Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	church_n	great_a	minister_n	1,301	5	6.3461	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67457	An abstract of a treatise concerning the payment of tythes and oblations in London shewing the antiquitie of those payments according to the rents of houses : that they were payed by positive constitutions, according to the true value of the houses, ever since the yeare 1230 and by antient costome long before : till the quantitie, not the name or nature was altred in time of Henry 8 from 3.s. 6.d. in the pound, to 2. s. 9. d. in the pound as it is now : the liberall maintenance of the clergie of London in former times : the award and Proclamation 25. Henry 8 confirmed by Act of Parliament 27, Hen. 8 : the matters now controverted about double leases, annuall fines, &c. and concerning the jurisdiction ecclesiasticall for tythes of London : a generall survey of the value of the London benefices both as they are now, and also what they might arise unto if tythes were truly payed according to the value of houses : the moderate demands of the clergie, with other matters pertinent to this subject.	Walton, Brian, 1600-1661.	1641 (1641)	Wing W653; ESTC R7934	31,078	78

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40._o d._n 0_o 3_o 4_o for_o burial_n 1._o if_o the_o party_n be_v bury_v understoole_n 1._o s._n or_o more_o and_o every_o priest_n in_o the_o church_n 8._o d._n or_o more_o else_o they_o do_v not_o sing_v he_o to_o his_o burial_n 0_o 1_o 0_o 0_o 0_o 8_o 2._o at_o every_o month_n mind_n year_n or_o obite_fw-la the_o curate_n have_v 8._o d._n or_o 12._o d._n l._n s._n d._n 0_o 1_o 0_o and_o every_o priest_n in_o the_o church_n 4._o d._n or_o 6._o d._n 0_o 0_o 6_o 3._o all_o the_o taper_n and_o wax_v bring_v into_o the_o church_n with_o the_o corpse_n if_o they_o be_v under_o a_o pound_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 4._o all_o the_o branch_n of_o white_a wax_n if_o any_o be_v bring_v in_o with_o the_o corpse_n which_o branch_n cost_v 6._o s._n 8._o d._n some_o 10._o s._n some_o 13._o s._n 4._o d._n and_o some_o pay_n more_o 0_o 13_o 4_o 5._o for_o privy_a tithe_n 20._o d._n 40._o d._n 5._o s._n 20._o s._n 40._o s._n or_o more_o 2_o 0_o 0_o 6._o to_o the_o high_a altar_n as_o much_o for_o 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