Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	duke_n	great_a	king_n	6,693	5	3.8621	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13726	The historie of Italie a boke excedyng profitable to be redde: because it intreateth of the astate of many and diuers common weales, how thei haue ben, [and] now be gouerned.	Thomas, William, Clerk of the Council to Edward VI.	1549 (1549)	STC 24018; ESTC S118381	242,070	462

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fleming_n be_v make_v capitaine_fw-fr or_o emperor_n and_o of_o the_o uenetians_n thomas_n morosini_fw-la be_v make_v patriarch_n adioign_v unto_o the_o venetian_a dominion_n the_o i_o will_v of_o candia_n with_o the_o other_o island_n of_o the_o sea_n jonium_n and_o egeum_n ¶_o so_o when_o they_o have_v recover_v raugia_n and_o establish_v the_o greekishe_a empire_n this_o duke_n dandolo_n die_v and_o be_v bury_v in_o constantinople_n ¶_o the_o uenetians_n be_v thus_o enter_v into_o a_o empire_n begin_v to_o contend_v amongst_o theim selfe_o whether_o they_o be_v better_a to_o remove_v their_o common_a wealth_n to_o constantinople_n for_o the_o increase_n of_o their_o name_n and_o power_n or_o to_o remain_v still_o in_o venice_n but_o final_o it_o be_v conclude_v that_o better_a it_o be_v to_o trust_v to_o the_o perpetuitee_n of_o the_o site_n of_o venice_n than_o to_o the_o brittle_a change_n of_o constantinoples_n glory_n ¶_o than_o be_v peter_n ziani_fw-la elect_v duke_n in_o venice_n .1203_o and_o the_o army_n in_o greece_n on_o the_o other_o side_n elect_v mari●●o_fw-la ziani_fw-la potestate_fw-la of_o constantinople_n on_o condition_n that_o he_o shall_v receive_v his_o confirmation_n from_o venice_n ¶_o this_o peter_n prove_v a_o excellent_a man_n he_o increase_v the_o army_n in_o greece_n by_o mean_a whereof_o corfu_n modon_n coron_n galipoli_n nasso_n paro_n molo_n erma_n and_o andro_n be_v get_v negroponte_n be_v make_v tributary_n ▪_o and_o the_o genoese_a army_n fight_v withal_o and_o discomfit_v ¶_o he_o send_v also_o a_o colonia_n of_o uenetians_n to_o inhabit_v candia_n with_o officer_n accord_v which_o many_o time_n after_o rebel_v ¶_o he_o overcome_v the_o padoane_n and_o bring_v .400_o of_o they_o prisoner_n to_o venice_n final_o he_o wax_a veraie_n religiouse_a renounce_v the_o astate_n and_o withdraw_v himself_o into_o the_o monastery_n of_o saint_n george_n where_o he_o die_v .1225_o ¶_o after_o he_o succeed_v james_n tiepolo_n who_o with_o

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charles_n son_n of_o the_o king_n of_o boeme_n bergamo_n and_o bressa_n unto_o the_o visconti_n of_o milan_n treviso_n with_o the_o appurtenaunce_n castelbaldo_n and_o bassano_n to_o the_o uenetians_n and_o four_o castle_n to_o the_o florentine_n ¶_o after_o the_o happy_a success_n of_o these_o war_n dandolo_n die_v .1340_o ¶_o than_o bartholomeo_n grandenigo_n succeed_v in_o who_o time_n the_o water_n in_o venice_n for_o the_o space_n of_o three_o day_n do_v swell_v four_o yard_n high_o than_o his_o wont_a course_n so_o that_o they_o think_v to_o have_v be_v all_o drown_a but_o at_o last_o saint_n nicolas_n saint_n george_n and_o saint_n mark_n come_v into_o a_o poor_a fisshers_n boat_n and_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o haven_n drown_v a_o ship_n of_o devil_n that_o wrought_v all_o this_o mischief_n for_o proufe_v whereof_o this_o poor_a fissher_n the_o next_o morning_n after_o the_o water_n cease_v present_v unto_o the_o duke_n and_o senate_n a_o gold_n ring_v that_o saint_n mark_v 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this_o duke_n

