Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	wood_n	year_n	young_a	47	3	6.0700	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10218	De pace Regis et regni viz. A treatise declaring vvhich be the great and generall offences of the realme, and the chiefe impediments of the peace of the King and kingdome, as menaces, assaults, batteries, treasons, homicides, and felonies ... and by whome, and what meanes the sayd offences, and the offendors therein are to bee restrained, repressed, or punished. ... Collected out of the reports of the common lawes of this realme, and of the statutes in force, and out of the painfull workes of the reuerend iudges Sir Anthonie Fitzharbert, Sir Robert Brooke, Sir William Stanford, Sir Iames Dyer, Sir Edward Coke, Knights, and other learned writers of our lawes, by Ferdinando Pulton of Lincolnes Inne, Esquier.	Pulton, Ferdinando, 1536-1618.; Fitzherbert, Anthony, Sir, 1470-1538.; England and Wales. Public General Acts. Selections.	1609 (1609)	STC 20495; ESTC S116053	719,079	571

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therein_o and_o for_o that_o the_o fellow_n have_v such_o a_o estate_n in_o his_o wife_n land_n that_o by_o the_o common_a law_n he_o may_v in_o his_o life_n have_v make_v alienation_n of_o they_o and_o drive_v his_o wife_n to_o her_o cuiin_n vita_fw-la to_o have_v recover_v they_o but_o that_o seem_v to_o be_v help_v if_o any_o such_o law_n be_v before_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o anno_fw-la 32._o h._n 8._o where_o it_o be_v ordain_v that_o no_o fine_a feoffement_n or_o other_o act_n make_v suffer_v 28_o st._n 32._o h._n 8._o 28_o or_o do_v by_o the_o husband_n only_o of_o any_o land_n tenement_n or_o other_o hereditament_n be_v the_o inheritance_n or_o fréehold_v of_o his_o wife_n during_o the_o coverture_n between_o they_o shall_v in_o any_o wise_a be_v or_o make_v any_o discontinuance_n thereof_o or_o be_v prejudicial_a or_o hurtful_a to_o the_o say_a wife_n or_o her_o heir_n or_o to_o such_o as_o shall_v have_v title_n interest_n or_o right_o to_o the_o same_o by_o the_o death_n 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