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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	bishop_n	church_n	read_v	2,708	5	6.4210	4	true

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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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18_o ranulfus_n 1231._o 19_o willielmus_fw-la acolt_n 1253._o 20_o hugo_n de_fw-fr sulgrave_n 1254._o 21_o willielmus_fw-la 1267._o 22_o johannes_n 1285._o 23_o simon_n 1316._o 24_o robertus_fw-la 1342._o 25_o ricardus_n 1349._o 26_o edmundus_n 1382._o 27_o thomas_n botterwick_n 1400._o 28_o johannes_n tychemarsh_n 1419._o 29_o johannes_n crowland_n 1434._o 30_o johannes_n stowe_n 1436._o the_o memorable_a occurrence_n in_o the_o time_n of_o these_o several_a abbot_n may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o monasticon_fw-la p._n 241_o 242._o vid._n 2._o vol._n p._n 869._o value_v at_o 1716_o l._n 12_o s._n 4._o d._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la thorney_n in_o cambridgeshire_n this_o monastery_n be_v found_v in_o the_o year_n 972._o by_o st._n adelwold_n bishop_n of_o winchester_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n edgar_n in_o the_o year_n 1085._o the_o church_n be_v new_o build_v by_o gunterius_n the_o then_o abbot_n here_o and_o dedicate_v by_o hervey_n the_o first_o bishop_n of_o ely_n in_o the_o year_n 973._o king_n edgar_z grant_v to_o this_o abbey_n several_a land_n and_o privilege_n principal_a benefactor_n to_o this_o house_n be_v nigellus_n bishop_n of_o ely_n william_n peverel_n several_a of_o the_o beauchamp_n henry_n de_fw-fr merch_n william_n de_fw-fr albeneis_n brito_n thurstan_n de_fw-fr montfort_n and_o john_n de_fw-fr stutavill_n etc._n etc._n the_o land_n and_o benefaction_n of_o who_o be_v recite_v and_o confirm_v to_o this_o abbey_n by_o the_o bull_n of_o pope_n alexander_n date_v a._n d._n 1162._o abbot_n of_o thorney_n a._n d._n 1085._o gunterius_fw-la 1123._o robertus_fw-la i._o 1151._o gilbertus_n 1154._o galterus_n 1158._o herbertus_n 1163._o walterus_n 1176._o solamon_n 1193._o robertus_fw-la ii_o 1198._o radulphus_fw-la 1216._o robertus_fw-la iii_o 1231._o uvido_z wake_v 1237._o ricardus_n 1238._o david_n 1244._o thomas_n castre_n 1261._o willielmus_fw-la yakesley_n 1293._o odo_n de_fw-fr whitlesey_n 1305._o willielmus_fw-la clopton_n 1322._o reginaldus_n 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god_n and_o honour_n of_o st._n peter_n king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n and_o king_n william_n the_o conqueror_n ratify_v orcus_n and_o his_o wife_n benefaction_n to_o the_o monk_n here_o and_o grant_v they_o certain_a franchise_n by_o inquisition_n take_v before_o the_o escheator_n and_o sheriff_n of_o this_o county_n in_o the_o 53_o hen_n 3._o the_o several_a land_n rent_n and_o liberty_n of_o this_o abbey_n be_v find_v and_o set_v forth_o the_o jury_n also_o find_v that_o the_o abbot_n here_o hold_v his_o estate_n of_o the_o king_n in_o capite_fw-la by_o the_o service_n of_o one_o knight_n fee_n only_o and_o not_o in_o baronia_n by_o the_o service_n of_o a_o barony_n in_o the_o year_n 1505._o thomas_n strangeways_n esq_n found_v a_o perpetual_a chantry_n in_o the_o chapel_n of_o the_o bless_a mary_n in_o the_o church_n of_o this_o abbey_n and_o endow_v it_o with_o rent_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o one_o mass_n to_o be_v say_v in_o the_o say_a chapel_n daily_o for_o ever_o 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