o other_o side_n of_o this_o fore-land_n and_o to_o the_o north-east_n from_o the_o blaske_n be_v a_o fair_a and_o very_a large_a bay_n call_v dingle-bay_n the_o which_o go_v very_o many_o mile_n into_o the_o land_n have_v in_o it_o divers_a good_a havens_n one_o whereof_o call_v ventry_n be_v four_o or_o five_o mile_n from_o the_o sound_n of_o blaske_n eastward_n and_o three_o or_o four_o mile_n further_a be_v dingle-icoush_a before_o the_o mouth_n of_o which_o harbour_n and_o at_o the_o westside_n of_o it_o lie_v a_o rock_n call_v the_o crow_n round_o about_o the_o which_o one_o may_v sail_v without_o danger_n it_o be_v always_o above_o water_n but_o at_o spring_n tide_n at_o which_o time_n the_o sea_n do_v overflow_v it_o sect._n 8._o more_o bantrie_n and_o beerhaven_n against_o the_o southeast_n corner_n of_o dingle-bay_n lie_v a_o great_a island_n call_v valentia_n betwixt_o which_o and_o the_o main_n be_v a_o very_a fair_a and_o safe_a road._n and_o a_o little_a way_n beyond_o that_o island_n go_v in_o another_o huge_a bay_n call_v more_o which_o shoot_v into_o the_o land_n a_o great_a deal_n further_o than_o dingle-bay_n and_o somewhat_o further_o be_v a_o three_o bay_n call_v bantrie_n which_o equal_v more_o both_o in_o breadth_n and_o length_n in_o both_o which_o as_o well_o as_o in_o dingle-bay_n there_o be_v several_a good_a harbour_n and_o road_n more_o have_v in_o the_o mouth_n some_o fifty_o or_o five-and-forty_a fathom_n of_o water_n enter_v in_o further_a there_o be_v six_o and_o twenty_o twenty_o and_o eighteen_o afterward_o you_o come_v to_o ten_o and_o to_o six_o and_o in_o the_o innermost_a part_n to_o three_o and_o two_o fathom_n be_v throughout_o very_o clean_a and_o free_a from_o all_o kind_n of_o rock_n and_o sand_n except_o in_o very_a few_o place_n as_o you_o enter_v into_o bantrie_n side-ward_n upon_o the_o left_a hand_n lie_v a_o reasonable_a big_a i_o will_v call_v the_o island_n of_o beerhaven_n betwixt_o which_o and_o the_o main_a there_o go_v in_o a_o fair_a sound_n be_v a_o great_a musket_n shoot_v broad_a the_o which_o in_o its_o whole_a length_n from_o where_o it_o begin_v until_o the_o place_n where_o it_o end_v at_o the_o further_a part_n of_o the_o island_n be_v the_o space_n of_o some_o mile_n se●veth_v for_o a_o very_a good_a and_o safe_a port_n wherefore_o also_o it_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o a_o hau●n_n be_v call_v beerhaven_n a_o good_a way_n within_o the_o mouth●ly_a some_o rock_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o channel_n the_o which_o at_o high_a water_n be_v overflow_v &_o you_o may_v sail_v of_o either_o side_n of_o they_o &_o at_o the_o other_o side_n of_o this_o sound_n where_o the_o same_o come_v out_o into_o the_o bantrie_n there_o lie_v two_o great_a rock_n just_a in_o the_o mouth_n betwixt_o which_o the_o ship_n may_v pass_v as_o also_o betwixt_o the_o same_o and_o the_o land_n of_o either_o side_n all_o the_o rest_n of_o this_o harbour_n or_o sound_n be_v every_o where_o very_o clean_a and_o clear_a and_o very_o good_a anchor-ground_n ten_o twelve_o and_o thirteen_o fathom_n deep_a sect._n 9_o whiddie-haven_n and_o langerf_n in_o the_o innermost_a of_o the_o bantrie_n lie_v a_o island_n about_o three_o mile_n long_o call_v whiddie_a betwixt_o which_o and_o the_o main_n be_v a_o very_a fair_a wide_a bay_n be_v the_o uttermost_a end_n of_o the_o great_a bay_a bantrie_n where_o you_o may_v every_o where_o come_v to_o a_o anchor_n in_o three_o four_o five_o or_o six_o fathom_n in_o as_o much_o or_o as_o little_a water_n as_o you_o will_v according_a as_o you_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o ride_v near_o the_o shore_n or_o further_a from_o it_o be_v every_o where_o clean_a ground_n ship_n may_v enter_v into_o this_o bay_n or_o sound_v in_o two_o several_a place_n at_o both_o end_n of_o the_o island_n but_o the_o entrance_n at_o the_o south-end_n be_v very_o dangerous_a because_o that_o there_o betwixt_o the_o island_n whiddie_a and_o the_o main_a land_n it_o be_v in_o most_o place_n foul_a and_o rocky_a but_o in_o the_o other_o entrance_n at_o the_o northern_a end_n of_o the_o island_n be_v both_o room_n and_o depth_n enough_o it_o be_v much_o broad_a than_o that_o at_o the_o south-end_n and_o eight_o and_o nine_o fathom_n deep_a and_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o can_v do_v hurt_v except_o only_o a_o row_n of_o rock_n a_o little_a musket_n shoot_v from_o the_o shore_n the_o which_o be_v cover_v at_o high_a water_n do_v not_o begin_v to_o appear_v but_o at_o half_a ●bb_n right_o against_o this_o island_n at_o the_o other_o side_n of_o bantrie_n be_v a_o haven_n call_v langerf_n in_o which_o be_v every_o where_o good_a anchor_a and_o good_a ground_n only_o at_o the_o one_o side_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n close_o to_o the_o mouth_n lie_v some_o foul_a ground_n the_o which_o fall_v dry_a at_o the_o ebb_n of_o a_o springtide_n from_o beerhaven_n to_o the_o northern_a corner_n of_o the_o island_n whiddie_n the_o bantrie_n tend_v east-north-east_n and_o north-east_n eighteen_o or_o twenty_o mile_n in_o length_n over_o against_o beerhaven_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o fair_a water_n it_o be_v deep_a forty_o six_o and_o thirty_o and_o thirty_o fathom_n beyond_o the_o island_n fifteen_o and_o sixteen_o but_o further_o in_o approach_v the_o i_o will_v of_o whiddie_a it_o be_v again_o twenty_o and_o five_o and_o twenty_o fathom_n deep_a sect._n 10._o downams_n bay_n baltimore-bay_n and_o baltimore-haven_n next_o to_o the_o bantrie_n and_o only_o by_o a_o narrow_a neck_n of_o land_n divide_v from_o it_o be_v downams_n bay_n be_v great_a and_o wide_o although_o no_o way_n comparable_a to_o any_o of_o those_o three_o already_o describe_v a_o very_a commodious_a road_n to_o save_v ship_n in_o and_o good_a anchor_n ground_n every_o where_o the_o land_n to_o the_o east_n of_o this_o bay_n shoot_v out_o very_o far_o to_o the_o seaward_o the_o uttermost_a point_n thereof_o call_v messan-head_n be_v the_o southermost_a cape_n of_o all_o ireland_n for_o cape_n de_fw-fr clare_n be_v about_o twenty_o mile_n further_o to_o the_o east_n and_o somewhat_o more_o southerly_a be_v not_o on_o the_o main_n but_o in_o a_o island_n beyond_o messan-head_n be_v another_o bay_n far_o great_a than_o any_o of_o those_o