Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	heir_n	tenant_n	ward_n	1,396	5	10.7642	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54688	Ligeancia lugens, or, Loyaltie lamenting the many great mischiefs and inconveniences which will fatally and inevitably follow the taking away of the royal pourveyances and tenures in capite and by knight-service, which being ancient and long before the conquest were not then, or are now, any slavery, publick or general grievence with some expedients humbly offered for the prevention thereof / by Fabian Philipps.	Philipps, Fabian, 1601-1690.	1661 (1661)	Wing P2010; ESTC R7943	37,109	71

ligeancia_fw-la lugens_fw-la or_o loyalty_n lament_v the_o many_o great_a mischief_n and_o inconvenience_n which_o will_v fatal_o and_o inevitable_o follow_v the_o take_n away_o of_o the_o royal_a pourveyance_n and_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight-service_n which_o be_v ancient_a and_o long_a before_o the_o conquest_n be_v not_o then_o or_o be_v now_o any_o slavery_n public_a or_o general_a grievance_n with_o some_o expedient_n humble_o offer_v for_o the_o prevention_n thereof_o by_o fabian_n philipps_n london_n print_v by_o j._n m._n for_o andrew_n crook_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n at_o the_o green-dragon_n in_o st_n paul_n churchyard_n 1661._o ligeancia_fw-la lugens_fw-la or_o loyalty_n lament_v the_o many_o great_a mischief_n and_o inconvenience_n which_o will_v fatal_o and_o inevitable_o follow_v the_o take_n away_o of_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight-service_n which_o be_v ancient_a and_o long_a before_o the_o conquest_n be_v not_o then_o or_o be_v now_o any_o slavery_n public_a or_o general_a grievance_n the_o king_n will_v upon_o occasion_n of_o warr_n want_v the_o obligation_n and_o service_n of_o his_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n which_o hold_v in_o capite_fw-la their_o homage_n which_o be_v the_o seminary_n and_o root_n of_o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n the_o education_n of_o the_o heir_n of_o person_n disaffect_v which_o hold_n in_o capite_fw-la when_o they_o shall_v be_v in_o ward_n or_o minority_n his_o tenant_n will_v be_v the_o more_o enable_v to_o alienate_v their_o land_n to_o his_o enemy_n or_o such_o as_o be_v disaffect_v which_o common_a person_n in_o their_o lease_n one_o to_o another_o do_v usual_o prevent_v and_o prohibit_v provision_n for_o maintenance_n education_n and_o portion_n for_o young_a child_n care_v of_o payment_n of_o debt_n preservation_n of_o the_o ward_n estate_n wood_n and_o evidence_n will_v be_v neglect_v find_v of_o office_n after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o ancestor_n 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people_n but_o be_v gird_v with_o as_o much_o power_n and_o majesty_n as_o his_o glorious_a progenitor_n that_o the_o mighty_a man_n and_o the_o man_n of_o war_n may_v continue_v that_o the_o ensign_n of_o the_o people_n nor_o the_o watchman_n upon_o mount_n ephraim_n may_v not_o be_v take_v away_o that_o the_o vintage_n may_v not_o fail_v and_o the_o gather_n not_o come_v that_o his_o servant_n may_v not_o ask_v where_o be_v the_o corn_n and_o the_o wine_n and_o not_o be_v know_v in_o the_o street_n but_o may_v as_o king_n solomon_n every_o man_n in_o his_o course_n lack_v nothing_o that_o their_o child_n as_o it_o be_v of_o that_o wise_a of_o king_n servant_n when_o nehemiah_n long_v after_o return_v with_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n from_o captivity_n may_v be_v find_v in_o the_o register_n that_o the_o splendour_n &_o magnificence_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n court_n far_o surpass_v those_o of_o france_n spain_n the_o emperor_n of_o germany_n and_o all_o other_o christian_a prince_n may_v not_o be_v impair_v or_o diminish_v and_o that_o our_o path_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o our_o lebanon_n and_o excellency_n of_o sharon_n and_o the_o foundation_n of_o many_o generation_n may_v be_v restore_v casus_fw-la cassandra_n canebat_fw-la finis_fw-la spelmans_fw-mi glossar_n 261._o 1_o reg._n 10._o 24_o 25._o 2_o reg_n 4._o 21_o 22_o 23._o nchem._n 5._o 18._o sigonius_n de_fw-fr repub._n athen._n lib._n 4._o 540._o &_o 541._o martin_n cromerus_n lib._n 2._o de_fw-la regno_fw-la poloniae_fw-la bignonius_n in_o notis_fw-la ad_fw-la lib._n 1._o marculfi_n 465._o rosinus_n de_fw-fr antiquitat_fw-la rom._n lib._n 7._o 14._o 24._o lib._n 10._o cap._n 22._o ll_o wisigoth_n lib._n 9_o tit_n 6._o ll_o ripuar_n do_fw-mi 65._o cujacius_n tit_n 48._o ad_fw-la 10._o cod_n justinian_n 14_o 29_o tacitus_n in_o vita_fw-la ridley_n view_n of_o the_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a law_n 9_o h._n 3._o cap._n 21._o 2_o reg._n 24._o v._n 20._o &_o 22._o 1_o sam._n 25._o 10._o claus._n 31_o h._n 3._o socage_n copyhold_n northern_a tenant-right_a lease-holders_n free_a socage_n beraultus_fw-la in_o commentar_n &_o spelmans_fw-mi glossar_n 261._o &_o in_o verb._n leta_fw-la 431._o trin._n 18._o e._n 1._o in_o placit_fw-la inter_fw-la abbatem_fw-la de_fw-la leicester_n &_o abbatem_fw-la de_fw-la selby_n escuage_z homage_n relief_n primer_n seisin_n livery_n mesne_fw-la race_n marriage_n rent_n licence_n to_o widow_n hold_v in_o capite_fw-la by_o knight_n service_n to_o marry_v to_o compound_v with_o copy-holders_n fine_n take_v by_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n upon_o the_o grant_n of_o land_n in_o minority_n bodin_n de_fw-fr repub_fw-la coke_n in_o praefat_fw-la 9_o relat._n instruction_n or_o direction_n of_o king_n james_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n coke_n 1._o part_n institut_n 126._o fitz_n herbert_n n_o b._n 82._o 25._o e._n 3._o cap._n 11._o rot._n parl._n 20._o r._n 2._o n._n 27._o mat._n paris_n 240_o 241._o la_fw-fr noüe_fw-fr discourse_n politicque_n bodin_n lib._n 6_o de_fw-fr repub._n