Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	little_a	sea_n	see_v	1,312	5	3.4874	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77171	The martial-field of Europe being a geographical and historical description of those parts of Europe, which are most famous in this present war, viz. I. Flanders, II. The Rhine, III. Savoy, IV. Catalonia, V. Hungary, VI. Greece. With an account of the several revolutions of those places, either by conquest or treaties of peace, particularly from the treaty of Munster in 1648. to this present time. By A. Boyer, Gent.	Boyer, Abel, 1667-1729.	1694 (1694)	Wing B3916; ESTC R203420	162,311	286

king_n of_o lacedaemon_n other_o to_o cecrops_n who_o also_o found_v athens_n and_o other_o assure_v we_o that_o it_o be_v found_v by_o spartus_fw-la son_n to_o phoroneus_n king_n of_o argos_n in_o patriarch_n jacob_n time_n 1763._o year_n before_o our_o saviour_n in_o polybius_n time_n it_o be_v of_o a_o round_a figure_n five_o or_o six_o mile_n about_o be_v command_v by_o mount_n taigetus_n on_o the_o west_n this_o city_n now_o have_v but_o the_o miserable_a ruin_n of_o its_o former_a greatness_n it_o be_v divide_v into_o four_o quarter_n separate_v from_o each_o other_o the_o castle_n make_v one_o the_o land_n another_o and_o two_o suburb_n call_v melokorion_n or_o the_o middle_a suburb_n and_o exokorion_n or_o the_o outward_a suburb_n the_o exokorion_n be_v separate_v from_o the_o other_o three_o by_o the_o river_n vasoli_n potamos_n but_o have_v communication_n with_o they_o by_o a_o stone-bridge_n the_o castle_n call_v to_o castron_n have_v very_o good_a wall_n and_o be_v so_o advantageous_o seat_v on_o a_o rise_a ground_n that_o some_o historian_n assure_v it_o be_v never_o take_v by_o open_a force_n either_o by_o the_o turk_n or_o venetian_n nevertheless_o general_n morosini_fw-la make_v himself_o master_n of_o it_o in_o 1687._o it_o stand_v 120_o mile_n almost_o s._n of_o setines_n 150_o s._n e._n of_o lepanto_n and_o 526_o s._n w._n of_o constantinople_n long._n 47_o d._n 32_o m._n lat._n 35_o d._n 26m_n iii_o zarnata_n zarnata_n be_v a_o fortress_n which_o both_o art_n and_o nature_n have_v conspire_v to_o make_v strong_a be_v seat_v on_o a_o very_a pleasant_a rise_a ground_n and_o defend_v with_o tower_n and_o other_o fortification_n in_o 1685._o the_o garrison_n fright_v at_o the_o approach_n of_o the_o venetian_a army_n surrender_v to_o general_n morosini_fw-la upon_o article_n it_o stand_v 25_o mile_n almost_o w._n of_o misitra_n iv_o chielefa_n chielefa_n be_v a_o considerable_a fortress_n seat_v on_o a_o steep_a rock_n of_o a_o square_a figure_n 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it_o without_o any_o opposition_n and_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v raze_v vi_o cape_n matapan_n and_o maina_n to_o the_o s._n of_o morea_n be_v cape_n matapan_n which_o run_v further_o into_o the_o sea_n than_o any_o other_o cape_n of_o this_o peninsula_n it_o be_v ancient_o call_v promontorium_n taenarium_n from_o the_o cave_n tenaro_n who_o vast_a spacious_a gap_n give_v occasion_n to_o poet_n to_o feign_v it_o the_o mouth_n of_o hell_n the_o sea_n round_o this_o cape_n be_v very_o deep_a and_o have_v there_o two_o good_a port_n the_o first_o be_v call_v the_o port_n of_o