Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	charge_v	horse_n	troop_n	2,183	5	9.5433	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95221	A true relation of the late battaile before Worcester, taken on Sunday last, Sept. 25 by a gentleman of the Innes of Court, (now in his Excellences armie) from the mouthes of Master Nathaniel Fynes, and many other commanders who were in the said skirmish, and sent up to Master Pym.		1642 (1642)	Wing T2976; Thomason 669.f.6[80]; ESTC R212513	1,736	1

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some_o strength_n either_o from_o gloucester-shire_n or_o else_o from_o my_o lord_n general_n then_o there_o come_v a_o messenger_n with_o a_o false_a alarm_n from_o the_o enemy_n inform_v that_o sir_n william_n belfoard_v lieutenant_n general_n of_o the_o horse_n be_v draw_v up_o on_o the_o further_a side_n of_o the_o city_n and_o require_v we_o in_o his_o name_n that_o when_o a_o canon_n shall_v be_v shoot_v off_o which_o shall_v be_v the_o sign_n of_o their_o onset_n than_o we_o shall_v fall_v on_o to_o make_v good_a some_o near_a passage_n to_o stop_v the_o enemy_n flight_n which_o be_v expect_v but_o this_o be_v the_o enemy_n plot_n to_o get_v we_o into_o a_o straight_a way_n present_o after_o this_o some_o dragooner_n on_o the_o enemy_n part_v appear_v in_o opposition_n of_o who_o colonel_n browne_n send_v out_o some_o from_o we_o which_o begin_v the_o skirmish_n which_o colonel_n sands_n who_o command_v all_o the_o horse_n hear_v be_v then_o earnest_a to_o fall_v on_o but_o 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force_n that_o former_o keep_v in_o worcester_n but_o afterwards_o it_o appear_v prince_n robert_n and_o prince_n maurice_n be_v both_o come_v to_o they_o that_o very_a day_n and_o bring_v eleven_o troop_n of_o horse_n and_o some_o six_o or_o seven_o colour_n of_o dragooner_n in_o all_o about_o sixteen_o hundred_o that_o they_o bring_v beside_o the_o worcester_n force_n which_o supply_v come_v on_o so_o unexpected_a to_o they_o occasion_v we_o somewhat_o disorderly_a to_o retreat_v to_o our_o passage_n which_o notwithstanding_o we_o be_v so_o much_o over-match_v we_o in_o despite_n of_o they_o make_v good_a and_o force_v they_o to_o retreat_v three_o time_n and_o kill_v twenty_o of_o their_o man_n dead_a upon_o the_o bridge_n beside_o many_o in_o the_o field_n which_o they_o have_v convey_v away_o we_o have_v lose_v some_o twenty_o five_o and_o that_o i_o be_o confident_a be_v the_o most_o of_o they_o sergeant_n major_n douglis_n be_v one_o also_o one_o captain_n berry_n the_o rest_n be_v well_o come_v off_o and_o there_o be_v some_o hope_n of_o colonel_n sands_n recovery_n who_o the_o enemy_n have_v leave_v in_o worcester_n from_o whence_o they_o be_v flee_v captain_n wingate_n on_o our_o side_n be_v take_v prisoner_n and_o in_o a_o most_o barbarous_a manner_n be_v make_v to_o ride_v through_o the_o town_n before_o the_o enemy_n naked_a in_o their_o flight_n to_o ludlow_n they_o revile_v our_o man_n in_o the_o fight_n call_v they_o parliament_n dog_n we_o take_v divers_a of_o their_o man_n prisoner_n and_o some_o of_o we_o who_o they_o carry_v into_o worcester_n and_o there_o leave_v have_v inform_v we_o that_o prince_n robert_n and_o maurice_n be_v both_o wound_v and_o some_o of_o their_o choice_a commander_n slay_v who_o death_n they_o bemoan_v they_o expect_v tenfold_o great_a advantage_n by_o their_o stratagem_n then_o god_n give_v they_o though_o if_o we_o have_v be_v but_o prepare_v for_o they_o and_o not_o under_o so_o many_o disadvantage_n we_o have_v be_v visible_a victor_n however_o they_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o boast_v and_o one_o of_o our_o prisoner_n say_v that_o prince_n robert_n swear_v a_o great_a oath_n that_o the_o roundhead_n to_o give_v they_o their_o due_n be_v valiant_a fellow_n and_o come_v on_o roundly_o finis_fw-la print_v at_o london_n for_o t._n underhill_n sept._n 30._o 1642._o