Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	island_n	lie_v	southeast_n	1,852	5	13.2653	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07623	Certeine matters concerning the realme of Scotland, composed together The genealogie of all the kings of Scotland, their liues, the yeeres of their coronation, the time of their reigne, the yeere of their death, and maner thereof, with the place of their buriall. The whole nobilitie of Scotland, their surnames, their titles of honour, the names of their chiefe houses, and their mariages. The arch-bishopricks, bishopricks, abbacies, priories, & nunries of Scotland. The knights of Scotland. The forme of the oth of a duke, earle, lord of Parliament, and of a knight. The names of barons, lairds, and chiefe gentlemen in euerie sherifdome. The names of the principall clannes, and surnames of the borderers not landed. The stewartries and baileries of Scotland. The order of the calling of the Table of the Session. The description of whole Scotland, with all the iles, and names thereof. The most rare and woonderfull things in Scotland. As they were anno Domini, 1597.; Certaine matters composed together	Monipennie, John.	1603 (1603)	STC 18018; ESTC S100061	58,992	94

the_o midst_n bear_v this_o title_n the_o tomb_n of_o the_o king_n of_o scotland_n it_o be_v say_v there_o be_v 48._o king_n of_o scotland_n bury_v there_o the_o tomb_n upon_o the_o right_a side_n have_v this_o inscription_n ireland_n the_o tomb_n of_o the_o king_n of_o ireland_n it_o be_v record_v that_o there_o be_v four_o king_n of_o ireland_n bury_v there_o it_o that_o be_v upon_o the_o left_a side_n have_v this_o inscription_n the_o tomb_n of_o the_o king_n of_o norway_n norway_n the_o report_n be_v that_o there_o be_v eight_o king_n of_o that_o nation_n bury_v there_o the_o notable_a house_n of_o the_o isle_n have_v their_o tomb_n in_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o churchyard_n every_o one_o several_o by_o themselves_o there_o be_v about_o this_o island_n and_o near_o unto_o it_o six_o little_a land_n not_o unfruitful_a give_v by_o the_o ancient_a king_n of_o scotland_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o isle_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o sanctcolme_a soa_n be_v a_o very_a profitable_a ground_n for_o sheep_n albeit_o the_o chief_a commodity_n of_o it_o consist_v in_o sea-fowle_n that_o build_v therein_o special_o of_o their_o egg_n next_o unto_o it_o be_v the_o i_o will_v of_o woman_n then_o rudana_n near_o unto_o it_o bernira_n and_o from_o that_o skennia_n half_o a_o mile_n distant_a from_o the_o mule_n it_o have_v a_o priest_n of_o the_o own_o but_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o parishioner_n dwell_v in_o mule_n the_o sea_n side_n of_o it_o abound_v in_o coney_n five_o mile_n hence_o lie_v frosa_n all_o these_o isle_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o monk_n of_o saint_n colmes_n abbey_n two_o mile_n from_o frosa_n lie_v vilua_n five_o mile_n of_o length_n fruitful_a for_o the_o quantity_n of_o corn_n and_o store_n it_o have_v a_o commodious_a haven_n for_o galley_n or_o boat_n upon_o the_o south_n side_n of_o it_o lie_v toluansa_n the_o ground_n whereof_o be_v not_o unfruitful_a there_o be_v a_o wood_n of_o nut-tree_n in_o it_o about_o three_o hundred_o pace_n from_o this_o 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longa_n 2._o mile_n of_o length_n and_o bacha_n half_a as_o much_o from_o bacha_n 6._o mile_n lie_v tiria_n eight_o mile_n in_o length_n and_o three_o in_o breadth_n most_o fertile_a of_o all_o the_o island_n in_o all_o thing_n necessary_a for_o the_o sustentation_n of_o man_n it_o abound_v in_o store_n of_o corn_n fishing_n and_o sea-fowle_n in_o this_o island_n there_o be_v a_o freshwater_n loch_n and_o therein_o a_o old_a castle_n it_o have_v also_o a_o haven_n not_o incommodious_a for_o boat_n from_o this_o island_n two_o mile_n lie_v sunna_n and_o from_o sunna_n as_o far_o lie_v colla_n twelve_o mile_n of_o length_n and_o two_o mile_n of_o breadth_n a_o fertile_a island_n not_o far_o from_o it_o be_v calfa_n almost_o all_o full_a of_o wood_n and_o then_o two_o land_n name_v meekle_n viridis_fw-la and_o little_a viridis_fw-la item_n other_o two_o of_o the_o same_o name_n over_o against_o the_o mule_n head_n and_o not_o far_o from_o it_o lie_v two_o island_n name_v glassae_n and_o 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