Selected quad for the lemma: country_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
country_n	army_n	enemy_n	great_a	3,812	5	3.2255	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39650	A happy victory obtained by the Lord Fairefax and Captaine Hotham over the Earle of New-Castle and his forces in Yorkshire, with the number of men slaine, and taken prisoners on both sides also an exact relation of all the proceedings betweene both armies, and the present state of things in that county at this present : as it was sent in a letter from the said Lord Fairfax to the Speaker of the House of Peercs, dated Decemb. 10, 1642.	Fairfax, Ferdinando Fairfax, Baron, 1584-1648.	1642 (1642)	Wing F115; ESTC R31492	3,420	8

a_o happy_a victory_n obtain_v by_o the_o lord_n fairefax_n and_o captain_n hotham_n over_o the_o earl_n of_o newcastle_n and_o his_o force_n in_o yorkshire_n with_o the_o number_n of_o man_n slay_v and_o take_v prisoner_n on_o both_o side_n also_o a_o exact_a relation_n of_o all_o the_o proceed_n between_o both_o army_n and_o the_o present_a state_n of_o thing_n in_o that_o county_n at_o this_o present_a as_o it_o be_v send_v in_o a_o letter_n from_o the_o say_a lord_n fairfax_n to_o the_o speaker_n of_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n date_v decemb._n 10._o 1642._o die_fw-la veneris_fw-la decemb._n 16._o 1642._o order_a by_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o assemble_v in_o parliament_n that_o this_o letter_n be_v forthwith_o print_v and_o publish_v john_n browne_n cler._n parl._n decemb._n 17._o print_v for_o john_n wright_n in_o the_o old-bailey_n 1642._o may_v it_o please_v your_o lordship_n upon_o saturday_n last_o i_o receive_v a_o declaration_n of_o parliament_n with_o a_o commission_n from_o his_o excellency_n the_o earl_n of_o essex_n to_o command_v in_o chief_a over_o the_o force_n of_o the_o north_n and_o other_o adjacent_a county_n which_o great_a honour_n and_o trust_n far_o above_o any_o ambition_n or_o merit_n by_o your_o lordship_n confer_v on_o i_o i_o shall_v exercise_v withal_o care_n and_o fidelity_n not_o doubt_v but_o that_o your_o lordship_n will_v enable_v i_o therein_o with_o such_o other_o supply_n as_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o service_n shall_v require_v and_o that_o represent_v from_o hence_o the_o state_n of_o the_o affair_n in_o these_o part_n since_o my_o last_o dispatch_n of_o the_o first_o of_o this_o month_n stand_v in_o this_o manner_n the_o earl_n of_o newcastle_n be_v come_v to_o york_n and_o join_v his_o force_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o cumberland_n make_v in_o all_o as_o i_o be_o inform_v about_o 8000_o man_n horse_n and_o foot_n of_o which_o there_o be_v about_o 2000_o horse_n and_o dragonneer_n strength_n far_o too_o potent_a to_o 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have_v heretofore_o assign_v two_o thousand_o pound_n for_o our_o succour_n but_o the_o most_o part_n of_o it_o be_v still_o at_o london_n where_o it_o lie_v for_o want_v of_o exchange_n or_o convoy_n and_o therefore_o what_o shall_v now_o be_v send_v must_v come_v either_o by_o sufficient_a convoy_n of_o force_n by_o land_n or_o else_o by_o sea_n to_o hull_n and_o so_o hither_o to_o i_o the_o scottish_a officer_n be_v now_o come_v hither_o yesterday_o but_o now_o we_o be_v so_o straighten_v that_o we_o can_v have_v no_o man_n resort_v to_o we_o to_o put_v under_o command_n nor_o have_v we_o money_n to_o pay_v they_o the_o further_a relation_n of_o these_o affair_n i_o shall_v leave_v to_o captain_n hatcher_n who_o follow_v these_o letter_n purposely_o to_o give_v true_a relation_n to_o the_o house_n of_o these_o affair_n and_o have_v be_v a_o eye_n witness_n of_o most_o of_o the_o passage_n in_o this_o county_n from_o the_o first_o raise_v of_o arm_n to_o who_o further_a expression_n i_o shall_v leave_v it_o with_o this_o addition_n only_o that_o if_o the_o country_n or_o cause_n suffer_v your_o lordship_n will_v discern_v by_o this_o relation_n in_o who_o the_o default_n have_v be_v and_o impute_v it_o according_o for_o nothing_o have_v be_v omit_v possible_a to_o be_v effect_v by_o your_o lordship_n most_o faithful_a and_o humble_a servant_n ferdinando_n fairefax_n from_o selby_n 10._o dec._n 1642._o finis_fw-la