Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	henry_n	king_n	marry_v	5,109	5	9.3955	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68075	An epitome of Frossard: or, A summarie collection of the most memorable histories contained in his chronicle, chiefly concerning the state of England and France Wherin the famous warres and conquests of king Edward the third, with the honorable atchieuements of the Blacke Prince, and other his sonnes, both in Fraunce, Spaine, and Portugall, are compendiously described. ... Compiled in Latine by Iohn Sleydane, and translated into English, by P. Golding.; Chroniques. English. Abridgments	Froissart, Jean, 1338?-1410?.; Sleidanus, Johannes, 1506-1556.; Golding, Arthur, 1536-1606.; Golding, Per., attributed name.	1608 (1608)	STC 11399; ESTC S105661	150,748	216

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for_o three_o year_n bayon_n &_o bordeaux_n receive_v the_o english_a the_o death_n of_o jaques_n de_fw-fr artevill_n valiant_a resistance_n make_v by_o the_o english_a in_o the_o castle_n of_o aguillion_n caen_n in_o normandy_n win_v by_o the_o english_a the_o battle_n of_o blanchetaque_fw-la the_o memorable_a battle_n and_o victory_n of_o king_n edward_n at_o cressy_n calais_n besiege_v david_n king_n of_o scot_n take_v prisoner_n the_o battle_n of_o cressy_n charles_n of_o bloys_n take_v prisoner_n calais_n yield_v to_o king_n edward_n 1346._o philip_n of_o valois_n die_v and_o john_n his_o son_n succeed_v edward_n the_o black_a prince_n during_o their_o king_n captivity_n a_o strange_a shift_n in_o extremity_n private_a conference_n about_o a_o peace_n 1359._o it_o shall_v seem_v to_o be_v but_o twenty_o thousand_o johannes_n ro●hetaillada_o king_n edward_n incline_v to_o peace_n 1360._o peace_n conclude_v and_o king_n john_n set_v at_o liberty_n 1360._o 1362._o 1362._o the_o 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