quail_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o prodigious_a number_n of_o quail_n that_o fly_v thither_o the_o other_o be_v call_v the_o port_n of_o maina_n betwixt_o these_o two_o port_n and_o upon_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o ancient_n cersapolis_n the_o turk_n build_v former_o a_o fortress_n which_o they_o call_v turcotigi_n oliminias_n add_v monige_v which_o the_o greek_n interpret_v castro_n di_fw-it maini_n in_o 1570._o the_o venetian_n take_v this_o fort_n and_o raze_v it_o article_n iu._n saccania_n or_o romania_n minor_n this_o province_n which_o comprehend_v the_o old_a argia_n border_n the_o gulf_n of_o lepanto_n bound_n bound_n the_o isthmus_n of_o corinth_n and_o the_o gulf_n of_o engia_n on_o the_o north._n the_o mare_fw-la egeo_fw-la on_o the_o east_n zaconia_n and_o the_o gulf_n of_o napoli_n di_fw-it romania_n on_o the_o south_n and_o zaconia_n and_o chiarenza_n on_o the_o west_n the_o palus_n or_o marsh_n of_o lerna_n where_o hercules_n be_v say_v to_o have_v kill_v the_o hydra_n with_o seven_o head_n be_v in_o this_o province_n the_o only_a cape_n here_o be_v cape_n schili_n lat._n scylaeum_n or_o plethon_n cape_n cape_n or_o scillium_n or_o damala_n or_o sygillo_fw-la promontorium_n the_o city_n of_o note_n here_o be_v napoli_n di_fw-fr romania_n archb._n cap._n argos_n bish_n corinth_n archb._n i._o napoli_n di_fw-it romania_n of_o all_o those_o famous_a city_n which_o be_v former_o the_o ornament_n of_o argia_n call_v now_o saccania_n or_o romania_n minor_n none_o but_o napoli_n keep_v to_o this_o day_n some_o remain_v of_o its_o former_a beauty_n and_o grandeur_n it_o be_v call_v by_o ptolemy_n nauplia_n by_o sophianus_n napli_v and_o anaplia_n by_o the_o greek_n it_o be_v a_o strong_a and_o trade_a city_n build_v by_o nauplio_n son_n to_o neptunus_n in_o the_o far_a part_n of_o the_o gulf_n common_o call_v of_o napoli_n ancient_o argolicus_n simus_n upon_o a_o little_a cape_n that_o divide_v itself_o into_o two_o different_a part_n that_o towards_o the_o sea_n form_v a_o good_a safe_a and_o spacious_a haven_n the_o other_o towards_o the_o land_n render_v the_o passage_n to_o the_o town_n almost_o inaccessible_a there_o be_v no_o other_o but_o a_o narrow_a stony_a steep_a way_n to_o come_v to_o it_o between_o mount_n palamida_n and_o the_o seashore_n beside_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o situation_n which_o render_v this_o city_n one_o of_o the_o strong_a in_o europe_n it_o be_v defend_v by_o a_o citadel_n build_v on_o a_o rock_n in_o the_o sea_n a_o hundred_o yard_n off_o the_o city_n which_o consequent_o can_v be_v attack_v by_o land_n napoli_n be_v former_o a_o bishopric_n suffragan_n of_o corinth_n but_o now_o it_o be_v a_o archbishops_n see_v and_o the_o ordinary_a residence_n of_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o province_n which_o be_v inhabit_a by_o 60000_o greek_n beside_o a_o vast_a number_n of_o stranger_n of_o several_a nation_n it_o stand_v 78_o mile_n s._n w._n of_o athens_n and_o 60_o n._n of_o misitra_n napoli_n as_o most_o city_n have_v undergo_v many_o change_n of_o government_n in_o 1205._o the_o french_a and_o venetian_n together_o make_v themselves_o master_n of_o it_o in_o 1388._o king_n giovanissa_n take_v it_o by_o