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	ireland_n	law_n	3,028	5	5.2143	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64894	Former ages never heard of, and after ages will admire, or, A brief review of the most materiall parliamentary transactions, beginning, Nov. 3, 1640 wherein the remarkable passages both of their civil and martial affaires, are continued unto this present year published as a breviary, leading all along, successively, as they fell out in their severall years, so that if any man will be informed of any remarkable passage, he may turne to the year, and so see in some measure, in what moneth thereof it was accomplished : for information of such as are altogether ignorant of the rise and progresse of these times : a work worthy to be kept in record, and communicated to posterity.	Vicars, John, 1579 or 80-1652.; Jenner, Thomas, fl. 1631-1656.	1654 (1654)	Wing V305; ESTC R2983	53,959	61

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engagement_n decemb._n 1648_o the_o house_n have_v notice_n of_o the_o king_n carry_v to_o hurst_n castle_n vote_v that_o the_o seize_v his_o person_n be_v without_o their_o advice_n or_o consent_n dec._n 5._o the_o house_n vote_v that_o his_o majesty_n concession_n to_o their_o proposal_n be_v ground_n sufficient_a to_o settle_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o kingdom_n dec._n 6._o col._n rich_n and_o col._n pride_n regiment_n guard_v the_o parl._n and_o seize_v some_o member_n dec._n 12._o maj._n gen._n brown_n sheriff_n of_o london_n be_v apprehend_v dec._n 13._o the_o house_n vote_v that_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o declare_v they_o will_v make_v no_o further_a address_n to_o the_o king_n nor_o none_o shall_v be_v by_o any_o person_n whatsoever_o without_o leave_n of_o the_o parl._n and_o if_o any_o make_v breach_n of_o this_o order_n they_o shall_v incur_v the_o penalty_n of_o high_a treason_n and_o that_o they_o will_v receive_v no_o more_o any_o message_n from_o the_o king_n to_o 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