Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	appear_v	earth_n	zone_n	19	3	12.3532	5	false

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A10231	Purchas his pilgrimage. Or Relations of the vvorld and the religions obserued in all ages and places discouered, from the Creation vnto this present Contayning a theologicall and geographicall historie of Asia, Africa, and America, with the ilands adiacent. Declaring the ancient religions before the Floud ... The fourth edition, much enlarged with additions, and illustrated with mappes through the whole worke; and three whole treatises annexed, one of Russia and other northeasterne regions by Sr. Ierome Horsey; the second of the Gulfe of Bengala by Master William Methold; the third of the Saracenicall empire, translated out of Arabike by T. Erpenius. By Samuel Purchas, parson of St. Martins by Ludgate, London.	Purchas, Samuel, 1577?-1626.; Makīn, Jirjis ibn al-ʻAmīd, 1205-1273. Taŕikh al-Muslimin. English.; Methold, William, 1590-1653.; Horsey, Jerome, Sir, d. 1626.	1626 (1626)	STC 20508.5; ESTC S111832	2,067,390	1,140

kingdom_n king_n and_o city_n of_o morocco_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o seriffian_n family_n p._n 695_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o civil_a war_n in_o barbary_n and_o of_o some_o other_o part_n of_o that_o kingdom_n pag._n 697_o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o arabian_n population_n and_o depopulation_n in_o africa_n and_o of_o the_o natural_a african_n and_o of_o the_o beginning_n and_o proceed_n of_o the_o mahometan_a superstition_n in_o africa_n of_o the_o portugal_n force_n and_o exploit_n therein_o pag._n 701_o chap._n xiii_o of_o biledulgerid_n and_o sarra_n otherwise_o call_v numidia_n and_o libya_n pag._n 706_o chap._n xiiii_o of_o the_o land_n of_o negro_n pag._n 709_o §_o i._o of_o the_o river_n niger_n gualata_n senaga_n and_o guinea_n ibid._n §_o ii_o observation_n of_o those_o part_n out_o of_o cadamosta_n and_o other_o ancient_a navigator_n pag._n 712_o §_o iii_o other_o observation_n of_o late_a time_n by_o engglishman_n and_o other_o pag._n 715_o §_o four_o of_o the_o marriage_n manner_n religion_n funeral_n government_n and_o other_o rite_n of_o the_o guinean_o collect_v out_o of_o a_o late_a dutch_a author_n pag._n 717_o §_o v._o observation_n of_o the_o coast_n and_o inland_a country_n out_o of_o barrerius_fw-la and_o leo_fw-la and_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o negro_n blackness_n pag._n 721_o the_o seven_o book_n of_o aethiopia_n and_o the_o african_a island_n and_o of_o their_o religion_n chap._n i._o of_o aethiopia_n superior_n and_o the_o antiquity_n thereof_o pag._n 725_o §_o i._o of_o the_o name_n and_o division_n of_o aethiopia_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o nation_n near_o the_o fall_v of_o nilus_n and_o of_o meroe_n pag._n 727_o chap._n ii_o a_o continuation_n of_o the_o aethiopian_a antiquity_n and_o of_o the_o queen_n of_o saba_n p._n 730_o chap._n iii_o of_o presbyter_n john_n and_o of_o the_o priest-iohn_n in_o asia_n whether_o that_o descend_v of_o these_o pag._n 734_o chap._n four_o relation_n of_o the_o aethiopian_a empire_n collect_v out_o of_o aluares_n bermudesius_n and_o other_o author_n pag_n 738_o chap._n v._o relation_n of_o aethiopian_a rarity_n collect_v out_o of_o friar_n lewis_n a_o spanish_a author_n pag._n 743_o §_o i._o of_o the_o hill_n amara_fw-la ibid._n §_o ii_o his_o liberal_a report_n of_o the_o library_n and_o incredible_a treasure_n therein_o pag._n 744_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n there_o keep_v and_o of_o the_o election_n of_o the_o emperor_n pag._n 745_o §_o four_o of_o their_o school_n and_o city_n pag._n 747_o chap._n vi_o relation_n of_o aethiopia_n by_o godignus_n and_o other_o author_n late_o publish_v seem_v more_o credible_a pag._n 749_o §_o i._o the_o several_a country_n of_o abassia_n their_o