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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	foot_n	horse_n	lieutenant_n	1,268	5	9.4061	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B14962	The continvation of ovr weekely avisoes, since the 19. of this present. Certaine late and very remarkable passages twixt the Pope, and the embassadours of the Emperour and King of Spaine, concerning the excommunication of the King of Sweden and his adherents. A resolute and very religious speach of the King of Sweden, vpon occasion of a danger escaped. The last and certainest passages of Maestricht, in manner of a diurnall, by which you may guest of the event of that siedge. The names of certain English and French commanders lately hurt and slaine before Maestricht. A proclamation of the King of Spaine against Count Henry of Vandenberg, one of the revolted lords of that state. Conditions proffered by the Emperour to draw the Duke of Saxonto his side: ineffective. Besides divers other particulars of note.; Continuation of our weekely avisoes, since the 19. of this present.		1632 (1632)	STC 18507.259; ESTC S102672	10,953	16

very poorest and meanest of my Souldiers are subject vnto It is a generall Law from which my Crowne my birth my victories are not able to rescue and exempt me There remaineth nothing else therefore but that I must resigne my selfe to the providence of the Almighty who if it please him to call me out of this world heneverthelesse will not abandon and leaue a cause so just as that which I haue vndertaken for the re-establishment of the Germane liberties He will doubtlesse raise vp some other more wise more couragious and valiant then my selfe who shall put a period vnto this warre I know that the good successe which it pleased God to afford me in my enprises hath made some to be envious who labour to perswade the simple that I endevour nothing more then mine owne gaine and the robbing and spoyling of others But I call to witnesse in this case the Princes who were thus spoyled which I haue againe established in their owne right and estates the Creditors of which I haue borrowed such extraordinary summes at Franckford and else where the great dangers which I doe expose my selfe daily vnto whether I haue left mine owne Kingdome and the dearest I haue in the world to any other end and with other intention but onely to destroy the tyranny of the house of Austria and to obtaine a profound and setled peace vnto all This discourse was broken off by the joyfull acclamations of the hearers promise of assistance all of them with many teares intreating his Majestie to be more carefull in time to come of his owne preservation and to continue his first resolution as they for their parts will continue their fidelitie Extract of a Letter written from the Armie before Maestricht the 17. of Iuly wherein are contained those things of Note which haue lately passed I haue in my letter dated the 28. of Iune acquainted you with seuerall passages concerning both the arriuall of the enemy and the onset which hee gaue without as also those within the Citie but neverthelesse not daring to attempt any thing against the Quarter of his Excellencie perchance because they perceiued the same to bee to strong for them on the 29. day they began to march downward toward the Mase vntill some 3. or 4. houres march from the Lord of Berode his Quarter and behind a Nunnes Cloister by the Mase encamping their Army the next day being the 30. they began to ensure and strengthen themselves with one retreachment and to cast vp or raise two batteryes by the dyke the better to passe over the Mase vnder the favour of their Cannon On the first of Iuly yet being busied about this worke and taking care to provide all things readily shalloupes and boates and Canons on the battery The 2. day of Iuly the next morning they began to put their designe in practise and transported 250. German souldiers with spades and mattocks in boates and shallops and so landed on the other side But his Excellencie hauing the night before established good order and well guarded the dyke both with horse and foote and also planted some Ordnance and hee himselfe being at hand had vppon this place caused the regiment of the Duke of Sandall to keepe watch commanded by the Lieutenant Colonell Marquis De Thiau who hauing suffered the enemy to land and the boates being gone backe againe to fetch ouer more men hee with his forces which were vppon the dike fell vppon them that were landed with great strength and furie and in despite of the enemies Canon and Muskets which playd continually they slew most of the enemies forces and many were drowned all of them went to the pot except onely 103. prisoners which they brought with them into the Princes Quarter among these prisoners were diuers which last yeare were taken by Bergen in the great defeat This expedition happened not without some losse of our men by reason of the Canon and Musket shott Among the rest inferiour officers voluntaryes and common soldiers we lost Captaine Foullion who receiued three wounds of Musket shott and at the last after the victorie in the retreat hauing brought of his men on the other side had his shoulder taken of with a Canon bullet Also was slaine the Marquis De Thiau whose death is much bewailed of many for many ra●e vertues and qualities that appeared in him his place of Lieutenant Colonell is bestowed vppon Major Buad and the Majorship to Captaine Verneuille The next day being the third of Iuly the Kings forces did againe attempt to come over but somewhat lower but our horse vnderstanding so much and they fearing least too many of our forces were vpon the Dyke durst not come over but with the boates returned backe vnto their former place The same time were by 25. of our Horse-men brought 13. prisoners and many horse among them was one Wagoner and one that was in commission for the obtaining of victuals this man had about him 500. Rix-Dollars to buy victualls in the Villages for the enemie this proved good bootie for our Souldiers Vpon the 4. ditto some of our horse tooke and brought prisoners 106. Boores 16. or 17. Carts and 60. Horses all these Boores Carts and horses were well laden with bread beere cheefe other provant to victuall the enemies Camp There was a greater Convoy then this behind but our Horsemen were too weake and durst not assault them Here are divers other imprisoned who daily when some of our men are taken on the other side are released As concerning our approaches we in time having brought our workes even to the Counter-Scharp of the City Moat The enemy did begin to raise a Travers against our outermost worke by this meanes to hinder our progresse which Travers informe of an halfe Moone being very hinderfull prejudiciall to our proceedings we endeavoured to possesse the same by force when this exploit was to be effected the English had the watch that night in the approches vnder the commaund of the Earle of Oxford being the Regiment of my Lord Vere The Earle for the exploit had commanded 40. English all Gentlemen of very good descent and qualitie being voluntaries These very couragiously assisted with some other Officers and common Souldiers tooke in this halfe Moone two severall times most manfully but the enemy with all his might comming against them vnder favour of their Canon they tooke the same againe and caused the English to forsake it with the losse of fiue of the said voluntary Gentlemen 7. fouldiers and 7. labourers with another English Captaine and 23. or 24. souldiers more were hurt and sore maimed Sir Simon Harcourt Knight was shot through the face and hurt with a Granado Captaine Rockwood is also dangerously hurt and runne through the arme The Lieutenant of the Lieutenant Colonell Herbert was shot quite through the body Those one the other side went not shot-free and perchance haue more of them slaine then were on our side for we