Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	call_v	good_a	king_n	2,217	5	3.5127	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42341	The history of the Church of Peterburgh wherein the most remarkable things concerning that place, from the first foundation thereof, with other passages of history not unworthy publick view, are represented / by Symon Gunton ... ; illustrated with sculptures ; and set forth by Symon Patrick ...	Gunton, Simon, 1609-1676.; Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707.	1686 (1686)	Wing G2246; ESTC R5107	270,254	362

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viii_o acherseto_n de_fw-la brasio_fw-la &_o iv_o the_o grud_v &_o 2._o acherseto_n de_fw-fr fabis_fw-la &_o in_o denariis_fw-la 2._o marcas_fw-la argenti_fw-la as_o the_o word_n be_v fol._n cxl_o where_o acherseto_n i_o suppose_v signify_v that_o which_o we_o now_o call_v a_o quarter_n but_o i_o can_v find_v its_o original_a nor_o mention_n of_o it_o in_o any_o glossary_a unless_o it_o come_v from_o chirchset_n or_o chirchse_v which_o fleta_n l._n 1._o c._n 47._o say_v be_v a_o certain_a measure_n but_o he_o do_v not_o tell_v we_o of_o what_o quantity_n of_o wheat_n which_o in_o old_a time_n every_o one_o both_o britain_n and_o englishman_n pay_v to_o the_o holy_a church_n at_o martinmasse_n after_o the_o norman_n come_v hither_o many_o great_a man_n give_v it_o under_o the_o name_n of_o first-fruit_n as_o appear_v he_o observe_v in_o a_o brief_a of_o king_n knute_n send_v to_o the_o pope_n wherein_o this_o contribution_n be_v call_v chirchse_v as_o much_o as_o to_o

