Selected quad for the lemma: money_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
money_n	ounce_n	penny_n	shilling_n	2,313	5	11.3242	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34498	Copy of a pape [sic] presented in the year, 1681, to the then Duke of York vvhilst he was in Scotland; entituled, Considerations on the Scots Mint; and of a commission granted under the Great-Seal, in the year, 1682. by King Charles the Second, for the tryal of the mint; and of the reports made thereon: together with the copies of His Majesties several missive letters, containing his approbation, and further determination thereanent; faithfully transcribed from the originals.		1691 (1691)	Wing C6183B; ESTC R215455	28,778	48

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from_o whence_o our_o money_n shall_v flow_v be_v not_o only_o drain_v but_o even_o our_o own_o and_o the_o best_a of_o foreign_a coin_n current_a with_o we_o daily_o export_v and_o the_o base_a of_o money_n from_o abroad_o return_v hither_o again_o in_o lieu_n thereof_o which_o of_o late_o be_v become_v a_o profitable_a trade_n to_o the_o undertaker_n 2._o if_o bullion_n be_v import_v yet_o when_o the_o trial_n of_o the_o fineness_n be_v neglect_v it_o will_v quick_o corrupt_v and_o disgrace_v the_o native_a coin_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o 3._o see_v there_o be_v neither_o check_n nor_o control_v upon_o the_o weight_n as_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v by_o payment_n of_o the_o bullion_n to_o the_o importer_n in_o the_o current_a money_n of_o this_o realm_n put_v in_o the_o balance_n weight_n for_o weight_n and_o no_o otherway_n without_o which_o the_o lightness_n pass_v undiscovered_a 10._o these_o thing_n consider_v why_o the_o council_n shall_v have_v raise_v the_o extrinsic_a value_n 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