Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	abbot_n	according_a	kingdom_n	18	3	4.6670	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59100	Tracts written by John Selden of the Inner-Temple, Esquire ; the first entituled, Jani Anglorvm facies altera, rendred into English, with large notes thereupon, by Redman Westcot, Gent. ; the second, England's epinomis ; the third, Of the original of ecclesiastical jurisdictions of testaments ; the fourth, Of the disposition or administration of intestates goods ; the three last never before extant.; Selections. 1683	Selden, John, 1584-1654.; Littleton, Adam, 1627-1694.; White, Robert, 1645-1703.; Selden, John, 1584-1654. Jani Anglorum facies altera. English.; Selden, John, 1584-1654. England's epinomis.; Selden, John, 1584-1654. Of the original of ecclesiastical jurisdiction of testaments.	1683 (1683)	Wing S2441; ESTC R14343	196,477	246

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deity_n to_o who_o they_o attribute_v the_o care_n of_o their_o child_n who_o else_o they_o think_v silvanus_n may_v like_o oberon_n king_n of_o the_o fairy_n surprise_v or_o do_v some_o other_o mischief_n to_o in_o the_o first_o book_n chap._n 1._o pag._n 2._o lin_v 23._o among_o the_o celts_n and_o gaul_n who_o be_v reckon_v for_o one_o and_o the_o same_o people_n as_o for_o instance_n those_o gaul_n who_o remove_v into_o the_o lesser_a asia_n mix_v with_o the_o greek_n be_v call_v gallograeci_a but_o by_o the_o greek_n be_v style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whence_o by_o contraction_n i_o suppose_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 41._o bellagines_n that_o be_v by-law_n from_o by_o that_o be_v a_o village_n town_n or_o city_n and_o lagen_n which_o in_o gothish_n be_v a_o law_n so_o that_o it_o signify_v such_o law_n as_o corporation_n be_v govern_v by_o the_o scot_n call_v they_o burlaw_n that_o be_v borough-law_n so_o that_o bellagines_n be_v put_v for_o bilagines_n or_o 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god_n etc._n etc._n l._n 45._o it_o subjoin_v to_o it_o the_o name_n of_o god_n to_o wit_n that_o name_n of_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d el_fw-es which_o signify_v a_o mighty_a god_n in_o this_o sense_n the_o cedar_n of_o god_n be_v lofty_a stately_a cedar_n and_o by_o moses_n his_o be_v fair_a to_o god_n be_v mean_v that_o he_o be_v exceed_v fair_a pag._n 5._o lin_v 18._o not_o only_o berecynthia_n but_o also_o juno_n cybele_n why_o cybele_n be_v the_o very_a same_o goddess_n who_o be_v call_v berecynthia_n from_o berecynthus_n a_o hill_n of_o phrygia_n as_o also_o cybelus_n be_v another_o where_o she_o be_v worship_v and_o she_o have_v several_a such_o name_n give_v she_o from_o the_o place_n of_o her_o worship_n as_o dindymene_n pessinuntia_n idaea_n phrygia_n this_o than_o be_v a_o slip_n of_o our_o worthy_a author_n memory_n or_o his_o haste_n chap._n iii_o pag._n 5._o lin_v 34._o not_o by_o the_o number_n of_o day_n but_o of_o night_n thus_o in_o our_o common_a reckon_n we_o say_v a_o seven-night_n that_o be_v seven_o night_n septinoctium_fw-la for_o what_o in_o latin_a they_o say_v septimana_fw-la seven_o morning_n and_o a_o fortnight_n that_o be_v fourteen_o night_n again_o for_o sunday_n and_o holiday_n the_o evening_n which_o conclude_v the_o foregoing_a day_n be_v say_v to_o be_v their_o eve_n that_o be_v evening_n and_o the_o grecian_n agree_v with_o we_o in_o set_v the_o night_n before_o the_o day_n in_o that_o they_o call_v the_o natural_a day_n which_o be_v the_o space_n of_o twenty_o four_o hour_n comprehend_v day_n and_o night_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d night-day_n not_o day-night_n chap._n iu._n pag._n 6._o lin_v 22._o king_n phranicus_n it_o be_v so_o ordinary_a a_o matter_n for_o historian_n when_o they_o treat_v of_o thing_n at_o great_a distance_n of_o time_n to_o devise_v fable_n of_o their_o own_o or_o take_v they_o up_o from_o other_o that_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o this_o phranicus_n be_v design_v to_o give_v name_n to_o france_n