Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	die_v	enter_v	fee_n	2,072	5	9.8051	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50697	Observations on the acts of Parliament, made by King James the First, King James the Second, King James the Third, King James the Fourth, King James the Fifth, Queen Mary, King James the Sixth, King Charles the First, King Charles the Second wherein 1. It is observ'd if they be in desuetude, abrogated, limited, or enlarged, 2. The decisions relating to these acts are mention'd, 3. Some new doubts not yet decided are hinted at, 4. Parallel citations from the civil, canon, feudal and municipal laws, and the laws of other nations are adduc'd for clearing these statutes / by Sir George Mackenzie ...	Mackenzie, George, Sir, 1636-1691.	1686 (1686)	Wing M184; ESTC R32044	446,867	482

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our_o laic_n with_o the_o consent_n of_o our_o king_n do_v think_v they_o can_v bestow_v the_o teind_n belong_v to_o these_o kirk_n whereof_o they_o be_v patron_n upon_o religious_a house_n whereof_o i_o have_v see_v very_o many_o instance_n in_o our_o old_a charter_n one_o whereof_o i_o shall_v set_v down_o for_o a_o example_n alexander_n dei_fw-la gratia_fw-la rex_fw-la scotorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n sciant_fw-la tam_fw-la posteri_fw-la quam_fw-la praesentes_fw-la nos_fw-la concessisse_fw-la etc._n etc._n deo_fw-la &_o ecclesiae_fw-la sanctae_fw-la mariae_fw-la de_fw-la dryburgh_n ecclesiam_fw-la de_fw-fr lanarch_n now_o lanerk_n cum_fw-la terris_fw-la &_o decimis_fw-la &_o omnibus_fw-la rebus_fw-la just_a ad_fw-la illam_fw-la pertinentibus_fw-la item_n how_o the_o other_o church-land_n become_v first_o to_o belong_v to_o monastries_n i_o shall_v god-willing_o clear_v in_o a_o express_a treatise_n concern_v kirk-land_n and_o teind_n this_o act_n be_v explain_v in_o the_o former_a 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