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	person_n	8,134	5	5.4280	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00880	In this booke is contayned the offices of shyriffes, bayliffes of lybertyes, escheatours, constables, and coroners and shewed what euerye one of them may doe by vertue of their offices, drawen out of bookes of the common lawe and of the statutes.; Office et auctoryte des iustyces de peas. English. Selections	Fitzherbert, Anthony, Sir, 1470-1538.; Harvey, Gabriel, 1550?-1631.	1579 (1579)	STC 10993.9; ESTC S4009	45,369	112

before_o this_o be_v give_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o lincoln_n call_v the_o statute_n of_o escheator_n anno_fw-la 20._o edwardi_fw-la .2_o and_o if_o the_o escheator_n by_o colour_n of_o his_o office_n without_o warrant_n or_o authority_n of_o the_o law_n that_o belong_v to_o his_o office_n disease_n any_o man_n of_o his_o land_n or_o tenement_n the_o party_n that_o be_v decease_a shall_v have_v a_o assize_n of_o novel_a disseison_n and_o shall_v recover_v double_a damage_n against_o the_o escheator_n westmin_n 1._o capi_fw-la 26._o the_o escheator_n have_v no_o power_n to_o amearce_v any_o man_n that_o appear_v before_o he_o and_o misdemean_v himself_o or_o if_o the_o jurour_n that_o ●ee_n common_v appear_v before_o do_v make_v default_n he_o shall_v record_n such_o thing_n in_o his_o role_n and_o shall_v not_o amearce_v the_o jurour_n but_o he_o shall_v send_v the_o same_o record_n to_o the_o justicer_n in_o eire_n or_o to_o the_o justicer_n of_o assize_n when_o they_o come_v into_o 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the_o double_a value_n of_o the_o good_n so_o take_v unto_o the_o party_n endamage_v sue_v therefore_o by_o action_n of_o debt_n wherein_o no_o wager_n of_o law_n essoign_n nor_o protection_n shall_v in_o any_o wise_a be_v allow_v to_o the_o defendant_n i_o richardi_fw-la two_o capitulo_fw-la iii_o bailiff_n of_o liberty_n that_o be_v jailers_n &_o have_v the_o keep_n of_o jail_n shall_v certify_v the_o name_n of_o every_o prisoner_n in_o his_o jail_n that_o be_v there_o for_o felony_n at_o the_o next_o general_a jail_n delivery_n in_o every_o county_n or_o franchise_n where_o such_o jail_n be_v to_o be_v kalendr_v before_o the_o justicer_n of_o the_o same_o jail_n delivery_n upon_o pain_n to_o forfeit_v for_o every_o default_n there_o record_v u.l.iii_fw-la hen_n viij_o cap._n iii._n all_o bailiff_n and_o other_o head_n officer_n and_o every_o of_o they_o find_v or_o know_v any_o person_n use_v or_o exercise_v any_o unlawful_a game_n contrary_a to_o the_o statute_n have_v power_n to_o 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one_o hold_v of_o the_o king_n as_o of_o his_o duchy_n of_o lancaster_n by_o knight_n service_n and_o die_v his_o heir_n be_v within_o age_n the_o king_n to_o have_v the_o ward_n of_o the_o heir_n and_o the_o land_n and_o yet_o in_o case_n that_o if_o the_o escheator_n find_v it_o by_o office_n he_o shall_v have_v nothing_o for_o the_o find_v thereof_o because_o the_o tenant_n hold_v not_o of_o the_o king_n in_o chief_a as_o of_o his_o crown_n and_o therefore_o the_o king_n may_v enter_v and_o seize_v the_o land_n and_o the_o heir_n without_o office_n and_o may_v grant_v it_o in_o like_a manner_n if_o the_o escheator_n find_v by_o office_n that_o one_o die_v seize_v and_o hold_v of_o other_o lord_n and_o not_o of_o the_o king_n by_o knight_n service_n and_o that_o he_o be_v dead_a and_o his_o heir_n within_o age_n the_o escheator_n shall_v demand_v nothing_o of_o right_n for_o find_v of_o such_o a_o office._n and_o so_o if_o he_o find_v a_o office_n that_o one_o die_v seize_v of_o 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defendant_n say_v that_o the_o land_n be_v seize_v into_o the_o king_n hand_n by_o