Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	bishop_n	great_a	time_n	2,730	5	3.1506	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45188	An argument for the bishops right in judging capital causes in parliament for their right unalterable to that place in the government that they now enjoy : with several observations upon the change of our English government since the Conquest : to which is added a postscript, being a letter to a friend, for vindicating the clergy and rectifying some mistakes that are mischievous and dangerous to our government and religion / by Tho. Hunt ...	Hunt, Thomas, 1627?-1688.	1682 (1682)	Wing H3749; ESTC R31657	178,256	388

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and_o defend_v which_o be_v the_o sole_a end_n of_o government_n but_o evident_a it_o be_v that_o this_o more_o equal_a &_o clear_a representative_a which_o we_o now_o enjoy_v in_o our_o house_n of_o commons_o grow_v upon_o the_o reducement_n of_o the_o excessive_a number_n of_o baron_n so_o great_a that_o it_o make_v they_o a_o tumult_n rather_o than_o a_o assembly_n and_o for_o the_o reducement_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o great_a baron_n for_o in_o the_o parliament_n of_o 49_o h._n 3._o when_o but_o 25_o lay_v baron_n be_v summon_v though_o in_o the_o 41_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n he_o number_v 250_o great_a barony_n in_o england_n we_o find_v writ_n for_o elect_v to_o a_o parliament_n at_o london_n two_o knight_n citizens_z and_o burgess_n and_o baron_n for_o the_o cinque-port_n before_o that_o time_n none_o be_v find_v nor_o any_o footstep_n of_o right_n for_o the_o county_n send_v knight_n to_o parliament_n though_o there_o be_v a_o clear_a right_n appear_v for_o the_o 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