Selected quad for the lemma: money_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
money_n	collector_n	say_a	treasurer_n	1,668	5	12.4931	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87750	A discovery of the arbitrary, tyrannicall, and illegall actions of some of the committee of the county of Lincoln, occasioned by a charge given to the grand jury at the Quarter Sessions of the peace held at Folkingham in the county aforesaid, upon the 5 of Octob. 1646. / By Edvvard King, of Marton in the county aforesaid Esquire, Justice of the Peace for that part of the county: wherein is set forth the exorbitancy of the said committee men, who transgressed the laws, changed the ordinances, and broak the solemn vow, League and covenant; with severall warrants under their hands for the cleer and evident proof of the same.	King, Edward, of Marton, Lincolnshire.	1647 (1647)	Wing K492; Thomason E373_3; ESTC R201324	20,581	34

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spirit_n turn_v not_o to_o the_o right_a hand_n nor_o to_o the_o left_a in_o your_o presentment_n that_o so_o god_n may_v prosper_v you_o wheresoever_o you_o go_v finis_fw-la edw._n king_n now_o this_o defendant_n further_o say_v that_o thomas_n lister_n esquire_n during_o the_o time_n that_o he_o be_v high_a sheriff_n of_o lincolnshire_n receive_v a_o writ_n for_o the_o election_n of_o a_o burgess_n to_o serve_v in_o parliament_n for_o the_o town_n of_o grimsby_n the_o which_o writ_n be_v unseal_v when_o it_o be_v deliver_v unto_o he_o he_o refuse_v to_o grant_v a_o precept_n under_o his_o seal_n to_o the_o mayor_n of_o grimsby_n take_v notice_n it_o be_v against_o his_o oath_n so_o to_o do_v as_o by_o this_o letter_n may_v appear_v sir_n i_o receive_v a_o letter_n from_o you_o but_o when_o the_o same_o be_v write_v i_o know_v not_o and_o in_o the_o letter_n some_o thing_n like_o a_o writ_n direct_v i_o can_v tell_v to_o who_o by_o what_o appear_v legible_a in_o the_o label_n by_o 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