Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	grow_v	root_n	small_a	3,915	5	5.8532	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35762	A discription of Tangier, the country and people adjoyning with an account of the person and government of Gayland, the present usurper of the kingdome of Fez, and a short narrative of the proceedings of the English in those parts : whereunto is added, the copy of a letter from the King of Fez to the King of England, for assistance against his rebellious subjects, and another from Grayland to His Sacred Majesty Charles the Second : with divers letters and passages worthy of note / translated from the Spanish into English, and published by authority.	Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.; Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.; Ghaylān, Aḥmad al-Khāḍir ibn ʻAlī, d. 1673.; Teviot, Andrew Rutherford, Earl of, d. 1664.	1664 (1664)	Wing D1151; ESTC R12756	46,144	89

of_o the_o party_n decease_v their_o king_n be_v bury_v in_o palace_n hereabout_o be_v garden_n of_o ten_o or_o twenty_o mile_n in_o length_n through_o which_o they_o derive_v small_a vein_n of_o the_o river_n from_o some_o of_o which_o they_o carry_v away_o 15000_o cartloads_a twice_o a_o year_n here_o no_o mahometan_a be_v suffer_v to_o be_v a_o goldsmith_n or_o a_o coyner_n for_o they_o say_v that_o be_v a_o employment_n good_a enough_o for_o a_o jew_n of_o their_o beast_n 1._o the_o first_o be_v the_o elephant_n plentiful_a in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o negro_n and_o take_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n thus_o they_o make_v a_o round_a hedge_n of_o bough_n and_o raft_n leave_v a_o space_n round_o on_o the_o one_o side_n of_o they_o and_o likewise_o a_o door_n stand_v upon_o the_o plain_a ground_n which_o may_v be_v lift_v up_o with_o rope_n wherewith_o they_o can_v easy_o stop_v the_o say_v open_a place_n or_o passage_n the_o elephant_n come_v to_o take_v his_o rest_n under_o the_o shady_a bough_n enter_v the_o hedge_n or_o enclosure_n where_o the_o hunter_n by_o draw_v the_o say_a rope_n and_o fasten_v the_o door_n imprison_v he_o 2._o the_o second_o be_v girapha_n head_v like_o a_o camel_n ear_v like_o a_o ox_n and_o foot_v like_o a_o horse_n 3._o their_o camel_n and_o dromedary_n their_o strength_n treasure_n and_o pleasure_n wherefore_o if_o you_o ask_v how_o rich_a a_o man_n be_v they_o will_v say_v he_o have_v so_o many_o camel_n they_o be_v water_v but_o once_o in_o five_o day_n and_o can_v go_v without_o water_n or_o provender_n fifteen_o when_o they_o be_v tire_v they_o will_v not_o go_v for_o beat_v but_o with_o sing_v such_o song_n as_o they_o be_v please_v with_o the_o swift_a of_o they_o will_v carry_v you_o a_o hundred_o mile_n a_o day_n and_o the_o slow_a but_o eight_o they_o teach_v they_o to_o dance_v thus_o they_o take_v a_o young_a camel_n and_o put_v he_o for_o half_a a_o hour_n together_o into_o a_o place_n like_o a_o bath-stove_n prepare_v for_o the_o same_o purpose_n the_o floor_n whereof_o be_v hot_a with_o fire_n then_o play_v they_o without_o upon_o a_o drum_n whereat_o the_o camel_n not_o so_o much_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o noise_n as_o of_o the_o hot_a pavement_n that_o offend_v