Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	great_a	lord_n	parliament_n	6,708	5	6.4974	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38310	The humble address of the Lords spiritual and temporal to His Majesty in relation to the petition of Charles Desborow, late captain of His Majesty's ship Mary Gally, employ'd in the expedition to Newfoundland in the year 1697 under the command of Captain John Norris : and His Majesty's most gracious answer thereto.	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Lords.; William III, King of England, 1650-1702.	1699 (1699)	Wing E2801; ESTC R29789	4,905	14

the_o humble_a address_n of_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a to_o his_o majesty_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o petition_n of_o charles_n desborow_n late_a captain_n of_o his_o majesty_n ship_n marry_o galley_n employ_v in_o the_o expedition_n to_o newfoundland_n in_o the_o year_n 1697_o under_o the_o command_n of_o captain_n john_n norris_n and_o his_o majesty_n most_o gracious_a answer_n thereto_o print_a for_o charles_n desborow_n 1699._o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a in_o parliament_n assemble_v the_o humble_a petition_n of_o charles_n desborow_n showeth_n that_o your_o petitioner_n be_v commander_n of_o his_o majesty_n ship_n marry_o galley_n in_o the_o expedition_n to_o newfoundland_n anno_fw-la 1697._o together_o with_o ten_o man_n of_o war_n more_o two_o fireship_n and_o two_o bomb-ketches_a the_o 21_o of_o june_n mr._n ponti_n appear_v off_o the_o port_n of_o st._n john_n which_o give_v the_o fair_a opportunity_n imaginable_a to_o those_o that_o be_v employ_v on_o that_o expedition_n to_o have_v take_v they_o have_v they_o then_o believe_v the_o intelligence_n that_o from_o time_n to_o time_n be_v give_v they_o by_o your_o petitioner_n and_o other_o but_o instead_o of_o give_v encouragement_n to_o your_o petitioner_n for_o his_o readiness_n to_o do_v service_n to_o the_o nation_n and_o to_o cover_v their_o own_o fault_n your_o petitioner_n be_v unjust_o charge_v with_o breach_n of_o order_n and_o neglect_v of_o duty_n and_o dismiss_v from_o his_o command_n which_o your_o petitioner_n be_v ready_a with_o witness_n to_o prove_v either_o at_o the_o bar_n of_o your_o lordship_n house_n or_o as_o in_o your_o lordship_n great_a wisdom_n shall_v think_v meet_a wherefore_o your_o petitioner_n most_o humble_o pray_v that_o your_o lordship_n will_v inquire_v into_o matter_n of_o fact_n that_o justice_n may_v be_v do_v both_o in_o relation_n to_o his_o majesty_n the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o your_o petitioner_n 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