Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	daughter_n	year_n	zion_n	23	3	8.4204	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61053	A prospect of the most famous parts of the vvorld Viz. Asia, 3 Affrica, 5 Europe, 7 America. 9 With these kingdomes therein contained. Grecia, 11 Roman Empire, 13 Germanie, 15 Bohemia, 17 France, 19 Belgia, 21 Spaine, 23 Italie, 25 Hungarie, 27 Denmarke, 29 Poland, 31 Persia, 33 Turkish Empire, 35 Kingdome of China, 37 Tartaria, 39 Sommer Ilands, 41 Civill Warres, in England, Wales, and Ireland. You shall find placed in the beginning of the second booke marked with these [3 asterisks in triangle formation] and (5) together with all the provinces, counties, and shires, contained in that large theator of Great Brittaines empire. / Performed by John Speed.	Speed, John, 1552?-1629.; Goos, Abraham,; Gryp, Dirck,; Speed, John, 1552?-1629. Theatre of the empire of Great Britaine.	1646 (1646)	Wing S4882A; ESTC R218797	522,101	219

and_o they_o say_v be_v bind_v to_o furnish_v he_o at_o need_n with_o 3842._o hor●e_n among_o they_o and_o 16200._o foot_n 14_o the_o chief_a region_n of_o germany_n best_a know_v to_o we_o and_o note_v by_o our_o geographer_n with_o a_o more_o eminent_a character_n than_o the_o rest_n be_v these_o 1_o east_n friz●land_n 2_o westphalia_n 3_o cullen_n 4_o munster_n 5_o trier_n 6_o cleve_n 7_o gulick_n 8_o hassia_n 9_o alsatia_n 10_o helvetia_n 11_o turingia_n 12_o brunswick_n and_o luneburg_n 13_o franconia_n 14_o palatinatus_n rhine_n 15_o wittenburg_n 16_o ausper_n 17_o bayden_n 18_o mentz_n 19_o bamberg_n 20_o weirstberg_n 21_o saxonia_n 22_o anhalt_n 23_o mansfield_n 24_o s●evia_n 25_o bavaria_n 26_o brandeburg_n 27_o ●usatia_o 28_o tirolum_n 29_o misnia_n ●0_n bohemia_n 31_o silesia_n 32_o moravia_n 33_o ●omerania_n 34_o mecklinburg_n 35_o austria_n 15_o east-frizeland_a be_v on_o the_o west_n side_n of_o germany_n and_o bound_v with_o the_o north_n sea_n her_o chief_a town_n be_v embden_n 2_o westphalia_n be_v on_o the_o south_n of_o east_n frizeland_n it_o be_v most_o famous_a for_o swine_n and_o excellent_a bacon_n which_o be_v esteem_v with_o we_o one_o of_o our_o great_a dainty_n to_o commend_v a_o feast_n part_v of_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o three_o next_o bishop_n of_o cullen_n munster_n and_o trier_n 3_o cullen_n her_o archbishop_n be_v a_o elector_n the_o chief_a town_n be_v call_v vbiopolis_n afterward_o agrippina_n and_o last_o cullen_n from_o a_o colony_n which_o be_v there_o plant_v by_o the_o french_a it_o be_v a_o receive_a tradition_n among_o the_o inhabitant_n that_o the_o body_n of_o the_o wiseman_n which_o come_v from_o the_o east_n to_o worship_n christ_n be_v here_o inter_v none_o almost_o but_o have_v hear_v of_o the_o three_o king_n of_o cullen_n 4_o munster_n her_o chief_a city_n be_v munster_n notable_a since_o the_o year_n 1533._o at_o which_o time_n a_o company_n of_o brainsick_a anabaptist_n name_v it_o jerusalem_n and_o raise_v 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the_o countess_n of_o nassaw_n and_o hanaw_n 9_o alsatia_n her_o chief_a city_n be_v s●r●sburg_n famous_a for_o a_o clock_n of_o wonderful_a art_n and_o a_o tower_n of_o five_o hundred_o seventy_o eight_o pace_n high_a other_o town_n here_o be_v of_o note_n as_o bing_o worm_n confluence_n and_o andernach_n 10_o helvetia_n switzerland_n on_o the_o east_n of_o france_n and_o north_n of_o italy_n it_o contain_v