Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	day_n	law_n	sabbath_n	1,963	5	9.4513	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87750	A discovery of the arbitrary, tyrannicall, and illegall actions of some of the committee of the county of Lincoln, occasioned by a charge given to the grand jury at the Quarter Sessions of the peace held at Folkingham in the county aforesaid, upon the 5 of Octob. 1646. / By Edvvard King, of Marton in the county aforesaid Esquire, Justice of the Peace for that part of the county: wherein is set forth the exorbitancy of the said committee men, who transgressed the laws, changed the ordinances, and broak the solemn vow, League and covenant; with severall warrants under their hands for the cleer and evident proof of the same.	King, Edward, of Marton, Lincolnshire.	1647 (1647)	Wing K492; Thomason E373_3; ESTC R201324	20,581	34

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great-grimesby_a 2._o by_o virtue_n of_o a_o order_n to_o i_o give_v by_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lord_n willoughby_n lord_z lieutenant_z for_o this_o county_n of_o lincoln_n these_o be_v to_o charge_n and_o command_v you_o and_o every_o of_o you_o that_o immediate_o you_o do_v bring_v into_o arbye_n one_o fat_a ox_n or_o two_o bease_n price_n 6_o l._n 6_o s._n 8_o d._n ten_o fat_a sheep_n threescore_o pound_n of_o cheese_n thirty_o pound_n of_o butter_n two_o dozen_o of_o chicken_n twelve_o hen_n for_o provision_n of_o the_o army_n for_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n and_o likewise_o twenty_o dozen_o of_o bread_n and_o four_o barrel_n of_o bear_n hereof_o fail_v you_o not_o upon_o pain_n of_o present_a plunder_v date_v 20._o september_n 1649._o nehemiah_n rawson_n scout-master-generall_n you_o be_v likewise_o to_o bring_v in_o this_o day_n one_o cauldron_n of_o oat_n and_o a_o quarter_n of_o bean_n 3._o emerson_n ham._n whichcot_n john_n archer_n cha._n hall_n alex._n 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