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
A69322	A proclamacion, set furthe by the Kynges Maiestie, with thassent and consent of his most dere Uncle Edwarde Duke of Somerset, Gouernor of his moste royall persone, and of his dominions and subiectes protector, and others of his highnes priuie counsaill, against enclosures lettyng of houses to decaie, and vnlawfull conuertyng of arable ground to pastures, the first daie of Iune in the second yere of his maiesties moste gracious reigne.; Proclamations. 1548-06-01	England and Wales. Sovereign (1547-1553 : Edward VI)	1548 (1548)	STC 7816; ESTC S109337	1,997	2

a_o proclamation_n set_v forth_o by_o the_o king_n majesty_n with_o thassent_v and_o consent_v of_o his_o most_o dear_a uncle_n edward_n duke_n of_o somerset_n governor_n of_o his_o most_o royal_a person_n and_o of_o his_o dominion_n and_o subject_n protector_n and_o other_o of_o his_o highness_n privy_a counsel_n against_o enclosure_n let_v of_o house_n to_o decay_n and_o unlawful_a convert_n of_o arable_a ground_n to_o pasture_n the_o first_o day_n of_o june_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o his_o majesty_n most_o gracious_a reign_n forasmuch_o as_o the_o king_n majesty_n the_o lord_n protector_n grace_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o privy_a counsel_n have_v be_v advertise_v and_o put_v in_o remembrance_n aswell_o by_o diverse_a supplication_n and_o pitiful_a complaint_n of_o his_o majesty_n poor_a subject_n as_o also_o by_o other_o wise_a and_o discrete_a man_n have_v care_n to_o the_o good_a order_fw-fr of_o the_o realm_n that_o of_o late_a by_o the_o enclose_n of_o land_n and_o 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they_o be_v now_o in_o few_o who_o may_v hold_v they_o dear_o and_o tarry_v their_o avauntage_n of_o the_o merket_n and_o therefore_o by_o thaduise_n of_o his_o most_o entire_o belove_a uncle_n the_o duke_n of_o somerset_n governor_n of_o his_o person_n and_o protector_n of_o all_o his_o realm_n dominion_n and_o subject_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o majesty_n privy_a counsel_n have_v weigh_v most_o deep_o all_o the_o say_v thing_n and_o upon_o the_o foresay_v consideration_n and_o of_o a_o princely_a desire_n and_o zeal_n to_o see_v that_o godly_a law_n make_v with_o great_a travaill_n and_o approve_a by_o experience_n and_o by_o the_o wise_a head_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o say_v most_o prudent_a prince_n shall_v not_o be_v make_v in_o vain_a but_o put_v in_o ure_n and_o execution_n have_v appoint_v accord_v to_o the_o say_a act_n and_o proclamation_n a_o view_n and_o enquiry_n to_o be_v make_v of_o all_o such_o as_o contrary_a to_o the_o say_v act_n and_o godly_a ordinance_n have_v make_v enclosure_n and_o pasture_n of_o that_o which_o be_v arable_a ground_n or_o let_v any_o house_n tenement_n or_o mese_n decay_n and_o fall_v down_o or_o otherwise_o commit_v or_o do_z any_o thing_n to_o the_o contrary_a of_o the_o good_a and_o wholesome_a article_n contain_v in_o the_o say_v act_n and_o therefore_o will_v and_o command_v all_o his_o love_a subject_n who_o know_v any_o such_o defaulte_n and_o offence_n contrary_a to_o the_o wealth_n and_o profit_n of_o this_o realm_n of_o england_n and_o the_o say_v godly_a law_n and_o act_n of_o parliament_n do_z and_o commit_v by_o any_o person_n whosoever_o he_o or_o they_o be_v to_o insinuate_v and_o geve_v information_n of_o the_o offence_n to_o the_o king_n majesty_n commissioner_n who_o be_v appoint_v to_o here_o the_o same_o so_o true_o and_o faithful_o that_o neither_o for_o favour_n nor_o fear_n they_o omit_v to_o tell_v the_o truth_n of_o any_o nor_o for_o displeasure_n name_v any_o man_n who_o be_v not_o 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