his_o foot_n lifteth_z up_o one_o leg_n after_o another_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o dance_n and_o have_v be_v accustom_v to_o this_o exercise_n for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o year_n and_o ten_o month_n they_o then_o present_v he_o to_o the_o public_a view_n of_o the_o people_n whenas_o hear_v the_o noise_n of_o a_o drum_n and_o remember_v the_o time_n when_o he_o tread_v upon_o the_o hot_a floor_n he_o present_o fall_v a_o dance_n and_o leap_v and_o so_o use_v be_v turn_v into_o a_o kind_n of_o nature_n he_o perpetual_o observe_v the_o same_o custom_n 4._o the_o four_o be_v the_o barbary-horse_n bring_v up_o in_o the_o wild_a desert_n and_o break_v by_o arabian_n since_o ishmael_n time_n the_o trial_n of_o these_o horse_n be_v the_o overtake_v of_o a_o beast_n call_v lant_n or_o ostrich_n which_o if_o he_o can_v do_v he_o be_v worth_a 1000_o duckat_n use_v they_o be_v for_o hunt_v feed_v with_o camel_n milk_n and_o never_o rid_v while_n in_o pasture_n 5._o the_o next_o sort_n of_o beast_n be_v 1._o the_o white_a ox_n call_v dant_fw-la or_o lant_n of_o who_o skin_n they_o make_v shield_n 2._o adimaim_v like_o a_o ram_n in_o every_o thing_n but_o his_o long_a ass_n car_n of_o who_o wool_n they_o make_v coverlet_n as_o of_o their_o milk_n butter_n and_o cheese_n who_o tail_n as_o do_v the_o barbary_n ram_n weigh_v some_o ten_o some_o twenty_o pound_n apiece_o all_o the_o fat_a of_o they_o be_v in_o their_o tail_n 3._o the_o lion_n who_o the_o hot_a the_o country_n be_v the_o fierce_a especial_o towards_o springtime_n and_o their_o time_n of_o couple_v when_o nothing_o be_v spare_v by_o they_o but_o a_o woman_n that_o show_v her_o privy-part_n at_o the_o sight_n whereof_o they_o cry_v cast_v their_o eye_n to_o the_o ground_n and_o depart_v 4._o the_o spot_a leopard_n that_o never_o kill_v any_o thing_n but_o when_o toil_v by_o hunter_n into_o a_o extremity_n whosoever_o let_v a_o leopard_n escape_v his_o toil_n must_v feast_v all_o the_o hunter_n of_o that_o province_n 5._o the_o dabuh_o that_o be_v bring_v out_o of_o his_o den_n with_o sing_v 6._o the_o civer-cat_n who_o excrement_n which_o be_v nothing_o but_o their_o sweat_n they_o gather_v thus_o thrice_o a_o day_n they_o keep_v the_o young_a one_o with_o milk_n bran_n and_o flesh_n in_o cage_n and_o grate_n and_o first_o they_o drive_v they_o up_o and_o down_o the_o grate_n till_o they_o sweat_v and_o then_o they_o take_v the_o say_a sweat_n from_o under_o their_o flank_n their_o shoulder_n their_o neck_n and_o their_o tail_n which_o excrement_n of_o sweat_n be_v only_o call_v civet_n 7._o the_o ape_n and_o coney_n run_v up_o and_o down_o in_o company_n one_o of_o they_o always_o watch_v the_o husbandman_n come_v 8._o the_o crocodile_n that_o go_v on_o four_o leg_n like_o a_o lizzard_n not_o above_o a_o cubit_n and_o a_o half_a high_a its_o tail_n be_v full_a of_o knot_n it_o lurk_v about_o the_o bank_n of_o a_o river_n crafty_o lay_v wait_n for_o man_n and_o beast_n that_o come_v the_o same_o way_n about_o who_o sudden_o it_o wind_v its_o tail_n draw_v they_o into_o the_o water_n and_o devour_v they_o in_o eat_v they_o move_v the_o upper_a jaw_n only_o their_o nether_a jaw_n be_v join_v unto_o their_o breastbone_n