thirteen_o canton_n zurich_n berne_n lucerne_n vraenia_n glavis_n zugh_n basell_n friburg_n vnderwalt_n solour_n shaffnansen_n ape●sol_n and_o suit_n her_o chief_a city_n be_v zurike_v or_o tigurum_n whe●●_n zwinglius_fw-la be_v martyr_v and_o sengall_n or_o civitas_n sancti_fw-la galli_n and_o basell_n where_o a_o general_a council_n be_v decree_v to_o be_v above_o the_o pope_n in_o the_o year_n one_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o thirty_o one_o 17_o turingia_n her_o prince_n a_o landgrave_n her_o ground_n though_o not_o of_o large_a extent_n not_o above_o twelve_o german_a mile_n either_o in_o length_n or_o breadth_n say_v maginus_fw-la yet_o it_o be_v very_o rich_a it_o comprehend_v twelve_o county_n as_o many_o abbey_n a_o hundred_o forty_o four_o city_n as_o many_o town_n above_o two_o thousand_o village_n two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o castle_n her_o metropolis_n be_v erford_n 12_o brunswick_n on_o the_o east_n of_o westphalia_n a_o dukedom_n who_o principal_a city_n be_v brunswick_n halberstade_n wolsheiten_fw-ge and_o luneburgh_n which_o give_v title_n to_o another_o dukedom_n who_o chief_a seat_n be_v cella_n 18_o 13_o franconia_n it_o lie_v on_o the_o west_n of_o turingia_n and_o join_v to_o hassia_n northward_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v convert_v to_o christianity_n by_o boniface_n in_o this_o province_n stand_v franckefort_n famous_a for_o her_o two_o mart_n every_o year_n and_o noremberg_n within_o the_o territory_n be_v comprehend_v the_o seven_o other_o which_o belong_v to_o this_o section_n 14_o the_o palatine_a of_o rhine_n some_o seventy_o two_o mile_n from_o north_n to_o south_n and_o from_o east_n to_o west_n ninety_o six_o her_o chief_a city_n be_v heidelberge_n her_o prince_n a_o elector_n and_o have_v many_o more_o privilege_n than_o the_o other_o six_o in_o the_o vacancy_n he_o be_v governor_n of_o a_o great_a part_n of_o germany_n 15_o wirtenberge_n the_o chief_a town_n be_v tube_v a_o university_n studgard_n etc._n etc._n 16_o auspech_n a_o marquisate_n her_o chief_a town_n auspech_n 17_o baden_n a_o marquisate_n pleasant_a and_o fruitful_a betwixt_o the_o river_n rhine_n and_o neccar_n her_o chief_a city_n be_v turlach_n and_o baden_n in_o which_o there_o be_v bath_n that_o cure_v many_o disease_n 18_o mentz_n moguntia_n a_o bishopric_n the_o prince_n be_v a_o spiritual_a elector_n and_o sit_v always_o at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o emperor_n 19_o bamberg_n a_o bishopric_n of_o itself_o of_o large_a revenue_n in_o this_o stand_n fochia_n where_o they_o say_v pontius_n pilate_n be_v bear_v 20_o weirstberg_n her_o bishop_n be_v entitle_v duke_n of_o franconia_n 19_o 21_o saxonic_a on_o the_o east_n of_o hassia_n and_o south_n of_o br●nswick_n and_o north_n of_o turingia_n in_o this_o province_n be_v luther_n bear_v at_o isleben_n within_o her_o bound_n be_v likewise_o comprehend_v these_o two_o other_o principality_n of_o anhalt_n and_o mansfield_n 22_o anhalt_n who_o governor_n with_o great_a courage_n and_o power_n bear_v arm_n in_o defence_n of_o the_o palatine_n right_a to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o bohemia_n 23_o mansfield_n a_o earldom_n the_o more_o famous_a for_o the_o valiant_a act_n of_o the_o present_a count_n who_o to_o this_o day_n war_n upon_o the_o emperor_n party_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o illustrious_a palatine_a and_o