Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	ancient_a	call_v	zone_n	24	3	13.8237	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10231	Purchas his pilgrimage. Or Relations of the vvorld and the religions obserued in all ages and places discouered, from the Creation vnto this present Contayning a theologicall and geographicall historie of Asia, Africa, and America, with the ilands adiacent. Declaring the ancient religions before the Floud ... The fourth edition, much enlarged with additions, and illustrated with mappes through the whole worke; and three whole treatises annexed, one of Russia and other northeasterne regions by Sr. Ierome Horsey; the second of the Gulfe of Bengala by Master William Methold; the third of the Saracenicall empire, translated out of Arabike by T. Erpenius. By Samuel Purchas, parson of St. Martins by Ludgate, London.	Purchas, Samuel, 1577?-1626.; Makīn, Jirjis ibn al-ʻAmīd, 1205-1273. Taŕikh al-Muslimin. English.; Methold, William, 1590-1653.; Horsey, Jerome, Sir, d. 1626.	1626 (1626)	STC 20508.5; ESTC S111832	2,067,390	1,140

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deprive_v he_o for_o this_o perverse_a doctrine_n that_o there_o be_v antipode_n of_o his_o bishopric_n and_o virgil_n must_v pack_v to_o rome_n to_o give_v account_n of_o this_o philosophy_n to_o the_o pope_n minerva_n svi_fw-la let_v the_o reader_n here_o judge_v between_o the_o philosophy_n of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o fool-asse-o-phy_a of_o the_o other_o and_o let_v our_o catholic_a parasite_n tell_v we_o whether_o their_o not-erring_a father_n pronounce_v this_o sentence_n of_o error_n as_o a_o pope_n or_o as_o a_o private_a doctor_n but_o what_o do_v this_o doter_n in_o my_o way_n some_o 3._o also_o allege_v nazianzen_n hierome_n and_o procopius_n for_o this_o or_o the_o like_a opinion_n but_o poet_n philosopher_n father_n in_o other_o thing_n worthy_a our_o love_n for_o their_o delightful_a poem_n our_o admiration_n for_o their_o profound_a science_n our_o awful_a respect_n and_o reverence_n for_o their_o holy_a learning_n and_o learned_a holiness_n herein_o we_o bid_v you_o farewell_n magis_fw-la amica_fw-la veritas_fw-la our_o america_n subject_a to_o that_o suppose_a burn_a zone_n with_o cloud_n and_o army_n of_o

kingdom_n king_n and_o city_n of_o morocco_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o seriffian_n family_n p._n 695_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o civil_a war_n in_o barbary_n and_o of_o some_o other_o part_n of_o that_o kingdom_n pag._n 697_o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o arabian_n population_n and_o depopulation_n in_o africa_n and_o of_o the_o natural_a african_n and_o of_o the_o beginning_n and_o proceed_n of_o the_o mahometan_a superstition_n in_o africa_n of_o the_o portugal_n force_n and_o exploit_n therein_o pag._n 701_o chap._n xiii_o of_o biledulgerid_n and_o sarra_n otherwise_o call_v numidia_n and_o libya_n pag._n 706_o chap._n xiiii_o of_o the_o land_n of_o negro_n pag._n 709_o §_o i._o of_o the_o river_n niger_n gualata_n senaga_n and_o guinea_n ibid._n §_o ii_o observation_n of_o those_o part_n out_o of_o cadamosta_n and_o other_o ancient_a navigator_n pag._n 712_o §_o iii_o other_o observation_n of_o late_a time_n by_o engglishman_n and_o other_o pag._n 715_o §_o four_o of_o the_o marriage_n manner_n religion_n funeral_n government_n and_o other_o rite_n of_o the_o guinean_o collect_v out_o of_o a_o late_a dutch_a author_n pag._n 717_o §_o v._o observation_n of_o the_o coast_n and_o inland_a country_n out_o of_o barrerius_fw-la and_o leo_fw-la and_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o negro_n blackness_n pag._n 