procure_v licence_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylone_a that_o venetian_a merchaunte_n may_v free_o traffic_n in_o egypt_n and_o send_v a_o army_n unto_o zara_n ▪_o than_o yield_v unto_o the_o king_n of_o hungary_n who_o be_v come_v thither_o with_o .120000_o man_n be_v fight_v with_o by_o the_o uenetians_n discomfit_v and_o zara_n recover_v ¶_o this_o duke_n ordain_v the_o office_n of_o the_o three_o auditor_n for_o the_o better_a expedition_n of_o matter_n because_o the_o auogadori_n have_v to_o much_o charge_n on_o they_o to_o dispatch_v well_o and_o he_o himself_o write_v a_o worthy_a history_n of_o the_o venetian_a astate_n and_o law_n for_o the_o time_n than_o pass_v ¶_o he_o send_v vi_o ship_n into_o sicilia_n for_o corn_n whereof_o two_o peerish_v by_o the_o way_n the_o other_o four_o relieve_v the_o citee_n in_o their_o great_a dearth_n after_o follow_v such_o a_o earthquake_n that_o iii_o or_o four_o steple_n with_o diverse_a other_o buildynge_n in_o venice_n be_v shake_v to_o the_o earth_n and_o than_o such_o a_o pestilence_n that_o in_o manner_n venice_n become_v void_a nevertheless_o a_o new_a army_n be_v make_v out_o against_o the_o genoese_n that_o fight_v with_o they_o at_o caristo_n beside_o negroponte_n where_o first_o the_o genoese_n be_v discomfit_v than_o the_o uenetians_n and_o thirdelie_a in_o sardegna_n the_o genoese_n again_o and_o thereby_o bring_v so_o low_o that_o they_o become_v subject_n to_o john_n visconti_n archebishop_n and_o duke_n of_o milan_n who_o send_v the_o famous_a petrarcha_n ambassador_n to_o venice_n to_o obtain_v peace_n for_o he_o and_o the_o genoese_n but_o the_o uenetians_n will_v not_o grant_v it_o wherefore_o the_o visconti_n send_v his_o army_n into_o dalmatia_n sack_v the_o town_n of_o faro_n and_o corfu_n take_v parenzo_n in_o istria_n and_o spoil_v a_o venetian_a ship_n go_v into_o candia_n of_o value_n by_o report_n of_o .800000_o ducat_n ¶_o thus_o while_o the_o uenetians_n for_o ease_v of_o this_o trouble_n be_v make_v a_o league_n with_o the_o king_n of_o boeme_n to_o bring_v he_o against_o the_o uisconti_n this_o duke_n dandolo_n die_v .1354_o ¶_o marino_n falerio_n succeed_v he_o in_o who_o day_n the_o common_a wealth_n lack_v little_a of_o utter_a undo_v first_o their_o army_n be_v sore_o discomfit_v by_o the_o genoese_n pagano_n doria_n be_v capitaine_fw-fr at_o the_o i_o will_v of_o sapientia_fw-la beside_o morea_n after_o this_o the_o duke_n himself_o conspire_v against_o the_o citee_n libertee_fw-mi intend_v to_o make_v himself_o absolute_a lord_n thereof_o by_o put_v the_o nobilitee_n and_o senate_n to_o death_n but_o his_o purpose_n be_v discover_v by_o beltrame_n a_o skinner_n one_o of_o the_o confederatꝭ_n so_o that_o the_o duke_n be_v behead_v and_o diverse_a other_o punyshed_a besides_o a_o noumbre_a that_o flee_v and_o be_v banish_v ¶_o final_o this_o beltrame_n for_o his_o reward_n be_v make_v a_o gentleman_n of_o venice_n with_o a_o thousand_o ducat_n of_o yearly_a 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of_o the_o time_n will_v allow_v amongst_o which_o one_o be_v that_o the_o genoese_n shall_v yearly_o send_v he_o a_o basin_n of_o gold_n as_o a_o present_a or_o rather_o as_o a_o tribute_n as_o he_o take_v it_o ¶_o rafaell_n adorno_n be_v persuade_v 