Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	according_a	act_n	adjudge_v	28	3	10.3191	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19394	An apologie for sundrie proceedings by iurisdiction ecclesiasticall, of late times by some chalenged, and also diuersly by them impugned By which apologie (in their seuerall due places) all the reasons and allegations set downe as well in a treatise, as in certaine notes (that goe from hand to hand) both against proceeding ex officio, and against oaths ministred to parties in causes criminall; are also examined and answered: vpon that occasion lately reuiewed, and much enlarged aboue the first priuate proiect, and now published, being diuided into three partes: the first part whereof chieflie sheweth what matters be incident to ecclesiasticall conisance; and so allowed by statutes and common law: the second treateth (for the most part) of the two wayes of proceeding in causes criminal ... the third concerneth oaths in generall ... Whereunto ... I haue presumed to adioine that right excellent and sound determination (concerning oaths) which was made by M. Lancelot Androvves ....; Apologie: of, and for sundrie proceedings by jurisdiction ecclesiasticall	Cosin, Richard, 1549?-1597.; Andrewes, Lancelot, 1555-1626. Quaestionis: nunquid per jus divinum, magistratui liceat, a reo jusjurandum exigere? & id, quatenus ac quousque liceat?.	1593 (1593)	STC 5822; ESTC S118523	485,763	578

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fitzherbert_n his_o nova_fw-la natura_fw-la brevium_fw-la yet_o i_o think_v rather_o it_o be_v his_o own_o conceit_n both_o because_o he_o do_v not_o allege_v fitzherbert_n for_o it_o and_o for_o that_o fitzh_n leave_v even_o at_o the_o common_a law_n authority_n in_o the_o whole_a convocation_n of_o a_o province_n to_o condemn_v a_o heretic_n albeit_o he_o there_o also_o hold_v that_o at_o the_o common_a law_n before_o such_o statute_n a_o bishop_n in_o his_o dioecesse_n can_v not_o so_o condemn_v but_o i_o have_v show_v in_o the_o twelve_o chapter_n hereof_o by_o very_o great_a and_o good_a opinion_n the_o law_n in_o this_o point_n to_o be_v mistake_v for_o proof_n that_o it_o be_v so_o i_o also_o touch_v it_o something_o in_o the_o 8._o chapter_n for_o in_o the_o preamble_n of_o the_o statute_n it_o be_v thus_o contain_v the_o 15._o the_o 2._o h._n 4._o cap._n 15._o dioecessan_n of_o the_o realm_n then_o complain_v that_o they_o can_v not_o by_o their_o jurisdiction_n spiritual_a 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treatiser_n and_o the_o notegatherer_n to_o be_v ground_v upon_o 39_o upon_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la cap._n 39_o these_o word_n of_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la viz._n no_o free_a man_n shall_v be_v take_v or_o imprison_v or_o be_v disseise_v of_o his_o free_a hold_n or_o liberty_n or_o free_a custom_n or_o be_v outlaw_v or_o exile_v or_o any_o otherwise_o destroy_v nor_o we_o shall_v not_o pass_v upon_o he_o nor_o condemn_v he_o but_o by_o lawful_a judgement_n of_o his_o peer_n or_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n whereupon_o the_o notegatherer_n also_o do_v collect_v that_o none_o may_v be_v attach_v but_o such_o as_o be_v first_o indict_v but_o the_o end_n why_o this_o law_n be_v make_v and_o the_o time_n when_o it_o be_v make_v be_v needful_a to_o be_v consider_v the_o end_n be_v this_o that_o the_o king_n of_o this_o realm_n shall_v not_o challenge_v a_o infinite_a and_o a_o absolute_a power_n to_o themselves_o as_o some_o king_n elsewhere_o do_v

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legibus_fw-la plato_n account_v perjure_a person_n as_o so_o many_o monster_n amongst_o man_n and_o therefore_o say_v they_o seem_v to_o be_v of_o the_o race_n of_o the_o tytanes_n insomuch_o as_o by_o their_o perjury_n they_o do_v no_o less_o than_o those_o giant_n be_v feign_v to_o have_v do_v that_o be_v even_o wage_v battle_n with_o god_n himself_o hitherto_o concern_v some_o part_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o oath_n chap._n ii_o a_o answer_n to_o certain_a doubt_n make_v concern_v oath_n as_o namely_o why_o in_o scripture_n god_n be_v say_v to_o have_v swear_v how_o by_o oath_n he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v call_v to_o witness_v a_o oath_n no_o tempt_a of_o god_n but_o a_o part_n of_o his_o worship_n why_o nevertheless_o some_o be_v repel_v from_o take_v oath_n whether_o adjuration_n be_v lawful_a after_o who_o meaning_n a_o oath_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v whethere_o very_o promissorie_a oath_n be_v simple_o to_o be_v keep_v whether_o a_o oath_n may_v be_v dispense_v with_o and_o 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