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	parliament_n	power_n	11,102	5	5.2828	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44956	An humble address from the people of England to their representatives in Parliament, for an Act against buying and selling of offices.		1689 (1689)	Wing H3376; ESTC R213858	3,956	1

a_o humble_a address_n from_o the_o people_z of_o england_n to_o their_o representative_n in_o parliament_n for_o a_o act_n against_o buy_v and_o sell_v of_o office_n gentleman_n the_o great_a trust_n and_o confidence_n which_o we_o have_v repose_v in_o you_o will_v sufficient_o convince_v all_o the_o world_n that_o we_o do_v not_o presume_v to_o make_v this_o address_n upon_o the_o least_o distrust_n of_o your_o prudence_n and_o care_n over_o we_o which_o on_o the_o contrary_a we_o be_v so_o sensible_a of_o that_o we_o desire_v to_o make_v all_o due_a acknowledgement_n for_o the_o same_o and_o in_o a_o more_o particular_a manner_n for_o the_o establishment_n of_o the_o government_n under_o our_o most_o auspicious_a and_o gracious_a sovereign_n king_n william_n and_o queen_n mary_n who_o long_a and_o prosperous_a reign_n over_o we_o be_v that_o great_a blessing_n we_o daily_o pray_v for_o as_o the_o only_a mean_n next_o under_o the_o divine_a providence_n that_o can_v make_v we_o the_o most_o happy_a and_o flourish_a people_n in_o the_o world._n but_o consider_v the_o multitude_n and_o almost_o infinite_a variety_n of_o affair_n both_o foreign_a and_o domestic_a that_o lie_n before_o you_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n that_o you_o shall_v think_v of_o so_o many_o thing_n as_o you_o do_v and_o therefore_o lest_o one_o among_o so_o many_o shall_v happen_v to_o escape_v your_o present_a thought_n which_o we_o conceive_v to_o be_v of_o more_o than_o ordinary_a concern_v to_o we_o we_o humble_o take_v the_o freedom_n at_o this_o time_n which_o we_o hope_v be_v seasonable_a only_o to_o recall_v it_o to_o your_o memory_n and_o that_o be_v the_o buy_v and_o sell_v of_o office_n we_o do_v not_o take_v upon_o we_o to_o say_v there_o have_v be_v any_o such_o thing_n but_o humble_o submit_v to_o your_o determination_n of_o that_o point_n as_o the_o grand_a inquisitor_n and_o representative_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o shall_v only_o observe_v the_o rational_a consequence_n thereof_o and_o that_o in_o case_n any_o such_o thing_n have_v be_v practise_v in_o former_a time_n that_o we_o may_v very_o probable_o date_n all_o our_o misery_n from_o the_o commencement_n thereof_o for_o suppose_v it_o be_v possible_a in_o former_a age_n that_o a_o judge_n place_v can_v not_o be_v obtain_v without_o a_o generous_a acknowledgement_n of_o so_o great_a a_o favour_n what_o can_v be_v expect_v from_o such_o a_o person_n who_o have_v perhaps_o a_o numerous_a family_n no_o estate_n in_o the_o country_n and_o be_v force_v to_o borrow_v a_o great_a sum_n at_o interest_n to_o lay_v down_o upon_o such_o a_o occasion_n will_v not_o such_o a_o man_n in_o all_o humane_a probability_n rather_o comply_v with_o the_o time_n than_o see_v his_o family_n utter_o ruin_v by_o lose_v his_o place_n and_o money_n too_o and_o then_o as_o to_o the_o case_n of_o meum_fw-la &_o tuum_fw-la will_v not_o he_o that_o think_v it_o lawful_a to_o give_v for_o a_o judicial_a place_n think_v it_o also_o lawful_a 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