Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	great_a	king_n	richard_n	6,168	5	8.6609	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27337	The world bewitch'd, or, An examination of the common opinions concerning spirits their nature, power, administration and operations, as also the effects men are able to produce by their communication : divided into IV parts / by Balthazar Bekker ... ; vol. I translated from a French copy, approved of and subscribed by the author's own hand.; Betoverde weereld. English	Bekker, Balthasar, 1634-1698.	1695 (1695)	Wing B1781; ESTC R4286	207,500	352

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to_o the_o war_n and_o to_o obtain_v a_o happy_a success_n of_o it_o a_o counsellor_n of_o one_o of_o their_o king_n be_v in_o england_n in_o king_n james_n the_o first_o time_n say_v that_o okea_fw-mi often_o appear_v in_o his_o pagode_n whereupon_o 4_o priest_n enter_v into_o it_o utter_v strange_a word_n and_o make_v gesture_n and_o posture_n no_o less_o surprise_v these_o call_v other_o again_o who_o they_o cause_v to_o come_v in_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n and_o the_o god_n declare_v his_o will_n to_o they_o upon_o this_o declaration_n they_o take_v their_o measure_n in_o all_o their_o affair_n either_o journey_n or_o any_o thing_n else_o if_o they_o desire_v to_o go_v a_o hunt_n he_o precise_o teach_v they_o where_o the_o beast_n will_v be_v find_v they_o receive_v his_o advice_n with_o great_a satisfaction_n and_o never_o fail_v to_o follow_v they_o which_o often_o succeed_v he_o appear_v to_o they_o in_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o comely_a indian_a and_o after_o he_o have_v show_v himself_o for_o some_o time_n to_o his_o 12_o confederate_n he_o go_v up_o into_o the_o air_n whence_o he_o come_v sect._n 27._o the_o same_o author_n give_v we_o the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o carolina_n which_o be_v part_n of_o florida_n border_v upon_o virginia_n as_o we_o have_v hear_v he_o before_o relate_v those_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o island_n st._n vincent_n they_o likewise_o hold_v okea_fw-mi to_o be_v the_o supreme_a god_n good_a and_o bad_a spirit_n be_v look_v upon_o to_o be_v inferior_a god_n and_o they_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o the_o least_o as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o great_a go_n they_o also_o believe_v the_o transmigration_n of_o soul_n and_o when_o any_o body_n die_v they_o bury_v with_o he_o sufficient_a provision_n for_o his_o maintenance_n and_o all_o sort_n of_o clothes_n for_o his_o use_n when_o he_o shall_v

of_o the_o people_n of_o our_o communion_n it_o be_v also_o to_o be_v consider_v that_o there_o be_v among_o the_o protestant_n in_o general_a a_o great_a deal_n of_o difference_n between_o the_o common_a people_n and_o the_o learned_a it_o be_v true_a that_o there_o be_v likewise_o to_o be_v discover_v some_o difference_n between_o those_o two_o kind_n of_o people_n among_o the_o papist_n and_o even_o among_o the_o pagan_n there_o appear_v no_o less_o among_o the_o man_n of_o letter_n in_o particular_a some_o hold_v the_o common_a belief_n and_o help_v it_o other_o reject_v it_o and_o other_o at_o least_o take_v a_o kind_n of_o a_o medium_n between_o those_o two_o party_n so_o there_o be_v find_v among_o we_o people_n who_o believe_v almost_o all_o that_o be_v say_v of_o witchcraft_n and_o spectre_n there_o be_v other_o who_o deny_v all_o most_o all_o but_o the_o great_a part_n partly_o admit_v that_o which_o be_v ordinary_o say_v and_o partly_o reject_v it_o that_o be_v suppose_v we_o must_v still_o understand_v with_o relation_n to_o this_o distinction_n what_o i_o have_v to_o say_v in_o this_o work_n touch_v that_o of_o the_o reform_a religion_n but_o however_o to_o abridge_v my_o discourse_n rather_o than_o extend_v