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	place_n	river_n	4,535	4	6.8550	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08147	The Continuation of our weekely intelligence since the 22. of this present moneth, to the 29. The second part containing many notable and very remarkeable passages, amongst the rest, you shall finde these, the strange and vnexpected reduction of the city of Prage in Bohemia ..., the taking whereof (with Gods assistance) was performed by the old Count of Thorne ..., the great preparation of the B. of Collen ... and other leagers, to joyne with the imperiall scattered troopes ...		1631 (1631)	STC 18507.233; ESTC S2828	7,729	16

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league_n in_o this_o their_o extreme_a need_n and_o to_o this_o end_n divers_a officer_n be_v send_v into_o the_o land_n of_o liege_n to_o levy_v some_o troop_n the_o archduke_n leopold_n be_v now_o also_o about_o to_o levy_v a_o army_n of_o 20000_o man_n and_o as_o we_o be_v credible_o inform_v the_o bishop_n of_o cullen_n himself_o in_o person_n will_v come_v into_o the_o field_n with_o his_o new_a army_n we_o have_v thy_fw-mi ding_v that_o the_o city_n of_o strasburgh_n be_v agree_v with_o the_o king_n of_o sweden_n likewise_o norinburgh_n vlme_n and_o other_o city_n be_v upon_o term_n of_o composition_n colonel_n relinger_n be_v send_v to_o the_o forename_a city_n as_o commissary_n for_o his_o majesty_n of_o sweden_n to_o agree_v with_o they_o as_o he_o shall_v find_v it_o consonant_n the_o same_o commissary_n meet_v in_o his_o journey_n with_o a_o wagon_n full_a of_o spiritual_a person_n near_o unto_o the_o city_n vlm_n all_o which_o he_o take_v hold_v of_o and_o ransom_v they_o 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sweden_n we_o shall_v acquaint_v you_o with_o the_o particular_n the_o very_a next_o occasion_n from_o torgan_n the_o 9_o of_o november_n the_o imperialist_n not_o dare_v to_o abide_v the_o encounter_n with_o the_o saxon_a force_n have_v quite_o leave_v and_o forsake_v the_o six_o city_n in_o lusatia_n and_o be_v flee_v into_o bohemia_n and_o silesia_n there_o if_o they_o can_v to_o defend_v those_o country_n since_o that_o a_o ambassador_n from_o his_o imperial_a majesty_n with_o a_o great_a train_n of_o follower_n be_v arrive_v at_o dresden_n with_o very_o friendly_a and_o pathetical_a move_a letter_n to_o our_o prince_n elector_n of_o saxony_n which_o letter_n sound_v to_o this_o effect_n as_o namely_o that_o it_o never_o be_v his_o imperial_a majesty_n intention_n or_o will_n to_o make_v the_o incursion_n into_o saxony_n and_o that_o he_o for_o his_o part_n have_v no_o other_o cause_n but_o after_o great_a experience_n to_o be_v well_o assure_v of_o his_o majesty_n favour_n and_o love_n know_v what_o a_o friend_n his_o imperial_a majesty_n have_v be_v to_o he_o insomuch_o that_o he_o can_v not_o expect_v any_o emnitie_n at_o his_o hand_n only_o if_o he_o will_v be_v please_v to_o lay_v down_o and_o abandon_v his_o arm_n but_o since_o our_o elector_n of_o saxony_n sufficient_o know_v his_o imperial_a majesty_n disposition_n by_o woeful_a proof_n and_o experience_n especial_o since_o matter_n be_v now_o come_v to_o this_o high_a pass_n the_o duke_n of_o saxony_n will_v not_o trust_v to_o his_o colour_a protestation_n but_o earnest_o add_v further_o proceed_n to_o their_o good_a beginning_n and_o leave_v the_o issue_n to_o the_o almighty_a from_o leypzich_n the_o 12_o of_o november_n his_o highness_n of_o saxony_n at_o this_o present_a be_v at_o bautsen_n in_o person_n but_o his_o chief_a army_n be_v in_o bohemia_n the_o swedish_n of_o crossen_n in_o silesia_n have_v take_v great_a glogaw_n and_o slay_v all_o the_o soldier_n there_o that_o make_v any_o 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