Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	act_n	house_n	parliament_n	3,356	5	6.7800	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91189	A full declaration of the true state of the secluded members case. In vindication of themselves, and their privileges, and of the respective counties, cities and boroughs for which they were elected to serve in Parliament, against the vote of their discharge, published in print, Jan. 5. 1659. by their fellow members. Compiled and published by some of the secluded members, who could meet with safety and conveniencie, without danger of a forcible surprize by Red-coats.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1660 (1660)	Wing P3965; Thomason E1013_22; ESTC R22149	44,193	60

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as_o as_o a_o absolute_a full_a and_o complete_a parl._n of_o england_n yea_o of_o ireland_n and_o scotland_n beside_o who_o parliament_n they_o have_v quite_o swallow_v up_o and_o monopolise_v to_o themselves_o impose_v tax_n on_o they_o which_o no_o english_a parliament_n ever_o do_v c_o plinii_n pan_n trajano_n dictus_fw-la melius_fw-la omnibus_fw-la quam_fw-la singulis_fw-la creditur_fw-la singuli_fw-la enim_fw-la dec●pere_fw-la et_fw-la decipi_fw-la possunt_fw-la ●●nemo_fw-la omnes_fw-la neminem_fw-la o●nes_fw-la fe●ellerunt_fw-la finis_fw-la print_a january_n 30._o 1659._o a_o exact_a collection_n p._n 199._o b_o ibid._n p._n 203._o c_o ibid._n p._n 264_o 281._o d_o exact_a collection_n p._n 491._o e_o ibid._n p._n 494._o *_o nota._n f_o exact_a collection_n p._n 494_o 496._o g_o exact_a collect_n p._n 497._o h_o ibid._n p._n 509._o i_o exact_a collection_n p._n 657._o k_o exact_a collection_n p._n 632_o etc._n etc._n l_o exact_a collection_n p._n 666._o m_o exact_a collection_n 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82._o plea_n for_o the_o lord_n p._n 278_o 279_o 280._o (b)_o plea_n for_o the_o lord_n p._n 21_o to_o 37._o the_o 1._o pt._n of_o the_o register_n of_o parliamenttary_n writ_n p._n 13_o 27_o 31_o 112_o 432_o 434._o 435_o to_o 440._o exact_a abridgement_n p._n 43._o (c)_o first_o part_n of_o the_o register_n of_o parliamentary_a writ_n p._n 24_o 28_o 29._o plea_n for_o the_o lord_n p._n 22_o to_o 27._o exact_a abridgement_n p._n 11_o 13_o 14_o 19_o 31_o 36_o 46_o 51_o 69_o 73_o 78_o 90_o 92_o 96_o 105_o 120_o 144_o 154_o 167_o 173_o 18●_z 188_o 193_o 195_o 201_o 281_o 286_o 287_o 288_o 290._o 298_o 308_o 454_o 464_o p._n 50_o 66_o 74_o 152_o 169_o 318_o 321_o 335_o 373_o 427_o 128_o 430_o 440_o 665._o *_o 8_o h._n 6._o c_o 7._o 33_o h._n 8._o c._n 27._o exact_a collection_n p._n 146._o 274_o 494_o 700._o a_o collection_n p._n 284._o grotius_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 26._o 15●_n *_o cook●_n 〈◊〉_d report_n p._n 34._o 35._o see_v scobels_n memorial_n of_o the_o 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p._n 145._o *_o gen_n 18._o 25._o *_o exact_a collect_n p._n 496._o s_o evact_a collection_n p._n 650_o 655_o 657._o t_o exact_a collection_n p._n 259_o 260._o u_o modus_fw-la tenendi_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la cook_n 4_o instit._n c._n 1._o x_o a_o collection_n of_o ordinance_n p._n 13._o 14_o 33_o etc._n etc._n y_o a_o collect●o●_z p._n 200_o 201._o *_o a_o collection_n p._n 452_o 453_o 454_o 455_o 513._o (z)_o see_v the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o history_n of_o independency_n and_o their_o declaration_n of_o 17_o march_n 1648._o *_o a_o lawyer_n now_o ●itting_v late_o use_v these_o word_n of_o the_o seclude_a member_n that_o they_o will_v still_o keep_v they_o out_o perforce_o and_o hold_v their_o nose_n to_o the_o grindstone_n because_o they_o have_v the_o army_n on_o their_o side_n (a)_o rom._n 2_o 1_o 2_o 3._o prov._n 24_o 21_o 22._o obad._n 15._o 16._o judg._n 16._o 8._o rev._n 13._o 10._o *_o cook_n 11._o rep._n f._n 98_o 99_o (b)_o pan._n trajano_n dictus_fw-la p._n 93._o and_o lip●ius_n commentar._n ibid._n p_n 94._o (c)_o de_fw-la clementia_n l._n 94._o d_o in_o antoni●m_a (e)_o register_n of_o parliamentary_a writ_n part_n 1._o p._n 6._o (f)_o 39_o e._n 3._o 7._o 2_o r._n 3._o 11._o 8_o h._n 6._o 34_o 35._o 4_o h._n 9_o 10_o 17._o 1_o jac._n c_o 1._o brook_n parl._n 26_o 40._o 41_o 98_o 101_o cook_n 4_o instit._n c._n 1._o *_o cook_n 2_o instit._n p._n 530_o to_o 536_o mr._n hacwel●s_n judge_v hut●ons_n crooks_n and_o mr_n st._n john_n argument_n and_o speech_n against_o shipmoney_n and_o imposition_n (h)_o groti●s_fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la del_fw-it i_fw-it and_o p._n ci●_z l._n 2._o c._n 15._o foot_n 3._o alex_n ab_fw-la alevandro_n gen._n di●●um_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 11._o *_o page_n 8_o 9_o 10._o 14._o *_o the_o seize_n of_o 4500._o pound_n ready_a money_n by_o arm_a trooper_n and_o soldier_n in_o a_o citizen_n house_n in_o paul_n churchyard_n at_o 12._o of_o the_o clock_n at_o night_n the_o 27_o of_o this_o january_n and_o carry_v it_o away_o by_o order_n from_o white-hall_n be_v a_o memorable_a performance_n of_o this_o declaration_n *_o si●_z robert_n pie_n and_o major_a fincher_n *_o see_v the_o letter_n from_o the_o co●nties_n of_o cornwall_n devon_n berk●_z gloucester_n northampton_n suffolk_n etc._n etc._n *_o the_o high_a and_o worst_a of_o tyra●n●es_n and_o treason_n *_o rom._n 13._o 2_o 3_o 4._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 14._o *_o exact_a co●●●tion_n p._n 13._o *_o and_o that_o not_o only_o on_o the_o laity_n but_o clergy_n too_o who_o can_v legal_o and_o be_v not_o former_o tax_v but_o only_o by_o their_o own_o ●●ee_v grant_v and_o con●ent_a in_o convocation_n