Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	daughter_n	earl_n	marry_v	8,206	5	9.3417	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48960	Analogia honorum, or, A treatise of honour and nobility, according to the laws and customes of England collected out of the most authentick authors, both ancient and modern : in two parts : the first containing honour military, and relateth to war, the second, honour civil, and relateth	Logan, John, 17th cent.; Blome, Richard, d. 1705.	1677 (1677)	Wing L2834; ESTC R17555	244,594	208

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slight_v unless_o he_o be_v sufficient_o qualify_v by_o birth_n part_n or_o other_o generous_a accomplishment_n or_o be_v knight_n of_o the_o field_n who_o be_v never_o abridge_v of_o their_o merit_a honour_n be_v acquire_v according_a to_o the_o original_a institution_n of_o that_o degree_n among_o all_o nation_n and_o we_o see_v our_o parliament_n man_n our_o sheriff_n justice_n of_o the_o peace_n and_o the_o honourable_a commander_n and_o captain_n of_o cavalry_n and_o infantry_n for_o the_o most_o esquire_n at_o their_o first_o election_n by_o the_o statute_n 23_o hen._n 6._o cap._n 15._o the_o knight_n of_o the_o shire_n shall_v be_v notable_a knight_n or_o else_o notable_a esquire_n or_o gentleman_n bear_v in_o the_o same_o county_n for_o which_o they_o be_v choose_v see_v the_o statute_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o game_n 22_o and_o 23_o car._n 2._o by_o which_o and_o many_o other_o statute_n they_o be_v equal_o privilege_v with_o knight_n and_o other_o person_n of_o 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charity_n and_o conversation_n the_o definition_n or_o description_n of_o the_o gentry_n or_o civil_a nobility_n of_o england_n chap._n xxvi_o gentleman_n generosus_fw-la seem_v to_o be_v make_v of_o two_o word_n the_o one_o french_a gentil_n honestus_fw-la vel_fw-la honesta_fw-la parent_n natus_fw-la the_o other_o saxon_a man_n as_o if_o you_o will_v say_v a_o man_n well_o bear_v and_o under_o this_o name_n be_v all_o comprise_v that_o be_v above_o yeoman_n and_o artificer_n so_o that_o noble_n be_v true_o call_v gentleman_n by_o the_o course_n and_o custom_n of_o england_n nobility_n be_v either_o major_a or_o minor_n major_n contain_v all_o title_n and_o degree_n from_o knighthood_n upward_o minor_n all_o from_o baron_n downward_o mr._n william_n mainstone_n alias_o mayneston_n of_o ye._n city_n of_o london_n merchant_n lineal_o descend_v from_o thomas_n mainston_n of_o vrchinfield_n in_o herefordshire_n gent_n temps_fw-fr edw_n ye._n 3d._o now_o marry_v to_o penelope_n daughter_n 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and_o demand_v judgement_n of_o the_o writ_n without_o say_v and_o not_o husbandman_n for_o a_o gentleman_n may_v be_v a_o husbandman_n but_o he_o shall_v be_v sue_v by_o his_o addition_n most_o worthy_a for_o a_o gentleman_n of_o what_o estate_n soever_o he_o be_v although_o he_o go_v to_o plough_v and_o common_a labour_n for_o his_o maintenance_n yet_o he_o be_v a_o gentleman_n and_o shall_v not_o be_v name_v in_o legal_a proceed_n yeoman_n husbandman_n or_o labourer_n if_o a_o gentleman_n be_v bind_v a_o apprentice_n to_o a_o merchant_n or_o other_o trade_n he_o have_v not_o thereby_o lose_v his_o degree_n of_o gentility_n but_o if_o a_o recovery_n be_v have_v against_o a_o gentleman_n by_o the_o name_n of_o a_o yeoman_n in_o which_o case_n no_o action_n be_v necessary_a than_o it_o be_v no_o error_n so_o if_o any_o deed_n or_o obligation_n be_v make_v to_o he_o by_o the_o name_n of_o yeoman_n if_o a_o capias_fw-la go_v against_o a._n b._n yeoman_n and_o if_o the_o sheriff_n take_v a._n b._n gentleman_n a_o action_n of_o false_a imprisonment_n lie_v against_o the_o sheriff_n but_o if_o a._n b._n yeoman_n be_v indict_v and_o a._n b._n gentleman_n be_v produce_v be_v the_o same_o man_n intend_v it_o be_v good_a if_o a_o man_n be_v a_o gentleman_n by_o office_n only_o and_o lose_v the_o same_o then_o do_v he_o also_o lose_v his_o gentility_n by_o the_o statute_n 5_o eliz._n chap._n 4._o entitle_v a_o act_n touch_v order_n for_o artificer_n labourer_n servant_n of_o husbandry_n and_o apprentice_n among_o other_o thing_n it_o be_v declare_v that_o a_o gentleman_n bear_v etc._n etc._n shall_v not_o be_v compel_v to_o serve_v in_o husbandry_n if_o any_o falcon_n be_v lose_v and_o be_v find_v it_o shall_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o sheriff_n who_o must_v make_v proclamation_n and_o if_o the_o owner_n come_v not_o within_o four_o month_n then_o if_o the_o ●inder_n be_v a_o simple_a man_n the_o sheriff_n may_v keep_v the_o hawk_n make_v agreement_n with_o he_o that_o take_v 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