Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	call_v	lord_n	word_n	2,792	4	4.2711	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69788	The history of Poland. vol. 1 in several letters to persons of quality, giving an account of the antient and present state of that kingdom, historical, geographical, physical, political and ecclesiastical ... : with sculptures, and a new map after the best geographers : with several letters relating to physick / by Bern. Connor ... who, in his travels in that country, collected these memoirs from the best authors and his own observations ; publish'd by the care and assistance of Mr. Savage.	Connor, Bernard, 1666?-1698.; Savage, John, 1673-1747.	1698 (1698)	Wing C5888; ESTC R8630	202,052	410

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besiege_a friend_n when_o meet_v with_o conrade_n who_o come_v to_o oppose_v he_o near_o the_o river_n roba_fw-la he_o entire_o rout_v success_n he_o and_o force_v he_o back_o again_o into_o his_o own_o country_n this_o happen_v about_o the_o year_n 1285._o death_n this_o prince_n die_v and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o monastery_n of_o the_o trinity_n at_o cracow_n lescus_n the_o vi_o leave_v no_o child_n his_o kingdom_n consequent_o fall_v into_o great_a distraction_n for_o vladislaus_n locticus_n his_o brother_n seize_v on_o the_o palatinate_n of_o siradia_n and_o boleslaus_n duke_n of_o ploskow_n brother_n to_o conrade_n duke_n of_o masovia_n on_o the_o palatinate_v of_o cracovia_n and_o sendomir_n but_o this_o latter_a be_v soon_o dispossess_v by_o 1290._o henry_n duke_n of_o breslaw_n surname_v the_o honest_a of_o the_o family_n of_o piastus_n in_o the_o year_n 1290_o who_o be_v likewise_o not_o long_o after_o turn_v out_o by_o locticus_n but_o soon_o restore_v and_o reign_v in_o 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these_o his_o intolerable_a vice_n bring_v upon_o he_o the_o ill-will_a of_o his_o subject_n insomuch_o that_o after_o three_o year_n reign_n they_o pronounce_v he_o unworthy_a of_o the_o sceptre_n and_o resolve_v to_o elect_v another_o hereupon_o locticus_n be_v dethrone_v dethrone_v they_o invite_v 1300._o winceslaus_fw-la king_n of_o bohemia_n to_o accept_v their_o crown_n who_o be_v marry_v to_o rixa_fw-la daughter_n of_o king_n premislus_n and_o crown_v king_n of_o poland_n in_o the_o year_n 1300_o but_o reign_v only_o to_o 1305._o after_o he_o come_v to_o reign_v he_o persecute_v locticus_n who_o hide_v himself_o for_o some_o time_n but_o be_v force_v at_o last_o to_o quit_v the_o kingdom_n when_o winceslaus_fw-la thus_o see_v himself_o secure_a at_o home_n by_o the_o flight_n of_o locticus_n and_o after_o have_v put_v bohemian_a garrison_n into_o the_o several_a city_n of_o poland_n which_o seem_v very_o policy_n uneasy_a to_o that_o nation_n he_o think_v it_o high_a time_n to_o 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and_o town_n they_o have_v possession_n of_o as_o cracow_n sendomir_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o mean_a time_n young_a winceslaus_fw-la come_v with_o a_o army_n to_o dispute_v his_o father_n kingdom_n with_o locticus_n be_v 118._o murder_v in_o the_o expedition_n it_o be_v think_v by_o order_n of_o the_o emperor_n albert_n and_o since_o his_o time_n the_o bohemian_n have_v ever_o be_v govern_v by_o foreign_a prince_n winceslaus_fw-la king_n death_n of_o poland_n and_o bohemia_n die_v and_o be_v bury_v at_o 147._o prague_n in_o the_o year_n 1305._o 1305._o after_o the_o death_n both_o of_o winceslaus_fw-la the_o father_n and_o son_n vladislaus_n locticus_n be_v restore_v almost_o by_o common_a consent_n in_o the_o year_n 1305_o and_o reign_v to_o the_o year_n 1333._o and_o this_o they_o do_v either_o because_o they_o think_v he_o have_v have_v time_n to_o repent_v and_o mend_v his_o former_a life_n or_o by_o reason_n they_o be_v afraid_a of_o civil_a war_n if_o they_o shall_v elect_v any_o other_o 119._o notwithstanding_o difficulty_n the_o palatinate_n of_o posnania_n and_o kalisch_n have_v a_o fresh_a memory_n of_o his_o past_a dissolute_a life_n will_v never_o acknowledge_v he_o their_o king_n also_o the_o governor_n of_o pomerania_n which_o then_o belong_v to_o poland_n be_v bribe_v by_o the_o marquis_n of_o brandenburg_n deliver_v up_o to_o he_o all_o the_o city_n of_o that_o province_n as_o likewise_o the_o city_n of_o dantzic_n except_o the_o castle_n which_o the_o governor_n thereof_o one_o bogussa_n be_v true_o loyal_a to_o his_o king_n will_v by_o no_o mean_n surrender_v prussia_n in_o these_o day_n the_o knight_n of_o the_o teutonic_n order_n be_v full_o settle_v in_o prussia_n be_v