situation_n inhabitant_n river_n and_o lake_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o soil_n fruit_n creature_n season_n and_o climate_n pag._n 750_o §_o iii_o of_o their_o custom_n in_o private_a life_n and_o public_a government_n and_o their_o late_a misery_n pag._n 751_o §_o four_o of_o the_o sabaean_o and_o their_o queen_n which_o visit_v solomon_n pag._n 753_o chap._n vii_o of_o other_o country_n between_o the_o red_a sea_n and_o benomotapa_n pag._n 754_o §_o i._o of_o adel_n adea_n zanzibar_n &_o melinde_n ibid._n §_o ii_o the_o portugal_n exploit_n in_o mombaza_n and_o of_o the_o imbius_n pag._n 755_o §_o iii_o of_o quiloa_n sofala_n and_o ophir_n pag._n 756_o §_o four_o of_o monoemugi_n the_o moor_n baduine_n caphar_n in_o these_o part_n pag._n 757_o chap._n viii_o of_o benomotapa_n and_o the_o part_n adjoin_v pag._n 759_o §_o i._o of_o the_o empire_n of_o monomotapa_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o caphraria_n the_o cape_n of_o good_a hope_n and_o soldania_n pag._n 761_o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o congo_n and_o the_o other_o kingdom_n and_o nation_n adjoin_v p._n 765_o §_o i._o of_o angola_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o congo_n pag._n 766_o §_o iii_o of_o their_o heathenish_a rite_n also_o of_o their_o strange_a tree_n and_o of_o the_o i_o will_v loanda_n pag._n 768_o chap._n x._o of_o loango_n the_o anzichi_n giachi_n and_o the_o great_a lake_n in_o those_o part_n of_o the_o world_n pag._n 770_o §_o i._o of_o loango_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o anzigue_n pag._n 772_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o giacchi_n or_o jag_n ibid._n §_o four_o of_o the_o lake_n and_o river_n in_o these_o part_n of_o africa_n pag._n 773_o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o sea_n and_o island_n about_o africa_n the_o ancient_a and_o modern_a observation_n navigation_n and_o discovery_n pag._n 775_o §_o i._o of_o the_o red_a sea_n and_o why_o it_o be_v so_o call_v ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o chief_a town_n and_o island_n in_o the_o red_a sea_n pag._n 777_o §_o iii_o of_o socotora_n madagascar_n and_o other_o island_n on_o the_o eastern_a coast_n of_o africa_n pag._n 778_o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o island_n of_o africa_n from_o the_o cape_n hitherward_o pag._n 781_o §_o i._o of_o saint_n helena_n thomee_n cape_n de_fw-fr verd_n and_o diverse_a other_o betwixt_o they_o and_o of_o the_o weed_n and_o calm_n of_o those_o sea_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o canary_n madera_n and_o porto_n santo_n pag._n 783_o §_o iii_o extract_v take_v out_o of_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o right_n worshipful_a sir_n edmund_n scory_n knight_n of_o the_o pike_n of_o tenariffe_n and_o other_o rarity_n which_o he_o observe_v there_o pag._n 784_o §_o four_o of_o malta_n and_o the_o navigation_n about_o africa_n pag._n 788_o america_n the_o eight_o book_n of_o new_a france_n virginia_n florida_n new_a spain_n with_o other_o region_n of_o america_n mexicana_n and_o of_o their_o religion_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o new_a world_n and_o why_o it_o be_v name_v america_n and_o the_o west_n indies_n with_o certain_a general_a discourse_n of_o the_o heaven_n air_n water_n and_o earth_n in_o those_o part_n pag._n 791_o §_o i._o of_o the_o name_n give_v to_o this_o part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o diverse_a opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_n concern_v the_o torrid_a zone_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o metal_n in_o general_a of_o gold_n silver_n quicksilver_n and_o the_o plenty_n and_o mine_n thereof_o in_o america_n pag._n 795_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o first_o knowledge_n habitation_n and_o discovery_n of_o the_o new_a world_n and_o the_o rare_a