Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	great_a	part_n	time_n	3,297	5	3.1639	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31164	The Case of the inhabitants of the town and parish of Croyden in the county of Surrey concerning the great oppressions they ly under by reason of the unparallel'd extortions and violent illegal and unwarrantable prosecutions of Doctor William Clewer, vicar of the said parish.		1673 (1673)	Wing C1092; ESTC R26442	20,131	18

july_n 24_o 1673._o we_o do_v nominate_v and_o appoint_v sir_n adam_n brown_a baronet_n and_o sir_n william_n haward_n to_o be_v the_o person_n to_o arbitrate_v the_o matter_n in_o difference_n about_o tithe_n in_o arrear_n between_o dr._n clewer_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o croyden_n and_o do_v desire_v that_o they_o will_v undertake_v the_o trouble_n of_o end_v these_o difference_n between_o they_o gilb._n cant._n shaftsbury_n c._n whereupon_o sir_n adam_n brown_n and_o sir_n william_n haward_n appoint_v to_o meet_v at_o croyden_n the_o 5_o of_o august_n 1673._o where_o they_o meet_v that_o day_n and_o on_o the_o 6_o 7_o and_o 28_o of_o august_n and_o on_o the_o 2d_o and_o 9th_o of_o september_n to_o hear_v and_o compose_v the_o matter_n in_o difference_n between_o the_o say_a vicar_n and_o his_o parishioner_n and_o they_o hear_v and_o determine_v about_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o difference_n and_o make_v their_o report_n in_o express_a word_n as_o follow_v to_o his_o grace_n the_o lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lord_n high_a chancellor_n of_o england_n may_v it_o please_v your_o lordship_n in_o pursuance_n of_o your_o lordship_n reference_n unto_o we_o make_v upon_o the_o petition_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o town_n of_o croyden_n in_o the_o county_n of_o surry_n date_v the_o 24_o of_o june_n last_o we_o have_v be_v several_a day_n upon_o the_o place_n to_o wit_n on_o the_o 5_o 6_o seven_o and_o 25_o of_o august_n last_o and_o the_o 2d_o and_o 9th_o of_o september_n instant_a to_o endeavour_v to_o compose_v the_o matter_n in_o difference_n betwixt_o dr._n william_n clewer_n and_o those_o of_o his_o parish_n with_o who_o he_o have_v any_o controversy_n on_o the_o 5_o of_o august_n the_o doctor_n after_o some_o delay_n come_v to_o we_o to_o the_o george-inn_n where_o many_o of_o the_o parishioner_n be_v present_a we_o examine_v as_o many_o of_o their_o case_n as_o we_o can_v before_o ten_o of_o the_o 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