Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	abbey_n	abbot_n	founder_n	21	3	10.8213	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36798	Monasticon anglicanum, or, The history of the ancient abbies, and other monasteries, hospitals, cathedral and collegiate churches, in England and Wales with divers French, Irish, and Scotch monasteries formerly relating to England / collected, and published in Latin, by Sir William Dugdale, Knight ..., in three volums; and now epitomized in English, page by page; with sculptures of the several religious habits.; Monasticon anglicanum. English	Dugdale, William, Sir, 1605-1686.; Dodsworth, Roger, 1585-1654.; Stevens, John, d. 1726. History of the antient abbeys, monasteries, hospitals, cathedral and collegiate churches.; Wright, James, 1643-1713.	1693 (1693)	Wing D2487; ESTC R8166	281,385	375

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and_o rebuilt_a it_o in_o a_o magnificent_a manner_n controversy_n arise_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n william_n the_o conqueror_n between_o the_o abbot_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o diocese_n the_o abbot_n go_v to_o rome_n and_o find_v such_o favour_n with_o pope_n alexander_n the_o ii_o that_o he_o grant_v to_o he_o and_o his_o successor_n episcopal_a jurisdiction_n and_o this_o special_a privilege_n viz._n that_o so_o long_o as_o they_o keep_v a_o porphyry_n altar_n which_o he_o then_o give_v he_o though_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n shall_v fall_v under_o excommunication_n yet_o the_o divine_a office_n shall_v not_o cease_v in_o this_o abbey_n unless_o special_o interdict_v by_o name_n his_o bull_n bear_v date_n an._n dom._n 107●_n in_o the_o year_n 1081._o the_o contest_v between_o the_o bishop_n and_o abbot_n be_v examine_v before_o king_n william_n the_o conqueror_n and_o upon_o hear_v both_o side_n that_o king_n do_v declare_v the_o church_n of_o st._n edmund_n and_o the_o 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de_fw-la cratfeild_n create_v 13_o r._n 2._o 24_o willielmus_fw-la exeter_n 5_o h._n 6._o 25_o willielmus_fw-la curteys_n 7_o h._n 6._o 26_o johannes_n boon_n create_v abbot_n 1457._o 27_o richardus_fw-la hengham_n 1475._o 28_o thomas_n raclesden_n 1478._o 29_o john_n reeve_n alias_o melford_n the_o last_o abbot_n of_o bury_n create_v 5_o hen._n 8._o by_o covenant_n make_v between_o the_o abovementioned_a john_n norwood_n abbot_n here_o on_o the_o one_o part_n and_o the_o prior_n and_o convent_n of_o this_o monastery_n on_o the_o other_o the_o manor_n land_n and_o revenue_n belong_v to_o this_o abbey_n be_v divide_v and_o appropriate_v to_o the_o several_a office_n of_o the_o house_n as_o such_o and_o such_o land_n and_o revenue_n to_o the_o abbot_n such_o to_o the_o celerarius_fw-la for_o the_o diffray_n of_o his_o office_n such_o to_o the_o sacristan_n for_o the_o charge_n incumbant_fw-la on_o he_o such_o to_o the_o camerarius_fw-la

