Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	bring_v	fruit_n	good_a	9,065	5	4.7327	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00688	Terra australis incognita, or A new southerne discouerie, containing a fifth part of the vvorld. Lately found out by Ferdinand de Quir, a Spanish captaine. Neuer before published. Translated by W.B.; Relacion de un memorial que ha presentado Pedro Fernandez de Quir. English	Queirós, Pedro Fernandes de, d. 1615.; W. B., fl. 1613-1617.	1617 (1617)	STC 10822; ESTC S105572	9,939	30

continuall trauell and labour and did sometimes sweat and sometimes take wet They dranke water fasting and fed manie times on that which the earth did there bring forth Neither had they any regard to keepe themselues from the Serenes nor from the Moone or Sunne which indeed in those parts is not ouer-vehement Onely about Mid-night they couered themselues with Wooll and did lye and repose themselues thereupon And for the Inhabitants they are commonly healthie and many of them verie aged although they haue nothing but the bare earth for their pallet which is an argument of the wholesomenesse and purenesse of the soyle For if it were a wet and weeping ground or had any viciousnesse in the mould they would raise their lodgings higher from the earth as they doe that liue in the Philippines and other Countries which I haue viewed And this is further confirmed by their Flesh and Fish which although it bee vnsalted yet will it keepe sweete and without corruption two daies And the fruits which are brought from thence are exceeding good as wee had proofe by two that I tooke care to bring along with mee although they had not their full maturitie and grouth when I gathered them from the Tree Wee haue not seene any barren and sandie ground nor any Thistles or trees that are thornie or whose rootes doe shew themselues no Marishes or Fennes no Snow vpon the Mountaines no Snakes or Serpents no Crocodiles in the Riuers no Wormes that vse with vs to hurt and consume our Grayne and to worke vs so much displeasure in our houses no Fleas Cater-pillers or Gnats This is a Prerogatiue that hath the aduauntage of all the priuiledges that nature hath bestowed on other places and is worthie to be compared or rather preferred before any delicacie of the Countries of India some of which are abandoned and vnhabited meerely by reason of these incommodities and of sundrie others that are distastfull vnto the Inhabitants as my selfe haue oftentimes beene witnesse These SIR are the vertues and excellencies of the Countries which I haue discouered of which I haue already taken the possession in the name of your Maiestie and vnder your Royall-Banner as appeareth by the Acts which I keepe safely in my power whereunto I proceeded after this ensuing manner First SIR wee erected a Crosse and built a Church in honour of our Ladie of Loretto Then wee caused twentie Masses to be celebrated there and our troupes made hast thither to gaine some Indulgences We also made a solemne Procession and obserued the Feast of the blessed Sacrament the which was carried in Procession your Banner being euer displayed and marching before it through a great Circuit of Countries which were honoured with the presence of the same In three seuerall places wee set vp your Titles in euerie one of which wee prepared and erected two Columnes with the Armes of your Maiestie tricked and garnished thereupon so that I may with good right affirme that since this will challenge to be one of the Parts of the World the Impresse of Plus vltra is accomplished and because it stretcheth vnto the continent whether it be forward or behind it skills not the bounds of your Dominions are with much spaciousnesse enlarged Now all this which I haue performed receiueth its root from this the faithfull zeale which I beare vnto your Maiestie that to all the Titles which you alreadie doe possesse you may adjoyne this which I represent and that the name of TERRA AVSTRALIS INCOGNITA may be blazoned and spread ouer the face of the whole world to the glorie of God who hath reuealed this Countrie and hath giuen mee the grace to guide my course thither and to returne to the presence of your Maiestie before whom I do present prostrate my selfe with the same affection and zeale vnto this worke which I had before and which hath growne vp with mee as it were from my cradle and for the noblenesse and worth thereof I doe still tender and cherish the same with the greatest loue that can be I doe confidently beleeue that your Maiestie doth vse so much prudence in your Councels and are so magnanimous and full of Christian pietie that you will with your best care embrace all the conducements which may further the habitation of these new-discouered Countries And the principall reason to put a tye and obligation vpon vs not to leaue them abandoned is in regard that this is the sole ordinarie way to establish the knowledge of God and faith amongst them and to bring to passe that his name may be adored and called vpon where the Deuill vsurpeth so much reuerence and inuocation And this ought to bee embraced with the more readinesse because it is the channell to conuay and disperse all aboundance of commodities amongst your subiects And hereby you shall be eased of many disturbances and vexations which will assuredly be put vpon you in case the Heretickes should enter nestle there and should vent their erronious doctrines amongst them whereby they would conuert all the blessings which I haue hitherto recounted vnto you into assured incommodities and mischiefes and would arrogate vnto themselues the name of the Lords of the Indias to the vtter ruine and desolation of those countries I make no question but your Maiesty well weigheth of what importance this danger of which I speak may proue what euil consequence some other hazards may carrie with them which are either at this time imminent or may succeed hereafter And if this should happen it would cost you innumerable thousands of gold and men before you shall be able to giue a remedie vnto the same Acquire therefore SIR whiles that occasion is offered you that one day you may purchase heauen vnto your selfe acquire I say with a little mony which you mis-place vpon Peru a neuer-dying reputation and this New-world with all the benefits which it reacheth out vnto you And since there is none that craueth a reward for this good tidings that is brought you concerning so great and singular a blessing which God hath bin pleased to lock vp vntil your happie time I am he SIR that doe demaund it and my humble request vnto you is only this that you would be of that gratiousnesse vnto mee as to dispatch and giue me mine answer for the Gallions are readie to hoyse sayle and I haue much way to goe and many things must be fitted and disposed for the voyage There is no houre passes which carryeth not with it an assured losse both in regard of spirituall and temporal blessings the dammage wherof can neuer be made vp or repaired If vpon a bare suspition Christoferus Columbus did pursue his designe with so much obstinacie you are not to account it strange in me if the things which I haue beheld with mine eyes and touched with mine hands doe put some kind of constraint vpon me to be importunate Let it therefore please your Maiestie amongst so many expedients which you haue at hand to seuer and put apart some one for the accomplishment of this worke that after all these languishments I may at length meet with the successe of my desires I doe assure you that you will find my propositions most iust and that I shall be of sufficiencie to giue you satisfaction in all things This SIR is a great worke against which the deuill doth bandy himselfe with all the puissance hee may And it is not consonant to reason to abandon these Countreys to his tyranny and power which doe know your Maiestie for their Patron and Defender FINIS