Selected quad for the lemma: prince_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prince_n	king_n	time_n	wales_n	4,676	5	10.0634	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68182	The descrypcyon of Englonde Here foloweth a lytell treatyse the whiche treateth of the descrypcyon of this londe which of olde tyme was named Albyon and after Brytayne and now is called Englonde and speketh of the noblesse and worthynesse of the same; Polycronicon. English. Selections	Higden, Ranulf, d. 1364.; Trevisa, John, d. 1402.	1498 (1498)	STC 13440B; ESTC S116801	50,014	50

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be_v now_o scotlonde_a loegria_n have_v that_o name_n of_o locrine_n that_o be_v brutus_n old_a soon_o and_o heet_n loegria_n as_o it_o be_v locrine_n land_n but_z now_o loegria_n be_v call_v englonde_n the_o bound_n and_o merke_n be_v thereof_o some_o time_n the_o frensshe_n see_v both_o by_o cest_fw-fr and_z by_z south_n ¶_o beda_n li._n i_o ca._n ij_o and_o by_o north_n two_o arm_n of_o the_o see_v y_o it_o breke_v far_o in_o to_o the_o land_n either_o against_o other_o but_o they_o reach_v not_o togyder_v the_o ee_v arm_n of_o tylke_n tweyne_n begyn_v about_o a_o two_o lytell_a mile_n from_o the_o mynstre_n of_o ebburcure_a in_o the_o west_n side_n of_o penulton_n in_o that_o arm_n be_v a_o town_n that_o be_v call_v guydy_n the_o west_n arm_n of_o thilk_o tweyne_n have_v in_o the_o right_a side_n a_o strong_a cyte_n that_o heet_n aldiud_v which_o in_o she_o langage_fw-fr be_v call_v clyn●stone_n and_o stand_v upon_o a_o ryver_n that_o be_v call_v clynt_n also_o ¶_o r._n some_o 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also_o and_o have_v that_o name_n cambria_n of_o camber_n br●tes_n soon_o for_o he_o be_v prince_n of_o wales_n in_o the_o cest_fw-fr side_n sevarne_n depart_v some_o time_n bytwene_n englonde_n and_o wales_n but_o now_o in_o the_o north_n side_n the_o ryver_n dee_fw-mi at_o chestre_n &_o in_o the_o south_n the_o ryver_n that_o be_v name_v vaga_n at_o the_o castle_n of_o strygelyn_n depart_v englonde_n and_o wales_n also_o king_n offa_n for_o to_o have_v a_o dystynceyon_n for_o evermore_o bytwene_v the_o king_n of_o englond●_n &_o of_o wales_n make_v a_o long_a dyche_n that_o strech_v forth_o out_o of_o the_o south_n side_n by_o brystowe_n under_o the_o bylle_n of_o wales_n northward_o and_o pass_v the_o river_n sevarne_n and_o dee_n all_o moost_n to_o the_o heed_v and_o unto_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o ryver_n dee_fw-mi beyond_o chestre_fw-fr fast_o by_o the_o castle_n it_o ren_v bytwene_v colehylle_n &_o the_o mynstre_n of_o basyngwerk_n in_o to_o the_o see_v this_o dyche_n be_v yet_o in_o many_o place_n seen_v in_o saint_n edward_n time_n walsshe_v man_n shall_v not_o pass_v that_o dyche_n w_o c_o wepen_v upon_o a_o great_a pain_n and_o that_o be_v atte_a earl_n harolde_v procure_a as_o it_o shall_v be_v say_v here_o after_o but_o now_o in_o either_o side_n both_o ayonde_a half_a &_o a_o this_o half_a the_o dyche_n &_o specyal_o in_o the_o shire_n of_o chestre_n of_o shrowesbury_n &_o of_o herforde_n in_o many_o place_n be_v englysshman_n and_o walsshman_n meddle_v togyder_n ¶_o of_o the_o ylonde_n that_o be_v thereto_o adjacent_a