Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	england_n	king_n	time_n	7,253	5	3.7781	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44301	A short treatise touching sheriffs accompts written by the Honourable Sir Matthew Hale ... ; to which is added, A tryal of witches, at the assizes held at Bury St. Edmonds, for the county of Suffolk, on the 10th of March 1664, before the said Sir Matthew Hale, Kt.	Hale, Matthew, Sir, 1609-1676.	1683 (1683)	Wing H260; ESTC R14358	33,283	119

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county_n before_o and_o de_fw-fr remanente_fw-la now_o do_v answer_v to_o the_o quantity_n and_o also_o to_o the_o nature_n or_o quality_n of_o those_o vicontiel_n rent_n that_o he_o be_v to_o receive_v to_o make_v good_a his_o firm_a but_o abate_v that_o one_o alteration_n from_o firma_n corporis_fw-la comitatus_fw-la to_o de_fw-la remanente_fw-la firm_a and_o the_o abridge_n of_o the_o firm_a as_o before_o and_o the_o discharge_n both_o of_o the_o summons_n of_o the_o pipe_n and_o the_o great_a roll_n of_o those_o charge_n that_o be_v transcribe_v into_o the_o exannual_a roll_n the_o rest_n both_o of_o the_o charge_n and_o great_a roll_n continue_v as_o before_o but_o notwithstanding_o this_o provision_n give_v some_o ease_n to_o the_o sheriff_n in_o relation_n to_o those_o firme_v yet_o the_o charge_v of_o they_o with_o these_o firme_v become_v a_o matter_n of_o continual_a complaint_n for_o that_o they_o be_v still_o charge_v with_o these_o firme_v yet_o many_o of_o the_o rent_n and_o benefit_n that_o shall_v make_v good_a their_o firme_v be_v sell_v or_o become_v illeviable_a after_o rot._n parl._n 25_o e._n 3._o n._n 39_o item_n pry_v les_fw-fr commons_o que_fw-fr tout_fw-fr viscount_n que_fw-fr sont_fw-fr charge_n de_fw-fr certain_a firme_v pur_fw-mi les_fw-fr county_n ou_fw-fr ill_n sont_fw-fr viscount_n soient_fw-fr discharge_v de_fw-fr ce●_n post_fw-la resceit_n de_fw-mi lour_v baily_n per_fw-la cause_n de_fw-mi franchise_n grant_v run_v breve_fw-la soit_fw-fr man_v all_o treasurer_n &_o baron_n deschequer_n quill_n faient_fw-fr due_a allowance_n all_o chescun_fw-fr viscount_n ●ur_n le_fw-fr render_v de_fw-mi lour_v account_n en_fw-fr chescun_fw-fr case_n la_fw-fr ou_fw-fr ils_fw-fr voilent_a quill_n soit_fw-fr reasonable_a and_o in_o the_o same_o parliament_n in_o 47_o the_o sheriff_n of_o bedf._n and_o buck_n pray_v to_o be_v discharge_v of_o the_o firme_v of_o the_o baylywick_n of_o their_o hundred_o because_o those_o baylywick_n yield_v no_o profit_n they_o be_v remit_v to_o the_o exchequer_n rot._n parl._n 45_o e._n 3._o n._n 45._o the_o sheriff_n of_o essex_n and_o hertford_n pray_v a_o ease_n in_o respect_n of_o illeviable_a firme_v charge_v upon_o they_o and_o hundred_o and_o rent_n grant_v from_o they_o answer_v le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr lour_v ad_fw-la fait_z grace_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o 1_o h._n 4._o cap._n 11._o upon_o the_o complaint_n that_o the_o sheriff_n be_v charge_v with_o the_o ancient_a firme_v of_o their_o county_n notwithstanding_o that_o great_a part_n of_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o same_o be_v grant_v to_o lord_n and_o other_o it_o be_v enact_v that_o the_o sheriff_n shall_v account_v in_o the_o exchequer_n and_o have_v a_o allowance_n by_o their_o oath_n of_o the_o issue_n of_o their_o county_n rot._n parl._n 11_o h._n 4._o n._n 46._o &_o sequent_a ’_o the_o sheriff_n of_o several_a county_n complain_v that_o they_o be_v charge_v with_o several_a ancient_a firme_v which_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o levy_v viz._n essex_n and_o hertf._n with_o the_o firm_a of_o the_o county_n and_o the_o firm_a of_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o county_n york_n with_o the_o firm_a of_o the_o county_n post_fw-la terras_fw-la datas_fw-la devonshire_n with_o the_o remanent_fw-la ’_o firm_a c●mitatus_fw-la post_fw-la terras_fw-la datas_fw-la the_o firma_n de_fw-fr proficuis_fw-la