Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	according_a	aforesaid_a	anne_n	19	3	11.3252	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85006	A true and exact relation of the severall informations, examinations, and confessions of the late witches, arraigned and executed in the county of Essex. Who were arraigned and condemned at the late sessions, holden at Chelmesford before the Right Honorable Robert, Earle of Warwicke, and severall of his Majesties justices of peace, the 29 of July, 1645. Wherein the severall murthers, and devillish witchcrafts, committed on the bodies of men, women, and children, and divers cattell, are fully discovered. Published by authoritie.	H. F.	1645 (1645)	Wing F23; Thomason E296_35; ESTC R200218	28,902	45

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examinant_n be_v ask_v why_o she_o do_v not_o discover_v it_o to_o the_o say_v mary_n she_o sald_v the_o devil_n will_v not_o suffer_v she_o and_o that_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o say_v elizabeth_n gooding_n malice_n against_o the_o say_a mary_n be_v because_o the_o say_v mary_n refuse_v to_o give_v to_o the_o say_v elizabeth_n some_o beeregood_n and_o last_o this_o examinant_n say_v that_o about_o eight_o week_n since_o this_o examinant_n the_o say_a elizabeth_n gooding_n and_o one_o anne_n west_n of_o lawford_n widow_n meet_v together_o at_o the_o house_n of_o the_o say_v elizabeth_n clark_n where_o there_o be_v a_o book_n read_v wherein_o she_o think_v there_o be_v no_o goodness_n the_o information_n of_o grace_n the_o wife_n of_o richard_n glascock_n of_o mannyntree_n take_v upon_o oath_n before_o the_o say_a justice_n the_o 11_o day_n of_o april_n 1645._o this_o informant_n say_v that_o there_o be_v some_o fall_v out_o between_o mary_n the_o wife_n of_o edward_n parsley_n of_o 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