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

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09828	A True reporte of the taking of the great towne and castell of Polotzko by the King of Polonia with the manner of the assaults, batteries, undermininges, skirmishes and fyreworkes, that were there vsed from the 11 of August to the 30 of the same month 1579.		1579 (1579)	STC 20092.5; ESTC S4832	3,183	15

¶_o a_o true_a report_n of_o the_o take_n of_o the_o great_a town_n and_o castle_n of_o polotzko_n by_o the_o king_n of_o polonia_n with_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o assault_n battery_n vndermininge_n skirmish_n and_o fyreworke_n that_o be_v there_o use_v from_o the_o 11._o of_o august_n to_o the_o .30_o of_o the_o same_o month._n 1579._o ¶_o a_o true_a report_n of_o the_o take_n of_o the_o town_n and_o castle_n of_o polotzko_n by_o the_o king_n of_o polonia_n the_o 30._o of_o august_n 1579._o the_o last_o of_o june_n the_o king_n of_o polonia_n be_v at_o a_o town_n call_v wild_a break_v up_o his_o siege_n and_o come_v to_o suerum_fw-la to_o muster_v there_o in_o which_o place_n his_o majesty_n call_v together_o his_o lord_n and_o captain_n and_o man_n of_o war_n to_o know_v after_o what_o order_n they_o shall_v provide_v for_o the_o safeguard_n and_o defence_n of_o their_o country_n and_o how_o for_o to_o keep_v the_o enemy_n which_o be_v the_o moscove_n fur_n from_o they_o and_o there_o his_o majesty_n agree_v to_o besiege_v the_o city_n of_o polotzko_n because_o that_o town_n lie_v in_o the_o border_n of_o the_o great_a dukedom_n of_o litto_n and_o principal_o of_o the_o town_n of_o villo_n and_o there_o lie_v no_o fortress_n between_o that_o and_o the_o wild_a and_o if_o he_o have_v not_o take_v the_o way_n to_o the_o same_o city_n he_o shall_v have_v give_v his_o enemy_n way_n to_o have_v enter_v into_o the_o dukedom_n of_o litto_n and_o also_o to_o the_o wild_a and_o therefore_o his_o majesty_n find_v it_o needful_a to_o look_v to_o because_o he_o take_v this_o war_n in_o hand_n not_o only_o to_o recover_v that_o same_o town_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o poland_n again_o as_o it_o have_v be_v in_o time_n past_a but_o to_o withstand_v the_o enimiy_n &_o to_o keep_v he_o back_o in_o his_o country_n the_o winter_n be_v very_o hard_a with_o very_o great_a reins_n snow_n fog_n and_o continual_a troste_n and_o therefore_o very_o perilous_a to_o make_v war_n in_o 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opinion_n but_o rather_o the_o more_o encourage_v gather_v his_o people_n together_o and_o hope_v that_o if_o he_o can_v take_v that_o town_n it_o will_v be_v a_o great_a discouragement_n to_o his_o enemy_n and_o a_o great_a encouragement_n to_o his_o own_o soldier_n because_o this_o city_n be_v the_o strong_a and_o great_a in_o all_o his_o dominion_n and_o his_o majesty_n do_v send_v out_o of_o suero_n the_o honourable_a nicolaum_n radzinil_n chief_a governor_n of_o the_o town_n call_v the_o wild_a with_o a_o certain_a number_n of_o horseman_n &_o footman_n with_o a_o certain_a number_n of_o hungarian_n with_o the_o honourable_a casper_n bekize_v to_o the_o city_n of_o polotzko_n to_o stop_v the_o high_a way_n that_o there_o may_v come_v no_o succour_n from_o the_o prince_n of_o muscove_n and_o for_o all_o that_o he_o take_v great_a pain_n for_o to_o be_v sudden_o there_o yet_o the_o way_n be_v so_o foul_a and_o the_o passage_n so_o crooked_a that_o it_o be_v long_o or_o ever_o that_o 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and_o all_o other_o kind_n of_o artillery_n that_o there_o be_v think_v there_o be_v not_o the_o like_a town_n nor_o castle_n in_o christendom_n and_o therefore_o his_o majesty_n see_v that_o god_o have_v give_v he_o such_o victory_n over_o his_o enemy_n more_o than_o he_o deserve_v or_o look_v for_o give_v commandment_n through_o all_o his_o realm_n to_o geve_v god_n praise_n and_o thanks_n finis_fw-la ¶_o imprint_v 1579._o