Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	best_a	gold_n	great_a	81	3	2.1335	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42341	The history of the Church of Peterburgh wherein the most remarkable things concerning that place, from the first foundation thereof, with other passages of history not unworthy publick view, are represented / by Symon Gunton ... ; illustrated with sculptures ; and set forth by Symon Patrick ...	Gunton, Simon, 1609-1676.; Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707.	1686 (1686)	Wing G2246; ESTC R5107	270,254	362

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be_v depose_v the_o archbishop_n propose_v he_o with_o two_o other_o monk_n of_o st._n albon_n to_o the_o choice_n of_o the_o convent_n that_o they_o may_v take_v which_o they_o please_v in_o which_o they_o remain_v doubtful_a a_o great_a while_n till_o one_o night_n a_o little_a boy_n have_v a_o vision_n wherein_o such_o thing_n be_v represent_v to_o he_o that_o when_o the_o brethren_n hear_v it_o they_o immediate_o conclude_v this_o richard_n be_v the_o man_n they_o ought_v to_o choose_v which_o according_o they_o do_v and_o send_v to_o the_o abbot_n and_o convent_n of_o burgh_n that_o they_o will_v part_v with_o he_o which_o they_o do_v unwilling_o but_o be_v overcome_v with_o prayer_n and_o reason_n they_o condescend_v to_o it_o and_o he_o be_v receive_v there_o with_o wonderful_a joy_n in_o a_o great_a procession_n not_o only_o of_o the_o monk_n but_o of_o the_o canon_n and_o clergy_n and_o lay-people_n noble_a and_o ignoble_a the_o archdeacon_n also_o and_o the_o legate_n of_o the_o archbishop_n attend_v he_o and_o place_v he_o in_o his_o seat_n where_o he_o so_o govern_v their_o affair_n that_o they_o who_o be_v very_o poor_a before_o become_v now_o very_o rich_a till_o god_n who_o suffer_v job_n to_o be_v tempt_v try_v he_o also_o for_o on_o a_o sudden_a a_o navy_n arrive_v from_o norway_n in_o the_o port_n of_o whitby_n which_o spoil_v they_o of_o all_o and_o leave_v nothing_o behind_o they_o but_o god_n who_o restore_v to_o job_n double_a for_o what_o he_o have_v lose_v so_o bless_v the_o abbot_n who_o comfort_v they_o in_o their_o distress_n and_o beseech_v they_o with_o patience_n to_o give_v god_n thanks_o and_o hope_v for_o better_a that_o in_o a_o short_a time_n they_o abound_v with_o all_o thing_n and_o he_o live_v in_o great_a splendour_n in_o the_o next_o year_n after_o his_o return_n from_o rome_n 1147._o rob._n de_fw-fr torpell_n be_v very_o weak_a come_v to_o the_o hospital_n of_o the_o infirm_a in_o burch_n apud_fw-la capellam_fw-la sancti_fw-la leonardi_n and_o there_o before_o many_o witness_n give_v himself_o body_n and_o soul_n to_o god_n and_o saint_n peter_n and_o the_o church_n of_o burch_n with_o all_o his_o land_n in_o codestock_n and_o glapetorp_n both_o in_o wood_n and_o arable_a and_o meadow_n swaph_n fol._n cxv_o etc._n etc._n and_o for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o this_o donation_n misit_fw-la vadimonium_fw-la suum_fw-la ad_fw-la altar_n ramum_fw-la sc_fw-la viridem_fw-la bis_fw-la in_o die_v per_fw-la quendam_fw-la monachus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la upon_o this_o condition_n that_o he_o for_o his_o life_n shall_v have_v the_o diet_n of_o a_o monk_n and_o four_o servant_n of_o his_o the_o diet_n of_o a_o mile_n from_o the_o church_n and_o that_o at_o his_o death_n they_o shall_v receive_v he_o in_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o monk_n the_o year_n before_o he_o die_v 1154._o galfridus_n have_fw-mi and_o jol._n his_o brother_n give_v two_o shilling_n a_o year_n for_o the_o light_n on_o the_o altar_n half_a to_o be_v pay_v upon_o all-saint_n the_o other_o at_o easter_n theobald_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n at_o the_o desire_n of_o this_o martin_n confirm_v the_o charter_n of_o robert_n former_o bishop_n of_o lincoln_n concern_v the_o church_n of_o karlton_n with_o all_o its_o appurtenance_n but_o in_o what_o year_n i_o can_v find_v ibid._n xcii_o the_o charter_n run_v thus_o to_o the_o archdeacon_n of_o northampton_n and_o all_o other_o sciatis_fw-la i_o consecrasse_n ecclesiam_fw-la de_fw-fr carltona_n quae_fw-la fuit_fw-la capella_fw-la subjecta_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la de_fw-la cottingham_n &_o hoc_fw-la feci_fw-la requisitione_fw-la dominorum_fw-la carlton_n &_o proborum_fw-la virorum_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la villae_fw-la et_fw-la osbertus_n de_fw-fr cottingham_n concessit_fw-la ut_fw-la praedicta_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la carlton_n cum_fw-la svo_fw-la coemiterio_fw-la consecraretur_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o condition_n of_o this_o be_v that_o robert_n son_n of_o richard_n shall_v give_v

to_o the_o same_o church_n one_o oxegang_n of_o land_n walter_n ponhar_n another_o ralph_n the_o pippewell_n half_o a_o oxegang_n and_o the_o people_n of_o the_o village_n xv._o acre_n &_o a_o dwell_a house_n for_o the_o priest_n which_o condition_n if_o they_o be_v not_o fulfil_v the_o chapel_n be_v to_o return_v to_o its_o former_a subjection_n unto_o cottingham_n osbert_n be_v to_o have_v the_o right_n of_o patronage_n and_o to_o find_v a_o fit_a clerk_n to_o serve_v god_n and_o the_o parishioner_n there_o the_o same_o robert_n bishop_n of_o lincoln_n make_v a_o composition_n between_o the_o church_n of_o burch_n and_o of_o spalding_n about_o the_o church_n of_o haltbarge_n viz_o that_o the_o monastery_n of_o spalding_n shall_v pay_v yearly_a to_o the_o abbot_n of_o burch_n sixteen_o shilling_n and_o four_o penny_n out_o of_o the_o church_n of_o haltbarge_n and_o out_o of_o the_o land_n they_o have_v in_o that_o parish_n and_o out_o of_o one_o oxegang_n of_o land_n in_o walcote_n and_o the_o same_o monastery_n consent_v that_o the_o abbot_n of_o burch_n may_v erect_v a_o chapel_n in_o walcote_n and_o consecrate_v a_o bury_a place_n belong_v to_o it_o yet_o so_o that_o the_o monk_n of_o spalding_n shall_v present_v the_o priest_n that_o serve_v in_o that_o place_n and_o none_o shall_v be_v bury_v there_o without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o prior_n and_o monk_n of_o spalding_n the_o abbot_n of_o burch_n also_o stand_v bind_v to_o assign_v and_o give_v in_o a_o commodious_a place_n unam_fw-la mansuram_fw-la terrae_fw-la for_o the_o dwell_a house_n of_o the_o priest_n which_o there_o officiate_v it_o will_v be_v too_o long_o to_o mention_v all_o the_o land_n which_o he_o recover_v that_o have_v be_v hold_v by_o rich_a and_o potent_a man_n from_o the_o church_n some_o of_o which_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o in_o hugo_n and_o all_o the_o ordinance_n he_o make_v among_o which_o this_o be_v one_o that_o in_o the_o principal_a festival_n of_o the_o apostle_n st._n 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