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	parliament_n	time_n	11,363	5	3.8259	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90187	Severall papers of the treatie between His Excellencie Iames Marques of Ormond, Lord Lieutenant Generall of Ireland for the King, on the one part; and Sir Thomas Wharton, Sir Robert King, Sir John Clotworthy, Sir Robert Meredith, knights, and Richard Salwey Esquire, commissioners authorized by the two Houses of Parliament of England; on the other part. VVith the commissioners instructions concerning the Lord of Ormond; the instructions concerning the Protestants of Ireland, & compositions of delinquents: His Excellencies answer; and the Lord Lieutenants reply. With their reply to all his exceptions. And the Kings Maj. directions.	Ireland. Lord Lieutenant (1641-1649 : Ormonde); Ormonde, James Butler, Duke of, 1610-1688.; Wharton, Thomas, Sir.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); England and Wales. Parliament.	1646 (1646)	Wing O458A; Thomason E378_4; ESTC R201374	32,080	45

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salwey_n november_n 1646._o

your_o answer_n the_o strength_n of_o your_o reason_n be_v thus_o that_o we_o do_v submit_v to_o the_o direction_n of_o both_o house_n of_o parliament_n for_o the_o order_n of_o the_o army_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o no_o inconvenience_n can_v happen_v to_o the_o protestant_n in_o ireland_n who_o be_v to_o be_v include_v in_o this_o treaty_n if_o they_o shall_v thereby_o conclude_v themselves_o to_o submit_v to_o all_o ordinance_n of_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n which_o sure_o be_v no_o good_a consequence_n from_o one_o particular_a to_o conclude_v a_o general_a and_o if_o you_o will_v declare_v that_o by_o submit_v to_o all_o ordinance_n of_o parliament_n be_v only_o intend_v such_o ordinance_n as_o concern_v the_o order_n and_o dispose_n of_o the_o army_n though_o that_o offer_v of_o we_o be_v in_o case_n that_o way_n of_o accommodation_n which_o be_v wave_v by_o the_o parliament_n be_v lay_v hold_v of_o of_o any_o thing_n wherein_o we_o therefore_o conceive_v no_o use_n 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