Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	king_n	lord_n	say_a	4,708	5	7.3256	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47375	Sr. VVilliam Killigrew his answer to the fenne mens objections against the Earle of Lindsey his drayning in Lincolnshire	Killigrew, William, Sir, 1606-1695.	1649 (1649)	Wing K453; ESTC R14022	14,319	20

sr._n william_n killigrew_n his_o answer_n to_o the_o fen_n man_n objection_n against_o the_o earl_n of_o lindsey_n his_o drain_n in_o lincolnshire_n print_v at_o london_n 1649._o the_o fen-mens_n objection_n against_o the_o earl_n of_o lindsey_n and_o his_o participant_n first_o our_o adversary_n do_v object_n that_o some_o commissioner_n who_o be_v name_v in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o decree_n have_v not_o set_v their_o hand_n and_o seal_n unto_o the_o say_a decree_n be_v engross_v into_o parchment_n 2._o they_o say_v the_o earl_n do_v bribe_v the_o late_a king_n and_o his_o lord_n to_o take_v away_o their_o fen_n 3._o they_o say_v the_o earl_n do_v drain_v these_o fen_n by_o prerogative_n power_n by_o the_o king_n letter_n and_o by_o the_o lord_n order_n 4._o they_o say_v that_o the_o ancient_a commissioner_n of_o the_o country_n be_v put_v out_o and_o stranger_n put_v into_o commission_n 5._o they_o say_v that_o the_o drainer_n be_v party_n and_o judge_n 6._o they_o say_v that_o the_o fen_n in_o question_n be_v not_o drown_v and_o do_v therefore_o need_v no_o drain_v 7._o they_o say_v that_o if_o the_o fen_n do_v need_v to_o be_v drain_v yet_o not_o by_o such_o malignant_n as_o we_o 8._o they_o say_v that_o the_o earl_n do_v undertake_v the_o work_n against_o the_o country_n consent_n 9_o they_o say_v the_o earl_n do_v take_v the_o best_a land_n and_o leave_v the_o worst_a land_n for_o the_o country_n 10._o they_o say_v that_o the_o fen_n between_o bourne_n and_o kimeeae_fw-la be_v the_o worst_a for_o drain_v 11._o they_o say_v that_o kesteum_fw-la side_n be_v drown_v by_o the_o bank_n of_o our_o great_a river_n which_o do_v secure_v our_o own_o land_n and_o do_v thrust_v up_o the_o water_n on_o the_o land_n leave_v unto_o the_o country_n 12._o they_o say_v that_o the_o earl_n bank_n do_v cut_v off_o the_o ancient_a sewer_n of_o the_o country_n which_o otherwise_o will_v have_v drain_v their_o fen_n 13._o they_o say_v the_o earl_n take_v possession_n by_o 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