Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	earl_n	lord_n	privy_a	2,789	4	11.0689	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08310	The surueyors dialogue Diuided into fiue bookes: very profitable for all men to peruse, that haue to do with the reuenues of land, or the manurance, vse, or occupation thereof, both lords and tenants: as also and especially for such as indeuor to be seene in the faculty of surueying of mannors, lands, tenements, &c. By I.N.	Norden, John, 1548-1625?	1607 (1607)	STC 18639; ESTC S113314	151,126	260

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majesty_n ward_n &_o livery_n of_o his_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a privy_a council_n and_o knight_n of_o the_o most_o noble_a order_n of_o the_o gar●er_n as_o the_o earth_n right_a honourable_a be_v give_v to_o man_n and_o man_n after_o divine_a be_v enjoin_v the_o care_n of_o earthly_a thing_n every_o man_n in_o several_a place_n quality_n and_o state_n the_o great_a receive_v thence_o great_a dignity_n even_o to_o be_v call_v prince_n of_o the_o earth_n so_o be_v it_o not_o the_o least_o regard_n that_o man_n of_o whatsoever_o title_n or_o place_n shall_v have_v of_o the_o lawful_a and_o just_a mean_n of_o the_o preservation_n and_o increase_n of_o their_o earthly_a revenue_n and_o that_o especial_o by_o just_o achieve_v and_o right_o use_v dominion_n and_o lordship_n which_o principal_o grow_v omit_v public_a office_n and_o authority_n by_o honour_n manor_n land_n and_o tenant_n for_o according_a to_o the_o largeness_n of_o revenue_n be_v the_o mean_n to_o enable_v the_o 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i_o have_v herein_o endeavour_v more_o of_o desire_n then_o of_o power_n for_o the_o use_n and_o benefit_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n have_v to_o deal_v with_o land_n both_o lord_n and_o tenant_n to_o show_v the_o necessity_n and_o simple_a method_n thereof_o most_o humble_o entreat_v your_o good_a lordship_n the_o fruit_n of_o who_o and_o of_o your_o honourable_a father_n favour_n i_o have_v many_o way_n taste_v to_o vouchsafe_v i_o your_o honourable_a pardon_n for_o presume_v and_o your_o like_a patience_n in_o accept_v at_o my_o hand_n this_o little_a mite_n which_o be_v it_o as_o great_a as_o any_o wel-wishing_a hart_n can_v intend_v good_a it_o be_v together_o with_o my_o poor_a self_n in_o true_a service_n unfeigned_o your_o lordship_n it_o may_v therefore_o please_v the_o same_o to_o accept_v it_o so_o shall_v other_o the_o more_o willing_o embrace_v it_o or_o the_o less_o disgrace_n it_o humble_o recommend_v it_o to_o your_o gracious_a favour_n at_o my_o poor_a house_n at_o hendon_n prime_a januar._n 1607._o your_o lordship_n ever_o to_o be_v command_v io._n norden_n to_o the_o benevolent_a reader_n especial_o to_o landlord_n and_o tenant_n as_o god_n in_o his_o high_a and_o incomprehensible_a wisdom_n ●●th_v give_v unto_o man_n two_o being_n a_o spiritual_a and_o corporal_n so_o have_v he_o enjoin_v he_o two_o prescript_n care_n the_o one_o of_o divine_a &_o heavenly_a the_o other_o of_o humane_a and_o earthly_a thing_n and_o although_o the_o first_o be_v as_o far_o more_o excellent_a than_o the_o second_o as_o the_o bright_a sun_n exceed_v the_o black_a darkness_n yet_o have_v he_o not_o omit_v to_o give_v unto_o all_o man_n a_o express_a commandment_n to_o be_v mindful_a of_o the_o second_o although_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o no_o man_n take_v a_o extraordinary_a care_n can_v add_v a●_n of_o himself_o one_o iott_n of_o increase_n of_o any_o good_a thing_n neither_o can_v he_o of_o his_o own_o proper_a industry_n assure_v himself_o of_o any_o part_n of_o true_a prosperity_n in_o this_o life_n yet_o must_v he_o not_o therefore_o dissolute_o neglect_v his_o uttermost_a lawful_a endeavour_n to_o advance_v his_o own_o welfare_n which_o he_o neither_o can_v do_v without_o fear_n and_o tremble_a if_o he_o call_v to_o mind_v the_o cause_n why_o the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o unto_o we_o of_o it_o own_o accord_n nothing_o but_o the_o very_a token_n of_o our_o original_a disobedience_n wherein_o ●s_v imprint_v this_o motto_n or_o poesy_n of_o our_o shame_n with_o the_o sweat_n of_o thy_o face_n thou_o shall_v eat_v thy_o bread_n al●_n the_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n and_o this_o without_o exception_n of_o person_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o none_o be_v exempt_v from_o labour_n and_o travail_n in_o one_o kind_n or_o other_o to_o maintain_v his_o estate_n here_o our_o father_n of_o fame_n begin_v it_o adam_n dig_v the_o earth_n and_o manure_v it_o tubal_n wrought_v in_o metal_n noah_n plant_v a_o vineyard_n abraham_n lot_n moses_n 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