Selected quad for the lemma: king_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
king_n	contrary_a	house_n	queen_n	193,840	5	11.8865	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40886	The history of Portugal from the first ages of the world, to the late great revolution, under King John IV, in the year MDCXL written in Spanish, by Emanuel de Faria y Sousa, Knight of the Order of Christ ; translated, and continued down to this present year, 1698, by Capt. John Stevens.; Europa Portuguesa. English	Faria e Sousa, Manuel de, 1590-1649.; Stevens, John, d. 1726.	1698 (1698)	Wing F427; ESTC R2659	486,393	616

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29_o they_o try_v the_o governor_n of_o tangier_n without_o success_n p._n 417_o they_o carry_v off_o a_o great_a booty_n p._n 479_o they_o besieg●●_n olivenza_n without_o success_n p._n 445_o overthrow_v p._n 11●_n spanish_a army_n advance_v to_o relieve_v badajoz_n p._n 497_o spanish_n and_o portugese_n fleet_n arrive_v at_o brazil_n p._n 379_o spanish_a force_n defeat_v p._n 424_o spanish_a army_n on_o the_o frontier_n of_o portugal_n p._n 427_o storm_n p._n 239_o strange_a action_n of_o a_o jealous_a woman_n p._n 197_o strange_a trial_n of_o ●n_n innocent_a bishop_n p._n 135_o stratagem_n of_o the_o christian_n against_o the_o moor_n p._n 141_o success_n of_o the_o portuguese_a against_o the_o dutch_a in_o brazil_n p._n 447_o suevian_o vandal_n alan_n burgundian_n and_o selingi_n p._n 82_o suevian_o incorporate_v with_o the_o ancient_a lusitanian_o p._n 86_o suevian_o alan_n and_o selingi_n join_v in_o league_n against_o the_o roman_n p._n 87_o suppression_n of_o the_o knight_n templar_n p._n 214_o synod_n at_o toledo_n p._n 98_o t._n tagus_n v._o king_n of_o spain_n p._n 5_o take_v of_o santarem_n p._n 164_o talon_n use_v in_o portugal_n p._n 178_o tangier_n and_o india_n p._n 456_o 461_o 465_o tantalus_n command_v the_o lusitanian_o p._n 41_o tercera_n island_n for_o antony_n the_o bastard_n p._n 361_o they_o be_v reduce_v p._n 362_o theodoricus_n have_v conquer_a spain_n put_v it_o under_o governor_n p._n 90_o theodosius_n prince_n of_o portugal_n make_v captain-general_n of_o all_o the_o force_n in_o the_o kingdom_n p._n 466_o he_o die_v p._n 475_o three_o brother_n fall_v at_o variance_n p._n ●45_n three_o spanish_a galeon_n secure_v in_o the_o river_n of_o lisbon_n p._n 39●_n tiberius_n succeed_v augustus_n in_o the_o empire_n p._n 74_o titus_n and_o domitian_n p._n 76_o total_a eclipse_n p._n 177_o trajan_n emperor_n p._n 77_o he_o reduce_v the_o lusitanian_o revolt_a p._n 78_o truce_n for_o a_o year_n p._n 225_o truce_n not_o due_o observe_v p._n 267_o trial_n of_o ordeal_o in_o use_n p._n 119_o tubal_n land_n in_o portugal_n p._n 3●_n he_o be_v first_o king_n of_o spa●●_n p._n 〈◊〉_d t●lga_n succeed_v p._n 〈◊〉_d tumult_n against_o the_o queen_n p._n 〈◊〉_d two_o great_a loss_n to_o portugal_n p._n 380_o two_o king_n set_v up_o in_o lusitania_n p._n 90_o two_o king_n meet_v in_o friendly_a manner_n p._n 244_o two_o synod_n hold_v by_o recesuindus_n p._n 101_o v._n valencia_n de_fw-fr alcantara_n take_v by_o the_o portugese_n gener._n p._n 518_o vasco_n de_fw-fr gama_n send_v to_o discover_v india_n p._n 314_o very_o small_a matter_n of_o martial_a exploit_n in_o the_o year_n 1655._o p._n 483_o vespasian_n emperor_n p._n 76_o vice_n queen_n and_o other_o seize_v p._n 396_o villaflor_n count_n and_o portugese_n general_n march_v to_o relieve_v evora_n p._n 511_o recover_v evora_n p._n 155_o viriatus_n his_o original_a p._n 33_o he_o be_v worsted_n by_o metellus_n p._n 34_o rout_n vetilius_n defeat_v plancius_n and_o overthrow_n cl._n vnima●us_n p._n 35_o worst_n nigidius_n p._n 36_o be_v oblige_v to_o retire_v by_o fabius_n emilianus_fw-la p._n 37_o rotus_fw-la ●opilius_fw-la and_o be_v himself_o put_v to_o flight_n by_o pompey_n p._n 38_o he_o again_o defeat_v the_o roman_n make_v peace_n with_o they_o the_o peace_n break_v p._n 39_o he_o be_v kill_v by_o treachery_n his_o funeral_n pomp._n p._n 40_o viscount_n de_fw-fr villa_n pouca_n burn_v two_o town_n in_o galicia_n p._n 463_o vis●o_v duke_n conspire_v against_o the_o king_n life_n be_v stab_v by_o the_o king_n himself_o p._n 302_o vitellius_n emperor_n p._n 67_o ulysses_n in_o portugal_n p._n 13._o w._n wamba_n his_o strange_a advancement_n to_o the_o crown_n his_o war_n in_o france_n and_o spain_n p._n 102_o rebel_n in_o france_n subdue_v by_o he_o p._n 103_o war_n betwixt_o the_o people_n of_o braga_n and_o porto_n p._n 76_o betwixt_o castille_n and_o portugal_n p._n 210_o 224_o in_o the_o province_n betwixt_o duero_n and_o minho_n and_o tarlos_n montes_n p._n 428_o in_o brazil_n p._n 436._o betwixt_o the_o roman_n and_o suevian_o p._n 87_o prosecute_v in_o brasil_n p._n 461_o betwixt_o the_o christian_a king_n of_o spain_n p._n 140_o in_o india_n with_o the_o dutch._n p._n 477_o in_o india_n unsuccessful_a to_o portugal_n p._n 482_o proceed_v cold_o on_o both_o side_n p._n 474_o renew_a with_o castille_n p._n 296_o wetericus_n usurp_v p._n 99_o witisa_n son_n to_o egica_n reign_v in_o portugal_n after_o his_o father_n death_n he_o be_v monarch_n of_o all_o spain_n his_o cruelty_n p._n 107_o wonderful_a dearth_n p._n 14_o y._n york_z duke_z arrive_v at_o lisbon_n with_o 3000_o men._n his_o son_n contract_v to_o the_o princess_n beatrix_n p._n 247_o the_o end_n of_o the_o table_n