Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n
Text snippets containing the quad
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A39518
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An act declaring and constituting the people of England to be a commonwealth and free-state
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England and Wales.
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1649
(1649)
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Wing E986; ESTC R25373
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348
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a_o act_n declare_v and_o constitute_v the_o people_n of_o england_n to_o be_v a_o commonwealth_n and_o free-state_n be_v it_o declare_v and_o enact_v by_o this_o present_a parliament_n and_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o same_o that_o the_o people_n of_o england_n and_o of_o all_o the_o dominion_n and_o territory_n thereunto_o belong_v be_v and_o shall_v be_v and_o be_v hereby_o constitute_v make_v establish_v and_o confirm_v to_o be_v a_o commonwealth_n and_o free-state_n and_o shall_v from_o henceforth_o be_v govern_v as_o a_o commonwealth_n and_o free-state_n by_o the_o supreme_a authority_n of_o this_o nation_n the_o representative_n of_o the_o people_n in_o parliament_n and_o by_o such_o as_o they_o shall_v appoint_v and_o constitute_v as_o officer_n and_o minister_n under_o they_o for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o people_n and_o that_o without_o any_o king_n or_o house_n of_o lord_n die_fw-la sabbathi_fw-la 19_o maii._n 1649._o order_a by_o the_o commons_o assemble_v in_o parliament_n that_o this_o act_n be_v forthwith_o print_v and_o publish_v hen_n scobell_n cleric_n parliamenti_fw-la london_n print_v for_o edward_n husband_n printer_n to_o the_o honourable_a house_n of_o commons_o and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n in_o fleetstreet_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o golden-dragon_n near_o the_o inner-temple_n may_n 21._o 1649._o