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	part_n	soldier_n	1,362	5	6.5605	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89875	A check to the checker of Britannicus: or, The honour and integrity of Collonel Fiennes, revived, re-estated, and cleared from certain prejudices and mistakes, occasioned by late mis-reports. The proceedings of the honourable Councell of War, according to the article of war justified. The pardon of his Excellencie the Lord Generall Essex asserted, and the grounds of it declared, and presented to the consideration of all. With certain considerable queries of publike concernement. Britannicus for his eminent service to this cause, Parliament, and kingdome, encouraged and vindicated from a late aspertion, in this occasion by a grose, seditious, and abusive pamphlet, called, a check.	Nedham, Marchamont, 1620-1678.	1644 (1644)	Wing N382; Thomason E34_18; ESTC R22954	18,456	36

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to_o his_o guard_n in_o any_o place_n nor_o do_v his_o duty_n but_o in_o continual_a hazard_n to_o be_v rebuke_v to_o death_n by_o the_o enemy_n nor_o can_v the_o gunner_n stand_v to_o their_o ordnance_n but_o the_o enemy_n have_v the_o command_n of_o their_o back_n within_o musket_n or_o half_a musket_n shoot_v and_o so_o weak_a and_o untenible_a in_o many_o other_o respect_n that_o it_o can_v not_o hold_v out_o three_o or_o four_o day_n in_o the_o judgement_n of_o any_o soldier_n according_a to_o the_o description_n thereof_o give_v into_o the_o counsel_n of_o war_n upon_o oath_n and_o though_o it_o have_v be_v more_o tenible_a yet_o it_o neither_o command_v the_o port_n nor_o the_o key_n nor_o the_o town_n and_o it_o be_v so_o situate_a from_o the_o line_n too_o that_o within_o three_o or_o four_o day_n it_o may_v have_v be_v seclude_v from_o any_o possibility_n of_o relief_n if_o it_o have_v be_v worthy_a of_o a_o relieve_n after_o the_o town_n and_o ship_n and_o trade_a thereof_o have_v be_v destroy_v for_o which_o only_o it_o be_v worth_a presorve_v and_o without_o which_o it_o be_v not_o so_o considerable_a as_o to_o burn_v all_o the_o other_o to_o ash_n for_o the_o save_n of_o it_o or_o rather_o the_o reprieve_v it_o for_o a_o few_o day_n long_o to_o the_o same_o destruction_n if_o not_o from_o themselves_o i_o yet_o from_o the_o enemy_n argument_n v._n another_o argument_n with_o i_o be_v the_o concurrence_n of_o some_o particular_n in_o his_o condition_n in_o that_o exigency_n first_o want_v of_o man_n the_o garrison_n be_v too_o wide_o for_o the_o soldier_n and_o the_o line_n too_o vast_a a_o circumference_n for_o so_o small_a a_o infantry_n not_o be_v able_a to_o endure_v the_o violent_a shake_v of_o a_o numerous_a enemy_n as_o they_o be_v the_o work_n so_o large_a so_o weak_a and_o so_o weak_o man_v much_o less_o a_o siege_n as_o he_o must_v needs_o have_v do_v succour_n be_v so_o remote_a and_o distant_a second_o want_v of_o a_o place_n of_o defence_n in_o any_o sort_n tenible_a by_o the_o rule_n of_o war_n when_o the_o principal_a rampart_n of_o the_o town_n be_v enter_v and_o the_o enemy_n lodge_v within_o it_o several_a regiment_n of_o horse_n and_o foot_n three_o want_v of_o obedience_n in_o some_o of_o his_o officer_n and_o a_o great_a part_n of_o his_o soldier_n when_o the_o line_n be_v enter_v so_o that_o he_o can_v not_o beat_v out_o the_o enemy_n again_o or_o make_v any_o further_a resistance_n some_o of_o his_o officer_n and_o soldier_n refuse_v his_o command_n and_o the_o great_a part_n of_o his_o soldier_n desert_v their_o colour_n