Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	great_a	island_n	sail_v	1,754	5	10.0468	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40373	A defence of the Scots settlement at Darien with an answer to the Spanish memorial against it, and arguments to prove that it is the interest of England to join with the Scots and protect it : to which is added a description of the countrey, and a particular account of the Scots colony.	Philo-Caledon.; Ridpath, George, d. 1726.; Fletcher, Andrew, 1655-1716.; Foyer, Archibald.	1699 (1699)	Wing F2047; ESTC R18505	46,261	66

man_n except_o they_o injure_v we_o he_o take_v we_o for_o buccaneer_n and_o tell_v we_o he_o know_v capt._n swan_n and_o capt._n davis_n in_o the_o south_n sea_n and_o commend_v they_o as_o man_n of_o 〈◊〉_d we_o hear_v that_o part_n of_o his_o discourse_n with_o very_a much_o couldness_n and_o tell_v he_o we_o come_v on_o no_o such_o design_n as_o those_o man_n do_v but_o have_v authority_n for_o what_o we_o undertake_v we_o treat_v he_o civil_o give_v he_o a_o hat_n lace_v with_o gold_n and_o some_o toy_n and_o so_o he_o part_v promise_v in_o a_o little_a time_n to_o come_v again_o which_o he_o according_o do_v and_o bring_v don_n pedro_n another_o of_o their_o prince_n or_o captain_n with_o he_o captain_n andreas_n be_v free_a with_o we_o than_o at_o first_o plain_o own_a that_o he_o take_v we_o for_o buccaneer_n and_o complain_v that_o some_o english_a man_n of_o that_o sort_n have_v after_o great_a pretence_n of_o friendship_n carry_v off_o some_o of_o their_o people_n and_o therefore_o don_n pedro_n will_v not_o come_v aboard_o we_o till_o he_o have_v further_a assurance_n of_o we_o captain_n andreas_n be_v a_o person_n of_o small_a stature_n he_o affect_v the_o spanish_a gravity_n as_o have_v be_v often_o among_o they_o at_o the_o mine_n of_o santa_n maria_n panama_n etc._n etc._n and_o former_o have_v a_o commission_n under_o they_o as_o a_o captain_n upon_o which_o he_o value_v himself_o above_o other_o the_o french_a hate_v he_o mortal_o because_o of_o something_o he_o do_v against_o some_o of_o their_o nation_n former_o when_o he_o come_v on_o board_v we_o he_o have_v a_o sort_n of_o a_o coat_n of_o red_a loose_a stuff_n a_o old_a hat_n a_o pair_n drawer_n but_o no_o stocking_n nor_o shoe_n and_o the_o rest_n that_o come_v with_o he_o be_v all_o naked_a except_v their_o penis_n which_o be_v cover_v by_o extinguisher_n as_o former_o mention_v upon_o further_o commune_v capt._n andreas_n be_v very_o well_o please_v with_o we_o offer_v we_o what_o part_n of_o the_o country_n we_o will_v choose_v and_o accept_v a_o commission_n from_o we_o and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n we_o give_v he_o a_o basket_n hilt_v sword_n and_o a_o pair_n of_o pis●…ols_n upon_o which_o he_o promise_v to_o defend_v we_o to_o the_o last_o of_o his_o blood_n some_o of_o the_o prince_n on_o this_o side_n the_o isthmus_n have_v be_v in_o peace_n with_o the_o spaniard_n for_o several_a year_n and_o suffer_v a_o few_o of_o they_o to_o reside_v among_o they_o to_o give_v notice_n to_o panama_n of_o what_o ship_n come_v upon_o these_o coast_n but_o upon_o some_o fresh_a disgust_n about_o two_o month_n before_o we_o arrive_v capt._n ambrosio_n who_o be_v the_o most_o note_a prince_n amongst_o they_o have_v oblige_v they_o to_o enter_v into_o a_o common_a alliance_n against_o spain_n and_o cut_v off_o ten_o spaniard_n who_o live_v upon_o golden-island_n the_o place_n where_o we_o be_v settle_v be_v 4_o mile_n east_n of_o golden-island_n within_o a_o great_a bay_n we_o have_v 〈◊〉_d excellent_a harbour_n surround_v with_o high_a mountain_n capable_a of_o hold_v a_o thousand_o sail_v land-locked_a and_o safe_a from_o all_o 〈◊〉_d and_o tempest_n the_o mouth_n of_o the_o harbour_n be_v about_o 〈◊〉_d canonshot_n over_o form_v by_o a_o peninsula_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o a_o point_n of_o land_n on_o the_o other_o in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o entrance_n there_o be_v a_o rock_n three_o foot_n above_o water_n upon_o which_o the_o sea_n break_v most_o terrible_o when_o the_o wind_n blow_v hard_a and_o within_o the_o point_n there_o be_v a_o small_a rock_n that_o lie_v a_o little_a under_o water_n on_o both_o side_n these_o rock_n there_o be_v a_o very_a good_a wide_a channel_n for_o ship_n to_o come_v in_o that_o on_o the_o southside_n be_v three_o cable_n lon_n and_o seven_o fathom_v depth_n and_o that_o on_o the_o north_n two_o cable_n long_o from_o the_o two_o outermost_a point_n the_o harbour_n run_v away_o east_n a_o mile_n and_o a_o half_a and_o near_o the_o middle_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n a_o point_n of_o land_n shoot_v out_o into_o the_o bay_n so_o that_o by_o