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
A60883	The security of English-mens lives, or, The trust, power, and duty of the grand jurys of England explaining according to the fundamentals of the English government, and the declarations of the same made in Parliament by many statutes / published for the prevention of popish designs against the lives of many Protestant lords and commoners who stand firm to the religion and ancient government of England.	Somers, John Somers, Baron, 1651-1716.	1681 (1681)	Wing S4643; ESTC R33648	56,152	169

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falsify_v his_o oath_n by_o the_o true_a meaning_n whereof_o he_o be_v to_o prosecute_v justice_n impartial_o and_o the_o eternal_a divine_a law_n will_v annul_v any_o oath_n or_o promise_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v take_v to_o the_o contrary_a even_o though_o his_o office_n have_v oblige_v he_o unto_o it_o the_o like_a obligation_n lie_v upon_o juror_n not_o to_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v delude_v or_o persuade_v that_o the_o judge_n king_n council_n or_o any_o other_o can_v dispense_v with_o that_o oath_n or_o any_o part_n of_o it_o which_o they_o have_v take_v before_o god_n unto_o the_o whole_a nation_n nor_o to_o think_v that_o they_o can_v swerve_v from_o the_o rule_v set_v by_o the_o law_n without_o a_o damnable_a breach_n of_o it_o the_o power_n of_o relate_v or_o dissolve_v conscientious_a obligation_n acknowledge_v in_o the_o pope_n make_v a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o roman_a superstition_n and_o that_o grand_a impostor_n can_v never_o corrupt_a kingdom_n and_o 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