Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	army_n	king_n	send_v	1,066	5	5.3865	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88195	An impeachment of high treason against Oliver Cromwel, and his son in law Henry Ireton Esquires, late Members of the late forcibly dissolved House of Commons, presented to publique view; by Lieutenant Colonel Iohn Lilburn close prisoner in the Tower of London, for his real, true and zealous affections to the liberties of his native country. In which following discourse or impeachment, he engageth upon his life, either upon the principles of law ... or upon the principles of Parliaments ancient proceedings, or upon the principles of reason ... before a legal magistracy, when there shal be one again in England ... to prove the said Oliver Cromwel guilty of the highest treason that ever was acted in England, and more deserving punishment and death then the 44 judges hanged for injustice by King Alfred before the Conquest; ... In which are also some hints of cautions to the Lord Fairfax, for absolutely breaking his solemn engagement with his souldiers, &c. to take head and to regain his lost credit in acting honestly in time to come; ... In which is also the authors late proposition sent to Mr Holland, June 26. 1649. to justifie and make good at his utmost hazard ... his late actions or writings in any or all his books.	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1649 (1649)	Wing L2116; Thomason E568_20; ESTC R204522	95,549	77

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command_n wherein_o i_o have_v serve_v the_o parliament_n for_o these_o five_o year_n last_o pass_v and_o put_v myself_o upon_o the_o great_a hazard_n by_o discover_v these_o truth_n rather_o then_o by_o hope_n of_o gain_n with_o trouble_a mind_n continue_v a_o assistant_n or_o abettor_n of_o such_o as_o give_v affront_n to_o the_o parliament_n and_o kingdom_n by_o abuse_v of_o their_o power_n and_o authority_n to_o carry_v on_o their_o particular_a design_n against_o who_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o danger_n i_o shall_v ever_o avow_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o narrative_a and_o myself_o to_o be_v a_o constant_a faithful_a and_o obedient_a servant_n to_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n robert_n huntingdon_n august_n 2._o 1648._o courteous_a reader_n before_o these_o reason_n of_o major_a huntington_n just_a after_o the_o end_n of_o the_o forego_n petition_n in_o pag._n 53._o shall_v have_v follow_v the_o copy_n of_o another_o very_o pertinent_a to_o the_o illustration_n of_o cromwel_n 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