Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	lord_n	service_n	tenure_n	1,520	5	12.2042	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84320	The serious representation of Col. VViliam Eyre prisoner in the castle at Oxford; tendred to the consideration of the Parliament, army, and kingdom, for the clearing of his innocency, and manifesting his integrity toward the freedom of the nation, and establishment of the just power of Parliaments equally representing the people.	Eyre, William, 1612 or 13-1670.	1649 (1649)	Wing E3945A; ESTC R176902	6,540	8

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