Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	deep_a	fathom_n	league_n	3,088	5	9.6883	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08052	The iournall, or dayly register, contayning a true manifestation, and historicall declaration of the voyage, accomplished by eight shippes of Amsterdam, vnder the conduct of Iacob Corneliszen Neck Admirall, & Wybrandt van Warwick Vice-Admirall, which sayled from Amsterdam the first day of March, 1598 Shewing the course they kept, and what other notable matters happened vnto them in the sayd voyage.; Journael ofte dagh-register, inhoudende een waerachtigh verhael vande reyse ghedaen 1598. English	Neck, Jacob Cornelissoon van, ca. 1564-1638.; Walker, William, fl. 1601.; Warwyck, Wijbrant van, ca. 1569-1615. aut	1601 (1601)	STC 18417; ESTC S113132	75,502	134

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