Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	justice_n	peace_n	session_n	2,457	5	11.1315	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33193	The city of London's plea to the Quo warranto, (an information) brought against their Charter in Michaelmas term, 1681 wherein it will appear, that the liberties, priviledges, and customs of the said city cannot be forfeited, or lost by the misdemeanor of any officer or magistrate thereof, nor their Charter be seized into the King's hands for any mis-usage or abusage of their liberties and priviledges, they being confirmed by divers ancient records and acts of Parliament made before and since Magna Charta : also, how far the Commons of the said city have power of chusing and removing their sheriffs / published both in English and Latin.		1682 (1682)	Wing C4360; ESTC R15339	37,563	73

the_o city_n of_o london_n plea_n to_o the_o quo_fw-la warranto_fw-la a_o information_n bring_v against_o their_o charter_n in_o michaelmas_n term_n 1681._o wherein_o it_o will_v appear_v that_o the_o liberty_n privilege_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o say_a city_n can_v be_v forfeit_v or_o lose_v by_o the_o misdemeanour_n of_o any_o officer_n or_o magistrate_n thereof_o nor_o their_o charter_n be_v seize_v into_o the_o king_n hand_n for_o any_o mis-usage_n or_o abusage_n of_o their_o liberty_n and_o privilege_n they_o be_v confirm_v by_o divers_a ancient_a record_n and_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v before_o and_o since_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la also_o how_o far_o the_o commons_o of_o the_o say_a city_n have_v power_n of_o choose_v and_o remove_v their_o sheriff_n publish_a both_o in_o english_a and_o latin_n london_n print_v in_o the_o year_n 1682._o and_o publish_v by_o randal_n taylor_n per_fw-la informat_fw-la '_o mich._n xxxiii_o car._n secund_n reg._n lond._n ss_z memorandum_n quod_fw-la robertus_fw-la sawyer_n miles_n attorn_a dom._n regis_fw-la nunc_fw-la generalis_fw-la qui_fw-la pro_fw-la codem_fw-la dom._n rege_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la parte_fw-la sequitur_fw-la in_fw-la propria_fw-la persona_fw-la sva_fw-la von_fw-mi hic_fw-la in_o cur._n dict_z dom._n regis_fw-la coram_fw-la ipso_fw-la rege_fw-la apud_fw-la westm_n die_v lunae_n prox_n post_o quinden_v '_o s._n martini_n isto_fw-la codem_fw-la term_n '_o &_o pro_fw-la eodem_fw-la dom._n rege_fw-la that_fw-mi cur._n hic_fw-la intelligi_fw-la &_o informari_fw-la quod_fw-la major_n &_o communitas_fw-la ac_fw-la cives_fw-la civitat_fw-la lond._n praed_fw-we per_fw-la spacium_fw-la unius_fw-la mensis_fw-la jam_fw-la ult_fw-la elaps_n &_o amplius_fw-la usi_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la &_o adhuc_fw-la utuntur_fw-la ac_fw-la clamant_fw-la habere_fw-la &_o uti_fw-la absque_fw-la aliquo_fw-la warranto_fw-la sive_fw-la regali_fw-la concessione_n infra_fw-la civitat_fw-la lond._n praed_fw-we &_o libertat_fw-la &_o praecinct_n ejusdem_fw-la civitat_fw-la diversis_fw-la libertat_fw-la privileg_n &_o franche_n sequen_n videl_n fore_fw-la de_fw-la seipsis_fw-la unum_fw-la corpus_fw-la corporat_fw-la &_o politicum_fw-la in_o nomine_fw-la majoris_fw-la &_o civitat_fw-la ac_fw-la civium_fw-la civitat_fw-la london_n ac_fw-la per_fw-la idem_fw-la nomen_fw-la placitare_fw-la &_o implacitari_fw-la respondere_fw-la &_o responderi_fw-la ac_fw-la etiam_fw-la habere_fw-la vicecomit_n civitat_fw-la &_o comitat._n civitat_fw-la lond._n &_o nominare_fw-la &_o eligere_fw-la ex_fw-la