Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	according_a	law_n	parliament_n	2,488	5	6.5410	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88237	A preparative to an hue and cry after Sir Arthur Haslerig, (a late Member of the forcibly dissolved House of Commons, and now the present wicked, bloody, and tyrannicall governor of Newcastle upon Tine) for his severall ways attempting to murder, and by base plots, conspiracies and false witnesse to take away the life of Lieutenant Colonel John Lilburn now prisoner in the Tower of London: as also for his felonious robbing the said Lieut Col. John Lilburn of betwixt 24 and 2500 l. by the meer power of his own will, ... In which action alone, he the said Haslerig hath outstript the Earl of Strafford, in traiterously subverting the fundamentall liberties of England, ... and better and more justly deserves to die therefore, then ever the Earl of Strafford did ... by which tyrannicall actions the said Haslerig is become a polecat, a fox, and a wolf, ... and may and ought to be knockt on the head therefore, ... / All which the said Lieutenant Col. John Lilburn hath cleerly and evidently evinced in his following epistle of the 18 of August 1649, to his uncle George Lilburn Esquire of Sunderland, in the county of Durham.	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1649 (1649)	Wing L2162; Thomason E573_16; ESTC R12119	55,497	45

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the_o forementioned_a address_v of_o the_o 4_o of_o sebtember_n 1648_o and_o print_v it_o and_o the_o next_o day_n as_o i_o remember_v with_o my_o own_o hand_n present_v it_o to_o every_o member_n that_o will_v receive_v it_o as_o they_o go_v into_o the_o house_n the_o true_a copy_n of_o which_o thus_o follow_v to_o every_o individual_a member_n of_o the_o honourable_a house_n of_o commons_o the_o humble_a remembrance_n of_o lieut._n col._n john_n lilburn_n septemb_n 4._o 1648._o honour_a sir_n vouchsafe_v to_o take_v notice_n and_o serious_o to_o consider_v that_o the_o first_o week_n this_o present_a parliament_n sit_v which_o be_v now_o almost_o full_a 8_o year_n ago_o i_o present_v a_o humble_a petition_n to_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o for_o justice_n and_o right_n against_o the_o cruel_a judge_n of_o the_o high_a commission_n court_n and_o the_o star-chamber_n and_o i_o have_v the_o honour_n the_o same_o day_n it_o be_v present_v to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o first_o prisoner_n 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suffering_n upon_o read_v and_o debate_v of_o which_o petition_n as_o in_o answer_n to_o that_o particular_a of_o it_o your_o house_n be_v please_v to_o make_v this_o ensue_a order_n die_v martis_n 1_o augusti_fw-la 1648._o lord_n car_n sir_n john_n maynard_n sir_n peter_n wentworth_n col._n boswell_n col._n ludlow_n m._n copley_n m._n holland_n it_o be_v refer_v to_o this_o committee_n or_o any_o five_o of_o they_o to_o consider_v how_o col._n john_n lilburn_n may_v have_v such_o satisfaction_n and_o allowance_n for_o his_o suffering_n and_o loss_n as_o be_v former_o intend_v he_o by_o this_o house_n henry_n elsing_n cler._n dom._n com._n unto_o which_o say_v committee_n at_o their_o first_o sit_v i_o present_v a_o petition_n the_o copy_n of_o which_o thus_o follow_v to_o the_o honourable_a the_o committee_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o appoint_v to_o consider_v of_o lieut._n col._n lilburn_n business_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o star-chamber_n the_o humble_a petition_n of_o lieut._n col._n john_n lilburn_n showeth_n that_o beside_o your_o petitioner_n suffering_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o banishment_n into_o the_o low_a country_n he_o be_v first_o commit_v by_o d._n lamb_n guin_n ail_v 1637._o and_o afterward_o have_v 3_o year_n imprisonment_n in_o the_o common_a gaol_n of_o the_o fleet_n be_v whip_v from_o fleet-bridg_n to_o westminster_n and_o endure_v the_o cruel_a torment_n of_o above_o five_o hundred_o stripe_n with_o knot_a cord_n afterward_o be_v set_v in_o the_o pillory_n for_o the_o space_n of_o two_o hour_n and_o by_o james_n ingram_n deputy_n warden_n of_o the_o fleet_n gag_v tear_v his_o jaw_n almost_o in_o piece_n without_o order_n which_o sentence_n be_v give_v by_o lord_n keeper_n coventry_n earl_n of_o manchester_n lord_n privy_a seal_n lord_n newburgh_n sir_n henry_n vane_n senior_a lord_n chief_a justice_n brampston_n and_o judge_n