it_o it_o will_v be_v necessary_a first_o to_o propose_v the_o common_a opinion_n and_o the_o ordinary_a practice_n and_o afterward_o the_o opinion_n of_o people_n the_o most_o sensible_a and_o the_o most_o think_v part_n sect._n 2._o we_o frequent_o hear_v people_n make_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o discourse_n concern_v apparition_n phantome_n witchcraft_n and_o thing_n of_o that_o nature_n it_o be_v believe_v in_o general_a that_o angel_n have_v be_v from_o the_o beginning_n all_o create_v by_o god_n of_o which_o one_o part_n have_v revolt_v against_o he_o be_v become_v devil_n but_o afterward_o continue_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o devil_n he_o be_v speak_v of_o as_o single_o as_o the_o enemy_n of_o mankind_n and_o chief_o of_o the_o faithful_a hunt_v continual_o after_o occasion_n of_o do_v ill_o there_o be_v every_o where_o have_v a_o high_a opinion_n of_o his_o understanding_n power_n and_o action_n he_o be_v conceive_v or_o at_o least_o speak_v of_o as_o one_o and_o yet_o they_o make_v he_o to_o be_v present_a in_o all_o place_n he_o act_v every_o where_o he_o spy_v and_o set_v his_o hand_n to_o every_o thing_n i_o will_v explain_v this_o here_o something_o more_o particular_o sect._n 3_o they_o attribute_v to_o he_o such_o a_o extraordinary_a knowledge_n that_o it_o be_v pretend_v he_o understand_v better_o all_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o gospel_n than_o all_o the_o most_o learned_a and_o most_o understand_a divine_n that_o he_o observe_v all_o our_o thought_n that_o he_o mix_v with_o and_o act_n upon_o they_o from_o he_o proceed_v apparition_n and_o presage_n by_o which_o man_n be_v advise_v of_o future_a thing_n before_o they_o happen_v to_o they_o more_o particular_o when_o they_o be_v threaten_v with_o the_o death_n of_o some_o of_o their_o friend_n or_o some_o other_o evil_a accident_n it_o be_v believe_v further_o that_o a_o divine_a may_v declare_v where_o one_o shall_v find_v what_o be_v lose_v whether_o a_o man_n be_v bewitch_v and_o who_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o mischief_n and_o what_o mean_v there_o be_v to_o deliver_v he_o and_o many_o other_o such_o like_a thing_n sect._n 4._o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o devil_n have_v be_v doubtless_o urge_v to_o excess_n for_o neither_o god_n nor_o jesus_n christ_n have_v ever_o do_v any_o thing_n great_a or_o marvellous_a but_o the_o people_n ascribe_v to_o the_o devil_n i_o have_v show_v before_o in_o some_o manner_n ch._n 18._o sect._n 6._o that_o those_o thought_n proceed_v from_o the_o manichee_n when_o god_n permit_v he_o he_o can_v appear_v to_o man_n in_o all_o sort_n of_o figure_n not_o only_o in_o those_o of_o good_a and_o bad_a man_n live_v or_o dead_a but_o also_o in_o those_o of_o several_a beast_n from_o this_o same_o principle_n come_v the_o belief_n that_o be_v still_o in_o be_v that_o wicked_a debauch_a people_n transform_v themselves_o also_o by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o devil_n make_v use_n of_o mean_n design_v for_o this_o purpose_n into_o many_o shape_n of_o beast_n as_o of_o wolf_n but_o particular_o into_o that_o of_o cat_n and_o be_v so_o transfigure_v they_o pass_v though_o the_o quarrel_n of_o a_o glass_n window_n or_o the_o hole_n of_o a_o bell_n to_o go_v in_o the_o night_n to_o the_o sabat_n as_o i_o have_v already_o say_v or_o rather_o they_o ride_v on_o horseback_n upon_o a_o stick_n up_o the_o chimney_n and_o this_o belief_n to_o this_o time_n can_v be_v root_v out_o among_o we_o from_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o people_n further_o it_o be_v imagine_v that_o these_o same_o people_n may_v with_o the_o cooperation_n of_o the_o devil_n stir_v up_o tempest_n shut_v the_o wind_n up_o into_o a_o handkerchief_n and_o let_v it_o out_o when_o they_o will_v which_o however_o be_v