Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	abbey_n	abbot_n	prior_n	41	3	10.0934	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28468	Nomo-lexikon, a law-dictionary interpreting such difficult and obscure words and terms as are found either in our common or statute, ancient or modern lawes : with references to the several statutes, records, registers, law-books, charters, ancient deeds, and manuscripts, wherein the words are used : and etymologies, where they properly occur / by Thomas Blount of the Inner Temple, Esq.	Blount, Thomas, 1618-1679.	1670 (1670)	Wing B3340; ESTC R19028	517,540	312

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fol._n 140._o a._n debito_fw-la or_o de_fw-fr debito_fw-la be_v a_o writ_n which_o lie_v where_o a_o man_n owe_v another_o a_o sum_n of_o money_n by_o obligation_n or_o bargain_n for_o any_o thing_n sell_v he_o fitz._n nat._n br._n foe_n 119._o this_o writ_n be_v make_v sometime_o in_o the_o detinet_fw-la and_o not_o in_o the_o debet_fw-la which_o proper_o fall_v out_o where_o a_o man_n owe_v a_o annuity_n or_o a_o certain_a quantity_n of_o wheat_n barley_n or_o such_o like_a which_o he_o refuse_v to_o pay_v old_a nat._n br._n foe_n 75._o see_v debet_fw-la and_o solet_fw-la decem_fw-la tale_n see_v tales_n deceit_n deceptio_fw-la dolus_fw-la be_v a_o subtle_a wily_a shift_n or_o trick_n whereunto_o may_v be_v draw_v all_o manner_n of_o craft_n subtilty_n guile_n fraud_n 'slight_o cunning_a covin_z collusion_n and_o practice_n use_v to_o deceive_v another_o man_n by_o any_o mean_n which_o have_v no_o other_o more_o proper_a or_o particular_a name_n then_o deceit_n or_o offence_n west_n pa._n 2._o symbol_n do_fw-mi inditement_n sect._n 68_o see_v

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3._o foemina_fw-la in_o tali_fw-la atate_fw-la i_o 14_o &_o 15_o annorum_fw-la potest_fw-la disponere_fw-la domui_fw-la suae_fw-la &_o habere_fw-la cone_n &_o key_n colne_n in_o the_o saxon_a signify_v calculus_fw-la computus_fw-la and_o key_n clavis_fw-la so_o that_o a_o woman_n be_v then_o hold_v to_o be_v of_o competent_a year_n when_o she_o be_v able_a to_o keep_v the_o account_n and_o key_n of_o the_o house_n and_o glanv_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 9_o have_v somewhat_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n confederacy_n confederatio_n be_v when_o two_o or_o more_o confederate_a or_o combine_v themselves_o to_o do_v any_o damage_n to_o another_o or_o to_o commit_v any_o unlawful_a act_n and_o though_o a_o writ_n of_o conspiracy_n do_v not_o lie_v if_o the_o party_n be_v not_o indict_v and_o in_o lawful_a manner_n acquit_v for_o so_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o writ_n yet_o false_a confederacy_n between_o divers_a person_n shall_v be_v punish_v though_o nothing_o be_v put_v in_o execution_n which_o appear_v by_o the_o book_n of_o 27_o assis_n placit_fw-la 44._o where_o two_o w●●e_v indict_v of_o confederacy_n each_o to_o maintain_v other_o whether_o their_o matter_n be_v true_a or_o false_a and_o though_o nothing_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v put_v in_o practice_n the_o party_n be_v enjoin_v to_o answer_v since_o the_o thing_n be_v forbid_v by_o law_n so_o in_o the_o next_o article_n in_o the_o same_o book_n enquiry_n shall_v be_v make_v of_o conspirator_n and_o confederator_n which_o bind_v themselves_o together_o etc._n etc._n this_o confederacy_n punishable_a by_o law_n before_o it_o be_v execute_v aught_o to_o have_v four_o incident_n first_o it_o must_v be_v declare_v by_o some_o matter_n of_o prosecution_n as_o by_o make_v of_o bond_n or_o promise_v the_o one_o to_o the_o other_o 2._o malicious_n as_o for_o unjust_a revenge_n 3._o it_o ought_v to_o be_v false_a against_o a_o innocent_a last_o to_o be_v out_o of_o court_n voluntary_a term_n de_fw-mi la_o ley._n confirmation_n confirmatio_fw-la be_v a_o strengthen_n or_o confirm_v a_o estate_n to_o one_o who_o have_v the_o possession_n by_o a_o voidable_a title_n though_o not_o at_o present_a void_a as_o a_o bishop_n grant_v his_o chancellorship_n by_o patent_n for_o term_n of_o the_o patentee_n life_n this_o be_v no_o void_a grant_n but_o voidable_a by_o the_o bishop_n death_n except_o it_o be_v strengthen_v by_o the_o dean_n and_o chapter_n confirmation_n see_v more_o of_o this_o in_o west_n pa._n 1._o symb._n lib._n 2._o sect_n 500_o fitz._n nat._n br._n fol._n 169._o b._n and_o littleton_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 9_o confiscate_v from_o the_o lat._n confiscare_fw-la and_o that_o from_o fiscus_n which_o original_o signify_v a_o hamper_n pannier_n or_o basket_n but_o metonymical_o the_o emperor_n treasure_n which_o be_v ancient_o keep_v in_o such_o hamper_n and_o though_o our_o king_n keep_v not_o his_o treasure_n in_o such_o thing_n yet_o as_o the_o roman_n say_v such_o good_n as_o be_v 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