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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	east_n	lie_v	west_n	6,371	5	9.0154	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85541	GratI Falisci Cynegeticon. Or, A poem of hunting by Gratius the Faliscian. Englished and illustrated by Christopher Wase Gent.; Cynegeticon. English and Latin	Grattius, Faliscus.; Wase, Christopher, 1625?-1690.	1654 (1654)	Wing G1581; Thomason E1531_3; ESTC R1966	59,252	180

horse-races every Olympiad Falisci Phalisci A people of Hetruria inhabiting between the Mountain Ciminus and River Tiber their Cities Falisca Faleria Fescennia and Horta The Mountain of the Falisci Soracte a Mountain of Hetruria in the bounds of the Falisci upon the River Tiber. Monte S. Oresto and M. di S. Silvestro Galli When he saies inconsulti Galli he may wel enough mean it of the Grayhounds which are ●reckon'd by the antients for the canis Gallicus which can premere inventam not invenire feram latentem Ganges Ganga that great river dividing the farther India from the hither of these Ptolomy calls the hither India intra Gangem the farther extra Gangem breaking forth from the Emodi montes and issuing towards the South in two channells whose farthest mouthes are distant from one to the other eighty Spanish Leagues in which it falls into the Indian Ocean this is Physon one of the four great rivers which flow out of Paradise according to St Hierom and Isidore Upon this river is seated the Royall City and great Mart of Spices Bengala and from this Gangetica tellus or Realme of Bengala our East India Merchants bring all those rich Odours which are dispersed not onely through Europe but over the whole world For which reason it is by our Elegant Authour worthily stil'd Nardifer Ganges Garganus Monte Gargano and Monte di S. Angelo by which name the late City in it is signified distant from Sipontum five miles a mountaine of Daunian Apulia having in compasse 200 Miles as Pliny where is the Garganian promontory between Sipontum and Hyrium of this Lucan Apulus Hadriacas exit Garganos in undas Geloni These are Tartars inhabiting part of the European Scythia bordering on Borysthenes the River accounted with Moeotae Alani Agathyrsi and Sauromatae which dwell round the Maeotica Palus Mother of the Euxine Black Sea This Fen is calld Mar bianco by the Italians They have great Deserts and may exercise much hunting Graecia He speakes of the glorious Republique of the Athenians in which under select Commanders they did such heroicall acts against the great King of Persia and afterwards overthrew that Monarchy by Alexander the great which atchievements is that renowne of their ancestors registred in Monuments of their owne wit so as it is never to be forgotten and although they knew the Assyrian Monarchy to have sunke under Sardanapalus the opulency and softnesse of the Chaldean and Persian yet they insisted on the same Steps of ruine We know how famous the Corinthians were for Luxury There were Grecians who profess'd precepts of cookery such was Mithaecus a culinary Philosopher who gave formall doctrines of Sauces and Confections which actions argued their low and degenerate spirits Hebrus Marizza A great river of Thrace rising out of the Mountaine Hamus issuing into the Aegeaen sea between the Cities of Maronia Aenos having wash'd the Cities of Filippopoli and Andrinople Trajanopoli Hyrcanus It is of a Country in Asia lying upon the Sea between Media on the West and Margiana on the East Having at the present various names Diargument Strava Casson Hyrach Massandraen Corcan which are not totall names of the Country but partiall names of severall Regions The chife cities heretofore were Hyrcana Amarusa In this land fruitfull of Wine and Corne Panthers are generated and Tygers Italia The Poet may well conclude his Poem in a rapture upon the prayses of Italy not onely because he deferrs Honour to his owne Country but from the just merit of the place for where the land is expos'd to so benigne an influx of the Heavens there the ground must needs be well digested for a most perfect production of all species Their Witts how refin'd and subtile Their arm 's how bold and prosperous here our Authour seemes to commend their breede of Horses Wee much value the Neapolitan Courser which Country is now Italy though I question whether so esteem'd in that age Lechaeum A Towne and Harbour of the Corinthians upon the Saronique Bay opposite to Cenchrea another Towne Harbour upon the Corinthian Bay distant from Corinth twelve furlongs from Cench●ea seventy to the East Lesteriochori is the present name Ligurinae alpes These are also called Maritimae these begin from the shore of the French Sea call'd Le Montagne di Tenda the Cottiae Alpes or Cottianae called Moncenis closing in part of the Dutchy of Monte ferrato Millain and part of the principality of Piemont Alpes Ligusticae are stretched out between Nicaea which is Nizza de Provenza and Taurini which is Piemont Lycaones Vlitius takes these dogs to bee of the Country of Lycaon Arcadians for dogs of that Country are famous and hee does beleeve they may be Heirs of his owne body naturally begotten if it be true that hee was turn'd into a Wolfe Otherwise Licaonia is a part of Cappadocia divided from Cilicia by Taurus whose Metropolis is Iconium from whence they receive their corrupt appellation of Cogni at this day The inhabitants of this Country are called Licaones and the land abounds with wild Asses Lycius This is from Lycia a Country of Asia lying between Caria on the West and Pamphylia on the East call'd at this day Aidinelli and Briqitia Lydia This is a Region of Asia compris'd between Ionia on the West and Phrygia magna on the East which was also nam'd Maeonia It is call'd Lud by the Hebrewes being a Nation deriv'd from that Grandchild of Noah by Shem which was nam'd Lud. hence 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 their royall Seat was at Sardis while Croesus was King of it and had severall times rebell'd against the Persians Cyrus overthrew him dissolv'd the government There are diverse proverbs of the villany of this people Diogen Lydi mali improbi post hos Aegyptii ac demum pessimi omnium Cares They were wont to adorn their heads with Hoods Whence the Proverb upon effoeminate people Lydio more They gave their minds wholly to ryot and dainties Carica Lydorum also Lydus cauponator Then for unseasonable amours Lydus in meridie Their Country is now call'd by the Turks to whom they are subject Carafia and Carafieli Maceti The limits of Macedonia at this time were large having been reduc'd into the hands of the Romans when it fell to be their Province out of the power of so potent a Prince as Perseus I shall not consult with any Geographer either antient or modern to circumscribe that Country but excerpt it out of the Annalls of Titus Livius Book 45. as it is reported from the Authentique decree of Paulus the Consul for setling the Macedonian affaires In the first place it was ordain'd that the Macedonians be free having the same Cities and Lands using their own Laws creating yearly magistrates that they should pay the people of Rome half that Tax which they were wont to pay their Kings Then that Macedonia should be divided into four Cantons Whereof one and the first part