Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	authority_n	king_n	power_n	5,428	5	4.9053	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61451	An apology for the ancient right and power of the bishops to sit and vote in parliaments ... with an answer to the reasons maintained by Dr. Burgesse and many others against the votes of bishops : a determination at Cambridge of the learned and reverend Dr. Davenant, B. of Salisbury, Englished : the speech in Parliament made by Dr. Williams, L. Archbishop of York, in defence of the bishops : two speeches spoken in the House of Lords by the Lord Viscount Newarke, 1641.	Stephens, Jeremiah, 1591-1665.; Davenant, John, ca. 1572-1641.; Williams, John, 1582-1650.; Newark, David Leslie, Baron, d. 1682.	1660 (1660)	Wing S5446; ESTC R18087	87,157	146

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part_n man_n of_o the_o church_n pag._n 409._o 410_o etc._n etc._n and_o so_o pag._n 131._o fungebantur_fw-la antique_a cancellariatus_fw-la dignitate_fw-la viri_fw-la tantum_fw-la ecclesiastici_fw-la &_o episcopi_fw-la qui_fw-la praeterea_fw-la curam_fw-la gerebant_fw-la regiae_n cap●llae_fw-la repositaque_fw-la illic_fw-la monumenta_fw-la rotulos_fw-la &_o recorda_fw-la vocant_fw-la sacra_fw-la custodia_fw-la tuebantur_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o so_o also_o lord_n cook_n show_v 1._o instit._fw-la lib._n 3._o pag._n 304._o b._n in_o ancient_a time_n the_o lord_n chancellor_n and_o treasurer_n be_v most_o part_v man_n of_o the_o church_n yet_o be_v they_o expert_a and_o learned_a in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n as_o for_o example_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o conqueror_n egelricus_fw-la episcopus_fw-la cicestrousis_fw-la viz._n antiquissimus_fw-la &_o in_fw-la legibus_fw-la sapientissimus_fw-la nigellus_n episcopus_fw-la eliensis_n hen._n 1._o the_o saurarius_fw-la in_o temporibus_fw-la suis_fw-la incomparabilem_fw-la habuit_fw-la scacarii_fw-la scientiam_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr eadem_fw-la scripsit_fw-la optime_fw-la henricus_fw-la cant._n episcopus_fw-la h._n dunelm_n episcopus_fw-la willielmus_fw-la episcopus_fw-la eliensis_n g._n roffensis_fw-la episcopus_fw-la martinus_n de_fw-fr pateshall_n clericus_fw-la decanus_n divi_z pauli_n london_n constitutus_fw-la fuit_fw-la capitalis_fw-la justiciarius_fw-la de_fw-la banco_n etc._n etc._n willielmus_fw-la de_fw-la raleash_fw-mi clericus_fw-la justiciarius_fw-la domini_fw-la regi●_n johannes_n episcopus_fw-la caliolensis_fw-la temp_n h._n 3._o robertus_fw-la passelew_n episcopus_fw-la cicestrensis_fw-la temp_n h._n 3._o robertus_fw-la de_fw-la lexinton_n clericus_fw-la constitutus_fw-la sapitalis_fw-la justiciarius_fw-la de_fw-la banco_n johannes_n briton_n episcopus_fw-la hereford_n henricus_fw-la de_fw-fr stanton_n clericus_fw-la constitutus_fw-la fuit_fw-la capitalis_fw-la justic_n ad_fw-la placita_fw-la with_o many_o other_o so_o also_o selden_n affirm_v in_o his_o note_n upon_o fleta_n sir_n john_n eliott_n in_o his_o speech_n in_o parliament_n confess_v that_o there_o be_v among_o our_o bishop_n who_o profession_n i_o honour_v say_v he_o such_o as_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v make_v example_n for_o all_o age_n who_o shine_v in_o virtue_n and_o be_v firm_a for_o our_o religion_n etc._n etc._n as_o rushworth_n relate_v in_o his_o collection_n pag._n 661._o if_o bishop_n be_v so_o eminent_a that_o they_o shine_v in_o virtue_n certain_o they_o be_v fit_a man_n to_o be_v present_a in_o parliament_n for_o parliament_n ought_v to_o consist_v of_o such_o man_n as_o shine_v in_o virtue_n as_o be_v firm_a for_o religion_n a_o learned_a knight_n and_o courtier_n write_v a_o answer_n to_o sir_n anth._n welden_n his_o pamphlet_n entitle_v the_o court_n and_o character_n of_o king_n james_n pag._n 178._o where_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o preferment_n of_o doctor_n williams_n to_o be_v lord_n keeper_n of_o the_o great_a seal_n show_v that_o former_a age_n hold_v it_o more_o consonant_a to_o reason_n to_o trust_v the_o conscience_n of_o the_o clergy_n with_o the_o case_n of_o the_o layman_n they_o best_o know_v a_o case_n of_o conscience_n and_o ancient_o the_o civil_a law_n be_v always_o judge_v by_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n and_o