Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	body_n	king_n	time_n	1,806	5	3.4333	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26549	The present state of the United Provinces of the Low-Countries as to the government, laws, forces, riches, manners, customes, revenue, and territory of the Dutch in three books / collected by W.A., Fellow of the Royal Society.	Aglionby, William, d. 1705.	1669 (1669)	Wing A766; ESTC R21416	140,978	444

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there_o be_v no_o counterfeit_a letter_n the_o say_a king_n and_o state_n shall_v agree_v of_o particular_a mark_n not_o easy_o to_o be_v imitate_v 12._o and_o in_o case_n there_o shall_v be_v find_v in_o the_o ship_n belong_v to_o the_o state_n subject_n by_o the_o foresay_a mean_n some_o of_o those_o merchandize_n call_v of_o counterband_n they_o shall_v be_v seize_v upon_o and_o confiscate_v before_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o admiralty_n or_o other_o competent_a one_o but_o the_o say_a ship_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o lade_n shall_v no_o way_n be_v detain_v or_o seize_v upon_o 13._o it_o have_v be_v agree_v beside_o that_o all_o good_n whatsoever_o that_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o state_n shall_v lade_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o say_v king_n enemy_n shall_v be_v confiscate_v without_o reserve_n or_o exception_n 14._o but_o also_o all_o that_o shall_v be_v find_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o say_a state_n though_o part_n or_o all_o of_o it_o do_v belong_v to_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o say_a king_n yet_o it_o shall_v all_o be_v free_a and_o not_o seize_v upon_o except_o they_o be_v merchandize_n of_o counterband_n 15._o the_o subject_n of_o the_o say_a king_n shall_v enjoy_v all_o the_o same_o liberty_n in_o trade_n and_o navigation_n as_o be_v by_o this_o treaty_n accord_v to_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o unite_a province_n with_o the_o same_o equality_n and_o though_o some_o kingdom_n or_o state_n shall_v have_v friendship_n or_o neutrality_n with_o the_o say_a king_n though_o they_o be_v enemy_n of_o the_o state_n yet_o shall_v his_o subject_n enjoy_v all_o the_o benefit_n grant_v in_o the_o like_a case_n to_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o unite_a province_n 16._o this_o present_a treaty_n shall_v be_v as_o a_o explanation_n to_o the_o particular_a article_n conclude_v at_o munster_n the_o four_o day_n of_o february_n 1648._o 17._o this_o present_a treaty_n shall_v have_v

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