Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	abbey_n	abbot_n	convert_v	33	3	10.7516	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36798	Monasticon anglicanum, or, The history of the ancient abbies, and other monasteries, hospitals, cathedral and collegiate churches, in England and Wales with divers French, Irish, and Scotch monasteries formerly relating to England / collected, and published in Latin, by Sir William Dugdale, Knight ..., in three volums; and now epitomized in English, page by page; with sculptures of the several religious habits.; Monasticon anglicanum. English	Dugdale, William, Sir, 1605-1686.; Dodsworth, Roger, 1585-1654.; Stevens, John, d. 1726. History of the antient abbeys, monasteries, hospitals, cathedral and collegiate churches.; Wright, James, 1643-1713.	1693 (1693)	Wing D2487; ESTC R8166	281,385	375

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the_o foresay_a twenty_o nine_o year_n of_o henry_n viii_o pag._n 648._o lenton_n king_n steven_n grant_v the_o church_n of_o the_o holy_a trinity_n at_o lenton_n which_o william_n peverell_n and_o other_o have_v endow_v to_o the_o order_n of_o cluniac_a monk_n to_o be_v enjoy_v with_o all_o its_o possession_n inviolable_o the_o priory_n of_o horkesley_n robert_n fitz_n god_n bold_a give_v divers_a land_n church_n and_o tithe_n to_o the_o cluniac_a monk_n of_o tefford_n with_o intention_n that_o the_o convent_n of_o that_o house_n shall_v transmit_v some_o of_o their_o monk_n to_o the_o church_n of_o st._n peter_n at_o horchesley_n there_o to_o reside_v in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o st._n peter_n their_o possession_n so_o give_v be_v confirm_v to_o they_o by_o gilbert_n bishop_n of_o london_n and_o hubert_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n pag._n 867._o sibeton_n with_o king_n william_n the_o conqueror_n who_o come_v into_o england_n in_o the_o year_n 1066._o come_v walter_n de_fw-fr cadamo_n who_o after_o the_o conquest_n hold_v the_o barony_n of_o horsford_n he_o have_v issue_n robert_n who_o build_v the_o church_n of_o st._n peter_n at_o sibton_n who_o have_v issue_n john_n call_v the_o viscount_n and_o william_n john_n be_v very_o infirm_a in_o his_o health_n vow_v to_o erect_v a_o abbey_n of_o cistercian_n monk_n but_o himself_o die_v leave_v his_o vow_n to_o be_v perform_v by_o william_n his_o brother_n and_o heir_n who_o enjoy_v after_o his_o death_n his_o barony_n and_o vicounty_n this_o william_n found_v the_o monastery_n of_o st._n mary_n at_o sibton_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n steven_n an._n dom._n 1149._o and_o endow_v the_o same_o with_o land_n and_o revenue_n he_o have_v issue_n margaret_n marry_v to_o hugh_n de_fw-fr cressy_n who_o confirm_v her_o father_n gift_n an._n 28._o henry_n viii_o william_n then_o abbot_n of_o sibton_n com._n suffolk_n and_o the_o convent_n there_o of_o their_o free_a will_n and_o unanimous_a consent_n give_v grant_v and_o confirm_v to_o thomas_n duke_n of_o norfolk_n anthony_n rouse_v esquire_n and_o nicholas_n hare_n gent._n their_o heir_n and_o assign_v to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o say_a duke_n his_o heir_n and_o assign_v for_o ever_o all_o the_o say_a monastery_n and_o estate_n thereunto_o belong_v and_o constitute_v thomas_n heydon_n and_o robert_n whinwery_a their_o lawful_a attorney_n to_o deliver_v seize_v according_o this_o be_v under_o their_o convent_n seal_n and_o sign_v by_o the_o abbot_n and_o seven_o monk_n of_o the_o house_n pag._n 887._o holmcoltram_n david_n king_n of_o scotland_n confirm_v the_o donation_n of_o his_o son_n henry_n to_o this_o abbey_n the_o like_a do_v afterward_o malcolm_n king_n of_o scotland_n son_n of_o the_o say_v henry_n john_n king_n of_o england_n in_o the_o 16._o year_n of_o his_o reign_n grant_v to_o the_o monk_n here_o the_o hermitage_n of_o st._n hilda_n in_o the_o forest_n of_o englewode_n with_o all_o the_o land_n which_o roger_n croky_o 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