storm_n put_v all_o the_o garrison_n to_o the_o sword_n and_o blow_v up_o the_o city_n napoli_n come_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o mary_n erigana_n or_o anguien_v by_o corruption_n widow_n of_o peter_n son_n to_o frederick_n cornaro_n piscopia_n who_o be_v unable_a to_o keep_v it_o against_o so_o powerful_a a_o enemy_n as_o bajazet_n sell_v it_o to_o the_o republic_n of_o venice_n to_o which_o it_o be_v subject_a till_o 1539._o when_o it_o be_v yield_v to_o mahomet_n ii_o to_o procure_v a_o peace_n in_o 1686._o general_n morosini_fw-la order_v general_n coningsmark_n to_o possess_v himself_o of_o mount_n palamida_n which_o be_v within_o musket-shot_a of_o the_o town_n and_o command_v it_o and_o whilst_o he_o batter_v it_o from_o this_o place_n morosini_fw-la give_v battel_n to_o the_o serasquier_n that_o come_v to_o relieve_v it_o defeat_v he_o and_o take_v argos_n their_o fleet_n at_o the_o same_o time_n take_v ternis_fw-la aug._n the_o 29_o the_o serasquier_n advance_v again_o with_o a_o 1000_o man_n and_o fall_v upon_o the_o venetian_n in_o their_o trench_n where_o the_o battle_n be_v dubious_a for_o three_o hour_n but_o at_o last_o the_o turk_n flee_v after_o the_o battle_n the_o siege_n be_v push_v on_o with_o vigour_n and_o the_o turk_n capitulate_v to_o surrender_v on_o the_o usual_a term_n and_o be_v conduct_v to_o tenedos_n ii_o argos_n there_o have_v be_v three_o city_n call_v by_o this_o name_n the_o first_o be_v argos_n amphilochium_n in_o epirus_n the_o second_o argos_n pelasgicum_n in_o macedon_n and_o last_o argos_n peloponnesiacum_fw-la of_o which_o we_o be_v now_o to_o treat_v it_o have_v be_v ancient_o call_v phoronia_n hippobote_n jasia_n diposia_n jappia_n and_o last_o argos_n it_o be_v former_o the_o capital_a of_o the_o famous_a province_n of_o argia_n or_o argolis_n and_o one_o of_o the_o most_o celebrate_a city_n of_o peloponnesus_n it_o be_v seat_v on_o the_o river_n planissa_n lat._n inachus_n fluvius_n 7_o mile_n almost_o w._n of_o napoli_n di_fw-it romania_n it_o be_v first_o a_o bishopric_n under_o the_o archbishop_n of_o corinth_n and_o then_o erect_v into_o a_o metropolitan_a itself_o it_o have_v the_o mount_n

long._n 21_o d._n 37_o m._n lat._n 51_o d._n 2_o m._n vii_o courtray_v courtray_v or_o cortrick_n lat._n corteriacum_n and_o cortracum_n be_v seat_v on_o the_o river_n lys_n it_o be_v think_v that_o in_o caesar_n time_n it_o be_v under_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o nervian_o and_o tournisians_n philip_n the_o bald_n build_v a_o castle_n in_o it_o and_o other_o have_v add_v other_o fortification_n at_o different_a time_n the_o french_a by_o their_o too_o great_a precipitation_n lose_v a_o battle_n here_o in_o 1302._o and_o because_o they_o of_o courtray_v keep_v a_o anniversary_n to_o celebrate_v the_o memory_n of_o that_o happy_a day_n it_o be_v plunder_v and_o burn_v in_o 1382._o some_o time_n after_o it_o be_v rebuilt_a again_o and_o be_v now_o pretty_a considerable_a for_o its_o commerce_n good_a citadel_n and_o great_a territory_n the_o river_n lys_n divide_v it_o in_o two_o the_o french_a take_v it_o in_o 1646._o and_o the_o spaniard_n retake_v it_o in_o the_o year_n after_o lewis_n fourteen_o make_v himself_o master_n of_o it_o in_o 1667._o and_o