both_o very_a strong_a and_o very_a rich._n they_o be_v establish_v there_o by_o agreement_n with_o conrade_n brother_n to_o king_n vladislaus_n lasconogus_n for_o assist_v he_o against_o the_o prussian_n when_o he_o be_v oppress_v by_o they_o they_o there_o build_v some_o 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to_o that_o province_n which_o he_o though_o he_o have_v no_o title_n to_o sell_v yet_o be_v wise_a enough_o to_o accept_v their_o prosser_n the_o pole_n be_v very_o sensible_a of_o all_o these_o affront_v and_o injustice_n offer_v they_o by_o the_o teutonic_n order_n but_o before_o they_o proceed_v to_o revenge_n they_o think_v it_o advisable_v to_o 123._o acquaint_v the_o pope_n therewith_o who_o live_v then_o at_o avignon_n who_o after_o four_o year_n delay_n and_o debate_n order_v the_o knight_n to_o give_v due_a fatisfaction_n to_o the_o pole_n but_o they_o have_v have_v four_o year_n respite_n to_o fortify_v themselves_o and_o to_o make_v strong_a alliance_n with_o some_o neighbour_a prince_n and_o beside_o have_v a_o very_a considerable_a army_n on_o foot_n answer_v his_o holiness_n that_o they_o have_v often_o do_v great_a service_n for_o poland_n that_o that_o kingdom_n owe_v they_o sum_n of_o money_n and_o that_o they_o presume_v that_o not_o only_o the_o land_n they_o be_v 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and_o be_v divide_v into_o two_o district_n viz._n the_o district_v of_o chelm_fw-ge and_o crasnistaw_fw-mi in_o both_o which_o be_v these_o city_n and_o town_n viz._n chelm_fw-ge bish_n cap._n crasnistaw_fw-mi zamoisk_n ratno_n lynbowlya_n rozana_n vlodavia_n scebresin_n turobin_n tamogrod_n tomasow_n and_o ctesow_n of_o the_o capital_a of_o all_o which_o be_v chelm_fw-ge chelm_fw-ge a_o small_a city_n defend_v with_o a_o castle_n the_o outwork_n whereof_o be_v make_v of_o wood._n it_o lie_v about_o ten_o mile_n from_o lublin_n to_o the_o east_n twenty_o four_o from_o premistaw_fw-mi to_o the_o north_n and_o twelve_o from_o belsko_n it_o have_v be_v sack_v and_o burn_v by_o the_o muscovite_n and_o tartar_n during_o the_o late_a war_n which_o occasion_v the_o residence_n of_o its_o bishop_n to_o be_v translate_v to_o crasnistaw_fw-mi nevertheless_o a_o oriental_a or_o russian_a bishop_n still_o reside_v there_o crasnistaw_fw-mi crasnistaw_fw-mi a_o wall_a town_n upon_o the_o river_n 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its_o own_o prince_n but_o in_o the_o year_n 1526_o by_o the_o death_n of_o its_o duke_n john_n and_o stanislaus_n that_o duchy_n fall_v to_o the_o king_n of_o poland_n the_o inhabitant_n inhabitant_n hereof_o be_v general_o warlike_a they_o speak_v the_o same_o language_n with_o the_o pole_n only_o they_o differ_v in_o some_o few_o guttural_a accent_n their_o manner_n habit_n and_o religion_n be_v much_o the_o same_o this_o province_n be_v divide_v into_o three_o palatinate_n which_o be_v division_n the_o palatinate_v of_o masovia_n proper_o so_o call_v ploczkow_n and_o dobrina_n palatinate_n the_o first_o palatinate_n of_o this_o province_n be_v that_o of_o masovia_n proper_o so_o call_v which_o in_o spiritual_a matter_n be_v subject_n only_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o posnan_n but_o in_o temporal_a be_v divide_v into_o twelve_o district_n viz._n the_o district_v of_o warsaw_n wisna_n cyrna_n zembrow_n nuren_n wissegrod_n zakrow_n cickanow_n lombze_n rozan_n makow_n and_o liw_n in_o all_o which_o the_o principal_a city_n and_o town_n be_v those_o of_o the_o same_o name_n with_o the_o district_n add_v moreover_o these_o follow_v viz._n pultovia_n czerniensk_n czersko_n akroczim_n varka_o blonye_n pultowsko_n tarcin_n grodzyec_n prasniz_n garvolinia_n vengrovia_n stanislanovia_n broc_n viskow_n and_o seroicz_n of_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o all_o which_o and_o metropolis_n of_o the_o province_n be_v warsaw_n warsaw_n defend_v with_o a_o castle_n wall_z and_o ditch_n seat_v in_o a_o plain_a in_o the_o very_a centre_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o therefore_o pitch_v upon_o for_o the_o convening_n of_o the_o diet._n it_o lie_v upon_o the_o river_n vistula_n in_o the_o 43_o d_o degree_n of_o longitude_n and_o 52_o of_o latitude_n and_o be_v divide_v into_o four_o part_n viz._n the_o old_a and_o new_a town_n with_o the_o suburb_n of_o cracow_n and_o prag_n this_o city_n be_v adorn_v with_o divers_a stately_a pile_n of_o building_n particular_o a_o spacious_a foursquare_a 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arms._n the_o arm_n or_o standard_n of_o this_o palatinate_n be_v a_o eagle_n expanded_a argent_fw-fr in_o a_o field_n