ca._n vj._n brytayne_n have_v three_o ylonde_n y_fw-fr t_o ben_fw-mi nyghe_a &_o longen_fw-mi thereto_o all_o without_o the_o ylonde_n orcades_n as_o it_o be_v answer_v to_o the_o three_o chyef_a party_n of_o brytayne_n for_o you_o eyle_v of_o wight_n long_v &_o lie_v to_o leogria_n that_o be_v englonde_n the_o ylonde_fw-fr mon_fw-fr that_o be_v call_v angleseya_n also_o long_v to_o wales_n and_o the_o ylonde_n eubonia_fw-la y_z t_o have_v two_o other_o name_n &_o be_v call_v menevia_fw-la and_o man_n also_o which_o long_v to_o scotlonde_n and_o all_o these_o three_o ylonde_n wight_n mon_n &_o man_n ben_fw-mi almoo_v alike_o moche_v &_o of_o y_fw-fr e_o like_o quatyte_v of_o the_o which_o three_o all_v a_o rue_v now_o follow_v our_o speech_n ¶_o beda_n li._n i_o ca._n iij._o claudius_n send_v vespasianus_n &_o vespasianus_n win_v wight_n and_o wight_n stretch_v out_o of_o the_o cest_fw-fr in_o to_o the_o west_n xxx_o mile_n long_o and_o out_o of_o the_o south_n in_o to_o the_o north_n twelve_o mile_n &_o be_v in_o the_o ee_a side_n uj_o mile_n from_o the_o south_n clyf_v of_o brytayne_n and_o 〈◊〉_d mile_n in_o the_o west_n side_n ¶_o beda_n li._n 〈◊〉_d ca._n v._o the_o measure_n of_o this_o ylonde_n as_o englysshman_n guess_n be_v a_o thousand_o household_n &_o two_o hondr_v ¶_o gir._n in_fw-la itinere_fw-la mon_fw-fr that_o be_v call_v angleseya_n also_o be_v depart_v from_o north-wale_n by_o a_o short_a arm_n 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among_o the_o shire_n of_o englonde_n it_o may_v stand_v among_o they_o well_o enough_o for_o it_o be_v neither_o to_o wales_n neither_o in_o scotlonde_n but_o it_o be_v in_o englonde_n and_o be_v join_v unto_o devenshyre_n and_o so_o may_v there_o be_v acompt_v in_o englonde_n xxxvij_o shire_n and_o a_o half_a with_o the_o other_o shire_n ¶_o de_n legibus_fw-la legumque_fw-la vocabulis_fw-la dvnwallo_n that_o heet_n moliuncius_fw-la also_o make_v first_o law_n in_o brytayne_n the_o which_o law_n be_v call_v moliuncius_fw-la law_n and_o be_v solempne_o observe_v unto_o william_n conqueror_n tyme._n moliuncius_fw-la ordain_v among_o his_o law_n that_o cytee_n temple_n and_o way_n that_o lede_v man_n thereto_o and_o plowman_n solowe_v shall_v have_v prevylege_n and_o freedom_n for_o to_o save_v all_o man_n that_o will_v flee_v thereto_o for_o socoure_v and_o refuge_n thenne_n afterward_o marcia_n queen_n of_o bryton_n that_o be_v gwytelinus_n wyf_v of_o she_o the_o provynce_n have_v the_o name_n of_o mercia_n as_o some_o man_n suppose_v she_o make_v a_o law_n full_a of_o right_a of_o wit_n and_o of_o reason_n and_o be_v call_v merchene_n law_n ¶_o gyldas_n that_o write_v the_o cronycle_n &_o hystorye_n of_o the_o bryton_n torn_v these_o two_o law_n out_o of_o bryton_n speech_n in_o to_o latyn_a and_o afterward_o king_n aluredus_n torn_v all_o out_o of_o latyn_a in_o to_o saxon_n speech_n and_o be_v call_v merchene_n law_n also_o the_o same_o king_n aluredus_n write_v in_o englysshe_n and_o put_v to_o a_o other_o law_n that_o heet_n westsaxon_n law_n thenne_n afterward_o danes_n be_v lord_n in_o this_o land_n and_z so_o come_v forth_o the_o three_o law_n that_o hete_n danelawe_n of_o these_o three_o law_n saint_n edward_n the_o three_o make_v one_o