Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	bishop_n	pope_n	send_v	2,160	5	5.9534	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68462	The right, and prerogatiue of kings against Cardinall Bellarmine and other Iesuites. Written in French by Iohn Bede, aduocate in the court of Parliament of Paris, and published by authority. Translated by Robert Sherwood.; Droit des roys, contre le cardinal Bellarmin et autres jésuites. English.	Bédé de la Gormandière, Jean.; Sherwood, Robert.	1612 (1612)	STC 1782; ESTC S113797	80,394	213

homage_n to_o none_o but_o to_o god_n of_o who_o he_o hold_v his_o crown_n &_o because_o all_o other_o fealty_n legis_fw-la fealty_n cap._n cum_fw-la olim_fw-la ext_fw-la de_fw-fr privi_fw-la leg_n bald._n l._n quoties_fw-la c._n de_fw-fr suis_fw-fr &_o legis_fw-la presuppose_v servitude_n contrary_a to_o such_o sovereignty_n and_o liberty_n wherefore_o the_o king_n hold_v not_o in_o any_o fashion_n whatsoever_o of_o the_o emperor_n nor_o of_o the_o roman_a empire_n which_o never_o any_o king_n of_o france_n acknowledge_v since_o pharamont_n the_o first_o king_n of_o the_o frankes_n or_o frenchmen_n our_o king_n have_v all_o the_o mark_n of_o sovereign_a meruit_fw-la sovereign_a pan._n ca._n tua_fw-la 2._o de_fw-la decimis_fw-la ca._n quae_fw-la in_o ecclesiarum_fw-la de_fw-fr constitut_o bald._n l._n exemplo_fw-la c._n de_fw-fr probat_fw-la 1._o the_o off_o praes_fw-la proet_fw-mi clemens_n 5._o extravag_n meruit_fw-la empire_n in_o their_o kingdom_n which_o the_o pope_n himself_o confess_v in_o his_o extravagant_a say_v that_o boniface_n the_o eight_o can_v do_v no_o prejudice_n to_o the_o king_n who_o acknowledge_v not_o any_o legit_fw-la any_o cap._n per_fw-la venerabilé_fw-fr qui_fw-la fili_fw-la sint_fw-la legit_fw-la superior_a which_o must_v be_v understand_v contrary_a to_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o gloze_n thus_o that_o iuris_fw-la &_o facti_fw-la the_o king_n have_v no_o superior_a see_v that_o the_o text_n bear_v these_o word_n he_o may_v do_v it_o loco_fw-la it_o l._n ex_fw-la facto_fw-la de_fw-la vulgari_fw-la l._n sin_n c._n de_fw-fr militari_fw-la testam_fw-la pen._n d._n loco_fw-la as_o be_v king_n and_o prince_n for_o this_o word_n prince_n be_v a_o name_n authorise_v of_o right_a by_o law_n and_o not_o a_o attribute_n to_o a_o violent_a usurper_n to_o the_o advantage_n of_o who_o the_o canonist_n will_v never_o confess_v that_o the_o pope_n authorise_v any_o such_o action_n and_o way_n ius_fw-la way_n facti_fw-la contra_fw-la ius_fw-la 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9_o temporal_a bellar._n l._n 1._o de_fw-fr pontif_n cap._n 9_o adulterer_n as_o also_o he_o figure_v he_o a_o spiritual_a fornicator_n make_v he_o the_o spouse_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n etiam_fw-la christo_fw-la secluso_fw-la for_o the_o king_n be_v alone_o the_o father_n and_o husband_n of_o his_o people_n and_o christ_n be_v the_o only_a head_n of_o his_o church_n papa_n secluso_fw-la now_o from_o this_o fundamental_a reason_n ancient_a and_o natural_a come_v this_o decision_n that_o if_o a_o prelate_n be_v call_v by_o his_o superior_a and_o by_o the_o king_n at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n he_o must_v rather_o obey_v deleg_a obey_v can._n si_fw-mi episc_n 18._o do_v c._n de_fw-fr reb_fw-mi 12._o q._n 2._o c._n pastoralis_fw-la ducto_fw-la argumento_fw-la ab_fw-la ordine_fw-la literae_fw-la §._o cum_fw-la a._n de_fw-mi off_o deleg_a the_o king_n than_o the_o prelate_n the_o same_o be_v say_v of_o a_o bishop_n hold_v a_o manor_n in_o fee_n of_o the_o king_n he_o owe_v 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