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	retreat_n	1,667	5	10.6575	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03016	A iournall, or briefe report of the late seruice in Britaigne, by the Prince de Dombes generall of the French Kings army in those partes assisted with her Maiesties forces at this present there, vnder the conduct of Sir Iohn Norreis: aduertised by letters from the said prince to the Kings ambassadour here resident with her Maiesty, and confirmed by like aduertisements from others, imployed in that seruice. Published, to aunswere the slanderous bruites raised of late by some euill affected to that and other good actions, vndertaken against the enemy of Gods true religion.		1591 (1591)	STC 13156; ESTC S103972	5,789	16

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send_v to_o the_o king_n ambassador_n here_o resident_a with_o her_o majesty_n give_v this_o testimony_n of_o the_o valour_n of_o our_o general_n and_o nation_n i_o send_v this_o brief_a discourse_n of_o the_o late_a action_n wherewith_o you_o may_v acquaint_v her_o majesty_n protest_v true_o unto_o you_o that_o i_o observe_v daily_o more_o and_o more_o the_o valour_n and_o worth_n of_o general_n norreis_n who_o have_v so_o worthy_o carry_v himself_o in_o all_o these_o action_n that_o he_o have_v win_v great_a honour_n and_o reputation_n here_o and_o so_o have_v all_o the_o captain_n and_o soldier_n of_o that_o nation_n under_o his_o conduct_n and_o if_o the_o spaniard_n have_v have_v courage_n and_o valour_n like_v to_o these_o english_a troop_n which_o it_o have_v please_v her_o majesty_n to_o send_v unto_o we_o we_o have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o the_o misery_n of_o this_o province_n by_o the_o happy_a issue_n of_o a_o battle_n and_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr nouë_n in_o a_o letter_n of_o the_o 21._o of_o june_n to_o the_o say_a ambassador_n yield_v his_o opinion_n of_o the_o action_n and_o of_o the_o general_n and_o our_o nation_n in_o these_o term_n the_o enemy_n be_v retire_v two_o league_n from_o our_o army_n before_o my_o arrival_n and_o be_v sithence_o go_v further_o off_o believe_v i_o there_o be_v make_v a_o brave_a attempt_n upon_o he_o as_o general_n norreis_n can_v best_o signify_v unto_o you_o who_o be_v present_a at_o all_o that_o be_v offer_v our_o determination_n be_v still_o to_o draw_v they_o to_o battle_n which_o can_v not_o at_o all_o time_n at_o our_o choice_n be_v effect_v as_o well_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o qualtiy_n of_o the_o country_n as_o that_o the_o duke_n of_o mercoeur_n will_v commit_v nothing_o to_o hazard_v without_o the_o succour_n send_v hither_o by_o the_o queen_n of_o england_n brittaigne_n have_v be_v great_o in_o danger_n i_o mean_v so_o much_o thereof_o as_o be_v possess_v by_o the_o king_n who_o in_o that_o respect_n be_v great_o bind_v unto_o her_o majesty_n it_o be_v a_o very_a fair_a and_o gallant_a troop_n of_o man_n and_o be_v command_v by_o a_o most_o brave_a captain_n general_n norreis_n a_o man_n very_o tractable_a and_o with_o who_o we_o be_v well_o fit_v in_o disposition_n finis_fw-la