Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	die_v	life_n	see_v	16,095	5	3.5035	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61855	The perillous and most unhappy voyages of John Struys Through Italy, Greece, Lifeland, Muscovia, Tartary, Media, Persia, East-India, Japan, and other places in Europe, Africa and Asia. Containing, I. Most accurate remarks and observations of the distinct qualities, religion, politie, customs, laws and properties of the inhabitants: II. A due description of the several cities, towns, forts, and places of trust, as to their site and strength, fortifications by nature, or art, &c. with other things worthy of note: and, III. An exact memorial of the most disastrous calamities which befell the author in those parts (viz) by ship-wrack, robberies, slavery, hunger, tortures, with other incommodities and hardships. To which are added 2 narrativs sent from Capt. D. Butler, relating to the taking in of Astrachan by the Cosacs. Illustrated with divers curious plates, first designed and taken from the life by the author himself. Rendered out of Nether-dutch by John Morrison·; Reysen door Moscovien, Tartarijen, Oost-Indien. English	Struys, Jan Janszoon, d. 1694.; Morrison, John, 17th cent.; Butler, David, Captain.	1684 (1684)	Wing S6019; ESTC R216963	334,708	398

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detect_v his_o companion_n which_o he_o manful_o endure_v they_o be_v bring_v before_o the_o osmyn_n and_o chain_v pag._n 206._o chap._n xviii_o the_o captius_fw-la take_v their_o leau_n of_o each_o other_o the_o great_a orchard_n near_o tzurbag_n their_o arrival_n at_o urwan_n situation_n of_o mount_n ararat_n a_o accidental_a meeting_n with_o some_o carmelite_n friar_n the_o author_n insist_v upon_o to_o undertake_v a_o cure_n of_o a_o rupture_n which_o with_o much_o persuasion_n he_o promise_v to_o do_v his_o ascent_n up_o the_o mountain_n ararat_n to_o the_o hermit_n cell_n who_o be_v his_o patient_n which_o he_o perform_v in_o 5_o day_n time_n he_o undertake_v and_o cure_v the_o rupture_n the_o copy_n of_o a_o attestation_n give_v he_o by_o the_o say_a hermit_n in_o barbarous_a latin_n his_o return_n down_o pag._n 212._o chap._n xix_o the_o author_n put_v in_o chain_n again_o he_o be_v insist_v upon_o to_o renounce_v the_o christian_a faith_n and_o become_v mahometan_a divers_a 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polish_v ambassador_n pag._n 235._o chap._n xxii_o the_o hatred_n and_o churlishness_n of_o the_o ambassador_n against_o the_o polish_v gentry_n a_o polish_v gentleman_n murder_v in_o his_o bed_n the_o pitiful_a case_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o polander_n who_o be_v in_o the_o retinue_n of_o the_o legate_n the_o ambassador_n greediness_n he_o endeavour_v to_o turn_v mahometan_a the_o author_n intention_n to_o make_v his_o escape_n captain_n butler_n and_o other_o of_o his_o old_a acquaintance_n come_v to_o scamachi_n where_o they_o do_v what_o they_o can_v for_o the_o captius_fw-la the_o ambassador_n brother_n go_v for_o ispahan_n where_o he_o desire_v to_o be_v admit_v as_o a_o mahometan_a but_o be_v not_o receive_v william_n the_o master_n mate_n of_o the_o ship_n eagle_n come_v to_o scamachi_n a_o great_a earthquake_n consecration_n of_o water_n among_o the_o armenian_a christian_n a_o great_a concourse_n of_o people_n and_o remarkable_a ceremony_n chap._n xxiii_o the_o ambassador_n sister_n go_v to_o tafflis_n and_o with_o her_o the_o polish_v chirurgeon_n the_o corpse_n of_o a_o indian_a burn_v with_o a_o christian_a she-slave_n the_o woman_n have_v take_v in_o a_o potion_n to_o provoke_v sleep_n be_v also_o cast_v into_o the_o furnace_n two_o man_n murder_v at_o scamachi_n and_o a_o tumult_n thereupon_o strange_a geremony_n about_o the_o dead_a the_o chans_n son_n be_v present_v with_o a_o kolotan_n or_o robe_n of_o favour_n and_o one_o of_o the_o king_n wife_n a_o man_n strike_v dead_a with_o staff_n a_o fearful_a earthquake_n the_o chan_n also_o receive_v a_o robe_n of_o favour_n and_o a_o wife_n pompous_a solemnity_n at_o the_o delivery_n of_o the_o same_o he_o receive_v the_o princess_n new_a tiding_n from_o russia_n the_o ambassador_n command_v by_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n to_o return_v for_o poland_n but_o make_v his_o excuse_n the_o miserable_a estate_n of_o the_o polish_v gentry_n theft_n commit_v in_o the_o ambassador_n palace_n a_o 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