keep_v it_o by_o the_o treaty_n of_o aix_n la_fw-fr chapelle_n in_o 1668._o and_o fortify_v it_o regular_o but_o be_v afterward_o give_v to_o the_o spaniard_n by_o the_o treaty_n of_o nimeguen_n in_o 1678._o and_o retake_v again_o by_o the_o french_a they_o dismantle_v it_o before_o they_o restore_v it_o to_o the_o spaniard_n by_o the_o truce_n of_o 1684._o the_o french_a take_v it_o again_o in_o ______o it_o stand_v 12_o mile_n n._n e._n of_o lille_n 14_o n._n w._n of_o tournay_n and_o 180_o w._n of_o paris_n long._n 16._o d._n 45_o m._n lat._n 49_o d._n 9_o m._n viii_o dovay_n dovay_n lat._n duacum_fw-la on_o the_o river_n scharpe_a be_v the_o chief_a town_n of_o the_o country_n of_o the_o catague_n mention_v in_o caesar_n commentary_n as_o it_o be_v think_v pbilip_n ii_o king_n of_o spain_n found_v its_o university_n in_o 1563._o which_o be_v a_o seminary_n for_o the_o english_a roman_a catholic_n it_o be_v of_o considerable_a strength_n and_o have_v a_o magazine_n very_o well_o furnish_v it_o be_v likewise_o considerable_a for_o its_o extent_n ancient_a building_n and_o september_n fair._n the_o fort_n stand_v about_o a_o cannon_n shoot_v below_o the_o town_n upon_o the_o scharpe_a and_o judge_v by_o its_o situation_n among_o marsh_n by_o mean_n of_o its_o sluice_n whereby_o it_o can_v drown_v all_o the_o country_n about_o to_o be_v impregnable_a the_o chief_a trade_n of_o this_o town_n consist_v in_o fine_a woolen_n camlet_n send_v into_o many_o part_n the_o french_a be_v master_n of_o it_o since_o 1667._o it_o stand_v 13_o mile_n almost_o n._n of_o cambray_n and_o 34_o w._n of_o mons._n long._n 22_o d._n 12_o m._n lat._n 50_o d._n 24_o m._n ix_o furne_z furne_z which_o the_o fleming_n call_v wernen_fw-ge be_v a_o well_o build_v and_o pleasant_a town_n though_o but_o small_a the_o canal_n support_v the_o trade_n of_o the_o town_n which_o consist_v in_o linen_n and_o other_o manufacture_n the_o city_n be_v dignify_v with_o the_o title_n of_o a_o viscountship_n and_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o a_o lord_n castellain_fw-fr it_o be_v three_o time_n take_v and_o now_o fortify_v by_o the_o french_a and_o at_o length_n resign_v to_o that_o crown_n by_o the_o peace_n of_o aix_n la_fw-fr chapelle_n in_o 1668._o it_o be_v take_v by_o the_o english_a in_o 1692._o and_o retake_v by_o the_o french_a in_o 1693._o it_o stand_v not_o far_o off_o sea_n five_o miles_n s._n w._n of_o newport_n and_o 12_o nigh_v e._n of_o dunkirk_n long._n 21_o d._n 50_o m._n lat._n 51_o d._n 8_o m._n x._o dixmude_n dixmude_a or_o dixmuyde_n be_v situate_v on_o the_o confluent_a of_o the_o river_n ypre_n and_o another_o small_a stream_n it_o be_v not_o very_o large_a but_o be_v reckon_v a_o place_n of_o importance_n and_o famous_a for_o a_o great_a fair_a in_o july_n it_o have_v often_o change_v its_o master_n the_o english_a take_v it_o and_o new_a fortify_v it_o in_o 1692._o the_o french_a retake_v it_o the_o year_n after_o it_o stand_v nine_o mile_n n._n of_o ypres_n and_o 20_o e._n of_o dunkirk_n long._n 22_o d._n 8_o m._n lat._n 51_o d._n 6_o m._n xi_o cassel_n cassel_n or_o mont-cassel_n lat._n castellum_n and_o castellum_n morinorum_n be_v a_o ancient_a town_n situate_v on_o a_o mountain_n it_o be_v well_o fortify_v and_o have_v a_o considerable_a