Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	die_v	life_n	soul_n	23,154	5	5.3621	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45246	A discovery of the trecherous attempts of the cavaliers to have procured the betraying of Nottingham Castle into their hands and how Colonell Hutchinson the governour thereof was promised to be made the best lord in Nottingham shire ... : with their constant resolution never to betray the trust the Parliament hath reposed in them ; nor desert the so just and lawfull cause they have engaged themselves in : exprest in a letter sent to Mr. Millington a member of the House of Commons and foure more that came with it.	Hutchinson, John, 1615-1664.; Hutchinson, George, 17th cent.; Dacre, Richard.; Poulton, Thomas.	1643 (1643)	Wing H3832; ESTC R14719	4,979	8

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thrice_o be_v tempt_v upon_o the_o offer_n of_o great_a reward_n and_o honour_n to_o betray_v this_o castle_n the_o first_o be_v by_o sir_n richard_n byron_n another_o by_o m._n sutton_n both_o which_o i_o acquaint_v the_o committee_n withal_o and_o return_v scornful_a refusal_n unto_o but_o now_o be_v this_o three_o time_n solicit_v unto_o it_o i_o think_v it_o my_o duty_n to_o acquaint_v those_o that_o have_v here_o entrust_v i_o both_o for_o their_o satisfaction_n and_o my_o own_o discharge_n if_o any_o thing_n shall_v happen_v to_o my_o prejudice_n hereafter_o for_o i_o expect_v that_o now_o they_o see_v their_o attempt_n in_o this_o kind_a fruitless_a they_o will_v as_o base_o endeavour_v to_o blemish_v with_o false_a aspersion_n that_o honesty_n which_o with_o bribe_n they_o can_v corrupt_v be_v please_v therefore_o to_o understand_v the_o whole_a proceed_n of_o this_o last_o offer_n and_o the_o occasion_n of_o it_o which_o be_v this_o colonel_n dacre_n one_o that_o be_v former_o 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brother_n shall_v have_v three_o thousand_o pound_n to_o deliver_v the_o bridge_n and_o that_o cap._n poulton_n shall_v have_v two_o thousand_o pound_n to_o get_v this_o effect_v to_o which_o capt._n poulton_n answer_v that_o he_o think_v it_o be_v a_o impossible_a thing_n for_o the_o governor_n have_v former_o be_v tempt_v with_o such_o like_a offer_n and_o have_v refuse_v they_o that_o we_o all_o scorn_v so_o base_a a_o act_n and_o that_o for_o his_o own_o part_n he_o will_v starve_v and_o rot_v before_o he_o will_v betray_v his_o trust_n the_o colonel_n be_v further_o importunate_a with_o he_o to_o move_v it_o to_o i_o and_o that_o you_o may_v say_v he_o be_v better_o assure_v i_o do_v not_o this_o without_o commission_n and_o then_o pull_v out_o of_o his_o pocket_n a_o paper_n write_v with_o these_o word_n or_o to_o this_o effect_n these_o be_v to_o authorise_v colonel_n dacre_n to_o treat_v with_o colonel_n hutchinson_n and_o lieutenant_n colonel_n hutchinson_n for_o the_o 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soul_n for_o the_o purchase_n of_o my_o life_n and_o all_o the_o wealth_n and_o honour_n this_o world_n can_v bestow_v upon_o i_o your_o son_n be_v both_o well_o here_o in_o the_o castle_n and_o i_o hear_v your_o wife_n be_v so_o in_o the_o country_n only_o i_o hear_v your_o good_n and_o corn_n be_v whole_o plunder_v what_o service_n i_o be_o able_a to_o do_v for_o you_o here_o if_o you_o please_v you_o may_v command_v your_o friend_n and_o servant_n john_n hutchinson_n nott_n castle_n decemb._n 18._o 1643._o postscript_n sir_n ●ust_a as_o my_o letter_n be_v go_v to_o colonel_n dacre_n there_o come_v one_o from_o he_o to_o captain_n poulton_n the_o copy_n of_o which_o with_o captain_n poulton_n answer_n i_o have_v here_o also_o send_v you_o the_o original_n i_o