Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	fee_n	king_n	tenant_n	1,509	5	9.6034	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11863	Honor military, and ciuill contained in foure bookes. Viz. 1. Iustice, and iurisdiction military. 2. Knighthood in generall, and particular. 3. Combats for life, and triumph. 4. Precedencie of great estates, and others.	Segar, William, Sir, d. 1633.; Rogers, William, b. ca. 1545, engraver.	1602 (1602)	STC 22164; ESTC S116891	203,415	258

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enrich_v himself_o for_o so_o do_v he_o shall_v forfeit_v his_o horse_n and_o be_v exclude_v from_o the_o list_n with_o infamy_n all_o which_o article_n be_v public_o read_v and_o approve_v be_v by_o his_o imperial_a majesty_n confirm_v as_o law_n chap._n 27._o ¶_o of_o triumph_n at_o the_o interuiewe_n of_o pope_n alexander_n and_o the_o emperor_n foedericus_fw-la barbarossa_n at_o venice_n anno_fw-la 1166._o advertisement_n be_v give_v to_o venice_n that_o the_o emperor_n resolve_v to_o come_v thither_o piro_n zinzano_n the_o duke_n son_n be_v send_v with_o six_o long_a galley_n to_o meet_v he_o at_o ravenna_n after_o they_o be_v dispatch_v a_o great_a number_n of_o less_o vessel_n the_o emperor_n be_v arrive_v at_o venice_n the_o pope_n be_v set_v in_o a_o rich_a chair_n at_o the_o church_n door_n and_o there_o tarry_v his_o come_n before_o the_o pope_n foot_n a_o carpet_n of_o purple_a be_v spread_v upon_o the_o ground_n the_o emperor_n be_v come_v to_o the_o say_a carpet_n 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