jurisdiction_n and_o two_o famous_a fair_n one_o in_o january_n the_o other_o in_o august_n king_n philip_n augustus_n take_v it_o in_o 1213._o and_o it_o be_v take_v and_o retake_v since_o upon_o several_a occasion_n the_o french_a be_v master_n of_o it_o since_o 1677._o it_o stand_v by_o the_o river_n fene_n 15_o mile_n s._n of_o dunkirk_n long._n 21_o d._n 39_o m._n lat._n 50_o d._n 57_o m._n xii_o orchy_n orchy_n be_v a_o ancient_a and_o considerable_a town_n call_v by_o ptolemy_n the_o capital_a of_o the_o atrebatii_n it_o stand_v between_o tournay_n and_o douai_n 10_o mile_n off_o each_o long._n 22_o d._n 26_o m._n lat._n 50_o d._n 34_o m._n xiii_o st._n amand._n st._n amand_n lat._n elno_n be_v seat_v on_o the_o river_n scharpe_a and_o be_v famous_a for_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n amand_n where_o die_v the_o saint_n of_o that_o name_n abbatia_n sancti_fw-la almandi_fw-la elnonensis_fw-la the_o french_a have_v be_v in_o possession_n of_o it_o ever_o since_o 1667._o the_o forest_n of_o st._n amand_n beginning_n on_o the_o frontier_n of_o flanders_n and_o extend_v itself_o in_o the_o county_n of_o hainault_n near_o to_o valenciennes_n be_v cut_v down_o by_o order_n of_o lewis_n fourteen_o in_o 1676._o after_o his_o take_n of_o conde_n and_o bouchain_n st._n amand_n before_o the_o french_a dismantle_v it_o be_v a_o place_n of_o great_a strength_n the_o river_n scharpe_a on_o which_o it_o stand_v fall_v a_o little_a low_o into_o the_o schelde_v the_o land_n that_o lie_v between_o the_o two_o river_n be_v call_v the_o isle_n of_o st._n amand._n this_o town_n lie_v 16_o mile_n n._n e._n of_o douai_n and_o 40_o s._n of_o ghent_n long._n 22_o d._n 42_o m._n lat._n 50_o d._n 27_o m._n fourteen_o armentier_n armentier_n lat._n armentariae_fw-la stand_v on_o the_o lys_n and_o be_v considerable_a for_o its_o strength_n and_o linen_n manufactory_a and_o trade_n it_o have_v be_v often_o take_v and_o retake_v in_o this_o last_o age._n the_o archduke_n governor_n of_o the_o low-countries_n in_o 1647._o take_v it_o from_o the_o french_a who_o not_o long_o after_o become_v master_n of_o it_o again_o and_o still_o be_v in_o possession_n of_o it_o by_o the_o treaty_n of_o aix_n la_fw-fr chapelle_n it_o lie_v seven_o mile_n almost_o w._n of_o lille_n 32_o s._n e._n of_o dunkirk_n and_o 40_o s._n w._n of_o ghent_n long._n 22_o d._n 8_o m._n lat._n 50_o d._n 45_o m._n chief_a town_n in_o flanders_n belong_v to_o the_o hollander_n i._o sluys_n sluys_n lat._n slusa_n or_o clusa_n be_v a_o seaport_n town_n over_o against_o the_o little_a island_n cadsant_a or_o guisant_a it_o former_o belong_v to_o the_o count_n of_o nemours_n descend_v from_o the_o count_n of_o flanders_n and_o then_o fall_v into_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o french_a philip_n the_o bold_a king_n of_o france_n keep_v a_o strong_a garrison_n here_o to_o curb_v those_o of_o bruges_n and_o charles_n vi_o build_v a_o fleet_n here_o against_o england_n the_o emperor_n maximilian_n i._o take_v it_o afterward_o in_o who_o family_n it_o remain_v some_o time_n during_o the_o war_n of_o the_o netherlands_o the_o prince_n of_o parma_n take_v it_o for_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n and_o the_o dutch_a retake_v it_o in_o 1604._o