Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	child_n	father_n	mother_n	5,111	5	7.8086	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29944	A compendious collection of the laws of England, touching matters criminal faithfully collected and methodically digested, not only for the use of sheriffs, justices of the peace, coroners, clerks of the peace, and others within that verge, but of all the people in general, by J.B. Esq.; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.; Brydall, John, b. 1635?	1676 (1676)	Wing B5257; ESTC R36068	85,587	180

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it_o have_v be_v murder_n in_o he_o only_o and_o petit_fw-fr treason_n in_o the_o wife_n baron_fw-fr and_o feme_fw-fr out_n of_o affection_n be_v resolve_v to_o go_v out_o of_o the_o world_n together_o the_o wife_n buy_v poison_n both_o take_v it_o the_o husband_n die_v it_o be_v a_o quaere_fw-la in_o the_o book_n whether_o this_o be_v murder_n in_o the_o wife_n a_o woman_n compass_v with_o her_o avowterer_n 44._o the_o death_n of_o her_o husband_n they_o assail_v he_o ride_v on_o the_o highway_n beat_v wound_a leave_v he_o for_o dead_a and_o then_o they_o flee_v the_o husband_n get_v up_o levy_v hue_n and_o cry_n come_v before_o the_o justice_n they_o send_v after_o the_o offender_n which_o be_v get_v arraign_v and_o the_o matter_n find_v by_o the_o verdict_n the_o adulterer_n be_v hang_v the_o woman_n burn_v to_o death_n the_o husband_n live_v this_o judgement_n be_v give_v when_o voluntas_fw-la reputabatur_fw-la pro_fw-la facto_fw-la sic_fw-la metellus_n celer_n sergium_n 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