Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	fish_n	great_a	sea_n	3,519	5	6.8793	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61053	A prospect of the most famous parts of the vvorld Viz. Asia, 3 Affrica, 5 Europe, 7 America. 9 With these kingdomes therein contained. Grecia, 11 Roman Empire, 13 Germanie, 15 Bohemia, 17 France, 19 Belgia, 21 Spaine, 23 Italie, 25 Hungarie, 27 Denmarke, 29 Poland, 31 Persia, 33 Turkish Empire, 35 Kingdome of China, 37 Tartaria, 39 Sommer Ilands, 41 Civill Warres, in England, Wales, and Ireland. You shall find placed in the beginning of the second booke marked with these [3 asterisks in triangle formation] and (5) together with all the provinces, counties, and shires, contained in that large theator of Great Brittaines empire. / Performed by John Speed.	Speed, John, 1552?-1629.; Goos, Abraham,; Gryp, Dirck,; Speed, John, 1552?-1629. Theatre of the empire of Great Britaine.	1646 (1646)	Wing S4882A; ESTC R218797	522,101	219

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comarton_n somegill_n guithel_n arro_n machaway_n edway_n hawye_n eland_n clarwen_n and_o wye_n beside_o other_o lough_n that_o stand_v betwixt_o the_o hill_n this_o shire_n be_v divide_v into_o six_o hundred_o wherein_o be_v seat_v three_o forest_n four_o market-town_n six_o castle_n and_o fifty_o two_o parish-church_n as_o in_o the_o table_n in_o the_o last_o page_n of_o this_o chapter_n alphabetical_o be_v set_v and_o insert_v the_o county_n of_o radnor_n describe_v and_o the_o shyretowne_n sittuatione_fw-la anno_fw-la 16●8_n ¶_o a_o alphabetical_a table_n of_o all_o the_o town_n river_n and_o memorable_a place_n mention_v in_o radnor-shire_n hundred_n in_o radnor-shire_n 1_o rayader-gowy_n 2_o knighton_n 3_o kevenllice_n 4_o radnor_n 5_o collowine_n 6_o painescastell_n a_o aberdow_n coll._n arro_n flu._n augop_o rad._n b_o banghwid_v paines_n bettas_n disserth_n coll._n bigildi_n knight_n blethvach_n keven_n blethuach_n forrest_n keven_n brongwine_n paines_n buttus_n paines_n c_o cascop_n keven_n castle_n dynbod_n knight_n clarwen_n flu._n clirow_o paines_n clowedoke_n flu._n colwin_n castle_n coll._n colva_n rad._n combehire_n rayad._n comaron_fw-fr flu._n d_o darnall_n flu._n discodde_n rad._n disserth_n coll._n dullas_n flu._n e_o ednall_n rad._n edway_n flu._n eland_n flu._n f_o fuldibrok_n rad._n g_o garthuagh_n rayad._n glasbury_n paines_n glascomb_n coll._n glastray_o alias_o glawdiscre_n rad._n glyngwin_n rayad._n gwythell_n flu._n h_o harton_n rad._n hawye_n flu._n hiop_n knight_n i_o ithon_n flu._n k_o kevelle_n castle_n keven_n kregrena_n coll._n kinerton_n rad._n knighton_n knight_n knukle_n forest_n knight_n knukle_n knight_n l_o llanamro_n knight_n llanbaderney_n gareg_n coll._n llanbaderne_a keven_n lanbadarne_v vynith_n knight_n llanbeder_n paines_n llanbester_fw-mi knight_n llandegley_n keven_n llandewy_a knight_n llandewy_a vach_n paines_n llandilo_n paines_n landrindod_n keven_n llanelw_v coll._n llangiallo_n keven_n llanihangell_n keven_n llanihangell_n yerholegan_v rayad._n