Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	great_a	house_n	king_n	5,696	4	3.5408	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38743	Europes transactions discovered in a dialogue betwixt Democritus an English-man, Ernestus a German, and Landerlu a French monsieur		1689 (1689)	Wing E3418A; ESTC R31453	2,506	2

europe_n transaction_n discover_v in_o a_o dialogue_n betwixt_o democritus_n a_o englishman_n ernestus_n a_o german_n and_o landerlu_n a_o french_a mounseur_fw-fr lisence_v according_a to_o order_n democ._n it_o be_v high_a time_n for_o i_o to_o put_v on_o my_o consider_a cap_n and_o leave_v laugh_v for_o these_o be_v sad_a time_n all_o europe_n be_v as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o flame_n ernestus_n or_o rather_o in_o a_o dangerous_a sickness_n and_o as_o the_o late_a king_n james_n say_v of_o england_n infect_v but_o the_o country_n god_n be_v thank_v have_v have_v a_o royal_a antidote_n since_o but_o of_o all_o germany_n more_o than_o any_o country_n labour_v under_o a_o french_a disease_n now_o and_o then_o hot_a burn_a fit_n french_a plotche_n even_o disfigure_v the_o fine_a feature_n city_n and_o castle_n etc._n etc._n of_o all_o europe_n first_o heydleberg_n which_o be_v the_o seat_n and_o castle_n of_o the_o elector_n of_o palatine_a where_o be_v a_o stately_a seat_n a_o famous_a university_n and_o a_o stately_a library_n manheim_n the_o new_a and_o regulare_v place_n for_o building_n with_o the_o fine_a castle_n frederiksbourgh_n in_o germany_n keyserlauther_n and_o now_o spire_n a_o large_a ancient_a city_n as_o be_v also_o worm_n though_o both_o roman_a catholic_n place_n and_o oppenheim_n the_o poor_a people_n of_o worm_n shelter_v themselves_o in_o cave_n under_o the_o earth_n but_o the_o french_a furioso_n drive_v they_o out_o with_o cudgel_n to_o other_o they_o sink_v the_o ground_n and_o so_o bury_v some_o under_o ground_n alive_a and_o now_o we_o hear_v they_o have_v new_a order_n to_o burn_v 18_o village_n more_o thereabouts_o at_o spiers_n they_o persuade_v the_o people_n to_o bring_v their_o best_a good_n into_o the_o great_a cathedral_n church_n under_o pretence_n that_o they_o have_v order_n not_o to_o burn_v it_o which_o when_o they_o have_v so_o do_v they_o steal_v and_o plunder_v all_o then_o burn_v the_o cathedral_n city_n and_o all_o to_o the_o ground_n as_o also_o the_o bishop_n palace_n the_o bishop_n canon_n and_o prebend_n of_o the_o say_a cathedral_n a_o foot_n they_o drive_v before_o a_o troop_n of_o horse_n as_o prisoner_n of_o war_n to_o landaw_n though_o the_o bishop_n be_v esteem_v a_o man_n of_o singular_a piety_n age_n and_o noble_a family_n but_o the_o bishop_n of_o worm_n have_v a_o worse_a fate_n than_o all_o that_o for_o he_o hope_v to_o preserve_v his_o cathedral_n go_v to_o say_v high_a mass_n at_o the_o altar_n expose_v the_o eucharist_n think_v that_o the_o french_a will_v not_o profane_v or_o commit_v sacrilege_n but_o after_o the_o soldier_n have_v severe_o cudgel_v he_o though_o a_o man_n of_o 80_o year_n of_o age_n they_o cast_v he_o and_o his_o breaden_a god_n upon_o a_o cart_n and_o carry_v he_o prisoner_n to_o landaw_n to_o his_o brother_n colleague_n and_o now_o very_o late_o they_o come_v to_o a_o place_n call_v losheim_n in_o which_o place_n they_o have_v be_v drink_v the_o day_n before_o plunder_v and_o murder_v all_o man_n woman_n and_o child_n and_o those_o in_o the_o very_a cradle_n burn_v the_o town_n to_o the_o ground_n at_o francfort_n they_o bring_v in_o three_o incendiary_n which_o be_v send_v out_o by_o the_o french_a to_o burn_v the_o imperial_a camp._n and_o in_o upper_a hungary_n as_o ternaw_n they_o catch_v three_o of_o they_o which_o have_v set_v the_o town_n a_o fire_n be_v send_v out_o by_o teckley_n who_o do_v no_o great_a matter_n since_o his_o wound_n at_o clodova_n or_o novigrad_n but_o they_o give_v they_o their_o due_a reward_n cut_v of_o each_o a_o finger_n at_o 10_o distant_a place_n in_o the_o town_n afterward_o cast_v they_o in_o those_o flame_n alive_a which_o they_o have_v kindle_v landerlu_n po_n po_n that_o be_v nothain_n the_o king_n de_fw-fr fronce_n do_v act_n by_o maxim_n of_o state_n he_o be_v a_o grand_a monarch_n and_o be_v in_o league_n with_o teckley_n must_v send_v he_o some_o of_o his_o stoaker_n as_o well_o as_o he_o have_v do_v money_n and_o officer_n he_o so_o do_v thing_n alla_fw-fr merveille_fw-fr that_o hermanstad_n and_o croonstad_n be_v the_o two_o chief_a city_n and_o onoth_n in_o transylvania_n be_v burn_v to_o the_o ground_n and_o no_o body_n know_v who_o have_v do_v it_o democritus_n certain_o if_o ever_o there_o be_v a_o tophet_n prepare_v for_o a_o king_n lovis_z fourteen_o will_v have_v a_o great_a place_n there_o and_o as_o the_o woman_n