Selected quad for the lemma: country_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
country_n	city_n	great_a	village_n	1,731	5	9.2720	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35775	A Description of the seven United Provinces of Netherland wherein is set forth the quality of the country, the productions of the soyl, the trade, manufactures, customes manners and dispositions of the people, the constitution of their laws, the number of the towns, cities and fortification, the original, strength, greatness and riches of each city : together with an exact map of the whole county wherein is laid down the scituations of every city, town, village, castle, fort, and every other remarkable place throughout the whole of the land.		1673 (1673)	Wing D1169; ESTC R13200	17,044	25

authority_n and_o the_o hollander_n stir_v industrious_o to_o keep_v what_o be_v grant_v they_o the_o city_n of_o vtrecht_n be_v then_o so_o strong_a that_o pope_n pius_n the_o second_o who_o live_v about_o the_o year_n 1450_o write_v that_o the_o bishop_n can_v raise_v at_o once_o 40000_o arm_a man_n of_o his_o own_o people_n and_o though_o he_o be_v sore_o oppress_v by_o his_o neighbour_n to_o wit_n the_o hollander_n gelderlanders_n and_o friese_n yet_o he_o can_v withstand_v they_o all_o and_o defend_v his_o city_n manful_o against_o they_o of_o the_o lordship_n of_o overyssel_n overyssel_n be_v call_v by_o the_o latin_v transisulana_n and_o as_o a_o translate_v of_o the_o word_n overyssel_n because_o it_o lie_v on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o river_n yssel_n it_o have_v three_o good_a division_n to_o wit_n yseland_n or_o zalland_n drente_n and_o twente_n it_o be_v a_o plain_a country_n very_o fruitful_a and_o yield_v good_a corn._n it_o have_v in_o it_o many_o small_a wood_n 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and_o land_n with_o all_o necessary_a provision_n here_o reside_v as_o aforesaid_a the_o provincial_a council_n of_o overyssel_n from_o who_o decree_n there_o be_v no_o appeal_n steenwijck_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o old_a city_n though_o small_a the_o soil_n about_o it_o be_v rich_a in_o corn_n and_o afford_v in_o some_o place_n store_n of_o turf_n whereby_o the_o city_n have_v a_o reasonable_a trade_n it_o use_v former_o to_o be_v a_o weak_a city_n but_o since_o the_o war_n with_o spain_n it_o be_v grow_v very_o strong_a it_o have_v former_o have_v a_o castle_n but_o destroy_v in_o the_o year_n 1523._o hasselt_fw-mi be_v a_o good_a reasonable_a rich_a and_o strong_a city_n the_o old_a village_n ootmarsen_n be_v as_o trithemius_n write_v found_v by_o odemar_n king_n of_o france_n from_o who_o it_o have_v its_o name_n he_o build_v it_o upon_o the_o grave_a of_o his_o special_a friend_n vechtan_n oldeseel_v be_v hold_v to_o take_v its_o name_n from_o the_o people_n of_o old_a call_v salii_fw-la it_o be_v a_o small_a village_n and_o be_v the_o only_a village_n of_o overyssel_n that_o be_v under_o the_o command_n of_o the_o archduke_n who_o ordinary_o keep_v a_o garrison_n here_o meppel_n be_v the_o first_o place_n in_o freedom_n of_o overyssel_n a_o unwall_v town_n gectmaryden_n a_o good_a and_o strong_a castle_n coeu●●rden_n a_o very_a strong_a and_o famous_a place_n be_v the_o common_a thoroughfare_n for_o those_o that_o travel_n from_o friesland_n the_o onmelands_n drenthe_n and_o overyssel_n towards_o germany_n it_o have_v in_o the_o north-east_n a_o continual_a moorass_n as_o far_o as_o to_o wedden_n in_o the_o west_n a_o stand_a