raise_v fort_n on_o the_o say_a point_n on_o the_o rock_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o entrance_n and_o the_o two_o outermost_a point_n it_o will_v be_v the_o strong_a ha●…bour_n both_o by_o art_n and_o nature_n that_o be_v in_o the_o know_v world_n the_o bay_n within_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n 6_o fathom_v water_n and_o till_o you_o come_v within_o a_o cable_n length_n of_o the_o shore_n three_o fathom_n and_o a_o half_a so_o that_o a_o key_n may_v be_v build_v to_o which_o great_a ship_n may_v lay_v their_o side_n and_o unload_v the_o peninsula_n lie_v on_o the_o left_a hand_n be_v a_o mile_n and_o a_o half_a in_o length_n very_a sleep_n and_o high_a towards_o the_o sea_n so_o that_o it_o will_v be_v very_o difficult_a for_o any_o body_n to_o land_n till_o you_o come_v to_o the_o isthmus_n where_o there_o be_v a_o small_a sandy_a bay_n that_o little_a ship_n may_v put_v into_o but_o be_v easy_a to_o be_v secu●…ed_v by_o a_o ditch_n and_o a_o fort._n there_o be_v several_a little_a river_n of_o very_o good_a water_n that_o fail_v into_o the_o bay_n and_o it_o abound_v so_o with_o excellent_a fish_n that_o we_o can_v with_o ease_n take_v more_o than_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o we_o to_o destroy_v have_v sometime_o catch_v 140_o at_o a_o draught_n among_o other_o there_o be_v tortoise_n which_o be_v excellent_a meat_n and_o some_o of_o they_o above_o 600_o weight_n the_o peninsula_n be_v never_o inhabit_v and_o be_v cover_v all_o over_o with_o tree_n of_o various_a sort_n as_o stately_a ced●…rs_n brasil-wood_n lignum_fw-la vitæ_fw-la box-wood_n fustick-wood_n yellow_a sanders_n manshinel_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o like_a sort_n beside_o other_o who_o name_n we_o know_v not_o grow_v on_o the_o continent_n and_o we_o doubt_v not_o of_o find_v out_o the_o nicaragua_n wood_n we_o have_v find_v cabbage_n tree_n the_o fruit_n of_o which_o eat_v like_o collyflower_n the_o native_n have_v no_o plantation_n wit●…in_o t●…o_v miles_n of_o u●…_n we_o have_v a_o watch_n tower_n upon_o a_o high_a hill_n adjoin_v to_o our_o plantation_n about_o a_o mile_n south_n of_o the_o bay_n from_o whence_o we_o can_v see_v the_o ship_n in_o the_o bay_n the_o fort_n we_o have_v raise_v on_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o bay_n and_o as_o far_o as_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o river_n darien_n we_o can_v see_v above_o thirty_o mile_n southward_o and_o have_v a_o fine_a prospect_n of_o golden-island_n and_o the_o isle_n of_o pine_n westward_o towards_o porto-bello_a and_o northward_o towards_o jamaica_n the_o hill_n be_v about_o a_o mile_n in_o height_n so_o that_o we_o can_v see_v any_o ship_n before_o they_o come_v within_o some_o league_n of_o the_o harbour_n we_o compute_v ourselves_o to_o be_v about_o 50_o league_n north_n of_o ca●…thagena_n and_o as_o muc●…_n south_n of_o portobello_n the_o four_o indian_a king_n or_o captain_n on_o this_o coast_n visit_v we_o frequent_o in_o their_o canoe_n and_o the_o n●…tives_n be_v very_o kind_a to_o we_o and_o sell_v we_o plantain_n fowl_n &_o c._n ●…or_a toy_n or_o old_a shift_n a_o french_a man_n who_o have_v marry_v one_o of_o the_o native_n inform_v we_o that_o the_o spaniard_n have_v silver_n and_o gold_n mine_n on_o the_o i●…thmus_n which_o we_o may_v make_v ourselves_o master_n of_o with_o a_o 100_o man_n so_o that_o if_o they_o commit_v hostility_n upon_o we_o as_o we_o hear_v th●…y_v threaten_v to_o do_v it_o be_v not_o unlikely_a that_o we_o may_v visit_v they_o we_o find_v some_o french_a refugee●…_n in_o the_o country_n who_o be_v willing_a to_o settle_v under_o we_o and_o have_v be_v several_a year_n in_o these_o part_n and_o understand_v the_o language_n of_o the_o native_n be_v very_o useful_a to_o we_o we_o have_v see_v some_o sand_n in_o the_o river_n which_o look_v as_o if_o it_o be_v mix_v with_o gold_n and_o in_o some_o place_n the_o earth_n seem_v to_o be_v very_o much_o mix_v with_o it_o so_o that_o it_o be_v conclude_v there_o be_v more_o gold-dust_n here_o than_o in_o any_o part_n of_o guinea_n the_o indian_a prince_n or_o captain_n on_o this_o coast_n do_v somewhat_o resemble_v our_o head_n of_o clan_n in_o scotland_n and_o by_o their_o converse_n at_o time_n with_o the_o spaniard_n and_o other_o european_a nation_n affect_v christian_a name_n the_o first_o of_o these_o prince_n we_o shall_v name_n be_v captain_n diego_n he_o command_v f●…om_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o gulf_n of_o uraba_n on_o this_o fide_fw-la caret_fw-la bay_n and_o have_v 3000_o man_n under_o he_o he_o have_v be_v at_o war_n with_o the_o spaniard_n several_a year_n occasion_v by_o a_o insult_v his_o people_n have_v receive_v