Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	daughter_n	earl_n	marry_v	4,628	5	9.3121	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45872	Information for the Earl and Countess of Southerland and their children, as followeth		1693 (1693)	Wing I164M; ESTC R222605	5,186	6

information_n for_o the_o earl_n and_o countess_n of_o southerland_n and_o their_o child_n as_o follow_v i._o that_o the_o say_a countess_n be_v the_o elder_a daughter_n of_o david_n late_a earl_n of_o weymss_n who_o die_v in_o the_o year_n 1679._o without_o male_a issue_n whereby_o the_o say_a countess_n have_v undoubted_a legal_a right_n for_o succeed_v in_o the_o estate_n and_o honour_n of_o her_o say_a father_n the_o earl_n of_o weymss_n according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o scotland_n which_o allow_v not_o a_o father_n to_o disinherit_v his_o elder_a lawful_a child_n and_o to_o prefer_v a_o young_a to_o their_o inheritance_n unless_o the_o elder_a be_v prove_v a_o fool_n or_o a_o person_n gross_o vicious_a or_o profligate_v or_o have_v marry_v dishonourble_o to_o disgrace_v the_o family_n and_o contrary_a to_o will_v of_o their_o parent_n none_o of_o which_o can_v be_v allege_v against_o the_o say_a countess_n who_o be_v not_o account_v a_o fool_n nor_o have_v do_v any_o thing_n which_o will_v speak_v her_o vicious_a or_o profligate_v and_o for_o her_o match_n first_o and_o last_o the_o family_n have_v no_o dishonour_n by_o they_o and_o she_o engage_v in_o they_o by_o the_o special_a command_n of_o her_o father_n ii_o it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v in_o the_o 2_o d._n place_n that_o the_o late_a earl_n of_o weymss_n do_v not_o purchase_v his_o estate_n himself_o but_o receive_v it_o from_o his_o ancestor_n for_o several_a hundred_o of_o year_n so_o that_o by_o the_o ancient_a custom_n of_o the_o nation_n he_o have_v no_o right_a to_o dispose_v of_o that_o estate_n or_o put_v it_o by_o his_o lawful_a heir_n since_o it_o be_v none_o of_o his_o own_o purchase_n iii_o three_o it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o the_o say_a earl_n of_o weymss_n do_v in_o june_n or_o july_n 1649._o dispone_n all_o his_o estate_n and_o honour_n fail_v of_o lawful_a heir_n of_o his_o own_o body_n to_o the_o say_a countess_n without_o any_o clause_n of_o revocation_n and_o entail_v it_o not_o only_o to_o she_o but_o to_o any_o child_n of_o she_o son_n or_o daughter_n the_o elder_a be_v first_o in_o the_o provision_n upon_o condition_n they_o assume_v the_o name_n and_o hear_v the_o coat_n of_o arm_n belong_v to_o the_o family_n of_o weymss_n yet_o in_o a_o little_a time_n after_o the_o say_a countess_n her_o mother_n be_v sick_a and_o on_o her_o death_n bed_n do_v at_o the_o say_v earl_n desire_n request_v her_o daughter_n upon_o the_o say_a earl_n of_o weymss_n his_o importunity_n to_o give_v up_o to_o his_o custody_n the_o say_a disposition_n and_o entail_v make_v in_o the_o say_a countess_n her_o favour_n because_o he_o do_v solemn_o swear_v that_o he_o shall_v never_o destroy_v the_o same_o but_o keep_v it_o entire_a for_o the_o behoove_v of_o the_o say_a countess_n and_o her_o child_n fail_v of_o his_o lawful_a son_n of_o who_o he_o have_v then_o two_o alive_a the_o say_a countess_n be_v loath_a to_o disoblige_v her_o 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