Selected quad for the lemma: end_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
end_n	day_n	month_n	week_n	1,539	5	9.4455	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29216	A journal of the embassy from their Majesties John and Peter Alexievitz, emperors of Muscovy &c. over land into China through the provinces of Ustiugha, Siberia, Dauri, and the great Tartary to Peking the capital city of the Chinese empire by Everard Isbrand, their ambassador in the years 1693, 1694, and 1695 written by Adam Brand, secretary of the embassy ; translated from the original High-Dutch printed in Hamburgh, 1698 ; to which is added Curious observations concerning the products of Russia by H.W. Ludolf.; Beschreibung der Chinesischen Reise. English	Brand, Adam, d. 1713.; Ludolf, Heinrich Wilhelm, 1655-1710. Curious observations concerning the products of Russia.	1698 (1698)	Wing B4246; ESTC R29054	54,732	152

see_v a_o dead_a sheep_n and_o goat_n fix_v upon_o a_o tree_n with_o the_o head_n upward_o which_o they_o tell_v we_o be_v two_o sacrifice_n make_v to_o the_o heaven_n i_o make_v the_o best_a inquiry_n i_o can_v concern_v their_o religion_n but_o can_v get_v no_o satisfactory_a account_n only_o that_o they_o use_v to_o sacrifice_v a_o sheep_n and_o a_o goat_n once_o a_o year_n to_o the_o creator_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o that_o they_o adore_v the_o sun_n they_o be_v very_o industrious_a in_o breed_n of_o cattle_n but_o especial_o of_o camel_n for_o the_o conveniency_n of_o the_o caravan_n travel_v to_o china_n we_o come_v the_o same_o evening_n to_o a_o monastery_n on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o lake_n situate_v upon_o the_o frontier_n of_o the_o province_n of_o dauri_n a_o very_a large_a and_o fertile_a country_n the_o next_o morning_n be_v the_o 12_o we_o pass_v through_o the_o town_n of_o kabania_n and_o bolsko_n sainko_n both_o small_a place_n but_o well_o fortify_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n they_o serve_v they_o as_o bulwark_n against_o the_o tartar_n of_o mongul_n on_o the_o 19_o of_o the_o same_o month_n we_o come_v in_o sight_n of_o vdinskoy_n and_o the_o ambassador_n be_v meet_v three_o mile_n out_o of_o town_n by_o a_o officer_n at_o the_o head_n of_o 50_o cossack_n who_o conduct_v he_o to_o the_o city_n where_o he_o be_v receive_v under_o the_o discharge_n of_o the_o cannon_n this_o place_n which_o be_v consider_v here_o as_o the_o key_n of_o the_o province_n of_o dauri_n have_v not_o be_v inhabit_v above_o six_o year_n the_o castle_n which_o be_v very_o well_o fortify_v after_o the_o russian_a manner_n lie_v upon_o a_o hill_n from_o whence_o they_o have_v at_o several_a time_n brave_o repulse_v the_o mongul_n tartar_n that_o assault_v they_o we_o lay_v still_o here_o three_o week_n which_o time_n we_o spend_v as_o we_o have_v do_v at_o irkutskoy_n in_o buy_v of_o cattle_n for_o the_o conveniency_n of_o our_o carriage_n we_o buy_v camel_n at_o 10_o or_o 15_o rubles_n apiece_o and_o horse_n for_o 4_o 5_o or_o 6_o rubles_n we_o provide_v ourselves_o also_o with_o as_o many_o ox_n as_o may_v furnish_v we_o with_o beef_n in_o our_o journey_n to_o china_n and_o back_o again_o be_v now_o to_o travel_v through_o the_o great_a desert_n belong_v to_o the_o mongul_n tartar_n we_o pack_v our_o baggage_n upon_o camel_n and_o horse_n the_o first_o carry_v about_o 600_o weight_n the_o last_o about_o 250_o we_o enter_v the_o desert_n on_o the_o 6_o of_o april_n our_o caravan_n consist_v of_o 250_o man_n some_o hundred_o of_o camel_n and_o horse_n and_o 400_o wagon_n which_o in_o the_o nighttime_n be_v draw_v up_o in_o a_o circle_n enclose_v the_o rest_n and_o at_o some_o distance_n from_o thence_o we_o place_v our_o sentry_n to_o advertise_v we_o of_o the_o approach_n of_o our_o enemy_n if_o any_o shall_v appear_v but_o they_o not_o dare_v to_o attack_v we_o take_v another_o course_n to_o vex_v we_o to_o the_o utmost_a of_o their_o power_n for_o during_o the_o space_n of_o three_o week_n that_o we_o travel_v through_o this_o desert_n where_o we_o often_o be_v in_o want_n of_o water_n for_o man_n and_o beast_n the_o mongul_n and_o tonguese_n burn_v that_o small_a quantity_n of_o dry_a winter-grass_n that_o be_v leave_v before_o we_o so_o that_o be_v unprovided_a with_o forage_n we_o see_v our_o beast_n but_o especial_o our_o horse_n drop_v down_o dead_a for_o want_v of_o father_n and_o what_o be_v the_o worst_a of_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v become_v so_o lean_a that_o they_o be_v almost_o render_v quite_o unserviceable_a we_o lose_v above_o a_o hundred_o horse_n in_o this_o journey_n to_o the_o great_a satisfaction_n of_o the_o tonguese_n who_o jook_v upon_o horseflesh_n as_o a_o great_a dainty_a devour_v they_o so_o soon_o as_o we_o have_v leave_v they_o the_o tonguese_n who_o be_v disperse_v through_o these_o desert_n be_v of_o the_o