Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	county_n	hereditament_n	tenement_n	2,209	5	10.3670	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30253	A case concerning the buying of bishops lands with, the lawfulness thereof and the difference between the contractors for sale of those lands, and the corporation of VVells, ordered, Anno. 1650, to be reported to the then Parliament / with the necessity thereof, since fallen upon Dr. Burges.	Burges, Cornelius, 1589?-1665.	1659 (1659)	Wing B5670; ESTC R11486	85,757	85

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so_o on_o the_o other_o side_n that_o they_o shall_v have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o the_o say_a lord_n or_o with_o any_o of_o his_o tenant_n or_o with_o his_o or_o their_o possession_n by_o way_n of_o jurisdiction_n over_o he_o or_o they_o by_o virtue_n of_o their_o say_a purchase_n gurny-house_n 7_o mar._n 1648._o will._n roberts_n ti._n middleton_n rob._n fenwick_n ja._n russel_n john_n blackwel_n rich._n turner_n thomas_n ayres_n this_o be_v certify_v it_o be_v order_v that_o a_o sub-committee_n shall_v draw_v up_o a_o report_n of_o the_o whole_a business_n to_o be_v by_o that_o committee_n report_a to_o the_o parliament_n in_o case_n the_o town_n of_o wells_n some_o of_o they_o confess_v the_o truth_n of_o that_o certificate_n shall_v not_o forthwith_o relinquish_v and_o reconvey_v the_o residue_n undue_o thrust_v into_o their_o conveyance_n and_o then_o the_o say_a contractor_n and_o committee_n of_o parliament_n press_v dr_n burges_n to_o go_v on_o with_o the_o purchase_n of_o 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