under_o the_o conduct_n of_o prince_n maurice_n which_o they_o look_v upon_o as_o a_o sufficient_a compensation_n for_o the_o loss_n of_o ostend_n and_o thereupon_o coin_v a_o medal_n with_o this_o motto_n jehova_n plus_fw-la dedit_fw-la quam_fw-la amisimus_fw-la god_n give_v we_o more_o than_o we_o lose_v the_o defence_n of_o the_o besiege_a be_v very_o memorable_a for_o they_o hold_v it_o out_o 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army_n keep_v it_o in_o a_o manner_n block_v up_o by_o their_o incampment_n in_o 1688._o and_o in_o 1689._o the_o force_n of_o lithuania_n and_o poland_n set_v down_o before_o it_o begin_v a_o formal_a attack_z aug._n 20._o but_o cross_v with_o ill_a success_n raise_v the_o siege_n in_o september_n follow_v this_o city_n stand_v 72_o mile_n n._n w._n of_o soczow_n 116_o almost_o s._n e._n of_o lemburg_n 280_o e._n of_o cracovia_n and_o 290_o s._n e._n of_o warsovia_n long._n 47_o d._n 46_o m._n lat._n 48_o d._n 50_o m._n ii_o bar._n bar_n be_v a_o very_a strong_a town_n on_o the_o river_n row_n in_o the_o palatinate_n of_o kaminieck_n upon_o a_o hill_n among_o marsh_n and_o now_o subject_a to_o the_o turk_n it_o stand_v 70_o mile_n n._n e._n of_o kaminieck_n and_o 54_o n._n w._n of_o braclaw_n long._n 49_o d._n 22_o m._n lat._n 49_o d._n 14_o m._n iii_o braclaw_n braclaw_n lat._n braclovia_n be_v a_o strong_a town_n in_o lower_n podolia_n situate_v upon_o the_o river_n bog_n towards_o the_o middle_n of_o this_o province_n and_o capital_a of_o the_o palatinate_n of_o the_o same_o name_n it_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o king_n of_o poland_n but_o the_o country_n have_v be_v strange_o ruin_v by_o the_o turk_n since_o the_o take_n of_o kaminieck_n off_o which_o city_n it_o stand_v 110_o mile_n to_o the_o e._n long._n 50_o d._n 52_o m._n lat._n 48_o d._n 53_o m._n article_n iu._n moldavia_n moldavia_n be_v a_o principality_n of_o europe_n know_v also_o under_o the_o name_n of_o great_a walachia_n name_n name_n or_o walachia_n cisalpina_n former_o part_n of_o dacia_n and_o afterward_o of_o the_o great_a kingdom_n of_o hungary_n it_o have_v its_o modern_a name_n from_o a_o river_n bound_n bound_n or_o from_o the_o borough_n moldavia_n the_o niester_n divide_v it_o from_o podotia_n on_o the_o n._n the_o black_a sea_n and_o the_o danube_n divide_v it_o from_o bulgaria_n on_o the_o e._n it_o have_v the_o rivers_n danube_n and_o serethe_v or_o missovo_fw-la on_o the_o south_n and_o the_o mount_n hemus_n divide_v it_o from_o walachia_n and_o transilvania_n on_o the_o west_n it_o be_v about_o 90_o league_n long_o from_o east_n to_o west_n extent_n extent_n and_o 70_o from_o n._n to_o s._n this_o country_n be_v fruitful_a in_o corn_n pulse_n etc._n etc._n the_o air_n very_o good_a quality_n quality_n there_o be_v such_o plenty_n of_o wax_n and_o honey_n that_o their_o tithe_n be_v worth_a above_o 200000_o crown_n to_o the_o prince_n history_n history_n the_o inhabitant_n be_v christian_n under_o the_o greek_a patriarch_n and_o the_o tribute_n they_o pay_v former_o to_o the_o turk_n be_v former_o about_o 1400_o pound_n but_o the_o port_n increase_v it_o from_o time_n to_o time_n not_o care_v how_o poor_a they_o make_v they_o to_o keep_v they_o obedient_a i●_n 1686._o the_o pole_n overran_a