721_o the_o seven_o book_n of_o aethiopia_n and_o the_o african_a island_n and_o of_o their_o religion_n chap._n i._o of_o aethiopia_n superior_n and_o the_o antiquity_n thereof_o pag._n 725_o §_o i._o of_o the_o name_n and_o division_n of_o aethiopia_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o nation_n near_o the_o fall_v of_o nilus_n and_o of_o meroe_n pag._n 727_o chap._n ii_o a_o continuation_n of_o the_o aethiopian_a antiquity_n and_o of_o the_o queen_n of_o saba_n p._n 730_o chap._n iii_o of_o presbyter_n john_n and_o of_o the_o priest-iohn_n in_o asia_n whether_o that_o descend_v of_o these_o pag._n 734_o chap._n four_o relation_n of_o the_o aethiopian_a empire_n collect_v out_o of_o aluares_n bermudesius_n and_o other_o author_n pag_n 738_o chap._n v._o relation_n of_o aethiopian_a rarity_n collect_v out_o of_o friar_n lewis_n a_o spanish_a author_n pag._n 743_o §_o i._o of_o the_o hill_n amara_fw-la ibid._n §_o ii_o his_o liberal_a report_n of_o the_o library_n and_o incredible_a treasure_n therein_o pag._n 744_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n there_o keep_v and_o of_o the_o election_n of_o the_o emperor_n pag._n 745_o §_o four_o of_o their_o school_n and_o city_n pag._n 747_o chap._n vi_o relation_n of_o aethiopia_n by_o godignus_n and_o other_o author_n late_o publish_v seem_v more_o credible_a pag._n 749_o §_o i._o the_o several_a country_n of_o abassia_n their_o situation_n inhabitant_n river_n and_o lake_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o soil_n fruit_n creature_n season_n and_o climate_n pag._n 750_o §_o iii_o of_o their_o custom_n in_o private_a life_n and_o public_a government_n and_o their_o late_a misery_n pag._n 751_o §_o four_o of_o the_o sabaean_o and_o their_o queen_n which_o visit_v solomon_n pag._n 753_o chap._n vii_o of_o other_o country_n between_o the_o red_a sea_n and_o benomotapa_n pag._n 754_o §_o i._o of_o adel_n adea_n zanzibar_n &_o melinde_n ibid._n §_o ii_o the_o portugal_n exploit_n in_o mombaza_n and_o of_o the_o imbius_n pag._n 755_o §_o iii_o of_o quiloa_n sofala_n and_o ophir_n pag._n 756_o §_o four_o of_o monoemugi_n the_o moor_n baduine_n caphar_n in_o these_o part_n pag._n 757_o chap._n viii_o of_o benomotapa_n and_o the_o part_n adjoin_v pag._n 759_o §_o i._o of_o the_o empire_n of_o monomotapa_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o caphraria_n the_o cape_n of_o good_a hope_n and_o soldania_n pag._n 761_o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o congo_n and_o the_o other_o kingdom_n and_o nation_n adjoin_v p._n 765_o §_o i._o of_o angola_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o congo_n pag._n 766_o §_o iii_o of_o their_o heathenish_a rite_n also_o of_o their_o strange_a tree_n and_o of_o the_o i_o will_v loanda_n pag._n 768_o chap._n x._o of_o loango_n the_o anzichi_n giachi_n and_o the_o great_a lake_n in_o those_o part_n of_o the_o world_n pag._n 770_o §_o i._o of_o loango_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o anzigue_n pag._n 772_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o giacchi_n or_o jag_n ibid._n §_o four_o of_o the_o lake_n and_o river_n in_o these_o part_n of_o africa_n pag._n 773_o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o sea_n and_o island_n about_o africa_n the_o ancient_a and_o modern_a observation_n navigation_n and_o discovery_n pag._n 775_o §_o i._o of_o the_o red_a sea_n and_o why_o it_o be_v so_o call_v ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o chief_a town_n and_o island_n in_o the_o red_a sea_n pag._n 777_o §_o iii_o of_o socotora_n madagascar_n and_o other_o island_n on_o the_o eastern_a coast_n of_o africa_n pag._n 778_o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o