Selected quad for the lemma: woman_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
woman_n	husband_n	law_n	marry_v	3,433	5	8.4050	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48960	Analogia honorum, or, A treatise of honour and nobility, according to the laws and customes of England collected out of the most authentick authors, both ancient and modern : in two parts : the first containing honour military, and relateth to war, the second, honour civil, and relateth	Logan, John, 17th cent.; Blome, Richard, d. 1705.	1677 (1677)	Wing L2834; ESTC R17555	244,594	208

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heraldry_n write_v by_o john_n guillim_n about_o fol._n 18._o that_o sister_n be_v allow_v no_o difference_n of_o badge_n in_o their_o coat-armour_n by_o reason_n that_o by_o they_o the_o name_n of_o the_o house_n can_v be_v preserve_v but_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o inheritance_n equal_o and_o be_v adjudge_v but_o one_o heir_n to_o all_o intent_n and_o purpose_n whatsoever_o and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o this_o point_n in_o these_o day_n be_v worthy_a to_o be_v inquire_v into_o for_o this_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v out_o of_o precedent_n and_o to_o be_v acknowledge_v of_o every_o dutiful_a subject_n that_o the_o king_n can_v advance_v to_o honour_n who_o he_o please_v and_o therefore_o whereas_o radulph_n cromwell_n be_v a_o baron_n by_o writ_n die_v without_o issue_n have_v two_o sister_n and_o coheir_n elizabeth_n the_o elder_a marry_v unto_o sir_n thomas_n nevil_n knight_n and_o joan_n the_o young_a marry_v to_o sir_n humphrey_n bowcher_n who_o be_v call_v to_o parliament_n as_o 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earldom_n of_o chester_n after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o earl_n who_o die_v without_o issue_n his_o sister_n be_v his_o heir_n which_o judgement_n be_v that_o the_o say_a earldom_n shall_v be_v divide_v among_o the_o say_a copartner_n as_o the_o other_o land_n and_o that_o the_o elder_a shall_v not_o have_v it_o alone_o but_o this_o judgement_n be_v hold_v erroneous_a even_o in_o those_o time_n wherein_o it_o be_v give_v for_o bracton_n a_o learned_a judge_n who_o live_v in_o that_o age_n write_v thereof_o treat_v of_o partition_n between_o copartner_n lib._n 2._o case_n 24._o by_o which_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o barony_n and_o dignity_n of_o honour_n do_v by_o the_o law_n of_o this_o realm_n descend_v unto_o the_o elder_a copartner_n and_o the_o judgement_n give_v once_o to_o the_o contrary_a thereof_o bracton_n do_v right_o account_v to_o be_v unjust_a his_o reason_n be_v notable_a forasmuch_o as_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o chivalry_n of_o this_o realm_n do_v chief_o consist_v in_o the_o nobility_n reason_n will_v not_o that_o such_o dignity_n shall_v be_v divide_v among_o copartner_n whereby_o through_o multitude_n of_o partition_n the_o reputation_n of_o honour_n in_o such_o succession_n and_o so_o divide_v may_v be_v impair_v or_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o realm_n be_v draw_v into_o many_o hand_n with_o decrease_n of_o livelihood_n by_o such_o partition_n shall_v be_v enfeeble_v in_o which_o resolution_n britton_n the_o learned_a bishop_n of_o hereford_n who_o compile_v his_o book_n of_o the_o law_n of_o this_o realm_n by_o the_o commandment_n and_o in_o the_o name_n of_o edward_n the_o first_o accord_v britton_n 187._o and_o therefore_o howsoever_o the_o judgement_n be_v give_v or_o whensoever_o it_o be_v nevertheless_o very_o evident_a that_o it_o be_v soon_o redress_v for_o if_o it_o be_v give_v upon_o the_o death_n of_o ralph_n the_o last_o of_o that_o name_n earl_n of_o chester_n who_o die_v about_o the_o seven_o of_o henry_n the_o three_o without_o issue_n the_o writer_n of_o that_o time_n do_v testify_v that_o the_o earldom_n of_o chester_n come_v whole_o unto_o john_n scott_n the_o son_n of_o david_n earl_n of_o huntingdon_n and_o auguish_v and_o maud_n the_o elder_a sister_n of_o the_o say_v ralph_n if_o it_o be_v give_v upon_o the_o death_n of_o the_o say_v john_n scott_n who_o die_v about_o the_o four_o and_o twenty_o of_o henry_n the_o three_o without_o issue_n yet_o notwithstanding_o the_o say_a judgement_n stand_v in_o force_n for_o that_o the_o say_a king_n assume_v the_o earldom_n into_o his_o own_o hand_n upon_o other_o satisfaction_n make_v to_o the_o say_a sister_n copartner_n of_o the_o say_v john_n scott●_n ne_fw-fr tanta_fw-la haereditas_fw-la inter_fw-la colos_fw-la deduceretur_fw-la matth._n paris_n monaster_n sancti_fw-la allane_n in_o crompton_n fol._n 366._o b._n nevertheless_o you_o may_v read_v in_o this_o treatise_n of_o