Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	common_a	king_n	law_n	6,527	5	5.1214	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57454	An account of Sueden together with an extract of the history of that kingdom.	Robinson, John, 1650-1723.	1694 (1694)	Wing R1690; ESTC R12230	47,457	212

in_o the_o king_n service_n they_o can_v never_o quit_v so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v able_a to_o serve_v and_o if_o they_o desert_n be_v punish_v with_o death_n the_o first_o institution_n of_o this_o method_n be_v very_o burdensome_a to_o the_o peasant_n who_o be_v at_o great_a charge_n to_o hire_v their_o man_n which_o cost_v they_o 10_o and_o sometime_o 20_o l._n apiece_o and_o the_o same_o they_o must_v do_v whenever_o their_o soldier_n die_v this_o in_o peaceable_a time_n will_v not_o be_v so_o chargeable_a as_o it_o be_v in_o time_n of_o war_n when_o man_n will_v be_v unwilling_a to_o serve_v and_o recruit_n more_o frequent_o need_v and_o as_o this_o be_v part_n of_o the_o project_n hitherto_o unexperienced_a so_o most_o believe_v it_o will_v be_v find_v very_o difficult_a if_o not_o impracticable_a as_o all_o the_o common_a soldier_n be_v thus_o provide_v for_o at_o the_o country_n charge_n so_o all_o officer_n both_o of_o horse_n and_o foot_n be_v maintain_v by_o the_o king_n who_o have_v appropriate_v so_o much_o of_o the_o land_n late_o reunite_v or_o former_o belong_v to_o the_o crown_n to_o that_o purpose_n so_o that_o every_o officer_n have_v a_o convenient_a house_n and_o competent_a portion_n of_o land_n to_o live_v upon_o situate_a in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n where_o the_o regiment_n he_o belong_v to_o be_v quarter_v as_o also_o the_o rent_n of_o so_o many_o other_o farm_n as_o make_v up_o his_o pay_n which_o though_o it_o be_v somewhat_o less_o than_o former_o yet_o be_v punctual_o pay_v either_o in_o money_n corn_n or_o other_o comodities_n they_o find_v it_o more_o profitable_a than_o when_o they_o be_v to_o solicit_v for_o it_o at_o the_o treasury_n a_o colonel_n of_o foot_n have_v of_o these_o land_n the_o yearly_a rent_n of_o about_o 300_o l._n and_o the_o rest_n proportionable_o which_o amount_v to_o about_o 2500_o l._n a_o year_n for_o all_o the_o officer_n both_o upper_a and_o under_o of_o one_o foot_n regiment_n and_o there_o 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and_o the_o frequent_a and_o heavy_a tax_n impose_v by_o the_o state_n be_v no_o less_o sensible_a to_o those_o of_o inferior_a degree_n that_o perhaps_o the_o king_n of_o sueden_n have_v lose_v as_o much_o in_o the_o affection_n of_o his_o subject_n as_o he_o have_v gain_v in_o his_o revenue_n yet_o this_o be_v not_o like_a to_o produce_v any_o bad_a effect_n since_o the_o king_n know_v so_o well_o how_o to_o make_v himself_o obey_v and_o have_v such_o effectual_a mean_n in_o his_o hand_n not_o only_o to_o restrain_v any_o disorder_n but_o to_o engage_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o nation_n to_o his_o interest_n for_o the_o distribution_n of_o all_o employment_n of_o any_o value_n in_o the_o kingdom_n belong_v to_o his_o majesty_n and_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n as_o well_o as_o other_o be_v under_o a_o great_a necessity_n than_o ever_o of_o render_v themselves_o acceptable_a to_o he_o that_o they_o may_v get_v employment_n beside_o his_o majesty_n have_v late_o think_v fit_a 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