island_n of_o africa_n from_o the_o cape_n hitherward_o pag._n 781_o §_o i._o of_o saint_n helena_n thomee_n cape_n de_fw-fr verd_n and_o diverse_a other_o betwixt_o they_o and_o of_o the_o weed_n and_o calm_n of_o those_o sea_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o canary_n madera_n and_o porto_n santo_n pag._n 783_o §_o iii_o extract_v take_v out_o of_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o right_n worshipful_a sir_n edmund_n scory_n knight_n of_o the_o pike_n of_o tenariffe_n and_o other_o rarity_n which_o he_o observe_v there_o pag._n 784_o §_o four_o of_o malta_n and_o the_o navigation_n about_o africa_n pag._n 788_o america_n the_o eight_o book_n of_o new_a france_n virginia_n florida_n new_a spain_n with_o other_o region_n of_o america_n mexicana_n and_o of_o their_o religion_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o new_a world_n and_o why_o it_o be_v name_v america_n and_o the_o west_n indies_n with_o certain_a general_a discourse_n of_o the_o heaven_n air_n water_n and_o earth_n in_o those_o part_n pag._n 791_o §_o i._o of_o the_o name_n give_v to_o this_o part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o diverse_a opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_n concern_v the_o torrid_a zone_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o metal_n in_o general_a of_o gold_n silver_n quicksilver_n and_o the_o plenty_n and_o mine_n thereof_o in_o america_n pag._n 795_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o first_o knowledge_n habitation_n and_o discovery_n of_o the_o new_a world_n and_o the_o rare_a creature_n therein_o find_v beast_n bird_n tree_n herb_n and_o seed_n pag._n 798_o §_o i._o whether_o the_o ancient_n have_v any_o knowledge_n of_o america_n and_o whence_o the_o inhabitant_n first_o come_v ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o christopher_n colon_n or_o columbus_n his_o first_o discovery_n and_o three_o other_o voyage_n pag._n 801_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o beast_n fowl_n and_o plant_n in_o america_n pag._n 804_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o north_n part_n of_o the_o new_a world_n and_o towards_o the_o pole_n and_o of_o green_a land_n or_o new_a land_n groenland_n estotiland_n meta_fw-la incognita_fw-la and_o other_o place_n unto_o new_a france_n pag._n 807_o §_o i._o of_o the_o discovery_n make_v long_o since_o by_o nicolo_n and_o antonio_n zeni_n ibid._n §_o ii_o discovery_n make_v by_o sebastian_n cabot_n cortregalis_fw-la gomes_n with_o some_o note_n of_o groenland_n pag._n 809_o §_o iii_o discovery_n by_o sir_n martin_n frobisher_n pag_n 811_o §_o four_o discovery_n by_o john_n davis_n george_n weymouth_n and_o james_n hall_n to_o the_o northwest_n pag._n 813_o §_o v._o of_o king_n james_n his_o new-land_n alias_o greene-land_n and_o of_o the_o whale_n and_o whalefishing_a pag._n 814_o §_o vi_o of_o hudson_n discovery_n and_o death_n pag._n 817_o §_o vii_o of_o button_n and_o baffin_n late_a discovery_n pag._n 819_o chap._n four_o of_o newfoundland_n noua_fw-la francia_n arambec_n and_o other_o country_n of_o america_n extend_v to_o virginia_n pag._n 821_o §_o i._o english_a discovery_n and_o plantation_n in_o newfoundland_n ibid._n §_o ii_o the_o voyage_n and_o observation_n of_o jaques_n cartier_n in_o noua_fw-la francia_n pag._n 823_o §_o iii_o late_a plantation_n of_o new_a france_n and_o relation_n of_o the_o native_n pag._n 825_o chap._n v._o of_o virginia_n pag._n 828_o §_o i._o the_o preface_n sir_n walter_n raleigh_n plantation_n and_o the_o northern_a colony_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o southern_a plantation_n and_o colonies_n