1447._o that_o the_o common_a wealth_n shall_v amend_v if_o he_o renounce_v the_o duchy_n leave_v it_o willing_o whereupon_o barnabas_n adorno_n take_v upon_o he_o but_o janus_n diego_n campo_n fregoso_n enter_v by_o night_n into_o the_o citee_n and_o depose_n barnabas_n by_o force_n take_v the_o astate_n upon_o he_o and_o die_v within_o two_o year_n ¶_o after_o who_o succeed_v lewis_n fregoso_n and_o after_o he_o peter_n fregoso_n in_o who_o time_n the_o dominion_n of_o corsica_n with_o the_o profit_n come_v out_o of_o caffa_n and_o out_o of_o the_o other_o place_n subject_v to_o the_o genoese_n in_o the_o east_n be_v all_o convert_v to_o the_o magistrate_n of_o saint_n george_n and_o the_o citee_n of_o pera_n against_o constantinople_n 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thereof_o till_o he_o be_v slay_v in_o milan_n through_o a_o conspiracy_n make_v against_o he_o as_o in_o the_o milanese_n history_n appear_v 1477._o ¶_o but_o incontinent_o upon_o his_o death_n the_o commons_n arise_v again_o and_o expulse_v the_o governor_n there_o for_o the_o duke_n take_v a_o new_a order_n for_o the_o rule_n of_o their_o common_a wealth_n wherefore_o incontinent_o a_o great_a army_n be_v send_v from_o milan_n which_o by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o adorni_n with_o their_o parttaker_n discomfit_v obietto_n di_fw-mi flisco_n with_o the_o comminaltee_n and_o so_o be_v enter_v into_o the_o citee_n prospero_n adorno_n be_v establish_v as_o the_o duke_n of_o milan_n livetenaunte_a there_o but_o he_o continue_v scarce_o one_o year_n till_o by_o mean_a of_o new_a practice_n that_o he_o hold_v with_o ferdinando_n king_n of_o naples_n 1478._o he_o be_v have_v in_o suspicion_n to_o the_o milanese_n who_o willing_a to_o depose_v he_o raise_v a_o new_a commotion_n of_o the_o people_n so_o that_o where_o he_o be_v before_o the_o duke_n livetenaunte_a now_o he_o be_v make_v governor_n absolute_o of_o the_o common_a wealth_n whereupon_o a_o new_a army_n be_v send_v from_o milan_n to_o genoa_n and_o there_o foughte_v withal_o and_o so_o discomfit_v that_o of_o .15000_o man_n which_o depart_v from_o milan_n return_v not_o full_o 3000._o the_o rest_n some_o be_v slay_v but_o the_o most_o part_n take_v this_o battle_n be_v thus_o achieve_v the_o genoese_n have_v no_o rather_o recover_v their_o libertee_n but_o that_o their_o old_a civil_a sedition_n renew_v for_o the_o fregosi_n can_v not_o suffer_v the_o adorni_n to_o rule_v wherefore_o within_o the_o citee_n they_o fall_v together_o by_o the_o ear_n and_o albeit_o that_o for_o a_o season_n the_o adorni_n prevail_v yet_o at_o length_n they_o be_v oppress_v and_o constreign_v to_o flee_v and_o battista_n fregoso_n make_v duke_n after_o their_o old_a manner_n who_o the_o four_o year_n after_o his_o election_n be_v depose_v by_o the_o procurement_n of_o cardinal_n fregoso_n and_o the_o cardinal_n make_v duke_n in_o his_o steed_n 14●●_n by_o who_o time_n the_o florentine_n make_v war_n against_o the_o genoese_n and_o gat_v from_o they_o the_o town_n of_o serezana_n and_o pietra_n santa_n which_o with_o the_o country_n about_o theym_n be_v of_o notable_a importance_n to_o the_o common_a wealth_n but_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n though_o the_o florentine_n prevail_v 1487._o for_o the_o genoese_n be_v at_o that_o time_n habandon_v of_o all_o the_o astate_n about_o they_o whereas_o the_o florentine_n be_v in_o league_n with_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n with_o the_o uenetians_n and_o diverse_a other_o ¶_o than_o be_v the_o commons_n so_o weary_a of_o the_o cardinals_n rule_n that_o obietto_n flisco_n upon_o compforte_n thereof_o enter_v by_o night_n into_o the_o citee_n and_o

