Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	woman_n	wrought_v	year_n	14	3	4.1792	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42526	Matrimonial customs, or, The various ceremonies and divers ways of celebrating weddings practised amongst all the nations in the whole world done out of French.; Cérémonies nuptiales de toutes les nations. English	Gaya, Louis de.	1687 (1687)	Wing G401; ESTC R40885	39,619	108

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be_v not_o lawful_a for_o other_o to_o do_v all_o the_o guest_n present_v the_o bride_n with_o jewel_n or_o piece_n of_o gold_n &_o silver_n which_o th●●_n cast_v into_o a_o basin_n which_o be_v place_v before_o the_o bride_n as_o she_o sit_v at_o table_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o woman_n of_o her_o near_a relation_n and_o they_o accompany_v their_o present_n with_o civil_a acclamation_n and_o good_a wish_n of_o prosperity_n and_o happiness_n to_o the_o new_a marry_a couple_n there_o be_v among_o they_o some_o free_a wedding_n in_o which_o man_n of_o honour_n defray_v all_o the_o charge_n and_o there_o be_v some_o also_o in_o which_o every_o one_o pay_v his_o scot._n their_o feast_n last_o at_o least_o three_o day_n during_o which_o the_o new_a marry_a folk_n be_v accompany_v with_o a_o great_a number_n of_o people_n insomuch_a that_o a_o common_a handicraftsman_n will_v have_v oftentimes_o above_o sixty_o person_n at_o his_o wedding_n for_o the_o more_o people_n they_o have_v about_o 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