Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	good_a	king_n	subject_n	2,457	5	6.6055	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49392	Reports in the Court of Exchequer, beginning in the third, and ending in the ninth year of the raign of the late King James by the Honourable Richard Lane ... ; being the first collections in that court hitherto extant ; containing severall cases of informations upon intrusion, touching the King's prerogative, revenue and government, with divers incident resolutions of publique concernment in points of law ; with two exact alphabeticall tables, the one of the names of the cases, the other of the principall matters contained in this book.	Lane, Richard, Sir, 1584-1650.; England and Wales. Court of Exchequer.	1657 (1657)	Wing L340; ESTC R6274	190,222	134

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where_o it_o appear_v that_o for_o a_o contempt_n of_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n for_o not_o execute_v of_o the_o king_n write_v that_o the_o king_n seize_v his_o land_n and_o hold_v they_o during_o the_o life_n of_o the_o archbishop_n and_o also_o englefields_n case_n in_o cook_n lib._n 7._o prove_v that_o the_o king_n have_v power_n to_o seize_v and_o dispose_v for_o such_o a_o contempt_n and_o therefore_o he_o will_v not_o argue_v what_o interest_n the_o king_n shall_v have_v by_o such_o seizure_n but_o for_o the_o matter_n which_o he_o intend_v first_o he_o think_v clear_o that_o this_o confidence_n betwixt_o the_o bargainor_n and_o the_o bargainee_n be_v as_o a_o use_n at_o the_o common_a law_n and_o that_o cestuy_a que_fw-fr use_n shall_v not_o forfeit_v this_o use_n at_o the_o common_a law_n be_v direct_o prove_v by_o 11._o h._n 4._o foe_n 52._o where_o without_o a_o express_a statute_n a_o use_n be_v not_o forfeit_v as_o he_o say_v and_o he_o vouch_v according_o 5._o e._n 4._o foe_n 7._o where_o it_o appear_v that_o cestuy_a que_fw-fr use_n shall_v not_o forfeit_v the_o land_n at_o the_o common_a law_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o that_o it_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o forfeiture_n of_o the_o donee_n and_o it_o be_v inconvenient_a that_o the_o same_o land_n shall_v be_v subject_a to_o several_a forfeiture_n at_o the_o same_o time_n by_o several_a man_n viz._n the_o bargainor_n and_o the_o bargainees_n and_o he_o say_v although_o that_o these_o use_n be_v beget_v by_o fraud_n as_o it_o appear_v in_o our_o book_n see_v chudleys_n case_n cook_n lib._n 1._o yet_o in_o so_o much_o that_o without_o a_o express_a statute_n they_o be_v not_o forfeitable_a by_o the_o same_o reason_n a_o trust_n or_o confidence_n be_v not_o forfeitable_a although_o they_o be_v beget_v by_o fraud_n without_o a_o special_a act_n of_o parliament_n also_o in_o out_o case_n there_o be_v not_o any_o badge_n of_o fraud_n but_o only_o as_o a_o trust_n betwixt_o the_o bargainees_n and_o that_o a_o bargain_n and_o trust_n may_v be_v without_o fraud_n although_o the_o bargainor_n continue_v possession_n against_o his_o bargainee_n which_o be_v another_o argument_n that_o there_o be_v no_o fraud_n in_o the_o case_n and_o the_o estate_n after_o make_v to_o the_o tenant_n now_o in_o possession_n viz._n sir_n robert_n lee_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o bargain_n be_v not_o make_v by_o the_o appointment_n of_o the_o bargainor_n but_o of_o their_o own_o head_n also_o he_o say_v that_o if_o here_o be_v any_o fraud_n it_o be_v matter_n of_o fact_n whereof_o the_o juror_n ought_v to_o have_v inquire_v and_o the_o jury_n