Selected quad for the lemma: order_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
order_n	charge_v	foot_n	pike_n	2,797	5	13.7430	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01673	The exercise of armes for caliures, muskettes, and pikes after the ordre of his Excellence. Maurits Prince of Orange Counte of Nassau etc. Gouernour and Captaine generall. ouer Geldreland. Holland, Zeeland, Vtrecht. Overyssel. etc. Sett forthe in figures. by Iacob de Gheyn. With written instructions. for the service of all captaines and comaundours. For to shewe hereout the better vnto their jong or vntrayned souldiers the playne and perfett maner to handle these armes.; Wapen-handelinghe van roers, musquetten, en spiessen. English	Gheyn, Jacob de, 1565-1629.	1608 (1608)	STC 11810; ESTC S122015	30,984	270

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the_o lincker_n haunt_v sal_z latin_a sincken_fw-mi end_v meet_v de_fw-mi rechter_fw-mi haunt_n de_fw-mi selfde_v meet_v eenen_fw-ge verdichlijck_v hoogh_o vatten_v ghelijck_a dese_fw-fr figure_n bewijst_n ten_o 7._o ho_o hy_o inde_fw-la derde_v hervattinghe_a the_o spy_n meet_v de_fw-mi rechter_fw-mi haunt_v alleen_n regeren_n end_n weder_n all_o be_v bide_v eerste_fw-mi figure_n gheseyt_n be_v open_fw-mi der_fw-mi aerden_fw-ge nedersetten_v shall_fw-mi end_n willende_fw-la all_o be_v dan_fw-mi de_fw-fr spies_n open_fw-mi schouder_n legghen_fw-mi salt_n selfde_v weder_n in_o drytijden_fw-ge gheschieden_fw-ge all_o be_v volghen_fw-mi shall_fw-mi ten_o 8_o ho_o hy_o voor_fw-mi de_fw-mi eerste_fw-mi hervattinghe_a de_fw-fr spies_n inde_fw-la rechterhant_n hebbende_v de_fw-mi selfde_v tegens_fw-la den_fw-mi duym_fw-mi een_fw-mi weynich_fw-mi shall_fw-mi latin_a overvallen_fw-mi end_v meet_v eenen_fw-ge verdichlijck_fw-ge de_fw-fr selfde_v meet_v the_o linckerhant_a dicht_n onder_fw-mi de_fw-mi rechter_fw-mi aenvatten_n ghelijck_a dese_fw-fr figure_n bewijst_n ten_o 9_o ho_o hy_o voor_fw-mi de_fw-mi tweed_o hervattinghe_a de_fw-la spy_v meet_v the_o lincker_n haunt_v naer_fw-mi voren_fw-mi brenghen_fw-mi end_v meet_v de_fw-mi rechter_fw-mi handt_fw-ge de_fw-mi selfde_a achterwaert_n aenvatten_v shall_fw-mi they_z de_z spy_n alsoo_o bequaemlijck_a open_fw-mi de_fw-fr schouder_n te_fw-mi legghen_fw-mi ten_o 10._o ho_o hy_o inde_fw-la derde_v hervattinghe_a the_o spy_n open_fw-mi de_fw-mi schoud_o plat_n dragen_fw-ge den_fw-mi rechter_fw-mi arm_n on_fw-we hooch_n end_n den_fw-mi duym_fw-mi teghen_fw-mi de_fw-mi spy_n houden_fw-mi shall_fw-mi ten_o eind_v hct_v niet_fw-mi alleen_n well_o en_fw-fr stae_fw-la maer_fw-mi that_o hy_z de_fw-mi selfde_v die_v te_fw-la better_o regieren_fw-mi end_n draghen_fw-mi can_n ten_o 11._o ho_o hy_o de_fw-fr spies_n