Selected quad for the lemma: father_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
father_n	husband_n	mother_n	wife_n	20,403	5	8.3061	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65258	The case of Mary Watkinson, mother of Hannah Gooding (late Hannah Knight) an infant and Thomas Gooding son of Serjant Gooding	Watkinson, Mary.	1697 (1697)	Wing W1078A; ESTC T127902	3,222	2

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may_n one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o ninty_a and_o three_o his_o relation_n use_v his_o widow_n very_o hard_a and_o unkind_o which_o cause_v she_o to_o hasten_v back_o to_o her_o father_n who_o live_v at_o chelsea_n in_o middlesex_n from_o whence_o she_o apply_v herself_o to_o the_o survive_a trustee_n of_o the_o infant_n estate_n for_o a_o maintenance_n suitable_a to_o her_o daughter_n fortune_n who_o she_o have_v put_v with_o a_o maid_n to_o wait_v on_o she_o to_o a_o note_a board_v school_n in_o the_o same_o town_n of_o chelsea_n and_o under_o the_o conduct_n of_o one_o mrs._n priest_n to_o who_o she_o give_v thirty_o five_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la for_o her_o say_a daughter_n and_o maid_n diet_v and_o five_o pound_n for_o wage_n beside_o the_o charge_n of_o her_o clothes_n and_o other_o incident_a expense_n of_o the_o school_n which_o amount_v to_o a_o considerable_a sum_n and_o therefore_o expect_v a_o allowance_n in_o some_o proportion_n answerable_a thereto_o from_o the_o say_a trustee_n but_o after_o much_o solicitation_n and_o attendance_n can_v prevail_v with_o they_o but_o for_o forty_o pound_n a_o year_n and_o of_o that_o never_o have_v but_o two_o payment_n in_o all_o amount_v to_o eighty_o pound_n though_o the_o infant_n father_n have_v be_v dead_a almost_o four_o year_n and_o have_v place_v her_o say_a child_n at_o this_o board_v school_n she_o resolve_v to_o have_v keep_v she_o there_o till_o her_o year_n of_o discretion_n not_o have_v the_o least_o thought_n or_o intention_n of_o marry_v she_o till_o find_v endeavour_n be_v use_v by_o her_o late_a husband_n relation_n viz._n ann_n knight_n his_o sister_n bridget_n taylor_n one_o of_o the_o trustee_n daughter_n and_o other_o to_o take_v she_o away_o from_o the_o say_a school_n so_o that_o for_o her_o preservation_n she_o bring_v she_o home_o to_o herself_o where_o the_o like_a attempt_n be_v still_o make_v and_o servant_n tamper_v with_o to_o betray_v she_o to_o they_o and_o this_o she_o do_v for_o no_o other_o cause_n or_o end_n but_o that_o her_o child_n may_v not_o become_v a_o prey_n to_o those_o who_o seem_v more_o concern_v for_o her_o portion_n then_o her_o person_n under_o this_o difficulty_n she_o consult_v with_o her_o friend_n what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o secure_v her_o child_n and_o at_o last_o determine_v that_o if_o she_o can_v find_v a_o convenient_a march_n she_o will_v marry_v she_o after_o this_o have_v a_o proposal_n make_v to_o she_o of_o mr._n thomas_n gooding_n the_o sergeant_n son_n and_o have_v a_o good_a account_n of_o the_o sergeant_n do_v admit_v his_o say_a son_n to_o see_v her_o daughter_n and_o after_o several_a meeting_n of_o the_o son_n which_o as_o she_o believe_v be_v without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o sergeant_n do_v direct_v the_o sergeant_n to_o be_v send_v for_o to_o treat_v with_o he_o concern_v his_o son_n who_o come_v to_o she_o declare_v his_o unwillingness_n to_o treat_v with_o she_o single_o be_v a_o woman_n but_o 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