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	person_n	power_n	4,318	5	5.0707	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32223	His Majesties declaration to all his loving subjects, December 26, 1662	Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.	1662 (1662)	Wing C2988A; ESTC R26012	5,908	16

his_o majesty_n declaration_n to_o all_o his_o love_a subject_n december_n 26._o 1662._o publish_a by_o the_o advice_n of_o his_o privy_a council_n edinburgh_n reprint_v by_o evan_n tyler_n printer_n to_o the_o king_n most_o excellent_a majesty_n 1663._o c_o r_o honi_fw-fr soit_fw-fr qvi_fw-fr mal_fw-fr y_fw-fr pense_fw-fr diev_n et_fw-fr mon_fw-fr droit_n his_o majesty_n declaration_n to_o all_o his_o love_a subject_n december_n 26._o 1662._o charles_n r._n as_o it_o have_v please_v almighty_a god_n so_o wonderful_o to_o restore_v we_o to_o the_o throne_n of_o our_o ancestor_n and_o our_o subject_n to_o happy_a peace_n and_o tranquillity_n without_o the_o least_o bloodshed_n by_o the_o military_a sword_n so_o have_v still_o earnest_o wish_v that_o both_o may_v be_v secure_v and_o maintain_v with_o the_o least_o effusion_n possible_a of_o the_o same_o by_o the_o sword_n of_o justice_n as_o desire_v much_o rather_o to_o cure_v the_o ill_a intention_n of_o the_o disaffect_v by_o our_o 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