Selected quad for the lemma: order_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
order_n	day_n	king_n	year_n	2,858	5	4.6272	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B20578	Articles and orders, made and agreed upon the 9th day of July, 1747 and in the three and twentieth year of the raign of our soveraign Lord Charles, by the grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c. / by the Company of Adventurers for the Plantation of the Islands of Eleutheria, formerly called Buhama in America, and the adjacent islands to be observed and by all and singular adventurers, to planters and dwellers upon, and all resiants [sic] at the same islands.	Company of Adventurers for the Plantation of the Islands of Eleutheria.	1647 (1647)	Wing C5583	5,238	1

article_n and_o order_n make_v and_o agree_v upon_o the_o 9_o the_o day_n of_o july_n 1647._o and_o in_o the_o three_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o our_o sovereign_a lord_n charles_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n king_n of_o england_n scotland_n france_n and_o ireland_n defender_n of_o the_o faith_n etc._n etc._n by_o the_o company_n of_o adventurer_n for_o the_o plantation_n of_o the_o island_n of_o eleutheria_fw-gr former_o call_v buhama_n in_o america_n and_o the_o adjacent_a island_n to_o be_v observe_v and_o perform_v by_o all_o and_o singular_a adventurer_n to_o planter_n and_o dweller_n upon_o and_o all_o resiant_n at_o the_o same_o island_n whereas_o experience_n have_v show_v we_o the_o great_a inconvenience_n that_o have_v happen_v both_o in_o this_o kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o other_o place_n by_o a_o rigid_a impose_v upon_o all_o a_o uniformity_n and_o conformity_n in_o matter_n of_o judgement_n and_o practice_n in_o the_o thing_n of_o religion_n 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company_n of_o first_o adventurer_n shall_v require_v the_o same_o shall_v be_v divide_v and_o set_v out_o by_o lot_n unto_o every_o particular_a person_n and_o that_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n all_o the_o same_o land_n shall_v be_v employ_v and_o improve_v for_o the_o joint_a advantage_n of_o the_o say_a company_n and_o that_o for_o the_o further_o and_o better_a encouragement_n of_o the_o say_v first_o adventurer_n every_o one_o of_o the_o say_a company_n of_o first_o adventurer_n shall_v have_v two_o thousand_o acre_n more_o of_o land_n to_o be_v lay_v out_o for_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o in_o such_o place_n or_o place_n as_o shall_v be_v most_o convenient_a and_o satisfactory_a unto_o he_o and_o least_o prejudicial_a or_o disadvantageous_a to_o the_o public_a and_o that_o this_o shall_v be_v effect_v with_o as_o much_o convenient_a speed_n as_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o plantation_n will_v permit_v and_o that_o all_o the_o adjacent_a island_n shall_v be_v reserve_v 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