Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	commissioner_n	john_n	sir_n	10,577	5	6.4155	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47389	A short answer to a paper, intituled, Reasons humbly offered to the Honourable the Commons assembled in Parliament, against a bill brought in by Sir Robert Killigrew and others, undertakers and participants for the pretended dreining of Lindsey-Level in Lincolnshire	Killigrew, William, Sir, 1606-1695.	1698 (1698)	Wing K468; ESTC R3389	8,106	4

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refusal_n it_o be_v full_o agree_v and_o a_o perfect_a contract_n make_v with_o the_o say_a earl_n that_o the_o say_a earl_n shall_v have_v as_o a_o reward_n for_o dreining_n all_o between_o bourne_n and_o lincoln_n 24000_o acre_n and_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o shall_v have_v finish_v that_o part_n between_o bourne_n and_o kime_n etc._n etc._n he_o shall_v have_v 14000_o acre_n as_o a_o proportionable_a part_n for_o so_o much_o to_o be_v put_v into_o his_o possession_n when_o by_o the_o commissioner_n it_o shall_v be_v adjudge_v dreined_a and_o this_o contract_n and_o decree_n be_v confirm_v by_o the_o royal_a assent_n and_o enroll_v in_o chancery_n the_o earl_n apply_v himself_o to_o the_o work_n 〈…〉_z and_o 12_o 〈◊〉_d primi_fw-la at_o a_o session_n at_o boston_n the_o commissioner_n be_v 24_o apportion_v his_o part_n out_o of_o each_o particular_a fenn_n at_o a_o session_n at_o bourne_n 13_o car._n primi_fw-la 10_o commissioner_n ascertain_v the_o place_n where_o his_o proportion_n in_o every_o fenn_n shall_v lie_v this_o law_n be_v after_o confirm_v 〈…〉_z 14_o car._n primi_fw-la at_o sleeford_n by_o 18_o commissioner_n with_o the_o royal_a assent_n enrol_v in_o chancery_n after_o 〈…〉_z in_o the_o same_o year_n by_o 19_o commissioner_n it_o be_fw-mi view_v entire_o upon_o the_o place_n after_o at_o a_o session_n at_o sleeford_n the_o say_a commissioner_n do_v decree_v the_o possession_n to_o the_o earl_n to_o which_o decree_n also_o be_v the_o royal_a assent_n enrol_v in_o chancery_n after_o which_o 〈…〉_z the_o earl_n do_v enclose_v it_o build_v and_o inhabit_v it_o plant_n plough_n sow_n and_o reap_v near_o three_o year_n till_o about_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o late_a trouble_n riotous_a people_n violent_o enter_v and_o destroy_v his_o plantation_n and_o corn_n then_o grow_v pull_v down_o his_o house_n destroy_v the_o drein_n and_o have_v ever_o since_o hold_v the_o possession_n 1._o by_o the_o record_n above_o mention_v it_o be_v evident_a that_o these_o fen_n in_o 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day_n only_o the_o earl_n of_o lincoln_n do_v pay_v in_o his_o tax_n as_o the_o commissioner_n appoint_v and_o he_o have_v his_o 300_o acre_n for_o a_o mark_v a_o acre_n when_o the_o work_n be_v do_v 4._o it_o be_v also_o evident_a that_o if_o the_o country_n will_v have_v undertake_v the_o dreining_n by_o levy_v their_o tax_n this_o undertake_n by_o the_o earl_n have_v not_o be_v and_o that_o no_o contract_n be_v make_v till_o after_o three_o year_n not_o payment_n of_o the_o tax_n note_v also_o 〈…〉_z that_o the_o commission_n of_o sewer_n then_o in_o force_n have_v 213_o commissioner_n the_o prime_a man_n of_o the_o country_n many_o of_o they_o lord_n and_o owner_n 〈…〉_z and_o 78_o commissioner_n of_o the_o same_o country_n do_v act_n in_o our_o decree_n to_o view_n to_o tax_n to_o contract_n to_o adjudge_v the_o work_n do_v and_o to_o give_v possession_n of_o 14000_o acre_n unto_o the_o dreiner_n as_o the_o decree_n show_v 5._o when_o the_o contract_n be_v make_v before_o the_o work_v begin_v the_o earl_n declare_v public_o that_o if_o any_o of_o the_o lord_n owner_n and_o commoner_n will_v join_v with_o he_o to_o adventure_v in_o