Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	call_v	gospel_n	law_n	6,005	5	5.3501	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60328	Memorialls for the government of the royal-burghs in Scotland with some overtures laid before the nobility and gentry of several shyres in this kingdom : as also, a survey of the city of Aberdeen with the epigrams of Arthur Iohnstoun, Doctor of Medicine, upon some of our chief burghs translated into English by I.B. / by Philopoliteious (or,) a lover of the publick well-fare.	Skene, Alexander.; Johnstoun, Arthur, 1587-1641.; Barclay, John, 1582-1621.	1685 (1685)	Wing S3935; ESTC R38926	112,307	290

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scotland_n and_o that_o they_o pay_v for_o their_o entry_n ten_o pound_n fleemish_n and_o the_o person_n refuser_n to_o be_v deprive_v of_o all_o benefit_n or_o commerce_n with_o his_o highness_n liedge_n ja._n 6._o p._n 6._o c._n 96._o that_o no_o ship_n pass_v to_o the_o low-countries_n land_n any_o man_n good_n but_o at_o campvere_a or_o the_o ordinary_a staple_n and_o that_o no_o person_n go_v on_o land_n or_o take_v any_o thing_n out_o of_o the_o ship_n until_o her_o arrival_n there_o under_o the_o pain_n of_o ten_o pound_n fleemish_n and_o the_o conservator_n shall_v take_v the_o merchant_n and_o skipper_n oath_n thereanent_fw-la ja._n 6._o p._n 15._o c._n 258._o that_o merchant_n come_v from_o the_o low-countries_n give_v to_o the_o conservator_n a_o account_n of_o the_o quantity_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o good_n under_o the_o pain_n of_o confiscation_n thereof_o and_o that_o a_o subscribe_v cocket_a thereof_o be_v send_v home_o to_o the_o thesaurer_n ibid._n c._n 260._o 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