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	power_n	say_a	3,307	5	6.6339	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02576	The case of Edward Lloyd Esq; concerning the election of a burgess for the burough of Montgomery in the county of Montgomery, to serve in the Parliament, to be holden at Westminster the sixth day of March 1678.	Montgomeryshire (Wales). Bailiffs.	1678 (1678)	Wing C909; ESTC R170941	2,740	1

the_o case_n of_o edward_n lloyd_n esq_n concern_v the_o election_n of_o a_o burgess_n for_o the_o burrow_n of_o montgomery_n in_o the_o county_n of_o montgomery_n to_o serve_v in_o the_o parliament_n to_o be_v hold_v at_o westminster_n the_o six_o day_n of_o march_n 1678._o by_o the_o statute_n 27_o h._n 8._o 26._o it_o be_v provide_v that_o for_o that_o present_a parliament_n and_o all_o other_o future_a parliament_n for_o this_o realm_n for_o every_o burrough_n be_v a_o shire_n town_n within_o wales_n except_v the_o shire_n town_n for_o the_o county_n of_o merionith_n one_o burgess_n shall_v be_v choose_v and_o elect_v for_o parliament_n in_o the_o like_a manner_n form_n and_o order_n as_o burgess_n of_o parliament_n be_v elect_v and_o choose_v in_o other_o shire_n of_o this_o realm_n and_o the_o burgess_n fee_n to_o be_v levy_v and_o gather_v as_o well_o of_o the_o shire_n town_n as_o they_o be_v burgess_n of_o as_o of_o all_o other_o ancient_n burrough_n within_o the_o same_o shire_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o 35_o h._n 8._o 11._o it_o be_v enact_v for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o all_o city_n and_o burrough_n in_o every_o the_o twelve_o shire_n within_o wales_n not_o find_v burgess_n for_o the_o parliament_n themselves_o must_v bear_v and_o pay_v the_o burgess_n wage_n within_o the_o same_o shire_n to_n that_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o that_o parliament_n the_o burgess_n of_o all_o and_o every_o the_o say_a city_n burrough_n and_o town_n which_o be_v or_o shall_v be_v contributory_a to_o the_o payment_n of_o the_o burgess_n wage_n of_o the_o say_a shire_n town_n shall_v be_v lawful_o admonish_v by_o proclamation_n or_o otherwise_o by_o the_o mayor_n bailiff_n and_o other_o head_n officer_n of_o the_o say_a town_n or_o by_o one_o of_o they_o to_o come_v to_o give_v their_o election_n for_o the_o elect_v of_o the_o say_a burgess_n at_o such_o time_n and_o place_n lawful_a and_o reasonable_a or_o shall_v be_v assign_v for_o the_o same_o intent_n 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