Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	henry_n	king_n	succeed_v	1,788	5	9.3756	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36798	Monasticon anglicanum, or, The history of the ancient abbies, and other monasteries, hospitals, cathedral and collegiate churches, in England and Wales with divers French, Irish, and Scotch monasteries formerly relating to England / collected, and published in Latin, by Sir William Dugdale, Knight ..., in three volums; and now epitomized in English, page by page; with sculptures of the several religious habits.; Monasticon anglicanum. English	Dugdale, William, Sir, 1605-1686.; Dodsworth, Roger, 1585-1654.; Stevens, John, d. 1726. History of the antient abbeys, monasteries, hospitals, cathedral and collegiate churches.; Wright, James, 1643-1713.	1693 (1693)	Wing D2487; ESTC R8166	281,385	375

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18_o ranulfus_n 1231._o 19_o willielmus_fw-la acolt_n 1253._o 20_o hugo_n de_fw-fr sulgrave_n 1254._o 21_o willielmus_fw-la 1267._o 22_o johannes_n 1285._o 23_o simon_n 1316._o 24_o robertus_fw-la 1342._o 25_o ricardus_n 1349._o 26_o edmundus_n 1382._o 27_o thomas_n botterwick_n 1400._o 28_o johannes_n tychemarsh_n 1419._o 29_o johannes_n crowland_n 1434._o 30_o johannes_n stowe_n 1436._o the_o memorable_a occurrence_n in_o the_o time_n of_o these_o several_a abbot_n may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o monasticon_fw-la p._n 241_o 242._o vid._n 2._o vol._n p._n 869._o value_v at_o 1716_o l._n 12_o s._n 4._o d._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la thorney_n in_o cambridgeshire_n this_o monastery_n be_v found_v in_o the_o year_n 972._o by_o st._n adelwold_n bishop_n of_o winchester_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n edgar_n in_o the_o year_n 1085._o the_o church_n be_v new_o build_v by_o gunterius_n the_o then_o abbot_n here_o and_o dedicate_v by_o hervey_n the_o first_o bishop_n of_o ely_n in_o the_o year_n 973._o king_n edgar_z grant_v to_o this_o abbey_n several_a land_n and_o privilege_n principal_a benefactor_n to_o this_o house_n be_v nigellus_n bishop_n of_o ely_n william_n peverel_n several_a of_o the_o beauchamp_n henry_n de_fw-fr merch_n william_n de_fw-fr albeneis_n brito_n thurstan_n de_fw-fr montfort_n and_o john_n de_fw-fr stutavill_n etc._n etc._n the_o land_n and_o benefaction_n of_o who_o be_v recite_v and_o confirm_v to_o this_o abbey_n by_o the_o bull_n of_o pope_n alexander_n date_v a._n d._n 1162._o abbot_n of_o thorney_n a._n d._n 1085._o gunterius_fw-la 1123._o robertus_fw-la i._o 1151._o gilbertus_n 1154._o galterus_n 1158._o herbertus_n 1163._o walterus_n 1176._o solamon_n 1193._o robertus_fw-la ii_o 1198._o radulphus_fw-la 1216._o robertus_fw-la iii_o 1231._o uvido_z wake_v 1237._o ricardus_n 1238._o david_n 1244._o thomas_n castre_n 1261._o willielmus_fw-la yakesley_n 1293._o odo_n de_fw-fr whitlesey_n 1305._o willielmus_fw-la clopton_n 1322._o reginaldus_n 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religious_a house_n viz._n under_o the_o value_n of_o 200_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la have_v these_o word_n forasmuh_o as_o manifest_a sin_n be_v daily_o use_v and_o commonlycommit_v in_o such_o little_a and_o small_a abbey_n and_o priory_n etc._n etc._n where_o the_o congregation_n of_o such_o religious_a person_n be_v under_o the_o number_n of_o twelve_o person_n etc._n etc._n consider_v also_o that_o divers_a and_o great_a solemn_a monastery_n of_o this_o realm_n wherein_o thanks_o be_v to_o god_n religiou_n be_v well_o keep_v and_o observe_v be_v destitute_a of_o such_o full_a number_n of_o religious_a person_n as_o they_o may_v and_o may_v keep_v etc._n etc._n therefore_o the_o say_v lesser_a monastery_n be_v dissolve_v and_o their_o land_n give_v to_o the_o king_n sir_n edward_n coke_n in_o his_o four_o institut_n p._n 44._o say_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o viii_o the_o member_n of_o both_o house_n of_o parliament_n be_v informed●_n on_o the_o king_n behalf_n that_o no_o king_n or_o kingdom_n be_v safe_a but_o where_o the_o king_n have_v ability_n to_o live_v of_o his_o own_o and_o to_o defend_v his_o kingdom_n upon_o any_o sudden_a invasion_n or_o insurrection_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v therefore_o project_v that_o if_o the_o parliament_n will_v give_v unto_o he_o all_o the_o abbey_n priory_n nunnery_n etc._n etc._n that_o for_o ever_o in_o time_n then_o to_o come_v he_o will_v take_v order_n that_o the_o same_o shall_v not_o be_v convert_v to_o private_a use_n but_o first_o that_o his_o exchequer_n for_o the_o purpose_v aforesaid_a shall_v be_v enrich_v 2_o the_o kingdom_n strengthen_v by_o a_o continual_a maintenance_n of_o forty_o thousand_o well_o train_v soldier_n with_o skilful_a captain_n and_o commander_n 3_o for_o the_o benefit_n and_o ease_n of_o the_o subject_a who_o shall_v never_o afterward_o in_o any_o time_n to_o come_v be_v charge_v with_o subsidy_n fifteenth_n loan_n or_o other_o common_a aide_n four_o lest_o the_o honour_n of_o 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