Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	best_a	good_a	king_n	793	5	3.4937	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13763	Newes from the north. Otherwise called The conference betvveen Simon Certain, and Pierce Plowman, faithfully collected and gathered by T.F. student	T. F., student.	1579 (1579)	STC 24062; ESTC S118412	60,813	88

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friendship_n die_v not_o but_o with_o the_o party_n except_o it_o be_v through_o the_o landlord_n great_a default_n either_o sell_v the_o land_n and_o there_o withal_o his_o déere_a and_o most_o assure_a friend_n orelse_o by_o extreme_a covetise_n and_o cruelty_n take_v from_o he_o all_o mean_a to_o live_v able_a to_o be_v a_o friend_n both_o which_o thing_n be_v now_o of_o late_a year_n wax_v to_o common_a the_o more_o pittis_n thus_o it_o appéer_v quoth_v he_o that_o such_o hard_a and_o extreme_a deal_n stand_v not_o with_o the_o duty_n of_o any_o private_a person_n either_o towards_o god_n and_o his_o common_a wealth_n nor_o with_o his_o own_o assurance_n and_o countenance_n now_o much_o less_o with_o our_o duty_n which_o excel_v they_o as_o far_o as_o heaven_n excel_v the_o earth_n namely_o towards_o god_n and_o our_o country_n before_o who_o we_o sustain_v so_o great_a a_o expectation_n of_o godliness_n virtue_n and_o all_o benignity_n so_o large_o and_o so_o liberal_o reward_v 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have_v deny_v the_o power_n thereof_o yet_o be_v they_o touch_v with_o remorse_n to_o reverence_v it_o in_o other_o and_o to_o have_v their_o deed_n in_o admiration_n this_o matter_n thus_o end_v the_o rich_a fellow_n take_v his_o leave_n and_o the_o next_o day_n i_o myself_o have_v end_v my_o business_n come_v a_o way_n also_o a_o a_o a_o a_o a_o a_o amen_o quoth_v pierce_n ploughman_n what_o mean_v you_o by_o such_o a_o very_o long_o amen_o neighbour_n pierce_n quoth_v our_o host_n beati_fw-la qui_fw-la audiunt_fw-la quoth_v pierce_n what_o mean_v you_o neighbour_n quoth_v our_o host_n nam_fw-la miranda_fw-la canunt_fw-la quoth_v pierce_n i_o trow_v the_o man_n dote_v quoth_v our_o host_n nay_o neighbour_n quoth_v pierce_v i_o be_o afraid_a lest_o you_o dote_v yourself_o why_o quoth_v our_o host_n do_v this_o matter_n seem_v so_o strange_a and_o marvellous_a unto_o you_o i_o will_v tell_v you_o another_o matter_n which_o be_v as_o true_a as_o this_o and_o of_o my_o own_o exerience_n also_o i_o pray_v you_o let_v i_o hear_v neighbour_n quoth_v pierce_v an_o other_o tale_n by_o the_o host_n of_o a_o young_a gentleman_n that_o have_v mortgage_v his_o land_n come_v to_o a_o other_o great_a officer_n of_o the_o law_n to_o who_o be_v offer_v to_o sell_v his_o land_n of_o who_o he_o have_v great_a comfort_n chap._n 16._o it_o fortune_v a_o other_o time_n i_o be_v in_o rent_n also_o at_o the_o house_n of_o a_o other_o great_a and_o rich_a officer_n towards_o the_o law_n where_o i_o have_v occasion_n to_o sojourn_v certain_a day_n during_o which_o time_n there_o come_v thither_o a_o young_a gentle_a man_n to_o offer_v his_o land_n to_o sell_v and_o make_v a_o offer_n thereof_o unto_o this_o man_n in_o my_o presence_n unto_o who_o this_o worshipful_a lawyer_n speak_v in_o this_o manner_n wherefore_o will_v you_o sell_v your_o land_n quoth_v he_o be_v a_o ancient_a possession_n and_o a_o fair_a live_n sir_n quoth_v this_o young_a man_n i_o be_o fall_v into_o great_a debt_n 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