Selected quad for the lemma: peace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
peace_n	france_n	king_n	treaty_n	4,777	5	9.4202	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B23787	China and France, or, Two treatises the one, of the present state of China as to the government, customs, and manners of the inhabitants thereof ... from the observation of two Jesuites lately returned from that country, written and published by the French Kings cosmographer and now Englished : the other, containing the most remarkable passages of the reign and life of the present French King, Lewis the Fourteenth, and of the valour of our English in his armies.	Magalotti, Lorenzo, conte, 1637-1712. Viaggio del P. Giovanni Grueber tornando per terea da China in Europa. English.; Grueber, Johann, 1623-1680.; Orville, Albert, comte d', 1621-1662.; Thévenot, M. (Melchisédech), 1620?-1692.	1676 (1676)	Wing G2163	63,324	224

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thousand_o six_o hundred_o sixty_o six_o she_o be_v much_o lament_v in_o france_n and_o spain_n for_o she_o be_v a_o excellent_a princess_n at_o this_o time_n there_o be_v war_n between_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n and_o the_o state_n of_o holland_n their_o fleet_n have_v have_v a_o brush_n at_o sea_n where_o the_o brave_a duke_n of_o york_n adventure_v in_o person_n against_o their_o squadron_n more_o in_o number_n then_o we_o opdam_n their_o admiral_n be_v blow_v up_o and_o after_o a_o sharp_a fight_n they_o flee_v to_o their_o own_o coast_n to_o carry_v thither_o the_o sad_a news_n of_o their_o defeat_n and_o of_o the_o loss_n of_o many_o ship_n take_v by_o the_o english_a when_o the_o french_a see_v that_o the_o hollander_n be_v likely_a to_o be_v worsted_n he_o pretend_v a_o obligation_n to_o defend_v they_o therefore_o he_o declare_v war_n against_o we_o not_o so_o much_o with_o a_o intention_n to_o assist_v the_o hollander_n by_o sea_n as_o to_o stand_v by_o with_o his_o 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assaulted_z gravelin_n but_o can_v not_o recover_v it_o in_o a_o month_n for_o the_o garrison_n be_v strong_a and_o resolute_a many_o brave_a action_n happen_v in_o this_o attempt_n the_o besieger_n and_o besiege_a behave_v themselves_o very_o gallant_o at_o last_o they_o capitulate_v upon_o honourable_a term_n the_o eight_o and_o twenty_o of_o august_n in_o the_o interim_n the_o duke_n of_o modena_n and_o navaile_n take_v mortera_fw-mi for_o the_o french_a this_o first_o have_v always_o be_v devote_v to_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n the_o spaniard_n endeavour_v to_o take_v from_o the_o french_a some_o little_a place_n which_o they_o recover_v but_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o spaniard_n be_v the_o great_a loser_n therefore_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o empire_n assemble_v together_o to_o consult_v about_o the_o choose_n of_o another_o emperor_n at_o franckfort_n send_v to_o desire_v his_o majesty_n of_o france_n to_o hearken_v to_o a_o accommodation_n the_o king_n of_o spain_n 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to_o drive_v the_o duke_n out_o of_o his_o dominion_n because_o he_o have_v confederated_a himself_o with_o the_o enemy_n of_o france_n the_o inhabitant_n be_v natural_o incline_v to_o favour_v the_o french_a therefore_o they_o make_v no_o great_a resistance_n but_o submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o king_n of_o frances_n general_n only_a la_fw-fr mothe_n hold_v out_o mounseur_fw-fr magaloty_n undertake_v to_o defend_v it_o but_o his_o death_n cause_v it_o to_o be_v surrender_v also_o so_o that_o the_o poor_a duke_n be_v drive_v out_o of_o all_o his_o patrimony_n by_o the_o overrule_a power_n of_o his_o neighbour_n in_o catalonia_n the_o french_a be_v no_o less_o successful_a for_o the_o general_n the_o count_n du_fw-fr plessis-praslin_n take_v rose_n the_o nineteenth_o of_o may_n and_o the_o count_n de_fw-fr harcourt_n viceroy_n of_o catalonia_n defeat_v the_o spaniard_n in_o the_o field_n of_o liorery_n and_o force_v the_o town_n of_o balaguier_n to_o open_v its_o gate_n du_n plessis-praslin_n be_v honour_v with_o the_o staff_n of_o a_o marshal_n of_o france_n for_o his_o good_a service_n to_o that_o crown_n and_o be_v command_v into_o italy_n to_o assist_v prince_n thomas_n against_o the_o spaniard_n in_o the_o dukedom_n of_o milan_n viguerano_n be_v take_v from_o they_o but_o when_o the_o prince_n be_v in_o his_o retreat_n the_o spanish_a general_n overpower_v he_o and_o have_v it_o not_o be_v for_o the_o seasonable_a come_n in_o of_o the_o new_a marshal_n his_o soldiers_z have_v be_v cut_v in_o piece_n and_o total_o rout_v the_o next_o year_n 1646._o the_o war_n be_v manage_v with_o the_o same_o fury_n as_o before_o especial_o in_o flanders_n under_o the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n and_o d'enguien_v who_o lay_v siege_n with_o a_o numerous_a army_n well_o appoint_v to_o the_o city_n of_o courtray_v which_o they_o take_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o all_o the_o force_n of_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n that_o come_v with_o a_o design_n to_o raise_v the_o siege_n mardike_n be_v again_o retake_v from_o the_o spaniard_n and_o dunkirk_n be_v besiege_v by_o the_o duke_n of_o enguien_v caracena_n and_o lambay_n be_v the_o spanish_a general_n but_o they_o do_v not_o dare_v to_o adventure_v a_o pitch_a battle_n the_o marquis_n of_o leda_n a_o famous_a and_o experience_a commander_n be_v then_o governor_n of_o this_o town_n that_o be_v well_o fortify_v by_o nature_n as_o well_o as_o by_o art_n nevertheless_o the_o french_a win_v it_o in_o thirteen_o day_n and_o force_v the_o besiege_v to_o a_o capitulation_n after_o this_o prince_z thomas_z and_o the_o duke_n of_o brezé_n besiege_v and_o take_v orbiselle_n but_o the_o spaniard_n be_v so_o strong_a in_o italy_n that_o the_o court_n order_v the_o marshal_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr meilleray_fw-fr and_o du_fw-fr plessis-praslin_n with_o unite_a force_n to_o march_v thither_o they_o take_v two_o small_a place_n paombino_n and_o portolongone_n about_o this_o time_n henry_n de_fw-fr bourbon_n prince_z of_o condé_v die_v the_o six_o and_o