Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	continue_v	parliament_n	session_n	2,943	5	10.7773	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88233	A plea at large, for John Lilburn gentleman, now a prisoner in Newgate. Penned for his use and benefit, by a faithful and true well-wisher to the fundamental laws, liberties, and freedoms of the antient free people of England; and exposed to publick view, and the censure of the unbyassed and learned men in the laws of England, Aug. 6. 1653.	Faithful and true well-wisher to the fundamental laws, liberties, and freedoms of the antient free people of England.; Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1653 (1653)	Wing L2158; Thomason E710_3; ESTC R207176	34,122	24

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pleasure_n of_o some_o man_n rule_v mere_o according_a to_o will_n and_o power_n and_o therein_o pag._n 43._o they_o declare_v it_o be_v their_o earnest_a desire_n that_o some_o determinate_a period_n of_o time_n may_v be_v set_v for_o the_o countinuance_n of_o this_o and_o future_a parliament_n beyond_o which_o none_o shall_v continue_v and_o upon_o which_o new_a writ_n may_v of_o course_n issue_n out_o and_o new_a election_n successive_o take_v place_n according_a to_o the_o intent_n of_o the_o bill_n for_o triennial_a parliament_n which_o bill_n or_o act_n be_v one_o of_o the_o first_o law_n pass_v by_o the_o late_a parliament_n in_o the_o year_n 1640._o express_o by_o name_n in_o divers_a place_n of_o it_o declare_v it_o be_v the_o undoubted_a right_n of_o the_o freeholder_n citizen_n and_o other_o freeborn_a person_n of_o england_n to_o elect_v such_o person_n as_o they_o please_v for_o their_o representor_n in_o the_o parliament_n or_o common_a counsel_n of_o the_o nation_n as_o 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your_o own_o personal_a interest_n and_o in_o the_o next_o page_n be_v pag._n 66._o they_o vehement_o press_v for_o the_o equal_a distribution_n of_o election_n thereunto_o to_o render_v the_o house_n of_o commons_o as_o near_o as_o may_v be_v a_o equal_a representative_a of_o the_o whole_a people_n elect_v and_o they_o there_o also_o press_v for_o the_o establish_n a_o certainty_n for_o the_o people_n meeting_n to_o elect_v and_o for_o their_o full_a freedom_n in_o election_n provide_v that_o none_o who_o have_v engage_v or_o shall_v engage_v in_o war_n against_o the_o right_n of_o parliament_n and_o interest_n of_o the_o kingdom_n therein_o or_o have_v adhere_v to_o the_o enemy_n thereof_o may_v be_v capable_a of_o elect_v or_o be_v elect_v at_o least_o during_o a_o competent_a number_n of_o year_n nor_o any_o other_o who_o shall_v oppose_v or_o not_o join_v in_o agreement_n to_o this_o settlement_n and_o in_o the_o next_o pag._n be_v 67._o in_o their_o first_o head_n they_o desire_v 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