Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	common_a	minister_n	prayer_n	5,723	5	6.5785	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48475	The duty and office of high-constables of hundreds, petty-constables, tythingmen, and such inferior ministers of the peace with the several duties and offices of churchwardens, overseers, and collectors for the poor, of surveyors for amending the higheways, and distributors of the provision for the destruction of noysom fowl and vermin / first collected by William Lambard, in the reign of Q. Elizabeth ; and now enlarged with many useful additions according to the succeeding statutes by R. Turner ...	Lambarde, William, 1536-1601.; Turner, R.	1671 (1671)	Wing L215A; ESTC R41023	59,151	158

too_o many_o officer_n be_v guilty_a thereof_o themselves_o 4_o jac._n ch_z 5._o if_o the_o officer_n find_v any_o tipple_a in_o any_o inn_n or_o alehouse_n in_o the_o time_n of_o divine_a service_n than_o they_o forfeit_v 3._o s._n 4._o d._n more_o for_o tipple_a beside_o the_o twelve_o penny_n for_o be_v absent_a from_o the_o church_n and_o the_o master_n of_o the_o house_n that_o suffer_v they_o to_o drink_v forfeit_v ten_o shilling_n which_o forfeiture_n be_v to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o poor_a can._n 88_o the_o churchwarden_n or_o quest-man_n &_o then_o assistant_n shall_v suffer_v no_o play_n feast_n banquet_n supper_n church_n alice_n drink_n temporal_a court_n or_o leet_n lay-juries_n master_n or_o any_o other_o profane_a usage_n to_o be_v keep_v in_o the_o church_n chappel_n or_o church-yard_n neither_o the_o bell_n to_o be_v ring_v superstitious_o upon_o holiday_n or_o eve_n abrogate_a by_o the_o book_n of_o common_a prayer_n nor_o at_o any_o other_o time_n without_o good_a cause_n to_o be_v allow_v by_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o place_n and_o by_o themselves_o canon_n 50.85_o neither_o the_o minister_n churchwarden_n nor_o any_o other_o officer_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v suffer_v any_o man_n to_o preach_v within_o their_o church_n nor_o chapel_n but_o such_o as_o by_o show_v their_o licence_n to_o preach_v shall_v appear_v unto_o they_o to_o be_v sufficient_o authorize_v thereunto_o and_o the_o churchwarden_n and_o quest-man_n be_v also_o to_o see_v that_o in_o every_o meeting_n of_o the_o congregation_n the_o peace_n be_v well_o keep_v and_o that_o all_o person_n excommunicate_v and_o so_o denounce_v be_v keep_v out_o of_o the_o church_n finch_n lib._n 2._o ch_n 17._o pag._n 179._o roll_n case_n 1._o part_n foe_z 393._o although_o as_o i_o have_v say_v before_o the_o law_n do_v make_v churchwarden_n a_o kind_n of_o corporation_n and_o enable_v they_o by_o that_o name_n to_o take_v movable_a good_n and_o chattel_n and_o to_o sue_v and_o be_v sue_v 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the_o assent_n of_o the_o sideman_n or_o vestry_n finch_n lib._n 2._o ch_n 17._o pag._n 179._o if_o the_o churchwarden_n shall_v give_v or_o impair_v the_o good_n of_o the_o church_n in_o their_o custody_n the_o parishioner_n may_v choose_v new_a one_o who_o may_v have_v a_o account_n against_o their_o predecessor_n trin._n 21_o jac._n ban._n regis_fw-la roll_n case_n 1._o part_n fol._n 393._o if_o the_o organ_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o church_n the_o churchwarden_n may_v bring_v a_o action_n of_o trespass_n for_o the_o same_o for_o the_o organ_n belong_v to_o the_o parishioner_n and_o not_o to_o the_o parson_n and_o therefore_o the_o parson_n can_v sue_v the_o party_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n that_o take_v they_o 10_o h._n 4_o fol._n 9.8_o h._n 6._o fol._n 9_o if_o the_o wall_n window_n or_o door_n of_o the_o church_n be_v break_v down_o or_o the_o tree_n in_o the_o churchyard_n be_v cut_v down_o or_o the_o grass_n thereof_o be_v eat_v up_o in_o this_o case_n the_o 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of_o h._n sue_v r._n a._n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n for_o that_o he_o and_o all_o those_o who_o estate_n he_o have_v in_o such_o a_o house_n etc._n etc._n at_o the_o perambulation_n or_o procession_n of_o the_o parishioner_n of_o the_o parish_n do_v use_v to_o provide_v a_o refresh_n for_o they_o with_o bread_n cake_n cheese_n and_o ale_n etc._n etc._n and_o suffer_v they_o to_o rest_v there_o in_o this_o case_n a_o prohibition_n will_v be_v graut_v for_o that_o they_o claim_v it_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o corrody_n a_o corrody_n be_v a_o reasonable_a allowance_n of_o meat_n drink_n bread_n money_n clothing_z lodging_n and_o such_o like_a sustenance_n which_o every_o founder_n of_o abbey_n priory_n nunnery_n and_o other_o house_n of_o religion_n have_v in_o the_o same_o house_n when_o they_o be_v stand_v for_o his_o father_n brother_n cousin_n or_o other_o man_n that_o he_o will_v appoint_v shall_v take_v it_o if_o it_o be_v a_o house_n of_o monk_n and_o if_o he_o be_v 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be_v due_o choose_v according_a to_o the_o canon_n and_o custom_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xi_o the_o office_n of_o the_o overseer_n of_o the_o poor_a st_z at_z 43_o eliz._n ch_z 2._o 21_o jac._n chap._n 28._o the_o overseer_n of_o the_o poor_a be_v to_o be_v choose_v yearly_a and_o join_v with_o the_o churchwarden_n of_o the_o parish_n in_o the_o oversight_n and_o order_n of_o the_o poor_a of_o the_o parish_n they_o be_v to_o be_v choose_v by_o two_o or_o more_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n one_o whereof_z to_o be_v of_o the_o quorum_fw-la who_o be_v yearly_a under_o their_o hand_n and_o seal_n at_o easter_n or_o within_o one_o month_n after_o to_o appoint_v four_o three_o or_o two_o substantial_a householder_n according_a to_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o parish_n to_o be_v join_v with_o the_o churchwarden_n to_o look_v to_o the_o poor_a of_o the_o parish_n stat._n 43_o eliz._n ch_z 2._o the_o major_a part_n of_o these_o officer_n without_o the_o rest_n may_v do_v any_o thing_n belong_v 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