Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	custom_n	year_n	yield_v	66	3	7.2813	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14722	Anima'dversions of vvarre; or, A militarie magazine of the truest rules, and ablest instructions, for the managing of warre Composed, of the most refined discipline, and choice experiments that these late Netherlandish, and Swedish warres have produced. With divers new inventions, both of fortifications and stratagems. As also sundry collections taken out of the most approved authors, ancient and moderne, either in Greeke. Latine. Italian. French. Spanish. Dutch, or English. In two bookes. By Robert Ward, Gentleman and commander.	Ward, Robert, fl. 1639.; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, engraver.	1639 (1639)	STC 25025; ESTC S118037	599,688	501

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of_o two_o english_a man_n who_o in_o former_a time_n have_v be_v the_o duke_n prisoner_n to_o steal_v to_o the_o duke_n camp_n to_o let_v he_o understand_v that_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o town_n be_v most_o english_a and_o that_o for_o divers_a discontent_n they_o be_v ready_a to_o mutiny_v and_o that_o if_o it_o please_v he_o he_o can_v infect_v some_o chief_a captain_n that_o shall_v command_v the_o principal_a guard_n to_o give_v way_n for_o his_o entrance_n into_o the_o town_n and_o that_o the_o governor_n shall_v not_o mistrust_v any_o treachery_n they_o will_v only_o shoot_v powder_n at_o they_o in_o their_o ordnance_n and_o musket_n without_o bullet_n and_o that_o at_o such_o a_o night_n he_o shall_v not_o fail_v of_o his_o enterprise_n and_o for_o the_o better_a assurance_n one_o of_o those_o englishman_n be_v to_o be_v leave_v in_o hostage_n to_o be_v slay_v if_o they_o do_v not_o real_o effect_v it_o whereupon_o the_o prince_n give_v they_o large_a gift_n with_o great_a promise_n of_o future_a preferment_n the_o sign_n be_v give_v that_o the_o duke_n shall_v come_v with_o his_o army_n the_o english_a hostage_n be_v bind_v hand_n and_o foot_n and_o for_o their_o better_a security_n be_v carry_v in_o the_o front_n of_o the_o army_n that_o if_o any_o treason_n shall_v be_v he_o may_v be_v the_o first_o shall_v suffer_v so_o find_v the_o port_n open_a and_o the_o piece_n discharge_v only_o with_o powder_n make_v they_o come_v flock_v upon_o the_o bridge_n but_o so_o soon_o as_o the_o foremost_a be_v enter_v with_o the_o english_a gentleman_n that_o be_v their_o hostage_n the_o lord_n willoughby_n let_v down_o the_o port-culliss_n and_o be_v ready_a with_o the_o whole_a strength_n of_o the_o town_n give_v they_o such_o a_o volley_n both_o of_o great_a and_o small_a shot_n that_o they_o slay_v and_o drown_v many_o hundred_o this_o project_n cause_v parma_n to_o raise_v his_o siege_n from_o before_o berghen_n chap._n cxcii_o a_o politic_n observation_n for_o a_o general_n if_o he_o fear_v the_o strength_n of_o his_o enemy_n battle_n to_o march_v from_o he_o by_o night_n our_o famous_a general_n use_v this_o observation_n in_o their_o war_n si_fw-la pauci_fw-la necessario_fw-la cum_fw-la multitudine_fw-la pugnare_fw-la cogantur_fw-la consilium_fw-la est_fw-la noctis_fw-la tempore_fw-la bellifort●●●●tentare_fw-la chap._n cxciii_o a_o politic_n stratagem_n whereby_o the_o king_n of_o naples_n regain_v the_o possession_n of_o a_o city_n and_o castle_n former_o lose_v to_o the_o king_n of_o france_n ferand_n king_n of_o naples_n have_v lose_v his_o kingdom_n to_o the_o king_n of_o france_n he_o understand_v the_o king_n of_o france_n have_v fight_v a_o great_a battle_n with_o the_o venetian_n and_o milla●●ys_n at_o fernon_n conjecture_v with_o himself_o how_o by_o a_o wile_n to_o repossess_v himself_o of_o the_o castle_n in_o the_o city_n of_o naples_n to_o which_o end_n have_v get_v some_o few_o troop_n in_o arm_n march_v towards_o the_o city_n and_o send_v a_o nuntio_n to_o the_o governor_n to_o let_v he_o understand_v that_o their_o king_n be_v slay_v and_o the_o army_n discomfit_v and_o if_o they_o will_v yield_v up_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o castle_n they_o shall_v have_v good_a quarter_n but_o if_o they_o do_v withstand_v this_o fair_a pro●●er_n they_o shall_v expect_v nothing_o but_o utter_a confusion_n whereupon_o they_o be_v at_o a_o stand_n and_o hear_v of_o a_o truth_n that_o such_o a_o battle_n be_v fight_v but_o no_o certain_a news_n of_o the_o event_n make_v they_o give_v credit_n to_o the_o king_n of_o naples_n his_o report_n and_o fear_v the_o worst_a yield_v the_o city_n and_o castle_n which_o occasion_v the_o loss_n of_o the_o realm_n chap._n cxciv_o a_o politic_a stratagem_n use_v by_o nauplius_n the_o father_n of_o palamedes_n whereby_o he_o destroy_v 200_o of_o the_o grecian_n ship_n as_o they_o come_v for_o the_o island_n