Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	army_n	horse_n	regiment_n	1,230	5	9.4676	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02584	The case of John Swinton, in relation to his father's pretended forfeiture upon pretext whereof, the estate of Swinton hath been unjustly possess'd by the late Duke, and this Earl of Lawderdale [sic], ever since the year 1660. With the reasons of reduction of the said forfeiture, now depending against the said Earl, at the instance of the said John Swinton, before the Parliament.	Swinton, John, Sir.	1690 (1690)	Wing C921; ESTC R170951	11,757	18

of_o anno_fw-la 1661._o all_o that_o be_v find_v do_v from_o ocular_a inspection_n and_o many_o other_o circumstance_n concur_v with_o the_o earl_n of_o crawfurd_n letter_n and_o even_o from_o the_o record_n of_o parliament_n themselves_o make_v it_o manifest_o evident_a to_o be_v false_a however_o the_o earl_n of_o lauderdale_n have_v that_o influence_n upon_o those_o to_o who_o the_o trial_n of_o this_o affair_n be_v recommend_v at_o that_o time_n as_o render_v the_o further_a prosecution_n of_o the_o commission_n give_v they_o ineffectual_a nor_o be_v john_n swinton_n who_o now_o represent_v his_o father_n nor_o his_o elder_a brother_n before_o he_o in_o a_o capacity_n to_o quarrel_v otherwise_o their_o adversarie_n title_n so_o long_o as_o there_o stand_v pretend_v decreet_n of_o parliament_n in_o their_o way_n of_o a_o forfeiture_n how_o false_a and_o groundless_a soever_o against_o their_o father_n thus_o the_o estate_n of_o swinton_n have_v be_v unjust_o possess_v by_o the_o duke_n of_o lawderdale_n and_o the_o earl_n his_o brother_n for_o the_o space_n of_o near_o 30_o year_n for_o though_o the_o duke_n get_v his_o gift_n of_o the_o pretend_a forfeiture_n of_o that_o estate_n in_o the_o year_n 1661._o yet_o he_o enter_v to_o the_o possession_n of_o it_o in_o the_o year_n 1660._o eight_o month_n before_o the_o gift_n be_v grant_v during_o all_o which_o time_n the_o true_a proprietar_n have_v be_v debar_v from_o access_n to_o a_o inheritance_n transmit_v to_o they_o from_o their_o ancestor_n by_o a_o uninterrupted_a succession_n of_o above_o 600_o year_n and_o for_o the_o recovery_n whereof_o upon_o the_o present_a revolution_n this_o swinton_n the_o representative_a of_o the_o family_n be_v to_o make_v application_n to_o the_o parliament_n now_o sit_v as_o the_o supreme_a judicatorie_a of_o the_o nation_n and_o in_o order_n thereunto_o have_v after_o the_o first_o adjournment_n intent_a a_o reduction_n before_o the_o same_o of_o the_o two_o pretend_a 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elicit_v in_o the_o year_n 1661._o ten_o year_n after_o and_o whereof_o there_o be_v no_o warrant_n extant_a in_o the_o record_n of_o parliament_n 2._o though_o it_o labour_v under_o no_o such_o defect_n yet_o it_o be_v against_o several_a other_o person_n aswell_o as_o the_o decease_n swinton_n and_o particular_o against_o one_o john_n hume_n accuse_v and_o convict_v for_o betray_v the_o castle_n of_o edinburgh_n to_o the_o english_a it_o bear_v a_o express_a declaration_n that_o the_o king_n and_o committee_n of_o estate_n for_o reason_n and_o consideration_n move_v they_o do_v restrict_n the_o sentence_n and_o punishment_n to_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o say_v john_n hume_n to_o the_o death_n which_o clear_o take_v off_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o sentence_n as_o to_o swinton_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n till_o it_o shall_v be_v reconsider_v by_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n 3._o by_o the_o late_a claim_n of_o right_n it_o be_v declare_v by_o the_o meeting_n of_o estate_n that_o 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the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o southside_n of_o forth_n be_v then_o under_o the_o enemie_n power_n it_o can_v infer_v no_o crime_n much_o less_o the_o crime_n of_o treason_n against_o any_o who_o have_v occasion_n for_o their_o lawful_a affair_n to_o come_v where_o the_o enemy_n be_v that_o they_o resort_v to_o the_o enemy_n or_o converse_v with_o they_o for_o if_o that_o have_v be_v relevant_a the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o this_o side_n of_o forth_o may_v have_v at_o that_o time_n be_v forfeit_v upon_o the_o same_o ground_n and_o certain_o simple_a converse_n and_o be_v present_a with_o a_o enemy_n be_v not_o relevant_a to_o infer_v a_o crime_n unless_o it_o can_v be_v make_v appear_v that_o the_o party_n so_o converse_v and_o present_a join_v with_o the_o enemy_n in_o counsel_n or_o act_n of_o hostility_n against_o the_o state_n which_o be_v neither_o libel_v nor_o can_v be_v allege_v in_o this_o case_n and_o as_o to_o swinton_n have_v a_o sword_n about_o he_o 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