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
A50735	The speech of Sir Audley Mervyn, knight, His Majesties prime Serjeant at Law, and speaker of the House of Commons in Ireland delivered to His Grace James Duke of Ormond, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, the 13 day of February, 1662, in the Presence-chamber in the castle of Dublin : containing the sum of affairs in Ireland, but more especially, the interest of adventurers and souldiers.	Mervyn, Audley, Sir, d. 1675.	1662 (1662)	Wing M1893; ESTC R904	35,291	43

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evidence_n against_o her_o own_o husband_n privilegium_fw-la non_fw-la valet_fw-la contrarempublicam_fw-la a_o master_n of_o a_o ship_n lade_v with_o merchant_n good_n may_v cast_v they_o overboard_n but_o if_o he_o be_v lade_v with_o ammunition_n ordinance_n etc._n etc._n of_o the_o king_n to_o relieve_v his_o army_n or_o gartison_n he_o can_v justify_v to_o fling_v they_o overboard_o though_o the_o vestel_n and_o mariner_n life_n be_v at_o the_o stake_n bacon_n ma._n pag._n 17._o but_o be_v not_o the_o settlement_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o more_o worth_n and_o that_o depend_v upon_o the_o faithful_a discharge_n of_o evidence_n than_o a_o particular_a garrison_n propos_fw-fr 18._o that_o where_o any_o person_n or_o person_n provide_v for_o to_o be_v restore_v by_o particular_a name_n to_o any_o estate_n that_o such_o person_n or_o person_n shall_v not_o be_v admit_v to_o claim_v the_o same_o under_z or_o by_o any_o other_o way_n or_o mean_n then_o be_v lay_v down_o in_o such_o 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