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	king_n	law_n	5,822	5	4.7877	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60025	A Short abstract of the reasons against passing the bill of forfeitures by way of inquiry.		1689 (1689)	Wing S3529A; ESTC R37548	5,616	4

a_o short_a abstract_n of_o the_o reason_n against_o pass_v the_o bill_n of_o forfeiture_n by_o way_n of_o inquiry_n query_n 1_o whether_o it_o be_v not_o reasonable_a that_o these_o offender_n shall_v have_v the_o same_o benefit_n from_o the_o act_n of_o indemnity_n as_o all_o other_o great_a offender_n either_o it_o be_v or_o it_o be_v not_o if_o it_o be_v than_o the_o intent_n of_o this_o paper_n be_v answer_v which_o submit_v the_o active_a man_n and_o those_o who_o be_v manager_n and_o have_v profitable_a place_n to_o refund_v their_o pension_n to_o the_o public_a treasury_n if_o it_o be_v not_o as_o all_o thing_n be_v most_o humble_o submit_v to_o the_o great_a judgement_n of_o the_o honourable_a house_n of_o commons_o then_o indeed_o they_o must_v be_v content_v quiet_o to_o submit_v to_o the_o penalty_n due_a by_o law._n but_o query_n 2._o whether_o any_o penalty_n be_v due_a by_o law_n or_o not_o since_o the_o same_o law_n the_o ancient_n common_a and_o fundamental_a law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n which_o say_v that_o a_o act_n or_o statute_n make_v by_o king_n lord_n and_o commons_o be_v a_o law_n to_o this_o nation_n do_v also_o say_v that_o the_o judge_n of_o england_n be_v the_o sole_a interpreter_n of_o that_o law_n and_o that_o their_o interpretation_n and_o judgement_n though_o ever_o so_o erroneous_a in_o itself_o and_o contrary_a to_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o statute_n ought_v not_o only_o to_o be_v observe_v but_o reverence_v by_o all_o inferior_a subject_n and_o the_o same_o law_n of_o england_n which_o say_v that_o a_o officer_n omit_v the_o oath_n shall_v forfeit_v 500_o l._n do_v also_o say_v that_o the_o king_n may_v pardon_v that_o penalty_n before_o information_n fill_v which_o be_v do_v according_o therefore_o query_n 3_o whether_o it_o be_v consistent_a with_o the_o goodness_n and_o clemency_n of_o that_o honourable_a house_n to_o take_v from_o they_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o law_n and_o to_o condemn_v such_o a_o number_n of_o man_n their_o wife_n and_o family_n by_o a_o bill_n of_o attainder_n for_o the_o bill_n do_v not_o enact_v that_o all_o forfeiture_n due_a by_o law_n shall_v be_v appropriate_v to_o the_o public_a use_n but_o that_o all_o officer_n who_o be_v not_o due_o qualify_v shall_v forfeit_v 500_o l._n right_a or_o wrong_v without_o a_o trial_n either_o the_o forfeiture_n be_v due_a by_o law_n or_o they_o be_v not_o if_o they_o be_v not_o than_o this_o bill_n amount_v to_o a_o act_n of_o attainder_n if_o they_o be_v due_a by_o law_n than_o there_o be_v no_o prejudice_n to_o appropriate_v such_o forfeiture_n only_o as_o can_v be_v recover_v by_o law_n which_o be_v all_o that_o be_v desire_v query_n 4._o since_o it_o be_v most_o evident_a that_o this_o be_v a_o bill_n of_o attainder_n that_o do_v condemn_v a_o number_n of_o man_n which_o be_v not_o punishable_a by_o any_o law_n beside_o itself_o whether_o it_o will_v not_o introduce_v a_o precedent_n of_o very_a dangerous_a consequence_n that_o may_v one_o day_n or_o other_o be_v severe_o use_v against_o we_o or_o our_o posterity_n though_o ill_a man_n may_v be_v concern_v now_o yet_o the_o case_n be_v the_o same_o and_o good_a man_n may_v be_v concern_v hereafter_o what_o be_v the_o law_n for_o but_o to_o guide_v and_o protect_v we_o and_o if_o a_o law_n be_v defective_a and_o ill_a thing_n do_v under_o umbrage_n thereof_o our_o wise_a ancestor_n have_v correct_v the_o law_n and_o not_o the_o offender_n and_o that_o not_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o offender_n but_o of_o themselves_o and_o their_o posterity_n that_o all_o man_n may_v have_v fair_a warning_n it_o be_v a_o fundamental_a rule_n where_o there_o be_v no_o law_n there_o be_v no_o offence_n and_o therefore_o if_o this_o particular_a act_n do_v pass_v it_o be_v hope_v that_o care_n shall_v be_v take_v in_o this_o case_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o case_n of_o my_o lord_n strafford_n that_o the_o same_o shall_v not_o be_v make_v use_n of_o for_o a_o precedent_n against_o 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