Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	great_a	lord_n	year_n	6,316	5	4.5357	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78416	A Caveate for sherriffs: or, a whip for corrupt officers. Whether baliffs of franchises, or liberties, bumms, bumms fellows, bumm setters, setters mates, scumms and varlots. Discovering their unjust exactions, and cruell oppressions of the people; and the good provision made by the law (now in force) to curb their exorbitancy, and the forfeitures and dammages from them that do contrary. With proposalls to prevent this horrid charge and exaction for the time to come, which may be done with great safety and ease to the people.		1655 (1655)	Wing C1613; Thomason E830_24; ESTC R207454	3,152	8

a_o caveate_n for_o sherriff_n or_o a_o whip_n for_o corrupt_a officer_n whether_o bailiff_n of_o franchise_n or_o liberty_n bumm_n bumm_n fellow_n bumm_n setter_n setter_n mate_n scumm_n and_o varlotts_n discover_v their_o unjust_a exaction_n and_o cruel_a oppression_n of_o the_o people_n and_o the_o good_a provision_n make_v by_o the_o law_n now_o in_o force_n to_o curb_v their_o exorbitancy_n and_o the_o forfeiture_n and_o damage_n from_o they_o that_o do_v contrary_a with_o proposal_n to_o prevent_v this_o horrid_a charge_n and_o exaction_n for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v which_o may_v be_v do_v with_o great_a safety_n and_o ease_n to_o the_o people_n london_n print_v in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1655._o ❧_o a_o caveate_n for_o sheriff_n or_o a_o whip_n for_o corrupt_a officer_n what_o cruel_a exaction_n and_o heavy_a oppression_n the_o good_a people_n of_o england_n have_v sustain_v by_o corrupt_a officer_n and_o other_o varlotts_n by_o force_v from_o they_o unjust_a sum_n as_o also_o by_o uncivil_a usage_n of_o their_o person_n and_o abufe_v their_o good_n without_o all_o doubt_n there_o be_v few_o or_o none_o but_o be_v senfible_a hereof_o and_o many_o by_o sad_a experience_n have_v feel_v the_o same_o to_o the_o utter_a ruin_n both_o of_o they_o and_o their_o family_n many_o people_n so_o wrong_v be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o law_n and_o statute_n make_v to_o curb_v their_o insolence_n and_o oppression_n suffer_v mere_o for_o want_n of_o knowledge_n thereof_o therefore_o for_o the_o better_a discovery_n of_o the_o unjust_a and_o cruel_a oppression_n of_o these_o vermin_n and_o for_o give_v some_o light_n to_o the_o abuse_a people_n as_o well_o as_o for_o prevention_n of_o these_o groan_a evil_n it_o will_v be_v very_o requisite_a to_o insert_v here_o what_o good_a and_o wholesome_a law_n be_v now_o in_o force_n against_o these_o caterpillar_n and_o what_o damage_n be_v give_v to_o the_o party_n grieve_v for_o every_a offince_n commit_v contrary_a to_o 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