i_o see_v they_o run_v and_o gape_v on_o the_o banks-side_n and_o little_a bird_n fly_v in_o and_o out_o of_o their_o mouth_n which_o sometime_o they_o will_v catch_v when_o they_o have_v eat_v up_o the_o worm_n in_o their_o jaw_n but_o that_o a_o little_a prick_n upon_o the_o bird_n head_n so_o gall_v they_o that_o they_o must_v let_v it_o go_v 9_o the_o hydra_n against_o who_o poison_n there_o be_v no_o remedy_n but_o the_o cut_n off_o the_o infect_a part_n 10._o the_o dab_n a_o creature_n like_o a_o lizzard_n that_o can_v endure_v water_n and_o revive_v when_o dead_a by_o fire_n 11._o the_o guoral_n who_o head_n and_o tail_n they_o say_v be_v poison_n and_o who_o body_n they_o eat_v as_o good_a meat_n 12._o the_o chameleon_n like_o a_o lizzard_n save_v that_o it_o have_v a_o mouse_v tail_n nourish_v with_o air_n roast_v in_o sunbeam_n at_o which_o it_o gape_v and_o change_v its_o colour_n with_o its_o place_n 13._o the_o silly_a ostrich_n that_o see_v on_o iron_n and_o forget_v her_o great_a egg_n of_o eleven_o or_o twelve_o pound_n apiece_o in_o the_o sand_n 14._o the_o locust_n that_o fly_v in_o such_o swarm_n that_o they_o intercept_v the_o sunbeam_n 15._o the_o monster_n beget_v between_o the_o male-eagle_n and_o the_o she-wolf_n that_o have_v a_o serpent_n tail_n and_o skin_n a_o wolf_n foot_n a_o dragon_n beak_n and_o wing_n that_o live_v 300_o year_n they_o say_v fruit_n as_o for_o their_o fruit_n beside_o what_o we_o former_o mention_v they_o have_v 1._o euphorbium_n a_o herb_n like_o the_o wild_a thistle_n upon_o the_o branch_n whereof_o grow_v fruit_n like_o cucumber_n 20_o or_o 30_o upon_o each_o which_o when_o ripe_a be_v prick_v for_o their_o slimy_a juice_n which_o the_o people_n put_v in_o bladder_n and_o dry_a 2._o maus_n or_o musa_n grow_v on_o a_o small_a tree_n which_o bear_v large_a leaf_n of_o a_o cubit_n long_o big_a as_o a_o cucumber_n sweet_a as_o a_o musmillion_n they_o 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v the_o fruit_n forbid_v our_o first_o parent_n in_o paradise_n because_o the_o leaf_n be_v fit_a to_o cover_v the_o nakedness_n 3._o terfez_fw-fr a_o root_n like_o mushroom_n grow_v in_o hot_a ground_n but_o of_o a_o cool_a virtue_n as_o luscious_a as_o sugar_n and_o be_v boil_a in_o water_n and_o milk_n be_v a_o great_a dainty_a in_o sela._n 4._o the_o ettalche_n a_o high_a and_o thorny_a tree_n bearing_z leaves_z like_o the_o juniper_n and_o sweat_v a_o gum_n like_o mastic_n the_o only_a remedy_n there_o against_o the_o french_a pox._n 5._o the_o root_n tauzorghent_v a_o inch_n whereof_o perfume_v a_o house_n three_o year_n and_o be_v sell_v in_o one_o place_n for_o half_a a_o ducat_n and_o in_o another_o for_o 100_o duckat_n 6._o the_o root_n addad_n that_o kill_v a_o man_n in_o a_o hour_n with_o the_o smell_n of_o it_o a_o present_a the_o good_a woman_n send_v sometime_o to_o their_o belove_a husband_n 7._o the_o root_n turnag_n which_o they_o take_v to_o strengthen_v man_n upon_o which_o if_o a_o maid_n make_v water_n she_o lose_v her_o virginity_n yea_o and_o swell_v too_o they_o say_v finis_fw-la finis_fw-la to_o sir_n g._n r._n this_o tow_n a_o likewise_o be_v good_a port._n port._n viz._n the_o punic_a leu._n 2._o 11._o vid._n critic_n sacra_fw-la in_fw-la loc_n