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	sovereign_a	12,705	5	9.8164	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84642	An account of several passages and letters between His Excellency Benjamin Fletcher, captain general and governour in chief of the province of New-York, province of Pennsilvania, county of New-Castle, &c. commissionated by Their Majesties under the Great Seal of England, to be their lieut. and commander in chief of the militia, and of all forces by sea and land within Their Majesties collony of Connecticut, and of all forts and places of strength within the same. And the present administrators of the laws in the collony of Connecticut, in the month of October, 1693	New York (State). Governor (1692-1698 : Fletcher); Fletcher, Benjamin, 1640-1703.; Treat, Robert, ca. 1622-1710.; Connecticut. General Assembly.	1693 (1693)	Wing F1299; ESTC W16315	6,457	15

26._o we_o have_v receive_v wherein_o your_o excellency_n tell_v we_o that_o you_o have_v receive_v our_o paper_n which_o be_v no_o answer_n to_o your_o memorial_n etc._n etc._n we_o have_v due_o consider_v what_o we_o have_v receive_v from_o your_o excellency_n and_o do_v return_v that_o we_o have_v in_o our_o answer_n to_o your_o memorial_n full_o inform_v your_o excellency_n of_o our_o opinion_n of_o those_o thing_n you_o mention_v to_o we_o therein_o which_o you_o may_v please_v to_o take_v as_o our_o answer_n yet_o further_o we_o say_v that_o we_o agree_v with_o your_o excellency_n that_o the_o inherent_a right_n in_o the_o militia_n belong_v to_o their_o majesty_n and_o that_o it_o be_v at_o his_o dispose_n and_o have_v be_v settle_v upon_o we_o under_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n and_o enjoy_v by_o we_o the_o two_o last_o reign_n and_o ever_o since_o our_o present_a sovereign_a lord_n and_o lady_n king_n william_n and_z queen_n marry_o who_o god_n preserve_v come_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o late_o we_o receive_v some_o direction_n from_o they_o in_o order_n to_o the_o improvement_n of_o the_o same_o which_o we_o shall_v attend_v and_o therefore_o our_o desire_n be_v that_o you_o will_v not_o interrupt_v we_o in_o our_o enjoyment_n of_o the_o same_o till_o we_o have_v opportunity_n to_o understand_v their_o majesty_n further_a pleasure_n therein_o which_o we_o trust_v will_v be_v no_o prejudice_n their_o majesty_n interest_n and_o may_v be_v a_o good_a mean_n to_o prevent_v future_a inconvenience_n by_o order_n of_o the_o governor_n and_o general_n court_n sign_v by_o i_o john_n allyn_n secretary_n and_o the_o next_o day_n this_o follow_a memorial_n a_o memorial_n from_o the_o governor_n and_o general_n court_n of_o connecticut_n colony_n to_o his_o excellency_n benjamin_n fletcher_n the_o 27_o of_o october_n 1693._o excellent_a sir_n we_o have_v in_o our_o former_a to_o your_o excellency_n tender_v you_o six_o hundred_o pound_n in_o country_n pay_v 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a_o account_n of_o several_a passage_n and_o letter_n between_o his_o excellency_n benjamin_n fletcher_n captain_n general_n and_o governor_n in_o chief_a of_o the_o province_n of_o new-york_n province_n of_o pennsilvania_n country_n of_o newcastle_n etc._n etc._n commissionated_a by_o their_o majesty_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n to_o be_v their_o lieut._n and_o commander_n in_o chief_a of_o the_o militia_n and_o of_o all_o the_o force_n by_o sea_n and_o land_n within_o their_o majesty_n colony_n of_o connecticut_n and_o of_o all_o the_o fort_n and_o place_n of_o strength_n within_o the_o same_o and_o the_o present_a administrator_n of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o colony_n of_o connecticut_n in_o the_o month_n of_o october_n 1693._o on_o the_o 13_o of_o october_n his_o excellency_n depart_v from_o new-york_n towards_o connecticut_n in_o order_n to_o the_o publication_n of_o their_o majesty_n letter_n patent_n for_o and_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o command_n of_o the_o 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i_o john_n allyn_n secretary_n the_o same_o day_n his_o excellency_n write_v to_o they_o as_o follow_v to_o the_o governor_n and_o general_n court_n of_o connecticut_n at_o hartford_n new-haven_n october_n 19_o at_o 11_o clock_n in_o morning_n gentleman_n this_o day_n about_o 10_o a_o clock_n i_o have_v the_o favour_n of_o you_o find_v the_o wind_n continue_v northerly_a i_o can_v get_v no_o news_n of_o my_o horse_n so_o that_o i_o can_v propose_v 〈◊〉_d get_v up_o to_o hartford_n to_o morrow_n i_o therefore_o desire_v that_o you_o will_v please_v to_o adjourn_v to_o this_o place_n where_o a_o very_a short_a time_n will_v allow_v i_o to_o lay_v before_o you_o such_o thing_n as_o i_o have_v to_o offer_v for_o their_o majesty_n service_n i_o be_o gentlemen_z your_o humble_a servant_n ben._n fletcher_n and_o in_o answer_n to_o that_o letter_n his_o excellency_n have_v this_o return_n hartford_n october_n 20._o 1693._o excellent_a sir_n you_o of_o the_o 19_o instant_n we_o have_v receive_v 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excellent_a sir_n you_o of_o october_n