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
A68165	A discourse of the great ouerthrow giuen by the French King vnto the leaguers in Poictiers, in Februarie last With the names of all such men of account as were slaine or taken prisoners. Truly translated according to the French coppie, printed by the Kings printer at Tours.; Discours de ce qui s'est passé en Poictou sur la deffaicte du vicomte de la Guyerche, & de toutes ses trouppes, durant le mois de febrier de l'ãnne presente. English.		1592 (1592)	STC 13133; ESTC S106093	6,352	20

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