Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	law_n	lord_n	people_n	2,758	5	4.7826	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26173	Jus Anglorum ab antiquo, or, A confutation of an impotent libel against the government by king, lords, and commons under pretence of answering Mr. Petyt, and the author of Jani Anglorum facies nova : with a speech, according to the answerer's principles, made for the Parliament at Oxford.	Atwood, William, d. 1705?; Brady, Robert, 1627?-1700. Full and clear answer to a book.; Petyt, William, 1636-1707. Antient right of the Commons of England asserted.; Atwood, William, d. 1705? Jani Anglorum facies nova.	1681 (1681)	Wing A4175; ESTC R9859	138,988	352

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offend_v against_o the_o king_n and_o so_o forfeit_v whereas_o otherwise_o it_o have_v continue_v with_o he_o but_o this_o compare_v with_o indulphus_n the_o than_o king_n secretary_n make_v a_o full_a proof_n erle_n yvo_n send_v to_o anjou_n to_o the_o abbot_n of_o st._n nickolas_n

man_n 99_o against_o jan._n etc._n etc._n p._n 99_o so_o that_o even_o the_o norman_n estate_n be_v take_v away_o too_o and_o this_o that_o erroneous_a glossary_n make_v under_o the_o feudal_n law_n too_o for_o from_o thence_o it_o be_v infer_v that_o the_o great_a tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la have_v right_o to_o impose_v law_n upon_o they_o that_o hold_v of_o they_o and_o to_o exclude_v the_o whole_a kingdom_n beside_o from_o the_o great_a council_n this_o though_o no_o conqueror_n the_o dr._n leave_v out_o either_o as_o be_v ashamed_a of_o it_o be_v it_o be_v little_a less_o than_o a_o contradiction_n to_o say_v a_o man_n be_v no_o conqueror_n and_o yet_o seize_v upon_o all_o the_o land_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o force_v they_o to_o submit_v to_o such_o seizure_n so_o that_o he_o conquer_v the_o land_n or_o because_o it_o contradict_v his_o notion_n of_o william_n be_v a_o conqueror_n so_o that_o he_o himself_o have_v as_o much_o reason_n to_o exeept_v against_o this_o book_n as_o 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the_o custom_n incident_a thereto_o shall_v be_v bring_v in_o by_o the_o conqueror_n 29._o p._n 29._o whoever_o reflect_v upon_o these_o thing_n will_v as_o he_o say_v of_o a_o reverend_a judge_n acknowledge_v the_o dr._n to_o be_v very_o ignorant_a in_o the_o history_n of_o this_o nation_n or_o that_o he_o speak_v out_o of_o design_n the_o word_n which_o i_o fair_o cite_v from_o he_o in_o relation_n to_o the_o conquest_n and_o the_o great_a council_n suppose_v to_o have_v be_v establish_v thereby_o chap._n vi_o prove_v from_o the_o beginning_n of_o charter_n and_o writ_n that_o the_o english_a be_v not_o disseize_v of_o all_o by_o william_n the_o first_o though_o even_o the_o former_a head_n of_o the_o socman_n such_o as_o i_o find_v hold_v in_o parigio_fw-la be_v a_o needless_a addition_n to_o the_o particular_a consideration_n of_o domesday_n book_n domesday_n domesday_n which_o may_v serve_v instead_o of_o a_o thousand_o proof_n that_o william_n the_o first_o do_v not_o divide_v all_o the_o land_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o his_o follower_n and_o consequent_o do_v not_o impose_v upon_o the_o people_n such_o a_o representative_a as_o be_v fond_o conjecture_v yet_o i_o can_v omit_v the_o mention_n of_o those_o numerous_a writ_n and_o charter_n monasticon_fw-la vid._n number_n in_o the_o monasticon_fw-la which_o be_v direct_v omnibus_fw-la baronibus_fw-la &_o hominibus_fw-la suis_fw-la francis_n &_o anglis_fw-la or_o as_o one_o of_o the_o charter_n of_o william_n the_o first_o 397._o carta_n w._n 1._o monasticon_fw-la vol._n 1._o f._n 397._o into_o one_o county_n and_o so_o on_o occasion_n into_o all_o archiepisc._n &_o justiciariis_fw-la vicecomitibus_fw-la baronibus_fw-la &_o fidelibus_fw-la suis_fw-la francis_n &_o anglis_fw-la eborascire_fw-la admit_v that_o fideles_fw-la signify_v feudal_n tenant_n this_o show_v that_o the_o english_a have_v share_n as_o well_o as_o other_o but_o here_o be_v the_o vicecomite_n before_o barones_n i_o shall_v