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	part_n	place_n	3,938	5	4.2059	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90432	The penny post of London.		1682 (1682)	Wing P1400B; ESTC R181643	1,071	1

the_o penny_n post_z of_o london_n for_o the_o accommodation_n of_o all_o that_o correspond_v with_o any_o person_n in_o london_n a_o contrivance_n be_v set_v on_o foot_n in_o that_o city_n for_o conveyance_n of_o letter_n etc._n etc._n call_v the_o penny_n post_n mr._n dockwra_n and_o partner_n the_o undertaker_n of_o that_o design_n have_v appoint_v messenger_n who_o have_v give_v security_n for_o their_o faithful_a performance_n to_o attend_v daily_o from_o seven_o of_o the_o clock_n in_o the_o morning_n till_o ten_o at_o night_n in_o all_o part_n in_o and_o about_o the_o town_n for_o convey_v any_o letter_n or_o parcel_n not_o exceed_v a_o pound_n weight_n or_o ten_o pound_n in_o value_n from_o one_o place_n to_o another_o be_v it_o far_o or_o near_o in_o any_o part_n of_o london_n westminster_n southwark_n and_o part_n adjoin_v as_o the_o person_n that_o send_v they_o shall_v direct_v and_o this_o to_o be_v do_v for_o one_o penny_n each_o letter_n or_o parcel_n to_o be_v pay_v by_o the_o party_n that_o send_v and_o nothing_o will_v be_v demand_v or_o take_v if_o offer_v by_o the_o messenger_n at_o the_o delivery_n thereof_o now_o though_o the_o limit_n of_o this_o conveyance_n by_o the_o penny_n post_n of_o london_n extend_v no_o far_o than_o in_o and_o about_o that_o city_n yet_o the_o usefulness_n of_o it_o be_v unlimited_a and_o infinite_o extensive_a for_o as_o negotiation_n and_o commerce_n from_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n centre_n in_o london_n so_o not_o a_o dealer_n or_o any_o other_o person_n either_o in_o any_o part_n of_o england_n or_o the_o world_n in_o general_n that_o send_v letter_n to_o london_n either_o by_o land_n or_o water_n but_o may_v be_v accommodate_v by_o the_o penny_n post_n for_o when_o letter_n be_v bring_v to_o london_n from_o such_o remote_a place_n as_o have_v no_o conveniency_n of_o send_v by_o the_o general_n post_n there_o often_o happen_v either_o far_o great_a trouble_n of_o charge_n in_o convey_v they_o from_o one_o part_n of_o london_n to_o the_o other_o that_o be_v from_o the_o hand_n that_o bring_v they_o to_o town_n to_o the_o person_n to_o who_o they_o be_v direct_v then_o there_o be_v in_o convey_v they_o from_o the_o remote_a part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o london_n which_o inconvenience_n the_o say_a penny_n post_v remedy_n by_o hand_v they_o safe_a for_o one_o penny_n a_o piece_n as_o aforesaid_a to_o reduce_v it_o to_o practice_n any_o person_n that_o will_v send_v a_o letter_n by_o a_o friend_n to_o london_n must_v send_v a_o penny_n with_o it_o to_o pay_v the_o penny_n post_n and_o likewise_o if_o more_o than_o one_o then_o as_o many_o letter_n so_o many_o penny_n must_v also_o be_v send_v for_o the_o same_o end_n and_o the_o letter_n and_o money_n must_v be_v wrap_v up_o together_o in_o one_o cover_v fast_o seal_v and_o direct_v to_o mr._n william_n dockwra_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o undertaker_n of_o the_o penny_n post_n and_o be_v so_o direct_v will_v be_v take_v in_o free_a at_o any_o penny_n post_n house_n of_o london_n without_o any_o thing_n demand_v there_o be_v many_o hundred_o of_o penny_n post_v house_n in_o and_o about_o the_o city_n so_o disperse_v in_o all_o part_n that_o there_o be_v one_o still_o ready_a at_o hand_n in_o every_o part_n of_o the_o town_n well-known_a to_o the_o neighbourhood_n to_o accommodate_v all_o that_o have_v occasion_n from_o whence_o the_o letter_n be_v immediate_o convey_v away_o as_o direct_v ☞_o all_o person_n be_v to_o write_v such_o plain_a and_o full_a direction_n of_o sign_n trade_n and_o place_n whereby_o their_o friend_n may_v ready_o be_v find_v and_o to_o take_v notice_n if_o they_o do_v not_o send_v a_o penny_n enclose_v their_o letter_n will_v lie_v undelivered_a london_n print_v by_o tho._n james_n at_o the_o printing-press_a in_o mincing-lane_n 1682._o