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	horse_n	troop_n	1,277	5	9.0912	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36794	The baronage of England, or, An historical account of the lives and most memorable actions of our English nobility in the Saxons time to the Norman conquest, and from thence, of those who had their rise before the end of King Henry the Third's reign deduced from publick records, antient historians, and other authorities / by William Dugdale ...	Dugdale, William, Sir, 1605-1686.	1675 (1675)	Wing D2480; ESTC R16723	3,454,491	1,220

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in_o the_o space_n of_o half_a a_o hour_n on_o every_o side_n he_o himself_o be_v the_o first_o man_n that_o set_v foot_n into_o it_o upon_o the_o 28_o of_o may._n whereupon_o rigby_n make_v his_o escape_n leave_v two_o thousand_o of_o his_o man_n behind_o among_o which_o there_o be_v one_o bootle_n a_o captain_n formerly_z a_o porter_n in_o lathom_n and_o upon_o his_o leave_v that_o house_n voluntary_o swear_v that_o he_o will_v never_o bear_v arm_n against_o the_o king_n who_o be_v in_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o storm_n encompass_v with_o soldier_n beg_v quarter_n of_o this_o earl_n who_o answer_v he_o thus_o i_o will_v not_o kill_v thou_o myself_o but_o i_o can_v save_v thou_o from_o other_o nor_o do_v he_o nevertheless_o his_o death_n be_v afterward_o most_o false_o lay_v to_o his_o charge_n upon_o the_o take_n of_o this_o rebellious_a town_n prince_n rupert_n send_v all_o the_o colour_n to_o the_o countess_n at_o lathom_n and_o so_o march_v to_o leverpole_n for_o reduce_v that_o 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