Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	france_n	king_n	slay_v	2,803	5	8.3370	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38421	England's remarques giving an exact account of the several shires, counties, and islands in England and Wales. In every of which you have I. How the county is bounded. II. The length, breadth, and circumference. III. The temperature of the air, and fertility or barrenness of the soil. IV. What commodities each shire or county affordeth. V. In what dioces, and how many parishes in it. VI. The number of Parliament-men, hundreds, and market-towns. VII. In every shire you have the name of the city or shire-town, with the latitude thereof, and how it bears, with the reputed and measured distance of the same from London, the road to the same; how governed, and the coat of arms, and what other things are therein remarkable. VIII. You have the names of such noble families as have been dukes or earls of each county since their first constitution. IX. Whatsoever is eminent or remarkable thorow-out the whole kingdom. To which is added a travelling map, describing the principal roads thorow-out England.		1682 (1682)	Wing E3027; ESTC R218203	95,213	312

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gules_a a_o cinquefoil_n ermine_n pierce_v of_o the_o field_n the_o earl_n of_o leicester_n since_o the_o first_o constitution_n be_v robert_z de_fw-fr bellemont_n simon_n de_fw-fr montefort_n ranulph_n earl_n of_o chester_n simon_n de_fw-fr montefort_n edmond_n crouchback_n will._n de_fw-fr bavar_n e._n of_o holland_n john_n of_o gaunt_n d._n of_o lancaster_n robert_n dudley_n thing_n remarkable_a in_o this_o county_n near_a bosworth_n upon_o redemore_n the_o last_o of_o the_o 13_o battle_n between_o the_o two_o house_n of_o york_n and_o lancaster_n be_v fight_v who_o dissension_n spend_v england_n more_o blood_n than_o do_v the_o win_n of_o france_n in_o which_o battle_n richard_n the_o tyrant_n and_o usurper_n by_o henry_n earl_n of_o richmond_n with_o 4000_o man_n be_v slay_v and_o but_o 10_o only_a on_o the_o earl_n part_n lose_v their_o life_n the_o corpse_n of_o the_o dead_a king_n

england_n remark_n give_v a_o exact_a account_n of_o the_o several_a shire_n county_n and_o island_n in_o england_n and_o wales_n in_o every_o of_o which_o you_o have_v i._n how_o the_o county_n be_v bound_v ii_o the_o length_n breadth_n and_o circumference_n iii_o the_o temperature_n of_o the_o air_n and_o fertility_n or_o barrenness_n of_o the_o soil_n iu._n what_o commodity_n each_o shire_n or_o county_n afford_v v._o in_o what_o diocese_n and_o how_o many_o parish_n in_o it_o vi_o the_o number_n of_o parliament-man_n hundred_o and_o market-town_n vii_o in_o every_o shire_n you_o have_v the_o name_n of_o the_o city_n or_o shire-town_n with_o the_o latitude_n thereof_o and_o how_o it_o bear_v with_o the_o repute_a and_o measure_a distance_n of_o the_o same_o from_o london_n the_o road_n to_o the_o same_o how_o govern_v and_o the_o coat_n of_o arm_n and_o what_o other_o thing_n be_v therein_o remarkable_a viii_o you_o have_v the_o name_n of_o such_o noble_a family_n as_o have_v be_v duke_n or_o earl_n of_o each_o county_n since_o their_o first_o constitution_n ix_o whatsoever_o be_v eminent_a or_o remarkable_a throughout_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n to_o which_o be_v add_v a_o travel_a map_n describe_v the_o principal_a road_n throughout_a england_n london_n print_v for_o langley_n curtis_n in_o goat-court_n upon_o ludgate-hill_n and_o sell_v by_o tho._n mercer_n at_o the_o half_a moon_n under_o the_o southeast_n corner_n of_o the_o royal_a exchange_n in_o cornhill_n 1682._o to_o the_o reader_n the_o apophthegm_n of_o chilo_n one_o of_o the_o seven_o wiseman_n of_o greece_n nosce_fw-la teipsum_fw-la be_v not_o unworthy_o consecrate_a to_o apollo_n at_o delphos_n none_o be_v a_o competent_a judge_n of_o other_o who_o do_v not_o first_o know_v himself_o and_o no_o person_n can_v judge_v of_o another_o country_n unless_o he_o know_v his_o own_o therefore_o nosce_fw-la patriam_fw-la be_v as_o necessary_a a_o adage_n especial_o