same_o religion_n with_o the_o brattskoy_n who_o we_o have_v mention_v before_o they_o bury_v with_o the_o dead_a corpse_n of_o their_o friend_n all_o their_o best_a movable_n and_o if_o they_o become_v decrepit_a before_o they_o die_v they_o lead_v they_o upon_o a_o high_a mountain_n where_o they_o burn_v they_o and_o impale_v their_o best_a horse_n near_o it_o the_o 24_o and_o 25_o of_o april_n we_o pass_v to_o the_o left_a of_o we_o by_o a_o lake_n call_v jerawena_n abound_v with_o all_o sort_n of_o very_o good_a fish_n it_o be_v 20_o mile_n long_o and_o 15_o broad_a here_o it_o be_v we_o meet_v with_o the_o messenger_n who_o have_v be_v send_v before_o by_o the_o ambassador_n to_o musko_n on_o the_o 26_o we_o come_v to_o a_o small_a place_n call_v jerawena_n where_o we_o provide_v ourselves_o with_o as_o many_o new_a horse_n as_o we_o can_v get_v for_o money_n it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o in_o the_o desert_n round_o about_o jerewena_n there_o be_v the_o best_a black_a sable_n the_o cossack_n of_o jerwena_n who_o be_v the_o sable-hunter_n hereabout_o go_v abroad_o a_o hunt_n sometime_o for_o three_o or_o four_o month_n together_o they_o make_v use_v of_o scates_n by_o the_o help_n of_o which_o they_o pass_v over_o the_o snow_n with_o great_a agility_n we_o buy_v some_o of_o these_o sable_n of_o they_o from_o 8_o and_o 10_o to_o 20_o 30_o and_o 50_o rubles_n a_o pair_n on_o the_o 28_o of_o april_n we_o again_o enter_v the_o desert_n but_o meet_v here_o and_o there_o with_o some_o wood_n the_o 29_o we_o pass_v on_o horseback_n the_o river_n vda_n which_o arise_v from_o a_o great_a lake_n and_o be_v here_o not_o above_o three_o fathom_n broad_a the_o want_n of_o father_n continue_v among_o our_o cattle_n occasion_v by_o the_o revengefulness_n of_o the_o mongul_n we_o lose_v abundance_n more_o of_o our_o horse_n and_o the_o rest_n be_v so_o fatigue_v that_o we_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o want_v provision_n before_o we_o can_v pass_v the_o desert_n for_o which_o reason_n the_o ambassador_n command_v 10_o man_n to_o go_v in_o quest_n of_o horse_n which_o they_o effect_v with_o good_a success_n for_o on_o the_o 3_o of_o may_v they_o meet_v we_o with_o a_o good_a number_n of_o fresh_a horse_n near_o the_o lake_n call_v schack_n oser_n which_o be_v four_o mile_n long_o and_o two_o broad_a we_o have_v the_o good_a fortune_n to_o find_v here_o some_o father_n for_o our_o horse_n and_o camel_n which_o oblige_v we_o to_o stay_v here_o till_o the_o 5_o of_o the_o same_o month_n when_o leave_v the_o lake_n to_o our_o left_a we_o continue_v our_o journey_n to_o another_o lake_n which_o we_o pass_v by_o on_o the_o 6_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o the_o same_o day_n in_o the_o afternoon_n reach_v the_o end_n of_o this_o troublesome_a desert_n after_o a_o most_o tedious_a and_o fatigue_a journey_n of_o near_o four_o week_n the_o first_o place_n we_o come_v to_o be_v call_v plotbus_n near_o the_o small_a river_n skieta_n contain_v not_o above_o six_o family_n who_o be_v settle_v there_o but_o very_o late_o on_o the_o 15_o we_o continue_v our_o journey_n from_o plotbus_n by_o water_n upon_o float_v of_o wood_n to_o nartzinskoy_n about_o a_o mile_n from_o plotbus_n the_o river_n schieta_n fall_v into_o the_o river_n ingeda_n as_o the_o river_n okkon_n join_v its_o current_n with_o the_o same_o at_o a_o small_a distance_n from_o thence_o and_o be_v afterward_o call_v schiteka_n the_o river_n nertza_n and_o argun_n fall_v afterward_o into_o the_o same_o river_n out_o of_o the_o last_o of_o which_o arise_v the_o famous_a river_n of_o yamour_n which_o disembogue_n into_o the_o ocean_n on_o the_o 20_o of_o may_v we_o come_v to_o the_o city_n of_o nertzinskoy_n the_o last_o place_n of_o note_n unless_o it_o be_v argun_v a_o small_a town_n eight_o day_n journey_n from_o thence_o under_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o czar_n of_o muscovy_n nertzinskoy_n be_v situate_a upon_o the_o river_n nertza_fw-mi where_o about_o 6000_o tungoeses_n all_o subject_n to_o the_o czar_n of_o muscovy_n have_v their_o habitation_n who_o have_v fortify_v themselves_o here_o against_o their_o enemy_n hereabout_o be_v abundance_n of_o lucerns_z and_o sable_n which_o be_v in_o great_a esteem_n among_o the_o chinese_n we_o be_v fain_o to_o stay_v two_o month_n in_o this_o place_n to_o give_v time_n to_o our_o horse_n and_o camel_n to_o recover_v themselves_o in_o the_o adjacent_a pasture_n the_o cossack_n hereabout_o be_v very_o rich_a by_o reason_n of_o their_o traffic_n with_o china_n where_o they_o be_v exempt_v from_o pay_v any_o custom_n we_o than_o begin_v to_o make_v all_o the_o necessary_a preparation_n for_o our_o journey_n through_o the_o desert_n we_o provide_v ourselves_o with_o ox_n which_o be_v to_o be_v kill_v by_o the_o way_n as_o occasion_n shall_v require_v 50_o cossack_n be_v