Selected quad for the lemma: country_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
country_n	france_n	king_n	normandy_n	1,455	5	11.2407	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60247	The history of the original and progress of ecclesiastical revenues wherein is handled according to the laws, both ancient and modern, whatsoever concerns matters beneficial, the regale, investitures, nominations, and other rights attributed to princes / written in French by a learned priest, and now done into English.; Histoire de l'origine & du progrés des revenues ecclésiastiques. English	Simon, Richard, 1638-1712.	1685 (1685)	Wing S3802; ESTC R19448	108,906	286

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be_v ground_v on_o privilege_n grant_v they_o by_o the_o pope_n but_o however_o it_o be_v it_o be_v certain_a that_o if_o that_o right_o be_v necessary_o inherent_a in_o the_o quality_n of_o bishop_n the_o pope_n can_v not_o by_o a_o privilege_n grant_v it_o to_o laic_n no_o more_o than_o he_o can_v grant_v the_o right_n of_o ordain_v wherein_o the_o spiritual_a real_o consist_v and_o therefore_o that_o collation_n which_o succeed_v ordination_n be_v not_o the_o same_o spirituality_n with_o the_o ordination_n but_o it_o have_v be_v only_o think_v necessary_a to_o hinder_v person_n uncapable_a from_o possess_v benefice_n the_o right_n of_o confer_v benefice_n deprive_v not_o bishop_n of_o the_o right_n they_o have_v of_o judge_v of_o the_o capacity_n of_o those_o who_o have_v receive_v institution_n or_o collation_n from_o laic_n for_o beside_o that_o first_o institution_n which_o be_v call_v collative_a institution_n there_o be_v another_o kind_n of_o institution_n call_v 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pasquier_n the_o king_n advocate_n in_o the_o chamber_n of_o account_n a_o know_a man_n in_o that_o matter_n call_v those_o man_n court_v flatterer_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o action_n that_o have_v be_v bring_v upon_o that_o subject_a in_o the_o parliament_n the_o king_n of_o france_n have_v never_o take_v to_o themselves_o the_o regale_n but_o in_o certain_a church_n and_o we_o have_v still_o iu._n still_o ann._n 1606._o under_o henry_n iu._n a_o edict_n of_o henry_n iu._n wherein_o he_o declare_v that_o he_o pretend_v not_o to_o enjoy_v the_o regale_n but_o in_o the_o manner_n that_o he_o and_o his_o predecessor_n have_v without_o stretch_v it_o to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o church_n that_o be_v exempt_v from_o it_o the_o late_a king_n of_o france_n 1629._o france_n ann._n 1629._o make_v also_o a_o ordinance_n whereby_o he_o declare_v xiii_o under_o lovis_n xiii_o that_o he_o will_v enjoy_v the_o right_n of_o the_o regale_n as_o in_o time_n past_a and_o 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