Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	know_v	young_a	youth_n	112	3	7.9044	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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hope_v no_o tender_a christian_n will_v judge_v i_o too_o presumptuous_a to_o offer_v to_o propose_v a_o rule_n to_o the_o royall-burrowes_n how_o they_o shall_v bear_v down_o these_o common_a vice_n see_v i_o can_v say_v it_o in_o sincerity_n it_o be_v more_o from_o a_o respect_n that_o i_o owe_v to_o god_n glory_n and_o the_o real_a regard_n i_o have_v to_o the_o honour_n and_o welfare_n of_o all_o the_o burrowes_n of_o scotland_n that_o i_o humble_o hold_v out_o my_o mind_n unto_o they_o in_o this_o matter_n therefore_o i_o wish_v that_o all_o magistrate_n in_o their_o respective_a town_n will_v choose_v out_o of_o every_o quarter_n of_o their_o town_n four_z five_o or_o six_o well_o qualify_v sober_a and_o discreet_a man_n to_o be_v constable_n it_o be_v expedient_a that_o some_o of_o they_o be_v member_n of_o the_o church-session_n that_o with_o they_o they_o may_v meet_v and_o hold_v a_o court_n every_o week_n upon_o such_o a_o day_n as_o shall_v be_v judge_v most_o convenient_a 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