Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	great_a	say_a	seal_n	3,251	5	8.3376	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35622	The Case of many coachmen in London and Westminster and within the weekly bills of mortality, licensed according to the Act for Licensing Hackney-Coaches, but yet turn'd out by the present commissioners.		1670 (1670)	Wing C940; ESTC R40310	2,038	1

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rent_n and_o no_o more_o for_o nonpayment_n whereof_o the_o coachman_n be_v liable_a to_o a_o distress_n and_o for_o want_v of_o a_o sufficient_a distress_n to_o suffer_v imprisonment_n and_o for_o any_o other_o misdemeanour_n commit_v contrary_a to_o the_o say_a act_n be_v to_o suffer_v the_o penalty_n and_o forfeiture_n in_o the_o say_a act_n mention_v which_o be_v full_o set_v forth_o and_o declare_v by_o the_o say_v act._n but_o among_o they_o all_o there_o be_v not_o one_o word_n of_o a_o forfeiture_n of_o the_o licenses_n nor_o any_o direction_n or_o declaration_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v license_v for_o a_o year_n only_o and_o no_o long_o nor_o that_o the_o say_v licenses_n be_v determinable_a or_o vendable_a at_o the_o commissioner_n pleasure_n but_o not_o only_o in_o point_n of_o law_n 〈◊〉_d likewise_o by_o a_o exposition_n upon_o the_o say_a act_n they_o be_v intend_v to_o be_v for_o life_n for_o the_o person_n first_o to_o be_v license_v be_v to_o be_v ancient_a 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