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	lord_n	parliament_n	4,338	5	6.4183	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66685	The law of freedom in a platform: or, True magistracy restored Humbly presented to Oliver Cromwel, General of the Common-wealths army in England. And to all English-men my brethren whether in church-fellowship, or not in church-fellowship, both sorts walking as they conceive according to the order of the Gospel: and from them to all the nations in the world. Wherein is declared, what is kingly government, and what is Commonwealths government. By Jerrard Winstanley.	Winstanley, Gerrard, b. 1609.	1652 (1652)	Wing W3045A; ESTC R220031	79,685	104

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〈◊〉_d man_n right_a by_o claim_v a_o share_n therein_o with_o he_o i_o answer_v it_o be_v his_o either_o by_o creation_n right_a or_o by_o right_a of_o conquest_n if_o by_o creation_n right_o he_o call_v the_o earth_n his_o and_o not_o i_o then_o it_o be_v i_o as_o well_o as_o he_o for_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o whole_a creation_n who_o make_v we_o both_o be_v no_o respecter_n of_o person_n and_o if_o by_o conquest_n he_o call_v the_o earth_n his_o and_o not_o i_o it_o must_v be_v either_o by_o the_o conquest_n of_o the_o king_n over_o the_o commoner_n or_o by_o the_o conquest_n of_o the_o commoner_n over_o the_o king_n if_o he_o claim_v the_o earth_n to_o be_v he_o from_o the_o king_n conquest_n the_o king_n be_v beat_v and_o cast_v out_o and_o that_o title_n be_v undo_v if_o he_o claim_v title_n to_o the_o earth_n to_o be_v he_o from_o the_o conquest_n of_o the_o commoner_n over_o the_o king_n than_o i_o have_v right_a to_o the_o land_n as_o well_o as_o my_o brother_n for_o my_o 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