Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	colonel_n	horse_n	regiment_n	1,920	5	9.9256	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59381	Several letters from Ireland read in Parliament the sixth of July, 1652. Concerning the affairs there. Tuesday the sixth of July, 1652. / Ordered by the Parliament, that these letters by forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliamenti.	England and Wales. Parliament.; Venables, Robert, 1612?-1687.; Ludlow, Edmund, fl. 1691-1692.; Corbet, Miles, d. 1662.	1652 (1652)	Wing S2773; ESTC R207026	5,659	15

several_a letter_n from_o ireland_n read_v in_o parliament_n the_o six_o of_o july_n 1652._o concerning_o the_o affair_n there_o tuesday_n the_o six_o of_o july_n 1652._o order_a by_o the_o parliament_n that_o these_o letter_n be_v forthwith_o print_v and_o publish_v hen_n scobell_n cleric_n parliamenti_fw-la london_n print_v by_o john_n field_n printer_n to_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n 1652._o a_o letter_n from_o the_o commissioner_n of_o the_o parliament_n in_o ireland_n of_o the_o four_o and_o twenty_o of_o june_n 1652._o mr._n speaker_n since_o the_o late_a agreement_n at_o kilkenny_n the_o lord_n of_o muskerry_n in_o the_o south_n and_o the_o lord_n clanriccard_n in_o the_o north_n have_v not_o only_o declare_v themselves_o not_o to_o accept_v of_o that_o capitulation_n but_o have_v gather_v together_o considerable_a body_n of_o the_o irish_a in_o both_o place_n as_o to_o clanriccard_n since_o the_o reduce_n of_o balleshannon_n sir_n charles_n coot_n with_o his_o own_o and_o part_n of_o commissary_n general_n reynolds_n party_n have_v reduce_v sleigo_n and_o since_o that_o the_o commissary_n general_n be_v come_v to_o he_o and_o as_o we_o hear_v from_o the_o commissary_n general_n of_o the_o eighteen_o instant_n from_o the_o camp_n before_o ballemote_a be_v now_o before_o that_o castle_n be_v the_o castle_n of_o the_o lord_n taaff_n in_o the_o county_n of_o catrim_n colonel_n venables_n with_o his_o party_n be_v at_o belturbet_fw-la in_o cavan_n a_o place_n very_o considerable_a to_o be_v make_v a_o garrison_n in_o order_n to_o the_o reduce_n of_o the_o county_n of_o cavan_n and_o those_o fastness_n thereabouts_o and_o we_o do_v believe_v part_n of_o the_o leimster_n force_n be_v with_o venables_n or_o near_o to_o he_o and_o clanriccard_n do_v lie_v in_o fastness_n between_o ballimote_a and_o belturbet_fw-la with_o four_o thousand_o horse_n and_o foot_n but_o have_v refuse_v to_o engage_v with_o either_o party_n of_o we_o but_o have_v send_v for_o 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have_v have_v notice_n and_o your_o lordship_n and_o those_o now_o with_o you_o may_v have_v take_v advantage_n thereof_o and_o for_o such_o as_o have_v not_o in_o time_n submit_v thereunto_o there_o be_v still_o power_n leave_v in_o all_o commander_n in_o chief_a in_o the_o several_a precinct_n to_o accept_v of_o and_o receive_v into_o protection_n all_o that_o shall_v lay_v down_o arm_n and_o submit_v to_o that_o power_n god_n have_v place_v over_o they_o in_o this_o nation_n before_o the_o first_o of_o july_n next_o ensue_v and_o such_o as_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o the_o say_a blood_n and_o massacre_n who_o heart_n god_n shall_v incline_v thereunto_o and_o shall_v timely_o submit_v shall_v enjoy_v such_o term_n of_o favour_n as_o the_o parliament_n shall_v hold_v out_o to_o other_o of_o the_o like_a qualification_n the_o acceptance_n or_o refusal_n whereof_o we_o leave_v to_o the_o consideration_n of_o your_o lordship_n and_o such_o other_o of_o your_o party_n that_o be_v now_o 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about_o three_o hundred_o of_o they_o slay_v some_o prisoner_n and_o letter_n find_v with_o the_o dead_a assure_v we_o that_o there_o be_v one_o colonel_n one_o lieutenant_n colonel_n three_o major_n and_o ten_o captain_n slay_v beside_o inferior_a officer_n we_o hope_v this_o will_n much_o discourage_v they_o and_o cause_v they_o to_o disperse_v however_o we_o desire_v unfeigned_o to_o bless_v god_n for_o the_o same_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o the_o earnest_n of_o a_o great_a mercy_n if_o the_o enemy_n do_v engage_v as_o they_o absolute_o affirm_v they_o will_v we_o lose_v not_o one_o officer_n and_o only_o one_o lieutenant_n wound_v and_o major_a meredith_n have_v a_o slight_a scar_n on_o the_o chin_n i_o can_v yet_o hear_v of_o one_o man_n of_o we_o that_o be_v slay_v but_o above_o sixty_o wound_a with_o sword_n and_o pike_n both_o side_n be_v so_o eager_a to_o fight_v that_o they_o have_v almost_o forget_v to_o fire_n i_o have_v here_o enclose_v send_v you_o a_o copy_n of_o a_o letter_n from_o philip_n mac_n hughe_n to_o clanrickard_n be_v find_v in_o colonel_n garret_n moor_n pocket_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o the_o commissioner_n of_o parliament_n will_v make_v good_a use_n of_o it_o i_o have_v no_o more_o to_o add_v save_v that_o i_o be_o sir_n your_o affectionate_a humble_a servant_n r._n venables_n belterbert_n june_n 17._o 1652._o i_o forbear_v to_o name_v the_o gallantry_n of_o our_o officer_n know_v the_o desire_n that_o god_n not_o themselves_o may_v have_v the_o honour_n beside_o all_o have_v deserve_v so_o well_o that_o i_o can_v name_v any_o but_o i_o must_v omit_v other_o except_o i_o name_v all_o that_o have_v in_o their_o respective_a place_n behave_v themselves_o with_o honour_n and_o gallantry_n sir_n theophilus_n jones_n and_o major_n meredith_n be_v both_o engage_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o enemy_n but_o both_o be_v come_v off_o safe_a a_o letter_n from_o colonel_n richards_n to_o the_o commissioner_n of_o parliament_n the_o twenty_o 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