Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	authority_n	king_n	prince_n	1,000	5	5.4654	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51719	A discovery, or Certaine observations, concerning the crafty and cursed proceedings of the conspirators, or rebbells of England against their owne King, Queene, church, government, then established; to wit 1639. And the liberty, peace, fafety [sic], & quiet-beeing, of that our nation, and other kingdomes thereunto belonging. By whom the people of other nations have beene also cheated and troubled. Observed by J. M. whose hart hath for many yeares together mourned in secret, for the calamity by the sayd rebbels, brought upon his owne, and other nations.	J. M.	1657 (1657)	Wing M35; ESTC R217014	62,961	63

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shall_v all_o man_n know_v that_o you_o who_o pretend_v to_o be_v for_o the_o king_n and_o the_o country_n of_o england_n do_v come_v out_o of_o a_o honest_a and_o good_a intention_n if_o you_o constant_o love_v all_o man_n who_o be_v of_o godly_a conversation_n for_o the_o king_n need_v no_o desemblor_n cheat_n proud_a scornful_a nor_o contentious_a person_n neither_o can_v his_o present_a condition_n despence_v with_o such_o because_o if_o any_o such_o shall_v be_v in_o or_o about_o his_o court_n or_o in_o his_o majesty_n army_n 13.14_o ezec._n 3_o 20._o as_o in_o the_o 2._o revel_v vers_fw-la 13.14_o they_o will_v prove_v worse_o than_o the_o plague_n or_o the_o canket_n in_o any_o man_n body_n and_o if_o man_n prove_v constant_o faithful_a to_o god_n and_o their_o king_n and_o delight_n to_o be_v continual_o in_o peace_n love_n and_o good_a will_n one_o towards_o another_o and_o withal_o be_v vigilant_a and_o continual_o wachtfull_a and_o beware_v of_o lurk_v or_o sneak_v cur_n 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