schuyn_v draghen_fw-mi shall_fw-mi on_fw-we wanneerman_n dicht_v open_fw-mi een_fw-mi marcheert_n d'een_fw-mi den_fw-mi anderen_n meet_v her_o punt_n niet_fw-mi en_fw-fr soude_z beschadighen_fw-mi end_n salinde_a naervolghende_v figuren_n ghewesen_fw-ge word_n ho_o hy_o draghende_v the_o spy_n schuyn_v oft_o plat_n the_o selfde_a in_o dry_a tyden_n shall_fw-mi latin_a sincken_fw-mi wanneer_n hy_o de_fw-fr spies_n door_n even_o poort_n oft_o andersin_n vellen_fw-ge will_v end_n ho_o hy_o in_o dry_a tijden_n the_o selfde_a wederom_n open_fw-mi der_fw-mi aerden_fw-ge nedersetten_v shall_fw-mi end_n willende_fw-la de_fw-mi selfde_v open_fw-mi de_fw-mi schouderlegghen_fw-mi shall_fw-mi t'selve_v alst_a te_fw-mi voren_a ghewesen_fw-mi be_v oock_v in_o dry_a tijden_fw-ge gheschieden_fw-ge maer_n so_o wanneer_v hy_z de_fw-fr spies_n opwaert_v draghet_v so_o shall_v hy_z die_v alleenlijck_n in_o een_fw-mi tijt_fw-la vellen_v end_n there_fw-mi naer_fw-mi wederom_n in_o een_fw-mi tijt_fw-la opwaert_v dragen_fw-ge ten_o 12._o ho_o hy_z voorde_n eerste_fw-mi hervattinghe_a de_fw-fr spy_v meet_v the_o lincker_n haunt_v so_o verde_v hy_o de_fw-mi selfde_v recht_fw-mi staende_fw-la can_v bereycken_v verdichlijcken_v aenvatten_n shall_fw-mi heffende_v the_o selfde_v meet_v the_o rechter_fw-mi haunt_n ghelijckelijck_fw-mi vande_n schoud_o on_fw-we hooch_n on_fw-we alsoo_o bequamelijck_a de_fw-fr spy_v meet_v the_o punt_n voorwaert_v over_o te_fw-la worpen_v ten_o 13._o ho_o hy_z voorde_n tweed_o hervattinghe_a the_o spy_n hebbende_v the_o selfde_a alreede_n meet_v the_o punt_n naer_fw-mi voren_fw-mi ghebrocht_v meet_v the_o rechter_fw-mi haunt_n onder_o aent_v eind_v vatten_v shall_fw-mi end_n de_fw-fr selfde_v van_fw-mi boven_v nederwaert_v bequamelijcken_v latin_a sincken_fw-mi they_z alsoo_o door_n de_fw-fr poort_n te_fw-mi connen_fw-mi passeren_fw-mi ten_o 14._o ho_o hy_z ten_o derde_v mael_v the_o spy_n bequamelijcken_fw-mi vellen_fw-ge den_fw-mi rechter_fw-mi arm_n vyt_n ghestreckt_v the_o spy_n inde_fw-la selfde_v haunt_n well_o vatten_a end_n den_n lincker_n ellenbooch_n teghen_fw-mi de_fw-fr heupe_fw-fr vast_a setten_v shall_fw-mi end_n shall_fw-mi voorder_n ghewesen_fw-mi word_n ho_o hy_o in_o dry_a tijden_n de_fw-fr spy_n weder_fw-mi neither_fw-mi setten_v shall_fw-mi ten_o 15._o ho_o hy_o voor_fw-mi de_fw-mi eerste_fw-mi hervattinghe_a de_fw-fr spies_n meet_v de_fw-mi rechter_fw-mi haunt_n achter_fw-mi they_z leech_n drucken_v shall_fw-mi they_z alsoo_o bequamelijck_a de_fw-mi selfde_v voor_fw-mi on_fw-we hooch_n tedoen_fw-mi rijsen_fw-mi ten_o 16._o ho_o hy_o voor_fw-mi de_fw-mi tweed_o hervattinghe_a the_o spy_n meet_v de_fw-mi rechter_fw-mi haunt_v boven_v the_o lincker_n so_o verde_v hy_z the_o