creature_n therein_o find_v beast_n bird_n tree_n herb_n and_o seed_n pag._n 798_o §_o i._o whether_o the_o ancient_n have_v any_o knowledge_n of_o america_n and_o whence_o the_o inhabitant_n first_o come_v ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o christopher_n colon_n or_o columbus_n his_o first_o discovery_n and_o three_o other_o voyage_n pag._n 801_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o beast_n fowl_n and_o plant_n in_o america_n pag._n 804_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o north_n part_n of_o the_o new_a world_n and_o towards_o the_o pole_n and_o of_o green_a land_n or_o new_a land_n groenland_n estotiland_n meta_fw-la incognita_fw-la and_o other_o place_n unto_o new_a france_n pag._n 807_o §_o i._o of_o the_o discovery_n make_v long_o since_o by_o nicolo_n and_o antonio_n zeni_n ibid._n §_o ii_o discovery_n make_v by_o sebastian_n cabot_n cortregalis_fw-la gomes_n with_o some_o note_n of_o groenland_n pag._n 809_o §_o iii_o discovery_n by_o sir_n martin_n frobisher_n pag_n 811_o §_o four_o discovery_n by_o john_n davis_n george_n weymouth_n and_o james_n hall_n to_o the_o northwest_n pag._n 813_o §_o v._o of_o king_n james_n his_o new-land_n alias_o greene-land_n and_o of_o the_o whale_n and_o whalefishing_a pag._n 814_o §_o vi_o of_o hudson_n discovery_n and_o death_n pag._n 817_o §_o vii_o of_o button_n and_o baffin_n late_a discovery_n pag._n 819_o chap._n four_o of_o newfoundland_n noua_fw-la francia_n arambec_n and_o other_o country_n of_o america_n extend_v to_o virginia_n pag._n 821_o §_o i._o english_a discovery_n and_o plantation_n in_o newfoundland_n ibid._n §_o ii_o the_o voyage_n and_o observation_n of_o jaques_n cartier_n in_o noua_fw-la francia_n pag._n 823_o §_o iii_o late_a plantation_n of_o new_a france_n and_o relation_n of_o the_o native_n pag._n 825_o chap._n v._o of_o virginia_n pag._n 828_o §_o i._o the_o preface_n sir_n walter_n raleigh_n plantation_n and_o the_o northern_a colony_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o southern_a plantation_n and_o colonies_n and_o many_o cause_n allege_v of_o the_o ill_a success_n thereof_o at_o the_o first_o pag._n 831_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o soil_n people_n beast_n commodity_n and_o other_o observation_n of_o virginia_n pag._n 834_o §_o four_o of_o the_o present_a estate_n of_o virginia_n and_o the_o english_a there_o reside_v pag_n 836_o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o religion_n and_o rite_n of_o the_o virginian_n pag._n 838_o §_o i._o of_o the_o virginian_a rite_n relate_v by_o master_n hariot_n pag._n ibid._n §_o ii_o observation_n of_o their_o rite_n by_o captain_n smith_n and_o other_o pag._n 839_o §_o

so_o unconstant_a watery_a element_n that_o the_o earth_n and_o sea_n make_v one_o globe_n we_o have_v elsewhere_o show_v in_o the_o history_n of_o their_o creation_n in_o which_o the_o earth_n be_v as_o it_o seem_v at_o the_o first_o form_v of_o it_o more_o perfect_o spherical_a and_o whole_o cover_v with_o water_n by_o the_o power_n of_o that_o almighty_a decree_n &_o word_n let_v the_o water_n be_v gather_v into_o one_o place_n that_o the_o dry_a land_n may_v appear_v both_o the_o water_n as_o etc_n some_o gather_v be_v more_o condensate_a which_o before_o be_v more_o subtle_a and_o therefore_o occupy_v more_o room_n and_o the_o earth_n 13._o be_v in_o some_o place_n lift_v up_o in_o other_o depress_v with_o deep_a furrow_n and_o trench_n to_o make_v room_n and_o convenient_a receptacle_n for_o the_o sea_n and_o withal_o fit_a matter_n yield_v for_o the_o elevation_n both_o of_o mountain_n above_o the_o ordinary_a height_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o of_o the_o earth_n and_o continent_n also_o in_o the_o high_a place_n whence_o the_o great_a river_n derive_v their_o original_a in_o comparison_n of_o the_o allows_v and_o maritime_a part_n where_o they_o empty_v themselves_o