Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	witness_n	word_n	write_v	119	4	5.1753	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57390	The merchants map of commerce wherein the universal manner and matter relating to trade and merchandize are fully treated of, the standard and current coins of most princes and republicks observ'd, the real and imaginary coins of accounts and exchanges express'd, the natural products and artificial commodities and manufactures for transportation declar'd, the weights and measures of all eminent cities and towns of traffick in the universe, collected one into another, and all reduc'd to the meridian of commerce practis'd in the famous city of London / by Lewis Roberts, merchant.	Roberts, Lewes, 1596-1640.; Mun, Thomas, 1571-1641. England's benefit and advantage by foreign-trade.; Marius, John. Advice concerning bills of exchange.	1700 (1700)	Wing R1601_PARTIAL; Wing M608_PARTIAL; ESTC R1436	687,097	516

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merchant_n dd_a in_o amsterdam_n p_o ●_o the_o second_o bill_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o first_o only_o with_o this_o alteration_n and_o addition_n at_o usance_n not_o have_v my_o first_o pay_v this_o my_o second_o bill_n of_o exchange_n to_o mr._n cornelius_n vande_n b._n or_o order_n etc._n etc._n laus_fw-la deo_fw-la in_o london_n adj_fw-la 17_o novemb_n 1654._o for_o 333¼_n ▿_o at_o 52_o d._n sterling_a per_fw-la ▿_o at_o double_a usance_n pay_v this_o my_o first_o bill_n of_o exchange_n to_o mr._n robert_n a._n or_o assign_v the_o sum_n of_o three_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o three_o crown_n and_o 〈◊〉_d three_o for_o the_o value_n here_o receive_v of_o mr._n henry_n b._n and_o put_v it_o to_o account_n as_o per_fw-la advice_n your_o love_a friend_n richard_n c._n to_o mr._n charles_n d._n merchant_n dd_a in_o roven_n p_o ●_o laus_fw-la deo_fw-la in_o london_n adj_fw-la 17_o novemb_n 1654._o for_o d_o it_o be_v 564¼_n at_o 51_o d._n ½_n sterling_a per_fw-la dt._n three_o month_n after_o date_n pay_v this_o my_o first_o bill_n of_o exchange_n to_o mr._n daniel_n a._n or_o order_n ducat_n five_o hundred_o threescore_o and_o four_o and_o one_o quarter_n in_o banco_n for_o the_o value_n here_o receive_v of_o mr._n john_n b._n and_o put_v it_o to_o account_n as_o per_fw-la advice_n william_n c._n to_o mr._n thomas_n d._n merchant_n in_o venice_n p_o ●_o ihus_fw-la malaga_n 13_o noviembre_n 1654._o a._n son_n 132_o l._n 7_o s._n 6_o d._n a_o quarenta_fw-la dias_fw-la vista_n pagara_fw-la v._n m._n por_fw-mi esta_fw-es mi_fw-mi teroera_fw-it no_o aviendo_fw-la pagado_fw-it por_fw-mi la_fw-fr pri_fw-la mera_fw-fr y_fw-fr segunda_fw-la ala_fw-la voluntad_fw-es de_fw-fr diego_n p._n ciento_n treynta_fw-mi y_fw-mi do_v libras_fw-la siete_n sueldoi_fw-la y_fw-es seis_fw-mi peniques_n esterlinus_n valour_n aqui_fw-la recevida_fw-la de_fw-la henrique_n g._n that_o sutiempo_fw-la ara_fw-la v._o m._n buen_fw-es pago_fw-la a_fw-fr sentandolas_fw-mi come_v a_o viso_fw-la xpto_fw-la con_fw-mi todo_fw-es antonio_n de_fw-fr s._n a_o juan_n d._n g_o de_o dios_n londres_n adj._n 18_o augusti_n 1654._o in_o venetia_n dt._n 1000_o a_o d._n 54_o per_fw-la d_o to_z auso_fw-la pagate_v per_fw-la qa._n pma._n di_o cambio_n alli_fw-la ss_z ri_o f._n the_o v._o &_o figli_fw-la d'ham_fw-la ●_o o_o chi_fw-mi ordinerann●_n d_o ti_fw-mi mille_fw-fr a_fw-fr d_o cinquanta_fw-la quatre_fw-fr per_fw-la d_o to_o valuta_fw-la contmi._n e_o ponete_v come_v vi_fw-la s'avisa_fw-la a_o dio_fw-mi tomaso_n d._n al_n madge_n co_fw-la s_o ●_o ricardo_n w._n in_o pma_z londra_fw-fr the_o assignment_n on_o the_o backside_n be_v thus_o et_fw-la per_fw-la noi_fw-it pagate_v il_fw-fr contenuto_fw-mi diquesta_fw-it senza_fw-it aitra_fw-la procura_fw-la all_o sr._n gio._n w._n cambiati_n con_fw-mi sr._n francisco_n r._n hamburgo_fw-la 28_o augusti_fw-la 1654._o per_fw-la f._n the_o v._o &_o figli_fw-la livorno_n the_o 21_o novemb_n 1654._o per_fw-la l._n 239_o 13_o 9_o sterl_n at_o 59_o d._n dollar_n 975._o three_o month_n after_o date_n of_o this_o my_o first_o bill_n of_o exchange_n my_o second_o or_o three_o not_o be_v pay_v pay_v unto_o mr._n william_n g._n or_o assign_v the_o sum_n of_o two_o hundred_o thirty_o and_o nine_o pound_n thirteen_o shilling_n and_o nine_o penny_n sterling_a for_o the_o value_n receive_v here_o of_o mr._n thomas_n w._n place_v it_o to_o account_v as_o per_fw-la advice_n thomas_n s._n to_o mr._n robert_n b._n merchant_n in_o london_n p_o ●_o amsterdam_n adj_fw-la 27_o octob._n 1654._o voor_fw-mi 100_o l._n sterl_n open_v uso_fw-la betaelt_fw-mi desen_fw-mi my_o eersten_a wisselbrief_n ten_o sr._n jan_n e._n oft_o order_fw-fr hondert_fw-ge ponden_fw-ge sterlinex_n valuta_n van_n sr._n robert_n g._n stelt_v open_fw-mi my_o rekeninge_v all_o be_v per_fw-la advy_n martin_n p._n ersamen_fw-la sr._n willem_n s._n coopman_n tot_fw-mi london_n p_o ●_o a_o paris_n ce_fw-fr 10_o juillet_n 1654._o pour_v 450_o ▿_o a_o 52_o d._n sterl_n per_fw-la 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