Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	authority_n	law_n	power_n	1,453	5	4.7820	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10148	Of the knovvledge and conducte of warres two bookes, latelye wrytten and sett foorth, profitable for suche as delight in hystoryes, or martyall affayres, and necessarye for this present tyme.	T. P.; Proctor, Thomas, poet, attributed name.	1578 (1578)	STC 20403; ESTC S119050	54,163	112

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fol._n 4_o 5_o of_o justice._n fol._n 5_o 6_o of_o prudence_n fol._n 8_o 7_o of_o the_o love_n &_o good_a affection_n of_o the_o captain_n to_o his_o soldier_n fol._n 10_o 8_o whether_o it_o be_v more_o expedient_a to_o have_v one_o general_n or_o many_o fol._n 12_o 9_o of_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o general_n and_o what_o ought_v to_o be_v his_o chief_a desire_n wish_v fruit_n &_o end_n of_o war_n what_o person_n &_o of_o what_o quality_n ought_v to_o be_v deam_v the_o best_a and_o most_o honourable_a captain_n fol._n 13_o 10_o of_o a_o soldier_n &_o the_o quality_n which_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v fol._n 18_o 11_o of_o what_o constitution_n of_o body_n trade_n and_o sort_n of_o life_n the_o meet_a soldier_n be_v to_o be_v choose_v &_o what_o exercise_n and_o practice_n be_v profitable_a for_o he_o to_o use_v fol._n 21_o 12_o of_o the_o sundry_a sort_n of_o weapon_n use_v by_o diverse_a nation_n in_o the_o ancient_a war_n and_o which_o be_v now_o most_o necessary_a wythe_v some_o 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security_n fol._n 40_o 8_o of_o the_o begin_v and_o just_a cause_n of_o war_n fol._n 41_o 9_o of_o victory_n which_o be_v the_o best_a &_o what_o truce_n may_v behonourablye_o make_v fol._n 45_o 10_o of_o the_o use_n and_o end_n of_o war_n &_o of_o preparation_n therefore_o in_o time_n of_o peace_n fol._n 47_o finis_fw-la ¶_o the_o first_o book_n ¶_o of_o the_o definition_n of_o war_n war_n general_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o exercise_n of_o arm_n against_o enemy_n but_o proper_o it_o be_v a_o contention_n between_o prince_n or_o estate_n by_o arm_n and_o force_n of_o man_n under_o order_n and_o government_n to_o obtain_v victory_n victory_n consist_v in_o three_o point_n in_o conquer_a and_o subdue_a the_o dominion_n body_n or_o good_n of_o the_o enemy_n the_o end_n of_o war_n be_v twain_o immediate_a to_o obtain_v victory_n mediate_v to_o live_v the_o better_a afterwards_o in_o peace_n and_o honour_n ¶_o the_o division_n of_o war_n war_n be_v divide_v into_o three_o sort_n or_o kind_n in_o the_o open_a field_n by_o incursion_n or_o skirmish_n by_o battle_n join_v within_o wall_n or_o trench_n of_o place_n fortify_v by_o navy_n on_o the_o sea._n the_o skill_n and_o knowledge_n of_o all_o which_o be_v very_o necessary_a for_o our_o nation_n but_o especial_o of_o the_o first_o &_o the_o last_o now_o for_o explanation_n of_o the_o definition_n above_o i_o will_v go_v unto_o the_o singular_a part_n there_o of_o war_n be_v first_o say_v to_o be_v a_o contention_n which_o be_v derive_v of_o the_o latin_a word_n tendo_fw-la it_o signify_v proper_o to_o bend_v so_o that_o with_o this_o particle_n con_n it_o be_v by_o the_o etymology_n or_o interpretation_n of_o the_o word_n a_o bend_n of_o the_o force_n a_o incline_v of_o all_o endeavour_n a_o strive_n unto_o some_o purpose_n between_o what_o party_n it_o follow_v between_o prince_n or_o estate_n for_o if_o it_o be_v between_o subject_n without_o authority_n of_o the_o prince_n it_o be_v a_o faction_n &_o if_o the_o 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