Selected quad for the lemma: prince_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prince_n	great_a	king_n	orange_n	3,164	5	10.0228	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37736	Flanders, or the Spanish Netherlands, most accurately described shewing the several provinces, their bounds, dimensions, rivers ... and a large and exact description of the cities and who they are at present subject to : with a large and useful index of the cities ... rivers &c. in such a manner as may serve for a geographical dictionary for these parts : extraordinary necessary for the right understanding of these parts, the present wars and encampment of the Confederate and French armies.	Echard, Laurence, 1670?-1730.	1691 (1691)	Wing E143; ESTC R43139	31,727	120

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noble_a man_n house_n which_o be_v almost_o innumerable_a the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o whole_a be_v antwerp_n but_o brussels_n be_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o spanish_a governor_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o country_n i_o shall_v reckon_v the_o distance_n from_o that_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o french_a be_v mons_fw-la of_o the_o hollander_n be_v boisleduc_n or_o maestricht_n and_o of_o the_o bishop_n of_o liege_n liege_n the_o province_n be_v in_o number_n 10_o province_n province_n viz._n 1._o flanders_n 2._o artois_n 3._o hainault_n 4._o namur_n 5._o brabant_n 6._o marquisate_n of_o the_o empire_n 7._o mechlin_n 8._o bishopric_n of_o liege_n 9_o limburg_n and_o 10._o luxemburg_n to_o these_o may_v be_v add_v that_o part_n of_o gelderland_n that_o be_v under_o the_o spaniard_n and_o the_o duchy_n of_o cambray_n of_o these_o flanders_n border_n on_o the_o sea_n brabant_n on_o the_o unite_a province_n as_o likewise_o do_v flanders_n artois_n and_o hainault_n on_o france_n 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mile_n east_n of_o bastoigne_n on_o the_o vra._n 4._o dietkirk_n six_o mile_n nigh_o south_n of_o vianden_n on_o the_o s●ur_n 5._o arlon_n 17_o mile_n south-west_n of_o dietkirk_n 6._o luxembourg_n the_o metropolis_n 13_o mile_n nigh_o east_n of_o arlon_n on_o the_o alsitz_n and_o above_o 100_o nigh_v southeast_n of_o brussels_n 7._o ride_v macheren_n 10_o mile_n nigh_o southeast_n of_o luxemburg_n nigh_o the_o moselle_n 8._o thionville_n six_o mile_n south-west_n of_o rode_n macheren_n on_o the_o moselle_n 9_o esche_n nigh_o 10_o mile_n north-west_n of_o thionville_n 10._o virton_n 15_o west_n of_o esche_n 11._o yvoix_n or_o ivoix_n 17_o mile_n west_n of_o virton_n 12._o montmedy_n 12_o southeast_n of_o yvoix_n 13._o stenay_n or_o altenay_n eight_o mile_n nigh_o west_n of_o montmedy_n on_o the_o maes_n 14._o dampvillers_n 12_o mile_n southeast_n of_o stenay_n 15._o masier_n 32_o mile_n east_n of_o dampvillers_n on_o the_o moselle_n border_v on_o lorraine_n these_o be_v all_o under_o 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