Selected quad for the lemma: country_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
country_n	great_a	part_n	year_n	5,288	5	4.4857	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82030	Decay of trade. A treatise against the abating of interest. Or Reasons shewing the inconveniencies which will insue, by the bringing downe of interest money to six or five in the hundred, and raising the price of land in this kingdome. / By a Well wisher of the Common-wealth.	Well wisher of the Common-wealth.	1641 (1641)	Wing D512; Thomason E170_5; ESTC R9253	3,939	12

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which_o will_v cause_v the_o more_o consumption_n of_o foreign_a ware_n &_o a_o less_o exportation_n of_o our_o own_o whereby_o the_o kingdom_n will_v be_v soon_o impoverish_v way_n and_o mean_n for_o the_o common_a benefit_n then_o by_o the_o profit_n or_o loss_n which_o be_v make_v by_o the_o over_o or_o underballance_v of_o our_o trade_n our_o we_o have_v no_o treasure_n but_o by_o trade_n foreign_a trade_n that_o be_v to_o say_v when_o we_o bring_v in_o and_o consume_v yearly_a a_o less_o value_n in_o foreign_a ware_n than_o we_o export_v in_o our_o own_o commodity_n we_o may_v rest_v assure_v that_o the_o difference_n be_v bring_v in_o and_o do_v remain_v to_o we_o in_o so_o much_o treasure_n and_o contrariwise_o if_o we_o consume_v a_o great_a value_n in_o foreign_a ware_n than_o we_o do_v export_n of_o our_o own_o commodity_n then_o be_v our_o treasure_n exhaust_v to_o balance_v the_o account_n with_o stranger_n daily_o experience_n do_v also_o teach_v we_o that_o in_o those_o 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