Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	earth_n	whole_a	world_n	2,865	5	4.3077	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02285	The zea-atlas, or, The water-world shewing all the sea-coasts of y known parts of y earth, with a generall discription of the same. Verie usefull for all masters & mates of shipps, & likwise for merchants newly sett forth.	Colom, Jacob Aertsz, 1599-1673.	1688 (1688)	Wing C5403I; ESTC R174102	19,633	61

a part of a great Armenia Diarbech in former time Mesopotamia Syria and a great deal of Arabia The chiefest Mart-townes in these Countreys are Trapesonda Aleppo with the Sea-havens Tripoli Amon Damasco Baruti and Mecha These Countrey affoard much silk Tasti Damasts Turks Groggrein Kotton and Scarletdie The other part of Arabia resorteth under severall Kings there in is situated the famous city Aden from thence come very fayre Pearles the unfeygned Balzem-Oyl Franckincense Myrrhe and such-like commodities TARTARIE are in one name tearmed all the Countreys situated with a large and confused comprehension Eastward from the Eastern Ocean betwixt the Northern Yz-Sea and the Southern Countreys as China that part of Indien without Ganges the River Oxus the Caspian and Meotian Sea to Moscovien westward The inhabitans are called Tartarians who are ordinarily strang stout and bold People and who easely suffer hunger heat and cold They have no cityes villager nor houses but dwel by companyes which they call Hordas with wives childern and cattel in tabernakels tents in the fields now here to morrow elsewhere wheresoever they finde good pastorage for theyr cattle to wit Oxen Sheep Horses and Kamels with whose flesh blood and milk they sustaine themselves Theyr Prince one or the greatest Potentates of the Earth they call C ham that is Duke to whome they shew singular obedience CHINA which is accounted the greatest powerfulst richest Kingdome of the whole World is compassed on the East and South with the Orientall Ocean which the Ancient named Mare Eoum on the west with India and Bramas and on the North it is joyned with Tartary where the Kings have divided it with an admirable wall of 400 miles in length buylt betwixt the hils It is divided in 15 Kingsdoms or great Provinces they have each a Prince or King of theyr owne who againe submit themselves all unto one supream King who is able according to the relation of the Portugals in time of warre to bring in the field moor as 300000 Footemen and 200000 Horsemen It is very fruytful of Korne kattel tame and wilde it hath also mines of precious stones gold kopper iron steel and pearls and specialy there is great abundance of silk it conteyneth great migry citities which also are very populous Of the great and glorious city Paquin where the King hath his residence are almost incredible things written The inhabitans are very witty and sutle inespecially in Manifactuurs they make wagons with which they sayle over Land as with ships in the Zea. The art of printing and making of pieces of ordonances hath bin by them farre sooner in use as by us They have good civil lawes according to which they live but the true knowlegde of God they want sith they are heathens and adore Sun Moone and other idols jea the Divel hunself least he doe them any evil The principal commodities which come out of China are gold precious stones musk rhubarb the root China fine earthen platters abundance of silke sugar rijs cotton linnen and korne INDIEN situated betwixt Persien the hil Tauri China the Indian Sea is as all writers Witnes the best and nobelest Countrey on Earth or which produceth the beautifulst best fruit as wel those which serve for Mans sustenance a pleasure It replenisheth the whole World withis precious stones and pearles kostly spices medicinal drugs and perfumes in such a manner that if Paradys where no where to be had this whole Countrey might betearmed a terrestrial Paradys Many Kingdoms and rich countreys are therein conteyned as the Kingdom of the great Mogol which is properly Indien Cambaja Orixa Bengala Aracan Pegu Malacca Siam Tipura Gouro c. Calicut situated in Malabar wont not long since to be the chief city of whole Indien which at this time is called Coa here have the Deputy of Portugal the Arch-Bisshop the Kings Counsel and the Chauncellors theyr residence to commaund over all the Quarters of the Eastparts appertayning to the King of Spayne Among many strange thing and trees which grow in Indien are the tree de Rais and the tree Triste very wonderfull The tree de Rais or root-tree groweth first from below as other trees doe but spreading its branches they grow ful of sprigs and roots which bowing growing downward to the earth at last grow fast there and take root and in progres of time grow so thick as the first root so that they are hardly to be discerned one from anoter out of which againe others round about grow to an innumerable number so that such trees in time spread themselves in a round circle an Italian mile farre and not onely that the lowes branches thrust theyr twigs rootes downwards which afare of is as a deal of hanging hemp but also the uppermost highest in such a manner that one onely tree maketh a close wood De Arbore triste or the sadtree so called because he doth not slourish by day but alwayes by night a strange thing to behold As long as the Sun is not set this tree appeareth as withered and when the Sunne is set there is no blossom to be seen on it but presently an half houre after it is as ful of blossoms as may be very faire to behold and of an exceding pleasant smel and continueth so the whole night but as soone as the day and Sunne returneth doe all the blossoms fall of that there remayneth not one on the tree and cover the Earth and the leaves shut themselfs half so that he seemeth to be withered and dead this continueth til evening then it beginneth to get blossoms as before and continueth so the whole year PERSIA very famous in respect of the 2 de Monarchy comprehendeth many Countreys and Provinces is a very potent rich countrey and is governed by the Sophi who though he be a Mahumetist warreth continually against the Turck for the religion of Mahumet and that in respect of the several expositions of the Alcoran Out of Persia are brought precious stones Oriental Pearls the cordial stone Bezoar much silk-work and very fayr Horses The nobelest fayrest Pearls which are found in the whole East and which are called the right Oriental Pearls are found in the Gulf of Persia betwixt Ormus and Bassora in the Places of Bare in Caryffa Julfar other places thereabout These are fished by Divers which are therein experienced going ten twelff twenty and more fathoms under water and growe in Oisters which the Dippers being naked grable swiffly on the bottom and with a small baskef which they have bound about theyr body bring them with them above water being layd in the Sunne they goe open of theyr owne accord and therein are found the Pearls ZEYLAN is one of the best and fruytfulst Ilands which are knowne at this day the Earth is there alwayes green and the trees loadened with blossems and fruit producing the fayrest Oreng appels Lemmons Citrons and such like fruyt The best Cinamon