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adsummum_fw-la pontificem_fw-la as_o fleta_n say_v but_o to_o the_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n and_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o england_n as_o he_o be_v come_v from_o rome_n 1031._o wherein_o he_o desire_v they_o that_o before_o he_o arrive_v in_o england_n all_o the_o due_n which_o by_o ancient_a law_n be_v owe_v to_o the_o church_n may_v be_v pay_v and_o after_o the_o rest_n he_o mention_n the_o ten_o of_o the_o fruit_n in_o august_n and_o in_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n martin_n the_o first-fruit_n of_o the_o seed_n call_v kyrkset_a so_o his_o letter_n conclude_v et_fw-la in_o festivitate_fw-la sancti_fw-la martini_n primitiae_fw-la seminum_fw-la ad_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la sub_fw-la cujus_fw-la parochia_fw-la cuique_fw-la degit_fw-la quae_fw-la anglice_fw-la kyrkeset_fw-la nominatur_fw-la ingulph_n p._n 61._o edit_fw-la oxon._n etc._n etc._n this_o description_n of_o their_o land_n and_o good_n conclude_v with_o a_o customary_a of_o their_o tenant_n villani_n cottarii_n and_o 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first_o of_o all_o bishop_n of_o soissons_fw-fr and_o afterward_o make_v a_o monk_n and_o prior_n of_o cluni_fw-la and_o then_o prior_n of_o savenni_fw-la after_o which_o because_o he_o be_v cousin_n to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o the_o count_n of_o aquitain_n the_o same_o count_n give_v he_o abbatiam_fw-la sancti_fw-la johannis_n angeli_fw-la from_o whence_o he_o take_v his_o denomination_n and_o he_o be_v crafty_a cunning_a and_o ingenious_a afterward_o get_v the_o archbishopric_n of_o besenscun_fw-fr but_o stay_v there_o no_o more_o than_o three_o day_n for_o he_o have_v not_o yet_o enough_o but_o get_v the_o bishopric_n de_fw-fr senites_n where_o he_o stay_v about_o seven_o day_n and_o out_o of_o this_o preferment_n as_o well_o as_o that_o of_o besenscun_fw-fr the_o abbot_n of_o cluni_n get_v he_o expel_v he_o get_v therefore_o be_v never_o quiet_a to_o be_v collector_n of_o peter-pence_n in_o england_n where_o he_o obtain_v this_o abbey_n of_o burch_n by_o pretend_v he_o 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precibus_fw-la optinuit_fw-la à_fw-la rege_fw-la henrico_n abbatiam_fw-la burgensem_fw-la what_o walter_n of_o witlesea_n say_v of_o spectres_n see_v that_o year_n he_o come_v to_o the_o abbey_n he_o have_v out_o of_o hugo_n who_o say_v hoc_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la falsum_fw-la quia_fw-la plurimi_fw-la veracissimi_fw-la homines_fw-la viderunt_fw-la &_o audierunt_fw-la cornua_fw-la he_o stay_v one_o year_n in_o the_o monastery_n and_o receive_v homage_n and_o money_n of_o the_o milites_fw-la and_o of_o the_o whole_a abbey_n but_o do_v not_o the_o least_o good_a for_o he_o send_v and_o carry_v all_o to_o his_o abbey_n beyond_o sea_n whither_o he_o go_v by_o the_o king_n licence_n and_o have_v stay_v there_o a_o whole_a year_n he_o return_v hither_o and_o say_v he_o have_v absolute_o quit_v his_o other_o abbey_n for_o good_a and_o all_o as_o we_o speak_v the_o same_o year_n come_v petrus_n abbot_n of_o cluni_n into_o england_n and_o be_v honourable_o receive_v by_o the_o king_n command_n 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for_o that_o end_n expelling_a henry_n by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o count_n of_o anjoy_n with_o great_a disgrace_n and_o detain_v all_o that_o he_o have_v there_o where_o he_o have_v do_v no_o more_o good_a than_o in_o other_o place_n all_o the_o five_o and_o twenty_o year_n that_o he_o have_v govern_v they_o be_v thus_o cast_v out_o he_o go_v to_o cluni_n where_o they_o keep_v he_o prisoner_n the_o abbot_n and_o monk_n be_v very_o angry_a with_o he_o say_v he_o have_v lose_v the_o abbey_n of_o st._n john_n by_o his_o folly_n nor_o will_v they_o let_v he_o stir_v out_o of_o door_n till_o by_o his_o craft_n he_o again_o deceive_v they_o with_o promise_n and_o oath_n that_o if_o they_o will_v permit_v he_o to_o return_v into_o england_n he_o will_v subject_v the_o abbey_n of_o burch_n to_o they_o and_z as_o hugo_n word_n be_v ibi_fw-la construeret_fw-la priores_fw-la &_o secretarios_fw-la &_o cellerarios_fw-la &_o camerarios_fw-la &_o omne_fw-la commendaret_fw-la in_o manibus_fw-la eorum_fw-la intus_fw-la &_o foris_fw-la by_o which_o agreement_n he_o get_v into_o england_n whither_o the_o king_n also_o return_v out_o of_o normandy_n unto_o who_o henry_n come_v and_o accuse_v the_o monk_n of_o burch_n to_o he_o very_o heavy_o though_o with_o out_o any_o truth_n in_o order_n to_o his_o end_n of_o subject_v they_o to_o cluni_n the_o king_n in_o great_a anger_n send_v for_o they_o to_o bramtun_n where_o a_o plea_n be_v manage_v against_o they_o with_o so_o much_o art_n that_o the_o king_n be_v almost_o deceive_v but_o god_n step_v in_o to_o help_v they_o by_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o bishop_n there_o present_a particular_o lincoln_n and_o the_o baron_n who_o understand_v his_o fraud_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o desist_v but_o be_v thus_o defeat_v endeavour_v to_o make_v his_o nephew_n gerardus_n abbot_n of_o burch_n that_o what_o he_o can_v not_o do_v by_o himself_o may_v be_v effect_v by_o he_o all_o which_o make_v the_o life_n of_o the_o monk_n very_o uneasy_a till_o the_o king_n at_o last_o understand_v his_o knavery_n

and_o send_v for_o he_o command_v he_o to_o surrender_v his_o abbey_n and_o be_v go_v out_o of_o his_o realm_n which_o he_o do_v in_o the_o year_n mcxxxii_o so_o john_n abbot_n henricus_n abbas_n de_fw-fr burgo_n quem_fw-la dimisit_fw-la ad_fw-la andegavenses_fw-la redit_fw-la with_o which_o hugo_n agree_v who_o say_v he_o recover_v his_o abbey_n of_o st._n john_n de_fw-fr angeli_fw-la and_o that_o notwithstanding_o all_o his_o fault_n bone_fw-la eleemosynator_fw-la omnibus_fw-la diebus_fw-la fuit_fw-la he_o be_v good_a to_o the_o poor_a all_o his_o day_n and_o therefore_o he_o make_v a_o good_a end_n not_o live_v long_o after_o he_o return_v thither_o there_o be_v no_o memory_n of_o this_o abbot_n in_o the_o kalander_n of_o the_o church_n no_o more_o than_o of_o kenulphus_n and_o godricus_n martinus_n de_fw-fr vecti_fw-la henry_n be_v go_v the_o king_n give_v this_o abbey_n by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o monk_n say_v hugo_n to_o a_o religious_a monk_n martinus_n de_fw-fr bec_n the_o 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