Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	good_a	lord_n	manor_n	1,411	5	10.3370	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B12021	An olde thrift nevvly reuiued VVherein is declared the manner of planting, preserving, and husbanding yong trees of diuers kindes for timber and fuell. And of sowing acornes, chesnuts, beech-mast, the seedes of elmes, ashen-keyes, &c. With the commodities and discommodities of inclosing decayed forrests, commons, and waste grounds. And also the vse of a small portable instrument for measuring of board, and the solid content and height of any tree standing. Discoursed in a dialogue betweene a surueyour, woodward, gentleman, and a farmer. Diuided into foure parts, by R.C.	Churche, Rooke.; R. C. (Robert Chambers), fl. 1612, attributed name. aut; Churton, R., attributed name.	1612 (1612)	STC 4923; ESTC S107648	77,929	121

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have_v miscarry_v and_o not_o prosper_v and_o that_o such_o have_v not_o again_o make_v a_o reparation_n in_o due_a season_n to_o be_v about_o or_o a_o little_a after_o michaelmas_n with_o other_o young_a plant_n of_o like_a kind_n etc._n etc._n and_o where_o that_o many_o fence_n be_v weak_a and_o bad_a cattle_n and_o swine_n break_v in_o and_o crop_n the_o young_a sprig_n and_o root_v up_o the_o ground_n be_v strengthen_v and_o careful_o mend_v that_o by_o these_o and_o such_o like_a inquiry_n presentment_n may_v at_o our_o lady_n day_n and_o martinmas_n be_v make_v by_o the_o jury_n of_o the_o default_n that_o they_o may_v be_v compare_v with_o the_o presentment_n of_o the_o say_v chief_a constable_n who_o be_v the_o surveyor_n of_o these_o