Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	woman_n	year_n	young_a	169	3	6.0397	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65445	The office and dutie of execvtors, or, A treatise of wils and executors, directed to testators in the choise of their executors and contrivance of their wills with direction for executors in the execution of their office, according to the law, and for creditors in the recovery of their debts : expressing the duty, right, interest, power and authority of executors, and how they may behave themselves in the office of executorship : with divers other particulars very usefull, profitable, and behovefull for all persons, be they either executors, creditors or debtors : compiled out of the body of the common-law, with mention of such statutes as are incident hereunto.	Wentworth, Thomas, 1568?-1628.; Doddridge, John, Sir, 1555-1628.	1641 (1641)	Wing W1358; ESTC R15205	180,173	328

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therefore_o i_o give_v it_o the_o first_o and_o lead_v place_n thus_o my_o own_o thought_n but_o how_o far_o this_o discourse_n may_v be_v profitable_a to_o any_o and_o to_o how_o many_o aliorum_fw-la sit_fw-la judicium_fw-la how_o many_o know_v no_o more_o of_o these_o than_o of_o the_o way_n of_o a_o ship_n upon_o the_o sea_n last_o these_o be_v not_o intend_v for_o the_o learned_a of_o our_o profession_n who_o have_v draw_v or_o can_v draw_v out_o of_o the_o same_o fountain_n which_o i_o do_v and_o so_o need_v not_o my_o help_n but_o for_o their_o sake_n who_o be_v not_o professor_n of_o the_o law_n yet_o so_o as_o if_o any_o young_a student_n may_v in_o any_o part_n receive_v fruit_n by_o my_o labour_n i_o shall_v not_o grudge_v or_o repine_v at_o their_o so_o do_v bonum_fw-la quo_fw-la communius_fw-la eo_fw-la melius_fw-la the_o first_o table_n chapter_n i._o the_o be_v of_o executor_n and_o therein_o 1_o of_o the_o relation_n betwixt_o a_o will_n and_o a_o executor_n whether_o one_o may_v be_v without_o the_o other_o fol._n 2._o 2_o of_o the_o several_a kind_n of_o willes_n 7_o 3_o what_o will_v amount_v to_o the_o make_n of_o a_o executor_n and_o what_o word_n requisite_a thereunto_o 10_o 4_o how_o a_o execut●r_n or_o his_o executorship_n may_v be_v limit_v or_o qualify_v in_o special_a manner_n differ_v from_o the_o general_a 12_o 5_o who_o may_v make_v a_o executor_n 17_o 6_o who_o may_v be_v make_v executor_n 21_o 7_o what_o one_o may_v give_v or_o bequeath_v by_o his_o will_n ib._n 8_o of_o the_o revocation_n and_o countermand_n of_o will_n and_o new_a publication_n show_v how_o a_o will_n or_o executor_n once_o make_v may_v be_v unmake_v and_o what_o shall_v amount_v to_o a_o revocation_n total_a or_o partial_a and_o what_o to_o a_o new_a publication_n 25_o 9_o of_o new_a publication_n 30_o chap._n ii_o the_o have_v of_o executor_n show_v the_o state_n of_o thing_n instant_o upon_o the_o testator_n death_n before_o any_o will_n prove_v 1_o what_o be_v wrought_v by_o the_o gift_n of_o a_o thing_n certain_a and_o know_v as_o the_o white_a horse_n the_o red_a cow_n etc._n etc._n 33_o 2_o of_o a_o bequest_n to_o a_o executor_n 34_o 3_o of_o a_o discharge_n or_o release_v by_o will_n to_o a_o debtor_n 36_o 4_o of_o make_v the_o debtor_n executor_n 37_o 5_o of_o make_v the_o creditor_n executor_n 39_o 6_o what_o may_v be_v do_v by_o or_o to_o a_o executor_n before_o prove_v of_o the_o will_n 42_o 7_o of_o refusal_n to_o prove_v the_o will_n and_o therein_o of_o administration_n foreclude_v refusal_n 45_o 8_o what_o shall_v be_v say_v such_o a_o meddle_v and_o administer_a by_o a_o executor_n that_o he_o can_v refuse_v after_o 47_o 9_o of_o the_o force_n and_o effect_n of_o refusal_n 51_o chap._n iii_o of_o prove_v wi_n 1_o how_o and_o where_o and_o before_o who_o will_v aught_o to_o be_v prove_v 53_o 2_o bona_fw-la notabilia_fw-la what_o they_o be_v 55_o 3_o which_o may_v entitle_v the_o metropolitan_a 56_o 4_o of_o the_o validity_n and_o invalidity_n of_o right_n or_o erroneous_a probates_n 58_o 5_o of_o the_o relation_n of_o probate_n and_o refusal_n 60_o chap._n iv._o of_o fee_n payable_a for_o probates_n 1_o of_o copy_n of_o will_n or_o inventory_n and_o what_o fee_n due_a per_fw-la stat_fw-la 21_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 5._o 61_o chap._n v._o of_o good_n and_o chattel_n 1_o what_o thing_n shall_v come_v unto_o executor_n and_o say_v to_o be_v asset_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o what_o not_o 63_o 2_o of_o chattel_n real_a possessory_n 64_o 3_o some_o case_n doubtful_a or_o less_o clear_a touch_v chattel_n real_a 66_o 4_o of_o chattel_n personal_a 68_o 5_o case_n more_o doubtful_a touch_v chattel_n personal_a 70_o chap._n vi_o of_o thing_n not_o actual_o in_o the_o testator_n yet_o accrue_v to_o the_o executor_n 1._o by_o action_n or_o suit_n 2_o by_o condition_n or_o covenant_n 3_o by_o remainder_n or_o increase_n 1_o of_o thing_n in_o action_n 79_o 2_o chattel_n come_v to_o executor_n from_o the_o testator_n yet_o not_o 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among_o executor_n 1_o all_o at_o but_o one_o represent_v the_o testator_n person_n and_o must_v join_v and_o be_v join_v in_o suit_n &c_n &c_n contra_fw-la a._n 115_o 2_o where_o one_o alone_o must_v answer_v suit_n and_o how_o b._n 117_o 3_o when_o they_o differ_v in_o plea_n the_o best_a shall_v be_v take_v but_o one_o may_v confess_v alone_o c._n 121_o 122_o 4_o one_o as_o well_o as_o all_o may_v give_v or_o release_v the_o whole_a d._n 121_o 122_o 5_o one_o can_v give_v nor_o release_v his_o executorship_n to_o a_o coexecutor_n or_o any_o other_o e._n 121_o 122_o 6_o the_o possession_n of_o one_o executor_n be_v the_o possession_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n f._n the_o folio_n here_o be_v wrong_a 121_o 7_o if_o the_o survive_a executor_n die_v intestate_a the_o testator_n be_v intestate_a though_o the_o other_o executor_n leave_v executor_n g._n 121_o 8_o the_o exec_n so_o represent_v the_o person_n of_o the_o testator_n as_o that_o the_o word_n assignee_n only_o make_v he_o capable_a 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