his_o unparalleled_a lady_n elizabeth_n sister_n to_o his_o royal_a majesty_n of_o england_n 20_o 24_o swevia_n on_o the_o south_n of_o franconia_n it_o be_v a_o country_n full_a of_o people_n and_o those_o of_o goodly_a personage_n great_a wit_n and_o valiant_a 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franconia_n and_o berlium_fw-la here_o be_v fifty_o five_o city_n and_o sixty_o four_o town_n 27_o lusatia_n it_o look_v westward_o towards_o saxony_n the_o chief_a city_n be_v gorlitzia_n 28_o tyrolum_fw-la on_o the_o south_n of_o bavaria_n and_o east_n of_o helvetia_n her_o chief_a city_n be_v oonipous_a inspruck_v brixen_n tridentum_n trent_n where_o the_o general_n council_n be_v hold_v one_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o forty_o six_o 29_o misnia_n on_o the_o east_n of_o lusatia_n a_o fruitful_a region_n her_o chief_a city_n be_v misnia_n drisden_n lipsia_n a_o place_n of_o learning_n and_o torga_n many_o writer_n place_v this_o province_n with_o saxony_n 21_o 30_o bohemia_n on_o the_o south_n of_o saxony_n and_o misnia_n encompass_v with_o the_o sylva_n hircinia_n a_o fruitful_a and_o pleasant_a country_n it_o may_v deserve_v a_o particular_a description_n of_o itself_o and_o therefore_o i_o will_v mention_v it_o here_o with_o no_o other_o solemnity_n than_o i_o do_v the_o rest_n of_o germany_n her_o metropolis_n

often_o attempt_v and_o reckon_v with_o great_a loss_n yet_o at_o last_o in_o the_o year_n one_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o twenty_o one_o it_o give_v up_o to_o solyman_n and_o become_v a_o province_n to_o his_o empire_n it_o stand_v near_o where_o the_o river_n danubius_n and_o savus_n be_v dissever_v and_o be_v the_o town_n which_o the_o hungarian_n report_v to_o have_v be_v once_o deliver_v by_o the_o admirable_a industry_n of_o joannes_n capistranus_n a_o franciscan_a who_o be_v much_o honour_v for_o the_o action_n by_o those_o of_o his_o own_o society_n but_o joannes_n huniades_n that_o great_a soldier_n and_o terror_n to_o the_o turk_n challenge_v the_o glory_n as_o his_o peculiar_a vadianus_n 2_o samandria_n and_o 3_o st●nib●rg_n 18_o rascia_fw-la be_v on_o the_o north_n of_o danubius_n where_o it_o part_n with_o the_o river_n sa●m_n and_o lie_v betwixt_o servia_n and_o bulgaria_n in_o her_o chief_a city_n boden_n there_o be_v keep_v a_o fair_a once_o every_o year_n and_o much_o people_n resort_v for_o interchange_n of_o commodity_n from_o most_o country_n thereabout_a 19_o bulgaria_n some_o what_o north-east_n from_o rascia_fw-la and_o be_v bound_v with_o danubius_n upon_o the_o south_n theophylact_fw-mi be_v here_o bishop_n and_o be_v call_v bulgarius_n near_o this_o be_v the_o city_n tom●s_v where_o ovid_n live_v in_o banishment_n as_o himself_o mention_v in_o his_o 3._o de_fw-la tristibus_fw-la the_o principal_a city_n at_o this_o present_a be_v 1_o sophia_n the_o seat_n of_o the_o beylerbeg_n of_o greece_n and_o 2_o nicopolis_n the_o ornament_n of_o their_o king_n be_v imperial_a a_o crown_n of_o gold_n attire_n of_o silk_n and_o red_a shoe_n their_o title_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o term_n allow_v by_o the_o greek_a emperor_n to_o those_o only_a which_o may_v wear_v this_o habit_n the_o rest_n they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o much_o as_o reges_a 20_o bosnia_n on_o the_o west_n of_o servia_n and_o south_n of_o the_o river_n 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