Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	continue_v	young_a	youth_n	27	3	7.4484	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50664	Immorality, debauchery, and profaneness, exposed to the reproof of Scripture, and the censure of the law containing a compendium of the penal laws now in force against idleness, profaneness, and drunkenness, houses of unlawful games, profane swearing and cursing, speaking or acting in contempt of the Holy Sacrament, disturbing of ministers, profane jesting with the name of God, absenting form the church, profanation of the Lord's day, debauched incontinency, and bastard-getting : with several texts of Scripture prohibiting such vices : also a brief collection of several signal judgments of God against offenders in the said vices and debaucheries / published for the advancement of reformation of manners, so happily begun and carried on by several societies, by G. Meriton, Gent.	Meriton, George, 1634-1711.	1698 (1698)	Wing M1800; ESTC R16769	67,391	130

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six_o shilling_n and_o eight_o penny_n all_o information_n or_o suit_n upon_o this_o statute_n shall_v be_v prosecute_v within_o one_o year_n and_o the_o forfeiture_n thereof_o which_o happen_v within_o a_o leet_n or_o liberty_n shall_v be_v divide_v between_o the_o king_n and_o the_o lord_n thereof_o and_o in_o all_o other_o place_n betwixt_o the_o king_n and_o the_o prosecutor_n proclamation_n of_o this_o act_n shall_v be_v make_v quarterly_o in_o every_o market-town_n as_o also_o at_o every_o goal-delivery_n assize_n and_o session_n then_o last_o there_o be_v a_o proviso_n that_o this_o act_n shall_v not_o restrain_v a_o servant_n by_o his_o master_n licence_n to_o play_v at_o card_n die_n or_o table_n with_o the_o master_n himself_o or_o other_o gentleman_n resort_v to_o his_o master_n house_n and_o if_o the_o master_n have_v freehold_n of_o a_o hundred_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la he_o may_v also_o license_v his_o servant_n to_o play_v at_o bowl_n or_o tennis_n by_o the_o 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