Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	king_n	lord_n	privy_a	5,184	5	10.8596	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81279	The case of Mainwaring, Hawes, Payne, and others, concerning a depredation made by the Spanish-West-India fleete upon the ship Elizabeth. Restitution sought in Spayne, justice denied, and thereupon, according to lawe, iustice petitioned of the Honorable Houses of Parliament. In which is prayed that (out of 50000 l. deposited in the Parliaments hands, in lieu of plate and merchandize by them formerly arrested) satisfaction may bee made.	Mainwaring, Randall.; Hawes, Nathaniel.; Payne, George.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1646 (1646)	Wing C939; Thomason E355_17; ESTC R4352	11,585	19

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order_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_z die_fw-la lunae_fw-la 2._o januarii_n 1642._o the_o merchant_n spaniard_n and_o owner_n of_o the_o ship_n the_o clare_n have_v this_o day_n in_o obedience_n to_o a_o order_n of_o this_o house_n of_o 29._o decemb._n last_o past_o pay_v in_o the_o lumme_n of_o 20000_o l_o which_o with_o the_o 30000_o l_o former_o deliver_v into_o the_o tower_n be_v to_o stand_v liable_a instead_o of_o bail_n to_o all_o suit_n arrest_n and_o claim_n according_a to_o law_n as_o the_o good_n shall_v have_v be_v if_o they_o have_v still_o continue_v in_o custody_n make_v either_o by_o the_o spanish_a ambassador_n or_o any_o other_o whosoever_o concern_v the_o premise_n this_o house_n do_v therefore_o order_n that_o all_o those_o person_n sir_n in_o o_o null_v or_o whosoever_o else_o here_o or_o at_o southampton_n in_o who_o custody_n the_o cochinela_fw-la ginger_n hides_n and_o other_o good_n bring_v in_o the_o ship_n the_o clare_n do_v remain_v do_v forthwith_o 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shall_v be_v who_o after_o such_o complaint_n hear_v and_o perceive_v thereof_o shall_v make_v the_o party_n complainant_n if_o he_o the_o same_o require_v letter_n of_o request_n under_o the_o privy_a seal_n in_o a_o due_a form_n and_o if_o after_o such_o request_v make_v the_o party_n require_v do_v not_o make_v within_o a_o convenient_a time_n due_a restitution_n and_o satisfaction_n to_o the_o party_n grieve_v than_o the_o chanceller_n of_o england_n for_o the_o time_n be_v shall_v do_v to_o be_v make_v to_o such_o party_n grieve_v if_o he_o that_o demand_v letter_n of_o marque_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n in_o a_o due_a form_n etc._n etc._n proclamation_n 1._o car._n for_o encouragement_n of_o trade_n to_o virginia_n that_o the_o territory_n of_o virginia_n new-england_n and_o the_o summer-island_n etc._n etc._n be_v part_n of_o his_o royal_a empire_n descend_v upon_o he_o and_o that_o he_o hold_v himself_o bind_v by_o his_o regal_a office_n to_o protect_v maintain_v and_o 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