Selected quad for the lemma: day_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
day_n	aforesaid_a	say_a	westminster_n	4,122	5	10.9955	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93109	Of corporations, fraternities, and guilds. Or, a discourse, wherein the learning of the law touching bodies-politique is unfolded, shewing the use and necessity of that invention, the antiquity, various kinds, order and government of the same. Necessary to be known not only of all members and dependants of such bodies; but of all the professours of our common law. With forms and presidents, of charters of corporation. / By William Shepheard, serjeant at law.	Sheppard, William, d. 1675?	1659 (1659)	Wing S3195; Thomason E1912_2; ESTC R203559	65,245	193

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&c_n &c_n that_o our_o say_a writ_n return_v of_o writ_n city_n of_o n._n and_o the_o libertye_n precinct_n and_o circuit_n thereof_o be_v and_o from_o henceforth_o shall_v be_v a_o distinct_a bayliwick_n and_o liberty_n of_o itself_o and_o that_o the_o say_a mayor_n of_o our_o say_a city_n for_o the_o time_n be_v and_o his_o successor_n shall_v be_v the_o sole_a bailiff_n thereof_o and_o shall_v by_o his_o sergeant_n or_o sergeant_n at_o mace_n have_v the_o sole_a power_n of_o execute_v of_o all_o writ_n and_o process_n within_o the_o say_a town_n and_o the_o libertye_n thereof_o except_o process_n of_o execution_n and_o that_o the_o sheriff_n of_o the_o county_n of_o w._n or_o any_o of_o his_o officer_n shall_v not_o intromit_v themselves_o nor_o execute_v any_o writ_n or_o writ_n or_o other_o process_n thereof_o or_o make_v any_o return_n or_o return_v thereof_o within_o the_o same_o corporation_n or_o the_o libertye_n or_o precinct_n of_o the_o same_o but_o in_o case_n of_o 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etc._n etc._n and_o to_o continue_v etc._n etc._n and_o to_o be_v hold_v in_o the_o parish_n of_o p._n and_o the_o three_o etc._n etc._n set_v down_o the_o particular_n together_o with_o a_o court_n of_o py-powder_n there_o the_o time_n of_o the_o down_o set_a down_o say_a fair_n and_o market_n to_o be_v hold_v before_o the_o say_a mayor_n of_o the_o say_a city_n for_o the_o time_n be_v and_o the_o recorder_n or_o town_n clarke_n or_o any_o two_o pypowder_n court_n of_o pypowder_n of_o they_o whereof_o the_o mayor_n to_o be_v one_o together_o with_o all_o libertye_n and_o free_a custom_n of_o toll_n stallage_n piccage_n fines_n ame●cements_n and_o all_o other_o profit_n whatsoever_o from_o such_o market_n and_o court_n of_o py-powder_n arise_v and_o happen_v or_o as_o thereunto_o belong_v or_o appertain_v so_o as_o the_o say_a market_n and_o fair_n or_o any_o of_o they_o be_v not_o to_o the_o hurt_n of_o other_o market_n or_o fair_n near_o adjoin_v and_o further_o we_o will_v for_o 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