Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	witness_n	world_n	write_v	52	3	5.0945	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05412	The estate of English fugitiues vnder the king of Spaine and his ministers Containing, besides, a discourse of the sayd Kings manner of gouernment, and the iniustice of many late dishonorable practises by him contriued.; Discourse of the usage of the English fugitives, by the Spaniard	Lewkenor, Lewis, Sir, d. 1626.	1595 (1595)	STC 15564; ESTC S108544	137,577	247

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daily_o overlook_v with_o the_o proud_a eye_n of_o disdainful_a spaniard_n and_o for_o want_v of_o due_a regard_n in_o that_o comfortless_a service_n perish_v without_o either_o pity_n or_o relief_n see_v as_o i_o say_v these_o thing_n and_o enter_v into_o a_o consideration_n of_o they_o with_o a_o unpartial_a judgement_n know_v some_o of_o my_o good_a friend_n and_o acquaintance_n in_o england_n possess_v with_o the_o like_a humour_n as_o that_o which_o move_v the_o foresay_a gentleman_n to_o forsake_v their_o country_n and_o to_o settle_v themselves_o in_o the_o service_n and_o dominion_n of_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n i_o think_v good_a to_o advertise_v they_o of_o that_o which_o my_o poor_a experience_n have_v gather_v touch_v the_o small_a regard_n distress_n poverty_n scorn_n calamity_n &_o affliction_n befall_v to_o such_o as_o have_v already_o enter_v the_o course_n that_o to_o their_o unexperienced_a judgement_n yield_v such_o show_n of_o contentment_n thereby_o if_o it_o be_v 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towards_o you_o unto_o who_o i_o wish_v as_o to_o myself_o but_o chief_o in_o respect_n of_o that_o due_a humble_a regard_n and_o zealous_a reverend_a affection_n which_o i_o bear_v to_o the_o service_n and_o sacred_a person_n of_o our_o most_o gracious_a and_o princely_a sovereign_n the_o queen_n most_o excellent_a majesty_n and_o to_o my_o most_o dear_o love_v native_a country_n &_o countryman_n to_o set_v down_o some_o note_n and_o observation_n which_o by_o a_o long_a and_o dangerous_a experience_n in_o this_o place_n i_o have_v heedful_o gather_v by_o which_o i_o hope_v i_o shall_v make_v manifest_a as_o well_o to_o you_o as_o likewise_o to_o all_o other_o my_o countryman_n howsoever_o in_o humour_n dispose_v by_o apparent_a example_n and_o undeniable_a truth_n how_o great_o you_o and_o they_o that_o desire_v to_o repair_v hither_o by_o any_o of_o the_o motion_n before_o express_v be_v in_o any_o hope_n of_o good_a to_o be_v receive_v from_o the_o say_a king_n of_o spain_n or_o 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