Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	foot_n	horse_n	regiment_n	3,439	5	9.9911	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67352	An exact account of the late action at the town of Dundalk against the Irish by Their Majesties forces commanded by Sir John Lanier : together with the articles of the surrender of Moss-Town.	J. W.; Nugent, William.	1690 (1690)	Wing W53; ESTC R235777	3,135	2

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of_o foot_n arrive_v at_o dundalk_n and_o that_o five_o regiment_n more_o of_o foot_n be_v come_v to_o they_o and_o that_o several_a gabbard_n or_o lighter_n load_v of_o hay_n and_o oat_n be_v arrive_v there_o from_o droghedah_n and_o yestarday_o another_o express_a from_o the_o newry_n that_o there_o be_v come_v to_o dundalk_v 13_o or_o 14_o gabbard_n more_o from_o droghedah_n load_v with_o bacon_n cheese_n butter_n and_o the_o like_a upon_o which_o his_o grace_n have_v send_v express_v to_o col._n stewart_n and_o col._n pursell_n to_o direct_v they_o in_o the_o better_o secure_v the_o newry_n and_o adjacent_a passage_n and_o another_o to_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o man_n of_o war_n in_o carrickfergus_n ride_v as_o be_v think_v to_o dispatch_v some_o person_n to_o burn_v the_o hay_n oat_n gabbard_n etc._n etc._n and_o also_o by_o a_o messenger_n arrive_v here_o four_o day_n since_o he_o have_v send_v for_o the_o dane_n to_o hasten_v thither_o and_o to_o morrow_n design_n towards_o 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press_v to_o carry_v they_o their_o child_n and_o good_n and_o i_o do_v hereby_o promise_v to_o take_v no_o advantage_n of_o any_o error_n commit_v in_o the_o word_v of_o the_o say_a condition_n but_o admit_v they_o to_o be_v take_v in_o the_o large_a sense_n to_o the_o advantage_n and_o assurance_n of_o those_o to_o who_o they_o appertain_v as_o witness_v my_o hand_n this_o 13_o of_o january_n 1689._o william_n nugent_n london_n print_v for_o r._n greenhill_n near_o the_o exchange_n 1690._o