Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	law_n	people_n	power_n	6,970	5	5.1237	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87138	The Rota: or, A model of a free-state, or equall common-wealth: once proposed and debated in brief, and to be again more at large proposed to, and debated by a free and open society of ingenious gentlemen.; Art of law-giving. Selections	Harrington, James, 1611-1677.; Rota (Club)	1660 (1660)	Wing H821; Thomason E1013_7; ESTC R202586	12,750	31

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according_a unto_o their_o estate_n into_o horse_n and_o foot_n 3._o let_v all_o such_o as_o be_v eighteen_o year_n of_o age_n or_o upward_o to_o thirty_o be_v account_v youth_n and_o all_o such_o as_o be_v thirty_o or_o upward_o be_v account_v elder_n 4._o let_v all_o such_o as_o have_v one_o hundred_o pound_n a_o year_n or_o upward_o in_o land_n good_n or_o money_n be_v account_v of_o the_o horse_n and_o all_o such_o as_o have_v under_o be_v account_v of_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n 5._o let_v every_o parish_n in_o a_o shire_n elect_v annual_o the_o five_o elder_n of_o the_o same_o to_o be_v for_o that_o year_n a_o deputy_n of_o that_o parish_n if_o a_o parish_n be_v too_o small_a let_v it_o be_v lay_v as_o to_o this_o purpose_n unto_o the_o next_o and_o in_o this_o respect_n let_v every_o part_n of_o the_o territory_n appertain_v to_o some_o parish_n 6._o where_o there_o be_v but_o one_o elder_n of_o the_o horse_n in_o a_o parish_n let_v he_o be_v annual_o eligible_a 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