Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	day_n	night_n	shoot_v	1,094	5	9.3173	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56494	A particular relation of the late success of His Majesties forces at Tangier against the Moors		1680 (1680)	Wing P600; ESTC R6694	2,480	4

a_o particular_a relation_n of_o the_o late_a success_n of_o his_o majesty_n force_n at_o tangier_n against_o the_o moor_n publish_a by_o authority_n tangier_n septemb_n 23._o 1680._o the_o 12_o instant_a arrive_v here_o the_o sweepstake_v and_o other_o vessel_n with_o three_o troop_n of_o horse_n consist_v of_o 150_o man_n and_o with_o stores_n and_o provision_n of_o war._n the_o 15_o be_v the_o morning_n after_o the_o new_a moon_n appear_v the_o alcayde_v send_v hamet_n with_o a_o white_a flag_n to_o acquaint_v sir_n palm_n fairborne_v our_o lieutenant-governor_n that_o the_o cessation_n be_v expire_v and_o the_o same_o day_n the_o moor_n make_v several_a shot_n at_o our_o sentinel_n and_o be_v answer_v in_o the_o like_a kind_n from_o the_o 15_o to_o the_o 20_o there_o pass_v nothing_o of_o action_n but_o a_o council_n of_o war_n have_v be_v hold_v it_o be_v resolve_v to_o march_v out_o in_o order_n to_o the_o recover_v some_o of_o those_o post_n which_o the_o enemy_n be_v in_o possession_n of_o according_o on_o the_o 20_o by_o break_n of_o day_n the_o horse_n march_v out_o at_o catherina-port_n a_o small_a party_n whereof_o be_v appoint_v to_o discover_v the_o ground_n our_o governor_n the_o lord_n mordant_n and_o mr._n shears_n our_o surveyor-general_n be_v at_o the_o head_n of_o they_o gallop_v up_o to_o the_o ruin_n of_o pole-fort_n where_o the_o enemy_n use_v to_o have_v a_o strong_a guard_n but_o find_v not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o sentinel_n there_o they_o advance_v along_o the_o ridge_n of_o the_o hill_n to_o the_o ground_n whereon_o monmouth-fort_n stand_v where_o likewise_o the_o moor_n be_v wont_a to_o keep_v a_o constant_a guard_n which_o post_n they_o also_o find_v desert_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o horse_n be_v post_v in_o convenient_a station_n the_o foot_n march_v out_o with_o all_o the_o silence_n possible_a consist_v of_o four_o battalion_n and_o a_o advance_a party_n of_o 200_o man_n command_v by_o lieutenant-colonel_n talmash_n the_o 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be_v in_o the_o action_n deserve_v a_o like_a commendation_n the_o gentleman_n volunteer_n have_v likewise_o approve_v themselves_o man_n of_o courage_n and_o the_o earl_n of_o plymouth_n and_o the_o lord_n mordant_n do_v not_o let_v any_o action_n pass_v either_o on_o foot_n or_o horseback_n in_o which_o they_o have_v not_o a_o share_n finis_fw-la in_o the_o savoy_n print_v by_o tho._n newcomb_n 1680._o