Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	captain_n	colonel_n	lieutenant_n	1,180	5	9.4650	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47471	The Kings letter intercepted coming from Oxford with a ioyful and true relation of th[e?] great victory obtained by Sir Thomas Fairfax, Sir William Brereton, and Sir VVilliam Fairfax, against the Irish at the raising of the siege at Nantwich on Friday last January 26, 1643 ...	Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.; Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.; Fairfax, William, Sir, 1609-1644.; Brereton, William, Sir, 1604-1661.	1644 (1644)	Wing K597A; ESTC R41039	2,541	8

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and_o 8_o captain_n beside_o other_o officer_n and_o common_a soldier_n and_o a_o bark_n bring_v in_o to_o he_o lade_v with_o arm_n and_o ammunition_n london_n carolus_n rex_fw-la right_o trusty_a and_o right_a well_o belove_a cousin_n we_o greet_v you_o well_o by_o our_o proclamation_n which_o herewith_o we_o send_v you_o you_o see_v our_o resolution_n and_o the_o ground_n of_o that_o our_o resolution_n to_o advise_v with_o the_o member_n of_o both_o our_o house_n of_o parliament_n for_o the_o restore_n of_o this_o kingdom_n to_o its_o former_a peace_n and_o happiness_n at_o least_o we_o doubt_v not_o it_o will_v appear_v to_o all_o the_o world_n and_o to_o posterity_n that_o there_o have_v not_o be_v such_o a_o concurrence_n in_o the_o bring_v these_o misery_n upon_o it_o or_o in_o complete_v that_o by_o the_o invitation_n of_o this_o foreign_a invasion_n as_o be_v imagine_v we_o shall_v therefore_o desire_v you_o that_o you_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n fail_v of_o give_v your_o 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especial_o because_o his_o own_o ammunition_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v to_o he_o a_o joyful_a relation_n of_o the_o happy_a success_n of_o the_o parliament_n force_n at_o the_o raise_n of_o the_o siege_n from_o nantwich_n jan._n 26._o 1643._o sir_n thomas_n fairfax_n and_o sir_n william_n fairfax_n be_v at_o nottingham_n march_v from_o thence_o unto_o hinkley_n and_o there_o quarter_v and_o from_o thence_o the_o next_o day_n they_o march_v to_o bosworth_n and_o so_o to_o tamworth_n where_o they_o quarter_v one_o night_n from_o whence_o they_o march_v the_o next_o day_n to_o stafford_n and_o there_o join_v with_o sir_n william_n brewerton_n with_o who_o they_o march_v to_o relieve_v nantwitch_n which_o be_v besiege_v by_o the_o irish_a force_n from_o westchester_n and_o shrousbury_n and_o raise_v the_o siege_n the_o enemy_n be_v flee_v to_o their_o quarter_n sir_n thomas_n fairfax_n and_o sir_n william_n march_v from_o nantwich_n to_o manchester_n and_o there_o gather_v a_o body_n of_o foot_n out_o of_o manchester_n and_o other_o part_n in_o lancashire_n and_o cause_v a_o fast_n to_o be_v keep_v for_o two_o day_n for_o the_o enemy_n be_v of_o great_a strength_n and_o the_o resiege_v be_v fear_v the_o enemy_n cruelty_n do_v much_o grieve_v the_o country_n and_o according_o as_o it_o be_v fear_v the_o enemy_n return_v again_o to_o nantwich_n and_o lay_v close_a siege_n before_o it_o and_o do_v attempt_v to_o scale_v the_o work_n three_o several_a time_n and_o shoot_v almost_o 100_o fiery_a hot_a bullet_n with_o a_o kind_n of_o fire_n ball_n to_o burn_v the_o town_n but_o bless_a be_v god_n there_o be_v none_o of_o they_o that_o do_v any_o considerable_a hurt_n the_o great_a harm_n the_o town_n sustain_v by_o those_o ball_n be_v by_o one_o which_o light_n upon_o a_o stack_n of_o wood_n and_o fire_v part_n of_o it_o which_o be_v quench_v without_o do_v any_o further_a mischief_n captain_n booth_n the_o governor_n of_o nantwich_n a_o young_a man_n of_o about_o 21_o year_n 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irish_a woman_n that_o be_v in_o the_o enemy_n camp_n who_o office_n be_v to_o rob_v and_o plunder_v our_o man_n that_o fall_v and_o with_o long_a knife_n which_o they_o have_v hang_v by_o their_o side_n to_o cut_v the_o throat_n of_o those_o that_o they_o find_v not_o quite_o dead_a c_o booth_n with_o eight_o hundred_o issue_v out_o of_o namptwich_n and_o fall_v upon_o the_o back_n of_o they_o and_o so_o our_o force_n surprise_v they_o all_o with_o all_o their_o bag_n and_o baggage_n of_o which_o here_o follow_v a_o exact_a list_n according_a to_o the_o copy_n by_o the_o scout_n bring_v to_o the_o parliament_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o prisoner_n take_v at_o the_o raise_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d e_fw-la siege_n from_o namptwich_n ian._n 26._o 1644._o sejeant-major-generall_n gibson_n sir_n michael_n earn_o colonel_n sir_n richard_n fleetwood_n colonel_n colonel_n monk_n sir_n ralph_n dewes_n colonel_n colonel_n warren_n sir_n francis_n butler_n lieutenant-colonel_n lieutenant-colonel_n gibs_n major_a 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