Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	business_n	good_a	sir_n	857	5	5.7520	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75403	An answer of the purchasers of the lands, late of Sir John Stawel, by act of Parliament, exposed to sale for his treason to a pamphlet, intituled, The humble remonstrance of Sir John Stawel: together with the answer of John Ashe Esquire, to divers scandals mentioned in that remonstrance. As also a petition and several reasons for establishment of publick sales; tendred by Wil. Lawrence Esq; one of the judges in Scotland.	Lawrence, William, 1613 or 14-1681 or 2.	1654 (1654)	Wing A3300; Thomason E1072_3; ESTC R208226	62,646	64

this_o informant_n remember_v positive_o but_o the_o parliament_n and_o you_o who_o contrary_a to_o your_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n have_v fight_v against_o the_o king_n or_o word_n to_o that_o effect_n be_v across_o interrogated_a by_o sir_n john_n stawel_n council_n he_o say_v that_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o parliament_n when_o a_o delinquent_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o bar_n that_o the_o delinquent_n do_v first_o kneel_v before_o he_o receive_v any_o charge_n and_o say_v that_o upon_o the_o debate_n in_o parliament_n it_o be_v allege_v that_o sir_n john_n stawell_n have_v forfeit_v his_o article_n and_o it_o be_v clear_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o house_n that_o he_o have_v forfeit_v his_o article_n and_o that_o be_v one_o ground_n of_o their_o judgement_n there_o be_v no_o vote_n pass_v to_o that_o purpose_n that_o he_o know_v of_o but_o it_o be_v take_v as_o a_o thing_n clear_a and_o indisputable_a and_o further_o say_v that_o m._n john_n ash_n be_v to_o have_v the_o benefit_n of_o sir_n john_n stawel_n composition_n by_o order_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o 20_o of_o july_n 1646._o as_o he_o take_v it_o which_o be_v to_o be_v towards_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o debt_n and_o disbursment_n to_o the_o value_n of_o ten_o thousand_o pound_n which_o have_v be_v enter_v into_o by_o the_o say_a mr._n ash_n col._n popham_n col._n fines_n etc._n etc._n in_o somersetshire_n for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o parliament_n which_o be_v satisfy_v the_o overplus_n be_v to_o go_v to_o mr._n ash_n towards_o his_o loss_n and_o suffering_n but_o for_o certainty_n this_o informant_n refer_v to_o the_o say_a order_n itself_o this_o informant_a further_a say_v that_o mr._n stephens_n do_v report_n to_o the_o house_n the_o high_a and_o insolent_a behaviour_n of_o sir_n john_n stawell_n who_o come_v to_o goldsmith_n hall_n under_o the_o pretence_n of_o a_o compounder_n and_o have_v speak_v divers_a word_n tend_v to_o the_o dishonour_n and_o disow_v of_o the_o parliament_n 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and_o by_o your_o direction_n for_o the_o good_a of_o you_o and_o you_o or_o word_n to_o that_o effect_n all_o which_o the_o say_a lady_n at_o the_o time_n aforesaid_a consent_v unto_o allege_v that_o it_o be_v the_o truth_n which_o i_o have_v make_v relation_n of_o in_o witness_v whereof_o i_o have_v set_v my_o hand_n this_o 14_o day_n of_o december_n 1654._o john_n barker_n in_o which_o stubborness_n he_o continue_v for_o the_o space_n of_o four_o year_n and_o can_v not_o be_v persuade_v to_o a_o composition_n notwithstanding_o the_o many_o endeavour_n of_o his_o friend_n as_o mr._n james_n ashe_n have_v attest_v upon_o his_o knowledge_n mr._n john_n ashe_n do_v answer_v page_n the_o 2_o affirm_v that_o when_o the_o lady_n stawell_n his_o wife_n and_o sir_n edward_n stawell_n his_o son_n than_o in_o france_n do_v earnest_o solicit_v he_o that_o they_o may_v petition_v the_o parliament_n to_o be_v admit_v to_o compound_v for_o the_o estate_n since_o he_o refuse_v it_o sir_n john_n 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