Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	grant_v	king_n	tenant_n	1,714	5	9.7767	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59093	The reverse or back-face of the English Janus to-wit, all that is met with in story concerning the common and statute-law of English Britanny, from the first memoirs of the two nations, to the decease of King Henry II. set down and tackt together succinctly by way of narrative : designed, devoted and dedicated to the most illustrious the Earl of Salisbury / written in Latin by John Selden ... ; and rendred into English by Redman Westcot, Gent.; Jani Anglorum facies altera. English	Selden, John, 1584-1654.; Littleton, Adam, 1627-1694.; White, Robert, 1645-1703.	1682 (1682)	Wing S2436; ESTC R14398	136,793	167

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a_o rebuke_n of_o the_o foolish_a humour_n of_o jealousy_n p._n 22_o chap._n xv._n a_o account_n of_o the_o british_a state_n under_o the_o roman_n claudius_n win_v a_o battle_n and_o return_n to_o rome_n in_o triumph_n and_o leaf_n a._n plautius_n to_o order_n affair_n a_o colony_n be_v send_v to_o maldon_n in_o essex_n and_o to_o several_a other_o place_n the_o nature_n of_o these_o colony_n out_o of_o lipsius_n julius_n agricola_n government_n here_o in_o vespasian_n time_n p._n 24_o chap._n xvi_o in_o commodus_n his_o time_n king_n lucy_n embrace_v the_o christian_a religion_n and_o desire_n eleutherius_fw-la then_o pope_n to_o send_v he_o the_o roman_a law_n in_o stead_n of_o heathen_a priest_n he_o make_v three_o arch-bishop_n and_o twenty_o eight_o bishop_n he_o endow_v the_o church_n and_o make_v they_o sanctuary_n the_o manner_n of_o government_n in_o constantine_n time_n where_o end_v the_o roman_a account_n p._n 27_o chap._n xvii_o the_o saxon_n be_v send_v for_o in_o by_o 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alfred_n divide_v england_n into_o county_n or_o shire_n and_o into_o hundred_o and_o tything_n the_o original_a of_o decenna_n or_o courtleet_n friburg_n and_o mainpast_a form_n of_o law_n how_o people_n be_v to_o answer_v for_o those_o who_o they_o have_v in_o borgh_n or_o mainpast_a p._n 39_o chap._n xxiv_o king_n alfred_n first_o appoint_v sheriff_n by_o duns_n scotus_n his_o advice_n he_o give_v order_n for_o the_o breed_n up_o of_o youth_n in_o learning_n by_o the_o way_n what_o a_o hide_n of_o land_n be_v king_n edgar_n law_n for_o drink_v prelate_n investiture_n by_o the_o king_n ring_n and_o staff_n king_n knute_n law_n against_o any_o englishman_n that_o shall_v kill_v a_o dane_n hence_o englescyre_n the_o manner_n of_o subscribe_v and_o seal_v till_o edward_n the_o confessor_n time_n king_n harold_n law_n that_o no_o welshman_n shall_v come_v on_o this_o side_n offa_n dike_n with_o a_o weapon_n p._n 41_o chap._n vxx_n the_o royal_a consort_n great_a privilege_n of_o grant_v 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