say_v of_o her_o ●_z of_o his_o love_a fire_n so_o god_n grant_v he_o that_o which_o he_o love_v enough_o of_o it_o but_o i_o hope_v the_o duke_n of_o lorraine_n and_o bavaria_n etc._n etc._n will_v stop_v his_o proceeding_n the_o former_a be_v pass_v the_o rhine_n with_o 7_o regiment_n above_o coblent_n and_o they_o be_v follow_v by_o a_o great_a many_o more_o 3000_o man_n from_o juliers_n be_v on_o their_o march_n to_o join_v they_o and_o a●_n the_o confederate_a force_n in_o the_o electorate_v of_o c●llogn_n ●re_n the_o same_o way_n in_o a_o motion_n so_o that_o it_o be_v believe_v they_o will_v besiege_v hon_n and_o mont_n royal_a both_o at_o once_o which_o will_v give_v he_o employ_v another_o way_n landerlu_n you_o be_v mistake_v we_o have_v news_n that_o the_o king_n de_fw-fr france_n have_v demand_v 140000_o crown_n of_o the_o burgher_n and_o citizen_n of_o mentz_n and_o that_o 100_o wagon_n be_v come_v to_o fetch_v all_o the_o best_a rhenish_a wine_n away_o and_o the_o great_a canon_n be_v already_o remove_v and_o after_o the_o burgher_n have_v give_v all_o they_o can_v by_o way_n of_o contribution_n the_o king_n de_fw-fr france_n will_v show_v they_o his_o pretty_a french_a trick_n to_o plunder_v their_o house_n and_o burn_v the_o city_n to_o the_o ground_n ernestus_n it_o be_v certain_o confirm_v that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o horrible_a order_n come_v out_o of_o france_n that_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o german_n be_v pass_v the_o rhine_n to_o burn_v mentz_n though_o the_o electoral_a seat_n and_o the_o city_n landaw_n and_o all_o other_o city_n town_n and_o village_n to_o strasborg_n nay_o some_o doubt_n if_o strasborg_n itself_o will_v not_o be_v so_o serve_v if_o the_o pope_n nunclo_n can_v engage_v the_o romis●_n c._n canton_n to_o cast_v off_o the_o neutrality_n for_o the_o governor_n monsieur_n chamillys_n wife_n be_v remove_v already_o her_o best_a good_n and_o household_n furniture_n landerlu_n the_o king_n de_fw-fr france_n be_v of_o that_o fineness_n and_o policy_n that_o he_o have_v already_o blind_v they_o of_o success_n especial_o those_o of_o solithurn_n and_o sweit_n canton_n that_o they_o have_v give_v permission_n to_o raise_v 4000_o man_n so_o that_o the_o french_a pistol_n do_v out_o do_v the_o canon_n of_o the_o vatican_n and_o that_o shine_a abettal_n be_v more_o effication_n to_o those_o roman_a suisser_n than_o the_o holy_a father_n admonition_n or_o benediction_n democritus_n it_o be_v pity_n to_o see_v so_o many_o fine_a city_n and_o town_n lay_v in_o ash_n so_o that_o there_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o token_n of_o any_o building_n leave_v in_o ●landers_n they_o threaten_v to_o burn_v the_o suburb_n of_o brussels_n but_o the_o governor_n have_v a_o watchful_a eye_n upon_o they_o and_o have_v make_v a_o declaration_n to_o all_o governor_n major_n and_o other_o magistrate_n to_o give_v their_o aid_n and_o assistance_n to_o all_o french_a disserter_n promise_v 2_o ducatons_n to_o every_o trooper_n and_o a_o market_n price_n for_o each_o horse_n and_o to_o every_o foot_n or_o dismount_v dragoon_n half_o a_o ducaton_n exhort_v all_o subject_n belong_v to_o the_o empire_n to_o leave_v the_o french_a service_n according_a to_o the_o imperial_a advocatoria_n wherein_o they_o be_v declare_v traitor_n that_o shall_v continue_v of_o that_o service_n we_o hear_v they_o des●rt_v in_o great_a number_n 20_o and_o 30_o at_o a_o time_n there_o be_v a_o officer_n from_o king_n william_n who_o in_o a_o short_a time_n list_a 300_o man_n most_o swisser_n and_o german_n give_v they_o 8_o d._n a_o day_n we_o hear_v from_o flanders_n that_o a_o party_n of_o lieutenant_n general_a calvo_n horse_n come_v to_o a_o place_n call_v cocheim_n near_o gaunt_n be_v they_o commit_v several_a outrages_a among_o other_o they_o enter_v into_o a_o carpenter_n house_n where_o there_o be_v a_o poor_a old_a and_o lame_a chirurgeon_n call_v robert_n smett_n who_o they_o bid_v to_o abjure_v his_o allegiance_n from_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n under_o who_o he_o have_v serve_v 12_o year_n and_o swear_v for_o lowis_n fourteen_o which_o he_o deny_v say_v he_o be_v but_o for_o one_o god_n and_o one_o king_n upon_o which_o they_o lay_v he_o before_o a_o great_a fire_n naked_a roast_v he_o and_o he_o still_o remain_v constant_a turn_v he_o and_o so_o make_v a_o perfect_a laurence_n of_o he_o he_o die_v in_o less_o than_o half_a a_o hour_n after_o they_o write_v from_o flanders_n that_o the_o dutch_a and_o english_a have_v sink_v 7_o vessel_n with_o stone_n and_o gravel_n before_o the_o haven_n of_o dunkirk_n which_o hinder_v they_o from_o go_v out_o or_o in_o london_n print_v for_o w._n b._n 1689._o