Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	king_n	law_n	legal_a	2,470	5	10.2354	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88246	The resolved mans resolution, to maintain with the last drop of his heart blood, his civill liberties and freedomes, granted unto him by the good, just, and honest declared lawes of England, (his native country) and never to sit still, so long as he hath a tongue to speake, or a hand to write, til he hath either necessitated his adversaries, the house of Lords, and their arbitrary associates in the house of Commons, either to doe him justice and right, by delivering him from his causelesse and illegall imprisonment, and out unto him, legall and ample reparations, for all his unjust sufferings or else send him to Tyburne: of which he is not afraid, and doubteth not if they doe it, but at and by his death, to doe them (Sampson like) more mischief, then he did them all his life. All which is expressed and declared in the following epistle, written by Lieut. Coll. John Lilburne, prerogative prisoner in the Tower of London, to a true friend of his, a citizen thereof, Aprill 1647.	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1647 (1647)	Wing L2174; Thomason E387_4; ESTC R201493	61,516	44

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and_o he_o have_v avowed_o write_v divers_a provoke_v and_o invective_n book_n against_o they_o before_o his_o sentence_n in_o the_o star-chamber_n and_o besides_o i_o be_o confident_o persuade_v pryn_n be_v the_o main_a instru●e_n it_o to_o provoke_v his_o rea●●e_n our_o tyburn_n deserve_v comrad_a and_o extraordinary_a great_a associate_n colonel_n edward_n king_n to_o arrest_v i_o upon_o he_o 14._o of_o april_n 1646._o in_o a_o false_a and_o feign_a action_n of_o two_o thousand_o pound_n for_o call_v he_o traitor_n which_o i_o aver_v he_o be_v to_o the_o parliament_n if_o a_o man_n can_v commit_v treason_n against_o they_o have_v ●s_n will_v easy_o be_v prove_v if_o the_o parliament_n will_v do_v any_o justice_n upon_o knave_n and_o vi●●ams_n betray_v his_o trust_n repose_v in_o he_o derivitine_a from_o and_o by_o the_o parliament_n at_o crow●a●d_n etc._n etc._n which_o say_v unjust_a arrest_n do_v not_o only_o disinable_a i_o to_o follow_v my_o business_n but_o necessitate_v i_o 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summon_v up_o to_o the_o lord_n bar_v who_o by_o law_n ar●_n none_o of_o my_o judge_n tyranny_n judge_n se_fw-la magna_fw-la charta_fw-la chap._n 29._o and_o the_o petition_n of_o right_n which_o confirm_v i●_n cook_n 2._o part_n institute_n fol._n 27_o ●8_o 46._o 47_o 48._o v●●_n plebis_fw-la pag._n 3●_n 3●_n 29_o ●●_o 41._o regalley●nny_o page_n 43._o 44_o 7●_n 76._o london_n liberty_n in_o chain_n discover_v pag._n 68_o 69_o the_o oppress_a man_n oppression_n declare_v pag._n 17_o 18_o 19_o the_o out_o cry_v of_o oppress_a commons_o pag._n 2_o 3._o 4._o also_o the_o anatomy_n of_o the_o lord_n tyranny_n be_v not_o any_o peer_n and_o equal_v and_o there_o himself_o be_v speaker_n will_v contrary_v 〈…〉_o ●ined_n i_o upon_o inter_fw-la regri●●ies_n for_o which_o 〈◊〉_d necessitate_v in_o writing_n to_o pro●●st_v against_o 〈◊〉_d which_o pioust_a you_o may_v read_v in_o the_o 5._o 6._o page_n 〈◊〉_d the_o fr●●●_n 〈…〉_o ●et_z which_o they_o unjust_o commit_v i_o and_o for_o which_o to_o this_o day_n i_o lie_v by_o the_o heel_n so_o not_o doubt_v but_o i_o have_v full_o 〈◊〉_d your_o objection_n i_o commit_v you_o to_o god_n and_o rest_n your_o faithful_a and_o true_a friend_n ready_a to_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o the_o liberty_n of_o his_o country_n john_n lilburn_n from_o my_o unjust_a captivity_n in_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n for_o the_o almost_o destroy_v law_n and_o liberty_n of_o england_n which_o condition_n i_o more_o high_o price_n though_o in_o misery_n enough_o outward_o than_o the_o visabl_a best_a condition_n of_o any_o member_n whatsoever_o that_o sit_v in_o either_o or_o both_o house_n be_v all_o and_o every_o of_o they_o for_o swear_v have_v all_o of_o they_o take_v oath_n to_o maintain_v the_o law_n and_o liberty_n of_o the_o land_n and_o yet_o in_o their_o daily_a practice_n destroy_v they_o of_o which_o sin_n and_o wickedness_n they_o be_v all_o of_o they_o guilty_a in_o regard_n they_o all_o sit_v there_o in_o silence_n and_o do_v not_o 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declaration_n 73._o declaration_n see_v the_o oat_n cry_v 〈◊〉_d oppress_v commons_n pag._n 4_o 5._o 6._o 〈◊〉_d and_o regal_a ty●nny_n pag_n 33._o 34._o ●●_o 72._o 73._o be_v the_o principal_a end_n wherefore_o the_o people_n choose_v and_o trust_v they_o to_o sit_v where_o they_o do_v and_o therefore_o sir_n i_o pray_v you_o let_v i_o go_v on_o which_o be_v grant_v but_o before_o i_o can_v get_v through_o my_o paper_n there_o be_v a_o grea●_n hurly_n burly_n among_o the_o parliament_n man_n be_v extreme_o nettle_v at_o my_o par_fw-fr per_fw-la which_o many_o of_o they_o express_v in_o their_o speech_n to_o mr._n corbet_n and_o desire_v he_o to_o silence_v i_o in_o the_o way_n i_o then_o be_v in_o and_o hold_v i_o to_o the_o question_n gentleman_n say_v i_o this_o be_v very_o strange_a proceed_n that_o you_o will_v neither_o let_v ●e_v alone_o nor_o let_v i_o speak_v be_v it_o know_v unto_o you_o that_o i_o conceive_v i_o stand_v in_o need_n neither_o of_o mer●●_n nor_o favour_n ●●om_n 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