llanihangell_n arro_n paines_n llanihangell_n kevenllice_n keven_n llanihangell_n nantmelan_n rad._n llansanffr_v coll._n llansanffr_v in_o comotoi_v rayad._n llanstephan_n paines_n llanuer_v coll._n llanyere_n rayad._n llowes_n paines_n lugier_n flu._n llynhoghlen_n paines_n m_o machway_n keven_n michael_n church_n paines_n monaghree_n keven_n n_o nantmell_n rayad._n newcastle_n rad._n newchurch_n paines_n norton_n rad._n p_o painescastle_n paines_n pilim_n keven_n presteigne_n rad._n r_o radnor_n old_a rad._n radnor_n new_a rad._n radnor_n forrest_n rad._n rayader-gowy_a rayad._n rulen_n coll._n s_o s._n harmon_n alias_o phistharmon_n rayad._n standish_n rad._n samegill_n flu._n t_o teme_n flu._n w_n whitten_n keven_n whitehall_n knight_n weston_n hall_n keven_n wye_n flu._n y_fw-fr ython_n flu._n cardigans-shire_n chapter_n ix_o cardiganshire_n in_o the_o welsh_a call_v sire_n aber-tivi_a be_v part_v on_o the_o north_n from_o merioneth-shire_n with_o the_o river_n dovi_fw-la name_n by_o the_o plinillimon_n hill_n from_o montgomery-shire_n in_o part_n of_o her_o east_n limi●●_n and_o the_o rest_n from_o breknockshire_n with_o the_o water_n towy_a and_o with_o tyvy_n altogether_o on_o the_o south_n from_o caermardenshire_n the_o west_n be_v whole_o wash_v with_o the_o irish_a sea_n form_n 2_o the_o form_n thereof_o be_v horne-like_a bow_v compass_n long_o and_o narrow_a and_o grow_v wide_o still_o towards_o the_o north_n so_o that_o from_o cardigan_n the_o shire-towne_n and_o uttermost_a point_n in_o the_o south_n unto_o the_o river_n dovi_fw-la dimensitie_n her_o far_a north_n bounder_n be_v thirty_o two_o mile_n and_o from_o the_o head_n of_o clarwen_n in_o the_o east_n to_o aberysthwyth_n on_o her_o west_n the_o broad_a part_n in_o the_o shire_n be_v only_o fifteen_o the_o whole_a in_o circumference_n be_v one_o hundred_o and_o three_o mile_n aire_n 3_o the_o air_n be_v open_a and_o somewhat_o pierce_v the_o soil_n be_v hilly_a and_o wales-like_a uneven_a yet_o more_o plain_a and_o champion_n towards_o the_o sea_n then_o in_o the_o east_n or_o north_n of_o the_o land_n for_o beside_o that_o great_a and_o high_a hill_n call_v plinillimon_n a_o continual_a range_n of_o lesser_a do_v shoot_v along_o yield_v in_o their_o valley_n both_o goodly_a rich_a pasture_n soil_n and_o very_o large_a pool_n which_o be_v assist_v with_o spring_n from_o the_o rock_n do_v branch_n themselves_o as_o vein_n in_o the_o body_n and_o make_v fruitful_a their_o passage_n unto_o the_o sea_n in_o tyvy_a one_o of_o these_o here_o as_o giraldus_n have_v write_v the_o beaver_n have_v be_v find_v a_o creature_n live_v both_o by_o land_n and_o water_n who_o stone_n the_o physician_n hold_v in_o great_a price_n his_o fore-feet_n be_v like_a unto_o a_o dog_n but_o the_o hinder_v whole_a skin_v as_o be_v the_o goose_n the_o dog-like_o serve_v he_o on_o shore_n for_o to_o run_v and_o the_o goose-like_a as_o oar_n give_v he_o swift_a motion_n in_o swim_v his_o tail_n broad_a and_o grist_o he_o use_v as_o a_o stern_a wherewith_o on_o the_o sudden_a he_o can_v