all_o this_o country_n and_o take_v their_o principal_a city_n they_o therefore_o since_o relinquish_v the_o ottoman_a interest_n and_o voluntary_o put_v themselves_o under_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o emperor_n of_o germany_n in_o 1688._o this_o country_n be_v divide_v into_o moldavia_n proper_o so_o call_v towards_o the_o west_n and_o bessarabia_n towards_o the_o east_n where_o the_o danube_n mouth_n be_v and_o belong_v to_o the_o turk_n bessarabia_n be_v inhabit_v by_o the_o tartar_n drobuce_n or_o of_o budziack_n and_o the_o tartar_n of_o oczakow_n both_o great_a thief_n the_o place_n of_o note_n in_o moldavia_n proper_a be_v sockzow_n or_o czukaw_n jassy_n or_o jazy_a pudna_n targorod_n or_o trescort_n in_o bessarabia_n tekin_n or_o tigina_n akierman_n or_o bialogrod_n oczakow_n kilia_fw-la nova_fw-la i._o sockzow_n sockzow_n or_o czukaw_n be_v a_o great_a and_o strong_a city_n the_o capital_a of_o the_o principality_n of_o moldavia_n and_o the_o ordinary_a residence_n of_o the_o prince_n call_v vayvode_n it_o stand_v on_o the_o river_n serethe_v 54_o mile_n n._n e._n of_o cronstad_n and_o 74_o almost_o s._n of_o kaminieck_n long._n 48_o d._n 30_o m._n lat._n 47_o d._n 44_o m._n ii_o jassy_n jassy_a or_o jazy_a be_v a_o great_a and_o populous_a city_n on_o the_o river_n pruth_n subject_a to_o its_o own_o prince_n under_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o emperor_n the_o pole_n take_v it_o in_o 1686._o and_o soon_o after_o leave_v it_o again_o it_o stand_v 60_o mile_n e._n of_o sockzow_n i._o tekin_n tekin_fw-mi or_o tigina_n be_v a_o great_a city_n the_o capital_a of_o bessarabia_n on_o the_o river_n niester_n towards_o the_o border_n of_o podolia_n it_o stand_v 100_o mile_n n._n e._n of_o jazy_a long._n 51_o d._n 20_o m._n lat._n 47_o d._n 30_o m._n ii_o bialogrod_n or_o akierman_n bialogrod_n be_v a_o strong_a city_n upon_o the_o niester_n near_o the_o pont_n euxine_a and_o the_o capital_a of_o the_o principality_n of_o budziack_n it_o stand_v 42_o mile_n s._n w._n of_o oczakow_n and_o 270_o n._n of_o constantinople_n long._n 54_o d._n 34_o m._n lat._n 47_o d._n 32_o m._n iii_o oczakow_n oczakow_n or_o ocziakow_n lat._n axiace_n be_v a_o strong_a town_n seat_v at_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o borysthenes_n or_o niester_n into_o the_o euxine_a sea_n it_o have_v a_o castle_n which_o be_v garrison_v by_o the_o turk_n but_o the_o citizen_n be_v precopensian_a tartar_n it_o be_v build_v by_o vitolaus_n duke_n of_o lithuania_n and_o at_o first_o people_v by_o his_o subject_n near_o this_o city_n the_o pole_n give_v the_o tartar_n a_o fatal_a overthrow_n in_o 1644._o this_o place_n give_v name_n to_o the_o neighbour_a tartar_n who_o be_v so_o troublesome_a to_o podolia_n lithuania_n and_o poland_n that_o the_o king_n of_o the_o latter_a pay_v they_o tribute_n to_o prevent_v their_o incursion_n it_o stand_v 44_o mile_n n._n e._n of_o bialogrod_n and_o 290_o n._n of_o constantinople_n long._n 55_o d._n 27_o m._n lat._n 47_o d._n 52_o m._n iv_o kilia_fw-la nova_fw-la kilia_fw-la nova_fw-la be_v a_o strong_a town_n of_o bessarabia_n subject_n to_o the_o turk_n upon_o the_o danube_n 60_o miles_n s._n w._n of_o bialogrod_n 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