Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	king_n	saxon_n	west_n	3,756	5	9.5551	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54693	Regale necessarium, or, The legality, reason, and necessity of the rights and priviledges justly claimed by the Kings servants and which ought to be allowed unto them / by Fabian Philipps.	Philipps, Fabian, 1601-1690.	1671 (1671)	Wing P2016; ESTC R26879	366,514	672

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the_o kingdom_n be_v first_o attend_v and_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o law_n be_v say_v sir_n edward_n cook_n for_o that_o the_o tenor_n by_o grand_a serjeanty_n and_o knight_n 6●1_n service_n in_o capite_fw-la be_v for_o the_o honour_n and_o defence_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o concern_v those_o that_o serve_v the_o king_n in_o his_o household_n their_o continual_a service_n and_o attendance_n of_o the_o king_n be_v necessary_a and_o glanvil_n who_o be_v lord_n chief_a justice_n of_o england_n and_o write_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o or_o of_o king_n richard_n the_o first_o of_o the_o ancient_a law_n and_o custom_n of_o england_n if_o that_o book_n as_o some_o have_v think_v be_v not_o write_v rather_o in_o his_o name_n then_o by_o he_o howsoever_o it_o be_v ancient_a and_o allow_v both_o here_o and_o in_o scotland_n to_o be_v very_o authentic_a say_v 27._o that_o per_fw-la servitium_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la ration●biliter_fw-la essoniare_fw-la 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king_n domestics_n or_o other_o servant_n in_o ordinary_a for_o that_o some_o of_o the_o steward_n and_o great_a officer_n of_o the_o king_n most_o honourable_a household_n who_o have_v under_o their_o several_a king_n the_o protection_n as_o well_o as_o government_n of_o the_o servant_n in_o ordinary_a of_o the_o royal_a family_n as_o prince_n henry_n the_o elder_a son_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o and_o william_n longchampe_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n richard_n the_o first_o lord_n chancellor_n of_o england_n be_v whilst_o they_o hold_v their_o several_a other_o place_n in_o the_o king_n court_n successive_o lord_n chief_a justice_n of_o england_n and_o attend_v in_o the_o king_n court._n and_o it_o 16._o appear_v by_o glanvil_n that_o action_n or_o summons_n or_o attachment_n of_o debt_n and_o other_o process_n be_v then_o not_o infrequent_o direct_v to_o the_o sheriff_n of_o the_o county_n where_o the_o defendant_n dwell_v make_v retornable_a 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