Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	aforesaid_a	person_n	power_n	2,045	5	5.0109	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35588	The Case and proceedings of at least sixty gentlemen participants and purchasers for valuable consideration, of lands in the levell of Hatfield Chace, the counties of York, Lincolne and Nottingham and more then two hundred of their tenants who have been dispoiled of their estates by the inhumane and barbarous ryots of the inhabitants of the mannor of Epworth ... / humbly presented to the consideration of this present Parliament for redress of their so great losses and dammages as it was also to the several parliaments sitting in the years 1651 and 1654.		1656 (1656)	Wing C849; ESTC R37529	14,811	16

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than_o our_o te●●●●ess_n of_o give_v your_o highness_n the_o trouble_n of_o their_o cognizance_n nor_o be_v 〈◊〉_d regret_n to_o find_v so_o absolute_a a_o necessity_n thereof_o less_o than_o either_o but_o not_o be_v able_a ro_o accomplish_v all_o those_o end_n for_o which_o by_o the_o say_a commission_n we_o be_v entrust_v without_o get_v in_o the_o arrear_n aforesaid_a and_o make_v the_o say_a land_n contributory_a for_o the_o future_a to_o the_o public_a work_n as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o improvement_n be_v nor_o be_v able_a to_o do_v either_o without_o some_o extraordinary_a assistance_n to_o the_o civil_a power_n and_o fear_v lest_o their_o violence_n shall_v aim_v at_o the_o further_a discomposure_n of_o the_o public_a peace_n as_o by_o some_o of_o their_o scandalous_a and_o rebellious_a speech_n against_o your_o highness_n too_o evident_o appear_v the_o duty_n we_o always_o shall_v have_v for_o your_o highness_n and_o the_o tranquillity_n of_o this_o commonwealth_n command_v we_o this_o account_n with_o the_o particular_n annex_v in_o detestation_n of_o such_o evil_a practice_n and_o apprehension_n of_o their_o evil_a consequence_n doncaster_n the_o 25_o of_o january_n 1655._o darcy_n wentworth_n sam_n bolles_n will_n addams_n sam_n lister_n hen_n perkins_n mar_n v_o walkenbroughe_n richard_n burdet_n edward_n nevil_n rob_n lee._n jo_n vincent_n joseph_n thoresby_n john_n cross_n the_o report_n of_o commissary_n general_n whalley_n in_o pursuance_n of_o your_o order_n of_o the_o 15_o of_o april_n 1656_o require_v i_o to_o inquire_v into_o the_o business_n of_o the_o poor_a protestant_a stranger_n french_a and_o dutch_a inhabitant_n within_o the_o level_n of_o hatfield_n chace_n and_o part_n adjacent_a within_o the_o county_n of_o york_n lincoln_n and_o nottingham_n and_o to_o certify_v the_o state_n thereof_o to_o your_o lordship_n i_o have_v summon_v divers_a person_n as_o well_o on_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o defendant_n as_o complainants_n before_o and_o upon_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o matter_n on_o both_o side_n do_v find_v and_o humble_o certify_v that_o in_o october_n 1650._o the_o inhabitant_n of_o belton_n and_o epworth_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o axholme_n among_o who_o be_v richard_n maw_n thomas_n barnard_n and_o william_n robinson_n of_o belton_n do_v put_v in_o great_a number_n of_o cattle_n into_o the_o frenchman_n corn_n viz._n wheat_n rye_n and_o rape_n to_o the_o quantity_n of_o 800_o or_o 900_o acre_n or_o thereabouts_o and_o keep_v the_o cattle_n in_o the_o say_a corn_n till_o june_n follow_v i_o likewise_o further_o find_v that_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o isle_n among_o who_o be_v robert_n barnard_n and_o jeffery_n whitacre_n of_o belton_n do_v pull_v down_o a_o windmill_n of_o john_n amery_n a_o french_a man_n near_o sandtoft_n worth_a as_o be_v conceive_v 150_o as_o also_o that_o divers_a come_v from_o belton_n and_o epworth_n and_o betwixt_o the_o 11_o day_n of_o june_n 1651._o and_o the_o end_n of_o that_o 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