Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	good_a	people_n	time_n	1,769	5	3.1061	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29340	A breviate of the state of Scotland in its government, Supream Courts, officers of state, inferiour officers, offices, and Inferiour Courts, districts, jurisdictions, burroughs royal, and free corporations		1689 (1689)	Wing B4415; ESTC R19116	15,422	20

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so_o that_o this_o crew_n and_o the_o number_n of_o they_o shall_v be_v regulaer_fw-ge and_o conform_v to_o the_o old_a law_n for_o the_o four_o part_n of_o messenger_n now_o in_o scotland_n may_v serve_v mint-house_n officer_n the_o general_n of_o the_o mint_n the_o master_n of_o the_o mint-house_n the_o warden_n thereof_o the_o say_v master_n thereof_o the_o clerk_n and_o many_o other_o inferior_a officer_n they_o have_v their_o fee_n and_o emolument_n this_o office_n have_v be_v much_o abuse_v of_o late_a by_o the_o evil_a management_n of_o the_o bullion_n and_o coin._n the_o king_n ordinary_a servant_n anent_o his_o health_n two_o physician_n in_o ordinary_a with_o pension_n they_o serve_v the_o king_n commissioner_n one_o apothecary_n one_o chirurgeon_n one_o almoner_n more_o of_o honour_n than_o of_o profit_n since_o our_o king_n live_v in_o england_n only_o they_o have_v small_a pension_n and_o be_v free_a of_o all_o public_a burden_n as_o all_o the_o king_n other_o servant_n be_v the_o bishop_n when_o in_o be_v have_v their_o commission_n or_o congydelier_n from_o the_o king_n which_o be_v only_o but_o the_o king_n consent_n to_o the_o dean_n and_o chapter_n election_n of_o fit_a and_o qualify_v person_n for_o the_o office_n in_o their_o several_a see_v which_o be_v the_o grant_n of_o the_o consent_n before_o the_o election_n real_a for_o this_o election_n be_v of_o a_o long_a time_n but_o a_o shame_n because_o the_o king_n order_v the_o choose_v such_o a_o man_n the_o person_n name_v be_v recommend_v by_o a_o court_n minion_n whether_o good_a or_o bad_a the_o king_n hardly_o know_v he_o so_o that_o the_o clergy_n themselves_o have_v be_v impose_v upon_o of_o a_o long_a time_n as_o well_o as_o other_o people_n prove_v a_o check_n in_o that_o kingdom_n since_o the_o power_n of_o the_o general_a assembly_n be_v take_v away_o and_o the_o power_n thereof_o center_a in_o one_o man_n in_o every_o diocese_n they_o constitute_v their_o commissary_n who_o keep_v 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