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
A67820	Compendium politicum, or, The distempers of government under these two heads, the nobilities desire of rule, the commons desire of liberty : with their proper remedies, in a brief essay on the long reign of King Henry III / by J.Y. of Grayes-Inne, Esq.	Yalden, John.; Cotton, Robert, Sir, 1571-1631. Short view of the long life and raigne of Henry the Third.	1680 (1680)	Wing Y6; ESTC R12598	26,450	104

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for_o reformation_n and_o it_o be_v fit_a christian_n shall_v forbear_v the_o use_n of_o such_o surly_a physic_n till_o they_o have_v levy_v a_o fine_a in_o the_o court_n of_o heaven_n and_o cut_v off_o the_o entail_n of_o the_o seven_o beatitude_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o we_o be_v fall_v into_o the_o dregs_o of_o time_n we_o live_v in_o the_o rust_n of_o the_o iron_n age_n and_o must_v according_o expect_v to_o feel_v ultima_fw-la senescentis_fw-la mundi_fw-la deliria_fw-la the_o dotage_n of_o a_o decrepit_a world_n and_o the_o many_o misery_n that_o attend_v a_o harden_a and_o dissent_v people_n wherefore_o i_o will_v conclude_v with_o the_o say_n of_o the_o philosopher_n novi_fw-la ego_fw-la hoc_fw-la saeculum_fw-la quibus_fw-la moribus_fw-la sit_fw-la malus_n bonum_fw-la malum_fw-la esse_fw-la vult_fw-la ut_fw-la sit_fw-la svi_fw-la similis_fw-la turban_n miscent_fw-la mores_fw-la mali_fw-la rapax_fw-la avarus_fw-la inuidus_fw-la sacrum_fw-la profanum_fw-la publicum_fw-la privatum_fw-la habebit_fw-la hiulca_fw-la gens_fw-la etc._n etc._n finis_fw-la mat._n paris_n hist_o minor_fw-la co._n 11._o rep._n magdalen_n college_n case_n histor_n s._n alb._n earl_n of_o kent_n mat._n paris_n hist_o minor_fw-la mat._n paris_n hist_o minor_fw-la tacit._n l._n 4._o marq._n virgil_n malvezzi_n chron._n de_fw-fr litchfield_n monac_n de_fw-fr bur._n regist_n de_fw-fr ma._n paris_n lib._n de_fw-fr bermonsey_n ma._n par._n rog._n wend._n chron._n jo._n de_fw-fr salgr_n h._n kinston_n w._n bishang_v grot._n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la b._n &_o p._n l._n 1._o c._n 4._o sect._n 6._o rot._n clang_n 42_o h._n 3._o will._n rishanger_n mat._n paris_n will._n rishanger_n isidor_n send_v li._n 3._o ca._n 15._o chron_n de_fw-fr worcester_n m._n paris_n r._n wendov_n jo._n wallingford_n m._n paris_n ma._n paris_n chron._n de_fw-fr s._n albani_n sueton._n will._n rishanger_n chron_n de_fw-fr litchfield_n mat._n paris_n hist_o minor_fw-la w._n rishang_v rishang_v ad_fw-la reges_fw-la potestas_fw-la omnium_fw-la pertinet_fw-la ad_fw-la singulos_fw-la proprietas_fw-la mat._n paris_n regist_n r._n the_o wal_n hist_o minor_fw-la s._n albani_n 46_o h._n 3._o 49_o h._n 3._o hist_o minor_fw-la claus_n an._n 49_o h._n 3._o ma._n paris_n chron_n de_fw-mi worce_v claus_n an._n 49._o h._n 3._o chron._n st._n albani_n claus_n an._n 49_o h._n 3._o wil._n rishanger_n rot._n scotii_n rot._n scotii_n jo._n de_fw-fr wallingford_n cart._n orig._n sub_fw-la sigilio_n chro._n lei●●●_n field_n will._n rishander_n chron._n de_fw-fr brit._n chro._n dunstable_n will._n rishanger_n w._n rishang_v rot._n pat._n 53_o hen._n 3._o jo._n the_o t●●etor_n monac_n de_fw-fr bury_n claus_n 53_o h._n 3._o chron._n de_fw-fr dunstable_n anno_fw-la 53._o hen._n 3._o chron._n de_fw-fr trailbaston_n