Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	city_n	london_n	mayor_n	10,714	5	9.7889	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31169	The case of the orphans of the City of London		1690 (1690)	Wing C1121; ESTC R214919	1,441	1

the_o case_n of_o the_o orphan_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n the_o lord_n mayor_n and_o alderman_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n for_o the_o time_n be_v by_o ancient_a usage_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o say_a city_n confirm_v by_o several_a act_n of_o parliament_n and_o save_v to_o they_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o 12_o car._n 2._o cay_n 24._o that_o enable_v the_o father_n to_o appoint_v guardian_n for_o their_o child_n by_o deed_n or_o will_n have_v be_v and_o be_v guardian_n to_o the_o child_n of_o all_o freeman_n of_o london_n be_v orphan_n under_o the_o age_n of_o one_o and_o twenty_o year_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o decease_n of_o their_o parent_n till_o they_o attain_v such_o age_n and_o hold_v a_o court_n before_o themselves_o for_o the_o good_a government_n of_o the_o estate_n and_o person_n of_o such_o orphan_n the_o executor_n or_o administrator_n of_o every_o freeman_n leave_v any_o orphan_n by_o the_o say_a custom_n be_v oblige_v on_o pain_n of_o imprisonment_n forthwith_o after_o the_o decease_n of_o the_o freeman_n to_o deliver_v into_o the_o say_a court_n upon_o oath_n a_o perfect_a inventory_n of_o the_o estate_n of_o such_o freeman_n and_o within_o two_o month_n after_o to_o pay_v into_o the_o chamber_n of_o london_n such_o part_n thereof_o as_o shall_v belong_v to_o any_o orphan_n or_o to_o become_v bind_v to_o the_o chamberlain_n of_o london_n with_o three_o sufficient_a surety_n free_a man_n of_o london_n for_o payment_n of_o the_o same_o at_o such_o time_n as_o the_o orphan_n shall_v attain_v the_o age_n of_o one_o and_o twenty_o year_n be_v marry_v or_o die_v and_o that_o in_o case_n any_o of_o the_o security_n die_v or_o become_v insolvent_a before_o the_o money_n be_v pay_v to_o bring_v in_o so_o many_o other_o good_a and_o sfficient_a surety_n as_o the_o say_a court_n shall_v accept_v and_o allow_v of_o to_o be_v security_n for_o the_o payment_n as_o aforesaid_a the_o hardship_n of_o the_o say_a custom_n in_o relation_n to_o 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