whereas_o it_o be_v so_o call_v from_o the_o frank_n who_o come_v to_o plant_v there_o out_o of_o franconia_n a_o country_n of_o germany_n call_v east-france_n l._n 29._o with_o corinus_n one_o of_o the_o chief_a of_o his_o company_n from_o who_o cornwall_n have_v its_o name_n former_o call_v in_o latin_a corinia_n or_o cornavia_n say_v some_o now_o cornubia_n and_o possible_o if_o that_o be_v so_o corinium_n also_o or_o cirencester_n a_o town_n in_o glocestershire_n and_o corinus_n too_o the_o river_n churn_n that_o run_v by_o it_o owe_v their_o appellation_n to_o the_o same_o noble_a person_n l._n 31._o new_a troy_n that_o be_v london_n call_v also_o troynovant_n and_o the_o people_n about_o it_o call_v trinobantes_n or_o trinovantes_n from_o who_o also_o the_o city_n itself_o be_v style_v augusta_n trinobantum_n that_o be_v the_o royal_a seat_n of_o the_o new_a trojan_n l._n 40._o king_n belin._n who_o give_v name_n to_o billingsgate_n that_o be_v belin_n gate_n as_o king_n lud_n to_o ludgate_n pag._n 8._o lin_v 39_o eumerus_n messenius_n some_o such_o fabulous_a writer_n as_o our_o sir_n john_n mandevil_n who_o tell_v we_o of_o people_n and_o country_n that_o be_v no_o where_o to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o world_n chap._n vi_o pag._n 9_o lin_v 19_o in_o the_o time_n of_o brennus_n and_o belinus_n the_o first_o of_o these_o be_v general_n of_o the_o gaul_n who_o be_v call_v senones_n and_o go_v into_o italy_n with_o they_o sack_v rome_n there_o he_o build_v the_o city_n verona_n call_v by_o his_o name_n brennona_n as_o he_o have_v do_v brennoburgum_fw-la now_o brandenburg_n in_o germany_n from_o his_o prowess_n and_o fame_a exploit_n it_o be_v suppose_v that_o the_o britan_n or_o welsh_n do_v to_o this_o day_n call_v a_o king_n brennin_n of_o the_o other_o viz._n belinus_n some_o mention_n have_v be_v make_v already_o chap._n vii_o pag._n 10._o lin_v 24._o locrine_n camber_n and_o albanactus_n from_o the_o first_o of_o these_o three_o brethren_n to_o wit_n locrine_n it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o welsh_a call_n england_n lhoegr_n that_o fall_v to_o the_o elder_a son_n share_v from_o the_o second_o camber_n that_o a_o welshman_n be_v name_v cumra_n and_o the_o country_n cambria_n and_o from_o the_o three_o albanactus_n that_o scotland_n or_o at_o least_o good_a part_n of_o it_o retain_v the_o term_n of_o albania_n a_o title_n still_o belong_v to_o the_o king_n of_o britain_n second_o brother_n the_o duke_n of_o york_n though_o for_o my_o part_n for_o this_o last_o name_n of_o albanactus_n i_o be_o somewhat_o of_o opinion_n that_o it_o may_v be_v devise_v by_o some_o smattering_n monk_n purposely_o in_o favour_n of_o the_o trojan_a story_n as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v in_o a_o mongrel_n word_n alba_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d king_n of_o alba_n a_o city_n of_o italy_n build_v by_o one_o of_o aeneas_n his_o son_n l._n 29._o gavelkind_n from_o the_o saxon_a gafel_v or_o gafol_v a_o debt_n or_o tribute_n and_o cyn_n or_o kind_n the_o kindred_n or_o child_n or_o as_o mr._n lambard_n give_v eal_n cyn_n i._n e._n give_v to_o all_o who_o be_v next_o of_o kin_n or_o as_o vorstegan_n give_v all_o kind_n i._n e._n give_v to_o each_o child_n his_o part_n a_o ancient_a custom_n of_o the_o saxon_n whereby_o the_o father_n estate_n be_v equal_o divide_v among_o his_o son_n as_o it_o be_v still_o among_o the_o daughter_n if_o there_o be_v no_o son_n it_o obtain_v still_o in_o several_a place_n especial_o in_o kent_n by_o the_o concession_n of_o the_o conqueror_n pag._n 11._o lin_v 22._o the_o law_n of_o second_o venus_n not_o have_v plato_n by_o i_o nor_o any_o other_o mean_v to_o inform_v myself_o better_a i_o imagine_v that_o by_o the_o first_o venus_n they_o mean_v the_o force_n of_o lust_n and_o beauty_n which_o do_v so_o natural_o

