Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	king_n	parliament_n	petition_n	2,920	5	9.2288	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25782	An account of the proceedings at West Minster-Hall on the 29th and 30th of June, 1688 relating to the tryal and discharge of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of S. Asaph, Bishop of Chichester, Bishop of Ely, Bishop of Bath and Wells, Bishop of Peterborough, and the Bishop of Bristol.		1689 (1689)	Wing A364; ESTC R23617	3,899	10

a_o account_n of_o the_o proceed_n at_o westminster-hall_n on_o the_o 29_o and_o 30_o of_o june_n 1688._o relate_v to_o the_o trial_n and_o discharge_v of_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n the_o bishop_n of_o s._n asaph_n bishop_n of_o chichester_n bishop_n of_o ely_n bishop_n of_o bath_n and_o wells_n bishop_n of_o peterborough_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o bristol_n edinburgh_n reprint_v in_o the_o year_n 1689._o a_o account_n of_o the_o proceed_n at_o westminster-hall_n on_o the_o 29_o and_o 30_o of_o june_n 1688._o etc._n etc._n the_o indictment_n when_o read_v be_v very_o much_o except_v against_o on_o the_o account_n of_o its_o form_n in_o that_o it_o do_v not_o mention_v all_o the_o petition_n they_o be_v indict_v for_o there_o be_v not_o either_o the_o title_n of_o it_o express_v to_o who_o it_o be_v direct_v viz._n to_o the_o king_n most_o excellent-majesty_n be_v omit_v and_o the_o prayer_n afterward_o we_o therefore_o pray_v etc._n etc._n be_v not_o there_o which_o be_v close_o pursue_v by_o the_o bishop_n council_n seem_v to_o invalidate_v the_o whole_a business_n then_o it_o be_v not_o and_o can_v not_o be_v prove_v by_o the_o king_n council_n that_o the_o bishop_n present_v the_o petition_n to_o the_o king._n they_o have_v in_o the_o court_n the_o original_a and_o subpoena_v some_o of_o the_o arch-bishop_n and_o bishop_n chaplain_n servant_n and_o other_o to_o prove_v their_o hand_n which_o be_v not_o do_v very_o clear_o upon_o most_o of_o they_o all_o the_o proof_n of_o the_o king_n council_n have_v for_o the_o present_v the_o petition_n to_o his_o majesty_n do_v not_o direct_o prove_v it_o upon_o they_o the_o most_o it_o amount_v to_o be_v either_o that_o the_o king_n tell_v they_o he_o have_v it_o from_o the_o say_a bishop_n or_o that_o my_o lord_n chancellor_n do_v ask_v they_o if_o it_o be_v they_o when_o they_o be_v summon_v before_o the_o king_n and_o council_n and_o that_o they_o then_o express_v a_o averseness_n to_o own_o it_o say_v 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after_o this_o the_o bishop_n council_z object_v against_o the_o term_n publishing_n whereas_o what_o be_v say_v to_o be_v do_v by_o they_o be_v in_o the_o private_a way_n that_o can_v be_v and_o give_v only_o to_o the_o king_n which_o cause_v a_o long_a debate_n between_o both_o party_n of_o thing_n requisite_a to_o denominate_v a_o publication_n all_o do_v still_o appear_v favourable_a on_o the_o bishop_n side_n and_o here_o thing_n be_v go_v to_o a_o conclusion_n and_o the_o judge_n be_v enter_v upon_o sum_v up_o the_o evidence_n but_o mr._n finch_n one_o of_o the_o bishop_n council_n interrupt_v my_o lord_n chief_a justice_n say_v there_o be_v one_o material_a evidence_n remain_v whereupon_o my_o lord_n desist_v though_o with_o some_o seem_a disatisfaction_n to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o bishop_n council_n for_o the_o judge_n be_v go_v on_o very_o favourable_o for_o the_o bishop_n cause_n some_o of_o the_o bishop_n importune_v my_o lord_n chief_a justice_n to_o proceed_v but_o he_o 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to_o the_o most_o extravagant_a sect_n and_o licentious_a practice_n and_o that_o all_o law_n may_v be_v dispense_v with_o as_o well_o as_o some_o that_o the_o bishop_n be_v swear_v to_o maintain_v the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n and_o in_o represent_v the_o case_n thus_o to_o his_o majesty_n they_o have_v do_v both_o as_o the_o law_n direct_v they_o and_o according_a to_o prudence_n honour_n and_o conscience_n there_o be_v hereupon_o public_o read_v several_a act_n of_o parliament_n record_n of_o the_o tower_n and_o parliament_z record_n among_o which_o one_o act_n of_o parliament_n be_v observable_a that_o give_v the_o king_n power_n to_o dispense_v with_o a_o law_n for_o a_o state_v time_n so_o that_o what_o dispense_v power_n he_o ever_o have_v be_v both_o give_v and_o bound_v by_o parliament_n from_o what_o they_o produce_v out_o of_o the_o parliament_n record_n and_o otherways_o they_o great_o confirm_v what_o be_v say_v in_o the_o petition_n of_o the_o dispense_v power_n have_v 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