and_o many_o cause_n allege_v of_o the_o ill_a success_n thereof_o at_o the_o first_o pag._n 831_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o soil_n people_n beast_n commodity_n and_o other_o observation_n of_o virginia_n pag._n 834_o §_o four_o of_o the_o present_a estate_n of_o virginia_n and_o the_o english_a there_o reside_v pag_n 836_o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o religion_n and_o rite_n of_o the_o virginian_n pag._n 838_o §_o i._o of_o the_o virginian_a rite_n relate_v by_o master_n hariot_n pag._n ibid._n §_o ii_o observation_n of_o their_o rite_n by_o captain_n smith_n and_o other_o pag._n 839_o §_o

ptolomaeus_n place_v regama_n the_o garamantes_n also_o in_o libya_n sabtheca_n be_v author_n of_o the_o sachalitae_n in_o arabia_n foelix_fw-la nimrod_n the_o son_n of_o cush_n some_o think_v to_o be_v zoroastres_n some_o belus_n mizraim_n beget_v ludim_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o maraeotica_n praefectura_fw-la in_o egypt_n anamim_n the_o cyrenean_o and_o lehabim_n the_o libyan_n :_o and_o naphtuhim_n the_o aethiopian_n near_o to_o egypt_n who_o town_n napata_n be_v mention_v in_o ptolemy_n pathrusim_n the_o pharusian_o casluhim_n at_o the_o entrance_n of_o egypt_n cassiotis_n montanus_n interprete_v ludim_n the_o lydian_n ghananim_fw-la the_o troglodyte_n lebabim_n the_o cyrenaikes_n naphthubim_n africa_n the_o less_o chasluhim_n the_o saracen_n caphthorim_n the_o cappadocian_o to_o shem_n posterity_n befall_v the_o part_n of_o asia_n from_o judaea_n eastward_o shem_n son_n be_v elam_n the_o father_n of_o the_o elamite_n in_o the_o high_a part_n of_o persia_n ashur_n of_o who_o come_v the_o assyrian_n arphaxad_n the_o cudusians_n or_o the_o chaldaean_n be_v with_o little_a likeness_n of_o sound_n ascribe_v to_o he_o lud_n be_v hold_v father_n of_o the_o lydian_n and_o aram_n of_o the_o syrian_n call_v also_o aramaei_n other_o of_o aram_n derive_v armenia_n aram_n son_n be_v we_o of_o who_o the_o region_n ausanitis_n be_v name_v chul_n of_o who_o cholle_n seem_v to_o have_v his_o appellation_n in_o the_o palmyrene_n desert_n near_o to_o euphrates_n gether_v josephus_n ascribe_o ascribe_v to_o he_o bactria_n other_o that_o part_n of_o syria_n where_o gnidar_n stand_v atergate_n and_o derceto_n that_o notorious_a syrian_a goddess_n happy_o borrow_v the_o name_n hence_o of_o mash_n be_v the_o name_n masius_n part_n of_o the_o hill_n amanus_n montanus_n say_v of_o mes_fw-fr misij_n and_o misia_n who_o iwenal_n call_v mesos_n de_fw-la grege_fw-la mesorum_fw-la joctan_n beget_v elmodad_n of_o who_o the_o hill_n emodus_n may_v seem_v name_v of_o shalah_n the_o selebij_n and_o sariphi_n of_o hatzarmave_n the_o sarmatian_n of_o jarach_n the_o arachosian_o of_o hadoram_n the_o orite_n people_n of_o india_n of_o uzal_n or_o auxal_n auzakea_fw-mi a_o city_n in_o scythia_n and_o the_o river_n oxus_n of_o diklah_n after_o arias_n montanus_n scythia_n intra_fw-la imaum_n the_o reason_n i_o see_v not_o in_o the_o name_n of_o obal_n or_o ghobal_n the_o cabolites_n people_n of_o paropanisus_n of_o abimael_n imaus_n of_o sheba_n the_o sabae_n which_o eustathius_n place_v in_o india_n or_o according_a to_o montanus_n the_o sacae_n of_o ophir_n some_o think_v be_v so_o call_v aurea_fw-la chersonesus_n where_o pegu_n and_o malacca_n now_o be_v montanus_n think_v it_o to_o be_v peru_n chavilah_n have_v not_o leave_v so_o plain_a impression_n behind_o montanus_n ascribe_v to_o he_o india_n of_o jobab_n arias_n montanus_n coniecture_v parias_fw-la in_o the_o west_n indies_n to_o have_v come_v but_o with_o little_a probability_n which_o i_o can_v see_v and_o of_o the_o 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