Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	daughter_n	earl_n	son_n	4,221	5	5.2890	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26549	The present state of the United Provinces of the Low-Countries as to the government, laws, forces, riches, manners, customes, revenue, and territory of the Dutch in three books / collected by W.A., Fellow of the Royal Society.	Aglionby, William, d. 1705.	1669 (1669)	Wing A766; ESTC R21416	140,978	444

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design_n be_v not_o to_o write_v annal_n we_o need_v not_o here_o recite_v all_o the_o glorious_a action_n of_o prince_n maurice_n it_o be_v only_o fit_a to_o observe_v that_o william_n lewis_n earl_n of_o nassaw_n than_o governor_n of_o friezeland_n and_o since_o 1550._o governor_n of_o groningue_n and_o omlande_n be_v always_o in_o perfect_a intelligence_n with_o his_o cousin_n maurice_n and_o so_o this_o famous_a couple_n of_o the_o nassavian_a family_n advance_v the_o affair_n of_o the_o unite_a province_n conjoint_o maurice_n die_v the_o 23._o of_o april_n in_o the_o year_n 1625._o he_o be_v a_o very_a great_a captain_n and_o of_o incomparable_a conduct_n in_o war_n and_o politic_a affair_n maurice_n be_v dead_a and_o spinola_n the_o spanish_a general_n have_v then_o besiege_v breda_n a_o town_n of_o great_a importance_n for_o the_o state_n they_o present_o choose_v henry_n frederick_n of_o nassaw_n his_o brother_n for_o general_n in_o his_o room_n and_o not_o long_o after_o 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year_n 1640._o his_o very_a enemy_n bear_v witness_n of_o his_o noble_a valour_n and_o the_o friezelander_n much_o afflict_v choose_v his_o brother_n william_n frederick_n of_o nassaw_n who_o worthy_o supply_v his_o brother_n loss_n groningue_n omlande_n and_o drow_v come_v back_o to_o henry_n frederick_n prince_n of_o orange_n who_o die_v likewise_o at_o the_o hague_n in_o 1647._o the_o 14_o of_o march_n have_v first_o force_v the_o spaniard_n to_o make_v peace_n his_o only_a son_n william_n take_v the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n to_o the_o state_n the_o same_o day_n as_o general_n of_o all_o their_o force_n both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n a_o little_a after_o six_o of_o the_o provi_fw-la 〈…〉_z s_o choose_v he_o for_o their_o governor_n as_o they_o have_v promise_v his_o father_n but_o friezeland_n alone_o be_v already_o provide_v of_o prince_n william_n frederick_n make_v no_o change_n but_o engage_v that_o in_o case_n he_o shall_v die_v they_o will_v then_o choose_v the_o prince_n of_o orange_n but_o o_o unexpected_a misfortune_n just_a as_o all_o the_o province_n be_v in_o hope_n of_o live_n in_o a_o flourish_a condition_n under_o the_o protection_n of_o this_o william_n the_o second_o he_o die_v at_o the_o hague_n in_o the_o year_n 1650._o and_o that_o in_o so_o short_a a_o time_n that_o the_o noise_n of_o his_o disease_n do_v scarce_o forerun_v the_o news_n of_o his_o death_n he_o leave_v the_o princess_n his_o lady_n with_o child_n of_o a_o son_n of_o who_o she_o be_v bring_v abed_o eight_o day_n after_o the_o prince_n death_n who_o be_v the_o now_o prince_n of_o orange_n who_o god_n keep_v and_o preserve_v and_o give_v he_o his_o ancestor_n spirit_n chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o charge_n of_o governor_n it_o be_v a_o hard_a matter_n to_o reduce_v the_o charge_n of_o governor_n under_o certain_a head_n because_o hitherto_o the_o province_n have_v give_v they_o such_o different_a instruction_n that_o they_o have_v have_v a_o hand_n in_o every_o thing_n the_o state_n general_n have_v