Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	footman_n	great_a	horseman_n	1,099	5	9.8381	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01597	The troubles of Geneua VVith the warres which the Duke of Sauoy hath made against it these three yeeres space. And the great victories which God hath lately giuen to the citizens of Geneua. Trulie translated according to the French copie. by W.P. The map of Geneua.	Phillip, William, attributed name.; W. P., fl. 1618.	1591 (1591)	STC 11727; ESTC S103018	18,450	36

about them The Captaine within the same beeing a Piemontois with about a thirtie Souldiers more hauing intelligence of the ouerthrowe of his men which they thought had beene taken prisonners was much amazed yet in the end after great grief by reason he had lost the best Souldiers he had hee determined to stand in defence expecting aide from other places presentlie after the yeelding vp of the castle of Pierre The peeces were drawne beyond Colongs for to batter the two fortes and men were sent vp vpon the mountaines not onelie to keepe the passage but also to pull great stones out of the rocke and to roule them down vpon the enemie within the fort with the which and with their canon hauing broken the walles ouerthrewe their inclosure and baricado or platforme before the Rauelin On Saturday the 19. of Aprill the said Rauelin was taken by those of Geneua Notwithstanding the furious resistaunce of the fort beseiged and the Musketiers which shotte out of the fort of Saint Victore and down from of the hill of Wache The next day those of Geneua hauing gotten vnderneath the foot of the fort ceased not to molest and greeue the Souldiers in the same with engins Miners and artificiall fiers of diuers sorts and that verie often They within hauing gotten into the strongest places of their fort vpon whome those of Geneua threw rouled down gret stones from of the mountaine which indomaged and hurt them very sore and in the end would haue spoiled them altogether from beneath they made a great smoke which ascended vp into the fort deuising al meanes they could to plague them within to incourage the assieged Those of the fort of Wache cried vnto them courage courage assuring them that their aid approched as in truth it did and that on all sides of the mountaines and speciallie on sonday at night the enemy made great signes and showes of fire vnto those that were besieged this notwithstanding the Lorde of Lurbignie peceiuing his smal troups although they were but hardly furnished of victuals to increase in courage and to be earnestly bent vnto the fight resolued to assay al means possible wherby he might force the fort by mining by throwing down stones from the mountaines and with fire wherevpon on monday at night hee caused a mine to be made with great diligence at the foot of the tower They within hearing a noise therof hauing assaied but all in vaine to driue the miners from their place which wrought out of their danger the better to find out the mine they fained to parle for an accord but for that in place of making a composition the captain began to speake very high and proudly The Lord of Lurbigny caused him quickly to retire therewith continued the mine whereat they within required him to sursease promising him that if their succours did not come vnto them the next day within an hour after the appearing of the daye that then they woulde yeeld vp the place and depart with their armes such necessaries as they had which was granted vnto them Meane time the Sauoyan forces were assembled with great diligence from al places vpon monday the 20 of April came vnto Chastillon in Michaille within 2. leagues of the fort marching towardes the same but the craggines of the waie which they had marched had so wearied their footmen that they were constrained to lie all that night within a league of the Cluze On tusdaie earlie in the morning they entred into the field being in number about 1500. men were commanded by their leaders to deuide and raunge themselues into fiue Squadrons whereof one should take the way leading along the riuer of Rhosne the second should goe close vnder the mountaine These two were Lanciers Pistoletiers and Petronels al horsmen and the other three Squadrons al footmen with murrions should march through the plaine leading right vpon Longeray where they hoped to inclose and ouerthrow the footmen of Geneua who hauing discouered their forces by litle and litle began to retire feeling themselues to weak for their enemies not hauing any horsmen to defend them The Sauoyans hauing sent forth 2 spies to discouer their enemy vnderstāding that the cōpanies of Geneua began to dislodge made hast after them with a great noise and out-crie While this happened the time appointed for the yelding vp of the fort was now expired and the Lord of Lurbigny who had made the composition vnderstanding of the enemies approch made a great noise with drums and trumpets to the ende that the Captaine of the fort should not heare the cries and shouts which those within the fort of Wache made at the approching of their aide and therewithall wrought so speedily that hee caused the Captaine and eight and twenty souldiers which he had left him with two women and fiue or sixe of the Country men which they had taken prisoners to issue out of the fort in their place caused certaine pikes and muskets to enter in take possession of the same speedily cōueying the captaine and his souldiers all wearied and parte hurt as they were some part on their waie At the same time that the fort was yeelded vp the Sauoyans began in great number to come downe vnto the fort and perceiuing the retreate of three companies of Geneua began to spread themselues abroade as they thought best making their account that not one of them shuld escape their hands specially trusting to the succour of the fort which they as yet esteemed to bee theirs and whereof the Duke of Sauoy made so much account that he bragged that with the same Fort thirty men he had driuen backe and coulde bridle a whole armie of Frenchmen and Switsers Beeing thus dispersed they began verie boldly to discharge against those of Geneua who hauing by good happe recouered the side of a hill made them so hard an answere that their footmen in the end were constrained to retire but being ranged in order they began a fresh charge meane time that a great troup of their horse men with certain armed men on foote approched verie neere vnto the fort calling the Captain by his name displaied one of their banderols hauing a red crosse vpon the same but the answere that they receiued was with musket shot which ouerthrew diuers of them besides a great peece which so played vpon them that it slew diuerse of their horse men wherewith the foot men of Geneua which were on the one side gaue them such a fresh charge that they retired with al speed being a good distance frō the fort perceiuing that they had staide ouer-long in as good order as they could they tooke the waie leading vnto the mountaine leauing diuerse of their companie dead in the place and all the wayes couered with their bloud in such manner that it seemed a butcherie or slaughter of cattell The Lorde of Lurbigny and those of Geneua were not a little rauished