seipsis_fw-la dvas_fw-la personas_fw-la fore_fw-la vicecomit_n civitat_fw-la praed_fw-we &_o com._n ejusdem_fw-la civitat_fw-la ac_fw-la ill_o sic_fw-la nominat_fw-la &_o elect_v praesicere_fw-la &_o constituere_fw-la vic._n civit._n praed_fw-we &_o com._n ejusdem_fw-la civitat_fw-la ad_fw-la execution_n &_o retorn_a omnium_fw-la brevium_fw-la billarum_n &_o praeceptorum_fw-la dom._n regis_fw-la pro_fw-la administratione_fw-la &_o executione_fw-la justice_n infra_fw-la civit._fw-la praed_fw-we &_o com._n ejusdem_fw-la civit._n exequend_a faciend_n ac_fw-la ad_fw-la faciend_n &_o exequend_a omne_fw-la &_o singula_fw-la al._n infra_fw-la civit._fw-la praed_fw-we &_o com._n ejusdem_fw-la civit._fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la officium_fw-la vic._n faciend_n pertinent_a ac_fw-la etiam_fw-la habere_fw-la vic._n com._n middlesex_n &_o nominare_fw-la eligere_fw-la &_o constituere_fw-la exseipsis_fw-la vic._n com._n middlesex_n pro_fw-la eodem_fw-la com._n ut_fw-la vicecome_v inde_fw-la deservitur_fw-la ac_fw-la omne_fw-la brevia_fw-la billas_n &_o praecepta_fw-la dom._n regis_fw-la infra_fw-la com._n middlesex_n praed_fw-we pro_fw-la administratione_fw-la &_o executione_fw-la justice_n ibid._n exequend_a &_o retorn_a inde_fw-la faciend_n absque_fw-la aliqua_fw-la commissione_n sive_fw-la aliquibus_fw-la literis_fw-la patentibus_fw-la à_fw-la dom._n rege_fw-la inde_fw-la obtent_fw-la sive_fw-la obtinend_n ac_fw-la etiam_fw-la quod_fw-la major_n &_o aldermanni_n ejusdem_fw-la civit._fw-la fucrunt_fw-la justice_n dom._n regis_fw-la ad_fw-la pacem_fw-la infra_fw-la civit._fw-la praed_fw-we conservand_n ac_fw-la ad_fw-la sessiones_fw-la pacis_fw-la &_o placita_fw-la coronae_fw-la infra_fw-la eandem_fw-la civit._fw-la tenend_n ac_fw-la ad_fw-la omnes_fw-la felon_n riot_n &_o conventic_a illicit_v infra_fw-la civit._fw-la praed_fw-we inquirend_n audiend_n &_o terminand_n authoritate_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la propria_fw-la absque_fw-la aliqua_fw-la commissione_n sive_fw-la al._n authoritate_fw-la à_fw-la dom._n rege_fw-la in_o ea_fw-la parte_fw-la concess_n sive_fw-la obtent_n de_fw-fr quibus_fw-la quidem_fw-la omnibus_fw-la &_o singulis_fw-la libertat_fw-la privileg_n &_o franche_n iidem_fw-la major_n &_o communitas_fw-la ac_fw-la cives_fw-la civit._fw-la london_n praed_fw-we per_fw-la totum_fw-la tempus_fw-la supradictum_fw-la supra_fw-la dictum_fw-la dom._n regem_fw-la nunc_fw-la usurpaverunt_fw-la &_o adhuc_fw-la usurpant_fw-la in_o dict_z dom._n regis_fw-la nunc_fw-la contempt_n praerogativae_fw-la suae_fw-la regiae_n grave_n dampnum_fw-la &_o praejudicium_fw-la vnde_fw-la idem_fw-la attornat_fw-la dict_z dom._n regis_fw-la nunc_fw-la general_n pro_fw-la eodem_fw-la dom._n rege_fw-la pet_n advisament_n cur._n hic_fw-la in_o praemiss_a &_o debit_fw-la legis_fw-la process_n versus_fw-la praefat._n major_n &_o communitat_fw-la ac_fw-la cives_fw-la civit._fw-la lond._n praed_fw-we in_o hac_fw-la parte_fw-la fieri_fw-la ad_fw-la respondend_n dict_z dom._n regi_fw-la quo_fw-la warranto_fw-la clamant_fw-la habere_fw-la uti_fw-la &_o gaudere_fw-la libertat_fw-la privileg_n &_o franche_n supradict_v etc._n etc._n in_o english_a thus_o the_o information_n in_o michaelmas_n term_n in_o the_o thirty_o three_o year_n of_o car._n ii_o king_n of_o england_n etc._n etc._n lond._n ss_z memorand_fw-fr '_o that_o robert_n sawyer_n knight_n our_o lord_n the_o king_n attorney_n general_n who_o on_o this_o behalf_n 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