Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	woman_n	word_n	worthy_a	39	3	5.7297	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40860	The famous tryal in B.R. between Thomas Neale, Esq. and the late Lady Theadosia Ivy the 4th of June, 1684, before the Right Honourable the late Lord Jeffreys, lord chief justice of England, for part of Shadwell in the county of Middlesex ... together with a pamphlet heretofore writ ... by Sir Thomas Ivy ...	Mossam, Elam.; Ivy, Theadosia Stepkins, Lady, d. 1694 or 5?; Neale, Thomas, d. 1699?; Ivie, Thomas. Alimony arraigned, or, The remonstrance and humble appeal of Thomas Ivie, Esq.; England and Wales. Court of King's Bench.	1696 (1696)	Wing F386; ESTC R35557	155,074	101

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propter_fw-la adulterium_fw-la or_o will_v consent_v to_o separate_v it_o be_v most_o reasonable_a he_o shall_v allow_v her_o convenient_a maintenance_n else_o he_o shall_v take_v advantage_n of_o his_o own_o wrong_n and_o humour_n and_o woman_n shall_v be_v in_o a_o worse_a case_n and_o condition_n than_o servant_n who_o during_o their_o contract_n must_v have_v their_o wage_n which_o between_o husband_n and_o wife_n end_v not_o till_o death_n and_o it_o be_v conceive_v the_o act_n of_o parliament_n which_o impower_v the_o lord_n commissioner_n of_o the_o great_a seal_n to_o allow_v alimony_n chief_o and_o natural_o intend_v relief_n where_o the_o husband_n do_v repudiate_v and_o not_o the_o wife_n the_o word_n be_v upon_o consideration_n as_o well_o of_o the_o portion_n or_o estate_n that_o have_v be_v pay_v or_o come_v to_o the_o husband_n by_o such_o wife_n as_o shall_v pray_v relief_n and_o therefore_o in_o this_o particular_a case_n it_o may_v be_v very_o just_o insist_v even_o 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