Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	king_n	law_n	people_n	3,485	5	5.2685	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47854	The free-born subject, or, The Englishmans birthright asserted against all tyrannical vsurpations either in church or state	L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704.	1679 (1679)	Wing L1248; ESTC R16045	23,037	38

the_o freeborn_a subject_n or_o the_o englishmans_fw-mi birthright_n assert_v against_o all_o tyrannical_a usurpation_n either_o in_o church_n or_o state_n london_n print_v for_o henry_n brome_n at_o the_o gun_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n at_o the_o west-end_n 1679._o the_o freeborn_a subject_a or_o the_o englishmans_fw-mi birthright_n assert_v against_o all_o tyrannical_a usurpation_n either_o in_o religion_n or_o state_n now_o to_o take_v my_o text_n to_o piece_n by_o a_o freeborn_a subject_n be_v mean_v a_o person_n that_o be_v bear_v under_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o law_n and_o thereby_o entitle_v to_o certain_a know_a immunity_n and_o privilege_n as_o his_o birthright_n but_o then_o he_o be_v likewise_o tie_v up_o by_o the_o same_o law_n to_o certain_a rule_n and_o measure_n of_o obedience_n to_o government_n so_o that_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v free_a in_o one_o respect_n and_o subject_a in_o another_o now_o how_o far_o he_o be_v enfranchise_a by_o this_o liberty_n and_o how_o far_o limit_v by_o that_o subjection_n will_v be_v the_o question_n you_o shall_v seldom_o or_o never_o find_v this_o expression_n use_v but_o as_o a_o kind_n of_o popular_a challenge_n and_o still_o in_o favour_n of_o the_o freeborn_a without_o any_o regard_n at_o all_o to_o the_o subject_a whereas_o we_o shall_v as_o well_o consider_v the_o authority_n of_o a_o imperial_a prince_n on_o the_o one_o hand_n as_o the_o privilege_n of_o a_o freeborn_a people_n on_o the_o other_o and_o not_o so_o far_o mistake_v either_o the_o force_n or_o the_o intent_n of_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la and_o the_o petition_n of_o right_n by_o which_o we_o claim_v to_o these_o liberty_n as_o if_o by_o be_v discharge_v of_o our_o vassalage_n we_o be_v also_o discharge_v of_o our_o allegiance_n the_o englishmans_fw-mi birthright_n sound_v much_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n too_o with_o the_o freeborn_a subject_n only_o there_o lie_v a_o strong_a emphasis_n in_o common_a speech_n upon_o the_o word_n 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