Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	day_n	king_n	time_n	5,966	5	3.5254	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89344	The lawes of Virginia now in force collected out of the assembly records and digested into one volume : revised and confirmed by the Grand Assembly held at James-City by prorogation the 23d of March 1661 in the 13th year of the reign of our soveraign lord King Charles the II.; Laws, etc.	Virginia.; Moryson, Francis.; Randolph, Henry.; Virginia. General Assembly.	1662 (1662)	Wing M2849; ESTC R7787	65,296	97

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sixteen_o year_n of_o age_n or_o such_o other_o as_o by_o particular_a act_n of_o assemby_n be_v exempt_v lv._o counsellor_n and_o ten_o person_n to_o be_v exempt_v out_o of_o the_o levy_n be_v it_o enact_v that_o each_o counsellor_n of_o state_n for_o this_o country_n shall_v be_v free_o exempt_v from_o all_o public_a charge_n and_o tax_n for_o themselves_o and_o ten_o of_o their_o family_n the_o minister_n and_o church-duty_n except_v and_o further_o that_o all_o minister_n officiate_a in_o any_o cure_n of_o this_o country_n shall_v for_o their_o attendance_n on_o the_o general-court_n and_o assembly_n be_v exempt_v themselves_o and_o six_o of_o their_o family_n from_o pay_v any_o public_a tax_n and_o further_o that_o all_o person_n that_o come_v into_o this_o country_n at_o the_o last_o come_n in_o of_o sir_n thomas_n tates_n shall_v have_v their_o own_o person_n exempt_v from_o pay_v of_o any_o public_a tax_n church-duty_n except_v and_o also_o from_o their_o personal_a service_n 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to_o collect_v the_o same_o with_o the_o levy_n and_o to_o make_v payment_n thereof_o to_o the_o governor_n and_o other_o to_o who_o they_o be_v due_a and_o any_o clerk_n make_v default_n in_o any_o of_o the_o premise_n to_o forfeit_v one_o thousand_o pound_n of_o tobacco_n to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o governor_n the_o fee_n for_o the_o licence_n to_o be_v as_o follow_v viz._n to_o the_o governor_n two_o hundred_o pound_n of_o tobacco_n or_o twenty_o shilling_n sterling_a to_o the_o clerk_n for_o write_v the_o bond_n licence_n certificate_n and_o return_v the_o same_o to_o the_o office_n fifty_o pound_n of_o tobacco_n and_o to_o the_o secretary_n for_o record_v the_o same_o in_o the_o office_n as_o aforesaid_a forty_o pound_n of_o tobacco_n and_o the_o minister_n marry_v with_o a_o licence_n two_o hundred_o pound_n of_o tobacco_n or_o twenty_o shilling_n sterling_a if_o by_o bane_n fifty_o pound_n of_o tobacco_n or_o five_o shilling_n xviii_o provision_n for_o a_o college_n whereas_o 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