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	lord_n	work_n	3,459	5	5.8504	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31164	The Case of the inhabitants of the town and parish of Croyden in the county of Surrey concerning the great oppressions they ly under by reason of the unparallel'd extortions and violent illegal and unwarrantable prosecutions of Doctor William Clewer, vicar of the said parish.		1673 (1673)	Wing C1092; ESTC R26442	20,131	18

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which_o 〈…〉_o live_n he_o entertain_v one_o mr._n preston_n to_o be_v his_o reader_n who_o accept_v 〈…〉_o ●●●ved_n and_o officiate_v there_o in_o that_o capacity_n but_o clewer_n will_v never_o pay_v he_o his_o wage_n so_o that_o he_o may_v have_v starve_v if_o some_o of_o the_o parishioner_n to_o who_o by_o 〈◊〉_d he_o do_v sometime_o read_v common_a prayer_n and_o divine_a service_n have_v not_o give_v he_o relief_n for_o which_o clewer_n cause_v he_o to_o be_v send_v for_o up_o to_o london_n by_o a_o 〈…〉_o and_o be_v so_o old_a that_o he_o can_v not_o ride_v on_o horseback_n he_o be_v bring_v up_o in_o a_o cart_n stuff_v with_o straw_n and_o keep_v at_o london_n till_o utter_o ruin_v and_o than_o they_o release_v he_o the_o article_n exhibit_v against_o the_o say_a clewer_n by_o the_o say_a parishioner_n be_v as_o follow_v article_n exhibit_v against_o william_n clewer_n minister_n of_o ashton_n in_o the_o county_n of_o northampton_n first_o that_o the_o say_v clewer_n be_v a_o very_a covetous_a man_n and_o do_v endeavour_v unjust_o to_o exact_v and_o extort_v sum_n of_o money_n and_o other_o thing_n from_o the_o say_a parishioner_n and_o other_o that_o he_o have_v to_o deal_v for_o the_o say_v clewer_n do_v unjust_o demand_v a_o cow_n for_o a_o herriot_n of_o sarah_n honour_n a_o poor_a widow_n who_o husband_n be_v then_o late_o dead_a and_o die_v so_o poor_a that_o the_o parish_n be_v force_v to_o bury_v he_o at_o their_o charge_n he_o leave_v his_o say_a wife_n with_o five_o small_a child_n and_o nothing_o to_o maintain_v they_o but_o that_o one_o cow_n and_o it_o be_v never_o know_v that_o any_o herriot_n be_v there_o pay_v and_o the_o better_a to_o procure_v his_o end_n therein_o the_o say_a clewer_n promise_v she_o that_o if_o she_o will_v let_v he_o have_v the_o cow_n he_o will_v procure_v she_o a_o warrant_n from_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n that_o the_o parish_n shall_v pay_v she_o weekly_o one_o shilling_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o herself_o and_o child_n the_o say_v clewer_n have_v several_a time_n unjust_o detain_v and_o withhold_v the_o wage_n of_o labourer_n from_o they_o who_o have_v painful_o and_o faithful_o do_v their_o duty_n he_o cause_v a_o poor_a widow_n who_o husband_n be_v there_o late_o dead_a and_o she_o herself_o ●eing_v then_o very_a sick_a and_o weak_a and_o almost_o blind_a and_o leave_v in_o debt_n fifty_o pound_n at_o least_o have_v four_o small_a child_n unable_a to_o maintain_v themselves_o to_o pay_v he_o the_o ten_o penny_n for_o a_o calf_n which_o she_o sell_v towards_o the_o payment_n of_o her_o husband_n debt_n and_o enforce_v she_o to_o pay_v two_o penny_n for_o the_o head_n and_o pluck_v which_o she_o have_v reserve_v for_o herself_o the_o say_v clewer_n have_v pull_v down_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o parsonage_n house_n and_o convert_v the_o material_n thereof_o to_o his_o own_o use_n the_o say_v clewer_n notwithstanding_o his_o parsonage_n at_o ashton_n be_v worth_a one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o pound_n by_o the_o year_n at_o least_o yet_o for_o lucre_n of_o money_n do_v undertake_v to_o serve_v another_o cure_n of_o twenty_o pound_n by_o the_o year_n by_o mean_n whereof_o he_o serve_v neither_o of_o they_o as_o he_o ought_v to_o do_v the_o say_v clewer_n be_v a_o very_a contentious_a man_n and_o do_v much_o vex_v and_o trouble_v and_o disquiet_v his_o neighbour_n parishioner_n and_o other_o by_o unjust_a suit_n and_o malicious_a trouble_n for_o the_o say_v clewer_n do_v in_o a_o clandestine_v way_n procure_v a_o bond_n which_o be_v make_v to_o a_o sergeant_n at_o arm_n for_o security_n and_o such_o one_o budworth_n who_o be_v surety_n herein_o upon_o the_o same_o and_o recover_v fifty_o pound_n of_o he_o and_o cause_v he_o to_o spend_v fifty_o pound_n more_o at_o least_o notwithstanding_o the_o sergeant_n at_o arm_n be_v never_o damnify_v one_o penny_n thereby_o the_o say_v clewer_n have_v at_o the_o last_o assize_n in_o the_o county_n of_o 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