Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	brother_n	earl_n	henry_n	2,878	5	7.3093	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02495	The principal nauigations, voyages, traffiques and discoueries of the English nation. [vols. 1-3] made by sea or ouer-land, to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth, at any time within the compasse of these 1600. yeres: deuided into three seuerall volumes, according to the positions of the regions, whereunto they were directed. The first volume containeth the worthy discoueries, &c. of the English ... The second volume comprehendeth the principall nauigations ... to the south and south-east parts of the world ... By Richard Hakluyt preacher, and sometime student of Christ-Church in Oxford.; Principall navigations, voiages, and discoveries of the English nation.		1599 (1599)	STC 12626A; ESTC S106753	3,713,189	2,072

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domini_fw-la 1172_o fundata_fw-la fuit_fw-la abbatia_fw-la de_fw-la stanlaw_n per_fw-la dominum_fw-la johannem_fw-la lacie_n constabularium_fw-la cestriae_fw-la &_o dominum_fw-la de_fw-la halton_n 1173._o qui_fw-la obijt_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la sancta_fw-la anno_fw-la sequenti_fw-la qui_fw-la fuit_fw-la vicessimus_fw-la annus_fw-la regni_fw-la regis_fw-la henrici_fw-la secundi_fw-la ¶_o the_o same_o in_o english_a in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1172_o be_v found_v the_o abbey_n of_o stanlaw_n by_o the_o lord_n john_n lacie_n constable_n of_o chester_n &_o lord_n of_o halton_n who_o decease_v in_o the_o holy_a land_n the_o year_n follow_v which_o be_v in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o the_o voyage_n of_o william_n mandevile_n to_o jerusalem_n william_n mandevile_n earl_n of_o essex_n with_o diverse_a english_a lord_n and_o knight_n go_v to_o the_o holy_a land_n in_o the_o 24_o year_n of_o henry_n the_o second_o holinshed_n pag._n 101._o 1177._o english_a man_n be_v the_o guard_n of_o the_o emperor_n of_o constantinople_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o john_n the_o son_n of_o alexius_n comnenus_n malmesburiensis_fw-la curopolata_n and_o camden_n pag._n 96._o iaminde_v anglia_fw-it non_fw-it minus_fw-la belli_fw-la gloria_fw-la quàm_fw-la humanitatis_fw-la cultu_fw-la inter_fw-la florentissimas_fw-la orbis_fw-la christiani_n gentes_fw-la inprimis_fw-la floruit_fw-la adeo_fw-la ut_fw-la ad_fw-la custodiam_fw-la corporis_fw-la constantinopolitanorum_n imperatorum_fw-la evocati_fw-la fuerint_fw-la angli_fw-la joannes_n enim_fw-la alexij_fw-la comneni_fw-la filius_fw-la ut_fw-la refert_fw-la noster_fw-la malmesburiensis_fw-la eorum_fw-la fidem_fw-la suspiciens_fw-la praecipue_fw-la familiaritati_fw-la suae_fw-la applicabat_fw-la amorem_fw-la eorum_fw-la filio_fw-la transcribens_fw-la adeo_fw-la ut_fw-la iam_fw-la inde_fw-la longo_fw-la tempore_fw-la fuerint_fw-la imperatorum_fw-la illorum_fw-la satellite_n inglini_n bipenniferi_fw-la nicetae_n choniatae_n barangi_n curopolatae_fw-la dicti_fw-la qui_fw-la ubique_fw-la imperatorem_fw-la prosequebantur_fw-la ferentes_fw-la humetis_fw-la secure_v quas_fw-la tollebant_fw-la cum_fw-la imperator_fw-la ex_fw-la oratorio_fw-la spectandum_fw-la se_fw-la exhibebat_fw-la anglicè_fw-la vitam_fw-la diuturnam_fw-la secure_v svas_fw-la collidentes_fw-la ut_fw-la sonitum_fw-la ederent_fw-la comprecabantur_fw-la the_o same_o in_o english_a from_o this_o time_n forward_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n be_v repute_v among_o the_o most_o flourish_a estate_n of_o christendom_n no_o less_o in_o chivalry_n then_o humanity_n so_o farforth_o that_o the_o english_a man_n be_v send_v for_o to_o be_v the_o guarder_n of_o the_o person_n of_o the_o emperor_n of_o constantinople_n for_o john_n the_o son_n of_o alexius_n comnenus_n as_o our_o countryman_n william_n of_o malmesburie_n report_v high_o esteem_v their_o fidelity_n use_v they_o very_o never_o about_o he_o recommend_v they_o over_o to_o his_o son_n so_o that_o long_a time_n afterward_o the_o guard_n of_o those_o emperor_n be_v english_a halberdier_n call_v by_o nicetas_n choniata_n inglini_n bipenniseri_fw-la and_o by_o europolata_n barangi_n which_o always_o accompany_v the_o emperor_n with_o their_o halberd_n on_o their_o shoulder_n which_o they_o hold_v up_o when_o the_o emperor_n come_v from_o his_o oratory_n show_v himself_o to_o the_o people_n and_o clafh_v their_o halberd_n together_o to_o make_v a_o terrible_a sound_n they_o in_o the_o english_a tongue_n wish_v unto_o he_o long_a life_n a_o great_a supply_n of_o money_n to_o the_o holy_a land_n by_o henry_n the_o 2._o the_o same_o year_n king_n henry_n the_o second_o be_v at_o waltham_n assign_v a_o aid_n to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o christian_a soldier_n in_o the_o holy_a land_n that_o be_v to_o wit_n two_o and_o forty_o thousand_o mark_n of_o silver_n and_o five_o hundred_o mark_n of_o gold_n matth._n paris_n and_o holens_n pag._n 105._o a_o letter_n 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