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	people_n	9,348	5	5.3251	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88512	Long Parliament-vvork, (if they wil please to do't) for the good of the Common-Wealth: or, The humble desires of the well-affected, revived. Tender'd to the most serious consideration of the Parliament, Army, and others, in XX. proposals, concerning I. Liberty of conscience. ... XX. About hospitalls and alms-houses.		1659 (1659)	Wing L2992; Thomason E985_23; ESTC R202776	10,240	16

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country_n xii_o what_o cause_n shall_v be_v try_v at_o westminster_n and_o what_o not_o xiii_o reduce_v of_o the_o judge_n salary_n fourteen_o limit_n to_o the_o power_n of_o parliament_n and_o to_o the_o time_n of_o their_o sit_v xv._o rule_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o elect_a parliament_n man_n xvi_o their_o qualification_n xvii_o the_o work_n of_o the_o sheriff_n and_o other_o commissioner_n about_o it_o xviii_o the_o trial_n of_o the_o election_n by_o the_o council_n of_o state_n xix_o about_o advance_v of_o trade_n xx._n about_o hospital_n and_o almshouse_n london_n print_v by_o t._n l._n for_o g._n calvert_n at_o the_o black-spread-eagle_n near_o the_o west-end_n of_o paul_n 1659._o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o reader_n the_o several_a particular_n insist_v on_o in_o this_o small_a tract_n be_v expose_v to_o publi_fw-la …_o 〈…〉_o it_o be_v desire_v that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v the_o occasion_n or_o provoke_v 〈…〉_o to_o envy_n the_o general_a good_a of_o the_o nation_n be_v aim_v 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they_o may_v be_v make_v very_o exemplary_a for_o such_o their_o neglect_n in_o such_o manner_n as_o the_o parliament_n shall_v think_v fit_a to_o appoint_v iii_o that_o according_a to_o the_o nine_o and_o ten_o proposal_n of_o the_o army_n which_o have_v be_v take_v into_o some_o consideration_n by_o the_o parliament_n such_o person_n may_v be_v entrust_v with_o the_o management_n and_o exercise_n of_o the_o government_n who_o be_v of_o suitable_a spirit_n to_o the_o good_a cause_n and_o interest_n of_o these_o nation_n and_o to_o make_v way_n for_o the_o same_o that_o all_o aider_n assister_n of_o and_o adherer_n to_o the_o late_a king_n charles_n stuart_n his_o son_n or_o any_o other_o person_n or_o person_n whatsoever_o of_o that_o party_n against_o the_o parliament_n or_o commonwealth_n of_o england_n and_o all_o other_o person_n whatsoever_o that_o have_v make_v use_n of_o any_o authority_n or_o power_n under_o pretence_n of_o law_n or_o otherwise_o to_o deprive_v or_o abridge_v 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find_v out_o for_o take_v of_o they_o away_o by_o give_v satisfaction_n to_o the_o proprietor_n either_o by_o the_o supreme_a authority_n of_o the_o nation_n or_o by_o the_o people_n who_o pay_v they_o their_o agree_n with_o the_o owner_n about_o they_o in_o a_o way_n of_o purchase_n or_o otherwise_o ix_o that_o whereas_o the_o farm_a of_o the_o excize_n custom_n postage_n of_o letter_n etc._n etc._n have_v be_v find_v to_o occasion_v much_o grievance_n and_o many_o complaint_n from_o the_o people_n who_o for_o filthy_a lucre_n sake_n have_v be_v rigorous_o deal_v withal_o in_o many_o place_n of_o the_o nation_n as_o might_n easy_o be_v make_v appear_v by_o the_o farmer_n especial_o of_o the_o excise_n who_o be_v by_o law_n impower_v to_o act_n as_o commissioner_n and_o so_o make_v judge_n in_o their_o own_o cause_n a_o thing_n both_o unreasonable_a and_o heretofore_o unusual_a do_v ordinary_o exact_v forfeiture_n from_o such_o as_o be_v either_o ignorant_a of_o or_o mistake_v the_o 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