Selected quad for the lemma: country_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
country_n	castle_n	city_n	land_n	14,781	5	9.6515	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48718	A Little true forraine newes better than a great deale of domestick spurious false newes, published daily without feare or wit to the shame of the nation and beyond the liberty of Paris pasquils : vnto which is added a letter written by the lieutenant of the Tower to the Parliament in defence of himselfe and may give satisfaction to all men.	N. N.; Jol, Cornelis Corneliszoon, ca. 1600-1641.; Coulombel, John.; Byron, John Byron, Baron, 1598 or 9-1652.	1642 (1642)	Wing L2553; ESTC R9246	4,685	13

we_o can_v give_v sufficient_a thanks_o unto_o god_n almighty_a the_o admiral_n houtebeen_n with_o twelve_o or_o fourteen_o ship_n be_v go_v towards_o n._n n._n what_o success_n he_o will_v have_v there_o time_n will_v show_v yesterday_o the_o vice-admiral_n lichtart_v together_o with_o colonel_n coin_n and_o twelve_o sail_n of_o ship_n be_v likewise_o go_v to_o sea_n upon_o a_o exploit_n but_o whether_o time_n will_v show_v to_o morrow_n or_o next_o day_n after_o be_v to_o go_v for_o holland_n three_o ship_n and_o then_o i_o shall_v write_v unto_o you_o at_o large_a etc._n etc._n the_o letter_n be_v subscribe_v and_o sign_v by_o gilles_n crol_n and_o lucas_n de_fw-fr keyser_n news_n from_o brazeil_n send_v over_o with_o the_o ship_n call_v the_o burn_n of_o troy_n which_o set_v out_o the_o recyf_n de_fw-fr fernambouck_n the_o 6._o of_o novem._n and_o arrive_v in_o the_o texell_n the_o 2._o of_o jan._n new_a stile_n 1642._o the_o 2.12_o of_o october_n arrive_v in_o the_o recyf_n of_o 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a_o little_a true_a foreign_a news_n better_o than_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o domestic_a spurious_a false_a news_n publish_v daily_o without_o fear_n or_o wit_n to_o the_o shame_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o beyond_o the_o liberty_n of_o paris_n pasquil_n unto_o which_o be_v add_v a_o letter_n write_v by_o the_o lieutenant_n of_o the_o tower_n to_o the_o parliament_n in_o defence_n of_o himself_o and_o may_v give_v satisfaction_n to_o all_o man_n london_n print_v for_o nathanael_n butter_n 1641._o a_o extract_n out_o of_o divers_a letter_n write_v in_o brazeil_n concerning_o the_o glorious_a victory_n of_o the_o take_n of_o the_o great_a and_o populous_a city_n of_o loando_n de_fw-fr s._n paulo_n in_o angola_n by_o the_o fleet_n of_o the_o general_n west-india_n company_n under_o the_o command_n of_o the_o admiral_n houte-beene_v or_o wooden_a leg_n which_o be_v do_v the_o 26_o of_o august_n 1641._o imprint_v at_o middelburgh_n by_o the_o widow_n and_o heir_n of_o simon_n mowler_n 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