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gregory_n the_o bishop_n servant_z of_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n to_o his_o worshipful_a brethren_n the_o arch-bishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o york_n and_o to_o their_o suffraegans_fw-la and_o to_o his_o belove_a son_n the_o abbot_n prior_n arch-deacon_n and_o their_o official_o appoint_v throughout_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n unto_o who_o these_o letter_n shall_v come_v greeting_n and_o apostolical_a benediction_n in_o what_o manner_n the_o penny_n of_o s._n peter_n which_o be_v due_a or_o owe_v to_o our_o chamber_n be_v to_o be_v gather_v in_o england_n and_o in_o what_o bishopric_n and_o diocese_n they_o be_v owe_v that_o there_o may_v arise_v no_o doubt_n on_o this_o occasion_n we_o have_v cause_v it_o to_o be_v set_v down_o in_o this_o present_a write_n according_a as_o it_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o register_n of_o the_o apostolic_a see_n out_o of_o the_o diocese_n of_o canterbury_n seven_o pound_n and_o eighteen_o shilling_n sterling_a out_o of_o the_o diocese_n of_o london_n sixteen_o pound_n ten_o shilling_n and_o so_o of_o the_o rest_n yeoven_a at_o the_o old_a city_n april_n 22._o in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o our_o popedom_n there_o be_v some_o difference_n though_o in_o the_o account_n of_o the_o diocese_n for_o after_o lincoln_n he_o leave_v out_o coventry_n and_o put_v chichester_n for_o chester_n 8_o l._n and_o then_o after_o bath_n he_o put_v in_o salisbury_n and_o coventry_n with_o a_o mistake_n 10_o l._n 10_o s._n for_o 5_o s._n and_o leave_v york_n last_v beside_o every_o body_n know_v there_o be_v more_o diocese_n now_o than_o be_v then_o this_o be_v gregory_n the_o five_o that_o write_v this_o and_o it_o be_v our_o author_n tell_v we_o in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o second_o but_o edward_n the_o three_o in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o lord_n 1365._o and_o of_o his_o reign_n 39_o forbid_v these_o peter-pence_n to_o be_v pay_v any_o more_o at_o rome_n or_o to_o be_v gather_v any_o long_a in_o england_n chap._n xv._n pag._n 81._o lin_v 10._o into_o six_o province_n or_o circuit_n as_o they_o be_v for_o number_n still_o with_o two_o judge_n a_o piece_n though_o at_o first_o three_o how_o these_o differ_v from_o what_o they_o now_o be_v as_o to_o the_o county_n the_o reader_n may_v easy_o satisfy_v himself_o here_o be_v thirty_o seven_o of_o they_o as_o we_o now_o reckon_v only_o with_o this_o difference_n that_o monmouth_n and_o rutland_n be_v leave_v out_o and_o richmond_z and_o copland_n be_v put_v in_o pag._n 82._o lin_v 27._o and_o if_o he_o perish_v i._n e._n sink_v let_v he_o lose_v one_o foot_n for_o that_o in_o this_o trial_n by_o water_n be_v the_o sign_n and_o proof_n of_o guilt_n if_o the_o party_n throw_v in_o do_v not_o swim_v which_o be_v quite_o contrary_a in_o the_o trial_n of_o witch_n as_o you_o will_v find_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n which_o treat_v of_o ordeal_n lin._n 39_o the_o king_n great_a assize_n assize_n be_v a_o word_n that_o have_v many_o signification_n in_o our_o law_n it_o be_v here_o in_o the_o title_n take_v for_o a_o statute_n the_o assize_n i._n e._n the_o statute_n and_o ordinance_n of_o king_n henry_n make_v at_o clarendon_n but_o in_o this_o place_n it_o be_v use_v for_o a_o jury_n and_o it_o be_v either_o the_o great_a or_o grand_a assize_n which_o serve_v for_o the_o right_n of_o property_n and_o be_v to_o consist_v of_o twelve_o knight_n or_o the_o petty_a assize_n which_o serve_v for_o the_o right_n of_o possession_n only_o and_o be_v make_v up_o of_o twelve_o lawful_a man_n chap._n xvi_o pag._n 86._o lin_v 34._o the_o superstition_n and_o foppery_n these_o you_o have_v also_o in_o sir_n h._n spelman_n with_o a_o incipit_fw-la missa_fw-la judicii_fw-la which_o show_v that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n do_v once_o approve_v of_o these_o custom_n which_o since_o she_o have_v condemn_v notwithstanding_o her_o pretence_n of_o be_v infallible_a i_o will_v to_o god_n she_o will_v deal_v as_o ingenuous_o in_o throw_v off_o those_o other_o error_n 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