vehement_o 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out_o of_o this_o curia_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o which_o as_o well_o as_o the_o king_n own_o the_o charge_n be_v divide_v chap._n viii_o that_o ordinary_a freeholders_n be_v noble_n before_o the_o 49._o of_o hen._n 3._o and_o come_v to_o the_o great_a council_n as_o such_o in_o their_o own_o person_n have_v vindicate_v from_o his_o cavil_n my_o notion_n of_o the_o curia_fw-la regis_fw-la and_o the_o present_a seat_n of_o its_o power_n i_o shall_v address_v myself_o to_o show_v that_o i_o have_v not_o cheat_v my_o reader_n in_o the_o proof_n i_o have_v bring_v of_o the_o general_a council_n of_o the_o nation_n much_o more_o large_a than_o the_o ordinary_a curia_fw-la regis_fw-la i_o think_v i_o have_v show_v in_o my_o first_o essay_n in_o this_o kind_n by_o very_o clear_a proof_n that_o the_o liberè_fw-la tenentes_fw-la of_o the_o kingdom_n freeholders_n come_v to_o the_o great_a council_n from_o the_o reign_n of_o william_n the_o first_o inclusive_o to_o the_o 48._o or_o 49._o of_o 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so_o impotent_a in_o its_o settle_a anger_n as_o that_o which_o some_o may_v think_v to_o have_v no_o other_o design_n 81._o above_o all_o vid._n title_n page_n against_o mr._n petyt_n &_o p._n 81._o than_o that_o of_o expose_v mr._n petyt_n and_o i_o the_o one_o for_o artifice_n ●●nhandsom_a deal_n with_o and_o false_a application_n of_o record_n etc._n etc._n the_o other_o among_o other_o thing_n for_o ignorance_n confidence_n and_o cheat_v his_o reader_n i_o may_v hope_v notwithstanding_o the_o disparity_n of_o year_n and_o the_o dignity_n of_o his_o place_n to_o be_v very_o excusable_a in_o use_v our_o answerer_n with_o no_o more_o respect_n when_o a_o man_n render_v himself_o cheap_a by_o his_o folly_n and_o yet_o meer_v with_o many_o so_o weak_a that_o they_o be_v disciple_v by_o he_o to_o notion_n of_o dangerous_a and_o pernicious_a consequence_n to_o the_o state_n ridentem_fw-la dicere_fw-la verum_fw-la quis_fw-la vetat_fw-la in_o sum_v up_o the_o product_n of_o his_o many_o year_n labour_n which_o my_o preface_n charge_v he_o with_o perhaps_o it_o may_v be_v think_v that_o i_o omit_v one_o considerable_a head_n however_o i_o leave_v to_o other_o if_o they_o think_v fit_a to_o add_v for_o a_o seven_o that_o both_o lord_n and_o commons_o may_v be_v deprive_v of_o all_o share_n or_o vote_n in_o make_v of_o law_n for_o the_o government_n of_o the_o kingdom_n when_o ever_o any_o future_a king_n shall_v please_v to_o resume_v the_o regality_n some_o perhaps_o may_v add_v a_o eight_o that_o the_o parliament_n be_v nothing_o but_o magna_fw-la concilia_fw-la such_o as_o be_v call_v only_o to_o advise_v upon_o what_o shall_v be_v give_v in_o direction_n but_o no_o consent_n of_o they_o require_v to_o make_v the_o king_n determination_n a_o bind_v law_n and_o vice_n versâ_fw-la every_o great_a council_n such_o as_o that_o call_v to_o york_n 1640._o 〈◊〉_d 1640._o be_v a_o parliament_n finis_fw-la errata_fw-la page_n 12._o l._n 6._o add_v drs._n before_o interdict_v p._n 15._o in_o mark_fw-mi add_v p._n 239._o p._n 16._o l._n 11._o read_v vicinata_fw-la p._n 18._o l._n 10._o r._n 25._o p._n 28._o l._n 12._o r._n in_o chief_a p._n 39_o l._n 5._o r._n have_v p._n 47._o l._n 21._o r._n endure_v l._n 23._o r._n deposceret_fw-la p._n 82._o in_o mark_fw-mi deal_n shire_n after_o cambridg_n p._n 100_o l._n 17._o r._n sharnborn_a p._n 110._o in_o mark_fw-mi towards_o the_o bottom_n add_v domesday_n p._n 124._o l._n 6._o r._n paragio_fw-it p._n 133._o l._n 24._o add_v and_o according_a to_o their_o chattel_n p._n 139._o add_v of_o before_o a_o title_n p._n 151._o l._n 13._o r._n conticuissent_fw-la p._n 156._o in_o mark_fw-mi r._n lord_n for_o knight_n p._n 163._o l._n 2._o r._n ●it_n l._n 10._o r._n integra_fw-la p._n 201._o l._n 8._o r._n title_n in_o the_o addition_n page_n 8._o l._n 5._o r._n article_n p._n 23._o in_o mark_fw-mi leges_fw-la sancti_fw-la ed._n p._n 25._o l._n 12._o r._n of_o king_n john_n charter_n viz._n tenant_n etc._n etc._n ib._n l._n 25._o r._n nocton_n