Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	answer_n	answer_v	letter_n	1,077	5	7.3824	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30253	A case concerning the buying of bishops lands with, the lawfulness thereof and the difference between the contractors for sale of those lands, and the corporation of VVells, ordered, Anno. 1650, to be reported to the then Parliament / with the necessity thereof, since fallen upon Dr. Burges.	Burges, Cornelius, 1589?-1665.	1659 (1659)	Wing B5670; ESTC R11486	85,757	85

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peace_n 4._o that_o the_o contractor_n be_v the_o first_o plaintiff_n in_o this_o cause_n not_o the_o doctor_n he_o be_v only_o force_v afterward_o to_o undertake_v the_o same_o business_n upon_o the_o same_o ground_n and_o evidence_n which_o the_o contractor_n have_v do_v before_o for_o that_o the_o corporation_n refuse_v to_o make_v good_a the_o engagement_n of_o their_o agent_n make_v not_o only_o to_o the_o say_a contractor_n and_o committee_n of_o parliament_n but_o to_o the_o doctor_n himself_o under_o their_o hand_n and_o seal_n after_o he_o have_v be_v draw_v to_o be_v a_o purchaser_n at_o wells_n for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o the_o whole_a business_n take_v notice_n that_o a_o agent_n for_o the_o corporation_n contract_v for_o certain_a royalty_n in_o decemb._n 1647._o but_o perfect_v not_o the_o conveyance_n until_o the_o 22_o of_o march_n than_o next_o follow_v and_o that_o dr_n burges_n do_v not_o purchase_v until_o march_v 16._o 1648._o and_o that_o then_o he_o 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