seldom_o attribute_v but_o to_o the_o laplander_n and_o to_o finlanders_n to_o which_o the_o story_n that_o be_v make_v of_o their_o practice_n have_v give_v occasion_n so_o great_a be_v the_o credulity_n of_o the_o people_n even_o for_o the_o most_o absurd_a thing_n they_o persuade_v themselves_o also_o that_o these_o people_n devote_v to_o the_o devil_n learn_v of_o he_o the_o secret_a of_o make_v certain_a ointment_n by_o which_o they_o make_v themselves_o invulnerable_a against_o sword_n or_o musket_n and_o that_o they_o obtain_v likewise_o great_a many_o other_o advantage_n from_o their_o master_n sect._n 5._o it_o be_v not_o doubt_v but_o league_n be_v make_v between_o the_o devil_n and_o magician_n by_o which_o mean_v all_o these_o accident_n happen_v people_n be_v even_o persuade_v of_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o proof_n by_o water_n into_o which_o the_o accuse_a be_v throw_v and_o of_o a_o great_a many_o other-like_a thing_n above_o all_o of_o the_o usefulness_n of_o the_o advice_n the_o exorcist_n give_v as_o that_o endeavour_v to_o cause_v the_o person_n bewitch_v to_o be_v blessed_v by_o he_o that_o have_v do_v the_o mischief_n which_o be_v hold_v for_o a_o remedy_n infallible_a if_o the_o pretend_a sorcerer_n refuse_v to_o do_v it_o he_o may_v be_v force_v to_o it_o by_o blow_n and_o by_o violence_n another_o remedy_n be_v to_o bake_v some_o certain_a thing_n in_o some_o certain_a pot_n for_o a_o certain_a number_n of_o hour_n to_o a_o certain_a hour_n of_o the_o day_n or_o night_n the_o guilty_a be_v force_v by_o this_o mean_n to_o come_v to_o the_o house_n and_o consequent_o make_v himself_o know_v or_o the_o bewitched_a person_n swallow_v what_o have_v be_v bake_v or_o carry_v something_o about_o his_o neck_n or_o hang_v upon_o his_o breast_n in_o short_a there_o be_v a_o thousand_o other_o thing_n which_o will_v be_v unprofitable_a and_o tedious_a to_o relate_v sect._n 6._o the_o use_n that_o be_v make_v of_o all_o these_o opinion_n and_o the_o consequence_n that_o be_v draw_v from_o they_o be_v to_o attribute_v to_o the_o inspiration_n and_o solicitation_n of_o the_o devil_n all_o these_o extraordinary_a event_n and_o almost_o all_o the_o sin_n that_o be_v commit_v especial_o those_o that_o be_v most_o enormous_a if_o a_o sudden_a tempest_n arise_v and_o that_o there_o be_v some_o in_o our_o company_n who_o be_v not_o very_o much_o our_o friend_n and_o be_v a_o little_a suspect_v of_o be_v a_o witch_n we_o do_v not_o fail_v of_o impute_v to_o he_o this_o disorder_n if_o any_o one_o give_v a_o little_a cake_n a_o sugar_n plum_n a_o apple_n or_o other_o fruit_n to_o a_o child_n who_o come_v very_o sudden_o after_o to_o fall_v into_o a_o languish_a condition_n for_o a_o long_a time_n he_o that_o have_v make_v this_o present_a be_v immediate_o suspect_v of_o have_v bewitch_v the_o child_n and_o the_o mean_n be_v make_v use_n of_o as_o we_o have_v tell_v you_o before_o as_o a_o proof_n to_o discover_v the_o truth_n if_o the_o child_n recover_v present_o after_o the_o trial_n it_o be_v no_o more_o doubt_v but_o that_o the_o disease_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o witchcraft_n and_o that_o the_o suspicion_n against_o the_o magician_n be_v well_o ground_v sect._n 7._o i_o have_v speak_v hitherto_o of_o the_o opinion_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o common_a people_n only_o i_o shall_v now_o snow_n that_o which_o our_o doctor_n and_o our_o man_n of_o letter_n believe_v upon_o this_o point_n there_o be_v none_o so_o credulous_a as_o the_o vulgar_a however_o there_o be_v a_o very_a considerable_a difference_n to_o be_v see_v in_o their_o opinion_n some_o believe_v almost_o every_o thing_n and_o other_o almost_o nothing_o at_o all_o these_o two_o opinion_n so_o different_a aught_o to_o be_v attribute_v to_o two_o scot_n to_o the_o one_o a_o illustrious_a king_n of_o