Selected quad for the lemma: mind_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mind_n	able_a	account_n	action_n	18	3	5.8244	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29951	Non compos mentis, or, The law relating to natural fools, mad-folks, and lunatick persons inquisited and explained for common benefit / by John Brydall, Esq.	Brydall, John, b. 1635?	1700 (1700)	Wing B5265; ESTC R19885	74,121	154

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make_v by_o letter_n of_o attorney_n although_o 〈◊〉_d shall_v not_o avoid_v the_o same_o yet_o after_o his_o death_n as_o to_o 〈◊〉_d other_o in_o judgement_n of_o law_n the_o estate_n be_v void_a an●…_n therefore_o in_o such_o case_n if_o his_o heir_n be_v within_o age_n he_o sha●…_n be_v in_o ward_n or_o if_o he_o die_v without_o heir_n the_o land_n sha●…_n escheat_n and_o likewise_o in_o the_o case_n of_o a_o infant_n if_o 〈◊〉_d make_v a_o feoffment_n in_o person_n if_o he_o die_v without_o h●…_n the_o land_n shall_v not_o escheat_n but_o otherwise_o if_o it_o be_v ma●…_n by_o letter_n of_o attorney_n but_o the_o infant_n himself_o shall_v 〈◊〉_d avoid_v it_o but_o other_o shall_v but_o thing_n do_v by_o matter_n 〈◊〉_d record_n as_o fine_n recovery_n judgement_n statute_n r●…_n cognisance_n shall_v bind_v as_o well_o the_o idiot_n as_o he_o who_o be_v no●…_n compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la 31_o e._n 3._o saviour_n default_n 371._o 1_o ma●…_n dum_fw-la fuit_fw-la infra_fw-la aetatem_fw-la 7._o a_o grant_n of_o a_o infant_n say_v finch_n under_o the_o age_n 〈◊〉_d 21_o year_n and_o one_o out_o 〈◊〉_d his_o right_a mind_n who_o 〈◊〉_d 1627._o lib._n 2._o c._n 2._o of_o possession_n p._n 102_o 103._o edit_fw-la 1627._o call_v non_fw-la sane_fw-la memory_n 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la as_o 〈◊〉_d idiot_n may_v be_v avoid_v at_o any_o time_n by_o entry_n action_n etc._n etc._n or_o a_o feoffment_n by_o letter_n of_o attorney_n etc._n etc._n if_o they_o deliver_v it_o with_o their_o hand_n as_o in_o a_o feoffment_n and_o themselves_o make_v livery_n or_o a_o gift_n of_o good_n and_o themselves_o deliver_v they_o but_o if_o they_o deliver_v not_o with_o their_o hand_n as_o in_o a_o grant_n of_o a_o rent_n advowson_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v mere_o void_a and_o nothing_o at_o all_o pass_v so_o as_o they_o may_v have_v a_o trespass_n or_o assize_n and_o remain_v tenant_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o therefore_o shall_v be_v in_o ward_n notwithstanding_o such_o feoffment_n fourteen_o query_n a_o man_n die_v seize_v of_o land_n his_o heir_n be_v a_o idiot_n or_o sot_n natural_a and_o before_o office_n he_o levy_v a_o fine_a whether_o the_o king_n shall_v have_v the_o land_n per_fw-la praerogativam_fw-la regis_fw-la cap._n 9_o or_o not_o solution_n home_o defy_v seisi_fw-la de_fw-la terre_fw-fr son_fw-fr heir_n esteant_v sot_n natural_a &_o avant_fw-fr office_n il_fw-fr leva_fw-la sine_fw-la le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr navera_fw-fr les_fw-fr terres_fw-la per_fw-la praerogativam_fw-la regis_fw-la 1594._o crompton_n fol._n 117._o a._n tit_n court_n de_fw-fr guard_n &_o livery_n edit_n 1594._o cap._n 9_o car_fw-fr ne_fw-fr serra_fw-mi intend_v que_fw-fr fuit_fw-la sot_n conuter_fw-fr le_fw-fr fine_a car_fw-fr ceo_fw-la va_fw-fr encounter_n le_fw-fr credit_n del_fw-it justice_n que_fw-fr priest_n le_fw-fr fine_a car_fw-fr serra_fw-mi intend_v que_fw-fr le_fw-fr justice_n ne_fw-fr voile_n prender_v fine_a de_fw-fr luy_fw-fr si_fw-mi ust_o este_fw-la idiot_n english_v thus_o a_o man_n seize_v of_o land_n his_o heir_n be_v a_o idiot_n and_o before_o any_o office_n this_o idiot_n levi_v a_o fine_a the_o king_n shall_v not_o have_v the_o custody_n of_o the_o land_n by_o his_o prerogative_n for_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v intend_v or_o presume_v that_o he_o be_v a_o natural_a fool_n against_o the_o fine_a levy_v because_o this_o will_v impeach_v the_o reputation_n or_o credit_n of_o the_o judge_n before_o who_o the_o caption_n of_o the_o fine_a be_v for_o it_o shall_v be_v presume_v that_o the_o judge_n will_v not_o take_v the_o fine_a if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v a_o idiot_n xv._o query_n idiot_n in_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o prince_n whether_o the_o custody_n of_o a_o idiot_n can_v be_v devise_v by_o the_o testator_n solution_n concern_v idiot_n such_o be_v the_o prerogative_n of_o the_o prince_n