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	say_a	tenement_n	4,709	5	11.1448	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57919	Historical collections of private passages of state Weighty matters in law. Remarkable proceedings in five Parliaments. Beginning the sixteenth year of King James, anno 1618. And ending the fifth year of King Charls, anno 1629. Digested in order of time, and now published by John Rushworth of Lincolns-Inn, Esq;	Rushworth, John, 1612?-1690.	1659 (1659)	Wing R2316A; ESTC R219757	913,878	804

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resolution_n and_o have_v charge_v i_o particular_o leave_v the_o reason_n of_o law_n and_o precedent_n for_o other_o to_o give_v your_o lordship_n satisfaction_n that_o this_o liberty_n be_v establish_v and_o confirm_v by_o the_o whole_a state_n the_o king_n the_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a and_o commons_o by_o several_a act_n of_o parliament_n the_o authority_n whereof_o be_v so_o great_a that_o it_o can_v receive_v no_o answer_n save_v by_o interpretation_n or_o repeal_n by_o future_a statute_n and_o these_o i_o shall_v mind_v your_o lordship_n of_o be_v so_o direct_a in_o the_o point_n that_o they_o can_v bear_v no_o other_o exposition_n at_o all_o and_o sure_o i_o be_o they_o be_v still_o in_o force_n the_o first_o of_o they_o be_v the_o grand_a charter_n of_o the_o liberty_n of_o england_n first_o grant_v in_o the_o 17_o year_n of_o king_n john_n and_o renew_v in_o the_o 9_o t●_n year_n of_o hen._n 3._o and_o since_o confirm_v in_o parliament_n above_o 30._o time_n the_o 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be_v attach_v on_o any_o occasion_n nor_o forejudged_n of_o life_n or_o limb_n nor_o his_o land_n tenement_n good_n nor_o chattel_n seize_v into_o the_o king_n hand_n against_o the_o form_n of_o the_o great_a charter_n and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n and_o 25_o edw._n 3._o chap._n 4._o it_o be_v more_o full_a and_o do_v expound_v the_o word_n of_o the_o grand_a charter_n which_o be_v thus_o whereas_o it_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o grand_a charter_n of_o the_o franchise_n of_o england_n that_o none_o shall_v be_v imprison_v nor_o put_v out_o of_o his_o freehold_n nor_o free_a custom_n unless_o it_o be_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n it_o be_v award_v assent_v and_o establish_v that_o from_o henceforth_o none_o shall_v be_v take_v by_o petition_n or_o suggestion_n make_v to_o our_o lord_n the_o king_n or_o to_o his_o council_n unless_o it_o be_v by_o indictment_n or_o presentment_n of_o his_o good_a and_o lawful_a people_n of_o the_o the_o same_o neighbourhood_n which_o such_o 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