Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	authority_n	jurisdiction_n	power_n	2,431	5	4.9929	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57326	The rights of the city farther unfolded and the manifold miscarriages of my Lord Mayor, as well as the punishments he hath rendred himself obnoxious unto, for his misbehaviour in relation to the present election of sheriffs, display'd and laid open.		1682 (1682)	Wing R1516; ESTC R22269	7,631	6

thereupon_o enact_v by_o the_o king_n with_o the_o assent_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o that_o a_o commission_n shall_v be_v issue_v out_o to_o inquire_v into_o that_o horrible_a fact_n and_o that_o not_o only_a gisburgh_n who_o be_v elect_v mayor_n by_o the_o majority_n of_o the_o freeman_n shall_v be_v restore_v to_o his_o office_n but_o that_o quixlay_n who_o by_o usurp_v the_o office_n of_o mayor_n without_o due_a election_n have_v accroacht_v to_o himself_o royal_a power_n shall_v with_o twenty_o four_o more_o of_o the_o most_o notorious_a malefactor_n be_v take_v into_o custody_n without_o bail_n or_o mainprize_n till_o the_o commission_n of_o inquirie_n be_v return_v and_o as_o the_o lord_n mayor_n of_o london_n have_v no_o power_n or_o authority_n either_o by_o prescription_n or_o charter_n to_o impose_v a_o sheriff_n upon_o the_o citizen_n so_o neither_o can_v the_o freeman_n convey_v any_o such_o right_a or_o power_n unto_o he_o see_v though_o they_o can_v make_v by-law_n in_o consistency_n with_o their_o charter_n yet_o they_o can_v make_v no_o law_n whereby_o both_o their_o charter_n and_o divers_a act_n of_o parliament_n shall_v be_v cancel_v and_o repeal_v and_o as_o the_o bestow_n upon_o the_o commons_o of_o london_n a_o power_n and_o right_o to_o choose_v their_o own_o sheriff_n be_v in_o order_n to_o the_o better_a preservation_n and_o security_n of_o their_o life_n estate_n and_o commerce_n so_o to_o imagine_v that_o they_o will_v transfer_v this_o right_n to_o the_o mayor_n be_v to_o make_v they_o surrender_v all_o that_o be_v dear_a unto_o they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o one_o who_o may_v be_v a_o knave_n or_o a_o fool_n and_o either_o from_o his_o own_o inclination_n and_o in_o pursuance_n of_o his_o own_o end_n or_o be_v either_o menace_v or_o wheedle_v by_o other_o be_v influence_v to_o betray_v and_o destroy_v they_o and_o as_o my_o lord_n mayor_n have_v no_o jurisdiction_n over_o the_o common-hall_n be_v there_o only_o as_o a_o 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