Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	chattel_n	good_n	tenement_n	2,741	5	10.4479	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88160	The case of the tenants of the Mannor of Epworth in the isle of Axholm in the County of Lincoln. Truly stated in brief by Lieu. Col. John Lilburn, and others of the free-holders there, on purpose to inform every man in the justice and equity of their case. And to prevent the many mis-informations of M. John Gibbons, and the drainers, and their participants.	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1651 (1651)	Wing L2086; Thomason E644_8; ESTC R206050	5,705	7

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