Selected quad for the lemma: reason_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
reason_n	day_n	time_n	week_n	2,306	5	9.4790	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00883	Here begynneth a newe tracte or treatyse moost p[ro]fytable for all husba[n]de men and very frutefull for all other persones to rede, newly correcte [sic] [and] amended by the auctour, with dyuerse other thynges added thervnto.; Book of husbandry	Fitzherbert, John, d. 1531.; Fitzherbert, Anthony, Sir, 1470-1538.	1530 (1530)	STC 10995; ESTC S112249	77,392	140

retail_n whereby_o thou_o shall_v win_v ¶_o of_o sheep_n and_o what_o time_n of_o the_o year_n the_o ram_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o the_o ewe_n a_o husband_n can_v not_o well_o thryve_v by_o his_o corn_n without_o he_o have_v other_o cattle_n nor_o by_o his_o cattle_n without_o corn_n for_o else_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o bier_n a_z borow_a or_o a_o beggar_n and_o because_o y●_z sheep_n in_o my_o opynion_n be_v the_o most_o profitable_a cattle_n that_o any_o man_n can_v have_v therefore_o i_o purpose_v to_o speak_v first_o of_o sheep_n than_o first_o it_o be_v to_o be_v know_v what_o time_n thou_o shall_v put_v thy_o ram_n to_o thy_o ewe_n &_o therein_o i_o make_v a_o distyntion_n for_o every_o man_n may_v not_o put_v to_o their_o ram_n all_o at_o one_o time_n for_o &_o they_o do_v there_z will_v be_v great_a hurt_n &_o loss_n for_o that_o man_n that_o have_v the_o best_a sheep_n pasture_n for_o winter_n and_o soon_o spryng_a in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o year_n he_o may_v suffer_v his_o 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in_o the_o house_n &_o he_o will_v be_v short_o hole_n ¶_o the_o gout_n without_o remedy_n there_o be_v beeste_n that_o will_v have_v the_o gout_n and_o most_o comyn_o in_o the_o hynder_n foot_n &_o will_v cause_v he_o to_o halt_n &_o go_v starke_o and_o i_o never_o know_v man_n that_o can_v help_v it_o or_o find_v remedy_n therefore_o but_o all_o only_a to_o put_v he_o in_o good_a grass_n and_o feed_v he_o ¶_o to_o rear_n calf_n it_o be_v convenyent_n for_o a_o husband_n to_o rear_v calf_n ▪_o and_o specyal_o they_o that_o come_v bytwene_v candelmasse_n and_o maye_n for_o that_o season_n he_o may_v spare_v milk_n best_o and_z by_o that_o time_n the_o calf_n shall_v be_v wane_a there_n will_v be_v grass_n enough_o to_o put_v he_o unto_o and_o at_o winter_n he_o will_v be_v bygge_n enough_o to_o save_v himself_o among_o other_o beeste_n with_o a_o lytell_a favour_n and_o the_o damn_n of_o the_o calf_n shall_v bull_n again_o and_o bring_v a_o other_o by_o the_o same_o time_n of_o the_o 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