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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	horse_n	left_a	wing_n	1,993	5	9.3867	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70445	Zayde a Spanish history, being a pleasant and witty novel : in two parts, compleat / originally written in French by Monsieur Segray ; done into English by P. Porter, Esq.; Zaïde. English	La Fayette, Madame de (Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne), 1634-1693.; Segrais, Jean Regnauld de, 1624-1701.; Porter, P.	1678 (1678)	Wing L172; Wing L173A; ESTC R8742	82,857	198

Day he put himself in the Head of his Cavalry and began to March with a Sadness proportionable to the cause of his imagined Grief When he came near the Camp he met the King that came out to receive him He alighted and went towards him to give him an account of what passed at the taking of Talavera After he had discoursed with him about what concern'd Martial Affairs he spoke to him of his Love He told him how he had found Zayde but that he had likewise found out that Rival whose only Shaddow had created him so much trouble The King told him how much he was concerned in all that touched him and how much he was satisfyed with the Victory he had gained After this Gonsalvo went to quarter his Men and to put them into a Condition by a few Hours Rest to be ready for the Battle which was intended to be given They had not yet resolved upon it for the advantagious Post in which the Enemy was their Number and the length of the March to them render'd this Resolution hard to be embraced and dangerous to be put in Execution Nevertheless Gonsalvo was for giving Battle and the hope he had of meeting Alamire in the Combat made him maintain his Opinion with so much earnestness that the giving Battle was resolved upon the next Day The Arabians were Encamped in a Plain within sight of Almeras their Camp was encompassed by great Woods insomuch that there was no Access to them but by such narrow wayes that it did seem unsafe to attempt it notwithstanding Gonsalvo in the Head of the Horse begun first to pass the Wood and appeared first in the Plain followed by some Squadrons The Arabians were so started to see their Enemies so near that they employed the time of Fighting in consulting what they had best to do so that they gave the Spaniards the leasure to March all their Men through the Wood and draw them up in Battalia on the Plain Gonsalvo Marched directly towards them with the left Wing beat back their Battalions and put them to a disorderly Rout He did not amuse himself to pursue those that fled but seeking up and down the Prince of Tharsus and fresh Lawrels turns short upon the Arabian Infantry But the right Wing did not fare so well for the Arabians routed it and beat it back to the main Body which was Commanded by the King of Leon But the King put a stop to Fury and repulsed them even to the very Gates of Almaras so that the Foot only was left Commanded by Abderame and stoutly attacqued by Gonsalvo This Body of Infantry stood firm to their Ground and opening their Battalions to the Right and Left made way for their Archers which so terribly gall'd the Spaniard that they could not abide it Gonsalvo Rallied his Men and Charged them the second and third time and at last surrounded them on all sides But Gonsalvo moved with Compassion to see so many Gallant Men knocked on the Head commanded Quarter to be given to all The Arabians laid down their Arms and came flocking about him to admire his Clemency after having felt the smart of his Valour Then likewise came the King of Leon up to Gonsalvo and gave him all the Praise that was due to his Courage They understood that King Abderame was Retreated during the Shock and was gotten into Almaras The Glory which Gonsalvo acquired in this Dayes Action might have given him cause to rejoyce but he felt no other than Grief of having survived it and not to meet with Alamire He understood afterwards by some of the Prisoners that this Prince was not in the Army that he commanded the Reinforcement which the Enemy expected and that it was the Hope of this Succour that made them endeavour to avoid coming to a Battle But the Arabians having Rallied a part of their Army and being Re-inforced by the Addition of those Succours which Alamire brought to them and lying under the Walls of a strong City the King of Leon could hope for no other Advantage by his late Victory but the Glory of having gained it Nevertheless Abderame under pretence of Burying the Dead desired a Truce for some few dayes with designe to Commence a Treaty of Peace During the time of this Cessation Gonsalvo passing from one Quarter of the Army to another saw upon a little Emmence two of the Enemies Horse-men defending themselves against a good number of the Spanish Cavalry who by their multitude were upon the point of destroying them He was amazed to see this Combat during the Truce at so much inequality He sent some of his Guards with all speed to interpose and to know the reason of ●his They brought him back word that these two Arabian Horse-men had endeavour'd to pass their outmost Guards that the Centries were rude in stopping them that they drew their Swords thereupon and that the rest of the Guard fell upon them Gonsalvo sent an Officer to beg these two Cavaliers excuse and to conduct them whither they desired to go beyond all the Guards This done he continued his way visiting all the Quarters as he went towards the Kings so that it was late before he came back The next Morning the Officer that was sent to Conduct the two Arabians came to him and told him That one of those whom they Conducted gave him in charge to tell him That he was sorry that an important Affair which concerned not the War hinder'd him from coming to return him Thanks and that he was willing he should understand that it was the Prince Alamire that owed him his Life When Gonsalvo heard the Name of Alamire and believed that this Rival whom he had so great a mind to seek all over the World even when he did not so much as know his Name nor his Country was then passed through his Camp in his own fight without all doubt to go to find out Zayde he was in a maze all he had power to do was only to ask which way he steer'd his Course Being told towards Talavera he dismissed all that were in his Tent and remain'd alone full of despair for not having known that it was Alamire How He has not only escaped my Fury and Revenge but I must likewise open him the way to go see Zayde This moment he sees her he is with her he tells her by whose means he has passed through this Camp It was only to insult over me and up-braid me with my Misfortunes that he sent me back word that he was Alamire But may be he may not long Regale himself at the Expence of my Misfortunes and I will solace my grief with the pleasure of being Reveng'd He resolves at that very instant to steal out of the Camp and to go to Talavera by his Presence to interrupt Alamire and Zayde's Interview and take away his Rivals Life or dye before the Princesses Eyes As he was musing how to execute his Designe News