Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	action_n	law_n	rule_n	1,234	5	7.2505	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96028	Vox plebis: or, The voice of the oppressed commons of England against their oppressors.	Overton, Richard, fl. 1646.	1653 (1653)	Wing V727; Thomason E691_13; ESTC R206972	3,475	8

vox_fw-la plebis_fw-la or_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o oppress_a commons_z of_o england_n against_o their_o oppressor_n prov._n 19.20_o hear_v counsel_n and_o receive_v instruction_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v wise_a in_o thy_o latter_a end_n prov._n 11.21_o though_o hand_n join_v in_o hand_n the_o wicked_a shall_v not_o be_v unpunished_a but_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o righteous_a shall_v be_v deliver_v print_a in_o the_o year_n 1653._o vox_fw-la plebis_fw-la sir_n blame_v we_o not_o see_v it_o be_v now_o high_a time_n after_o our_o many_o year_n suffering_n and_o tedious_a expectation_n to_o be_v deliver_v from_o our_o then_o declare_a pressure_n and_o grievance_n that_o we_o by_o you_o declare_v the_o free_a commons_o of_o england_n shall_v have_v leave_n for_o loser_n may_v have_v leave_n to_o speak_v to_o tell_v you_o that_o we_o can_v but_o with_o bitterness_n of_o spirit_n declare_v that_o we_o wonder_v with_o what_o strange_a and_o unheard_a of_o precedent_n this_o parliament_n have_v act_v there_o have_v never_o be_v any_o visible_a rule_n for_o such_o action_n in_o or_o by_o any_o parliament_n before_o but_o leave_v to_o speak_v of_o thing_n that_o be_v past_a cure_n let_v we_o come_v to_o expostulate_v with_o you_o about_o our_o future_a security_n and_o that_o long_o promise_v good_a land_n viz._n peace_n freedom_n and_o justice_n promise_v we_o at_o the_o beginning_n and_o for_o which_o we_o have_v with_o the_o expense_n of_o our_o life_n and_o estate_n so_o earnest_o contest_v for_o be_v it_o not_o unlimited_a prerogative_n corruption_n in_o law_n and_o court_n of_o justice_n infringement_n of_o our_o liberty_n illegal_a tax_n and_o the_o like_a which_o be_v by_o you_o then_o declare_v to_o be_v the_o misery_n of_o the_o kingdom_n a_o door_n and_o inlet_n to_o tyranny_n and_o oppression_n and_o be_v it_o not_o that_o regal_a power_n may_v be_v limit_v by_o law_n not_o proportion_v by_o will_n that_o the_o constitution_n of_o our_o law_n may_v not_o be_v 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