Selected quad for the lemma: prince_n
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A58242
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Great nevvs from Saxony, or, A new and strange relation of the mighty giant Koorbmep of his devouring men and of the great rebellion rasied by him and his confederates in the midd Saxony in a letter sent over from Nodnol to a peer of the realm of England : dated the 10th day of this month of August.
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B. R.
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1680
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Wing R5; ESTC R17505
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great_a news_n from_o saxony_n or_o a_o new_a and_o strange_a relation_n of_o the_o mighty_a giant_n koorbmep_v of_o his_o devour_a man_n and_o of_o the_o great_a rebellion_n raise_v by_o he_o and_o his_o confederate_n in_o the_o mid_a saxony_n in_o a_o letter_n send_v over_o from_o nodnol_n to_o a_o peer_n of_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n dated_n the_o 10_o day_n of_o this_o month_n of_o august_n now_o make_v public_a for_o general_n satisfaction_n my_o lord_n in_o obedience_n to_o your_o lordship_n command_n i_o continue_v my_o correspondence_n and_o i_o think_v it_o especial_o my_o duty_n so_o to_o do_v as_o often_o as_o accident_n of_o any_o considerable_a moment_n happen_v among_o we_o i_o have_v former_o tell_v your_o lordship_n of_o the_o mighty_a giant_n live_v in_o these_o part_n so_o great_a of_o stature_n as_o it_o be_v think_v no_o former_a age_n can_v parallel_v he_o be_v about_o 15_o foot_n high_a with_o limb_n in_o every_o part_n great_a yet_o beautiful_a and_o proportionable_a he_o be_v not_o above_o 30_o year_n old_a his_o name_n koorbmep_v count_n of_o mount_n yremog_n one_o of_o the_o high_a mountain_n in_o the_o empire_n and_o lord_n of_o notliw_n castle_n in_o mercia_n the_o usual_a place_n of_o his_o residence_n he_o be_v bear_v of_o right_a noble_a parent_n only_o one_o small_a blot_n lie_v upon_o the_o family_n for_o that_o his_o grandfather_n be_v a_o senator_n and_o sit_v in_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o angli_fw-la a_o great_a nation_n of_o this_o country_n when_o they_o have_v murder_v one_o of_o their_o best_a prince_n and_o exile_v another_o this_o young_a giant_n in_o his_o youth_n seem_v to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o hopeful_a and_o towardly_a personage_n in_o all_o the_o land_n and_o continue_v so_o many_o year_n till_o happen_v into_o the_o company_n of_o ebrietas_fw-la a_o most_o notorious_a strumpet_n and_o sorceress_n she_o so_o bewitch_v he_o that_o he_o fall_v in_o love_n with_o she_o and_o have_v carnal_a 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