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
A41282	Colonell Fiennes letter to my lord general concerning Bristol	Fiennes, Nathaniel, 1607 or 8-1669.	1643 (1643)	Wing F874; ESTC R628	15,613	25

august_n 19_o 1643._o order_a by_o the_o commons_o in_o parliament_n assemble_v that_o this_o ordinance_n be_v forthwith_o print_v and_o publish_v h._n elsing_n cler._n parl._n d._n com._n colonel_n fiennes_n letter_n to_o my_o lord_n general_n concerning_o bristol_n this_o be_v licence_v and_o enter_v according_a to_o order_n london_n print_v by_o t._n p._n and_o m._n s._n for_o thomas_n underhill_n 1643._o colonel_n fynes_n letter_n to_o my_o lord_n general_n concerning_o bristol_n may_v it_o please_v your_o excellency_n since_o the_o surrender_n of_o bristol_n of_o which_o i_o desire_v to_o give_v a_o account_n before_o a_o council_n of_o war_n i_o can_v not_o get_v any_o mean_n to_o send_v to_o your_o excellency_n and_o i_o will_v not_o have_v write_v at_o this_o time_n but_o have_v myself_o wait_v upon_o your_o excellency_n but_o that_o i_o find_v it_o necessary_a for_o i_o to_o stay_v here_o a_o day_n or_o two_o to_o clear_v myself_o of_o such_o aspersion_n as_o be_v most_o 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