Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	act_n	estate_n	parliament_n	2,433	5	7.1853	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79750	The proceedings of the Commissioners of the Church and kingdome of Scotland, with his Majestie at the Hague. And the papers interchanged betwixt his Majestie and them, as they were reported in Parliament and the Generall Assembly. Appointed by authority to be published.	Church of Scotland. General Assembly. Commission.; Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.	1649 (1649)	Wing C4251A; Thomason E566_11; ESTC R25607	22,979	29

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the_o hague_n make_v in_o the_o general_n assembly_n july_n 10._o 1649._o as_o we_o be_v

the_o proceed_n of_o the_o commissioner_n of_o the_o church_n and_o kingdom_n of_o scotland_n with_o his_o majesty_n at_o the_o hagve_n and_o the_o paper_n interchange_v betwixt_o his_o majesty_n and_o they_o as_o they_o be_v report_a in_o parliament_n and_o the_o general_n assembly_n appoint_a by_o authority_n to_o be_v publish_v edinburgh_n print_v by_o evan_n tyler_n printer_n to_o the_o king_n most_o excellent_a majesty_n 1649._o and_o reprint_v in_o london_n for_o robert_n bostock_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o king_n head_n in_o paul_n churchyard_n the_o report_n make_v to_o the_o estate_n of_o parliament_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o scotland_n by_o their_o commissioner_n after_o their_o return_n from_o the_o king_n majesty_n out_o of_o holland_n we_o have_v from_o time_n to_o time_n as_o occasion_v offer_v give_v your_o lordship_n and_o the_o committee_n of_o estate_n a_o particular_a account_n of_o our_o diligence_n and_o of_o the_o progress_n of_o these_o affair_n which_o it_o 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