Selected quad for the lemma: end_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
end_n	lie_v	side_n	south_n	1,453	5	9.2242	5	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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the_o dean_n 〈◊〉_d most_o certain_o lie_v and_o be_v so_o exact_o describe_v in_o the_o aforesaid_a survey_n and_o without_o which_o there_o can_v be_v to_o place_n there_o to_o hold_v and_o keep_v water_n to_o drive_v the_o say_a mill_n and_o for_o the_o mend_v that_o matter_n the_o lady_n ivy_n counsel_n at_o the_o last_o trial_n allege_v it_o have_v once_o be_v a_o overshot-mill_n and_o so_o do_v not_o want_v these_o ditch_n and_o pond_n to_o hold_v and_o keep_v water_n to_o drive_v it_o withal_o and_o the_o better_a to_o make_v that_o out_o some_o deed_n be_v then_o give_v 〈◊〉_d evidence_n with_o style_n and_o title_n before_o they_o which_o be_v not_o in_o use_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o date_n of_o those_o deed_n and_o so_o they_o be_v not_o believe_v when_o produce_v nor_o indeed_o be_v it_o sense_n in_o any_o sort_n to_o imagine_v that_o a_o overshot-mill_n there_o be_v no_o water_n will_v drive_v one_o can_v in_o nature_n have_v ever_o be_v there_o and_o yet_o lady_n ivy_n again_o will_v pretend_v to_o this_o land_n eastward_o of_o fox_n lane_n as_o parcel_n of_o wapping_n marsh_n notwithstanding_o all_o this_o and_o a_o verdict_n against_o she_o at_o a_o trial_n in_o 1684._o before_o the_o right_n honourable_a george_n lord_n jeffreyes_n baron_n of_o wemme_n the_o present_a lord_n chancellor_n than_o lord_n chief_a justice_n of_o england_n and_o what_o be_v 〈◊〉_d say_v then_o and_o may_v well_o be_v so_o again_o against_o her_o new_a find_v deed_n the_o finder_n of_o which_o as_o perjure_v have_v already_o be_v pillory_v for_o it_o and_o notwithstanding_o that_o her_o grandfather_n john_n stepkins_n esq_n 16_o aug._n 1615._o do_v ●●mise_v to_o one_o cayford_n the_o three_o parcel_n of_o marsh_n lie_v next_o to_o and_o westward_o of_o fox_n lane_n which_o be_v hold_v by_o 〈◊〉_d lease_n till_o this_o day_n and_o therein_o say_v that_o it_o lie_v at_o the_o east_n end_n of_o wapping_n marsh_n next_o towards_o ratcliff_n ●●●tting_v eastward_o on_o the_o old_a wall_n which_o divide_v the_o same_o from_o the_o mill-ditch_n which_o lie_v just_a east_n of_o fox_n l●●e_v and_o the_o michaelmas-term_n follow_v the_o say_a john_n stepkins_n suffer_v a_o nonsuit_n in_o the_o king's-bench_n after_o 〈◊〉_d ejectment_n by_o he_o bring_v against_o the_o dean_n lessee_n for_o part_n only_o of_o wall-marsh-wall_n which_o he_o say_v be_v encroch_v on_o the_o marsh._n and_o in_o 1617._o the_o say_v stepkin_n claim_v again_o the_o same_o thing_n a_o verdict_n on_o a_o full_a hear_v and_o after_o a_o view_n be_v in_o the_o common_a plea_n give_v against_o he_o and_o allow_v the_o whole_a wall_n to_o belong_v to_o the_o dean_n of_o st._n paul_n and_o notwithstanding_o that_o her_o