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	say_a	time_n	2,562	5	4.3120	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96293	Thomas Lord Wharton, Baron of Wharton in the county of Westmorland, warden, chief-justice, and justice in eyre of all his Majesty's forests, chases, parks, and warrens, of the south side of Trent To the wardens, lieutenants, verderers, regarders, master-foresters, rangers, keepers, under-keepers, and to all and singular other the ministers and officers of his Majesty's forests, chases, parks, and warrens aforesaid, and every of them; and to all others whom these presents may concern: sendeth greeting, &c.	Wharton, Thomas Wharton, Marquess of, 1648?-1715.	1697 (1697)	Wing W1579; ESTC R232206	2,672	1

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all_o and_o every_o the_o say_a officer_n of_o what_o degree_n or_o quality_n soever_o that_o they_o and_o every_o of_o they_o be_v diligent_a and_o faithful_a in_o their_o several_a and_o respective_a station_n and_o in_o the_o discharge_n and_o execution_n of_o their_o several_a and_o respective_a duty_n and_o office_n as_o they_o tender_v his_o majesty_n service_n or_o will_v answer_v the_o same_o at_o their_o peril_n and_o that_o they_o as_o far_o as_o in_o they_o lie_v take_v all_o possible_a care_n for_o the_o discover_v find_v apprehend_v present_v prosecute_a and_o punish_v of_o the_o say_a offender_n either_o by_o the_o rule_n and_o method_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o forest_n or_o of_o the_o say_a act_n of_o parliament_n and_o that_o they_o see_v the_o same_o from_o time_n to_o time_n due_o execute_v and_o that_o they_o or_o any_o of_o they_o do_v not_o usurp_v or_o assume_v to_o themselves_o or_o exercise_v any_o authority_n or_o power_n over_o or_o concern_v his_o 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