and_o divers_a of_o they_o run_v over_o to_o the_o enemy_n and_o refuse_v to_o make_v any_o further_a defence_n fourthy_a despair_n of_o succour_n sir_n william_n waller_n army_n be_v whole_o ruin_v and_o his_o excellency_n in_o so_o weak_a and_o sick_a a_o condition_n which_o be_v know_v to_o col._n fiennes_n before_o he_o entertain_v a_o parley_n argument_n vi._n another_o strong_a motive_n 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from_o entertain_v a_o design_n against_o it_o be_v it_o be_v in_o itself_o so_o indefensible_a argument_n vii_o another_o prevail_a argument_n with_o i_o be_v the_o substance_n and_o form_n of_o the_o sentence_n which_o be_v thus_o from_o the_o original_n december_n 29_o 1643._o st._n albon_n the_o honourable_a council_n of_o war_n be_v full_o and_o the_o prosecutons_n mr._n prinne_v and_o mr._n walker_n be_v present_a the_o sentence_n against_o colonel_n nathaniel_n fiennes_n be_v pronounce_v by_o the_o advocate_n de_fw-fr scripta_fw-la as_o follow_v colonel_n nathaniel_n fiennes_n you_o have_v be_v arraign_v &_o convict_v before_o this_o honourable_a council_n for_o surrender_v and_o deliver_v up_o of_o the_o town_n and_o castle_n of_o bristol_n with_o the_o fort_n magazine_n arm_n ammunition_n victual_n and_o other_o thing_n thereunto_o belong_v and_o for_o not_o have_v hold_v the_o same_o to_o the_o utmost_a extremity_n according_a as_o by_o your_o duty_n you_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v for_o which_o offence_n this_o honourable_a council_n have_v adjudge_v you_o to_o be_v execute_v according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o article_n of_o war_n by_o have_v your_o head_n cut_v from_o your_o body_n copia_fw-la vera_fw-la jsaac_n dorislaus_n advocate_n of_o the_o army_n argument_n vii_o it_o appear_v by_o this_o that_o the_o article_n of_o war_n be_v the_o hinge_n upon_o which_o this_o sentence_n only_o move_v here_o be_v no_o concomitant_a expression_n of_o cowardice_n or_o treachery_n so_o as_o the_o guilt_n be_v external_a and_o not_o internal_a a_o guilt_n of_o disproportion_n and_o want_v of_o commensuration_n to_o the_o article_n and_o whereas_o there_o be_v this_o clause_n that_o he_o hold_v not_o the_o same_o to_o the_o utmost_a extremity_n that_o be_v according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o article_n for_o extremity_n be_v here_o considerable_a under_o a_o double_a notion_n as_o extremity_n be_v common_o understand_v and_o receive_v he_o hold_v it_o to_o the_o height_n of_o that_o notion_n as_o i_o have_v clear_o remonstrance_v but_o as_o extremity_n be_v receive_v in_o a_o martial_a interpretation_n relate_v to_o the_o very_a article_n of_o war_n there_o and_o only_o there_o he_o be_v criminal_a and_o upon_o this_o he_o be_v condemn_v for_o not_o come_v up_o to_o the_o height_n of_o that_o extremity_n and_o though_o the_o martial_a justice_n allow_v of_o no_o plea_n in_o that_o disproportion_n yet_o there_o be_v a_o moral_a equity_n to_o be_v consider_v here_o which_o qualify_v his_o not_o c●mming_v up_o to_o the_o last_o extremity_n and_o this_o his_o excellency_n consider_v in_o his_o pardon_n first_o he_o must_v have_v burn_v the_o second_o city_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o the_o ground_n contrary_a to_o the_o constant_a practice_n and_o policy_n of_o war_n to_o the_o principle_n and_o rule_n of_o the_o parliament_n protestation_n and_o proceed_n and_o to_o all_o the_o violence_n and_o villainy_n which_o be_v the_o sad_a 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