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	king_n	person_n	2,621	5	4.6847	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88246	The resolved mans resolution, to maintain with the last drop of his heart blood, his civill liberties and freedomes, granted unto him by the good, just, and honest declared lawes of England, (his native country) and never to sit still, so long as he hath a tongue to speake, or a hand to write, til he hath either necessitated his adversaries, the house of Lords, and their arbitrary associates in the house of Commons, either to doe him justice and right, by delivering him from his causelesse and illegall imprisonment, and out unto him, legall and ample reparations, for all his unjust sufferings or else send him to Tyburne: of which he is not afraid, and doubteth not if they doe it, but at and by his death, to doe them (Sampson like) more mischief, then he did them all his life. All which is expressed and declared in the following epistle, written by Lieut. Coll. John Lilburne, prerogative prisoner in the Tower of London, to a true friend of his, a citizen thereof, Aprill 1647.	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1647 (1647)	Wing L2174; Thomason E387_4; ESTC R201493	61,516	44

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door_n 1_o my_o first_o petition_n be_v the_o beginning_n of_o this_o parliament_n 2_o see_v their_o order_n of_o the_o 2._o june_n 1641._o 3_o see_v their_o order_n of_o the_o 23._o jun._n 1641._o 4_o see_v their_o order_n of_o the_o 27._o novemb_n 1641._o 5_o see_v their_o order_n of_o the_o 10._o july_n 1641._o and_o 2._o of_o april_n 1642._o 6_o upon_o the_o 12._o may_v 1642._o 7_o see_v their_o order_n of_o the_o 13._o may_v 1642._o 8_o see_v his_o notable_a decree_n make_v 13._o may_v 1642._o 9_o see_v their_o order_n of_o the_o ●_o june_n 1646._o and_o the_o commissioner_n order_n of_o the_o 22._o june_n 1646._o 10_o see_v their_o order_n of_o the_o 23._o nov_n 1646._o and_o their_o order_n of_o the_o 1._o feb._n 1646._o 11_o see_v their_o order_n of_o the_o 28._o nou._n 1646._o 12_o see_v the_o moderate_a jntilligence_n upon_o the_o 23._o feb._n 1646._o 13_o see_v their_o order_n of_o the_o 18._o feb._n 1646._o 14_o see_v their_o fatal_a order_n of_o the_o 23._o feb._n 1646_o 15_o who_o be_v husband_n mr._n stavely_n be_v late_o high_a sheriff_n of_o leicester-shire_n and_o a_o committee_n man_n and_o who_o say_v wife_n be_v suspect_v extraordinary_o guilty_a of_o a_o kind_n of_o processed_a &_o open_a incontinency_n yet_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n commit_v he_o prisoner_n to_o the_o fleet_n about_o two_o year_n ago_o for_o refuse_v to_o pay_v her_o alley_n money_n to_o support_v she_o in_o her_o profess_a wickedness_n where_o they_o have_v keep_v he_o prisoner_n to_o this_o very_a day_n a_o brave_a contradict_a piece_n of_o justice_n and_o worthy_a to_o be_v sound_v out_o abroad_o for_o their_o lordship_n deserve_a commendation_n on_o which_o i_o return_v back_o to_o london_n and_o 〈…〉_o to_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n 1_o for_o some_o relief_n for_o i_o and_o my_o child_n who_o send_v for_o my_o husband_n up_o 2._o 〈◊〉_d at_o a_o full_a hear_n my_o husband_n be_v in_o place_n before_o three_o score_n lord_n have_v nothing_o to_o allege_v against_o i_o but_o that_o he_o will_v not_o live_v with_o i_o they_o th●●_n order_v by_o his_o own_o consent_n out_o of_o two_o 〈◊〉_d pound_n a_o year_n to_o pay_v i_o three_o score_n pound_n a_o year_n and_o further_o what_o estate_n shall_v fall_v to_o he_o either_o by_o the_o death_n of_o grandmother_n or_o mother_n i_o shall_v 〈◊〉_d the_o one_o half_a thereof_o for_o the_o relief_n of_o i_o and_o my_o three_o child_n 3._o which_o be_v five_o hundred_o pound_n a_o year_n more_o all_o which_o order_v my_o husband_n will_v never_o obey_v but_o still_o stand_v under_o contempt_n 4._o 〈◊〉_d the_o house_n refer_v it_o