Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	east_n	league_n	south_n	4,845	5	9.7533	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01597	The troubles of Geneua VVith the warres which the Duke of Sauoy hath made against it these three yeeres space. And the great victories which God hath lately giuen to the citizens of Geneua. Trulie translated according to the French copie. by W.P. The map of Geneua.	Phillip, William, attributed name.; W. P., fl. 1618.	1591 (1591)	STC 11727; ESTC S103018	18,450	36

iourney to trauell out-right beginneth in the West about foure leagues distant frō Geneua stretching towards Lions At the place where it endeth there lieth right against it in the South the mountaine of Wache betweene the which two ends of hills as neere one vnto the other as a musket shotte the famous riuer of Rhosne hath her course which by diuerse turnings windings runneth vnto Lions Farther within at the foote of mount Iura it is bordered and prospected with an high hill named Cresdo a worde signifieng a mount of earth raised on high vnder the which lieth a little plaine aboute halfe a quarter of a league in breadth at the ende whereof there is a village called Longeray Passing along the rocke or stones of this mount Iura about the end thereof there is a straight and narow waie winding in forme of a serpent vpon the which a cart may verie well passe and by reason of the steepnes of the same hauing the riuer of Rhosne verie swiftly running at the foot thereof is verie easie to be kept In the midst thereof which is about two musket shot in length there standeth a fort part wherof is by maine force cut out of the rock it selfe the rest builded of hard stones specially on that side which butteth vpon Geneua and halfe couered with earth in manner of a wall about the length of eighteene or twentie paces towards Geneua all the foot of this fort before that time being hollow and seruing for a passage vnto carts horses was filled with earth that horse men might pas There is a draw bridge made which commeth out of the Fort and stretcheth along by the same which although it should be taken by the enemie doth not any thing at all hinder the sayd fort but might easilie be wone againe by reason that it can not be held but by those within the Fort not possible to be scaled wherein you maie not enter but one by one and that verie hardly Within this Fort partly out of the Rocke and partlie builded of free stones there are lodgings for a Captaine and about 60. Souldiers with certaine places for their prouisions On that side which butteth vpon Le-Vache and Longeray it lieth more open and discouered is easier to be battered but very difficultly vpon Geneua side by reson the artillary may not be placed nearer then within 100. pases of the same although that they of Geneua about the moneth of April in the yere of our Lord 1589. did assay with their Canon to batter the same This Forte the Duke minding to fortifie and make it of greater strēgth caused another fort to be made naming it the litle Cluse being on the other side of the riuer of Rhosne ouer against the place where those of Geneua had battered it the yere before right against the other fort Which done he entred into the balliage of Gez wher without resistance he tooke both the towne and Castel meane time pacifiyng the Lords of Berne he began to make a fort at Versoy therby to hinder on that side the passage to Geneua both by water by land A description of the fort of Versoy This Versoy is a little Bourg conteining in it about seuentie houses hauing Geneua frō whence it is distant 2. French leagues on the South part the balliage of Thonon the Lacque of the East part mount Zura on the west part the country of Vaut on the North part It is scituated on the side of the Lake hauing two gates and a riuer issuing out of the mountains named Versoy the which by one of her braunches runneth through the midst of the bourg by the other passeth along before the gate which goeth vnto Geneua besides this there is the proportion of an olde castle the wals whereof are yet standing with an high tower This place the Duke perceiuing to bee verie fit to bridle those of Geneua resolued to fortifie the same which he did with great diligēce his armie being lodged therabout the better to bring it to passe first therfore he caused the entries and feeble places to be baricadoed the old castle to be new repaired a trench towards the West in forme of a spur hee stopped the breches erecting a platforme on the side of the Lake whereon were placed two field peeces which hindered the passage of all barkes gallies that would passe vp vnto Geneua in such sorte that by daie it was not possible without great danger to passe by water vnto the towne notwithstanding that the Lake is halfe a league broad in that place by reason the peeces caried so farre and that the streame whereby the boats were carried vp ran principally in the midst of the Lake which fort being made he cōmitted the custodie therof to the baron of de la Sarra esteemed for one of the best souldiers of Sauoy leauing with him 600. chosen soldiers vnder the leading of old Captains to keep defend the same furnishing them with all manner of munition for warre and victuals in great abundance and besides the two field peeees placed on the water side he caused foure Canons to bee brought thether with great quantitie of bullets and pouder Hee lefte likewise with the said Baron seuentie gally slaues both Turkes and Christians which had serued in the building of the fort of Sonzy for to make an end and finish that which was begun at Versoy where they together with the Countrie men and some souldiers vsed such diligence and made so great expedition that in short time the sayde Bourg became meruaylous strong and by them was named Saint Maurice which puffed the Duke vp with such pride assurance that he called his Canons the keyes of Geneua and at his departure he desired the said Baron verie earnestly to doe his indeuour This done in the moneth of October 1589 for that there happened diuerse newe and strange diseases in his armie hee retired with his souldiers in verie pittifull languishing estate vnto Sauoy and from thence vnto Piemont All this he did in the moneths of Iune July August September October with extreame desolation of all the Countrie round about Geneua specially in the balliages of Gez and Ternier wherein hee caused all actes of hostilitie to bee vsed and exercised against his owne subiectes for that the seconde daie of September hee caused the frontiers of Colonges to be burnt and destroyed which was done and executed by the garison of the Cluze wherein they murthered massacred deflouted drowned and hanged of men women and children to the numder of one hundreth and two and twentith persons well knowen besides such as were not found and remaine as yet vnknowen and vpon the thirteenth daie of September he being in the balliage of Gez the daie before his troups marching vnto Croset tooke one Gead Barbir Minister of the word of God in the sayd parish beeing about the age of 70. yeares whose feete they cloue in two and