that_o principal_o pass_v as_o chief_a judge_n of_o the_o court_n both_o the_o aforesaid_a sentence_n against_o your_o petitioner_n and_o in_o regard_n the_o estate_n of_o the_o say_a lord_n cottington_n and_o sir_n francis_n windebank_n by_o subsequent_a order_n of_o both_o house_n upon_o urgent_a occasion_n be_v much_o entangle_v and_o alter_v from_o the_o condition_n they_o be_v in_o in_o 1646_o when_o the_o lord_n order_v your_o petitioner_n 2000_o mark_n out_o of_o they_o and_o for_o that_o the_o estate_n of_o james_n ingram_n can_v be_v find_v nor_o at_o present_a come_v by_o your_o petitioner_n therefore_o most_o humble_o pray_v that_o the_o great_a part_n if_o not_o all_o your_o petitioner_n reparation_n may_v be_v fix_v upon_o the_o say_v now_o lord_n coventry_n estate_n to_o be_v immediate_o pay_v your_o petitioner_n or_o else_o that_o his_o rent_n and_o the_o profit_n of_o his_o wood_n and_o good_n may_v be_v seize_v in_o the_o respective_a county_n where_o they_o lie_v for_o the_o satisfy_n thereof_o that_o your_o petitioner_n may_v no_o long_o run_v the_o hazard_n of_o ruin_n to_o he_o and_o he_o by_o tedious_a delay_n have_v already_o contract_v the_o debt_n of_o many_o hundred_o of_o pound_n occasion_v by_o the_o chargeable_a prosecution_n hereof_o and_o that_o if_o you_o shall_v think_v of_o conjoin_v any_o other_o with_o he_o that_o it_o may_v be_v principal_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o law_n who_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v pilot_n and_o guide_n unto_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o judge_n of_o that_o court_n who_o be_v lord_n and_o person_n not_o know_v the_o law_n and_o your_o petitioner_n shall_v ever_o pray_v etc._n etc._n john_n lilburn_n after_o the_o read_n of_o which_o they_o enter_v into_o a_o serious_a debate_n of_o the_o whole_a business_n and_o thereupon_o pass_v several_a vote_n to_o be_v the_o head_n of_o a_o ordinance_n to_o be_v draw_v up_o and_o report_v to_o the_o house_n by_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lord_n car_fw-fr chairman_n to_o the_o say_a committee_n who_o according_o report_v the_o proceed_n and_o vote_n of_o the_o say_a committee_n to_o your_o house_n who_o approve_v of_o the_o say_a vote_n and_o order_v a_o ordinance_n to_o be_v present_v to_o the_o house_n consonant_n thereunto_o which_o be_v according_o do_v by_o the_o lord_n car_fw-fr which_o ordinance_n have_v be_v once_o read_v in_o your_o house_n the_o copy_n of_o which_o thus_o follow_v a_o ordinance_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o assemble_v in_o parliament_n for_o the_o raise_n of_o three_o thousand_o pound_n out_o of_o the_o real_a estate_n of_o the_o late_a thomas_n lord_n coventry_n late_a lord_n keeper_n of_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n for_o and_o towards_o the_o reparation_n and_o damage_n of_o john_n lilburn_n gent._n which_o he_o sustain_v by_o virtue_n and_o colour_n of_o two_o sentence_n give_v and_o make_v against_o he_o in_o the_o late_a court_n of_o star-chamber_n the_o one_o the_o 13._o of_o febr._n 1637._o the_o 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order_n or_o decree_n make_v by_o they_o the_o say_v lord_n the_o 5._o of_o march_n 1645._o they_o assign_v to_o be_v pay_v unto_o the_o say_v john_n lilburn_n the_o sum_n of_o two_o thousand_o pound_n for_o his_o reparation_n and_o the_o say_a house_n of_o peer_n then_o fix_v that_o sum_n upon_o the_o estate_n real_a and_o personal_a of_o francis_n lord_n cottington_n sir_n francis_n windebank_n and_o james_n ingram_n do_v ingram_n ingram_n ingram_n but_o the_o lord_n roberts_n the_o lord_n wharton_n etc._n etc._n tell_v i_o several_a time_n if_o their_o estate_n have_v not_o be_v under_o sequestration_n by_o ordinance_n of_o parliament_n they_o will_v never_o have_v go_v about_o to_o fix_v my_o reparation_n by_o ordinance_n which_o they_o must_v needs_o then_o do_v to_o take_v off_o the_o sequestration_n but_o have_v issue_v out_o a_o decree_n and_o extent_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n immediate_o to_o have_v put_v i_o in_o present_a possession_n of_o my_o 2000_o l._n which_o they_o 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guilty_a thereof_o therefore_o my_o reparation_n for_o transcendent_a injury_n do_v in_o such_o a_o extraordinary_a case_n out_o of_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o father_n though_o it_o be_v descend_v to_o the_o son_n or_o son_n etc._n etc._n be_v no_o injury_n to_o they_o in_o equity_n nor_o conscience_n neither_o do_v i_o conceive_v that_o in_o case_n this_o parliament_n shall_v impose_v a_o fine_a of_o ten-times_o as_o much_o as_o my_o reparation_n amount_v unto_o out_o of_o the_o aforesaid_a late_a lord_n coventry_n vast_a estate_n to_o be_v pay_v to_o the_o public_a purse_n of_o the_o kingdom_n for_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o the_o public_a justice_n thereof_o and_o the_o expiation_n of_o his_o notorious_a and_o superlative_a crime_n can_v not_o in_o the_o least_o in_o equity_n reason_n and_o conscience_n be_v esteem_v unjust_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o any_o impartial_a righteous_a or_o just_a man_n in_o england_n and_o so_o much_o in_o answer_n to_o the_o first_o objection_n and_o 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