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	part_n	place_n	4,383	4	4.0493	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27264	A letter to a friend being an historical account of the affairs of Hungary, more particularly relating to Buda and how treacherously it was surpized by Solyman the Magnificent from the Christians Anno 1541 : as also an account of the late siege anno 1684.	A. B.	1684 (1684)	Wing B17; ESTC R5133	4,881	10

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the_o royal_a line_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o hungary_n be_v extinct_a in_o the_o person_n of_o king_n lewis_n and_o this_o by_o the_o counsel_n and_o rashness_n of_o a_o priest_n who_o be_v not_o only_o make_v general_n of_o the_o royal_a army_n but_o precipitate_v that_o king_n to_o engage_v with_o solyman_n the_o magnificent_a in_o so_o unequal_a a_o battle_n as_o 30000_o to_o 250000_o man_n and_o herein_o i_o will_v have_v you_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o general_a dissatisfaction_n of_o the_o nobility_n who_o think_v it_o strange_a to_o take_v their_o command_n from_o one_o who_o though_o they_o may_v allow_v qualify_v to_o give_v rule_n in_o a_o convent_n they_o think_v not_o fit_a to_o give_v order_n in_o a_o royal_a army_n or_o lead_v a_o flock_n to_o the_o wolf_n of_o the_o east_n and_o further_o that_o the_o engagement_n with_o solyman_n be_v carry_v on_o by_o the_o aforesaid_a prelate_n without_o the_o approbation_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o nobility_n who_o will_v 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king_n john_n therein_o as_o well_o as_o in_o his_o kingdom_n make_v himself_o arbiter_n of_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o two_o christian_a prince_n in_o restore_a king_n john_n solyman_n do_v like_o a_o magnificent_a protector_n but_o after_o the_o death_n of_o king_n john_n that_o he_o surprise_v it_o by_o treachery_n he_o show_v the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o medal_n for_o solyman_n after_o the_o decease_n of_o king_n john_n viz_o in_o the_o year_n 1541_o enter_v hungary_n with_o a_o formidable_a army_n and_o come_v before_o buda_n send_v to_o compliment_v the_o queen_n wife_n of_o the_o late_a king_n john_n on_o the_o part_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o two_o son_n selin_n and_o bajazet_n who_o the_o sultan_n have_v bring_v with_o he_o he_o desire_v also_o to_o see_v his_o pupil_n son_n of_o the_o late_a king_n john_n who_o he_o have_v take_v into_o his_o protection_n the_o young_a prince_n with_o a_o honourable_a equipage_n be_v send_v to_o the_o camp_n accompany_v with_o the_o principal_a nobility_n of_o the_o kingdom_n solyman_n cause_v a_o sumptuous_a banquet_n to_o be_v prepare_v for_o the_o nobleman_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n send_v back_o the_o young_a prince_n to_o the_o queen_n his_o mother_n attend_v under_o pretence_n of_o honour_v he_o with_o many_o officer_n of_o the_o ottoman_a army_n who_o in_o a_o careless_a manner_n seem_v to_o enter_v the_o city_n more_o out_o of_o curiosity_n to_o see_v than_o to_o seize_v ●he_v same_o find_v no_o difficulty_n in_o secure_v the_o gate_n and_o principal_a place_n thereof_o whilst_o this_o part_n be_v act_v in_o the_o city_n the_o council_n be_v call_v ●n_o the_o camp_n it_o be_v propose_v to_o send_v the_o queen_n ●o_o poland_n and_o the_o young_a prince_n to_o constantinople_n 〈◊〉_d be_v breed_v up_o in_o the_o mahometan_a religion_n to_o ●ake_v hungary_n a_o province_n of_o the_o ottoman_a empire_n to_o cut_v of●_n the_o nobility_n to_o spare_v the_o common_a people_n to_o cultivate_v the_o land_n and_o leave_v a_o sufficient_a body_n of_o horse_n and_o foot_n on_o the_o confine_n for_o the_o guard_n of_o the_o kingdom_n at_o solyman_n will_v not_o consent_v hereto_o say_v that_o this_o hungarian_a horse_n at_o first_o ought_v to_o be_v treat_v with_o fair_a mean_n and_o easy_a acoutrement_n by_o degree_n make_v the_o usage_n hard_o till_o such_o time_n as_o the_o mastery_n be_v gain_v the_o janissary_n be_v now_o master_n of_o buda_n the_o queen_n be_v tell_v that_o the_o sultan_n intend_v with_o his_o own_o force_n to_o secure_v the_o city_n from_o the_o attempt_n of_o ferdinand_n till_o such_o time_n as_o the_o young_a prince_n be_v come_v to_o full_a age_n that_o she_o must_v repair_v to_o the_o territory_n of_o transylvania_n and_o that_o for_o her_o assistant_n in_o the_o government_n be_v appoint_v the_o bishop_n of_o waradine_n the_o same_o person_n that_o be_v tutor_n to_o the_o late_a king_n her_o husband_n and_o treasurer_n of_o the_o kingdom_n the_o nobility_n 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not_o long_o continue_v in_o any_o settle_a posture_n for_o the_o former_a be_v still_o encroach_a and_o charles_n the_o five_o who_o have_v no_o genius_n to_o defend_v hungary_n though_o his_o brother_n country_n and_o the_o bulwark_n of_o germany_n etc._n etc._n be_v drive_v on_o his_o unfortunate_a attempt_n on_o algiers_n and_o barbary_n make_v no_o account_n of_o the_o preservation_n of_o his_o own_o whilst_o all_o the_o world_n be_v of_o opinion_n it_o be_v better_a to_o have_v defend_v hungary_n than_o to_o have_v conquer_v all_o africa_n however_o the_o ill_a success_n at_o algiers_n cause_v in_o the_o year_n 1547_o october_n 7._o a_o truce_n between_o charles_n ferdinand_n and_o solyman_n for_o five_o year_n pay_v thirty_o thousand_o hungarian_a ducat_n yearly_a tribute_n for_o what_o ferdinand_n possess_v in_o hungary_n the_o queen_n who_o solyman_n upon_o the_o surprise_n of_o buda_n have_v send_v to_o transylvania_n make_v only_o the_o the_o figure_n of_o a_o queen_n there_o for_o george_n the_o bishop_n of_o waradine_n afterward_o cardinal_n be_v her_o governor_n and_o as_o another_o priest_n be_v the_o ruin_n of_o hungary_n so_o be_v this_o of_o transylvania_n for_o the_o queen_n oppress_v by_o the_o monk_n make_v application_n to_o solyman_n who_o espouse_v her_o interest_n and_o ferdinand_n that_o of_o the_o prelate_n and_o betwixt_o the_o artifices_fw-la and_o force_n of_o these_o two_o the_o queen_n be_v make_v unwilling_o to_o resign_v take_v as_o a_o equivalent_a from_o ferdinand_n upon_o silesia_n twenty_o five_o thousand_o crown_n revenue_n yearly_a for_o the_o young_a prince_n john_n sygismund_n her_o son_n and_o fifty_o thousand_o for_o her_o dowry_n and_o that_o the_o prince_n shall_v marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o ferdinand_n the_o queen_n disgu_v soon_o after_o make_v her_o application_n to_o solyman_n then_o in_o persia_n who_o order_v meemet_v bassa_n to_o put_v the_o queen_n in_o possession_n of_o