Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	act_n	king_n	write_v	1,919	5	6.0331	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26141	An enquiry into the jurisdiction of the Chancery in causes of equity ... humbly submitted to the consideration of the House of Lords, to whom it belongeth to keep the inferiour courts within their bounds / by Sir Robert Atkyns, Knight ... ; to which is added, The case of the said Sir Robert Atkyns upon his appeal against a decree obtained by Mrs. Elizabeth Took and others, plaintiffs in Chancery, about a separate maintenance of 200£ per annum, &c.	Atkyns, Robert, Sir, 1621-1709.	1695 (1695)	Wing A4137; ESTC R16409	49,475	54

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e._n c._n 4_o instit._fw-la 245._o chap._n 49._o upon_o the_o same_o subject_a rushworth_n in_o the_o second_o part_n of_o his_o historical_a collection_n pag._n 1336._o mention_n how_o that_o mr._n hide_v afterward_o lord_n chancellor_n than_o a_o member_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o in_o the_o parliament_n 1640._o by_o command_n from_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o present_v to_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n a_o complaint_n against_o this_o court_n of_o the_o precedent_n of_o the_o north_n and_o tell_v the_o lord_n that_o that_o court_n by_o the_o spirit_n and_o ambition_n of_o the_o minister_n trust_v there_o or_o by_o the_o natural_a inclination_n of_o court_n to_o enlarge_v their_o own_o power_n and_o jurisdiction_n have_v so_o prodigious_o break_v down_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o first_o channel_n in_o which_o it_o run_v as_o it_o have_v almost_o overwhelm_v the_o country_n under_o the_o sea_n of_o arbitrary_a power_n and_o involve_v the_o people_n in_o a_o labyrinth_n of_o 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