Selected quad for the lemma: power_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
power_n	justice_n	peace_n	session_n	3,467	5	11.0717	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44144	A discourse touching provision for the poor written by Sir Matthew Hale ...	Hale, Matthew, Sir, 1609-1676.	1683 (1683)	Wing H241; ESTC R11202	17,579	98

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or_o starve_v therefore_o the_o second_o provision_n be_v 2._o for_o those_o poor_a that_o be_v able_a to_o work_v and_o in_o reference_n to_o they_o it_o give_v power_n to_o raise_v stock_n by_o rate_v the_o parishioner_n and_o set_v the_o poor_a on_o work_n the_o defect_n of_o this_o provision_n be_v 1._o in_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o law_n already_o make_v for_o let_v any_o man_n look_v over_o most_o of_o the_o populous_a parish_n in_o england_n indeed_o there_o be_v rate_v make_v for_o the_o relief_n of_o the_o impotent_a poor_a and_o it_o may_v be_v the_o same_o relief_n be_v also_o give_v in_o a_o narrow_a measure_n unto_o some_o other_o that_o have_v great_a family_n and_o upon_o this_o they_o live_v miserable_o and_o at_o best_a from_o hand_n to_o mouth_n and_o if_o they_o can_v get_v work_n to_o make_v out_o their_o livelihood_n they_o and_o their_o child_n set_v up_o a_o trade_n of_o beg_v at_o best_a but_o it_o be_v rare_a to_o see_v any_o provision_n of_o a_o stock_n 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