Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	darkness_n	death_n	shadow_n	3,756	5	10.1492	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02325	A publication of Guiana's plantation Newly undertaken by the Right Honble. the Earle of Barkshire (Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter) and company for that most famous river of the Amazones in America. Wherein is briefly shewed the lawfulnesse of plantations in forraine countries; hope of the natives conversion; nature of the river; qualitie of the land, climate, and people of Guiana; with the provisions for mans sustenance, and commodities therein growing for the trade of merchandise and manner of the adventure. With an answer to some objections touching feare of the enemie.	Day, J., attributed name.	1632 (1632)	STC 12456; ESTC S119063	12,851	28

True it is that all men through Adams fall were deprived of the glory of God and worlds good until by Christ the use of the creatures was againe restored to all beleevers therfore the right of that which we possesse commeth now to us by Christ for which cause the heathen have no right to that which they deeme theirs notwithstanding the Lord hath beene pleased to suffer such to live on earth with his and not to be rooted out from the place of their habitations untill the day of harvest during which time the Land wherein such have lived hath beene called theirs As the land of the Philistims the land of Egipt and of Ashur of whom it is said that he returned with shame ☞ to his owne land and of the Egyptians it is said they shall returne ☞ into their owne lande In like manner the lande of Iudea and Israel being taken from the Heathen by Gods speciall command and assistance was afterward called ☞ their owne Land for as the Israelites land was not the heathens as saith the Prophet Lo I raise up the Caldeans to possesse the dwelling places ☞ that are not theirs neither was the heathens land the Israelites as God telleth Abraham saying know for a suretie that thy seed shall bee a stranger in a land ☞ that is not theirs from whence we may gather that God permitteth not his to dispossesse a people or nation of their ancient habitation for the enlarging of their owne borders neverthelesse if such shall bee willing that Gods people shall inhabit with them as Abimelech was willing that Abraham should dwell with him in his land where it pleased him and Pharaoh liked well that Iacob and his sonnes should dwell with him in the best of the land of Egypt In such a case men may doubtlesse possesse a country already inhabited by others ☞ But the inhabitants of Guiana are willing that our nation should inhabit that goodly and spatious country with them as appeareth more fully in Mr. Harcourts relation of Guiana dedicated to the Kings most excellent Majestie 1626 Therefore without all question the plantations there made of late by our nation are lawfull Thus having briefly shewed the lawfullnesse of plantations in forraine Countries for the better satisf●ing of such as make doubt thereof I come in the next place to speake somewhat of the nature of the river qualitie of the land climate and people of Guiana with the provision for mans sustenance and commodities therein growing whereby such as are ignorant of the same might bee encouraged to adventure for the good of themselves and of those poore natives which sit still in darknesse and in the shadow of death As touching that great and famous River of the Amazones in America it is called for the excellencie thereof by Iosepus A costa the Empresse and Queene of all Flouds and for the large extent of the same it is called by others the sweet Sea supposed to bee the greatest River not onely of all India but also of the whole world it is said to slow from the Mountaines of Peru and runneth with many windings and turnings for the space of 1500 leagues containing at the mouth thereof neare sixtie leagues in breadth in it are many Ilands divers of which are inhabited by the Indians it doth ebbe and flow neare three hundred leagues and hath in it greate store of excellent fishes for the use of man of which more shall bee said hereafter when wee shall come to speake of the provisions of the country for mans sustenance The quality of the land is of divers kindes as low middle and mountainous as here with us it aboundeth in woods of divers sorts having plaines in some parts thereof with plentie of grasse besides pleasant streames of fresh waters all which are very needfull and fitting for a plantation The earth in those parts is of sundry mixtures as blacke mould clay rossey and such like besides stone for building if occasion serve The seasons there differ much from ours for the dry weather which wee call there summer beginneth about August and the raines and windes which we account there winter begin about Februarie which latter season is termed by us their winter by reason of the raines then falling extraordinarie and not by reason of the coldnesse of the weather for there are no frostes or snowes as with us here ☞ but a continuall spring and summer season for no sooner doe the leaves wither and fall away but presently it beginnes to spring againe as here with us some yeares it seemeth the like for when our autumme proves somewhat warme then commonly appeareth a second spring which yet never commeth to perfection and that by reason of the suns declining from our horizon and the cold winters present approaching which causeth alwayes our latter spring to keepe backe untill the time of our summer season ☞ which in Guiana is not so for there is little difference of heat and cold throughout the yeare but a most pleasant growing weather which commonly causeth those parts to bee much more fruitfull then many other parts of the world ☞ The day and night are there alwaies equall the Sunne rising at six of the clocke in the morning and setting at six in the evening or neare thereabout the yeare throughout The provisions for diet are many as first the roote called Cassavie of which the Guianians make their bread there is likewise a kinde of great wheat called Maix it yeeldeth great increase and maketh excellent meale or flower for bread of the aforesaid Cassavie and this wheat is made a sort of drinke called Paranaw much like the best march beare here with us other sorts also they have which for brevity sake I omit here to speake of There are Deere of divers sorts wilde Swine Hares and Conies in great plenty besides which there is a great beast called Maipnry which in taste is like beefe and will take salt there is also another creature which usually commeth into the fresh waters and feedeth upon the grasse and weedes in the marshes and is called by us the sea-Cow being in tast like beefe and will also take salt as the former of these there are great store in their seasons they wil serve wel for the victualling of ships homeward bound as of late hath beene proved Of fowles there be divers kindes namely wild-duckes wilde-geese hennes herons cranes storkes pheasants partridges pigeons stockdoves parrats of sundry sorts besides ravenous fowles and hawkes with divers other sorts not knowne in these parts The variety of fish is great as first mullet sea-breame soale scate thornebacke swordfish seale a fish like a sammon but differing in coulour shrimpes lobsters and oysters other sorts there are besides freshwater fish of many kindes which in these parts of Europe are not knowne to us The fruites there growing are the Pina Plantana Medler Plumbes and Nuts of divers