Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	arm_n	king_n	prince_n	1,117	5	5.2397	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27391	A true and impartial account of the most material passages in Ireland since December, 1688 with a particular relation of the forces of Londonderry / being taken from the notes of a gentleman who was eyewitness to most of the actions mention'd therein during his residing there, and now being in England is desired to publish the same for the further satisfaction of this nation ; to which is added a description and map of Londonderry as he took it upon the place.	Bennet, Joseph.	1689 (1689)	Wing B1885A; ESTC R17776	23,851	33

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england_n expect_v every_o fair_a wind_n will_v bring_v over_o a_o army_n which_o will_v settle_v that_o kingdom_n and_o indeed_o a_o very_a small_a number_n of_o man_n with_o arm_n and_o ammunition_n may_v have_v effect_v it_o when_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n the_o now_o king_n his_o proclamation_n come_v over_o require_v the_o irish_a to_o surrender_v themselves_o and_o their_o arm_n by_o the_o 10_o of_o april_n which_o proclamation_n be_v send_v by_o the_o lord_n blany_n to_o the_o garrison_n of_o charlimount_n and_o the_o say_a lord_n blany_n have_v his_o majesty_n proclaim_v at_o armagh_n with_o all_o the_o solemnity_n imaginable_a which_o be_v likewise_o do_v at_o hillsburrough_n and_o several_a other_o place_n in_o the_o north._n when_o the_o earl_n of_o tyrconnel_n have_v advice_n that_o our_o present_a king_n william_n be_v proclaim_v in_o armagh_n and_o several_a other_o place_n he_o by_o this_o time_n have_v put_v his_o army_n into_o some_o better_a condition_n than_o 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