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	parliament_n	year_n	2,273	5	5.2206	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58614	A declaration of the Committee of Estates of the Parliament of Scotland in answer to some printed papers intituled, The declaration of the Parliament of England, and the declaration of the army of England, upon their march into Scotland.	Scotland. Parliament.; England and Wales. Parliament. Declaration of the Parliament of England.	1650 (1650)	Wing S1214; ESTC R34039	26,589	42

lord_n forbid_v that_o i_o shall_v do_v this_o thing_n wickedness_n proceed_v from_o the_o wicked_a but_o my_o hand_n shall_v not_o be_v upon_o he_o they_o endeavour_v to_o vindicatte_n their_o action_n against_o the_o house_n of_o parliament_n and_o concern_v the_o change_n of_o the_o fundamental_a government_n from_o the_o true_a and_o equitable_a intent_n of_o the_o constitution_n of_o england_n which_o we_o shall_v not_o insist_v upon_o to_o answer_v but_o we_o think_v they_o may_v with_o as_o great_a confidence_n have_v say_v to_o we_o that_o white_a be_v black_a and_o black_a be_v white_a and_o bring_v argument_n to_o make_v we_o believe_v it_o to_o be_v so_o in_o england_n they_o will_v also_o clear_v their_o proceed_n from_o the_o example_n of_o we_o in_o the_o year_n 1648._o for_o say_v they_o we_o act_v contrary_a to_o act_n of_o parliament_n and_o call_v a_o new_a one_o exclude_v who_o we_o think_v fit_a all_o which_o be_v do_v by_o virtue_n and_o authority_n from_o the_o 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