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	river_n	time_n	3,870	5	3.5818	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50266	Of the opening of rivers for navigation the benefit exemplified by the two Avons of Salisbury and Bristol : with a Mediterranean passage by water for billanders of thirty tun, between Bristol and London, with the results.	Mathew, Francis, Esquire.	1655 (1655)	Wing M1287D; ESTC R32418	7,390	15

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each_o billander_n be_v to_o receive_v for_o its_o freight_n of_o 30_o cauldron_n 4_o l._n 10_o s._n every_o voyage_n and_o two_o of_o these_o voyage_n may_v well_o be_v make_v in_o one_o month_n the_o wharf_n pay_v the_o billander_n their_o salary_n and_o keep_v the_o coal_n for_o all_o such_o as_o fetch_v it_o there_o at_o 18_o s._n 2_o d._n the_o london_n cauldron_n as_o concern_v the_o coal_n before_o shall_v be_v lay_v upon_o the_o state_n wharf_n be_v the_o three_o coal_n gain_v in_o the_o nowcastle_n measure_n that_o also_o be_v to_o have_v at_o malmsbury_n and_o calne_n a_o wharf_n call_v the_o state_n wharf_n correspond_v to_o the_o former_a where_o that_o surplus_n of_o measure_n shall_v be_v have_v and_o keep_v for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o state_n in_o thankfulness_n for_o that_o great_a charge_n in_o make_v the_o river_n thus_o navigable_a for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o country_n and_o thereby_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o coal_n and_o passage_n come_v to_o the_o 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that_o country_n about_o malmsbury_n and_o calne_n and_o coal_n be_v sell_v there_o constant_o for_o 18_o s._n 2_o d._n the_o london_n cauldron_n to_o all_o that_o will_v fetch_v they_o that_o be_v at_o the_o price_n of_o 6_o d._n the_o london_n bushel_n no_o question_n be_v to_o be_v make_v but_o that_o a_o marvellous_a great_a quantity_n will_v be_v thus_o vent_v to_o the_o great_a blessing_n of_o the_o people_n who_o now_o pay_v about_o calne_n and_o malmsbury_n never_o under_o 12_o d._n the_o bushel_n and_o common_o more_o be_v carry_v by_o horse_n from_o bristol_n shall_v 50000_o cauldron_n only_o be_v thus_o yearly_a vent_v it_o be_v a_o great_a revenue_n and_o will_v in_o the_o very_a profit_n to_o the_o state_n rise_v in_o this_o sole_a commodity_n of_o coal_n unto_o 20833_o 6_o 8_o that_o be_v for_o passage_n 12500_o 0_o 0_o and_o for_o the_o three_o coal_n gain_v 8333_o 6_o 8_o and_o no_o doubt_n bristol_n so_o great_a a_o place_n of_o traffic_n will_v make_v use_n of_o this_o river_n as_o high_a as_o calne_n towards_o the_o transportation_n of_o their_o merchandise_n from_o bristol_n to_o london_n it_o be_v the_o worst_a and_o most_o hilly_a part_n of_o the_o way_n and_o lie_v full_a in_o the_o passage_n to_o london_n  _fw-fr l._n s._n d._n a_o billander_n of_o 30_o tun_n lade_v with_o merchandise_n from_o bristol_n to_o calne_n take_v but_o one_o farthing_n per_fw-la pound_n fruit_n to_o the_o state_n every_o voyage_n 62_o 10_o 0_o it_o may_v well_o make_v two_o voyage_n every_o month._n this_o river_n be_v thus_o practise_v as_o high_a as_o malmsbury_n and_o calne_n shall_v our_o sea_n be_v at_o any_o time_n infest_a with_o enemy_n fleet_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o with_o 〈◊〉_d eminent_a danger_n london_n and_o other_o part_n of_o this_o commonwealth_n can_v not_o be_v serve_v with_o coal_n from_o newcastle_n and_o sunderland_n how_o facile_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v from_o malmsbury_n lie_v upon_o the_o say_a river_n to_o open_v a_o passage_n for_o these_o billander_n of_o 30_o tun_n which_o draw_v water_n but_o three_o foot_n and_o half_a load_v into_o the_o river_n isis_n by_o creeklade_n and_o latchlade_n and_o so_o into_o the_o thames_n all_o that_o land-passage_n be_v not_o above_o 4_o or_o 5_o mile_n invite_v the_o undertaker_n be_v very_o low_a and_o practicable_a ground_n most_o fit_a for_o the_o design_n by_o this_o mean_n there_o will_v be_v a_o mediterranean_a passage_n from_o bristol_n to_o london_n by_o water_n not_o only_o for_o the_o supply_n of_o much_o coal_n in_o time_n of_o necessity_n but_o for_o all_o other_o commodity_n bring_v into_o bristol_n which_o in_o time_n of_o hostility_n london_n can_v not_o otherwise_o enjoy_v but_o by_o excessive_a rate_n for_o land-carriage_n or_o conveyance_n by_o sea_n but_o by_o this_o passage_n once_o open_v all_o commodity_n may_v be_v bring_v from_o bristol_n to_o london_n even_o at_o one_o farthing_n per_fw-la pound_n we_o now_o pay_v all_o the_o wintertime_n for_o carriage_n by_o land_n between_o london_n and_o bristol_n 4_o s._n per_fw-la cent_n and_o so_o preserve_v our_o horse_n for_o the_o state_n service_n the_o whole_a charge_n of_o this_o navigable_a passage_n will_v be_v pay_v with_o the_o profit_n of_o one_o only_a year_n and_o as_o for_o coal_n for_o 2_o s._n more_o upon_o the_o london_n cauldron_n for_o freight_n they_o also_o this_o way_n will_v be_v bring_v to_o london_n at_o 20_o s._n 2_o d._n the_o cauldron_n london_n cauldron_n howsoever_o great_a caution_n ought_v to_o be_v use_v that_o during_o time_n of_o peace_n no_o coal_n shall_v be_v bring_v to_o london_n this_o way_n to_o the_o end_n our_o ship_n which_o be_v much_o employ_v in_o the_o transportation_n of_o that_o commodity_n may_v still_o be_v keep_v up_o for_o the_o safety_n benefit_n and_o honour_n of_o this_o state_n it_o be_v good_a that_o the_o 2_o d._n upon_o every_o cauldron_n be_v pay_v towards_o the_o defray_n of_o the_o salary_n of_o officer_n upon_o the_o 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if_o he_o shall_v perceive_v it_o embrace_v it_o will_v encourage_v he_o to_o offer_v up_o to_o the_o public_a service_n of_o his_o country_n other_o improvement_n of_o great_a consequence_n finis_fw-la above_o and_o below_o the_o dam_n thus_o the_o sasse_n to_o go_v the_o auon_n the_o dam_n sir_n john_n harrington_n sasse_n the_o auon_n