Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	law_n	parliament_n	prerogative_n	2,334	5	9.9399	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26069	The royal apology, or, An answer to the rebels plea wherein the most noted anti-monarchial tenents, first, published by Doleman the Jesuite, to promote a bill of exclusion against King James, secondly, practised by Bradshaw and the regicides in the actual murder of King Charles the 1st, thirdly, republished by Sidney and the associators to depose and murder His present Majesty, are distinctly consider'd : with a parallel between Doleman, Bradshaw, Sidney and other of the true-Protestant party.	Assheton, William, 1641-1711.	1684 (1684)	Wing A4038; ESTC R648	26,293	69

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desolation_n part_n 1._o cap._n 4._o pag._n 77_o 78._o bradshaw_n the_o people_n of_o england_n as_o they_o be_v those_o that_o at_o the_o first_o as_o other_o country_n have_v do_v do_v choose_v to_o themselves_o this_o form_n of_o government_n even_o for_o justice_n sake_n that_o justice_n may_v be_v administer_v that_o peace_n may_v be_v preserve_v so_o sir_n they_o give_v law_n to_o their_o governor_n according_a to_o which_o they_o shall_v govern_v and_o if_o those_o law_n shall_v have_v prove_v inconvenient_a or_o prejudicial_a to_o the_o public_a they_o have_v a_o power_n in_o they_o and_o reserve_v to_o themselves_o to_o alter_v as_o they_o shall_v see_v cause_n king_n trial_n p._n 64._o charles_n stuart_n king_n of_o england_n the_o commons_o of_o england_n assemble_v in_o parliament_n according_a to_o the_o fundamental_a power_n that_o rest_v in_o themselves_o have_v resolve_v to_o bring_v you_o to_o trial_n and_o judgement_n p._n 29._o if_o so_o be_v the_o king_n will_v go_v 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stuart_n be_v admit_v king_n of_o england_n and_o therein_o trust_v with_o a_o limit_v power_n with_fw-mi char._n p._n 30._o the_o house_n of_o commons_o the_o supreme_a authority_n and_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o kingdom_n pag._n 48._o which_o authority_n require_v you_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o people_n of_o england_n of_o which_o you_o be_v elect_v king_n to_o answer_v they_o pag._n 36._o sir_n you_o may_v not_o demur_v the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o court_n they_o sit_v here_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o commons_o of_o england_n and_o all_o your_o predecessor_n and_o you_o be_v responsible_a to_o they_o pag_n 44._o for_o there_o be_v a_o contract_n and_o bargain_n between_o the_o king_n and_o his_o people_n and_o your_o oath_n be_v take_v and_o certain_o sir_n the_o bond_n be_v reciprocal_a sir_n if_o this_o bond_n be_v once_o break_v farewell_o sovereignty_n pag._n 72._o sir_n though_o you_o have_v it_o by_o inheritance_n in_o the_o way_n that_o be_v speak_v of_o yet_o it_o must_v not_o be_v deny_v that_o your_o office_n be_v a_o office_n of_o trust_n now_o sir_n if_o it_o be_v a_o office_n of_o inheritance_n as_o you_o speak_v of_o your_o title_n by_o desient_a let_v all_o man_n know_v that_o great_a office_n be_v seizable_a and_o forfeitable_a as_o if_o you_o have_v it_o but_o for_o a_o year_n and_o for_o your_o life_n p._n 73._o and_o sir_n the_o people_n of_o england_n can_v be_v so_o far_o want_v to_o themselves_o which_o god_n have_v deal_v so_o miraculous_o and_o glorious_o for_o they_o have_v power_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o their_o great_a enemy_n they_o must_v proceed_v to_o do_v justice_n to_o themselves_o and_o to_o you._n p._n 75._o sidney_n and_o other_o of_o the_o true-protestant_n party_n god_n have_v leave_v nation_n unto_o the_o liberty_n of_o set_v up_o such_o government_n as_o best_a please_v themselves_o the_o right_a and_o power_n of_o magistrate_n in_o every_o country_n be_v that_o which_o the_o law_n of_o that_o country_n 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