Selected quad for the lemma: father_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
father_n	earl_n	king_n	son_n	17,168	5	5.7477	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06786	Consuetudo, vel lex mercatoria, or The ancient law-merchant Diuided into three parts: according to the essentiall parts of trafficke. Necessarie for all statesmen, iudges, magistrates, temporall and ciuile lawyers, mint-men, merchants, marriners, and all others negotiating in all places of the world. By Gerard Malynes merchant.	Malynes, Gerard, fl. 1586-1641.	1622 (1622)	STC 17222; ESTC S114044	480,269	516

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proportionable_o in_o these_o adventure_n and_o the_o party_n die_v the_o widow_n or_o his_o heir_n be_v to_o accept_v thereof_o according_o both_o by_o the_o civil_a law_n and_o the_o custom_n of_o merchant_n as_o be_v well_o observe_v by_o the_o society_n of_o the_o merchant_n trade_v for_o the_o east_n indïe_v both_o in_o england_n and_o beyond_o the_o sea_n for_o it_o be_v not_o account_v any_o danger_n to_o trust_v a_o society_n and_o to_o deliver_v money_n for_o trade_v and_o where_o not_o damage_n or_o adventure_n be_v bear_v be_v usurious_a as_o shall_v be_v declare_v hereafter_o etc._n verbal_a contract_n for_o money_n etc._n etc._n to_o enter_v into_o consideration_n of_o some_o verbal_a contract_n some_o custom_n be_v be_v observe_v which_o the_o civilians_n make_v questionable_a a_o merchant_n do_v deliver_v some_o money_n unto_o another_o merchant_n to_o be_v employ_v by_o he_o in_o commodity_n or_o to_o be_v put_v forth_o to_o use_v for_o both_o their_o benefit_n and_o 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maluidy_n for_o every_o pound_n flemish_a or_o hamborough_n money_n they_o condition_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o they_o or_o for_o every_o dollor_n or_o other_o coin_n whereby_o the_o same_o be_v buy_v according_a as_o the_o party_n by_o his_o observation_n be_v able_a to_o judge_v of_o the_o value_n thereof_o by_o his_o often_o buy_v of_o the_o like_a but_o the_o payment_n be_v agree_v upon_o to_o be_v make_v sometime_o after_o the_o return_n of_o the_o west-indies_n fleet_n that_o be_v to_o say_v when_o most_o ship_n go_v outward_o shall_v return_v again_o into_o spain_n but_o whether_o the_o buyer_n of_o those_o good_n do_v receive_v any_o return_n of_o the_o provenue_n of_o the_o say_a good_n or_o not_o be_v a_o matter_n not_o material_a to_o the_o seller_n of_o the_o good_n for_o he_o bear_v no_o adventure_n of_o bad_a factor_n evil_a paymaster_n or_o other_o accident_n but_o must_v be_v pay_v at_o the_o time_n agree_v upon_o according_a to_o the_o ordinary_a custom_n thereof_o 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