common_a law_n that_o yet_o be_v call_v saint_n edward_n law_n i_o hold_v it_o well_o do_v to_o write_v here_o and_o expowne_v many_o term_n of_o these_o law_n myndebruche_o hurting_a of_o honour_n and_o worshypp_n in_o frensshe_a bleschur_n dhonnour_v burbruck_n in_o frenssh_a bleschur_n de_fw-fr court_n ou_fw-fr de_fw-fr cloy_v grithbruch_n break_v of_o pease_n myskenning_a change_a of_o speech_n in_o court_n show_v setting_a forth_o of_o marchaundyse_n in_z frensshe_a disploier_fw-fr de_fw-fr marchandyse_n hamsokne_v or_o hamfare_v a_o rese_n make_v in_o house_n forstalling_n wrong_a or_o bet_fw-mi down_o in_o the_o king_n hyghwaye_o frythsoken_n surete_a in_o defence_n sak_n forfayt_v soka_n suit_n of_o court_n and_o thereof_o come_v soaken_v theme_n suit_n of_o bondman_n fight_a wit_v amersement_n for_o fighting_a blodewyte_n mersement_n for_o sh_a of_o blood_n flytwyte_a amends_n for_o chide_v of_o blood_n leyrwyte_a amends_n for_o lyenge_a by_o a_o bond_n woman_n gul●wyte_v amends_n for_o trespass_n scot●●●ring_v to_o werke_v of_o bayllye_n hydage_n tayllage_n for_o hide_n of_o land_n daneghelde_v tayllage_n give_v to_o the_o dane_n that_o be_v of_o every_o bona_fw-la taterre_fw-fr that_o be_v of_o every_o ox_n land_n three_o pen_n a_o wepentak_v and_o a_o hondred_a be_v all_o one_o for_o the_o country_n of_o town_n be_v wont_a to_o gyve_v up_o wepen_v in_o the_o come_n of_o a_o lord_n lestage_n custom_n challenge_v in_o chepynge_n fair_n and_o stallage_n custom_n for_o stand_v in_o stretes_n in_o fair_a tyme._n ¶_o of_o kingdom_n of_o bound_n &_o mark_n bytwene_v they_o ca._n xij_o the_o kingdom_n of_o brytayne_n stand_v without_o departing_a hole_n and_o all_o one_o kingdom_n to_o the_o bryton_n from_o the_o first_o brute_n unto_o julius_n cezars_n time_n and_z from_o julius_n cezars_n time_n unto_o severus_n time_n this_o land_n be_v under_o tribute_n to_o the_o romayn_v netheles_o king_n they_o have_v of_o the_o same_o land_n from_o severus_n unto_o the_o last_o prince_n gracyan_a successor_n of_o bryton_n fayll_v and_o romayn_v regn_v in_o brytayne_n afterward_o the_o romayn_v leave_v of_o her_o regning_a in_o brytayne_n by_o cause_n it_o be_v far_o from_o rome_n and_z for_o great_a besynesse_n that_o they_o have_v in_o other_o side_n thenne_n scot_n and_o pyctes_n by_o myslede_a of_o maximus_n the_o tyrant_n pursew_v brytayne_v and_o war_v there_o in_o with_o great_a strengthe_n of_o man_n of_o arm_n long_o time_n unto_o the_o time_n that_o the_o saxon_n come_v at_o the_o prayenge_a of_o the_o bryton_n against_o the_o pyctes_n and_o put_v out_o gurmonde_n the_o irysshe_n king_n with_o his_o pyctes_n and_o the_o bryton_n also_o with_o her_o king_n that_o heet_n careticus_fw-la &_o drofe_n hem_v out_o of_o englonde_n in_o to_o wales_n and_z so_o the_o saxon_n be_v vyctour_n and_o every_o provynce_n after_o his_o strength_n make_v they_o a_o king_n and_o so_o depart_v englonde_n in_o to_o seven_o kingdom_n netheles_o afterward_o these_o seven_o kingdom_n every_o after_o other_o come_v all_o in_o to_o one_o kingdom_n all_o hoole_n under_o the_o prince_n adelstone_n nevertheless_o the_o dane_n pursew_v this_o land_n from_o adel_n wolfy_v time_n that_o 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