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afterwards_o sell_v pisa_n to_o the_o florentine_n ¶_o final_o this_o notable_a prince_n at_o marignano_n die_v 1402._o and_o accord_v to_o his_o own_o order_n be_v from_o thence_o carry_v to_o the_o say_v charterhouse_n beside_o pavia_n and_o there_o bury_v ¶_o than_o succeed_v in_o the_o astate_n gia●ma●●a_n the_o elder_a son_n maria._n who_o dealynge_v be_v so_o grevouse_n to_o the_o milanese_n without_o any_o their_o deserve_n that_o hear_n mass_n on_o a_o day_n in_o the_o church_n through_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o people_n and_o of_o his_o own_o man_n together_o he_o be_v slay_v first_o cause_v his_o mother_n to_o die_v in_o prison_n for_o oft_o warn_v he_o of_o that_o that_o happen_v in_o deed_n ¶_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o say_v many_o time_n in_o excuse_v of_o his_o error_n that_o in_o a_o great_a house_n it_o be_v necessary_a there_o shall_v grow_v man_n of_o diverse_a sort_n and_o that_o he_o therefore_o use_v the_o contrary_a of_o his_o father_n do_n so_o that_o through_o his_o crueltee_n and_o his_o death_n together_o many_o citee_n rebel_v in_o such_o wi●e_n that_o the_o milanese_n be_v constreign_v to_o call_v the_o son_n of_o bernabo_n to_o the_o douchy_a who_o enjoy_v the_o same_o until_o that_o philippo_n maria_fw-la recover_v the_o dominion_n 1433._o and_o drive_v they_o out_o meet_v with_o one_o of_o they_o call_v nestore_v in_o a_o skirmish_n and_o slay_v he_o maria._n ¶_o this_o philippo_n be_v first_o lord_n of_o pavia_n and_o have_v marry_v beatrice_n the_o daughter_n or_o as_o other_o say_v sometime_o wife_n of_o fazino_n cane_n della_fw-it scala_n for_o none_o intent_n but_o because_o she_o be_v enheritour_n of_o many_o fair_a lordeshippe_n beyond_o the_o pò_fw-la and_o have_v also_o very_a much_o money_n by_o mean_v whereof_o slea_a crabrino_n lord_n of_o verona_n he_o gat_v that_o citee_n to_o himself_o ¶_o he_o be_v constreign_v to_o yield_v bologna_n furli_fw-la and_o imola_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n nevertheless_o he_o gat_v genoa_n though_o afterwards_o he_o lose_v it_o again_o ¶_o he_o likewise_o take_v bressa_n which_o be_v recover_v against_o he_o by_o the_o uenetians_n cause_v between_o they_o very_o long_o and_o cruel_a war_n wherein_o on_o the_o venetian_a side_n be_v captain_n francisco_n carmignuola_n giovanni_n malavolta_n gianfrancesco_n gonzaga_n and_o nanni_n strozzi_n a_o florentine_a knight_n and_o on_o the_o side_n of_o philippo_n against_o the_o uenetians_n be_v francisco_n sforza_n agnola_fw-it da_fw-mi pergoletto_n the_o one_o and_o other_o nicolo_n guerriero_n and_o piccinino_n and_o one_o fieravante_fw-la da_fw-la perugia_n with_o the_o help_n also_o of_o alfonso_n king_n of_o naples_n who_o be_v before_o time_n bring_v prisoner_n to_o philippo_n by_o the_o genoese_n and_o by_o he_o restore_v to_o libertee_n like_o a_o faithful_a friend_n for_o a_o great_a while_n after_o succour_v he_o in_o all_o his_o business_n ¶_o thus_o when_o philippo_n have_v finysh_v the_o enterprise_n against_o the_o 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