here_o have_v find_v no_o fraud_n and_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o fraud_n ought_v to_o be_v find_v by_o the_o jury_n he_o vouch_a wardenfords_n case_n 2._o &_o 3._o of_o eliz._n dyer_n 193._o &_o 267._o where_o it_o be_v also_o say_v that_o although_o a_o fraud_n he_o find_v by_o the_o jury_n yet_o if_o it_o be_v find_v special_o not_o to_o defraud_v the_o king_n but_o the_o creditor_n than_o the_o conveyance_n shall_v be_v good_a against_o the_o king_n and_o so_o he_o conclude_v the_o first_o point_n second_o admit_v that_o it_o be_v find_v that_o this_o conveyance_n be_v fraudulent_a yet_o it_o be_v not_o void_a against_o the_o king_n for_o it_o seem_v to_o he_o it_o shall_v be_v avoid_v by_o fraud_n only_o by_o those_o who_o have_v a_o ancient_a right_n or_o ancient_a duty_n and_o if_o in_o this_o case_n there_o be_v any_o fraud_n this_o be_v long_o time_n before_o any_o title_n or_o right_o accrue_v to_o the_o king_n for_o that_o be_v two_o year_n after_o this_o conveyance_n and_o to_o prove_v it_o he_o vouch_a upton_n and_o basset_n case_n cite_v in_o twin_n case_n in_o cook_n lib._n 3._o there_o it_o be_v say_v express_o that_o a_o conveyance_n by_o fraud_n be_v void_a only_a in_o respect_n of_o a_o ancient_a title_n see_v 22._o assize_n pla_fw-la 72._o according_o but_o the_o statute_n of_o 27._o eliz._n make_v 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common_a law_n it_o be_v also_o to_o make_v a_o obligation_n in_o the_o name_n of_o another_o to_o be_v forfeitable_a although_o it_o be_v not_o at_o the_o common_a law_n so_o if_o we_o will_v have_v a_o confidence_n or_o a_o trust_n to_o be_v forfeit_v we_o ought_v to_o have_v a_o statute_n make_v to_o this_o purpose_n and_o as_o to_o pauncefoot_n case_n he_o say_v that_o the_o king_n have_v a_o title_n by_o the_o indictment_n of_o recusancy_n before_o the_o conveyance_n make_v by_o pauncefoot_n but_o so_o it_o be_v not_o in_o our_o case_n whereby_o appear_v a_o plain_a difference_n betwixt_o the_o case_n see_v the_o 14._o h._n 8._o foe_n 8._o the_o attorney_n general_a to_o the_o contrary_a at_o another_o day_n and_o first_o he_o speak_v to_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o offence_n viz._n the_o contempt_n and_o this_o offence_n as_o he_o say_v be_v aggravate_v by_o these_o circumstance_n first_o the_o command_n of_o the_o king_n himself_o come_v and_o not_o of_o any_o inferior_a 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of_o the_o seizure_n and_o dispose_v of_o the_o land_n for_o such_o contempt_n in_o 23._o eliz._n dyer_n 375._o by_o the_o statute_n of_o 13._o and_o 14_o eliz_n make_v against_o fugitive_n also_o he_o use_v this_o reason_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o king_n have_v a_o estate_n for_o life_n viz._n because_o the_o offender_n by_o this_o contempt_n have_v imply_o desert_v his_o land_n and_o leave_v it_o to_o the_o king_n dispose_n and_o then_o it_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o he_o grant_v the_o land_n to_o the_o king_n to_o hold_v and_o use_v as_o long_o as_o he_o please_v and_o such_o a_o express_a grant_n will_v create_v a_o estate_n for_o life_n in_o the_o king_n as_o be_v prove_v by_o 35._o h._n 6._o where_o it_o be_v agree_v that_o if_o i_o give_v land_n to_o a._n as_o long_o as_o he_o will_v this_o be_v a_o estate_n for_o life_n and_o so_o here_o by_o this_o imply_v art_n etc._n etc._n also_o as_o to_o that_o that_o may_v be_v pretend_v in_o this_o case_n that_o the_o king_n grant_v 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