water_n which_o reach_v beyond_o hasselt_n and_o swarteslay_n of_o the_o earldom_n of_o zatphen_n zutphen_n be_v the_o head-city_n of_o the_o three_o quarter_n of_o the_o dukedom_n of_o gelder_n it_o be_v honour_v with_o the_o title_n of_o a_o earldom_n and_o preside_v over_o the_o city_n of_o do_v urgh_n dodecum_fw-la lochem_n 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acrnhem_n the_o pleasant_a the_o chief_a church_n be_v dedicate_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n walburgh_n it_o be_v a_o old_a church_n and_o well_o build_v for_o matter_n and_o form_n according_a to_o the_o fashion_n of_o the_o old_a and_o first_o christian_n time_n the_o earldom_n of_o zutphen_n come_v under_o the_o dukedom_n of_o gelder_n by_o the_o marriage_n of_o otto_n the_o first_o gelder_n earl_n with_o the_o daughter_n of_o gerlack_n earl_n of_o zutphen_n about_o the_o year_n 1082._o doesburgh_n as_o some_o author_n of_o these_o time_n say_v be_v the_o same_o city_n that_o cornelius_n tacitus_n call_v asciburgum_n it_o be_v a_o populous_a city_n and_o in_o the_o last_o war_n with_o the_o spaniard_n make_v very_o strong_a to_o serve_v for_o a_o fortress_n or_o bulwark_n for_o the_o quarter_n of_o de_fw-fr velnwe_n dotecum_fw-la a_o pretty_a good_a city_n hard_o by_o it_o earl_n hendrick_n of_o gelder_n raise_v that_o famous_a cloister_n of_o bethlebem_fw-la which_o in_o the_o 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the_o q●●elandea_n though_o it_o be_v so_o intermix_v and_o unite_v with_o friesland_n that_o many_o think_v it_o to_o be_v part_n of_o that_o country_n be_v nevertheless_o a_o state_n of_o itself_o and_o use_v to_o lave_v a_o lord_n of_o their_o own_o who_o they_o give_v a_o particular_a title_n to_o and_o as_o they_o be_v now_o under_o the_o high_a and_o righty_a state_n general_n of_o the_o unit●●_n notherland_n have_v their_o voice_n among_o they_o and_o send_v their_o deputy_n to_o the_o hague_n it_o be_v not_o only_o the_o head-city_n but_o the_o only_a city_n of_o this_o country_n and_o as_o some_o hold_n call_v of_o ptolemy_n phileum_n of_o pliny_n phylleum_n it_o take_v its_o name_n from_o grunias_n a_o trojan_a gentleman_n or_o as_o munster_n write_v a_o french_a gentleman_n which_o opinion_n may_v both_o be_v true_a since_o the_o french_a confident_o affirm_v they_o have_v their_o original_n from_o the_o trojan_n the_o friese_n historiographer_n hold_v that_o this_o 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their_o prince_n judge_v all_o cause_n both_o civil_a and_o criminal_a according_a to_o their_o own_o law_n the_o prince_n keep_v there_o only_o a_o stadt-holder_n as_o the_o state_n general_n do_v in_o civil_a cause_n but_o in_o criminal_a they_o act_v according_a to_o their_o own_o pleasure_n show_v mercy_n or_o justice_n to_o who_o they_o please_v even_o as_o absolute_a and_o sovereign_a lord_n do_v they_o use_v to_o pay_v their_o prince_n but_o 12000_o gilder_n a_o year_n dam_n be_v a_o small_a village_n though_o it_o have_v former_o be_v a_o considerable_a town_n for_o in_o the_o year_n 1536_o its_o wall_n be_v break_v down_o by_o the_o emperor_n force_n and_o as_o be_v say_v be_v not_o to_o be_v re_fw-mi edify_v or_o a_o moat_n to_o be_v make_v about_o it_o it_o suffer_v also_o much_o in_o the_o foresay_a spanish_a trouble_n delf-ziel_a a_o handsome_a village_n lie_v on_o the_o wash_n of_o the_o sea_n have_v former_o be_v a_o strong_a hold_n but_o several_a time_n demolish_v 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