Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	bring_v	king_n	war_n	2,768	5	6.1155	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82740	A declaration of the Parliament assembled at Westminster January 23. 1659. Ordered by the Parliament, that this declaration be forthwith printed and published. Thomas St. Nicholas, Clerk of the Parliament.; Proceedings. 1660-01-23	England and Wales. Parliament.	1660 (1660)	Wing E1492; ESTC R227419	3,008	16

a_o declaration_n of_o the_o parliament_n assemble_v at_o westminster_n january_n 23._o 1659._o order_v by_o the_o parliament_n that_o this_o declaration_n be_v forthwith_o print_v and_o publish_v thomas_n st._n nicholas_n clerk_z of_o the_o parliament_n edinburgh_n reprint_v by_o christopher_n higgins_n in_o heart_n close_a over_o against_o the_o trone-church_n 1660._o a_o declaration_n of_o the_o parliament_n assemble_v at_o westminster_n the_o people_n of_o england_n have_v be_v necessitate_v to_o take_v up_o arm_n in_o the_o just_a defence_n of_o their_o law_n and_o liberty_n against_o the_o late_a king_n and_o it_o have_v please_v god_n after_o a_o long_a war_n and_o many_o battle_n fight_v in_o the_o field_n so_o to_o bless_v their_o army_n and_o to_o bring_v the_o war_n to_o such_o a_o issue_n that_o if_o they_o be_v not_o want_v to_o themselves_o they_o may_v reap_v the_o fruit_n of_o all_o the_o blood_n and_o treasure_n exhaust_v in_o that_o quarrel_n and_o not_o only_o be_v restore_v to_o their_o freedom_n for_o the_o present_a but_o secure_v against_o all_o the_o like_a attempt_n for_o the_o future_a the_o parliament_n hereupon_o as_o the_o trustee_n of_o the_o people_n for_o the_o accomplish_n of_o those_o end_n do_v declare_v and_o enact_v that_o the_o people_n of_o england_n and_o of_o all_o the_o dominion_n and_o territory_n thereunto_o belong_v shall_v be_v thenceforth_o govern_v as_o a_o commonwealth_n and_o free_a state_n by_o the_o representatives_n of_o the_o people_n in_o parliament_n and_o that_o without_o any_o king_n or_o house_n of_o lord_n judge_v this_v not_o only_o to_o be_v the_o undoubted_a right_n of_o the_o people_n but_o that_o the_o office_n of_o a_o king_n in_o these_o nation_n or_o to_o have_v the_o power_n thereof_o in_o any_o single_a person_n as_o also_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n be_v burdensome_a and_o dangerous_a to_o the_o safety_n and_o liberty_n of_o the_o people_n and_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o foundation_n of_o a_o 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