to_o those_o who_o ample_a fortune_n and_o natural_a inclination_n call_v they_o into_o foreign_a country_n as_o chilo_n apophthegm_n be_v to_o all_o person_n whatsoever_o many_o in_o this_o age_n travel_v into_o france_n and_o other_o adjacent_a country_n and_o perhaps_o at_o their_o return_n be_v able_a to_o give_v you_o a_o account_v how_o many_o province_n &c_n &c_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o country_n they_o have_v travel_v when_o at_o the_o same_o time_n they_o scarce_o know_v any_o more_o land_n in_o england_n than_o their_o father_n or_o their_o own_o inheritance_n but_o here_o as_o in_o a_o map_n you_o may_v at_o first_o view_n give_v a_o account_n of_o any_o thing_n remarkable_a in_o england_n be_v the_o question_n ask_v either_o in_o england_n or_o foreign_a part_n which_o by_o peruse_v this_o little_a manual_n you_o will_v soon_o find_v the_o name_n of_o the_o several_a county_n in_o england_n barkshire_n pag._n 1_o bedfordshire_n pag._n 5_o buckinghamshire_n pag._n 8_o cambridgeshire_n pag._n 11_o cheshire_n pag._n 15_o cornwall_n pag._n 20_o cumberland_n pag._n 27_o derbyshire_n pag._n 31_o devonshire_n pag._n 33_o dorsetshire_n pag._n 40_o durham_n the_o bishopric_n and_o city_n pag._n 45_o essex_n pag._n 48_o gloucestershire_n pag._n 52_o hantshire_n pag._n 58_o hertfordshire_n pag._n 63_o herefordshire_n pag._n 67_o huntingtonshire_n pag._n 72_o kent_n pag._n 75_o lancashire_n pag._n 84_o leicestershire_n pag._n 90_o lincolnshire_n pag._n 94_o middlesex_n pag._n 99_o norfolk_n pag._n 133_o northamptonshire_n pag._n 140_o northumberland_n pag._n 145_o nottinghamshire_n pag._n 149_o oxfordshire_n pag._n 153_o rutlandshire_n pag._n 159_o shropshire_n pag._n 162_o somersetshire_n pag._n 166_o staffordshire_n pag._n 174_o suffolk_n pag._n 179_o surrey_n pag._n 185_o sussex_n pag._n 189_o warwickshire_n pag._n 194_o westmoreland_n pag._n 200_o wiltshire_n pag._n 204_o worcestershire_n pag._n 211_o yorkshire_n pag._n 215_o the_o name_n of_o the_o county_n in_o wales_n anglesey_n pag._n 226_o brecknockshire_n pag._n 229_o cardiganshire_n pag._n 232_o caernarvanshire_n pag._n 235_o caermardenshire_n pag._n 238_o denbyshire_n pag._n 241_o flintshire_n pag._n 244_o glamorganshire_n pag._n 248_o merionethshire_n pag._n 251_o monmouthshire_n pag._n 254_o montgomeryshire_n pag._n 258_o pembrokeshire_n pag._n 261_o radnorshire_n pag._n 266_o of_o the_o island_n about_o england_n the_o isle_n of_o man._n pag._n 268_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n pag._n 271_o the_o isle_n of_o jersey_n pag._n 273_o the_o isle_n of_o garnsey_n pag._n 275_o a_o exact_a map_n of_o england_n with_o the_o road_n from_o london_n to_o all_o the_o other_o part_n of_o this_o kingdom_n t._n cross_n sculpsit_fw-la n_o counties_n name_n 1_o bark_n sh_z 2_o bedford_z sh_z 3_o buckingham_z sh_z 4_o cambridge_z sh_z 5_o cheshire_n 6_o cornwall_z 7_o cumberland_n 8_o derby_z sh_z 9_o devon_n sh_z 10_o dorset_z sh_z 11_o durham_n 12_o essex_n 13_o gloucester_n sh_z 14_o hant._n sh_z 15_o hertford_n sh_z 16_o hereford_n sh_z 17_o huntingdon_n sh_z 18_o kent_n 19_o lancashire_n 20_o leicester_n sh_z 21_o lincoln_n sh_z 22_o middlesex_n 23_o norfolk_n 24_o northampton_n sh_z 25_o northumberland_n 26_o nottingham_n sh_z 27_o oxford_n sh_z 28_o rutland_n sh_z 29_o shrop._n sh_n 30_o somerset_n sh_z 31_o stafford_n sh_z 32_o suffoll_n 33_o surrey_n 34_o sussex_n 35_o warwick_n sh_z 36_o westmoreland_n 37_o wilt._n sh_n 38_o worcester_n sh_z 39_o york_n sh_z 40_o anglesey_n be_v 41_o brecknock_n sh_z 42_o cardigan_n sh_z 43_o carnarvan_n sh_z 44_o carmarden_n sh_z 45_o denbigh_n sh_z 46_o flint_n sh_z 47_o glamorgan_n sh_z 48_o merion_v sh_z 49_o monmouth_n sh_z 50_o montgomery_n sh_z 51_o pembroke_n sh_z 52_o radnor_n sh_z it_o be_v divide_v into_o twenty_o hundred_o viz._n farington_n ganfield_n horme_a oak_n want_v shrivenham_n lainborn_n kentbury_n westisle_n morton_n faircrosse_n braye_n read_v charlton_n sonning_n cookham_n wargrove_n bernersh_n riplessmore_n theale_n and_o in_o these_o hundred_o be_v 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