Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	air_n	element_n	water_n	13,099	5	6.7742	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10436	A new boke of purgatory whiche is a dyaloge [and] dysputacyon betwene one Comyngo an Almayne a Christen man, [and] one Gyngemyn a turke of Machoinett law, dysputynge by naturall reason and good philosophye, whether there be a purgatorye. which boke is deuyded into thre dyalogys. The fyrst dyaloge sheweth and treateth of the merueylous exystens of god. The seconde dyaloge treateth of the immortalyte of mannys soule. The thyrde dyaloge treateth of purgatory.	Rastell, John, d. 1536.	1530 (1530)	STC 20719; ESTC S104474	75,346	74

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the_o matter_n thereof_o to_o cause_v it_o utter_o to_o come_v to_o nought_o for_o the_o yerth_n which_o be_v in_o it_o will_v turn_v to_o yerth_n or_o ash_n y_fw-es ●_o water_n &_o moisture_n therein_o will_v go_v to_o the_o eye_o mean_v of_o the_o water_n so_z that_o it_o will_v down_o to_o the_o hollow_a place_n of_o the_o yerth_n and_o so_o at_o the_o last_o in_o to_o the_o see_v or_z elly_n it_o will_v be_v vapour_a up_o by_o the_o hete_n of_o the_o son_n or_o sterry_v and_o so_o at_o the_o last_o turn_n to_o rein_n the_o eyre_n and_o wound_n which_o be_v therein_o will_v to_o the_o eyre_n which_o be_v in_o his_o proper_a element_n the_o fire_n therein_o will_v ascend_v to_o the_o proper_a place_n and_o spear_n of_o the_o element_n of_o the_o fire_n so_o that_o every_o one_o of_o the_o element_n will_v go_v to_o his_o own_o place_n and_o proper_a spear_n so_o that_o the_o materyall_a substance_n of_o every_o corporal_a thing_n do_v never_o perish_v and_o come_v to_o nought_o but_o 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