Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	add_v	lord_n	write_v	1,601	5	5.7992	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00895	Here begynneth a ryght frutefull mater: and hath to name the boke of surueyeng and improume[n]tes; Book of surveying	Fitzherbert, John, d. 1531.; Fitzherbert, Anthony, Sir, 1470-1538.; Berthelet, Thomas. aut	1523 (1523)	STC 11005; ESTC S112253	64,833	130

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¶_o here_o begyn_v a_o right_a fruitful_a matter_n and_o have_v to_o name_v the_o book_n of_o surueyeng_v and_o improumente_n ¶_o hereafter_o follow_v the_o table_n of_o this_o present_a treatyse_n and_o the_o chapiter_n of_o a_o old_a statute_n call_v extenta_fw-la manerii_fw-la first_o the_o prologue_n of_o the_o author_n for_o the_o declaracyon_n of_o this_o present_a treatyse_n ¶_o of_o castle_n and_o other_o buyldynge_n what_o the_o wall_n the_o tymbre_fw-es the_o stonne_fw-fr the_o lead_n the_z sclate_a the_o tile_n or_o other_o of_o coverynge_n be_v worth_a by_o the_o year_n aswell_o within_z the_o wall_n as_o without_o and_o also_o of_o gardeyn_n curtylage_n dofehouse_n and_o all_o other_o profyte_n be_v worth_a by_o the_o year_n capitulo_fw-la primo_fw-la ¶_o how_o many_o field_n be_v of_o the_o demayn_v and_o how_o many_o acre_n be_v in_o every_o field_n and_o what_o a_o acre_n be_v worth_a by_o the_o year_n cap._n secundo_fw-la ¶_o how_o many_o acre_n of_o meadow_n be_v of_o 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what_o the_o vesture_n of_o a_o acre_n be_v worth_a and_o what_o the_o ground_n be_v worth_a when_o the_o wood_n be_v fall_v and_o how_o many_o acre_n they_o contain_v and_o what_o a_o acre_n be_v worth_a by_o the_o year_n cap._n vi_fw-la ¶_o whede_a the_o lord_n may_v gyve_v or_o sell_v the_o resydue_n of_o his_o foreign_a wood_n and_o what_o such_o gift_n or_o sale_n be_v worth_a etc._n etc._n cap._n seven_o ¶_o of_o panage_n and_o herbage_n of_o the_o town_n and_z of_o all_o other_o profyte_n of_o pool_n meyres_n and_z rynning_a water_n of_o moor_n heythes_fw-mi and_o waste_v what_o they_o be_v worth_a by_o the_o year_n cap._n viij_o ¶_o of_o mylnes_n several_a fysshinge_n &_o come_v fysshinge_n what_o they_o be_v worth_a by_o the_o year_n cap._n ix_o ¶_o of_o free_a tenaunte_n the_o which_o dwell_v without_o as_o well_o as_o within_o etc._n etc._n cap._n x._o ¶_o who_o be_v free_a tenaunte_n and_o what_o land_n and_o tenemente_n &_o what_o fee_n they_o hold_v and_o by_o what_o seruyce_n whede_a by_o soccage_n or_o by_o knight_n seruyce_n or_o other_o manner_n and_o what_o rent_n of_o assize_n they_o gyve_v by_o the_o year_n &_o who_o hold_v by_o chartoure_n and_o who_o by_o ancient_a demeyne_n and_o who_o by_o new_a feoffement_n cap._n xi_o ¶_o of_o surrender_v and_z dyvers_a manner_n of_o make_v of_o copy_n etc._n etc._n fo._n xiiii_o ¶_o the_o oath_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o officer_n genal_o foe_fw-mi xx_o ¶_o of_o dyvers_a manner_n of_o rent_n etc._n etc._n fo._n xxi_o ¶_o of_o those_o free_a tenaunte_n that_o sue_v in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o county_n and_o who_o sew_v not_o and_o how_o moche_n fall_v to_o the_o lord_n after_o the_o decesse_n of_o such_o tenaunte_n cap._n twelve_o ¶_o how_o many_o customary_a tenaunte_n there_o be_v &_o how_o moche_v every_o of_o they_o hold_v and_z what_o werke_n and_o custom_n they_o do_v and_z what_o the_o werke_n and_o the_o custom_n of_o every_o tenant_n be_v worth_a by_o the_o year_n &_o how_o moche_n rend_v every_o of_o they_o pay_v over_o the_o custom_n and_o werke_n etc._n etc._n cap._n xiii_o ¶_o of_o cotyers_n what_o cottage_n and_o curtylage_n they_o hold_v and_o by_o what_o seruyce_n and_o how_o moche_n rend_v they_o pay_v by_o the_o year_n cap._n xiiii_o ¶_o of_o perquesytes_n or_o profyte_n of_o county_n of_o court_n and_z of_o foreste_n what_o they_o be_v worth_a cap._n xv_o ¶_o of_o church_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o lord_n how_o many_o there_o be_v and_o where_o they_o be_v and_z what_o every_o church_n be_v worth_a cap._n xuj_o ¶_o what_o the_o herryotte_n be_v worth_a the_o feyres_n exchetes_fw-gr custom_n seruyce_n and_z foreign_a work_v the_o plea_n and_o perquesyte_n of_o the_o court_n fyne_n relefe_n and_o all_o other_o thing_n that_o may_v fall_v to_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o year_n cap._n xvii_o ¶_o explicit_fw-la capitula_fw-la statuti_fw-la of_z dyvers_a manner_n of_o take_v and_o do_v of_o homage_n and_o fealty_n cap._n xviii_o ¶_o what_o a_o surveyor_n shall_v do_v cap._n nineteeen_o ¶_o how_o a_o man_n shall_v view_v butt_n and_o bind_v the_o manere_fw-la and_o the_o townshyppe_n cap._n xx_o ¶_o how_o too_o but_o and_o bind_v the_o field_n cap._n xxi_o ¶_o how_o too_o but_o &_o bind_v the_o meadow_n cap._n xxii_o ¶_o how_o too_o butt_n and_o bind_v pasture_n cap._n xxiii_o ¶_o how_o to_o amend_v errable_a land_n cap._n xxiiii_o ¶_o how_o a_o man_n shall_v mend_v his_o meadow_n ca._n twenty-five_o ¶_o how_o to_o amend_v and_o make_v better_a dyvers_a manner_n of_o pasture_n and_o first_o of_o low_a ground_n like_o meadow_n ground_n cap._n xxvi_o ¶_o how_o to_o amend_v ley_z ground_n that_o have_v be_v errable_a land_n of_o late_a cap._n xxvii_o ¶_o how_o to_o amend_v bushy_a ground_n and_o mossye_a that_o have_v be_v errable_a of_o old_a tyme._n cap._n xxviii_o ¶_o how_o to_o amend_v bushy_a ground_n that_o be_v never_o errable_a land_n cap._n xxix_o ¶_o how_o to_o amend_v wood_n ground_n that_o lie_v in_o several_a 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