Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	great_a	land_n	river_n	4,425	5	7.3851	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39937	A designe for bringing a navigable river from Rickmansworth in Hartfordshire to St. Gyles in the fields the benefits of it declared and the objections against it.	Ford, Edward, Sir, 1605-1670.	1641 (1641)	Wing F1519; ESTC R30461	3,810	13

a_o design_n for_o bring_v a_o navigable_a river_n from_o rickmansworth_n in_o hartfordshire_n to_o st._n gyles_n in_o the_o field_n the_o benefit_n of_o it_o declare_v and_o the_o objection_n against_o it_o answer_v the_o new_a navigation_n thames_n london_n print_v for_o john_n clerk_n 1641._o c_o ◆_o r_o a_o design_n for_o bring_v a_o navigable_a river_n from_o rickmansworth_n in_o hartfordshire_n to_o st._n giles_n in_o the_o field_n the_o benefit_n of_o it_o declare_v and_o the_o objection_n against_o it_o answer_v the_o king_n most_o excellent_a majesty_n take_v into_o his_o princely_a consideration_n the_o great_a inconvenience_n and_o danger_n for_o want_n of_o water_n in_o many_o part_n of_o london_n and_o westminster_n put_v a_o bill_n in_o parliament_n for_o the_o bring_a water_n from_o rickmansworth_n in_o hartfordshire_n by_o harrow_n on_o the_o hill_n to_o st._n giles_n in_o the_o field_n edward_n ford_n of_o harting_n in_o sussex_n esquire_n undertake_v and_o give_v 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run_v without_o any_o mill_n upon_o it_o now_o that_o which_o be_v take_v for_o this_o navigation_n be_v but_o a_o little_a part_n of_o a_o part_n of_o all_o those_o so_o far_o it_o be_v from_o bei●g_v intend_v to_o turn_v the_o whole_a stream_n out_o of_o its_o natural_a course_n but_o for_o full_a satisfaction_n it_o be_v further_a particular_o answer_v first_o their_o fish_n shall_v be_v none_o of_o they_o diminish_v but_o all_o keep_v out_o by_o a_o great_a set_v before_o the_o head_n of_o this_o work_n ii_o their_o winter_n land-flood_n may_v and_o must_v be_v whole_o keep_v out_o of_o this_o trench_n which_o shall_v receive_v no_o muddy_a water_n into_o any_o part_n of_o it_o nor_o more_o water_n in_o the_o winter_n then_o in_o the_o summer_n so_o that_o they_o will_v not_o be_v deprive_v of_o any_o part_n of_o the_o benefit_n arise_v to_o they_o by_o these_o flood_n iii_o three_o for_o their_o fence_n it_o be_v presume_v that_o a_o inch_n of_o water_n in_o the_o depth_n of_o 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whence_o the_o navigaconn_n be_v to_o be_v take_v