Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	manor_n	say_a	tenant_n	2,336	5	10.4318	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35588	The Case and proceedings of at least sixty gentlemen participants and purchasers for valuable consideration, of lands in the levell of Hatfield Chace, the counties of York, Lincolne and Nottingham and more then two hundred of their tenants who have been dispoiled of their estates by the inhumane and barbarous ryots of the inhabitants of the mannor of Epworth ... / humbly presented to the consideration of this present Parliament for redress of their so great losses and dammages as it was also to the several parliaments sitting in the years 1651 and 1654.		1656 (1656)	Wing C849; ESTC R37529	14,811	16

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that_o manor_n sir_n robert_n heath_n be_v the_o then_o attorney_n general_n exhibit_v a_o information_n in_o the_o exchequer_n chamber_n whereupon_o 370_o commoner_n who_o be_v all_o that_o at_o that_o time_n can_v be_v discover_v to_o have_v right_a of_o common_a there_o come_v and_o submit_v to_o such_o a_o award_n as_o sir_n john_n bank_n the_o then_o attorney_n general_n shall_v make_v therein_o who_o upon_o several_a hear_n of_o all_o party_n and_o their_o council_n make_v a_o award_n that_o of_o 13400_o acre_n belong_v to_o that_o manor_n which_o be_v then_o drain_v among_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o level_n 6000_o acre_n shall_v be_v allot_v the_o commoner_n as_o their_o part_n or_o proportion_n lie_v next_o the_o town_n and_o so_o preserve_v for_o ever_o at_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n c._n v._o and_o the_o remain_v 7400_o acre_n shall_v be_v set_v out_o in_o the_o remote_a part_n of_o those_o wash_v to_o sir_n cor._n vermuyden_n and_o his_o participant_n for_o their_o 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