Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	abraham_n	abrogate_a	covenant_n	27	3	7.9130	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41236	Festa Anglo-Romana, or, The feasts of the English and Roman church, with their fasts and vigils being an exact and concise accompt of their various etymologies and appellations, with the reasons and grounds of their celebration : together with a succinct discourse of several other grand days in the universities, Inns of courts, and the collar and offering days at White-Hall, tending, to the instruction of all persons in all capacities, and the dilucidation of several seeming difficulties in the ancient, as well as modern English and Roman calendar / by a true son of the Church of England.	True son of the Church of England.	1678 (1678)	Wing F821; ESTC R7435	34,996	146

license_v octob._n 11._o 1677._o roger_n l'estrange_n festa_fw-la anglo-romana_a or_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o english_a and_o roman_a church_n with_o their_o fast_n and_o vigil_n be_v a_o exact_a and_o concise_a account_n of_o their_o various_a etymology_n and_o appellation_n with_o the_o reason_n and_o ground_n of_o their_o celebration_n together_o with_o a_o succinct_a discourse_n of_o several_a other_o grand_a day_n in_o the_o university_n inn_n of_o court_n and_o the_o collar_n and_o offer_v day_n at_o white-hall_n tend_v to_o the_o instruction_n of_o all_o person_n in_o all_o capacity_n and_o the_o dilucidation_n of_o several_a seem_a difficulty_n in_o the_o ancient_n as_o well_o as_o modern_a english_a and_o roman_a calendar_n by_o a_o true_a son_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n london_n print_v for_o william_n jacob_n and_o john_n place_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o the_o black_a swan_n and_o furnivals-inn-gate_n in_o holborn_n 1678._o munificentia_fw-la regia_fw-la 1715._o georgiu●_n d.g._n madge_n bruret_n h●●●●●_n f.d._n to_o the_o reader_n i_o design_v not_o to_o preface_n this_o small_a tract_n with_o a_o prolix_a epistle_n for_o that_o be_v to_o make_v the_o porch_n large_a than_o the_o temple_n but_o only_o to_o acquaint_v you_o that_o it_o be_v a_o historical_a collection_n of_o all_o the_o feast_n with_o the_o fast_n vigil_n and_o octave_n register_v both_o in_o the_o english_a and_o roman_a rubric_n together_o with_o their_o approve_a etymology_n various_a name_n and_o the_o true_a ground_n and_o reason_n of_o their_o celebration_n a_o treatise_n which_o differ_v from_o all_o other_o of_o this_o nature_n that_o be_v hitherto_o extant_a both_o in_o its_o method_n and_o compendiousness_n for_o it_o begin_v according_a to_o the_o old_a roman_a computation_n of_o the_o year_n at_o the_o one_a of_o january_n and_o end_n with_o the_o last_o of_o december_n give_v a_o account_n of_o all_o the_o festival_n as_o they_o be_v place_v successive_o 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