Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	hold_v	service_n	tenure_n	2,898	5	12.3353	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34354	Considerations tovching trade, vvith the advance of the Kings revenue, and present reparation of His Maiestie containing these four heads viz. : 1 from the customes : 2 from fines and confiscations : 3 from acts of resumptions : 4 and from subsidies : humbly represented to the view of the right honourable high court of Parliament.		1641 (1641)	Wing C5921; ESTC R2785	6,282	17

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