Selected quad for the lemma: peace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
peace_n	call_v	king_n	time_n	2,839	5	3.4511	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80373	Considerations upon the present state of the United Netherlands, composed by a lover of his countrey, for the encouragement of his countreymen, in this troublesom [sic] time. Exactly translated out of Nether-dutch into English, by a most cordiall lover of both the nations.		1672 (1672)	Wing C5925A; ESTC R174169	19,670	29

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king_n of_o france_n and_o if_o it_o be_v so_o that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n shall_v be_v unacquainted_a which_o yet_o he_o be_v not_o with_o the_o right_a cause_n of_o the_o displeasure_n of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n he_o nevertheless_o know_v that_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o defensive_a treaty_n make_v with_o this_o state_n in_o the_o year_n 1668._o he_o be_v bind_v when_o the_o state_n general_n shall_v be_v attack_v by_o any_o prince_n or_o state_n upon_o whatsoever_o pretence_n it_o may_v be_v to_o furnish_v they_o with_o forty_o ship_n of_o war_n six_o thousand_o footman_n and_o four_o hundred_o horseman_n upon_o promise_n of_o refuse_v to_o accept_v any_o thing_n of_o charge_n for_o perform_v the_o say_a assistance_n three_o year_n after_o the_o end_n of_o the_o warr._n the_o king_n of_o england_n now_o well_o know_v that_o he_o shall_v in_o case_n of_o a_o hostile_a onset_n be_v summon_v by_o the_o state_n general_n to_o perform_v the_o say_a treaty_n and_o according_o 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or_o expedition_n of_o his_o army_n in_o the_o year_n 1667._o gain_v and_o possess_v from_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n or_o in_o exchange_n of_o they_o at_o the_o choice_n of_o spain_n with_o the_o dukedom_n of_o luxemburgh_n or_o in_o place_n of_o that_o with_o the_o french_a compte_n viz_o burgundy_n together_o with_o kamerick_n kambresis_n douai_n aire_n st._n omer_n bergen_n st._n winox_n furne_n and_o link_n with_o their_o dependency_n nevertheless_o for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o kingdom_n and_o state_n herein_o interest_v can_v not_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o alter_n and_o changeable_a will_n which_o in_o prince_n and_o potentate_n especial_o be_v move_v upon_o the_o least_o appearance_n of_o success_n be_v assure_v whether_o the_o king_n of_o france_n will_v continue_v in_o make_v the_o foresay_a proffer_n or_o that_o spain_n will_v incline_v by_o the_o accept_n of_o the_o same_o and_o so_o by_o the_o choose_n of_o one_o or_o both_o the_o alternative_a member_n include_v in_o the_o 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