the_o escheator_n and_o the_o escheator_n be_v there_o present_a and_o examine_v by_o the_o justicer_n thereupon_o do_v confess_v that_o he_o have_v seize_v the_o land_n into_o the_o king_n hand_n where_o indeed_o he_o have_v not_o so_o do_v in_o this_o case_n the_o escheator_n do_v wrong_v to_o the_o plaintif_n which_o may_v have_v a_o action_n upon_o his_o case_n against_o the_o escheator_n for_o his_o faished_a and_o for_o that_o delay_n that_o he_o have_v sustain_v through_o that_o confession_n by_o sue_v to_o the_o king_n for_o a_o procedendo_fw-la none_o shall_v be_v subescheator_n unless_o he_o have_v sufficient_a la●d_n in_o those_o place_n where_o he_o be_v officer_n to_o answer_v to_o the_o king_n and_o his_o people_n in_o case_n that_o any_o will_v complain_v against_o they_o anno_fw-la quarto_fw-la edwardi_fw-la tertij_fw-la cap_n ix_o anno._n five_o tiusoem_n cap._n iiii_o the_o escheator_n shall_v be_v choose_v every_o year_n as_o the_o sheriff_n shall_v be_v &_o by_o the_o same_o person_n that_o choose_v the_o sheriff_n and_o that_o no_o escheator_n shall_v abide_v in_o his_o office_n above_o one_o year_n an._n xiii_o edwardi_fw-la tertij_fw-la capitulo_fw-la vii_o the_o escheator_n shall_v not_o do_v waste_n in_o bishopric_n and_o other_o place_n during_o the_o vacation_n of_o they_o neither_o shall_v sell_v under_o wood_n nor_o chase_n in_o park_n or_o warraunt_n nor_o fish_n in_o pond_n or_o free_a fish_n nor_o may_v take_v no_o fine_n of_o any_o tenement_n free_a nor_o bind_v but_o shall_v cause_v they_o to_o be_v keep_v and_o save_v without_o do_v damage_n or_o any_o manner_n of_o oppression_n an._n xxiiii_o e._n iii._n cap._n iiii_o so_o by_o this_o statute_n it_o appear_v that_o it_o appertain_v to_o the_o office_n of_o a_o escheator_n to_o seize_v the_o temporality_n of_o archbishopricke_n bishopric_n and_o abaye_v of_o the_o king_n foundation_n during_o the_o vacation_n of_o the_o same_o and_o take_v the_o profit_n and_o to_o account_v for_o they_o to_o the_o king_n in_o the_o escheke_a how_o be_v it_o there_o be_v a_o other_o statute_n make_v in_o the_o same_o year_n in_o the_o effect_n whereof_o be_v that_o if_o the_o dean_n and_o chap._n prior_n or_o supprior_n will_v take_v temporality_n to_o fearme_z pay_v the_o value_n according_a to_o the_o remembraunce_n in_o the_o exchequer_n that_o they_o shall_v have_v they_o before_o any_o other_o and_o by_o a_o other_o statute_n make_v the_o same_o year_n cap._n quinto_fw-la the_o chancellor_n treasurer_n of_o the_o exchequer_n take_v to_o they_o such_o other_o of_o the_o counsel_n as_o they_o shall_v think_v good_a shall_v lease_v the_o vacation_n of_o archbishopricke_n bishopric_n abbey_n priory_n and_o other_o house_n of_o religion_n the_o avoidance_n whereof_o belong_v to_o the_o king_n the_o dean_n and_o chap._n prior_n or_o supprior_n prioress_n or_o supprioresse_n covent_n at_o a_o certain_a rent_n to_o pay_v by_o the_o year_n quarter_n or_o month_n during_o the_o vacation_n as_o they_o shall_v think_v best_a without_o make_v fine_a and_o neither_o the_o escheator_n nor_o any_o other_o officer_n shall_v seek_v cause_n or_o matter_n to_o enter_v or_o to_o meddle_v or_o do_v any_o thing_n in_o a_o prejudice_n of_o the_o church_n save_v to_o the_o king_n and_o his_o heir_n knight_n fee_n advowson_n escheates_n ward_n marriage_n relief_n and_o service_n to_o the_o say_a fee_n belong_v in_o witness_n whereof_o the_o king_n cause_v his_o letter_n patent_n to_o be_v make_v thereof_o date_v at_o west_n the_o viij_o day_n of_o apryll_n the_o year_n above_o mention_v whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o authority_n aforesaid_a to_o make_v lease_n be_v give_v to_o the_o chancellor_n &_o the_o treasurer_n by_o the_o king_n letter_n patent_n etc_n etc_n anno_fw-la xiiii_o e._n