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	way_n	1,110	5	4.1388	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82124	The declaration of the armie under His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, as it was lately presented at Saffron-Walden in Essex, unto Major-Generall Skippon, Lievtenant-General Cromwell, Commissary-General Ireton, and Colonell Fleetwood, members of the House of Commons, and commissioners there for the Parliament, by Colonell Whaley, Colonell Rich, Colonell Hammond, Colonell Lambert, Colonell Okey, Colonell Hewson, and Major Disborow, with the names of two hundred thirty and more commission-officers annexed. Which declaration is to manifest and set forth to them, they being members of Parliament, and of the army, the armies reall love and diligent care to discharge that duty for which they were raised, as will manifestly appeare in time to all that wish well to mercy, peace, and justice.	England and Wales. Army.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1647 (1647)	Wing D642; Thomason E390_26; ESTC R201544	11,958	17

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desire_n of_o the_o officer_n and_o soldier_n of_o the_o army_n under_o the_o command_n of_o his_o excellency_n sr._n thomas_n fairfax_n present_v first_o to_o his_o excellency_n to_o be_v by_o he_o represent_v to_o the_o parliament_n 1._o whereas_o the_o necessity_n and_o exigency_n of_o the_o war_n have_v put_v we_o upon_o many_o action_n which_o the_o law_n will_v not_o warrant_v nor_o we_o have_v act_v in_o a_o time_n of_o settle_a peace_n we_o humble_o desire_v that_o before_o our_o disband_n a_o full_a and_o sufficient_a provision_n may_v be_v make_v by_o odinance_n of_o parliament_n to_o which_o the_o royal_a assen_a may_v be_v desire_v for_o our_o indemnity_n and_o security_n in_o all_o such_o case_n 2._o that_o audicer_n and_o commissioner_n may_v be_v speedy_o appoint_v and_o authorize_v to_o repair_v to_o the_o head_n quarter_n of_o this_o army_n to_o audite_fw-la and_o state_n our_o account_n as_o well_o for_o our_o former_a service_n as_o for_o our_o service_n in_o this_o 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we_o shall_v still_o rejoice_v a_o declaration_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o assemble_v in_o parliament_n die_v martis_n 30._o martii_fw-la 1647._o that_o the_o 2._o house_n of_o parliament_n have_v receive_v information_n of_o a_o dangerous_a petition_n with_o representation_n annex_v tend_v to_o put_v the_o army_n in_o a_o distemper_n and_o mutiny_n to_o put_v condition_n upon_o the_o parliament_n and_o obstruct_v the_o relief_n of_o ireland_n which_o have_v be_v contrive_v and_o promote_v by_o some_o person_n in_o the_o army_n they_o do_v declare_v their_o high_a dislike_n of_o that_o petition_n their_o approbation_n and_o esteem_n o_o their_o good_a service_n who_o first_o discover_v it_o and_o of_o all_o such_o officer_n and_o soldier_n as_o have_v refuse_v to_o join_v in_o it_o and_o that_o for_o such_o as_o have_v be_v abuse_v and_o by_o the_o persuasion_n of_o other_o draw_v to_o subscribe_v it_o if_o they_o shall_v for_o the_o future_a manifest_a their_o dislike_n of_o what_o they_o have_v do_v by_o forbear_v to_o proceed_v any_o further_a in_o it_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o any_o cause_n to_o take_v away_o the_o remembrance_n and_o sense_n the_o house_n have_v of_o the_o good_a service_n they_o have_v former_o do_v but_o they_o shall_v still_o be_v retain_v in_o their_o good_a opinion_n and_o shall_v be_v care_v for_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o army_n in_o all_o thing_n necessary_a and_o fit_v for_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o person_n that_o have_v do_v so_o good_a and_o faithful_a service_n and_o as_o may_v be_v expect_v from_o a_o parliament_n so_o careful_a to_o perform_v all_o thing_n appertain_v to_o honour_n and_o justice_n as_o on_o the_o other_o side_n it_o be_v declare_v that_o all_o those_o who_o shall_v l_o continue_v in_o their_o distemper_a condition_n and_o go_v on_o in_o advanse_v and_o promote_a that_o petition_n shall_v be_v look_v upon_o and_o proceed_v against_o as_o enemy_n to_o the_o state_n and_o disturber_n 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