Selected quad for the lemma: life_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
life_n	estate_n	tail_n	tenant_n	7,917	5	10.7065	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38782	The case of George Evelyn of Wotton in the county of Surrey, Esq.	Evelyn, George.; Evelyn, John.	1698 (1698)	Wing E3477; ESTC R25388	1,734	2

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his_o issue_n male_a but_o upon_o failure_n of_o such_o issue_n male_a that_o the_o same_o shall_v assure_o revert_v to_o his_o own_o right_a heir_n and_o the_o say_v george_n evelyn_n trust_v and_o depend_v that_o his_o brother_n and_o nephew_n will_v not_o take_v any_o advantage_n from_o the_o say_v voluntary_a settlement_n further_a than_o be_v intend_v thereby_o and_o rely_v upon_o their_o fidelity_n and_o c_o gratitude_n therein_o do_v not_o as_o in_o caution_n he_o may_v have_v do_v reserve_v to_o himself_o in_o the_o say_v settlement_n any_o power_n of_o revocation_n nor_o do_v restrain_v the_o use_v to_o first_o second_o or_o other_o son_n of_o his_o brother_n in_o tail_n as_o the_o course_n be_v to_o do_v in_o like_a case_n whereby_o to_o hinder_v their_o destroy_v the_o say_a settlement_n of_o which_o they_o take_v advantage_n as_o the_o say_v george_n evelyn_n have_v now_o late_o discover_v do_v intend_v after_o his_o decease_n to_o suffer_v a_o recover_v of_o the_o 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