Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	abate_v	law_n	prerogative_n	15	3	9.3632	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50800	An appendix to the history of the Church of Scotland containing the succession of the archbishops and bishops in their several sees from the reformation of the religion until the year 1676, as also the several orders of monks and friers &c. in Scotland before the Reformation : with the foundation of the universities and colledges, their benefactours, principals, professours of divinity and present masters : and an account of the government, laws and constitution of the Kingdom.	Middleton, Thomas, 17th cent.	1677 (1677)	Wing M1990; ESTC R29541	55,302	57

Orkney and Schetland   The Constabularie of Hadington containeth East Lothian and Lauderdail Duke of Lauderdail STEWARTRIES STEWARDS Strath-Jern Earl of Perth Menteith Earl of Menteith Annandail Earl of Annandail Kirkubright containeth the East part of Galloway Earl of Nithisdail BAILIARIES BAILIFFS Kile   Carrict Earl of Cassils Cunninghame Earl of Eglington Besides these every man that holds a Barony of the King has a Baron-Court in which lesser matters are also judged and they may Fine and Distrain Anciently these Baron-Courts might judge of Life and death but that is now out of use For all the other particulars that relate to the Regalities Superiorities and other things of the Law of Scotland such as are curious may find full satisfaction in that most learned Work of Craigs de Jure Fendali written in Latin and Printed at Edinburgh in Folio The Military Government in Scotland of every County is not lodged in one person but the Regiments of Foot are commanded by Colonels and the Troups of Horse by Captains named by the King without any dependence upon one Lord Lieutenant nor are there Deputy-Lieutenants but the Lieutenant-Colonels and other Officers are named by the King as is usual in an Army The Court of Admiralty sits in Leith the chief Sea-port of this Kingdom but has not much business except in times of War to judge of Prizes The present High Admiral is His Royal Highness James Duke of York The Burroughs of Scotland are of three sorts either Royal Burghs Burghs of Regality or Burghs of Barony The former have Commissioners in Parliament and besides are a State apart for they meet yearly in a Convention called the Convention of Burroughs to which a Commissioner comes from every one of them There they make Laws for themselves about Trade and other things relating to their Corporations They hold these Meetings in a Circuit around the chief or as they call them the Head Burghs and at the end of one Convention they name the time and place for the next In these Burghs there is a Provost who has the chief Power and there are four Bailiffs that are next to him in the Government there is also a Dean of Gild who is the chief Judge among the Merchants likewise a Treasurer and a Common Council the one half of which is chosen yearly by the Merchants the other half by the Tradesmen who have likewise a Court of their own in which there is one from every Trade who is called the Deacon of the Trade and a Deacon Conveener who is their President and calls a Meeting of them when he pleases Those Deacons are chosen yearly by all the Freemen of their Trade and have a little Jurisdiction over them There are in most Burghs great Animosities and Factions between the Merchants and Tradesmen The Burghs of Regality are the Towns where these Lords hold their Courts The chief Magistrates are named by the Lord the rest they chuse themselves They have also great Freedoms little inferiour to the Royal Burghs onely they have no Commissioners in Parliament The Burghs of Barony are Mercat-Towns where the Lord of the Barony names some of their Magistrates and the Corporation chuses the rest In all these Burghs the Magistracy is no matter of burthen nor charge but of Power and Advantage from whence arise great Factions almost in them all A Catalogue of the Free CORPORATIONS or Royal BVRGHS in SCOTLAND Edinburgh in Lothian Linlithgow in Lothian Hadington in Lothian North-Berwick in Lothian Dumbar in Lothian Saint Andrews in Fife Cowper in Fipe. Dunfermlin in Fipe. Kirkaldy in Fipe. Craill in Fipe. Anstruther in Fipe. Pittenweem in Fipe. Dysert in Fipe. Earles-ferry in Fipe. Kinghorn in Fipe. Burnt-Island in Fipe. Culross in Fipe. Clackmannan in Fipe. Queens-ferry in Fipe. Dundee in Augus Montross in Augus Forfar in Augus Brichen in Augus Arbroath in Augus Kirkubright in Galloway Wigton in Galloway Whithorn in Galloway Stranraver in Galloway Glasgow in Clidisdail Lanerick in Clidisdail Elgin in Murray Nairn in Murray Forres in Murray Ranfrew in Ranfrewshire Pasley in Ranfrewshire Ruglen in Ranfrewshire Aberdene in Mar. Kintor in Mar. Bamff in Boyn Cullen in Boyn Innerness in Ross Tayne in Ross Air in Kyle Irwing in Cunninghame Rothsay in Bute Dumbarton in Lennox Innerara in Argile Jedburgh in Teviotdail Peeblis in Tweeddail Selkirk in Forrestshire Striveling upon Forth Dumblane in Menteith Innerkeithing in Fife Dornoch in Sutherland Annand in Annandail Dumfreis in Nithisdail Sanqbuar in Nithisdail Bervie in Mernis Innerowrie in Gareoch The People of Scotland are naturally candid and honest stout and resolute which makes them so much valued beyond the Seas the onely School of War to them since the happy Conjunction of this Island under one King They naturally love their King The Nobility have great Power chiefly in the High-lands where their Families commonly called Clannes depend absolutely upon the head of the Name whom they commonly call their Chief But the great Power of the Nobility of late years is much abated yet they are still very considerable The Property of the Subject is fully secured by Law and though the King has great Prerogatives yet the People have also great Liberties and Freedoms The COMMISSIONERS that have represented our KINGS since K. JAMES was settled on the Throne of England were as follows KING JAMES the VI. John Grabame Earl of Montross Commissioner 1604. George Hume Earl of Dumbar Commissioner 1606. George Keith Earl Marischal Commissioner 1609. Alexander Seaton Earl of Dunfermlin Commissioner 1612. James Hamilton Marquess of Hamilton Commissioner 1621. Anno 1625. KING CHARLES the I. Crowned Anno 1633. James Hamilton Marquess of Hamilton Commissioner 1638. John Stewart Earl of Traquair Commissioner 1639. James Grahame Marquess of Montross Governour 1644. Anno 1649. KING CHARLES the II. Crowned Anno 1651. John Middleton Earl of Middleton Commissioner 1660. John Leslie Earl of Rothes Commissioner 1663. John Maitland Duke of Lauderdail Commisioner 1669. A Catalogue of the CHANCELLOVRS of the Kingdom since the year 1198. collected out of Histories 1198. William Malvoisin Bishop of Glasgow 1220. William de Boseo Bishop of Dumblane 1226. Matthew Kinninmouth Bishop of Aberdene 1239. William Babington Bishop of Glasgow 1247. Abbot of 1248. Richard of Innerkeithing Bishop of Dumblane 1259. Gamelinus Bishop of Saint Andrews 1273. William Wishart Bishop of Glasgow 1280. William Fraser Bishop of Saint Andrews 1298. Maurice Bishop of the Isles 1363. Adam Bishop of Brichen 1372. Patrick Bishop of Brichen 1380. John Lyon Lord Glammes 1390. Gilbert Grimlaw Bishop of Aberdene 1409. William Lawder Bishop of Glasgow 1434. John Bishop of Brichen 1436. Sir William Creighton of Creighton 1444. James Bruce Bishop of Dunkeld 1448. Patrick Lyon Lord Glammes 1453. William Sinclare Earl of Orkney 1463. George Shorswood Bishop of Brichen 1474. John Lang Bishop of Glasgow 1476. Andrew Stewart Lord Evendail 1484. William Elphingston Bishop of Aberdene 1494. Archbald Douglas Earl of Angus 1497. George Gordon Earl of Huntlie 1502.