Selected quad for the lemma: order_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
order_n	care_n	year_n	young_a	40	3	5.4963	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65589	A defence of pluralities, or, Holding two benefices with cure of souls as now practised in the Church of England.	Wharton, Henry, 1664-1695.	1692 (1692)	Wing W1561; ESTC R8846	81,283	204

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the_o master_n and_o clerk_n in_o chancery_n fix_v many_o advowsons_n in_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o lord_n chancellor_n or_o keeper_n for_o the_o time_n be_v which_o still_o continue_v although_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o have_v long_o since_o cease_v to_o return_v to_o the_o history_n of_o plurality_n after_o the_o power_n of_o dispense_n with_o they_o be_v take_v from_o the_o bishop_n and_o fix_v whole_o in_o the_o pope_n by_o the_o lateran_n council_n no_o further_o care_n or_o decency_n be_v observe_v therein_o but_o within_o 60_o year_n they_o grow_v so_o enormous_a as_o not_o to_o be_v defend_v this_o the_o mendicant_a friar_n who_o in_o the_o intermediate_v time_n arise_v and_o multiply_v make_v great_a use_n of_o in_o their_o exclamation_n against_o the_o secular_a clergy_n and_o by_o it_o make_v they_o odious_a one_o of_o this_o order_n john_n peckham_n be_v promote_v to_o the_o archbishopric_n of_o canterbury_n apply_v himself_o with_o great_a zeal_n to_o overthrow_v these_o 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pluralitatem_fw-la damnabiliter_fw-la occupantes_fw-la that_o they_o shall_v within_o six_o month_n free_o and_o absolute_o resign_v all_o their_o benefice_n except_o one_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o diocesan_n for_o disobedience_n to_o this_o injunction_n or_o admonition_n he_o refuse_v to_o confirm_v john_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n elect_v to_o the_o bishopric_n of_o winchester_n and_o john_n de_fw-fr kirkby_n elect_v to_o the_o bishopric_n of_o rochester_n and_o notwithstanding_o all_o appeal_n and_o opposition_n annul_v their_o election_n ob_fw-la crimen_fw-la pluralitatis_fw-la and_o cause_v the_o one_o to_o renounce_v the_o right_n of_o his_o election_n and_o the_o other_o to_o be_v reject_v in_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n to_o which_o he_o have_v appeal_v the_o principle_n indeed_o upon_o which_o he_o do_v proceed_v be_v false_a but_o the_o enormity_n of_o plurality_n be_v at_o that_o time_n so_o great_a that_o it_o become_v the_o care_n of_o a_o archbishop_n to_o oppose_v 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