Selected quad for the lemma: prince_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prince_n	duke_n	earl_n	orange_n	2,769	5	11.0480	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68465	A true discourse historicall, of the succeeding gouernours in the Netherlands, and the ciuill warres there begun in the yeere 1565 with the memorable seruices of our honourable English generals, captaines and souldiers, especially vnder Sir Iohn Norice knight, there performed from the yeere 1577. vntill the yeere 1589. and afterwards in Portugale, France, Britaine and Ireland, vntill the yeere 1598. Translated and collected by T.C. Esquire, and Ric. Ro. out of the reuerend E.M. of Antwerp. his fifteene bookes Historicæ Belgicæ; and other collections added: altogether manifesting all martiall actions meete for euery good subiect to reade, for defence of prince and countrey.; Historia Belgica nostri potissimum temporis. English	Meteren, Emmanuel van, 1535-1612.; Churchyard, Thomas, 1520?-1604.; Robinson, Richard, citizen of London.	1602 (1602)	STC 17846; ESTC S105716	105,507	166

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england_n by_o peter_n browne_n the_o post_n 8._o saturday_n we_o remove_v to_o ville_n rabel_n 21._o to_o this_o place_n place_n come_v master_n barker_n with_o my_o lord_n horse_n out_o of_o the_o low_a country_n at_o this_o place_n consideration_n be_v draw_v by_o the_o prince_n and_o his_o council_n which_o imply_v a_o necessity_n for_o the_o march_v of_o the_o army_n in_o the_o high_a part_n of_o brittany_n whereunto_o my_o lord_n general_n in_o write_v answer_v his_o opinion_n tuesday_n the_o 24._o of_o august_n dicto_fw-la 24._o the_o army_n come_v to_o collinee_n august_n thursday_n the_o army_n dislodge_v and_o because_o the_o prince_n be_v certain_o inform_v that_o monsieur_fw-fr de_fw-fr mercover_v come_v to_o be_z it_o be_v certain_o resolve_v that_o the_o army_n shall_v that_o day_n march_v to_o s._n meyn_n but_o through_o the_o unredines_n of_o all_o thing_n appertain_a to_o the_o cannon_n and_o distance_n of_o place_n that_o course_n be_v alter_v and_o for_o that_o night_n we_o lodge_v at_o medrimak_n a_o reasonable_a fair_a village_n in_o the_o mid_a way_n between_o collinee_n and_o s._n meyn_n here_o the_o prince_n dombeez_v understand_v that_o monsieur_fw-fr de_fw-fr mercoeur_n have_v in_o all_o secrecy_n dislodge_v that_o night_n before_o from_o divant_n and_o be_v come_v to_o pleumalan_n with_o a_o resolution_n to_o prevent_v we_o of_o our_o lodging_n at_o s._n meyn_n pleumalan_n be_v two_o league_n from_o divant_n and_o four_o from_o s._n meyn_n from_o medrimak_n to_o s._n meyn_n but_o three_o league_n whereupon_o it_o be_v conclude_v that_o monsieur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr verdune_n accompany_v with_o 80._o curass_n 300._o harquebuz_n a_o chevall_n and_o 400._o english_a shall_v dislodge_v about_o midnight_n and_o assay_v if_o by_o a_o speedy_a march_n towards_o s._n meyn_n they_o can_v before_o the_o enemy_n shall_v invest_v the_o town_n with_o those_o force_n 27._o friday_n we_o dislodge_v very_o timely_a and_o in_o our_o march_n be_v certify_v that_o s._n meyn_n be_v invest_v with_o those_o force_n send_v the_o night_n before_o with_o monsieur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr verdune_fw-fr and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o hear_v that_o the_o enemy_n have_v any_o such_o intention_n as_o before_o 31._o tuesday_n the_o thirty_o one_o and_o last_o of_o august_n we_o dislodge_v to_o yfendit_fw-la here_o monsieur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr verdune_n leave_v the_o prince_n september_n thursday_n the_o second_o of_o september_n anno_o dict_z the_o army_n remove_v to_o breal_a 3._o friday_n the_o three_o from_o thence_o to_o moyal_a saturday_n from_o moyal_a to_o chasteavieron_n sunday_n my_o lord_n general_n be_v invite_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o rheyas_n to_o visit_v their_o city_n thursday_n we_o dislodge_v to_o chasteau_n burg_n 11._o saturday_n from_o thence_o to_o s._n hulbin_n at_o this_o place_n lie_v the_o army_n when_o the_o castle_n of_o chastileon_n be_v take_v in_o by_o assault_n friday_n my_o lord_n