Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	lord_n	sir_n	treasurer_n	1,173	5	11.1655	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07834	An itinerary vvritten by Fynes Moryson Gent. First in the Latine tongue, and then translated by him into English: containing his ten yeeres trauell through the tvvelue dominions of Germany, Bohmerland, Sweitzerland, Netherland, Denmarke, Poland, Jtaly, Turky, France, England, Scotland, and Ireland. Diuided into III parts. The I. part. Containeth a iournall through all the said twelue dominions: shewing particularly the number of miles, the soyle of the country, the situation of cities, the descriptions of them, with all monuments in each place worth the seeing, as also the rates of hiring coaches or horses from place to place, with each daies expences for diet, horse-meate, and the like. The II. part. Containeth the rebellion of Hugh, Earle of Tyrone, and the appeasing thereof: written also in forme of a iournall. The III. part. Containeth a discourse vpon seuerall heads, through all the said seuerall dominions.	Moryson, Fynes, 1566-1630.	1617 (1617)	STC 18205; ESTC S115249	1,351,375	915

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germany_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o venice_n in_o italy_n and_o so_o by_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n and_o the_o i_o land_n thereof_o to_o jerusalem_n in_o which_o journey_n i_o slight_o pass_v over_o the_o place_n describe_v in_o my_o former_a passage_n those_o way_n chap._n 2._o the_o description_n of_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o territory_n thereof_o chap._n 3._o of_o my_o journey_n from_o jerusalem_n by_o land_n to_o joppa_n by_o sea_n to_o tripoli_n in_o syria_n by_o land_n to_o haleppo_n and_o scanderona_n and_o of_o our_o passage_n by_o sea_n to_o the_o i_o land_n candia_n chap._n 4._o of_o my_o journey_n from_o candia_n partly_o by_o land_n and_o partly_o by_o sea_n by_o the_o sea_n shore_n and_o by_o the_o i_o land_n of_o the_o aegean_a sea_n pontus_n and_o propontis_n to_o the_o city_n of_o constontinople_n and_o of_o my_o journey_n thence_o by_o sea_n to_o venice_n and_o by_o land_n to_o augsburg_n nurnberg_n and_o stand_v in_o germany_n and_o of_o my_o passage_n over_o sea_n into_o england_n chap._n 5._o of_o my_o journey_n through_o many_o sever_v all_o shire_n of_o england_n scotland_n and_o ireland_n chap._n 6._o of_o the_o manner_n to_o exchange_v money_n into_o foreign_a part_n and_o the_o diverse_a money_n of_o diverse_a part_n together_o with_o the_o diverse_a measure_n of_o mile_n in_o sundry_a nation_n most_o necessary_a for_o the_o understanding_n of_o the_o former_a journal_n the_o second_o part_n the_o first_o book_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o induction_n or_o preface_n to_o my_o irish_a journal_n and_o a_o compendious_a narratich_n how_o charles_n blount_n lord_n mountioy_n my_o lord_n and_o master_n of_o happy_a memory_n be_v choose_v lord_n deputy_n of_o ireland_n and_o of_o this_o worthy_a lord_n quality_n as_o also_o of_o the_o counsel_n in_o general_a by_o which_o he_o break_v the_o rebel_n heart_n and_o give_v peace_n to_o that_o trouble_a state_n together_o with_o his_o particular_a action_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o year_n 1599_o chap._n 2._o of_o the_o lord_n deputy_n particular_a proceed_n in_o the_o prosecution_n of_o the_o rebel_n in_o the_o year_n 1600._o the_o second_o book_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o lord_n deputy_n particular_a proceed_n in_o the_o prosecution_n of_o the_o rebel_n and_o of_o the_o spaniard_n innade_v ireland_n in_o the_o year_n 1601._o chap._n 2._o of_o the_o besicging_n of_o the_o spaniard_n at_o kinsale_n with_o the_o delivery_n of_o the_o town_n to_o the_o lord_n deputy_n and_o their_o return_n into_o spain_n in_o the_o same_o year_n 1601._o the_o three_o book_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o prosecution_n of_o the_o war_n by_o the_o lord_n mountioy_n lord_n deputy_n against_o the_o rebel_n in_o the_o year_n 1602._o chap._n 2._o of_o tyrones_n take_v to_o mercy_n whereby_o the_o war_n be_v full_o end_v and_o of_o a_o new_a mutiny_n of_o the_o city_n of_o monster_n for_o establish_v the_o public_a exercise_n of_o the_o roman_a religion_n with_o the_o appease_n thereof_o together_o with_o the_o lord_n deputy_n recall_v into_o england_n and_o the_o reward_n there_o give_v he_o for_o his_o service_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o year_n 1603_o with_o mention_n of_o his_o untimely_a death_n within_o few_o year_n after_o and_o the_o state_n of_o ireland_n some_o ten_o year_n after_o the_o three_o part_n the_o first_o book_n chap._n 1._o that_o the_o visit_n of_o foreign_a country_n be_v good_a and_o profitable_a but_o to_o who_o and_o hew_v far_o chap._n 2._o of_o precept_n for_o traveller_n which_o may_v instruct_v the_o unexperienced_a chap._n 3._o of_o the_o opinion_n of_o old_a writer_n and_o some_o proverb_n which_o i_o observe_v in_o foreign_a part_n by_o read_v or_o discourse_n to_o be_v use_v either_o of_o traveller_n themselves_o or_o of_o diverse_a nation_n and_o province_n the_o second_o book_n chap._n

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