Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	age_n	die_v	year_n	6,258	5	4.9578	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89519	Amicus reipublicæ. = The Common-Wealths friend or an exact and speedie course to justice and right, and for preventing and determining of tedious law-suits. With many other things very considerable for the good of the publick. All which are fully controverted and debated in law. By John March of Grayes-Inne, barister.	March, John, 1612-1657.	1651 (1651)	Wing M574; Thomason E1360_1; ESTC R202857	49,863	175

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with_o reason_n and_o the_o good_a of_o the_o commonwealth_n or_o not_o pag._n 85._o 8._o whether_o it_o be_v a_o just_a and_o reasonable_a law_n that_o a_o child_n bear_v before_o marriage_n and_o short_o after_o marriage_n happen_v shall_v be_v a_o bastard_n or_o not_o pag._n 92._o 9_o whether_o trial_n by_o jury_n as_o it_o be_v now_o in_o use_n be_v agreeable_a to_o reason_n and_o for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o public_a or_o not_o pag._n 99_o 10._o whether_o it_o be_v consonant_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n or_o reason_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v lose_v his_o life_n for_o theft_n and_o shall_v incur_v so_o great_a a_o forfeiture_n and_o penalty_n as_o loss_n of_o all_o his_o estate_n and_o corruption_n of_o his_o blood_n pag._n 105._o 11._o whether_o it_o be_v a_o just_a and_o reasonable_a law_n that_o infant_n under_o the_o age_n of_o twenty_o one_o year_n shall_v not_o be_v charge_v with_o their_o debt_n pag._n 112._o 12._o whether_o clergy_n be_v agreeable_a to_o reason_n and_o 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