bishop_n of_o worcester_n and_o by_o simon_n and_o john_n his_o predecessor_n john_n son_n of_o jeoffrey_n de_fw-fr langele_n give_v to_o god_n and_o st._n mary_n of_o pinley_n and_o the_o nun_n there_o his_o brother_n robert_n the_o lange_o his_o homage_n and_o service_n and_o rent_n of_o 6_o d._n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o our_o lady_n lamp_n at_o pinley_n ad_fw-la lumen_fw-la beatae_fw-la mariae_fw-la de_fw-la pineleia_n value_v at_o 23_o l._n 5_o s._n 11_o d._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la stratford_n priory_n the_o nunnery_n here_o dedicate_v to_o st._n leonard_n be_v found_v and_o endow_v by_o christiana_n de_fw-fr sumeri_fw-la and_o her_o son_n as_o seem_v by_o the_o confirmation_n of_o king_n steven_n king_n richard_n the_o i._o do_v confirm_v other_o land_n to_o it_o give_v by_o galiena_n and_o her_o son_n bartholomew_n de_fw-fr daumartin_n patron_n of_o the_o house_n frestone_n in_o lincolnshire_n a_o cell_n of_o croyland_n alan_n de_fw-fr creun_n with_o muriel_n his_o wife_n and_o maurice_n his_o son_n give_v the_o clearch_n of_o st._n james_n of_o frestone_n with_o several_a land_n and_o tithe_n to_o be_v a_o cell_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o croyland_n from_o which_o creun_n or_o crown_n descend_v the_o family_n of_o pedwardyn_n who_o become_v heir_n of_o the_o founder_n the_o male_a line_n cease_v st._n dogmel_n in_o pembrokshire_n cella_n caenobii_fw-la tyronensis_fw-la these_o monk_n be_v benedictines_n of_o the_o same_o order_n with_o those_o of_o st._n martin_n at_o tours_n the_o priory_n here_o be_v found_v by_o martin_n de_fw-fr turribus_fw-la a_o norman_a who_o first_o conquer_a the_o country_n hereabout_o call_v kames_n or_o kemish_n robert_n the_o son_n of_o this_o martin_n endow_v it_o with_o land_n confirm_v to_o it_o by_o king_n henry_n the_o i._o value_v at_o 87_o l._n 8_o s._n 6_o d._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la walden_n abbey_n in_o essex_n the_o abbey_n at_o walden_n be_v found_v in_o the_o year_n 1136._o by_o gaufridus_n de_fw-fr mandevilia_n earl_n of_o essex_n he_o be_v grandson_n of_o jeoffrey_n who_o come_v into_o england_n with_o the_o norman_a conqueror_n and_o be_v of_o most_o signal_n note_v in_o his_o army_n for_o his_o great_a performance_n from_o the_o noble_a founder_n of_o this_o abbey_n who_o die_v in_o the_o year_n 1144._o descend_v the_o illustrious_a family_n of_o the_o bohun_v earl_n of_o hereford_n essex_n and_o northampton_n this_o abbey_n be_v dedicate_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o bless_a mary_n and_o st._n james_n the_o apostle_n the_o family_n of_o bohuns_fw-mi be_v great_a benefactor_n to_o this_o abbey_n and_o most_o of_o they_o bury_v here_o this_o abbey_n be_v build_v on_o the_o westside_n of_o the_o town_n and_o adjoin_v to_o the_o highway_n which_o place_n be_v choose_v as_o more_o proper_a for_o the_o relief_n of_o traveller_n and_o for_o hospitality_n after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o founder_n rohesia_n his_o widow_n build_v a_o nunnery_n at_o chinksand_n to_o which_o she_o do_v all_o 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with_o divers_a land_n belong_v to_o it_o to_o god_n st._n marry_o and_o the_o church_n of_o thorney_n which_o be_v confirm_v by_o his_o son_n and_o grandson_n and_o also_o by_o pope_n innocent_a the_o iii_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o pontificate_n 1198_o alcester_n in_o warwickshire_n in_o the_o year_n 1140._o radulfus_n pincerna_n or_o boteler_n found_v this_o monastery_n then_o call_v from_o its_o situation_n st._n mary_n of_o the_o isle_n and_o make_v robert_n a_o monk_n of_o worcester_n the_o first_o abbot_n here_o at_o which_o time_n it_o be_v agree_v between_o the_o two_o house_n viz._n the_o abbey_n of_o worcester_n and_o this_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o constant_a love_n and_o brotherhood_n betwixt_o they_o and_o that_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o the_o abbot_n here_o another_o shall_v be_v choose_v indifferent_o out_o of_o either_o house_n the_o say_a founder_n endow_v this_o monastery_n with_o divers_a land_n ordain_v

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