Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	person_n	say_a	tenement_n	6,055	5	11.6695	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58575	Act of Parliament for erecting a bank in Scotland Edinburgh, July 17, 1695.	Scotland.	1695 (1695)	Wing S1128; ESTC R232205	5,576	9

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state_n and_o then_o shall_v have_v power_n to_o administrate_n the_o same_o to_o his_o deputy_n and_o director_n and_o the_o next_o governor_n and_o director_n shall_v swear_v the_o same_o at_o their_o entry_n as_o say_v be_v before_o a_o general_n meet_v of_o the_o company_n certify_v any_o who_o shall_v neglect_v to_o swear_v at_o his_o entry_n or_o within_o twenty_o day_n thereafter_o his_o place_n shall_v be_v void_a and_o another_o shall_v be_v elect_v to_o it_o and_o the_o governor_n or_o deputy-governor_n with_o the_o director_n or_o their_o quorum_fw-la may_v choose_v a_o thesaurer_n secretary_n and_o other_o officer_n for_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o say_a company_n who_o be_v to_o give_v their_o oath_n de_fw-fr fideli_fw-la before_o the_o governor_n or_o his_o deputy_n or_o any_o two_o of_o the_o director_n and_o may_v be_v remove_v from_o the_o say_a office_n at_o the_o pleasure_n of_o a_o general_n meet_v provide_v always_o that_o neither_o the_o governor_n 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act_z of_o parliament_n for_o erect_v a_o bank_n in_o scotland_n edinburgh_n july_n 17._o 1695._o our_o sovereign_a lord_n consider_v how_o useful_a a_o public_a bank_n may_v be_v in_o this_o kingdom_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o other_o kingdom_n and_o state_n and_o that_o the_o same_o can_v only_o be_v best_o set_v up_o and_o manage_v by_o person_n in_o company_n with_o a_o joint_a stock_n sufficient_o endue_v with_o these_o power_n and_o authority_n and_o liberty_n necessary_a and_o usual_a in_o such_o case_n have_v therefore_o allow_v and_o with_o advice_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o estate_n of_o parliament_n allow_v a_o joint_a stock_n amount_v to_o the_o sum_n of_o twelve_o hundred_o thousand_o pound_n money_n to_o be_v raise_v by_o the_o company_n hereby_o establish_v for_o the_o carry_v on_o and_o manage_v of_o a_o public_a bank_n and_o further_a statute_n and_o ordain_v with_o advice_n foresay_a that_o the_o person_n under-named_n viz._n mr._n william_n areskine_n 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