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
A88026	A letter sent to the Right Honourable William Lenthall, Esquire, Speaker to the Honourable House of Commons: concerning the raising of the siege of Taunton by the Parliaments forces. / By a worthy gentleman in Sir Thomas Fairfax his army. Ordered that the Commons assembled in Parliament, that this letter be forthwith printed and published. H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.	Worthy Gentleman in Sir Thomas Fairfax His Army.; Lenthall, William, 1591-1662.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1645 (1645)	Wing L1625; Thomason E292_22; ESTC R200150	2,550	7

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have_v hot_a skirmish_n but_o our_o force_n give_v he_o entertainment_n and_o kill_v abundance_n of_o his_o man_n and_o on_o thursday_n noon_n draw_v off_o again_o face_v the_o town_n till_o night_n and_o quarter_v on_o friday_n night_n at_o ilmister_n the_o general_n advance_v on_o friday_n to_o beuminster_n twelve_o mile_n from_o dorchester_n his_o horse_n into_o crookhorne_n where_o we_o fall_v on_o the_o enemy_n take_v a_o lieutenant_n and_o divers_a other_o of_o sir_n rob_n welch_v troop_n be_v on_o their_o rear_n we_o send_v another_o party_n between_o sherborn_n and_o somerton_n and_o fall_v on_o their_o van_n and_o take_v some_o prisoner_n there_o also_o this_o so_o alarm_v the_o enemy_n that_o they_o break_v down_o their_o bridge_n there_o be_v three_o regiment_n of_o horse_n and_o six_o hundred_o dragoone_n in_o pursuit_n of_o they_o and_o to_o bring_v intelligence_n of_o their_o motion_n our_o poor_a foot_n be_v impatient_a of_o the_o relief_n of_o their_o friend_n at_o 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