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
A93109	Of corporations, fraternities, and guilds. Or, a discourse, wherein the learning of the law touching bodies-politique is unfolded, shewing the use and necessity of that invention, the antiquity, various kinds, order and government of the same. Necessary to be known not only of all members and dependants of such bodies; but of all the professours of our common law. With forms and presidents, of charters of corporation. / By William Shepheard, serjeant at law.	Sheppard, William, d. 1675?	1659 (1659)	Wing S3195; Thomason E1912_2; ESTC R203559	65,245	193

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in_o the_o county_n of_o w._n and_o do_v ordain_v and_o constitute_v the_o same_o to_o be_v a_o free_a borough_n consist_v of_o six_o alderman_n ten_o bergess_n and_o twenty_o assistant_n and_o therein_o do_v grant_v unto_o they_o divers_a franchise_n privilege_n and_o immunity_n as_o by_o the_o say_a letters-patent_n relation_n be_v thereunto_o have_v more_o at_o large_a may_v appear_v and_o whereas_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o say_a town_n and_o parish_n of_o l._n by_o their_o humble_a petition_n have_v represent_v unto_o we_o divers_a and_o manifold_a defect_n that_o be_v in_o the_o say_a patent_n and_o humble_o pray_v that_o for_o the_o remove_n of_o their_o grievance_n and_o better_a government_n of_o the_o say_a town_n and_o parish_n we_o will_v be_v please_v to_o grant_v a_o new_a charter_n of_o incorporation_n of_o the_o say_a town_n and_o parish_n to_o consist_v of_o a_o mayor_n twelve_o alderman_n and_o thirty_o common-cuuncel_a man_n with_o such_o other_o alteration_n 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that_o all_o and_o singular_a the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o town_n and_o parish_n of_o l._n aforesaid_a and_o their_o successor_n from_o henceforth_o and_o for_o ever_o may_v and_o shall_v be_v one_o body-corporate_a and_o politic_a in_o deed_n action_n and_o name_n of_o a_o mayor_n and_o alderman_n of_o the_o borough_n of_o l._n in_o the_o county_n of_o w._n and_o we_o do_v erect_v make_v ordain_v create_v constitute_v and_o declare_v for_o we_o and_o our_o successor_n the_o same_o to_o be_v one_o body-corporate_a and_o politic_a in_o deed_n action_n and_o name_n real_o and_o full_o by_o these_o present_n and_o that_o the_o say_a mayor_n and_o alderman_n and_o their_o successor_n shall_v and_o may_v from_o henceforth_o for_o ever_o be_v name_n the_o immediate_a successor_n of_o the_o say_a alderman_n &_o burgess_n of_o the_o borough_n aforesaid_a and_o that_o by_o the_o same_o name_n of_o mayor_n and_o alderman_n