into_o the_o sea_n this_o be_v the_o proper_a seat_n of_o the_o element_n or_o water_n call_v aqua_fw-la quast_o aequa_fw-la 12._o of_o the_o equal_a and_o plain_a face_n and_o superficies_n thereof_o or_o as_o lactantius_n with_o a_o further_a fetch_n observe_v à_fw-la qua_fw-la nata_fw-la sunt_fw-la omne_fw-la because_o hence_o all_o thing_n be_v breed_v and_o nourish_v now_o because_o water_n be_v either_o without_o motion_n as_o in_o lake_n or_o of_o a_o uniform_a motion_n as_o in_o river_n or_o diverse_a as_o in_o the_o sea_n the_o heathen_a scholiastes_n ascribe_v a_o trident_n or_o threefold_a sceptre_n to_o neptune_n their_o suppose_a sea-god_n that_o the_o earth_n and_o sea_n have_v one_o and_o the_o same_o centre_n both_o of_o gravity_n and_o greatness_n appear_v by_o this_o that_o the_o part_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o water_n fall_v from_o a_o high_a place_n without_o other_o impediment_n have_v the_o same_o direct_a descent_n a_o piece_n of_o earth_n also_o fall_v perpendicular_o into_o the_o water_n with_o equal_a and_o right_a angle_n and_o that_o the_o water_n natural_o incline_v to_o a_o roundness_n appear_v in_o the_o small_a drop_n thereof_o which_o gather_v themselves_o into_o that_o form_n and_o by_o the_o easy_a discern_a thing_n on_o shore_n from_o the_o top_n then_o from_o the_o hatch_n of_o the_o ship_n in_o the●r_a etc_n sea_n likewise_o by_o the_o elevation_n or_o depression_n of_o the_o pole_n and_o star_n no_o less_o in_o sail_v than_o land-travel_n to_o the_o north_n or_o south_n also_o in_o prevent_v or_o lengthen_v the_o sun_n light_n by_o sail_v east_n or_o west_n as_o before_o have_v be_v observe_v in_o the_o spaniard_n and_o portugal_n meet_v at_o the_o philippina_n and_o differ_v a_o whole_a day_n in_o their_o reckon_n the_o 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for_o man_n use_n 1.9_o the_o dry_a land_n appear_v which_o for_o man_n abuse_n be_v again_o in_o the_o day_n of_o noah_n cover_v and_o have_v not_o god_n 9_o set_v the_o sea_n a_o bound_n which_o it_o can_v pass_v it_o will_v so_o some_o translate_v it_o return_v to_o cover_v the_o earth_n for_o ever_o it_o be_v his_o 22_o perpetual_a decree_n who_o command_v and_o it_o be_v make_v that_o though_o the_o wave_n thereof_o rage_n yet_o they_o can_v prevail_v though_o they_o roar_v yet_o they_o can_v pass_v over_o and_o thus_o many_o of_o the_o ancient_a and_o late_a interpreter_n of_o genesis_n do_v aver_v that_o the_o earth_n be_v indeed_o low_a than_o the_o water_n as_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o work_n be_v observe_v as_o if_o god_n do_v by_o a_o kind_n of_o miracle_n in_o nature_n bridle_n and_o restrain_v the_o tempestuous_a force_n of_o the_o sea_n rerum_fw-la omnium_fw-la invalidissima_fw-la to_o use_v basil_n word_n debilissimaque_fw-la arena_fw-la with_o sand_n the_o weak_a of_o all_o creature_n thus_o hold_v aquinas_n carthusianus_n catharinus_n and_o other_o which_o opinion_n be_v grant_v how_o easy_a be_v it_o for_o the_o sea_n to_o enclose_v the_o earth_n in_o her_o watery_a mantle_n and_o again_o to_o make_v a_o conquest_n of_o the_o dry_a land_n have_v such_o force_n of_o her_o own_o and_o such_o re-inforcement_n from_o the_o air_n and_o the_o earth_n itself_o her_o own_o power_n even_o by_o order_n of_o nature_n and_o proportion_n of_o the_o element_n can_v but_o seem_v dreadful_a in_o which_o as_o the_o air_n exceed_v the_o water_n and_o be_v itself_o exceed_v of_o the_o fire_n so_o the_o water_n to_o some_o seem_v no_o less_o to_o surmount_v the_o earth_n as_o the_o low_a and_o least_o of_o the_o element_n and_o what_o army_n of_o exhalation_n do_v the_o sun_n daily_o muster_v in_o the_o great_a airy_a plain_n which_o will_v succour_v their_o mother_n in_o such_o a_o attempt_n beside_o that_o even_o the_o earth_n as_o it_o be_v every_o where_o 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