Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	estate_n	say_a	tenement_n	3,026	5	11.0305	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77341	A breviate of a sentence given against Jerome Alexander Esquire, an utter barrester of Lincolns-Inne, in the court of Star-chamber, the 17th day of November, in the second yeer of the raign of our soveraign Lord King Charls, of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, &c. With exceptions taken to the said sentence, to unfold the iniquity thereof. With a short narrative of divers other passages and oppressions, wherewith he hath been also grieved in other times of his life, both before and since. Printed for the satisfaction of his friends, against those many calumnies and aspertions raised thereupon to blemish him in their opinion, and in the opinion of all others with whom he hath to do.		1644 (1644)	Wing B4410; Thomason E1066_2; ESTC R211322	183,530	157

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and_o some_o other_o of_o his_o majesty_n privy_a counsel_n of_o that_o kingdom_n who_o his_o lordship_n have_v interest_v therein_o together_o with_o himself_o which_o be_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o injunction_n command_v your_o petitioner_n not_o to_o proceed_v in_o his_o say_a trial_n and_o to_o refer_v the_o hear_n of_o the_o business_n to_o certain_a referree_n intimate_a friend_n of_o the_o say_v fearnsleys_n who_o be_v thereby_o appoint_v to_o hear_v and_o end_v the_o same_o and_o this_o be_v do_v before_o your_o petitioner_n be_v ever_o call_v to_o make_v answer_n to_o the_o say_a petition_n or_o that_o he_o be_v ever_o hear_v to_o say_v what_o he_o can_v object_v against_o it_o and_o albeit_o your_o petitioner_n do_v afterward_o petition_v his_o lordship_n and_o counsel_n show_v the_o false_a suggestion_n of_o the_o say_a petition_n and_o desire_v to_o be_v leave_v unto_o the_o law_n yet_o can_v not_o your_o petitioner_n obtain_v a_o dismission_n thereof_o but_o the_o say_a 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