Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	common_a	drive_v	good_a	15	3	2.1453	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46390	The laws of Jamaica passed by the assembly, and confirmed by His majesty in council, Feb. 23. 1683 : to which is added, A short account of the island and government thereof, with an exact map of the island.; Laws, etc.	Jamaica.; Hanson, Francis.	1683 (1683)	Wing J124; ESTC R8077	81,296	288

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or_o person_n whatsoever_o shall_v kill_v or_o destroy_v any_o cattle_n horse_n mare_n mule_n or_o asinego_fw-it but_o he_o she_o or_o they_o who_o shall_v kill_v or_o destroy_v any_o of_o the_o aforementioned_a stock_n shall_v forfeit_v for_o each_o they_o shall_v kill_v or_o destroy_v the_o sum_n of_o fifteen_o pound_n currant_n money_n to_o be_v recover_v by_o action_n of_o debt_n in_o any_o court_n of_o record_n within_o this_o island_n by_o the_o owner_n or_o proprietor_n of_o the_o say_a beast_n and_o it_o be_v further_o enact_v by_o the_o authority_n aforesaid_a that_o all_o owner_n of_o neat_a cattle_n shall_v keep_v one_o white_a man_n at_o each_o respective_a pen_n and_o at_o all_o pen_n whereunto_o belong_v above_o two_o hundred_o cattle_n the_o owner_n of_o such_o pen_n shall_v keep_v two_o white_a man_n upon_o pain_n of_o forfeit_v ten_o pound_n for_o every_o white_a man_n that_o shall_v be_v want_v as_o before_o for_o the_o space_n of_o three_o month_n to_o be_v recover_v 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the_o law_n of_o jamaica_n pass_v by_o the_o assembly_n and_o confirm_v by_o his_o majesty_n in_o council_n feb._n 23._o 1683._o to_o which_o be_v add_v a_o short_a account_n of_o the_o island_n and_o government_n thereof_o with_o a_o exact_a map_n of_o the_o island_n london_n print_v by_o h._n hill_n for_o charles_n harper_n at_o the_o flower_n de_fw-fr luce_n over_o against_o sy_n dunstan's-church_n in_o fleetstreet_n 1683._o to_o the_o reader_n reader_n i_o have_v now_o neither_o time_n to_o write_v the_o particular_n of_o the_o history_n of_o that_o flourish_a island_n of_o jamaica_n nor_o conveniency_n to_o insert_v it_o into_o this_o book_n of_o the_o law_n of_o that_o country_n because_o i_o shall_v thereby_o make_v it_o to_o swell_v beyond_o the_o intend_a conveniency_n of_o a_o pocket-book_n but_o for_o the_o better_a satisfaction_n of_o any_o that_o may_v be_v incline_v to_o remove_v themselves_o to_o that_o island_n i_o have_v be_v desire_v to_o write_v this_o short_a but_o 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