the_o work_n they_o shall_v be_v admit_v for_o forty_o shilling_n the_o acre_n but_o only_o three_o will_v adventure_v who_o be_v sir_n john_n brook_n lord_n cobham_n sir_n edward_n heron_n and_o mr._n william_n langton_n who_o at_o forty_o shilling_n the_o acre_n become_v adventurer_n for_o their_o own_o fen_n only_o by_o which_o it_o be_v clear_a 〈…〉_z that_o if_o the_o lord_n and_o owner_n have_v desire_v to_o be_v undertaker_n they_o be_v not_o exclude_v as_o be_v now_o pretend_a and_o it_o be_v as_o clear_v that_o they_o do_v not_o value_v those_o fen_n so_o much_o worth_n before_o the_o undertake_n as_o they_o now_o pretend_v or_o think_v the_o work_n too_o hazardous_a to_o venture_v on_o ut_fw-la now_o men_n do_v clamour_n for_o what_o their_o ancestor_n do_v reject_v wh●_n may_v have_v be_v either_o undertaker_n by_o pay_v the_o tax_n or_o adventurer_n by_o join_v with_o the_o earl_n 6._o by_o all_o the_o record_n and_o decree_v it_o be_v evidet_fw-la that_o all_o the_o commissioner_n who_o be_v 213._o be_v with_o the_o whole_a country_n constant_o public_o summon_v to_o appear_v at_o every_o grand_a session_n from_o six_o month_n to_o six_o month_n ar●_n it_o be_v as_o evident_a that_o at_o every_o session_n a_o much_o great_a number_n of_o commissioner_n than_o need_v do_v constant_o appear_v and_o 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o business_n though_o any_o six_o commissioner_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o sewer_n three_z being_z of_o the_o quorum_fw-la be_v he_o power_v to_o act_v and_o there_o be_v 78._o of_o the_o say_v conty_n many_o of_o they_o lord_n and_o owner_n of_o the_o say_a fen_n whic_n do_v act_n in_o these_o decree_n 〈…〉_z as_o the_o record_n do_v show_v and_o at_o every_o session_n for_o the_o whole_a three_o year_n treaty_n many_o thousand_o of_o the_o commoner_n be_v continual_o present_a and_o 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edward_n heron_n and_o mr._n langton_n 〈…〉_z to_o be_v person_n of_o as_o great_a quality_n and_o estate_n and_o as_o great_a lord_n of_o fen_n there_o and_o so_o may_v as_o wel●_n be_v call_v the_o country_n as_o those_o who_o now_o pretend_v to_o be_v dreiner_n on_o that_o account_n but_o they_o say_v these_o be_v partie●_n and_o judge_n and_o so_o will_v make_v it_o a_o crime_n for_o any_o ●at_a have_v estate_n in_o that_o country_n to_o be_v dreiner_n in_o those_o day_n bu●_n will_v now_o themselves_o do_v what_o they_o condemn_v in_o othrs_n and_o themselves_o hope_v by_o the_o merit_n of_o abet_v those_o rioter_n who_o destroy_v those_o public_a work_n now_o to_o be_v prefer_v to_o the_o undertake_n and_o enjoy_v the_o dreiner_n land_n which_o we_o have_v and_o shall_v pay_v fifty_o year_n purchase_v

for_o when_o our_o work_n be_v repair_v 8._o it_o be_v also_o evident_a by_o the_o decree_n 〈…〉_z and_o by_o the_o deiner_n great_a house_n build_v and_o their_o 14000._o acre_n be_v divide_v plant_v plough_v sow_v and_o reap_v for_o near_o three_o year_n together_o that_o the_o dreiner_n be_v in_o possession_n and_o their_o undertake_n full_o perform_v according_a to_o their_o contract_n it_o also_o be_v as_o evident_a by_o the_o dreiner_n house_n be_v pull_v down_o with_o their_o plantation_n corn_n and_o public_a work_v destroy_v that_o the_o dreiner_n be_v throw_v out_o by_o a_o riot_n which_o rioter_n and_o their_o abettor_n have_v now_o hold_v the_o dreiner_n land_n for_o many_o year_n 9_o since_o his_o majesty_n restauration_n the_o dreiner_n bill_n have_v twice_o pass_v the_o lord_n house_n and_o be_v send_v down_o this_o honourable_a house_n and_o there_o twice_o commit_v and_o the_o business_n be_v full_o hear_v and_o at_o another_o session_n of_o the_o parliament_n after_o 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