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	parish_n	prayer_n	2,417	5	6.5102	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10782	Forasmuch as I haue lately seene two letters vnder the hands of the late Lord Bishop of Couentrie and Lichfield ...	Ridley, Thomas, Sir, 1550?-1629.	1618 (1618)	STC 21053.7; ESTC S3181	1,087	1

forasmuch_o as_o i_o have_v late_o see_v two_o letter_n under_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o late_a lord_n bishop_n of_o coventrie_n and_o lichfield_n and_o now_o lord_n bishop_n elect_v of_o norwich_n the_o one_o date_v 22._o septembris_fw-la 1617._o and_o the_o other_o 6._o novembris_fw-la follow_v direct_v to_o the_o several_a archdeacon_n minister_n and_o churchwarden_n of_o the_o same_o diocese_n for_o supply_v of_o the_o want_n and_o defect_n of_o bibles_n of_o the_o new_a and_o last_o translation_n be_v of_o the_o great_a letter_n and_o large_a volume_n as_o also_o book_n of_o common_a prayer_n in_o such_o parish_n as_o they_o be_v want_v in_o which_o business_n his_o lordship_n be_v please_v to_o employ_v this_o bearer_n william_n bramsgrove_n who_o have_v already_o take_v much_o pain_n therein_o and_o for_o that_o i_o have_v receive_v credible_a information_n that_o many_o parish_n within_o the_o say_a diocese_n be_v yet_o unfurnished_a of_o the_o say_a book_n notwithstanding_o strict_a order_n by_o i_o give_v in_o the_o late_a metropolitical_a visitation_n hold_v there_o for_o the_o now_o lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o since_o that_o also_o by_o the_o late_a lord_n bishop_n of_o coventrie_n and_o lichfield_n for_o the_o provide_v thereof_o i_o therefore_o as_o vicar_n general_a to_o the_o say_a lord_n archbishop_n be_v custos_fw-la spiritualitatis_fw-la sede_fw-la vacant_a for_o the_o better_a service_n of_o almighty_a god_n and_o edification_n of_o the_o people_n have_v thought_n meet_v to_o provide_v for_o the_o perfect_a of_o that_o good_a work_n so_o well_o begin_v and_o to_o that_o purpose_n do_v hereby_o will_n and_o require_v you_o to_o make_v diligent_a inquiry_n in_o every_o parish_n within_o the_o say_a diocese_n of_o the_o defect_n and_o want_n of_o the_o say_a book_n and_o once_o more_o to_o admonish_v the_o minister_n and_o churchwarden_n of_o every_o parish_n to_o provide_v the_o same_o with_o all_o convenient_a speed_n which_o if_o they_o shall_v refuse_v or_o defer_v so_o to_o do_v than_o forth_o with_o to_o return_v their_o name_n unto_o i_o that_o if_o by_o my_o ordinary_a jurisdiction_n they_o will_v not_o be_v bring_v to_o supply_v that_o defect_n and_o abuse_n that_o then_o by_o power_n of_o the_o commissioner_n ecclesiastical_a or_o otherwise_o they_o may_v be_v enforce_v thereunto_o wherein_o god_n willing_a i_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o take_v a_o strict_a course_n betwixt_o this_o and_o the_o beginning_n of_o michaelmas_n term_n next_o and_o for_o that_o i_o find_v by_o experience_n that_o the_o people_n for_o the_o most_o part_n within_o that_o diocese_n be_v grow_v into_o extreme_n that_o be_v to_o say_v some_o so_o profane_a or_o otherwise_o so_o backward_o in_o religion_n that_o they_o have_v no_o regard_n of_o come_v to_o church_n to_o hear_v divine_a service_n and_o sermon_n on_o sabbath_n day_n and_o holy_a day_n some_o other_o so_o precise_o curious_a that_o they_o will_v bar_v his_o majesty_n subject_n from_o all_o lawful_a recreation_n on_o those_o day_n though_o it_o be_v after_o evening_n service_n and_o sermon_n end_v it_o shall_v not_o be_v amiss_o as_o you_o travel_v for_o the_o dispatch_n of_o your_o other_o business_n that_o you_o deliver_v to_o such_o churchwarden_n of_o every_o parish_n within_o that_o diocese_n for_o their_o better_a direction_n in_o this_o behalf_n this_o small_a treatise_n contain_v his_o majesty_n declaration_n to_o his_o subject_n concern_v lawful_a sport_n to_o be_v use_v as_o shall_v be_v willing_a to_o receive_v the_o same_o and_o i_o require_v you_o to_o make_v return_n of_o the_o due_a execution_n hereof_o at_o or_o before_o the_o begin_n of_o michaelmas_n term_n next_o give_v at_o london_n this_o 5._o of_o june_n 1618._o tho._n ridley_n to_o william_n bramsgrove_n of_o the_o city_n of_o litchfield_n yeoman_n a_o officer_n to_o the_o prerogative_n court_n of_o canterbury_n be_v by_o i_o special_o send_v to_o view_v and_o furnish_v the_o defective_a church_n and_o chapel_n with_o such_o book_n as_o be_v command_v by_o public_a authority_n and_o to_o certify_v according_o