Selected quad for the lemma: parliament_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
parliament_n	act_n	king_n	prerogative_n	4,743	5	10.0644	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25666	The Anti-projector, or, The history of the Fen project		1646 (1646)	Wing A3504; ESTC R27192	7,788	9

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old_a drayne_n have_v the_o great_a descent_n and_o be_v the_o natural_a sink_n and_o vent_v of_o the_o fen_n if_o a_o man_n fundament_n be_v stop_v though_o a_o hundred_o issue_n be_v make_v in_o the_o same_o body_n the_o mass_n of_o blood_n will_v be_v corrupt_v and_o the_o body_n will_v break_v out_o in_o botch_n and_o boyles_n so_o stop_v up_o the_o old_a sewer_n the_o quagmire_n will_v general_o increase_v on_o the_o southside_n though_o much_o good_a may_v be_v do_v on_o the_o north-side_n to_o some_o particular_a town_n as_o thorncy_n and_o wittlesey_n which_o drown_v the_o soak_v of_o peterborow_n consist_v of_o twenty_o to_n objection_n the_o earl_n say_v they_o have_v make_v a_o rich_a improvement_n out_o of_o the_o great_a level_n which_o be_v before_o of_o little_a or_o no_o value_n now_o it_o bear_v rape_n and_o cole-seed_n etc._n etc._n answ_n the_o undertaker_n have_v always_o vilify_v the_o fen_n and_o have_v misinform_v many_o parliament_n man_n that_o all_o the_o fen_n be_v a_o mere_a quagmire_n and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o level_n hurtful_o surround_v and_o of_o little_a or_o no_o value_n but_o those_o which_o live_v in_o the_o fen_n and_o be_v neighbour_n to_o it_o know_v the_o contrary_n for_o first_o the_o fen_n breed_v infinite_a number_n of_o serviceable_a horse_n mare_n and_o colt_n which_o till_o our_o land_n and_o furnish_v our_o neighbour_n second_o we_o breed_v and_o feed_v great_a store_n of_o young_a cattle_n and_o we_o keep_v great_a dayery_n which_o afford_v great_a store_n of_o butter_n and_o cheese_n to_o victual_v the_o navy_n and_o multitude_n of_o heifer_n and_o scot_n and_o irish_a cattle_n have_v be_v fat_v on_o the_o fen_n which_o afford_v hide_n and_o tallow_n three_o we_o mow_v off_o our_o fen_n fodder_n which_o feed_v our_o cow_n in_o winter_n which_o be_v house_v we_o gather_v such_o quantity_n of_o compost_n and_o dung_n that_o it_o enrich_v our_o pasture_n and_o corn_n ground_n half_a in_o half_n whereby_o we_o have_v the_o rich_a and_o certain_a corn_n land_n in_o england_n especial_o for_o wheat_n and_o barley_n wherewith_o by_o sea_n we_o do_v and_o can_v if_o our_o navigable_a river_n be_v not_o make_v unserviceable_a by_o the_o undertaker_n pernicious_a new_a ditch_n abundant_o furnish_v london_n and_o the_o northern_a part_n in_o their_o necessity_n all_o which_o fore-recited_a commodity_n make_v our_o fen_n far_o more_o profitable_a to_o the_o owner_n lie_v as_o they_o be_v for_o grass_n then_o if_o they_o be_v sow_o with_o corn_n rape_n or_o cole-seed_n four_o we_o keep_v great_a flock_n of_o sheep_n upon_o the_o fen_n five_o our_o fen_n be_v a_o great_a relief_n not_o only_o to_o our_o neighbour_n the_o uplander_n but_o to_o remote_a country_n which_o otherwise_o some_o year_n thousand_o of_o catle_n will_v want_v food_n six_o we_o have_v great_a store_n of_o osier_n reed_n and_o sedge_n which_o be_v such_o necessary_n as_o the_o country_n can_v want_v they_o for_o many_o use_n and_o set_v many_o poor_a on_o work_n last_o we_o have_v many_o thousand_o cottager_n which_o live_v on_o our_o fen_n which_o otherwise_o must_v go_v a_o beg_n so_o that_o if_o the_o undertaker_n take_v from_o we_o a_o three_o part_n of_o our_o fen_n they_o destroy_v not_o only_o our_o pasture_n and_o corn_n ground_n but_o also_o our_o poor_a and_o utter_o disable_v we_o to_o relieve_v they_o what_o be_v cole-seed_n and_o rape_n they_o be_v but_o dutch_a commodity_n and_o but_o trash_n and_o trumpery_n and_o pill_n land_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o fore-recited_a commodity_n which_o be_v the_o rich_a oar_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n this_o project_n have_v prove_v the_o philosopher_n stone_n or_o that_o accurse_a thing_n to_o the_o undertaker_n for_o it_o have_v undo_v most_o of_o they_o that_o ever_o meddle_v with_o it_o the_o cause_n be_v plain_a because_o it_o have_v prove_v a_o grindstone_n to_o the_o face_n of_o thousand_o of_o poor_a people_n he_o that_o oppress_v the_o poor_a reproach_v his_o maker_n prov._n 14.31_o finis_fw-la