Selected quad for the lemma: father_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
father_n	daughter_n	marry_v	son_n	25,961	5	6.0384	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57044	A Representation of the prejudices that may arise in time from an intended act concerning marriages &c.		1692 (1692)	Wing R1105; ESTC R26985	9,065	18

a_o representation_n of_o the_o prejudices_fw-la that_o may_v arise_v in_o time_z from_z a_o intend_a act_n concern_v marriage_n etc._n etc._n london_n print_v for_o robert_n clavell_n at_o the_o peacock_n at_o the_o west-end_a of_o st._n paul_n 1692._o it_o be_v no_o dishonour_n to_o the_o great_a and_o wise_a of_o assembly_n even_o a_o parliament_n to_o review_v and_o alter_v their_o own_o act_n and_o constitution_n whenever_o it_o be_v find_v by_o experience_n that_o any_o inconvenience_n or_o mischief_n follow_v upon_o they_o but_o when_o sin_n be_v likely_a to_o follow_v man_n be_v neither_o to_o venture_v nor_o stay_v for_o the_o experiment_n such_o many_o such_o both_o sin_n and_o inconvenience_n dangerous_a and_o great_o prejudicial_a seem_v but_o too_o apparent_a as_o the_o more_o than_o accidental_a consequence_n of_o a_o bill_n say_v to_o be_v now_o pass_v into_o a_o law_n of_o the_o land_n entitle_v a_o act_n disable_n minor_n to_o marry_v without_o the_o consent_n of_o their_o father_n or_o guardian_n and_o against_o their_o untimely_a marriage_n after_o the_o death_n of_o their_o father_n and_o for_o prevent_v all_o clandestine_v marriage_n to_o show_v how_o easy_o this_o act_n may_v be_v elude_v or_o abuse_v and_o represent_v withal_o the_o sin_n and_o mischief_n that_o be_v likely_a soon_o to_o follow_v it_o i_o shall_v consider_v the_o head_n of_o it_o in_o a_o abstract_n that_o have_v come_v to_o hand_n of_o it_o the_o copy_n at_o large_a i_o have_v not_o see_v nor_o be_v it_o in_o my_o power_n to_o procure_v and_o do_v hope_n not_o to_o see_v pass_v into_o a_o law_n by_o the_o draught_n i_o have_v see_v it_o be_v to_o be_v enact_v from_o the_o 30_o of_o march_v 1692._o no_o son_n under_o 18_o nor_o daughter_n under_o 16._o shall_v marry_v or_o contract_n without_o their_o father_n if_o live_v or_o guardian_n be_v present_a and_o consent_n to_o or_o without_o consent_n in_o write_v sign_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o two_o witness_n or_o more_o 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