Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	castle_n	great_a	king_n	4,074	4	3.5814	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58757	A full and true relation of a new hellish Popish plot in Ireland, carried on by the papists in the province of Munster with the manner how they would have possessed themselves of that strong city of Limerick, and the castle thereof, in order to the receiving French forces in the great River Shanon, for their landing there : express'd in a letter from a friend verbatim, dated in Dublin this 6th of December 1679.	W. S.	1679 (1679)	Wing S194; ESTC R8271	1,969	5

a_o full_a and_o true_a relation_n of_o a_o new_a hellish_a popish_a plot_n in_o ireland_n carry_v on_o by_o the_o papist_n in_o the_o province_n of_o munster_n with_o the_o manner_n how_o they_o will_v have_v possess_v themselves_o of_o that_o strong_a city_n of_o limerick_n and_o the_o castle_n thereof_o in_o order_n to_o the_o receive_v french_a force_n in_o the_o great_a river_n shanon_n and_o for_o their_o land_n there_o express_v in_o a_o letter_n from_o a_o friend_n virbatim_o date_v in_o dublin_n this_o 6_o the_o of_o december_n 1679._o london_n print_v in_o the_o year_n 1679._o a_o full_a and_o true_a relation_n of_o a_o new_a hellish_a popish_a plot_n in_o ireland_n carry_v on_o by_o the_o papist_n in_o the_o province_n of_o munster_n in_o a_o letter_n to_o a_o friend_n sir_n be_v so_o long_o silent_a occasion_v as_o you_o shall_v another_o time_n hear_v i_o can_v not_o in_o modesty_n have_v trouble_v you_o with_o this_o have_v not_o both_o your_o command_n which_o yesterday_o by_o accident_n i_o come_v to_o know_v and_o the_o new_a as_o well_o as_o strange_a discovery_n i_o give_v you_o a_o account_n of_o be_v powerful_a interceder_n but_o short_o you_o shall_v hear_v from_o i_o therefore_o without_o trouble_v you_o any_o further_a know_v that_o about_o a_o year_n since_o there_o be_v some_o small_a discovery_n make_v against_o the_o earl_n of_o tyrone_n in_o relation_n to_o a_o plot_n in_o munster_n on_o which_o he_o attend_v the_o council_n and_o be_v for_o some_o time_n confine_v to_o his_o chamber_n but_o there_o be_v but_o one_o witness_n he_o be_v dismiss_v his_o attendance_n for_o that_o time_n since_o then_o on_o thursday_n last_o he_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o castle_n on_o new_a evidence_n for_o the_o former_a business_n there_o be_v one_o bourke_n mac-nemarre_a and_o fanagan_n come_v in_o as_o evidence_n against_o he_o all_o speak_v much_o to_o the_o same_o purport_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o all_o be_v that_o he_o have_v engage_v 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the_o castle_n and_o be_v likewise_o to_o endeavour_v the_o surprise_n of_o that_o and_o all_o this_o for_o the_o dear_a sake_n of_o the_o french_a king_n who_o be_v to_o have_v land_a in_o the_o great_a river_n of_o shanon_n with_o a_o army_n thus_o far_o all_o the_o witness_n agree_v but_o mac-nemarre_a who_o appear_v to_o be_v a_o ingenuous_a person_n go_v far_a and_o produce_v a_o list_n as_o he_o say_v from_o the_o earl_n of_o a_o hundred_o of_o the_o principal_a person_n concern_v and_o say_v as_o i_o be_o inform_v in_o council_n if_o he_o make_v not_o out_o his_o allegation_n he_o will_v be_v content_a to_o have_v his_o throat_n cut_v he_o also_o give_v a_o account_n how_o he_o become_v first_o concern_v be_v thus_o the_o earl_n take_v he_o one_o day_n into_o his_o lordship_n garden_n inform_v he_o that_o he_o have_v a_o business_n of_o great_a weight_n to_o impart_v to_o he_o and_o know_v no_o person_n so_o qualify_v for_o such_o a_o undertake_n as_o he_o be_v and_o after_o 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proclamation_n for_o papist_n departing_z etc._n etc._n your_o affectionate_a friend_n w._n s._n dublin_n decemb._n 6._o 1679._o postscript_n here_o be_v different_a apprehension_n of_o the_o author_n of_o this_o plot_n if_o not_o of_o the_o plot_n itself_o some_o believe_v as_o the_o prosecutor_n make_v out_o other_o consider_v what_o wretched_a endeavour_n have_v be_v late_o with_o you_o by_o sinister_a and_o indirect_a mean_n in_o the_o papist_n to_o lay_v their_o villainous_a plot_n upon_o the_o protestant_n do_v suppose_v that_o the_o earl_n of_o tyrone_n be_v deal_v withal_o by_o these_o his_o prosecutor_n as_o your_o suppose_a presbyterian_o be_v to_o have_v be_v deal_v withal_o by_o their_o prosecutor_n have_v they_o succeed_v the_o earl_n have_v many_o year_n since_o open_o avow_v himself_o a_o protestant_n and_o by_o many_o noble_a service_n both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n demonstrate_v himself_o a_o loyal_a and_o valiant_a subject_n to_o his_o majesty_n who_o god_n preserve_v 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