Selected quad for the lemma: king_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
king_n	writer_n	year_n	youth_n	45	3	7.9339	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59093	The reverse or back-face of the English Janus to-wit, all that is met with in story concerning the common and statute-law of English Britanny, from the first memoirs of the two nations, to the decease of King Henry II. set down and tackt together succinctly by way of narrative : designed, devoted and dedicated to the most illustrious the Earl of Salisbury / written in Latin by John Selden ... ; and rendred into English by Redman Westcot, Gent.; Jani Anglorum facies altera. English	Selden, John, 1584-1654.; Littleton, Adam, 1627-1694.; White, Robert, 1645-1703.	1682 (1682)	Wing S2436; ESTC R14398	136,793	167

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breed_n of_o their_o child_n the_o marry_v of_o their_o wife_n the_o govern_n of_o their_o family_n burn_a woman_n that_o kill_v their_o husband_n and_o burn_v some_o servant_n with_o the_o dead_a master_n for_o company_n together_o with_o some_o remark_n of_o their_o public_a government_n p._n 16_o chap._n xii_o woman_n admit_v to_o public_a debate_n a_o large_a commendation_n of_o the_o sex_n together_o with_o a_o vindication_n of_o their_o fitness_n to_o govern_v against_o the_o salic_a law_n make_v out_o by_o several_a example_n of_o most_o nation_n p._n 18_o chap._n xiii_o their_o put_a themselves_o under_o protection_n by_o go_v into_o great_a man_n service_n their_o coin_n of_o money_n and_o their_o weigh_v of_o it_o some_o sort_n of_o flesh_n not_o lawful_a to_o be_v eat_v by_o they_o p._n 21_o chap._n fourteen_o community_n of_o wife_n among_o the_o britan_n use_v former_o by_o other_o nation_n also_o chalcondylas_n his_o mistake_n from_o our_o civil_a custom_n of_o salute_v 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alfred_n divide_v england_n into_o county_n or_o shire_n and_o into_o hundred_o and_o tything_n the_o original_a of_o decenna_n or_o courtleet_n friburg_n and_o mainpast_a form_n of_o law_n how_o people_n be_v to_o answer_v for_o those_o who_o they_o have_v in_o borgh_n or_o mainpast_a p._n 39_o chap._n xxiv_o king_n alfred_n first_o appoint_v sheriff_n by_o duns_n scotus_n his_o advice_n he_o give_v order_n for_o the_o breed_n up_o of_o youth_n in_o learning_n by_o the_o way_n what_o a_o hide_n of_o land_n be_v king_n edgar_n law_n for_o drink_v prelate_n investiture_n by_o the_o king_n ring_n and_o staff_n king_n knute_n law_n against_o any_o englishman_n that_o shall_v kill_v a_o dane_n hence_o englescyre_n the_o manner_n of_o subscribe_v and_o seal_v till_o edward_n the_o confessor_n time_n king_n harold_n law_n that_o no_o welshman_n shall_v come_v on_o this_o side_n offa_n dike_n with_o a_o weapon_n p._n 41_o chap._n vxx_n the_o royal_a consort_n great_a privilege_n of_o grant_v 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